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Drei Erzählungen aus dem Buch von Lismore

Author: [unknown]

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1. Derbyshire, Chatsworth House, Book of Lismore, fo. 43a1–44b2. Fifteenth to sixteenth century; 200 folios; c. 37 by 255 mm; scribes Aonghus Ó Callanáin and at least two other anonymous scribes; origin probably the Franciscan Friary of Timoleague, Co Cork. The MS is acephalous (missing 42 folios) and is lacunose. A patron's book, written for Fínghin Mac Carthaigh Riabach (died 1505) and his wife Caitlín (died 1505), daughter of Thomas, Earl of Desmond. The codex was at Timoleague in June 1629 when it was used by Míchél Ó Cléirigh. It may have passed into the possession of the Earl of Cork in 1642 and then disappears from view. Discovered in Lismore Castle in 1814 in the course of building works, it was transferred from Lismore to Chatsworth in 1930. Facsimile edition by R. A. S. Macalister (ed.), The Book of Mac Carthaigh Riabhach otherwise the Book of Lismore, Facsimiles in Collotype of Irish Manuscripts, 5 (Dublin 1950). [This information was kindly provided by Donnchadh Ó Corráin.] Digital scans of this manuscript are available on the ISOS Project, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, see: http://www.dias.ie/isos/.

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1. The text is available in pdf. format (as images, without OCR) on the Celtic Digital Initiative website at the Department of Early and Medieval Irish at UCC (http://www.ucc.ie/academic/smg/CDI/texthtml/IrishTextsfasc1.html) .

Literature
1. Read about the Book of Lismore manuscript on: http://www.ucc.ie/celt/book_lismore.html.
2. John Carey, Máire Herbert, James Knowles (eds), Travelled Tales – Leabhar Scéalach Siúlach: Leabhar Leasa Móir i gColáiste na h-Ollscoile Corcaigh (Cork 2011).

The edition used in the digital edition
1. Julius Pokorny, Drei Erzählungen aus dem Buch von Lismore in Irish Texts, Ed. J. Fraser and Paul Grosjean and J. G. O'Keeffe. , London , Sheed and Ward, 31 Paternoster Row (1931) fasciculus 1 page 42–43

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Drei Erzählungen aus dem Buch von Lismore: Author: [unknown]

p.42

Colum Cille, Comgall und Cainnech

{MS fo 43b2}Colum Cilli & Comhghall & Caindech dochúatar do thigh Crumthir Dathí ar áidhighecht íar caithimh a proinne don mhuinntir. Is é gnáthughudh dobhídh ag Crumthir, cemadh úasal ant áidhi noroised a h-aithle a proinne chuige, ná tibred bíadh dó cu h-arabárach. Rohíadhudh int aracul forra-som íar sin & ní tugad proinn cu h-arnabháruch dóibh & nír fétsat in tech d' fhágbáil la daingne an íadhtha bái fair, ciamad áil dóib.

Tucad proinn dáibh cu moch arnamháruch & ba h-áine ann do sunnraid. & is amlaid tucad proinn dóib & soiscél Cruimthir fuirre dia furáil forusa, ar rofitir nobíath móit forro & comad leasc leo a caithimh 'san áine. Adubairt Colum Cille ná caithfed bíadh 'san áine. Adubairt Comghall roba córa caithium ar an soiscél, ciarbhó áine ann. Adubairt Caindech robo córa a chaithimh & doneth cách a chrábud. Adubairt Colum Cille:

1. C. C.Nocho loingiubh-sa cu moch
   isin áine dídine,
   úair is é mu lá catha
   tar cenn flatha fírinne.

1. C.Caithem sére ar soiscélu
   adhram Críst ná rub meabul,
   ná rub caithium 'nar n-óenar
   tre cóir bæguil ar demhan.

p.43

1. Ca.Mad dia teacmad céle Dé,
   loinged, lúisseadh immale,
   intan bías cách araglan
   cach ac aragan dogné.

Giarbo leasc la Colum Cille, docaith becán don proinn. Docaith Comhghall tres mhaith don proinn. Moo rocaith Caindech iná cach fear díb.

