As andsin tra rotindesnaigh Ioib mac Satuirnn maithi móra
3856]
d'innsaigidh na sluag sin do toirmesc a tachair. Acht chena ní
3857]
hair mhaithi re Grecu no ri Tiabanda dorinni-sium sin acht
3858]
d' foiridhtin na cined coem comidech rodilcennaig and maroen
3859]
riu. Ua hadhfhuathmar tra re aitrebh magh na Teue isin
3860]
oidhchi sin, uair rofacbad and mileda cona muntir arna marbad,
3861]
& urrigha cona oirechtaib arna n-oirlig, & taisigh cona trenferaib
3862]
arna tuitim, & airm arna daighbrisedh, & eich deghredhtha arna
3863]
ndianmarbad ar-conighdis fo cairpthib curata tús in lai roime.
3864]
As andsin rodeiligset na sluaigh sin .i. na Tiabanda co tighibh,
3865]
& Grecaigh, in laechraid letarthach, co longphortaib. Et ger-ua
3866]
cumgai na doirsi dona deghsluagaibh sin ac dul dochum an
3867]
catha, ba lethna lanfairsinga ac techt uadha re himut a
3868]
n-esfadha. Rouai dono gredhan & gubai adhual ac cechtarnai
3869]
dibh sin. Ua hadhual subha re Tiabanda in cetar ríg do
3870]
Grecaibh do marbad et a sloigh ar sechran da n-eisi .i.
3871]
Ampiaraus & Tit & Ipomedon & Partanapeus. Rosiachtatar
3872]
na Tiabanda na cathracha, & is i comairle rocinnsit, forairedha
3873]
& forcoimet do chur uathaib ar loncphortaith na nGrec isin
3874]
oidhchi sin, ar bithin nach helodis uatha. Et is iad dochuaidh
3875]
don coimed sin .i. Meighis mileta & Licus laechdha cona
3876]
munteraibh. Et rucsat fleda fína & tinnti leó. Et rouai
3877]
Etiocles, rí na Teue, aca nertadh, & is ed roraid riu: ‘Denaid
Dala uantrachta & uanndala na nGrec tar eis a fer {folio 45a}, is
3893]
andsin dorindsead idbarta onoracha a templaib uaisli Iunainde
3894]
do rochtain a fer co cosgrach slan somenmnach da n-indsaigid, &
3895]
rabadar 'ca cuimnechad do Iunaind cach doronsad na Tiabanda
3896]
riu. Et ni fidir-si cid dodenad uime sin, acht is i comairli
3897]
doroine, cumsanadh & codlad d' furalam arna Tiabanda isinn
3898]
aidchi sin do rochtain a marabtha dona Grecaib. Et is andsin
3899]
rochuir bancumachtaig da muintir uaithi .i. Iris, dochum dea
3900]
an chodalta .i. Somnus. Et o rasiacht Iris co tigib suanamla
3901]
Somnais, is ed roraid ris: ‘Adubairt Iunaind rit,’ ar si, ‘a
3902]
Shomnais, suan & sirchodlad d' furail ar na Tiabandaib eter
3903]
amuich & tall.’ Raerig immorro Somnus do denam an gnima
3904]
sin, & rothuit a codlad co trom trenmeirtnech ar na Tiabanda
3905]
in cach inad a mbadar, con rabadar uili co mertnech midlaechda
3906]
'na suanchodalta.
Na Gregaig, immorro, rabadar seig co fuireachair fergach ar
3908]
tí na Tiabanda robai 'na timcheall, & antan robadar amlaid
3909]
sin, raeirig Tiodomas mac Menilampuis in shagairt celmanaig
Is andsin trá roeirig in celmanaigtheoir cumachtach, .i.
3916]
Tiodomus, do gresacht na sluag, & is ed roraidh: ‘Rodilsigsed
3917]
na déi daib trá na Tiabanda isinn aidchi-si nocht, & rothogaib
3918]
Ampiaraus uasal cend damsa, & is ed roraidh ribsi bar muinter
3919]
do digailt anocht ar na Tiabanda, uair is cindti daib a coscur
3920]
do chur, & cen co dech nech aili and, rachadsa.’
