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 By Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe, an Irish bardic poet c.1200–1600 The text is in Classical Modern Irish. bardic poetry 2010-11-18 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 2005-08-04T16:08:26+0100 Peter Flynn ed. Converted to XML 1997-08-25 Margaret Lantry ed. Text parsed using NSGMLS. 1997-05-23 Margaret Lantry ed. Header constructed, structural mark-up entered and checked. Lineation checked and verified. 1995-96 School of Celtic Studies (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies) ed. Text captured by scanning and proofed. A theachtaire thig ón Róimh

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 A theachtaire thig ón Róimh le n-a síoltar gach seanmóir déana mar a-deir an peann, ní gheibh séala achd an sgríbheann. Tabhair mar tugadh a-noir crois ó chomharba Pheadair; duille doirche gan drud ris má do-ug toirche thairis. Mar do ráidheadh ins an Róimh leasuighthear—lór do sheanmóir; [corrigenda] níor bh'éidir glór oile ann do bud lór d'oire a fhulang. Níor hiomráidheadh san Róimh ribh díochur na gcliar, a chléirigh; fríoth ó neamhRóimh éigin uaibh seanmóir éididh re héanuair. Caidhe an sgríbheann 'n-ar sgríobhadh an ealadha d'aithríoghadh? déana mar do fhógair inn, tógaibh séala do sgríbhinn. Focal nach fríoth i leabhraibh gan ní ar éigse n-ildealbhaigh; is léigheann gránna Gallda dámha Éireann d'ionnarba. "Donum Dei" an dán binn i gceartlár cuirp an léighinn; gaibh é is casgair a chéill; "asgaid Dé" sain go soiléir. Gan a luach ar na laoidhibh má a-dearar le deaghdhaoinibh do ráidh gan aoradh gach fhir do shaoradh cháigh, a chléirigh. Más do mhian méaduighthe an lóin beantar d'éigsibh a n-anóir nach lór, a chléirigh, re chais lón gach éinfhir 'n-a éagmhais? Ciodh um nar dhíochuir an dán ar dtoigheacht a tír Romhán Pádraig an iris do b'fhearr a hinis fhádbhuig Éireann? Créad thug ar Colum Cille nach fionnfadh achd fírinne gach Dar-daoin ag dul ar neamh, crodh ar laoidh mar do léigeadh. Do hionnarbadh eacht oile cliara Fódla féaraighe; a gcomhall do na cliaraibh ó Cholam an chéidbhliadhain. Tug gér oirrdhearc an t-eineach Mo Bhí cráibhtheach Cláireineach a shaoghal féin—fial an gníomh— don chléir do iarr gér bh'fhairbhríogh. Tugadh lé ar an laoidh n-uallaigh, gér athchuinghidh anuabhair, an bhróg do chuir an dealbh dhi; go dearbhí fhuil impe. Duais nach tiubhradh damh duine do-bhéara mac mórMhuire; do-gheabh ar duain dom dheaghdhán neamh mar fhuair Ó hIfearnán. Moladh daoine is dó as mholadh an neach do-ní a gcruthoghadh; ní bhí ar domhan ag duine ní achd moladh a mhíorbhuile. Rinn gach roinn, rinn gach meadhra, ag teacht tar an Tighearna; foghar gach tuile re tír moladh uile don Airdrígh. Gémadh bréag do bhiadh san duain is bréag bhuan ar bhréig dhiombuain: bréag uile gidh créad an cradh, bréag an duine dá ndéantar. Ní ba liai-de ór ná each ag duine dámadh doichleach; gan sbéis i nduain ar domhan dá mbuaibh ní ba buanoghadh. Dá mbáidhtí an dán, a dhaoine, gan seanchas gan seanlaoidhe go bráth achd athair gach fhir rachaidh cách gan a chluinsin. Dá dtráigheadh an tobar fis ni béarthaoi muna mbeimis go deighfhearaibh saora a sean craobha geinealaigh Gaoidheal. Do bhiadh i n-iarmairt fhada do mhíleadhaibh mórbhaga folach a sgéal—ní sgrios beag— gan fhios na bhfréamh ó bhfuilead. Folach cliathach agus cath fear n-Éireann do budh easbhach dá n-éis gémadh maith a méin gan sbéis i bhflaith ná i bhfírfhréimh. Gé tá marbh mairidh Guaire 's Cú Chulainn na Craobhruaidhe; ón ló tá a nós thiar is thoir a-tá fós Brian 'n-a bheathaidh. Beo ó mhaireas a moladh Conall agus Conchobhar; a nós 'n-a bheathaidh i-bhus nocha deachaidh fós Fearghus. Lugh do marbhadh le mac Cuill ní mhaireann cnáimh 'n-a choluinn; a nós ar ndul don domhan fós do Lugh is leasoghadh. Muna leasaighdís laoidhe a ndearnsad, gér dheaghdhaoine, i bhfad a-nonn do bhiadh brat ar Niall, ar Chonn, ar Chormac. Rioghradh Chruachna is Chaisil Chuirc na filidh fréamha a lubhghuirt slata teaghlach na dtrí mbrogh, Dá Thí Teamhrach is Tuathal. Ní bhiadh muna mbeith an dán ag cruit téidbhinn ná ag tiompán fios deighfhir ar n-a dhala ná a einigh ná a eangnamha. Fios a seanchais ná a saoire ní fhuighbhidís arddaoine; léigid so i ndán do dhéanaimh nó no slán dá seinsgéalaibh. Dá mbáidhtí seanchas chlann gCuinn agus bhar nduana, a Dhomhnuill, clann bhar gconmhaor 's bhar gclann saor ann do badh comhdhaor comhshaor. Fir Éireann más é a rothal ionnarba na healathan gach Gaoidheal badh gann a bhreath gach saoirfhear ann badh aitheach. A Theachtaire.