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The Battle of Carnn Chonaill

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    Manuscript sources.
  1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 E 25 (Lebor na hUidre), p. 115b.
  2. Dublin, Trinity College Library, Book of Leinster, pp. 276b–277b.
  3. British Library, Egerton 1782 ff. 59b–61a.
  4. Yellow Book of Lecan, col. 795, p. 132 of photolithograph, contains a version of the legend in par. 11–20.
    Editions/translations and secondary literature
  1. Standish Hayes O'Grady, Silva Gaedelica i, 396–401; II 431–437 (From Eg. 1782, with incomplete English translation).
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Whitley Stokes, The Battle of Carnn Chonaill in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie. , Halle an der Saale, Max Niemeyervolume 3 (1901) pages 203–219

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Created: By (an) unknown author(s). Date range: c.1400–c.1600.

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Language: [LA] A few words are in Latin.
Language: [EN] The witness list is in English.

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The Battle of Carnn Chonaill: Author: [unknown]

List of witnesses

p.204

{facs. page 115b}

Diarmait mac Aeda Sláne, Sinech Cró rodn-alt. No bertis Connachtai a bú-si, co tarat-si imchosait móir eter Diarmait & Guaire Aidne. Is and asbert-si:

    1. A Diarmait, a mallchobair | úamun Gúare fón-fodair,
      ar it anmand cluithe cath | tair chucund a dunebath.
      Leic do Díarmait na raid fris | in cath ni h-éol ní firdis ,
      dénid cóir dó mar atá | foid chuci dotathlebá .
      Rúanaid atberthe cosse | fris-seom ar met a náne ,
      indiu is lobrán im-Mide | Diarmait mac Aeda Sláne.
      Tricha tinne, tricha bó | furec ceneóil Fergusso,
      ícdai dartaid h-i cind gait | inna forreith do Diarmait.(A).
    2. Beit fir móra ar macáin bic | co tí ar cobair co Grip ,
      bit daim ríata láig ar m-bó | co tí cobair Diarmato.

      3. A Diarmait.

p.206

Ro ícc ní di-ssi immorro in cossait sin. 1 Ro thinoil Diarmait slúagu & sochaide leis do inriud Connacht.

ISs ed iarom ludi Diarmait oc techt h-i Connachta co Cluain maic Nóis. Dorigensat íarom samud Cíaran cona n-abaid .i. Áedlug mac Commain, etla fri Dia fair co tísad slán d'inchaib a coraigechta-som. Ro idbair in ri iarom Tóim n-Eirc cona fodlaib feraind .i. Líath Manchan, amal fód for altóir do Dia & do Chíaran. & dobert teora trísti for ríg Midi dia cathed nech dia muntir {facs. page 116a} Mac da certa cecinit

    1. Gort maic Cu-cirb cruth rod-gab | ni adas nach Mumanchlár,
      Ni fil Galand ro sói dath | dirsan son ar Talomnach.
      Rí da Choncend, rí dá Chí | docher h-ir-rói Cendfotai,
      Atá a lecht isind fan | inti mac Conaill Chuan.
cid dig n-usci n-and. Conid de-sin na laim rí Midi a ascin & na laim nech dia muntir a bíad do chathim.

IS de sin dano doráegart Díarmait a adnacul h-i Cluain maic Nois, conid iarom ro adnacht inti.

Dorat Diarmait laim dar Connachta remi co ránic Aidni. Ro thinol Gúairi firu Muman dia saigid. Roptar iat-so rig tancatár h-i forithin Gúari .i. Cuan mac Ennai ri Muman & Cuan mac Conaill rí H-úa Fidgente, & Tolomnach rí H-úa Líathan. Doratad iarom cath Chairnd Chonaill etorro il-lo cengiges, co ráemid for Gúari, corro lad ar cend and, im Chuan mac Énnai, ríg Muman & im Cuan mac Conaill, ríg H-úa Conaill & im Tholomnach rig H-úa Líathán.2

p.208

Cammini Insi Celtra iss é dorat brethir for Gúari con ná gébad fri ócu . Ar ro bói Cámmini trí trath oc troscud fair im slanaigect h-i tarat hé, ar ro sáraig Gúari hé.

