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1] Iar n-indriud & discaíled prím-cathrach na Troíana, turthechta
2]
na nGrec tánic cách díb dochum a críchi & a feraind
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dílis féin. Tánic trá Uilix mac Leirtis dá crích & dá ferann co
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n-acca úad slébti a ferainn féin.
‘Is doilig lind trá inní fogébam and siút, .i. in rígan álaind
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áilgen ro fhácsamar and a beith ag fir eili i n-ar fíadnaisi & ríg
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eli ar ar crích, & ar ferand do beith aigi, ocus ar séna fén im ar
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ndeilb gid ar fírindi beam.’
9] ‘Ná cuirid fort-su sin,’ ar a muinntir fri h-
Uilix, ‘úair
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fogébum uili int olc sin.’
11] Is and sin immorro ro tæscair in gáeth forro-som & ro
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cuirid i falc mara móir amach dorigisi co ro bádar blíadain
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arin mesc-merugud sin no co ráncadar in oilén mór. & fúaradar
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cáercu ollacha mór-aidhbli & ro marbsatar trí cáercu díb & ro
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cuirid a pupaill tairrsib & ro tarlait a teinnti & ro hurrlamaigid
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a caírigh. Trí lá & trí haidci dóib ann. Iar sin trá adbert Uilix:
17] ‘Is mithig dún imtecht,’ ar sé.
18] ‘Ní cóir a n-aprai,’ ar síat a muinter re h-Uilix, ‘úair atá ar
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n-daíthin co bráth ina fil do caírib sund.’
20] ‘Nocho dingnem foraib,’ ar sé, ‘gan dula d'iarrair ar n-athar-tíri
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bunaid féin.’
22] ‘Inní cá fuili d'iarrair,’ ar síat, ‘toitfimit-ni uili it lurg, amal
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ro fágbaid do muinnter uili conaigi so.’
24] Is ann sin trá ro fácbadar in oilén
& tángadar ina longaib
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dhorís. Ocus ro bádar blíadain arin
muir co ráncadar oilén eli.
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Iar tíachtain dóib trá isin
oilén dorala slíab óir dóib i meadón
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in oiléin.
28] ‘Is maith in turchairti seo,’ ar a muinter fri h-
Uilix.
29] ‘Cá fis daíb-si ón,’ ar sé, ‘nach leór fil do sédaib agaib isin
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Traí?’
31] Ocus ro gabsat ag tinól in óir no co facadar intí Cicropecda
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cuccu. Ocus ní ro fíarfaid scéla díb acht amal ro bátar ann
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tánic foithib. In bail a mbíd in cur no cath-mílid ro íadad a
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láma umpu guro brúdh & guro minaiged a cnáma & a feóil, &
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iar marbad sochaidi díb do túargaib nónbur leis díb etir a dhá
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láim im Uilix mac Leirtis. Ó ro ráthaig trá Uilix, in fer
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fíamach fír-glic, beith iga breith i forécin ro éla etir uillib a
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muintiri sís dochum láir & ro fuccad a muinter úad. Is and sin
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trá táinic-sium dochum na long & ro indis na sgéla sin don
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nónbur ro baí isna longaib & do ráidhidar a muinter fris:
41] ‘Cuiream tuilled inar luing do sédaib & conglúaisim romuind.’
42] ‘Níba fír sin,’ ar Uilix, ‘no co findar cindus ruccad mo
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muinter úaim, & is trúag tind lium a mbreith úaim.’
44] ‘Gid trúag sin,’ ar síat, ‘na habair, úair is ceart in míad lind
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do beith-siu etraind.’
46] Is and sin táinic Uilix d'íarrair in fhir móir co ríacht co
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dorus na húamad. Adcondairc-sium na gnúisi adbána etlaidi a
48]
muintire isin úamaid gá déchain amach.
49] ‘A áes cumtha,’ ar sé, ‘is mór in gábad i fuilti.’
50] ‘Is fír,’ ar síat, ‘& rot-ber fén as.’
51] ‘Níba fír ón,’ ar sé, ‘co 'mbarala dam & int aithech.’
52] ‘Inneo,’ ar síat, ‘cá hacfaind fil agad do cur fris? Nocon fail
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do géri do slegi ná do daingni do láma (sic) ní risa roisid
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fograinne do slegi cnáim ina churp.’
55] ‘In fobairthi-si éirgi tairis aníar?’ ar sé.
