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3876] Faistine ind arrachta a h-ifern.


3877] O ro ordaighset na dá airdrígh sin .i. Poimp ocus Cesair,
3878] cechtar a da mórlongphort for lar aentire na Tesaili, ba


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3879] cinnte & ba deimin la slógu in domuin uile batar ina farrad
3880] na dedeltais asind imforrain gan cath, & tucsat uile da n-uidh
3881] & da n-aire gorbo comfochraibh comfocus {MS F folio 85r} doib uair
3882] na h-etrana & in deiligthe, & trath scuir saegail na sochaide
3883] & aimser in guasachta romoir .i. la in morcatha.


3884] Ro ardaigit & ro tennait & ro daingen-toccbait aiccentae
3885] saerclann, & menmanna miled occo som de sin i fúr in catha
3886] Ro trasccrait immorro & ro truinit & ro tairnit, ro crithnaighit
3887] & ro utmallaigit menmandae muadhlaech & midlach
3888] & daesccursloig docineoil re cridhenbas in catha & re h-uathgrain
3889] inn imbualta & ar eccla an bais.


3890] Morthúr & scrutain & smuained snimach sodeithbir & comairle
3891] ciulanach ro túrsit menmanna na slog sin isna h- aidhchibh
3892] resin cath. Mac ro bai icon airdrig, ic Poimp, isin longphort,
3893] Poimp Sext a ainm in maic. Is i comairli ro greis in t-oman
3894] fair, toct da iarfaigid d'fathib & d'fisidib cinnus no bhiadh
3895] digleodh in catha moir, ocus cia dona airdríghaibh forsmbadh
3896] raen é.


3897] Ni do tempul Ioib no Apaill no dei aile no bandei ro
3898] cuaid Poimp Sext d'fiarfaigidh na scél sin. Ni do taisceltaib
3899] rend no retlann no reatha saighnen no gotha én ro iarfaigh iat,
3900] ar ro sail a fhis cinnte d'fogbail o bandruidib in tire i m-boi .i.
3901] o ammaitib na Tesaili. Ar ba comfochraib comhfocus do morlongphort
3902] {MS F folio 85v} ro battar a cathracha & a caisteoil. Ba h-adamra
3903] ingnathach immorro a cerd & a n-elada na m-bandruad
3904] Tesaltai. Ni bidh isin domun ni torathardha na faillsightis
3905] a n-demna doib & gach ni ba h-ingantae ocus ba dícreidmiche
3906] ina cele is edh ba h-ealada doib. Ar batar linmaire lossae neimnecha
3907] & luibe denma draidechta isin tir sin na Tesaili ina i
3908] tiribh in domuin o sin ammach.


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3909] Ar intan táinic in bandrai airderc Medea ingen Eta na
3910] Colach la h- Iassón mac Essóin isin Greicc, & prímammait in
3911] domain isidhe, ar ai fuair a h-imarcraid ammaitechta & tincetla
3912] druadh & luibe neime i tir na Tesaile. Na h-inadha isin cruinde
3913] dano in ba gnaitchiu elada draidechta do denamh .i. cathair
3914] Mempis, & tir Egipte, in Babiloin & cricha na Callacda, do gnithe
3915] an imforcraidh sin uile acc na h-ammaitib Tesaltaibh,
3916] ar no imbritis a m-brechta druadh forna duilibh domunda cona
3917] leicctis a richta fein forra. No fotaightis in aidce & nó cumbrigtis
3918] an la amal no rictis a les. Ni leicctis in n-aer no in
3919] firmimint ara cummus fein, ar no fostatis an firmimint da
3920] rith domunda antan ba toil doib. Do bertis torne & ainbtine
3921] isin aer & neolla braenachu & fordorcha dar {MS F folio 86r} grein
3922] isin aimsir ba soilsi a saighnenrad & ba reli a ruithne.


3923] No scailtis na niullu & na tola tromfertana intan ba
3924] h-aidbli iat. Do bertis tonngail & ainuthen aran occian ar lar
3925] na feithciuine. No tairmmiscctis na tonna dano & no isligtis
3926] in ainbhthen intan ba gairvi in gaeth for in muir. Do bertis
3927] na longa for lainseoladh i certagaidh na gáithe for in muir.
3928] Do gnitís marbhucht tairismech dona buinnibh garba folcmara
3929] fograchaib & dona srothaib rotrenaibh riathordaibh. Do gnitis
3930] clarmhuige coimreidhe dona slebtibh ro-ardaib. No íslightis
3931] sliav Olimp co n-artraightis na neoill uasa. Ingnad mor
3932] esidhe, ar ata do airde slebe Olimp co fil a uactar & a forcleithi
3933] osin aeor fuasnaidhe suas & conid foi taitnit na neoill
3934] tre bithu. In fer teit oentadall ina mullach ni cluinenn ni iter
3935] ina diaidh 'ar m-buaidredh a eistecta la blosctorman retha na
3936] n-airdrennach & la fogarmuirn na firmimint ic impodh.


