Witness list
- L: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Laud Misc. 610, ff 123-146
- R: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B 487, ff 13a and following
- LM: Chatworth, Book of Lismore, folios 159-197
- F: Killiney [Co Dublin], Franciscan Library
Acallamh na Senórach I
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Acallamh na Senórach I
p.1 159a1 94[1] 1 Ar tabhuirtt chatha Chomuir ⁊ chatha Gabra ⁊ chatha2 Ollurbha, ⁊ ar ̇n-díthugud na Féindi, ro scáilset iar sin ina3 n-drongaibh ⁊ ina m-buidhnibh fo Eirinn co nár' mhair re h-amm4 na h-uaire-sin díbh acht madh dá óclách maithe do dereadh na5 Féinde .i. Oisín mac Find ⁊ Cáilti mac Crundchon, mhic Rónáin6 ar scíth a lúith ⁊ a lámhaigh, ⁊ dá naonmar óclách maraon7 riú, ⁊ táncatar in dá naonmar laoch sin a h-imlibh Shléibhe 8 Fuait fond-scothaigh foithremhail co Lughbhartaibh Bána amach,9 risa n-abar Lughbhudh isin tan-so, ⁊ do bhádar co dubach do-mhenmnach10 ann re fuinedh néll nóna in oidchi-sin.
[2] 11 Is annsin adubairt Cailte re h-Oisín: “maith, a anum, a 12 Oisín, cá conair no rachmais riá n-deóidh laoi d' íarraidh áighedechta 13 na h-oidhchi so?” “Ní fhetar ón”, ar Oisín,“ó nach maireann 14 do shenaibh na Féinde ⁊ do shen-mhuindtir Fhind mhic Chumhaill 15 acht triar amháin .i. misi ⁊ tusa, á Cháilti, ⁊ Cámha in bhanfhlaith 16 ⁊ in ban-choimétaidh ro bhúi ac coimhét Fhind mhic Cumhaill 17 ón uair fa macaem h-é gusin laithe a fuair bás.” “Dligmít 18 feis dithat na h-aidchi-so di”, ar Cáilte, “uair ní h-éiter a rímh 19 ná a aisnéis in mhéit ro thoirbir in flaith-féindidh Find di-si do 20 shétaibh ⁊ do mháinibh re taobh in treas sét is ferr fuair Find 21 riam do thabairt di .i. in t-Anghalach, cornn tuc Moríath ingen 22 ríg mhara Grég do Fhind, ⁊ tuc Find do Chámha.”
[3] 23 Ocus fuaradar feiss na h-oidchi-sin ac Cámha, ⁊ ro fhiarfaig 24 díbh a n-anmanda, ⁊ ro indsetar di, ⁊ ro chái annsin p.225 frasa díchra dér, ⁊ ro fhiarfaigset scéla d' aroile ainn-séin, ⁊ táncatar 26 iarsin isin teach leaptha ro h-órdaiged dóibh, ⁊ ro bhói 27 in bhanfhlaith .i. Cámha, ac órdugud a cotach .i. núa cacha 28 bídh ⁊ sen cacha dighi, do thabairt dóibh: uair rob aithnídh 29 di-ssi mar do biadtái a samhla-sumh, ⁊ rob aithnidh di fóss 30 in ní bud dáoithin d' Oisín ⁊ do Cháilti co menic roime-sin. Ocus 31 ro éirigh sí co h-anmfhann étláith, ⁊ ro bói ac imrádh na 32 Féinde ⁊ Fhind mic Cumaill, ⁊ táinic sí tar imrád Oscair mhic 33 Oisín ⁊ tar Mac Lugach, ⁊ tar chath Gabra ⁊ aroile. Ocus 34 ro mhuidh tocht mór orro-sumh uime-sin.
95[4] 35 Is annsin adubairt Cáilte: “ní doilghi linde anois iná 36 mar 159a2 as éicin dúind in dá nónbar itamáit do deredh 37 na muindtire móire maithi-sin do scaradh ⁊ do scáiledh ó chéile.” 38 Ro freacair Oisín sin: “dar mo bhréithir ámh”, ar sé, “ní fhuil 39 indum-sa níth ná nertt ina ̇n-deaghaid-sin.” Ocus gérsat calma na 40 fer-ógláigh ro cháisetar co dubach dobrónach do-mhenmnach 41 maraon risin m-banfhlaith .i. re Cámha.
[5] 42 Tucad a ̇n-daoithin dighi ⁊ míre dhóibh, ⁊ ro bhátar teora 43 lá ⁊ teora oidchi annsin, ⁊ do cheileabairset do Chámha iarsin, 44 ⁊ ro ráidh Oisín:
47 Is andsin táncatar rompu assan bhaile imach aran fhaithche 48 b-féraigh, ⁊ gníset comairle annsin, ⁊ as í comhairle do-rónad 49 accu ann, scarad re chéile; ⁊ ba scaradh cuirp re h-anmain a 50 scarad. Ocus do-rínset amhlaid-sin, uair do-chuaidh Oisín co 51 Sídh Ochta Cleitigh, bhail a raibhe a mháthair .i. Bla inghen 52 Déirc Dhianscothaig, ⁊ téit Cáilte roime co h-Inhdber m-Bic 53 Loingsigh a ̇m-Bregaibh, risi-ráidter Mainistir Droichit Átha isin 54 tan-so .i. Bec Loingsech mac Airist i-torchair ann .i. mac ríg 55 Rómán táinic do ghabháil Eirenn co rus-báidh tonn tuile ann h-é 56 — ⁊ do Lind Fheic ar Bóind bhán-srothaigh, ⁊ tar Sen-Breaghmaigh 57 bhudhes, ⁊ co Ráith Droma Deirc, áit i r-raibe Pátraic mac Alpraind.
[6] 58 Is annsin do bhói Pátraic ac cantain na canóine coimdheta, 59 ⁊ ic etarmholadh in Dúilemhun, ⁊ ic bendachadh na rátha a p.3 60 roibhe Find mac Cumaill .i. Ráith Droma Deirc. Ocus at-conncatar 61 na cléirigh dá n-indsaighi iat-sum, ⁊ ro ghabh gráin ⁊ egla iat 62 roimh na feraibh móra cona conaibh móra leo, uair nír' lucht 63 coimhré na comhaimsire dóibh iatt. 64 Is and sin do éirigh in t-éo flaithemhnais ⁊ in t-uaithne 65 airechais ⁊ in t-aingil talmaide .i. Pátraic mac Alprainn .i. 66 apstal na n-Gaoidhel, ⁊ gabhus in t-esríat do chrothad uisci 67 choisrictha ar na feraibh móra, uair ro bhúi míle léighionn do 68 dheamhnaibh uas a ceannaibh conuic in lá-sin, ⁊ do-chuatar na 69 demhna i cnocaibh ⁊ i scalpaibh ⁊ i n-imlibh na críche ⁊ ind 70 orba uatha ar cach leath; ⁊ do shuidhedar na fir mhóra ina 71 dheagaidh-sin.
[7] 72 “Maith a m' anum”, ar Pátraic ré Cáilte, “cia comainm73 thú, a ócláigh?” “Cáilte mac Crundchon mic Rónáin misi”,74 ar se, .“i. mac óglaigh do muinntir Fhinn meic Cumáill mhé.”75 Ro bádar na cléirigh 159b1 ac ingantus mhór76 acá féghadh re tréimhsi chian, 96 ⁊ ní roiched acht co tana a77 tháibh nó co formna a ghualand in bh-fer ba mó dona cléirchibh78 don fhir dhibh-sin ⁊ iat ina súidhi.
[8] 79 “Athchuinghidh dob áil lium-sa d' iarraid ortt, a Cháilti”,80 ar Pátraic. “Dá rabh ocum-sa do niurt nó do chumung sin81 do-ghébthar”, ar Cáilte; “ocus abair cidh edh h-í.” “Topar82 fír-uisci d' fhagbáil inar b-fhocus annso, assa fhétfamáis tuatha Breagh83 ⁊ Midhi ⁊ Uisnigh do baistedh”, ar Pátraic. “Atá ocum-sa84 dhuit-si sin, a uasail ⁊ a fhíreoin!” ar Cáilte. Ocus táncatar85 rompu tar cladh na rátha amach, ⁊ ro gab-sum lámh Pátraic86 ina láimh, ⁊ ní deachadur acht náoi sbáis ón dorus amach87 an tan it-conncatar in loch-tobar grinn glainidi ina fhiadhnaise,88 ⁊ ba h-adbal leo mét ⁊ reime in bhilair ⁊ ind fhochluchta89 ro bhói fair, ⁊ do bhói ac tabairt a thesta ⁊ a thuarascbhála, ⁊90 adubairt Cáilte in laoidh ann:
- 91 A thobuir Trágha Dhá Bhan
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álaind do bhilar barr-ghlan.92
ó ro tréigedh do chnuas ort
nír' léiced fás dot fhochlocht,- 93 Do bric ód bruachaibh amach
do mhucca allta i t' fhásach,94
doimh do chrega cháin sealga
do láigh breacca broind-dearga.- 95 Do mhes ós bharraibh do chrand
t' iasc a n-indberaibh th' abhann,96
álaind lí do ghas n-geghair
a ghlas uaine fhoithremhail!- 97 Is uait do-chuadar in Fhiann
dar' marbad Coinchend coimfhial,98
dar' cuiredh ár Féinde Find
isin mhadain ós Maolghlind.- 99 Uait do-chuaidh Fathadh na fhledh
ba laoch do fhuilnged imned,100
dá fhuair rath in talman toir
dar' marbhadh i cath Chlároigh.- 101 Táinic ós cind in tobair
Blaói ingen Deirc Dhianscothaigh102
gol ard con atha aicci
dar' cuiredh cath Confaiti.- 103 Ar marbadh chon ocus fer
ar n-athchuma laoch láin-gheal104
co cuala glaodh Gharaidh ghlain
adhaigh re taobh in topair.
[9] 105 “Maith”, ar Pátraic, “in táinic ár próind ⁊ ár tomhaltus106 chucaind fós?” “Táinic ón”, ar Easpac Sechnall. “Roind ár107 próind”, ar Pátraic, “ocus tabair a leth don naonmur óclách108 mhór út, d' iarsma na Féindi.” Is annsin ro éirghidar a109 espoic ⁊ a shaccairt ⁊ a salmchétlaidh, ⁊ ro choisricsat in biad,110 ⁊ tucait a n-éna ⁊ a n-íbair-lestair dá n-ionnsáighidh,111 ⁊ ro thómalsat a lór-daethain bídh ⁊ lenna 159b2, amail112 ba les anma dóibh.
[10] 113 Is annsin adubairt Pátraic: “nár' maith in tigerna icá114 rabhuir-si .i. Find mac Cumaill?” Ocus ro ráid Cáilti in formolad115 bec-so and sin:
- 116 Dámadh ór in duille donn
chuiris di in caill,117
dámad airget in gheal-tonn
ro thidhluicfed Find.
[11] 118 “Cia ro choimét sibh-si mar sin”, ar Pátraic, “in bar 119 m-beathaidh?” Ocus ro frecair Cáilte .i. “fírinde inár croidhedhaibh 120 ⁊ nertt inár lámhaibh, ⁊ comall inár tengthaibh.”
[12] 121 “Maith, a m' anum, a Cháilte”, ar Pátraic: “in rabhadar 122 cuirnn náit 97 copána naid bleidhidha búis ⁊ bán-óir isna tighibh 123 a rabhais riam romhuind?” Ocus freacrais Cáilte sin: “is edh 124 do bhúi a tigh mu tigerna do chornnaibh:
”
- 125 Dá chornn déc ocus trí cét
do chornnaibh co n-ór ac Find,126
mar do éirghidís don dháil
ba h-adhbhul a lán don lind.
[13] 127 “Mun budh coll crábhaidh, ⁊ mun bud maindechtnaige128 urnaigthi, ⁊ mun budh tréigen acallmha rígh nime ⁊ talman129 dúind, ro bo gairit linn t' acallaim-si, a ócláich”, ar Pátraic. p.5
[14] 130 Do bí Cáilte ac indisin na triath ⁊ na tigernadh aca rabatar,131 ⁊ ad-bert in láidh:
- 132 Cuirnn ro bhátar a tigh Fhind
is meabair linn a n-anmann,133
Macalla is Grugán Gann
Cornn na m-Ban ocus Adhmall.- 134 Macamh na Corn, Corn Aillbhi
co n-ochtaibh aidbhli uile.135
acan t-sluag ó láim do láim
moille a tráigh iná a thuile.- 136 Adharcán corn bói ac Diarmait
do-beirthea a fialghoit do mhnáibh,137
ól dá fer déc fa chethair
dar mo bethaidh ba h-é a lán.- 138 Dá chorn Mhic Lugach in láich
Órsholus, Odhrán ind Óir,139
Órsholus inmain fer forlán
scarad neach re comrádh cóir.- 140 Mar do éirgimís don comhól
i teghlach Find ba h-árd bladh141
Mac Alla am láim-si budhéin
Múdhan ac Diarmait rom-char,- 142 Grugán a láim Fhind na Féinde
a corn féine a láimh na m-ban.143
Deoch dá fichet a Mac Alla
deoch trí fichet Corn na m-Ban,144
deoch ceithre fichet a Mudhán
deoch cét laoch a n-Grugán ghlan.- 145 Caingasta corn Oscair áin
is leis do éirgeadh don dáil146
ba mind súla slóigh tar ler
ris ro tibed mór n-ingen.- 147 Leascach ba lór a áille
corn Aillindi co n-áine.148
Find ro tidluic dá bélaibh
a laimh Gotháin gheil-méraigh.- 149 Iarla ba lór a shuarca
do cuiredh na caomchuarta 160a1150
Find do-rat i tigh n-ola
do Dhubán mac Dubnóna.- 151 Fer Uaine corn do bhí ac Finn
do-beirmís linn tar gach lear152
dá m-beth ac ól nír' bho dithat
do bhiad ól trichat fer.- 153 Is é lugha bhói 'nar comól
a meic Chalpuirn i tam tigh154
Fer Tuillidh corn Glais meic Gathail
a luagh agaibh nocon fhil.- 155 Dobrón re feruibh ba cáidh
corn meic Rethi co mór-ghráin156
misti leo beith i tigh Fhinn
in tan no bithea i Cromghlind.- 157 Brec Derg ba mór a chaire
corn Cháilte go caemh-glaine,158
uime tuc Finn in tres trén
'na torchuir Lughaid trí rém.- 159 Cend Áluinn corn rígh Alban
ris téighmís far dul fedha,160
corn in ríg-fheinnid Rónán
as n-ibhmís mórán medha.- 161 Fer mar Finn ní thic cu bráth
ní thabuir fáth ar foghlaibh,162
rí ar doman 'gá m-beth a muirn
nír' shamuil cuirn da chornaibh.
[15] 163 “Ad-rae buaidh ⁊ bennacht, a Cháilti!” ar Pátraic, “as164 urgairdiugud menman ⁊ aicenta dhúin sin. Ocus innis óirscél ele165 dhúin.” “Inneosat ón”, ar Cáilte, “⁊ abuir gá scél is áil duit.”166 “In 98rabatar eich nó echrada acuibh isin Féin?” “Do bátar167 immorro”, ar Cáilte. “.LLL. serrach aen-lárach ⁊ aen-eich.” “Cánas p.6168 ar frith sin?” ar Pátraic. “Adér frit a fhírinne, a anum”, ar169 Cáilte.
[16] 170 Oclách do búi ac Finn .i. Artúir mac Benne Brit, ⁊ ba171 h-edh a lín, trí naenbair. Ocus do-rónad sealg Benne h-Edair le Finn,172 ⁊ ba tuillmech toirtech in t-shealg-soin, ⁊ do scáilset dá conuibh173 ⁊ do shuidh Finn i Carn in Fhéinnedha idir Beinn Edair ⁊ muir,174 ⁊ ba maith lais a menma ag éisdecht re raibchedaigh na n-dam175 n-díscir n-dásachtach ic á luath-marbadh do chonúibh na Fénne.
[17] 176 Is ann do-rala d' Artúir mac Benne Brit beith ic coimet in177 mara idir an fiadach ⁊ muir cu nach snáimhdís in damhrad178 uatha; ⁊ mar do bhí Artúir amuich 160a2 i cind in chuain179 at-connaic trí coin do chonuib Finn .i. Bran ⁊ Sceolaing ⁊180 Adhnuall. Ocus as í comairli arar' cinn Artúir mac Benne181 .i. é féin ⁊ a trí nónbair d' imthecht tar muir ⁊ na coin-sin do182 breith leis 'na tír féin; ⁊ do críchnaiged in comairle-sin. Dóigh183 ámh do-chuatar-som tar muincinn mara ⁊ na trí coin-sin leo,184 ⁊ ro gabsat cuan ⁊ calad ac Innber Mara Gaimiach i crích185 Breatan, ⁊ tiagait a tír, ⁊ lotar rompa co Sliabh Lodáin meic186 Lir, ⁊ do-rónad sealg in t-shléibi-sin acu.
[18] 187 Dála na Fénne iarsin, tairnic leo a bh-fhiadach ⁊ a bh-fian-choscar188 do dhénam, ⁊ ro ghabsat longport ag Beinn Edair meic189 Etghaeith in féinnedha, ⁊ ro h-áirmhit coin tighi Find annsin190 amail ba gnáth aca; ⁊ ba h-imdha a coin-sium, amail at-bert191 an file:
- 192 Airim craeibhi ar connuibh Finn
cona chuanairt bláith bhith-bhinn,193
trí cét gadhar, comhull n-glé
ocus dá cét gaidhrine.
[19] 194 “Ba mór do dháinibh icá rabhutar sin”, ar Pátraic. “As195 fír ámh duit-si sin”, ar Cáilte, “ór ba h-é so in lín no bhídh i196 tigh Finn”:
“
- 197 Trí coecait ro búi i tigh Finn
”
do tháisechaib Fiann fír-grinn198
is trí cét gilla n-grádha
dá chét dalta dingbhála.
[20] 199 Ar n-áirimh na g-con fríth móir-esbaidh forro .i. Bran ⁊200 Sceolaing ⁊ Adnuall, ⁊ ro h-indised d' Fhind: “Sírter”, ar sé, “trí201 catha na Féinne.” Ocus gia ro siredh ní fríth na coin.
p.7[21] 202 Is annsin tucad loing-shithal bán-óir cum Find, ⁊ ro nigh203 a ghnúis rígda, ⁊ tuc ordain fó a dét fis, ⁊ do faillsiged fírinne204 dhó, ⁊ adubairt: “Ruc Artúir mac righ Bretan bhar coin205 uaibh, ⁊ toghuidh nónbar do dhul dá n-iarraidh.” Ocus ro togad206 amlaid, ⁊ ba h-iat so a n-anmanna .i. Diarmaid mac Duinn,207 meic Donnchada, 99 meic Dhubáin, do Ernaibh Muman andeas,208 ⁊ Goll mac Mórna. “In mac rígh Goll”, ar Pátraic, “nó in209 mac ógláich?” “Mac rígh”, ar Cáilte: ⁊ at-bert:
- 210 Mac Taidg meic Mórna don Muig
meic Faeláin, meic Feraduigh,211
meic Fiacha, meic Airt don Mhuigh
meic Muiredhaig, meic Eoghain.
[22] 212 “Ocus Caol Cródha cét-ghuinech ua Nemhnain .i. cur213 160b1 conáich co neimh ro bhúi ac Finn, ⁊ ba h-í so214 neimh ro bhái fair: ór nír' dhibraic a lám urchar n-imroill riam,215 ⁊ nír' fuiligh a lám ar dhuine riamh mín bud marb acedóir216 nach bhud marbh ria cinn nómaide, ⁊ ní thainig217 a tig iffirn riam cech duine ro muirbfed. Ocus Oisín218 mac Finn in té nár' ér duine riamh acht gu m-beth cenn re219 caithimh neich aigi ⁊ cosa re h-imthecht” “Is mór in teisd220 sin, a Cáilti”, ar Pátraic. “As fír cidh sin”, ar Cáilte, ⁊ adubairt:
- 221 Nír' ér Oisín duine riamh
im ór ná im aircet ná im biadh,222
ní mó do chuinnigh ní ar nech
gémad inn-rígh a oinech.
[23] 223 “Ocus Oscar mac Oisín .i. in mac rígh ba ferr lúth ⁊224 lámach ro bái a n-Érinn, ⁊ Ferdhoman mac Buidhbh Deirg225 meic in Daghda, ⁊ Raighne Roisclethan mac Finn, ⁊ Caince226 Corcairderg mac Finn, ⁊ Glas mac Eincherda Bera, ⁊ Mac227 Lugach lám-echtach, ⁊ misi féin”, ar Cáilte. “Ocus ba228 h-í ar cétfuidh dhin féin, a naemh Pátraic, co nach raibhi ó229 Theprofháne co Garrdha na n-Isperda a n-iarthar230 in domain ceithre cét laech nach dingébhmais a láthair chatha231 ⁊ chomlainn. Óir ní raibhi guala gan gel-sciath, ná cenn gan232 cathbarr, ná des-dorn gan dá manáis móir-leabra co suainemaib233 lín lan-chadait a foscadaib na crand. Ocus luidh-sium234 romhainn fón réim-sin co ráncamar Sliabh Lodáin meic Lir,235 ⁊ nír' chian dúin ann co cualamar dluth-chomhrád na bh-fer ag236 dénam shealga ar in muigh.”
p.8[24] 237 Dála Artúir meic Benne Brit, do eisidh ina dhuma shealga238 annsinn cona mhuintir. Indsaighter linne iat co h-athlamh ⁊239 ro mharbhsam muintir Artúir uili, ⁊ iadhus Oscar a dá láimh240 um Artúr ⁊ ainices h-é, ⁊ tucsam ar trí coin lind. Ocus déchuin241 ro dhéc Goll mac Mórna secha con-faca in t-ech bocóidech242 dubh-ghorm co srian co cumdach óir fria, ⁊ in décsain ro dhéc243 dá láimh clí con-faca in n-ech n-donn n-dóghabhála ⁊ srian244 línaidi láin-geal d' airget aithlegtha fria co m-béilgibh óir fris,245 ⁊ gabus Goll in t-each-sin ⁊ cuiris h-í i láim 160b2246 Oisín, ⁊ cuiris Oisín i l-láim Dhiarmada í Dhuibhni, ⁊ táncamar247 romuinn iar m-buaidh coscair ⁊ commáidme, ⁊ cinn na trí248 naonbar linn, ⁊ ár coin ⁊ ár n-eich ⁊ Artúir féin a láim lind,249 co Beind Éadair meic Éatgáith an fhénneda, ⁊ tangamar assidein250 co h-airm i m-búi Find, co Senmagh n-Elta n-Edair.
[25] 251 Ocus táncamar isin pubaill i raibhe in rígh-fheinnid, 100 ⁊ at-bert252 Cáilte:
- 253 Do-ratsamar Artúir linn
co n-derna a cura re Finn254
cur'ba óglách d' Fhinn iar soin
cusin laithi luid d' écoibh.
[26] 255 Aincemaid Artuir 'arsin ⁊ marbmait a muintir, ⁊ tucsam256 in dana n-ech-sin d' Fhinn .i. in feir-ech ⁊ in bain-each, ⁊257 is da síl-sin do bhí echradh na Fénne uili, ór nír' chleachtsat258 eich co sin. Ocus ruc in bain-each ocht tairberta ⁊ ocht serraig259 gacha tairberta, ⁊ tucadh do dronguibh ⁊ do dheg-dáinib na260 Fénne na serraigh-sin, ⁊ do-rónta carpuid acu iarsin.
[27] 261 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a Cháilti!” ar Pátraic; “ocus262 innis dúin anmanna na triath ⁊ na tréin-fer icá rabhadar na263 h-eich-sin.” Conad ann as-bert Cáilte ocá innisi:
- 264 Aithnid damh eich na Fénne
gibé adéradh re chéle265
in uair thicedh in sluag seng
co h-aenach Tailltenn taeibh-sheng.- 266 In Coinchenn Eochaid meic Lir
In Aignech Diarmada dil,267
In Coscrach Fhinnchaid na g-cath
In Gormlasrach Meic Lugach.- 268 In Badhbh ac Mac Lugach lán
Érim Cruthach ag Conán,269
Ben Mhanann tucadh tar muir
do bí ac Finn Bhán ua Breasail.- 270 In Éachtach Oscair co n-ádh
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In Dubluirgnech ag Dubán,271
Mídach Mairg ic Scal fo caill
is Fer Baeth ag Mac Sidhmaill.- 272 Francán ocus Lúth Re Srian
dá ech tháisigh scuir na bh-fhian273
Lúth ac Scuirín, codhnaibh gal
is Francán ac Dub Druman- 274 Gerr in Óir, Gerr in Arcait
maraen do cinndís carpaid,275
dá ech do bhí ag Aillmi ann
ag ingin aird-rígh Eireann.- 276 Dub Esa is Dubh Thuinne
dá ech Aenghuis Angluinne,277
Cáilti is Oisín amach
maraen téigdís gach n-aenach.- 278 Each Guill meic Morna don muigh
fer fairi do búi a Maenmhuigh,279
tan do-léicthe ar sliabh nó ar muigh
fá comhluath re gaeith n-erruigh.- 280 Each dá nach dechaidh ní riamh
do coin ná do mhíl ná d' fhiadh281
Concenn do bhí ac Finn na fledh
161a1 tucad a tíribh Saxan.- 282 An Glas Gaillmhe, mór in midh
ferr ná cét ech a h-aenor283
do bhí ac Finn in crotha buain
a m-brollach gacha mór-shluaigh.- 284 Ceatra fichit is dá chét
ocus míle, nocha bréc,285
d' fheruibh trí nech fáth co lí
a marc-shlúag Fhinn Almhaini.
[28] 286 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a Cháilti!”, ar Pátraic: “as287 gairdiugud menman ⁊ aicenta dúin sin acht min bhudh coll288 crábaid, ⁊ min bhudh maidnechtnaighi urnaigthi, ⁊ min bud289 trécon etarmolta in Coimdedh dhúin é.”
[29] 290 Ocus do bhátur annsin co táinic maden arnamárach, ⁊ gabais291 Pátraic a eirredh uime, ⁊ táinic ar in faithchi amach, ⁊ trí fichit292 sacart, trí fichit sailmchétlaid ⁊ trí fichit naeim-escub 'na fharrad293 ac silad creidmhe ⁊ crábaid sechnón Eirenn. Ocus do-riachtadar a294 dhá aingel fhorcoiméta cum Pátraic annsin .i. Aibelán ⁊ Solusbreathach,295 ⁊ fiafraighios dibh in budh móid le rígh nime ⁊ talman296 beith do-som ag éisdecht re scéla na Féinne. Frecrait na297 h-aingil do-som co comnart cubaidh: “A anum, a 101 naeim-chléirigh!”298 ar siat, “ní mó iná trian a scél innisit na sen-laeich út ar dáigh299 dermait ⁊ dichuimhne orra. Ocus scríbhthar na scéla-300 sin let-sa i támlorguibh filed ⁊ i m-briathraibh ollaman,301 ór budh gairdiugudh do dronguibh ⁊ do deg-dáinibh deridh aimsire302 éisdecht frisna scéluib-sin.” Ocus do imthigset na h-aingil303 uada iarsin.
[30] 304 Is and sin do-cuas ó Pátraic ar cenn Cáilti, ⁊ tucad dá305 innsaigid h-é in nónbar óclaech do bí, ⁊ ba h-iat so a n-anmunna306 .i. Failbhe mac Flainn, ⁊ Eogan Airmderg mac rígh Ulad, ⁊307 Flann mac Fergusa, mac ríg Cenéil Conaill, ⁊ Conall Coscarach p.10308 mac Aengusa, mac rígh Connacht, ⁊ Scannlán mac Ailella mac309 ríg Osraigi, ⁊ Baedán mac Gairb, mac ríg Corco Duibne, ⁊310 Luaimnech mac Linn, mac ríg Érna Muman, ⁊ Aedh311 Lethderg mac Eogain, mac rig Tuadhmhuman, ⁊ Failbe ⁊ Uancenn312 dá mac rig Dháil n-Áraidhi atuaidh, ⁊ Fulartach mac313 Finghin, mac rígh tuath m-Breg ⁊ Midhi.
[31] 314 “In b-fhedubair cidh fa tucad dom acallaim sib don chur315 -so?” ar Pátraic. “Ní fhedumar immorro”, ar Cáilte. “Ar dáigh316 161a2 cu ro shléchtadh sibh do soiscéla rígh nime ⁊ talman317 .i. in fír-Dia forórda.” Is annsin tucad tonn baitsi Críst tairsibh318 ac Pátraic, ag cinn baitse ⁊ creidme bh-fer n-Eirenn.319 Is annsin tuc Cáilte a láimh secha i comhraid a scéith,320 ⁊ tucustar lia druimnech derg-óir don ór ór-lasrach tíri na321 h-Araipi a rabutar trí cóecait uingi, do Pátraic ar baisted322 in nónbair do bhí. “Tuarastal déidhinach na flatha Finn dam-sa323 sin”, ar Cáilte: “do raith mh' anma-sa ⁊ do raith anma in rígh-feinneda324 duit-si, a Phatraic.” Ocus is ed do ghabhudh in lia325 do Phátraic, ó bhárr a meoir medhóin co mulluch a ghualann,326 ⁊ do bhí ferchubut ar lethet ⁊ ar reme innti, ⁊ do cuired in t-ór327 sin ar find-cheolanuibh tráth In Táilcinn ⁊ ar saltrachaib ⁊ ar328 lebraib aithfrinn.
[32] 329 “Maith, a anum, a Cháilte”, ar Pátraic: “gá sealg is ferr330 fuarudar in Fhiann riamh a n-Eirinn nó a n-Alpain?” “Sealg331 Arann”, ar Cáilte. “Cait a b-fhuil in ferann-sin?” ar Pátraic.332 “Idir Alpain ⁊ Cruithentuaith”, ar Cailte, “ocus trí catha na333 Féinne teighmís-ne innti i laithi mís trogain risa ráidhter334 in Lugnasadh, ⁊ do-gheibhmís ar lór-daethain sealga ann no gu335 n-gairedh in chái do barruibh biled i n-Eirinn, ⁊ binne iná gach336 ceol éisdecht re binn-ghothaib a h-énlaithi ag éirghi do thonnuibh337 ⁊ d' aireraib na h-indsi .i. trí coecait ealta bítís 'na timchill co338 taitnemh gacha datha idir gorm ⁊ uaine ⁊ glas ⁊ buidhi.”
[33] 339 Ocus do ráidh Cáilte in láidh: 102
- 340 Arand na n-aighedh n-imdha
tadall fairge re a formna,341
ailén a m-biadhta buidhni
druimne a n-dergthar gái gorma.- 342 Oighe baetha ar a bennuibh
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monainn mhaetha 'na monguibh,343
uisce fuar ina h-aibhnibh
mes ar a dairgibh donnuibh.- 344 Milchoin innti is gadhair
smera is airne dubh-droighin345
dlúith a fraigreadh re fedhaibh
doimh ac deghail 'má doiribh.- 346 Díghlaim corcra ara cairrcibh
fér gan locht ara learguibh,347
ós a creacaib cain cumhdaigh
surdghail laeig, breaca ac bedhgaigh.- 348 Mín a mag, méth a muca
suairc a guirt, scél as creidte, 161b1349
a cnó ar barraibh a fidcholl
seoladh na sith-long seice.- 350 Aibinn dóib ó ticc soinenn
bric fá bruachaibh a h-abunn,351
freagrait fáilinn má finnall
áibinn gach inam Árann.
[34] 352 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a anum, a Cháilti!” ar Pátraic:353 “is tairisi linn do scéla ⁊ tú fein budhesta.”
[35] 354 Is annsin ad-connuic Pátraic dúnad ⁊ degh-árus uaid budhdes355 gach n-dírech. “Cia in baili úd, a Cháilti?” ar Pátraic.356 “Baile is uaibrecha i rabadhus a n-Eirinn ná a n-Albuin sút”,357 ar Cailte. “Cia do búi ann?” ar Pátraic. “Trí meic Luigdech358 Mind meic Aengusa .i. tri meic rígh Eirenn. Ruidhi ⁊ Fiacha359 ⁊ Eochaid a n-anmanna.” “Crét tuc dóibh-sium in maithius360 mór sin?” ar Pátraic.
[36] 361 Fecht n-aen dá táncatar d' agallaim a n-athar co Fert na362 n-Druadh fria Temhraig aníartúaid, “Cán asa táncubair, a óca?”363 ar sé. “A h-Echlais Banguba andes”, ar siat, “a tigh ar364 m-buime ⁊ ar n-aide.” Ocus ro batar édaighi ligda lenn-maisecha365 umpu ⁊ bratt uaine imón mac ro bo shine dib .i. im Ruidi, ⁊ bratt366 corrtharach d' olaind examail Tíri Tairngiri im Fiacha, ⁊ faideran367 fir-gorm im Eochaid co cimais airgid aen-gil ina timchell, ⁊ delg368 óir isin brut ósa bruindi “Cidh ro imluaidh sibh, a369 oca?” ar rí Eirenn. “d' iarraidh críche ⁊ feruinn ort-sa”, ar siat.370 Do bhí in rí 'na thosd re h-edh ⁊ adubhairt: “Ní h-athair”, ar371 sé, “tuc crích na ferann dam-sa, acht mu rath féin ⁊ mo ruithendacht,372 ⁊ ní thibér ferann dáibh-si, acht cosnaidh féin ferann373 dáibh.” Is annsin do éirghedar-sum eirghi athlaim aein-fhir, ⁊374 tangatar rompa go faidhchi in Brogha braenaigh brecc-solais375 ⁊ do eisetar ann gan nech ina bh-fharrad. “Cidh as376 comairle libh anocht?” ar Ruidi. “As comhairle linn”, ar a377 bráithri, “troscad do dhénam re Tuatha Dé Danann re rath378 críchi ⁊ forba ⁊ ferainn ⁊ re maithius máineach mór-adhbhul379 d' fagbáil uatha.” Ocus nir' chian dóibh annsin co facadar in p.12380 t-óclách suairc sidhamail da n-innsaigid. Ulcha deghgablach381 dond fair, folt find-clechtach fororda 'sé buidi bocc-álaind tar a382 formna siar sechtarda, ⁊ cael-snaithi óir ic cengal an fuilt indfada383 fororda ardaigh nach gluaisiud in gaeth gailbech guibelta finda fa384 rosc na fa radarc. Assa find-airgit ima chois, ⁊ in cos tecmad re talmain385 dó is uimpi ro bui in t-assa, ⁊ ní benadh a cruindiucc386 don rindiuc .i. a drucht do barr an feóir. Bennuighis387 do macuibh rígh Eirenn ⁊ frecrait-sium fón samhla cétna.388 “Can duit, a ógláich”, ar iat, “ocus can as tice?” “Asin Brugh389 braenach breac-sholus i comhfhocraibh dhúibh”, ar in390 t-óclách. “Carsat comainm, a ócláich?” bar iat-somh. “Bodhbh391 Derg mac In Daghda misi”, ar sé; “ocus ro foillsigedh do392 Thuathaib Dé Danann bar tiachtuin-si do throscad 161b2393 sund anocht re ferunn ⁊ re mórrath d' fagbail, ⁊ ticidh394 leam-sa, a ócu.” Ocus do éirghedar a n-aein-fhecht, ⁊ do-chuadar395 isin m-Brugh, ⁊ tucad a cathair grind glainidi ar laech-lár in396 t-sídha iat, ⁊ tucadh próinn dóibh, ⁊ nír' chaithset. 103397 Do fiafraig Bodb díbh cidh um nár' chaithset biad. “Rí Eirenn”,398 ar siat, “ár n-athair féin, dar n-éra um crích ⁊ um ferunn, ⁊399 ní fhuil acht dá airecht chudrama a n-Eirinn .i. Meic Míled400 ⁊ Tuatha Dé Danann, ⁊ táncamar-ne d' innsaigid in dara h-airecht401 díb-sin .i. sib-si”.
[37] 402 Is annsin at-racht Bodb leisin m-beind m-blaith m-buabaill403 bai ina laim: “Táíí uile”, ar sé, ⁊ ro táíetar lucht in t-sídha uile404 co tái tostadhach, ⁊ ro taiscit a cuirnd ⁊ a copana ⁊ a405 m-bleidedha ban-óir ⁊ ban-airgid; ⁊ do-chuadar Tuatha406 Dé Danann a comhairle, ⁊ as é ba h-uaisli ⁊ ba h-uiregda isin407 comairli-sin .i. Midhair Mongbhuidhi mac In Dagda, ⁊ adubairt:408 “tabraidh trí mná dhóibh-súd”, ar se, “ór is ó mhnáib do gabar409 rath nó amhrath.” Ocus tucadh trí h-ingena Midair dhóibh .i.410 Doirenn ⁊ Aiffe ⁊ Aillbhe. “Abair, a Bhuidhbh”, ar Midhair,411 “cidh do-bérthair dóibh sút?” “Adér”, ar Bodb, “.LLL. mac412 rígh atámaid isin t-sídh-so: tabhar .LLL. uingi do derg-ór413 ó gach mac rígh díbh-sin dóibh.” “Ocus .LLL. édach uaim-si414 dhóibh”, ar Bodb, “co saine gacha datha.” “Ascaidh uaim-si415 dhóib”, ar Aedh mac Aedha na n-amsach p.13416 a Cnuc Ardmulla amuich don muir, risa n-abar Rachlainn isin417 tan-sa .i. macam Tuath Dé Danann sin. “Corn ⁊ dabhuch418 uaim-si dhóibh”, ar sé, “⁊ in dabuch do línad d' uisci eochar-ghorm, 2 420 ⁊ do-ghéna midh so-óla so-meascda de, ⁊ saile serb-dhomain do421 chur isin corn do-ghéna fín acétoír dhe.”
[38] 422 “Ascuid uaim-si dhaibh”, ar Lir Sídha Finnachaidh, “.i.423 .LLL. cloidhim ⁊ .LLL. sleg seimnech sith-fhoda.” “Ascaid424 uaim-si dhóibh”, ar Aengus Óg macIn Dagda “.i. dúnad425 ⁊ dingna ⁊ baili rígda rómhór co sonnaighib sith-árda ⁊ gu426 n-griananaib gleorda glainidi ⁊ co tighibh rinn-radharcacha rómhóra427 isinn inad bus áil dóibh .i. idir Ráith Chobhthaigh ⁊428 Temhuir.” “Ascaid uaim-si dhóibh”, ar Aine ingen Modhuirn,429 “.i. ban-chóic atá acum, ⁊ geis di nech d' éra fa bhiadh, ór do-ghébha430 ní mar do-bhéra uaithi.” “Ascaid uaim-si dhóibh”, ar431 Bodbh Derg: “arpeitidh maith atá acum .i. 162a1 Fer432 Tuinne mac Troghain a ainm, ⁊ ruidhbh 'arna ruachtad, ⁊ mná433 re gúr-lámnad, ⁊ mílidh arna moch-ledrad do choideldais frisin434 ceol sirrechtach do-ghní, ⁊ ní mó as airfitid don dúnad a m-bí435 inás do lucht na criche uime!”. Ocus do bhátar436 re teora lá cona n-oidhchibh isin t-síd.
[39] 437 Ocus adubhairt Aengus riu trí h-abla Aifi a Fidh438 Omna do breith leo .i. abhull fo bláth ⁊ abull ac tuitim a439 blátha ⁊ abhull abaigh; ⁊ do-chuadar cum in dunaid iarsin, uair440 ro bai urlum fa comair é, ⁊ do bátar .LLL. bliadan441 and no gu n-dechaid díth arna ríghaibh-sin, ⁊ do-chuatar ar cúla442 chum Túaithe Dé Danann tréna cleamhnus ⁊ trena caratrad443 ⁊ do ansat ann ó sin amach, ⁊ is é-sin in dún444 do fhiarfaigis dím, a Phátraic, ar Cáilte.
Cáilte cecinit
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445
- 446 Trí thuili
ticed a dún Árd Ruidi,447
tuili ógán, tuile ech
tuile milcon mac Luigdech.- 448 Trí ceolu
ac ríghuibh seghda ar sodhain. 3 450
ceol crot, ceol timpán co m-blaidh
dórd Fir Tuinni meic Troghain.- 451 Trí gáire
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bidh ann gan uair fa terca,452
gáir ceathnata dá faidhchi
gáir graifni ocus gáir erca.- 453 Trí gáire
gáir a muc dronnmhar n-degha,454
gáir a shluaigh ós blai bruidhne
gáir muirne is gáir mheadha.- 455 Trí cnuasa
bítís ann uas a slatuibh,456
cnuas ac tuitim, forumh n-gnáth
cnuas fó bláth is cnuas abaigh.- 457 Trí meic for-fhácuibh Lugaid
gersat rulaidh a bh-fheadma,458
Ruidi mac Luigdech Lethain.
Echaidh is Fiacha ferdha.- 459 Do-bhér-sa teisd ar Echaidh
nach dechaidh traighidh madhma,460
ní bídh gan airfitiud gnáth
ní bidh tráth gan ól corma.- 461 Do-bér-sa teisd ar Fhiachaig
gérsat rulaidh a fhaghla,462
nocha n-ebert guth bud ró
is ní bhídh budh mó calma.- 463 Do-bér-sa teisd ar Ruidi
cus' ticdís na trí thuile,464
nar' érustar nech um ní
is nár' iarr ní ar dhuine.- 465 Tricha ruirech, tricha triath
tricha nia ba forumh rí,466
ba h-é lín a slúaig cétaig
tricha do chétaib fa trí.
[41] 467 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a Cháilti!” ar Pátraic: “as urgairdiugud468 menman ⁊ aicenta dhúin sin.”469 Ocus nír chian dóibh ann co facadar in t-aen-óclách andes470 gach n-direch dá n-innsaigid co n-degh-écusc. Brat corcra uime,471 dealg óir isin bhrut, léine do shída bhuidi re grian a chnis,472 urtlach 162a2 do chnóibh corra cenn-bhuidhi ⁊ d' ubluibh473 áille ór-bhuidhi leis, ⁊ cuiris ar lár a fiadhnaise Pátraic. “Can asa474 tucais in cnuasach, a mhacáim?” ar Pátraic. “A Fidh475 gég-áluinn Gaibli”, ar esium. “Carsat comainm-siu, a ógláich?”476 ar Pátraic. “Falartach mac Ferghusa misi”, ar sé. “Cidh as477 duthaig duit?” ar Patraic. “Ríghi Tuath m-Breg ⁊ Midi ⁊478 Déisi Temhrach as dual damh”, ar in t-óclách, “⁊ foghlaid ⁊479 díbercach mhé.” “Cia ar a n-déne foghail?” ar Pátraic. “Derbbráthair480 damh féin, Bécan mac Fergusa.” “Do dhuthaig duit481 co gairit”, ar Patraic. “Forchenn air, a naeim-chléirigh”, ar an482 t-óclách. “Isin bliadain a tám”, ar Pátraic: “can asa tucais in483 cnuas?” ar Patraic. “Ro fedar-sa ám”, ar Cáilte, “cáit asa tucad:484 is a Ros meic Treoin a Fidh Gaible anall, ⁊ lubh-ghort sealga485 h-é do bhi ag óglach grádha d' Finn mac Cumaill .i. Mac Lugach486 láidir láin-échtach.” “Maith a anum”, ar Pátraic, “is annsin atá487 fer gráda dom muinntir-se .i. Cessán mac ríg Alban, ⁊ sacart488 méisi dam-sa h-é.” “Lubh-ghort sealga don Fhéinn sin”, ar Cáilte. p.15489 ⁊ in trath ticedh dochma shealga don Fhéin idir Eirinn ⁊ Albain490 do gheibhdís a n-daethain sealga re teora la ⁊ re teora aidche491 a Ros meic Treoin.
[42] 105492 Cáilte cecinit:
- 493 Cluain Cesáin ro clos amach
cus' tathaighedh Mac Lugach,494
ba Ros meic Treoin, forumh n-grind
fria ré thuidechta In Táilcinn.- 495 Gidh cantar na sailm fa sech
i Cluain Cesáin na cléirech,496
do-connac in cluain creamhaig
fo damraid rúaid róireabaig.- 497 Gé atá léighenn uas in linn
do bhí tan nár' bhó toillcill,498
ba fót abla is snáma a sruth
adhbha cána in chluain chreamuch,- 499 Táinic in tarrngairi áigh
táilginn treabsat Clúain Cesáin,500
adubairt Finn fial failgech
cumadh neimhedh naem-ainglech.- 501 Menic sinn 's ar coin fa sech
a n-diaidh dhamhrad n-óc n-uaibrech502
ar laeich ar n-gadhair co h-uain
ac faghail um an caemh-chlúain.- 503 Tri fichit rigan gu recht
bátar acum i n-aoin-fhecht,504
do-ghnínn a leasa uili
fa mé an cleasach cluannuidi.
[43] 505 “Gá trath do ló ann anois?” ar Pátraic. “Is fogus d' adhaigh506 ann”, ar Beneoin. “In táinic ar proinn fós cucainn?”ar507 Patraic. 162b1 “Ní tháinic ón”, ar Beneoin. “A anum, a508 naem-Pádraic”, ar Fulurtach mac Fergusa, “do-bherainn-se eolus509 duit in bhaili i fhuighbhithea proinn ⁊ tomultus anocht.” “Cá510 h-inad sin?” ar Pátraic. “I tigh Becain mu bhráthar féin a511 tuathaib Breg ⁊ Midhe.”
[44] 512 Ocus luidhset cléirigh roim Pátraic co tech Bécáin, ⁊ ailis513 Beneoín feis air, ⁊ is amlaid ro bói sein, ⁊ ocht fichit514 finn-airge aigi, ⁊ érais um biadh iat. Ocus táinig Benén ⁊ na515 cléirigh ar cúl, ⁊ indiset scéla do Phátraic. “As ced limsa”,516 ar Patraic, “a bh-fhuil aigi-sium do chrudh ⁊ do mhuinntir gan517 élaithech a m-bethaidh amárach dhíbh”, ⁊ ro fírad an ní-sin, 518 ut dixit Patricius:
- 519 Becan
ní rab ilar a tredan,520
oiret rabh grian ar deiseal
ní rab seiser d' óibh Bécán.
[45] 521 Is annsin ro shluic in talam uili a n-aein-fhecht Becan cona522 mhuinntir ⁊ cona mhaithius idir mhíl ⁊ duini. “Feis dithat na523 h-aidhche anoct uaim-si duit, a naeim-chléirigh”, ar Fulartach524 mac Fergusa, “.i. nái m-bai fichit atá ac biathadh mu ceitheirne p.16525 acum anallana ar fogail ⁊ ar dibfeirg.” “Rígi uaim-si duit-si526 ó mhedhón lái amárach”, ar Pátraic, “⁊ dot' shíl ad' deghuid527 no gu ticthe risin eclais.” Ocus do cuired Becan a talam mar sin,528 ⁊ dofuc Patraic rígi d' Fhulartach. Conidh Díth m-Bécain ainm529 in sceoil sin.
[46] 530 Is and sin ro fhiarfaig Pátraic do Cháilte: “ga lín m-bráthar531 do bhi ac Finn?” “Do bátar dá bráthair aige”, ar Cáilte, “ocus532 nírb' urdrucu Find innait .i. Fithal ⁊ Cithrumach.”
533 Cailte cecinit:
106
- 534 Diamair ar senchaidi sund
na trí meic do bhi ag Cumull,535
Finn ocus Cithramach den
ocus Fithal na b-filed.
[47] 536 “Cia dhar' Mac Lugach ro fhiarfaiges díd aréir?” ar Pátraic.537 “Robudh ceist ar neach eli sin”, ar Cáilte, “⁊ ní h-edh orum-sa.538 Mac do Daire Derg mac Finn”, ar Cailte, ⁊ do Lugaig ingin539 Fhinn .i. ingen dílius aindílius do bhí ac Finn, ⁊ tucsat in540 bantracht uili luighi cor' ingen dilius d' Finn h-i, ⁊ do comraic a541 derbbráthair féin ria iar n-ól corma i Temhair Luachra, ⁊542 do-rindi 162b2 in mac-sin ria .i. Mac Lugach, ⁊ ro bí543 co cend nái mís torrach and, ⁊ tancatar bressa brighi ⁊ ella544 do h-indsaighid, ⁊ rucustar gein meic ann, ⁊ in adaig545 rucad an mac táinic Finn ⁊ tri catha na Féinne don bhaile,546 ⁊ athair in mheic .i. Daire Derg, co Temhair Luachra, ⁊ do547 h-indisedh dhoibh sin. “As gáine leam”, ar Finn, “ór as mac548 rucad ann, ⁊ da mad ingen ro budh olcc a breith di-si dá derb-549 bráthair.”
[48] 550 “Adrae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a rígh-fhéinnid!” ar cách. “As551 buadhach in t-ainm tucuis air .i. Gaine.” Amail as-bert in fili:
- 552 Gaeine ainm Meic Lugach luinn
Daire a athair ós gach druing,553
Cú Muighi ainm Meic Rethe
Briuin a athair Dairethe.
[49] 554 Tucadh a n-ucht Finn in mac iar-sin, ⁊ tuc Finn i n-ucht555 Moingfhindi ingine Dubáin .i. bain-céle d' Finn, ⁊ as í ro thócaib556 ocht cét sciath-armach don Fhéinn, ⁊ ro ail in mac-sin cur' bha557 slán a dhá bliadain déc, ⁊ tuc a dhaethain airm ⁊ éidid dho558 ann, ⁊ táinic roime co Carraic Chonluain, cu cenn Sléibi Smóil559 meic Edleacair, risi n-abar Sliabh Bladma aniu, airm i raibhi560 Finn ⁊ in Fhian, ⁊ táinic a b-fiadnaisi na flatha Féinne, ⁊ ferais p.17561 Finn fir-cháine bh-fháilte fris, ⁊ do-rindi in mac a coraigecht ⁊562 a mhuinnterus re Finn ⁊ tuc a láimh i laimh Finn, ⁊ do bhí563 re bliadain isin Féin, ⁊ do-righne lisdacht mhór risin Féin in564 bliadain-sin, ⁊ ní mó iná fine naenbair don Fhéin ro soichedh565 do ghuin muicci nó fhiadha ocun gilla-sin, re taoib bhuailti566 a g-con ⁊ a n-gillanraidi.
[50] 567 Is annsin tángatar in Fhiann cu Ros in Fhéinnedha ar568 brú Locha línide Léin tes, ⁊ ar rochtuin do trí cathuibh na569 Fénne conuice sin do-rónsat casait Meic Lugach re Finn. Ocus570 adubratar trí catha na Féinne: “Do rogha duit, sinne acut nó571 Mac Lugach a aenar.”
[51] 572 Is annsin tucadh Mac Lugach d' agallaim Finn, ⁊ do fhiarfaig573 dhe: “Maith a anum, a Mheic Lugach”, ar Finn, “gá h-olc574 dorignis risin Féin in tan atá do miscais aco uili?” “Do-beirim575 dom bréithir”, ar sé, “nach fedur a bh-fhochuinn munub olc leo imad576 do 163a1 lúid nó lámhuigh do dhénamh damh-sa etarra.”
[52] 577 Is annsin tuc in flaith-féinnid comhairle do Mac Lugach.578 ⁊ do 107 bhí buaidh ara chomhairli-sium, ⁊ do mhair in comairle-579 sin ag Mac Lugach, ⁊ at-bert Finn:
- 580 A Meic Lugach, toluib snas
más e h' órd an t-óclachas581
corbhat sídhuigh teglach tréin
gurbhat duilig a n-droibhéil.- 582 Ná buail do choin gan chinuidh
ná lí do mhnái co finnair,583
ná ben re genaidhi i cath
gid meraigi, a Mheic Lugach.- 584 Ná h-imderg duine mad cáidh
ná h-éirigh re h-imarbáigh,585
ná rab tarraic imale
ar ammaid ná ar droch-dhuine.- 586 Dá trian do mhíne re mnáibh
is re h-echlachuib urláir,587
re h-aes dána dénta duan
nárbhat dian re daescar-shlúagh.- 588 Ná geibh tosach leaptha dhé
rett aes cumtha is comairle,589
im-ghaibh luighi claen is col
ná fhaemh uile h' fiadhugodh.- 590 Ná h-abair-se bréithir móir
ná h-abair nach tibre chóir,591
ór is nár a rádh co tenn
muna fedtar a comall.- 592 Ná ro tréice do ruire
in chéin bheir ar bith bhuidi,593
ar ór ná ar shéd ar bith cé
na tréic-si do chomairce.- 594 Nár écnaighi co ferdha
a mhuinntir re tigerna,595
ór ní h-obair duine maith
écnach a shluaig re prímh-fhlaith.- 596 Nárbat buain-scélach brégach
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nárbat labhar luaith-bhédach,597
gérsat imdha do ghartha
nírsat bidbha oirechta.- 598 Nírsat sibleach thighi n-óil
nársat ingnech ar shenóir,599
in dáil ad-cluine as í in cóir
ná ben re duine n-deróil.- 600 ⚑Bidh co h-eistechtach cailli
bid co féchsanach muighi,601
oir ní fedrais, mór in modh
nach biad t' escara it farradh⚐- 602 Nársad diultadach um biad
nárab cumthach duit ainfhial,603
nárad furáil féin ar flaith
na h-écnaiged gach n-ard-flaith.- 604 Lean dott édach, lean dott arm
resiu thair an gleo glas-gharbh,605
ná déna dibhe fád rath
lean (d)on míne, a Meic Lugach.
[53] 606 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht!” ar Pátraic, “as maith in scél-607 sin ro indisis dúin; ⁊ cáidhe Brocán scríbhnid?” “Sunn, a608 naeimh-chléirigh”, ar Brocan. “Tabair do lebar ⁊ t' adharc ⁊609 do pend cugat, ⁊” “scríbhthar 163a2 an scél610 út lat.” Ocus do-rinne Brocan acétóir.
[54] 611 Is andsin ro fiarfaig Pátraic do Cháilte: “in rabatar airfitigh612 acuib-se isin Féinn?” “Do bhí imorro”, ar Cáilte, “in613 t-énairfitech is ferr do bhí a n-Éirinn ná i n-Albain.” “Cá614 h-ainm séin?” ar Pátraic. “Cnú Deróil”, ar Cáilte. “Cáit a615 fríth é?” ar Pátraic. “Eidir Crota Chliach ⁊ Síd Ban bh-Fhinn tes”,616 ar Cailte. “Crét a thuarascbáil?” ar Pátraic. Ceitri duirn Finn617 do bhí ina áirdi ⁊ trí duirn do isin crand chiuil do sheinnedh,618 ⁊ airfitigh Thuaithe Dé Danann do-rinde tnúth ris.619 Luid Finn in lá-sin co Sídh Ban Finn siar do sheilg ⁊ d' fhiadhach,620 ⁊ suidhis ar in bh-firt fótbhuigh andsin. Sillis iarum in621 flaith-féinnid secha co n-fhacca in fer bec ac sefnad ⁊ ac sáir-sheinm622 a chruiti ar in fhod ina fhochuir, ⁊ is amlaid ro bhúi, ⁊ folt fada623 finn-buidi co clár a dhá leas fair, ⁊ ar faicsin Finn dó táinic624 da innsaigid, ⁊ tuc a láim 'na láim, ór as é céd-duine 108 tárla do625 h-é ar tuidhecht asin t-sídh amach, ⁊ ro bhúi oc seinm a chruiti626 a fiadnuisi Finn no gu tancatar in Fhiann, ⁊ 'ar techt dóibh627 at-cualatar in ceol sirrechtach síde. “Maith a anum, a Fhinn”, ar628 an Fhian: “as é-sút in tres turcairthe as ferr fuaruis riamh.” Ocus629 do bhí ac Finn no gu fuair bás. Ocus adubairt Cáilte in láid:
- 630 Abhuc do fuair Finn ferdha
do bhí d' fheabus a mheabra631
gacha cluinedh tiar is tair
do bhídh aigi do meabair- 632 Cnú Deróil a ainm in fhir
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a n-Eirinn nir' anaithnidh633
inmain leinbhín fa glic n-glóir
dar'bo comainm Cnú Deróil.- 634 Indeosat dáibh, fáth gan locht
mar do fhuair Finn in t-abhoc,635
bá gein shochair do fríth ann
én-mac Logha meic Eithleann.- 636 Do bhámar a farrad Finn
idir Chrota is Shléib Ban Finn637
co cualumar ceol gan chol
ar an fhót inár bh-fharrod.- 638 Do bhámar ag éisdecht ris
a cheol nír' ceol co n-eislis,639
beg nachar' chuir sinn 'nar suan
in ceol sirrechtach sír-bhuan.- 640 Annsin at-bert risin rí 163b1
Find mac Cumhaill Almhaini:641
“canas tici-si, a fir bhic”
“sheinnes in cruit co caeim-glic?”- 642 Tánacas o Shíth Ban Finn
áit a n-eabhar midh is linn,643
is dó tháncas lem co becht
do beith treall ad chomuidecht.- 644 Do-ghébha seoit is máine
is ór derg is degh-dáine,645
ór thaitnid frim do dhála
do-ghébha mu lánghrádha.- 646 Do-rad a láim a láim Finn
annsin roba subach sinn,647
is tucmaid h-é linn alé
do ba caem ar turchairthe.- 648 Cetra duirn i n-airdi in fhir
trí duirn ina chruit chaeimh-dhil,649
mor tairm na bláithi buige
binn fogar na caem-chruiti.- 650 Do-ratad cuigi málle
cúic oirfitig na Féinne651
cur' fhogluimset ceol síde
thall ó Chnái go caeim-Líne.- 652 Díb-sin mac Senaig male
Senach ocus dá Dhaighre653
do-rónsat foglaim co h-án
ocus do-róine Cuán.- 654 Ba cheisd le Finn na Fénne
a abac gan bain-chéle,655
ór nír' áil don fhir chródha
na mná remra rómhóra.- 656 Adubairt Finn in flaith mór
co tibredh aircet is ór657
don tí uainn do fhinnfadh soin
i n-Éirinn ben a chosmoil.- 658 Adubairt Scí mac Eogain
óglach co n-aicniud leomhuin:659
“inneosat is scél ádha”
“baile a fuil a dhingbála.”- 660 “Beir mo bennacht, éirg dod thoigh”
“a mheic Eoghain a Mumoin”,661
“ocus innis dúin tré spéis”
“in crích a bh-fhuil re aisnéis.”- 662 “Roich co Tech Duinn a Mumain”
“a Fhinn chródha chomhramhaigh”,663
“atá ann is oirfitidh dhuit”
“ingen dar' comainm Bláthnuit.”- 664 Annsin ro triallsam co tric
is flaith na Fian faebair-glic665
co Tech n-Duinn d' iarraidh na mná
ba móide sin ár menmá.- 666 Fuaramar Bláthnait 'san t-sídh
tucamar linn h-í co fir,667
ro fháiset tall istigh mhóir
Bláthnait ocus Cnú Dearóil.- 668 Tucmait uingi dh' ór gach fhir
in lín do bhámar d' fianuibh,669
a caibhche na mná gan locht
do-ratadh tall don abhoc.- 670 163b2 Cetra duirn i n-áirde in fhir
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trí duirn ina chruit chaeim-ghil,671
áirdi in ben inás in fer
inmhain lánuma láim-gheal.- 672 Lámdha in domain acon mhnái
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imirt óir aircid gan ghái,673
lasin bh-fer, fá mór in modh
slóigh in domain d' áirphiteodh.- 674 Ní raibhe ríghan 'san Féinn
na táiseach na flaith co céill675
nach tuc grádh ocus máine
don lánamhuin lánnaidhe.- 676 Mar do thicedh doineann dúr
ar in b-Féin, fa ríghda rún,677
do bhítis ac Finn fóa bhrat
Bláthnait ocus in t-abac.- 678 In tan ticed maith don Fhéin
ní cheiled Bláthnait co céil,679
in tan do thiced dóibh olc
ni cheiled orra in t-abhoc.- 680 Nocha n-fhuil ceol ar talmain
in neoch budh mhian le menmain681
nár' shuaill foghar i tigh óil
acht a canad Cnú Deróil.- 682 Trí turchairthe is ferr fuair riamh
Finn in flaith-fhéinnid fír-fhial:683
Bran ocus Sceolaing gan locht
Bláthnait araen 's an t-aboc.
[55] 684 Nír' chian dóibh asa h-aithle co facadar in móirseser gilla685 mór dán-innsaigid. “Canas táncabair, a óca?” ar Pátraic, “⁊686 cia sibh féin?” “Eogan Leithderg mac Aenghusa, ó rígh dá687 chóicedh Muman táncamar ar do cenn-sa, a naemh Pátraic.”688 “Rachmait-ne annsin”, ar Pátraic, “ol dlegar mar a bh-fhuigter na689 mainchisa a n-gabháil ann.” “Crét do-géna sinne in nónbar690 óclách so?” ar Cáilte. “Fáilte mhís ⁊ ráithi ⁊ bliadna am691 fharrad-sa dháibh”, ar Pátraic.
[56] 692 Is andsin táinic Pátraic roime, ⁊ as í slighe tháinic a693 bh-Fhidh Gaible, ⁊ a n-Druim Criadh, risa ráidter Ceall Dara isin694 tan-sa, ⁊ tar Sruithlinn ar Dermagh, ⁊ tar Berbha bith-glais695 ⁊ i Tóchar Léghi ingine Cuarnatan, airm i torchair Liagh ⚑le696 Conall ar in n-Dergruathar, ⁊⚐ i Sen-Mag Roichet697 ingine Déin meic Dileann, risa ráidter Magh Ruadh Roichet, ⁊698 i Sen Mhagh n-Eo, risa ráidter Mag Láissi, tar in b-Feoir699 n-iuchar-bhradánaig ⁊ d' Achadh Bó bái {⬌} trénbhuillig risa700 ráidter Achad {⬌} 164a1 a Slighidh Dhála meic701 Umhóir, ⁊ do Ros in Churad, re n-abar Ros CréRos caemhálainn Cré,702 ⁊ lámh dhes re Lathaig Bó Lodáin meic Lir, risa ráidhter Clár703 Daire Mhóir, ⁊ do Chorrocuibh Cnámhchoille, ⁊ do Chuillind704 Ua Cuanach siar in baile i torchair Cuillenn mac Mórna le705 Finn, ⁊ do Leim in Fhéinnedha, ⁊ d' Aenach Cuili Mná Nechtain,706 re n-abar Aenach Sétach Sen-Chlochair isin tan-sa, ⁊ tar Ath707 m-Braengair, risi raiter Ath Mor isin tan-sa, ⁊ do Chenn708 Abrat Sléibe Cáin budhdhes, ⁊ do Tulaigh na Fénne, re n-abar709 p.21 Ard Pátraic isin tan-so, áit a m-bai Eogan Lethderg mac Aengusa,710 rí dhá cóiced Muman, co maithibh in dá choiced Muman uime.
[57] 711 Is annsin do scáiled a phuball tar Pátraic, ⁊ táinic rí712 Muman co maithibh a mhuinntiri, ⁊ tuc a cenn a n-ucht Pátraic,713 ⁊ ro shlecht do, ⁊ ro búi-sium sechtmain annsin ac todhúscad714 mharbh ⁊ ac slánugud dháine n-galair ⁊ esláinte ⁊ gacha h-aincesa archena.
[58] 110715 Is annsin tucadh a bhreith féin do Phátraic, ⁊ táinic716 Eogan Leithderg roime co Rosaigh na Righ, dá dunad fein, ⁊717 do-chuatar maithi Muman dá n-dúintibh ⁊ dá n-deg-bhailtibh iarsin.
[59] 718 “Maith a anum, a Cháilte”, ar Pátraic, “crét uma tucadh719 Findtulach ar an tulaig-so ara tám?” “Adér frit a fhírinni”,720 ar Cáilte, as so do-chuamar-ne tri catha na Féinne do tabairt721 catha Findtrágha, ⁊ tucad ár sleagha dar n-innsaigid, ⁊ tucad722 fethana fithnais do chrannuibh ar sleg, ⁊ ro dhech Finn in723 tulaig uime ⁊ adubairt: “As finn in tulach.” “Ocus gá ferr724 ainm da m-bia uirri iná Finntulach?” ar siat
- 725
Cáilte cecinit:
- 726 A thuluch ard áibinn-si
cus' ticdís Fiana finda,727
fa gnáth longphort lán-adhbhul
ort is gasrad ghlan-ghilla.- 728 Ba h-í ár cuit re comháirimh
ticmís ard maighi míne729
smera sciamhdha sceachaire
cnó do chollaibh Cinn Tíre.- 730 Maetháin drisse dealgnaigi
164a2
gasáin creama gan cinaidh731
dochaithmís gach bealltaine
buindéin bláithi is barr biroir.- 732 Eoin a doiribh diamhaire
ro soichtís fulacht Fénne,733
togmaill breca a Berramhain
nit beca a bennuibh slébhe.- 734 Bratáin luatha Lindmuine
escanna Sinna sóiri,735
cailigh fhedha Fhidhrindi
dobráin a diamhraib Daile.- 736 Iascach mara muiridi
a críchaib Bái is Béire,737
medbhán Fáide fír-ghlaine
duileasc a cuanuibh Clére.- 738 Snámh na Loingsi lochaidhi
fa meinic le Mac Lugach,739
ticmís sluaigh is sochaidi
ar do thaobh thall a thulach.- 740 Meisi is Oisín oll-bladach
téighmís a corraib curach,741
fuarus gaibhthi glas-mara
a timchill tonn is tulach.
[60] 742 Ocus is as-so do-chuamar-ne do chur chatha Finntrágha, ⁊743 at-conncomar óclach do mhuinntir Fhinn d' ar n-innsaigid .i.744 Cael cródha céd-ghuinech ua Nemnainn. “Can asa tánacuis, a745 Chaeil?” ar Finn. “Asin Brug braenach atuaid”, ar Cael.746 “Cret do iarais?” ar Finn. “d' acalluim Muirinde ingine Deirg p.22747 mo muine féin.” “Cidh a adhbhar-sin?” ar Finn. “Ar bhithin748 leannain t-sídhe ⁊ ard-nuachair ⁊ torad aislinge ⚑tarfas dam.”749 Ader-sa sin rit, ar Finn⚐ .i. Crédhe ingen Cairbri750 cnes-bháin ingen rígh Ciarraigi Luachra. “In bh-fedrais, a Chaeil”,751 ar Finn, “conid h-í-sin bain-mhealltóir ban Eirenn, ór is terc sét752 maith a n-Eirinn nár' bréc chum a dúnaid ⁊ a degh-áruis.”753 “Ocus in fidir tú ga comha iarus ar chách?” ar Cael. “Do-754 fhedar”, ar Finn “.i. gibé aga m-beth do dhán nó d' filidhecht755 duan do dhénam dhi ⁊ tuarascbháil a cuach ⁊ a corn ⁊ a cupad756 ⁊ a h-ian ⁊ a h-aird-leasdar ⁊ a righ-thech romhór.” “Atá urlumh757 acum-sa arna tabairt damh ó Muirinn ingin Deirg, óm buime féin.”
[61] 111758 Ocus do áilsedhmar in cath don dula-sin, ⁊ táncamar romuinn759 tar taebhuibh cnoc ⁊ carrac ⁊ tulach cu Loch Cuire i n-iarthur760 Eirenn. Ocus táncamar cu dorus in t-sída, ⁊ do chansam in dord761 fian-sa re crannuibh ar sleg n-ur(ard) n-orchrai, ⁊ do éirghedar762 ingena míne macdhachta mongbuide 164b1 ar763 sceimhealborduibh grianán ⁊ ar solustighib cláraigh.764 Ocus táinic Crédhi dar n-acallaim, ⁊ .LLL. do mhnáibh uimpi,765 ⁊ do raidh in flaithféinnid ria: “Is dod thoga-sa ⁊ dod thochmharc-sa766 tháncamar-ne”, ar se. Fiarfaigis an ingen cia dhar'767 áil a tochmharc. “Do Cael chroda chet-guinech ua Neamhnainn,768 do mac rígh Laigen anair.” “Do chualamar a scéla.”769 ar an ingen, “gen gu facamar é, ⁊ in bh-fuil aigi mo dhuan770 dam-sa?” “Atá immorro”, ar Cael; ⁊ do éirigh ⁊ do ghabh a771 dhuan:
- 772 Turus acam dia h-áine
gé dech isam fíráighe773
co tech Créidhi, ni snímh suail
re h-ucht in t-sléibi anortúaid.- 774 Ata i cinnedh dhamh dhul ann
gu Crédhi a Cíchaib Anann775
co rabhar ann fo dhecraibh
cetra lá ocus leith-seachtmuin.- 776 Aibinn in tech ina tá
idir fhira is maca is mná,777
idir dhruidh ocus aes ceoil
idir dháiliumh is doirseoir.- 778 Idir gilla scuir nach sceinn
ocus ronnaire re roinn,779
ata a comus-sin uili
ag Créidhi fhind fholt-bhuidhi.- 780 Budh áibinn damh-sa 'na dún
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idir cholcaidh ocus chlúmh,781
mad áil do Crédhi ro clos
budh aibinn damh mu thuros.- 782 Sithal aice a sil sugh subh
as do-gníedh a blai dhubh,783
dabhcha glaine gairdheasca
cupáin aici is caeim-eascra.- 784 A dath amar dhath an aeil
coilcidh eturra ocus aein,785
sída etorra is brat gorm
derg-ór eturra is glan-chorn.- 786 A grianan ac Loch Cuire
d' arcat ocus d' ór bhuidhe,787
tuighi druimnech gan dochma
d' eitibh donna is derg-chorcra.- 788 Dá ursain uáinidhi ad-cí
a comla ni dochraidh h-í,789
aircet échta, cian ro clos
in crand búi 'na fordoros.- 790 Catháir Chréidhi dot láim chlí
ba suarca 'sa suarca h-í,791
casair uirre d' ór Ealpa
fa chosuibh a caeimh-leaptha.- 792 Lebaidh luchair na line
fuil os cinn na caithairi793
do-rónad ac Tuile thair
d' ór buidi is do lic lógmair.- 794 Lebaid eile dod láim dheis
164b2
d' ór is d' aircet gan eisleis,795
co pubaill co m-bricht m-bugha
co caem-slatuibh credhumha.- 796 An teghlach atá 'na tigh
as dóibh as áibne ro chin,797
nídat glasa slíma a m-bruit
at casa finna a forfhuilt.- 798 Do choideldais fir ghona
cona taescaibh trom-fhola799
re h-énuibh sídhi ac sianán
ós bhorduibh a glan-ghrianán.- 800 Madam buidech-sa don mhnái
do Chréidhi da n-gairenn cái,801
méraid ní bus lia a láidhi
madh dá n-díla a commáine.- 802 Mad áil le h-ingin Cairbre
112
ní dam cuirfe ar choir cairdi,803
cu n-abra fein rim abhus
“is mu mhóir-chen dod thurus.”- 804 Céd traiged i tigh Créidhi
ón chuirr gu roich a chéle,805
is fiche traiged tomhais
a leithet a deg-dhorais.- 806 A h-udhnacht is a tuighi
d' eitibh én n-gorm is m-buidhi,807
a h-urscar thair ac tobar
do ghlain is do carrmocal.- 808 Cetra h-uaithne um gach leabaidh
d' ór is d' aircet coimecair,809
gem glaine i cind gach uáitne
nídat cenna anshuairce.- 810 Dabhuch ann do chruan fhlatha
a sileann sugh suarc-bracha,811
abhull ós cinn na daibche
co n-imat a trom-thairthe.- 812 In uair líntar corn Créidhi
do mhidh na dabhcha déne,813
tuitit isin corn co cert
na cethra h-ubla a n-aein-fhecht.- 814 An cethrar út do h-áirmhedh
éirghit isin frith-dhaileam,815
tabrat don ceathrar anunn
deoch gach fhir ocus ubull.- 816 In tí 'gá táit sin uili
idir tráigh ocus tuili817
ruc Créidhi a Tulchaib Tri m-Benn
edh urchair do mnáibh Eireann.- 818 Laidh sunn cuice ní crodh cas
ní gres luighthi co luath-bras,819
co Créidhi cruthaig abhus
bhudh luchair lé mo thurus.
[62] 820 Is andsin ro fhaietar in lánamain-sin ar feis leaptha ⁊821 láimh-dheraighthi, ⁊ do bátar ann re secht laithib ag ól ⁊ ag p.24822 áibhnes gan esbaidh bhídh ná leanna ná lesaighthe oraind acht823 mad imnedh ele ar Finn .i. allmhuraigh do bheith ac Finntráigh.824 Ocus tuc an inghen eirredh dílius dingbhála do gach825 aen díb fo leith, ⁊ do timnamar ceilebhradh dá chéile.
