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3388] Aideadh Sceua.


3389] O rancadar longphorta na righ sin i n-athfogus & i n-imfochraib
3390] d'araili, ro cuir cach dibh suil dar a sochraidi & da ronta
3391] taisbenta slogh & each & arm acco. Ro raidseat a milidh
3392] fri Cesair teacht rompo d'argain na Greci & do gabail a mur
3393] & a caisdiall & a cathrach, & da tisadh Poimp cucu da cosnum
3394] friu no fobertais gan diceall é. Ba nemtní la Cesair
3395] sin cena, & ro cuir seach laim gach ní acht innsaighidh Poimp,
3396] air ro-fidir da cloedh Poimp robad leis in Greic & an doman
3397] uile. Ro ób gach comairli do berta do acht saighidh in morchuil
3398] & rochtain co fithceallacht na faithi & na toicten & gu
3399] h-oenguasacht coitcinn in domhain uili .i. co lathair in morcatha.


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3400] Tuc iarum a catha coraighthi fon idhnaibh aigh leis re tri la
3401] diaidh a n-diaidh {MS S folio 44a} co saidedh a mergedha ar in ard os
3402] cinn longphuirt Poimp i n-airis catha do Poimp cona slogh.
3403] Atberedh Poimp nach praipidi ticfadh don cath gemadh laind
3404] la Cesair é no gumbadh urlum aigi fein gnim in imairic amal
3405] bad soneirt leis. Cesair immorro, o na fuair a frecra im cath
3406] a l-longphort Poimp , imsae cona sloghaibh do argain tiri Grec
3407] & da crothad-creachadh a dind & a cathrach & a caistiall


3408] Imsae iarum for tus docom denna Diraich, cathair sin
3409] a m-bid Pirr mac Acil i traigh in mara Ionda i n- imul na
3410] Greici. Do landaingnib an domain uili h-i. Aelen clochda
3411] cairrcidhe sin, & in muir Ionda do cach aird uimmi acht oen
3412] cosescrach ind namma. Ni lama saer immorro nó saethar
3413] daenna ro daingnigh in dind sin, acht clochalla glassa gaibtheacha,
3414] & cairrci bunaidh bithbuana bennarda o tossach an
3415] domhain & o aimsir dileand do gach leith impe, gurbo annsa
3416] a togail cencombeth degslogh ica dín edir.


3417] Ro seol Cesair a míleda tre garbacdaib doidngibh drislechaibh
3418] na Greci docom in baili sin. O 'tcuala Poimp sin ro
3419] coid side cona sloghaibh for redib in traga laimh re muir
3420] guro coraigh a scuru & a longphorta ic dind Diraich resiu
3421] rainic Cesair ina imfochraib edir. O ro airigh Cesair in baili
3422] do gabail do Poimp remi, ro bui ica scrutan ina menmain
3423] cissi comairli dogénad. Rogab ic forcsi & ic fordescain in
3424] tíri uad for gach leith.


3425] IS e smuaineadh da róni, caissel comdaingen clochda do
3426] denum leis tarrsna in tiri uile on muir co araill do gabail &


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3427] d'imsuidhi for Poimp cona slogaib isinn inadh imcumung i
3428] m-bui. Ni dumada criadh nó fót amain da ronta andsin la Cesair,
3429] acht ro tairrngit & ro teclamit cuigi clocha
3430] {MS F folio 74r}
3431] ocus cairrci na crich comfoccus. Ro scailed & ro scainnred
3432] cuicci muir & morcaisléin in leithe comfocraib don Greicc
3433] uile. Do gnither cumtach direccra dimór la Cesair dib sin .i.
3434] artt-caisel lethan landaingen bad annsu do togail do rethedhaibh
3435] togla no don nach luithiuch scailte caislen isin domon
3436] uile. Do ronta tuir arda & iudusu imairicc & tighe trota imda
3437] uassa tuas. Ro claided lethanclais landomain dondara leith
3438] do on cinn co araill. Ba h-adbul a mett in t-saethair sin. Do gnid
3439] Poimp cona slógaib imircedha & aitherraige
3440] longphort ina medhon. Na h-aibhne & na srotha no turcbaitis
3441] ann, boi d'fot an cumtaigh co n-dibdaitis na srotha sin & co
3442] teigtis fo talmain dorisi ina medon. Ocus antan teiged Cesair
3443] do chuartugud in t-soethair sin ni roiced i n-oenlo on cind
3444] co araile de noco m-bidh aidce longphort i medon ind eitir
3445] a da forcend.


