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Betha Brigte (Author: Unknown)

section 15

Ba mor tra airmitiu na h-ingini-si oc Dia, ar do-dechutar dí epscop do Bretnaib otá Elpa no Alba dia taircetul & dia noebud .i. epscop Mel & Melchu nomina eorum. Do-rat immurro Dubthach fáilte doib & do-rigne in chumal a n-umaloit & a timthirecht. Brónach tra sétig Dubthaig de-síu. IMcomaircis epscop Mel di fochund a tor-si. At-bert in ben: ‘Ár do-roisce Dubthach a chumail dímm.’ At-bert epscop Mel: ‘Is amlaid bias amal as-beri uair fognífe do síl-sa do sil na cumaile, acht tarmnaigfid a síl-se dot síl-so.’ Ba fergach si de-side. Ro iarfacht tra in t-epscop di: ‘Cia met mac techtai-siu?’ or se. At-bert in ben: ‘Se meic’, ol si. Dixit epscop Mel. ‘Bérasu in sechtmad mac & bid h-é bus mesa díb & bidat olca na meic aile acht mine særa síl na cumaile iat. Ocus bidat mallachda-su féin for in ancride do-gní don chumail.’