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<text><body><div><p><span>SGEUL SHEAGHAIN MHIC BRADÁIN.</span></p>
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<lb n="2"/><p><span>(Air Leanamhuin.)</span></p>
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<lb n="4"/><p><span>Ann sin do sgread an fátach go g-clois-</span>
<lb n="5"/><span>feá seacht míle air gach taobh é, ag iarruidh</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>agus ag athchuinge cara (caradais) agus</span>
<lb n="7"/><span>coimirce.  Dheimnigh se go d-tiubhradh sé</span>
<lb n="8"/><span>saidhbris mórluacha agus seodtaisge dhó,</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>an oiread agus d'fheudfadh congbhail le n-a</span>
<lb n="10"/><span>shaoghal é agus a chaisleán air a sheilbh</span>
<lb n="11"/><span>freisin.  Leis an meud sin do gheall sé,</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>dar brígh na n-dúl, go d-tiubhradh sé a</span>
<lb n="13"/><span>chlaidhmhe soluis do Sheaghan 'n-a cheann sin;</span>
<lb n="14"/><span>óir, ars an fáthach, “is tu an gaisgidheach is</span>
<lb n="15"/><span>feárr a casadh a riamh orm.”  “Seachuid</span>
<lb n="16"/><span>dham an chlaidhmhe sin,” ar Seághan, “go</span>
<lb n="17"/><span>bh-feuchfainn fuirthi.”  Do sheachuid se dhó í.</span>
<lb n="18"/><span>D'fheuch Seághan orthuí agus do thaithnigh sí</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>leis go mór.  “Cia air an bh-feuchfad-sa í</span>
<lb n="20"/><span>so,” dubhairt sé leis an bh-fáthach.  “Feuch air</span>
<lb n="21"/><span>an smután sin thall,” ar sesion.  “Do chrádh</span>
<lb n="22"/><span>nár rádh tú,” ar Seághan, “ní fheicim smután</span>
<lb n="23"/><span>air bith ann is gráineamhla ioná do smután</span>
<lb n="24"/><span>féin,” ag tarruinnt buille air an bh-fáthach</span>
<lb n="25"/><span>go gród, mear.  Sguabadh an chloigionn dhe</span>
<lb n="26"/><span>agus do cuireadh ag feadghaoil í seacht míle</span>
<lb n="27"/><span>suas anns an aer.  Air amharc do Sheághan</span>
<lb n="28"/><span>an ollchloigionn ag teacht chuige anuas do</span>
<lb n="29"/><span>thug sé friothbhuille cúlláimhe dí agus do</span>
<lb n="30"/><span>chuir sé air ais í.  “Níor mhór dhuit,” dubhairt</span>
<lb n="31"/><span>an chloigionn, “dhá d-teithfinnse air ais air</span>
<lb n="32"/><span>an g-colainn cheudna feara fáil ní bhain-</span>
<lb n="33"/><span>feadh anuas mé.”  “Ní le thu leigean air</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>air ais do bhain mise anuas thú,” d'fhreagair</span>
<lb n="35"/><span>Seághan.  Ann sin do thug sé an chloidhme</span>
<lb n="36"/><span>soluis agus a chuluidh ghaisge leis agus do</span>
<lb n="37"/><span>chuir sé i d-taisge iad.  Iar d-tarruinnt</span>
<lb n="38"/><span>anála agus leigean i sgíth dhó tamall, thosuigh</span>
<lb n="39"/><span>an n-óidhce ag tuitim agus, air fheicsin dho</span>
<lb n="40"/><span>go raibh sé chomh deireanach sin, do chruinnigh</span>
<lb n="41"/><span>sé na gabhair go deithneasach agus do sheol</span>
<lb n="42"/><span>sé a' bhaile iad.  Ionns an am cheudna do</span>
<lb n="43"/><span>ghlac imnídhe an máighistir air fhad agus do</span>
