Variants
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[YBL col 138 (.Y); TCD H 3 19 (H)] 2a not in Y 3d aimhréi(dhe H 5a
i g(ci(on H, illegible in Y 6c cidh taobh H 12c gabhuidh H d on Tr. HY
13d ní bus c. H 16a go beadh lis HY 18 not in H 23b dhiomorchar H
c nir meall– H, domeallaid Y d an pheacuidh H, in peacthaidh Y 25a
tiocfadh Y c mhuin chéille H 26a dal Y 29d mar fhuair H, ní fuair (?)
Y 34a Pol H.Y 36 not in H 39d dhgisi.Y 40f sa chr. H 41c don chr. H.
Tadhg Óg Ó hUiginn
Whole text
- p.10
- 138Iomdha ród díreach go Dia
nach gabhthar go Mhac Maria
óg ná arsaidh nochan fhuil
gan ród gcosmhail fá chomhair. - Tabhram ar n-aire d'iúl ghrinn
déanam imtheacht go hinill
is baoghal dham seachrán suas
dá rabh cleathrámh im choguas. p.11 - Gach ród nach iongabhtha d'fhior
d'fhios an tighe i dtá an Dúileamh
tualaing gach aon lé mbudh áil
raon ré ghualainn do ghabháil. - Gabhaid daoine is is díobh mé
an ród aimhréidh as fhaide
athraighid is claon céille
raon athghairid eichréidhe. - Tiaghaid is truagh a n-aithne
síol Éabha ar fhód mhearaighthe
d'éis a ndeimhnighthe dhóibh sain
sein-shlighthe Póil is Peadair. - Slighe an chreidmhe a cion an chroinn
do dhorchuigh Ádhamh oruinn
níor shoillsigh ó shoin i le
go goin Coimsidh na cruinne. - Do leathnuigh orainn dá éis
ar Mac nDé mar fríoth faisnéis
go taobh an tighe neamhdha
slighe chaol na creideamhna. - Slighe na humhla is í a-tá
dóibh ag breith iúil gach n-éan-lá
Dia is a thrí ceathrair ré chais
do leathnuigh í don eaglais. - A chlann Ádhaimh madh áil libh
ród do rochtain an Dúilimh
ní caol suas-an bhar slighe
raon uasal na haithrighe. - Faoiside is fulang do bhreath
dá shlighe go Dia dúileach
doirbh rochtain acht na raonaibh
tar docraibh an droch-shaoghail. - Re n-éag muna deachar dhí
ar shlighidh ainiúil eile
ród na déirce a Dhé Athar
ní léigfe mé ar mhearachadh. - Ag sin agat adhair dhí
a fhir iarras iúl nimhe
slighe dhearg na ndeich n-aithne
go reich ceard ar gcruthaighthe. - A n-imtheacht do badh hé ar leas
na seacht róid-se do ráidheas
gur gabha sinn na seacht róid
's a gcinn ag teacht don Tríonóid. - Dul sa ród go Rígh nimhe
ó nach fiú fear mh'aithrighe
ar dtoirrsei-ne go dtí dhí
ní budh cais-slighe chuige. - Dá dtíosadh d'fheirg an Athar
go léigfeadh mé ar mhearachadh
ná léig gan iúl mé a Mhuire
a shiúr na sé sochuidhe. - Dá n-agra Dia dul sa chrann
a Mháthair Íosa oram
agair bheith re n-iodhnaibh air
's a bhreith i n-iomdhaidh asail. - Trom ré n-íoc gion go mb'eadh leis
na trí déara do dháilis
it luighe a Mhoire ar do Mhac
is dá Mhuire oile iomad. - Ar an gcích do dháilis dó
is leat mh'fhagháil ó Íosa
i n-anáir a ghlac do ghoin
led Mhac mh'fhagháil ón Athair. - An chíoch do cuireadh 'n-a bhéal
's an chneadh fuair feirrde an leith-sgéal
go dtí don chíoch is don chneidh
mo shíoth agus Rí an ríchidh. - Do chífeam do bhreith breithe
cóir eagla fan áirithe
é ag teachta ós ar gcionn i gcnoc
sionn an ealta is sé an seabhac. - An fhuil dhearg do dhoirt an ga
tar bhar gcionn a chlann Éabha
's an fheoil a-tá gan téachtadh
an lá fa dheoidh díghéaltar. p.12 - Gidh mór beag do bhéaradh sibh
is síodh a chréacht don Choimdhidh
ní bhia ar tí altruim fhaladh
ó 'd chí th'acmhaing d'aontaghadh. - Ionmhuin le hAird-rígh nimhe
déirc do dhruim na haithrighe
a nead ní hannsa le héan
gémadh beag almsa an fhíréan. - A dhaoinei-se lén dochar
an aithrighe d'iomachar
dom meallaid na fir nach fuil
libh i bpeannaid a bpeacaidh. - Déanadh Chríosd do chum sinne
leigheas d'aindeoin mh'inntinne
le mbiú do dheis Dé do nimh
más fiú leis mé dá mhuinntir. - Don Tríonóid tiocfa mo chosg
díom féin ní thig mo theagosg
fóireadh mé do mhuin éigne
mar do chuir lé ar leithéid-ne. - I n-aghaidh Dé gan dáil sguir
do bhí Pól mar tú ar tosaigh
a Dhé gurab séad samhail
gur bhréag é ó Íobhalaibh. - Lá dá raibhe sé ag siobhal
ag tuar diomdha an Dúiliomhan
fuair an lá-sa seach gach lá
grása uaidh as ar iompá. - Ar smuainis d'ulc ó aois leinb
is a ndearnais do dhíbheirg
ós a chionn do chan taidhbhse
gabh lionn agus loghaim-se. - Ó do ráidh Dia fa doirbh lais
Pól ag anmain 'n-a éagmhais
do chuaidh Sbiorad Dé 'n-a dháil
ní fhuair sé a ionad iompáidh. - An rosg dá bhfaiceadh an fear
pobal Dé ag dul dá sgaitheadh
