CELT document G303013

Two Tales about Finn

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Bruiden Atha; Tucait fhagbala in fessa

Edited by Kuno Meyer

Two Tales about Finn

 p.242

1. Bruiden Atha Hi inso sis

Fecht do Find hua Baiscne i Cind Chuirrig. Boui-sium cin mnái fri re chian. Luid-sium didiu docum na Siuiri co n-accae in ingin m-bachlaig oc Dun Iascaig for Siuir oc folcud a ind. Badamair a hainm side. Condotuc laiss co m-bói ina farrud.

Cuirrech Lifi do Laignib, diatá Raith Cuirrig, is e romarb a comalta-som .i. Dub hua Duibne, diaraibi Diarmaid macc Duib mac Duibne. Luid Finn didiu fecht n-aill do thetarracht ale for Currech. Doluid Currech 10 síar cotallaid a cenn dia mnai-sium .i. do Badamair, condoruc lais sair. Doluid didiu Finn ina diaid-sim coruc a chenn de-sium siar. Is de ata Cenn Currig. Is de rocét:

  1. Currech Lifi cona lí
    in cach? rígh dia rodamair,
    15 rucad uad a cenn a cein
    gusan tsleib os MBodamair.
Mac mathar do Fhothud Canainne in Currech sin. Boi-sium didiu for eill Fhinn, condernsat cora fadeoid ⁊ conderna Find coirm do Fothud ⁊ rocuired iarum don cormaim 20 hé. Fa geis immorro do Fhothud Cananne ól corma cin chinnu marbu ina fhiadnaise. Fá doilig sin tra in inbaid sin, ar bói sidhchain Chormaic i n-Ere co cenn secht m-bliadan nadrubther guin duine ar Fhind. “Acht chena atat rudilsi gona duine”, ar Find .i. slighi Midluachra 25 Ath Fhirdiad, 'Ath Cliath, Belach n-Gabrain, 'Ath Nóa, Cnamchaill, Conachlad, Da Cich Anann for Luachair Dedad.

Luid iarum Find corici Da Cich n-Anann do tharrachtain gona duine.

 p.243

30 “Tiagom”, or Teit ingen Maic Niad, siúr Fothaid Canainne. “Bid linn in coirm si dogní Finn dom' brathair-si. Tiagum da hol”, or sí fria celi .i. Find mac Reghamain a ainm. Doteccat sair ina carput diblinaib, in ben iar cúl, esium fria ar dó. Occ techt sech Fhinn hua 35 m-Baiscne dusléicci dono Carrfiaclach mac Connla urchur ina n-diaid co m-bói i m-bruinnib in fhir iarna thecht triasan mnái ar tús, co n-apatar de. Conad de robói sírchocad itir FhindFothad Cananne dogres.

Dóigh laisin fear didiu is í in ben ronguin ⁊ is ann roraid 40 in fear: “Huar gaeth gaeth domanicc uait, a ben!” “Duirp tonnaid dom dimbrig dobaib roí nid gairechtach cró, ar domrecma rinn rogér roamhnus a gaeth, ni scél iar cuairt coimtech dó nadbia ait tormenar”.

“Dall adbur no ferai form-sa”, ol in ben, “a fir, beo 45 marb, ar is trim-sa rosiacht saso iarnainceret ben?atoncomnaic dib-línaib ar cach beoil blaisid écc. Issuachnid dam-sa natmair Fothad iar coscraib Canainde, ar dia maired mac Maic Niad do  66a2{}sum,” or si, acht adanaithrig robai olcc{} iarsin conararad 50 ar fenid n-Erenn eturru iarum{} didiu cechtarnai for ecell a cheile on uair sin imach, cein batar i m-bethaid .i. FinnFothad Cananne.

