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Cath Almaine (Author: Unknown)

Recension 3

Cath Almaine and-so Yellow Book of Lecan.

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Baí cocad mór iter Chathal mac Findguine & Fergal mac Maíli-dúin fri ré fota. Cathal mac Finngune meic Con-gen-máthair meic Cathail meic Áeda Flaind Cathrach meic Cairpre
5] meic Crimthainn Sreb meic Echach meic Áengusa meic Nadfraích. Docrech Laigniu trá Fergal mac Maíli-dúin ar ulcuib fria Cathal mac Findgaine. Roairg dno Cathal mac Findgani Mag m-Breg uili co n-dernsad síd & comosad.

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Do-luid trá fecht and Fergal atuaid do saigid bóroma ar
10] Laignib co feraib in tuaiscirt uime. Ba fada trá robás acan tinól-sin la Fergal. Is ed ad-bered cach fer fris: ‘dia n-dechad Dond Bó lat, ragad-sa lat’.

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Baintrebthach immorro máthair Duind Bó. Is amlaid immorro baí Dond Bó; mac as áine & is áilli & is chaíme baí a
15] n-Érinn ésen. Nír léic a máthair do Dunn Bó dul aráen re Fergal co tardad rátha & cora Coluim Chilli fris co tísad slán ar cúlu. Tuctha dó sin.

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Tic ar sin Fergal d'indsaigid Laigen. Bádar immorro droch-eolaig ria Fergal & tucsad ar aimréigib na críchi uili h-é.
20] Is í iarum conair thucsad an eolaig .i. do Chluain Dolcain, & gabsad longport ar brú na cilli & tucsad imadall mór arin cill .i. araili clam baí in tan-sin & áen-bó ogai; táncas íar tain docum in chlaim co robenad a tech dia chind, & tardad forgom do gaí fair co tarla triana brat & co romarbad a én-bó, & rohindeonad
25] ar beraib iaraind in bó iar sin.

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Is ann-sin as-bert Cú-Bretan mac Áengusa rí Fer Rois.

1. At-ágar cath forderg fland,
   a firg Fhergaile ad-glind,
   ad brónaig muinter Meic Muiri
   30] ar m-breith a taigi dia chind.
2. Bó in chlaim,
   dogáed a n-degaid an doim,
   mairg láim ler tolled a brat
   ria techt i cath co mac m-Brain.
3. 35] Dá m-beith neach do-berad cath
   matren dreman ria mac m-Brain;
   andsa leam oldás ind ráe
   in cáe rocanad in chlaim.

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Is and-sin as-bert fria Dond m-Bó in aidhchi-sin ré
40] tobairt in chatha: ‘déntar let ar n-airfided innocht a Duind Bó’ ar Fergal, ar is é Dond Bó fer airfidig as dech baí i nn-Érinn iter senchas & rundu & cuslind & cach ciniúl airfidig archeana. Ad-bert Dond Bó: ‘ní fédaim-sea ém áen-fhocol ar mo bél anocht & airfided nech aili thú anocht. Acht chena cidbé airm
45] a rabais amárach d'agaid do-dén-sa th'airfided. Dénad iarum úa Maiglindi innocht ar n-airfided ar is é ríg-drúth Érenn hé’.

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Do-rónnad dno amlaid-sin an aidchi-sin.

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Lodar Laigin arnamárach co Cruachan Cláenta &
50] táncadar íar sin co Dind Canand.

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Is and-sin trá con-ráncadar Leth Cuind & Laigin ceand i cend & rocommórad and-sin trá ind urgal & inn imargul is fíchda roferad i n-Érinn riam. Ba fortrén ba ferrda rofiged in gleo guineach gáimtheach in tan-sin. Badar imda trá and-sin
55] meic ríg & ruirech & rodáeine & tánaisti flatha fodésin & sáerclanda socheineóil a n-égmais a n-anma. Ba buideach badb birach bélsalach in uair-sin & bad brónaid máthair báeid ig gul & ig golgairi ac caíneadi na sáercland in uair-sin.

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Ní roan trá & nír thairis menma Coluim Cilli ar Uíb
60] Néill isin cath-sin la faicsin m-Brigdi ós cath Laigen ac fubdad slóig Lethi Cuind, conad la faicsin Brigdi amlaid-sin romebaid in cath ar Fergal & ar Leth Cuind ria n-Áed .i. rí Descirt Laigen, & is ésin romarb Fergal & Buan mac Baili rí Alban & Dond Bó, & co n-dorchair Dond Bó didiu ní romarbad Fergal. Atá didiu
65] Cnoc & Brí Buain meic Baile rí Alban and-sin béos.

