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Táin Bó Cúailnge Recension I (Author: Unknown)
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[A] Táin Bó Cúailnge inso sís.

‘Tarcomlad slóiged mór la Connachtu .i. la h-Ailill & la Meidb , & h-etha h-úaidib cossna trí chóiced aili. Ocus foíte techta ó Ailill co secht macu Mágach .i. co h-Ailill , co Ánlúan , co Moccorb, co Cet, co Én & Bascall & Dóche, trícha cét la cach n-áe, & co Cormac Cond Longas mac Conchobair cona thríb cétaib boí for condmiud la Connachta. Tecait uile íarum co m-batar hi Crúachnaib Aí.’

‘Trí luirg didiu do Chormac oc tochim do Chrúachnaib.’

‘In cétna lorg broitt brecca i forcipul co filliud impu. Fortíi berrtha foraib. Léini fo thairinniuth cota nglún, & fotalscéith foraib & manaís lethanglas for crund midsing i l-láim cech fir.’

‘In lorg tánaisi broit dubglasa impu-side & lénti co n-dercintliud co h-orcnib sís, & monga tara cenna síar, & lubne gela foraib & slega cóicrinne inna lámaib.’

‘Ní h-é Cormac beus,’ ‘or Medb. Tic an tres lorc dano. Broitt chorcra impu & lénte culpatacha fo derggintslaid co traigthe, & berrthai slechtai co guaille, & cromscéith co fáebraib condúala impu & turre rígthige i l-láim cach fir.’

‘Is é Cormac inso h-ifechtsa,’ ‘ or Medb. Doecmalta dano íarum ceithre cóiced h-Érend co m-bátar hi Crúachnaib Aíi. Ocus nís teilcset a fáthi & a n-druíd ass sein co cend cóicthigis oc irnaidi seóin.’

‘Asbert Medb íarum fria h-araid a l-láa documlásat:’ ‘Cach óen scaras sund trá indiu,’ ‘ol sí,’ ‘fria chóem & a charait, dobérat maldachtain form-sa úair is mé dorinól in slúagad sa ".’ ‘An-su didiu,’ ‘ol in t- ara,’ ‘co n-imparrá in carpat deisel & co tí nert in t-seúin ara tísam ar frithisi.’

{LU lines 4510-4545}

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‘In tan didiu dosoí in t-ara forsin carpat & lotair do thecht ass co n-accatár in n-ingin macdacht remib. Folt buidi furri. Bratt brecc impe, delg n-óir and. Léine chulpatach co n-derggintslaid impe. Dá assa co foraib óir impu. Agad fochóel forlethan. Dí broí duba dorchaidi. {FOLIO 55b} Abrait duib dáin co m-bentaís foscod i m-medón a dá grúaide. Indar latt ropo di partaing imdéntai a beóil. Indar lat ba fross do némannaib boí inna bélaib .i. a fíaclai. Teóra trillsi fuirri .i. dí thriliss immo cend súas, trilis tara h-aiss síar co m-benad a dá colptha inna díaid. Claideb corthaire do findruine inna láim, esnaid óir and. Trí meic imlisse cechtar a dá súla. Gaisced lasin n-ingin & dá ech duba foa carput.’

‘Cia do chomainm-siu?’ ‘ol Medb frisin n-ingin.’ ‘Fedelm banfili do Chonnachtaib mo ainm-sea,’ ‘or ind ingen.’ ‘Can dothéig?’ ‘or Medb.’ ‘A h-Albain iar foglaim filidechta,’ ‘or ind ingen.’ ‘In fil imbass forosna lat?’ ‘or Medb.’ ‘Fil écin,’ ‘or ind ingen.’ ‘Décai dam-sa didiu co b- bia mo fechtas.’

‘Dosnécce ind ingen íarum. Is and asbert Medb:’ ‘A Feidelm banfáith, co acci in slúag?’ ‘Frisgart Fedelm co n-epert:’ ‘Atchíu forderg, atchíu rúad.’ ‘Ní fír són ém,’ ‘ol Medb,’ ‘ar atá Conchobor ina chess i n-Emain & h-Ulaid imbi co neoch as dech a n-ócc, & ráncatár mo thechta-sa co tucsat fis scél dam-sa ass. Fedelm banfáith, co acca ar slúag?’ ‘ol Medb.’ ‘Atchíu forderg, atchíu rúad,’ ‘ol ind ingen.’ ‘Ní fír són,’ ‘ol Medb,’ ‘ar atá Celtchar macGuthidir co tríun h-Ulad imbi i n-Dún Lethglaisse, & atá Fergus mac Roeich meic Echdach lenni sund for longais co tríchait chét imbi. Fedelm banfaith, co acca ar slúag?’ ‘ol Medb.’ ‘Atchíu forderg, atchíu rúad,’ ‘ol ind ingen.’ ‘Ní báa aní sin trá,’ ‘ol Medb,’ ‘ar bít imserga & círgala & fuili fordergga i cach slúag & i cach thaurchomrac dúnaid móir. Déca atheruch dúnd dano & abbair a fír frind. Feidelm banfaíth, co acca ar slúag?’ ‘Atchíu forderg, atchíu rúad,’ ‘ol Fedelm.[H] Conid and asbert:’{LU lines 4546-4577}


