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Manuscript sources
1. Dublin, Trinity College, Yellow Book of Lecan, pp. 128a–132b. See Robert Atkinson (ed.), The Yellow Book of Lecan, a collection of pieces, prose and verse, in the Irish language in part compiled at the end of the fourteenth century, published from the original manuscript in the library of Trinity College, Dublin by the Royal Irish Academy with an Introduction, Analysis of contents and Index (Dublin, 1896). For catalogue details see T. K. Abbott (ed.), Catalogue of the manuscripts in the library of Trinity College, Dublin (Dublin, 1900), MS H. 2. 16 (1318) pp. 328–337.
2. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, B. IV. 2, written by Michael O'Clery in 1627/28, containing the poem in lines 450–497. For further details see Kathleen Mulchrone, T. F. O'Rahilly et al. (eds.), Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy (Dublin 1926–43), vol. 24, MS 1080, pp. 3021–29.

Editions
1. Kuno Meyer, Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin. From the Yellow Book of Lecan, col. 786 (p. 128a), Anecdota from Irish Manuscripts. I. (Halle/Saale 1907) 1–15.

Translations
1. Rudolf Thurneysen, Eine irische Parallele zur Tristan-Sage. Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie 43 (1924), 385–402. Addenda and corrigenda Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 16 (1926) 280–282.

Literature including reviews
1. Joseph Loth, Un parallèle au roman de Tristan en irlandais au Xe siècle, Acad. des Inscr. et Belles-Lettres. Comptes Rendus, 1924, 122–134.
2. Myles Dillon, The Wooing of Becfhola and the Stories of Cano, son of Gartnán, in: Modern Philology 43 (1945) 11–17.
3. P. L. Henry, A passage in Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin, in: Ériu 20 (1966) 222–226.
4. Review of Binchy's edition: Gearóid Mac Eoin, in: Studia Hibernica 4 (1964) 244–249.
5. Review of Binchy's edition: Pádraig Ó Fiannachta, in: Éigse 11 (1964/66) pt.1, 76–79; 156 [corr.]
6. Review of Binchy's edition: Rachel Bromwich, in: Studia Celtica 1 (1966) 152–155.
7. Review of Binchy's edition: E. Bachellery, in: Études Celtiques 11 (1964/67; fasc. 2, 1966/67) 522–526.
8. James Carney, The so-called 'Lament of Créidhe', in: Éigse 13 (1969/70) 227–242.
9. Corrections to Thurneysen's edition: Michael O'Brien, in: Ériu 11, 86f., 158; 12, 244.
10. Tomás Ó Cathasaigh, The Rhetoric of Scéla Cano meic Gartná:in, in: Donnchadh Ó Corrá:in, Liam Breatnach and Kim McCone (eds.), Sages, Saints and Storytellers. Celtic Studies in Honour of Professor James Carney (Maynooth 1989) 233–250.
11. Tomás Ó Cathasaigh, The theme of ainmne in Scéla Cano meic Gartná:in, in: Celtica 15 (1983) 78–87.

The edition used in the digital edition
1. Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin. Daniel A. Binchy (ed), First edition [xxvii + 69 pp. vii Contents, ix–xxviii Introduction, 1–19 Text, 21–39 Notes, 40–65 Vocabulary, 66–67 Personal and Tribal Names, 68 Place–Names.] Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesDublin (First published 1963. reprinted 1975) . Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series. , No. 18

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Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin: Author: [unknown]

p.1

1] {folio 128a}Baí imchosnom im rígi n-Alban iter Oedán
2] mac Gabráin & Gartnán mac Æda maic Gabráin, co torchair
3] leth fer n-Alban etarru hi cathaib & imargalaib. A n-Inis moccu
4] Chéin ro-baí in Gartnán; is sí insi is dech con-rótacht i
5] n íarthar domain, .i. stíall ar chapar do dercibar{folio 128b}
6] cach teach baí isinn indsi la Gartnán ó féic co féic imonn indsi
7] uili connici in fíaltech; ba do dercór a indsi uili la Gartnán.
8] Seacht seisrecha leis for indair; secht n-áirge leis, .uii. fichit
9] bó cacha háirge. .l. lín fri h-aige altai esti amach, .l. lín fria
10] h-íascach. in .l. lín éisc, súainemain estib for senistrib na cuchtrach,
11] cluicine for cind cacha súainemna forind aireanach ar
12] bélaib ind rechtaire; cethrur oc téluch na n-iach cétsnáma
13] dó súas. Éiseum co léic ic ól meda foraa cholcaig.

