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Cath Maige Tuired: The Second Battle of Mag Tuired (Author: Unknown)

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Derocair dano Núodai Aircetláum ocus Maucha ingen
618] Ernmoiss lie Balur uí Nét. Duceur Cassmóel lie hOgtríallug mac n-Indich.
619] Imma-comairnic de Luc & di Bolur Birugderc esin cath. Súil
620] milldagach le suide. Ní ho(r)scailtie inn sóul acht i rroí catae nammá.
621] Cetrar turcbaud a malaig die shól conu drolum omlithi triena malaig.
622] Slúoach do-n-éceud darsan sól, nín-géptis fri hócco, cíe pidis lir
623] ilmíli. Es de boí inn nem-sin fuirri(r) .i. druíth a adhar bótar oc
624] fulucht draígechtae. Tánic-seum & ruderc tarsan fundéoic, co
625] ndechaid dé en foulachtae fuithi gonid forsan súil dodecaid nem an
626] {folio 69a} foulachta íer sin. Condrecat íerum Luc. Is (n)ann isbert Lucc: ‘Odeo
627] cietoi fir bic ciabith imbá inlá biu fo ló marbu duit.’
628] Balor dixit, ‘Foriathmaigi alfois filiu fon' fola immusriad riadha
629] fo comrac sil silme amsil amnus fen.’
630] Lug-dixit, ‘Is tu torat-Lughdech lisbertac totsili dotoirrse pu mo
631] cloidim dotgart mo tuili mo cerdae cles tuatha. Bid olc de cuanaib fal
632] Fomoiri fo tuili fo trethan duib fo tonnae lia ciptuccai conaib dinn.
633] Niberaid mes na blicht. Niberaid arith ith niberaid eraig aigthe. Aic!
634] Aic! Fe! Fe! Ni focen tis-sta naithech nes bretach bithmaru
635] inarbraind beg antetru tromma fortaibsin troga forlica lim. Os me
636] Lug namfadbid oldam dilaim denaith duilem fordiacimdes gene os-gene
637] nomnasaid mo carp-nitaidlibthi tres ceptucas atbrothru fo
638] tonnaib lirdib. Linaid tethru trestuath commilae mara melli cr-i
639] cruaid. Caramain bith aithis for farmnaib dea. Tetrais tuli maru
640] luadaib. Cloidem cosst-druad menmaind logha luaithe gaithe donal
641] druag frasaib tenid ten'al leom-laindr-greine gili escie.’