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A theachtaire thig ón Róimh

Author: Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe

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  1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 249 (alias 23 N 13: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 5).
  2. Stonyhurst College, Stonyhurst MS (A ii 20), written by Conchubhar Ó Corbain 1701.
  3. Castlerea (Co. Roscommon), Clonalis House, Book of the O'Conor Don, c. 1631, 17.
  4. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 490 (alias 23 N 15: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 5).
  5. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 256 (alias 23 G 23).
    English translation
  1. N. J. A. Williams, The Poems of Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe, Irish Texts Society (London 1981); 204–213 (available for purchase via the RIA website).
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Láimhbheartach Mac Cionnaith, A theachtaire thig ón Róimh in Dioghluim Dána, Ed. Láimhbheartach Mac Cionnaith. , Dublin, Oifig an tSoláthair [Government Publication Office] (1938) page 220–223

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Created: By Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe, an Irish bardic poet Date range: c.1240–1260.

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Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G402095

A theachtaire thig ón Róimh: Author: Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe

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GIOLLA BRIGHDE MAC CON MIDHE cct.
  1. 1] A theachtaire thig ón Róimh
    2] le n-a síoltar gach seanmóir
    3] déana mar a-deir an peann,
    4] ní gheibh séala achd an sgríbheann.
  2. 5] Tabhair mar tugadh a-noir
    6] crois ó chomharba Pheadair;
    7] duille doirche gan drud ris
    8] má do-ug toirche thairis.
  3. 9] Mar do ráidheadh ins an Róimh
    10] leasuighthear—lór do sheanmóir; [corrigenda]
    11] níor bh'éidir glór oile ann
    12] do bud lór d'oire a fhulang.
  4. 13] Níor hiomráidheadh san Róimh ribh
    14] díochur na gcliar, a chléirigh;
    15] fríoth ó neamhRóimh éigin uaibh
    16] seanmóir éididh re héanuair.
  5. 17] Caidhe an sgríbheann 'n-ar sgríobhadh
    18] an ealadha d'aithríoghadh?
    19] déana mar do fhógair inn,
    20] tógaibh séala do sgríbhinn.
  6. 21] Focal nach fríoth i leabhraibh
    22] gan ní ar éigse n-ildealbhaigh;
    23] is léigheann gránna Gallda
    24] dámha Éireann d'ionnarba.

  7. p.221

    25] "Donum Dei" an dán binn
    26] i gceartlár cuirp an léighinn;
    27] gaibh é is casgair a chéill;
    28] "asgaid Dé" sain go soiléir.
  8. 29] Gan a luach ar na laoidhibh
    30] má a-dearar le deaghdhaoinibh
    31] do ráidh gan aoradh gach fhir
    32] do shaoradh cháigh, a chléirigh.
  9. 33] Más do mhian méaduighthe an lóin
    34] beantar d'éigsibh a n-anóir
    35] nach lór, a chléirigh, re chais
    36] lón gach éinfhir 'n-a éagmhais?
  10. 37] Ciodh um nar dhíochuir an dán
    38] ar dtoigheacht a tír Romhán
    39] Pádraig an iris do b'fhearr
    40] a hinis fhádbhuig Éireann?
  11. 41] Créad thug ar Colum Cille
    42] nach fionnfadh achd fírinne
    43] gach Dar-daoin ag dul ar neamh,
    44] crodh ar laoidh mar do léigeadh.
  12. 45] Do hionnarbadh eacht oile
    46] cliara Fódla féaraighe;
    47] a gcomhall do na cliaraibh
    48] ó Cholam an chéidbhliadhain.
  13. 49] Tug gér oirrdhearc an t-eineach
    50] Mo Bhí cráibhtheach Cláireineach
    51] a shaoghal féin—fial an gníomh—
    52] don chléir do iarr gér bh'fhairbhríogh.
  14. 53] Tugadh lé ar an laoidh n-uallaigh,
    54] gér athchuinghidh anuabhair,
    55] an bhróg do chuir an dealbh dhi;
    56] go dearbh
    [gap: extent: 1 syllable]
    í fhuil impe.
  15. 57] Duais nach tiubhradh damh duine
    58] do-bhéara mac mórMhuire;
    59] do-gheabh ar duain dom dheaghdhán
    60] neamh mar fhuair Ó hIfearnán.
  16. 61] Moladh daoine is dó as mholadh
    62] an neach do-ní a gcruthoghadh;
    63] ní bhí ar domhan ag duine
    64] ní achd moladh a mhíorbhuile.

