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Manuscript sources
1. Dublin, Trinity College Library, 1339 olim H. 2. 18 al. Book of Leinster; 12th century.
2. Dublin, Trinity College Library, 1337 olim H. 3. 18, pp. 743–748.
3. London, British Library, Harley MS. 5280, fol. 40r–42r (old pagination; fol 50, 52, 53r, rec pag.)
4. Oxford, Bodelian Library, Rawlinson B. 512, fol. 105v 2–108r2.
5. Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, MS. 36. fol. 86–91v.
6. Dublin, Trinity College Library, H 6. 8, pp. 37–50.

Editions
1. Ernst Windisch, Die Geschichte vom Schweine des Mac Dáthó. In: Irische Texte mit Wörterbuch. Leipzig 1880, 93–112 [Irish text with glossary; LL with variants from Harleian 5280 and H 3. 18].
2. Kuno Meyer, The Story of Mac Dathó's Pig and Hound, in: Hibernica Minora. Oxford 1894, 51–64 [Rawlinson 512].
3. Annie M. Scarre, Scél muicce Maic Dá Thó, in: Anecdota from Irish Manuscripts. Vol. V., Halle 1913, 8–17 [H 3. 18].
4. W. J. Watson, The Edinburgh version of Scel Mucci mic Da Tho, in: Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie 17 (1927) 213–322.

Translations
1. Louis Duvau, Histoire du cochon de Mac Datho. Translation into French [Reprinted from Revue Archéologique VIII. 338–45, 1886.] In Arbois de Jubainville (H.D'.) L'épopée celtique en Irlande 1892 [French].
2. Kuno Meyer, Hibernica Minora (Anecdota Oxoniensia), Oxford, 1894. Text from Rawlinson B. 512 fol. 105b, with translation [English].
3. Rudolf Thurneysen, Wie das Schwein des Sohnes der Stummen zerlegt wurde, Sagen aus dem alten Irland, Berlin 1901 [German].
4. A. H. Leahy, Mac Datho's Boar, Heroic Romances of Ireland, Vol. I, 1905 [English prose and verse].
5. Georges Dottin, L'histoire du cochon de Mac Datho, L'épopée irlandaise, Paris 1926, 67–76 [French].
6. Nora Chadwick, The story of Mac Dathó's pig, An early Irish reader, Cambridge 1927, 16–24 [English].
7. T. Bolelli, Storie del porco di Mac Dathó, Pisa 1946 [Italian].
8. J. E. Caerwyn Williams, Chwedl mochyn Mac Dathó, Welsh Anvil 4 (1952) 118–126 [Welsh].
9. Robert T. Meyer, A re-reading of Rawlinson B 512, f. 105b2–108a2, Trivium 1 (1966) 183f [English].
10. Jeffrey Gantz, The Tale of Macc Da Thó's Pig, Early Irish Myths and Sagas, Harmondsworth 1981, 179–187 [English].
11. Maartje Draak and F. de Jong, Het zwijn van Mac Dathó, Van helden, elfen en dichters. De oudste verhalen uit Ierland, Amsterdam 1979, 92–103 [Dutch].

Secondary literature
1. Whitley Stokes, The Prose Tales in the Rennes Dindsenchas (31-83) (p. 63 Mag Léna) text from the Rennes MS. ff. 90–125, Revue Celtique XVI(1895).
2. Whitley Stokes, The Prose Tales in the Rennes Dindsenchas 272–336 (p. 311 poem in praise of Mac Dathó's pig) Revue Celtique XV 311 sq (1895).
3. Eugene O'Curry, Battle of Magh Léna, pp. 15 sq. (contains version found in the Book of Lecan fol. 517r,) (note) and reprinted in Ir. Texte I 112.
4. Edward Gwynn, Metrical Dindshenchas IV 192, 194 (edition of poem in praise of Mac Dathó's pig) (Dublin 1924).
5. William Sayers, Conall's Welcome to Cét in the Old Irish Scéla Mucce Meic Dathó, Florilegium 4 (1982) 100–108.
6. Kim McCone, Scéla Muicce Meic Dá Thó, Léachtaí Cholm Cille 14 (1983) 5–38.
7. Caoimhín Breatnach, The Early Modern Version of Scéla Mucce Meic Da Thó—Tempus, Locus, Persona et Causa Scribendi, Ériu 41 (1990) 37–60.
8. William Sayers, Serial Defamation in Two Medieval Tales: The Icelandic Ólkofra Tháttr and the Irish Scéla Mucce Meic Dathó, Oral Tradition 6/1 (1991) 35–57.
9. James W. Gleasure, The Rawlinson B 512 Version of Scéla Mucce Meic Dathó Revisited, Scottish Gaelic Studies 17 (1996) 143–145.
10. Erich Poppe, Scéla Muicce Meic Da Thó Revisited, Studia Celtica Japonica 9 (1997) 1–9.

