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 By two or more unknown Irish author(s). The text is in Early modern Irish Some words are in Latin. Derg Damsa Édaín Eōgan Sīda Maicniadh Connall Conn saga prose medieval Kings Cycle 2008-10-05 Beatrix Färber ed. Header modified; keywords added; file validated. 2005-08-25 Julianne Nyhan ed. Normalised language codes and edited langUsage for XML conversion 2005-08-04T15:56:53+0100 Peter Flynn ed. Converted to XML 2002-06-10 Benjamin Hazard ed. Minor changes made to header and text; file re-parsed. 2002-10-31 Beatrix Färber ed. Remaining checks resolved; file re-parsed. 2002-10-15 Marcos Balé ed. On-line proofing; minor corrections to file. 2002-10-09 Beatrix Färber ed. File re-parsed; HTML file created. 2002-09-30 Ruth Murphy ed. Addition of apparatus criticus completed. 2002-09-13 Beatrix Färber ed. File parsed. 2002-08-29 Ruth Murphy ed. Second proofing; content markup applied; apparatus criticus integrated; additions made to header. 2002-05-22 Beatrix Färber ed. Header created; bibliography inserted. 2002-05 Julianne Nyhan ed. First proofing; basic structural markup added; particDesc created. 2002-03-20 Pádraig Bambury ed. Text scanned in. Franciscan MS A VI, (a vellum of 32 pages; text on pp. 3-29) Library of the Franciscan Convent, Merchants' Quay, Dublin. Phillipps' MS no. 10266, (a vellum of 25 leaves; considerable lacunae and several missing leaves; text breaks off at bottom of p. 16) Dublin, National Library. Stowe B IV 1, (text on pp.41-55) Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. RIA 23 L 26, part 1 (text on pp. 13-92. Imperfect: four leaves torn out at p. 21; at least one is missing at the end; text breaks off in par. 114) Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. RIA 23 K 46 (formerly Read 220), part 3, (written by Séamas Mag Uidhir about 1730; six pages missing at the end of Cath Maighe Léna, which breaks off in par. 99) Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. RIA 23 L 18 (303 pages by John O'Conor; 18th century; Cath Maighe Léna on pp. 191 to end) Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. Stowe C VI 1, part 2 (Cath Maighe Léna on pp. 109-185; breaking off in par. 111) Dublin, Royal Irish Academy. H 6.8 (18th century, Cath Maighe Léna on pp. 109-202; breaks off at the same place as C) Trinity College Dublin. British Museum Additional 18746 (written in 1796 by Donnchadh Mag Oireachtaig) London, British Library. H 3.10 (18th century, a third, mixed recension; only copy of p.25 other than P) Trinity College Dublin. Cath Maighe Léna

Imthūsa cloindi Dāirine &ersir; cloinne Dergthened &ersir; cloinne Luighdhech mic Ītha ithe ithe ithe mic breoghain &ersir; mīledh Muman uile air chena, nírbo riarach etorra d'ēis chatha Cnucha, uair do bādar trī rīgh esaontacha orra .i. Mogh Nēid neeid mac Dergthened mac deirg meic dergthine &ersir; Maicniadh m- niadh mac Luighdhech &ersir; Conaire mac Moga Lāmha; &ersir; rob ē ced-adhbar a comfhuachaid .i. mac miadach mōir-menmnach do bī do boí ag Mogh Nēid .i. Eōgan Mōr, &ersir; Mogh Nuadhad ainm eile dō.

Agus is aire at-beirthī in t-ainm sin ris .i. Nuadha Derg mac Dāirine oirrīgh do rīgaib d'uirrioghaibh d'urradhaib Muman ro oil hē ros oil ē . Agus do claidhed rāith rīghdha ar Muigh Fheimhin aigi-sēin sidein , &ersir; do bī do boī fēin &ersir; Derg Damsa draī re h-agaidh na h-oibre 'gā h-ordugad, &ersir; Eōgan ar a bāire baīsi a coimidecht a oide ann; &ersir; do bādar naonbar naonmar naonmar naonmar naonmar mogadh ar uilind don rāith agā claidhe, &ersir; tarla cloch mōr a mbēl na h-oibre isin dīg dōib nār fhēdadar d'aitherrach nā d'urthōgbāil, &ersir; tāngadar lucht na h-oibre uile dā h-innsaighi &ersir; nīr thoill lín a tōgbhāla do thrēin- fheruib i n-a timcheall. Tarla Eōgan ag airiugad an fhedhma sin, &ersir; ō 'd-chonnairc cāch ag trēigen a tōghbāla toghbā do iadhastair fēin a dhā lāim go h-ain-mīn uimpe, &ersir; tuc fuirmed fedhma go h-ārrachta fuirre go tucastair a talmain ī, &ersir; tuc feidm eile fuirre gur chuir ar a glūn go glē-nertmar ī, &ersir; do chuir dā glūn ar a ghualainn, &ersir; do chuir dā gualainn a n-agaidh in chlaidhi ar mūr imeallach na h-oibre hī. Is uasal in mog ūd, a ag ag ag Nuadha, ar in teglach. Biaidh in t-ainm sin air go brāth, ar (illeg.) Derg Damsa draī .i. Mogh (om.) Nuadhad; go rabadar dā ainm aca air ann sin .i. Eōgan Mōr &ersir; Mog Nuadhad. Agus do bī 'n-a adhbar rīg gan fhresabra fresapra freasabhra freasabhra 'gā mōradh ag ar maithib Muimnech nō go tāinic aimser chatha Cnucha.

Go facaid a māthair aisling ingnad .i. Sīda ingen Fhloind mic Fiachrach .i. rīg oirrthir iarthair Muman .i. secht mba finna ō-derga ēoidherga d'fhaicsin isin oidchi dī go linn-bolgaib lachtmara i n-a carcruib, go snāimfidīs meic midh-aīsi ar na linntib lemnachta do fhāgbaidīs na h-ōg-ba sin a n-īslib &ersir; a n-etrigib na talman. Agus ad-chonnairc a cinn athaid ann-sēin secht mba duaibsecha ar dath dethaigi 'n-a ndeghaidh deoigh , &ersir; fā lōr d'adh-uath &ersir; d'ūr-grāin a faicsin &ersir; ruisg t[h]enntidhe tenntighe i n-a tulaibh &ersir; adharca iarnaide forra; &ersir; do chomraicsed risna cēd-buaib gur leghsad leghsed leghs leaghsiod leagsad &ersir; gur lān-millsed uile iad, co nār fhāgaibsed leadhb ar láthair leadhbair lethar dīb. Ro innis Sīda a h-aislingi don aird-rīg ar n-ēirgi, &ersir; do gab faitches in rī roimpi, &ersir; adubairt in rīghan in laīd ann:

Aisling ad-chonnarc araīr, a Mhog Nēid in chrotha caímh, secht mba finna, fáth gan feall, d'fhás i n-aird-medōn Ērenn &ersir; rl &ersir; [rest of poem from P., vars. from B, L2, K, C]. Āillighter lium iad do chēin mar dath sneachta for sār-shléiph, co rosccaib gloinidhe dhe, co n-adharcuibh iarnuidhe. Gēim gach bō dībh, tōlaibh tlacht, comh-binn comhmbinn comhmbinn comhmbinn re tēdaib mendchrot mbennchrot mbennchrot līnsat Ēirinn éire eirinn eirinn eirinn gan anadh do lacht &ersir; do lind-taradh lionntaradh liontoradh liontoradh lántoradh . Ad-chonnarc secht mba oile dubha dorcha dethaige daora dubha diabhlaidhe , a ndiaidh ar lorg na mbō find finda fionn fionn fionn fionn a bfad, dā slighe lighe lighe lighe lighe slaoidhe go ro-s gun rus go rus -leghsat leagsad leagsad leagsad . Gēim[C om. the verse.] gach ēn-bō duibhe dībh do dhūiscfed do dhúisgeóbhadh mairbh as a is a mbí, co rosgaib teinntide tinntighe (illeg.) de co n-adarcaibh iarnaide. As ī sin m'aisling, a fhir a si sin an aislinge a fhir , a Mog Nēid an chrotha (illeg.) gil; gidh olc gidh maith tig dūinn de as sī sin an aislinge ar naislinge ar naislinge . Ais.

A h-aithli na laīde sin tucad Derg Damsa, draī Moga Nēid, dā n-innsaigid do breith breithi ar in aisling sin, &ersir; do h-innisedh dó í cin fuirech; &ersir; adubairt Derg Damsa, Ticfaid ann, ar sē, secht mbliadna blāthmara blāthmara buantoirthacha blāthmara buantoirrthacha blāthmara buantorthacha co n-imad toraidh etha &ersir; aird-bleachta, mesa &ersir; mōr-thoridh, co nach tibra neach cennus dā chēile innta; &ersir; ticfaidh secht mbliadhna dona daidhbre dī-chumaing i n-a ndiaidh deoigh -sēin, co nach tibra in mac mīr don athair an tathair mir don mac an tathair mir don mac innta nā an ingen don māthair nā an cara dā chēile. Is ann sin do cumadh comairle ag Mogh Nēid, mar fuair fis na fāistine sin, &ersir; is ē nī do h-ordaiged aigi, airg &ersir; airdlestair &ersir; tighi talman &ersir; teghdhaisi trebar-dhaingne do chomdlūthugadh ar chinn na cēd-aimsire sin do thairrngir Derg Damsa; gur línsad do biadh &ersir; do buantoradh uile iad, uair nī gabad Mog Nēid ní i n-a chīs rīgh acht biadh uile mil &ersir; im &ersir; cruithnecht &ersir; gach cinel don arbar maille friú mil &ersir; im &ersir; cruithnecht , nō co ndeachatar na secht mbliadhna ithmara as &ersir; tāngadar na secht ndroch-bliadhna 'n-a ndegaid sin. Daidhbre &ersir; terce taibred terc taidhbhred :s teirci daidhbhre &ersir; teirce daidhbhre &ersir; teirce daidhbhre &ersir; teirce daidhbhre &ersir; teirce bīdh ar in chēd-bliadhain dīb; cunnrad &ersir; cennaigecht isin bliadhain bl-a tánaisti dīb. Acht ēn-nī, do luigh do luidh do luidh do luidh trom-gorta mōr orra uile ann sin, gur folmaighid na treba &ersir; na tírthi, na h-iatha &ersir; na h-aicmeda aca; uair gērbo tenn in teidm sin in gach tīr eile a n-Ērinn, dobo mō isin Mumhain hē.

Agus tāngadar maithe dā chūigedh Mumhan uile 'm an am sin go h-ēn-inadh .i. clanna Dedad deg- deg- dedhad &ersir; clanna Dāirine &ersir; clanna Dergthenedh, &ersir; do bādar uile ag ēccaīn na h-ard-ghorta a fiadhnaise Mogha Nēid; &ersir; nī roibe Conaire mac Mogha Lāmha nā Maicniadh mac Luighdheach ar in lāthair sin. Agus adubairt Mogh Nēid re maithib Muman co co mberadhōn aimsir sin gan esbaid uile iad do chinn na comadh do iarfad orra d'fhaghāil uatha. Agus do fhaomsad aomsad a maithi go lēir na labartha sin, uair do bādar mōrān dā maithib a n-ēigin mōr ōn gorta; &ersir; tucatar cuir do Mogh Nēid go nem-fhallsa um gach nī dā n-iarrfad orra d'fhagāil, &ersir; tāngadar leth ar leth ar a slānaib dā chēile ar in chunnradh sin. Sloinn-si festa na comadha is āil let d'fhagāil uainne, ar na flaithi. Is iad so iad, ar Mog Nēid .i. Conaire mac Mogha Lāma &ersir; Maicniadh mac Luighdech do innarbad a Mumain amach, &ersir; rīghi do thabairt d'Eōgan Mōr, dom mac-sa. Do-gēntar sin againde, ar iad-san. Acht atā nī chena, do caithed in maithes sin Moga Nēid le maithib Muman nō go tāinic so-aimser ann; &ersir; do dīchuiredh Conaire &ersir; Maicniad a Mumain amach, &ersir; tāngadar go Temraigh go h-airm a roibe Conn Cēd-chathach. Rīghthar Mog Nuadad ann sin ag maithib Muman dā aimdeōin fēin, uair adubairt nach biadh ainm rīgh air re linn a athar d'āirithe dhairidhe dhairidhe dairithi ; &ersir; tuc in t-athair a bennacht dō leisin rīghi &ersir; tucadar fir Muman uile trī (om.) (om.) sluag-bennachta sluagh bendachta sluagh beannacht dō leisin rīghe; &ersir; do bādar go rathmar rianamail agā fhreagra &ersir; do ēirigh menma mōr a clainn Dergthenedh de sin &ersir; ro ghabh Derg Damhsa draoi ag adhmoladh Eoghain &ersir; adbert an láoi &ersir; léigim thorum í an úair sin .

[From P; vars. from L2, K, C.]Agus do gabustair Derg Damsa draī ag adhmolad Eōgain &ersir; ag maoidemh a ard-ratha d'ēirge tar maithib Muman; &ersir; adbert an laoī:— Eōcchan Mōr, ba mōr a rath, comh-ard re Conn Cēd-chathach; an dias dís dís sin fā caoime clū caomh a cclú caomh a cclú caomh a cclú rannsat rannfaid Éirinn éire éire etorru. Ro dersgnaigh dersgnaidh dhearsgnuidh dhearsgn- dhearsgn- Eōcchan do Chonn ar ba oir budh oir budh comh-ard a gcomhlonn; ba lia biadh Eōcchain Ēdair édair édair eachtraidh re seōlad a sīth-Grēgaib síth ghreguibh> síth ghréag- ar shith fheachtaibh Quoted in Keating [Forus Feasa; ITS viii p.264] where the rhyme is eachtraigh and sithreachtaibh. Ingen Fhlaind ben Mogha Nēid ad-chonnairc aisling gan brēig, secht mba finna, buan a mbladh, d'fhaicsin a medhōn Muman. Is sī taidbhsi tadbās dī 'san is an in in oidhchi 'n-a h-aislingi, co mblighfidhe blithfidhe blifithe blighfidh ó na buaibh sāith fher bfer fhear fhear fhear n-Ēirenn re h-aon-uair. [verse om. in L2, K, C.]Ad-chonnairc secht mba eile, dubha daora diablaide, a lorg na mbō finn fedba gur legsat a h-aon-menma. Is sī breth ruc an draī dī do mnaoí úir 'n-a h-aislingi, secht mbliadna sona, suth nglē súgh ngle soichle , secht mbliadna (illeg.) dona (illeg.) daidbre daibre doichle (illeg.) . Līntar leō-san lis leo leastra lāna co fithechaib bfhidhisib ficheadhaibh ficheadhaibh for-lāna, co nach beidīs beithdis beithdis beithdis gan cuid chōir (illeg.) isin san isna droch-bliadhuin drochbhliadhnaibh dí-mōir. Ro dhoirt orra in ghorta grinn, ba (om.) maith d'Eōcchan an oirchill, co n-ithed ithdís cāch a chēile sechnōn Ēirenn aigbēile. Ō 'd-chonnairc cāch gēr chian gar biad is[P &ersir; with no is above] linn ag gun laoch-Eōcchan ro daorsat fēin, fēta in modh daoraid iad féin feirrde a modh daoraid iad féin feirrde a modh daoraid iad féin feirrde a modh ro daorsat fēin, fēta in mogh , d'Eōgan ar a na na na n-anacol. Is (om.) (om.) (om.) de atā in sen-fhocal (om.) seng do-chualadar fir Ēirend, as ais aithech cāch gan deōlad co dtī an brāth ag acht borb-Eōgan. E.o.cc.an

Imthūsa Conaire mic Moga Lāma &ersir; Maicniad mic Luigdech, do bātar fēin &ersir; maithi a muinntire a farradh fharradh Chuinn a Temraig, &ersir; tuc Conn coinnmed crīch mBreg &ersir; Midhi dā muinnteraib. Is ī sin uair &ersir; aimser do h-innarbadh Imchad Airm-derg mac Briūin meic Fhinnchada a h-Ulltaib, &ersir; tāinic-sēin go Temraig &ersir; fuair fāilti charthanach ag Conn, &ersir; do coinnmedh a muinnter ar tuathaib Teftha. Agus do cōirighed trī tighi arda oiregdha dona h-ōgaib innarbthacha sin acu; &ersir; tucatar a comluighi lē chēile um chomall do chumann chun {with curved line after it}, [cf. B, ro bhádar ag ceangal a ccumainn] a n-agaid Moga Nuadad. Agus tarla trī teora h-ingena aontuma ag rīgh Ērenn 'm an am sin .i. Maīn &ersir; Sadhbh &ersir; Sāraid, &ersir; tucatar na trī rīg innarbthacha sin serc &ersir; grādh dōib. Tumais Conaire rinn a ruisg a ndeilb Shāraidhi sūl- shúl ghuirme, &ersir; grādhaighis Maicniad Sadb, &ersir; carais Imchad Airm-Derg Maīn; &ersir; do-rōnsat na rīgha sin taithigidh suirghi for na rīgnaibh sin. Agus adubairt Sadhb re Maicniad go faīfedh leis do deōin a h-athar &ersir; nach gēbad leannānacht uadha, &ersir; adubratar na rīgna eile co ngēbhdaīs suirghi ō na saír-fheraib sin do ched rīg Ērenn (largely illeg.) &ersir; adubhair Sadhbh re maicniadh go bfaoífedh lais do ched a h-athar &ersir; nach gebhadh lennanacht uadha, &ersir; adubhradar na rioghna ele nach gébhdaoís suirge ona saoirfheruibh acht do cead righ Erenn. ach adubhairt Sádhbh re Maicniadh nach bhfaoighfeadh leis ach do dheoin Rígh Eirionn &ersir; nach geabadh leannantact uadha, &ersir; adubhairt na Ríoghna eile go ngeabhadais fein suirghe ó na saorfharuibh sin gan chead don áird Righ. go bhfaoifedh leis do daim dheoin a h-athar &ersir; go ngeabadh leannanacht &ersir; lantshuirghe uadha &ersir; adubhradar na rioghna ele nach gébhdaoís suirge ona saoirfheruibh acht do cead righ Erenn. go bhfaoifedh leis do dheoin a h-athar &ersir; go ngeabadh leannanacht &ersir; lantshuirghe uadha &ersir; adubhradar na rioghna ele nach gébhdaoís suirge ona saoirfheruibh acht do cead righ Erenn . Ro h-innisedh do Chonn na comrāiti sin, &ersir; tuc tucastair tucastair sē Sáraid do Chonaire &ersir; Maīn d'Imchad Airm-Derg; &ersir; do fhēimdhigh Sadhb &ersir; Maicniad feis le mēd a menman go rochtain inmhe dā n-innsaigidh.

Ō 't-chualaid Mog Nuadad m nuag- mogh nuadat modh néid &ersir; eogan mor m néid an onōir mōr sin &ersir; in muirn adhbhal fuaratar na h-aith-rīgha sin a coimidecht Chuinn, tuc dā brēithir nach creitfedh do Chonn, &ersir; dā tīsadh de, co ndingnadh aith-rí nō innarbthach do Chonn trē dul a cairdes a nāmad. Ō 't-chualaid Conn sin do chuir techta ar chenn Moga Nuadad moga nuag- mogha nuadat modh nuadhad m néid dā thabairt dā thigh nō d'fhōgra catha air. Adubairt Mog Nuadad m.n. (om.) modh nuadhad m néid co rachad co h-umal a ndáil catha dō. Cidh trā acht do tinōiled ag Mog Nuadad m.n. mogh néid & ag mogh nuadhat modh nuadhad m néid maithi dā chōiged Muman co n-a mōr-shluagaib do fhresdal chatha do Chonn. Agus do chuir Conn fis co Cruachain go Conall Cruachna mac Aongusa Feirt firt , go a oidi oidhi ; &ersir; do chuir techta eile ar chenn Guill mic Morna co n-a fhianaibh; &ersir; do chuir daīne dinnsaigid dā rīg Ulad, co Bresal casal mac Briūin &ersir; go h-Eochaid Cobha; &ersir; do chuir fis co Crimthan Cūl-bhuide &ersir; go laochraidh Laigen; &ersir; do thinōil fēin fir Theabhtha &ersir; tuatha Temrach. Rāinic Conall &ersir; curaid na Cruachna, &ersir; Goll mac Morna co n-a fhianaibh, chuigi, &ersir; Crimthan Cūl-buide &ersir; maithi Laigen ar chena; &ersir; nī thāngadar Ulltaig ann ar a olcas leō Imchad Airm-derg do chongbāil congmail do Chonn.

Is ann sin rāinic Conn roime co n-a choimthinōl go sen-Magh Lēna mic Dhāthō d'innarbad Moga Nuadad a Mumain amach, &ersir; tāngadar dā chōiged Muman go Magh Turscair tursgair tursgair trusgair a crīch Muman i n-a n-agaid. Agus mar fuaratar scēla a chēile, do ēirghedar teglach Cuinn cuuinn um Asal mac Cuinn Fhēinneda mac in feinnedha mac in feinnedha mac in feinnedha taīsech teglaig tegl-c rīg Ērenn, &ersir; rāngatar rompo d'iarraidh debtha &ersir; imgona ar teglach Moga Nuadad; &ersir; tāngatar macraid Maigi Tualaing &ersir; teglach Moga Nuadad um Degad nDīmsach taīsech teglaig tegl-c Moga Nuadad moga néid moga néid , i n-a n-agaid; &ersir; tarrla dhā chēile iad a Cruinn- mh (illeg.) a igh a bFeroibh Cea (illeg.) ll, &ersir; do thacr ad (illeg.) ar na (illeg.) teg laigh (illeg.) sin go talchair rē chēile. Acht ēn-ní, ro ch in (illeg.) dedar tegl ach (illeg.) C uin (illeg.) n ar (illeg.) teglach Moga Nuadad mogha néid mogha néid eogain mhoir isin ēigin sin, uair atorchair adrochair Degad Dīmsach don dula sin; &ersir; do chommaīdhset a cosgar, &ersir; do impō Asal roime i n-a fhrithing frithing frithing do chommaīdhedh in gnīma sin re Conn, &ersir; ba maith le Conn an conscleō sin.

