Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition
The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)
poem/story 117
DESCERT
- Athair Cailte, comul ngle,
Goscen cerd do Chorpraige:
ainm a mathar, moltais raind,
Finnigu ingen Umaill.
- .F. Ar a grésaib co nguire
rorog fóir fri fir-suide
Goscen na nglan-grés cach dú,
foirb narb amdes do cherdu.
- .F. Fid ocus uisce ocus moin
cuinchset fria coir . . r coméin,
scel na celair, uar ni celg,
conid de atberar Descerd.
- Dorat Find ar-rogain raind
d' Finnigin ingin Umaill:
sund fríth failti cen tachail
do Chailti is dia deg-athair. A.
- Cach fuither dia fríth cose
gairm cen dith ara deise:
nolen and fir ind fhachain
cen cop dír do deg-athair. A.