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1. Scéla Mucce Meic Dathó. Rudolf Thurneysen (ed), First edition [I Volume. x + 67 pp. pp i–ix Editor's Preface, pp x Editor's corrigenda, pp 1–24 Text, pp 25–32 Notes, pp 33–63 Glossary, pp 64–67 Proper Names.] Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesDublin (1935) (Reprinted 1951) . Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series. , No. 6

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Scéla Mucce Meic Dathó: Author: Unknown

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Scéla Mucce Meic Dathó

Boí rí amrae for Laignib, Mac Dathó a ainm. Boí cú
2] occo. Im-díched in cú Laigniu huili. Ailbe ainm in chon,
3] ocus ba lán Hériu dia airdircus in chon. Do- eth ó Ailill
4] ocus ó Meidb do chungid in chon. Immalle dano táncatar
5] ocus techta Ulad ocus Conchobair do chungid in chon
6] chétna. Ro-ferad fáilte friu huili, ocus ructha cuci-sium isin
7] mbruidin. Is {s}í sin in chóiced bruden ro- boí i nHérinn
8] isind aimsir sin, ocus bruden Da-Derg i crích Cúalann ocus
9] bruden Forgaill Manaich ocus bruden Me[i]c Da-Réo i
10] mBréfni ocus bruden Da-Choca i níarthur Midi. Secht
11] ndoruis isin bruidin ocus sechtsligeda trethe ocus secht

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16] Ructha trá na techta ina imdai cuci- sium do airiuc
17] thuile dóib ríasíu do-berthae a mbiad dóib. Ro-ráidset a
18] n-athesca. ‘Do chungid in chon do-dechammar-ni’ ol
19] techta Connacht ‘.i. ó Ailill ocus ó Meidb ; ocus do-bértar
20] tri fichit cét lilgach hi cétóir ocus carpat ocus da ech bas
21] dech la Connachta, ocus a chommaín cinn bliadna cen- mothá
22] sin.’ ‘Dia chungid dano do-dechammar-ni ó Chonchobur’

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26] Ro-lá didiu i socht inní Mac Dathó; co-rrabe tri thráth
27] cen dig cen biad, acht 'co immorchor ón taíb co araile. Is
28] and dixit a ben: ‘Is fota in troscud i-taí. Atá biad lat
29] cenco-n-essara. Cid no-taí?’ Nicos-n-árlastar. Is and
30] dixit in ben:

1. 31] ‘Tucad turbaid chotulta’
   32] ‘do Mac Dathó co-a thech,’
   33] ‘boíthi ní no-chomairled’
   34] ‘cenco-labradar fri nech.’
2. 35] ‘As-{s}oí, do-soí úaim do fraig’
   36] ‘in ferg féne co londgail;’
   37] ‘a ben trebar, dos-beir mod’
   38] ‘bith dia céiliu cen chotlud.’
3. 39] ‘[In fer:]As-bert Cremthann Nia Náir:’
   40] ‘ni-tardda do rúin do mnáib’
   41] ‘rún mná ní maith con-celar, ’
   42] ‘maín ar mug ni-aithenar’

