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 Manuscript source Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 3, 125 (alias 23 L 17: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 1). Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 703, 71 (alias 23 H 8: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 17). The edition used in the digital edition Láimhbheartach Mac Cionnaith Do thuit meirge catha Cuinn Dioghluim Dána Láimhbheartach Mac Cionnaith Dublin Oifig an tSoláthair [Government Publication Office] 1938 279–283

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 By an unknown 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 2005-08-04T16:09:23+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 thuit meirge catha Cuinn Do thuit meirge catha Cuinn a-rís—ní rádh gan fhochuinn— gé fuair soin a rádh roimhe san ágh ar Mhoigh Mucroimhe. Cóir a-rís a fhriotal sin a ndubhairt draoi Airt Éinfhir comhrádh truagh a haithle Airt ar Chairthe an Druadh a-dubhairt. A-dubhairt mar a-deir sinn "meirge ó gCuinn do-chiú ar dtuitim" an dá sgéal do sgailt croidhe léan Airt is ar n-orchrai-ne. Art gémadh adhbhar toirse fa ríor ní hé m'fhochoinn-se; ní chuir sinn i gcás chumhaidh go bás chinn Ó gConchubhair. Tug ar n-anbhuain 's ar n-olc féin a ndubhairt—dia do mhíchéill— go bhfoil im chridhe a chumha an file ar Mhóigh Mucrumha. Dá thurnamh tháinig an n-olc meirge marcraidhe Connocht; ó a thuitim ní bhíd ar bun; dá dtuitinn is tríd thiocfadh. Re hucht a thrialla i dTeamhraigh móide um mharbhadh Thoirdhealbhaigh far gcaraid-ne mo chumha anaibghe na heasbudha. Do b'aidhbhseach adhbhar ar neirt go bhfuair an t-easgar oirrdheirc clann Luirc 's a dteachta dá thaigh ar dteachta a chuirp san chomhraidh. I gcaladh Bearbha do bhiadh i gcoinne re cath Gailian; dá maradh ar n-a mhárach do budh caladh conghárach. Do toirmisgeadh—truagh an cion— le síol Néill ar n-a-noirthear a choinne fa Chaol nUisge; do-roinne taom tubuisde. Mac Aodha, nar éar dámha suil fríoth fios a theasdála, i ndiaidh a thóroimhe tig Ó Briain Bóroimhe i mbráighid. Mac meic Toirdhealbhaigh—truagh linn— do bhí—níor bheag an inntinn— gion go raibhe i ndán da-san ar Thrágh mBaile a bhárda-san. Dá ghaol féin—ní fiadhach gar— nach truagh an treabhadh meanman? dá lár do lingeadh an Traoi dá milleadh d'ágh i n-aonlaoi. Is leo torchair—truagh an béad— an dream dar chóir a choimhéad; ní cóir gan chuimhne ar Chadaigh duilghe dhóibh a ndearnadair. A fhine ann gan fhuireach mar budh cineadh comhuidheach téid ar bhfaicsin na faille go géig n-aisdrigh nEochaille. Do ráidhsead ar gcur chuige tre bheith beagán sochruide 'n-a aonar go raibh a-rís baoghal air nochan fhuighdís. Téid neach dá náimhdibh bunaidh aca i gcoinne Í Chonchubhair; gonais an tuir ó Chluain Caoin —ní guin do-chuaidh gan chomaoin. Fa goire bás dá bhiodhbhaidh gér luaithe lot Toirdhealbhaigh; do bhí sé 'n-a chosair chró 's ní hé an rí ar tosaigh theasdó. Guin ó gach aoinfhear do fhuair dá dtigeadh—trom an anbhuain; do rad an rí goin fa ghoin an fad do bhí 'n-a bheathoidh. Ar dtuitim dá thaobh mar chailc gion gur bh'é a dhíol do dhíoghailt do bhí a bhiodhbha bonn ar bhonn is rí Cliodhna san chomhlonn. Níor fhulaing laoch Locha an Sgáil aithris marbhtha meic Damháin; ní fhuair an dream é i n-asgaidh ceann a ré gé rángasdair. A loit is lór do phudhair tír cháigh ar n-Ó gConchub- hair; dá chlannmhaicne is é do fhuair ré a adhlaicthe go n-anbhuain. Fear do mharbhtha, a mheic Aodha, tar éis maoidhte an mhíothaoma níor fhéad as do dhearnoinn deis an seanloinn ndéad far dhúinis. Mac Subhaltaigh is mar sin a bhas fa cheann a chloidhimh gan dol fa a dhéis do dhuine d'éis na Con 'n-a chróluighe. Níor beanadh a bais na Con le marcraidh Meidhbhe Cruachan sealbh a dhornchla re trí thráth; do bhí ortha 'n-a ursgáth. Gur cumadh—is cúis truaighe— cealg ar Choin na Craobhruaidhe mar budh beo corp an churadh gan tocht leo dá lámhughadh. "Éan" ar cách—ní cleasradh beag —is í cealg ar ar chinnsead— "níor ghabh riamh ós cionn na Con nach biadh i ngioll dá ghábhodh." Clann Cailitín—cleas neimhe— ós cionn chéile Eimhire dá fhéaghain an beo do bhí na n-éanaibh leo do leigthí. Ingheana an druadh i ndeilbh éan do dhul idir é is ai-éar Cú Chulainn, gidh bé do bhraith, do fhulaing é don éanlaith. As do haithneadh a éag soin aonmhac inghine Cathbhoidh mar nar ghoill cleas an chleitín san treas ar chloinn Chailitín. Meadhbh mar do maoidheadh an bás dírim laoch—fa lór d'uathbhás— do Leath Mogha do mheall sin dá gcora ar ceann an chloidhimh. Do b'é iomthús a ndála tríocha laoch gan leathlámha do-chuaidh don laochroidh ón loinn gan bhuain re caoimhChoin gCuloinn. Fágbhaid mar sin—samhail cháir— do loinn mbuadha id bhais ghéagbháin lucht doirtthe t'fhala i n-iorghail —mana a dtoitme, a Thoirdhiolbhaigh. Faobhar do loinne id láimh dheis dóigh go ndiongnadh a aithris —meisde a ngeall dá seachna sin— dá ndeachtha ar cheann an chloidhimh. D'iomarchaidh an fhir roimhe do lann, a laoich Bóroimhe, gá dtú acht do leigeadh id láimh gé do creideadh thú ar dteasdáil. Ag cosnamh an chuilg neimhe dhuit i ndeireadh aimsire gan neart iomromha id ghlaic ghil sbraic na hiomghona it aighidh. Ar ndul d'éag ní dheachaidh dhe an ghráin do gabhadh roimhe; do-chuaidh le laoch Locha an Sguir a fhraoch catha san chomhroidh. Ioth an talmhan ar ar thuit do-chuaidh uain-ne 'n-a éaruic ó do shúigh fuil na flatha an úir fhuil mar fhiadhracha. Don chumhaidh is cneasda sin a beith mar bhias a dainimh; a-tá toil cháigh le a chaoinimh le a bhfoil dháibh do dhomhaoinibh. Ar mo thoirse ní théid faill, mar sin fuaras a fochainn; meabhaidh ar mo ghuth ón ghol —uch ní le meadhaibh múchtor! Meisde bhím tre bhile Ó gCuinn ar mh'osnaidh an uair ghabhuim gidh mé as toirsighe dá thocht; ar dtoirsei-ne is é mh'annsocht. Beag do shíol Chuinn dá chumhaidh oidhre chloinne Conchubhair nar thruaill fíoch agus falta; dá dhíoth do-chuaidh Connachda. Do thuit.