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The Book of Magauran (Author: [unknown])

section 13

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    1. 1415] Bean anois chabhras chrich Meadhbha{MS folio 9v a}maith da furta.cht feidm na mna
      din o Cuind cabhair o Meadhbha
      ar chanaidh fhuind Theamra ta.
    2. Inghean I Chonchabhair cabhras
      1420] coigeadh Meadbha is maith da thath
      in tin bhalbh ag brath na Sadhbha
      Sadbh dha rath go cabhra chach.

    3. p.94

    4. Ni bean ele acht inghean Chathail
      chabhras da feidhm fod a sean
      1425] ed le cach im ghnai dha ghebha
      ar mnai Raith ni bera bean.
    5. Ni bhia triath gan teacht da bruidhin
      ni bhia bean gan bheith na raith
      ni bhi teadh na mna gan muirear
      1430] ge ta in bhean a cuireadh chaich.
    6. Ata a nos is ni dha diadhacht
      ag din bhan is ag badhudh locht
      ata bladh is brigh a guidhi
      ag din na mbhan uili ar olc.
    7. 1435] Da gheibh chlu gi chuich nach faghaibh
      nach bean sa beith os chach
      fuair dhin ar choiribh na colla
      an dil doiribh troma tra.
    8. Nos a feili is fada rainig
      1440] righan maerdha Mhaighi hAi
      fada soir ro feas a feabhas
      im muir theas gebhas ri gnai.
    9. Clu na righ ni ragha dhisi
      dul da teist ma ta air gach righ
      1445] geall as gach mhodh ag maith Shaidhbhe
      re ndol do sgaith Dhairbri dhibh.
    10. Inghean Chathail chrichi Teamrach
      do fuair chlu le cosain gheall
      bheith os gach laith is lor dhisi
      1450] mor is mhaith gidh issi is fhearr.
    11. Beraidh mhna is as minic bheireas
      tar bhladh caich ge chuich nach rug
      rath don mnai mar da ga thuilliumh
      air gnai gach mna is tuilleadh tug.

    12. p.96

    13. 1455] Ingean i Chonchubhair chaitheas
      ri clu in rath nach rangas dreim
      roind da crudh ar chradh nach raibhi
      do cur bhan a baili o bheim.
    14. Neach ar chlu nir cuireadh tairsi
      1460] in teist fuair da fhaghbhadh neach
      geall ar ghnai gibe dhar beanadh
      le mnai ge berar a bhreath.
    15. Da ni run bhae riarfa in Duileamh
      le ningne a din diadha in reim{MS folio 9v b}
      1465] da ni gach naemh ni ar a guidhi
      mar ra ni craebh Ruighi a reir.
    16. Ni fhuil chleir gan chuit da hindmas
      ni fhuil daimh nach denand toil
      ar faghail raith do gheig Ghabhra
      1470] ni theit tar maith Sadhbha soin.
    17. Ar ghnuis corcra chraibhi Boindi
      da bher theist ga teist is fearr
      ed ar mnaibh ma breith mar bheiri
      tre breith gair da gheibhi in geall.
    18. 1475] Tugais ar nos ni as da thossaich
      tugais druim re denamh locht
      ni fhindfa bean da mbhi at aghidh
      na in mheadh bhas ainibh ort.
    19. Taithneamh cumhdaigh da chiabh ndhighaind
      1480] dath in fhuilt is amhlaidh bhis
      ni bhean tfholt cam as chloidhibh
      tocht da bharr fa troighidh tis.
    20. Tu gu cian o chintaibh Eabha
      amhghar sibh ar son bar nghail
      1485] ni bhiad dot chli coiri Eabha
      ni is ghoiri na deala dhaibh.

