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Togail na Tebe (Author: Unknown)

book 8


2945]

O rasiacht immorro Ampiaraus i n-ifirn, rogob grain & ecla
2946] airechta aduathmara ifirn remi; uair nir-ba haithnid daib,
2947] connici sin milid gan marbad na heich na carbaid do rochtain
2948] chucu. Et tuc Oirc, ri ifirn, athais mor ar deib nuaglana nime
2949] 'man fer sin do lecud chuci, & dorigni spraic moir & tomaitheam
2950] adbul ar Ampiaraus badesin. Rofhrecair Ampiaraus co hanband
2951] & co henirt dosum, & is ed roraid: ‘Toirind t'fheirg,’ ar se,
2952] ‘uair ni d' indred na d' argain ifirn tanac-sa, & ni tre m' olc fen
2953] tucad chucaib-si me, acht mo bancheli fen dam brath ar in
2954] muntorc oir do thobairt do Argia di .i. do mnai Poliniceis. Et
2955] roailgius-sa me fen ar teiched thoigeachta do thogail Tebi;
2956] uair rofhedur co fuigbind m' aeided aici. Et na bid a olc
2957] acid-su mo thoideacht-sa ille; uair dogentar cluicheada caintecha
2958] & adnocail onoracha dam ac Grecaib, & cuir-seo me a
2959] ngrianbrogaib ailli ifirn.’ Rocendsaiged tra aicned Oirc o
2960] 'tchualaich sin, & rofhaem gach ni roraid Ampiaraus. Da rig
2961] dec do Tiabandaib romarb Ampiaraus in sacart .i. in fer tuaichill
2962] tuicsenach da thodochaide.


2963]

Imtusa na nGrec, immorro, robadar ac iarraid Ampiarauis
2964] sechnon in chatha; uair nir-bo demin leo a aided inn fhir sin,
2965] & ba heclach iad resin tulmaidm talman adchondcatar ar lar in
2966] maigi i rabadar. Et in am robadar amlaid sin, tanic Palemon
2967] taisech do Grecaib dochum Adraist, & roindis do aided Ampiarauis
2968] .i. a thoitim isin tulmaidm thalman, & gan a faicsin 'na
2969] diaid, & adbert: ‘A airdri,’ ar se, ‘facbum in tir n-aneoil
2970] n-urbudach-sa i tangamar, uair itat tulcha na Tebi ac slucad
2971] na slog, & atat a curaid 'gar commaideam, & a ndei 'gar mbrath
2972] & 'gar trecun.’ Roshocht Adraist ara n-ecein sin, & rochreid


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2973] a chetoir sin, cein no co tangadar {folio 37b} dias aile do muntir
2974] chuci .i. Mopsus & Actor, & cor-indiseadar ana cetna do cona
2975] thuilled & cona tormuch. Et is don scel sin roimpotar catha
2976] croda na nGrec dochum a longphort co teichech & co tindisnach
2977] gan chrich comlaind & gan rebchatha do corugud. Ua
2978] scitha a n-eich & a n-araid, & bat mertnecha a milid, & ba
2979] toirsech a trenfhir a haithli na hirgaili sin ar-tuit Ampiaraus.
2980] Dala na Tiabanda, immorro, ba subach sonairt rochingset, &
2981] tanic ind adaid fae sin.


2982]

Cetcath na Tebi sin.


2983]

Ba dubach domeanmnach tra rochaithseadar Greic in
2984] n-aidchi sin ina longphort, & ni head molad a n-ech na
2985] a n-engnuma fein dorindsed, acht comroma Ampiarauis & a
2986] gnimrada gaiscedacha d' indisin. Et rochindsead sollamna
2987] saineamla & idbarta onoracha do denam do. Et robadar snima
2988] & sirimshnima in chathaigthi co mor ara menmain daib na
2989] nGrec, cein no co rortoit a suan & a sirchodlud orru.