[63] 165a1826 “Ticeadh an inghen linn”, ar Finn, “co bh-fhinnum827 cia uainn da m-bia maith nó saith don n-dula-so.” Ocus rucastar an828 ingen drechta móra do chrudh lé do frithailimh a n-aesa galair ⁊829 othrais. Ocus as í an ingen ros-biath d' as ⁊ d' fírleamhnacht iat céin830 ro bás ag cur in chatha. ⁊ is ina tigh do bhítís lucht icce ⁊ othrasa831 na Fénne, ⁊ mar do cinn an ingen ar mhnaibh na Fénne um thidhnacul832 sét ⁊ máine ro chinnesdar Cael .i. a fer, a n-gail ⁊ a n-gaisciudh833 ar tri cathaib na Féinne isin cath-sin, ⁊ fa bét in ní do-rónad834 lá déidhinach in chatha .i. a badadh Caeil, ⁊ do bhadar bethaduigh835 ele, ⁊ comhsaegal acu re Cael ⁊ fuaradar bás da chumaid Chaeil, ⁊ tuc in tonn amuigh 'arna836 bhádud h-é, ⁊ do-riacht an ingen ⁊ maithi na Fénne dá innsaigid,837 ⁊ do tocbhad leo é cusin tráigh n-deisceartaigh leth andes838 d' Fhinntraig, conadh Traigh Caeil ainm na trága ó sin ilé, ⁊ Fert Caeil.
[64] 839 Táinic an inghen ⁊ do shín re a thaeibh h-í, ⁊ do-rinne840 nual-ghubha ⁊ toirrsi mhór. “Cidh dham-sa”, ol sí, “gan bás841 d' faghail do chumaid mu chéle in tan atát na fiad-mhila foluaimnecha842 ac fagháil bháis da chumhaid?” Ocus at-bert Crédhe: 113
- 843 Geisid cuan
ós buindi rúad Rinn Dá Bharc,844
bádhudh laeich Locha Dhá Chonn
is ed cháineas tonn re tracht.- 845 Luinche corr
a seisceann Droma Dá Trén,846
sisi ní aincenn a bí
coinfhiadh Dá Lí ar tí a h-én.- 847 Truagh an fháidh
do-ní in smolach a n-Druim Cháin848
ocus ní nemhthruaighe in seol
do-ní in lon a Leitir Laeigh.- 849 Truagh an t-seis
do-ní in damh a n-Druim Dhá Leis,850
marbh eilit Droma Sileann
geisidh damh dilenn dá h-éis.- 851 Ba saeth lim
bás in laeich do luiged lim852
mac na mná a Doire Dhá Dhos
a bheith is cros fa a chinn.- 853 Saeth lim Cael
do beith a richt mairbh rem thaebh, 165a2854
tond do thoct tar a thaebh geal
is ed rom-mer, mét a aebh.- 855 Truag in gháir
do-ní tonn trachta re tráigh,856
ó do bháidh fer seghdha saer
saeth leam Cael do dul 'na dáil.- 857 Truagh in fuaimm
p.25
do-ní in tonn risin tracht tuaidh858
ag cennghail um carraic cháin
ag cáineadh Chaeil ó do-chuaidh.- 859 Truagh in treas
do-ní in tonn risin tracht teas,860
misi do-dechaid mu ré
mesaidi mu ghné ro fes.- 861 Caince corr
do-ní tonn trom Tulcha Leis,862
misi nochan fhuil mu mháin
ó rom-maidh an scél rom-géis.- 863 O do baidhed mac Crimthain
nochan fhuil mh' inmhain da éis,864
is mór triath do thuit le a laimh
a sciath a ló gáidh nir' gheis.
[65] 865 “Ocus do shin an ingen re taebh Chaeil ⁊ fuair bás da866 chumhaid, ⁊ do h-adlaiced iat araen a n-aein-fhert annsin, ⁊867 as misi fein”, ar Cáilte, “ro tócuibh in lia fil ós a lighi: conidh868 Fert Caeil ⁊ Créidhe aderar ris.”
[66] 869 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a Cháilti!” a Pátraic, “as maith870 in scél do innisis. Ocus caidhi Brocan scríbnid?” “Sunna”,871 ar Brocan. “Scríbtar lat gach ar' chan Cáilte.” Ocus do scríbadh.
[67] 872 Nír' chian dóibh iarsin co facadar in dirim degh-shluaig da873 n-innsaigid, ⁊ amdhubach do sciathaib donn-chorcra ana n-uirthimcheall,874 ⁊ fidh-neimheadh do shleaghuibh urarda orcrai re guaillib875 dhoibh. Ocus tancatar isin phupaill a raibhi Pátraic, ⁊ tucastar876 a tighearna a cheann i n-ucht naem Phádraic ⁊ ro shlechtsat dó.877 “Cia thú féin, a óglaich?” ar Pátraic. “Bran mac Deirg mhisi”, ar878 in t-oglach, “mac rig Muman.” “Cidh um a tanacais alé?” ar Pátraic.879 “Fiannaighecht dob áil damh d' fogluim, a naeimh-chleirig, or do-880 chuala óclach do mhuinntir Fhinn do bheith it fharrad-sa, ⁊ dob881 áil leam foglaim 165b1 duird fiansa do denamh aigi.”
[68] 882 “At-cluini sut, a anum, a Cháilti?” ar Pátraic. “At-cluinim”,883 ar eisiumh. “Maith, a Bhrain”, ar Cáilte, “cinnus do-ghníthi884 fein fiadhach?” “Iadhmait 'mon tulaig nó 'mon carn nó 'mon885 caill maigh-shlebhe, itir coin ⁊ gilla ⁊ óclach, ⁊886 bímit re h-edh in chaemh-lai a n-degaid an fhiadhraidh, ⁊ marbhmait887 fiadh 114fecht ann, ⁊ feacht aile téit uainn.”
[69] 888 Ro cháiestar Cáilte annsin a bh-fiadhnaise Pátraic co dérach889 dobrónach, cur'bo fliuch blai ⁊ bruinne dho.
[70] 890 Is annsin ro éirig Pátraic ⁊ Cáilte in lín ro bhátar do891 shluagaibh co Cenn Abhrat Sleibi Cain suas, ⁊ is amlaid do bhi892 suidiugud an inaidh-sin a rancatar tri leannta imon sléib ⁊893 loch eturra, Loch Bó a ainm, ⁊ Osmetal ainm in t-sléibi, ⁊ Cnoc894 na h-Aeire allaniar don loch, aitt a m-bidh Conán Mael mac895 Mornda, ⁊ Findinis ainm in chnuic airtheraigh úd,896 p.26 airm a m-bidh Fergus Fínbél mac Finn ⁊ Ferdoman mac Buidb897 Deirg ⁊ coin leicthi Find acco, ⁊ Cnoc Maine ainm898 in chnuic-sea tís, ait a m-bui gilla gráda do Find, ⁊ is annso899 ro bui flaithes fer a lethcuarain. Ocus annso do bhí900 in brécairi daimh .i. Líath na Tri m-Benn, ⁊ téighedh ón Féinn,901 idir choin ⁊ duine, re ré secht m-bliadan fichet, ⁊ ro mharb902 óclach don Fhéinn é, ⁊ as misi in t-óclach í-sein, ⁊ ní da903 bladh breithri aderim sin, ar Cáilte.
[71] 904 Ocus do éirigh Cailte iarsin ⁊ da chóraigh a mhuintir immon905 loch anair ⁊ aniar, anes ⁊ atuaid, ⁊ deisidh Pátraic 'na shuidhe,906 conadh Suidi Pádraic ainm an inaid-sin a Cenn Abhrat Sléibi907 Cáin, ⁊ tocbhais Cáilte a shuasán sealga ⁊ fiadhuigh ⁊ fian-choscair908 ós aird, ⁊ ro léicestar a tri barann-ghlaedha badhbha as, cu nach909 raibhi i comfhocraibh na a coimhnesa dho fiadh fodilmhain a910 maigh na a moin na a maigh-shléib na a caill gan techt ina ruamannuibh911 roretha co n-dechsat da n-infhuarad tar éis a n-aistir912 a l-Loch bríghach Bó ina bh-fhiadhnuisi, cor' ghabh gráin ⁊ egla913 ⁊ uaman iat resin fidhrén ⁊ resin fothram adhbul sin .i. re914 damhuibh alltaidhi ⁊ re h-eilltib ruadha roimhera ⁊ re torcaibh915 taebh-troma; ⁊ ni mór nach muirbfidis a cétóir iat le fad a retha916 ⁊ le scís anála. 165b2 Ocus ro leath in slúag imon917 loch, ⁊ ní dhechaidh éloidech beo as don t-seilg, ⁊ do roinnset918 in t-sealg, ⁊ ráncatar ocht cét cum ronna acu.919 “Tabur dechmad in fhiadhuigh dun”, ar Beneoin. Nír'920 escaidh le Bran mac Deirg in cuid rainic do féin do roinn re921 nech. Gabus galar ana broinn mac rígh Muman. “Do lámh922 air-so, a naeim-chleirig”, ar Bran. “Dar mu breiti”, ar Cáilte,923 “no gu tarda a luach uait ní raga.” “Gá luagh?” ar Bran.924 “Uair is at broinn atá in galar”, ar Cáilte “tairr925 gacha bó ⁊ gacha muice ⁊ gacha caerach uaid do Pátraic ⁊926 don naeim-eclais co bráth.” “Do-bér-sa sin”, ar Bran, “⁊ do-bhéra927 mo mhac am dhiaidh.” Ocus do-chuaidh-sin a n-gnáthugad ac928 feruibh Eirenn ó sin imach. Tuc iarsin Pátraic a láimh ar929 broinn Brain meic Dheirg ⁊ ba slán focétóir.
[72] 930 “Imthecht againn budesd”, ar Cáilte. “Gá conuir sin?” ar931 Patraic. “As cumain leam-sa, a naem Pátraic, nach lémdais sluag932 p.27 náit sochaide suidhi ar na tri tulchuibh-sea le ceisd Tuaithi Dé933 Danann.”
115934Cáilte cecinit:
- 935 Cumhain leam-sa trí tulcha
atáit gan aes gan urchra,936
do reithed Liath na Trí m-Benn
otha imeall co h-imeall.- 937 Cumain lim-sa tri cealla
robsat dúine deigh-theanna,938
ni bídh guth cluic inntibh thall
meince snaidm druadh 'na timcheall.- 939 As Cáilte féin mh' fírainm-si
rob-sam cenn Fénne finne,940
nocha dénmuis dighairse
ac tairimthecht an glinne.- 941 Ni fhuilngead Finn fianamail
in tan ro bhoi 'na bethaid942
bennán baeth ac buiredhaig
ós cinn a longphuirt lethain- 943 Misi is Flann mac Failbhe
dergmais mór laech do Laighne,944
as í so mu chubhus tra
mór cath isam cumain-sea.
[73] 945 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht”, ar Pátraic, “is urgairdiugud menman946 ⁊ aicenda duind sin”. Ocus imthigid in sluagh cona947 n-oiribh sealga forro co Cend Abrat Sleibi Cain, conice inadh in948 longpuirt a m-bidís an Fíand.
[74] 949 Dechain ro dech Cailte da láimh chlí don t-sléibh co n-fhacca950 dunad ⁊ deg-bhaile. “Mo chubus amh”, ar sé, “nir' aithnid dhuin951 dúnad and sut, ⁊ dénam chum in bhaili anunn”, ar sé.
[75] 952 166a1 Iarsain táncatar rompa chum an dúnaidh ⁊ robb953 ingnad leo gan slóigh gan sochaide d' fhaicsin ann, acht noenbar954 banmhogad ⁊ triar fermhogad. Tángatar-somh a n-grianán deirrit955 do bhí isin bhaili. ⁊ dá mnái isin grianán, ⁊ siat ag cái ⁊ ag956 toirrse. Brat corcra corrtharach imon dara mnái ⁊ delg airgid957 and, ⁊ niamland d' ór buidi re h-édan, ⁊ faideran fir-uaine imon958 mnai ele ⁊ delg óir isin brut osa bruindi. Ocus959 ro fiadhaiged ⁊ ro frithoiled iat, ⁊ ro beanad a n-errada aisdir960 ⁊ imthechta dhíbh ⁊ do fiafraigh Cáilte díbh “cia an dúnad ⚑i tám?”961 Adubratar na mna,⚐: “dúnad dá mac rígh Fher Muighi962 so, Lochán ⁊ Eogan a n-anmanna.” “Cid um a bh-fhuilti dubach963 dobrónach?” ar Cáilte. “A aba ⁊ a adhbar againn”, ar iat-san.964 “Ag dís derbbhrathar atámuit, ⁊ da deirbshiair sinn féin. ⁊ do-chuatar965 ar bh-fhir do thabairt ban ele anoct, ⁊ ní fhuil dar966 b-fuirech-ne isin dúnad acht co toirset ar bh-fhir ⁊ mná nuaa leo.”
[76] 967 Ocus dechain ro dech Cáilte secha i n-iarthar na bruidhne, p.28968 co n-fhaca in rígh-lia cloichi ro bái ac oclach grádha d' Fhinn .i. ac969 Senach mac Mhaeil Chró do shenmhuinntir Find meic Chumaill.970 Ocus is amhlaid ro bhái in lia-sin ⁊ inneoch thuc Finn do971 thuarasdal dó inti .i. .LLL. uingi d' ór ⁊ .LLL. uingi dh'aircet ⁊972 .LLL. uingi d' findruine ⁊ tri .L. falach óir ar973 n-dúnad in lia cloichi sin impa.
[77] 974 Is annsin adubairt Cáilte risna mnáibh: “Gá luagh do-bérad975 sibh dham dá n-dernainn bhar bh-fhurtacht ⁊ bar bh-fhoiridin, ⁊976 da tucaind bhur bh-fhir féin cuguib ar g-cúl?” “Da m-beth ar977 doman againn luagh budh áil leat”, ar siat, “dobérmais duit978 h-é.” “Ata imorro”, ar Cáilte, “in rígh-lia cloichi ut i n-imel979 na bruidhne.” “Dursan duit a rádh!” ar siat, ór do bhátar morshochraidi980 na críche agá corugud isin baili a d-tá, ⁊ ro bui a981 n-obair ana corugud ann, gia ro fhedta-sa at aenar ní dhi. “Misi982 féin as meallta dhe-sin”, ar Cáilte, “muna 116fhédur.” “Rachaid983 uain duit-si sin co m-beannachtain”, ar na mná.
[78] 984 Táinic-sium iarsin asin m-baili amach, ⁊ tuc lán a glaici985 desi do losaibh sídhe sainemhla leis dob aithnid dho ag ríghnaibh986 ⁊ ag ro-mhnáibh na Fénne. Ocus tucasdar do na mnáibh,987 ⁊ ro fhothraicset iar asna losaib-sin, ⁊ tuc sin a n-grádh ara988 b-feraibh féin cor' léicset ar cúla arís na mná thucsat leo.989 166a2 ⁊ tugad an lia dho-san, ⁊ at-bert Cáilte:
- 990 A lia Bhelaig Atha h-Í
menic ar comdail cuici,991
maine Sencain maic Máil Cró
do frith sund, ní h-ímargó.- 992 Ata sunda losa díb
is ní ba losa cen lí,993
ní bía 'sa doman uile
mná bus tochu la firu.- 994 Aderim-si rib-si dhe
is fir dam in faistine,995
nech rom-aithnid cech dia
lem-sa ba h-inmain an lía.
A lia.
[79] 996 Ocus do bhí Cáilte annsin in adaig sin, ⁊ ro freastlad ⁊997 ro frithailed cu maith é, ⁊ do éirig do mochtrath arnamhárach,998 ⁊ tuc tarraing don lic cuigi do lár thalman.
[80] 999 Ocus táncatar rompa co Finntulaig, risa n-abar Ard Pátraic1000 aniu, airm a raibhi Pátraic, ⁊ do fiarfaig Pátraic: “cáit a ra baduis p.291001 aréir, a Cháilti?” Ocus ro innis Cáilte dó in scél ó thús1002 co deireadh. Ocus nír' cian do bhátar ann co bh-fhacatar in móirsheiser1003 da n-innsaigid. “Can asa táncabair, a óga?” ar Pátraic.1004 “A cuiged Connacht atuaidh”, ar iat-san. “Cidh ro imluaidh1005 sib?” ar Pátraic. “Ar do cenn-sa ó mhaithibh Connacht, a naeim-chléirig,1006 dar m-breith ar do shoiscéla idir fhir is mnái.” Adubairt1007 Pátraic: “ni cóir ar an Eclais gan a siled.”
[81] 1008 Do glúais Pátraic cona muinntir, ⁊ táncatar rompa anes1009 tre medhan Muman ⁊ do Luimnech n-Uladh, ⁊ i Fidh na1010 Cuan re n-abar Creatshalach, ⁊ a Sliabh Uighi in Rígh,1011 ⁊ a Sliabh Echtge inghine Nuadhat Aircetlaim, ⁊ do Chuaille1012 Cepáin a n-Echtghe, airm a torchair Cepán mac Morna, ⁊ do1013 Loch na Bó Girre, risa n-abar Loch Greine ingine Finn, ⁊ a1014 m-Breicthir, re n-abar Tír Maine isin tan-so, ⁊ do Loch Linnghaeth,1015 re n-abar Loch Cróine isin tan-sa. Is annsin ro1016 búi Muiredhach Mór mac Fínachta, ri Connacht, ar cinn Patraic,1017 ⁊ ro srethadh a phupall ós Patraic cona cléirchibh, ⁊ luidhset1018 maithi chúigid Connacht cuigi annsin, ⁊ slechtait do Phátraic,1019 ⁊ tucsat a cinn 'na ucht.
[82] 1020 Dála Pátraic immorro, tainic amach asin pupaill, ⁊ suidis1021 ar an bh-fhirt fótbhaigh, ⁊ luidh Cáilte leis ⁊ ráidhis: “And so,1022 a anum, a naemh Pátraic, tucastar Oscar a chétcath.” “Ga1023 h-adhbar bái aigi?” ar Pátraic. “Ní annsa”, ar Cáilte, um Neim1024 ingin Aedha Duinn meic Ferghusa Find, ingin rígh Uladh,1025 ro snadhmad d' Aedh mac Fhidhaig meic Fhinntain, ⁊ tucadh1026 h-í do mac rígh Connacht. Ocus ni raibhe se lín catha 166b11027 d' Oscar ná don Fhéinn no gur' siredh uaidh 117 sochraidhi shlóigh ar1028 Cormac ua Chuinn, ar rígh Eirenn, ⁊ do chuir Cormac .iiii.1029 cuicidh Eirenn lais do thabairt chatha don Fhéin, ⁊ do-radadh1030 an cath imon n-ingin isin maigin-sin, ⁊ ba h-iat so céit-ghnímha1031 Oscair isin cath-sin, amail adubairt Find:
- 1032 Eirigh suas, a Oscair
ro fes as tu in bunad,1033
gidh lór méd na n-daighfer
dingaibh dín cét curad.- 1034 Eirigh tritha is tarrsa
gursat maela a méidhe,1035
geibh sciath engach uaine
geibh cloidimh co n-géire.- 1036 Geibh sciath is geibh slegha
p.30
on arm niadh rot-rubha,1037
geibh lúirigh rot-meala
nár maidhedh do thuba.- 1038 As mór an gním dam-sa
a bh-fhiadnaise fhiadhan1039
derlágadh mu náidhen
a cinn a nái m-bliadan.- 1040 Ní thicfa is ní tháinic
bhudh fherr lám na luighe1041
is ní fhuil crann sleighi
as sia do-ria a n-duine.- 1042 Mairg gus tibre a shidhe
le claidem gu n-géiri1043
ó thic ferg a láimhe
an fhírghairg ar n-éirghe.
[83] 1044 Is ann as-bert Cailte:
- 1045 Céit-ghníma Oscair co m-buaidh
rí Ulad gusan n-arduaill1046
ocus rí Laigen gan acht
ocus ri cródha Connacht.- 1047 Is do-rala chuigi iar soin
Aedh mac Fhidaig meic Fhinntoin,1048
ocus fácbhais h-é gan cheann
ni gnáth an comhrag coimhthend.- 1049 Aedh Donn mac Ferghusa Finn
ri Uladh gusan imrinn1050
a los scéith is cloidim cruaidh
do marb Oscar a n-aen-uair.- 1051 Baetán mac Fir Nairb co neim
do bó rí lonn do Laighnibh,1052
do mharbh gér' lór a cruaidhi
re h-athladh na h-aen-uaire.- 1053 A chomhalta caemh crínna
Oscar áluinn inn-ríghdha,1054
Linne mac Ligne gu n-glonn
do mharbh Oscar a n-imroll.- 1055 Tainic d' féchain in chatha
Niamh an éduigh ildatha,1056
mebhuis in cath ana cenn
marbhthar in ríghun roithenn.- 1057 ⚑Do-bér teist ara cuingid
ara laech co luath-buillib1058
nar' iadh a dha chois im each
bud ferr engnum na einech⚐- 1059 Adeirim-se rit-sa dhe
a Phádraic co bh-fhírinde,1060
ro ba mór a rect rígda
nír bo ceart a chéit-gnímha.
[84] 1061 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a Cháilte!” ar Pátraic; “⁊ caidhi1062 Brocan? Scríbhthar in scél út lat, gomba gairdiughadh do1063 166b2 fhlaithibh deridh domain é.” Ocus do scríb Brocan.
[85] 1064 “Maith, a anum, a Cháilte”, ar Pátraic, “cia in fert-sa ar an1065 tulaig ar a tám?” “Ní annsa”, ar Cáilte, “óclach d' fianuibh1066 Eirenn fuair bás annso .i. Airnélach mac Adhmalláin, mac1067 rígh Laigen, ⁊ táinic fer dána le duain do annso, ⁊ do ghabh1068 a dhuan. “Maith a anum, a fhir dhána”, ar eisiumh, “léic cairdi1069 dam no gu rabat mu sheoit ⁊ mh' innmusa im fharrad.” “Dar1070 mo bhréithir ámh”, ar an fer dána, “ní leiceabh gan do ghlamad1071 ⁊ t' aeradh isin ló aniuaniu mun bá am buidech.” Mar at-chuala-seom1072 sin, tuc a airgid re talmain ⁊ nir' thócaib a ghnúis no gu1073 bh-fhuair bás do 118 náire; ⁊ do muiredh in tuluch thonn-ghlas so air,1074 ⁊ ro tócbad a lia ós a chinn, gurab ris ata do dhruim-si, a1075 naemh Phádraic.” p.311076
Cáilte cecinit
ba fert fhir uallaigh o thaigh,1078
fertán in láich niamaigh náir
Airnelaigh meic Admallain
[86] 1079 “Neamh uaimsi dho”, ar Pátraic, “a lógh a náire, ⁊ a thabairt1080 a péin.” Ocus táinic a anum a péin isin uair-sin gu raibhe1081 'na cholum ghel arin cairthi cloichi ós cinn Pátraic.
[87] 1082 “Cia ata isin chinn-sa thes don tulaig, a Cháilti?” ar Pátraic.1083 “Sálbhuidi mac Feidleacair, mac rígh Muman, fuair bás ann a1084 n-degaidh fhiadha sídhe .xxx. con ⁊ .xxx. gilla ⁊ .xxx. óclach, ⁊1085 ro muiredh in tulach orro”: ut dixit Cáilte:
- 1086 Atá isin chinn-sa thes
mac Sálbuidhi na n-eceas,1087
ní h-áirimthi mar mháin bhic
cóeca conghlann finnaircit.
[88] 1088 “Do ba maith linn”, ar Benén, “na seoit-sin d' faghbail”.1089 “Fo-ghébha-sa sin”, ar Cáilte, ⁊ ro oslaic in fert, ⁊ do bhí lán1090 crainn a shleigi d' fhailghibh ann. “Tucas nemh ar a náire don1091 fhir ó chianaib”, ar Beneoin, “⁊ tabair nemh ar a shéduibh don1092 óclach ele ud.” “Do-berthar”, ar Pátraic.
[89] 1093 Is andsin do fhiarfaig Pátraic do Cháilti: “créd ro dithaig1094 sibh uili in bar bh-Fhéinn?” ar se. “In dá chath tucsam fa deiredh”,1095 ar Cáilte, .i. cath Gabra ⁊ cath Ollarbha. Tri catha do-chuamar-ne1096 do chur chatha Innbhir Ollarbha, ⁊ ní thoracht acht sé1097 cét uainn as, ⁊ nir' cheis menma Fhinn ar an bh-Fhéin riam co1098 sin a g-cath ná a g-comhlonn, ⁊ tuc da uidh an uair-sin esbadha1099 na triath ⁊ na tigernad ⁊ na curadh ⁊ na caithmhiledh ⁊ an1100 aesa gradha do thuit isna cathaib-sin:
- 1101 Finnaidh dun in lín atám
ni meisdi nech uaib a rádh,1102
co finnam sunn, lith gu n-gal
in lia duin na dhóib 'sin cath.- 1103 Maith mo muinter taeb re taeb
nocor' marbad Cellach caem,1104
gaet do shleigh Deirg meic Dulaigh
isin tress a Tuath-Mumain.- 1105 Cellach caem
do bí fam sithail is braen1106
cecha cluindís in dias glan
ní théighedh acu ar imral.- 1107 Seisiur do bí ar mh'inchaib
ní leicdís nech fa dímdhaigh,1108
d' fostaighidis a techt amach
cech dáim ba h-ecail d' écnach.- 1109 Beithech, Barran, Bresal Derg
cruad Connla na canad cealg,1110
Dubróid ocus Mac Da Dér
conochtaidis dam cech scél.- 1111 Dub Drumann do berrad dam
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ba h-inmain lam gasta glan,1112
ní tabrad sgín ar aighidh
is lugha d' fácad ainimh.- 1113 Dér mac Daigri círadh m'folt
maith doní ocus ní h-olc,1114
ní benad finda asa tuind
ocus ní brisedh degh-bairr.- 1115 Cú Cuilli doroinded biadh
inmain óclach fuilech fíal,1116
ba maith m'imdaigh ar laighi
o Dubthach mac Dairene.- 1117 Cú Cuilli
trom a berrnaidh a builli,1118
bai inesair aici co dian
is ní benad a lam riam.- 1119 Mara gabra Glas mac Deirg
uathad ro fit{⬌}1120
Daire rob{⬌}roind ris
ba ferrdi in leth cos' teigmis.- 1121 Lir mac Gabra bai fam sciath
inmain gilla robo{⬌}1122
{⬌}curraigh mo shlegh ro aeb
ní delighidis rim{⬌}- 1123 Taisech comóil Corc mac Suain
a h-airer Alban adfuair,1124
tricha laech ro bai im thigh
co laithi mona ma faidh.- 1125 Cairpri Cas
ro tindbed duind ar midh mas,1126
don{⬌}do ocht feraib déc
do denam da{⬌} m-bem céd.- 1127 Da assa don airgit bán
ro bi etarro is lár1128
cliabinar siric dar ler
ima corp comlan comgel.- 1129 Cathbarr caecdiabul co n-ór
bai machi leg. 'ma chínn re h-uair tinóil1130
co cét n-gem n-glaine cen oil
co cét n-gem do líg lóghmair.- 1131 An uair do-berthea ar cuid dúind
sólus ó ursaind co cúil,1132
coindel do cách sund imne
a cathbarr im cenn Cairbre.- 1133 Andum lim cesacht ar shluagh
167a1
a dénam ní dam is dúal1134
cosaníu ní dernus riam
a focus na a n-eitercían.- 1135 Ecoir d' Fathod tachair frim
mor lá ro leasaiged lim.1136
ní do deoin Luighdech Meic Con
do thaicérad frim Fathod.- 1137 Is leasc leam tachar don treas
giamad lim no ricthe a les1138
mu ceim as ceim co n-glaine
gu Dubhthor Dháil n-Araidhe.- 1139 Ochtar is sé fichit fer
do neoch ba dingmala dhamh1140
do marbad ag Ard Abla
fa Donnghus mac Lánamhna.- 1141 Tri cét cath do chuir in Fhían
itir tuaid is tes is tíar,1142
nochar' chuirset riam co sé
en-chath as mó egcaine.- 1143 An luct-sin do-chuadar dínn
no dhingebhdais a dhá lín,1144
aniu dá mairdis ar magh
ní h-é Fathod nach finnfadh.
[90] 1145 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a Cáilti!” ar Pátraic. “Is mor1146 do maith do canais isin láidh-sin; ⁊ scrib sud, a Brogain”, ar1147 Pátraic, ⁊ ro scrib. Is annsin ro fiarfaig1148 Caínen mac Failbhe, meic Ferghusa, meic Eogain Mhoir do1149 Cháilti: “Cait ar' marbad Oilill Olom mac Mogha Nuadat?”1150 Freagrais Cáilte sin: “Marb é do cró-bhainne chumad a 119 mulluch1151 Slébhi Claire thes”. “Ocus ⚑cait inar' marb Sadb ingen Cuind?” p.331152 ás Cainen⚐. “As marbh Sadb ingen Chuinn do chumaid1153 a meic mhór-ghrádhaig .i. Meic Con a Temhraig na1154 rígh”, ar Cáilte. “Cáit ar' marbad Ferchis mac Comáin1155 eices?” ar Cainén. “Urchar”, ar se, “tuc Ael mac Dergdhuib do1156 bhir chruaidh chuilinn dó a mullach Sléibe Crot do dhamh1157 allaid, gur' mharbh Feirchis de.” “Ocus secht meic áilli Aililla”,1158 ar Cinén, “cait a fuaradar bás?” “Benne Brit ros-mughaig iat1159 i cath mhór Mhuighi Mucramha ria mórshochraidi Meic Con.”
[91] 1160 “Áth ísseal ar Magh Mínadhbul, cidh dia tá?” ar Cainén.1161 “Connla Derg a Cnuc Dhein ro ghonasdar Fiacha Muillethan1162 mac Eogain ann, ⁊ Áth Tuiseal de-sin h-é”. Ocus at-bert Cáilte:
- 1163 Ath Tuisil ainm an átha
do chach as fis fírfhátha,1164
tuseal tuc Connla Cnuic Dhean
ar Fiacha maith Muilleathan.
[92] 1165 “Ocus cath Samna”, ar Cainén, “cia lasa tugadh ⁊ cia1166 thorchair ann?” “Cormac Cas, mac Aililla Óluim, tucastar h-é1167 d' Eochaidh Abhratruadh do rígh Uladh atuaidh, ⁊ do tuit ann1168 Eochaidh Abratruadh, ⁊ do buailed Cormac Cas ann, ⁊ ro bhái1169 trí bliadna déc ica leighius ⁊ a inchinn ac siled, ⁊ sé a ríghi1170 Muman ris-sin. Ocus do-rónad dúnad ⁊ deg-baile aigi ac dún1171 ar sléibh, ⁊ is amlaid ro bhái in dúnad sin, ⁊ loch-topar grinn1172 glainidi ar lár an dúnaid, ⁊ do-rónad rígh-thech romhór aigi1173 imon 167a2 tiprait, ⁊ ro saidhit trí liagána cloiche uimpe,1174 ⁊ ro suidhiged leabaidh in rígh ⁊ a cenn siar idir na trí h-uaithnibh1175 cloiche sin, ⁊ óclach grádha da mhuintir ag tabairt uisce1176 a cuach nó as sithal ima cenn. Ocus fuair-sium bas iarsin1177 ann, gur' cuired fo fhochlaidhibh talman h-é isin dún-sin. Ocus1178 as de-sin atá Dún Trí Liacc d' ainm fair”, ar Cáilte. “Ocus as1179 é-sin in scel ro fhiarfaighis dim, a Cainéin”, ar Cáilte. Ocus1180 adubairt Cáilte an láidh:
- 1181 Aibhinn gidh in dún-sa thair
risa n-abar Dún Eochair,1182
as aibhne fós o thic lá
loighe Sadhbha is Oililla.- 1183 Marbh Sadb do chumaid Meic Con
ro gaet Ferchis d' aen-urchor1184
don fhairind ana fharrad
marbh Ailill do thámh-ghalar.- 1185 Ba marbh Eogan Mór gan mheth
a cath Mucramha maeithnech,1186
borr-shlat ro las ó ghnímuib
marbh Cormac Cas d' fhuill-ídhain.- 1187 Goin Fhiacha Muillethain mas .
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meic Eogain gu n-airechas,1188
lór a sholmha ro bái tan
ro gaet Connla ic Áth Leathan.- 1189 ⚑Ocus Áth Lethan bodhéin
sloindit sár-fir co sár-céill1190
is Dun Eochair os maidh móir
caidhi fochaind a claechlóigh?- 1191 Áth Sisel ainm in atha
is e so in fis fírfádha,1192
don tuisel tuc Connla a Cnucc Dean
ar Fiacha maith Mullethan.⚐- 1193 Cath Samhna ro ládh ann soin
ann ba raen madma ar Ulltaib,1194
do buailed Cormac 'san cath
do marbad rí na n-Ulltach.- 1195 Tángadar a chnedha ris
re mac rígh fega findlis1196
gilla nár' bho dimbuan bladh
usce innfhuar ro fhoiread.- 1197 Gach lá do théiged fon es
120
mac Oililla Cormac Cas,1198
an leas dia m-bí do bo ghar
dul fo Es Maighi mor-ghlan.- 1199 Do-luidh as co dún ar sléib
co dún a athar budhéin,1200
ro saidhtea tri liaga lais
d' innfhuarad a chinn chaem-chais.- 1201 Dona trí liacuibh at-ciat
aderar ris Dún Trí Liac,1202
as é ainm ó sin ale
tar éis ChormaicChinn Chlaire.- 1203 Marbh mac ríg Muman iar soin
do chneaduibh is d' fuill-idhoin,1204
ro adnacht 'san dún glan grind
a leabaid innfhuair áibind.
[93] 1205 Dála Mhuiredhaig mheic Fhinnachta rígh Connacht indister1206 asa h-aithle-sin. Ro bói mac grádach aigi .i. Aedh mac1207 Muiredhaigh, ⁊ ro fuacradh imáin ag macraid choicid Connacht1208 in tan-sin, ⁊ ruc Aedh mac Muiredhaig sé cluichi ar an macraid1209 gan nech do chuidiugud leis 167b1 ⁊ ro shuidheastar1210 iarsin, ⁊ ro ghab slaedan tiughmaine , trom-ghalair h-é, ⁊1211 fuair bás annsin, ⁊ ro h-innisedh da mhuinntir sin ⁊ da mhathair1212 .i. Aifi Foilṫfind ingin rígh Ulad, ⁊ do-rónad nual-ghubha mór1213 ag mnáibh an cóicid do bhás in macaimh-sin, ⁊ adubhairt a1214 mháthair a thabairt a n-ucht in Táilcind .i. in tí dar' thidhluic1215 Dia Eire uile, ⁊ comus lesaigti cáich innti. “As imdergad mór1216 leam-sa sin”, ar rí Connacht, “mun bhadh deoin do féin h-é.”
[94] 1217 As annsin do-cuas ar cenn Patraic asin pubaill a raibi1218 rí Connacht cona slóghuibh, ⁊ in mac marbh ann, ⁊ brat corcra1219 corrtharach thairis ⁊ culpait chaemh chorcardha 'na thimceall.1220 Ocus adubairt a mháthair ⁊ a trí comhaltada ⁊ a deirbhshiur cumad1221 marbh da chumaid iat. Ocus ó 't-chuala naem Pátraic sin ba1222 truagh lais, ⁊ tainic a chraidhe forro.
[95] 1223
Is annsinn tucadh loing-shithal bhán-oir chum an chléirig, ⁊1224
a lán d' uisci innti, ⁊ coisercaidh in t-uisqi, ⁊ tucadh a cuach p.351225
fetta finn-aircit an t-uisqi, ⁊ éirghis an naem- chleirech ⁊ tócbais1226
in chulpait caeim corcordha, ⁊ tuc trí bainne don uisqi a m-bél1227
Aedha meic Mhuiredhaig, ⁊ in treas loim tuc ina bheol ro éirigh1228
ógh-shlan, ⁊ tuc a láimh dara agaidh mar do beith a m-bandail no a1229
cuirm-thigh, ⁊ do éirig asan imdhaid amach.
Cáilte cecinit:
air re h-imred fir-ferta1231
ro athbeóaigh Patraic co m-blaid
re h-athlum 'san aidchi-sin
[96] 1232 Ocus ba subach somenmnach na slóig de-sin, ⁊ do creitset1233 do Dia, ⁊ tucsat a cinn a n-ucht Patraic, ⁊ tucsat a comus ó1234 bhic gu mor dhó, ⁊ do bádar annsin re h-edh na h-oidhche-1235 sin co tainic lá cona lan-soillsi, ⁊ ro fhácbhatar in1236 baili arnamhárach. Ocus táncatar na slóig uili rompa a n-Gannmhagh,1237 risa n-abar Magh Find isin tan-so, ⁊ i Tochar an Bhanchuire,1238 re a ráidhter Tochar Find isin tan-so, ⁊ lámh dhes re1239 Ros na Fingaili, re n-abur Ros Camain isin tan-so .i. nái meic1240 Uair meic Idhaist ro marbsat a chéli ann, conad de aderar Ros1241 na Finghaile ris, ⁊ do Ráith Glais, re n-abar Raith Brénaind.1242 Ocus ro saidhed pupall rígh Connacht annsin, ⁊ do-riact Patraic1243 ⁊ Cáilte, 121 ⁊ ro suidhset ar an firt fótbaig ós or na rátha, ⁊1244 táinic rí Connacht co lín a shlóig, ⁊ suidhit a farrad 167b21245 Pátraic ⁊ Cáilti.
[97] 1246 Is andsin ro fhiarfaig Muiredach mac Finnachta do1247 Cáilti: “Cidh dia tá Ráith Glais ar in ráith-si?” “Adér-sa rit”,1248 ar Cáilte. “Glas mac Dreacain, mac rígh Lochlainn, táinic cúic1249 catha fichet do ghabáil rígi n-Eirinn, ⁊ is ann tángatar, gu1250 Cathair Dhaimh Díleann, risa n-abar Dún Rosarach, ⁊ is ann1251 bái Find mac Cumaill, a n-Almain Laigen in tan-sin”.
[98] 1252 Do fhiafraig Muiredach do Cháilti: “cidh fa tucadh Almha1253 uirre?” Freagrais Cailte: “óclach do Thuaith Dé Danann do1254 bhí isin Brugh braenach breacsholus. Bocan a1255 ainm, ⁊ do bí ingen a n-oighi aigi, Almha a h-ainm, ⁊ tucastar1256 Cumhall mac Trénmhoir h-í, ⁊ ba marb do bhreith mheic do1257 Chumall h-í, ⁊ ro múired in tulach tonn-ghlas so thairrsi, gurub1258 uaithi ainmnigther an tulach, ⁊ Tulach na Faircsina a h-ainm co p.361259 sin. Nó Almha ainm an tí ro ghabh re linn Neimhidh. Nó dana1260 Nuadha drái do-róine dún ⁊ dingna ann, ⁊ do ghab almhain1261 don dún, cunad de atá Almha.” Ocus adubairt Cáilte:
- 1262 Almha Laigen, lis na fian
bhaili ar' ghnáthaig Find fír-fial,1263
atá sunn do réir gach shin
an ní dia fuil in t-ainm-sin.- 1264 Almha ainm in fhir do ghabh
re linn Neimhid co nert-bhladh,1265
marbh thall 'san tulaig uaine
do thámh obunn én-uaire.- 1266 Oclach d' Feruib Bolg nár' bhaeth
Iuchna ba h-ainm don óclaech,1267
ba lán an dún tiar is toir
do éidib ⁊ da almhoib.- 1268 Luidset á tainti le tart
d' ól usce cum na tiprat,1269
gleacsat le truma a tarta
gur' fhacsat a n-adharca.- 1270 d' adharcuibh na m-bó m-breac m-bán
ro fhágsat imon uaran,1271
as de fhuil ann sunna 'na
Adharc Bó Adbhul Iuchna.- 1272 Coic inghina ac Iuchna ard
'con óclach ghasda glé-gharg,1273
is uathaibh-sin leath a fat
gach ferann mar do ghabhsat.- 1274 Carman i Carman nach mín
'ga m-bitis baird sel co m-brigh,1275
ben Trega 'na thigh treorach
nir'bh í ben ná h-aithgeonadh.- 1276 Mag Life ar lí an óir
gun og-mhnai gasda geal-mhoir,1277
dar leam ni senchas soebh so
'san cóiced ingen Almho- 1278 Nuada drai ba gilla garg.
do-ronad lais Dun Dronard1279
a n-Almhain gu n-gloine n-grinn
do shonnach a dhúin dighainn.- 1280 Aein-gheal an dun dreimnibh drann
mar do ghabadh ael Eirenn,1281
don alumhuin tuc o thoigh
as de ata Almha ar Almain.
[99] 1282 “Is maith do h-innised an scél-sin, a Cháilti”, ar Muiredach1283 mac Finnachta. “Is ann do bámar-ne annsin”, ar Cáilte, a1284 n-Almain Laigen, ⁊ 122ráinic fis na loingsi-sin chugainn, ⁊ as í1285 tuc an fis-sin lé, Sprédh Aithinne, ingen Mhughna Míancraesaigh,1286 bain-echlach rígh Eirenn. Ocus do gairmedh a bhain-echlach1287 cum Find do thinól ⁊ do thoicheasdul Fhian Eirenn ⁊ Alban,1288 ⁊ do thinóil Cormac ua Cuinn tuatha Temra ⁊ buidne Breagh1289 ⁊ mór-shochraide b-fer n-Eirenn, ⁊ tancatar cúic catha fichit cusan1290 mag-so, ⁊ do-ronad crandchar idir in bh-féinn ⁊ aes na treabaire1291 cia dhíbh da roised tus do thabairt an chatha dona h-allmharchaib,1292 ⁊ ro-siacht don Fhéinn in cath do thabairt ar tús. Tucad in cath1293 gach lái co cenn sectmaine ⁊ ro marbad cuic cét déc d' allmarchaib1294 ⁊ d' Eirennchaib, ⁊ tucadh in mór-chath iarsin ⁊ torchuir1295 Glas le Finn mac Cumaill, ⁊ torcratar a secht meic leisin Féinn.1296 Ocus tri .l. óclach do-cuamair-ne maraen re Find do chur in1297 p.37 chatha-sin, ⁊ do thuit .l. laech la gach nech uainn, ⁊ do-chuamar-ne1298 triar oclach don Fhéin maraen re Finn isin phupaill a1299 raibhi Glas mac Dreagain, ⁊ fuaramar nái n-uaitne óir ann, ⁊ an1300 t-uaitne ba lugha díbh ba commór re cuing n-imechtair, ⁊ ro1301 fholchamar isin móin ruaidh se don taeibh tuaidh don ráith iat.
- 1302 ⚑A Ráith Glais
cosa tathaighmis mór n-uair,1303
do fhoilghes nói n-uaitne óir
isin móin rét múr atuaidh.- 1304 Tríar bamar 'ca folach-sin
ba h-é ar lin re ar comáirem,1305
Find is Oisin, Cailti cruaid
sind ros-folaigh re h-en-uair.- 1306 Tri coecait ro lodmair-ne
faré Find co mét maisi,1307
marbsum coecait cech tratha
fa cladh na ratha glaisi.⚐
[100] 1308 Ocus do cuireadh Glas mac Dreacain fo thalmain annso, conadh1309 uaidhe ata Ráith Glais ar in ráith-so.
[101] 1310 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a Cháilti!” ar Pátraic, “is maith1311 an scél do innisis duinn: ⁊ scríbhtar an scél út lat, a Brocáin”,1312 ⁊ do scribh Brógán.
[102] 1313 Ocus do bádar annsin re h-edh na h-aidhchi-sin, ⁊ do1314 éirghetar co moch arnamhárach, ⁊ táncatar rompa i Ré Carpuit1315 Fearghusa, frisa raidhter Imaire Meic Chonnrach isin tan-so, ⁊1316 do Cnuc na Ríg, frisa n-abar Uarán n-Garad, ⁊ do gabadh1317 168a2 sosad ⁊ longphort les ann, ⁊ do srethad a phuball1318 tar cend irsi na n-Gaedel .i. tar Pátraic, ⁊ do chan1319 a thrátha annsin, ⁊ do bennaig an tuluch taebh-áluinn togaidi1320 ⁊ do ráidh: “Bid h-í so an t-ochtmad releac dhéc bhus dili leam1321 a n-Eirinn.” “As eadh ar doilghi”, ar rí Connacht, “gan uisce a1322 comfhochraibh di.” “Madh deoin don Dúilemain”, ar Pátraic, “biaid1323 usce annso.”
[103] 1324 Is annsin ad-racht Pátraic ⁊ beann cairrgi cloichi ad-connaic1325 a n-imeal in bhaili táinic do h-innsaighidh, ⁊ saidhis a trosdán1326 isin carraic gur' ben re grian ⁊ re grinneall, gur' mebhadar1327 trí sreabha d' uisqi eochar-gorm fir-uaine asin carraic.1328 “Fácbala ar in tiprait, a naemh Patraic”, ar Beneoin. “Coimgi1329 gu cenn nomhaidhi do gach neach ibhes a h-uisqi”, ar Pátraic,1330 “⁊ ma h-uime bus marb é nem Dé dó, ⁊ usce Eirenn1331 uili do dhighbhugud fo trí re 123deiread an domain tre mhóid in p.381332 Dúileman, ⁊ Eire do leasugud asin tiprait-si, ⁊ in t-uisqi-se fo1333 trí do thabairt cum duine galair, ⁊ ni fhuil aincis nach foirfe.”
[104] 1334 “Indis athscél duinn, a Cháilti”, ar Patraic. “Indésat”, ar1335 Cáilte, scél ima tarmairt fianna Eirenn, etir choin ⁊ duine, do1336 mharbad aran tulaig-si a d-tai. Guaire Goll ⁊ Flaithes Faebrach,1337 dá ghilla imairchthe fithchle Find, ⁊ táinic óclach d' imirt1338 fidchle re Guaire ar an tulaig-si .i. Finn Bán mac Breasail,1339 mac rígh Laigen. “Imérat-sa geall friut”, ar Guairi Goll. “Crét1340 in geall?” ar Finn. “Tri uinge d' ór ó chechtur againn co ceand tri1341 lá ⁊ tri n-aidchi,” ar Guaire. Ocus is amhlaid do bí1342 Find Bán as é an treas fidcheallach as ferr do bhí isin Féin1343 h-é .i. Finn mac Cumaill ⁊ Diarmaid o Duibhne ⁊ Flaithius1344 Faebrach gilla na fidchli. ⚑Ocus ro raid Oisin so and:
- 1345 Flaithius Faebrach gilla Find
's é is ferr ro imred fithchill,1346
nocha tarraid ar clár beirt
lámh budh áille ica h-imbert⚐
[105] 1347 Ocus do imredar an dias-sin re trí lá, ⁊ ní ruc Guaire1348 én-chluichi rissin, ⁊ do thuit a gheall uadha, ⁊ tucastar ail ⁊1349 aithis ar an óclach ele, ⁊ adubairt nár' ghilla a n-gillaighecht1350 h-é, ⁊ nár' óclach i n-óclachus ⁊ nár' ghaisceadach a n-gaisced.1351 Ocus tócbus Finn Bán in láim, ⁊ tuc dorn do Ghuaire co tuc1352 trí cláir-fhiacla asa charpat uachturach ⁊ tri fiacla asa charpat1353 ichtarach. Ocus do tarla ina luighe ar chlár na fidchle.1354 Indister sin don rígh-feinnid, ⁊ adubairt Finn Bán cona1355 mhuintir do mharbad. “Dom bhréithir”, ar Oisin, “ní muirbfider,1356 acht rachaid i m-breith Cáilte ⁊ Diarmata í Dhuibne ⁊ Fhergusa1357 Fínbeoil .i. 168b ollaim na Féinne, duit-se, a Fhinn”.1358 Ocus rucsat an triar-sin a m-breith .i. áit a comraicfisi ⁊ gilla1359 Finn Bháin tabair-si dorn dó, ⁊ rachaid ascaidh duit-si leis1360 sin .i. uingi d' ór ó gach tháisech Féinne d' fiannaib Eirenn;1361 ⁊ do-rónad síd amlaid-sin acu.1362 Ocus a cinn fichet bliadan tángamur gu Caill Coimhéda1363 i crích Ua Tairrsid Laigen, risa raidter Druim Criadh isin1364 tan-so, ⁊ do-chuadar an Fhian do sheilg, ⁊ do fhacbhatar óclach1365 don Feinn ac coiméd in bantrachta dar' bho comainm Garad p.391366 mac Morna, ⁊ is amhlaid do bhí Garad annsin 'ar techt urmhóir1367 a aeisi, ⁊ 'ar marbad a bhráithrech acht becan namá.1368 Ocus adubratar na mná ris-seom: “Maith, a anum, a1369 Gharaid, in áil let-sa fidchell d' imirt frinne?” “Ni h-áil immorro”,1370 ar eisium. “Cidh ón?” ar an bantract. “Laithi n-aen do bámar-ne1371 ac Tulaig na Rígh ⁊ ag Loch an Eoin a cuiced Connacht”, ⁊ do1372 innis an scél dóibh, ⁊ is é so é, a naemh Pátraic. Ocus adubairt1373 ben dibh: “nách uime do fácbhadh Garad inar farrad-ne1374 do dhénam theined duin ⁊ d' imirt fidchle rinn, uair do-chuaidh1375 ara lúth ⁊ ara lámach, ⁊ loighi aeisi 124dho in loighi a d-tá.”1376 “Darm' bréithir”, ar Garad, is glor ban m-bidhbad sin, ⁊ gidh1377 fada do beinn-si a coimhlenmain na Fénne nírsat carait bunaid1378 fa deredh iat. Is annsin ro addá theinid moir isin m-bruidin1379 ⁊ ro dhúin na secht n-dorais bai uirre, ⁊ táinic féin amach ⁊1380 tuc a airm leis, ⁊ adubairt riu-san an sen-rann:
- 1381 A mna áilli Fénne Finn
imridh-se féin bhur bh-fhidchild,1382
sib-si sósar in rígh ghlic
misi senóir, sean m' imeirt.- 1383 Bruth aeisi orm snas ar sin
an comhaes re bhar n-aithribh,1384
is áithe cach n-delg as só
níchom-aeis ar comh-chluicheo.- 1385 Cumain lim lá ag Loch an Eoin
ni maith senóir gan sein-sceoil,1386
do tarmairt ar n-ár uili
tre imarbháigh én-chluiche.- 1387 Do bí Guaire gilla Finn
ag fáith-imirt ar fidchill,1388
ocus Finn Bán mac Bresail
da tarla dóibh imresain.- 1389 Dob ferr d' imertach Finn Bán
iná Guaire a Glaiss berrán,1390
ruc Finn Bán cetra cluichi
ní ruc Guaire acht én-chluiche.- 1391 Fásaid ferg mór a n-Guaire
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re mac Bresail brat-uaine,1392
do-ráidh olcc daririb ris
tréna beirt n-dírig n-dílis.- 1393 Ba mór imnairi Fhinn Bain
is tócbaidh gu luath an láimh,1394
gur' ben tar bél Guaire gloin
dorn ó mhac buadach Breasoil.- 1395 Eirghit suas an Fhian amra
fhial oscurdha fhír-chalma,1396
saeth leo gilla na flatha
do bhualad tré droch-fhatha.- 1397 Eirghit suas fianna Find bháin
is fian meic Cumaill d' én-láim,1398
fiann Cáilti, fian Conáin chain
fian Oisín, fian Fherdhomhain.- 1399 Ergid a l-los gaiscid gloin
fiann Find fein, fian Mail Enaigh,1400
fian Duib Drumann a Ros Guill
fian Guill ocus fian Irguill- 1401 Is ann adubairt Find féin
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dech amuich, a meic mhóir-tréin,1402
cidh 'ma fuil ferg na Fénne
crét adbar a coiméirghe?- 1403 Guaire do ghilla-sa, a Fhinn
óclach do bhi fot fhidchill,1404
ni maith in t-adbar da fuil
a marbad do mhac Breasuil.- 1405 ⚑Gabar mac Bresail cen brath
ar mac rechtaire Temrach1406
baeth do neoch cemad tren-fer
marbad gilla in righ-féinded⚐- 1407 Gabhthar mac Breasail, ar Finn
ná gabhthar comha da chinn,1408
ní ba comairce dhó dhe
Diarmait, Oisín, ná Cáilte.- 1409 Dar do láimh, a Fhinn gu n-glóir
dar h' uaisli is dar h' onóir,1410
ní muirbhfither mac Breasail
ó tarla 'na imreasain.- 1411 A athair, oiris 'gut chéill
a mheic Cumaill, ar Oiséin,1412
breth dírech as dú do fhlaith
is ní briathar bhaeghal-bhraith.- 1413 Gidh sinne no beth gan chosc
dit-sa dlegar ar tecosc,1414
tabair fod déid fis do mér
na beir luaith-breith ar leith-scél.- 1415 Gabhthar Faelchu mac Fir Chruim
gilla meic Breasail barr-truim,1416
mad do marb-san Guaire glan
marbhthar lat-sa féin Faelchad.- 1417 Tiaghmait i n-degaid Fhinn Bháin
ó mac Cumaill einech-náir1418
co tucsam mac Breasail lenn
co righ-fhéinnid Fían Eirenn.- 1419 Do fhiafraig Find d' Finn aili
Find mac Cumaill Almhaine,1420
créd 'má raibhi do Ghuaire
ar n-imthecht ar n-anbhuaine?- 1421 Guaire do ghilla-sa, a Fhinn
bachlach do bhí fat fhidchill,1422
táinic tri maitne muichi
rom-greannaig fa én-cluichi.- 1423 Rucus cetra cluchi annsoin
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ar Ghuaire mac Beobeartoigh,1424
rom-loisc in uair fa lonn leis
tre fheirg ocus tre aitheis.- 1425 Do-rat orum aithis tenn
a fhiadhnaisi Fhian Eirenn,1426
nír' bhám gilla, nir'bam laech
tan ba h-airc nír 'bham óclaech.- 1427 Tócbhaim mu láim n-dirigh n-deis
nocha n-dernas ann eisleis,1428
do-radus dorn dara bhél
ni innisim acht fír-scél.- 1429 Bennacht don láim do-rat dó
ar Oisín, ní h-imargó,1430
do gilla-sa, a Fhinn na fledh
ní gan fathadh do buailed.- 1431 Muna maithi in dorn co daith
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ícfaither rit, a ard-flaith,1432
rot-fia screabal óir gach fir
olc dia m-bíthea gan chluinsin.- 1433 Doigh damad maith let-sa sin
a n-olc do chosc ót ghillibh1434
Guaire, Comán, Saltrán seng
ag imdergadh fian Eirenn.- 1435 Guaire do imderg Finn Bán
Glas d' imdergad do Chomán,1436
mó gach scél Saltrán solam
do rádh uilc re Ferdhoman.- 1437 Finn mac Breasail ó Ráith Chró
mad thuc dorn dod ghilla-so,1438
tabair a fhlaith na corn cain
dorn do gilla meic Bhreasail.- 1439 Beir mo bennacht, eirg dot thoigh
ar Finn re Finn mac Bresail,1440
luach a n-dubairt Guaire féin
dligid sár-briathar sár-béim.- 1441 As í ascaidh iarruim ort
p.41
a flaith na fian faebhar-nochd,1442
narub bés ó aniu cu bráth
gilla d' fhuigeall re h-óclach.- 1443 Tucsam lughi lámh do láim
fian meic Cumuill einech-nair,1444
nach lémadh beith a b-féin Fhinn
gilla nach tibhredh uirrim.- 1445 Misi as gilla dháibh anocht
orraim uaim dhaibh, a bhanntrocht,1446
tucus form bréithir theglaich
nach trotfainn re h-ingenraidh.- 1447 Gidh cian do bheimís male
a bhanntracht Finn Almaine,1448
cein bus cumhan lim rem lá
ni imér-sa ribh, a mhná.
[106] 1449 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a Cháilti”, ar Pátraic, “is maith1450 an fis ⁊ in forus-sin do innisis.”
[107] 1451 Ocus do éirghetar in slógh rompu do Carnd na h-Airmi,1452 risi n-abar Carn Fraeich meic Fhidhaigh isin tan-sa,1453 , ⁊ táinic Pátraic suas isin cnuc. “Maith a anam, a1454 Cháilti”, ar Pátraic, “ar' chreideabair-se do ríg nime ⁊ talman,1455 nó an fetubair a beith ann etir?” Frecraidh Cáilte sin: “ro fitir1456 in flaith-féinnid”, ar Cáilte, “ór ba drai ⁊ ba fáidh ⁊ ba flaith1457 é, ⁊ do thuicemar-ne uili cu raibhi Dia ann tré urchra n-oidche1458 ad-conncamar”. “Crét an urchra-sin?” ar Pátraic. “Teglach mór1459 bái ag rígh Eireann ac Cormac mac Airt, deich fichit mac ríg1460 bá sedh a lín, ⁊ ní bái duine díb-sin acht mac rígh ⁊ ríghna,1461 ⁊ ni tabrad duine dib-sin ben acht ingen righ ⁊ righna1462 ⁊ ac Ros na Rígh fria Temhraig anorthuaidh no bítis.”1463 “Crét in ros éisein?” ar Pátraic. “Ros Cailledh”, ar Cáilte, ⁊1464 míle do cenél gacha crainn ann. ⁊ do bhí ríg-bhruiden romór1465 ann ag na macaibh rígh sin, ⁊ ní déntai acht a cuid do thidlacad1466 o Themhraig dóib, ⁊ do bádar iar n-ól ⁊ iar n-áibnes1467 adhaigh ann, ⁊ ro déirget a n-imdaidhi dóibh, ⁊ do bádar1468 ann re h-edh na h-oidhchi-sin.
[108] 1469 Is annsin táinic prímh-rechtairi na Temrach .i. Binde1470 Bóinde d' agallaim mecc rígh Eirenn do bhí isin bruidin, ⁊1471 ro dhéch 126uime in tech, ⁊ is amlaid do bátar, 169a2 ⁊ siat1472 marbh uili, ⁊ do thuicemar assin go raibi in1473 fír-Dhia forórdha ann .i. in nech aca raibe comus ⁊ cumachta1474 orainn uili. Ocus at-bert Cáilte:
- 1475 Baili na ríg, Ros Temhrach
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ann ba meinicc mór-theglach,1476
ba h-imdha sluag is groigi
ar a thaebh go tonn-ghlaine.- 1477 Deich fichit mac rígh ba ráin
do bí 'san teglach trom-náir,1478
an coimlín cétna do mnáibh
do bhí 'san tulaig thonn-bháin.- 1479 Ni faca urchra mar soin
a Pádraic uasail idhoin,1480
iar n-dul uili as male
in slóg do bí i n-én-bhaili.
[109] 1481 Ocus do h-adlaiced isin tulaig-sin na deich fichit fer ⁊ na1482 deich fichit ban sin, conid Cnoc an Áir ainm in chnuic ó sin alé,1483 ⁊ dála na cailledh a rabatar ro shluic an talam fana comair in1484 ros uili, ⁊ ro thuicsem ríg nime ⁊ talman trít-sin, ar Cáilte.
[110] 1485 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a Cháilti”, ar Pátraic.
[111] 1486 Is annsin adubairt Cáilte: “As mithigh dam-sa imthecht1487 amárach, a anam, a naem Patraic.” “Crét um a n-imthighi?” ar1488 Pátraic. “d' iarraid cnoc ⁊ céite ⁊ dingnadh in bhaili i r-rabutar1489 mu choicli ⁊ mu chomaltada ⁊ in flaith-fénnid ⁊ maithi Fian1490 Eirenn am fhochair, ór is fada lim beith a n-aein-inad.” Ocus1491 do bátar ann in adaig-sin, ⁊ do éirigh in slóg uili, ⁊ do éirigh1492 Cáilte, ⁊ tuc a chenn a n-ucht Pátraic, ⁊ adubairt Pátraic:1493 “Nemh uaim-si duit gibé inad amuich nó a tigh a n-gébha1494 Dia lámh ort am écmaisi”.
[112] 1495 Is andsin do éirig Muiredach mac Fhinnachta ri Connacht1496 roime d' imluadh a ríghi ⁊ a fhlaithiusa, ⁊ táinic Pátraic roime1497 do shílad chreitmhe ⁊ crabaid ⁊ crois-fighill ⁊ do1498 dhíchur deman ⁊ druadh a h-Eirinn, ⁊ do togha naemh ⁊ fhírén1499 ⁊ do tocbáil cros ⁊ uladh ⁊ altoiredh, ⁊ do1500 thairnemh idhul ⁊ arracht ⁊ ealadhan n-dráidhechta.
[113] 1501 Dála Cáilti immorro, ráinic roime budthuaidh co leathan-Magh1502 Luirg in Dagda, ⁊ tar Corrshliab na Féinne, risa raidter Es Mac1503 n-Eircc isin tan-so, ⁊ i Sliabh Seaghsa ua Eibric budtuaidh,1504 ⁊ i m-Bernaidh na Cét, risi raidter Ceis Coruinn, ⁊ a clár-machaire1505 in Choruinn amach.
[114] 1506 Ocus is annsin at-cualadar in fidhrén adbal da n-innsaigid,1507 ⁊ déchain ro déch Cáilte secha co fhacaidh na nái ndaim1508 discire alltaidhi, ⁊ tucsat nái n-urchair doib, 169b1 gur'1509 marbhsat na nái n-daimh, gu raibhi cuid na h-aidhche acu, ⁊1510 do thócbhatar orro iat, ⁊ tucait co h-Es Meic Modhairn, re n-abar p.431511 Es Dara, ⁊ i Crích in Cosnama, re n-abar Crích Cairbre, 127 ⁊ do1512 Rinn Eabha inghine Geibhtine meic Morna, áit ar' bháidh tonn1513 tuili h-i, ⁊ do Druim Derg re n-abar Druim Cliabh, ⁊ d' Áth in1514 Chomraic, re n-abar Áth Doim Ghlais. Ocus luidhset as sin rompo1515 co Leacht na Muice co Beind n-Gulban, áit ar'1516 marbh an muc Diarmait ó Duibhne, ⁊ gu mullach na tulcha1517 tond-glaisi suas, áit i tá Leabaidh Dhiarmada.1518 Ocus do chuir Cáilte a arma re lár ann, ⁊ do luigh ar leacht1519 ⁊ ar lighi a coicli ⁊ a chomhalta ⁊ a fir grada1520 .i. Diarmata ua Duibne,. ⁊ ro cháiestar déra folcmara1521 fír-truagha gur' bhó fliuch blái ⁊ bruinne dhó, ⁊ adubairt:1522 “truagh amh mar do-chuaidh mo coicli ⁊ mu1523 chomalta uaim!” Ocus o bátar ann ó medón lái co crích fuinid1524 nóna. “Truagh sin, a chairdi”, ar sé, “ni bhadh dúthracht1525 lim-sa dul ón lighi-se cu bráth do chumhaid Diarmada ⁊ a1526 chloinne.” “Cidh ón”, ar Flann mac Failbhe: “in rabhutar meic1527 ag Diarmait?” “Do bátar immorro”, ar Cáilte, ⁊ ac so a1528 n-anmanna:
- 1529 Anmann mac n-Diarmada duinn
re h-ingin Cormaic h-í Chuinn1530
Donnchad is Illann is Uath
Sealbuch, Sercach is Iruath.
[115] 1531 Ocus in t-Áth Daim Glais sin adubramar, as ann do1532 chomraic Cailti coscair ríg re Dithrumach mac in Scáil, meic1533 Eogain, mac ríg Muman ⁊ mac máthar d' Finn h-é. Ocus at-bert1534 Cáilte:
- 1535 Do chuirset comhlann cu cruaidh
a fiadhnaise in t-slóig mhóir mhais,1536
tócaibset fidhbadh ra feirg
ar in leirg ós Áth Daim Ghlaiss.- 1537 Cáilte ro dhibraic ar tús
in sleigh tre dlús gaiscid grinn,1538
nír' mhó iná a cur as a láimh
in uair tarla an t-sleg áigh inn.- 1539 A lámh dhes is a chos chlé
do bhen do Dhíthrumhach dhían,1540
a cenn do fác Cáilte cruaidh
don táibh atuaid do Druim Cliab.
[116] 1541 Ocus lotar rompo gu Caill na m-Buiden, re n-abar Caill1542 Muadhnatan, ⁊ tar Beinn Gulbain Guirt mheic Mhaeil Ghairbh1543 bothuaidh ⁊ gu Garbhros, re n-abar Daire na Damhraidhi,1544 ⁊ do-ghniat fian-both fairsing fulachtaidh and, ⁊ ro ecratar h-í1545 do sheisc barr-ghlais buin-ghil ó féici co fornasc, ⁊ do-rónad1546 inneonadh 169b2 ⁊ fulachtadh leo ann. “In fuil uisci a p.441547 n-imfogus duin?” ar fer dibh. “Atá ámh”, ar Cáilte “.i. Tipra1548 Oisín.” “Is dorcha an adhaig”, ar na h-ócláich. “Ni damh-sa is1549 dorcha”, ar Cáilte, uair ni fhuil inad asa tabar lán én-chuaich1550 a h-aill na a h-abhuinn no a h-indber a cúic oll-coigeduibh1551 Eirenn nacham eolach itir lá ⁊ oidhchi indtib-sin..1552 Ocus ro gab cuach airgdidhi isin dara láimh do, ⁊ a shlegha1553 crann-remra cró-dhaingne isin láimh araill, ⁊ táinic roime docum1554 na tiprat, ⁊ at-cuala in m-blaisechtaigh ⁊ in m-buaidirt ar an1555 uisqi, ⁊ is edh búi ann, torc taeibh-leabar ag ól an uisqi; ⁊1556 tucastar a mhér a suaineam na sleigi seimnigi sodibraicthi, ⁊ 1281557 tuc urchar don mhuic co ros-marbh, ⁊ ruc leis ara mhuin ⁊ in1558 cuach 'na láimh ar aen-rían.
[117] 1559 Ocus do bátar ann re h-edh na h-aidhche-sin, ocus1560 tángatar rompu arnamhárach tar Es Ruaid Mheic Mhoduirn, ⁊1561 co Sídh Aedha Esa Ruaid, ocus ar tiachtuin dóibh and1562 at-cíat in t-óclach ar an tulaig tonn-glais ar a cinn, ⁊ brat corcra1563 corrtharach uime, ⁊ dealg aircit isin brut ós a bruinne, ⁊1564 geil-sciath co tuaigh-mhílibh óir deirg fair, ⁊ cuach-shnaidm1565 loghmur ar a fholt, ⁊ dá choin shelga ar slabraduibh1566 snímacha sen-aircit 'na láimh, ⁊ airm tréna trom-ghlasa 'na láim.1567 Ocus ar rochtain do Chailti dha innsaigid toirbiris teora póg1568 co dil is co díchra dhó, ⁊ suidhis ar in firt 'na fhochair.
[118] 1569 “Cia thusa, a ócláich?” ar Cáilte. “Derg Dianscothach mac1570 Eogain, a tuathaib Uisnig amuich, do chomalta budhéin.” “Cinnus1571 ata dó betha ag muintir do mháthar?” ar Cáilte. “Ní fuil a1572 n-uiresbaid duin do biudh na d' étach”, ar an t-óclach, “⁊ ba1573 h-iat triar is mesa betha búi isin Féin .i. Ligarne Licon ⁊1574 Semenn Sacaire ⁊ Bec Gilla na m-Brodhmucc,1575 ⁊ ro badh fhearr lim-sa beith 'na m-bethaid-sin iná bheith isin1576 bethaidh a fuilim isin t-sídh.” Gidh uathadh duit-si oc seilg1577 aniu, ar Cailte, “at-connarc-sa thu cu mór-bhuidnech a Comar1578 Trí n-Uisqi tes, áit a comraic Siuir ⁊ Beoir ⁊ Berba, cuic cét1579 décc óclach ⁊ cuic cét déc gilla ⁊ cuic cét déc ban.” Ocus at-bert: p.45
- 1580 Uathad selga sin a Dheirg
do scaruis redt fheinn 's ret' sheilg,1581
inat eolach, comull n-glé
a n-oidheduib na Fénne?- 1582 Am eoluch-sa, línibh gal
gach baile a torchratar,1583 170a1
gé bheth i síth mo cliu chain
fuil mo menma ar na fianaibh.- 1584 Nocho rabha-sa fós riamh
toir na thuaid na tes na thiar,1585
bhaili bud gairdi rem ghal
ná na mesc gémad uathad.
[119] 1586 “Maith, a anum, a Deirg, cia don Féinn ata isin firt fótbaigh1587 ar a tám?” ar Cáilte. “As misi ⁊ tusa ro adhlaic h-é”, ar Derg,1588 “cóir gia beth a fhis acam”. Ocus at-bert:
- 1589 Cuinnscleo gilla, mac Annscleo
ros-foirrghedh fira a fuirrsceo,1590
naenbar for dairbre n-duillech
foirrged in cuinged duinnscleo.- 1591 Cuinnscleo gér' bhaeth nír' briathrach
do bo laech i ló luaith-creach,1592
áit a tollta scéith breaca
nochar' é in t-egal uaimhnech.
[120] 1593 Ocus is e-sin, a Cailti, atá isin firt fótmaighi-sea, ⁊ is sind1594 araen ro cuir fa fochluidib talman
[121] 1595 “Cia risa n-derna an rith dian doilig, a Dheirg?” “Risan1596 ech n-dub ro bái ac Dil Mac Da Creac”, ar Derg:
- 1597 Each dubh ac Dil Mac Dá Creac
in gach cluiche ro chuirset,1598
ocon carraic ós Loch Gair
ruc trí lán-bhuadha an aenaig.
[122] 1599 “Gá tech a rabhumar in adhaigh-sin, a Cháilti?” ar Derg. “A1600 129 tigh Catháir meic Ailella”, ar Cáilte, “ar m-breith Finn ⁊ na1601 Fénne leis ar cuiredh. Ocus do bámar teora lá ⁊ teora h-oidhchi1602 a tigh Catháir cen athscis, gan uiresbaid bídh na1603 leanna na leasaigthe ar ar sluagaibh”. “In tucsam ní dhó, a1604 Cháilti?” ar Derg. “Tuc Finn”, ar Cáilte, “trí cét bó ⁊ .ccc.1605 brat ⁊ tri cét uingi dh' ór.” Ocus adubairt Cáilte:
- 1606 Trí cét bó is trí cét brat
trí cét claidem ba comnart,1607
do-rad Finn fiach a leanna
do Caithír mac Ailealla.
[123] 1608 “Cia tuc in t-ech dub d' Fhinn?” ar Derg, “an h-é Dil Mac1609 Da Creaca nó an h-e Caithir mac Ailella?” ⚑Fregrais Cáilte co1610 comnart sin: “Ní nechtar dib”, ar Cáilte, “acht⚐ Fiacha1611 Muillethan mac Eogain”, ar Cáilte; ⁊ adubairt:
p.46
- 1612 Ac súd duit-si an t-ech dub dian
ar Fiacha re flaith na fian,1613
ac sut mu chloidem gu m-blaidh
ocus ech uaim dot araidh.- 1614 Luid Finn d' imluad an eich duibh
gusin tráigh ós Berramuin,1615
is teichim-se di fo trí
or baam luaithi aná gach ní.
[124] 1616 Ocus luidh an t-ech gu cenn iartharach na trágha, ⁊ fuair bás1617 ann do ghal retha, conad Tráigh in Eich Duibh ainm na trágha,1618 ⁊ Tráigh Berramain a h-ainm co sin.
[125] 1619 “Is dered do ló ann”, ar Cáilte, “ór do-chuadar neoil áilli1620 aen-gela an lái as, ⁊ táncatar damalta dorcha 170a2 na1621 h-aidchi chucainn”.
[126] 1622 As annsin táinicc Derg Dianscothach roime isin sídh1623 anunn d' urfhuigeall Cháilti re h-Ilbreac Easa Ruaid ⁊ re h-Aedh1624 Minbrec mac an Daghdha, ⁊ do innis a imacallaim re Cáilte1625 ó do-riacht chuice co h-aes na h-uairi-sin. “A thabairt isin sídh”,1626 ar siat, “ór do-chualamar a einech ⁊ a engnam.” Ocus luidh1627 Derg ara chinn, ⁊ ruc leis é cona mhuintir, ⁊ ro suidigedh1628 iat ana n-inadaib dílse dingbhála isin t-síd. Ba h-í-sin aimser1629 do-rála cocad mór idir Lir Sídha Findachaid ⁊ Ilbreac Easa1630 Ruaid, ⁊ ticedh én co n-gob iarnaide ⁊ co n-err teinedh ar fuindeoig1631 ordhaidi isin t-sídh, ⁊ do chrothadh é gacha nóna ann, cu1632 nach fácbadh claidem ar cenn-adairt, ná scíath ar dealgain, ná1633 sleg ar aidhlinn, gan leacadh a ceann lochta in t-sídha. Ocus do1634 bítis lucht an t-sídha ica dibhracad, ⁊ cech urchar do-berdis1635 cuici is ed do thecmad ar cenn meic nó mhná nó1636 dhalta do lucht in t-sída . Ocus ro h-ecradh a tech n-ola in1637 adhaigh-sin aca, ⁊ do-riacht in t-én cédna chuca ⁊ do-róine1638 in t-aidmilledh cédna. Ocus do bhádar luchd in t-sídha 'ga1639 dibhrucad ⁊ nir' chuimngetar a bec dhó.
