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Ní mé bhur n-aithne, a aos gráidh

Author: Eochaidh Ó hEoghusa

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2. Second draft.

Extent of text: 1039 words

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Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G402231

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Sources

Manuscript source
1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 D 4, p. 384.

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, Ní mé bhur n-aithne, a aos gráidh in Irish Bardic Poetry, Ed. Osborn Bergin. , Dublin, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (1970) page 133–135

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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.)

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• (2005-08-25)

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• (2005-08-04T16:12:07+0100)

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• (2003-05-13)

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Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G402231

Ní mé bhur n-aithne, a aos gráidh: Author: Eochaidh Ó hEoghusa

p.133

1. 
   1] Ní mé bhur n-aithne, a aos gráidh,
   
   2] ná sginnidh re sgáth seachráin:
   
   3] fúar dár seisi im ionad ionn,
   
   4] spiorad mheisi nach maireann.
2. 
   5] An dóigh libh, a lucht m'fhéghtha,
   
   6] nach taidhbhsi a ttruaill aiértha,
   
   7] nó spiorad anma fhallsa,
   
   8] tarla im ionad agamsa?
3. 
   9] A aithne as éidir dhamhsa,
   
   10] sibh gan fhíacha oramsa:
   
   11] dá mbeth cás fám ég oruibh
   
   12] mo bhás créd nach cúalabhair?

4. ---

   p.134

   
   13] Trúagh sin, a dhaoine dona,
   
   14] do cláochlódh bhur ccédfadha;
   
   15] as eadh tharla am ainmsi ann,
   
   16] taidhbhsi anma gan anam.
5. 
   17] Ní misi an duine as dóich libh,
   
   18] adhradh dhamh as díth creidimh:
   
   19] taidhbhsi buile gan aird inn,
   
   20] a Mhuire! as mairg do mhillfinn.
6. 
   21] Dá bhféchtha fir na cruinne,
   
   22] annamh fúair dúil daonaidhe
   
   23] dá ré ar an saoghal acht sinn—
   
   24] do náomhadh mé má mhairim.
7. 
   25] Gidh bé adéradh nach deachadh,
   
   26] ní fhuil ann acht aimseachadh:
   
   27] ní tráth damhsa a rádha rom,
   
   28] cára almsa rem anam.
8. 
   29] Creidim féin go bfuaras bás,
   
   30] cumhain liom an lá theasdás,
   
   31] ar son an mhéda mharas,
   
   32] ag cor mh'éga a n-amharas.
9. 
   33] Ní hanbhúain, ní hiomlat mbáis,
   
   34] rom mharbhsa, acht meisci shóláis:
   
   35] ní sgís meanma —ga mó broid?—
   
   36] ní ró teadhma ná treabhloid.
10. 
    37] Más dúil do dhúilibh nimhe
    
    38] tug lé taibhreadh n-ainglidhi
    
    39] goid mh'anma gan iodhna báis,
    
    40] iongna damhna mo dhóláis.

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p.135

11. 
    41] A radharc ó ránuig sinn,
    
    42] uch, a Chríost, créd fá mairfinn?—
    
    43] dúil do mharbh an uile fhear,
    
    44] as duine marbh nach muirbhfeadh.
12. 
    45] Ní tonn líonmhar leanna duibh,
    
    46] ní neamhgrádh neith ar talmhain,
    
    47] ní hannsa duine —ga dás?
    
    48] rom dhallsa uile acht úathbhás.
13. 
    49] Ar n-éirghe as an riocht reimhe—
    
    50] creididh sinn go simplidhe:
    
    51] do mharbh sé don úamhain inn—
    
    52] do-chualaidh mé go mairim.
14. 
    53] A hégosg ní fhidir mé,
    
    54] ní fhéd súil silleadh uirrthi:
    
    55] a hamharc gin gur fhéd sinn,
    
    56] a radharc do fhég mh'intinn.
15. 
    57] Ó's síabhradh meallta meisi,
    
    58] gan súil éirghe ón ainccisi,
    
    59] nár fhaice súil éinfhir í,
    
    60] an dúil chéillidh ad-chluintí.
16. 
    61] Ar ttaithbheóadh suil tí dhi,
    
    62] Día dár n-anacal uirrthi:
    
    63] ní tharla cás roimhe rinn,
    
    64] an bás oile 'nar n-oirchill.
17. 
    65] Cíall mh'anma an uair do mharas,
    
    66] tearc eólach 'na amharas:
    
    67] sadh gá mbí ciall agus cruth
    
    68] iar agus í gan fholach.