[From P, vars. from L2, K, C.]Agus adubairt Asal mac in fhēinedha an t-aithesc so sīos:— Dursan ar gcuairt cosgair chain do ghuin Deghaidh deghadh deirg Diūmsuigh; do legadh linn 'san ar an leirg lēir trīcha cairpthech cairpech cairpthech cairpthech cairpthech dār da gcath-rēim. Ro-n-gonadh Ro-m-gonadh Ro-gonadh Ro-gonadh , ro gonsam nech, ro chuirsim ār sluaig ar slóigh ar slóigh ar slóigh fā sech, ro chind teglach tighe (om.) Cuinn ar macruidh Muighe Tualuing. Ro chuirsim treas co tarbdha go calma go calma (om.) risin macraid macraidhe (om.) mōr-chalma ar in gCruinn-mhaig, fā suairc sin suairc mar sin suairc mar sin suairc mar sin , do-chuamair-ne cuairt coscair. D. S.

Is ann sin do-riacht ro siacht Conn co n-a chathaib d'innsaige fer Muman nō gu rāinic go Magh Siūil a crīch Ēile tuaisgcirt risi n-abar Magh Tualaing in tan sa, &ersir; do chuiredar ro cuirset techta uatha d'fhōgra chatha ar feraib Muman isin mhaidin ar n-a mhárach. Ro ēirigh Mogh Nuadad go luathgāireach risna labarthaib sin do thabairt chatha do Chonn, &ersir; dā ticed tísadh tiosadh de fēin a thairmesg nīr lēig Mogh Nēid m.n. mogh néid a athair a athair nāit maithe Muman dō gan cathugad re Conn. Agus do bī Derg Damsa draoi ag tairmesg an tachair fā na trēn-fheraib &ersir; ag mī-fhāistine go mōr dōib.

[From P only]Agus adubairt an t-aitheascc sa and sin:— Meassa gach maidin maiden trom Thualuing re maolad mo [P breaks off here at the bottom of p.8 and does not resume till l.393 below.] Agus nīr gab Mogh Nēid chuigi in mhī-fhāistine sin, uair is dōig roba robadh do throich a thegasc, gur chōirigh cath fīchdha fuilech a cert-agaid Chuinn. Agus innsuigis Conn chuca co Magh Siūil go tarla a cenn a chēile go g com-dīchra na catha; gur ferad cath-irghal chalma choim-nertmar etir na curadhaib, gur foirrgit fir &ersir; gur leōnaid laoich &ersir; gur minaighit mōir-scēith &ersir; gur cirrbaid cath-mīlid don chonscleō sin. Tarla Goll mōr mac Morna &ersir; Mogh Nēid mac Deirg deirgthine dochum a chēile isin chath sin, &ersir; do-rōnsat comrac ferdha fraoch- aigbēil aigméil aigméil aigméil , gorbo bristi bernach bruach-rēbtha airm &ersir; aird-scēith na n-āirsedh ōn urlaidhi sin; &ersir; dob ī crīch in chomlainn do thuit Mogh Nēid do nert-bēimennaibh mic Morna isin inad sin, &ersir; do maīdhsed muinnter Chuinn a cosgar.

Agus do thimsaig Mogh Nuadhad a muinnter tar ēis Mogha Nēid do nīthugadh nith- , &ersir; nī ar thlās nō ar thime do-chuaid aigi a athair do marbad acht ar mēd menman &ersir; ar chruas craidi; &ersir; tuc sciath tar lorg do maithib Muman. Ō 't-chonnairc rī Connacht sin .i. Conall Cruachna oide Cuinn, do innsaigh i n-a chromruathar churad trēsna cathaib go h-Eōgan. Impōis rī oirrthir Muman ris .i. Flann mac Fiachrach &ersir; congbais congmais congmais congbhuis a chraīsech re Conall go ttucastair áladh an-abaidh fair. Anais Conall (om.) go ttucastair áladh an-anbhail fair. Anais Conall go ttucastair áladh an-anbhail fair. Anais Conall go ttucastair áladh an-anbhail fair. Anais Conall go ttucastair áladh an-anbhail fair. Anais Conall a cosair chrō ōn āladh sin, &ersir; imthighis Mogh Nuadad ann sin go h-arrachta, &ersir; téid Conaire mac Mogha Lāmha &ersir; Maicniad mac Luigdhech a lenmhuin na laochraidhi sin. Agus rucsat a muig deiscirt Ēile ar Eōgan &ersir; do chuirset greim anbáil air ann sin, &ersir; do gonadh Eōgan fēin isin chumasg sin, &ersir; rugsat a muinnter as ar nert a n-engnama é.

Agus rāinic Eōgan roime don rēim sin go Glais Fhinnra fionnrátha fionntragha fhionnfhúara ionnfhuara fionnúra a Feimen-mhuig, &ersir; do chuir sē Derg Damsa draoi go Mag Siūil ar cūla go Conn d'iarraidh chairdi re comairle air. Mar rāinic in draī co longphort Cuinn do iarr ar Conn a lēigen dō fert do chlaidhi do Mogh Nēid, &ersir; fuair sē an ced sin ō Chonn; &ersir; do-chuaid ōs cinn chuirp Moga Nēid &ersir; do gab ag tuirsi uime fār h-imred d'ētualang air, &ersir; adubairt gorbo tualaing catha Cuinn ar maithib Muman ar in mag sin, conidh aire sin do len Magh Tualaing de. Agus do-rinne Derg Damsa draoi fert do Mogh Nēid, &ersir; do h- adhlaiced adhnaicedh adhnacadh adhlaic adhlaic adhlaic ann ē co n-a arm airm (om.) , co n-a eirredh earradh earradh earradh earradh , co n-a ēidedh, &ersir; co n-a chathbarr &ersir; do rinne an laoidh &ersir; ni bhfurasa í & adubairt an laoidh & ní bfuaras í &ersir; adubhairt an laoidh & níl ann so .

As a h-aithle sin do iarr in t-ēiges cairdi trī lā &ersir; trī teora n-oidhchi d'Eōgan re comarle, &ersir; tuc Conn in chairdi sin, &ersir; rāinic in draī roime d'agallaimh Eōgain. Is ann sin do thinōil Eōgan maithi Muman &ersir; ruc leis go Glenn Lára a Luachair Dedhadh deghadh deghadh deghadh na deig-fhir sin. Agus do gluais Conn co n-a chathaib a cēdōir go Glenn Lára 'n-a lenmuin, &ersir; do chuartaigetar ferann Conaire mic Mogha Lāma &ersir; do chrechsad a urmōr .i. ō Shligidh Dāla go h-Oilēn Ēile &ersir; ō Oilēn Ēile go h-Oilēn mBric &ersir; ō Gabrān go Cnām-chaill. Agus do thimsaighedar crecha Maicniadh meic Luighdech ō Chnām-chaill go Luachair &ersir; ō Shliab Eibhlinne co Sliab Caín &ersir; ō Shliab Caín co fairgi budh dhes, &ersir; do thimsaig etir a mbroiti &ersir; a mbō- tháinti leō. Agus tuc Conall Cruachna &ersir; clanna Morna troim-nēll teinedh tar in tīr .i. tar Iar-mumain ō Luachair go Droing &ersir; co Loch Lēin bud dhes, &ersir; tucsat airgne &ersir; ēdāla imda leō go h-airm a roíbe Conn co n-a churadhaib. Agus do fhiarfaigh Conn scēla an inaid a roibe Eōgan dā ēolchaib .i. do Chonaire &ersir; do Maicniad, &ersir; adubratar-san a beith a mBord Laídhi laoidhe laoidhe laíghi a Comar na Sealga .i. in Mangartach mong-ruadh &ersir; Loch Lēin do leith de &ersir; Sliab Cruadha &ersir; an muir don taob eile an mangarthach mongruadh &ersir; sliabh cruadha do thaobh dhe &ersir; loch léin &ersir; an mhuir do taobh oile dhe. ; &ersir; nach fētfaitīs līn bud lia ināit fēin rochtain dā n-innsaighe ar ēn-shligidh. Imthūsa Moga Nuadad, ō 't-chualaid catha Cuinn do gach taob 'gā timcheallad adubairt re maithib a muinntiri tinōl do dēnam, &ersir; a ndruim do thabairt re Duib-ghlenn, &ersir; Nī cáirdemail atā Conaire &ersir; Maicniadh re Muimnechaib aniu, ar sé.

[From L2; vars. from K, C.]Agus adubairt an laoidh: sic K, C; [L2 repeats here {as far as Duibh-ghleann} the first couplet of the second verse 'Tiomsuighidh bhar ttineōl tenn,'] tabhraidh bhar ndruim re Duibh-ghleann lethglenn , do lingsiod lionsat lionsat catha Choinn chain go Gleann Lára ion bhur lenmhuin. Nī h-urusa h-urus sīol n- Ēibhir eimhir eimhir eimhir d'ionnsoighid 'mō n-aimhréidhibh mo an aimhreidhe mo an aimhreidhe , acht go ttáir dōibh gan ni doladh dolaidh tionól &ersir; tiomsughadh.

Imthūsa Cuinn, do comairledh aige fēin gan dul isin mbelach mbodhba sin do bī etir sē &ersir; Eōgan, acht gabāil rompa a mullach na Mangartaig na mangartaigh na mangarthaigh . Agus ad-chonncadar as sin uatha éide &ersir; innile imdha a nGlinn Laīdhi, &ersir; laochraidh Muman ar n-anadh d'fhorgla ann ō Eōgan, uair do chedaig Eōgan dōib a n-anamain ag Conaire &ersir; ag Maicniadh ō nach raibe fēin lín catha dōib. Ro giallsat uile co coitchenn do Chonn &ersir; do roinn Conn dā chōiged Muman itir Chonaire &ersir; Maicniadh. Agus do impōtar siar uile ann sin &ersir; do-chuadar budh des co Carn mBuide a n-Ērnaib, &ersir; do-chuaid cāch lē thosgaib fēin do maithib Muman i n-a n-uirthimcheall; &ersir; do an Conn co n-a churadhaib coimlenmana 'n-a comnaidhe a Carn Buide.

Ō 't-chualaid Mog Nuadad nem-daīnighe Chuinn isin chomnaidhe ad-bert re n-a muinnter ēirghi do thabairt amais longphuirt ar in laochraidh sin, ō nach roibe līn catha do churadaibh a n-agaid Chuinn; &ersir; do thinōilsed clanna Deirgtheinedh co deg-thapaid &ersir; do innsaigedar co Conn a cēdōir. Rāngatar rompa a comfhogus Chairn Buidhe &ersir; do ghāirsed fēin &ersir; forairedha Cuinn dā chēile, &ersir; dob ingnad le Conn a cluinsin ag comfhuachad re fiallach na foraire don taob amuigh don longphort isin maidin. Agus do ēirghedar clanna Morna &ersir; Conn co n-a churadhaibh, &ersir; tāngadar i n-a cathaib cóirigthi a n-agaidh Eōgain co n-a uathad shochraidi, &ersir; do cuiredh imaireg amnas etorra re h-edh n-im-chian, gur thoitsed ānraidh imda etorra do gach leith. Agus do-rat Eōgan dā ūidh nach fuair comthrom comlainn .i. in sluag uile a n-aghaid ēn- duine dhuine , uair do thuitset urmōr a muinntire, &ersir; nīr miadh leis teithed, &ersir; do shanntaigh a dhīghailt; &ersir; do lēig fā chathaib Cuinn hē d'iarraidh Chuinn, uair ba derb leis hē fēin do thuitim &ersir; ba deimin leis Conn do thuitim leis dā tāirsedh ēn-buille dā shūil de; agus do gabh ag slaidhi slaighi slaoidhe na sluag na sl- na sl- . Amail rucht rus- rus- rus- (om.) (om.) ruchtadh prīmh-luinge dā h-acairib tustall tusdal tustal taisdiol an churadh a cath a bidhbad &ersir; a nāmad, &ersir; nī creitfide ō lebar nā ō eōlchaib re innisin ar thoit le Eōgan isin irghail sin. Go tarla ris Goll mōr mac Morna, &ersir; do chomracsed &ersir; do chomracsed &ersir; do chomracsed in dā chath- mīlid sin co niata nem-uis nemthais nimhneach neimhneach nāimhdemail nemhdemail ; &ersir; nīrb ingnadh sin, uair dobo crēchta gan dūnadh a nderg-nāimdenas, &ersir; nī thāinic fiadhail tar a faltaib, &ersir; do ruamnaigedar a ruisg amail taīdhlech rēltann ag reōdh, &ersir; do līnatar a n-ochta dā n-anālaib amail bolga gabann ag grīs-shēided, gur chrēchtnaighetar na cath-mīlid a chēili go mōr. Agus do bī ēigen mōr ar Eōgan 'm an am sin .i. Leth Chuinn &ersir; urmhōr Leithi Mogha um Chonaire &ersir; um Maicniadh i n-a agaidh, &ersir; do bī ēigen budh mō inā sin air .i. Goll mac Morna agā thuarcain. Agus nī roibe Eōgan acht uathad dā degh-muinntir, &ersir; in chuid nār marbad dīb do bātar ar n-a crēchtnugad; &ersir; do luigh in irghal ar Eōgan gur lēigedar cāch a fheidm catha fair, co nach raibi do chongnamh aigi acht uaisli a fhola &ersir; cruaidi a chraidhi &ersir; mēd a menman &ersir; ro-mēd a fhedhma &ersir; a fhulaing. Agus adubradh gomadh dī-chreidte dicreididhe doichreidte doichreidte doichreidte doichreite sochreidte le sochaidi do midh-laochaib go tuitfedh le cēd ar thuit le h-Eōgan i n-a ēnar a cath na Cloichi Barraighi.

[P recommences at the top of p.9] in righ mil- ag cothughad eigne anbail aca; &ersir; do bidh lendán, [etc]Agus do bī lennán lān-chumachtach ag Eōgan isin oirer sin sin &ersir; sí a ngoire do ann sin .i. Ēdaīn Innsi Greagraidhe, &ersir; do foillsiged dī Eōgan do beith isin ēigen sin sin ar marbad a muinntire &ersir; is si esrus fhoirithnech fuair fair .i. ro dealbustair clocha coimlenamhna &ersir; cairrgi tuinigthi na tragha a richtaiph na laochraide co léir &ersir; tug dealbh moga nuadad ar carruic ndermáir diph no co raiphe goll mac morna treall fada ga fobairt a richt moga nuadad . [P om. from here down to o s[h]in i-lle]Tic Ēdaīn d'fhurtacht Eōgain &ersir; beiris lē asin ēigen sin ē d'aimdheōin a inntine, &ersir; fāgbais in Cloich mBarraigh barraidh barr- agā tuargain a ndeilbh duine trē druīdhecht ag Goll &ersir; ag clannuib Morna &ersir; ag slicht Fheidhlimid Rechtmair; &ersir; do-nī daīne dona cairrgib coim-shlemhna &ersir; do chlochaib tuinighthi in talman in tal::: (om.) a timcheall Eōgain dā imchoimēd. Conadh ōn barrad sin tuc in chloch ar armaib Guill ro len in Chloch Barrach barraidh barr- dī ō shin i-lle. Agus tuc tucusdair Ēdaīn naī longa luchtmara lē ar cuan Chinn Mara, &ersir; ruc rugustair Eōgan &ersir; ar mhair dā muinntir lē isna longuib sin co nach raibi cumus nō cumachta ag Conn ar na curadhuibh.

[P om. the whole of section 20]Tāinic Eōgan begān sochraidi beō-ghonta an adaigh sin arís d'aindeōin Ēdaīne, &ersir; tuc amus longphuirt ar muinntir Chuinn; &ersir; do thuit leis Eōlang Airm-derg mac rīg Laigen, a quo Corr Eōlaing a corcair eolainge , &ersir; caoga dā muinntir 'maille ris. Agus do lensat in sluagh ē, &ersir; beiris Sīmha .i. Chorr-luirgnig corrluirgnech corrluirg air .i. badhb &ersir; ban-ghaisgedach do muinntir Ghuill ī &ersir; is amhlaidh do bī a carpat roime in tsluag sluag tshluagh tshluagh &ersir; sī ag maīdhemh maoidhemh maoidhiomh [leg. maidhm?] [leg. maidhm ?] madhma orra &ersir; ag guin muinntire Eōgain &ersir; ag seōladh an tsluaig orra. Anais Eōgan fria &ersir; marbhais d'urchar do shleig ī, &ersir; tuitis isin abaind abaind conadh uaithi goirter siomha abaind gonadh uaithe atá síoma d'ainm uirre ; &ersir; sāidhis Eōgan echlasc uindsenn do bī a lāim na caillighi do leth-taob an ātha, gur fhās ann, conidh de atá Āth Uinnsenn. Agus lenaidh an sluag siar Eōgan, &ersir; tic-sium amus eile orra, &ersir; marbais Cuirrīn Cenn-sholus mac rīg Connacht &ersir; trī caogaid dā muinntir 'maille ris, conidh de do len Com Cuirrīn. Tic Eōgan an tres amus orra a Tres-chaill &ersir; marbuis mōrān dīb ann, conidh de atā Tres-chaill. Agus tiaghaid dā ech &ersir; carpat na caillighi ō Āth Uinnsenn ar Sīmhín sioma sioma go h-Āth etir dá Loch, &ersir; brisit cuing carpait na caillighi &ersir; an carpat fēin ann, conidh de atā Belach bél átha bél átha Sen-chuingi ar Garbh-abhaind etir dhā Loch.

[P resumes] &ersir; ro gabhsat sluaig Cuind &ersir; Conaill ag tuarccain na gcarrac do bí issin caladAgus do bātar sluaig Chuinn &ersir; clanna Morna ag tuarcain na Cloichi Barraighi &ersir; na cloch tuinidhi eile do bī isin trācht, &ersir; gor brisedar a n-airm ogā tuargain &ersir; gur mhaoladar an chuid nār brisedar dīb. Agus adubairt Conn riū, Sguiridh bar tuarcuin, a ōga, ar sé, uair cairrgi cloch atā in bar n-agaid, &ersir; do-chuaidh Eōgan uaib. Agus do anatar sluaig Chuinn ann sin dā n-urrlaidhi, &ersir; do chonncadar na longa uatha ar an aigēn &ersir; Eōgan co n-a muinntir innta; &ersir; do impō Conn &ersir; Conaire &ersir; Maicniadh &ersir; tāngadar go Carn mBuidhe an aidhchi sin. Do roinn Conn dā chōiged Mumhan etir Conaire &ersir; Maicniadh, &ersir; do imthig fēn roime go Temraig, &ersir; do bī Ére aigi gan imresuin fri rē naī mbliadan .i. in fad do bī Eōgan a n-Espāin. Imthūsa fer Muman, do ordaighedar a fledha &ersir; a fuirega do thabairt chucu co Carn mBuidhi, &ersir; do ordaigedar a feithme &ersir; a forairedha do chur re h-agaid Eōgain ō tā Āth Calbh colptha calph colbha aniar go Trāigh Sen-locha tenn locha soir, &ersir; ō Dūn na mBārc atuaidh co Trācht Remar uo dhes tracht remar tondach ro muir bu dhes .

Imthūsa Moga Nuadad, innister sunn seal eile. Rāinic roime co h-Inis Greagraidhi assin ngābad sin tar ēis a fuair d'ulc &ersir; d'uathbās, &ersir; do bī a comaonta comaontaigh comaontaigh comhaontaidh Ēdaīne an adaigh sin; &ersir; do cōirghid a crēchta go h-onōrach ag Ēdaīn, &ersir; do bhādar naī n-oidhchi aici[F aigi with no c written above] isin isinn innsi nō co ndechaid a sgīs &ersir; a merten dībh, &ersir; do gabh Eōgan lāmh ar imthecht assin innsi ann sin. Is pudar a fhad gur thriallais co ndubairt tú in t-aithesc sin , ar Ēdaīn, uair mana bheitheā acht ēn- adaigh ag- isin innsi si nī beitheā acht ēn-bliadain a n-ēgmais Ērenn ar innarbadh; &ersir; ō ataī naī n-oidhchi isin innsi si beir béir béir biadh tu biaigh tu biaidh tu (illeg.) naī mbliadna a n-ēgmais Ērenn, &ersir; rachaid tū echtra im-chian imchein imchein imchein a h-Ērinn co h-Espāin. Agus cuirfed-sa coimghi coimhdhe coimdhe coimdhe chonaire umat, ar sī, &ersir; do-bēr imshlān a n-Ērinn arīs tū. Agus adubairt Derg Damsa in laīdh ann:-

Derg Damsa A Ēdaīn fhinn a fholt-bhuidhe, mithid as mithe mithe duīnn dul ar tar tar tar fairgi a tosach na h-ochtmaidhi le cōir na gaoithi gairgi re seolad gaoithi gairge le cōir na gaoithi gairbhe ., Gan fer bethad againdi ro gabsamne in baile Gan na bhethaidh againdi Gan na bhethaidh againdi ō Chonn 's ō thriathaib troma a do an an gleō Chloichi Barraighi man beth Ēdaīn 's a longa mana beth Edaine sar longa muna beidis ar longai muna bheith édaoín sa longa muna mbeith edaoin is ar longa . [P om. the verse]Don turus-sa thēighi-si ina tteigidh si a ttéighidh se a tteighim si thēighi-(illeg.) a n-Espāin na slōgh sliabh (om.) sreathach sleathach nī fhaicfi nocha nfaicfidhe nocha nfhaicfe noch an fhaicfed tū in Ēiri si go cenn naī mbliadan mbreathach. Co n-impōm go toghaidhi go niompóidhiom gud thaithidhe , a ben uallach, nā h-ēgaīn co naignedh négcaoin (letters illeg.) ; dūinn bus cuir linn coimghi coimdhi comghe coimdhe coimdhe chonaire gach a n-abrai-siu gcanuisi abrasa ar an eachtra sa abairsi , a Ēdaīn. a Ēdaīn.