[127] 1640 “Cia fot atá in t-én mar sút?” ar Cáilte. “Ré bliadna anosa”,1641 ar Derg, “ó ro gabsam cocad ⁊ lucht an t-sídha aile.” Ocus1642 it-bert Ilbrecc so and: Fó fos nargart fiad firu airm n-grindi1643 colg dremni dibad dasachtach ni duindi is fó .Fo. fos1644 4
[128] 1645 Is annsin tuc Cáilte a láim a comraidh a sceith, ⁊ fleasc1646 umhaidhi bái aige, ⁊ tuc urchar don eon di trena ucht1647 cu rus-marb d' oen-urchar, co tarla 130ar lár in t-sídha cuca1648 é. “In n-derna nech riam lámach budh fherr iná sin?” ar Ilbreac.1649 “In raibi isin Féin”, ar Aedh Minbreac Esa Ruaid, “nech bhudh p.471650 commaith lámach frit-sa?” “Báigim-se mu bhréithir ris”, ar Cáilte,1651 “nár' bo cóir do neoch sech araili díb bocasach do dhénam, ór1652 do bhí a lór-dhaethain lúidh ⁊ lámaigh in gach fhir dhibh, ⁊1653 do bhí indam-sa, 'no”, ar Cáilte.
[129] 1654 Is annsin tuc Ilbreac a láim secha suas, ⁊ tucastar gái1655 nemnech áith uillind-glas da h-aidhlinn, ⁊ tuc a1656 láim Cáilti h-í. “Decha lat, a anum, a Cháilti, cia in t-sleg-sin,1657 ⁊ cia d' fhiannaib Eirenn ica raibhi?” Ro benastar Cáilte a foirtcedh1658 ⁊ a h-incasnaidi don t-sleig, ⁊ do bátar tricha semann d' ór thíre1659 Araibe ar a chró. “Aithnim-si so”, bar Cáilte: sleg Fiachach meic1660 Congha, ⁊ is ón t-sleigh-si 170b1 do ghabh Find mac Cumuill1661 ríghi Fíann Eirenn ⁊ Alban ar tús, ⁊ a Síd FinnachaidSídh fhér-uaine1662 Fhinnachaid tugad í, ⁊ Aillén mac Midhna do Thuathaib1663 Dé Danann do tigedh ó Charn Fhinnachaid atuaid co Teamraig,1664 ⁊ is amlaid ticedh, ⁊ timpain ciuil 'na láimh, ⁊ do codlad1665 gach nech at-cluinedh h-é, ⁊ do chuiredh ainnsein cairche teined1666 as a bheol, ⁊ ticedh co Temhraig i líth-laithi na samhna gacha1667 bliadhna, ⁊ do seinnedh a thimpan, ⁊ do chodladais cách risin1668 ceol sídhi do-níth, ⁊ do shéidedh a anáil fon cairche teined, ⁊1669 no loiscedh Temhair cona turrscar gacha bliadna amlaid-sin1670 fri ré trí m-bliadan fichet. Ocus ba sí-sin aimser a tucad cath1671 Cnucha, ⁊ do thuit Cumull mac Trénmhóir and, ⁊ do fhácaibh1672 ben torrach da éis .i. Muirne Munchaemh ingen Taidg meic1673 Nuadat.
[130] 1674 Ar n-díth Cumhaill tugad rígh-fhéinnidhecht Eirenn do1675 Gholl mór-glonnach mac Morna, ⁊ do bí deich m-bliadna aigi.1676 Rucad iarum mac do Chumhall .i. Finn, ⁊ do bhí ar foghuil1677 ⁊ ar díbhfheirg cu cenn a dheich m-bliadan. Ocus do-rónad feis1678 na Temra isin dechmad bliadain le Conn Cétchathach, ⁊ amail1679 ro bátar fir Eirenn ag ól ⁊ áibhnes i Tigh mor Midchuarda1680 nír' rathaigset ní no gu riacd in maccamh óg il-dealbach cucu,1681 a cind a deich m-bliadna, ⁊ ro shuidestar a bh-fhiadnaise1682 Cuind Chétchathaig, ⁊ Ghuill meic Morna, cu maithib1683 Fian Eirenn uime isin tig, ⁊ ba do bhuadaibh feisi na Temra1684 na lamadh nech fala ná frithfala do thabairt fri ré caeicdigis 5 1685 ar mhís airet bíte ag ól — nó do chaithim — feisi na Temra. p.481685a Ro dhech rí Eirenn in macamh, doigh nir' aithnidh dho h-é ná1685b do nech eli da raibhi isin bruidin.
131[131] 1685c Is annsin do-riacht a chorn dála gu righ Eirenn, ⁊ tuc1685d a láimh in macaeimh é. As annsin adubairt rí Érenn: Taíi,1685e a fhiru Érenn! ⁊ ro táietar ríghrad co tái tostadach fria guth1686 in uasail ⁊ in ard-righ .i. Cuind. Ocus do fiarfaig1687 iarsin cuich in macaemh? “As misi Finn mac Cumaill”, ar an1688 macaem, “mac don óclach oca m-bái rígi na Fénne annallana, ⁊1689 tánac do dhénum mu mhuinnterais rit-sa, a rí Eirenn.” “Mac1690 carut ⁊ fir grádha thu, a mhacaeim”, ar Conn. Ocus do éirigh1691 in macaem ⁊ do-rinne a coraigecht ⁊ a mhuinteras fri rígh1692 Eirenn, ⁊ gabus Conn ar leth-láim h-é 170b2, ⁊ tic ar1693 gualainn Airt meic Cuinn, ⁊ do gabsat ag ól ⁊ ag áibnes re1694 h-edh is re h-athaid.
[132] 1695 Is annsin ad-racht rí Eirenn re beinn m-bláth-cháin m-buabhaill1696 do bhí 'na láim, ⁊ adubairt: “Da bh-fhaghainn aguibh, a1697 fhira Eirenn, nech do choimétfaidh Temair gu tráth éirghi do1698 ló amárach gan a loscad d' Aillén mac Midhna do-bhérainn a1699 dhúthchus do, gémad beg, gémad mór h-é.” Do éistetar immorro1700 fir Eirenn co tái tostadhach ris-sin, uair no choidelduis mná co1701 n-idhnaib ⁊ laeich letairthe risin ceol sírrechtach sídhi ⁊ risin1702 n-gothán n-glésta n-guithbinn do chanad in fer1703 soinemail sídhi no loiscedh Temair gacha bliadna.
[133] 1704 Is annsin do eirig Finn ⁊ adubairt re rígh Eirenn: “Créd1705 bus cuir ⁊ bus tennta dam-sa tar do cheann im a chomhall-sin?”1706 “Cóicedaig Eirenn”, ar Conn, “ocus Cithruadh mac Fir Cóecat1707 cona dráithib.” Ocus tugaid uili isin coraighecht,1708 ⁊ gabus Finn do láim Temair cona turrscar do coimét gu trath1709 éirghi arnamhárach. Ocus do bhí óclach grádha do Chumhall1710 a comhuidecht rígh Eirenn .i. Fiacha mac Conga.
[134] 1711 “Maith a mhacaeim”, ar Fiacha: “cá luaighidhecht do-bértha1712 dam-sa da fagainn sleg neimhnech áith uillend-glas1713 duit, ⁊ nír' dibraicedh urchar n-imraill dhi.” “Gá luagh chuingi1714 oram?” ar Finn. “Gid beg mór do rath ghéba do lámh dheas p.491715 a trian dam-sa ⁊ trian do chocair ⁊ do chomairli.” “Raghaidh1716 dhuit”, ar Finn, ⁊ do naidm air fo a bréithir. As ann do ráidh1717 Fiacha: “Mar at-cluinfe in ceol sirrechtach síde ⁊ an1718 timpan téit-bhinn ⁊ an fedán fogur-binn, ben a cumhdach do1719 chenn na cráisighi, ⁊ tabuir redt' édan nó re ball eli dot ballaib,1720 ⁊ ni léicfe gráin na sleigi neme codlad fort.”
[135] 1721 Is annsin do éirig Find i fiadhnaisi fher n-Eirenn do1722 choimét Temrach, ⁊ tuc Fiacha mac Congha sciath ⁊ sleg dhó1723 gan fhis do Mhacuibh Morna ná do neoch eli dá raibe a tigh1724 Themra, ⁊ táinic roime mar sin i timcheall na Temra, ⁊ nír'1725 chian dó gu cuala in ceol sirrechtach, ⁊ tuc slinn na sleigi ⁊1726 a forgraín 132re a édan, ⁊ gabhaidh Aillén ac seinm a thimpain1727 171a1 no gur' chuir cách 'na codlad mar do chleacht, ⁊ léicidh1728 iarsin a chairce teined asa bheol do loscad na Temhrach, ⁊ do-condaicc1729 Find sin, ⁊ chuireas Find in brat corcra corrtharach1730 búi ime a n-agaidh in cairce, ⁊ tuitit anuas asin aier, co ruc cairche1731 in brat ceithir-fhillti sé láma fichet a talmain. Conadh Ard na1732 Teinedh ainm in aird, ⁊ conidh Glenn an Brait ainm an ghleanna.
[136] 1733 Mar do rathaigh Aillén mac Midhna a dráidhecht do1734 mhilled uime, tainic tar a ais d' innsaigid Sídha Findachaid ⁊1735 gu mullach Sléibi Fuait. Ocus leanus Find h-é co Carn Finnachaid,1736 ⁊ mar do bhí Aillén ac dul tar dorus in t-sídha anunn1737 tucFind mér a suaineamh na sleigi, ⁊ tuc urchar ádhmhar urmaisnech,1738 co tarla a mullach a droma a n-Aillén, gur' chuir a chraidhi 'na1739 lia dub-fhola tar a bhél. Ocus ros-díchenn Find h-é, ⁊ tuc in cenn1740 for cúla co Temraig, ⁊ do chuir ar cuailli bhadhbhdha, ⁊ do bhí1741 ann co h-éirgi gréine ós airdibh ⁊ ós innberaibh an talman.
[137] 1742 Táinic iarum a máthair co h-Aillén, ⁊ tuc treas ar thoirrsi,1743 ⁊ do-chuaidh d' iarraid leagha dhó.
p.50
- 1744 Toir-che a bainn-liaigh Amharrtha
do gaet Aillén mac Midhna1745
do shleigh Fiacha meic Conga
don brat bodhbdha, don birgha.- 1746 Uchán ad-rochair Aillén
táncatar a tri tonna,1747
atá sunn fuil a chraidhi
maraen is smir a dhroma.- 1748 Uchan ad-rochair Aillén
sídhaidi Benne Boirche,1749
anois tairnic a mhaill-néill
a Boirche a bainn-liaigh toir-che.- 1750 Uch ba suairc
Aillén mac Midhna a Sléib Fuait,1751
cuma nái ro loisc Temair
ar gach n-ard-blaid ba h-í a chuairt.
[138] 1752 Is andsin do éirghetar fir Eirenn uili um a rígh ar1753 faithchi na Temhrach airm a m-búi Find. “At-chí sin, a ri”, ar1754 Find, “cenn an fir do loisced Temair, ⁊ a fheadán ⁊ a thimpan1755 ⁊ a chairchi ciuil, ⁊ dar leam ro saeradh Temair cona turrscar.”
[139] 1756 Is andsin do línadh láthair leo, ⁊ do cruthaigedh comhairli,1757 ⁊ as í comairle do crichnaiged acu, rígh-fhéinnidhecht Eirenn1758 do tabairt d' Find. “Maith, a anam, a Ghuill mheic Morna”, ar1759 Conn Cétchathach, “do rogha duit, Eire d' fhacbáil nó do lámh1760 do thabairt i láim Find.” “Dar mu bréithir”, ar Goll, “as í mu1761 lámh do-bér i láim Find.”
[140] 1762 Is annsin tainic a nert isin sén ⁊ isin soladh, ⁊ do1763 éirghetar trí catha na Fénne, ⁊ tucsat a lámha a láim Fhind,1764 171a2 ⁊ tuc Goll mac Morna rompa comad lugaiti an náire le1765 neach ele don Fhéinn a tabuirt. Ocus do bhí Find isin ríghi-1766 sin, ar Cáilte, “no gu bh-fuair bás ⁊ aidhed a n-Aill in Bruic1767 a Luachair 133 Degadh. Ocus an t-sleg do-beiri-se and lai̇m-si, a1768 Ilbric, as di do-rónad an gním sochair sin d' Eirinn, ⁊ as lé fuair1769 Finn gach rath riamh, ⁊ “Birgha ainm bunaid na sleigi.” “Coimhét1770 acut in t-sleg, a Cáilti”, ar Ilbrec, gu finnam in ticfa Lir Sidhi1771 Findachaid cona braithrib, do díghailt a eoin orainn.”
[141] 1772 Is annsin ro tócbait a cuirn ⁊ a cupada, ⁊ do bátar ac1773 ól ⁊ ac áibhnes ⁊ ac urgairdiugad menman ⁊ aicenta. “Maith,1774 a anum, a Cháilti”, ar Ilbrec: “cia da tibérthar comus in chatha1775 da tí Lir cona braithrib do dhíghail a eoin orainn?” “Don tí1776 da tabradh Find comus a chatha .i. do Derg Dhianscothach1777 annsút. Inn gebhe de láim sút, a Deirg?” ar lucht in t-sídhe.1778 “Gabhaim cona shochar cona dhochar”, ar Derg. Ocus do bádar1779 amhlaid in adhaigh-sin. Ocus nír' chian dóibh ar matuin gu1780 cualatar seitfedach na n-ech ⁊ culgaire na carput, ⁊ glonn-béimnech1781 na sciath ⁊ tairm in mhór-slóig, ⁊ táncadar 'mon sídh, ⁊1782 táncas asin sídh dá fhégad gá lín do bádar, ⁊ is edh do bádar,1783 trí catha cródha commóra. “Pudhur leam-sa”, ar Aedh Minbreac,1784 “a n-dingéntar annsin .i. bás ⁊ aidhedh d' faghbáil dúin, ⁊ ar1785 sídh-brugh do beith ag cloinn Lir Sídha Finnachaid”. “Nach p.511786 fedrais, a Aedh”, ar Cailte, “cu téit an trén-torc allaid ó chonuib1787 ⁊ ó chuanartaib, ⁊ in tan ghabus a bedg in búiridan daimh allaid1788 téit imshlán o chonuibh mar an cédna.” 6
1790Cáilte cecinit
- 1791 ⚑Ro soich tretirni tulaigh
re cuanairt con craeb tubaid,1792
ó ro soich buirech a bedg
re cosair conart crob-derg⚐
[142] 1793 “Gá comhlann as doilghe libh isin cath?” ar Cáilte. “In1794 fer as ferr engnam do Thuathaib Dé Danann”, ar siat, “.i. Lir1795 Sídha Findachaidh.” “An ní fa tucus-sa láimh in gach cath riam”,1796 ar Cáilte, “.i. in comlann as ferr do bhiath ann do frithailimh1797 ní léiceabh aniu re lár h-é.” “Ocus caidhi do chomlann-sa1798 dhúin, a Dheirg?” ar siat. “Gá comhlann is doilghi lib 'na1799 dhegaid sút?” ar Derg. “Donn ⁊ Dubh”, ar iat-som. “Dingébhat-sa1800 iat araen”, ar Derg. Ocus do éirghedar sluaigh in t-sídha1801 amach a n-aein-fhecht cum in catha, ⁊ ro dibhruic cách a chéli1802 dhíbh do shoighdibh sith-gorma ⁊ do gháibh bega bir-ghéra1803 ⁊ do laighnib lethan-glasa; ⁊ do chuired in cath 171b11804 ó solus-trath éirgi do ló co medón lái. Ocus do comraic Cáilte1805 ⁊ Lir Sídha Finnachaidh co fuilech fobartach, ⁊ torchair Lir1806 a crích in chomraic le Cáilte. Is annsin do gabsat an dias1807 deg-laech .i. Dubh ⁊ Dond dá mac Eirgi Anghlonnaig a h-Innsib1808 Gaid, ac coimét an chatha. Ocus is amlaid ro chuirset an1809 gliaidh .i. Dubh a tosach na dírma ⁊ Donn re deg-fheithium1810 'na diaid. Ocus at-connaic sin Derg Dianscothach, ⁊ tuc a1811 choirr-mér a suainemh na sleige, ⁊ tuc urchar ádhmur don fhir 1341812 ba nesa do, gur' bhris a dhruim ar dhó, ⁊ go tarla i compar cléib an1813 fir ba sia uaidh, gu torchratar don aen-urchur. Is ann as-bert Ilbrec:
- 1814 Do-rochair Lir le Cáilte
ocus ní gním nach máidte,1815
do-rochair Donn ocus Dubh
le mac Eoghain d' aen-urchur.- 1816 Do mhinaigh in cath budhtuaidh
ar Lir co méit a mhor-slúaig,1817
ni dhechaid dhíbh don muig mhas
acht ein-triar gu n-deigh-eolas.
[143] 1818 Ocus táncatar rompa isin sídh iar m-buaidh coscair ⁊1819 commáidhmhe, ⁊ do gabsat nert ⁊ forlámhus ar Shídh Findachaid1820 asa h-aithle-sin riamh. “Do shleagh duit, a Ilbric”, ar1821 Cáilte. “Nír' chomadhas duit a rádh rim”, ar Ilbrec, “ór gin p.521822 gu beth d' arm im Lir acht an t-sleg-sin as duit-si do-rachadh,1823 ór comarba dílis dingbála di thú.” Ocus do bátar teora lá ⁊1824 teora adaig isin sídh iarsin.
[144] 1825 “Maith, a anum, a Cháilti”, ar Ilbrec Esa Ruaidh: “cia1826 airm a n-derna Find creidium, nó inn derna riamh?” ar se.1827 “Do-róine ón”, ar Cáilte. “Cáit a n-derna ⁊ crét adbar a dénmha?”1828 ar Ilbrec. “Ag Druim n-Diamhair, risa n-abar Druim Dhá Én, ar1829 in Sinaind, ⁊ ba h-é adbar in creitmhe ar bíthin Findine ingine1830 Buidbh ro mharbh a céle féin .i. Conán, ⁊ ro mharbh cách a1831 céli dhíbh .i. Conán ⁊ Ferdhoman, ⁊ do-riact an Fhian co1832 Fidh n-Enaig, re n-abar Druim n-Diamhair isin tan-sa, ⁊ tucadh1833 loing-shithal bán-óir do shaigid Fhinn, ⁊ do innail a ghel-ghlaca,1834 ⁊ do chuir in t-uisqi eochar-ghorm im a ghnúis, ⁊ tuc a ordain1835 for a dhét fis, ⁊ do faillsiged fír dhó ⁊ do ceiledh gái fair, ⁊ do1836 faillsiged do gu ticfadh in Táilceann tabarthach re dereadh1837 domain, ⁊ gu n-gébadh tech ar leth Eirenn .i. Ciarán mac an1838 t-Saeir”. Ocus adubairt Cáilte:
- 1839 Inmain ceall bus comramach
bias fo eochair na h-abhunn,1840
inmain fertán forbarach
bidh anacal mór n-anum.
[145] 1841 171b2 Ocus do-riacht fis an chomhraic-sin cucainn conice-1842 sin, ⁊ do-righne Find in creidemh-sa ann ⁊ fuair nemh trit:
p.53
- 1843 Mairg féinnid at-cuala in scél
ar techt duin co Snámh Dha Én,1844
aidhed Conáin Maeil don Mhuigh
ocus aidhed Fherdhomain.- 1845 Druim n-Diamhair
a ainm so cusna fiannaib,1846
Druim n-Énaig ó sin ale
d' énach Fhind is na Féinne.- 1847 Is amra in gein berthar ann
do deoin Ruire na rochlann,1848
mac dingbála rígh nime
aingil ica fhurnaidi.- 1849 Bidh eisidhe Ciarán caidh
is é berthar 'san ríg-raith,1850
gébuidh leth Eirenn male
Mac in t-Saeir a Muirtheimhne.- 1851 Rachait faghlaidh a chille
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bás obunn do ruaidh-rinne,1852
crochad is riaghad gan rath
ocus iffern íchturach.- 1853 Aderim-se ribh-si dhe
as fír dhamh in fháitsine,1854
creidim Athair ocus Mac
is Spirat Naem a n-aein-fheacht.- 1855 Sáilim flaithius ríg nimhe
as ferr iná gach fine, 1856
in rí rom-cuir ar cairdi
nim-léicfe fo bith-mairgi.
[146] 1857 Do bátar isin t-sidh iarsin gu cenn cáicdigis ar mís. “As1858 mithig dúin imthecht”, ar Cáilte, “ór atámuit re h-athaid abhus.”1859 “Bennacht Dé ⁊ dáine abhus ort”, ar lucht an t-sídha, “⁊ gid1860 choidhche bidh áil duid beith acainn fo-ghébtha. Ocus ac sud”,1861 ar Ilbreac, “ó's imdecht do-ní, nai n-édaigi lígda lennmhaisecha, ⁊1862 nái scéith ⁊ nái slegha ⁊ nái cloidim inntláis órdhaidi, ⁊ nái coin1863 caeimh-shelga duit.” Ocus do thimnadar ceileabrad, ⁊ do fhácbatar1864 bennachtain, ⁊ rucsat buidechus, ⁊ gér'bh fada an cath-sin, ba1865 foidi le Derg n-Dianscothach scarad lea choicle ⁊ le a chomhalta1866 bhudhéin, ór nír' faide leis in lá do scar re Find ⁊ risin1867 Féin iná in lá-sin.
[147] 1868 Táinic roimhe Cáilte in naenbhar óclach sin, ⁊ do bí a1869 Sliabh Cuire ⁊ a Sliabh Cairbre ⁊ a Sliabh Céide budhtuaidh1870 ⁊ do Chathair Daim Deirg, ⁊ nír' chian do bátar ann, co facadar1871 in dias niamhdha n-dath-áluinn ara cinn isin carn .i. óclach áluinn ⁊1872 ríghan a com-aeisi 'na fharradh. Fiarfaigis an t-óclach scéla do1873 Cháilte, ⁊ do innis Cáilte a scéla dho. “Do mhuintir Finn meic1874 Cumaill dam, ⁊ Cáilte mac Rónáin m' ainm. Gá comainm thúsa,1875 a óclaich?” ar Cáilte. “Eoghan Flathbrughaid m' ainm”, ar sé, “⁊ do1876 shen-mhuintir Chairbri Lifechair mheic Cormaic dam. Ocus Becnait1877 Banbhrugaid ainm na mná maithe si, ⁊ com-aeis dam-sa ⁊ di. Ocus1878 as slan deich fichit bliadan duin araen.” “Nach raibi 172a11879 maithes mór-adhbhul acat-sa, a óclaich?” ar Cáilte. “Ro bhói immorro”,1880 ar Eogan, “ar ní raibhi ó Es Ruaid Meic Mhodhuirn gu1881 Cnoc in Fhomhoraich budhthuaid, re n-abar Torach thuaiscirt1882 Eirenn nach raibhi finn-airghi gach re m-baile nó gach treas baili1883 dib acam.” “Cidh ro dhíghbadh sin”, ar Cáilte. “Torathar táidi ⁊1884 fomor fir-grána ⁊ mac mí-raith ro mhill sinn, ⁊ ro chaith na secht1885 tricha cét comlána co na fil nech re gabáil forba na ferainn co ro1886 fhásaigh uile arna n-díthugad-som, ⁊ ro dighbadh ⁊ ro airg1887 mhisi dano acht oct fichit find-airghi do deired mo mhaithiusa1888 ocum.” “Cáit a m-bí in fer-sin?” ar Cáilte. “Carrac comdaingin1889 cloichi atá rinn atúaid ar an cuan coimlethan, is ann bhís, ⁊1890 beiridh lán a luinge leis a triur muinntiri ⁊ comhlín ceithre cét1891 é féin, ⁊ comlín tri cét a chú, ⁊ 136 comlín tri cét a ingen, ⁊ ní1892 chumngann nech ní dóibh.” “Cáit a tic-sium isin cuan?” ar Cáilte. p.541893 “Risin m-baili aníartúaid amne”, ar Eogan. Do bádar ann re1894 h-edh na h-oidhchi-sin, ⁊ ro freastladh ⁊ ro frithoiledh da gach1895 leith iat.
[148] 1896 Do éirigh Cáilte a oenar cu moch arnamhárach, ⁊ ro ghabh1897 a sciath ⁊ a chloidem ⁊ a dhá shleig, ⁊ táinic roime cusin1898 carraic n-di-thoghlaidi do thaeibh an chuain, ⁊ do bí re h-edh ⁊1899 re h-athaid ann, co facuidh in curach da innsaigid, ⁊ triar isin1900 curach .i. madra gairbh-fhindach glas-odhar ⁊ slabrad agarb1901 iarnaidi ima bhrághait, ⁊ scailp ingin maeili duibhi fa cosmail1902 re beinn cairrgi do chéin h-í a tosach in churaig, ⁊ birga imdaingen1903 iarnaidi ina láim, ⁊ in t-eathach a n-deiredh in churaig,1904 ⁊ do gabsat cuan ⁊ calad a comfhocus do Cháilti, ⁊ do gab1905 gráin ⁊ egla Cáilte rompa. Adubairt an fer mór re a ingin:1906 “Oslaic don choin”, ar sé, “⁊ léic cum in aen-duine móir út1907 h-í cu ro loingi a lór-dhaethain de re n-dul ar fect ⁊ ar turus.”1908 Ocus ro osluic an ingen don choin, ⁊ gabus gráin ⁊ egla Cáilte1909 roimpi nar' ghabh riam a cath ná a comlann. Ocus adubairt:1910 “Mo Dhúilium ⁊ mho Tháilgenn uaim-se an bar n-agaid”, ar1911 Cáilte. Ocus gothnait umhaidhi do bhí aigi ro dibraic rod1912 n-urchair di cum na con, cu tarla in dara cenn don bhir isin1913 carput uachturach ⁊ in cenn ele isin carputíchtarach, cu ros-dúin1914 a glomar, “ocus do thuit asin curach comad i n-domain in1915 mara fuair bás” 172a2 ⁊ do chuir in tonn i tír h-í iarsin.
[149] 1916 Táncatar an dias eli a tír ar amus Cáilti, ⁊ do comraicset1917 co dána dúrcraidech ris, ⁊ tuc an ingen .xxx. gon ó ladhair1918 a choisi có a urla air, ⁊ tuc Cáilte béim cloidim di gur' léic1919 a h-abach ⁊ a h-inathar aisdi. Ocus ro dhánaigh ⁊ ro dhíchraigh1920 in comrac risin b-fer mór, ⁊ do-ríne trí h-oirdne ur-granna dhe,1921 ⁊ ba h-í in treas ordu dhíbh, a cenn. Ocus do ben a trí cindu1922 dib, ⁊ tuc leis iat cum na bruidhne, co tech Eogain.1923 Do éirigh Eogan ⁊ muinter Cáilte, ⁊ tucsat aithne ar na cennaib-1924 sin, ⁊ ro altuighset in gnímh, ⁊ is Cailte co h-anmhunn étlaith.
1925Cáilte cecinit:
- 1926 ⚑I n-adhaigh a tigh Eogain
p.55
is im craide ata a beo-ghuin,1927
facaim Maelan is a chú
ar in tracht, na comnaidhiu.⚐- 1928 Marbaim Maelan is a cú
is a ingin can caem-clú,1929
ó maidin co trath érgi
ro bo cruaidh ar comergi.- 1930 Gachar' shires tess is tuaidh
don doman co mét mor-shluaigh,1931
ní fuaras i n-uair na a ló
a comolc na h-aidci-so.
[150] 1932 Ocus ro thuitset taisi ⁊ táimnéllu fair, ⁊ tucad losa ícce da1933 innsaigid, ⁊ bái re h-edh caicdhighis icá leighius, co n-dernad1934 sleman sláin-chréchtach dhe.
[151] 1935 “Imthect acainn amárach”, ar Cáilte, “⁊ bennacht fhácmaid1936 acaibh-se.” “Beir buaid ⁊ bennachtain”, ar Eogan,1937 Ocus ro thimnadar ceilebrad d' Eogan, ⁊ táncatar1938 rompa assin co Tulaig na Céd, risi ráidhter Tulach Dá1939 Ech isin tan-sa, ⁊ do Chuillendros na Féinne budhtúaid,1940 ⁊ do Churrach 137na Milchon, re n-abar Currach na Cuan, ⁊ do1941 Bhoith Chnó budhtúaid, áit ar' thaispen an eicsi cenn do Lugh1942 Lámhfhada mac Eithlenn, ⁊ in bhaile a rucadh Colum Cille mac1943 Feidlimid, ⁊ do Dhoire Guill budhtúaid. Ocus ac toidhecht1944 dóibh dar bord in daire amach co facadar in t-aen-óclach ⁊ a1945 druim re cairthi comdaingen cloichi, ⁊ brat corcra corr-thurach1946 uime, ⁊ dealg óir isin brut ós a bruinne, ⁊ inar maeth-sróil1947 uime, ⁊ dá choin caeim-shealga 'sna láim, ⁊ cuanart gadar 'na1948 fhiadhnaise. Bennachais Cáilte don óclach, ⁊ freagrais in t-óclach1949 in bennachad. “Cia danad muinter sibh-se?” ar in t-óclach.1950 “Ní mharann ar triath ná ar tigerna .i. Find mac Cumaill”,1951 ar Cáilte.
[152] 1952 Is annsin ro cháieasdar an t-óclach déra falcmara fír-truagha,1953 gur' ba fliuch blaei ⁊ bruinne dho. “Cia thusa amhlaid,1954 a óclaigh?” ar Cáilte. “Do-ghén mo shlonnad duit-si”, ar1955 éisium: “Donn mac Aeda, mheic Garaid, meic Morna, misi.” “Do1956 ba mhaith h' athair”, ar Cáilte, ⁊ adubairt:
- 1957 Rob é in bríghach buan-bladach
dob é in fénnid fír-ghalach,1958
dob é in ghég toraid co m-blaidh
re fogail séd in domhoin.
[153] 1959 “Maith, a anum, a Cáilte”, ar Donn: “in fuil sleagh m' athar1960 acut-sa?” “Atá cidh a sciath ⁊ a chloidem”, ar Cáilte. “Ar fír1961 do ghaili ⁊ do ghaiscid frit”, ar Donn, “innis dam an fochaind p.561962 bhunaid umar' marbad h-é.” “Indeosat duit”, ar Cáilte, “uair1963 172b1 isam meabruch ann”.
[154] 1964 Dubh Dithre righ-fhéinnidh fhiann Osraige do mharbad dot1965 shen-athair-se do Gharadh mhac Mórna, ⁊ Carrac Guill do1966 ghabháil ar Goll mac Morna thiar, ⁊ tri catha na Féinne do1967 beith ac forbhaisi fair gu cenn caeicdighis ar mhís ann, ⁊ a1968 bheith nái n-aidchi gan bhiadh, ⁊ scithlim do dul ar a luth ⁊1969 ar a lámach, ⁊ dul do Muc Smaili mac Duib Dithre anund1970 isin carraic, ⁊ Goll do dícennadh a fiadhnaise fhiann Eirenn,1971 ⁊ tuc leis in cinn d' innsaigid Fhind, ⁊ do bhí h' athair-se ag1972 iarraidh dligid ⁊ cora ar Muc Smaile .i. inneoch ro búi idir1973 rígh ⁊ óclach do tabairt dó.
- 1974
Cáilte cecinit:
- 1975 Adubairt nach tibhredh cóir
don Aedh Fhinngheal ba mór ádh,1976
acht do-béradh corp re corp
an gach olc do-rinne a lám.
[155] 1977 Ocus adubairt h' athair-se coimdhilsi do lécen etorra ⁊ Muc1978 Smaile. “Do-bér-sa comha duit, a Aedh”, ar Muc Smaile. “Gá1979 coma sin?” ar Aedh. “Do-bér”, ar eisium, “dá shleig Guill meic1980 Morna, ⁊ 138 sciath Cairill í Conbroin, ⁊ corn Duibh Dithre, ⁊1981 cloidem Muirinne Macha do bhí ac Goll, ⁊ muince sealga1982 Sigmaill, ⁊ misi”, ar Cáilte, “do-chuaidh lesin techtairecht”: dia1983 n-ebrad in láid:
- 1984 Tiagat techta uainn cu h-Aedh
ráidhid risin segainn saer1985
ar gealladh dó, toluibh gal
co bráth nocho coimeltar.- 1986 Targa dho muinci sealga
tucad d' Finn as Síth Nennta1987
gan cor no a fhiadh tar cladh
nócha teit gan a mharbadh.- 1988 Targa sciath Cairill co m-bloidh
do bhidh air isin imghoin,1989
suairc in sét in sciath scenmdha
gráin céd ara tigerna.- 1990 Targa dho in cloidem catha
do bídh ac Muirinn Macha,1991
Targa fós corn Duib Dhithre
gidh do bádhus ga dhicleith,1992
geall caeca mogadh tar muir
atá d' ór ana borduibh.- 1993 Targa dhá sleig, monar n-glé
co crannuib ruis ro-bhuidé,1994
gid beg a fuili nó a loit
is marbh gach duini a tiagoit.- 1995 Ocus gé tharga-sa sain
nír' gabhsat Clanna Garoidh1996
ar imad a slóg 'masech
na mac mór fial-gharg fuilech.- 1997 Do faeth le Cloinn Morna moill
Findtan Ferrda a Feadhaibh Cuill, p.571998
Banbh Sinna Sciathbreac in áigh
ocus Finn Mór mac Cuáin- 1999 Sirit ar Mac Lugach lonn
a éraic ór do gon Goll2000
is ar Cáilte is airm géir gloin
'sar{⬌}a Luachoir- 2001 Óclach do thuaith Temra Breag
do fer cuinnscleo re Goll n-geal,2002
mael-gorm 172b2 'san treas, ferdha in roinn
dar' ainm Flaithius2003 Firáloinn.- 2004 Dá m-beitis trí caecait mac
ag Goll gasda na n-geal-ghlacc,2005
nír' bo annsa le cloinn cain
ná lim-sa mo dhegh-athoir.- 2006 M' athair-si Dub Dithre dian
féinnid forusda fír-fhial,2007
ni chlos a écnach a cath
fa maith a lúth 'sa lámhach.- 2008 Ráidh risna feruibh ní gó
uaim ní bérat ní bhus mó,2009
nái cét is a n-druim re feart
isin tulaig a tiagat.
[156] 2010 “Ar fír do ghaili ⁊ do ghaiscid, a Cháilti”, ar Donn, “tabhuir2011 arm-gaisced mh' athar dhamh.” “Do-bhér immorro”, ar Cáilte, “dóigh2012 ba fial-nár fria h-athchuingid h-é féin.” Ocus tuc Cáilte arm-ghaisced2013 a athar uili dhó. “Tabair eolus dúin anosa, a Dhuinn”,2014 ar Cáilte. “Cia h-áirm a sire eolus, a righ-fhéinnid?” ar Donn.2015 “Do tigh Conaill meic Néill, rígh Ceneoil Conuill.”
2016
Cáilte cecinit:
- 2017 A Dhuind tabair eolus dún
gan meirg ocus gan mhí-rún,2018
ór atái at aenar male
tar éis h' féinne is h' foirne.- 2019 do-chuadar as Meic Morna.
adbar bróin is bith-dogra,2020
deich cét laech, ba h-edh a lín
dob é in t-oirecht gan imsním.- 2021 Adeirim-se rib-si de
bidh fír gach a ráidhem-ne,2022
re taeibh óir is arcait uill
fo-ghébha sin uaim, a Dhuinn.
[157] 2023 “Raghat-sa romat-sa annsin”, ar Donn, “uair derbbhráthair2024 mo mháthar h-é, ⁊ as é ro oileasdar mhé, ⁊ gidh aigi-sium atá2025 in ríghi is acam-sa atá a tóthacht.” Ocus do ghabh Donn a2026 arma ⁊ táinic 139 roime co tech Conuill, co Dún na m-Barc. “Innis2027 scéla dhuinn, a Dhuind”, ar Conall mac Néil. Do indis Dond2028 mar tuc Cáilte na h-airm dhó féin ⁊ a beith ar sligid cum in2029 righ. “Do-gébhu-som sin”, ar Conall, “ór as do Leith Cuinn dó,2030 ⁊ ar a n-derna féin do maith.” Ro thaisfen2031 Donn na h-airm ⁊ na h-il-fhaebair tuc Cáilte dhó. “Is ó deg-dhuine”,2032 ar in t-airecht, “fríth na h-aisceda út.” “As degh-dhuine immorro”,2033 ar Conall, “ór ni dubhrad mac ócláich re duine budh fherr anás.”2034 Ocus do-riacht Cáilte reme dar Sruth na Feindi fothuaidh, ⁊ p.582035 tar Ard na Macraidi, risi n-abar Ard n-Glas isin tan-sa, ⁊ d' Fid2036 Mór, co facatar in dunad uaithib. Ocus mar at-conncas2037 Cáilte cum in dúnaid, do éirigh Conall co maithibh a2038 shlóigh ⁊ a mhuinntiri d' ferthain fáilte re Cailte, ⁊ suidis Cáilte2039 ar in carn a n-dorus in dúin, ⁊ suidhit in slúag uime.
[158] 2040 Do fhiarfaig Conall do Cháilte, “crét ima tucadh Carn Gairbh2041 Daire ar in carn-so?” Do freagair Cáilte in ceisd-sin, ór is2042 aigi do bhí a fis. “Óclach gráda dh' Find mac Cumaill do bói2043 ann so”, ar Cáilte “.i. Garbh Daire mac Aenghusa mac rígh2044 123a fer Muman andes, ⁊ ro bói ac dénam t-shelga2045 laithi n-aen annso, ⁊ ro bí selg taidiur taibsenach aigi,2046 ⁊ ro marb tri chaeca dam ⁊ tri .l. muc ⁊ tri .l. eilit,2047 ⁊ at-conncadur lucht in tíre ⁊ in fheraind sin, ⁊ ro lingset chuice,2048 ⁊ rucsat a fiadach ⁊ a t-shelg uaide, ⁊ atorchair tri cét óclach2049 leis ac breith a t-shelga uada, ⁊ ro iadsat lucht in tíre uimme, ⁊2050 do-rigned ubhall im rendaib de, ⁊ ro marbad h-é, ⁊ do-riachtamar-ne2051 tri catha na Féinne da dighailt, ⁊ do falmaigemar in2052 chrich ⁊ in ferann, ⁊ ro marbsamar trí ríga in tíre, ⁊ ro éladar2053 drong aile a n-ailenaib, conar' fhacamar acht beccan díb gan2054 marbad.” Ocus adubairt Cáilti:
- 2055 Marbad Gairb Daire issin traig
lé Cenel Eogain imlain,2056
marb-sum coeca laech malle
sunn a n-díghail Gairb Daire.
[159] 2057 “Ocus is sé atá issin charnn-so cona arm-gaisced, ⁊ is aici2058 ro bói slabrad Logha meic Eithlend ro bíd ac comet braiget2059 Mac Miled ⁊ Tuaithe Dé Danann aici.”
[160] 2060 “Ro bad maith lind”, ar Conall, “na h-airm ⁊ na h-il-fhaebair-2061 sin d' fagbail.” “Mad maith let”, ar Cailti, “tochailter in carnn2062 anocht.” “Ní h-ed”, ar Conall, “acht tochailter amairech h-é, uair2063 adhaig ann, ⁊ ól ⁊ áibnis do-gentar acaind anocht.” Ocus tangadur2064 rompo issin ̇m-bruidin moir, ⁊ tucad Cailti cona muintir2065 í tech ̇n-derrait ̇n-diamair, ⁊ ro frithailed iat commaith, ⁊ is sí2066 bá ban-cheili do Chonall, Bé Bhind ingen Muiredaig meic Fhínnachta,2067 ingen ríg Connacht. “Maith m' anam, a ingen”, ar Conall,2068 “cid fata gairit bes Cailte abhos, tabair proind deich cét cach p.592069 láe dó, ⁊ cuirter ocht fichit bó a fér-gort gabala ina chomair,2070 ⁊ a m-blegon cach n-áidchi dó, ⁊ in nech do-berthar do as ⁊2071 do lemnocht uaithib a tabairt dó”.
140[161] 2072 Ocus ro badur ann re h-ed na h-áidhchi-sin co tainic lá2073 cona lan-shoillsi arnamairech, ⁊ ad-rachtadur ann dochum cairnn2074 Gairb Daire, ⁊ ro tochlad in carnn, ⁊ frith Garb Daire ann cona2075 arm-gaisced, ⁊ frith slabrad Logha meic Eithlenn ann, ⁊ frith 2076 in sciath imlan amal tucad ré thaeb h-é, ⁊ tucad na h-airm2077 imshlán anís, ⁊ tucad in cend ⁊ in fer fa mó no bith2078 issin tulaig-sin do thoilled ina t-shuidhe ar lar chind ind ócláig-2079 sin. “Is mor in cend, a m' anum, a Chailti”, ar Conall. “Is2080 mor”, ar eissim, “⁊ is maith in tí ar a raibe”, ar Cailte, ⁊ tuc2081 Cailte na h-airm-sin do Chonall, ⁊ ro bói in slabrad aici féin2082 da thabairt do naem Patraic, ⁊ ro muired in fert 'ar sin, ⁊2083 tancatar sun anund iarsin, ⁊ ro batar re teora la ⁊ re teora2084 aidchi and.
[162] 2085 Is annsin ro fhiarfaig Conall Mor mac Neill do Chailti:2086 “Atá ailén ar in muir-sea ar comair amuig ⁊ dúnad ann ⁊2087 annlacud mor annsein, ⁊ ní fhetamur crét da fuil.” Ocus is ann2088 sin ro cháiestar Cailte ica cloistecht-sin. “Ar fír do gaile ⁊ do2089 gaiscid riut”, ar Conall, “tarra-sa linde da fhechain.” “Dar mo2090 breithir ám”, ar Cailti, “is sé-sin in tres inadh a n-Eirinn nar'2091 b' áil lium-sa do fheicsin tar éis na muintire moiri maithe ro bói2092 ann, ⁊ gid ed rachat let-sa amairech ann, a Chonaill”, ar Cailte.
[163] 2093 Ro badur ann co tainic lá arnabarach. Ad-racht Conall2094 ⁊ a ben ⁊ sluaig in baile uile, uair fa h-irgairidugud menman2095 ⁊ aicenta leo eistecht re Cailti, ⁊ tangadar2096 123b réompa chum in dúnaid anunn, ⁊ ro t-shuidestar Cailti2097 ar in firt ro bói issin dúnad, ⁊ .iiii. .ix. traig do Chonall i fat2098 in fherta ⁊ ocht traigthi .xx. ina leithet. “Maith m' anam, a2099 Chailti”, ar Conall, “ní h-inganta lium-sa ní da facca riam ina in2100 fert-sa, ⁊ indis duind ciasa fert so?” “Ader riut a fhírinde”, ar2101 Cailte, “.i. fert in cethramad ben is ferr ro laighestar lé fer a2102 n-aen-aimsir fria.” “Cia na ceithri mná sin?” ar Conall. “Sadb p.602103 ingen Chuind Chétchathaig”, ar Cailte, “⁊ Eithne Ollamda ingen2104 Caithír Moir, ⁊ Ailbe Gruadbrec ingen Chormaic, ⁊ ben in2105 lectha-so .i. Berrach Brec ingen Chais Chuailgne, ingen rig2106 Ulad atuaid, ban-cheile grádach Fhind meic Cumaill, ⁊ má ro bói2107 maithius imarcraid a mnái díb-sin is inti-si ro bói, ⁊ is ana2108 tigh do bith in t-áighi ollaman ó luan taite t-shamhna2109 co taite n-imbuilg, ⁊ a rogha dó imthecht nó beith acon muintir2110 ossin amach, ⁊ in duine nach faghad a daeithin airm no etaig2111 do-bered si do a daeithin o ladhair a choissi co urrla.” “Adhbur2112 a h-aidheda?” ar Conall. “Ata lim-sa duit”, ar Cailti .i. mathair2113 ⁊ athair Guill meic Morna ro ailestar h-í, ⁊ ní raibe do chomalta2114 mná acco-som acht h-í, ⁊ ro cuindig Find ara h-athair h-í2115 .i. ar Chas Chuailgne ríg Ulad. Ocus adubairt nach tibred2116 d' Fhind h-í munbad deoin le Goll mac Morna, ⁊ siris Find ar2117 Goll a chomalta, ⁊ 141 adubairt Goll: “Fuil coma ara tibar-sa duit2118 h-í”, ar se, “.i. gan a léicen tre bithu”, ar Goll, “⁊ a beith don2119 tres mnái accut, ⁊ gan a h-éra um ní da cuindigfea ort.” “Do-bér-sa2120 sin duit-siu uile”, ar Find, “uair is maith in ben.” “Cia2121 bus chuir duind?” ar Goll. “Do ragha cuir duit”, ar Find, ⁊ tuc2122 Find a tri comaltada féin ac coraigecht fria .i. Daigri ⁊2123 Garad ⁊ Conan. Ocus do bói ac Find co ruc tri meic dó .i. Faelan2124 mac Find ⁊ Aed Bec mac Find ⁊ Uillind Faeburderg mac Find,2125 ⁊ do bí 'na mnái grádaig ac Find nóco ̇n-dechadur a comaltadha-2126 si .i. Clanna Morna ar foghail ⁊ ar dibeirg ar Fhind, ⁊ deich cét2127 ar .xx. cét óclach a lín. Ocus adubairt Cailti:
- 2128 Is eol dam in lín atat
Clanna Morna na mor-bárc,2129
ocus gar aírem na fer
tar cach múr, tar cach maigen.- 2130 Deich cét ar fichit cét ann
do Clannaib Morna miad clann,2131
cóic cét déc ó sin amach
lín a ríg is a taissech.
[164] 2132 Lodur maic Morna co Daire Tharbgai i cuicid Connacht, ⁊2133 rucadur tri catha na Féine orro ann resíu deirgedar assa longport2134 amach, ⁊ ro thuitset .u. fhir déc dighraisi deg-armacha do2135 Macaib Morna issin Daire.
[165] 2136 Is annsin ad-racht in milid mor-chalma .i. Goll mac Morna,2137 ⁊ tuc sciath tar lorg doib, ⁊ nír fhétsamar a bec doib o sin o p.612138 ro gab Goll a sciath fair. Ocus do-ronsat Clanna Morna comairli2139 gan nech issa caradrad do biad fria Find, ⁊ frissin Feinn2140 do léigen cen marbad uile, ⁊ is se thuc in chomairli-sin .i.2141 Conan Mael mac Morna, uair ba trotach airechta, 123b12142 ocus ba deabthach muintire, ⁊ ba h-imchassaidech sluaig2143 ⁊ sochaide. Tangadur rompo Meic Morna conice in faichthe2144 fér-glais seo, ⁊ do badur 'ca rada créd do-géndais re Berraig2145 Bricc ingen Chais Chuailgne .i. re comalta bodéin, ⁊ adubradur2146 coma do tabairt di .i. a seoit ⁊ a maine ⁊ a h-indmusa do2147 breith di lé, ⁊ Find d' fhacbail, ⁊ nach bad ecail lé ní cen no2148 beidis-sim béo. “Truag sin ám!” ar Berrach, “inn é m' olc-sa2149 do b' ail lib do dénam, a chomaltada craide?” “Is sé immorro”,2150 ar siat, ⁊ adubairt-si: “Nocho treigiub-sa mo cheile ⁊ mo chóem-lenann2151 ⁊ mo chét-muinter .i. Find mac Cumaill ríg-fhéindid Fiann2152 Eirenn ⁊ Alpan oraib-si etir.” Ocus do eirgedur Meic2153 Morna in cath-grinde ro badur chum in baile, ⁊ tuc cach a2154 lám i l-láim a chéili immon ̇m-baile, ⁊ do chuiredar teindte2155 cacha slessa issin ̇m-baile. Ad-racht in rígan rosc-lethan ⁊2156 .xxx. da bantracht lé assin baile amach, ⁊ do-condairc Art2157 mac Morna h-í do scemel in dúnaid ac dul ar in ̇n-geltracht ̇n-gainmidhe amach chum a luinge, ⁊ tuc a chorr-mér a suainem2158 na sleige ⁊ tuc rót n-urchair di, ⁊ at-chualaid in rigan fidhrén2159 na sleige, ⁊ impais a h-aighed rissin sleig co tarla ina h-ucht2160 ⁊ ina h-urbruinde di h-í, cor' briss a druim ar dó ⁊ co fuair bás.2161 Ocus rucad suas 142 'arsin léna muintir féin h-í 'ar n-argain in2162 dúnaid, ⁊ ro h-adhlaiced h-í issin dún, ⁊ is h-í atá issin firt-sa,2163 ar Cailte. Ocus adubairt Cailte:
p.62
- 2164 Berrach Brecc
ingen Cais Chuailgne nir' cert,2165
robo rigan fhuilt buide
ocus dirma deg-duine.- 2166 Do marbad h-í ar in tráig
dob é-sin in gnim nar' thlaith,2167
do-radad teine 'na dún
rob í in fogail gan mí-rún.- 2168 Tri cét sciath ina tigh tall
tri cét brandub is fidchell,2169
is tri cét bleide ré h-ól
risa tabartha derg-ór.- 2170 Ni ro h-ér sí duine riam
2172
uair fa maith a cruth 's a ciall2171
in bail i tá a lecht co m-blaid
risa raiter Fert Berraig.
Berrach.
[166] 2173 “Ocus atá fuibh-si sunn”, ar Cailte, “in ben issa fert ⁊ isa scela-sin.”
[167] 2174 Ocus at-racht Cailti iarsin, ⁊ tuc lám rissin ̇m-baile bothuaid,2175 ⁊ tangadur cach ina diaid, ⁊ tuc a lám ar lia cloiche ro2176 bói a slis in dúnaid amach, ocus “a firu”, ar se, “gabaid leith-chenn2177 na cloiche ⁊ léicid dam-sa in cend aile.” Ocus tangadur na sluaig2178 da indsaigid, ⁊ nír' fhetsat ní di. “Cait a fuil”, ar Cailti, “Dond2179 mac Aeda meic Garaid?” “Sund”, arse Donn. “Eírig”, ar2180 Cailti, “am aghaidh , ór mac curad ⁊ cath-miled thú, ⁊ da faghaind2181 étail fan cloich, do-béraind a trían duit.” Do eirgetar2182 araen do h-indsaigid, ⁊ tucsat sreng-tharraing bodbda urri, ⁊2183 do tharraingset co lonn ⁊ co lan-laitir, cor' chuirset ré lar ⁊2184 re lan-talam h-í.
[168] 2185 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a m' anam, a Duind”, ar Cailti,2186 “is ferr dam do chungnum amain ina cungnum muintire Conaill2187 uile. Ocus cáit a fuil Conall ⁊ in rigan ⁊ Donn?” ar Cailti.2188 123b2 “Sunn”, ar siat. “Eirgid issin n-uaim anunn”, ar2189 Cailte, “ocus atáit tri dabcha inti .i. dabach oir ⁊ dabach2190 aile lán do cuachaib ⁊ do chopanaib ⁊ do chorrnnaib inti, ⁊2191 dabach lán d' airgget, ⁊ na tabraid dona sétaib dam-sa acht mad2192 in Cráeb Glasach .i. claidem sliasta Find, ⁊ escra láma Find,2193 co tucar do Patraic iat, uair ata tri .l. uinge d' ór ⁊ tri .l.2194 uingi d' airget ⁊ tri .l. gem glainidhe ina chomecor.” Ocus do-cuadur2195 a triur issind uaim, ⁊ tucsat a n-airi léo do cach maith2196 díb-sin, ⁊ téit in sluag uile isin n-uaim ⁊ tucsat a lór-doethain2197 léo, conach raibe fine nonbuir dib gana n-daethin d' ór ⁊ d' airget.
[169] 2198 Is andsin tainic a charpat chum Conaill. “Eirg issin2199 carpat, a Cailti”, ar Conall. “Ricim a les”, ar Cailti, “uair is2200 scithech mé isin airechtus”. Ocus do-chuadur issin carpat.2201 Do greis Conall brod forsin echraid, ⁊ do-chuadur siar co2202 Tráig Conbice, ⁊ do fhiarfaig Conall: “Cid fa tucad Tráig Chonbice2203 ar in tráig seo, a Cailti?” “Ní ansa”, ar Cailti. “Cú2204 grádach do boi ac Find .i. Conbec a h-ainm, ⁊ in fiad risa2205 licthea h-í ní fhaghad a dín a n-Eirinn, noco tabrad a cend2206 chon ⁊ gilla 143 fhiann Eirenn, ⁊ nír' loigh cú a n-aen-lepaid ré2207 Find riam acht h-í, ⁊ is ann so ro báid Goll mac Morna h-í, p.632208 ⁊ do chuir tonn tuile annso fo thír h-í, co fuil fan carnn ̇n-glas2209 at-chi a cind na trága”. Cáilte cecinit.
- 2210 Truag lem oidhed Conbice
Conbec ba lór a gloine,2211
ni fhacca bud chrob-glici
a n-diaid muici ná oighe.- 2212 Soeth lium oidhedh Conbice
Conbec in gotha gairge,2213
ní fhacca bo chrob-glicci
ic marbad doim na h-airde.- 2214 Bid saeth lem 'ga forngaire
os tonnaib arda uaine2215
a h-oidhed bá comraime
a bás is lor a truaigi.2216
Truag lem.
[170] 2217 Tangadur reompo co Dún na ̇m-Barc ind aídchi-sin, ⁊ 2218 iarnamairech adubairt Conall re Cailti: “ata druim annseo i 2219 comfhocraib duind .i. Druim Náir ainm in droma, ⁊ ata mucc 2220 ann, ⁊ ní fhetait coin na dáine ní di.” “Ro bádus la”, ar Cailti, 2221 “⁊ rob fiadaigi maith muici mé, ⁊ cáit a fuil Donn mac Aeda 2222 meic Garaid?” ar Cailti. “Sunn”, ar Donn. “Gab t' airm ⁊ denam 2223 d' fhiadach na muice in lín Feinde atámait”. Ocus ro gluaissidur 2224 rompo ⁊ tangadur issin druim anund, ⁊ at- chonncadur in 2225 mucc ann ⁊ .ix. fiacla asa carbut uachtarach ⁊ 2226 náe fiacla assa carpat ichtarach, ⁊ ro screchastar in mucc ic 2227 faicsin na con ⁊ na fer mor, ⁊ ro gab gráin ⁊ ecla iat-som 2228 roimpe. “Lecar etrum-sa ⁊ in mucc”, ar Donn, “⁊ is cuma mo 2229 betha no ma bás”. “Aiscid churad chuingi”, ar Cailti, ⁊ do indsaig 2230 Dond in mucc, ⁊ ac drud don muicc chuici tuc Cailti 2231 sádhud don t-shleig inti co rainic on oscail có cheile di, ⁊ fuair 2232 in mucc bas léo mar sin, ⁊ nír fhetsat a breith assin nó co tainic 2233 sluag Conaill uile ara cend, ⁊ tucad i fiadnaissi Chonaill h-í. 2234 “Is mor in mucc”, ar Conall. “Is fir”, ar Cailte, “uair is sí 2235 sin in Muc t-Shlanga, ⁊ is immá leithéit-sin tainic 173b2 2236 olc Cloinni Morna ⁊ Cloinni Báiscni.”
[171] 2237 Ocus nír' chian ro batar ann co facatar 174a2 in 2238 móirsheiser gilla mór cucu. “Can asa táncabair, a ógu?” 2239 ar Conall mac Néill. “Táncamar”, ar siat, “ó Phádraic mac 2240 Calpuirn ⁊ ó Oisín mac Find ⁊ o Dhiarmaid mac Cerbaill ar 2241 do cenn-sa ⁊ ar cenn Cáilte.” “Ní h-éiter lim-sa dhul ann aniu d' éis p.642242 mu shealga, ⁊ éirigh-se ann, a Conuill”, ar Cáilte, “⁊ beir let na 2243 h-aisceda út .i. in t-eascra do bhí ac Find do Phátraic, ⁊ in 2244 Craebh Ghlasach, claidem Find, do Diarmait mac Cerbaill do 2245 rígh Eirenn, ⁊ in muc do marbad ann do ríg Eirenn, ós as í- 2246 so in Mhuc Shlángha, ⁊ co faicit cách í ⁊ gu roinne rí Eirenn 2247 dóib h-í idir mhaith ⁊ saith.” Do- rónad uili mar sin, ⁊ tucadh 2248 in cloidem i láimh Duinn mheic Aedha meich Gharaidh mheic 2249 Mhorna. “A sochar ⁊ a dochar in chloidim ort, a 144ghilla”, ar 2250 Cáilte, “ no gu ria co rígh Eirenn.” Ocus tuc Conall féin in 2251 t-eascra leis do Phátraic, ⁊ tucsat na moghuid an muic leo, 2252 ⁊ lotar rompa co ráncadar Cnoc Uachtair Erca, re n-abar 2253 Uisnech isin tan-so, i m- Midi medoin do ló. Ocus 2254 'ar rochtain dóibh ann is ann do bhói Pátraic i Mullach Uisnig, 2255 ⁊ Diarmait mac Cerbaill ara láim n-deis, ⁊ Oisin mac Find ar 2256 a láim clí, ⁊ Muiredach mac Finnachta rí Connacht fora láim-sein, 2257 ⁊ Eochaid Leithderg rí Laigen ar a lái̇m-sein, ⁊ Eoghan 2258 Derg mac Aenghusa, rí dá cóiced Muman, ar láim rígh Eirenn.
[172] 2259 Táinic Conull mac Néill iar sin ⁊ tuc a cenn a n-ucht Pátraic, 2260 ⁊ do shlécht do. “Tar sunn, a Chonaill”, ar Diarmait. “A bh- fiadhnaisi 2261 Pátraic biat”, ar Conall, “gurab é bias ós mu cinn a 2262 nim ⁊ a talmain.” “Rígi uaim-si duit”, ar Pátraic, “ocus tricha 2263 ríg dot shíl a ríghi. Mo cathair ⁊ mh' abdaine duit fós, ⁊ 2264 in neoch fo-ghébh o chóic oll- choicedhaib Eirenn do chaithimh acat.”
[173] 2265 Tuc Conull an t-eascra óir i láimh Pátraic. “Do chara 2266 féin, Cáilte mac Rónáin, tuc in aiscidh-sin duit”, ar Conall. “As 2267 cara, dar mo bréithir”, ar Pátraic. Ocus tuc Pátraic secha i 2268 láim ríg Eirenn é, ⁊ do bhí rí Eirenn ica fhégad co fada, ⁊ adubairt: 2269 “Ní facamar riam sét budh ferr iná in t- escra, ⁊ dégha 2270 let, a Oisín, cia ica raibe”. “Acam athair féin”, ar Oisin, “ac 2271 Find mac Cumaill. ⁊ tuc do bain-chéli dho é .i. Berrach 2272 Breac ingen Cais Cuailgne. As í ro marbhsat Meic Morna 2273 ar in foghail, ⁊ is deimin leam-sa”, ar Oisín, “in tí 2274 fuair so co fuair se in sét eli as ferr do bí a n- Eirinn ná a 2275 n-Albain.i. in Craeb Glasach, cloidem Find.” “Atá acam-sa 2276 sunn”, ar Conall, “do ríg Eirenn ⁊ is maith in aithne tucais. 2277 Érigh, a Dhuinn, ⁊ tuc in cloidem do rígh Eirenn, ór is do p.65 2278 tuc Cáilte é. Ocus tuc in gilla in cloidem i l-láim Oisín, ⁊ ba 2279 lán glac 174a2 Dhuinn do dornchla in chloidim”. “Ingnad 2280 lim”, ar Oisín, “do glac do línadh don chloidem, ór nír” lín 2281 glac riam acht glac fhir do Cloinn Bhaiscni nó do Cloinn Mórna. 2282 “Can duit a gilla?” ar rí Eirenn. “Donn mac Aedha, mheic 2283 Garuid, meic Mórna mhisi.” “Dar mu bhréithir”, ar Oisín, “do 2284 bo mhaith h' athair ⁊ do shen-athair.” Ocus tuc an cloidem i l-láimh 2285 rígh Eirenn. “Caidi dece an cloidhimh, a rí Eirenn?” ar 2286 Donn. “Cá dece shire?” ol in rí. “Rígh-féinnidhecht Eirenn amail 2287 bái ag derbbhráthair mo shen-athar.” “Madh cet le h-Oisín ⁊ 2288 le Cáilte”, ar rí Érenn, “ragaid dhuit.” “As ced 2289 ámh”, ar Oisín, “ór is é mu chet-sa cet Cáilti, ocus as duthaig 2290 do Dhonn h-í, ór ro ghabsat secht rígha uime rígh- féinnidhecht 2291 Eirenn ⁊ Alban.” “Is amlaid do-beirim duit 145h-í”, ar an rí, “gan 2292 chís gan chánachus óir ná aircit do tabairt duit aisdi, amail 2293 tucad do gach rígh-fhéinnid romut, acht comus sealga ⁊ fiadaigh 2294 Eirenn duit.” Ocus do ghabh- som cuir ⁊ tennta ann sin, ⁊ 2295 do bhí secht m-bliadna fichet a rígh-fhéinnidhecht Eirenn ⁊ 2296 Alban no gur' mharbh Dubh mac Dolair a cath Cuire thall a 2297 n-Albain h-é.
[174] 2298 Tucad iarum in mhuc a fiadhnaisi rígh Eirenn. “Ac sin”, 2299 ar Conall, “in muc ro mharbh Cáilte ⁊ Donn, ⁊ tuc Cáilte 2300 duit-si h-í da roinn ar feruibh Eirenn ar dáigh cumad coimhdhi 2301 dóibh a cuid don Muic Slangha do rochtuin dóibh.” Ocus do 2302 roinn rí Eirenn in mhuc dona .u. cathaib fichet bátar fir 2303 Eirenn i n-Uisnech gur'bhat subaigh so-brónaigh uili iat. Ocus 2304 ba h-í-sin Muc Shlángha déidhenach do roinned idir feruibh 2305 Eirenn.
[175] 2306 Is andsin adubairt Conoll Mór mac Neil re rígh Eirenn: 2307 “Cá breth is áil let-sa do breith ar Cháilte da tí dot innsaigid?” 2308 “Proinn deich cét óclach dho”, ol in rí, “⁊ ocht fichit bó do 2309 chur i fér-ghurt gabhála ⁊ a loim do thabairt do digh doib 2310 ré loigi ⁊ dá chomalta, dh' Oisin.” Ocus do bátar 2311 ann in adhaigh-sin co h-arabárach.
p.66[176] 2312 Dála Cáilti immorro, do gabadh eich Chonuill do, ⁊ do 2313 h-innleadh a carpat, ⁊ táinic roime i fos- mhullach Sléibi Fuait, 2314 ⁊ do Chaerthenn Ban Finn, re n-abar Caerthann Cluana Dá Dhamh, 2315 ⁊ d' Ard in Ghaiscid atúaid, frisi ráidhter Fochaird Muirthemne, 2316 bhaili a n-derna Cú Chulainn in foicherd gaiscid ar sluaiged tána 2317 bó Cuailngi, ⁊ d' Áth na Car- pat budhtúaid, re n-abar Áth Guill, 2318 ⁊ d' Echlaisc Ech Con Culainn, re n-abar Lighi in Léith Macha 2319 iter Dún Dealgain ⁊ muir, ⁊ do Slíab na Com{⬌} risa ráidter 2320 Slíabh Bregh.
[177] 2321 As í-sin aes ⁊ uair ro ghabh íttu Diarmait 174b1 2322 mac Cerbaill i Mulluch Uisnigh, ⁊ maithi bh-fhear n-Eirenn 'na 2323 fharrad ann, ⁊ do fhiarfaig in raibhi uisce a com- fhocraibh do. “Ní 2324 fhuil”, ar cách. Do-chuala Oisín sin ⁊ at-bert: “Sithal damh”, ar 2325 sé, “co n-dechuinn d' iarraidh uisci.” “Gilla leat”, ar Diarmait. 2326 “Ni thicfa gilla na óclach”, ar Oisín.
[178] 2327 Ad-racht Oisín ⁊ do chuir in cairci frith-roisc 2328 for a lurg co nach facad nech a longphurt fher n-Eirenn é, ⁊ ráinic 2329 d' innsaigid na tiprat .i. in Findfhleascach tipra Uisnig, ⁊ ó 2330 thucadh cath Gabra ní fhuair nech d' feraibh Eirenn h-í co sin. 2331 Ocus ráinic Oisín co grian-tracht an tobair, ⁊ at-connuic na h-ocht 2332 n-éicne áilli eochair-breaca ann, ór do bí do dhiamhair an inuid 2333 nar' 146 ecal leo-sum ní ann, ⁊ benais ocht n-gais bhiroir ⁊ ocht 2334 n-gais fothlachta, ⁊ tuc in t-sithal fón tiprait, ⁊ tuc lais na h-ocht 2335 m-bratáin beo ac baeith-léimnech isin t-sithail ⁊ na gais birair ⁊ 2336 fhothlachta ar a h-uachtar, ⁊ táinic roime co h- Uisnech amlaid-sin, 2337 ⁊ tuc in t-sithal a fiadnaisi rígh Eirenn, ⁊ ba h-ingnad le cách 2338 sin, ⁊ do théiged glún Diarmada a m-bun gach gaisi díbh. “A 2339 roinn-sút ar dhó”, ar Diarmait, “⁊ a leath do Phátraic ⁊ a leth 2340 aili dúinne.” “Ní h-amhlaid”, ar Pátraic, “ór lia dáibh-si, ⁊ roinnter 2341 ar trí iat, ⁊ tabar a trian donn eclais, ór as i-sin a cuit féin.” 2342 Ocus do-rónad amhluidh. “Maith, a rí Eirenn”, ar Pátraic, “ná 2343 benudh in dias út do chuid nimhe dít-sa.” “Cidh é-sein, a naem Pátraic?” 2344 ol Diarmuid. “A mhéd do-beiri dot uidh iat”, ar Pátraic.
[179] 2345 Dála Cailte immorro, indister andso: do-riacht- 2346 sein co faithchi in Brogha atúaid, tar Linn Féig ar Boinn p.672347 bhán-tsrothaig, ⁊ lámh des re Cnoc Tlachtgha, ⁊ lámh clé re Cnoc 2348 Tailltenn ingine Magmóir, ⁊ a Rót na Car- pat suas i Mullach 2349 Uisnigh bhaile i r-rabhatar firu Eirenn. Toirlingidh Cáilte isin 2350 aenach, ⁊ táinic mara raibhi Pátraic, ⁊ táirnes do ⁊ tuc a chenn 2351 a n-ucht Pátraic. Éirghis ath- laech do muintir Phátraic roime 2352 .i.Mu Chua mac Lonáin. “Maith a anam, a Cháilti”, ar Pátraic, 2353 “innis dúin cuich é Mu Chua.” At-bert Cáilte:
- 2354 Mu Chua mac Lonáin na lenn
meic Senaigh arnach saighfem,2355
meic Aenghusa in greaga ghuirm
meic Mughna, meic Blait breac-duirn.- 2356 Meic Aedháin, meic Blae Aeda
meic Fhergais, meic Chinaetha,2357
meic Fiachach, meic Airt don Muigh
meic Muiredaig meic Eogain.
[180] 2358 “Crét fuil acum-sa”, 174b2 ar Mu Chua, “acht do chuimnigud-sa 2359 a n-ocht trathaib na h-Ecailsi?”
[181] 2360 “Alléra anís ar mo ghualainn-si, a Cháilti”, ar Diarmait, 2361 ac a gabail ar leth-laim. “Ní fer gualann rígh mhe”, 2362 ar Cáilte, “acht fer fiadhnaisi rígh, ór mac óclaich mhé, ⁊ is 2363 ferr in té atá ar do ghualainn innú-sa.” “Dom bréithir fris”, ar 2364 Oisín, “nach ruc ben a com-aimsir frit a n-Eirinn neach dar' 2365 chóir a rádh gur' ferr é fein iná thusa.”
[182] 2366 Is annsin ro fersat fir Eirenn fáilti re Cáilte, ⁊ ferais in 2367 rí fáilte fo trí ris, ⁊ tuc Cáilte teora póc d' Oisín, ⁊ suidhis ar 2368 a leth-láim. Lán duirn do bhiror ⁊ fothlacht búi i láim Oisín tuc a 2369 láim Cáilti. Biror ⁊ fothlacht na Flesce so, ar Cáilte, “⁊ in fuaruis 2370 iasc innti?” “Fuarus ocht maigre”, ar Oisín, “⁊ atá in t-ochtmhadh 2371 maigre acainn araen díbh.” “Dar mo bréithir”, ar 147Cáilte, “ní roibhi 2372 mo chuit-se riam i l-láim mná ná fhir budh annsu lim innái-si.”
[183] 2373 Is annsin tuc Cáilte a láim a comraidh a scéith, ⁊ tuc 2374 slabrad línidi Logha meic Eithlenn ar lár 'na bh-fiadhnaisi. “I 2375 Carn Gairb Daire fuaruis in slabradh, a Cháilti”, ar Oisín. “As 2376 ann co deimhin”, ar Cáilte. Ocus tuc Cáilte do rígh Eirenn 2377 in slabrad, ocus .u. catha fichet búi in slúag, ⁊ do thicedh 'na 2378 timchill ⁊ ocht cét óclach do thoilledh ann, ⁊ dúnad ar in cét-fer 2379 dhíbh, ⁊ gan comus a osluicthi no gun-oslaici in cét-fher.
[184] 2380 Is and adubairt in rí: “Maith, a Cháilti, ba maith in cethrar 2381 bátar a n-Eirinn a n-aen- aimsir .i. Cormac mac Airt ⁊ Find ⁊ p.68 2382 Cairbre Lifechair ⁊ Oisín.” “Ba maith in t-óclach Cormac”, ar 2383 Cáilte, “⁊dob aithnid do chách maithes Finn.” Ocus at-bert Cailte:
- 2384 Da tísadh fo breith dála
a mhac cuigi 'sa náma2385
ba do maithib líne dhó
eturra ní bérad gó.
[185] 2386 “Ocus, a Cailti”, ar Diarmait, “inar' fherr Cormac iná Find ⁊ 2387 inar' fherr Cairbre iná Oisín?” At-bert Cáilte:
- 2388 Dar in Rígh fhuil ós mo chinn
nír fherr Cormac iná Find,2389
's nír' mesa Oisín co m-blaidh
iná Cairbre Lifechair.
[186] 2390 Is and do fhiarfaig Eochaid Lethderg, rí Laigen, do Cháilti: 2391 “Crét fo-dera d' Finn ⁊ don Fhéinn gan in péisd adbal- mór 2392 atá acainn a n-Glenn Ruis Enaigh do mharbad sech gach n-arracht 2393 eli dar' dhíchuir sibh a h-Eirinn?” “Is ed fo-dera sin”, ar 2394 Cáilte, “in ceathramad rann d' inchinn Mes Gedra h-í, ⁊ ro sluic 2395 in talam ann h-í co n-derna peisd adbul- mor di. Ocus ní raibhi 2396 a n-dán dúinne a marbad no gu toirsedh an Táilcend ⁊ deiscibul 2397 da mhuintir chenglus d' aen-shifinn luachra ar deiredh na h- aimsiri 2398 h-í, ⁊ biaidh isin cengal-soin co tí in bráth.” “Cidh uma téígdis 2399 an Fhian da marbad féin ⁊ do mharbad a con ar an loch-sin 2400 don phéisd?” “Leannán sídhe 124a1 do bói 2401 ac Find”, ar Oissin .i. Uaine ingen Moduirnd, ⁊ tuc Find éra 2402 tochmairc furri ar a immat d' ilreachtaib a téiged sí, uair ní raibe 2403 bethadach na téighed sí 'na richt, ⁊ tangadur ind Fhiann laithe n-aen 2404 ar in carnn os chind in locha-sin, ⁊ tainic in fiad amach ar in 2405 loch, ⁊ do lenamar-ne ar in loch h-é, ⁊ do eírig in peist duind, 2406 ⁊ do marb cét cú ⁊ cét fer accaind, ⁊ is annsin do iarfaig 2407 Cailte do Fhind: in lind tuitfis in peist, ⁊ mased co cuirmis ria 2408 ⁊ co ̇n-dighlamais ar muintir furri. Ocus tuc Find a ordain fa déd 2409 fis, ⁊ ro faillsiged fír faistine dó, ⁊ ro ceiled gae fair ann, 2410 ⁊ adubairt in laid: 148
- 2411 Glend Rois Enaig, bid fir dam
bid bind guth cluic ann nach than,2412
gé beth fó damaib ruada
robsat ili a ard- buada.- 2413 Ro gab in doinend dubad
ni soinend acht ar selaibh,2414
do gab in talam trochull
do gab cochull cend n- enaig.- 2415 Enach feinde fadb fulaig
p.69
im-rulaig garb re conaib2416
siat srotha elta enaig
rian tregain ter- chtha trogain.- 2417 Crotholl Feinne fuath curraig
os duillib ruada rindib,2418
sceo gaithi céo tar rindib
os rengaib leabra ar lindib.- 2419 Coscrach at-chiu-sa an muirbich
rosc dercain brath tar buidnib,2420
taeb-úaine taithnem taidlech
biaid Cáemgin ga m-bia cuibrech.- 2421 Muirbech lonn Locha h-Enaig
tonn 'na degaid ad-raigi,2422
sissi ac slaidhi na Féinde
óig na Feinde 'ga slaide.- 2423 Deich ̇m-bliadna ar da bliadnaib
a h-ocht riagail ar relaig,2424
ar da cét deg sét saíre
gusin áine ro genair.- 2425 Loch n-Enaig adhba elad
scith cen fhianna 'na fharrad ,2426
tailgind contagfat uime
badh binde chanfat aille.- 2427 Loch n-Enaig adhba ela
dind ̇m-bera itir da m-broine.2428
enach trogain blái théite
otá in chéiti có 'raili.- 2429 Glend Enaig itir da t-shliab
iss é is áille at-connarcc riam,2430
Abhand Da Loch ar a lar
iss é lán don leith aniar.- 2431 Bidh adhba ailithrech uar
bid adba trén ocus truag,2432
bid adhnacht rig cend a cenn
ticfa Cáemgein issin ̇n-glenn.2433
Glenn.