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    65] Rinn gach roinn, rinn gach meadhra,
    66] ag teacht tar an Tighearna;
    67] foghar gach tuile re tír
    68] moladh uile don Airdrígh.
  18. 69] Gémadh bréag do bhiadh san duain
    70] is bréag bhuan ar bhréig dhiombuain:
    71] bréag uile gidh créad an cradh,
    72] bréag an duine dá ndéantar.
  19. 73] Ní ba liai-de ór ná each
    74] ag duine dámadh doichleach;
    75] gan sbéis i nduain ar domhan
    76] dá mbuaibh ní ba buanoghadh.
  20. 77] Dá mbáidhtí an dán, a dhaoine,
    78] gan seanchas gan seanlaoidhe
    79] go bráth achd athair gach fhir
    80] rachaidh cách gan a chluinsin.
  21. 81] Dá dtráigheadh an tobar fis
    82] ni béarthaoi muna mbeimis
    83] go deighfhearaibh saora a sean
    84] craobha geinealaigh Gaoidheal.
  22. 85] Do bhiadh i n-iarmairt fhada
    86] do mhíleadhaibh mórbhaga
    87] folach a sgéal—ní sgrios beag—
    88] gan fhios na bhfréamh ó bhfuilead.
  23. 89] Folach cliathach agus cath
    90] fear n-Éireann do budh easbhach
    91] dá n-éis gémadh maith a méin
    92] gan sbéis i bhflaith ná i bhfírfhréimh.
  24. 93] Gé tá marbh mairidh Guaire
    94] 's Cú Chulainn na Craobhruaidhe;
    95] ón ló tá a nós thiar is thoir
    96] a-tá fós Brian 'n-a bheathaidh.
  25. 97] Beo ó mhaireas a moladh
    98] Conall agus Conchobhar;
    99] a nós 'n-a bheathaidh i-bhus
    100] nocha deachaidh fós Fearghus.
  26. 101] Lugh do marbhadh le mac Cuill
    102] ní mhaireann cnáimh 'n-a choluinn;
    103] a nós ar ndul don domhan
    104] fós do Lugh is leasoghadh.

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    105] Muna leasaighdís laoidhe
    106] a ndearnsad, gér dheaghdhaoine,
    107] i bhfad a-nonn do bhiadh brat
    108] ar Niall, ar Chonn, ar Chormac.
  28. 109] Rioghradh Chruachna is Chaisil Chuirc
    110] na filidh fréamha a lubhghuirt
    111] slata teaghlach na dtrí mbrogh,
    112] Dá Thí Teamhrach is Tuathal.
  29. 113] Ní bhiadh muna mbeith an dán
    114] ag cruit téidbhinn ná ag tiompán
    115] fios deighfhir ar n-a dhala
    116] ná a einigh ná a eangnamha.
  30. 117] Fios a seanchais ná a saoire
    118] ní fhuighbhidís arddaoine;
    119] léigid so i ndán do dhéanaimh
    120] nó no slán dá seinsgéalaibh.
  31. 121] Dá mbáidhtí seanchas chlann gCuinn
    122] agus bhar nduana, a Dhomhnuill,
    123] clann bhar gconmhaor 's bhar gclann saor
    124] ann do badh comhdhaor comhshaor.
  32. 125] Fir Éireann más é a rothal
    126] ionnarba na healathan
    127] gach Gaoidheal badh gann a bhreath
    128] gach saoirfhear ann badh aitheach.

    A Theachtaire.