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<text><body><div><p><span>Duan Mholta ar Shagart éigin.</span></p>
<lb n="1"/>
<lb n="2"/><p><span>Do bhí tuairim a's leath-cheud bliadhan ó</span>
<lb n="3"/><span>shoin ins an mBhaile nDubh i gConntae</span>
<lb n="4"/><span>Phortláirge.  Tá dá bhaile 'san Chonntae</span>
<lb n="5"/><span>sin ar a nglaodhtar i mBeurla Ballyduff,</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>ceann aca i bhfír-iarthar na Conntae, idir</span>
<lb n="7"/><span>Lios Mór agus mainistir Fhear Muighe, agus an</span>
<lb n="8"/><span>ceann eile 'san oirthear, leath bhealaigh idir</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>Phortláirge agus Cill Mhic Thomáis.  Acht dar</span>
<lb n="10"/><span>liom is é Baile Uí Dhuibh is ainm do'n bhaile</span>
<lb n="11"/><span>thoir, agus ní air so acht ar an mBaile nDubh i</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>n-aice an leasa Móir atáthar ag trácht 'san </span>
<lb n="13"/><span>dán so.  Ní'l a fhios cia do rinne an dán.</span>
<lb n="14"/><span>Táid na litreacha so “E.S.K.” sgríobhtha</span>
<lb n="15"/><span>'na dhiaidh, acht ní dóigh linn gurab é an file</span>
<lb n="16"/><span>do sgríobh an chóib so againne.  Luaidhtear</span>
<lb n="17"/><span>an cúigear so san dán .i. Wellington,</span>
<lb n="18"/><span>Stanley, Peel, Lyndhurst, Graham.  Bhí </span>
<lb n="19"/><span>ceathrar aca .i. gach duine acht</span>
<lb n="20"/><span>Wellington, ins an gcabinet 'san mbliadhain</span>
<lb n="21"/><span>1841.  Dar ndóigh is le linn a réime-se</span>
<lb n="22"/><span>do rinneadh an dán so.  Ní hé a mhór-</span>
<lb n="23"/><span>mhaitheas acht a shimplidheacht fa deara dhúinn </span>
<lb n="24"/><span>a chur i gcló.  Do bhí an sgríbhinn ag an </span>
<lb n="25"/><span>Athair Peadar Ó Cathasaigh (beannacht Dé </span>
<lb n="26"/><span>le n'anam), do bhí 'na shagart phobuil i</span>
<lb n="27"/><span>nDúin Garbháin, agus tar éis báis d'fhagháil dó,</span>
<lb n="28"/><span>fuair an tAthair Labhrás Ormond an</span>
<lb n="29"/><span>sgríbhinn, agus chuir ag triall orainne í.</span></p>
<lb n="30"/>
<lb n="31"/><p>
<lb n="32"/><span>Slán a's míle beannacht</span>
<lb n="33"/><span>ó thúaidh thar sliabh 'nois sagairt</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>atá lonnruighthe ó'n Sprid Naomh,</span>
<lb n="35"/><span>atá i gclú 's i gcáil mar aingeal,</span>
<lb n="36"/><span>'na chrann soillse 'nar measg-ne,</span>
<lb n="37"/><span>mar ch'róin ghlórmhair 'na taithneamh</span>
<lb n="38"/><span>i lár Pharrathais na reult.</span>
<lb n="39"/><span>Dá mbadh liom foghluim Horace,</span>
<lb n="40"/><span>bhí 'na ughdar mhór sa Laidin,</span>
<lb n="41"/><span>nó Virgil bhí lán d'eagna,</span>
<lb n="42"/><span>nó Homer ó'n nGréig,</span>
<lb n="43"/><span>leath ná trian a mhaithis</span>
<lb n="44"/><span>níor bh'fhéidir liom a chanadh,</span>
<lb n="45"/><span>acht go raibh buidheachas Dé ar gach baile</span>
<lb n="46"/><span>i n-ar chuir Sé chugainn é.</span></p>
<lb n="47"/>
<lb n="48"/><p><span>A's is dubhach an sgeul tá againn</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>ag an mBaile Dubh le tamall,</span>
<lb n="50"/><span>ó d'imthigh uainn ar sagart,</span>
<lb n="51"/><span>d'fhág dobrónach gach n-aon;</span>
<lb n="52"/><span>atá gach cailín áluinn cneasta</span>
<lb n="53"/><span>a's gach buachaill cródha tapa</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>a's gach seanduine aosda caithte</span>
