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{page 260b44}Ri uasal oirnide rogabastar flaithius & forlamus for Erinn fecht n-aill .i. Cormac Ua Cuind eisidhe. Ba lan in bith do gach maith ria lind in rig sin. Bai mes & clas & murthoradh. Bái sidh & saime & subha. Ni bai guin na diberg fa ré sin, acht cach 'na n-inadh duthaigh fodhen.
Dorecmaingetar maithi fear n-Erenn ic ól fesi Temrach im Cormac feacht and. As iad so na riga ba im chostadh no fleidhi .i. Fergus Dubdetach & Eochaidh Gunnat, da righ Ulad. Dunlang mac Enna Níadh rí Laighen. Cormac Cas mac Ailello Uluimm & Fiachu Muilleathan mac Eogain, da righ Muman. Nia Mor mac Lugdach Firtri .i. mac mathar Cormaic, & Ædh mac Eochach meic Conaill, da righ Connacht. Oengus Gai-fuileach ri Bregh. Feradhach mac Asail meic Cuind[fh]ennedha ri Midhi.
IS amlaidh docingtis ænaighi & mordhala la firu Erenn isinn aimsir sin, cach rí cuna thlacht rígh uime & cona chathbarr ordha fa cheann, uair ni ghabhdais minda ríghdha forro acht ar-rai chatha namma. Alaind tainic Cormac isin mór-dháil
IS e sin tra cruth & ecosc fo ndeochaidh Cormac isin mordail sin fear n-Erenn, & ised atber[a]t-somh, is í sin comdail is aregdha doronadh a n-Erinn ria creideam, uair is iad na smachta & na rechta doronadh 'sin dail sin merus a n-Erinn co brath.
Asbertadar maithi fer n-Erenn cách d'ordugud fora thechta fen aco .i. etir rigraid & ollamnaibh & druthu & brughudhu & amsa & cach damh olcheana, or ba derb leo in t-orrdugud dogenta a n-Erinn isin dail sin la firu Fodla corob' é dobiadh indti co bradh. Uair on tan ronuc Amairgin Glungel in fili cétbreth a n-Erinn roba la filedhaibh a n-ænur breitheamnas cusan imacallaim in da thuar[ad] i nEamain Macha .i. Fercertne fili & Neidi mac Adhna iman tuighnigh ollaman.
Ce robadar sin hi tus isin aimsir sin conaimthitar maithi fear n-Erenn tommus n-ai & indsci do cach iarna miadhamlacht [amail] rogabsad isna Brethaib Neimeadh.
Romeasc cach ar dan a cele arís, co tanic in mordail sin im Cormac. Rodeiligsid didiu arís æs cacha dana fria aroili isin mordail-sin, & rohordaigheadh cach dib fora dhan dileas.
Badar maithi fer n-Erenn ica radh ria Cormac a dhilgeadh diles d'ordugud do cach æn a Tigh Midchuarta. IS a didiu in gleodh ar[r]anic Cormac andsin .i. coiri cæcdhuirnn bai a Temraig .i. cori asicain nó ansirc, do chor ar teinid, & muca & mairt do cur and, & dichetal flatha & filedh & druadh do chetal fair.
IS e alt in choiri sin dobídh in gach bruidin do rigbruidhnib Erenn anall. IS de immorro dogorthi coiri aisic de, air is e noaisicedh & nothidhnaicidh a mbiadh dingbala do cach daim. Ar cian co beth biadh annsom co tisadh daimh
Dobretha didiu cach aruair do saigid in coiri-sin, & dobretha bein æoil do cach æn ass. Conidh andsin dorecmaic a techta do chach ass .i. laarg do righ & d'fhilidh crochet do sai litri, colp[th]a ogtigern, cuind arad, les rigna, & cach dligeadh olcheana, conidh isin dail sin dorecmaig a dligeadh diles do chach.
Dobretha immorro in da fir dhec flatha osaird acu. At iat sede nobidis ic etirgleodh fhír & brecc acco. It iadso iad sein .i.