3446] Ni ro cumdaighit isin {MS F folio 74v} domhan riemh muir bad
3447] barsamail don caisil sin. Nir'bho menmarc itir muir na Troi no na
3448] Babiloine do cutrumugud fris. Na bad ingnad la neach cenae
3449] in morgnim sin do rochtain la Cesair re h-edh n-athgairit, ar
3450] gerbo h-adbul an soethar robtar imda na h-oibridhe, ar boi
3451] d'imat slógh Cesair ocus do menmnaige a miled, cidh edh do
3452] berad somh monair co n-dingéntais tir shoimtechta do mhuincinn
3453] mara Torrein ota inis Seston i crich Eorpu co h-inis Abido
3454] i purt Affraici, no co tibratais in muir mór ina ruadhbuinde
3455] robartae, co n-dedladh murrusc na h-Epiri re tiribh Gregi no


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3456] ciped inad isin domun bad lainn leo do chumscugud in inad
3457] bad ferr ro soised leo. Ocus ni biadh frithbert friu imma
3458] denam.


3459] Ro gab Cesair sosad ocus longphort i n-imfogus don
3460] daingen sin. Ro h-ordaigit forairedha ocus lucht faircsena in
3461] cach aird don mur uathu for slógh Poimp. Poimp, immorro,
3462] ni fitir side itir in gnim sin do denam la Cesair co tairnic a
3463] daingniugud amal bad lor. O ro airigh immorro Poimp in
3464] m-bloigh tiri i m-boi do imsuidhe fair & do fordúnadh imbe,
3465] tucc a dirma slóigh ocus sochaide leis a h-innillib denna
3466] Diraich co n-derna srethbuidne ordaigthe ocus catha coraigthe
3467] dib laim frissin caisil, ardaig co scailte & co tanaighte {MS F folio 75r}
3468] slógh Cesair do gabail in caisil friu. Ocus as e méd do ferann
3469] ro gabsatt catha Poimp 'arna corugadh uillinn fri h-uillinn re
3470] taib in caisil .i. an meid do tir fil o imel na Roma co cathair
3471] Arictea isin Etáil, no in mét ferainn imteitt sruth Tibir o
3472] muraib na Romha co muir Torrein acht co m-badh co direch
3473] no gabadh gan filledh gan fordul ann.


3474] IS ed a tomus coitcend sin uile .i. da mile ar fichit do
3475] milib ceimenn, nó .IX. leugada ier tomus francach.


3476] Batar muinter Cesair tra & muinnter Poimp agaid in agaid
3477] amlaid sin fri re cien, gan gnim catha no imairicc
3478] ettorra. IS edh fotera sin, teidm galair moir ocus plaig difulaing
3479] do taidecht i l-longphort Poimp .i. diangalar d'adhmilled
3480] a n-eachraidh for tus co n-aipiltis araill dib & a mirenna
3481] feoir ina m-beolaib & araill aile i m-medon a n-erma, co m-ba
3482] h-annsu da marcachaib a n- imdhiten forru ic tarblaing dib re
3483] h-am in tedma. Ro lobhsatt apaighe na n-echradh isin & ro
3484] linsatt aier in tire do brentaid ocus miboladh.


