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Aithin mé dot oide a Eoin

Author: Tadhg Óg Ó hUiginn

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2. Second draft with variants.

Extent of text: 1282 words

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Text ID Number: G402146

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Sources

    Manuscript sources
  1. Dublin, Trinity College Library, 1318, (alias H. 2. 16 alias Yellow Book of Lecan); an Duanaire; see Abbott and Gwynn, Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in Trinity College Library (Dublin 1921). Digital images and the description from Abbott and Gwynn are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
  2. Brussels, Bibl. royale 20,978-9, dated 1616–1618.
  3. Castlerea (Co. Roscommon), Clonalis House, Book of the O'Conor Don, c. 1631. Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
  4. Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Advocates 72 2 14. Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
    Literature etc.
  1. Pádraig Ó Macháin (ed), The Book of the O'Conor Don (Dublin: DIAS 2010).
  2. This poem is listed in the Irish Bardic Poetry Database (see http://bardic.celt.dias.ie/main.html) and dated early to mid-15th century.
  3. An English translation is available in Dá Dé, 69–70.
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Lambert McKenna, Aithin mé dot oide a Eoin in Dán Dé, Ed. Lambert McKenna. , Dublin, The Educational Company of Ireland (1940) page 1–2

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Created: Poem by Tadhg Óg Ó hUiginn, an Irish bardic poet, who died in 1448; the Duanaire was written in 1473 by 'Scanlan, son of Maolmhuire Ó Maolchonaire'. Date range: c.1400–1448.

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Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G402146

Aithin mé dot oide a Eoin: Author: Tadhg Óg Ó hUiginn

Variants

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[YBL col 131] 3a comaircthe 4a t. ata 18b mar i. c tu ateise.

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  1. {YBL col 131}1] Aithin mé dot oide a Eoin
    2] mór baoghal breithe Mícheoil
    3] ní bheith gan eire m'aithne
    4] do bhreith meidhe an mheasraighthe.
  2. 5] Mór a fhearg ní hiongnadh dhó
    6] do chaithfinn m'aithne d'Iosa
    7] gan fhior sgeóil éigin as m'ucht
    8] a Eoin ní héidir mh' fhurtocht.
  3. 9] Déana dot oide ar n-aithne
    10] gabh chugat mo chomairche
    11] a Eoin Bruinne bí ar mo chuid
    12] ní as uille ná mar iarrmuid.
  4. 13] Dul don tigh i dtá t'aithne
    14] agus méad mo mhearaighthe
    15] ní fhéadfainn a Eoin Bruinne
    16] gan réaltainn eoil aguinne.
  5. 17] Ceannnach an nighei-sin ar nimh
    18] tabhair oram ar éigin
    19] ná heirg i gceann áise a Eoin
    20] gá fearr m'áis-se ná m'aindeoin.
  6. 21] Ná tí díot gidh deacair sin
    22] m'fhulang gan iris creidimh
    23] ná tí dot oide a easbail
    24] ní as fhaide iná ar fhuilngeasdair.
  7. 25] Tighearna tighe nimhe
    26] i n-éaruic a oirbhire
    27] dá rabh im aghaidh a Eoin
    28] labhair dhamh ris an Doirseoir.
  8. 29] An t-asbal do áirimh mé
    30] do mhuinntir Meic na hóighe
    31] is an lucht fhuil gan áireamh
    32] cuir as t'ucht dom fhuráileamh.
  9. 33] Tú easbal do b'annsa leis
    34] a-táthair ort 'gá aithris
    35] acht gér ionmhuin gach easbal
    36] 'n-a iomdhaidh rod aileasdar.
  10. 37] Seach na heasbalaibh eile
    38] do bhí t'onóir d'áiridhe
    39] do leigeadh sé a rún rut-sa
    40] a ghlún do b'é th'adhart-sa.
  11. 41] Gur bh'é Iobhas as fhear braith
    42] duid do innis an t-Ard-fhlaith
    43] ní uime mar gach n'asbal
    44] Rí an chruinne do chanasdar.
  12. 45] Is é so comhrádh do chan
    46] uan Muire i measg na n-easbal
    47] cionnus libh dá mbeath dom brath
    48] neach is tigh ar mo theaghlach.
  13. 49] Rí na ndúl a-dubhairt ruibh
    50] nach biadh acht éan-lá eadruibh
    51] dia Céad-aoin re n-a chrochadh
    52] do éagaoin Dia an dealochadh.
  14. 53] Eigin dó dealoghadh ruibh
    54] deacair lat gan a leanmhuin
    55] níor dhocra lat iná lais
    56] a mhac ochta 'n-a éagmhais.
  15. 57] Tú do lean fa dheireadh dhe
    58] tú fhuair Iosa a Eoin Bruinne
    59] gan acht éan-ógh ré aghaidh
    60] ar n-éalódh dá easbalaibh.

    16. p.2

  16. 61] A héisdeacht níor fhulang lat
    62] guth na hóighe ré héan-mhac
    63] an truagh lat ar Moire mé
    64] gan mhac oile dot éis-se.
  17. 65] Mac ar seathar leath ar leath
    66] dán hainm Eoin ar Dia dúileach
    67] beir lat a Mhoire an mac-sa
    68] mar mhac oile im ionad-sa.
  18. 69] Dá adhbhar a Eoin Bruinne
    70] nar bh' iongabhtha aguinne
    71] tú it sheise dhéidheanach dhí
    72] d'éin-fheadhach meise is Muire.
  19. 73] Cúig chéadfhadha mo cholla
    74] a-tú i n-éigin eatorra
    75] a éan coluim ar cheannsa
    76] féagh oruinn san éigean-sa.

    Aithin.