[187] 2434 Ní h-éitir a indissin na a aisneis neoch ro indisstar do 2435 denam dóib féin do mor-gnimaib gaile ⁊ gaiscid ⁊ do maithib 2436 na Féine, re táeb dind-senchais cach cnuic ⁊ cach fheraind ro 2437 fhiarfaigetar fir Eirenn díb.
[188] 2438 IS ann sin tainic Tamun Trénbrugaid mac Tréin 2439 .i. flaith-briugaid cétach comramach do ríg Eirenn .i. tri. l. 2440 fer mor ina fharrad ⁊ faideran fír-gorm im cach fer díb ⁊ 2441 fedana find-uma isna brataib os a m-bruindib 2442 ⁊ leinti lígdha lán-gela umpu, ⁊ tri .l. gabal-lorg ina lámaib, 2443 ⁊ ro bennaigedur do ríg Eirenn ⁊ fregrais in rí iat. “Atá 2444 fled mor acaind duit, a ríg”, ar siat “.i. deich fichid dabach 2445 do midh, ⁊ deich .xx. dabach do chuirm glain gabaltaig cona 2446 daeithin do biadaib ilarda écsamlaib léo”, ⁊ tucsat in biad ⁊ 2447 in lind léo don ríg. Ocus do fhiarfaig rí Eirenn d' Oissin: “in 2448 a n-aen-tech re maithib Eirenn rachtthaisi nó in tech óil ⁊ aib- niusa 2449 ar leith bes accaib?” “Ar cuit bíd ⁊ lenda duind 2450 124a2 ar leith”, arsi Oissin, “uair ní lucht comdíne na comaimsire 2451 duind na daíne anois.” “Cá lín atáthi?” ar rí Eirenn. 2452 “Da naenbur”, ar Oissin “.i. nonbur dam-sa ⁊ naenbur dom p.702453 chomalta, do Chailti.” “Fiche dabach cona n-daeithin bíd doib”, 2454 ar rí Eirenn. “Maith a rí ”, ar Cailti, “na cutrumaig-siu sind 2455 do bíud nó do lind chaichi, uair in tan do-berthea deich ̇n-dabcha 2456 dam-sa, 149.xxx. dabach bud chóir d' Oissin”, Ocus ro chaithedur 2457 ind adhaig-sin co subach so-brónach, co tainic la cona lan-shoillsi 2458 gan uresbaid bíd na dighi forro.
[189] 2459 Ocus do cuired a phupall tar rig Eirenn issin tulaig 2460 thonn-glais in lá-sin, ⁊ nír' léiced ach rígdamna issin pupaill, 2461 ⁊ tainic Patraic cona chleírchib issin darna leth don phupaill, ⁊ 2462 nír' léiced acht esgob ⁊ sacart ⁊ mac ochta rig nime ⁊ talman 2463 issin leith i r-roibe Patraic.
[190] 2464 Suidhis Oissin i fiadnaissi Pátraic ⁊ Cailti i fiad- naisi rig 2465 Eirenn. “Cia accaib as sine?” ar rí Eirenn. “Missi”, ar Cáilti, 2466 “uair .x. m-bliadna .xx. do bo th-slan dam in tan rucad Oissin ⁊ .uii. 2467 ̇m-bliadna déc dó am leapaid-sea, ⁊ as mo thigh ro gab feind ⁊ foirind.”
[191] 2468 IS ann sin do fhiarfaig rig Eirenn: “cá lín do rígaib Eirenn 2469 leis a tucad ferann don Fheind?” Fregrais Cailti sin, or do bói 2470 a fhis aice .i. “Rí ro gabusdur Eirinn .i. Feradach Fechtnach, 2471 ⁊ da badur da mac aici .i. Tuathal ⁊ Fiacha a n-anmanna, ⁊ 2472 fuair Feradhach bás, ⁊ do roindset a da mac Éire eturru .i. 2473 seóit ⁊ maine ⁊ indmusa ⁊ buara ⁊ bó-thainte, a failgi ⁊ a 2474 fornasca, a n-duinte ⁊ a n-dingna ⁊ a n-deg- bailti don darna fer; 2475 a h-alla ⁊ a h-indbera, a mes ⁊ a mor-thorad ⁊ a h-éicne 2476 aille eochur-breca ⁊ a fiadach don fhir aile.” “Cait a n-dernnsat 2477 in roind-sin?” ar rí Eirenn. “Immon cnoc-so ara fuilmid inar 2478 suidhe do roindset da mac rig Eirenn eturru.” “Ní samlaithi 2479 in da roind-sin”, ar maithe fer n-Eirenn. “Cé díb roind bod 2480 ferr lib-si?” ar Oissin “.i. a fleda ⁊ a tighi ⁊ a maithius archena 2481 issin darna roind dib, a feda ⁊ a fassaigi, a selg ⁊ a fiadach 2482 issin roind aili”. “In roind ba messa díb”, ar Cailti, “dar lib si 2483 is sí ba ferr linde.”
[192] 2484 “Ráid ⁊ indis a fhírinde-siut, a Chailti”, ar Oissin,
2485
Oissin cecinit
- 2486 Raid a Chailti cid dia fuil
p.71
mor eolus ré iarfaigid,2487
cét-roind Eirenn leth ar leth
do cach crich fil um Uisnech.- 2488 Cia do-rat ferann don Féind
ind abrai frium a Oisséin?2489
cia ro scar re gillacht chon
cia ros-dil fa thuarus- dul?
[193]
2490
Cáilte cecinit.
- 2491 Mebair lem in ní dia fuil
a meic ingine in Deirg druin,2492
ó ro lessaig Fiacha in Féind
co ro athrígis-si, a Oisséin.- 2493 Deich ̇m-bliadna do fhlaithius maith
duit-siu a Ossin, a ard-fhlaith,2494
ó rus-brég Fathad in Féind
co rus-tréigset tú, a Oissein.- 2495 Deg-mac Feradaig dar lim
124b1
dar' bo chom-ainm Fiacha Find,2496
Eithne ingen Daire Duib
ro bí in Morrigu a mathair.- 2497 Feradhach is Fiacho Find
roindset Eirinn tind a tind,2498
badur ar Eirinn co m-blad
gan chocad, gan chomardad.- 2499 Ruc do roga in mac ba só
beith ré Féind, ní h-imargó,2500
foithri, fássaigi, feda
aibhne is alla is indbera.- 2501 Ro gab Feradach, dar lem
150
airdrígi ar feraib Eirenn,2502
a fleda, a thairgthi, a tighi
a táinti 's a trebaire.- 2503 Rígi Feradhaig ba maith
cor' thuit lé Mál in mac-fhlaith,2504
bá tásc rígh ruamnus a gail
bás in ríg ind áidchi-sin.- 2505 Luid Fiacha a Temraig co rath
ó do-rochair Feradach,2506
gabais nert Eirenn uile
la marmuir mac Rocraide .- 2507 IArsin do-rat Fiachan in Féind
do Morna gusin mor-cheill,2508
cethrar dóib-sein, dreimne gal
ina diaid ro gabsatar.- 2509 Morna mac Cairpri co ̇n-gus
deich ̇m-bliadna dó ina fhlaithius,2510
a deich do Garad nár' gann
nó cor' scarad ré cháem- chend.- 2511 Daighri mac Garaid co ̇n-gus
cóic bliadna dó 'na flaithius,2512
áirim secht ̇m-bliadan gan brath
Donn mac Morna in deidinach.- 2513 Eochaid mac Nárchada anair
rí Fhiann Eirenn a h-Ultaib,2514
bliadan co leith a líne
ós in Féind a n-airdrígi.- 2515 Cas mac Cannáin, cruaid a neim
aen-bliadan aici a h-Ultaib,2516
Duban a mac, monar ̇n-grind
da bliadain aici áirmim .- 2517 Gabsat a Mumain, miad cealg
Liath Luachra is Labraid Lamderg,2518
deich ̇m-bliadna doib, lith nach gann
do macaib aithig Árann.- 2519 Trénmor h-ua Baiscne ba baic
ba h-úa do Shetna Shithbacc,2520
sen-athair Fhind, ségda in roind
athair Cumaill is Crimaill.- 2521 Tarraid Trénmor, trén a báig
Fianna Eirenn a n-aen- dáil,2522
rigsatar a ríg andes
secht ̇m-bliadna déc a reimes.- 2523 Ro gab Cumall, cruaid a neim
a l-los sceith ocus chlaidim,2524
rígi fá tuc teora cath
scannlach, congalach, cocthach.- 2525 ⚑Ro gab Cumall, cruaid a nim
p.72
i l-los scéith ocus cloidim ⚐2526
deich ̇m-bliadna dó sunn ana
co torchair i cath Chuncha.- 2527 Arsin gabsat maic Morna
ar brón ⁊ ar bith-doghra,2528
tricha laech, ba mor a n-gal
im Daigri, im Goll, im Garad.- 2529 Goll Mór ba mílid i cath
mac do Morna déidenach,2530
deich ̇m-bliadna dó, lith nar' gann
i nd-airdrigi fhiann Eireann.- 2531 'Ar sin ro gab in t-éo óir
Find mac Cumaill meic Trénmóir,2532
ar tairbertach saer sluagach
ar sái amra il-buadach.- 2533 ⚑ Ar flaith, ar séghaind, ar sái
ar m-breithem, ar n-druth, ar n-drái,2534
ar cend cumaing, ar slicht slóigh
Find mac Cumaill meic Trénmóir.- 2535 Dob é Find in cóiciud laech
uasal forusta fir-gaeth2536
noch dob ferr delb ocus drech
dob ferr arm ocus édach⚐- 2537 Dá cét bliadan co m- blaithe
ocus tricha gan tlaithe2538
saegal Find, ba fata re
co torchair 'ga léim baissi.- 2539 Secht rí déc, is deimin lem
124b2
do gab rigi Fhiann Eirenn,2540
ferr Find inait sín uile
cath- milid ard Almaine.- 2541 Cuicir druad , ba dám duilig
is ferr taraill Iath Fuinid,2542
is mebair lim-sa co becht
a n-aísneis is a n- dráidecht.- 2543 Ba díb Badgna a Síd Badgna
díb Cathbad drái deg-amra,2544
Stocán mac Cuirc chrechtaig cháim
Mog Ruith is Find a Formail.- 2545 Cuicir legha, lith n-amra
is ferr taraill tír Banba.2546
cid cían atú-sa da n-éis
isam eolach 'na faisnéis.- 2547 Miach is Oirmed, dalaib drecht
ocus a n-athair Dian Cecht,2548
Gabran liaig tar muir anair
Find féin h-ua Baiscne barr-glain.- 2549 Cuicer filed, uasal drem
is ferr tharaill iath n-Eirenn,2550
is mebair lium-sa co becht
a faisneis, a filidecht.- 2551 Cairbri fili fuair dar ler
Amairgin Indsi Gaeidel,2552
Feircheirtne re Labraid Lorc
Mogh Ruith is Find Faeburnocht.- 2553 Cuicer is gaithe um ceill ̇n- grind
ro bói a n-aen-tig a n-Eirinn,2554
Fithel ocus Flaithri a mac
Carpre ocus Aillbhi is Cormac.- 2555 In cheist do-chuirdis tri cheill
151
prap ro fhuaslaiced Find féin,2556
in cheist do-nith Find na fled
nech don chuicer ní chuimged.- 2557 Cuicer laech luaidis ferga
is ferr táraill Iath n-Elga,2558
budh gairbe gnim ocus glonn
bud gairge í cath 's a comlunn.- 2559 Lugh mac Céin meic Cáinte anall
Cú Culainn ocus Conall,2560
Lugaid Lágda, lám ar gail
Find féin h-ua Baiscne barr- glain.- 2561 Cuicer is féile frith riam
budh fherr um brat is um biad,2562
do chined na ̇n-Gaeidel ̇n-gle
maith ro chaithset a maine.- 2563 Lug mac Eithlenn, Aengus áin
Cú na cerda, crúaid a báig,2564
Conaire caem, cruth nar' chlé
Find is Mac Luchta ar aen- cháe.- 2565 Cuicir flatha ferrdi lem
is ferr taraill tír n-Eirenn,2566
is mebair lim-sa co becht
a n-aisneis 'na flaithemnacht.- 2567 Eirimon mac Miled moir
Iugaine a n-diaid Eirimoin, p.732568
Aengus Tuirbech,treissi a ̇n-gail
Conn Cétchathach, Find féindid .- 2569 Laech ar gairbe, co ̇n-gnim ̇n-glonn
ocus óglach ar chomund,2570
cleirech ar procept Maic Dé
ocus flaith re fírinde.- 2571 Ni fhetar locht ar Fheind Fhind
dar in Rig fhuil os mo chind,2572
acht, a Dé tadhaill talman
gan in Mac do mor- adhrad.- 2573 Ni mairit in muinter maith
ní mairenn Find in fír-fhlaith,2574
ní fhuil in cuire gan cleith
na ruire 'mun rigfhéindid .- 2575 Ferr a sretha na cach sreath
ferr na cach rig a taissech,2576
mét na fer is mét a sciath
mét a laech ̇n-gasta ̇n-garb-liath.- 2577 Ba ríg, bá fáid, ba fili
ba triath co mét mor-fhine,2578
ar fisid 's ar ̇n-drai 's ar fáid
ba bind lind cach ní do ráid.2579
R.- 2580 I N-abraim do thestaib Find
dar in Ríg fhuil os mo chind, 125a12581
ba ferr-som fos co ba tri
cid mor in ní raidim-sí.2582
Raid.- 2583 Gu ba shecht do chreid in rí
Find mac Cumaill Almaini,2584
in sechtmad fecht do bói ar fás
is do thainic a thiug-bás.- 2585 Leth Moga ac Eogan do bói
Trénmor is ré laim ro láe,2586
mac dó Cairill fa gein Scail
ba bínd lais cach ní ro ráid.2587
Raid.
[194] 2588 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennachtain, a Chailti”, ar Diarmait mac 2589 Cerbaill, “⁊ caid a filet sin ⁊ senchaide Eirenn? Scribthar i tamlorgaib 2590 filed ⁊ a slechtaib suad ⁊ a m-briathraib olloman sud, 2591 co m-bere cach a chuid lais da crich ⁊ da ferann 2592 bodein da cach ní dar' indis Cailti ⁊ Oissin da mor-gnimarthaib 2593 gaile ⁊ gaiscid, ⁊ do dind-shenchus Eirenn.” Ocus do-gníd 2594 amlaid-sin.
[195] 2595 IS annsin ro fhiarfaig Find mac Faeburdeirg, mac rig 2596 h-Ua Ceindselaig. “A Chailti”, ar se, “crét fa-dera in Giussach 2597 Fhind náim ⁊ fíreoin ic a h-adhrad seoch cach n-inad aile issin 2598 crich?” Frecrais Cailte sin. “Lúb-gort selga d' Fhind h- í”, ar se, 2599 “⁊ in tan na fagdais in Fhiann a cuiged letharthach Laigen óta 2600 Indeoin Maighi Feimin co Beind Éadair a n-daeithin selga do 2601 geibdis issin Giussaig Fhind.”
[196] 2602 “Maith m' anam, a Chailti”, ar Find mac Faebair, “cret 2603 ima n-abar Áth Ferna risin n-ath atá ar lar na Giussaigi?” 2604 Frecrais Oissin sin: Goll mac 152Morna ro marbustar Fernn mac 2605 Cairill ann ar foghail Chlainde Morna, ⁊ mac rig na ̇n-Deissi p.74 2606 andes h-é, ⁊ óclach grádha d' Find h-e, ⁊ 'arna chur fá fhochlaitib 2607 talman tuc Find a ordain fá déd fis ⁊ ro faillsiged fírinde 2608 dó, ⁊ ro ceiled gói fair, ⁊ adubairt: “a Fhernn 2609 maic Cairill, mo-genair duit ro h-adlaiced issinn inudh a tái. 2610 Uair mor do fhind-cheolanaib ceilebartha ⁊ do fhind- leabraib trath 2611 ⁊ do eadbairt chuirp in Choimded do-gentar ós do chind.” Ocus 2612 adubairt:
- 2613 Ath Ferna
áit a m-bia M' Aedóg fhedbda,2614
aníu cid imda a chuana
bid imda a duana nemda.- 2615 Ath Ferna na féorainde
bid fedbda in fer 'ga ̇m-bia,2616
da-roiset ann anmcharait
bat im-fhoicsi do Dia.- 2617 Da-ria M' Aedog muintirach
tar Áth Find Glaissi fia2618
bidh chrom-chind ros-tairgéba
bid roibh-chind duíní Dia.- 2619 Da-ria M' Aedog muintirach
maissi greine tar cithu,2620
da-ria mac na retlaindi
retla buadach tré bithu.- 2621 Bíd h-é in t-inad oirrnidi
a m-bíd fianna fa fulacht,2622
da-ria M' Aedóg muinterach
mo- chin rí darab rulacht.- 2623 Bidh h-é in torc trén tulcháinim
bid h-í in lassar borb brátha,2624
da-ria M' Aedóc muinterach
bid tonn tar ilar n-átha.2625
Ath.
[197] 2626 “Is maith am ro indissis”, ar Find mac Faebair, “⁊ atá 2627 ceist aile accum is áil lium d' fhiarfaigi dít, a Chailti?” “Cret 2628 in cheist-sin?” ar Cailte. “Baile atá acainde annso í comrac 2629 in da chóiced .i. Comar ollbuidnech na Tri n- Uisci, áit a comraicend 2630 Siúir ⁊ Fheoir ⁊ Berba, ⁊ Ros 125a2 ̇m-Brocc 2631 ainm in baile-sin, ⁊ rob ail lium-sa a fhis d' fhagbail uait-siu 2632 cia ic á raibe in dúnad út ann.” “Urusa lium-sa a fis-sin duit”, 2633 ar Cáilte .i..
[198] 2634 “Dá óclach gráda d' Fhind mac Cumaill ro bói ann .i. Cellach 2635 Braenbili ⁊ Mo Ling Luath do chóiced Laigen, ⁊ do badur 2636 da cét óclach ⁊ da cétgilla ⁊ da cét con ac cechtar de díb, 2637 ⁊ cid iat tri catha na Féinde do t-shirthea ba terc ann dias 2638 budh fherr luth nó lamach anait-sium, ⁊ do bí maith aile 2639 intib-sium mailli ris-sin, uair is 'na tigib do bith in Fhiann re 2640 bliadna gan teirce bíd na lenda orro ris-sin.”
[199] 2641 “INgnad linn”, ar Finn mac Faebair, “uisci in baili-sin in p.75 2642 ard ⁊ a t-shruth ina all, ⁊ foírid in t- uisci-sin cach eslainti re 2643 ̇m-benann.” “INdeossat-sa duit adbur in ratha-sin”, ar Cailte. 2644 Is é-sin cét-uisci ro bennachadur aingil Dé a n-Eirinn, ⁊ is sé 2645 uisce déidinach béos bendeochar inti, ⁊ Táeidiu 2646 ainm na h-abhann, ar se.
[200] 2647 Ocus do badur in dá óclach-sin ann nóco ̇n-dechadur Maic 2648 Morna ar fogail ar Fhind, ⁊ nir' rathaigset áidchi ann nó cor' 2649 gabsat Maic Morna anair ⁊ aniar immon ̇m-baile acco, ⁊ ro 2650 badur teora lá ⁊ teora aídchi ac dul ar in ̇m-baile, ⁊ nir' fhedatar 2651 ní dó ris-sin, ⁊ a cind in tres lá fuaradur baegal 153teined do 2652 chur ann, ⁊ do loisced in baile léo, ⁊ do-rigned a argain, ⁊ 2653 ní thernó duine béo d' fhir na do mnai gan a loscud ann, ⁊ 2654 in tan tairnic leo in baili d' arggain ⁊ d' indrud tangadur reompo 2655 tar sgairb Indbir Dub Glaissi, tar Berba síar ar sodain, ⁊ is sí- 2656 sin aimsir i r-rangamar-ne tri catha na Féinde dochum in baile 2657 gin gur' chobair doib-sium sin. Ocus suidhis Find ⁊ tri catha 2658 na Feinde ar faichthe in dúnaid, ⁊ ro cháisetar co dérach 2659 do-bronach, uair ní minic má do-rinded riam gnim bo doilgi 2660 leissin Féind ina sin. Ocus tucad loing-shithal bán-óir chum 2661 na flatha Find annsin, ⁊ ro indail a láma ⁊ tuc uisci ima 2662 gnuis rígda ro-alaind, ⁊ tuc a ordain fa déd fis ⁊ in tres 2663 fis is mó ro faillsiged dó riam issin tan-sin ro faillsighed 2664 dó h-é, ⁊ adubairt: “Ceithri cáidi foghaide ticfat tar m' eissi a 2665 n-Eirinn, ⁊ do rig nime ⁊ talman do-génat a faistine, ⁊ bid annso 2666 ticfa in cethramad fer .i. Mo Ling mac Caelain, meic Feradaig 2667 Find, meic Fhidgai, ⁊ cath chuirfither re deiredh aimsire i nd-Eirinn, 2668 .i. cath Maigi Rath, ⁊ Suibne Geilt tic assin chath-sin 2669 is annsa baili-seo muirbfither h-é ⁊ aidhlécthar, ⁊ ben d' feraib 2670 Muman máthair in chleirig-sin, ⁊ ní lemat fir Muman olcc in 2671 baili-seo do denam chaídche.” Ocus adubairt in laid ann:
- 2672 Ros ̇m-Brocc aníu is conair chuan
125b1
romur ruad itir da all,2673
cian gar co toirset nóim ind
Mo Ling ainm in tí 'sa ceall.- 2674 Taediu chorrach cham-lindtech
ar ur na cairrgi is lia,2675
da-roichid sunn sochaide
imtheghdaid ann ar Dia.- 2676 ⚑ Taídíu grianach genter leis
p.76
beith ara greis bud maith lim,2677
truagh deired in domain dein
saeth lim mé féin can beith ind⚐- 2678 Do-roichfea in fer foluaimnech
atuaid a Maig Rath,2679
bid gairidugud don chleirech
maiden co méit rath.- 2680 Tech Mo Ling meic Fhaelain
meic Fheradaig Fhind,2681
uingi d' ór ó nech
ar a thech 'na chill.- 2682 Bennan Mo Ling Luachair
bentar isna trathaib,2683
ní lémat láich Luimnig
ben Muimnech a mathair.- 2684 Tiucfat fir Chualann atuaid
forba a sluaig co Tech Mo Ling2685
ó sin amach co brath mend
ferr issa ferr Tech Mo Ling,- 2686 Adeirim-si rit reime
bid fír dam in fhaistine2687
geib re h-anmain Fhind í bhos
tarrngaire Mo Ling don Ross.
Ros
[201] 2688 “Maith a anum, a Find meic Faebair”, ar Cailti, “is i-sin 2689 in ceist ro fiarfaigis dim”.
[202] 2690 IS andsin adubairt rí Eirenn re Patraic: “is mithig lem-sa 2691 dul co Temraig bodesta, ⁊ ín ticti-si lím co Temraig”, ar 2692 Diarmait, “don dula sa, a shenorchu?” “Ni rechum”, ar 2693 siat, “co cend ̇m-bliadne. IS annsin adubairt Eochaid Lethderg rí 2694 Laigen: “Bérat-sa Oissin lem”, ar se, “frissin ̇m-bliadain-seo co 2695 Dún Liamna Lendchaime ingine Dobrain Dub- thaire”. “Berat-sa 2696 Cailti lem”, ar Conall Mor mac Neill, 154 “co Dún na ̇m-Barcc bothuaid 2697 rissin ̇m-bliadain-seo.” “Berat-sa Pátraic lem”, ar Diarmait 2698 mac Cerbaill co Temraig do baisted ⁊ do bennachad ⁊ d' ordugud 2699 fer n-Eirenn ina cirt ⁊ ina riagail féin.”
[203] 2700 Ro scailset fir Eirenn dochum a crichi féin, co ro chomraicset 2701 a cind bliadne i Temraig.
[204] 2702 Corub h-í Accallaim na Senorach ac in chartha a Mullach Uisnig 2703 sin ⁊ cach ar' chansat d' fhis ⁊ d' eolus d' feraib Eirenn uile ó sin amach.
[205] 2704 Dala Chailti immorro, ro eirig-sein reime maraen re Conall 2705 mac Neill do Raith Artrach bothuaid a crichaib Ceineil Conaill. 2706 IS annsin do eirgedur ingena míne macdachta mong-buide ⁊ 2707 meic becca brat-uaine ⁊ amais ⁊ óclaig in dúnaid 2708 d' fherthain faeilte re Cailti. Badur ac ól ⁊ ac áibnuis re h-ed 2709 ⁊ re h-athaid in caem-laithe- sin no cor' eirig grian assa circcaill 2710 truim teintidhi cor' línastar alla ⁊ essa ⁊ indbera in talman.
[206] 2711 INa degaid-sin tainic Conall ⁊ Cailti co maithib a muintire 2712 assin baile amach, ⁊ ro fhiarfaig Conall: “cid fa tucad Raith 2713 Artrach ar in raith-seo, ⁊ cid ima tucad Raith Mongaig ar p.77 2714 in raith-seo thuaid, ⁊ cid imma tucad Lis na n- Éices ar in lis- 2715 so thes?” Frecais Cailte sin: “Tri meic ro badur ic Bodb Derg 2716 mac in Dagda issin Brug brec-solus .i. Artrach ⁊ Aed Alaind 2717 ⁊ Aengus, ⁊ tarrla imressan eturru ⁊ a n-athair fein.” “Maith 2718 m' anam, a maccu”, ar Bodb Derg, “fácaid-si dam-sa Tuatha Dé 2719 Danann, ⁊ imthigid chum rig Eirenn .i. chum Cormaic h-úi 2720 Chuind, ⁊ atá adhbur 'mana cóir dáib 125b2 Tuatha 2721 Dé Danann d' fhagbail, uair ní fuil do crich ac Tuathaib 2722 Dé Danann a fulang féin ⁊ a fuil do maithius ic Artrach 2723 inmain, ⁊ is lia d' Aengus mac Buidb ná do Tuathaib Dé 2724 Danann uile etir gilla ⁊ óclach, ⁊ is lia d' Aed Álaind eíces 2725 annsiut na do chliaraib Eirenn ⁊ Alban.”
[207] 2726 IS annsin tangadur tri meic Buidb co Cormac, ⁊ fiarfaigis 2727 dib cid do gluais iat. “Ar n-athair fein ro fhogair a Tuathaib 2728 Dé Danann sind, ⁊ tangamar d' iarraid fheraind fort-sa.” “Do- 2729 gebthái-si sin”, ar Cormac, “do- ber-sa daib ceithri triucha na 2730 Garbthire”, frisa raiter Tír Conaill aníu, ⁊ ro bói in mac ro-ba 2731 t-shine díb .i. Artrach ⁊ bruiden secht ̇n-dorus aici, ⁊ mo-chen 2732 re cach ̇n-dáim. Ro bói Aengus ilclessach í Raith Mongain, ⁊ 2733 maccu rig Eirenn ⁊ Alban ac foghlaim lamaig, ⁊ ro bói Aed 2734 eíces a Lis na n- Éices ⁊ cliara Eirenn ⁊ Alban ina fharradh ann 2735 .i. deich ̇m-bliadna fichet ro chaith- set do fhlaithius Chormaic h- úi 2736 Chuind nó co fuair bás ic Raith Spelain a m-Bregaib.
[208] 2737 Tangadur ar cula doridhissi co Tuatha Dé Danann, ⁊ 2738 ro ba lis ballach breic-derg in lis-so do 155 chnoib caema cend-chorcra 2739 caillide ⁊ d' ublaib aille ór-buidhe, cid raith ruad aniu.
p.782740
Cailti cecinit
- 2741 IS ruad aniu Raith Artrach
ger'bo raith óc il-armach,2742
solus bodes is bothuaid
in raith-seo co n-ilar ̇m- buaid.- 2743 IN cloch-sa in táib thuaid don lis
sochaide ata 'na h-ainfhis,2744
tri coeca uingi fa tri
fuil fo bruinde na cloichí.- 2745 Ainm na ratha rind atuaid
deg-raith Mongaig in mor-shluaig,2746
as gairit uaithe bodes
co Raith Aeda na n- Éices.- 2747 ⚑ Deich m-bliadna fichit ba cert
co trath erghid na mor-mac,2748
riam nochar' troitset ria fein
conach creiti cach ro- reidh⚐
[209] 2749 “Cait a fil in cloch, a Chailti?” ar Conall, “fó fuill in t-ór 2750 ⁊ in t-airget?” “Ní h-í in chloch as doilig d' fhagbail”, ar Cailti, 2751 “acht a tabairt a talmain.” “Ní doilig ón”, ar Conall, ac eirgi 2752 co ceithri cétaib fer n-armach nertmur, ⁊ tucsat a lama a n- aen-fhecht 2753 chum na cloiche da tarraing a talmain, ⁊ ni raibi tarba 2754 issin trén-feidm, ór nir' fhetsat a becc di. “Ni fuil fer cobartha 2755 na tócbala aire acaind anossa”, ar Cailte, ac tabairt sádaid do 2756 crann a t-shleigi fuithe cor' thóc h-í da h- áit, ⁊ tuc Cailte lám a 2757 n-inad na cloiche ⁊ tuc lia Find meic Cumaill as ina raibi tri 2758 .l. uinge d' airget ⁊ tri .l. uingi do dergór ⁊ tri .l. slabrad 2759 órda ⁊ claidim catha assa h-inad ⁊ ro íadh Cáilte in cloch 2760 iar sin, “Maith, a Chailti”, ar Conall, “roind 2761 na seóit”. “IN cloidim ⁊ in slabrad duit- si”, ar Cailte, “⁊ in 2762 lia derg-oir do nóem Patraic, ór iss é lia na creidme ⁊ irsi na 2763 ̇n-Gaeidel h-é.”
[210] 2764 IS andsin ro fhiarfaig Conall Derg mac Neill do 2765 Chailti: “Filet tri tul- cha acaind annseo ⁊ nil a fis acaind cid 2766 dia fuilet na h-anmanna ata orro .i. Lecht na Laechraide ar 2767 thulaig díb ⁊ Tulach in Banchuiri ar tulaig 126a1 aile díb, 2768 ⁊ Lecht na Maccraide ainm in tres tulaig díb, ⁊ tipra isin tul- 2769 sin, ⁊ abhann aisti amach, ⁊ Glaissi na Fer a h-ainm-sein?” 2770 “Do-geba-su a fhis-sin uaim-si”, ar Cailte “cín gob inand in ní dia 2771 tait”. Ben tuc Find .i. Sadb ingen Buidb Deirg 2772 meic in Dagda, ⁊ ro t-shirestar coibchi ar i flaith ar Fhind .i. 2773 leth feissi ⁊ leth n-etála do thabairt di, ⁊ rob é adhbur a 2774 iarrata-sin, uair is terc má do bói ó Thiprait Fáine co Garrda 2775 n-Isperda ben budh fherr ina h-í, ⁊ ro naidmed d' Fhind h-í ac 2776 Síd Ar Femen, risa raiter Sídh Ban Find issin tan-so, ⁊ 'arna 2777 naidm dó do-chuaid Find ar slicht-lorg Chlainde Morna, ⁊ ro bói 2778 ar fogail ⁊ ar dibeirg fair nó co toracht conici in raith-seo .i. 2779 Raith Artrach, ⁊ ro gabad sossad ⁊ longport aici annso, ⁊ do 2780 ráid Find re Ferrdoman mac Buidhb Deirg meic in Dagda, re 2781 brathair na h-ingine: “Is fata”, ar se, “le Saidb ingen Buidb 2782 atú-sa amuigh, ⁊ adéra is ail ⁊ aithis ⁊ eisleis tucusa urri re 2783 bliadain anossa, ⁊ techta as choir dam-sa do chur ar a cenn”, ar p.792784 Find, “⁊ cia as chora do chur ar a cend?” ar Find. “A cethrur 2785 comalta fein .i. Conaing ⁊ 156 Cathal, da mac Duib meic Aengusa 2786 Tirigh, da mac rig Muman, ⁊ in da comalta 2787 aile .i. Cathal ⁊ Crimthan da mac Cuind Cétchathaig .i. da 2788 mac rig Laigen, ⁊ is iat-sin cethrar as dile lei-ssi a n-Eirinn.” 2789 “Ocus in trath na bith ben i lebaid Fhind iss iat-sin do bith ina 2790 fharrad”, ar Cailti, “⁊ cia uaib, a firu, rechus ann?” ar Find. 2791 “Rachmaid-ne ann”, arsi da mac rig Muman .i. Conaing ⁊ 2792 Cathal, “uair is 'nar crich ⁊ 'nar ferann atá, ⁊ is sí is dislí ⁊ is 2793 dochu lind do mnaib Eirenn.” Ocus tangadur-sin reompo ceithri 2794 cet óclach ⁊ ceithri cét gilla cona conaib co Síd Ban Find, ⁊ 2795 do-chuadur issin síd solus-mór anund, ⁊ ro canad fír-cháin faeilte 2796 friu gan meing ⁊ gan mebail ann, ⁊ tucad doib nua gacha 2797 bídh ⁊ sen gacha dighi, ⁊ do badur ann re teora lá ⁊ re teora 2798 aídchi. 2799 De scelaib Saidbe ingine Buidb Deirg 2800 ⁊ ro ráidset ria: “is ar do chenn-sa tanacamur ó Fhind mac 2801 Cumaill.” “Cred fil ann?” ar inn ingen, “acht dul da indsaigid.”
[211] 2802 IS ann sin ro gabsat in bantracht a n-eirred ⁊ a n- étach 2803 aistir ⁊ imthechta umpu, cét ingen rig ⁊ taissech co n-étaigib 2804 cacha datha, ⁊ tangadur conici in tulaig-sea, ⁊ do scuired a 2805 n-eich, ⁊ do geltsat fér co h-urchleithe talman. IS ann do gab 2806 ítu mor in ingin .i. Sadb ingen Buidb ⁊ in bantracht uile. 2807 “Ní h-aichnid dam uisci annso a comfhocraib”, ar Conaing 2808 mac Duib meic Aengusa Tirig, mac ríg Muman, ⁊ in ríglia 2809 chloichi ro bói a mullach na tulcha ⁊ ro ergetar in lín fer ro 2810 batar, ⁊ tucsat feidm ferrda cacha fir furri cor' 2811 chuirset assa tuinide in trom-chloch, ⁊ ro moid loch- thopur grind 2812 gloinide assa h-inad. “Is feramail ro tochlad in t-uisci- sin”, ar 2813 in ingen, “⁊ ca ferr 126a2 ainm da ̇m-bia urri na Glaissi 2814 na Fer?” Ocus at-ibset a lor-daeithin don uisci.
[212] 2815 “Dála Fhind, ro geallsabair do beith annso”, ar in ingen. 2816 “Dar ar ̇m-breithir ám is andso ro geall beith, ⁊ atá a fhis accaind 2817 is a n-degaid Chlainde Morna do-chuaid i coiced ollbladach p.802818 Ulad”, ar siat, “⁊ co Bennaib Boirchi.” Ocus ni cían ro badur 2819 ann co facadur in luath-grinde áigh ⁊ irgaile atuaid cach dírge 2820 chucca, i r-rabadur ocht cét óclach. “In aithintí siut?” ar Sadb. 2821 “Aithnigmait”, ar Conaing “.i. Goll mór-glonnach mac Morna 2822 fuil ann ⁊ dar n-indsaig-ne thic.” Ocus ró ergetar na fir ⁊ ro h-indled 2823 a carbait, ⁊ do cuired in ingen ina carpat leo, ⁊ is 2824 annsin adubairt Goll: “in aichintí na fir út?” “Aithnimaid”, ar 2825 Conan mac Morna “.i. da mac Duib meic Aengusa Tírig .i. 2826 da mac rig Muman, ⁊ da fher gráda d' Fhind mac Cumaill iat.”
[213] 2827 IS andsin tucsat muinter Fhind glun re gliaid ⁊ aighed 2828 re h-eislind do Goll cona muintir, ⁊ do dibraicedar cach a 2829 cheile díb, co torcradar ceithri cét fer n-armach 157 n-inchomlaind 2830 do Macaib Morna le muintir Fhind, ⁊ atorcradur-sum féin gan 2831 eladhach a m-bethaid díb. Dála in ban-chuire tucsat a n-aichthi 2832 re lár ⁊ fuaradur bás d' uathbás ann:“conid de atá Tulach an 2833 Banchuire ar in tulaig-so”, ar Cailte. 2834 IS annsin tainic Find ⁊ tri catha na Feine conici seo, 2835 ⁊ at-connairc in t-ár, ⁊ dála da mac rig Laigen tangadur issin 2836 tulaig, ⁊ tucsat a m-beil re lár, ⁊ fuaradar bás ann do cumaid 2837 a dá comalta, ⁊ at-connairc Find sin, ⁊ do thuitedur a airm 2838 assa lamaib, ⁊ ro chaiestar frassa falcmura fir-thruaga cor'ba 2839 fhliuch blái os bruinde dó, ⁊ ro cháiestar in Fhiann uili archena, 2840 ⁊ adubairt Find: “is mairg”, ar se, “ro soissed co tech Cuind 2841 Cétcathaig co Síd Liamna Lendchaime, ⁊ is olcc in scel indestar 2842 do Dub mac Aengusa Tírig do rig da choiced Muman co 2843 cathair t-Shleibe Claire bodes ⁊ co for-imell t-Shleibe Cúa bodes, 2844 ⁊ is olcc in scél ro sia co Bodb Derg, co Síd Ban Find bodes 2845 .i. bás a ingine.” Ocus ro eirig Find iarsin ⁊ ro fechadh in t-ár 2846 aicci, ⁊ ní fhuair Sadb. Ocus ro eirgedur in Fhiann, ⁊ do cuired 2847 na ceithri cét-sin do muintir Fhind fó fhochlaidib talman, ⁊ is 2848 amlaid do-geibthea cach fer do muintir Fhind, ⁊ fer do Macaib 2849 Morna marb fói, ⁊ ro scribad a n-ainm oghaim oss a cind, ⁊ ro 2850 ferad cluiche cáintech ann, gurub de atá Cnoc na Laechraide 2851 ar in cnoc-sa, ⁊ corub de atá Cnoc in Ban- chuire ar in cnoc p.812852 aile seo, ⁊ Ard na Macraide ar in cnoc-so thuaid ó macaib 2853 ríg Laigen ro cuired fo thalmain ann. “Ocus is sé-sin, a 2854 Chonaill”, ar Cailte, “in ní ro fhiarfaigis dím ⁊ in ní dia fuilet.”
[214] 2855 IS ann sin do fhiarfaig Conall 126b1 do Chailti in ra badur 2856 gessa for Fhind. “Rob imda iat”, ar Cailti, “⁊ ni h-iat tainic 2857 ris, ⁊ do gab crith ⁊ uromain annsin Find”, ar Cailti, “asa h-aithli 2858 na muintire-sin do chur fo talmain.” Ocus adubairt:
- 2859 IS truag in gnim
da mac Duib, da mac in rig,2860
cét gilla ocus cét con
atorchradar gan imrol.- 2861 Mór in scél
im Raith Artrach immat dér,2862
bas Conaing ocus Cathail
do beith im chenn aen-achaid.- 2863 Glais na Fer
bid h-é in topur suthain sen,2864
bid irdraic ac cach in scel
meraid co tí brath na m-meadh.- 2865 Gan imthecht maitne a moin Breg
gan teiched re daim fhiled,2866
gan feis adhaig ic Dún Rath
gan tuarustul da n-óclach.- 2867 Gan feis re h-ingin Buidb Deirg
158
fescur is faide tar leirg,2868
's gan imtecht Sídh Ár Femen
re daigir nua ̇n-deirg-thened.- 2869 Ni ro diult re duine riam
dar Mac Muiri na mor- giall,2870
dh' ulcc nó do maith, comall ̇n-gle,
Find mac Cumaill Almaine.- 2871 Éc Cathail is Crimthain chais
atait fó thulaig tonn- glais.2872
ní fhaca-sa thes na thuaid
ár mar sin uile a n-aen-uair.- 2873 Do marbad Find na Feinde
ic tabairt a laech-leime,2874
is do bris mo craide ar tri
ruc mo nert uile ar nemfní.2875
IS truag.
[215] 2876 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a Chailti”, ar Conall, “is mor in 2877 fis d' fhácais acaind ré indissin do lucht deirid na h-aimsire.” 2878 Ocus tangadur issin ̇m-baile anunn 'arsin, ⁊ ro badur ac ól ⁊ 2879 ac aibnius co trath cumsanta dóib. Ocus eirgis Cailti arnamairech 2880 ⁊ timnais ceileabrad do Chonall Derg mac Neill ⁊ da 2881 muintir uile, ⁊ “is mithig dam-sa imtecht ar leith aili festa”, ar 2882 eissium, ⁊ téit reime sair co Loch Daim Deirg in la-sin, a 2883 n-Dail Araide, co h-airm i r-rabadur da chruimtir uaisli do muintir 2884 Patraic .i. Colman Ela ⁊ Eoganan, ⁊ siat ic gabail na 2885 cánoine cáime coimdeta ⁊ ic etarmolad in Duileman.
2886Áigidecht Cháilti co tech Colmáin Ela ⁊ Eoganain 2887 ar Loch Daim Deirg.
p.822888 IS ann sin tangadur tri maic ecalsa do muintir na cleirech, 2889 ⁊ do chuirset a curach amach do gabail éisc, ⁊ iat ac denam 2890 a n-uird ⁊ a trath, ⁊ at-connairc Cailti iat, ⁊ ro bói icc á 2891 n-eistecht, ⁊ adubairt in láid:
- 2892 Ba h-annam re h-ó mo chind
cloistecht re léigind os lind,2893
ba minca lim ro bói than
eistecht re dordan deg- ban.- 2894 Gebé nech ica ̇m-biad pend
fada do biad 'ga scribenn,2895
is truag mar atu-ssa bos
is mor d' ingantaib fuarus.- 2896 Mall mo thurus ó Thráig Lí
fada atú 'ga furnaidí,2897
liubair léighind, mór in mod,
a n- eistecht lem ba h-annam.2898
Ba h-annam.
[216] 2899 IS andsin tainic Colman Ela ⁊ Eoganán amach ⁊ at- chondcadur 2900 na fir mora ⁊ na coin mora ina lamaib. “IS fír”, 2901 ar Colmán, “is é Cailti siut, ⁊ do muintir Fhind h-é”, arsi Colman, 2902 “⁊ is do muintir nóem Patraic fos dó, ⁊ a thobairt isin ailen 126b2 2903 dár n-indsaigi na tri náenmuir atait.” Ocus tucad ⁊ do cuired iat 2904 a tech ̇n-diamair ̇n-derrait iat, ⁊ tucad sen cacha lenda doib ann 2905 ⁊ nua cacha bíd, ⁊ ó thairnig dóib a proind ⁊ a tomultus, 2906 Cid diata Loch Daim Deirg? Ni insa. 2907 is ann sin do fhiarfaig Colman do Chailti: “Cred fa tucad Loch 2908 Daim Deirg ar in loch-sin?” Fregrais Cailti sin: “Dam derg”, 2909 ar se, “do bói a les-lergaib na Luachra lend- braenaigi thes, ⁊ 2910 teighed d' feraib ⁊ do chonaib na Féinde fecht fá tri cacha 2911 bliadna, ⁊ ro lensat ind Fhiann bliadain h-é conici seo. Tárthamar-ne 2912 cethrar don Fheind air .i. Diarmaid h-ua Duibne ⁊ 2913 Mac Lugach ⁊ Glas mac Aencherda Bérra, 159 ⁊ missi fa nessa 2914 dó ic techt dochum in locho-so, ⁊ do chaithim ar ceithri slega 2915 a n-aen-fhecht fris, ⁊ do-rochair lind, ⁊ tar- rasa in darna congna 2916 de, ⁊ tarraid Diarmait in congna aile, ⁊ ruc leis co Temair 2917 Luachra d' indsaigid Fhind, ⁊ tuc Find bun in chongna ar a 2918 traig, ⁊ do bói in benn uachtarach de ara bathus, ⁊ is sé nech 2919 ba mó don Fheind h-é, ⁊ ro fhacusa in con- gna aile a cind na 2920 h-indsi-seo, ⁊ damad t-sholus dam is doig co beraind eolus da 2921 indsaigid.” Ocus adubairt in láid ann: p.83
- 2922 IN loch-so in Loch Daim Deirg
fris tangamar leirg do leirg,2923
bid h-é a ainm óssin amach
co tí in díne déidhinach.- 2924 ⚑ Do-rorithius re feind Find
ar techt dam a h-Ibarglind,2925
ba h-ainm dam-sa Cailti cas
rob aith- nid dam oglachas.⚐- 2926 Mad solus dam-sa co fír
is mád lethan tar cach tír2927
do-bér-sa daib ar in lár
congna ocus h- é comlán.- 2928 In cethrur lodmur aníar
a crich Muman na mór-giall,2929
ba maith ar luth is ar cloth
noco rangamur in loch.2930
IN loch.
[217] 2931 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennachtain, a Chailti”, ar Colman, “iss mor 2932 in fis ⁊ in fir-eolus-sin do marthain ac nech.” “Ocus decha let, 2933 a meic ecalsa”, ar Cailti, “nar' eirig in t-éscca ina pupaill aérda 2934 fós?” “Ra eirig”, ar in mac ecalsa, “conid com- sholus muir ⁊ tír 2935 de.” Ocus is annsin ro eirig Cáilti a cúil íartharaig ind ailén, ⁊ 2936 tuc a lam sís issin ̇m-bruach, ⁊ tuc leis anís in congna, ⁊ léicid 2937 ar lár in tighe i r-rabadur na cleirig, ⁊ is é ba ríg Ulad in tan-sin, 2938 Eochaid Faeburderg mac Firglinde, ⁊ ro bói í comfocus dóib-sium 2939 a Tulaig na n-Arm, risa raiter Mag Rath.
[218] 2940 IS annsin do eirig Colman ⁊ Eoganan co moch sé meic 2941 ecalsa, ⁊ rucsat in congna léo da thaispenad do rig Ulad ⁊ 2942 d' Ultaib archena, ⁊ do badur a n-aenach ann, deich fichit fer 2943 n-armach ina timchell ann, ⁊ tuc in mac ecalsa in congna i 2944 fiadnaissi rig, ⁊ ro thuillfidis uile in lin-sin ré doinind ⁊ re 2945 derdan fói . “Cé fuair in congna?” ar rí Ulad, “⁊ cáit a frith?” 2946 “A Loch Daim Deirg fuair Cailti h- é”, ar siat. “Mochin dam-sa”, 2947 ar se, “da toirsed dom' indsaigid, uair do fhuicfed senchus cacha 2948 criche ⁊ cacha céite ⁊ eter-deiliugud cacha find accaind.”
[219] 2949 Dála na cleirech, 127a1 tangadur ar cúl dochum a tighi, 2950 ⁊ ro facsat in congna ac ríg Ulad. “Maith, m'anam, a Cholmain”, 2951 ar Cailte, “créd adbur na n-ocht trath út chum a 2952 n-eirigthi-si eter lá ⁊ áidchi?” Frecraid in naem-chleirech sin: 2953 “Mor a fáth ⁊ a n-adhbur”, ar Colmán, “.i. ocht caire atá ic 2954 lenmain chuirp ⁊ anma cach duine, ⁊ dílait na h-ocht tratha- 2955 sin iat.” Ocus adubairt Colman in laid: 160
- 2956 Na h-ocht caire chollaide
p.84
coceilet co grian,2957
na h-ocht tratha toghaide
da ̇n-díchur co dian.- 2958 Prim re craes nach coimsigi
teirt ré feirg na fáth,2959
medhon láe suairc soillsighi
uaim ré h- etrad ̇n-gnáth.- 2960 Nóin i nd-aghaid n-occobair
ar brú talman theind,2961
esparta suairc soccomail
uaim re toirsi theind.- 2962 Compléid re snim sechmallach
or is comroind choir,2963
iarmeirge thenn togaide
fria maithnighi móir.- 2964 Maiten maic Dé dílgedaig
fri díumus ̇n-dúr ̇n-drocht,2965
gu rum-saera a rí brethaig
a Íssu fa ocht.2966
Na h-ocht.
[220] 2967 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a Colmain Ela”, ar Cailte, “is maith 2968 ro uaslaicis in cheist-sin. Ocus cidh dam-sa”, ar Cailti, “gan na 2969 h-ocht tratha-sin do thathaighid ó ro fhuirig Dia mé i com-aimsir ríu?”
[221] 2970 IS annsin do fhiarfaig Colman Ela do Chailti: 2971 “créd fa n-abar Tipra in Bantrachta rissin tiprait-sea a cind in 2972 locha?” Ocus do fhrecair Cailte sin: 2973 Athad ingine ríg Muman le h-Oissin inso
[222] 2974 “Niam ingen Aengusa Tírig, ingen rig da cúiced Muman, 2975 luidh ar athad ⁊ ar élod le h- Oissin mac Find ó ta Dún na 2976 ̇m-Bárc i cóiced Muman aniar con- ice in tiprait-sea, ⁊ ro bói 2977 Oissin ina farrad ann cáeicis ar mís ac denam t-shelga ⁊ fhiadaig 2978 chuicid Ulad ann, ⁊ ticed in ingen .x. mná .xx. cacha maitne 2979 d' indlat a lám ⁊ a n-gnuissi assinn uisci eochar-gorm-sa. Dála 2980 immorro Aengusa Tírig rí Muman, ro chuir co mór air a ingen 2981 do dul lé h-Oissin ar athad ⁊ ar élod, ⁊ ro tinoiled da cúiced Muman 2982 leis .i. cóic catha mora ⁊ deich cét ar fichit cét cacha catha, ⁊ 2983 tangadur a n-iarmoracht na Féinde conici-seo, ⁊ ro bói Niam 2984 in tan-sin ac indlat ac in tiprait ⁊ a bantracht, ⁊ at-chonncadar 2985 na cóic catha ar in tulaig oss a cind. “Truag sin!” ar-si in 2986 ingen: “mo-genar do-gébad bás ⁊ aidhed”, ar sí, “sul do chífed 2987 a oidi ⁊ a athair ⁊ a tri derbbraithri, ⁊ maithi do cóicid 2988 Muman amlaid-sin h-í!” Is annsin tuc inn ingen a gnuis re 2989 lár, ⁊ fuair bás ann in tricha ban ro boi, ⁊ ro chuir a craide 2990 ina lia fhola tar a bél amach. Conid Cnoc ind Áir ainm na 2991 tulcha ossin anall cosaníu, ⁊ curab Tipra in Banchuire ainm na 2992 tiprat óssin ille.” Ocus adubairt Cailte:
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- 2993 Atá 'sa chnoc in rigan
sochaide rissa digal,2994
Cnocc ind Áir óssin ille
baile chaich 'na comnaide.
[223] 2995 At-conncadur da cuiced Muman bás na h-ingine. Adubairt 2996 in rig: “as olcc amus Fhind ⁊ Oissin ⁊ na Féinde oraind”, ⁊ adubradur 2997 re ban-echlaig 127a2 da muintir .i. Muirend ingen 2998 Muirisci, dul chum Find ⁊ cath d' fhuagra fair. Ocus do-chuaid roimpe 2999 co Raith Chind Chon i n-Dail Araide, áit i r-raibe ind Fhiann, ⁊ 3000 fiarfaigis Find 161scela di, ⁊ indissid ind echlach a toisc dó, ⁊ 3001 adubairt in laid:
- 3002 Cath uaind ar do t-sheilb, a Fhind
a fhir na ̇m-briathar ̇m-bith-bind,3003
is tiachtain leis co Cenn Chon
gan aithcheo, gan éliugod.- 3004 Comrac Find is fear Muman,
sochaide ris ba cuman,3005
marbaid cach díb a chéile
bid curuta a com-eirge.- 3006 Adeirim-si riut reime
bid fír dam in faistine,3007
mina thairge breth bus grind
biaid cath ar do t-sheilb- se,
a Fhind.
[224] 3008 “IS andum”, ar Find, “cath d' fhuacra orum gusaníu. Eirig 3009 amach, a Gairb Chronain”, arsí Find, “⁊ abair rissin Féind 3010 eirgi chum in catha.” Ocus tainic Garb Cronan amach co 3011 longphort na Féinde, ⁊ ro leicestar tri barann-glaeda bodbda ar 3012 lár longphuirt na Féinde, ⁊ ro fhrecradur in Fhiann sin, uair 3013 do aithenset co raibe deithbir mor fair. 3014 Is annsin ro eirgedur ind Fhiann, ⁊ ro cóirged cath croda 3015 accu, ⁊ is ann adubradur in Fhiann re Find: “créd adhbur in 3016 catha, a ríg- fhéindid?” ar siat, ⁊ ra indis Find sin.
[225] 3017 IS annsin at-bert Fergus Fínbél, fili na Féinde, re Find: “is 3018 cath écoir duit-siu in cath-sin do thabairt do rig Muman i 3019 folaid a ingine is marb accut.”
[226] 3020 IS annsin ro cenglad comairle ac Find ⁊ ac maithib na 3021 Féinde, ⁊ at-bert Find: “cait a fuil Smirgat ingen Abhartaig?” 3022 “Sunn”, ar sí. “Eirg co luath ⁊ abair re h-Aengus Tírech ⁊ 3023 re maithib Muman do-ber-sa breth Chormaic h-ua Chuind ⁊ 3024 Eithne Ollaman ingen Chathair Móir, ⁊ Cithruaid maic Fhir Chaecait”. 3025 Ocus do imthig frissin techtairecht-sin, ⁊ do fhrecair rí Muman 3026 di, ⁊ adubairt: “Da tucthar cuir ⁊ tenta ris, gebat-sa sin.” “Ocus 3027 cia na cuir chuingi?” ar Smirgat. “Mac ind fhir do-roine olc p.86 3028 rium .i. Osccur mac Oissin ⁊ Ferrdoman mac Buidb Deirg, 3029 meic in Dagda, ⁊ Diarmait mac Duind, meic Donnchada.” Ocus 3030 do fháem Find sin, ⁊ do-chuadur in Fhiann ⁊ rí Muman co 3031 Temraig, ⁊ is sí breth rucsat na breithemain ro toghad ann .i. 3032 inn ingen do thogbail assin tulaig thogaide i r-raibe, ⁊ a cur a 3033 meidh, ⁊ a comthrom d' ór ⁊ a comthrom d' airget ina h-éiricc 3034 do rig Muman, ⁊ éiric ar leith in cach ingin ríg ⁊ taíssig 3035 atorchair ann.
[227] 3036 IS annsin adubairt Find: “cindus roindfimait ind eiric út, 3037 a Fhianna Eirenn?” Ocus ro fregrad sin acco-sum: “a trian do 3038 chlaind Báiscne ⁊ a dá trian duinde inar fiannaib.” “Corub 3039 h-ísin”, arsi Cailte, “aen-éiricc do roind Find riam ar in Féind, 3040 ⁊ is é-sin”, ar Cailte, “a chleirig, in scél 127b1 ro th-siris orum, 3041 ⁊ in ní dia tá Cnoc ind Áir ⁊ Tipra in Bantrachta ainm na tiprat”.
[228] 3042 IS andsin ro chuir Eochaid Faeburderg mac Firglindi .i. 3043 rí Ulad, fessa ⁊ techta ar cenn Chailti o Raith Aíni, ⁊ do-riachtadur- 3044 sin co Loch Daim Deirg ar cenn Cailti. Ocus ro 3045 timna Cailte ceilebrad do Cholman ⁊ d' Eoganan, ⁊ gellsat na cleirig 3046 nem dó-sum, ⁊ a écnairc do gabail, ⁊ Rí nime ⁊ talman do guidhe fair.
[229] 3047 Dála Chailti immorro, do-luid i carput rig Ulad co Raith 3048 Aíni i nd-airther Ulad, ait i r-raibi Eochaid Faeburderg mac 3049 Firglinde rí Ulad, ⁊ ba rí uassal oirdnide in rí-sin, uair ní 3050 airged nech cen chóir, ⁊ ni benad a bunad-chenel féin do neoch. 3051 Raith Aine cid dia tá?
[230] 3052 IS annsin ro bói in rí tri catha cutruma i nd-aen-inad, ⁊ 3053 is annsin do-riacht Cailte 162chuccu, ocus tairlingid assin carput, 3054 ⁊ do-riacht rí Ulad chucu, ocus feraid faeilti fris cona 3055 t-shluagaib. “Maith m' anum, a Cailti”, ar in rí, “ca ferr duind ní 3056 da fiarfochamais dít na senchus na ratha-so .i. Rath Áine?” 3057 “Atá acum-sa inní dia tá sin”, ar Cailte “.i. Áine ingen Mughirnn, 3058 ingen rig Alban anall, ⁊ ro badur fir Alban íc a rada ria: 3059 “Cid taí-ssiu, a rigan, gan feis re fer maith i nd-Albain nó a 3060 n-Eirinn?” Ocus adubairt nach raibe inti-sin fer budh dingbala 3061 lé acht madh Find mac Cumaill amain, ⁊ at-clos do Fhind sin. p.87 3062 Is annsin adubairt Find re Find Fer in Champair ⁊ re Ronán 3063 Rígóclach, da ríg-fhéindid Alban, dul da tochmarc ara h-athair. 3064 “Cé coma bérmaid lind?” ar iat-som. “Comus a fil a n-Eirinn 3065 ⁊ a n-Albain acum-sa di.” “Maith a ríg- fhéindid”, bar iat som, 3066 “dias gráda do t-shen-muintir-si fein lind gura moide do chreidfed 3067 in rigan sinde.” Eírig-siu ⁊ Mac Lugach leó, a Cailti”, ar 3068 Find, “⁊ gid mor gabthai sí foraib do-bér-sa di hé.”
[231] 3069 IS annsin luid-sim reomaind in cethrar sóer-óclach sin co 3070 Dún Monaid i nd-Albain, ⁊ tucad i tech ̇n-diamair ann sind, ⁊ 3071 is annsin do-riacht Mogdhurnn rí Alban is'tech ⁊ a ingen 3072 araen ris .i. Áine ingen Mogduirnn, ⁊ ro fiarfaiged ar fecht 3073 ⁊ ar turus dínd, ⁊ ro indissemar ar n- aithescc. “Ocus at-chluine 3074 siut, a ingen”, ar in ríg, “in fer is ferr i n-Eirinn ⁊ i nd- Albain.” 3075 “Fáefat-sa leis”, bar inn ingen. Ocus ina degaid-sin ro naidmed 3076 in ben-sin d' Fhind mac Cumaill, ⁊ cach ní do t-shir sí ar Fhind 3077 do tabairt di, ⁊ tangamar-ne ⁊ inn ingen lind dochum Eirenn 3078 co n-ilar cacha maithiusa lé chum na ratha-so i tamait, ⁊ do- 3079 riacht Find tri catha na Féinde i n-ar coinde ⁊ i n-ar comdáil ó 3080 Themair Luachra conici in raith-sea, ⁊ do-rigned dúnad ⁊ deg-baile 3081 ⁊ grianan ann, ⁊ ro frithoil ⁊ ro fhrestail sí tri catha na 3082 Féinde re bliadain gan uresbaid bídh na lenda orra issin baile-seo 3083 re taeb ar n-áighed.
[232] 3084 I cind bliadna immorro, arsi Cailte, adubairt Mac Lugach 3085 re Find: “is lór let-su do crich ⁊ d' fherann .i. Áine ingen Mog- 3086 duirnn.” “Dar mo breithir, a Meic Lugach”, ar Find, “ní 127b2 3087 fhetar-sa cidh do t-sirfind a n-Eirinn no a n-Albain acht in ní do- 3088 geibit in Fiann a tigh Aine.” “Ocus do bói in rigan-sin co 3089 cenn sé ̇m-bliadan ina degaid-sin ac Find, ⁊ do bói buidhechus 3090 fer n-Eirenn ⁊ fer n-Alban urri fris-sin, ⁊ ruc da mac d' Fhind .i. 3091 Aed Bec mac Find ⁊ Illan Faeburderg mac Find, ⁊ marb 3092 issi do breith Aeda Bic meic Find”, ar Cailte. Ocus adubairt 3093 Cailti in laid ann:
- 3094 Falum aníu Raith Aine
163 p.88
a cuirdís óic il-gáire,3095
fa minic sluaig is graighe
ara taeb co tonn-glaine- 3096 Trí cét rigan issin lis
sochaide itá 'na n- anfhis,3097
ocus tri cét fer n-grada
ocus ̇n-dalta ̇n-dingbala.- 3098 Dob fherr in ben na cach ben
do bói d' immat a h-áighed,3099
fa marb uile sin malle
co ro falmaig in baile.3100
Falum.
3101 “Ocus do cuired fo fhochlaidib talman annso h-í”, ar-se Cailte, 3102 “⁊ ro tócbad a lia oss a lighi, ⁊ ro ferad a cluiche caintech ⁊ 3103 ro scríbad a h-ainm oghaim.”
[233] 3104 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a Chailti”, ar rí Ulad: “as maith 3105 in scel ro h-indisis duind; ⁊ scribtar lib in scel-út in tamlorgaib 3106 filed ⁊ i l-lechtaib fiann.”
[234] 3107 IS annsin immorro do-luid Eochaid Faeburderg mac Firglindi, 3108 rí Ulad, reime co Raith na Sciath os chind Trachta romir 3109 Rudraig, risa n-apur Tonn Rudraigi isa tan-so, ⁊ tangadur isin 3110 ̇n-dunad anunn, ⁊ tucad tech derrait diamair do Cailti and, ⁊ 3111 do frithailed h-é do cach maith ann, ⁊ tucad in baile uile ar 3112 comus Chailti ó bec co mór. Ocus ro batur ac ól ⁊ ac aibnius co 3113 tainic la cona lan-soillsi arnamarach,.
[235] 3114 IS annsin ro fhiarfaig rí Ulad do Chailti: “Atait da fhert ar 3115 Tráig Rudraigi annseo, ⁊ cid dia fuilet?” “Issim meabrach in ní 3116 dia fuilet”, ar Cailte “.i. da mac d' Aed mac Fhidaig, meic 3117 Fhintain, do ríg Connacht aniar, do h-adhlaiced ann. Ocus rob 3118 inmain lé Find ⁊ leisin Feind uile iat, ⁊ rob é adbur a n-gráda 3119 ac Find ⁊ ac ind Fhéin, uair ní raibe do theirce nó d' immat 3120 eladan ac nech do-rechad falum uaithib-sium gan ní, ⁊ ní bí a 3121 ̇n-debaid re Find ⁊ rissin Feind nach sidaigdís re bliadain, ⁊ 3122 comlann ceithri cét óclach cechtar de díb, ⁊ secht ̇m-bliadna déc 3123 ro badur issin Féind”, ar Cailte, “⁊ do ba mac dingbala do 3124 Chormac mac Airt nó d' Fhind iat.” Fecht dano do-riacht Find 3125 ⁊ tri catha na Féinde co Traig Rudraigi annseo ar mor-sheilg 3126 Eirenn, ⁊ adubairt Find foraire ⁊ forcoimet do denam, uair 3127 dias mac rig cona muintir do-nith foraire Fhind ⁊ na Féinde cach 3128 n-áidchi, ⁊ do da mac rig Connacht .i. Art ⁊ Eogan, rainic 3129 ind foraire ind aidchi-sin. Ocus do eirgedur ceithri cét óclach ⁊ 3130 ceithri cét gilla, ⁊ tangadur co cind na trága-so. Ocus nir' p.893131 chían doib ann co tangadur da ríg do rigaib Lochlann ituaid 3132 .i. Conus ⁊ Conmael a n-anmanna, ar marbad a n-athar d' Fhind 3133 mac Cumaill i cath Droma Deirg tall i nd-Albain, ⁊ do-riachtadur 3134 in dá ríg sind da chath croda cutruma conici in traig-seo 3135 do digailt a n-athar ar Fhind.
[236] 3136 IS annsin at-chonncadur na .iiii. cét sciath-armach urlum 3137 ar a cind ar in tracht, ⁊ is amlaid bói Art mac rig Connacht 3138 ⁊ gái neimnech 128a1 uillind-glas aici tucasdur Find dó 3139 bliadain roime-sin ⁊ inn Órlasrach a 164h-ainm, ⁊ sleg aile tucusdar 3140 Find d' Eogan fos .i. in Munderg a h-ainm.
[237] 3141 IS annsin ro fhiarfaigedur na h-allmuraig cia do bói ac 3142 comét na trága? ⁊ adubairt Art corub do muintir Fhind iat. 3143 “Mo-chin immorro do-gébad in comlín-so da muintir, uair ní 3144 rechad élaithech as díb.” “Má frith drem a ̇m-baegul riam díb”, 3145 ar Art, “ní sinde sin.” 3146 Cath Traga Rudraigi inso.
[238] 3147 Ocus tangadur in da cath mora sin a tír, ⁊ ro bo mor in 3148 t-anborlann dona h-ocht cét óclach in da chath mora d' fulang, 3149 ⁊ ro chumaisc in n-imguin annsin ⁊ in t- imbualad o fhuined 3150 néll nóna co tainic medon aídchi. Ocus is sí-sin áis ⁊ uair at-chonnairc 3151 Find fís ⁊ aislingthi, ⁊ iss ed at-chonnairc, da ron 3152 glasa ac díul a da chich, ⁊ ro muscail in flaith Find asa 3153 chotlud. “Cáit a fuil Fergus Fínbél?” ar eissium. “Sunna”, ar 3154 se. “Crét ind aislingthi at-connarcus .i. da rón muiride ac 3155 díul mo da chich?” “Da mac ríg Connacht do chuiris do forcomét 3156 na Féinde anocht atait a n-éccomlann ac allmurchaib”, 3157 ar in fili. “Eírgid, a fhiru”, ar-si Find, “⁊ is fír a n-abair in 3158 fili rib.” Ocus is annsin ro eirgedur ind Fhiann a n-aen-fhecht ⁊ 3159 a n-aen-uair, ⁊ tangadur co Tráig Rudraigi, ⁊ ní fuaradur béo 3160 da Feind féin acht da mac ríg Connacht, ⁊ irsi a sciath imma 3161 ̇m-braigdib, ⁊ ní mó ro bói fer máiti gnima don da chath tangadur 3162 na h-allmuraig béo, ⁊ is amlaid do frith da mac rig Connacht, 3163 ⁊ a cuirp ina cró-lindtib fola ⁊ a sceith ⁊ a slega ica 3164 congbail ina sessum, ⁊ nir' dingbadur dias reime-sin riam don p.90 3165 Fhéind comrac mar sin. Ocus luidset ind Fhiann ⁊ ro airgset na 3166 láidhenga do bói ac na Lochlannachaib, ⁊ ro tairrnged na 3167 longa-sin léo a tír, ⁊ do cuired da mac ríg Lochlann fó fhochlaidib 3168 talman .i. Conus ⁊ Conmael. Ocus dala da mac rig 3169 Connacht .i. Art ⁊ Eógan, marbh iat fó chétóir ⁊ tócbait in 3170 Fhiann suas os chind Tuinde Rudraigi iat annseo, ar Cailte, ⁊ 3171 ro fiarfaig Find dib: “In bud inleighis sib, a chairde?” ar se. 3172 “Dursun duit-siu sin do ráda”, ar siat-som, “⁊ febus t' aithne, 3173 uair rangadur náe cét laech uim cach fer uaind ⁊ adorcradar- 3174 som ⁊ torcramar dono, ⁊ dentar ar fert ⁊ tócthar ar lia os ar 3175 lighi, ⁊ na h-airm da n-dernnsamar maith”, ar siat, “⁊ tucaissi a 3176 tuarustal duind adhlaicter iat maraen rind.” Ocus ro deilig 3177 anam re corp dóib ann, ⁊ ro cuired a n-dís brathar fa fhochlaidib 3178 talman annsin iat, ⁊ is í-sin in chúis ima raibe a ̇m-blad 3179 ⁊ a nós da n-eis. Ocus adubairt Find:
- 3180 Fertan Airt ocus Eogain
socaide risar' beo-guin,3181
inmain dias, nir' dáer a ̇m-breth
na ̇n- gilla n-óc n-amulchach.- 3182 Da mhac rig Connacht aniar
rop aiti chon is choniall,3183
rob aiti maitius malle
eisdrecht ocus obhloire.- 3184 Adeirim-si riut reime
is fír in ní ráidim-ne,3185
inmain dias fa calma glecc
nochur' cuired iat 'sin fert.
[239] 128a2 3186 “Ar fír do gaile ⁊ do gaiscid riut, a Chailti, tabair 3187 na h-airm duind assin fhirt fhótbaig anís”. “IS lesc lem-sa sin”, ar Cailte, 3188 “ar son Fhind meic Cumaill ⁊ na 165 muintire moire ro adlaic iat, ⁊ 3189 do-gébthái-si iat.” Ocus ro eirgetar ⁊ ro oslaicetar in fert, ⁊ 3190 tucsatar na h-airm as anís .i. In Órlasrach ⁊ In Munderg, ⁊ 3191 tucad in darna sleg díb d' Aengus, do mac rig Ulad, ⁊ in t-shleg aile 3192 .i. In Órlasrach, ac ríg Ulad féin. Conidh Cath Trága Rudraigi 3193 ainm in catha-sin, ⁊ tallann do thallannaib na fiannaigechta. 3194 Ocus ro cuired issin fert iarsin iat, 7 ro tócbad a lía, ⁊ ro 3195 scribad a n-ainm oghaim and.
[240] 3196 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht, a m' anum, a Chailti”, ar rí 3197 Ulad: “is mor in fis ⁊ in t-eolus do fhácais acaind.” Ocus tangadur 3198 isin ̇n-dunad anunn, ⁊ ro cóirged tech n-óla accu, ⁊ do p.91 7 3200 badur co subhach ind áidchi-sin. Cailti immorro, ro bói crot-boll 3201 sádaile ⁊ senordachta air in lá-sin, ⁊ tainic rí Ulad ar 3202 amus Cailti, ⁊ suidhis ar in imdaid aici. “Maith m' anum, a 3203 ríg- féindid, a Cailti, cindus atathar accut aníu?” “Da faghaind 3204 selg ⁊ fiadach Beinde Boirchi do denam dam, is ferrde do beind.” 3205 “Do-geba immorro”, ar Eochaid Faeburderg mac Firglinde, rí Ulad.
[241] 3206 IS andsin ro tinoiled a choin ⁊ a cuanarta d' indsaigid in rig, ⁊ do-luid 3207 co Beind Boirchi bothuaid, ⁊ do-luid Cailte leis ⁊ do ordaig Cailte 3208 in t-shelg in la-sin innus co tabrad in fer in coneill i l-laim a chéile 3209 ó Ethaig co Tuind Tuile bothuaid i nd- aird tuaiscirt Beinde Boirchi.
