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Leabhar na hUidhre The Book of Leinster The Rennes MS. The Book of Ballymote The Yellow Book of Lecan Trinity College, MS H 3 3 (1322) Trinity College, MS E 4 1 (1436) The Book of the Hui Maine, Royal Irish Academy, Stowe, D II 1 Royal Irish Academy, Stowe, D II 2 Royal Irish Academy, Stowe, B II 2 Royal Irish Academy, Stowe, B III 1 Royal Irish Academy, Reeves, 832
Rath Esa Sund dessid domunemar, iar tíchtain bruthmar báire, ingen Echdach Aireman ocus Étáine áine. Esa ainm na h-ingine; is di atá Ráth Esa; cét cech míl cen timdibe tucad lé, ba búaid m-bésa. Midir dalta in find-ben-sin fri h-ól fína ocus meda; nói m-bliadna dond ingin-sin i m-Brí Léith, láthar nena. Tar cend Echdach Aireman ruc Midir Étáin n-ólaig a Fremaind, ciarb aire-glan, co farcaib Banbai m-brónaig. As-bert Codal crín-chossach: "Ní écen dúib a fochmarc; i m-Brí Leith ar fír-thossach; é leth luidi for tochmarc." La tóeb Echdach Aireman lotar slúaig Érend áine a Fremaind, ciarb aire-glan, do thogail Brí Léith láine. Nói m-bliadna 'con togail-sin, nírbo romór a h-oibne; Midir ocond fholaim-sin, oc admilliud na h-oipre. Iar togail in t-shída-sin doluid cóica fer fuilngech, (ropo delbda in díne-sin) d'acallaim na ríg ruibnech. Tuctha and dia cétáine (ba scél n-irdairc rochúala) do Echdaig i richt Étáine tri cóicait ban, bríg búada. Is díb-sin doróega-seom, a ingin fír-glain fessin; ba gó aní romáide-seom, conid sí dál forsndessid. 'S í sin ruc Meiss m-Buachalla máthair Conaire chélig; ba dál amnas uachalla: roselt for slúag n-ard n-Ébir. Dia luid Eochaid atherruch do thogail Brí Léith láine tuc a mnái iar n-athelluch ó Midir, monur n-áine. Is andsin dorimgart-seom a eneclaind for Midir Eochaid fírén find-balc-som, conosruc iar n-dáil dligid. Is é-so in cetharda doróegai Eochaid Airem, co n-ilur drong decharda co lín scíath ocus claideb. Tóchur for móin Lámraigi, fid for Brefni co feochra, dichlochad más már-Midi, ocus luachair for Tethba. "A ingen domimgair-se" ar Eochaid "ráid 'sind úair-se ca dindgna dom dindgnaib-se cosnotidnastar úaim-se." Is andsin doróega-si Ráith n-Ésa, fál fri find-blai, suide asa saílfed-si asnaccad na tri dindgnai. Síd in Broga belgaig-se, in tress dindgna cóir cétach, Duma n-Giall is' Temraig-se, Dún cáin Crimthaind i n-Étar. Is andsin doridnacht-si ó Echdaig, rád cen fhulla, co cach neoch dorimgart-si, co n-ilur a sét sunda. Midir iar cúl mithisi doluid imon dáil n-détla co Echdaig doridisi, imon caingin cóir cétna. Gáid Midir in find-bile 'mo les n-dían 'monderntaR. Th. Heldensage 618, footnote, would read 'immo les ndían co ndernta', and render: 'Midir prayed Sigmall, in regard to his sudden request, that it should be fulfilled'. Sigmall mac a ingine, fail i Síd noithech Nennta. Ogniad ainm a máthar-som, ingen-side do Midir; nochon olc a láthar-som cen descin cirt ná dligid. Rucad Étáin aire-glan siar, ciarbo tolcda in tustiu, la cend Echdach Aireman, co m-bói i Síd Nenta iar n-usciu. Atá thiar in slóg-drongach oc Sigmall, síd cen fhulla, oc úa Midir mór-glonnach, ocus ní thoracht sunda. Brug Na Bóinde I Cináed Ua Hartacán cecinit. Án-sin a maig mic ind Óc, fairsing do rót, rethaib cét: forolgais mór flathe fír d' aicme cech ríg immotrét. Rotbrecai cach n-ingnad n-án a chlár find-glan, fichtib slúag, a thir férach fénach féig, a iath n-énach n-indsech