Tre-sin Moraind,
Tal Mochta,
Crannchur Seancha,
Leastur Badúirn,
Tre-lia mothair,
Cori Fir,
Senchrann Sin meic Aigi,
Iarn Luchta,
Airiseom oc altoir,
Cuac[h] Cormaic.
Morand mac Cairpri Cind-chait, do cheinel aitheach do. Rogabh in Cairpre Cenn-chatt righi n-Erenn, & rohorta sær Erenn lais acht tri meic ructha a mbroindib a maithreach .i. Corp Ulom & Tibraidi Tíreach & Fearadhach Find feachtnach,
Congairthear disi in rechtaire. Raiti risidhe. Berthe iarum don muir & argaibhter frisin tuind. A[n] nomadh tonn dot-{page 261b}n-anic: scælis in sreaband bai im a chean[n] & doroindi munqui dhe fo dib guaillib. Cachain laid la sodain,
con-epert:
Adhraidh a dhaine,
Día os domun dind!
nisnich ruith riadadar
for fuil gidh fæbra fortabith
in aile i fil lith la subha
lam Dia ndilgedach
rodealb im niullu nemtheach.
Nír[o]marbh in rechtaire dono in mac & nir' lam[air] a thabairt lais ar omun in righ. Roaithnistar iarum do buachaill in rígh. Doluidh dia thigh & adchuaidh don rígh & don rígain sin, & adromadair a marbadh. Asbert in ri di suidi doragad em main di suidi .i. don mac sin, conid de ata Morand mac main fair .i. mac Cairpri Cindchait. Dorigneadh cumdach oir & airgid lesin imon sreabann sin, co rob é sin 'Sín Meic main' iarum. In cintach ima tabhartha brágaid nothachtad. Nosiad[ad] immorro ume co lar dia mbad eannoc.
Bai sin aile la Morand .i. cuaird bec bai lais amal circáill fheta. In cuaird sin didiu dobert-som o Ochamon druth ar Sidh ar Femin, ar fochartsom i sodain & do[bert in] munci mbecsin les as. Adcon[n]airc-sium isin sidh bad n-e ret is in deiligud fir & gai and. Doberthea didiu in munci sin im chois nó im laim in dune & non-iadad ume co teannadh a chois nó a laim dhe mad guach. No sniadh[ad] ime immorro dia mbad ennac.
Bai didiu Sin aili Moraind and .i. Luidh Morann morbrethach co Pol abstal, & dobert eibistil uadh, & bidh 'ma bráigid. Intan didiu luidhid Morann día dun oc tindtudh o Phol imanarnic do fri cumail dia cumalaibh oc dorus in dune.
O'tchon[n]airc didiu in epistil ima bhraigid imcomarcaidh de: ‘Cid sin sein, a Moraind?’ ol sí ‘Adde,’ ol Caimin druth, ‘bídh sin Moraind ondíu cobrath he.’ Antan dono dobereadh Morann breth nogebedh epistil ima bragaid & ní abrad gaí iarum.
.i. tal uime robai la Mochta sær. Rocuirthea a teinidh droigin he, & dobertea teanga tairis. Inti lasa mbidh gó ro loiscedh. Inti ba hennac ní loiscedh itir.
.i. cran[n]chur baí la Seancha mac Ailella .i. da crand do cur .i. crand dibh don righ & crand don líteach. Dam[b]adh chintach doleanadh a cran[n] da bhois. Dam[b]ad ennoc immorro ticeadh focétoir a crand ass. IS amlaidh dognít[h]i sin .i. dichetal filedh do chantain forro.
