CELT document G402222

Tabhrum an Cháisg ar Chathal

Muireadhach Albanach Ó Dálaigh

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     p.104

    Tabhrum an Cháisg ar Chathal

    An Muireadhach cédna

  1. Tabhrum an Cháisg ar Chathal,
    a hucht Íosa an Ardathar:
    a mheic, cuimhnigh ar gcaingne,
    dheit {}
  2. Éisd, a rí súlghorm Sionna,
    inni agus dá éinghiolla—
    nach truagh ar gcaingni a ceathair—
    ag faighdhi ar na fuineachaibh.
  3. An ceathror crosda ar gach ndruing,
    gan lón énduine aguinn:
    maith an choimhdhe dár gcabhair,
    an Coimdhe is Ó Conchobhair.
  4. Gluaisdior linn d'iarraidh fhaighdhi
    go ceann foltchas fionnAidhne:
    dá n-éra ceann Aidhne inn,
    nocha mbem d'fhaighdhi a nÉirinn.
  5. Ar gcaingni ré a chéibh ndruimnigh,
    lór éinbhél dá athchuinnghidh:
    giodh eadh nocha seichébh soin
    gan mo leithén um leanmhoin.
  6.  p.105
  7. Lór linn ón rosgmhall reabhach
    an bhreath do bhaisd Muireadhach:
    ní ag iarraidh tuillidh atám
    acht ar chuinnigh mo chumpán.
  8. Lámh dhuid ar dhath an tsneachta,
    a ghnúis ríoghdha ruithionta:
    an dara lámh go dearg dhuid,
    mo ghrádh don Cheard ros cumaid.
  9. Suaithnidh éirghios a fhearg,
    Ó Conchobhair an Croibhdhearg:
    donnlámh is geallámh fa gha
    ag leannán bonnbhán Banbha.
  10. As amhlaidh rugadh flaith Fáil
    's a sgríbhionn lais 'na leathláimh:
    branán fearchonta Chláir Chuinn,
    láimh ghealchorcra as a ghualoinn.
  11. Lámhach a láimhe deisi,
    ní hurusa a innisi:
    deargthair cláir ochta d'fhoghuibh
    do láimh chorcra Uí Chonchobhair.
  12. Cuiridh sgiath ar sgáth a chnis
    risna gáibh nach ttéid thairis:
    fuaighfidh risna gáibh géra
    an láimh shuaithnidh shoisgéla.
  13. Mór soighiod go seanglúib nglain
    do tharruing bas chorr Chathuil;
    fagha chas tachair do theilg
    bas tana Chathail Chroibhdheirg.
  14. Maith ar each, ní holc dá chois
    lámhach Cathail Dhúin Durlais
    gabhaidh ó Cuinn chleith fá sheól
    eidir dhruim eich is aieór.
  15.  p.106
  16. Maith sén tugadh go Teamhraigh
    rí Muaidhe, mac Toirrdhealbhaigh:
    nocha sill buachail ar bhoin
    re linn uí Thuathail Teachtmhuir.
  17. Suairc an taidhbhsi tárfas damh
    aréir do chathuibh Cruachan,
    a dhul amach san Midhe,
    gach clach 'na tur theinntidhe.
  18. Crithre teineadh tárfas damh
    d'fhaicsin ar fhud a margadh:
    as í an chrithre, as breath bhunaidh,
    sirthi creach Uí Chonchobhair.
  19. Do-chiú glastonn mara mir
    amuigh ag toidhiocht tairrsibh:
    as í an ghlastonn mhear mhara
    an geal basdonn béltana.
  20. As é an Croibhdhearg chuirfios soir
    na Gulla do ghabh Theamhraigh:
    an duine ní diombáidh linn
    'ga ttiomáin uile a hÉirinn.
  21. Do-bheir thír gan bhrat gan bhoin
    an geal donn, ó Duach Galaigh:
    do-bheir cuach a dabhaigh dheirg
    ó Duach Galaigh don Ghaoidheilg.
  22. Do-bheirid gotha a ghaghar
    rí Éireann go hamhlabhar:
    gaghar ar chuan go gcluinionn
    ní faghar uadh urfhuighioll.
  23. Do-bheirid beanna uaine
    teas a ngnúis uí ghealGhuaire:
    maith an sódh seinleanna sin
    geilbheanna {}
  24.  p.107
  25. Ionar corcra mar chaoir nduinn
    matal sgarlóid, sgiamh ndíoghainn,
    is léini chaol mar chailc ngil
    fá dhá thaobh uí Airt Aoinfhir.
  26. Diobhruigis sgoth a sgingi
    uaidh ag imirt fhithchille:
    cúl réidhshleamhain tais do theilg
    dá bhais mhéirleabhair mhíndeirg.
  27. Súil chochlach uaine aga,
    dó bhais mhíne mhérfhada,
    is bonn tana saor sleamhain,
    mala chaol donn druimleabhair.
  28. Minic luaittear a leabhraibh
    oidhre taoibhgheal Toirrdhealbhaigh:
    cúl fiar is fleasga 'na bharr—
    trian a theasda ní thabhram.

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Title (uniform): Tabhrum an Cháisg ar Chathal

Author: Muireadhach Albanach Ó Dálaigh

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Electronic edition compiled by: Beatrix Färber

Funded by: School of History, University College Cork

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1. First draft.

Extent: 1100 words

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Publisher: CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts: a project of University College Cork.

Address: College Road, Cork, Ireland.—http://www.ucc.ie/celt

Date: 2012

Distributor: CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.

CELT document ID: G402222

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  • Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 743 (olim A iv 3), 17th century. [Bergin remarks p. 104: 'The scribe has left a couple of blanks; apparently the MS. from which he copied was illegible in places.]

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‘Tabhrum an Cháisg ar Chathal’ (1970). In: Irish Bardic Poetry‍. Ed. by Osborn Bergin. Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, pp. 104–107.

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Creation: Muireadhach Albanach Ó Dálaigh, an Irish bardic poet c.1213–c.1224

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Keywords: bardic; poetry; 13c

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  1. 2012-07-06: Queries resolved using information from the Bardic Poetry Database at the DIAS website; SGML and HTML files created. (ed. Beatrix Färber)
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  3. 1995-96: Text captured by scanning and proofed. (ed. School of Celtic Studies (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies))

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