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 By an unknown Irish bardic poet. c.1200–1600 The text is in Classical Modern Irish. 2010-11-16 Beatrix Färber ed. New wordcount made; conversion script run. 2008-10-10 Beatrix Färber ed. Header modified; keywords added; file validated. 2005-08-25 Julianne Nyhan ed. Normalised language codes and edited langUsage for XML conversion 2005-08-04T16:06:38+0100 Peter Flynn ed. Converted to XML 1997-08-25 Margaret Lantry ed. Text parsed using NSGMLS. 1997-05-20 Margaret Lantry ed. Text proofed for the third time. 1996-09-22 Mavis Cournane ed. Text parsed using SGMLS. 1996-09-20 Margaret Lantry ed. Header constructed, structural mark-up entered checked. Lineation checked and verified. 1996-09-20 Margaret Lantry ed. Text proofed for the second time. 1995-96 School of Celtic Studies (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies) ed. Text captured by scanning and proofed. Mair chungnamh lem chairdibh Mairchungnamh lem chairdibh cabhair uaim ní fhaghann siad; mór dtaobh a ngabhad ga ngaoltaibh caor charad ar aontail iad. Urusa a aithne ar m'fhear chogaidh a gcairdeas nach cabhair ghann; gidh cia le gcarthair na caraid sia ná an charthain anaid ann. Tearc agam i n-am an chunntais ar chionn an bháis gidh ard mh'uaill, dam dhíon acht combáidh na gcarad; gníomh folláin ní fhaghad uaim. Do thaghas mar chairde croidhe ar chionn mh'agra—ni hiúl gann— dá cheathrar nó a trí nach tréigeabh neamhchur dá dtí an t-éigean ann. Dom fhior cogaidh is cúis faitchis gidh iomdha im chionn cunntas doirbh an dá sheisear re hucht n-aighnis sei-sean 's a lucht aimhlis oirn. Gidh iomdha romham bearn baoghail dom breith suas ní slighe ghann —is é an t-iúl go neamh do nochtadh— triúr is fear is ochtar ann. Lucht eadrána fheirge an áirdríogh, iúl fíre as a bhfuil ar ndóigh, mogall géag nach cumhang gcabhra, dá ubhall déag abhla óir. Do bhraitheas gur mhogal milis, mian gach neich do-chiú 'n-a chnuas, da chóigear 's dá chnaoi san chrobhuing is sgaoi óigfhear thoghaim thuas. Gidh éigean dáibh dul dom chumhdach cóir cungnamh as lia sa lia; mór ní dá neamhthail do-ním- se trí ceathrair as dísle ag Dia. Do leanadar lorg a n-athar, d'éis a bháis nír bheag a ngrádh; mogal cumhra an dá chnó déag-sa umhla dhó ná an tréad-sa i dtám. Ní féadthar nach fionnfadh mi-se —minic fhéachthar í dá boing— dá chnó dhéag d'iompuibh na humhla; fionntair an ghéag chumhra i gcoill. An fad do bhádar 'n-a mbeathaidh briathra an sgrioptúir do sgag siad na sé chúpla fa caoin freagra; braoin drúchda na heagna iad. Cúitéaghthar i n-am ar n-aighnis —annamh fhuairsead taom budh theo— ón éinfhear déag páirte is Peadar ar bpáirt-ne a mhéad leagar leo. Ar bhfás tríom do thoradh m'ainmhian iomdha fréamh as a bhfuil géag a ndul i seilbh mh'anma d'fholcadh calma an feidhm dhá dhoctar dhéag. Ar n-imtheacht dá n-oide mhúinte mogal cumhra an dá chnó dhéag do líon ceo cumhadh gach duine, nar phudhar leo uile a n- éag. Ar n-anamhain uile i n-éintigh do bh'í a n-orchra dar ghar glóir —a dtoirse fa cumha choimhthe— soillse ar ndula i ndoirche dhóibh. Dá bhfuasgladh as a n-aitreibh iadhta d'éis a n-athar—is iúl fíor— táinig an Spiorad Naomh neamhdha ionad saor go ndearna dhíobh. Táinig gus an teaghdhais ndúnta an deachmhadh lá dá láibh bróin an Spiorad Naomh i dtairm theineadh; saor an snaidhm fa dheireadh dhóibh. Do fhoillsigh Dia san dúil teineadh teangtha an domhain dóibh 'n-a rioth; fir sin gan doghruing a ndéanmha fir gan fhoghluim béarla ar bioth. A n-eachtra nír bh'adhbhar guaise; grás a n-eagna as lia sa lia; an deaghsgol nír thréad gan teangtha dá easbol déag dearbhtha ó Dhia. Foillsighthear dhóibh dul dá dteagasg na trí ranna—ní rian gann; mar bu dú sgaoileadh an sgrioptúir aoinfhear rú nír bh'iontnúidh ann. Do cuireadh leo fa chuing creidmhe na ceathra triair do thogh mé —gan chairde budh beirthe a bhuidhe— ceithre hairde an chruinne ché. Ní tháinig ar dteacht dá dturas —troma a ndochair ní dáil ghann— éinfhear dhíobh gan easgar d'fhagháil díol na n-easbal d'anáir ann. Tiomsaighid timcheall na hóighe re hucht a báis—ní beart chlé— a dá dhalta dhéag i n-aoinfheacht 'n-a dtréad sgagtha ó dhraoidheacht Dé. A dteagmháil is-tigh i n-aoinfheacht d'éis a n-eachtra ó thír do thír —ní raibhe snaidhm as sia ar Mhuire— gairm ó Dhia ar gach nduine dhíbh. Ag sin iomthúsa na hóighe inghean Iaichim fa hard nós dul dí ó ghrás gus na grásaibh 's í gan bhás ón bhás-sain bhós. Ós chionn a cuirp—cóir a chreideamh— ní chuala cluas nír chuir súil a gclos do cheol ógh is aingeal —eol as lór do dhaingean dúinn. Iarraim ar éininghin Iaichim a hucht a gaoil 'n-a ghaol ghar i n-anáir an dá fhear déag-sain seal d'fhagháil dá déagsain damh. Ar impidhe an dá fhear déag-sa do dhíon cáich tar ceann a locht do-ní a muime agus a máthair ní as uille ná an bráthair bocht. Seol mo luinge re hucht n-anfhaid —iomdha slighe don tigh thuas— ná leagadh sé muna seolfam Peadar is é ar seolchrann suas. Uaidhe nó go bhfaghar fortocht —fada dhamh i n-easbhaidh eoil— ní ghéabha mé an cuma comha gidh é tunna ola Eoin. Go gcuire Tomás lámh linn-ne i ló an bháis—budh tachar te— lámh i dtaobh Dé mar do dheaghcuir as ar shaor sé a dheacair dhe. Parr-thalon agus Ta-théus mo thonn fheirge—ní gníomh gann— Aindrias muna chabhra ó chroidhe tarla an daighdhias oile ann. Dom shaoradh ar fheirg, a Íosa, acht Eoin Bruinne as bhráthair dhaoibh ní mhar tréan as mó go Muire San Séam nó a dó ar ghoire gaoil. Suibhisgéal is easbhal orrdhraic gidh é Matha nar mhaol sdair tarla dhó glóir an dá ghradam ag só dá choir agam air.