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 Manuscript source Dublin, Trinity College Library, H 1 17. Editions Lambert McKenna (ed.): Leacht carad ó chath Bhriain. By Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird, Studies 36 (1947) 175–180. "Lament on the chieftains slain in the battle of Down in 1260." From MS T.C.D. H 1 17; includes English translation. Secondary literature Pádraig Ó Macháin, 'Poems by Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird', Celtica 24 (2003) 252–263. [Survey article about Mac an Bhaird's oeuvre with further literature.] Pádraig Ó Macháin (ed), The Book of the O'Conor Don (Dublin: DIAS 2010). The edition used in the digital edition John O'Donovan Leacht carad i g-cath Bhriain Miscellany of the Celtic Society John O'Donovan Dublin 1849 [1851] 404–415

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 By Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird, an Irish bardic poet. c.1575–1625 The text is in Classical Modern Irish. One word is in Latin. 2015-04-21 Beatrix Färber ed. Header created; all encoding updated, file converted to XML; file parsed and validated, SGML and HTML versions created. 1996 Philip Irwin ed. Text proofed and structural mark-up applied. 1996 Students at the CURIA project file capture Text captured by scanning. Fearghal Og Mac an Bháird cecinit. Leacht carad i g-cath Bhriain, millte Eire do'n aen ghliaidh; taebh an chnuic lán do leachtuibh, air nar thuit an tarrngeartuigh. Brian Ó Néill Oiligh 'san ár Maghnus na Craeibhe O'Cathán, O Duibhdhiarma Ó'h-áird Eanaigh, ríghdha garg Ó Goirmfhleadhaigh. Ó h-Inneirghi an abhra mhoill, Ó Carra Mór, Mac Lachloinn, taeisidh Chloinn chrodha g-Cána, mór umoro ar n-easbadha. Sgata Connacht 'san g-cath g-cruaidh; Ó Duibheamhna 's Ó h-Anluain, dá m-beinn um dháileamh 'g an druing, a n-áireamh uile nacha bh-féadfuinn. Cóigear do Cloinn g-Catháin g-cais 's an ár a n-éagmhais Maghnuis, do sgaeil an cóigear an cath do thaebh fhoideadh na n-Ulltach. Maghnus féin, Éachmarcach ann, Muircheartach, Donnchadh, Domhnall, Niall Ó Cathán do chneasghuin, ochan! nocha n-easbuidhe! Cearbhall 'san ár easbhaidh dhamh, mac mo mháthar é, is m'athar, Éachmarcach cum lér g-cloinn, leathmharcach cubhaidh Cearbhaill. Mo bhráthair d'fágbhail 'san ár, is mo chomhdhalta Ó Cathán, ní slán sinn 'gar d-toigh inn as an ár i n-Ulltaibh. Gidh dainimh dhamh gach duine dainimhe O'Cathán cul-bhuidhe, as é aenrigh mo chuisle cinn, así an fhuil-si nach bh-fuilngim. Danimh ler macaibh 's lér mnáibh, marbhadh Mhagnuis Uí Chatháin, Brian muna m-beith isin ár ni bheith creach mar Ó g-Cathán. Tugas grádh mór, misde dhamh, dó ó chinn mo chúig m-bliaghan, och nar ghabhas re moghrádh, moch do charas Ó'Cathán. Mo ghrádh d'Ó Cathán Cluaine, ni grádh mna d'fir aen uaire grádh ó ré leanbadhachta a leith, dom' dheagh dhalta, dom' oide. Do bherrmír rigeadh an reabhradh do nar macraidh mhór mheanmnach, sinn is an righ ar chladh nar choll ag dol fa trí na thimchill. No go n-gabhthadh mé ar a mhuin do n-dínn déra ma dhiaigh, ar gach leith ba mé marcach ar n-each bá é Éachmarcach. Do bhí a thuarasdal ag teacht dúinn, mar budh sinn a oighrighacht uiread aige re dís dham; dob fhada arís ó reabhradh! Théighinn re duain d'fiar a bhall, mar budh h-é duan m'ollamhain; tucc sé a lán ar mo dhán chamh, is mé gan dán do dhéanamh. Acht misi féin, misde dhamh, is an t-easbog, is Eoghan, mocha mairinn do mhacraidh a anam a Éachmarcaigh. Ordaidh aifrinn gach fir gráidh dot chomhdhalta d'Ó Cathán do mhac righ cromhtha in gach cill, bídh órtha gacha h-aifrinn. Ar do chuimairce inn gach cill da m-bedh milemac léighinn, tar mhac Ragnailne rachaidh Salmfhuighle da shaltrachaibh. An léighinn is dual damhsa, d'fir thaeibhgheal thonn-geamann-sa gebhad marbhnaei m-blath m-buig, i d-trath bhar n-anma thrathbhuigh. Da thísadh ollamh oile re a chloinn do chreic marbhnaei, a cheandach ba dual damh-sa 'sa luach d'eallach agam-sa. Ó nar h-aithnídheadh 's an ár colann chneis-gheal Uí Chathán, beo gín go d-táinic d'á thoigh rangadar leo don lathoir. Ma tháinic a tuaidh on ár, a fhaicrin gin gur b' imlan a síth a shlis thiar no thoir, ga fis nach biadh na bheathaidh. Minic do rad ingean óg airchis ar neach a n-allód, go m-beireadh le bean 'san m-brugh fear, agas é n-a énar. Rug la catha Cluan a Tarbh te, le 'na bheathaithe bean t-sidhe Dunluing Duine na bh-Fearta, uime súl-ghorm sidhadhchta. An t-sidhe na bh-fuil macrigh Roiss ní gnáth dúnadh a dorais air neach nach ar dhún d'á dheoin, a theach na dún, a dháirseoir. Innsa gan eochair nimhe a láimh coinnle coillidhe, air gheal fhaeilaidh dá bh-fhéadadh neamh d'aeidhidh d-fhoisgéaladh. Nocha n-faca diarraighe cruidh neach do éirfeadh 'na argaidh; do badh fuireadh Éachmarcach obuir Eirinn fhulang. An tir na bhais gé do beadh ní fhuileongadh o chineadh fiuchadh; b'obair féile srothan tobair thair, do thráig ar marbh adh mhic Ui Chatháin. Do lag a dhún ar 'na dhol, a glún air lár do'n leagadh; tu da darraidh an fhéile a thulach na toirléime. Mac Uí Chathán na Craeibhe, mac Rághnaill, rí Formaeile, mín dáil na diaigh budh dheachta biadh an dan na dhilleactha. Leacht.