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Acallamh na Senórach I (Author: Unknown)

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7674] IS annsin adubairt in fer cétna: ‘Maith, a m' anum, a
7675] Chailti, in fitir tusa in t-ingreim aile atá orum-sa isin tír-seo?’
7676] ‘Cá h-ingreim-sin, a m' anum?’ ar Cailte. ‘Tri sadha con tic
7677] a h-Uaim Cruachan cacha bliadna co millit in neoch bís do
7678] moltaib & do chaerchaib accaind & ni thair baegal co tragit
7679] {folio 145b1} i nd-Uaim Cruachan doridhissi, acht is mo-genar cara
7680] da ticfad a n-dingbail dínd.’ ‘Ocus maith, a m' anum, a Chais
7681] Choraig
’, ar Cailte, ‘in fitir tusa cé na tri coin do-ní ind foghal

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7682] ar ind óclach?’ ‘Ro-fhetar ám’, ar Cas Corach,‘.i. Tri h-ingena
7683] Airitig do deired na trom-dáimi a h-Uaim Cruachan & is ussa
7684] leo foghal do dénam ina conaib ná ina dáinib, & ní thabrad
7685] táeb re nech’, ar Cailte. ‘Ní tabraid acht re h-aen-droing’, ar
7686] eissium. ‘Carsat drong-sin’ ar Cailti. ‘Da faicdis cruiti & timpain
7687] ac feraib in domain do-berdais taeb ríu.’ ‘do-berat taeb re Cas
7688] Corach
mar sin’, ar Cailte, ‘& cait a clechtait tiacht?’ ar Cailte. ‘Co
7689] Carnn m-Bricrenn annso’, ar in t-óclach. ‘Ocus cindus do biath dam-sa’,
7690] ar Cas Corach, ‘dul amairech, & mo thimpan do breith
7691] lium co mullach in chairnd?’ Ocus do eirig co moch arnamairech,
7692] & do-chuaid co mullach in chairnn, & ro bói ac sefnad
7693] & ac sír-shéinm
a timpain co fuined nell nona. Ocus amal do bói
7694] ad-chonnairc na tri coin chuice co ro laig- set ina fiadhnaissi ic
7695] eistecht in chéoil, & ní fhuair Cas Corach accmaing fhalmaissi
7696] orro, & tangadur uad bothúaid chum na h-uamad re deirid don
7697] ló, & tainic Cas Corach ar cula chum Cailti, & indissid in scel
7698] sin dó. ‘Eirig-siu amairech annsin doridissi’, ar Cailte, ‘& raid
7699] ríu comad fherr doib beith i r-rechtaib daíne ic eistecht re céol
7700] & re h-airfited ina beith i r- rechtaib con.’ Ocus tainic Cas
7701] Corach
reime arnamairech conice in carnn cetna, & ro indill a
7702] muintir imon carnn, & do-riachtadur na coin conice in carnn, &
7703] ro laigset ara rigthib oc eistecht rissin ceol. Ocus ro bói Cas
7704] Corach
ic á rad ríu. ‘Damad dáine sib’, ar se, ‘ar m-bunudh, ro ba
7705] fherr duib eistecht in bar n-dáinib rissin céol na in bar conaib.’
7706] Ocus at-cualadur-sum sin, & ro bensat na cochaill chiar- leabra
7707] ro bói umoib, uair ro bo maith leo in céol sírrechtach síde.
7708] Ocus amal ro badur taeb ré táeb & uillind re h-uillind at-chonnairc
7709] Cailte iat, & tuc a chorr-mér gaiscid i s-suainim na sleighe,
7710] co tarrla in t- shleg ina seol neme a mullach a h-ochta issin mnái
7711] ba sia uada dib ar n- dul trithfa a triur, co rabadur ina ceirtle
7712] contrata ar in sleig marsin. Amal adubairt Cailte:
    1. 7713] Ro marb Cailte cona neim
      in triaringnad anaichnid,
      7714] cor' thuitset fa lór truaigi
      re h-aithle na h- aen-uaire.

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7715] Ocus at-racht Cas Corach chucca, & ro ben a tri cindu dib.
7716] Conid Glenn na Conricht ainm in glenna i l-leith ituaid do
7717] Charnn Bricrenn o sin anall gus aníu.

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7718] ‘IS maith in t-engnum do-rignis, a Cailti’, ar Cas Corach,
7719] ‘& ní h-engnum senórach-sin aniu, & ro bói (ba) & roba maith do
7720] t' airfidech beith it fharrud. Ocus ca ferr in t-engnum do-rigniusa na
7721] engnum ind airfidig .i. do-rignis a m-brégad o rechtaib con í
7722] rechtai daíne.’

