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Scéla Mucce Meic Dathó (Author: Unknown)

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Scéla Mucce Meic Dathó

Boí rí amrae for Laignib, Mac Dathó a ainm. Boí cú
2] occo. Im-díched in cú Laigniu huili. Ailbe ainm in chon,
3] ocus ba lán Hériu dia airdircus in chon. Do- eth ó Ailill
4] ocus ó Meidb do chungid in chon. Immalle dano táncatar
5] ocus techta Ulad ocus Conchobair do chungid in chon
6] chétna. Ro-ferad fáilte friu huili, ocus ructha cuci-sium isin
7] mbruidin. Is {s}í sin in chóiced bruden ro- boí i nHérinn
8] isind aimsir sin, ocus bruden Da-Derg i crích Cúalann ocus
9] bruden Forgaill Manaich ocus bruden Me[i]c Da-Réo i
10] mBréfni ocus bruden Da-Choca i níarthur Midi. Secht
11] ndoruis isin bruidin ocus sechtsligeda trethe ocus secht

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16] Ructha trá na techta ina imdai cuci- sium do airiuc
17] thuile dóib ríasíu do-berthae a mbiad dóib. Ro-ráidset a
18] n-athesca. ‘Do chungid in chon do-dechammar-ni’ ol
19] techta Connacht ‘.i. ó Ailill ocus ó Meidb ; ocus do-bértar
20] tri fichit cét lilgach hi cétóir ocus carpat ocus da ech bas
21] dech la Connachta, ocus a chommaín cinn bliadna cen- mothá
22] sin.’ ‘Dia chungid dano do-dechammar-ni ó Chonchobur’

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26] Ro-lá didiu i socht inní Mac Dathó; co-rrabe tri thráth
27] cen dig cen biad, acht 'co immorchor ón taíb co araile. Is
28] and dixit a ben: ‘Is fota in troscud i-taí. Atá biad lat
29] cenco-n-essara. Cid no-taí?’ Nicos-n-árlastar. Is and
30] dixit in ben:

1. 31] ‘Tucad turbaid chotulta’
   32] ‘do Mac Dathó co-a thech,’
   33] ‘boíthi ní no-chomairled’
   34] ‘cenco-labradar fri nech.’
2. 35] ‘As-{s}oí, do-soí úaim do fraig’
   36] ‘in ferg féne co londgail;’
   37] ‘a ben trebar, dos-beir mod’
   38] ‘bith dia céiliu cen chotlud.’
3. 39] ‘[In fer:]As-bert Cremthann Nia Náir:’
   40] ‘ni-tardda do rúin do mnáib’
   41] ‘rún mná ní maith con-celar, ’
   42] ‘maín ar mug ni-aithenar’

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4. 43] ‘[In ben:] Cid fri mnaí at-bertha-so’
   44] ‘manid-epled ní airi,’
   45] ‘ní na{d}-tét do menma-so,’
   46] ‘téti menma neich aili’
5. 47] ‘[In fer:] Cú Mes-Roída meic Dathó’
   48] ‘ba olc lathe etha dó’
   49] ‘do-foeth mór fer find fria rath’
   50] ‘bid lïa turim a chath’
6. 51] ‘Manip do Chonchobor berthair’
   52] ‘is derb bid mogda in gním’
   53] ‘nicon-faicébat a slúaig’
   54] ‘bas mó do búaib na do thír’
7. 55] ‘Mad do Ailill {beith} éra’
   56] ‘silis Fálmag darsin túaith’
   57] ‘dodon-béra mac Mágach’
   58] ‘atan-ebla i luim lúaith’
8. 59] ‘[In ben:] Táthut airle lim-sa fris’
   60] ‘ní olc fri íarmairt n-indi’
   61] ‘tabair dóib-sium dib línaib’
   62] ‘cumma cía-thóetsat imbi’
9. 63] ‘[In fer:] In chomairle at-biri-siu’
   64] ‘is {s}í ním-déni cutal’
   65] ‘Ailbe, do-ro{f}oíd Día’
   66] ‘nicon-fes cía ó-tucad’

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67] Íar sin at-racht súas ocus no- mbertaigedar. ‘Bad
68] maith dún’ olse ‘ocus dona hóegedaib dod{o}n- áncatar.’
69] Anait sidi leis trí laa ocus téora aidchi. Ocus téit leo for
70] leth (.i. la techta Connacht prius). ‘Ro-bá-sa trá’ olse ‘i
71] n-imsním mór ocus cuntabairt móir co-nderglé .i. do-ratus-
72] {s}a in coin do Ailill ocus do Meidb. Ocus tecat ar chenn
73] in chon co sochruid ocus co húallach, ocus ros- bía lind ocus
74] biad ocus ascada, ocus bértait in coin, ocus is fochen dóib.’
75] Buidig sidi dano. Luid íar sin co techta Ulad. ‘Do- ratus-
76] {s}a trá’ olse ‘asmo chuntabairt in coin do Chon- chobur.
77] Ocus bad uallach tíastar ara chenn .i. formna mathe Ulad.
78] Bértait ascada uili ocus ros-bia fáilte.’

