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A-tám i gcás eidir dhá chomhairle

Author: Eochaidh Ó hEoghusa

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    Manuscript sources
  1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 2, 149 (alias 23 F 16: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 1), Ó Gara MS, 1655–59.
  2. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 502, 30 (alias 23 D 3: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 12).
  3. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 744, 34 (alias A v 2: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 18).
  4. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 540, 135 (alias C iv 1: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 13).
  5. Castlerea (Co. Roscommon), Clonalis House, Book of the O'Conor Don, c. 1631, 336.
  6. Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland 72 1 44 (alias Advocates Library, 44, 9: see Mackechnie, Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in Selected Libraries of Great Britain and Ireland (Boston MA 1973)).
    Literature
  1. Pádraig Ó Macháin (ed), The Book of the O'Conor Don (Dublin: DIAS 2010).
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Láimhbheartach Mac Cionnaith, A-tám i gcás eidir dhá chomhairle in Dioghluim Dána, Ed. Láimhbheartach Mac Cionnaith. , Dublin, Oifig an tSoláthair [Government Publication Office] (1938) page 215–217

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Created: By Eochaidh Ó hEoghusa, an Irish bardic poet (1567–1617) Date range: c.1590–1600.

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

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Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G402093

A-tám i gcás eidir dhá chomhairle: Author: Eochaidh Ó hEoghusa

p.215

EOCHAIDH Ó hEOGHUSA cct.
  1. 1] A-tám i gcás eidir dhá chomhairle;
    2] gá cás as rodhailghe ná an dál a- direim-ne?
    3] guais teacht ó chríochbhun an dá chomhairle
    4] dá neart chomhaidhbhle dar síorchur dar slighidh-ne.
  2. 5] Dá chúis rom-ghoin le diamhair ar ndoimheanma
    6] toil na hoileamhna ag iarraidh ar n-aradhna
    7] ó fhairche ráthaigh ghartghloin gheilEamhna
    8] 'gar máthair gheineamhna is m'antoil anamhna.
  3. 9] Measaim triall le mearbhail ar mórchumhadh
    10] ó fhiadh na n-órchuladh, ó sheanmhaigh shíothMhumhan,
    11] go hadhbhaidh mbuig sruithbhinn na saorchuradh
    12] is cuid dar saothrughadh ar nach cuirfinn críochnughadh.
  4. 13] Measaim dá éis i n-aimsir ar dtriallai-ne
    14] go géis ngrianDaire ros faillsigh gach fáidhfhile
    15] is mé go haoinchéim ar ndul sa dréimire
    16] nar chéillidhe sgur re baoithréim ar mbáirei-ne.
  5. 17] Anfad re cuma ar nduaine deiridh-ne
    18] sunna i neimhinmhe—gá cruaidhe comhairle?
    19] mása thruagh leo—gidh eadh dá n-anaim- ne
    20] ní raghaim-ne beo go sluagh mear Modhairne.
  6. 21] Ó chrích chaillghil na gcaladh síodhamhail
    22] dá n-anar san ríoMhumhain mhaighrigh mhíondoirigh
    23] gá dulc dhún ar sealadh go sírrighin?
    24] dleaghar do ríghfhilidh súr gach síodhoirir;
    25] an dara bliadhain gan triall fa thuaidheamhain
    26] ní bhiam ó shluaighfheadhain riaraigh ríoghOiligh.
  7. 27] Gér linn ón droing do ghnáth a nguailnidheacht
    28] do luaighidheacht tar cách is roinn a ríoghadhart,
    29] is luibh chabhra dhúin ar ar ndeoraidheacht
    30] ó cheoloireacht Ghabhra ar súil re a síorradharc.
  8. 31] Dursan ar dtriall ó oirear fhionnDaoile
    32] na moigheadh ndionnnaoidhe go fiadh bhfionnÁine;
    33] gidh ionmhuin clár sreathghlan seanDáire,
    34] neamhthal ar leannáin-ne fa dál diombaidhe.