.i. Badurnn ainm righ. Luid didiu a bean side don tibra[i]d, co n-acca do mnai asna sidhaib ocum tirbraid, & bai slabradh credhumha etarro. O['t]conchadar in mnai dia saighidh lotur fon tibraid. Luid side didiu ina ndiaidh fon tibrait co n-aca fír n-amra isin tshidh .i. lestur glain. Fear dobereadh téora briathra góa fai conscaradh fora laim hi tri. Fear adbereadh teóra briathra fira foa conategedh affrithisi. Gaid didiu bean Badu[i]rn in lestur sin do æs in tshídhe. Dobertha dísi indi sin, comba head sin leastur nodelaighedh gai & fir la Badurn.
.i. iain do línta do dubrota & do gual & do cach cenel diub olcheana, & focertitís tri lig ind .i. lia find & lia dub & lia breac. Norigedh didiu neach a laim ind, & doberedh in lig find lais da mbeth fír occa. Doberedh in duibh dam[b]adh gó. Doberedh i[n]mbric dam[b]ad lethchintach.
.i. lestur airgid & oir dobidh aga fri dealochadh firindi & góa .i. no teighthi usci and co mbid ar fiuchad, & rotumtha
.i. crandcur Sin meic Aigi .i. tri craind do cur a n-usci .i. crand na flatha & crand in ollaman & crand in lít[h]igh. Da mbeth cin aga theigidh a crand a n-íchtar. Diam[b]adh annocc immorro teighedh ar uachtur.
.i. Luchta drai dochoidh dia fhoglaim il-Letha, con-aca é ní ingnadh occa ic delugud fhirindi & breigi .i. iarnn do senadh lía ndruidib, & a chor a teinidh iarsin com[b]ad dearg, & a tabairt for bois in lit[h]ig. No loiscedh immorro hé dia mbedh cin occa. Ni denad urchoid dho mina bheth cintach. Atbert Luchta iarsin friu ‘Noricfaidh a leas againdi fir Erenn,’ for se ‘sud do delugud etir firindi & breig.’ Dobretha Luchta a iarnn senta lais iartain, co mbaí ic delugud etir gai & fhír, conidh de sin leantar iarnn se[n]ta beus ag Gæidelaib dogrés.
.i. derbadh nobidh acco isin aimsir sin do delugud etir gaí & fír .i. airiseam oc altoir .i. teacht fa .ix. a timcheall na haltora & usci d'ól iarsin tria dichetal druadh fair. Ba forrel immorro comhartha a peccaid fair da m[b]adh chintach. Ni denadh immorro erchoid dho dam[b]adh andac. Cai Cainbrethach, tra, dalta Feiniusa Farsaid indala descipol déc nó
Cuach Cormaic fesin didiu .i. cuach oir bai lais. Is amlaid didiu dofrith eiside on mud-sa.
Laa n-æin dobai Cormac ua Cuind madan moch i cetamun a ænur for Mur Tea hi Temraig. Conaca in t-æn oclach forosta findliath adochum. Brat corcra corrtharach uime. Leni esnadach orsnáith hi custal a chnis. Da mæl-asa finddruine etir a troigthibh & talmhain. Cræbh airgid co tri hublaib oir fria ais. Ba leor peted & arpeatad immorro eistecht risin ceol dogníd in cræbh, a[r] rochoideoldais fir athgaiti nó mna siuil nó fiallach galair risin ceol dogníd sin intan docroitheadh in chræb.
Beandachais in t-oglach do Cormac. Beannachais Cormac do somh.
‘Can doluidh, a oclaigh?’ ol Cormac. ‘A tír nach bidh acht fír,’ ol se, ‘ocus nach fuil æis nó ercra nó duba na toirsi nó tnuth nó formad na miscais nó mordataidh.’
Naiscis in t-oglach iarum, & facbha[i]s in cræbh, & teid ass la sodain, & ni fidir Cormac c[i]a leth in roluidh.
Tindtai Cormac isin rightheagh. Machtnaigset in teglach in cræbh. Crotha[i]s Cormac ríu hí, cor[us] cuir a súan on trath co 'roili.
Tic in t-oclach a cind bliadne i n-airis [a] dala, & cuindchis ar Cormac cumain a cræbhi. ‘Doberthar,’ ol Cormac. ‘Berad Aillbi [lim tra] andiu,’ ol se.
