]> Comrac Liadaine ocus Cuirithir An electronic edition unknown Kuno Meyer Electronic edition compiled by Emer Purcell proof corrections by Hilary Lavelle, University of Ulster at Coleraine University College, Cork The HEA via the LDT Project. Second draft. 2270 CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts: a project of the Department of History, University College, Cork
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 Manuscript sources London, British Library, Harl. 5280, fo. 26f. Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1337 (olim H. 3. 18) 759f. Editions/translations Kuno Meyer (ed. and tr.), Comrac Liadaine ocus Cuirithir or Liadain and Curithir; an Irish love-story of the ninth century (London 1902). This edition is also available online at http://www.univie.ac.at/indogermanistik/download/texte/Comracc_Liadaine_ocus_Cuirithir.htm#m English translation: P. L. Henry, Dánta Ban, pp. 52–59. For a new edition by David Stifter, see: http://www.univie.ac.at/indogermanistik/download/texte/Comracc_Liadaine_ocus_Cuirithir.htm#s For an English translation of the new edition by Liz Gabay, see http://www.univie.ac.at/indogermanistik/download/texte/Comracc_Liadaine_ocus_Cuirithir.htm#g Further reading Eugene O'Curry, Lectures on the manuscript materials of ancient Irish history (New York 1861). Kuno Meyer (ed. and tr.), Stories and songs from Irish MSS, Otia Merseiana 1 (1899) 113–128. Brian Ó Cuív, A quatrain from "Líadain and Cuirithir", Éigse; 6 (1945–7) 229–230. Anders Ahlqvist, A line in Líadan and Cuirithir, Peritia 1 (1982) 334. For editions/translations of the poem 'Cen áinius' see also http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G400035/index.html The edition used in the digital edition Comrac Liadaine ocus Cuirithir Kuno Meyer First edition 30pp.; 5–9 Introduction; Text 12–27; 28–30 Glossary. David Nutt London 1902

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London, British Library, Harl. 5280, fo. 26f. Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1337, 759f. (olim H. 3. 18).
Comrac Liadaine ocus Curithir

LíadainLiaduin ben do Chorco Duibne .i. banéces. Luid sí for cúairt hi crích Connacht. Cuirithir mac Doborchon, éces side dno. Do Chonnachtaib dó. Dogníther ón cuirm dí-si lelie CuirithirCuirither.

Cidcia ná dénaim-ni óentaid, a Líadain? ol CuirithirCuirither. Ropud án ar mac ar ndís.

Ní dénaim-nidenuimsi ón, ol sise, ar ná loiti mo chúairt immum[omitted]. Día tís ar mo chend dorísidorís dom thig, doreg-sædoregæ lat.

Ba fír són. Luid fodess &ersir; óengillaoengilla lais 'na diaid &ersir; a étach- sometachside hi téig for a muin-side &ersir; drochétach imme &ersir; cennæ na ngáina ngó isin téig. Luid íarum co mbáiconbo icon topur i tóib ind lis. Gaibid íarum a étach corcordæ[omitted] imme &ersir; doratæ na gái for a cronnafor cronnafor a cradæ, co mbóiambui ic a crothud.

Co n-accæ[con]feuca Mac Dá Cherdæ cucai. Óinmit side, mac Máile- ochtraigMoiloctr[aig] maic Dínertaig dona Déssib Muman. Cumma imtéged muir &ersir; tír inna chossaib tirmaib. Ardfili na Hérennairttfili Erionn esiden &ersir; óinmit na Hérenn é-siden.

Dotéit side co Cuirithir. Maith sin, or Mac mo Cherda.

Amin, or Cuirithir. In tú fer ind lis? Ní ménac me, or Cuirithir. Can deit-siu? or Cuirithir. In óinmitni [hansa]. In oinmit tróg dina Déssib .i. Mac Dá Cherda.

Rocúalamar, or Cuirithir. In regaraga isin lis?

Ragat, ol sé. Déna mo lessa, ol Cuirithir. Ben mór filefil[e]file talt thall, apair friefria triat chéill féin tudechttidecd cosin topur so. Cía acaide hainm? Líadain.Liaduin Cía th'ainm-si?caidi hainmsie Cuirithir mac Doborchon. Maith, or sé. Téit isa techisin teg. Bói sí ina himda cetheora mnáboi siom isan imda cetiura mnamnaib. Dessid som &ersir; ní rolaadralæ óid aire. Is ann asbert som: A tech mór folongat na tuireda, día mbeith nech nodálad dáil, timnæ dáib co fuineda. Nech donísed ba mithig, a thopuir file fiad tig, ferait a lúadain imbi uissi áilli imrinni.H has instead: Ba mithigh a topor fil fiada tigh donnisedh nech ferait alluadhain imbi hussin ailli imrinne; Ha has instead: Ba mithid a tobuir fil fiada tig nech donised feruid a liaduin imbi uisi ailliu imbrinne. Rolá temel dom roscaib, am dilligdilig ar inchoscaib, conid Líadain congairiucongaire cach banscál nád athgniniunad athgeniunat athgena. A ben cosind remorchois, ní fúar do ⋅ét di márchloisdamarchloisdimarclais (diniarclais ?), nícon festor fo chailliu banscál badid cíallaidiuciallaide. Mac in míl anasanais adaig fo linnib, folongat cot idnaidiu cossa glassa fo rinnib.

Is íarsin dochúaid sí tra leis-som, co rogabsatrugaib anmchairde Cummaineanmcairdios Cumin Fota maic Fiachna.