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7723] Ocus tangadur rompo {folio 145b2} dochum dúnaid ind óclaig
7724] 'arsin, & cind na tri m-ban- sin leo a m-buaid coscair & chom-maidme,
7725] & ro badur ann re teora lá & re teora aídchi.

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7726] IS í-ssin aes & uair do-riacht naem Patraic co Fert in Druad
7727] risa raiter Fert in Gedig issin tan-so .i. Gedech espoc do muintir
7728] Pátraic ro bói ann. Nó dono Geidech drái Medba & Aililla
7729] atorchair ann. Ocus is annsin do-ríacht Aed mac Muiredaig
7730] meic Fhinnachta, Connacht, co Raith Chaeirech Medba, risa raiter
7731] in Mairtini meic Conrach isin tan-so. Ocus ind aídchi-sin ro
7732] gab slaetan trom-galair d' indsaigi Bé Bind ingen Echach Leithdeirg
7733] Laigen, ben g Connacht, & fuair bás ann, & ro
7734] h-adhlaiced h-í i nd-Ard na n-Aingel, risa raiter Úaran n-Garaid
7735] isin tan-sa, uair míli d' ainglib tainic fa thri ann d' accal- laim
7736] Patraic and ac denam a trath. Conid aire-sin aderar Ard na
7737] n-Aingel
riss.

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7738] Ocus tainic iarsin Connacht co Fert in Druad, mar i r-raibe
7739] naem Patraic, & do-righned tinol & toichestal chuicid Connacht
7740] leo ó ta Leic Essa Lomanaig, risa raiter Luimnech, co
7741] h-Ess Ruaid meic Moduirnn.

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7742] Dala Chailti, immorro, tainic roime cona muintir ó ta Lis
7743] na m-Ban
co h-airm i r-raib Pátraic & maithi Connacht, & tuc a
7744] chenn a n-ucht Pátraic annsin. & ro fheradur maithe Connacht
7745] faeilte re Cailte & ré Cas Corach mac Cáincinde. ‘Ocus dar
7746] ar m-breithir ám’, ar siat, ‘ní fhaccamar ó do scarabair rind dám
7747] budh annsa lind ina sib.’ ‘Dar mo breithir ám’, ar Cailte, ‘ní

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7748] fhacca-sa dám bud annsa lem ina sib-si o do-chuaid in flaith Find
7749] as.’ Ocus ro eirig Cas Corach mac Caincinde, & tuc a chenn
7750] a n-ucht Pátraic, & ro slechtastar do. ‘Buaid n-urlabra ort,
7751] a meic’, ar Pátraic, ‘& cach tres focal adér fer t-eladna comad
7752] bind le cach h-é, & fer leptha ríg díb, & caindel cacha h- airechta
7753] ret' eladhain cháidchi.’ Ocus ba gairdiugud menman & aiccenta
7754] lé Pátraic a torachtain chuice na deissi-sin.

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7755] Ocus is annsin do fhiarfaig Pátraic scéla do Chailti o ro delaig
7756] ris co toracht chuicci doridissi, & ro indis Cailte scela fíre d(ó).
7757] ‘Ocus maith, a Brogain’, ar Pátraic, ‘scribthar & lesaigther let
7758] scela Cailti nach dechat a mudha, corub gairidiugud do drongaib
7759] & do deg-dáinib deirid na h-aimsire iat.’

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7760] ‘Ocus maith, a naem Pátraic’, ar Cailte, ‘crét do scela féin
7761] & do thuirrthechta o ro deiligisa riut gus aniu?’ ‘Atáit acum-sa
7762] duit-si ón’, ar Pátraic ‘.i. Maelan & Mugan & Brothrachan &
7763] Dobchú na celg d' indarba a h-Aenach Derg’, risa raiter Achad
7764] Abair Umaill
isin tan-sa.

    7765] Patraic cecinit:
    1. 7766] IN tipra d' áccus as tír
      's ma dá bratan cen im-shnim,
      7767] is merdait ann co brath m-bán ,
      adér riut. a Chailtican.

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7768] Fer Bend & Fer Bogha & Fer Gabla .i. triarbrathar ro
7769] badur ac dénam uilcc & écórach a n- iarthar Eirenn, & tri cét
7770] míle do demnaib imon Cruaich, co ro indarbus amach iat tar
7771] Ailen in t-Shnáma issin muir, corub rissin aderar Ailen na n-Deman
7772] issin tan-so.

    7773] Patraic cecinit:
    1. 7774] {folio 146a1}M' én & m' uisci & m' ilar
      is mo Chruach álaind idhan,
      7775] is siat-sin bus chomarchi
      do cach uaim a n- andliged.