3 ‘POPULUS qui sedebat in tenibris uidit lucem magnam’ (Is. 9:2, Mt. 4:16) .i. in pobul 4 dessidh i n-dorchaibh at-connairc soillse móir, et in foireann ro bui i 5 bh-foscudh báis fuarutar soillsi dia tainig a n-inshorcugud. IN Spirut Naemh 6 immorro, an Spirut as uaisli cech spirut, in Spirut do-rinfidh ⁊ ro thecuisc 7 in eclais ceachtardhai, petarlaice ⁊ nu-fhiadhnaisi, o rath h-ecnai ⁊ fhaitsine, IS 8 h-e in spirut sin ro raidh na briathra-so ⚑tria gin in prím-fatha Ysaias mic Amois, 9  de cuius laude loquitur Hieronymus⚐ dicens: ‘Potius dicendus est propheta 10 quam euangelista’ (). IS dia molad sidhe at-beir Cirine faidh conadh cora 11 suiscelaigthe do radha friss ina faidh, ara foillsi ⁊ ara imchuibhdhe frisin nua-fiadnaise12 ro innis scela Crist ⁊ na h-ecailsi noeimhe, cuna budh doig la nech 13 cu m-badh taircetul ro-fhet etar do neth, acht aisneis ret rem-thechtach 14 cena iar bh-forbhthiugud in gníma.

15 Oen didiu dia taircetluib foillsigthib inni it-fiadhar sunn tria aisneis 16 sechmadachte. ‘Populus qui sedebat in tenebris uidit lucem magnam’ (Is. 9:2, Mt. 4:16). IN 17 pobul didiu dessidh i n-dorchaibh at-connairc soillsi moir. IS e didiu leth 18 atoibe in n-aisneis-sea lasin bh-faidh cu du i n-debairt remhe in suiscelaigthe 19 cetnai: ‘primo tempore eleuata est terra Stabulon et terra Neptalim’ (Is. 9:1). 20 Tainic didiu la h-athnuadhugud na h-aimsire gloiri mhor ⁊ indocbail do treib 21 Zabulon ⁊ do treibh Neptalim. Conudh for slicht na h-aisnesean-sin at-beir: 22 “Populus qui” et cetera. IN popul deissidh i n-dorchaibh. Madh iar sdair 42rb23  cipinnus popul Israel sin ro boi i n- dorchata na daeiri la h-Asardhaibh.24  At-connairc soillsi na taithchreca don daeiri-sin .i. Estras ⁊ Nemias ⁊ Iosue ⁊ 25 Zorbobel. Madh iar sians immorro is e popul it- berur sunn, popul na 26 n-gennte ro bui a n-dorchaib aineoluis ic adhradh idhal ⁊ arracht, cu ro arthraigh27  in fhir-shoillsi dhoibh .i. Íssu Crist cona apsalaib, air bui dorchata mhor for 28 cridhib na n-gennte cein co ro scail grian na firinne .i. Íssu Crist a ruithne fo29  ceathra h-airdib in domain dia inshorchugud.

30 Oen iarum dona ruithnibh ro eisreid grian na firinne isin n- domun-sa, in 31 ruithen ⁊ in lasair ⁊ in lia loghmhar ⁊ in lochrand lainderdha ro shoillsigh p.2 32 iarthar in bhetha, inti uasal dia ta lith ⁊ foraithmet a n-ecmhong na ree-sea 33 ⁊ na h-aimsire .i. noemh Patraic mac Calprainn, aird-esbul iarthair domuin, 34 athair bathais ⁊ creitmhe bh- fer n-Erenn.

35 IS ann iarum cheleabrait lucht na h-ecailsi lith ⁊ foraithmhet inti noem 36 Patraic, ⁊ innister ni dia fertuibh ⁊ mhirbhuilib i ndh-ecalsaib na Cristaidi, 37 isin séssed la dec Kl. April arai laithe mis grene isin bliadain i tam cipinnus, in 38 margreit ⁊ in leg loghmhar isa lithlaithe so .i. sanctus Patricius episcopus.

39 Ad-fiadhat ind eolaig ba do Iudaidib dho iar m-bunadus, air is follus 40 as na mirbhuilib do-rinne Dia air-sium conad do clainn Israel dó, air is 41 dibh ro batar Iudaidi arcena; air in tan tucad in digal la Tit ⁊ Vespesan 42 ro h-esreideth Iudaidi fon m-bith ⁊ tainic a chinél bunaidh-sium Phatraic cu 43 Bretnu, ⁊ do-gabhadh foirb leo ann, uair at-fet Patraic fein sin i n-aroili leabur 44 dia epistlibh: ‘Nos dispersi sumus per multas regiones terrarum propter 45 peccata nostra eo quod Domini praecepta et mandata eius non custodiuimus’ (cf. Conf. 1). 46 Cunad don eisreideth-sin do-rocht a chenel bunaidh-sium cu Bretnu.

47 Patraic didiu do Bretnaib Al Cluaide a athair, Poduig deochain a shenathair, 48 Conches ainm a mhathar, ingen Ochmais do Frangaib 42va ⁊ 49 siur do Mhartan h- í, ⁊ i Nemhtor ro ghenair, ⁊ in leac fors ro genair in tan 50 do-berar lugha n-eithig foithi do-fussim uisqui amal bhidh oc caíneadh in 51 gu fhoircill. Madh fir immorro in lugha tairisidh in cloch 'na h- aicnidh fein.

52 Ceit fhirt Patraic inso ⁊ a m-broinn a mháthar do-roine .i. mac righ 53 Breatan tainic co h-airm i m-bui in ben, co ro innail si dho ⁊ ro ghabh greim eisdi: 54 co tuc a shetich-siumh dig neme do Chochmais tria ét, co nus-ibh, cu ro ghab55  Patraic in neim ina ghlaic, ⁊ do- righne cloich di ina laimh, conidh amhlaid sin 56 rucadh-sum. Ro morad ainm De ⁊ Patraic de sin.

57 O ro ghenair didiu Patraic rucadh dia bhaithius cusin mac n-dall claireinech, 58 Gornias a ainm, et ni bui usce oca as a n-dingned in bathius, cu tard 59 sigin na croichi do laim na nuidhin tarsin talmain cur' mebaidh topur as; 60 ⁊ nighidh Gornias a einech assin topur, ⁊ ro errslaic a ruscu dho; ⁊ ro 61 erlegh in m-baithius, inti na ro fhoghlaim litir riam. Do- rine Dia tra firt 62 treda annsin .i. topar as in talmain ⁊ a rusca don doll ⁊ airleghiunn uird in 63 bhaithis donti nach faca litir riamh. Ro fothaiged immorro eclais forsin 64 topar sin in ro baistedh Patraic, ocus is ann ita an topar oc unn altoir, ⁊ 65 techtaidh fuath na croichi, amal it-fiadhat ind eolaig.

66 Ron-gabh dano siur a mháthar ind altramh, áir ba h-aimrit h-i fein. p.3 67 Ro n-alt iarum Patraic i Nemptor cur' bhó gilla, et is lia a tuirium ⁊ a ais- neis a 68 n-do-rindi Dia do fertuibh ⁊ mhírbhuilib aire ina naidin ⁊ ina gillaighecht; 69 ár bui rath Dé 'na comuidecht in cech aeis.

70 Fect didiu do Phatraic a tigh a muime a n-aimsir gheimrid do-thoet tola 71 mor ⁊ linad usce forsin n-árus i rabutar, cur' bhaidh in tene, cu m-batar na 72 leastra ⁊ fointreabh an tighi for snamh. Ro chai-sium dano for a mhuime, 73 oc cuinghidh bhidh amal is bes do noidinuibh. “Ni h-e sin snim fil oruinn”, ol 74 in muime. “Dous-fuil didiu ní is toisechu dhuin inas biadh do denumh 75 duit-si, áir ni beo cidh in tene”. O ra-chuala Pátraic sin, ro cuinnig loc isin tigh 76 in bhail nach rainic in t-uisqui, ⁊ ro thum a laimh isin n-uisqui. Na coic 77 banna iarum do-bruinndis as a meruib batar cóic oeible teined fo cétoir. 42vb78  Ro las didiu in tene, ⁊ ní ro arthraigh in t-usce iar sin. Ro mórad ainm De ⁊ 79 Pátraic don moir-mirbuil-sin.

80 Fecht a n-aimsir geimrid con-aitecht a muime brosna connaidh cur' 81 tinoil lan a urtlaig do phisibh oighridh, ⁊ tuc lais dia thig co a muime. 82 “Ro bad fhearr dhún”, ol a muime, “brosna connaid chrin do thabairt diar 83 n-gorad inas a tucuis”. As-bert-som fria muime: “Creit-si conad sochma do 84 Dhia cu ro lasat na pisi amal crinach”. Amal ro suidhighed forsin teinid 85 ro lassat fo cétoir {⬌}

86 Feacht do Phatraic ⁊ da shiair Lupait oc ingaire caerach. Atn-aigset87  na h-uain cu h-opunn, amal ba bes doibh, docum a maithrech do ól lomma. 88 O 't-connuic Pátraic ⁊ a shiúr in ni-sin, ro reithset co dian dia terpadh. Ad-rochair 89 an ingen, ⁊ ro ben a cenn fria cloich cur' bo comhfhocus bas di. Luidh 90 Pátraic dia saigid cu tard airrdhi na croichi tarsin crecht, ⁊ ba slan fo cétair.

91 Feacht aili do Pátraic oc na caeirib co ruc in cu allaid chaeirig uadh, cu ro 92 chairig a muime gu mor. Luid didiu in cu arabháruch cusin maigin cétna,93  ⁊ in chúra imlan leis; et fa h-ingnad in ní-sin .i. aisec a fiaclaib in con allaid 94 immon m-biadh n-gnáhach. Morthar ainm Dé ⁊ Pátraic de sin.

95 Feacht ann luid a mhuime-sium do bleagun a bó. Luid-sium do ol dighi 96 leamhnachta lé. Dasachtaighter immorro im boin isin m- buaili .i. Demon 97 do-chuaidh innti, ⁊ do-beir a h-adharc isin m-boin ba nesa dhi ⁊ nos-marbhann. 98 Ro marbh dono .v. bú ba dech isinn indis, ⁊ luidh iar sin isin n-dithreibh. 99 Teid iarum an noem .i. Sucait, tre comairle in Spirta Noeim docum na .v. 100 m-bo, ⁊ dos-fuisigh iat a b-bas. Bennachais in m-boin n- dasachtaig ucut, ⁊ ba 101 cennuis iar sin amal chaeirig.

102 Bui dal mhor la Breatnu. Luidh-sium don dail-sin la aidi ⁊ laa muime. 103 Tecmaing tra co n-erbailt a aite isin dail-sin. Ro shochtsat na h-uili dhe sin, 104 ⁊ ro chiset a comnesomh, ⁊ ro chí a com- mam, ⁊ adubairt: “A gilli, cidh 105 umar' leicis h-imarchoirthidh do ec”? Luid iar sin Patraic docum a aidi ⁊ 106 do-rad a lama ima bragait 42vb ⁊ at-bert fris: “Eirigh co n-dighsium 107 asso”. At-raigh fo cétoir la breithir Patraic ⁊ ruc for a muin dia thig inní Patraic.

108 Feacht n-aill do-bertis meic beca in phuirt mil dia maitribh as na miltenaibh. 109 Co n-debairt a muime fris- sium: “Ni thabraisi mil dam-sa, a meic, 110 amal do-bearuit meic in baili dia maithribh”. Teit-sium iarumh docum in 111 uisqui, ⁊ leastar lais, ⁊ senais an t-uisqui cur' bo mil, ⁊ co n-dernta cretre 112 don mhil-sin, ⁊ no icad cech teidm.

113 Feacht ann at-bath lenam alaile bannscaile no cungnadh la muime 114 Patraic ic bleagun a bo. As-bert iarum muime Patraic: “Tuc lat do mac 115 inniu isin n-innis feib no berthea cech dia”. Do-ghní samlaid. A m-batar 116 iarum na mna oc on bleagun, ⁊ in mac marbh for lar na buaile, do-breath 117 a mhuime leamlacht do Patraic ⁊ is-bert fris: “Gairm cucatt in mac aile 118 co n-eisbhiudh comaidh friut”. “Táre, a naidhiu”, oul se, “ille”! At-racht fo cedair 119 in mac a bas la togairm Patraic co n- eisbetar commaid iarum. Ro morad 120 ainm De ⁊ Pátraic de sin.

121 Feacht aili do-chuaidh rechtaire in righ da fhuacra for Patraic ⁊ for a 122 muime co n-dighsitis do glanad theallaig in righ-thigi i n-Al Cluaide. Teit 123 iarum Pátraic ⁊ a muime, co tainic in t-aingeal co Pátraic, co n- debairt fris: 124 “Guidh in Coimdhi, ⁊ ni ba h- eicin duit ind obar-sin cu brath”. Glanais in 125 t-aingel in teallach iar sin, ⁊ at-beir ce no loiscthea a bh-fil do chonnudh i 126 m-Bretnaib isin tealluch ni bheth luaithne arnabharach ann, ⁊ comuillter fos sin.

127 Feacht aile didiu do-luidh rechtuiri in righ do chuinghidh chisa grotha 128 ⁊ imme co muime Patraic, ⁊ ní raibhi aici ní do- berad ind isin gaimredh. 129 IS and sin do-righne Pátraic gruth ⁊ imm don t-snechta co rugad don righ, 130 ⁊ o ro taisilbhadh don righ ro soadh a n-aicned snechta doridisi. Ro maithedh 131 iar sin do Phatraic on righ in cis-sin.

132 Becc tra de mhor annso do mac-fertuibh inni noem Pátraic.

133 IS h-e tra tuirthiudh toid- hechta Pátraic docum n-Eirenn. Batar .iiii. 134 meic rig Bretan for longius. Rancatar 43rb cu n-dernsat orcuin i nn- 135 Urmarc Leathu, ⁊ do-recmaing lucht do Bretnaib Al Cluaidhi for turus p.5 136 n-Urmarc Lethu in tan-sin, ⁊ ro h-orta isin orcuin sin. Ro h-ort ann cetamus137  Calpurnus mac Potaidhe athair Patraic ⁊ a máthair .i. Conces. Ro ghabhsat 138 Pátraic ⁊ a dhi siair .i. Lupait ⁊ Tigris. IS ed didiu leth lotar meic rig 139 Bretan, timcill Eirenn atuaidh, cu ro rensat ini Patraic fri Miliuc mac h-ui 140 Bhuain cona triur brathar. Ba h-esidhe ri Dal n-Aruidhi, et ro rensat a shiair 141 leth n-aili ⁊ ni ma-fitir daibh. Ba de tra ro lil- sium in t-ainm as Cothruighi 142 ar foghnum do cethrar muinntire.

143 Bai tra do dhichracht in fhoghnuma i m-bai Pátraic co toimniudh cechae 144 dona cetheora muinteruib dia bh-foghnad cumad do a oenar foighneth, et 145 bai gidh in anmcairdine ele fair-sium .i. cét slectain matan ⁊ cét fescor ⁊ 146 oen-proind on trath co araili.

147 Batar didiu .iiii. h-anmanna fair .i. Sucait a ainm o thuistidhibh: 148 Cothraighi dia m- bui ic foghnum do cheathrar: Magonius oc German: 149 Patricius .i. athair na caitherdha, a ainm la Selistinus .i. comarba Petuir

150 O 't-connuic Míliuc gur' bo mogh irisiuch, ro cennuigh on triur aili cu 151 fognadh dó a oenar, ⁊ ro fhoghain fo bes na n-Ebraidhi fria re .iiii. 152 m-bliadne, uair ba deithber dhó iar n-aili genealaig; et iss ed ro h-erbadh do, 153 ingaire muc; ⁊ ro cesair mór n-imned i n-ditribh Slébi Mis, amail it-fet fein 154 i liubar a eipistlech.

155 IS lia tra tuiriumh ⁊ aisneis a n-do-roine Dia air-sium isin ditribh. 156 IS ann sin don-athuiged-som Victor aingel ⁊ no fhorchanad im ord n-ernaigthi. 157 Tictís dono chuici-sium meic ⁊ ingena Milcon cona cnamat do, ⁊ nos-forchanadh158  im chrabud cristaidi do reir forcetuil in aingil.

159 IS inn inbaidh-sin it-connaic Miliuc fís .i. Cothraighi do thuidhecht cuca, 160 ⁊ lasair theined as a ghion, cu ro lái-seom uadh in teinid na ro loiscedh, ⁊ 161 ro loiscc a meic ⁊ a ingina comdar luaithred, ⁊ ro h-esreided a luaith fo Eirinn. 162 Ruc iarum Cotraigi breith 43va forsin n-aisling, ⁊ at-bert ba h-e tene in 163 raith diadha asa coimlaifed uad-sum iardain co Miliuc, ⁊ ni creitfedh do. 164 No loiscfed immorro pectha a mac ⁊ a ingen, ⁊ no creitfitis, ⁊ bidh irdraicc 165 a n-ainm fo Eirinn.

