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<text><body><div><p><span>FILIDHE NA MÁIGHE.</span></p>
<lb n="1"/>
<lb n="2"/><p><span>Leis an Athair Pádraig Ó Duinnín.</span>
<lb n="3"/><span>M. H. Gill & Son, Ath Cliath.  Dhá Sgilling glan.</span></p>
<lb n="4"/>
<lb n="5"/><p><span>Ní náir mar theastas ar shliocht Gaedheal</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>an teastas do bheir a gcuid filidheachta</span>
<lb n="7"/><span>ortha; óir ní móide go dtáinig le haon</span>
<lb n="8"/><span>chineadh ar dhruim an domhain, agus cinidheacha</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>an léighinn mhóir d'áireamh, filí na nGaedheal</span>
<lb n="10"/><span>do shárughadh ar bhinneas.  A leithéid de</span>
<lb n="11"/><span>chasadh ar fhocail, a leithéid de sheóladh is de</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>leagadh, a leithéid de tháthadh is de</span>
<lb n="13"/><span>shnadhmadh, a leithéid de cheól is tá ionnta,</span>
<lb n="14"/><span>níor bh'iongnadh liom mar eachtra ag lucht</span>
<lb n="15"/><span>léighte filidheachta & lucht ceoil ar fuaid na</span>
<lb n="16"/><span>cruinne.</span></p>
<lb n="17"/>
<lb n="18"/><p><span>An leabhar so atá ós mo chomhair, “Filidhe</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>na Máighe,” tá sé tuilte de cheól ó thosach</span>
<lb n="20"/><span>go deireadh.  Nuair a bheitheá 'ghá léigheamh,</span>
<lb n="21"/><span>dá madh duine le cluais tú, is amhlaidh</span>
<lb n="22"/><span>mheasfá go rabhais taréis slán d'fhágáil ag</span>
<lb n="23"/><span>an domhan beag buadhartha so, & gurab í an</span>
<lb n="24"/><span>áit a rabhais ná i nGáirdín Parrathais.</span>
<lb n="25"/><span>Seaghán Ó Tuama an Ghrinn, Aindrias Mac</span>
<lb n="26"/><span>Craith, an bheirt seo do sgríobh furmhór na</span>
<lb n="27"/><span>ndánta atá ann.</span></p>
<lb n="28"/>
<lb n="29"/><p><span>I lár na hochtmhadh aoise déag do mhair an</span>
<lb n="30"/><span>bheirt seo; & níl éinne a thug a aghaidh ar</span>
<lb n="31"/><span>fhilidheacht ná déarfaidh gur iomdha dán</span>
<lb n="32"/><span>bríoghmar do cheapadh an tráth san.  Céard</span>
<lb n="33"/><span>ab eadh an fhilidheacht ag filí na haimsire</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>sin acht níor chóir gur lugha ár meas ortha</span>
<lb n="35"/><span>san, óir bhí fios a ngnótha aca.  Maighistrí</span>
<lb n="36"/><span>sgoile ab eadh a bhfurmhór, & mar ba ghnáthach</span>
<lb n="37"/><span>aca féin dá rádh, b'fhollamh an chéard í; mar</span>
<lb n="38"/><span>cé gur dona an dáil é ag maighistrí sgoile</span>
<lb n="39"/><span>an lae indiu, ba mheasa an sgéal aca an</span>
<lb n="40"/><span>uair sin.  Mar is minic ná coimeádthaí</span>
<lb n="41"/><span>an sgoil ar siubhal acht leath-bhliadhain; &</span>
<lb n="42"/><span>nuair a theipeadh ar an sgoil sin, ní raibh le</span>
<lb n="43"/><span>déanamh ag an bhfear a bhí ghá seóladh acht a</span>
<lb n="44"/><span>aghaidh do thabhairt ar áit éigin eile & iarracht</span>
<lb n="45"/><span>eile do dhéanamh.</span></p>
<lb n="46"/>
<lb n="47"/><p><span>Ag seo casadh ar fhocal do dhein Ó Tuama</span>
<lb n="48"/><span>uair & ar ndóigh tá rian a láimhe air.</span></p>
<lb n="49"/>
<lb n="50"/><p><span>“Mo mhuireann-sa Muireann tar</span>
<lb n="51"/><span>Muirnibh áilne críoch,</span>
<lb n="52"/><span>Mo mhuireann do Mhuirinn do mhuirinn</span>
<lb n="53"/><span>ag tál na dighe.</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>Cé muireann le Muirinn mo mhuireann</span>
<lb n="55"/><span>chum cláir ag suidhe,</span>