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4. 43] ‘[In ben:] Cid fri mnaí at-bertha-so’
   44] ‘manid-epled ní airi,’
   45] ‘ní na{d}-tét do menma-so,’
   46] ‘téti menma neich aili’
5. 47] ‘[In fer:] Cú Mes-Roída meic Dathó’
   48] ‘ba olc lathe etha dó’
   49] ‘do-foeth mór fer find fria rath’
   50] ‘bid lïa turim a chath’
6. 51] ‘Manip do Chonchobor berthair’
   52] ‘is derb bid mogda in gním’
   53] ‘nicon-faicébat a slúaig’
   54] ‘bas mó do búaib na do thír’
7. 55] ‘Mad do Ailill {beith} éra’
   56] ‘silis Fálmag darsin túaith’
   57] ‘dodon-béra mac Mágach’
   58] ‘atan-ebla i luim lúaith’
8. 59] ‘[In ben:] Táthut airle lim-sa fris’
   60] ‘ní olc fri íarmairt n-indi’
   61] ‘tabair dóib-sium dib línaib’
   62] ‘cumma cía-thóetsat imbi’
9. 63] ‘[In fer:] In chomairle at-biri-siu’
   64] ‘is {s}í ním-déni cutal’
   65] ‘Ailbe, do-ro{f}oíd Día’
   66] ‘nicon-fes cía ó-tucad’

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67] Íar sin at-racht súas ocus no- mbertaigedar. ‘Bad
68] maith dún’ olse ‘ocus dona hóegedaib dod{o}n- áncatar.’
69] Anait sidi leis trí laa ocus téora aidchi. Ocus téit leo for
70] leth (.i. la techta Connacht prius). ‘Ro-bá-sa trá’ olse ‘i
71] n-imsním mór ocus cuntabairt móir co-nderglé .i. do-ratus-
72] {s}a in coin do Ailill ocus do Meidb. Ocus tecat ar chenn
73] in chon co sochruid ocus co húallach, ocus ros- bía lind ocus
74] biad ocus ascada, ocus bértait in coin, ocus is fochen dóib.’
75] Buidig sidi dano. Luid íar sin co techta Ulad. ‘Do- ratus-
76] {s}a trá’ olse ‘asmo chuntabairt in coin do Chon- chobur.
77] Ocus bad uallach tíastar ara chenn .i. formna mathe Ulad.
78] Bértait ascada uili ocus ros-bia fáilte.’

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79] I n-óenló immurgu ro-dálsat-som etir aníar ocus
80] anair. Niro-follaiged léo-som dano. Táncatar dá cóiced
81] Hérenn i n-óenló co-mbátar i ndoruss bruidne Meic Dathó.
82] Do-luid-seom fessin ara cenn ocus feraid fáilti friu.‘Ni{b}-
83] farc{h}elsam, a ócu’, olse; ‘ar apaide is mochen dúib.
84] Taít issin less!’ Lotar íarum uili isin mbruidin, leth in tige
85] dano la Connachta ocus in leth aile la Ulto. Nibo bec in
86] tech dano, secht ndoruiss ind ocus coíca imdad itir cech dá
87] dorus. Niptar aigthi carat im fleid immurgu bátar isin taig.
88] Sochaide díb ro-fúachtnaig fri araili{u}. Trí chét bliadan
89] ría ngein Chríst ro-boí in cocad etorro. Marbthair dóib dano
90] in mucc Meic Dathó. Trí fichit gamnach oca bíathad side
91] co cenn secht mbliadan. Tri neim immurgu no-bíata
92] co-ralta ár fer n-Érenn impe.

