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 By Maol Sheachluinn na nUirsgéal Ó hUiginn, an Irish bardic poet c.1200–1600 The text is in Classical Modern Irish. bardic poetry 2010-11-10 Beatrix Färber ed. New wordcount made. 2008-10-13 Beatrix Färber ed. Header updated; keywords added. 2005-08-25 Julianne Nyhan ed. Normalised language codes and edited langUsage for XML conversion 2005-08-04T16:09:06+0100 Peter Flynn ed. Converted to XML 1997-08-25 Margaret Lantry ed. Text parsed using NSGMLS. 1997-05-26 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. Do bhriseas bearnaidh ar Bhrian

MAOL SHEACHLUINN NA nUIRSGÉAL Ó hUIGINN.

 Do bhriseas bearnaidh ar Bhrian; ní gabhtha dhó mar dhímhiadh gidh bearna do brisde leam ar chisde fheadhma Éireann. Gé bhrisim air im aonar beirn le beagán iolfhaobhar brisidh caithbhearna ar chéad fear géag as aithreamhla aigneadh. Ní hionann agus é féin meinic bhriseas beirn n-aigmhéil, ar tuir mBearbha níor bhlaghas bearna as a bhfuil foltanas. Urchar beirne do bhriseadh dom iomarcaidh aigei-sean is béimeanna ar a mbí neimh is trí géirreanna gaisgidh. Dá mhanaois bhrisde bearna aige agus lann loinneardha; an tsoighead gémadh í ann nocha bí a hoiread agam. An t-arm ler bhriseas bearnaidh ar chuingidh clann dToirdhealbhaigh ní fhuil ag an dearccorr dhonn leathtrom nach cuir i gcomhthrom. Do-ríneas beirn do bhlaghadh air a hucht na healadhan cóir labhra dá char i gcéill mar tharla dhamh is doi-séin. Seacht leithbhliadhna do léigeadh gan chánaigh gan choimhéigean Magh Inghine an Sgáil far sgoil ó fhinnbhile Chláir Chobhthoigh. D'ionadh a n-áirgheadh nó a n-each ní coigillte ar chionn Chairbreach fear uaim i n-oirchill a gcruidh ná cluain oirchinn dá n-eachaibh. Mac Raghnailte an rúin chéillidh gabhais fearg an bhflaithfhéinnidh mar nar seachnadh uaim don fhior cluain a eachradh nó a áirgheadh. Ní nar bh'iongnadh dhó dá dhruim mh' fhearg mhór-sa re mac Domhnuill; lasaim go fear ar bhfeithmhe gur bhean asainn imirche. Brisdear agam 'n-a aghaidh bearna ar Bhrian Ó Conchobhair; a bhaile ránag a-rís tánag a bhaile i mbímis. Níor briseadh—beag dá uaisle— bearn air acht an aonuair-se ó aois leinbh gus an lá a-niogh gé tá re beirn do bhriseadh. Mar sin nach aithrisdir uaidh go ndearna an Cú ón Chraobhruaidh bas ghéigshlim far ghrádhach mná lámhach éigrinn acht aonlá. Lá dá raibhe i nDún Dealga Cú Chuluinn cruth naoidheanda óidh na gcuradh ar an gCoin slóigh Uladh i n-a fhochair. D'éis an óil ar n-éirghe a-mach dá bhfacaidh an fhian Ultach crann go nduille fheactha fhaon ealta ag luighe dá leathtaobh. Líonaid dá n-annsacht uile mná Cúigidh chlann Rudhruidhe; gá cur do budh deacra dháibh cur ris an ealta d'fhagháil? Do dhóigh a lámhach an laoich iarraid ar athair Chonlaoich; teilgthear uadh na heoin áille; fa tuar leoin is lúthgháire. Marbhthar le Coin an chleasraidh ar itghibh na n-inghean-sain na heoin don dírim dheaghbhan; fírrinn ceoil a gceileabhradh. Ar roinn na healta don fhior níor dhearmaid umpa acht Eimhear; do bhí ar Eimhir reacht fan roinn; deimhin nar chleacht an chomhroinn. Gealltar uaidh 'n-a éiric sin na céideoin eile d'Eimhir do thornfadh ar thaoibh an chnuic ó chraoibh na n-orchar n-orrdhruic. I gcionn trill teagaid go cách dá éan go n-éagcosg neamhghnáth —cia nach tabhradh óidh orra?