166 I n-araili aidchi didiu isin du sin ro- cuala guth in aingil, ⁊ at-bert fris 167 i fis: ‘Bene, serue Dei, ieiunas et oras, et cito exiturus eris ad patriam tuam’ (). 168 Ro comhfhaicsigh tra aimsir fuaslaicthi Patraic a daire, air no clechtatais na 169 gennte soerad a moga cecha sechtmad bliadne. Ro imraidh iarum Miliuc 170 cinnus no fhastfadh a mhogad ocai .i. Patraic. Crenaidh didiu chumhail p.6 171 .i. Lupait siur Patraic. Dos-bert Miliuc dia mhogaid. Ro tinoiltea i teach 172 fo leth aidhche a m-baindsi. IS annsen ro pritchai Pátraic don cumail cu 173 ro thocaitetar in aidhchi oc ernaigthi. ISin maduin iarnamharach at-connuic 174 Pátraic in gelchrecht i n-dreich na cumaile, cu ro fhiafraigh fochunn in crechta. 175 As-bert in cumal: “In tan ro bhasa i Nemptor i m-Bretnaib rot- ecmaing gur' ben 176 mu cheann re cloich gur' bho comfhocus bas damh. O at- connaic mu brathair 177 Sucait in crecht do-rat airrdhe na croiche cona laimh tar mo cenn, 178 ⁊ ro h-ictha fo cétoir”. Ro raidh Pátraic: “Misi do brathair, ⁊ is me rot-íc, ⁊ 179 is trocaire De fo-dera ar n-accomal doridhisi iarnar n- esreideadh”. Ro ghniset 180 iar sin atlaigi buidhi do Dhia, ⁊ do-cuatar isin n- dithrub iar sin.

181 O ro bui Pátraic isin dithrub at- cuala guth in aingil ica radh: “IS fuiridhe 182 didiu in long co n-dighi-sa innti cusin n-Eatail do fhogluim na screptra noime”. 183 IS ed ro raidh Pátraic frisin aingel: “In duine dia bh-foghnaim-si fria re .uii. 184 m-bliadne ni fharcabh-sa h-e cen a airle dam”. IS-pert didiu in t-aingel: “Eirc-si 185 co bh-fesair”. Do-roine Pátraic amlaid sin. As-bert Miliuc na comarleicfeadh 186 muna thardad tallann oir dia chinn. “IS tualang Dia cidh eadh on”, ol 187 Pátraic. Do-riacht Pátraic isin dítreibh ⁊ at-cuaidh don aingel briathra 188 Milcon. At-bert in t-aingel fris du i tat Foillichta in Aingil: “Coimhet-sa 189 amarach araili torc ic claidhi in talman, ⁊ do- cuirfea bruth oir dhuit ass, ⁊ 190 tabhuir ar do shaeire”. Ro comailled amlaid ⁊ ro leicedh 43vb Sucait 191 do imthecht soer iar sin. Aithrech immorro la Milcoin deonugud dia192  mhogad imthecht, ⁊ fuid- hius a muinntir 'na dhegaid dia thabairt for culai; 193 sech ni tharra-sum Patraic ⁊ ni tharraid in t-or ar n-impod.

194 Luid didiu Patraic i crich h-Ua Neill for aighidhecht co Sein Chianan. 195 Is h-e ro fheall fair. Rod-rir ar chaire n-umai. Suidhighidh a coiri for fraighidh196  a theghduisi co ro lensat a lamha don choire iar sin. Luidh a ben dia chabair. 197 Ro leansat a lamha-sidhe don coire. Luidh in mhuinnter uili cusin coiri, ⁊ 198 ro leansat a lamha uili don coiri, ⁊ ro lean in coiri don froigid. IS annsin 199 ro raidhset: “Is mogh righ mhor-chumhachtaig ro rensam. Gairmter duin200  doridisi”. Do-lluidh Pátraic iar sin cuca, ⁊ do-lleic a l-lamha dhoibh trena 201 n-aitrighi, ⁊ ro laiset in coire for culai.

202 Luid Pátraic iar sin la Gulla for muir ⁊ dus-fobair ainbhthine moir. 203 Ro ghuidh Pátraic a Dhia leo ⁊ ba raeithinach in muir. IAr n-gabail tiri 204 dóib do bhatar tredenus i nd-oine iar scithlim a l- loin. Guidhset Pátraic iarum 205 im cuinghidh bídh doibh co Dia. IAr sin do-rat Dia dhoibh muic n-uir p.7 206 fhonaithi, et do-breath mil choillidi do Pátraic amal Iohain Babtaist. 207 Scarais friu-saidhe ⁊ do-lluidh co Nemptor. O rainic iarum a athardha 208 ro ghuidhset h-e im anad acu, ocus ni frith uadh, uair cech tan at-codlad 209 indar lais ba h-i inis na n-Gaeidel at-ceth co cluineth claiscetul na macraidi 210 o Chaill Fochlad.

211 Do-luidh didiu tar Muir n-Icht i n- airrterdeiscirt na h-Etailli docum Germain212  .i. sai-eascop na h-Eorpa uili in tan-sin, cu ro legh in canoin n- eclusdai lais.

213 DO-LUIDH co Martan iar sin cu Torinis, cu tart berrad manaig fair.

214 .XXX. bliadne didiu a aoes in tan ro- siacht gu German, xxx. bliadne oc 215 foghlaim oca iarum, ⁊ xl. bliadne ic proicept a n-Eirinn.

216 Ro fhaidh German iar sin inhí Patraic do Roimh do airidin graidh 217 espoic fair, ⁊ senoir sruith lais .i. Egedius prespiter, dia theastugud fiadh218  Romanchu.

219 Luidh iarum for muir, nonbur a lin, co rala an innsi cu n-fhaca in tech nua 44ra220  ⁊ lanamain ann; ⁊ at-bert frisin oclach bui isin tigh, cia fot ro batar221  annsin. “O aimsir Íssu”, ar se, “⁊ is e ron-bennach conar tegduis, ⁊ bemait222  amlaid co brath, et timarnai Dia duit- si”, ol in t-oclach, “dul do proicept i tír223  n-Gaeidel, et for- fhacaibh Íssu bhacaill lindi dia tabhairt duit- si”. Do-breat 224 iarum Patraic bachaill Íssu leis, ⁊ do-luidh co Germán for cula. As- pert 225 Victor fris. “Timarnai Dia doit-si dul do proicept i tir Ghoidel”. “Dia 226 cloisinn dam”, ol Pátraic, {⬌}ad dó no raguinn. “Tair-si”, ol 227 Victor, “dia acallaim- seom i Sliab Herimon”.

228 LUID Pátraic iar sin, ⁊ ron- ecain fri Dia dúrcraidhitaid na n- Gaoidel. 229 As-pert Dia: “Biat-sa”, ol se, “oc furtacht duid”.

230 LUID iarum Pátraic do Roim co ro-et gradh esbuic o comarba Petair .i. 231 Selestinus .xl.ú. o Phetur. IS e ro fhaidh Palladiam espuc docum n-Eirenn, 232 acht ni ro gabhsat Gaeidil a proicept-side, ár ni dó ro cinn Dia a comhshódh, 233 acht is do Patraic. Luidh iarum Palladius for cula co n-erbailt a m-Bretnaib. 234 Luidhset a caeimthechtaidhi co Roim.

235 IN tan luidh Pátraic fo gradh n-espuic is ann do-breth in t-ainm is Patricius 236 fair. Do-radad grad for Pátraic iar sin o German ⁊ o Shelistinus ⁊ 237 ó Mhatha o righ Romhan. IN tan tra ro bas occ tabuirt graid espuic fair 238 ro freacairset na teora classai .i. class muinteri nime ⁊ class na Romanach ⁊ 239 class macraidhi Cailli Fochlaid. Et is ed ro cansad uile: “Ibernienses omnes p.8 240 clamant ad te puer” (cf Conf. 71). Ro fhaidh didiu comarba Petair inhí Pátraic do proicept 241 do Ghaeideluib.

242 A m-bai Pátraic for muir ic ascnamh docum n-Eirenn co n-acai an clamh 243 forsin carraic oc cuinchidh inaidh ar Dia isin curach. IS ann sin rola Pátraic 244 a leic isin muir resin clam, acht in tan do-rochtatar Eirinn fuaratar in lec 245 ara cind isin purt.

246 Luidh iarum Pátraic co n-geibh Innber De i Crich Cualunn, ⁊ nibdar 247 failtigh na h-iascaire fris. IS ann sin do-rad-sum breithir forsin n-innbhir 248 cu nach biadh torad ann cu brath. Et is e thainic a n-agaid Patraic .i. Sínell 249 mac Finnchada. Is h-e cedna fer do-chreid 44rb do Dhia ⁊ do Pátraic. 250 Et facbhuidh bennachtuin fair ⁊ for a shil.

251 .XL. bliadne on ló tainic Pátraic a n-Eirinn co la a etseachtai.

252 Fo-cerd a luing iar sin sech Eirinn soir co h-Inis Pátraic. Luid i tír.

253 Aroet araili fer for áighidecht i suide ⁊ creitis dó. Luidh Pátraic cum 254 a luingi d' acallam Laeghairi co Temhraig. Ro imir as-sidhe co h-Innber na 255 m-Barc, ⁊ do-gní aoighidhecht a tigh fhir mhaith annsin. Sescnech a ainm. 256 Pritchaid Pátraic breithir n-De dhó, ⁊ creidid do Dia ⁊ do Pátraic. Baister 257 h-e iarum. Bai mac bec aigi. Ro toltnaigh-sidhe do Patraic ⁊ ro char gu mor 258 intí Pátraic. Gabhuis in mac cos Pátraic 'na ucht, ⁊ ní r' aemh codlud le 259 a máthair na a athair in aidhchi sin, acht ba toirrsech ⁊ no chaifedh muna 260 leicthi i fochair Pátraic h-e. Ar madain immorro, in tan do-chuaidh Pátraic do 261 imthecht fora set, tucad a carpat cuice. Cuiris Pátraic a chois isin carbat. 262 Iadhaidh in mac bec a dhi laimh im chois Pátraic, ⁊ is ed ro raid: “Rom-leicid 263 aroen fria Pátraic, ár is e Pátraic m' athair dileas”. Do-raidh Patraic: “Baistter 264 in mac ⁊ do-berur isin carbut”. Co n-ebert Pátraic iardain: “Bidh comarba 265 dam-sa in mac-sin”. Et do-breth Pátraic ainm fair, Benignus .i. Benén.

266 Teit iar sin a coeimthecht Pátraic co Ferta bh-Fer bh-Feic i Muig Breg 267 adaig chasc. IS annsin ro celeabair Pátraic ord na casc, ⁊ adaiter tene 268 cosecartha acu do oifreann. Ba h-i sin aidhchi fhele Laeghuiri meic Neill, 269 ár ro gnithea la Laeguiri feil a gene do gres gacha bliadne i Temraig Breg, ⁊ 270 ni lamhtha la Laeguiri tene d' fatudh in Erinn resiu no h-aduighthea tene 271 lais-sium i Temraig.

272 IS annsin ro mhallach Pátraic Innber n-Domnann ⁊ Innber n-De, ⁊ 273 ro bennach Innber m-Boinne ar fuair iasc ann.

274 LUIDH iar sin co h-Innber Slainghe cu ro fholuigh a lunga isin du-sin. p.9 275 Conidh ann do fhuair mucaid Dichon meic Trechimh, bhail ita Sabull 276 Patraic inniu, co n-ecidh dia thigerna. Luidh Dichu co n-greis a choin fona 277 clerchiu. IS ann sin do ghab Pátraic in fersa: ‘Ne tradas bestis animam 278 confitentium tibi’ (cf. 1 Kings 13:4) et cetera. IAr sin sochtais in cu ⁊ ni ro urchoidig doibh. 279 O 't-connaic Dichú inhi Pátraic ro fhuasluicc a claidhiub dia orcain. Seacais 280 a laim os a cinn 44va acedoir, cu n-derna atach Patraic ⁊ ron-gabh congain 281 cridi, ⁊ ro creit, ⁊ ron-baist Patraic iar sin, conid h-e tóisech ro ghab baisde ⁊ 282 creidium la h-Ulltu o Pátraic. IS annsin ro idbair Dichu do Pátraic in 283 Sabull. Senoir immorro Dichu in tan-sin. Do-rat Pátraic a rogha dó, a 284 athnuaideged i n-aeis trichtaigi nó a dhul i flaith nime fo cétoir. “IS ferr leam” 285 ol se, “mo athnuaigeded ind aes trichtaig”. Bendachais Pátraic Díchoin 286 gu n-deachaid i n-oitiud as a h-aithli.

287 Feacht do Pátraic isin t-Sabull oc oifreann. Luidh araili drai sech in 288 eaclais. Fo-cerd a eachlaisc dar senistir na h-ecailsi isin coileach. Sluicid 289 in talam in drai fo cétoir.

290 LUID Pátraic do proicept do Miliuc mac h-ui Bhuáin, ⁊ ór lais ar gabail 291 in chreidme uadh, áir ro-fhidir cur' bhó sanntach um crudh ⁊ um ór h-e 292 do sunnraid. O 't-cuala Miliuc Pátraic do techt cuigi nir' bo failid dhe, ar ba 293 meabhul lais creidium dia mogh ⁊ dia fhogantaidh. IS i didiu comairli 294 ro aslag Demon fair .i. tene do tabairt fair ina thigh bodein, cu ro loisced ann 295 ⁊ co n-dechaid dochum n-ithfirn. Ro foillsiged do Pátraic inní-sin, ⁊ is ed296  ro raidh: “Ní bia rí na righdamhna uadh, ⁊ is ac foghnum dhaine ele bias 297 a shil ⁊ a seimeth do gres, ⁊ ni tharga a ainim a h-ifirn cu bráth na iar m-brath”.

298 IS i sin aimser do-rala ri feochair for Eirinn .i. Laeghaire mac Neill. 299 IS ann didiu bai a shosad ⁊ a greim rigda i Temraig. Teora bliadni re 300 tuidhecht do Pátraic i nn-Eirinn ro terchansat na druidhi a taidhecht301  .i. Luccatmhael ⁊ Luccra. Et is ed ro raidhset:

1. 302 Ticcfat tailcinn tar muir meirceann,303 
   a m-bruit .i. a cocaill oifrind toillceann,304 
   a crainn .i. a m-bachla croimcenn,305 
   a miasa .i. a n-altoire a n-airrther a tigi,306 
   friscerat uile amen.

307 IAr sin is-pert Pátraic ria Dichoin: “Eirg uaim”, ar se, “co Laegairi mac 308 Neill co n-ebre mo aithiusc fris, cu rabh flaith ⁊ eclais isin tir”. “Dia n-deochus-sa p.10 309 cu Laeguiri”, ol Dichu, “itat .ix. n-geill dam-sa occa i Temraig. Muirbhfiter 310 mo geill ⁊ nom-muirbfiter fein in lín raghat.” “Ternaife-sa fein ⁊ ternaifeat 311 do geill 44vb {⬌}sum{⬌}mdid{⬌}ge {⬌}gingu terno”, ol Dichu, 312 “ragat ar do bennachtain”. Luidh iarum Dichu co Temhraig. “IS e tra in 313 fer”, ol Laeguiri, “ceta ro creit don Tailcenn ria feru Eirenn. Beridh”, ol se, 314 “in fer-so a n-aen-tech re giallu, ⁊ tarduidh biadh saillti doibh ⁊ na tardaid 315 digh”. Do-ronad samlaid. Dosn-ainic {⬌} macdhacht ⁊ do-breath 316 drolmhuigh fhina dhóib {⬌}ae Pátraic ⁊ {⬌} dáil doib ⁊ do-breth soillsi 317 {⬌} doibh {⬌}. Dosn- ainic cleirech cu casal lin uime ⁊ tall na glasa ⁊ na slabhrada 318 dib, ⁊ tuc a n-eochu do ba for lár in lis ina srianuibh, ⁊ ro oslaic doirrsea 319 na Temrach reompa. Leangait iar sin for a n-eochu ⁊ ti {⬌} co Pátraic i tir 320 n-Ulad. At-fet iarum Dichu a scel do Pátraic. “IS doigh”, ol Pátraic, “ní icfut 321 fáithe nait fir fessa in fer-sin co rissa fein”.

322 O ro comfocsig sollumun na casc ro midir Pátraic nach raibhi baili in bud 323 cora dhoib ard-shollumun na bliadne do cheileabrad ina i Muig Bregh baile i m-bui 324 cenn druidechta ⁊ idlachta na h-Eirenn , ⁊ i n-ard-dingna na h-Eirenn .i. i Temraig.

