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Tochmarc Ferbe

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1. Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1339 (olim H 2 18), ff. 253a– 259b. See CELT edition of LL Facsimile, G800011E, pp 1137–1161.
2. London, British Library, MS Egerton 1782, fol. 69b-70b, p. 549ff (see Catalogue of Manuscripts in the British Museum by Robin Flower, vol. 2 (London 1926).

Editions and translations
1. Windisch (see below), edition with German translation.
2. A. H. Leahy, The Courtship of Ferb: An Old Irish Romance transcribed in the 12th century into the Book of Leinster. (English translation only.) (Irish Saga Library vol. 1) (New York 1902).
3. Lady Augusta Gregory, Cuchulain of Muirthemne, 'The Wedding of Maine Mongor' (a shortened English version based on Windisch's translation) (London 1902).

Sources, comment on the text, and secondary literature
1. Rudolf Thurneysen, Die irische Helden- und Königssage, Halle/Saale 1921, 58, 249f, 351–359.
2. Myles Dillon, 'The Taboos of the Kings of Ireland', Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (Section C), 54 (1951/1952), 1–6, 8–25, 27–36.
3. Philip O'Leary, 'The Honour of Women in Early Irish Literature', Ériu 38 (1987) 27–44.
4. Gregory Toner, 'Authority, Verse and the Transmission of Senchas', Ériu 55 (2005), 59–84.

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1. Ernst Windisch, Whitley Stokes, Irische Texte mit Übersetzungen und Wörterbuch in Irische Texte, Ed. Whitley Stokes and Ernst Windisch. , Leipzig, S. Hirzel (1897) volume 3:2page 445–556: 462–528

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Tochmarc Ferbe: Author: Unknown

p.462

¶1] {MS folio 253a}[...] airgit oengil friu. Lénti bangela co n-esnadaib corcraib iar(na) toebaib¹ impu. Sceith orbuide co m-bilib argit oengil for a munib, co feth(l)aib [&] condualaib² & co n-imlib finddruini roaltnidib³. Claidib debennacha mora co n-eltaib dét co n-imduirnib airgdidib for a cressaib. Da maelgai illaim cech fir díb co semmannaib argait. Bái dana torachta di ór forloiscthi im cech n-gai dib. Ni bátar assai imma cossaib na celbair imma cennaib.

¶2] {MS folio 253a line 9}In tres buiden dana .i. in buiden i m-bai Mani fodein. Coica ech dergdond seta sithméti inti, & coica ech find n-óiderg, it é scuaplebra iarna rusiud i corcair uile, .i. a scópa & a monga. Sréin delinecha friu, .i. bolga dergóir isindara liniu & bolga airgit oengil isin líne aile. Belgi óir & argit friu uile. Maelchircul óir co clucinib fo bragit cech eich díb. Ba binnithir téta mendchrott oc a senmaim illáim súad fogur na clucin sin, ica fogluasacht dona echaib ina cémmennaib. Carpait foduirn findruini co n-asnadaib óir & argit eter cech da n-ech dib-side. Coica sadall corcra co snathib argit estib, i cenghul do chrettaib na carpat, & co siblaib oir estib immach, dar borddaib

p.464

¶3] Cia no dlestá miach óir do cech fir díb no ícfad seim gai cech fir dib é. Torochta d'ór forloiscthi im cech gai dib, irthocbáil dana do charmoclaib fóthib uile, conna n-ilbreccad di gemmaib lógmaraib. No lastais trá in aidchi amal ruthni greni. Coica claideb n-órduirn n-intlaisse co n-eltaib dét ecoir óir & argit i truallib fichthib finnargit for a cressaib dóib. Coica echlasc findruini co m-baccánaib óir ina lamaib. Ba cæmalaind iarum & ba cruthach in maccoem bái eturru. Is é leccanfota lansolus drechlethan. Folt fochas orbuide fírlebor fair co sniged co brainni a imda. Rosc n-airárd n-adanta, is e gorm glainidi ina chind. Ba cosmail fri cleithe caille cetamain no fri sian slébi cechtar a da gruad. Andar latt ba fross do nemannaib ro laad ina chend. Andar latt bátar da dúal partaingi a beoil. Ba gilithir snechta oenaidchi a brági & a chnes

p.466

¶4] Rancatar iarum fon tachim sin co Cruachain & ro fersat a trí graiphni oenaig for faichthi na Cruachna. Celebrait iarsin do Meidb & do Ailill, ocus tiagait fon cumma sin i cend séta & imthechta for ammus Ratha Ini. Is cáin tiachtain⁶ chetus, ol Bricriu. Ni fetar in ba cáin ticfaithi. Biaid dul dia fiastar, ar Mani. Ro fiter me, ar Bricriu, is ruathar lái dogentái, ni anfaidi fri feiss aidchi i cuiciud Chonchobair. Doberim-se mo brethir, ar Mani, coro feram feis trí laa ocus tri n-aidchi i n-dunud Geirg na tairchem arís co Cruachain. Ni bói ní ba siriu ic fiamuchraid ríu acht teít i cend séta & imthechta.

