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A Mór Maigne Moige Síuil

Author: [unknown]

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Electronic edition compiled by Donnchadh Ó Corráin

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2. Second draft, revised and corrected.

Extent of text: 970 words

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Text ID Number: G400037

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Manuscript sources
1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 1080, f. 129 (olim B iv 2, see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 24, 3021).

Editions
1. Kuno Meyer, Fianaigecht (Royal Irish Academy Todd Lecture Series 16) (Dublin 1910), 42 sq.

Translations
1. Kuno Meyer, Fianaigecht (Royal Irish Academy Todd Lecture Series 16) (Dublin 1910), 42 sq.

The edition used in the digital edition
1. Gerard Murphy, On the Loss of a Pet Goose in Early Irish lyrics, eighth to twelfth century, Ed. Gerard Murphy. , Oxford, Clarendon Press (1956) page 88–90

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Created: By anonymous authors in Irish monastic scriptoria Date range: c.975–1100.

Use of language

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

Language: [EN] Subtitle and notes are in English.

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Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G400037

A Mór Maigne Moige Síuil: Author: [unknown]

p.88

On the loss of a pet goose

1. A Mór Maigne Moige Síuil,
   bec a dainme esbaid n-éoin;
   má saíle éc duit fo-déin,
   nách bét dot chéill caíne géoid?
2. A ingen Donnchada druin,
   ara fuil borrfada ban,
   nách cúala scél (solma sein),
   inn úair fot-geir do géd glan?
3. Nách cúala (garc nat don gléo)
   is marb Conn Cétchathach Cúa,
   ocus Corbmac, ocus Art?
   esbach in mac is in t-úa.
4. Nách cúala díl Crimthainn chóir,
   meic Fidaig, do finnchloinn áin,
   ocus Éogain Taídlig tess
   fo-cheird cess for Clíu Máil?
5. Nách cúala in n-gním n-geimlech n-garc,
   marb Eochaid Feidlech na ferg,
   ocus Crimthann, cride Níad,
   ocus Lugaid Dá Ríab n-Derc?
6. Nách cúala (in íuboile n-airc)
   dá b-fuair Íugaine núall n-uilc?
   Nách cúala in foraire, fecht,
   dá ro melt Conaire Cuilt?

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p.90

7. Nách cúala Mongán, maith láech,
   do thuitim hi condáil chrích,
   ocus Cermait Milbél mín
   mac in Dagda déin do díth?
8. Nách cúala in lámdaith do lot,
   Cú Chulainn rop ánrath ait? —
   Ocus (ní ra-fannaig) fer
   do neoch ro gab gaí 'na glaic.
9. Nách cúala in n-gním n-galann n-gann,
   Fothad Canann (clú nád binn),
   ocus in rígféinnid ríam
   dárb ainm toísech na Fían Finn?
10. Nách cúala Fergus, cíarb án,
    dárba lán cech lergus lór,
    ocus Manannán mac Lir
    a m' anamán min, a Mór?
11. Géoid i n-Éirinn re linn m-Bríain,
    Brían ro gab Éiblinn co n-ór;
    maith cara fil ocut Brían:
    fíal flaith Chinn Mara, a Mór.