Compert Con Culainn

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Manuscript sources Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, Lebor na Huidre (U). Dublin, Trinity College, H. 4. 22 (H). Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, 23 N. 10 (N). London, British Library, Egerton 88 (E). London, British Library, Egerton 1782 (W). Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, D. 4.2 (D). Editions Ernst Windisch, Irische Texte mit Wörterbuch 1, Leipzig 1880. Text of Compert Conculainn. 'Die Geburt Cuchulainn's'. From Lebor na hUidre, p. 128, and Egerton 1782, p. 152. Kuno Meyer, Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften. Feis Tige Becfoltaig. Aus dem Stowe MS. D. 4. 2, fo. 49 a 1. A version of the Birth of Cuchulainn, Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie 5 (1905) 500–504. Rudolf Thurneysen, Zu irischen Handschriften und Literaturdenkmälern (Königliche Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen. Abhandlungen Phil-Hist. Kl. XIV No. 2, 31–48), 1912. VII. Compert ConChulainn nach der Handschrift von Druim Snechta. Critical text with readings of Lebor na Huidre (p. 128), Egerton 88 (12 v), 23 N. 10 (p. 62), Egerton 1782 (77 v), with translation. VIII. Compert ConCulaind nach D. 4. 2., fol. 48 r. Text with translation. Lebor na Huidre, ed. by R. I. Best and O. J. Bergin, Dublin, 1929, 320 sqq. Vernam Hull, The version of Compert Con Culainn in MS Phillipps G 7, Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie 24, 1954 (H. 1/2, 1953) 128–131. MS N.L.G 7. Translations Rudolf Thurneysen, Sagen aus dem alten Irland, übersetzt von R.T., Berlin 1901. [Setantas Geburt]. Louis Duvau, La légende de la conception de Cûchulainn [French translation]. Revue Celtique IX, 1888 1–13. Reprinted in Arbois de Jubainville (H.D'), L'épopée celtique en Irlande, 1892, and transl. in English by Eleanor Hull: The Cuchulinn Saga, 1898. Arzel Even, La conception de Cuchulainn, Ogam 4 (1952) 273–276. Version Eg. (2). Arzel Even, La conception de Cuchulainn, selon le Libur Dromma Snechta, Ogam 5 (1953) 313–314. Christian-J. Guyonvarc'h, La conception de Cúchulainn, Ogam 17 (1965) 363–391. 1. version 1 (LU, Eg. (1); 2. version 2 (Eg.), al. Feis tige Becfholtaig. Annexe FTB, as in MS R.I.A. D iv (v. Best 1 89). With notes. Commentaire du texte, par F. Le Roux, in id., 393–410. Secondary literature Heinrich Zimmer, Keltische Studien V. Ueber den compilatorischen charakter der irischen sagentexte im sogenannten Lebor na hUidre .i. Compert Conculaind (Zeitschrift f. vergleichende Sprachforschung 28 (1887) 419–426). J. Vendryes, [Notice] Études Celtiques 3 (1939) 386–389. The edition used in the digital edition Compert Con Culainn and other stories A.G. van Hamel First edition One volume. vii + 224 pp. iii Contents, v–vii Editor's Preface, 1–2 Introduction, 3–8 Text. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Dublin 1933 Reprinted 1956 Reprinted 1968 Reprinted 1978 Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series 3

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By one or more unknown author(s). One version of the tale was preserved in the lost Book of Druim Snechta (first half of the eighth century). Version 2 represents an enlarged form of version 1 and must be later (perhaps later eighth or ninth century). c. 740–860, at various and unknown dates The whole text is in Old Irish. saga Ulster Cycle prose medieval 2010-04-27 Beatrix Färber ed. Conversion script run; header updated; new wordcount made; file parsed. 2008-10-04 Beatrix Färber ed. Header modified; keywords added; file validated. 2005-08-25 Julianne Nyhan ed. Normalised language codes and edited langUsage for XML conversion 2005-08-04T15:49:54+0100 Peter Flynn ed. Converted to XML 2000-08-17 Beatrix Färber ed. Header created; file parsed using GNU Emacs. 2000-08-17 Pádraig Bambury ed. Structural markup of personal names, organisation and place names. 1996-10-04 Mavis Cournane ed. Text parsed. 1996-08-22 Audrey Murphy ed. First Proofing; structural markup added. 1996 Staff at Titus Project ed. Text capture. Compert Con Culainn inso sis.

