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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)

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LUMMAN TIGE SRAFÁIN

¶1] Lumman Tigi Srafain canas roainmniged? Ní ansa Lumman ainm do cach scíath .i. leoman, ar ni bíd scíath cen deilb leomain and .i. co m-bad fhuillite a gráin & a fhurfhuath, ar is feochair amnas in leo & is cathach congalach, & tri brictu & tecusca dognítis insin. Bóe dano scíath la Corbb mac Cinain, & ni gaibthi cath nó comlund fris ic secht rígaib do rígaib h-Erenn.

¶2] Baí cath-milid in tan sin, & ba faid & ba fili é .i. Fer Bern mac Regamna, brathair do Fhind mac Regamna, et oca-saide bói Teite ingen Meic Nia, a quo Oenach Teite nominatur. Inund mathair .i. Fainchi tre-chichech ingen Airmora do Aradaib Cliach la Currech mac Cathair & la Fothad Cananne & la Teiti, la mnái Find meic Regamna, & inund athair la Fer Bern & la Find mac Regamna. Luid dano Fer Bern & duan leis do athchungid in scéith co Corbb mac Cinain, & rob é ainm in sceith la Corbb .i. Dubgilla. Tucad dano in sciath do Fhir Bern & ba fálid de Fer Bern. Ocus issí sin amser robás oc fúr chatha Cerna eter Art mac

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Cuind & firu na n-Insi et Cruithnecho Daíl Araide. Documlái dino Fer Bern o Brius Bérre do fhromad a scéith co Cerna i mBregaib. Ronimber iarum issin chath, co n-ecmaic tri choícait álad and, & atbered cách ba leth catha la Cond (.i. la h-Art mac Cuind) Fer Bern a oenur. Imsói ar culu da thaig do iarair a leigis, co toracht Tech Strafáin, & forrgither andsin é ó chnedaib. A gai gér 'na láim, a scíath moa bragit, a chlaideb cona thruaill uma fora chriss, co torchair, co n-epert fria gilla a úag do chlaidi. Túr dano a ainm-side. Rochlaided ind úag. A shleg dia thóeb. A chlaideb don taeib aile. A lummán .i. a sciath taris. & atbert ‘Bid ainm din magin-se Lumman co brath. & i cind .ccc. bliadna o 'nocht dorosset dias sund & adnaicfiter form-sa, & fogeb-sa failti leo ic Dia, cid mór coscor rochurius’. Unde Lumman Tige Stafain.
    1. Dubgilla dub-airm n-aisse,
      eo ruisse, roen sleg snaisse,
      sluindfe dún diupa deinne
      do chungid leinne glaisse.
    2. Comairle Dé dom thuus,
      ciped tráth no ré rosius:
      cia beit bruit oc mac Cinain,
      ni da tinail consius,
    3. Acht lend na daim a diablad,
      na gaib culend no craebrad,
      ditiu della fri lummain,
      celtar cunnail co n-dael-dath.
    4. Dligid aíl, nirbo uabur,
      fri daíl iar n-áine faebur,
      bratt cona srengat nóidin,
      forbbaid oen-fhir a oenur.
    5. Etiud gnathach cuirp rethi
      nad reith snathat nó snathe,
      tugan martra, mind naire,
      bratt nad ralad dar fathe.

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    6. Doeim fossad fot rea,
      cona ceil cossar class fua:
      cen co tarla mong fria
      méraid a lomm fria nua.
    7. Ni taiss arricht, reim n-ellach,
      dar' na tarla slicht slinned:
      rofess am-maig ní mongach,
      ci atchess cen dlúth cen indech,
    8. Cen garmna cruind co n-druine,
      cen chlaidbe adma fige,
      cen lamda deg-mná deimne,
      cen deilg n-eirrgi dia rige.
    9. Reidfid Dubgilla delbda,
      dín mo debra, mind ngaible,
      in bratt condaig Fer Berna,
      acht ni trebrad ní coimge.
    10. Ni find, ní liath, ni lachtna,
      ni derg, ní gorm, ni corcra,
      ni breccan raenach riabach,
      ni h-etgud srianach soccra.
    11. Sossad n-aidche, secc lige,
      fossad fri gaethaib gubae,
      cumthach brunni, barr feibi,
      fot aidche daille dube. D.
    12. Mo duan ni dub, ni dous:
      dlug don tshluag cosnaius
      slicht mo lám, niptar slemna:
      is me Fer Berna, ó Brius.
    13. Missi is mo lumman lomda,
      sund donrubad, tor tedma:
      iar ngním fri gliaid ngáithi
      biaid fóithi Fer Berna.

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    14. Torsat sund, bid slicht sona,
      dias dond cen bricht cen bluga:
      laigfit form-sa, maith mana,
      is roga raith in ruba:
      legfait sain oc Dia delbda,
      bertait uaim demna duba. D.
    15. Tri cét blíadna iar saine,
      ni siabrat sét consuide,
      conambeir mac Dé nime
      i ngné ngile cen duibe. D.
    16. Buan in breth iarna broga:
      is tech truag cen nach tuga:
      ni comga in cél, ni coma,
      is domna der co n-duba. D.
    17. Sluindfe in crich-se cen chaire
      cia theis fri toirse tuile:
      aní fogeir mo menma
      dombeir fri degra duibe. D.
    18. Mo daig-fher, in dual díriuch,
      ni laimed slúag a shargud:
      rop é m' ainm i cath Cherna,
      ar m-brath Fer Berna in brá-dub.
    19. Crúaid in sét sund ar saine,
      mo cholg na thruaill uimi,
      is lumman chiar nar chained,
      tríar rodáled co dubi.
    20. In oenecht baidmis braine
      is nochraidmis cech cuire:
      innar cethrur chrúaid chetna
      i n-úaig fri det-bla dubi. D.
    21. A Thuír tabair dot aire,
      dond úir nofalaig uile,
      lessaig mo laid im lige,
      dail 'com díne co n-duibe. D.

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