2512 Le picit)iO eile. [xi/m.

XLVII.

Ictoit) £0165 uf

(0(5 caomea6 na n-napal D'uipig pan 5-00506 t>6agnac 1691).

I]1 leun liom 100506 na b-plata ap na b-pTop-uaiple,0-p<?aprac, b-ppeapcalac, b-plcapgcnpae, b-pfon-cuacac,t!)o beappai) peapann bom paihail-pe paoi SSaoji (•> ppacaib 5011 rabaipc aip ciop uann-pe.

616 eile

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Clp e cu5 pat)cuippenc cacac me pfO|i-lniai&eapca,St-avnup aip5ce Cm m-bpeacain 5011 blige aip cvianaib,Cl r|iL'at) aip p^aipead od H5peat>a& ap t>d pfop-pnajaD,'8 on iiiC-it) noc liicupeap bd liiaicib < i bpfop-opuabcan.

na 5-Copacnc g-ccannapac 05110160 buaip me,Dd po^-ptul CaipiL nd]i b'anaiii a bpfop-naccap,p6nnn6 5ealialca^ niaiib 5011 bpfg ai]i pnapa6,Ip Inocpo 5cnp5e bunpaice osiip bm6ean CjmaoTia.

Clp paoc liom eapba na peabac 6n Laoi pnaiji 11511,Nap pci& pe 5"^aib ace cappamg cap cuTnn uaca,:S < i n c-ean bea5 iiiai]ieap t»on eulcam ci]ic p fnn pua&pac,Le c j ieni ipe a Vuiinbiipg, mo fteacaip, 5011 plige ctiapba.

XLVII.—This beautiful lament was written soon after the Williauiite wars,Imt not earlier than 1G99. The metre is one of great seriousness and solemnity.It is the only production we have under the name of the author, who was poet andhistorian to Donogh, Earl of Clancarly, who was exiled and deprived of hisimmense estates for sidinjr with James II.

6. ciiana, • harbours ' ; often used for • the high seas.'15. Ocin. ]\IS. aon, but colcain suggests 6an.13-16. This stanza is devoted to the MacCarthys of Sluskery, to whom the

poet had been historian, ih^ip is a variant to puairi- ndp 11616, &c. lie refersto the action of Donogh, the fourth Earl of Clancarty, who fought on the side ofJames II. , and retired to the Continent rather than settle down in slavery at home.He was given a small pension by King William, and retired to Ilaniburg on the

POETS. 25;} -254 ca be eile.

D'DUINNiN.

XHE LATE AVAR, 1691).

>f the princes and the true

:d goblets, of the wine-cups,nie as a right,ing rents.

d and truly afflicted me,t of Britain and sent on the

tally banished,rd ships.

cCarthy has afflicted me,o were not seldom in true

tout vigour, decaying,>m Bunratty, and the tribe of

iors from the cold bright Lee,foreigners but withdrew from

s of that noble comely high-

hardship ! without the means

h of the river, and spent his time inrul been immensely wealthy beforeconfiscated. He died in exile in

lp £ bo iiieapo.15 me — balca 300 Rfog-cviame,bao paopou amm 'p a mbeapcaib bo bfo6 buaib 0150,Phoenix papta na banba a ngntoiii ^napacc —

zo lp b' (Sipinn maicim, 6p beapb 'na luifje a b-cuama.

t)u n-bennpamn beapmab, meapaivn ^up baoip uaim-pc,Clip paop-pliocc Cochaib 50 ceanmnb puipc baoi an uaip po,t)aonnacc, paippinge, ip cabaipc uip plon uaca,lp 6 t>o 6leacca6 an gappa §ntoii>-ouapac.

paippmg Ufb Caipbpe ip cpt cpuag liom,Cln geu^ I'an Cacail coip paippge ip Laoi Iuai6im-pe,Sliocc C6m, t>o caiceafj 506 maiceap le p1op-pna6aib,Clp Seappa an 5^ean1ia 11U5 bappa an 506 plige pua\pcip.

a n-6allaib t)'peap Ceanna Cvupc paoi buan-

nacc,30 Nd aip a on cop aca bon aicme pin 6aoirii 1

t)o gleipib gapba glinn iheapoa ililn Cluana,o'aon t>on liiaicne 6 Ceaihaip §Unp mfn Luacpa.

nnfiaii, na Spafca ip Ofim 5ea™'™ T ** b"a11 bom'! b°ol CteaSeannv.15 5an paoaipeaec P^an^

l t,Sall«,R, Seacnapni5, Cealla,5, if ooo,n-l«aPca, f t,lr cpaob Ut lileacaip 5uP r^bab a cpoibc uaice.