[242] 3210 IS ann immorro ro bói Cailti ⁊ rí Ulad ar Tuind Tuile 3211 ac mor-dechsain na mara amach, ⁊ at-chonncadur in n- ingin 3212 maccaemda arin túind amuich ⁊ sí ic cul- shnámh ⁊ ic táeb-snám 3213 ⁊ ic traigir-snám, ⁊ ro t-shuid ar in tuind ina fiadnaissi mar do 3214 t-shuidhedh ar tulaig nó ar carraic, ⁊ ro thócaib a cend ⁊ adubairt: 3215 “Nach h-é Cailte mac Ronain siút?” ar inn ingen. “Is mé 3216 co deimin”, ar Cailte. “Is mór la at-chonncamar thú ar in 3217 carraic-sin ar a fuili at shuidhe í farrad in fhir is ferr do boi a 3218 n-Eirinn ⁊ a n-Albain .i. i farrad Find meic Cumaill.” “Cia 3219 thussa amlaid?” ar Cailte. “Lí Bán ingen Echach meic Eogainn 3220 meic Aililla, missi”, ar sí, “⁊ atú cét bliadan ar in uisci, ⁊ nir' 3221 thócbus cend do neoch ó do-chuaid in flaith Find gusaníu, ⁊ 3222 iss ed fo-dera dam cend do thócbail aníu .i. Cailte d' fhaic- sin, ⚑ 3223 in mac oglaigh is ferr ruc ben i n-Érinn”. Cailti cecinit:
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- 3224 Canas a tic in tond tuile
asin aicén folt- buidhi?3225
cá tír asa luidh lith co n-ádh
cred do-beir suan na sianán?- 3226 Inn í Tond Rudhraigi ruaidh
tic andes nó tic atuaidh?3227
nó inn í in tond báidhes ille
gáires i Tráig n-Eothaile?- 3228 Inn í Tond Beindi Étair fhuair
nó Tond Indbir Colpa cruaidh?3229
nó Tond Trágha Baile bind
fil isa h-aire ar Érinn?- 3230 Inn í Tond Clidhna co m-buaidh
tuaires in caladh comcruaid,3231
no inn í Tond Duiblindi dhe
nó inní Múr meic Dairíne?- 3232 Cid be tond dib aille imnail
alaind a lí co lan- glain,3233
bind a torman 'sa cúan cas
is fuar in comrad canas.
[243] 3234 INa degaid-sin tangadur na fiada amach isin muir ar3235 teiched roim na conaib. “Iassacht don t-shleig dam, a Chailti”,3236 ar Lí Bán, “co marbur na fiada dí ⁊ co cuirer ar tír suas dáib3237 iat.” Ocus tuc Cailte in Coscuraig ina laím, ⁊ ro marb na3238 fiadu amlaid-sin, ⁊ in t-shelg is mó do- róine Find riam issin3239 n-inadh-sin ba comeit re in t-shelg do-roni 128b1 Cailti in lá-sin.
[244] 3240 Ocus dala na h-ingine ina deghaid-sin, ro diubraig a 166t-shleg3241 chum Cailti suas ar tír, ⁊ do imthig féin uathaib annsin ⁊ tairrnig3242 in t-selg-sin do denum, ⁊ amail indissit3243 úghdair co rainic mucc ⁊ agh ⁊ eilit do cach cúicir d' Ulltaib3244 in lá-sin, ⁊ co rainic .xxx. fiad fo dilmain do rig Ulad ⁊ do3245 Chailti, ⁊ tangadur reompo co Raith na Sciath ris raiter Raith3246 Imil issin tan-so.
[245] 3247 Conid h-i Selg Beindi Boirchi ⁊ Imaccallaim Li Baine,3248 ingine Echach meic Eogain ríg Eirenn, ⁊ Cailti conici sin.
[246] 3249 Ocus tangadur anunn issin raith, ⁊ ro cóirged tech óla ⁊3250 áibniussa accu, ⁊ is annsin do chonnairc Cailte raet rob ingnad3251 leis isin tigh n-ola .i. ingen mín mong-buide isin fhochla3252 fhéinneda ic tidlocad t-shet ⁊ máine ar son ar' gabad do dán ⁊3253 d' eladain astigh.
[247] 3254 IS annsin ro fiarfaig Cailte do rig Ulad: “Cia inn ingen3255 da tabur in miad ⁊ ind anóir seoch cach uili?” “INgen óclaig3256 dam-sa”, ar rí Ulad, “⁊ ní'l da t-shíl ina bethaid acht in n-ingen-3257 út, ⁊ is amlaid atá inn ingen, a Cailti”, ar rí Ulad, “⁊ leth-rann3258 aicce, ⁊ ní fhaghann a n-Eirinn nech do-ní leth-rann dílis dó-sin.”3259 Ocus adubairt Cailte: “ní fer dana missi ám”, ar Cailte, “⁊ gab, a3260 ingen, in leth-rann.” Ocus adubairt inn ingen in leth-rann, ⁊3261 adubairt Cailte 'na degaid:
3265 Ocus ro chuir Cailte in cornn assa láim, ⁊ ro cháiestar déra3266 falcmara fír-thruaga cor' bo fliuch blái ⁊ bruinde dó. “Ciall in3267 raind, a m' anam, a Cailti?” ar in rí. “Atá accum-sa a chiall”, p.933268 ar Cailte, “⁊ dursain dam a tar- rachtain in ní da tá, ⁊ in fetrais,3269 a rí Ulad, in cethrar is ferr eineach ro bói a n-Eirinn ⁊ a3270 n-Albain i com-ré ⁊ i com-aimsir ríu .i. Find mac Cumaill ⁊3271 a mac Oissin, ⁊ Dub mac Tréin annso do Ultaib ⁊ a mac- séin3272 .i. Fial mac Duib, ⁊ ro bói enech d' imarcraid accu-sin. Uair da3273 tuctha i r-raibhi a n-Eirinn ⁊ a n-Albain doib ro thidlaicfidis3274 acht co faghbadais nech da iarraid orro, ⁊ do bo truag lé Cormac3275 ⁊ lé Find in t-einech-sin do beith acco, ⁊ gan a beith do3276 maithius mor-adbul acco ní ro dilfad h-é.”3262
1. Rann.
Dún Fhir Duib.
is sé in dunad fata ar fuil:- 3263 Dixit Cáilte:
- 3264 do-chuadur as uile in Fhiann.
ní mairend Fial ara fuin.
[248] 3277 IS annsin tangadur fir Eirenn fecht co h-aenach Taillten3278 .i. Cormac h-úa Cuind rí Eirenn ⁊ Find mac Cumaill, tri catha3279 na Feinde ⁊ aes na trebaire uile, ⁊ do-riacht ann Dub mac3280 Tréoin ⁊ a mac Fial mac Duib, ⁊ ro t-shuidhedur a fiadnaissi rig3281 Eirenn ⁊ a meic. Ocus nirb' aichnid do ríg Eirenn roime-sin h- é3282 fein na a mac, acht a chloistecht, ⁊ iss é ro bói ar leth-laim3283 Chormaic .i. Find mac Cumaill ⁊ Oissin ar laim Fhind, ⁊ Cairpre3284 Lifechair ar 167laim aile Chormaic.
[249] 3285 “Maith a m' anum, a Chormaic”, ar Fhind, “ind aichnid duit-siu3286 in t-óclach atá at' h-fiadnaissi?” “Ní h-aichnid um”, ar Cormac. 128b23287 “Dub mac Treoin, do cuiced Ulad atuaid, ⁊ a mac3288 Fial mac Duib.” “Inn é siut”, ar rí Eirenn, “in t-óclach daibir3289 deig-einig at-chluinmíd d' imrád?” “Iss é immorro”, ar Find, ⁊3290 ro fhiarfaig in rí: “Caide Fial do mac?” ar se. “Ic seo am3291 fharrad h-é”, ar Dub mac Treoin. “Cred ima tarrla in t-einech3292 atá acaib eter athair ⁊ mac”, ar in rí, “⁊ sibh in bar macaib3293 óclach?” “Truag sin, a uassail, a Chormaic”, ar in mac .i. Fial,3294 “dar lind da tucmais eitech nó éra ar nech do- gébmais bás, eter3295 athair ⁊ mac.” “IS truag duib, a fhiru Eirenn”, ar Cairpre3296 Lifechair mac Cormaic ⁊ ar Oissin mac Find, “gan furtacht ⁊3297 gan foirithin do thabairt ar Dub mac Treoin ⁊ ar a mac.”3298 Ocus at-chuala Find ⁊ Cormac sin, ⁊ maithe fer n-Eirenn, “⁊3299 do-béram-ne”, ar siat, “ind fhoirithin aderthai-si orru, uair is re3300 feraib Eirenn caithfither a tiubarthar doib.” “Do-bér-sa, ar p.943301 Cormac, “cét do cach crud cacha bliadna doib.” “Do-bér-sa in3302 coibeis cétna”, ar Find, “cacha bliadna doib”, ⁊ do gellsatar3303 maithi fer n-Eirenn fos maithius aile doib. Ocus tainic Dub3304 mac Treoin reime chum a dúnaid fein, ⁊ ro bói ac caithem3305 in maithiusa-sin ann co cend secht ̇m-bliadan ̇n-deg, ⁊ ní h-eitir3306 a aírim in neoch do-rínset do maith rissin re-sin, no co tainic3307 torrthaim ⁊ tupaist chuice ar faichthi a dúnaid féin adhaig3308 ann .i. marc-shluag sirrachtach sidhe do thiacht adhaig n-aen3309 ann co Raith Duib Meic Treoin í coiced Ulad”, ar Cailti, “⁊ ro3310 fhiarfaigedur cia in baile-sea, ⁊ adubairt nech ríu”: “baile Duib3311 meic Treoin, in aen-óclaig as ferr einech do Macaib Miled ⁊3312 do Tuaith Dé Danann.” Ocus adubairt fer dib: “Is truag gan3313 fer a frestail accainde do Thuaith De Danann”, ⁊ ro gabustar3314 fer dib sleg neimnech ro bói aici, ⁊ tuc builli dó i nd-odhur a3315 chiche cor' marb. Ocus gabais Fial a mac a inad ré ré .x.3316 ̇m-bliadan ⁊ tri .xx. bliadan. “Maith m' anam, a ingen”, ar3317 Cailte, “ca caradrad do bói duit-si riu-sin in tan ro fhiarfaigis dim-sa3318 in scél-sin?” ar Cailte. “Ingen don óclach déidenach sin3319 misi”, ar issí “.i. do Fhial mac Duib, ⁊ ní mairenn don muintir3320 moir sin do-conncais achtmád missi am aenur, ⁊ airi-sin, a3321 m' anam, a Chailti, tuc rí Ulad comus a t-shét ⁊ a máine dam-sa3322 re tindlucudh.” “Ocus ca comainm tusa, a ingen?” ar Cailte.3323 “Uaíni ingen Fheil meic Duib m' ainm”, ar si; ⁊ adubairt Cailti:
Rann.
- A Uaíní, a ingen Féil
ropo maith t' athair do chein,3325
rob é-sin cara na cliar
in laech forusta fir-fhial.
[250] 3326 “Ocus is sé-sin”, arsi Cailte, “ciall in sceil ro fhiarfaigis dim3327 ⁊ córugud t' athar ⁊ do t-shenathar, ⁊ cubaid do rig Ulad comus3328 a t-shét ⁊ a máine duit re tindlucud.”
[251] 3329 IS annsin adubairt in rí .i. Eochaid Faeburderg mac3330 Fir Glinde, re mac .i. re h- Aengus: “tabair, a m' anam, a gill”, ar3331 se, “in ingin ut, uair ní fuighbé tú a cóiced aile a n-Eirinn ben3332 as ferr scela athar ⁊ 168sen- athar ina sí.” Ocus tuc in t-óclach h-í3333 iarsin, ⁊ do bói d' aen-mnái aici nó co ̇n-dechaid éc. Ocus ina p.953334 degaid-sin ro badur ac ól ⁊ ac aibnius co cenn tri la ⁊ tri3335 n-áidchi.
[252] 3336 Ocus adubairt in rí ré Cailti 129a1: “Maith m' anum,3337 a Chailti, do bo maith lem-sa dul d' fhiadach ⁊ d' fhiann-choscur co3338 Forad na Féine annso.” Ocus do eirgedur co moch arnamairech3339 tri catha co Forudh na Féine, ⁊ Cailte maraen ríu, ⁊ 'ar rochtain3340 doib ann tancadur na maithe ⁊ Cailte issin lis mor do3341 bói ann, ⁊ at-chonnairc Cailte in t-inad-sin, ⁊ adubairt: “sochaidhe3342 ám”, ar se, “ro dílad don tellach-so d' ítaid ⁊ d' occorus, ⁊ do3343 dán ⁊ d' eladhain ac Find mac Cumaill.” Ocus ro t-shuid rí Ulad3344 ann, ⁊ maithi in t-shluaig, ⁊ Cailte maraen ríu.
3345 Is ann tainic Cas Corach mac Caincinde dochum Cailti.
[253] 3346 Ocus ní cian ro badur ann co facadur in scolóc da n-indsaigid,3347 ⁊ brat álaind uaine uime, ⁊ delg airgit ann, ⁊ leine3348 do t-shidha buidhe ria cnes, ⁊ inar maeth-sroill tairsi anechtair,3349 ⁊ timpan toghaide ara muin. “Canas tice, a scolóc?” ar rí3350 Ulad. “A Síd Buidb Deirg meic in Dagda andes, a deiscert3351 Eirenn”. “Cid rot-imluaid andes nó cia thú féin?” ar in rí.3352 “Cas Corach mac Cáincinde, mac ollaman do Thuaith Dé3353 Danann, ⁊ damna olloman mé fein”, ar eissim, “⁊ iss ed rom-imluaid,3354 d' fhoglaim fhessa ⁊ fhir-eolais ⁊ scelaigechta ⁊ mor-gnim gaiscid3355 na Féinne ó Chailti mac Ronain.” Ocus tar a eis-sin do-roine3356 céol ⁊ airfided dóib, ⁊ ro chuir ina suan chotalta iat. “Maith,3357 a m' anum, a Chailti, ca fregra do-beire forum?” ar eissium.3358 “Cach ní da tangais d' iarraid d' fhagbail duit, ⁊ da raib acut3359 fein d' eladhain ⁊ d' intlecht cach ní do- rindedur ind Fhiann do3360 gnimradaib gaile ⁊ gaiscid do denum. Ocus ro bói óclach issa3361 baile-seo .i. Find mac Cumaill, ⁊ do ba mor do chrod ⁊ do3362 thuarustal-sa uaidi ar th' airfided, cid falam in baile at-chí.”3363 Ocus adubairt in láid ann:
169
- 3364 Forud na Fiann fás anocht
gus' ticed Find Faeburnocht,3365
do bás deg-duine gan brón
as fás Almu uassal-mór.- 3366 Ni mairend in muintir maith
p.96
ni mair Find féin in fir-fhlaith,3367
ní fuil in cuire gin cleith
na ruire 'mun rig-fhéinid.- 3368 As marb uile Fiann Find
ge do-chuadur glind de glind,3369
olc atú a n-diaid na ríg rán
tar eis Diarmata is Chonan.- 3370 D' eis Guill meic Morna don Maig
ocus Ailella Cétaig,3371
iar ̇n-dith Eogain in gái glais
ocus Chonaill don chet-fhrais.- 3372 Adeirim-si riut reime
as fír dam ind fhaistine,3373
is mor ar n-esbada ann
gan Dub Dírma ic Tech Drumann.- 3374 'Ar ̇n-dith na cuire is na cét
is truag nach ann fuarus éc,3375
iarna ̇n-dul a h-or a nd-or
corob forlan in Forud.3376
Forud.
[254] 3377 IS annsin tuc Cailte da uidh ⁊ da aire esbaid na carat ⁊3378 na comalta ⁊ na ̇n- drong-buidhen mor iter a raibi, ⁊ ro cháiestar3379 déra troma fír-thruaga ann, cor' bo fhliuch blai ⁊ bruinde dó.3380 Ocus tangadur amach assin co Tulaig in Trir, ⁊ do t-shuidhedur3381 ann .i. rí Ulad ⁊ Cailte ⁊ cach archena, ⁊ ro fhiarfaig rí Ulad3382 do Chailti: “IS álaind in tulach tonn- glas toghaide”, ar in rí,3383 “⁊ crét ima tucad Tulach in Trir ar in tulaig-seo, 129a2, ⁊3384 cid fa tucad Abhann Deisi ar ind abhaind-seo, ⁊ cid fa tucad3385 Lecht Chind Con ar in inad út thall?” “Gingub nua in ní3386 dia tá, indessat duit in ní dia tá sin, ⁊ ní ba sen missi ind3387 uair do lenadur na h-anmanna-sin ucut .i.”
[255] 3388 Rí ro bí ar Albain .i. Iruath mac Ailpin, ri Alban, ⁊ ro3389 badur tri h-ingena aici .i. Muiresc ⁊ Aiffi ⁊ Aillbi a n-anmanna,3390 ⁊ tucsat gradh do thriur óclach i fiannaib Eirenn .i. do thri3391 macaib Aencherda Berra .i. Ger ⁊ Glas ⁊ Guba a n-anmanna,3392 ⁊ tucsat na h-ócláig-sin grád dóib-sium, ⁊ ro bói com-sheirc re3393 .xx. bliadan eturru, ⁊ ro éladur fecht n-óen ann, ⁊ tangadur3394 conici in tulaig-sea, ⁊ ro thuit a torrthaim suain ⁊ cotalta forro3395 annso, ⁊ is sí-sin uair ⁊ aimser ro cuired bruigen uathmur re3396 Find mac Cumaill ⁊ re mac Mic Con, maic Maic Nia, i cuiced3397 lán-alaind Laighen, ⁊ nocho n-uil airem ac filedaib a torchair3398 dona Fiannaib ann ⁊ do muintir Fhathad Canand, ⁊ do-rocradur3399 dono ann na tri geraiti gaiscid sin .i. tri meic Aencherda Berra.3400 Ocus dala in trir ingen sin, ro eirgedur assa cotlud, ⁊ do-chonncadur3401 triar óclach don Fheind do n- indsaigid, ⁊ ro fhiarfaigedar p.973402 scela díb, ⁊ indissit in bruigen do thabairt ⁊ ár na3403 Féine do thabairt ann, ⁊ tri meic Aencherda Berra do thoitim.
[256] 3404 IS annsin do-ronsat na h-ingena nuall ⁊ toirrsi isin tulaig-3405 sin, ⁊ fuaradur bás ann do chumaid na tri mac-sin Aencherda3406 Berra, ⁊ do badur da derb-chomalta ac ni h- ingenaib-sin .i. dá3407 mac ríg Catt atuaid .i. Uillenn ⁊ Eochair a n-anmanna, ⁊3408 do-ronsat airbirt tenn treorach a n-diaid a comalta, ⁊ do-riachtadur3409 conici ind abhaind-seo, ⁊ ro thuil ind abhann ríu, ⁊ at-chonncadur3410 na h-étaigi iudhlaidhe ingantacha don leith aile, ⁊ tangadur3411 isind ath co rodana, co ro báid in tuile na h-abhann iat,3412 ⁊ iss iat atá fa in da fert glasa út for ur ind atha.
[257] 3413 “Ocus cred fa n-abar Lecht Chind Chon rissin lecht út allanall3414 don ath?” “Cú grádach ro bói ac Find mac Cumaill, ar3415 Cailte .i. Adhnuall a h-ainm, ⁊ do-rala ar sechrán ⁊ ar merugud3416 h-í ó bruidin bothuaid, ⁊ ro t-shir Eirinn fá thrí co toracht3417 in t-ath-so, ⁊ tuc a tri donala aisti annseo, ⁊ fuair bás ann,3418 conid uaithi-sin”, arsi Cailti, “ata Lecht Cind Chon, ⁊ is sí-sin, 1703419 a m' anum, a rí Ulad”, ar Cailte, “in tres cú is ferr fuair Find riam.”
[258] 3420 Dala immorro da ríg-fheinded Ulad .i. Goll Gulban ⁊ Cas3421 Cuailgne, ro badur ac seilg ⁊ ac fiadach in maigi-sea, ⁊ at-chonncadur3422 na tri h-ingena mong-buide, ⁊ siat marb ar in tulaig-sea,3423 co sáine étaig cacha datha umpu, ⁊ ro badar icá n-écaine co3424 fata ⁊ ro chuiredar fó thalmain a triur derbshethar iat, ⁊ tangadur3425 sís isin n-ath, ⁊ at-conncadur in dís mac- caem ann arna3426 m-bádud, ⁊ ro chuirset fa fhochláitib talman iat fos. Ocus3427 adubairt Cailti in láid and: 129b1
p.98
- 3428 IS í-seo Túlach in Trir
as' tangadur tír do thír,3429
bid h-e a h-ainm o sunn amach
co tí in díne déidinach.- 3430 Is í seo Abhann Deissi
chum arb' eolach fos misse,3431
don dís-seo ro báidtea ann
frith fa phortaib na h- abann.- 3432 Leacht Con a cind ind atha
indeossat daib gan fhatha.3433
Adhnuall rob é ainm na con
adér rib gan imressan.- 3434 Mor céite is mor carrac cruaid
immá ̇n-dernus airm d' imluad,3435
gid uathad thanag as tír
sunna co Tulaig in Trír.3436
Is í seo.
[259] 3437 Ceilebraid Cailte do rig Ulad iarsin, ⁊ tainic reime i3438 n-étnaib cnocc ⁊ carracc co fos-mullach Sleibe Fuait fér-uaine,3439 co Caerthend Cluana Da Dam, ⁊ co Rót na Carpat,3440 áit ar' chuirset Ulaid a carpait uathaib ac dul a n-degaid catha3441 Gairige ⁊ Ilgairigi. Ocus ar rochtain do Chailti co rici sin, is sí-3442 sin aes ⁊ uair do-rala naem Pátraic co Ráe na Carpat a tri .l.3443 espoc ⁊ a tri .l. sacart ⁊ a tri .l. deochain ⁊ a tri .l. salmchetlaid.3444 Ocus ro t-shuidetar ann, ⁊ ro bói Pátraic ac dénam a3445 trath ⁊ ic etarmolad in Dúiliman a cind Ráe na Carpat í3446 fossad mullach t-Shleibe Fúaid. Ocus do-riacht Cailte cona3447 naenbur Féine ⁊ Cas Corach mac Caincinde in t-airfidech ann,3448 ⁊ ro fherastar faeilte re Cailte, ⁊ ro badur na cleirig ac fiarfaige3449 scél de, ⁊ ro indis a thuirrthechta rissin ̇m-bliadain-sin dóib.3450 “Caide Brogan scribneoir?” ar Patraic, ⁊ ro frecair sin. “Scribthar3451 ⁊ lessaigther let cach ní do chan Cailte ón ló ro delaig rinde3452 ac in chairthe a Mullach Uisnig co h- am na h-uaire-sea.”3453 IS ann tarla Cas Corach mac Caincinde ar Pátraic3454 .i. in timpanach.
[260] 3455 “Maith m' anam, a Cailti”, ar Pátraic, “cuich in maccaem3456 cenn-cas álaind a ̇m-brut gorm ut accut ⁊ in crann cíuil aicci?”3457 “Cas Corach mac Cáincinde mac olloman Tuaithe Dé Danann”,3458 ar Cailti, “⁊ tainic d' fhoglaim fhessa ⁊ fhír-eolais chuccum-sa.” “Maith3459 in chonair tainic”, ar Pátraic, “⁊ a Chailti”, ar Pátraic, “ro fhuirged3460 ré maithius mor thusa .i. re h-aimsir chreidme ⁊ nóem ⁊3461 fhíren, ⁊ ré beith a muintirus Ríg nime ⁊ talman, ⁊ can duind,3462 a Chas Choraig, ní dod dán ⁊ dot eladain féin.” “Do-géntar immorro”,3463 ar Cas Chorach, “⁊ ní derna reomut riam do neoch darab3464 ferr lium a denam ina duit-siu, a naem-chleirig”, ar eissium.3465 Ocus tuc a thimpan cuice ⁊ ra gles h-í, ⁊ do t-shéind h-í co3466 tucastar cairchi cíuil urrí, ⁊ ní chualadur riam reime a chom-̇mbind3467 acht mád adhmolad na canóine coimdeta ⁊ edarmolad3468 Ríg nime ⁊ talman.
[261] 3469 IS annsin ro thuit a toirrthim suain ⁊ cotalta for na3470 cleirchib leissin céol sir- rachtach sídhe, ⁊ tairnic 171 leis a airfided3471 do denam. “Tabair luag ind airfidid dam, a naem-chleirig”, ar p.993472 Cas Corach. “Cá luag iarrai?” ar Pátraic. “Nem dam fein”,3473 ar eissium, “uair is é luag as ferr h-é, ⁊ rath ar m' eladain féin3474 co brath. Patricium edixit artem timpanistraram 129b2 , ⁊ ar lucht m' eladhan chaichi am degaid.”3475 “Nem duit”, ar Pátraic, “⁊ corub h-í in tres eladha ar a fagaib3476 nech a lessugud fa deridh a n-Eirinn h-í, ⁊ cid mor in doichell3477 bias roim fhír th' eladhan, acht co ̇n-derna airfided ⁊ co n-indsi3478 scela, gan doichell reime”, ar Pátraic, “⁊ fer lephtha ríg tre3479 bithu ret' eladain, ⁊ soirbius dóib acht na dernat leisce.” Ocus3480 ro chuir-sium a crann cíuil ina comet.
[262] 3481 “Maith ind elada-sin do-rónais duind”, ar Brogan, “Is maith3482 immorro”, ar Pátraic, “acht muna beth sian-argan in brechta3483 sídhe inti, ⁊ nochon fhuil ní bo chosmala re céol Rig nime inas3484 acht muna beth sin.” “Ma tá ceol a nim”, ar Brocan, “cid nach3485 biad i talmain, ⁊ ní cóir amlaid ind airfited do dichur”, ar3486 Brocan. “Ní apraim úm”, ar Pátraic, “acht gan ro-chreidim dó”.
[263] 3487 Ní cian ro badur ann co facadur aen-óclach forusta find-liath3488 da n-indsaighid, ⁊ brat corcra uime, ⁊ delg óir ann, ⁊3489 claidim órdaidi imma brágait, ⁊ lorg fhind-chuill issin dara laim3490 dó, ⁊ tuc a chend a n-ucht Patraic, ⁊ slechtais dó. “Carsat3491 com-ainm tú, a óclaig?” ar Patraic. “Eogan Ardbriugaid m' ainm”,3492 ar in t-óclach, “do muintir rig Eirenn .i. Diarmata meic Cerbaill.”3493 “INd accut-sa at-clos duind in maithius mor do beith?” ar3494 Pátraic. “Is accum, a chleirig”, ar eissium. “Ind adhaig3495 anocht ar do t-shelbad”, ar espoc Soichell .i. prim-ronnaire Pátraic.3496 “Ca h-adhaig anocht?” ar Eogan Ardbriugaid. “Adhaig t-Shamna”, ar Pádraic. “Do-gebthái faeilti acum-sa o3497 aídchi t-Shamna co h-aídchi Belltaine in lín atáthi eter áigedaib3498 ⁊ muinter”, ar eissium. “IS méth in manach”, ar Beineoin,3499 fuair in cleirech. “Rachaid do fhognum na Macha bothuaid”,3500 ar Pátraic, “⁊ masa méth bid ed a mac ⁊ a ua ina degaid.”3501 “Ocus ca ferr ainm da m-biath forro”, ar Benon, “inait h-Úi3502 Meith Macha?”
[264] 3503 IS annsin at-chonncadur in .l. fer mor da n-indsaigid, ⁊3504 deilge iarnaide ina ̇m-brataib, “ocus cia so”? ar Patraic. “Mo p.1003505 brugaidi-sea ⁊ mo biataig sin”, ar Eogan. Ocus ro eirgedar a3506 n-aen-facht ⁊ ro t-shlectsat do Pátraic uili. “Bar ̇m-béo-maicne ⁊3507 bur marb-maicne don Macha co bráth”, ar Pátraic.
[265] 3508 IS annsin ro ferastur trom-snechta mor ⁊ aincis fhuar- dachta3509 ar in cóiced uile, co roiched co sleasaib fer ⁊ co formnaib miled3510 ⁊ co feirtsib carpat, co ̇n- derna gat-shnim do barraib na fidbaide3511 for-ruade, co nach fétadais dáine imtecht ann. 172 Ocus is annsin3512 adubairt Cailti: “Inam amh”, ar se, “do damaib alltaide ⁊ d' eilltib3513 dul a n-indib cnoc ⁊ carrac innois”, ar eissium “⁊ innum éicned3514 do dul a cuassaib bruach ann.” Ocus adubairt:
- 3515 Is fuar geimred, at-racht gaeth
eirgid dam discir derg- baeth,3516
ní te anocht in sliab slan
gé beth dam dian ic dordan.- 3517 Ní thabair a tháeb re lár
dam t- Shleibe Cairnn na comdál,3518
ní lugha at-chluin céol cúaine
dam chind Echtgi ind-fhuaire.- 3519 Missi, ar Cailte, is Diarmaid donn
181b1
ocus Oscur aith édrom3520
ro chloisdis re ceol cuaine
dered áidchi adh- uaire.- 3521 As maith chodlus in dam donn
fuil is a chnes re coronn,3522
mar do beth fá thuind tuaidhi
deiredh oidche ind-fuaire.- 3523 Aniu isam senóir sen
ni aithnim acht becán fer,3524
ro chraithinn coirr-shleig co cruaidh
a maduin oighridh inn-fhuair.- 3525 At-lochar do rígh nime
do Mac Muire inghine3526
do-beirinn mór sochd ar sluag
ge ber anocht co h-ad-fuar.
[266] 3527 “Is mithigh dúin imthecht”, ar Eogan, “dár n-dúnad ⁊ dár3528 n-deg-baili.” Ocus do éirgetar rompa, ⁊ at- chonncatar an dúnad3529 ar a cind, ⁊ tucadh in baili ar a comus féin ar rochtain dóib,3530 ⁊ tucadh Cáilte cona muintir a n-grianán n-deirrit n-diamair, ⁊3531 do bádar annsin teora lá ⁊ teora aidchi ac ól ⁊ ac áibhnes3532 acht in comh-fhad do bítís na cléirig ac dénum a n-uird ⁊ a3533 tráth ⁊ ac edarmholad in Dúilemhan.
[267] 3534 Is annsin táinic Eogan Ardbrugaid d' acallaim Pátraic ⁊3535 do bói ga indisi do gan uisce do beith a comhfhochraib dhóibh,3536 ór ba scíth dáine ag tabairt uisce cum an baili-sin. Ocus3537 ingnad mar dho bui in baile in lá-sin ina lathar-pholl talman3538 ⁊ bruindi cethra sliab uime anunn ⁊ anall ⁊ gan dorus3539 air acht in dorus ar a ticte amach, ⁊ nach 181b2 fétfaitís3540 fir dhomain foghail ná dibferg air cémad áil leo. Do fhiarfaig3541 Pátraic d' Eogan: “in b-fuarubar slicht sluaig ná sochaide romhuibh p.1013542 isin m-baili?” “Fuaramar”, ar Eogan, “sleagh ⁊ cloidem ⁊3543 iarn-leastar ann.” “Do-gébhthar a fhis-sin ac Cáiltí”, ar Pátraic.3544 Ocus do-cuas ar cenn Cáilti, ⁊ tucadh d' innsaigid Pátraic h-é.
[268] 3545 “Maith a anum, a Cháilti”, ar Pátraic: “in fuil a fhis acat3546 duin cia do bói isin baili-se ria n- Eogan?” “Urusa damh-sa a fhis3547 dho beith agum”, ar Cáilte, “ór is mé in t-ochtmad fer do bhí3548 ac tabairt in baili-se don fhir dá tuc Finn mac Cumaill é .i.3549 aen-óclach do-rinne a mhuindteras ar éicin riamh re Finn .i.3550 Conán mac in Léith Luachra aniar.” Ocus do-rala dhó olc mór3551 do dhénam re Finn .i. cú ⁊ gilla ⁊ óclách do mharbhadh ón3552 t-samhfuin co araili don Fhéinn re taebh an tres duine as ferr3553 do bhi do Chlannaib 173 Rónáin do mharbad .i. Aedh Rind mac3554 Rónáin cona trí macaib .i. Aedh ⁊ Eogan ⁊ Eobran. Ocus3555 do-riacht in flaith-féinnid co Carn Luigdech thiar i cóiced Muman,3556 ⁊ ar suidhi dho ann iar n-dénam shealga do-riacht Conán3557 da innsaigid do leith a chúil, ⁊ do gabastar tar a fhormna ⁊3558 tara arm-ghaisced in flaith-feinnid gan rathugud dó. Aithnis3559 Finn in té don-gabastar amhlaid-sin. “Cidh is áil duit, a Chonáin?”3560 ar Finn. “Mu chor ⁊ mo mhuinnteras ⁊ mu thairise do dhénam3561 friut-sa, ór itú secht m- bliadna ac foghail ⁊ ac dibhfheirg ort, ⁊3562 ni fhuil fulang h' feirgi-se acam.” “Gidh meisi rot- gabadh”, ar Finn,3563 “atá dha mhét d' ulc ⁊ d' écóir do-rónais ar Fiannaib Eirenn nach3564 sáilim do ghabáil dóibh cum sídha.” “Acht gu n-gaba-sa mé, a3565 ríg-féinnid, léic eadram ⁊ Fianna Eirenn”, ar Conán. “Gébat3566 ámh”, ar Finn, “gidh coraighecht ar éicin damh.” Ocus do ghabh3567 Finn é, ⁊ do-rine a chor ⁊ a mhuindteras ris. Ocus do-riachtadar3568 an Fhiann ina n-dronguibh ⁊ ina m-buidhnibh da n- innsaigid,3569 ⁊ ba h-ingnad la gach n-droing thiced ann in dias is mó ba3570 námuit a n-Eirinn ⁊ a n-Albain d' faicsin i n-aen-inad.
[269] 3571 “Maith, a Chonáin”, ar an Fhiann, “cidh fil acat dúinn inár3572 mór-olcaibh?” Freagras Conán cu comnart sin: “Gach cath ⁊3573 gach eicin ⁊ gach mór-olc do-ria cucaibh, cuiridh misi i na3574 cenn”, ar Conán, “acht dá toiter-sa ann, do tairistissi oram bur3575 bh-fhalta, ⁊ mina thoiter ann, is oraib-si 182a1 bias a nós3576 ⁊ a orrdharcas.” “Dar ár ̇m- bréithir ámh”, ar Oisín, “ní tucad dúinn3577 riam coma budh fherr linn iná sin.” Ocus do- rónad síth re Conán annsin. p.1023578 “Cá lín atái do mhuindtir, a Chonáin?” ar Finn. Cúic cét3579 óclach ⁊ cúic cét gilla ⁊ cúic cét con, ar sé. “Ó atai in coim-lín-3580 sin”, ar Finn, “sir féin Eirinn, ⁊ in tricha cét thoghfus tu féin3581 innti do-bér-sa duit h-é.” “Ocus do-luidsium-ne ochtar óclach leis”,3582 ar Cáilte, “conice in m-baili-si a tám, ⁊ ni raibi tairisi ag Conán,3583 gia ro gabsat in Fian h-é chun sídha, no gu táinic don baili-se,3584 ⁊ ó 't-chonnairc in baili-si cur' ba dún diamair daingiun di-thoghlaidi3585 é tucasdar grádh dho, ⁊ táinic lion a shlóig ⁊ a muindtiri, ⁊ do3586 gabadh in baili-si leis fria ré .xxx. bliadan, ⁊ gach cath ⁊ gach3587 comracc thiced cum na Fénne fris-sin ro dingbhadh-som tosach3588 gacha comhraic dhíb.”
[270] 3589 “Crét aidhidh in Chonáin-sin?” ar Pátraic. “An cethramad3590 fer”, ar Cáilte, “fuair bás re h-adhart don Fhéinn hé .i. cruimh3591 neime do ghabh 'na chinn, ⁊ fuair bás ón trath co araili.”
174[271] 3592 “Créd rob uisce dho and-so?” ar Pátraic. “Tipra fír-uisce3593 atá san baili-so”, ar Cáilte. “As diamhair an t-inad itá”, ar3594 Eogan, “ór ní fhaghmait ar lár talman h-í.” “As uathad don3595 Fhéinn dar' eoluch í”, ar Cáilte, “no gur' ormais aen-óclach dhíbh3596 uirre, ⁊ no gur' urmaises-sa 'na dhegaid, ⁊gur' urmais fer3597 in baili féin iarsin.” “Cia in cét-oclach?” ar Pátraic. “Aedh3598 mac Finn”, ar Cáilte, “⁊ adeirim nach raibhe inadh asa tuc3599 duine lán bledhi nó eascra a h-aill nó a h- abhuind nó a h-indber3600 nó a h-inadh dí-thoghla a n-Eirinn nach bérad-som eolus a medón3601 oidhche ann, ⁊ rucastar eolus gusin tiprait itá 'san baili-si.3602 Ocus is ann atá an tipra”, ar Cáilte, “a slis-bhord na cairrgi3603 cenn-gairbhi cloiche ⁊ faircle comh-dhaingen comh- dhlútha cloichi3604 uirre. Ocus mór lá fuair Smirgat ⁊ Der Dhubh a Duibsléib3605 h-í.” Ocus at-bert Cáilte:
- 3606 Atá tipra san leith thes.
do- ghén-sa dháibh bur n-deigh-leas,3607
do-bér-sa dúib for a lár
usce eochar-gorm im-shlán.- 3608 Nocha n-fuil tipra ocon dún
at-bert Eogan gan mhí-rún,3609
mina cabra rí nimhe
Mac maith Muire mín-ghile.- 3610 Ro ba mhaith m' engnam 'san chath
a n-agaid na n-allmurach,3611
ro thuitset lim-sa fo thrí
tri cóeca fer co caeimh-lí.- 3612 Smirgat ingen Fathaig fhéil
p.103
ocus Dér Dhubh a Duibsléibh,3613
inmain dias téiged a fad
don Fhéinn do brath a námad.- 3614 Ro bo mhé in Cailte co cruth
sochaide dá tucus uch,3615
dá ro tinóilius dom rith
lánamain gach fiadha ar bith.- 3616 Maith in muinter muinter Finn
mairg fhuil dá n-éis a n-Eirinn!3617
mór m-beodhachta in buidhen bras
as mór n-iath a m-bói a n-eolas.- 3618 ⚑ Maith in muinter muinter Find
mairg fuil da n-déis i n-Érinn,3619
cen locht orra ar tuind talman
acht cen Dia do mor- adhrad.- 3620 Aed mac Find
fer nachar' creid crois na cill,3621
a cath conpaiti ro lái a tres
is mor m-baile bái a eolas.⚐
[272] 3622 “Dul anois”, ar Pátraic, “⁊ in tipra d' faghbáil.” “As egal3623 leam a fagbáil”, ar Cáilte, “ór naenbar curad no bhídh ac tócbáil3624 a faircle di ⁊ in coimh-lín cétna 'gá chur uirre arís, ⁊ as ecal3625 lim uisqi na tiprat do bháthad in baile”, ar Cáilte. “As tualaing3626 Dia a dháil mar bhus cóir”, ar Pátraic. Do éirigh Cáilte ⁊ do3627 éirghedar-sum leis, ⁊ rígh-lia cloichi ro bói as slis in baili amach3628 iadhus Cáilte a dhá láimh uimpe, ⁊ tairrngis chuige h-í, co3629 táinic ród-bhuindi rói-mer d' uisqi eochar- ghorm fhír-áluind asin carraic3630 gu raibhi ag dían-bhádad an baili. Annsin tócbus Pátraic3631 an láimh caeimh creadhail ro fhóired gach n-airc ⁊ gach n-ainces3632 frisi tabrad h-í, ⁊ sluicter in t-uisqi ar cúl doridisi isin sliabh ⁊3633 isin charraic cédna, cu nach raibhi acht lán baisi Pátraic ac3634 snighe aisdi amach don uisgi. “Bas Pátraic” ainm na tiprat3635 budhesta, ar Beneoin. “As ced leam a beith amlaid-sin”, ar3636 Pátraic, “no gu n-derntar finghal icá duthaigh isin baile re deireadh3637 n-aimsire.”
[273] 3638 Táncadar ar in faithchi imach Pátraic ⁊ Cáilte ⁊ an lín 1753639 do bátar isin dúnad, ocus nír' cian dóibh co facadar aen-óclach3640 da n-innsaigid, ⁊ is amlaid ro bói an t- óclach-sin ⁊ léne do3641 shída bhuidhi ré chnes ⁊ brat áluind uaine uime, ⁊ dealg óir3642 isin brut ós a bruinde. “Cia thusa, a anum, a óclaich?”3643 ar Cáilte. “Aedh mac Aedha na n-abasach , a Cnuc Árdmulla3644 amuigh don mhuir”, risi n-abar Rachlaind nó Rachrainn isin3645 tan-sa, “⁊ macaem Tuaithe Dé Danann uili mise, ⁊ d' fiafraigid3646 neich dít-sa thánac anois”. “Crét rob ail let d' fiarfaigid dhím, p.1043647 a Aed?” ar Cáilte. “Ca ferr dam ní dhá fiafrochainn díd iná3648 cid fá tucadh Carn Manannáin ar an carn- so?”
[274] 3649 “Óclach do Thuaith Dé Danann”, ar Cáilte “.i. Aillén mac3650 Eogabail, tuc grádh do mhnái Mhanannáin meic Lir, ⁊ tuc derbshiur3651 Ailléin grádh do Mhanannán .i. Aíne ingen Eogabail, ⁊3652 ba h-annsa le Manannán í iná in drong dhaena. As annsin3653 ro fhiarfaig Aíne da bráthair .i. d' Aillén:” “cidh”, ar si, “ro tráigh3654 in dealbh rígda romhór do bhói fort?” “Dar ár m-bréithir ámh,3655 a ingen”, ar Aillén, “ní fhuil don droing daena nech dhá n-indesmais3656 sin acht mad thusa at aenar”, ⁊ do indis di: “grád3657 tucus”, ar sé, “d' Uchtdeilbh ingin Aengusa Find, do mhnái3658 Manannáin.” “Am láim-se atá a fhoiridin-sin”, ar Aine, “ór tuc3659 Manannán grádh dam-sa ⁊ da tuca-som a mhnái duit-si fóifet-sa3660 lais tar cenn furtachta d' faghbháil duit-si.” Ocus táncadar rompa,3661 ar Cáilte, .i. Aillén ⁊ Aine, conice in tulaig-sea, ⁊ do-riact3662 Mannanán ⁊ a bain-chéli lais, ⁊ ro shuidh Aine ar láimh deis3663 Manannáin, ⁊ tairbiris teora póc n-dil n-díchra dho, ⁊ ro fhiarfaig3664 cách scéla da chéle dhibh. Mar at-chonnaic ben Manannáin3665 Aillén tuc grád dho fochétoir, ⁊ do indis cach dib scéla da3666 cheile. Is annsin adubairt Pátraic: “As gablánach3667 in scélaigecht-sin .i. siur Ailléin meic Eogabail do thabairt3668 grádha do Manannán, ⁊ ben Manannáin do thabairt grádha3669 dh' Aillén.” Conadh de-sin atá in t-seinbriathar: gablánach in3670 rét an scéluighecht. Ocus tuc Manannan a mhnái féin d' Aillén3671 mac Eogabail, ⁊ tuc féin Aine siur Ailléin.
[275] 3672 ⚑“Ocus ro bai Aíne ingen Eogabail oc brécad Manannáin”,3673 ar Cáilte, ⁊ do-rigni in láid and:
p.105
- 3674 A Meic Lir tairri lium
co Daire n-Dairbri os cach dind,3675
gairfid cailigh beraid lon
darís clochan da borb-chon.- 3676 Canfaither duit ilar ceol
iter éol ocus anéol,3677
bidgfaidh guth cuach os chaill céir
re dordan daim damaire.- 3678 Fascnam fedain feda faind
snaghach snoidi claraig craind,3679
oig oc abrán re gaith n-gluair
cerc fraich re aidche n-adh-uair.- 3680 Eistecht re sianan senma
re h-airfitiud n-ílderda,3681
ingena aille 'n-ar tigh
do-gebtar dait, a Meic Lir.
A.
[276] 3682 Ocus ruc Aillen mnai Manannáin co Sid Eoghabail, ⁊3683 ruc Manannán Aine ingin Eogabail leis co Tír Tairngire. ⚐. 8
[277] 182b13685 . “gOcus as iat-sin, a anum, a Aed”, ar Cáilte,3686 “in dá cheisd do fiarfaigis dím.” Ocus do bátar isin baili-sin re3687 h-edh sechtmaine, ⁊ do thimnadar ceileabrad d' Eoghan Ardbhrugaid,3688 ⁊ tuc Pátraic nemh dho ara n- derna dá réir.
[278] 3689 Is annsin táncadar rompa co Gleann in Scáil soir, risi3690 n-abar Muindter Diugra isin tan-so, áit a raibhe Pátraic a3691 n-daeire ac Milcoin mac h- úi Buain ac ríg Dhail n-Araide, ⁊3692 at-ciat ceall shuthach ara cind, ⁊ .xxx. mac n-eculsa innti ac3693 edarmolad 176in Dúileman co dícra, ⁊ ac déchsain dóibh don3694 taeibh eili secha at-ciat in ceall aile ar in gort cluana re a3695 taeibh. “Do rígh nime ⁊ talman at-lochamar.” ar Cáilte, “rob3696 adhba slógh 182b2 ⁊ sochaide sin gidh imat naemh ⁊ fírén3697 anosa and.” “Cia don Fhéinn do bhí isin baile út?” ar Pátraic.3698 “Raighne Roisclethan mac Finn isin dara baile díbh ⁊ Caince3699 Corcarderg mac Finn isin baili ele”, ar Cáilte, “⁊ do mharbhsat3700 Clanna Morna Raighne mac Finn.” Conadh uada atá Magh3701 Raigne. Ocus ro marbsat in mac aili, conad uadha ata Sliab3702 Caince.
[279] 3703 Ocus nir' chian do bátar ann co facadar ingin mín macdachta3704 mong-bhuidhi da n-innsaigid, ⁊ suidhis ar an firt fótbhuigh3705 acu. “Cia thusa, a ingen?” ar Pátraic. “Edáin Fhoiltfhinn3706 ingen Baedáin misi”, ar sí, “ingen rígh Dáil n-Araidhe. “Cidh um3707 a táncais, a ingen?” ar Pátraic. “Do thabairt ar m-beo-maicne3708 ⁊ ar marb-maicne duit-si, a naemh Pátraic”, ar an ingen, “ór ni3709 fhil dom shíl beo acht mé fein ⁊ mo dherbbráthair.” Ocus tuc a3710 láimh etorra ⁊ a léinid ⁊ tuc .l. bruth óir ⁊ .l. bruth aircit3711 a raibhi .l. uingi d' aircet ⁊ .l. uingi d' ór ina screabal soiscéla3712 do Phátraic, ⁊ do shlécht dó. “Gá ainm atá ar do bhráthair,3713 a ingen?” ar Pátraic. “Loingsech mac Baedáin”, ar inn ingen.3714 “Ríghi n-Eirinn uaim-si dho”, ar Pátraic, “⁊ triur dia shíl a ríghi3715 dia éis.” Gach ní bias acaind-ne dh' Eirinn co bráth duit-si, a3716 naeim-chleirigh”, ar an ingen. Ocus do cheileabair dhóibh3717 iarsin, ⁊ do bhádar ar in tulaig re h-athaid tar éis na h-ingine. p.106
3725 {⬌}abur on abur Tonn Clidna.
- 3718
⚑Cailte cecinit.
- 3719 Ard Caemain aníu cid cell
ropa port ríg co rothend,3720
is inad crabaid is cros
is ecna cen amaros.- 3721 Ard Coemain is Cluain Gamna
130a1
ge bet indiu fo tarba3722
is inad crabaid is cross
is mor n-gabad do fuaros.⚐- 3723 Adeirim-si riut reime
bid fír dam in fhaistine,3724
gé beth mo chraidi fá mairg
is baile aingel ind aird.
Ard.
[280] 3726 IS annsin ro bói óclach comaidechta do Muiridach mac3727 Finnachta do ríg Connacht i farrad Pátraic .i. Corc mac3728 Dairine, mac rig Corco Duibne. “Fiarfaigid rob ail lium do3729 denam dit, a Chailti”, ar Corc. “Cid ima n-abur Tonn Chlidna3730 ⁊ cid ima n-abur Tonn Téite risin tuind aili.”
[281] 3731 “IS accum-sa itá in scel-sin do glain-mebra”, ar Cailte .i.3732 Óclach gráda ro bói ac Find mac Cumaill, .i. Ciabhan3733 mac Eochach Imdeirg mac rig Ulad í tuaid, ⁊ is amlaid ro3734 bói in t-óclach-sin in derscugud beiris in t- éscca ina chuiced3735 dég do ard-rennachaib nime ruc in t-óclach- sin ar cruth ⁊ ar3736 deilb do macaib rig ⁊ taissech in domain. Ocus ro gabustur toirrsi3737 Fianna Eirenn reim Chiaban mac Echach Imdeirg, ⁊ rob é3738 adhbur a toirrsi ní raibi ac fir nó gan fhir díb ben nach tucustar3739 grad do Chiaban mac Echach, ⁊ ro diult Find reime, ⁊3740 gé ro diult ro bo lescc leis, acht ecail leis Fianda Eirenn dó ar3741 mét a n-éta.
[282] 3742 Ocus tainic reime co Tráig in Chairnn, risa n- abar Traig3743 na Trénfer, i cuicid Ulad, iter Dún Sobairchi ⁊ muir, ⁊ at-connairc3744 curach cend-ard colg-díriuch 177 creduma and, ⁊ da gilla óca3745 isin churach ⁊ tuighnech phutairle forro co formnaib3746 a n-gualann, ⁊ bendachais Ciaban dóib, ⁊ do fregradur-3747 som dó. “Cia sib a m' anum, a ócu?”, ar Ciaban. “Lodan mac3748 ríg na h-India missi”, ar se, “⁊ Eolus mac rig na Grege in fer3749 aile út”, ar se, “⁊ ro gluais tonn sind”, ar se, “⁊ ro thimairg3750 gaeth, ⁊ ní fhetamar cá crich nó cá cinel issin domun í tamait.”3751 “In tí leis budh áil siubal mara lib in tiubrad sib cumaid dó?” “Dá p.1073752 mad at' aen-fher duit”, ar siat, “do-bérmais.” “Maith, a Chiabhain”,3753 ar a muinter, “ind h-í Éire is áil let d' facbail?” “Iss í am”, bar3754 eissin, “uair ní fhagbaim mo dín na mo chomairchi inti.” Ocus3755 dala Chiabain tainic issin curach, ⁊ ro delaig re muintir,3756 ⁊ ro badur co dubach domenmnach, ⁊ ro bo scarad cuirp ré3757 h-anmain léo scarad ris. Ocus do-rindset a comunn ⁊ a caradrad3758 Ciabhán ⁊ na h-óclaich do bhí 'san churach,
[283] 3759 Ocus do eirgedur na tonna geala gairechtacha dóib coma3760 cutruma re Sliab Mis nó re Slíab Édair nó re Slíab Elga3761 cach mur-thonn mor muiride díb, ⁊ na h-éicne áille3762 eochur-brecca no bith ré grian ⁊ re grinnell co ṁm-bidis ré3763 slis-bordaib in churaig acco, ⁊ ro gab grain ⁊ eacla ⁊ uruamain3764 iat-sum reime-sin. “Dar mo breithir ám”, ar Ciaban, “damad3765 ar tir duind, ro choissenmais sind i l-lathair chatha3766 ⁊ comraic commaith.”
- 3767
Ciabhan cecinit.
- 3768 IN triar atám ar in tuind
ron-tarla a ̇m-bethaid chumaing,3769
mor in baegal beith mar sin
gan bás faebuir dar rochtain.- 3770 Missi ocus in dias tar muir
co lín gaile ocus gaiscid,3771
damad i cath cétach chrón
dingébmais cét do gach t- shlóg.- 3772 O ro chím in tuind-seo thes
is mor dar ̇n- daghles cheiles,3773
is mor in brón brón na triath
ar nech ó tá dís co triar.3774
IN triar.
[284] 3775 Ocus ro badur isin mor-éicin moir sin nó co facadur in aen-óclach3776 da n-indsaighid, ⁊ ech dub-glas fáe, ⁊ srian óir fria, ⁊3777 .ix. 130a2 tonna fa muir dó ⁊ in nóbad tonn do eirged, ⁊3778 ní ba fliuch blae na bruinde dóib. Ocus do fhiar- faig in t-óclach3779 dib: “ca luag do-berad sib don tí d' fhoirfed sib assin n-éicin-sin?”3780 “Ní fhetamar in fil inar láim in luach sirther oraind.” “Atá ám”,3781 ar in t-óclach, “bar m-beith fein ar cur ⁊ ar muinterus in tí do3782 fhoirfed sib.” Ocus ro fhoemadur-sum sin, ⁊ tucad a láma i l-láim3783 ind ócláig.
[285] 3784 Ocus tuc in t-óclach chuice assin churach iat a tríur3785 ar in n-ech, ⁊ ro bói in curach ar taeb- shnám lam risin n-ech3786 co rangadur cuan ⁊ calathport i Tír Thairṙngaire, ⁊ ro p.1083787 thairrlingetar ann, ⁊ tangadur co Loch Luchra ⁊ co cathair3788 Manannain, ⁊ tairnic tech n-óla do t-suidhiugud rompo, ⁊ do3789 frestlad ⁊ do frithailed iat a cethrar óclach ina degaid-sin, ⁊3790 ro benad a ceindbéca da ̇n-dabchaid donn-iubhair leo, ⁊ ro tócbait3791 cuaich ⁊ cuirnn ⁊ copana, ⁊ ro eirgedur gilli áilli aghmara3792 abhrad-gorma re bennaib blath-cháine buabaill, ⁊ ro seinded léo3793 timpana téit-bindi ⁊ cruite nua-binde náe- thétacha co tarla in tech3794 ina choirchi chiúil.
178[286] 3795 IS annsin do eirgedur bachlaich srub-fhata t-shal-fhata t-sheired-chaela3796 ruad-máela rintacha ro bith ac denam chles ⁊ chluiche3797 a tigh Manannain, ⁊ ba h-é-seo cles do-nídis .i. .ix. m-bunnsacha3798 bir-gaissi ina laim ⁊ a n-diubrucud ar leth-chois ⁊ ar leth-laim co3799 féice na bruidne, ⁊ a n-gabail dó fon cor cétna, ⁊ is uime3800 do-nídis sin, d' imdergad sóer-chlann so-chineoil ticdís a crichaib3801 ciana comaichthi amuich. Ocus do-rinde ind adhaig-sin a chles3802 feib do-nith riam roime, ⁊ tainic d' indsaigid Chiabain Chasmongaig3803 meic Echach Imdeirg, ⁊ tuc na nae ̇m-bunnsacha ina láim,3804 uair is sé is ferr delb ⁊ taichim ⁊ tuarascbail do bói do Thuaith3805 Dé Danann ⁊ do Macaib Miled isin tigh-sin Manannain, ⁊ ro3806 eirig Ciaban ⁊ do-rigne in cles-sin a fiadnaissi Manannain ⁊3807 maithe Thíre Tairrnhgaire mar badh h-é budh aen eludha dó3808 riam reime-sin, ⁊ tuc i l-láim Eolais meic rig Greg, ⁊ do-rigne3809 fan cuma cétna, ⁊ tuc in cles i l-laim Lodain meic rig na3810 h-India, ⁊ do-rigne fan cuma cétna.
[287] 3811 IS annsin ro bói prim-ollam maith ac Manannán a Tír3812 Tairrṅngaire .i. Libra prim-líaig, ⁊ ro badur tri h-ingena aici .i.3813 Clidna ⁊ Aífi ⁊ Étain Fholtfhind, ⁊ rob iat-sin tri taisceda genais3814 ⁊ aentuma Thuaithe Dé Danann, ⁊ nír b' ecail ní da marbad3815 acht gái chró na genmnaidechta, ⁊ tucsat a n-aen-uair grád3816 don triar-sin, ⁊ ro chindset élod fán cáemlaithe do ba nessa3817 dóib, ⁊ tangadur co calath-port ina coinde in trir óclach sin,3818 ⁊ tainic Lodan mac ríg na h-India ⁊ Eolus mac ríg Grég i nd- p.1093819 aen-churach, ⁊ tainic Ciaban mac Echach Imdeirg ⁊ Clidna3820 ingen Libra i n-aen-churach, ⁊ ro thócbadur in snath-bréid sídaide3821 i m-barr-uachtar in chraind t-shiúil, ⁊ luidedur reompo o tá sin3822 co Traig Théite 130b1 ingine Ragamnach i n-deiscert Eirenn3823 tes, ⁊ is uime-seo tucad Tráig Théite urri .i. Téite Brec ingen3824 Ragamnach do dul ann, ⁊ tri .l. ingen lé do chluiche chluithe thuinde,3825 co ro báidhed ann iat, ⁊ conid uaithe atá Tráig Théite.
[288] 3826 Ocus dala Chiabhain meic Echach Imdeirg, ro gabustur3827 cuan ⁊ calath-port ar in tráig cétna sin, ⁊ do-luid do t-sheilg ⁊3828 do fhiadach fón crich fa comnessa dó, ⁊ tainic in tonn amuich3829 dochum Chlidna, ⁊ ro báidhed h- í ann. Conid uaithe atá Tonn3830 Clidna urri. “Ocus tangadur teglach tighi Manannain ina ̇n-degaid3831 .i. Illathach ⁊ a da mac 'ar tabairt grada donn ingin, ⁊ ro3832 báidhed ar in tráig cétna”, ar Cailte. Ut dixit Cailte:
p.110
- 3833 Clidna Cheindfhind, búan in bét
179
ar in traig tainic a h-éc,3834
damna da mathair beith marb
in ní dia tarla in sen-ainm.- 3835 Da n-dernad in t-aenach te
ac lucht Tíre Tairṙngaire3836
is sé thuc in mnái tre cheilg
Ciabhan mac Echach Imdeirg.- 3837 Rígan ind aenaig thall tra
ingen dán' com-ainm Clidna3838
tar in ler lethan longach
tuc leis Ciabhan Cas- mongach.- 3839 Ro fhagaib h-í ar in tuind
luid uaithe ar echtra n-etruim,3840
d' iarraid t-shelga, monur mas,
luid reime fan fidh folt-chas.- 3841 Tainic in tonn tara éis
do Chiaban nir' bo deg-gres,3842
mor-gnim ba dimda linde
bádhad Chlidna Ceindfhinde,- 3843 Tonn Dúine Téite na triath
is sé ainm ro bói ar in iath3844
nó cor' báid in tonn-sin trá
ben darub com-ainm Clidná.- 3845 Lecht Téite sin traig-seo thuaid
ro gaet a mesc in mor-shluaig,3846
Lecht Clidna ar in tuile thes
re Síd Duirnn Buidhe benas.- 3847 Fliuchthar folt in Duirnn Buidhe
a tonnaib in trom-tuile,3848
gid imda do neoch fuil ann
is sí Clidna nos-báidhend.- 3849 Caeca long lodur tar sál
teglach tíghi Manannain,3850
nochar' bí in chongaib gan gan
ro báided ar Tuind Clidna.
C.- 3851 Illathach is a da mac
ro báidtea in triar ac tochmarc,3852
mairg d' adhair don luing dana
nachas-ainic Tonn Chlidna.3853
Clidna.
[289] 3854 IS annsin immorro do-riacht Ciaban Casmongach dar n-indsaigid3855 co Druim n-Assail maic Úmoir, ⁊ issin áidchi-sin ro3856 marbad Eochaid Imderg rí Ulad, ⁊ ro rigastar Find Ciaban3857 Casmongach tar eis a athar a rigi n-Ulad. “Ocus is sé-sin, a3858 Chuirc meic Daire, in scél ro fhiarfaigis dim”, ar Cailte.
[290] 3859 Ocus ina degaid-sin ro eirgedur in sluag uile co Raith3860 Medba, ⁊ Patraic maraen riú. “Cé in Medb o raiter in raith-3861 sea?” ar Patraic. “Medb ingen Echach Feidligh.” “IN é-seo3862 ro ba baile bunaid di?” ar Patraic. “Ní h-é úm”, ar Cailte,3863 “acht fa lith laithe na sámna ticed d' acallaim a druad ⁊ a3864 filed ann dús cid ra biad ar maith nó ar saith in bliadan-sin3865 di, ⁊ is amlaid ticed si, ina náe cairpthib ann .i. nae carpait3866 roimpe ⁊ náe carpait ina diaid ⁊ nae carpait cechtar do dib3867 leithib di.” “Créd má n-denad sí sin?” ar Patraic. “Na roised3868 braen-scoid na conaire ⁊ glamar-chind na h-echraidi, ⁊ nach3869 salchadais na dechealta nua-glana.” “Adhbur subhach sin!” ar3870 Pátraic.
[291] 3871 “Caide ainm ind achaid-sea, a Chailti?” ar Pátraic. “Gort3872 ind Fhostáid ainm in guirt-seo”, ar Cailte. “Cred in fostod?” ar3873 Pátraic. “Óclach d' Fhind tarmairt imtecht uad ar bithin a thuarastail,3874 uair fata leis co rainic do .i. Druimderg Dana mac3875 Duib Dechelt do Connachtaib inso, ⁊ tangadur tri catha na3876 Féinne da fhastud, ⁊ nir' thairis accu, ⁊ do-riacht Find da3877 fastud, uair badur búada ara fhastud óclaíg 130b2 ⁊ bá dona3878 buadaib-sin, acht co ̇n-dernad Find tri raind dó comad t-shidach3879 é ina degaid.” Ocus adubairt Find: 180
- 3880 Tú sin, a Druimdeirg Dana
a urdeirg na h-urbagha,3881
gé thís uaim aniu co m-blad
is cetlud duit ceilebrad.- 3882 Do-ratus duit ic Raith Chró
tri coecta uingi a n-aen-ló,3883
lán mo chuaich a Carn Ruide
d' airget ocus d' ór buide.- 3884 IN cumain let ic Raith n-Ái
da fuaramar in da mnái,3885
ocus aduadmar na cno
missi ann ocus tusso.3886
Tú sin.
[292] 3887 IS ann sin do eirgedur in sluag uili assa h-aithle-sin co3888 Ros na h-Echraide, risa n-abar Ailfind isin tan-so, ⁊ is uime p.1113889 aderthai Ros na Echraidi ris .i. in tan no bídis cuicedaig Eirenn3890 ic ól i Cruachain is ann do bidis a n-echradha a lúb-gortaib3891 gabala. “Ad-ráe buaid ⁊ bennacht,” a Cailti, ar Pátraic, “as3892 mor in fis ⁊ in t-eolus-sin acut.”
[293] 3893 Ni cian ro badur ann co facadur ind aen-mnai da n-indsaighid,3894 ⁊ brat úaine uimpi, ⁊ leine don t- shlemen-shíd buidhe fria3895 cnes, ⁊ niam-lann d' ór buidhe réna h- édan. “Canas tangais, a3896 m'anam?”, ar Cailte. “A h-Uaim Chruachan”, ar inn ingen. “Ocus3897 cia thusa, a m' anum?” ar Cailte. “Scothniam ingen Buidb3898 Deirg meic in Daghda missi”, ar sí. “Cid rot-imluaid3899 ⁊ rot-aistrig ille?” ar Cailte. “Iss ed rom-imluaid,”3900 ar in n-ingen, “d' iarraid mo choibche ort-su, a Cailti”,3901 ar inn ingen, “uair ro geallais uair éicin dam-sa h- í.” “Cred tuc3902 ort-sa gan tiacht da h-iarraid co Carn Cáiridha thes i coiced3903 Laigen?” “Neim-fhírindech adeire sin”, ar inn ingen, “⁊ in deiliugud3904 tucad ó cheile oraind.” “INgnad lind mar at-chiamait sibh”,3905 ar Pátraic “.i. inn ingen as í óc ildelbach ⁊ tusa, a Cailti”, ar3906 Pátraic, “at shenoir chrin chrotach crom-liath”. “Do-fuil a adhbhur-3907 sin acum”, ar Cailte, “⁊ ní lucht com-aimsire sind, ⁊ do Tuathaib3908 Dé Danann iss í, ⁊ nem-irchradach iat sein, ⁊ missi do Clannaib3909 Miled, ⁊ di-mbuan irchradach iat.”
183b2[294] 3910 “Tabair freagra ar in mnái”, a Cháilti, ar3911 Pátraic. “Do-bér immorro”, ar Cáilte, ⁊ do éirigh roimhe cu Carn3912 Soghradhach re Cruachain aniar- thúaid, ⁊ tuc a uillinn clí risin3913 carn, ⁊ do chuir secha h-é ⁊ tuc a láim fon carn ⁊ tuc in Lugbordach3914 anís .i. crannóc tucadh a comair chísa ⁊ chánachais d' Fhind3915 mhac Cumaill, ⁊ tuc Find 'na thuarasdal do Chonán Mhael3916 mhac Mhorna, ⁊ do fholaig Conán isin carn h-í. Ocus as amlaid3917 184a1 do bhói in chrannóc ⁊ a lán d' ór innti,3918 ⁊ tuc Cáilte ina coibhche don inghin h-í. “As gairit ón t- sligid3919 ⁊ ó ré na carpat fuaruis sin, a Cháilti”, ar Pátraic. Ocus3920 adubairt Cáilte:
- 3921 Dáine bátar sunn co sé
saeire aid- ble a n-innile,3922
nocha sochaide rus-gaib
cincub cian á shliged- haibh.- 3923 Atá foluch i Sléibh Fuaith
181 p.112
do chuirfedh Eirinn má cuaird,3924
trí cét uingi don ór dherg
maraen is an Duille Dearg- 3925 Atait ceathra dabhcha óir
a fír-mhullach Sléibi Smóil,3926
in dabhuch as luga dhíbh
fairsing n-dési, cumang trír.- 3927 ⚑Ata fer óir a cuimrech
isin raith ic Sen-Luimnech,3928
slabrad airgit air dib n-glond
a fuil tri cóecait conglonn.- 3929 Atat tri sréin nó cuic shreín
arna folach dom láim féin,3930
in t-éolas téighim don dáil
dol i taib Duma Massáin.- 3931 Ata mo lend cona delg
is cona cimsaib óir deirg,3932
isin cnuc ic Tuaigh Imne
ro facus h-é ic Osraighi.- 3933 Ata mo scian becc croda
cona h-eim do líg logh- mair3934
a Mullach Droma tinde
ní fo laighi acht casnaidhi.- 3935 Dabach fuil i n-il-lathaib
ro ceilfed mac ar a máthair,3936
beg-ní ros-beir o dainib
lán duirnd aen- fir do tlathaigh.- 3937 Atat da cornd nó tri cuirnd
re taeb go duilb ac Ros Cuill,3938
co cochluib óir gribda gle
co carrmoclaib fíndruine.- 3939 Ata 'sa tulaigh leith aníar
ro ba shaithech triur do trian,3940
iter da cairthe ata in cornd
ar in faithchi ac Dún Moghdornd.- 3941 Atat cethri tindi dh' ór
isin carraic os Connlón,3942
isin tindi is luga dib
degh-eiri deisi no trír.- 3943 Ro fácus clesán Conrí
ar in fertan ac Senchai,3944
a h-aithle{⬌}in fir
Con Culaind meic Subaltaigh.- 3945 Tá fithcell Crimthain Níadh Náir
a Caill mac n-Draigh in Casain,3946
lán do íriallaib a mna
con foirfed secht lanamna.- 3947 Ata mo cloidemh calma
isin cnuc i Carnd Abla,3948
cid bé ro béradh imach
ro bo gell tri cét loilghech.- 3949 Ata mo brandub co m-bloidh
isin t-shléib os Leitir Broín,3950
cuiciur airgit gil can glór
ocus ochtur do derg-ór.- 3951 Atá m' fithcell ic Ess Ruaid
isin tulaigh leth atuaidh,3952
a taiscidh a medon craind
cen esbaid fir da foirind.- 3953 Atait cethri cleib do gual
dol i taib Leici na n-Druadh,3954
co ceilit mór do maíníb
cingo somáin do daíníb.- 3955 Gabar sailm, gabar créda
saltracha ocus soiscéla3956
a timcell Cind Garaid glain
a n-Inis Cuind Cétcathaigh.⚐- 3957 Adeirim-se rit-sa dhe
a mheic Chalpuirn co naeime,3958
gu mairit na h-innmhusa is nach mairit na dáine.
[295] 3959 “Ar n-dénum a thráth ⁊ a úird ⁊ a aithfrind do Phátraic,3960 tucadh Cáilte cuigi ⁊ do fhiar- faig de: “crét fa tucad Glenn na3961 Caillige ar an n-glenn-so thís?” “Inneosat duit, a naem-clérigh”.3962 Aen do ló do bhí Find ⁊ in Fhiann annso, ⁊3963 at-chonncamar amuit chailligi corr-luirgnigi cír-dhuibhi cucainn, p.1133964 ⁊ ghrennaighis sinn um choimhling do dhénam ria ⁊ a n-gnáith-geall3965 ón Fhéinn uimi-sin. Ocus ba h-iat geallta do snaidhmedh3966 ann, a chenn do bhein don te do fúicfidhe ann. Ocus do rithsam-ne3967 triar don Fhéinn ria .i. Oisín ⁊ Diarmait ua Duibne ⁊3968 mhisi. Ocus do rithamar co h-Áth Mór, re n-abar Áth Moga isin3969 tan-so, ⁊ as misi fa túsca ac dul tar in áth siar”, ar Cáilte,3970 “⁊ d' impódhas a n-agaid na cailligi aniar ⁊ tucas béim cloidim3971 di gur' chuires a cenn dá coluind. Ocus is uaithi ainmnigther3972 an glenn-sin ó sin alé.”
[296] 3973 Ocus táncatar isin m-baili anunn iarsin ⁊ do ben- nachadh3974 acu h-é, ⁊ do bí légeon d' ainglib ós a chinn arna bennachad,3975 ⁊ do bádar ann iarsin co ceann caeicdigis ar mís.
[297] 3976 23b Laithe n-aen ro bí Pátraic ic denam a trath, ⁊ mar3977 tairnig na tratha do denam is ann it-cualatar in suasan selga ⁊3978 fiadaigh a Berrobail isin cnuc re táib. “Is becc gotha na con3979 ⁊ na fer it-cluinmít”, ar Cáilte, ⁊ is do dith na flatha Find atá3980 in t-selg-so oca denam, ⁊ do dith Meic Lughach lan-calma, ⁊3981 do dith Diarmata ua Duibne ⁊ Aeda Beic meic Find ro marbad3982 i cath Concaite thair a Saxanaib, ⁊ d' esbaid Duib Da Cond3983 ⁊ Duib Dithrib meic righ Galéon ⁊ do dul Dithrubaigh meic3984 in Scáil meic Eoghain, mac máthar Fhind, ro marbustar Cailti3985 Coscar righ mac righ Frangc, ⁊ ar múrad talman ar Conán3986 Mael mac Mornda ⁊ Ferdoman mac Buidb tre bithin Findinni3987 ingine Buidb.
[298] 3988 IS annsin adubairt Pátraic re Cáilte: “Is truagh in nuall3989 cuma duit-siu beith mar sin tar éis t' fhéindi, ⁊ ní h-amlaid-sin is3990 coir duit-siu do creidem do beith festa”, ar Patraic, “acht isin3991 fir-Dia fororda ro cruthaig nem ⁊ talmain.” “Maith a anam, a3992 naem-clérigh, da mad aithníd duit-siu an Fiand do- bérta grad3993 doib in trath is misi is inmain let, ⁊ me ar taircsin mo luith3994 ⁊ mo lámaigh.”
[299] 3995 Ocus it-cualaid in sluagh uile sin, ⁊ ba truagh léo a n-dernad3996 in fir-laech ⁊ in fir-gaiscedach a n-ingnais a Feindi in la-sin.3997 “Maith a anam, a Cháilti”, ar Pátraic, “cid duit-siu cen dul do3998 d' fhéchsain?” “Ro bad áil, a naem Pátraic”, ar Cáilte, “acht urchar3999 do dibraic Seiscend mac Fir Duib i cath Cind Mara thes dam, p.1144000 ⁊ ní fédaim le gáeib cró in urchair-sin 24a1 ⁊ rob é a4001 diubrucud dédhenach sum é, uair i-torchair fein and, ⁊ is do4002 Ríg nime ⁊ talman it-lochar-sa beith ac éistecht re guth cailigh4003 an baile-sea.”
4004 “Cáit indut a tarrla in t-slegh, a Cháilti?” ar Pátraic. “Im4005 taeb n-dess andso, a naem Pátraic”, “i fail na raibi in sciath4006 orum.” Ocus tuc Pátraic a derndaind ̇n-deis re h-ínad na gona4007 co tainig in t-slegh imach tar áladh na gona, ⁊ glún an fir fa4008 mó don t-sluagh téighed tara cró ⁊ tar indsma na sleighi, ⁊ is e4009 ba nesa dó isin eclais .i. Mael Trena mac Dínertaigh. “A4010 macaim”, ar se, “geib mo laim, uair do-cuaidh in Tailgind do4011 d' féchain na selga.”
