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Boí rí amrae for Laignib, Mac Dathó a ainm. Boí cú occo. Im-dīched in cú Laigniu huili. Ailbe ainm in chon, ocus ba lán Hériu dia airdircus in chon. Do- eth ō Ailill ocus ō Meidb do chungid in chon. Immalle dano tāncatar ocus techta Ulad ocus Conchobair do chungid in chon chētna. Ro-ferad fāilte friu huili, ocus ructha cuci-sium isin mbruidin. Is {s}í sin in chōiced bruden ro- boī i nHērinn isind aimsir sin, ocus bruden Da-Derg i crích Cūalann ocus bruden &Fdot;orgaill Manaich ocus bruden Me[i]c Da-Rēo i mBrēfni ocus bruden Da-Choca i nīarthur Midi. Secht ndoruis isin bruidin ocus sechtsligeda trethe ocus secht tellaige indi ocus secht cori. Dam ocus tinne in cach coiri. In fer no-t{h}ēged iarsint ⋅ligi do-bered in n- aēl isin coiri, ocus a-taibred din chētgabāil, iss ed no-ithed. Mani-tucad immurgu ní din chéttadall ni-bered a n-aill.

Ructha trá na techta ina imdai cuci- sium do airiuc thuile dōib rīasíu do-berthae a mbiad dōib. Ro-rāidset a n-athesca. Do chungid in chon do-dechammar-ni ol techta Connacht .i. ó Ailill ocus ó Meidb ; ocus do-bértar tri fichit cét lilgach hi cétóir ocus carpat ocus da ech bas dech la Connachta, ocus a chommaín cinn bliadna cen- mothā sin. Dia chungid dano do-dechammar-ni ó Chonchobur ol techta Ulad; ocus ni messa Conchobar do charait ocus dano do thabairt sét ocus indile, ocus a chomméit cétna a tūaith, ocus biaid degcaratrad de.

Ro-lá didiu i socht innī Mac Dathó; co-rrabe tri thráth cen dig cen biad, acht 'co immorchor ón taíb co araile. Is and dixit a ben: Is fota in troscud i-taí. Atá biad lat cenco-n-essara. Cid no-taí? Nicos-n-ārlastar. Is and dixit in ben: Tucad turbaid chotulta do Mac Dathó co-a thech, boíthi nī no-chomairled cenco-labradar fri nech. As-{s}oí, do-soī ūaim do fraig in ferg fēne co londgail; a ben trebar, dos-beir mod bith dia cēiliu cen chotlud. [In fer:]As-bert Cremthann Nia Nāir: ni-tardda do rúin do mnāib rūn mnā ní maith con-celar, maīn ar mug ni-aithenar [In ben:] Cid fri mnaī at-bertha-so manid-epled ní airi, ní na{d}-tét do menma-so, tēti menma neich aili [In fer:] Cú Mes-Roīda meic Dathó ba olc lathe etha dó do-foeth mór fer find fria rath bid lïa turim a chath Manip do Chonchobor berthair is derb bid mogda in gním nicon-&fdot;aicēbat a ⋅lūaig bas mó do būaib na do thír Mad do Ailill {beith} éra silis Fālmag darsin túaith dodon-béra mac Māgach atan-ebla i luim lúaith [In ben:] Tāthut airle lim-sa fris ní olc fri īarmairt n-indi tabair dōib-sium dib līnaib cumma cīa-thōetsat imbi [In fer:] In chomairle at-biri-siu is {s}í ním-déni cutal Ailbe, do-ro{&fdot;}oīd Dīa nicon-fes cīa ō-tucad

Īar sin at-racht sūas ocus no- mbertaigedar. Bad maith dūn olse ocus dona hōegedaib dod{o}n- āncatar. Anait sidi leis trí laa ocus tēora aidchi. Ocus tēit leo for leth (.i. la techta Connacht prius). Ro-bá-sa trā olse i n-im⋅nīm mōr ocus cuntabairt móir co-nderglē .i. do-ratus- {s}a in coin do Ailill ocus do Meidb. Ocus tecat ar chenn in chon co sochruid ocus co hūallach, ocus ros- bía lind ocus biad ocus ascada, ocus bērtait in coin, ocus is fochen dóib. Buidig sidi dano. Luid īar sin co techta Ulad. Do- ratus- {s}a trá olse asmo chuntabairt in coin do Chon- chobur. Ocus bad uallach tīastar ara chenn .i. formna mathe Ulad. Bērtait ascada uili ocus ros-bia fāilte.

