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Cath Maighe Léna (Author: [unknown])

Section 32


646] Is and sin ro éirigh in sluagh neimnech
647] náimdemail sin dochum na cuan & na caladh, co h-airm
648] a rabadar a n-ethair urlama ar a cenn; & do chuiredar
649] amach a piasta uathmhara ingantacha ur-gránna, & a
650] mbárca luatha leabar-dhaingne, & a longa duba daithimdha
651] duaibsecha, & a sgúdada slemna seis-cherta socair-
652] thréna, & a laídenga fuaighthi fír-ghasta, as a lepthaib
653] lethna láin-míne, do rochtuin ó oirer na h-Espáine go
654] h-Érinn. Gur suidiged ar gach luing luaith-imthechtaig
655] acu sretha réidhe ro-gasta do rámhuib lán-míne lebar


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656] choimseacha, & do-rinnedar imram cert cob saidh
657] cubaid comaontadach léidmech láim-thric luath réimdhian
658] an-athlam oiris-beg a n-aighthib tonn & sruth &
659] saobh-anfad; gurbo mer-ard uaibrech uaill-menmnach
660] fregartha tenna tul-borba treathan-misgnecha na tonn
661] ag accallaimh na sgút na sgiam-thosach. Gurbo
662] léibenda sreath-gela sruth-{folio 5b. II}borba na dobar-linnti
663] diana dímsacha ag dáil & ag díbragud na n-iasg slis-geal
664] slemain-tiug a mesg na rian-tonn ro-díghaind rith-
665] chubrach dona ruadh-bilgaduib, go ro sguabait ó
666] chluthraib crích & ó fhosgaduib iath & ó chaímréidhib
667] caladh. Co nach facadar an chuidechta sin
668] ní don chruinne co comlán acht madh tonna arda uallcha
669] ainbthineacha na h-aibéisi, & in cuan garb gáirechtach
670] ar corraigi ré rethaib rith-mera na ro-gaíthi 'gá rochtuin,
671] & ruibnedha recht-móra na remar-idhland 'gá righi tar
672] crislaigib comfhairsinga na cisél, & in muir borb baeglach
673] barr-chethach ag bethugad a bríghe le luath-imram
674] na long. Go tarrla in muir co corrach crith-lista ciachbraenach
675] re h-imrasguil na ngaoth & na ngarb-thonn,
676] tar láim-fhedmannuib na foirenn fir-nertmar ag
677] crithnugad na long tar an ler.