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<bibl n="1">E. G. Cox, Classical Traditions in Medieval Ireland, Classical Quarterly 3 (1924) 267&ndash;84.</bibl>
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<bibl n="3">Gerard Murphy, The Ossianic lore and Romantic tales of medieval Ireland (Irish Life &amp; Culture 11) (Dublin 1955) 17.</bibl>
<bibl n="4">W. B. Stanford, The Ulysses Theme: a study in the adaptability of a traditional hero (Oxford: Blackwell 1954; 2nd edn. revd., 1968).</bibl>
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<bibl n="8">Kevin O'Nolan, Homer and the Irish hero tale, Studia Hibernica 8 (1968) 7&ndash;20.</bibl>
<bibl n="9">Kevin O'Nolan, Homer and Irish narrative, Classical Quarterly ns 19 (1969) 1&ndash;19.</bibl>
<bibl n="10">W. B. Stanford, Towards a history of classical influences in Ireland, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 70 C (1970), 13&ndash;91.</bibl>
<bibl n="11">Kevin O'Nolan, The Use of Formula in Storytelling, B&eacute;aloideas 39&ndash;41 (1973) 233&ndash;250.</bibl>
<bibl n="12">Frederick Ahl, 'Uilix mac Leirtis: the classical hero in Irish metamorphosis', R. Warren (ed.), The art of translation (Boston MA 1989) 173&ndash;198.</bibl>
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<head>Merugud Uilix<note type="auth" lang="en" n="1">Iuliux St. and so throughout</note> maicc Leirtis ann so. <note type="auth" n="2">incipit do. m. U. sosis bodesta. B.</note></head>

<p>
<lb n="1"> <app><lem>Iar n-</lem><rdg wit="St">arn</rdg></app> <app><lem>indriud</lem><rdg wit="B">&iacute;ndrad</rdg></app> ocus <app><lem>d&iacute;sc&aacute;iled</lem><rdg wit="B">discail[ed] tr&omacr;</rdg></app> pr&iacute;mchathrach 'na
 <app><lem>Troianda</lem><rdg wit="St">t[ro]ana</rdg></app> <app><lem>ocus</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> <app><lem>tuirthechta</lem><rdg wit="St">tuirrtechta</rdg><rdg wit="B">turtechta</rdg></app> 'na n-Gr&eacute;c, t&aacute;nic cach
 <app><lem>d&iacute;b</lem><rdg wit="St">doib</rdg></app> dochum a cr&iacute;chi <app><lem>ocus</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> a feraind dilis f&eacute;in. T&aacute;nic
 tra Uilix macc Leirtis dia <app><lem>dia chr&iacute;ch ocus dia &fdot;erand</lem><rdg wit="StB">da chr&iacute;ch ocus da &fdot;erand</rdg></app>,
<lb n="5"> <app><lem>co n-acca &uacute;ad</lem><rdg wit="St">[con]facaidh uadha</rdg></app> sl&eacute;bti a &fdot;eraind f&eacute;in. <q>Is doilig linn  tra 
<app><lem>an&iacute;</lem>
<rdg wit="St">ind&iacute;</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">inni</rdg></app> fog&eacute;bam and 
<app><lem>s&uacute;t</lem>
<rdg wit="B">siut</rdg></app> .i. in r&iacute;gan 
<app><lem>&aacute;laind</lem>
<rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app> &aacute;ilgen ro
 <app><lem>&fdot;&aacute;csam</lem>
<rdg wit="B">ro&fdot;acsamar</rdg></app> and a beith ac fir eili innar fiadnaisi, ocus
 r&iacute;g ele ar ar cr&iacute;ch, 
<app><lem>ocus ar ferand</lem>
<rdg wit="St">&ampersir; arar f[er]and</rdg></app> 
<app><lem>do beith aici</lem>
<rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">aigi</rdg></app>,  ocus arsena f&eacute;in imm ar n-deilb, cid 
<app><lem>iar f&iacute;rinni</lem>
<rdg wit="St">ar firinni</rdg></app> 
<app><lem>bem</lem>
<rdg wit="B">beam</rdg></app>.</q><note type="auth" lang="en" n="3">From here to line 17 St is defective.</note>
<lb n="10"><q>Na cuirid fort-su sin,</q> ar a 
<app><lem>muinter</lem>
<rdg wit="B">muinntir</rdg></app> fri hUilix <q>&uacute;air fog&eacute;bam uili in t-olc sin.</q> Is and sin <app><lem>immorru</lem>
<rdg wit="B">im-</rdg></app> ro  taescair in g&aacute;eth forro-som, ocus ro cuirit i falc
 mara m&oacute;ir 
<app><lem>immach doridisi</lem>
<rdg wit="B">amac[h] dorigisi</rdg></app>, co ro b&aacute;tar bliadain ar

<pb n="2">

 in mescmerugud sin, no co r&aacute;ncatar 
<app><lem>i n-oil&eacute;n</lem>
<rdg wit="B">inoil-</rdg></app> m&oacute;r.</p>

<lb n="15"><p>Ocus f&uacute;aratar caerchu ollacha m&oacute;raidbli ocus ro
 marbsatar tr&iacute; caerchu d&iacute;b. Ocus ro cuirit a pupaill
 tairsib ocus ro tarlait a teinti ocus ro hurlamaigit a
 cairig. Tr&iacute; l&aacute; ocus tr&iacute; hoidchi d&oacute;ib and. Iar sin
 tra atbert Uilix: <q>Is mithig d&uacute;n 
<app><lem>immthecht</lem>
<rdg wit="St">imchea[cht]</rdg></app></q> ar
<lb n="20"> s&eacute;. <q>Ni c&oacute;ir 
<app><lem>a n-aprai</lem>
<rdg wit="St">anabraid</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">inap[rai]</rdg></app>,</q> ar 
<app><lem>s&iacute;at</lem>
<rdg wit="B">[add] siat am[uinter] rehuilix</rdg></app> 
<q>&uacute;air at&aacute; ar n-
 <app><lem>d&aacute;ithan</lem>
<rdg wit="B">daithi[n]</rdg>
<rdg wit="St">daighthin</rdg></app>
<app><lem>b&iacute;d</lem>
<rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app>

<app><lem>co br&aacute;th</lem>
<rdg wit="St">cobrach</rdg></app>
<app><lem>ina fil</lem>
<rdg wit="St">anafuil</rdg></app> do 
<app><lem>chaerchaib</lem>
<rdg wit="B">cairib</rdg></app> sund.</q>
 <q>Nocho 
<app><lem>ding&eacute;n</lem>
<rdg wit="B">dingnem</rdg>
<rdg wit="St">dingin</rdg></app> foraib,</q> ar s&eacute; 
<q><app><lem>cen</lem>
<rdg wit="B">gan</rdg></app>  
<app><lem>dula d'iarrair</lem>
<rdg wit="St">dul diarr-</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">diarr-</rdg></app> 
 <app><lem>ar n-atharda</lem>
<rdg wit="B">arnathartiri</rdg></app> bunaid f&eacute;in.</q> 
<q><app><lem>An&iacute; at&aacute;i d'iarrair</lem>
<rdg wit="St">anni</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">inni cafuili diarr-</rdg></app>,</q>  ar s&iacute;at 
<q><app><lem>tuitfimit-ni</lem>
<rdg wit="St">t[ui]tfidmitne</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">toitfimitni</rdg></app> uili it lurg, amal 
<app><lem>ro f&aacute;cbait</lem>
<rdg wit="St">ro&fdot;acbuis</rdg></app> do
<lb n="25"> muinter uili 
<app><lem>connici</lem>
<rdg wit="B">conaigiso</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">[con]nuicso</rdg></app> so.</q></p>

<p>Is and sin tra ro f&aacute;cbatar  connici 
<app><lem>in n-oil&eacute;n</lem>
<rdg wit="St">antoilen</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">inoil[en]</rdg></app> ocus t&aacute;ncatar inna longaib 
<app><lem>doridisi</lem>
<rdg wit="B">doris</rdg></app>, ocus ro b&aacute;tar bliadain ar in muir, co r&aacute;ncatar oil&eacute;n eli.</p>

<p><app><lem>Co</lem>
<rdg wit="St">noco</rdg></app>
 Iar t&iacute;achtain d&oacute;ib 
<app><lem>tra</lem>
<rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> isin oil&eacute;n, dorala sl&iacute;ab &oacute;ir  d&oacute;ib <app><lem>inna med&oacute;n</lem>
<rdg wit="B">imeadoin inoil-</rdg></app>. <q>Is maith in 
<app><lem>turchurtha so</lem>
<rdg wit="B">turcairtiseo</rdg></app></q> ar 
<lb n="30"> a muinter fri hUilix. <q>Ca fiss 
<app><lem>d&oacute;ib-si</lem>
<rdg wit="B">dibsi</rdg></app> &oacute;n?</q> ar s&eacute;.  <q>Nach 
<app><lem>le&oacute;r fil do &sdot;&eacute;taib</lem>
<rdg wit="St">l&oacute;r afuil dotsetaib</rdg></app> acaib 
<app><lem>asa Tr&oacute;i</lem>
<rdg wit="St">isint[ra]e</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">t[ra]i</rdg></app>?</q> Ocus  ro gabsat oc tin&oacute;l in &oacute;ir, noco faccatar <app><lem>in Cicroipecda</lem>
<rdg wit="B">inti olcpetta</rdg></app> 
 <app><lem>cuccu</lem>
<rdg wit="St">cuca</rdg></app>.</p>

