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Bríathra cogaidh con chath Laighnech

Author: Seithfín Mór

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Funded by School of History, University College Cork

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Extent of text: 1025 words

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(2012)

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Text ID Number: G402239

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Sources

    Manuscript source
  1. Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1363 (olim H 4 22) the Seithfín-Duanaire; 15th-17th century.
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Osborn Bergin, Bríathra cogaidh con chath Laighnech in Irish Bardic Poetry, Ed. Osborn Bergin. , Dublin, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (1970) page 154–157

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Created: By Seithfín Mór, an Irish bardic poet Date range: c.1425–1451.

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

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Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G402239

Bríathra cogaidh con chath Laighnech: Author: Seithfín Mór

p.154

Seithfín Mór cct.
  1. 1] Bríathra cogaidh con chath Laighnech,
    2] cath lé ngorthoir gallchloch,
    3] atá tríall ar nach téid toirmesc
    4] con fhéin ó íath Almhan.
    5] Tic in damhraidsi dá nderbadh
    6] gallbailti gan ghalldacht.
    7] Is gerr inn aga gan imthecht
    8] a cenn chatha in Calbach.
    9] Ar scibadh greg suaichnidh sibhlach
    10] gluaisit gusin ngallchath,
    11] ar scibadh a lúirech loindrech,
    12] a crúisiuch 'se carbad,
    13] 'sa sciath n-asnach do chlecht comrac,
    14] 'sa scabal mbrec mballghlas,
    15] ar ngormadh clogat corr coinnlech,
    16] 'sar clochadh colg raghlas,
    17] sibal con tshlógh fhíchmar Fhailghech.

    p.155

    18] ar límadh bróg mbarrlag.
    19] Tógbhaid anocht ortha ac imthecht
    20] cor gortha don ghalldacht.
    21] Coinne in tshlúaighsi gá tá a tennguth
    22] a Ráth Gúaire gabthur.
    23] Áth Truimm ar dheóradhuib dergas
    24] beóghasraidh fhuind Alman,
    25] co leiget sein gaeith tre ghalltor,
    26] láeich a leith a farchadh.
    27] Sibal dána ón oirecht Fhailghech,
    28] Droiched Átha d'adhnadh;
    29] co hÁth Cliath, ní cúairt can chennseal.
    30] do-sía cúairt ón Chalbhach.
    31] Cin agon lethanchath Laighnech
    32] a Cethurlach carntar.
    33] Co Cill Coinnigh nochar chromsat,
    34] in toisg-sin is tarbach.
    35] Hí Fhailghi, is dá n-eiri ac immthecht
    36] aighne is greidle gallchloch;
    37] is imdha ón Fhailghech ar immchur
    38] gaillcherc agus ganndal.
    39] Sreth cabún ac techt 'na theghlach,
    40] sreth bagún is brannrad.
    41] A n-eiri ón echtra-sin Fhailghech
    42] ar echlachuibh d'adhbras.
    43] Géill fa shíthlaibh óir gá n-imchur
    44] ac rígraidh fhóid Alman.
    45] Fine Chonchubair a comruc
    46] comlasaid fan Chalbhach.
    47] Soighde lethna ón ágh ar imchur,
    48] slegha ar áth mar aradh.
    49] Anait súd ar losgadh longphort
    50] re goradh chúl calbthad.
    51] Ceilter a áladh con Fhailghech
    52] bántor noco mbarrlass.
    53] Do dherg Caisel do dherg Durlus_
    54] aister is fherr anfadh.
    55] Do-béra fóss lá do Luimnech,
    56] in tráth bus mó in margadh.

    p.156

    57] Cill Dara gá lá nach lingfedh?
    58] Nás aga do hadhnadh.
    59] Atá tuilledh is ar thuirmes,
    60] cuirther ar an Calbach.
    61] Mac meic Muirchertaigh, bos barrghel,
    62] rosg muinntremail mallghlas,
    63] aithris con macsain ar Murchadh,
    64] do fhalaigh gach annsmacht.
    65] A gemhel ghlúinech ghlas ghailbech
    66] ac snas chúiledh calpthadh.
    67] Fer lé cumthar cís ar coblach,
    68] dá tundtar fín Frangcach.
    69] Scíath brec ina aici ar imchur,
    70] fer scailti scíath n-amlach.
    71] Fer do grís an t-áth gá imthecht,
    72] lámh re sním na samhthach,
    73] fer sleighi go dorn do dergadh,
    74] tonn is treisi anfadh.
    75] Fer le linged brugh a bidhbad,
    76] dá tug inghen annsacht;
    77] derc ar éndath is [in] t-ogradh,
    78] fer lé mbrécthur banntracht.
    79] Mac Gormlaithi, nár fhaem ainchert.
    80] fraech borbthuinde balbus.
    81] Do cuiredh súas don fhód Ultach
    82] lé glór cúach ón Chalbhach.
    83] Faemthar don bosfhada bronntach
    84] Connachta fa chrandchur.
    85] Do coisged leis medhair Muimnech,
    86] freagraid sein in samhrad.
    87] Is deredh d'ossadh na n-Ulltach:
    88] in codladh don Chalbach?
    89] In codladh don Chalbhach?
    90] Clú Mairgréd ar cor a caemna,
    91] failmgég nach blodh bríathra,
    92] ben nár chuir eól ar an éra,
    93] cnú beó d'fhuil na n-íarla;
    94] cíab gégach dan hoide Íssa,
    95] croidhe dércach díadha;
    96] ar ól fledh nír thréig a trátha,

    p.157

    97] ben do réir a ríaghla;
    98] atá sí ar an ceird gá caemna,
    99] is leind bíd a bríathra.

    Bríathra .c.