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3937] Do gnítis na h-ammaite cetna snechta na Scitia do scailedlegadh
3938] i n-uacht in geimrid gan tes greine no teinedh do
3939] beim friss. Do gnittis in lan-mara d'impodh for culu i n-agaid
3940] neirt inn occiain & inn éscai. {MS F folio 86v} Do gnitis moil nemcumsccaicthe
3941] in talman do cumscugud co faicthe 'na rith ima
3942] cuairt í. Do bertis fordorchu for dreich éscai co n-urailtis co
3943] h-eiccnech fair comfaicsiugud do talam co faisctis a druct & a
3944] uanfadh tremit for feraibh nemhidibh in tire do dhenamh a
3945] n-ilcerd n-draidhechta diph.


3946] Cidh fil ann tra acht cach anmanna isin domun uile doneoch
3947] ercoitiges do duine, eter leoman & mathgaman & loiscenn
3948] & tigir & viper & colubir & nathir neimide arcena, no
3949] bidh eccla na n-ammaite sin & na n-urtrach forra, & ni fognadh
3950] ni doib todail a n-neimhi ina n-agaid, ar ba feochra &
3951] ba demhnacdha neime na Tesalta inas neimhe cach anmanna dibh.


3952] Gerba h-imda tra ammait aingidh ica h-adradh isin ealadhain
3953] sin i tir na Tesaile, ro bai aen ammait ann ro derrscaigh
3954] dibh & da tabratis uile aitite & uaisle. Scairb caillighi fesguirmi
3955] forgrainne isidhe, Erictó a h- ainm, sai ammaitechta í.
3956] Do gnítis airci druadh & brechta nua uaith fein ar cach
3957] lo. No teghedh-si a n-iffern & i m-bruigibh srotha Stig &
3958] i teghdaisib Pluton iffirn gach tan ba tol dhi. Is ann
3959] no bid a h-aite & a h-aittrebh & a leabaidh lighe, i scailpibh
3960] carrac & inn uaim-tollaibh talman & ina adhnaicthibh marbhhh.1


3961] {MS F folio 87r} Ni tathaigedh-si airecht no cathraigh nó aitedha
3962] daenda eistibh sin, acht mana thisadh in dorcha ciach no fertana
3963] nó aidhce. Do teglaim & do thinol a l- luibe neimneach & a trelamh
3964] n- druadh fona crichaibh batar comfoicsi dhi, & in gort


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3965] airthe for a saltradh-si intan sin, nó in t-achad can ar, ni
3966] ásadh a fer no a n-arbar fri re cian ina dhiaidh. Ni cuingedh
3967] ni d'faistine tre bithiu acht o demnaib iffirn. Do gnitis
3968] sidhe a frecra lasin cétbricht fochetoir, & ni lamtais urnaide
3969] in aithbrechta uaitho iter.


3970] Mor n-gnimh n-adéittigh do gnidh an t-arracht sin isin tir
3971] i m-boi. Intan no bitho icc losccud na marbh i comfoccus di,
3972] ticced-si cucu co tinoiledh cnamha a n-apaige & luaithredh na
3973] corp & sméróiti tuthmura in tellaigh le, & no tairrnghedh na
3974] h-aithinne a lamaib na tustighthe no bittis icc losccudh cuirp
3975] in mairbh beos. In fail i fagbadh dano na curpu rena losccud
3976] inn eturbaegul fora fuataib no tairrngedh da meraib a suile
3977] a cloiccnib, & no tesccadh-scomadh da fiaclaibh a n-ingne dibh,
3978] & no beredh utlach-brossnada mora do slisnib na fuat le.


3979] No gabad corpu na crochairedh asa crochaib isin aidhche,
3980] no tesccadh da fiaclaib snadmann na n-gad & na n-goistedh
3981] no bitis ica fostadh ina crochaibh.{MS F folio 87v} No bhidh si ic
3982] creim & icc scripadh na croch leo da h-ingnibh & da fiaclaibh.
3983] Fecht ann no bid-si ar banganaigh a cuirp in crochaire & a
3984] fiacla i l-lenmain ina feithib & i cenglaib a cuirp, & in corp
3985] no bidh can onoir adnaicte fair isin crich as tuscu ro soicedh-si
3986] cucce inat allta & ethaitte in tire. Araidhe ni imred-si
3987] lamha fair no co reptais na maic tire & na h- allta é, & co
3988] tinoiledh-si a m-mirenda lethcoccantae asa m- braightibh le.