    21. p.98

    22. Maith do chlu o chur rit mhaitheas
      maith dae din gan denamh nuilc
      muna din cathmithi in chroidhi
      1490] taitridhi ag dil choiri in chuirp.
    23. Tussu os mnaibh le meat da theasta
      mar dai eir chlu os chind gach shluaigh
      ni he da chradh ni hi hanair
      da rabh ni gan fhaghail uaibh.
    24. 1495] Ar ndail chruidh do chanaidh Mhuaidhi
      tar mna Chondacht ni cuirthear dhi
      ar ndhail nghreadh seang leis a Saidhbh sin
      bean is fearr na haimsir hi.
    25. Da ni mhaith ar mhuindtir nimi
      1500] da ni ri Dia dil a chrecht
      a dula gan choiri o cheanaibh
      oiri is lughu a neaghaidh derc.
    26. Da mhbheath gan fhear ibheall Chunga
      do chath Breifni o mbearntar sluaigh
      1505] ni fuighthi dhi a dil da cheili
      acht ri dharir Eiri dhfhuaim.
    27. Geall einich ga haigneadh bhandta
      buaidh ndhealbha ga dreich mar bhlath
      geall ag Saidhbh ar a son feine
      1510] is do naidhm dhol da cheli os chach.
    28. Dealbhaidh i leomhan laimh re dreagan
      dealbhaidh eochu a neangaib sroill
      geis Leamna ga car a corrchail
      ealbha dhamh re nonchoin oir.
    29. 1515] Morthair cliara le crodh Saidhbhi
      seachnaidh chinta on cheirrd da ni
      daibhfear chean ge chraet da geabhtha{MS folio 10r a}ni fhet bean a seachna ach si

    30. p.100

    31. Ludh go cill do ceandach loghaidh
      1520] ludh gu daimh ga doirbhi ceim
      ludh na coindi da me air bhochtaib
      loindi le rochtain da reir.
    32. Suil bheanaid gega a glac ndhighaind
      ri dlaithib fuilt fleisgi Liag
      1525] clanda boga na ceibh chaistigh
      foda gan bhein aistibh iat.
    33. Feacaidh thili a tosach cairbhi
      cuiridh each ag imtheacht raen
      beanaidh a beirt breig a cuma
      1530] nir mheit neirt ach truma a thaebh
    34. Glor gach daenfir aein rith hinghin Cathail
      do chath Bhanbha o bhit na purt
      neach dhan leir gach ainibh fholaigh
      ni airich beim oraibh dhulc.
    35. 1535] Teist gach fhileadh ar fholt feacdha
      fiu na teasta ticfa dhit
      gi bladh bha deara gi derca
      ceana ban da fhetfa a nic.
    36. Teighe air rath tar righnaibh Connacht
      1540] air chlu dhit ni dheachaidh sluagh
      teit tar shlogh thar nar dhu dhula
      mor dho chlu is ni ludhu a luadh.
    37. A Shadhbh ni hingar dhot anmain
      ar oir tu da teit a curp
      1545] mna o pheinn tre peacthaibh marbha
      beantair ag bein tanma o ulc.
    38. A ingean Aillbhi fhuind Bhoindi
      bean bha theist ni thicfa a diaeidh
      dar lat is duit ata tharbha
      1550] cuit gach mna da Bhanbha Briain.

    39. p.102

    40. Da gheibh rath da reir gach dhuini
      Dia dhae riar mar ranig le
      tar a mbhia naghaidh a hanmun
      raghaid le Dia nadhbhrugh nDhe.
    41. 1555] Mar da rath os righraigh Bhanbha
      biaidh ar chlu os chind gach mna
      in rath nar thuil do mnai mhuili
      mar mhuir ar lai thuili ata.
    42. 1560] Ge rabh uirri uamhan cintadh
      cin na leath ni leicfi naemh
      da maitheadh Dia is di na mhaithfeadh
      ni fa ria aithfear gach aen.
    43. Inghean meic Dhomhnaill dhuin Tuathail
      ar thuar chlu dhae cheandaigh neamh
      1565] dinidh hi dhanair is dfheili
      nach bi ag faghail bhemhi in bhean.
      Bean annois chabhras
    44. Lor dhae chabhair choigidh Meadhbha
      Mag amhraghan righa a re
      ceandchait na sloigh sidh ar Neillni{MS folio 10r b}
      1570] no gur din dfhoir Eirni e.
    45. Mag Shamhraghan shireas cheandus
      ar chath mBreifni da mbalbh sreabh

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      ndail rand do rath a aghla
      geall dae cath Bhanbha dae bhean.
      Bean anois cabhras chrich Meadba