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Esnada Tige Buchet (Author: Unknown)

Appendix 1

Appendix A


555] Is ann didiu ro boí Cormac h-ua Cuind i Cenannas riasiu no
556] gabad ríge nErenn, ar níro léic Medb Lethderg hi Temraig iar
557] n-écaib a athar .i. i fail Airt ro boí in Medb Lethderg do Laignib,
558] ocus ar-robert-side in ríge iar n-écaib Airt. Ba hé domsad na
559] rríg didiu Cenannus. Conid iar ngabáil ríge do Chormac ro clas
560] lais in Temair .i. ferand Odráin sin .i. bachlach dona Déssib
561] Breg. In tan didiu ro both oc claide na rátha Temrach la Cormac
562] ad-rand a theora éigme ass.
563] Cid éigi? or Cormac.
564] Éigim dochraite, or sé, fothugud do ríg Hérenn form thír &
565] form thalmain co bráth.


566] In tan didiu ro bás oc intádud inti ro éig-seom béus. Oc
567] techt inti do solud do Chormac do-bert Odrán a druim frisin
568] comlaid.


569] Cid sin? or Cormac.


570] Nácham sáraig, ar Odrán.


571] Is anfír do sárugud, ol Cormac. Ní ba messi do-géna, acht
572] manim léicther ind ar lóg .i. do chomthrom do argut &
573] accnabtha nónbair cecha nóna céin béo-sa i mbethu & tír bes
574] chutrumma fri[t] tír hi tóeb in tíri-se fri athigid chucum-sa.


575] Is maith, ar Odrán. A-taat dá port mathi frind a-ness amne, ar
576] Odrán.


577] Ci a n-ainm? or Cormac .


578] Odra Temrach, or sé.


579] Bí-siu and dano, or Cormac, Odor eter Odraib.


580] Is de a-tá Odra Temrach.


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Appendix 2

Appendix B

[From BB 128b32 ff. (B), with readings from LL 386b2 (L)]

    1. 581] 1] Nicc, ním thá sealb saerorba
      582] 2] dom mac múc[h]na mithisi
      583] bias for míraind mearaigthi
      584] etir drungu derbfini
      585] cen chundrud gen comarbus
      586] cen raind ós raí rámodaig
      587] itir na t[h]uaith turclochaig
      588] ar a méd is mínáire
      589] tuistin clan[n] fri coibdelchu.
      590] Misi Cathaer curata
      591] cond na Banba bogbraisi;
      592] con-tuiles a n-aenadbaid
      593] misi is Eithni(?)oirdnide
      594] is finnind fial foltbuidi
      595] aidhci Luain ar lánmeisci
      596] co ndearnsam dáil ndorchaidi
      597] (mé) & Eithni(?) álachta.
      598] Diar tuistin nír thogaidhi,
      599] mac nár maith re mórmarthain
      600] is fiu égaib aithissi
      601] olc a beith re buanugud
      602] dáig ní biu má, Nig.

Appendix 3

Appendix C

[Rawl. B 502, fo. 50ra1-50va18]

    1. 603] Cathaír cenn cóicid Banba
      604] ó tá in rígrad rochalma,
      605] huí Ceinselaig na cét fled
      606] & sluag lángarg Lagen.

