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Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála (Author: [unknown])

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Scéla Chonchobuir

{MS folio 106a}Ropo fer amra airegda inti Conchobor mac Nessa Imráter
12421] sunda for Ultaib. O máthair ro hainmniged .i. Ness ingen Echach Salbudi ríg Muman a mathairseom in Chonchobuir. {MS folio 106a 5} Is airi dano ro ainmnigside Ness .i. Bátar da aiti déc ocá haltrom inna hingeni do réir Echach. Assa a ainmsi leosom i tossuch ar
12425] ba hurussa a haltram. Fennid amnas i nHerind in tansin .i. Cathbad mac Rossa a ainm. Sech ba druiside ba fénnid. Luidside {MS folio 106a 10} dí cuaird fénnidechta hi crícha Muman. Iss ed doralaside cona féin do thig a haitisi .i. ingine Echach. Orta leis issind oenaidchi a da haite déc na ingine. & nicon fess cia ro ort in n-orggain.
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Luid iarum iar suidiu ind ingen for fennidecht & gabais gaisced. & {MS folio 106a 15} luide trib nonbaraib fo Herind. co ffessed nech ro marb a haiteda. & ro chrín na túatha. Is cumma nos crínad uili daig ni fitir sainriuth a bidbada. Ni hassa bith fria fodechtsa ol cách. Is desin ro boí Ní hassa fuirri. Luidsi dí for fiannas i cocrich nUlad.
12435] {MS folio 106a 20} Luidsi laa and dí a hoenur dia fothrucud. Conid tecmang cucci in fennid cétna .i. intí Cathbad. Co tudchaidside eturru & cranna & ardagaib. Co 'mmanarnaic dóib. & co mbaísi do mnaí gradaigthe ocosom. & co mbert mac dó. Ba hé in mac hísin dí .i. Conchobor {MS folio 106a 25} mac Cathbad. Ba caín tra a n-orddan ro genair i suidiu .i. intí
12440] Conchobor. Deithbir són dano uair issind úair ro génair Crist iss and ro genairseom. Ro bátar .uii. fáthi oca thairchetul secht mbliadna riana genemain. No geinfed gein n-adamra la gein Crist forsin chloich ucut forsaro genair Conchobor & ropad irdairc a ainm i nHerind.,
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{MS folio 106a} BA mór a n-orddan do Chonchobur hi cind .uii. mbliadan iarna {MS folio 106a 30} genemain iss and ro gab ríge nUlad. Ba sí a thucaitside .i. boí Ness ingen Echach a mathairseom i n-oentama. Boí dano {MS folio 106a 35} Fergus mac Rossa i rrígu Ulad. Adcobrastarside in mnaí .i. Ness do mnaí dó. Nathó ol sisi condom rab a log .i. ríge mbliadna
12450] dom mac. Conid tairle nocon erbarthar mac ríg frim mac. Tabair ol cach & bid lat a rrige cia chongarthar ainm ríge. Foid tra iar {MS folio 106a 40} suidiu in ben la Fergus. & congairther ríge nUlad do Chonchobur. Ro gab tra in ben for tinchosc a meicc & a aite & a muntire .i. lomrad indala fir & a thidnacul diaraile. & a hórsi & a hargat do thidnacul do
12455] aradaib Ulad ar dáig iartaige dia mac.

{MS folio 106a 45} Tanic dí cend na ree hísin dia bliadna. Dorimgart i suidiu Fergus a giallu. Immacallaim immi or Ulaid. Ro imraidsetar i n-oendáil. Ba dímicin mór leo Fergus dia tabairt hi tindscra. Roptar buidig im do Chonchobur ara degthidnacul dóib. Ba sí
12460] {MS folio 106a 50} im a n-immacallam anro rir Fergus scarad dó friss. Anro chennaig Conchobor anad aici.

