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Beatrix Färber (ed.)
Beatrix Färber (ed.)
Maxim Fomine (ed.)
Beatrix Färber (ed.)
Julianne Nyhan (ed.)
Audrey Murphy (ed.)
Audrey Murphy (ed.)
{folio 213a26}
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1 Cethardai as chuintesta da cach elathain, iss
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ed as chuintesta don eladain-se, .i. Iocc & persu & aimser
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& fáth airicc. Locc don eladain-se Corcach mór Muman, &
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persu dí Anér Mac Con Glinde di Eóganacht Glen
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amnach. I n-aimsir Chathail meic Fhinguine meic Con
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cen Gairm nó meic Con cen Máthair do-rónad. Is hé didiu
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fáth airicc a dénma .i. do díchor in luin chraeis bhoí i
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mbrágait Chathail meic Fhinguine.
11] 2 Cathal mac Finguine, rí maith ro gab Mumai; araile
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laech-mál mór e-sside. Amlaid boí in laech-sin, co ngéri
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chon, co longad chapaill. Sáttan, .i. lon craís boí i n-a
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brágait, no meled a chuit laiss. Mucc & mart & ag teóra
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ferglacc, la trí fichte bairgen do fhír-chruithnecht, &
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dabach do nua chorma & trícha og rerchirce, ba h-í in sin.
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a phrím-airaigid, cenmothá a fhrith-airaigid, comba
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h-erlam a mór-fheiss dó. Dáig in mór-fheiss, ní thalla rím
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nó áirem furri-sene.
20] 3 ls hé trá fáth airicc in luin chraís i mbrágait
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Chathail meic Fhinghuine, dáig boí cét-shercus écmaise
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dó fria Lígaig ingin Moíle Dúin, ríg Oilig, & derbshiúr-side
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do Fhergal mac Moíle Dúin, rí Oilig beós; & ba cosnamaid
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Érenn e-sside an inbaid-sin i n-agaid Cathail meic Fhin
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guine, amal is fhollus a h-imarbáig in dá chaillech dia
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ndernsat in dí chammrand i nAchad Ur saindrud:
4
- 27] Do-s fil atuaid
28] mac Moíle Dúin dar ailechu,
29] dar Berba brú;
30] co ruca bú ní aineba.- 31] ‘Anfaid, anfaid,’ (ar in chaillech aness)
‘bid buide lais dia n-érnaba;
32]
33] dar láim m'athar
34] dia táir Cathal, ní-s béraba.’
35] 5 Do-bertis iarum ettne & ubla & il-blassa ó Lígaig ingin
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Moíli Dúin do Chathal mac Fhinguine for a sheirc &
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inmaine. At-chuala Fergal mac Moíle Dúin in ní-sin, &
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do-garad a shiúr a dochumm, & do-mbert bennachtain dí
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for fír d'indissi dó & mallacht dia shénad fair. Ro indis in
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tshiúr dó, ar cia boí dia sheircc & grád Chathail meic
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Fhinguine aicce, rop omun lee mallacht a bráthar dia
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rochtain. Ro indis iar sin in scél fíre.
43] 6 At-bert in bráthair fria na h-ubla do thachor chuice,
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& ro gairmed scolaige i n-a dochumm, & do-ruachell lógu
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móra don scolaigi ar thuathi do chur isna h-il-blassaib út
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do admilled Chathail meic Fhinguine. Ocus ro lá in
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scolaigi tuathi & gentlecht isna h-il-blassaib-sin, & ro
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tidnacit chuca ina h-il-blassa, & cartaid timthirid dia
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tidnocul do Chathal. Ocus ro gáidetar for nach ochta
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coitchend, .i. grian & ésca, drúcht & muir, nem & talam, lá
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& adaig, im ithe na n-uball út, uair is ar a grád & inmaine
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tuccad ó Lígaig ingin Moíli Dúin.
53] 7 Do-romel Cathal na h-ubla iarum, & do-rigne míla
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éptha díb i n-a medón, & timoircsit na míla eptha-sin i
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mbroind oen míl díb, cor fhásatar isin anmunna-sin, co
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nderna lon craís de; conid hé sin fáth oricc in luin chraís do
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attreib i mbrágait Chathail meic Fhinguine, do aidmilled
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fher Muman co cend teóra leth-bliadan, & is dóig no
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milled Éirinn co cend leth-bliadna ele.
60] 8 Boí ochtar i nArd Macha an inboid-sin, & is dóib-side
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ro canad in laíd-se:
- 62] `At-chuala ochtar anocht
63] i nArd Macha iar midnocht,
64] for-t-gillim co mbuidnib band
65] nidat chuibde a comanmand.- 66] Comgán {folio 213b} ar Mac Dá Cherda,
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ba h-erdraic i ndiaid shelga;
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Crítán for Mac Rustaing rán,
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ba h-ainm comadais comlán.- 70] Dub Dá Thuath, ba togairm nglé,
71] ba h-é ainm meic Stéléne;
72] Donn-Fhiach; Caillech Bérre bán;
73] Garb Daire for Mac Samán.- 74] Aniér for Mac Con Glinde
75] do brú Banda barr-binde;
76] Becán, Becnait, bolg don ár,
77] athair sceó máthair Marbán.- 78] Mo rí-se, rí nime náir,
79] do-beir for buidne buad n-áir,
80] mac muad Maire, mod nát bá,
81] comur ngaire ro-chuala.'
82]At-chuala ochtar.
83] 9 Ba h-aen trá don ochtar-sin, .i. Aniér Mac Con
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Glinne, scolaigi amru e-sside co n-immad eólais. Is aire
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at-bertha Aniér friss, .i. no aerad & no molad cách. Deithbir
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ón, uair ní thánic remi & ní thicc dia éissi bu duilge aer nó
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molad; conid aire at-bertha Anéra friss, iarsinní ní fétta éra
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fair.
89] 10 Tánic móit mór for menmain don scolaige, .i. dol ra
97] 11 Is and tánic in ní-sin i mmenmain in scolaige, aidche
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Sathairn saindrud ic Russ Chommán, ór is ann boí oc
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dénmus a légind. Iar sin recaid in mbec sprédi boí acca, .i.
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for dá bairgin do chruithnecht & for thócht sen-shaille co
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síthfi dar a lár. Do-s-rat sin i n-a théig libair; & cummais dí
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chuarán corra coidlide do dond-lethar secht-fhillte dó in
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adaig-sin.
104] 12 At-racht moch iar n-a bárach & gabaid a lénid i
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n-ard-gabáil ós mellaib a láruc, & gabaid a lummain find
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fortócbálta i forcipul imme. Mílech iarnaide uasu i n-a
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brutt. Tuarcaib a théig libair for stuag-leirg a dromma.
108]
Ro-t gab a throstán comthromm coíc-duirn cutruma (3.i.
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ón beind co a chéli) for bolcsén i n-a des-láim. Do-lluid
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desel relci. Bendachais dia fhithir, .i. aite. Atn-agar
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soscéla imme.
112] 13 Do-chummlai i cend sétta & imdechta dar crích
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Connacht, i nEchtgi, do Luimnech, do Charnd Fher
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adaig, do Berna Trí Carpat, i Sléib Caín, i tír Fer Fhéni
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frisi ráiter Fir Muige indiú, dar Mónaid Móir, co ndessid
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sel becc ria n-espartain i taig aíged Chorcaige. Ó Ross
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Chomán co Corccaig dia Sathairn saindrud.
118] 14 Is amlaid do-rala in tech aíged, oslaicthe for a chind.
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Hi llathi na teórai in lá-sin, .i. gaeth & snechta & fleochad
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i n-a dorus, co ná fárcaib in gaeth sifind tuga nó minde
128] 15 Nícon fhuair in scolaige aen do-gneth a fhosaic.
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Benais fén iarum a chuaránu de, & indlais asin aithindlat út.
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Mescais a chuaránu and iarum. Tócbais a théig libair for a
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luirg isin fraigid, & tecbaid a chuaránu & teclumaid a lámu
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laiss isin sétigi & imnaiscis imma chossa. Acht chena ba
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liridir fri gainem mara nó fri drithlenna tened nó fri
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drúcht i mmatain chétamain nó fri renna nime míla &
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dergnatta ic guilbniugud a choss, co-nda gaib emeltius; &
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ní-s tánic nech dia fhiss nó dia umalóit i n-a dochum.
137] 16 Tucc fadessin a théig libair chuca & benais a shaltair
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essi & fo-róbairt cantain a shalm. Iss ed at-fiadat eólaig &
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libair Chorccaige co closs míle cémend sechtair chathraig
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immach son a gotha in scolaige oc cétul a shalm tria rúnib
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spirtálta, for aillib & annálaib & ernalib, for diapsalmaib &
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sinsalmaib & decáidib, co paitrib & cantaccib & immnaib hi
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forba cacha coecait. Ba dóig imorro fria cach fer i Corccaig
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ba isin tig ba nessa dó no bíth son in fhoguir. Iss ed ro
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imfhulaing, in chomrargu bunatta & a pheccad bunad
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gendi & a mí-rath follus-gnéthech fodéin, cor erfhuirged
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cen dig cen biad cen indlat, co ndechaid cach duine i
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Corccaig i n-a immdaid.