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    3. 607] Dá mac ar thríchait ro thecht
      608] in rí donarb áil anrecht,
      609] ocus oeningen aca
      610] Eithne thuachail Toebfata.
    4. 611] Tucad Eithni, ard a blad,
      612] ar fer n-aurdairc dia h-altram,
      613] ar Buichet na sluag sétach,
      614] ar in mbriugaid mbóchétach.
    5. 615] Ní múchtha tene na thaich
      616] i ndún Buchet con briugaid,
      617] na ré con fir fial fassad,
      618] acht a bith for bithlassad.
    6. 619] Seacht n-áirge cond oenfiur fial
      620] ná tuc d'oegedaib anfiad;
      621] secht fichit bó, ba buan blad,
      622] in cach áirge, nírb ingnad.
    7. 623] Seacht ndoirsi for a thich the
      624] ind laích nár h-annsa d'aichne;
      625] in cach dorus no bíd ben
      626] hic frithálim na n-oeged.
    8. 627] Secht teinte na thig thécrach
      628] hicon láech cen lúathécnach;
      629] oegid imda im cach tenid
      630] hic fiur fial ind ardenich.
    9. 631] Meicc imda hi[c] Cathaír na crech
      632] hic aithigid na oentech,
      633] sluag adbal cach oenfir díb
      634] do doenib as cach degthír.
    10. 635] No thictis dar cach trethan
      636] d'acallaim a n-ardsethar,
      637] no chuingtis na laech mo-le
      638] ascada móra meincce.

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    12. 639] In fer ná fagbad aiscid
      640] do chlaind ríg in rogaiscid,
      641] do-níd ordd iar tocht as-tig
      642] nárbo maith risi[n] muintir.
    13. 643] Na fuaitged albín dia buaib
      644] nó na h-eochu fri oenhuair,
      645] nó in seisrig iar ló din leirg
      646] dar andéoin Buchit brattdeirg.
    14. 647] Do-théged Buichet buird Breg
      648] no accaíned a imned
      649] hi fiadnaisse Chathaír chóir
      650] & e-side senóir.
    15. 651] Ní chumgim-se do chobair,
      652] ar Chathaír in chrechdolaid,
      653] acht a cheist immum chride
      654] mannurtha do mórthige.
    16. 655] Élaíd h-uadib i n-aidche
      656] in fer firén furfoirbthe,
      657] cia riacht Leth Cuind maín
      658] ar teched clainne Cathaír C.
    17. 659] Hiss é leth ruc-sum a réim
      660] co Cenannas tria choemchéil,
      661] co rígdún Cormaic Cnuicc Brain
      662] meic Airt meic Cuind Cétchathaigh.
    18. 663] Ro bae i mboith bic isin dún
      664] Buchet 's a ben cen baethrún,
      665] is ingen Chathaír ro chlecht
      666] cen tathaír coa timthirecht.
    19. 667] Ní lamad techt hi Temraig
      668] annsin h-ua Cuind cassherlaich
      669] la Meidb Leithdeirg Laigen lir
      670] fri athmnaí in ríg Airtt Oenfir.

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    21. 671] Siist ar marbad Airtt na n-ech
      672] —ropo beoda in banLaignech—
      673] ro gab féin co talchar tenn
      674] ríge aurmóir na h-Érenn.
    22. 675] Iar sin [ro] gaib Cormac cruaid
      676] ríge for Banbai bratruaid,
      677] claidid, caem a dath,
      678] ráith romóir na ríg Themrach.
    23. 679] Tic fer bunaid in baile
      680] diarbu dual a degaire,
      681] tráth ro claided in ráth ruad
      682] ro Cormac is ra chaemsluag.
    24. 683] Atnaig a thrí éigme as,
      684] int aithech mór meramnas,
      685] co clos fo thír Breg na mbenn
      686] cach éigim triana h-ardchenn.
    25. 687] Cid éige, a aithig engaig?
      688] ar Cormac a cloen Temraich,
      689] innis dúin cia scél scaíle
      690] nó cia écóir écaíne?
    26. 691] Dochraite hic a imbirt forn,
      692] ar int aithech abratgorm;
      693] port ríg dom baile co bráth
      694] ní mmun-aicces int ardráth.
    27. 695] Hic sádud in tige tricc
      696] do-ní int athech narb ainglicc
      697] trí h-éigme fon cóir cétna
      698] co rodíscir, rodétla.
    28. 699] Tráth do-cuaid Cormac na cor
      700] isin sárthech ro solad
      701] tic a-rís cen recht, cen raind,
      702] in tres fecht fer ind feraind.