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79] I n-óenló immurgu ro-dálsat-som etir aníar ocus
80] anair. Niro-follaiged léo-som dano. Táncatar dá cóiced
81] Hérenn i n-óenló co-mbátar i ndoruss bruidne Meic Dathó.
82] Do-luid-seom fessin ara cenn ocus feraid fáilti friu.‘Ni{b}-
83] farc{h}elsam, a ócu’, olse; ‘ar apaide is mochen dúib.
84] Taít issin less!’ Lotar íarum uili isin mbruidin, leth in tige
85] dano la Connachta ocus in leth aile la Ulto. Nibo bec in
86] tech dano, secht ndoruiss ind ocus coíca imdad itir cech dá
87] dorus. Niptar aigthi carat im fleid immurgu bátar isin taig.
88] Sochaide díb ro-fúachtnaig fri araili{u}. Trí chét bliadan
89] ría ngein Chríst ro-boí in cocad etorro. Marbthair dóib dano
90] in mucc Meic Dathó. Trí fichit gamnach oca bíathad side
91] co cenn secht mbliadan. Tri neim immurgu no-bíata
92] co-ralta ár fer n-Érenn impe.

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93] Tucad dóib íarum in mucc & cethorcha dam dia tarsnu
94] cenmothá a mbiad archenae. Mac Dathó; fessin ocond
95] fert{h}igsecht. ‘Mochen dúib’ olse. ‘Ni dabar samail
96] riss sin; ataat aige ocus mucca la Laigniu, a testa de-sin
97] mairfithir dúib i mbárach.’ ‘Is maith in mucc’ ol
98] Conchobar. ‘Is maith immurgu’ ol Ailill. ‘Cindas rainn-
99] fither in mucc, a Chonchobuir?’ ol Ailill. ‘Cía indas’ ol
100] Bricne mac Carbaid anúas ane asind imdai, ‘bale i-taat
101] láith gaile fer n-Ērenn sund, acht a-rrann ar chomramaib?
102] Ocus do-rat cách díb builli dar sróin a chéili riam.’
103] ‘Déntar!’ ol Ailill. ‘Is maith’ ol Conchobar; ‘atát gillai
104] dún is'taig im-rul{l}atar in cocrích.’

105] ‘Ricfaither a les do gille innocht, a Chonchobuir,’ ol
106] Senláech Arad a Crúachnaib Con-Alad aníar; ‘ba menic

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116] Imma-tarlae dóib fodéoid co-tarat int oínfer for firu
117] Hérenn .i. Cet mac Mágach do Chonnachtaib. Do-fúargaib

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122] Ni-fríth láech a t{h}airisme. Ros-lá i socht na h-Ulto.
123] ‘At-chí sút, a Lóegairi,’ ol Conchobar. ‘Niba fír’ ol Lóegaire
124] ‘Cet do rainn na mucce arar m-bélaib-ni’. ‘An biuc, a
125] Lóegairi, corot-aicciller! Is bés dúib- si far n-Ultaib’ ol
126] Cet, ‘cech mac gaibes gaisced acaib, is cucainni cenn a báiri.
127] Do-cúadais-siu dano isin cocrích. Imma-tarraid dún indi.
128] Fo-rácbais in roth ocus in carpat ocus na heocho, ocus
129] at-rulais féin ocus gaí triut. Nis-toirchi in muicc fon indas-
130] sin.’ Dessid side dano.

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131] ‘Niba fír’ ol láech find mór do-dechaid assind imdai,
132] ‘Cet do rainn na mucce arar mbélaib-ni’. ‘Coich and-so?’
133] ol Cet. ‘Is ferr di láech indaí-siu’, ol cách, ‘Óengus mac
134] Láme Gábaid sin di Ultaib.’ ‘Cid dia-tá Lám Gábuid fora
135] athair-sium?’ ol Cet. ‘Cid ám?’ ‘Ro-fetar-sa’ ol Cet.
136] ‘Do-cúadus-sa sair fecht and. Égthir immum. Do-roich
137] cách. Do-roich dano Lám. Tárlaic urchor do gaí mór
138] form-sa. Dos-léicim-se dó in ngaí cétna co-mbert a láim de,
139] co-mboí for lár. Cid do-bérad a mac do chomram frim-
140] sa?’ Téit Óengus ina suide.