56] ‘Trúag aní sin,’ ar síat, ‘atáid trí coiscéimenna cach fir againd
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etir a dá chích.’
58] ‘Cá fis daíb-si,’ ar sé, ‘in barbardacht fil ina churp nach fuil
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truma as dingbála di ina churp ina codlad?’
60] ‘Éirgid tairis aníar,’ ar sé,
‘& tócbaid bar n-anála i n-úachtar
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bar cléib du bar n-édrumugud tairis.’
62] Ro éirgidar-sum & tángadar tairis amach & ro bádar trí
63]
coiscéimenna cach áen-fhir díb etir a dá chích ic imthecht tairis
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amach.
65] ‘Dénam imthecht bodeasda,’ ar síat.
66] ‘Noco ba fír ón,’ ar Uilix, ‘co 'marala dam-sa & int aithech.’
67] Táinic dá insaigid, & in áen-shúil mór ro baí a tulphortaib
68]
a édain, ro chuir fograinni na slegi etir in dá abra & tucustar
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sáthad arin sleg isin súil gurbo monur dó a imdítin arin loch
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lethan-mór lind-usci ro mebaid esti. Cid trá acht ro craith in
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slíab & ro gáir in úama risin n- esarchosairt dorinne in fer
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rúaid-remur ró-mór dá chosaib & dá lámaib ic siriud intí dorad
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in ainigin fair, & táncadar ina luing asa aithli sin. Áirmiter fear
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do muintir Uilix do dul ar dreimni & ar deáithi gurub é in fear
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sin dorala d'Aeinias mac Ainichis dia mbaí for loingis.
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Blíadain trá do Uilix ar muir iar tíachtain asan oilén sin &
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nónbur dia muintir is ed ráinic imshlán leis co tír du neoch nach
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fúair bás tria gallraib anaichnib. Tánic íarum Uilix a tír co
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tarladar maic ingairi dó oga n-almaib. Ba fear fíamach fír-glicc
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trá in fear sa & ba coitchindbérla, úair ro foglaimthea leis bérla
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cacha tíri a téiged, & ro fíarfaid scéla tresin bérla ro fogain dóib.
82]
Ocus is ed fúair acco gurb é brethem na fírindi robo airech isin
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crích sin.
84] ‘Cá fírindi fognas dó?’ ar Uilix.
85] ‘Gach duine doní a fhoglaim aigi ro-soich a dúthaig fo
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chétóir,’ ar íat-sum.
87] ‘Cidh dam-sa,’ ar Uilix, ‘nach dingnind foglaim aigi?’
88]
‘Ní fuil a acfainn agad,’ ar in freisnesid, ‘úair ní fagbaidter
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aicept in áen-láe gan deich n-uingi fichet do dearg-ór dó.’
90] ‘Ocus tusa,’ for íat-som, ‘cársa cúich thú?’
91] ‘Do élóichtib na Troíana dam-sa,’ ar sé.
92] Ocus táinic úaidib ar amus a luingi & ro fíarfaigedar a
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muinter scéla de. Ocus ro indis dóib feib adcúala & ro baí gá
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ráda riú foglaim do dénum, & is ed ro ráidsiut ar sin nach roibi a
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thoisc accu a dénum, ‘úair ro thuitsidar ar fuilt & ro theimligedar
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ar ruisc & ro dorcaidsedar ar ngnúisi & ro glasadar ar
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ndéta. Ní bud oirches dún ar n-ór ná ar n-indmus do thabairt
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ar fhoglaim nach tuillfid dún do dénum.’
99] ‘Cá ferr daíb,’ ar Uilix, ‘a fhágbáil ar bernadaib báegail nó ar
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doirrsib aideda, nás a thabairt ar foglaim tuillfeas daíb
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bidéin?’
102] Is and sin trá tángadar rompo isan dúnad & dorala dóib fer
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in baili forsin faithchi & ro fíarfaig scéla díb. & ro innsitar dó
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gach dochair fúaradar & ro fíarfaig díb créd 'ma tángadar.
105] ‘Tángamar do foglaim agad,’ ar síat.
106] ‘Fogébthai-si sin acht gu rob acfaing a dénma acaib.’
107] ‘Cá hacfaing etir ón?’ ar síat.
108] ‘Ni tabraim-sea aicept áen-láe gan deich n- uingi fichet do
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derg-ór dam.’
110] ‘Fogébum duit-siu sin,’ ar síat.