I n-ōenló immurgu ro-dālsat-som etir aníar ocus anair. Niro-follaiged lēo-som dano. Táncatar dā cōiced Hērenn i n-ōenló co-mbátar i ndoruss bruidne Meic Dathó. Do-luid-seom fessin ara cenn ocus feraid fāilti friu.Ni{b}- farc{h}elsam, a ócu, olse; ar apaide is mochen dūib. Taīt issin less! Lotar īarum uili isin mbruidin, leth in tige dano la Connachta ocus in leth aile la Ulto. Nibo bec in tech dano, secht ndoruiss ind ocus coíca imdad itir cech dā dorus. Niptar aigthi carat im &fdot;leid immurgu bátar isin taig. Sochaide díb ro-&fdot;ūachtnaig fri araili{u}. Trī chét bliadan rīa ngein Chrīst ro-boī in cocad etorro. Marbthair dōib dano in mucc Meic Dathó. Trī fichit gamnach oca bīathad side co cenn secht mbliadan. Tri neim immurgu no-bíata co-ralta ár fer n-Ērenn impe.

Tucad dóib īarum in mucc & cethorcha dam dia tarsnu cenmothā a mbiad archenae. Mac Dathó; fessin ocond &fdot;ert{h}igsecht. Mochen dúib olse. Ni dabar samail riss sin; ataat aige ocus mucca la Laigniu, a testa de-sin mairfithir dúib i mbárach. Is maith in mucc ol Conchobar. Is maith immurgu ol Ailill. Cindas rainn- fither in mucc, a Chonchobuir? ol Ailill. Cīa indas ol Bricne mac Carbaid anúas ane asind imdai, bale i-taat láith gaile fer n-Ērenn sund, acht a-rrann ar chomramaib? Ocus do-rat cách díb builli dar sróin a chēili riam. Dēntar! ol Ailill. Is maith ol Conchobar; atát gillai dún is'taig im-rul{l}atar in cocrích.

Ricfaither a les do gille innocht, a Chonchobuir, ol Senlāech Arad a Crūachnaib Con-Alad aníar; ba menic rota Lūachra Dedad lim-sa foa tóin, menic ag mēith díb d'{&fdot;}ācbāil acum-sa. Ba méthiu a n-ag fo-rācbais-{s}iu ocainni ol Muinremur mac Gerrginn, .i. do brāthair fadéin .i. Cruaichniu mac Rūadluim a Crūachnaib Con- Alad. Nibo &fdot;err side ol Lugaid mac Con Ruí;,oldās Inloth Mōr mac Fergusa meic Lēti fo-rācbad la Echbél mac nDedad hi Temair Lōchra. Cindas fīr lib ol Celtchair mac Uithec{h}air Conganchness mac Dedad do marbad dam-sa ocus a chenn do bēim de?

Imma-tarlae dóib fodēoid co-tarat int oīn&fdot;er for firu Hérenn .i. Cet mac Māgach do Chonnachtaib. Do-fūargaib side immurgu a gaisced ūas gaiscedaib int slūaig ocus ro-gab scín inna láim ocus dessid ocon muicc. Fogabar do feraib Hērenn trá olse oīnfer tairisme comrama frim-sa, no lécud na-mmucce do rainn dam!

Ni-frīth lāech a t{h}airisme. Ros-lá i socht na h-Ulto. At-chí sūt, a Lōegairi, ol Conchobar. Niba fír ol Lōegaire Cet do rainn na mucce arar m-bēlaib-ni. An biuc, a Lōegairi, corot-aicciller! Is bés dúib- si far n-Ultaib ol Cet, cech mac gaibes gaisced acaib, is cucainni cenn a báiri. Do-cūadais-siu dano isin cocrích. Imma-tarraid dún indi. Fo-rācbais in roth ocus in carpat ocus na heocho, ocus at-rulais fēin ocus gaí triut. Nis-toirchi in muicc fon indas- sin. Dessid side dano.

Niba fír ol lāech find mór do-dechaid assind imdai, Cet do rainn na mucce arar mbélaib-ni. Coich and-so? ol Cet. Is ferr di lāech indaī-siu, ol cāch, Ōengus mac Lāme Gābaid sin di Ultaib. Cid dia-tā Lām Gābuid fora athair-sium? ol Cet. Cid ám? Ro-fetar-sa ol Cet. Do-cūadus-sa sair fecht and. Ēgthir immum. Do-roich cách. Do-roich dano Lám. Tārlaic urchor do gaī mór form-sa. Dos-lēicim-se dō in ngaī cétna co-mbert a lāim de, co-mboī for lár. Cid do-bérad a mac do chomram frim- sa? Téit Ōengus ina suide.

