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Created: By one or more unknown author(s). The story belongs to the later Old Irish period. Date range: c.800–950.
Beatrix Färber (ed.)
Beatrix Färber (ed.)
Julianne Nyhan (ed.)
Peter Flynn (ed.)
Beatrix Färber (ed.)
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Beatrix Färber (ed.)
Mavis Cournane (ed.)
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Cía fochann araro marb Cú Chulainn a mac? Ní
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hansae. Luid Cú Chulainn do forcetul gaiscid la
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Scáthaig n-Úanaind ingin Airdgeme i l-Letha co
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ndergéni súithi cles lea & luid Aífe ingen Airdgeme
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cuici & ba torrach forácaib & asbert fria no bérad
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mac.‘Bíd ind ordnasc n-órdae so acut’, ol sé,
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‘corop coimse don mac. In tan bas coimse dó, táet
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dom chuindchidsea i n-Ére & nacham berad óenfer dia
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chonair & nacha sloinded do óenfiur & ná fémded
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comlann óenfir.’
Doluid in mac dia secht mblíadan do chuindchid
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a athar. Is and bátar Ulaid i n-óendáil oc Trácht Éise
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ara chiund. Co n-accatar in mac cucu íarsind fairci &
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luingine chrédumai fo suidiu & rámada dí-órdai ina
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láim. Carn cloch aici isin luing. Dobered cloich ina
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chrandtabaill & dosléiced táthbéim forsna héonu, co
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ngaibed na hairberta díb, ot é beóa, conda léiced
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úad isind áer doridisi. Imfuirmed a charpatchles
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eter a dí láim, conná tairthed súil. No glésed a guth
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dóib, conda foilged indara fecht. Dosnúisced in
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fecht n-aile.
‘Maith tra,’ ol Conchobar, ‘mairg thír i táet in
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gillae ucut’, ol sé. ‘Matis fir móra na hindsi asa
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táet donístis, conmeltis ar grian, in tan is mac bec
Luid Condere íarom & is and ro gab in mac tráig
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in tan sin. ‘Is lóor dothéig, a macáin,’ ol Condere,
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‘co fessamar cid no théig & can do chenél.’ ‘Ním
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sloindim do óenfiur,’ ol in gillae, ‘& ní imgabaim
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óenfer.’ ‘Ní tergae i tír,’ ol Condere, ‘corot sloindi.’
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‘Regad a leith dia tuidched,’ ol in gillae.
Imsoí ass in mac. Is and asbert Condere:
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‘Tinta frim, a mo maic. At morgnímach. At fola
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ferdamnai. Ardán errad Ulad cucut. Ardotchobra
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Conchobar. Cairptini cleitini a clár clé, conid san
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erreda Ulad úargabas. Ardotchobra Conchobar
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dondigis. Clúas duit, dian tóe frim. Tinta co
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Conchobar, co mac níthach Nessa; co Sencha mac
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coscrach Oilella; co Cethirn mac fáebarderg
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Fintain, co tenid leónas ergala; co h-Aimirgin n-éices;
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co Cumscraid mórmuirnech. Mo chen, ardot-Conall-
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Cernach-cobra tar turtheda, ceóla, gáiri láthlond
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catha. Bad búadre brón la Blaí Briugaid béim
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sechai, cíaso láech. Dáig ní immairic ilar
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ruice. La so atberer. Atrachtsa fodén, Condere,
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co tulad co mmac argair curada. Acht bágus
‘Is maith dondigis,’ ol in gillae. ‘Rotbíaso
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didiu t'acallam. Gléssiu gotha. Léicsiu úaim erchora
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cen imroll a cairpthinib. Comlaus cáinsreth
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saigthin ar cleitinib cíanaib cen ích n-errad n-aile.
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Bágsu ar mórgnímaib gaiscid nád ragbad nech
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forbais form. Fásaigseo let co hUltu in feraimsea
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for galaib óenfir nó for línaib fer for ndul.
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Soí ass doridisi’, ol in gillae, ‘air cía no beth nert
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céit let, nída túalaing mo ergairi.’
‘Maith,’ ol Condere, ‘táet nech aile íarom
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dot acallaim.’
Luid íarom Condere co h-Ultu & adfét in sin.
‘Níba fír,’ ol Conall Cernach, ‘enech Ulad do
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breith céin am beósa.’ Luidseom didiu do saigid in
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maic.