<lb n="56"/><span>Ní muireann le Muireann mo mhuireann</span>
<lb n="57"/><span>gach tráth gan díol.</span></p>
<lb n="58"/>
<lb n="59"/><p><span>Muireann a bhí mar ainm ar a mhnaoi & is</span>
<lb n="60"/><span>ionann “muireann” & cuideachta, & tá</span>
<lb n="61"/><span>brígh eile leis fós, is ionann é & grádh.  Is</span>
<lb n="62"/><span>léir a thuigfear as an rann so cad é an</span>
<lb n="63"/><span>saghas mná í Muireann.  Dá mbreacfá</span>
<lb n="64"/><span>acra páipéir le peann & dubh ní fhéadfá</span>
<lb n="65"/><span>innsint ní b'fhearr do dhéanamh ar thréithe</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>Muirinne.</span></p>
<lb n="67"/>
<lb n="68"/><p><span>Dá mbeadh sé de mhian agam trácht ar na</span>
<lb n="69"/><span>hamhráin go léir, ní bheadh sé de shlighe agam.</span>
<lb n="70"/><span>Is amhlaidh is deacair ceann aca a mholadh</span>
<lb n="71"/><span>thar an gceann eile.  Acht ní fhéadfainn gan</span>
<lb n="72"/><span>luadh do dhéanamh ar na ceannaibh seo</span>
<lb n="73"/><span>leanas mar “tá fuinneamh na cainnte ag</span>
<lb n="74"/><span>rinnce im' chluasaibh.”</span></p>
<lb n="75"/>
<lb n="76"/><p><span>1. “Mo mhileadh truagh, mo bhuadhairt, mo bhrón.”</span></p>
<lb n="77"/>
<lb n="78"/><p><span>2. A chuisle na héigse éirigh suas.</span></p>
<lb n="79"/>
<lb n="80"/><p><span>3. 'Im aonar seal ag ródaidheacht.</span></p>
<lb n="81"/>
<lb n="82"/><p><span>22. A dhalta dhil an daithnid libh mo chás</span>
<lb n="83"/><span>anois.</span></p>
<lb n="84"/>
<lb n="85"/><p><span>28. Slán is céad ó'n dtaobh so uaim.</span></p>
<lb n="86"/>
<lb n="87"/><p><span>48. Cé fada mé follamh gan costas gan</span>
<lb n="88"/><span>cíos ar bith.</span></p>
<lb n="89"/>
<lb n="90"/><p><span>Amhrán do dhein an tAthair Nioclás Ó</span>
<lb n="91"/><span>Domhnaill nuair a ghoin síobhra cnuic a</span>
<lb n="92"/><span>chapall is eadh an ceann deireannach, & an</span>
<lb n="93"/><span>té ná bainfeadh sé gáire as, ní misde</span></p>
</div>
<pb n="202"/>
<div><lb n="94"/><p><span>dhuit a rádh ná go bhfuil sé tabhartha, nó go</span>
<lb n="95"/><span>bhfuil sé gan tuigsint ar ghreann.  Agus</span>
<lb n="96"/><span>tá a lán suilt ins na dánta do sgríobh</span>
<lb n="97"/><span>Seaghán Ó Tuama & an Mangaire Súgach</span>
<lb n="98"/><span>dá fhreagairt.</span></p>
<lb n="99"/>
<lb n="100"/><p><span>B'iongantach an cion a bhí ag na filí seo</span>
<lb n="101"/><span>ar cheól.  Ba chuma aon nídh eile puinn.</span>
<lb n="102"/><span>Sháróghaidís a dtiocfaidh is a dtáinig ar</span>
<lb n="103"/><span>bhinneas.  Is baoghal liom gur mó de cheól</span>
<lb n="104"/><span>ná de chiall a bhí 'n-a gcinn.  Acht bhí an</span>
<lb n="105"/><span>Ghaedhilg aca ar fheabhas, & tá sí ins an</span>
<lb n="106"/><span>leabhar so fá mar a bhí sí ag a sinnsear gan</span>
<lb n="107"/><span>locht ná salachadh, gan milleadh gan lot.  An</span>
<lb n="108"/><span>té is measa Gaedhilg, níor bh'iongnadh liom</span>
<lb n="109"/><span>é go cliste taréis leabhar nó dhó dá shaghas</span>
<lb n="110"/><span>so do léigheamh go mion & go minic, ag</span>
<lb n="111"/><span>sgrúdughadh gach abairt, agus gach focail,</span>
<lb n="112"/><span>ag tabhairt fá ndeara an seóladh atá ar</span>
<lb n="113"/><span>gach líne, an uaim &rl.  Agus níor cheart</span>
<lb n="114"/><span>go mbeadh sé mar leath-sgéal ag éinne nach</span>
<lb n="115"/><span>cumas dó an leabhar seo do léigheamh i</span>
<lb n="116"/><span>dtaobh a chruadhacht, mar tá aguisín ag á</span>
