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

Historia 14

DE GABALAIB SACSAN FODEASTA ANNSO.

Do rala tra iarsin cath ramraite & iar marbad na toiseachdu Romanducu ba tri la Breatnu iar tocaithim doib fon cis Romanach cccc.tos quadragintinouem annos. Gortigernd mac Gudail do gabail airdrigi Breatan & co tortromta h-e o uaman Cruthneachu & Gaedel & o nirt Amros rig Franc & Breatan Leatha.


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Tangudar tri cuile as in Gearmain .i. tri barca for indarba i rabadar na do bratair .i. Ors & Engist o fuilit Saxain; ise seo imorra a n-geinealach .i. Ors & Engist da mac Guectilis, mic Guigte, mic Guechtai, mic Guta, mic Boden, mic Frealaib, mic Fredoilb, mic Finde, mic Freann, mic Folcbhall, mic Gaeta, mic Uanle, mic Saxi, mic Neag.

Britas mac Olonn o tait Breatain in Leatha, mic Eolonn,


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mic Feithiuir, mic Ogamain, mic Tai, no Teo, mic Boib, mic Seboib, mic Atheacht, mic Aoth, mic Abair, mic Raa, mic Eassa, mic Ioban, mic Ionan, mic Iafeth, mic Nae.

Goirtigernn tra ro gabasdair h-i sid a Roman neart Cruithneach, & do rad doib in n-inis dianad ainim Teineth, Roinn imorro ainm Breatnach. Gradian & Aequit i rige Roman a n-inbaid sin. O gein Crist imorro .i. ccc.xluii. annos, & in aimsir in rig sin .i. Gortigernd, tainig Gearman Naem do proicept a n-inis Breatan, agus do rigni Dia fearta agus mirbaile imdha ar in clerech sin in inis Bretan, & ro ic sochaide & dos fug fo baithis & creidim.