14]

Rucad mac do Gartnán, .i. Canu mac Gartnáin. Rucad-side
15] for altrom. Fo-rroilged la Gartán dabach i l-lac mara, & sí
16] lán di ór & di argat; & ro-marbtha lais in cethror ro-bátar oc
17] breith ind airgid inti, conda ruc in muir leis, & nách fidir acht
18] séisem & a ben & a mac.

19] Do-luid immurgu Ædán cucai-seom .xx. cét fot na geamaidhchi.
20] Coná dechadar acht a n-deachaid do rind gaí & do gein
21] claidhibh, & ni baí crand dond indsi fri aroile im meadón laí
22] arna márach.

23] ‘Maith trá’, or Cano, ‘is ferr dún imgabáil ind fir-se ro-marb
24] ar n-athair; ní faicsiu ar cairdeas dó inás in fer ro-marb.’
25] ‘Cid leath reghmae?’ or a muinter.
26] ‘Reghmait i tír n-Érind; combráthair dún.’
27] Do-gníther curaich lais. Lotar dochum thráchta. Is samlaidh
28] do-dechadar dochum mara .i. cóeca læach. Brat corcra

p.2

38] Bátar meic Æda Sláne in tan-sin for crích n-Ulad for
39] tomaltaib, .i. dá mac Æda Sláne i comflaitheamnas; bádar-side
40] hi Collmaig hi crích Ulad. Ro-buí fáilti mór la suidiu, .i. trian
41] biid & leanna & attreib & indili dó. Nirbo lór la h-Ædán a
42] chlos-sin na fáilti do thabairt do-som la macu Æda Sláne;
43] andso cach rét leis dí nád fider in dabaig fo-roilged la Gartnán.
44] At-berad-som trá do-dechaid in Satan chuca, .i. co h-Oedán,
45] co n-éccid dó in dabaig áit a roibi, co tucad leis co m-buí ina
46] chuili fodeisin, & nocho{folio 129a} testa afaing esti.
47] ‘Bidh maith so’, or Oedán, ‘.i. in crod-sa Gartnáin do-bérthar
48] do macaib Æda Sláne ar marbad a meicc, .i. Cana.’

49] Do-luid nónbur úad, & míach argaid leo, co m-bádar issind
50] arucol mac n-Æda Sláne cen fis cen airfis. Cana cona muintir
51] i tig fo leith isin lis. Ingen Díarmada maic Æda Sláne
52] ro-charastar Cano ara airscélaib cid síu do-thísed thairis. Ro-bátar
53] coím Éreand ica cchuindchid. Buí-si i nnairicol i tóeb
54] taigi mac n-Óeda.
55] ‘Toimsidher a n-argad’, or mac Æda.
56] ‘Ro-d-bia ón’, or ind Albanaich.

57] Ro-chúalae ind ingen in cocur hísin. Ro-gab imach, &
58] gebid fleisc ina láim, & luid co m-buí forsin fordorus ind lis.

p.3

1. 61] Nochon fetar-sa indiu
   62] la h-&Éri ná h-Albanchu
   63] loech nád urgarad Cano
   64] cona gaí find fortanu.

65] Oc teacht dó fon fordorus, do-bert-si in slait ina chend &
66] dixit:

1. 67] A Chano
   68] faire i file fortharo;
   69] masa dodchad, is mór de,
   70] masa sotchad, is tano.

71] La tobairt bémme dó oc tuideacht imach, & as-bert oc teacht
72] dó úaidi:

1. 73] Ní faiteach int Albanach
   74] im-thét la lúth a láime;
   75] atá ní nád faichlethar
   76] gussu maic Æda Sláne.
2. 77] Ní ar tharcud athchomsáin
   78] do ríg cen écnach n-æra,
   79] atá mór dona doínib
   80] fo chíchib maicni n-Oeda.
3. 81] A scél ro-chúala tria tech
   82] ní sían n-álaind n-adbannach;
   83] siretach nád cluinither;
   84] ní faitech int Albanach.