In comram do thairisem beus ol Cet, no in mucc do rainn. Niba fír a-rrann duit-siu cētomus ol lāech find mór de Ultaib. Cīa and-so? ol Cet. Ēogan mac Durthacht sin ol cách .i. rí Fernmaige. At-chondarc-sa riam ol Cet. Cairm indom-acca? ol Ēogan. I ndorus do thige oc tabairt tānae bó hūait. Ro-éged immum-sa isin tír. Tānacais-{s}iu fon égim. Ro-lēcis gaī form-sa co-rra- bae asmo scíath. Do-llēcim-se duit-siu in ngaī cétna co-lluid tret chenn ocus co-mbert do súil asdo chiunn. Atot-chiat fir Hērenn co n-oín⋅úil. Messe thall in súil n-aili asdo chinn. Dessid side dano.

Frithālid, a Ulto, in comram beus ol Cet. Nis-rainnfe indossa ol Muinremor mac Gerginn. Inn é so Muin- remor? ol Cet. Is mé ro-glan mo goo fodéoid, a Muin- remu{i}r, ol Cet. Ni-fuilet trí thráth and ō thucus-{s}a trī laíchcenn ūait im chenn do chétmeic ast &fdot;erunn. Dessid side dano.

In comram beus! ol Cet. Rot-bia són ol Mend mac Sālchada. Cīa so? ol Cet. Mend ol cách. Cid ane ol Cet, meic na mbachlach cusna lesanmannaib do chomram cucum? Ar ba mese ba sacart oc baistiud ind anma-sin fora athair, messe t{h}all a sāil de co claidiub conna-ruc acht oīnchois ūaim. Cid do-bérad mac ind oīnchoisseda cucumsa? Dessid side dano.

In comram beus! ol Cet. Rot-bia sōn ol lāech líath mór forgránda di Ultaib. Cīa so? ol Cet. Celtchair mac Uithechair sin ol cách. An bic, a Cheltchair, ol Cet, manip dom thūarcain fo chētóir. Rotānac-sa, a Chelt- chair, co dorus do thige. Rohēged immum. Tánic cách. Tānacais-{s}iu daon. Dot-luid i m-bernai armo chenn- sa. Do-reilgis gaī form-sa. Ro-lēcus-{s}a gaī n-aill cucut-su co-ndechaid tret ⋅līasait ocus tre hūachtar do macraille. Ataí co ngalur &fdot;úail ōnd ūair-sin, nicon-rucad mac na ingen duit. Cid dot-bérad cucum-sa? Dessid side dano.

In comram beus! ol Cet. Rot-bia sōn ol Cúscraid Mend Macha mac Conchobair. Cuich so? ol Cet. Cūsc- raid ol cách; is adbar ríg ar deilb. Nī buide frit ol in gilla. Maith ol Cet. Cucainni ceta-tudchad-so do chétgaisciud, a gillai. Imma-tarraid dún issin chocrīch. Fo-rācbais trian do muintire, ocus is {s}amlaid do- cūadaiss ocus gaī trīat brāgit conna-ētai focul fort chenn i córai; ar ro-loitt in gaī féthi do brāgat. Conid Cúscraid Mend atot-chomnaic ōnd ūair-sin. Do-rat tár fon n-indas-sin forsin cóiced n-uile.

In tan didiu ro{n}d-mbertaigestar ocon muicc ocus scían inna láim co-n-accatar ConallCernach is'tech. Is and tarblaing for lár in tige. Ferait "Ulaid fāilti móir fri Conall. Is and ro-lá Conchobar in cennidi dia chinn ocus nos- mbertaigedar. Is maith lenn ar cuit do thairiuc ol Conall. Cia rannas dúib? Ro-ddét dond &fdot;iur nod-ranna ol Conchobar .i. Cet mac Māgach. In fīr, a Cheit, ol Conall, tusso do rainn na-mmuicce? Is and as-bert Cet:

Fochen Conall, cride licce, londbruth loga, luchair ega, guss flann ferge fo chích curad crēchtaig cathbūadaig. At comsa mac Findchoīme frim.

 Et dixit Conall:

Fochen Cet, Cet mac Māgach,, magen curad, cride n-ega, ethre n-ela, err trén tressa, trethan ágach, caín tarb tnúthach, Cet mac Māgach.

Bid menn innar n-imchomruc-ni ón, ol Conall, ocus bid menn inar n-imscarad; bid airscēla la fer mbrot, bid fīadnaise la fer manath; ar ar-cichset airg loman londgliaid na da err eblait ēcht ar ēcht, regaid fer dar fer is'taig-seo innocht.

