Banshenchus sunn
Author: unknown
Editor: Kuno Meyer
An electronic edition
p. 18.
(MS p. 52a)
1. Cianocc inghen Chiocharain ben einfhir ’na fhir posta,
dúana suadh da siorghabail ’na grianan inn-am ólae.
2. Ben aithne cech oirfidigh Cianocc a criochaibh Creidhe,
sí, ger inghen oirchindicch, ga inghen rígh ba reidhe?
3. Ben C[h]rechain meic Anguile Cianog a Crúachain cloidhfhinn,
cupla soithim sarc[h]loinne rucc si ar trosccudh fri Coirill.
4. Maol Mithig, fa mordhalach, ainm an mheic sin rea mholadh,
an inghen fhial ógnarach, as di dogoirthi Osnadh.
5. Tainic d’iarraidh Osnaidhe flaith Oirbsen, fuair a haentaidh,
Urchaid na sleg sonaidhe, mac Murchadha meic Maonaigh.
6. Clann Osnaidhe as inlenta re hUrchoidh na treith tresa,
dias mac is tri hingena, doghén senchus a slechta.
do thoradh a cédtoirrchis Donnchad ótád Í Donnchaid.
8. Cend-Faoladh as foillsigthe dara mac na mna móerda,
do thoradh an toirrchis-sin rochinset Í Chind-Faoladh.
9. An fheis fa feis degt[h]oraidh dar geined Be-binn belderg,
ben C[h]eindeidig c[h]nessholais, mathair Briain airdri[g] Érenn.
p. 19.
10. Dob í mathair C[h]onchobair meic Maoil [Sh]echlainn meic Arga,
Be-binn an fhuilt tromc[h]ladaigh otád uaisle Fer nArda.
11. Be-binn an chneis maothbuiggil, terc clú as cuirthe ’na concloinn,
mathair Lochlainn laechbhuilligh ó raiter muinnter Lochloinn.
12. Siur do Be-binn bratuaine Caoinech fa hainm d’Osnaidh,
ben gan inntinn anuaille, or gheinettar clann Cosccraigh.
13. Siúr dona mnaibh maordha-soin Cres nar ghabh éntaom uabhair,
as on deidghil daonnachtaigh rogheinsett clann Maol Ruanaidh.
14. Tri meic ’con mnai muireraigh re Tadg na ttachur nemthais,
as í mathair Muiredaigh otáid Uí Taidhg in teglaigh.
15. Sosar Creisi cnesaille Conc[h]obur ota, an rioghraid,
lorcc fire an lorcc lenaim-si, deredh as dual don diograis.
16. Ag sin gaol na ccinedhach re siol mBriain na mbreath fíalmhor,
gibe as barr da ngeinealaigh, a mbun uile as í Cíanog. C.
17. Gobnad an ghloir dechsanaigh fuair o Día diol a sainnte,
Banba ben C[h]uinn chédchathaig don bannaeimh as í as fairche.
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