<p>Ocus ni ro 
<app><lem>&fdot;&iacute;</lem><rdg wit="St">fiarf-</rdg></app>arfaig sc&eacute;la d&iacute;b, <app><lem>acht amal ro</lem><rdg wit="B">[acht am[al]</rdg></app>

<pb n="3"> 

<app><lem>b&aacute;tar</lem>
<rdg wit="St">ro bairm</rdg></app> and, t&aacute;nic <app><lem>foithib</lem><rdg wit="St">futh[a]i</rdg></app>. <app><lem>In bail</lem><rdg wit="St">anb[h]ail</rdg></app> i m-b&iacute;d in <app><lem>cur</lem><rdg wit="St">cur[aid]</rdg></app> <app><lem>no</lem><rdg wit="St">&nmacr;</rdg></app>
<lb n="35"> <app><lem>in</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> cathm&iacute;lid, ro &iacute;adad a l&aacute;ma <app><lem>impu</lem><rdg wit="StB">umpu</rdg></app>, <app><lem>co ro br&uacute;id</lem><rdg wit="St">g[ur]o burdh</rdg><rdg wit="B">b[ru]idigh</rdg></app>
 ocus co ro <app><lem>m&iacute;naiged</lem><rdg wit="St">minaig[ed]</rdg><rdg wit="B">minidh[edh]</rdg></app> a cn&aacute;ma ocus a <app><lem>fe&oacute;il</lem><rdg wit="St">feol</rdg></app>. Iar  marbad sochaidi d&iacute;b <app><lem>tra</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> do t&uacute;argaib nonbur leis  d&iacute;b etir a d&iacute; l&aacute;im imm Uilix macc Leirtis. O ro
 <app><lem>rathaig</lem><rdg wit="StB">adha</rdg></app><note type="auth" lang="en" n="4">According to Meyer, this variant occurs in line 37.</note> tra Uilix in fer f&iacute;amach f&iacute;rglicc beith oc a
<lb n="40"> breith i <app><lem>for&eacute;cin</lem><rdg wit="St">foir&eacute;igin</rdg></app>, ro &eacute;la etir uillib a muintire s&iacute;s dochum l&aacute;ir, ocus ro <app><lem>fuccad</lem><rdg wit="St">rug[ad]</rdg></app> a muinter &uacute;ad.</p>

<p>Is  and sin tra <app><lem>t&aacute;nic</lem><rdg wit="B">ta&iacute;ncsium</rdg></app> Uilix dochum 'na long ocus <app><lem>ro  innis</lem><rdg wit="B">roindis&imacr; dun[on]bur</rdg></app> 'na sc&eacute;la sin don nonbur ro b&oacute;i isna longaib.
 Ocus <app><lem>do r&aacute;idetar</lem><rdg wit="StB">doraidhitar</rdg></app> a muinter <app><lem>fris</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app>: <q><app><lem>Cuirem tuilled</lem><rdg wit="B">cuiream tuillid</rdg><rdg wit="St">cuirium tuill-</rdg></app>
<lb n="45"> <app><lem>innar longaib</lem><rdg wit="B">inarluing</rdg></app> do <app><lem>&sdot;&eacute;taib</lem><rdg wit="St">.s.aib</rdg></app> ocus <app><lem>gl&uacute;aisem</lem><rdg wit="B">congluaisim</rdg><rdg wit="St">gluaisium</rdg></app> <app><lem>romuinn</lem><rdg wit="B">romaind</rdg></app>! </q>
 <q>Ni ba f&iacute;r sin,</q> ar Uilix <q>no co findar cindas
 ruccad mo muinter &uacute;aim, <app><lem>ocus is tr&uacute;ag tind liumm</lem><rdg wit="St">aris t[ru]gh lind a[m]bre[ith] uaind</rdg></app>
 a m-breith &uacute;aim.</q> <q><app><lem>Cid tr&uacute;ag sin</lem><rdg wit="St">gidh t[ru]agh t[ra]</rdg></app>,</q> <app><lem>ar s&iacute;at</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> <q><app><lem>na
 habair</lem><rdg wit="St">nahabair sin</rdg></app>, <app><lem>&uacute;air</lem><rdg wit="St">oir</rdg></app> <app><lem>is</lem><rdg wit="St">in</rdg></app> cert a m&iacute;ad linn do beith-siu <app><lem>etrainn</lem><rdg wit="St">atraind</rdg></app>.</q>
<lb n="50"> Is and sin t&aacute;nic Uilix d'iarrair ind &fdot;ir m&oacute;ir, co
 r&iacute;acht co dorus 'na <app><lem>h&uacute;amad</lem><rdg wit="St">huama</rdg></app>. Atchondairc-<app><lem>sium</lem><rdg wit="St">sin</rdg></app> <app><lem>'na</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app>
 gn&uacute;isi <app><lem>aigedb&aacute;na</lem><rdg wit="St">aighidhbh&aacute;na</rdg><rdg wit="B">adbana</rdg></app> <app><lem>ettlaidi</lem><rdg wit="St">etlaidi</rdg><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> a muintire isin &uacute;amaid <app><lem>oc a d&eacute;icsin</lem><rdg wit="B">gadechain</rdg></app>
<lb> <app><lem>immach</lem><rdg wit="St">amach</rdg><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app>. <q><app><lem>A &aacute;es cummtha</lem><rdg wit="B">&ampersir; aaes cu[m]ta</rdg></app>,</q> ar s&eacute; <q>is

<pb n="4">

 m&oacute;r in g&aacute;bad <app><lem>sin</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> i fuilti.</q> <q>At f&iacute;r,</q> or s&iacute;at <q>ocus
<lb n="55"> <app><lem>rotb&iacute;a</lem><rdg wit="B">rotb-</rdg><rdg wit="St">rotb- t&uacute;</rdg></app> f&eacute;in ass.</q> <q><app><lem>Ni ba</lem><rdg wit="B">nibat</rdg></app> f&iacute;r &oacute;n,</q> ar s&eacute; <q>combarala
 dam ocus <app><lem>dond aithech</lem><rdg wit="B">intaithech</rdg><rdg wit="B">do[n]eathach</rdg></app>.</q> <q>Inneo?</q> ar s&iacute;at. <q>Ca
 <app><lem>haccmaing</lem><rdg wit="St">hacfainn</rdg><rdg wit="B">hacfaind</rdg></app> fil acat do cur fris? <app><lem>Ni &fdot;il</lem><rdg wit="B">noconfail</rdg></app>  do g&eacute;ri <app><lem>do 
 &sdot;lege</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> na do <app><lem>daingni</lem><rdg wit="St">daingni do&sdot;leighi</rdg></app> do l&aacute;ma n&iacute; <app><lem>frissa roissed</lem><rdg wit="B">risaroisid</rdg><rdg wit="St">frissirois[edh]</rdg></app> fo-
 grainne <app><lem>do &sdot;lege</lem><rdg wit="St">dotsleighi</rdg></app> cn&aacute;im inna churp.</q> <q>In fobairthi-
<lb n="60"> si &eacute;irgi tairis an&iacute;ar?</q>  ar s&eacute;. <q>Tr&uacute;ag <app><lem>&aacute;m</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> sin,</q> ar s&iacute;at
 <q>at&aacute;it tr&iacute; <app><lem>cossch&eacute;imenn</lem><rdg wit="St">coiscce[m]an[n]a</rdg><rdg wit="B">caiscem[en]d</rdg></app> cach fir <app><lem>&uacute;ainn</lem><rdg wit="B">againd</rdg></app> etir <app><lem>a d&iacute; ch&iacute;ch</lem><rdg wit="St">adhachich</rdg><rdg wit="B">adacich</rdg></app>.</q>
 <q>Ca fiss d&oacute;ib-si,</q> ar s&eacute; <q>in barbardacht fil inna churp
 nach fil trumma <app><lem>as</lem><rdg wit="St">is</rdg></app> dingb&aacute;la <app><lem>di</lem><rdg wit="St">di an[n]Y</rdg></app> inna <app><lem>churp inna
 chotlud</lem><rdg wit="St">inachodl[ad] ina churp</rdg></app>? E&iacute;rgid tairis an&iacute;ar,</q> ar s&eacute; <q>ocus t&oacute;cbaid
<lb n="65"> bar n-an&aacute;la i n-&uacute;achtur bar cl&eacute;ib <app><lem>do bar</lem><rdg wit="St">darbur</rdg></app> n-&eacute;trum-
 mugud tairis.</q> Ro <app><lem>&eacute;irgetar</lem><rdg wit="St">eirghitar</rdg><rdg wit="B">eirgidar</rdg></app>-sum ocus t&aacute;ncatar
 tairis immach. Ocus ro b&aacute;tar tr&iacute; <app><lem>cossch&eacute;imenn</lem><rdg wit="St">coiscei[m]e</rdg><rdg wit="B">caiscem[en]d</rdg></app>
 <app><lem>cach &aacute;en&fdot;ir</lem><rdg wit="St">ca[ch] fir</rdg></app> d&iacute;b etir <app><lem>a d&iacute; ch&iacute;ch</lem><rdg wit="StB">adhacich</rdg></app> oc immthecht tairis.
 <q><app><lem>D&eacute;num</lem><rdg wit="B">d&eacute;num</rdg></app> immthecht budesta! </q> ar s&iacute;at. <app><lem><q>Ni ba
<lb n="70"> f&iacute;r &oacute;n,</q> ar Uilix</lem><rdg wit="B">nocobafir arsi&amacr;ti u.</rdg></app> <q>combarala dam-sa ocus <app><lem>dond
 aithech</lem><rdg wit="B">intaitec</rdg><rdg wit="St">do[n]aith[ech]</rdg></app>.</q> T&aacute;nic dia <app><lem>indsaigi</lem><rdg wit="B">indsaig[id]</rdg></app>, <app><lem>ocus in t-&aacute;en&sdot;uil</lem><rdg wit="B">&ampersir; aen&sdot;uil</rdg></app> m&oacute;r
 ro b&oacute;i i tulportaib a &eacute;tain, ro chuir <app><lem>fograinne</lem><rdg wit="B">fograinni</rdg></app> 'na
 slege etir in d&aacute; abra, ocus <app><lem>tuccustar</lem><rdg wit="B">tuc[us]tair</rdg></app> s&aacute;thad ar in
 sleig isin suil, cor bo monar d&oacute; a immd&iacute;tin ar in

