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 Manuscript Source Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, Stowe MS C. I. 2 (vellum, Vellum; 15th to16th century?), fo. 25a. For details see Kathleen Mulchrone et al., Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy. (Dublin 1926–70), No. 1234, pp. 3414–8. Other versions See Kuno Meyer, Otia Merseiana 2 (1900–1901), 84–92. (Text and English translation are available online at CELT in files G302003 and T302003.) Internet availability of Meyer's annotated edition See http://www.ucc.ie/academic/smg/CDI/PDFs_textarchive/Meyer_Medley_Irish_Texts_ACL3.pdf Information on Kuno Meyer See http://mujweb.cz/enelen/km.htm The edition used in the digital edition Kuno Meyer A Medley of Irish texts 13: Aided Néill Nóigiallaig Archiv für Celtische Lexikographie 3 Halle a. d. Saale Max Niemeyer 1907 323–324

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Yellow Book of Lecan 126b. Stowe MS C. I. 2, fo. 25a Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, Book of Ballymote, 134b ff. Rawlinson B 502, 47a1–47a2
XIII. Aided Néill Nóilíallaig

Dia luid Niall dar muir sair co rainic Muir Icht amal ata a n-inadh aile gur gab geill Alban &ersir; Saxan &ersir; Breatan &ersir; longport ar bru abonn moire. Amal badar ann confacutar aroile fer cuccu &ersir; brat corcra imbi &ersir; da sleig ina laim &ersir; sgiath for a muin, claidem for a cris, mong orbuighi fair. Focen don Læch nat aichgenmarnanadgenamar, ar Niall. Is ed doriachtamar, or int oglach, cid ma tucach?cid moa toracht ar Niall. Dot acallaim-siu, ol int oglach, o Romanchaib &ersir; doticfaid a ngeill i cinn caicidhsi onniu cucutsa co deach Gabrain rig Alban &ersir; misi lat a frit[h]geill co sisat.

Luig Niall ar a culu iarsin. Intan iarum rainic i cum[foch]raib dunaigh righ Alban, tic Gabran do feart[h]ain failte fri Niall. Misi lat, ar Eochu mac Enna Cennselaig do decsin mo rig &ersir; mo brathar ina righsuighi i fiagnuis[e] fer ndomain. Tiagait iarum co rancatar mullach sleibe &ersir; glenn eturru et in longport. Is annsin isbert Gabran: Is e siut in ri &ersir; is annsin dorat Eocho [mac Énnai] Cinnsilaig saigit ina boga cen &fdot;is do Gabran &ersir; rogab diubracha[d] seocha co tarla comt[h]rom tre Niall co romarb d'oen-urcur. La soghain cat[h]aigit fir Saxan re Gædilu amal adubramar a n-inadh aile. Rocongansit fir Alban re Gædelu ar connailbe cineoil &ersir; Bretnaigi ar feabus a rig-sidhe, uair ba degbriathrach. Tecaidh Gædel- as anair iarsin amal adubramar, conad dia cuimnigu[d] sin asbert in fili &ersir; isi sin iarsin slic[h]t oigi[d] Neill: Niall mac Eachach indabaighardd do báig. Eiriu &ersir; Alba fo traig trisar gæt Saxain nach snédtriasngáet saiget Saxan snéid. o Eochaid mac Enna ain.

Feacht n-æn dia roibe coinne &ersir; comdal ic maccaib Neill iar tiachtain doib tar muir anoir &ersir; iar roinn doib a ferainn iar tiumna a n-athar amal doronsat, roimraidset aca cia dib no-rachad sair do digail a n-athar ar Eochaid. Is do rainic do d'Fergus Annoit dul dia dighailt. Luighi side soir a oenur amal each n-amus cena &ersir; a coridecht doní re bliadain risin rig. Is annsin dorat ingen in righ .i. Boguine a ainm-siden serc &ersir; gradh do Fergus Anoit &ersir; fiarfuigis in ingein a slonnadh &ersir; a sgéla de. Innisi Fergus uile dí in fatha ara n[d]eachaid sair. Is annsin isbert an ingein fria Fergus: Fo-geba-sa, ar sí, bægal Eachach anocht icon fleidh, uair ata fled icon righ &ersir; ig maithe in tire &ersir; biat-so erlam, ar sí, la himtecht iar tocht at chrich &ersir; dot &fdot;erann.

Foirbrigit in comairle. Iar tiac[h]tain tra d'Eochaid mac Enna imach astigh olo &ersir; se ar meisce, beirid in ingen fis co Fergus &ersir; bratais inti Eochaid &ersir; marbais Fergus Eochaid &ersir; benais a cenn dé. Luid Fergus ina curach iarsin &ersir; ind ingein .i. Boguine &ersir; in cinn leis. O rancadar imach ar in fairrge, is ann roairig in rí in gnim sin. Tecar ina diaigh &ersir; diubraic[th]er é amach do saigit &ersir; marbt[h]ar Fergus annsin. Tic in ingen isin curach le seol na gaithi co Eirinn &ersir; cenn Eachach le &ersir; corp Fergusa. Is ann dorala do maccaib Neill beith i coinne &ersir; a comdail os ur na fairrge co tarrla in curuch chuca. Atciat in curach cucu 'sin port, conid uaidib ainmnig[th]ir Benn Boguine, cona[d] de aisbert in fili: Ni ro soifoilghid in fear. Fergus Anoit co nilir mur co cinn in fir robith Niall. is fial dotæt ar cul.

Foidh Boguine iarsin ro mac eile do maccaib Neill &ersir; berid claind mor dó &ersir; fllet a sil beos a Tir Conaill &ersir; conadh í oigidh Nell sin iar fir.