<lb n="117"/><span>dheireadh & gheobhfar míniughadh na cruaidh-</span>
<lb n="118"/><span>Ghaedhilge go léir ann.  Is cruinn a dhein</span>
<lb n="119"/><span>an fear eagair a ghnó & tá lucht léighte na</span>
<lb n="120"/><span>Gaedhilge go huile fá chomaoin aige & lucht</span>
<lb n="121"/><span>léighte filidheachta go sonrádhach.</span></p>
<lb n="122"/>
<lb n="123"/><p><span>Tá reamhrádh ag an eaghartóir & ní dóigh</span>
<lb n="124"/><span>liom gur léigheas riamh aon trácht ar na</span>
<lb n="125"/><span>filí Gaedhealacha is mó a thaithnigh liom 'ná é.</span>
<lb n="126"/><span>Innstear an fhírinne ann dom' dóigh-se &</span>
<lb n="127"/><span>ní dhéantar go droich-mhúinte é mar</span>
<lb n="128"/><span>tuigeann an té do sgríobh é do fhilí bochta</span>
<lb n="129"/><span>na haimsire sin agus is cruinn an tuisgint atá</span>
<lb n="130"/><span>aige ar dhálaibh Éireann & ar staid shliocht</span>
<lb n="131"/><span>Gaedheal le linn na bhfilí seo.  Níor mhór</span>
<lb n="132"/><span>d'éinne an dá thuisgint seo do bheith aige</span>
<lb n="133"/><span>chum a cheart féin do thabhairt do gach file.</span>
<lb n="134"/><span>Seo sliocht nó dhó as:</span></p>
<lb n="135"/>
<lb n="136"/><p><span>…</span></p>
<lb n="137"/>
<lb n="138"/><p><span>B'in é a ndálta go díreach & bheirim</span>
<lb n="139"/><span>m'aonta leis an eagarthóir.  “Níl binneas</span>
<lb n="140"/><span>id laoi ná id shean-dán,” arsa an Mangaire</span>
<lb n="141"/><span>Súgach ag tabhairt freagra ar Sheaghán Ó</span>
<lb n="142"/><span>Tuama.  Binneas a bhí uatha & ar ndóigh dhá</span>
<lb n="143"/><span>gcoiméadfadh binneas 'na mbeathaidh iad,</span>
<lb n="144"/><span>bheidís beó fós!  Níor chuala riamh go</span>
<lb n="145"/><span>ndubhairt file Geadhealach le file eile,</span>
<lb n="146"/><span>“Níl ciall id laoi.”  Acht pé sgéal é, is</span>
<lb n="147"/><span>maith an mhaise orainn na dánta so & badh</span>
<lb n="148"/><span>dhaithnid dúinn iad do chailleamhaint.</span>
<lb n="149"/><span>Léirighid dúinn go beacht an saghas saoghail</span>
<lb n="150"/><span>a bhí ann le n-a linn, & canfar cuid aca go</span>
<lb n="151"/><span>deó na ndeor ag na Gaedhil maran rud</span>
<lb n="152"/><span>é go múchfar an treabh.</span></p>
<lb n="153"/>
<lb n="154"/><p><span>Is iongnadh liom cionnus a sheasuigheann</span>
<lb n="155"/><span>a tAthair Pádraig an síor-obair seo.  Ní</span>
<lb n="156"/><span>mór gur luaithe leabhar amuigh aige ná go</span>
<lb n="157"/><span>mbíonn leabhar aile agá shálaibh go dian.</span>
<lb n="158"/><span>Ní fheadar an dtéidheann sé chum suain i</span>
<lb n="159"/><span>n-éan-chor?</span></p>
<lb n="160"/>
<lb n="161"/><p><span>Mholfainn le fonn do gach Gaedheal an</span>
<lb n="162"/><span>leabhar so d'fhagháil; & na Gaedhil sna</span>
<lb n="163"/><span>ceanntair Ghaedhealacha, ba cheart dóibh</span>
<lb n="164"/><span>siúd na hamhráin do léigheamh cois teineadh</span>
<lb n="165"/><span>istoidhche do na sean-daoine.  Raghad fé</span></p>
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<pb n="203"/>
<div><lb n="166"/><p><span>gur bh'fhearr do'n Ghaedhilg é & gur mhór an</span>
<lb n="167"/><span>congna chum a buanaighthe é.</span></p>
<lb n="168"/>
<lb n="169"/><p><span>BEANN NA LIAG.</span></p>
<lb n="170"/>
<lb n="171"/><p><span>Gluais.</span></p>
<lb n="172"/>
<lb n="173"/><p><span>Ní náir, it is no bad (shameful) testimony.</span></p>
<lb n="174"/>
<lb n="175"/><p><span>Ní móide, not the more .i. they scarcely ever excelled.</span></p>
<lb n="176"/>
<lb n="177"/><p><span>Casadh, twisting, weaving.</span></p>
