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Cáin Eimíne Báin annso

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J. G. O'Keeffe

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    Manuscript sources
  1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 1242, 16r–v (alias 23 P 3); written by Uilliam Mac an Legha in 1467. For a description of the MS see Kathleen Mulchrone & Elizabeth FitzPatrick, Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 27 (Dublin 1943) 3433–40; Erich Poppe, A new edition of Cáin Éimíne Báin, Celtica 18 (1986) 35–52: 37–39.
  2. London, British Library, MS Additional 30512, 27a–28r (vellum, saec. XV with later material, the original part was written by Uilliam Mac an Legha.) For a description of the manuscript see Robin Flower, Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Library [formerly British Museum] ii (London 1926, repr. Dublin 1992) 470–505; Poppe, op. cit. 37–39).
  3. Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1285, 133b–34v (alias H. 1. 11; for a description of the manuscript, see T. K. Abbott & E. J. Gwynn, Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College Dublin (Dublin 1921) 24–35, 331–32; paper, saec. XVIII, written by Hugh O'Daly in 1752; as far as the current text is concerned, this MS is a copy of MS 2 and is of no independent critical value.)
  4. Brussels, Bibliothèque royale, MS 2324–40, 99r–101r (papers, XCII; written in 1631 by Míchéal Ó Cléirigh; a modernisation of the text based on MS 2; unpublished).
    Editions
  1. J. G. O'Keeffe, Cáin Eimíne Báin annso, Anecdota from Irish Manuscripts i (Halle/Saale 1907) 40–45; the editor cites variants from MSS 1, 2, 3 but offers no explanation of how he established his eclectic text.
  2. Erich Poppe, A new edition of Cáin Éimíne Báin, Celtica 18 (1986) 35–52. This is a critical edition based on MS 1 and 2 in which the text has been normalised to an Old-Irish standard but some Middle-Irish forms have been allowed to stand. Manuscript readings are not exhaustive.
    Translations
  1. W. M. Hennessy, The Cáin Emine (Emine's Tribute or "Rule"). From 3 P 3, f. 16 a', M. Comerford, Collections relating to the dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin, 2nd series (Dublin 1886) 209–13.
  2. Charles Plummer, Cáin Éimíne Báin, Ériu 4 (1908) 39–46.
  3. Erich Poppe, A new edition of Cáin Éimíne Báin, Celtica 18 (1986) 35–52: 40–47.
    Sources, comment on the texts, and secondary literature
  1. P. Grosjean, Analecta Bollandiana 78 (1960) 390–5.
  2. Vernam Hull, Early Irish e(i)mid, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 29 (1962/64) 320-21.
  3. Charles Plummer, Cáin Éimíne Báin, Ériu 4 (1908) 39–46.
  4. Erich Poppe, A Middle Irish poem on Éimín's bell, Celtica 17 (1985), 59–72.
  5. Erich Poppe, A new edition of Cáin Éimíne Báin, Celtica 18 (1986) 35–52.
  6. Erich Poppe, The genealogy of Émín(e) in the Book of Leinster, Ériu 40 (1989) 93–97.
  7. Erich Poppe, The list of sureties in Cáin Éimíne Báin, Celtica 21 (1990) 588–92.
    The edition used in the electronic edition
  1. J. G. O'Keeffe, Cáin Eimíne Báin annso in Anecdota from Irish Manuscripts, Ed. O. J. Bergin, R. I. Best, Kuno Meyer, J. G. O'Keeffe. , Halle a. S, Max Niemeyervolume 1 (1907) page 40–45

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Created: By an unknown monastic Irish author. Date range: 700–800.

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Language: [GA] The text is in Old Irish, with much Middle-Irish orthography.
Language: [LA] Two words are in Latin.

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Cáin Eimíne Báin annso: Author: Unknown

p.40

{page 40}
1]

Do-lotar flaithi Laighen isin duinebath co a r-rig .i.
2] prim-acallaim co Bran h-ua Faelain dus cidh do-ghentais
3] ar cind na foicheda tanic a tír Laighen .i. imbad cách
4] dia eclais duthaig do gabail bachla banaba i n-aen-chathair
5] .i. i n-aentaig na righ gebhthar ina toghaid-side.
6] Fris-gart didiu Bran doibh & is-bert friu: issed at-gegainn-se
7] .i. i n-ddimda fri Dia ro bamar cose ocin neoch aga
8] ro bhamar. Iss ed is cóir ann innosa beith dun immaleith
9] fri fot ar saeghail oc dighde ar cinn in duinebath.
10] Fris-gartatar iarum na flaithi: is toghadh duinne uile anni-sin.
11] Iss ed is-bert doibh [gap: extent: 2-3 words] a n-imacallma .i. taudacht cu
12] h-Eimeine m-Bán. Do-llotar iarum. Im-raidit co h-Eimeine
13] m-Bán aní imde-racht fri h-aithridhe do Dhía & fri gabail
14] bachla lais & fri les a n-anmanna do denum oirit
15] no beth i saeghal. Fris-gairt Eimine: as doibh: guidim
16] Dia uile anocht co tarda comairli dúin forsani ime-raidit-si.
17] Ainsit iarum uili ind oidchi-sin. At-gladastar
18] iarum Eimheine a muindtir tosach laithe & is-bert friu:
19] cacha m-biam frisin greis donn-ainic? Ma ata-bosum iarnar