325 Ro cheleabair do Dhichoin, ⁊ do-rad a luing for muir, ⁊ luidh co h-Indber 326 Colptha ⁊ co Ferta b-Fer b-Feic for tir, ⁊ saidhidh a phubull ann, ⁊ ro beanad 327 in tene chascda coisecarta lais. Ba h-i sin aimser no ceileabraitis na gennte 328 in t-sollomun-sin, ⁊ ba geis do righ Temhra tene d' fatud re teinid na Temrach 329 in adaig-sin. Ni fhidir didiu Pátraic in geis-sin, ⁊ cia ro-fesadh ni tairmiscfed. 330 A m-batar ann lucht na Temhra co bh-facatar in tenid ro atta Pátraic, air 331 ro soillsigh Mag m-Breg uile. Ro raidh in ri didiu: “Is coll cana ⁊ gesi dham sud,332  ⁊ finnta dhun cia do-rine in tene ut”. “At-ciam in tene”, bhar na druidhe “⁊ 333 ra-fhetamar in aidhche a n-dernad h-i acht mina didbhuigther re maduin ni 334 baithfiter co brath”. Ro gab ferg in ri iar sin, ⁊ ro h-innled a carpat do, ⁊ do-dechaid 335 co Ferta b-Fer bh-Feic. Do raidset na druid fria Laeghaire: “Na h-eirc-si 336 cusna fira ucut air do-ragat-som cucat”. Do-deochaid didiu Pátraic cu h-airm i m- bui Laeghaire. At-bert Laeghaire. {⬌}

337 Luidh iarum Pátraic co Sith n-Aeda et ro bennach Conall 338 ⁊ Fergus a mac. IS annsin do {⬌} ar a lamha for cenn an meic. Ingnad 339 la Conoll inni-sin. As-bert Pátraic:

1. 340 Gignidh macan dia fine,341 
   bidh sai, bidh faidh, bidh file,342 
   inmhain lespaire glan glé,343 
   nat ebera imarbhe.

344 Colomb Cille mac Feilimthe insin.

345 Ro bennuch Pátraic didiu Conull mac Neill ⁊ a cenel, ⁊ for-fácuibh 346 bennacht for a n-dáinibh ⁊ for a n- innberuibh ⁊ for a ceallaib.

347 LUIDH Pátraic i Tir n-Eogain ⁊ as-bert fria muntir “Fomnid nach 348 for-tair in leo uathmhar .i. Eogan mac Neill”. IM-atarraidh doib frisin set .i. 349 Muiredach mac Eogain ro bui i tosach luirc na n-occ, Sechnall immorro do-bhui 350 i n-dereth luirc na clérech. IS ann as-bert Sechnall fria Muiredach. “Rat-fia 351 a logh leam da creidi h-athair do Dhia”. “Cia logh”? ol se. “Righi uait”, ol352  Secnall. “Do-ghena amh”, ol Muiredach. A bh-Fidh Mhor is ann con-rainicc 353 Muiredach ⁊ Eogan fria Pátraic. Ro creit didiu Eoghan do Dia ⁊ do 354 Pátraic. “Damadh a tigh no creit- tea”, ol Pátraic, “do-ticfatis geill Eirenn 355 dod tigh. Uair nach edh, ni ticfat co tisat tria nert airm”.

356 LUID Pátraic cu h-Oiliuch na Righ cu ro bennuch in dún, ⁊ for-facuibh 357 a licc ann, ⁊ ro tarrngair righi ⁊ ordan re h-edh for Eirinn a h-Ailech, ⁊ do-rat 358 beannachtain gaiscidh for Eogan, ⁊ at-bert Pátraic:

1. 359 Mu bheannacht for na tuatha360 
   do-biur o Bealach Ratha,361 
   ocus for Cinel Eogain362 
   deoraidh co laithi m-bratha.
2. 363 Cein bes macha fo toruibh364 
   beit a catha for feruibh,365 
   cenn sluag bh-fer bh-Fail dia maigin,366 
   saigidh daibh for cech tealaigh.

367 LUIDH Pátraic iar sin a n-Dail Araidhi cu da macuibh déc Caelbaidh, 368 ⁊ do-rat beannachtain foraib acht Sarán a oenar, ⁊ do-rat mallachtain fair sein 369 cu nach gabhtha righi uadh cu brath.

370 Luidh Pátraic i n-Dail Araidhi cu ro baist espac Olcán fil in airrter 371 Maigi Cobhai, ⁊ cu ro legh Mac Nisse Conaire a shalma lais. 372 Luidh Pátraic co h- Eochaig mac Muiredaigh, co righ Ulad, dia m-bui oc 373 damnad 47rb ⁊ oc pianad da naemh- ogh ro edbradair a n-oighi do Dhia, 374 ica timturgud i l-lanamhnus ⁊ i n-adhrad idhal. Ro ghuidh Pátraic itghi leo arna 375 ro phiandais, occus ni etas. Do-rat didiu Cairill mac Muiredaigh .i. brathair 376 in rig, impidi la Pátraic, ⁊ ni ro aemh in ri fair. At-bert Pátraic fria h-Eochaig:377  “Ni bhiat righ nait rigdamna uait co brath ocus a n-oidhidh fort bhudhein. 378 Do brathair immorro .i. Cairill bhidh ri é budhein ⁊ beit righa uaidh ⁊ p.12 379 flaithi os do claind-si ⁊ os Ulltaib uili co brath”, conud iat sin sil na righi .i. sil 380 Demmain meic Cairill tre breitir Pátraic.

381 Luidh didiu seitig in righ ⁊ slechtais fo chosaib Pátraic. Do-rat Pátraic 382 bennacht dí, ⁊ ro bennaig in gein bui ina broinn, conud h-e Domhanghart mac 383 Eochach insin. IS e for-facaibh Pátraic ina churp fesin i Sleibh Slanga ⁊ 384 bíaid ann co brath. Uair is h-e sin in sechtmad fer for-facuibh Pátraic 385 ana bhethaid oc coimet h-Eirenn.

386 Luidh Pátraic iar sin a Dail Araidhi tar Fertais Tuama co h-Uaibh Tuirtre. 387 Do-dechaid iar sin a n-Uaibh Meith Tire. IS ann tallsatar triar do Uaibh 388 Meith in dara boc no bidh oc tabhairt usci do Pátraic, ⁊ do-dechatar do luighi 389 eithich do Pátraic cu ro mheichleastar in bocc fesin a bragait in tres fear dos-tall. 390 “Mo de broth”, ol Pátraic, “aisneidhidh in boc fesin a bhaile ar' h-ithed. 391 Et o aniu cu brath”, ol Pátraic, “leanat buic fort claind ⁊ chenel”, ⁊ is ed on 392 comalltur fos.

393 LUID Patraic co Firu Rois iar sin. IS ann sin ro soe i clochu na faiscre 394 grotha cosin nemh. Et ro baithtea isin ath uile laich ro mhidhatar orcain 395 Patraic.

396 LUIDH Patraic iarum tar Magh m-Breg i crich Laighen co Dun Nais.397  Ata lathrach pupla Pátraic i fhaighthi fria sligid anair, et ita tipra fria dun 398  atuaidh du in ro baisd Patraic da mac Dunlaing .i. Ailill ⁊ Illann ⁊ di ingin399   ¹Ailill .i. Mugain ⁊ Fedhelm ro idbertatar 47va a n-oighi do Dhia, ⁊ 400  senais Pátraic caille for a cenn. IS annsin do-cuas o Phatraic for cenn rechtuire 401 Náis, Faillén a ainm. Ro doilbh-sein cotlud fair, ⁊ adubhradh bai in rechtaire 402 'na chodlud. “Mo Dhe brath”, ol Patraic, “ni h-ingnad cidh tiug chotlud”. 403 Do-chuatar a muinnter iar sin do duscud in rechtairi. Et frith marb h-e ar 404 an anumaldoit do-rine do Pátraic, conid de sin is athiusc m-breithri la Gaedelu: 405 codlud Faillein i n-Dun Nais.

406 Dricriu didiu is e ba ri O n-Garrcon for cinn Pátraic in tan sin, et inghen 407 Laegaire meic Neill do mnai oca. Et do-diultsat fre Pátraic immon 408 bh-fleidh oc Raith Innbhir. Et do-rat Cilline foilti dhó, ⁊ ro marbh a 409 aen-boin do, ⁊ do-rat dó i n-airmed mine fo-ghebadh dia fhulung i tigh in righ. IS 410 ann sin at-bert Patraic fria mnai fhuine, ⁊ si oc derchainedh a meic:

1. 411 A ben, taisigh do macan!412 
   to-taet torc mor do orcan: p.13413 
   is do aibhell do-taet breo,414 
   bid beo, bidh slan do macan.
2. 415 IN t-arbur416 
   is dech do losail talman:417 
   is se Marcan mac Cillin418 
   duini bus dech d' Ibh Garrcon.

419 Fothaighis Pátraic iarum cealla ⁊ congbala imdha i Laignib, ocus for-facuib 420 bennachtain forru ⁊ for h-Uibh Cennselaig sainriudh, ⁊ for-facuibh 421 h-Uasailli i Cill h- Uasailli ⁊ Mac Tail i Cill Cuilinn, et ro oirdnestar Fiachu 422 Finn i Sleibtib in espocoidi in cuicid. Ro mhaidh dano Failge Berraidhi 423 co muirbhfedh Pátraic du i comhraicfed fris a n-dighuil an idhail Cinn 424 Croich, ar is eisidhe ro ba dia do Fhailgi. Ro ceilset tra a muinnter ar425  Pátraic inni ro raidh Failghe. Laa n-ann as-bert Odhran a aru fre Pátraic: 426 “Ol atusa fri re cian og aruidecht duit-si, a popa, a Pátraic, nom-leic-sea 427 isin prim-shuidi inniu, ⁊ ba tusu bus ara”. Do-rine Pátraic samlaid. 428 Luid Pátraic i crich Ua Failghi iar sin. Teit Failghi cu tard fuasmadh 429 triaOdran i rict Pátraic. Nir' cian iarum co n-erbail Failghi co n-dechaid 430 a ainim a n-ithfern. Teit iar sin Demun i curp Failghe co m-bui eter 431 dainibh 47vb amal b{⬌} Teit Pátraic iar céin mair iar sin co 432 Failghe, ⁊ ro thoiris an dorus in dunaidh i muigh, cu ro fhiafraig do aen do 433 mhoghuibh Failghi cait i m-bui Failghi. “Ro fhacbas-sa ina thigh”, ol in 434 mogh. “Raidh fris”, ol Pátraic, “tuidecht dom acallaim”. Teit in mogh 435 ar cenn Failghi, ⁊ ni fuair dhe isin tigh acht a cnamha lomai cen fhuil, cen 436 feoil. Tic in mogh co Patraic cu m-bron ⁊ toirrsi ⁊ at-fet dó amal do-connuic437  Failghi. As-bert Pátraic: “On lo ro ghon Failge mo araid am fhiadhnuisi 438 do-chuaidh a ainim a n-ithfern isin gnim do-rinne, ⁊ do-choidh demun ina 439 corp”. Conid h-i oided Fhailghi insin.

440 Failghe Rois immorro issi a clann fil isin tir inniu, ⁊ ro bennuch 441 Pátraic, ⁊ is uadh flaithius in tire co brath.

442 LUIDH Pátraic iar sin for Bealuch n-Gabrain i tir n-Osraigi, ⁊ for- fothaig 443 cella ⁊ congbhala ann, ⁊ adubairt no bhetis oirdnidi laech ⁊ clérech dibh 444 co brath, ⁊ ni biadh furail nach coicid forru cein no beitis do reir Patraic.

445 Ceileabhrais Pátraic dhoibh iar sin, ⁊ for-facoibh martra sruithe ocu ⁊ 446 foirenn dia muntir du ita Martarthech inniu i Muigh Raighne.

447 LUIDH Pátraic iar sin i crich Mhuman do Chaisiuil na Righ. Co tarla do p.14 448 Aenghus mac Nat Fraich ri Muman, ⁊ feruis failti fris, ⁊ nos-beir lais dia 449 thigh don dun cusin maigin i ta Leac Pátraic inniu, ⁊ creitis Aengus do Dia 450 ⁊ do Pátraic annsin, ⁊ ro baisdeth h-e ⁊ moran d' feraibh Muman maille fris. 451 IS ann sin tra tinnscnamh baithis bh-fer Muman, conadh ann as-bert 452 Patraic:

1. 453 Muimhnigh dia nom-sáruighet454 
   um Chaisil cenn a m-baithis455 
   imghuin leo ar lar a tire456 
   beit a righi fo aithis.
2. 457 A Caisil ro bennachus458 
   Eirinn co n-ic a h-ura:459 
   co mo dhá laimh ro ben- nachus460 
   conna bia cen maith Mumha.

1. 467 Eisseirgi Patraic a n-Dun,468 
   a ordan a n-Ard Macha,469 
   i telchan Chaisil cheolaig470 
   ro dheonaig trian a ratha.

471 Luidh Patraic a Muscraighi Breoghain. Laa n-ann didiu boi oc innlat 472 a lamh i n-áth ann cu torchair fiacail as a chinn isin n- áth. Luidh iar sin isin 473 telcha frisin ath anair, ⁊ do-tiaghar uadh do cuinghidh na fiaclu, et do-raitne 474 fo cétoir in fhiacail isin ath amal grein. Et Ath Fiacla ainm inn atha et Ceall 475 Fiacla ainm na cille i farcaibh in fhiacuil. Et ro fhacuibh cethrar dia muntir 476 ann .i. Cuirche ⁊ Loscan, Caileach ⁊ Beoan.

477 Luidh iarum i tir Ua Figinti co n-derna Lonan mac Erca ri O Figeinti 478 fledh do Pátraic, ⁊ deochain Mantain do muntir Pátraic leis ica fur. 479 Do-lluidh cliar aesa dana co Patraic do cuinghidh bídh. Fuid- hius Pátraic 480 techta uadh co Lonan ⁊ co Deochain Mantain do chuinghidh neich don 481 oes dana. As-bertatar side napdis druith no bernfad a bh-fleidh ar tus p.15 482 As-bert Pátraic na biadh rí na espoc o Lonan ⁊ na biad ard congbhail 483 deochain Mantain i talmain. IS ann sin do dechaid araili moethoclach, 484 Nesan a ainm, ⁊ molt ⁊ tanag ⁊ tri faiscre grotha for a mhuin do Pátraic. 485 As-bert Pátraic:

1. 486 IN macan do-toet atuaidh487 
   is do do-berbadh in bhuaidh,488 
   cona moltan for a muin489 
   docum Cotraighi do-fuil.

494 Luidh Pátraic iar sin i Findine fri Domnach Mor aniartuaith, telach 495 asa n-aicter in tuath fri Luimnech atuaidh, co tart bennachtain for Thuadmumain 496 ar a dhuthrachtaighi do-dechatar co n-imat innmhuis leo ar cinn Pátraic. 497 Cairthenn macc Blait, 48rb sen Clainne Tairrdealbhuigh, ro creit 498 don Choimdhid, ⁊ ro baist Pátraic i Saingil .i. sain aingil do-dechaid dia 499 acallaim annsin, ⁊ ni h-e Victor. Ní berthe dano clann do Cairthenn co sin. 500 IS ann sin rucadh Eochu Baillderg do Chairthenn. Patraic do-chruthaig 501 don phairt croa, et co rabha in ball sin in a churp do comhartha ind fherta. 502 Ni dhechaid Pátraic fesin isin tir acht at-ceth o Luimnech siar ⁊ budh 503 thuaid, ⁊ bennachais ind airet ad-connaic. Et prophetauit de sanctis qui in504  eis fierent, nominibus et tempore quo peruenissent.

505 “IN t-ailen glas tiar”, ol Pátraic, “i m-belaibh in mhara ticfa caindeal do 506 muntir Dhe ind bus cenn athchomhairc dona tuathaib-sea, .i. Senan Innsi 507 Cathaig”. Diagh .lx. vel .vi.xx bliadne iarum Senan mac Gerrginn meic 508 Dhubhthaig.

509 Ni dhechaid dano Pátraic dar Luachair ind Iarmhumhain. Prophetauit 510 de Brenainn mac h-ua Alte, qui nascetur .cxx. anno. Quod impletum est.

511 LUID Pátraic i Muscraighi Thiri baptisare et fundare fidem. Ibi inuenit 512 tres fratres .i. Fuirc ⁊ Muinech ⁊ Mechar, tri meic Forait meic Connla. 513 Creitidh Muinech protinus, et ro m-beir as Pátraic ⁊ ron- bennach ⁊ for-fhacuibh 514 oirdnidi laech ⁊ clerech uadh cu brath ⁊ airdrighi a thiri uadh515  do gres.

516 Ro bhui tra .uii. m-bliadnii i Mumain, ⁊ iss ed do-rimet ind eolaig co n-derna 517 aifrenn cacha sechtmad imaire do neoch im-rulaidh i Mumain. IArsanni tra p.16 518 ro fhothaigestar Pátraic cealla ⁊ congbhala la Mumain, ⁊ ro oirdnesdar 519 "áes gráid"aes cecha graidh, ⁊ ro ícc aes cecha tedhma, ⁊ ro thodhuisigh marbhu. 520 Ceileabhrais doibh iardain, ⁊ facbhus bennachtain forru.

521 LUIDH iar sin co h-Ele. Lotar fir Muman ina dhiaidh feib don-ucsat cach 522 dibh di alaile i n-degaid Patraic. IS ann sin do airtetar fir Mumhan, feruibh, 523 macuibh, mnaib, inhi Pátraic .i. oc Brosnachaibh, cu ro lasat mor-ghair ⁊ 524 mor-broscar ar fhailti fheghtha for Pátraic. Et is de sin ro h- ainmniged 525 Brosnachu Ele.