Dāla Mogha Nuadad, do chuirestair a longa ar fairrgi &ersir; do gluais roime. Naī trātha no co raiphe nai trath go cenn naoi ttrath go cenn naoi ttrath go cenn naoi ttrath go cenn sé ttrath go cenn sé ttrath dōib ar fairrgi nō go rāngadar cuan ainbthinech ainfinech ainbfenach ainbhfianach ainbhthionach ainbthineach ainbthineach (letters illeg.) na h-Espāine. Is ē ba rī a n-iarthar na h-Espāine an tan sin .i. ĒibherF, P, B, L2 eimher [and so throughout.] mōr mac Midhna mighna mioghna miodhna miodhna miodhna ; &ersir; do bī ingen oireghda a n-aentuma ag in rīgh sin .i. Bera ingen Ēibhir eimher eimher eimher eimher , &ersir; āirmid eōlaig ar mnāib āill e (illeg.) a h-aimsire ī. Agus fā muirnech mōr-onōrach oilemain na h-ingine sin rīgh na h-Espāine, uair do bhīdīs trī caogaid caoga caoga caoga caoga ceitri caoga ban i n-a banntrocht :::anntrocht (om.) ina banntracht ina banntracht do bhantracht ria banntracht ina bantracht i n-a coimidecht, &ersir; do bīodh leithed a dhā bonn d'ōr don ór dor dor dor dor dor (illeg.) cherdamail fā cosuib, &ersir; ba lasamail an baile i mbīdh ō eirradhuib breac- dhathacha a banntrochta. Is ī sin aimser a tarrla aire rīg na h-Espāine ar fad aontuma a inghine, &ersir; do iarr Dā Drona draī chuigi, &ersir; adubairt ris a fhis d'fhaghbāil dhō cā fer lē faífed a ingen as í sin uair &ersir; aimsir tarla comhfeithem ag ardmaithib na h-easpaine ar in ingen do bí d'fad a haontuma gan feis lé ceile a comhaoísi &ersir; do chualaid eimer na h-imraite sin &ersir; is sedh adubairt; Tabhair Dá Drona drai dom agallaim, ar sé, co faghar a fhis uadha cia an fer le faífe in ingen. &ersir; tuccad an draoi chuige iar sin &ersir; do fiarfaig in rig dhe cia in fer lasa faife bera . Ro-fhedar-sa sin, ar sē, uair is a h-Espāin fēin do-chuaidh cenēl in fhir agā mbia, &ersir; ticfa sē anocht a n-Espāin; &ersir; ēirghedh h'ingen-sa soir go Sruth n- Ēibhir eimher eimher eimher eimher &ersir; gēbaidh sī bradān ball-chorcra d'ēignedhuib Mara Romair ann, &ersir; tlacht caom corcra uime ō eirr go a ard- ghoilbech gaoilbech guilbnib gaoilmhioch ; &ersir; benadh Bera a eirradh eirra eir- earradh earradh de, &ersir; dēnadh sī lenn lān-maisech fā chomair a cēile don tlacht sin.

[From P and H2]Agus ad-bert:— Anocht tig co fír ar fecht mo-chen tārraid a thoidecht; lethfaid a chlann tar magh Fāil mar ticfa anocht a n-Espāin. Ēirig eirghe don trācht, a ainder, con-ciuchlathar do chainccen; do-gēba tlacht corcra cain do bhradān Mhara Romhair. [sic leg. metr. grat.?] Benfa-sa bensa bensa don bradán bras a thlacht &ersir; a innmas; do-ghēna lend bus caoin dath dā mbia mbiadh mbiadh in t-ainm Eōgan Taīdhlech. Fuaigh fuaidh fuaidh sída co corrthair corrt- coirt- chais bus ferr don druine dreach-mais, do geim gloine lōghmuir luinn ar lasad rē n-a ghualainn. Amra iná gach mac in mac. dá [sic leg. metr. grat.?] tiphra tiprair tiuphrair a Bera, do brat; adēra cāch thiar is tair A Eōgain co n-il-dathaib. Cūig anmanna in taīdhlig taí; Eōgan Mōr, Mogh Nuadad naoī, Eōgan Fithecdha, ferr de, Eōcchan Fial ē ar a fhēile. Amra an rí tic isin trāigh iarfus céili a n-Esbāin glōrdha inā gach tuir in torc gēbus a n-oirer anocht. A.

Do-chuaid Bera roimpi co Sruth n- Ēibhir eimher eimher eimher eimher an oidhchi sin &ersir; fuair an t-ēigna ōrda ann mar adubairt in draī, &ersir; do ben in tlacht carcra de &ersir; do-rinne brat taīdlech de fā chomair Eōgain. Tāinic Eōgan an adhaigh sin co Trāig Ēibhir eimher eimher eimher eimher , &ersir; fāiltighis tonn &ersir; tīr roime isin Espāin in adhaigh sin; &ersir; do-chuala Dā Drona draī sin &ersir; adubairt:— At-chluinim fuaim tuinne re tīr; soladh solamh solamh solamh ::lamh in gāir réim réim , robadh rē rīgh. An rí si thig tar fairgi nglais gébaidh dā greiss Ēre rē ais. Eōgan ē fēin, budh mōidi moide gach mbuaidh (letters illeg.) a buaidh, do- bēra beiridh rēim tar Ēirinn fhuair uair uair . Barr feda an tshlat barr fed::ntshlat barr feadha an tshlat borrfaidh an tslat da dtora an tslat barr tor in tslat bertor an tslat barr ar an tslat , ōs linnib o linnib ós linnibh o líniph ós línibh lua; tū bus ben dō, Mogh Nuadhad nua. An trāigh si an tráigh so an traighe so (illeg.) thís, trāigh Ēibhir eimher eimher eimher eimher fhuair uair uair , tuicim an ón trāigh, ad ód -chluinim fuaim. a. c. l. u. in. im.

Tāinig (illeg.) is ann sin do eirigh is ann sin do eirigh is ann sin do eirigh is ann sin do eirigh adtracht in draī a n-agaidh Eōgain ann sin, &ersir; do fher (faint) f ferastair fher fher fher fher fher fāilti co michair midhch- romichair miochair miochair ris, &ersir; ruc leis d'innsaigidh rīgh na h-Espāine; &ersir; do bī an rī co forbfhaīlidh roime, &ersir; do cuiredh a tighib leptha logmara leptha , &ersir; do fresdalad &ersir; do frithōiledh (letters illeg.) tucadh freast- fritheol- do freasdaladh &ersir; do frithealmhadh go maith do freasdladh &ersir; do fritheoladh go honorach do freasdladh &ersir; do fritheoladh go honorach do freasdladh &ersir; do fritheoladh go honorach (om.) co cen n trī (om.) (illeg.) lā &ersir; trī n-oidhchi iad. Agus tucad dochum rīgh na h-Es pāine (illeg.) iad iar sin, &ersir; do fhiarfaig a toisg &ersir; turus dīb, &ersir; do innis Eōgan mar do h-innarbad (om.) (letters illeg.) a h-Ērinn iad; &ersir; do fiadhaigedh go h-onōrach ag rīgh na h-Espāine iad; &ersir; tuc coinnmedh iarthair na (illeg.) coinnmedh iart- coinnmhedh iarth- coinnmhe cuireagh íarthar coinnmhedh iarthar coinnmheadh chert iarthar coinnmheadh a cceart iarthar h-Espāine dā muinntir, &ersir; do chonguib Eōgan aigi fēin (illeg.) (om.) , &ersir; do bātar re rē (illeg.) re chian re chian aimser imchian aimser imchian aimser imchian chian ar an (om.) ordugad sin. Agus do bī Eōgan ag suirge an fad (illeg.) (om.) ag suirghe re h-ingin an rí an fedh sin ag suirghe re h-ingin an rí an fedh sin ag suirghe re hingin an rí an fad soin ag suirghe re h-ingin an rí an fedh sin sin re h-ingen rīgh na h-Espāine; &ersir; adubradar muinnter Eōgain nach facadar riam ben budh āille inā Bera (uncertain) ina ingen Eimer iona í na í na í na í , &ersir; nach gēbdaīs (illeg.) nach dingnadis nach gébhdís nach géabhdaois nach géabhdís nach géabhdís mar aithmēla chucu a n-innarbadh a h-Ēirinn (illeg.) dāmadh ben d'Eōgan hī. Et do comōradh aonach ag in rīgh iar iasin sin, &ersir; tāngadar sluaig na h-Espāine (illeg.) na h-easpainig na heaspainig uile ann, &ersir; do cōirged (illeg.) macraidh na h-Espāine uile fā Fhraoch Mīlesach mac rīgh na h-Espāine; &ersir; tāngadar a mbanntrachta &ersir; a n-ingenraidh fā Bera uasail ilghrēsaigh , fā ingin in aird-rīgh. Agus do bhādar ro bas na sluaigh ag fēchain a dealbha &ersir; deilbhi Eōgain, &ersir; is ed do brethnighedar nach facadar riamh nech nach neach fer budh āille inā Eōgan nā ben budh comadhaise comadhais dō inā Bera, &ersir; adubradar cāch gur oirches dōibh aontugad rē chēile.

Agus tucad Dā Drona draī d'innsaigidh in rīgh. Ēirigh, ar sē, &ersir; fiarfaig d'Eōgan crēad dō gan mh'ingen-sa d'iarraidh; &ersir; fiarfaigis in draī sin d'Eōgan. Adēr-sa rit-sa a adhbhar sin, ar Eōgan, uair nīr (om.) ní budh níor bo miadh lium-sa m'ēra fā mnaī, &ersir; dob h-egail lim breath innarbthach do breith orm; &ersir; fōs, ar sē, nī thucus seōid nā innmhas lim a h-Ērinn dā tabairt d'ēigsib nō d'ollamnaibh; &ersir; is inmuin lium ingen an rīg fōs, ar sē, &ersir; atā mo shūil re cairdes in rīgh, &ersir; nī biadh dā n-obadh a ingen do thabairt dam. Agus tāinic Dā Drona leisin aithesg sin dochum an rīgh. Is fregra fhlatha sin, ar rī na h-Espāine, &ersir; abair-si rem ingin-si suide ar lāimh ndeis Eōgain isin aonach, &ersir; dēnadh sī feis leis anocht. Agus do-chuaid Bera go h-ēsgaid isin inad sin &ersir; adubairt re n-a h-inailt dul ar chenn in lenna do-rinne sí d'Eōgan, &ersir; tucad dā innsaigid ī, &ersir; do gabh uime ar uachtar a ēdidh í go roibhe a taīdhlech &ersir; a taitnem a r (illeg.) fad an aonaigh (illeg.) uile, conidh de ro len lean lean lean lean (illeg.) Eōgan Taīdhlech de.

Luighid luidhid luidhigh an dias sin an adaig sin lē chēile, &ersir; fā maith sēn &ersir; soladh na lānamna sin. Urmōr naī (om.) mbliadan dōib go h-aībinn (om.) isin Espāin, go ruc sī triar do chlainn chaīmh-dealbha dō innte .i. dā ingin &ersir; mac. Oilill ainm an mic, Caīmhell caoimnell &ersir; Sgothniamh (letter illeg.) scothniamh sgoithniamh sgathniamh sgoithneimhe sguithniamh sguithniamh anmanna na n-ingen, amail as-bert:— Bera ingen Ēibhir uill māthair Oilella Ōluim, 's māthair na deisi dēine 's a dhá ingin bud deine mathair na deisi deine Caīmille &ersir; Sgothnēime Caimell &ersir; Sgothneime caoímhnéll &ersir; Sgothneime caoimheall &ersir; Sgothneime Caimhille &ersir; Sconeimhi Keating [Forus Feasa; ITS viii p.266] 's máthair na deise dé Choinnle &ersir; Scoithnéimhe.

[This section in F, P and H2]Acht atā nī chena, tāinic Oilill (illeg.) fēin (illeg.) a n-inad eile i n-a aghaidh sin, ar guba Saidbi s::dbi shadba , uair adubairt gur (illeg.) gurap a nDún Eochair Māigi rucad ē, ut dixit mar raidhid na roinn si :— Dā dtugthaī (letters illeg.) da dtugthá mo roga dam do dūintib duinntib tenna in na talman, robud ī hé mo thoga thair thoir (letters illeg.) is mo roga Dūn Eochair eochuir (illeg.) . Is ann rugad mo chlann cl- cl- chain, mē b u (illeg.) dēin &ersir; m'athair; math- mo mathair is ē ar n-urradhas gach fhir 's ar mbunadas Dūn Eochair (illeg.) .

Acht ēn-nī, ro gab inmaille &ersir; eimeltus Eōgan fā beith a n-ēgmais Ērenn, &ersir; do gab lāim ar Espāin d'fhāgbāil. Agus do-chuala rī (illeg.) na h-Espāine co n-a uaislib sin, &ersir; do gab ag tabairt chomairli[F illeg.] dā chliamain, &ersir; is ed ad-bert fris: 'Beir-si u aisle (illeg.) na h-Espāine,' bar sē, d'innsaigid na h-Ēirenn, &ersir;[F illeg.] tesgaid &ersir; gerraid Ēre dā h-āit, &ersir; tabhraidh[F illeg.] tēda &ersir; rotha &ersir; rēfedha uimpe[F illeg.], &ersir; tabraid a[F illeg.] lenmuin bar long í &ersir; suidigidh[F illeg.] lāim re h-uillind na h-Espāine ī, ō nach[F illeg.] fēdair-si anadh againde i n-a fēgmuis feg::: . Nīr gab Eōgan chuigi co maith an t-urfhuigell (illeg.) an turagall an turagall an turfhuighill sin &ersir; nīr binn leis ē. Ō 't-chonnairc[F illeg.] Ēibher sin (illeg.) eimer sin adubairt arīs; Mās ed, beir-si mo[F illeg.] mac-sa let go[F illeg.] h-Ēirinn, ar sē, .i. Fraoch Mīlesach milescach fithnasach mac Ēibhir eimher eimher eimher eimher , &ersir; fiche cēd cath-armach do mīledhuib na h-Espāine i n-a fharradh, &ersir; gach aon bus áil let-sa do luath-mharbad dōib, marbad uile gan fhuirech iad. Ro thaitin in t-urfhuigell sin re h-Eōgan &ersir; risna h-Ērennchaib uile, &ersir; ba maith leō a menma de. Ro h-ullmaiged trā lōn &ersir; longa leth ar leth dona laochaib sin &ersir; do Bera co n-a banntracht, uair nīr fhaom (om.) Eōgan a fāgbāil isin Espāin. Agus ro āirim Eōgan go roibe naī mbliadna ar in echtra sin; &ersir; ro thinōiledar a muinnter uile go h-Eōgan &ersir; go h-Ēibher ann sin.

Is and sin ro ēirigh in sluagh neimnech nem::nech (om.) neimhcarthanacha neimnecha neamhcharthannach neimhcharthannach neimhneach nāimdemail sin dochum na cuan &ersir; na caladh, co h-airm a rabadar a n-ethair urlama ar a cenn; &ersir; do chuiredar amach a piasta uathmhara ingantacha ur-grānna, &ersir; a mbārca luatha leabar-dhaingne, &ersir; a longa duba daithimdha duaibsecha, &ersir; a sgūdada slemna seis-cherta socair- sochair thrēna, &ersir; a laīdenga fuaighthi fīr-ghasta, as a lepthaib lethna lāin-mīne, do rochtuin ō oirer na h-Espāine go h-Ērinn. Gur suidiged ar gach luing luaith-imthechtaig acu sretha rēidhe (illeg.) ro-gasta do rāmhuib lān-mīne lebar (illeg.) choimseacha, &ersir; do-rinnedar imram cert cob (illeg.) saidh cubaid comaontadach lēidmech lāim-thric luath rēimdhian an-athlam oiris-beg a n-aighthib tonn &ersir; sruth &ersir; saobh-anfad; gurbo mer-ard uaibrech uaill-menmnach fregartha tenna tul-borba treathan-misgnecha na tonn ag accallaimh na sgūt na sgiam-thosach. Gurbo lēibenda sreath-gela sruth-borba na dobar-linnti diana dīmsacha ag dāil &ersir; ag dībragud na n-iasg slis-geal slemain-tiug a mesg na rian-tonn ro-dīghaind rith- chubrach dona ruadh-bilgaduib, go ro sguabait ō chluthraib crīch &ersir; ō fhosgaduib iath &ersir; ō chaīmrēidhib caladh. Co nach facadar an chuidechta sin nī don chruinne co comlān acht madh tonna arda uallcha ainbthineacha ain ineacha ainfineacha ainbhfenacha anfadhach ainbhthionacha ainbhthineacha ainbhthineacha na h-aibēisi, &ersir; in cuan garb gāirechtach ar corraigi rē rethaib sreathaib rith-mera na ro-gaīthi 'gā rochtuin, &ersir; ruibnedha recht-mōra na remar- idhland iodhlann (om.) gaithi 'gā righi tar crislaigib comfhairsinga na cisēl, &ersir; in muir borb baeglach barr-chethach ag bethugad a brīghe le luath-imram na long. Go tarrla in muir co corrach crith-lista ciachbraenach re h-imrasguil na ngaoth &ersir; na ngarb-thonn, tar lāim-fhedmannuib na foirenn fir-nertmar ag crithnugad na long tar an ler.

Is ann sin tāinic sīth na ndūl &ersir; na n-aird- rennach rionnach dōib &ersir; fuaradar gaoth co des &ersir; go dīrech i n-a ndegaid; &ersir; do ēirghedar na foirne feramla risna fedmannuib, &ersir; do chengladar na tēda righne remar-daingne dona ruadborduib co cubaid comaontadhach gan righi gan ro-thennadh; &ersir; do gabatar na foirne lonna lāin-ēsgaidhe um na lebar-thēduib co h-aithnidh inntlechtach dia tacmac gan dīchell gan dermad ō tā eibil eibel go h- achtam actam [with no um written above in same hand] actum actam achtuim actuaim achtuaim . Agus do chuadar na longa a cenn imthechta co lēidmeach ō na lāim-fhedmannuib tar fudomnaib fliuchdoimne na fairgi, &ersir; tar colbaduib corracha na cnoc-bōchna, &ersir; tar slēibhtib siblacha na sen-fhairgi, &ersir; tar cladhuib troma tuirseacha na trethan, &ersir; tar cisēlaibh comdorcha cith-braenacha na calad, &ersir; tar tonnuib sotla sothla slis- tiuga na srothann, &ersir; tar radarcuib fuachda fraech-niata na fairrgi; go tarla in muir i n-a nuall ina mulba na mallmhagh mer-uallach ag at &ersir; ag ēirghe le ferg na fuar-ghaīthi 'gā forrach; gur thuigsedar go h-ēimheach na h-aird- rennaig renna ferg &ersir; fuasaīd na fairgi ar bhfhās &ersir; ar forbairt, ō rāngadar gadāna gudhamnacha gothanna gubunacha na gaīthi dā gresacht.

Mairg āmh tarla etir an dā thenn sin gan tesargain .i. muir &ersir; mor-ghaoth tarrsna re taobuib trēn-long &ersir; re cnarruib comdhaingne &ersir; re sgūduib sgothamla; gurbo lēibenn grānna gerānach ar aillib &ersir; ar im-doimnib an aigēin a gainemh &ersir; a grian[F has id written small above the end of grian]-turrscur ō īchtar go h-uachtar. Co nār fhāguib in ghaoth aca clār gan crithnugad nā tairrnge gan tēgadh teigedh trothlugadh nā falann fulang gan fāsgad nā reng gan ro-brised nā leabaid gan luath-thaomad nā crann gan crathadh nā slat gan snīm nā seōl[F seal, with no o written small above in same hand] gan tshaobad nā laoch gan leōnadh nā ōg gan egla nā mīlid gan merten; acht maithi &ersir; mōr-choimsig, luinn &ersir; luamairedha luinne &ersir; luamhairedha loinne &ersir; luthmairecht na laechraide, ag tegar &ersir; ag timsugad a tēd &ersir; a tāclad a comaired do beth an muir ag caithem a muirne &ersir; a mongar risin mōr-ghaīth. Gidh trā acht ō da shēidestair das::st-[first three letters very indistinct] do caithist- do sheidesdair caithesdair caithiostair caithiostair in gaoth a gail &ersir; nach fuair fāilti nā onōir ōn fhairgi, do imthig roimpe co baoth barr-udmall (illeg.) barram- barramhuil co h-aiti uachtaraigh aiti uachtar- aidi uachtar- a h-anta.

Acht atā nī chena, fā sgīth an muir dā mongar &ersir; do &ersir; co cor gur sguiredar na saob-thonna dā sibal, gurbo lēibenn cobsaid cobsach an cuan ar ciūnachad; go tāinic menma i n-a maithib &ersir; sonarti i n-a slōg &ersir; lāmach i n-a laochaib &ersir; cēdfaid i n-a curaduib. Gur sheōladar rompa fān rēim sin go h-Inis ngrian-phortaig nGreagraide (indistinct) gregraaidhe ngreadhraidhe ngreadhruide greccraidhe greagraighe , risi n-abar an t-Oilēn Mōr; gur gabadar a cuan cluthar-mīn Celga celg celg cealga cealga cealga cealga cealgaidhe , risi n-abar Trāigh Celgaidh aniu i ndeiscert Innsi Gregraide .i. Greagraide do Thuathaib Dē Danann do bī isin innsi sin .i. athair Ēdaīne, &ersir; cumachtaig maithe. Agus is uadha ro h-ainmniged in inis innsi , &ersir; ro fhāguib a ingen innti .i. Ēdaīn, &ersir; macāmh ar mnāib Tuath Dē Danann in Ēdaīn sin, &ersir; lennān d'Eōgan ī. Agus tāinic dā i-nnsaige &ersir; do fher fāilti riū, &ersir; do innis sgēla Ērenn d'Eōgan, &ersir; do innis dō Conaire &ersir; Maicniadh, dā rīg Muman (illeg.) , &ersir; maithe Muman uile do beith a n-ē n (om.) -tigh a Carn (illeg.) Buide. Agus ba binn le h-Eōgan na scēla sin, &ersir; do an co mōr aici ar in fairgi, uair is a curach do chuaid Ēdaīn do ch- si (letters illeg.) i n-a agaid.