2990]

Nir-ba hamlaid sin tra rochaithset na Tiabanda ind aidchi
2991] sin, acht robadar ac ol & ac aibnius & ac admolad a n-engnuma
2992] a n-aithrech & a senaithrech & ic idbartaib da ndeib uaisli
2993] adartha. Et is i sin cetadaig indister Eidip mac Laiuis athair
2994] Ethiocleis & Poliniceis do tobairt a haithli a dalta d' ol & d'
2995] aibnius dochum na Tiabanda, & indister connar-foilcead a fholt
2996] & conar-hindlad a aiged o radallad he co haes na fuairi-sea ar
2997] met na duba. Et ni d' ol na d' aibnis dono tainic cucu isinn
2998] aidchi sin, acht do commorad in chatha iter na Tiabandaib & na
2999] Grecaib, & ba halaind in cleithi donid-som sin, & is amlaid sin
3000] robadar in lucht sin in aidchi sin. Adraist, immorro, ardri
3001] Grec, ge rachadladar a shloig re hathscis na hirgaili, ni
3002] rachadail fen ac eistecht re gairib suba & somenman na


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3003] Tiabanda isan aidci sin, & ba hadbul a imshnim leis-seom
3004] sin.


3005]

O thanic, immorro, la co lansoillsi arnabarach, dorigned
3006] condi & comairli ac Grecaib da ordugud cia norigfaidis i n-inad
3007] Ampiarauis, & dogenad faistine & fireolus d' aisneis dara eiss
3008] daib. Is he tra rohordaiged leo 'na inad .i. in fisid fireolach
3009] .i. Tiodomos mac Melamfuis, & is e athair ind fhir sin
3010] Melamfus dorindi faistine aroen re hAmpiaraus do Grecaib re
3011] teacht ar in sluaiged sin. Et o rahorned tra co honorach andsin
3012] Tiodomus i nn-inad Ampiarauis, roeirig co subach in sacart
3013] sin, & dorigned idbarta & admolta les a n-onoir na bande
3014] Terra .i. in talam ar bithin na dianscailed & na dluiged fo
3015] Grecaib amal dorigne ba Ampiaraus; & darondad dono leo
3016] idbarta & adnucul onorach {folio 38a} & cluichi caintecha d'
3017] Ampiaraus.


3018]

Et o thairnig sin, roerigetar badba belderga bruthmara &
3019] irdemna aduathmara ichtair ifirn co cathraig na Tiabanda da
3020] aslach & da furail forru comergi d' indsaigid na nGrec. Et is
3021] bec na rosrainit ass a sludraigib tigi na Tebi re trethan & re
3022] tindscedul na Tiabanda andsin ac comergi i nn-oenfecht dar
3023] secht ndoirrsib delithi arda uraibni na cathrach comdaingni re
3024] gresacht na mbadb mbuaidirthi sin oru. Et is amlaid seo dochuadar
3025] amach .i. rogres Creon croda curata a buidin dar in dorus
3026] n-ard n-allata solusglan danad ainm Oegis; & tanic Ethiocles
3027] ardri na Tiabanda dar in dorus niamda n-alaind .i. Neistae.
3028] Niam orda robai fair. Tanic Emon airsid conna furrigaib dar
3029] dorus Emolois. Chind leoman a comartha seic. Roerig immorro
3030] Ipseius mac Asopas dar dorus primda Prodida. Delba dregon
3031] dorindad and-seig. Tanic Drias dasachtach .i. ri Tanagura on
3032] uarda oigretaig cona dirmaib deagsluaig dar dorus alaind
3033] Eleachtra. Nathracha rofursannait andside. Tanic Eurimedon


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3034] cona muntir mormenmnaig dar dorus n-ilbrec danad ainm
3035] Ipsitas. Delba loiscend batar andside. Tanic dono in milid
3036] mormenmnach Menidcheus dar dorus ndaingen Dírse. Delba
3037] buthfad badar andside. Nir-ba suaill am inni ris ba samalta
3038] comergi int shluaig sin ac facbail na cathrach .i. re fuaim
3039] & re fothrand na fairrgi fondglaisi co crithnaig & co comgluais
3040] in cruindi comfhairsing re treathan na tond ac triall tar
3041] trachtaib in talman.