Beris leis [iarum] in ingin. Doberaid banntrocht [na Temrach] tri gartha foraird indegaid ingine righ Erenn. Crotha[i]s Cormac in craebh friu co ruscar ria torisi uili & cor' cuir 'na suan íat.
Tic dia mis & beridh Carpre Lifeachair les. Ni roan didiu caí no dogra isin Temraig día es in meic, & nír' loingid & nir' suanadh in n-aidchi-sin indti, & badar a mbron & i nduba dermair. Crotha[i]s Cormac in craebh ríu co ruscarsad fri dogra.
Tig in t-oglach cétna dorísi. ‘Cid connaigi aniu?’ ol Cormac. ‘Do banchele-siu,’ ol se .i. Eithne Tæbhfhada ingen Dunlaing rí[gh] Laighean.
Beridh les iarum in mnai.
Ni rodamair tra do Cormac inní sin. Luid inandiaid. Teit cach didiu anadiadh Cormaic. Tucad ceo mor for lar in maighi sonnaich doibh. Focerd Cormac a magh mor a ænur. Dun mor ar lar in maighi. Sonnach credhumæ uime. Teag findairgid isin dun & se lethtuighthi do eitib en find. [Marcsluag side oc tathaiged in tigi & utlaigi] do eitib en find ina n-ochtaibh do thuighi in tighi. Ticeadh athach gaíthi chuici beous, & gach ní dotuighthi de dobereadh in ghæth as beous.
Atchi didiu fear ind ic atód tenedh, & docuired in omna bunreamur bun barr fair. Intan ticeadh dorisi & omna aili leis tairgidh loscudh na cetomna.
Atchi didiu dun ríghda romór aile, & sondach credhumæ [aili] uime sidhi. Ceithri tighi isin dun. Luidh-sium isin dun. Atchi in rightheagh romor, & a chleatha sidhe do credumæ, & a cæl d'airgid, & a thuighi do eitib én find.
Atchi didiu topur taitneamach isin lis, & coíc srotha ass, & na sloigh imaseach is ol usci na sroth. Nai cuill buana oscind in tobuir. Focerdaidh andsin na cuill corcarrda a cnaí isin topur conus-tennat na coíc eicne filead isin topur, co curtar a mbolga for na srothaibh. Fuaim eassa na sroth sin didiu, ba bindi na cach ceol a cantais.
Luidh iarsin isin righteach. Len lanamain is[in]tigh forachind. Ba derscai[g]theach dealb in oclaig ar ailli a crotha, ar chaine a dealbha & ar ingantus a ecoisce. Ingen immorro macdachta mongbhuidhi, fo barr ordha, fa haillim do mnaib in betha, ina fharradh. Dogníter a fosaic can rathugud. Fotracud forsin clárudh cen tincur o dhune acht na clocha ind & ass.
Dogníd Cormac a fatracud íarsin.
A mbadar and íar trath nona conacadar æn fear chucu
‘IS mithigh urgnam astigh,’ ol in {page 262b} t-oglach, ‘daig ata aighi uasal ann.’
Buailis in fer in muic cor' marbh, & scoiltis a luirg co robadar tri gnuidh do lea[th]scoilteach les. Laiter in mu[i]c isin choiri.
‘IS mithigh [a] impod libh,’ ol in t-oglach. ‘Ni heigin,’ ol in luchtairi, ‘or ní bha bruithi tria bithu sir in mucc co n-indistar fir cacha ceatramhan dí.’
‘Indis duin didiu,’ for in t-oglach, ‘artus.’
‘La da rabha-sa ic cuartugud in feraind,’ ol se, ‘fuaruss bu fir aile im ferand, & doradus lium a ngobhang. Tainic tigerna na mbo amdeaghaidh, & aspert doberedh log dam ara bu do leigean ass. Dobert-sa do a bhu. Dorat-son damsa mucc & tuag & lorg: in muc do marbad don tuaig gach n-aidchi, & in lorg do scailteadh dí, & bidh daithin bruithi na muici do chondudh and, & dæthain in righthighi olcheana, & didiu is beo in mhuc iar maidin, & is lan in lorg, & ataid fon samla sin o sin cusaníu.’