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93] Tucad dóib íarum in mucc & cethorcha dam dia tarsnu
94] cenmothá a mbiad archenae. Mac Dathó; fessin ocond
95] fert{h}igsecht. ‘Mochen dúib’ olse. ‘Ni dabar samail
96] riss sin; ataat aige ocus mucca la Laigniu, a testa de-sin
97] mairfithir dúib i mbárach.’ ‘Is maith in mucc’ ol
98] Conchobar. ‘Is maith immurgu’ ol Ailill. ‘Cindas rainn-
99] fither in mucc, a Chonchobuir?’ ol Ailill. ‘Cía indas’ ol
100] Bricne mac Carbaid anúas ane asind imdai, ‘bale i-taat
101] láith gaile fer n-Ērenn sund, acht a-rrann ar chomramaib?
102] Ocus do-rat cách díb builli dar sróin a chéili riam.’
103] ‘Déntar!’ ol Ailill. ‘Is maith’ ol Conchobar; ‘atát gillai
104] dún is'taig im-rul{l}atar in cocrích.’

105] ‘Ricfaither a les do gille innocht, a Chonchobuir,’ ol
106] Senláech Arad a Crúachnaib Con-Alad aníar; ‘ba menic

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116] Imma-tarlae dóib fodéoid co-tarat int oínfer for firu
117] Hérenn .i. Cet mac Mágach do Chonnachtaib. Do-fúargaib

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122] Ni-fríth láech a t{h}airisme. Ros-lá i socht na h-Ulto.
123] ‘At-chí sút, a Lóegairi,’ ol Conchobar. ‘Niba fír’ ol Lóegaire
124] ‘Cet do rainn na mucce arar m-bélaib-ni’. ‘An biuc, a
125] Lóegairi, corot-aicciller! Is bés dúib- si far n-Ultaib’ ol
126] Cet, ‘cech mac gaibes gaisced acaib, is cucainni cenn a báiri.
127] Do-cúadais-siu dano isin cocrích. Imma-tarraid dún indi.
128] Fo-rácbais in roth ocus in carpat ocus na heocho, ocus
129] at-rulais féin ocus gaí triut. Nis-toirchi in muicc fon indas-
130] sin.’ Dessid side dano.

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131] ‘Niba fír’ ol láech find mór do-dechaid assind imdai,
132] ‘Cet do rainn na mucce arar mbélaib-ni’. ‘Coich and-so?’
133] ol Cet. ‘Is ferr di láech indaí-siu’, ol cách, ‘Óengus mac
134] Láme Gábaid sin di Ultaib.’ ‘Cid dia-tá Lám Gábuid fora
135] athair-sium?’ ol Cet. ‘Cid ám?’ ‘Ro-fetar-sa’ ol Cet.
136] ‘Do-cúadus-sa sair fecht and. Égthir immum. Do-roich
137] cách. Do-roich dano Lám. Tárlaic urchor do gaí mór
138] form-sa. Dos-léicim-se dó in ngaí cétna co-mbert a láim de,
139] co-mboí for lár. Cid do-bérad a mac do chomram frim-
140] sa?’ Téit Óengus ina suide.

141] ‘In comram do thairisem beus’ ol Cet, ‘no in mucc do
142] rainn’. ‘Niba fír a-rrann duit-siu cétomus’ ol láech find
143] mór de Ultaib. ‘Cía and-so?’ ol Cet. ‘Éogan mac
144] Durthacht sin’ ol cách ‘.i. rí Fernmaige’. ‘At-chondarc-sa

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152] ‘Frithálid, a Ulto, in comram beus’ ol Cet. ‘Nis-rainnfe
153] indossa’ ol Muinremor mac Gerginn. ‘Inn é so Muin- remor?’
154] ol Cet. ‘Is mé ro-glan mo goo fodéoid, a Muin- remu{i}r’,
155] ol Cet. ‘Ni-fuilet trí thráth and ó thucus-{s}a trí laíchcenn
156] úait im chenn do chétmeic ast ferunn.’ Dessid side dano.

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‘In comram beus!’ ol Cet. ‘Rot-bia són’ ol Mend mac
158] Sálchada. ‘Cía so?’ ol Cet. ‘Mend’ ol cách. ‘Cid ane’
159] ol Cet, ‘meic na mbachlach cusna lesanmannaib do chomram
160] cucum? Ar ba mese ba sacart oc baistiud ind anma-sin
161] fora athair, messe t{h}all a sáil de co claidiub conna-ruc
162] acht oínchois úaim. Cid do-bérad mac ind oínchoisseda
163] cucumsa?’ Dessid side dano.

