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The Book of Magauran (Author: [unknown])

section 16

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Niall O hUigind cecinit

    1. Eiri trom trillsi Saibhi
      1840] earrlla a fhuilead findailghi
      barr mar fhinddhruini is ur dath
      in cul findbhuidhi fleasgach.
    2. Ni hedrum in teiri cind
      in phundund fhuilt blaithbhoig find
      1845] na sreith glantruim ar geig Mis
      ni hacmhaing breit a baithis.
    3. Sreath bhan bhis ar a ghluinibh
      fhailcis don ghil ghormshuilich
      os beirt duind da fult fuilcear
      1850] sa druim re hucht ninailteadh.
    4. Folt Saidhbhi mar a snath oir
      gur mheala moidi a honoir
      trilis druimneach ciabh clandach
      in tuidhneach fiar fiarandach.
    5. 1855]
      [...]
      aidh re fighi a fuilt cais{MS folio 11v b}biseach conaich craebh Dhurlais
      agnai haibh ag breith bhisich
      le dreich sair na Saidhbhisin.
    6. Bidh gach uair fhailcear dhisi
      1860] ar taisbenadh a trillsisi
      re folt camlag cladh copdha
      farmad bhan a bhandtrochta.
    7. Inghean I Concubhuir Chliath
      bean airgnich Atha findChliath
      1865] cead blathchraebh and re fhighi
      barr snathcael ar Saidhbhini.

      8. p.122

    8. Ni leir tairis a taebh geal
      a folt trom in trath sgailter
      o barr reigh ur na idhibh
      1870] a glun fein ni faicfidhir.
    9. Falchaid a trillsi troma
      bun fuilt lachan Liathdroma
      ni leir tar a barr a bun
      gach cland na ceibh ar casach.
    10. 1875] Da mnaibh is mor in ceandach
      an barr fhada fheithleandach
      doilghi a drumdluighi is locht lim
      da folt bhunbhuidhi bharrfhind.
    11. Casmhail re hublaibh aibchi
      1880] folt righna righ Conmhaicni
      folt fiar da chi ma ceand
      da iad fa tri na thimcheall.
    12. Falcad a hearrlla in tan tair
      dinailtibh gribhi Gabhrain
      1885] ingean righ ag fighi a fuilt
      fin ga ibhi ga hinailt.
    13. Ni thoilleand ar cholcaidh guirr
      folt righna Ratha Brenaind
      cuilt ni saidhbhir mun Saidhbh sin
      1890] airbhir fuilt ni hanaibhsich.
    14. Casmhail folt mna Muighe Samh
      ri maethbarr Saidhbi Cruacan
      a gnai ar fleisg an earrlla fhind
      teist a dealbha mar Dhoirind.
    15. 1895] An findciabhach Lacha Lein
      casmhail a folt re fholtsein{MS folio 12r a}duail leabhra ar mallchraibh Midhi
      earrlla barrchain baillghili.

      16. p.124

    16. Baramhail a barr sgathaich
      1900] folt mhathar Chuind cedchathaich
      Graindi no Una isi
      acht ailli cluma a ceibhisi.
    17. Casmhail folt Saidbhi sairi
      is trillsi Muirrnni Munchaimhi
      1905] mathair Fhind gan chruini um chord
      ar nar chind duini ar domon.
    18. Sadhbh og an earrlla bhachlaich
      mar Shaidbh meiring mallachdhuibh
      dial ri hinghin Chuind Choghail
      1910] gun findghil truim thaslaghaich.
    19. Fada uathi bhis a barr
      ag bandtracht craibhi Cualand
      locht ar a fult ni faicear
      sa folt and ucht inailteadh.
    20. 1915] Ri geis Lacha guirm Gili
      canait maithi a muindtiri
      tainig tainig tuillead dealbha dhuid
      ri bruindidh tearrla fhindbuig.
    21. Ingean Cathail Cairrn Bhricni
      1920] trillsi crocha a ceindlitri
      imdha mindshlighi na mall cir
      a mbharr inghini inn airdrigh.
    22. Pudurl findbhuidhi ribearr
      ina cul righna righleand
      1925] alaind reimi gach drong de
      gidh eiri trom a trillsi.
      Eire trom trillsi Saidhbi
    23. Da Saidhbh fein is neasu anois
      canfat maith ri mnai nDurrlais
      ri ba breath olc gan duan di
      1930] fuair a folt leath na laidhi.

