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Aisling Tundail (Author: [unknown])

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¶1] Rogabh ag dercoth cidh o tainig in toirnech sin. Atconnairc uaimh cetharochair annsin. Dethach et lasair morgaigthi eisti. Oencoloma ar a lar, a cenn isin aér. Robatar ilmile do demnaibh & anmannoibh ag erge lasin lasair frisin columan soin amail crithribh ag tuitim ina frithing aris a n-ichtor an tsuirn teindtighe.

¶2] Rotriald Tundal soadh & nír' caomain a cosa ó talmain. Rofobair co minic et nícon ranaic. Rolinadh o dasacht iaram é Rogabh ag a ingreimm fein & ag snoide a gruaidhe dia ingnib. Eigis co hard & atbert: ‘Truag nach faghbuim bás & oididh. Et cd hí in miri domeall mé?’

¶3] Ag a cloisdecht sin dona deamnaibh remraiti roeirgiud lasin lasair, tegoid ina tacmong cusna haidmibh día píandais na hanmonna. ‘O a anuim trúag’, ar siád, ‘rongoais pian et cesad, cait ó tangais annso? Ní facabair piána an inaid si fós, oir dogeba piana bus imchubaidh dot gnimaib riamh ó nach ternaife t bithe et ó nach fuigbe bás, óir bidit bithbéo 'gutt pianad dogs gan solás, gan solas, gan sgis, gan fortacht, co na bía do doigh a trocaire olchena. Tangois go doirsib an báis immorro et ní cían co mbía a fudomhoin ifirn. Rotmeall aní tuc sunna, et madh conicc, beredh ás tú; oir ní faicfe hé festa.’

¶4] Robatar ag tabhairt achmusain dó ‘Cd an idnaidi fuil


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forn?’ ar na demhna. ‘Sreng-tairrngemitt in anmoin lind et idbram do Lucifer co rafordiucluma.’

¶5] {MS page 799}Robatar amlaid ag tomamaithem bais fair & a n-arma rinngéra fria. Ana duibithir uibhli na spirait demnacda sin, a suile amail lochairn lasamoin, a ndeta immorro dodeligsit ar gile don tsnechto, co losaibh nimhe amail nathracha. Ingnea iairnd forra & sgiatha iolair. Iarsin taisealbad an aingel é féin do, gur 'teichsiod na spirait doirchide vad la sodain. Roghabh an t-aingel ag a solásugud & atbert: ‘Dena forbfailtiuchud, a ingen na soillsi, oir dogentar trocuire gan brethemhnus ort. Atchifi mar do pianaib & ní himértar fort. Tar biocc co ttaisealbur escara an chinith daonna det.’