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Rogha gach beathadh bheith bocht

Author: Tadhg mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha

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Electronic edition compiled and proof-read by Margaret Lantry

Funded by University College Cork and
Professor Marianne McDonald via the CURIA Project.

2. Second draft.

Extent of text: 1070 words

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Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G402074

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Sources

Manuscript source
1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 252, 123 (alias F vi 1: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 5).
2. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 308, 220 (alias 23 M 16: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 7).
3. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 209, 11 (alias 23 N 34: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 5).
4. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 7, 13 (alias 24 L 13: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 1).
5. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 256, 292 (alias 23 G 23: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 6).
6. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 300, 9 (alias 23 B 35: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 7).
7. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 255, 303 (alias F ii 3: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 6).

The edition used in the digital edition
1. Láimhbheartach Mac Cionnaith, Rogha gach beathadh bheith bocht in Dioghluim Dána, Ed. Láimhbheartach Mac Cionnaith. , Dublin, Oifig an tSoláthair [Government Publication Office] (1938) page 153–154

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Profile Description

Created: By Tadhg Mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha (1570–1652), an Irish bardic poet. Date range: c.1590–1652.

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text is in Classical Modern Irish.

Revision History

• (2012-06-22)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• Header modified; new wordcount made; new SGML and HTML files created.
• (2010-11-18)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• New wordcount made; conversion script run.
• (2008-10-10)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• Header modified; keywords added; file validated.
• (2005-08-25)

  Julianne Nyhan (ed.)

• Normalised language codes and edited langUsage for XML conversion
• (2005-08-04T16:07:25+0100)

  Peter Flynn (ed.)

• Converted to XML
• (1997-08-25)

  Margaret Lantry (ed.)

• Text parsed using NSGMLS.
• (1997-05-20)

  Margaret Lantry (ed.)

• Header constructed, structural mark-up entered and checked. Lineation checked and verified.
• (1995-96)

  School of Celtic Studies (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies) (ed.)

• Text captured by scanning and proofed.

Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G402074

Rogha gach beathadh bheith bocht: Author: Tadhg mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha

p.153

1. 1] Rogha gach beathadh bheith bocht
   2] neach ag a thogha acht gidh tearc
   3] —uirre gan bhréig ní léir locht—
   4] san phort nach téid céim tar ceart.

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p.154

2. 5] Bheith gan toice ní díoth dhún
   6] mar íoc im olcaibh mar chrádh
   7] nó bheith bocht do réir mo ríogh
   8] díol a locht ní léir dá lán.
3. 9] A uan fionn do fhás ón óigh,
   10] uad i ngioll red ghrás a-táim;
   11] asad gan bhréig fa dú dóigh;
   12] is tú an ghlóir nach téid i dtráigh.
4. 13] Red thocht i dtionól an Luain
   14] an chroch 's an choróin red thaoibh
   15] tiocfa sé 'n-a shochar dhúinn
   16] dúil don rothal, a Dé, dhaoibh.
5. 17] Ní fhuil ag neach grádh dá ghaol
   18] —uch! ní neamh a-tám do thúr;
   19] ar dtréidhe mo-nuar is nár;
   20] grádh dá chéile badh dual dún.
6. 21] Go dtí so gan doilgheas daoibh
   22] —ós ort as oircheas a úidh—
   23] suas don deaghbhragh, a shiur shéimh,
   24] an t-iul réidh do dhearbhadh dhúin.
7. 25] Gan luaghall éithigh ós aird,
   26] gan uabhar, gan bhréithir bhuirb,
   27] mar luagh i ndearnain an deilg
   28] dual, a leinb, leanmhain do luirg.
8. 29] A óigmheic arsaidh dar siair
   30] mo chasbhraid go bhfóire féin
   31] 's ná leig m'anam uaibh dá thaoibh
   32] sgaoil uainn mo ralam go réidh.
9. 33] A Choimdhe do-chí mo riocht,
   34] dar gcoimhdhe do bhí go bocht,
   35] go fóil ná cinn ar an gceart;
   36] fóir led neart inn ó gach olc.
10. 37] s í ceard chosmhail a clódh
    38] sul thí th'fhearg chum dochair dhún
    39] dá bhar dtol, a rí na ríogh,
    40] go dtí dhíom a cor ar gcúl.
11. 41] A bhfuaras don chruinne ché
    42] uaibh-se dá gach uile ní
    43] bean dot fhiortaibh dhíom, a Dhé,
    44] más díol é i gciontaibh mo chlí.