Lasin ngresacht sin tra roeirgedar co hathlam ainnindeach
3922]
trein & taisig na nGreg. Acht chena is andsin rothog Tiodomas
3923]
an trichait trenmiled ba ferr leis do Gregaib. Et ba hé a
3924]
nduthracht uili na Greg isin uair sin trenfhobairt na Tiabanda,
3925]
& adubradar cert crandchair do chur aturra, uair ba hé a
3926]
roga cach aein fo leith dib comadh hé risad ar tus na Tiabanda.
Is andsin roeirig Adraist airdri, & asbert: ‘Anaid, a firu,’ ar
3928]
se, ‘& is lor uathad do thabairt a n-air, & rachmaid uili re
3929]
soillsi an lai da fobairt.’
Asa haithli sin trá roeirig an fisid fireolach Tiodomas &
3931]
Agilleus mac Earcail maraen ris. Ba hindamail da athair an
3932]
gilla sin, & Echtor uasal, uair ni roibi Gregda ba glicca inas, &
3933]
deichnibar maraén ré cach fer dib sin. Is andsin rochuir Tiodomas
3934]
a eirrid suaichnidh de a n-ucht in airdrig Adraist. Et
3935]
ragab a chathbarr & luirig Polinixes moir mic Eidip ime.
3936]
Ragab dono Acthor anrata claidium Chapaneuis ina laim. Rug
3937]
immorro Agillus mac Earcail airm Nomis nemnig leis, uair
3938]
nir-ba cuibdi cathaigthi leis isin aíti saigdi Ercail rabadar
3939]
aigi fein. Et a haithli sin rolingsed an lucht sin co hathlam
3940]
tar mullach muir an longphuirt amach, uair nir-b ail leo fuaim
Rabadar amlaid sin ag trénmarbad na Tiabanda, no co tainig
3964]
irdered na haidchi chucu, & adchondairc Eachtor amaindsech
3965]
do Gregaib sin. Ragairead Tiodomas chuici, & is ed doraid ris:
3966]
‘Is lor,’ ar se, ‘an coscur rugsamar, uair torchratar lind an
3967]
ba hinmarbtha andso do Thiabandaib, & denam imtecht risin
3968]
coscur cathbuadach-sa rugsamar.’ Rafhaem Tiodomas sin, &
3969]
rabai ag admolad bandei na haidchi .i. Pebi, ar an coscur tug doib
3970]
isinn aidchi sin. Et cach coscur oidchi beris cach is tre impidi
3971]
na bandei sin, Pebe, iar sithsenchasa gentligi. Et rogeall di
3972]
co n-idberad do cethraib di coimlín ar-marb do sluagaib andsin,
Et dobadar da milid mornemnacha aco-som andsin .i. Opiliius
3976]
do muinntir Thid, mic rig na Cailidoni, & Dimas do muinntir
3977]
Partanopeuis rig na hArcaidegda, & nir ferr di leisin dis sin
3978]
beith beo tar eis a tigernadh, & doraidh Opliius re Dimas:
3979]
‘A fir chumtha,’ ar se, ‘in olc lat ind do thigerna .i. Partanopeus,
3980]
a corp do beith fa conaib & ethaidib na Teibi? Acht chena
3981]
is tren romthraid-sea & chraides mo cridi mo thigerna fein do
3982]
beith amlaid .i. Tid, mac rig na Cailidoine; & na rach-sa beo
3983]
co Cailidoin can a chorp-sum do beith lium.’ ‘Truag dono sin,’
3984]
ar Dimas, ‘is am toirrsigi-si tar eis mo tigerna ina cach duine,
3985]
& rachad-sa andsin gé dechair-si cen co dechair.’
Is andsin dochuadar rompo d' iarraid in armaigi do thabairt
3987]
chorp a tigernad leó, & robadar 'ca n-iarraid no cor-eirgedar
3988]
ruithned greine glanshoillse {folio 46a} arnamarach, & cor-ba leir
3989]
daib cach lanradarcc umpo. Et is and fuair cach fer dib corp
3990]
a thigerna, & rothogbadar leo iad ana n-oireadaib firmora
3991]
furmid, & dochuadar rompo co tái toirrseach tindesnach dochum
3992]
a longphuirt. Ba doilig leo immorro lanshoillsiugud an laí da
3993]
tarrachtain ag na gnimaib sin.