149] 17 Conid ann as-bert Manchín abb Corccaige iar ndul
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dó i n-a lepaid, ‘A scolócc,’ ol sé, ‘in filet aígid occaind
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innocht?’ ‘Ní fhilet,’ ol in timthirid. Ar sé in timthirid
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aile, ‘It-chonnarc-sa aen co díscir dénmnetach dar fiarut
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na faithgi gar becc ria n-espartain ó chianaib.’ ‘Is ferr a
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fhiss,’ ol Manchín, ‘& a chutig do breith dó.’ Ór boí dia lesca
157] 18 Berar a chutig-sium {folio 214a} amach, & is í proind
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ruccad ann, cuachán, .i. corcca, do medg-usce na h-eclasa,
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& dá oíbell tened i mmedón suipp síl chátha corcca, & dá
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fhót do úr-mónaid. Ticc in timthirid co dorus in taigi
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oíged,& ro-s gab gráin & ecla frisin tech n-óbéla n-oslacthi
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n-imdorcha. Nícon fhetar in rabi aen and fó ná rabi.
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Conid ann at-bert in dala n-aeí oc tabairt a choisse dar in
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tairsech, ‘In fil nech sund?’ ol sé. ‘Fil aen,’ ar Mac Con
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Glinde. ‘Is coll gessi don tig-sea a thacar for aenfher.’
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‘Má ro collit riam a gessi,’ ar Mac Con Glinne, ‘ro collit
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innocht, .i. boí a ndán a coll, & is mé choilles.’ ‘Érig,’ ol in
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timthirid, ‘& tomil do phroind.’ ‘At-biur mo debroth,’ ol
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sé, ‘ó ra-m fhuirged cusin tráth-sa, nó co fessur cid fil
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and, nocon érus.’ Atn-aig in gilla in dí oíbill a medón in
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tshuip shíl-chátha corcca isin tellach, & ticc sopp asin lepa
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chuca. Cóirgis in dí fhót úr-mónad im na suppu, sétis ind
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oíbill, lassais in sopp, & follsigis dó a phroind.
174] 19 Ut dixit Mac Con glinne:
- 175] `A scolóc (ar Mac Con Glinne)
176] cid ná dénum dá chammrand?
177] Déna-su rand ar arán
178] co ndén-sa rand ar annland.- 179] Corcach i fil cluca binde,
180] goirt a gainem,
181] gainem a grian;
182] nocon fhil biad inde.- 183] Co bráth nocon ísaind-sea
184] acht minu-s tecma gorta.
185] cuachán corca Corccaige,
186] cuachán Corccaige corca.- 187] Geb-si chucat m n-arán
188] ima ndernais-siu t' oróit;
189] in chuit-si is mairg do-s-méla;
190] is iat mo scéla, a scolóic.'
191]scolóc.
193] 20 Atn-agut leó in mbiad co h-airm a mboí Mainchín &
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taisselbait na runna don abbaid. ‘Maith,’ ol Manchín,
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‘admait meicc mí-fhoccuil. Gébdait meicc beca na runda
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sin mina dígailter forsint-í do-rigne.’ ‘Cid fil lat-su de-sin ?’
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or in gilla. ‘Fil liumm,’ or Manchín, ‘dul cusint-í do-rigne
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& ulidetaid a étaig do bein de; slipre & echlasca do gaáil
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dó, co ro muide & co ro etarscara a fheóil & a chraiccend
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chnámu, acht nammá ná ro brister a chnámu; a chor isin
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Sabraind, & a bodar-sháith d' usce na Sabrainde dó; a chor
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isin tech n-oíged iarum cen mether n-étaig do lécud leis
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inund.’ (Ocus ní boí thall d' étach acht in sétige, & ba
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lilithir drúcht cétemain a míla-side & a dergnuta. Fessid ind
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in aidche-sin feib as doccra & as dorcha boí riam remi.)
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‘Foriatar in tech fair co matain dianechtair ar dáig ná ro
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élád, co raib mo chomairle-si fair la comarli muntiri
208]
Corccaige i mmbárach i fiadnaise in Dúilemun chena &
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Barre 'ga tó-sa. Níba comairle aile acht a chrochad i
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mbárach i mm' enech-sa & enech Barra & ina h-eclaisi.’
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Do-rigned amal sin, & is ann sin tánic a chomrarcu bunata
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& a pheccad follus-gnéthech fén fris-sium. Ro benad
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ulidetaid a étaig de & ro gabad slipre & echlasca dó. Ro
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fuirmed hé isin Sabraind, co tartad ni for a sháith do
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bodar-usce na Sabrainde dó. Fessid iar sin isin tig oíged co
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matain.
217] 21 At-racht Manchín matain moch iar n-a bárach, & ro
232] 22 ‘Fuísidim-si trá,’ ar Mac Con Glinne, ‘co ndernsamm
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i n-umalóit & fuilled ro-imarcrid ind aithi.’ ‘Acht gillim
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fiad nDúilemain & Barri,’ ol Manchín, ‘níba h' aír bess duit.
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Tuccthar lib siút co crochthar i n-enech Barri & na
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h-eclaisi & i m' enech-sa forsin fhaithche.’ ‘A chlérig,’ ar
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Mac Con Glinne, ‘ní-dam chrochthar, acht berar breth
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fhírián indraicc form is fherr oltá mo chrochad.’
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Atn-agar ann sin hi cend brethi do breith for Mac Con
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Glinne. Atn-aig Manchín oc taccra fris. Atn-agar cach fer
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iar n-urd do muintir Chorccaige co Mac Con Glinne. Cia
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boí d' immbud ecnai & eólais & aircetail leó, ní fhríth loc
243] {folio 2l4b}
laburtha i ndligud dó triasa crochthá.
244] 23 Berair iar sin cen dliged co Ráthín Mac nAeda i
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ndescert-leth Chorccaige, .i. faithchi. Co n-epert
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budessin, ‘Asccaid dam, a Manchín & a muinter Chorcc
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aige!’ ‘O t'anocul sin?’ ol Manchín. ‘Ní h-ead chondaig
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imm,’ ar Mac Con Glinne; ‘fó liumm cé no thísad de.’
249]
‘Apair,’ ol Manchín. ‘Ní epér,’ ar Mac Con Glinne, ‘co
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mbet cuir dam fria.’ Atn-agar rátha & nadmand tenna &
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trebaire for muintir Chorccaige fri a comall, & naidmis for a
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24 An ro boí ann do bochtaib at-rachtatar suas ic
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décsin na dechmaide & sínid a lámu uadib; & gabaid silled
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forru iarum, & at-bert, ‘Fia Dia ám,’ ol sé, ‘ní festa cid mó
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no ríssed aen uaib a less in dechmad-si oldú-sa fessin . Níba
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mó uide neich uaib indé oldá m' uidi-sea, .i. ó Rus
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Chommán co Corccaig. Nír thoimless mír nó banna iar
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tidecht, ní ro chaithes for sét, ní fhuarus fiad fhír-oíged iar
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tidecht, acht fuarus, a matadu & a latrannu &
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a chonu cacca, .i. a muinter Chorccaige! Ro benad
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uilidetaid in étaig dímm, ro gabad slipre & echlasca dam,
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do-m-ratad isin Sabraind, ro h-imred fír n-indligid form,
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ní ro damad fír dligid dam. I fhiadnaise in Dúileman,’ ar
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Mac Con Glinne, ‘níba h-é cét-ní aicéras Demun form-sa
275]
iar ndul anund, in dechmad-sa do thabairt dúib-si, ar ní-s
276]
dligthi.’ Conid é cét-mír ad-uaid ind sin, a dechmad, &
277]
caithis a phroind iarum, .i. a dí bairgin co n-a thócht
278]
sen-shaille. Tócbaid a lámu & atlaigis buide dia Dúilemain.
279] 25 ‘Mo breth i nndochum na Sabrainne festa,’ ar Mac
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Con Glinne. Iar sin berair hé, lín a chuimrig & a chométaig,
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a dochum na Sabrainne. In tan ro-siacht in tiprait dianad
282]
ainm Bithlán, ro mben a lumain fhind de & do-s-rat fo a
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thoeb, & a théig libair fo leirg a droma. Ro-s léic faen for a
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lummain, atn-aig a mér tria drol a delci, & tummais rind in
288] 26 ‘Tánic in bréc for timchell, a matuda & a latranda, a
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muinter Chorccaige! Inbuid ro bá `com' boith, iss ed
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do-gnínd, ina-m thoirched co cend cóic tráth nó sé do
291]
blogaib, a taiscid co caithind i n-oen adaig; mo sháith do
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usce i n-a ndiaid-sin. No-m bered co cend nómaide cen ní
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iar sin, & ní láud form. Bet nómaide for ar chaithius ó
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chianaib, bet nómaide aile oc athrige, & nómaide aile ic ól
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usce, or atáut cuir fri m' lámaib. For-t-gellaimm Dia &
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Barre `ca tú,' ar Mac Con Glinne, `cen co tig uasal nó ísel do
297]
muintir Chorccaige asin baile i tát, co ndigset écc uli i
298]
n-aen aidchi, & Manchín ria cách & iar cách do bás &
299]
dochumm n-iffirn; ór am derb-sa do nim, & biat i frecnarcus
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forsná fil crích nó erchra.’
301] 26 Ro h-indissed do muintir Chorccaige in scél-sin, &
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do-rigset luath-chomarc, & iss ed tuccad asin chomarc,
303]
bendacht do Mac Con Glinne for a dul fén ar umalóit dia
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chrochad, nó nónbur timchillid dia chomét co
ndiged éc áitt
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a mboí, & co ro crochtha iar tain. Ro ráided fri Mac Con
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Glinne in ní-sin. As-bert Mae Con Glinne, ‘Is matroga’ (.i.
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is roga mataid nó is matad int-í hó tuccad in roga), ‘acht oen
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ní chena, cid ed bess de, regmait fri h-umalóit feib ro-chóid
309]
ar magister Íhsu Críst fri a chésad.’ At-raig co h-áit i
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mbátar muinter Chorccaige; & táncatar crícha espartan ann sin.