   Ni.

p.4

85] ‘As robad so, a ingen,’ ar Cano.
86] ‘Cid robud’, orsi, ‘atá a damna and. Atáthar ac tomus argaid
87] ar bar marbad isinn arucul út.’
88] ‘Maith dí’, orse.

89] Luid ina thech.
90] ‘Maith trá, is airc dúnn cia do-gnemis comairle.’
91] ‘Cid so, a Chano,?’ ol a muinter.
92] ‘Ní "cid" maith’, ol Cano; ‘do-filter cucand diar
93] marbad in lín atám.’
94] ‘Bés is ed ro-chindead dún’, ar an óic.
95] ‘Atá ní as maith dún’, or Cano: ‘fúaitgem donaib feraib na
96] cóic thigi file isind lis. Tíagat dá claidbech déc ar dorus cach
97] tigi. Ro-hicob-sa na rígu & nibat ríg na fotha.’
98] ‘Maith’, or inn óic, ‘is fearr ainmne.’
99] ‘Maith’, orse, ‘tíagh-sa dochum ind arucuil dús indam
100] lécther ind. Diandam léicther ind, ni-m mairbfider. Mani-m
101] léicther, segaith-si ar éicin & no-m-léicid imach íarum.’

102] Téit-seom dí do dorus in tigi. Tíagair di athchomarc
103] Cano i n-dorus in tigi.
104] ‘Do-lleic ind’, or Díarmaid.
105] ‘Tóet ind’, or Bláthmac.
106] Téit isa tech co fosad. Is and buí in sechi cusan argad for
107] lár in tigi.
108] ‘Tair etraind sund’, orsiad.
109] ‘Maith ind foil-se’, orse, .i. foil a athar.
110] ‘Bíd imod láim’, or Díarmaid.
111] ‘Ba dúthaich cia no-beth dí’, orse.
112] ‘Cia dúthchus ón?’ orsead.
113] ‘Scél trúag ón’, orse. ‘Atchúalabair m'athair-sea. Rob adlaic
114] leo-som daigh-íartaigi dam-sa;{folio 129b} .i. ro-foilgedh leis

p.5

120] La sin gaibthi imach. Téit Bláthmac ina diaid.
121] ‘Atá ní no-t-bia, a Chana,’ orse. ‘Regait ind óic diar
122] n-inchaibh-ne murchreich. Airg-siu ara chind & dos-fúairc,
123] & tuc th'arcad fadéin chucad.’
124] ‘Am buideach de’, or Cano.

125] Téit íar sin coa muntir. (Im-rochomlai ind n-inseo) a
126] taigh dóib. No-s-gaib Cano. Aireblingthe co m-buí isin curach.
127] [gap: omission?]‘do thetarreacht ar m-baégail’, ar Cano.
128] ‘Is dáig’, orseat.
129] ‘Olc dúib ám mo brath-sa. Ni fil isan churach-sa nabad i
130] tig m'athar-sa & mo máthar do-ucabtha.’
131] ‘Maith, a Chano’, ar ann óic. ‘Cid tú bud chumachtach is'
132] tír i tám-ne, no-bemis dod réir. Atá ní as maith duit: t'argat
133] bodéin d'fácbáil lat & ar léiciud-nni diar tír.’
134] ‘Bid fír dí’, orse. ‘Aircid ass.’
135] ‘Cid so, a Chono?’ ar a muinter.
136] ‘Dar mo chumachta-sa’, orse, ‘ni gétar afaing asin churach-sa.
137] Ma ra-tocad dam-sa, as mé do-mélad a n-argat-sa.’
138] ‘Atin buidig de’, ar an óic.
139] ‘Tucaid as.’

140] Do-thoét (són) dochum tíre.
141] ‘Maith’, or Díarmaid — fáitsine ó Día leis-side. ‘Do-radad
142] lúag na h-ainmnet do-ronnai in gillai forsin fairgi: rígi

p.6

145] Co cend trí tráth íar sin nocho tall cris ná delg díb.
146] ‘Bennacht for cách do-gní maith frind’, ar Cano. ‘Tíagam-ni
147] do chollad.’

