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 By Aodh Ollabhar Ó Carrthoidh, an Irish bardic poet c.1200–1600 The text is in Classical Modern Irish. 2010-11-18 Beatrix Färber ed. New wordcount made; conversion script run. 2008-10-15 Beatrix Färber ed. Header modified; keywords added; file validated. 2005-08-25 Julianne Nyhan ed. Normalised language codes and edited langUsage for XML conversion 2005-08-04T16:11:36+0100 Peter Flynn ed. Converted to XML 1997-08-25 Margaret Lantry ed. Text parsed using NSGMLS. 1997-05-29 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. Tosach féile fairsinge

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 "Tosach féile fairsinge" —d'fhuighlibh Fíthil an focal; ní hiomdha dar n-aithnei-ne neach as urra don tosach. Ní thig tosach fadhálta don tí dhligheas dán díom-sa; ní budh mór dá bharánta tosach an teagaisg ríoghdha. Dó as fhearr thig an tosach-sa Ó Maol Ruanaidh rí Céise; tearc neach ar an domhan-sa as fhairsinge ná as fhéile. Do-bhéaradh Mac Diarmuda a shúil tar ceann a einigh; dá mbeith fear a hiarrata níor bh'ei-sean fear a heitigh. Ní ar domhan ní shanntuigheann acht dá dháil dá gach duine; nochan fearr an gallmhuileann ó léigtear é fa uisge. Tomhaltach Mac Diarmuda mac na ríoghna ó Ráith Chruachan gá seadh méad a iarrata 's gur mó sa chách a chnuasach. Rí maicne Maoil mhórRuanaidh 'ga dtá an t-eineach i gcartaigh fíon dá ól a hórchuachaibh uime ó mhadain go madain. Is uasal an t-aoghaire, a-tá aca ar a n-eineach; ní fhacas fós aonduine ag dul uadha fa eiteach. Gearr budh lón a ionnmhus-san muna bheith Dia dá cosnamh, lámh aige dá thiodhlacadh is lámh oile dá bhronnadh. Ní hí cuid na céadoidhche do-bheir Dia dá dhreich mhínghil acht é ag riar gach éanchoinnmhe bhíos 'n-a chás air dar-íribh. A dtabhair mac Conchobhair agus a bhfaghann chuige aige ní fhuil comhchosmhail acht trághadh agus tuile. Dá mbeith gan bhád ionlocha 's a dhámh i bpurt an locha do rachadh flaith Fiodhnacha dá bháthadh d'eagla ghotha. Tomhaltach mac Conchobhair mheic Aodha—dia do thoice— mheic Chonchobhair chomhramhaigh mheic Tomhaltaigh óig oile. Mheic Mhaol Ruanaidh romhasglaigh ris nach raibhe feidhm formaid mheic Ghiolla Chríosd chomhchubhaidh mheic Conchobhair mheic Cormaic. Sgéal beag ar an gCormac-sa a-tá agam re n-a aithris; d'eagla gomadh domblasda dleaghar réilioghadh gairid. Lá éigin dar éirghiosdar ar tulaigh láimh re a longphort oireacht i ngach éinionadh dá chumhga 'n-a mbíodh Cormac. Go tulaigh na comhdhála do-chí chuca mun dtráth-sain bean leathchaoch ruadh roghránda 's aonbhrat lín ar a brághaid. Gabhais tres an aonach-sain nó go ráinig sí an baile; dí níor fhiafraigh éanduine cia hí nó cáit a raibhe. Go Carraigh Meic Diarmada an tráth do-chuaidh an bhean-so níor shuidh an dúil diabhalda gur cóirigheadh lé leaba. Oileachán beag éagcosmhail do-ní i n-uillinn an tighe; bliadhain dí ar an ndéarghadh-sain gan easbhaidh bídh ná dighe. Gur caitheadh an bhliadhain-sin —mo chean do-rinne an ainmne— bean ná fear dá fiafraighe ní fhuair ar feadh na cairrge. Téid an chaochruadh chiabhfhada ar gcor na bliadhna thairse d'ionnsaighe Mheic Diarmada 's beannaighis dó as a haithle. Innisidh a himtheachta dó ó thosach go deireadh; ní sgéal so nach inleanta, sgéal as uaisle ar an eineach. "Bliadhain gus an aimsir-se dhúinn it shíth, a rí Dhuibhe, ar bhfógra ó Thír Thairrngire bean mé ar ar cuireadh cluiche. "I mbrugh Eamhna abhlaighe do cuireadh mé fa gheasaibh gan dul go Tír Thairrngire go mbeinn bliadhain 'n-a heasbhaidh. "Níor gabhadh an bhliadhain-se uaim gan mo bheith i n-éantaigh 's gan neach ann dom fhiafraighe ar feadh an dá mhíos dhéag-sain. "Do bhádhas an bhliadhain-se i gcúirt Locha Ché chornbhláith gan neach ann dom fhiafraighe —is do bhíodh uile an tromdháimh. "A n-áireamh ní féadfaidhe leath ná trian a mbí id bhaile, 's ní shaoileann díobh éanduine nach air féin bhíos bhar n-aire. "Ar bhéasaibh ná ar mhíbhéasaibh ní diúltar neach ód thigh-se —'s ní léigthear acht fíréanaigh amháin i dteaghdhais nimhe. "A Chormaic mheic Tomhaltaigh, an bhfuil ar feadh an bheatha teach i mbeinn an comhfhad-sain gan fhiafraighe acht do theach-sa? "Beannacht agus bithbheannacht fágbhaim uile 'gad theaghlach; ní dearnadh 's ní dingeantar céim as uaisle ná a ndearnsad. "Do ním-se dhuit fáisdine gé táim im beathadhach ghránna go mbia an t-oineach d'áiridhe 'gat shíol go laithe an bhrátha." A geasa ó do fuasgaladh ar n-innisin a heachtra imthighis an ruadhchailleach; ní dí támuid budh-easda. A airdrí fial foighideach is riot bheanas an sgéal-so; id bhrugh ní bhí coimhidheas re duine do shíol Eabha. Níor bh'usa don chailligh-sin bheith mar do bhí i mbrugh Cormaic iná bheith id bhaile-se, a rí Locha Ché chollbhuig. Do-ghabhthaoi id bhrugh bhiothbhuan-sa sgol ris gach gceird i nÉirinn 's ní bhíodh i dTigh Mhiodhchuarta acht duine ris gach éincheird. Do ghreasa, do mhadhmanna, ní fhéadaim bheith dá bhfaisnéis; ní thuillfeadh san adhmad-sa an deachmhadh cuid dod chaithréim. Ad theagmháil, a Thomhaltaigh, ní thiocfadh duine ar domhan, a Chú Chuluinn churata a Chonaill Chúigidh Chonnacht. A-tá ag dúsacht th'adhmholta, a rí ceirtbhreathach Céise, nach foghnann don adhmad-sa tosach acht tosach féile. Tosach féile.