n-úag. Tech mic ind Óc ós do dind, rígda fót fri féle find: taircet éim ós do lind duind géill a sídib Érend ind. Ingen Foraind fort lár luind, cáin mál, ba molbthach in mind: furri rolád in tor thall: ní gann in nathread perhaps 'ní gann in gnod', 'not sparing the graving-tool; gnod=rinn, Metr. Gl.; cf. O'Mulc 671. ós a cind. At-chíu lind find Féic na Fían frit aniar, ní timm in gním, co lá brátha, brígach bág, meraid hi fán rátha ríg. Lánamain contuiled sund iar cath Maige Tuired thall: in ben mór, in Dagda donn: ní duaichnid a n adba ann. Lecht in Máthai iarna guin léir fort a Bruig, breccas graig: is é a chnáim rochorbai in muir, diatá Inber Colptha cain. Sechi bó Boadain buain ós grúaid a liac budi báin: Termond ua Fían fedil féig im réid airthir nemid náir. Hi Fertai na Fáilenn fand, is and romaíded in glond: mór in gním n-úalle dorind écht Find for féin Lúagne lond. Génair inneot mellach mac Cellach roslat leirg for lorc; ba túalnge trebe, rotchacht, conappad éc n-úalle fort. A barc brainech na tor tromm, tatbig trethan-tonn do dind: otha Chrimthainn Niad co Niall ba tu relec na fian find. Fintan Feradach fecht fland rothecht do thalmain in trom: Tuathal Techtmar, triath ar cland, foluing do land lechtach lom. Fedelmed Rechtach it rím, ba gein gleccach fri cech tóir; nídat écruthach hit tírK.M. suggests 'écrodach, 'scant of stock'., focheil Conn cét-chathach cóir. Ní thoracht Art, aidble uird: immanaigtís luirg ar leirg: rogab lige n-uachail n-ard arg na láech i Luachair Deirg. Ní thoracht Cormac cen lén: déad na fírinne, rodfír, rogab fos ós Bóind báin forsin tráig ic Ros na Ríg. Cairpre Lifechair fort lár: Fiachu Sraptine rán réil: Muiredach Tírech din Brí: in rí Eochu athair Néil. Ní thoracht Niall, nuall nad gó; dirsan dó in rian rorá, iar n-dul co h-Elpa fo secht ro fes a lecht áit itá. Iarsin tánic cretem glan for Mag Fáil, bés nirbo rom, co fail cách i reilcib noém dia scarad fri cloén fri col. Focheil cúane calma cáin a mag mic in Dagda déin: ná dernsat adrad Dé móir andso dóib hitát hi péin. Iatsom dimbúan, tussu búan, immotréide cech slúag slán: iatsom dosrogáeth a n-gáes, tussu fogéba áes n-án. Bóand bale roglas réil Mana sechut la Séil sláin cenn indais ui úabrig úaib Senbic a túaim immais áin. Án-s. Congalach col-lí cond fían, dían a buille, dond a dál: is búale rán-tor co rian, is cúane n-ard-chon, is án. Án-s. Brug Na Bóinde II Macnia Mac Oengusa cecinit. A chóemu Breg, bríg nad bréc, co rinnib reb, rígda in rót: in eol dúib senchas cech thuir fuil sund i m-Bruig mic ind Óc? Fégaid in síd ar bar súil, is fodeirc dúib, is treb ríg, rogníth lasin Dagda n-dúr, ba dín, ba dún, amra bríg. Fégaid Imdai n-Dagdai deirg: forsind leirg, cen galmai n-gairg; rofer surge sóir iar seilg fri mnái cóim cen meirg cen mairg. Fégaid Dá Cích rígnai ind ríg sund iar síd fri síd-blai síar: áit rogénair Cermait cóem fégaid for róen, ní céim cían: Dia luid ben mic Námat náir i n-dáil ar chend Dagdai déin, ocus in cú in a díad, ciarbo thurus cian do chéin: Dia luid Midir a Brí Léith fri tócbáil tréith, ba fó fríth: co tuc mac ind Oc ónd áth co scíath 'na scáth, ciarbo scíth. Iarsain tucad, cialla cor, in mac dia nói m-bliadna m-bil. coa athair, ba cadla gair, dia thaig cosin Dagda n-dil. Dogníth ergnam leis dond ríg isin tshíd, tre brégradThe MSS have 'bregrad'; the meaning is doubtful. m-búan, de