148] Ba sí a comairle trá: do-lotar as fut na h-aidche co tuidcheatar
149] fa-des dar Mag Murthemne i Mag m-Breg hi Cernai.
150] Bátar géisi forsin tilich.
151] ‘Díbairg na h-éounu’, or a munter fri Cana.
152] Do-léici irchor fairriu; ni ránic. Is ann as-bert, ar ni ro-theilc
153] imroll riam:

1. 154] Gési Cernai, mosrubthus,
   155] dom liicc ni mad rogabas;
   156] brónán foru dia coraib,
   157] fo brónán form do imrolaib.

158] Do-lotar síar arna bárach do Loch Aindind.
159] ‘Díbairg in lochain’, or cách.

1. 160] A locho arseiseom
   161] Locha Aindindi, ni-t rocho
   162] ni scéoil indé a Cernu
   163] lochain locha ni focha.
2. 164] Ni airg éonu Maic Dé bí
   165]
   [gap: extent: four syllables]
   ara clúim;
   166] is beg tarba, ar ní mór a méit,
   167] ro-s-léic amin ina n-dlúim.
3. 168] Ni airg éonu in maigi;
   169] niba foru mo sroibthene;

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   p.7

   
   170] ní hed do-m-ucai ó Scí
   171] cocad fri géisi Cernai.

   .g.

172] Lotar íar sin dar Sinaind hi Connachta do ascnom co
173] Gúairi, co rángadar tech Marcáin las m-baí Créd ingen Gúaire.
174] Ro-charastair-side cid síu thísed thairis anair. Is ann as-bert-si:
175]

1. 176] Cano mac Gartnáin ó Scí,
   177] Créd a Maínmaig i n-áni:
   178] ba dirsin is mór do dú
   179] ocus da muir eturru.
2. 180] {folio 130a}Créd ingen Gúairi mad nach,
   181] cóel in bath (?) etar-da-beth
   182] ocus mac Gartnán, in mac
   183]
   [gap: extent: two syllables]
   regad dia tochmarc.

184] Ro-anacht-som dí a bale isind óir da-luid-seom la Díarmaid
185] dia tardaid Díarmaid in cath do Gúairi, co ro-anacht-som
186] immale.
187] ‘Airg a gilla’, orseiseam, ‘isin leas. Cuindig comairce co
188] Créid dún co ríasam co Gúairi.’

189] Is and as-bert-som intí Cano:

1. 190] Beir imchomarc úaim-se
   191] co Créidi ingin Gúaire,
   192] is geb na runnu-sa dí,
   193] do-bér-sa a coibéis úaidi.

194] ‘Duid-seo do-berthar na raind-sea, a Chréidi,’ ar Colcu
195] mac Marcáin.

p.8

1. 197] A Cholco,
   198] bec a fis duid cia doordo;
   199] mo serc-sa do-radus d'fir
   200] nád focus dam a forba.

201] ‘Fir a cano,’ ar Marcán, ‘ni chara is é don muinter-si.’

1. 202] A Marcáin,
   203] ni rabae d' éis do macáin;
   204] nirop do macán ro-m-sá
   205] corab tusu ad-bala.
2. 206] Do seirc neich sech araile
   207] i tír nÉrend ni dordo
   208] mairg diamongnais Cana
   209] & diam cara Colcu!

   A.

210] Ro-liad-si íarum ar Cholcain, dia n-ebairt Gúaire fesin
211] dia n-etarchosaíd:

1. 212] Créd la Marcán, niba mac,
   213] ni gaib Colcain do thochmarc,
   214] nu ruband Créd ar féle
   215] acht is a fail óenchéile.

216] Lotar-sin dí co Derlus n-Gúairi, & ba fáilich friu.
217] ‘Fo-chen duid, a Chano!’ ar Gúairi. ‘Ni-t-recfider sund ar
218] argad ar scís do bíata. Niba scél mac n-Oeda Sláne. Ro-d-bia
219] biad & inillius, & fo-chen duid!’