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‘Ascaid dún, a Manchín,’ ol muinter Chorccaige
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fodéin. ‘A mo Dé, cissí ascaid?’ ol Manchín. ‘Dál co
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mmatain cen crochad don tróg út. Ní ro-s bensum clucu,
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nó ní dernsamm celebrad nó precept nó oiffrend. Ní ro
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sásta boicht lind. Ná caithium co cend in Domnach cen
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sássad dún fessin . Cairde dún co matin dó.’ ‘At-biur
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bréthir,’ ol Manchín, ‘ná rega in dál-sin, acht lathi a
318]
imorbois, bid hé lá a phennati.’
319] 26 Monuar! Isin uair-sin berair Mac Con Glinne fo
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Chaill na Sindach & do-berair biail 'n-a láim, & lucht
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coiméta immaille friss. Benais fén a chésad-chrand & no-s
322]
imarchair fri a ais co faithchi Chorccaige. Sáidis fén in
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crand; & lingis ind amser dar crích n-espartan, & ní boí
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comairle aile leó acht a chrochad in tan-sin. {folio 215a}‘Ascaid
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dam, a Manchín & a muinter Chorccaige!’ ar Mac Con
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Glinne. ‘At-berim mo bréthir trá,’ ol Manchín, ‘co ná
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taet aseaid uaind.’ ‘Ní maithem n-anocuil chonnaigimm
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foraib, ór eia chuinger ní-s tá dam dia bar ndeóin, a matuda
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& a latranda & a chonu cacca & a brúti nem-literdhai, .i. a
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muinter chorrach comraircnech cend-ísel Chorccaige,
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acht mo sháith do biúd olardai inmardai & do lind sho-óil
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sho-mesc sho-milis, & clith n-álaind n-étrom do étach
333]
thana thirmaide torum, ná ro-m fhorrgi fuacht nó tess,
334]
corup lón-fheiss coícthigisi dam ria ndul i ndáil báis.’
335]
‘For-t-gillim,’ ol Manchín, ‘ní fhuigbe-siu in ní-sin. Acht
336]
is deriud laí, is Domnach and; fil didiu in popul oc irguide
337]
dála duit. Acht benfaider dít do bec n-étaig & no-t
338]
chengéltar don chorthi út corob frithpian fo-gabar
339]
résin mór-phéin i mbárach.’ Do-rónad fon samail-sin;
340]
bentair de a bec n-étaig & ro cenglad téta & refeda taris don
341]
chorthi.
342] 29 Tiagat uad dia tig. Luid Manchín don tig abbad co ro
343]
sásta boicht & oígid leó. Ro thomailset fén ní. Ro lécsit
344]
troscud in ecnadu út tánic iar n-a fhoíded do Dia & don
345]
Choimdid do thesarcain Chathail meic Fhinguine & fer
346]
Muman & Lethi Moga Nuadat ol chena. Nocho damad fír
347]
ndligid dó. Fessid co medón oidche ann. Iar sin ticc aingel
348]
Dé chuci for in corthi & fo-rórbairt in aislingthi do
349]
fhoillsiugud dó. Céin boí in t-aingel forsin chloich ba
350]
ro-the dó; in tan téged for imaire uad ba so-fhulaing dó.
351]
Conid de-sin fil Imaire in Aingil hi fhaithchi Chorccaige;
357] 30 Bentair cloc tinóil oc muintir Chorccaige matan
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moch iar n-a bárach. Tecat uli cusin corthi. ‘Maith, a
359]
thróig,’ ol Manchín, ‘cindus filter lat indiú?’ ‘Is maith,’ or
360]
sé, ‘dia lécther dam in cumair mbriathar fil occum do rélad
361]
duit-siu .i. aislingthi do-m-árfaid arér,’ ar Mac Con
362]
Glinne; ‘& dia lécther dál dam, indisfet in aislingthi.’
363]
‘At-biur do m' bréthir,’ ol Manchín, ‘dia mbetís síl nÁdaim
364]
do m' réir, co ná tibratis dál laí nó aidche duit. Mé fén,
365]
nícon tibér.’ ‘At-beram ar mbréthir,’ ol in popul, ‘cid lonn
366]
lat-su, lécfithir dál dó co ro indise a aislinge. An us tol lat-su
367]
iarum, tabair fair.’
368] 31 Conid ind sin ruc-som Manchín iar ngenelach bíd
369]
co h-Ádam:
- 370] `Bennach dún, a chlérig,
371] a chlí chloth co comgne';
372] mac Midbuilce mela,
373] meic Bela, meic Bloince,- 374] meic Buaidrén, meic Brothcháin,
375] meic Borr-Thoraid brec-báin,
376] meic Borr-Chrothi bláthi,
377] meic Bláithche, meic Brechtáin,- 378] meic Beóiri, buaid mbainde,
379] meic Brocóti binde,
380] meic Cainninde caimme,
381] meic Shaille, meic Imme,- 382] meic Indrechtáin lán-méith,
383] meic Lemnachtai immglain,
384] meic Messai, meic Thoraid,
385] meic h-Olair, meic Inmair,- 386] meic h-Ítha, meic Árand,
387] meic Cléthi, meic Gualand,
388] meic Lón-Loingén láin-te,
389] meic Láirce, meic Luabann,- 390] meic Lessi, meic Lethchind,
391] meic Loinge Brond ballai,
392] meic Míre, meic Lommai,
393] meic Drommai, meic Tharrai,- 394] meic Thremantai thanai,
395] meic Thainghe cen traethad,
396] meic Éisc Inbeir Indsén,
397] meic Millsén, meic Moethal,- 398] meic Meda, meic Fhína,
399] meic Carna, meic Corma,
400] meic Cruithnechta rigne,
401] meic Inbe, meic Onba,- 402] meic Fhind-Litten gile
403] d' ass choerach co nglaine,
404] meic Scaiblín buic bladmair
405] co n-a gablaib gaile,- 406] meic Gruthraige gairge,
407] meic Garbáin chaín chorcca
408] meic Craíbechán chraebaig
409] co n-a choeraib corccra,- 410] meic bairr Braisce bíthe,
411] meic Bolgáin buic bán-ghlain,
412] meic Cnó-Messa cnáim-fhéil,
413] meic Ábéil, meic Ádaim.
- 414] Maith do dúthchuslí deg-bíd
415] is milis re tengaid;
416] a chéim fhosad fhostán
417] a llos trostán bennaig.'
418]b. b. d.
419] 32 ‘Nocon olc dam-sa ón, a Meic Con Glinne,’ ol
420]
Manchín; ‘bec lat-su ail form-sa & forsind eclais, co
421]
ndernais genelach bíd i cumni dam ná dernad do duine
422]
romum is ná dignestar co brunni brátha.’ ‘Ní h-ail etir
423]
sin, a chlérig,’ ar Mac Con Glinne, ‘acht aislingthi
424]
do-m-árfas aréir. Is ed siút a cennphort. Ní h-in-
425]
chubaid in aisslinge, & dia tucthar dál nó cairde dam
426]
innisfet in aislingthi iar sin.’ Ocus at-bert Manchín
427]
in cétnai, ná tibred dál. Téit-sium iar sin hi cend a
428]
aislingthi; & at-berut is óthá sin sís ro fhaillsig in t-aingel
429]
dó, ut dixit:
430] 33
- `Aislingi do-m-árfas-sa,
431] taidbsi ingnad indisimm
432] i fhiadnaise cháich;
433] curchán gered gerthide
434] i purt Locha Lemnachta
435] ós lind betha bláith.- 436] Lodmar isin loech-lestar,
437] laechda in chongaib chonaire
438] dar bolc-lenna lir,
439] cor bensumm na sesbémend
440] dar muncind in mur-thráchta
441] co tochrad a mur-thorud,
442] mur-grian amal mil.- 443] Coem in dúnad ráncumar
444] co n-a ráthaib ro-brechtán
445] resin loch anall;
446] ba h-imm úr a erdrochat,
447] a chaisel ba gel-chruithnecht,
448] a shondach ba sall.- 449] Ba suairc ségdae a shuidiugud
450] in tige treóin trebarda
451] i ndechad iar tain;
452] a chomla do thirm-charnu,
453] a thairsech do thur-arán,
454] do maethluib a fhraig.- 455] Uaitne slemnai {folio 215b} sen-cháise,
456] sailghe saille súgmaire
457] serndais ima-sech;
458] sessa sena sen-chrothi,
459] fairre finda fír-grotha,
460] fo-loingtis in tech.- 461] Tipra d' fhín `n-a fhír-iarthar,
462] aibne beóri is brocóti,
463] blasta cech lind lán;
464] lear do braichlis bláith-lendai
465] ós brú thopair thremantai
466] do-roich dar a lár.- 467] Loch do braisig bélaithe
468] fo barr úscai olordai
469] etarru ocus muir;
470] erbi imme oc imaire
471] fo chír blonci brat-gile
472] imon múr amuig.- 473] Ecor d' ablaib fír-chumra,
474] fid co n-a bláth barr-chorccra
475] etarra ocus sliab;
476] daire forard fírlossa
477] do chainnind, do cherrbaccán,
478] for cúl tige thiar.- 479] Muinnter enig inchinni
480] d' ócaib dercaib tenn-shádchib
481] im thenid astig;
482] secht n-allsmaind, secht n-episle
483] do cháisib, do choelánaib,
484] fo brágait cech fhir.- 485] At-chonnarc ní, ind airchindech
486] co n-a brothraig bóshaille
487] má mnaí miadaig maiss;
488] at-chonnarc in luchtaire
489] fo inbiur in ard-chori
490] 's a ahél ri a ais.
491].A.