Eirg ón muicc didiu! ol Conall. Cid dano dot-bérad-su cucce? ol Cet. Is fīr ol Conall {Cet} do chungid chomrame cuccum-sa. Do-bér oīnchomram duit, a Cheit, ol Conall. Tongu na-tongat mo thuath, ō ro-gabus gaī im láim nad-raba cen guin duini do C{h}onnachtaib cach ōenlaithi ocus orcain fri daigid cech n-ōenaidchi, ocus niro-c{h}otlus riam cen c{h}enn Connachtaig fom glūin. Is fír ol Cet, at ferr do lāech indó- sa. Mad Ānlūan no-beth is'taig, do-bērad comram ar araile duit. Is anim dún nad-fil is'taig. Atá immurgu ol Con- all, oc tabairt chinn Ánlúain assa chriss; ocus do-lēici do Chet dara bruinni co-rrōemid a loim fola fora bēolu. Ro-gab side immurgu ón muic, ocus dessid Conall acci.

Tecat don chomram a fecht-sa! ol Conall. Ni-fríth ón la Connachta lāech a thairisme. Do-ratad immurgu damdabach dona boccótib immi im{m}a c{h}ūairt, ar ro-boí drochcostud is'taig do chloīndībircthib la drochdaīni. Luid īarum Conall do rainn na-mmucce. Ocus gebid dano cenn in tarra ina bēolo, co-tairnic dó rann na- mmucce. Ro-sūig in tairr .i. ere ind nónbair cona- farcaib bannai de.

Ni-tarat immurgu do Chonnachtaib acht dā c{h}ois na-mmucce foa brágit. Ba becc dano la Connachta a cuit. At-ragat sidi, at-ragat dano Ulaid, co-rroacht cách araile. Ro-boí trā buille dar áo i suidiu, combo comard ra sliss in tige in carnāil ro-boí for a lár, co- mbātar na srotha din chrú forna doirsiu. Maidith dano in sluag forna doir- si{u} co-rralsat soïmōl for lár ind liss .i. cāch oc trūastad a chēli. Is and gabais Fergus dōib daur mór ro- boí for lár ind liss assa frēnaib. Maidit immach dano assind liss. Do-berar in cath i ndorus ind liss.

Is and luid Mac Dathó immach ocus in cú inna láim, co-rrailced etorro dús cīa díb do-ngegad .i. rús con. Do- rraíga in cú Ulto ocus ro-lēci for ár Connacht, ar ro-mebaid for Connachta. As-berat-som is i m-Maigib Ailbi ro-gab in cú fertais in charpait fo Ailill ocus Meidb. Is and do-n-áraill Fer Loga .i. ara Ailella ocus Medba co-rrala a cholainn for leth ocus corro-an a chenn i fertais in charpait. As-berat dano is de atá Mag n-Ailbi .i. Ailbe ainm in chon.

Do-lluid a-mmaidm andess for Beluch Sen- Roírenn, for Á;th Midbine i Maistin, sech Cill nDara, sech Rāith Imgain, hi Fid nGaible do Áth Mac Lugnai, sech Druim-Dá-Maige, for Drochet Coirpri. Oc Áth Chinn Con i mBiliu, is and ro-lá cenn in chon asin charput. Oc techt īar fraīchrud Midi síar, is and do-n-ārlaic Fer Loga isin fraīch .i. ara Ailella, ocus ro-ling isin carpat īar cúl Conchobair co-rragab a chenn dara aiss. Emde, a Chonchobair! olse. T'ōgrīar! ol Conchobar. Niba mór, ol Fer Loga, .i. mo brith latt co Emain Macha ocus mná ōentama Ulad ocus a n-ingena macdacht do gabāil chepóce cecha nóna immum co-n-ērbrat: Fer Loga mo lennān-sa. Ba écen ón, ar ní-laimtis cena la Conchobar. Ocus ro-lēced Fer Loga dar Āth Lūain síar dia blīadna ocus dī gabair Conchobair leis co n-allaib óir friu. Scēla muice Meicc Dathó in sin.