[Poem from P, vars. from L2, K, C]Agus is-bert isbeauort in laoí:- Eōgan Maith sin, a (om.) (om.) Ēdaín uallach amhra uallach , gā tā curchān an curchan an curchan cath-buadach; in marthar mairir marthainn marthainn , a buaid na mban, isin n-innsi a rabamar rabam rabhamar raibhiomar raibhiomar ? Ēdaīn Mairid in fhithcheall egair d'imerthā do h-imearrthaoi do h-imearrthaoi do h-imearrthaoi 'san aird-lepaid in ardleabhar in ardleabhar , is mairid in grianān grian ghanann grind a gcluinteā ccluintí ccluínte ccluínte in timpān tiompo tēd-bind. Is dūsccad ratha do rīgh in sēn dā (om.) tāngais a tír, &ersir; mēraid co br&āth mbinn dā roinn ard-fhlatha ar Ēirinn. Nimhedh neimhidh neimhidh Conaire is Maicniadh don muigh, mac mic Mogha Lāmha is Lugaid lug : lugh- luighdech , atāid a gCarn Buidhe bil, in rīghraid uile a n-aon-tig. Ēirig a dtīr, dēn déna déna déna calma, fāgaiph do longa falmha; do-gēbha do gebair a n-aon-tigh uile rīgraidh Muman mōr-glaine. Nā marbh acht gab a ngialla, nī fhuil bfhuil bfhuil bfhuil uil comairle is cialla; do-gēbha, a fhlaith, līth co n-aīph, gach ní bus maith le h-Ēdaīn. M. S.

Agus is ed adubairt, Maith in solad ar a tāncais a n-Ēirinn a tīr, a Eōgain (illeg.) , ar Ēdain, 'uair naī mbliadna gus (illeg.) iniu ataī a n-ēgmais Ērenn, &ersir; atāid do nāimde hesgarait hesccaruid heasccairde (illeg.) ag caithem do chrīchi in comfhad sin; &ersir; ēirig anocht,' ar sī, 'dā eirig anocht dá eirig anocht dá eirig anocht dá eirig anocht dá eirig anocht dá (letters illeg.) n-innsaigid, &ersir; buaidērad-sa a foraireda forared: (indistinct) furairidhib foraire fuiregha co nach fagid (letters illeg.) co nach fadbhuid co nach bfaghaid mur nach bhfuighid go nach bfhagaid robad nō rathugad romad.'[There are seven letters more after romad in F, very indistinct, apparently ca[inverted c]eda: ; sa ar Edain? Not in the other MSS.] Is ann sin do-chuaid Eōgan fā thīr a n-oilēn Ēdaīne (five or six letters illeg.) , &ersir; tucadar a formnada re feōrainn feorann fearann féorainn na fīr-innsi (very indistinct) finn innsi finn innsi finn innsi finn innsi na h-innsi co h-ath-scīthech; &ersir; tuc Ēdaīn tosach a fleidi dā fēchain dona flaithib, &ersir; do bī co h-onōrach dā fuath &ersir; dā fīr-misgais .i. ingen rīg na h-Espāine.

Tugad Magar mac rīg gairb-deiscirt Ērenn co h-Eōgan &ersir; adubairt fris dul co Carn mBuide mar a rabadar (illeg.) maithi Muman um Chonaire &ersir; um Maicniad; &ersir; innis dōib-sideF :i:e; [MSS om.] co tānac-sa a n-Ērinn don dula sa, &ersir; sloinn (illeg.) a fuil d'allmarchaib am fhochair; &ersir; is ferr linn umla d'fhagāil uatha san ar āis inā ar ēigin. Agus rāinic roime co bruidin bruigin Chairn Buidi, &ersir; do bātar an na dā rīg sin &ersir; maithi Muman uile a n-ēn-tig ōla &ersir; siad mesgd a (om.) medar-chaīn &ersir; do shloinn a thechtairecht, &ersir; nī thucsad fregra fair, acht ad-bertadar fris fromad na fleidi mar chāch. Agus nī h-edh sin do rinne Magar, acht rāinic roime d'acallaimh Eōgain &ersir; do innis scēla dó. Agus do fergaiged Eōgan de sin, &ersir; adubairt re n-a muinnter ēirghi do dhēnam. Nī h-amhlaidh sin do-gēntar, ar ingen rīg na h-Espāine, acht ragaid in draī úd dā n-agallaimh; &ersir; is aire sin do h-anadh aca.

Ro ēirigh Derg Damsa draī Eōgain, &ersir; rāinic roime i n-a ruathar co carraig Cairn Buidi mar a rabatar an rīgraidh sin ag ēstecht re muirn &ersir; re medhair na mīled sin; &ersir; do shloind a aithesg &ersir; a uirighell, &ersir; nīr creidedh ēn-fhocal uadha. Ro labair-sium co fergach fuasaídech friū, do labair Maicniadh mac Luighdhech a cinn athaid ris, &ersir; do fhiarfaig scēla co cēillidi de. Agus do innis an draī Eōgan go n-a allmarchaib do thecht a tīr a n-&Ērinn, &ersir; adubairt riū-san giallad géill géilleamhuin (om.) (om.) (om.) (om.) dō dā ndeōin &ersir; braighdi do beith acu i n-a oirchill, nō co ndingnadh a eitech risna sluagaib sin. Adubradar-san comadh maith leō Eōgan co n-a allmarchaib d'fhagāil re n-a oirlech. Do-gēn-sa imthecht mās ed, ar in t-ēiges, &ersir; nā bīdh ingena Cuinn in bar coirm-thig (illeg.) cuirmthigh cuirmthigh cuirmthighibh cuirmthech cuirmthech cuirmthech ar ar cinn-ne.

[Poem from P, vars. from L2, K, C.]Agus is-pert in laoí:— Derg Damsa Laphrad nech isin Charn chain, a laocha atá fil fil fil 'sa fan rīgh-thigh ritigh ríghteach bruighin , taphraid freagra nach fāth fann ar Eōgan Taīdhlech taoiph-sheng theann . Maicniadh Adēr-sa rit, a Deirg dēin, ar mac a ua Lughdech co lān-m ē (letter illeg.) in, an līn (letters illeg.) tāngabair a-le a leith nocha roisit roichfid roichfid aridhissi arighissi do ridhise do rídhisi do rídhisi . Derg Damsa Sāruid ben Chonaire Chaīmh chaoin chaoin , ingen righen Chuinn an chrotha caoin chaoimh chaoimh chaoimh , ēirgedh eirgidhedh eirgidhedh uaiph, nā bīodh astoigh, nā derntar fuirre fingoil. Maicniadh Calma Conaire na n-ech, &ersir; Macniadh mac Luigdech luigech , &ersir; Dāire na trī cath, &ersir; Maine mac Durrthacht duirrtheach dairtheach duirtheach . Derg Damsa Fraoch Mīlesach milisech mac Ēibhir eimher eimher eimher eimher rīgh mac righ Espāine, do ēirig; is (om.) fer co na mbrīgh &ersir; co na mblaid, ar nach gcuirenn snīom slaphraid. L.N.

Rāinic Derg Damsa d'accallaimh Eōgain iar sin, &ersir; do innis rāiti na rīghraidi sin uile i n-a fhiadhnaise. Do ēirigh Eōgan co n-a allmarchaib ann sin gan fuirech &ersir; do gluaisedar rompa i n-a cipe chomdaingen chatha co Carn mBuide, &ersir; tāngatar a timchell an tighi a rabadar maithi Muman, &ersir; nīr lēig aon-duine bethad as dīb nō gur giallsat d'aon-chomairle uile d'Eōgan. Agus tucsat a maithi uile a lāmha a lāimh Eōgain .i. Conaire &ersir; Maicniadh mac Luigdech &ersir; Flann mac Fiachrach rī oirthir Muman, &ersir; tucsat uile braigde &ersir; eidire d'Eōgan; aca Notes revised till line 628 &ersir; do bātar a fledha &ersir; a fuirega &ersir; iad fēin ar ordugad Eōgain an adaigh sin. Agus do ēirgedar co menmnach ar n-a mārach, &ersir; tāncadar a n-oirechtas um an aird-rīgh, um Eōgan, &ersir; do bātar uile ō aithech co rīg igā riarugad.

Goiris Eōgan Maghar mac rīgh gairb-deiscirt Ērenn dā agallaim, &ersir; adubairt ris, Éirigh uaim, a Magair ar sē (indistinct) , d'agallaim rīg Laigen .i. Fiachaid fiacha fiacha Baicedha mac Chathaīr Mōir, &ersir; innis dó mo thecht-sa a n-Ērinn, &ersir; innis dó fós gurub é Conn Cēd-chathach do marbh a athair a cath Maighi h-Ágha hena , acht gē atā a fhis aigi fēin; &ersir; is é fós tuc forthórmach anma air fēin isin c[h]ath c[h]ēdna, co nderna bacach baclāmhach de, unde Fiachaid Baicedha [is omitted by P and L2]fēin isin chath chēdna, co nderna bacach baclāmhach de, unde Fiachaid Baicedha (om.) . Agus ēirghed sē linne a n-agaid a nāmhad, &ersir; cuimniged sē a fhalta co coitchenn do Chonn, &ersir; tabrad sochraidi Laigen leis chucainne

[Poem from P, vars from L2, K, C.]Agus ad-bert:— A Maghair, ēirigh eiridh uaim bu dhes co crīch Laighen na laoch-les laochthreas ; rāidli re Fiachaid fiac (c indistinct) , foram nglē, tāinic tigedh sunn sun mo shochraide (letters illeg.) Mōr in tsochraide fil ann, Fraoch Mīleasach, laoch nach gann (letters illeg.) na ngéarlann fiachaidh ngerlann na nger rann , is (illeg.) (om.) (om.) fiche cēd co nāire co náirmhe co náirmhe co náirmhe do shluag adbal Easpāini. Millfidh millfith Cruacha, gnīomh (om.) gan geiss, &ersir; Emhain gan ēisleis (letters illeg.) ; an (illeg.) rīghe benfaid do Chonn, dā bhfinna cāch a chomlonn. Tuitfid Conall lonn dā lāim damlaim , dagh-mac Aongusa imlāin (letters illeg.) iomláin iomláin comhlán ; mar do- rinnis róinis rinnios rinnios gnīm trē goil innis go fīr, a Maghair. A Magair.

Ro imthig Magar leisin toisg sin. Tucad Derg Damsa draī d'acallaim Eōgain iar sin, &ersir; adubairt, Éirigh-si dam-sa, ar sé, co Bresal mac Briūin &ersir; co h-Eochaid Cobha, co dā rīg Ulad, &ersir; innis dōib gurub ē Feidlimid Rechtmar do marbh a n-aithri, &ersir; Conn féin dā cur-san dá ccur san fā dhaīr-chīs dūr-fhoghnamha, &ersir; do sgar Temair riū. Agus rāinic in draī d'acallaim Ulad iar sin. Agus do thinōil Mog Nuadad dā chōiged Muman co roibe naī catha a n-én-inadh; &ersir; do thinōiledar Laigin co lēir, &ersir; tāncadar co h-Áth Lethan ar Berbha; &ersir; tāncatar Ulaid co Finn-charn na Foraire ar Sliab Fuaid, d'athchur &ersir; d'innarbad Chuinn. Nī h-edh amāin acht do impōtar fir Ērenn uile air cenmothā Connachta namā. Ro h-innised do Chonn na coimthinōil sin ar n-ēirghi i n-a agaid, &ersir; do aithin gur innarbthach é féin. Ro fhāgaib Temair co n-a turscar &ersir; rāinic roime co brōnach bith-imshnīmach co Cruachain, &ersir; tāinic Conall Cruachna &ersir; Connachtaigh i n-a comdāil ann sin, &ersir; tāinic Goll mac Morna co n-a fhianaibh ann. Do h-innised do Mog Nuadad Conn d'fhāgbāil Temrach co n-a tuathaib ar a theichedh-sum. Is fír sin, ar Mog Nuadad, inad bunaidh rīg Ērenn Temair; &ersir; mar do len-san misi fiarlaíd dā chōiged Muman lenfad-sa eisēin a cōiged Connacht

Ro gluais Eōgan &ersir; a naī catha cóirighthi co rāngadar go Magh Dhā Dhos a ndeiscert Delbhna, &ersir; do thaobadar coimēd Muman re Laignechuib, &ersir; rāncatar co sen-Áth Mór ar n-a mārach risi n-abar Āth Luain meic Lugair mic Luigdech; &ersir; do bātar an adaigh sin ar ur air uar úr an oirear in oirthior in oirthior in ātha. Agus do-riachtatar ar n-a mārach tar Duib &ersir; tar Droibēl, &ersir; do gabatar ag Loch Ló bo uili in adhaigh sin; &ersir; táncatar a Tochar Caorach caor Meadba ar n-a mārach, &ersir; a Magh n-Aoi mic Allgubha an druadh. Agus dob āil le h-Eōgan gan anad ann sin, acht Cruacha do chreachad &ersir; Mag n-Aoi dh'argain, nō co tuc Conaire &ersir; Maicniadh imfhastódh air mar athchuinchidh athchuinnchidh do chongbāil a caradraid &ersir; a clemhnasa re Conn, nō co cuirdís techtairecht um chert nō um chomroinn chrīchi chuigi; agus adubairt Eōgan nach tibrad comroind dĒrinn uadha. Nī gnāth cath gan comaid, a Eōgain ar iad-san, &ersir; taircther leth Ērenn uait-si do Chonn, ar siad, &ersir; bīdh an leth ro chosnais fēin d'Ērenn agad-sa. Tucad Derg Damsa draī co Mog Nuadad &ersir; adubrad ris dul do thaircsin na comronna sin do Chonn

Imthūsa Cuinn, do bī fēin &ersir; Conall &ersir; Goll co n-a fhianuib an lā sin ar brū Thobair Thuillsci; &ersir; fuaratar fis na sochraide sin do thecht i n-a tīr, &ersir; do chuiredar fesa dā fhis cāit a rabatar, &ersir; ad-chonncatar-sēin uatha iad, &ersir; fuaratar fis a n-aister &ersir; a n- uided uig- &ersir; a cogair &ersir; a comairle ō Maicniadh &ersir; ō Chonaire. Agus tāncatar na forchoimēdaidhi ar tinnenas co h-airm a roibe Conn &ersir; Conall, &ersir;P comes to an end here at the bottom of p.18, and resumes on p.13 [l.1233 below] do innisedar scēla deimne an tshluaigh dōib .i. nach gēbdaís gan leth n-&Ērenn co h-uilidhi nō gan cathugadh. Ō 't-chualaid Conn an comrád sin do chromm a chenn &ersir; do chagain crann a chraísighi ō h-urlainn co a h-innsma, gurab ē a crō cruaidh-neimhnech ro gab rē geil-dēdaibh. Agus do ēirigh co h-ogla go h-ogal go hobonn go h-obann go h-obann ann sin ar fōd fo leith, &ersir; Conall &ersir; Goll &ersir; becān do maithib a muinntire; &ersir; do fhiarfaig Conn dībh cā frestal do-bērdaís ar Mog Nuadad co n-a allmarchaib, &ersir; co ndechaid Éire gan amhuras amaras amhras amhrus uatha, &ersir; gur impōtar Laigin &ersir; Ulaid orra, &ersir; mana derndaīs fēin calma don dula sin comadh ath-rīgha uile iad

[Poem from C, vars. from K; L2 om.]Agus id-bert an laoidh:— Conn Comhairle dhūinn, a Chonaill ! Tugadh aird-mhēala oruinn; rug Eōgan mēr-sheang, flaith Fáil, leath Ēirionn as ar n-urlāimh as ar láimh . Dēna an ní do-ghníre cách, congaibh do sgiath ar do sgáth tablair, a thuir nach tor tuir lag, cath ar moigh do Mhogh Nuadhat. Ro-n-tréigsiot Ulaidh na n-ech & Laighin na luath-chreach, co nach bfuilmíd re fáth ngluinn acht (om.) misi & tusa, a Chonaill. In anfam ni fhanfam re tineōl tenn, a mhic Mórna na mór- lend lann , go bfionnaid cách ar bhar n-aidhbhle ? Fionnam crēud do chomairle. Comhairle

[On the order of text: the poem in Section 47 is after Section 48 in K and C. In Jackson's opinion, the poem is better placed in section 47.]Dēnaim-ne riū-san, ar Conall, mar dhanīimaīd re cāch .i. a ndīchur a cert chatha. Is ī comairli ar ar h-anadh acu ann sin, Magh n-Aí d'fhāgbāil &ersir; d'fholmugad co h-athlamh, &ersir; a mbanntracht &ersir; a mbōthāinti do chur a ndīthrebaib &ersir; a n-an-daingnib dā ndíden, &ersir; gluasacht dōibh fēin co foighidech in bec-shluag do bātar lāim re mōr-shluag Moga Nuadad co nem- chainntech. Co rāngatar co Coill nGarbh- ruis (om.) , &ersir; do bātar ag gabāil longphuirt. Agus dobo chesachtach Conn ar a coimthinōl, &ersir; do aithin dā muinntir tene gacha trīr &ersir; gacha deisi do dēnam ar fud[At this point the four next leaves in L2 have been torn out, except for a narrow piece down the inside margin of each.] na fidbaidhi, gomadh aidhbsighide le n-a n-escairdib iad. Agus tucad a maithi fān teinid ar a roibe Conn. Cinnas atā an choill anocht? ar Conn. Atā trē doiger derg-lasrach donn-ruaide, ar iad san. Aidēraidh in t-ainm dī co brāth, ar in draī .i. Coill Ruadh

Is ann sin rāinic Derg Damsa draī d'innsaige Chuinn leis na comadhaibh ō chianaibh .i. leth Ērenn do Chonn, &ersir; nīr labair Conn ēn-ghuth i n-a agaid. Adubairt Conall re Conn freagra do thabairt ar in ollam. Tucad a chomairlig co Conn ann sin .i. Conall &ersir; Goll &ersir; fir na Cruachna &ersir; māil Muighi h-Āi; &ersir; maithi na Midhi. &ersir; brugaid Breagh .i. fir Aithe aici aicthi &ersir; fir Odhba, fir Chnodhba &ersir; fir Omna, fir Gabra &ersir; fir Chleitigh, fir Thaillten &ersir; Thailend, fir Arach arainn aradh aradh &ersir; fir Fhrēmann reamhainn freumhonn freumhann , fir Mhálann mhálonn mhálonn &ersir; fir Bethra, fir Theabtha &ersir; fir Thulach, Luaighne Temrach &ersir; clanna Fomair fhomhoir fhomhoir fomhóir . Fada dōib a comairli ann sin, &ersir; is aire do ansad, leth Ērenn do gabāil ō Mog Nuadad, co lēigedh sē a allmaraigh uadha, &ersir; iad-san do ēirghi dō i n-a degaid sin; &ersir; dob ī sin comairli Chonaire &ersir; Maicniadh do Chonn. Agus do chomairlighedar cinnas do roinnfide Ēire eturra. Do-fhetar-sa a roind chōir, ar Conall Cruachna, ō Áth Cliath Medhraige co h-Āth Cliath Duiblinni. Agus do bās ag cengal na comronna sin an adaigh sin eturra. Agus do bī egla anbāil roime a chēile ar na cathaib, conid Glaisi Imomuin ainm na glaisi boī eturra. Agus do ēirghedar leth ar leth co moch ar n-a mārach, &ersir; do chenglatar a comroind &ersir; a sīdh, &ersir; do thōgaibsed cladh comronna dīb līnaib ōn Āth Cliath co chēile .i. Eisgir Riata .i. sīdha .i. ro shīdhaigh an tōraind sin Ēre uile. Agus ro impō Mog Nuadad co n-a sluagaib a Mumhain arīs co menmnach mōir-chēdfadach

Agus tucad Finn mac Cumaill dā indsaigid &ersir; sē a cinn a naī mbliadan, uair is a mbliadain innarbtha Eōgain rucad Finn, ut dixit:— Is ann rucad Finn, co mblaid (om.) gan ail bliadain innarbtha Eōgain; a cinn naī mbliadan iar sin naoi mbliaghna mbil a naoi mbliadhan mbil a naoi mbliadhan mbil do bī an rī fear 'n-a rīgh-fhēinidh ríghfheinnidhe Tuc Mog Nuadad rīg- fhēinnidhecht feinnidhidecht a leithe fēin d'Ērinn d'Fhinn ar n-a fhurāil d' Fhiachaid fiacha Bhaicedha mac Cathaīr Mōir.

