Denaid comairle crodha.
IS annsin ro chuirset fir Mhuman a ceann sheda & aisdir & imthechta gu cumthach crodha ciallmer & ro creacsat gach crich & ro loicset gach lis & gach lan-baili tharla
IS ann sin adubhairt bean Tora meic Thuirgheis .i. Mor ingen Donnchada. Do fhedar-sa ar si in comairli. dha ticfad bas Ceallachain. & maidm ar Mhuimhnechaib .i. dul duin isin grianan a bh-fuil Mor ingen Aedha meic Echach in ben do-rad gradh do Ceallachan & a innisi dhi Ceallachan do mhilled & Muimnig do mharbad & do-ghebha sisi bas do chumhaid Cheallachain & do-ghebha-sum bas da cumaid-si & budh maidhm ar Muimnechaib da bh-faga-som bas. Dentar amlaid ar na mna & do innisedar don ingin {folio L 157a1} na scela-sin. Ni fir dhaibh idir a mhna ar Mor & do budh ferr libh-si cumad fhir an scel-sin & as deimin gu bh-fuiged Ceallachan bas da bh-faguinn-si mh' oighed. Ocus do gheibhim-si a scela gach n-oighthi a m' imdhaid & nidam ben-sa fós do ar an ingen.
IS annsin do riacht tosach sluaig Muman cusin m-baili & ro tinoiledh bai & bo-thainti in baili leo & a ór & a aircet & a il-mhaine & tucad mna & maccaeimh in baili da n-innsaigid. & tucadh Mor ingen Aedha meic Echach & Be Binn ingen Tuirgeis gu Ceallachan. & adubairt re Donn Cuan mac Ceinneidig Be Binn do beith aigi do bhain-cele. & do-ronad amlaid acu. & do bhi a rogha mna ag gach fhir dibh o sin amach. Ocus do bhatar gu cenn sectmaine ar an seolad-sin. Ocus oc imtheacht doibh ro loiscset in baili.
Tancatar rompa iarsin gu cenn oirrtherach mhuighi na h-Almhaine Ocus mar do bhadar annsin co bh-facadar na .V. catha coraighthi ar lar an muighi fo glere sciath & lann & luirech fo ghlere shleagh & chotun & cathbarr Ocus as e do bhi annsin. Murchad mac Finn ri Laigen & a tri derbraithre .i. Donnchad & Find & Aedh & Conghal mac Laigsigh ri Laidhisi Laigen Ocus Donnchad mac Aedha ri Fotharta Laigen Ocus Muirchertach mac Tuathail ri O Mail Ocus Concubar mac Donnchada ri O bh-Failghe Ocus Bran Bherba mac Amhalghaidh ri O m-Buide & O Mairgi.
Mar at-connuic ri Laigen slogh Muman cuigi adubairt re sagart da mhuinntir. Eirigh ol se cu feruibh Muman &
Ro eirghetar ferga & fuasnada a miledaib Muman ona moir-briathraibh-sin. Do raid Donnchad mac Caeim {folio L 157a2}[gap: MS damage/extent: 8 characters]na ar sibhail-ne & ni budh soanach [gap: MS damage/extent: 7 characters]& ar dithaigid d' uaislibh & d' orrigaib [gap: MS damage/extent: 6 characters]ag cosnum na deisi-sin da tucmais doibh-sium iat & abair-si frius umh an gilla is mesa ar an sluagh-sa nach tibrimis doib-sium h-e ar aba catha.
IS annsin adubairt Donnchad as ail damh athchuingid uaibh. a fhira Muman .i. tosach in chatha-so do leiced damh fein & da bh-fuil do Clainn Eogain annso & gan Ceallachan do theacht isin cath. Tucad do-sum sin Ocus adubairt Ceallachan. O nach leacar mhisi isin cath diglaid gu maith Cormac mac Cuillennain ar Laighnibh or ata dá bliagain cu leith & da fhiceat gan dighailt & nir thaircset ar son cinn gacha cleirigh dar marbad ann acht enbo & at-bert in laid.
- 1] Cuiridh re Laighnibh na leacht
& rl.
IS annsin do éirgeadar Clanna oiregda admara Eoghuin & ro coraighedh acu fraecda fosaid feramail feinedh[gap: MS ends imperfect]
{page 87}Cíodh tra acht iar m-báthadh na m-borb-Lochlonnach uile & ar t-tuitim na
n-uasal-ttriath Muimhneach, tainic
Ceallachan a t-tir, agus ró fhailtigh edar
meanmanna & aigionnta na
n-árd-taoisioc roimhe. Cuirios Ceallachan
dá losgadh an médh don loingios nár
báthadh san sal-mhuir & as i cómhairle ar chinnsiad na
curadha, ionnsuighe go righ Chinéil c-Conuill,
óir as é do chuir feasa (amhuil adubhramar reomainn) go
h-Árd Macha a c-ceann Lochlonnach, dá
rádh riu Ceallachán do breith go
Dún Dealgain. Níor thóg
Muirchertach a aghaidh dhóibh, gidhedh do-ronnsad airgne & éadála na criche uile, &
tángadar as