    29. p.36

    30. 703] Do-ní trí h-éigme co h-ard
      704] co rochruaid is co rogarg
      705] i ndorus in tige te
      706] do sírfuacra a sáraigthe.
    31. 707] Cid h-éigi, a aithich? co prap
      708] at-bert fris h-ua Cuind Cormac,
      709] is a druim fri comlaid cóir
      710] in tigi rígdai romóir.
    32. 711] Mo sárgud duit-siu co derb
      712] co fuachda & co fírserb,
      713] ní flaithius duit, ní recht ríg,
      714] brith m'[f]eraind uaim i n-anfír.
    33. 715] Béra uaim-se, ar in rí rot,
      716] do chomthrom d'ór is d'argot,
      717] cuit nónbuir, is ní do rath,
      718] cach n-aidchi a tich na Temrach.
    34. 719] Na dá ráith-se rind a-ness,
      720] hit chomfocus co comdess,
      721] Odra Temrach arna taill
      722] beir h-uaim i nn-inad t'[f]eraind.
    35. 723] Gébat-sa sain, ar ní suail,
      724] i nn-inad m'[f]erainn innuair,
      725] ar toeb do chátad cen chrád,
      726] at-bert int aithech Odrán .
    36. 727] Odrán a mMaig Breg in buair
      728] eter Odru Temra thuaid;
      729] hé sein in fogur dia fail
      730] int Odor eter Odraib.
    37. 731] Iar sain do-riacht Cormac cas
      732] ón chlaenráith co Cenannas
      733] co facca sé in n-i[n]gin ann
      734] dalta Buichet na mbuaball.

    38. p.37

    39. 735] Hic techt ar cenn uisci uair
      736] a aithli bleogain a buair,
      737] dá lestar hi llámaib lé
      738] —ní línad híat ar oengné.
    40. 739] Ind ara lestar, ba léir,
      740] a h-imleib srotha soréid,
      741] lestar aile tria fotha,
      742] a medón in mórsrotha.
    41. 743] Téit do buain luachra luimmi
      744] di[a] h-aite is dia h-ardmuimme,
      745] his ros rann co derb ar dó
      746] ind ingen, ní h-immargó.
    42. 747] Imbel na luachra for leith
      748] inna h-airbir chaem cen chleith
      749] medón na luachra hi llige
      750] ar a muin na maethgile.
    43. 751] Ros airiuch rí Temra thair
      752] iar n-éirge moch san matain;
      753] cach a nderna ó dub co dub
      754] ro buí in rí coa ráthugud.
    44. 755] Ro iarfaig Cormac cen chrád,
      756] A h-ingen álaind imslán,
      757] cia dia rainni, ráid rinn sain,
      758] int uisqi, in lacht, in luachair?
    45. 759] Fer ro buí hi rromaithius riam,
      760] ar inn i[n]gen féta fial,
      761] Is dó trialltair sunn co se
      762] roga cach na rainnim-se.
    46. 763] Inn é Buchet Lagen lán
      764] sain? ar Cormac na comdál.
      765] Is hé, ar h-Eithne, luaitir lat.
      766] Na-cualammar, ar Cormac .

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    48. 767] Ocus tusa féin co fír
      768] in tú ingen ind arddríg
      769] ingen Chathaír chríchi Breg
      770] Eithne Thoebfata thuachel?
    49. 771] Méid ro thoimsis féin ro fess
      772] m'ainm is m'atharda ndíles,
      773] a rí Gaedel is Gall ngot
      774] ní gétam th'airdmess h-orot.
    50. 775] Ní rabai-siu cen maith mór,
      776] cen churnu ocus cen chomól,
      777] ar Cormaccen a chor de,
      778] hi lluag h-onóra th'aite
    51. 779] Tuc a aire sin n-ingin
      780] rii Gaídel in glasinbir,
      781] grád na h-ingine cen ail
      782] tucad co mór dia menmain.
    52. 783] Ro chuinged ind ingen h-uaid
      784] cosin n-aite ros imluaid.
      785] Noco dím-sa dlegair sain,
      786] ar a h-aitte, ach dia h-athair.
    53. 787] Ní thuc Buchet in flaith fír
      788] do ríg h-Érenn in n-ingin
      789] no co ros fuc ar écin
      790] ar ae ciarb ordd anhétig.
    54. 791] Acht leth na h-aidche h-uaire
      792] ní rabae in ben bratt(h)uaine
      793] hicond ríg-sin co rath mór
      794] co ndechaid h-uaid ar élód.
    55. 795] Hinn aidchi-sin, ní h-olc lenn,
      796] ní fitir cách co coit(h)cenn,
      797] do-rigned rí na n-ech n-ard,
      798] Carpre Liphichair lángarg.