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3485] Ro tuit neim an aieir truaillnide sin for uscip ocus for
3486] aibnib in tire beos, gur ro fas teidm dermair do dainib in longphuirt
3487] tre ól na n-uscedh sin ocus tre sughadh-boltnugud
3488] in aeoir. Ba h-e dermaire in tedma co na taircedh da cairdip
3489] na mairb anapaighe d'adnacal, co m-bittis mesc {MS F folio 75r} ar
3490] mescc frisna beoaib i m-bothaib an longphuirt, gur' bo tormach
3491] don teidm sin beos. Bai do teinne in tedma fo deoidh occo co
3492] m-ba h-onoir mór ocu da cairdib a cuirp do cur dar longphort
3493] immach amain.


3494] Acht ro congain co mor leo imfoicsiu in maru doib, arro
3495] scuabsat garbgaetha in glasmara mortlaidecht ocus brentaidh
3496] inn aeoir uatha. Ro linait na cuain doib dano do longaib
3497] cennaig 'arna linad do ilar fina ocus d'immatt gacha bidh arcenai
3498] a cennadachaiph na h-Aissia ocus ind airthir uile, cona
3499] bai terca bidh no maithiusa leo.


3500] Slóg Cesair immorro, cen co raibe teidm galair forta,
3501] dos-fainic teidm nar'bo sodhnge d'fulang .i. in gorta ar
3502] scithlim a l-loin uata, ocus dano ni tanccatar guirt in tire ina
3503] n-aipche fein beos doibh. Ni ro fhétsat dano crecha no airccne
3504] do denam i ciana, acht bith ic coimet in daingin ocus icc
3505] imsuidhi for slógaib Poimp. Ocus ba h-e met an gortai co
3506] m-bittis ic coimhithi in feoir ocus in duleabaid immaille fria
3507] a n-echradhaibh fein ocus co m-bittis ic tomailt na luibhi n-anaichintae
3508] na ranccatar miessai daennai reimi sin riem. Arai
3509] sin ni ro fagsatt a l-longphortai no a n-inadha imsuidhi ger'bo
3510] difulaigg í doib.


3511] Poimp immorro, o tainic suntaige ocus seitreacas da slógaib
3512] {MS F folio 76r} ar n-dul an tedma uathib, is i comairli do roine, an tir


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3513] imchumhaing i m-boi d'faccbail ocus fobairt in caisil do ronadh
3514] da imsuidhi. Dia fris tra is inrigh do ronadh in fobairt sin la
3515] Poimp, ar ni i taidhe folaigh no i n- dorcaib ciach no aidque
3516] do ronadh í, acht i fiadnaisi a bidbad i midmedon in laei.
3517] Nir'bo mied leis techt for sligid ele dar in caisel, acht tre
3518] sleghaib ocus tre claidhmhibh a namat ar n-dith a curadh ocus
3519] ar cur a n-air.


3520] Ar a aisin ro bai occ togha in inaid bad ussu d'fobairt
3521] isin caisiul. IS fair deisid occo a fobairt ic caistellaib Minuic.
3522] Ro dírigh iarum co follus a dirma slog & sochaide
3523] leis ina cathaib cengailti cobsaidhe coraigte docom an
3524] inaidh sin don caisiul. Ro seinnit a sturgana & a cuirn
3525] comhairc ocus a n-adurca furfoccra ocus a cuislendai cathai
3526] ind aeinfecht ocus a n-aenfabhall. Tuccad úarduscadh namat
3527] leo for lucht coimeta ind inaid sin don caisil. Do cotar sidhe
3528] focetoir for a n-iudusaip debtha ocus for a toraibh trota.


3529] Ro gabsat ic fordescain in muighi uathu, co facatar cucu
3530] na meirgedha aille eitteacha ocus na h-onchonu obeli ocus na
3531] delbae aquili ocus na bratacha srollda os na slegaib ocus na
3532] muighe lanu do scellbolccaib scieth ocus do dairib slegh ocus
3533] d'feraib armtha. Ro truinset som & ro traighsett deiside.