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Seasca ar cét romarbad and d'amsaib in ríg and .i. Conall Meand rí Ceneóil Cairpre, & Forbhasach rí Ceneóil Bóguine, & Fergal úa h-Aithechda, & Fergal mac Echach Leamnai rí Tamnaigi, & Condalach mac Conaing, & Éignech mac
70] Olcan rí na n-Airter, Coibdinach mac Fiachrach, & Muirgius mac Conaill, Lethait mac Con-carad, & Áedgen úa Mathgne, Nuada mac Oirc rí Gall, & dech uí Máeili-fithrig. At é and-sin trá ríga in tuaiscirt do-ecrsad isin chath-sin. At iat-so immorro ríga Uá Néill in Deiscirt romarbaid
75] and .i. Fland mac Ragnaill, Ailill mac Feradaig, Áed Laigen úa Cernaig, Suibni mac Congalaig, Nia mac Cormaic, Dub-dá-crích mac Duib-dá-inber, Ailill mac Conaill Grant, Flaitheamail mac Dlúthaig rí Corpre Cruim, Fergus ó h-Eogain. Hic totus numirus de reigibus ceciderunt & alii novem
80] uolatiles septem millia cecinerunt in bello ab utroque exercitu.

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& inde Nuadu úa Lomthuile dixit:

1. Medón laí a n-Almaine,
   ag cosnum buair Bregmaine,
   ro-lá badb bélderg birach
   85] ilach im cheand Feargaile.
2. Scarais Murcad fri midlaig,
   i m-rogaes trén for talmain;
   do-sói fóebar fri Feargal,
   co fén n-dermair de Almain.
3. 90] Ad-bath cét ruireach rathach ruamach,
   co cét costadach carnach,
   im náei gelta gin míne,
   im secht míli fer n-armach.

M.

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Is and-sin rogabad úa Maiglindi, .i. in ríg-drúith, la Laigniu & la Murchad & do-radad fair gém druad do dénam. Ba mór trá in géim-sin & ba bind co fuil gém úa Maiglindi ac sochaide d'feraib Érenn ó sin ille. Do-radad iar sin bém dar
100] a munél cor beanad a cheand de. Ad-beraid aroili na h-eolach robaí gém uí Maiglindi isinn áer co ceann trí tráth. Is de-sin atá gém uí Maiglindi ac tofund na fer isin mónaid.

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Is and-sin ad-bert araili láech maith do Conachtaib ri macaib: ‘nácham-fácbaid a gillu’, olsé, ‘bid fearrdi frib
105] menma bar máthar dianum-rucasa lib.’ Impóid iar sin fris & tócbaid leo h-é. Do-luid Áed Allán mac Feargaile asin cath co ránic in Gall dár comainm Lilach & adchis-eom in Gall .i. Lisicach nó Lilcach leis dia comairci. Pruidens didiu ainm in Gaill-sin; co n-deachaid int aingel ar in cleith a richt in
110] clérig, air do-arngert bithanad isin chill-sin. Is and-sin ad-bert Áed Allán in rand-sa:

1. Ní ráncamar ar talmain
   Almain bade rédigthir,
   ní fuaramar iarsin cath
   115] Lilcach ulchach badi néimidhir.

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Bádar Laigin trá ac fleadugad & ag ól an aidchi-sin. Is ann-sin ad-bert Murchad mac Brain re h-áen dona sluagaib bádar isin tig teacht ar ceand cind duine isinn ármuig, & do-bérad
120] secht cumala dontí noradad ri sin. ‘Radad-sa and’, ar áen-óclach amna d'feraib Muman. Luid-sen amach & a errad catha & comlaind uime co rocht co h-airm a m-baí corp Fergail. Amal baí, co cualai inní nechtair isinn áer ar ro-closs uili fris hé. ‘Timarnad dúib ó maig nime airfided bar tigerna do
125] dénam anocht .i. Fergal mac Maíli-dúin; do-rochrabair uili in bar n-éicsib sunn aráen re bar tigerna .i. ri Feargal.’ Ro-chualadar immorro in ceol iar tain iter áes dána & cornairi & cusleanncha & cruitiri, co cuala immorro na ceola écsamla & ní cuala riam ná iarum ceol bud ferr; co cuala didiu in guth
130] isin tup luacra; ba bindi in ceol í-sin anád ceola in domain.