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    1. 1] Atchíu fer find firfes cles
      2] co lín créchta fora chnes
      3] lúan láith i n-airthiur a chind
      4] óenach m-búada a thulchind.
    2. 1] Fail secht n-gemma láith ngaile
      2] for lár a dá imlisse
      3] fil fuidrech fora glinni
      4] fil leind n-deirg n-drolaig immi.
    3. 1] Dofil gnúis as gráto dó
      2] dobeir mod don banchureo
      3] duni óc is álaind dath
      4] dofeith deilb n-dracuin don chath.
    4. 1] Cosmail innas a gaile
      2] fri Coin Culaind Murtheimne
      3] nocon fetar cúich in Cú
      4] Chulaind asa caini clú
      5] acht rofetur-sa amne
      6] is forderg in slúag sa de.
    5. 1] Atchíu fer mór forsin maig
      2] dobeir tres dona slógaib
      3] cethri claidbíni cles n-án
      4] fil i cechtar a dá lám.
    6. {FOLIO 56a}
    7. 1] Dá gáe bolga immosbeir
      2] cenmothá colg dét is sleg
      3] ardaric imbert don t-slúag
      4] sain gním fris téit cach n-arm uád.
    8. 1] Fer i cathfochrus bruit deirg
      2] dobeir in cosmail cach leirg
      3] ardaslig tar fonnad clé
      4] cotagoin in ríastarthe
      5] delb domárfas fair co se
      6] atchíu imrochlád a gné.
    9. {LU lines 4578-4606}

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    10. 1] Ro gab toscugud don chath
      2] mani airlestar bid brath
      3] dóich lim iss é dobobsaig
      4] Cú Chulaind mac Súaldaim.
    11. 1] Slaidfid for slúagu slána
      2] fochiuchra for tiugára
      3] fáicfidi leis míli cend
      4] ní cheil in banfáith Fedelm.
    12. 1] Snigfid crú a cnesaib curad
      2] do láim laích bid lánpudar
      3] oirgfid ócu imregat fir
      4] do chlannaib Dedad meic Sin
      5] beit cuirp cerbtha caínfit mná
      6] la Coin na Certa atchíu-sa.

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[M] [r.] ‘In lúan iar samain is and documlaiset. Iss e dollotar sairdes a Crúachnaib Aíi .i. for Muicc Cruinb, for Terloch Teóra Crích, for Túaim Móna, for Cúil Sibrinne, for Fid, for Bolga, for Coltain, for Glúne Gabair, for Mag Trego, for Tethbai túascirt for Tethbai descirt, for Tíarthechta, for Ord, for Slaís fadess, for Indiuind, for Carnd, for Ochtrach, for Midi, for Findglassa Assail, for Deilt, for Delind, for Sailig, for Slaibre, for Slechtai selgatar, for Cúil Sibrinni, for Ochuind fadess, for h-Uatu fathúaid, for Dub, for Comur fadess, for Tromma, for Othromma sair, for Sláini, for Gort Sláni, for Druim Licce fadess, for Áth n-Gabla, for Ardachad, for Féraind fothúaid, for Findabair, for Assi fadess, for Drúim Sálfind, for Druim Caín, for Druim Mac n-Dega, for Eódond Mór, for Eódond m-Bec, for Méthe Tog, for Méthe n-Eóin, for Druim Cáemtechta, for Scúaip, for Imscúaip, for Cend Ferna, for Baile, for Aile, for Báil Scena, for Dáil Scena, for Fertse, for Ross Lochad, for{LU lines 4607-4634}

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129] Sále, for Lochmach, for Ánmag, for Deind, for Deilt, for Dubglaiss, for Fid Mór, for Colbtha, for Crond h-i Cúalngi.’[r. ends] ‘A Findabair Chúalngi is ass fodáilte in t-slóig h-Érend fón cóiced do chuingid in tairb. Ár ropo thairsiu sin dochótar céin co ráncatar Findabair.’

Finit a titulrad. Incipit in scél iar n-urd.