G 339

Verse

19th cent. Paper. Three fragments of manuscripts bound in half-leather with `Seilg Locha Léin ┐c Milheal Ua Donochadh d'aithsgríobh. 1862' gilt-lettered on spine; `184' labelled on last page of first fragment, `516' in pencil on last page of third fragment. Ó Casaide ms 5.

(a)

32 × 20 cms. 18 pp. Scribe: Miheal Ua Donochadh (Michael Donoghue), `Canburin' [Co. Kerry], 1860-62. Parly in roman script; double and treble columns.

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1 `Caidh Oision a ndiaigh na Feinne' (`The Lamentation of Oision after the Fenians', end of poem). Acephalous. Beg. here with q. 95 (numbered) Och nach maireann acht mo thaise gan bhruit. Corresponding to ed. An Seabhac, Laoithe na Féinne (1941), p. 228.11. 113 qq. `Michael Donoghue 15th Dec. 1860 Canburin.' P. 6 col. b Cad e a Oision arsi Padruig. 1 q.

7 (vertical) `Eogan Ó Suilliobháin cct da múirnín san mbliadhain 1780.' Is atuirseac gear mo sgeal farior. 17 stt. numbered. See p. 12 below.

8 `Eogan Ó Suilliobán cct. An Clar Bog Deal.' Lw hais na Súireac madion drúchta is me támach lag tréith. 11 stt. `Crioch.' Followed by repeat of st. 1. See p. 13 below.

9 `Seilg Locha Léin.' La da raib Fion na bflath. 59½ qq. numbered 1-56 with 23, 24, 54 repeated. Followed (p. 11) by repeat of q. 1. `Ar sgriobaid le Mihael O Donoch[adh].' See p. 14 below.

12 (vertical) `Eogan Ó Suilliobain da muirnin san mbliadhain 1780.' Is atuirseach gear mo sgeal forior. 16 stt. `Ar sgriobh le Miheal Úa Donochadh a cCouinbarn sa mbliain do aois Chriost 1862.' See p. 7 above.

13 `An Clar Bog Deal.' Le hais na Suireac [sic] maidon dhruchta ┐ me tamhac lag treith. 11 stt. `Crioc. Ar sgriobh le Miheal Úa Donochadh a cCouinbuirn san mbliain 1862.' See p. 8 above.

14 `Seilg Loca Lein mar do leanas.' La da raib Fionn na bflat. 56 qq. numbered. See p. 9 above.

16 col. b Do cualasa am thruisibh ┐ me astig a ttig an tabh[a]r[n]a / go raib buart a nÍbhráthach ó caillibh an siríbh. 15 stt. numbered. On the loss of the knife of a poet named `Seághan ua Cahircíbín'. P. 18 blank.

(b)

Bifolium. 18 × 11 cms. Scribe unidentified. Contains `Seamus Mac Gearailt cct air bhás Donnchadha Baile Aodh mac don Cormac reimhráighte. Sgríobhtha Dec. 56.' A shaoghal mhaillighthe is mairg do sniomh leat. 23 stt. + 1 (`The Epitaph .i. feartlaoi') Breaks off with catchword fuil.

(c)

30.5 × 18 cms. 10 pp. Scribe: Tomás Mac Muircheartaig (p. 9).

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1 `An Clár Bog Déil.' Lé hais na Siurach maidean dhrúchta is me tamhach lag faon. 6 stt. numbered.

3 Anecdotes about and verses by Piaras Feiritéir. (a) Ní he marbhadh an Dúna do bhruig mo mhuineal riamh. 1 st. `Do bi sin inghion an Iarla Ruaig. Do chuaig Piarus a triall air chuirt a hathar, dfon í dháil le pósa, ┐ do thug sé roint airgid do dhall a bhi ansan ccuirt. adúbhairt an dall leis': Innis d'Éamon ach Donnchadha an Dúin. 1 st. `Do iontaig Piaras tar ais do dheasga chaint an daill ┐ on lá sin amach do bhí an tIarla Ruadh na namhaid aige.' (b) `Adúbhairt sé hocht bhearsa dheag an fhaid do bhí an fhaoilean air a leathchois. ┐ aig seo an méid do chualaig mise díobh.' Is breágh an baille, baille 'n Daingin. 7 stt. (c) (P. 4) As í Muire rug bárr tar nmaibh na cruine go léir. 1 st. `P. Firtear.' Atá gliogar am cois ┐ loca bán am giall. 1 st. `P. F. ┐cc.' See further p. 7 below.

5 `An Spalodoir, Eoghan Ó Suilliobhain ┐ cc.' Mo leun lé luadh 'gus m'atuirse, 's né féar do bhuaint air teascana. 7 stt. numbered. `Crioc.'

7 (a) `Moladh chapuille Phiarais Firtear.' An teach donn do bfearr bonn taobh ┐ clíghe. 7 stt. `Crioch. / Greig na ngealtuidhe, dúthchas capuile fairge do bhí ainmnighte léna luas.' (b) (p. 8) `Adubhairt Piaras.' Is dúbhach liom an Dún úd an uair chídhim e. 1 st. (c) Do bhearta gasta níor thairbhig duit mádhgáine. 1 st. `Adúbairt sé an bhearsa so do sgríobhas go deighionach do ceathramhach do bhí aig imirt leis air feadh na hoidhche ... adúbairt Piaras an rann.' (d) `An uair do bhí Piaras daor chuin a chrochta adubhairt.' A Dhia mhóir áluin laidir deaghchroidheach. 1 st.

9 Acephalous. Is géarr gan mhaoill go bfeicfir buidhean tar sáile a téacht. 5 stt. numbered 6-10. `Críoch.'

9i Guidhim is aithcim gach fearaire fiorchórach. 1 st. `Tomás Mac Muircheartaig.'