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<text><body><div><p><span>NA CU-ANMANNA I NGAEDHILIG.</span>
<lb n="1"/><span>LE TOMAS OFLANNAOILE.</span>
<lb n="2"/><span>  </span>
<lb n="3"/><span>III.</span></p>
<lb n="4"/>
<lb n="5"/><p><span>1.(a) Cu agus geinidin anma dhilis fir </span>
<lb n="6"/><span>in a dhiaidh.  Do shaoil me air d-tus nar </span>
<lb n="7"/><span>bheag an lion d'anmannaibh do cumadh</span>
<lb n="8"/><span>mar so, acht tar eis moran do leigheadh</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>agus ni eigin geirbhreathnuighthe do tha-</span>
<lb n="10"/><span>bhairt, ni fuair me fa dheoidh acht ceann</span>
<lb n="11"/><span>amhain — 'se sin Cu-Chulainn, ainm treun-</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>laoich chluthamhla na n-Ultach.</span></p>
<lb n="13"/>
<lb n="14"/><p><span>Ni fhuil acht aon Chuchulainn amhain i</span>
<lb n="15"/><span>stair uile na h-Eireann o thus go deireadh.</span>
<lb n="16"/><span>Feadh dha mhile bliadhan do mhair an</span>
<lb n="17"/><span>t-ainm ceimeamhail so, nir goireadh do</span>
<lb n="18"/><span>dhuine eile 'na dhiaidh e, agus uime sin ni</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>dearnadh sloinne dhe riamh.  Ni h-iongnadh</span>
<lb n="20"/><span>dar n-doigh go bh-fuigheadh an t-ainm</span>
<lb n="21"/><span>oirdhearc so tosach air na h-uile “Cu-</span>
<lb n="22"/><span>anmannaibh” eile: ainm priomh-laoich na</span>
<lb n="23"/><span>Craoibhe Ruaidhe, ainm an te ba chrodhacht</span>
<lb n="24"/><span>na “g-Con” uile, gile na ngaiscidheach,</span>
<lb n="25"/><span>“fortissimus heros Scotorum” mar do</span>
<lb n="26"/><span>ghairm an croinicidh Tighearnach de, mile</span>
<lb n="27"/><span>bliadhan iar n-aimsir an treinfhir.</span></p>
<lb n="28"/>
<lb n="29"/><p><span>Dubhairt me go maireann an t-ainm so -</span>
<lb n="30"/><span>'seadh go deimhin, ta an t-ainm air marth-</span>
<lb n="31"/><span>ain fos againn, acht is cuimhne cheomhar</span>
<lb n="32"/><span>linn e agus is fir-bheagan eile seach an ainm</span>
<lb n="33"/><span>as eol duinn andiu.  Leath amuigh d'ar</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>innis an Ceitingeach air — agus is anamh a</span>
<lb n="35"/><span>chimid sin fein — is fada, fada o do scriob-</span>
<lb n="36"/><span>hadh sceul Gaedhilge air an treunlaoch so.</span>
<lb n="37"/><span>Is fearr a ta fios ag aos og na h-Eireann</span>
<lb n="38"/><span>andiu air Achuill Greugach, air Eachtoir na</span>
<lb n="39"/><span>Traoi shoir, air Uilis agus air Eneas — is</span>
<lb n="40"/><span>fearr aithnigheas siad Alfred the Great no</span>
<lb n="41"/><span>Robin Hood no mar as cosamhail fos Dick</span>
<lb n="42"/><span>Turpin no Freney the Robber — 'na Eibhear</span>
<lb n="43"/><span>no Eireamhon, Cu-chulainn no Conall Cear-</span>
<lb n="44"/><span>nach, Fionn mac Cumhaill no Goll mac</span>
<lb n="45"/><span>Morna, Diarmaid Donn no Oscar aigh, Conn</span>
<lb n="46"/><span>Ceud-chathach, “Daithi mor do sheol tar</span>
<lb n="47"/><span>tuinn,” Brian Borumha, Art Mac Mur-</span>
<lb n="48"/><span>chadha, Aodh ONeill, Aodh ODomhnaill,</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>Eoghan Ruadh, Ruaidhri OMordha, na</span>
<lb n="50"/><span>Burcaigh buadhacha, na Gearaltaigh gle-</span>
<lb n="51"/><span>geala, na Sarsaoghlaigh soillseacha — no fear</span>
<lb n="52"/><span>do na ceudtaibh eile d'a bh-fuair clu agus</span>