An tan tra rosiachtadar a gcomfhogus a longphuirt,
3995]
adcualadar fogur bres & fothrand mór ina ndiaidh. Et is
3996]
é robaí andsin Ampion do Thiapandaib cona dirim ndegsluaig
3997]
maraen ris, ar nach curdis na fairaireda, & dothaiscelad ar
3998]
longphort na nGreg isin maidin mochrach, & adcondairc Ampion
3999]
andsin do Gregaib & curpu na curad forra, & rotrengreis a each
4000]
no co ruc forra, & is ed doraid riu: ‘Fuirgid, a fhiru,’ ar se, ‘co
4001]
findam cia sib. Acht chena is follus duind foraib cur-a bidbaid
Et asa haithli sin dochuir Ampion fesa uad co Teib d' indisin
4040]
na scel sin innti, & dochuaid fein roime d' forbaisi
4041]
ar longfort na nGreg & do thogbail na cenn sin doib.
Is andsin dochonncadar na Greig chucu Tiodomas ramarb
4043]
na foraireada, & sé subach sirforbfaeilid ag comaidem na ngnim
4044]
doroine, & tugad leosam ilacha aithise & gairi comaidme
4045]
is maraen ris, & antan robadar amlaid sin ag comaidim a coscair, is
4046]
and romothaigsed Opliius & Dimus do beith 'na n-ingnais.
4047]
Rafhas guba & geran aco, o na facadar na firu sin.
Imtusa Aimpion Tiabanda, immorro, tainig roime no co riacht
4049]
a comfhogus don longphort, & o 'dchonnairc na hara aidbli dona
4050]
Tiabandaib, rosocht air co mor, co nar-b athlam ré himtheacht,
4051]
& co nar-ba cubaid comraith ré méd na cumad dos-fanig iga
4052]
faigsin, & roimpo a chetoir andsin, & tainig ar culu dochum
4053]
na Tebi.
Imtusa na nGreg, immorro, roeirgedar co hathlam agarbh
4055]
dar doirrsib a longfuirt do dul dochum na Tiabanda, & is and
4056]
dochuatar tré lár in armuig tucadar a munter isinn aidchi reime
4057]
sin. Ba subach tra íad-sam 'ca faicsin amal dotoglaidis
4058]
tigi & treaba na Tiabanda uile.
Is andsin ronert Capaneius gasrada Greg um dul do thren-fobairt
4060]
na Teibi, & as ed adbert ríu: ‘Eirgid, a oga,’ ar se,
4061]
‘maraen riumsa, uair as fada atú can mo bladh & can mo
4062]
mornert do thogbail ag togail na Teibi. Uair is í mo deslam
4063]
daithgel daingean is dee damsa, & is é mo chlaidem cruaid
4064]
curata as cumachtach dam.’ Et o raraid-sium sin, rochoimeirig
Is andsin doeirgedar na Tiabanda, & roiadsat doirrsi a cathrach
4078]
a chédoir, acht aendorus nama .i. Ogis; & dosiacht Etion do
4079]
Tiabandaib a aenur da iadad a n-agaid na nGreg, & antan robai
4080]
'ca dunadh, rathriallsad ogbaid arnaid Spartana dul tairis ar
4081]
eigin. Is andsin rofhobair Eichion co feramail iád, co rathuitsed
4082]
treínfhir ar tairrseach an dorais do thres an Tiabanda sin daib
4083]
.i. Eicion. Is iad so fa ferr dothuit andsin do Gregaib do laim
4084]
Eichion .i. Panapes a telchaib tondglasa Taigeit, & an snamaigi
4085]
soinemail o sruth Oureota .i. Ebalus, & ant airsid engnamach
4086]
Alcidamas. Et fa tren a tres an lochta sin ar tairsig na {folio 47a}
4087]
Teibe, gein no co riachtadar an dias so do Tiabandaib d'foirithin
4088]
Echioin .i. Acron & Almentes, cor-iadsad ar eigin an dorus. Et
4089]
bá hadbal easbaid ceachtar an dá sluag sin, uair rofagbaid
4090]
drem do Thiabandaib ré dorus amuich ré teindesnaigi rohiadad
4091]
an baili. Rabadar dono drem thall do Gregaib can rochtain
4092]
amach dochum a munntiri, uair dothuitsed thall isin baili
4093]
gaiscedaig do Gregaib .i. Ormenus & Amantur, & rodichendad
Imtusa, immorro, na nGreg, rothogladar & rodianscaileadar
4097]
mur n-imeallach na Teibi risin ré sin, & rodruidsed andsin
4098]
curaid & coisigida na nGreg a comfhogus do muraib na
4099]
cathrach. Uair ní roichdis a n-echrada tar na clascaib coimlethna
4100]
robadar 'na thimcheall. Rabadar dono na Tiabanda ag
4101]
daingniubad a cathrach, coma hadbal fuaimnech na sabad ag
4102]
suidiugud tresna slabradaib ag drud & ag dluthubadh na comlad
4103]
n-adbal n-umaidi ré doirrsib clochta comdaingne na cathrach.