3042]

Dala na nGrec, immorro, roergedar co malla mertnech
3043] dochum in chatha in la sin, & roiadsat andsin munter Ampiarauis
3044] im Tiodomas mac Melampas, co robe in sechtmad ri do
3045] Grecaib in la sin isin cath. Is andsin roordaich gach ri dib
3046] sin a trein & a thaisich inna fiadnaisi fri comruc & cathugud
3047] dar a ceand. Mairg am do Grecaib & do Tiabandaib da tanic
3048] in la sin, uair rofacbaid airechta gan urrigu dib, & tuatha cen
3049] taisechu, & baileda gen brugudu, & cathbairr chaemu cen
3050] curadu, & airm gen fiadnu, & carbaid cen comarbada, da
3051] comergi don gleo garbtren in lae sin.


3052]

Is andsin robui co seasmach sirshiublach in crodachumachtach
3053] Mairt .i. dea in chatha, & sleagh aithger amnas ina laim
3054] consnigtis & conreithdis ria srotha falcmara fola o fograinne
3055] co hurlaind oc thairrngairi bais {folio 38b} & aideada na curad
3056] ceachtarda, co rocomtheann & cor-comgres co hacgarb anindeach
3057] na hairsidi athloma sin dochum a chele & in chathaigthi,
3058] co na tard nech dib sin a crich na a cathraig dariacht.
3059] Ros-lin fuailfed fergi fithigi iad, coma hurloma lama na
3060] loechraidi do chlaidbib cruaidi cathaigthi & do slegaib seta
3061] sodibraicthi re hailgius na hirgaili.


3062]

Cid tra acht na bad mera milid in chatha, uair ba hadbul
3063] re aisneis trethan & tindenas na n-echrad n-allmarda ac comchrathad
3064] na carpat ac foshenm na srianmireand, comdais


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3065] suarca sneachtaidi na faicheada fondglasa risna caeboib
3066] coemchubair consnigtis co siradbol dar oilib na hechraidi
3067] cach conairi concingtis na cairpthig. Et is andsin rocomaicsich
3068] cach d' aroile dib, & ba he dlus rohimnaiscid na hairsidi
3069] sin, co comraictis a troigthi ar n-ichtur & a n-aigthi ar n-uachtur,
3070] & a sceith chuanna chabradacha re 'roili, & a cloidbi cruadgera
3071] cathaigthi, & a cathbairr choema chummaidi re cheli, coma
3072] snasta data datha & dellradacha dona cumdaigib. Badar ac
3073] na curadaib cathbairr thaidlecha aroili cein no co roforruamait
3074] a frasad na fala a corpthaib na curad ac imcombualad iartoin.
3075] Et o raerig confad comtnuthach cosnumach iter na curadaib
3076] sin & romearaid menmanda na miled, rochrithnaich in talam
3077] trenadbul re trethnaich na trenfher re tendta in tachair,
3078] comma breasmaidm buaidirtha crislach cocuasta na firmaméindti,
3079] amal comcumaisctis na gaetha garbgluairi gadsnimacha
3080] in ceathar duil comairsing co nn-aiceantaib examla,
3081] amal nobetis isin caip cumascda as ar-tebit ar tus co taibseanach
3082] .i. asin mais. Et ba hindtamuil aidchi dona hairsidib sin re
3083] hirgail neoil dorcha dermairi na n-arm n-examla aca ndi-brugun
3084] co dluith os in degshluag comma cumang int aer
3085] anbthenach uastu re himud na n-urchar aca n-athchur eturru.
3086] Uair rochomdibraicid andsin bera aithgera iarnaidi, & rofrasaid
3087] slega suainmecha sodibraici. Et rolaeit cairgi comchruindi a
3088] taiblib tulamais, contaidlitis amal saignena solusta os na
3089] sluagaib, & rotelgid saitheada sarechta saeget eturru, & ni talam
3090] contaidlidis ac toitim na hairm sin, acht anad i cendaib curad
3091] & i taebaib trenfher & i sleasaib saerchland. Cid tra acht
3092] rothimchill cach a chele dib andsin {folio 39a}, amal timchellas
3093] tond mara moir ochra cuan & calad, & darala 'na comracaib iad.


3094]

Is andsin darala Ipseus mac Asopas do Tiabandaib aigid
3095] ind agaid & Menalca do Grecaib .i. taisech na nEoballda.