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3989] Intan ba h-adhailc di fuil daine m-beo dochom na draidechta,
3990] teged-si isna cathaib & isna h-ergalaibh co m- bidh ic frithailimh
3991] na fola a crectaib na fer re síu no siled a cru for lar.
3992] No tairrngedh dano a naidhena becca beoa tre bronntaeba na
3993] m-ban torrach immach. Intan dano na fagbadh apaige urlamha
3994] fria less no mharbadh fein daine di. Ni h-immirthe for
3995] duine earnail bais na h-imred-si fortha. No spelad i fultu & i
3996] n-ulcu cona laim clí dib intan bitis na daine ic éc. Intan
3997] téighed cara di bas ticcedh-si docom a cuirp co m-bidh acc
3998] poccad a bhall. No foslaiccedh craes in mairb 'arsin, & no
3999] bidh ic coccnamh a thengadh, & no canadh a bricht druadh
4000] ina brágait, co n-dernadh tectuirecht ettarru & demna iffirn.


4001] Mor dho gnimradaib doidngibh duaibseachaibh aili nach
4002] {MS F folio 88r} airmither sund do roine in uathammait & in t-arracht
4003] Tesalta sin .i. Ericto, isna tirib examlaib i m-bid. O 'tcuala
4004] mac in airdrig .i. Poimp Sext, in caillich n-duaibsigh sin
4005] do beith i c-comfoccus do, tainic trath medoin oidce asin longphort
4006] immach da h-iarraid, & uathadh do tairisib a muintire
4007] immaille friss. Ro gabsat 'ca túr & 'ca h-iarraidh i n-uamtollaib
4008] talman & i r-relgib idhol in tire, co cualatar a garbdordan
4009] i scailp cairrci i n-ucht slebi Eimh os cinn cathrach na Parsali
4010] suas, & si ic denam tairmisc annsin na ructais na dei adarta
4011] in cath mor ocus immargal na da n-airdrigh .i. Poimp
4012] & Cesair, dochom tire aili uaithi-si immach, ar nir' sáil a
4013] daethain do corpaib rig & d'apaighib saerchlann d'fagbail co
4014] brath acht mana fagbad isin oengliaidh sin coar' tinoilit ilcinela
4015] in talman. Arai tra ro lin a menmain & a h- aiccned


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4016] uile saint fogbala cuirp Poimp & cuirp Cesair co tuccad in
4017] diach & inn imlot bad laind le fein fortha.


4018] Tainic iarum mac in airdrig cona muintir da saigid, &
4019] atconncattar ina h-arracht áightige aduathmar i n-ucht na
4020] cairrci. Ba granna in turcairthi atconncas annsin, in ammait
4021] aingidh Ericto Tesalta, edón {MS F folio 88v} Caillech dhochraidh
4022] doidelbda dicoll, os i cael corr cruaidrengach. Aghaid glasban
4023] etlaide inalcaille le, co cuirri gruaide, co tuilli oile, co luimi
4024] lecon. Glennshuili locliatha linnaca ina cinn. Sron cuasach,
4025] cicar, croimremur, tulgorm, tanaidhe, urchrom, urgranna aice. Blaescbheol
4026] duvglass duaibhsech firuathmar fodrecda le. Garbeccur
4027] grainemail do birfiaclaibh barrglassa bunodra i cechtar a da
4028] drant. Mong roliath roinnidi na scuaip aimreidh forscailte
4029] imma cend. Lama lacremra litarrda aice. Cruib garbae glaissfethacha
4030] leo. Meoir cromma ceindremra for a garbglacaip.
4031] Ingne aithgéra odurbhuidhi in seabaic fortha. Medon crapach
4032] cuislennach aici. Sliasta accaelae ibraide, & da glun garba glicurda
4033] le. Da coiss colpthae fiarcamma finnfadacha fotha. Da
4034] lethansluasait delecha forméracha ica fulang. Grainniu delbaibh
4035] domuin a taidbred. Mesu isí fein inas a forcsi.


