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Cath Maige Tuired: The Second Battle of Mag Tuired (Author: Unknown)

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Luid úaidib íerum co Trácht Aebae. Níruho herosai trá den
394] láech imdecht lie méit a bronn. Ba drochruid a congraim: cochlíne
395] go bac a dí ullend. Inor aodhar imbe go foph a tónai. Gabol gicca
396] rothach feidm ochtair ina diaid, go mba lór do clod coicríce a slicht
397] 'na degaidh. Gonad dei dogaror Slicht Loirge an Dagdai. Is ed
398] denucht lebar penntol. Dá bróicc imbe di croicinn capoild & a find
399] sechtoir.


400]

A mboí íerum og imdect co n-acu an n-ingen foro cind go ndeilb
401] nderscoighte. Sí cáemtrilsich. Luid menmo an Dagdai díi, acht
402] náruho túaloigg lia a proinn. Gabois an ingen fora cáinedh, gabais
403] an ingen for imtrascrad fris. Fucerd cor de go ráinec go bac a tónai hi
404] tolamh. Dos-n-éco go handíaraid & atbert, ‘Quid ro-mba dam, a
405] ingin,’ ol sé, ‘dom cor dom conair cáir?’


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406] ‘Is airi ro-mba det: gonum-rugae ford' muin luet conam-rabor a
407] ticc mo athar.’
408] ‘Cúich athair?’ ol sé.
409] ‘Ingen-su ém,’ ol sí, ‘d'Indech mac Dé Domnann.’


410]

Duscaru aitherrach & slaithe go léir, gorolín na futhorbe imbe do
411] caindiubur a pronn; & nos-égnither gondo-ruccoud fora muin fo thrí.
412] Atbert-sum ba ges dóu breth neich lais nád ebérad a ainm fris. ‘Cía
413] hainm-si didiu?’ ar sise.
414] ‘Fer Benn,’ ar é-sium.
415] ‘Imforcraid n-anmo son!’ ar sise. ‘Atraí, nom-ber for mhuin, a
416] Fir Benn.’
417] ‘Ní hedh mh'ainm ámh,’ bar é-sium.


418]

‘Ceist?’ ar sí. {folio 67a}
419] ‘Fer Penn Brúach,’ ar é-sim.
420] ‘Atraoí nom-bir ford' muin, a Fir Benn Brúach,’ ar sise.
421] ‘Ní hedh mh'ainm,’ ar é-sim.
422] ‘Ceist?’ ol sise. Nos-tic díi ule taris. Tic-sí didiu for sliocht-seom
423] and co n-epert, ‘Atraí nom-ber ford' muin, a Fir Benn Bruaich
424] Brogaill Broumide Cerbad Caic Rolaig Builc Labair Cerrce Di Brig
425] Oldathair Boith Athgen mBethai Brightere Trí Carboid Roth
426] Rimairie Riog Scotbe Obthe Olaithbe. Drennar rig d-dar fringar fegar
427] frendirie. Atraoí, nom-ber di sunnae!’
428] ‘Ná himber cuitbiud form ní bos móu, a ingen,’ al sé.
429] ‘Bid atégen tacuo,’ al síe.


430]

Is íarum gonglóisie asin derc íar telcodh a prond. Sech ba hairi sin
431] boí furech na hingene dó-som go cíoan móir. Atraoí-sium íerum, &
432] gabaid an ingen foro muin; & dobert téorae clochau ina cris. Ocus
433] dofuit cech cloch ar úair aire—ocus atberud batar íat a ferdai
434] derocratar úad. Lingthe an ingen foair & doslais tara tóin é, &
435] lomortar a caither frithrosc. Gondric íerum ion Dagdae frie a
436] bancharoid, & dogníead cairdene íerum. Atá a llátrach for Trácht
437] Eoboile áit a comarnachtar.


438]

Is and sen atbert an ingen fris-siem, ‘Ní ragae ám den cath cipé
439] toucht,’ al in phen.
440] ‘Ragat écin,’ ol in Dagdae.
441] ‘Ní rogae,’ ol en ben, ‘ar boam cloch-sou a mbéulai gech áthau
442] nod-ragau.’
443] ‘Bid fír,’ or ion Dagdae, ‘acht ním-gébou dei. Ragat-so go trén
444] tar cech n-alich, & biaid látraoch mo sáulu-sau i ngech ailic go
445] brath.’
446] ‘Bid fír, acht bud síos consúfiter cona aicither. Ní rago torm-sai
447] gom m-árail maccu Tethra hi sídaib. Ar bon rail-sie daruch i ncech
448] áth & i ngech belaig not-ragai.’
449] ‘Ragat écin,’ al in Dagdae, ‘ocus bieid látrach mo bélo-sai io


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450] ncech dair go bráth.’ (Co n-epert as eth látrach béluo an Dagdai.)
451] Atbert-si íerum, ‘Légaitir na Fomore a tír,’ ol síe, ‘ar táncotar fir(u)
452] Érenn ulie go háeninodh.’ Atbert-si dano noríastrabadh-sí no
453] Fomore, & docachnopad forrai, & arin-imreth-somh ceird marbthaig
454] na gíce forro—ocus nogébad-si a hóenor nómad rann forin slóug.