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3096] Roscail & ros-crothastar Ipseus Tiabanda munter Menalca,
3097] cur-fhacsad a tigerna a oenur i n-eigin irgaili da n-eis. Is
3098] andsin rochuir-seom curadchomlond re hIpseus re re cian, & o
3099] tharraid baegal gona ar in nGrecda sin i lleith da druim, co
3100] rop don leith araill dotharraing Menalcos as in sleig; & ac
3101] toitim do, datharlaic urchor do Ipseus di, co rus-gon, & adbath
3102] fen fo chetoir. Acus asa haithli tarlaic airsid ammaindsech do
3103] Thiabandaib .i. Amindtus urchar do saigit do Iasid mac Pedimuis
3104] do Grecaib co torchair de. Is andsin rocomraic coraid do
3105] Cailidondaib .i. Agreius re trenfher do Tiabandaib .i. Pegeius,
3106] & robui cach dibh ac comairlech aroli, co tuc Agreius builli
3107] do Peig, co roben a laim ndes on gualaind de, & co rothoit
3108] lam in laich sin. Robui ac siubal & ac lemnig ar lar & a claideb
3109] conmert inti. Et o 'tchondairc Acetes do Grecaib sin, tanic
3110] & rotrenbuail in laim ar lar, co rus-crechtnaig co mor. Rocomraic
3111] andsin Ipis do Thiabandaib re hAccamas n-anacarach do Grecaib,
3112] & rothoit in Tiauanda do gonaib in Grecda sin. Rocomraic dono
3113] arís do Ipseus mac Asopuis & do Arcus engnumach do Grecaib.
3114] Rogargaigsead a ngliaid, & rocruadaigsed a comlond, & rothoit
3115] Argus Grecda, ger-u airsid, don irgail sin. Et arna thoitim sin
3116] les, darala in trenfher Tiphis do Grecaib chuici, & se bar eoch,
3117] & rochuirset comlond, & tanic andsin a ara i fiadnaisi Thiphis
3118] .i. Abas, & rogon co hamnas Ipceus. Ipceus, immorro, trascrais,
3119] & trenmarbais na firu sin, co torchradar les. Is andsin tarla
3120] comrac cethrair ar lar in chatha .i. dias brathar do Tiabandaib
3121] .i. Ión & Dapnis, & dias brathar do Grecaib .i. Fares & Abás,
3122] & roba chomlund bagach braithremail sin do leith dar leth,
3123] cein cor-thuitsead in dias Tiabanda sin risin dis do Grecaib.
3124] Et o rotuitsead leo, tucsad aichni cor brathir iad ar comdichracht
3125] a comraic & ar cosmaileacht a ndelba, & tanic a n-aicned co mor
3126] forro, & ba truag leo a toitim dia lamaib.


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3127]

Cid tra acht ba suaichinti sarecha saercland isin chath
3128] cheachtarda sin, & is andsin ratrascair {folio 39b}, & rotimchill
3129] Emon echtach anrata do shíl calma Chathim gasrada Grec,
3130] comtis buidni buaidertha, & comtis taircsenaich techig re
3131] trethan in Tiabanda sin aca tuargain. Roindsaig, immorro,
3132] Tid talchar togaidi mac rig na Calidoine sluagu tenda na
3133] Tiabanda 'na aigid sin, comdis dirmada dianscailti, & comtis
3134] crithnaigthi comlaind, & comtis ailsedaig engnuma da eis.
3135] Ba he tra samail na desi sin, amal norethidis da buindi diana
3136] dileand a slebtib arda amreidi, co tochlait, & co timairgid leo
3137] turscara in talman, co linait na fangleanna fo ethib dib.


