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

section 3

{MS folio 181a}Fland Manistrech cecinit.

    1. CIa triallaid nech aisnis senchais

      23345] Ailig eltaig
      d'éis Echdach áin. is gait a chlaidib
      a lláim Hectoir.
    2. Ermor neich ro iarfaig uli
      o Mael Choluim.
      Eochaid iar cund
      ro sluind ria sund do druing Dobuill.
    3. {MS folio 181a 5} Derb ma ro iarfaig cia sóer
      doroni Ailech.
      ni cheil Eochaid armslán airech.

      23350] Garban is graigech.
    4. Cia ro bui aice ca denam
      Imchell finer.
      is Garban sóer oa Gairb o gáel
      fáel no figed.
    5. Fég cia las ndernad iarum
      in gním glanda
      {MS folio 181a 10}in fer las tucad a domna
      i ndel Dagda.
    6. Da n-iarfaigther

      23355] cia fochond ara ndernad
      a meic im lecht
      condailt ro fecht in fert febglan.
    7. Fegthar cid dia n-apar Ailech
      airdairc aitir.
      dond ail tuargaib Corrcend Cicuil
      torged gletin.
    8. {MS folio 181a 15} Geguin Corrgend mac Flatheman
      o Chruach clunid
      Aed ard amra

      23360] ropo mac don Dagda dulig.
    9. Dia ndechaid Aed co mnai Corrgind
      inna lepaid
      ba holc opair
      uair nach fer cotaig ro chetaig.
    10. Cechaing Corrgend
      iama chrád for lár a thaige
      {MS folio 181a 20} coro marb Aed iar n-aeth aile
      ba báeth bine.
    11. Batar oic Herend co iarair

      23365] amra in luctsin
      cona fuaratar dond fechtsain
      isind lucsain.
    12. Oirggther or cách na hanagar
      daig na nderna
      ní tha a díth ol in Dagda
      fo bíth Temra.

    13. p.783

      {MS folio 181a 25}
    14. Acht tocbaid in marb ro mudaig
      fora muinseom
      ferr dún trá trell dia thoilseom

      23370] anda a guinseom.
    15. Co rraib fo mela fon marbsin
      cen nach caemna
      {MS folio 181a 30} co fagba licc bas bert búada
      for lecht nAeda.
    16. Arigis líc os Loch Febail
      ba feidm feinned
      co tuargaib súas
      co crúas chórad uais in t-einer.
    17. Ed asbert oc breith ind eire

      23375] dar sreith slige.
      ach ach do ail
      is do sain domaid mo chride.
    18. Coir cid Ailech do rád ris
      ol in Dagda
      corop ed ainm in dindgna
      airm i tarla.
    19. {MS folio 181a 35} Techt Neit mac Indui Ailech
      brathair athar.
      & Nemain a ben brethach

      23380] na cned cathach.
    20. Corop Ailech Neit asberthar
      o cech duine.
      gibis glaine
      or is leis ind inis uile.
    21. Iarfais nech and
      cia díne ro gab in inse
      tan doringned in gním glandsa
      osind lindsea.
    22. {MS folio 181a 40} Lánmemor lim

      23385] it Tuatha Dé Donand drongaig.
      cona ngaib cona scíathaib
      cona congaib.
    23. Cia rí ro buí for Herind uile
      glebind.
      acht in Dagda druine
      ni chlune nach n-amra n-aile.
    24. An amser i ndernad in dindgna
      demni dolaid
      tomsech trebaid

      23390] in tres amser torsech domain.
    25. Dorócht mór ndine do Ailiuch
      i mbíd Imchell
      {MS folio 181a 45} ailig airmend
      co tánic in fairmend Frigrend.
    26. Frigriu mac Rudi rúaid roglain
      co n-úaill ergnaid.
      tuc la hór a Alpain ergnaid
      óg a ernaig.

    27. p.784

    28. {MS folio 181a}
      23395] Ergnaid in cerdd
      diarbo aindir Ailech imgel
      ciarbo do Fubthaire fondgel
      ropo ingen.
    29. I n-athiud dofuc dar muir mac
      Rudi rathaig
      {MS folio 181a 50} iar cnis chlochair
      rop fochaid cen fis dia hathair.
    30. Atraacht Fubthaire dia iarair
      ciarbo indsa

      23400] glicc in bandsa
      co toracht con ice in dindsa.
    31. Do sin bretha isin daingen
      nglúair ngraigech
      uair ba debech
      ro fucad Ailech i nAilech.
    32. {MS folio 181b}And ba huamon ri Fubthaire
      Frigriu Fothart
      Fiacha Sroptine rod n-anacht
      noco toracht.

    33. 23405] Tech daringned
      and má mnaí la Frigrend foglaig
      ropo ergnaid os roi rebraid
      ara roblaid.
    34. {MS folio 181b 5} Rogníd do dergibur drumnech
      iarna dlugu
      co ngargbrut glór
      de arggut de ór de umu.
    35. Ro hecrad do gemmaib glainib
      gním ro nglenón

      23410] ba samail trá
      adaig & la na medón.
    36. Mad ngiuil di sein Ailech Frigrend
      fegaid findchill
      {MS folio 181b 10} Ailech Néit ni tréic tre thairthim
      Ailech Imchill.
    37. Ní fil i crí
      rofessad cach ní acht Dia
      ríaguil rea
      Rofitir o chianaib cia. C.


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