Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition
Forbuis Droma Damhghaire (Author: Unknown)

section 62

O rancatar tra co Dairbre ro feradh failte friu & ro bui reir freastail & fritholmha ar a cinn, ar ba deimhin la Mogh Ruith co ricfaitis. Ocus ro ghabh Mogh Ruith ar a bhfosdad & ro gabhsat-som ga obadh & ro raidset: ‘A fhir shochair’ ar siat {ms folio 175b1} ‘& a chul urbhaidhi, is mor in gábad i dtát fir Muman & recuid a leas a bhfoiridin & gach ar chuingis ataim-ne ra a aisughudh & ra comalladh duit & naisc foirnd.’ ‘Naiscfet-sa,’ ar se ‘& ni raghum gu muchu lai imarach.’ Batar ann-sin ar cainfreastail & fritholamh & gabhus Mogh Ruith occ gairdiugud forro & oc iafraighidh scel dibh. Ocus do raidh in rethoirc-sa & do freagair Mogh Corb.

‘Sceul do chein, cluinntir libh. sloinnidh meid mna & fir. Indis duin. a Mogh Corb. berta bedg. buadhnais borb. brigh ua Cuinn. ro dan cloe. Conrosoe. ronbaidh balc. briathra mbecht. rontraigh tart. traeththa ar neart íta ar slogh. segda run. deoga dil. dichleas dluimh. dia tis linn. A Mogh Ruith. ratfia maith. uann i muich. misi ris. ris fom rath. bect mu clann. cu bann brath. bidh maith mor. medhar gnimh. triar cinn cleith. fria dreich righ. fear dia dheis. cin dailbh ndis. cech treas guth. da run ris. na ria soer sech do shil. ben chiuin caem. togha ar tir. ratfia dal. nar tigh oil. Commus mar. marcshluaigh mhoir. Misi libh. lathar nglonn. laifeat cenn. Chormac crom. claifet brict. buidhnibh guth. cu mba lir. sibhne i sruth. Soefet fir, feidm fria len. cu mba buan bias an scel.’ Scel.

As a aithle-sin ro gab Mogh Ruith oc iafraighidh na comlunn & ina torchuir isna comlunnaibh & ro innis Mogh Corb dho uili: ‘Trom amh linn sin,’ ar Mogh Ruith, ‘& dar ar mbreithir,’ ar se, ‘dia n-edam-ne toeth dias ann cech fer dib-sin & toeth fuilled fair & toeth in coicer dorat in ardainicin sin ar an coiced.’