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The Irish version of the Historia Britonum of Nennius (Author: [unknown])

Historia 11

Breatain tra ro gabsatar in n-insi seo is in treas


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aimsear in domain. Isin ceathramad aimsear in domain imorro ro gabsat Gaedil Erinn; is in aimsir cenna ro gabsatar Cruithnig tuasceart indsi Breatan; is in t-seised aimsear imorro tangadar Dal Riada co ro gabsat raind na Cruithneach, & is an amsir sin ro gabrat Saxain a raind a Breatnaib.

Iar n-il aimsearaib tra ro gabsat Romain ard flathus in domain, & ro faedseat teachtaire co h-inis Breatan do cuingid giall & eitire, amail tugsat as gach tir n-aile. Do cuadar imorro na teachta co dimdach gan giall; ro feargaidead in rig imorro .i. Iuil Cesair re Breatnu, & tanig co lx. cuile co h-indbear srotha Tamais. Beallinos imorro ba rig Breatan in n-inbaid sin. Do cuaid imorro Dolabeallus air consul rig Breatan a comdail Iuil Ceasair, & ro teasgda milid in rig; is in amsir sin ro bris donind & anfad a longa, & do rathcuir in rig gan chosgur


p.60

dia tir. Tanig imorro aris a cinn tri m-bliadan co tri .c. long cos in indbear cedna; ro suidigisdar imorro Dolobellus beara iaraind in n-atha na h-abann ara cind in catha, co torcradar na milead Romanach tres in n-engnam neamaicside sin .i. tres na grainib catha.

Co ro tineoilid o Iuil, & co tardad cath is in fearann dianad ainm Tinuandrum, co remaid roime in cath sin & go ro gab rigi na h-indsi .uii. m-bliadna. xl. re gein Crist, ab initio muindi u.xxx.u.