<lb n="55"/><span>ag síor-ghol 'na dhéidh.</span>
<lb n="56"/><span>Ní hiongnadh liom 'nuair mhachtnaim</span>
<lb n="57"/><span>ar a mhóir-léigheann 's a theagasg</span>
<lb n="58"/><span>chum peacaigh dhona thabhairt</span>
<lb n="59"/><span>chum slighe cheart na naomh;</span>
<lb n="60"/><span>'s dá mbeadh chruaidhe do chroidhe 'ná an </span>
<lb n="61"/><span>charraig,</span>
<lb n="62"/><span>shéansálfadh sé do bheatha,</span>
<lb n="63"/><span>a's do shilfeadh drúcht na bhFlaitheas</span>
<lb n="64"/><span>ann anuas ó Mhac Dé.</span></p>
<lb n="65"/>
<lb n="66"/><p><span>'S anois is méinn liom labhairt</span>
<lb n="67"/><span>ar mhóir léigheann a's tréithe ar sagairt, -</span>
<lb n="68"/><span>is é Father Meany mheasaim</span>
<lb n="69"/><span>bheith 'na phrionnsa do'n chléir;</span>
<lb n="70"/><span>Cia fada siar na haspail,</span>
<lb n="71"/><span>'sí a mbeatha is fíor do lean sé;</span>
<lb n="72"/><span>níor bhailigh ór chum caithte</span>
<lb n="73"/><span>acht le fíor-bhochtaibh Dé.</span>
<lb n="74"/><span>Tá na ceudta mná 'gus feara</span>
<lb n="75"/><span>go naomhtha ag iompur sgabuil</span>
<lb n="76"/><span>ó tháinig sé 'n-ar measg-ne</span>
<lb n="77"/><span>fa ghréin chirt na naomh (?),</span>
<lb n="78"/><span>A's an seachtmhadh lá de'n tseachtmhain</span>
<lb n="79"/><span>budh bhreág leat é 'na sheasamh</span>
<lb n="80"/><span>fa chlú na naomh 's na n-aingeal</span>
<lb n="81"/><span>ar altóir Mhic Dé.</span></p>
<lb n="82"/>
<lb n="83"/><p><span>Feuch na 'totallers in gach baile</span>
<lb n="84"/><span>thug do súd geallamhaint dhaingean</span>
<lb n="85"/><span>ól gach sóirt do sheachaint</span>
<lb n="86"/><span>go fóircheann a saoghal;</span>
<lb n="87"/><span>'nois ó d'imthigh uainn ar sagart,</span>
<lb n="88"/><span>atáid siad súd a'casadh</span>
<lb n="89"/><span>'s a' luighe chum óil an leanna,</span>
<lb n="90"/><span>le hantoil dá gcraos.</span>
<lb n="91"/><span>Lá a mbáis 'na luighe ar a leabaidh,</span>
<lb n="92"/><span>beidh a bpeacaidh ar shliabh 'na n-aice;  </span></p>
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<div><lb n="93"/><p><span>ní bheidh beoir le hól ag neach díobh;</span>
<lb n="94"/><span>is mo thruaighe iad lá an tSléibhe;</span>
<lb n="95"/><span>beidh a gcroidhe 's a dteanga tartmhar,</span>
<lb n="96"/><span>beidh Rí na gcumhachta i bhfearg,</span>
<lb n="97"/><span>agus imtheo'id uaidh fa mhallacht</span>
<lb n="98"/><span>go hoidhreacht na láimhe clé.</span></p>
<lb n="99"/>
<lb n="100"/><p><span>Stad go fóill 's déan machtnamh</span>
<lb n="101"/><span>ar rian a láimhe 'sa' bhaile</span>
<lb n="102"/><span>is seanda atá 'n-ar measg-ne -</span>
<lb n="103"/><span>is é Lios Mór na Naomh:</span>
<lb n="104"/><span>is ann do chífir convent</span>
<lb n="105"/><span>de nuns atá fa mhairg</span>
<lb n="106"/><span>atá 'tabhairt léighinn a's teagaisg</span>
<lb n="107"/><span>do fhíor-bhochtaibh Dé.</span>
<lb n="108"/><span>Atá sé annsúd 'na sheasamh,</span>
<lb n="109"/><span>mar theach Sheagháin Uí Dháithi, a'machtnamh</span>
<lb n="110"/><span>fa bhrón i ndiaidh an tsagairt</span>
<lb n="111"/><span>dob'fhearr ins an chléir;</span>
<lb n="112"/><span>'nuair bhí sé súd 'n-ar measg-ne,</span>
<lb n="113"/><span>ní easbaidh fhir ná chapaill</span>
<lb n="114"/><span>ná fós saoir chum clocha leagadh</span>
<lb n="115"/><span>ar thigh Bhainríoghn'na Naomh.</span></p>
<lb n="116"/>
