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The Metrical Dindshenchas (Author: Unknown)
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CNUCHA II
- Cnucha, canus rahainmniged? Ní ansa. Cnucha, ingen Chonnaid a h-iath Luimnigh, buime Chuind chét-chathaig, dochoidh and do tham ina tigh feisin, ocus dohadhnaiceadh la Connad isin chnuc ugad .i. Cnucha. Unde Cnucha dicitur.
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- Cnucha, cnoc ós lind Life
roboí úair ba h-airithe:
ba dún oíged, roboí tan,
dia rabi ac Túathal techtmar.
- Fert in Drúad a ainm reme
ri cét-remes Ugaine
co remis Cuinn i Cnuc Brain,
co tánic ingen Chonnaid.
- Muime Chuinn, nocharad raind,
ba h-í Cnucha chenn-álaind:
roboí 'sin dún fo dathaib
ri remis Cuinn chét-chathaig.
- Cnucha, ingen Chonnaid chais,
a h-íath Luimnig lethan-glais,
dochúaid écc do thám 'na tig:
robo gád la Gáedelaib.
- Adnacht in ben, cíarbo brón,
isin chnuc 'na chert-medón,
conid Cnucha óshin immach
a chomainm co bráth m-brethach.
- Is é sin, a lucht nad gann,
a rús fír óshin anall,
senchas na tulcha-sa ana
ria n-apar co cert Cnucha. Cnucha.
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