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<title type="main">Seanchus.  Cad do cham srón firín?</title><author><persName>Ó Briain, Seaghán</persName></author><editor><name type="main">Laoide, Seosamh (Lloyd, Joseph H.)</name></editor><respStmt>
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		 <note type="L">478</note>
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		<publisher>Connradh na Gaedhilge</publisher>
		<pubPlace>24 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin</pubPlace><date>Márta, 1900</date><idno>IG10-11076</idno><distributor>Royal Irish Academy</distributor>
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<text><body><div><p><span><pb n="477"/></span>
<lb n="1"/><span>SEANCHUS.</span></p>
<lb n="2"/>
<lb n="3"/><p><span>CAD DO CHAM SRÓN FIRÍN?</span></p>
<lb n="4"/>
<lb n="5"/><p><span>[Ceann de na páipéaraibh do cuireadh i gcóir le</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>haghaidh comórtais do bhí i bhFeis na Cathrach Oidhche Lae </span>
<lb n="7"/><span>Coille.  Seaghán O Briain, na Líoda, do sgríobh.]</span></p>
<lb n="8"/>
<lb n="9"/><p><span>Is minic do chuala mé dá rádh ag</span>
<lb n="10"/><span>daoinibh “Cad do cham srón</span>
<lb n="11"/><span>Firín?” nuair bheidís ag trácht</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>ar chúis gan adhbhar; acht ní raibh</span>
<lb n="13"/><span>'fhios agam cia'n fáth bhí leis nó</span>
<lb n="14"/><span>gur innis Frainc O Laoghaire</span>
<lb n="15"/><span>dham é mar seo:—</span></p>
<lb n="16"/>
<lb n="17"/><p><span>Bhí beirt sean-bhan déirce</span>
<lb n="18"/><span>annso fad ó, bean aca de mhuin-</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>tir Uí Bhriocáin — Máire Ní</span>
<lb n="20"/><span>Mhurchadha — agus an bhean eile</span>
<lb n="21"/><span>Brighid Ní Chonchobhair ós na Chonchobharaigh</span>
<lb n="22"/><span>Corcomruaidh.</span></p>
<lb n="23"/>
<lb n="24"/><p><span>Ba gnáthach leo, bean aca 'fanacht ag </span>
<lb n="25"/><span>coimeád a' tighe, fad do bheadh an bhean eile</span>
<lb n="26"/><span>ag bailiughadh na déirce.</span></p>
<lb n="27"/>
<lb n="28"/><p><span>Do bhíodar a' maireachdáil mar seo le</span>
<lb n="29"/><span>tamall maith 'gus sa' deireadh ní rabhadar</span>
<lb n="30"/><span>a' réidhcheint i n-ao' chor le chéile agus do bhíodar</span>
<lb n="31"/><span>a' lorg leithsgéil eicínt chun éirghe le n-a</span>
<lb n="32"/><span>chéile.</span></p>
<lb n="33"/>
<lb n="34"/><p><span>Aon lá amháin bhí Máire Ní Mhurchadha istigh</span>
<lb n="35"/><span>agus do bhí an madra — a raibh mar ainm air</span>
<lb n="36"/><span>Firín — crosda, agus do bhuail Maire buille</span>
<lb n="37"/><span>de'n tlúgh air do chuir cor cam na shróin.</span></p>
<lb n="38"/>
<lb n="39"/><p><span>Ba le Brighid Ní Chonchobhair an madra agus</span>
<lb n="40"/><span>nuair tháinig sisi abhaile agus í fliuch, báidhte,</span>
<lb n="41"/><span>marbh ó bheith ag iomchur an mhála, ní raibh</span>
<lb n="42"/><span>uaithe acht cúis bheag chun gleóidh agus aighnis a</span>
<lb n="43"/><span>chuir ar an tsean-mhnaoi eile.  Chonnaic sí</span>