3534] {MS F folio 76v} Ros-lin bidgad bais ocus aduath ecca conar' bo
3535] h-eiccin da m-biodbadhaib a n-airm d'imbirt forro. Ro comfoiccsigset
3536] slóigh Poimp don caisiul, ocus tuccait caindli ocus
3537] locarna giusta for derglasadh fo cosoip fulaing na n- iudus
3538] ocus na tor troto, co m-batar for crith ocus utmailli ic tuitim
3539] fri lar, conar' h-anadh re díbhraccad no re h- imbualad intip.


3540] Ranccattar muinter Poimp for mullach in caisil iarsin,
3541] co facattar edh a forccsi don tir moir uatha for cach leith.
3542] Acht ata ni chena, in t-inad nar' chosnatar in mile buidhén,


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3543] & ina m-boi do muintir Cesair uili ann dano ro sluag Poimp,
3544] ro cosain aen occlaech do muintir Cesair sin, ocus do roini a
3545] aenar a n-imforcraid maithisae uile. Ar incein boi-sium ina
3546] sesom, ocus a airm for congbail ina laim, nir' leicc duini do
3547] slog Poimp secha, & ro tairmiscc a cosccur im Poimp fein.


3548] Sceua a ainm in occlaigh sin, ocus milid togaide do Románchaip
3549] fein in fer sin, ocus gaisccedach geslach é, ocus boi
3550] i g-coimitecht Cesair amal gach milidh isin t-sluagh nogo rainic
3551] Cesair do gabail aittrebthaide srotha Rotain i crichaib Gaillia
3552] fecht n-aill. Doroini Sceua calma mor ic gabail na cinedh sin,
3553] & ro cinn forsna miledhaib bai ina farradh uile no gur' giallsat
3554] na cineda do Cesair. Do ronadh iarsin tuiseach {MS F folio 77r} cett ic
3555] Cesair deisiom, ocus bai ina langradoip o soin immach gan dedail
3556] fris riem gusan la-su. Deghocclaech da tigernae fein in
3557] fer sin. Fer tairberta é do denam cacha h-uilc ocus cacha
3558] maithiusai no furailed a thigernae fair. Ni fitir co m-badh
3559] meste do ní da n-dingenad acht co n-erbad a thigerna friss.


3560] O 'tconnairc in fer sin a muintir ic airimbirt teichidh re
3561] slógaibh Poimp, ro gab icca cairiugud ocus ica n-gresact co
3562] mor. ‘Cia leith imaiges in t-oman sib, a occa?’ ol se. ‘IS
3563] anaichnidh do muintir Cesair cusindiu ind aiste trialltai .i.
3564] teiched. A mogada dochraidhe ocus a ceithri doerclanda,’ ar
3565] se,‘is granda daib teiched do denam ocus gan for cru do todail
3566] beous. Nach nár daib gan for cuirp d'airimh etir corpaib
3567] for n-aesa comaind ocus for commiled intan bias Cesair ic
3568] denam onora adhnaicthe duin. Cen co n-derntai maith ar grad
3569] for tigerna no for n-einigh, tabrad cid iter in fherg foraib


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3570] calma do denam, ar ro imbir Poimp tarcusal mor foirn intan
3571] ro innsaigh ind inadh i m-bamar-ne sech cech inad isin caisiul
3572] uile.’


3573] ‘Dar mo breithir cenae ni ragha in la-su ass gan todail
3574] fola a muintere-sium co h-imda ina cinaid side. Mo cen-su bas
3575] da m-beith Cesair i fiadnaisi mo gnim. Ni fil do conach
3576] form-sa in fer sin {MS F folio 77v} im fiednaisi. Atchifi Poimp immorro
3577] i n-dingen do maith, ocus molfaid mo gnimrada intan
3578] dofaethus. Cuiridh for n-ochta fri h-armu for namat & denaidh
3579] maith air doforficfa foirithin i n- ellma, daig atchife Cesair
3580] luaithredh na m-marcslogh & atcluinfe gaire in catha. Doraega
3581] annsin fer ar n-digailtene ocus sind fein icc faccbail bais alainn
3582] 'ar n-denam maithesa isin chath.’


