Part 15 of The Irish version of the Historia Britonum of Nennius

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

Historia 15

DE FEARTAIB GEARMAIN ANN SO SIS.

Iar tiachtain do Gearman in n-inis Breatan do chuaid do dunad in corad dianad ainm Benli do proceapt do. Tarasdair

Gearman co na sruithib in n-dorus in dunaidh; do coid in doirsigi cos in rig im caingen in cleirig, ro raid in rig co na luigi dia m-beth na cleirig co cend m-bliadna in n-doras in dunaig ni torsid asdeach. Tainig in doirseoir cos in freagra sin do cum Gearmain. Tainig Gearman o'n doras amach trath feascair, & ni fidir conair no raga. Tanig aen do moghadhaib in rig as in caithrig amach, & ro thairbir a fiadnaisi Gearmain, & ros fug leis do cum a boithe co cain agus co failid, & ni roibe aigi do crod acht aen bo co na laegh, & ro marb in laegh, & bearbh, & do rad do na cleircib. Agus ro raid Gearman na ro brisdis a cnáma; agus ar na maireach tra ro mair in laegh a fiadnaisi a mathar.

Do coid German do dorus na caithrac iar na mhaireach do h-earnaidi agallaim in rig. Is ann sin tanig fear i n-a rith, & sé lan do allas o cind co bond, & ro tairind do Gearman; atbeart

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Gearman ‘in creidi in Naem Trinnoid?’. ‘Creidim’ orse; ron baisd Gearman & do rat poic do, & ro raid ris, ‘eirig, anosa atbela, atait aingil De ag t'urnaide’; & do choidh faelig is in n-dun, & ro marbad las in rig; daig ba bés leis in rig marbad cach duine dia muinntir no toithchead re torgabail greine de deanam obre in dúine.

Ro chaith Gearman in la co h-aidhchi a n-dorus in dúnaidh, co toracht an mog cedna. At beart Gearman ris, ‘fomna, fomna na roib neach do'd muindtir is in dun so anocht.’ Tugasdair fo ceadoir in nonbur mac do bai occa sa dun tall, & rug in cleireach leis dia tig dorisi, & do ronsat uile frithaire. Co tanig teine Dé do nim fo cedoir is in n-dun cor loisc lucht na cathrach eter mnaibh & firu, mili duini ar feirg De & Germain; & is sas cos aniu.

Iar na maireach imorro, ro baisdid in mog ut co n-a macaib & co lucht in tire arceana, ro beandacht Gearman e co n-a claind. Caiteal a ainm, & bad rig e, & badar riga a meic tre

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brethir Gearmain, & a sil o sin ale, is in fhearann dianad ainm Pogus; ut dicitur is na salmain, Suscitans a terrâ inopem, et de stercore erigens pauperem.