{MS folio 106b} Iss and sin tra ro scar Fergus fri ríge nUlad. & || iss and sin tra ro gaired ardrige choicid Herend do Chonchobur mac Cathbad.,


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{MS folio 106b} Ba mór ind airmitiu tra doratsat Ulaid do Chonchobur. Ba
12465] si a airmitiu ám leo .i. cech fer di Ultaib doberad ingin {MS folio 106b 5} macdacht a feiss la Conchobor in chetaidchi combad hé a cétmunter. Ni rabai for talmain gein bad gaíthi.u. Nocho ruc breith ríam uair nocho léicthe do. fo bíth na rucad gubreith. napdis messaiti a thorthi. Ni rabi dano forsin talmain caur ba tressiu. & ni reilced
12470] {MS folio 106b 10} ríam i n-eislind .i. do airichill meic ind ríg. No bítís cauraid & arsidi catha & láith gaile ara bélaib hi cathaib & immaircib arnabad eslind dó. Cech fer do Ultaib dobered aidchi n-oegidechta. fess dó lia mnaíside in n-aidchisin.

{MS folio 106b 15} Cóiciur ar trib fichtib ar .ccc. ina thegluch Conchobuir .i. a llín
12475] laa bís issin bliadain iss é lín fer no bíd hi tegluch Conchobuir. Commaid im no bíd eturru. .i. fer cech n-aidchi dia mbiathad. Is and im ticed in fer toesech in biatta in n-aidchiIsin hi cind bliadna {MS folio 106b 20} doridisi. Nirbo bec im in biathad .i. mucc & ag & dabach do cach fir. No bítis fir is taig im nach faerad sain. .i. Fergus mac Roig
12480] amal adfiadar. Masu fír ba húais a méit .i. in tsechta Fergusa nibu comthi.h la nech n-aile .i. Secht traigid etera ó & a beolo. & uii. n-artim etera da súil. & .uii. n-artim na sróin. & uii. n-artim {MS folio 106b 25} inna bélaib. Lán coid méich fliuchad a chind coa folcad. Secht n-artim na luirg. Bolg méich ina thistu. Secht mna dia ergaire
12485] mani thairsed Flidais. Secht mucca & uii. ndabcha & uii. n-aige do chathim dó. & nert .dcc. and. Ba hecen dosum dí sechtmain {MS folio 106b 30} do biathad in teglaich sech cach. Conchobor im fessin no gaibed in samuin dóib fo dagin terchomraic in tslúaig móir. Ba hecen in tsochaide mór do airichill. fo bith cech fer do Ultaib na tairchebad
12490] aidchi samna dochum nEmna. no gatta ciall de & focherte a fert & {MS folio 106b 35} a lecht & a lie arnabarach. Airichill mór di for Conchobor. No noisigthe leis na tri lae ria samain. & na tri laa iar samain fri tomailt i tig Conchobuir. Ba caín dano in tegdas. Tri tigi la Conchobor .i. in Chroebrúad & in Téite Brecc. & in Chroibderg. Issin
12495] {MS folio 106b 40} Chroebdeirg. no bítis in chennal & na fuidb. Issin Chroebruaid im no bitís na rríg .i. ba rúad dono rígaib. Isin Teiti Bricc dano no bítis na gae & na scéith & na claidib .i. ba brecc do imdornchoraib {MS folio 106b 45} na claideb n-orduirn. & do chainnlig na nglasgae cona muncib & cona fithib óir & argait & do lannaib & imthimchellaib na scíath
12500] di ór & argut. & do intindrim dano na n-escra & na corn & na mbaiglend.