3138]

Is andsin roerig Idas mac Conceist do Tiabandaib, & is
3139] amlaid roerig & aithleanda loisctheacha lasamna 'na laim,
3140] & rodibriced ba na sluagaib iat, co mba buaidirthi gasraidi
3141] Grec leis, & mar dabui ban samla sin, tarla Tid mac rig na
3142] Calidone da indsaigid, & tuc sadud setrech sleigi bar in fer,
3143] co torchair & tend a droma re lar & a aithindeada urderga air
3144] anuas, & is ed roraid Tid ris: ‘Ni loiscfea tra loechraid Lerna
3145] ni as mo .i. na Greic, acht chena coingebthar tu coma
3146] luaithred lanmin do chorp arna loscad ona hathindib taebderga
3147] raimarchrais fein.’ Et o darigni-sium sin, imasae fa sluag
3148] na Tiabanda, amal tigir croda confadaig 'ma cethraib comimda,
3149] & torchair in cuicer rigmilead-sa les don ruathar sin .i. Caon
3150] curita, & Polus primechtach, & Cromis coscorach, & Elicon
3151] anglondach, & Taigis trenchalma.


3152]

Emon, immorro, nir-ba lugu a echta in airseda isin ar na
3153] sluagaib Grec, & ni tharaid dil a fhergi dib re lanailgius a
3154] luathmarbtha, ger-ba dluithi na sluaig aca slaidi, & ger-ua
3155] calma curaid chroda Chalidóne, munter talchar Tid. Rotholl


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3156] & rothanaig in trenfer Tiabanda sin iad .i. Emon crechtach mac
3157] Crioin, cein no co tarla chuici in macaem beoda borrfadach .i.
3158] Butis. Robui seic immorro ac tairmesc na trenfher gan teiched
3159] do denam re nEmon. Et mar dabui-sium amlaid sin ac trengresacht
3160] caich dochum in chomluind, tanic Emon chuici gan airigud,
3161] co tuc builli do thuaig truim Tiabanda do, co rodluig & co
3162] rodianscail a chend ar do air. Et rochuir Ipaiss sacart Apaill
3163] comrac 'na diaid sin ris, & i forcind in chomruic dorochair-sium
3164] re hEmon. Et arna thuitim leis, rofobair Polites sacart do Baich
3165] .i. dea inn fhina {folio 40a} debaid agmar aicbel ris, & dorochair
3166] dono in fer sin do laim Emon croda cetna, & ger-ba sacart sin,
3167] nir-ba sruitheada a n-aideada re hEmon. Et rofoibredar
3168] dias aili do Ghrecaib 'na diaid sin .i. Hiperíon & Damasus
3169] daigechtach, & torchradar les-sium iad.


3170]

Cid tra acht robo dith ar Grecaib don gleo sin, mene beth
3171] Menerua, bandei in gaiscid, ac imguin leo. Et robui Ercoil
3172] ac gabail re Tiabandaib, uair robo dei in tan sin he. Rochomraic
3173] iter in dei sin ar lar in chatha .i. iter Ercoil & Menerba. Is ed
3174] roraid Ercoil: ‘A siur inmain,’ ar se, ‘a Menerba, ca hecendal
3175] roimluaid ind aroen i cend aroili isin chath-sa na nGrec & na
3176] Tiabanda? Uair rap usa limsa tachur re m' athair uasal re
3177] hIoib, ina ritsu, a Menerua; uair ba mor do coscur chathbuadach
3178] rucas-sa tred chumachta-su. Et cetaigim dit, a ingen, masa
3179] thindenus let, in Teib do thogail.’ Rochetaig-sium immorro
3180] andsin, & rocendsaich Menerba o briathraib ailgenaib Ercail,
3181] & rofhacaib in cath iarsin, & roimgaib dono Ercail Emon gan
3182] beth ac fortacht do, & roleicsead coimdilsi iter na curadaib.


3183]

Ba hanmainditi tra Emon ac airlech na nGrec Ercoil da
3184] fhacbail amlaid sin, & roairig Emon Tiabanda gan airsideacht
3185] 'na urchuraib & gan bailci 'na buillib. Roimpo co hathlom do
3186] dechad asin chath. Adchondairc, immorro, mac rig na Calidone
3187] Emon ac teched. Tuc urchur n-inelldiuriuch chuici cor-ben int


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3188] sleg iter bili in sceith & a cathbarr ina munel; & ger-ba beo
3189] 'na diaid, robo cromcend caichi, & ni rosamail silliud dara eis
3190] ar gnuis in gaiscedaig rogon he, uair nir-ba tualaing tachair
3191] ris, acht roela & rofacaib in cath arsin.


