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Iomdha ród díreach go Dia

Author: Tadhg Óg Ó hUiginn

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Electronic edition compiled and proof-read by Beatrix Färber , Mairéd Carey

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School of History, University College Cork

2. Second draft with variants.

Extent of text: 2160 words

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Text ID Number: G402151

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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. Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Advocates 72 1 29, dated 16th–17th century. Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
3. Dublin, Trinity College Library, 1340 (H. 3. 19, The Tinnakill Duanaire); 17th century additions. Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
4. Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Advocates 72 1 39, dated 17th century. Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.

Literature
1. 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.
2. An English translation is available in Dá Dé, 78–80.

The edition used in the digital edition
1. Lambert McKenna, Iomdha ród díreach go Dia in Dán Dé, Ed. Lambert McKenna. , Dublin, The Educational Company of Ireland (1940) page 10–13

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

Revision History

• (2020-01-07)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• New HTML and SGML files created.
• (2020-01-06)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• Variant readings added in front matter.
• (2014-11-04)

  Máiread Carey (ed.)

• Files proofed (2).
• (2014-10-31)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• Corrections on p. 152 entered; file parsed and validated; SGML and HTML files created.
• (2014-10-07)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• Separate file for individual poem created; TEI header created.
• (2014-10-01)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• Text re-coded for poetry, with verses and metrical lines; mid-dot eliminated; page-breaks added; supplied text encoded; more proofing.
• (2014-09-26)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• TEI header created. Encoding revised/updated.
• (2006)

  Hilary Lavelle, LDT Project, University of Ulster at Coleraine (ed.)

• File proof-read (1).
• (2006)

  Data capture company (Text capture)

• Text scanned, as part of Dán Dé; basic XML prose markup applied.

Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G402151

Iomdha ród díreach go Dia: Author: Tadhg Óg Ó hUiginn

Variants

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i g(ci(on H, illegible in Y 6c cidh taobh H 12c gabhuidh H d on Tr. HY
13d ní bus c. H 16a go beadh lis HY 18 not in H 23b dhiomorchar H
c nir meall– H, domeallaid Y d an pheacuidh H, in peacthaidh Y 25a
tiocfadh Y c mhuin chéille H 26a dal Y 29d mar fhuair H, ní fuair (?)
Y 34a Pol H.Y 36 not in H 39d dhgisi.Y 40f sa chr. H 41c don chr. H.

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1. {YBL col 138}1] Iomdha ród díreach go Dia
   2] nach gabhthar go Mhac Maria
   3] óg ná arsaidh nochan fhuil
   4] gan ród gcosmhail fá chomhair.
2. 5] Tabhram ar n-aire d'iúl ghrinn
   6] déanam imtheacht go hinill
   7] is baoghal dham seachrán suas
   8] dá rabh cleathrámh im choguas.

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2. 9] Gach ród nach iongabhtha d'fhior
   10] d'fhios an tighe i dtá an Dúileamh
   11] tualaing gach aon lé mbudh áil
   12] raon ré ghualainn do ghabháil.
3. 13] Gabhaid daoine is is díobh mé
   14] an ród aimhréidh as fhaide
   15] athraighid is claon céille
   16] raon athghairid eichréidhe.
4. 17] Tiaghaid is truagh a n-aithne
   18] síol Éabha ar fhód mhearaighthe
   19] d'éis a ndeimhnighthe dhóibh sain
   20] sein-shlighthe Póil is Peadair.
5. 21] Slighe an chreidmhe a cion an chroinn
   22] do dhorchuigh Ádhamh oruinn
   23] níor shoillsigh ó shoin i le
   24] go goin Coimsidh na cruinne.
6. 25] Do leathnuigh orainn dá éis
   26] ar Mac nDé mar fríoth faisnéis
   27] go taobh an tighe neamhdha
   28] slighe chaol na creideamhna.
7. 29] Slighe na humhla is í a-tá
   30] dóibh ag breith iúil gach n-éan-lá
   31] Dia is a thrí ceathrair ré chais
   32] do leathnuigh í don eaglais.
8. 33] A chlann Ádhaimh madh áil libh
   34] ród do rochtain an Dúilimh
   35] ní caol suas-an bhar slighe
   36] raon uasal na haithrighe.
9. 37] Faoiside is fulang do bhreath
   38] dá shlighe go Dia dúileach
   39] doirbh rochtain acht na raonaibh
   40] tar docraibh an droch-shaoghail.
10. 41] Re n-éag muna deachar dhí
    42] ar shlighidh ainiúil eile
    43] ród na déirce a Dhé Athar
    44] ní léigfe mé ar mhearachadh.
11. 45] Ag sin agat adhair dhí
    46] a fhir iarras iúl nimhe
    47] slighe dhearg na ndeich n-aithne
    48] go reich ceard ar gcruthaighthe.
12. 49] A n-imtheacht do badh hé ar leas
    50] na seacht róid-se do ráidheas
    51] gur gabha sinn na seacht róid
    52] 's a gcinn ag teacht don Tríonóid.
13. 53] Dul sa ród go Rígh nimhe
    54] ó nach fiú fear mh'aithrighe
    55] ar dtoirrsei-ne go dtí dhí
    56] ní budh cais-slighe chuige.
14. 57] Dá dtíosadh d'fheirg an Athar
    58] go léigfeadh mé ar mhearachadh
    59] ná léig gan iúl mé a Mhuire
    60] a shiúr na sé sochuidhe.
15. 61] Dá n-agra Dia dul sa chrann
    62] a Mháthair Íosa oram
    63] agair bheith re n-iodhnaibh air
    64] 's a bhreith i n-iomdhaidh asail.
16. 65] Trom ré n-íoc gion go mb'eadh leis
    66] na trí déara do dháilis
    67] it luighe a Mhoire ar do Mhac
    68] is dá Mhuire oile iomad.
17. 69] Ar an gcích do dháilis dó
    70] is leat mh'fhagháil ó Íosa
    71] i n-anáir a ghlac do ghoin
    72] led Mhac mh'fhagháil ón Athair.
18. 73] An chíoch do cuireadh 'n-a bhéal
    74] 's an chneadh fuair feirrde an leith-sgéal
    75] go dtí don chíoch is don chneidh
    76] mo shíoth agus Rí an ríchidh.
19. 77] Do chífeam do bhreith breithe
    78] cóir eagla fan áirithe
    79] é ag teachta ós ar gcionn i gcnoc
    80] sionn an ealta is sé an seabhac.
20. 81] An fhuil dhearg do dhoirt an ga
    82] tar bhar gcionn a chlann Éabha
    83] 's an fheoil a-tá gan téachtadh
    84] an lá fa dheoidh díghéaltar.