¶5] Iar rochtain tra do bé thastil co dunud⁷ Geirg ro gabad oc frithalim in t-sluaig and. Ro ésraít a tigi do bethi barralaind barrglas & essair urárd⁸ úrluachra. Fóidis Erb a comalta .i. Findchoem ingen Ergi aróen ri bé tastil do fegad in tslúaig amal ticfaitís. Nir bo chían em disi ón. O ro scaich di mess forru, luid fri deminscél cosin n-grianán i m-bói Ferb. ocus ro ráid fria: Atchiu-sa, ar si, dírim don dún-sa, & o ro gab

p.468

¶6] In tan tra ba hane dóib bith ic tochathium a (flede)¹⁰ do-dechaid sidi gaithi géri galbigi co ro chroth dindgna in dúnaid uli & co ro chrithnaig in tech {ms page 254a} claraid i m-bái in slúag, co torchratar a scéith dia n-delgnaib & a slega dia n-adlennaib, & co ro sétea ammíasa uadib amal dulli darbri. Machtnaigit ind óic de-sein, ocus ro iarfaig Gerg do drui Mani cid ro imfulaing in gaéth sin. Is andsin ro recair Ollgæth drúi Mani: Indar lind ém, ar sé, ní fó sén i tancas din tochmarc sa nnocht.

p.470

Ollgaeth

1. Deilm in gæth granni in grith bith robedb,
   derb in rád, rainfid in fer, sleg tri Gerg.
2. Urchur arad tri reing ríg, gním co neim,
   snigfid fuil formna fer¹¹, sleg fri sleig.
3. Gesfid scíath ria m-beim bailc¹² a glaic gil,
   beti cuirp i cossair chairn, bat mairb fir.
4. Bás meic ríg do lágin ríg, bid gním gér,
   ulach ard (im)ma chorp cruaid, trúag in scél.
5. Brisfid Badb, bid bríg borb, tolg for Meidb,
   ilar écht, ár for slúag, trúag in deilm.

   Deilm.

¶7] Dia m-bad fóm-sa trá cách, ol in drúi, no faicfithea in dunad sa innocht. Ro cairiged-som ó Mani co garb aire-sin. Ised ro ráid Gerg: Ní bái ní ara fubthaitis occu, ar ni rabatar curaid no cathmilid Ulad aróen ri Conchobar. Cen co beth sib-si eter sund, ar se, dobéraind-sea & mo da mac cath do

p.472

¶8] Dia m-bái dana Conchobar i tosuch ind lái sin ina cotlud i n-Emain & a rígan na farrad.i. Mugain Etanchaithrech ingen Echach Feidlig, co n-acca in mnái coem ina dochum ina imdái. Ecosc rignaide lé. Mong casdrumnech barrbuide i cuacris imma cend. Sretha sítai fria gelchnes. Bréit bláthmin máeth do sítu uanidi imma bragit. Da maelassa findruine eter a bonnu bláthmini & talmain. Tó cech maith duit, a Chonchobair. Cid fil dúinn de-side, ar Conchobar.

¶9] Secht m-bliadna ónocht, ar si, dogentar Táin bó Cualngi, & airgfitir Ulaid, & berthair in Dond Cualngi, ocus mac ind fir dogena sin .i. Mani Mórgor mac Ailella & Medba, dodechaid do feis la hEirb ingin n-Geirg do Glind Gerg¹³, tri choicait a lín. Erig-siu, ar si, tri coicait Fomorach cucu & bid latt coscur. Bidgais Conchobar iarsin & dúscis a rigain & adfét di a aislingi. Is lór ém, ar Mugain, fil chena etrund & Connachta. Is demin ém, ar se, cid nar tost bem-ni dogentar in táin út. Déni a chomairli ri Cathbad, ar Mugain, & in chomairli dobera duit, co rop hí dogneis¹⁴. Rádid Conchobar iarsin fri Cathbad, ara n-dernad fastini dó. Ocus doringni rand tosaig láide iarsin & ro frecair Cathbad hé:

Conch.

1. Finna latt, a Chathbaid chain,
   ca buadred fil im menmain,

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   ca hurbaid mór ar-nom-thá,
   a Chathbuid, a drúi Emna.

Cathb.

2. A Chonchobair na curad,
   a rí urdnide Ulad,
   dofáetsat mór curad de,
   bid hé airdi d'asslinge.

Conch.

3. Innis cech olc ticfa de,
   déni fir na fastine.
   na habbair tria baegul bréic
   ar ni fil drúi do lethéit.

Cathb.

4. Dofáeth Mani, (mó)¹⁵ cech ail
   mac Medba don Chruachan-maig,
   is dofáetsat ri gním n-guil
   tri choicait dia chomaltaib.
5. Na sluaíg út ón Chruachain chaiss
   ni thecat uait dara n-ais,
   ar is móti da blad trá
   foichle fethim is finna.

   F.

¶10] Doroichi-siu imslán a rí, ar se, co m-buaid & coscur {ms page 254b} & commaidim. Is andsin doroacht Cathach Catutchend ingen Dímóir co Emain. Bangaiscedach amra i-side, a iathaib Espáni tánic ar seirc Conculaind co Emain. Dochuaid issin sochraite sin aroen ri Conchobar. Doriachtatar dana triar amra a finib Fomórach and, foblad barbardachta . . ad¹⁶, .i. Siabarchend mac Sulremair ocus Berngal Brec & Buri Borbbriathrach. Dorocht dana and Fácen mac Dublongsig do sentuathaib Ulad ocus Fabric Fiacail Nemi asind Asia Móir ocus Forais Fingalach a Manaind. Luid iarom Conchobar, tri choicait laech impu sin, & ni ruc nech do Ultaib leis, acht sé féin

p.476

Dubnél nemi
glass erchad
imfæbor derg
crua credbaigthi
fobíth tescfaiter táib
leonfaitir lama
cirrfitir colla
maelfaitir muneóil
i n-dunad Geirg
o thrath nóna nithaige
co medón lái
lechtlige di lar
óc dalfid écdubi.

