Corpas

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<TEI><teiHeader type="text">
	 
<fileDesc>
<titleStmt>
<title type="main">Seán Ó Gadhra, File  - VI.</title><author><persName/></author><respStmt>
	<resp>Electronic edition compiled by</resp>
	<name>Foclóir na Nua-Ghaeilge</name>
	</respStmt>
	</titleStmt>
<editionStmt>
	 <edition>
		 <note type="N">IG14-11013</note>
		 <note type="L">849</note>
		 <note type="B">1905</note>
		 <note type="C"/>
		 <note><p>Description of how and why changes were made</p></note>
	 </edition>
</editionStmt>
<publicationStmt>
		<publisher>Connradh na Gaedhilge</publisher>
		<pubPlace>24 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin</pubPlace><date>Lughnasa, 1905</date><idno>IG14-11013</idno><distributor>Royal Irish Academy</distributor>
		<availability>
		<p>Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike (cc by-nc-sa)</p>
		</availability>
</publicationStmt>
<seriesStmt>
<title level="s">Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge</title><biblScope unit="vol">14</biblScope>
</seriesStmt>
<sourceDesc>
<biblStruct>
<analytic><author/><title>Seán Ó Gadhra, File  - VI.</title></analytic>
<monogr>
<title level="j">Seán Ó Gadhra, File  - VI.</title><imprint><publisher>Connradh na Gaedhilge</publisher><date>Lughnasa, 1905</date></imprint>
</monogr> 
</biblStruct>
</sourceDesc>
</fileDesc>
<profileDesc>
<langUsage><language ident="ga">Irish</language></langUsage>
</profileDesc>
</teiHeader>
<text><body><div><p><span>SEÁN Ó GADHRA, FILE.--VI.</span>
<lb n="1"/><span>           </span>
<lb n="2"/><span>VIII.</span>
<lb n="3"/><span>  </span>
<lb n="4"/><span>Seo caoineadh do cheap Seán Ó Gadhra</span>
<lb n="5"/><span>ar bhás an Athar Éimhir Ó Gadhra.  Leabhar</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>Ruaidhrí Mhic Dhiarmada, an  t-aon áit</span>
<lb n="7"/><span>amháin gur bhuail sé umainn ann.  Tá</span>
<lb n="8"/><span>leathanach 45 agus cuid de leathanach 46</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>faoi.  Is furus a thuigsint ón ndán so féin</span>
<lb n="10"/><span>ná fuil sé go hiomlán againn annso; acht</span>
<lb n="11"/><span>féibh mar atá sé, ní baoghal ná go bhfuil sé</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>go hoireamhnach is go canta, is táimíd</span>
<lb n="13"/><span>buidheach dhe Ruaidhrí ar a shon.  "Tuireadh</span>
<lb n="14"/><span>an tsagairt oirdheirc riaghalta foghlumtha,</span>
<lb n="15"/><span>Éimhir Ó Gadhra" atá thíos aige-sean ós a</span>
<lb n="16"/><span>chionn; agus fá n-a bhun tá, féibh mar is</span>
<lb n="17"/><span>gnáthach aige, "Maighistir Gadhra," ghá</span>
<lb n="18"/><span>chruthughadh is gá dhearbhughadh dhúinn gur bh'é</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>Seán Ó Gadhra a cheap é</span></p>
<lb n="20"/>
<lb n="21"/><p><span>Ní fuláir nó bhí gaol idir Sheán is an</span>
<lb n="22"/><span>tAthair Éimhir.  B'éidir gur dearbhráith-</span>
<lb n="23"/><span>reacha iad, is b'éidir ná rabhadar acht a dó</span>
<lb n="24"/><span>is a dó.  Do ghoill a chumha go dian ar</span>
<lb n="25"/><span>Sheán, tráth is gur thug air a rádh :</span></p>
<lb n="26"/>
<lb n="27"/><p><span>"Nárab fhada go ndeacham ar féasta</span>
<lb n="28"/><span>Go flaitheas mar bhfaiceam a chéile."</span></p>
<lb n="29"/>
<lb n="30"/><p><span>Ní'l éin-eólus againn i dtaobh an</span>
<lb n="31"/><span>tsagairt oirdheirc seo acht amháin an méid</span>
