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Ort do sheiseacht, a shaoghail

Author: Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh

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2. Second draft.

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  1. Castlerea (Co. Roscommon), Clonalis House, Book of the O'Conor Don, 117.
  2. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 546, 190 (alias 23 K 36: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 14).
  3. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 92, 250 (alias 24 P 4: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 3).
  4. Dublin, Trinity College Library, 1340, 21 (alias H. 3. 19; see Abbott and Gwynn, Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in Trinity College Library (Dublin 1921)).
  5. Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, MS 20,978–9, dated 1616–1618?
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Láimhbheartach Mac Cionnaith, Ort do sheiseacht, a shaoghail in Dioghluim Dána, Ed. Láimhbheartach Mac Cionnaith. , Dublin, Oifig an tSoláthair [Government Publication Office] (1938) page 151–153

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Created: By Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh, an Irish bardic poet Date range: c.1200–1225.

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Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G402073

Ort do sheiseacht, a shaoghail: Author: Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh

p.151

DONNCHADH MÓR Ó DÁLAIGH cct.
  1. 1] Ort do sheiseacht, a shaoghail,
    2] a sgian tana thollfhaobhair;
    3] a ghille 's a lúb 'n-a láimh,
    4] ag súd inn-ne dot fhágbháil.
  2. 5] Mithid damh céim seachad sair,
    6] a sheanóir dhoill, a dhomhain;
    7] do budh turchar dhamh, a dhuill,
    8] urchar do chur lem choluinn.
  3. 9] Do budh codladh ar chlúimh thé
    10] gan iompódh riot a-ríse;
    11] uch, a thruagh, más eadh as áil
    12] seal uabh agus gan t'fhágbháil.
  4. 13] Seal 'san slighe dhíomhaoin damh,
    14] seal 'san saoghal dom shalchadh,
    15] seal san lathaigh, loighe an doill,
    16] athaidh oile san abhoinn.
  5. 17] Ruaig agam d'iarraidh nimhe,
    18] ruaig i measg mo mhuinntire—
    19] tuig trá nach deighcridhe dhamh
    20] an dá eitrighe d'adhradh.
  6. 21] Siridh féin aireamh eile,
    22] a shaoghail, d'ar t'eitrighe;
    23] beir, a shaoghail, t'aghaidh uaim,
    24] a shalaigh dhaolaigh dhiombuain.

    7. p.152

  7. 25] A sheanóir thuisleadhaigh thruim,
    26] mallacht ort gach fhir chumuinn;
    27] go bhfagha shár it sheise,
    28] a chlár tana taipleise.
  8. 29] Gé taoi ar mo thí, a thruagháin thruaigh,
    30] duit do chumas do chéadduain;
    31] mór an ceannach deaghóir dhamh
    32] seanóir meangach do mholadh.
  9. 33] Is tú an giolla fionn fallsa,
    34] riot do-chuaidh an cholann-sa;
    35] ní tú, a dhalláin a dhomhain,
    36] an chnú fhalláin fhoghamhair.
  10. 37] Is tú an tsadh mheabhlach mheangach,
    38] is tú an bheithir bhéimeannach,
    39] tú an aithir sheang, a sheise,
    40] is ceann aithigh uirrei-se.
  11. 41] Do chuiris díot a-dearair
    42] cúig dhíne do dhíneadhaibh;
    43] ní fhuil tú acht id chuaille chuir
    44] ar bhrú na huaighe, a ánruidh.
  12. 45] A ánruidh thruaigh, tomhais dúin
    46] gá fuil do-chuaidh fad chéadúir;
    47] sloinn go fíor, a bhréagaigh bhrais,
    48] gá céadfhuil ríogh do fhromhais.
  13. 49] Fuil Aibéil mheic Ádhaimh fhinn
    50] dí do chorcrais do chéidrinn;
    51] a bhrais bhréagaigh, is sí sain
    52] céadfhuil do bhí ar do bhéalaibh.
  14. 53] Fuil Críosd do-chuaidh fad bhruinne,
    54] móide t'imshníomh oruinn-ne;
    55] ceann fat iris níor dhluigh dhamh
    56] ó do ibhis fhuil t'athar.
  15. 57] Do bhrathais Dái-bhí na ndámh
    58] 's do fheallais ar Ab-rahám;
    59] tugadh ceann Eoin dá éis sain
    60] 'n-a fheoil ar mhéis dod mhiasaibh.
  16. 61] Do chrochais is a cheann síos
    62] Peadar apsdal na n-óirchíos;
    63] ar ndíoth Peadair agus Póil
    64] eagail do shioth, a sheanóir.

    17. p.153

  17. 65] Ní dhearna cumann riot riamh
    66] ó do fheallais ar Aibial
    67] neach nar chuiris féine i bhfód
    68] acht madh Éile agus Eanóg.
  18. 69] Tárras ort-sa eacht oile
    70] do chealga 's do chorroighe;
    71] ar do mhuin—níor bhúireadh binn—
    72] do chuir an Dúileamh dílinn.
  19. 73] Bliadhain dí—agus níor dhoib- heart—
    74] ar do mhuin ag marcoigheacht;
    75] ní fhuair díon, ní thárraidh trácht,
    76] do shíol Ádhaimh acht aonbhárc.
  20. 77] Tiocfa bráth ainmhín oile
    78] dod bháthadh-sa, a bhréagoire;
    79] ní bhia beatha eile ann
    80] acht ceatha is teine is torann.
  21. 81] Báidhfidhear tú do thonnaibh
    82] mar bháidhthear ceap críonchonnaidh;
    83] do leagadh a-dir gach dream
    84] ar sin ní fheadar th'inneall.
  22. 85] Ón ló loisgfidhear do lár
    86] agus ghéisfeas do ghormchlár
    87] agus bhearrfas muir do mhong
    88] do sheanchas ní fhuil agam.
  23. 89] Ag súd inne ag imtheacht uaid
    90] i reilig na gcrann gcaolfhuaid;
    91] beag do threiseacht tocht tar muir
    92] ort do sheiseacht, a shaoghail.

    Ort.