Boí Conchubur &ersir; maithi Ulad i n-Emuin. No tathigtis énlaith mag ar Emuin. Na gelltis conná fácbatis cid mecnu na fér ná lossa i talam. Ba tochomracht la h-Ultu a n-aicsiu oc collud a n-írenn. Inlaat noí cairptiu dia tofunn láa n-and. Ar ba bés leusom forim én. Conchubur dano i sudiu inna charput &ersir; a ingen Deichtine os sí macdacht. Is sí ba harae dia hathair. Errid Ulad olchenae inna carptib .i. Conall &ersir; Lóeguire &ersir; cách olchenae. Bricriu dano leu.

Fosrumat ind éuin remib dia ndaim tar Slíab Fúait, tar Edmuinn, tar Brega. Ní bíd clad ná airbe ná caisel im thír i n-Ére ind amsir sin [co tánic remes mac n-Áed Sláni] acht maige réidi. [Ar imad na treb dano ina remis side is aire conópartatar cocrícha i n-Ére]. Ba hálaind &ersir; ba caín in t-énlorg &ersir; in t-énamar boí leu. Noí fichit én dóib, rond argit eter cach dá én. Cach fiche inna lurg fo leith, noí luirg dóib. Samlaid dá én bátar remib, cuing argit etarru. Toscartha trí héuin díb co haidchi. Lotir remib i cend in Brogo. Is and ba hadaig for feraib Ulad. Feraid snechtae mór foraib dano. Asbert Conchubur fria muintir ara scortis a cairptiu &ersir; ara cortis cor do chuindchid tige dóib.

Luid Conall &ersir; Bricriu do chur cúarta. Fofúaratar óentech nue. Lotar ind. Foráncatar lánamain and. Boíthus fáilte. Lotar ass coa muintir. Asbert Bricriu níbu fíu dóib techt don tig cen brat cen biad. Ba cumung dano cid ar indus. Lotar dó cammaib. Tobertatar a cairptiu leu. Ní gabsat na m-már isin tig. Co n-accatar talmaidiu dorus cuile friu. In tan ba mithig tabairt biid dóib, batir fáilti meisc íarom fir Ulad, &ersir; ba maith a tunithe. Asbert in fer fri Ultu íarom boí a ben fri idna inna cuili. Luid Deichtine a dochum, atdises, birt mac. Láir dano boí i n-dorus in tige trogais dá lurchuire. Gabsit Ulaith íarom in mac, &ersir; dobertsom na lurchuiriu do mac⋅labrai don mac. Alt Deichtine in mac.

Tráth ba maiten dóib conda accatar ní i n-airthiur in Broga cen tech cen éunu acht a n-echrada fadésin &ersir; a m-mac cona lurchuirib. Totháegat íar sin do Emuin. Alair leu a m-mac combu blaicce. Dafúabair galar íar suidiu. Atbail de. Ferthair a gubae. Ba már a sáeth la Deichtini díth a daltai.

Baísu luge do dig oc tintúd ón gubu. To-thlugestar dig a llestur umai. Dobreth dí co n-dig. Nach mod donbered dia bélaib, dolinged míl mbec íarsin lind dochum a bél. Ó ra uccad ó bélaib, nacc ní i n-neuch, sceinti lea hanáil o chud. Contuli íarom [i]nd adaig. Co n-accai ní, in fer cuice atagládastar. Asbert fria robad torrach úad, &ersir; ba hé noda bert a dochum don Bruig, ba leis fetir, ba aí in mac altae, &ersir; ba hé totharlae inna broind, &ersir; bid Sétantae a ainm. &ersir; ba hésse Lug mac Ethnenn, &ersir; co n-alta ind lurchuiri don mac.

Ba torrach didiu ind ingen. Ba ceist mór la h-Ultu nádcon fess céle fora seilb. Domét ba ó Chonchubur tre mesci, ar ba leis no feod ind ingen. Arnenaisc íarom Conchubur a ingin do Súaldaim mac Róich. Ba már a mélacht lea techt cosin fer i n-imdai os sí alacht. In am luide don chrunn síuil bruitis bí a croith innallaile, combu ógslán. Luid cosin fer íarom. Ba torrach aitheruch ellam. Birt mac.