4036] ‘Rot-bennachat do dei adurtha,’ for mac inn airdrígh.
4037] Tincais in caillech co forniata fair & ni freccart iter é. ‘Dot
4038] accallaim tancammair-ne, a deigben út, ar atcualamur conadh
4039] molad ocus conad maissi do mnaib na Tesaili uile do geineamain-siu
4040] dib, & atcualamur dano co ticc dit remhaisneis cach
4041] neith ticfa isin domun; ocus cach ni as ail let do thairmisc
4042] {MS F folio 89r} dano, ni leicci a torractain immonair tre bithiu. Bennacht
4043] fort, aisneid duinn scur in catha moir-si trialltar sunn. Bidh


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4044] a fis occot, ni drochhduine sires fort anni-sin, acht mac airdrigh
4045] in domuin .i. Poimp Sext mac Poimp Maige.’


4046] ‘Bídham tigerna fer an domain da ternar & m' athair co
4047] cosccrach asin cath. Cid ann do faeth-sum dano; bid am (croaidh-si)
4048] for a uile fhorb da eis, & as maith do neoch mo
4049] command amlaid sin. Is mór traethus mo menmain cenae gan
4050] scur deimin in catha d'fis damh, & amae as maith a fulang
4051] occom cidh drochcelmaine atcluinim asa loss. Acht is ed aenni
4052] ierrmait fortsu, na tí duin olc na h-innessa dun rena torrachtain.
4053] Furail for na deib nemdha a n-innisin duin, nó coiccill doib
4054] side & asslaigh for demnaib ifrinn inn aisneis dun. Furail for
4055] in Écc fein tidhact a h-ifern da foillsiugud deit cia slogh uainn
4056] as imforcraide beras leis docom ifirn don cur-sa, uair atacumang-sa
4057] sein uile. Cidh mor saethor sin dano as dingmala
4058] do degmhnai mar tusa a snim do tabairt fris.’


4059] Cid tra acht ro taitin co mór fri h- Ericto cloistecht a
4060] cluaighthe & a h-airrderccaighthe amlaidh sin, & ro gab coir
4061] comraid frisin n-gilla, co n-ebert:


4062] {MS F folio 89v} ‘IS fir, a occlaig,’ for Ericto,‘in dara ni ro tomaithissi
4063] duinn .i. co fil remfis na todocaide do leire linn. As
4064] doigh da m-bdais mincaingne foilli fodhalta doberta-sa cuccainn
4065] do genainn-si a tairmesc re h-ed eiccin. In caingen lasa tancais
4066] immorro .i. etergleod in morchatha- sa Poimp & Cesair, ro
4067] cinnset na faithi & na dei adartha & in toictiu sein cian mór
4068] uadh, & as daingen dicumsgaighthe ata etergleod in morcatha-sa
4069] oca arna ordughud co cobsaidh cinteach o tosach domuin
4070] ocus o cruthughad denmae na n-dul. Uair do reir rechta na
4071] toicten ata tinnremh in cinedha daenna uile ocus leiccmitne


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4072] fen forn co fiadnach conadh treisi don toictiu inas duin. Acht
4073] cenae damadh lor lat-sai uaim-si tochmi na mórgnim-sa do rem-innisin
4074] duit, ni fuicciub-sa ernail nach faistine i tír nó i muir
4075] nó i muigh no i g-caill nó i g-carraic nó inn aer nó inn ifirn
4076] nach cuairteoch uili noco m-beri-siu fis fire lat.’


4077] ‘IS lor lim-sa uait-siu omh,’ bar in gilla, ‘scur & etergleodh
4078] na mórchaingni-si d'faisneis dam.’


4079] ‘Bidh gar uair dait-siu on,’ ar in caillech, ‘uair toduiscfet-sae
4080] duit-si corp mairb eiccin it fiadhnaise {MS F folio 90r} innossae fen
4081] ocus do bér anmain ind a h-ifern co n-innisi fein duit-si cach
4082] ni iarfocha de.’


4083] ‘IS maith lem-su sin,’ ol seisium.


4084] La sodain ro delb-si duibnell dorcha draidhechta impi
4085] & imsaé uathaidh d'iarraid apaigh mairb eiccin & a cuathan
4086] este, & is edh atberedh: ‘a deu nó,’ ol si, ‘as gairit co m-ba
4087] h-imda cuirp saerclann & abaige airdríg fo esonoir isin tir-si
4088] ce túsa innocht icc iarraid abaigh innti.’ Ráinic iaram inadh
4089] cinnte ar' cuiredh ár isin tir & cuirp imda can adhnacal ann.


