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THE FORT OF RATHANGAN
The fort over against the oak-wood,
Once it was Bruidge's, it was Cathal's,
It was Aed's, it was Ailill's,
It was Conaing's, it was Cuiline's,
And it was Maelduin's:
The fort remains after each in his turn -
And the kings asleep in the ground.
Translated by Kuno Meyer
Selections from ancient Irish poetry 1911
THE FORT OF RATHANGAN
The fort over against the oak-wood,
Once it was Bruidge's, it was Cathal's,
It was Aed's, it was Ailill's,
It was Conaing's, it was Cuiline's,
And it was Maelduin's:
The fort remains after each in his turn -
And the kings asleep in the ground.
Translated by Kuno Meyer
Selections from ancient Irish poetry 1911