atá, ní ceist cen rún, Duma Treisc ar súil na slúag. Iarsin dlomais Dagda dúr asa dún, níb adba m-bróin, co m-bái i n-Ochun, fecht co núaill, iar n-othur slúaig, iar u-úair óil. Ferta Escláim, érimm sruith, a telctís cesta fir maith, fót co m-balc-raind, gním cen chleith, do mac Calpraind ba rót raith. In eol dúib Derc m-Buailc bil comarba fil immon mag, asa n-ésib loimm lúath lib a dig don tshlúag, fíad-glonn glan. In eol dúib Lecht Cellaig crúaid co núaill ellaig, erctha gáeth: atbath tre beirt láechda lúaith, dia m-bói thúaith for báeth-bla báeth. In eól dúib Lecht Gabra ind ríg Cinaeda cen galma gráin; ruc búaid a siblachaib sréin do réir mic Irgalaig áin. A Cír a Currel na mná, cia bale itá cechtar de, méraid ó 'ndiu co tí bráth; ní ba messu ar chách a n-gné. Fégaid lib, ba bág cech báird, ba fert fir áin, fuaim cen meirg, fuirglid, is íath n-gáela gairg,This mends the grammar, and gives a rhyme to 'Lurgnig'. síd æda Lurgnig for leirg. And dogníth rúamna dia thríath for cúan-bla clíach ocus crích; ba h-ed slóg-dígal na túath, Mórrígan múad áitt i m-bíth. In eól dúib tre gnímrad n-gnáth, fri fáth fír-glan, fichtib tríath, iath n-acht-glan i m-bátar scéith, Carcar ind Léith i m-bái in Líath. In eól dúib tre chátha cend in glend i m-bíd Mátha mall? robíth iar n-inriud slóg seng; dogníth mór do imniud and. Iarsin tictís, gním cen chleith, ind ríg dia leith ó thír thoich, do descin in Máthai múaid, co cland cách fair crúaid a chloich. Clandais Buide a liic laind 'sind raind forsmbíd Suide Find: fácaib fiad churib na n-glend a chend for Maig Murid mind. Iarsin lotar Ulaid uill Leth cubaid Cuinn ar a chend, do gleic fri nert Máthai maill, combrúithe a baill for Leicc Bend. Doringned leo duma n-dúr do múr for cnámaib in míl: ba hé in coscur, fecht co núaill, rothecht fri búaid ocus bríg. Caisel n-Oengussa cen chol, Airther n-Oenlussa rodlen: mic Crundmáil forsndessid cin dia n-essib mid corbo mer. Forsin Róot rígda in gleó in mic Óoc, cid dia m-bói? dia robriss súil Midir múaid, in fail úaib nech asidchói? A. Inber n-Ailbine A fhiru Muirid, miad n-gle, do nach tuirim tailmire, ráidfet frib im threbthus te senchus n-áith-glec n-Ailbine. Bái riam fri rót-bla rorá uas Fótla cen fhodála: ba lúam cech líg-druing fria lá Rúad mac Rígduind rodána. Riacht réim raith-roga cen raind, dar muing maith mora moch-maill, d'acallaim a charat Gaill: ba réim rabalc co Lochlaind. Luid tri nóithib, noithech glé, ba soithech co sír-gairge: sochtsat, duba domna de, for formna na fír-fairge. Femidset lúd as nach leth, robo dúr in dron-fhuirech; isin muir múad már cen meth doluid Rúad rán roguinech. O moslúi dia tairdbe tra fairge dar sál sruth-sóeba, fuair in sain-delgnaThis seems to be an epithet for Ruad rosná, nói m-bain-delba biuth-chóema.Here biuth- possibly stands for bith- to make a rhyme. Cf. Thurneysen, GOI paragraph 307. But the readings indicate early corruption in this stanza and the next. Ráidset ris tre gle-alt n-glan ba h-ed fodroirgetarRead 'ba heät fodrergatar', in which case there would not be a gap. a nónbur ban búadach bil bá crúadach a n-indsaigid. Fois nói n-oidche lasna mna cen doirche cen dér-guba, fon fairge cen tonna tra for nói longa créduma. Ciarbo h-alacht ben díb de (robo malart mithise) luid uadib cen chísal clé co tísad afrithise. O rafáid co muintir múaid ráid fri tuintib a throm-shlúaig: ba soalt sochlaind ní súail co toracht Lochlaind lonn-gluair. O rancadar dar sál sair co n-ád is co n-oll-bladaib, anait secht m-bliadna ar blaid ic a charait comramaig. Cechaing iarom Rúad na renn tar srothaib, fial-mod fég-sheng, anair dar muir tríath-glan tend, co toracht íath-mag n-Érend. Eismech robói in rí co recht, nírbo deis-breth ná daig-bert; cen dul co mná tar sruth slecht in cruth cétna rothairngert. Tan rogab triath-tuirid tess i n-iath Muirid na mag-les, co crúad-chalad, clú cen ches, rochúaladar in arm-gres. Amrán sin na m-ban-ón binn, tria glan-rád n-glan-óg n-guth-binn, ic tetarracht Rúaid co rinn tar srúaim setal-balc sruth-glinn. Seólsat curchán créd nad clé, nír dub-chlár dér drongdige, a nónbur garg grinn-gel glé i n-Inber n-ard n-Ollbine. Olc-gním rogene andsin ben díb cen ere n-essil, marbad maic Rúaid co m-blait bil ocus a maic fodessin. Erchor don mac mó cach cair (ba treb-chol dó for talmain) rolá amach tria cacad cain conidn-apad cen anmain. And as-bert slúag son-ard-se rothecht Rúad rogarg rige uili cen chond im glonn n-glé "Ba h-oll, ba h-oll in bine!" Desin atá, tairm cen tnú, a h-ainm, ní do dailb didu, na h-aba, nad celam clú, feib adberam a fhiru. A F. Mad ainm for maige, míad n-ait, gairm cían cen chaire comraic, ráitir ón tuiredach tailc ó Muiredach mac Cormaic. Nó mad ferr la tuaichliu tra sell fri buaibthiu bladmara, ráidfit buil-iath, bái nad ba, ó Muiriath mnái Labrada. Labraid Loingsech co n-úath alt tadchaidThe MS readings point to 'tadclaid', 'claims' (?); cf. 'adclaidim'. The passage is obscure and probably corrupt, but perhaps we may read 'tadclaid túath toimsech tlacht-balc fí feib fuil-íath fer co facht', 'the man of evil, poisonous as a field of blood, claims the rental of the strong-clad communities'., túath toimsech tlacht-balc: fi feb fuil-iath, fer co facht, ba hí a ben Muiriath macdacht. Muiriath mór rodlecht mo dú, eo slóg roslecht a fidu: tan rotríallad nírbo thrú, mar adfiadar, a fhiru. Ochan Cinaed Úa Hartacán cecinit. Déccid fera níthaig Néill ós lettir déin díchmaig dúir: sund for ur slige na slúag rogab lige n-úar i n-úir. Níall mac Echach, assa lecht, luid fo shecht tar trethan tricht: roreraig comarbas Cuind co n-gaet ós muing mara h-Icht. Dia ráid in drong dúr din múr "Áil dún décsin ríg nondlig," atracht in mál súas iarsein, in gein ba h-uallchu fo nim. Eochu, ba h-ed ainm ind fhir de Lagnib lir, lám co neim; i tóeb Néill co n-gúalaind glain sáidis fiad na slúagaib sleig. Cid ruc in Lagnech inund fri báig Saxan n-galbech n-gand guin ind ríg dond imram oll, ingnad glond dorigned and. Tan nosticed cith nó chrúas tócabtha súas, serig dúis: ba fír flatha iar n-dáil báis: maidm secht catha rena gnúis. Fírían focul atbert Níall, dia n-gaet forsin rian tria rún, áitt i clanta ilad Néill, co teilctís a n-géill for cúl. Aire-sin roléicthea ass dar gáeth-rian n-glass, trom a thress, géill Saxan, ba mór-dál mass, géill Fhranc, géill Rómán andes. Lotar asin Temraig síar fían a theglaig trelmaig tréin: ba de bói iar m-baisse brón Ochan mór muntire Néill. Celebrais i n-Ochain aird cách diaraile, aidble uird, Lagin, Mumain, rodasní, Connaicht, Ulaid, Fir Lí is Luirg. Láech dosrimthais, ropu rí; nírb fhand a chlí for bith-ché; ba suail do Níall, nassad nin, co toracht creitem dil Dé. D. Rannsadar a maic iarsin inis n-Airt, ba h-amra fir; is dóib