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Ionmholta malairt bhisigh

Author: Eochaidh Ó hEoghusa

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Electronic edition compiled by Benjamin Hazard

Funded by University College Cork and
Professor Marianne McDonald via the CELT Project

2. Second draft.

Extent of text: 877 words

Publication

Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G402229

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Available with prior consent of the CELT programme for purposes of academic research and teaching only.

Sources

Manuscript source
1. Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale MS 6131–6133, folio 10a.

Secondary literature
1. James Carney, The Irish bardic poet: a study in the relationship of poet and patron as exemplified in the persons of the poet, Eochaidh Ó hEoghusa (O'Hussey) and his various patrons, mainly members of the Maguire family of Fermanagh (Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies) 1985.

The edition used in the digital edition
1. Osborn Bergin, Ionmholta malairt bhisigh in Irish Bardic Poetry, Ed. Osborn Bergin. , Dublin, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (1970) page 127–129

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CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts

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Profile Description

Created: By Eochaidh Ó hEoghusa, an Irish bardic poet Date range: c.1585–1620[?].

Use of language

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

Revision History

• (2010-11-21)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• New wordcount made; conversion script run.
• (2008-10-10)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• File updated, header modified; dates and keywords added.
• (2005-08-25)

  Julianne Nyhan (ed.)

• Normalised language codes and edited langUsage for XML conversion
• (2005-08-04T16:12:05+0100)

  Peter Flynn (ed.)

• Converted to XML
• (2003-05-13)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• Minor changes to header; line-breaks inserted; HTML file created.
• (2003-05-09)

  Benjamin Hazard (ed.)

• Header constructed, structural mark-up entered and checked. Lineation checked and verified; text parsed using NSGMLS.
• (1995)

  Staff at the School of Celtic Studies (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies) (ed.)

• Text captured by scanning and proofed.

Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G402229

Ionmholta malairt bhisigh: Author: Eochaidh Ó hEoghusa

p.127

1. 
   1] Ionmholta malairt bhisigh:
   
   2] tárraidh sinde 'san amsa
   
   3] iomlaoid go suarrach sona,
   
   4] do-chuaidh a sochar dhamhsa.
2. 
   5] Do thréig sind sreatha caola
   
   6] foirceadal bhfaobhrach ffrithir
   
   7] ar shórt gnáthach grés robhog,
   
   8] is mó as a moltar sinde.

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p.128

3. 
   9] Le dorchacht na ngrés snoighthe
   
   10] do bhínnse ag tuilliodh gráine:
   
   11] fa hí ughachta mhóráin
   
   12] nár dhíol róghráidh ar ndáinne.
4. 
   13] Maithim, giodh mór an sonas,
   
   14] énbhonn feasda dá thoradh,
   
   15] má théid énrand gan tuigse
   
   16] dom dhánsa ó dhuine ar domhan.
5. 
   17] Dán bog ar bhél na slighiodh,
   
   18] ós é anois siorthior oraind,
   
   19] cuirfeadsa dhíom na fiacha
   
   20] go ccead d'iarla Chlann gConaill.
6. 
   21] Mo gheallsa ar bhuga ar mhaoile
   
   22] ní bhérdaois daoithe an bheatha:
   
   23] do-chuaidh mé, maith an tuicsi,
   
   24] le cách fá uisge an cheatha.
7. 
   25] Do threig mé —gá mó sonas?—
   
   26] mo shlighthe docra diamhra:
   
   27] dá ccluine cuid dar ndáinne,
   
   28] beanfaidh gáire as an iarla.
8. 
   29] D'eagla mo chora as gárda
   
   30] ón mhéid dá ttárras loise,
   
   31] diúltaimse flaith ó gConaill
   
   32] do dhol oraind a ccoisde.
9. 
   33] Is iomdha tré dhán bhfallsa
   
   34] lán dom annsacht a mbliadhna:
   
   35] do thuillfinn tuilleadh ceana
   
   36] muna bheith eagla an iarla.
10. 
    37] Mac Aodha, aigneadh fosaidh,
    
    38] fear ler robhog ar ccruaidhne,
    
    39] ní cás dúinn dénamh tapaidh,
    
    40] ó tharla a Saxaibh uainne.

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p.129

11. 
    41] Beag nach brisiodh mo chroidhe
    
    42] gach dán roimhe dá gcumainn:
    
    43] is mór an t-adhbhor sláinte
    
    44] an nós so táinig chugainn.
12. 
    45] Dá lochtaighe triath Bearnais
    
    46] énrand dá ndealbhthor linde
    
    47] budh iomdha ag cor 'na aghaidh—
    
    48] ionmholta malairt bhisigh.

Ionmholta.