<lb n="44"/><span>bhí sé gan filleadh, agus d'feuc sé amach go</span>
<lb n="45"/><span>minic ag teacth an tráthnona, mar do bhí</span>
<lb n="46"/><span>fios aige nár chuir sé aen bhuachaill ariamh</span>
<lb n="47"/><span>ann sin nar mharbh na fáthaigh.  Faoi dheire</span>
<lb n="48"/><span>do chonnaic sé Seághan ag tiomáin na</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>ngabhar a bhaile.  Do ghlac áthas mór é go</span>
<lb n="50"/><span>raibh sé slán, beo th'réis an lae.  Dho chuir</span>
<lb n="51"/><span>an maighistir fáilte a bhaile roimhe agus</span>
<lb n="52"/><span>d'orduigh sé dhó gan fanamhuint chomh deir-</span>
<lb n="53"/><span>eanac sin an cheud tráthnóna eile, agus, ars</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>an maighistir, “innis dham, a Sheaghain, cia</span>
<lb n="55"/><span>mar ar chaithis an lá.”  “Ó, ar Seághan do</span></p>
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<div><lb n="56"/><p><span>chaitheas go buacach, sultmhar é.”  “Is maith</span>
<lb n="57"/><span>liom sin”; ars an sgológ; “suidh síos ag</span>
<lb n="58"/><span>do bhéile, mar a tá sé i n-am.”  Do bligheadh</span>
<lb n="59"/><span>na gabhair fhad agus bhidheadar ag comhrádh</span>
<lb n="60"/><span>agus ní raibh an oiread bainne aig na</span>
<lb n="61"/><span>gabhraibh aen lá roimhe sin agus do bhí an lá</span>
<lb n="62"/><span>sin.  Do chaith Seághan a phrainn agus ann</span>
<lb n="63"/><span>sin dubhradh leis dul air a leaba.  Is é so</span>
<lb n="64"/><span>an nidh do righne sé gan fad-fhuireachd air</span>
<lb n="65"/><span>son na traochachda a bhí air, agus do chodail</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>sé go saimh, suaimhneach go scarthanaigh an</span>
<lb n="67"/><span>lae.  Chomh luath agus d'eirigh sé duaidh sé</span>
<lb n="68"/><span>a cheudproinn agus nuair do bhi sin thairis</span>
<lb n="69"/><span>d'imthigh sé agus sheol sé roimhe na gabhair</span>
<lb n="70"/><span>go d-ti an áit cheudna a raíbh sé an lá</span>
<lb n="71"/><span>roimhe.  Do shuigh sé síos air thuanán ghlas</span>
<lb n="72"/><span>go ceann tamaill.  Faoi dheire dubhairt sé</span>
<lb n="73"/><span>“Rachfad-sa isteach agus feuchaidh mé le</span>
<lb n="74"/><span>roinnt de na h-ubhlaibh sin a thabhairt liom</span>
<lb n="75"/><span>arís.”  D'eirigh sé do léim, do bhuail sé Cos i</span>
<lb n="76"/><span>lár an bhalla, lámh i n-a bhárr, agus bhi sé</span>
<lb n="77"/><span>istigh go tapaidh.  Ní raibh an dara h-úbhall</span>
<lb n="78"/><span>bainte aige nuair léim ceann de na gabh-</span>
<lb n="79"/><span>raibh isteach trasna chuige.  “Meig! meig!”</span>
<lb n="80"/><span>ars an gabhar, “tabair damsa úbhall.”</span>
<lb n="81"/><span>“Shorro dhíot,” ar Seághan, “ní fhuil an dara</span>
<lb n="82"/><span>h-ubhall bainte agam féin fós, agus nach</span>
<lb n="83"/><span>eusguidhe do lean tú mé?  Acht bhéarfaidh</span>
<lb n="84"/><span>mé ubhall duit.”  Do chaith sé ubhall chuici</span>
<lb n="85"/><span>agus d'ith sí go cíocrach é.  Do bhí sé ag</span>
<lb n="86"/><span>baint ceann eile nuair do léim an dara</span>
<lb n="87"/><span>gabhar tars an tórainn isteach.  “Meig</span>
<lb n="88"/><span>meig!” ars an dara gabhar, “caith chugam-</span>