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<lb n="75"> loch lethanm&oacute;r lindusci ro <app><lem>memaid</lem><rdg wit="B">mebaid</rdg><rdg wit="St">meb-</rdg></app> esti. Cid tra
 acht ro chraith in sl&iacute;ab ocus ro gair in &uacute;ama <app><lem>risin
 n-esarchosairt</lem><rdg wit="St">risin easairchosair</rdg></app> <app><lem>doroine</lem><rdg wit="B">dorinn[e]</rdg></app> in fer ruadremur rom&oacute;r dia
 chossaib ocus dia l&aacute;maib <app><lem>ac</lem><rdg wit="B">ic sirid[h]</rdg></app> <app><lem>iarrair</lem><rdg wit="St">iar-</rdg></app> <app><lem>ind&iacute;</lem><rdg wit="StB">int&iacute;</rdg></app> dorat in
 <app><lem>n-ain&eacute;cin</lem><rdg wit="BSt">in&aacute;inigin</rdg></app> fair. Ocus t&aacute;ncatar <app><lem>inna luing</lem><rdg wit="St">isinluing</rdg></app> asa aithli
<lb n="80"> <app><lem>sin</lem><rdg wit="St">iarsin</rdg></app>.</p>

<p> <app><lem>Airmithir</lem><rdg wit="B">airimt[ir]</rdg><rdg wit="St">airmhidt[ir]</rdg></app> fer do muintir Uilix do dul ar  dremni ocus ar d&eacute;aithi, corob &eacute; in fer sin dorala
 <app><lem>do Aenias macc Anaichis</lem><rdg wit="B">d&aelig;inias m[a]c ainicis</rdg></app> dia m-b&oacute;i for loingis.
 <app><lem>Bliadain</lem><rdg wit="B">bli-</rdg><rdg wit="St">bl-</rdg></app> tra do Uilix ar muir iar t&iacute;achtain assin
 oil&eacute;n sin, ocus nonbur dia muintir, is ed r&aacute;nic
<lb n="85"> <app><lem>im&mdot;sl&aacute;n</lem><rdg wit="B">im[m]sla[n]ti</rdg></app> leis co t&iacute;r <app><lem>do</lem><rdg wit="B">du</rdg></app> neoch nach f&uacute;air b&aacute;s tria
 <app><lem>galraib</lem><rdg wit="StB">gall[raib]</rdg></app> anaichnib. T&aacute;nic iarom Uilix i t&iacute;r, co  tarlatar maicc ingaire d&oacute; oc a n-almaib. Ba roglicc
 tra in fer sin, <app><lem>ba fer f&iacute;amach f&iacute;rg&aacute;eth</lem><rdg wit="B">ba fear fiamach firglic t[ra] infear sa</rdg></app> ocus ba
 <app><lem>coitchennb&eacute;rla</lem><rdg wit="St">coitcind mberla &eacute;</rdg></app>, &uacute;air <app><lem>ro foglaimthea</lem><rdg wit="St">ro&fdot;oghluimtea</rdg></app> leis b&eacute;rla cacha
<lb n="90"> t&iacute;re i t&eacute;iged, ocus ro &fdot;&iacute;arfaiged sc&eacute;la <app><lem>tresin</lem><rdg wit="St">triasan</rdg></app> m-b&eacute;rla
 ro &fdot;ogain d&oacute;ib. Ocus is ed f&uacute;air acco, <app><lem>corbo</lem><rdg wit="B">g[ur]be</rdg></app> &eacute;
 Brethem 'na F&iacute;rinne ro <app><lem>bo aire</lem><rdg wit="St">bahairech</rdg><rdg wit="B">airiuch</rdg></app> isin cr&iacute;ch sin. <q>Ca
 f&iacute;rinne &fdot;ognas d&oacute;?</q>  ar Uilix. <q>Cach duine <app><lem>dogn&iacute;</lem><rdg wit="BSt">doni</rdg></app>;
 a &fdot;oglaimm aici <app><lem>ro &sdot;oich</lem><rdg wit="St">roith-</rdg></app> a d&uacute;thaig fo ch&eacute;t&oacute;ir </q> ar
<lb n="95"> &iacute;at-som. <q>Cid dam-sa,</q> ar Uilix <q><app><lem>nach dingninn
 m' &fdot;oglaimm</lem><rdg wit="B">nac dingnind fogl[aim]</rdg></app> aici?</q>  <q><app><lem>Ni &fdot;uil</lem><rdg wit="B">an bhail</rdg></app> a <app><lem>accmaing</lem><rdg wit="B">a fainn</rdg><rdg wit="St">acfaind</rdg></app> acat,</q> ar in
 <app><lem>frisn&eacute;sid</lem><rdg wit="B">frisneisid</rdg><rdg wit="B">f[ri]sneisigh</rdg></app> <q>&uacute;air ni f&aacute;gbaither aiccept in &aacute;enl&aacute;e cen

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 deich n-uingi fichet do derg&oacute;r d&oacute;. Ocus t&uacute;-sa,</q>
 bar &iacute;at-som <q>c&aacute;rsa <app><lem>c&oacute;ich th&uacute;</lem><rdg wit="St">cu&iacute;th tu</rdg><rdg wit="B">cuich thu</rdg></app>?</q> <q>Do <app><lem>&eacute;loithchib</lem><rdg wit="B">eloic[h]tib</rdg><rdg wit="St">&eacute;loith[ib]</rdg></app><lb n="100"> 'na <app><lem>Troianda</lem><rdg wit="St">t[ro]ian</rdg><rdg wit="B">troiana</rdg></app> dam-sa </q> ar s&eacute;. Ocus t&aacute;nic <app><lem>&uacute;adib</lem><rdg wit="St">uaith[ib]</rdg></app> ar
 ammus a luinge, ocus ro &fdot;&iacute;arfaigetar a muinter <app><lem>sc&eacute;la
 de</lem><rdg wit="St">de asgela</rdg></app>.</p> 