526 IS ann sin ro ceileabuir d' feruibh Muman, ⁊ do-bert bennacht forru: ut 527 dixit:

1.  48va528 Beannacht De for Mumain,529 
   feruibh, macuibh, mnaibh,530 
   bennacht forsin talumh531 
   do-beir taradh dhaibh.
2. 532 Bennacht for cech n-innmhas533 
   gignes for a m-brughaibh,534 
   cen nach foiri cobair535 
   bennacht De for Mhumain.
3. 536 Bennacht for a m-bennu,537 
   for a leacu loma,538 
   bennacht for a n-glenna,539 
   bennacht for a n-droma.
4. 540 Gainiumh lir foa longnibh541 
   roppat lir a tealluig,542 
   i fanuibh, i reidhibh,543 
   i sleibhibh, i m-bennib.
   Ben.

544 Luidh Pátraic for cul co Firu Rois cu ro thriall congbail in Druim Mor. 545 IS ann sin tainic in t-aingel ⁊ at-bert fris: “Ni sunn do-raid Dia friut airisiumh”. 546 “Ceist, cia h-airm”? ol Pátraic. “IS in Mhacha thuaidh”, ol in t-aingel. 547 Do-lluid Pátraic iar sin do Ard Pátraic fria Lughbhadh anair, ⁊ ro triall 548 congbail ann. Ticedh Patraic cech dia o Ard Pátraic, ⁊ ticedh Mochta 549 o Lughbadh aniar cu comraicdis imacallaim cech dia oc Lic Mhochta. Laa 550 n-oen ann tuc in t-aingel eipistil eatarra. Airleghuidh Pátraic h-i, ⁊ iss ed 551 bui innti:

1. 552 Mochta craibhdech credhal553 
   bidh airm in ro gabad,554 
   Patraicc la breithir in righ555 
   h-i Macha non-anadh.

556 TEIT Pátraic iar sin don Macha la breithir in aingil co du ita Ráith Daire 557 inniu. Bui araili fer soimm airmhitnech ind inbaidh-sin a n-Airteraibh, Daire 558 a ainm. Ro ghuidh Pátraic intí Daire ar co tartadh inadh a reclesa do i559  n-Druim Sailech, du ita Ard Macha inniu. As-bert na tibhreth in tealaig dho. 560 Do-breth immorro inad do isin glinn, du ita ind Fherta inniu. Fothaigius 561 didiu Pátraic fria re cian ann. Laa n- ann tuctha da ech Daire do ithe 562 feoir in du sin. Ro fergaiged Pátraic de sin curro marb na h-eochu fo cétoir. 563 Fergaigther Daire umma h-eochu do mharbad, ⁊ at-bert in clérech do mharbad.564  Dos-fanic tamh ⁊ tregat opunn cu Daire, cur' bo focraibh bas dou. “Tocradh 565 in cleirig fo-dera sin”, ol in ben bui oca, “⁊ ríaruidh fris”, or si. Do-cuas 566 iar sin do chuingidh uisqui ernaigthi for Pátraic do Daire. “Ni sechmaid”, ol 567 Pátraic 48vb {⬌} “minbadh in ben didiu ni biad eseirgi do Daire co brath”. 568 Bennuighis Pátraic in t-uisqui, ⁊ raidhis a tabairt do Dhairi ⁊ tar na h-eochu. 569 Do-gniter amlaid, ⁊ at-racht Daire cona eochu fo cedair. Rucad didiu coiri umha 570 a n-edbairt do Patraic o Dhaire. “Deo gracia”, ol Pátraic. Ro fhiarfacht 571 Daire dia muintir cid as-bert an cleirech. “Gratiam”, or in muinter. “Ni 572 maith in luach deghcoiri”, ol Daire. “Tabhur uadh doridhisi”, ol Dáire. 573 Tucsat in coiri uadh doridhisi. “Deo gracias”, ol Pátraic. Indisit a munter 574 do Daire a n-as-bert Pátraic. “IS e cét briathar aici-siumh in graciam”, or 575 Daire, “.i. gratiam ica tabairt do ⁊ gratiam ica breith uadha”. Luidh Dáire 576 cona sheitig iardain do oighréir Pátraic, ⁊ ro edbairset in coiri do ⁊ in tealach 577 con-aiteach fair ria sunn dan ainm Ard Macha inniu, et Ard Soilech a ainm 578 cosin.

579 IS amlaid immorro ro thoraind Pátraic in raith, ⁊ in t-aingel reme ⁊ 580 esiumh 'na dhiaidh cona muntir ⁊ cona shruithibh, ⁊ in Bhachall Issu i l-laimh 581 Pátraic.

582 At é annso na sruithe at-cuaidh ferta Patraic .i. Colum Cille ⁊ Ultan ⁊ 583 Adhomhnan mac Tinde, ⁊ Airenan ind ecna, et Ciaran Bealaig Duin, et 584 espoc Airmedach o Clochar, et Colman Uamach, ⁊ Cruimther Collait 585 o Druim Relgech.

586 Fear fír tra in fer sin o glaine aicnid amal uasal- athair. Fir ailither 587 amal Abraham. Cennais dilgedach o cridhi amal Moysi. Sailmcetlaid588  molbtach amal Dabid. Estudh h-ecna ⁊ eoluis amal Sholmoin. Lestar 589 toghai fri fogra firinni amal Phol n-apstal. Fer lan do rath ⁊ deolaidhecht 590 in Spirata Naim, amal Eoin. Lubhghort cain co clannaib sualach. Gesca p.18 591 finemna co tairthigi. Tene thaeidhlech co n-gris n-gairthe ⁊ tesaigechta na 592 mac m-bethad um fhatudh ⁊ t-soillsiughadh dhesherce. Leo ar mharnirt ⁊ 593 chumachta. Colum ar chennsa ⁊ diuite. Naithir ar thuaichli ⁊ treabaire. 594 Fer maeth, cennais, umal, ailgen ria macuibh bethad: ainmin, ecennuis fria 595 macaib bais. Mogh saethair ⁊ foghnama do Christ. ri ar ordan ⁊ cumachta 596 fri cuibriuch 49ra ⁊ tuaslucud, fria soerad ⁊ dhoerad, fria bethugud 597 ⁊ marbad.

598 IArna moir-mhirbuilib-si, tra, ⁊ iar todhuscud marbh, ar n-íc dhall ⁊ clamh 599 ⁊ bacach ⁊ aosa cacha tedhma olcena, iar bh- forcetul bh-fer n-Eirenn ⁊ iar 600 m-baithius, iar fothugud cheall ⁊ mainisdrech, iar coscrad idhal ⁊ arracht ⁊ 601 ealadhan n-druidhechta, ro comfhoicsigh laithi a eitsichta inhi noebh Patraic 602 ⁊ a dhula dochum nime. Et iss ed ro triall, dul do Ard Macha ar 603 cumad ann no beth a eiseirghe. Do-riacht Victor aingel chuige, ⁊ is ed ro raidh604  fris: “Eirc fortculai don bhaili as a tudhcaduis .i. don t- Sabhall, ár is ann 605 at-bela ⁊ ní a n-Ard Macha do-rat Dia duit h-eiseirghi. Th' ordan ⁊ th' oirechus, 606 do chrabudh ⁊ t' forcetul amal do-bhethea beo a n-Ard Macha. Do-gealluis do607  Dichoin comad aigi no beth h-eiseirghi”, ol in t-aingel. Do-raidh Patraic: “as 608 i n-daeiri co crích dam-sa in tan nach cumngaim mo adhnacul isinn inad 609 is tol dam”. Ro raidh in t-aingel: “Ná bidh bron fort, a Pátraic, ár biaidh610  h-ordan ⁊ h-oirechus a n-Ard Macha, gid a n-Dun bias h-eserghe; ⁊ do-rat Dia 611 maithiusa imdha duit. Or do-rat duit nemh do Dhichoin cona clainn. Do-rat 612 duit moirseser gacha sathairrn d' feraibh Eirenn do breith o phein docum 613 nimhe. Do-rat duit gach aen ghebhus do ymonn i l-laithi a eit- seachta conach 614 bé ind Ithfern. Do-rat duit cu m-ba tu bus breithium bratha ar feruibh Eirenn”.

615 Do-roine Patraic comairle in aingil, ⁊ ro thoiris i crich n-Ulad.

616 IN tan tra tainic uair a eitsechta Pátraic do-rat espoc Tassach corp Crist 617 do, ⁊ ro fhaidh a spirut docum nimhe isin dara bliadain .xxx. ar cét a aoisi. 618 Tancatar immorro aingil nime ar ceand anma Pátraic ⁊ rucsat leo h-e docum 619 nime gu n-anoir ⁊ airmitin moir. Et gidh mor a anoir coleic bidh mo a 620 n-dail bratha in tan ad-reset fir dhomain la forcongrai Michil archaingil. Et 621 raghait fir Eirenn a comhdail Pátraic co Dun Lethglaisi co n-dichset maroen 622 friss co Sliab Sion, baili i n-dingne 49rb Crist mes for clainn n-Adhaimh 623 isin laiti-sein: in tan, didiu, suidfes Crist for righshuidhi a mhiadamla ac meas 624 na tri muinnter .i. muinter nimi ⁊ talman ⁊ ithfirn. Et suidhfit in da esbal 625 déc imaille fris for dibh righ- shuidhibh dec oc mes for dibh trebaibh dec 626 clainni Israhel. Suidhfidh didiu Patraic in tan sin for righshuidhi a brethemhnachta p.19 627 ⁊ midhfidh for feruibh Eirenn, ár is e Pátraic is esbal for Eirinn, 628 ⁊ is athuir forcetuil ⁊ irsi doibh, ⁊ is e bus bretheamh forru i l-lo bratha. Et 629 is maille fris ragait iar bh-fuighiull bratha in fhaireann ro com- haillset a timna630  ⁊ a fhoircetal a n-aeintibh, a n-errnaigthi, a n- almsanuibh, a trocuire, a cennsa, 631 a n-dilghitaidh ⁊ isna timnaibh diadhaibh olcena isin bh-flaith nemhdhai.

632 Ro fhacuibh in t-aingel comhairle la Patraic amal no h-adhnachta, ⁊ is ed633  as-bert fris: “Tucthar”, ar se, “da óc-dam dhisciri do cethrib Conaill a Finnabair 634 .i. o Clochar, ⁊ suidigter do corp a cethurraen, ⁊ cibe leth dhighset ⁊ 635 i tairiset a n-aenur bidh insin nod-adnasta”. Et do-ronad amlaid iarna 636 eitsecht. Et fri re da oidhchi dhéc.i. airet ro batur sruiti i Eirenn ica aire, 637 ni raibhi adaig i Maig Inis acht soillsi aingelacda ann. At-berat araili is co 638 cenn m-bliadne ro bui in t-soillsi ann. Conid de ita Tricha Cét na Soillsi.

639 Bui tra triall cuiblingi moiri ⁊ cata itir Ulltu ⁊ h-Ua Neill ica cosnam 640 do Ard Macha ⁊ Ulaid ica fhastud acu fein. IS ed didiu tarfas doibh uili 641 breith in cuirp do cách dibh docum a thiri, cu ro etarscar Dia fonn innus sin 642 tria rath Pátraic.

643 Arroét didiu comunn ⁊ sacarbaic o espac Tassach, ⁊ ro fhaidh a spirut 644 docum nime isin t-Sabhall.

645 Ro h-adhnacht immorro Patraic a n-Dun da Lethglas co n-anoir ⁊ co 646 n-airmhitin, co bh-fertaibh ⁊ mirbhuilib cech- laithidhi. Cidh mor, didiu, a 647 anoir colleic, bidh mo a n-dail bratha ind oentuidh apstal ⁊ descipul Íssu, ind 648 oentuidh .ix. n- gradh nimhe, i n-oentuidh dheachta ⁊ daenachta Meic De, 649 a n-aentaid na naem-trinoidi .i. Athair ⁊ Mac ⁊ Spirut Naem.

650 Ailim trocuire De ulicumhachtaigh co risium ind aentaid sin IN saecula651  saeculorum, amen.

655 ‘EXI de terra tua et de domo patris tua, et uade in terram quam tibi 656 monstrauero’ (Gen. 12:1) .i. Facoibh do thir ⁊ do thalamh ⁊ do coibnesom 657 collaidi ⁊ t' athardha n-dilis eram-sa, ⁊ eirc isin tir faillsigfet-sa duit.

658 IN Coimdhi fein do-rat an comairle cairdemail sea do chenn na h- irsi 659 foirphthe ⁊ na creitme comlaine .i. do Abraham mac Thara, cu ro fhacbad a 660 thir fesin .i. tir Caldea ⁊ cu tised dia ailithri isin tir no fhaillsighfed Dia dho 661 i. Tir Tarrngaire. Moysi, immorro, mac Amhrai taisech tuaithi De, in fear 662 ro linad o rath ⁊ o deolaidhecht in Spirta Nóimh, is e ro scribh in coibdhe 663 coisecartha tall i n-Genisis in Rechta cu ro maradh do gres oc on eclais in 664 chain chomhairle cairdemail-sea in Coimded fadesin, do Abraham, do erail 665 ailitre fair, co n-epert fris: ‘Exi de terra tua’ (Gen. 12:1). Facoib do thir ⁊ do talmain 666 erum-sa.

667 IS ed scel erdraicighter on Coimdid fein da irail for Abraham facbáil tire 668 Caldea rop athardha dhiles do ⁊ toidhecht da ailithre i Tir Tharrngaire 669 ar daigh in mhaithiusa no bhiath do fein de ⁊ dia clainn ⁊ dia cineadh da eisi.

670 IN fer immorro dia tard Dia in comhairle-sea .i. Abraham, IS esidhe 671 airmither isin scriptur mar athair don a h-uilib iriseachaib, amal deimnighes 672 in t-apstal co n-apair: “AS iat meic Abraham iar bh-fir”, ar in t-apstal, “na 673 h-uili nos-inntsamhlaighet o iris forbhthi”.

674 IN mhaith didiu ro erail Dia sunn for athair na n-irisech .i. for 675 Abraham, dleghar da macuibh na dhiaid .i. dona h-irisechaibh uile a 676 comhall .i. a tir ⁊ a talam, a n-innmhus ⁊ a n-airfited saeghulla d' facbail ar 677 in Coimdid na n-dula, ⁊ dul 49vb i n-ailithre fhoirbhthi iarna inn 678 t-samail-som.

679 Ó thrí moduibh immorro to- chuirter na daine co h-aithnius ⁊ co muinnterus 680 in Coimded. IS e in cétna modh, gresacht ⁊ adhannadh na n-daine on 681 rath diadha co tecait do fhoghnam don Coimdid iar n- deismirecht Phoil ⁊ p.21 682 Antoin manaig ⁊ na n-uili manach n-irisech olcena no fhognad do Dia thall 683 is in Eghipt. To-chuirter na daine on mudh thanusti tria proiceptoiribh 684 noemaibh pritchait in scriptur n-diadhai dona dainib iar n- deismirecht Poil 685 apstail ro pritchai do genntibh co nus-tuc tre lin in t-soscéla docum puirt 686 bethad. To-chuirter dano na daine on treas mudh tre ecentaidh .i. in tan coimeicnigther 687 fria foghnum De tria treabhlaiteibh ⁊ tre guassachtaibh báis, no tre 688 deiliugud frisna maithibh aimserdaibh i m-bit, iar n- deismirecht sin popuil 689 Israel ro comshoi cusin Coimdhe o adhrad idhal ⁊ arracht iarna coimeicnigud 690 ona treablaitibh ⁊ o na documhlaib fuair cach a cinélaib echtrannaib, amal 691 innister isin scriptuir. Conid da forcell sin at-beir in faid Dauid: ‘O fo-ghebut 692 popul Israel treablaide ⁊ guasachta mora not-gessiut ⁊ not-aitcet in Coimdhe 693 cu soerad in Coimde iar sin iat o na documlaib sin’ ().

694 Abraham, didiu, cenn na h-irsi foirbhthi ⁊ na creidmhe comlaine, o 695 ra greisedh on rath diadha ro comaill an timna ro for-congradh fair on696  Coimdid .i. do-chuaid i tir Caldea co rainic airm a n-derbailt a athair, ⁊ 697 tainic as-side i Tir Tarnngaire.