- 492] Cathal maith mac Finguine,
493] fó fer dianad oirfited
494] airscéla bíd braiss,
495] maith in monar oen-uaire
496] is aíbind ri a indisi
497] immram lúipe laech-lestair
498] dar ler Locha Ais.'
499]A. d. a.
500] 34 Ro indis-sium a aislingi uli ann sin i fiadnaise
501]
muintire Corccaige co roacht a deriud, cen cop é so a
502]
deriud, & ro fallsiged do Manchín rath in aislingi. ‘Maith, a
503]
thróig,’ ol Manchín, ‘eirg do shaigid Chathail meic
504]
Fhinguine & indis dó in aislingi, uair ro fallsiged dam-sa
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aréir in t-olc-sa fil i Cathal do h-íc triasin aislingi-sin.’ ‘Cia
518] 35 ‘Cia lóg chondigi?’ ar muinter Chorccaige. ‘Ní mór
519]
ém an condigim,’ ol Mac Con Glinne, ‘.i. in cochall bec ima
520]
ro éraid clérig Lethi Moga & bár throiscset in aen aidchi,
521]
.i. cochall Manchín.’ ‘Bec fiadut-su in ní-sin & mór
522]
fiadum-sa,’ ol Manchín; ‘acht aen ní,’ ol Manchín, ‘do
523]
biur-sa bréthir i fiadnaise Dé & Barri, dámad lemm-sa a fil
524]
eter Corccaig & a termund, robad usa a sechna uli oltás in
525]
cochall a aenar.’ ‘Mairg nach tibre,’ ol cách, ‘in cochali, ol is
526]
ferr in Cathal & Leth Moga do thesarcain oldás in
527]
cochall.’ ‘Do-bér-sa amal seo,’ ol Manchín, ‘& ní thardus &
528]
ní thibar ascaid is andsa lemm; .i. do-bér hé i n-erláim
529]
espuic Corccaige fri a aisec don scolaige dia cobra Cathal
530]
mac Finguine.’ Ro h-aithned iar sin i n-erláim espuic
531]
Corccaige, & muinter Chorccaige dia idnocul leis in
532]
chochaill, acht is a lláim in espuic ro fácbad.
533] 36 ‘Imthig fodecht-sa do shaigid Chathail!’ ‘Cia
534]
h-airmm i fil Cathal?’ ar Mac Con Glinne. ‘Ní h-annsa,’ ol
535]
Manchín, ‘i taig Phicháin meic Moíle Finde, ríg h-Ua
536]
nEchach ic Dún Choba i cocrích h-Ua nEchach & Corco
537]
Laígde; & soich-si innocht connice ind sin.’ Luid Mac
551] 37 In tan boí for na spledaib i tig Phicháin meic
552]
Moíle Finde, conid ann as-bert Pichán secha, ‘Cid mór
553]
do muirn-si, a meic légind, ní-m dénann-sa subach di.’
554]
‘Cid do-t-gní mifrech?’ or Mac Con Glinne. ‘Ná
555]
fetara-su, a scolaige,’ ol Pichán, ‘.i. Cathal mac Finguine co
556]
maithib Muman do thidecht innocht, & cid doilig lemm
557]
mór-shluag Muman, is annsa Cathal a aenur, & cid doilig
558]
e-ssium i n-a phrím-chutig is doilge i n-a phrím-airigid,
559]
& is doilgide a fhrith-airige doridisi? Fil trédi chondagur
560]
icon fhrith-airigid-sin, .i. miach cuachán & miach fiad
561]
uball & miach min-aráin.’
562] 38 ‘Cia lóg do-bértha dam-sa,’ ar Mac Con Glinne, ‘dia
563]
ndingbaind dítt hé ón tráth-sa cusin tráth ar a bárach, & ná
564]
dignesta a aithe for da thuaith ná fort fén?’ ‘Do-s-béraind
565]
falaig n-óir & ech Bretnach duit,’ ol Pichán. ‘Do m'
566]
debroth, fullfi frisl,’ ar Mac Con Glinne, ‘in tan gébthar!’
567]
‘Do-bér-sa beós,’ ol Pichán, ‘caera find cacha tige & cacha
568]
trillsi ó Charnd co Corccaig.’ ‘Gébut-sa sin,’ ar Mac Con
577] 39 Tánic Cathal mac Finguine co mbuidnib & marc
578]
shlóg fher Muman, co ndessitar for colbadu & imscinge &
579]
imdadu. Gabsat ingenai míne macdachta fosaic & fritháilem
580]
do na slógaib & do na sochaidib. Nícon dam Cathal mac
581]
Finguine fria leth-éill a bróci do bein de in tan boí oc
582]
tidnocul a beóil ó chechtar a dí lám do na h-ublaib bátar
583]
forsna sechedaib imme sechnón. Is and sin boí Mac Con
584]
Glinne. Atn-aig oc blassachtaig isin leth aile don tig, &
585]
nícon ráthaig Cathal sin. Érgis Mac Con Glinne co díscir
586]
déinmnetach diabulda i n-a ruathar bodbda & i n-a chéim
587]
churata dar fiarlaít in rígthige, & buí rell dermáir & nert-lia
588]
míled forsa n-indsmatís slega & semmunna & fria meltís
589]
renda & faebra, & ba corthi curad in lecc-sin; & tócbais fri a
590]
ais co h-áit a mboí remi for in cholba, & indsmais in cend
591]
n-uachtarach i n-a beólu di & araile for a glún, & fo-róbairt ic
592]
tomailt a dét frisin cloich. Is ed at-fiadut eólaig & senóire
593]
& libuir Chorccaige nát boí i fhoccus in dúnaid ar medón
594]
nó dianechtair ná cuala fuaim a dét frisin cloich boí i n-a
595]
beólu, cia boí dia slemnu.
596] 40 Tócbais Cathal a chend ar sin. ‘Cid do-t-gní mer, a
597]
meic légind?’ or Cathal. ‘Fil dá ní,’ ar Mac Con Glinne, ‘.i.
598]
Cathal mac fír-álaind Finguine, ard-rí mór-Lethi Moga
599]
Nuadat, ard-chosnamaid Érenn fria clanna Cuinn Chét
600]
Chathaig, fer ro h-oirdned ó Dia & ó Dúilem, laech saer
606] 41 ‘Is fír,’ for Cathal, oc tabairt oen ubaill dó, & ro
607]
esairg a dó nó a trí i n-a beólu fén. Fri ré na trí leth-bliadan
608]
boí in demun i mbrágait Chathail meic Fhinguine, ní
609]
derna doennacht acht in t-aen uball fiadain út do Mac Con
610]
Glinne iar n-a athchuinchid co trén. ‘Ferr déda hó oín i
611]
nd-ecna,’ ar Mac Con Glinne. Snedi aroli dó. ‘Umir na
612]
Trínóti,’ or Mac Con Glinne. Cuirsi oen dó. ‘Cethair
613]
lebair in tshoscéla iar timna Chríst.’ Tidnais oen
614]
dó. ‘Cóic lebair Moysi iar ndeich timnai Rechta.’ Cuiris
615]
oen dó. ‘Cétna airtecul ármide do-airis ó a rainde & ó a
616]
chotib fadén, .i. in umir shéda, acht is a trí a lleth, is a dó
617]
a trian. Tabair dam in sessed!’ Snidis urchur d' oen uball
618]
dó. ‘In secht do-rarngired do t' Dia i talmain .i. a
619]
chompert, a gein, a bathis, et reliqua.’ Tic oen dó. ‘Ocht
620]
mbiati in tshoscéla, a ruri ríg-brethaig!’ Beris oen dó.
621]
‘Noí ngráid nime, a meic, a ríg-nia in betha!’ Tidnacis oen
622]
dó. ‘Dechmad grád talman, a chosnamaid in chóicid!’ Tic
623]
uball dó. ‘Áirem anfhurbithi na n-aspal iar n-imorbus!’
624]
Gnídis oen dó. ‘Numir fhorpthi na n-aspal iar n-
625]
imorbus cia do-rigset tairmthecht!’ Ferais oen fair. ‘Ba h-í
626]
in buaid ós buadu & in umir fhorpthi, Críst for a aspalu.’
627] 42 ‘Indeó,’ or Cathal, ‘dar Barre, no-m ísa dia-nom lena
628]
ní as mó!’ Snedis Cathal in sechid co n-a h-ublaib dó, co ná
629]
boí cúil nó frithbac nó lár nó lepaid ná rístís na h-ublai, co
630]
nár nessa do Mac Con Glinne inás do chách, & ba faide ó
631]
Chathal iat. Gabaid feirg Cathal. Lingid ind ala súil dó i
632]
n-a chend co ná tibred petta cuirre ass. Gabaid in súil n-aile
644] 43 Aire trá ba luige dó-sam Imbliuch nIbair, ar is innte
645]
fo-gebed a sháith min-aráin, & no bíd & bratt boinni odarda
646]
imme, & a chloidem cruaid coilc-dírech i n-a chlé-láim
647]
ic tomeilt blog ó cech boith i n-aroli. Atn-aig and lá n-oen i
648]
mboith aroli meic légind, & tic lán dó do blogaib. Figlis na
649]
blogu. Figlis in mac légind in lethenach boí ar a bélaib.
650]
Feib ro-siacht in lethenach do fhigled, sínis a thengaid d'
651]
impód na duille. ‘Cid do-t-rigne, a meic légind?’ ol Cathal.