4090] O rainic isin armach fo cetóir ro teichset ass na h-uile fael
4091] & allta & ethaide bator ann re mét a h-aduaith & a h-urgraine
4092] na h-ammaite ráinic ann ina n-docom. Batar mor n-anmann
4093] inn iffern ina freiscisi in uair-sin, uair ni fetatar cia dhibh do
4094] bertai d'aisneis scél in morcathu dissi, uair da tuccad si immonair
4095] anmanna in locta ro marbhait isind ármuigh uile do
4096] todusccadh tria tincetlaib druadh, ro soisedh le, & ni biadh
4097] frithtairisiumh fria imbi.


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4098] IS annsin ro tog-si araile aenabach fencbel fuataighe
4099] urcrechtach agedbán mór asind armaigh sin, & delligh a menmain
4100] fair. Ro coirigh delan immo brághaitt & ráe imgairit
4101] as, & corran-bac cruaidhrigin for a cinn. Ro gab-sí an corrán
4102] sin {MS F folio 90v} ina laim ocus ro tarraing in n-apach ina diaidh
4103] le dar cairrcib cruaide cendgarba, & dar cnoefoitibh corraca,
4104] & dar bernadaib brisde belshalchu na sliged, no co rainic le é
4105] cusin inad i n-gnathaigedh a h-ammaitecht & a draidhecht do
4106] denamh .i. uaimscailp urgranna aduathmur inn accomul cairrci
4107] slébhe Eimh.


4108] Fualascaige imda & fidhneimedha firdorcha & craebchaill
4109] comdigainn & doisiubair dluthbarracha im dorusbel na h-uamha
4110] sin, conar' thaitin ruithen greine no nach solsi ele riamh inte,
4111] acht solsi do gentae do tincetlaib druad no tre brechtaib ammaitechta.
4112] Coiccrich coitcenn tire na m-beo & thire na marb .i.
4113] nadh pianta na n-anmann inn-ifern in uaim sin.


4114] Ro coirig ina faenlighe inn iarthur na h-uamae í, &
4115] Poimp Sext cona muintir ina fiadnaisi. Ro gab a h-errad
4116] imtechtae & ammaitechta impi in uair sin .i. lend fuataige ilbreac
4117] co taitnem cacha datha treimpi. Tuc a da glaic immo
4118] moing n-glais n-garbleith, co ro scail a scuapfolt roinnidi rogarb
4119] dara slinnenaibh siar sechtair. Ro coirigh craebcoroin
4120] cummaide do nathrachaiph neimide do timorgain in fuilt
4121] sin immo cend, & da nathraigh derscaigtecha for leimnigh &
4122] for banganaigh a forcipul a bairr.


4123] {MS F folio 91r} Ro lin oman mor ocus imecclae Poimp Sext
4124] cona muintir i ca faicsin for in abairt sin, & o ro airig sisi sin
4125] ro impo a h-agaid co gruamda ortha & asbert friu: ‘Cret in gne
4126] omain taitnes foraiph, a óccu?’ ol sí. ‘Cuiridh bar m-bidgadh.


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4127] & bar n-imecla uaib. Do bértar ainim inbar fiadnaisi isin marb-sae,
4128] co m-bia fein ic imacallaim fribh & ic aisneis firinne duibh,
4129] & dano cid iat alcailli ifirn fein cona ilpianaib no taspentais
4130] daib nir'bo coir daib-si a n-adhuath no a n-urgrain, nó a
4131] n-imeccla forib & meisi immaraen frib.’


4132] Ro impo frisin abach iarsin, & ro gab occ imbirt a h-ammaitechta
4133] fair .i. ro doirt linn fola fichtighe imma ucht & imma
4134] urbruinne for tús, & ro chomail neime escaidhe co h-imda
4135] foi 'arsin, súgha foreiccnecha no faisctis a brechta druad-si
4136] fen asind escca. Ro tuill-si frissin dono cach aidhmilledh aile
4137] & cach airicc urcoiteach ro bai for lesugud le. Uair cach
4138] gein torathardha & gach súgh neimnech & cach duil duaibsech
4139] & gach udhim aidhmillti aili o tossach dhomuin riem ni bidh
4140] uiresbaidh na urchra neith dib fuirri-si in tansin.