D

¶11] Cechaing Conchobar iarsin ar ammus in dunaid. Is andsin dana ro sudiged dabach umai thall istaig diarba chomainm Ol gualai iarsin. Ocus ro bas oc a línad dond fín. Dorochair dana a escra féig finnargait alláim in daleman isin dabaig, co

p.478

All amae, ol in drúi, brod in airigid¹⁸
ni ba cían la hallmuri bías
ar focrechtnaigfiter sluaig
airdibdibther laechrad.
dobrisfiter tige
fogeba Emain ditui
arfocerthar gala oenfer
eter lái & aidche.
eter slóg Geirg & Conchobair
isin tegdaise innocht.
ní fó mac ruc mathair
isin taig-sea innocht.¹⁹

¶12] Doroich Conchobar in dorus, & gárit na hallmaraig gáir airgni iarsin amal ba bés dóib immon dunad. Ergid Gerg iarsin, & érgit a da mac .i. Cond Coscarach & Cobthach Cnesgel & gabait a n-armu. Ocus rádis Gerg fri Mani: Leic-siu etruind féin innar n-Ultaib, co fessara cia úain bas chalmiu. Bidbaid duit-siu sind uile. Is fó duit ar comthuttim aróen. Mad sinni dothæth and, geib-siu it chind dia féta. Téit Gerg immach iarsin & a da mac cona muntir léo, ocus foroprait ar gabáil in dúnaid, & ar chathugud fri Conchobar immach, & ní lecat nech forro indund fri ré cían. Fecht n-oen trá teít Gerg dar in dorus immach fri cnes urgaile, & forfobair for a thaffond ind lóich on dúnud immach, ocus ros geib sroigled & essorcon do cech ái & do cech airchind immon dúnud²⁰ & dofuittet cuiciur Fomorach laiss {ms page 255a} don ruathur sin, & dofuit leiss

p.480

¶13] Is andsin dodechaid Cathach Catutchend eturru & in dorus, & dorat comrac feíg fichda dó-som. Araí sin co topacht Gerg in cend di-si, & berid leiss innund issin tech bói²¹ Mani, iarna chrechtnugud commór. Ocus foceird na cinnu úad i fiadnaisi Mani, & suidis na imdái iarsin & ataig a osnaid ass, & conattacht dig. Ro saig Conchobar andside cona muntir co m-bátar fri cnes in t-sonnaig. Ocus tócfait²² a sciathu úasa cennaib ina lámaib cléi & sraccait in sonnach cucu immach dia lámaib desaib & cengait co m-batar for lár in dúni, & ba oendorus dóib andside iar m-brisiud in dangin.

¶14] Is andsin dolleici Brod (.i. gilla Conchobair)²³ uad indara sleig bói ina láim innond istech, conos tarla triasin scíath bói for inchaib ind ríg Geirg & conos tarla tria eslind a chuirp, cor bo chross tall tarsna triana chlíab iar tregdad a chride, & co n-dechaid tria Airidech .i. gilla Geirg, co torchratar a n-dís cen anmain. Imma-sái Conchobar iarsin fo slúag Geirg sechnón in dúnaid, co torchair tricha láech leis do muntir Geirg do gním a lámi féin a oenur, cenmothá ina torchair ria muntir. Dorochratar dana sochaide dia muntir-seom leo-som.

¶15] Is and trá atraacht Nuagel ingen Ergi .i. ben Geirg, & dorat a trí fóidi ferggacha guil esti, ocus ro gab cend a fir ina hucht. Dar²⁴ brethir ém, ar si, is mór în gním gillai doringni Brod .i. Gerg do marbad ina thig féin. Is sochaide trá, ar si, bias icot chainiud, & cia ro thuttis im changin t'ingini, mór n-ingen

p.482

Nuagel

1. Is sé Gerg so ina ligi,
   is tria chin a ingini,
   is triana cin atá sund
   in tarbech sínte comlund.
2. Mór in comlund ro gab Gerg,
   óclaéch²⁶ find fæborderg,
   fer fíal fomórda ferda
   aircech álaind ardergna.
3. Ca læch rop ferr inna Gerg,
   ca fróech na figed fri feirg,
   ca slúag na cáinfed do bás,
   cen tlás na scáilfea²⁷ dot eís.
4. Sáeth lim th'fegad it lige,
   a Geirg álaind foltbuide,
   a chara na cuan in cech than²⁸,
   is trúag lim-sa do marbad.
5. Romaind duit i n-Glind Gerg²⁹,
   ic Loch Áne is ic Irard,
   is ic na huaranaib se thess,
   mór m-ban foúarais cardes.
6. Ro bat cara do cech cléir,
   no bíd cách icot ógréir,
   ba maith ri cách do gráibri,
   is derb ropat degairle (no derganle)³⁰.

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7. Ropat móra do berta,
   ropat ségaind airechta,
   ropat rí rurech co rrath,
   ropat fuilech i fírchath.
8. Ropo mór do thech ro fess,
   cia doringned and t'amles,
   is and rot gáet inn inud ríg,
   cia doringned rop anfír.
9. Rot gáet Brod is ní ro dlig,
   cor gab triut in Airidig,
   tú féin is do gilla thair
   inn oenfecht darochrabair.
10. Mór gním gillai³¹ cangess
    doringni Brod, rop amles,
    marbad ríg rinne ré ré,
    ro marb sé sinni & sé.

    Is é.

¶16] Foropairset dana dá mac Geirg béus .i. Cobthach Cnesgel & Cond Coscarach ar gabail in dúnaid & ní roscandir {ms page 255b}cen échta dóib. Ni ro dámair in mórbríg do Mani bith ina thost cen techt féin do digail a chlemna for Ultaib. Ocus atraacht iarsin & ro gab a scíath mór míleta fair & a da sleig slemungéra uillendcha móra ina láim, ocus a chlaideb trom tortbuillech crúadgér comramach for a chriss. Ocus atraactatar a thrí coicait in oenfecht fris. Nir bo irusa a frithalim, ba mór in toilg menman & aicnid & in tinsaitin úalli ro bói i cridi cechóen dib-sin. Ro bói dana sant mór & duthracht calmai do denam occu. Bá ségda súairc sobesach in rígmacc bói rempu, & ciar bo maccoem iar n-áis ropo mílid iar mórgasciud.