<p>Ocus ro innis d&oacute;ib feib atch&uacute;ala ocus ro b&oacute;i
 ac a <app><lem>r&aacute;da friu</lem><rdg wit="St">garada riu</rdg></app> <app><lem>foglaimm</lem><rdg wit="St">fogl-</rdg></app> do d&eacute;num. Ocus is ed ro
 r&aacute;idset, nach roibi <app><lem>a thoisc</lem><rdg wit="B">atoisc</rdg></app> accu a d&eacute;num: <q>&uacute;air
<lb n="105"> ro thuitsetar ar fuilt ocus ro theimligetar ar ruisc
 ocus ro dorchaidsetar ar n-gn&uacute;isi <app><lem>ocus ro buidetar
 ar n-d&eacute;ta</lem><rdg wit="St">&ampersir; roghlasat[ar] ar &ampersir; robuidhitar</rdg><rdg wit="B">&ampersir; roglasadar arndedbaigi</rdg></app>, ocus ni bud <app><lem>oirches</lem><rdg wit="St">oircis</rdg><rdg wit="B">oirces</rdg></app> d&uacute;n ar n-&oacute;r na ar
 n-indmas do thabairt ar &fdot;oglaimm nach <app><lem>tuillfed</lem><rdg wit="B">tuillfid</rdg></app> d&uacute;n
 do d&eacute;num.</q> <q>Ca ferr <app><lem>d&oacute;ib</lem><rdg wit="StB">daib</rdg></app>,</q> ar Uilix <q>a &fdot;&aacute;cb&aacute;il
<lb n="110"> ar bernadaib b&aacute;egail no ar doirsib aideda 'nas a
 <app><lem>thabairt</lem><rdg wit="StB">tabairt</rdg></app> ar &fdot;oglaimm tuillfes d&oacute;ib <app><lem>bod&eacute;in</lem><rdg wit="B">bide&iacute;n</rdg></app>?</q> Is and
 sin tra t&aacute;ncatar rompo isin d&uacute;nad, ocus dorala
 d&oacute;ib fer in baili forsin faithchi, <app><lem>ocus ro &fdot;&iacute;arfaig sc&eacute;la  d&iacute;b</lem><rdg wit="B">&ampersir; robi agfiarfaid scel dib</rdg></app>. Ocus ro innsetar d&oacute; cach dochair f&uacute;aratar
<lb n="115"> ocus ro &fdot;&iacute;arfaig d&iacute;b <app><lem>cr&eacute;t</lem><rdg wit="B">c[ra]ed</rdg></app> 'ma t&aacute;ncatar. <q>T&aacute;ncamar
 do &fdot;oglaimm acat-<app><lem>su</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app>.</q> <q>Fog&eacute;bthai-si sin acht  corab 
<app><lem>accmaing</lem><rdg wit="B">acfaing</rdg><rdg wit="St">acfain[n]</rdg></app> <app><lem>a d&eacute;nma</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app> acaib.</q> <q>Cahaccmaing etir
 &oacute;n?</q> ar s&iacute;at. <q><app><lem>Ni</lem><rdg wit="B">nach</rdg></app> tabraim-sea aiccept &aacute;enl&aacute;e <app><lem>cen
 deich n-uingi</lem><rdg wit="St">gan. xxx. uinge</rdg></app> fichet do derg&oacute;r dam.</q> <q>Fog&eacute;bam
<lb n="120"> duit-si sin</q> ar s&iacute;at. Ro ferad f&aacute;ilti friu ocus tuccad

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 cotalthech fo leith <app><lem>d&oacute;ib ocus tuccad tra airigthi</lem><rdg wit="B">doib. Tugaid .u. <note type="auth" lang="en" n="5">Small circle over u.</note> airithi</rdg></app> 
 b&iacute;d ocus lenna d&oacute;ib inn, ocus dorinned folcad ocus  fothracad d&oacute;ib. Ocus deisitar and in n-oidchi
 sin.</p> 

<p>Ro &eacute;irgetar co moch iarnam&aacute;rach cosin
<lb n="125"> n-inad i roibi <app><lem>Brethem</lem><rdg wit="St">breith</rdg></app> 'na F&iacute;rinne.</p>

<p>Ro toimsit
 <app><lem>deich n-uingi fichet</lem><rdg wit="St">xxx. uinge</rdg></app> <app><lem>do derg&oacute;r d&oacute;</lem><rdg wit="St">do d[er]g do</rdg></app> ocus 
<app><lem>dorinne- sium</lem>
<rdg wit="B">dorindisin</rdg></app> aiccept d&oacute;ib-<app><lem>sim</lem><rdg wit="B">s&imacr;</rdg></app> <add source="B">dorindi doib</add>. Is &eacute; seo tra in t-aiccept:
 <q>Cemad <app><lem>&aacute;enathair</lem><rdg wit="St">aenaithair</rdg></app> ocus &aacute;enm&aacute;thair do beith acaib bar nonbur, ocus cemad &aacute;enduine ro marbad bar
<lb n="130"> n-athair ocus bar <app><lem>m&aacute;thair</lem><rdg wit="St">maith[air]</rdg></app>, ocus <app><lem>a tachar</lem><rdg wit="St">athacairt</rdg></app> i cenn
 comairle <app><lem>acaib</lem><rdg wit="B">cugaib</rdg></app> cen a marbad-<app><lem>sin</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app> lib, noco n-dern-
 tai tr&iacute; comairli lib uime, ocus noco n-<app><lem>airchenn</lem><rdg wit="StB">aircenn</rdg></app> bar
 m-beith uili <app><lem>d'&aacute;eneolus</lem><rdg wit="St">daenoil[us]</rdg><rdg wit="B">uili aeneo[lus]</rdg></app> <app><lem>tri</lem><rdg wit="B">tre</rdg></app> bithu. Ocus cid <app><lem>&aacute;en-
 duine</lem><rdg wit="St">ae[n]nduine</rdg></app> acaib tecmas, <app><lem>araide</lem><rdg wit="B">araigid</rdg></app> na <app><lem>maidid</lem><rdg wit="St">maidigh</rdg><rdg wit="B">maigid</rdg></app> in t-echt,
<lb n="135"> noco n-<app><lem>gaba fo thr&iacute;</lem><rdg wit="St">gab- fatri</rdg></app> ar a an&aacute;il ocus co n-d&eacute;rna  comairli a menman bud&eacute;in. Mad ed 
<app><lem>dono</lem><rdg wit="St">d&omacr;</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">d&imacr;</rdg></app> dob&eacute;ra  a menma asa comairli, <app><lem>maidid</lem><rdg wit="St">maidhigh</rdg></app> in t-<app><lem>echt</lem><rdg wit="B">aecht</rdg></app> iar sin.</q>
 <q>Abair beos!</q> ar s&iacute;at. <q><app><lem>Ni buithi indiu</lem><rdg wit="St">Ni buidhti indiu</rdg><rdg wit="B">noconfaigbithi aniud</rdg> </app>acht sin</q> 
 ar s&eacute;. T&aacute;ncatar <app><lem>dia tig</lem><rdg wit="B">dataig</rdg><rdg wit="St">diatoigh</rdg></app> iar sin. <q>Is &oacute;r i n-aiscid
<lb n="140"> s&uacute;t </q> ar a muinter fri hUilix.</p>

<p>Ro b&aacute;tar and in
 n-oidchi sin, ocus cerbo maith a frithailem in c&eacute;toidchi, rob &fdot;err in n-oidchi sin. Ro &eacute;irgetar co moch

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 iarna m&aacute;rach ocus t&aacute;ncatar <app><lem>co tech</lem><rdg wit="B">nateach</rdg></app> <app><lem>n-aiccepta</lem><rdg wit="St">inaiccepta</rdg></app>.</p> 

