

#Comrac Liadaine ocus Cuirithir


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Comrac Liadaine ocus Cuirithir
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**Manuscript sources**2. London, British Library, Harl. 5280, fo. 26f.
3. Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1337 (olim H. 3. 18) 759f.
**Editions/translations**2. Kuno Meyer (ed. and tr.), Comrac Liadaine ocus Cuirithir or Liadain and Curithir; an Irish love-story of the ninth century (London 1902). This edition is also available online at http://www.univie.ac.at/indogermanistik/download/texte/Comracc\_Liadaine\_ocus\_Cuirithir.htm#m
3. English translation: P. L. Henry, Dánta Ban, pp. 52–59.
4. For a new edition by David Stifter, see: http://www.univie.ac.at/indogermanistik/download/texte/Comracc\_Liadaine\_ocus\_Cuirithir.htm#s
5. For an English translation of the new edition by Liz Gabay, see http://www.univie.ac.at/indogermanistik/download/texte/Comracc\_Liadaine\_ocus\_Cuirithir.htm#g
**Further reading**2. Eugene O'Curry, Lectures on the manuscript materials of ancient Irish history (New York 1861).
3. Kuno Meyer (ed. and tr.), Stories and songs from Irish MSS, Otia Merseiana 1 (1899) 113–128.
4. Brian Ó Cuív, A quatrain from "Líadain and Cuirithir", Éigse; 6 (1945–7) 229–230.
5. Anders Ahlqvist, A line in Líadan and Cuirithir, Peritia 1 (1982) 334.
6. For editions/translations of the poem 'Cen áinius' see also http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G400035/index.html
**The edition used in the digital edition**2. Comrac Liadaine ocus Cuirithir. Kuno Meyer (ed), First edition [30pp.; 5–9 Introduction; Text 12–27; 28–30 Glossary.] David NuttLondon (1902)

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#### Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G303027


### Comrac Liadaine ocus Cuirithir: Author: unknown


### List of witnesses


* **Ha**: London, British Library, Harl. 5280, fo. 26f.
* **Li**: Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1337, 759f. (olim H. 3. 18).




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p.12


  
1] 
[Líadain](G303027/app001.html) ben do Chorco Duibne .i. banéces. Luid sí for
cúairt hi crích Connacht. Cuirithir mac Doborchon, éces side
dno. Do Chonnachtaib dó. Dogníther ón cuirm dí-si [le](G303027/app002.html) [Cuirithir](G303027/app003.html) .


‘[Cid](G303027/app004.html) ná dénaim-ni óentaid, a Líadain?’ ol [Cuirithir](G303027/app005.html) .
  
5] 
‘Ropud án ar mac ar ndís.’


‘Ní [dénaim-ni](G303027/app006.html) ón’, ol sise, ‘ar ná loiti mo chúairt [immum](G303027/app007.html) .
Día tís ar mo chend [dorísi](G303027/app008.html) dom thig, [doreg-sæ](G303027/app009.html) lat.’


Ba fír són. Luid fodess & [óengilla](G303027/app010.html) 'na diaid & a [étach-
som](G303027/app011.html) hi téig for a muin-side & drochétach imme & cennæ [na
  
10] 
 ngái](G303027/app012.html) isin téig. Luid íarum [co mbái](G303027/app013.html) icon topur i tóib ind lis.
Gaibid íarum a étach [corcordæ](G303027/app014.html) imme & doratæ na gái [for a
cronna](G303027/app015.html) , [co mbói](G303027/app016.html) ic a crothud.


[Co n-accæ](G303027/app017.html) Mac Dá Cherdæ cucai. Óinmit side, mac [Máile-
ochtraig](G303027/app018.html) maic Dínertaig dona Déssib Muman. Cumma imtéged
  
15] 
 muir & tír inna chossaib tirmaib. [Ardfili na Hérenn](G303027/app019.html) & óinmit
na Hérenn é-siden.


Dotéit side co Cuirithir.
‘Maith sin’, or Mac mo Cherda.




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p.14


‘Amin’, or Cuirithir.
‘In tú fer ind lis?’
[‘Ní mé’](G303027/app020.html) , or Cuirithir. ‘Can deit-siu?’ or Cuirithir.
‘[In óinmit](G303027/app021.html) tróg dina Déssib .i. Mac Dá Cherda.’


  
5] 
‘Rocúalamar’, or Cuirithir. ‘In [rega](G303027/app022.html) isin lis?’


‘Ragat’, ol sé.
‘Déna mo lessa’, ol Cuirithir. ‘Ben mór [file](G303027/app023.html) thall, apair
[frie](G303027/app024.html) triat chéill féin [tudecht](G303027/app025.html) cosin topur so.’
‘[Cía a](G303027/app026.html) hainm?’
  