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¶17] Nir bo miad leis nech isin domun do thiachtain fo chomlín do gabáil tige fair. Ro thaffniset iarum iarsin na Fomórchu on tig immach. Nir bo lám lega la Mani inn uair sin. Ocus dorochratar nonbur Fomorach dia chétscundscli a oenur. Is andsin doriacht dibergach na hAsia Móri .i. Fabric Fiacail Nemi fri cnes na debtha, ocus ro gab sroigled & essorcoin & brúd & básugud in t-slúaig remi, & ni ragbad riss corrocht cosin magin i m-bái Mani, co tard cechtar n-ái díb scíath fri scíath dia cheli, & bátar isin chomlund co n-dechaid dar medon aidchi, & dorat Fabric tri gona aidbli for Mani, & ro dichend Mani esium iar scís chomluind. Cid Conchobar dana bá gal churad leis, ar dorochair tricha læch lánchalma leis do muntir Geirg imma mac .i. im Chond Coscarach. Ro immir trá in slúag cechtarda immforrán for a cele, is bec na ro chomraicset mera a coss icond imthuarcain. Ro siacht fuil glúni fer sechnón in dúnaid. Atchlos fon trichu chét ba nesom dóib blobemnech³² na scíath & na bocote & scemgal³³ inna laigne lethanglas & na claideb crúadgér icomrac & briscbrúar na clocend ica n-erlech & búridach na míled ic immirt écomlaind forru.

p.488

¶18] Ro socht trá Mani iar n-díth na Fomorach co Fácen mac n-Dublongsig co m-bátar fri ré cían icathugud. Dorochair Facen de-side. Dorochair dana Siaburchend mac Slisremuir ra Cobthach Cnessgel mac Geirg. Ocus ro tafned Mani & Cobthach iarsin issin rigthech iar cor aír a muntire, & ro gabsat co setrech & co ferda in tech co mmatain & ní deochas forru ind.

¶19] Is i n-deriud na haidchi sin dochuaid in ben chétna adfét na scéla do Chonchobur, co rocht co Meidb áit i m-bái ina cotlud ina himdái i Cruachain Aí, co n-erbairt fria: Dia m-beth{ms page 256a} fastini ocut, ar si, a Medb, ní bad chotlud dogenta. Cid andsin, ar Medb. Ata Conchobar, ar si, oc gabáil ar Mani & dofáeth leis Mani, & eirg-siu innossa & non-dígela. Ocus dorat rand tosaig laide, & ro recair Medb triana cotlud:

1. A Medb ca cotlud dogní,
   in fetar cinnas atái?
   diamsat fissid fáth imne³⁴,
   ropad mithig duit eirge.
2. A bé bán bulid collí,
   ca scél uathmar innisi,
   cata námait dothæt and,
   cia halt doine cia n-anmand?
3. Conchobar cend na curad,
   ardrí ilbuadach Ulad,
   ní damair a bruth no ferg³⁵,
   co ro thogla innocht for glend .g.³⁶

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4. Cia bail itá Gerg is Mani³⁷,
   na fuilet i n-oenbali?
   ma tát ní hassa a togail
   do lucht tigi Conchobair.
5. Mani cid mór a menma
   im febas a degdelba,
   ni ba leiss commus a chind
   da thurus innocht don glind.
6. Mad dia marbthar Mani mór,
   bid díth cethern, bid ár slóg,
   atresat curaid fri gail
   iter Chruachain is Emain.
7. Érig is digail do mac,
   tinóil cóiced Olnécmacht,
   snaidfea na sluagu co serb,
   mad dia n-erge innossa a Medb.

   A.

¶20] Dúscid Medb iarsin & dúscis Ailill, & adfét dó in fís atchonnairc & adfét fon slúag iarsin. Ni bó fír ón ém, ar Bricriu. Otchuala Fiannamail mac Fergus³⁸ Fordeirg sin, .i. mac rechtaire na Cruachna, ní ro ernaid fri cách, acht luid remi i n-iarmoracht Mani, ar bá comalta dósom Mani, arrop é in t-ochtmad maccóem na Cruachna Fiannamail. Togais Medb lé secht cét fer n-armach anas dech dorala i Cruachain in tan sin. Is andsin doriacht Domnall Derg Drechlethan mac Dubain maic Ingamna, læch he-side is dech ro bói ar cúl scéith & claidib & gai i coiciud Chonnacht, ocus bá comalta dil dana do Mani he-side. Ocus dochuaid issin sligi cétnai ria cach, tricha láech dana ba hed a lín, & Domnall ainm cech fir díb. Imthigis

p.492

¶21] Imthús immorro Mani thair. Ro gab ina chind co maethtráth éirgi arnabarach, & nir bo sám-subach sadail ro cathed ind adaig sin eturru maróen. óman-acca dóib ri suilsi ind lái ro chumnig cách a anfolaid dia cheli, ocus forópair Conchobar ar gressacht a muntire. Diamtís Ulaid, ar se, no betis immalle frim-sa, ní fuléngtha in cath amal fuilngithir d'fomórchaib. Ro drebaing³⁹ gal i m-brunnib na Fomorach don gressacht mór sin & dos-ratsat co dúr & co díchra frisin cathugud, & ni ro ansat de co n-dechatar dar dorsib ind rígthigi innund. Ba cóem ém & ba hirgna in phelait rígda i n-dechas and. Ba líach drocharadu furri. Ro bói cét mías findargit & tri chét do chredumu & tri chet do finddruini and. Bátar dana tricha escra do airgiut oengil Espáne ar borddaib dabach. Batar dana da cét corn buabaill co n-imdenam óir & argit & tricha coppán argit & tricha coppán créduma, {ms page 256b} ocus cethracha gagar. Imscing linanairt gil co n-delbaib ingantachaib fri fraigid and. Is andsin immarocht don t-slúag cechtarda for lár in tigi. Ro po díth don t-slúag co mór andsin. Ro siacht Cobthach Cnesgel mac Geirg iar slaidi na Fomórach cosin magin i m-bói Berngal Brec ic dicendugud na Connachtach. Dofuit Berngal tra la Cobthach iar scís chomlaind. Dorochair dana Buri Borbbriathrach do laim Mani, & ro dased immi iarsin & ron-immir for slúag na Fomorach sechnon in tigi, & dorochair tricha laech dib leis. Ótchonnairc in cur cróda cathbuadach Conchobar in laini⁴⁰ forsa rabi Mani, ron dírig a dochum & ro frithail-seom