Táinic Cruimthir Dathí dia n-acallaim íar sin. Atconnairc a bhfuighle et adubairt re Comgall: ‘Uair as tusa rofuráil an proinn do chaithim, cu rabh búaidh crábuid at baile dogrés & gach duine tinnscnas crábud acat, rath crábuid fair.’ Adubairt re Colum Cille: ‘Or as tusa as lugha rochaith don proinn, cach duini troiscfeas let a tosach a crábuid, búaidh crábuid dóibh.’ Adubairt re Caindech: ‘Ár is tusa is mó rochaith don proinn, sonus bíd & lenna at baile.’

Et dorónsat a n-ænta & a cadach íarum.

St. Patrick und Laegaire's Sohn Lugaid

(Vgl. R. Flower, Catalogue of Irish MSS. in the British Museum, Vol. II, S. 518, [sect ] 65.)

{MS fo 44a1}[A]raile fechtus tánic Pátraic cu Temraigh ar amus na ríghna bái oc Læguiri mac Néill d 'fhoirithin a meic imonn ainces búi fair .i. Lugaid mac Læguiri, & ba dífuluing mét a shátha & is ecmaing mad dhogeibhthe díl a sátha dhó. Cu tucad a n-oenchum re Pátric hé. Et rochuir scallac mhór don arán bái i bhfiadhnuise na cléirech ina bél cur lean ina brághuit, gu rabha oc dul a anma as. Tucadh líach cuice & bainne innti & rodoirteadh i ceann na bloighi bái ina brághuit. Tairrngidh sium in léigh & suidhid cuice hí & téit a anum as. Cuiridh cu mór ar Pátraic sin & téit ina chroisfighill & adubairt nach rachad bíadh 'na bél nogu taithbeoaighthe Lugaid. Rotroiscset iarum trí lá cona n-oighthibh re Míchél ima furtacht. Doríacht íar sin Míchél cuigi i bhforceann in treas aighthi i richt eóin & nír cumaing silled fair lasna ruithne gríandai bátar uime. ‘Ratbeannacha Día!’ ol sé. ‘Cía annso?’ ol Pátraic. ‘Míchél archaingel sunn.’ ‘Atlochur do Día h' acalduimh,’ ol Pátraic. ‘Cidh dia tánacais?’

p.44

Is annsin táinic int én ar amus Luigdech & rosáidh a ghulban 'na brághuit & rotarraing in léigh & in mbloigh asa brághuid & roéirigh & tuc a láim dar a agaid & térla & nírbo mó a dáethain inás cech duine asa h-aithle.

Conadh annsin roordaig Pátraic mír Míchél, & líach Míchél ó cech áen, ut dixit Patricius:

1. Mairg caithius proinn, a Chríst cain,
   in céin bís forsin talmain,
   cin dechmad do rígh na nél
   ocus gan mír do Míchél.

Maol Póil und die tote Nonne

(Vgl. R. Flower, Catalogue . . ., Vol. II, S. 513, [sect ] 14.)

{MS fo 44b1}Maol Póil h-úa Cináetha .i. ab Mainistreach Cilli Becáin robhúi & manach aili ac lúadh astrolaice. Mar docotail íar sin, confaca chuice mainces soiscéla robo marbh sé lá roime sin & gerán mór aice. Cumain leis a h-éc. ‘Cinnus atáthar ann sin, a bannscál?’ or sé. ‘Cuma dhuit-si ón,’ or sí, ‘ac lúadh astralaice & gan mh' écnairc-si do ghabháil. Mairg doghní dano,’ or sí. ‘Cía h' écnaircc-si bud áil duit úaim, a bannscál?’ or sé. ‘In bíait ón,’ or sí, ‘in bíait a ndeagaid na bíaiti, in bhíait ar in mbíait, in bhíait fon mbíait,’ or sí fot a h-anála ic furáil na bíaidi do ghabáil co menic fuirri, conná fuil acht aithfrenn na marbh éccnairc is mó onóir ac Día iná in bíait, ut dixit:

1. In mháin is ferr ar talmain
   tabrad nech hí ar a anmain,
   acht is buidecha Día de
   do sírghabáail na bíaide.