164] ‘In comram beus!’ ol Cet. ‘Rot-bia són’ ol láech
165] líath mór forgránda di Ultaib. ‘Cía so?’ ol Cet. ‘Celtchair
166] mac Uithechair sin’ ol cách. ‘An bic, a Cheltchair,’ ol Cet,
167] ‘manip dom thúarcain fo chétóir. Rotánac-sa, a Chelt-
168] chair, co dorus do thige. Rohéged immum. Tánic cách.
169] Tánacais-{s}iu daon. Dot-luid i m-bernai armo chenn-
170] sa. Do-reilgis gaí form-sa. Ro-lécus-{s}a gaí n-aill
171] cucut-su co-ndechaid tret slíasait ocus tre húachtar do

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175] ‘In comram beus!’ ol Cet. ‘Rot-bia són’ ol Cúscraid
176] Mend Macha mac Conchobair. ‘Cuich so?’ ol Cet. ‘Cúsc-
177] raid’ ol cách; ‘is adbar ríg ar deilb.’ ‘Ní buide frit’ ol
178] in gilla. ‘Maith’ ol Cet. ‘Cucainni ceta-tudchad-so do
179] chétgaisciud, a gillai. Imma-tarraid dún issin chocrích.
180] Fo-rácbais trian do muintire, ocus is {s}amlaid do- cúadaiss
181] ocus gaí tríat brágit conna-étai focul fort chenn i córai; ar
182] ro-loitt in gaí féthi do brágat. Conid Cúscraid Mend

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185] In tan didiu ro{n}d-mbertaigestar ocon muicc ocus
186] scían inna láim co-n-accatar ConallCernach is'tech. Is and
187] tarblaing for lár in tige. Ferait "Ulaid fáilti móir fri Conall.
188] Is and ro-lá Conchobar in cennidi dia chinn ocus nos-
189] mbertaigedar. ‘Is maith lenn ar cuit do thairiuc’ ol Conall.
190] ‘Cia rannas dúib?’ ‘Ro-ddét dond fiur nod-ranna’ ol
191] Conchobar ‘.i. Cet mac Mágach.’ ‘In fír, a Cheit’, ol
192] Conall, ‘tusso do rainn na-mmuicce?’ Is and as-bert Cet:

193]

‘Fochen Conall, cride licce, londbruth loga, luchair
194] ega, guss flann ferge fo chích curad créchtaig cathbúadaig.
195] At comsa mac Findchoíme frim’.

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197]

‘Fochen Cet, Cet mac Mágach,, magen curad, cride
198] n-ega, ethre n-ela, err trén tressa, trethan ágach, caín
199] tarb tnúthach, Cet mac Mágach’.

‘Bid menn innar n-imchomruc-ni ón’, ol Conall, ‘ocus
201] bid menn inar n-imscarad; bid airscéla la fer mbrot, bid
202] fíadnaise la fer manath; ar ar-cichset airg loman londgliaid
203] na da err eblait écht ar écht, regaid fer dar fer is'taig-seo
204] innocht.’

205] ‘Eirg ón muicc didiu!’ ol Conall. ‘Cid dano dot-bérad-su
206] cucce?’ ol Cet. ‘Is fír’ ol Conall ‘{Cet} do chungid
207] chomrame cuccum-sa. Do-bér oínchomram duit, a Cheit’,
208] ol Conall. ‘Tongu na-tongat mo thuath, ó ro-gabus gaí im

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218] ‘Tecat don chomram a fecht-sa!’ ol Conall. Ni-fríth
219] ón la Connachta láech a thairisme. Do-ratad immurgu
220] damdabach dona boccótib immi im{m}a c{h}úairt, ar