[B omits the following prose and verse until gaisged]Agus do bī Ēre ar in roind sin cōig bliadna dēg, amail as-bert in file:— Cōig bliadhna dēg adeir mē Eōgan is Conn a coim-rē, gur thuit Eōgan nār ēr fer, go tabhairt chath mhagh leana lir ann an leōman fā gēr gaisged. air thuit Eogan na ngniom gaisgid . Is ī sin an sechtmad roind do-rinnedh ar Ērinn .i. roind chlainni Parrthalōin &ersir; roind chlainni Cermada &ersir; roind dā mac Miled &ersir; roind Chermna Fhinn &ersir; roind chlainni h-Iugaine &ersir; roind na cōigedhach &ersir; roind Moga Nuadad &ersir; Chuinn

Ro h-innised trā d'Eōgan gurab a ndōigh a allmarach dā fhāgbāil, &ersir; do brissed sīdha air dā mbeth a n-uaiti, tucad ar Conn in chomroind sin d'aontugad a comair cheilgi; &ersir; tuc Eōgan dā brēithir, an fad do beth &ersir; Conn a coim-rē flaithes, nach lēicfedh a allmaraigh uadha

Ro chaithedar a com-fhlaithes ar in chōrugad sin co cian d'aimsir nō co ndechaidh Eōgan ar mór-chuairt a leithe fēin d'Ērinn, co rāinic co h-Áth Cliath Duiblinni, &ersir; do-chuaidh d'fhēchain phuirt na long, &ersir; at-chonnairc gur lia longa ar cuid Chuind don chuan inās oldás aigi fēin. Agus do gab tnūdh anbāil Eōgan uime sin, &ersir; adubairt gumadh ēigen sochar an chuain do roind a ndó etorra, etir fhín &ersir; édach &ersir; éidedh &ersir; arm &ersir; turchairthi mara &ersir; tíre; &ersir; do chuir techta co Conn dā rádha ris techt do roinn an chuain co comthrom. Adubairt Conn nach cuirfed sochar in chuain fā chomroind chrīchi nō feraind. Ō 't-chualaid Mog Nuadad sin do chuir an sīth a n-airdi gan fuirech &ersir; do impō roime isin Mumain, &ersir; do innis dā allmarchaib cogad do beith oslaicthi acu re Conn; &ersir; ba maith le mac rīg na h-Espāine sin do chloistecht

Is ann sin do tinōiled maithe Muman &ersir; laochraid Laigen &ersir; in fiche cēd Espāinech do bī ag Mog Nuadad chuigi co roibe naī catha anbáili a n-ēn-inadh, &ersir; do gluais roime do dul tar cladh comronna for Conn &ersir; do chosnam Ērenn uile fris. Agus do gluaisedar rompa co Magh Mine &ersir; do gabsat sosadh &ersir; longphort ann, &ersir; do chuiredar agaid gach ēn-phuiple ar Leth Cuinn. Agus rāncatar as sin co Brigh Theimhin a n-Ēile, &ersir; as sin co Druim Furscair turrsgair a n-oirther Coilli na Crann; &ersir; do fhēchatar fraech-magh for-réid do bī ar a n-agaid. Cā h-ainm in magh ūd? Cā h-ainm in madh ūd? ca h-ainm an magh úd ar Mog Nuadad. Magh Léna súd, ar siad. Cā leth de súd a téid crīch ar comronna re Conn ? Atā don taīb si a bhfos, ar siad. Dēnam thairis bud thuaid mās ed, ar Eōgan, &ersir; gabum longphort a Leith Chuind do chosnam Ērenn uile dūinn fēin ō nār lēiged a leth dūinn

Is ann sin rāinic roime Eōgan tenn tabarthach Taīdhlech co lár Muighi lethain-Lēna co n-a laochraidib, le nert sluaig &ersir; le sénōirib; uair dōig adubratar ris lucht āirimhthi áirmhighthe aicnidh &ersir; ēsca guruo dāil co soirbh. re sechtmadh sin, &ersir; gurbo trāigh uirmhēala úirmhéla re h-ochtmadh, &ersir; gurbo treisi oll-chōigid dēg (om.) re conāch &ersir; re comthreisi do chinnedh a neirt for a nāimdib. Acht atā nī chena, do ceiled fis ar a bfháidhib, &ersir; do saobad solad ar a sénóirib na senóir- , &ersir; do caithed craitedh craitheastar do cruidheastair do cruidheastair conach 'n-a cēdfaidh, &ersir; do medrad ferg &ersir; fír-dīmus na flatha, &ersir; do tinnesnad recht na rīgraide don ruathar sin; gurbo tress re timargad do na trēn-shluaguib an turus sin, &ersir; gurbo nōmadh agā ndeirg-dīghbālad dā ndeig-fheruib, &ersir; gurbo contracht chélmaine dā curaduib, tenn &ersir; toirrthim na tosga sin do thuitim iar n-athaid orra

Do gabad longphort lethan laoch-armach ag na lebar-buidhnibh, &ersir; sos suaichnidh sreth-līnmar ag na sochaidib ar lár Maighi Lēna co luathgāirech; &ersir; do h-ordaiged acu ann sin sluag ferdha re foghnam fo na fedhaib &ersir; buidhni sotla solma fo na sesguib seasgannaibh seisgionnaibh , &ersir; do benuit leō roga ro-chleth &ersir; slemain slat-chaolaig &ersir; mīne mōir-fheda &ersir; dīgaind deig-shesca, &ersir; tucatar leō eiredha troma tuillmecha d'fhedhuib &ersir; d'adhbaruib, do chlethaib &ersir; do chaolach, do dhīn &ersir; do dheig-sheisc, co h-āit n-aontadhach n-aon-baile; &ersir; do-rinnedar dīb sin scālāna arda fad-chobsaidhi &ersir; tighi taitnemhacha tai tēgartha &ersir; foirgnema āille esraigthe esraighthe easartha esr-e &ersir; broghadha sreathāille solus-ghlana suaithenta. Agus tucad as a h-aithle sin a slegha i n-a sreathaib rē slesuib &ersir; a n-airm rē n-ursannuib &ersir; a scēith rē sciathrachaib &ersir; a lūirecha ar a lebar-drolaib &ersir; a cathbairr ar a colbadhuib &ersir; ētrom a n-arm ar a n-aidhlennuib &ersir; lāmh-arm gacha laích i n-a lebaid. Agus do ordaighedar a mūir a margaid marg-aid , a cóir &ersir; a cennaighecht, a feithme &ersir; a fuirechrais, a fesa &ersir; a fulachta, a ciūil &ersir; a codalta; &ersir; rucatar as in adaigh sin co solus-trāth ēirghi ar n-a mārach

Is ann sin ro ēirghedar laochraid mer Mairtine &ersir; curaid coim-thenna Cliach &ersir; catha cosnamacha Clidhna &ersir; ōig-rīghraid na h-Espāine, &ersir; tāncatar co pupall an aird-rīgh Eōgain, &ersir; is ed ro rāidset ris, Is fada linne, a aird-rī, ar iad-sum, do bī cennas Temra ag Tuathal &ersir; Inis Fōdla ag Feidhlimidh, &ersir; onōir ō chāch do Chathaīr, &ersir; na cōigid .u.ed cco coitchenn ag Conn, Conall mac Aonghusa Feirt ag cōrugad maor for Mumuin, &ersir; forrān ag sluagaib Sinna for Siúir, &ersir; tarcuisne ag Breaghaib ar Bladhma, &ersir; maīr Midhe for Maistin, &ersir; deisgert Ērenn ag fognam co tenn don tuaiscert. Gurab aire sin is mithid linne Ēire d'fhaicsin ar ar n-ordugad fēin festa, &ersir; imle Ealga 'gār n-allmarchaib, ō tarrla againd fer taistil Temrach &ersir; laoch agallma Ulad, ar cur Chuinn dā chōir &ersir; Conaill dā chēdfaid &ersir; Ulad dā n-uaill

Ō 't-chualaid Eōgan medair cosnama agā chathaib &ersir; aigned innsaigthi agā uaislib &ersir; ēirghi urlam 'gā allmarchaib, do fhregair dōib &ersir; at-bert, Do-gēntar linne, ar eisium, trī bailti muirnecha mūr-doimne murd boimne (retraced and indistinct) mordhoimhne mordoimhne múrdhoimhne ar in mag sa, innus co mbē Fraech fīr-chalma mac rīg na h-Espāine ag forrān dā faithchib ar fhine Fheidhlimid; co rabh a threisi ar Thuillsci &ersir; a chīs ar Chruachain &ersir; Temair ar a thōraind, Taillti ar a thidhlacad, &ersir; cís Leithe Cuinn as gach aird dā innsaigid, comba h-adhbar menman da bar maithib-si beith ag muirn dā mūraib ar gach mōir- chinedh eile i n-Ērinn dā ēisi

Do-rinned leō-sum ann sin trī mūir oirechais d'ordugad &ersir; trī dūin tenna do thōgbāil &ersir; trī cathracha com-daingne do chōrugad. Acht chena ro tochladh &ersir; ro toimhsed, ro cumadh &ersir; ro certaiged, ro snoided snoiged &ersir; ro slemhnaiged, ro delbad &ersir; ro daingniged, ro riaghladh &ersir; ro rēidiged, ro dērgadh &ersir; ro doimniged; gurbo cothugad neirt re nāimdib &ersir; gurbo sgarthain chrīche re cinedhuib &ersir; gurbo delugad iatha re h-aicmedhaibh, na trī nescōide neimhnecha nāimdemla nert-gāibthecha sin do gabāil ar tairsech Cuinn co n-a colamnaib. Co sgardaīs ris trī buadha Breagh &ersir; trī muirne Midi &ersir; trī h-etirgleō gleoibh gleoidh oirechais Ērenn .i. mōr-dhāil Uisnig uis:ig- uisn- usneach uisnigh uisnigh &ersir; aonach Taillten &ersir; feis na Temrach

Ō 't-chualaid sin Eochaid Muin-derg mac Māil, aird-rī Ulad, risa rāitī Eochaid Cobha, fā bāidh baith &ersir; fā buide leis na trī berta buadhnaise &ersir; na trī tonna tuirsi &ersir; na trī dēra dīlend sin do dhēnum ar Conn. Ōir dōig ro-fhitir-sium gurbo tene a cris &ersir; a craidi do Chonn sin, &ersir; gurbo comfhadōd comfadog fīcha re falaid na cnāmhaillsi coim-neimnecha sin rē chnes. Tāinic-sēin roime co h-oirer mBreg &ersir; co Bōinn, &ersir; do h-airged leis crīch Breg &ersir; Midi &ersir; tuatha Temra. Ro h-airgedh trā sin &ersir; ro h-innsaiged, &ersir; ro lomad &ersir; ro lāithrighed (letters om.) , &ersir; ro creachad &ersir; ro comloisged; gurbo mothar dorcha detach-lethan doiger-mhōr an tīr ō Themraig co tuinn, ó Charaid co caīm-Grēin, &ersir; ō R¯ghi co rīg-Bōinn, co roibe crīch Breg i n-a comar conuir creach &ersir; i n-a cēidi chuarta &ersir; i n-a sreathaib sirthi dona suidighthib sin

Cid trā acht ō 't-chualaid Conn coimēirghi na ina cōig cōigedach i n-a chenn, &ersir; na fir ag bāig baid baidh baidh baidh baidh bagha gan brāthairsi,[End of torn pages in L2] acht mad falta fich-mōra fighar fidhar (om.) (om.) foghar fioghar fioghair -throma ag fās &ersir; ag forbairt isna feraib sin, do ēirigh Conn gan fuirech ann sin do thesarguin na crīch; &ersir; fā luamhairecht etir dā theinid in tesargain sin, &ersir; fā h-imram crīn-luingi co n-anbfaindi etir thonnuib baoghlacha 'gā bāthad gab:th- aga báthadh , &ersir; ba h-imlat etir dā theinid bruthmara Belltaine a imlat san etir Mog Nuadad &ersir; sluag Ulad 'm an am sin. Is ann sin do fhāgaib Conn cōiged Connacht fā chrechaib &ersir; tīr Theabtha fā throm-nāimdib, &ersir; tāinic roime do thesargain Temrach co n-a tuathaib, co riacht co h-oirer mBregh &ersir; co bruachaib Bōinne. Tāncatar tuatha Temrach &ersir; clanna clann cl-a Feidlimidh Rechtmair resmair dā n-agallaim ann sin &ersir; do innisedar a n-éigen &ersir; a n-anforlann dō.

[Poem from L2, vars. from K and C]Agus do ghabh ag gresacht mhac mhaca Fedhlimidh go fíor-dhíochra &ersir; go fuireachair, &ersir; id-bert an laoidh mbig si ann:— A chlann Fheidhlimidh Rechtmhuir do chinedh Thuathail Techtmhuir, do chosuin Eōgan gan acht ō Āth Chliath cōigedh Connacht. Gidh fada dhamh bheir bheir a tTemhraigh nocha dingén deigh-mhenmuin ón ló ro h-innisedh innsedh innsedh innsedh dhamh ceirt-leath Ēirenn ag Eōgan.[L2 torn off] Go bfhaghar sochruide sluaigh go mac Mogha Néid nert- bhuain bhuaidh bhuan , go ccomhruiciom ceann a ccend go brāth nocha síodhuighfem. Uathadh loingios an rígh ráin dhá ionnarbadh a n-Easbáin; fuair sochruide dhī-mhōr dhe chugaibh, a chlann Fheidhlime feidhlimidh .

Is ann sin tāinic Conn Cēd-chathach, ó 't-chualaid nuall-guba na n-ainder &ersir; na n-anbhfhann, gerān na mban &ersir; na mbaeth-naīdhen, sestēn sesdán sesdán na mīled ag commaídhem a creach, bō-ghéimnech na mbuar &ersir; na mbō- thāintedh; táintegh &ersir; it-chonnairc na feólmaighi feólmacha &ersir; na fulachta do-rinnedar sluaig Ulad; &ersir; at-chonnairc an cnām-chomach coitchenn do-rōnsat ar a uaislib &ersir; ar a ard-maithib; &ersir; at-chonnairc crīch Bregh i n-a lasrachuib lethna lebar-thiugha luath-aidhbli, &ersir; i n-a dumaduib smūid-lethna smáil-ísle smūr-luaithrig; is ann sin rucastair Conn céim coim-nertmhar gan comairle gan comairle gan comairle dá chairiugad sin. Sillis rī Ulad dá ēisi, &ersir; at-chonnairc meirgi ard ill-dathach an aird-rīgh &ersir; sgiath coim-nertmhar Cuind agā chongbáil, &ersir; cath crom crann-ruad cēdfadach i n-a coimlenmuin, &ersir; doire loim-thiugh lasamail laighnech ōs na laochaib, &ersir; rī tenn tidlaicthech agā thennad. Is ann sin do h-ordaiged ag rīg Ulad i n-a n-agaid cath sanntach saigthenach dá sōd, &ersir; laom sleigech sleagach sestān-beg dā soigin, &ersir; sluag dūr dī-choimsech i n-a mbróin chobhsaidh chrann-līnmair dā cosnam gan uamhan báis nō beg-shaogail. Gur lingsed in dā chlēith ghāibthecha sin a cenn araile, gur h-ordaiged acu san flaithi re fosugad &ersir; maithi re mughugad &ersir; treōin re taphach tabhach tabhach trasgairt trasgairt trasgairt &ersir; gairg re gresacht &ersir; dēin re dīchennad &ersir; ēigis re h-adhmolad; gurbo lēibenn fosta fuirmithi na firu fiora fir dona fedmannuib sin

Is ann sin ro ēirigh cuingidh congbhāla cáigh, &ersir; cenn táthaighthi gacha tīre, &ersir; ēigne rīghdha ro-grāinemail na rīghi, &ersir; stiúir chert chobhsaidh congbála conāich na cōiged, &ersir; buachaill tenn taistil na Temrach .i. Conn Cēd-chathach mac Feidlimid Rechtmair; &ersir; do agair a fhīch &ersir; a aimrēir ar Ulltaib, &ersir; do chromastair le n-a chraīsig fā na cathaib, gurbo tolla toll taíb leis &ersir; gurbo roinnti righthi &ersir; gurbo cirrthi cuirp

Is ann sin do ēirghedar caoga comalta Cuind do léchuib nertmara nemnecha, do neoch ar nach claithteā cath &ersir; ar nach maidhteā mōr-theiched, &ersir; nach trēigedh a tigerna a n-airc nō a n-ēigen .i. Eochaid Én-shūla mac rīgh fer Foirtreann; &ersir; Cēdgein Cruachna mac Conaill Chruachna, mac rīg Connacht; &ersir; Corc &ersir; Connla, dā mac eile Conaill; Eochaid Glūin-geal &ersir; Fiachaid Lāimghel dā mac Crimthainn Cúl-buide, rī Oighli &ersir; Umaill i. rīg-rechtaire na Cruachna eisén, &ersir; Gáirech ingen Chrimaill a māthair-sēin - dā derbh-chomalta chīghi &ersir; coim-leptha do Chonn iad; dá Eochaid &ersir; Fiachaid &ersir; Art Corb; Eochaid Finn &ersir; Fiachaid Súighdhe s- súighe ; Fóidghein foidhbhghein &ersir; Tibraidi; Maine &ersir; Dairbre, dā mac rīgh tenna Teabtha; &ersir; Ros mac Imchada mac rīg Ulad; Oilill agus Énna; oileach &ersir; enna &ersir; Asal mac Cuinn Fhēinnedha asal mac an fheinnedha asal mac an fheinnedha , taíssech teglaig rīg Ērenn. Agus rucatar sin fuirmedh fairsing foir-lethan re ferg na flatha

Gidh trā acht ō 't-chonnairc rī Ulad ruathar an aird-rīgh i n-a fhogus &ersir; dīberg na ndeig-fher ar a daīnib, rucastair sidhi mer mórdhālach dā chosc dā chēduib &ersir; dā chathuib. Co nach tāras áth nā anacul ar na h-aird-rīgaib, gur shāidhedar a ndá chraísig catha isna cnesuib, gurbo ruibnedha ruadh-derga a rengaib na rīgh na ruadh-chroinn, &ersir; gurbo fuindeōga sotla srib-derga na slesa dona sār-gonuib. Agus ní rāinic leō-sum acht imlaíd an dā ālad sin do thabairt d'aroile, in uair rāngatar dā chēd laoch do maithib a muinntire ar a mbēlaib, &ersir; do gabsat-sēin ag rodhbad &ersir; ag ro-thollad aroile, gurbo linnti lethna lebar-thiugha loch-mōra gach lāthair fāna laochaib le h-imad na sreabh &ersir; na sruthān sruth- sruthán risna slesuib. Co nārbo lōr[P recommences here on p.13] leis na laochaib álad a n-ard-chraīsech mar oided oig- oighe ag rochtuin a colcc dā combualad aroile, gur thorchratar i n-a cosrachaib cirthi cēd-marbtha a fiadhnaise a dhā thriath ar toitim lē chēile

Is ann sin rāinic Conn do-ridhisi &ersir; rí Ulad d'innsaigidh aroile isin irghail, &ersir; tucastair Conn tulgān tlugan tolgán tolgan tulgadh tulgán tulgán toirrsech ann don manaís mōir-lethain mōir-neimhnigh boíi n-a lāim, go tarla isin chobraid comr- cobr- cobr- cobr- medhōin isin mōir-sgiath ōn toimde sin, &ersir; gurbo doras díchra doman-chirtha dergruathar lethan na laigne trēsin laoch; go tarla an tsleg gan tshechna i n-a clēith chrō &ersir; i n-a h-eochair oslaicthi agā thrēn-fhormna. Agus nī riacht le Conn an tsleg do tharraing an tan do shāidhetar a chaoga comalta sleg mhōr gacha mīledh, co rabatar i n-a cosairmidh chrō crosoirbedhoib cro cosairbhedaibh crosairbhedhuibh cosrachaibh cosair chró crosarmuibh trē chorp an churadh amail bīd cuillesga tria churchais. Agus tucastair Conn fēin bēim nāimdidhi naimdighi niath-mhisgnech sech cimais an chroim-sgēith don chath-mīlid, gurbo ball díchra dībraicthi ō chaol na colla an cend ar toitim an laích dā leth-taob i n-a asglaind sgailtighthi sgailtighi sgaoilte sgaoilte ar sgāth a sgēith. Is ann sin co crīchain ro ciuchair do ch- do chriochn - Conn fēin frithecht fria athechta flatha co fosad as a h-aithle, gur fhāgaib gach bó 'gā bōthar &ersir; gach broid 'gā baile an adaigh sin; &ersir; do impō co Temraig an adaigh sin do chodlad innti, uair nīr shaīl an lā roime sin codlad ēn-oidhchi a Temraig re ré Moga Nuadad &ersir; rīgraide Ulad

Tāncatar tancat chuigi-sem an adaigh sin a charaid chumachta do Thuathaib Dē Danann .i. Aodān iodhan a Sīdh sith sith sith sith Dabilla, &ersir; Aodh Ēdair, &ersir; Crimthann Callaindi, &ersir; Derg a Sīdh sith sith sith sith Deirg,&ersir; Aongus an Brogha, &ersir; an Ruadh Rebach an r. reabhach in draigh rephach an ruagh raphainn an draoi reabhach an draoidh reabha an draoidh reabhach ō Chuillinn, &ersir; an Craebach Cairn Chuip creabach cairn cuip an craobhphach charnn chip , &ersir; Septhann Átha Sige seaffnnach atha fgir seabhann atha sibhe seaffann atha sighir sefnach atha siccir seanach atha sigir fesnach atha sigir átha side , &ersir; Maon-dornd Maīdmech maoidfech madhmann maon dornn mahc Maoídh co n-a macuib, &ersir; Séimh-sheng &ersir; Mōir-sheng dā ingin Maon-dhuirn Maīdhmig [is omitted by P, L2, K, C.]Séimh-sheng &ersir; Mōir-sheng dā ingin Maon-dhuirn Maīdhmig maodhmuidh , &ersir; Goth gaoth gaoithe gaoithe glann uallach eattaili muilti &ersir; dá ingean aodh mhicc goirtaigh .i. Sadhbh &ersir; Úna Gaīthi Glan-uallach glanaille , &ersir; Aīfe ingen Gotha goth goth goth goth (om.) Gaíthi; &ersir; tucatar sin losa leighis i n-a ledarthaib &ersir; urchoisg cabartha 'n-a chnedhaib &ersir; luibe īce 'n-a āladhaib al- , gurbo calma coirp-shlemain cnedh-īctha Conn co n-a churadhuib um trāth ēirghi do lō ar n-a márach. Tāinic Conn ar faithchi faichthi faithe (om.) (om.) na Temrach iar sin, &ersir; tāncatar dā agallaim ann sin a thrī lennāin tshīde .i. At &ersir; Lann &ersir; Lēna lann &ersir; len lonn &ersir; leana lann &ersir; lén lann &ersir; lén , trí h-ingena Truaghna truagháin truagháin truagha na treagha Treagha, &ersir; do gabatar 'gā gresacht d'innsaigid Maighe Lēna

[Poem from P, vars. from L2, K, C.]Agus ad-bertadar adbert go ndubhradar go neibirt an laoi:— Annamh let luige re nīth ndíth , a Chuinn muige na trī rāth do benad dīt, fīr fáth fáth fáth ro-fes, in leth sa thes Gaoidhel gaoidhil gnāth. Do roinnedh rit Ēire fhial ō rian Lēime Con chon chon chon chuinn na gcuan, ō Āth Chliath Medruighe mbinn minn gusan linn ag Ēdar edhar edair edair edair uar uair . Do chinnsat curaidh cur Clīu Māil, na fir as an a Mumain móir, co claoidhfidīs talmain truim comadh oil ar Leith Chuind chōir. Ēirig, a thāthóir tháthadh athathaoir thaththoir na dtuath, a ua Thuathail chabras (letters illeg.) cāch, &ersir; roich roichsi roichsi roichsi co Magh Léna lāin dá comhaillir dia ccomhairle dia ccomhailli air a ccomhailli bāigh báidh báidh báidh co brāth. Do marbais mac Māil co mbuaidh &ersir; a shluaig ar an le ir (letters illeg.) g; do rīoghuis mac Imchaid āin tar ēis an āir nār gabh d'fheirg nior gabha feirg . Nā h-ēircched uait Eōcchan oll, an leōcchan leomhan leomhan leomhan lonn cuairt na clann cuairt na cheann an cuairt clann , co raiph go rabh ar Muigh madh moigh moigh Lēna a leacht leat let let , a sccēla, &ersir; a fhert ann agus go bhfagb - a fhert ann . A. n.dam.

