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<bibl n="1">Oxford, Bodleian Library, Laud Misc. 610 fo.117b1&ndash;118 a2. For full details see Brian Ó Cuív (ed.), Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford and Oxford College Libraries; 2 vols. (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 2001&ndash;2003).</bibl>
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<bibl n="1">Rudolf Thurneysen, Die irische Helden- und K&ouml;nigsage bis zum siebzehnten Jahrhundert (Halle 1921) 437-440.</bibl>
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<pb n="41">
<head>Brin<ex>n</ex>a Ferchertne inso tr&imacr;ana codl<ex>ud</ex>.</head>

<mls unit="MS folio" n="117b1">
<lg type="verse" n="1"><l>Atch&imacr;u d&amacr; choin ac congail  ferda comraim co n-&aacute;ne:</l>
<l>is C&umacr;cul<ex>aind</ex> conm&amacr;ide  b&amacr;s Chonr&umacr;i mic D&aacute;re.</l></lg>

<lg n="2"><l>H&eacute;raind rogabsat H&emacr;rind,  b&amacr;tir l&imacr;nmair a fini,</l>
<l>gabsat c&omacr;iced cen t<ex>us</ex>led  corrice Uisnech Mide.</l></lg>

<lg n="3"><l>Fichsetar m&omacr;r do chathaib,  b&amacr;tir cr&omacr;dai na saithi,</l>
<l>co<ex>n</ex>tolsat aidchi i Temair oc saiged d'Emain Machi.</l></lg>

<lg n="4"><l>Ba di cherddaib Chonr&oacute;i dia ngeogain f&emacr;nnid Fliuchna,</l>
<l>ba hed bunad a ch&emacr;sta  dia n-acht na hercca <sic resp="KM">Iuchba</sic>.</l></lg>

<pb n="42">

<lg n="5"><l>Dia s&amacr;raigestair Ultu,  ba sc&emacr;l fota fri turaim,</l>
<l>&imacr;ar feis fri curach codail  bert Blathnait &omacr; Coinchul<ex>aind</ex>.</l></lg>

<lg n="6"><l>B&amacr;i C&umacr;chul<ex>aind</ex> for &imacr;arair,  bl&imacr;a<ex>dain</ex> l&amacr;n d&oacute; hi t&oacute;i,</l>
<l>co fitir e&omacr;las athlam dochum <corr resp="KM" sic="chathram">chathrach</corr> <ex>Con</ex>r&oacute;i.</l></lg>

<lg n="7"><l>Dia mert a ben Coinr&oacute;i, ba holc in gn&imacr;m dog&emacr;ni,</l>
<l>sech n&imacr; th&emacr;rna hi s&emacr;gdu,  f&amacr;cbas &Emacr;rnu fo m&emacr;li.</l></lg>

<lg n="8"><l>Romert Blathnait <corr resp="KM" sic="ingin">ingen</corr> Minn  in argain inn-Argatglind,</l>
<l>olc gn&iacute;m do mn&aacute;i brath a fhir,  d&aacute;ig ba maith donderuidir.</l></lg>

<lg n="9"><l>Cumrecht a folt do hailib,  do cholbaib, cr&oacute;du sc&eacute;laib,</l>
<l>at<ex>ra</ex>ct foraib, C&uacute;r&oacute;i, ropo chom&emacr;rgi tr&emacr;nfir.</l></lg>

<lg n="10"><l>Docher c&emacr;t fer dia h&emacr;rgiu  &imacr;arna cuimriuch i n-ailib,</l>
<l>tr&imacr; ch&omacr;ecait fer cen shodain, <ex>ocus</ex> c&omacr;eca hi fuilib.</l></lg>

<pb n="43">

<lg n="11"><l>Cid <mls unit="MS folio" n="117b2">tarraid C&umacr;chul<ex>aind</ex> <ex>con</ex>a claidiub fadessin,</l>
<l>conidfargaib<ex>h</ex> i cossair f<ex>or</ex> formnaib saera sessir.</l></lg>

