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Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin (Author: [unknown])

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377] A llá-sin a cind blíadna ro-marbsat a thuath fesin in
378] n-Illand, .i. mac Conath & Cúán mac Sanaisi, coná raba crand
379] fri aroile do Dún Buíthe arna bárach. Isin ló-sin ro-baí curach
380] fa Cuano l^ Cano forsin fairrgi oc tafand íar n-gabáil rígi
381] nAlban. Cél tuindi lais íarum .i. fis tuindi: co n-aca in tuind
382] dergruaid chuici isin churach, .i. fuil Illaind. At-racht
383] íarum & ro-gab a boiss diarailiu co m-bátar a sreba fola eistib,
384] & dixit:

    1. 385] A mu Búach
      386] aiges in tond frisin m-brúach,
      387] Illann mac Scanláin do guin
      388] nibo célmaine inmain.
    2. 389] A mu Búach
      390] feras in tond frisin m-brúach,
      391] in mend ad-fét, ciaso scíth:
      392] Illand mac Scannláin ro-bíth.
    3. 393] A mo Búach
      394] do-thoét in tond frisin m-brúach,

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      395]
      dursan dúindi in scél garb:
      396] Illann mac Scanláin is marb.
    4. 397] Ard a núall
      398] aiges im Choire dá Rúad;
      399] dirsann, a rí ruides gréin,
      400] manab i céin basu uadh.
    5. 401] Coire dá Rúad in roglas,
      402] aicde sruthaidi senbras,
      403] is mór bruitheas a chuithe
      404] genco bruithi aní berbas.
    6. 405] Ma con-measaind a muir múadh
      406] aiges im Choire dá Rúad,
      407] ricfad mo churchán, is nglé,
      408] co tír Corco Loíge.
    7. 409] A Chúán maic Sanaisi,
      410] abairt? seo is tairise
      411] basam dóig guin do chnis
      412] dáig ind échta do-righnis.
    8. 413] A meic Condaid íar m-Bernas,
      414] gním do-rignis robo bras;
      415] foichli ócu alla-don
      416] ma 'tchonnarc guin Illadon.
    9. 417] Fir Érend ó thráig co tráig
      418] ro-scáig díb a n-imarbáig;
      419] ni fil and bas líach don dáil
      420] i n-diaid Illaind maic Scannláin.

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    10. 421] Eass n-Gabra
      422] ima-rédhed mór n-amra
      423] sescach Illaind ara-thá
      424] Eas n-Gabra ni imrega.
    11. 425] Dún mBaíthe,
      426] in tan ro-trebad Illand,
      427] ba tinech, ba tilcobach,
      428] & ba forad finddond.
    12. 429] A sneachta h-uaraidhi,
      430] i n-Dún Baíti nibsa sám;
      431] nibsad adbul, a fir báin,
      432] for taíb thaigi maic Scandláin.
    13. 433] Fri bui mo chairdeas do ar brui
      434] nib in inmain na fonanu
      435] fotan forsa n-dorchair dáib
      436] i tæb Illaind maic Scanláin.
    14. 437] Fo-dilfe gulban indiu
      438] is ed im aimercliu
      439] i n-dún timchellta na cúach
      440] as and ro-baí, a mo Búach.

      A.