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

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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


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scail o tucad a Temraig uaid íad gusaníu, & nach facaid do mac gnuis banscaili.’ Ba slan in cuach iarum dhe sin.