698 Atait immorro tri h-ernaili o bh-facuibh duine a athardha in tan teit ind 699 ailithri, et ita aen dibh-side arna fagur focraicc o Dhia, ⁊ ata a dho ara fagur. 700 Uair tan ann facaibh nech a athardha o curp namá, ⁊ ni etarscarann a 701 menma ria pecthaibh ⁊ duailchib, ⁊ ni sanntaigh sualach na so-ghnimh do 702 denamh. IN ailithri, iarum do- gniter amlaid sin ni fhasann torad na tarba 703 don anmuin, acht saethar ⁊ imluadh cuirp co dimhain, ár is suaill a tharba 704 do neoch deirghi a atharda mina derna maith 'na h-ecmais. Uair cid 705 Abraham fein 50ra is iar bh-facbhail dó a thire dilsi ⁊ iar n-etarscarad 706 fris iar curp do-rat in Coimdi in comairli so co n-debairt: ‘Exi de 707 terra tua’ (Gen. 12:1): Ben do cheill budhesta dot tír ⁊ dot talmain, ⁊ na bidh do 708 menma re h-impódh fris doridhisi. Amal bidh edh at- bereadh Dia fein cu 709 follus re h-Abraham: Imgaibh o churp ⁊ o anmain o sunn immach it ailithri. 710 pectha ⁊ duailche in tire in ro aitreabuis anallana iar curp, uair is inann 711 do neoch ⁊ no aitreabadh ana atharda dia n- indtsamhlaigi bes a athardha ina712  ailithre, uair nochon ó shet choss nach o coimimluadh cuirp comfhoicsighes nech 713 do Dia, acht is tria denum sualach ⁊ so-ghnimh. Feacht aili immorro 714 facbaidh nech a atharda o duthracht cridhi ⁊ o mhenmain cen cu 715 facaibh o curp, amal do-cuirethar dona h-oirdnidibh tóchaithiumh a m-bethad 716 ina tiribh fein cu bas ar ros-fastat tuatha ⁊ h-ecalsa isna ferannaib p.22 717 i m-bit, ar mhét a tarbha dhoibh, uair nach ar chollaidecht tairismhighit 718 'na n-athardha, gebidh a caein n-duthracht greim n-ailitre dhoibh ic on 719 Coimdhi.

720 Feacht aili facoibh neach a athardhai cu comlán o curp ⁊ o anmain, 721 feibh ro fhacsat in da apstal dec ⁊ lucht na h-ailithre foirbhthi dar' tarrngair in 722 Coimmde mor-maith dia n-ebairt isin t-soscél: ‘Dénuid áirithe dhe so, ár ó 723 uathad co sochaidi ro treicseabhuir orum-sa bar tir ⁊ bar coibhnesa collaidi, 724 bur sealbh ⁊ bar n-aibhnis saegulla co bh-fuighbhidh a cét coibheis do 725 mhaith uaim-si i bhus isin t-soegul ⁊ in betha shuthain tall iar b-fuighiull 726 bratha’ (cf. Mt. 19:29).

727 IS iat so lucht na h-ailithre com- laine iar bh-fír isa persainn at-beir in faidh: 728 ‘Berim a buidi riut, a Dhe, is ailithre ⁊ is deoraidecht dam in soegul iar 729 n-intsamail na sruithe remthechtach’ (cf. Ps. 39:12).

730 Sochaide, tra, do mhoghaibh dilsi in Coimdhed, itir petarlaic ⁊ nu-fhiadnissi, 731 ro comullsat co forbhthi in comairli caen-dutrachtach-sa ⁊ for-fhacuibhset 732 a tir ⁊ a talmain ⁊ a n-athardha ⁊ a coibnes collaidi ar in Coimdid na n-dula, 733 ⁊ do-chuatar ind ailithre i tiribh ciana comuighthi. Feibh ro comuill ⁊ 734 ro fhacoibh a duthchus talmanna ar gradh ⁊ uamun in Choimdhedh 50rb735  an t-ard-noebh ⁊ in t-aird- ecnuidh ⁊ in mac togaidi do Dia 736 dia ta lith ⁊ foraithmet i n-ecmong na ree-sea ⁊ na h-aimsire .i. uasal-shacart 737 innsi Góidel, in choer com- raic ro h-ecradh o thaillnibh ⁊ o danuibh ecsamla 738 in Spirta Nóim .i. inti noem Colum Cille mac Feidhlimid.

739 IS ann ceileabrait na Cristaidi lith ⁊ sollomun eit- sechta Coluim Chilli,740  h-i cingtidh Iuin arai laithi mis grene cacha bliadne isin laithi-sea inniu 741 ⁊ rl.

742 INdisit h-ecnaidi na n-Góidel ind inbaidh-sin cacha bliadne becan cumair 743 d' foillsiugud shochair ⁊ shoerclanndachta Coluim Cille, ⁊ dona fertuibh ⁊ 744 dona mirbhuilibh diairmhidi do-roine in Coimdhi aire i bhus isin t-soegul, 745 ⁊ don fhorbadh ⁊ don fhoircenn shainemail do-rat fadeoidh for a rith746  m-buadhai .i. rochtain co a fhír athardhai ⁊ co a dhuthchus fein .i. cu h-aitreibh 747 parrduis i frecnarcus De tre bithu sir.

748 Uasal immorro a ceneol Choluim Cille i l- leth risin soegul uair do cenel 749 Conaill maic Neill ata- comnaic. Toich dó righi n-Eirenn iar n-genelach, ⁊ 750 tarcas dó mina leiged uad ar Dhia. Follus cu m-ba mac togha do Dia h-é, ár 751 ro bhatar suithi Eirenn ica thairchetal ríana gheinemhuin.

752 Do-rairngert cetus sinnser shacart Eirenn Sen Mochta Lugbaid inti 753 Colum Cille bliadain riana gheineamain. Uair fechtus do-lluid a choic, 754 Mac Rith a ainm, ⁊ coadh cno ina laimh, co n-ebairt Mochta fris: “Ni leam-sa”, 755 ar sé, “an ferann asa tucad na cno so: taisigh iat co ti intí asa ferann”. “Cuin 756 do-rega se”? or in coicc. “I cinn cét bliadne”, or Mochta. No gnathaiged 757 dano Mochta a aigheadh budhtuaid oc ernaigthi. Ro fhiafraighset a 758 muinter dhe cidh ara n-denad sin. Ro raidh Mochta:

1. 759 Macan gignither atuaidh760 
   ic turcabail na m-bithó761 
   toirithnighed Ere in breo762 
   ocus Alba dhainech dhó.

763 Do-rairngert immorro athair baitsi ⁊ forcetuil na n-Goeidel .i. noem 764 Phatraic, dia m-bui occ bennachad Conuill a Sidh Aedha in tan ro fhuirim a 765 dhi laim for Conull ⁊ for a mac, for Ferghus .i. a lamh dhes for cenn Ferghusa 766 ⁊ a lam chlé for cenn Conaill. Ro mhachtad Conall sin, ⁊ ro fhiafraig de 767 cidh ar ro shamhuigh a lamha amhlaid sut. Ro gabh 50va Patraic in rann-sa:

1. 768 Geinfidh macan dia fhine769 
   bidh sai, bhidh faidh, bidh file,770 
   inmhain lespaire glan gle,771 
   na h-ebera imarbhe.
2. 772 Bidh sui ocus bhidh craibdech,773 
   bidh dalbh la righ na righ-rath,774 
   bidh buan ocus bidh bith-mhaith,775 
   ron-fia in bith-fhlaith dia dhidhnad.

776 Ra thirchan dano Bec mac De dia n-debairt:

1. 777 Macan Eithne Toebhfhota778 
   sech is bail is bláthugud,779 
   Colum Cillecan cen on780 
   nir' bo romh in ráthughadh.

781 Do-rairngert dano esboc Eogan Arda Sreath co n-ebairt:

1. 782 Mac beruir do Fhelimid783 
   bidh minn for cech cleir,784 
   Felimid mac Fergusa,785 
   maic Conuill, maic Neill.

786 Do-rairngert Baide mac Bronaigh a n-uair a eitsichta inti Colum Cille, 787 co n-eibirt ria muintir: “Ro genair isinn aidhchi-sea innocht mac n-uasal 788 n-airmheitnech fiadh Dia ⁊ daine, ⁊ do-ragha sunn i cinn .xxx. bliadne 789 ónnocht. Dá fher dhec a lín, ⁊ is e fhoillsighfes mu lighi-sea ⁊ toirrnebhus 790 mu relec, ⁊ biaidh ar n-aenta in nimh ⁊ i talmain”.

791 Amail ro tirchanad o sruithib Eirenn gein Coluim Cille, is amlaid ro fiugradh 792 i bh-fisibh ⁊ i n-aislingibh feibh ro fiugrad isin taidhbh-sin tarfas dia793  máthair .i. dar le brat mor do tabairt di cu rocht o Indsi Modh co Caeir n-Abrocc, 794 ⁊ ni bhui dath nat bui ann: co n-acca óglach ind étach thaitnemach cu ruc 795 uaithi in brat isin n-aer, ⁊ ba toirsech Eithne dhe sin. Et atar le tainic in 796 t-oclach cétna a dochum doridisi, co n-ebairt ria: “A ben mhaith, ni rice a leas 797 bron na toirrse do denam, acht is cora duit subhai ⁊ forbhfailti: uair in 798 brat-sa iss ed do-forne co m-bera-sa mac, ⁊ bid lan Ere ⁊ Alba dia forcetul”.

799 At-connuic dano a ben imthasi aislingi eathaite in aeir ⁊ na talman atar le 800 do breith in athair Eithne fo crichaib Eirenn ⁊ Alban. Ruc Ethne breith 801 na h-aislingi sin: “Berat-sa mac”, ol si, “⁊ ro- sia a forcetal fo crich Eirenn ⁊ 802 Alban”.

803 Amal ro tirchanad iarum o sruithib Eirenn ⁊ amail it-ces i bh-fisibh, 804 ro genair Colum Cille amlaid sin. Gortan dano ainm an inaidh in ro genair.805  h-I septit Decimbir dano arai laithi mis grene, ⁊ dardain arai laithi 806 sechtmhuine.

807 Amra tra in mac ro genair ann sin, mac do righ nimhe ⁊ talman. .i. 808 Colum Cille mac Feilimid meic Fergusa meic Conuill 50vb Gulban 809 meic Neill Naighiallaig. Do Corpraighi Laigen a máthair .i. Ethne 810 Ollmhar ingen Dimai meic Naei. Baisdter iarum in mac la Cruithnechan 811 mac Ceallaig in t-uasal-shacart, ⁊ ros-ail iar- dain arna radh d' ainglib De fris.

812 O tainic tra aimser leiginn dó, luid in clérech co araili faid bui isin tir 813 da fiarfaigi dhe cuin bud choir tinnscetal don mhac. O ro fhegh in faidh 814 in nemh is ed ro raidh: “Scribh innosa dho aibghitir”. Ro scribad in aibghiter 815 i m-bairgin ⁊ is amlaid do-romailt Colum Cille in bairgen .i. a leth fri h-uisce 816 anair ⁊ a leth fria h-uisci aniar. As-bert in faidh tria rath faitsine: “IS 817 amlaid bias ferann in meic-si, a leth fri muir anair ⁊ a leth fri muir aniar” .i. 818 ind Eirinn.

819 Nir' chian iarum, luid ⁊ a aidi ar notluic gu Brogach mac Dega cusan 820 esboc do Rathaibh Enuigh a Tír Enna. Ro h-erbadh ria aidi-sium risin clérech p.25 821 ord sacairt do dhenamh isin inad-sin ar in sollamun. Ro gabh imnaire eside 822 cor' éimidh in salm do rocht do do gabail Misericordias. Gabhuis immorro 823 fer in raith .i. Colum Cille in salm dia raith acht cena ni ro legh-som acht 824 aibghiter nama cosin. Ro morad ainm De ⁊ Coluim Cille tresan mírbhuil sin.

825 FEACHT aili luid-sium ⁊ a aidi do thoruma dhuine galair. Ic dul doib 826 tria chaillid tuislidh cos in cleirig don carraic, gu torchair co n-erbailt cu h- obunn. 827 Do-rat-somh a cochull fo cinn in cléirig ár ni fhitir nach ina chodlud ro bui. 828 Et ro ghabh for mebhraghadh a aicepta cu cualatur araile caillecha a urleghiunn 829 co rice a reclés. IS ed do-rimhet ind eolaig, mile co leith do beth etarra, et 830 cluinti co menic fogur a ghotha in airet-sin. Tancatar na caillecha iar sin, ⁊ 831 fuaratar in clérech marbh ara cinn, ⁊ ro raidset ris-seomh dúscad in cleirig 832 doibh. Do-cuaidh-sium acétor docum in clérigh da dhuscud. At-racht dano 833 in clérech a bas la breitir Coluim Cille amail bidh 'na chodlud no beth.

834 IS AND sin ro n-edbair Colum Cille don Coimdid na n-dula ⁊ conatuigh teora 835 itghi uadh .i. oighi ⁊ h-ecna ⁊ ailithri. Do-ratait do na triur cu comlan.

836 CEILIBRAIS iar sin dia aidi, ⁊ do-rat in t-aidi deonuchud ⁊ bennachtain do837  co dicra. Luidh iar sin d' foghlaim ecna cusan uasal-shacart .i. cusan esboc, 838 co Finnen Mhaighi Bile.

839 FEACTUS ann teasta fín ⁊ bairgen ar Fhinnen oc onn oifriunn. Bennachais 840 Colum Cille 51ra in t-uisqui cu ro-soidheth i bh-fin cu tart isin cailech 841 n-oiffrinn. Ra morad ainm De ⁊ Coluim Cille tresin bh-firt-sin.

842 CEILIUBRAIS iar sin do Fhinnen i Maigh Bile ocus luidh cu Gemmán 843 Maighister. FECTUS oc denamh aicepta ac German co n-accatur ingin 'na n-dochum 844 oc teiched re araili dun-oirgnid, cu torchuir 'na bh-fiadhnuse gur' bhó 845 marbh. Ro fhuirim Colum breitir n-escaine fair co n-erbhailt fo cedoir.

846 CEILIBRAIDH iar sin do German ⁊ luid co Finnen Clúana h-Eraird. 847 Ro fiafraig-sium d' Finnen cia airm i n- dingned a bhoith. “Denaid a n-dorus na 848 cille”, ar Finnen. Do-ghní-sium a bhoith, ⁊ nir' bó dorus na cilli in uair sin. 849 At-bert-sum cena ro bud h-e dorus na cathrach iardain. Et iss ed ón ro comhailled.

850 FEACHTUS do-mheiled broin gach fer dona h-espocaib arnuair. Aingeal 851 do nim immorro no mheiled do-raith Coluim Cille. Ba h-i sin anoir do-bereadh 852 in Coimdi do-sum ara shochenelaigi seoch cach.

853 TAIDBSI tarfas fechtus do Finden .i. da esca do turcbhail o Cluain 854 Iraird .i. esca órdhuidhi ⁊ esca aircdidi. Luid in t-esca orduidi i tuaiscert 855 na h-indsi .i. cu ro las Ere ⁊ Alba de. Luidh an t-esca aircdidi gu ro ghabh p.26 856 o Shinainn, gur' ro las Ere ar medhon. Colum Cille sin cona rath soceineoil ⁊ 857 ecna et Ciarán co taitnemh a shualach ⁊ a sho-gnim.

858 CEILEABRAIS iar sin Colum Cille do Finden ⁊ luidh co Glais Naiden, ár 859 ro bui coeca oc foghlaim isinn inadh-sin ac Mo Bhi im Chainnech ⁊ im 860 Comgall, ⁊ im Ciaran. A m-botha fria h-uisqui aniar. Adhaig ann ro beanad 861 in cloc im iarmérghi. Luid Colum Cille don eclais. Lia mor isinn abuinn. 862 Luidh araidhi Colum Cille cona étach trethe. “IS calma tecar annsin inocht, 863 a h-uai Neill”! ar Mo Bhi. “IS tualang Dia”, ol Colum Cille, “in soetar do 864 dingbáil dinne”. Icc tiachtuin doib didiu isin eclais co n-acatar na botha fria 865 h-uisqui anair re comhfhocraibh na h-ecclaisi.

866 FECHTUS ann do-ronad eclas mhor ac Mo Bí. Batar na cleirig ica imradh 867 cia lan bud maith la cach dibh do beth acu isinn eclais. “Robo maith leam-sa”, 868 ol Ciaran, “a lan do macuib ecalsa 51rb do tathaighid na trath”. 869 “Robo maith leam-sa”, ar Cainnech, “a lan do leabhruibh ocum do foghnam870  do macuibh bethad”. “Robo maith leam-sa”, ar Comgall, “a lan do shoeth ⁊ 871 do ghalar do beth am curp fadesin dom traethad ⁊ dom timargain”. 872 Do-raega dano Colum Cille a lan do ór ⁊ argut do chumhdach minn ⁊ 873 mainisdrech. Ad-rubhairt Mo Bhi na bhudh shamlaid, acht ro bhudh saidbre 874 sámhud Coluim Cille inas cech sámud etir Eirinn ⁊ Albain.

875 ADUBHUIRT Mo Bhi re dhaltuibh derge ann inaid i r-rabhutar, ár don- icfad 876 teidm anaithnid ann .i. in Buidhe Conaill. Adubairt dano ra Colum Cille 877 na ro ghabadh ferann cu ro deonuige-som.

878 LUIDH Colum Cille a Cenel Conaill. Do-chuaid tar an abhuinn dianad ainm 879 Biur. Annsin adubairt-sium: “Bir fri fochaide”; ⁊ ni luid in teidhm secha 880 sin, et is firt bithbeo beous sin, ar cech teidhm acht co tiagur tairis ní lean 881 secha sin tre breithir Coluim Cille.