Maith, or Cummaine. Mór domdo[m]h mírennaib adobar[r]adtobaradoboir. Nert na hanmchairde foirb. In ba déicsiubi dexi dúib ná himmacallam?

Immacallam dúin, or Cuirithir. Is ferr a mbía de. Immanaccæimmonfacca dún ríam.

Intan íarum notégednotigeod som timchell martramartar, no-íata a tech fuirri-si. No-íata dno fair-som, intan notéged sí.

Is and asbert si: Cuirithir in t-athéces carsam, nímráinic a lessalless: inmain fiada dá coss nglasdi cos nglasda cois nglais, bidba dirsan a bithingnasa mbithingnasa bithingnais. In lecc fri derthach andess forsa mbídmbi in t-athéces, minic tíagar dí im cach ndéin gach de fescor íar mbúaid ernaigthe. Nicon biaid aicebiaidh aigebia ace bó ná dairtidartæ ná dartadó, nocha bia cnáim do lissless for láim deis ind athécisaitheices. [Cuirithir dixit:] Inmain guthán rocluniur, fáilte fris nocho lamur, acht is ed atbiur nammá: is inmain in guthán sa. Dixit in ben: Guth domadbatdonadbatdomarbat trie clethæclethea is maith dó domincrechæ: is ed dogní frim in guthseadh is mait domincrethaois maith do domincrethæ, nachomléci do chotlud. A &fdot;ir, ní maith a ndobir, mo líud-sa for Cuirithir: hé-sium do brú Locha SingSeing, messe féinfénfene ó Chill Conchinn.

FoidFoidhFoidid far ndís innocht, ar CummaineCumin, &ersir; téittet léignidleignithleccnid becc etraib, co ná dernaid anespaanespuiganapaigh.

Is and asbert somIs and asbert som Cuirithir no Liadain: Másumása óenadaig atbir fesifeis dam-sæ la Líadainpri Liaduin, métimeté la láech nodfiadnotfiaad ind daig ni archriadarcriaadh.

Is and asbert Líadain: Másumassæmasa óenadaig atbir feisfes dam-sæ la Cuirithir, cid blíadain dobérmaisdobermaois fris, baithumbotum immarordamais.

Foitfoititfoidid in oidchi sin. Doberor in mac bec arnabárucharabharuch dia chuibsigud do Chummaine.

Is taccar duittacoir det ní cela, ar Cummaine. Not selo[s]– sæ dia cela.

Is cummacoma dó cía eiplielbe. No[t]sela[s]-sæ día n-atmaadmæ.

Rucad som íarum do chill aili. Is and asbert som:itp[er]t som sunt Di chíanaibdo cianoib ó roscarusorscarusæ fri Líadain, sithithiris sithir cech lá fri mí, sithithir mísithir gach mí fri blíadain. [Líadain dixit:] Másumassomasæ Chuirithir indíu dochúaiddocoad co rétairiu, dirsan in chíall dusngénaann ciall frisngenæ fri nech nachid aithgénanachæ aithgenæ. Cuimmine dixit: Ní maith lim aní atbir, a Líadain ben Chuirithir, robói sunnæ, nirbó mer, cid síu tísed Cuirither. [Líadain dixit:] Día háine didine ní bubo scor for milidemilighemidlighi for lóæforlui mo gaimnén gilgaimnengilg[r]aemne[n]gil itir dí láim Cuirithiret[ir] di laim do Cuirither c[ur] (sic)Z.

Luid sium didu co mbóiconbo hi Cill Letrech i tír na nDésse inna ailithrii n-oilitre. Doluid sídilotsi for a íarair-som &ersir; dixit: Cen áinius in chaingen dorigenus:in gnimh hi dorighniushin gniom dorinius an rocharus rocráidiusin rocharus rotcraidius. Ba mire ná dernad a airer-soma airisiom, manbadmonb[ad] oman ríg nime. Ní búbud amlos dó-sum in dulan dal dúthracair: ascnam sech péinphéinpen hi pardos. Becc mbríge rocráideromcraide frim Cuirithir: fris-seom ba mór mo míne. Mé Líadain, rocarus-sa Cuirithir: is fírithirfirit[ir]frithir adfiadar. Gair bá-sabassabassæ hi coimthecht Cuirithir:hi coim (sic) Cuirithir fris-som ba maith mo gnás-sa. Céol caille fomchanad la Cuirithir la fogur fairce flainne. Doménainndemenaind ní cráidfed frim Cuirithir do dálaib cacha ndénainnacht a ndenuim. Ní chela! ba hé-som mo chride⋅erccridhsercsainserc, cía nocarainn cách chenæ. Deilmdelm ndegæ rotetaindrotethaind mo chride-sæ, rofess nícon bíad cenæbia cheuna. Ce.

Is é didu crádgrad dorat sí fair-som a lúas rogabdogab caille.

Amail roncuala somamoil ronchual[u]siomrocul[ai]dh seom a tuidecht-situidecht-som (sic) aníar, luid som hi forsanfor in fairci, co ndechaidndeochaid inna ailithriua n-ailithri, co ná acca sícona faca sicona anaccaisi (sic) hinnunn. Docóid som a fecht sohif[echt]soe, ol sí.

Ind lecc fora mbíd som ac ernaigtheurnuide, robói sí for inn leicclecd sin co n-erbailt sí, co ndechaid a hanim dochum nime. Conid ind lecc sin dochóidconidh si dochoidh dar a hagaid-si.

Comracc Líadaine &ersir; Cuirithir inn sin anúasgonad conricc (sic) Liat[haine] &ersir; Cuirithir conice sin. Finid..