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Is úar geimred; at-racht gáeth (Author: [unknown])
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Description of winter and memory of the past
Is ann a-dubhairt Caílte: Inam, ar sé, do dhamhaib allaidi & d' eilltibh dul a n-innib cnoc & carrac an-osa; & inam éignedh do dhul i cúasaib brúach. & a-dubhairt an laíd:
- Is úar geimred; at-racht gáeth;
éirgid dam díscir dergbáeth;
nocha te in-nocht in slíab slán,
gé beith dam dían ac dordán.
- Ní thabair a tháeb re lár
dam Sléibe Cairn na comdál;
ní luga at-chluin céol cúaine
dam Cinn Echtge innúaire.
- Mise Caílte, is Díarmait donn,
ocus Oscar áith étrom,
ro choistmis re céol cúaine
deired aidche adúaire.
- Is maith chotlas in dam donn
fuil is a chnes re Coronn
mar do beth fa Thuinn Túaige
deired aidche innúaire!
- In-díu isam senóir sen;
ní aithnim acht becán fer;
ro chraithinn corrsleig co crúaid
i matain aigrid innúair.
- A-tlochar do Ríg nime,
do Mac Maire ingine:
do-beirinn mór socht ar slúag
gé ber in-nocht co h-adúar.