3583] Ro eirig Sceua co ferrda annsin for mullach in iudusa,
3584] ocus ro gab for denam calmo móire. IS cumma no diubraiced
3585] crunna ocus clocha ocus curpu ind fienlaig marbtha do
3586] mullaigibh na n-iudus ocus na tor trota i g-cennaip a bidbadh,
3587] ocus do beired idhlanga mora i n-airde, ocus no tomaithed
3588] forta co minic a leiccen fein cona armaip ina cend. Ro gab
3589] acc srainedh araill da naimtib uad do clethaib & do cuaillip
3590] ceindbiraigti na tighe trota ocus araill aile do sabaib ocus
3591] do sonnaib ocus d'fianglassaib sithremra cona n-irellaib iairn
3592] imma cennaib.


3593] Ro gabsatt drecta móra do muintir Poimp ic dreim fri
3594] h-uachtar na n-iudus ar sin. Atconnairc Sceua iat ocus ro
3595] noct a claideb cruaidgér claislethan asa imtiuch bodba, ocus
3596] ro gab for imscothad a crob ocus a l-lamh diph, co tuititis ina
3597] tortib tamnaigthibh i g-cendoiph {MS F folio 78r} a commiled fein, co
3598] combrutis a cinnu ocus a curpu ocus a scietha ic tuitim fortha,
3599] ocus co m-bitis na craisecha comtarsnae treotha som dano.


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3600] IS cuma iarum no imscothad a l-lamha da claidib ocus no comtuaircced
3601] a cinnu ocus a cnama do clochaib ocus do cairrcib
3602] tulammais. ocus no comloisced a fultu ocus a n-ulcha & tugen
3603] a n-gruad ocus a l-lecan do locharnaibh lasamna ocus d'aithinnib
3604] giuis ocus do beraib lethloiscctibh.


3605] O ro eirgetur tra cuirp & apaige ind oesa marbtha co m-batar
3606] 'na carnaib & 'na n-dumadaibh dermara re taeb in caisil, cona roiched
3607] Sceua imbualadh fria bidbadha sechu no tarsu, tuccustair idlaing
3608] curadh de asin inad i m-boi, ocus ro ling co neimlesc
3609] feib as doiniu no lingfedh in leoman Affracdha dar srethgaibh
3610] sealga, co tarla ina sesom e i certmedhon catha a bidbadh.
3611] Ro gabh ica imbirt forta asa medon 'arsin, & bai ica comthuargain
3612] ara aghthib ocus ara culaib, dia deis & dia cli. ISS edh
3613] no saigedh gach conair i faiced tairisium fris. Gach conair no
3614] beired a aghaidh no maidedh reimhi.


3615] Ro bernad ocus ro formaeladh a claideb 'arsin ar cnamaib
3616] curad & ar fiaclaib fer ocus ar medhibh miledh ocus ar
3617] tulaib sciath & ar slabradaib lúirech ocus ar cir-ciomsaib cathbharr,
3618] {MS F folio 78v} co nach gnim claidib boi leis ocus co nach
3619] tesccad no leod no lettradh do gnidh, acht comairt ocus brúdh
3620] ocus brisedh ocus basugud.


3621] O 'tconncutar a bidhbhaidh for in abairt sin e icc dith na
3622] slog do ronsat crobuailedh imme da cach leith. Ro daingnigsett
3623] ocus ro dluthaigsett iatt, & tuccsat in cath cruadh inaigte a
3624] n-aeinfecht fair. Do ronadh cath nua nemhghnathach andsin .i.
3625] na h-ilmile acc cathugud frisan n-aeinfer. Ro laesett uili
3626] ind oenfaball a slega fair. Ni deachaid slegh imroill dib, acht
3627] ro ansatt uili ina curcais comaird i cnes an curadh ocus i
3628] n-drolaip a luirige. Ni ro leicced a cend do toccbail dó 'arsin,