10] 
 [‘Líadain.’](G303027/app027.html)
[‘Cía th'ainm-si?’](G303027/app028.html) 
‘Cuirithir mac Doborchon.’
‘Maith’, or sé.
Téit [isa tech](G303027/app029.html) . [Bói sí ina himda cetheora mná](G303027/app030.html) . Dessid
  
15] 
 som & ní [rolaad](G303027/app031.html) óid aire. Is ann asbert som:


> 1. A tech mór
>   
> folongat na tuireda,
>   
> día mbeith nech nodálad dáil,
>   
> timnæ dáib co fuineda.
> 2. 20] Nech donísed ba mithig,
>   
> a thopuir file fiad tig,
>   
> ferait a lúadain imbi
>   
> uissi áilli imrinni.[1](javascript:footNote('G303027/note001.html'))
> 
> 
> ---
> 
> p.16
> 
> 5. Rolá temel dom roscaib,
>   
> am [dillig](G303027/app032.html) ar inchoscaib,
>   
> conid Líadain [congairiu](G303027/app033.html)
>   
> cach banscál [nád athgniniu](G303027/app034.html) .
> 6. 5] A ben cosind remorchois,
>   
> ní fúar do sét [di márchlois](G303027/app035.html) ,
>   
> nícon festor fo chailliu
>   
> banscál badid [cíallaidiu](G303027/app036.html) .
> 7. Mac in míl
>   
> 10] [anas](G303027/app037.html) adaig fo linnib,
>   
> folongat cot idnaidiu
>   
> cossa glassa fo rinnib.
> 




Is íarsin dochúaid sí tra leis-som, co [rogabsat](G303027/app038.html) [anmchairde
Cummaine](G303027/app039.html) Fota maic Fiachna.


  
15] 
‘Maith’, or Cummaine. ‘Mór [dom](G303027/app040.html) mírennaib [adobar[r]](G303027/app041.html) .
Nert na hanmchairde foirb. In [ba déicsiu](G303027/app042.html) dúib ná himmacallam?’


‘Immacallam dúin’, or Cuirithir. ‘Is ferr a mbía de.
[Immanaccæ](G303027/app043.html) dún ríam.’


  
20] 
Intan íarum [notéged](G303027/app044.html) som timchell [martra](G303027/app045.html) , no-íata a tech
fuirri-si. No-íata dno fair-som, intan notéged sí.


Is and asbert si:

> 1. Cuirithir in t-athéces
>   
> carsam, nímráinic [a less](G303027/app046.html) :
>   
> 25] inmain fiada [dá coss nglas](G303027/app047.html) ,
>   
> [bid](G303027/app048.html) dirsan [a bithingnas](G303027/app049.html) .
> 
> 
> ---
> 
> p.18
> 
> 4. In lecc fri derthach andess
>   
> forsa [mbíd](G303027/app050.html) in t-athéces,
>   
> minic tíagar dí [im cach ndé](G303027/app051.html)
>   
> fescor íar mbúaid ernaigthe.
> 5. 5] Nicon [biaid aice](G303027/app052.html) bó
>   
> ná [dairti](G303027/app053.html) ná dartadó,
>   
> nocha bia cnáim do [liss](G303027/app054.html)
>   
> for láim deis ind [athécis](G303027/app055.html) .
> **[Cuirithir dixit:]**
> - 10] Inmain guthán rocluniur,
>   
> fáilte fris nocho lamur,
>   
> acht is ed atbiur nammá:
>   
> is inmain in guthán sa.
> 
> 
> 
> **Dixit in ben:**1. 15] Guth [domadbat](G303027/app056.html) trie [clethæ](G303027/app057.html)
>   
> is maith dó domincrechæ:
>   
> [is ed dogní frim in guth](G303027/app058.html) ,
>   
> nachomléci do chotlud.
> 2. A fir, ní maith a ndobir,
>   
> 20] mo líud-sa for Cuirithir:
>   
> hé-sium do brú Locha [Sing](G303027/app059.html) ,
>   
> messe [féin](G303027/app060.html) ó Chill Conchinn.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 






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p.20


‘[Foid](G303027/app061.html) far ndís innocht’, ar [Cummaine](G303027/app062.html) , ‘& [téit](G303027/app063.html) [léignid](G303027/app064.html) becc
etraib, co ná dernaid [anespa](G303027/app065.html) .’


[Is and asbert som](G303027/app066.html) :


> 1. [Másu](G303027/app067.html) óenadaig atbir
>   
> 5] [fesi](G303027/app068.html) dam-sæ [la Líadain](G303027/app069.html) ,
>   
> [méti](G303027/app070.html) la láech [nodfiad](G303027/app071.html)
>   
> ind daig ni [archriad](G303027/app072.html) .
> 




Is and asbert Líadain:

> 1. [Másu](G303027/app073.html) óenadaig atbir
>   
> 10] [feis](G303027/app074.html) dam-sæ la Cuirithir,
>   
> cid blíadain [dobérmais](G303027/app075.html) fris,
>   
> [baithum](G303027/app076.html) immarordamais.
> 




[Foit](G303027/app077.html) in oidchi sin. Doberor in mac bec [arnabáruch](G303027/app078.html) dia
chuibsigud do Chummaine.


