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The Book of Magauran (Author: [unknown])

section 29

XXIX

    1. A thsaith doigre a ninad Briain{MS folio 24v a}
      comhdme san inadh a fuair
      3845] do ni a lleas is a leas fein
      ni dha gach cleir teas is tuaidh.
    2. Aithris maith ar Brian da beir
      gach flaith ga riar no go raib
      is le cliaraibh cain in fir
      3850] gerb ail libh a hiaraidh air.
    3. Mac Shamhradain re fill foir
      rind gac armaghaidh ra baig
      ca tarba breith eir na buaibh
      buain re cleith nAndla o nac ail.
    4. 3855] Tomas mac Briain brondas scor
      biaidh ar a comas a crod
      ni scithach fagla barr Breagh
      ca tarbha sead and a nar.

      5. p.250

    5. Craiseach croind leabir na laimh
      3860] da boing tre cnedaibh a criaidh
      druim innane sa crand cruaidh
      da cuaidh a barr Gaille a ngliaidh.
    6. Leoman concar o Creit Rabh
      gleic re confadh ro badh cin
      3865] ar ndol tre cairthe o barr Breag
      da bean land da aithle dir.
    7. Gabh inn randso do dom dan
      gan cradh damsa ni do is dual
      airmid gach maith da bi ar Brian
      3870] gach cliar a lait Li god luad.
    8. A slogh fir na nabhra ndubh
      ge tarrla ibh ag ol lead
      as romaib budh coir a cur
      ar nul oraibh go Boind mBreagh.
    9. 3875] A cat marcaigh Mughe Rein
      cana cairre sloighe sluaigh
      crecht nocho dabair in toir
      na roigh echt na haghaidh uaibh.
    10. Bind in comrad da can me
      3880] re ho golmain da gabh gnai
      ar glor do suirge a laith Li
      da bi cuimhne maith ag mnai.
    11. Ca oiracht nar loisc go leir
      da coisged e dodeacht dad toir
      3885] ac teacht do geig Teamra a tir
      bid a meanma sa meid moir
    12. Creach o faghlaid ac an fir
      dar falmaigh teach agus tor
      da din da esi da an
      3890] mar da gabh gribh Chesi crod.

      13. p.252

    13. Doirbh a leanmain ar mbreith buair{MS folio 24v b}ar mbeith a teaghlaigh re taibh
      ma ghaibh cleath Eine doir
      nach doig creach ele ar a aidh.
    14. 3895] Lucht foladh nach roig da dul
      ar a oman da coidh car
      mar tucsat aichne ar barr mBreag
      fear sa aitle and nir an.
    15. Leatar leis gac breath ma mbhia
      3900] ca neac ar nac ceis a clu
      gidh mor maith do cleith cro
      ro bo mo a dith beith gan bu.
    16. A troigh i Colmain a Cliaidh
      do rograin a toigh in trir
      3905] beg nach creach slighe bur sluaigh
      ni fuair a leath tige a dir.
    17. Fatha a gagair da cluin se
      gach a nabair a fuil fai
      budh iad da sgela a laith Li
      3910] gach ni maith adera in drai.
    18. Glor sloigh re ho guind a Cult
      da oruim as doigh a clod cnicht
      ainci in duine da feall ort
      ar dochda ceand uire ar ticht.
    19. 3915] Glor a bidhbhadh re ho mBriain
      ar na glodh gidh diblad daib
      ni ar in arm da bi buaidh
      ach buain a badbh Li red laim.
    20. Mac meic Dondcaidh dreach mar tuibh
      3920] ni toghtair ach breat da mbeir
      gach fer fial tarla a na tigh
      o rian fir Banba da bheir.

      21. p.254

    21. Nocho lamair dul na dail
      ni tabair crodh acht a cein
      3925] ni impa cleath Ene on foir
      go roidh a creach reme ni reigh.
    22. Arm trom da buille da blagh
      don crond rob uille sann idh
      is iad ro fill ag baidbh Breag
      3930] na hairm da bean ind o fir.
    23. Mairg duine na dearrna rith
      re ho Meadba Mughe Rath
      ni thuc da uidh san uair each
      nir smuin leath a cuil re cath.
    24. 3935] Mac Samhradain ra saer scoil
      ren tre badbhragadh da bir
      bidh neim ar fadbhaib o fuil
      fa guinsin darmaib in fir.
    25. Mac Maile Meada as maith lind
      3940] dan deala gaine a raith rind
      gach conair da creach o Cuind
      ni buing cleath Codhail re cill.
    26. {MS folio 25r a}Ni gradaigh o Cuind i cradh
      gan buing a crabaidh no gin
      3945] nocho tabhair a sed seagh
      geg Breagh ach da fagail dir.
    27. Tomas mac Briain barr na lub
      ni mall acht a ngliaidh in geg
      flaith Taidean ge da foir iad
      3950] sloigh Liag mon muidhar a ed
    28. Craeb druimneach os a dreic mhin
      a bruindleat ga chleith da cluim
      taise no gar claen in geibh
      ni leir re taebh caise i chuil.

      29. p.256

    29. 3955] Lon gach clere i ngraigheach geal
      eineach i Credi is mor min
      rati gor adhair geg gam
      set da raib adaigh gon fir.
    30. Aircfid gach nech na fuil fai
      3960] na teach ac mona thoir se
      ac feichim gach neich ra ni
      ni bi ac teichead re cleith ge.
    31. Mairg as bidhbha da barr tiugh
      noch ba imda a cland on cin
      3965] ni mairg dan cara ceand Breagh
      teand dalta a fala dfir.
    32. Go inmaid ra gabh a greim
      a cradh da bidbaidh gur buing
      o nach he bus urra id
      3970] ar mill se is cuma du Cuind.
    33. Ni meineic bis a adh air
      a talam fa cis ra cuir
      moltar aisdir each an fir
      ba sir cleath Maisdin o a muin.
    34. 3975] Tomas mac Briain barr mar cnu
      biaid a cland os mac gach mna
      leim a foghla o righ ni ria
      go gongba Dia a tir mar ta. Atsaith oigre
    35. A saith da mnai ag oighri in fir
      3980] a gnai nocho coimge cruidh
      in craeb ni gebha fa groig
      era astoigh araen ni fuil.
    36. Nualaith riam ni docht ri duain
      gach cliar ac tocht tar a treoir
      3985] ni roich a dimdha ar a daim
      gidh imdha daibh go cleith geoil.

      37. p.258

    37. Ingen Meg Uighir ucht nua{MS folio 25r b}na bruidin a lucht re la
      gidh imdha flaith am craibh gro
      3990] is mo da ail maith na mna. Atsaith
    38. An randso do ar a duain fein
      fearrdi cach Tomas mar ta
      imda giall na taigh on treas
      riar in fir a leas re la.

      39. Atsaith doighre a niadh Briain