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	  <titleStmt><title type="main">A Poem on the Í Néill</title><author><name type="main">Fear Flatha Ó Gnímh; eag. Brian Ó Cuív</name></author><respStmt>
		<resp>Electronic edition compiled by</resp>
		<name>Deirdre D'Auria and Eilís Ní Mhearraí</name>
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                         <note type="L">245</note>
                         <note type="B">1608c 17T</note>
                         <note type="C">Fil.</note>
                         <note><p>Description of how and why changes were made</p></note>
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		<publisher>Foclóir na Nua-Ghaeilge</publisher>
		<pubPlace>19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2</pubPlace>
		<pubPlace>http://www.ria.ie/research/focloir-na-Nua-Ghaeilge.aspx</pubPlace><date>2016</date><idno/><distributor>Royal Irish Academy</distributor>
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		<p>Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike (cc by-nc-sa)</p>
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	  <sourceDesc><bibl><title>A Poem on the Í Néill</title><author>Fear Flatha Ó Gnímh; eag. Brian Ó Cuív</author><imprint><publisher>B.Á.C.: I.A.B., 1954</publisher><date>1608c 17T</date></imprint>
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<text><body><div><p/>
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<lb n="1"/><p><span>Gearr bhur ccuairt, a chlanna Néill,</span>
<lb n="2"/><span>bhur sealg is cédchor cuiléin;</span>
<lb n="3"/><span>bhur seagh is neart air neimhní,</span>
<lb n="4"/><span>bhur tteacht is eadh imdhighthe.</span></p>
<lb n="5"/>
<lb n="6"/><p><span>Ionann is cuairt chuire sídh</span>
<lb n="7"/><span>bhur ttáisg chuguinn, cúis dimbrígh,</span>
<lb n="8"/><span>nó bos ríogh na láimhe air láimh,</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>fa-ríor nó sgáile sgátháin.</span>
<lb n="10"/></p>
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<pb n="246"/>
<div><lb n="11"/><p><span>Is mil dúinn 's as deoch neimhe</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>d'ibhe ar-aon a haon-bhleidhe</span>
<lb n="13"/><span>bhur ccéilidhe is bhur ccúl rinn,</span>
<lb n="14"/><span>a réidhfhine úr Fheidhlim.</span></p>
<lb n="15"/>
<lb n="16"/><p><span>Do sraonadh oraibh fa-ríor,</span>
<lb n="17"/><span>a shliocht uaibhreach na n-airdríogh,</span>
<lb n="18"/><span>an maidhm-si, mór na héachta;</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>slógh taidhbhse bhur ttaisbéanta.</span></p>
<lb n="20"/>
<lb n="21"/><p><span>Do teilgeadh do ghuin gháibhthigh,</span>
<lb n="22"/><span>uathadh dhíbh nár dhíoláithrigh,</span>
<lb n="23"/><span>re sluagh Gall na síthbhreacht sibh,</span>
<lb n="24"/><span>fírthearc ann dábhur n-uaislibh.</span></p>
<lb n="25"/>
<lb n="26"/><p><span>Dábhur loit do léigeadh fúibh</span>
<lb n="27"/><span>do lámhach lucht an iomthnúidh,</span>
<lb n="28"/><span>ós sibh cinn chaomhna an chóigidh,</span>
<lb n="29"/><span>rinn gach aongha urchóidigh.</span></p>
<lb n="30"/>
<lb n="31"/><p><span>An díle air ndol os bhur ccionn</span>
<lb n="32"/><span>táinic fúibh air fud Éirionn;</span>
<lb n="33"/><span>ag sin tuinn tarsna an achaidh,</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>a chlann-sa Cuinn Chédchathaigh.</span></p>
<lb n="35"/>
<lb n="36"/><p><span>Díbheirg is díbh bu goire;</span>
<lb n="37"/><span>don tsliabh ard is eagluidhe</span>
<lb n="38"/><span>sneachta fuar, goirmnéal garrtha,</span>
<lb n="39"/><span>smual na soighnén siabharrtha.</span></p>
<lb n="40"/>
<lb n="41"/><p><span>An chraobh is airde don fhiodh</span>
<lb n="42"/><span>ní héidir dhi fa dheireadh,</span>
<lb n="43"/><span>re mbuain ngaoth n-ardronn impe,</span>
<lb n="44"/><span>nach taoth, tadhall firminte.</span>
<lb n="45"/></p>
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<pb n="247"/>
<div><lb n="46"/><p><span>Atáid re faobhruibh frithre,</span>