3192]

Asa haithli sin dorala taisech tuaithi do Tiabandaib .i. Protiuis
3193] a ainm, d' indsaigid in Chaladonda cetna. Seoilaid-seam co
3194] setreach in sleig da indsaigid co romarb Tid in milid cosin
3195] midach bui fae don urchur sin. Et arsin roopair Corebus croda
3196] do Thiabandaib gleo garb arna Grecaib, & ba sacart sruitheata
3197] dona Muisib .i. do bandeib in bindiusa in fer sin. Et ger-ba
3198] sacart tra, nir-ba saeglach; uair fuair a airlech do laim mic rig
3199] na Calidone.


3200]

Roerich 'na diaid sin Aitis oc engnomach do Thiabandaib;
3201] & ar gairi in cleamnasa, roobair in gilla sin calma do denum.
3202] Uair is amlaid robui ar naidm Ismen do .i. derfiur do Ethiocles
3203] do rig {folio 40b} na Tebhi. Et is amlaid robui in gilla sin & lene
3204] coem corcorglan immi. Et ba cumdaigthi carbat & cathbarr
3205] inn fhir sin d' or alaind ilecairthi & saigdi ailli orda 'na laim.
3206] Et imasae-sium fa na sluagaib ban samla sin amal leoman
3207] londmer ua thretaib teicheacha in talman. Et as e ni doroigne
3208] Aitis. Robui co baeth mear borrfadach ac gairm mic rig na
3209] Calidone chuici do chomruc & da chomlond ris. O 'tchualaig Tid
3210] sin, sillis fair, & faiphtis gen gaire 'na agaid, & raidis ris: ‘Is
3211] comdingna cuicil, a gilla,’ ar se, ‘uair is mor am maisi dit
3212] milid mar misi dod marbad.’ Et is amlaid roraid-sium sin,
3213] roleic a armu uili ar lar cenmotha birán bunsaigi baisi bui 'na
3214] laim, uair nir miad leis airm croda churada do imirt ar in
3215] gilla oc naidenta sin, & tuc urchar di sin do co roben in eslind
3216] a chuirp, & co torchair fo chetoir. Et ger-ba dathchain derscaigthech
3217] airm & etgud inn fhir sin, nir miad & nir maisi
3218] re mac rig na Calidone a fodbugud impu sin. Et ar na thoitim


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3219] sin leis, 'masoe ba sluagaib na Tiabanda. Rosoiged na trenu
3220] & na taiseachu, & ni beanad re drongaib ndaesscursluaig na re
3221] drochlaechaib coma dithfine ar saerclandaib togaidi na Tiabanda
3222] don tres sin no cor-erig Menidceius do Thiabandaib, & cor-gres
3223] na sluagu, & is ed roraid: ‘A truagu, a Tiabanda,’ ar se, ‘nach
3224] nar daib cen athais engnumach do digail ar na Grecaib?’ Tuc
3225] tra in gresacht sin brig & baraind n-adbail i trenferaib na
3226] Tiabanda co rochomdluthaigsed in chathirgal i cend aroili.


3227]

Et in tan robadar-sum amlaid sin, is and darala da ingin
3228] Eidip co hanband imshnimach ac comrad re 'roili thall
3229] i cathraig na Tebi, & ba hadbul a n-imsnim im dail a mbraithrech,
3230] uair na fedadar cia dib bud coscrach don chur sin, & is andsin
3231] roraid Ismine: ‘Is truag limsa,’ ar si, ‘a shiur inmain, comorad
3232] in chatha-sa iter mo braithrib, & adchondarc aslingi,’ ar si,
3233] ‘fes dam fein re hAithis calma curata, & ni fuil derbairdi na
3234] figrad firuilc nach facca-sa andsin.’


3235]

Et immar dabadhar-som ac in comrad sin, adchondcadar
3236] buidin moir cucu isin cathraig. Et is amlaid rabadar & corp
3237] lethmarb leadairthi accu i crislach a sceith, & is e bui andsin
3238] Athais, & adchondairc Iochasta he, & rogairm a hingena chuci,
3239] & doriachtadar uili uasa cind, & robadar {folio 41a} ac saithin a
3240] medar & a ngloir ar in ngilla, & nir-ba tualaing-sium tra
3241] a n-acallaim acht robui 'ca fechud, cein no cor-elath uad in
3242] beccan bethad robui fa bruindib.