<p><app><lem>Ro
 toimsit deich n-uingi fichet</lem><rdg wit="St">rothoimsit .xxx. uingi</rdg></app>d'&oacute;r d&oacute;, ocus is ed <app><lem>asbert</lem><rdg wit="St">isbert</rdg><rdg wit="B">adb[eir]</rdg></app>-
<lb n="145"> sum: <q><app><lem>In t-slige a n-immthigid</lem><rdg wit="St">instlighi imthigi</rdg><rdg wit="B">an imtigi</rdg></app> cach laei, na lenaid
 frithr&oacute;t no frithchass&aacute;n, acht lenaid <app><lem>in sligid m&oacute;ir</lem><rdg wit="St">instlighi m&oacute;r</rdg></app>.</q>
 <q>Abair iar sin </q> ar s&iacute;at-som. <q><app><lem>Ni buithi indiu d'
 &fdot;oglaimm</lem><rdg wit="St">ni&fdot;uighthi aniugh dfol[aim]</rdg><rdg wit="B">nob[er]tai dfoglaim aniug</rdg></app> acht sin </q> ar s&eacute;. T&aacute;ncatar dia tig iar sin.
 <q>Is &oacute;r d&iacute;main siut </q> ar a muinter fri hUilix. <q>Ni
<lb n="150"> fess nach <app><lem>fuigbithi</lem><rdg wit="B">fuigt[er]</rdg></app> a gr&eacute;imm </q> ar Uilix. Ocus cer
 maith a frithailem in d&aacute; c&eacute;toidchi, <app><lem>rob &fdot;err</lem><rdg wit="St">roferr</rdg><rdg wit="B">roberr</rdg></app> in
 tresoidchi. Ro &eacute;irgetar co moch <app><lem>iarna m&aacute;rach</lem><rdg wit="St">arbarach</rdg></app>
 ocus t&aacute;ncatar inna tech <app><lem>n-aiccepta</lem><rdg wit="B">naice[cht]</rdg></app>. <app><lem>Ocus</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> ro
 toimsit <app><lem>deich n-uingi fichet</lem><rdg wit="St">.xxx. uingi</rdg></app> do derg&oacute;r, ocus is ed
<lb n="155"> <app><lem>atbert</lem><rdg wit="St">itbert</rdg></app>-som: <q><app><lem>In fai ccthi</lem><rdg wit="St">anfaicti</rdg></app> in <app><lem>gr&eacute;in</lem><rdg wit="St">grian</rdg></app> in trath sa?
 <q>Atch&iacute;amait</q> ar s&iacute;a t-som. <q>Na gl&uacute;aisid nech
 acaib asa &aacute;it na asa <app><lem>adbaid</lem><rdg wit="St">agba</rdg></app>, <app><lem>c&eacute;</lem><rdg wit="StB">g&eacute;</rdg></app> do beith do m&eacute;it <app><lem>a
 thindenais</lem><rdg wit="St">athin[n]deichnis</rdg><rdg wit="B">ati[n]den[us]</rdg></app>, <app><lem>noco raib</lem><rdg wit="B">nogo rob</rdg></app> in gr&iacute;an isin aird inna fil in 
 trath sa.</q> <q>Abair &iacute;ar sin </q> ar s&iacute;at. <q><app><lem>N&iacute; buithi d'
<lb n="160"> &fdot;oglaimm</lem><rdg wit="St">n&iacute;fuidhthi dfoghl[aim] aniugh [acht] sin</rdg></app> don ch&uacute;airt-sea &uacute;aim-sea acht sin </q> ar s&eacute;.
 <q>Ocus na himmthigid-<app><lem>si</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app> imm&aacute;rach <app><lem>noco n-aicilliur-sa</lem><rdg wit="St">no[con]naiclersa</rdg><rdg wit="B">g[ur]aigilliursa</rdg></app>
 sib </q> ar s&eacute;. T&aacute;ncatar dia tig iar sin ocus do &eacute;irgetar
 co moch iarna m&aacute;rach ocus t&aacute;ncatar ar in faithchi
 immach. Ocus dorala in t-&oacute;claech d&oacute;ib <app><lem>ar in faithchi</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app>

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<lb n="165"> ocus ro thimmain <app><lem>celebrad</lem><rdg wit="St">ceilebra</rdg></app> d&oacute; ocus ro &fdot;&aacute;cbatar ben-
 dachtain acca.</q> <q>Beir lat</q> ar in <app><lem>Brethem</lem><rdg wit="St">breithim</rdg></app> <q>in <app><lem>cilfing</lem><rdg wit="St">ceilfinn</rdg></app>
 m-bicc-sea do timmna, ocus dia <app><lem>f&uacute;aslaicthe</lem><rdg wit="StB">fuaslaice</rdg></app> t&uacute; <app><lem>uirri-
 seo</lem><rdg wit="St">furrithi</rdg></app>, nocho <app><lem>r&iacute;s</lem><rdg wit="St">roisi</rdg></app> do d&uacute;thaig <app><lem>co br&aacute;th</lem><rdg wit="St">cobrach</rdg></app> <app><lem>aridisi</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app>.</q> <q>Is becc
  l&uacute;ag linni sin <app><lem>iar</lem><rdg wit="StB">ar</rdg></app> rochtain ar t&iacute;re.</q> Ocus <app><lem>ro thin-
<lb n="170"> choisc</lem><rdg wit="St">rotincais[e]d</rdg></app> eolus d&oacute;ib <app><lem>cen</lem><rdg wit="St">ga[n]</rdg><rdg wit="B">gan</rdg></app> muir dochum a t&iacute;re.</p> 

<p><app><lem>Ro
 immthigset iar</lem><rdg wit="B">roimthigedar</rdg></app> sin, ocus in fat ro b&aacute;tar ar sligid, ni
 hed <app><lem>airmithir</lem><rdg wit="St">airmidht[ir]</rdg><rdg wit="B">airimt[ir]</rdg></app> sund. Acht r&aacute;ncatar coicr&iacute;ch m&oacute;ir,
 ocus tech n-&aacute;iged <app><lem>coitchenn</lem><rdg wit="St">coitcind</rdg></app> isin choicr&iacute;ch sin.
 Ocus t&aacute;ncatar-<app><lem>som</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app> and <app><lem>amal cach n-&aacute;en</lem><rdg wit="St">am[al] g[a]c n&aelig;n</rdg><rdg wit="B">ga[ch] &oelig;[n]</rdg></app>. Dor&iacute;acht
<lb n="175"> as cach aird sochaidi m&oacute;ra <app><lem>isa tech sin</lem><rdg wit="St">isin</rdg><rdg wit="B">isin tech naid[ed]</rdg></app>. <app><lem>Iarfaigis</lem><rdg wit="St">fiarf[aigus]</rdg></app>
 cach d&iacute;b <app><lem>dia ch&eacute;li</lem><rdg wit="St">diaraili</rdg></app>: <q><app><lem>Cia leth rachaid-si</lem><rdg wit="B">caleath teigtis</rdg></app> imm&aacute;rach?</q>
 <q>T&iacute;agmait isin choicr&iacute;ch </q> ar s&iacute;at. Cid tra acht
 <app><lem>ro &eacute;irgetar</lem><rdg wit="B">roeirgeadsom</rdg></app> in l&iacute;n ro b&aacute;tar <app><lem>isin tig</lem><rdg wit="St">isintech</rdg></app> &aacute;iged. <add source="B">docuadar olse.</add>T&aacute;ncatar
 ar gort &oacute;n tig immach. Uilix tra is ed atbert
<lb n="180"> side: <q>Is olc doch&uacute;atar mo 
<app><lem>deich n-uingi fichet</lem>
<rdg wit="St">xxx. at</rdg></app>
 d'&oacute;r &uacute;aim-seo cen anad 
<app><lem>co n-&eacute;ir</lem>
<rdg wit="St">[con]n[er]gidh</rdg></app> in gr&iacute;an 
<app><lem>isin n-aird  atubrad frind</lem>
<rdg wit="St">isininadh andub[er]t</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">isanaird adubrad rind</rdg></app>.</q> Is and sin 
<app><lem>ro &sdot;uid-sium</lem>
<rdg wit="St">rothuig[h]siu[m]</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">dosuidsium</rdg></app>. <q>Cr&eacute;t  sin?</q> ar a muinter fris. <q>Anfat 
<app><lem>acum &fdot;oglaimm</lem>
<rdg wit="St">acan&fdot;ogl[aim]</rdg></app></q>  ar 
<app><lem>Uilix</lem>
<rdg wit="St">Uilex</rdg></app>.  
<q><app><lem>An&iacute; at&aacute;i</lem>
<rdg wit="B">inn&iacute; gafuilli</rdg></app> d'iarrair,</q> ar s&iacute;at <q>ar tuitim-

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<lb n="185">ni 
<app><lem>uili</lem>
<rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> it lurg amal ro thuitset 
<app><lem>foirend</lem>
<rdg wit="St">foirind</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">f[oir]eand</rdg></app> 'na cethri  long 
<app><lem>fichet</lem>
<rdg wit="St">.xx. it</rdg></app> ro thuitset 
<app><lem>ar Tr&oacute;i</lem>
<rdg wit="St">arintroe</rdg></app> it lurg, 
<app><lem>tuitfimit-ni</lem>
<rdg wit="St">t[ui]tfidmidni</rdg></app>
 <app><lem>in n-indas</lem>
<rdg wit="St">intinn[us]</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">anind[us]</rdg></app> c&eacute;tna it lurg.</q> 
<q><app><lem>In</lem>
<rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> anad 
<app><lem>dogn&iacute;thi-si</lem>
<rdg wit="St">donisi</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">donithisi</rdg></app>? </q>  ar fer 
<app><lem>don</lem>
<rdg wit="B">dun</rdg></app> chuitechta. <q>Is ed </q> ar s&iacute;at-<app><lem>som</lem><rdg wit="B">sin</rdg></app>. 
 <q>In  eolach sib-si isin choicr&iacute;ch?</q> <q>N&iacute; heolach</q> ar
<lb n="190"><app><lem>s&iacute;at-som</lem>
<rdg wit="B">iadsan</rdg></app>. <q>Nach <app><lem>faiccthi-si</lem><rdg wit="St">faictaisi</rdg></app> in 
<app><lem>gort</lem>
<rdg wit="B">gart</rdg></app> ocus 
<app><lem>in sligid</lem>
<rdg wit="St">instslighi</rdg></app>?</q> 
 <q>Atch&iacute;amait-<app><lem>ni</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app> </q> ar s&iacute;at. <q><app><lem>Indsaigid sin</lem><rdg wit="St">indsaighi siut</rdg></app>,</q> ar s&eacute; 
 <q>ocus <app><lem>dia roisti tairis sin, ro &sdot;oisti imm&sdot;l&aacute;n bar</lem><rdg wit="St">daroisti siut sl&aacute;n roithfidhthi</rdg><rdg wit="B">soisdi</rdg></app>
 t&iacute;r.</q></p> 