4141] Ni testa fuirri amh cuvur uanfadhach na con confadh.
4142] Ni testa fuirri innedha na linche, edhon ceneli nathrach sein,
4143] & intan aipgiges a sotha ina bruinn tescaid a cuilena a bruinn
4144] da n-ingnip co teccait fein & inde {MS F folio 91v} a mathar leo
4145] triana broinn imach. Ni teastatar fuirri dano na h-ifne snadmacha,
4146] ceneli nathrach sin fasait a smeraib na m-marb, & a n-aittreabh
4147] inn adhnaicibh na m-marb dogrés. IS e met a neime
4148] co m-mudaighit na daine do tinfedh a n-anala. Ni testa fuirri
4149] in t-eiccne ercoitech .i. ceneli bratan sin commet traiged ann,
4150] & fostaid in luing fo lainseolad for lar in mara. Ni testatar
4151] fuirri dano suile na n-draicce, & na clocha biti in netaibh na
4152] n-aquili & na g-corr n-grian, ar bíd do tesaidecht na n-en sin
4153] co lasfatis a nit fotha mana tucctais clocha fúaraighthe inntib
4154] do mesrugud a tesaidechta. Ni testa fuirri dano nathracha
4155] eiteacha tire Arabia & trágha Mara Ruaid. Ni testa


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4156] fuirri trusca na nathrach adharcach a crichaib na h-Affraici.
4157] Ni testa fuirri dano luaithredh na fenici a h-airther in domuin.
4158] En ingnathach sin & da bliadain fot a saeguil. Do gni fein
4159] teine di i forcend na rea sin, & lengidh isin teine co loisccther
4160] ann, co n-ásann en nua asa luaithredh doridisi.


4161] Ro commaiscc tra Ericto ina h-uile trealmha neimide sin
4162] for in apach, & ro tuilli friu dano na h-uile luibe neimneacha
4163] batar isin Tesail fein & na lossa forar' laisi fen brict
4164] ic a n-geinemain asin talmain fo cetoir. {MS F folio 92r} Tuargaib
4165] garb dordán mór & fogurmonguran eccubaid esaentadach
4166] fuirri 'arsin do ail & do etarguide na n-demna ifernaide do
4167] tabhairt anma di isind apach bai ina fiadnaisi.


4168] IS mórfogur tra isa cosmailes ro taitne isin nuallan
4169] draidhechta sin Ericto. Ro taitnetar amh ann amastracha na
4170] con & donala na fael & gerana na m- bufa & grechach na n-echtach
4171] & beicedach na n-alta & fetguire na nathrach & torman
4172] na tonn & fogurdresachtach na caillted & bresmadmanna
4173] na n-gaeth & torman na nell.


4174] Ro ainmnigh-si co suaicnidh isin eturguide n- draidechta
4175] sin anmanna locta cadhais & cumachta ifirn & tuseach a pian.
4176] Ba dib-side in Bas fein & Pluton mac Satuirn ri na n-dorcha
4177] & Ecates agedhbhan a rigan, & Cerbir craesfoslaicte dano doirseoir
4178] na n-dorcha, & Caran cnesodur immurcurthidh srotha
4179] Stig i n-ifirn, & tri dasactaide ifirn, edon, Alecto & Dissipone
4180] & Megaera, & na tri Parci ifernaide bite icc snim saeguil
4181] gach aen duinne isin domun .i. Clothae & Lacessis &
4182] Atrapos a n-anmanna.


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4183] O tairnic de tra in eturguide mór sin ro taidbreastar for
4184] in apach & si icc seitfedhaigh & ic analfadaig & ic uchfadaigh
4185] dermáir, & cuvur mor & uanfad imdha imma bel & imma sroin
4186] & imma gnuis uile, atconnairc fosccad na h-anma for foluamain
4187] os cinn an cuirp, ar nir' lamh {MS F folio 92v} a fagbhail ar eccla na
4188] cailligi, & ba lesc le tocht i carcair cengalta & i cuibrigibh imcumcaib
4189] in chuirp mairb & se co h-inarmaighe ina fiadnaise .i.
4190] aenda secdha sithrighte, & a ruiscc obela, & a bel cocuasta
4191] craesfoslaicte, & crechta letarta fata fiartarsna mora tairis.


4192] Ba h-ingnad lasin caillig ind adhleiscci sin do lamachtain
4193] eter innagaid a cumacht no a draidechta. Ro lin ferg &
4194] lonnas í iarsin, & ro ghabh nathraigh m- bí ar bolgán ina
4195] glaic, & tucc tri forguma di for in corp, & ro gab icc bagor
4196] co mor for demnaib ifirn & icc imcainedhh friu.