3243]

Cen tra robadar na mna thall isin chathraig ar na himraitib
3244] sin, rothennsad curaid croda in catha cechtarda amuich i cend
3245] aroili, amal na comraictis riam remi sin. Ba he tresi & tenni
3246] roimir cach bar a cheli dib isinn uair sin, co roerig eturru in
3247] bé néit badba buaidirthi .i. Enio, siur Mairt .i. dei in chatha.
3248] Cid tra acht ba glondmer gaiscedaig Grec isinn irgail sin, uair
3249] ba sarechtach saigdi in rig .i. Parthanapeus, & ba hathluma
3250] allata echrada Ipamedon ac toirnium na Tiabanda, & bad


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3251] sodanaich sargala & sargona slega Capaneuis. Ger-ua linmara
3252] gaiscedaig Grec andsin tra & ger-ba ili a n-echta, rodearscaich
3253] dib uile in trenfer tairpthech tairisi talchar .i. Tid mac rig
3254] na Cailidone. Et rogob robur roecla a bidbadu reimi co na
3255] faeltais fosugud ar a chind, acht mad techead tindneasnach ar
3256] gach leath reimi. Et 'otchondairc-sium iad ban samla sin, is
3257] ed roraid riu: ‘Na teiched itir, a Tiabanda, acht as cora daib
3258] a digail orumsa in coica curad romarbus feacht aili uaib & na
3259] hilmilid rothoitsead aniu dom laim.’ Et in am robui-sium
3260] 'ga rad sin, adchondairc uad taidlech suaichnid solusglan
3261] chathbarr Ethiocleis, ri na Tiabanda, isin cath. Is andsin
3262] immorro roboccbertaich-sium in sleig searbsroin sarechtaich,
3263] & tuc ro n-urchair uada di ar amus Ethiocleis. Et robad scith
3264] lim scur don chathugud sin, mani thairmiscdis na dei in
3265] n-urchur co rob ed robean in n-araid Ethiocleis .i. Iflegias co
3266] rus-facaib gan anmain. Et o 'tchonnaic-sium sin, roimir coma
3267] chlaidib ar na cathaib ac rochtain Ethiocleis, cein no go tucsad
3268] trentaisich tenda na Tiabanda fidba aithger urnocht da
3269] n-armaib i timchell in airdrig, & co rucsad leo ar culu asin
3270] cath amach he ar imgabail Tid. Et gid ead nir-thairmisc a
3271] trengal-sium sin ac dithugud na sluag, no co torchradar na
3272] taisich-sea da laim .i. Toas tomaithmech, & Deilochus dasachtach,
3273] & Clonius coscorach, & Ipatas ainindeach. Et is e ni donid Tid
3274] andsin mar damarbad in curaid, rodibraiced a chend & a chathbarr
3275] uad i n-oenfeacht uan cath. Et as andsin rogabad cumung
3276] conaire ar lar in catha ac slaigi na sluag ar Tit, co na fedad
3277] imluad n-imtheachta risna cladaib comarda do chorpaib curad
3278] {folio 41b} ar na cruadleadrad & re fadbaib fuilidi na trenfer ac
3279] toitim 'na timchell da gach leth. Et rochomiadsad andsin imi
3280] do gach leith & do cach thaib trenfir tenna talchara na Tiabanda,
3281] & rothelcset airm ecsamla imda as cach aird da indsaigid, cor-ba

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3282] coill comdluith do slegaib cruaidi comclanda a sciath mor
3283] mileata in tan rocrathad uad. Nir-ba tarba dono cathbarr do
3284] chind in curad sin risna cairrgib cruaidi comamis rothelgtis na
3285] Tiabanda do as cach aird, cor-ba comderg do chru a chind.
3286] Nir-bo din dono luirech don lech sin re himad na saeigid
3287] srengluath ac dul trempi, comdis riathair ruamannda ucht
3288] & taeib in trenmiled sin ar na tollad. Et in silliud rosill secha
3289] ar na sluagaib, atchondairc Menerba, bandei in gaiscid, ac
3290] dingbail neich dona harmaib sin de. Ba fortacht & ba forithin
3291] mor leis-sium sin.


