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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)

poem/story 125

CELL CHORBBÁIN

  1. Cell Chorbbain, clár cen chreidim,
    cus' tathig dám is dirim,
    la Pátric Macha a mór-raind,
    toraind nar tacha tirim.
  2. Failet náem, dam cen dimblad,
    nonbur 'sa m-bág ri Bregmag:
    céin beit a m-buada ar bruidnib
    turmid sluag trúana ar tend-blaid.
  3. Molling dia lluid a Breg-dáil
    dessid 'sin chill chaid chomláin
    Sraphan, Lucan is Lugná . d,
    Muadán, Cerbban is Chonlaid.
  4. Corbbán, rochind for crábud,
    fail sain chill fo chraibaib:
    Baetán, nar brónach álaig,
    in nomad naem da naemaib.
  5. Failet nói ríg, reím n-ága,
    i Cill Náis fo neim niamda,
    Murícan moen cen merball,
    Cerball is Cellach cialla,

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  6. Colmán, Broen, is Bran beoda,
    Find, Faelán, Dunchad dana,
    i Cill Chorbbain, rochuala,
    roclaitti a n-uaga ága.
  7. Failet nói mná co massi
    thall a taissi i tóeb chroisse,
    Sadb is Etáin cen uissi,
    Medb is Deccair Deir Choisse.
  8. Aillend is Aíne i n-oen-úaig,
    Ailbi ocus Aife fhir-fhíal,
    Uasal oen-gel, ben Fhaelain,
    mór saer-fher diarbu fhir-mian.
  9. Nonbur ríg, nonbur rígan
    tucsat sir-blad da sámud,
    is nonbur náem bud naemdu,
    bad oebdu cin ó Adum.
  10. Imdai ríg ocus rignai
    is gillai gribdai grada
    aes uird is cheóil fri córgud
    la toeb tri nonbur n-dana.
  11. Inmain cathir is chlith-rúaim
    cos' tictis maith-fhir mochrad:
    alaind in senud seng-thaeb,
    cuiri cend-caem dar clochan.
  12. Cech erraig, uair cen fhaille.
    tictis sluaig luaith, dar linne,
    co Cerball daith cen dognus:
    ba maith a corgus cille. C.
  13. Gormlaith glórda cen gainni,
    rígan ríg Fómna finni,
    doringni gnímu grána,
    ingen ríg Traga Tinni:
    Aillend is Chellach Carmain
    dosfuc i talmain cilli. C.

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  14. Ni raibi duini daidbir,
    crech no chuire no chend-gail,
    ni rabi dám cen deg-raind
    i flathius Cherbaill chend-glain.
  15. Cerball, nir dúi ciar dót-mer,
    diar' chlúi ar Cormac in chetail
    tri fichit cet is coicfhiur
    tuitset ria n-óc-fhiur Etair.
  16. Coic ríg trichat cen chreidim
    rogabsat h-Erinn n-alaind
    o Lagnib na cath cétach
    otá Etar co h-Araind.
  17. Cóic rig déc, cen daidbri dám,
    gabsat rám os Raigni rúad
    o Fhaelan, cen daidbri dál,
    cosin n-ár i n-Albe úar.
  18. Nir shamla Cherball ri nech
    hi cein bess Bregrand ar bith:
    nir chumma nech ris im chath
    nir chumma a chrech nach a chath.
  19. Ni raibi ríam a chomfhíal,
    ni tharat biad do bran-eon,
    reme nir chin a chom-chaem:
    scele a moch-thaeb fho fain-eor.
  20. Iar n-ól a fhled ba forlond,
    tri fichit med ba med-rand;
    tri fichit rig, reím n-deccair
    leis dia lepaid la Cerball.
  21. Ba h-ollom berla Féne,
    ba leignid leire mebra,
    ba faid, ba fili forba,
    ba suí solma na senma.

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  22. Ba gaisgedach cen gainne,
    rí taistelach cen timme,
    marcach os echaib ána,
    nia craiti cana cille. C.
  23. Iar n-dola i n-debaid n-deg-theind
    notheilged foga frithgrind,
    ba gnáth a h-aithle affrind
    co tabrad fath ar fithchill.
  24. A secht fo thrí cen daidbre
    rothecht ar Laigne linne
    flathius Cerbaill cuir Carmain,
    col-luid i talmain cille. C.
  25. Triar ic dul dar Banba m-bind,
    cath Liamna, labrad lan-grind,
    Caemgen in dag-fher nosding,
    Brigit Lagen dia lar-chill. C.