    9. p.216

  9. 35] Uchán ar gcéim-ne ón talmhain thuaidheamhain,
    36] 's ó Éirne chuainealaigh bhalbhghlain bhraondoirigh,
    37] is ó fhréimh armruaidh rúnbhrais ríoghUidhir,
    38] 's ó shíodhuidhibh glanshluaigh shúlghlais shaorOiligh
    39] 'sh óm Aodh féine mo ghrádh tar Ghaoidhealaibh,
    40] as céile d'aoigheadhaibh 's as fhál d'aoghairibh.
  10. 41] Is í ar ndáigh nach ba cian ar gcéilidhe,
    42] ar gcéilei-ne riamh a-mháin dá mhóirfhine,
    43] ó Mág Uidhir dá roiseam 'n-a ríobhaile,
    44] síodhaidhe boisseang ó bhruighin ar mBóinneine.
  11. 45] Do-ghéabh i síothlios fhionn an Aodha-sa
    46] mo dhínchrios taobha-sa, mo lionn lúdha- sa,
    47] is gan ar dtriall a hamharc an aoilleasa
    48] radharc gach aoibhneasa san fhiadh Úna-sa.
  12. 49] Budh mór saorchlann dom fhios do b'inríoghtha
    50] is fraochlann rinnlíomhtha ar slios na sean-bhóchna;
    51] budh iomdha béinne úr airmniamhtha
    52] is glainbhriathra cléire san dún dealbhórtha.
  13. 53] Budh iomdha le moltaibh fáidh fan bhfionnorlár,
    54] 's gáir bionnorghán le hochtaibh imeilmhéar,
    55] 's ceo doilbhthe ar gach leath fan loinnearmhúr
    56] ó chroibmearlúdh bhoirrthe each n- ingeinghéar.
  14. 57] Budh iomdha ag triall don ealtain éigseighil
    58] éigsfhilidh dá riar ón ghreantaigh ghéagsdaraigh;
    59] badh iomdha rithlearg áith le hógsgolaibh
    60] go ráith bhfódsgoraigh na n-ilcheard n- éagsamhail.
  15. 61] Badh iomdha sompla úr ar óireangaibh,
    62] is lúdh ag sróillearraibh corcra ós chaoilrean-naibh,
    63] gáir ag seilg, bionngháir ag buabhallaibh
    64] fan leirg mbuabhallaigh lionnbháin laoidheangaigh.
  16. 65] Do-ghéabh róm gan fholta gan imreasain
    66] an slógh re finnleasaibh corcra an chuirmlissin;
    67] do badh díol teineadh don uallchath Eamhna-sain
    68] dealbhlasair buadhchlach bleidheadh na bruighneisin.
  17. 69] Do-ghéabh Aodh romham 'n-a ríoghshuidhe,
    70] síodhuidhe saor nach bloghann a bhéalluighe,
    71] 's a ógbhadh thréan ar ar thinne caomhfhile
    72] 's ar bhfréamh chraobhei-ne ime go héanduine.

    18. p.217

  18. 73] Dá roicheam don bhrugh fhionnfhuar oireaghdha
    74] budh diombuan ar ndoimheanma ar ndul san deaghadhbha;
    75] do-ghéabh san phurt mo ghaol geineamhna
    76] is Aodh seinEamhna go n-a lucht leanamhna,
    77] lámh ler sgaoileadh teagar gach tighearna,
    78] dreagan nach infheadhma re haoinfhear n-ealadhna.
  19. 79] Fuath na dreime ó raonchlár ríoBhóinne,
    80] baothghrádh fíoróighe seinge síodhshaoire,
    81] fa nochtaid fialmhná a meanma mímhéine,
    82] grianlá rífhéine meardha míonDaoile.
  20. 83] Beithir Eamhna dar fuilngeadh fíorfhoghal,
    84] ríoghobhal Teamhra na mbuidhneadh mbéinneimhear,
    85] seabhac d'ealtain na gcuradh gcaolfhoghadh,
    86] saoraghadh deargthair gan omhan éinfhileadh.
  21. 87] Mo chéile rúin, caomhthach gach chomhuidhigh,
    88] ón saothrach ar sgoluidhibh múir Muireadhaigh,
    89] fear síorchuir óir ar ar n-ealadhain
    90] tar deaghfhalaibh an tslóigh fhíochmhair fhuineadhaigh.
  22. 91] Mo chean fionnbharr na bhfeadh ndruidfheactha
    92] dá dtiobhram cuideachta re feadh bhfaideachtra,
    93] 's an learg neamhchruinn fhionnghlan fhadochta
    94] mo chearchuill chodalta, ionnladh mh'aigeanta.

    A-tám.