<lb n="53"/><span>ceim riamh 'san oilean arsaidh so, o n-a</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>ceud ghabhail go d-ti an la 'ndiu.</span></p>
<lb n="55"/>
<lb n="56"/><p><span>Is ro mhaith gan amhras, eolas do bheith</span>
<lb n="57"/><span>againn air an iomlan, idir a m-baineann le</span>
<lb n="58"/><span>h-Eirinn agus a m-baineann le tirthibh eile,</span>
<lb n="59"/><span>acht ma's eigean duinn cuid do leigean</span>
<lb n="60"/><span>tharainn na treigimis ar leighean fein, na</span>
<lb n="61"/><span>treigimis sceulta agus filidheacht agus</span>
<lb n="62"/><span>seanchas na nGaedheal air son d'a bh-fuil</span>
<lb n="63"/><span>diobh ag na gallaibh. </span>
<lb n="64"/></p>
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<pb n="117"/>
<div><lb n="65"/><p><span>Cia an t-adhbhar fa bh-fuil an t-ainbhfios </span>
<lb n="66"/><span>so le faghail ag muintir na h-Eireann?  Is </span>
<lb n="67"/><span>iomdha na h-adhbhair.  Adhbhar dhiobh, </span>
<lb n="68"/><span>Eireannaigh do mheas gur b'fhearr gach ni </span>
<lb n="69"/><span>gallda 'na aon ni ba leo fein, ionnas go </span>
<lb n="70"/><span>d-tarla gur leigeadar an chuid as mo dhiobh </span>
<lb n="71"/><span>a d-teanga fein uatha agus go n-dearnadar </span>
<lb n="72"/><span>malairt deagh-Ghaedhilge air son droch- </span>
<lb n="73"/><span>Bheurla.  'Se an meas bocht suarach so, an </span>
<lb n="74"/><span>meas amadanta so, an t-adhbhar as mo. </span>
<lb n="75"/><span>Do threigeadar a d-teanga agus da bhrigh </span>
<lb n="76"/><span>sin ni frith aca o shin suas an t-eolas nach </span>
<lb n="77"/><span>raibh le faghail acht air n-a scriobhadh 'na </span>
<lb n="78"/><span>d-teangain fein.  Is fior gur muineadh le</span>
<lb n="79"/><span>fada dhoibh a d-teanga duthchais agus a </span>
<lb n="80"/><span>leighean do chur i n-dimheas; is deimhin </span>
<lb n="81"/><span>go n-dearnadh foirneart ortha go minic </span>
<lb n="82"/><span>chum d'ualach do chur ortha a d-teanga </span>
<lb n="83"/><span>fein do threigean; acht 'na dhiaidh sin nil</span>
<lb n="84"/><span>ar b-pobul fein gan locht.  Adhbhar eile,</span>
<lb n="85"/><span>nuair a bhi Gaedhilig ag ni as mo do</span>
<lb n="86"/><span>mhuintir na h-Eireann 'na ta san tir andiu,</span>
<lb n="87"/><span>is beagan diobh dar muineadh leigheadh na</span>
<lb n="88"/><span>teangan leis an lucht ler b'fheidir agus d'ar</span>
<lb n="89"/><span>coir a dheanadh.  Adhbhar eile fos, cia go</span>
<lb n="90"/><span>raibh daoine ann le a d-tainic Gaedhilig do</span>
<lb n="91"/><span>leigheadh fein, ni raibh moran do leabhraibh</span>
<lb n="92"/><span>aca le leigheadh; oir is e do ghnidheadh na</span>
<lb n="93"/><span>h-eolaigh Gaedhilge — agus do ghni cuid</span>
<lb n="94"/><span>diobh fos — iad fein d'fholughadh 'sna sean-</span>
<lb n="95"/><span>mheamramaibh agus dul thart do leigean</span>
<lb n="96"/><span>don t-saoghal, amhail da m-beidheadh Eire</span>
<lb n="97"/><span>gan Gaedheal, gan Gaedhilig air bith.  Is</span>
<lb n="98"/><span>fior gur aistrigh siad o am go h-am cuid do</span>
<lb n="99"/><span>na sean-leabhraibh i m-Beurla.  Acht creud</span>
<lb n="100"/><span>do rinne so air leightheoiribh na Gaedhilge?</span>
<lb n="101"/><span>M. Henri Gaidoz, Francach foghlamtha —</span>
<lb n="102"/><span>no is cora a radh Breatun foghlamtha —</span>
<lb n="103"/><span>beagan do bhliadhnaibh o shin 'se d'fhiaf-</span>
<lb n="104"/><span>ruigh se: “Fait-on quelque chose en Irlande</span>
<lb n="105"/><span>pour prévenir l'extinction prochaine du</span>