<lb n="89"/><span>sa ceann eile.”  “Do chrádh nar fhághaidh tú;</span>
<lb n="90"/><span>is beag atá agam féin fos,” ar Seághan;</span>
<lb n="91"/><span>gidheadh do caith sé ceann chuici.  Do bhuail</span>
<lb n="92"/><span>sí cos air agus do chuir sí fiacal ann.  Do</span>
<lb n="93"/><span>bhí sí dhá itheadh agus dúil mhór aici ann nuair</span>
<lb n="94"/><span>d'airigh an tríomhadh gabhar na gabhair eile</span>
<lb n="95"/><span>istigh.  Ní córa daoibh ná damhsa ag dul do</span>
<lb n="96"/><span>léim air an g-cloidh agus isteach leithe.</span>
<lb n="97"/><span>“Meig, meig!” ar sise, “roinn liomsa.”</span>
<lb n="98"/><span>“Shorra dhíot,” dubhairt sé, “dar n-dóigh, is</span>
<lb n="99"/><span>beagán atá agam séin, acht mar sin fhéin,</span>
<lb n="100"/><span>so, ceann duit.”  D'fhan sé 'san am cheudhna</span>
<lb n="101"/><span>ag itheadh ubhall milis, n-deaghbhlasta le seal</span>
<lb n="102"/><span>geárr, agus bhí meisge fíona agus sásamh</span>
<lb n="103"/><span>seinmhidh ionn gach ubhall díobh.  B' amhlaidh</span>
<lb n="104"/><span>a bhí se ag blas agus ag slugadh na n-ubhall</span>
<lb n="105"/><span>nuair chonnaic se an spéir ag dubhchan agus</span>
<lb n="106"/><span>muaisg air an ngréin leis an deatach do bhí</span>
<lb n="107"/><span>ag eirghe de'n talamh.  Agus táinic torann</span>
<lb n="108"/><span>mór uaimhneach go g-cloisfidh tú seacht míle</span>
<lb n="109"/><span>roimhe agus seacht míle 'n-a dhiaigh é.  Fa</span>
<lb n="110"/><span>dheoigh do chonnaic Seaghan fáthach mór adhbhal</span>
<lb n="111"/><span>eile dhá chloigionn agus dhá cholainn, níos</span>
<lb n="112"/><span>mó agus níos ádhbuilte ioná an fathach fior-</span>
<lb n="113"/><span>ghrána neartmhar do thárla air an lá roimhe,</span>
<lb n="114"/><span>agus é ag marcuigheacht air each ghlas, do bhí</span>
<lb n="115"/><span>chómh mór le dhá cheann, agus a chlaidhme</span>
<lb n="116"/><span>teine ionn a láimh go bh-feicfeá lonradh</span>
<lb n="117"/><span>dealrach an chloidimh fo na milteadh.  Do</span>
<lb n="118"/><span>sgread an toirteachar uathbhásach go h-árd</span>
<lb n="119"/><span>go ghlór gharbh, fiochmhar, — “Fúbh! fáth!</span>
<lb n="120"/><span>feusóg! fághaim baladh an Éirinnigh bhreu-</span>
<lb n="121"/><span>gaigh, bhradaigh.”  Acht nuair a chonnaic se</span>
<lb n="122"/><span>Seaghan anns an g-crann do sgread sé go</span>
<lb n="123"/><span>feargach, nimhneach, “Ceur'd do thug ann so</span>
<lb n="124"/><span>thú?”  D'feuc Seaghan air acht níor fhreagair</span>
<lb n="125"/><span>sé é.  Ann sin dubhairt an fathach, “Cia is</span>
<lb n="126"/><span>feárr leat troid le sathadh sgeannadh glasa</span>
<lb n="127"/><span>i m-bárr easnachadh no caraidheachd air leac-</span>
<lb n="128"/><span>rachaibh dearga teine?”  “Sgread mhaidne</span>
<lb n="129"/><span>ort,” dubhairt Seágan, “a rud ghránda, ní</span>
<lb n="130"/><span>fhuil é cóir ná ceart a thabhairt duit do</span>
<lb n="131"/><span>tháinic mise ann so, acht le gach cóir agus</span>
<lb n="132"/><span>ceart a bhaint díot.”  Do bhí a cholg soluis</span>
<lb n="133"/><span>ionn a láimh aige le'r dhíongfadh sé solus i</span>
<lb n="134"/><span>n-dorchadas.  Leis sin rugadar air a chéile</span>
