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Ní fada ón Fhódla a táth a dtuaidheamhain

Author: Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird

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1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 78, 10 (alias 23 O 25: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 2).
2. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 732, 147 (alias 23 N 3: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 18).
3. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 79, 156 (alias 23 O 27: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 2).
4. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 80, 11 (alias 23 O 28: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 2).
5. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 274, 9 (alias 24 C 11: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 6).

Secondary literature
1. Pádraig Ó Macháin, Poems by Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird, Celtica 24 (2003) 252-263. [Survey article about Mac an Bhaird's oeuvre with further literature.]
2. Lambert McKenna, 'Poem to Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill', Irish Monthly 48 (1920) 481-485.

The edition used in the digital edition.
1. Láimhbheartach Mac Cionnaith, Ní fada ón Fhódla a táth a dtuaidheamhain in Dioghluim Dána, Ed. Láimhbheartach Mac Cionnaith. , Dublin, Oifig an tSoláthair [Government Publication Office] (1938) page 370–373

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Created: By Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird, an Irish bardic poet (1592 (see P. Ó Macháin))

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

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Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G402132

Ní fada ón Fhódla a táth a dtuaidheamhain: Author: Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird

p.370

1. 1] Ní fada ón Fhódla a táth a dtuaidheamhain
   2] cách is nuaileabhair dá fhógra i n- aonaighibh;
   3] gearr go snadhma sí ris na saoirfhearaibh
   4] rí don Ghaoidhealfhuil go mBanbha bhraondairigh.
2. 5] Ní fada cobhair ó chlár ThéiMhidhe
   6] —glár céillidhe re n-oghair gach aonduine;
   7] a-táid dá ghairm go Gort nGáirighe,
   8] do nocht gach fáidhfhile d'ainm ar n-Aodhai-ne.
3. 9] Ó leargaibh Fhinne go Cliaigh gcroibhiodhain
   10] biaidh an Ghaoidhealfhuil ime mar gach aoinfheadhain;
   11] badh fogus dóibh teacht a dtuaidheamhain;
   12] ní badh tearc nuaidheabhaidh um Bhóinn mbraoin-ealaigh.
4. 13] Eachtra bhus díoth siar fan saoraghaidh
   14] le triall I chaomhLughaidh fríoth na fáidhleabhair;
   15] bearthar le móirfhear amhla ar Éinleighin
   16] slóigheadh céimrighin tre Bhanbha mbáinleabhair.
5. 17] Uaitne na sgol le bhfuil gach fáidhfhile
   18] do thuir Gháirighe ar gcor cuairte an chlúmhaile
   19] do-gheibhthear a labhra ó leic Laoghaire
   20] ag reic ar n-Aodhai-ne re hadhbha nÚghaine.
6. 21] Beid ag a fhréimh um Ráth bhFearadhaigh
   22] géill dá leanamhain iar gcách do chomhfhoghail
   23] tathamh ar thonnaibh an fhóid fhuineadhaigh;
   24] orraidh Í Mhuireadhaigh re cóig comhadhaibh.

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p.371

7. 25] D'fhior Dúine nach dáigh as a choirm- thighibh
   26] toirnfidhir glúine cháigh mar as com- hchubhaidh;
   27] flaitheas na Banbha re teas tuillfidhir
   28] cuirfidhir na habhla theas fa thromchumhaidh.
8. 29] An t-éasga lán nar loigh fa ainbhfine
   30] an ghoil dá tairngire do Chlár choillMhidhe
   31] dearbhar le hearla na gcraobh gcumhraidhe
   32] Aodh ag furnaidhe na Teamhra toinnghile.
9. 33] Go hUisneach, go fád mbraonach mBreaghMhuighe,
   34] go haonach ar dTeamhrai-ne a-tád dá thairngire
   35] na haibhne um Chliaigh 's um Chruachain gcollbhuidhe;
   36] le buachaill ghormDhuibhe biaidh ar mbuidhnei-ne.
10. 37] Is é Aodh Ruadh don Bhanbha as bharamhail
    38] abhla an fhaghabhair uadh ar a duilleadhaibh;
    39] dearbhthar re húr gach ghormfhuinn ghroighiodhain
    40] Ó Domhnaill d'oireamhain do Mhúr Mhuiread- haigh.
11. 41] Cia san talamh trágh nar tiormuigheadh?
    42] fa chlár bhfionnLaighean faghadh umhlughadh;
    43] Siur agus Máigh ag gréin dá ngeimhliughadh
    44] a cháir dá deimhniughadh ar fhéin Urm- humhan.
12. 45] Do dhearbh gach tráigh um an mBúill mbeannfholtaigh,
    46] a shúil re seangochtaibh an chláir Chon- nachtaigh;
    47] a rogha nuachair dhí ní diommoltair,
    48] rí nach iomarcaidh ar Chruachain challdartaigh.
13. 49] Flaitheas Uladh nachar aomh d'ainbhfine
    50] anar dá thairngire d'Aodh Oirnidhe;
    51] annamh iath nach ba dóigh dá dheirbhfine;
    52] re triath seinMhidhe ní badh cóir coimhrighe.
14. 53] Do chách a-niodh ní badh fáth fíorchóire
    54] ráth na síothBhóinne fa fhior a fháidhchéille
    55] is cóir do-róine Éire aoinchéile
    56] do chéile laoichfhréimhe Bóinne bláithréidhe.
15. 57] Suidhfidh i ráth Néill ós Bhóinn bhileadhaigh
    58] —ní cóir d'fhileadhaibh an chéim do cheiliomhain;
    59] ar dtileadh cláir na Teamhrach thoireamhain
    60] budh neamhghuth oireamhain dá dáil dheirionaigh:
    61] ní fhuighe doghruing fa Dhún bhFearadhaigh
    62] Ó Domhnaill ag leanamhain a ghlún ngeinealaigh.

