CELT document G402169

Mairg nach tathaigh na trátha

Variants

[XXIV] 
[RIA D ii I p. 59; indistinct pass ages in brackets] 4a tsaeilti 8 b.
foaidi a feirg fearr 9a sin b dil dcoemas (d overlioed) 10a sin 11c conofe
(?) ar ocht d nairmhim 12a tenmhoin isa ts. c De isa d. 13c a d uthair
adruind 14b ar a m. c fa nd 17a ghradh b tug Dia m’a c guidheadh
naiteadh d’s not in MS 18a gada in c ceasa b 19c os 20a Lenam c crob–
haing 21a Itige c conob 22a haisgi, hóir d. s. (overlined) ar fairi 25b cora
ancea mhe c ar fhailti.


Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh

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     p.45

    XXIV

     59b
  1. Mairg nach tathaigh na trátha
    d'airichill lae an Luan-bhrátha
    ... ar orgail as
    mar do orduigh an eaglas.
  2. Ocht dtrátha ar atach árach
    {} na n-ocht ndubhálach
    na trátha as críochadh crábhaidh
    díochur gacha dhubhálaigh.
  3. Príomh i n-aghaidh craois ní cealg
    an Teirt 'gá maithtear móir-fhearg
    an Meadhon-laoi is leis laghthair
    feis re gach mnaoi malach dhuibh.
  4. Nóin dhíolas shaint mar shaoilte
    Easbarta ag díol dearchaointe
    Coimpleit dúinne gabhaidh greim
    i n-aghaidh tnúidhe mar thuirmhim.
  5. Maoidhmhighe agus meadhar bhras
    an Iairmhéirghe dhúnn dhíolas
    is Matan dhíolas deabhradh
    díomhas agus droich-reabhradh.
  6. Is iad sin ocht n-airm diabhail
    ocht gcoire an chuirp dhímhianaigh
    budh marbh an té gus a dtair
    dá mbé gan arm 'n-a n-aghaidh.
  7. Gabhaim-ne arma oile
    do chosg diabhail dheamhnoidhe
    na hairm as airm dhamh 'n-a dháil
    ca chan gan a n-ainm d'fhaghbháil.
  8. Aoine i n-aighidh craois an chuirp
    foighide i bhfeirg 's fhearr d'iarmuirt
    druim re mnaoi bhfalaigh bhfolt-chais
    i n-aghaidh an adhaltrais.
  9. Déirc 's ní saint is sí sgaoileas
    Easbarta dhil díochaoimheas
    fáir-chleas nachar dhainimh dhúinn
    bráithreas i n-aighidh n-iomthnúidh.
  10. Cunnlacht 's ní maoidhmhighe a-muigh
    uir-ísle i n-aghaidh n-uabhair
    is iad sin iarum na hairm
    do bhir ar dhiabhul deagh-mhaidhm.
  11. Go ndearna meise maidhm mór
    ar dhiabhal go n-a dhubh-shlógh
    {} ar ucht soi-ghníomh sinn
    coimh-líon na n-ocht n-olc áirmhim.
  12. An tseanmhóin is an tsaltar
    dom dhíon ar mac mallachtan
    cros leag-dhonn Dé agus a dhealbh
    go mbé eadrom is Ifearnn.
  13.  p.46
  14. An traigh i dtá an t-áladh
    ar Ifearnn dom iomnághadh
    sguchaidh na deamhna dom dhruim
    an dearna othair adhraim.
  15. An taobh i n-a dtugsad guin
    shaorfas mé ar muinntir ndiabuil
    folt craobh-chas Dé fá ndheimsibh
    shaorfas mear a mhuinntir-sin.
  16. Go mbeam go díleas daingean
    i n-aontaidh na n-árchaingeal
    i n-aontaidh na saor 's na slógh
    i n-aontaidh naomh is naomh-ógh.
  17. I n-aontaidh gach aos móide
    i dteaghlach na Tríonóide
    i n-aontaidh gan fhíoch gan fheall
    i n-aontaidh nach fríoth foircheann.
  18. I dtoigh nimhe na naoi ngrádh
    tugadh mh'anmain go hiomshlán
    gaibheadh i n-ar n-aiteagh inn
    faiceadh cluineadh a gcuingim.
  19. {} gá dtá an teach
    m'abhall-ghort buidhe bileach
    mo cheas beach mo chruach mo chrann
    mo theach mo thuath mo thearmann.
  20. Mo theampall ós thigh cille
    mo cheall ós chnoc dílinne
    mh'fhinn-bhile craobh-shlat ós chill
    Aon-mhac inghine Iaichim.
  21. Leanabh lánamhna Parrthais
    ubhall olc an iomarbhais
    crobhang crosach na gcnó ngeal
    ní tosach dhó ní deireadh.
  22. Itche iarraim ag luighe
    's ag éirghe ar Mhac mhór-Mhuire
    gurab séad i ndáil Dé dhamh
    gidh éag tháir mé gidh marbhadh.
  23. Ní haisgidh airgid ná óir
    iarraim air ar mo sheanmhóir
    ... ní baile ní ba
    ... ar fhaire mh'anma.
  24. Mairg thréigeas trátha Muire
    'n-a bais-ghile bharr-bhuidhc
    cúl slatach mar shnáth n-óir
    cách 'gá hatach 'gun altóir.
  25. Altóir eaglasa neamhdha
    muime Meic ar dThighearna
    máthair Ríogh náraigh nimhe
    síol nAdhaimh 'n-a himpidhe.
  26. Impidhe Muire ar a Mac
    gur aince inn an ógh-shlat
    ar fháilte an teaghlaigh thoghdha
    ar na deamhnaibh dubh-ghorma.
    Mairg.

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Title (uniform): Mairg nach tathaigh na trátha

Author: Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh

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Electronic edition compiled and proof-read by: Beatrix Färber and Hilary Lavelle

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2. Second draft with variants.

Extent: 1600 words

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Date: 2014

Date: 2020

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CELT document ID: G402169

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  • Dublin, Royal Irish Academy MS 1225 (alias D ii 1, alias Book of Uí Maine), fo. 59b; c. 1394. See R. A. S. Macalister (ed.), The Book of Uí Maine, otherwise called The Book of the O'Kelly's, with a descriptive introduction and indexes (Dublin 1942). Digital images and a description of the MS are available on http://www.isos.dias.ie.

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  1. This poem is listed in the Irish Bardic Poetry Database (see http://bardic.celt.dias.ie/main.html) and dated to the early 13th century.
  2. An English translation is available in Dá Dé, 111–112.

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‘Mairg nach tathaigh na trátha’ (1940). In: Dán Dé‍. Ed. by Lambert McKenna. Dublin: The Educational Company of Ireland, pp. 45–46.

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Creation: By Donnchadh Mór Ó Dálaigh c.1200–1225

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Keywords: bardic; poetry; religious; 13c

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  1. 2020-01-06: Variant readings added in front matter. (ed. Beatrix Färber)
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