<lb n="47"/><span>d'iarsma éigin innighthe,</span>
<lb n="48"/><span>dá mboing, a chairde, as bhur ccoill</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>na croinn is airde aguinn.</span></p>
<lb n="50"/>
<lb n="51"/><p><span>Gá ttú acht do iompoigh oruibh;</span>
<lb n="52"/><span>och, mon-uar do íocabhair,</span>
<lb n="53"/><span>a lubhghort dob uaisle d'fhiodh,</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>umhlocht uaibh-si nárbh éidear.</span></p>
<lb n="55"/>
<lb n="56"/><p><span>Nochtadh fuilt ná feacadh glúin</span>
<lb n="57"/><span>níor chleacht sibh air sén iompúidh;</span>
<lb n="58"/><span>tré bhur neamhsmacht níor nós libh</span>
<lb n="59"/><span>ceannsacht fós ann bhur bhflaithibh.</span></p>
<lb n="60"/>
<lb n="61"/><p><span>Táinic ann aimsear oile</span>
<lb n="62"/><span>le bhfadhbhthar fuilt órrdhaidhe,</span>
<lb n="63"/><span>téid air ccúl an cleachtadh sin,</span>
<lb n="64"/><span>le bhfeacthar glún gach Gaoidhil.</span></p>
<lb n="65"/>
<lb n="66"/><p><span>Iobhar re samhaltar sibh</span>
<lb n="67"/><span>do bhí ann aimsir éigin,</span>
<lb n="68"/><span>gur dheacar le comhchur a chleath</span>
<lb n="69"/><span>feacadh a dhromchladh ndíreach.</span></p>
<lb n="70"/>
<lb n="71"/><p><span>Siomha air a bhéalaibh do bhí;</span>
<lb n="72"/><span>tarla an crann-sa ad-chluintí</span>
<lb n="73"/><span>'s an siomha caol ucht re hucht,</span>
<lb n="74"/><span>a fhiora nár aomh umhlucht.</span></p>
<lb n="75"/>
<lb n="76"/><p><span>Oidhche don iubhar chédna,</span>
<lb n="77"/><span>fa neart síne soighnénda</span>
<lb n="78"/><span>do shéid ó néallaibh nimhe</span>
<lb n="79"/><span>téid dá phréamhaibh puiblidhe.</span>
<lb n="80"/></p>
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<pb n="248"/>
<div><lb n="81"/><p><span>Mur do-chí an crann-sa é féin</span>
<lb n="82"/><span>d'éis a bhuain dá bhuinphréimh,</span>
<lb n="83"/><span>a ccruth nár chombádhach leis,</span>
<lb n="84"/><span>do ghuth fhorránach éighmhis.</span></p>
<lb n="85"/>
<lb n="86"/><p><span>"A ghiolcach caol", air an crann,</span>
<lb n="87"/><span>"atá sgéal iongnadh agam,</span>
<lb n="88"/><span>gaoth dár snímh-ne, a mhaoith mheata,</span>
<lb n="89"/><span>'s do dhírghe ón ghaoith gheimhriota".</span></p>
<lb n="90"/>
<lb n="91"/><p><span>"Ní hénní acht h'easumhla féin",</span>
<lb n="92"/><span>dob é ris rádh an tsibhnéin,</span>
<lb n="93"/><span>"do leag t'fhiodhradh dá ionadh;</span>
<lb n="94"/><span>beag an t-iongnadh h'íslioghudh".</span></p>
<lb n="95"/>
<lb n="96"/><p><span>"Tusa ag gleic ris an ngaoith ttinn,</span>
<lb n="97"/><span>misi ag sléachtain", air an sibhinn;</span>
<lb n="98"/><span>"don tsín ghairg dá ngéis doineand</span>
<lb n="99"/><span>mairg tar mh'éis nach umhlaighionn."</span></p>
<lb n="100"/>
<lb n="101"/><p><span>Tabhraidh d'aire, a aicme Chuinn,</span>
<lb n="102"/><span>gurb é an easumhla is fochainn,</span>
<lb n="103"/><span>do mhéin an chroinn ó chianuibh,</span>
<lb n="104"/><span>'s do bhoing Ua Néill Naoighiallaigh.</span></p>
<lb n="105"/>
<lb n="106"/><p><span>An bhfacaidh Éire uasuibh</span>
<lb n="107"/><span>fiodhbhadh nach d'fhiodh ionchnuasaigh?</span>
<lb n="108"/><span>bhur ccroinn toirtheacha tiad as,</span>
<lb n="109"/><span>na foichleatha is iad fhásas.</span></p>
<lb n="110"/>
<lb n="111"/><p><span>Ní chuirfeadh énchlann iad féin</span>
<lb n="112"/><span>ós bhur ccionn-sa, a chlann tsaorNéill;</span>
<lb n="113"/><span>do Dia dá madh ísiol sibh</span>
<lb n="114"/><span>cia lé ttíseadh bhur ttoirnimh?</span>
<lb n="115"/></p>
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<div><lb n="116"/><p><span>Do thoirn toirneamh bhur siubhail,</span>
<lb n="117"/><span>a shliocht Gaoidhil Ghlais mhic Niúil,</span>
<lb n="118"/><span>fa eire ó nach éirgheann sibh</span>
<lb n="119"/><span>éindream eile ní éirigh.</span>
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A Poem on the Í Néill

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