p.494

1. A gillai is derg do lepaid,
   ní dam na déine deccair(?)
   olc sén i tanac ótig⁴⁴,
   bid mana dér rit muntir.
2. Sochaide dia tartais olc
   naidchi⁴⁵ ro ba i llongphort,
   a maic Medba in murir,
   a chulian ard ardenig.

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p.496

3. A maic Ailella nach dis,
   ní latt in gním ro máidis,
   is trúag rim chride is rom⁴⁶ chlí,
   do bith tall it bithligí.
4. A gillai is gastu atchonnac⁴⁷,
   ro pat slatt óir fri hadart,
   cia ro bói do dál ri nech,
   rob-í do dál dedenach.
5. Ropo garb do lám sin chath,
   ropot iarsla(?) Fomórach,
   mór fúaim do builli fri cend,
   sochaide i tanac thimchell.
6. Ropo segda suáirc do dath,
   ropot cumnech comaltach,
   ro pat gasta dar cach glend,
   sochaide i tanac thimchell.
7. Ropo chóir dam-sa sáeth dít,
   ar ái chomraic cen co richt,
   ni lugaite in grád cen chess,
   cíd de thic m'amless.⁴⁸)
8. Is sáeth lim in ligi itái,
   a gillai-sea a maic Meidbi,
   & is sáeth ram chride,
   inti fuil 'cot urnaide.
9. Rop annam lat bith cen t'arm,
   nó conotarla⁴⁹ is tu secmarb,
   co rot gæt in gai glan-gle,
   is co rot tregd araile.

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p.498

10. 'S corot letar claideb crúaid,
    's coro sil bróen fola dar grúaid,
    {ms page 257a} 's coro gabsat immut uli,
    roptar athig oenchuri.
11. Uch cid ro batar dam-sa,
    na ro fegsat ardinsa,
    mo lennán mo thoga tréoit
    is m'fer dingbala degséoit.
12. Is m'er⁵⁰ dingbala frim lá,
    Mani mor mac Ailella,
    ba marb-sa da ingnais de,
    cen co ti-sium dam aire.
13. A bratt corcra inn inud ríg,
    is mór dom-ber i n-imsním,
    dar eis⁵¹ nir gab nech úad,
    o ro gab armu d'imluad.
14. Sé féin ar lar in taigi,
    's a lám arna himdibi,
    's a gai 's i læch⁵² ras cuir,
    's a chend illáim Conchobuir.
15. 'S a chlaideb tortbuillech, trén,
    ro gab úad i n-etarcén,
    's a scíath bail darochair de,
    icosnam⁵³ a muntere.
16. Cóica láech immi fo thrí,
    trúag a n-dul uili ar nefní,
    mór a n-osnad tan roscab,
    'ca chosnam darochratar.

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p.500

17. hÉ-sium féni noco bréc,
    ro fodail mór sét⁵⁴,
    ni lugu dorochair de,
    oc cosnam a muntire.
18. Atá na ligi co crúaid
    maccoem Connacht glaini a sluaig.
    Mairg dia muntir miad glan gle,
    & mairg dia glancheile.
19. Noco chumcim-sea ní duit,
    áir dom-rat in drochbeirt⁵⁵,
    is briste mo chride de,
    icot fégad a gillai.

    A.

¶22] Is and sin doroacht Fiannamail mac Fergusa Forderg trí chóicait læch cucu. Ro tuarascaib ind echlach disi ocus ro innis scéla garba dó-som. Ro dassed immi-sium iarsin, ocus ro iarair eolas airm i faigbed Chonchobar, & doringset laid eturru:

1. Fiannamail-seo chucunni,
   ro iarraided acunni,
   cid maith a bés oc a thig,
   ro scar dogrés ria muntir.
2. A ingen is garb in scél,
   innissi dam tria grés n-gér,
   scarad fri muntir⁵⁶ mét n-gal,
   mas iat-so darochratar.
3. Is iat-sain do munter-su,
   arai cen co fintat-sum,
   ro marbsat ro marbtha i fat,
   ro bo chomrac dergnámat.

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p.502

4. Ocus Mani in marend hé,
   mo chomthach mo choceile,
   mo rí mo ruiri 'com thaig,
   mo duni alaind inmain.
5. Is goirt lim aní atberi,
   a Fiannamail fiannaidi,
   ro merad immut cen acht,
   fogéba sund a thiglecht.
6. Eolas dam ram forraig ferg,
   ma ra fetar a glan-Ferb,
   apair rim, cia bail itá
   Mani mór mac Ailella.
7. Uchan achan air⁵⁷,
   na fetar a Fiannamail,
   dorochair Mani malle
   is ogus a muntire.
8. Cia dorat in cath crúaid,⁵⁸
   cia doraitni fó dimbúaid,
   & cia ro marb Mane,
   & siat i n-oenbaile.
9. Ulaid tancatar a túaid
   a nirt chatha chlaidebrúaid,
   co ro gabsat foraind tech
   co trí cóicdaib læch laimthech.
10. Ticfa fri Ultaib in scél,
    at bidbaid cen imarlén,
    mairfitir and tiar is tair,
    dia marat na Connachtaig.
11. Doberim mo chobais duit,
    a Fiannamail, uair at roglic,
    na dechaid d'Ultaib cen chlith,
    acht oén días ina m-bethaid.

