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Betha Brigte (Author: Unknown)

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Tanic Brigit iar sin & a máthair lea co tech a h-athar. Accobair iar sin Dubthach & a sétig creicc intí noem Brigte in daire, uair ba h-olcc la & Dubthach a indile & a indmas do fodail do bochtaib & is ed-sin do-gnid Brigit. Luid tra Dubthach i carput & Brigit immalle


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fris. Is ed at-bert Dubthach fri Brigit: ‘Ni for onoir na for airmitin duit dot-berar i carput, acht dot breith dot chreicc & do bleith bróan do Dúnlang mac Enda, do rig Laigen.’ O rancatar dún in rig luid Dubthach isin dún cusind rig. Boi Brigit ina carput in dorus in dúine. For-acaib Dubthach a claideb isin carput i fail m-Brigte. Do-thæt {MS page 63b} clam co Brigit do chuinchid almsaine. Do-ber-si claideb Dubthaig do. Dixit Dubthach frisin rig: ‘In cendgaid cumail .i. m' ingen-sa’, or se. Dixit Dúnlaing: ‘Cid fora crecca t' íngin fén?’ Dixit Dubthach: ‘Ní anand, o creicc m' indmais & ica thabairt do bochtaib.’ Dixit in rig. Toet in og isin dún. Toet Dubthach ar cend Brigte & fergaigis fria fora claideb do tabairt don bocht. O tanic Brigit i fiadnaise in rig. At-bert fria in rí: ‘In tan is e indmas t' athar aingen gatai, is mór mó dia cendgor-sa gétai m-indmas & m-indile & dos-bérai do bochtaib.’ Dixit Brigit: ‘Ro-fitir Mac na h-Ingine damad lem-sa do chumung-sa co Lágnib & cót uli indmas, do-béraind don Choimdid na n-dúla.’ Dixit in rí fri Dubthach: ‘Nidat comadais diblinaib do chunnrad na h-ingine-sea, ar is uasli a h-airilliud fia Dia oldáini.’ & dom-bert in rí claideb dét do Dhubthach dara cend. Et sic liberata est sancta uirgo Brigita captiuitate.