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3629] acht ro gapadh for a essorccuin as gach aird do diubraicthiuh
3630] slegh ocas saighett & d'fuasmadaib laigen a l- lamhaib
3631] laech ocus do braithbeimendaib bidbad, co n-derna bretaig m-briste
3632] da sciath for a inchaib ocus bruara mina menbaighthe da
3633] cathbarr immá cend, & simnecha rebta & scabur-tana tollscailte
3634] da luirig imma táebu, cona bai ic congbail a inne
3635] nó a inathraig ann, acht an clethcur sleg seimnech sithremar
3636] batar comtharsna trena cnes.


3637] Ba dasacht mor sleg no saighett do diubragad fair o sin
3638] suas, ar ni antais ann acht toct ina rith for slechtaiph {MS F folio 79r}
3639] na slegh occus na saigett aile trit. Acht is edh ba qomhnert
3640] ocus ba coimtig doib cuicci, rethi togla, no trelam scailte múr
3641] da trasccradh, daig ba múr daingen díthoglaide eisiom dar
3642] cend Cesair ic fostad Poimp.


3643] Ro la Sceua arsin urcor da scíath uadh & ro gab ic
3644] coimgnimh inn imairicc da deis & da cli, & a clethcur fogha
3645] faebrach comtarsna trit, conach delb doenna bai leis, act
3646] amal ba bledhmhil do torathraibh in maru é. Bai co h-attuirseach
3647] athscith iaram ic cur neith da armaib as ocus se icc
3648] toga cia dia naimtib no indsaigfedh do comtuitim immailli fris
3649] docom bais. Ni bai a samail intansin acht amal innester ind
3650] elifaint Affracda do beith intan diubraicther isin cath í do ilar
3651] arm, & crothaidh eiste na h-armu sin gan nach crothodhail fola
3652] na n-diaidh ar aiccnedh cnamaige bis i curp na h- eliphainti
3653] im thodail fola. Ba h-amlaid sin do Sceua dano, air gé ro
3654] threghtaisett na h-armu a chorp ocus a cholann dianechtair,
3655] araidhe ni ro thraighedh ocus ni ro tairnedh a nert no a menma
3656] no a brigae inmedonacha trit- sin, ocus gér b' imdha sleg
3657] & saighett trit ni ro imretar uile bas fair frisin re sin beos.


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3658] IS annsin ro diubhraic occlaech do luct na Creti saiget fair.
3659] {MS F folio 79v} Ro gab an t-shaighett seol áighthidhe, & tainic co h-inneldireach
3660] cuicce, ocus nir' saoil neach a tochur mar do rala,
3661] ar is edh dos-feccaim-si, i m-mullach a sulu cli do Sceua, gur
3662] thregtustair a incinn immedon a cinn. Tairrngid Sceua an
3663] t-saigett co h-opunn asa chind ocus do bert an suil iar m-brisedh
3664] a fremh leis immach for corranaibh na saigte. Cuiridh urchur
3665] uad for lar dib ocus do beir fuirmidh dia sail ina cenn,
3666] gur ros-folaigh fon talmain maraen.


3667] Ni bai a samail annsin acht amal indister in mathgaman
3668] feocair do beith arna guin ocus domeil a déda frisin n-gai
3669] dia g-crechtnaigter, co cuir ina m-blogaib briste ass é. Ro
3670] ghabh an fuil ocus an incind ic coimshiledh dar agaidh Sceua
3671] annsin. Tuccad ilach mor commaidhme imme iarum ic slog
3672] Poimp, ar ni bad lainde leo Cesair fein do crechtnugud in
3673] uair-sin ina fiadnaisi ina Sceua.


