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Echtra Cormaic i Tir Tairngiri ocus Ceart Claidib Cormaic (Author: Unknown)

section 12

SÍN MEIC MAIN.

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,

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rucad a n-Albain. Srub chait dono lasin Carpre athair Moraind, & cach mac dobertha do dobídh ainm fair, & nomarbdais lais iarum. Bai bean amra la Carpre, & do chenel særcloinndi. Dobert side comairle dhó .i. Feis Temrach do denom acco & fir Erenn do togairm chuici co ro gestis-sede itge co a ndeibh dus in tuctha ní do cloind t[sh]omainich dho. Dogníth les in f[e]iss, & baiter fir Erenn co cenn tri mís fuirri, & no-troisctis uile, & doguidis itchi co Dia cach mís ara tuctha gen soinmeach do geineamain uadh & o mnai. Ocus ba dar a saragud som dognith andsin, fobith fa drochfear. Conaprad didiu in bean, & ruc mac, con-aices rop æn pait uili o dib guaillibh suas, & ní facas bel fair nó sineistri etir. Asbert in rígan: ‘Maen ruc, meadaid sidhe dut mac aile. [A]mbeannachtan fear n-Erenn duidsiu annsin dia namaid.’ ‘A breth amarach dia bhádhudh docum ná laithchi,’ ol Carpre fri[s]in in rechtaire. Conarfaid fear-sídhe dia mathair dadhaigh, & asbert fria: ‘Ba docum in mara berthar in mac,’ ol se, ‘ocus arin ngabthar a cheann forsin tuind co tucad .ix. tonda thairis. Bidh maith in mac, bidh ri. Morann bidh eadh a ainm’, fobith robo mor & rob find.