882 LUID iar sin do Daire re dun Aeda meic Ainmirech: as eside ba rí for 883 Eirinn in tan sin. Ro idhbair in ri in dun-sin do Colum Cille. Roob-side fo bith 884 timna Mo Bhi. Ac toidecht immorro dó as in dun amach con-ric fria dís 885 do muntir Mo Bhi, ⁊ criss Mo Bhi acu dho-som, ⁊ deonugud ferainn do ghabáil 886 iar n-ec Mo Bhi. IS ann adub- huirt Colum:

1. 887 Cris Mo Bhi888 
   nipdar simne imm lo:889 
   nír' h-osglad um shaith,890 
   nír' h-iadhadh im ghó.

891 Gabais Colum Cille iar sin dún Aeda ⁊ fothaighis eclais ann co bh-fertuibh 892 imdha do denum innti.

893 FEACHTUS ann ro fhaidh-sium a manchu isin chaillid do bein caelaig do 894 cumhdach eclasi acu i n-Daire. IS ann ro boingedh, a bh-ferunn araili oglaich 895 ba comhfhocraibh don eclais. Ba tocradh do-sidhe in fidhach do bein ina 896 fherann cin deonugud dó fein. O ra-chuala Colum Cille inní-sin do-raidh re 897 mhuinntir: “Beridh lógh a fhidhaich dó do gran eorna, ⁊ cuirid isin talmain”. 898 Do-chuaidh immorro tar medhon samhraid in tan sin. Rucad iar sin in gran 899 don oclach. Ro lai-side isin talmain. Ro fhas cur' bó abuidh am lugnasadh.

900 FEACHT do-sum a n-Daire do-breth leanamh bec cuigi da bhaisded 51va .901  Ni raibhi uisce i comhfhocus do, co tard-som sigin na croiche tarsin carraic 902 bai na fhiadhnaisi, cu ro mhuidh tobar uisce eisdi ⁊ gur' baisded in leanamh as.

903 FECHTUS do-sum n-Daire, no imraideth dula do Roimh ⁊ do Iarusalem. 904 Luidh-sium fechtus iar sin a Daire cu Toirinis Martain, co tuc in soiscél bai for 905 Martain cét bliadne i talmain, co nus-facaib i n-Dairi.

906 MOR, tra, do fertuibh ⁊ do mhirbhuilib do-roine Dia ar Cholum i n-Dairi. 907 Ro char-som cu mor in cathraig sin, co n-ebairt:

1. 908 IS aire caraim Dairi,909 
   ara reidhi, ara ghlaini,910 
   ár is lomlan aingeal bh-finn911 
   on chinn co ric araile.

912 Fothaigidh iar sin Raith m-Botha. Annsin ro thodhuisc-seomh in soer 913 iarna bhadhadh a linn in muilinn.

914 FEACHT ann i Raith Bhoth, teasta socc ona mhuinntir, cu ro bennach-som 915 lama in meic bhic boi 'na fharrad, Ferghna a ainm, co n-derna sidhe in soc; ⁊ 916 ba h-eoluch n-gaibnechta h-e o sin amach trena bennachad-som.

917 LUID iar sin for cuairt co righ Tefa, co tard sein do an t-inad danad ainm 918 Dermach iniu, et do- roine recles ann. A n-Dermhuigh dano tuctha ubla serbha 919 dho-som, cu ro bhennach iat comdar soimhillsi.

920 IS o Dermhaig ructha uadha-som claidhiub senta do Cholman Mor 921 mac Diarmada. IS e rath ro bui fair na h- apladh nech ina freacnarcus, con-atuich 922 iarum araili duine bui a n-galar in claideb. Tucad do cu m-boi oca. 923 Bliadain tra don claideb oca sech nír' bó beo, nír' bo bó marbh in airet-sin. 924 Co rucadh in claideb uadh iar sin co n-erbailt fo cétoir. IArsinní tra ro bheannach-som p.28 925 Dermach, et for-facuib coimeduidhi da muintir ann Cormac 926 u Liathain.

927 LUID-SIUMH iar sin co h-Aed Slaine mac n- Diarmada. Taraill cusin maighin 928 risa raitter Cenannus inniu. Dún rig Eirenn eisein in tan sin .i. dun Diarmada 929 meic Cerbhuill. O ra fhuirig didiu Colum Cille in dorus in duine do-ghabh 930 for tairchetul in neich do-biad don baili iardain, 51vb co n-ebairt iar sin 931 fria Bec mac n-De .i. faidh Diarmada meic Cerbaill:932 

1. A Bhicc an, innisi dhamh, ⁊ rl.

933 Ro raidh Bec: 934 

1. Cleirigh fileat for ar lar, ⁊ rl.

935 Toirnidh iarum in cathraig, ⁊ bennachais h-i do leir, et adubairt ro bad h-i 936 congbhail budh airdi no bhiadh aca isna talmandaibh gen gub innte no beth 937 a eiseirghi. Oc denam na faitsine sin do-som do-rat a agaid siardhes, ⁊ 938 ro fhaitbeasdar cu mor. Ro fhiafraig Baithin fath na foilti. “L. mac bethad”, 939 ar Colum Cille, “gheinfes i n-aen-oidhchi don Coimdhi isinn imarach so thiar”.940  Grafann Cille Scire ro thircan annsin feib ro comuilled iardain. Dair mhor941  immorro foa raibhi Colum Cille cein ro bai isin maigin sin ro mhair cusna 942 h-aimsera déidhincha cu tor- chair tria dheilm n-gaeithe moire, co ruc araile 943 duine ní dia rúsc do coirtedh chuaran. O ra ghabh immorro na cuaranu uime944  ro benadh o claime o bhonn co a bhaithis.

945 LUID-SIUMH iarum co h-Oedh Slaine co n-derna faitsine do, co n-ebairt fris 946 ro bad slan saeghlach acht munbhat finghalach. Da n-derna finghal ní bhia 947 acht ceathra bliadni i m-bethaid. Ro shenastar dano cochall do, ⁊ do-raidh 948 nat gonfaithi cein no beth in cochall uime. Do-roine immorro Aed Slani 949 finghal tar breitir Coluim Cille for Suibne mac Colmain i cinn cethra m-bliadan. 950 Luid-sium for fecht: dermatus a chochull: marbhtar isin lo-sin.

951 FOTHUIGIUS Colum Cille cealla imda i m-Breaghaibh, ⁊ facbhus sruithi ⁊ 952 minna imda inntibh. Facbus Ossene mac Ceallaig i Cluain Mor bh-Fer 953 n-Ardai. Luidh iar sin do Mainistir. IS ann sin ro ben a bachall-som risinn 954 arradh n-glainidhi fris ro freasghabh Bóiti docum nime, cu clos a foghar955  fon cill uili, et ro fhoillsigh lighi m- Boiti ⁊ do-rinne amail do-rarngert Báide 956 fadhesin i l-lo a eitseachta. Ba mor, tra, do cheallaib do- thorainn-sium ⁊ do 957 leabraibh ro scribh .i. ccc. ceall ⁊ .ccc. lebur. IN leabur ro scribhadh a 958 lamh, cidh foda no beth fo uisce ni báitte cid aen-liter ann.

959 Fothaighis eclais i Recrainn airthir Breagh, ⁊ facbais Colman deochan 960 innti. Fechtus 52ra batar isin eclais sin Colum Cille ⁊ Comghall ⁊ 961 Cainnech. As-bert Comgall co n-dernad Colum Cille idhpairt cuirp Crist ⁊ a 962 fola 'na fhiadnusi. Do-roine Colum umuloid doibh ime sin. IS ann at-connaic 963 Caindech colomna teinntidhi os cinn Coluim Cille cein ro bai oc onn 964 edhpairt. Ro indis Cainnech do Comgall sin, ⁊ at-conncatar diblinaibh in 965 colomna. Fothaighis eclais isin inad ita Sord inniu, ⁊ facbus fear sruith 966 dia muintir ann .i. Finan Lobur, ⁊ facbus an soiscél ro scribh a lamh fadesin.967  Toirneas dano an tiprait danad ainm Sord .i. glan, ⁊ senais crois. Uair ba 968 bes do-som crosa ⁊ polaire ⁊ tiagha leabur ⁊ aidhme eclusdai arcena do 969 denum. Senais immorro ccc. cros ⁊ .ccc. tiprat ⁊ .c. polaire ⁊ .c. bachall ⁊ 970 .c. tiagh.

971 LAA n-oen bui Colum Cille ⁊ Cainnech for bru mara. Bui anfadh mor972  forsin fairrce. As-bert Cainnech fri Colum: “cid chanus in tonn”? As-bert 973 Colum: “Do munter-sa bai i n-gabhudh anallana forsin bh-fairge co n-erbhailt 974 aen dibh, ⁊ dos-bera in Coimdi cucainne isin maduin imarach isin purt-sa 975 i tam”.

976 FEACHT do Bhrighid oc imthecht Churrig Life. O 't-connaic in noemh-ogh 977 in magh aluinn scoit-shemrach 'na fiadhnuse, is ed ro raid aice 'na menmain, 978 da mad le comus in muighi co n-idhberad don Coimdid na n-dula. Ra foillsiged 979 do Cholom Cille ⁊ se 'na recles i Surd, co n-ebairt o ghuth mhor: 980 “As inann di oc on Coimdid ⁊ comad le fein do dilius an ferann do 981 idbair dhó”.

982 LUID Colum iar sin cu Laighnib co farcaibh cealla imda iarna bh-fothugud 983 leo im Druim Monach ⁊ im Maen ⁊ cealla imda aile.

984 LUID iar sin cu Cluain Mac Nois cusinn imainn do Chiaran lais, uair 985 do-ríni molta imda do muntir Dhé, amail ro raid an file:

1. 986 Soer tri coecca uaisli ina gach apstal,987 
   at lin ferta fér,988 
   aill tri Laidin dobasoebail, 989 aill tri Gaeideilg, cain in scel.

990 IS a Cluain immorro do-luidh mac bec 'na dhocum-somh cur' thall 991 brotairne beg da etach cen airiugud dó. Ra foillsiged 52rb o Dhia 992 do Cholum inni-sin, ⁊ do-rarrngair don mac cu m-ba sui ⁊ comad craibhdech. 993 Et iss e Eirnin Cluana Deocra insin.

994 LUID Colum iar sin i crich Connacht for cuairt procepta gur' fhothaig 995 cealla ile ⁊ congbala isin coiced sin im Es Meic Eirc ⁊ im Druim Cliabh, 996 ⁊ facbhais acu in bachaill do-rine fesin.

997 LUID Colum dar Es Ruaid, ⁊ fothaigis cealla ilarda la Conall ⁊ la 998 h-Eogan, ⁊ fothaigis eclais a Toraigh, ⁊ facbais fer sruth dia muintir innti 999 .i. Ernine.

1000 O ROLA Colum cuairt Eirenn uili, ⁊ ro shilasdar iris creidmhe, ⁊ ro baisd 1001 sloigh imda, ⁊ ro fhothaig cealla ⁊ con- gbala, ⁊ ro fhacaibh sruithi ⁊ minda ⁊1002  mairtire inntibh, tainic iar sin for a menmain an cinnedh ro cinn o thosach a 1003 bethad, techd a n-ailithri. Ro imraith iarum dul tar muir do procept bréthre 1004 De do Albanchaib. Luidh iarum for fect .xlu. bliadne do inn Alpain .lxxuii.1005  m-bliadne a aeis comhlan. IS e immorro lin do-chuaidh .i. xx. espoc, .xl. sacart, 1006 .xxx. deochan, .l. mac leighind.

1007 LUIDH iarum fo sheol shoinmech cu rocht an t-inad danad ainm h-Í 1008 Choluim Cille aníu. Adaig cingcdise is i immorro ro-siacht. Tangadar da 1009 espoc batar isin tir do ghabhail a lamha ass. Acht ro fhaillsigh Dia do 1010 Colum Cille napdar esbaic iar bh-fir, conad aire sin for-fhacoibhset an indsi 1011 o ro indis a tinnrum n-dilius ⁊ a tuirthecht. Adubhairt Colum Cille rea 1012 muintir: “IS maith dhun ar fremha do dul fon talmain sunn”, ⁊ do-raidh:1013  “As cead duib nech eicin uaibh do dul fon talmain sunn, no fo h-uir na 1014 h-innsi-sea, dia coisecrad”. Ad-racht suas Odran erlathad, ⁊ is ed adubairt: 1015 “Diam-gabthasa”, ol se. “As errlam leam sin, a Odhrain”, ar Colum Cille. 1016 “Rat-fia a logh. Ni tibirter idge do neoch icom lighi-se minab fort-sa iarfaigter1017  ar tos”. Luid iarum Odran docum nime. Fothaigis Colum eclais aice iar sin.1018  Tri .l. ri teoir a máinchine aici-sium in h-I, ⁊ .lx. ri achtail, amail adubairt 1019 in file:

1. 1020 Amhra ocbhudh bai in h-I,1021 
   tri cóicait a mainchini,1022 
   ima curchaibh iar sin ler,1023 
   oc imram tri fichit fer.

1024 O ro fothaig Colum Cille 52va h-Íí, luidh for cuairt proicipta fo 1025 Albain ⁊ Bretnu ⁊ Saxanu, ⁊ dos-fuc docum n-irsi ⁊ creidme iar bh-fertuibh 1026 ile ⁊ iar toduscud marb a bás. Bai immorro araili duine isin tir dia1027  ro pritcha Colum Cille co ra creit cona muintir uili don Coimdid. Ba formut 1028 la Demon inni-sin, cu ro ben-se mac in duine út o galar thromm, co n-erbhailt de. p.31 1029 Ro badar na gennti og ecnach Crist ⁊ Choluim Cille. Luid Colum iar sin 1030 a n-ernaighthi dicra co Dia, co ro dhuisich in mac a bas.

1031 DIA m-BAI Colum i n-araili laithi ic procept dona sloghuibh, luid arali 1032 duine tar an abhuinn bui i comfhocus doibh, ria m-beith oc eisdecht re1033  m-breitir n-De. Nos-benann in naithir h-e isinn usqui ⁊ nos-marbhunn fo cétoir. 1034 Do-beruir in mac i bh-fiadnusi Choluim. Dos-beir-sein crois dia bhachaill dara 1035 bruinne co n-erracht fo chedair.

1036 GALAR trom tainic dia thimtirid-seom .i. Diarmait a ainm, co n-erbailt, 1037 co n-derna-som ernaighthi leis cu ro thodhuisc a bas. Et ni nama acht ro chuinigh 1038 soegul .uii. m-bliadne do dara eis bud- hesin.

1039 FEACHT ann tainic Cainnech uadha-somh a h- I. Dermatais a bhachaill tair. 1040 In tan tainic ille fuair a bachaill ara chinn abhus, ⁊ léne Coluim Cille maille 1041 ria .i. cuid Cainnigh sin dia rachall-som i, et is airi do-righne-sium sin ár 1042 ro-fhitir cur' bho comfhocraibh dia eitsecht.

1043 LOISE mor tainic do-sum fecht an h-I. Ro fiarfocht de-sium fath na loisi.1044  “Tene Dhe do nim”, ar eisium, “tainic for teora catracha isin Etail, cu 1045 ro marbh teora mili d' feruibh cenmotat mna ⁊ macu ⁊ inghena”.

1046 GAIRM ro-chuala sum fechtus a purt h-I. Ann sin at-bert-sum:

1. 1047 Bachlach 'san purt1048 
   cona bachaill 'na chrob,1049 
   do-aidhlebha mh' adhaircín,1050 
   do dhoirtfe mo dhubh.
2. 1051 Tairnfidh-som sis1052 
   d' innsaiged mu pháx,1053 
   is benuidh fria mh' adhaircin,1054 
   nos-faicebha fass.

1055 FEACHT n-aill do Colum for-facbhudh h-e ag bruith mairt do mheithil. 1056 Bui athlaech d' feruibh Eirenn .i. Mael Umha mac Baedain. Ro fiafraig 1057 Colum Cille cia meit a loingthi in tan ba oclaech? “In tan baam oglach”, ol 1058 Mael Umha, “no chaithinn mart meth am shaith”. Ro for-congair Colum Cille 1059 fair cu ro thoimled a shaith 52vb . Do-roine Mael Umha airesium sin. 1060 Ro chaith in mart uile. Tainic Báithin iardain ⁊ ro fiafraig in ba h-errlamh 1061 in esair. Ro fhor-congair Colum for Mael Umha cnamha in mairt uile do 1062 timarcan ind oen-bhaile. Do-ronad amlaid. Bennachais Colum na cnamha, 1063 ⁊ ro bai a n-uili fheoil impuibh co rucad don mheithil.

1064 FEACHT do Cholum Cille i mís Mái luidh d' fios scel na n-airemhon 1065 i tuaisciurt na h-indsi. Ro bhui ica comdhidnad ⁊ ica forcetul. “Maith”, ol se, 1066 “fon caisc do-chuaidh i mís Aipril, is ann sin do-bail dam-sa thecht docum nime. 1067 Acht nir' ail dam bron na toirrse duibh-si iar bhur soethar, conadh aire sin 1068 ro anass acuibh o caisc gu quingcigis”. O ro chualatar na manuigh na briathra-sin, 1069 roptar toirrsigh co mor.

