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 Manuscript sources. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 E 25 (Lebor na hUidre), p. 115b. Dublin, Trinity College Library, Book of Leinster, pp. 276b–277b. British Library, Egerton 1782 ff. 59b–61a. Yellow Book of Lecan, col. 795, p. 132 of photolithograph, contains a version of the legend in par. 11–20. Editions/translations and secondary literature Standish Hayes O'Grady, Silva Gaedelica i, 396–401; II 431–437 (From Eg. 1782, with incomplete English translation). The edition used in the digital edition Whitley Stokes The Battle of Carnn Chonaill Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie Halle an der Saale Max Niemeyer 3 1901 203–219

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 By (an) unknown author(s). c.1400–c.1600 The text is in Middle Irish. A few words are in Latin. The witness list is in English. histor prose medieval 2010-04-29 Beatrix Färber ed. Conversion script run; header updated; new wordcount made; file parsed. 2008-08-29 Beatrix Färber ed. Keywords added; file validated. 2005-08-25 Julianne Nyhan ed. Normalised language codes and edited langUsage for XML conversion 2005-08-04T15:29:02+0100 Peter Flynn ed. Converted to XML 2002-10-08 Beatrix Färber ed. File parsed using NSGMLS; HTML file created. 2002-03-05 Ruth Murphy ed. Insertion of apparatus criticus. 2002-02-26 Ruth Murphy ed. Second proofing of file and structural markup; markup of lines of poetry and verse; markup of organisation names and milestones. 2002-02-25 Beatrix Färber ed. Header constructed. 1996-01-11 S. Mac M. ed. First proofing of file; structural markup; markup lines of poetry and verse; markup of personal names and place names. 1995 Students at the Department of History, UCC ed. Text captured by scanning.
MS 23 E 25 (Lebor na hUidre), p. 115b. Book of Leinster pp. 276b-277b. MS Egerton 1782 ff. 59b-61a. Yellow Book of Lecan, col. 795
Cath Cairnd Chonaill ria Diarmait mac Aeda Sláni for Guari Adni.

Diarmait mac Aeda Sláne, Sinech Cró rodn-alt. No bertis Connachtai a bú-si, co tarat-si imchosait móir eter Diarmait &ersir; Guaire Aidne. Is and asbert-si: A Diarmait, a mallchobair | úamun uamain uamain Gúare fón-fodair, ar it anmand cluithe clóithe cláite cath | tair chucund a dunebath. Leic do do do de Díarmait na raid na raid na raid mairid fris | in cath ni h-éol ní firdis ni heol nirradis ni hord irradais , dénid cóir Denaid choirm dena coirm dó mar atá | foid chuci dotathlebá do thaideba do toideba . Rúanaid atberthe asberthe asberti cosse | fris-seom ar met a náne ainé náire , indiu is lobrán lobrán lobran lobrand im-Mide gunál-li | Diarmait mac Aeda Sláne. Tricha tinne, tricha bó | furec .i. oigidecht ceneóil Fergusso, ícdai icdái dartaid h-i cind gait | inna forreith inna &fdot;orreith .i. ina oegidecht do Diarmait.A. Beit fir móra móir móir ar macáin bic | co tí ar cobair co Grip aimn eich (Diarmat)a nomen equi Diarmata , bit daim ríata láig ríatai lóig ar m-bó | co tí cobair Diarmato. A Diarmait.

Ro ícc Ro hícc Ro ícc Róic ní di-ssi immorro 'm with horizontal overstroke'i in cossait sin. LL. omits the rest of editor's paragraph 2 and the whole of paragraph 3. Ro thinoil Diarmait slúagu &ersir; sochaide leis do inriud Connacht.

ISs ed iarom ludi Diarmait oc techt h-i Connachta co Cluain maic Nóis. Dorigensat íarom samud Cíaran cona n-abaid .i. Áedlug mac Commain, etla fri Dia fair co tísad slán d'inchaib a coraigechta-som. Ro idbair in ri iarom Tóim n-Eirc cona fodlaib feraind .i. Líath Manchan, amal fód for altóir do Dia &ersir; do Chíaran. &ersir; dobert teora trísti for ríg Midi dia cathed nech dia muntir Mac da certa cecinit Gort maic Cu-cirb cruth rod-gab | ni adas nach Mumanchlár, Ni fil Galand ro sói dath | dirsan son ar Talomnach. Rí da Choncend, rí dá Chí | docher h-ir-rói Cendfotai, Atá a lecht isind fan | inti mac Conaill Chuan. cid dig n-usci n-and. Conid de-sin na laim rí Midi a ascin &ersir; na laim nech dia muntir a bíad do chathim.