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p.504

12. Cade in días térnatar and,
    cia halt dáine cia n-anmand,
    & cía dochuatar ass,
    doringset mór diar n-amles.
13. Conchobar is Brod cen brath,
    is iat⁵⁹ térnatar assin chath,
    da gai trí Chonchobar féin,
    's a trí tri Brod ni imcén⁶⁰.
14. Cia ro guin Conchobar crom,
    cia dorat i n-ecomlond,
    ni beoda a dula cen geiss,
    ma tá air-sium dluig legis.
15. {ms page 257b} Mani ro guin Conchobar,
    di sleig nirborddugud⁶¹,
    ro marb-som Mani iarsin,
    is é a fír a Fiannamail.

    F.

¶23] Imthigid Fiannamail iarsin i n-iarmoracht Conchobuir, co tarla Niall Cendfind mac Conchobuir ina agid & cét fer n-armach do thegluch Conchobuir immalle fris ic iarraid Chonchobuir. Ro ferad gleo fíchda feochair eturru. Maroen ro imred forlond fer for Fiannamail de-side, & nir damad cert comlaind dó, ná co torchair marb cen anmain. Dorochair dana trícha laech laisium a oenur. Forfopair andsin ind ingen ic fegad gilla Connacht. Dar brethir⁶² ém, ar si, ni ar meth gascid ná hengnama dorochrabair-si acht forlond do imbirt foraib, & ummoro tra, ar si, darochair far comlund lib-si cia dorochrabair. & ro chan in laid-seo sis:

p.506

1. Truag sin a gillu Connacht,
   ní fuil clúim ria bar n-adart,
   bar lem-si⁶³ is leím cen follacht,
   fúarabair béim dar amarc.
2. Ca sluag rop ailliu innathe,
   is bad ferr i cend clethe.
   Bar n-delb ropo delb dígle,
   is frithe serb far snathe.
3. Snáthe far ruisc ro mebaid,
   fuarabair dig cuisc tonnaid.
   Ropo chrúaid leo far n-debaid,
   ro dedail gleo i n-uarcollaib.
4. Ro marbsaid cét fer n-armach,
   ro for-rép in cú codnach.
   Bar scél is crúaid 's is caingnech,
   is mana dér co homnach.
5. Is trúag mo chumang-sa rib,
   ic scailiud dér is ic mifrig⁶⁴.
   Ropad ferr lim-sa dula lib,
   is mo loscud do chrithrib.
6. Sib sluág rop ailliu i n-hÉrinn,
   gillai Chonnacht nos cáinim.
   Cach oen ros marb ní seguind,
   fégaim cech m-baidb foa fuidim.
7. Ropo mór far muirn sin chath
   i n-agid na Fomorach.
   Mór m-ban dagena uch ach
   i n-degaid na ro-uallach.

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p.508

8. Uallach thancatar is tech,
   nocorb athair dóib aithech.
   O ro gabsat cóir na cleth,
   nocorb allic dóib teched.
9. Ro biathsaid Baidb co m-báni,
   allus airm, lór a chruadi.
   Gillai Chonnacht co cáimi,
   dáini ra tromalt truagi.

   T.

¶24] Doroacht iarsin Domnall Derg Drechlethan mac Dubain faichthi in dúnaid. Maith ém allus gai & claidib, ar bé thastil, Domnall Derg mac Dubain. Lond fri úair n-gascid cách tanic and, & ro pad mór a chobair dia chomaltu, dianatairsed ina bethaid. Otchuala ind ingen sin, dodechaid immach ina agid & ro gress co mór & doringni rand & ros frecair Domnall Derg Drechlethan:

1. A Domnaill maic Dubain dil,
   a gríb in gascid gabthig,
   cidat lond im gním garta,
   ro marbad do chomalta.
2. Cia ro thuit Mani in milid,
   ra chind ar a chomdinib
   im gáis im gasced im gart,
   im enech is im ánlecht.
3. Ni hopair læch na n-déni,
   uchfad uch is ecáini,
   or na targa Mani de,
   ba ferr calma fri namte.

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p.510

4. Bam tarb tnúith isna tressaib,
   focicher crú tria chnessaib,
   coselub mór bemmend búan
   ar Conchobar claidebruad.
5. Nir bo ró Conchobar cain
   i n-dígail Mani menmnaig,
   or ni tharga is nir gein
   a macsamla asin Chruachain.
6. Conchobar, cid mór a blad,
   & Niall is Feradach,
   i n-dígail Mani rocerb,
   nos linfea⁶⁵ mo lám a Ferb.
7. {ms page 258a} Da m-bad tussu, a Domnaill Deirg,
   no marbtais Ulaid tri Feirb,
   ropad bladach a digail
   forscéol Mani mórgnimaig.
8. Daig is esium féin ro beb,
   Mani Mórgor met miled,
   noco rag-sa síar dom thig,
   na raib fer bethaid d'Ultaib.
9. Ropad sám ram chride cain,
   ropad dídnad dom anmain,
   dithnacht Ulad uili ind,
   dot láim dremuin a Domnaill.

   A.