— go slabhradh óir eatorra. Tug bainchéile Chon Culuinn grádh dearmháireach dofhuluing don cháraid iongantaigh éan thánaig d'fhionnochtaibh oiléan. Agrais Eimhear an fhuilt truim a chunnradh ar Coin gCuluinn fan dá éan gér dhainimh dhó gan sgéal 'n-a haighidh umpa. Dá uair nó a thrí teilgthear lais na heoin áille is níor amais; do bhí ar confaidh mar do chuir trí horchair tar na héanaibh. Feadh bliadhna ní dheachaidh dhe athtuirse na n-éan síthe; ní hiad imtheachta na n-éan as inleanta acht an t-uirsgéal. Gan éinéan riamh roimhe sain do dhul do dhaltán Chathbhaidh gan bheirn ar Bhrian do bhlaghadh riamh acht d'fheidhm na healadhan. Ní gabhthar géill na teangadh; bearn ar Bhrian do bhriseamar; níor thadhaill bheirn nachar bhris dá lamhainn a fheidhm d'aithris. Líon timchill gacha tíre i n-oirchill na hairdrighe rí Sligigh is sé sheolas; ní mé idir fhoillseoghas. Do-fheadar budh éigean damh cúl re cineadh a mháthar ar Bhrian muna bhear dá cheilt ar bhean a Trian an Tuaisgcirt. Fogus d'fhéin Mhurbhuigh mi-se, ní fhéadaim a innise mar do bhlagh a gclacha chuir 's a chatha fa mhagh Murbhaigh. Ar Mhagh Luirg na learg solas dá n-áirmhinn a urradhas a ndearna Brian d'fhoghail ann do bhiadh 'n-a fholaidh oram. Na táinte bó do bhean díbh dá n-áirmhinn ar an airdrígh Fir Mhonach ní budh réidh rinn; i bhfolach go léir léigim. Síol Muireadhaigh is Manaigh do chuirfeadh im cheartaghaidh bheith ag tuirimh na dtreas thug bheas gidh duiligh a ndearmud. Goill Connacht do chur dom dhruim nó a n-iarmhoireacht ní fhéadaim a bhreatha troma ar a dtigh ná a chreacha orra d'áirimh. Ní fhuil éintír aca so nach bí cuid éigin aca ag gabháil le a chneas mar chailc d'fhagháil treas nó dá dtabhairt. Ní bhí anbhuain i nUltaibh ná coimhéirghe i gConnachtaibh nach é triath an Tobair Ghil as cliath chogaidh dá chairdibh. Cara ná deargnámha dhíbh ní fhuil d'urradh ná d'airdrígh d'fhine Chuinn dá gcuir leis-sean gan tuinn dá fhuil uimei-sean. Le foluibh uaisle iomdha is le tréidhibh tighearna do chosain Brian clanna Cuinn ó Bhanna siar go Sionuinn. Ní mionuighthear a Mumhain bearna ar Bhrian Ó Choncubhair; ní thig fian Eamhna dá fhios, bearna ar Bhrian gé do bhriseas. Do bhri. Bás inghine Í Bhriain do bhlagh mo chroidhe—créad nac blagh- fadh? do ghnáth ní lugha do lá mo chumha an tráth fa dteasdá. Móide do bhriseas bearnaidh m'onóir a hucht Toirdhealbhaigh gan chur ris i dtráth tugha ar chách do bhris bearnadha. Na trátha le mbrisinn beirn a chroch Dé, ar dheamhnaibh Ifeirn uaim ar dhearmad ag dola ní neamhlag uaidh m'arodha. Do bhri.