<lg n="12"><l>S&imacr;actatar as f<ex>or</ex> sl&emacr;bib,  d&imacr;galsat f&emacr;nnid Fliuchna,</l>
<l>sech bertatar a cathle,  actatar erca Iuchna.</l></lg>

<lg n="13"><l>Tarraid Senf&imacr;accail Setnach,  d&imacr;melta <corr resp="KM" sic="legthi">lecthi</corr> a chn&amacr;mi,</l>
<l>gabsi fulung co nd&emacr;ni  &imacr;ar nd&imacr;th anma m<ex>i</ex>c D&amacr;re.</l></lg>

<lg n="14"><l>Ced fer g&amacr;ire na flatha, ba maith fri h&emacr;tacht catha,</l>
<l>tescais coica<sup resp="KM">i</sup>t fer n-armach,  &imacr;ar sain damair a marbad.</l></lg>

<lg n="15"><l>Dosrelic Tredorn&aacute;n dall  for sl&uacute;ag nUlad, n&imacr;rb inmall,</l>
<l>nertlia n&oacute;ethech, n&uacute;all n&amacr;d baeth,  marbais tr&iacute; fichti f&iacute;rla&eacute;ch.</l></lg>

<lg n="16"><l>Comram Echdach m<ex>i</ex>c Darfind,  fil a thindrem issin glind,</l>
<l>bec a fis do neoch ar at&aacute;  cair cia rol&aacute; lecca ind.</l></lg>

<pb n="44">

<lg n="17"><l>Comram Echdach m<ex>i</ex>c Darfind  &omacr;tha <sup resp="KM">rind corrici in n-</sup> glind,</l>
<l>marbais c&eacute;t fer fo chomlond  con<sup resp="KM">d</sup>atarraid &eacute;comlonn.</l></lg>

<lg n="18"><l>&Imacr;ar sain tucad &eacute;comlond  f<ex>or</ex> Echdaig, n&imacr; fo chumlond,</l>
<l>co fil a charnd f<ex>or</ex> Maig Rois  <corr resp="KM" sic="alin al&iacute;n">a l&iacute;n</corr> rob&oacute;i deas anfois.</l></lg>

<lg n="19"><l>Dosfarraid Cairp<ex>ri</ex> C&umacr;anach,  marbais c<ex>&eacute;t</ex> fer, d&aacute;l mbr&iacute;gach,</l>
<l>rob&aacute;ga fri Conchubor  mani bad a muir m&iacute;lach.</l></lg>

<lg n="20"><l>Dosfarraid Cl&oacute; co mbarainn,  marbais c&eacute;t fer dia fairind,</l>
<l>cid m&oacute;r a nert hi colaind,  f&uacute;ir a lecht la Conchul<ex>aind</ex>.</l></lg>

<lg n="21"><l>Dosfarraid Rus m<ex>a</ex>c Dedad,  <ex>ocus</ex> tailc tr&eacute;n a bunad,</l>
<l>ba di d&iacute;gail a curad  gegnatar <corr resp="KM" sic="&oacute;aic">&oacute;cu</corr> Ulad.</l></lg>

<lg n="22"><l>&Imacr;ar sain tarraid Nemtes dr&uacute;i,  rofitir n&iacute; aridmb&aacute;i,</l>
<l>cethri dechenbuir rob&iacute;,  atherracht i<ex>n</ex>d co fo t<ex>r</ex>&iacute;.</l></lg>

<lg n="23"><l>Dosfarraid Fora&iacute; f&imacr;anach, fer nad gillad ar g&aacute;ri,</l>
<l>dosfarraid D&emacr;dornd d&uacute;alach,  cartais na sl&uacute;agu a h&aacute;ni.</l></lg>

<pb n="45">

<lg n="24"><l>Tarraid Ferdomon, ferais  debaid, &amacr;r bodb<sup resp="KM">d</sup>a bron<sup resp="KM">n</sup>ais,</l>
<l>b&iacute; a dornd ar comlond cain  do Fiachaig m<ex>a</ex>c <ex>Con</ex>cobair.</l></lg>

