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 Manuscript sources Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 1225, folios 142r–v (alias D ii 1, alias Book of Uí Maine, late 14th to early 15th century. Adam Cuisin copied this poem sometime between 1392 and 1407. R. A. S. Macalister (ed), The Book of Uí Maine, Facsimiles in Collotype of Irish Manuscripts IV (Dublin: Irish Manuscripts Commission 1942); Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, pp 3314–56). Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 488, pages 21–28 (18th to 19th century. Scribe unknown. Nessa Ní Shéaghdha, Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the National Library of Ireland, fasc. 10 (Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies 1987) 99–101). Dublin, King's Inns, MS 20, pages 187–91 (c. 1720. Scribe: Tadhg Ó Neachtain. Pádraig de Brún, Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in King's Inns library, Dublin (Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies 1972).) Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 775, page 57 (alias F v 4. Fragmentary: first two quatrains only). Dublin, Trinity College Library, 1318, columns 341–42, lower margin (alias H 2. 16 alias Yellow Book of Lecan. A copy of quatrain 25 only). Editions Liam Breatnach, Canon law and secular law in early Ireland: the significance of Bretha Nemed, Peritia 3 (1984) 439–59: 440–41 (edition of 6 quatrains of the poem). Peter Smith, Aimirgin Glúngel tuir tend: a Middle-Irish poem on the authors and laws of Ireland, Peritia 8 (1994) 120–50. Translation Liam Breatnach, Canon law and secular law in early Ireland: the significance of Bretha Nemed, Peritia 3 (1984) 439–59: 440–41 (translation of 6 quatrains of the poem). Peter Smith, Aimirgin Glúngel tuir tend: a Middle-Irish poem on the authors and laws of Ireland, Peritia 8 (1994) 120–50. Sources, comment on the text, and secondary literature Liam Breatnach, Canon law and secular law in early Ireland: the significance of Bretha Nemed, Peritia 3 (1984) 439–59: 440–41. Peter Smith, Aimirgin Glúngel tuir tend: a Middle-Irish poem on the authors and laws of Ireland, Peritia 8 (1994) 120–50. The edition used in the digital edition Peter Smith Aimirgin Glúngel tuir tend: a Middle-Irish poem on the authors and laws of Ireland Peritia Donnchadh Ó Corráin 8 1994 120–150

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 By Gilla in Chomded Ua Cormaic, a monastic scholar of Tulach Léis. c. 1100–1160 The text is in Middle Irish. The witness list is in English. histor poetry medieval authors and laws 2010-04-01 Beatrix Färber ed. Header updated; page-breaks added; new wordcount made; file reparsed. 2008-09-27 Beatrix Färber ed. Keywords added; file validated. 2005-08-25 Julianne Nyhan ed. Normalised language codes and edited langUsage for XML conversion 2005-08-04T15:27:56+0100 Peter Flynn ed. Converted to XML 1997-09-15 Margaret Lantry ed. Header modified; file parsed using SGMLS. 1997-08-28 Margaret Lantry ed. Header re-structured; text parsed using SGMLS. 1996-05-14 Mavis Cournane ed. Text parsed using SGMLS. 1996-05-13 Donnchadh Ó Corráin ed. Header constructed, structural and in-depth mark-up. Lineation checked and verified. 1995-05-12 Donnchadh Ó Corráin text capture Text captured from digital version by the editor, Peter Smith.
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, 1225, folio 142r–v (Book of Uí Maine). Dublin, National Library of Ireland, G 488, pages 21–28. Dublin, King's Inns, 20, pages 187–91.