652]
‘Dethbir mór accum,’ or sé; ‘in sluaiged co marbad immel
653]
in tshaegail do thachur {folio 216b} i lleth frim, .i. errandus do
654]
chimais na bairgine do neoch thechtas luaith & tene iar n-a
655]
súgud do dethaig & do gaíth, co ná bí súg nó seag innte, cen
656]
mír salle nó imme nó feóla, cen dig nach ceneóil acht deoch
657]
do bodar-usce na cuirre, co ra-m dígaib fo m' nert & fo m'
658]
thracht; & in slógad ré cách & iar cách.’ ‘Indeó,’ ar mac
659]
Finguine .i. ar Cathal, ‘dar Barre, céin bam beó-sa nícon
660]
regu clérech i slógad lem-sa ó shund immach;’ & tégdis
661]
clérig Érenn slógud co sin fri ríg nÉrenn, conid e-ssium
662]
benais in slógad do chlérchib i tós riam. Fácbaid trá rath &
663]
bendachtu for deóradu Imblechu & ana min-aráin i
664]
nImbliug; & is móu isin leth iarthar-descertaig, ar is ann
665]
do-línta hé beós. Etaraissnéis didiu sin remaind.
666] 44 ‘Ar do ríge, ar do fhlaith, ar th' innram, tabair
667]
ascaid mbicc dam,’ ar Mac Con Glinne, ‘résiú imthiger.’
668]
Do-garar dó Pichán isin tech. ‘Atá in mac légind út,’ or
669]
Cathal, ‘ic cuinchid ascada form.’ ‘A tabairt,’ ol Pichán.
670]
‘Do-bérthar,’ ol Cathal; ‘abair frim,’ ol Cathal, ‘cid
671]
chondigi.’ ‘Nícon epér co rabat curu fri a chomall.’
672]
‘Do-bérthar,’ ol Cathal. ‘Do briathar fhlatha ind?’ ar
673]
Mac Con Glinne. ‘Do m' bréthir,’ ol sé, ‘do-géba; & sluind
674]
in aiscid.’ ‘Is ed in so,’ ar Mac Con Glinne, ‘.i. tochar
675]
do-rala dam araír fri munntir Corccaige, co tardsat a
676]
mallacht uli dam, & iss ed fo-d-era in comrorcu-sin dam i
677]
lleth frit-sa. Ocus troscud cid duit-siu lem fri Dia innocht,
678]
ar isat bráthair bunaid, do m' shaerad for mallachtain
679]
muintire Corccaige, iss ed chondaighim.’
680] 45 ‘Ná h-apair, a meic légind,’ ol Cathal; ‘bó cach liss i
681]
Mumain & uinge cach comaithig, la bratt cacha cille, & maer
682]
dia tobach, & tú fodén i m' fhail-sea ic praindiud oiret bé
683]
ic tabach fhiach. Ocus do m' debroth,’ or Cathal, ‘is ferr
684]
lemm ina fil ó iarthar co h-oirther & ó descert co tuaiscert
685]
Muman duit oltás beith adaig cen biad.’ ‘Ba m' debroth,’
686]
or Mac Con Glinne, ‘ó ro-siacht do fhír flatha fris, & ná dlig
687]
rí Caissil tidecht taris, dia tarta dam-sa ina fil i lLeth
688]
Moga Nuadat, nícon gébthar. Fil trá, a ard-gaiscedaig & a
689]
ríg-fhénnid Eórpa, a adbar accum cen co gabar coma uait,
690]
ar ní fhil mo maín fén acht a nim nó i talmain nó i n-ecna
691]
nó i n-aircetal; & ní namá, ar is trumma cach ndédinach,
692]
regut a n-iffern cen crích, cen forcend mina-m shaera for
693]
mallachtain muintire Corccaige.’ ‘Do-bérthar duit-siu
694]
sin,’ ol Cathal, ‘& ní tuccad remi ná i n-a diaid co bruinde
695]
brátha ní as lesciu lind oltás sin.’ Troscis Cathal in oidche-
696]
sin leis, & troscit a mboí and uli ol chena, & samaigis in mac
697]
légind i tulg i taeb ursainde; & iadais in tech.
698] 46 In tan boí and i ndeód aidche, érgis suas Pichán mac
715] 47 ‘Maith,’ ar Mac Con Glinne, ‘cindus atáthar ann-sin
716]
indiú?’ ‘Daro m' debroth,’ ol Cathal, ‘ní bás remi riam ní is
717]
messu, & ní bether co bráth.’ ‘Cubaid ém,’ or Mac Con
718]
Glinne, ‘do beth cu h-olc .i. demun cot' aidmilled & 'cot'
719]
indrud fri ré trí leth-bliadan indorsa, & ni ro throscis lá no
720]
aidche lat fén, & troscis fri persaind tróig ndíscir nderóil mo,
721]
shamla-su.’ ‘Cid is maith de-sside, a meic légind ?’ ol
722]
Cathal mac Finguine. ‘Ní h-annsa. O ra throscis-siu t'
723]
aenur lium-sa araír, troiscem-ni uli, lín atáum, innocht, &
724]
troisc-siu fessin co fhagba cobair écin ó Dia.’ ‘á ráid ind
725]
sin, a meic légind,’ ol Cathal; ‘cérba trom in toísech, is
726]
secht-truma in dédenach.’ ‘lá ráid-siu ind sin,’ or Mac
727]
Con Glinne, ‘acht calma do dénam and.’ Troscis trá Cathal
728]
in aidche-sin co n-a shlóg ó shin co deód n-aidche.
729] 48 Érgis Mac Con Glinne trá. ‘In cotlad do Phihán?’ or
730]
Mac Con Glinne. ‘At-bér fír,’ ol Pichán, ‘dá rab Cathal co
731]
bruinde mbrátha amal atá, ní choitél, ni thoimél, ni dingen
732]
gen nó gáire.’ ‘Erig,’ or Mac Con Glinne; & iarrais olar
733]
sen-shaille & maeth bóshaille & lán-charna muilt & mil 'n-a
734]
criathraib & salann Saxanach for teisc fhír-álaind fhétta
749] 49 Ro faillsiged do Phichán conid dó thánic in
750]
scolaige, do thesarcain Chathail. Ocus in tan tarnaetar
751]
na staci-sin is ann at-bert Mac Con Glinne, ‘Téta & refeda
752]
dam!’ ‘Cid is áil díb-side?’ ol Pichán; & rop iarfaige dar
753]
cubais dó-sum sin, uair ro faillsiged dó remi. Conid
754]
de-sin atá in senbriathar .i. fiarfaige dar cubais. At-agur
755]
téta & refeda dó, & do neoch ba calma don laechraid. Furmit
756]
a láma tar Cathal, & ro cenglad fon samail-sin hé do shliss in
757]
rígthige. Tic Mac Con Glinne iarum & indlis baic & corránu
758]
ead imchian forsna tétaib-sin. Ocus feib tarnic sin, tic-sium
759]
istech & a chethri bera fri a ais i n-ard-gabáil & a lumman
760]
fhind fhír-scaílti i n-a diaid & a dá beind imo brágait, co
761]
h-airmm a mboí Cathal; & sáidis na bera isin leba i n-a
762]
fhiadnaise, & saidis fodén i n-a shuide & a dí choiss
763]
ima-sech. Bendais a seín dia chris & benais mír don staic ba
764]
nessa dó. Tummais isin mil boí forsin teisc fhind-argait
765]
út. ‘A thosach ar míl firend so,’ ar Mac Con Glinne, ic
766]
tabairt in míre i n-a beól fodén. Is ó shin ille lentar in
772] 50 ‘Cia fot lenfa de-sin, a meic légind?’ ol Cathal. ‘Nád
773]
lenab ó shunn. Acht aen ní ehena, ro thomlis-siu immad
774]
na mblog n-imarcide n-écsamail cusin trát-sa; in mbec fil
775]
sund, is mise do-s-méla, & bid biad ó beólu duit-siu seo.’
776]
Ocus senbriathar sin ille. Búraid & béccid Cathal iar sin, &
777]
fócrais a marbad in scolaige. Ní dernad trá fair-sium in
778]
ní-sin. ‘Maith, a Chathail,’ ar Mac Con Glinne, ‘aislinge
779]
do-m-árfas, & it-chuala it maith-siu oc breith for
780]
aislingi.’ ‘Do m' debroth,’ ol Cathal, ‘dia mberaind for
781]
aislingi fer talman, ní béraind for th' aislingi-se.’ ‘For-t-
782]
gillim,’ or Mac Con Glinne, ‘cen co ruca-su, indisfither hí i
783]
t' fhiadnaise.’ Fóbrais trá a aislingi. Is amlaid didiu ro
784]
indis & dá mír nó a tri sech bél Cathail i n-a beólu fodén.
785] 51a
- `Aislingi it-chonnarc araír,
786] mo dul for fecht dís nó triúr,
787] co n-acca lin tech find forlán
788] i raba a lommnán do biúd.- 789] Co n-acca in loch lemnachta
790] for lár muige find,
791] co n-acca in tech lér-gníma
792] iar n-a thugaid d' imm.- 793] Tan tánuc 'n-a mórthimchel
794] do fhégad a uird,
795] maróca ar n-a cét-berbad
796] ba h-iat sin a scuilb.- 797] A dí ersaind bocai brechtáin,
798] a léibend do gruth is d' imm,
799] imdadai do blonaig bladaig,
800] scéith iumdai do thanaig thimm.- 801] Fir fo sciathraigib na sciath-sin,
802] do moethail buic mellaig mín,
803] fir cen tuicse gona Goedil,
804] goeí gruitne ceeh oenfhir díb.- 805] Coire ra-mór lán do luabin,
806] dar liumm ro lámus riss gleó;
807] braisech bruithe duillech dond-bán,
808] lestar lommnán lán do cheó.- 809] Tech saille dá fhichet toebán,
810] coelach coelán, coimge chlann;
811] da cech biúd bud maith la duine
812] dar lium bátar uile and.'