111] Ro ferad fáilti friu & tuccad codailtech fo leith dóib. Tugaid
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trá áirthi bíd & lenda dóib ind & dorinnead folcad & fothracad
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dóib & deisidar and in aidchi sin. Ro éirgidar co moch arnamárach
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gusan inad a roibi breithem na fírindi. Ro toimsit deich
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n-uingi fichet do derg-ór dó & dorindi-sium aicept dóib-sin.
116] Iss é seo trá ant aicept dorindi dóib .i.
117] ‘Gémad áen-athair & áen-máthair do beith agaib bar nónbur,
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& gémad áen-duine ro marbad bar n-athair & bar máthair, & a
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thachar a cenn comairli cugaib, gan a marbad sin lib no co
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nderntai trí comairli lib uimi & no co n-airchend bar mbeith
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uili d' áen-eólus tre bithu. Ocus gid áen-duine agaib tegmus,
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ar-aíde ná maídid int écht no co ngaba fo thrí ara anáil & co
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n-derna comairli a menman budén. Mad ead didiu dobera a
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menma asa comairli, maídid int écht iar sain.’
125] ‘Abair beos!’ ar síat.
126] ‘Nocon faighbithi aniud acht sin,’ ar sé.
127] Tángadar dá taig iar sin.
128] ‘Is ór i n-aiscid siúd,’ ar a muinter fri h- Uilix.
129] & ro bádar and in aidchi sin, & gérbo maith a fritháilem in
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cét-aidchi rob ferr in aidchi sin.
131] Ro éirgedar co moch arnamárach & tángadar 'na teach
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n-aicepta. Ro toimsit deich n-uingi fichet d'ór dó & is ed adbeir:
133] ‘Int shligi a n-imtigi gach láe, ná lenaid frith-rót ná frith-chasán,
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acht leanaid in sligid móir.’
135] ‘Abair ar sin,’ ar íat-som.
136] ‘Ní bértai d'fhoglaim aniugh acht sin,’ ar sé.
137] Tángadar dá tig ar sin.
138] ‘Is ór dímaín siút,’ ar a muindter fri h-Uilix.
139] ‘Ní fes nach fuigter a greim,’ ar Uilix.
140] & gér maith a frithálem in dá cét-aidchi rob ferr in treas
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aidchi. Ro érgedar co moch arnamárach & táncatar ina tech
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n-aicecht. Ro toimsit deich n-uingi fichet do derg-ór & is ed
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adbert-som:
144] ‘In faicthi in grían i trát sa?’
145] ‘Atchíamait,’ ar íat-som.
146] ‘Ná glúaisidh neach agaib asa áit ná asa adba ge do beith do
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mét a tindenuis no go rob in grían isin aird ina fhil in trát sa.’
148] ‘Abair ar sin,’ ar íat-som.
149] ‘Nochon aigbithi d'foglaim don chúairt sea úaim-sea acht
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sin,’ ‘ocus ná himigid-si amárach gur aigilliur-sa sib.’
151] Táncatar da tig iar sin & do érgedar co moch arnamárach
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& táncadar arin faichthi amach & dorala int ógláech dóib arin
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faichthi, & ro timain celebrad dó & ro fácatar beandachtain
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aga.
155] ‘Beir leat,’ ar in breithem, ‘in cilfing mbicc seo do thimna &
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dia fuaislaige tú uirri seo, nocho rís do dúthaig co bráth.’
157] ‘Is beag in luagh lindi sin ar rochtain ar tíri,’ ar Uilix.
158] & ro tincaisced eólus dóib gan muir dochum a tíri. Ro
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imthigedar iar sin & in fad ro bádar ar sligid ní head áirmither
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sunn. Acht rángadar coigcrích móir & teach n-aíded coitcheand
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isin coicrích sin & tángadar-som and amal gach n-áen. Doriacht
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as cach aird sochaidi mór isin teach n-aided. Íarfaigis cách díb
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dia chéli cá leath no ragtais amárach.
164] ‘Tíagmaid isin coigcrích,’ ar síat.
165] Cid trá acht ro éirgedar-som in lín ro bádar isin tig aíded.
166]
Tángadar ar gort ón tig amach. Uilix trá is ed adbert-side:
167] ‘Is olc docúadar,’ ol sé, ‘mo deich n-uingi fichet d'ór úaim-seo
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gan anad co n-éir in grían isan aird adubrad rind.’
169] Is and sin do suid-sium.
170] ‘Crét sin?’ ar a muinter fris.
171] ‘Anfat agum foglaim,’ ar Uilex.