<lb n="135"/><span>agus thosuigheadar ag caraidheachd air leac-</span>
<lb n="136"/><span>rachaibh dearga.  Do bhí siad ag cur soluis</span>
<lb n="137"/><span>le n-a g-cosaibh as na leacrachaibh do bhí ag</span>
<lb n="138"/><span>eirghe ó na h-aithinniochaibh ionns an aer go</span>
<lb n="139"/><span>righne siad bogán de'n chruadhán agus crua-</span>
<lb n="140"/><span>dhán de'n bhogán go d-tarruingeadar uisge</span>
<lb n="141"/><span>as na clochaibh agus go n-dearnadar clocha</span>
<lb n="142"/><span>de'n uisge le neart a g-cnámh.  Acht d'eirigh</span>
<lb n="143"/><span>le Seághan th'réis aimsire fada na cosa a</span>
<lb n="144"/><span>bhaint uaidh.  Tháinic spideóg an bhrollaigh</span>
<lb n="145"/><span>dheirg air an g-cloidhe le n-a n-ais agus is</span>
<lb n="146"/><span>iad so na focla do labhair sí.  “A Sheaghain,</span>
<lb n="147"/><span>Mhic Bradáin,” ar sise, anois an t-am, agus</span></p>
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<div><lb n="148"/><p><span>ma leigeann tú thart é atá tú críochnuighthe.”</span>
<lb n="149"/><span>Air chloisdin na bh-focladh so do Sheághan do</span>
<lb n="150"/><span>tháinic neart na g-ceudaibh fear ann agus</span>
<lb n="151"/><span>meisneach dhá réir.  Do rug siad air a</span>
<lb n="152"/><span>chéile arís; air an dara casad do thug sé</span>
<lb n="153"/><span>do'n fhathach do chuir sé síos go d-tí na</span>
<lb n="154"/><span>glúine é.  'Na diaidh sin do chuir sé go d-tí</span>
<lb n="155"/><span>'n chom é, agus an treas iarrachd do thiom-</span>
<lb n="156"/><span>áin sé síos go d-tí 'n smig é.  Ann sin do</span>
<lb n="157"/><span>chaill an fathach a dhánacht agus a mheisneacht</span>
<lb n="158"/><span>agus do sgread sé go ghlór ard, gharbh ag</span>
<lb n="159"/><span>impighe go h-úirísiol, laig-fpiriodthach air</span>
<lb n="160"/><span>Sheaghan cara agus coimirce.  Do dhearbhuigh</span>
<lb n="161"/><span>sé go m-béarfadh sé morán saibhreas dhó, an</span>
<lb n="162"/><span>oiread agus choingbheochadh le n-a shaoghal é</span>
<lb n="163"/><span>agus a chaisleán agus a chulaidh gaisge</span>
<lb n="164"/><span>freisin.  Leis an meud sin do gheall sé,</span>
<lb n="165"/><span>dar anamnaibh a shinsear, go d-tabharfadh</span>
<lb n="166"/><span>sé a chlaidhmhe soluis do Sheághan, aig admháil</span>
<lb n="167"/><span>go m-budh é an gaisgidheach is feárr a casadh</span>
<lb n="168"/><span>ariamh leis.  “Seachuid dham an chlaidhme</span>
<lb n="169"/><span>sin,” ar Seághan, “go bh-feuchfainn uirri.”</span>
<lb n="170"/><span>Do shín sé dhó í.  Air fheuchaint uirri do</span>
<lb n="171"/><span>Sheághan do thaitnigh sí leis go mór.  Cia air</span>
<lb n="172"/><span>an bh-feuchfaidh mé í so dubhairt sé leis an</span>
<lb n="173"/><span>bh-fáthach.  “Feuch air an smután sin thall,”</span>
<lb n="174"/><span>ar sesion.  Do chrádh nár rádh tú,” ar</span>
<lb n="175"/><span>Seághan, “ní chídhim smután air bith is grán-</span>
<lb n="176"/><span>amhla 'ná do smután féin,” ag tarruint</span>
<lb n="177"/><span>buille air go mear.  Sguabadh an chloigionn</span>
<lb n="178"/><span>dhe agus do cuireadh ag feadghaoil í seacht</span>
<lb n="179"/><span>míle suas ionn s-an aer.  Air fheicsint do</span>
