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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)
poem/story 34
SLIAB FÚAIT I
- Foderc dam fri sellad suairc
oc Ard Asse imma cúaird
Fert mná Nemid, níth co ngail
Med meic ingine Balair,
- Port cos' tucsat Lugair luing
i nDesciurt Maige ind Óendhruind,
Snám in Tuirc trén iar trath tert,
sech is focus is fodeirc. F.
- Loch Echtra, loch n-Echach n-án,
sliab Breg, sliab Bairche bith-bán,
lecc Suidi Congail na cend,
sliab n-ard n-airegda n-Ullend,
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- Sliab Slánga, sliab Culind cain,
sliab Moduirn im-Mugdornaib,
sliab Cairthind oc Áni án,
sliab Fóta fetach find-ár.
- Slebe Ulad alla tuaid
i crích Araide adruaid,
sliab Mis magnech, monor ngand,
sliab caín comramach Calland.
- Slebe Connacht sund, sliab Tua,
sliab Cairn, sliab Betha bith-nua,
sliab Carthind, sliab Bethech bend,
slebe gann-ardda Galeng.
- Cenél n-Eogain, crích Ulad,
fir Breg féta fir-bunad,
crích na Colla, ni cói ceirt,
for cech oen-leith is fodeirc. F.
- Finnaid úaim co segda súairc
aní dia n-apar sliab Fúait,
ar domrala sund im thass
co fessabair a shenchass.
- Fúat mac Bregoin, bailc a baind,
ba toirm dar tíre treboind,
óclách narb uathad 'na loing,
toísech úa m-buadach mBregoin.
- Is é a oenur dorell
oc tascnam tíri h-Erend :
rosuc ceím gradach nglinne
co h-inis na Firinne.
- Tuc leis da lár na h-inse
fót dar tonna trén-trillse,
co nofuirim, cadla cuaird,
sunna for lár sleibe Fúait.
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- In tan ba fíren in rí
nobid in fót fo chaem-lí:
mad dia raded gói nach than,
suas dochured a foescal.
- Is fair-sin, seol cen timmi,
do chomét a fírinni,
dellig iar céin, ceím co m-blait,
in gerrán buadach Patraic.
- Atá sunna, sét col-lí,
fotán tíri tairngirí,
in-Nemiud nár nithach neirt ;
duíb ceín co follus is fodeirc. F.