Gabsi Caulann cerd. Ba sí a aite. Marbaisseom a choin side íarom, in tan ba ngillae oc cluichiu, combu íarom asbertsom : Bid meisse do chúso, a phopae. Conid de ran gíuilseom íarom Cú Chulainn.

^{Is and sin íarom
bátar Ulaid i comthinól i n-Emuin
Macha in tan brethae in mac. Bátar íarom oc
imchosnam cía díb no eblad in mac, &ersir;
lotar i m-breith
Conchubuir. Asbert Conchubur: Beir duit, a
Finnchóem, in mac, ol Conchubur. Doécci
Finnchóem
in mac íarom. Carais mo chridesea in mac so,
ol
Finnchóem, conid cumma lem &ersir; bid é
Conall
Cernach. Is bec duit etarru, ol Conchubur, .i.
do mac féin &ersir; mac do derbfethar. Conid
and ro
cachain Conchubur in so :

Sochlae bríg Becfoltach,

buithe dag Deichtire,

domróet riasnaib secht carptib,

sephaind úacht d'echraidib,

arunutedaig ernithib,

donuc for sét Sétantai.}

Gaib duit in mac, ol Conchubur béos fria fiair. Níba sí nod n-ebla ém, ol Sencha, acht is messe nod n-ailfea, ar am trén, am trebar, am án, am athlam athargaib, am ollam, am gáeth. Nídam dermatach. Adgládur nech ria ríg, arfochlim a insce, admidiur(sa ríg) i cath ria Conchubur cathbúadach. Concertaim bretha Ulad &ersir; nís n-insurg. Ním thorgnea eter aite aile inge Conchubur.

Cid messe ém nod ngaba, ol Blaí Briugu, (ní epéla faill) ná éislis lemsa. Ro ferat m(o thechta tosca co Conchubur). Congairim firu Érenn. (Nos bíathaim co cend) sechtmaine nó de(ch)ma(ide. Fosuidiur a n-dánu &ersir; a n-díberga. Forriuth a n-écnach &ersir; a n-enechgressa amin.

Is anble sin,) ol Fergus. Dorróega (trén occai, is messe nod n-ebla. Am trén, am trebar, am techtaire, ním táthar ar feib ná ar indmus. Am amnas ar gail &ersir; gaisciud. Am gníae frim tháir. Am túalaing mo daltai. Am dín cech dochraite. Dogníu dochur cech tríuin, dogníu sochur cech lobair.

Cía contúaisi frim, ol Amorgen, ní arthai. Am túalaing altroma do ríg. Rom moltar ar cech feib, ar mo gail, ar mo gaís, or mo thocud, ar m'áes, ar m'erlabrai, ar áini &ersir; calmatus mo chlainde. Cébo flaith, am file, am fíu do rath ríg. Arurg cech n-errid. Ní tuillim buidi do neuch acht do Chonchubur. Ní comul fri nech inge fri ríg nammá.

Asbert Conchubur: Ní bía tra bá di sodain. Gaibed Finnchóem in mac co rísam Emuin co fuiglea Morann imbe.Lotar ass íarom co h-Emuin, &ersir; in mac la Finnchóem. Ro fuigill Morann íarom íar ríachtain dóib co h-Emuin, &ersir; asbert-side:

Atnoad Conchubur ém, ol Morann, ol is cét- aicce Finnchóem. Atmenad Sencha setait sceo erlabrai. Ra m-bíatha Blaí Briugu. Berar do glún Ferguso. Ba aite dó Amorgen. Bad chomaltae dó Conall Cernach. Dí chích a máthar cích Finnchóeme. Ba cumma no n-damnaigfetar uili etir errid &ersir; ríg &ersir; ollamain, ol bid carae sochaide in mac so. Is cumma dofich far n-enechgressa uili, arfich far n-áthu ocus far n-irgala uile in mac so.Is ed dogníth de íarom: berthi Amorgen ocus Finnchóem, co n-alt i n-Dún Imbrith i m-Mag Murthemni).