172] ‘Inní ga fuili d'íarrair,’ ar síat, ‘ar toitim-ni ad lurg. Amal
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ro toitset foreand na cethri long fichet ro toitset ar Troí ad lurg,
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toitfimid-ni a n-indus cétna ad lurg.’
175] ‘In anad doníthi-si?’ ar fer dun chuidechta.
176] ‘Is ed,’ ar íad-som.
177] ‘In eólach sib-si 'sin choigcrích?’
178] ‘Ní heólach,’ ar íad-sam.
179] ‘Nach faicthi-si in gart & in sligid?’
180] ‘Adchíamaid-ni,’ ar síat.
181] ‘Insaigid sin,’ ar sé, ‘& dá roisdi tairis sin, ro-soisdi imshlán
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bar tír.’
183] Ro imthigsiut in chuidechta iar sin & ro anastair Uilix
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cona muintir gur éirig in grían asan aird adubrad fris.
‘Iss é siúd,’ ar síad, ‘tosach na cuidechta arint shligid & dá
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m-bemis-ni and siút astrásta ro-soisium imshlán.’
187] ‘Dar lium-sa trá,’ ar Uilix, ‘ní díb in buidin sa a timceall in
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guirt amuig & ní díb in sirid sa dun leith eli.’
189] Ocus ro condcadar fo chétóir ag sceinm fón chuitechta íat co
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nár fhácsat duine a mbethaid.
191] ‘Adchíthi siúd,’ ar Uilix.
192] ‘Adchíamaid,’ ar síat. ‘As maith,’ ar síat, ‘greim bar n-deich
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n-uingi fichet d'ór daíb.’
194] ‘Ocus imthigmid-ni bodeasda,’ ol sé, ‘úair scaílfid siúd a
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haithli an áthais.’
196] Táncadar iar sin rompo isin sligid co ríachtadar tar in coic-crích.
197]
Táncadar a n-díthrub mór & nír lensat caí ná conair dun
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phrím-shligedh amach. Acht chena táncadar días dá muintir ar
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frith-chasán amach & fúaradar a n-oidid fo chétóir.
200] Cid trá acht táncadar-som conaigi a ndúnad badéin in
204] ‘Ro ráidis rib siúd,’ ar Uilix.
205] ‘Is égin a fhulung-sin,’ ar síad.
206] ‘A daíne maithi úd tair,’ ar in rígan .i. Peneloipi a hainm,
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‘cia sib-si etir?’
208] ‘Daíne mescda muiridi sindi,’ ar íat-som.
209] ‘Imthigid,’ ar sí, ‘isin teach n-aíded.’
210] Ro fritháiled in aidchi sin iat co ráncadar ina n-imdaid.
211] ‘In fedabair-si inní rob áil lium?’ ar sé.
212] ‘Nocon fheadamar,’ ar síad.
213] ‘Úaim éláid ro baí agum-sa asin cathraig amach fón talmain
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& is and atá indara dorus di ag an cathair tall & comla dlúta fris & in
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dorus eli arin faichthi amuigh & lóthar lecc-cloichi fair. Is ed is
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áil dam-sa, dul tresin dorus n-imechtrach & ar fud na húama
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anund no co riis in imdaid, & in bail a mbiad a n-éninad arin
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adhart in cloidem du gabáil forro a n-dís.’
219] ‘Is olc in chomairli sin,’ ar síat, ‘Is córo duid dul ar amus ríg
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Gréc & t'imned d'écaíne fris, & amal docúaidais-sium ina
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shochraidi-sium ticed-sam at sochraidi-siu do chosnum t'atharda
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dúithchi duid-siu.’
223] ‘Níro léicid na déi adhartha sin,’ ar Uilix.
224] Ro bí aithbear imaithber agá muintir fair-sin.
225] ‘Nocor thoitemar uili ad lurg amlaid sin,’ ar síad.
226] Is and sin trá ro éirgis-sium úathib-sium d'indsaigid
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na cathrach anund no co ráinig in imdaid & adcúala comrád na
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desi fora n-adhart.
229] & ro nocht a chloidem fo chétóir & túargaib in láim.
230] ‘As olc greim m'fhogluma dam,’ ar sé, ‘gan gabáil ar m'aigned
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tús co n-gabainn ar m'anáil.’
