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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)
poem 76
Ard na Riag
- Ard na Riag, raid a fhoros
duind, ma fhedaich fhir-thomas:
cred thuc baisdead anma air n-aiss?
cir mar tharla ar tengaich?
- 5] Abair bec rind na Riada,
ota in t-ainm a n-imciana:
ní gné can tarba a thorad,
o tharrla he ar illrugad.
- 0 cheithri riabaib raiter
10] in t-ainm an uair imraiter:
beithri nach somolta sin,
ceithri comalta Cellaich.
- Cellach mac Eogain Eoga
hiad a aes fritholma:
15] cleathchor, nar chair a charcrad,
a cethrar caid comaltad.
- Maelcroin is Maelsenaich sin
ocus Maeldaluad lendmair
ocus Maeldeórad don droing,
20] noclaen-seólad ar saer-cloind.
- Guairi doclaen in curi,
nir anse, ca sir-guidi:
tuc doib cach ni ar chrad Chellaich:
rob i dal in díchennaid.
- 25] Ar marbad Chellaich chrechtaich
da fhir-muintir ainechtaich,
do chind luaidi nachar leas,
dobi Guairi can gnath-leas.
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- Cuchoingelt do uair áraig
30] ar an droing daír duálaig:
ranic do a mbreith leis a laim,
do nochor ges a ngabail.
- Tuc co port Rig da riagad
na hiuidail, da n-il-pianad:
35] and rochrochad in ceathrar,
fa sochar a sir-chechrad.
- Ard na Riag de na deadaich
gnath-gairthear ac Goeidelaib:
sibal is clecht le cach mbard
40] a lecht a n-inad irard. A.
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