Is ann sin rāinic Conn roime co nÁth Luachra a crīch Thulach an adaigh sin, &ersir; do gabad longphort aigi ann gan grāin rē ngābadh &ersir; gan uaman rē n-imarcaid.[P adds] óir doigh doba leg lormar &ersir; roba gem gloinidhe &ersir; roba loss didin &ersir; roba oil fuirmedha in tairdrigh sin & roba uaitne óir &ersir; roba lubgort lesaigthe &ersir; roba fulacht fínemhna uair roba ruatar rabarta a reim &ersir; fa falmhuccad tiri a turas &ersir; fa cosgar curad a coimeirghi &ersir; fa lan nemh &ersir; talam da tairm &ersir; da trethan &ersir; fa faoilid muir & tir re na toighecht. [The same passage in L2, K, C.] Uair an adaigh do gein Conn a Temraig do fhāiltighedar trī tonna Fōdla fris .i. Tonn ogla osnad-mer Inbir ag freagra Thuinne ruide rith-ghairbe Rudhraige, &ersir; Tonn chorrach chubar-bhān Chlidhna ag freagra in dā thonn ard-engach ua s (letter illeg.) aīdech oile ag fāilti na flatha fōs (om.) (om.) . Agus &ersir; fos &ersir; fos do genetar isin oidhchi chēdna croinn toraidh trē thalmain .i. Bile Tortan &ersir; Eō Rosa &ersir; Craebh Mughna &ersir; Craebh Dhaithi. Ro muidhsed muighsed trī h-aibne uaisle trē thalmain isin oidhchi sin fōs .i. Siúir &ersir; Beōir &ersir; Berba; &ersir; trī locha uaisle .i. Loch Riach, Loch Lēin, Loch n-Echach nethach nethach nech- , amail at-bert an file:—

[P and L2 attribute the poem to Finntan] [.r.] An adhaigh ro gēnair Conn ba faīlidh fris Ēre oll is innti ro geinset trā Bile Tortan, Eō Rosa.[L2, C add] an úmhla nochar dhaor dhi craobh mugna &ersir; craobh dhaithi; [K reads 'ro geanair Conn / an umhla' etc., with 'dermad' in margin.] [.r.] An adhaigh ro gēnair Conn ba faīlid fris Ēre oll; innti ro maidset fā rath ro sgaoil réim co rath ro sgaoil réim co rath ro sgaoil réim co rath Loch Riach, Loch Lēin, Loch n-Echach neth- nethach nethach . An adaigh ro gēnair Conn ba faīlid fris Ēre oll; innti ro maidhset dona ro muighetar tra ro muighetar tra ro gheinsiodar mhuighedar gan ana Siūir &ersir; Beōir feóir is Berba

Agus cid nā budh imghuin re sgāth[P, L2 add] &ersir; nach budh urchar fo aill &ersir; nach budh airdmes ar aigen &ersir; nach budh baramail ar brath do cathaib no do cedaib na do curadhaibh coimheirghe na cenn o ta [etc.] cathugad fris, ō tā adhaigh Luain a rucadh hē a Temraig gusan F, same hand adds above no in domnachMāirt i n-ar bāsaiged ē ag Druim Tuirlēime toirléime ? ut dixit Senchān in sencha in senrann L2 amail isbert Senchan senfhile; [om. all down to the next verse, until division 73]:- .r. Adhaigh Luain rucadh an rī, māl Midhe, mac Feidhlimi; Dia Māirt[F, same hand adds above no dia domnaig] ar n-ēirghi grēine fuair bās a nDruim a ccnoc Tuirlēime toirléime

Agus do chaithestair a urraind d'Ērinn re fiche bliadan re teora bliadain ar caoga fria re chúig mbliadhan fithad le raefithchit bliaghain ré theora mbliadan ar chaogad ré theora mbliadan ar chaogad , amail as-bert in file:— Conn cōig bliadna fā chethair fo chearthar rob iarla co n-aird-chrechaib fá he an r´ go saoírbreathaibh; do-rochair Conn clāir Midhe le mac Mail mhic rochroidh le mac Māil mic Rochraidhe an féinne fial gur torchradh. [This verse in F, B, L. P, L2, K, C has different text:] P conn ced cathach a rí [L2, K, C, na rígh] caoga for a tri gan foccail gan forloscad gan guin duine bi. [K adds:] &ersir; tá an ran sin ciotach.

Is ann sin tāinic Conn ar fōd fēgtha fāth iar sin, &ersir; tāncatar dā agallaim 'm an am sin a threōin &ersir; a thaísigh, a mhāil &ersir; a maithi, &ersir; tāinic ann Conall mac Aonghusa Feirt, a oide; &ersir; do gabh Conn agā thaisbēnadh dōib gach nī budh dōig leis do thecht i n-a chenn, &ersir; do iarr comairle um dhāil na caingne sin. Agus do fhregair Conall ē &ersir; is ed do rāidh, Dēna-sa, ar sē gach nī bus cōir uime sin, uair is ort fēin atāit na teora buadha ratha rīgh mad co trāsta .i. tīrthi do tháth &ersir; catha do da clōdh &ersir; conāach cosgair (letters illeg.) ar do churadhuib re coimērghi. Is egail lim-sa āmh, ar Conn, colamain ria Temrach do thuitim lē nāimdaisg->ib (letters illeg.) a n-asgaidh, &ersir; sluag Connacht do chirrbad gan a n-oired gann oired d'ēchtuib i n-a n-agaid. Eagail lim fōs mo bās nō mo baeghlughadh fēin, nō maidm foram, nō m'indarbad a h-Ēirinn, nī nach dernad form as m'oigedas mo núa ná as mo naoidhentacht naoidhentacht ; &ersir; is ed do-gēn-sa, do-bēr maidm ar mh'aghaidh ō nach dīn ar ēg a ingabāil do-bēr maidm ar mh'aghaidh ō nach dīn ar ēg a ingal- &ersir; berad mfeidm catha gan diceall ar mhaccaid gurab amlaid do faothad &ersir; mo comlann ar mo comair o nach din ar eg ::fa ar imgabáil do bher maidhm ar mhagaidh ó nach dion ar ég ionghabháil do bheara maoidhim air maghaidh ó nach díon air eug san ngabhadh &ersir; méraidh mfheidhm &ersir; mágh an aoinecht &ersir; gurab amhlaidh fhaoithfed &ersir; mo chomhlann ar mo chomhair air nach dion ar éag aisg- no iomghabhail bhérad mfeidhm ar maghaidh a naoinfheacht .

Dēntar agad-sa, a aird-rī, ar Conall, fostacht re ferg &ersir; taī re tagra &ersir; ēistecht re fiarfaigidh &ersir; cruas re cogad &ersir; calmacht re cathaib. Dōig do-gēba tū colamhain Temrach dod chosnam gan dīcheall don dula sa; uair is iad sin cuailledha trēna Tuathail &ersir; uaithneda fíchdha Feidhlimidh &ersir; cletha cosanta Cuind Chēd-chathaigh; &ersir; do-ghēba-sa sluag Connacht dod chosnam. Uair gach nech is sine inaī-siu acu, is oidedha duit iat, &ersir; gach comhaīs is comalta, &ersir; a macáimh i n-a ndaltaib is daltada is daltada (letters illeg.) dīlsi duit;[P adds] &ersir; ar na h-adbaraib sin nach fetaid na fir ud gan do diden sa gan dicheall don chur sa. oir doigh ní ba suairc lasna saoirferaib úd beith ag eisdecht re briathraib fuar craidhechar fraoich forthaga ndichur &ersir; aga ndithuccad o mbailtib bunoig &ersir; o ndaingnechaib disle o na niathaib &ersir; o na naicmedhaib muna beth do dion & do dhuchasa agá ndiden, do saoire & do saorclanndacht aga saorad, do cruas &ersir; do cath aga congbail, do baidh &ersir; do bret aga mbunuccad. Gurab aire sin do fagbadar a sinnsir sud a lamhaib cosnamacha carad &ersir; a comduthcasa do caomhnasa gan dicheall don dul sa; óir nar leighis [etc.] [L2 has same paragraph.] &ersir; nār lēigis uasal a n-inadhaibh īsil, nā daor a flaithes flatha, nā cam do chaithem re cōir, acht gach nech for a díre &ersir; for a dūthchas, ō tucais timchellad flatha for Fōdla .i. ō thuitim Chathaīr Mhōir co tāinic Eōgan a h-Espāin d'fhuadach Ērenn as ar lāimh-nī. Agus is deimin lim-sa nach ba h-āillecán a lāim leinib big Ēire a n-urlāimh Eōgain co n-a allmarchaib, uair nī fuighther gan conghāir chatha uatha hí. Agus nā sechain-si an cath, a Chuinn, ar Conall, uair atá clār talman fār troighthib-ne anīss &ersir; atā faircle fuar-fhliuch na firmaiminti firmaininnti foraind anuas; &ersir; is briathar dūinne, nō go sluigi an talam sīss sinn, nō go tuiti an fhirmaimint firmaininnt anuass oraind, nach bēram oired ordlaig tar ar n-ais nō cēim ar cūlaib 'gut chosnam-sa

Lēig as ai-le, a Chonaill, ar Conn, is medhair fhir re for-ēigen na focail sin, &ersir; is tagra (letter illeg.) re borb nō re baoth- chinedh cimid na briathra sin. Dōig āmh is dortad ratha do rīg ro-uaiti, &ersir; is doras bāis beg-shluag, &ersir; is comartha fainde uathad sochraidi. Is uime sin is āil dam-sa techta do chur le comadaibh eile co h-Eōgan. Cārsat comadha sin? ar Conall. Na trī cūigidh fuilit aige fēin dō gan imreasain d'Ērinn, &ersir; an cethramadh cōiged uaim-si dó mar chomaidh a n-a cenn sin .i. cōiged Uladh; &ersir; do-bēr dō rē comall sin grian &ersir; ēsga, muir &ersir; tīr, gan fogail gan ingreim gan anforrān rem ré uaim-si air; &ersir; lēiged dam-sa crīcha Teftha gan toirmesc &ersir; Temair &ersir; cōiged Connacht. Is mór an choma sin, ar Conall. Gidh mōr, ar Conn, cedaim-si d'Eōgan ī ō nach fuilim lín catha do chēdaib nō do churadhaib dó.Cia rachas leis na comadhaibh sin? ar cāch. Eochaid Glūin-gel &ersir; Fiachaid fiacha Lāim-gel, dā mac Crimthainn Chúl-bhuidhe, rī Oighle &ersir; Umhaill. Dobo > córa cuibhdhe [F, same hand writes above no cuibdi] filid &ersir; aos dána do chur leis sin, ar cāch. Nī chuirfem, ar Conn, ar nach abradaís allmaraig &ersir; Ērennaigh comad a n- athchiuingidh athcuinngidh do-gēbhdaís filid urraind d'Ērinn dūinn

Is ann sin rāncatar na techta sin rompa co h-airm a roibe Mog Nuadad, &ersir; do lēiged a pupall an aird-rīgh iat, &ersir; do innsedar a n-aithesga don aird-rīg. Nī gabtha sin, ar Flann mac Fiachrach. Ro fhreagair an t-aird-rī iad &ersir; is ed ro rāid, Robudh aībhnes gan eocha dam-sa sin, ar Eōgan, &ersir; robudh chuirm gan chorna chranna [F, above the o, the same hand write no u], &ersir; robudh chonāch gan cheōl, &ersir; robudh thigernas gan taithighe taithidhe tathuccad táthughadh , &ersir; robudh iasacht gan indlacad dam-sa, imlecán [Beginning of p.16 in P; this page, the last of our text, is often illegible, partciularly at the left hand margin, and down the middle where it has been folded.]oirechais Ērenn am ingnais &ersir; Temair co n-a tuathaib; &ersir; nī fhūicēb-sa an bern bern- sin dom chonāch gan caithem, uair dobudh aisg ar m'fhine tar m'ēisi sin, &ersir; nī ghēb-sa na comada sin.

Is ed ad-chualamair-ne ō Chonn, ar na techta, nach dlegar saigin tar sīth nā cath tar comaidh nā mire tar mōir-réir. Cia sibh-si féin, a ōga? ar Eōgan. Eochaid Glūin-ghel &ersir; Fiachaid Lāim-gel sinne, ar siad, dā mac rīgh Oighle &ersir; Umaill, dā chomalta do Chonn. In budh geall re oirechas nō re umhla dam-sa sib? ar Eōgan. Nī budh edh, ar siad, uair doba díchur flaithesa dō-san oirechas Ērenn d'inggabāil ar aba anma amna én-deisi; uair do-geib mac maith muinnter,[P om. from here down to and including ro fergaiged Eogan uime sin &ersir; atbert, below] &ersir; atá &ersir; biaid Ēre aigi sin, uair is é baránta is ferr dā caithem &ersir; dā cosnam ē; &ersir; is briathar dūinne do rēir ar n-aithni-ne ar Conn, acht gē tharcaid comaid uadh nach lēicfedh baile biataigh d'Ērinn duit-si, acht gurb āil leis do dhul-sa tar cóir &ersir; tar comaid. Ro fergaiged Eōgan uime sin &ersir; at-bert,L2 adubhairt re druing dha mhuinntir, Gabhthar na teachta úd libh, ar sé Ac idir, ar na h-uaisle. Ni h-áil linne a ccongmhail re cimidheacht. Léigidh as, bhar Eogan, ní lemsa do bhérdaoís a bhfeidhm lá fionnta foghnaimh idir feraibh no la chaithmhe corma idir churadhaibh, acht le na ccaraid & le na ccomhdhalta féin .i. le Conn c.c. & gabhaidh go daor dochamhlach iad &ersir; beiridh libh iad go mullach no tolcha rianmhoire radharcaigh sin thuas &ersir; riaghtar ann iad. [The same passage, so far as legible in P; which has skipped from muinnter to muinntir] Beiridh libh na techta úd, ar Eōgan, co mullach na tulcha &ersir; riaghthar lib iad Do-rōnadh amhlaid sin friū, conid uatha aderar na Riagha Mhaigi Lēna beōs

Is ann do-chuala Conn a chomaltada do chrochad an tan fā com-dorcha fēr re fidbaid; &ersir; do gab agá caínedh do chnedaib &ersir; d'ēigmib mar do-ghēnadh ben nō baoth-ingen. Coisg dīnn do chuma ar Conall, uair do-gēba tairisi madhid madh madh ad trēn; &ersir; dīghail a cert chatha nō claidimh do charaid. Is amlaidh is cōir ar Conn, &ersir; ag so mo briathar ris, ar sē, dāmadh amlaidh do-gēnadh Eōgan mo dhā chomalta do ghabāil &ersir; a lēigen beō lim a h-Ērinn, nach ticfaind ēn-oidhchi a n-Ērinn re beathaid Eōgain; &ersir; is briathar eile damh, dā lēiged-san Ēire uile dam co cethramain baile biataigh, nach gébaind sin uadha nō co ndīghlaind mo dhā chomalta air

[Poem from L2; vars. from P [where legible], K, C.]Agus as dursan damh an toisg lér chuirios iad; &ersir; adubhairt an laoidh ann:—- Dursan, a (om.) Eochaidh go n-aoibh, dortadh fola ar thuinn do thaoibh, gan bheith léd ré ad ruire : : : beit re re do ruine gan a bheith le ré do ruire gan a bheith le ré do ruire gan a bheith léd ré ad ruire , a mhic Criomhthuinn Chúl-bhuidhe. A Fhiachaidh mhic Criomhthuinn chais a h-iath Aidhne imiol-ghlais. do loisg mo chroidhe gan cheilg do chorpán fo chrú chró-dheirg. Dearg bhurr n-aighthe, fionn bhur ccúil, soillsi dreiche, doirche rúin, garbh bhur lāmhach lámha lámha a ccath chain, mín bhur ndálāla le h-ainnribh. Dar nemh is dar talmhuin trēin tren , dar éuscca, dar gaoith, 's is is dar gréin, nocha béarad bera céim ar ccúl nó go ndernar cách d'iompúdh. Ēirigh, a Chonuill Chruachna, gabh do sgiath fhor-dhercc fhuachdha, roich go Magh Léna, líth ngal, go nderna dena gníomh bhus dursan.

Is ann sin do gab Conn a eirred catha uime .i. a chneis-lēine chiartha chom-daingen co n-a teora. réltann réltan rotha réltonna roth do derg-ōr fuirre; &ersir; do gab a inar do shrōll il-breac ingantach Thíri Tairrngire co ngabad dó ō fhosadh a chinn co a cholpa; &ersir; do gab a lūirig truimm treabraid trēn-daingin co n-a cennait chom-dhaingin don chinēl chēdna; &ersir; do gab a chois-ēidedh do chaol-fhinnruine fā chosuib; &ersir; do gab a dhā lāmhaind lūthmara im a lāmhuib nach fes cā mitall dōib, acht a fagāil a sídh síth dó &ersir; dath snechta re sith-shilledh orra-sēin, &ersir; buaid coscair ar in tí fā mbīdís, &ersir; nī tabarthaī urchar n-imraill eistib &ersir;do gab a muince mīn-ēdtrom im a muinēl &ersir; a minn aird-rīgh um a chend, a rabatar caoga gemm carrmogail do chlochaib tíre na h-Innia - ba com-sholus lā &ersir; adhaigh as-sēin; &ersir; do chengail a chlaidhem[P comes to an end at the bottom of p.16 with the words [claid]emh gorm da incc- gab:tc ger faopr::] dā leith chlí &ersir; do gabh a sciath cimais-derg comramach fair; &ersir; do thōccbustair a dhā chraīsigh chrand-ramra catha co mbunchoraib (om. letter) óir deirg im a mbrāighdib

Is and sin do fhiarfaig Conn do chách, An súntach sanntach sanntach bar sin nō in urlam bar n-óig dochum in chatha sa? ar sé. Is ed ōn, a aird-rí, ar siad. Is ann sin rāinic Conn roime co fosad Droma Dam, risi rāiter Druim Sduagha sduadha ar Maigh Léna, āit ar sduaghatar catha Cuinn croinn a slegh ar lēigen a truim forra re h-edh a comairli. Cāit a fhuil Finn mac Cumaill? ar Conn. Ro fhregair Finn dó. Ēirigh, ar sé, an fiche cēd curad ataī, do thesargain Temrach co n-a tursgar, &ersir;madam beō-sa do-gēba luach a taisgedha dá tarba; minbam beō imorra atáid géill &ersir; eitiri Ērenn innti, &ersir; caithfi fēin do ruithen dā rath. Imthighis Finn roime co Temraig, &ersir; do thuic nach le tairisecht do chuir Conn uadha ē

Is ann sin do fhiarfaigh Goll mer míleta mac Morna, An edh is áil lib oirrlech no imbualad oidhchi do dēna? Is ed ón, ar Conn, ō nach fuilmīt coim-līn cath nō cēd nō curadh re h-Eōgan. Tucus fēin fām brēthir, ar Goll, an lā do gabhus airm laīch am láimh, nach dingninn imbualadh oidhchi dom dheōin, uair nī fhuil mo rosg co rinnamail, &ersir; ní forāil lim soillsi an laī agum; &ersir; gidh edh, an comlann is cruaidhe in bar cinn-si, dingébhad-sa ar lō da bar laochaib ē. Eōgan sin, ar siad. Lēigidh dam-sa ē, ar Goll

Cūich agaib dingbhus dīm, ar Conn, Fraech mac rīgh na h-Espāine atā fiche cēd curadh a longphort ar leith ō chāch ? Misi sin, ar Eochaid Én-shūla mac rīg fer Foirtreann. Cūich agaib dingbhus dīm secht mic Shicir co n-a sluagaib? Sinne sin, ar trī mic Conaill Chruachna. Cūich agaib dingbhus dīm secht mic Dhoghair co n-a sluagaib? Sinne sin, ar dhá mac Fheidhlimidh .i. Eochaid Finn &ersir; Fiachaid Sūighdhe fiachaid suighi fiacha suidhe . Cūich agaib dingbhus dīm na deich cēd curadh d'ōcbaidh na h-Aisia filed araon re h-Eōgan, &ersir;do gabatar do lāim nach rachdaīs i n-a ndūthaig &ersir; a tigerna d'fhāgbāil gan bās d'fhagāil i n-a fhochair? Sinne sin, ar trī deichneabhair do macuib menmnacha Morna: ō dha fhaomh (om. letter) ar mbrāthair comracc Mogha Nuadad, cidh dhūinne nach dingēbhmaīs a theghlach? Cūich agaib dingbhus dīm na trī cēd curadh do laochraid Lochlann fuiled a farradh Eōgain, uair do gabatar do lāimh nach lēigfidīs tocrādh a tigerna tairsib? Sinne sin, ar colamain teanna na Temrach. Cūich agaib dingbhus dīm Tresmaol mac Dolair &ersir; Laighnenn Tuir Breoghain &ersir; Oilill Tuir Nemruaid? Sinne, ar triar trēin-mīledh do chlainn Fheidhlimidh Rechtmair .i. Brec breasal &ersir; Soradh &ersir; Mogh Corb. Cūich agaib dingbhus dīm Nuadha Derg mac Dāirine, oide Eōgain? Misi sin, ar Ros mac Imchada mac rīg Ulad. Cūich aguib dingbhus dīm Flann mac Fiachrach sen-athair Moga Nuadad .i. athair a mhāthar? Misi sin, ar Asal mac Cuinn Fhēinnedha, taīsech teghlaigh rīg Ērenn. Crēd lēicthi am chomair-si &ersir; a comhair Chonaill? ar Conn. Lēig as ai-le, a aird-rī, ar iad-sumh, nī bia comrac cotruma āirithi cotruma airighthe cotrum airidhi foraib-si, acht cothugad &ersir;commaídem ēcht &ersir; laīdhedh laochraidhe

