Elegy of Mess-Telmann
The following is an elegy written for Mess-Telmann around the 7th century AD.
| Old Irish | English |
|---|---|
| Mal ad-rualaid iaṫu marb, | A prince who has reached the realms of the dead |
| macc soer Setnai, | the noble son of Setnae |
| selaig sraṫu Fomoire | laid waste the vales of the Fomoire |
| fo doine domnaib. | under the worlds of men. |
| Di oċtur Alinne | From the heights of Ailenn, |
| ort triunu talman | the powerful tribune great in dominions Mess-Telmann |
| trebun tren tuathmar, | of the Domnonian tribe [Fir Domnann] |
| Mess-Telmann Domnon. | slew the mighty of the earth. |