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Robad mellach, a meic mo Dé

Author: [unknown]

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Electronic edition compiled by Donnchadh Ó Corráin

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Professor Marianne McDonald via the CURIA Project.

2. Second draft, revised and corrected.

Extent of text: 957 words

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Text ID Number: G400030

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Sources

Manuscript sources
1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 967, p. 91 (olim 23 N 10, see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 22, 2769). (N).
2. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 1080, f. 141a (olim B iv 2, see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 24, 3021). (B).
3. Brussels, Bibliothèque royale, 5100–4, p. 41. (R).

Editions
1. Kuno Meyer, Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften. Aus B. IV. 2 fo. 141a und 23 N. 10, S. 91, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 7 (1910) 309–310.
2. Eugene O'Curry in W. Reeves (ed) The Life of S. Columba by Adamnan (Dublin 1857) 274–275.

The edition used in the digital edition
1. Gerard Murphy, An Exile's Dream in Early Irish lyrics, eighth to twelfth century, Ed. Gerard Murphy. , Oxford, Clarendon Press (1956) page 66–68

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Created: By anonymous authors in Irish monastic scriptoria Date range: c.975–1025.

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text is in Middle Irish.

Language: [LA] One word in Latin.

Language: [EN] Some words in English.

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Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G400030

Robad mellach, a meic mo Dé: Author: [unknown]

p.66

An exile's dream

1. Robad mellach, a meic mo Dé,
   (dingnaib réimenn)
   ascnam tar tuinn topur n-dílenn
   dochum n-Éirenn;
2. Go Mag n-Éolairg, sech Beinn Foibne,
   tar Loch Febail,
   airm i cluinfinn cuibdius cubaid
   ac na elaib.
3. Slúag na faílenn robtis faíltig
   rér séol súntach
   día rísed Port na Ferg fáiltech
   in Derg Drúchtach.
4. Rom-lín múich i n-ingnais Éirenn
   díam-sa coimsech,
   'san tír ainéoil conam-tharla
   taideóir toirsech.
5. Trúag in turus do-breth form-sa,
   a Rí rúine:
   ach! ní ma-ndechad bu-déine
   do chath Chúile!
6. Ba ma-ngénar do mac Dímma
   'na chill chredlaig,
   airm i g-cluinfinn tíar i n-Durmaig
   mían dom menmain;

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p.68

7. Fúaim na gaíthe frisin leman
   ardon-peite,
   golgaire in luin léith co n-aite
   iar m-béim eite;
8. Éistecht co moch i r-Ros Grencha
   frisin damraid,
   coicetal na cúach don fidbaid
   ar brúach samraid.
9. Ro grádaiges íatha Éirenn
   (deilm cen ellach):
   feis ac Comgall, cúairt co Caindech,
   robad mellach.