p.41


1] toichid bid bare leo, ma anat linn bid mélad duin
2] ma at-balat din plaigh seo, otte diar n-attug im chobair
3] doib. Fris-gart iarum a muindter do Eimene: inní bus
4] comairle lat-sa is sí bas chomairle linne. Is si eim mo
5] chomairli-si, mad coir libh-si: attach duinn in Choimdhedh
6] im anacul na fer-so din plaigh & a comlín uainne do
7] dhul tar a cenn, meise fein tar cend m-Brain. Cet, cet,
8] ol a muindter fri Emene; is coir linne inní-sin.

{page 42}
9]

At-gladastar Émene na flaithi iarum & is-bert friu:
10] immunn-arlasamair-ni tra, ol Emene, umuib-si & ro gadamar
11] in Coimdidh im fortacht duinn im bar n-anacol-si
12] din plaigh-so & is e cruth asin-cotatsum: bar comlín dom
13] muindtir-si do dul tar uor cenn dochum neime, meissi
14] féin tar cenn m-Brain.


15]

Atlaighsetar iarum na flaithi buidhi do Dia & d' Eimine
16] acht ba n-dúais la Bran do dul do-sum tar a chenn
17] & slechtsat uili in caeca flaithi imme righ for oigreír
18] Emene Áin ce secha ce beradh forro. As-bert iarum Émine
19] friu: isi-so mo riar-so, oman De daib & a sherc &
20] aitherrach cáin-bescna daib fri Dia doní a ratha dó is ferr
21] araile. As-bertatar iarum na flaithi fri h-Emene: Cisne
22] folaid tra rot-biat-sa uain-ne tar éis na fortachta do-berar
23] duinn? Imba ar n-dilsi conar claind a mainche duit-si
24] co brath? Fris-gart Émine: ni taet dam bar mainche;
25] ard-chaerich adob-comnaic-si, ard-lias duib, lias bec ani-siu,
26] caerig beca ann, ataet mor i toil Dé.

p.42


1]

Cesc tra, cidh do-beram? Imbad tíre & feranna fa
2] set & máine? Fris-gart Emene dóibh: ni taurga n-dam
3] báa n-de arna h-eipri is cunnrad ro gadamar-ne Dia lib-si
4] im uar n-anocal ossib-si co foltaib máine & tíre tar a
5] éise.


6]

Cest tra, in fuil innaill do-bermais deit? Fuil eim,
7] ol Emine, nert & sochraidi duib in puirt-so & a shaeirid
8] co brath & saeirid a fheraind indni ad-roipre & do-ruaicle
9] & ado-ibertair & cid urthar ar cinn a chesta & a caingne
10] re cestaib Laighen do dénum.


11]

Madh fri sil m-Brain beit a cestud-sum, riar na muintire
12] fodeisin im sodhain; madh fri nach aile, it feichemain & it
13] brethemain t-shil m-Brain & raithi Laighen olchena a n-ogh lesaigte
14] Emine Ain & a muintire fri Laighniu.

{page 44}
15]

Ad-raeghaid tra Bran h-ua Faelain co flaithi Laigin
16] olchena ratha i n-ogh na saire-seo. At-raegatar na flaithi
17] olchena airriu fadeisne & ara clannaib co brath.


18]

It é na ratha at-rogesa sunn & do-dechatar fri laim
19] Emine Ain .i.