‘Is fír, tra, in scel sin,’ ol in t-oglach.
Rohindtodh in mucc & ní frith acht ceathramhe bruithi indti.
‘Indister scél firi ele againd,’ ol síad.
‘Indeosad-sa,’ ol in t-oglach. ‘Tainic amm treabhtha ocaind. Intan rob ail in gort sin amuigh do threabadh is and dofrith silta foirseo treabtha é do cruthneacht. Intan rob ail teacht da bhuain is and frith ina cruaich isin gurt
Rohimpod in muc & frith cetraume aili bruithi indti.
‘Leamsa in scel anois,’ for in ben. ‘Atat .uii. mba & .uii. cærich limsa,’ for sí. ‘Bidh dæthain luchta Tiri Tairnghiri do lacht na .uii. mbó. Tic a furthain d'edach d'olaind na .uii. cærach.’
Ba bruithi didiu in treas cethroime don sceol-sin.
‘Leat so in scel anois,’ ar siad fria Cormac.
Ro indis didiu Cormac amal tucad a ben & a mac & a ingean uadh, & amal tainic fein 'na n-íarmoracht co toracht in teach ut. Ba bruithi didiu in muc uile la sodhain.
Roindtear acco iarum & tucad a cuid a fiadhnaisi Cormaic. ‘Ni caithi[m]sa proind dogres,’ ol Cormac, ‘can cæcait am chuibhrind.’ Canais in t-oglach dord dho cor' cuir a suan. Dichrais iar suidhiu, conacca in .L. oglach & a mac & a ben & a ingean ina fharradh. Ba nert les a menma iar suidhiu. Rodailedh lind & biadh doib iarum co mbadar subhaigh soforbailig. Tucad cuach oir il-laim in oglaigh. Bai Cormac ic machtadh in chuaich ar imad a delbh & ar ingantus a denmha. ‘Ata ní as inganta and,’ ol in t-óglach: ‘teora briathra breigi do radha foa & meabus a tri. Teora coibsena fira didiu do radha faí & congaigeand dorísi fon samail cétna.’ Dobeir in t-oclach teora briathra breigi foa, & maidhidh i tri. ‘IS fearr fir do radh and,’ ol in t-oglach, ‘fodhaigh slanaigthi in chuaich. Doberim mo chabhais, a Chormaic,’ ol se, ‘nach facaid do bhean na h'ingen gnuis fhir
‘Ber-siu do muntir didiu,’ ol in t-oglach, ‘ocus beir in cuach corob fri etirgleodh fíra & goa agud, & bidh agud in craebh fri ceol & fri hairfideadh, & berthar uaid íad uile in la fogeba bas. Misi Manandan mac Lir,’ ar se, ‘righ Thíri Tarrngiri, & is aire doradus alle d'fhechsain Tíri Tarrngire.’
IS e in marcsluag atconnarcais ic tuighi in tighi, æs dana Erenn annsin ag tinol cruidh & cethri, & teit ar neimthní ass. IS e in fear atcon[n]arcais ic fadod na teinedh, oigtigerna andsin, & icais asa treabadh cach ní chaitheas. As e in topur adcon[n]arcais cusna coic srothaibh ass .i. topur in fis. IS iad na cuic cétfadha triassa tarrthaitear in fis, & didiu ní bia dan lais nach ní na hiba dig asin tobur fesin & asna srothaibh. Luch na n-illdan is iad eabhus estib diblínaib.
Antan tra atracht Cormac isin maidin arnamharach is and bai for faith[ch]i na Teamrach, a ceathrar & a craebh & a chuach oca. Ba he sin didiu Cuach Cormaic iartain, & is e nodeiliged firindi & gaí i[c] Gædhealu, acht cheana nir' mharthanach dareis Cormaic he amal rogellad dho.
