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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)
poem 7
Druim n-Dairbrech
Fulartach cecinit.
- Cid diatá in druim Druim n-Dairbrech?
ba mór lá rathuill teglach;
rem dán at-chím co cuimnech
clár buidnech mar thír Temrach.
- 5] Druim n-Dairbrech is dún álaind,
múr gainmech fo thuind tóeb-sheing;
láid baird bas greimm ria glé-raind
fégaim din beinn aird óebind.
- Druim n-drech-shlemon na n-dath-bord,
10] cuing leth-remor 'na leth-leirg,
port mar Raigne na rath-bard,
múr cath-garg Dairbre drech-deirg.
- Dairbre drech-derg mac Lulaig,
ba prap sreth-chelg iar Samain,
15] mac Ligmuine co leraib,
irlaime im debaid danair.
- Fidgai Fochmaind is Gaileoin
niptar moch-maill dia lán-réir:
Firbolg, is Domnann dírím,
20] ba sír-mín gairbe i n-gád-méin.
- Fine Chrecraige ind úr-óir
Gúmóir Brecraige bán-áir,
Mendraige Dairbre dúan-fhéil,
ba búan-léir gairbe grán-áig.
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- 25] Tuc Tuathal na ferg fuillid
do Dairbre derg 'mon grellaig
maidm immach dar cach mongaig,
cath Commair gairb ós glennaib.
- Dairbre drech-derg 'con drumain
30] ní 'rondegtherb ria dremmaib:
Tuathal cosin grúaid glonnaig
dia chongaib chrúaid rochengail.
- Tuathal Techtmar in mílid,
mór a recht-blad dar rígaib:
35] docer Dairbre co n-dúanaib
dia thúagaib, aidble ind ídail.
- In cnocc-sa catha in chomlaind,
a éicsiu datha derbaim:
maith dia fhir in lá labraim
40] d'fhaglaim cid diatá in deg-druim.
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