<p>Ro immthigset in chuitechta iar sin ocus ro
 <app><lem>an</lem><rdg wit="B">anastair</rdg></app> Uilix cona muintir no cur &eacute;irig in gr&iacute;an isin
<lb n="195"> aird <app><lem>atubrad</lem><rdg wit="St">adubrad</rdg></app> fris. <q>Is &eacute; siut </q> <app><lem>ar s&iacute;at</lem><rdg wit="St">ars&eacute;at</rdg></app> <q>tossach
 'na cuitechta ar in <app><lem>sligid</lem><rdg wit="St">slighi</rdg></app>, ocus <app><lem>dia m-bem&iacute;s-ni</lem><rdg wit="St">dambemaisne</rdg></app> and
 s&uacute;t astrasta, <app><lem>ro &sdot;oism&iacute;s</lem><rdg wit="B">rosoisium</rdg></app> imm&sdot;l&aacute;n.</q> <q>Dar lium-sa
 tra,</q> ar Uilix <q>ni d&iacute;b-<app><lem>si</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> <app><lem>in buiden-sa</lem><rdg wit="St">inm[uinter]sa</rdg></app> <app><lem>i timmchell</lem><rdg wit="St">atimcill</rdg></app>
 in guirt immaig ocus ni d&iacute;b <app><lem>in s&iacute;red so</lem><rdg wit="B">insiridsa</rdg></app> don leith
<lb n="200"> eli.</q></p> 

<p>Ocus <app><lem>ro</lem><rdg wit="St">do</rdg></app> chonncatar <app><lem>fo</lem><rdg wit="St">fa</rdg></app> ch&eacute;t&oacute;ir ac sceinm <app><lem>fon</lem><rdg wit="St">fan</rdg></app>
 cuitechta &iacute;at, co n&aacute;r &fdot;accsat duine <app><lem>inna bethaid
 d&iacute;b. <q>In faiccthi siut?</q></lem><rdg wit="B">ambeataid adchithi siud</rdg></app> ar Uilix. <q>Atch&iacute;amait</q>
 ar s&iacute;at. <q>Is <app><lem>maith</lem><rdg wit="St">maith arsiat</rdg></app> gr&eacute;imm <app><lem>ar n-deich n-uingi fichet</lem><rdg wit="St">ar. xxx.</rdg><rdg wit="B">barn. x. nuingi</rdg></app>
 d' &oacute;r <app><lem>d&oacute;ib;</lem><rdg wit="B">daib</rdg></app> ocus immthigmit-ni <app><lem>bodesta</lem><rdg wit="St">budhdhesta</rdg></app>,</q> ol s&eacute;
<lb n="205"> <q>&uacute;air <app><lem>sc&aacute;ilfit</lem><rdg wit="B">scailfidid</rdg></app> siut a haithli in <app><lem>&aacute;thais</lem><rdg wit="B">anath[us]</rdg></app>.</q> T&aacute;ncatar iar

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 sin rompo isin sligid, co <app><lem>r&iacute;achtatar in coicr&iacute;ch</lem><rdg wit="St">riachtsat inchoiccrich</rdg><rdg wit="B">riactadar tar</rdg></app> ocus
 t&aacute;ncatar i n-d&iacute;thrub m&oacute;r. Ocus nir lensat c&aacute;i <app><lem>na</lem><rdg wit="St">an</rdg></app>
 conair <app><lem>don</lem><rdg wit="B">Y</rdg></app> <app><lem>pr&iacute;msligid</lem><rdg wit="St">primtsligi osin</rdg></app> immach. Acht chena t&aacute;n-
 catar d&iacute;as dia muintir ar frithchass&aacute;n immach ocus
<lb n="210"> f&uacute;aratar a n-oidid fo ch&eacute;t&oacute;ir. Cid tra acht t&aacute;ncatar
 <app><lem>connicci</lem><rdg wit="St">[con]nuicci</rdg><rdg wit="B">conaigi</rdg></app> a n-d&uacute;nad <app><lem>bod&eacute;in</lem><rdg wit="B">badein</rdg></app> <app><lem>in m&oacute;rseiser ro b&aacute;tar,
 ocus t&aacute;ncatar isin cotaltech i roibi in r&iacute;gan</lem><rdg wit="St">in moirtreisiur robatar cosancat[ra]igh araib inrighan</rdg></app>. Ocus
 atchonncatar h&iacute; i cathair <app><lem>m&oacute;ir</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app> <app><lem>for</lem><rdg wit="B">ar</rdg></app> fossadl&aacute;r in tige,
 ocus &aacute;en<app><lem>&oacute;cl&aacute;ech</lem><rdg wit="St">oglach</rdg></app> <app><lem>rob &fdot;err delb do l&aacute;echaib</lem><rdg wit="B">isf[er]r delb robai doglaecaib</rdg></app> in
<lb n="215"> domain ar a g&uacute;alainn. <q>Ro r&aacute;idis <app><lem>frib</lem><rdg wit="B">rib</rdg></app> <app><lem>siut</lem><rdg wit="St">suit</rdg></app> </q> ar
 Uilix. <q>Is <app><lem>&eacute;cin a &fdot;ulung sin</lem><rdg wit="St">&eacute;igin sin dfulung</rdg></app> </q> ar s&iacute;at. <q>A d&aacute;ine
 <app><lem>maithi</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app> &uacute;t <app><lem>tair</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app>,</q> ar in r&iacute;gan .i. <app><lem>Peneloipi</lem><rdg wit="St">Peniloipi</rdg></app> a hainmm,
 <q>c&iacute;a sib-<app><lem>si</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app> etir?</q> <q>D&aacute;ine <app><lem>mescda</lem><rdg wit="B">mesca</rdg></app> muiridi <app><lem>sinni</lem><rdg wit="St">sind</rdg></app> </q>
 ar s&iacute;at. <q><app><lem>Immthigid</lem><rdg wit="St">imthig</rdg></app> </q> ar s&iacute; <q><app><lem>isa</lem><rdg wit="StB">isin</rdg></app> <app><lem>tech n-&oacute;iged</lem><rdg wit="St">tech aidh[edh]</rdg></app>.</q>
<lb n="220"> Ro frithailed in n-oidchi sin &iacute;at, co r&aacute;ncatar <app><lem>inna</lem><rdg wit="StB">inni</rdg></app>
 n-imdaid.</p>

<p><q>In fetabair-si an&iacute; rob &aacute;il limm-<app><lem>sa</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app>? </q>
 ar Uilix. <q><app><lem>Ni</lem><rdg wit="B">nocon</rdg></app> <app><lem>fetamar</lem><rdg wit="St">f[&eacute;t]amair</rdg></app> </q> ar s&iacute;at. <q>Uaim <app><lem>&eacute;laid</lem><rdg wit="St">&eacute;loidhthi</rdg></app> ro
 b&oacute;i acum-sa assin cathraig immach <app><lem>fon talmain</lem><rdg wit="St">fan tal-</rdg></app>,
 ocus is and <app><lem>at&aacute;</lem><rdg wit="St">at-</rdg></app> indara dorus di <app><lem>ac in cathraig thall,
<lb n="225"> ocus comla &iacute;ata fris</lem><rdg wit="B">agu[n]catair tall &ampersir; comladluta fris</rdg></app>, ocus in dorus ele <app><lem>ar in</lem><rdg wit="B">arain</rdg></app> faithchi
 immaig, ocus <app><lem>lathar</lem><rdg wit="B">lothar</rdg></app> leccchloiche fair. <app><lem>Ocus</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> is ed