Rohordaigeadh tra smachta & rechta & dligheadha & rochindead comairledha fear n-Erenn isin dail sin. Tri coimthinola are[g]da iarum nobhítis isin aimsir sin. .i. Feis Temrach arin samhuin, ar ba hiside caisc na ngenti, & fir n-Erenn isin dail sin uili ac imfortacht do righ Erenn ica denomh, & Ænach Tailltin im lu[g]nusadh, & Mor-dhail Uisnigh a mbealltaine. Secht mbliadna nobidh airicill ar Feis na Temrach, & i cind secht mbliadan beous nobídh {page 263a} comdail fer n-Erenn uili imon Fheis Teamrach, & is andsin nocinte iubail acco .i. cain na secht mbliadan on feis Temrach co'raile cor'ba bidhbha
Ro ordaigh didiu rig Erenn a amsaig for feraib Erenn. Ro ordaigh tri. L. rígfeindidh forro-side fri commus a cheana & a smachta & a fiadhaig. Dorat a chendacht uile & ardmæraidhecht Erenn d'Fhind Ua Baiscne.
Dorignead didiu gnim n-adhamra la Cormac andsin .i. Saltair Cormaic do thinol .i. do thinoilit sin & seanchada Erenn, im Findtan mac mBochra & im Fhit[h]al Fili, coro scribad coimgnedha & cræba coibniusa & reimind a rígh & a ruireach & a catha & a comruigthi & a n-arsata anall o thosach domhain conici sin, conid si didiu Saltair Temrach as [fh]rem & as bunad & as topur do seanchadhaib Erenn osin cusaníu.
Ba mor, tra, & ba dirim smacht Cormaic for Erinn andsin. Badar geill Erenn fria laim. Æen dibhsidhe Socht mac Fithil meic Ængusa meic Glangen meic Seich meic So[i]cht meic Fhachtna meic Seanchadha meic Ailello Ceastaig, meic Rudraighi. A Leabur Nahuancongbala cecinit.
Bai claideb amra la Socht, orduirnn a elta, airgidi a fulang, forordha a comet, breachtfæbrach a éo. Rothaitnidh 'sin aidchi amal coindill. Da fillti a rind conici a dhornchar dosineadh amal cholg. Doletradh finda for usci. No athcumadh finda for ceand, & ni fhaiscead in toind. Do[g]níd da leth don duine & ní forcluinedh & ní fhairighidh co hetircen in leth araile dhe. Atbert-som ba hesin in Cruaidin Coiditcheann .i. claideb Conculainn. Audacht ceneoil & aitri & seanaitri leosom in claideb sin.
Bai reachtaire amra isin Temraig in inbaidh sin .i. Duib[d]reann mac Uirgreand. Dorimgart in rechtaire in claideb do reicc ris do Socht, & asbert in rechtaire rom-biadh beth am ænproind riseomh cach n-aidhchi, & biadh cethrair gach nóna dia muntir i fuluagh in claidib, & a lanluagh dia reir fein do iarsein. ‘Ní tho,’ ol Socht, ‘nídam tualaing reca sed mo athat cen beous beo.’
Badar cein mair uime sin. Baí Dubdreann i[c] a tur & ic imradud in claidib. Tucad Socht chuici da sainol feacht and. Ailis iarum Dubdreann in dalim im thabairt in fhina & in medha fair co mbo measc. Dogníth iarum samlaid cona fitir Socht cia hairm i mbaí, & contuil samlaid.
Atetha in rechtaire iarum in claideb, & luid co cerd in rígh, Connu.
‘IN etar leat,’ ol se, ‘dornchur in claidib do tuaslucud?’ ‘Is edir’, ol in ceard.
Dogní iarum in cerd taithmeach in claidib & scribus ainm in rechtaire ina dornchur .i. Dubdreann, & suidhis doridisi in claideb amal robai riam.