Imthūsa Moga Nuadad, do-berar ōs aird. Do-chuaid a n-inadh oirechtais &ersir; tāngatar maithe a muinntire chuigi, &ersir; do gabh 'gā n-agallaim, &ersir; is ed do rāid riūAn fhuil a fhis aguib-si, ar sé, nachar damadh sīst nō sealaidhecht da bar sinnseraib um an oilén sa ō dha bādar dā mac Mhīled igā h-imchosnam re 'roile .i. Ēiber eimer &ersir; Ēiremōn, ar éigin, &ersir; nār damadh cunnradh nō comroinn dūinn di; &ersir; dā thrian ar leithe fēin d'Ērinn i n-ar n-agaid-ne trē fhuath &ersir; trē fhír-mhisgais? Agus dā derbadh sin dobudh ferr dūinne trī catha egair i n-ar n-agaid iná tegasg mī-rūnach Maicniadh &ersir; comairle chealgach Chonaire, &ersir; sinn ar ngabāil a ngiall siad ar ngabhail a ngiall siad ar ngabhail a ngiall siad ar ngabhail a ngiall mise tair eis a ngiall do ghabhail , &ersir; a feidhm &ersir; a fognamh le Conn i n-ar cert-agaidh. Gurub aire sin tucus-sa Espāinigh &ersir; allmaraigh lim a n-Ērinn, ōs iad nach trēicfedh sinn amail do-rinne Maicniadh ar sechnai-ne le sanasuib Saidhbhi &ersir; mar do dīchuir Conaire ar cairdes le suan-laighi Sáraidi; &ersir; dob ēigen damh-sa, an tan do recsad Leth Moga m'anam &ersir; mh'inmhe ar dhā ingin Chuinn, imarcraidh allmarach do thabairt lim do chaithemh &ersir; chosnam Ērenn do Leth Moga &ersir; do Mhuimhnechuibh, ar teithed co ndingnedh Conn biataigh iar mbunadhas dīb &ersir; co cuirfed fo daír-chís dūr-fhoghnamha iad. Agus is ed dob āil dam-sa don dula sa, gan dochar nā daīr-chīs d' fhāgbāil ar mh'fhine tar m'ēis, acht nert Ērenn do beith againd gan imresain, madh rathmar ar réim, &ersir; a beith ag Conn gan chuideachad cuidiughadh cuidiughadh más aigi anfas; &ersir; ar fír bar n-einigh rib-si, ar sé, cosnaidh cosnaigh co maith an flaithes sin da bar tuathaih &ersir; da bar n-oighredhuib

Do fhreagradar-sum sin dó &ersir; is ed adubhradar, Fūicfidir sinne uile ar fódaib nō ar faon-laighib nō fāicfemait fúigfiom oirechas agat-sa, a aird-rī, don dula sa. Dōigh āmh fā báidh brāthairsi leō-sum ann sin, &ersir; fā rūn urlam ēn-duine, &ersir; fā crithnugad troim-threōid re muc-bāidh a mōr-thorc ba criothnughadh triomtreóid re mochbháid a mhór torcar fā crithnugad troim-threōid re baigh a mōr-thorc . Agus nírb ingnad dōib-sim sin, dōig ba loisi lítha luamairecht an tī do boī ann sin, &ersir; ba h-édāil chabartha do churadhuib a chosnam, &ersir; rob indeōin cothuigthe coth - e do Leith Mogha an mīlidh sin. [P and L2 have this passage (from here until the end of line 1582) after section 69, referring to Conn; B om.]Uair dob ē in ail fhuirmedha &ersir; an uaitne óir &ersir; an a leg liag lōghmar &ersir; in dos dīdin &ersir; an a fhulacht fhīnemhna co fírindeach an flaith sin; ba lān na talmanna dia thairm, ba faīlid muir &ersir; tīir dá thoidhecht.

Is ann sin rāinic Eōgan d'innsaighi a phuibli, &ersir; nīr chian dō ann in tan ad-chonnairc dā indsaigid na trī badhbha bēl-ginacha, &ersir; na trī h-arrachta fuachdha frithire folt-gharba.[B adds] &ersir; sé lámha &ersir; sé cosa orra &ersir; gach droch dhealbh oile, [and omits the rest of the description.] Trī mailgi fraochda fraachda for-garbha, gan deithbhir gan dealugad, ar fiarlaíd gacha h-aighthi ainmhigi aínmhídi odhar-duibe, ag tuitim &ersir; ag tathaighidh ar n-a glenn-shūilib geil-derga gruadhlaig-ísli. Trī srōna creimennacha cuas-fhinnfadhacha ag na caillechuib. Trī tengtha lista labarthacha lān-doilghi leō, co ngrāin nguil &ersir; co n-uathmaire n-ēighme &ersir; co neimib naithrech for a n-ēighmhibh. Sē lāma brodla bun-chaola barr-grānna buidh'-ingnecha ag na badhbhuib sin. Sē cosa caol-arda cnāmh-lomma cam-ladracha ag na caillechaib sin. Gur gráinighedar na flaithi risna fuathaib sin

Can as tegaid na mnā úd? ar na maithi. Tāncamar a cēin lēr cumachtuib, ar siad. Rāidhidh rinn bar cumachta, ar Eōgan. Adērum, ar iad-sum .i. muir for arduib, &ersir; snechta for talmain, &ersir; lasracha lethna for lebar-maighib, &ersir; claochlōd claochl- claochl- crotha for cenēlaib, &ersir; siabradh sídhi for saor-chlannuib, ar n-eladhain-ne, ar siad. Dar ar cubhais āmh, ar Eōgan, nī dīsgirecht deg-ban sin; &ersir; rāidhidh rinn bar n-anmanna. At &ersir; Lann leann léan lan &ersir; Léna leana lann lén lér sinne, trī h-ingena Truaghna truagh truagha na treagha truagháin a trēiniathaib Treagha treea treaghdha , &ersir; tāncamar do thaisbēnad do bhāis duit-si, mar thuitfi isin chath sa.Oraib fēin &ersir; ar Chonn bar cēlmuine, ar Eōgan, .i. bar n-aird-mes a n-aēr, &ersir; bar corbad a crannaibh, &ersir; neimh bar cēlmuine ar clochaib, &ersir; ar tonnuib mara bar mī-rūn. Nī fīr duit, ar siad, nīr sechnadh &ersir;ní sechōntar sinne, &ersir;ní fāistine ar luach nō ar lān-chomaidh do-nímaíd nā luadhmaīd luaidhmaid , &ersir; nī techtairecht do chinn chomadh chanmaīd. Agus at-bertatar so ann:—

Sgēl lim dūib sgéla linn daoibh sgeul leam dhuibh , ēistidh &ersir; eisdigh ris, fīr do grēs greis greis ghréus , treathan truagh traoth- truagh trethan truagh , greathal greatal gēr; mairg gus tic gus a ttig gus a dtig laithi laithe laeithe in Luain; tonn tar tír mar mar mur Chonn conn chonn chonn cruaidh, nīr [From this point until nguil in L.1628, B om.] gab aon aslach uadh. uadhmar magh, magh medh sgēl;L, uadhmhar an magh mead an sgeil, [and ends.] biaidh imad nguil, biaidh imad ndér; mairg d'fhir ro-s-an fer gus án nār nior nār sgar re sgēl Sgēl

Rāncadar na h-arrachta sin iarum co h-airm a raibi mac rīg na h-Espāine, &ersir; adubhratar so annB, &ersir; do rónsad an mhífháisdine sin dó &ersir; níor chreid doibh acht mar Eogan; [the poem is omitted]:— Cloistecht re cruadh-maidin cruaidh mhaoidhin co mesgfaither mesgfaidhter comheasg::::: comhesgfear corr-shlega re fighar fidhar faobhar fidhbaidhi fiodhbaidh ; fir Midhe mí-roinnfidh miosoinfither imad ōg oirrlighfidh oirbf-ther , cirrfaither cruadh-churaidh ciorfuither curaidhibh catha cirrfaidhter curaidibh catha , sluaigh sluagh Chruachna coibēra coibhrera , do shéla sheala dil daltasa, máil Mumhan maidhfider maoidhfithior , nert Mogha mór-thoirnfidh Mhogha mhoir toirnfithear , taoth Fraech a fer-chosgar fercosgair le mac Úna innsaigech ionsathaigh innsaig- ; daīb nī ceōl cloistechta cloisteacht . Cloistecht. As, as, ar Fraech, ní fír dhuit, nī fis fuarais; romad dod ro-grādh, tar h'ēis t'écraide.

Rāncatar na trī mnā serbha siblacha sīdhe sin rompa co h-airm a roibe Conn, &ersir; is ed adubratar[F adubairt, with no adubratar written above in same hand] agá gresacht, A aird-ri, ar siad, do les ad lāmhuib, &ersir; do grāin it gnūis, &ersir; do chonāch id chémanduib, &ersir; do chosnam id chath, &ersir; do rath at rēimennuib. Uair atā oirechus Ērenn etarbuas uasad mar bīs fōd fabaill fábhuill fábhuill ar folumain; uair do lenatar dá ainm oirderca Ēiri da bar coimēirghi don chur sa .i. Leth Chuinn &ersir; Leth Mogha

[Poem from L2, vars. from Kand C.]Agus adubhairt Lēn léna léna an laoidh so sios ann ann .i. iomrolla éga Eogain :— Tāinic maidin, maith an sgél, mar adeir Lann agus Lén do-bhéara (om.) an sgēl cēdna cenda cenna cain iomrulla écca Eóghain (om.) . As í Leath leith Chuinn, id-chluine, budh thuaith go Tuinn Rudhraighe rughraidhe rughraidhe rughraidhe ; [C transposes line 1666-1667 an leth oile, soirbh an slad,] as í a sí sin Leath Mhogha Nuadhad. As mithidh dol i n-a ccenn dula ina chenn dula ina chenn dol na ceann , a mhic Morna na mbéimenn mbéimionn morlenn mórlann ; an mhaidin chaomh go nglōir ngrib, as (om.) maith dhībh an trāth tāinig.

Cidh trā acht ō 't-chonnairc Conn nēll na maidne muiche suil sul sul do fhāgaibsed rēltanna aēr, rāinic roime gan fis gan airiugad cusan longphort a roibe Fraech fithnasach mílesach mac rīg na h-Espāine, &ersir; sē fēin &ersir; a fiche cēd Espāinech a longphort ar leith ō chách i n-a shuan chodalta; &ersir; ro gáiredh umpa &ersir; do gab sluag Cuinn agā n-oirlech co h-arrachta. Agus is ris do ēirigh Fraech, re sestān na fer &ersir; na faobar, na n-ēcht &ersir; na n- espad oirlech i n-a thimchell. Ro ēirigh Fraech co h-aithmélach as a phupaill, &ersir; nī thārraidh a threalam acht in lām-arm do bī fā lāim aigi, &ersir; do chaithestair eisen co h-arrachta re h-imbualad &ersir; re h-urlaidhe ar curadhaibh Cuinn, co torchratar cēd laoch don ruathar sin le mac rīgh, na h-Espāine. Co tarrla Conn &ersir; Eochaid Én-shúla i n-a agaid dó, gur fhothraicedar in dá laighin le nertuib a lāmh isin laoch-mhílid; &ersir; tuc-san dá ghuin āithesacha orro-sum, gur bris a n-ēidedh gan fuirech &ersir;gorbo baogal bāis re fēghadh gach áladh dīb sin; &ersir; nī comthrom a comrac, uair nī roibe acht lēine il-delbach ōr-shnáith fā mac rīgh na h-Espāine, &ersir; do bātar in dá laoch eile éidighthi ō bhonn co bathais. Co torchair mac rīg na h-Espāine isin chomlann sin le Conn &ersir; re h-Eochaid Én-shúla

Agus tucsat sluaig Chuinn gáir chommaīdhme a cosgair ōs aird, &ersir; is ī an gáir sin do dhūisig Mog Nuadad co n-a shluagaib, &ersir; do ēirghedar ann sin, &ersir; nī rāinic leō a trealmha catha do chōrugad nō do chengal an tan do gabatar catha Cuinn ar a n-oirlech. Agus ní ar tlás dō do-chuaid sin ag Eōgan co n-a ard-shluagaib, acht ro thuaircsed catha Cuinn a cēdóir, &ersir; ro chathaighedar co fuilech crēchtach crō-linntech re forbartuib ferg &ersir; re medhrachuib misgne &ersir; re h-anfad a n-aignidh. Gur suidiged um gach rīgh dona rīgaib sin sonn lethan leabar-daingen do roighnib sgiath n-óir-thiug n-eochair (om.) chraobach co macuib aird-rīg agā n-imarchor, &ersir; do bocōidib dealb-nūidhe dath-imdha, &ersir; do thuluib sgiath sreth-chaín slabhradach, &ersir; d'fhaobraib colg &ersir;craísech &ersir; corr-shleg

Gurbho cenn a loisi luaimnigh lebar-deirg le mōr-gaothaib Márta, &ersir; gurbo h-āradh re h-olc, &ersir; gurbo drēim re dīberg, cenn do chur in gach mbróin sesmuigh sleg- aigbēil aigmeil dīb sin re gresachtuib uathmara a n-urradh &ersir; a n-aird-rīgh ac ag laoidhed na laochraidhe, &ersir; re caismertuib com-arda a curadh, &ersir; re grēchaib &ersir; re golfadaig golf-aig golfarn- na mbadhb siblach sian-grānna, &ersir; re saīb- eitellaib na mbrain-én mbreic-cícar oc innisin uilc &ersir; oc urnaidhe āir, &ersir; re tighe na cethand dona caolarmaib ro dībhraigedar na curaidh dá céd-chuindscleō

Gurub ann sin ro toirned leō-sum doire ruadh- ghlas ro-neimhnech d'fhedhaib cruaidhe crann-trēna sech bhilibh na sgiath mbadhba isna bruinnib; gurbo crannach rēidh righin ro-thrén recht- aigbēil aigmeil mar do seōlad &ersir; mar do suidhiged na h-airin līmhtha lethan-gēra a formnaib &ersir; a fír-thaobaib araile, gur fosaighid cosa curadh re comlann &ersir; gur luathaighid lāmha re luath-builledaib. Ro mēdaighid ferga fer ris na fedhmannuib sin, &ersir; ro minaighid lūirecha lán-derbhtha re bruth &ersir; re tesbach na trēn-mīled ō imarcaid a n-imbualta; gurbo fuinneōga siltecha súgh súdh -ruadha ochta na n-ánradh ar n-a tollad le h-imarcaid na n-arm isin imghuin, &ersir; ro cheisedar na flatha ar n-a fedhmannaibh; gorbo saigin buirb ar baoth-mhacaib a mbēimenna, gur combrūighid cathbairr dā cruadh-buillib &ersir;gur h-athchumaid aighthi na míled mōir-menmnach ō aithighidh arm &ersir;faobar 'gā n-urlaidhe. Gurbo linnti tiugh-fhuara téchtaidhe a n-íslib &ersir; a n-eitrighibh an eitridhibh naneitreidhib , na linnti &ersir; (om.) na srotha fola foir-deirgi ro shilestair do shiledar i n-a mbuinnedhaibh borb-ruadha a h-āladhaib na curadh dīb línuib. Gur thoirnetar brain-eōin chír-dhuba craes-derga ar corpaibh curad &ersir; ar ochtuib ānrad isin irghail sin, & ro fhāiltigedar badbha béil-derga re fairsinge na feóil-édála fuaratar. Acht atá ní chena, fā luinne air an esargain fa loinnir gan tesargain fa loinne gan lanfhoirin an neasargain fa luinne gan tesargain fa luinne ar an easorgain fa luinne ar an easorgain sin &ersir; fā h-ár gan áirem &ersir; fā cepach ceapadh gan céill &ersir; fā coimh-fherg gan cobair &ersir; fā dīghal dīthaighthi díthaigthe (om. letter) deg-daīne an brāth cēd &ersir; cenn &ersir; colann do fāgbadh ann sin a fothraicthib fola &ersir; a n-adhartuib uilc &ersir; a sruth-linntib cró

Is ann sin tāncatar secht mic Shicir co n-a sluagaib ō chath Eōgain Taīdhligh fā throim-fherguib, nó co rāncatar ar lár-mhedōn catha Cuinn, &ersir; do-rinnedh leō raona lethna do láithriugad &ersir; doirsi dīchra don dergruathar sin. Go tarla riú trī meic Conaill Chruachna .i. Corc &ersir; Connla &ersir; Cēdghein Cruachna, &ersir; is é tarla riū ar tús do chlainn Chonaill .i. Cēdghein Cruachna, &ersir; ro chaithestair re macuib Sicir a shaothar gur ghon gach ēn-laoch aca a chéile &ersir; eisin. Fā h-ingnad le macuib Sicir nert én-laích d'fhás nō d'fhorbairt orra fēin mar sin, &ersir; tucatar secht ngona a n-énfhecht ar Cēdghein; &ersir;do thuigestair Cēdghein nār thrēn tabaigh a aicme ar cairdib clainni Sicir, &ersir; nār fherr leis lucht a érca agā agra iná sé fēin dā innechad orra 'm an am sin; &ersir; tuc secht ngona gáibhthecha orra-sēin gurbo doras báis gach guin dīghla dībh-sēin. Is ann sin tāncatar dā mac oile Conaill gusan cath-láthair catha sin .i. Corc &ersir; Connla, &ersir; do thōgbatar mic Conaill a n-aignedh ós cách ann sin, &ersir;tucatar tuarcain fherdha fhortamail do bēimennuib troma ar na tréin-fheruib sin, gur fhāgbatar i n-a tamhnaib sgaīlti sgiath-roinnti an mōir-sheiser mīled sin ar mbuain a cenn dā collaib

Is ann sin tāncatar secht mic Doghair co n-a dāmhaibh ō chath Mogha Nuadad co lār-medōn catha Cuind, &ersir; do-ratsad comach coitchend ar na curadhaib, co tarla dā n-indsaigid cōig mic fherdha Feidhlimidh .i. Fiachaid Araidhi &ersir; Bīcis Caoch &ersir;Curraīne, Eochaid Finn &ersir; Fiachaid Sūighdhe Fiachaid Súighe Fiacha Súi-e ; &ersir;gērb iat-sēin nírbhu urusa frithāilem a ferg co n-urraind dā n-athardha umpa. Ro gonait &ersir; ro dergait, ro marbait &ersir; ro mughaighid secht meic Doghair don debaid sin

Cidh trā acht ō 't-chonnairc Eōgan Taīdlech a maithe agā mughugad &ersir; a dheigh-fhir 'gā ndīthugad &ersir; a churaid 'gā cirrbadh[K breaks off here.] &ersir; a an ōig 'gá n-uaitiugad, ro lingestair buinde rod rechta isin rīgh-mīlid, co nār thuill i n-a chorp a chēdfaid re āirem a ēcht &ersir; a esbadh i n-a fhiadhnais; &ersir; tāinic roime i n-a thoraind fhergaigh fhorrānaigh fhaobhraig fheochair eochair eochair -galaig dá n-agra. Uair is ē a thres fā tend, &ersir; a chith fā cruaidh, &ersir; a fherg fā h-egal, &ersir; a thuinnsium fā teidhm, &ersir; a ghaisged fā gábadh, &ersir; a a dhīberg fā dīth. Mairg tarla fā imlat a arm &ersir; a aigenta an uair sin, mana thegmadh chuigi cath coim-thiugh, &ersir; cind chroma, &ersir; cliath choim-neirt, &ersir; sgēith gan scuchad, &ersir; freagartha ferg, &ersir; nert-ghabāil nāmhad, &ersir; aigenta uaille, dīchracht dībergi. Gur fhācaib dā ēis ar cuartugad an chatha an t-ār-shlecht an tar slech oirlighthi an tár leacht oirlighthi an tár sleachtaigthe an tár sliocht oirlighthe an túrshliocht urlaighthe oirlighthi, &ersir; na colla cirrtha crō-thesgtha, &ersir; na buidhni feōsacha faonmarbtba dīchendta dubh-gorma droch-cóirighthi; &ersir; rob imdha uadha re h-edh rehd- n-ath-gairid fēinnidh fras-ghonta, &ersir; treōin ar tuisledhaigh, &ersir; beōil ar mbān-ghlasadh, &ersir; dōiti drom-ghonta, &ersir; cosa ar cam-luamain, &ersir; brugaid broinntesctha, &ersir; baoith baoth ar buadhnasaigh, &ersir; ōig a ndīth bhethad

Ō 't-chonnairc Conn an ainigin tuc Mog Nuadad ar a chathaib &ersir; ar a chēduib &ersir; ar a churadhuib, ro fhuagair do Gholl mīleta mac Mhorna Mog Nuadad do chosg do chāch amail ro gheall ros gell ; &ersir; ro shechain fēin a chomrac, uair do thimchill Mog Nuadad fā naí an cath agá iarraidh do dhígail a fheirgi &ersir; a anfholad air. Agus is é leth do-chuaid Conn ar a imgabāil a mesg chlainni mire Morna, uair tuc Eōgan dā brēithir dā faghadh Conn a n-inat ghona nō imbualta nach bērdaīs fir Ērenn uadha é &ersir; ro mharbh imarcaidh laoch i n-a lenmhuinn