dobértar a n-géill, céin beti neóil im gréin n-gil. Dá Chonall, Eogan atúaid, Fiachu, Cairpre, Mane mín, Enna, ba h-óen-baile in tshlúaig, gabais Lóegaire do ríg. Rí dosrat fo thalman tói, mairg na n-adrann for bith-ché! rorand Muir Romur i n-dó ba ar omun tuaithe Dé. Cland maic Cairne, cengta róe, diamtís umle imalle, ar imad óc ocus ech nísfórfed nech acht mac Dé. Luid sair dia n-éis, arm-char clí, Dathí, ba talchar fria ré; nírb fhand a chomul for cóe rorand in domun indé. Ua as dech ós grían glan a gné rochin ó Níall, násad n-glé, Colum Cille rogab h-Í búaid fir bí fil i tig Dé. D. Mide Aed Úa Carthaig cecinit. Mide magen na marc mer, slige forsmbíd Art Oen-fher, lerg lán lainne Lugdech luid, clár clainne Chuind is Chobthaig. Cid diatá Mide ar in maig, fine síl Chuind chét-chathaig? cia gass glúair garg, glan in mod, cia h-arg ó fúair ainmnigod? Mide mac bruthmar Bratha meic dirmannaig Deatha, co roatái tenid n-diamair ós chlaind Nemid nert-giallaig. Secht m-bliadna lána ar lassad don tenid, ba trén-assad-assad=-ossad., corscáil gairge in tened trell tar cethri h-airde h-Érend. Conid ón tenid-sin tra, (ní banfót ní h-immarba) condlig a sír-chennach ind cach prím-thellach in Érind. Condlig a chomarba cain maige Midi medar-glain miach móeth-bleithe la muic find cacha h-óen-cleithe in Érind. Co roráidset, nír sním súail, drúide h-Érend i n-óen-úair, "Is mí-dé tucad dún tair, dorat mí-gné d' ar menmain." Corthinól Mide cen meth drúide h-Érend i n-óen-tech: co tall a tengtha, túar n-garg, a cendaib na n-drúad n-dron-ard. Co rosadnaicc fo thalmain Uisnig Midi mór-adbail, co n-dessid ar a tengthaib in prím-shúi 's a phrím-shenchaid. Gáine ingen Gumóir glain, muime Midi mid-chartchaig, ba ferr cach mnái, ciarbo thúi, ba sái ba fáith ba prím-drúi. Co n-erbairt Gáine co n-úaill re Mide cosin mór-búaid: "Is ós neoch rosníad ar tech conid deseo bías Uisnech." Uisnech ocus Mide múad asngabar h-Ériu arm-rúad, feib adfét in suíde snas, is é sin a dind-senchas. Dín, a Dé, Aéd úa Carthaig ar iffern co méit anfaid: dia d' iráil a gréssa glé for ríg mid-charthach Mide. Druim n-Dairbrech Fulartach cecinit. Cid diatá in druim Druim n-Dairbrech? ba mór lá rathuill teglach; rem dán at-chím co cuimnech clár buidnech mar thír Temrach. Druim n-Dairbrech is dún álaind, múr gainmech fo thuind tóeb-sheing; láid baird bas greimm ria glé-raind fégaim din beinn aird óebind. Druim n-drech-shlemon na n-dath-bord, cuing leth-remor 'na leth-leirg, port mar Raigne na rath-bard, múr cath-garg Dairbre drech-deirg. Dairbre drech-derg mac Lulaig, ba prap sreth-chelg iar Samain, mac Ligmuine co leraib, irlaime im debaid danair. Fidgai Fochmaind is Gaileoin niptar moch-maill dia lán-réir: Firbolg, is Domnann dírím, ba sír-mín gairbe i n-gád-méin. Fine Chrecraige ind úr-óir Gúmóir Brecraige bán-áir, Mendraige Dairbre dúan-fhéil, ba búan-léir gairbe grán-áig. Tuc Tuathal na ferg fuillid do Dairbre derg 'mon grellaig maidm immach dar cach mongaig, cath Commair gairb ós glennaib. Dairbre drech-derg 'con drumain ní 'rondegtherb ria dremmaib: Tuathal cosin grúaid glonnaig dia chongaib chrúaid rochengail. Tuathal Techtmar in mílid, mór a recht-blad dar rígaib: docer Dairbre co n-dúanaib dia thúagaib, aidble ind ídail. In cnocc-sa catha in chomlaind, a éicsiu datha derbaim: maith dia fhir in lá labraim d'fhaglaim cid diatá in deg-druim. Lagin