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THE BEST BATTLE THAT THE HEROES EVER FOUGHT. H. 15.
2 ' Failte '^ rlhuitsa ! shean f hir shuairco,
T' ionnsuidh air cliuairt tliaiiiis; nu ; •'
Laoch nihili' is caoin dearp dreacli,
Cha d' cur thu riamh neacb mu ni.
3 ' Sgeul * a b' aill Icam fhacliail ■'' uait,
Ogha Chutbaill bu cbruaidb col? ;
An teanntacbd 'as Mogbadb "n raibb.
'N Catb is teinne cbuir an Fbiaiin
O na gben tbu riamh nan lorg,'
4 Bhcireamsa kin deaibb dbuit,
Ille Pbadraig nan saibn binn,
Mu 'n cbatb 's teinne cbuir na fir,
A na gbeinamb fianntidb Fbinn.
o Dearmad fleagba do rinn Fionn
An Albbeinn ri Hnn nan lac'icb,
Bba cuid do 'n Fbiinn fui dbruini dearg,
'S dh' eiricb orra fearg is fraocb.
Dbioir iad sinne san or, (ol)
Mac Ronain nan gloir ceun binn
Dubhairt Caoilte is doidb leinn,
'S ni mo fbuair sinn mar bu cboir
lonad suidbe mor mbur Fbinn.
7 ' An eiric a mi-mbeas dbuinn,
'S o neacb do cbuni fleagb na Feist,
Bbeir mis is tus Ailli' ur,
Freiteach bliadbn re mur na Feinn.'
8 'N sin tbogadar orra gn triall,
An cloidbeamb san sgia' nan luing ;
'N diais laoch bu cbaoin dearg dreach,
Gu Rigb Locblan nan srian shorn,
9 'S bu Rigb air Lochia n san uair.
Fear a gbeibhadb buaidb ' sgacb blar ;
Fearraghuin mac^ aon fbear nan long,
O' Rigb bu mbaith a lann sa lamb.
10 Muintearas bliadhna do 'n Rigb,
Thug an diais bu cbaoin dearg dreach,
Caoilte Mac Rannaghuin ' nan sleagb geud
Agus Aillidb nacb d' eur neacb.
11 Acb Ban Rigb Locblan nan sgia donn,
Ghabb i gaol trom nacb roibb deas ;
Air Aillidb greadbnach nan arm dearg,
Gus an d' rinn i cbealg ud leis.
12 Gbluais i a leabiadb an Rigb,
B' e sin an gniomb mun dhoirteadb fuil ;
'S gu Albbeinn aobhneacb na 'm fiann,
Tbogadar an triall tbalr muir.
13 ' ilo chomric orts Fbinn nan coin,
Labhair e gbu ero-dbearg aill ;
Nuair tbarlas mi 'n cà.s na toraicbd
Tensairgibb mi sloigb Rigb Pbail.'
14 ' Gabbam do chomric thair inuir,
Roimb aon neacb a sbeall sa gbrein ;
Tra tbarlas tu an cas san toir
Gabhidb 'n slogb do dhion fui 'n sgeith.'
15 Tbionail Rigb Locblan a sblugb,
'N cabblach a bba gu cruaidh deas ;
'S e na thional e mu thuath
Naoi Rigbridb san sluagh leis,
16 Sbeol iad an cabblach gu h-ard,
Gu riogbacbd Eirann bu ghearg agb ;
'S gu b-Albbeinn oigheacb na 'm tiann,
Tbogadar an triall o thraidh.
17 Shiuthicb iad am Priplean gu luatb,
Rigb Locblan sa sbluagb nacb raibb tiom,
Air na tillicbean a muigb,
Gairid o' n bhruth an raibb Fionn.
18 Teacbdaireacbd thainig o 'n Rigb ;
An sgeul tim cbuir ruinn gu truagh ;
No 'n laodbad Innseabb pbail
Combrag fear do mbuintir Fbinn,
Fhaghail air a gblinn mu thuath.