4012
Cáilte cecinit.
- 4013 A scológ rom-beir amach
o tairnic in celebrad4014
d' éstecht na con taifnes fiad
a Berrobol{⬌}- 4015 A cailigh do-ní in gairm glan
cia da n-denaidh t' oirfidedh?4016
mor do-berim dom aire
ní da tám a n- én-baile.- 4017 Ceol do-nídís meic Lodain
ba bind le feraib in domain,4018
clíaraidhecht cethrair rom- char
cethri meic Conaill Cruachan.- 4019 Bás Meic Lughach do Laighníb
a cath Gabra cruadh-airmigh,4020
aen-guin da fostud malle
mor in coscar cruadh- laime,- 4021 Dub Daile
Dub sin do brondad máine,4022
coscar céd i Coill Dithrib
gnath le Dub n-dithmar n-Dáile.- 4023 Slegh derg i laim Ditrebaigh
bidís óig ara tairbeirt,4024
inmain a guth issel becc
ocus a gnim n-ard n- airderc.- 4025 Da coin Diarmata dualaigh
Baeth is Buidi co m-buadaib,4026
tri coin Cailti, comall n-grind,
Bret ocus Luath is Lanbínd.- 4027 Fertan Find i Fatharlaigh
ba fert fir andiuid engmaid,4028
ro cuir mór laech fa lechtaib
ro tercaigh mísi a talmain.- 4029 Ar n-aghaidh ac Daire Braín
nírbí i n-aghaidh ar cuid Cáil,4030
do marbus, ba suairc in slat
deich n- eilti ocus da fichet.- 4031 An selg a n-Daire Tarbgha
ro bo maith lind ar menma,4032
ro marbus re n-dul amach
ocht fichit dam dasachtach.- 4033 Ferdoman o Lathraig Cain
ocus Conán taeb re taib,4034
inmain dias mor garg co m-bladh
leis ar meníc deghlamach.- 4035 Fiana Find ro fedar-sa
p.115
inmain sluagh sochla sétach,4036
ní bendais duine {⬌}
ocus ní dendais d' écnach.- 4037 Nirsat cruindi cesachtaigh
nírsat míanaigh blaisechtaigh,4038
nír' bo crom-cendaigh a ruisc
nírsat uir- cendaigh tecuisc.- 4039 Fácus Find a sgín 'sa n- áth
ocus ní tuc ass co brath,4040
is é a ainm o sin alle
Áth Ainmneda na Scine.- 4041 Luas luin iter da muine
's ed ro bi 'sa Féind uile,4042
lúas na gaeithi seoch in lon
do bi ac Cailti 'na aenor.- 4043 Aderim-si rib reme
adér dib a firínne,4044
rob-sum álaind rob-sum {⬌}
cia beridh imach mé, a scológ.4045
A scológ.
[300] 4046 IS andsin táinig Cáilte amach ⁊ Mael Trena dalta primda4047 Pátraic ⁊ lam Cáilti aigi da tigh lepta a h-aithle na sleighi4048 do buain as, ⁊ ro bi-sium co h-uchfadach écaintech in aidchi-sin.
[301] 4049 Bui dibergach isin tír-sin, oc eitim ⁊ oc ingreim ar Pátraic.4050 .i. Dubcraidi mac Dubtnuthaigh, ⁊ idubairt Pátraic:
4053 Ocus fuair an duine bás iarsin.
- 4051 “Ced lem-sa do Cailtigan”
do cuir mór laech fo lechtaib,4052
cia ro marbad Dubchraidech 24b
is cia ro faghbadh a n-aisgidh.
[302] 4054 Ocus do batar re teora lá ⁊ re teora aidchi andsin, ⁊4055 tancatar rompu in lín ro batar co Fanglend na Feindi i leith4056 ilíu do Chruachain, ⁊ do suidetar i n-Ard Senaigh os Fánglend4057 na Feindi. “Cred ma tucad Ard Senaigh ar in ard- so, a4058 Cháilti?” ar Pátraic. “Adér-sa rit”, ar Cáilte “.i. airfidech maith4059 ro bái ic Find .i. Senach ua Daigri, ⁊ andso fuair bás do4060 galar en-uaire, ⁊ ro múired in tulach-so air, conid uada aderar4061 Ard Senaigh.” Ocus it-bert Cáilte:
- 4062 A m-beired Senach o Find
ara céol is cumain lím,4063
ní ba cuma is beith cen ní
tricha uingi cech raithí.- 4064 Sgrebull óir cech fir is' t-shluagh
do Shenach alaind folt-ruadh,4065
ara canad, mor in mod,
co cuired iat 'na codlod.
[303] 4066 “Ba h-ilarda in t-imat cruidh-sin, a anam, a Cháilti”, ar4067 Pátraic. “Ba h-ilarda”, ar Cáilte, “uair cin co tucad-som do4068 crud acht a tabrad do mnáib ⁊ do airfitechachaib ro bo mór4069 in crodh.” “An tuc-sam mná imda amlaid?” ar Pátraic. “Do-rat4070 immorro,” ar Cáilte, co n-debairt:
p.116
- 4071 Rann.
Trí cét ben do-rat Fínd
dar in Ríg úil os mo cind,4072
is coibchi ar leith do cech mnái
ba mór in crodh ar aen-chái.
[304] 4073 “Ba mór eínech in oclaigh-sin”, ar Pátraic. “Ba mor”, ar4074 Cáilte, “uair nír' facaib ben cen a coibchi ⁊ nir' fácaib gilla cen4075 a dliged díngmala, ⁊ nír' facaib fer cen a tuarustal, ⁊ nír' gell4076 i n-aidci riam ní nach comaillfed i l-ló, ⁊ nír' gell i l-ló ní nach4077 comaillfed i n-aidci”.
[305] 4078 130b2 . IS annso thainic rí Laigen dochum Patraic.
9[306] 4080 Ní cían ro badur ann co faccadur in t-aen- óclach da4081 n-indsaigid, ⁊ ba maith a tuaruscbail in meic-sin eter deilb ⁊4082 erred, ⁊ suidhis ar in fírt fótbaig ina fiadnaissi. “Cia thusa,4083 a m' anam, a maccaeim?” ar Pátraic. “Aed mac Echach Leithdeirg,4084 mac rig Laigen andes. Ocus immáin do-rigned acaind4085 ac Síd Liamna Lendchaime thes, ⁊ ro bói mo mathair-si, ⁊4086 m' athair acaind a fiadnaissi na h-imana .i. Bé Bind ingen4087 Chuain meic Fhintain, ingen rig Connacht, ⁊ ni fuil gein claindi4088 aici acht missi a m' aenar, ⁊ do-rigned in immain accaind, ⁊4089 rucusa .uii. cluiche ar in maccraid uile, ⁊ in cluiche déidenach4090 rucus is ann dom-riacht in da mnai ⁊ da brat uaine umpu .i.4091 Slat ⁊ Mumain a n- anmanna, ⁊ da ingin do Bodb Derg mac4092 in Dagda iat, ⁊ ro gab ben cacha laime dam, ⁊ rucsat me leo4093 dochum in Broga brecc-sholais, co fuilet mo muinter acom chained4094 tar m' éis, ⁊ lucht in t-shída acom les- sugud ré ré tri bliadan, ⁊4095 atú-ssa isin t-shíd ossin ille nóco fuarus edurbaegal in t-shídha aráeir,4096 ⁊ tangamar tri .l. maccáem assin t-shíd amach ar in faichthi, ⁊4097 is annsin tucu-sa dom úidh ⁊ dom aire in mor- éicen i r-raba ac4098 lucht in t-shida, ⁊ is annsin tánac am rith ón Brug conice so do4099 t' indsaighid-si, a naem Patraic.” “Bid comairchi ón”, ar Pátraic,4100 “indus na bia a nert na a cumachta-som fort”.
182[307] 4101 IS annsin adubairt Cailte re Pátraic: “IS mithig duind4102 dul a cuiced Laigen bodes ⁊ a mac do breith do rig Laigen,4103 ⁊ creidem do t-shilad ann ⁊ mainchesa do gabail ann.” “Cáit a4104 fuil Cas Corach mac Cáincinde?” bar Pátraic. 131a1 “Sunn,4105 a naem-chleirig”, ar in t-airfidech. “Bid mac righ Laigen a4106 n-aen-leapaid riut ⁊ a n-aen-chumaid no co rissem coiced Laigen.” p.1174107 Fert Rairinde i l- Laignib.4108 Tangadur reompo marsin d' indsaigid chuicid Laigen, ⁊ rangadur4109 co Ferta Rairinde ingine Ronain Ruaid ar lar laech-machaire4110 Laigen, ⁊ indissid Cailte dóib cid 'ma tucad in t-ainm4111 ar in fert .i. “Aen-deirbtshiur ro bói accum-sa”, ar Cáilte “.i. Reiriu4112 ingen Ronain Ruaid, ben Guill meic Morna, ⁊ marb do breith4113 meic ar in tulaig seo h-í, ⁊ marb in mac, ⁊ adubairt:”
- 4114 Rairiu ingen Ronain Ruaid
ar ind uaig os Fertais Blae,4115
is fuithe a taissi abhus
'sin tulaig gan imarbus.
[308] 4116 “Ocus aiscid rob áil lium-sa d' iarraid ort, a naem- chleirig”, ar4117 Cailti. “Cá h-aiscid sin, a m' anam?” ar Pátraic. “Mo deirbtshiur4118 do thabairt a piannaib, uair tarrasa dot muintirus ⁊ dot gráda.”4119 “Do máthair ⁊ t' athair ⁊ do thigerna Find mac Cumaill do4120 thabairt a piannaib ort-su”, ar Pátraic, “massa maith lé Dia.”4121 Ro altaig Cailte sin don Tailgind, conid h- í-sin étail is ferr4122 fuair Cailti riam.
[309] 4123 Ocus tangadur reompo assa h-aithle-sin co Carnn na Curad,4124 risa raiter in Garbthanach i nd-Uaib Muiredaig issin tan-so.4125 “Ocus indis duind, a m' anam, a Chailti”, ar Patraic, “cid imma4126 tucad in Garbthanach ar in n-inad-sa?” Fregrais Cailte in4127 ceist-sin .i. Airdrí ro gabustar Eirinn .i. Tuathal Techtmar4128 mac Fiachach Findalaid meic Feradaig Fhindfhechtnaig, ⁊ is se4129 in Tuathal-sin do ben a cind do choic cóicedaib Eirenn, corub4130 uimmi raiter Tuathal Techtmar do ón techtad tucusdar ar4131 Eirinn ⁊ don techtad tuc ar choicedaib Eirenn re Temraig na4132 Rig da foghnam. Ocus do badur dono da ingin t-shoinemla aici4133 .i. Fithir ⁊ Dáirine a n-anmann, ⁊ tainic rí Laigen d' iarraid4134 in darna h-ingen díb .i. Eochaid mac Echach Ainchind rí Laigen,4135 ⁊ do fhiarfaig rí Eirenn: “cá h-ingen dona h- ingenaib is áil let,4136 a ri Laigen?” “Fithir”, ar rí Laigen. “Ac um”, ar rí Eirenn,4137 “ni thiber-sa in soisser í fiadnaissi in t-sheindsir do fhir.” Ocus4138 tucad Dáirine ingen Tuathail do Eochaid do ríg Laigen, ⁊4139 tucusdar cét da cach crud ina tindscra na h-ingine, ⁊ ro bói4140 re bliadain aicci issin baile-seo, ⁊ nirb' inmain le ríg Laigen p.118 10 4145 h-í, ⁊ ro cóirig ceilg ⁊ eladhain adhaig n-aen ina imdaid aici4146 féin .i. ingen rig Eirenn do breith co lar in fhedha diamair, ⁊4147 a t-shlechtadh uimpi, ⁊ tech derraith daingen do denam ann, ⁊4148 naenbur comalta do bói aicci lé, ⁊ a radha a h-éc ann.
[310] 4149 Ro gabad a eich don ríg ⁊ ro h-indled a charpat, ⁊ tainic 1834150 reime do accallaim rig Eirenn co Temraig, ⁊ do fhiarfaig rí4151 Eirenn scela de. “Scela olcca”, bar rí Laigen, “in ingen maith4152 tucais-si duind a h-éc araeir accaind.” “Ocus créd má tangai-si4153 dom indsaigid-si?” ar Tuathal, “uair ní chuala-sa scel is doilgi4154 lem ina in scel-sin.” “Tánag-sa d' iarraid na h- ingine aili ort, a4155 rí”, ar eissium, “uair ní h-áil lem scarthain ret charadrad.” “Dar4156 ar ̇m-breithir am”, ar rí Eirenn, “ní thaispenann sáimi na subha4157 dam-sa m' ingen do tabairt duit.” “Ní h-accum-sa ro bói 131a24158 comus a h-anma”, ar rí Laigen. ⚑Cailte cecinit:
- 4159 Nir' sgar re h-iarraid co nocht
is re tacrad co torocht,4160
co ruc Fithir leis da thigh
cerba rithír le muinntir.⚐
[311] 4161 “Ocus tucad in ingen aile dó- sum”, ar Cailte, “⁊ tuc leis4162 dochum in baile-seo ar a tamaíd h-í, ⁊ amal do-riacht inn ingen4163 sin”, ar Cailte, “chum in baile, is ann ro bói ingen aile rig4164 Eirenn isin tigh ara cind.” Cailte cecinit:
- 4165 Tuc Fithir a bél re lar
nir' b é in caradrad comlán,4166
cor' brised a craide ar tri
is ruc a nert ar nemfní.
[312] 4167 Ocus ó' t-connairc in ingen aile sin .i. a siur do éc ina4168 fiadnaissi mar sin, fuair bas do chumaid a sethar fo chetoir.4169 Cailte cecinit:
- 4170 Fithir ocus Dáirinee
da ingin Tuathail t-subaig,4171
marb Fithir do náirine
marb Dairfhine da cumaid.
[313] 4172 Ocus do-rigned a tanach annseo ac ríg Laigen, ⁊ is-bert in4173 ri: “IS garb in tanach”, ar sé. “Conid uad-sin atá Garbthanach4174 ar in n-inad-so da n-eis. Ocus ro cuired issin fert fótbaig seo4175 iat a n-aen-uaig, ⁊ is sé in scél ro fhiarfaigis dim, a naem Pátraic”,4176 ar Cáilte.
[314] 4177 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennachtain, a m' anum, a Chailti”, ar4178 Pátraic, “is maith in scel ro indsis duind.”
p.119[315] 4179 IS annsin at-conncadur fér-brug gabala i nd-imoccus dóib4180 ⁊ aen-maccaem soithim soinemail ann, ⁊ tri .l. ech ina fiadnaissi4181 issin fer-gurt gabala sin, ⁊ tic Pátraic dochum in maccaeim,4182 ⁊ eirgis in maccaem reime. “Uaitne rig umut, a maccaeim”, ar4183 Pátraic, “⁊ ac fir th'inaid it degaid; ⁊ ca com-ainm tusa, a4184 maccaim?” ar Pátraic. “Muridach mac Tuathail meic Fhindachta,4185 meic ríg in tíre-seo mé”, ar in maccaem. “Cia in dunad4186 út at-chiamait?” ar Pátraic. “Dunad briugaid do muintir ríg4187 Laigen sin”, ar Muiridach “.i. Coscrach na Cét.” “Créd má4188 n-apar in t-ainm-sin ris?” ar Pátraic. “Ni fétar a chrod 'nait a4189 alma do airem nóco n-airimther ar cétaib iat.” “In fuigem feis4190 na h-aídchi anocht ann?” ar Pátraic. “Do-gébam”, ar in maccaem,4191 “uair is coimsech ⁊ is cumachtach missi issin baile, ⁊ ni fuil4192 óclach in baile féin ann.” Ocus tangadur chum in baile annsin,4193 ⁊ ro chuir in maccaem Pátraic cona muintir issin rígthech4194 romor ro boi ac Coscrach issin baile, ⁊ do-rinded a n-umal-osaic4195 ann.
[316] 4196 Ocus dala Cailti, do-luid reime co Cloich na n-Arm i l-leith4197 andes don 184dúnad, in bail a n-déndais in Fhiann a n- airm do4198 bleith re ríglia cloiche cacha bliadne, ⁊ ro chaiestar déra4199 fír-thruaga falcmara annsin os chind na cloiche ic cuim- niugud4200 na muintire moire ro bói os chind na cloiche-sin co minic4201 reime. Ocus ní cian do bói ann co faccaid in t- aen-óclach da4202 indsaigid, ⁊ brat corcra uime ⁊ delg óir issin brut, ⁊ delb4203 deg-duine fair ⁊ forom flatha leis ⁊ folt cáem cas fair, ⁊ nír'4204 rathaig Cailte h-é nó cor' t- shuidh in t-óclach ar leith-chenn na4205 cloiche ina fharrad. “Carsat com-ainm thusa, a óclaig?” ar Cailte.4206 “Coscrach na Cét m' ainm-si”, ar se. “Ocus in tusa m' aichne-si?”4207 ar in t-óclach. “Cá h-aichne fuil accut-sa orum?” ar Cailte. “Andar4208 lem-sa”, ar Coscrach, “is tu Cailti mac Ronain.” “Is fír cora4209 mé”, ar Cailte. “Maith lem do thecmail chuccum”, ar Coscrach.4210 “Cid on sin?” ar Cailti. “Atait .ix. seisrecha .xx. acum-sa”, ar4211 Coscrach, “⁊ in trath is i n-am búana 131b1 in trebaire tecaid fíad4212 imdiscir alltaide, ⁊ loitidh ⁊ millid uile, connach bí tarba duinde4213 de. Ocus ar fír do gaile ⁊ do gaiscid riut-sa, a m' anum, a p.1204214 Chailti”, ar Coscrach na Cét, “tabair furtacht ⁊ fóirithin orum 11 4415 um dingbail in daim-sin dím.” “Ind aimsir do bádusa im luth4416 ⁊ im lathar”, ar Cailte, “ro dingebaind sin dít.”
[317] 4417 IS annsin at-chonncadur in luath-grinde áigh ⁊ irgaile da4418 n-indsaigid, ⁊ fidh-nemed do t-shlegaib urardu re ̇n-guaillib, ⁊ ámdabach4419 da sciathaib donna deiligthi forro. “Cia sut, a m' anum,4420 a Coscraig?” ar Cailte. “Tuathal mác Finnachta, rí in tíre-4421 seo”, ar Coscrach, ⁊ ro t-shuidh in t-óclach ar in faithche ar a4422 rabadur. Ocus is annsin ro fhiarfaig Cailte do Choscrach da4423 fagtha techtaireda co Cluain Cain na Fairchi i cóiced Muman4424 ⁊ Daire na Fingaile, “ocus atáit mo t- shecht lína fíadaigh-sea annsin.”4425 Ocus do-cuadur na techtaireda ara cend, ⁊ tucadur na lína4426 léo dá n-indsaigid, ⁊ ro chóirig Cailte in t-shelg 'ar sin, ⁊ ro4427 chóraig tiug na fer ⁊ immat na con in t-eolus ro t-shail in dam-4428 sin do thiachtain, ⁊ do chóirig a línta ar allaib ⁊ ar essaib ⁊4429 ar indberaib ind fheraind, ⁊ do-riacht in fíad mor da n-indsaighid4430 mara ticed cacha bliadna, ⁊ at-chonnairc Cailte in dam allaith4431 ac tuidecht co h-Ath in Daim ar Slaine. Ocus ros-gab Cailte4432 in Coscraig .i. a t-shleg, ⁊ tuc réo n-urchuir don dam ⁊ sé a4433 lenmain isin lín co tarla fat láma laich don chrann na sleige4434 trít. “Adar lim-sa do dergad ar in ̇n-dam”, ar Coscrach, “⁊ ca4435 ferr ainm da ̇m-beth ar ind ath ina Ath Dergtha in Daim?” ainm4436 ind atha ossin anall cossaníu. Ocus rucsat a druim co Druim4437 Lethan, risa raiter Druim ̇n-Deirg na Damraide isin tan-so. “A4438 Chailti”, ar sé Coscrach na Cét, “maith do thoisc dar 185n- indsaig”,4439 ⚑⁊ adubairt an láid ann:
- 4440 Canas ticidh a shenoir t-shin
cait ar' sgarais ret muintir?4441
rot-tarraid crot-fall crine
ní mairend do com- díne.- 4442 IS iat is com-díne dam
locht toirimtechta in talman4443
Find cona muintir miadaigh
lucht tairbthech an tren-fiadhaigh.- 4444 Do-beraind oirchissecht ort
uair do-rala corsat nocht4445
da marbtha dam co gaibthech
in sen-dam crín com- raithnech.- 4446 Cindus do muirbfínd-si é
a fir do-rat duinne gné,4447
a marbad, fa mor in mod
can coin, cen lín am farrod?- 4448 Atait mo lína a Cluain Cáin
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do- bér cugum mad ail dáib,4449
budh ésin a bás co m-bladh
rachaidh 'sa sás an sen-dam.- 4450 Ada-gar mo lína alle
co Druim n-Derg na Damraidhe4451
marbthar ann in congnach cruaidh
ar in leirg-sea lind atuaidh.- 4452 Cáilti do beith d' eis in doim
a beith cen caimthech cen choin,4453
tar éis na cuaine rom-char
scela is truaighi ro canadh.⚐
Can.
[318] 4454 Ocus táinic Coscrach ⁊ Cailti chum in baili mara raibe noem Pátraic,4455 ⁊ do-rat Coscrach a chend a n-ucht4456 Pátraic, ⁊ tucsat a sheacht meic ⁊ a t-shecht n- ingena a cindu4457 ina ucht, ⁊ ro shlechtadur dó, uair tarlatar a da les dó in4458 aídchi-sin .i. Pátraic do les a anma ⁊ Cailte do anaccul a4459 arba .i. do marbad in daim do bói ic foghail fair. Ocus do4460 badur ic ól ⁊ ic áibnius ind áidchi-sin. Ocus do-ruacht in4461 sluag uile arnamairech ⁊ naem Pátraic amach assin dúnad ar4462 in faithchi.
[319] 4463 IS annsin ro fhiarfaig Coscrach na Cét do Cailti: “cred fa4464 tucad Cloch na n-Arm ar in cairthi com-daingen cloiche sea ar4465 in fhaithchi?” “Is sí- sin”, ar se Cailte, “in chloch risa meildis in Fhiann4466 a n-airm i l-laithe na samhna cacha bliadna, ⁊ ar in cloich-sin4467 ro bói in smacht-chomartha sida is fearr ro bói a n-Eirinn ⁊ a4468 n-Albain re reimes Chuind ⁊ Airt ⁊ Chormaic ⁊ Cairpri4469 Lifechair .i. fail druimnech derg-oir i r-rabadur ocht fichit uinge4470 do derg-ór, ⁊ poll trésin coirthi-sea, ⁊ is sí trésin poll, ⁊ do bói4471 d' fhebus rígi na ríg na lamad 131b2 nech a breith leis, ⁊ do4472 bói d' fhebus fhessa na ̇n- druad conna lamtha a glúasacht, ⁊ ac4473 smacht na rig. Ocus do-chuadur as na riga-sin co toracht Cairpre4474 Lifechair mac Cormaic, ⁊ ro thuit Cairpre i cath Gabra, ⁊ do4475 luidsemar-ne in deired Féine do bamar”, ar Cailte, “conici in4476 n-inat-so, ⁊ ro impaidis-sa in coirthi ⁊ tucus in leth ro bói suas4477 de sís co fuil amal at-chithi-si.” “Da faicmis in poll ⁊ in comartha”,4478 ar in sluag, “ro chreidfimaís sin.” “Léicid-si cairde4479 dam-sa”, arsi Cailte, “co ro thócbur in leth atá sís di co raib4480 suas, uair deibidach in raet in Gaeidel.” Conid de-sin atá “is4481 deinmnitach in raet in Gaeidel.” Ocus ro eirgedur uile a4482 n-aen-fhect da indsaigid in lín ro badur, ⁊ nír' fhétsat a bec di.4483 Ocus do-riacht Cailte, ⁊ tuc a da rigid uimpi ⁊ tuc a talmain p.1224484 h-í, ⁊ is amlaid ro boi, ⁊ a fail óir fán poll ichtarach di, co4485 facadur cach uile h-í, ⁊ do-luid Cailte dochum na falach ⁊ roindis4486 ar dó h-í, ⁊ tuc a leth do Pátraic ⁊ a leth aile do lucht in4487 baile i r-rabadur. Conid Cluain Falach ainm na cluana- sin4488 gusaníu, ⁊ conid Lia na n-Arm ainm in lia-sin. Ocus adubairt4489 Cailte:
- 4490 A Choscraig ind aichnide
lía gus tathairgdis riga?4491
is chuice taidled in rí
Find mac Cumaill Almainí.- 4492 Ris aderthai Lia na n-Arm
sochaide dar' bó alt marb,4493
is co fuil ossin ille
'sa n-inad na comnaide.- 4494 Mor-sleg do ̇n-dentá pudur
ocus claidem caem-churad,4495
is ro limtha rissin lia
sunn, a Choscraig, ris cach dia.4496
A Choscraig.
[320] 4497 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennachtain, a Cailti”, ar Pátraic, “is maith4498 in scél ⁊ in senchus ro indissis duind.”
[321] 4499 Is annsin ro gabad a eich ⁊ ro h-indled a charpat do 1864500 Coscrach na Cét, ⁊ tainic reime do acallaim ríg Laigen .i.4501 Eochaid Leithderg, co Druim Lethan Laegairi meic Ugaine4502 sair, co n-indissed na scela-sin Cailti doib. “Is mor mo dimda4503 ort”, ar rí Laigen, “gan a indissin dam Cailte do beith acut.”
[322] 4504 IS annsin at-racht rí Laigen tri catha mora d' indsaigid4505 Pátraic ⁊ Cailti co Raith Moir Maighi Fae, risa raiter Raith4506 Mor ar Machaire Laigen isin tan-sa, ⁊ suidhis naem Pátraic4507 cona muintir a n-dorus na ratha, conid Suidhi Pátraic ainm inn4508 inaid. Ocus suidis rí Laigen lín a t-shluaig, ⁊ tuc a chend a4509 n-ucht Pátraic, ⁊ comus ó bicc co mór, ocus “gé thanac-sa do4510 t' indsaigid, a m' anam, a naem-chleirig”, ar rí Laigen, “ro bói4511 deithber mor oraind anallana .i. cath d' fhuagair Ailill mac4512 Scannlain meic Dungaili, rí na ̇n-Deissi, oraind í Cailli in Chosnuma,4513 risa raiter Magh Raigne, ⁊ ro léicis in crich do loscad4514 dó, ⁊ tanac do denum do riara-sa ⁊ dot' acallaim.” “Reilec4515 ríg Eirenn acut ina inad”, ar Pátraic, “acht co tí tú timchell4516 na licci-seo ar atú-sa am t-shuidhi.” Ocus adubairt Cailte:
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- 4517 Atá lecc ina loighe
ac Druim Lethan Laegaire,4518
maidm re ríg Laigen na ler
da tí dagh-fher 'na deisel.
[323] 4519 “IS cet lium”, ar Pátraic, “in bail atá ar Mag Raigne a4520 t-shlucud don talmain ann.” Ocus do-ronad mar sin, uair do sluiced4521 ann h-é tre breithir naem Pátraic, ⁊ gan nert do gabail d' fhir a4522 inaid ar Laighnechaib.
[324] 4523 132a1 IS annsin adubairt rí Laigen: “Mo mor-chen do4524 tiacht a m' anum, a Chailti, cid ar th' aghaid féin do thista, ⁊ dual4525 duit tiachtain .i. Eithne ingen Taidg do máthair. Ocus maith4526 m' anam a ríg-fheindid”, ar rí Laigen, “cred ima tucad Tipra na4527 Scathderice ar in tiprait atá a n-dorus na ratha accaind? .i.4528 Scathderc ingen Chumaill ro baidhed inti ac dechain na smirdrissi4529 Locha Lurgain”, ar Cailte, “corub eisti-sin ro eirig Lach4530 linide lind-fhuar Lurgan, co ro lethastar óta in chorrabhall í cind4531 t-Shleibe Smóil meic Eidhleccair, risa n-apar Sliab Bladma issin4532 tan-sa, conicci-seo, ⁊ ro bói ic lethnachud tar in cuicid uile4533 archena. Ocus is annsin do-rigni Find ind air- birt trén toghaide4534 is ferr do-rigne nech reime riam ⁊ ina diaid .i. sugh- maire a tír4535 na h-India ⁊ na draithi a tír na h-Almaine ⁊ na ban-gaisgedacha4536 a tírib Sacsan ⁊ Franc, co ro t- shúighedur in loch línide4537 lind-fhuar-sin.”
[325] 4538 “Ocus rob an urdraic in chét-fhiann-sin Fhind maic Cumaill”,4539 ar rí Laigen. “Nir' messa cach aen-fer díb iná cach fer uainde,4540 acht gan a tarrachtain í com-ré nó a com- aimsir duib-si, ⁊ iss ed4541 ba gairdiugud 187 d' aegairib ⁊ do buachaillib beith ac tinol a n-airm4542 ⁊ a n-étaig annseo tri catha na Féinne .i. Find mac Cumaill4543 ⁊ Fer Domon mac Imomain ó Lathraig Cáin do choiced Gailian4544 andes.” “Ar fír do gaili ⁊ do gaiscid riut”, a Chailti, ar Eochaid4545 Leithderg rí Laigen, “indiis duind ina n- drongaib ⁊ ina4546 n-áirmib in neoch ro báid in smirdris Locho Lurgan díb.” Ocus4547 adubairt Cailte .i.
[326] 4548 “Faelan Findlacha aniar a cuíced Chonnacht ⁊ Aengus ⁊4549 Dobarchú a cuiced Laigen. Druimderg Daire ⁊ Dubh Da Dét4550 a Ceinel Chonaill atuaid. Iubhar ⁊ Aicher ⁊ Aed ⁊ Art4551 ceithri meic ríg Chaille in Chosnuma, risa raiter Osraigi isin tan-so,4552 Cairell ⁊ Caicher ⁊ Cormac ⁊ Cáemh ceithri meic ríg Dal p.1244553 n-Araide atuaid. Maine ⁊ Art ⁊ Aralt tri meic rig Alban4554 anall. Eóbran ⁊ Aed ⁊ Eogan tri meic rig Bretan. Blai rí4555 Ili ⁊ a da mac .i. Cernd ⁊ Cernabrog, da rig Indsi Gall4556 atuaid, Díure ⁊ Barrae ⁊ Idae tri meic rig Tuaiscirt Lochlann.4557 Luath ⁊ Indell ⁊ Eogan tri meic rig Mairtine Muman aníar. Glas4558 ⁊ Delga ⁊ Duibne, tri meic rig Tuath Breg ⁊ Midhe. Illann4559 ⁊ Aed ⁊ Eoganan tri meic rig Ceinel Eógain atuaid. Samaisc4560 ⁊ Artúr ⁊ Ínber tri meic rig Gallgaeidel anall. Conid iat-sin4561 anmanna na triath ⁊ na tigerna ⁊ na fer feraind ro báidh in4562 smeirdris Locha Lurggan do chét-fhéinn Fhind meic Cumaill.”4563 Ocus adubairt Cailte: “gé do-chuaid etar mo lúth ⁊4564 mo lámach tarrus in magh-so cor' bo loch línidhe fhuar h-é, ⁊ ro ba4565 glas gleorda a uisce.” Ocus adubairt Cailte:
- 4566 Uisci glaissi gleoraigi
féth snaissi fúam n-iubhraige,4567
étach fiallaig ón gaire
ac bregad mac n- ingaire.- 4568 Reithis faeillean find-lacha
re h-ur trága trethnaide,4569
nocho n-eil cor mara rian
nochu chian nach gaethlaigi.- 4570 ⚑Cormac, Cobthach, Cu Muighi
Aedan, Fergal Folt- buidhi.4571
Fer Da Tol Temhel Tuathol
Eochaid Aiblen aduathmur.- 4572 Druimderg Dáire, Dub Da Dét
maraen con-riadhaidis écc,4573
Ibar Acher, Aed is Art
Cairill Caem, Cicher, Cormac.- 4574 Curach Blai
do-rat tonn dochum tíri,4575
ar m-bathud Blai is a meic
uch is misti óig Ýle.- 4576 Maíne mend mo daltan-sa
inmain fer tosaigh t- shelga,4577
in uair do-berim dom aire
inmain secht inmain Maine.- 4578 Rob-sum comorba righ riam
bái tan ní gabaind dí míadh,4579
ro fhostaind-sea firu and
ro sloighinn sluagha saer- cland⚐.- 4580 Deich fir deich fichit deich cét
iss ed a fhír is ní brég,4581
do laechraid lonn, 132a2 lathar n- dil
marb is ní do chlaind aen-fir.- 4582 Bert-sa mo chubus co grian
in cach cath in ̇n- dechad riam4583
gu nar' marbusa ann de
acht mac ríg nó ro-duine.- 4584 Ro scáil mo delb is mo dath
's am mall meta muirbillach,4585
do-chuaid mo chiall is mo chruth
conna mairenn dim acht mh' uch,- 4586 Do-chuaid mo delb is mo dath
's am mall meta muirbil- lach.4587
becc nar' bris mo chraide ar tri
ó scarus rissin uiscí.4588
Uisci.
[327] 4589 IS ansin tuc-sum da uidh ⁊ da aire a beith a n- écmais4590 a fheine ⁊ a foirne ⁊ a mor-muintire ⁊ a n-esbaid a luith ⁊ a p.125 12 4595 lámaig in lá-sin, ⁊ do-rinde toirrsi mor annsin. “Maith, m' anam4596 a Cailti”, ar Pátraic, “nír' choir duid toirrsi do denamh, uair4597 ferr do dluig-siu ⁊ do díl innáit sin uile .i. missi do tharrachtain4598 duit, ⁊ maithius in fír-Dia fhorórda .i. 188creidemh ⁊ crabad ⁊4599 cros-fhígill seoch cach nech aile don Fhéinn.”
[328] 4600 IS annsin thainic deirid don ló ⁊ tossach na h- áidchi da4601 n-indsaighid, ⁊ adubairt Coscrach na Cét ré ríg Laighen:4602 “Atá fled mor-cháin accum-sa duit, a rí,” ar se “.i. ocht fichit4603 dabach do chuirm sho-óla t-sho-ṁmblasta.” “Ni tucad dam-sa riam4604 fledh dara buidecha mé ina sin.” Ocus tangadur reompo4605 chum na fleidhe in lín ro badur do t-shluagaib ⁊ do chleirchib4606 im naem Pátraic issin dúnad anunn. Ocus is annsin ro eirgedur4607 dáilemain re dáil ⁊ doirséoraid ré doirseoracht ⁊ ronnairida re4608 roind, ⁊ ro benad a ceind-bécca da ̇n- dabchaib dilsi donn-iubhair4609 léo, ⁊ ro eirgedar maccáim re h-escradaib ban-óir, ⁊ ro dian-scailit4610 biada ⁊ lind do chach ina diaid-sin.
[329] 4611 IS annsin adubairt rí Laigen ré Pátraic: “Nach facamar- ne4612 airfidech acaib-si ó maitin?” “at-chonncais immorro”, ar Patraic,4613 “.i. Cas Corach mac Cáincinde atá ac dénam fhogloma fessa ⁊4614 eolais ac Cailti.” “Caide mac na trath”, ar Pátraic. “Sunna,4615 a naem-chleirig”, ar in mac ecalsa. “Dó duit amach, bar eissium,4616 ⁊ ticed Aed mac Echach Leith- deirg, mac rig Laigen,4617 fa thimpan Cais Choraig let, ⁊ cochall ciar-leabur uime.” Ocus4618 do-ratad mar sin dochum Pátraic ⁊ ríg Laigen h-é.
[330] 4619 IS andsin ro t-sheindestar Cas Corach a timpan, ⁊ tuc4620 nuall-organ sidhe fuirri, ⁊ do reir a h-indisti do choiteldais fir4621 gonta rissin ceol sírrachtach sidhi do-rinde dóib, ⁊ tucad seóit4622 ⁊ máine don airfideach ⁊ do-beirid seom i l-laím a gilla, ⁊ do-bered4623 in gilla do chach. “Ocus cia díb-siut is ferr einech?”4624 ar cach “.i. in lucht do-beir na seóit ina in t-airfidech no in4625 gilla?” “Is ferr einech in gilla”, ar rí Laigen, “uair iss é do- beir4626 do chach cach ní do-geib.” “Gach ní do-geb- sa”, ar in t-airifitech,4627 “tabrad-som h-é, uair ní ac iarraid étala atu-sa i farrad in Táilgind4628 ⁊ Chailti, acht do denum fhessa ⁊ fhogluma ac Cailti ⁊ p.1264629 d' iarraid nime dom anmain ó Patraic.” “Cáid a fuarais 132b14630 in gilla eter, a m' anum, a airfidig?” ar rí Laigen, “is ferr einech4631 an-ái féin?” “I cóiced Ulad thuaid”, ar Cas Corach. “Ca h-ainm4632 h-é?” ar rí Laighen. “Gilla fhuaramur”, ar in t-airfidech, “na fes4633 ainm na máthair na athair dó.”
[331] 4634 IS annsin at-racht rí Laigen le beind m-buabaill bói ina4635 laim, ⁊ adubairt: “Maith m' anum, a naem Pátraic, da rabamar-ne4636 ac Síd Liamna Lennchaime ingine Dobrain Dubthaire thes, is4637 annsin do-riachtadur chucaind da ingin 189míne mong-buidhe, ⁊4638 rucsat léo m' aen-mac-sa do lár ind aenaig, ⁊ ní fhetar-sa in a4639 firmamaint suas rucsat h-é nó 'n a talmain sís, ⁊ is gaeth ré4640 h-aen-bili missi tar éis m' aen-meic, ⁊ atú-ssa ina uresbaid ó ssin4641 ille, nach fetar issin domun a díl. Maith a m' anum, a naem Pátraic”,4642 ar in rí, “ro bo maith lem-sa fís a bíí no a mairb4643 d' fhagbail uait-siu.” “Mád déoin don Dúilim do-gébthar a fhis4644 duit-siu.” Ocus ro badur ann co trath éirgi arnamairech, co ro eirig4645 grian asa circcaill teintighe.
[332] 4646 IS annsin adubairt rí Laighen: “Maith a m' anum, a naem Pátraic,4647 is áil lium-sa dula do t-sheilg ⁊ d' fhiadach co Tulaig in4648 Máil sair, co Machaire Laigen, ⁊ is cóir duit-si tuidecht lind,4649 uair is gairde duit ina beith issin baile-sea, uair ticfait slóig ⁊4650 sochaide chuicid Laigen dar n-indsaigid ann.” Ro eirgedur da4651 drong-buidhin mora leo .i. buidhen re creidem ⁊ crabad ac4652 Pátraic ⁊ buidhen aile re gnimradaib gaile gaiscid Fhiann4653 Eirenn ac Cailti mac Ronain ⁊ ac ríg Laigen, ⁊ tangadur4654 uile reompo co Tulaig in Mail ar Machaire Laigen. Ocus is4655 annsin ro fhiarfaig Eochaid Lethderg rí Laigen do Chailti:4656 “Cred imma tucad Tulach in Máil ar in tulaig- seo, ⁊ cid imma4657 tucad Cnoc Aifi ar in cnoc-so thís?”
[333] 4658 IS annsin adubairt Cailte: Airdrí ro gabusdur ríge4659 n-Alban dar' bo com-ainm Aehel mac Domnaill Dubloingsig, ⁊4660 ro bói aen-mac aice .i. Mál mac Aeil meic Domnaill Dubloingsigh,4661 ⁊ ro bói ban-cheile aice .i. Aiffi ingen Ailb4662 meic Scoa, ingen rig Lochlann atuaid, ⁊ do bói dúnad ⁊ p.1274663 deg-baile ac Mál mac rig Alban ac Rind Ruis a n-Albain, ar4664 Cailte, ⁊ do bídis údair ⁊ ollamain ⁊ aes dana fer n-Eirenn ac4665 tathaighid uainde ann, ⁊ do bídis na h-ollamain-sin ⁊ na h-údair4666 ac indissin testa Find ⁊ na Feinne a fiadnaissi Máil meic Aeil4667 meic Domnaill ⁊ Aífi ingine Ailb meic Scoa ríg Lochlann, ⁊4668 ro bói óclach ac Find mac Cumaill .i. Mac Lugach, ⁊ a4669 n-déntái do dán molta d' Fhind, etir Eirinn ⁊ Albain, do-nithea4670 formolad Meic Lugach d' indissin ann, ⁊ ó' t-chuala sin Aifi4671 ingen Ailb meic Scoa .i. na mór-thesta-sin do-berdis údair ⁊4672 ollamain ar Mac Lugach, tucasdur in ingen grád dó ar a4673 scélaib.
[334] 4674 IS annsin do-chuaid Mál mac Aeil do denum t-shelga tri4675 cét oclach i Sliab mór Monaid i n-Albain, ⁊ do-rinde in ingen4676 comairli aici ina grianan fein .i. naenmur comalta ro boi aici4677 do breith di lé d' indsaighidh 132b2 Eirenn, ⁊ tangadur4678 reompo tar moing mara ⁊ mor-fhairrge in nónbur ban sin co4679 Beind Etair meic Étgaith in fheinida, ⁊ tangadur i tír in naenbur4680 ban ⁊ in rigan in dechmad, ⁊ iss é sin lá do-rigned selg4681 Beinde h-Étair ac Find, ⁊ ba h-é fat na 190selga sin otá Gortin4682 Tighi Meille meic Lurgan Luime í cind t-Shleibe Smóil meic4683 Eidlecair, risa n-abar Sliab Bladma, co Beind Étair meic Étgaith4684 in fheindeda. Ocus is ann ro bói Find ina inadh t-shelga ⁊ a4685 dalta caem carthanach ina farrud ann .i. Dubrind mac ríg4686 Cheineil Eógain atuaid. Ocus Cailti cecinit:
- 4687 Dubrind donn denta in chomlaind
minic gairmim im chuirm-lind,4688
mo daltan ballach bedach
mo chraide in déinmech Dubrind.
[335] 4689 Ocus ro bói in maccaem ic mór-fhegad uime ar cach leth. Ní4690 cian ro bói ann co faccaid in n-aen-luing ic gabail isin chael-tráig4691 ina fhiadnaisi, ⁊ rigan rosc- lethan ar lae na luinge, ⁊ naenbur4692 ban ina farrud. Ocus tangadur reompo co h-airm i r-raibe Find,4693 co n-imat cacha maithiusa do neoch tucsat léo, ⁊ suidhis in4694 ingen .i. Aifi, ar leth-laim Find meic Cumaill, ⁊ sillis in flaith4695 Find furri, ⁊ ro fhiarfaig scela di. Ocus ro indis in ingen a4696 h-imthus ó tus co dered .i. a tuidecht d' indsaighid Meic Lugach p.1284697 tar moing mara 'ar tabairt gráda dó. Ferais Find faeilte ria4698 annsin, uair faccus a charadrad dó in tí chum a tainic .i. mac4699 a meic ⁊ a ingine.
[336] 4700 Tairnic iarsin in t-shelg do dénam, ⁊ do- riachtadar maithe4701 na Féinne ina ̇n-drongaib ⁊ ina ̇m- buidhnib chum Find, ⁊ do4702 fhiarfaig cach drong don Fheind ticed ann: “Cia in rigan rosc-lethan4703 a m' anum, a Fhind?” ar siat. Ocus ro indis Find a h-ainm4704 ⁊ a sloinded ⁊ in fath ima tainic d' indsaigid Eirenn. “Mo-chin4705 tainic a turus”, ar siat, “uair ní fhuil a n-Eirinn na a n-Albain4706 fer is ferr ina in fer chum a tainic acht mád in flaith Find.4707 Ocus is do Mac Lugach rainic selg iartharach Sleibe Bladma4708 in lá-sin, ⁊ do-riacht iarsin Mac Lugach in lín ro bói chucaind,4709 ⁊ do síned a pupaill tar Fhind in tan-sin, ⁊ do-riacht in ingen,4710 ⁊ do-riachtadur maithe na Feinne issin pupaill, ⁊ tainic Mac4711 Lugach ann, ⁊ suidhis ar leth-laim Fhind meic Cumaill ⁊ ind4712 ingen ar in laim aile. Ocus ro fhiarfaig Mac Lugach in ingin mar4713 do fhiarfaigedur cach archena, ⁊ ro indis Find ó thus co deirid4714 dó tuirthechta na h-ingine,” “ocus chucut-sa thainic sí”, ar Find,4715 “⁊ ac seo as mo laim-si it laim h-í ⁊ a cath ⁊ a congal, ⁊ ní4716 ba truime ort-su sin na ar in Feinn uile.”
[337] 4717 Ocus tainic Find co h-Almain ind aídchi-sin ⁊ tri catha4718 na Feinde ⁊ in ingen léo cona bantracht, ⁊ ro fhaeestar Mac4719 Lugach ind aidchi-sin ⁊ in ingen, ⁊ ro bói aici re mís ⁊ ré4720 bliadain gan iarmoirecht do tiachtain in degaid reisin ré- sin.4721 “Ocus do bamar-ne laithe ar in tulaig-sea”, ar Cailte, “⁊ nir” bo4722 chian duind ann co faccamur na tri catha croda cutruma commora4723 dar n-indsaigid, ⁊ ro fhiarfaigemar cia ro bói ann, ⁊ adubradur-4724 som corb' é Mál mac Aeil 133a1 meic Domnaill4725 Dubloingsig 191 rig Alban do dighailt a mna ar in Feind, ⁊ adubairt4726 Find: “cóir in trath tainic-se”, ar se, “in trath atamait-ne4727 uile a n-aen-inad.”
[338] 4728 “IS annsin ad-rachtadur na catha dochum a cheile, ⁊4729 at-racht Mál mac Aéil meic Domnaill Dubloingsig, ⁊ ro gab4730 a armu, ⁊ tainic fá dó déc trít na tri cathaib com-mora na4731 Féinne, ⁊ atorchair cét laech lán-chalma don Fhéinn leis re cach4732 fecht, conid da cét déc laech ro thuit leis, ⁊ ro chomraic p.1294733 ⁊ Mac Lugach ar lar in chatha, ⁊ tucastar cach nech dib4734 ceithri coisceimenda dochum araile tar braigit na sleg sleman-cruaid,4735 ⁊ ro gab cach dib a cend a cheile dona claidmib, ⁊4736 cid cían gairit ro bás ac in comrac-sin at-rochair Mál mac4737 Aéil le Mac Lugach, ⁊ ro cuired fa thalmain h-é issin tulaig-sea”,4738 ar Cailte. Ocus adubairt Cailte:
- 4739 Is i seo Tulach in Máil
is tulach dia ̇m-bói mor n-áir,4740
badur láich ann a fuilib
ocus nert a luath- guinib.- 4741 Secht fichit long do-luidh Mál
tar in sáile solus-bán,4742
ní dechaid díb 'na ̇m-bethaid
achtmad foirend aen-ethair.- 4743 Los sceith is claidim catha
ocus étaig il- datha,4744
ba calma Mal tar in muir
ba luath a lam a n-imguin.- 4745 Mor n-aill is mor n-indber n-án
4747
mor n-abhann is mor sruthan,4746
mor cor, mor pudhar, mor n-uch
nó co tainic in tuluch.
Is i seo.
[339] 4748 “Conid uad atá Tulach in Máil ar in tulaig- seo, ⁊ cath4749 Tulcha in Mail ar in cath, ⁊ Tulach Aífi ainm na tulcha-so4750 thís, uair is furri ro bói in ingen gen ro bás ic tabairt in4751 catha”, ar Cailte, “⁊ ro bói ac Mac Lugach o ssin amach, conid4752 h-í fa mathair chlainde dó.”
[340] 4753 Ocus is annsin ro eirig Pátraic ⁊ in sluag uile a n-aen-fhecht4754 don tulaig ara rabadur, ⁊ do luidedur reompo co Tulaig4755 na Fiad allaniar don tulaig-sin, ⁊ at-connairc Cailte da raith do4756 bói im Thulaig na Fiad .i. Raith Spelain ⁊ Raith in Máil.
[341] 4757 “IS mor in da raith, a m' anum, a Chailti”, ar rí Laigen,4758 “⁊ cia ro boi intib?” “Da briugaid do rig Eirenn”, ar Cailte “.i.4759 do Chormac h-úa Chuind. Is intib-sin do bídis braigde fer4760 n-Eirenn o laithe mis trogain, risa raiter in lugnassadh, co laithi4761 na samna cacha bliadne ic á ̇m-biathad ac Béccan Bóaire ⁊ ac4762 Spelan mac Dubain ac in da briugaid-sin.” ⚑
4763
Cailte cecinit:
- 4764 Da ráith isin tulaigh tigh
cia bet andíu cen cinaidh,4765
ba mór a ciss is a smacht
ticed doib on rig co reacht.- 4766 Raith Conaill is Raith Cairbre
cia beit aníu gan cairdi,4767
Ráith Cairill is Raith Comair .
bitís óig a n-éncomaidh.
[342] 4768 “Cred da fuilet na h-anmanna-sin, a Cháilti”, ar rí Laigen. p.1304769 Cethri taisigh sguir do ríg Érenn ⁊ cethri derbbraithrecha4770 iat, ⁊ o laithe na samna na h-eich-sin righ Érenn intib-sin co4771 laithe m-belltaine, ⁊ do-bertís do ríg Erenn co Temraig iat.⚐
[343] 4772 IS annsin at-chonncadur tulaig aile a facus doib. “Cid4773 ima tucad Caelesna ar in tulaig-seo, a Cailti”, ar rí Laigen.4774 “Is mebair lium-sa sin”, ar Cailte “.i. Milid mac Trechossaig,4775 mac ríg in domain moir anair, tainic tri .l. óclach do gabail4776 rígi n-Eirenn, ⁊ ro boi ac iarraid braiget ar Fhind mac Cumaill,4777 ⁊ adubairt Find ní thibred giallu na etere don chomlín-sin do4778 dáinib isin doman uile, ⁊ ro fhogair Milid mac Trechosaig comrac4779 aen-fhir 192 ar Fhind, ⁊ do eirgis-sa dono”, ar Cailte, “uair ro bói4780 dingbail deig-fhir indum in la-sin, ⁊ atorchair-sium lium ar scis4781 chomraic”, 133a2 ar Cailte. “⁊ do bói da fhebus lé feraib4782 Eirenn a thoitim, co tucad ní de cacha tulcha aireghda, ⁊ ro4783 facad da chael-esna ar in tulaig-seo de. Conid uad ata in4784 t-ainm-sin.” ⚑
4785
Cáilte cecinit:
- 4786 Gid Cellas na n-Dám dasgin
da raibi pudhar d' faicsin,4787
do marbad aice co se
mílid sa fhert at- cithe.
[344] 4788 “Ocus is e-sin, a anum, a rí Laigen”, ar Cáilte, “dind-shenchas4789 na cnocc ⁊ na tulach ro fiarfaigis dim”.⚐
[345] 4790 Tar a eis-sin tangadur rompo co Raith Moir Maigi Fea4791 .i. co dunad ríg Laigen, ⁊ is annsin ro coirged tech n-óla ind4792 aidchi-sin ac Eochaid Leithderg ac ríg Laigen. Ocus adubairt4793 in rí: “tabur a thimpan do Chas Chorach mac Cáincinde co4794 ̇n-derna airfided duind.” “Tabrad in gilla fuaramar”, ar Pátraic4795 “.i. a gilla féin, a thimpan dó.” Ocus tuc in gilla in tiumpan4796 leis ⁊ tucustar i l-laim ind airfidig h-í, ⁊ in tan tucad in tiumpan4797 ina láim is annsin ro gab teine a féice in tighi i r-rabadur, ⁊4798 ro bói cach ac fegad na teined i n-aen-fecht, ⁊ ro fhóbair in4799 t-airfidech a thimpan do chur assa laim ina comét, ⁊ adubairt4800 a gilla fris: “na tairmisced tú dot' eladain na dot' airfidiud, ⁊4801 léic dam-sa in tech d' fhoirithin” Ocus lia cloiche ro bói a4802 lin-scoit a lened ac in gilla ro díubraic ró n- urchair de co ruc4803 in tene ⁊ in féice tar sonnaigib sith-arda in baile amach, conid p.1314804 Ard Féice fos ainm inn inaid ó ssin ille ar in lamach do-roin4805 Aed mac ríg Laigen ac bádudh na teined. ⚑
4806
Cáilte cecinit:
- 4807 Ro báidh an tenidh astigh
Aedh mac rig Laigen lam-ghil,4808
is é ainm o sin ille
Ard Féigi ar in faithche.⚐
[346] 4809 “Buaid lamaig ort, a meic!” ar Pátraic, “⁊ buaid roinni ⁊ buaid4810 coscair.” Ocus ro ráidset lucht in tighi uile “ní fhaccamur riam”,4811 ar siat, “ac airfitech gilla budh fherr luth na lámach na einech4812 na in gilla út.” Ocus ro badur ann mar sin ind aídchi-sin co4813 tainic lá cona lan-shoillsi arnabarach, ⁊ ro eirgedur in sluag4814 uile maraen ⁊ naem Pátraic, ⁊ do-chuadur ar Cnoc na Rig, risa4815 raiter Maistiu, ⁊ suidis Pátraic ann.
[347] 4816 Dala rig Laigen immorro, ro cóirged selg ⁊ fiadach leis4817 annsan inadh risa n-abar Ard na Macraide isin tan-sa, ⁊ Ard4818 Scol a com-ainm anois, ⁊ co Lis na Mor- rigna, risa raiter Maistiu4819 isin tan-so, ⁊ ní raibe do muintir na cleirech ina farrud annsin4820 acht in t-airfidech ⁊ a gilla, ⁊ ní rainic nech do muintir rig4821 Laigen cet-guin muice na aighe ac in airfidech ⁊ ic a gilla, ⁊ ní4822 dernad ó do-cuaid in Fhiann selg bud tarthighe ina in t- shelg-sin.
[348] 4823 IS annsin ro eirig Pátraic ⁊ do-rigne procept ⁊ senmoir4824 do chach, ⁊ tucsat cúiced Laigen trian a clainde ⁊ trian a4825 n-indmais dó naem Pátraic, conid Cnoc na Dechmaide ainm4826 in chnuic-sin ó sin anall gusaníu, ⁊ Mag in Trin ainm in4827 maighi, ⁊ Ard in Procepta ainm ind aird a ̇n-derna Pátraic4828 in procept.
[349] 4829 IS ann immorro ro gab ítu mor naem Pátraic a h-aithle4830 na senmora ⁊ in procepta do-rinde. Ocus at-chonncadur baile i4831 faccus doib ⁊ Tech Cruind ainm in baile, ⁊ 193is amlaid ro bói4832 in baile, ⁊ fledh mor urlum ann, ⁊ ro cuinged deoch do Pátraic4833 ar fer in baile .i. Maelan mac Dubain eissideic, ⁊ érais Pátraic4834 fa dig don fleid-sin, ⁊ lonnaigther in fíren ann risin leochaill,4835 ⁊ adubairt 133b1 “Ni rab gein meic na ingine accut, a Dubain,4836 na fer fine na aicme”, ⁊ ní roibe dono.
p.132[350] ⚑
- 4837
Patraic cecinit:
- 4838 Tech Cruind do baile duthaig
a fir cen mac is cen mnáí,4839
mo mallacht is mallacht ríg nime
ar lín in tighi-sea i tái.⚐
[351] 4840 INa degaid-sin tangadur na sluaig reompo co h-Ard Cuil- lind4841 i Machaire Laigen, ⁊ ro badur ac dechain na h- ailli ⁊ na4842 h-abhann uaithib ⁊ Airdi Cuanaide. IS annsin ro fhiarfaig rí4843 Laigen do Chailti: “Cred 'má tucad Aird Cuanaide ar in aird4844 allanall? ⁊ créd ima tucad Ard Cuillend ar in n-inad-sa?”4845 Ocus ro cháiestar Cailte annsin dera falcmara fír-thruaga cor' ba4846 fhliuch blái ⁊ bruinde dó, ⁊ adubairt: “aen-chomalta ro bói4847 accum-sa annso .i. Cuanaide mac Lind meic Faebair, mac ríg4848 Laigen annso, ⁊ nír' bo deig-ben a mathair .i. Cuillind ingen4849 Dubthaig, ⁊ ina degaid-sin”, ar Cailte, “do bamar-ne ar slicht-lorg4850 Chlainde Morna annso, ⁊ do- riachtamar-ne do gillib óca éididhacha4851 fhiann Eirenn .i. deichnebur ⁊ secht .xx. sciath-armach4852 annso, ⁊ ní raibi guala gan sciath ⁊ ní raibi cenn gan chathbarr.4853 Ocus adubart-sa”, ar Cailte, “re Cael Croda Cétguinech4854 h-ua Nemnaind in lorg do lenmain, ⁊ do eirig in t-óclach-sin4855 ar in slicht conici in ̇m-baile i r-raibe in ban-muilleoir, ⁊ at-connairc4856 in gilla n-óc n-abrat-gorm i farrad na mná ac á h-acallaim, ⁊4857 léine do t-shroll rig re chnes, ⁊ brat ciumsach corcar-glan uime,4858 ⁊ delg óir issin brut, ⁊ sé ina t-shuidhe ar scemel-bord in lebind4859 ina farrud. “Maith, m' anum, a deig-meic”, ar in Chuillend ingen4860 Dubthaig, “ní h-inat duit-siu beith acom acallaim-si annso, ⁊ a4861 aen-meic”, ar sí, “déna imthecht bodesta, ⁊ do-riachtadur Clannmaicne4862 Morna tar in n-ath ⁊ tar ind abaind, ⁊ bidbaid bunaid4863 d' Fhind iat.” Ocus do-luid Cael Croda chucaind”, ar Cailte, “⁊4864 ro h-indissed duind in scel-sin. Ocus ro éirgemar-ne a n- aen-fhecht4865 eirgi athlum áen-fhir, ⁊ do riachtamar da indsaigid, ⁊ ní4866 tucsum aithne fair .i. ar Chuanaide mac Lind meic Fhaebair,4867 ar mo chomalta-sa, annsin, ⁊ ro impa a aighed foraind, ⁊4868 tainic fecht fa thri treomaind, ⁊ in tres fecht tainic tuc urchur4869 do t-shleig dam-sa co ̇n-dechaid tri adam glún, ⁊ cach cnoc ⁊4870 cach carracc risa rithim-sea iss é iarsma na sleige-sin tic rim, p.1334871 Ocus tucu-sa urchur dó-sum co tarla tar brol- lach a inair cor' daer-bris4872 a druim ar dó ann, ⁊ ro marbusa ac in ard ut talla h-é,4873 conid Ard Cuanaide ó sin gusaníu.” ⚑
4881 “Fuair in t-oclach bás amlaid-sin”, ar Cáilte, “⁊ nír” cumain lim4882 reme riam bás neich bud doilgi lem ina sin.⚐4874
Cáilte cecinit.
- 4875 Cuanaidhi cú na crichi
fuaraidi o thic aidci,4876
mo dile ar na ditaighe
cnú mo craidhi Cuanaidhe.- 4877 Comrad do-rigne 'con tein
ocus in máthair ros-m- ail,4878
ocus in muilend ros-meil
fuil re h-Ard Cuil- lind anair.- 4879 ISin glínd co craebaighi
cerba grind in luamaire,4880
'sa n-Garbros co n-gnimaighi
ann ro marbos Cuanaidi
Cu.
[352] 4883 Ocus is annsin tangadur reompo in sluag ⁊ Patraic4884 maraen ríu co Raith Moir Maigi Fea, ⁊ tangadur isin deg-baile4885 anunn, ⁊ ro badur ac ól ann re h-ed ⁊ re h-athaid. “Tabar do4886 thimpan duit, a Chais 194 Choraig meic Caincinde”, ar rí Laigen,4887 ⁊ tucastar a gilla a timpan chuice.
[353] 4888 IS annsin adubairt Bé Bínd ingen Choban ingen ríg Connacht:4889 “Ingnad lem,” ar sí, “in cochall ciar-leabur út fuil um4890 gilla ind airfidig gan a buain de i l-ló nó a n-aídchi.” “Ca fis4891 nach cend ainmi fuil air?” ar rí Laigen: “acht cach ball at-chiammaid- ne4892 de nocho n-uil easbaid delba air.” IS annsin adubairt4893 Eochaid Leithderg rí Laigen re Cailte: “Maith a m' anam”, ar4894 se, “crann sleigi atá acum, ⁊ is ail dam feth fithshnaissi 133b24895 do thabairt duit-siu fair, uair at-chuala-sa na raibhe a n-Eirinn4896 na a n-Albain crannaigi budh fherr anai-ssiu.” “Aderim riut”,4897 ar Cailte, “in crann sleige nach fétadais fir Éirenn do dénam4898 is missi ro fhétfad ní de.” IS annsin tucad in crann-sin i laim4899 Chailti, ⁊ do-rinde a snaide co ding- bala connach raibe a n-Eirinn4900 na a n-Albain crann budh fherr denam anás. “Ocus dena a4901 h-indsma na sleighe anois”, bar rí Laigen, ⁊ tuc in t-shleg í laim4902 Chailti, ⁊ tucastar a chos re colba com-daingen in tighi i r-raibe,4903 ⁊ sáidis cenn na sleighe issin colba, ⁊ ro gab fein crann na4904 sleige ina laim, ⁊ tucastar ró n-urchair dochum in chind ⁊ p.1344905 aimsig h-é co com-nert co tarrla ina h-alt ⁊ ina h-inadh féin co4906 cóir amal do beth aimser reime 'ga h-indsma. “Ac seo do t-shleg,4907 a m' anum, a rí”, ar Cailte. Gabaid in rí in t- shleg ⁊ maith do4908 bói. “do-berim adám ech ⁊ mo charpat duit, a Cailti”, ar in4909 rí, “fiach indsma na sleigi.” Conid iat-sin da ech ⁊ carpat ar a4910 raibi Cailte fha deired a n-Eirinn, ⁊ géb é ro indisfed in scel-sin4911 .i. imthechta Cailti ⁊ anmanna in da ech d' fhiarfaigi de .i.4912 Err ⁊ Indell a n-anmanna.4913 Ocus ro boi in t-shleg i l-laim in rig, ⁊ do bói ic á sír-fhégad,4914 ⁊ ba doilig leis gan comarba meic leis fá h-urchomair, ⁊ ro4915 mebaid déra uiscide tar a gruaidib, ⁊ adubairt naem Pátraic4916 ris: “cred immá ̇n-denai in toirrsi-sin, a rí?” bar eissium. “A4917 h-adhbur acum”, bar in rí. “Créd in t-adhbur?” ar Pátraic.4918 “A loss in meic adubartas riut reime-seo”, ar rí, “⁊ gan comarba4919 dilis dingbala accum fa chomair na sleige-seo ro indsmastar4920 Cailte dam.” “Maith a m' anum”, ar Pátraic, “tabair i l-laim4921 gilla ind airfitig h-í co findam in ba lán a glacc da h-indsma4922 ⁊ da cró, ⁊ tuc in t-shleg i l-laim gilla ind airfitig, ⁊ ro boc ⁊4923 ro bertaig h-í co lán-chalma.” “Ben dít do chochall ciar-lebur4924 bodesta”, ol Pátraic, “⁊ rot-mela sleg th' athar.” Ocus ro benustar4925 a chochall de, ⁊ ní raibi ann nech na tucustar aithni fair.4926 “Is taiscid deig-chleirig, dar ar m- breithir”, ar in t-airecht. “Ocus4927 a cleirig”, ar rí Laigen, “na bith comus Tuaithe Dé Danann4928 festa fair in mac ó ro ailis ⁊ o ro altramais cosaníu h-é.” “IN4929 bás ro ordaig Rí nime ⁊ talman do-géba”, ar Pátraic.
[354] 4930 IS annsin do eirgetar sluaig ⁊ sochaide, ⁊ do- rónsat a4931 cuir ⁊ a muinterus rissin maccaem, co raibí se .x. cét do t-shluag4932 im trath eirge arnamairech.
[355] 4933 IS annsin tangadur rompo in sluag uile ⁊ Pátraic maraen4934 ríu, ⁊ do-luid Cailte issin carpat tuc rí Laigen dó in lá-sin, ⁊4935 tangadur rompo co h-Ard Fostuda na Féine amach ar Slaine4936 issin tan-so, ⁊ tairrlingid Cailte assin charpat annsin, ⁊ ro4937 cóirged in t-shelg léo. “Maith a m' anum, a Cailti”, ar rí Laigen,4938 “cred ma tucad Ard Fostada na Féinne ar in ard so?” “Is mebuir p.1354939 lem-sa in ní dia tá sin”, ar Cailte, “cen gub núa in ní4940 dia tá. Laithe n-aen da tainic Find mac Cumaill ⁊ tri catha4941 na Feine conici in n-ath-sa, ⁊ mar do bámar ann anar suidhe”,4942 ar Cailte, “co faccamar in n-aen-ingin ar in cloich cuirr a cind4943 ind atha thall: inar sroill uimpi ⁊ brat uáine aen-datha uimpi,4944 delg óir isin brut, mind 134a1 oir i comartha rigna os a cind,4945 ⁊ adubairt:” “Ticed aen-óclach accaib, a fhianna Eirenn, dom4946 accallaim”, ar in ingen.
[356] 4947 IS annsin ro fhrecair Sciathbrec mac Dathcháin sin, ⁊ da4948 eirig da h-acallaim. “Cia is ail let, a ingen?” ar Sciathbrecc4949 mac Dathcháin. “Find mac Cumaill”, ar inn ingen. Ocus do-riacht4950 Find dochum ind atha d' accallaim na h-ingine. “Cia thusa, a4951 m' anum, a ingen?” ar Find, “⁊ crét is áil let?” “Dairend ingen4952 Buidb Deirg meic in Dagda missi”, ar inn ingen, “⁊ d' fheis4953 let-su thanac tar cend tindscra ⁊ tirochraici.” “Ocus crét in4954 tindscra ⁊ in tirochraic” ar Find. “Coraigecht aen-mna re4955 bliadain dam”, ar in ingen, “⁊ leth feissi do grés.” “Ní thabraim-si4956 sin”, ar Find, “do mnai do mnaib in domain, ⁊ ní4957 thiber duit-si dono.” Ocus is ann tuc in ingen a lam a clithair4958 diamair a étaig, ⁊ tucastar cuach find-airgit amach assa coim,4959 ⁊ a lán do midh sho-ola ann, ⁊ tuc i l- láim Fhind meic Cumaill.4960 “Ocus crét so, a m' anum, a ingen?” ar Find. “Midh so-óla so-mescca4961 so-milis”, ar in ingen. Ocus ba geis do Fhind fled d' obu.4962 Ocus ro gab Find in cuach ⁊ at-ibestar digh as, ⁊ iar n-ól na4963 dighi dó ro mesc-buaidred h-é annsin, ⁊ tucastar a aighed ar in4964 Féin, ⁊ cach olcc ⁊ cach ainim ⁊ cach lén catha do fhitir ar4965 cach fer don Fhéind ro thubh ina aghaid leisin meisce tuc in ingen fair.
[357] 4966 “IS annsin do eirgedar maithi Fhiann Eirenn, ⁊ ro fhacadur4967 in maigin dó .i. cach nech dib dochum a forba ⁊ a feraind, ⁊4968 nir' fácad ar in tulaig-seo”, arsi Cailte, “acht mád missi ⁊ Find.4969 Ocus is annsin ro eirgis-sa a ̇n-diaid na Feinde ⁊ adubart:” “A4970 fhiru, na fác bur triath ⁊ bur tigerna tré milled mná sirrechtaighe4971 side fair, ⁊ fecht ara dó déc ro timsaigiusa iat, ⁊ ro4972 timairgis ar in tulaig-sea. Ocus ó thainic deired don ló ⁊ tossach p.1364973 don aidchi do-chuaid a neim do thengaid Fhind, ⁊ in fecht déidenach4974 ro fastis-sa iat táinic a chiall 196⁊ a chetfaid féin d' Fhind,4975 ⁊ dob fherr leis toitim ima arm-gaisced ⁊ bas d' fagbail ina beith4976 a ̇m-bethaid. Ocus is sé-sin darna la as mó fuarus d' ulc riam”,4977 ar Cailte, “in la-sin ac fastod na Féinde ⁊ in la ro fuaslaices4978 Find ó Chormac ⁊ tucus in chorr-imirchi dó. Ocus conid Ard4979 in Fhostada de-sin h-é ⁊ Ath in Fhostada.” Cailte cecinit:
- 4980 Ath Fostada Féinde Fínd
adér riut co h-aith-imrind,4981
is sé ainm ó sin ille
Ath Fostada na Féinne.- 4982 Bás Conaing ocus Cathail
do-rala im cenn aen-achaid,4983
torcradar don t-sheilg ár sin
Bran is Bresal 'na m-braithrib.- 4984 Atá a Sengabair na Sreth
Flann ocus Find Findabrach,4985
Aed ocus Congal Clidna
iat araen fa en-dingna.- 4986 Fa mor esbaid Feine Find
'ar ̇n- dul doib a h-Iubharglind,4987
mó a n-esbaid a cind trachta
cath fithnassach Findtrága.- 4988 Ar n-esbaid a cath Monaid
'ar n-dith Déicill in dolaid,4989
'ar marbad Ailbi meic Máin
ocus Mergi 'na fhochráib.- 4990 Ar n-esbaid i cath Chlidna
da tainic rind a h-ídhna,4991
'ar marbad cét fer fa thri
do laechraid fa lór-luindi.- 4992 Ceithri nói crechta is deich cét . 134a2
inneoch dar t- sháiliusa éc,4993
gid fata bes 'gá rim de
ni h-orro ata m'airbire.- 4994 Adeirim-si rib-si de
4996
is fír dam í r- raidim-ne,4995
ge beth mo chraide ina mairg
is maith ro anus 'con aird.
Ath Fostada.
[358] 4997 “IS mor d' ulcc ⁊ do chathaib ⁊ do chomraicib frith annsin,4998 a m' anum, a Chailti”, ar Eochaid Lethderg mac Aengusa4999 Find, rí Laigen. “Ní h-ed thic aníu rind díb-sin”, ar Cáilte,5000 “achtmad in críne ⁊ senordacht.”
[359] 5001 IS annsin tangadur rompo in sluag uili ⁊ Pátraic maraen5002 riu tar Dubfhidh, risa raiter Fidh Dorcha anos, ⁊ co Sliab na5003 ̇m-Ban, risa raiter Sliab Aighi meic Iugaine; ⁊ tangadur a mullach5004 in t-shleibe suas, ⁊ ro badur re h-adh ⁊ re h- athaid ina suide ann.
