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Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála (Author: [unknown])
section 18
Dub Dá Thúath: Diambad messe bad rí reil
- {MS folio 147b} DIAmbad messe bad rí reil
nocho chingfind ceim dar cert
nochon isligfind dom smacht
18670] combad chomaltach mo recht.
- Ciapsa raithenach im rath
nipsa conderclech ar creich
ní innisfind i fail ban
in scél bad áil dam do chleith.
-
18675] Ni cen chimmbedu no beind {MS folio 147b 5}
do maccaib Fer Lugach lonn
muire icna bít géill i ngill
is é in lind i coire toll.
- Tecosc Cormaic is cor ngaeth
18680] ar Cairpre Liphechair luath
in chrech do chudnud na ngiall
a n-as dech do triall na túath.
- Tairnem na diumsa ro dlecht
is cert ro chan dún in bricht
18685] connach fagbad foisam latt {MS folio 147b 10}
cid do mac no thisad fritt.
- Rí Lethi Cuind cungid chain
co ríg Cassil cruind na cuan
na tucsu do ar Ruadán rán
18690] is ferr trú anda truagan truag.
- O tharnaic comairli ind noíb
nirb amnirt aicned don ríg.
rop ferdu in t-apstal ond íath
fossugud na ngiall ina tír.
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18695] Inas ferr flatha fria ré {MS folio 147b}
{MS folio 147b 15} firinni trocaire tua.
inas messo d'inchaib ríg
sechmell ar fír fuilled gua.
- Trí gáre buada do ríg
18700] ina thir ro fiabsat feib;
{MS folio 147b 20} gair choscuir chruaid.
gair molta muaid. gair im fleid.
- Tri gári dimbuaid do flaith.
gáir glám dia guin cid cian gair
18705] gair a ban i nnamat maidm
gair a muntire iar maidm fair.
- Sluindfet a thrí buada ar bith
cech ócthigirn for rith raith
fognom n-oiged airet bís
18710] tirgnam do chill cís do flaith
- Tri meth ócthigirn mass ed
cairig na thech cech than
a banchumal im raind ris
& urland a liss d'ar.
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18715] Cech ardiumsach ra buí riund {MS folio 147b 25}
is fán athissech fa rír;
uasliu cech rád rí cech slán
is ferr cech dal dia tic síd.
- Inas gurmu rudrad ríg.
18720] gím do dáil dath funchi fúar
fordath lúi lon lugi ban.
bláth brunni ban brosnad gual.
- Gilithir firinni ic flaith
scraiph sceas tond taidbsi lir;
18725] taitnem bruit gési ri gréin {MS folio 147b 30}
bláth snechtai ar sleib snaschur sin.
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- {MS folio 147b} Saithech cech ainmnetach aitt
cech meic a chiall acht co tic;
dar éis a cuind di cech mnaí
18730] o ca ch sin atlaí a gaís nglic.
- Cetharda dlegair do flaith
corop maith do siu & tall
síd i tuathaib termon cell
aisc for fell fortacht na fann
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18735] Is ferr síd sochocad sruith {MS folio 147b 35}
ni ar lín óc brister cath
ferr id éra astas ech
a ellma as dech do cech rath.
- A rrigni is messu don gaís
18740] amal concren suthi sos
dond abba benair in cís
cid fota fegair cech nos.
- Druth cech mer miannach cech baeth
{MS folio 147b 40} brocach cech saeth serb cech gnath.
18745] gel cech nua. lond cech scíth
ní hinunn frith fogeib cach.
- Is cert caich amal a nert
celid serc ainble & olc
noco bí tuli cen tart
18750] is súail ní is budi ri bocht
- In bith is bith cáich ar úair.
ní fil flaith acht Fiado fír
curi cen chend cruit cen cheis
samail na tuath deis a rríg.
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18755] Is suí cech sothinchoisc slán {MS folio 147b 45}
cen gair cech fan imtheid len;
athig i comairli ríg
mairg tír i tic in scél.
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- {MS folio 147b} Scriss fora mét ni geib greim
18760] ni cluchi mad tind ra tuind
tren talam cech bali is tend
uasliu in cend andait na buill.
- Doberar faill for mbec mbuair
atchota mac trebar tír.
18765] is fiach o geltair ri nech {MS folio 147b 50}
is fairchi breth briathar rig
- Ro scailed do chach a ord
is borbb nad aithgiuin a cheird.
ferr uma cech aicdi aird
18770] cé théit muga. ní geib meirg
- {MS folio 148a} Mac ind abbad issin cill
is e grind gonas mo chíall;
mac in trebthaig issin tír
mac ind ríg do naidm na ngiall.
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18775] Mac in tair a llus in táil
do chumma in chláir ina chirt.
mac in goband cosin ngúal
ass e a dúal dechrad dia slicht.
- {MS folio 148a 5} Mac in chornaire fon corn
18780] mac ind laích a llus na n-arm
mac in chlerig arin cuairt
do gabail co suairc na salm.
- Mac in chruittiri fón cruitt
iss ed nachass luitt moalle.
18785] mac na cerdda cosin céir
mac in lega leic liaig de
- Mac in timpanaig na tét
iss e a bés gabail gres glan.
{MS folio 148a 10} mac in murige cosin muir
18790] mac inn airim icond ar.
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- {MS folio 148a} Mac ind filed cosin dán
mac in druith a llus glám ngér
mac in medamain cen meth
cach conorruith breth a bél
-
18795] Mac ind foglada con ulc
a purt for a port tiar is tair;
Mac in chírmaire a llus chír
mac in chirb is é a bés guin.
- {MS folio 148a 15} Ni rodam nad beir a roí
18800] ní suí nád athgiuin fa dí
is don bratan dothaet eó
is don maccan dothaet rí
- Nacham ruca Demon leis.
For a clais tened cona thess
18805] rach ara theiched timchull cross
siu doneither in mess. D.
- Firinni flatha rofess
tress dobeir na catha for a cess.
{MS folio 148a 20} dobeir in mblicht sin mbith.
18810] Dobeir in n-ith is in mess. D.
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