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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)

poem/story 5

NEMTHEND

  1. Dreco ingen Chalcmaíl chrúaid,
    maic Cartain chaíl, maic Conúaith,
    ander 'cambuí cach bine,
    sech ba druí, ba deg-fhile.
  2. Is lé conairnecht, scél ngúr,
    tria ainrecht is tria imthnúth,
    diambaí níth Bregrossa beirg,
    díth mac Fergossa leth-deirg.
  3. Cethrur ar fhichit, ní gó,
    dá fher déc sin co ba dó,
    cethri seisir, garga a ngluind,
    romarbtha sin la Drecuinn.
  4. Conán, Canán, Máelán mál,
    Sarán, Sáerán, Sáebdercán,
    Uinnsiu, Aillsiu, ard a ngleó,
    Tuinnsiu, Tairrsiu, is Tromcheó,
  5. Cuán, Cattán, Cáemán cass,
    Tnuán, Taebán temen-glass,
    Fuither, Fiacc, Failbe, is Flann,
    it iat sín a comanmann.
  6. Tuc dóib nemain ocus neim
    in draic dremain, der demin,
    corusmarb i n-óen-fhecht de
    tria sáeb-recht súain serb-díge.

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  7. Áit i m-bátar mairb co mend,
    is dó-sin is ainm Nemthend:
    dosfuc i n-imned ria n-ail
    fled rohindled oc Drecain. D.
  8. Mo chorp, a Rí cháem na cros,
    rop sáer ar olc, ar elgnos,
    is m'anam, cen mímes maill,
    nírop díles do Drecainn. D.