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225] Ni-tarat immurgu do Chonnachtaib acht dá c{h}ois
226] na-mmucce foa brágit. Ba becc dano la Connachta a cuit.
227] At-ragat sidi, at-ragat dano Ulaid, co-rroacht cách araile.
228] Ro-boí trá buille dar áo i suidiu, combo comard ra sliss
229] in tige in carnáil ro-boí for a lár, co- mbátar na srotha din
230] chrú forna doirsiu. Maidith dano in sluag forna doir- si{u}

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235] Is and luid Mac Dathó immach ocus in cú inna láim,
236] co-rrailced etorro dús cía díb do-ngegad .i. rús con. Do-
237] rraíga in cú Ulto ocus ro-léci for ár Connacht, ar ro-mebaid
238] for Connachta. As-berat-som is i m-Maigib Ailbi ro-gab in
239] cú fertais in charpait fo Ailill ocus Meidb. Is and do-n-áraill
240] Fer Loga .i. ara Ailella ocus Medba co-rrala a cholainn for
241] leth ocus corro-an a chenn i fertais in charpait. As-berat
242] dano is de atá Mag n-Ailbi .i. Ailbe ainm in chon.

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Do-lluid a-mmaidm andess for Beluch Sen- Roírenn,
244] for Á;th Midbine i Maistin, sech Cill nDara, sech Ráith
245] Imgain, hi Fid nGaible do Áth Mac Lugnai, sech Druim-Dá-Maige,
246] for Drochet Coirpri. Oc Áth Chinn Con i mBiliu,
247] is and ro-lá cenn in chon asin charput. Oc techt íar
248] fraíchrud Midi síar, is and do-n-árlaic Fer Loga isin fraích
249] .i. ara Ailella, ocus ro-ling isin carpat íar cúl Conchobair
250] co-rragab a chenn dara aiss. ‘Emde, a Chonchobair!’ olse.
251] ‘T'ógríar!’ ol Conchobar. ‘Niba mór’, ol Fer Loga, ‘.i. mo
252] brith latt co Emain Macha ocus mná óentama Ulad ocus a
253] n-ingena macdacht do gabáil chepóce cecha nóna immum
254] co-n-érbrat: Fer Loga mo lennán-sa.’ Ba écen ón, ar
255] ní-laimtis cena la Conchobar. Ocus ro-léced Fer Loga dar

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Two poems on the dog Ailbe and on Mac Dathó's pig

Is de ro-cét:

1. 260] A gillu Connacht nád-líu for trommacht ac apairt gó:
   261] gilla lasmbo becc far cuit fo-rodail muicc Meic Dathó:
2. 262] Na trí coícait coíca fer, dó do-llotar almaib tor;:
   263] comrac úalle im Ailbe sin, bec in cin tre c{h}aingne con:
3. 264] Conchobar búadach rothelt, Ailill slúagach ocus Cet:
   265] Bodb iar n-áraib fora slicht, Cú-Chulainn, ní-dámair cert:
4. 266] Congal Aidni and anair, Fíamain Dúin Binne din muir;:
   267] ro-chécs tairmthechta íar sin Éogan mac Dairthechta duib:

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5. 268] Trí meic Nera ar lín lerg,trí meic Uislenn cobra ngarg,
   269]
   Senláech Arad anba borb a Crúachnaib Con-Alad n-ard.
6. 270] Dubthach Emna, ard a bríg, Baíthén Berba bréthir bláith,:
   271] Illann airdirc ilair glond, Muinremur lond Locha Sáil
7. 272] Conall Cernach, crúaid a gal, Marcán Sinna sétrod son,
   273] Celtchair Ulad, fer dar fer, Lugaid Muman mac trí con:
8. 274] Fethis Fergus Ailbe n-oll, crothis doïb dairbre ndall,
   275] gabais faínbrat tar scíath scenb, bróenderc toídlech tar fern flann
9. 276] Cethern mac Fintain ro-bíth, úathad a lín forsind áth;
   277] Fir Ól n-Écmacht, érmaig slúag, nis-relic úad ré sé tráth
10. 278] Feidlimid co n-ilur thor, Lóeguire Búadach, fó fair;
    279] ba leth ndogra immon coin Conáed mac Morna nach-mair
11. 280] Móra airig aidbli bann, cródai curaid, cumtaig dind
    281] móra fíana, fortbi chland, móra gíalla, móra gill