<pb n="12">

 is &aacute;il dam-sa, dul <app><lem>tresin n-dorus</lem><rdg wit="St">tresandor[us]</rdg></app> n-immechtrach ar
 fut 'na <app><lem>h&uacute;ama</lem><rdg wit="St">hua[m]da</rdg></app> innunn, noco <app><lem>riis in n-imdaid</lem><rdg wit="St">roit[er] animdaigh</rdg></app>, ocus in
 bail i m-b&iacute;at i n-&aacute;eninad <app><lem>ar in</lem><rdg wit="B">arai[n]</rdg></app> adart <app><lem>in cloideb do
<lb n="230"> gab&aacute;il</lem><rdg wit="St">gabail domcloidim</rdg><rdg wit="B">du</rdg></app> forro a n-d&iacute;s.</q> <q>Is olc in comairle <app><lem>sin</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app>,</q> ar
 s&iacute;at <q><app><lem>acht</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> is <app><lem>c&oacute;ra</lem><rdg wit="B">coro</rdg></app> duit dul ar ammus r&iacute;g Gr&eacute;c ocus
 t'imned <app><lem>d'&eacute;c&aacute;ine</lem><rdg wit="B">dacaine</rdg></app> <app><lem>fris, ocus amal doch&uacute;adais-siu</lem><rdg wit="St">fris .i. anm[al] dochuadhisu</rdg></app>
 inna &sdot;ochraiti-sium ticced-som it &sdot;ochraiti-<app><lem>siu</lem><rdg wit="B">siu[m]</rdg></app> do
 chosnam t'atharda d&uacute;ithchi duit-<app><lem>siu</lem><rdg wit="St">si</rdg></app>.</q> <q>Ni ro
<lb n="235"> <app><lem>l&eacute;cet</lem><rdg wit="B">leicid</rdg></app> <app><lem>dono</lem><rdg wit="St">d&omacr;</rdg><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> 'na d&eacute;i adartha sin! </q> ar Uilix.</p>

<p><app><lem>Ro  b&oacute;i</lem>
<rdg wit="B">robi</rdg></app> <app><lem>tra</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> aithber <app><lem>immaithber</lem><rdg wit="StB">imaithb-</rdg></app> oc a muintir <app><lem>fair-sium</lem><rdg wit="B">fairsin</rdg></app>.</p>

 <p><q><app><lem>Do thuitemar</lem>
<rdg wit="B">nocorthoitemar</rdg></app> uili it lurg amal sin</q> ar s&iacute;at. Is  and sin tra 
<app><lem>ro &eacute;irig-sium &uacute;aithib d' indsaigi</lem>
<rdg wit="B">roeirgisiu[m] uathibsiu[m] dindsaigid</rdg></app> 'na  cathrach innunn, noco r&aacute;nic in n-imdaid ocus
<lb n="240"> atch&uacute;ala comr&aacute;d 'na d&eacute;ise 
<app><lem>for in adart</lem>
<rdg wit="B">f[or]anadart</rdg></app>. Ocus ro nocht a chloideb fo ch&eacute;t&oacute;ir ocus t&uacute;argaib in l&aacute;im.</p>
<p>'<app><lem>Is</lem>
<rdg wit="B">as</rdg></app> olc gr&eacute;imm 
<app><lem>m' &fdot;oglamma dam,' ar s&eacute; 'cen  gab&aacute;il</lem>
<rdg wit="B">mfoglu[m]a arse gan gabail</rdg></app> ar m' aicned t&uacute;s co n-gabainn ar m' an&aacute;il.'</p>
<p>T&uacute;argaib in l&aacute;im 
<app><lem>fo thr&iacute;</lem>
<rdg wit="B">fat[ri]</rdg></app> co m-benad 
<app><lem>d' &eacute;iss a chloidib</lem>
<rdg wit="B">des incloid[ib]</rdg></app>
<lb n="245"> fria muin&eacute;l 'na d&eacute;isi. In tres fecht t&uacute;argaib in l&aacute;im  ocus rob &aacute;il leis in t-echt 
<app><lem>do maidim</lem>
<rdg wit="B">domaigid</rdg></app>, is and 
<app><lem>sin</lem>
<rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app>  ro r&aacute;id in r&iacute;gan: <q>Uch, uch, a maicc!</q> ar s&iacute;  
<q><app><lem>dot&aacute;rfas dam</lem>
<rdg wit="B">anois tarfas d&imacr;</rdg></app> t'athair-
<app><lem>siu</lem>
<rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app> &oacute;s ar cind ocus 
<app><lem>ro b&oacute;i</lem>
<rdg wit="B">rob i calmaisi</rdg></app> 

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ar cenn do <app><lem>bein</lem> <rdg wit="B">bein[n]</rdg></app> dinn. Indar <app><lem>leis</lem>
<rdg wit="B">leisium</rdg></app> rob
<lb n="250"> fer c&aacute;emfuar <app><lem>coimmtech</lem><rdg wit="St">comaidtech</rdg><rdg wit="B">coimtech</rdg></app> t&uacute;-<app><lem>su</lem><rdg wit="St">si</rdg></app>. Tuingim-sea <app><lem>fom</lem><rdg wit="St">fam</rdg><rdg wit="B">fana</rdg></app>
 d&eacute;ib adartha,</q> <app><lem>ar s&iacute; &lsquo;nach</lem><rdg wit="B">arsi[n] [con]ach</rdg></app> fetar-<app><lem>sa</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app> cin o <app><lem>&fdot;ir</lem><rdg wit="St">f[er]</rdg></app> eli &oacute;
 ro <app><lem>immthig-sium</lem><rdg wit="St">imigsi[n]</rdg></app> i sochraite Gr&eacute;c, ocus torrach ro
 &fdot;&aacute;caib <app><lem>misi</lem><rdg wit="St">meisi</rdg></app> in tan ro immthig, ocus is t&uacute;-su ruccad
 don <app><lem>toirrches</lem><rdg wit="St">toirrc[us]</rdg><rdg wit="B">toirrcesin</rdg></app> sin. Ocus <app><lem>ni ro l&eacute;icius-sa</lem><rdg wit="B">nocurleigiusa</rdg></app> <app><lem>corp</lem><rdg wit="B">corp neich</rdg></app>
<lb n="255"> fir eli i n-<app><lem>&aacute;enlepaid</lem><rdg wit="St">enlepuig</rdg></app> rium, acht a &fdot;uil-<app><lem>sium</lem><rdg wit="St">si</rdg></app> ocus
 m' fuil-sea <app><lem>oc coim&eacute;t</lem><rdg wit="St">icoim[&eacute;t]</rdg></app> a einig-sium.</p> 

<p><app><lem>O'tch&uacute;ala</lem><rdg wit="B">adcualasam</rdg></app> tra Uilix in comr&aacute;d sin, <app><lem>ro &fdot;&aacute;iltnig</lem><rdg wit="B">rofailtigh</rdg></app> a aicned
 fris. Ro &eacute;irig s&iacute; <app><lem>iar sin</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> ocus <app><lem>ro ch&aacute;iestar</lem><rdg wit="St">roch&aacute;iistar</rdg><rdg wit="B">rocaiestair</rdg></app> frassa
 <app><lem>d&iacute;ana</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> d&eacute;r, ocus ro b&oacute;i-sium <app><lem>ac &eacute;itsecht</lem><rdg wit="St">iceist[echt]</rdg><rdg wit="B">ageste[cht]</rdg></app> fria,
<lb n="260"> cur thuit a <app><lem>chotlad</lem><rdg wit="B">coll[ad]</rdg></app> fair, <app><lem>no</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app>co t&aacute;inic dered oid-
 chi. Ro &eacute;irig iar sin ocus ro bo m&eacute;la m&oacute;r leisin
 in cotlad sin. T&aacute;inic reme immach ocus ro <app><lem>laig</lem><rdg wit="B">laid</rdg></app>
 etir a muintir ocus <app><lem>ro indis sc&eacute;la d&oacute;ib</lem><rdg wit="B">roinddisi[n] inscelsi[n] diam[uintir]</rdg></app>. Ocus
 <app><lem>ruccastar atlugud buidi do na d&eacute;ib</lem><rdg wit="B">rugsat[ur] abuidi altaidi dunadeib</rdg><rdg wit="St">altug[ud]</rdg></app> <app><lem>inn&iacute; sin</lem><rdg wit="StB">isin</rdg></app>. Ro
<lb n="265"> &eacute;irgetar iarna m&aacute;rach ocus t&aacute;ncatar isa tech c&eacute;tna.
 <q>A d&aacute;ine <app><lem>maithi</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app>,</q> ar in r&iacute;gan '<app><lem>c&aacute;rsat c&iacute;a d&oacute;ib-si</lem><rdg wit="B">carsa cia ibsi</rdg><rdg wit="St">daibsi</rdg></app>
 etir?' <app><lem>ol</lem><rdg wit="St">oil</rdg></app> s&iacute;. <q>Uilix macc Leirtis misi</q> ar s&eacute;.
 <q>Ni t&uacute; in t-Uilix rob aichnid d&uacute;in-ni </q> ar s&iacute;.