I Rohort in rigrad 'moa ríg, (ba gním olc, ba domna h-ír); loisc Loingsech Móen, méit gaile Cobthach Cóel mac Ugaine. Ba Túaim Tenbath cosin olc in ríg-dind rán, in rochnocc, cornoirg Labraid, lán n-gaile, diarchuir ár a maccraide. O rohoirged, is é a fhír, Cobthach cóel, a thrichait ríg, corgénair mac mór Maire cóic cét bliadna bith-glaine. Ba tossach glíad is gaile pían Chobthaig for Lóegaire; de dorochair Cobthach Cairn la h-úa Lóegaire lond-gairb. Luidset dond orgain for sét Labraid, Dubgaill trichat cét, 'na congaib ágmair assaid, cona lágnib lán-glassaib. O na laignib-sin ille rogairit Lagin Laigne: la Loingsech Móen, co méit olc, Cobthach Cóel ba díb rohort. Meraid 'ca chlaind co tí bráth, corob cocad ríg rognáth: Oilill Lóegaire do lot la Cobthach Cóel cétna h-ort. Lagin II Labraid Loingsech, lór a lín, lasrort Cobthach i n-Dindríg, co slúag lagnech dar lind lir, díb roainmnigthea Lagin. Tuaim Tenba a ainm riasin cnuicc in' rogniad ind orgain: is Dindríg óshin ille, ó marbad na rígraide. Da cét ar fhichit chét n-Gall co lagnib lethna leo anall: de na lagnib tuctha andsin, de atát Lagin for Lagnib. Sliab Bladma Fulartach cecinit. Blod mac Con maic Caiss clothaig maic Uachalla ilchrothaig romarb Bregmáel, gobaind glain Cuirchi maic Snithe snámaig. Cuirche cendmar, ba rí rot for Medraige is for Herot; is lais ná fúair fóesam fír Blod mac Con meic Caiss clothmín. Cechaing 'n a luing, láthar n-glé, ó Bun Gaillme glan-úaire, ó Áth Clíath in Herut uill cosin n-Áth Clíath i Cualaind. Dolluid iarum iar lín chor co Ross Náir maic Eidlicon, co roselb i sain-rainn son in slíab dianid bunad Blod. Atbath fer find, figed gail, i Sléib Bladma, blad adbail, Blad mac Bregoin, buidnib tor, do thám i Sléib bledaig Blod. Aliter Nó 's ó mac Bregoin borrfaid Sliab Bladma co m-ban-tolcaib; a tarba ní cian ó cradcrad=crod. in slíab mar tarla ó trén-Blad. Nó bleda mara nar mall, bíasta, ruisedatranslated 'sea-beast' in Glossary a n-anmand, tánic fo thalmain na treb, conid uatha atá Sliab Bled. Blod mac Con meic Caiss clothmín romarb buachaill Bregmáil báin, gobann Cuirchbi meic Sníthe, rogab ac Ross Tíre Náir. Fid n-Gabli Find cecinit. Inmain dam in Gabol glan tuc forom for fid flescach: ní'r dáig luaige co logud, rogáid uaid a ainmnigud. Tarclam Ainge grinne n-glan cen taidbe fri tinsanad: cach crand cen timme ria thúr isin grinne buc barr-úr. Drochta dogníd dia ingin ós gním ochta aird-inbir: ní shiled cen lán mara: nodiled dál n-óentama. Is é dafall, forum sceóil, Gaible Glass mac Ethedeóin; dafarlaic cen lúag n-astair a Beluch fhúar Fhualascaig. Rogab foss ic finib Flaind: dligid a doss a derb-chaill fer rotháid is rothall tair: ic mnáib cach amm rop inmain. Mag Life Life luchair, leór do blaid, ingen Channain chét-churchaig fuair gairm n-gaire il-lóg astair ainm in ma ge, is mór-ascaid. Tuc ascaid togaide tig dálem Conaire chélig d' ingin Channain cét codal Deltbanna dét drech-sholam. Lámnad roloit Lifi laind i Purt Ágmar i n-Áraind: ruc mudaid mac Druchta de, di chumaid lór láech-Life. Berba In Berba búan a bailbe, saiges dar slúag sen-Ailbe; is fis fedma fáth dia fail Berba, bláth cech blad-focail. Ni fuailfed focheird inti luaithred Mechi mór-millti: rosbalb rosberb cen athbach salchur serb na sen-nathrach. Nathir fo thrí focheird cor tathig in m-beirg dia bronnud: cnáifed dia álaig óg n-ell slóg sádail na