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		 <note type="L">461</note>
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		<pubPlace>24 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin</pubPlace><date>Eanáir, 1900</date><idno>IG10-11064</idno><distributor>Royal Irish Academy</distributor>
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<text><body><div><p><span><pb n="461"/></span>
<lb n="1"/><span>SEANCHUS.</span></p>
<lb n="2"/>
<lb n="3"/><p><span>CEARRBHACH NA CRAOIBHE.</span></p>
<lb n="4"/>
<lb n="5"/><p><span>Fad ó nuair ba gnáthach rí ar</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>gach uile shaghas ceirde agus</span>
<lb n="7"/><span>dream faoi leith, budh é</span>
<lb n="8"/><span>Cearrbhach na Craoibhe do bhí</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>'na rígh os cionn na gCear-</span>
<lb n="10"/><span>rbhach agus lucht imeartha go</span>
<lb n="11"/><span>léir, agus bhí sé chomh glic sin</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>nár fheud duine ar bith ar dhruim na talamhna</span>
<lb n="13"/><span>cluiche do chur air, ag imirt cártaí ioná aon</span>
<lb n="14"/><span>imirt eile.</span></p>
<lb n="15"/>
<lb n="16"/><p><span>Faoi dheireadh, agus mar gheall air so,</span>
<lb n="17"/><span>d'éirigh se uaigneach is mí-shásta, agus dubhairt</span>
<lb n="18"/><span>se ó nar bh'fhéidir leis cluiche d'fhághail</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>le duine do'n tsaoghal so go rachadh sé</span>
<lb n="20"/><span>chum an tsaoghail eile dhá fheuchaint.  Do</span>
<lb n="21"/><span>imthigh leis ag siubhal roimhe, agus ní dhearnaidh</span>
<lb n="22"/><span>stad do'n ghluasacht sin go dtainic se go</span>
<lb n="23"/><span>dorsa móra ifrinn agus bhuail se ortha go teann.</span>
<lb n="24"/><span>“Cia atá annsin” arsa 'n dorsóir.</span></p>
<lb n="25"/>
<lb n="26"/><p><span>“Atá mise, Cearrbhach na Craoibhe ó'n</span>
<lb n="27"/><span>saoghal uachtair,” ar sé, “agus táim ag iarraidh</span>
<lb n="28"/><span>cluiche cártaí do imirt leis an Ard-</span>
<lb n="29"/><span>deamhan.”</span></p>
<lb n="30"/>
<lb n="31"/><p><span>Thainic an t-Ard-deamhan is dubhairt se,</span>
<lb n="32"/><span>“Cia an geall atá agat-sa le cur liom,</span>
<lb n="33"/><span>mar nach imrighim-se acht ar anamnaibh</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>daoine?”</span></p>
<lb n="35"/>
<lb n="36"/><p><span>“Cuirfead m'anam fhéin i n-aghaidh cinn</span>
<lb n="37"/><span>díobh so dha bhfuil i ngéibheann agat-sa 'san</span>
<lb n="38"/><span>áit so,” ar seisean.  “Cuirfead,” arsa 'n</span>
<lb n="39"/><span>deamhan.</span></p>
<lb n="40"/>
<lb n="41"/><p><span>Fágadh bord faoi réir dóibh ar an mball</span>
<lb n="42"/><span>agus thoisigheadar ar an imirt.  Do ghnodhuigh</span>
<lb n="43"/><span>an Cearrbhach an chéad chluiche, agus mar</span>
<lb n="44"/><span>sin dó de'n cuid ba mhó de na ceannaibh</span>
<lb n="45"/><span>eile, go rabh gach anam ins an áit gnodhuighthe</span>
<lb n="46"/><span>aige acht aon cheann amháin, agus ní imreo-</span>
<lb n="47"/><span>chadh an deamhan an ceann sin leis dá chruaidhe</span>
<lb n="48"/><span>dár chuir an Cearrbhach air é.  Bhailigh leis</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>ann sin iad, acht nuair do chonnaic an t-anam</span>
<lb n="50"/><span>bocht do fágadh ar gcúl ag imtheacht iad, leig</span>
<lb n="51"/><span>sí sgread aistí do sgoilteadh cloch, act ní</span>
<lb n="52"/><span>rabh árach air.</span></p>
<lb n="53"/>
<lb n="54"/><p><span>Sheol sé roimhe iad annsain mar bheadh </span>
<lb n="55"/><span>sgata uan agus dhubhairt se, “Cad do dheunfar</span>
<lb n="56"/><span>libh-se anois?”  “O, a chara, beir go Flai-</span>
<lb n="57"/><span>theas sinn, beir leat go Flaitheas sinn,” ar</span>
<lb n="58"/><span>iad-san.  “Tá sé chomh maith dham, ó tharla</span>
<lb n="59"/><span>annso sibh,” ar sé, agus thiomáin sé leo ná</span>
<lb n="60"/><span>go dtainiceadar go geataí móra geala na</span>
<lb n="61"/><span>bhFlaitheas.  D'osgail na geataí agus cuireadh</span>
<lb n="62"/><span>fáilte rompa, agus chuaidh na h-anamnaí</span>
<lb n="63"/><span>isteach agus dubhairt an Naom-dhorsóir leis an</span></p>
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<div><lb n="64"/><p><span>gCearrbhach,  “Nach dtiucfaidh tú fhéin</span>
<lb n="65"/><span>isteach?”  “Ma fhaghaim cead na cártaí do</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>thabhairt liom, rachad,” arsa 'n Cearrbhach,</span>
<lb n="67"/><span>“acht muna bhfaghad, ní rachad.”</span></p>
<lb n="68"/>
<lb n="69"/><p><span>“Ní bhfuighir an cead sin,” arsa 'n Naomh,</span>
<lb n="70"/><span>“acht fág ar an mballa iad taobh 'muigh de'n</span>
<lb n="71"/><span>gheata, agus téirigh isteach go bhfeicidh tú na</span>
<lb n="72"/><span>h-anmanna úd cóirighthe i n-a n-áit, agus tig</span>
<lb n="73"/><span>leat tigheacht amach i ndiaidh tamaill i</span>
<lb n="74"/><span>gcoinne na gcártaí, má ogruigheann tú.”</span>
<lb n="75"/><span>Rinní an Cearrbhach sin agus chuaidh sé isteach</span>
<lb n="76"/><span>act dhearmad se tigheacht amach ó shin 'na</span>
<lb n="77"/><span>gcoinne.  </span></p>
<lb n="78"/>
<lb n="79"/><p><span>Sin mar chuaidh Cearrbhach na Craoibhe go</span>
<lb n="80"/><span>Flaitheas, agus so é an fáth a n-abairthear</span>
<lb n="81"/><span>le teachtaire mall do ghnidheas faillighe i</span>
<lb n="82"/><span>dtigh na teachtaireachta  “Do dhearmadais</span>
<lb n="83"/><span>filleadh, mar rinní Cearrbhach na Craoibhe.</span></p>
<lb n="84"/>
<lb n="85"/><p><span>SEAGHÁN UA RUAIDHRÍ.</span></p></div></body></text></TEI>
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