‘Is álaind do chluiche, a macáin,’ ol Conall.
‘Níba frit bas étchiu,’ ol in gillae.
Ro lá in gillae cloich ina thabaill. Dosléici isind
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áer .i. táthbéimm, co riacht a bressim & a torann ac
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techt súas co Conall. Foceird
Conall tar a chend.
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Riasiu atracht, dobert in gillae scíathraig a scéith
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fora láma.
‘Nech aile friss!’ ol Conall.
Dorat tra gen forsin slúag fon indus sin.
Boí Cú Chulainn immurgu oca chluichiu oc dul
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dochum in gillai, & lám Emire ingine Forgaill tara
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brágaid.
‘Ná téig sís!’ ol sí. ‘Mac duit fil tís. Ná fer fingail
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immot óenmac, co sechnam, a maic saigthig soailti.
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Ní soáig ná soairle coméirge frit mac mórgnímach
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mór ... n-esiut. Artai o ríag cnis fochlóc ót biliu,
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ba cotat fri Scáithchi scél. Mad Conlae céssad clár
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clé, comad fortamail taidbecht. Tinta frim! Cluinte
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mo chlois! Fó mo chosc! Bad Cú Chulainn cloadar!
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Atgénsa cid ainm asind ón, maso Conlae óenmac
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Aífe in mac fil tís,’ ol in ben.
Is and sin asbert Cú Chulainn: ‘Coisc, a ben!
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Ní cosc mná admoiniur mórgnímaib asa coscur glé.
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Ní gníther do banchobrae. Bam gnímbúadach.
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Buidig ruisc ruirech. Dé fola form chnis crú cuirp
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Conlai. Caín súgfet gaí in cleitine cain. Cid é
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no beth and, a ben,’ ol sé, ‘na ngénainnse ar
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inchaib Ulad.’
Is and sin luid sís fésin.
‘Is álaind, a macáin, in cluiche dogní,’ ol sé.
‘Is étach for cluichesi cétamus,’ ol in mac bec,
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‘nach táet dias úaib corom sloindisea dóib.’
‘In corob éicen mac blaicci im farradsa ón?’ ol
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Cú Chulainn. ‘Atbélaesiu immurgu mani sloindi.’
‘Bid fír,’ ol in gillae.
Atnaig in mac cuici. Immustúaircet. Nos mbeir
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in gillae maíl fair cosin chlaidiub .i. béim co fomus.
‘Ní rous do chris,’ ol in mac. Ro gab in mac
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for dí chloich, co tarat Coin Culainn eter in dí
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choirthi fo thrí, & níro glúais in mac nechtar a dá
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chos dona coirthib, co ndechadar a thraigthi isna
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clochaib conici a dá n-adbrond. Atá slicht a dá chos
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and béos. Is de atá Tráig Éise la h-Ultu. Lotar didiu
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isin muir do imbádud, cora mbáid in mac fo dó.
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Luid risin mac íarom asin uisciu, coro bréc cosin
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gaí bulga, ar níro múin Scáthach do duine ríam in
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gaisced sin acht do Chon Chulainn a óenur. Dacorustar
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don mac tríasind uisce, co mboí a inathar
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foa chossaib.
‘Is ed ón tra,’ ol sé, ‘náro múin Scáthach dom-
15] sa! Mairg nom chréchtnaigis!’ ol in mac.
‘Is fír,’ ol Cú Chulainn. Gaibid in mac íarom eter
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a dí láim, & nos ucca co tall ass & na mbeir co
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tarlaic de ar bélaib Ulad.
‘Aso mo macsa dúib, a Ultu,’ ol sé.
‘Fé amai,’ ol Ulaid.
‘& is fír,’ ol in mac. ‘Dia mbeinnsea etraib co cend
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cóic mblíadan, no silsinnse firu in betha remib for
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cach leith & congébthe ríge co Róim. Inid ed so file
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and, inchoisc domsa na firu amrai fil isin bailiu,
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corom chelebra dóib.’
Dobeir íarom a dí láim im brágaid cach fir ar
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úair & celebraid dia athair & atbail fo chétóir. Ro lád
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tra a gáir gubai & a fert & a liae ocus co cend trí tráth
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nícon reilcthea loíg dia mbuaib la h-Ultu in diaid.