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		 <note type="L">15</note>
		 <note type="B">1887</note>
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		<pubPlace>24 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin</pubPlace><date>Ní fios, 1887</date><idno>IG03-96</idno><distributor>Royal Irish Academy</distributor>
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<text><body><div><p><span>AN MAIDRÍN RUADH.</span></p>
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<lb n="2"/><p><span>VII.</span></p>
<lb n="3"/>
<lb n="4"/><p><span>Gach foraire uasal,</span>
<lb n="5"/><span>Greannamhail, stuama,</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>Glac taise agus truagh dhom' ghéur-chreach,</span>
<lb n="7"/><span>Agus cuirigidh túairisg,</span>
<lb n="8"/><span>Reynard ruaidh,</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>Dh'fág mise dhia-Luain gan géadhnaibh.</span>
<lb n="10"/><span>Siúbhailídh dhuithchídh Dhéise —</span>
<lb n="11"/><span>Coillte, gleannta, agus sléibhte,</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>A bh-fuil ó laice go Bríghid,</span>
<lb n="13"/><span>Agus cois Bhrice leath 's t-síos,</span>
<lb n="14"/><span>Agus geallaim óm'chroidhe gur baoghal do!</span></p>
<lb n="15"/>
<lb n="16"/><p><span>VIII.</span></p>
<lb n="17"/>
<lb n="18"/><p><span>'Nuair a sinneadar an adharc,</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>Do chruinneadar na gadhair,</span>
<lb n="20"/><span>'Nn a n-grafaing go bínn air thaobh cnoic;</span>
<lb n="21"/></p>
</div>
<pb n="16"/>
<div><lb n="22"/><p><span>A's na marcaigh fí mheídhir,</span>
<lb n="23"/><span>Gan leaga gan mhaíll,</span>
<lb n="24"/><span>Air ath-ghairm fuaím go gléusta.</span>
<lb n="25"/><span>Do chruinneadar na mílte treun-fhear,</span>
<lb n="26"/><span>Chum aitis agus spóirt an lae úd;</span>
<lb n="27"/><span>Agus leigeamar chum siúbhail</span>
<lb n="28"/><span>Ár g-conairt 'nn a d-tiúin,</span>
<lb n="29"/><span>Aig lorg a's aig spiúin' an mhéirligh.</span></p>
<lb n="30"/>
<lb n="31"/><p><span>IX.</span></p>
<lb n="32"/>
<lb n="33"/><p><span>Do phreabamar súas</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>Thé mhullaigh, Shlíabh g-Cua</span>
<lb n="35"/><span>Agus tré Chúl-Ruadh na n-Déiseach</span>
<lb n="36"/><span>Agus as-san ó thuaigh,</span>
<lb n="37"/><span>Tré chladhthachaibh agus ruadh-chnoic,</span>
<lb n="38"/><span>Gur casadh sinn an-thuaigh air an g-caol-</span>
<lb n="39"/><span>sgailp.</span>
<lb n="40"/><span>Budh bhinne linn tiúin ár m-beagles,</span>
<lb n="41"/><span>A's cuid eile d'ár n-gadhair air saothar;</span>
<lb n="42"/><span>Ash gur anns a' Chúainthín aoibhinn,</span>
<lb n="43"/><span>Air bhruach na taoide,</span>
<lb n="44"/><span>'Seadh chuireamar 'nn a shuidhe ródhmhuin séice.</span></p>
<lb n="45"/>
<lb n="46"/><p><span>X.</span></p>
<lb n="47"/>
<lb n="48"/><p><span>A's do phreabamar díreach</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>Trasna na tíreach,</span>
<lb n="50"/><span>An sguirid aríst dá éiliomh;</span>
<lb n="51"/><span>A's gur chuireamar 'nn a shuidhe é,</span>
<lb n="52"/><span>Le n-iomarca sgeíle,</span>
<lb n="53"/><span>A's ár g-conairt a bhí go déin air.</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>Budh calma, crógach, tréun sinn</span>
<lb n="55"/><span>Tré bhogachaibh mhóintibh agus shléibhtibh;</span>
<lb n="56"/><span>A's gur aig an g-Ceapaig a bhidheamar</span>
<lb n="57"/><span>Am eadar-thrath díreach,</span>
<lb n="58"/><span>A's ár g-capaill a bhí go traochtadh.</span></p>
<lb n="59"/>
<lb n="60"/><p><span>XI.</span></p>