<lb n="180"/><span>Sheaghan an chloigeann ag teacht chuige anuas</span>
<lb n="181"/><span>do thug se buille cúlláimhe dhi agus do</span>
<lb n="182"/><span>chuir se air ais í.  “Níor mhor dhuit,”</span>
<lb n="183"/><span>dubhairt sí “dha d-teithfinnse air ais air an</span>
<lb n="184"/><span>g-colainn g-ceudna, feara fáil ní bhain-</span>
<lb n="185"/><span>feadh anuas mé.”  “Ní le thu leigean air</span>
<lb n="186"/><span>ais do bhain mise anuas thu,” dubhairt</span>
<lb n="187"/><span>Seághan.  Ann sin do thug sé an chlaidhme</span>
<lb n="188"/><span>soluis agus a chuid euduigh leis agus do</span>
<lb n="189"/><span>chuir sé i d-taisge iad.</span></p>
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<lb n="191"/><p><span>Le bheith air leanamhuin.</span></p>
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<lb n="193"/><p><span>VOCABULARY.</span></p>
<lb n="194"/>
<lb n="195"/><p><span>Go g-cloisfeá, that you might hear, 2nd form, for cluin-</span>
<lb n="196"/><span>feá from cluinim, I hear; in fine, cluinsin and</span>
<lb n="197"/><span>cloisdin.</span>
<lb n="198"/><span>Cara, for caradais, gen. of car, amity.</span>
<lb n="199"/><span>Coimirce, gen. of coimirc, quarter.</span>
<lb n="200"/><span>Go d-tiubhradh, 2nd form of tabarfadh, condit. of</span>
<lb n="201"/><span>tabhairt, to give.</span>
<lb n="202"/><span>Le n-a shaoghal, for his life.</span>
<lb n="203"/><span>Chongbháil, now always pronounced coingeál.</span>
<lb n="204"/><span>Freisin, also, besides.</span>
<lb n="205"/><span>Na n-dúl, of the elements.</span>
<lb n="206"/><span>Claidhmhe, 2nd form for cloidheamh, a sword, is m. and f.</span>
<lb n="207"/><span>N-a cheann sin, literally, on its head that, i.e., over and</span>
<lb n="208"/><span>above.</span>
<lb n="209"/><span>A casad a riamh orm, that I have ever met; literally,</span>
<lb n="210"/><span>that was turned over on me.  Instead of orm, liom</span>
<lb n="211"/><span>may also be used.  Both are used in Connaught, but</span>
<lb n="212"/><span>only orm in Munster in this phrase.</span>
<lb n="213"/><span>Feachuid dham, hand me.</span>
<lb n="214"/><span>Fuirthi, for uirri or uirre, on her.  For is an older form</span>
<lb n="215"/><span>of ar.  Fuirthi refers to the sword, which is often</span>
<lb n="216"/><span>made feminine in the west, though grammarians give</span>
<lb n="217"/><span>it as masculine.</span>
<lb n="218"/><span>Do chrád, &c.  You evil fate, that you had not said so!</span>
<lb n="219"/><span>Tarruignt for tarruing, to draw.  Ag t-buille, making</span>
<lb n="220"/><span>a stroke.</span>
<lb n="221"/><span>Friothbhuille culláimhe, a back-handed return stroke.</span>
<lb n="222"/><span>Níor mhór duit, it is a good job for you.</span>
<lb n="223"/><span>Feara fáil, any men in Ireland, literally, men of</span>
<lb n="224"/><span>destiny.  Feara is an old plural of fear for fir and</span>
<lb n="225"/><span>fáil is the genitive, as found in lia fáil, Inis Fáil,</span>
<lb n="226"/><span>&c.</span>
<lb n="227"/><span>Bain anuas, cut down, cut off.</span>
<lb n="228"/><span>culuidh gaisge, coat of armour, warrior's equipment.</span>