<lb n="106"/><span>Gaëlique?  Et pourtant si l'on porte quelque</span>
<lb n="107"/><span>intérêt à une langue, ne doit-on pas d'abord</span>
<lb n="108"/><span>veiller a sa conservation?”  Nir thuig an</span>
<lb n="109"/><span>duine-uasal sin an glor mor agus an gniomh</span>
<lb n="110"/><span>beag.</span></p>
<lb n="111"/>
<lb n="112"/><p><span>Ni h-iad aistrighthe Beurla on t-sean-</span>
<lb n="113"/><span>Ghaedhilig do dheanfas an coimeud so, ni</span>
<lb n="114"/><span>h-iad sin do theastuigh o lucht-labhartha</span>
<lb n="115"/><span>agus o lucht-leighte na Gaedhilge, acht </span>
<lb n="116"/><span>saothair fhorusa gnath-Ghaedhilge do scrio-</span>
<lb n="117"/><span>bhadh dhoibh, no — an chuid as lugha dhe —</span>
<lb n="118"/><span>aistrighthe no tionntodha na seanleabhar</span>
<lb n="119"/><span>i nGaedhilig na h-aimsire laithrighe mar</span>
<lb n="120"/><span>tuigthear agus mar scriobhthar andiu i.  Do</span>
<lb n="121"/><span>mheasfa dar mo chubhas nar mhian le cuid</span>
<lb n="122"/><span>do na h-eolachaibh Gaedhilge air ar labhras</span>
<lb n="123"/><span>an teanga do leathnughadh no do choimeud;</span>
<lb n="124"/><span>muna b'fheidir gur leor leo-san seanchaidh</span>
<lb n="125"/><span>no dho chum an teanga do “choimeud”</span>
<lb n="126"/><span>agus gur mheasadar gur danacht do-mholta</span>
<lb n="127"/><span>bheith aig iarraidh uimhir na droinge sin</span>
<lb n="128"/><span>do mheudughadh.</span></p>
<lb n="129"/>
<lb n="130"/><p><span>Acht ta laethe as gile ag teacht, in a</span>
<lb n="131"/><span>m-beidh daoine na tire so ni bhus Eirean-</span>
<lb n="132"/><span>naighe agus ni bhus eolaighe air cuisean-</span>
<lb n="133"/><span>naibh Eireannacha; agus in a m-beidh</span>
<lb n="134"/><span>scolairidh Gaedhilge ni bhus tuigsionaighe</span>
<lb n="135"/><span>uim an riachtanas a ta ann chum ni eigin</span>
<lb n="136"/><span>do dheanadh air son na h-aimsire laithrighe.</span>
<lb n="137"/><span>Taobh an “extinction” do b'eagal le M.</span>
<lb n="138"/><span>Gaidoz da bhliadhain deug o shin, nil focal</span>
<lb n="139"/><span>don bhrigh sin a bh-focloir Irisleabhair na</span>
<lb n="140"/><span>Gaedhilge, oir se a chiall ni eigin le nach</span>
<lb n="141"/><span>suil againn agus nach eagal linn anois no</span>
<lb n="142"/><span>da eis so.</span></p>
<lb n="143"/>
<lb n="144"/><p><span>Ni raibh i g-Cu-Chulainn air d-tus acht</span>
<lb n="145"/><span>forainm — no badh cora dham leasainm do</span>
<lb n="146"/><span>radh — agus is cosamhail mar dubhras cheana</span>
<lb n="147"/><span>gur b'amhlaidh sin do mhoran d'anman- </span>
<lb n="148"/><span>naibh eile d'a chineul.  Ba Seatanta a cheud</span>
<lb n="149"/><span>ainm, agus nuair a thuill se an t-ainm as</span>
<lb n="150"/><span>gnathaighe ni raibh ann acht buachaill beag</span>
<lb n="151"/><span>in aois deich m-bliadhan.</span></p>
<lb n="152"/>
<lb n="153"/><p><span>La d'a raibh Conchubhar mac Neasa</span>
<lb n="154"/><span>ardrigh Uladh agus maithe an chuigidh uile</span>
<lb n="155"/><span>maille leis ag cathadh fleidhe moire i d-tigh</span>
<lb n="156"/><span>Chulainn flathghobhann airighthe gar beag</span>
<lb n="157"/><span>siar o Eamhain Macha, do bhiodar ag ol as</span>
<lb n="158"/><span>ag aoibhneas, ceol na g-clairseach aca agus</span>
<lb n="159"/><span>imirt fithchille.  Agus as amhlaidh do bhidh-</span>
<lb n="160"/><span>eadh teach an Chulainn so faoi thuitim</span>