Is airi no bertís a n-arma uadib i n-oentech. Cech ní gargg


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{MS folio 106b 50} rochluintís mani roistís dígail fair fo chetóir. Atraiged cech fer {MS folio 107a} dialailiu combid cach díb oc tuarcain a chind & a scéith || for a
12505] cheiliu sethnón in taige. co mbertis a n-arma uadib uile isin Teite mBrecc. Ind Ochoin Chonchobuir and .i. sciath Conchobuir. cethri imle óir impe. & Fuban Con Culaind. & Lamthapad Conaill Chernaig. & ind Óchnech Flidais. & ind Orderg Furbaide. & in {MS folio 107a 5} Choscrach Causcraid. & ind Echtach Amairgin. & ind Ír Chondere.
12510] & in Chaindel Nuadat. & ind Leochain Fergusa. & ind Uathach Dubthaig. & ind Lettach Errgi. & in Brattach Mind. & ind Luithech Noisen. & ind Nithach Loegaire. & in Chroda Chormaic. & in {MS folio 107a 10} Sciatharglan Senchada. & in Chomla Chatha Cheltchair. Moo turim dano anro boí do sciathaib and olchena.
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Mor n-orddain dano & ániusa & alluda & aurdarcais. in teglachsa Conchobuir. Cenco beth do threnferaib & chauradaib and chetmus. acht Fergus mac Róig ba lór do chalmataid. in fer {MS folio 107a 15} atacomaing na teora Formaela Mide. i cath Gárige for Táin Bó Cualnge .i. teora builli dorat forsin talmain o doánic a ferg fri
12520] Conchobor co filet na trí cnuiccsin and béus & merait and co bráth. Cenco beth do gasciud and acht Conall Cernach mac Amargin {MS folio 107a 20} Iarngiunnaig ba lór fri immarbáig .i. ond úair gabais gaí inna láim ni rabi cen guin duini cech lai do Chonnachtaib & argain fri daigid cech n-aidchi. & nar chotail riam cen chend Connachtaig
12525] foa glún. Ni rabi i nHerind ferand boairig forsna rubad Conall Cernach guin duine. Is é ám Conall Cernach ro rand muicc Meic {MS folio 107a 25} Da Thó ar comram gascid ar belaib láth gaile fer nHerend. Fer ro diglastar Ultu for firu Herend .i. do neoch díb ro marbad & mairfither co bráth. Fer na dechaid assa noendin o gabais gai
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Cenmotha dano in gilla urdairc imma n-agat fir Herend .i. Cu {MS folio 107a 30} Chulaind mac Sualtaim meic Becaltaig meic Moraltaig meic Umendrúaid a sídib. & Dolb mac Becaltaig a brathair. & Ethne Ingubai ben Elcmaire a sídib. a siur. & Dechter ingen Chathbad a
12535] mathair Chon Culaind imscoich & imacher a gnímrad in gillai. {MS folio 107a 35} Ba dolig bith friss in tráth ba fergach. Imrethitis a dá thraigid & a n-adbrond comtís luathidir ruathur funemda. Nach finna no bíd fair ba athidir delg sciach. & no bíd banne fola for cach finna. No theiged indala súil ina chend. & araile ass fot airthema. Ni
12540] {MS folio 107a 40} athgned coemu na cairdiu. Cumma no sliged iarna chulaib & ara belaib. Sech cech fer i nHerind dó a ngaisceda tuc o Scáthaig Buanand ingein Ardgeimme i lLetha .i. cless Caitt. & cless Cuair. &


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{MS folio 107a} ubullchless & faeborchless & faenchless & cless clettinech. & tetchless {MS folio 107a 45} & corpchless & ich n-erred. & cor ndeiled. & léim dar néim. & filliud
12545] erred nair. & gai bolga & bai brassi. & rothchless & ótar. & cless for analaib. & bruud gine & sían curad. & beim co commus & tathbéim & réim fri fogaist co ndirgud chrette fora rind co fornaidm niad.

{MS folio 107b} Moo turim im teglaig Conchobuir. & turim a thigi. || .i. tri choicait {MS folio 107b 51} imdád is tig. & teora lanamna in cach imdai. Stiall archopur do
12550] derggibur a teg & na imdada. Imdai Conchobuir for lár in taige. Airinig creduma impe. co mbarridaib argit. & eoin óir forsna {MS folio 107b 5} hairenchaib. & gemma do liic lógmair it e súli no bítis ina cennaib. Slatt argait uas Chonchobur & teora ubla óir furri. fri tinchosc in tslúaig. & in tan no chroithed no thurcbad son a gotha fessin. no
12555] thoad in sluag & ce dofaidsad snathat for lar in taige rocluinfide {MS folio 107b 10} lasin tuí i mbítis ar airmitinsom. Tricha láth ngaile i n-imdai Chonchobuir fri ól. Ol nguala .i. dabach Geirg for lár in tige bithlán. Is í thucad a Glind Gergg diar ort Gerg la Conchobor. Fer frithalma more is taig .i. Bricriu mac Carbada .ix. meic Carbada
12560] {MS folio 107b 15} Uill is taig. .i. Glaine & Gormainech. Mane Minscoth. & Ailill Duress. & Ret & Bricriu. Fer nemnech drochthengthach in Bricriu. Ba lór do neim dó dia ngabad forsin rúin no bid fora menmain no ássad bolgg corcra assa etun & ba metithir ferdorn. Co n-apradsom {MS folio 107b 20} fri Conchobor mebais din boilgg innocht a Chonchobuir. Mór tra
12565] do daínib ingantaib ro batar i taig Conchobuir fon innasain ...


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