3674] IS annsin atbert Sceua friu: ‘A cathardha inmaine,’ ar se, ‘
3675] tabraidh coiccill damhsae festa, ar as lor i n- dernsaidh frim.
3676] Ni recair a les fuilled crectnaighthe form, acht na slega filet
3677] acum fulang do tarraing as mo crectaiph. Denaidh comairle
3678] maith form .i. taid cucum & beirid me {MS F folio 80r} i m-bethaidh libh
3679] i l-longphort Poimp, gurbo deismirecht im impod for Cesair la
3680] cach impodh damh-sa fair & riarugud Poimp dam re n-ecc.’


3681] Ro creit ócláech maith do sainmuintir Poimp sin, bái for
3682] a inchaibh isin cath. Aulus a ainm in occlaigh sin. Tainic
3683] Aulus cuicci da breith cona armaibh leis. Tucc-somh fuasmad
3684] da claidib fair, co tarla i m-bun a thengadh, gur' gabh a
3685] chuilfeite trít. Ro eirig menma Sceua de sidhe, & is edh asbert:
3686] ‘Gach aen shailis mo tigerna do treccad dam-su,’ ar se,


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3687] ticced i l-le co tuccur in diach-su fair. Madh ail do Poimp sidh
3688] d'faghbhail on claidib-su, leiccedh a mergeda fri lar ocus slectad
3689] do Cesair. As deimin na fuigbhe mo sid-sae fris-sin adiu.
3690] Inne for n-aiccned fein ro sailsiupair ocum-su, a muinter Poimp?’
3691] ar se. ‘Dar ar m-breithir, ni lainde lib-si riar Poimp & an
3692] t-senaid do denam innas lim- sae bas d'fagbail dar cenn Cesair.’


3693] La sodain atconncutar muinter Poimp tromnellgal mor &
3694] luaithred ceo dermair os cennaiph slogh darsan mag ina n-docom.
3695] Atar-leo ba h-e Cesair cona buidnib tainic ann. Ro
3696] maeladh forra-sumh a h-inadh inn imairicc desidhe, & ro faccsat
3697] ait na scainnre do Sceua. Atrochair Sceua 'arsin {MS F folio 80v} o ro
3698] tairinn a ferg ar scuchadh a bidbad uadha, & ro scar a ainim
3699] fria corp, ocus nir'bo bas ar midlachus sin, acht ba bas ar
3700] gnimaib gaile ocus laechdhachtae, damad d'escairdibh cetamus
3701] no berad cosccur ocus manbadh ic gnim imairicc in catha
3702] cathurda fogabad bas. Ruccad a chorp la a muintir 'arsin,
3703] ocus ro bensat armu a bidbad asa thaebaib, & ro idhbrattar
3704] a arm-somh fein do Mairt .i. do dea in cathae.


3705] Ge ro maeladh tra for slógh Poimp don leith sin ni
3706] moiti ro tairis don cathugud beos, amal na scithaighter in
3707] muir mor cidh formaelad do bertar for ni da tonnoip o beinn
3708] cairrcci no o slis alla no airdshleibe, ar ni tairis in muir do
3709] grés ica tuarccain da tromtonnaib cidh cian connicce. Ba h-amlaid
3710] sin dano do Poimp icc togail in caisil sin, ar tainic
3711] roime docom an daingin boi i forba in caisil i fochair in
3712] mara ic muintir Cesair.


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3713] Ro ordaigh slógh lanmor i l-longaib icca togail, & a
3714] coisidhi ocus a marcslog for tir, & ni ro an de noco n- derna
3715] cathbernadha comlaithre mora and, & co rucc a sloga uile
3716] tar-su isin mag mor. Rob anmesardha ro scailitt na slóigh
3717] sin fon magh ar n-dul dar in caisil immach {MS F folio 81r} amail as
3718] deiniu, & as anmesardha scailis tuile srotha Paid dar a bruachaibh
3719] co lethann dar na crichaib comfaicsib.