¶25] Nir bo chían inn irnaide do Domnall co n-acca chuci in m-buidin móir i m-bátar cethri chet fer n-armach im Feradach Lámfota mac Conchobair. Imsái cách díb dochum a chéli. Ro imred forlín fer andside for Domnall & ro dásed⁶⁶ immisium & dorochair cóica láech lais & dorochair fer cech fir dia muntir, & ro gon-som féin Feradach badí. Doringned guin galand de-sium andsin & ro díchend Feradach hé & ro lá a

p.512

¶26] Dochuaid ind ingen iarsin co m-bái ic fégad Mani. Is étig, ar si, atathar andsin innossa a gillai, & bam marb dot chumaid, cid treót ro marbad m'athair & a mac, & is dóig ni ba hed amáin dia tora Medb. & doringni in laid-sea sis tria thursi:

1. Trúag ám sin, a maic Medba,
   a gillai alaind ergna,
   is fuilech forderg do chnes,
   dodechaid dít ar n-amles.
2. Is tríut ro marbad m'athair,
   ropo deglaech degathaig,
   is triut ro marbad a mac,
   ni hassa dam a dermat.
3. Is triut dogentar mór d'ulc,
   atgén ar in gné fil orut⁶⁷,
   is mór d'ulc bias de⁶⁸
   d'óes Mani & Feirbe.
4. Is briste mo chride de
   ic fégad do chrólige,
   mallacht ar láim ro letair⁶⁹
   is dot-rat i n-drochlepaid.
5. Mór n-ingen dia tibre sáeth,
   mór m-ban do marbad a glangáeth⁷⁰,
   mor n-airecht bias ocot gul⁷¹,
   is dot tesbaid-siu th'oenur.

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p.514

6. Ropot álaind a⁷² chíanaib
   cut chulenaib 'con fiadaig,
   ropo mór let do menma
   im febas do degdelba.
7. Isat étig innossa,
   isat bána do bassa,
   is mairg na cifea, dar lind,
   ro scar do chend rit colaind.
8. Olc in scél berthair síar⁷³
   co Finnabair na n-glangiall,
   tasc a brathar di co feirg,
   is a esbaid ar glan-Feirb.
9. Ailill & Medb don maig,
   ni biat siat i m-bethaid,
   imsod a gné do gruaide,
   ni mé na ba lór truage.

   T.

¶27] Is andsin ra sochtatar a da mac co Conchobar, .i. Niall & Feradach. Darocht dana Medb co secht cétaib láech lé co m-bói ascind⁷⁴ ind armaige. Doringni cruadchippi grinni bec di, & torcaib idna catha rempi & ros dírig ar ammus Conchobair do digail ammeicc & a muntire fair. Ocus ciarbo chnedach crechtach Conchobar, noco n-ic imgabail Medba ro bói acht is 'ca iarraid, conos tarla tul fri tul. Gebid cách díb sroigled & essorcoin, leod & letrad, brúd & básugud a chele. Ro fuc Medb andside tolc míled i cath na n-Ultach co torchair cóiciur lee, im dá mac Conchobair .i. im Níall Cendfind & im Feradach Lamfota. Ro gab dana Conchobar scaindred & répad & mudugud in t-sluáig aile amal leomain londchrechtaig eter {ms page 258b} banbraid, cor bo díanleges dó, amal

p.516

¶28] Maidid for Meidb iarsin & dofuittet tri coícait láech lánchalma dia muntir, & nos berat na ferchutredaig ass hí iarsin amal bá bés dóib, & ro len Conchobar in maidm co n-dechaid dar Mag n-Ini immach. Impaís Conchobar iarsin fri dúnud⁷⁶ n-Geirg dia indriud. Atagat munter Geirg andside im Chobthach Cnesgel cath cróda comnart do Chonchobur ic cosnam a n-dúnaid. Imsái Conchobar chucu amal fáel fó chairib, & feraid comlund fri Cobthach & dorochair Cobthach de-side, & ro marbad cech óen ba inechta dia muntir. Ocus ataig Conchobar lais ina fúair d'ór & d'argut & d'indruini & do chornaib & do choppanaib & d'escraib & d'arm & d'étuch. Ro fuc dana leis in dabaig umai ro bói istig, & no fiurad forba Ulad uili a llán do lind, ocus is ria atberthea ól n-guala la Ultu, fo bíth is teni guail no bíd i n-Emain istig i n-ibthea hí, & is uad ro ainmniged Loch Guala umai i n-Daminis criche Ulad, ar is fói atá indiu i n-diamraib. Dorat dana leis in rígain .i. Nuagil ingin Ergi & a hingin .i. Feirb, & na tri coicait ingen immalle fria. Atbath fochétoir Ferb & a trí coícait ingen immalle fria do chumaid na macraide. Atbath dana Nuagel do chumaid a fir & a da mac. Ro claided uág do Feirb iarsin, & ro tócbad a lia & ro scríbad ainm⁷⁷ oguim, & doringned duma immon licc conid Duma Ferbi a ainm ri Ráith Ini, aniartuáid atá.

p.518

¶29] Imthigid Conchobar co m-búaid & choscur co rocht co Emain, & adfét a scéla o thús co dered do Mugain & ro ráid fria fili .i. Ferchertne mac Dergerdne maic Gairb maic Fir Rosa Ruaid maic Rudraige, co n-dernad glónathe airchetail co cummair do chumnigud in sceóil sin. Conid iarsin ro chan-som in láid-seo sís, & ro falsig ind éicsiu dó-som co m-bad fúasait don táin in scel so.

1. Aslinge Conchobair chóir,
   maic Cathbad cróda findmoír,
   ardrí Ulad, erim n-úag,
   ris dresend cách claidebruad.
2. Bói Conchobar aidchi and
   ina chotlud, nir bo gand,
   co n-aca ní chuci in mnái
   ina dochum ina imdái.
3. Etiud corcra co cruth óir
   a hecosc, nir bo deróil,
   srethai sítai uas a cind,
   mind ard óir ina imthimchiull.
4. Asbert fris in ben co m-blaid,
   "Maith in sen a Chonchobair,
   ordan & taced dait
   do cech leith úair it irdairc."
5. "Cid as nesu dúin de-sin,"
   ar mac Nesa miad mairir,
   "asníd a bé dún collí,
   ca fot cossin n-immirgi."