<lb n="161"/><span>na h-oidhche, agus cu mhor, gharg air scaoi-</span>
<lb n="162"/><span>leadh taobh amuigh an duin, do ghnidheadh</span>
<lb n="163"/><span>faire ann sin agus do choimeudadh muintir </span>
<lb n="164"/><span>agus maoin an fhlathghobhann feadh na</span>
<lb n="165"/><span>h-oidhche.  Mairg don ghadaidh, mairg don</span>
<lb n="166"/><span>choimhitheach do lamhfadh dul isteach 'san</span>
<lb n="167"/><span>dun sin agus an madadh mor so ag faire air</span>
<lb n="168"/><span>taobh amuigh, oir ba bheag leis greim do</span>
<lb n="169"/><span>bhreith air fear d'a mheud agus a shracadh</span>
<lb n="170"/><span>o cheile.  I d-tus na fleidhe do bhi suil ag</span></p>
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<pb n="118"/>
<div><lb n="171"/><p><span>an righ Conchubhar 's ag a chuideachta le</span>
<lb n="172"/><span>Seatanta do theacht in a n-dail; acht ni</span>
<lb n="173"/><span>rainic se fos gus an tigh agus le cathadh na</span>
<lb n="174"/><span>fleidhe do dhearmad siad e.  Is ann sin do</span>
<lb n="175"/><span>chualadar go h-obann tafain gharg an</span>
<lb n="176"/><span>mhadaidh agus glor buachaill faoi fheirg.</span>
<lb n="177"/><span>“Is Seatanta a ta ann” ar Fearghus mac</span>
<lb n="178"/><span>Roigh oide-gaiscidh an bhuachaill.  D'eirigh-</span>
<lb n="179"/><span>eadar 'na seasadhf a cheudoir, oir bhi 'fhios</span>
<lb n="180"/><span>aca go maith go raibh an malrach i bh-fior-</span>
<lb n="181"/><span>chontabhairt.</span>
<lb n="182"/><span>  </span>
<lb n="183"/><span>Gleo mor amuigh agus iarsin uaillfeart</span>
<lb n="184"/><span>uathbhasach na con.</span></p>
<lb n="185"/>
<lb n="186"/><p><span>Creud do tharla dhuit a Sheatanta?  Do</span>
<lb n="187"/><span>foscladh na doirse gan moill agus ritheadar</span>
<lb n="188"/><span>na curaidh amach d'a chobhair — oir ba</span>
<lb n="189"/><span>h-ionmhain leis an g-Craoibh Ruaidh an</span>
<lb n="190"/><span>t-ogan meanmnach sin.  Annsud thall faoi</span>
<lb n="191"/><span>sholus na gealaighe do chidhid Seatanta og</span>
<lb n="192"/><span>agus e 'na sheasadh go breagh, buadhach,</span>
<lb n="193"/><span>a chaman maith in a laimh dheis agus an</span>
<lb n="194"/><span>chu marbh air lar.  Do thogbhadar uile</span>
<lb n="195"/><span>annsin gair mhor maoidhte d'athas faoi</span>
<lb n="196"/><span>bhuaidh an ogain agus faoi n-a bheith</span>
<lb n="197"/><span>slan.  Acht ba h-adhbhar broin le Culann</span>
<lb n="198"/><span>a chu bhreagh luachmhar do bheith marbh,</span>
<lb n="199"/><span>agus uime sin dubhairt Seatanta leis “Na</span>
<lb n="200"/><span>bidheadh buaidhreadh ort, a Chulainn</span>
<lb n="201"/><span>uasail, faoi do choin, oir beidh mise fein</span>
<lb n="202"/><span>am choin duit no go bh-faghair madadh</span>
<lb n="203"/><span>eile in a h-ionad, agus deanfaidh me faire</span>
<lb n="204"/><span>air do thigh agus air a bh-fuil ann chomh</span>
<lb n="205"/><span>dileas le coin no madadh air bith.”  Annsin</span>
<lb n="206"/><span>do ghairm na curaidh uile “Cu-Chulainn”</span>
<lb n="207"/><span>don laoch og, agus o shin amach do lean an</span>
<lb n="208"/><span>forainm do.</span></p>
<lb n="209"/>
<lb n="210"/><p><span>Mar so deir na sceulaidhthe, mar so innseas</span>
<lb n="211"/><span>seanchaidhthe na h-Eireann. </span></p>
<lb n="212"/>
<lb n="213"/><p><span>(Le bheith air leanamhain.)</span></p>
<lb n="214"/>
<lb n="215"/><p/></div></body></text></TEI>
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