813]Aislingi it-chonnarc
814] 51b Ocus dixit beós:
- 815] Aislingthe it-chondarc araír,
816] ba caín gébend;
817] ba balcc bríge co tárfas dam
818] ríge nÉrend- 819] Co n-accai in liss mbilech mbarrach,
820] ba saill sondach;
821] caisel do min-scellcib, carrach,
822] tanach torrach.- 823] Cadlai mucc, is de do-rónta
824] a cholbai cadlai;
825] suairc in sonba ocus uaitne,
826] onba amra.
- 827] Amra in fhís dam do-árfas
828] cind mo thellaig;
829] fidchell imme co n-a foirind
830] bláith, bricc, bendaig.- 831] Bendachad Dia mo labra,
832] líth cen tassa;
833] iar techt dam hi Sliab nImme
834] ro laíthea gille fo mm'assai.'
835]Aislingi
836] 52 Incipit don fhábull sísana budesta.
837]
Cérba tromm in phian les-sium beth dí láa co n-aidche
838]
cen biad, ba ro-mó leis do phéin tuirem na mbiad n-imda
839]
n-imorcide n-écsamail i n-a fhiadnaise, & cen ní díb dó.
840]
Iar sin dó i cend na fáible.
841] ‘In tan trá ro mbá ann araír i m' lepaid chaín
842]
chumdachta co n-a h-uatnib forórda, co n-a colbaib
843]
créduma, co cuala ní .i. in guth frim, ‘Eirc, a thruaig, a
844]
Meic Con Glinne!’ Ocus ni ro fhrecrus-sa in ni-sin.
845]
Deithbir dam-ro boí do chlithmaire mo lepthai & do
846]
shádaile mo chuirp & do thressi mo chotultai. Co n-ebert
847]
aridisi, ‘Fomna, fomna, a Meic Con Glinne, beóchail ná
848]
ro-t báda’, .i. faitehes lat ná ro-t báde beóil. Atom-raracht
849]
matain moch ar n-a bárach don tiprait do indmad mo lám,
850]
co n-acca ní, in scál mór a m' dochumm. ‘Maith in sin,’ ol
851]
sé frim. ‘Maith ém,’ ol smé
friss. ‘Maith trá, a thróig,’
852]
ol in Scál; ‘messi thidnuis robud duit araír, ná ro-t báde
853]
beóchail. Acht aen ní chenai:’’
854] 53 {folio 217b.1} ‘‘Ba robad do throich, ba h-irehuitbed fri
855]
foigdech, ba tusliud clochi fria crand, ba sanais fri bodar, ba
856]
díbad for dubach, bid cor eptha i cléith, ba gat im gainem
875] 54 ‘At-biur mo debroth,’ or Mac Con Glinne, ‘is cruaid
876]
codut in cosc.’ ‘Ced sin?’ ol in Scál. ‘Ní h-annsa,’ or Mac
877]
Con Glinne, ‘ní fhetar can tice nó cia thégi nó can deitt fén
878]
fria t' imchomarc nó fri t' aisnés doridise.’ ‘Ní h-annsa ém,’
879]
ol in Scál, ‘.i. Buarannach mac Elc-Caib Essamain a
880]
Síth Longthe do-m-ánaic-sea.’ ‘Do-munim,’ or Mac Con
881]
Glinne, ‘mása thú, fileat scéla móra lat, & didiu fiss scél ó
882]
biúd & ó longad. In fil lat?’ ‘Fil trá,’ ol in Scál, ‘& má 'tá,
883]
nirb shursan do charait beth a ndíchumci longthi fri
884]
comriachtain friss.’ ‘Ced ón?’ or Mac Con Glinne. ‘Ní
885]
h-annsa ém,’ ol in Scál, ‘.i. cen broind coíc-duirn
886]
comlethain cernaig cian-fhota cethar-láin cethar-ochair
887]
acca, i tallfatís na tri noí n-ithe & na secht n-óla imm ól
888]
nónbuir cacha díb-side, & na secht tomaltais & na noí
891] 55 ‘Or ná fil lem-sa in mbroind-sin,’ or Mac Con
892]
Glinne, ‘tidnais comarli dam, ar is acobrach dam fritt.’
893]
‘Do-bér-sa ón comairle duit,’ ol in Scál; ‘eirg,’ ol sé,
894]
'dochumm in díserta ó tudchad-sa, .i. dísert ind
895]
Fháthlegai, & fo-géba ann h-ícc do mian {folio 217b.2} do
896]
cach biúd at accobar do chraes & do chride, airm i
897]
n-airlímfathar do déta ó na biadu immda inganta ilerda
898]
it-chótamar; i n-indraithfither do dulas; i lláife do chiall
899]
bidgu; i mbat budig do beóil do shain-ól & do shain-ait, do
900]
longad & do brondad cacha bíd buic blasta bláth-milis bhus
901]
tol do t' chorp, & nába tocrád do t' anmain; acht co ris a
902]
dochumm ind Fháthlega ocus Becnat Bélathi ingen meic
903]
Baetáin Brass-Longthig, a ben ind Fháthlega.
904] 56 ‘In láa ricfa-su dochum in dúnaid, is é in lá-sin
905]
tóicébthar a pupall h-ítha immpu for a crund-muigib
906]
córaib cruithnechta-in dá Loan, in Lón-Loingén, & in dag-
907]
mac Lón-Chorén co n-a chocholl do íthascaig imme.
908]
Bid maith duit-siu in láa ricfa dochumm in dúnaid-sin, a
909]
Meic Con Glinne,’ ol sé in Scál, ‘& didiu conid hé sin láa
910]
gairfither toísig Tuathi in Bíd dochumm in dúine.’ ‘Ocus
911]
cia a n-anmanna-sin?’ or Mac Con Glinne. ‘Ní h-annsa,’ ol
912]
in Scál, ‘.i. Áirnechan mac Saille Slemni súgmaire, &
913]
Bairgenach mac Toraid Tirm-Charna, & Fás-Taib mac
914]
Lón-Longén, & Lachtmarán mac Blichtucán, & Lám-
915]
Dóitech mac Lethir-Chind, & Óc-Mael Blongi mac Slessa
916]
Sen-Shaille.’ ‘Ocus cia h' ainm-siu fodén fri iarfaige
917]
didiu ? ’
918] 57a ‘Ní h-annsa,’ ol in Scál:
- 919] Cruithnechtán mac Lemnachtán
920] meic Saille súgmaire
921] m' ainm-si fén;
922] Brechtán fo Mil
923] comainm in fhir
924] bís fo m' théig.- 925] Hiarshliss Caerech
926] comainm mo chon,
927] cadla band;
928] Blonag mo ben,
929] tibid a gen
930] tar braisce barr.- 931] Millsén m' ingen
932] imthét inber,
933] gile a glond;
934] Bóshall mo mac,
935] taitnid a brat
936] tar ethri n-oll.- 937] Ól nOlar
938] comainm inalta mo mná;
939] matan moch
940] tar Loch Lemnachta ro-s lá.- 941] Bó-Ger m' airech,
942] sall boc brainech
943] brogas scuir;
944] is dín saethra
945] sadall maethla
946] for a muin.
- 947] In tan lécar
948] i n-a diaid
949] oirech maethla,
950] luath a ruth,
951] híth ar allaib
952] bíd ar asnaib
953] sech cach cruth.
954]Cruth.
955] 40
- Mór-mhuince do mulchán mellach
956] im a chúl,
957] adastar ocus a ellach
958] d' imim úr.- 959] A srian co n-a aradnu h-ítha
960] in cach dú,
961] inbert inbe co n-a tibrecht
962] d' inbib crú.- 963] Ug-Adarc mo gilla glomair,
964] nítha tuir
965] ré ndul i ndáil báis dáig-ní bras-
966] tí do-t-cuir.
967]Cruth.
- 968] M'inar craíbechán imum-sa &
969] in cach dú,
970] blonacc-thinbe occus inbe
971] ná téit crú.
972]Cruth.
973] 58 ‘Cosna biadaib oirerda ingantaib út duit festa, a Meic
974]
Con Glinne!’ ol in Scál, ‘.i.’
- 975] Biada ile inganta,
976] staci cach bíd bélaide,
977] miassa donna derg-buide
978] lomnána cen locht;
979] aisle buana bóshaile,
980] blongi bláthi bélaide,
981] tarthrainn troma torcc.
988]
Ut dixit: ‘For foesam duit na saille slemni súgmaire, a
989]
Meic Con Glinne,’ ol in Scál; ‘for foesam duit na crothi
990]
cruadi cúl-budi, a Meic Con Glinne,’ ol in Scál; ‘for
991]
foesam duit in chori láin do chraíbechán, a Meic Con
992]
Glinne,’ ol in Scál; ‘for foesam duit in aigin láin do
993]
chraíbechán, a Meic Con Glinne,’ ol in Scál ‘Dar mo
994]
debroth i fiadnaise in Dúileman,’ ar Mac Con Glinne, ‘ba
995]
maith lium co rísaind a dochum in dúnaid-sin, dáig co
996]
tormolaind mo lór do na lendaib senaib síthaltai so-millsi &
997]
do na biadaib inganta aidble út.’ ‘Mad maith lat-sa ém,’ ol
998]
in Scál, ‘fo-géba sin, & eirg amal as-berim-si frit; acht namá
999]
dia téis, ní-s téig a merachad.’ ‘Cid sin?’ ol Mac Con
1000]
Glinne. ‘Ní h-annsa ém,’ ol in Scál; ‘acht fo-t-cherd for
1001]
faesum & comarci na n-óc n-antem n-anamail .i. toísig
1002]
Thuath Bíd, ná' ra-t rodba beóchoil.’ ‘Ced ón,’ ol Mac Con
1003]
Glinne, ‘cia do thoísechaib Tuath Bíd is gératu comarci
1004]
ar trom-thondaib beóchla?’ ‘Ní h-annsa ém,’ ol in Scál, ‘.i.
