IV.

FIECH'S IRISH POEM;

or,

PANEGYRIC ON ST. PATRICK.

Republished by Dr. O'CONOR, Proleg. I. p. 90.
From the very ancient Donegal MSS.

* Cothraighe, Colgan: signifies, according to Lynch, a

supporter or protector;" and is so rendered by him, " They were all by him supported;" but the reading Ceathraighe is preferable, as immediately relating to Ceathar, "four."

9.

Gadhadar co tisseadh in noebh,

Ar a nimthisedh lethu,

Ar a tintarad o cloean

Tuatha h-Erenn do bheathu.

10.

Tuatha h-Erenn tairchantais: • Dos nicfead sithlaith nua, Meraid coti aniartaige :

Bidh fas tir Temhrah,'

11.

A Druidh ar Laoghaire
Tichta Patraic in Cheiltis;

Ro firad ind aitsine,

Inna FLATHA as beirtis.

12.

Ba leir Patraic combebha,

Ba sabh innarba cloeni,

Ised tuargaib a eva

Suas de sech trebha doeani.

13.

Immuin, agas Apocalyps,
Na tri coicath nos canad,
Pritchad, batsed, arniged,
De molad Di' ni anad.

14.

Ni con gebed ruact sine
Do fess aidche h illinibh,
For nim consena a righe,
Pritcais fri DE in dindaib.

15.

Hi Slan, tuaith Benna Bairche, Nis Gebhedh tart na lia,

Canadh ced Psalm, cech naidche,

DO RIGH AINGEL fo gnia.

16.

Foidh for leic luim iaram
Ochus cuilche fliuch imme,

Ba coirthe a ritha dart,

Ni leic a corp i timme.

17.

Pritcadh soscela do cach,

Do gnith mor fearta i leathu,

Iccaid luscu, la trusca,

Mairbh dos fuisceadh do beathũ,

18.

Padraic priotcais do Scotu-ibh, Ro cheas mor seath illeathu, Immi co tisat do brath,

In cach dos fuc do beathu.

19.

Meic Eimhir, meic Erimoin

Lotar hiule la Cisel,

Fos rolaic in t Armchosal,

Isin mor cathe n isel.

20.

Conda tanic in t Apstal
Do faith gid gaethe dene;
Pritchais tri fichte bliadhna

Croich CRIST do tuatha-ibh Fene.

21.

For thuait h-Erenn bai temhel,

Tuatha adhorta Idhla ;

Ni craitshed in fhir DEACHT,

Inna TRINOITE fire.

22.

In Ardmacha fil righi,

Is cian do reraght Emhain;

Is cell mor Dun-leith-glaisse, Nim dil cidh distrubh Temhair.