sen-Érend. Aire-sin romarb Mac Cécht: ba fotha garb din glan-echt, dia chosc co búan din bronnud ós cach cúan, din chomlongud. Eól dam a lecht leth rolá fert cen tech is cen tuga: a lúaith olc cen áib n-enga fofúair socht i sáer-Berba. Moin Gai Glais Culdub mac Déin dia Samna luid hi céin, in cath-amra, do chuingid chomraic óen-fhir co Fidrad fíal forfáilid. Desin dorochair Fidrad d'imairiuc na trén-bidbad: aided Fidraid féig iar feirg do láim maic Déin daiger-deirg. Gae Glass úa Loga na lecht ba mass, fri fola frithbert: bái leis sleg taith fri tola dorigne Aith án-goba. Is é ba nia Fiachach féil úa Loga liamna lonn-géir: ba greit gáid cen díl im dul: dia láim dorochair Culdub. Faffand Fulartach (?) cecinit. Broccaid brogmar co n-gním gíall do chiniud gorm-glan Galían, dó ba mac Faifne in file, ní gó taithme tiug-mire. Ba hí máthair in maic maiss Libir ind láthair lond-braiss; ingen dóib in dían dírmach ind Aige fhíal il-gnímach. Oll-mass in cethrur cáem cass; ba clethchur sáer co sognass; athair is máthair co n-áib, ingen is bráthair bláth-cháin. Tucsat na siabra side– nír gním tiamda téithmire– delbsat i n-deilb láig allaid Aigi sáir co serc-ballaib. Roshír h-Érinn or i n-or re cach n-albín rúad rogor, corchúardaig Banba m-brethaig co calma fo chaém-chethair. Tarnic a gním is a gal, fríth sund co sír a sernad; tucsat i m-brianna i m-bine fianna Meilgi Imlige. De-sin atá Aige úar for sruth in maige, mét snúad; ó roscráided cen chuiscle, rosdáiled ar dían-uisce. Sruith-lind sin cen bás co bráth, snás dar Lifi co lond-gnáth; mad t'aireCf. 'masa th'ire, Sil. Gad.237,7., ní tairm cen taig, Aige a h-ainm in cach inbaid. Moslúi síar inna shide in drúi dían in deg-fhile, d' ainmed ríg Beirre co m-blaid, Meilge maic Cobthaig cundail. Fúacrais ar in ríg co recht anim is on i n-óen-fhecht, 's aithis fri sír-gail setbad i n-dígail a deg-shethar. Dorochair in file féig dind fhochaind amnais acbéil; romairned co sír segma ar ainmed ríg ro-Themra. Rocúrad rosedlad se, rodedlad fri doenmige; for Faffaind na fían fergach fúair grafaind dían díbergach. Rosgáid im ascaid andsin, áitt im-masclaig in mílid; combeth fria gairm–gním n-guba– a ainm sír in sen-duma. Is eol dam fri tibri tra aided Libri is Broccada; ní h-amdarc in fáth dia fail ráth in' roadnacht Broccaid. Almu I Almu Lagen, les na Fían, port ragnathaig Find fir-fhial, dorala sund a slicht sain inní d'atá Almu ar Almain. Almu ainm ind fhir rosgab re lind Nemid na nert-blad; marb thall sin tilaig úane, do thám opund oen-uaire. Almu rop alaind in ben ben Nuadat móir mic Aiched rachunig, ba fír in dál, a ainm ar in cnocc comlán. Nuada drúi ba duni garg; darónad leis dún dronard; racomled leis almu i n-aill don dún ule ar n-a thoraind. Oen-gel in dún, dremne drend, mar nogabad áel h-Erend; dond alamain tuc d'a thaig, is de atá Almu ar Almain. Tadc mac Nuadat, nertaid gail, drúi Cathair Moir cu mór-blaid, dó rafhacaib a athair Almuin cona h-ard-rathaib. Ingen gnoach oc Tadg thrén, darab ainm Murni mun-cháem; rocunged o Chumull in ben; rosérastar Tadc taeb-gel. Rasuc Cumull ar écin, ingin Taidc, cer gním étig; bliadain can chert is can chlód do Murni ic Cumull chath-mór. Cíís Tadc cu trén-athach re Cond calma cét-chathach, ronimderg, adbul in t-olc, ronglám, ba mór in mudocht. Focairther o Chund chalma do Chumull facbáil Banba; corchurset cath Cnucha thall, co