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1. 282] Muc Mic Dá-Thó, tlachtmúad torc, nocharb í ind attrúag imnocht;
   283] co cenn secht mbliadan, cen brath, sesca gamnach dia bíathad
2. 284] Ba h-airdirc in moltach mas, eib sontar tríasin senchas;
   285] cen chlethbratha ros-can clú, cethracha dam dia fothu
3. 286] Fíadnaib cródaib for creit chairr ere nónbair 'na tromthairr;
   287] céin boí ac rainn robailc co rath dos-romailt Conall Cernach
4. 288] Cías lú Ailbe im grád nglan, cú dia-ndechaid cách cosnam,
   289] ce do-rairg gressa don phurt, nírbo messa de in mórmucc
5. 290] [Lotar dó íar ndó{i}tib drenn cóic cóicid inna hÉrenn
   291] dos-fuc a combóg cucce corbo olldám óenmucce.]

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6. 292] Mes-Gegra, Mes-Roída rán dá mac Dá-Thó na trom-dám
   293] in Mes-Roída, fri féith fuit iss é ro-mé{i}th in mórmuic

The words within brackets are insertions, found only in the Book of Lecan.


294]

Mag Léna, canas ro-hainmniged? Ní hannsa. Léna
295] mac Roída .i. mac Mis-Réta, is hé ro-alt muicc Meic Dathó.
296] Fos-fúair i nDaire Bainb i n-oirther Bladhma. Fo-rorbairt
297] leis co cenn secht mblíadan co-mbátar secht n-airtim di
298] forbaidh saille fora srúib. Dia-tultatar Ulaid ocus Fir Ó
299] n-Écmacht do feis Meic Dathó do-dechas ó Maine Athrai
300] cuice do c{h}uingidh na muice do chobair a einich. [Ar
301] bádar cúic cóicidh Érenn amun feis.] Ocus do-fárgaidh
302] cáecait torc togaidi día éisi, ocus ni-rogab úada. [Seasca
303] gamhnach a ngurt féoir aga biathadh, ceathracha dam dia
304] cumscachadh ocus eri nónmair ina ta{i}rr, conas-rameilt
305] Conall Cearnach céin bás aca comroind. Meis-Géadhra
306] ocus Mes-Roda dá mac Dá-Thó. Le Mes- Roda ro-n-alt
307] an muc.]
308] Do-chúaidh dano Léna re muicc for Dubchlais ríana
309] tidnacul úad. In bail a mboí, con-atail and, co-n-úargaib

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310] in muc mucclais tairis cen airiugad dó corod-múchai;
311] cona{d}-claid-sium dano oc suide, co-roacht gráinne a
312] chloidim in muic combo marb. Ocus do-dechaid Follscaide
313] mucaid Meic Dathó co-ruc in muic frisin feis, ocus coro-lá
314] firt Léna ann. Unde Mag Léna

1. 315] Inmain in fert, fichtib slúag, ocus inmain lecht láechbúan
   316] inmain marbán cen mire dia-tuc banbán bithlige
2. 317] Scenb in scél ro-scaíled ann, láech nach-laíded nach-labrann;
   318] díth lúath Léna cen logud do-rat úath is airomun
3. 319] Léna mac Róeda rathaig ailis muic, mó cach fachaid;
   320] rob é sin in torc tigba las-rort Léna in láechbidba
4. 321] Is de-sin fris-ngéra thúaid Mag lond Léna co láechbúaid
   322] ón gas gurm no-gaibed gail, luid as, aided nárb inmain
5. 323] Dia-lotar 'na tóitib trell cóic cóicid áille Érenn
   324] Dia sigid día Samna sair áit i mbaí a h-adba inmain
6. 326] Ro-alt sab na sírglec sáer Ailbe mínbrec mullachmáel;
   327] tuc mór slúag fo thalmain tair in cú úag arnaid inmain