1070 RO-SSOI tra iar sin a agaid siar, ⁊ at-bert, “Ro bhennacha in Coimdhe 1071 an innsi cona h-aitreabhthaib”, ⁊ ro innarbu loiscinn ⁊ natracha aisdi. O ra bennach 1072 immorro an innsi, tainic da recles. Nir' bó cian iarum tancatar 1073 cricha na saboidi ⁊ tosach in domnaig, et o ro thocuibh a rosc a n-airdi táinic 1074 loisi mor dia ghnúis ⁊ agaid, ⁊ at- conncatar na braithre sin. Aingel De 1075 immorro tarasair ann sin os a cinn.

1076 LUID-SIUMH iar sin do bennachad in t-sabhaill et at-bert fria Diarmuid co1077  n-escomluifedh adhaig domnuigh docum nime. Ro shuidh iar sin an senoir 1078 airmitnech .i. Colum Cille for or na conaire; air tainic scis do, ger' bhó gairit1079  a uidhe, áir .lxxuii. m-bliadne a aes in inbhaid sin.

1080 LUID a dhochum in gerran do-bui occ na manchuibh annsa n-inis, ⁊ cíidh 1081 a n-ucht in cleirig cor' bo fliuch a etach. Ro triall in fos .i. Diarmuid 1082 innarba in gerrain uadh. “Leicc dhó, a Diarmait”, ol Colum Cille, “gu 1083 n-derna a dhaethain der ⁊ toirrse acom cháinedh-sa”.

1084 IS LIA tra tuirium ⁊ aisneis a n-do-roine Dia do fhertuibh ⁊ do mirbuilibh 1085 isna talmannaibh ar Colum Cille, uair ni fil nech co n-icfedh a thuirium co leir 1086 acht mina thisadh a ainim fein, no aingel do nimh dia n-aisneis. Conadh lor, 1087 didiu, duin so do thabairt ar dheismerecht.

1088 Ní ro geinir tra do Goidelaib gein bud uaislea, na bud eaccnaide, 1089 na bud soiceineilce inás. Ni tainicc dib araile bud bec- cda, na bu umla, na bu 1090 inisle. Mor eim an inisle do Colom Cille conad é fein do-benad a n-iallacranna 1091 da manchuib, ⁊ conad e do- indmad doib. Do-beiread a cuid arba go menic ara 1092 muin don muilend ⁊ no meiled, ⁊ do-beired lais dia toig é. Ni geibed lin na 1093 olonn ria cnes. No comruicced a taeb ria h-úir nocht. Coirthe cloiche 1094 no bid fo a cind do fhrithadart, ⁊ ni denad cid do codlad eitir acht airet no bidh 1095 Diarmait a dalta ag rádh tri caibdel don Biaid. Atraiged fo cedoir iar sin, 1096 ⁊ do-gnith gol ⁊ basgaire amail máthair buid ag cained a h-aein-mic. No geibed 1097 na tri coécta a n-gainem na traga ria-siu no turccbad grian. ISin lo immorro 1098 no athaiged na tratha. No idhbrudh corp Crist ⁊ a fhuil. No pritchadh p.33 1099 soiscelu. No bhaisted, no choisecrad. No iccad clamhu ⁊ dullu ⁊ bachacha 1100 ⁊ oes cacha tedma arcena, ⁊ no dhuisced marbhu.

1101 O THAINICC gusna déidhenchuibh do Colum Cille, et o ro benadh clocc 1102 iarmerghi adhaigh domnaigh cingcdhighisi, luid-siumh ria cach docum 1103 na h-ecailsi, ⁊ do-roine slechtain ⁊ ernaighthi dhicra iconn altóir. Ro lín 1104 in tan sin soillsi ainglecdha in eaclais uime da gach leith, ⁊ ro fhaidh ann sin 1105 in sruith airmhitnech a spirut dochum nime i subhai ⁊ i bh-failte mhuinteri 1106 nimhe. Ata immorro a chorp i talmain abhus cu n-anoir ⁊ cu n-airmhitin 1107 o Dia ⁊ o dhainibh, co bh-fertuibh ⁊ co mirbhuilibh cech laithi. Et gidh mor 1108 a anoir coleic bidh mo a n-dail bratha in tan taitnebhus amail ghrein 1109 nemh-thruailnidi a chorp ⁊ a anum.

1110 IS ann, immorro, bias in mor-ghloir sin ⁊ in mor- innocbhail do-somh, 1111 a n-aontuidh naoi n-gradh nimhe na tairmdhechatar, i n-aontuidh apstal ⁊ 1112 deiscibul Íssu Crisd, i n-aontuidh deeachta ⁊ daenachta Mheic Dé 53rb1113  isin n-aentuidh is uaisli cech aentaidh, i n-aentaid na naemh-trinoidi uaisli 1114 airmhitnighi .i. Athair ⁊ Mac ⁊ Spirut Noemh.

1115 Ailim trocuire Dhe uilechumachtuigh tre impidhe noemh Choluim, co rosium 1116 uile in aentaid sin. Roissem, ro aitreabhum, in saecula saeculorum! Amen.

1118 ‘HII SUNT QUI SECUNTUR AGNUM QUOCUMQUE IERIT’ (Rev. 14:4). IT iat so lucht 1119 leanuit in t-Uan neimelnidi cipe conair dech. 1120 Eoin mac Zebedei, bruinne- dhalta Íssu, comarba na h- Oighi, is é ro scribh 1121 na briathra-sa ⁊ ro fhacuibh a cuimne lasin n-Eclais don fhochraic ⁊ don 1122 logh ro thidnaic Dia don tres grad na h- Ecalsa .i. do lucht na h-oighe .i. 1123 tochoisceim inn uain neimhelnidhe.

1124 IS e immorro leth ataoibhi in n-aisneis-sea la h- Eoin cu dú a n-debairt: 1125 ‘Nemo potest dicere cauticum nisi illa .c.xl. iiii milia qui redempti sunt de1126  terra’ (Rev. 14:3). Ni thic do neoch molad na claiscetul do denum don Coimdhid 1127 acht nech écin do comhlanus na h- Ecalsa ro congbhad a n-genus ⁊ a 1128 n-oighe ⁊ do-cenngad do logh fola Crist.

1129 Áir is iat sin na h-ogha co deimhin. Conad for slicht na m-briathar-sin 1130 ro raidh Eoin: ‘Híí sunt qui secuntur agnum’ (Rev. 14:4) .i. is iat lucht leanait in t-Uan 1131 cipe conair theit.

1132 IS e leanmhain in Uain, Crist do in t-samail ⁊ do thocoisceim tria 1133 comallad rechta ⁊ t-soscéla gan sainnt na talmandai, gan grad na n-erchraidhe, 1134 imghabhail na h-anoire, dinsium in domhain, tarmnugud dona h- uilibh, 1135 neimhdhenum indlighidh na aincridhi do neoch, fulang cu foidhideeh na 1136 n-ammus dianechtair, dilghudh do tabairt do lucht na h- ingreama. Gach 1137 maith done nech gurub ar metughud De do-ghne ⁊ narup ara anorugud 1138 budein. 53va “INtshamlaid, didiu”, ar an t-ecnaid, “amail bis an t-uan 1139 neimheilnidhe ind oigi colla, as inann on ⁊ corp neimh- thruailnidi Meic 1140 in Athar Nemda.” IN t-samlaid, dano, in t-uan rundai .i. Crist, a n-oighi ⁊ a 1141 naeimhe menman amail ro raidestar fein: ‘Bidh cu noem ⁊ cu genmnaidh’ (Levit. 11:44), ar 1142 in Coimdi, ‘ár am noebh-sa fein ⁊ am ennac’ (Levit. 11:44). Ár ni ferdi genus an cuirp 1143 madh anfhoirbhthe ⁊ mad eilnidi ind ainim.

1144 Sochaidhe tra do noemhuibh ⁊ do fhirenuibh ro comuillset in timna-sa na 1145 h-oighi a nu-fhiadhnuisi feibh ro comuill in noemh-ógh dia tá lith ⁊ foraithmet 1146 i n-ecmhong na ree-seo ⁊ na h-aimsire .i. Sancta Brigida uirgo Dei .i. 1147 noemh Brighit ogh in Coimdheadh na n-dula.

1148 IS and iarum ceileabhrait na cristaidhi feil ⁊ lithlaithi na h- íí noemh 1149 Brighdi, i kalainn Febrai arai laithe mis grene iss iniú arai laithi sechtmhuini 1150 isin bliadain i tam.

1151 INnister sunn iarum ní do fhertaibh ⁊ do mhirbhuilibh na h-ii noeb1152  Brighdi, ⁊ dia geinealach collaidi .i. Brigit ingen Dubthaig, meic Dhemre, 1153 meic Bresail, do slicht Echach Finn Fuath n-Airt.

1154 IN Dubhthach-sin immorro o ro genair naemh Brigit ro cennaig-sein 1155 chumail, Broicsech a h-ainm, inghen sein Dallbronaig do Dail Concubair 1156 in deiscert Breag. Ros-aentaigh Dubhtach dó i l-lánamhnus in 1157 cumail-sin cur' bo alachta uadh. Ro gab ét seitich Dubhthaig imon cumhuil 1158 co n-ebuirt fria Dubthach: “Mine renusa in cumhail út i tiribh ciana 1159 toicebhut-sa mu thinnscrai dhit, ⁊ ragat uait”. Arai sin nir' bo ail do 1160 Dubthach reic na cumhaili.

1161 FEACHT ann do-luid Dubthach ⁊ in cumal immaille fris i carput seoch 1162 thegduis araili druadh. O ro-chuala in drai foghar in carpait is ed ro raidh: 1163 “A ghilla”, ar se, “fegh cia fil isin carput, ar is fogur carpait fo rig inso”. 1164 Ro raidh in gilla: “Dubthach”, ar se, “fil ann”. Luidh in drai ara cinn ⁊ 1165 ro fhiafraig 53vb cuich in ben bui isin carput. “Leam-sa”, ar 1166 Dubthach. Maithgen, dano, ainm in druadh, is uad Ros Maithgin. Imcomaircidh 1167 in drai in rob alachta o neoch? “Is alachta uaim-si”, ol Dubthach. 1168 As-bert in drai: “Bidh amhra in gein fil ina broinn, ni bhia a cosmuil isna 1169 talmandaib”. “Ni leig dhamh-sa mu shetig”, ar Dubthach, “gan a reic na 1170 cumaili-si”. Adubairt an drai tria rath faitsine: “Foighena sil do mhna-sa 1171 do sil na cumuili, áir beraid in cumal ingin reil taitnemaich thaitnighfes 1172 amail grein itir renna nimhe”. Ba buidech Dubthach don aithiusc-sein, ár ni 1173 rugad ingen dó cosin.

1174 Tiagait iar sin chum a tighi, ⁊ do-gniset altugud buidi diblínaibh.

1175 Ba suaichnidh tra gradh na h-ingine ag Dia, ár do-dhechatar da espoc 1176 do Bretnaib otha Elpu dia taircetul ⁊ dia bennachadh, Mel ⁊ Melchu a n-anmanna. 1177 Do-rat Dubthach failti dhoibh, ⁊ do- roine in chumal umhuloit ⁊ 1178 timterecht doib. Ba bronuch ⁊ ba toirrsech seitig Dubthaig. IMcomaircid 1179 espoc Mel di fath a toirrsi. Do-raidh in ben: “ár do-roisc Dubthach a 1180 chumail dím”. Ro raidh espoc Mel: “Dethber ge no dherrscaighed, ár foigenaidh 1181 do sil-sa do sil na cumhaile, acht tarnnaighfidh a sil-si dot shil-sa”. Ba p.36 1182 fergach si de sin. IS and sin do-rala file de h-Uaib Meic Cuais o thochur 1183 maine do thig Dhubthaig. O ro-fhitir in fili fochunn feirgi na mna 1184 adubairt: “In recai in cumail”? “Reacfat”, ol Dubthach, “ár is eicen damh”. 1185 Ro raidhset na h-espuic: “Ren in cumail ⁊ na ren in coimpert”. Do- roine 1186 samhlaid. Teit as an file cona chumail. I n-adaig iarum rainic in fili a 1187 thech, is ann do-rala fer noemh isin tigh og atach in Coimdhed ⁊ oc errnaigti. 1188 Ro foillsiged do-somh lasair ⁊ coloma tenntidhi don inad a m-bai in cumal. 1189 Do-dhechaid araile drai a Crich Conaill do thigh an fhiled remhraitte. 1190 Ro luaigh modhud na cumaile. Ro rec in file ris in chumail ⁊ ni ro reac in 1191 coimpert bai ina broinn. Teit in drai cona chumail leis dia thig.

1192 IS ann do-rala don drai fleadh mhor do dhenum a Conaille, cu 1193 ro gart an ri cuice docum na fleidi. IS ann rop aimser tuismeda do mnai in 1194 righ. Boi faidh i comaidecht in righ, cu ro fhiafraig cara don righ dhe, “cuin bud 1195 maith sen don righain tusmhedh”? At-rubhuirt in drái: “Gein no tuisimhthea 1196 imaruch la turcbail grene na bud imuich na itigh no berta no fhoruaislighfead 1197 cech n-gein ind Eirinn”. Reimhdheachaid tra tusmhed na rigna in uair sin, co 1198 ruc mac marbh. IN tan immorro do-choidh in cumal aramharuch la 1199 turcbail ghrene, ⁊ leastar lan do leamhlacht 'na laimh, in tan tuc in dara 1200 coisceim tara tairrsiuch an tighi ⁊ a cos aili imuich, is ann ruc inn ingin .i. 1201 noem Brigit. Ro nigset na bantairsi inhíí noeb Brigit don lemlacht bui i l-laimh 1202 a mathar. Ba cubaid immorro sin re h-airilliudh m-Brigte .i. re 1203 deallrad ⁊ re taitnium a h-oighi. Rucadh an ingen acétair iarna breith cu mac 1204 marbh na rigna, ⁊ o ra-siact anal na h-ingine in mac ad-racht a bas.

1205 LUIDH iar sin in drai cona chumail ⁊ cona ingin i crich Connacht, ár do 1206 Connachtuibh a mháthair, a athair immorro don Mumain.

1207 I n-araili laithi do-luid in cumal do bleagun a bo, ⁊ for-facuib an ingin 1208 'na h-oenar 'na cotlud ina tigh. At-conncatar araili com- fhoicsig in tegduis i 1209 raibhe an ingen for lasad, co n-derna aen-breo dhi o thalmain co nem. IN tan 1210 tancatar do cabair an tighi ni ro artraig in tene, acht ro raidset ba lan do 1211 rath in Spirta Noeimh an inghean.

1212 Laithi n-ann deisidh in drái cona chumail i n-araile inadh, co n- acatar in1213  cannadas bui for cenn na h-ingine for lasadh. O ro shínetar a lama cuige, 1214 ní ro artraigh an tene.

1215 FEACHT ann ro cotail in drai co n-aca triar cleirech ind etuighibh taitnemachaib, p.37 1216 cu ro imretar ola for cenn na h-ingine, cu ro fhoirbhthighset ord in 1217 baitsi on beus gnathach. Tri h-aingil insin. Adubairt an tres aingel risin 1218 drai ba h-e ainm na h-ingine 54rb Sancta Brigida .i. noem Brigit. 1219 Ad-racht an drai ⁊ ro innis inní at-connaic.

1220 I n-araili lo ro-clos guth na naidhen oc diucaire, ⁊ iss ed ro raidh: “Meum 1221 erit hoc” .i. bidh leam so. O ro-chuala an drai sin iss ed ro raidh: “Comaillfider 1222 inní at-beir an ingen .i. bidh leam an ferann iar- dain”, et iss ed on ro comhailled. 1223 O ra-chualutar aitreabhthaigh an feruinn sin ro fhuacratar in drai 1224 as in tir, gu n-dechaid-siumh dochum a athardha fein.

1225 Ro alt tra in noeim-ingen-so .i. Brigit, o chomairbhirt bid ecsamail fria 1226 a comaosu, áir bithe ina cech náidhi. Ni thoimhleth biadh n-eisidan. 1227 No frithbhruidheadh biadh in druadh ⁊ no sceidhed. Ro imraith in drai cidh 1228 ro m-bui an ingen. Doigh lais ba h-inglaine ⁊ corpad a bhidh. Ro erbh iar sin 1229 bhoin n-o dheirg do bleagun foleith do Brigit, ⁊ ro leic bhannscail n-irisigh 1230 dia bleagun. Toimleth an ingen noebh sin, ⁊ ní sceidhed.

