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The Book of Magauran (Author: [unknown])
section 15
XV
Gilla Aenguis O Cluman cecinit
- 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.
- Ag sin is fech i go dath
in groidh maith do thimsaich Niall
beir henragha lara dhibh
nech bia ris ag aimhfeas phian.
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- 1735] Be maith agi da cind sin
adubhartsa ris da eis
bermhaid lucht a haichni leind
minbha deaghaichneach sind fein.
- 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.
- 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.
- Glaisis romhaind is laim rind
o gar stiur se sind sa ngland
sinis laim glollaidh a suil
muinid duind in lair da gheall.
- 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.
- 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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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ag soin a groigh ceadna amhaigh
1800] fechaidh annois hi go daith
beridh aris raghain libh
ma beag sin anaidh air na hanaidh air.
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- 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
[...]
- 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
- 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
- 1825] O Deaghaidh ar cara fein
maith da idir me nach mair
da chuaidh mar ar saileadh sin
inaidh nir chind Gaigheal air.
- 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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