<lb n="229"/><span>Chur i d-taisge, to put away in a safe place.</span>
<lb n="230"/><span>A bhaile, home.</span>
<lb n="231"/><span>Imnidhe, anxiety.</span>
<lb n="232"/><span>Air fhad agus a bhí sé, for the length of time that he was.</span>
<lb n="233"/><span>Do choinnaic, he saw.  Connairc is never used in the</span>
<lb n="234"/><span>spoken language.</span>
<lb n="235"/><span>Th'réis for tar éis. after.</span>
<lb n="236"/><span>Fanamhuint, to wait; another form is fanacht.</span>
<lb n="237"/><span>Cia mar, how, for ciannos or cia an chaoi.</span>
<lb n="238"/><span>Buacach, jolly.</span>
<lb n="239"/><span>Béile, a meal, a dinner.</span>
<lb n="240"/><span>Fhad agus, whilst.</span>
<lb n="241"/><span>Prainn, a dinner; also proinn.</span>
<lb n="242"/><span>Fad-fhuireacht, much delay.</span>
<lb n="243"/><span>Taochachd, fatigue.</span>
<lb n="244"/><span>Scarthanaigh, the dawn, the separation of the day from the</span>
<lb n="245"/><span>night, from scar, to separate.</span>
<lb n="246"/><span>Duaidh sé, an irreg. past tense of ith, to eat.</span>
<lb n="247"/><span>Nuair do bhi sin thairis, when it was over.</span>
<lb n="248"/><span>Tuanán, a mound, hillock.</span>
<lb n="249"/><span>Go ceann tamaill, for a short time; literally to head of a</span>
<lb n="250"/><span>space-of-time.</span>
<lb n="251"/><span>Tapaidh, quick.</span>
<lb n="252"/><span>Bainte, pulled.  Buain is used for reaping corn; bain</span>
<lb n="253"/><span>for pulling fruit.</span>
<lb n="254"/><span>Trasna, across (the boundary wall).</span>
<lb n="255"/><span>Cuici, sí, &c.  These words are applied to the goat,</span>
<lb n="256"/><span>although Gabhar is masculine, just as one would say</span>
<lb n="257"/><span>is deas an cailín í, although cailín is masculine.</span>
<lb n="258"/><span>Do crádh, &c.  Bad luck to you! that you may not get</span>
<lb n="259"/><span>any.</span>
<lb n="260"/><span>Mar sin fhéin, pronounced mar sin héin, all the same,</span>
<lb n="261"/><span>for all that.</span>
<lb n="262"/></p>
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<div><lb n="263"/><p><span>Meisge fíona, the exhilaration of wine and the satiety of</span>
<lb n="264"/><span>old mead. The same expression occurs in many old</span>
<lb n="265"/><span>Irish tales, as in that of Diarmuid and Gráinne.</span>
<lb n="266"/><span>B'amhlaidh, it was thus.</span>
<lb n="267"/><span>Dubhchan, to darken.</span>
<lb n="268"/><span>Toirteachar, monster, from toirt, a bulk, strength.</span>
<lb n="269"/><span>Colg, a sword.</span>
<lb n="270"/><span>Dhíongfadh, form for dhéanfadh.</span>
<lb n="271"/><span>Dha réir, in proportion, accordingly.  The repetition in</span>
<lb n="272"/><span>the latter part is necessary to reproduce the manner</span>
<lb n="273"/><span>of the original.</span></p>
<lb n="274"/>
<lb n="275"/><p><span>An méid sin do dallog, do caochag, do meallág.</span>
<lb n="276"/><span>That number who were dazed, who were blinded, who</span>
<lb n="277"/><span>were deceived.</span></p>
<lb n="278"/>
<lb n="279"/><p/></div></body></text></TEI>
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Sgeul Sheaghain Mhic Bradáin. (Air Leanamhuin.)

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