4104]
Rabadar dono drem do Gregaib andsin ag dibragad soigead
4105]
teintigi a mullaigib tor & tiged na Teibi da loscad. Rabadar
4106]
dono drem ele dib 'ca togail & 'ca tollad asa hichtar &
4107]
sceallbord do sciathaib 'na timcheall. Ralinsad immorro na
4108]
Tiabanda taibleda na Teibi do didin na tor & na tigead. Raba
4109]
doilig fulang fuithib isin uair sin, ar imad arm n-examla ag
4110]
dibragad uaithib dochum na nGreg. Ratheilgsed slega suainmecha
4111]
sodibraigthi, & soigde imluatha eitecha, & clocha cruaidi
4112]
comamais, & mill lanmora luaidi; & ba he an dlus na fras sin
4113]
rotheilgsed na Tiabanda ag didin a cathrach, cor-bó comdluith
4114]
ré cethaib cruaidi clothneachta a n-airm & a n-ilfhaebair ag
4115]
buain dar aigthib sciath & dar cathbarraib cruaidi na nGreg.
4116]
Ní har time na ar teichead dochuaid sin dona Gregaib. Acht
4117]
tugsad a n-aigthi co dluith & co dichra re cnis na cathrach, &
4118]
robadar 'ca trentogail. Is andsin dorala Anteius croda curata
4119]
do Gregaib timcheall na cathrach, co tarla sleg trom Tiabanda
4120]
'na uchtbruindi da indsaigid, co rasráin asa charbad amach
4121]
é, co rabadar a chosa a llenmain a rothaib & a refedaib an
4122]
charbaid, & cor-timchill an cathraig fon samla sin, & co fuair
4123]
bas arsin. O 'dchondcadar immorro na Greig sin, tugsad gair
4124]
badba buaidirthi os aird, & roseindid a sduicc croda cathaigthi
Ba hadfhuathmar tra re heisteacht isinn uair sestan &
4128]
seisseilbi na Tiabanda sechnon na sencathrach ar med na
4129]
heagla ros-gab risin trenfhobairt tucsad na Greig 'na timcell,
4130]
& rolinsad tigi & teampaill na cathrach sin, & robadar ag
4131]
duba & ag domenmain & ig imraitib ilearda atarra. Et dobadar
4132]
drem dib andsin 'ca rada an rigi do thabairt do Poilinicseis ré
4133]
head na bliadna sin & Eitiocleis do cur ara char & ar indarba
4134]
uaithib. Adubairt drem eili dib nar-bo choir an comairli sin,
4135]
& gid hí donidis, na gebad Polinicseis uaithib, no co tairsed
4136]
forra cach egoir doronsad ris. Acht is fair desid {folio 47b} leo
4137]
a fisid fhireolach da thabairt da n-indsaigi .i. Tiresias, & firinde
4138]
faistine do denam doib.
Is andsin doerig Tiresias, & doraid ré a ingin .i. re Manta:
4140]
‘Dena altoir idbarta duind, a ingen, & fhado teinti.’ Et
4141]
dorigne in ingen sin, no co tairnig lé.
Is andsin adces taidbsi nathrach ar barr uachtarach na
4143]
lasrach roeirig dona teintib, & is tresin ngnim sin rothuig
4144]
Teresias fuagrad na faistine, & rahadnad é andsin o fhis & o
4145]
fhaistine. Et is ed doraidh risna Tiabanda: ‘Da nderntai
4146]
cach ní ader-sa rib, bud lib coscar don chur-sa .i. in duine as
4147]
só do síl Chaithim, mic Aigenoir, d' idbairt dona deib, & dobad
4148]
mó cin don duine sin fortacht & foirithin d' fadbail dona
4149]
Tiabandaib trena bithin.’