Finit.

 p.245

2. Tucait fhaghbala in fesa do Finn inso ocus marbad cuil duib.

Fechtus n-aile do Find a Cind Chuirrig. Is indti ba gnathach-som. Rofertha fer cacha maitne do fhuined muicci dia cuit laéi do-som. Fecht ann didiu raherbad Oisine dia fuine. In tan ba mithig lais, dosrala forsan esair secha i m-belaib na gabla i laim a cheili. Is ann arosiuir. Imsái ass. Soithi as 'na diaid dar Siuir .i. i n-Ath Nemthenn, dar Ord, dar Inmain, dar Fan hua Faelain, im-mullach Shide ar Femen. Iadhthar in comla iarna esi iar techt 'sa sidh ⁊ fónaccóib Oisin imoigh.

10 In tan rondúsig in fhian, is ann rainicc. “Caide in mucc?” or Finn. “Rusfucc fer is calmu inásu”, or Oisine.

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Gaibthi Cailti iarnabarach. Berur uad fón indus cetna. Ric sén didiu. “Caide in mucc?” or Finn. “Nidam 15 calmu 'nás intí o rucad ané”, or Cailte.

“Cia thiasarsa dia fuine?” or Finn. “Is aithe cach n-delg iss ou”. Luid side fesin dia fuine ⁊ a cranda ina laim clí, in laim aile occ impódh na muice i m-belaib na gabla. Arosiuir. Dobeir Finn forgom fair ⁊ ni roacht acht 20 fograindi in gai for a druim. Forfácaib intair. didiu amuig tharra i n-Ele, i Cill Ichtair Lethet 1 intaib itaib muicci. Co ba secht roling darsin Siuir. 2 Or se i mullach int shlebe uisi nuaim ar Finn Dobeir forgom fair oc techt isin sid, guramid a druim trid. Aroisir Finn 25 a laim forsan ersoind int shida, gurudruided in chomla ar a ordain, cotart ina béolu, coclas an gol. “Cid sin?” or cach. “Cul Dub romarbad!” or íat. “Cia rosmarb?” ar siat. “Finn hua Boiscne.” Guilit uile. Is and asbert-som: “Bind bind berlai binn bec nimgnae 30 buired tairb coí coistecht fri Femhen furla. Moi muicce son dar Femen fugiath sircrand sirluth laitho find fri ulaid Cul Dub.” Berid iarum a muicc 'na hucht co dara seilb dia muindtir.

Finit. Isam scithach

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Title (uniform): Two Tales about Finn

Title (original, Irish): Bruiden Atha; Tucait fhagbala in fessa

Author: unknown

Editor: Kuno Meyer

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Electronic edition compiled by: Beatrix Färber and Ruth Murphy, Ruth Murphy, and Hilary Lavelle

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Date: 2009

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CELT document ID: G303013

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Manuscript source

  1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, D IV 2: f 88Ra–Rb (used by Meyer).
  2. YBL: III, col. 951–952 (facs.: p 212a-b).

Editions

  1. Kuno Meyer, Two Tales about Finn, in: Revue Celtique 14 (1893), pp. 241-9 (pp. 242-5) [D IV 2].
  2. Vernam Hull, Two Tales about Finn, in: Speculum 16 (1941), pp. 322-33 (pp. 323-8) [YBL].

Secondary Literature

  • Arthur C. L. Brown, The Grail and the English Sir Perceval, Modern Philology 18 (1920-21) 201-28 and 661-73.

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‘Two Tales about Finn’ (1893). In: Revue Celtique‍ 14. Ed. by Kuno Meyer, pp. 242–243, 245–246.

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  title 	 = {Two Tales about Finn},
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  publisher 	 = {Émile Bouillon},
  date 	 = {1893},
  pages 	 = {242–243; 245–246}
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Keywords: saga; prose; medieval; Finn Cycle

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  1. 2009-04-08: File proofed (3); names marked up. Header created; file parsed; SGML and HTML files created. (ed. Beatrix Färber)
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  3. 2006-08: Text proof-read (1). (ed. Hilary Lavelle)
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