[360] 5005 IS annsin adubairt rí Laigen re Cailte: “crét in sliab-so5006 ⁊ in t-inad atammáid?” “Sliab sin”, ar Cailte, “⁊ síd-brugh ann,5007 ⁊ ní fhuair nech riam h-é acht Find seissir óclach .i. baeth-láeg5008 álaind alltaide ro duísced duind”, ar Cailte, ac Toraig tuais- cirt p.1375009 Eirenn, ⁊ ro lensamar-ne h-é seisiur óclach ó Thoraig conici in5010 sliab-so .i. co Sliab Aighi meic Iugaine, ⁊ tucustar in baeth-láeg5011 alltaide a chenn a talmain ann, ⁊ ní fhetamar-ne cá leth5012 do-chuaid iarsin. Ocus ro ferastar tróm-shnechta mor ann co5013 ̇n-derna gat-shnim do barr na fidhbaidhe, ⁊ ruc ar luth ⁊ ar lamach5014 uaind mét na derdaine ⁊ na doininde tainic ann. Ocus5015 adubairt Find rim-sa: “a Cailti, in faghai díden duind anocht ar5016 in doinind atá ann?” “Ocus tucus bertugud orum sech uillind in5017 t-shleibe bodes, ⁊ in dechain ro 197 dechus seochum co facca in síd5018 solus-mor co n-ilar chornn ⁊ chuach ⁊ chopan buis ⁊ bán-óir5019 ann, ⁊ ro bádusa a n-dorus in t-shída ica sír-fhegad ré h-adh fata.5020 Ocus ro smuainis cindus do-genaind, in annsa síd do- ragaind5021 d' fhis scel in t-shída, nó in d' indsaigid Fhind marar' fhacus h-é, uair5022 do-chuadus uad sech uillind in t-shleibe bodes d' iarraid inaid.5023 Ocus is sí comairli arar' chindius, do-chuadus issin síd anunn ⁊5024 do t-shuidhis”, ar Cailte, “a cathair glainide ar laechlar in t-shída5025 ⁊ do dechus in tech umum, ⁊ at-chonnarc ochtur ar .xx. óclach5026 isin dara leith don tigh ⁊ ben chaem chenn-álaind ar gualaind5027 gach fir díb, ⁊ seissiur ingen mín maccaemda mong-buide isin5028 leith aili don tig, ⁊ tuignech futairli forro go formna a n-gualann,5029 ⁊ ingen mín mong-buide i cathair ar laechlar in tighi, ⁊ cruit5030 ina laim ⁊ sí 'ga sefnad ⁊ 'ga sír-shéinm, ⁊ cach uair do gabad5031 láid do-berthea corrn di co n- ibhed deoch as ⁊ do-bered in5032 cornn i l-laim ind fhir do-bered dí h-é, ⁊ do bídis-sium ic áinius5033 ⁊ ac aibnius uimpi-sin”, ar Cailte. “Dam th' umal-fhossaic, a5034 m' anum, a Cailti”, ar in ingen. “ni dém etir”, ar Cailte, “uair5035 atá dámh is uaisli iná mé fein i focus accum .i. Find mac5036 Cumaill, ⁊ anocht is áil leis feis dithat na h-áidchi issin t-shíd-sa5037 d' fhagbail.” IS annsin adubairt óclach díb- sium: “éirig-si, a m' anum,5038 a Cailti, ar cenn Find meic Cumaill, uair nir' diultad riam ré5039 Find í tigh duine ⁊ ní diultfaither acainni dó-som. Is annsin5040 do-chuadus ar cenn Find.” “Is fata atái inar n-ingnais, a5041 m' anum, a Chailti”, ar Find, “uair ón ló ro gabus airm 134b1, p.1385042 laich am laim ní fhuarus adhaig as mó ro chuir orum iná in5043 adhaig anocht.” Ocus adubairt Find:
- 5044 Cungnum duind, a Chailti
is tú fer ar comlaithi,5045
da fagtha teine ocus tech
do leth-taib t-shleibe aig- nech.- 5046 Adar lium-sa fuarus tech
a fhlaith na fiann fír-buillech,5047
ocus nir' t-shill nech a clí
aen-tech aili bud ailli.- 5048 Aen-ben ann issin tigh mór
a fuilet cach ac ind ól,5049
bindither ré tétaib crot
a gaeidelg blaith-mín etrocht.- 5050 Ro benadh dind issa t-shíd
fuaramur ann midh is fín,5051
is ro bamar ann 'arsin
cor' bo lomnan ar ̇m- bliadain.- 5052 Neoch ro t-shirius tes is tuaid
5054
issin domun co mor- buaid5053
a mac samla in láe-sea aníu
ní fhuarus ann, a Caltiu.
Cungnum.
[361] 5055 “INa degaid-sin”, ar Cailte, “tangamur annsa síd solus-mor5056 anunn in seisir sciath-armach sin ro bamar .i. Find mac Cumaill5057 ⁊ mé féin ⁊ Diarmait ó Duibne ⁊ Oissin ⁊ Oscur ⁊ Mac5058 Lugach; ⁊ ro t-shuidhimar ar colba chíuil issin t-shíd, ⁊ tainic5059 ingen min macdachta mong-buide d' umal-fhossaic duind”, ar Cailte,5060 “⁊ tuc in ingen sind a cathair gleorda glainide ar laechlár in5061 t-shída, ⁊ tucad sen cach lenna duind ⁊ nua gacha bíd. Ocus ind5062 uair tairnic ar n-áithgéire ⁊ ar n- ítu do choscc, is ann ro fhiarfaig5063 in flaith Find:” “Cia accaib da fiarfochum scela?” bar eissium.5064 “Fiarfiag don tí dár b'ail let féin”, ar in t-óclach ba mó díb.5065 “Ocus cia thusa, a m' anum, a óclaig?” ar Find, “uair ní fhetar5066 in comlín-so do dáinib a n-Eirinn gan a n-aithne accaind.”
[362] 5067 “IN t-ochtur ar .xx. oclach út at- chí-siu issin t-shíd, inann5068 mathair ⁊ athair dóib, ⁊ cland do Midhir Mongbuidhe mac in5069 Daghda iat”, ar in t-óclach, ⁊ Findchaem ingen rig t-Shidha5070 Monaid anair ar mathair, “⁊ do-rigned tinol ⁊ toichestal ac5071 Tuathaib Dé Danann 198 deich m-bliadna .xx. gusin lá amairech”,5072 ar in t-óclach, “ac tabairt rígi Tuath Dé Danann do Bodb Derg5073 mac in Dagda icin Brug braenach brecsholus thuaid, ⁊ ro bói5074 ac cuingid bráiget orainde in lín brathar so atámait, ⁊ adubramar5075 nó co tucdais Tuatha Dé Danann braigde dó nach5076 tiurmais féin.”
p.139[363] 5077 IS annsin adubairt Bodb Derg mac in Dagda re Midhir5078 .i. ré 'r n-athair-ne: “muna chuire do clann uait”, ar se, “múirfemait5079 do t-shid ort.” “Ocus tangamar-ne amach”, ar in t- óclach, “in5080 t-ochtur ar .xx. brathar-so d' iarraid inaid t-shída, ⁊ ro t-shiremar5081 Eirinn nó co fuaramur in n-inad ̇n-diamair ̇n-derraid-sea, ⁊ atámait5082 ann ó sin ille”, ar Donn mac Midhir, “⁊ ochtur ar .xx.5083 derbrathar atam sunn, ⁊ deich cét óclach re cach n-aen-fer uaind,5084 ⁊ ro dibaigthea uile sin acht in t-ochtur ar fichit sea atamaid5085 do chlaind aen-athar ⁊ aen-mathar.” “Ocus cindus dibaigter5086 sib?” ar Find. “Tuatha Dé Danann do thiachtain fa thri cach5087 bliadain do thabairt chatha ar in faithche feraig sea amuich5088 duind.” “Ocus cia in fert fata núa at-chonncamar ar in faithche5089 amuig?” ar Find. “Fert Diangalaig drái sin”, ar in t- óclach,5090 “.i. drái maith do bói ac Tuaith Dé Danann, ⁊ in tres eas- baid5091 as mó thucad ar Tuaith Dé Danann”, ar Donn mac Midhir,5092 “is sí-sin h-í” 134b2. “Ocus cia ro marb h-é?” ar Find. “Missi”,5093 ar Donn, “do marb h-é.” “Ocus caide ind espaid aile?” ar Find.5094 “Indeossat duit”, ar Dond, “.i. in neoch ro bói do t-shetaib ⁊ do5095 mainib ⁊ d' indmusaib, eter chorrnaib ⁊ chuachaib ⁊ chopanaib5096 ⁊ bleidedaib buis ⁊ bán-óir, ac Tuaith Dé Danann tucsamar5097 lind a n-aen-fhecht uaithib iat.” “Ocus caide in tres espaid?” ar5098 Find “.i. Fethnaid ingen Fhidhaid, ban-airfitech Tuaithe Dé Danann”,5099 ar Dond mac Midir “.i. a céol ⁊ a n-indtlas menman uili sin.5100 Ocus atá a n-dail sunn amairech do thabairt catha duinde, ⁊ ni5101 fhuilmíd-ne do lín catha acht in t-ochtar ar .xx. derbrathar atamait5102 ina n-aghaid-sin, ⁊ ro rathaigemar ar ̇m-beith a ̇m-baegal5103 ina n-aghaid-sin, ⁊ ro chuirsemar in ingin Máil út ar do5104 chenn-sa co Toraig thuaiscirt Eirenn, a r-richt baeth-láig allaid,5105 ⁊ ro lensabair-si h-é co rangabair in síd- sa, ⁊ in maccaem út5106 at-chithi ⁊ in brat uaine aen-datha uimpi ac in dáil, is sí-sin h-í”,5107 ar Donn. “Ocus in leth falum at-chisi don t- shid”, ar Donn, “inad5108 in t-shluaig ro marb Tuath Dé Danann sin.”
[364] 5109 Ocus do badur-sum ac ól ⁊ ac aibnius ind áidchi-sin, ⁊5110 mar do eirgedur arnamairech adubairt Dond mac Midhir re p.1405111 Find: “Tairsi lem-sa amach ar in faithche co faicce tú in bail5112 a cuirmid-ne cath ⁊ Tuath Dé Danann cacha bliadne.” “Ocus5113 tangadur amach, ⁊ ro badur ac 199 fégad na fert ⁊ na lecht. Ocus5114 conice seo atá dáil Tuaithe Dé Danann chuccainde.”
[365] 5115 “Cia dib”, arsi Find, “asa dáil atá chuccaib?” “Bodb Derg5116 cona .uii. macaib, ⁊ Aengus Óc mac in Dagda, cona .uii.5117 macaib, ⁊ Findbarr Meda Siuil cona .uii. macaib déc, ⁊ Lir5118 Sída Findachaid cona .uii. macaib .xx. ⁊ cona chlann-maicne5119 archena. Tadg mac Nuadhat a Síd álaind Almaine. Donn5120 Ailein ⁊ Dond Dumaigi, ⁊ in da Glas a Sidh Glais a crich5121 Osraige. Ocus Dobran Duthaire a Síd Liamna Lennchaime5122 annso a cuiced Laighen. Ocus Aed Aileain a Rachruind5123 atuaid, ⁊ Fer Ái mac Eogamail, ⁊ Aillean mac Eogabail, ⁊ Líí5124 mac Eogabail, ⁊ Faindli mac Eogabail a Mumain aniar, a Síd5125 Eogabail, ⁊ Cian ⁊ Cobhan ⁊ Conn, tri meic rig t-Shida Monaid5126 anall a h-Albain, ⁊ Aed Minbrecc Essa Ruaid cona .uii. macaib5127 a Sídh Essa Ruaid, ⁊ clann na Morrigna ingine Ernnmais, cona5128 seisser ar .xx. ban-gaiscedach, ⁊ cona seisser ar .xx. fer-gaiscedach,5129 ⁊ in da Luath a Lifenmaig a Maig Life, ⁊ Brattan ⁊ Ballgeal ⁊5130 Ubhalroiscc a Síd Ochta Cleitig a Bregmaig, ⁊ Cathal ⁊ Caithri ⁊5131 Catharnnach a Síd Droma Deirg a crichaib Chineil Chonaill atuaid.5132 Derg ⁊ Dregan a Síd Beinde h-Etair anair. Sanb cona secht mnaib5133 a crichaib na n-Déisi Muman andes. Bodb Derg fein5134 cona mor-theglach .i. deich fir ⁊h fichit ⁊ deich cét ba h-é-5135 sin a lín. Conid iat-sin na triatha ⁊ na tigernada feraind do5136 Thuaith Dé Danann tic do thochailt ar sída oraind cacha5137 bliadne.”
[366] 5138 Ocus tangadur anunn assa h-aithle-sin issin síd, ⁊ ro indis5139 Find da muintir sin. “Ocus a aes cumtha”, arsi Find, “is mor5140 éicen ⁊ soithfir na muintire aca fuilmíd, ⁊ do-rala i mor-éicin5141 sib-si,” 135a1 ar se, “⁊ muna derntái maith ica bhur cosnum5142 is contabairt daib nech dabur feind ná dabur foirind d' fhaicsin.”5143 “Cait a faccais, a m' anum, a Fhind”, ar Diarmait h-úa Duibne,5144 “ar ̇n-droch-engnum-ne in trath atái ac tabairt robaid duind?”5145 “Do-berim-si mo breithir”, ar Find, “da sirind-sea in domun uile5146 nach biad omun na ecla orum ⁊ in comlín-so d' Fhiannaib p.1415147 Eirenn im fhar- rud.” Ocus ro badur ann co trath eirgi do ló5148 arnamairech.
[367] 5149 Is annsin do eirgedur lucht in t-shída uile amach ⁊ Find5150 seissir óclach máraen ríu. “Maith m' anam, a Duind”, arsi5151 Find, “in a ló nó a n- áidchi tecait Tuath Dé Danann chuccaib- si?”5152 “I comdáil na h-aídchi”, ar Donn mac Midhir, “comad5153 truimi-te ind fhogal do-gendais.”
[368] 5154 Ocus ro badur ann co táinic ind adhaig, ⁊ adubairt Find:5155 “Imthighed nech accaib”, ar Find, “ar in faithche amach, ⁊5156 denaid foraire ⁊ forcoimét duind nach tissad Tuath Dé Danann5157 chuccaind gan fhis ⁊ gan forchloistin duind.” Ocus ní h-imcian 2005158 ro bói fer na foraire ann co faccaid na .u. catha croda cutruma5159 coirigthi da indsaige. “Dar lium”, arsi fer na foraire, “is imda5160 curaid ⁊ cath-milid im Fert in Druad innoss, ⁊ is comlann curad5161 atrasta iat.” Ocus adubairt Find:
- 5162 Comlond laech im Fhert in Druad
co n-ilar sleg rind-gér ruad,5163
erctha ruibhe rádam-ne
fuil i tosaig na buidne.- 5164 IMthiged Diarmaid amach
is Oissin tend tairismech,5165
Mac Lugach re gnim ̇n-glan ̇n- gle
is Osccur re h-ursclide.- 5166 Ro linsat sluaig in raith bán
rachat-sa is Cailte ina ̇n-dail,5167
ocus rachmaid uili amach
sinde araen isin teghlach.- 5168 Na tri caecait co ba thri
do laechraid is calma a cli,5169
dingébat dib cach re fer
do t-shluag is chalma com-mer.- 5170 Adeirim-se rib-si de
5172
bid fír ina raidim-ne,5171
da rús in cath croda crom
mébaid reomum in comlonn.
Comlann.
[369] 5173 “Cait a fuil Oscur anossa?” ar Find. “Sunn, a m' anum”,5174 ar Osccur. “Den maith anossa í cath Thuaith Dé Danann, ⁊5175 denad Diarmait ⁊ Mac Lugach. Missi ⁊ Cailti ⁊ Oissin as5176 sine accaib”, ar Find, “⁊ léicid deirid in chatha duind. Dala5177 mac Midhir, aincid-si duind iat issin chath-sa Túaithe Dé Danann5178 ⁊ uathad bratha atait, ⁊ feall ar einech ⁊ ar inchaib duinde5179 olcc d' fhagbail dóib, ⁊ ar tiachtain chucca.”
[370] 5180 “IS ann do-ratsamar-ne in cath”, ar Cailte, “ó fhuined néll5181 nona co crichaib na maitne muiche arnamairech acht aen-ní p.1425182 chena ro báe esbaid Tuaithe Dé Danann issin cath-sin .i. deich5183 fir ⁊ deich fichit ⁊ deich cét.” IS annsin adubairt Bodb Derg5184 ⁊ Midir ⁊ Findbarr: “Cindus is ail lib do denam risin n-ár so?”5185 ar siat. “Tabrad Lir t-Shída Findachaid comairle duind, uair iss é5186 is sine do Thúaith Dé Danann.” “Do-bér-sa”, ar Lir, “comairle5187 duib .i. beirit cach a carait ⁊ a comaltada ⁊ a meicc ⁊ a5188 braithre leo da sídaib, ⁊ tabar múr tened don darna taeb uaind,5189 ⁊ tabar múr uisci don taeb aile.” Ocus ina degaid-sin ro5190 thócbadur Túath Dé Danann léo in lecht-lighi-sin, ⁊ nir' fhacbadur5191 in ní ara tairissed in bran-én ar in fhaithchi don ár-sin5192 tucsat lucht in t-shida orro.
[371] 5193 “Tainic Find ⁊ lucht in t-shida issin síd iarsin, ⁊ siat crechtach5194 cró-lintech, ⁊ ro boi triur co lan-olcc 135a2 acaind”, ar5195 Cailte “.i. Mac Lugach ⁊ Osccur ⁊ Diarmait, ⁊ tangadur Túath5196 Dé Danann fa thri rissin ̇m- bliadain-sin d' indsaigid in t-shída5197 cétna, ⁊ tri catha tucsamar- ne doib rissin ̇m-bliadain-sin, ⁊ rob5198 é ar n-esbaid ann”, ar Cailte “.i. Conn Cruthach mac Midir,5199 ⁊ cid 201sinde”, ar Cailte, “rob áinicnech sind issin cath déidinach5200 sin, úair ro loigh for Oscur ⁊ for Diarmait neim ⁊ forlonn in5201 catha, corub lubán find-chuill ro bói ac imfhulung a n-étaig tarsu5202 ina cossair-leapaid chró, ⁊ do-luidsemar-ne amach ar in faithche”,5203 ar Cailte, “in cethrar óclach slán ro bámar .i. Find ⁊ Mac5204 Lugach ⁊ Oissin ⁊ mé fein, ⁊ adubairt Oissin annsin:” “IS olcc5205 in turus tangamar co Síd Mac Midhir”, ar se, “d' fhacbail mo meicc5206 ⁊ mo chomalta .i. Diarmata.” “Ocus mairg do-béra a aighed5207 ar in Féinn”, ar Mac Lugach, “tar eis Diarmata ⁊ Oscair d' fhac- bail,5208 uair ní raibe ac congbail in fhiangaiscid dias dob fherr5209 anáit.” “Ocus gid bé do-béra”, ar Find, “ní mé do-bera.”
[372] 5210 “Ocus tucad Donn mac Midhir chuccaind”, ar Cailte. “Maith,5211 a m' anam, a Duind”, ar Find, “in fuil a fhis nó a eolus accut5212 in ní ro ícfad na firu út?” “Ni h-aithnid dam”, ar Donn, “acht5213 aen-liaig atá ac Túaith Dé Danann, ⁊ munar' tesccad smir a5214 n-droma do-gébthar furtacht ⁊ fóirithin ré nomaide uathaib5215 comba slemain slan-chrechtach iat.” “Ocus caide in t-abur assa p.1435216 fuighmis h-é?” ar Find, “uair ní caraid bunaid duind in lucht5217 aca tá.” “Adér riut”, ar Dond mac Midhir. “Mochthrath do5218 laithe tic-sim assind brug amach do thinol lossa íce co táirthed5219 fa lind-braen na maitne iat.” “Fagh-sa, a m' anam, a Duind”, ar5220 Cailte, “nech do-bera aithne ar in liaig ⁊ ticfa a béo no a5221 marb lim-sa.”
[373] 5222 IS annsin ad-racht Aed mac Midir ⁊ Flann Fuilech mac5223 Midir. “Tair reomaind, a m' anum, a Chailti”, bar iat-som.5224 Tangadur reompo co faithche in Broga braenaig brec-sholais, ⁊5225 in tan rangadur ann at-chonncadur flesc gilla óic eitedaig co5226 m-brat d' olaind na n-osmolt a Tír thrétaig Thairrnhgaire, ⁊ lán5227 ichtair a bruit aice do lossaib leighis ⁊ íc- shlainti da chor í5228 cnedaib ⁊ a crechtaib in lochta do loited issin cath do Thúaith5229 Dé Danann.
[374] 5230 “Cia siut, a m' anum, a Aed?” ar Cailte. “Is sé-sin in t-óclach5231 da tangamar d' iarraid”, ar Aed, “⁊ frithoilid co maith h-é5232 arna dechad uaib issin síd.” “Ocus ro rithamar-ne a n- aen-uair5233 ris”, ar Cailte, “⁊ tarrus ar fhormna h-é, ⁊ tucsamar lind h-é5234 óta sin co h-Ath Fostada na Feinde ar Sláine ar laech-Machaire5235 Laigen, ⁊ ro eirig fia fiad umaind, conar' leir sind, ⁊ inn uair5236 rangamur in tulaig ic in ath, is ann at-chonncamur in cethrur,5237 ⁊ ceithri bruit corcra chortharacha umpo, ⁊ ceithri cloidme5238 ór-duirnn ina lamaib, ⁊ ceithri coin chaem-selga acu. Ocus nir' léir5239 dóib-sium sinde leisin fia fiad ro boi umaind, ⁊ ba léir duinde5240 iat-som. Ocus aichnim-si in cethrur”, ar Cailte, “.i. Colla mac Cailti5241 ⁊ Faelan mac Cailti, ⁊ Raigne Rosclethan mac Find ⁊ Cainci5242 Chorcarderg mac Find; ⁊ ro badar ic comrad, ⁊ bá h-é comrad5243 do-ronsat .i. esbaid Fhind meic Cumaill a triath ⁊ á tigerna5244 rissin m-bliadain-sin orra. Ocus at-chuala-sa”, ar Cailte, 202“comrad5245 mo deisi mac ⁊ comrad da mac Find, ⁊ ba truag lium a5246 n-acallaim, ⁊ adubradur:” “Cid do-genat Fianna Eirenn bodesta5247 gan triath ⁊ gan tigerna acco?” ar Raigne Rosclethan mac5248 Find. “Nocon fhuil acco”, ar Colla mac Cailti, “achtmad5249 dul do Themraig ⁊ scailed do denam ina degaid 135b1 nó p.1445250 rig-fhéinnid do denam acco féin ann. Ocus ro cháisetar na5251 meic-sin ina degaid-sin co trom taidbsech d' esbaid a da n-athar5252 ⁊ a tigerna. Ocus tangamar-ne uaithib”, ar Cailte, “noco rangamar5253 co Síd Da Én, risa n-abar Sliab Aighe meic Iugaine, ⁊5254 tangamar issin síd anunn, ⁊ ferais Find ⁊ Dond mac Midhir5255 faeilte re Libra liaig, ⁊ ro taispenad dó Oscur ⁊ Diarmait, ⁊5256 acsin”, arsi Donn, “da brathair dam ⁊ dech let in ba h-in-othrais5257 iat nó in ba h-in-leighis. Ocus dechais in liáig iat, ⁊ adubairt:” “Is5258 in-othrais ⁊ is in-leigis iat mád maith ma luag leighis-sea.” “Bid5259 maith um”, ar Cailte: “ca fhat beither ic á leighes?” bar eissium.5260 “Ré nómaide”, ar Libra prim- liaig. “do-géba-su immorro”, ar5261 Cailte, “luag maith .i. t' anam do léigen duit, ⁊ mina thernat5262 na h-óclaig let”, ar Cailte, “benfaid mo lam-sa fein do chenn dít.”5263 Ocus do-rinde in t-óclach a leighis ⁊ a lesugud ré naemaide,5264 cor' bo t-shlemain slan-crechtach iat.
[375] 5265 Ocus ina degaid-sin tainic gilla ó Chormac, ó ríg Eirenn,5266 ar cenn na Féine co h-Almain 'ar n-esbaid a triath ⁊ a tigerna5267 .i. Find mac Cumaill, ⁊ d' ól fheissi na Temrach le Cormac5268 h-úa Cuind, ⁊ do-riactadur Fianna Eirenn co leir annsin, etir5269 fhir ⁊ mnái ⁊ gilla ⁊ óclaech ⁊ airfitech, co Fert na ̇n-Druad ar5270 faithche na Temra.
[376] 5271 IS annsin immorro ro t-shuidh Goll mac Morna at leth-laim5272 rig Eirenn, ⁊ ro t-shuidhset .u. coicedaig Eirenn cona socraide5273 i Temraig. “IS mor bur n-esbaid, a Fianna Eirenn”, ar Cormac,5274 “.i. bar triath ⁊ bur tigerna .i. Find mac Cumaill.” “Is mor”,5275 ar se Goll mac Morna. “Is mor”, ar Cormac, “uair tri h- esbada5276 com-méite cutruma tucad ar Eirinn reime-seo .i. Lugh ⁊ Conn5277 ⁊ Conaire, ⁊ is sí-seo in cethramad esbaid is mó tucad a5278 n-Eirinn .i. Find mac Cumaill.” “Ocus cat in stiurad nó in5279 tinrum do-beri-si, a m' anum, a Chormaic?” ar Goll mac Morna,5280 “ar Fhiannaib Eirenn anossa?” “Do-berim immorro”, ar Cormac,5281 “comus fhiadaig ⁊ fhiann-choscair Fhiann Eirenn duit-si, a Guill”,5282 ar Cormac, “co festar”, ar se, “inn esbaid d' Fhind do bunud, ⁊5283 roga selga do Chlaind Baiscne .i. do chlann-maicne Fhind risin p.1455284 bliadain uait-siu.” Ro fhaemastur fianna Eirenn sin, “ocus ní5285 tiucub-sa re Find”, ar Goll, “im rígi fhian- naigechta Eirenn nó co5286 ̇m-bia-som tri bliadna i talmain, ⁊ co na raib súil duine dh' feraib5287 Eirenn ris.”
203[377] 5288 IS annsin do raid Aillbi Gruadbrec re Cormac: “Cindus5289 do-genat find-bantracht Find .i. na secht rigna dec so?” Ocus ro5290 fregair Cormac sin: “Do-gentar grianan der- rait deg-daingen do5291 cach mnái fa leith díb cona bantracht re mís ⁊ re raithe ⁊ re5292 bliadain nó co findtar beo nó marb Fhind rissin, ⁊ a lor-daeithin5293 bíd ⁊ lenna rissin doib.”
[378] 5294 IS annsin tucsat airfitig na Féinne a n-aghaid ar Chormac5295 .i. Daigri mac Moran ⁊ Der h-úa Daighri ⁊ Senach h-úa5296 Daighre ⁊ Suanach mac Senaig ⁊ Suanach mac Seinchind5297 sen- scélaidi Find meic Cumaill, ⁊ is sé-sin is binde ro gab timpan5298 ina laim i n-Eirinn ⁊ i nd-Albain, ⁊ Cnú Deireoil in t-abac ⁊5299 Blathnait a ben. Ocus fregrais Cormac doib: “Bar ̇m-beith i5300 Temraig”, ar in rí, “⁊ leth dligid uaim-si daib, ⁊ cobeis in5301 tuarustail do-berad Find daib do-bér- sa”, ar Cormac.5302 Ocus tainic Fergus Fínbél fili na Feinne da n-indsaighid,5303 ⁊ ba h-ed a lín .i. deich cét d' filedaib 135b2 ⁊ d' aes dána.5304 “Prim-ordan Eirenn acum-sa daib”, ar Cormac “.i. ó Thuind5305 Chlidna co Tuind Rudraigi”, ocus tainic meidhes- cal Find da5306 indsaigid .i. im Garbchronan taissech na ̇n-gilla mor. “Tabair5307 uidh oraind, a rí!” ar siat. “do-berim”, ar Cormac, “ó ta Ath5308 lethan Loichi aniar, risa n-abar Ath lethan Luain, co Beind5309 Etair meic Étgaith ind fheindeda sair do t-shorrthan duib.”
[379] 5310 Assa h-aithle-sin tangadur anunn a Temraig, ⁊ tainic5311 Cormac a Tech Mor Midchuarta, ⁊ ro cóirged cach nech ar5312 duthaig a athar ⁊ a t-shenathar aici ann, ⁊ tucad Goll mac5313 Morna a n-inad ríg-fheindeda ann, ⁊ tucad Eithne Ollamada5314 ingen Cathair, ben rig Eirenn, a n-inad rigna, ⁊ Aillbe Gruadbrecc5315 ar a láim-side, ⁊ Maighinis ingen Geraid Glunduib ar5316 leth-laim Aillbi, ⁊ ro coirged Tech mor Midchuarda fan cuma-5317 sin, ⁊ ro dáiled lind ⁊ ro scailed biad forro iarsin.
p.146[380] 5318 IS andsin ad-racht Cormac re beind ̇m- blaith m-buabaill5319 ro bói ina laim, ⁊ adubairt: “Maith, a fhiru Eirenn, da faghad5320 nech acaib a n-es nó a n-indber no a n-all nó a n- abhaind nó5321 a n-dingna nó a n-drobel nó a síd nó a síd-brug fis Fhind duind.”
[381] 5322 IS annsin do fregair Bernngal Bóchétach a h-eochar-imlib5323 t-Shleibe Fuait atuaid ⁊ flaith-briugaid do ríg Eirenn h-é: “IN la5324 thainic atuaid in flaith Find a n-degaid ind fhiada síde in seissir5325 óclach ra bói, ⁊ do-rat in sleig neimnig n-aith n-uillind-glais5326 im laim-sea, ⁊ muince con, ⁊ adubairt rium a marthain accum5327 nó co 204comraicmis aris a n-aen- inad.” Ocus is annsin tuc5328 Berrngal Bóchétach i l-laim Chormaic in t-shleg ⁊ in muinci, ⁊5329 tuc Cormac i l-laim Guill meic Morna, ⁊ do badur íc a fégad,5330 ⁊ adubairt in rí Cormac: “Is esbaid mór d' feraib Eirenn in fer5331 isa sleg ⁊ isa muince sea.”
[382] 5332 IS andsin ro iarfaig Cormac don óclach in rabadur coin5333 ac Find ⁊ ac in muintir ro bói ina fharrad. “Do badur”, ar in5334 briugaid. “Cá coin siut, a Guill?” ar Cormac. “Bran ⁊ Sceolaing5335 i l-laim Fhind”, ar Goll. “Adhnuall ⁊ Fer Uaine i l-láim5336 Oissin. Iarratach ⁊ Fostud i l-laim Oscair. Baeth ⁊ Buidhe5337 i l-laim Diarmata. Brec ⁊ Luath ⁊ Lanbind i l-laim Chailti.5338 Conuall ⁊ Conrith i l-laim Meic Lugach.”
[383] 5339 “Ocus caide Fergus Fínbél?” ar Cormac. “Sunna”, bar5340 eissium. “In fitir tú ca fhat ó thesta in flaith Find?” ar Cormac.5341 “IS mebair lium”, ar Fergus “.i. mí ⁊ raithe ⁊ bliadain ó thesta5342 sé.” Ocus adubairt Fergus:
p.147
- 5343 Airim Find in fed dia fuil
sechtmain ar mís is bliadain,5344
mithig aníu d' fhiannaib Fháil
deiliugud uile d' áen-laim.- 5345 Raithe ar mís ocus bliadain
ó thesta fer ar fiadaig,5346
ó do-chuaid a mudhu in rí
Find mac Cumaill Almainí.- 5347 Mor ind esbaid Meic Lugach
in t- óclac ségaind subach,5348
beith gan Oscur luaidis gail
's can Oissin alaind inmain.- 5349 Mor ind esbaid Diarmait donn
dalta na fiann ba forlonn,5350
Find, Cailte, ferrda na fir
mor a n-esbaid ré n-airim.5351
Airim.
[384] 5352 Is annsin adubairt rí Eirenn: “is mor ind esbaid-sin tra,5353 uair ní h-é ar menma atá re faghail in t- sheisir-sin is ferr ro bói5354 a n-Eirinn ⁊ a n-Albain: ⁊ a Chithruaid”, arsi Cormac, “is mor5355 do t-shétaib ⁊ d' indmusaib tucustar in flaith Find duit gen co 136a15356 h-indsind tú duind in béo nó in marb Find.” Ocus5357 fregrais Cithruaig sin: “IS béo in flaith Find”, ar Cithruad, “⁊5358 missi do dhenam sceil fair nocho dingen, uair ní ferr-de lé5359 Find fein scel do denam fair.” Ocus ba for- baeilid cach uile de-5360 sin, uair ro fhetadur cach ni turgaib Cithruad riam co tainic.5361 “Cend ⁊ forcenn air-sin”, ar Cormac. “Ind adhaig déidenach5362 d' fheis na Temrach at-cithfither in flaith Find ac ól;” ar Cithruad5363 mac Fhir Coecat. Gurub ceist sin ar Imacallaim na Senorach:
5364
Rann:
- Ca fat bói Find a Sliab Én
abair a Chailti in cheist trén,5365
is cia ro loited sa t-síd
má ra bamar-ne a n-im-shním.
[385] 5366 “Ocus ina degaid-sin”, arsi Cailte, “bamar issin t-shíd risin5367 caeicis ar mís ro bas ac ól fheissi na Temrach, no cor' gabsamar-ne5368 braigde Túaithe Dé Danann do Dond mac Midhir, ⁊5369 ní mó no chaithdis fianna Eirenn fiallach na trebaire na5370 Túaith Dé Danann ó ssin amach.”
[386] 5371 IS í-sin aes ⁊ uair ro bói Cailte ac indissin in sceil-sin5372 do Eochaig Leithderg 205do rig Laigen; ⁊ ní cian do badur ann5373 co facadur in n-aen-óclach da n-indsaigid, ⁊ léine do th-sroll rig5374 ria chnes, inar maeth-sroill tairsi ⁊ brat corcra corrtharach uime,5375 ⁊ delg óir issin brut ossa bruinde ⁊ claidem ór-duirnd ina laim,5376 ⁊ cathbarr óir imma chenn, ⁊ is sé do bói ann .i. Donn mac5377 Midhir, ⁊ tuc a chenn a n-ucht Patraic, ⁊ tuc comus Túaithe5378 Dé Danann dó, ⁊ ro slechtsat uile do Pátraic. Conid5379 ann do chreidset Túath Dé Danann do Patraicc.
[387] 5380 Conid h-é-sin scel ro indis Cailte do rig Laigen ⁊ do5381 Pátraic annsin. Ocus tuc Donn mac Midhir feis dithat na5382 h-áidchi-sin do Pátraic cona muintir, ⁊ tar a éis-sin tangadur5383 in sluag uile ⁊ Pátraic máraen ríu co Raith Moir Maigi Fea,5384 ⁊ ind áidchi-sin do-riachtadur fessa ó rig Muman ar cend5385 naem Pátraic co m-beth ara t-shoiscela, ⁊ timnais Patraic ceileabrad5386 do rig Laigen ⁊ do maithib a criche uile, ⁊ tangadur p.1485387 reompo o dá sin co Lis na Laechraide, risa raiter Caissel na5388 Rig issin tan-so.
[388] 5389 IS annsin tainic Eogan Leithderg mac Aengusa rí da5390 cóiced Muman, maille re sé cathaib mora uime í coinde noem Pátraic,5391 ⁊ ro shlechtsat dó maithi Muman uili, ⁊ tucsat a crich5392 ⁊ a forba uili dó, ⁊ a ferann ⁊ a maithius ar comus Pátraic.
[389] 5393 “Screpall soiscéla, a airdrí Muman!” ar Beneoin mac5394 Aeda do Pátraic. “Cá screpall sin, a chleirig?” ar in rí.5395 “Crich ⁊ ferann don chleirech”, ar Beneoin. “In baile seo a tá5396 ⁊ ina fuarusa h-é”, ar rí Muman, “do fognum dó co brath ⁊ da5397 muintir ina diaid.” IS and tuc rí Muman Caissil5398 do Patraic mac Alpraind. “Cindus do-berar duind sin?” ar5399 Beineoin. “Mar seo”, ar in rí, “tiacht don chleirech fein ar5400 Lic na Cét”, bar rí Muman, “⁊ in neoch at- chífea do mín Muman5401 ar cach leth do beith aici.” Ocus tainic Pátraic ar Lic na Cét,5402 ⁊ ro eirig in grian ré h- aghaid in chleirig corba t-sholus dó ar5403 cach leth, ⁊ amal tuc Pátraic a cois ar in lic ro eirig leigeon5404 ⁊ mile do demnaib a bennaib na cloichi amach co ̇n- dechadur i5405 n-aér ⁊ a firmamaint ar teiched nóem Patraic, ⁊ bennaigis5406 Pátraic in cloich iarsin, ⁊ fácais buaid comairli do denam dí ⁊5407 bennachtain urri, ⁊ aingel dé cacha tratha nóna ic a tairimthecht,5408 ⁊ trosccad do rig Muman naenbur mac fír-fhlatha furri5409 ⁊ in n-itgi chuindigfes d' fhágbail dó, ⁊ in tres teine béo ara5410 m-bia rath fa deired a n-Eirinn h-i.
[390] 5411 IS annsin ferais Eogan Leithderg rí Muman faeilte re5412 Cailte, ⁊ ferait maithi Muman uili archena. “Cret ima tucad5413 Lecc na Cet ar in lic-sea, a m' anam, a Chailti?” ar rí Muman.5414 “ISam mebrach-sa inní dia tá”, ar Cailte, “uair ni raibe fis5415 nime riam acainde no cor' t-shuidh Find ar in cloich-seo ⁊ co5416 tuc a ordain fa chét ara dét fis, ⁊ cora fallsiged nem ⁊ talam 136a25417 ⁊ creidim in fhir-Día forórda, ⁊ do thuidecht-sa 206d' indsaigid5418 Eirenn, a Tailgind”, ar Cailte, “⁊ naim ⁊ fíreoin ⁊ creidem5419 cros ⁊ crabad inti.”
[391] 5420 “Ocus cia do-rigne dunad ⁊ deg-baile andso ar tus?” ar rí p.1495421 Muman re Cailte. “Fiacha Muillethan mac Eogain”, ar Cailte,5422 “⁊ ro bói re deich ̇m-bliadna fichet i r-rigi da cóiced Muman, ⁊5423 is leis do-rigned cloch daingen um in ̇m-baili-seo, ⁊ ro bói a5424 n-arus ann.” Ocus adubairt Patraic:
- 5425 IN cloch-so a h-ainm Cloch na Cét
sochaide bias uimpi ic ét,5426
bid inad crabaid is cros
h-aithle cach arais fhuaros.- 5427 Caissil cenn Eirenn uile
benn ima teigfea teine,5428
inadh a frith fis nime
gan chís do rig reomainde.- 5429 Bid maith mo chell as tír thuaid
a crich Connacht in mor-sluaig5430
do fuígeb-sa glan a lí
mo brata co coem- gloní.- 5431 Mo baili-si a crich Ulad
is rem craide bus chuman,5432
bemait-ni, bid maith ar lí
triar álaind a n-aen-bali.5433 .i. Patraic ⁊ Colum Cille ⁊ Brigit.- 5434 Deich fir deich fichit deich cét
iss ed a fhir is ní breg,5435
iss ed gebus mo chell chain
d' abbaib ocus d' fhírenchaib.- 5436 Gebthar sailm, gebthar creda
paitrecha ocus soisscela,5437
gebthar sailm sunna co moch
iman carnn a fuil in cloch.5438
IN cloch.
[392] 5439 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennachtain, ⁊ a m' anum, a naem Patraic”, ar5440 rí Muman, “is mór d' fis ⁊ d' fhír-eolus ro indesbair duind imaraen.”
[393] 5441 Ocus ro badur in sluag uili annsin cor' eirig grian assa5442 circaill teintidhi ⁊ cor' lín da soillsi in doman, ⁊ do-lodur5443 in sluag reompo assin co Raithin na n-Ingnad siar co Mag5444 Femin, ⁊ do t-shuidhestar rí Muman isin darna cind don raith5445 co maithib Muman uime, ⁊ suidhis naem Pátraic ⁊ Cailte isin5446 chind aile na ratha.
[394] 5447 IS annsin ro fhiarfaig Eogan Leithderg mac Aengusa rí5448 Muman: “Cred ima tucad Raithin na n-Ingnad ar in raithin-5449 seo?” Ocus adubairt Cailte ic a fregra:
- 5450 'INgnad turchairthe fuair Find
issin tulaig ara chind,5451
in triar fer, ba cáeme a clíu
ocus aen-chú eturru.
[395] 5452 “Laithe n-aen”, ar Cailte, “da tangamar-ne tri catha na Féine5453 conici in tulaig-sea ⁊ at-chonncamar in triur óclach-sin ar ar cind5454 ⁊ aen-chú accu, ⁊ ní raibi isin domun dath na raibi isin choin,5455 ⁊ do bói aidble méite urri seoch na conaib aile, ⁊ ro t-shuidhedar p.1505456 na h-óclaig a fiadnaissi Fhind.” “Canus tangabair, a ócu?”5457 bar Find. “Assinn Iruaith moir anoir”, ar iat-som. “Cret ima5458 tangabair?” ar Find. “Do denam ar cuir ⁊ ar muinterais5459 riut-sa”, bar iat. “Cá maith bias duinde”, ar Find, “in bar ̇m-beith-si5460 acaind?” “IN triur atamait”, ar siat, “atá feidm ar leith ac5461 cach aen-fher acaind.” “Ca feidm-sin?” ar Find. “Dingebat-sa5462 foraire Fhiann Eirenn ⁊ Fiann Alban”, ar óclach dib. “Cach feidm5463 catha ⁊ comlaind ticemus chum na Féine 207dingebat-sa díb uili5464 sin, ⁊ bid uile in a tost”, ar in darna h-óclach. “Abair, a5465 óclaig út”, ar Find, “cret t' fheidm-si?” “Adeirim”, ar in t-óclach,5466 “cach mor doithbir teicemhus chum mo thigerna dingebat h-í,5467 ⁊ cach ní do-géntar d' athchuingid fair do-gebthar uaim-si h-é”,5468 ar in t-oclach. “Ocus dala na con”, ar in t-óclach, “in comfhat bias5469 fiad a n-Eirinn dingebaid sí cach re n-adhaig d' fhiannaib Eirenn,5470 ⁊ dingebat fein ind adhaig aile.” “Cret iarrfaid-si orum-sa?” ar5471 Find, “⁊ bar ̇m-beith accum amlaid-sin?” “tri comada duind”,5472 ar iat-som. “Crét na comada?” ar Find. “Gan nech do thiachtain5473 dochum ar longpuirt ó thicfa adhaigh tré bithiu do chian5474 na d' fhocus, ⁊ gan a becc na a mór do chomraind do thabairt5475 duind tré bithiu, ⁊ díghu selga duind ó fhiannaib Eirenn.” “Ocus5476 ar bar cubus rib”, ar Find, “cret ima sirenn sib 136b1 gan5477 nech da bur faicsin ó thic adhaig chucaib?” “Atá cúis ⁊ adhbur5478 accaind”, ar siat “⁊ na sir ní aili oraind gid fada gairit bemait5479 ar aen-rian. Ocus in triur óclach-so at-chí-si sind”, ar siat, “bith5480 in tres fer acaind marb cach tres n-aidchi, ⁊ is uime-sin nach5481 áil lind nech dar faicsin, ⁊ bídmaid-ne ic faire in fhir-sin.” “Ocus5482 ba geis d' Fhind marb d' fhaicsin ach muna marbdais airm h-é, ⁊5483 no biad a fhoirithin-sin a com- fhochraib ac Find”, ar Cailte, “.i.5484 tiachtain timchell in raithín-sea.” Ocus adubairt Cailte:
- 5485 Fa geis d' Fhind beith a cind mairb
in neoch nach muirfitis airm,5486
mona thairsed, caem a chlíu
a timchell na ratha- sú.
[396] 5487 IS annsin do-riachtadur mor-sheisir aessa dana co Find do5488 muintir Chithruaid meic Airm meic Fhir Cóecat do chuingid duaisi5489 duaine .i. tri .l. uingi d' ór ⁊ tri .l. uingi d' airget do breith co p.1515490 Temraig do Chithruad. “Do-gebthar accainde a fhoirithin-sin”, ar5491 Scannal h-ua Liathain .i. óclach grada d' Fhind. “Maith, m' anum,5492 a aes dána”, ar na h- óclaig, “in ferr lib duais bur n-duaine5493 d' faghbail anocht na a fhagbail amairech?” “IS leor lind amarach”,5494 ar in t-aes dana. Is annsin tangadur in triur óclach5495 sin, ⁊ a cú léo, co leapaid in con o Raithin na n-Ingnad5496 amach, ⁊ ro scéastar in cú ina fiadnaissi tri .l. uingi d' or ⁊5497 tri .l. uinge d' airget, ⁊ tucad don aes dána-sin, ⁊ ro imthighedar.5498 13 5499 “IS ann adubairt Find”, ar Cailte: “Cindus do-genat tri5500 catha na Féinde gan uisci accu anocht?” IS ann adubairt5501 óclach díb-sum: “Ca mét cornn comaitechta atá ac Find?” “Da5502 chornn déc ⁊ tri cét”, ar Cailte, “atá ac Find mac Cumaill.”
- 5503 Da chornn déc ocus tri cét
do chornnaib co n-ór ac Find,5504
ind uair d' éirgimis don dáil
fa h-adbul a lán do lind.
[397] 5505 “Tabar na cuirnn im laim-si”, ar in t-óclach, “⁊ gébé ní5506 do-berar intib-sidhe ibhid-si h-é.” Ocus ro lín in t-óclach fa5507 thri iat do fhiannaib Eirenn, ⁊ ba mesc medarchain iat don tres5508 fecht ro lín iat.
[398] 5509 “INgnad ám”, ar Find, “in corugud fleide-seo, ⁊ corub Lis5510 na Fleide ainm in 208lessa a tucad d' Fhind h-í, ⁊ corub Lepaid in5511 Chon ainm na leptha, ⁊ is uime thucad Raithin na n-Ingnad5512 ar in raithin-seo”, ar Cailte, “⁊ Lis na Fleide ar in lis-sa, ⁊ Raith5513 Chind Chon ar in raith-seo aile. Ocus ro badur re bliadain5514 isin Fhéin mar sin.”
[399] 5515 IS annsin tainic Eogan Leithderg mac Aengusa meic5516 Nat Fraich reime, ⁊ Pátraic maraen ris ⁊ Cailte, co Raith Chind5517 Chon a n-deiscert Maigi Feimin, ⁊ co Lis in Bantrachta bodes5518 ⁊ ro t-shuidh in sluag uile ar in raith, ⁊ suidhis Cailte í fiadnaissi5519 Eogain Leithdeirg. “Maith, m' anum, a Chailti”, ar Eogan,5520 “crét fa tucad Raith Chind Chon ar in raith- sea, ⁊ Lis in Bantrachta5521 ar in lis-sa?” “flaith-briugaid cétach ro bói annseo .i.5522 Cellach mac Duib Dét a chom-ainm, ⁊ ind uair ro h-airimthea a5523 t-shéoid iss ed do bith lán laech-machaire Maighi Feimin aici. Ni5524 raibe issin domun co cert duine bod mó cuid díbhi na leochaillechta p.1525525 anas, ⁊ tangamar-ne”, ar Cailte, “deichneabar ar fichit5526 sciath-armach ma ríg- fhéindid Eirenn ⁊ Alban ar ̇n-denum selga5527 t-Shleibe Cua duind, ⁊ ro t-shuidhemar ar colba chíuil ann, ⁊ sul5528 tairnig fóssaic do denam duind tuc fer in tighi ail ⁊ aithis ar5529 cach fer fa leith uaind cen mothugud d' Fhind.”
[400] 5530 IS annsin do labair fer borb don Fheind .i. Cuindscleo mac5531 Ainscleo, mac rig Bretan anair ris ⁊ adubairt: “Is mer in scem5532 chind chon do-beir in t-eathach ar fhiannaib Eirenn”, ar se.5533 “Tarrais buaid focail fair ⁊ n-anma”, ar Find, “⁊ léic Cenn Chon5534 air tre bithu.”
[401] 5535 “Ocus crét fa tucad 136b2 Raith in Bantrachta ar in raith5536 sea?” ar rí Muman re Cailti. “Is accum-sa atá a fhis gen gub nua5537 in ní dia tá .i. coeca ban n-gressa is ferr bói a n-Eirinn do thinoil5538 in flaith Find do indsaigid na ratha-so fa comair erraid ⁊5539 étaig do denam d' fhiannaib Eirenn doib, ⁊ tucad a cennus-sin5540 uile d' ingin rig Bretan dar' bo chom-ainm Dergoda ban-cheile5541 Oscair meic Oissin, ⁊ ro badur issin baili-sea re ré moir do5542 bliadnaib. Conid uatha-sin atá Raith in Bantrachta ar in raith-5543 sea ⁊ Raith Chind Chon ann.”
5544 “Ocus cret in cairthi com-daingen cloiche ut atá ar lár na ratha5545 tall?” ar rí Muman. “Caindelbra in Bantrachta sin”, ar Cailti,5546 “uair ni h-ail leo teine ach fa thrí cacha bliadna .i. na roissed5547 smal na dendgor na detach na teined iat na a n-étaigi. Ocus5548 ro badur isin baile mar sin re treimsi do bliadnaib ac denum5549 lamda ⁊ ac córugud étaig na Féine, ⁊ bói gairdiugud mor ac5550 in bantracht-sin .i. tri h-ingena rig Í Ceindselaig .i. Findchas5551 ⁊ Findruine ⁊ Findingen a n-anmanna, ⁊ do bói timpan becc5552 accu cona leithrind airgit ⁊ cona deilgib óir buidhe, ⁊ 209mná re5553 gur lamnada ro choiteldais leissin céol sirrachtach sidhe ro5554 chandais na tri h-ingena-sin don bantracht.”
[402] 5555 “Ocus crét in da fert mora so at-chiamait, a Chailti?” ar in5556 rí. “In triar óclach do-rigne a muintirus ic Raithin na n-Ingnad5557 re Find ⁊ in cú accu iss iat do marb in da óclach assa5558 fert-sin .i. Donn ⁊ Duban, da mac rig Ulad atuaidh.” “Ocus p.1535559 cindus a torcradar, a m' anum, a Cailti.” ar rí Muman. “A5560 ̇m-beith-sium a n-inad ar leith on Feind”, ar Cailte, “in triur5561 óclach-sin ⁊ a cú a medon eturru, ⁊ ó thiced ind adhaig do5562 bith múr tened umpu conach lamad nech a fégad etir. Ocus5563 do badur da mac rig Ulad .i. Donn ⁊ Duban, ac foraire Fhiann5564 Eirenn ⁊ Fhiann Alban ind áidchi-sin, ⁊ tangadur fa thri a5565 timchell na Feine, ⁊ in tres fecht tangadar”, ar Cailte, “at-conncadur5566 in mur tened, ⁊ adubairt Donn mac rig Ulad”: “ingnad5567 mar atait in triar óclach ⁊ a cú eturru re bliadain andossa,5568 uair do fhógradur gan nech do dul da fégad ó thicfad adhaig.”5569 Ocus tangadur reompo da n-indsaigid meic ríg Ulad fan cuma-5570 sin, ⁊ do-chuadur tresan múr teined anunn, ⁊rangadur tucsat5571 a n-airm re n-ais, ⁊ ro badur ac fégad in trír óclach ⁊5572 na con, ⁊ in cú romor do bíth cach láe acco ac seilg ⁊ ac5573 fiadach nír' bo mó na crannchú bís ic roduine ind uair-sin h-í, ⁊5574 óclach díb-som ⁊ claidim áith urnocht ina laim ac comet na5575 con ⁊ oclach aile dib ⁊ cuach find-airgit aici ré bél na con, ⁊5576 raga cacha lenna ro t-shired cach fer díb, ⁊ iss ed ro chuired in5577 cú tar a bel issin cuach. Ocus is annsin adubairt óclach díb5578 rissin coin: “Maith a m' anam, a uassail ⁊ a fhíreoin, a fher-meic,5579 mothaig let in brath tucad ón fhlaith ó Fhind fort.”
[403] 5580 “IS annsin immorro ro chraith in cú a h-erboll, co tainic5581 gaeth doilfi draidechta as, co ro thoitsetar a sceith da ̇n-guaillib5582 ⁊ a slegha assa lamaib ⁊ a claidme da slessaib, co rabadur5583 issin múr theinead ina fiadnaisi, ⁊ ro marbsat na h-óclaig-sin5584 da mac ríg Ulad”, ar Cailte, “⁊ ro impó in cú 'ar marbad na5585 fer, ⁊ tuc a h-anail fa na corpaib na fer co ̇n- derna min ⁊ luaith5586 díb, conna frith fuil na féoil na cnáim dib ar lathair.5587 Ocus is sé-sin”, arsi Cailte, “in da fert ro fiarfaigis dim, ⁊ geb é ro5588 oslaiced orro ní fuighbed a bec intib acht mad a lán uire ⁊ gainim.”
[404] 5589 “Ocus nir' indis duind riam”, arsi Eogan Leith- derg5590 137a1 rí Muman, “scél budh inganta ⁊ budh diamra ina5591 sin, a m' anum, a Cailti; ⁊ cret in sonn ard ut do tháib in5592 chairthe thall”, ar in rí, “isin raith?” “Tuarustul in ban- chuire p.1545593 sin”, ar Cailte, “ó Finn cacha bliadna, ⁊ Oscur mac Oissin ro5594 fholaig h-é .i. x. fichit uinge d' ór fá thri, ⁊ is ann ro foilged h-é,5595 fa bun in chartha-sin.” Ocus ro eirgedar in sluag ⁊ ro oslaicetar5596 fair, ⁊ tucsat in t-ór as, ⁊ tucad a trian do ríg Muman5597 ⁊ a trian aile do nóem Patraic ⁊ do Cailti, ⁊ trian dona cleirchib.5598 “Ocus mairid in t-ór”, ar Cailte, “⁊ ní mairenn in flaith5599 Find na Oscur mac Oissin ro folaig.” Ocus adubairt Cailte:
- 5600 Mairid aníu Raith Chind Chon
gan áille gan imrissin,5601
ocus ní mairenn an rí
Find mac Cumaill Almainí.- 5602 Mairid ann lia na ratha
gus' tathaigmis cach tratha,5603
is mairid in t-ór derg dron
ocus ní mairenn Oscur.- 5604 Aidhed Duind is Dubain dil
fuaradur bás a folaig,5605
is bamar-ne 'ga n-iarraid
sechtmain ar mís is bliadain.- 5606 Findchas is Finndruine iar fír
is Findingen, truag in gnim,5607
ar na h-indberaib co m-blaid
tri h-ingena in Cheindselaig.- 5608 INmain in timpan blaith bec
ní chuala cluas a chom-boc,5609
ro choiteldaís, mor in buaid
sluaig in domain ré h-aen-uair.- 5610 Timpan bec ro bói ac na mnaib
cona leithrind airgit báin,5611
cona deilgnib oir buidhe
cona thétaib findruine.- 5612 Caeca lepaid astigh thall
caeca cornn, caeca fidchell,5613
caeca uinge d' ór derg dron
cacha bliadna a tuarustal.- 5614 Adeirim-si riut reime
5616
is fir inní raidim-ne,5615
mor do cach maith urcrade
do chaithsim-ne 'sa raith- se.
Mairid.
[405] 5617 “Dala in trir óclach-sin, a m' anum, a Chailte”, ar rí Muman5618 assa h-aithli-sin, “ind acaib-si do badur nó ind uaib do-chuadur?”5619 “Is acainde ro badur”, ar Cailte, “nóco ̇n-dernad bec-buidhne don5620 Fhéin ⁊ nónbair do thrib cathaib na Féine ac Raithin na Nónbur5621 ac laech-Machaire Laighen. Ocus rainic nónbur óclach ⁊5622 naenbur gilla in cach aen-baile a n-Eirinn don Fheind d' iarraid5623 da mac ríg Ulad atorcradur re macaib rig na h-Iruaithe5624 anair.”
[406] 5625 Dala immorro Find meic Cumaill, rainic reime co Temair5626 Luachra ar scailed na Féinde dó, ⁊ ní roibe don Féind ina5627 farrud acht daescur-shluag ⁊ gillida fedma na Féinne.
[407] 5628 Dala na naenbur-sin do-rinde Find d' Fhiannaib Eirenn5629 d' iarraid da mac rig Ulad, tangadur co Temair Luachra ind p.1555630 aen-adhaig d' indsaigid Fhind gan fis a ̇m-bí na a mairb na fer-5631 sin leo, a n-dala-sin conici sin.
[408] 5632 Dala Patraic immorro ⁊ rig Muman, tangadur secha bodes5633 co Beind ̇m-Bain in Retha etir Sliab Claire ⁊ Sliab Crot. Ocus5634 ro t-shuidhetar in sluag uile ann, ⁊ ro t-shuidh Pátraic ⁊ Cailte,5635 ⁊ adubairt rí Muman: “Crét fa tucad Benn Bán in Retha ar in5636 n-inad so?” Ocus fregrais Cailte sin:5637 Cid diatá Benn Bán in Retha eter Sliab Claire ⁊ Sliab Crot?
[409] 5638 Feacht n-aen da raibi Find mac Cumaill ar in tulaig-sea5639 at-chonncadur in mnái ara cind issin tulaig, ⁊ brat corcra corrtharach5640 uimpe, ⁊ delg óir issin brut ⁊ lann d' ór buidhe ré5641 h-étan, ⁊ ro fhiarfaig Find scela di canas tainic, ⁊ fregrais sí dó:5642 “Ó Beind Étair meic Étgaith ind fheindida anair.” “Ca com-ainm5643 thúsa, a ingen?” ar Find. “Étain Fholtfhind m'ainm-si”, ar issi5644 “.i. ingen Éda Uchtgil a Síd Beinde h-Etair anair.” “Cret 'ma5645 tangais assin conici seo?” ar Find. “d' iarraid comlenga aen-fhir5646 ar Fhiannaib Eirenn”, ar sí. “Cindus atá do rith?” ar Diarmait5647 h-ua Duibne 137a2 rissin ingen. “IS maith mo rith”, ar inn5648 ingen, “gid fata gair bias tír nó talam fám chois is cuma lem5649 beith am rith”, ar inn ingen. Cailte adubairt:
- 5650 Mar thangamar don Beind Bain
do-riacht aen-ben inar ̇n-dáil,5651
is do fhuacair ar Fhein Fhind
comling aen-fhir gerb' eislind,- 5652 Ro rithis-sa ria 'arsin
gusin n-ard os Badhamair,5653
fa com-luath duind issin chnoc
is lim-sa ro bo lan- olcc.- 5654 IS do rithamar 'ar sin
assin chnoc os Badhamair5655
tar uaim tar ochtaib glinde
co Dún Danair Dublinde.- 5656 IS mé fa taísci issin dún
nir'bo mé in Cailte gan rún,5657
is do-chuadus díb uile
etir coin ocus duine.- 5658 Ocus do-chuadmar 'ar sin
gusin n- ucht ac Beind Étair,5659
cor'ba t-sholus uile in sluag
issin t-síd álaind ind-fhuar.- 5660 Tangamar anunn 'sa síd
fuaramar ann midh is fín,5661
is ro bamar ann 'ar sin
fiche aídchi 'na degaid.- 5662 Bristi mo chride am chli chain
5664
is na turcnam dom anmain,5663
ic fechain cach thulcha iar tain
ocus na beinde ar marthain.
Mar thangamar.
5665 “Ocus iss é lín tangamar gusin síd annsin”, ar Cailte, “xx.c.5666 d' Fiannaib Eirenn 'ma Find mac Cumaill, ⁊ ro t-shuidsemar ar p.1565667 colba chiuil in righ-thighi issin t-shíd, ⁊ 'arsin do-rinded ar n-umal-fhossaig,5668 ocus ro claeed ar ̇n-gere, ⁊ ro scuired ar n- íta. Ocus mar5669 do bamar ann at-connairc in flaith Find in n-ingin mín mong-buidhe5670 os urdreich na ̇n-dabhach, ⁊ cuach find-airgit ina laim,5671 ⁊ sí ac dáil do chách.”
[410] 5672 IS annsin adubairt in flaith Find: “Adar lind is sí-siut inn5673 ingen ro fhocair comrith ⁊ comling ar in Féind ó Chathair5674 t-Shleibe Crot aniar co Beind Étair Meic Étgaith in fheindeda.”5675 “Nocho n-í-siut do bói remut etir”, ar Aed Uchtgel rí in t-shida,5676 “uair is sí-sin ben as mailli atá accainde.” “Cia ro bói romainde5677 amlaid?” ar Find. “Bé Man- nair ingen Aingceoil”, ar Áed Uchtgel5678 mac Aengusa meic in Dagda .i. ban-echlach Thuaithe5679 Dé Danann. “Ocus is sí théit a richt in spegdubain ⁊ in mil5680 moir, ⁊ delbus a richt na cuile h-í féin, ⁊ delbaid a richt cacha5681 fír-charat etir fhir ⁊ mnai fos, ⁊ co léicenn cach a rún ria, ⁊5682 is sí-sin ro bói reomut-sa aníar isin coml- ing retha, ⁊ ní h-í in5683 ingen út”, ar Aed, “acht ro bói ac ól ⁊ ac áibnius os chind na5684 ̇n-dabach issin t-shíd.” “Ocus ca h-ainm in ingen út?” ar Find.5685 “Étain Fholtfhind sin”, ar Aed Uchtgel “.i. ingen dam-sa ⁊ maccaem5686 Tuaithe Dé Danann uili h- í.” “IS amlaid ata in ingen5687 sin”, ar a h-athair, “⁊ lendann aici d' Fhiannaib Eirenn.” “Maith5688 a m' anum”, ar Find, “cia accaind in lendan-sin?” “Oscur mac5689 Oissin annsiut”, ar eissium, “⁊ is sí do chuir ind echlaig ar bur5690 cend-si co Cathair t-Shleibe Crot bodes, ⁊ tairgid Cairpre Lifechair5691 mac Cormaic in tricha cét is chom-nessa do Tuathaib Breg ⁊5692 Midhe do thabairt dó Thuaith Dé Danann ina tindscra ⁊ ina5693 tur-thochmarc do grés, ⁊ a cur fein a meidh ⁊ a comthrom5694 d' ór intí ⁊ a comthróm d' airgid ⁊ a thabairt-sin di.” “Cid um5695 nár' fhaemabhair-si h-í do mac ríg Eirenn tar a éis-sin?” ar5696 Find. “Nir' gabumar”, ar Aed, “uair ni raibi cuit menman na5697 aiccenta di ann, ⁊ ní dernamar ni a dáil na a caingen 'arsin.”5698 “Maith”, ar Find, “ca coma t-shire orainde? Maith a m' anam, a5699 ingen, ca coma iarrái ar mac micc in rig-fheinded .i. ar Oscur?”5700 Adubairt in ingen: “Gan mo léicen tré bithiu nó co tí m' anfalta p.1575701 fein rium.” “Rachaid ám in choma-sin duit-siu”, ar Oscur.5702 “Tabair cuir ⁊ tenta rind annsin”, ar in ingen. “Cá cuir connaigi?”5703 ar Oscur. “Goll mac Morna ó Macaib Morna ⁊ Find5704 mac Cumaill ó Fhiannaib Eirenn.” Ocus tucad na cuir-sin ria5705 137b1 , ⁊ ro fhóeestar inn ingen ⁊ Oscur, ⁊ ro bamar-ne re5706 .xx. aidchi ann ina degaid-sin.
[411] 5707 IS annsin ro fhiarfaig Oscur d' Fhind: “cáit a ̇m- ber-sa mo5708 mhnái?” “Co h-Almain lethan-glais Laigen”, ar Find, “co cend5709 .uii. ̇m-bliadan, ⁊ faghaib-si féin inad ossin amach di.”
[412] 5710 “Ocus tucad cath buidhnech Beindi h-Etair assa h- aithle5711 sin”, ar Cailte, “⁊ ro trom- loited Oscur ann, ⁊ ro bensatar ind5712 Fhiand a ciall de, ⁊ ro ben Find fos de, ⁊ tainic Etain Fholtfhind5713 áidchi ann ar in n-imdaid i farrud Oscuir, ⁊ at-chonnairc in5714 delb rigda romor ro bói fair do scuch uaidi, ⁊ tainic glaisi ⁊5715 duibe da h-indsaighid, ⁊ ro thócaib in ingen a fáidhe fír-thrúaga5716 ⁊ a gol n-ard n-accaintech ós aird, ⁊ tainic inn ingen ina5717 h-imdaid, ⁊ ro moid cno-maidm da craide ina cliab, ⁊ fuair5718 bas do chumaid a céile ⁊ a cét-muintire amal at-chonnairc h-é,5719 ⁊ ro h-indlaiced chuind a sída bodéin h-í, co Síd Beinde h-Étair,5720 ⁊ ro cuired fo cláithib talman h-í. Conid Fert Étaine a ainm”,5721 ar Cailte. “Ocus ro fácaib tri coin maithe ac Oscur5722 .i. Luath ⁊ Indell ⁊ Oscur a n-anmanna. Ocus iss é-sin scel5723 ro fiarfaigis dim”, ar Cailte, “⁊ is uime-sin tucad Bend Bán in5724 Retha ar in n-inadh-sa.”
[413] 5725 Ocus ro badur ann ind aidchi-sin co tainic la cona lan-shoillsi5726 arnamairech, ⁊ ro eirig nóem Patraic ⁊ in sluag uile co5727 rangadur co Cuillind ⁊ co Callaind a n-Íb Cuanach, ⁊ suidhis5728 nóem Patraic ann, conidh Suide Pátraic ainm inn inaid ó sin5729 anall, ⁊ suidid rí Muman ar gualainn Pátraic, ⁊ suidhis Cailte5730 ina fiadnaissi.
[414] 5731 Ut dicitur Cuillind a n-Ib Cuanach aniu.
[415] 5732 IS ann sin ro fhiarfaig Eogan Leithderg mac Aengusa .i.5733 rí Muman do Chailti: “Cred 'má tucad Callann ⁊ Cuillenn ar p.1585734 in inad-so, ⁊ créd 'ma tucad Lighi ind Óic ar in tulaig út ⁊5735 Clad na Feine ar in clad-so atá a timchell ind feraind ⁊ na5736 criche?” Ocus fregrais Cailte in cheist- sin:
[416] 5737 “Laithe n-aen”, arsi Cailte, “da raibe Find mac Cumaill ac5738 Raith Chuiri etir Dún ̇n-Delga ⁊ muir í cind Trágha Baile ⁊5739 Leapaid na h-Iubraige don darna taeb d' Fhind .i. Raith na h-Ecraide5740 inad in Duib Sainglenn ⁊ in Leith Macha don leith eili ⁊5741 Dun Delga ar ar cúl, ⁊ ní cían ro bamar ann”, ar Cailte, “co5742 faccamar in tricha cairptech issin tráig atuaid”, ar Cailte, “cach5743 dirge chucaind, ⁊ ro tairrlingetar ann, ⁊ ro scuirsetar a n-echraid,5744 ⁊ suidis in t-óclach rosc-lethan mor ba sine ⁊ ba h-uaisli acco5745 ar gualainn Fhind meic Cumaill, ⁊ fiarfaigis in flaith Find scela5746 de.” “Canas tangais, a m' anam, a óclaig, ⁊ cia thú féin?” ar5747 se. “Callann mac Fergusa Find missi”, ar in t-óclach, “mac5748 ríg Ulad atuaid, ⁊ mo derbrathair fein Áed Donn mac Fergusa5749 Find atá accum indarba nach léicend ac Cormac h-u Chuind5750 mé ⁊ nach léicenn am duthaig féin. Ocus tanac dot' accallaim-si,5751 a ríg-fhéindid, uair atá ar fial-charadrad araen .i. Meas5752 Mungel, ingen Aengusa rí Ulad, do t-shen-mathair-siu derbtshiur5753 m' athar-sa ⁊ mathair Cumaill isseic.”
[417] 5754 “Mass ed is ó Ultaib”, ar Oissin, “tucamar-ne in mire ⁊ in5755 torcdacht ata induind.” “IS uaithib”, ar Find, “co deimin. IN5756 a n-Ultaib is áil let ferann d' fhagbail?” ar Find. “Ní h-ed um”,5757 ar eissium, “uair ni dingnem fingal etraind féin.” “Mass ed”, ar5758 Find, “rachat-sa amairech romum co h- Eocho Faeburderg mac5759 Find, co ríg da cóiced Muman, ⁊ sirfet-sa ferann re h-ed 137b25760 ⁊ re h-athaid duit-si air.” “Ocus muna fhaghbur ferann ar ais5761 do-ber-sa cath i cind Traga Baile um it fherann fein do ríg Ulad.”
[418] 5762 IS annsin do eirgedur tri catha na Feind, ⁊ Callann mac5763 rig Ulad reompo bodes co Cathair t-Shleibe Crot co h-airm a5764 raibe rí Muman, ⁊ tainic in rí a comdail Fhind ⁊ Fhiann Eirenn,5765 ⁊ adubairt: “Mo-chen do tiacht, a m' anum, a Fhind”, ar rí Muman,5766 “is tairise linde ind fhaeilte-sin.” “Is tairissi ón”, ar in rí, ⁊5767 tangadur issin ̇n-dunad anunn 'arsin, ⁊ ro frithailed uile iat, ⁊ p.1595768 ro cóirged tech n-óla acu, ⁊ tucad Goll mac Morna a leth-laim5769 Fhind, ⁊ tucad mac rig Ulad ar in laim aile Fhind.
[419] 5770 Ocus is annsin adubairt rí Muman: “In faccabair d' feraib5771 Eirenn nó d' feraib in domain uile in tres fer budh ferr delb ina5772 in t-óclach út ar gualaind Fhind meic Cumaill?” Ocus ro fhiarfaig5773 rí Muman: “cia h- é in t-óclach-sin fuil it farrud-sa, a Fhind?”5774 Ocus ro indis Find a ainm ⁊ a sloinded dó, ⁊ a thuidecht5775 d' iarraid feraind ⁊ fhorba fair-sium. “Dar mo breithir am”, ar rí5776 Muman, “gid ara aghaid féin do tiucbad duine a chom-maith-5777 siut d' iarraid criche ⁊ feraind ro bad chóir a thabairt dó, ⁊5778 tussa a m'anum, a ríg-fhéindid da iarraid is córaide a thabairt5779 dó. Ocus ac síut da triucha cét uaim-si dó”, ar rí Muman. “Ocus5780 in tres triucha cét dam-sa ⁊ don Fhéin”, ar Find. Ocus tucad5781 dó-som sin, co rabadur tri .xxx. cét d' ferann aicci.
[420] 5782 “Caít a tabrai dó in ferann-sin?” ar Find. “Breicthír”, risa5783 raiter h-Í Chuanach, “⁊ Tulach na Dala”, risa raiter Cuillind issin5784 tan-so. “IS borb ulltachda mo muinter-sa”, ar Callann mac5785 Fergusa, “⁊ cindus do-genat?” “Comairle accum duit-siu uimi-sin,”5786 ar rí Muman “.i. denat in Fhiann annsiut dúnchlad ⁊ daingen5787 umatt ferann.” Ocus do eirgedar tri catha na Féinde, ⁊ do-rigned5788 leo sin re .uii. laithi na sechtmaine, ⁊ do-rigned sluag-dorus5789 deabtha fair, ⁊ 'arna denam-sin dó, tainic Find ⁊ tri5790 catha na Feinne ⁊ Callann mac Fergusa, mac ríg Ulad, maraen5791 ríu co Cathair t-Shleibe Crot dorissi.
[421] 5792 IS annsin adubairt Find: “Maith, a m' anum, a rí Muman,5793 in fitir tusa ca toisc aile risa tangamar-ne dot' indsaigid?” “Ní fhetar5794 um”, ar in rí. “Do chuingid t' ingine-si .i. Chuillinde, do Challann5795 do mac ríg Ulad.” “Cred a tindscra ⁊ a tirochraic?” ar5796 a h-athair. “Tindscra cétach”, ar Find “.i. cét do cach crud ⁊5797 do cach díne di, ⁊ rach sin ar breithir di”, “bar Find, ⁊ ra5798 naidmed di-si, ⁊ tucad ingen rig Muman do mac rig Ulad5799 ind aídchi-sin”, ar Cailte. Ocus do- chuaid Callann mac ríg5800 Ulad ar cend a muintire bothuaid, ⁊ do-riacht a muintir leis p.1605801 d' indsaigid ind feraind-sin tucastar rí Muman dó, ⁊ do-rigned5802 dúnad mor leis annseo.
[422] 5803 Ocus rucastar inn ingen mac suaichnid sainemail dó .i.5804 Fer Óc a ainm, ⁊ ro bo therc a n-Eirinn uili nech budh com-maith5805 delb na luth na lamach ris.
[423] 5806 Ocus do-riachtamar-ne tri catha na Feine d' indsaigid in5807 baile-seo ⁊ deich cét ar fichit cét cacha catha díb, ⁊ mar do5808 bámar ann inar sessam, at-chonncamar in t-aen-macaem ac5809 cluiche ann ar in faithche, ⁊ lia comthrom cloiche ara dernnaind,5810 ⁊ do-bered ró n-urchair di co tecmad tarsna deich5811 n-imaire h-í, ⁊ do rithed fuithe ⁊ do gabad etarbuais ina glaic5812 h-í, ⁊ ro bamar uile ica t-shír-fhegad tri catha na Feine. “Ní 138a15813 fhaccamar riam”, ar Find, “lámach budh fherr ina sin, ⁊5814 cia in maccaem do-ní in lámach, a fhiru?” ar Find. “Mac fhir in5815 baili-sin”, ar cach .i. Fer Óc mac Callainde, mac ríg Ulad.5816 Ní thainic d' Ulltaib riam ó do-chuadur na fir mora maithe do5817 bói díb, adhbur gaisccedaig is ferr anas in maccaem út. “Ní5818 thainic um”, ar cach uile i n-aen-fhecht. “Ocus da-ní- sium lamach5819 aile is doirbe ina sin”, ar cach. “Cred eissein?” ar Find “.i.5820 urlann da t-shleg do chur re talmain, ⁊ a druim risin ̇m-baile, ⁊5821 leim re crannaib na sleg tar sluag-dorus in baile co m-bói ar in5822 lic allanall ⁊ a t-shlegha ina laim, ⁊ lingid leo 'na frithing tar5823 in ̇m-baile amuich co m-bói ar in faithche-seo.”