 Two poems on the dog Ailbe and on Mac Dathó's pig

Is de ro-cēt: A gillu Connacht nād-līu for trommacht ac apairt gó: gilla lasmbo becc far cuit fo-rodail muicc Meic Dathó: Na trī coīcait coīca fer, dó do-llotar almaib tor;: comrac ūalle im Ailbe sin, bec in cin tre c{h}aingne con: Conchobar būadach rothelt, Ailill slūagach ocus Cet: Bodb iar n-áraib fora slicht, Cú-Chulainn, ní-dāmair cert: Congal Aidni and anair, Fīamain Dúin Binne din muir;: ro-chēcs tairmthechta īar sin Ēogan mac Dairthechta duib: Trī meic Nera ar lín lerg,trī meic Uislenn cobra ngarg, Senlāech Arad anba borb a Crúachnaib Con-Alad n-ard. Dubthach Emna, ard a bríg, Baīthēn Berba brēthir bláith,: Illann airdirc ilair glond, Muinremur lond Locha Sáil Conall Cernach, crūaid a gal, Marcān Sinna sētrod son, Celtchair Ulad, fer dar fer, Lugaid Muman mac trī con: Fethis Fergus Ailbe n-oll, crothis doïb dairbre ndall, gabais faīnbrat tar scīath scenb, brōenderc toīdlech tar fern flann Cethern mac Fintain ro-bíth, ūathad a lín forsind áth; Fir Ōl n-Ēcmacht, ērmaig slúag, nis-relic ūad rē sē tráth Feidlimid co n-ilur thor, Lōeguire Būadach, fō fair; ba leth ndogra immon coin Conāed mac Morna nach-mair Mōra airig aidbli bann, crōdai curaid, cumtaig dind móra fīana, fortbi chland, mōra gīalla, mōra gill

Muc Mic Dá-Thó, tlachtmūad torc, nocharb í ind attrúag imnocht; co cenn secht mbliadan, cen brath, sesca gamnach dia bīathad Ba h-airdirc in moltach mas, eib sontar trīasin senchas; cen chlethbratha ros-can clú, cethracha dam dia fothu Fīadnaib crōdaib for creit chairr ere nōnbair 'na tromthairr; céin boī ac rainn robailc co rath dos-romailt Conall Cernach Cīas lū Ailbe im grād nglan, cú dia-ndechaid cāch cosnam, ce do-rairg gressa don phurt, nírbo messa de in mórmucc [Lotar dó íar ndó{i}tib drenn cōic cōicid inna hÉrenn dos-fuc a combōg cucce corbo olldām ōenmucce.] Mes-Gegra, Mes-Roīda rán dā mac Dá-Thó na trom-dām in Mes-Roīda, fri fēith fuit iss é ro-mē{i}th in mōrmuic

Origin of the name of Mag Léna. The words within brackets are insertions, found only in the Book of Lecan.

Mag Léna, canas ro-hainmniged? Nī hannsa. Léna mac Roīda .i. mac Mis-Réta, is hé ro-alt muicc Meic Dathó. Fos-fūair i nDaire Bainb i n-oirther Bladhma. Fo-rorbairt leis co cenn secht mblīadan co-mbātar secht n-airtim di forbaidh saille fora srūib. Dia-tultatar Ulaid ocus Fir Ō n-Ēcmacht do feis Meic Dathó do-dechas ō Maine Athrai cuice do c{h}uingidh na muice do chobair a einich. [Ar bādar cūic cōicidh Ērenn amun feis.] Ocus do-fārgaidh cāecait torc togaidi día ēisi, ocus ni-rogab ūada. [Seasca gamhnach a ngurt &fdot;ēoir aga biathadh, ceathracha dam dia cumscachadh ocus eri nōnmair ina ta{i}rr, conas-rameilt Conall Cearnach céin bās aca comroind. Meis-Géadhra ocus Mes-Roda dā mac Dá-Thó. Le Mes- Roda ro-n-alt an muc.] Do-chūaidh dano Léna re muicc for Dubchlais rīana tidnacul ūad. In bail a mboī, con-atail and, co-n-ūargaib in muc mucclais tairis cen airiugad dó corod-mūchai; cona{d}-claid-sium dano oc suide, co-roacht grāinne a chloidim in muic combo marb. Ocus do-dechaid Follscaide mucaid Meic Dathó co-ruc in muic frisin feis, ocus coro-lā firt Lēna ann. Unde Mag Lēna

Inmain in fert, fichtib slúag, ocus inmain lecht láechbúan inmain marbán cen mire dia-tuc banbán bithlige Scenb in scél ro-scaíled ann, láech nach-laíded nach-labrann; díth lúath Léna cen logud do-rat úath is airomun Léna mac Róeda rathaig ailis muic, mó cach fachaid; rob é sin in torc tigba las-rort Léna in láechbidba Is de-sin fris-ngéra thúaid Mag lond Léna co láechbúaid ón gas gurm no-gaibed gail, luid as, aided nárb inmain Dia-lotar 'na tóitib trell cóic cóicid áille Érenn Dia sigid día Samna sair áit i mbaí a h-adba inmain Ro-alt sab na sírglec sáer Ailbe mínbrec mullachmáel; tuc mór slúag fo thalmain tair in cú úag arnaid inmain