<lb n="44"/><span>srón a madra féin cam agus d'fiafruigh sí cad</span>
<lb n="45"/><span>do cham srón Firín.</span></p>
<lb n="46"/>
<lb n="47"/><p><span>“Mhaise,” arsa Máire, “is mise, agus do </span>
<lb n="48"/><span>chamfainn do shrón-san á d'aoinne bhaineann</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>leat.”</span></p>
<lb n="50"/>
<lb n="51"/><p><span>“A chailleach bhrodhach, bhrocach,” arsa</span>
<lb n="52"/><span>Brighid, “nuair ná fuil mé féin chomh láidir</span>
<lb n="53"/><span>leat, atá daoine muinteardha agam a dhéan-</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>fadh snaoisín díot féin agus ded' mhuintir.</span>
<lb n="55"/><span>Atá na Conchobharaigh ó'n Leacht thart thimchioll </span>
<lb n="56"/><span>go Baile Uí Bheacháin.”</span></p>
<lb n="57"/>
<lb n="58"/><p><span>“Atá Conchobharaigh uaisle agus Conchobharaigh </span>
<lb n="59"/><span>na luaithe ann,” arsa Máire Ní Mhurchadha;</span>
<lb n="60"/><span>“agus cad é an éifeacht do chuid-se Con-</span>
<lb n="61"/><span>chabharach bhuidheach imeartha seachas mo</span>
<lb n="62"/><span>mhuintir-se atá as seo go Cathair Murchadha</span>
<lb n="63"/><span>agus siar go Cill Chaoi?”</span></p>
<lb n="64"/>
<lb n="65"/><p><span>“Má's dóigh leat sain,” ars an Choncho-</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>bharach, “bíodh do chuid chúngantha agat mí ó'n</span>
<lb n="67"/><span>lá seo ag Leacht Uí Chonchobhair — sin é an</span></p>
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<pb n="478"/>
<div><lb n="68"/><p><span>t-ainim do bhí ar An Leacht nó Leath-innse</span>
<lb n="69"/><span>an uair sin — agus seachain a' mbeadh an</span>
<lb n="70"/><span>sgéal chomh maith agat féin ná an méid a</span>
<lb n="71"/><span>gheóbhaidh leat an lá sain.”</span></p>
<lb n="72"/>
<lb n="73"/><p><span>Do chaith an dá shean-bhean gach aon lá de'n</span>
<lb n="74"/><span>mhí do bhí chúghtha a' siubhal idir a muintir féin</span>
<lb n="75"/><span>ar gach taobh dá saigheadadh suas chun troda;</span>
<lb n="76"/><span>da rádh leó cad ar a shon a leigidís do'n</span>
<lb n="77"/><span>dream eile éirghe suas ortha agus gan a</span>
<lb n="78"/><span>thabairt le rádh do'n taobh eile go leagfaidís</span>
<lb n="79"/><span>cos ortha nó go mbeidís thíos go bráth dá</span>
<lb n="80"/><span>ndeinidís.</span></p>
<lb n="81"/>
<lb n="82"/><p><span>Bhí go maith.  Do bhailigh muintir Uí</span>
<lb n="83"/><span>Bhriocháin do'n Leacht lá an chatha agus nuair nár</span>
<lb n="84"/><span>casadh leó annsain muintir Chorcomruaidh,</span>
<lb n="85"/><span>d'imthigheadar suas gur casadh ar a chéile</span>
<lb n="86"/><span>iad ar an dtaobh seo do Cill Seannaigh agus</span>
<lb n="87"/><span>throideadar annsain go raibh a n-urmhór</span>
<lb n="88"/><span>marbh, agus atáid curtha annsain i Leacht Uí</span>
<lb n="89"/><span>Mhóinín agus atá uaigh na bhfear dtréan a</span>
<lb n="90"/><span>caillead i nídh le “Cad do cham srón Firin”</span>
<lb n="91"/><span>le feiscsint annsain ó'n lá sain go dtí an</span>
<lb n="92"/><span>lá atá indiu ann.</span></p>
<lb n="93"/>
<lb n="94"/><p/></div></body></text></TEI>
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