[424] 5824 “Ar fír do chubais riut, a Fhir Óic”, ar Find, “dena in cles5825 inar fiadnaissi.” “Do-genum”, ar in maccaem. “Ocus is nár lém5826 a dénamh i fiadnaissi Fhiann Eirenn muna thí lem a denum co5827 maith.” Ocus do-roine in cles a fiadnaissi Fhind ⁊ na Feinde5828 mar is ferr do-rinde riam h-e.
[425] 5829 IS annsin do-riacht Callann ⁊ Cuillenn .i. athair ⁊ a mathair5830 in maccáeim, chucca, ⁊ ro fhersat fír- cháin faeilte re Find5831 ⁊ reim in Fhéinn archena. “Maith a m' anum, a meic”, ar siat,5832 “déna do chor ⁊ do muintirus re Find.” “Do-gén”, ar in maccaem.5833 Do eirig ⁊ do-rinde a chor ⁊ a muintirus ré Find, ⁊5834 tuc a lám i l-láim Fhind, ⁊ tangamar anunn iarsin issin dún, ⁊5835 ro bamar ac ól ⁊ ac aibnius and.
p.161[426] 5836 IS ann adubairt in flaith Find: “Cáit a fuil Berrach ingen5837 Chais Chuailgne?” “Sunn, a m' anum, a ríg-feinnid”, ar inn ingen.5838 “Tabair in n-armidh chét dot' indsaigid, ⁊ tabair a tri lan d' ór5839 inti ⁊ a tri lán d' airget, ⁊ tabair d' Fhir Óc ina thuarustul.”5840 Ocus ro roind in maccaem ar tri sin .i. a trian da athair ⁊5841 a trian da mathair ⁊ a trian aile d' éicsib ⁊ d' ollamnaib ⁊ do5842 luchtraid maithiusa Fiann Eirenn. “Is eolach do roinded in5843 tuarustul”, ar Find. Ocus do badur ann co tainic lá cona5844 lan-soillsi arnabarach.
[427] 5845 Annsin do-rigned selg ⁊ fiann-choscur ac tri cathaib na5846 Féinne. Cid tra acht cet-guin muice na fhiada do rochtain do5847 neoch d' fhiannaib Eirenn ac Fir Óc ní rainic in la-sin. Ar5848 tiachtain immorro dóib da tigh ⁊ ar ̇n-denam na selga, is and5849 ro gabusdur slaetan trom-galair Fer Óc tré t-shuilib na sochaide5850 ⁊ tre fhormat in mor-sluaig, corus-marb gan anmain i cind nómaide5851 h-é. “Ocus ro cuired fan talmain ar in tulaig tonn-glais5852 út h-e”, ar Cailte, “⁊ in lía lainderda ro bói ina laim ac denam5853 chluiche ⁊ ainiusa iss é-siut assa chind h-é”, ar Cailte.
[428] 5854 “Conid uada-sin atá Tulach in Óic ar in tulaig-seo.”
[429] 5855 Ocus do bói a mathair bliadain issin baile-sea tar eis a5856 meic, ⁊ ticed cach láe d' indsaigid fherta a meic, ⁊ ro bói ica5857 cháined rissin ̇m-bliadain-sin, ⁊ fuair bás do chumaid a meic5858 la n-aen ann, ⁊ tucad issin tulaig-seo ille h- í.
[430] 5859 “Conid uaithe atá in t-ainm .i. Cuillenn.”
[431] 5860 138a2 . “Ocus iss é-seo in cethramad inad a n-gabdais Fianna5861 Eirenn a n-étaigi lighda lend-maissecha umpu”, ar Cailte, “.i. Temair5862 Breg ⁊ Temair Luachra ⁊ ind Almain lethanmoir Laigen, ⁊ í5863 Cuillind annseo. Ocus is annseo do-nith in flaith Find tri catha5864 don Fhein cacha bliadna, ⁊ is annseo do-berthea ⁊ do toghtha5865 curaid re gaisced a n-inad cacha marbtha d' Fiannaib Eirenn.5866 Ocus is ann do-berthea na daim imdiscire alltaide ⁊ an tuirc5867 thaeb-troma dar n-indsaigid co lar in tighi n-óil ⁊ n-aibniusa”,5868 ar Cailte, “⁊ rob adba os ⁊ fiadmíl Cuillind in la-sin.”
p.162[432] 5869 Ocus adubairt Cailte:
- 5870 Cuillenn bá h-adhba fhiadaig
ba port rig gusin riagail,5871
bá h-alaind a n-uair chatha
cona h-etach il- datha.- 5872 Cá h-óc da tuc Find in t- ór
in rí direcra dímor,5873
ocus ca mét n-aídchi iarsin
cor' scar a chorp ré anmain?- 5874 Ni dernad engnam budh fherr
ana a n-derna Conan Cerr,5875
is Conan Mael ar in maig
issin cath ac Berramain.- 5876 Nir' messa in t-engnam aile
a cath laechda Lamraige,5877
ina a n-derna-sa bodéin
missi is Diarmait is Oissein.- 5878 Nochor' ferr engnum fa gréin
ina a n-derna Find bodéin,5879
is lind tainic a tharba
do ló catha Ollarba.- 5880 IS truag a n-derna in rí rán
is moch do-chuadur 'na dáil,5881
nach mairenn díb sunn ané
achtmad missi ocus Oisséin.- 5882 Adeirim-si riut reime
is fír in ní raidim-ne,5883
is uallach ticdis don beind
in sluag-sin ro char Cuillind.
5884 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ ben- nachtain”, ar Eoghun Lethderg mac Oengusa,5885 “⁊ a Cailti, is truagh in scel-sin ro indisis duinn .i. scél5886 Fir Óig”.
[433] 5887 Ocus ní cian ro badur ann co faccadur in ̇m-buidhin moir5888 croda comméite da n-indsaigid ina da ̇n-dirma .i. ocht fichit5889 sciath-armach in cach buidhin dib, ⁊ ámdabcha da sciathaib5890 donn-chorcra ina timchell, ⁊ fidh-nemed do t-shlegaib urarda ré5891 ̇n-guaillib, ⁊ gilla dond dighrais degh-alaind in tossach na buidhne,5892 ⁊ mind óir ima chenn i comartha rig, ⁊ brat corcar-glan iman5893 n-óclach aile fa cenn orro, ⁊ cathbarr óir ima chenn. Ocus5894 slechtsat do Patraic ⁊ tucsat a cind ina ucht.
[434] 5895 “Cia sib-si, a óca?” ar Pátraic. “Da rig Iarmuman .i. Derg5896 mac Dinertaig meic Maili Dúin missi, ⁊ Flann mac Flaind meic5897 Fhailbe in fer aile. Atá fled mor- cháin acaind duit, a rí5898 Muman”, ar na h-óclaig, “⁊ is ferrde lind nóem Pátraic do thabairt5899 duit let d' ól ma fleide, uair maith lind ar crich ⁊ ar5900 ferann do bennachad dó, ⁊ ar ̇m-béo- maicne ⁊ ar marb-maicne5901 do thabairt dó, uair nir' gabsamar-ne cara cleirig aile achtmad5902 seissium.” “Ticid-si romaind”, ar in rí, “⁊ ro soissim- ne in bur5903 ̇n-degaid.” Ocus ro anadur annsin ind aídchi-sin co tainic la5904 cona lan-soillsi arnabarach. Ocus tainic in sluag-sin uile ⁊ p.1635905 Pátraic cona muintir co Cathair na Cét bodes ar leth-mullach5906 t-Shleibe Mis. Ocus tangadur da ríg Iarmuman ina n-aghaid, ⁊5907 fersat faeilte re Pátraic ⁊ re rig Muman, ⁊ tucsat screpall5908 soiscela do naem Pátraic .i. tri fichit uingi d' ór ⁊ tri fichit5909 uingi d' airget cach fir dib.
[435] 5910 IS annsin ro fhiarfaig Eogan Leithderg mac Aengusa meic5911 Nat Fraich rí Muman do Chailti: “Ocus cred 'ma tucad Daire in5912 Coccair ar in inad-so? 138b1 ocus cred 'ma tucad Druim5913 na Mna Mairbe ar in druim-sea? ⁊ crét 'ma tucad Raithin na5914 Sénaigechta ar in raithin-seo rind andes?” Fregrais Cailte5915 sin: “is accum-sa atá a fhis”, ar Cailte, “cen gub núa in ní5916 dia tá.”
[436] 5917 Feacht n-aen da tainic Find mac Cumaill ⁊ tri catha na5918 Féinde conici-seo do t-sheilg ⁊ d' fhiann- choscur, ⁊ ni cían ro bamar5919 ann co faccamur in t-aen-duine dar n-indsaigid, ⁊ suidhis5920 ar in tulaig-seo inar farrad, ⁊ ben do bói ann, ⁊ leine do5921 t-shroll rig re cnes, ⁊ brat cimsach corcar-glan uimpi, ⁊ delg oir5922 ann, ⁊ inar fann clechtach for-órda uimpi cona ucht-chlar5923 ordaigi ann, ⁊ mind óir fa cenn. Ocus ní suaill in ní ris fa5924 samlata lind h-í .i. re séol-crand luingi lán-moire os ard-mullach,5925 ⁊ rob' uathad accaind nech nar'gab gráin ⁊ ecla ⁊ uruamain5926 re febus delba na mná ⁊ ar a mét. Uair nír' lucht com-aimsire5927 di sinde, uair ba mó issi co mór. Ocus is sé ro bói ar leth-laim5928 deis Find in tan-sin .i. Goll mac Morna, ⁊ tucustar Cailte teist5929 mor ar Goll a fiadnaissi dá coiced Muman annsin: “Rob é-5930 sin”, ar Cailte, “in lám a n- uachtar, ⁊ in tonn báis os borb-buidnib,5931 ⁊ in leoman lonn, ⁊ in cúiced gaiscedach is ferr ro bói5932 a n-Eirinn ⁊ i nd-Albain i com-ré ⁊ í com- aimsir ris féin ar cúl5933 sceith ⁊ chlaidim ⁊ t-shleighe. Uair rob iat- sin cuicir is ferr5934 gaisced ro bói a n-aen-aimsir a n-Eirinn .i. Find mac Cumaill5935 ⁊ Lugaid Lága ⁊ Oscur mac Oissin, ⁊ Goll mac Morna, ⁊5936 dar mo breithir”, ar Cailte, “ní do bocassach breithre is mé féin5937 in cóiced.”
p.164[437] 5938 IS annsin adubairt Find re Goll secha: “In faccais riam5939 ben bud mó ina in ben ut?” “Dar mo breithir ám”, ar Goll,5940 “ní fhaca ⁊ ní fhaccaid nech aile riam mnái budh mó inás.”
[438] 5941 Ocus tuc in ingen 211a laim leabar-gasta amach assa cóim, ⁊5942 do bídur tri failgi óir uim in dara láim di, ⁊ da fhalaig imin laim5943 aile, ⁊ ba com-remur re cuing a n-imechtraig cach fail díb. “Scela5944 is chóir d' fhiarfaige di”, ar Goll. “Cindus ro fétfaide eiseíc”, ar5945 Find, “acht mina eirgim-ne inar sessam, ⁊ is cuntabairt da cluine5946 sí sind mar sin fos.”
[439] 5947 IS annsin ro éirgedur in sluag uile i n-aen-fhecht ina sesum5948 do comrud ⁊ d' imacallaim ria, ⁊ ro eirig sí maraen ríu. “Suidh5949 it shuide”, ar Find, “a ingen, ⁊ tabairt' uillind rissin tulaig mád5950 áil let ní do chloistecht duit uainde ⁊ ní do thuicsin uait.”5951 Ocus tuc sí a tóeb rissin tulaig, ⁊ ro fhiarfaig in flaith Find5952 scéla di.
[440] 5953 “Maith, m' anam, a ingen, ca tír assa tangais”, ar Find, “⁊5954 cuich tú féin?” “A Tír a n-Ingen aníar mara fuinend grian,5955 ticim, ⁊ ingen rig in tíre-sin mé féin.” “Ca h' ainm thusa, a5956 ingen?” ar Find. “Bé Bind ingen Treoin, ingen ríg Thire na5957 n-Ingen missi”, ar sí. “Cret ima tucad Tír na n-Ingen ar in5958 tír-sin?” ar Find. “Ní fuil d' fheraib inti”, ar inn ingen, “acht5959 m' athair-sea cona tri macaib ⁊ .ix. n-ingena ⁊ secht fichit5960 ingen ro geined uada, conid airi-sin aderar Tír na n-Ingen5961 rissin tír-sin.” “Ocus cá tír as chom- nessa dóib-sin, a ingen?”5962 ar Find. “Tír na Fer”, ar in ingen. “Ocus cia is ríg inti-sin?”5963 ar Find. “Cétach Crob- derg”, ar issi, “⁊ ocht meic fichet do5964 macaib aice, ⁊ aen-ingen, ⁊ tuccad missi do mac dó .i. Áed5965 Álaind mac Cétaig Chrob- deirg, ⁊ fá thri thuccad missi dó, ⁊5966 ro éli-ssa fá thri uada, ⁊ is sí-séo in tres fecht díb.” “Cret tuc5967 eolus in tíre-seo duit?” ar Find. “triur iascaire do gluais gaeth5968 assin tír-seo dar n-indsaigid, ⁊ ro indissidar 138b2 scela in tire-sea5969 duind, ⁊ adubradur óclach maith do beith issin tir .i. Find5970 mac Cumaill, ⁊ massa thussa in t- óclach-sin”, ar inn ingen,5971 “tanac-sa dot' indsaighid dom' beith ar do chomairchi.” Ocus do5972 benastar a l-lámaind di, ⁊ tuc a l-laim i l-laim Fhind. “Maith, a p.1655973 m' anam a ingen”, ar Find, “tabair do láim i l-laim Guill meic5974 Morna annsin, uair ni córa duit do chor na do chomairchi ré5975 h-aen-óclach a n-Eirinn ina rissin n-óclach-sin.” Ocus tuc sí a5976 lám i l-laim Guill meic Morna, ⁊ do-rigne cor ⁊ a comairchi.5977 ris.
[441] 5978 Ocus is annsin at-conncadur dam imdiscir allta da n-indsaigid,5979 ⁊ araill do chonaib na Feine ina degaid. “Léicid 'na5980 aenur don dam”, ar Find, “a Fhianna Eirenn, uair ní taeb re5981 seilg ar con do-beram anocht, acht taeb re h-óclach éicin d' Fhiannaib5982 Eirenn, ⁊ cait a fuil Find mac Cuain?” ar Find. “Sunna”,5983 ar in t-óclaech. “Eirig reomaind dot tigh, ⁊ déntar ar frestal5984 ⁊ ar frithailem.” “Commáin duind ní do thabairt duid-si”, ar5985 Find mac Cuain, “uair atait ocht fichit find-airge accum- sa i5986 les-lergaib na Luachra, ⁊ is dít-sa 212tarras sin uile, a Fhind.”5987 Ocus ba do buadaib Find meic Cumaill, cid mor do-berad do5988 neoch nar' máidestar fair riam i l-ló nó a n-áidchi. IS annsin5989 ro eirig Find mac Cuain do fhrithailem Fhind ⁊ na Feinde da5990 dúnad bodein.
[442] 5991 Ocus dala na h-ingine, ro benastar a cathbarr caem cengalta5992 da cind, ⁊ ro scailestar a folt find-leabor fír- álaind imma cend5993 .i. ocht fichit dual, ⁊ ba h- ingnad lé cach uile mét5994 ind fhuilt 'arna scailed. Ocus is annsin adubairt Find: “A mor-déé5995 adhartha, bid mor in t-ingnad lé Cormac h-úa Cuind lé ríg5996 Eirenn ⁊ lé h-Eithne Ollamda ingin Cathair Moir, ⁊ lé find-bantracht5997 na Feine .i. Bé Bhind ingen Treoin do fhaicsin!”
[443] 5998 Ocus adubairt in flaith Find ria: “Maith a ingen”, ar Find,5999 “in bec let-su comraind deich cét do thabairt duit?” Ocus is6000 annsin ro t-shillestar sí ar in n-abhacc .i. Cnú Deireoil, ro bói ac6001 seinm chruite a fiadnaissi Fhind, ⁊ “cid bec, cid mor do-bera-su”,6002 ar in ingen, “do chomraind don fhir bec út atá ac sefnad na6003 cruite it fhiadnaissi ni bec lim-sa urdail ris.”
[444] 6004 IS annsin ro chuindig inn ingen digh ar Fhind, ⁊ adubairt:6005 “Cáit a fuil Saltran Salfhada?” “Sunn, a m' anum, a ríg-fheindid”, 6006 ar in gilla. “Tuc let dam lán Cuaich Smera Tuill d' uisci ind p.1666007 atha út.” Ocus iss ed do bíth ól tri nonbur don Fhéind isin6008 chuach-sin, ⁊ do-rat leis lán in chuaich-sin, ⁊ tuc i l-laim na6009 h-ingine, ⁊ ro dóirt in ingen ar a bois ̇n- deis in t-uisci, ⁊ at-ibhestar6010 tri bolguma as, ⁊ ro thócaib a bos asa h-aithle ⁊ ro chraith6011 in t-usici ar in sluag cor' mebaid a ̇n-gáire orro, ⁊ ro moid6012 a gaire ar in ingin fein léo. “Ar do chubus riut, a m' anam, a6013 ingen”, ar Find, “crét tuc ort gan in t-uisci d' ól assin chuach?”6014 “Nir' ibhiusa ní a lestar riam”, ar inn ingen, “ach a lestar risa6015 ̇m-biad imdenam oir ⁊ airgit.” “Ocus in dechain ro dechusa6016 thorum”, ar Cailte, “at-connarc in t-aen- óclach mór dar n-indsaigid,6017 ⁊ gér' mor in ingen ro bo mó eissium, ⁊ tuighnech6018 futairlli air co ticed tar formnaib a gualann, gan ulcha gan6019 fhessóic fair, ⁊ da ̇m-beidis fir in domain uili ar aen-lathair dar6020 linde”, ar Cailti, “ní beth díb duine budh áille anás. Ocus brat uaine6021 aen-datha uime, ⁊ delg oir issin brut, ⁊ lene do t-shroll ríg re6022 chnes, ⁊ sciath craebach corcar-derg ara muin, ⁊ claidim ór-duirnd6023 ina laim, ⁊ sleg neimnech uillend-glas ina laim.”
[445] 6024 “Ocus is annsin ro dechastar in sluag uile air, ⁊ uathad6025 accaind acht fír-gaiscedaig nar' 139a1 gab gráin ⁊ eacla reime,6026 ⁊ ro bói aiccned maith ac Find”, ar Cailte, “uair nír' gab ecla6027 reim duine riam h-é a ló ná a n- aídchi. IS annsin ro ráid in6028 flaith Find. “Na labrad gilla na óclach acaib, ⁊ na gluaissed6029 nech assa inad. Ocus in n-aithnigenn nech acaib síut?” ar6030 Find. “Is aithnig dam-sa”, 213ar in ingen, “iss é-siut in fer ara6031 tanac-sa teiched.” Ocus as cuma adubairt sin, ⁊ ro eirig in ingen ⁊6032 ro t-shuid etir Fhind ⁊ Goll mac Morna. Ocus do-riacht in t- óclach”,6033 ar Cailte, “dar n-indsaighid, ⁊ in ní ro bói a menmain ind óclaig”,6034 ar Cailte, “ní raibe a n-aicned duinde eisseíc.” Ocus mar thainic6035 aird a n-aird re Find ⁊ re Goll ro thócaib in laim ⁊ tuc6036 sádud sarchlain sleighe ar in ingin, co raibe fat láma laich do6037 crann na sleigi a leith aniar di, ⁊ ro gab in t- óclach in t-shleg,6038 ⁊ tainic reime tar in sluag amach. “At-chithi siut, a fhiru!” ar6039 Find, “⁊ na bith a menma rissin fiannaigecht tre bithu intí6040 nach tibra a ail ⁊ a urraind ar siut nóco tor- chair lib h-é.”
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[447] 6041 “IS annsin ro eirgemar-ne”, ar Cailte, “tri catha na Féinne6042 a n-aen-uair, conar' fhácad ar in tulaig achtmad triur amain .i.6043 Find ⁊ Goll mac Morna ⁊ in ben beo-gonta; ⁊ gabmáid-ne uile6044 a n-diaid ind óclaig co Raith na Macraide, risa raiter Raith6045 na Caerech issin tan-so, a laech-Machaire Lí thes, ⁊ do Corcaig6046 Maigi Ulad siar, áit i r-rabadur Ulaid i l-longport a forbaissi a6047 Cathair na Claenratha dar' marbsatar Cú Rí mac Daire, ⁊ do6048 Lathair Luingi sís, áit a ̇m-bidis longa Clainde Dedad, ⁊ d' Inber6049 Labarthuinde ré h-Eirinn aníar .i. Labur ingen Miled Espaine6050 ro báided ann, nó ro labair tonn re tír ann, ⁊ do Thiprait6051 in Laich Leisc síar ar Tráig Lí meic Oidhremail, ⁊ do Rind6052 Chana siar, an bail a tabradais na h- allmuraig a cís chanachuis6053 do Choin Rí mac Dáire cacha bliadna. Ocus tuc a aighed ar6054 in cúan comlethan amach, ⁊ ro bamar-ne cethrur óclach i6055 comfhochraib dó”, ar Cailte “.i. Diarmait h-úa Duibne ⁊ Glas mac6056 Aencherda Berra, ⁊ Oscur mac Oissin, ⁊ mé féin in cethramad”,6057 ar Cailte. “Ocus tucsamar aighed ar na ton- naib amach, ⁊ tucu-sa6058 sidhe retha rind-luaith ina degaid, ⁊ tucus sréo n-urchair6059 dó”, ar Cailti, “co tarla in t- shleg a n-iris a sceith ⁊ ina gualaind6060 chlí, ⁊ co tarla in sciath ar in tuind sis, ⁊ ro frithailiusa6061 in sciath im laim chli, ⁊ tuc-som a laim ̇n-deis dochum na sleige6062 da buain as, ⁊ tucu-sa sidhe dochum na láma aile, ⁊ ro benus6063 a t-shlegh assa láim, ⁊ in trath ro fhuabrusa a diubrugud da6064 t-shleig fein do-rala remur na tonn ⁊ domain in mara etrum ⁊6065 h-é. Ocus mar do bamar 'gá t-shír-fhegad at-chonncamar in luing lan-moir6066 aniar cach dirge dar n-indsaighid, ⁊ dias ic á h-imram,6067 ⁊ do-chuaid-sium issin luing inar fiadnaisi, ⁊ ní fhetamar-ne cá6068 leth do-chuadur uaind 'arsin”, ar Cailte.
[448] 6069 “Ocus do-riachtamar-ne aniar conici in tulaig-seo, tri catha6070 na Féine, ⁊ ro fhiarfaig Find scela dind, ⁊ ro indsisiu ar scela6071 ó do-chuadmur noco tangamur aris”, ar Cailte, “⁊ ro 214 chuir- semar6072 na h-airm ar lar í fiadnaissi Fhind”, ar Cailte. “Maith na h-airm-6073 sin”, ar in ingen “.i. in t-shleg dar' bo com-ainm In Torannchlessach6074 ⁊ In Donnchraebach in sciath.”
p.168[449] 6075 Dala na h-ingine indister ann. “Maith a m' anum, a Fhind”,6076 bar inn ingen, “dentar m' fhert ⁊ m' adhnacul co maith, uair is6077 ar do chomairchi thanac-sa d' indsaigid Eirenn, ⁊ ar th' einech6078 fuarus bás.” Ocus tucustar a failgi don áes dána .i. do Chnú6079 Deireoil ⁊ do Blathnait ⁊ do Daighre cruitire, ⁊ do deilig anam6080 re corp di, ⁊ ro cuired fa thalmain h-í annso. “Ocus is uaithe6081 tucad Druim na Mna Mairbe ar in ̇n-druim-seo”, ar Cailte, “ocus6082 iss é-sin in scél ro fhiarfaigis dim, a rí Muman”, ar Cailte.
[450] 6083 “Ocus cret 'ma tucaid Daire in Choccair ar in ̇n- daire-seo,6084 a Cailti?” ar rí Muman. “In cethrar at-cualaidis lium ic Raithin6085 na n-Ingnad .i. in triur óclach ⁊ in cú ro chocradur ind6086 Fhiann a marbad annso.” “Cá fochaind choccair ro bói acco6087 forro ⁊ siat acco 139a2 féin?” “Nir' thuicsetar ind Fhiann in6088 corugud nó in tinrum tucsat forro, rob é-sin fochaind a cocair6089 .i. longport ar leith acco ⁊ múr teined ar lassad umpu, ⁊ gan6090 nech da feicail assin múr theined-sin co trath do ló arnamairech.6091 Ocus adubairt Find:” “Ní h-áil lium-sa a marbad etir6092 uair triur is ferr lámach ⁊ luth atá d' feraib in domain iat, ⁊6093 atait tri h-éladhna acco, ⁊ nír' choir d' feraib in domain a6094 marbad i l-los a n-eladhan-sin do beith acco .i. fir in domain”,6095 ar Cailte, “do beith a ̇n-galur ⁊ a n-eslainti, ⁊ in tres fer díb-6096 sin do chur lossa ris do beth slemain slan-chrechtach iarsin.6097 Ocus cach ní athchuingither ar in dara fer do geibther uad. Ocus6098 in tres fer”, ar Cailte, “esbadha in domain do indissin dó, ⁊ a6099 fhaghbail uad gan esbaid. Ocus ro bói dono imarcraid aicce6100 seoch cach nech díb .i. fedan do bói aicci, ⁊ fir in domain do6101 choiteldais ris gemad mór a n-galur. Ocus in cú immorro”, ar6102 Cailte, “gen co marbmais-ne uili fiad na míl ni biad uresbaid6103 oraind aice-si.”
[451] 6104 IS annsin adubairt in flaith Find riu: “In fetabair-si cid6105 'má tucad sib dom accallaim-si?” ar Find. “Ní fetamur”, ar na6106 h-ócláig. “Ní tairissi lé fiannaib Eirenn sib-si”, ar Find, “forna6107 h-eladhnaib do-nithi accu, ⁊ is áil léo a fhocra dáib-si imthecht6108 imslán ⁊ bur tuarustal do tabairt duib.” “Cá h-olcc do-rindsemar”,6109 ar na h-ócláig, “ind uair fhócarthar imthecht duind?” “Ní fhetamur”,6110 ar in Fhiann, “bur n-olcc, acht abhaissi accaib nach faccamar- ne p.1696111 ⁊ nach cualamur do denam do dáinib reomaib riam .i.6112 múr tened umaib cach n-áidchi, ⁊ nach áil lib nech da bur6113 faicsin ó thic ind adhaig chucaib, ⁊ curthái in múr tened-sin6114 umaib.” “Ocus cid in t-olc duib- si sin do denam duind, a6115 Fhind?” bar na h-ócláig, “uair ní h-oraib-si traiscermid, cach maith6116 do-génam is lib-si h-í.” IS annsin adubairt in flaith Find: “Glor6117 dáinead so-chinelach sin”, ar se, “ar tabairt fhala nó achmusain6118 dam-sa dáib na do neoch d' Fhiannaib Eirenn ni recha do ló na6119 d' áidchi, ⁊ ní rob ail lium-sa d' fhiar- faige díb”, ar Find. “Da raib6120 a fhis accaind”, ar na h-óclaig, “indestar duit-siu h-é.” “Cá h-anmanna6121 atá oraib-si?” ar Find. “Atá Dub orum-sa”, ar in t-óclach6122 do-nith in leighes. “Atá Ágh orum-sa”, ar in t-óclach medhónach.6123 “Atá Ilar orum-sa”, ar in t- óclach aile. Ocus adubairt Cailte6124 ac tabairt tuaruscbala na fer-sin ⁊ na con:
- 6125 Dub ocus Agh is Ilar
inmain triar fá cáem inad,6126
ocus Fermac, maith in cú
bidh a medhón eturrú.- 6127 Longphort ar leith accu amach
o longport na Fiann fuilech,6128
connach aithned nech ille
in cethrur án oirdnnighe.- 6129 cethrar tangadur í cein
ní ro aithnestar Find féin,6130
's nír' ro aithin nech don t-shluag
in cethrur álaind adh-fhúar.- 6131 INadh ar leith accu amach
o longport na n-Eirennach,6132
conna taidhled nech a tech
mina thaidhlid meraig- thech.- 6133 Múr teined umpu, mo nuar
bith 'na uisci cach ré n-uair,6134
connach téiged nech amach
co trath éirge arnamairech.- 6135 Nochur' loited aen-fher riam
6137
do muintir Fhind flaith na Fhiann,6136
ní raibe a n-gabad na a ̇n-gub
na slanaigfe fos in Dub.
Dub.
[452] 6138 “Ocus imthighid da bur tigh”, ar Find, “⁊ in comfhat bias duine6139 am degaid-si bíthí-si ⁊ in muinterus na fuarabair do-gébthai6140 bodesta.” “Ocus is uime-sin”, ar Cailte, “tucad Daire in Chocair6141 ar in daire-seo do fhiarfaigis dim, a rí.”
[453] 6142 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennacht”, ar Eogan Leith- derg rí Muman6143 re Cailte, “is maith d' fhuasclais in dana cheist-sin; ⁊ atá in tres6144 ceist acut gan fhuaslucud .i. cret 'ma tucad Raithin na Sénaigechta6145 ar in raithin-seo?” ar in rí.
[454] 6146 “Laithe n-aen da raibe Find annso ina t- shuidhe ⁊ tri catha na p.1706147 Féinde”, ar Cailte, “⁊ at-conncamar triar scoloc mael-ruad dar6148 n-indsaighid, 139b1 ⁊ tri coin ruada ina lamaib, ⁊ tri slega6149 accu' ⁊ neim ara n-armaib ⁊ neim ara n- étach ⁊ neim ara6150 lámaib ⁊ neim ara cossaib ⁊ neim ris cach ní risa ̇m-bendais.”6151 “Canas tangabair, a fhiru?” ar Find, “⁊ cuich sibh féin?” “tri6152 meic Uair meic Indaist sind”, ar siat, “do Thúaith Dé Danann,6153 ⁊ óclach dot muintir-si do marb ar n-athair i cath Túaithe Dé6154 Danann i Sliab h-Én tair, risa n-abur Sliab Aighi meic Iughaine,6155 ⁊ tangamar d' iarraid eirice ar n-athar ort-su, a Fhind”, ar siat.6156 “Fata co tangabair da h-iarraid”, ar Find. “Ní fhetamar”, ar siat,6157 “nach iat meic Midhir do chuir in cath-sin nó co tangais-si co6158 feis na Temrach, ⁊ co fetadar fir Eirenn conid tusa ro gab6159 braigde Túaithe Dé Danann do macaib Midhir issin cathsin.”6160 “Ocus cá h-óclach dom muintir-si”, ar Find, “ara cuirthai-si”, ar6161 Find, “marbad bar n-athar?” “Ar Cailti mac Rónain”, ar siat.6162 “Dar mo breithir ám”, ar Find, “is sé in seissed fer ro bói am6163 fharrud-sa ann, ⁊ cá h-anmanna fuil oraib-si?” ar Find. “Ainhgel6164 ⁊ Dighbail ⁊ Espaid a n-anmanna”, bar iat-som, “⁊ cá fregra6165 do-beire-si foraind, a Fhind?” “ní thuc duine reomum-sa éiric án6166 duine do muirfíde a cath, ⁊ ní mó do-bér-sa”, ar Find. “Do- génam-ne6167 foghail ⁊ díberg fort”, ar iat-som. “Cá fogail-sin?”6168 ar Find. “Atámaid triur brathar”, ar siat-som, “⁊ do-genam foghal6169 ar leith cach fir uaind.” “Do-gén-sa tra”, ar Aincel, “in triar no6170 in dias nó in cethrar don Fheind teicemus dam, gebat a cossa6171 ⁊ a l-lama uili riu.” “Do-gen-sa dono”, ar Dighbail, “ní rech-sa lá6172 uaib gan esbaid chon nó gilla nó óclaig d' Fhiannaib Eirenn.” “Ní6173 rech-sa uaib dono”, ar in tres fer .i. Espaid, “gan esbaid droinge6174 nó daime nó choissi nó laime nó leth- tshula oraib.” “Acht muna6175 fhaghbam ní dar cobair orro-sin”, ar Cailte, “ní bia duine a ̇m-bethaid6176 a cind bliadna acaind.”
[455] 6177 IS annsin adubairt in flaith Find: “Maith, a Fhianna Eirenn”,6178 ar se, “dentar dúnad ⁊ degh-baile accaib anso i fail i6179 tardhadur síut mé, uair ní bíu-sa reompo sechnoin Eirenn ⁊ iat-6180 sum am deghaid nocho findam cia uaind bus treissi”. “Ocus ro p.1716181 eirgedur ind Fhiann annsin, ⁊ do-rinde cach taissech Féine raithin6182 ⁊ dúnad uime féin ⁊ uma foirind óta foradh-mullach t-Shleibe6183 Mis aníar conice seo”, ar Cailte. “Is dóig lind”, ar rí Muman,6184 “is uime tucad Raithin na n-Othrus ar na raithinib- seo.” “IS6185 uime”, ar Cailte, “uair mí ⁊ raithe ⁊ bliadain ro ansat annso,6186 ⁊ in triar-sin ac denam cach ain- cissi ⁊ cacha h-urbada rissin6187 Féin”, ar Cailte. Ocus is annso do- nithea an othrus na Féine6188 ó na lotuib rissin.
[456] 6189 IS sí-sin áes ⁊ uair do-chuadur tri meic rig na h-Iruaidhe6190 ro bói a comaitecht Fhind da accallaim in lá-sin, ⁊ rucsat leo6191 h-é ar fót scrutan gaisse fo leith, ⁊ adubradur ris: “Maith, a6192 m' anam, a Fhind”, ar siat, “in cú atá acainde is áil lind a tabairt6193 duit-si a timcheall .i. fecht fa thri cacha tratha, ⁊ cid sochaide6194 bias ar tí th' uilcc-si do denam nó fhoghla ort nocho ria léo ón6195 trath co cheile acht na raib teine nó arm nó cú a n-aen-tigh6196 ria uair geis di ní dib-sin a n- aen-tigh ria. “Ni bia immorro”, ar6197 Find, “ní díb-sin a n-aen-tigh ria, ⁊ ro sia immorro slán in cú6198 chucaib-si.” Ocus is amlaid ro léicthea cacha tratha in chú chuind6199 Find, ⁊ a slabrad druimnech derg- óir imma braigit i r-rabadur6200 .l. conchlann d' or forloiscthe, ⁊ ticed in cú fecht fa thrí fan6201 cuma-sin a timchell Fhind ⁊ do-beread a tengaid fa thri fair.6202 Ocus in drém ba nessa dó andar léo ba dab- hach medha 'arna6203 h-imscagad ro bói ann don boltunud ticed di, ⁊ dar leisin ̇n-droing6204 aile ba baladh abhall-guirt chubra in boltunudh ticed di in trath6205 ticed istech cum Find. Ocus do-rindset in triur-sin”, ar Cailte,6206 “foghla mora ar in Féin rissin ̇m- bliadain-sin, ⁊ cach othrus6207 ⁊ cach olcc do-nith Ainchél risin Féin re bliadain do chuired6208 Dub mac ríg na h-Iruaithe a lus ⁊ a leighis rís, comba slán6209 iat arnamairech, ⁊ in tí risa n- dénad Espaid ⁊ Dighbail olcc6210 do-níth Ágh ⁊ Ilar a furtacht ⁊ a forithin.”
[457] 6211 “IS ann at-clos do Chormac h- úa Cuind”, ar Cailte, “na6212 náimdi-sin ic denam uilcc ar Fhind, ⁊ is uathaib-sin”, ar Cailte,6213 139b2 “atait na sen-fhocail urdraice .i. intí risa ̇m-benad urbaid6214 nó espaid iss ed is gnath-fhocul ann tarraid Ainhcél tú”, ⁊ is p.1726215 gnath-fhocal fós “tarraid Dighbail ⁊ Espaid tú”, intí risa ̇m-benad6216 dighbail nó espaid.
[458] 6217 “IS annsin”, arsi Cailte, “do-rigned tinol ⁊ toichestal ac Cormac6218 h-úa Chuind, ac ríg Eirenn. Ocht catha fichet ⁊ deich6219 cét ar fichit cét cacha catha conice in tulaig-seo do chungnum6220 lé Find ⁊ re Fiannaib Eirenn. Ocus ferais Find faeilte6221 re Cormac ⁊ re maithib fer n-Eirenn archena, ⁊ ro indis Find6222 in mor-éicin-sin i r-raibe ⁊ na Fianna rissin ̇m-bliadain-sin, acht6223 muna beitis tri meic rig na h-Iruaithe ic ár cabair 'na n- agaidh.6224 “Cid”, ar Cormac, “in lucht ica fuilet na h-eladhna-sin nach6225 fuighbitis do t-shén nó do t-sholad nó d' eladhain ní do-bérad a6226 h-Eirinn iat-som?” “Ocus is annsin adubairt Cormac rium-sa”,6227 ar Cailte, “dul ar cenn tri mac rig na h-Iruaithe. Do-chuadhus6228 ⁊ tucus lim iat d' indsaigi Chormaic ⁊ Fhind ⁊ maithe fer6229 n-Eirenn, ⁊ at-chonnairc Cormac iat. “Álaind na fir”, arsi Cormac,6230 “⁊ maith a ̇n-delb ⁊ a tuaruscbail. Ocus maith, a maccu”,6231 ar Cormac, “in fuighbed sib sén na solad ro díchuirfed na trí6232 náimde út a h-Eirinn neoch ata ac milled Fhiann Eirenn?” “Da6233 faghmais iat”, ar na h-óclaig, “a comfhocus duind ní ris a fuaicérmais6234 doib imthecht, ro dingébmais d' feraib Eirenn iat.” Ocus6235 cait a fuil Agh mac ríg na h-Iruaithe?” ar Find. “Sunna”, ar6236 in t-óclach. “Cáid a fuilet na tri naimhde ut millis Eirinn?”6237 “Ataid i Carnn Daire sunn a cind in longpuirt”, ar Ágh. “Ocus6238 cait a fuil Garbchronan ⁊ Saltrán Salfhata?” ar Find. “Sund,6239 a ríg- fhéinnid”, ar na gilli. “Eirgid ara cend sút ⁊ apraid ríu6240 do-ber-sa breth rig Eirenn doib ina n-athair.” Ocus tangadur6241 na gilli reompo ara cend conici sin, ⁊ ro indissidur sin doib, ⁊6242 tangadur-sum d' indsaighid Chormaic ⁊ Fhind leis na techtairib-6243 sin, ⁊ ro t-shuidhedar in triur-sin ar clad na ratha-sa, ⁊ ro bói Cormac6244 ann ocht catha fichet, ⁊ ro bamar- ne tri catha na Féine”, ar Cailte.
[459] 6245 “Iss annsin adubairt Cormac:” “Eirig, a Duib meic ríg na6246 h-Iruaithe, ⁊ fuacair dóib siut re sén ⁊ re solad Éire d' fhagbail.”6247 Ocus ro eirig Dub ⁊ adubairt: “Eirgid a nert in t-shéin-seo ⁊ in6248 t-sholaid, a tri náimhde tuath- chaecha les-baccacha leis-bréna, leth- tshúilecha6249 p.173 leith-cherra, do t-shil uilcc ingnathaig a grian- broghaib6250 ifirn anís ⁊ do t-shil Buadnaite ingine Irhuaith .i. ingen ind fhir6251 ro gabustar ⁊ ro thidnaic in fir-Dia for-órda ⁊ tigerna na n-uile6252 dáine i l-lámaib na n-Íubal n-amirsech. Ocus eirgid ar in sáile6253 serb-domain amach, ⁊ gabad cach uaib do claidim i cend- mullach6254 a chéile bar triur brathar. Uair is leór a fhat atathi ac6255 fogail ⁊ ac díbeirg ar in ríg-fheindid forglidhe fír-brethach .i.6256 ar Fhind mac Cumaill. Ocus imthighid dochum bar ̇m-bunad-chineoil6257 athar ⁊ mathar ⁊ sen-athar .i. grian-bruignib ifirn sís,6258 ⁊ co ro loisce teine sib ann!”
[460] 6259 IS annsin ro thócaib in cú a láe ⁊ tucastar gáith fuithib6260 anís dóib, ⁊ tangadur rompo amach ar in muir torthaig taeb-úaine,6261 ⁊ do gab cach díb da claidmib a cend araile co fuaradur6262 bas amlaid-sin a triur brathar ⁊ co ̇n-eachadur a n-ifirrn.
6263
Cailte cecinit:
- 6264 Do-chuadur siat uaind amach
ar in muir fa mor- thonnach,6265
cor' marb cach dib a chéile
cid ed ba mor conféire.- 6266 Aincel, Dighbail is Espaid
fuaradur bás anbfhassaig,6267
ro báid muir is ro loit arm
in triar imai̇ncel acgarb.
[461] 6268 “Ocus is uimin sén-sin tucad Raithin na Senaigechta ar in6269 raithin-seo”, ar Cailte.
[462] 6270 IS annsin adubairt Flann mac Flaind ⁊ Derg mac Dínertaig:6271 “is duinde bód chóir in sén-sin d' iar- raid, a m' anam, a6272 Chailti.” “Cá fáth ón?” ar rí Muman. “Ocht triucha cét atá6273 ac cach fhir acaind im dís-seo atámait .i. rigi Iarmuman sin6274 uili, ⁊ ind uair as áes ⁊ as uair duind ar trebaire do buain6275 tecait tri h-elta don muir aniar chuccaind ⁊ guib chnama6276 léo, 140a1 ⁊ anala tened assa m-braigdib, ⁊ is com-fhuar re6277 gaith n-erraig in gaeth tic assa n-eitib, ⁊ ind uair is áil lé6278 cách lam a cend na ̇n-gort teccaid-sim chuccaind”, ar Flann6279 mac Flaind, “⁊ iss ed ro soichenn én a n-aghaid cacha déissi don6280 gort accaind, ⁊ berait-sium léo a n-aen-fhecht h- é cacha bliadna,6281 ⁊ berait in fecht tanisi léo connach fácait ubhall ar abhaill, na6282 cnú ar cúll, na caer ar cáirthend gan breith dóib léo, ⁊ in p.1746283 tres fecht tecait, ní fácbhait min-én na oissén ar lár, na baeth-lenum6284 becc, na ní is tualaing iat do thócbail nach berait léo.”6285 “Ocus cáit assa tecait?” ar Cailte, “nó crét iat féin, nó co lus6286 tíagait?” “Drem acaind ic á ráda”, ar Derg mac Dinertaig, “corub6287 a síd-bhrughaib ó Thúaith Dé Danann tecait. Drem aile6288 'gá ráda is énlaith a h-ifirrnn iat do dénam uilcc ⁊ écora ar6289 feraib Eirenn, ⁊ cip é inadh assa teccat”, ar na h-ócláig, “ní fuil6290 acainde acht in crich-so ⁊ in ferann d' fhácbail dóib, uair ní6291 fhétmaid a fulang ní as sia.”
[463] 6292 IS annsin adubairt Cailte re Pátraic: “Cáit a fuil tigerna6293 ind eolais ⁊ na ríme .i. naem Patraic?” “Fiarfaigi rob ail lem6294 dít.” “Da raib accum-sa a fis”, ar Pátraic, “do geba-su, uair minic6295 lium-sa fiarfaige do denam dít-su.” “Cá bliadain a m-bí mí gan6296 éscca”, ar Cailte, “⁊ ésscca gan mí, ⁊ mí con-geib tri h-ésccsa?”6297 “Bliadain quartill”, ar Patraic, “bís eter da míli bliadan .i.6298 mile roimpi ⁊ míli 'na deghaid, ⁊ in cét-mí bís don bliadain-6299 sin”, ar Pátraic, “iss é bís gan ésscca, ⁊ in mí is nessa”, ar6300 Patraic, “bith ésscca ann, ⁊ ní bí mí aca tre mí fáe ⁊ in tres6301 mí”, ar Patraic, “gabaid tri h-ésscca fair .i. in cét-ésscca don6302 cét-mí ro áirmemar í tur ar cesta reomaind ⁊ in cét-éssca don6303 raithe reomaind in mí cétna gabus, ⁊ in trés ésca”, ar Pátraic,6304 “éssca callanraid aéoir bunaid in mís-sin h-e”, ar Pátraic.
[464] 6305 “Adráe buaid ⁊ bendachtain, a naem Patraic”, ar Cailte, “⁊6306 mo chin tainic a n-geinemain fer n-Eirenn in la tangais da6307 n-indsaigid. Uair ro bói deman a ̇m-bun cach én-fheornin inti6308 reomut, ⁊ atá aingel a m-bun cach én-féoirnin aniu inti. Ocus6309 mo chin d' fheraib Eirenn at-chichera tusa, ⁊ in drem nach6310 faicfe díb thú, ⁊ is siat t' fherta-su ⁊ do mirbuile fhoighenus dóib.6311 Ocus maith m' anum, a Patraic”, ar Cailte, “⁊ cuin in bliadain6312 quartill-sin adubartais rim?” “In cét-adhaig aráeir di”, ar Pátraic.6313 “Ocus in mí chongbus na tri h- essca”, ar Cailte, “cuin6314 tic?” “Ind adhaig amairech adhaig a thossaig”, ar Pátraic, “⁊6315 in lá má n-airther.” “Ocus cuin is abbaid bar n-guirt, a Deirg6316 meic Dínertaig?” ar Cailte. “Muna thairisit in dám ainceil p.1756317 enlaithe sin iat do-gentar buain amairech acaind”, ar in t-óclach.6318 “Cuin t-shailtí in énlaith-sin do thuidecht chuc- caib?” ar Cailte.6319 “Amarach co deimin”, ar Flann mac Flaind. “Com-aimser in láe6320 amairech tucustar Dub mac rig na h-Iruaithe séon ⁊ solad do6321 thri macaib Uair meic Indaist dar' marbsatar airm iat ⁊ dar'6322 báid tonn tuile a triar brathar. Ocus cid dam-sa dono”, ar6323 Cailte, “gan sén ⁊ gan solad do thabairt amach do Fhlann mac6324 Flaind ⁊ do Derg mac Dinertaig, do da rig Iarmuman .i. ar6325 in n-énlaith tic da n-aidhmilled cacha bliadna, ind ainm na6326 Trinoite nar' cumscaiged ⁊ nach cumscethar.”
[465] 6327 Ocus at-racht reime 140a2 co moch arnamairech, ⁊6328 maithe na cuiced Muman, ⁊ Patraic maraen ríu co formullach6329 t-Shleibe Mis suas. IS annsin do-riacht ind enlaith d' indsaigid6330 na ̇n-gort amal ticdís gacha bliadna, ⁊ at- chonnairc cach, ⁊ ro6331 laighetar ar na gortaib, ⁊ adubairt Cailte:
[466] 6332 “Eirgid, a clanna Rúadmaili ingine Rugatail, do t-sil muilleorach6333 ifirrn.”
[467] 6334 “Aidhmillis crod ⁊ biad ⁊ ór ⁊ airget in domain ⁊ a uile6335 il-maine archena, ⁊ ara ̇n-dentar cruinde ⁊ cessacht co cuirter a6336 ̇m-bél in muilind-sin h-é co ̇n- dénann min ⁊ luaith de.”
[468] 6337 “Ocus eirgid, a chlann Bolccain meic Nemid”, ar Cailte, “is6338 messa atá ⁊ bias, ⁊ eirgid le nert in t- shéen-seo ⁊ in t-sholaid”,6339 ar Cailte, “ar in muir toghaide tul-guirm amach, co marba cach6340 araile ⁊ a cheile uaib ann, ⁊ co ̇n-derna min ⁊ luaith díb, ⁊6341 nach fetabair in t-apstal firen fir- brethach indsi Gáeidel .i.6342 naém Patraic mac Alpraind, cenn crabaid ⁊ irsi Gaeidel. Ocus6343 imthigid-si ar in sleib fiadnusi, ⁊ fácbaid Eirinn dó-sin, uair6344 ní cubhaid duib-si beith re aghaidh-sium inti.”
[469] 6345 IS annsin ro eirgedar inn enlaith risin forchanad sin tuc6346 Cailte doib, ⁊ tangadar rompo amach ar in muir, ⁊ ro marbsatar6347 cach díb a chéile da ̇n-gobaib cnama ⁊ da n' análaib teintidi.6348 Corub Carrac na h-Énlaithe ainm na cairrge os ur t-Shleibe6349 Mis ar in muir amaig, ⁊ conid sén na n- én dona gortaib6350 ainm in t-shéin-sin ó sin anall. Ocus adubairt Cailte: p.1766351 Sén na n-én dona gortaib.
- 6352 Maith mo thurus, a Deirg déin
da bur torachtain a céin,6353
dar' cuiris enlaith amach
h-uaib ar muir n-uathmair n- ainbthech.
[470] 6354 IS annsin ro coisric Patraic in crich ⁊ in ferann, conna6355 tainic h-uath na amait na aidhmilled inti o sin amach. Ocus6356 tainic in sluag ínunn issin ̇n-dúnad ⁊ Patraic maraen ríu, ⁊ ro6357 badur ann co cenn sechtmaine co subach soccair ac ól na6358 fleidhe-sin. Ocus isse é ba rí Connacht in tan-sin .i. Aed mac6359 Muiredaig meic Fhínnachta in tan ro cuired inn énlaith-sin a6360 h-Eirinn.
[471] 6361 IS and ro bói rí Connacht in tan-sin ac Dún Léoda Loingsig,6362 ⁊ fledh mor aicci ann 'gá tóchaithem, ⁊ tainic adaig n-aen6363 ann amach re fuined nona ar in faithche fér-glais, ⁊ mar do6364 bói co maithib a muintire uime co facaid in n-ingein mín6365 mong-buide ara leth-laim, ⁊ ní fhaccaid don t- shluag h-í achtmad6366 in rí a aenur, ⁊ ba h-ingnad séol na h-ingine. “Canus tangais,6367 a ingen?” bar rí Connacht. “Assin Brug brec-sholus anair”, ar6368 inn ingen. “Cret ima tangais?” ar in rí. “Lennan dam thusa.”6369 “Cia darab ingen tú?” ar in rí, “⁊ cia th'ainm?” “Aillenn Ilchrothach6370 missi”, ar in ingen, “⁊ ingen do Bodb Derg mac in6371 Dagda.” “IN fedrais, a anam, a Aillenn”, ar in rí, “slaetan6372 trom-galair dom gabail-si”, ar in rí, “⁊ deocha dian-éca d' faghbail6373 dom athair ⁊ dom mathair, ⁊ in Tailgenn naem Pátraic dom6374 thath-bheougud-sa, ⁊ do naidmm sé aen-ben do beith acum .i.6375 Aiffi Ilchrothach ingen Eoghain Leith- deirg .i. ingen ríg Laigen.6376 Dar mo breithir cena”, ar in rí, “ní fhacca-sa ben bud fherr lem6377 do beith acum anai-ssiu, acht muna beth smacht in cleirig orum6378 ⁊ ecla Rig nime ⁊ tal- man. Ocus maith, m' anum, a ingen”, ar in6379 rí, “ind ail let-sa t' faicsin do maithib in choícid?” “Is ail immorro”,6380 ar in ingen, “uair ni ben t-shirrachtach t-shidhe mé, acht6381 mad do Thuaith Dé Danann 140b1 ⁊ mo chorp féin umum.”6382 Ocus ro thaispen in ingen h-í don t-shluag, ⁊ ní fhaccadar riam6383 roimpi na degaid ben budh cháime 'nás. “Ocus cá breith beire6384 orum-sa, a rí Connacht?” ar inn ingen. “Bérat immorro”, ar in6385 rí, “in breth bérus naem Pátraic. Do-bér- sa duit h-í.”
p.177[472] 6386 Is annsin adubairt in rí ré mor-seisir da muintir dul ar cenn6387 naem Pátraic do Cathair na Claen- ratha bodes, co mullach6388 t-Shleibe Mis, ⁊ do-chuadur rompo co rangadur conici sin, ⁊ fuaradur6389 Pátraic ann.
[473] 6390 IS annsin ro thimain Patraic ceilebrad do da cóiced Muman,6391 ⁊ fácais bennacht accu, ⁊ tainic roime maraen risna techtaib-6392 sin co rainic co Beind in Bailb, risa raiter Benn Gulban, i6393 Maenmaig. Ocus is annsin do-riacht Áed mac Muiredaig meic6394 Fhinnachta, rí Connacht, i coinde nóem Pátraic, ó Dún Leóda6395 Loingsig co Beind in Bailb, risa raiter Benn Gulban, ⁊ tuc rí6396 Connacht a chenn a n-ucht Pátraic, ⁊ ro t-shlecht dó, ⁊ tuc6397 comus a chuicid o bic co mór dó. Ocus ro bói in rí ac indissin6398 tuirrthechta na h-ingine do Patraic, ⁊ “in tussa in ingen6399 tuc grád do ríg Connacht?” ar Pátraic. “Is mé”, ar in ingen.6400 “Ocus maith, a m' anum, a ingen”, ar Patraic, “is maith do delb6401 ⁊ do tuaruscbail, ⁊ crét chothaigis sib a rind bur crotha ⁊ bur6402 ̇n-delba mar sin?” ar Pátraic. “Cach áen ro bói ac ól fhleide6403 Goibnind acaind”, ar in ingen, “ní thic saeth na galur ríu.6404 Ocus maith, a m' anum, a naem-chleirig”, ar in ingen, “caide do6405 breith orum-sa ⁊ ar rig Connacht?” “Is maith h-í”, ar Pátraic.6406 “Ro chindistar in rí do Dia ⁊ dam-sa”, ar Patraic, “a beith ar6407 aen-mnái chengailti, ⁊ ní fhuil acainde dul tar in cinded-sin.”6408 “Ocus missi no”, bar in ingen, “crét do-gén bodesta?” “Dul do6409 thigh ⁊ do t-shíd”, ar Pátraic, “⁊ mád toisce ingen ríg Laigen6410 anai-ssiu do beith-si d' aen-mnái acind fhir da tucais seirc ⁊6411 inmaine ó sin amach. Ocus da tucair-si adhmilled láe nó áidchi6412 ar in ríg no ar in mnái”, ar Patraic, “millfet-sa tusa nach fá6413 h-ail let mathair nó lét' athair nó ret buimme nó ret t' aiti t' fheicail.”
6414
Patraic cecinit:
- 6415 A Aillind, a fhial- chorcra
215
a ingen Buidb,6416
ní dechub duit iarmarta
táet reomut cot chuirm.- 6417 Nír' bo eolus sidchaire
toidhecht co Beind ̇m-Bailb,6418
nir' bo engach fhir-gadhair
rechaid riut in pailm.- 6419 Bidh cáem ar ar comairchi
p.178
in ingen do chéin,6420
soisscela Crist cumachtaig
dar comét ar péin.- 6421 Beindechat-sa in cóiced-so
om chonn is om cheill,6422
connach loitet allmuraig
co millit fadéin.- 6423 Na déna duind tabhartha
6425
a ingen mín mas,6424
eirig is beir bennachtain
is imthigh fá blas.
A Aillind.
[474] 6426 “Ocus ind h-í-sin dáil chinti fuil acut?” ar in ingen “gan mo6427 thabairt-si don rig cen bias in ben út aici?” “Is sí immorro”, ar6428 Pátraic. “Cret fuil ann, a naem-chleirig.” ar in ingen, “acht ar6429 fír do breithri riut, damad thusca ben in ríg anú-ssa, mo thabairt-si6430 dó.” “Adeirim a fiadnaissi m' fhírinde”, ar Pátraic, “mád6431 tóisci co tiubarthar thusa dó.”
[475] 6432 Ocus is annsin ro chaiestar in ingen co falcmur fír-throm.6433 “Is inmain let, a ingen, missi”, ar in rí. “Is inmain ám”, ar6434 in ingen. “Ní fuil don droing daennachta nech is annsa lim-sa6435 anai-ssiu”, ol in rí, “acht na fétaim techt tar slanaib ⁊ tar senad6436 in Tailgind ⁊ Dia.” Ocus at-racht in ingen roimpe dochum a6437 sída 'arsin, noco tabair in scel fuirmed doridhissi furri.
[476] 6438 IS ann ro badur in sluag ⁊ Patraic ⁊ Cailte co cenn6439 teora lá ⁊ téora áidchi ina degaid-sin ac Beind in Bailb, ⁊6440 tangadur 'arsin rompo co rangadur Fert Fiadmóir ar Machaire6441 in Scáil, risa raiter Mag n-Áe meic Allguba isin tan-so, ⁊ ro6442 t-shuidhetar in sluag uile ann, ⁊ suidhis Pátraic, conid Suidhi6443 Pátraic ainm in inaid-sin.
[477] 6444 IS ann ro ferustar rí Connacht faeilte ré Cailte ⁊ ro6445 fhiarfaig de: “Maith, a m' anum, a Chailti, cret má tucad 140b26446 Fert Fiadmoir ar in n-inad-so, ⁊ créd 'ma tucad Cnocc in6447 Chircaill ar in ard-so thiar, ⁊ cred fa tucad Cnoc in Chongna6448 ar in cnoc-sa re thaeb?”
[478] 6449 Fert Fiadmoir ⁊ Cnoc in Chircaill ⁊ Cnoc in Chongna.
[479] 6450 Fregrais Cailte in cheist-sin, doig ro bói a fhís aice6451 in ní dia raibe.6452 “INgen mor-grádach maith ro bói ac Find mac Cumaill”, ar6453 Cailte, “dar' bo chom-ainn Aí Arduallach ingen Fhind, ⁊ ro6454 chuindig Fiadmor mac Airist, rí Alban, anall h-í ar a athair .i.6455 ar Fhind. Ocus adubairt Find damad maith lé féin feis leis ní tibred- p.1796456 sum éra fair. Ocus ro fiarfaiged don ingin-sin, ⁊ adubairt na6457 fáefad lé fer leth-amaich d' Eirinn. Ocus is annsin adubairt Find6458 re ingin:” “In duine do ér tú, a ingen, do- bér-sa thú dó .i. do6459 rig Alban.” Ocus do bói lendan acin ingin a Fiannaib Eirenn6460 .i. Ailbhi Armderg o Athlis a h- ochlachaib Fheda Gaible anall,6461 ⁊ is annsin adubairt h-Ái Ardual- lach: “maith, m' anam, a Ailbhi,6462 cindus do-ni-si frium-sa ⁊ Find acom thabairt do ríg Alban?”6463 Iss ed adubairt Ailbhi: “Éirig-si ar comairchi Guill meic Morna6464 ⁊ Fhiann Eirenn gan tochmarc foréicne ort.” Is annsin do6465 t-shnaidm in ingen a comairchi ar tri h- aicmedaib cutruma ro bói6466 issind Feind .i. ar Chlannaib Morna ⁊ ar Chlannaib Baiscne ⁊6467 ar Chlannaib Nemnaind, ⁊ naidmis ar in Feind uile a comairchi,6468 ⁊ faemait in Fhiann.
[480] 6469 “Ocus is sí aes ⁊ uair tainic Fiadmor mac Airist, rí Alban,6470 tri catha mora co Traig Eochailli ⁊ a da brathair maraen ris6471 .i. Circull ⁊ Congna a n-anmanna. Ocus rainic fis uaithib co Find6472 conici in carnn-sa ar cenn a mná”, ar Cailte, “⁊ ro érastur in6473 ingen-sin, ⁊ at-bert-som muna tuctha dó h- í cath d' fhogra ar in6474 Féind o ríg Alban, ⁊ adubairt nach rachad a h-Eirinn nó co6475 ̇m-bered béo nó marb a mná leis nó cenn Find. Ocus adubairt6476 Find: “Eirget triur uaib”, ar Find, co h-Es na n-Én botuaid,6477 risa raiter Es Dara aníu, ⁊ dénat foraire ⁊ forcomét ar na h-allmurchaib6478 atá ar Tráig alaind Eochaille thuaid.” “Ocus ro6479 fregramar-ne triúr don Fhéin sin”, ar Cailte “.i. mé féin ⁊ Diarmait6480 ó Dúibhne ⁊ Oscur mac Oissin. Ocus amal ro siachtamar- ne6481 co cenn na trága at-chonncamar in triúr fer mor dar6482 n-indsaighid, ⁊ ro chomraicemar ar lar na trága ar seisser óclach,6483 ⁊ ro fhiarfaigem-ne scela díb”, ar Cailti, “⁊ ro indisetar rí6484 Alban do beith ann triur óclach .i. h-é féin ⁊ a dá brathair6485 maraen ris .i. Circall ⁊ Congna, d' iarraid baegail echta ar6486 in Fein.”
[481] 6487 “Dar mo breithir ám”, ar Cailti, “damad áil lib-si ail nó6488 esbaid ar in Féin do-béradh sib orainde bur n- aghaid, ⁊ ro bad6489 olcc le Find sind.” “Ocus damad esbaid sib”, ar rí Alban,6490 “cid duinde gan bur n-esbaid air?”
[482] 6491 “Ocus annsin ro chomraicemar”, ar Cailte, “comrac fuilech p.1806492 fobartach fír-neimnech, ⁊ ro luathaigit láma lind, ⁊ ro bailcit6493 beimenna, ⁊ co cruadaigit craidida, ⁊ ro tairssit traigthi. Ocus6494 ro bámar-ne ar in comrac ó fhuined nell nóna co tainic maiten6495 arnamairech, co rabadur ar cuirp ina cró-lintib fola, ⁊ cid ed6496 tra is sinde fa trén issin chomrac”, ar Cailte, “issin maitin arnamairech,6497 ⁊ ro bensumar a tri cind díb-sium. Ocus ro chocrumar6498 comairli do dénam .i. cind in trír do breith lind ⁊6499 tiachtain ar ar n-ais, ⁊ ro loccamur in comairli- sin”, ar Cailte, “⁊6500 ro impaimar dochum na loingsi ar in traig, ⁊ ro marbsum tri6501 cét óclach díb inar cét- chuindscléo catha, ⁊ ro dáilset na tri6502 catha oraind, ⁊ ro bamar ac cathugud riu ré h-ed in chaem-laithe6503 cháidchi, ⁊ ind uair at-chonncadar-sum a trénfhir do thuitim6504 ro mebaid díb dochum a long ⁊ a lú-bárc. Ocus tangamar-ne6505 co créchtach cró-lintech as.”
[483] 6506 Ocus is annsin ro gab eacla in flaith Find ass ar los-ne, ⁊ 2166507 adubairt: “Eirgid, a Fhianna”, ar se, “a n-degaid in trír óclach do-chuaid6508 úaib”, “⁊ in trath do eirgetar in Fhiann”, ar Cailte, “ina tri6509 cathaib cengailti, is annsin do-riachtamar- ne 141a1conici in6510 tulaig-sea”, ar Cailte, “⁊ do chuirsimar na tri cind ar lár a fiadnaissi6511 Fhind.” Ocus adubairt láid:
- 6512 In triur do-chuadmur bothuaid
in n-dáil catha claidim-ruaid,6513
ro marbamar cét cach fhir,
ar in tráig álaind aen-gil.- 6514 Mé bodéin is Diarmait donn
ocus Oscur aith étrom,6515
ro marbsum tri cét 'sin cath
do t-shluagaib na n-allmurach.- 6516 Tucsamar lind na tri cind
nochur'b é in turus trúag-tim,6517
corub díb o sin ille
na tri tulcha toghaide.- 6518 Adeirim-si rit reime
is fír in ní raidim- ne,6519
tucus cend Fiadmoir, fir dam
isin n- iarnoin ar n-imscar.- 6520 Ba mor ar ̇m-brig iss ar ̇m-blad
6522
mor ar n-einech 's ar n-engnam,6521
ní raibi ac imarcur sciath
nach dingébmais inar triar.
IN triar.
[484] 6523 “Ocus is missi ro marb Fiadmor, ⁊ Diarmait ro marb Circull, ⁊6524 Oscur ro marb Congna, ⁊ tucad na tri cind-sin ar na tri6525 tulchaib-seo, conid uatha atáit na h-anmanna-sin orro, ⁊ conid6526 cath Tragha Eothaile ainm in catha-sin isin fhian- naigecht.”
[485] 6527 “Ad-rae buaid ⁊ bennachtain, a Chailti”, ar rí Connacht, p.1816528 “⁊ da mád áil let, séoit ⁊ maine do-rechad duit.” “Is ferr-de6529 thusa a tairgsin-sin, ⁊ ní ricim-si a les iat.”
[486] 6530 IS annsin tangadur na sluaig reompo co Breicsliab .i.6531 Sliab Formaile i Connachta, risa raiter Sliab Formaile i Connachtaib6532 isin tan-so, ⁊ co Suide Find a mullach in t- shleibe, ⁊6533 mar do t-shuidhidur ann ro moidedur déra co tróm falcmur tar6534 a gruaidib do Chailti ac feicail inn inaid a ̇m-bíth Find mac6535 Cumaill ina t-shuidhe. “Ocus créd do- beir cáí ort, a m' anam, a6536 Chailti?” ar rí Connacht, “⁊ in ac feicail in inaid a ̇m-bid Find6537 ina t-shuidhe ⁊ Formaile na Fiann?” “Iss ed immorro”, ar Cailte,6538 “uair rogha selga na gnath-Fheinde in sliab-so, ⁊ Loch na n-Eillted,6539 risa raiter Loch Formaile isin tan-so, ⁊ Cluain na Damraide, risa6540 raiter Cell Tulach isin tan-so, ⁊ baile sin Conain Máil meic6541 Morna, ⁊ Ros na h-Echraide risa raiter inn Airm isin tan-so,6542 bail a ̇m-bídis drong d' a echaib na Feinde, ⁊ Dún Saltrain Sálfhata,6543 risa raiter Cell Chaimin ar Succa, ⁊ co Moin na Fostada,6544 risa raiter Moin in Tachair Conneda isin tan-so, ⁊ co Carraic6545 ind Fhomorach, risa raiter Dún Mor isin tan- so.”
[487] 6546 IS annsin ro fhiarfaig rí Connacht do Cailti: “Can do Fhind6547 mac Cumaill?” “Do Laignib”, ar Cailte. “Cá tuath do Laignib?”6548 ar in rí. “A h-Íb Tairrsig Laigen”, ar Cailte. “Ca baile6549 issin tuaith-sin.” ar in rí. “A Glaissi Bulgain”, ar Cailte.6550 Ocus adubairt Cailte: “Find mac Cumaill, meic Threduirnn, meic6551 Trenmoir, meic Cairpri Garbsroin, meic Fiachach Fobric, a6552 Glaissi Bulgain de h-Uaib Failge.” “Ocus can da máthair dono?”6553 ar rí Connacht. “Muirnne Munchaem, ingen Taidg meic Nuadat,6554 do Thúaith Dé Danann. Ocus rob é-sin in lam thoirberta sét6555 ⁊ maíni ⁊ indmusa iarthair thuaiscirt in betha, ⁊ rob é-sin in6556 cóiced gaiscedach is ferr thainic ar cúl sceith ⁊ chlaidim, ⁊ ba6557 ferr uim thidlucud set ⁊ tuarustail ro bói d' feraib in domain, ⁊6558 in tres fer is ferr thainic a h-inis na n- Gaeidel, ⁊ in tí nar' díult6559 re nech riam acht co m-beth cenn ré caithem neich aicci ⁊ cossa6560 re h-imthecht, ⁊ nar' dech tar a ais riam arna h-aprad nech da p.1826561 ̇m-biath ina degaid ris comad eacla ra biath fair. Ocus ba h- é-6562 seo”, ar Cailte, “rogha shelga a gnath- Fhéine in fhir-sin.”
[488] 6563 “Ocus caide anmanna na gnath-Fheinde?” ar rí Connacht re6564 Cailte. “Ni ansa.”
[489] 6565 “FIND mac Cumaill in cétna fer dib”, ar Cailte, “⁊ Oissin6566 cona ceithri macaib .i. Oscur ⁊ Oissind 217⁊ Échtach ⁊ Ulach6567 a n-anmanna, ⁊ Raigne Rosclethan mac Find, ⁊ Caince Chorccarderg6568 mac Find, ⁊ Uillenn Faebur- derg mac Find, ⁊ Faelan6569 Feramail mac Find, ⁊ Aed Becc mac Find, ⁊ Find Mor mac Cubain6570 meic Murchada, rig- fhéindid Fhian Muman, ⁊ Find mac Temenain6571 ríg-fhéinnid na n-Deissi Muman, ⁊ Find mac Casurla ríg-fhéindid6572 Fiann m-Breg ⁊ Midhi, ⁊ Find mac Urgna ríg-fhéndid Chinel6573 Chonaill, ⁊ Find mac Fogaith, ⁊ Find mac Abratruaid, da ríg- feindig6574 Dal n-Araide atuaid, ⁊ Find Bán h-úa Bressail, ríg-fhéndid6575 h-Úa Ceinselaig, ⁊ Find Fer in Champair, ríg-fhéindid Alban,6576 ⁊ Goll Guban ⁊ Cas Cuailgne, da ríg-fheindid fhiann Ulad, ⁊6577 tri meic Deghóic .i. Feth ⁊ Faeth ⁊ Foscud, ⁊ tri meic6578 Aencherda Berra .i. Glas ⁊ Ger ⁊ Guba, ⁊ Cailte mac Ronain6579 ⁊ a da mac .i. Faelan ⁊ Colla, ⁊ Goth Gaithe mac Ronain6580 (is sé no bith urchur saeigde roim cach in tan ro thacrad a rith6581 fein dó) ⁊ Lergan Luath a Luachair aníar (⁊ is sé-sin6582 do-beired na h-ellte d' edruth amal do-berid cach nech a ba6583 disli). Diarmait h-úa 141a2 Duibne d' feraib Muman (arna6584 raibe scís cos, na luas anála, na scís maigi na taighi riam)6585 ⁊ Mac Lugach lonn laidir, sóer- maccáem Fhiann Eirenn ⁊ Alban,6586 ⁊ aidlenn gaiscid na fiannaigechta uile, ⁊ Bran Bec o Buadachain6587 .i. rígrechtaire Fhiann Eirenn ⁊ Alban, ⁊ Scannal h- úa6588 Liathain taíssech maccaem Fiann Eirenn ⁊ Alban, ⁊ Sciathbrec6589 mac Dathchain saer-fher cluiche Fhiann Eirenn, ⁊ Goll mac6590 Morna cona deichnebur ar fichit derbrathar ⁊ cona chuic cét dec6591 d' aen-maicne, ⁊ tri fir in chair- chi o eochair-imlib t-Shléibe Fuait6592 fonn-scathaig atuaid, ⁊ tri cairchi chiuil accu, ⁊ iat ica chur p.1836593 a n-ucht a cheile, ⁊ ni bith duag na deccair ar nech in tan do6594 chluined in ceol-sin ro chanad in cairche cíuil accu.” “Ocus caide6595 anmanna na n-óclach-sin?” ar rí Connacht. “Luath ⁊ Leitmech ⁊6596 Lanlaidir a n-anmanna”, ar Cailte, “⁊ don gnath-Fheind iat”, ar Cailte.
[490] 6597 “Conid iat-sin anmann na triath ⁊ na tigerna ⁊ na fer6598 feraind do bith ac Find, ⁊ do freslad ⁊ do biathad fá thrí h- é6599 cacha bliadna ina lis féin, ⁊ ro chanad in dord fiannachta.6600 Conid h-í-sin, a rí Connacht, in cheist ro fiarfhaigis dím.”
[491] 6601 Ocus ro thuit-sium ar in tulaig í roibe a nellaib ⁊ í támaib6602 annsin, ⁊ ro bói teora lá ⁊ teora áidchi annsin gan tuail̇nges6603 aistir na imthechta a h-aithle a choicle ⁊ a chomalta. IS annsin6604 ro gabad longport ac ríg Connacht annsin, ⁊ do-rigned6605 fothrucud accu do Cailti.
[492] 6606 Ocus tar a éis-sin tangadur in sluag reompo co rȧngadur6607 Clúain na ̇n-Dam, risa raiter Cluain Imdergtha issin tan-sa, ⁊6608 ro gabsat longport ann, ⁊ 218ro bennaig Patraic in baile. Ocus6609 ro fhíarfaig rí Connacht do Chailti: “crét 'ma tucad Cluain Dam6610 ár in n-inat-so, ⁊ crét 'ma tucad Clúain Imdergtha ar in cluain-6611 seo?” Ocus ro fhrecrais Cailte sin .i. “turchairthe selga fuair6612 Find annso, ⁊ tri catha na Féine .i. dam cacha deissi d' Fhiannaib6613 Eirenn ⁊ tri daim d' Fhind, ⁊ is aire-sin tucad Cluain Dam6614 ar in n-inad-sin. Ocus is uime thucad Cluain Imdergtha fair6615 .i. in tan ro badur Clanna Morna ac foghail ar Fhind, nír'6616 rathaigetar in t-inam ro badur ar a cuit ⁊ a comraind ina fiadnaissi6617 co tangamar-ne tri catha na Féine cor' gabsamar um inn6618 dr