Adchualaid sin Creon curata do shil calma Caithim, & ragab
4151]
eagla mór hé ar bithin, uair doshail comad hé a mac fein
4152]
nohidbortha andsin .i. Menetius. Uair fa hé sin fa só aco-sam
4153]
don shil rigda do claind Chaithim mic Aiginoir.
Et adbert Créon andsin risin fisid: ‘Ceil an gnim sin,’ ar se,
4155]
‘& na labair ní as mó é.’ Rabai immorro an fisidh 'na thasd ar
Raeirig andsin Teresias & a ingen Manta, & ragabsad fial
4159]
falaid tairsib, no co riachtadar co hairm a roibi Meneitius mac
4160]
Creoin, & is and robái an gilla i dorus do doirsib na cathrach &
4161]
dirmata diairmigthi do Gregaib ar na toitim leis & Emon
4162]
echtach a brathair ag cathugud araen ris andsin a comais ar
4163]
chena. Ni roibi dib nech bad aili na bad erergna inas an
4164]
gilla sin .i. Minceius, & asbert andsin ris Manto ingen
4165]
Tiresiais: ‘A gilla,’ ar si, ‘ataid na dei 'cot iarraid dod
4166]
t' idbairt daib tar cend na Tiabanda uili, & fagaib an corp
4167]
tromda talmanda atai, uair is ferr duit beith i nn-ingnaib
4168]
roglanaib richid ar t' edparid dar cend t'atharda.’ Rafaem-sam
4169]
trá sin on ingin, uair ba maisi leiss a oiged fein ar socar
4170]
d' fadbail da athardaib, & tainig roime co tindesnach co larmedon
4171]
an baili d' agallaim a mathar & a athar. Et o rainig,
4172]
robái a athair 'ga agallaim, & is ed roraid ris: ‘A mic,’ ar se,
4173]
‘na herig in turus teigi, uair is breg uili cach ní raidis Teresias
4174]
rit.’ Nir-faem immorro Menetius anad, ge rabai a athair
4175]
aga fhastod, & tug ceilg ima a athair, & is ed doraid ris: ‘ Ní
4176]
risin toisc sin triallaim dul itir,’ ar se, ‘& ní hed rom-greisfed
4177]
Tiresias da rad rim. Acht is ed roimluaid mo brathair do guin
4178]
do Gregaib .i. Emon, & a nirt eisimail tugsad uaithib he, &
4179]
erigid-siu 'na agaid, uair is comfogus bas dó, & ag so misi
4180]
d' iarraid an primlega .i. Eicion da indsaigid.’ Radeiligsead
4181]
amlaid sin, & tainig Creon roime co cumthach cuntabartach
4182]
d 'iarraidh a mic eli.
Meníceius immorro o radealaig a athair ris amlaid sin, tainig
4184]
roime co tricc tindesnach no co ndechaid ar mur na cathrach,
4185]
& o rasiacht, ralabair o soine gotha moir, & is ed asbert: ‘A dei
4186]
da tabraim-si me fein,’ ar se, ‘tabraid eigin coscar an chatha
Raeíg, immorro, & roiacht a mathair os cind an gilla, & is ed
4196]
roraid: ‘Ba dimain damsa trá a mhic,’ ar si, ‘m' aileamain
4197]
co honorach ort, & nir chosmail mo chlann & clann colach
4198]
Iochasta, ge ramarbad mo mac-sa & a mic-si co slan .i. Eidiocleis
4199]
& Polinicseis.’ Et robaí-si ar na himraitib sin no co tangadar a
4200]
munnter da hindsaigi & go rugsad leo ana tech leptha hí, &
4201]
rabadar 'ca coimdingnad and.
O rabadar na Tiabanda risna gnimaib sin, rogreis an trenmilid
4203]
Capaneius gasraid na nGreg dochum dorais na Teibi, & imasai
4204]
fein fo na sluaghaib, & rothimchill & rothrascair marcacha na
4205]
Tiabanda. Rathanaid & rotrenmarb na curaid concingdis da
4206]
cois im doirrsib na cathrach.