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 <q>Is <app><lem>m&eacute;</lem><rdg wit="St">meisi</rdg></app> co deimin!</q> ar s&eacute; <q>Ocus<note type="auth" lang="en" n="6">is-ocus omitted in B</note> <app><lem>ind&eacute;sat</lem><rdg wit="St">indeosat</rdg><rdg wit="B">indesad</rdg></app>
<lb n="270"> mo chomartha <app><lem>duit</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app> </q> ar s&eacute;. Ocus doch&uacute;aid
 inna r&uacute;inib ocus inna comr&aacute;itib ocus inna <app><lem>der-
 ritib</lem><rdg wit="B">d[eret]ibh</rdg></app> iar sin. <q><app><lem>Caide</lem><rdg wit="StB">caidhi</rdg></app> do delb no do muinter,</q>
 ar s&iacute; <q>masa t&uacute; Uilix?</q> <q>Do ch&uacute;atar <app><lem>i mugu</lem><rdg wit="St">amudha</rdg><rdg wit="B">amugu</rdg></app></q>
 <app><lem>ar s&eacute;</lem><rdg wit="St">arseissin</rdg></app>.</p> 

<p><q><app><lem>Cr&eacute;t</lem><rdg wit="St">cret</rdg><rdg wit="B">craed</rdg></app> <app><lem>fo derid dot chomarthaib</lem><rdg wit="St">nacomurtai d[er]incha</rdg></app> <app><lem>ro &fdot;&aacute;cbais</lem><rdg wit="St">dofacbais</rdg><rdg wit="B">rofagais</rdg></app>
<lb n="275"> acum-sa?&rdquo; <app><lem>ar s&iacute;</lem><rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app>. <q>Delg &oacute;ir,</q> ar s&eacute; <q>ocus cend  
 airgit fair; ocus ruccus-sa do delg-su <app><lem>liumm</lem><rdg wit="B">leam</rdg></app> ac
 dula dam isin luing, ocus is and sin <app><lem>ro immp&oacute;is-
 siu &uacute;ainn</lem><rdg wit="St">impoighisiu buaind</rdg></app>,</q> <app><lem>ar</lem><rdg wit="St">as</rdg></app> Uilix.</q> <q>Is f&iacute;r <app><lem>tra</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app> sin,</q> ar s&iacute; <q>ocus
 <app><lem>dia m-bad</lem><rdg wit="StB">damad</rdg></app> t&uacute; Uilix, <app><lem>do f&iacute;arfocha do choin</lem><rdg wit="B">dofiafreocha docu</rdg><rdg wit="St">doch&uacute;</rdg></app>.</q> <q>Nir
<lb n="280"> &sdot;&aacute;ilius a marthain <app><lem>etir</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app></q> ar s&eacute;. <q>Dor&oacute;nad <app><lem>broch&aacute;n
 &aacute;ise d&iacute;</lem><rdg wit="St">brochan asi dha</rdg></app>
       acum-sa,</q> <app><lem>ar s&iacute;</lem><rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app>
      <q>&uacute;air <app><lem>do rathaigius a gr&aacute;d  co m&oacute;r</lem><rdg wit="St">ag[ra]dh agutsa comor</rdg></app> a &Uacute;ilix. Ocus c&iacute;a halt con etir <app><lem>in ch&uacute;
 sin</lem><rdg wit="StB">inc&uacute;sin</rdg></app>?&rdquo; ar s&iacute;. <q>D&aacute; th&aacute;eb gl&eacute;gela <app><lem>aice</lem><rdg wit="St">aici</rdg></app> ocus druimm
 gelchorcra ocus <app><lem>tarr c&iacute;rdub</lem><rdg wit="B">tairr cirrduib</rdg></app> ocus erboll &uacute;ainecda</q>
<lb n="285"> ar Uilix. <q>Is &iacute; t&uacute;arascb&aacute;il 
<app><lem>'na con</lem>
<rdg wit="B">in[chon]</rdg></app> 
<app><lem>sin</lem>
<rdg wit="B">[omitted]</rdg></app>,</q> ar s&iacute; <q>ocus
 <app><lem>dono</lem>
<rdg wit="St">d&oacute;</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">d&iacute;</rdg></app> ni l&aacute;mann duine isin baile a
	cuit do thabairt d&iacute;, acht 
<app><lem>misi</lem>
<rdg wit="St">meisi</rdg></app> ocus t&uacute;-su ocus in <app><lem>rechtaire</lem><rdg wit="St">rachtaire</rdg></app>.</q> 
<q><app><lem>Tabar in ch&uacute;</lem>
<rdg wit="St">tabair inc&uacute;</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">tabar incu</rdg></app> 
<app><lem>istech</lem>
<rdg wit="St">isdech</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">asdeach</rdg></app>!</q> ar s&eacute;.</q></p>
<p>Ocus <app><lem>ro &eacute;irgetar</lem>
<rdg wit="B">roepgidar</rdg></app> cethrar

<pb n="15">

 ar a cenn ocus tuccsat leo 
<app><lem>istech</lem>
<rdg wit="St">isdech</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">asteach</rdg></app> 
h&iacute;. Ocus amal 
<app><lem>&aacute;m</lem>
<rdg wit="St">[omitted]</rdg></app>
<lb n="290"> atch&uacute;ala s&iacute; fogur gotha Uilix, tucc builli 
<app><lem>ar in slabraid</lem>
<rdg wit="St">anslabradh</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">slabrd</rdg></app>, 
<app><lem>cur chuir</lem>
<rdg wit="St">g[ur]cuir</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">cotuc</rdg></app> in cethrar inna 
<app><lem>laigi</lem>
<rdg wit="St">laidhi</rdg></app>
 ar <app><lem>fut in tige</lem>
<rdg wit="B">fad intaigi</rdg></app>
 inna degaid, 
<app><lem>cur ling i n-ucht</lem>
<rdg wit="St">gorling anucht</rdg></app> 
Uilix, ocus co ro lig a gn&uacute;is ocus 
<app><lem>a aigid</lem>
<rdg wit="St">aadhaig</rdg></app>. 
O'tchonncatar muinter Uilix sin, ro lingset 
<app><lem>cuci</lem>
<rdg wit="StB">cugi</rdg></app>. In duine d&iacute;b nach roiched a
<lb n="295"> chness, 
<app><lem>ro ph&oacute;cad do ph&oacute;caib</lem>
<rdg wit="St">ropoccadh</rdg>
<rdg wit="St">rephogad do pogd</rdg></app> a &eacute;tach. Ocus 
<app><lem>nir</lem>
<rdg wit="St">n[ir]</rdg></app>
 gl&uacute;ais a ben 
<app><lem>fris-sin</lem>
<rdg wit="St">frisin</rdg>
<rdg wit="B">rissin</rdg></app>. <q>Is t&uacute; Uilix </q> ar s&iacute;. <q>Is m&eacute;</q>
 ar s&eacute;. <q>Is immda lucht 'na cumachta,</q> <app><lem>ol s&iacute;</lem><rdg wit="B">olse</rdg></app> <q>ocus
 <app><lem>taiscfet</lem>
<rdg wit="St">taiscfit</rdg></app>-sa m' &aacute;entuma, co t&iacute; do delb duit-si.</q></p>


<p>Sechtmain d&oacute; and in tan tucc s&iacute; aichni for a 
<app><lem>deilb</lem><rdg wit="B">delb</rdg></app>.
<lb n="300"> Ocus ro 
<app><lem>&aacute;entaigset</lem>
<rdg wit="B">&aelig;ntaigedar</rdg></app> iar sin. <q>At&aacute; 
<app><lem>cilfing</lem>
<rdg wit="St">ceilfing</rdg></app> becc acam </q> ar Uilix, 
<q><app><lem>tucc m' oite</lem><rdg wit="St">noch thuc mhoidi</rdg></app> dam ocus <app><lem>adubairt</lem><rdg wit="St">rium atabairt idla&iacute;msiu</rdg></app>
 frimm cen &fdot;oslucud furri noco tuccainn duit-si h&iacute;</q>
 <app><lem>Ro &fdot;oslaicset</lem>
<rdg wit="B">rofoslaig</rdg></app> furri fo ch&eacute;t&oacute;ir. Deich n-uingi ocus
 <app><lem>ceithri fichet</lem>
<rdg wit="St">[cetra] .xx. et</rdg>
<rdg wit="St">ceit[ri] .xx. it uingi is[ed]</rdg></app> 

<app><lem>tuccastar-som</lem>
<rdg wit="B">tuc[us]tairsium</rdg></app> ar in foglaimm, 
<app><lem>is ed</lem>
<rdg wit="B">is[ed] sin</rdg></app> ro
<lb n="305"> b&oacute;i 
<app><lem>innti</lem>
<rdg wit="St">in[n]t</rdg></app>, ocus 
<app><lem>tinne</lem>
<rdg wit="B">tinni</rdg></app> &oacute;ir ar a huachtar do choim&eacute;t
 a f&iacute;rinne fair.</p>

<p><app><lem>Conid &eacute; merugud Uilix maicc Leirtis &oacute; th&uacute;s co
 derid co sin</lem><rdg wit="St">conidh&eacute; merugud Iulix [mai]c Leirtis [con]nuic sin</rdg><rdg wit="B">maicc Leirtis [omitted]</rdg></app>.</p></div0></body></text></TEI.2>

