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The Irish version of the Historia Britonum of Nennius (Author: [unknown])
Historia 17
DO DUN AMBROISS ANNSO AGUS DIA TAGRA FRIS NA DRAITHAIB.
Ro tocuirisdair iardain Gortigernd cuice da druidh deg, co feasad uathib a ní bo coir do deanam. Do raidsid ris na druidi, ‘Sír imli innsi Breatan, & fo geba dun daingean do'd didean ar in cinél n-eachtrann dia tartaisi do thír & do righe, daig nod múirfid do namaid, & gébaid do tír & do talam tar t'éis.’ Ro tochleasdair Gortigernd co n-a sluag & co n-a druidib deisceart
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innsí Breatan uile, co rangadar Guined, & ro sirsead sliab Herer uile, & conad andsin fuaradar in dind os in muir, & fearand daingean, cor cumdaigeg h-e; atbertadar a druidi ris, ‘Déana-su sunda du dun’, ol siad, ‘ar ni caemnagair ní do co brath.’ Tuctha sair iardain & no tinolit adhbair in duin eitir cloich & crand, & rugad as uile in comadbar a n-aen aidce, & ro tinolit fo trí indsin in comadbur sin & rugad as fo tri. Ocus ro fiarfaig tra dia druidhthib cid dia da in t-olc-sa ar sé; ro raidseat a druidhe, ‘cuingid mac na feas a athair & marbtar leat & easrainter a fhuil tar in dun; & as amlaid con n-icfidear a cumdach.’
Ro laithe teachta uad fo inis Breatan d'iarraidh mic gan athair, & ro sírseat co mag Eilleite a tir Gleuisic, is and sin fuaradar na macu ag imain, co tarla deabaid etir da macam dib, con n-ebairt in mac fria araile, a duine gan athair, ní fhil maith agud edir. Ro h-iarfaigseat na teachta cid dia bo mac in gilla ris a n-abre siud? Atbert lucht na faithe, ‘ní eatamar,’ ol siad ‘ta
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a mhathair sunn,’ or siad. Ro iarfaidseat dia mathair cid diar bo mac an gilla. Ro freagair in mathair ‘ni eadar-sa,’ ol si, ‘athair oga, & ni eadar cindas do rala im broind eitir.’ Tugasdair tra na teachta leo in mac sin co Gortigernn, & ro h-indisdair amail fuaradar e.