Cid tra acht fa trascairthi tuir & tigi dona cairrgib comora
4208]
rodibraigead an trenfer sin isin cathraig, & ba brathbristi buidne
4209]
da bemindaib claidim an curad sin, & ba suaichinti slesa saerchland
4210]
arna sarguin ona slegaib roteilgead. Et is ed ba samalta ré
4211]
Tiabanda andsin coma hiad na secht rigmilid do Gregaib
4212]
dothuit leó na beidis a n-aenfhecht aga dimchillad & aga
4213]
trenmarbad donn aenfhuabairt sin tug Capaneius oirtho. Uair
4214]
is cuma romarbad iad ider og & shen, mnaib & mindainib, co na
4215]
handais curaid na cathmilid ara chind do comrag ris, & coma
4216]
hadfhuath ré cach nduine seal ar-sithsillead ré méd a graine an
4217]
Gregda sin.
Cid tra acht ní ba tualaing fisid na fireolach admolad
4219]
echta in fhir sin, mana beidis na dei co duthrachtach 'ca
Sochtais immorro ar Thiabanda 'ca fhaigsin 'na sduaig
4232]
agmair urbadaig amal nothisadh an la buaidirthi bratha do
4233]
murad a cathrach 'na cendaib, & gid ead tugsad a n-aigthi air,
4234]
& rodibraigsed he a tigib & a taibledaib na Tebe do railgib
4235]
romora & do chlochaib comamais.
Faelait-sium trá na frasa firmora sin confertais na {folio 48b} fir
4237]
fair, & cothaigis and amal charraig coimnert iter buindedaib
4238]
ruadha rabarta na saebsruth aga sitladh, & o rascuirsed na
4239]
Tiabanda na frasa sin de, ragab-sam ag tainsium & ag tarcaisi
4240]
moir forro. Doraid riu: ‘Cuich ar bad tor,’ ar se, ‘na muir
4241]
thana Tiabanda-sa do thrasgrad & do thoirnem dochum lair?’
4242]
Et cuma adbert sin & rathrascair na crandoga comdaigne
4243]
claraid & na taidbli deaftha badar bar mur na
4244]
cathrach a cendaib na Tiabanda, & rabai tra fan samla sin ag
4245]
trasgrad na Teibi da mur & da mullach.
Is andsin dono robadar caraid chumachtacha na Tiabanda
4247]
& caraid chumachtacha na nGreg ag agallaim Ioif, mic Saduirn,
4248]
& cach dib ag iarraid fhoirithne da charaid. Is iad trá robai
4249]
andsin ac congnam ré Tiabanda .i. Apaill uasal, mac Ioif, &
O 'dchualaid Ioif sin, tibis gen gairi, & raidis ar sin: ‘Is
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granda an gresacht daberi foraind, & is coir t' olc do denam.’
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Et asa haithli sin tug Ioif neoill chiuine comdorcha & tuairseacha
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tromfleachaidh ar dreich thalman, conar-ba leir tulcha no tigi na
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Tiabanda isin tan sin. Et tainig trid sin torand bres bresbratha
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uas cind na Teibi .i. feib co ngluaised firmaimint asa slatrach
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& asa suidiugud. Rabaí immorro Capaneius can gluasacht arin
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mur risin, gein co rasoillsigsead saignena teintighi ag tuitim
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ar dreich & ar tuagebair an talman.
Is ed doraid-sium 'ca faigsin: ‘Is coir immorro,’ ar se,
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‘tenta mar so d' fhacbail do Thiabandaib, & dogeb-sa aithin-neada
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adanta & dairgi dossacha ar derglasad anoss da
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ndibragad doib.’ Et antan rabái Capaneius ag an bogasach
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briathar sin, darala chuigi soignen crithrech corcorderg, cor-chuir
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a chathbarr da chend, & co rascailt a sciath o bili co
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bord, & co rachomlas a chorp fein uile o chind co bond.
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Atchondcadar na catha cechtarrda sin, & roscuchsad da cach
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leith o muraib na cathrach ar imgabail chuirp an churad do
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thoitim forra. Et dorochair andsin Capaneius tar mur na
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Teibi amach, co roib sligi a chuirp ar na loscadh an conair