Aimirgin Glúngel tuir tend Aimirgein Glúngel tuir tend, cét-ugdar amra Éirend, ba breithem, ba coimgnid cain, ba file, ba fír-⋅enchaid. I n-aimsir meic Leite lóir Fergusa ruibnig ríg-móir in darna fer gláime glé Sen mac Áige é-side. Bríg Ambáe ben Blaí Briugad in tres saí, bid sír-chuman; in cethramad saí srethach Connla Connacht caín-brethach. Is é in Connla cétna cóir co n-nirt Spirit Naím nert-móir ro-lá conflicht ro-s-conaig risna druídib díthoraid. At-bertatar na drúide athesc n-étig n-imthnúide, conid íat ro gní nime is talam co tromthige. At-bert Connla co céill n-glicc: dénaid dúind is creitfimit coro taitne in grían atúaid dar lind lera lethan-rúaid. Ór ná cumgaid, ar Connla, for gním n-ard co n-imdolma, is ferr dúind táeb risin fer do-rigne im cach náem núa-nem. Cid ima n-geibthe in bur leith gníma Meic Dé? Ní deig-breith, ní re fertaib ro fallta, ór ná techtaid cumachta. Ba h-é in cúiced sáer-chaín súad Sencha mac Cáelchlaín ón chúan; ba hé in sessed garta glain a mac Fachtna féthamail. Sencha mac Oilella ard, ba hé in sechtmad saí sáer-garg; in t-ochtmad, comall caín cas, mac Maín, Morand mór-amnas. In nómad, ní fíam follaig, Neire mac fíal Findchollaig; in dechmad ba nertmar nath in Find Fechtnach Feradach. In t-áenmad fer déc ba-déin ba h-é Fíthal co fír-chéill tarraid ré Láegaire ar leirg ó ré Chormaic cloidim-deirg. Sencha mac Cáelchlaín cen chol athair Fachtna, in fer fír-dron; Fachtna, fer co líthaib Dé, athair Fíthail, finnid-se. Cét-ugdair Éirend uile, fesa Fótla folt-buide— tucsat críchad ar gaís n-gil ó &Fdot;íthal co h-Aimirgein. Aimirgein. Ro deilig Día dígrais dron do cach fir díb-sin sainmod co m-bered breith taitnim tricc rachta aicnid amnas-glicc. Aimirgein Glúngel ba gáeth ní bered bretha co báeth; fesa Féine leis tar ler roscada féige filed. Mac Áige dá m-bered bréic ástais bolga arin m-bláith-géic, dá ráided fír rib arís bolga-sin no sergatis. Ro thidnaic Día, deilm cen gáe, gaís aicnid do Bríg Ambáe coná bered, ba mín mod, acht breith fír ro fosugad. Connla caín-brethach ba caín, lán do rath in Spirit Naím coná ruc bréic ó ro baí ná ainbreth ná imargaí. Sencha mac Cáelchlaín calma, ba h-í a aiste adamra ná bered breith, foirbthe fair, cen oidche re h-urscrútain. Acus a mac Fachtna find, dá m-bered bréic, bad derb lim, tuited mes cach muine mín uile uile in n-aidche-sin. Mad i n-aimsir blechta báin no h-indised í i n-irdáil no séntais baí láega lis riu táeba ní tobraitis. Nó dá n-impód fri breith &fdot;ír ba h-óg arís in mes mín scardais fri sáetha laíg lis, baí báetha ro bligitis. Sencha mac Oilella úaig trí ailche leis ri breith m-búain. Ní bered breith saír suba cen trí ailche astuda. Fíthal mac Fachtna ba flaith; fír n-aicnid leis ba lán-maith, coná bered breith m-berta résin n-intlecht n-aicenta. Cid Morand, do chreit do Día, ba breithem rán, ba ríg-nía; móite ro &fdot;úaig 'ma rig rath ó fúair in n-id n-ilbúadach. Ugdair na gaíse glaine cen béim baíse báeglaige, tucsat mór do díamair dam; cen dán íarraith ní annam. Aimirgein. Finntar fégtar na filid, daíne deiligthe in dligid; do-fégthar cumma cumtaig don Gaídilc at glan-ugdair. Ba file díb Fergus fíal. Fergus Fíannaind, gleórda in grían, i n-inis Fíannaind, ferr de, rop é in chíall-&fdot;ind Cíarraige. Feircheirtne file, deilm n-dil, úa-side Dedad meic S⋅in; Néide fúair comamra aíb ard-mac Adna meic Uithir. Athairne amnas ba h-áith. Ro lín a chlú clúasa cáich; ocus a mac Fergna fíal, ropo dalta co n-daig-míad. Cét-chuit chumtaig ar gaís n-glic cech ugdair díb-sin sloindmit fond Senchais Móir, lorg lethach, fúair mac Áige il-brethach. Imthórmach Senchasa sain ri Dubthach mac úa