Books and other items printed in Gaelic from 1801 to 1840 > Dàna Oisein mhic Fhinn

TIGHMORA.
DU AN T.
Ghluais es’ arm a dhubhra ciar;
Ghlac e lamb an righ ’na laimh.
Chunnaic Cormac fein am bas,
Lasair feirg a’ snamh m’ a ghuR&an.
s Treig so, a thriath Atha nam bend ;
Thig Nathos an treun le comhrag.’
‘ Tha thu dana am meadhon mo thalla,
*S mo ruighe neo-neartorYo lainn.’
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Ghluais an claidheamK suas ro’ ’chliabh ; 63fe
Thuit an talla a shinns’re an triath,
A chiabha aluinn sgaoilt’ air thalamh.
Is deathach na fala m’ arr cuairt.
c Na thuit aims an talla,’ thuirt Carull,
‘ Mac Artho bu taithrise fial, ^"640
Gun sgiath Chuchullin bhi mar ns.
No sleagh athar, am mdr thriath ?
Is bronach sibhs, a chruacha Eirinn,
Is e gun eirigh measg a shluaigh.
Air Cairbre nan ciar smuainte.
e A bhrathair Chathmoir,’ thuirt an sedd,
4 Cia fada bhios bron air m’ inntinn,
Sith le t-anam fein, a Chormaic,
Chaidh thusa fo dhorcha an oige.’
Rainig focal a Charuill suas
Gu cluais Chairbre nan ruadh chiabh.
Dhuin e na barda fb dhubhra ;
Bha eagal air m’a lann a shineadh
Gu bard, ge dorcha cli a chliabh.
Eada bha sinne fo bhrdn.
Thainig Cathmor cbrr, an triath ;
Chual e ar guthan o ’n chds :
Thionndaidh e ’shealladh gu fiar
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