<lb n="32"/><span>is féidir a bhaint as an gcaoineadh féin;</span>
<lb n="33"/><span>go bhfuair sé bás "i lár a saegail" i</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>dtosach an Mhárta san mbliadhain 1703, is</span>
<lb n="35"/><span>go bhfuil sé curtha i reilig an Chnuic Mhóir,</span>
<lb n="36"/><span>mar ar cuireadh an  mhuinntir a tháinig</span>
<lb n="37"/><span>roimhe.  B'éidir, ó thá an dán so dá chur i</span>
<lb n="38"/><span>gclo, go ndéanfar amach a thuilleadh eóluis</span>
<lb n="39"/><span>n-a thaobh.</span></p>
<lb n="40"/>
<lb n="41"/><p><span>CADÉ AN BRÓN SO.</span></p>
<lb n="42"/>
<lb n="43"/><p><span>Cadé an brón so ar chóip na Cléire!</span>
<lb n="44"/><span>Tá gruaidh-fhliuch fá bhuaireamh a gcéibhe,</span></p>
</div>
<pb n="850"/>
<div><lb n="45"/><p><span>Mar luing ar cuan 's a cuallacht rébtha</span>
<lb n="46"/><span>Gan stiúir gan ráimh gan bhláith gan éide.</span></p>
<lb n="47"/>
<lb n="48"/><p><span>5  Ní hiad amháin tá cráidhte créchtach,</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>Tá tuilte deór ón óg 's ón aésta; </span>
<lb n="50"/><span>Gáir bhaintreach ag tarrang a gcéibhe;</span>
<lb n="51"/><span>Gáir dílleacht ag síor-ghol i n-éinfheacht.</span>
<lb n="52"/><span>Is ní mó a ngáir 'ná a n-ádhbhar égnach,</span>
<lb n="53"/><span>10  Is luath fuair bás i lár a shaégail</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>Éimhir Ó Gadhra, bláth na cléire,</span>
<lb n="55"/><span>Sagart sásta cráibhtheach déirceach.</span>
<lb n="56"/><span>Do scrúdadh na hughdair is Tollétus.</span>
<lb n="57"/><span>Do thuig tú an scriptúir go faébhrach</span>
<lb n="58"/><span>15  Mar ba dhual do bhuachaill tréada.</span></p>
<lb n="59"/>
<lb n="60"/><p><span>Níor chuiris glas ar mhaith an tsaégail,</span>
<lb n="61"/><span>Acht ar ghlacais a scapadh le daéndacht;</span>
<lb n="62"/><span>Mná uaisle 'do chuallacht ar féasta,</span>
<lb n="63"/><span>Daoine móra ag ól go haérach;</span>
<lb n="64"/><span>20  Lucht ceóil i sógh mar  d'éirigh;</span>
<lb n="65"/><span>Scor dílleacht ar do chuid bídh 'gus</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>éadaigh;</span>
<lb n="67"/><span>Na geócaigh fá'n spólla dhá rébadh;</span>
<lb n="68"/><span>Daoine aosta bhí i gcríne na laétha.</span></p>
<lb n="69"/>
<lb n="70"/><p><span>Do b'é a mhaoin gach aon do réidhteach,</span>
<lb n="71"/><span>25  Is do chuireadh i ngníomh a mbrígh dá</span>
<lb n="72"/><span>réir sin;</span>
<lb n="73"/><span>Do bhí do phobul ag osnaidhe go déarach,</span>
<lb n="74"/><span>Mar ba ghnáthach a bheith grádhmhar fá</span>
<lb n="75"/><span>chéile;</span>
<lb n="76"/><span>Ní hé amháin do cháirde ag éimhghe</span>
<lb n="77"/><span>Is do lucht eóluis go mór dot éigne.</span></p>
<lb n="78"/>
<lb n="79"/><p><span>30  Do b'urus liom do thuireadh do dhéanamh,</span>
<lb n="80"/><span>Acht barr bróin gur clóidh mo chéadfadh,</span>
<lb n="81"/><span>Da gcuirfinn i gcuimheas do ghaélta</span>
<lb n="82"/><span>Ón gCasiseal go Mala na Céise;</span>
<lb n="83"/><span>Léigim tharm, acht sealad dá réamhadh.</span>
<lb n="84"/><span>35  Is í an uaisle bhí i n-uachtar do mhéine.</span>
<lb n="85"/><span>Má's dual di suarcus is féile,</span>
<lb n="86"/><span>Smacht is reacht ceart is tréithe.</span></p>
<lb n="87"/>
<lb n="88"/><p><span>Truagh do chuallacht gan éitir</span>