220] Buí Cano mac Gartnáin íar suidiu tremsi i fail Gúaire, .i. [gap: extent: three letters]trian
221] ind lis do Gúairiu, & trian n-aill don lis do Chano, & a trian

p.9

234] Airchetal do-roindi-seom do Díarmaid mac Æda, Sláne.
235] ‘Airg, a gilla’, orseisem, ‘co n-airchedal do ríg Érenn.’
236] Téid-side sair. (Saidig) a n-airchedail.
237] ‘Is maith ind n-airchetul’, or Díarmaid.
238] Is ann buí-seom: oc sním irchomail fo Grip .i. gabar Díarmada.
239]
240] ‘Beir lat ind n-idh-sea do Senchán.’
241] Luid-side síar & nirbo buideach.
242] ‘Asso, a bachlaich’,{folio 130b} orse, ‘id id n-irchomail duit i
243] ndúais t'airchetail.’
244] ‘Ónaib rígaib ferr id adlaic a gillai’, orseiseam.
245] ‘Airg, a gilla’, orse, dia blíadnae, ‘co n-airchedul do ríg Érenn.’
246] Gaibid in gilla a n-airchetal.
247] ‘Maith’, or Díarmaid, ‘ber lat in gablaig-se do Senchán.’
248] ‘Asso, a antocaid’, or in gilla, ‘gaiscead duit dot chuitmed
249] ór Díarmaid.’
250] ‘Airg, a gilla, co n-airchetul do Díarmaid.’ (Is maith a
251] n-archetal.)

p.10

252] Gaibid in gilla fair.
253] ‘Cade Díarmaid?’
254] ‘Atá i n-arucol ic tomus óir & argaid. Ba maith duit teacht
255] chuici.’
256] ‘Oslaic!’ ol in gilla.
257] ‘Cía so?’ or Díarmaid.
258] ‘Gilla Seancháin.’

259] Gaibid in gilla a n-airchetal.
260] ‘Is maith’, or Díarmaid, ‘beir lat so do Seanchán .i. cét unga
261] do dergór & trí .xx. do argat duid fén.’
262] ‘Maith, a gillai’, or Senchán, ‘cid do-t-gní fáilid don chur-sa?’
263] ‘Atá maith sund dait’, or in gillai, ‘.i. cét unga do dergór.’
264] ‘Is ferr, a gillai, oldás a olcugud.’
265] ‘Airg, a gillai, co n-airchetul do Díarmaid.’
266] ‘Regthair’, orse.
267] ‘Cade Díarmaid?’
268] ‘Do-choid do thafand.’

269] Luid 'na diaid isa slíab. Tecaid ind fir na n-diaid ind
270] aigi isin gleann. Fácabair Díarmaid iter a echaib. At-géoin in
271] gilla. Adroich in gilla iter na h-eachaib. Slaindid in gilla ind
272] n-airchedal dó.
273] ‘Maith, a gillai, ber lat so do Seanchán .i. trícha each ina
274] sríanaib & ina muincib.’

275] Maith íarum in fer intí Senchán. Iarna idnocol-som
276] ó feraib Muman, (do-)luid co m-buí for sléib Eachtge co Gúaire, & ni
277] rogab acht óentech do dénam imme, imon filid & imon sligid
278] ó Echtge co Derlus, .l. fer dó & .l. ban & .l. con & .l. gilla, &
279] buith fó muiriur ó Samain co Belltaine; & luid íarsint
280] slighidh. Do-n-áraill bainne flechaid ina étan.
281] ‘Fé amaí!’arse, ‘ní coir dí anní-siu immurgu, is gaimlóchad.’

p.11

282] & do-rónai allse ina étan, conid ed ro-n-uc & rob écen .uii.
283] cumala dó cach achaid ó sin co Derlus.

284] ‘Maith trá, a Gúaire’, or Senchán, ‘is romór turcbais-seo
285] fort. Ba leór do Chondachtaib beith foar muirer ar n-dís cenco
286] tabarthae nech aile chucond; .i. in gilla ansa’, arse, ‘mac
287] Gartnáin, no-théisead amach fon túaith & na coin maithi leo,
288] & dénat ánius eturru.’

289] Rob ed ón ó medón laí co medón laí ara bárach: íar lécon a
290] chon dóib ni chomránic fer díb fri araile. Batar tuirsich oc
291] suidiu; celebraidhsed do Gúaire.
292] ‘Fír’, or Gúairi, ‘ro-fetar-sa a na-tathai.’
293] ‘Ni taam ní’, or Cano, ‘acht maith lind ánius .i. cúaird Érend
294] do chur co n-acamar a n-dindgnu & a n-dúne & a cella & a cóemu.
295] Cucot-so do-regam & is úaid regmai. Ad-fíadar dún atá gilla
296] án andess la firu Muman, .i. Illand mac Scannláin do Chorco
297] {folio 131a} Loíge; maith lend dul dia acallaim.’
298] ‘Teit dí’, ar Gúairi, ‘co tormolaid feis na h-aidchi lim-sa.’