17o4. The following stanzas from an elegy on this Earl by Eoghan MacCartby an

liifiiptii, may bo o£ interest:—Oo tongcub a iiolaraib "pan aigne c6at)iiaCe 5vi]i caupcnngeab naccmup ip rifiim bo,Clcc a 6pcit>iorh 50 meipb t>o peunao,lp rjpmni ci plaice Oo cubaipc pc SC'cnnup.Wop fcogcup an Cdpfcac cdi6 gem claon-coil.On capiunjj pm "})eat>aip cnp 501111111 t>o cpeiO6c ti'ioincdip cpopa 50 poilbip paoc]ia6,dip aicpip a lhai§\pcip gprtOaio t>o paop pinn.

]•''>!• an interesting account of this Earl and of his descendants, see O'Callaghan'*

Jfu,t<,i-y of the Irish lirigittlc, pp. 9 et scq.20. Tj"Cinmn niaicnn, • I forgive Eriu: I give up hope in her.'

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of every princely family,xcclled in action,feats of danger—

:e they in sooth lie in the tomb.

get at this timeuling to the headlands of Port

bestowing wines,iy that tribe who gave genuine

threefold distress to me,and the Lee I refer to,

bestowed all their -wealth on

clled in every kind of humour,

the chieftain of Kanturk with

aoimh of the hosts,uous, gentle chieftain of Chiain,, smooth Tara Luachra.

•f the race from Strabane and

joyment of genuine songs,5, and the noble O'Rorkes,ose heart was stolen from it.

C Carbcry called Clan Cahill.ghue, see Jntrod.

Keeffe, a district in Duballow, com-

residenee in North Kerry, not far;alatha na Teamhrach, in the parishlachra Dcaghaidh, and sometimes

25G txlNca Le pilitub eiLe. [.\..\-n.GII ppeaii i 6'n n-gappa Coill, Opanaig ip lli'b Cnacai l ,6ilc ip Gliiia ip Ocag-cine Cumn mialai5,I?ei6-coill lllanae, ip paUai5, ip Laigip uaine,

40 Ip 5011 ceile 05 Gaiiiam t>o clannaib n'nc T I >

Ni'l e"ip5 05 caipt>iol coip calaio net cup I f n n gClip caob na banna, coip ITIcunge nd aipMf ' l cpeicpe mcala t)d D-capponig a jj-coill'8 ni'l p^an aip cpannaib ]>e pealao nd pi i inn

Ni'l ceip aip Iapa6 an 500 incunipt>ip, bio uaigneoc,'S ni'l clcip 05 cancain a i^alm net aj5 511160 aip ua in iV) ,Nf ' l aon 05 a ippionn 6apbni5 a 5-cill cuara,;S nf ' l leigeann t>d cea^aps Do leanb nd tVaop ua]'al.

C6 5up macnab map ihalaipc an ohge 111106 |'o,50 Nfl peile mapcain nd capcanacc cpf cpnag aip bic,

O'6nmeac bpaccap a n-eapbai6 116 ai]i t>Tc cuallacc,(3 Iei5ea6 ]^aca6 na 5-ceal5 a b-pfop-naba]i.

Ce 5U]i bpaoa ma]i eaccpa a ^-cpiiinn-cuaipip^,'S nac peaOann labaipc aip liiaiceap na n^aoioeal n-napal..(5i5pe peapaca 5lacai6 mail 6tol nunn-pe.

maol an c-apin nd cleaccann a pfop-cuap5ain .