1005]
cusna Blongib & cusna Maethlaib.’
1006] 59 ‘Atom-regar dó iar sin,’ or Mac Con Glinne, 'co
1007]
h-erard cend-fhaelid cos-lúthmar. In goeth no-s tic darsin
1019] 60 ‘Co n-acca ní i purt in lacha for mo chind .i. ethar bec
1020]
beóchlaide bóshaille co n-a immchassal gered, co n-a
1021]
shessaib grotha, co n-a braine blongi, co n-a erus imme, co
1022]
n-a sculmarib smera, co n-a rámaib slessai sen-tuirc fair.
1023]
Ba soccair trá in lestar i ndechumar. Iar sin trá imrásium
1024]
dar lethan-mhag Lacha Lemnachta, dar trethna tremunta,
1025]
tar inberaib meda, tar bolg-onfad bupthaid bláithche, tar
1026]
báitsechaib buana bélaide, sech caille drúcht-bela, tar
1027]
tibrén úscai olorda, a n-indsib moethal, tar cruad-chaircib
1028]
gered gerthide, tar srónaib sen-grothai, tar tráchta
1029]
tanach tirmaide, co ro gaibsium calath comnart cutruma
1030]
eter Sliab nImme & Loch nAiss & Bend Grotha ar bélu
1031]
belaig criche h-Ua Moch-Longthi for dorus díserta ind
1032]
Fháthlega. Cach ráma do-bermís i lLoch Lemnachta, co
1033]
tochrad a mur-grian millsén for uachtar.’
1034] 61 Conid ann at-bert Mac Con Glinne in guth a
1035]
n-uachtar a chind, ‘Abb, abb, abb! Ní-m thát múir nád
1036]
gabind.’ Conid ann sin at-bert in Fáthliaig fri a muintir,
1037]
‘Fail dáim n-annsa in bar ndochum anocht, a muinter,’ ol
1038]
in Fáthliaig, ‘.i. Aniér Mac Con Glinne do Muimnechaib,
1046] 62 ‘Ba h-amra trá in dísiurt i mbádus ann, .i. secht fichit
1047]
cét sonn sleman sen-shaille imme, & ba h-é cas-draigen boí
1048]
uas chléthi chend-mullaig cacha suind shír-fhota, .i.
1049]
blonoc brothrach bélathi thuirc threbair thaiscelta fria
1050]
fomtin imbualta fri Tuathaib Mescán & Maethal bátar for
1051]
Loch Lemnachta i cocad frisin Fáthliaig. Comla gered friss
1052]
& gerrcend maróci furri. Atom-chuirethar suas dó as mo
1053]
ethar,’ or Mac Con Glinne, ‘co dorus erdaim imdorais in
1054]
dúnaid dianechtair; & gebim bulbing brus-garbán boí for
1055]
mo láim dírig deiss fri h-imdorus in dúnaid anechtair, &
1056]
ticimm bulli de frissin comlaid ngeriud boí co nglass
1057]
maróice furri, & fo-s-cerdimm sechum for fut immdorais
1058]
imechtraig in dúnaid, co ruachtus in prím-chathraig
1059]
mór-glain medhónaig in dúnaid dímóir; & indsmaimm
1060]
mo deich n-ingne corra corcar-glana isin comlaid slemain
1061]
sen-shaille co n-a glass maethla furri, & fo-s-cerdimm
1062]
sechumm & con-ludimm secha.’
1063] 63 ‘Co n-acca trá in doirrseóir. Ba caín delb in óclaig-sin,
1064]
& ba h-é a chomainm .i. Mael Saille mac Maíl Imme meic
1065]
Blongi, co n-a assaib slemna sen-shaille ima bunnu; co
1066]
n-a ochraib do biúd scaiblíne ima lurgnib; co n-a h-inar
1067]
bóshaille irnme; co n-a chriss do lethar fhírésc taris; co
1068]
n-a chochall di thascaid imme; co n-a shecht cornib imme
1069]
i n-a chind (& bátar secht n-immaire do fhír-chainnind in
1070]
cach coraind díb-side fo leth); co n-a shecht n-epislib do
1071]
chaelánu inbi fo a brágait; co n-a shecht mbille do
1091] 64 ‘Osslaicther dún in dísert,’ ol Mac Con Glinne.
1092]
‘A thróig ém,’ or in doirrseóir, ‘tair amuig.’ ‘Co n-acca
1093]
trá, iar ndul anund,’ ol Mac Con Glinne, ‘for mo láim
1094]
chlíi, .i. mogaid in Fháthlega co n-a mbrothar-lumnib
1095]
brothracháin, co n-a mbrothar-chertib boc-brechtáin, co
1096]
n-a sluastib tur-aráin i n-a lámu, ic fochartad in ottraig
1097]
ingerta boí forsin chloch-drochat brechtáin óthá imm
1098]
dorus in tige móir co h-imdorus in dúine inechtair. Co
1099]
n-acca trá do m' láim deiss, .i. in Fáthliaig co n-a dí lámaind
1100]
do lón-charna lán-mhéith bá lámaib ic lér-gním in taige
1101]
lán-immerta do chaelánu imbe ó mullach co talmain.
1102]
Atn-aigim isin cuchtair, co n-acca trá .i. mac ind
1103]
Fháthlega co n-a dubán blongi i n-a láim, co n-a ruaimnig
1104]
do min-scomartaig oige allaid ass, .i. smir a lurgan, co n-a
1117] 65 ‘No-m churther iar sin áitt a mboí in Fáthliaig
1118]
fodessin. ‘Oráit, oráit!’ ol mé friss. ‘I n-anmam maethla,’ or
1119]
sé frim, ‘is olc in féthán féth-shnais fil for h' agaid,’ or in
1120]
Fáthliaig; ‘uchán! is féth galair. At buide do láma, at brecca
1121]
do beóil, at liatha do shúile. Ro fhannaigsetar th' fhéthi,
1122]
at-rachtatar ós t' shúli & ós t' fheóil & ós t' altaib &
1123]
ós t' ingnib. Ro-t tairbirsetar tri mná-uatha & éca &
1124]
gorta-.i. do gobaib gorta galbigi. Ro-t táraill súil ná-t
1125]
athbendach, ro-t táraill tám trom-galair. So-dethbir trá;
1126]
ní féth laíg lilicca lachtmair lessaigthi latt fo lámu dag
1127]
choca, ní féth luirc fola lessaigthi latt acht is féth meic
1128]
mí-altromma fo muich mí-lessaigthi.’’ ‘So-dethbir ón,’ ol
1129]
Mac Con Glinne, ‘atá do thruime mo galair, do therci in
1130]
legis, do accobar na h-ícce.’
1131] 66 ‘Asnéid dam do galar, a laích,’ or in Fáthliaig.
1132]
‘Asnédfit ém,’ ol Mac Con Glinne, ‘indrud mo chredba &
1133]
a ndo-m-gní miffrech mí-gnímach .i. carthain caemna,
1134]
miscais mí-chaemna, mian moch-longthi, min-chirrad m'
1135]
il-blass, cnám carna, bronnud bánbíd. Géri & gorti,
1136]
ítmaire & ithemraige lemm mo chuit fodéin, co ná gaib
1150] 67 ‘Cade-side?’ ol Mac Con Glinne. ‘Ní h-annsa ém,’ or
1151]
in Fáthliaig; ‘dia téis do t' tig innocht, eirg don tiprait d'
1152]
innmad do lám; con-melfi dorni fri détu, & tochosaig cach
1153]
finda fiar foltnide iar n-a chóir do t' fhult. Iar sin, no-t gor
1154]
fri tenid trichemruaid do daroich deirg dírig, nó do ocht
1155]
slisnib uindsend fhásus i fhail airshlébi dú i caccut
1156]
min-gelbuind, hi tellach thirmaide irard airísel, co ra-t gori
1157]
a gríss, ná ro-t losci a lassar, ná ro-t bena a dé. Scarthar
1158]
gemen findach fír-gamna fót fria tenid anair-thuaid & do
1159]
shliss fri colba find-gel ferna saindrud; & toirbired ben
1160]
dian dóit-gel imchialla fhorbaílid 's í sochla so-acallma',
1161] {folio 219a}
's í bél-chorccra banamail, 's í so-beóil socheneóil, 's
1162]
í muincech bratach bretnusach, co mbruach ndub eter dá
1163]
ó a bruit, ná ro fhera brón furri. Teóra muime a h-ordan
1164]
furri; teóra h-aíble sercci & ánel for a h-inchaib, cen fír
1165]
doichle i n-a h-étan. Écosc suairc so-chóir lee; bratt corccra
1166]
coíc-diabulta impe; eó ór-derg i n-a brut; agaid chaín
1167]
fhorlethan lé; rosc glass caín i n-a cind. Dá brá doíle
1178] 68 ‘Tabrad in ingen-sin duit do thrí noí mírend, a Meic
1179]
Con Glinne, corab médithir fri h-og rerchirci cach mír.
1180]
Fo-dos-ceirdi for luaisc luamnig i t' beólu na mírenda, co
1181]
ru-s impóat do shúile i t' chloiceand oca n-ithe. Na h-ocht
1182]
n-orbaind, ní-dos coicéla, a Meic Con Glinne, cia bali a
1183]
dochrat duit: secul, seruán, maelán, ruadán, cruithnecht,
1184]
eórna, fidbach, corca. Ocht mbairgena cacha h-orbaind
1185]
díb-side & ocht n-andlaind cacha bargine, & ocht torsnu
1186]
fria cach n-andland; & médithir fri h-og curri cach mír
1187]
fo-s-cerdi i t' beólu díb.’