299] Lotar ón íarum, & do-llotar maithi Condacht do chelebrad
300] dóib. Do-lluid dí Créd & Marcán & Colco don irgnam. Ba
301] hécen immurgu ceathrar ó Marcán do choimét Chréidi. Conatictis
302] co Gúaire combad sí bad dáilem do feraib Alban & do Chondachtaib
303] ind aidchi-sin, co tard-si bricht súain forin slúag co
304] torchradar ina codlud acht sisi & Cana, co tuidchid co[gap: extent: four letters] co
305] m-baí forsin dérgud ocai-sseom oca thimgaire; conaná; h-étas
306] úad-som airet no-beth i nn-amsa[i]; mad dia n-gabad rígi
307] immurgu, do-regthae ara cend-si, & is sí bean no-biad aicce
308] c'aidche.

309] Co farcbad lee-si a lia-som i n-airius dála. Ar ad-rubairt-seom
310] is isind liic ro-buí a anim. A máthair ro-buí i séolai;

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1. 319] A lia
   320] ó dodechur cach dia
   321] acht lochrad i nimnadmaim
   322] ni géb m'anmain dot' madmaim.

323] Tuideacht Chano in sin i n-Éirinn & co Gúaire.

324] Luid Cano co h-Illand mac Scanláin co ránic Dún
325] m-Baíthi. Ad-fíadar dó íarum a m-buith forind faithchi.
326] ‘Fochen dúib!’ or Illann. ‘Cano mac Gartnáin sin dom-roachtain-se
327] íarna m-brath & íarna reic do macaib Æda
328] Sláne ar argad & íarna m-breith do gortai la Guaire. Robar-bia
329] biad sunn; ni biae for conair; nit-rirfider ar argad.’

330] Con-gairther dó íarum a reachtaire.
331] ‘Na seacht core trá filed isin lis, nát gataigter do thenid
332] co cend m-blíadna oc (berb)ad biid. Berid na firu isa teach;
333] co cend trí tráth nicon reg-sa dia n-acallaim. Fritháilter do
334] biud & do lind.’

335] Con-gairter Corco Loígi dó.
336] ‘Maith trá’, orse, ‘dom-ánic áinius mór. Cindas for cobartha-si
337] dam-sa?’
338] ‘Bid maith do chobair lindi’, or ind óicc. ‘Dothaircgebat

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356] Téora blíadnai dóib isin lis-sin cen teacht as aidche
357] n-oígidechta. No-bídis oc imbirt fithchilli cach dia; badar
358] comthrén co nónai, no-bered Cano cluithi na nóna for Illand.
359] ‘At-águr’, or Illand, ‘urchra forsin caille.’

360] Deithbir ón: () na deich cúala ar .uii. fichtib matain & fescor
361] isa tech. Is ann as-bert Cano:

1. 362] Hi forbol
   363] feada fidruis ni glie:
   364] in fid nochon urcraba
   365] tusa for urchra bie.

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367] Tuchta thrá iar sin géill fer n-Alban, nónbur
368] gíall díb, co m-bátar i tig Illaind fri h-inillius do Chano i rríge
369] n-Alban, co fargobtha co h-Illann. & co cend trí tráth ria n-dul
370] do Chano as nicon rabai fer fri 'roile do muintir Chano &
371] Illainn ree ciana acht ag cóe & ag dograe, & lám cháich díb
372] dar brágaid a chéle.
373] ‘Maith, a Chono’, or Illann, ‘bam marb-sa ria cind blíadna
374] darth' éisi. For fóesam n-Dé duid-seo trá ria cind blíadna.’

375] Ruc immurgu Cano uadh-som .l. ech dubglas & .l. coire n-umai &
376] .l. (araid merach).