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p.520

6. "Secht m-bliadna lána onocht
   not gluasfiter⁷⁸ dond oenphort
   maccaib mnaib, miad ros bí,⁷⁹
   immon Dond cathach Cualngi."
7. "Cia nos ber, nual cen gói,⁸⁰
   cia doróet in cath cocróe."
   "Slúag ard hErenn immasaig
   im Ailill don Chruachan-maig."
8. "Noco toil sin slicht nad bá,"
   ol Conchobar cond catha.
   "In fail anaill násad n-án,
   a bé barrbude balbán⁸¹."
9. "Fil gním n-amra, dét for sét,⁸²
   is ní irnaidi fri bréic,
   {ms page 259a} mac ind fir dot-ic cen meth,
   Mani Mór mortha miled."
10. Dodechaid do feis la Feirb,
    la ingin Geirg do Glind Geirg,
    tri cóicdaib læch, lathar fír,
    ed a llín ni immarrím.
11. Im thráth nóna, nuall glan gle,
    is and fastud na flede,
    is and airisit malle,
    a rí Emna ollglaine."

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p.522

12. "Cia lín ragmait réim cen áir,"
    ar Conchobar cóir cruthcháin.
    "Eirg-siu chucu, rád cen brath,
    tri cóicait fer Fomórach."
13. "Bid lat-su coscar co n-gail,
    a Chonchobair chomramaig,
    gebat-sa form in scél gle,
    a rí Emna ollglaine."
14. Duscis Conchobar iarsin
    ocus duscis a rígain,
    adfét a tarfas dó⁸³
    tria relad cen imargó.
15. Asbert fris in ben co m-bail,
    Mugain miadmas co morchéil:⁸⁴
    "Is lór na fil chena trá
    etruind ocus Connachta."
16. Atbert Conchobar glan gle
    comsid án na hergaile:
    "Is derb cia anam nar tig
    da-ficfat na Connachtaig."
17. "Uair dorala duit a thecht,
    ní gebam dít trí fornert,
    a flaith Ulad glaine sluáig,
    co ro therná iar n-glanbúaid."
18. Luid Conchobar iarum⁸⁵
    a lín cétna, nir bo gó,
    do Ráith Ini, násad gúr,
    i m-bói Gerg diar bo rígdún.

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p.524

19. O rancatar in ráith réil
    in fían⁸⁶ fodbach co n-glanchéill,
    dochuatar ind aidbli uird
    dar a dorus in mórbuirg.
20. Cechaing Conchobar sin les,
    trí choicait láech, lúth ro fes,
    facbaid a muntir immuig⁸⁷
    na cró chatha co cunnail.
21. Dabach umai i tig ind ríg
    ica línad tall dond .fín,
    in tan ránic nuall . . .⁸⁸
    mac Nesa noithech nitha.
22. "Aill amae tall,"ar in drúi
    di láim ind ríg nad imchlói,
    "atgen form láid luth frisgair
    brod ane in airidig."
23. Nir bo irnaide iar sain,
    co ro es(?) Brod úad in sleig,
    co m-bói tria Gerg isin tig
    ocus triasin n-airidig.
24. Tanic Conchobar istech
    co trí cóicdaib læch laimthech,
    co tuc cend Mani . . .
    cona secht fichtib airlech.
25. Facbaid Conchobar istig
    a muntir tria imargail,
    acht hé nammá ocus Brod
    ní thérna díb fri slonnod.

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p.526

26. In ben chetna thiar fri Meidb
    rádis athesc, nar bo meirb:
    "Marbais Conchobar do mac,
    olc uair dochúaid dia chomrac."
27. Doluid Medb aníar don chath
    co secht cetaib fer n-armach,
    co comraic⁸⁹tul fri tul
    immaig Ulad fri Conchobur.
28. Marbais Medb and isin maig
    mórfesser tria immargail
    dia laim féne⁹⁰ , ferr cech cur,
    im da mac do Chonchobur.
29. Maidid iarum siar for Meidb,
    cor bo esbaid asa seilb,
    co fargaib and ed imne
    secht fichit londláth gaile.
30. Soit iarum frisin dún
    Ulaid uallaig erctais múr,
    airgit aní ro bói and
    co n-ilur tuarad tetband.
31. Doringsetar cath co crú
    munter Geirg thall fri Ultu,
    comma-commarb dóib uile
    eter ríg is rígruire.
32. Ro marbsat and, amra fir,
    secht Find, secht n-Duib, secht Temin,
    im na ócu erctais dind,
    im tríchait Fergus⁹¹ forind.
33. Tricha Murethach miad mend
    congabtaís catha co cend,
    tricha Failbe, tricha Fland,
    im trichait nóisig n-Domnall.

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34. Tricha Cobthach, tricha Cond,
    im tríchait Corpre comdond
    tricha Dubthach, tricha Ros
    im tríchait n-alaind n-Oéngos.
35. {ms page 259b} O sain immach imalle
    do lonnaib láth is gaile⁹²
    ní fil ro fiter a n-díl,
    ro bátar uile i n-dimbríg.
36. Insin uile, adbal gáir
    la toirm teglaig co tromgráin,
    imma ruirig róinis cath
    ind úair sin dorochratar.
37. Remscél do Tháin bó Cualnge cain⁹³
    bid forbach dond imgail,⁹⁴
    is dond aslingi atá
    bás Mani móir maic Medba.
38. Mora gluind ro batar de,
    cid uathmar in t-aslinge,
    dorochair Gerg cona sluág,
    in ruri garta comruád.
39. Dochuaid Conchobar co m-buáid
    mac Nessa noítis morsluáig,
    do Emain Mache, monar n-gle,
    co tarfad⁹⁵ a aslinge.

    A.