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

section 8

Aided Cheltchair meic Uthechair

{MS folio 118b 5} CId dia ta Aided Cheltchair meic Uthechair. Ni handsa. Fer
13720] amra ro buí de Ultaib .i. Blai Briuga. Secht n-airgeda leis. Secht fichit bo cecha argi. & seisrech cecha hargi. Tech n-oíged. ferand[...] leis. Ba geiss do dano ben for damrud dochum {MS folio 118b 10} a thaigi cen feiss dosom lee meni beth a fer na farrad. Dolluid dí Bríg Brethach ben Cheltchair for oigidecht dochum a thaigi.
13725] Ni maith a ndoronais a ben ar Blai Briuga. Is geiss damsa do thuidecht chucum amal tancais. Is fer truag ar in ben loittes a. {MS folio 118b 15} gessi féin. Is fir dano ar se. Foid lee in n-aidchisin. Adfiadar do Cheltchar. Dolluidside d'iarraid a mna. Luid Blai Briuga co mbai eter Chonchobor & Choin Culaind. Bátar oc imbirt fidchilli
13730] desciurd o Emuin Macha. Luid dano Celtchar mac Uthechair {MS folio 118b 20} co mbui i comfocus do. ro baí bruinne ind fir darsin fidchill. no clannaCeltchar in lúin ind co mbui triana druim iar ndul in gai triit. co ndechaid banna da fuil co mbuí forsin fithchill. Amein a Chu Chulaind ar Conchobor. Amein dano a Chonchobuir
13735] for Cu Chulaind. Ra tomsed on banda ille & inund. dus cia dib {MS folio 118b 25} diarbo foicsiu. Faicsiu in banna dano do Chonchobur. Siade cosin digail deirb. Atbath tra Blai Briuga. Atrulla Celtchar co mbui isna Deisib Muman tess.

Is olc so a Chonchobuir ar Ulaid. Is tuitim deisi and so. Ropo
13740] lor in fer marb diar n-esbuid. Ticed Celtchar dia thír. Ticed {MS folio 118b 30} dano ar Conchobor. & eirged a mac fora chend. & teiged i conimairge fris. Ni geibthe dano [...] cin ind athar forin mac. l^ cin in meic forsind athair. Luidside dí di gairm Cheltchair co mboí thess.
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{MS folio 118b} Cid dia tudchad ar Celtchar. Meise ar in gilla. ro cumrigset, tar do geissu & i commairge frit. Fir or se. Is seim in muin {MS folio 118b 35} doberat Ulaid ummumsa techt for muin mo meic. Bid Seim a ainm & ainm a cheneoil ar in drui. Ansu a gilla or se. & ragatsa. Dogníther ón. Is de ata Semuine na nDési.
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Is í tra eraicc conattecht im Blai Briugaid na tri fochaide ata {MS folio 118b 40} andsom ticfad la Ultu na remes do dingbail díb. Dolluid dí Conganchnes mac Dedad do digail a brathar for Ultu .i. Cu Ruí mac Daire meic Dedad. Ro fasaigestar Ulto co mmor. Ni ngeibtis gai. l^ chlaidib. acht no scendis ass amal de chongnu.
13755] {MS folio 118b 45} Dingaib din in fochaidseo a Cheltchair ar Conchobor. Maith ám ar Celtchar

Luid dia acallaim in Chonganchnis laa and co tarat breic imme. Cor gell a ingin do .i. Niab ingen in Cheltchair & praind ceit dia tairiuc cecha nona. Co tarat in ben breic imme co n-erbairt
13760] frie in n-innas no mairbfithe .i. bera iairn it eat derga tria mo luirgnib & im bonnab ||


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