141] ‘In comram do thairisem beus’ ol Cet, ‘no in mucc do
142] rainn’. ‘Niba fír a-rrann duit-siu cétomus’ ol láech find
143] mór de Ultaib. ‘Cía and-so?’ ol Cet. ‘Éogan mac
144] Durthacht sin’ ol cách ‘.i. rí Fernmaige’. ‘At-chondarc-sa

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152] ‘Frithálid, a Ulto, in comram beus’ ol Cet. ‘Nis-rainnfe
153] indossa’ ol Muinremor mac Gerginn. ‘Inn é so Muin- remor?’
154] ol Cet. ‘Is mé ro-glan mo goo fodéoid, a Muin- remu{i}r’,
155] ol Cet. ‘Ni-fuilet trí thráth and ó thucus-{s}a trí laíchcenn
156] úait im chenn do chétmeic ast ferunn.’ Dessid side dano.

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‘In comram beus!’ ol Cet. ‘Rot-bia són’ ol Mend mac
158] Sálchada. ‘Cía so?’ ol Cet. ‘Mend’ ol cách. ‘Cid ane’
159] ol Cet, ‘meic na mbachlach cusna lesanmannaib do chomram
160] cucum? Ar ba mese ba sacart oc baistiud ind anma-sin
161] fora athair, messe t{h}all a sáil de co claidiub conna-ruc
162] acht oínchois úaim. Cid do-bérad mac ind oínchoisseda
163] cucumsa?’ Dessid side dano.

164] ‘In comram beus!’ ol Cet. ‘Rot-bia són’ ol láech
165] líath mór forgránda di Ultaib. ‘Cía so?’ ol Cet. ‘Celtchair
166] mac Uithechair sin’ ol cách. ‘An bic, a Cheltchair,’ ol Cet,
167] ‘manip dom thúarcain fo chétóir. Rotánac-sa, a Chelt-
168] chair, co dorus do thige. Rohéged immum. Tánic cách.
169] Tánacais-{s}iu daon. Dot-luid i m-bernai armo chenn-
170] sa. Do-reilgis gaí form-sa. Ro-lécus-{s}a gaí n-aill
171] cucut-su co-ndechaid tret slíasait ocus tre húachtar do

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175] ‘In comram beus!’ ol Cet. ‘Rot-bia són’ ol Cúscraid
176] Mend Macha mac Conchobair. ‘Cuich so?’ ol Cet. ‘Cúsc-
177] raid’ ol cách; ‘is adbar ríg ar deilb.’ ‘Ní buide frit’ ol
178] in gilla. ‘Maith’ ol Cet. ‘Cucainni ceta-tudchad-so do
179] chétgaisciud, a gillai. Imma-tarraid dún issin chocrích.
180] Fo-rácbais trian do muintire, ocus is {s}amlaid do- cúadaiss
181] ocus gaí tríat brágit conna-étai focul fort chenn i córai; ar
182] ro-loitt in gaí féthi do brágat. Conid Cúscraid Mend

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185] In tan didiu ro{n}d-mbertaigestar ocon muicc ocus
186] scían inna láim co-n-accatar ConallCernach is'tech. Is and
187] tarblaing for lár in tige. Ferait "Ulaid fáilti móir fri Conall.
188] Is and ro-lá Conchobar in cennidi dia chinn ocus nos-
189] mbertaigedar. ‘Is maith lenn ar cuit do thairiuc’ ol Conall.
190] ‘Cia rannas dúib?’ ‘Ro-ddét dond fiur nod-ranna’ ol
191] Conchobar ‘.i. Cet mac Mágach.’ ‘In fír, a Cheit’, ol
192] Conall, ‘tusso do rainn na-mmuicce?’ Is and as-bert Cet:

193]

‘Fochen Conall, cride licce, londbruth loga, luchair
194] ega, guss flann ferge fo chích curad créchtaig cathbúadaig.
195] At comsa mac Findchoíme frim’.

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197]

‘Fochen Cet, Cet mac Mágach,, magen curad, cride
198] n-ega, ethre n-ela, err trén tressa, trethan ágach, caín
199] tarb tnúthach, Cet mac Mágach’.