<lb n="178"/>
<lb n="179"/><p><span>Seoladh, style of composition.</span></p>
<lb n="180"/>
<lb n="181"/><p><span>Táthadh, joining together, putting an idea into as</span>
<lb n="182"/><span>few words as possible.</span></p>
<lb n="183"/>
<lb n="184"/><p><span>Níor bh'iongnadh liom, I should not wonder if they</span>
<lb n="185"/><span>came as a surprise to, etc.</span></p>
<lb n="186"/>
<lb n="187"/><p><span>Tuilte, overflowing with.</span></p>
<lb n="188"/>
<lb n="189"/><p><span>Níor chóir gur lugha, we should not respect them</span>
<lb n="190"/><span>the less.</span></p>
<lb n="191"/>
<lb n="192"/><p><span>Dona an dáil, a hard state, condition.</span></p>
<lb n="193"/>
<lb n="194"/><p><span>Ná coiméadthaí, the school was not kept; past hab.</span>
<lb n="195"/><span>auton.</span></p>
<lb n="196"/>
<lb n="197"/><p><span>Gá seóladh, directing it, in charge.</span></p>
<lb n="198"/>
<lb n="199"/><p><span>Dá mbreacfá, if you were to use up with writing</span>
<lb n="200"/><span>on.</span></p>
<lb n="201"/>
<lb n="202"/><p><span>De mhian, as a wish, “even though I wished, etc.”</span></p>
<lb n="203"/>
<lb n="204"/><p><span>Síobhra, a fairy.</span></p>
<lb n="205"/>
<lb n="206"/><p><span>Tabhartha, “done up,” spun out.</span></p>
<lb n="207"/>
<lb n="208"/><p><span>Ba cuma aon nídh, nothing else mattered much.</span></p>
<lb n="209"/>
<lb n="210"/><p><span>A dtiocfaidh, all that will come.</span></p>
<lb n="211"/>
<lb n="212"/><p><span>Salachadh, act of staining.</span></p>
<lb n="213"/>
<lb n="214"/><p><span>Is measa Gaedhilg, who has the worse Irish.</span></p>
<lb n="215"/>
<lb n="216"/><p><span>Go mion agus go minic, “often and often.”</span></p>
<lb n="217"/>
<lb n="218"/><p><span>Abairt, a clause, sentence.</span></p>
<lb n="219"/>
<lb n="220"/><p><span>An uaim, the sound, vowel-rhyming.</span></p>
<lb n="221"/>
<lb n="222"/><p><span>Nach cumas dó, that he is not able.</span></p>
<lb n="223"/>
<lb n="224"/><p><span>Aguisín, an addition.</span></p>
<lb n="225"/>
<lb n="226"/><p><span>Go sonrádhach, especially.</span></p>
<lb n="227"/>
<lb n="228"/><p><span>Dom dhóigh-se, in my opinion.</span></p>
<lb n="229"/>
<lb n="230"/><p><span>Sliocht nó dhó, one or two quotations.</span></p>
<lb n="231"/>
<lb n="232"/><p><span>M'aonta, I agree.</span></p>
<lb n="233"/>
<lb n="234"/><p><span>Is maith an mhaise orainn, it is well that we …</span></p>
<lb n="235"/>
<lb n="236"/><p><span>Badh dhaithnid, it would be a loss to us.</span></p>
<lb n="237"/>
<lb n="238"/><p><span>Maran rud é, if the tribe does not become extinct.</span></p>
<lb n="239"/>
<lb n="240"/><p><span>Raghad fé, I go bail.</span></p>
<lb n="241"/>
<lb n="242"/><p><span>—</span></p>
<lb n="243"/>
<lb n="244"/><p><span>Do cailleadh duine de sna Husseys ón nDaingean</span>
<lb n="245"/><span>i dTráighlí uair.  Do chuaidh bean chaointe leis go</span>
<lb n="246"/><span>Tráighlí chun é chaoineadh.  Nuair a tháinig sí os a</span>
<lb n="247"/><span>chionn, dubhairt sí:</span></p>
<lb n="248"/>
<lb n="249"/><p><span>Dá mbeitheá — sa agam ag baile</span>
<lb n="250"/><span>I ndoirín glas an Daingin,</span>
<lb n="251"/><span>Gheobhainn mná donna deasa —</span>
<lb n="252"/><span>Mná finne geala —</span>
<lb n="253"/><span>A dhéanfadh creidhil dá mbasa</span>
<lb n="254"/><span>Anuas os cionn do mhairbh.</span></p>
<lb n="255"/>
<lb n="256"/><p><span>M. Ó C.</span></p>
<lb n="257"/>
<lb n="258"/><p><span>—</span></p>
<lb n="259"/>
<lb n="260"/><p/></div></body></text></TEI>
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