‘Mad cóir la Dia’, ar Cámmine, ‘in fer fil h-i comthairisim frimm-sa ní ro-thairise fri námtiu’ Conid ann atbert in t-aingel re Caimin inso, co n-debuirtt

    1. IN cath i n-Inis Celtra | feras lobur (.i. fri Camin) fri nerta (.i. fri Guaire)
      is e in lobur bus tren | is e in tren bus techta

Do tháet Guaire do aurgairi Chammini, & sléchtaid dó.

‘Doreilced didu t'irchor-sa’ or Cámmine: ‘ni chomraim a ostud. Comluath sin, dano’, for Cammine, ‘& dobérat do réir duit in lucht máidfit maidm fort .i. dobérat do réir duit fochetóir .’

Is de asbert Cammin:

    1. I m-bíat fáebra fri fáebra | ocus findne fri findne,
      bidat aithrech, a Guairi | cléirchin fris' tarlais tinne.
    2. IAR réir doarbart Mac De | fri athlad na óenúaire
      cride Guaire fo chiunu | inna triunu fo Gúairiu .

p.210

‘Troisc lim-sa dano’, for Gúaire fri Cammin, ‘fri Dia co tarda itchi dam.’

Lotár iarom a triur isin n-eclais .i. Cammini & Guairi & Cummini Fota. Eclas mór dorónad la Cámmin, is intí bátar. Batar iarom na clérig oc tabairt a chobsena for Gúari.

‘Maith, a Guairi’, ar iat, ‘cid bad maith lat do linad na ecailsi-sea h-i tám?’

3‘Ropad maith lim al-lan di or & d'argut, & ni ar {facs. page 116b} saint in t-sáegail, acht dia thindnacul ar m'anmain do náemaib & ecailsib & bochtaib in domain.’

‘Dorata Dia fortacht duit, a Gúaire!’ ar iat. ‘Dobérthar in talam duit doidnais ar t'anmain, & bát nimidech.’

‘Is bude lend’, or Guaire. ‘Ocus túsu, a Chammini’, or Gúare, ‘cid bad maith lat día linad?’

‘Ropad maith lim a linad do sáeth & galur & cech aingcis bad messo do duini, co m-bad for mo chorp dobertais uli.’

‘Ocus tussu, a Chummine’, or Guaire, ‘cid bad maith lat día línad?’

‘Ropad maith lim al-lán di lebraib .i. dia tudecht do áes légind, & do silad brethre De h-i clúasaib cach duine dia thabairt a lurg Díabail dochum nimi.’

Ro fírtha tra uli a n-imráti dóib. Doratad in talam do Gúaire. Doratad ecna do Chummin. Dorata sóetha & galra for Cammine con na d-eochaid cnaim de fri araile h-i talam, acht ro legai & ro lobai ri aingces cech galair & cach threblaiti.

Co n-deochatar ule dochum nimi lía n-imratib.

p.212

Techid tra Gúaire assin cath for leith & a gilla irraith. Ro gab in gilla bratan ríamnaige, ro fon & dorat do Gúari. Conid and asbert Gúari:

    1. Atlochur do Dia i n-étad | innocht dom feis óenféccad:
      rom-bui-se adaig aile | dombert secht m-bú Mac Maire.

Dolluid-seom tra do gíallad fri claideb do Diarmait intí Gúari.

‘Maith’, or Diarmait, ‘cid ara n-déni Guairi in féli ucut? .i. inn ar Dia fá inn ar daini ? Mád ar Día dobéra ní innossa. Mad ar dáine ni thibre, ol ata co feirg & londus mór. ’

Do tháet chucu . ‘Ni dam! a Gúaire’, ol in druth. Cingthe secha. ‘Ni dam-sa, a Gúaire!’ or in clam. ‘Rot-bia’, or Guaire. Focheird a goo dó. ‘Ní dam-sa!’ or a chéli. Focheird a scíath dó. ‘Ní dam-sa!’ or a chéli aile. Focheird a brat & a delg & a cris dó.

‘Nit-ain’, or Diarmait. ‘Tair fón claideb.’

‘Ní dam-sa, a Gúaire!’ for in céli Dé. ‘An bic, a Diarmait’, or Guaire, ‘co tallur mo lene dím don chéle Dé.’

‘Maith’, or Diarmait, ‘ro giallaisiu do ríg aile .i. do Mac Dé. As-so mo giall-sa duit-siu immorro.’