  1. Cellach mac Aedha Croin &
  2. Culdub mac
    20] Certain
  3. Degchairdil mac Brocain
  4. Fínán mac Maeil Dibid

    5. 21]
  5. Ardmesach mac Maeil Ruis
  6. Dubh Cluana mac Furodran

    7. 22]
  7. Eltine mac Brocáin
  8. Buidhe mac Laighnein
  9. Dub Da Crich
    23] mac Maeil Ochtraidh
  10. Dimusach mac Congaile
  11. Mael Tuile
    24] mac Maeil Uidhir
  12. Aedan mac Echach &
  13. Fabnith h-ua Tusechain, &

    14. 25]
  14. Lapan &
  15. Mescell do Leighis


26]

It aena tra na fir-seo do-ruirmisum ro saertha don

p.43


1] mortla la Bran & is cusin flaith theit in muinter; is
2] iside do-gair na tigerna chuca fri fual no fuasna no
3] indilsi na saeirid-seo Ruis Ghlaise.


4]

Is é ord tra bai la h-Emene for tighnacul a muintire:
5] in coica righ-seo ima righ .i. mórseisiur cach laithi co
6] cenn sechtmuine & Emene féin fa deoigh tar cenn m-Brain
7] iar n-gabail écnairce a muindtire & anas Bran afos a
8] coicait laech co cenn sechtmuine co taiselbud don coicat
9] flaithi in coicat clerech do-chuaidh tar a cend, & fo-cres
10] a crannchor forsin coica fer do muinntir Émene co 'ma-fitir
11] cach cach morseisir no thegadh tar cenn alaile. No thegedh
12] didiu in mórseisir do muintir Emene i n-aentaig a manach
13] do laubair. In morseisir tara teitis cenn. No chlaidis uadha
14] doibh co tictis iarum, no gabhdais a n-étach sacarbaicce
15] umpu, no teigdis do laim & no theighedh Émene
16] reime docum na flaithi tara teitis cenn & is-berid: uinnsi
17] secht slan dochathig dib sunn gin cneit cin galur &
18] nis-ber nach accais aile acht dul tar bur cenn-si. No ceilebraitis
19] na clerig dona laechaib tara teitis cenn & do-berid
20] cach dib laim tar bragait alaile. No ciitis na laeich
21] oca; failti immurgu na clerig oc dul dochum neime.

{page 46}
22]

Cene tra, ol Emene, bes cumain lib a n-ad-ruiglisid
23] dam-sa ro m-biadh fortacht Dé do neim & ar n-itchi-ne uile.
24] Is dual daibh mo chlocc ad-chondarcid & do-chualaid oc

p.44


1] talgud mo muintire tar bar cenn ni fouirne a beim foraib.
2] Ar, a l-la m-bither da bur n-escaine in bur cintaib do-imdibaidter
3] uar saeghul. Ni biadh righ na rigdamna on righ
4] na on flaith na on oc-tigerna forsa m-biter & ni 'mman-aicim
5] for neim & ni ba soinmech didiu doibh i talum &
6] siccib e forsa m-bentar olchena, acht co m-beth cinaid leo, ni
7] ba neime na talman. Is aen didiu ad-roighle i saire na
8] h-eclaisi cidh be manach doda-goad & cib can a cinel acht
9] rop airithe laisin muindtir aig-dilmuine do Eimeine Ban
10] cin fuasna cin indilsi. Ocus neimbiathad laech na laeichis
11] a tri corgusaib na bliadna nach a cétain nach a n-ain ditin
12] na i n-domnach nach iar n-espartain na ria teirt & na
13] h-imirtar & na tardar sall na feoil na im do fiur Laighen
14] co la m-bratha & is tar turtugud Émine Bhain & tar a
15] miscaid conid uile naemaib & fhírénu & is tar turtugud na
16] righ-seo & na flaithi cin chomallad na timna-so co la
17] m-brátha.


18]

Anais Emine iar sin .xl. aidhche fri gabail écnairce
19] a muindtire & fri cosc & cuindrech na caingen. O
20] thanic dó co dul dochum neime do-grath Bran co maithibh
21] Laigen lais do cheilebradh dóib & do thaisilbad do Bran
22] dula do-sum tar a chenn dochum neime & ni roibhe co
23] m-beredh aes & críne mina thísad a n-urlaithibh-so tar
24] cenn m-Brain. Do-forgeis dó aní ima-ragha a charbat do
25] neoch bu mellach lais do Laighnibh & ni ro et o Bran

p.45


1] annsin acht aen namá, ol Eimine, gurba uladh ríg mo
2] reilicc. Ticfaid nech dod chloinn-si, ol Eimeine, & bidh
3] Bran a ainm & bid im purt-sa bet a auladh curob
4] tormach saire & airmitiu dom muindtir & dom purt la
5] Laighniu uili.


6]

Berid Émine bennachtain ona flaithib & facbaidh-sium
7] alaile. Luid iarum cin cneit cin galar for snadad dochum
8] neime for saire Ruis Glaise o Laighnib co brath & reliqua.