  
15] 
‘Is [taccar duit](G303027/app079.html) ní cela’, ar Cummaine. 
‘Not selo[s]–
sæ dia cela.’


Is [cumma](G303027/app080.html) dó cía [eipli](G303027/app081.html) . ‘No[t]sela[s]-sæ día n-[atma](G303027/app082.html) .’


Rucad som íarum do chill aili. [Is and asbert som:](G303027/app083.html)

> 1. [Di chíanaib](G303027/app084.html)
>   
> 20] [ó roscarus](G303027/app085.html) fri Líadain,
>   
> [sithithir](G303027/app086.html) cech lá fri mí,
>   
> [sithithir mí](G303027/app087.html) fri blíadain.
> 
> 
> ---
> 
> p.22
> 
> 
> **[Líadain dixit:]**
> - [Másu](G303027/app088.html) Chuirithir indíu
>   
> [dochúaid](G303027/app089.html) co rétairiu,
>   
> dirsan [in chíall dusngéna](G303027/app090.html)
>   
> 5] fri nech [nachid aithgéna](G303027/app091.html) .
> 
> 
> 
> **Cuimmine dixit:**1. Ní maith lim aní atbir,
>   
> a Líadain ben Chuirithir,
>   
> robói sunnæ, nirbó mer,
>   
> 10] cid síu tísed Cuirither.
> 
> **[Líadain dixit:]**1. Día háine didine
>   
> ní [bu](G303027/app092.html) scor for [milide](G303027/app093.html)
>   
> [for lóæ](G303027/app094.html) mo [gaimnén gil](G303027/app095.html)
>   
> 15] [itir dí láim Cuirithir](G303027/app096.html) .
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 




Luid sium di*du* [co mbói](G303027/app097.html) hi Cill Letrech i tír na nDésse
[inna ailithri](G303027/app098.html) . [Doluid sí](G303027/app099.html) for a íarair-som & dixit:


> 1. Cen áinius
>   
> [in chaingen dorigenus:](G303027/app100.html)
>   
> 20] [an rocharus rocráidius](G303027/app101.html) .
> 2. Ba mire
>   
> ná dernad [a airer-som](G303027/app102.html) ,
>   
> [manbad](G303027/app103.html) oman ríg nime.
> 
> 
> ---
> 
> p.24
> 
> 5. Ní [bú](G303027/app104.html) amlos
>   
> dó-sum [in dul](G303027/app105.html) dúthracair:
>   
> ascnam sech [péin](G303027/app106.html) hi pardos.
> 6. Becc mbríge
>   
> 5] [rocráide](G303027/app107.html) frim Cuirithir:
>   
> fris-seom ba mór mo míne.
> 7. Mé Líadain,
>   
> rocarus-sa Cuirithir:
>   
> is [fírithir](G303027/app108.html) adfiadar.
> 8. 10] Gair [bá-sa](G303027/app109.html)
>   
> [hi coimthecht Cuirithir:](G303027/app110.html)
>   
> fris-som ba maith mo gnás-sa.
> 9. Céol caille
>   
> fomchanad la Cuirithir
>   
> 15] la fogur fairce flainne.
> 10. [Doménainn](G303027/app111.html)
>   
> ní cráidfed frim Cuirithir
>   
> do dálaib [cacha ndénainn](G303027/app112.html) .
> 11. Ní chela!
>   
> 20] ba hé-som mo [chrideserc](G303027/app113.html) ,
>   
> cía nocarainn cách chenæ.
> 12. [Deilm](G303027/app114.html) ndegæ
>   
> [rotetaind](G303027/app115.html) mo chride-sæ,
>   
> rofess nícon [bíad cenæ](G303027/app116.html) . Ce.
> 






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p.26


Is é di*du* [crád](G303027/app117.html) dorat sí fair-som a lúas [rogab](G303027/app118.html) caille.


[Amail roncuala som](G303027/app119.html) a [tuidecht-si](G303027/app120.html) aníar, luid som hi
[forsan](G303027/app121.html) fairci, co [ndechaid](G303027/app122.html) [inna ailithriu](G303027/app123.html) , [co ná acca sí](G303027/app124.html) 
hinnunn. ‘Docóid som [a fecht so](G303027/app125.html) ’, ol sí.



  
5] Ind lecc fora mbíd som ac [ernaigthe](G303027/app126.html) , robói sí for inn [leicc](G303027/app127.html) 
sin co n-erbailt sí, co ndechaid a hanim dochum nime. [Conid
ind lecc sin dochóid](G303027/app128.html) dar a hagaid-si.


[Comracc Líadaine & Cuirithir inn sin anúas](G303027/app129.html) .