IS de sin dano doráegart Díarmait a adnacul h-i Cluain maic Nois, conid iarom ro adnacht inti.

Dorat Diarmait laim dar Connachta remi co ránic Aidni. Ro thinol Gúairi firu Muman dia saigid. Roptar iat-so rig tancatár h-i forithin Gúari .i. Cuan mac Ennai ri Muman &ersir; Cuan mac Conaill rí H-úa Fidgente, &ersir; Tolomnach rí H-úa Líathan. Doratad iarom cath Chairnd Chonaill etorro il-lo cengiges, co ráemid for Gúari, corro lad ar cend and, im Chuan mac Énnai, ríg Muman &ersir; im Cuan mac Conaill, ríg H-úa Conaill &ersir; im Tholomnach rig H-úa Líathán.For paragraph 4 LL. has only: Dorat Diarmait láim dar Connachta co raimid riam for Guaire Aidne co ro giall-saide dó fri rind claidib.

Cammini Insi Celtra iss é dorat brethir for Gúari con ná gébad fri ócu Ar foracaib Cáimine Indse Celtra do Guairiu nad gebad fri h-ócu, . Ar ro bói Cámmini trí trath oc troscud fair im slanaigect h-i tarat hé, ar ro sáraig Gúari hé.

Mad cóir la Dia, ar Cámmine, in fer fil h-i comthairisim comthairisim comthairisium comtairisem frimm-sa ní ro-thairise fri námtiu Conid ann atbert in t-aingel re Caimin inso, co n-debuirtt

IN cath i n-Inis Celtra | feras lobur (.i. fri Camin) fri nerta (.i. fri Guaire) is e in lobur bus bui tren | is e in tren bus techta tetta

Do tháet Guaire do aurgairi Chammini, &ersir; sléchtaid dó.

Doreilced didu t'irchor-sa or Cámmine: Do reilced in t-aurchorsa, or Cámmin. Comlúath sin dano, or Cámmine, &ersir; doberat doréir ni chomraim a ostud. Comluath sin, dano, for Cammine, &ersir; dobérat do réir duit in lucht máidfit maidm fort .i. dobérat do réir duit fochetóir bui .

Is de asbert Cammin: I m-bíat fáebra fri fáebra | ocus findne fri findne, IMbiat faibra fri faibra &ersir; findne fri findne IMbiat foebra fri foebra ocus indnae fri h-indnae, bidat bidit bidat aithrech, a Guairi | cléirchin fris' clerchen fri clerchen fris tarlais tinne. IAR réir [om.] doarbart Mac De | fri athlad na óenúaire fri h-athlad uáire fri h-athlath uáire cride Guaire fo chiunu chiunu triuna | inna triunu triunu triúna fo Gúairiu Guaire Guaire Ghuaíre .

Troisc lim-sa dano, for Gúaire fri Cammin, fri Dia co tarda itchi dam.

Lotár iarom a triur isin n-eclais .i. Cammini &ersir; Guairi &ersir; Cummini Fota. Eclas mór dorónad la Cámmin, is intí bátar. Batar iarom na clérig oc tabairt a chobsena for Gúari. Badar som didu oc tabairt a n-anmchairdeasa for Guaire,

Maith, a Guairi, ar iat, cid bad maith lat do linad na ecailsi-sea h-i tám?

Ropad maith lim al-lan di or &ersir; d'argut, &ersir; ni ar saint in t-sáegaildomain [Y], acht dia thindnacul ar m'anmain do náemaib &ersir; ecailsib &ersir; bochtaib in domain. Ro bud maith lium al-lan oir ocus aircit acum, &ersir; ni dá thaiscith acht da tidnucol ar m'anmuin do bochtaib &ersir; adailgnechaib in Cuimded,

Dorata Dia fortacht duit, a Gúaire! ar iat. Dobérthar in talam duit doidnais ar t'anmain, &ersir; bát nimidech.

Is bude lend, or Guaire. Ocus túsu, a Chammini, or Gúare, cid bad maith lat día linad?