377] A llá-sin a cind blíadna ro-marbsat a thuath fesin in
378] n-Illand, .i. mac Conath & Cúán mac Sanaisi, coná raba crand
379] fri aroile do Dún Buíthe arna bárach. Isin ló-sin ro-baí curach
380] fa Cuano l^ Cano forsin fairrgi oc tafand íar n-gabáil rígi
381] nAlban. Cél tuindi lais íarum .i. fis tuindi: co n-aca in tuind
382] dergruaid chuici isin churach, .i. fuil Illaind. At-racht
383] íarum & ro-gab a boiss diarailiu co m-bátar a sreba fola eistib,
384] & dixit:

1. 385] A mu Búach
   386] aiges in tond frisin m-brúach,
   387] Illann mac Scanláin do guin
   388] nibo célmaine inmain.
2. 389] A mu Búach
   390] feras in tond frisin m-brúach,
   391] in mend ad-fét, ciaso scíth:
   392] Illand mac Scannláin ro-bíth.
3. 393] A mo Búach
   394] do-thoét in tond frisin m-brúach,

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   395]
   dursan dúindi in scél garb:
   396] Illann mac Scanláin is marb.
4. 397] Ard a núall
   398] aiges im Choire dá Rúad;
   399] dirsann, a rí ruides gréin,
   400] manab i céin basu uadh.
5. 401] Coire dá Rúad in roglas,
   402] aicde sruthaidi senbras,
   403] is mór bruitheas a chuithe
   404] genco bruithi aní berbas.
6. 405] Ma con-measaind a muir múadh
   406] aiges im Choire dá Rúad,
   407] ricfad mo churchán, is nglé,
   408] co tír Corco Loíge.
7. 409] A Chúán maic Sanaisi,
   410] abairt? seo is tairise
   411] basam dóig guin do chnis
   412] dáig ind échta do-righnis.
8. 413] A meic Condaid íar m-Bernas,
   414] gním do-rignis robo bras;
   415] foichli ócu alla-don
   416] ma 'tchonnarc guin Illadon.
9. 417] Fir Érend ó thráig co tráig
   418] ro-scáig díb a n-imarbáig;
   419] ni fil and bas líach don dáil
   420] i n-diaid Illaind maic Scannláin.

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10. 421] Eass n-Gabra
    422] ima-rédhed mór n-amra
    423] sescach Illaind ara-thá
    424] Eas n-Gabra ni imrega.
11. 425] Dún mBaíthe,
    426] in tan ro-trebad Illand,
    427] ba tinech, ba tilcobach,
    428] & ba forad finddond.
12. 429] A sneachta h-uaraidhi,
    430] i n-Dún Baíti nibsa sám;
    431] nibsad adbul, a fir báin,
    432] for taíb thaigi maic Scandláin.
13. 433] Fri bui mo chairdeas do ar brui
    434] nib in inmain na fonanu
    435] fotan forsa n-dorchair dáib
    436] i tæb Illaind maic Scanláin.
14. 437] Fo-dilfe gulban indiu
    438] is ed im aimercliu
    439] i n-dún timchellta na cúach
    440] as and ro-baí, a mo Búach.

    A.

441] Do-llotar leis trá íar sin Saxain & Bretain & fir Alban co
442] tarad láim dar Corco Loígi, co romarbad leis mac Condaid &
443] Cúán mac Sanaise cona fineochus. & ni thánic a chrích Corco
444] Loígi cor fácaib mac Illaind i nd-airdrígiu Corco Laígi, &
445] cor fácaib Dún m-Baíthi fo sláne amail fon-rácaib i m-bethaid
446] Illaind iter bú & damu & eocho & aitreb, & co ruc gíallu do Corco
447] Loígi leis for inillius do mac Illaind sund.

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448] Baí-seom i rígiu Alban íar sin. Is and asbertad-som
449] forcomhad:{Manuscript Y }

1. 450] Cid dech do lindaib flatha?
   451] ebthair flaith lindai fualang;
   452] niba rí aran Érind
   453] mani toro coirm Chúaland.
2. 454] Cormand Comuir Trí n-Usqi
   455] san can im Inber Fernai;
   456] nicon eisbius súg tairis(?)
   457] berta do chormuim Cearnai.
3. 458] Cormand Cell Tíri Éle
   459] it é la Mumain merda,
   460] cormand Irlóchra arddad,
   461] cormand dorindi derga.
4. 462] Coirm Chailli Gartan co llí
   463] dáltir for ríg Cíarraigi,
   464] is ed lind ind Érind áin
   465] a ferait Goeidel arbáig.
5. 466] Hi Cúil Tola do-foscai
   467] escra druimlethan daglaith,