Ō 't-chualaid Goll mac Morna guth in aird-rīgh agā gresacht, tāinic roime i n-a ruathar churadh co h-airm a roibhe Mog Nuadad, &ersir; sē ag traethad thrēn &ersir; ag bādhadh bidhbadh &ersir; ag uaitiugad aicmedh &ersir; ag dīthugad deig-cenēl; &ersir; ō rāncatar in dá leōman lonna ledarthacha luathgnīmacha sin dochum araile, tucatar dā thoimhde fherdha fheramhla dácraīsechuib crann-remra isna croimsgiathaib, gurbho h-oirbedha tretholla treththolla tres-brūiti na troim-sgēith ō na toimhdibh sin, co nach roibe dīn fir re ferg nō re fognamh isna sciathaib sin, acht a tuitim uile i n-a mbomannaib fiar-bristi dona feruib. Agus ō 't-chualatar sin na deich cēd curadh do macuib rīgh uaisle na h-Aisia ro bātar a teglach Eōgain, tāncatar a furtacht Eōgain, &ersir; ro marbsat mōrān do mīleduib Cuinn &ersir; do chlannuibh Morna, &ersir; do thuitsed i n-urmhōr fēin and

Do ēirigh menma Moga Nuadad ann sin, &ersir; do-rinnedh leōman uasal Afracdha afraca affraicca froachdha dhe fā coimēirghid cuanarta, nach lamhthar do lāmhugad; &ersir; do chruadhaig in comhlann ar Goll, gur ben a iachtadh mīled as. Ō 't-chualatar clanna Morna sin fá doilig leō Goll do beith isin éigin sin, &ersir; tāncatar co dāna dūthrachtach a fōirithin Guill, &ersir; tucatar guin gach aīn-fhir ar Eōgan, &ersir; tuc Eōgan comaīn a ghona do gach laoch aca-san, ampersir; do fhreagair a chomlann do Gholl. Is ann sin tāncatar a fōirithin Eōgain na deich cēd laoch Lochlannach ro bātar i n-a theglach, &ersir; do-rinnedh leō sin forrán ar flaithib &ersir; comach coitchend ar curadhaibh, &ersir; do thuitset a n-urmhōr fēin ann a fiadhnaise Eōgain

Is ann sin tāncatar trī rīgh roda rechtmara do chairdib Moga Nuadad isin irgail .i. Tresmhaol (om. letter) mac Dolair &ersir; Laighnend Tuir Breogain &ersir; Ailill Tuir Nemhruaidh (om.) nemhr. nemhruadh , co tarla dá n-innsaighe trī h-onchoin ogla ēchtacha do chairdib Cuinn .i. Breac &ersir; Soradh &ersir; Mogh Corb; &ersir; do gon cách a chēile dīb dā craīsechuib crann-remra, gurbo crēithir chom-tholla na cuirp ō imghonuib na craīsech, co dtorchradar (om. letter) dīb línib i n-a cosrachaib crō. Is ann sin tāncatar dā rīgh mera menmnacha d'fhīrchairdib Eōgain dā n-innsaighe .i. Flann mac Fiachrach fiatrach , a shen-athair, &ersir; Nuadha Derg mac Dāirine, a oide; &ersir; do-rinnedar sin urlaidhi agarbh ainiarmartach &ersir; cepach ccapthach cirrthi do churadhuib cros-roinnti a timchell a tigerna. Co tarla dā n-innsaighe Asal mac Cuinn Fhēindedha, taīsech teglaigh rīgh Ērenn, &ersir; Ros mac Imchada mac rīgh Uladh, &ersir; do thuaircset a chéile co gāibhthech guasachtach, co rabatar taíb &ersir; ochta &ersir; asnach co h-eslān esbadach acu ōn imghuin &ersir; ōn urlaidhi sin; co torchradar urmhōr na cēd &ersir; na curadh 'sin chom-thuitim isna comlannuib sin i n-a n-esair an-abaid ar n-a n-athchuma

Ar or toitim na triath &ersir; na tigernad do gach leith do na laochaib sin ar an lāthair sin, do thuicistair Mog Nuadad imad a escarat i n-a fhogus, &ersir; a threōin &ersir; a thrēin-fhir ar tuitim, a allmaraigh &ersir; a dheōraidh ar n-a ndíthugad. Do līnustair uaill &ersir; mēd menman in mīlid sin risin mōir-ēigin sin, &ersir; do ruithnighedar a gruaidhe amail gnāth corcra corcair , &ersir; nī thuc dā úidh decra nā doilges na cnedh &ersir; na n-ālad boī fair, gērbo h-imdha iad-sēin uair doba náirighe leis inā cath do chlódh fair &ersir; a muinnter do mughugad and, in tan do-beiredh dá úidh co tuitfed le h-amhus nō le h-aon-laoch nō le fer formála isin doman uile; &ersir; is ed do rāidh, Comrac fir re fer co trāsta agum, ar sē, &ersir; comrac fir re feruib anois; &ersir; ag so mo briathar ris, ámh, ar Eōgan, co mbia 'n-a dhí-chreidem &ersir; 'n-a éiliugad ag sochaidib re deiredh ndomuin amail dīghélat-sa m'fherg &ersir; m'anfholaid isin ló bágha sa

Do ēirigh a uaill &ersir; do ardaigh a aicnedh 'm an am sin &ersir; do fhiuchatar a fholanna uaisle, &ersir; do thuairc &ersir; do thimchill Goll amail thimchellas fēthlenn fidh nō seabac énlaith, co tuc Goll a osnadh écomhlainn ōs aird. Is ann sin tāncatar trī deichneabair diana dāsachtacha dā choirp-fhine fēin a fōirithin Guill .i. clanna Morna mōir mic Garaidh Glūn-duib, &ersir; tucsat arís guin gach énlaích ar Eōgan, &ersir; nī dechaid duine dībh-sēin gan gan gan guin dīghla ō Eōgan; &ersir; do fhregair a chomlann do Gholl. Tāncatar colamain tenna na Temrach co nertmar nāimdidhi naimhdighi d'innsaigid Eōgain, &ersir; tucatar a n-uaisle-sēin uile guin gach ēn-fhir ar Eōgan, &ersir; riacht nech acu san gan ālad ō Eōgan; &ersir; do fhreagair a chomrac do Gholl. Tāncatar comaltadha Cuinn iar sin co h-Eōgan &ersir; tucatar guin gach éin-fhir fair, &ersir; tuc Eōgan cumaín a ghona nō ní is uille do gach én-laoch aca san; &ersir; do fhregair comrac Guill gan fhuarad dā ēis. Is ann sin tuc Goll a ilach il- osnadh iolach mīled ōs aird, &ersir; freagrais Conall Cruachna, rí Connacht, sin, &ersir; gonais Eōgan, &ersir; ath-ghonais &ersir; tres-gonais Eōgan eiséin ar n-a aithne gurbo h-othar eacute;ga dā ēis é. Bliadain dō agá leighes a Cruachain, &ersir; fuair bás fā deóidh do neimh na n-áladh sin Eōgain

Is and sin tāinic Conn Cēd-chathach a coinne Eōgain ō 't-chonnairc an ainigin tuc ar a mhuinntir. &ersir; Goll isin éigin chomlainn a roibe, &ersir; Conall Cruachna i n-a écht uadha, &ersir; in t-ár tuc ar clainn Fheidhlimidh Rechtmair &ersir; ar clainn Morna &ersir; ar teglach Cuinn féin. Agus nírbo coinne sgíth-beg sgáth-uaimnech in dá aird-rīgh sin ag rochtain araile, acht ba sádhudh sághudh dá chloch ndílend mar do chongbatar a croidhedha re cruas &ersir; re coimfherg a chéile; &ersir; nō go n-āirimhther gainem mara nō duille fedha no fér faithchi, ní rāinic &ersir; ní ro árimh ar thuit do lāim Eógain isin irghail sin. Agus do thinōiledar an sluagh uile 'n-a urthimchell agá oirlech, &ersir; tāncatar trī caogaid mac rīg Muimnech .i. do Mairtine Muman, chuigi, &ersir; ro sháidsed sleg gacha fir ann, &ersir; do marb-sum caoga dīb-sium

Is ann sin tuc Conn tulcān tulgán toirrsi uadha ann don chraīsigh catha ro boī i n-a lāim, co ndechaid trīt 3tt ō ucht co formna; &ersir; ní rāinic leis an tshleg do tharraing an tan do thoit fēin a cosair chrō &ersir; manaís mór-nemhnech Moga Nuadad trīt ōn taoph co araile de. Agus nírb ingnadh a thuitim isna tāim taib -néllaib sin, uair do bhí caoga cnedh com-marbthach neoch fā cnedha báis &ersir; baogail fair ō lāimh Moga Nuadad ō bonn co a bathais, gurbo fuighell gae &ersir; claidim clai-d cl-imh d'Eōgan hé. Do sháidhset a slega uile a n-Eōgan an lín do thuill i n-a thimcheall dīb, gur thóguibset a n-airde ar a slegaib hé &ersir; do-rōnsat guin ghalann de, co torchair leō ar in láthair sin; &ersir; do léigset a ilach il- iolach cornmaīdhmi ann sin. Agus adubairt Goll, Lēiccidh ar lár an laoch-mīlid, ar sē, &ersir; ní bás midh-laích aige. Agus ar toitim totoitim Eōghain do thuitset dá oirrīgh Muimnecha dā leth-taíb .i. Laighell Luath-builledach &ersir; Fiacha fiachaidh Baicedha baichedha . Ro imthighedar ar mhair do Muimhnechuib &ersir; d'allmarchaib, &ersir; nír lenadh iad, uair gach nech nār marbadh do chathaib Cuinn ro bātar a ngonuib &ersir; a fuilibh innus nach roibe naonbhar in-gnīmha nō in-shibail dībh

Ro ēirigh Conn as a thaisib iar sin, &ersir; do gabad longphort leis ar Muigh Léna an adhaigh sin; &ersir; do bātar ag tabairt tesmolta Eōgain Taīdhlig ōs aird, &ersir; gach nech ag adhlacadh a charad &ersir; a dheirbh-fhine fēin aca; &ersir; doba mhór an-aíbhinn in obair sin. Ro fhācaibset eōlaig gur mō do thuit do Leith Chuind ar Muigh Léna inā do Leith Moga, cidh ar Leith Moga do muid muig muig- &ersir; gidh é a tigerna do thuit. Agus is ed deimhnigid ughdair gur mó do thuit le Mog Nuadad i n-a aenar dīb iná leis in tshluag uile ō shin amach. Agus ro bātar co subach dubach amail fher serraigh an adhaigh sin .i. subach Conn in tan do-beiredh dā ūidh Eōgan do thuitim leis &ersir; Éire do chosnamh dó fēin dā tērnódh dia ghonaibh; dubach dobrōnach uile iad, cnedach, osnadhach, o theinnes a cnedh &ersir; a n-āladh &ersir; ō díth a carat, &ersir;ō; mbeith fēin ainmhech ainbhech esbadhach. Tāinic Conaire mac Mogha Lāmha chucu ar n-a mhárach, &ersir; do fher Conn fáilti fris &ersir; ro fhiarfaig de cáit a roibe Maicniadh mac Luigdech. Atā ag Rosaigh na Rīgh thes ros na riogh theas ros na riogh for bóinn , ar Conaire, &ersir;ní thibra sé taeb rib-si nō go fagha sé éraic Eōgain Mhóir ampersir maithe Muman uaib, &ersir; Sadhb ingen Chuinn mar mhnaí

[Poem from L2, C; L gives a completely different account in a poem of four verses too corrupt to be worth printing; B has simply &ersir; adbeart mo cen conoire cuanna &ersir; reliqua.Iar sin do fhiafraigh Conaire sgēla an chatha dhīobh, &ersir; do innis Fer Doghair draoi sin dó; &ersir; id-bert an laoidh ann:— Mo-chean Conaire cuanna, níorsum duine do éra déra déra ; inneósad innéosad daoibh inneosad duit mar do-chuala sgéla an chatha ar Magh Léna. An[sic leg. metr. grat.? Not in L2 or C.] torc trom ar ghoil ghioll ngníomha do ort Conn do ort le Conn do ort le Conn ar Magh Léna dreach Mogha fā grís ghlámha, dámha & fir fá mhéla. Do thuit ann aon-mhac Ēibhir eimher eimher eimher eimher ó thángadar toisg uabhair fuairsiod ann a ndíthughadh ó churadhaibh a Cruachain na cruachna na cruachna . Do thuit Eógan lonn linne, agus Flann tré ghlonn ngoile do thuit an taoibh-sheng tinne, agus Laighneann Thuir Breoghain mbreóghain mbreóghain . Ader-sa[sic leg. metr. grat.?] L2, C adér riot riot gan rubha do thuitsiod do thuit ann saoithe seana, bfuilmíd bhfuilmaoid sunn ar subha do theacht sonn is mo-cheana mochen . M o.ch.

Tarcaidh Conn rīghe Mumhan do Chonaire ann sin. Ac etir, ar Conaire, tabair do Maicniadh an rīghi, uair is é atā aimhriarach duit, &ersir; is lór lem-sa rīgh-dhamnacht Mumhan. Beir-si bennachtain, dā chinn sin, ar Conn, &ersir; gura gurab gomadh tú fēn gabas cennas Ērenn &ersir; Alban tar mh'éisi-si. Agus do fíradh ar chan Conn ann. Do chuirset sein-Eochaid ēiges uathaib co Maicniadh, &ersir; tāinic tar a comadhuib dó .i. ēraic Moga Nuadad &ersir; rīghe Mumhan, &ersir; Sadhb ingen Chuinn do mhnaí; &ersir; ad-bert sein-Eochaid ēiges in laíd ann :-

[Poem from F, vars. from L, L2, C.]A mic, déna síth re Conn, fó a ghlonn, imat a thriath fa glonn ioma re tríath co nach tuca fraig re fraig co nach dtugtha fraoigh re feirg nā colg fri colc don mál liath no a mhor colg fria ghliath . Ēta duit cēd ngabar ndonn cead cabharr dhonn co cúl trom ō sech gach aín go gcul crom is each gach aon as gach aoin ēta duit, a dhegh-dhōid dheis adheghdhoid dheis ad dheaghoidh dheis a dheaghdhóid ndeas , ao bo budh sadhbh fri feis, ferr gach maín. Ēta duit cēd ferb re h-as fria h-ais fri h-ais ar in leirg, ro-fes, a fhir ar an leirg do fhear fhoir ar in leirg, ro fheas fir ; éta duit cēd ech as srian co nert niadh, is coisg do ghoil. Ēta ēraic Fhideic Móir eta dhuit ioc Eogan mhoir eta dhuit eruic fhiodh-mhóir , sgiath ōir &ersir; imell n-uim iomal mumhan ; éta éta duit iath re h-Eiscir n-Uill iath re heisgir cuill ced eascra oll ced eascra oll le méd do ghluinn sceō do muir le méd do ghluinn seoid is cumha is na déana glonn leis an tuir is na déana glonn leis an tuir . Ēta duit cēd mogad ndaor re dēnam aodh co nirt nert chruaidh foghanta dhuit gach uair ēta duit cēd colg is sleg cead sleagh is sgiath a ndōitib fer re dīth sluaig a noidibh triath le dithiugh sluag [L adds] eta dhuit cairdios guill is coigeadh chonnacht thall is maith. [C comes to an end here.] Ēta duit Sadhb ingen Chuinn, fó a boill dingbāla deit fa a bfuil dionmhála dhit fa habhall ; techt a (om.) teachta rīgh Themrach dod rēir nā meadhradh na hagair (and ends). do chéill, a meic. a. mic. d. en. a

Is amhlaid imorra do baī Maicniadh ann sin &ersir;deiscert Muman[F erenn, with no muman above in same hand] uime ō Shliab Chaīn co fairgi; &ersir; tuc Maicniadh seōid &ersir; maíne do shein-Eochaid ēiges; &ersir; tāinic Maicniadh &ersir; maithi clainni Dāirine co Magh Lēna leisin éiges, airm a roibe Conn, &ersir; do-rónsat sīdh ann sin. Targas dā chōiged Muman do Maicniadh ann sin, &ersir; nír ghab-sum sin, acht a roind co cert etir sé &ersir; Conaire; &ersir; do roinnedh Mumha ar dhó dōib ann sin, &ersir; tucsat gialla do Chonn. Agus tāncatar co Temraig iar sin, &ersir; tucadh Sadhb ingen Chuinn do Maicniadh, &ersir; tucadh seóid &ersir; maīne do mhaithib Muman, &ersir; tāncatar dā tighib; &ersir; do bī Ēire ann sin ag Conn gan cumsgugad.B o sin amach go a ég. Conadh é marbhadh Mhodha Néid &ersir; ionnarbhadh Eogain Mhóir &ersir; a mharbhadh ar Magh Léna conuige sin. FINIS don chath sin per me Daniel Duiginanus

Rāinic Derg Damsa draī Eōgain roime iar sin co h-airm a roibe Sída ingen Fhloind mic Fiachrach, māthair Moga Nuadad, &ersir; sí co taidhiúir tuirsech dēis a fir &ersir; a h-athar &ersir; a mic maith, a Rāith Chianaigh Riath Cianaigh a Feimhen-mhuigh a n-oirrther Muman; &ersir; nī rāncatar sgéla derbha Eōgain nō a oidhedha oighedha (om.) d'innsaigid a māthar co tāinic in draī. Agus do ghabh sí 'gā agallaim, &ersir; ad-bert:-

Sīda Poem from F, and [up to verse 7] L2Sgéla let, a Deirg Damsa, imthūs in dā anglonn-sa? Cinnas tērnadar na tuir, Conn is Eōgan a h-ēn-muigh? A ben, nā fiafraigh dīm sgēl, fann sinn gē dho bāmar trēn; co brāth ní fhaicfi do mac, aird-rī airdrigh Mumhan, Mogh Nuadhad. L2 inserts a verse here:— [ ]ig- mor le conn is le righ cruachnana ccomhlonn [ ]ratar ulaidh an áigh, muimhnig &ersir; laighnigh denláimhCrēd do-chuaidh a raibhe in mhedair mór do bīdh do bhi um ag Eōgan ag um ōl, curaidh Cliach, cobhlach fer Fáil laichr- Chlíu Máil , loinges armach a h-Espāin? Fichi cēd tāinic ō thigh Fraoch Mílesach mac Ēibhir eimher eimher eimher eimher do thuitsed le mac Ūna is le h-Eochaid Ēn-shúla. [L2 transposes this verse and the next.]An uair do bāmar, fā gnaí, ar caīn-mhaighlerg Maighe h-Aī ar cai-mhaighlerg Maighe h-Aī ar chaoin leirg mhuighe h-aoi , mac laoch amail inac Mogha Nēid nī frīth d'ēis Logha a lethēid. Fuaramar Conn a n-uathad na uath- a Tuillsci do thaobh Chruachan cruachna ; dob uathad a cenn naī cath curaidh Cruachan, fir Themrach. Adubairt Conall re Conn, 'roinnem roinnidh in chrīch co comthrom;[End of L2.] do mac Mogha Nēid andes, lēig a rogha red reimhes Do ēirig ferg a Conn chas, do chagain crann a gaī ghlais, do shāmaig a ēg fo secht rē n-Ērinn do roind ēinfhecht re h-erinn do roind a einfecht . Atracht Conn rē n-a chath chruaidh co tuc a chlé re Coill Ruaidh, gur gab longphort 'n-ar comair a taīb Ghlaisi Imomhain. Eagail linne Conn Cruachan. do lēim oraind le h-uathad; egail le sluagh Cuinn chubaidh na dronga sa a Des-mumain. Atracht 'n-a rēim Conn Cnodhbha co tuc a druim re h-Odhbha; lēigmīd-ne a lenmuin na fer co h-imlib oirrthir Laigen. Ann sin do roinnsem Ēire ó tá in t-Āth Cliath go a chēile gur ghabsum a Muigh Lēna bāmar cuibhdhe cóim-thrēna. Nī sgaramar sgeramar dār ngail ngūir gur chlaidhemar aile n-ūir; gor thōgsamar trī rátha robsad buana bith-ghnātha. Do-riacht chugaind Conn crōdha ceithre catha com-mōra comora ; gabadh longphort - nīr lugh ludh lem— mar throm-thorc dō, mar dílend. Conaire Caem cliamain Cuinn, is Maicniadh nār fhaom urruim, do thrēigedar gan bháigh bháidh mbreth Eōgan caom tairbthech Taīdhlech. Tāinic Conn na cēd curadh co moch fā maithib maith Muman &ersir; na trēin-fhir ro thagh, as suil do ēirigh Eōgan. Atracht Fraech, ōr buidech badhb, do chaith co luath a lām-arm a tūs an gābaidh go gar, ō nach tārraidh a threalamh. Tucatar sin, leth ar leth, aghaid ar Eōgan Taīdlech; a thorann nír mhaoth 'sa magh, gur thaoth Conall le h-Eōgan. Air cur air Connacht um Chonn d'Eōgan Mōr fā cruaidh comlonn com: , ar ndīth a deōradh fā sech do frīth Eōgan go h-uaignech. Trī caogaid dār dual rīghe do rīgraid Muman mīne,[F very indistinct except the e] gur gonatar mál Midhe do shluag mer na[F very indistinct except the me] Mairtine. T'athair-si Flann, mór in sgēl, cath ar maigh don rīgh ro-thrēn; Fiachaid Baiced, Eochaid tenn, atāid na laighell : : .From atāaid to the end of the poem has been inked over carelessly in black by a later hand, and it is not always easy to make out what was beneath. Line 2116 is corrupt, possibly the MS reads lagshell under the black ink. The second illegible letter seems to be a d or an o, certainly not t or c. Read ataid 'n-a laighe for the first part of the line? Compare however Laighell Luath-bhuilledhach who was killed together with Fiacha Baicedha, l. 1929? But as it stands that would make no sense. laighell would give good rhyme with tenn, in which case something is lost before it. But the illegible letters show that the loss is after. Nī mór :::::: :::: :::::: The obscure letters in this line appear to be darran-(with dot over hyphen) triana (so the black ink; underneath perhaps trena) atancqd (or underneath perhaps atincqd; the last four letters extremely obscure). The ending should be a monosyllable in -uaidh to give deibhidhe rhyme with arm-ruaidh. But in any case the line is too long as it stands. Conn mac Feidhlimidh arm-ruaidh; nī biū nīs sia 'gā sēna, is iad sin ar n-aird-sgēla. S.G.E.L.A.