Ropad maith lim a linad do sáeth &ersir; galur &ersir; cech aingcis bad messo do duini, co m-bad for mo chorp dobertais uli. Robad maith liumm a lan do ⋅aeth &ersir; do ghalur fam' churp, ol Cáimin, cona dicsigh cnaim re chele i talman di,

Ocus tussu, a Chummine, or Guaire, cid bad maith lat día línad?

Ropad maith lim al-lán di lebraib .i. dia tudecht do áes légind, &ersir; do silad brethre De h-i clúasaib cach duine dia thabairt a lurg Díabail dochum nimi. Ropad maith lim al-lán di lebraib .i. dia tudecht do áes légind, &ersir; do silad brethre De h-i clúasaib cach duine dia thabairt do lurg Diabail dochum in Choimded, Ro bud maith lium, ol Cáimin, a lan do leabruib do bith occum, &ersir; a tuidhecht do aes leghinn co ro forchantais in ciniuth daendoi,

Ro fírtha tra uli a n-imráti dóib. Doratad in talam do Gúaire. Doratad ecna do Chummin. Dorata sóetha &ersir; galra for Cammine con na d-eochaid cnaim de fri araile h-i talam, acht ro legai &ersir; ro lobai ri aingces ro hances cech galair &ersir; cach threblaiti.

Co n-deochatar ule dochum nimi lía n-imratib. lia n-imrate ina n-eclais. Finit.

Techid tra Gúaire assin cath for leith &ersir; a gilla irraith. Taich didu Guaire for leith assin chath &ersir; a gilla, Ro gab in gilla bratan ríamnaige, ro fon &ersir; dorat do Gúari. Conid and asbert Gúari: Atlochur do Dia i n-étad metad inetad anétad | innocht dom &fdot;eis óen&fdot;éccad: hénecad einécad óenfeccad rom-bui-se adaig aile | dombert secht m-bú deich mbuu Mac Maire.

Dolluid-seom tra do gíallad giall fri claideb do Diarmait intí Gúari.

Maith, or Diarmait, cid ara n-déni Guairi in féli ro&fdot;eili ucut? .i. inn ar Dia fá inn ar daini duine ? Mád ar Día dobéra ní innossa. Mad ar dáine duine ni thibre, ol ata co feirg &ersir; londus mór. &ersir; luinne

Do tháet chucu Ci&ndot;the sechai . Ni dam! a Gúaire, ol in druth. Cingthe secha. Ci&ndot;the sechai Ni dam-sa, a Gúaire! or in clam. Rot-bia, or Guaire. Focheird a goo gáo dó. Ní dam-sa! or a chéli. Focheird a scíath dó. Ní dam-sa! or a chéli aile. Focheird a brat &ersir; a delg &ersir; a cris dó. Focheirt in scíath, in delg, in &mdot;bratt, in criss,

Nit-ain, or Diarmait. Tair fón claideb.

Ní dam-sa, a Gúaire! for in céli Dé. An bic, a Diarmait, or Guaire, co tallur tall mo lene dím don chéle cheiliu Dé.

Maith, or Diarmait, ro giallaisiu do ríg aile .i. do Mac Dé. As-so mo giall-sa duit-siu immorro.

Slechtaid dano Diarmait fo thrí do Gúari. Níp anchobrai ancórai trá, or Diarmait, co n-digis ar mo chend-sa do áenuch Tallten, co n-datragbat conatrogbat fir H-erenn do chomarlid' ríg &ersir; do chind athchomairc dóib.

Dogéntar, or Gúaire.