Ct D(? na n-appcal puaip peanmim t)d|i b-pfop-pnap5la6,lllaii aon let)' banalcpam beannuigce bl aip bnai6pion'i,(3'p 500]! 511]! ceonnacaip in'anarn a Cpfopt) cuana,

60 J-0'5 me a b-plaicea]1 na 11-01115101 50 bptngeao pnauiineap

37. an priecnii: !5IS. an caini, wliieh breaks tlie assonance; lines 37—40 areonly in some MSS. The tribe of Laighis gave its name to Leix, in the Queen's''ounty : it was descended from Laeighseach Ceann Jfor, son of Conall Cearnach :pallaij5, the descendant of Ros Failghe, eldest son of Cathaeir Mor, who inhabitedwist and west Ofaly; Cill Managh perhaps = Kill na Managh in Tipperary :Eamhuin, or Eauihain !Maclia. about two miles from Armagh, was the ancient

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)'Byrnes, and the OTooles.ico of ringleted Conn,lachs, and green Leix, are no

the descendants o£ the son of

r or gloomy lake,ne or the smooth Roughty ;gladsome woods,

season and scant is their fruit.

monasteries—they are lonely,psalms or recite their hours.

a country church,lot being trained in learning,

I for an improvement,y moved by pityin want or in loneliness,•e made in real pride.

Gaels would be a long story,:heir virtues,:ompensation from me,not used to dire slaughter.

rments in full}' redeeming us,jr-nurse who was sorrowing,; with bitterness purchased my

saints that I may obtain rest.

son of Milcsius, and from his sons Magenis, &c.

258 t)dNCd le pilioib eile. [xLvnr.

6 1

awVTId cd sup caiceap peal t>om'aoip aopac,'S 50 n-5pdSpairm pcaip aip peace na bpiop nlYlo cedpt) 6 meac le malaipc t)li§e a n-6ipinn,lllo cpd& 50 pac 5011 peat) le bpt56ipeacc.

an pucasnao tall.0 geibnn sup caillea& na placa plrocc lilile'ipiup,Ip poinnc a t)-calaiii 05 5a^a1^ ar> bfrm-bgapla,Q Cait>5 6 bpacann 50 pacaip le bpfbeipeacc,l^agatt-pa pealat) 05 beappaO ^ac cileapa.

po,

XLVIII.

am t)T6 MQ

Le S6appa Lla t)onncha6a an §leanna.

ai^ t>uinn plocugab a n-(5ipinn peal,(3p 5-cpoi6ce 5011 guiiliugaft ip ipliOgaft p6 n-a pmacc,dp 5-cumap t>o Iutgeat>uga6 ip t>fciuga& dp 5-cl6ipe

aip pat),Ip puipm a mt-pOin cpfocnugat) dp pao^ail ap.

64. pac for paccttj.68. He says he will become a 'cooper.1 c f lGip , ' ceeler,1 is a broad, shallow

vessel for milk to cream in.

XLVIII.-—The author of this poem and the following was Geoffrey O'Dono-ghne of Glenflesk. He married in 1GG5, and was not living at the end of the century.

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life in folly,cy of the true Gaels.iuse of the change of laws in

y take to brewing.

EPLY.

of the race of Milesius have

; smooth English have thej

you will take to brewing,ilaning of ceelers.

?HE GAELS.

E OF THE GLE>'.

rer in peace in Erin,humbling them under their

our clergy altogether,pel us from it entirely.

the same year, an elegy of 260 lineseh O'Curry rants high. The sameo deepest read of his day in the Irish

independence characteristic of his

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260 le eile. [XLTIII.

Nfop pligce bdp n-fbiiifcao Ifoiiinfigao bptfasac beapc,<5an 6umap an blige piti a n-aoin 6fnp b'tfiliorii ceapr,Cuisnn gup pfop-pxi&aip pfociigao paob na bpeapLe a 5-cuipit) a 5-cpic 6fnnn snfoihtigao leip a 5-ceapo.

t)(3p o-cubuipc 50 laoiceaiiiutl lufge oufnn pe n-a pmacc,10 Tllo cuippe ! 'p na6 Dion t>tiinn aom cuil t>' 6ipmn Clipc,

dp 5-cumap ip otoc-cfiriiains, nf pitj pmSap dp 5-ceapc,Tlluna t»-ci56 5011 nioill ctigamn mfmugao 615111 ap.

t)o connapc na 5Qoioil u~o pfobaihail, pgabac, peal,Cuvnapac, cfopariiail, cptocnuiiiail, ceaopaOac, ceapr,Soilbip, paoiceariiail, mton-tip, maop6a, nieap,pilioca, pfopaiiiail, pfoncamail, peapoac, peace.

