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The Book of Magauran (Author: [unknown])

section 15

XV

Gilla Aenguis O Cluman cecinit

    1. Lair da ghabus do ghraidh Neill
      ar mo breith fein do bhi in ghraidh
      do thabhairt mo ragan dam
      1730] cuirthear duini mach rim chois.
    2. Ag sin is fech i go dath
      in groidh maith do thimsaich Niall
      beir henragha lara dhibh
      nech bia ris ag aimhfeas phian.

    3. p.114

    4. 1735] Be maith agi da cind sin
      adubhartsa ris da eis
      bermhaid lucht a haichni leind
      minbha deaghaichneach sind fein.
    5. Fear ga bhuil aichni ar a ghroidh
      1740] fechach soin ma ta ar a ghlind
      gebhas beagan do luach braith
      is a dna fos maith da chind.
    6. Adubairt fear do ghuth bhig
      na cluintear mhe rit ga radh
      1745] na tobhair domsa ach luach brog
      is ghen da nos gu brath
      da ber ragha lara dheit
      na cluintear leat sin fa chach
      gean go dilta roimi in duan
      1750] ri ba in duas iar dhan.
    7. Glaisis romhaind is laim rind
      o gar stiur se sind sa ngland
      sinis laim glollaidh a suil
      muinid duind in lair da gheall.
    8. 1755] Do mhuin in lair cheanand dond
      beag nach rainig a mong lar
      da bhi a boirbhis i na fhult{MS folio 11r b}da bhi na huchd feadh dha lam
      nir lugha na beand do sliab
      1760] sgeanma hi na fiadh gach thre trath
      mini hi re glacadh dar leat
      na in teach bha cuibhdhi ag cach.
    9. Gamhaid and sin a llair dhond
      ar mbuigin gan cond gan cheill
      1765] in fearud dar cuireadh lind
      tarrlla ar enaichni lind fein.

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    11. Gluaismaid romaind seachad siar
      ceartlaim dheas ri Sliabh da En
      laimh chle ri Raith nGraindi dhund
      1770] is ar cul ri Loch da Gher
      suntach and sin a llar dhond
      tre san aenach fa gorm fer
      gu rangamar Abhand Mhor
      tearc slogh ag nach buil a sgel.
    12. 1775] Mar da chuaidh ar Abhaind Moir
      tig builli da toin ri lar
      saithis a gob is a griaidh
      aichnid na fiaich hi ri bas
      sinidh a cos ligidh sriadh
      1780] teid a nell ri ba nell gnath
      sa challadh da rindi andsoin
      ata ndois is biaidh gu brath.
    13. Tigmaid ar tamh as a cind
      na fhacamar bidhg mar sin
      1785] is mithich duind dul dar taigh
      ar na fir da bhi rim chois
      faninsitear fuind do thuaid
      is beag nach toisg nair ar toig
      os a taibh thoir ata Niall
      1790] nar bhearr leam dol siar na soir.
    14. Glaisaim romhum do thigh Neill
      Mag thamhraghan is reigh gnuis
      fearais failti rind a flaith
      comairlli mhaith tarlla duind
      1795] o da chualadar fis ar sgeoil
      nir hiadhadh beoil i nar cuis
      a Choimdhi fa beag a brigh
      andsa ndi a roibhi ar suil.
    15. Ag soin a groigh ceadna amhaigh
      1800] fechaidh annois hi go daith
      beridh aris raghain libh
      ma beag sin anaidh air na hanaidh air.

    16. p.118

    17. Ag sin taem da thaemaibh Neill
      Mag amhraghan on reigh cliar
      1805] ca Gaigheal is uaisli fuil
      gilla na bhuil fuil na mBrian
      nochon aicim thiar na thsoir
      neach da ghenadh soi ach Niall
      Mag tSamraghan is mor teisd
      1810] gar mind lim a bheith mar ta{MS folio 11v a}maith
      [...]
    18. Cluinmis a mbheol gach fhir is gach mna
      cuich dara hiluidi na dho
      nocho car sibh ni is mo a trast
      1815] da gheallsun nach treigfead mhe
      nocho treigiubh he gach la. Lair do ghabus
    19. Ingean I Concubhuir Chuilt
      ni threigfim a cuid don dail
      Sadhbh ingean Cathail na cliar
      1820] da ber a mian da gach dhaim
      a crich Bhreifni ba imdha sluaigh
      ni cluinim a luach do mhnaibh
      urusa a bhuain do gheig Breagh
      damadh fhearr leind each no lair. Lair ddeag
    20. 1825] O Deaghaidh ar cara fein
      maith da idir me nach mair
      da chuaidh mar ar saileadh sin
      inaidh nir chind Gaigheal air.
    21. Cathal Og gan imdha geill
      1830] tug a mbreath fein do gach dhaimh
      as leis airgthear a tir thuaidh
      co mhedradh ar Inis Fail
      mac I Conchubhuir na creach
      gilla nach leig meath da dhail
      1835] agus da airg gu thAth Luain
      is da bera cuairt ma claind dail
      da an fos indhear
      [...]
      da Saindt
      da airg se gu Baili in Clair.
      Lair do ghabus do ghraidh Nell


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