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16. 63] Léigfidh Éire a rún le cleith Chraobhruaidhe
    64] dá dhreich thaobhnuaidhe do thúr a shíorghlóire;
    65] biaid go dearbhtha ó soin 'n-a sáimhríghe
    66] na tealcha cláirMhidhe i moigh mhíonBhóinne.
17. 67] Nocha bia fa Raoilinn fear fionghaile
    68] ná ar feadh fionnmhaighe aoibhinn na hAlmhaine
    69] san taobh thiar achd folta fiodhbhaidhe
    70] gan triall iorghaile fa Chorca callbhuidhe.
18. 71] Nocha bia ag slógh mhór muighe mínEanaigh
    72] achd fíneamhain uile dá hól ar na haoigheadhaibh;
    73] na laoich as lia duais do na deoradhaibh
    74] ní bhia re a ngleoghonaibh guais ar Ghaoid- healaibh;
    75] beid na cúig slóigh calma i n-aonaighibh
    76] san adhbha chlaondairigh ós Bóinn bhraoin- ealaigh.
19. 77] Táin gacha críche faoi ní fillfid- hir;
    78] ní lingfidhir títhe cláir Chraoi Chon- chobhair;
    79] créad fa mbiadh comhla re cuirmthighibh?
    80] ní cluinfidhir rian foghla a fonnchalaidh.
20. 81] Dlighthear do Bhóinn gan éara an fhuinead- haigh,
    82] do-ghéana Ó Muireadhaigh cóir idir chineadhaibh;
    83] le rígh a gcabhra geall gach geinealaigh
    84] ceall gach seiniobhair san Bhanbha bhileadhaigh;
    85] leithbhreath le báidh ní bhéara Ó Fearadhaigh;
    86] éara um ealadhain níor bh'áil ar fhileadhaibh.
21. 87] A críoch ó Dhia ag teacht ar gach thairngire,
    88] ní bhia neart ainbhfine ar fíoch a fonnmhuighe;
    89] fan bhfairche sídhe gcruithghil gcallbhuidhe
    90] faghluidhe gach tíre cuirfidh i gcomhnuidhe.
22. 91] A mhaoir um Chliaigh is um ráth ríMhidhe
    92] ar ríbhile as ghnáth i ngliaidh gan ghuail- lidhe;
    93] ler ngéig ós fhiodh an Fhódla d'áiridhe
    94] gach fáidhfhile dá fógra a-niodh dar nuaibhile;
    95] ní chluinim cóir uirre ag aonduine
    96] achd aoghaire slóigh ar dTuinne Tuaidhei-ne.
23. 97] Brian agus Conn ag crádh ar n-uaillei-ne
    98] dá nuaibhile fa fál le fonn mbraonDuibhe;
    99] minic ba tréan ortha gach éinfhile
    100] na féinnidhe toghtha nachar éar aonduine.

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24. 101] Dreach shubhach le bhfolchair gach fáidhfhile
    102] le honchoin nGáirighe tulach TéiMhidhe
    103] Mág Aonghusa as dáigh dar ndídin- ne
    104] ríghgile cláir chaomhRossa is ar gcéilei-ne.
25. 105] Dúinn a-nois is eagal ar neamhghloine;
    106] Peadar neamhdhaidhe ar gach n-olc dar n-ionghuire
    107] fáidh roinnfeas rem anam a urnuighe
    108] abhall chumhraidhe danab oircheas ionmhuine.

    Ní.