Lugair ocus fri Fergus filid; ra-n-dedlus ra dáer-finib. Imart n-Áirechta cen acht ugdaras Connla Connacht; cuit &Fdot;íthil fúair deg-dath n-dron Aí Emnach cen imreson. Tailbretha <ps><fn>Fachtna</fn></ps>, is cert caín, meic Sencha meic Cáelchlaín; athair dó in Sencha senna, ní Sencha mac Oilella. Airig Moraind delbaim dóib: Cóir Féine Bic ocus Móir, Midba Breth ocus Caire Breth; Morand ros-lá ima sech. Formna &Sdot;enchasa Móir nónbar ro chumtaig co cóir; Náe&fdot;is, canóin cáemda cain re fesaib náemda in nónbair. Pátraic, Beinén, Cairnech cain, Láegaire mac Néill nertmair, Fergus file, gáire glan, ocus Dáire rí Ulad. Ocus rí Muman cen meirg Corc mac Luigdech co láim deirg; Dubthach úa Lugair don lind, saí in Bérla Rus mac Trichim. Náe suíde sin nír sáeb snas, ríaglaigset co sáer senchas íarna thúr dóib tre gaís n-gil as cach aís ó Aimirgein. Aimirgein. Tríar nár geibed Banba bras i n-airde is i n-airechas mar &fdot;ácbait 'ca reic man-roind ria Cáin Pátraic meic Calproind: In cét-&fdot;er, fer coimgne cain re scélaigecht do Scotaib; fer cerda, ní monar mall, áer is molad na mór-rann. Breithem re breithemnas m-bil a fesaib a fásaigib rigit roscada filed, má do-fégthar fír-dliged. Ó tháinic Pátraic, mod mas, tucsat don &fdot;ir airechas, d' &fdot;ir in Bérlai Báin, ferr de, do chind cháid na canóine. Ó ruc Aimirgein gáeth grind cét-breith ar tús i n-Éirind, ba la fileda ná-ma bretha sáerda senchasa. Cosin n-imacallaim áin Feircheirtne is Néide nem-náir, ní damthea do neoch dliged acht a brethaib bard-filed. Cach flaith cundail ro-chúala dub-labra na Dá Thúara. Rucsat, ar síat, ar sligid úaind in fecht-sa fis filid. As-bert Concobar cen chol: léicid as bar n-imreson; cách in fecht-sa arin bith bras úaib co bráth fon m-breithemnas. Geibed cách a dréchta de —is ed téchta in túaslaicthe. Ná berat foscad filid acht a roscad rodligid'. Ó ⋅in 'le ní rucsat breith filid a l-labrad ar leith, acht a cuit and amar cách in tan ná fégtha in fír-&fdot;áth. Amail ro gabsat, búan blad, Bretha <ps><fn>Fachtna</fn></ps> meic <ps><fn>Senchad</fn></ps>, Bretha <ps><fn>Moraind</fn></ps>, mitte fíach, is Gúbretha <ps><fn>Caratníad</fn></ps>. Bretha <ps><fn>Echach</fn></ps> meic <ps><fn>Luchta</fn></ps>, Bretha <ps><fn>Bríge</fn></ps> réill-rachta, Breth <ps><fn>Doet Neimtheine</fn></ps> íar n-alt, Bretha <ps><fn>Eógain</fn></ps> meic <ps><fn>Durrthacht</fn></ps>. Bretha <ps><fn>Dían Cécht</fn></ps> ó leigib. Cuit cáich i m-Brethaib Neimid acht ba fer cerda, guth glan Indse Elga ard-ollam. Persanda na m-Breth Nemed ótá tosach co dered: Athairne, ba comall n-glan, Dagda, Morand, Morrígan. Neire mac Findchollaig fíal, mac Adna Néide, ba níam, Senbec sídech saí senma, Cend Fáelad mac Oilella. Derg Scaleda, mind meda, ocus in Find Scaleda; ba días báige i n-gaís cen gus, dá mac dáime Ír mór-gus. Senchán Toirpéist ba rind ráid. Báethgalach húa Búirecháin, Forannán, Máel Tuile tair bráithre buile Báethgalaig. Cináeth úa Con Mind cen chol is é ro theip in tre-&fdot;ocol ri srethaib co gríanna glan a Brethaib níamda Nemed. Auraicept na n-<term type="poet">Éices</term> n-ard ro chum Feircheirtne fíam-garg i n-Emain Macha co m-blaid i r-ré in fír-chaím Conchobair. Ro-n-athnaig, ba rith renna, Cend Fáelad mac Oilella; i n-Daire Luráin ro-lá i r-ré Domnaill meic Áeda. Fénius Farsaid, céim co cloth, h-é ro ben in m-bobeloth cen lúad ar laic-litir lé, aipgitir na Gaídilce. Ogma mac in Dagda duinn ro ben beitheluis n-ogaim. Do-rala na secht m-beithe do Lugaid na láech-breithe. Úa Cormaic trén ó Thulaig ar túr eólais imchubaid, ríaglas runna íar lurg lir do cach urd íar n-Aimirgein. Aimirgein Glúngel.