Cuipice caomeamuil, bpaoicean'iuil, oaonnacca*"-,biopaice biosaiiiail, saoipeaiiiuil, 5ao6alac, glan,50 cincim a b-ppioptin Oaoippeamail lae nu m-bpear,

20 Ndp ruilleaoup inio-cln, ip tiforiigao beajiac beapc.

ip 511161111 piinn Cpfopc c<J5aib, caoiii an plaic,s a caouii-cpii a 5-ciKioib cuiiiams c6apca ceacc,

^o 5-cuipea& 5an moill 6(15011111 paoi clti 5GODcn'' >na

5-ceapc,'S 50 pspiopalb na 5ai^ ^t) bf pu'i a 5-cein cap leap.

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XLVII.

THE LAY OF TADHG O'DUINNIN.

(LAMENTING THE NOBLES wno ROSE IN THE LATE WAB, 1691).

Sorrowful to me is the overthrow of the princes and the truenobles,

The festive, the generous, of wreathed goblets, of the wine-cups,Who would bestow land on one like me as a right,Free from taxes, and without my giving rents.

It is this that has troubled and vexed and truly afflicted me,That James is unlawfully routed out of Britain and sent on the

seas,His flock scattered, tortured, continually banished,And his surviving leaders in dire hardships.

The death of the mighty valiant MacCarthy has afflicted me,10 Of the royal blood of Cashel who were not seldom in true

supremacy,The Geraldine champions dead, withoiit vigour, decaying,And the heroes of famous deeds from. Bunratty, and the tribe of

Cruachan.

I am grieved at the loss of the warriors from the cold bright Lee,Who did not make peace with the foreigners but withdrew from

them across the sea,While the only bird that survives of that noble comely high-

spirited flockIs for somo time at Hamburg, my hardship! without the means

of subsistence.

Elbe. lie purchased a little island at the mouth of the river, und spent his time inaffording relief to shipwrecked vessels. lie had been immensely wealthy before1

the war broke out, but all his property was confiscated. He died in exile in

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It has confused me—the nursling of every princely family,TVTiose name was noble and who excelled in action,The guardian Phoenix of Banba in feats of danger—

zo And I have lost hope in Erin, since they in sooth lie in the tomb.

It were folly on my part did I forget at this timeThe noble race of Eochaidh extending to the headlands of Port

Baoi,Kindness, generosity, liberality in bestowing wines,These were the virtues practised by that tribe who gave genuine

gifts.

The wide ruin of Ibh Carbery is a threefold distress to me,That race of Cathal beside the sea and the Lee I refer to,The descendants of Cian who bestowed all their wealth on

genuine bardsAnd Geoffrey of the Glen who excelled in every kind of humour.

Obedience is not paid in Ealla to the chieftain of Kanturk witlimilitary service,

30 Xor by any means to the race of Caoimh of the hosts,Xor to the skilful, sprightly, impetuous, gentle chieftain of Cluain,Xor to any of the tribe from green, smooth Tara Luachra.

It is lasting ruin to me, the loss of the race from Strabane andDungannon,

And Ballyshannon without the enjoyment of genuine songs,The O'lteillys, the O'Shaughnessys, and the noble O'Rorkes,And the branch of O'lTeagher, whose heart was stolen from it.

22-23. The O'Sullivans: see XXXVI.26. The O'Donovans resided in a district of Carbery called Clan Cahill.28. For some account of Geoffrey O'Donoghue, see Introd.29. The Mac Carthys of Kanturk.30. The O'Keeffes were lords of Pobul O'Keeffe, a district in Duballoxv, com-

prising some 9000 acres.32. Tcambair Luachra, an ancient royal residence in North Kerry, not Jar

from Castleisland. It must have been near Bcalatha na Teamhrach, in the parishof Dysart. It is also called Teamhair Luachra Dc-aghaidh, and sometimesTeamhair Earna.

