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Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin (Author: [unknown])

section 11


172] Lotar íar sin dar Sinaind hi Connachta do ascnom co
173] Gúairi, co rángadar tech Marcáin las m-baí Créd ingen Gúaire.
174] Ro-charastair-side cid síu thísed thairis anair. Is ann as-bert-si:
175]

    1. 176] Cano mac Gartnáin ó Scí,
      177] Créd a Maínmaig i n-áni:
      178] ba dirsin is mór do
      179] ocus da muir eturru.
    2. 180] {folio 130a}Créd ingen Gúairi mad nach,
      181] cóel in bath (?) etar-da-beth
      182] ocus mac Gartnán, in mac
      183]
      [gap: extent: two syllables]
      regad dia tochmarc.


184] Ro-anacht-som dí a bale isind óir da-luid-seom la Díarmaid
185] dia tardaid Díarmaid in cath do Gúairi, co ro-anacht-som
186] immale.
187] ‘Airg a gilla’, orseiseam, ‘isin leas. Cuindig comairce co
188] Créid dún co ríasam co Gúairi.’


189] Is and as-bert-som intí Cano:

    1. 190] Beir imchomarc úaim-se
      191] co Créidi ingin Gúaire,
      192] is geb na runnu-sa dí,
      193] do-bér-sa a coibéis úaidi.


194] ‘Duid-seo do-berthar na raind-sea, a Chréidi,’ ar Colcu
195] mac Marcáin
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196] Is and as-bert:
    1. 197] A Cholco,
      198] bec a fis duid cia doordo;
      199] mo serc-sa do-radus d'fir
      200] nád focus dam a forba.


201] ‘Fir a cano,’ ar Marcán, ‘ni chara is é don muinter-si.’

    1. 202] A Marcáin,
      203] ni rabae d' éis do macáin;
      204] nirop do macán ro-m-sá
      205] corab tusu ad-bala.
    2. 206] Do seirc neich sech araile
      207] i tír nÉrend ni dordo
      208] mairg diamongnais Cana
      209] & diam cara Colcu!

      A.


210] Ro-liad-si íarum ar Cholcain, dia n-ebairt Gúaire fesin
211] dia n-etarchosaíd:

    1. 212] Créd la Marcán, niba mac,
      213] ni gaib Colcain do thochmarc,
      214] nu ruband Créd ar féle
      215] acht is a fail óenchéile.