Slechtaid {facs. page 117a} dano Diarmait fo thrí do Gúari. ‘Níp anchobrai trá’, or Diarmait, ‘co n-digis ar mo chend-sa do

p.214

áenuch Tallten, co n-datragbat fir H-erenn do chomarlid' & do chind athchomairc dóib.’

‘Dogéntar’, or Gúaire.

Is andsin ro chan Sinech in molad-sa do Diarmait:

    1. Cach mac tigirn timcraidi | tathut airle lim-sa de,
      dothe desell in brogo | leis fudell mo rúanado .
    2. Ní for brágtib dam na bó | clóthir colg mo ruanado,
      is for rigaib focheird feit | indiu dubchend la Diarmeit. 4
        1. Ní for bhraighaibh damh na bó | promhthar colg mo ruanadhó
          for bhraighdibh riogh focheard feid | a níth a duibhgeann ag Diarmaid.
      3. {facs. page 117a}
      1. Gúaire mac Colmain in ri | ro chacc for craibu Adní,
        ro lá búalta méit cind bó | ar óman mo ruanadó.
      2. O ro breca bróenán cró | léni n-dendguirm n-Díarmató,
        erred fir cluas catha | ni comtig cen ildatha.
      3. O ro breca bróenán cró | brunni gabra Diarmató,
        usce asa n-egar Grip | ni lusta fri sacarbaic,
      4. O doleicter immasech | cranna fianna for cach leth,
        ní po decmaic casal cró | for crand a duirnd Diarmató.

        5. p.216

      5. O do sernatár gai bic | h-i tossuch an imairic,
        is í dias cíta ric | a gabair ocus Diarmait.
Ar Guairi:
    1. Adnuu ón, adnuu
      da reis Sinich co cruu,
      nocos-faicéb la biu
      ata-biu com luu.
Or si:5
    1. Adnuu | ní ric Sinech co cruu,
      ni fil occu 'cá imfho-chaid | cid nácid-fitir nuu.
    2. 6 Diarmait rúanaid, maith in ri | forbrid ar cách tria lunni,
      forbrid ar cach n-óen co gnáth | in rí co cuir broén ar cách.

      3. Cách.

Luid-seom iarom inti Gúairi do áenuch Talten arcend Diarmata, & míach árgit leis día thabairt do feraib H-erenn.

‘Maith’, or Diarmait, ‘in fer dotháet chucaib atethaid a innili oc a thig. Is sárugud dam-sa trúag nó trén isind óenuch do chuingid neich cuci.’

Luid-seom didu co m-bói for láim Diarmata for foradaib bith isind óenuch. In la sin, tra, ni chuinnig nech ní cucai som. Bá machdad leiseom aní-sin.

(Medón lái arnabarach,) ‘Maith, a Diarmait’, or Guare, ‘epscop do gairm cucum-sa co tard-sa mo choibsena dó.’ & co rom-ongthar'

p.218

‘Cid so?’ or Diarmait.

‘Cid nách mana éca let-so dam-sa, a Diarmait, áit h-i tát fir H-erénd, eter truag & tren, nach cuinnig nech díb ní chucum-sa.’

‘Ní rogebthar fort’, or Diarmait, {facs. page 117b} ‘miach argait duit sunn út.’

‘Atá airget immorro lim-sa’, ol Gúairi.

Atraracht immorro Gúairi, & nos-tairbir assa díb lamaib, & asberat-som ba lethfota a lám ónd úair sin oc rochtain na céli n-Dé.

Dogniat iarom ógsid .i. Diarmait & Guaire, & ro gabsat fir h-Erenn intí Gúairi do chomarlid & do chind athchomairc 7 dóib ond uair sin tria bithu cein ro bo béo.

Bá maith iarom intí Guairi: is dó doratad tria ráth féli in bó co n-aib ítha & inna sméra 'sind fulliuch.

IS é doróni in firt n-amra h-i Cluain maic Nóis dia rucad-som dia adnacol di.

Tánic in drúth dia saigid, & ro gab algais de im athchuingid fair. Dorat-som a laim darsin forbaid immach, & ro gab lán a duirnd don ganium, & ro dibairc i n-ucht in druad, co n-dernad bruth óir dé. Conid hé sin enech dedenach Guairi.

Conid Cath Diarmata & Guairi Adni a scel sin anúas.