4197] Táinic tesaidecht isin corp 'arsin, ocus ro reth in fhuil ara
4198] cuislennaib, & ro crithnaigsett a feithi, & ro boccsat a baill;
4199] & tucc clisedh fair co tuarcaibh ind aeinfecht o talmain é gan
4200] crapad coisi friss, gan fuirmedh uille no lama fri lar, can imresain
4201] eirge, noco tarrasair na colamain coimhdirigh ina
4202] cert-sesam i fiadnaisi Poimp Sext cona muintir. Arai sin ba
4203] gné bhais beus bai fair, ar ro mair caite & baine inn ecca ina
4204] ballaiph. Tucc buille ar a abra 'arsin, & ro tenc for na firu.
4205] Ni ro saigh immorro comradh forra, & ni ro labair guth friu,
4206] ar ni tuccad do do glor, acht freccra gach neith no fiafraigte
4207] de amain.


4208] Isbert an caillech Tesalda friss: ‘Do ber-sa logh maith
4209] duit {MS F folio 93r} ,’ ol si, ‘dia n-apra firinne frim don cur-sa, ar


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4210] madham buidech-sae dhit do ber d'onoir adnaicthe fort, conach
4211] lemat ammaite nó urtracha isin domun do thodusccud doridisi
4212] d'aisneis nó d'innisin scél doib co deredh in betha. IS
4213] menic bis forscath mor & conntabairt for aisneis na faithe
4214] aile,’ ol si. ‘Na dena-sa amlaidh sin iter, acht tabair anmanna
4215] suaichenta forsna neithibh atbera, & innis co cinntech na h-inadha
4216] & na h-aimsera i n-dingentar iat.’


4217] Ro scuch inn athfoccus do 'arsin, & ro can brict druadh
4218] ina beola. Ro maidh a cai for in n-apach trúagh tursech
4219] ieram, gor' muid a déra dar a gruadaibh, & ro tinnscain labra
4220] friu, co n-ebert: ‘A dhaine maithe,’ ol se, ‘ni ranac-sa inn imdoimhnibh
4221] ifirn iter dar sruth Stig innunn, airm i finntar
4222] feib & reimes cach duine & airm i tát na Parci ifernaidhe ic
4223] snim na saegal. Ar intan ro basa ac triall tairis innunn as
4224] ann rom-gairmedh cuccaibh-si o bruach in t-srotha, co nach fil
4225] lim-sa de sin a fhis cia fot no cia gairde saeguil neich isin
4226] bith. In ni atconnarc immorro & isa fis fil occom innesat
4227] daib-si co leir.’


4228] ‘Atconncas amh esaentaidh adbail & deabaid dermair eter
4229] allcaillibh na Roman uile inn ifern. Atconnarc cumscaigte
4230] móra léo {MS F folio 93v} i fúr in cathasa Poimp & Cesair .i. na
4231] maithe icc faccbail na n-deghinadh don luct as ferr indát
4232] marbtar isin cath-sa & na h-uilc icc faccbáil a n-drochinad don
4233] lucht as mesa indáit marbtar isin cath cetna. Atconnarc faircsi
4234] broin moir for maithib na Roman inn ifern ara doilghe leo in
4235] cath-sa do chur. Atconnarc faircsi failti moire for a n-olcaibh
4236] ar a febus leo in cath-sa do chur, ar sailit éttromugud a pian
4237] & comrainn a ciulan friu do rochtain cucu na cintach roimda
4238] marbtar isin cath.’


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4239] ‘Atconnarc dobron mór for Silla inn ifern & geran adbal
4240] aici frisin toictin ar daigin a maic .i. Silla a ainm side, &
4241] marbtar e don cur-sa isin cath. Atconnarc dobron mór for
4242] Scip Affracain i n-ifirn ardaig a úa .i. Scip esidhe, & dano
4243] do faet side isin Affraic tre bithin an catha-sa fos. Atconnarc
4244] anfailte mór for an fellsamh, for Cait, ardaigh a úi .i. Cato
4245] Iudicensis
do faeth tria bithin in catha-sa. Atconnarc failte
4246] mor & subaige n-dermair for Brútus inn ifern. Ba h-e adbar
4247] na fáilte moire sin, ar as eisiumh fessin ro cuir Tarquin
4248] diumsach a flaithes na Roma, & as e a ua .i. Brutus aile,
4249] mairbfis Cesair isin Roim.’