<lb n="61"/>
<lb n="62"/><p><span>A's do phreabamar le h-áthas,</span>
<lb n="63"/><span>Gach n-duine 'gainn 'nn ár lán rioth,</span>
<lb n="64"/><span>Tré chnoic, tré bhántaib, agus tré shléibhtibh;</span>
<lb n="65"/><span>A's na marcaigh le h-áthas,</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>Aig gearradh a's aig fásgadh,</span>
<lb n="67"/><span>A's aig greadadh thar bhrághaid a chéile.</span>
<lb n="68"/><span>Níor thugamar spás ná ré dho,</span>
<lb n="69"/><span>Acht greadadh thar bhrághaid a chéile;</span>
<lb n="70"/><span>A's gur ag-Clais-mhóir aoibhinn</span>
<lb n="71"/><span>A rug sé an th-slíghe uainn,</span>
<lb n="72"/><span>Le n-iomarca daoineadh ár g-caocadh.</span></p>
<lb n="73"/>
<lb n="74"/><p><span>XII.</span></p>
<lb n="75"/>
<lb n="76"/><p><span>Níor stadamar do'n stáir sin</span>
<lb n="77"/><span>Go Baile-na-tráigh,</span>
<lb n="78"/><span>A's go Dromana gan spas dá éiliomh;</span>
<lb n="79"/><span>A's gur aig Coíll-áth-sháile</span>
<lb n="80"/><span>Bhí radharc lé'n áill air,</span>
<lb n="81"/><span>A's an caládh do shnáigh sé air saothar!</span>
<lb n="82"/><span>Níor thugamar spás ná ré dho,</span>
<lb n="83"/><span>Acht gseadadh le sál an mhéirligh;</span>
<lb n="84"/><span>A's do phreabamar le fonn</span>
<lb n="85"/><span>Trasna na h-abhan,</span>
<lb n="86"/><span>Gan eagla na d-tonn dár d-traochadh!</span></p>
<lb n="87"/>
<lb n="88"/><p><span>XIII.</span></p>
<lb n="89"/>
<lb n="90"/><p><span>Nár ró bhreágh an t-atas é,</span>
<lb n="91"/><span>Fíachadh an mhadraidh,</span>
<lb n="92"/><span>Tré dhúchthaidhibh, bhailtibh agus shléibhtibh.</span>
<lb n="93"/><span>A's gur a g-Cnoc-a'-Leatharaigh</span>
<lb n="94"/><span>Chuireamar a d-talamh é,</span>
<lb n="95"/><span>A's an fiadhguidhe faire go géur air!</span>
<lb n="96"/><span>Níor bh'urradh a's níor dhíon do ann aon</span>
<lb n="97"/><span>áit,</span>
<lb n="98"/><span>Mar bhí an chonairt ró dhían go déan air,</span>
<lb n="99"/><span>A's gur anns a' Chúainthín íachtarach,</span>
<lb n="100"/><span>Fuaramar fé sgríob é,</span>
<lb n="101"/><span>Agus geallaim dhaoibh gur dhíol sé m' ghéadh-</span>
<lb n="102"/><span>naibh!</span></p>
<lb n="103"/>
<lb n="104"/><p><span>EXPLANATORY NOTES.</span></p>
<lb n="105"/>
<lb n="106"/><p><span>Tais, pity;  Laice, a river which runs into the Black-</span>
<lb n="107"/><span>water near Clashmore.  It forms the genitive case by the</span>
<lb n="108"/><span>addition of nn: thus, airbhruach na Laiceann Bríghid,</span>
<lb n="109"/><span>the river Bride, in Cork and Waterford.  Brice, the river</span>
<lb n="110"/><span>Bricky, which flows into Dungarvan Bay.  Fí, same as</span>
<lb n="111"/><span>Faoi and Fé.  The latter is the Waterford form.  Spiúin',</span>
<lb n="112"/><span>varied from spíodadh.  Ródhmhuin-séice.  The fox known</span>
<lb n="113"/><span>by this name in the Decies, in Waterford.  Sguirid, a</span>
<lb n="114"/><span>brake.  Conairt, a pack of hounds.  Crógach, same as</span>
<lb n="115"/><span>cródhach.  Stair, a run.  “Do shnáigh sé,” he swam.</span>
<lb n="116"/><span>“Dhíol sé m' ghéadhnaibh,” he paid for or out of my</span>
<lb n="117"/><span>geese, Dhíol sé “ar” mo gheadhnaibh.</span></p>
<lb n="118"/>
<lb n="119"/><p><span>Youghal, Co. Cork,</span>
<lb n="120"/><span>July, 1886.</span></p>
<lb n="121"/>
<lb n="122"/><p><span>Dollard, Printinghouse, Dublin.</span></p>
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<lb n="124"/><p/>
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<lb n="126"/><p>
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