    56. p.39

    57. 799] Hi l-Liphichair na lerg ruad
      800] tuargabad flaith na findsluag
      801] eter a máthre míne
      802] is a aithre i n-ardríge.
    58. 803] Is de sin ro len in laech
      804] int ainm aurdairc nach ingaeth
      805] dar cach mbánchlad co mbechaib
      806] Cairpre lámchar Liphichair.
    59. 807] Cuingid a-rís in rígain
      808] Cormac, cenn ós chaemrígaib,
      809] do-níat a curu moa le
      810] do deoin athar is aite.
    60. 811] Nírb áil d'Eithni toebgil trell
      812] techt a-rís co ríg n-Érenn
      813] co tuctha a h-ellam h-uile
      814] do Buichet bán barrbuide.
    61. 815] Tucad ellom anbfóil ann
      816] d'ingin Chathaír, ní chélam,
      817] ní thucad ellom amlaid
      818] do mnaí i nhérind h-echadbail.
    62. 819] Cach a faiccfed féin, ferr de,
      820] do druimm Chenannsa caeme,
      821] co cenn sechtmaine, ní suail,
      822] ar fut Maige Breg barrhuair.
    63. 823] Eter ór is argat sain
      824] eter thréoto ocus tánaid,
      825] eter dam is duine is ech,
      826] a car h-uile for oenleth.
    64. 827] For-fémid Buchet na mbó
      828] immáin trín na tucad dó
      829] co tard Cormac lasin crod
      830] cethirn uad dia idnaccol.

    65. p.40

    66. 831] [I]s ed tuc Buchet a buar
      832] co cóiced Lagen lindhuar
      833] co rígdún mBuichet mbledach
      834] in ro chlecht a chétenech.
    67. 835] Ó thuc leis a tháinte a-tuaid
      836] Buchet co mbíd sorthan sluaig,
      837] ni thánic oenfer bad ferr
      838] do réir oeged na h-Érenn.
    68. 839] Mo-chen dúib, is dúib bas maith,
      840] at-beired féin in fírflaith;
      841] ferrde dúin imma sech sain,
      842] oíbniti in tech for tíchtain.
    69. 843] Trí gáire thall na thig óil
      844] ó thócbáil a chorn comóil,
      845] co faicced cách thiar is tair
      846] in grian i-mmuich iar matain.
    70. 847] Gáir in choícat laech ar leith
      848] ba lór d'oebnius ar oensreith,
      849] i mbrattaib corcra co cert
      850] hic cluichi 's a[c] cliaraigecht.
    71. 851] Gáir in choícat ingen ann
      852] i mbrattaib h-uaine, atmam,
      853] cuiri na ngrianán co ngrád
      854] sianán acco is andorddán.
    72. 855] Gáir chóicat chruittire cóir
      856] hic airfitiud inn ardslóig,
      857] isin tich iarna thomus
      858] co ticed lae lánsolus.
    73. 859] In laech dia ro lensat sain
      860] pudar a thecht fo thalmain;
      861] mór d'einiuch do-rigne ós raen
      862] sin chrích ro chosain Cathaer. C.

    74. p.41

    75. 863] Eochaid Eolach, fuair in fer
      864] ardsenchas inse Gaedel,
      865] augtar inn eolais co n-aeb,
      866] sluindfes cert clainne Cathaer. C.