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<text><body><div><p><span>FREAGRA EILE.</span></p>
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<lb n="2"/><p><span>I.</span>
<lb n="3"/><span>Is suairceas, 's is aiteas,is teagasg dom díl Shaothar </span>
<lb n="4"/><span>Na Suadh ngeal do scanadh, 's gach aitheasc do shíor-léighe dhe;</span>
<lb n="5"/><span>Is suairce liom freagra ar fhreagra an trír léigheanta úd</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>'Ná an chuachghuth ar chrannaibh 's 'ná spreagadh na Sídhthéada.</span></p>
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<lb n="8"/><p><span>II.</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>Tá an Dámh ar marthain, cér bh'fhada nár fígheadh bhéarsa;</span>
<lb n="10"/><span>Ó an Mháigh go Mainge bhí a bhfearsad diomhaín tréimhse;</span>
<lb n="11"/><span>An snáth úd do cailleadh, nuair caitheadh de rínn mhéir é,</span>
<lb n="12"/><span>Atáthar 'ghá chasadh go cneasta 's ag sníomh dhréacht leis.</span></p>
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<lb n="14"/><p><span>III.</span>
<lb n="15"/><span>Dar liom-sa, is peaca ná maithfaí dho choidhch' d'éinne </span>
<lb n="16"/><span>A thrúmpa do screadadh 'dir chantain na gcaoin-Éigs' seo;</span>
<lb n="17"/><span>Acht d'fhonn go leanfaidís sealad d'á mbínn-bhréithre,</span>
<lb n="18"/><span>Sin cúis go ngrafaim an t-aitheasg so ghním féinig.</span></p>
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<lb n="20"/><p><span>IV.</span>
<lb n="21"/><span>Bíodh is nách fada ón gceart duit, a Ghaoíl shéimh-ghuith,</span>
<lb n="22"/><span>'S nách claoidhte iad, ná meathta, sliocht mhaicne na ngroidhe-mbéimeann,</span>
<lb n="23"/><span>Gan nídh ina nglaic, ámh, chun chatha acht droighean, b'fhéidir,</span>
<lb n="24"/><span>Mo dhíth is mo dheacair! níor thaca iad i slighe an Bhéir-fhir.</span></p>
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<lb n="26"/><p><span>V.</span>
<lb n="27"/><span>Ó Mhullaibh an Uis agus Mhuisire 'n chinn mhaordha</span>
<lb n="28"/><span>Go bun Fhaill na nIomaireach dhubh-chruthach bíodh slaedte</span>
<lb n="29"/><span>De churaíbh nar thugtha a dturraing le linn déine,</span>
<lb n="30"/><span>'S d'éis tabhartha na fola gur bh'oth lena gcroidhe géille.</span></p>
<lb n="31"/>
<lb n="32"/><p><span>VI.</span>
<lb n="33"/><span>A' trúpaibh na Sacsan i machaibh na Mídhe méithe</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>Do spriúchfaí 'na gceathaibh leo saithe de phlaoisc éirligh,</span>
<lb n="35"/><span>Ag búirthigh 's ag stracadh 'na measc, is de dhruim Bhéarra</span>
<lb n="36"/><span>Ó thonnthaibh na fairrge theas ar feadh trí léige.</span></p>
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<lb n="38"/><p><span>VII.</span>
<lb n="39"/><span>Do b'ionann é 's caismirt na heala ón laoi ghlégil </span>
<lb n="40"/><span>Le fiolthar na mara 's a ghatha i gclí 'n éin úd -</span>
<lb n="41"/><span>Acu-san tá acmhuinne airm is maoin tsaoghaltha, </span>
<lb n="42"/><span>Againn-ne a malairt 's, is eagal liom, dígh céille.</span></p>
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<lb n="44"/><p><span>VIII.</span>
<lb n="45"/><span>D'réir ráidhte lucht feasa shás mharbhuighthe chlainn Éabha:</span>
<lb n="46"/><span>A n-árthaighe fé arm ag Gallaibh cois Binn Éadair,</span>
<lb n="47"/><span>Is árthaighe dhá samhail cois Gaillimh 'ge'n mbuidhin chéadna,</span>
<lb n="48"/><span>Do lámhachfaidís treasna na Banban go dtí a chéile.</span>
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<div><lb n="50"/><p><span>IX. </span>
<lb n="51"/><span>Is níor ghábhadh dá dtreasaibh acht seasamh i dtír Éireann</span>
