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Ceithri cathracha i r-robadar Tuatha De Danand ic foglaim fheasa ocus druidechta, uair is fis ocus druidecht ocus ocus is iad sin diabaldanacht ro fhogain doib. it e-seo anmanna na cathrach .i. Failias, ocus Findias, ocus Goirias, ocus Murias. Ocus is a Failias tucad in Lia Fail, fil i Temraig, no gesed fo cech rig gach rí no gebead h-Erind erinn . A Gorias tucad in claidheb bai ic Nuadaid. A Findias tucad sleg Loga. A Murias tucad coire coírí in Dagda.

Ceithri fiseda badar isna cathrachaib sin .i. Fessus bai h-i i Failias, Esrus bai ic i Gorias, Uscias bai a Findias, Semias bai a Murias. Is aco sin rofoglaimsed Tuatha De Danand fis ocus eolus. Sleg Loga, ni gebthea cath fria na fris inti a m-bid m-&bdot;idh laim. Claidheb claidem Nuadad, ni thernad neach ara n-dergad n-dergtha dhe . O da berthea asa thindtig bodba, ni gebti fris inti gebhtha risint-i a m-bid laim. Coiri in Dagda, ni teigead dam dimdach uad uadha . An Lia Fail, fil i Temraig, ni labrad acht fa rig Erenn.

Ad-beraid, imorro, aroile do seanchaidib seanchaibh conid a n-dluim ciach tistais Tuatha De Danann i n-Erind. Ocus ni h-ead on, acht a longaib na morloinges morloingís tangadar, ocus ro loiscsed loisceadh a longa uili iar tuidecht i a n-Erind. Ocus is don dluim ciach bai dib side, at-dubradar aroile conid a n-dluim chiach tangadar. Ocus ni h-ead iar fir . Ar is iad so da fhochaind ara r' loiscsead a longa na r' fhagbaidis fine Fomra iad do fodail foghail forro, ocus na ro thisad Lug do cosnum rigi fri fria Nuagaid. Conid doib do chan in seanchaid: Tuath De Danand na set soim. Cait a fuaradar fuarídar fogloim? Do rangadar suigecht slan A n- druigecht druidhecht , a n-diabaldan. Iardanel find, faith co feib, Mac Nemid, mac Agnomain Adnamoin , D'ar mac baeth Beothach bertach, Ba loech leothach, lanfhertach. Clanna Beothaich, — beoda a m-blad — Rangadar sluag niath nertmar, Iar snim is iar toirrsi truim, Lin a loingsi co Lochluinn. Ceithri cathracha,— clu cert — Gabsad a rem co ronert. Do curdis comlann co cas Is d'foglaim d'fhoghlaim a fireolas. Failias ocus Goiriasglan, Findias, Murias na morgal, O maitea madmann amach, Anmanna na n-ardchathrach. Morfis ocus Erus ard, Uscias is Semiath sirgarg, Re n-garmand, — luag a n-gairm i na slúagh leasa — Anmann suad a s-sarfeasa saer-fheasa . Morfis fili a Failias fen, Esrus Erus a Gorias, germen, Semiath a Murias, dind dias, Uscias fili find Findias. Ceithri h-aisceda leo anall, D'uaislib Tuaithi De Danand: Claideb, cloch, coiri cumal, Sleag ri h-aidid h-aidi ardcurad. Lia Fail a Failias anall, Gesed fo rigaib Erend. Claideb Claidem lama Loga luidh luigh A Goirias, — roga rocruid. A Findias tar fairrgi i fad Tucad sleg nemneach Nuadat. A Murias, main adbol oll, Coiri in Dagda na n-ardglond. Ri Nime, Ri na fer fand, Ro-m-aince, Rig rí na rigrand, Fear ca fuil fulang na fuath, Ocus cumang na caemtuath. Tuata. Finit.