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   468] dáltir fledól for Luignib
   469] diamba folt crín samraid.
6. 470] Hibeas cormand hi Cúlaib
   471] ní torm teglaig domeso
   472] for Findia robo sesta
   473] cormann Murthemne mesca.
7. 474] Ebthair im Loch Cúan cormand
   475] ibthair a cornu sirchu,
   476] a Maiginis la h-Ulltu
   477] frisin-gair comad ard ilchu.
8. 478] La Dál Ríada cain-ebar
   479] im gaítho glasa gabtha
   480] lethdeog fri caindli sorcha,
   481] clisit curaid dáig abtha.
9. 482] Cormand Saxan na seirbe
   483] san can im Inber in Ríg,
   484] im crích Cruithne im Gergin
   485] cormand derga amal fín
10. 486] A fir, tidnaig a dig dó
    487] do mac Gartnán maic Ædo;
    488] nir an do Scí; combo rí,
    489] tuc dó in dig at-roilli.

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11. 490] A fir, tidnaig mo dig dam
    491] imme roíred mo chísel;
    492] ni fil, as-berad, is' tig
    493] bud comsuide dom-isig.
{folio 132b}
12. 494] Ní comsude dom-ánic
    495] nach íar nós crechta imrud
    496] ro-saig m'éolas diam thairind diruith
    497] ca dech do latha indimrud.

    cia.

498] Aas and dí no-bídh a dál-som fri Créid: oc Inbiur
499] Colpthu a cind blíadna. No-bíd Colcu mac Marcáin i suidiu
500] cach lái céd lóech. Is and as-bered-si:

1. 501] Andar la fer bís a céin
   502] Inber Cind Bera is réid;
   503] tacair do neoch ni sela,
   504] is réid Inber Cind Beara.

505] Oc Loch Créda atuaid immurgu ro-dálsad fo-deoid. Téid-si fo
506] thuaid & a llie lie; do-thoét-som dí anair ina luing co 'monaccaib
507] dóib. Dan-airthet teora longa conid rubatar & co
508] n-érlai ar éicin a lluing. Amail ad-chondairc-si a gnúis-seom,
509] do-rochair co n-derna brúar dia cind imon carraic & co r-roímid in ligi foa
510] tóeb-si. Marb-som dí i cind .ix. trá ír th tíachtain sair.

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1. 450] Cidh dech do linnibh flatha
   451] eabthor laith lenno fuagg
   452] niba ri arine Eirinn
   453] mana tora cuirm Cualann
2. 454] Cormann Comair Tri n-Usqe
   455] san can im Inber Fearo
   456] nicon eisbius sug tairbhertho
   457] de cormannoibh Cearo
3. 458] Cormann Comair Cell h-Ele
   459] it e la Mumain merdho
   460] cormann Irluachro ardo
   461] cormann Dairine dergo
4. 462] Coirm Cailli Gortan co lli
   463] daltir for rígh Cíarraigi
   464] is edh linnd ind Erinn ain
   465] as ferait Goidil irbaigh
5. 466] Hi Cul Tola dofaoscat
   467] escro druimlethan daglaith

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   468] daltir fledol for Luignib
   469] diamba folt crin samradh
6. 470] Hibius cormann i Culaib
   471] ní torom teglaig dotota
   472] fri finn nua ba sesto
   473] cormann Muirtemne mesco
7. 474] Ebdair im Loch Cuan cormann
   475] daltir a curnu sírchu
   476] im Maighinis la h-Ulto
   477] frisgair comad ard ilchu
8. 478] La Dail Riado coineabar
   479] im goithæ glaso gabhtho
   480] leithdeogh fri coinnlibh sorcha
   481] clisit cuirn arccoit abhthao
9. 482] Cormann Saxan na seirbi
   483] san can im Innber ind Rig
   484] im crich Cruicne im Geirgin
   485] cormann dergo amal fín
10. 486] A fir tidnaic a dig do
    487] do mac Gartnain maic Aoda
    488] nir an do soi compo ri
    489] tuc deo in digh atroilli

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11. 490] A fir tidnaic mo dig dom
    491] imer oired mo chíssel
    492] ni fil asberat astigh
    493] bid comsuide domisidh
{folio 132b}
12. 494] Ni comsuidi domfanic
    495] nach iaros crechto imnirudh
    496] rosaig m'eolus do driuth
    497] ca dech do flatha lindrudh