<lb n="89"/><span>Neamh-mhaithmheach don aicme bhí éigceart;</span>
<lb n="90"/><span>40  Ní cás dhuit, is (do) cháil ar an tsaéghal so,</span>
<lb n="91"/><span>Mairfidh do chliú go buan tar 'éis sin.</span></p>
<lb n="92"/>
<lb n="93"/><p><span>Tá do leabaidh i measc aingeal an </span>
<lb n="94"/><span>trénfhlaith.</span>
<lb n="95"/><span>I radharc na glóire, i sógh mur déarainn;</span>
<lb n="96"/><span>Nárab fhada go ndeacham ar fésta</span>
<lb n="97"/><span>45  Go Flaitheas mar bhfaiceam a chéile.</span></p>
<lb n="98"/>
<lb n="99"/><p><span>Míle go beacht 's a seacht de chéadaibh,</span>
<lb n="100"/><span>Trí bliadhna n-a dhiaidh sin i n-éinfheacht,</span>
<lb n="101"/><span>I dtús an Márta fágadh Éimhir</span>
<lb n="102"/><span>San gCnoc Mór i roimh a ghaélta.</span></p>
<lb n="103"/>
<lb n="104"/><p><span>GLUAIS.</span></p>
<lb n="105"/>
<lb n="106"/><p><span>Líne 1.  Cóip na Cléire, the clergy.  Cóip, a multi-</span>
<lb n="107"/><span>tude, crowd.</span>
<lb n="108"/><span>Líne 2.  A gcéibhe, of their hair; gen. of ciabh, the</span>
<lb n="109"/><span>hair of the head.</span>
<lb n="110"/><span>Líne 3.  Rép(adh) san lscr.</span>
<lb n="111"/><span>Líne 4.  Gan ráimh, without oar.</span>
<lb n="112"/><span>Líne 5.  Taoi cráidhte, san lscr.</span>
<lb n="113"/><span>Líne 6.  Tuilte deór, floods of tears.</span>
<lb n="114"/><span>Líne 8.  Gáir dílleacht, the cry of orphans.</span>
<lb n="115"/><span>Líne 9.  "Not greater their cry than their cause for</span>
<lb n="116"/><span>lament."</span>
<lb n="117"/><span>Líne 14.  Do thuig tú, this change to 2nd pers. sing.</span>
<lb n="118"/><span>shows that most likely there are some</span>
<lb n="119"/><span>lines missing.  Another copy may turn</span>
<lb n="120"/><span>up somewhere else.  Go faébhrach,</span>
<lb n="121"/><span>cogently.</span>
<lb n="122"/><span>Líne 15.  Buachaill tréada, the shepherd of a flock.</span>
<lb n="123"/><span>Buachaill, san lscr.</span>
<lb n="124"/><span>Líne 16.  "You did not treasure up the goods of the</span>
<lb n="125"/><span>world."</span>
<lb n="126"/><span>Líne 17.  Ar ghalcais, what your received, possessed.</span>
<lb n="127"/><span>Líne 18.  'Do chuallacht, in your company.</span>
<lb n="128"/><span>Líne 20.  Musicians, mirthful as the mirth increased.</span>
<lb n="129"/><span>"A sógh mur a deir(adh), san lscr.</span>
<lb n="130"/><span>Líne 21.  Scor dílleacht, a crowd of orphans.  Scol,</span>
<lb n="131"/><span>do.; comp. scol dáimhe.</span>
<lb n="132"/><span>Líne 22.  Na geócaigh, strollers, vagabonds.  Father</span>
<lb n="133"/><span>Dinneen in his Dictionary truly says that</span>
<lb n="134"/><span>formerly they were recognised as a dis-</span>
<lb n="135"/><span>tinct class.  They were probably </span>
<lb n="136"/><span>strolling entertainers, who travelled</span>
<lb n="137"/><span>from one "tigh mór" to another and</span>
<lb n="138"/><span>who earned "their bite and their sup"</span></p>
</div>
<pb n="851"/>
<div><lb n="139"/><p><span>by entertaining the inmates, both</span>
<lb n="140"/><span>masters and servants.  With the fall of</span>
<lb n="141"/><span>the old Irish gentry and the rise of</span>
<lb n="142"/><span>"new" ideas, the geócaigh developed</span>
<lb n="143"/><span>into ballad-singers and such like.</span></p>
<lb n="144"/>
<lb n="145"/><p><span>Líne 23.  I gcríne na láetha, "in the withering of</span>
<lb n="146"/><span>days," in old age.</span>