1188] 69 {folio 219a.1}‘Cosna corénaib míne millsén duit festa, a
1189]
Meic Con Glinne! Co mucca úra; co lúna hítha; co lúnu
1190]
messi .i. muilt bruithi; cosin tuicsenach so-acallmach
1191]
chosnait na slóig .i. cosin lón-longín bóshaille; cosin
1192]
sercoll socheneóil, co mid; co leiges in chliab-galair .i. sean
1193]
sen-shaille; co tothlugud mbrothcháin .i. sen-gruth;
1194]
co mian ban aentuma .i. lemnacht; co briscén mbanrígna
1195]
.i. cerrbacán; co h-eill fir chélide .i. cuirm; co cunnid
1196]
corgais .i. coilech circe; co h-étan briste .i. brechtán; co
1197]
lám-ar-cách .i. tur-arán; co torrach tellaig .i. tanach; cosin
1198]
mbrúchtaig mbolgaig .i. nua corma; co mian na sacart .i.
1205] 70 ‘Feib no-s turim dam na h-il-biadu, iar sin ordaigis
1206]
dam mo deog mbolgaim: ‘Metríne bec bec nát ro-mór,
1207]
cethri fichit fer-bolcumm deit, a Meic Con Glinne, for na
1208]
biadaib-sin anuas, d' ass ro-thécht, d' ass nát ro-thécht, d'
1209]
ass lebar-thécht, d' ass eter dá thécht, d' ass buide bolcach
1210]
fo-loing in slucud-chocnum, don lomum da-ní in slaim-
1211]
megil rethi oc dul darsin mbrágait sís, co n-aprai in
1212]
bolcum toísech frisin mbolcum ndédenach, ‘For-t-gillim,
1213]
a charr-matraid, i fiadnaise in Dúilemun, cia thís anuas
1214]
regut-sa suas, ar ní thalla ar mataidecht ar ndís isin
1215]
istad-luc-sa.’ In galar no-t gébad de-sin, a Meic Con
1216]
Glinne, cenmothá aen-ghalar, is misse no-t ícfa, .i. galar
1217]
sruthi & dag-daíne, in galar is fherr cach ngalar, in galar is
1218]
fhiú slánti suthain, .i. in buar fodessin.’’
1219]
Ind Aislingthi ind sin anuas, et reliqua.
1220] 71{folio 219a.2} Fri h-airerdacht na h-indisen & fri tuirem na
1221]
mbiad n-imda n-écsamail n-oirerda i fiadnaise in ríg, in
1222]
t-anmunna indligthech ro aittrebastar a n-indib inmedón
1223]
achaib Cathail meic Fhinguine tánic co mboí oc immlige a
1224]
bél fri a chend anechtair. Is amlaid boí in mac légind co
1225]
tenid móir occa istaig. Do-berthí cach staic iar n-urd do na
1226]
stacib frisin tenid, & do-s-bertís iar n-urd co beólu in ríg.
1227]
Tan ann tuccad staic díb co beólu in ríg, & lingis in mac
1228]
mallachtan cor sháid a dí chrob isin staic boí i lláim in
1229]
meic légind, & beris leis dar tellach anund & atn-aig fon
1241] 72 ‘Cíd is nesam dún,’ or Pichán;, ‘i festa?’ ‘Iss asu a
1242]
chách lind,’ ol Mac Con Glinne, ‘berair na slóig & na
1243]
sochaide, ríg & rigna & muintera, éte & alma & indile & a uli
1244]
indmassa óir & argait in dúnaid, dar dún immach.’ Ocus
1245]
at-berait eólaig co nár fárcbad luag cossi {folio 219b} cenbair do
1246]
nach innmas i ríg-imscing móir medónaig in dúnaid acht in
1247]
cori boí imm chend in luin. Ocus iatar in tech fair
1248]
indechtair & adáither cethri tendti dermára sain-chan isin
1249]
tech. In tan boí in tech i n-a thuir thrichemruaid & i n-a
1250]
briaid adbul-móir, lingis in demun i féic in rígthige suas, &
1251]
nír choem in tene ní dó; & saidis forsin taig ba nessa dó.
1252] 73 ‘Maith trá, a fhiru Muman,’ ol Mac Con Glinne, ‘fil
1253]
sund út bar cara; & iadaid bar mbeóla, co ru-s acailler-sa in
1254]
manach n-oibéil ndermitnech út. Maith, a thróig,’ ol Mac
1255]
Con Glinne, ‘déna umalóit dún.’ ‘Do-gén-sa ón,’ or diabul,
1256]
‘ór ní chumgam cen a dénam; uair at fer co rath Dé, co
1257]
n-immad ecnai, co ngéri inntlechta, co lléri umalóti,
1258]
co mian cach maithiusa, co rath in Spiruta sechtaig.
1259]
Am demon-sa aicenta co n-adbar nem-brisc, & indisfet
1260]
mo thindram det-siu. Atám teóra leth-bliadna hi ngin
1261]
Chathail oc admilled Muman & Lethe Moga Nuadat ol
1262]
chena, & dia mbeind teóra leth-bliadna ele, no millfind
1273] 74 ‘Airde na crochi coimdetta uam-sa i t' agaid!’ ol Mac
1274]
Con Glinne, & atn-aig trí tomaid don tshoscéla friss; &
1275]
at-bert in demun, ‘Minbad in mbáin mbic a Cuirrech
1276]
Liffe, do m' debroth fia Dia, a Chathail meic Fhinguine,
1277]
do-s-béraind do chorp i talmain & t' animm a n-iffernn ré
1278]
nómaide anocht.’ Ocus foluamnigis i n-ethiar iar sin la
1279]
muintir iffirnn.
1280]
‘Cid do-géntar ann hi festa, a Meic Con Glinne?’ or
1281]
Pichán. ‘Ní h-annsa,’ ol Mac Con Glinne, ‘lemnacht & imm
1282]
úr, a comberbad tria mhil & a n-ól do nua-dhig don ríg.’
1283]
Do-rigned samlaid. Tuccad cori cét chombruthi do
1284]
loimm lán-berbthi dia shain-ól don ríg, conid hí sáith mór
1285]
dédenach do thomail Cathal iarsan lun in tsáith-sin.
1286]
Déraigther iar sin don ríg for colcid clúm-déraigthi, & aes
1287]
ciúil & airfitig ó etarthráth co h-etrud. Fesiss in rí i n-a
1288]
shuan-torthim chodulta. Fessaiter in rígrad um Pichán feib
1289]
is aíbne & is anórdha bátar riam remi. Cáttu mór & anóir for
1290]
in scolaige leó in adaig-sin. At-berut eólaig (.i. scélaige)
1291]
co mboí in rí teóra láa & teóra h-aidche isin aen
1292]
chodlad-sin. At-berat libair Chorccaige ná boí acht ón
1293]
tráth co 'raile.
1294] 75 At-raig in rí iar n-a bárach & tig a láim dar a agaid, &
1307] 76 Is ann trá tánic Roennu Ressamnach isin tech &
1308]
Cruit-Fhiach a mac & Mael Chiar a ingen, conid ind
1309]
do-s-gní na rundu-sa:
- 1310] 'Do-lluid Manchín, monar nglé,
1311] d' accra for Mac Con Glinne;
1312] is é Manchín melltais de
1313] don chochlín bec boí imme.'- 1314] `Nírb uróil do Chomgán glan(.i. ar mac in drúith)
1315] `(cen co bad uann a bunad')
1316] in cocholl it-chiú co mblad
1317] cémad fhiú trí secht cumal,
1318] cia no beth fo dathaib bran,
1319] ó Chathal, ó ríg Muman.'- 1320] "Nírb oróil lemm uaimm fodén
1321] gémad ór i n-a thairmchéill,
1322] amal no berad fri a réir
1323] is it-berad tria glan-chéill,
1324] is do Chathal is slán céill
1325] in t-erriud do-lluid Manchéin.'
1326]Dolluid M.
77
1332]
Tidnocul cacha cluaisi & cach thengad tuicsinche di
1333]
araile, feib at-chódutar sruthi & senóri & senchaide, feib
1334]
légaither & scríbthar i liubar Chorccaige, feib ro ordaig
1335]
aingel Dé do Mac Con Glinne, feib ro shluind lac Con
1336]
Glinne do Chathal mac Fhinguine & do fheraib .Muman ol
1337]
chena. Ní closti ní bes dogra; bat chomga bliadna da cach
1338]
aen at-chuala. Atát deich prím-ratha fichet forsin sceól-sa,
1339]
& is lór uathad díb for desmberecht. In lánomain dia
1340]
n-indisfither i cét-adaig ni scérat cen comorba; ní bet i
1341]
terca bíd nó étaig. In tech nua do chét-sceól, ní bérthar
1342]
marb ass, níba terc mbíd nó étaig, ní loisc tene. In rí
1343]
dia n-aisnéther ré cath nó comrac, a mbuaid laiss. Oc
1344]
taisselbad lenda, oc biathad fhlatha, oc gabáil
orbai &
1345]
athardha, in scél-sa do aissnéis. Is é lóg aisnéssi in
1346]
sceóil-sea, bó brecc-fhind h-ó-derg, léne do nua-lín, brat
1347]
longain lómair co n-a delg, ó ríg & ó rígain, hó lánamnaib, ó
1348]
maeraib, ó fhlathib, dont-í chuimgess a fhaissnéis & a
1349]
indisse dóib.
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