a chosg ó nar fhéad don ulc
do bhréag ón rosg a radharc. - Ní bhiú ris acht rámig sin
i gcéimeannaibh an chreidimh
gur bh'é asbal Dé fa dheoidh
do sgag-san é dá aindeoin. - Tig dó Pól i bpurt nimhe
i n-éaraic a aithrighe
d'éis a sbreaghta ón Sbiorad Naomh
ionad leabtha dá leath-taobh. - Re hoidhre nDé a-déara mé
tabhair mar thugais roimhe
lámh fúm ar éigin nó ar áis
rún an chéid-fhir do chlaochláis. - Is meince do pheacuigh Phól
iná mé gé a-tá ar dtéarnódh
a Dhé ní d'anaibhse mh'olc
é nach faghaim-se furtocht. - Pól asbal acht gidh olc mé
d'iompúdh fa iris creidmhe
deacra a Choimsidh na cruinne
foillsigh th'fhearta oruinne - A Mheic Dhé déana fearta
oram d'iompódh mh'aigeanta
do theachta i gcorp dom cheannach
deacra ná m'olc d'aithearrach. - Is tú do chuaidh dar gcabhair
dot urlaidhe d' Íobhalaibh
tú a naoidhe muirneach Muire
fuighleach caoire ar gceardchain-ne. - Is tú do bheir an ngréin geal
i n-éin-fheacht is an t-oighreadh
is tú thug na haibhne ann
's na maighre ar fhud na habhann - An chnú do bheith i n-a bláth
a Chríosd is ceardacht neamh-ghnáth
dod ghréas ar aon 's an t-eitne
a dhéas chaomh dar gcruithneicht-ne. p.13 - Gidh olc cheannchaid clann Eabha
na healta is na héigneadha
is é an beo do bhí 'n-a chroich
do ní idir eo agus éanlaith. - Bláth na n-áirne 's é do bhir
do theacht tré thaobh an droighin
bláth na gcnó tré chraoibh oile
ré thaoibh gá mó míorbhuile.
Iomdha.
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Title (uniform): Iomdha ród díreach go Dia
Author: Tadhg Óg Ó hUiginn
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Electronic edition compiled and proof-read by: Beatrix Färber and Mairéd Carey
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2. Second draft with variants.
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Date: 2014
Date: 2020
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CELT document ID: G402151
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Manuscript sources
- Dublin, Trinity College Library, 1318, (alias H. 2. 16 alias Yellow Book of Lecan); an Duanaire; see Abbott and Gwynn, Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in Trinity College Library (Dublin 1921). Digital images and the description from Abbott and Gwynn are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
- Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Advocates 72 1 29, dated 16th–17th century. Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
- Dublin, Trinity College Library, 1340 (H. 3. 19, The Tinnakill Duanaire); 17th century additions. Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
- Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Advocates 72 1 39, dated 17th century. Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.
Literature
- This poem is listed in the Irish Bardic Poetry Database (see http://bardic.celt.dias.ie/main.html) and dated early to mid-15th century.
- An English translation is available in Dá Dé, 78–80.
The edition used in the digital edition
‘Iomdha ród díreach go Dia’ (1940). In: Dán Dé. Ed. by Lambert McKenna. Dublin: The Educational Company of Ireland, pp. 10–13.
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Creation: Poem by Tadhg Óg Ó hUiginn, an Irish bardic poet, who died in 1448; the Duanaire was written in 1473 by 'Scanlan, son of Maolmhuire Ó Maolchonaire'. c.1400–1448
Language usage
- The text is in Classical Modern Irish. (ga)
Keywords: bardic; poetry; religious; 15c
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(Most recent first)
- 2020-01-06: Variant readings added in front matter. (ed. Beatrix Färber)
- 2014-11-04: Files proofed (2). (ed. Máiread Carey)
- 2014-10-31: Corrections on p. 152 entered; file parsed and validated; SGML and HTML files created. (ed. Beatrix Färber)
- 2014-10-07: Separate file for individual poem created; TEI header created. (ed. Beatrix Färber)
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- 2014-09-26: TEI header created. Encoding revised/updated. (ed. Beatrix Färber)
- 2006: File proof-read (1). (ed. Hilary Lavelle, LDT Project, University of Ulster at Coleraine)
- 2006: Text scanned, as part of Dán Dé; basic XML prose markup applied. (Text capture Data capture company)