<lb n="117"/><p><span>A's i nÉirinn mhóir, cia fairsing,</span>
<lb n="118"/><span>ní raibh a bharr le fagháil d'Ó Conaill;</span>
<lb n="119"/><span>do sháruigh sé súd Grattan</span>
<lb n="120"/><span>an Bhrianach a's Ó Néill;</span>
<lb n="121"/><span>'nuair bhí maithe Mumhan go neartmhar</span>
<lb n="122"/><span>i gCorcaigh thuas fa ghradam,</span>
<lb n="123"/><span>do thug sé an sway thar n-ais chughainn</span>
<lb n="124"/><span>ó'n mbuidhin mhóir go léir.</span>
<lb n="125"/><span>Má thráchtaim ar a ghaisgeadh,</span>
<lb n="126"/><span>ní bhfuighead i nÉir' a shamhail,</span>
<lb n="127"/><span>cia go bhfuil na milliúin fear ann</span>
<lb n="128"/><span>is áilne fa 'n spéir;</span>
<lb n="129"/><span>Duibhlinn do bhí fa bhrataibh</span>
<lb n="130"/><span>go cródha i gcath Cluantairbh, -</span>
<lb n="131"/><span>dá mbeith mo phrionnsa i n'aice,</span>
<lb n="132"/><span>ní thuitfeadh leis na Danes.</span></p>
<lb n="133"/>
<lb n="134"/><p><span>Cia Brian do bhí treun neartmhar</span>
<lb n="135"/><span>i gcath na sluagh i gCluain Tairbh,</span>
<lb n="136"/><span>a's Conn mór ceud-chathach</span>
<lb n="137"/><span>bhí tapa lúthmhar treun,</span>
<lb n="138"/><span>Maélseachlainn 's a thrúp fa arm</span>
<lb n="139"/><span>chuir Tuirgéis dá bhádhadh i Loch Aonon, (?)</span>
<lb n="140"/><span>Art mór, a's Ceallachán Caisil</span>
<lb n="141"/><span>do threasguir na Danes;</span>
<lb n="142"/><span>An méid sin 's mo phrionnsa sagairt</span>
<lb n="143"/><span>bheith i dteannta' a chéile fa arm,</span>
<lb n="144"/><span>do chrithfeadh c'róin na Sacson,</span>
<lb n="145"/><span>a's gheobhmaois Repeal'</span>
<lb n="146"/><span>bheidheadh Wellington a's Stanley,</span>
<lb n="147"/><span>Peel, Lyndhurst, agus Graham,</span>
<lb n="148"/><span>go tréith ar liost na marbh,</span>
<lb n="149"/><span>a's bheidheadh Éire againn féin.</span></p>
<lb n="150"/>
<lb n="151"/><p><span>'S anois atámaoid creachta,</span>
<lb n="152"/><span>ó d'imthigh uainn ar sagart,</span>
<lb n="153"/><span>athair na mbocht, 's a gcaraid</span>
<lb n="154"/><span>lá an gheimhridh chruaidh ghéir</span>
<lb n="155"/><span>'s anois i dtúis an earraigh </span>
<lb n="156"/><span>ag innsint duit a n-easnamh,</span>
<lb n="157"/><span>do fhuaisgeoltá a mbearta</span>
<lb n="158"/><span>ód' chroidhe le truaighmhéul.</span>
<lb n="159"/><span>Rí na gcumhachta am' fhreagairt,</span>
<lb n="160"/><span>saoghal fada thabhairt dom' shagart,</span>
<lb n="161"/><span>a's Bainrioghain gheal na n-aingeal</span>
<lb n="162"/><span>ad' stiúrughadh go lá an éig;</span>
<lb n="163"/><span>a's go dtagaidh na mílte aingeal</span>
<lb n="164"/><span>'s an Mhaighdean ghlórmhar 'd'aice,</span>
<lb n="165"/><span>a' tabhairt seilbh' dhuit ar na Flaithis</span>
<lb n="166"/><span>a' síor-mholadh Dé.</span></p>
<lb n="167"/>
<lb n="168"/><p><span>An Ceangal.</span></p>
<lb n="169"/>
<lb n="170"/><p><span>'S a Father Meany, mo leun a's mo mhairg</span>
<lb n="171"/><span>chruaidh thu,</span>
<lb n="172"/><span>a shagairt léigheannta ba naomhtha dá </span>
<lb n="173"/><span>bhfeaca tuaireasg;</span>
<lb n="174"/><span>anois táim réidh leat; ní fhuil éifeacht ná </span>
<lb n="175"/><span>maith im' dhuantaibh;</span>
<lb n="176"/><span>a's mo bheannacht léigim go n-eugfad thar</span>
<lb n="177"/><span>sliabh ó thuaidh leat.</span></p>
<lb n="178"/>
<lb n="179"/><p/></div></body></text></TEI>
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