<lg n="25"><l>Dosfarraid <mls unit="MS folio" n="181a1">m<ex>a</ex>c Riangabra, Ingeilt a hainm co n-&aacute;ni,</l>
<l>b<ex>er</ex>t Carp<ex>re</ex> mac <ex>Con</ex>choboir  fo tonnaib serba s&aacute;ile.</l></lg>

<lg n="26"><l>Lugaid <ex>ocus</ex> L&oacute;egaire fersat debaid dar d&amacr; bran,</l>
<l>f&aacute;cbaid a charpat dia chur is a <sic corr="araid" resp="KM">faraid</sic> ina sc<ex>ur</ex>.</l></lg>

<lg n="27"><l>Cotgart L&oacute;egaire don tsl&uacute;ag,  mida m&iacute;n ticed &uacute;ad:</l>
<l><q>Brissem f&iacute;r fer forsin l&omacr;ech  d&uacute;s in dersamis ar s&amacr;eth</q>.</l></lg>

<lg n="28"><l>Gabsi Fergus for a gr&uacute;ad  arnach romarbad in sl&uacute;ag,</l>
<l>&imacr;ar sain ros&imacr;ach(t) cert curad f<ex>or</ex> &oacute;cu amra Ulad.</l></lg>

<lg n="29"><l>Tr&iacute; fichit l&aacute;a d&oacute; for leirg,  fer cecha l&aacute; inna cheird,</l>
<l>b&aacute;tir h&eacute; sein a h&eacute;laing con<sup resp="KM">d</sup>at&aacute;nc<sup resp="KM">at</sup>ar H&eacute;raind.</l></lg>

<lg n="30"><l>&Imacr;ar sain t&aacute;ncatar H&eacute;raind  dia r<sup resp="KM">&eacute;</sup>ir ar-r&iacute;g <corr resp="KM" sic="domrimrid">domr&iacute;mid</corr>,</l>
<l>secht fic<sup resp="KM">h</sup>et ar secht c&eacute;taib, <ex>secht</ex> c<ex>&eacute;t</ex> m&iacute;le do m&iacute;lib.</l></lg>

<pb n="46">

<lg n="31"><l>Scortside for maig Henaig, ba hann cotricht in debaid,</l>
<l>acta fri alla argait,  conid de att&aacute; in cath <corr resp="KM" sic="carpat">c<ex>h</ex>arpait</corr>.</l></lg>

<lg n="32"><l>F<ex>or</ex> leirg lectaig fersat n&uacute;all, ba hand cot<ex>r&aacute;</ex>nic in sl&uacute;ag,</l>
<l>is ed a hainm foridt&aacute;  <ex>ocus</ex> nocha n-ed namm&aacute;.</l></lg>

<lg n="33"><l>Is tr&uacute;ag a comrac amne  Blathnaite <ex>ocus</ex> Fercertne,</l>
<l>co fil a <corr resp="KM" sic="lecth">lecht</corr> d&iacute;<sup resp="KM">b</sup>l&iacute;naib  hi Laind Chindb<ex>er</ex>a &amacr;ssin ri<ex>n</ex>d.</l></lg>

<lg n="34"><l>Atch&imacr;u teor erca Echdai, n&iacute; meirb docengat latha,</l>
<l>adch&imacr;u daglaechui<ex>n</ex>(?) beth, adch&imacr;u g<ex>ra</ex>ige <corr resp="KM" sic="cacha">cach</corr> datha.</l></lg>

<lg n="35"><l>Atch&imacr;u curchu la habaind,  adch&imacr;u galaind forsngabther,</l>
<l>atch&imacr;u d&iacute;rim dar magthech,  adch&imacr;u laech forsn&amacr;lamt<sup resp="KM">h</sup>er.</l></lg>

<lg n="36"><l>Atch&imacr;u gin h&uacute;i Nessa  cessa f<ex>r</ex>i fiansa f<ex>or</ex>bair</l>
<l>diasnad H&eacute;riu ergair,  atciu-sa<note type="auth" n="1">Here fo. 118a2 ends</note> hi <ex>con</ex>gail. </l><trailer>Atchiu.</trailer></lg>
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