<lb n="147"/><span>Líne 24.  A mhaoin, probably metric for a mhian, his</span>
<lb n="148"/><span>desire.</span>
<lb n="149"/><span>Líne 25.  Do chuireadh i ngníomh, he put into action.</span>
<lb n="150"/><span>Do cuireadh a ngníomh, san lscr.</span>
<lb n="151"/><span>Líne 27.  Fá chéile, with each person.</span>
<lb n="152"/><span>Líne 28.  Ag éimhghe, crying, bemoaning.</span>
<lb n="153"/><span>Líne 29.  Do lucht eólus, those who know you in-</span>
<lb n="154"/><span>timately.  Dot éigne, lamenting you.</span>
<lb n="155"/><span>Líne 30.  "'Twere easy for me to make your tuireadh.</span>
<lb n="156"/><span>Tuireamh, a dirge, an elegy (Dinneen).</span>
<lb n="157"/><span>This is the correct spelling, as the word </span>
<lb n="158"/><span>is pronounceL triumh in the South.  In </span>
<lb n="159"/><span>Ruaidhrí Mac Diarmada's MS., all</span>
<lb n="160"/><span>amhráin chaointe composed after the</span>
<lb n="161"/><span>manner of the present one are called</span>
<lb n="162"/><span>tuireadh.  The word tuireamh also </span>
<lb n="163"/><span>means áireamh, a reckoning, a recounting,</span>
<lb n="164"/><span>which was its original meaning.</span>
<lb n="165"/><span>Líne 31.  Gur chlóidh (cló MS.) mo chéadfadh, has</span>
<lb n="166"/><span>overcome my senses.</span>
<lb n="167"/><span>Líne 32.  I gcuimheas for i gcoimheas; "by which I </span>
<lb n="168"/><span>might extol your relatives."</span>
<lb n="169"/><span>Líne 33.  Mala na Céise, the brink of Kesh, Co. </span>
<lb n="170"/><span>Sligo.</span>
<lb n="171"/><span>Líne 34.  Dá réamhadh, metric for dá ríomhadh, re-</span>
<lb n="172"/><span>counting them.</span>
<lb n="173"/><span>Líne 35.  I n-uachtar do mhéine, uppermost in your</span>
<lb n="174"/><span>mind, your chiefest desire.</span>
<lb n="175"/><span>Líne 36.  "If pleasantness and generosity agus c., are at-</span>
<lb n="176"/><span>tributes of hers." (.i., uaisle).</span>
<lb n="177"/><span>Líne 38.  Gan éitir, without vigour.  The e is un-</span>
<lb n="178"/><span>accented in both O'Reilly and Dinneen.</span>
<lb n="179"/><span>Líne 39.  Neamh-mhaithmheach, relentless, unforgiving</span>
<lb n="180"/><span>Neamh-mhaithfeach san lscr.</span>
<lb n="181"/><span>Líne 40.  Ní cás dhuit, 'tis well for you.  "Is cháil"</span>
<lb n="182"/><span>san lscr.</span>
<lb n="183"/><span>Líne 49.  I róimh a gháelta, in the tomb of his rela-</span>
<lb n="184"/><span>tives.</span></p>
<lb n="185"/>
<lb n="186"/><p><span>Tá Scoil na Sean-Ghaedhilge ar siubhal arís i n-ár</span>
<lb n="187"/><span>measc, agus an Strachánach ag obair go dian féibh</span>
<lb n="188"/><span>mar is gnáthach leis.  Tá an bhuidhean uachtair dá</span>
<lb n="189"/><span>scoláiríbh ag Léigheamh na Tána Bó Cuailnge agus</span>
<lb n="190"/><span>Saltair na Rann agus an rang íochtair ag claoidhe</span>
<lb n="191"/><span>le Bréithir is le Forainm ar Sean do mheabhrughadh.</span>
<lb n="192"/><span>Is ceart dúinn leis fáilte a chur roimh na daoinibh</span>
<lb n="193"/><span>a tháinig ón mBreatain, ó Albain agus ó Aimeirice.  Tá</span>
<lb n="194"/><span>súil againn go mbeidh sásta le n-a dturus.</span></p>
<lb n="195"/>
<lb n="196"/><p/></div></body></text></TEI>
Historical Irish Corpus
1600 - 1926

Seán Ó Gadhra, File - VI.

Search Texts

Historical Irish Corpus1600 - 1926

Seán Ó Gadhra, File - VI.

Search Texts

Historical Irish Corpus
1600 - 1926
