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

Historia 29

    1. CRUITHNIGH cid dos farclam,
      i n-iath Alban n-amhra,

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      go n-a m-brigh bil beldha,
      cia tir as nach targa?
    2. Cia fochonn fos ro gluais,
      o crichaibh in chogaid?
      fri snim tond tar sreathar,
      cia lín long do lodar?
    3. Cia slondud fria tiachtain
      do riactain na rige?
      as a n-airm fadhein,—
      is cia n-ainm a tire?
    4. Traicia ainm a tíre
      go síre a séolta

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      iar na tairchiul teachta,
      a n-airthiur na h-Eorpa,
    5. Agantirsi a n-anmann
      am rand Ercail-itbi
      o cearptardi a cuctlí
      atbertar cid Picti.
    6. Picti in aicme at raibh
      ros taitne teacht muir,
      gan gnim n-deireoil n-dodchaidh,
      sil n-Geleoin mic Ercoil.
    7. h-Uadibh seisear brathar,
      fri lathar gan liun,
      do serc bladh go soadh,
      in seachtmadh a siur.
    8. Solen, Ulpha, Nechtain,
      Drostan dechtain dretell,
      a n-anmand a n-aebdus,
      Aengus agus Leithend.

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    10. Lan ri Traigia treabhtha
      do dechra a siuir sochla,
      ro bo damna deabhtha,
      gan tarba gan tochra.
    11. Tangadar lea in deigh-fhir,
      o thiribh, o thredaibh,
      luct tri long co lormudh,
      nonbhur ar trí cédaib.
    12. Cingset seach tuind crichi
      Frangcu, fiachu failgis,
      gnid cathraigh airm aiblis
      d'iar ba ainm Pictabis.
    13. Pictabis a Pictis
      atbertís a cathraigh,
      ba slonnud slan sochraidh
      iarum dar sin rath-múir.
    14. Ri ro char a siuir,
      tré gliaidh go n-ghairge,
      di foconn a ferge,
      a d-tothfund for fairge.

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    16. For tracht mara meadhbhaidh
      long lelaigh lucht lathair,
      anais ar a feisiur
      acin seisead brathair.
    17. Badar in Pictaue,
      go n-graine dia n-glenail,
      a n-ainm ro bo aedha,
      airm irraba Elair.
    18. Elaid ass a chéle,
      co n-dene fo diúd,
      cind da lá gach lachtu,
      atbath accu a siur.
    19. Seach Breatnaibh 'na reimim,
      co h-Erinn na h-aine,
      ro toghsat a tindremh
      gobhsat Inber Slaine.
    20. Slaigseat sluagh Fea foghlach,
      dia fognam i nemni,
      tria glundu garga
      i cath Arda Leamnacht.

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    22. Laich angbaidhe, aimble,
      fea faidbhe fudar,
      gona danaibh go n-dechraibh,
      do Bhreatnaib a bunadh.
    23. Ba marbh nech no theigdis
      acht teilgteis a fhuile,
      go bom tru doenne,
      cidh cu nó cidh dune.
    24. Drui Cruithnech in cardais,
      fuair ic amtis amlaidh,
      lemlacht is innalad
      fri thamadh for talmain.
    25. Tuctha tainte treabh-clann,
      la Cremhthand coir cenn-balc,
      co tomhlacht an aicmidh,
      for faicthi Ard Lemnacht.
    26. Slaigsead sluaigh Fea faebrach
      gan trebad is gan torad,

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      ro chobhradh dia n-dith gliaidh,
      Cremthand Sciathbel scorach.
    27. Sguirsit ann in Cruithnigh
      for tuirtibh tri maighe,
      comdar ecla faebair
      na Gaeidil go n-gloine.
    28. Gar iar sin go n-apad
      cethrur blathach brathar,
      Solen, Neachtan, Drostan,
      Aengus, fosdán fathach.
    29. Ro faith a n-deas Ulfa,
      iar n-urchra a charad,
      in Rachrand i m-Breagaibh,
      and ro mebaid malairt.
    30. Morthar occa Cathluain,
      nir bo truag in t-aire,

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      do rig foraibh uile
      ria n-dul a tír n-aile.
    31. Ar asbert friu Erimon
      as in Erind sechtar,
      ar na dearna deabaidh
      immon Teamair tectaidh.
    32. Tri cét ban do breatha,
      doibh ros tetha tlathaigh,
      cidheadh ro bo tuachail,
      gach bean go n-a brathair.
    33. Batar ratha forro,
      fridh rennu fri dire,
      conidh soire a máthar,
      rus gnath gabh in righi.
    34. Rerdair as in Erinn
      ina reimim rath-glind,
      gan muréir gan marc-luagh,
      im Cathluan mac Caitmind.
    35. Catmolodhor cnap-cruaidh
      is Cathmachan gluair,

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      bhadar gilli glordha
      dá mac chróda Cathluain.
    36. A coraidh cruaidh comhnart
      ba trom balc a tairm seam
      Cing cocerrnn dia cerrn-seomh
      Im mac Perrnn a n-ainm-seomh.
    37. H-Uaisem ainm a filidh
      no síred in sed-gin,
      ro bo rus dia milidh
      Crus mac Cirigh Cetlim.
    38. Cruithne mac coir Cínca
      doibh ro thincha tochmorc,
      co tuc banntracht blath-ghlan
      dar Athmagh, dar Athgort.
    39. Anait dibh a n-Ealga,
      go lin cerda is curach,

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      nad cesead for Breagmach
      seisear demnach druadh.
    40. Druidheacht is idlacht, maith,
      in ailc min glan mur glan,
      barc dibeirgi, duain gil,
      is uaidib ro munadh.
    41. Moradh sred is mana,
      raga sin, am sona,
      gotha én do faire
      cairi gach ceol cona.
    42. Cnuic is coirthi ar chora,
      cen troga tuath taille,

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      tuargaibset a tindrem
      sund a n-Inber Bonni.
    43. Ba h-eadh lodar uaindi
      go n-gluaire na gríbhe,
      ima taigh co trene
      i tir maiseach Ile.

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    45. Is as gabsat Albain,
      ard-ghlain ailes toirthiú,
      cen dith lucht la trébtu
      o crich Chat co Foircu.
    46. Ros bris Cathluan cathu
      gen tachu cen techtu

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      nír bo ingarg tuchtu
      co ro marbh Breatnu.
    47. Ba de gabsat Albain,
      ard-glain talcain tlach-mín,
      co n-imad Amlaebh
      co Cinaeth mac n-Alpin

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    49. Ar creachadh n-ard n-aichnidh,
      for aithchib cen uchneim
      ní celldar in cochlaigh,
      as de adberar Cruithnigh.
    50. Coeca rig cém crechach,
      mar aen de sil Echdach,
      o Fergus ro fíríd
      co Mac m-b rigach m-Bretach.
    51. Se riga ar se deichibh,
      dibh fri feithim fuil crech
      carsat sithe suichlech,
      gabsat righe Cruithneach.
    52. Cruithnig dos forclam.


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