      24. p.126

    24. Ni hesgaidh eirgheas a fearg
      in gheis gealbhraighdeach gruadearg
      malu mar dhael dearc mar ghloin
      craebh Dhala is ceart ro congaibh.
    25. 1935] Linaid beangla a bairr thruim
      a hucht oireadha alaind
      inghean Aillbhi an ochta gil
      failghi copdha re cichibh.
    26. Cris cumhdaich ceathra ceandrach
      1940] cubhaidh ri cneas min ndealbhach
      ni hail le fa slis solus
      cris agus se ar aendhorus.
    27. Ni frith locht o cind gu cois
      do righain dedbhain Durrlais
      1945] moladh mna Beirri dha ber
      ata feili fa faisgin.
    28. Da laimh leabair lor dheiri
      folt mna soillsi Sligidhi
      togbhaidh thuidhnich cais copdha{MS folio 12r b}
      1950] do bhais bhuinghil barrchorcra
    29. Ingean Cathail clair Midhi
      Crucdhg tiri tairrngiri
      grian bhan Erenn an inghean
      in glan mheirsheang mhinfhingeal.
    30. 1955] Bean I Ruairc Ratha Guaire
      rigan i ruisg gormuaini
      fear ni hindraidh gumadh fearr
      is a bhean os fhindmnaibh Ereand.
    31. Ranig fa Erinn uili
      1960] nos mna mharcaich Aelmhaighi
      is lor don mnai do moludh
      a gnai mhor ag medudhudh.

      32. p.128

    32. Sgarloid chorcra cumthar dhi
      leinti breacshroil bhis uimpi
      1965] roba na righna o Boind Breagh
      is irna oir a inddreamh
    33. Casmhail ri sneachta ar snighi
      dath a glaici gleghili
      mar thaebh Sadhbha trath sa troidh
      1970] mar blath abhla da haghaidh.
    34. A lan bhis is na bruighnibh
      do mnaibh fleighi findLuimnich
      da bandtrocht is lan gach lind
      ag snam fa hardphort nibhind.
    35. 1975] Bes do mnai dhuini Dealgan
      gan mnai gan fhear dhimdeargadh
      cach ga rogairm ceand a ceand
      forainm gu gnath ni ghoireand.
    36. Ingean airdrigh Atha Blair
      1980] is bhancoghnach don bhandail
      docair tagra ri cleith Cuilt
      fa bhreith dagra ar a hinailt.
    37. Mor a duais da dhlidhfeadh sind
      daghail on cneisghil chuilfhind
      1985] luadh a laighi is dola di
      moludh gruadh chraibhi Ceisi.
    38. Ar feabhas a fhuilt gleandaich
      ar a gnuis nderg ndrithleandaich
      ar ailli ar truimi a taibh ghil
      1990] in laidh uirri ro imich.
    39. Na hairm a neinleth tighi
      ni biad is gribh Gairidhi
      ni bhia Sadhbh istigh re thaibh{MS folio 12v a}is arm a fir na fachraibh.

      40. p.130

    40. 1995] Meastar ri mathair Ludghaidh
      bainceand cloindi Conchubhuir
      ingean Aillbhi is fhearr fa ghroidh
      geall dar Saidhbhi o na Sadbhaidh.
    41. Sadhbh ingean Cathail chosgraigh
      2000] righna ag roind a tuarastail
      in trath is truimi a heiri
      gan chach uirri ag oirbhiri.

      42. Eiri