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The tribe from Garra Choill, the O'Byrnes, and the O'Tooles.Eile, and Allen, and the goodly race of ringleted Conn,The Smooth Kilmanagh, the Fallachs, and green Leix, are no

more,40 While Navan has no spouse of the descendants of the son of

proud Ir.

Fishes are not frequenting harbour or gloomy lake,The verge of the Bann or the Maine or the smooth Roughty;Honeycombs arc not brought from gladsome woods,The trees have not prospered for a season and scant is their fruit.

There is no wax-light burned in the monasteries—theyarc lonely,And the clergy do not chant their psalms or recite their hours.Xonc attend a Pontifical Mass in a countrv church,And the child and the noble are not being trained in learning,

Though this new law was planned for an improvement,50 Hospitality is not alive nor charity moved by pity

For anyone who is thought to he in want or in loneliness,Since the thrusts of treachery were made in real pride.

60

Since a full account of the noble Gaels would be a long storv,And since I am unable to unfold their virtues,Do ye, 0 wise bards, accept as a compensation from me,That blunt is the weapon that is not used to dire slaughter.

0 God of Apostles, who suffered torments in fully redeeming us,Together with thy beloved mother-nurse who was sorrowing,Since, 0 noble Christ, Thou hast with bitterness purchased my

soul,Admit me into the heaven of the saints that I may obtain rest.

residence of the kings of Ulster. Ir was son of Milcsius, and from his sonEibhear descended the races of Ulnidli, such as Magenis, «fcc.

49. an tilige. MS. fio t>lij;e.57—60. This stanza is not in all the copies.

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THE BINDING.

61 Although I spent a portion of my life in folly,And loved a story on the supremacy of the true Gaels.Since my occxtpation is gone, because of the change of laws in

Erin,My torture! I must -without delay take to brewing.

THE COUNTER REPLY.

Since I find that the chieftains of the race of Milesius haveperished,

And that the foreigners of the smooth English have thedividing of their lands,

As I understand, O Taclhg, that you •will take to brewing,I, for a season, will turn to the planing of ceelers.

XLVIII.

OX THE RUIN OF THE GAELS.

BY GEOFFREY O'DONOGHUE OP THE GLEN.

The foreigners will not suffer us ever in peace in Erin,Without enslaving our hearts, and humbling them under their

sway,To reduce our power, and destroy our clergy altogether,The aim of their evil plan is to expel us from it entirely.

In 1679, he wrote a poem ou O'Keeffe ; and in the same year, an elegy of 2CO lineson Edmund Fitgerald of Lisheen Castle, which O'Curry ranks high. The sameauthority says that O'Donoghue was one of the deepest read of his day in the Irishlanguage. His poems breathe the spirit of independence characteristic of hisrace. See Introduction.

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It was not crafty enough for our ruin— the false glozing of facts,Without the power of the law on their side in any ease of a just

claim,I know that the foolish peace these men make is endless woe,By which they put in practice on us the manifest design of their

race.

It is our daily misfortune to lie down beneath their yoke,i o My grief, no corner of Art's Erin is a protection for us ;

Our power is feeble, our right is not worth a blackberry,Unless some relief come to its in our distress without delay.

I have seen these Gaels in silks and jewels at one time,Powerful, with good rentals, industrious, intelligent, just,Pleasant, wise, finely-noble, stately, active,Poetical, truthful, fond of wine, festive, formerly.

Knights, noble, skilled in magic, humane,Young scions, vigorous, accomplished, heroic, pure,Until they fell into the enslaving prison of their day of judgment,

20 They did not deserve disgrace, and the tearful ruin of darts.

I beseech and entreat here for you, Christ, noble is the prince,Who suffered his gentle blood to flow on a narrow tree of cruci-

fixion,That he would send without delay to us the Gaels restored to

their rights and fame,And sweep those foreigners who were against them afar over the

sea.