1231 Ro alt iarum an ingen noeb-sa gur' bó timthiridh, et cech ní risi comhruicedh1232  a l-lamh no fhoirbreadh. No lesaigheadh na caercha: no shasadh na h-elta: 1233 no bhiathad na bochta. O tháinic calmatus ⁊ nert ⁊ meit do Brigit accobhrastar 1234 techt do torruma a h-athardha. Ro fhaidh in drai techta co Dubthach ar co 1235 tissed ar cenn a inghine. Tiaghait na techta co Dubthach, ⁊ innisit fearta ⁊ 1236 mirbuili na ingine. Teit Dubthach ⁊ ba failid leis. Do-roine in drai failti 1237 fris, ⁊ do-ratt a ingin soer dhó. Tiagait iar sin Dubthach ⁊ Brigit dia tir i crich 1238 Ua bh-Failghi, ⁊ a muime malle fria Brigit, cu ro ghab galar a muime ar toidhecht, 1239 cor' faidhed Brigit ⁊ ingen aile do chuinghidh dighi do coirmm dhí co 1240 araile fer oca n-dernadh fled mhor. Baethchu a ainm-sidhe. Do-rat era for Brigit. 1241 Taraill Brigit iar sin co araili topur gur' lin leastar as, ⁊ ro beannach cu ro soudh 1242 i m-blas corma, ⁊ do-bert dia muime, ⁊ ba oghshlan fo cedair. IN fhleadh 1243 immorro icár' h-eimdhed isi, tiagur dia h-ól ⁊ ni frith banna dhi.

1244 FEACHT da n-dechaid Dubthach ar turus cu farcuibh 1245 a ingin ica mhucaib, co tancatar da meirlech cuice, co rucsat da thorcc don 1246 tred. O dho-chuatar treall iar sin cond-ric Dubthach friu. Benais na muca 1247 dhibh. Do-thaet iarum co Brigit, “In marut na muca, a ingen”? ar Dubthach. 1248 “Airim lat”, ar Brigit. Ro airimh Dubthach na muca, ⁊ ni teasta nach muc 1249 dibh.

1250 Nir' bho cian iar sin tainic áighe uasal do tigh Dubthaig, co n-dernad p.38 1251 fóidhi dó, co tartad coic thocta saille do Brigit da m-berbad. Do-choidh1252  Dubthach amach. Do-thoet cu goirt ellscothach isin tech co Brigit. Do-rat 1253 Brigit dó in coiced tocht saille ar trocaire. Nir' bo saithech in cu dhe. Do-rat 1254 Brigit tocht aili dhi. Doigh le-si ba codlud don aighidh ⁊ nír' eadh on. 1255 Tainic Dubthach ⁊ ro raidh re Brigit: “In ro bhearbhais in t-saill ⁊ in marat 1256 na h-uronna”? “Airimh-si iat”, or si. Ro áirimh Dubthach. Ní testa ni dhibh.1257  At-cuaid in t-áighi do Dhubthach a n-do-roine Brigit. Ni ro chaithset na 1258 h-aighidh in biadh-sin, ár ro batar eisinnraic, acht ro fodhladh do bhochtaib 1259 ⁊ aidhilcnechaib.

1260 FEACHT ann do-rothluigh araili bannscal irisech co tised Brigit le i Magh 1261 Life, ár ro bui coimhthinol senaid Laigen ann. Ro foillsighedh d' espoc 1262 Ibhair bai isin dail Muire Ingen do thecht isin dail. Teit in bannscal 1263 arnamharech, ⁊ Brigit maille fria, docum na dala. IS ann ro raidh espoc 1264 Ibhair: “As i so in Mhuire ad- connac-sa”. Ro bennachsat in uile shlógh inhi 1265 noemh Brigit, conad h-i Brigit Muire na n- Gaeidel o sin ille.

1266 IAr sin do-chúaid Brigit do torruma a máthar bui i n-doeire. IS amlaid 1267 ro bhui in máthair a n- indlobrai ara cind-si, ⁊ bui for airghi, ⁊ da bai dhec 1268 aice, ⁊ si oc tinol ime. Ro fhoghuin immorro an ingen co h-umail tar eis a 1269 máthar, ⁊ ro gabh for leasugud na h-airghi. In maisdred do-ghnith no rannadh a 1270 n-dibh cuibhrennaibh dec i n-anoir in da esbal dec in Coimdhed, ⁊ ro shuidhiged 1271 in treas cuibrinn dec 54vb cu m-ba mo inás cech cuibhrenn i n-anoir 1272 Crist, ⁊ do bereadh do bochtuibh ⁊ do aigheadhuib. Ar at-bereadh-si 1273 bidh Crist i persoin cech aighedh irisigh. Ba h-ingnad lesin m-búachail sin1274  co n-dechaid la do acallaim in druadh. Ro fhiafraig in drai ⁊ a ben: “In maith 1275 leasaighius an ingen”? Tainic ann na bu. “IS maith”, ar an buachail. “Am 1276 buidhech-sa cipinnus ⁊ at reamra na laeigh”, ar ni ro-lamhair cassait Brigte 1277 'na h-ecmais. Do-chuaidh in drai ⁊ a sheitig don airghi, ⁊ rusc mor leo a 1278 rabhutar ocht n-duirnn dec dia linad do im. Do-rine Brigit foilti friu, ⁊ 1279 ro innail a cosa, ⁊ do-rat biadh dhoibh. IS ann adubairt séitigh in1280  druadh re Brigit: “IS do thancamur dia fhis in ro gab greim inni 1281 ro h-erbad friut. Cid fil ocut do im”? Ni raibhi immorro aici-si ind erluime 1282 acht torad cu leith maistertha. Do-chuaidh iar sin Brigit isin cuili, ⁊ 1283 iss ed ro raidh:

1. 1284 A MO ruire-sea1285 
   conic inna h-uili-sea p.391286 
   bennuch, a Dhe, nuall gan gheis,1287 
   cot laim dheis mo cuili-se!
2. 1288 Mo chuili-sea!1289 
   cuile Fiadhat finn,1290 
   cuili ro bennach mo Rí,1291 
   cuile ica m-bí imm.
3. 1292 Tic Mac Muire mo chara1293 
   du bennachad mo chuile,1294 
   flaith in domain co h-imeal1295 
   ron-be immet la suidhe.

1306 Ro fhodhuil Brighit iar sin na bu do bhochtaibh ⁊ aid- hilcnechaib, 1307 ⁊ do-baistedh in drai, ⁊ ba h-irisech ⁊ ba i comhuitecht Brighdi co a bhas.

1308 Tainic Brigit iar sin ⁊ a máthair le co tegh a h-athar. Cacha bh-faghbhaitis 1309 immorro a lamha-si do chrudh ⁊ bhiadh ⁊ airilliudh a h-athar do- bereadh do 1310 bhochtaibh ⁊ aidilcnechaib in Coimdhed, cur' bhó dimdhuch a h-athair dhi 1311 aire sin, cu ro acobhrastar a reic na h-i noemh Brighdi. Luidh i carbat ⁊ a 1312 ingen malle fris, ⁊ adubairt: “Ní ar anoir ná ar chataidh duit dot-berur isin 1313 carput, acht is dod breith dot reic ⁊ do bleth bron do Dhunlaing mac Enna, 1314 do righ Laigen”. O rancatar co dun in righ, luid Dubhtach isin n-dun cusin 1315 righ ⁊ fácbhais a claidhiub i bh-fail Brigte isin carput. Do-thoet clamh co 1316 Brighit, ⁊ aitchidh ainm n-De re Brigit um ní do tabairt do. Tairberidh1317  Brigit claidiub a h-athar dhó. Raidhidh Dubthach risin righ iar toid- hecht 1318 anunn: “In cennechtha mh' ingen dím”? “Cidh ara reccai h-ingin fein”? ar1319  Dunlaing. “Ni anse”, ar Dubthach, “ar bheith ac reic mh' indmhais ⁊ ica 1320 thabairt do droch-dhainibh truagha”. “Tucthar cucainn con n- fhacamar”, ar p.40 1321 Dunlang. Teit Dubthach ara ceann. O rainic do bhai oc fegad in charbait ocus 1322 ni fhacai a claidiub. Ro fhiafraig do Brigit cid do-roine don claidib. 1323 “Do-ratus”, ar Brigit, “do bhocht tainic dom ghuidhi”. Ro fhergaigh Dubthach 1324 gu mor friasi ar an claideb do tabairt i l-leth n-aili. O thainic Brigit 1325 i fiadhnusi in rig raidhis in ri: “Cidh ara n-gatai crodh ⁊ airilliud h-athar, 1326 ⁊ anas mesa ann, cidh ara tucuis in claideb i l- leth n-aile”? IS ann ro raidh 1327 Brigit: “Ro-fhitir Mac na h- Ingine, diamadh leam-sa do commus-sa cot uile 1328 innmhus ⁊ cot Laighnibh uile do-bherainn don Coimdid na n-dulai”. Do-raidh 1329 an ri re Dubthach: “Ni comadhais dún cunnradh na h-inghine-sea, ár is uaisli 1330 a h-airilliudh fiadh Dia innámne”. Conud amluidh sin ro soerudh Brigit dia 1331 dáire.

1332 Nir' bo cían iar sin cu táinic araile fer sochenelach go Dubthach 1333 do chuingidh a ingine. Ba tol do Dubthach ⁊ dia macuibh in ní sin. Ro opastar 1334 Brigit immorro. Do-raidh brathuir dia braithribh ria- si: “IS esbach in 1335 t-suil glan fil at cind-sa gana beith for adhart i bh-fail fhir eicin”. “Ro-fhitir 1336 Mac na h-Inghine”, ar Brigit, “ni beodha dhun massi do-beir pudhur foruinn”! 1337 Do-rat iarum a mer f'on suil co nas-tall as a cinn, cu m-bui for a gruaidh. 1338 O 't-connaic Dubthach ⁊ a braithre sin ro gheallsat nach ebertha ria-si dul co fer, 1339 acht an fer budh mhaith le fein. Tuc Brigit annsin a dernainn fria a rosc ⁊1340  slanaighter fo chétair.

1341 LUID Brigit ⁊ araili ogha maille fria do ghabail chaille o espoc Mel i 1342 Telcha Mhidhe. Ba faeilid sein friu. Anais Brigit for umhaloit co m-bad h-i 1343 déidhinach for a tartta caille. At-racht columa teintidhi dia cinn cu 1344 clethe na h-ecalsa. IS ann ro raidh espoc Mel: “Tair, a noem Brigit, co 1345 ro sentar caille for do chenn riasna h-oghuibh aili”. IS edh do-rala ann tria 1346 grasa in Spirto Nóimh gradh n-esbuic do eirleghiunn for Brigit. As-bert 1347 Mac Caille nar' bho ord gradh n-espuic for bannscail. Adubhairt espoc Mel: 1348 “Ni leam a commus. O Dhia do-ratad in anoir-sin do Brigit seoch cach 1349 m-bannscail”, conidh anoir espuic do-berat fir Eirenn do comarba Brigte o sin 1350 ille.

1351 I n-ochtmadh uathaid ro genair Brigit, i cedain sainriudh: i n-ochtmad 1352 dec ro gabh caille: i n-ochtmad .lxxx. do-choidh docum nime: i n-ochtmad 1353 ro coisecradh Brigit fo lin ocht m-biaidi in t-soiscela ro comallastar, ⁊ biaid 1354 in trocaire do-roega Brigit dib-saidhe.

1355 FEACHT o ro chomfhoicsigh sollaman na casc duthracair tria dhesheirc 1356 coirm do denamh dona h-ecalsaibh imdhaibh ro batar impe, et ro bhui terca 1357 arbha in inbhuidh-sin h-i Midhe, ⁊ ni ro thecht Brigit acht oen-criathar bracha. 1358 Ni rabhutar dano 55va leastair ac muinntir Brigte, acht da lothar. 1359 Do-ratsat a m-braich isin dara lothar. Ro linsat araile don chuirm. Ro fodhlad 1360 iar sin o Brigit in chuirm do .uii. n-ecalsaibh dec bh-Fer Tulach, cu 1361 ro fherastar toradh in oen-mheich bracha iat tre shobharthan Brigte o 1362 chaplait co minchaisc.

1363 FECHT ann do-luidh araile clamh co Brigit do chuinghidh bhó. Do-raidh 1364 Brigit ris: “Cia dhibh is ferr lat, bó do breith leat, no h-íc don claimhe”? 1365 Do-raidh in clamh ba ferr leis a ícc on claimi ina do- bertha righi in domuin 1366 dó. Do-roine Brigit ernaighthi co Dia, cu ros-íc in clamh, ⁊ ro fhoghuin 1367 do Brigit iar sin.

1368 ARAILE caillech do muinntir Brigte do-rala a n-galar trom cu ro mhianaigh 1369 leamhlacht. Ni tharla bo isin recleis ind inbhaidh-sin, cu ro linadh leastar lan 1370 d' uisce do Brigit, cu ros-bennach, cu ro soudh i l-leamhnacht. do-rat don 1371 caillig ⁊ ba h-oghshlan h-i fo cedair.

1372 O dho-cuaid immorro clu ⁊ oirrdhercus Brigte fo Eirinn, tancadar da 1373 dhall do Bretnaibh ⁊ clam ica remthus dia n-íc co Brigit. Do-raidh Brigit: 1374 “Bídh imuigh colleic cu ro a in ceileabhrad”, ár deinmnedhaigh iat-sein. 1375 “Ro ícais daine dot cheniul fein ané, ⁊ ní ro fuirighis cen co n-icai sinne 1376 inniu”. Do-righne Brigit ernaigthi, ⁊ ro h-íctha a triur fo cétair.

1377 O ro forbhudh sollaman na casc do-fhiafraig Brigit dona h-inginaib in 1378 roibhi fuidheall acu o linn na cascc. Do-raidhset na h-ingena: “Do-bera Dia”, 1379 ol siat. IS annsin tainic dias ingen istech, ⁊ dronglach lan d' uisci leo. 1380 “Ro-fhitir Mac na h-Ingine ata maith ann”, ol Brigit. Doigh le-si comad 1381 coirm. Amal adubairt si sin ro soud a coirm toghuidi fo cedair. Do-ratad 1382 iar sin d' espoc Mel ⁊ dona h-oghuibh arcena.

1383 ISANn aimsir cétna tainic galar sula do Brigit, ⁊ ba tiachair le a cenn 1384 cu mor. O ro-chuala espoc Mel sin, iss ed ro raidh: “Tiagham aroen do 1385 cuingidh legha 55vb cu rot-léicter fort cenn”. Do-raidh Brigit: 1386 “Min badh anumhaloit duit-si, ni bhudh ail dam-sa liaigh corpdai etir, acht 1387 araidhe do-ghenam anní at-bera-sa”. O ro batar oc imthecht do-rochair Brigit 1388 as a carput co tarla a cenn fria cloich cu ro crechtnaiged cu mor ⁊ cu ro theiper 1389 in fhuil. Ro h-icta dano don fuil-sin di bannscail amhlabrai ro batar for in p.42 1390 conair. Do-rala dhoibh iar sin for a set in liaigh ica rabhatar iarraidh. 1391 O ro fhegh-sidhe in crecht at-bert: “Ni ro chuingea-sa liaigh aili o so amach 1392 acht in liaigh rot-íc don cur-sa; ár cia no bheitis leagha Eirenn icot leighius 1393 ní dingnidis ni bhudh fherr”, conad amhlaid sin ro slanaighedh Brigit.

1394 FECHT ann do-rala ri Teafa i comfhocraibh doibh ar fleidh. Bai leastar 1395 cumdachtta i l-laim in righ. Gabhais araile fer anfhaitech as a laimh cu 1396 torchair co n-derna blogha dhe. Do-gabhadh an fer la righ Tefa. Do-choidh 1397 espoc Mel dia cuing- hidh ⁊ ni h-etas on righ acht a bhas, co n-atuigh 1398 espoc Mel in leastar m-brisde ⁊ tuc leis co Brigit. Do-rat Brigit a h-anal1399  uime ⁊ ro h- athnuaighed a cruth ba ferr. Rucadh iar sin don righ, ⁊ 1400 ro fuaslaiced in cimbid. Et adubairt espoc Mel: “Ni h-oram-sa do-roine Dia 1401 an firt-sa, acht ar Brigit”.

1402 FEACHT ann do-dhechaid Brigit do thigh araile oighi .i. Brighit ingen 1403 Conaille insin. In t-uisqui do-ratadh dara cosaibh do Brigit iar taidhecht 1404 ro íc araili ógh ro bai istigh a n-galar. O dho- chuadur immorro Brighit cona 1405 h-oghuibh do chaithium a proinne ro ghab Brigit for fegadh na méisi co fada. 1406 Ro fhiafraig an Brigit aile: “Cid rathaigi-sea”? Do-raidh Brigit: “At-ciu 1407 Deman for in meis”. “Ro badh maith leam-sa a fhaic- sin”, ar an ogh aile. 1408 “Tabair crois Crist ar h-agaid ⁊ ar do shuilib”, ol Brigit. Do-rat in ogh, ⁊ 1409 do-connaic-si in Satan re toeb na meisi, a chenn sis ⁊ a cosa suas, a dhe ⁊ a 1410 lasair as a craes ⁊ as a shroin. Ro raidh Brigit: “Tabair freacra duin, a 1411 Diabuil”!