<lb n="52"/><span>Chun gan fhágaint 'na mbeathaidh a maireann de shíol Éibhir;</span>
<lb n="53"/><span>An tráth 'na dtreascairthí fearaibh le croidhe tréine,</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>Tá an lá san tharainn, 's is mairg do Chrích Chéin é.</span></p>
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<lb n="56"/><p><span>X.</span>
<lb n="57"/><span>Tá an fhírinne searbh, cér dearbh dá n-íbheann braon di</span>
<lb n="58"/><span>Gurab í sin an earradh is fearra 's nách í'n t-éitheach;</span>
<lb n="59"/><span>Tar díle gan charaid, 's ag baile go tím tréithlag,</span>
<lb n="60"/><span>Ní coimheascar a cheapaim le scaipfear thar tuinn daorbhruid.</span></p>
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<lb n="62"/><p><span>XI.</span>
<lb n="63"/><span>Act bróinte ag casadh agus capaill le cuing céachta,</span>
<lb n="64"/><span>'S gach treó eile mhartha dar sladadh le trí chéad uainn,</span>
<lb n="65"/><span>Ár nósa 's ár dteanga fé ghradam i nInse Éilge,</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>'S an t-ól so do sheachaint - is aithis don druing dhaond' é.</span></p>
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<lb n="68"/><p><span>XII.</span>
<lb n="69"/><span>Déantúsaí an Danair ná fachtar, acht ghníodh Gaedhil iad,</span>
<lb n="70"/><span>Bíodh tiúsgal ghá theagasg, mar tagann as brígh 's éifeacht;</span>
<lb n="71"/><span>Ní lúghaide ár dtapa, 's má thabharann Críost caé dhúinn,</span>
<lb n="72"/><span>Sin Fionn ar an machaire 's gasra ghroidhe taobh leis!</span></p>
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<lb n="74"/><p><span>An Ceangal:</span>
<lb n="75"/><span>A Phádraig na gcarad, ná fearaimís bruighean fraochmhar,</span>
<lb n="76"/><span>Árdóghad-sa barra mo charbine thar mhaoil Shléibhín.</span>
<lb n="77"/><span>Stiúróghaidh mé thart-sa gach teachtaire nimhe pléir díobh,</span>
<lb n="78"/><span>Nó múchfad seacht bhfeadh iad i dtalamh sa bhuidhechré uait.</span></p>
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<lb n="80"/><p><span>Do b'fhearr liom, gan mhagadh, bheith ag mealladh na Naoi mBé leat </span>
<lb n="81"/><span>Go sámhbheathach seascair cois Chatharach aoird Chéirín;</span>
<lb n="82"/><span>Nó ar seól leat sa taisteal go frasshruth ar ghlinn Phiéria,</span>
<lb n="83"/><span>Le Tórna an Ghleanna 's an faraire ó Uíbh Laoghaire.</span></p>
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<lb n="85"/><p><span>DÁ CHÍCH DHANANN.</span></p>
<lb n="86"/>
<lb n="87"/><p><span>TAGRA.</span></p>
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<lb n="89"/><p><span>Line</span>
<lb n="90"/><span>17. - "Mullach an Uis" agus "Muisire," two well-known mountains in West</span>
<lb n="91"/><span>Cork.</span>
<lb n="92"/><span>18. - "Faill na nIomaireach," another well-known mountain in the Parish of</span>
<lb n="93"/><span>Ballyvourney, West Cork.</span>
<lb n="94"/><span>35. - "Croidhe tréine," through sheer bravery.</span>
<lb n="95"/><span>50. - Sléibhín, a beautiful mountain beside the Lee, at Macroom.</span>
<lb n="96"/><span>52. - "Seacht bhfeadh" (seven fathoms), "seacht bhfeadh i dtalamh," driven with</span>
<lb n="97"/><span>great force in the gound - a very common expression among Irish</span>
<lb n="98"/><span>speakers.</span>
<lb n="99"/><span>54. - Cathair Céirín, a round-tower south-west of Macroom, and visible for many </span>
<lb n="100"/><span>miles.</span></p>
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<lb n="102"/><p><span>[Táimíd ag súil le léirmheas ar "Shaothar Suadha," acht níor shrois sinn fós.</span>
<lb n="103"/><span>Go dtí go dtigeann, bítar sásta le tuairim "Dhá Chích Dhanann." - F. an I.]</span></p>
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