Batar and tremsi iarsin, & bai in rechtaire beous ic tothlugud in claidib, & nir' fhetus o Shocht. Aidbris iarum in rechtaire in claideb fadeoidh, & dorigni tecta n-adbriuda occa, & isbert didiu Socht ba les fein he & conidh uadha dorucad. Aspert didiu Socht conid les fein tuinithi in chlaidib & a atharchtu & a imdhenom. Bai didiu cerd occa uime sin.
Luidh Socht do agallaim Fithil & do fhochmarc a dhala imon caingin sin, & do thobairt a athar leis do cosnum in claidib. ‘Nítho,’ ol Fithil, ‘imodcuri fein it [d]alaibh & ni ba m[i]si itercertbus duid tria bhithu, ol is mor nodcuri &
Dognít[h]er in ceart & doberar do Socht denum cor'bo leis in claideb, & dobeir Socht [in] luighi corbo sed fine do in claideb & cor' fo leis fein hé.
Asbert in rechtaire: ‘Maith ameind, a Cormaic; in tæth ud adbert Socht is eitheach hé.’
‘Cid dogní latsu sin,’ ol Cormac, ‘conid breg he?’
‘Ní ansa,’ for se, ‘masa limsa in claideb ata m' ainm scribhta and, & se fortuighthi in imdorn in claidib i folach.’
Congairther Socht co Cormac, & isbert ris in ní sin. ‘Bid garscel co feastar sin,’ ol Cormac. ‘Congairear in cerd duind,’ ol se. Tic in cerd & taithmigis in dorncar, & airiacht ainm in rechtaire scribhta and. IS andsin rodgella marbh for bíu inagar log don scribadh.
Isbert Socht: ‘Rocluinti sin, a fhiru Erenn & Cormac libh. Admaim in fear so, is leis in claideb. A sealbh didiu cona chintaibh uaim-sea duid.’
‘Admaim-sea didiu,’ ol in rechtaire, ‘cona cintaibh a sealbh.’
Asbert Socht: ‘Is é in claideb so dofrith i meidi mo sheanathar-sa, & ní fheadar-sa cid doghene in gnim-sin cusaníu & beir-seo {page 263b} breath fair sin, a Chormaic!’
‘IS mo sidhe do chin,’ ol Cormac.
Berthar .uii. cumala andsin a breth Cormaic, & taisic in claidib forculu doridhisi.
‘Admaim,’ ar in rechtaire, ‘a dhala in claidib,’ ocus adfet a scel uli 'ar n-urd, & indisidh dono in cerd in scel cétna imdala in claidib. Sechais Cormac .uii. cumala andsin on rechtaire & a .uii. ele on cerd. Asbert Cormac: ‘Mainech
- Co sluag dar buidhnibh balca
ma da luidh co Condachta
is mairg dochondairc cru Cuind
ar tæbh claidib Conculaind.
Etarcertsat uime la sodhain .i. Cormac & Fithal, & ba Cormac dogæth, & beridh Cormac a cirt in claideb a n-eric Chuind. Ni geibhthi didiu cath no comruc risin claideb sin & risinti a mbí laim, & is e sin in treas sed is fearr dobhi a n-Erinn .i. Cuach Cormaic & a craeb & a claideb.
Conidh scél na fír flatha, & echtra Cormaic a Tír Tharrngiri, & Claideb Cormaic an scel sin.
Acht adberaid na hecnaidi cach uair notaisbenta taibsi ingnad dona righflathaibh anall — amal adfaid in Scal do Chund, & amal tarfas Tír Thairngiri do Cormac —, conidh timtirecht diada ticedh fan samla sin, & conach timthirecht deamnach. Aingil immorro dos-ficed da chobair, ar is firindi aignidh dia lentais, air is timna Rechta rofoghnamh doibh. Timthirecht diada immorro rosær fir Erenn a n-Uisneach ar in Tromdhaim cena lecon doibh.