torchair re Cond Cumall. Nói tráth re cur in chatha darónad fer in ratha re hingin Taidc in táeib-gil, darronad Find fír-fhennid. Luid Murni ar marbad a fir, cu ránic Almain n-oen-gil; ba caintech cumthach rabáei; nirbo dethbir don deg-mnái. Alaind bái in rígan cu rath, ocus si tháeb-lán torrach; rafhocair Tadc, mór in mod, a marbad am-mudugod. Roraid Cond co nhgili glacc: "Ba ferr lim co m-béra macc, inund máthair cor-rathaib do Chumall is do m'athair." Diultaider ic Taidc co trén; do Murni ba domna dér; ar nírlam a labrad, am-milliud, nó am-moch-marbad. Dolluid co Temair find Fail Murni muin-chaím cnis coroiarfaig do Chund can chol a h-imthús a h-ordugod. "Imthig-siu," ar Cond, "is ced lind co Fiacail Fí mac Conchind der-fiur Cumaill tall istaig Bodmall B". Dolluid co Temraig Margi Murni mun-chaim cu n-ardi; Conla gilla Chuind can chol ca d'a ordugod. Ba faelid ria in gilla grind in Fiacail Bi mac Conchind, ba fálid Bodmall cu becht, ba faelid uile in t-airecht. Arsain rucad Find febda rí na Fian, mór a menma; nói mhbliadna fichet mod tend, rop é rig-fhénnid h-Erend. Cungis Find ar Tadc na tor íc Cumull móir do marbod cath can chardi dó, can dáil, nó comrac oen-fhir d'fhagbáil. Tadc uair nir thualaing catha i n-agaid ind fhir-fhlatha, rofhacaib leis, ba lór dó, mar robái uile Almó. A. Almu II Almu robo cháem dia cois, ingen Beccáin brat-sholois, ben Iuchna na cíab, cét crod, ó r' iarr Almu ainmniugod. Mór dia búadaib, dia buidnib, dia slúagaib, dia sen-bruidnib, rofes co fonnmar a clú, dia n-apar ollmar Almu. A. In tan musdáiltís 'n-a dáil fian mic Cumaill enech-náir bat forud fer n-garg im gú, ropat all ard a Almu. A. O thictís a h-esair áin Clanna Bresail in buan-áig fri toisc sóid tar Segsa snu, almain dóib in deg-Almu. A. Alend Alend óenach diar n-ócaib, ráth Airt cona ríg-rótaib, fertas búada for a blai, conosfuair Fál mac Fidgai. Fert in' rochland Conchend clí mac Fergnai, fer co find-lí, lerg-luam Lugdach, letrad cailc, forad ba Setnai síthbaicc. Brug forsmbíd Messdelmond dúr, leis conuargbad a ard-múr; is d' a brunnib attib dig Mess Scott Scegra di Laignib. Faithche Ruamaind, ruamnad rind, co falgib flatha forfhind, tír chadla, cathir crichid, grianán i m-bíd Andrithir. Ferand Fergusa fairge, orba uais co n-imarde, flesc Find maic Rossa rebaig, ríg-dinn Bresail Bregamain. Luchdond letrad lecne líach ótá Gabrán co Áth Clíath, i Fáil Segi snáad lind, ba garga a gluind im Alind. A. Bethir bethrach, breó co n-gail, lepad luithech do láechraid, fri ré Niad Corb, calma cend, ba h-adma alma Alend: A. Carpat Catháir, comrar sét, tailc rothairmchell triathu trét, lúad cech medra, monur n-glé, ard-rí Emna is Alinde: A. Fidchell Fhiachach, búadach rí, dracon daigrech, dron a chrí, ruamnais tria rígu rinne, nenaisc níthu Alinde: A. Brí Bresail beólaig fri gail: leis ba Tuaim Tenbad Temair: rí gorm for gabru grinne rochroth armu Alinde: A. Sruthar saeglond nodassaig, Segsa snás a Síd Nechtain; Life, luathem a linne: tibit tulmag Alinde. A. Triar trén-fher, trialla clas, Buirech, Fiach is Aururas, it é cen meth, monor n-glé, acclaidset múr nAlinde. A. Buirech focheird uad do ráith dar in múr, nírbo rothláith, ail focheird dia riged rind conid hí 's ail i n-Alind. A. Robái sund ben balla=ballda, 'strong-limbed'., ingen Lugdach loech-banna, fria gairm nirbo dirgna dremm, diarbo ainm rígda Alend. A.