Is andsin ro chan asbert Sinech in molad-sa do Diarmait: Cach mac tigirn timcraidi | tathut airle lim-sa de, dothe desell in brogo moroga broga in brogha | leis fudell mo rúanado ruanada rúanodo . Ní for brágtib dam na bó | clóthir colg .i. claideb mo ruanado, is for rigaib focheird feit | indiu dubchend in dubchend .i. claideb in duibgenn la Diarmeit. {Text of the following poem} thus in O'Clery's Foclóir: Ní for bhraighaibh damh na bó | promhthar colg mo ruanadhó for bhraighdibh riogh focheard feid | a níth a duibhgeann ag Diarmaid. Gúaire mac Colmain in ri | ro chacc alíís rothéig [in marg.] for craibu cróibu craeba craibiu Adní, ro lá búalta méit cind bó | ar óman mo ruanadó. O ro breca bróenán cró | léni n-dendguirm &ndot;dendgorm dhendgorm n-Díarmató, erred fir cluas chlous catha | ni comtig cen ildatha. O ro breca bróenán cró | brunni gabra Diarmató, usce asa n-egar Grip .i. ech Diarmata | ni lusta .i. ni glan fri sacarbaic, 'gan sacarbig O doleicter légither immasech | cranna fianna for cach leth, ní po decmaic decmait decmai&ndot;g decmuing casal cró caisel nó crott nó all, [In marg. In aliis or atu gai casai cró. | for crand a duirnd for crund a durn Diarmató. O do ro sernatár gai bic | h-i tossuch an in imairic, is í dias cíta ric | a gabair ocus Diarmait. is í dias cíta ric | a gabair ocus Diarmait. is í cétní and arric a gai, is a gabhair la Diarmait is iat dias ceta rig, a ghabhar ocus Diarmait, Ar Guairi: Adnuu ón, adnuu da reis Sinich rís sinich ris sínech co cruu, com cruu nocos-faicéb ni cos faicéb nocos fáecebad nochus fuigeba la biu ata-biu com luu. Or si:In the MS. these words follow adnuu in the next line. Adnuu | ní ric Sinech co cruu, ni fil occu 'cá imfho-chaid ni fil óca cu h-imochaid ni fil occu 'ca imfochaid, | cid nácid-fitir nuu. cid na cid nach a fiter (nó can co toractatar) nuu, cid naccidfiter nuu, LL. and Eg. omit this quatrain Diarmait rúanaid, maith in ri | forbrid ar cách tria lunni, forbrid ar cach n-óen co gnáth | in rí co cuir broén ar cách. Cách.

Luid-seom iarom inti Gúairi do áenuch Talten arcend Diarmata, &ersir; míach árgit leis día thabairt do feraib H-erenn.

Maith, or Diarmait, in fer dotháet chucaib atethaid a innili oc a thig. Is sárugud dam-sa trúag nó trén isind óenuch do chuingid neich cuci.

Luid-seom didu co m-bói for láim Diarmata for foradaib bith isind óenuch. In la sin, tra, for foradaib bít and al-laa sin, ni chuinnig comtich nech ní cucai som. Bá machdad leiseom aní-sin.

Medón lái arnabarach, Maith, a Diarmait, or Guare, epscop do gairm cucum-sa co tard-sa mo choibsena dó. Epsgob chugam, ar se, co ndernar m'faisitin dó &ersir; gurrom-ongthar, &ersir; co rom-ongthar'

Cid so? or Diarmait.

Cid nách mana éca let-so dam-sa, a Diarmait, áit h-i tát fir H-erénd, eter truag &ersir; tren, nach cuinnig nech díb ní chucum-sa.

Ní rogebthar raigebthar fort, or Diarmait, miach argait duit sunn út.

Atá airget immorro lim-sa, ol Gúairi.

Atraracht immorro Gúairi, &ersir; nos-tairbir assa díb lamaib, &ersir; asberat-som ba lethfota a lám ónd úair sin oc rochtain na céli n-Dé.

Dogniat iarom ógsid .i. Diarmait &ersir; Guaire, &ersir; ro gabsat fir h-Erenn intí Gúairi do chomarlid &ersir; do chind athchomairc Here LL. ends, and there is nothing in Eg. corresponding with paragraphs 36,37. dóib ond uair sin tria bithu cein ro bo béo.

Bá maith iarom intí Guairi: is dó doratad tria ráth féli in bó co n-aib ítha &ersir; inna sméra 'sind fulliuch.

IS é doróni in firt n-amra h-i Cluain maic Nóis dia rucad-som dia adnacol di.

Tánic in drúth dia saigid, &ersir; ro gab algais de im athchuingid fair. Dorat-som a laim darsin forbaid immach, &ersir; ro gab lán a duirnd don ganium, &ersir; ro dibairc i n-ucht in druad, co n-dernad bruth óir dé. Conid hé sin enech dedenach Guairi.

Conid Cath <ps><fn>Diarm<ex resp="WS">ata</ex></fn></ps> &ersir; <ps><fn>Guairi</fn> <an>Adni</an></ps> a scel sin anúas.