3720] Cesair immorro ni fitir side in n- imairecc sin do denamh
3721] itir noco tairnic a gnim & co tuc aichne for in teine caismberta
3722] ro h-arladh icc lucht in coimeta ar n-dul do Poimp cona slogaib
3723] dar in caisil immach. Tainic-sium reimi fo cetoir co
3724] h-airm ar'harlad in teine ocus atconnairc na clíathbernadhae
3725] mora oslaicte ocus slichtlorg na slóg ocus na muir 'arna
3726] muradh. Ocus atconnairc dano longphorta Poimp co subhach
3727] sidamail for reidibh in maige ina fiadnaise.


3728] Ba brisedh mor menman ocus aiccenta do-som in cumsanadh
3729] sin do beith for Poimp. Nir' léicc a ferg do ernaidhe
3730] re a slogha gan fobairt longphuirt Poimp, ar ba fo laiss cidh
3731] ár no láthe for a muintir acht combuaidredh na failtedha
3732] ara batar isna longphortaib. Imsae ieram cusin uathad
3733] sloigh tarrusair maraen fris i m-mulluch longphuirt Torquait bai
3734] i comfoccus do focetoir, tuisech maith do muintir Poimp eside.
3735] Tinoilis Torquait a muintir i n- aeininadh fo cetoir la h-airiugud
3736] Cesair cuige amal as deiniu ocus as neimleiscce no tinoilfitis
3737] {MS F folio 81v} n-aeireada seolbrata a long ic airiugud guasachta
3738] muiride ina comfoccus nó icc soadh gaithe forru.


3739] Ni mo innás dar muraiph longphuirt Torquait innunn
3740] ráinic Cesair intan ro rathaigset luct mórlongphuirt Poimp e.


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3741] Ocus ro eirig Poimp 'arsin & ro doirt na catha cengailte coirigthe
3742] druim ar druim d'foiritin Torquait. O ro airigh Cesair sin
3743] ro impo co h-opunn a l-longphort Torquait immach, ocus ic sodh
3744] dó is edh dos-rala cusin uathadh bai ina farradh i g-cend na
3745] cath i m-boi Poimp. Ro lin omhun ocus imoccla ocus cridenbás
3746] mór a muintir-sum desidhe icc aisgin in anforlainn ocus inn
3747] étualaing adbuil .i. ilcatha Poimp ina n-agaid chuca ocus luct
3748] longphuirt Torquait ina cathais coirigthi for a culu.


3749] IS i comairli do ronsatt iarum, gan fobairt in anforlainn
3750] iter, acht tanccatar ina reimim & ina techtae eissiumail laim
3751] frisna cathaib imach. Ocus robtar lanbuidhig do rochtain a
3752] n-anmann leo in drong nar' mudaigedh diph. Ba deithbhir
3753] doib-siumh on cena, ar da leicced Poimp da miledhaib slan a
3754] claideb d'imbirt forra somh no biadh scur for in cath catharda
3755] tre bithu ocus ar na h-uile olcaibh ro asatar isin Roim
3756] trit on lo sin {MS F folio 82r} amach. Ocus amae nir dichait esbaid
3757] muintire Cesair iter ge ro coiccled dhoiph, ar ro tuitsett .l. ar
3758] .iiii. mili laech & da cenntuir ar fhichit dhibh isin fobairt sin
3759] o tus co deredh.


3760] IS ed tuc for Poimp in coiccill sin do tabairt doibh, ar
3761] ba dimbag leis na cinedha comaighthe d'faicsin ic básugud
3762] na Roman ina fiadhnaisi, ocus nir b' ail leiss dano a catha do
3763] scailedh co dicra for in m-becc slóig sin, o nar shail Cesair
3764] ettarra, ar ba deimin leis na tiucfad Cesair la h-uathad miledh
3765] da fobairt-sium dogrés. Tainic Poimp iarum reime da longphort
3766] co subhach somenmnach ar m- breith do an coscuir
3767] sin do Cesair.


3768] Conadh remscel do remscélaib cathae móir na Tesaili co n-icce
3769] sin. Imairecc na h-Epiri & Aided Sceva ainm in scceoil sin.


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