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The Book of Magauran (Author: [unknown])
section 31
XXXI
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- Ni beag easbhaid indsi Fail
ni theadh nach easbhaidh anbhail
tugudh a coimdhi dho chach cor
4180] o
[...]
nir dhoilghi dosan.
- Ar neasbhaidh ina theasbhaidh truim
ni theasbhaidh i gan ochaind
da ber soin chach gan cuimni
in fath bhoil gar neabhaidhni.
- 4185] Ri luadh na neasbhadh uili
mo deasbhaidh in taennduini
trom i bed rer samladh soin
a eg is adhbhal deasbhaidh.
- Mag Amraghan in bheoil bhind
4190] ni beg in esbhaidh dhErind
me o craidhi guma cnesghuin
se uili ar naenesbhaidh.
- Doirbh aenfhear mar e dhadhail
deis mhuinti Meg Amraghain
4195] gan a bheith a Dhe gar nin
nocho cleith e dhar nimnim
- Bas meic Briain rub ur nochta
tug fuind fuath an abhachta
dul do sgaith Choraind a curp
4200] da aith oraind ar nabhocht.
- Tomas mac Briain bruindi geal
rob e comhed crich nGaigheal
in trath ro mhar flaith Febhail
maith do ghabh a Gaighealaibh.
p.272
- 4205] Da thoit eneach indsi Fail
ar ndula meic Briain bhondbhain
nuair da chuaidh ceand Femin{MS folio 26v a}da chuaidh gach dream dheighenich.
- Tomas Mag Amraghan taeir
4210] ba mhinici ind na achraibh
truadh mar ra chuaidh fear Findi
uaind ri thead na thaislingi.
- Nir lamh aenfher thiar na thair
teacht dhargain meic Briain Breaghaich
4215] da bhi ar breith do gu neachaidh
breith a mbho o Bhreifneacaibh.
- Goill is Gaighil aguidhi
ar anmain fhir Aelmaighi
maith fian Bhanbha ri gach mbhocht
4220] ri mian anma durtocht.
- Maith da thuar thaighi nimi
almsa saththrighi
in dug flaith Monaidh an amaidh
maith ri fhoghain da anmain
- 4225] Gach neach rerbh ail a adhail
fuair maithis Mheg Amhraghain
bha mian le sgaith fheil Fhebail
a mhaith fein ag fileadhaibh.
- Der ris ga thuair is fhearr
4230] dheigsibh Alban is Ereand
ta lin catha dha chur
a ghribh Macha gud mholudh.
- Tanig rind ar treisi atigh
a meic Briain a bhairr leabhair
4235] ar treisi a fir Fhindi ort
da bir indi gan urtocht.
p.274
- Da crich Breifni leath ar leath
da chaithbheadh uili a eneach
ni caitheadh se ac reighi rind
4240] se rib fheili i nErinn
- Ni frith orraim dhfhir uaindi
a glind Ghaibhli gheguaini
re ndhul dha gribh Cunga o chach
da righ nirbh urra a oglach.
- 4245] A mac fein tanig na theach
mar ra orrdaigh Dia duileach
da sduaidh Bhoirni nochor bhas
in toighri da thuair Tomas.
- Tomas mac Briain barr naidhi
4250] s sluadh Erenn ga egaini{MS folio 26v b}tug a chumha do chach cor
go brath ar ndola dhoson.
- Imdha tir ata go se
a leon uili dha eisi
4255] da thraeth med bhorrfhaidh Banbha
ar neg donchoin Eachlabhra.
- Gidh imdha anbhuain ele
da dhith curadh Caenrighi
gi doirb gach ni ar ndolo dho
4260] in chumha ni hi is osso.
- Da thoirrsich daini in domhain
cumha ghegi gormhChoghail
dubhach slogh Banbha dha bhas
ba mor a tarbha o Thomas
- 4265] Ar chan cach nir ceilti dhuind
ri mac mBriain a bairr chladhuir
toirrseach bean ar maigh Mhumhan
a thuir Breadh od budludhudh.
p.276
- Ba rir ni bhair sind gu se
4270] ar theis aenchara firi
ta sind ar ndola dhuid
a cind Chobha gan charaid.
- Ach rob imdha ag techt dod taig
damha a thErind sa thAlbain
4275] beith ar thuaidh a fhir Oilidh
da bir uaind gan tindsaidhi.
- Da cumasa a fhir arta
tug oirrndi easbhaidh imtheachta
mor dhom neart do chuaidh ar gul
4280] od leacht gu tuaidh ag timpudh.
- Mairg ata mar tu dha eis
in tug dhuind ind ga aisneis
fuarus gach ni ar dan a dhuan
ge dha bhi i ndal go dimbhuan.
- 4285] Dimbhuan bo nir bhuaini each
ac mac Briain ga mind buidheach
uair ba thoil ar caith don chrudh
maith do chaith soin in saeghul.
- Seasg gach bo crin ina cuill
4290] deis Mheg Amragan thsuilchuirr
uathad gort ar a bhuil fas
od bhuin ar docht do Thomas.
- Tomas mac Briain barr corcra
leandan bar bandtrochta
4295] maith a chuing da craibh Duibi
nir thuill air na thesguini.
Ni beag esbaidh indsi Fail{MS folio 27r a}
p.278