‘Bid menn innar n-imchomruc-ni ón’, ol Conall, ‘ocus
201] bid menn inar n-imscarad; bid airscéla la fer mbrot, bid
202] fíadnaise la fer manath; ar ar-cichset airg loman londgliaid
203] na da err eblait écht ar écht, regaid fer dar fer is'taig-seo
204] innocht.’

205] ‘Eirg ón muicc didiu!’ ol Conall. ‘Cid dano dot-bérad-su
206] cucce?’ ol Cet. ‘Is fír’ ol Conall ‘{Cet} do chungid
207] chomrame cuccum-sa. Do-bér oínchomram duit, a Cheit’,
208] ol Conall. ‘Tongu na-tongat mo thuath, ó ro-gabus gaí im

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218] ‘Tecat don chomram a fecht-sa!’ ol Conall. Ni-fríth
219] ón la Connachta láech a thairisme. Do-ratad immurgu
220] damdabach dona boccótib immi im{m}a c{h}úairt, ar

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225] Ni-tarat immurgu do Chonnachtaib acht dá c{h}ois
226] na-mmucce foa brágit. Ba becc dano la Connachta a cuit.
227] At-ragat sidi, at-ragat dano Ulaid, co-rroacht cách araile.
228] Ro-boí trá buille dar áo i suidiu, combo comard ra sliss
229] in tige in carnáil ro-boí for a lár, co- mbátar na srotha din
230] chrú forna doirsiu. Maidith dano in sluag forna doir- si{u}

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235] Is and luid Mac Dathó immach ocus in cú inna láim,
236] co-rrailced etorro dús cía díb do-ngegad .i. rús con. Do-
237] rraíga in cú Ulto ocus ro-léci for ár Connacht, ar ro-mebaid
238] for Connachta. As-berat-som is i m-Maigib Ailbi ro-gab in
239] cú fertais in charpait fo Ailill ocus Meidb. Is and do-n-áraill
240] Fer Loga .i. ara Ailella ocus Medba co-rrala a cholainn for
241] leth ocus corro-an a chenn i fertais in charpait. As-berat
242] dano is de atá Mag n-Ailbi .i. Ailbe ainm in chon.

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Do-lluid a-mmaidm andess for Beluch Sen- Roírenn,
244] for Á;th Midbine i Maistin, sech Cill nDara, sech Ráith
245] Imgain, hi Fid nGaible do Áth Mac Lugnai, sech Druim-Dá-Maige,
246] for Drochet Coirpri. Oc Áth Chinn Con i mBiliu,
247] is and ro-lá cenn in chon asin charput. Oc techt íar
248] fraíchrud Midi síar, is and do-n-árlaic Fer Loga isin fraích
249] .i. ara Ailella, ocus ro-ling isin carpat íar cúl Conchobair
250] co-rragab a chenn dara aiss. ‘Emde, a Chonchobair!’ olse.
251] ‘T'ógríar!’ ol Conchobar. ‘Niba mór’, ol Fer Loga, ‘.i. mo
252] brith latt co Emain Macha ocus mná óentama Ulad ocus a
253] n-ingena macdacht do gabáil chepóce cecha nóna immum
254] co-n-érbrat: Fer Loga mo lennán-sa.’ Ba écen ón, ar
255] ní-laimtis cena la Conchobar. Ocus ro-léced Fer Loga dar

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Two poems on the dog Ailbe and on Mac Dathó's pig

Is de ro-cét:

1. 260] A gillu Connacht nád-líu for trommacht ac apairt gó:
   261] gilla lasmbo becc far cuit fo-rodail muicc Meic Dathó:
2. 262] Na trí coícait coíca fer, dó do-llotar almaib tor;:
   263] comrac úalle im Ailbe sin, bec in cin tre c{h}aingne con:
3. 264] Conchobar búadach rothelt, Ailill slúagach ocus Cet:
   265] Bodb iar n-áraib fora slicht, Cú-Chulainn, ní-dámair cert:
4. 266] Congal Aidni and anair, Fíamain Dúin Binne din muir;:
   267] ro-chécs tairmthechta íar sin Éogan mac Dairthechta duib:

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5. 268] Trí meic Nera ar lín lerg,trí meic Uislenn cobra ngarg,
   269]
   Senláech Arad anba borb a Crúachnaib Con-Alad n-ard.
6. 270] Dubthach Emna, ard a bríg, Baíthén Berba bréthir bláith,:
   271] Illann airdirc ilair glond, Muinremur lond Locha Sáil
7. 272] Conall Cernach, crúaid a gal, Marcán Sinna sétrod son,
   273] Celtchair Ulad, fer dar fer, Lugaid Muman mac trí con:
8. 274] Fethis Fergus Ailbe n-oll, crothis doïb dairbre ndall,
   275] gabais faínbrat tar scíath scenb, bróenderc toídlech tar fern flann
9. 276] Cethern mac Fintain ro-bíth, úathad a lín forsind áth;
   277] Fir Ól n-Écmacht, érmaig slúag, nis-relic úad ré sé tráth
10. 278] Feidlimid co n-ilur thor, Lóeguire Búadach, fó fair;
    279] ba leth ndogra immon coin Conáed mac Morna nach-mair
11. 280] Móra airig aidbli bann, cródai curaid, cumtaig dind
    281] móra fíana, fortbi chland, móra gíalla, móra gill

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1. 282] Muc Mic Dá-Thó, tlachtmúad torc, nocharb í ind attrúag imnocht;
   283] co cenn secht mbliadan, cen brath, sesca gamnach dia bíathad
2. 284] Ba h-airdirc in moltach mas, eib sontar tríasin senchas;
   285] cen chlethbratha ros-can clú, cethracha dam dia fothu
3. 286] Fíadnaib cródaib for creit chairr ere nónbair 'na tromthairr;
   287] céin boí ac rainn robailc co rath dos-romailt Conall Cernach
4. 288] Cías lú Ailbe im grád nglan, cú dia-ndechaid cách cosnam,
   289] ce do-rairg gressa don phurt, nírbo messa de in mórmucc
5. 290] [Lotar dó íar ndó{i}tib drenn cóic cóicid inna hÉrenn
   291] dos-fuc a combóg cucce corbo olldám óenmucce.]

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6. 292] Mes-Gegra, Mes-Roída rán dá mac Dá-Thó na trom-dám
   293] in Mes-Roída, fri féith fuit iss é ro-mé{i}th in mórmuic

The words within brackets are insertions, found only in the Book of Lecan.


294]

Mag Léna, canas ro-hainmniged? Ní hannsa. Léna
295] mac Roída .i. mac Mis-Réta, is hé ro-alt muicc Meic Dathó.
296] Fos-fúair i nDaire Bainb i n-oirther Bladhma. Fo-rorbairt
297] leis co cenn secht mblíadan co-mbátar secht n-airtim di
298] forbaidh saille fora srúib. Dia-tultatar Ulaid ocus Fir Ó
299] n-Écmacht do feis Meic Dathó do-dechas ó Maine Athrai
300] cuice do c{h}uingidh na muice do chobair a einich. [Ar
301] bádar cúic cóicidh Érenn amun feis.] Ocus do-fárgaidh
302] cáecait torc togaidi día éisi, ocus ni-rogab úada. [Seasca
303] gamhnach a ngurt féoir aga biathadh, ceathracha dam dia
304] cumscachadh ocus eri nónmair ina ta{i}rr, conas-rameilt
305] Conall Cearnach céin bás aca comroind. Meis-Géadhra
306] ocus Mes-Roda dá mac Dá-Thó. Le Mes- Roda ro-n-alt
307] an muc.]
308] Do-chúaidh dano Léna re muicc for Dubchlais ríana
309] tidnacul úad. In bail a mboí, con-atail and, co-n-úargaib

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310] in muc mucclais tairis cen airiugad dó corod-múchai;
311] cona{d}-claid-sium dano oc suide, co-roacht gráinne a
312] chloidim in muic combo marb. Ocus do-dechaid Follscaide
313] mucaid Meic Dathó co-ruc in muic frisin feis, ocus coro-lá
314] firt Léna ann. Unde Mag Léna

1. 315] Inmain in fert, fichtib slúag, ocus inmain lecht láechbúan
   316] inmain marbán cen mire dia-tuc banbán bithlige
2. 317] Scenb in scél ro-scaíled ann, láech nach-laíded nach-labrann;
   318] díth lúath Léna cen logud do-rat úath is airomun
3. 319] Léna mac Róeda rathaig ailis muic, mó cach fachaid;
   320] rob é sin in torc tigba las-rort Léna in láechbidba
4. 321] Is de-sin fris-ngéra thúaid Mag lond Léna co láechbúaid
   322] ón gas gurm no-gaibed gail, luid as, aided nárb inmain
5. 323] Dia-lotar 'na tóitib trell cóic cóicid áille Érenn
   324] Dia sigid día Samna sair áit i mbaí a h-adba inmain
6. 326] Ro-alt sab na sírglec sáer Ailbe mínbrec mullachmáel;
   327] tuc mór slúag fo thalmain tair in cú úag arnaid inmain