3292]

Acht ceana nir-ba din ar scis do, uair roseol chuici tresin
3293] cath sleg crandremarcrofhairsing sech bili in sceith cor-ben
3294] i n-ucht in airseda sin .i. mic rig na Calidone, co roscailt & co
3295] roscail a cridi 'na chliab, & ni fes dono cia thuc in n-urchar sin
3296] re himad na n-arm & re dlus int sluaig, cein no cor-sill uad int
3297] anglond & int airsid Tith cae da danic chuici int sleg, & co
3298] tard aichni i tiug int shluaig ar inte rus-teilc .i. Menilipus
3299] mac Astacis. Et o thuc aichni air uada, rogab in sleig a llaim
3300] in fhir ba nessa do .i. Opleius do Grecaib, & tuc urchar fertsech
3301] feramail uad, ger-b anband robui, co tarla do Menelepus trena
3302] cliab & tre chraidi.


3303]

Is andsin roindsaigset Greic inn oenfecht dochum Thid,
3304] & rucsad leo he do lethtaib in chatha, & rossaidsed da sciath
3305] comdaingen corcarda imi andsin .i. sciath do gach leith do.
3306] Et is ed so roraidsed ris, co ternobad don guin sin. Et
3307] cuma roraidsed sin & robadar ac toirrsi truim & ac domenmain
3308] moir. Tid, immorro, mac rig cuanda Calidone, roairig fen airdena
3309] bais ac tiachtain chuici, & is ed roraid: ‘Airchisid dim, a Grecu,’
3310] ar se, ‘& ni m' idnocol có m' atharda na m' adnocol sirim oraib,


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3311] uair is miscais lim anoissi in corp aprisc irchradach-sa i fuilim.
3312] Acht sirim oraib cend Menelipuis do thobairt cucum, uair adar
3313] lim rotoirned a nert don urchur tucus do. Et, a rigrad Grec,’
3314] ar se, ‘tabraid dam in n-aiscid sin uaib. Et caidi,’ ar se,
3315] ‘Ipomedon anrata, & caidi Partanopeus primechtach? Tabraid
3316] in Grecda glormer Capaneus. Tabraid uaib dam, a ocu, cend
3317] in churad rom-chrechtnaig.’


3318]

Et o 'tchualaich-sium sin, roerig Capaneus i remthus re cach
3319] co hairm i rraibi Menelipus; & o ranic, rothocaib leis he os a
3320] gualaind {folio 42a} cli chomnert, no cor-chuir urchar uad de i
3321] fiadnaisi Thid. O 'tchonnaic immorro Tid andsin Menelipus re
3322] fuineachtaib bais & i nn-airdeanaib eca, is ed roraid: ‘Tabraid
3323] a chend in churad i comfochraib dam,’ ar se. Et o thucad, robui
3324] seal 'ga fhegad co hainindech, & is comairli darigni, rotairind air,
3325] & rogob 'ga chacnam & 'ca cruadtescad andsin cind Menelipuis.
3326] Et antan robui-sium amlaid sin, is and tainic Menerba .i. bandei
3327] in gaiscid, o Ioib, mac Saduirn, & is ime dochuaid da indsaigid
3328] d'iarraid fortachta ar Thid isin cath; & o nach tucad di, rochundig
3329] ar Ioib dei do denam do Thid. Cuic rig dec do Thiabandaib,
3330] is ed romarb Tid isin lo sin ar galaib oenfhir. Et tucad disi
3331] sin, & tanic dochum Thid, & 'ca aiscin di, rogob aduath & ecla
3332] mor hi remi. Adchondairc he ac ithi chind Menelipuis, & o
3333] raerigedar nathracha garba gaisedacha na Gorgoni 'ma cend
3334] na bandei .i. Menerba, roimpa, & roteich o Thid, & rofhacaib
3335] ban samla sin da eis he. Et robui-sium amlaid sin ac ithi chind
3336] Menelipuis, cein co roetla uad in becan bethad robui and, & co
3337] fuair bas fo chetuair.


3338]

Conaid confad Thid conigi sin.


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