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

section 136

‘Congarar dam-sae,’ ar Indiuch, ‘Lúoch Lethglass .i. mo
650] fhili.’ (.i. lethglass é ó talmain go mulluch a cinn.) Totáed 'na docum.
651] ‘Finnta dam-sa,’ ol Indeach, ‘cía rotollae form-sa in n-orchur-sai.’


652]

‘Cía erna isan cath conn conacherna cid riun- ramid aratoruad
653] ann rie cach gid form memais aratorad (.i. ara tuate) afrecol.’


654]

Is ann isbert Lúog Lethglas, ‘Aisnes cie fer, snedcuruch, serig,
655] slechtach, lathcorauch latras ailig nesomain a tailm tatbem bag
656] brissius derc, toraich drech dorig buadgalaigh Baluir tnuthgal-tinnfhir.’
657]


658]

Is ann isbert Lug na bríatra-sa sís, aga fregrae: ‘Rola fer
659] nachadais nachadcaru nandidceil nachidceala cerdaib errad. Is me,
660] Lug lonnbemnech, mac Qind mac Ethlend is mo brighfas firgal-dercaib
661] damus cath co fergaib mor- memais foirb Fom-ib maraib
662] coraid míadach ciptuctai tuath es mratach ealluch. Is lidh troig
663] dodob-comci corud cathminn-n ar roi, roínfimni nert traetf-er f- fercc
664] fesaib dea nidur fulriudai f- ar fodb fesmai dorngalaib a cath.’


665]

Is ann ispert Lóch, ‘Cengmai cichsimiu cetaib Fomoiri ferdae
666] nihinnist-imon fosem feocraib drongaluib drongaib catbuiden
667] bairnnech cethern cengmai duibh dobortig dounith nimtorbae rind
668] nimairic nimthimomna teitbe lorae loghae línn uaib Fomoiri fri
669] hEalg.’
670] Friscart Luch, ‘Bid go dait,’ ar Lug, ‘ar bid doi uaig do
671] forndiuire ragad e-ad doncath irach atogena- galeng abar rae rig
672] Fomoiri trentuich f- Neíd.’
673] Is ann ispert Lúoch, {folio 69b}‘Bid go det, a Lugh lethsuanaigh fonel nithed
674] moenrain-ib fria far tiachta fri taig intretresa tet martaib frilerg
675] intatlia lethcruidh slogaib srothaib saothnu allaib maraib níthuib. Ni
676] tadhna len luaith tumme ferc f- neocroide iar nár sirslanaib echaib
677] nitadled armuriu laigniu fri uaraib oldama nidad tu-s buadaich fri
678] foepra fichid cath ceol- cufil sudighud fria. Nach doich duo iariaich
679] dianath doncath irriaich sudf- luachair dercmaighi fulriutha d-magh
680] médiu.’


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