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454 THE TALE OF DEIRDRE.
mo chèile do phogadh ;" agus do ghaibh ag pogat/A Naoise agus
ag 61 a fhola go n-duhhairt an laoi(dh) an?t :
Fada la gan c(h)law?i U^sneach,
Nior t(h)uirseach bheith io»ma ccuallacht ;
Mic righ le an dioltuighe deoraidhe ^
Tri leomham o chnoc n« h-uamhrt.
Tri dreagiwn Duna, Monaidh,
Na tri cnraidh o 'n C(h)TOoibh Rufl(i)dh ;
D' a neis - ni hd blieo mise
Trmr do hhviseaJh gach aonruaig.
Tri lean(n)a(i)n ban B(li)reata(i)n,
Trf seabhaic Sleibhe C(h)uilliu»,
Mic rig(li) d' ar gheill an ghaisge,
D' a ttugaidis amhuj's ur(r)aÌ7/i
Triar laoch nar mhaith fa urrai?«,
A ttuitim is cms t(h)ruaighe ;
Tri mic inghine C(h)athfaidh,-'
Tri g(h)abhlrt chatha Chuailgne.
Tri beithrachrt beodh«,
Tri leomhum 6 lios 'Una,
Triar laoch le ar mliianrt a moladh,
Tri mic wcM-à na wOWtach.
Triur do \\-o\\eadh ag Aoife,
Ag a mbiodh cr^ochrt fa chana
Tri h-iiaithnertrf/i(a) b(h)riste(adh) catha,
Triar dalt«dha do bhi ag Sgathrtig(h).
Triur do \\-o\\cadh ag Boghmhuwi,
Le foghluiwi gach« cleasa ;
Tri mic oi?-dhearcr/ Uisneach,
Is tuiVseacli bheith na neasbh«ic?/i.
Go maM-finn an deoig(h) Naoise,
Na saeileadh "* neach 'na bheatha ;
An deoigh Ardain is Ainnle,
Ni bhiadh m' aimsir go fad«.
Airdrigh \]\adh, mo chead^-fhear,
Do threigios do ghradh Naoise ;
Gearr mo shaoghal ion?ia d(h)ia(i)gh,
Fearfad a chluithe caointe.
1 MS., " deoraig." - MS., " da ndeis." » Chat(h)baidh. * MS., " sileach."
'' MS., " cheidfhear."