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Der Tribut des Königs von Ess Rúaid

Author: [unknown]

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Kuno Meyer

Electronic edition compiled by Beatrix Färber

Funded by University College, Cork and
Professor Marianne McDonald via the CELT Project

1. First draft, revised and corrected.

Extent of text: 920 words

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(2004) (2010)

Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G100047

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Sources

    Manuscript Source
  1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy MS 1080 olim B. IV. 2, fo. 60b; for details see Kathleen Mulchrone, T. F. O'Rahilly et al. (eds.), Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy (Dublin 1926-43) vol. 24, MS 1080, pp. 3021-29.
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Kuno Meyer, Der Tribut des Königs von Ess Rúaid in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie. Volume 8, Halle/Saale, Max Niemeyer (1912) page 115-116

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Correction

Text has been checked and proof-read twice.

Normalization

The electronic text represents the edited text. In Meyer's edition, the acute accent and the macron are used to mark long vowels. Both are retained. Editorial corrections are tagged corr sic="" resp="KM" with the corrected form given in the 'sic' attribute. Expansions are marked ex. Text other than in Irish is indicated. Names are capitalized in line with CELT practice.

Quotation

There are no quotations.

Hyphenation

Hyphenation was introduced.

Segmentation

div0=the poem. Page breaks are marked pb n="". MS foliation is tagged mls unit="folio" n="".

Interpretation

Names are not tagged, nor are terms for cultural and social roles.

Profile Description

Created: by an unknown author Date range: 900-1200.

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text is in Middle Irish.
Language: [DE] Some words and footnotes are in German.

Revision History

Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G100047

Der Tribut des Königs von Ess Rúaid: Author: [unknown]

p.115

  1. Atá sunn senchus nách súaill
    do rígh Eassa ro ghloin Rúaidh,
    gach ní dlighes, ní dúaithnid,
    is sires ó phríomhthúathaib.

    2. p.116

  2. Dá dabaigh décc do lionn maith,
    a thrí urdáil do deghbraith,
    cét muc, cét mart arna mhes,
    céd brat, céd matal móirdhes.
  3. Trí céd bairghen co ma trí,
    cíos Cairpri sin don airdrí
    gacha bliadhna, líth gan locht,
    'sa adhlacadh coa ardport.
  4. Dartraighe ocus Túath Rátha,
    Fir Luircc co n-ilur fátha,
    do rígh Erne, rúathar nglé,
    bíadh úathaib gacha ráithe.
  5. Cenél Luighdhech, ní dlecht díbh
    acht comaitecht re hairdrígh,
    a tríath chuca ar cúairt ar sin
    gan bíadh d'iodhlacadh úaithibh.
  6. As edh fodera dóib sin
    gan bíadh d'iodhlacadh úaithibh,
    a líonmaire thúaid ga toigh
    is burba an t-slúaigh ó Thoraigh.
  7. Atád trí túatha 'na tír,
    cíos nó cáin ní dlegar dhíbh,
    clann Murchada an lámaigh luinn,
    clann Dálaigh is clann Domhnaill.
  8. As uime nach dlegait soin
    cíos nó cáin do rígh úathaibh,
    dáibh as dúthaig an ríghe,
    ní chráidh cách a coimhdíne.
  9. Anúair nách leis Temair tend
    ocus airdríghe n-Érenn,
    do rígh Eassa Rúaidh ní dlecht
    cíos ná cáin ná comhuidecht.
  10. Ge deach rí Conaill a c-céin
    ar slúaiged rí Temhra tréin,
    ní héiccen beires ó thoigh
    acht do thuillemh túarastoil.
  11. Dá t-tegmadh a c-cath cend i c-cend
    slúagh Conaill is rí Érenn,
    cecha marbthar díobh 'sa c-cath
    dlighid a íoc rí Temrach.
  12. Ní dlegait lón leo for sét
    laochradh Conaill na c-cóemhcéd,
    acht an c-céin rabhaitt amuigh
    rí Érenn da b-friotháilimh.
  13. Ge mór doníad for conair
    ní dlecht a accra oruibh,
    túarustal rí cúiccid crúaidh
    dligid rí Essa ríoghrúaidh.
  14. Túarustal trí n-uirrigh n-oll
    da gach uirrigh a Conall
    re taobh a thecht slán da thoigh
    gan dál, gan agra orthoibh.
  15. Is túarustal uirrigh díobh
    gacha tóisigh tre bioth síor,
    túarustal tóisigh amuigh
    da gach énbrucchaid úathaibh.
  16. Adhbair asa n-dleghait soin
    clanna Conaill Gulbain gloin,
    do chinn t-slóighidh nách dlecht díobh
    is ar cródhacht a c-caithgníomh.
  17. Pátraicc dofáccaibh dóibh soin,
    úadh do sgríobadh i l-leabraib,
    gach ní dleghait línibh lá
    Críst da choimét mar atá.

    18. Atá.