' Umplachd. ' Suinn.
* Fios. ' thaotain.
' Be athair a bu mho loingaa a bha r'a f liaghail san
aimsir sin.
' Mac Riogh Comiachain.
19 Fhreagair Aillidb o 'n combrag cniaidh,
'N sgeul truagh sin thainig an ceill ;
Ceann aillidb dea' mbac Rigb Liuir,
Thuit leis air an dara bcim.
20 Deich Ceannaird fhicbead d' ar Feinn,
Is Aillidb fein air an tus ;
Thuit sud le laimb Fbeai-ragbuin mboir
Ma 'n deachaidb na sloigb an dlus.
21 Thuit nacb f bagadb againn teach,
No ambuinn no boinn no tulacb,
Acb Eirinn na cragan glas,
Nacb d' uigte steacb ann na loingas.
22 Do tbairg Fionn dhoibb cumha mhor
Do na sloigb thainig an ceill, (ceinn)
'S do Rigb Locblan nan colbh sean,
Faraon agus a bhean fein.
22 Thug sinne dhoibb ingin riogb
p. 89. 'S guirme suil .sa 's gille deud
Cbuir sinn ga coimbdeachd ceud each
As fearr ris n' deachadb srian.
23 Acb Locblanaicb a bhuidbeann bhorb,
Aig mead an colg is an agb
Cha gbabha iad cumha fui 'n ghrian,
Gun an Fbiann a cbuir nan dail.
23 'S ceud marcach air a muin
p. 89. Le 'n earradh sroil on laiste grian
Nuair theirrin 'n sin air 'n t-sraid
Sa a' f hag i no deigb na heich.
24' Cha mho ghabbadh Fearraghuin mor,
Aig mead a dhoohas as fein
Duals no bhean air tir no tuinn,
Acb suinn Eirinn bhi fui mhein.
25 Acb comhairl eile chinn aig Fionn,
'S aig maithaibb Eirinn gu leir,
Inghean Rigb nan* gaibhte uath,
A tbabbaii-t dhosan na geill.
26 Fbuaradh an sin inghean Rigb, (ur)
Bu gbuirme siiil 's bu ghrinne mear,
Bba snuagb a ghnuis mar a ghrian
'S b' fbearr gu mor a ciall 's a gne.
27 Cbuir sinn d' a coimbdeachd ceud each,
Bho mbaith ris an deacbidh sriann ;
Is ceud marcaicb air a muin,
An culaidh shroil bu lasrach fia.
28 'N uair a tburlig iad air an raon,
'S a fbag iad nan deidh na h-eicb ;
Thug i ceum an sin d' a coir
'S d'a ubbal oil- na laimb dheis,
29 ' Coid do nuagbachds' o phobull Fbinn,
Ainnir gbrinn sa cbiabb nan clearc,
'S an t' adhbhar mu 'n d' ainig thu fein,
Aithris gu 'n chaird e le gean.'
30 'Se mo nuagbachds' o phobull Fbinn
Gn 'n innseam dbuit e gu 'n chaird ;
O 'n rinn do bhean ort beairt cbli
'S a dh' imair i e gu ceaiT.
31 Cairdeas is comman re Fionn,
'S gu fuigheadb tu mi na geall ;
Anois 's a ris feadh mo laith
'S gach aon send is agboir thaU.
32 Gbeibhadb tu sin is ceud leug.
Is ceud send an talla saor ;
Gbeibhadb tu sin is ceud scobhag.
Air am bitheadb buaidb gach aon.
33 Gbeibhadb tu sin is ceud crios
'N slios mu 'm bi cha tuit am blar,
Coisgidb iad leum drom is sgios.
Send riomhach na 'm bucal lean, (uwhuj)
34 Gheibbeadb tu sin is ceud cornn,
A ni'do 'n bburnn ghorm am fion,
'S ge b'e dh' olas asta deoch,
Cho blii dbochartas gu 'n dion.
This 24th Stanza claims as his own coiiipositi<
Nan dual arbhui òir.
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