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Luid int ócláech iar sin ina docum. ‘Ná tairr cucum’, ar in cenn fris; ‘cid ón cindus ataí’, ar int ócláech; ‘misi Donn Bó’, ar in ceand, ‘& ronaisced orm airfided dom thigerna anocht
135] .i. do Fergal. Ní do Murchad itir’, ar in ceand. ‘Cait Fergal fén’, ar ant óclach: ‘is é a chorp in taitneamach rit anall’, ar in ceand. ‘Cest’, ar int ócláech: ‘nod-bér lium’. ‘Is tú is deach lium nom-bera ar bith’, ar in ceand, ‘acht namá menum-berad Críst mac Dé’. ‘Dianom-bera’, ar in cend,
140] ‘curam-tuca dorigisi com cholaind’. ‘Dot-bértar éigin’, ar int óclach.

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Do-chuaid immorro int ócláech dia thig & in ceand lais. ‘An tucuis lat ní asan ármuig’, ar Murchad. ‘Tucus trá’, ar int ócláech; ‘tobair aran uaitni thall’, ar Murcad. Do-rat in slóg
145] uili aichni, arin ceand & ráidsead uli: ‘Nírb irsun duid a Duind Bó bith amlaid-sin. Is tú is áilli & is fearr airfidid baí i n-Érinn’. ‘Maith’, ar in láech, das-bert a maig in ceand: ‘déna airfided dúind, a Duind Bó, fo dáig Meic Dé .i. Ísa Críst i n-deachaid
150] gnúis. Airfid Laigniu anocht feib roairfidis do thigerna ó chianaib’.

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Impáis iarum a aiged re fraighidh in tigi ar dáig cumad dorcha dó & tócbais a chrúisich ós aird combo bindi cach ceol ar tuind talman. Co mbádar in slóg uili ag caí & ac toirrsi
155] ria truaigi & ri taidhiúiri in ciúil rochan.

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In tan trá ba scíth in sluag ac toirrsi ac éstecht frisin ceol, luid int ócláech cétna lasin cend co riacht an corp. ‘Maith ém’, ar in ceann risin ógláech; ‘tuidmi mo cheand rim chorp’; córaigis didiu int ócláech in cend risin colaind & leanaid
160] de fo cétóir; do comall bréithri Coluim Cille ón, air is é Colum Cille baí na slánaigecht fona techt i tuaig do-ridisi docum a máthar co roindised scéla in chatha & aiged Fergail di-si & do chách.

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A nn-écmais dno Cathail meic Findgaine rofhersad
165] Laigin in cath-sa Almaine, & rob olc ria Cathal in cath do cur ina aémais fén , & ad-cualadar Laigin grúg Cathail do beith riu, conad h-í comairli do-rónsad. Ceann Fergail do breith co Cathal da commaídeam in gníma; rucad iar sin in ceand siar co Cathal, conad and-sin as-bert Rumand fili Fergail and so:

1. 170] Robíth Fergal fer caín cnedmar,
   gríb glond galann;
   rogob óengol amal toraind
   ó tá Indsi Modh co Manaind.

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Is and-sin didiu baí Cathal a n-Glendamain na ríg ac
175] Sléb Chrot, & in slóg do-deochaid lasin ceand rotriallad a marbad la Cathal, uair ba h-olc lais díth Fergail dar ceand a shída.

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Dofoilced rofigedh roslemanchírad do chind Fergail iar sin la Cathal & do-bretha bréid sróill uime iar sin, & do-bretha
180] secht n-doim & secht muilt & secht tindi & siad uili fonaigthi ar bélaib cind Fergail; rohimdergad iar sin imon ceand a fiadnaisi fer Muman uili & dofoslaic a shúili ria Dia do altugad na h-airmiden & na h-anóra móiri-sin tucad dó. Rofodlad iar sin la Cathal in biad-sin do bochtaib na cell
185] comfhocus baí dóib .i. Áth Chros Mo-Laga & Tulach Min Molaga.

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Luid iar sin Cathal co n-gléri tinóil fer Muman les d'idnocol chind Fergail como-tarad fén d'Uíb Néill. & co tarad rígi Úa Néill do Flaithbertach mac Áeda, & fácbais
190] Cathal amlaid-sin iad & tánic co Gleandamain na ríg i cind cháectigis ar mís.

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Is iar sin trá rofigh cocad mór i Laignib i n-agaid Cathail meic Findgune, & co rothinóil Cathal fir Muman les, & co n-deachaid a n-agaid Fáelán ríg Laigen co Laignib uili
195] aráen ris & curter and-sin cath Féli iter Fáelán & Cathal, & do-cer Fáelcar; rí Osraidi and & brister an cath ar Laignib.

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Imscarad Cathail & Laigin connuigi sin.