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21. 85] Gidh mór beag do bhéaradh sibh
    86] is síodh a chréacht don Choimdhidh
    87] ní bhia ar tí altruim fhaladh
    88] ó 'd chí th'acmhaing d'aontaghadh.
22. 89] Ionmhuin le hAird-rígh nimhe
    90] déirc do dhruim na haithrighe
    91] a nead ní hannsa le héan
    92] gémadh beag almsa an fhíréan.
23. 93] A dhaoinei-se lén dochar
    94] an aithrighe d'iomachar
    95] dom meallaid na fir nach fuil
    96] libh i bpeannaid a bpeacaidh.
24. 97] Déanadh Chríosd do chum sinne
    98] leigheas d'aindeoin mh'inntinne
    99] le mbiú do dheis Dé do nimh
    100] más fiú leis mé dá mhuinntir.
25. 101] Don Tríonóid tiocfa mo chosg
    102] díom féin ní thig mo theagosg
    103] fóireadh mé do mhuin éigne
    104] mar do chuir lé ar leithéid-ne.
26. 105] I n-aghaidh Dé gan dáil sguir
    106] do bhí Pól mar tú ar tosaigh
    107] a Dhé gurab séad samhail
    108] gur bhréag é ó Íobhalaibh.
27. 109] Lá dá raibhe sé ag siobhal
    110] ag tuar diomdha an Dúiliomhan
    111] fuair an lá-sa seach gach lá
    112] grása uaidh as ar iompá.
28. 113] Ar smuainis d'ulc ó aois leinb
    114] is a ndearnais do dhíbheirg
    115] ós a chionn do chan taidhbhse
    116] gabh lionn agus loghaim-se.
29. 117] Ó do ráidh Dia fa doirbh lais
    118] Pól ag anmain 'n-a éagmhais
    119] do chuaidh Sbiorad Dé 'n-a dháil
    120] ní fhuair sé a ionad iompáidh.
30. 121] An rosg dá bhfaiceadh an fear
    122] pobal Dé ag dul dá sgaitheadh
    123] a chosg ó nar fhéad don ulc
    124] do bhréag ón rosg a radharc.
31. 125] Ní bhiú ris acht rámig sin
    126] i gcéimeannaibh an chreidimh
    127] gur bh'é asbal Dé fa dheoidh
    128] do sgag-san é dá aindeoin.
32. 129] Tig dó Pól i bpurt nimhe
    130] i n-éaraic a aithrighe
    131] d'éis a sbreaghta ón Sbiorad Naomh
    132] ionad leabtha dá leath-taobh.
33. 133] Re hoidhre nDé a-déara mé
    134] tabhair mar thugais roimhe
    135] lámh fúm ar éigin nó ar áis
    136] rún an chéid-fhir do chlaochláis.
34. 137] Is meince do pheacuigh Phól
    138] iná mé gé a-tá ar dtéarnódh
    139] a Dhé ní d'anaibhse mh'olc
    140] é nach faghaim-se furtocht.
35. 141] Pól asbal acht gidh olc mé
    142] d'iompúdh fa iris creidmhe
    143] deacra a Choimsidh na cruinne
    144] foillsigh th'fhearta oruinne
36. 145] A Mheic Dhé déana fearta
    146] oram d'iompódh mh'aigeanta
    147] do theachta i gcorp dom cheannach
    148] deacra ná m'olc d'aithearrach.
37. 149] Is tú do chuaidh dar gcabhair
    150] dot urlaidhe d' Íobhalaibh
    151] tú a naoidhe muirneach Muire
    152] fuighleach caoire ar gceardchain-ne.
38. 153] Is tú do bheir an ngréin geal
    154] i n-éin-fheacht is an t-oighreadh
    155] is tú thug na haibhne ann
    156] 's na maighre ar fhud na habhann
39. 157] An chnú do bheith i n-a bláth
    158] a Chríosd is ceardacht neamh-ghnáth
    159] dod ghréas ar aon 's an t-eitne
    160] a dhéas chaomh dar gcruithneicht-ne.

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40. 161] Gidh olc cheannchaid clann Eabha
    162] na healta is na héigneadha
    163] is é an beo do bhí 'n-a chroich
    164] do ní idir eo agus éanlaith.
41. 165] Bláth na n-áirne 's é do bhir
    166] do theacht tré thaobh an droighin
    167] bláth na gcnó tré chraoibh oile
    168] ré thaoibh gá mó míorbhuile.

    Iomdha.