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The Irish version of the Historia Britonum of Nennius (Author: [unknown])

Historia 9

Tainig iardain dám ochtair, cona ocht longaib, is co ro aittreabsath a n-Eirinn, & co ro gab rand mor de.

Fir Bolg imorro ro gabsat Manaind & araile innsi archeana, Ara & Ili & Rachra.

Clanda Gaileoin, imorro, mic Earcail ro gabsat Indsi Orc .i.

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Istoreth mac Istoirine mic Aigine mic Agathirir ro sgailseat aril, a h-Indsib Orcc .i. do cuaid Cruithne mac Ingu mic Luithe mic Pairte mic Istoreth mic Agnamain mic Buain mic Mair mic Faitheacht mic Iauad mic Iafeth; conad ro gab tuasceart innsi Breatan, & co roindseat a secht macu a searann a seact rannaib, & asé ainm cacha fir dib ata for a fearann.

Seacht meic Cruithnig .i. Fib, Fidach, Fotlaid, Fortrinn, Cat, Ce, Cirig. Ut dixit Colam Cilli

    1. Moirfeisear do Cruithne claind
      Roindsed Albain a seacht raind
      Cait, Ce, Cireach cetach cland,
      Fib, Fidach, Fotla, Foirtreand.
Agus co ro gab Aenbeagan mac Caitt mic Cruithni ardrighe na secht rand. Finachta ba flaith n-Eirenn is in re sin, agus ro gabsat giall Cruithneach.

Do cuadar coicfhear imorro, do Cruthantuathib a h-Indsib

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Orcc .i. cuic brathri athar Cruithne co Francaib go ro cumdaigsead cathair ann .i. Picctatus no Inpictus, o na rinntaib ainmnigear; & co tangadar doris docum na h-innsi .i. docum na h-Erenn, co rabadar re cian ann, go ras dicuirseat Gaedil tar muir do cum a m-brathar.

Clanna Liathain mic Earcail ro gabsat fearann Dieimtorum & Guer & Guigelle, go ras innarb Cohenda co a macaib a Breatnaib.