4250] ‘Cid fil ann tra acht atconncas co dobronach anfailid inn
4251] ifern cach aen isa mac & isa ua marbtar inn imairicc in catha
4252] moir-si. {MS F folio 94r} Attconnarc co subach somenmnach cach
4253] aen da fil laghad occus éttromugud pian do rochtain na cintach
4254] cucu. Atconnarc Pluton mac Satuirn ri na n-dorca occus
4255] tire na m-marb ic tinol a riaghaired & a piantori & a drong
4256] n-dirmmand n-deamnach da saigid, & atbert friu im fiadnaisi-siu:
4257] ‘Daingnigter for slabraidh & for n-glais & bar n-geibenna
4258] lib, ol se. Géraigter bar m-beara & var g-corrána & bar faebair.
4259] Glinnigter bhar slegha & bar tuaga occus bar n- uird esoircne
4260] anmann. Arlaidhter bar teinte londa loiscctecha. Aithighter
4261] bar clocha & bar cairrci cendgarba. Oslaicter bar n-uamdoirsi
4262] pianta & riagta, & na h-inadha pianta na ro h-oslaicit riam
4263] occoib oslaiccter don cur-sa, ar ni tancattar a h- aencath isin
4264] domun riam cuccuib, & ni targa a h-oencath isin domun
4265] doridisi, coimlin a targa in bar n-dail a h-immairecc in morcatha-sa
4266] Poimp & Cesair.’’


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4267] ‘Atconnarcus muinter Plutoin co subach somenmnach de
4268] sin, & siat uile co h-urlamh {MS F folio 94v} i frestal esairgne & imlesta
4269] ina ria do cintachaiph cucu assan cath mor-su. IS adbar
4270] dubaighe dermaire duit-si sin amae, a maic ind airdrígh,
4271] & ber in coimdhidhnad m-becc-sa let arai .i. atconnarc-sa Plutón
4272] fein ic ordugud inait pianta fo ercomhair Cesair inn ifern.
4273] Atconnarc-sa inad cumsanta immorro fo ircomair Poimp & a da
4274] mac i tulaigh na trocaire i n-grienbrugib ifirn. Ar cen co
4275] fagbat na h-airdrigha a n- airlech isin cath mor-sa, mo nuaran
4276] as gar uair co roiset maraen a n-inadha urdaltae inn iffern.’


4277] ‘IS mór bar n-onoir-si ann cena as denta daibh saint da
4278] saigidh. IS e deiliugudh in coccaid moir-si dona rígaib,
4279] indara fer dib do marbhad isind Egipt & a adhnacal i sruth
4280] Nil a n-Eigipt, & in fer aile do marbad isin Etail & a adhnacal
4281] i sruth Tibir isin Roim. Tusa fein immorro, a maic an
4282] airdrígh, na sir form-sa faistíne do denam duit, ar fogeba
4283] faith bus tairisiu lat innússa do innisin do tinnriuma duit
4284] .i. an {MS F folio 95r} t-airdri t'athair fein do ragha do t'accallam
4285] 'arna marbad. Acht acc-so aeinni atberim-si fribh, na denaidh
4286] tairisi don Eoraip nó don Affraic nó don Aissia, ar ni fagbaim-si
4287] isin domun uile rann is innillium duib inas in Tesail.’


4288] Ba santaigi-te la mac in airdrígh in cath do tabairt
4289] isin Tesail sin. Ba fir don faith ind ebairt cena, ar ger'bo
4290] h-eisinnill doib in Tesail, ba h-eisinnilliu dhoibh ranna aile in
4291] domuin innas. Ar ro marbad Poimp fein isin Aisia, & mac
4292] da maccaib inn Affraic & in mac aile inn Eoraip.


4293] O tairnic tra don apach na scéla sin d'aisneis doib ro bai
4294] co tostach taethenach attruagh atturseach ina sesam ina


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4295] fiadnaisi, & se icc urnaidhe bais on cailligh, ar nir' lam a ainimm
4296] deiliugud fris noco comarleicced an caillech dhi. Tainic in
4297] caillech Ericto rempu iarsin darsin uama immach, & doroine
4298] tor teinedh dermaire indorus na h-uama, & ro cuir an apach da
4299] loscudh fair.


4300] Ro fáccaib annside e, & tanic fein maraen re Poimp Sext
4301] docum loggphuirt Poimp Maige a athar, co rancatar in longphort
4302] & na scuru i crepuscul na maitne muiche trath etarscartha
4303] lae & aidque.


4304] Conidh remscél do remscélaib catha móir na Tesaili co n-icci
4305] sin. Echtra Poimp Sext, & taircetla Ericto Tesalta, &
4306] faistine inn arrachta ifernaidhe
ainm in scéoil sin. IS é sin dano
4307] reimscél deidinach catha na Tesáili. Conidh comairem .x.u.
4308] remscél co n-icci sin. Scéla immorro & turtechta & eitirdeilighthi
4309] in catha móir fein, & tinnriumu na laechraide inn ellach
4310] inn imairicc moir i m-muigh na Tesaili fein, is iat atfiadur sisana
4311] fodhesta.