232] Túargaib in láim fo thrí co mbenad dés in chloidim fri
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muinél na desi. In tres fecht túargaib in láim & rob áil leis int
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écht do maídem. Is and ro ráid in rígan:
235] ‘Uch, uch, a maic!’ ar sí. ‘Anois tárfas dam t'athair-siu ós ar
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cinn & ro boí oc folmaisi ar ceand do beinn dínn. Indar leis-sium
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rob fer cáemfhuar coímtech tusu. Tuingim-sea fana déib
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adartha,’ ar sí, ‘connach fedar-sa cin ó fhir eli ó ro imig sin a
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sochraide Gréc & torrach ro fáccaib misi in tan ro immig. Ocus
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tusu ruccad dun toirrches-sin. Nocur léigiusa corp neich in
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áen-lepaid rium acht a fhuil-sium & m'fhuil-sea ac coiméd a einig-sium.’
242] [gap: soft-hyphenated word carried up to preceding line]
243] Adcúala-sam trá in comrád sin & ro fhailtigh a aignid fris.
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Ro éirig-si & ro caíestair frasa dér. & ro baí-sium ag éstecht fria
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gur toit a chollad fair no co tánic derid aidchi. Ro éirig iar sin
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& ro bo méla mór leis-sium in codlad-sin. Táinic reme amach
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& ro laig etir a muintir & ro indis-sium in scél sin dia muintir.
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Ocus rugsatar a altugud buidhi duna déib. Ro érgeadar
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arnamárach & tángadar isin teach cédna.
250] ‘A daíne maithi,’ ar in rígan, ‘cársa cia sib-si etir?’
251] ‘Uilix mac Leirtis misi’, ar sé.
252] ‘Ní tú int Uilix rob aichnid dúin- ne,’ ar sí.
253] ‘Is mé co deimin,’ ar sé, ‘& indésad mo chomartha duit.’
254] & docuaidh ina rúinib & ina comráitib & ina derridib.
255] ‘Caidi do delb & do muinter,’ ar sí, ‘masa tú Uilix?’
256] ‘Docúadar amugu,’ ar sé.
257] ‘Cræd fo deirid dud chomartaib ro fágais agum-sa?’
258] ‘Delg óir,’ ar sé, ‘& cend airgid fair; & rucusa do delg-su leam
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ag dula dam isin luing & is and sin ro impóis-siu úainn.’
260] ‘Is fír trá sin,’ ar sí, ‘ocus dámad tú Uilix, do fhíarfóchtha
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do chú.’
262] ‘Nír saílius a marthain etir,’ ar sé.
263] ‘Dorónadh brochán aísi dí agum-sa,’ ar sí, ‘úair do ráthaigius
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a grád co mór ag Uilix. Ocus cia halt con hí etir in cú sin?’ ar sí.
265] ‘Dá tæb glé-gela aice,’ ar Uilix, ‘& druim glé-chorcra & tarr
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cír-dub & earball úainegda.’
267] ‘Is sí túaruscbáil in chon,’ ar sí, ‘& didiu ní lamund duine isin
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baili a cuid do thabairt dí acht misi & tuso & in rechtaire.’
269] ‘Tabar in cú asdeach,’ ar sé.
270] & ro érgidar ceathrar ara cend & tucsat leo asteach hí. &
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amal adcúala-si fogur gotha Uilix tug builli ara slabrad co tuc
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in cethrar ina laigi ar fad in taigi ina degaid gur ling i n-ucht
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Uilix & guro ligh a gnúis & a aigid. Ó'dconncadar muinter Uilix
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sin ro lingsiud cuigi. In duine díb nach roiched a chneas re
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phógad do pógad a édach & nír glúais a ben ris-sin.
276] ‘Is tú Uilix,’ ar sí.
277] ‘Is mé,’ ol sé.
278] ‘Is imda lucht na cumachta,’ ol sí, ‘& taiscfet-sa m'áentuma
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co tí do dealb duit-siu.’
280] Seachtmain dó and in tan tuc-si aichni fora
deilb & ro
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áentaigedar iar sin.
282] ‘Atá cilfing beag agam,’ ar Uilix, ‘tucc
m'oidi dam & adubairt
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rium a tabairt id láim-siu gan fhoslugud furri no
co tuccaind
284]
duit-siu hí.’
285] Ro fhoslaig furri fo chétóir; deich n-
uingi & cethri fichit
286]
tucustair-sium arin foglaim is ed ro baí innti
& tinni óir ara
287]
úachtar do choiméd a fírinde
fair.
288] Conid é merugud Uilix maic Leirtis ó
thús co derid co sin.
FINIT.