

#The four jewels of the Tuatha Dé Danann


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The four jewels of the Tuatha Dé Danann
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Author: Unknown
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Vernam HullElectronic edition compiled by Philip Irwin

 2. Second draft.Extent of text: 1326 words#### Publication


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**Manuscript Source**2. Dublin, Trinity College, 1318 [Yellow Book of Lecan], p. 190, col. 907. For full details see T. K. Abbott and E. J. Gwynn (eds.), Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin (Dublin 1921) MS 1318, pp 94–110 and 342–48.
**The edition used in the digital edition**2. **Vernam Hull**, The four jewels of the Tuatha Dé Danann in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie. vol 18, Halle/Saale, Max Niemeyer (1930) page 73–89

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Created: By (an) unknown Irish monastic author(s).
 Date range: 900–1200.#### Use of language


##### Language: [GA] The text is in Middle Irish.


##### Language: [LA] One word is in Latin.


##### Language: [EN] The witness list is in English.


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#### Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G300008


### The four jewels of the Tuatha Dé Danann: Author: Unknown


### List of witnesses


* **B**: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, 23 P 12 [Book of Ballymote]
* **E**: British Library, Egerton 105




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p.83


Ceithri **cathracha** i r-robadar **Tuatha De Danand** ic foglaim fheasa ocus druidechta, [uair is fis ocus druidecht ocus](app001.html) diabaldanacht ro fhogain doib. it e-seo anmanna na **cathrach** .i. **Failias**, ocus **Findias**, ocus **Goirias**, ocus **Murias**. Ocus is a **Failias** tucad in Lia Fail, fil i **Temraig**, no gesed fo [cech **rig**](app002.html)  no gebead [h-**Erind**](app003.html) . A **Gorias** tucad in claidheb bai ic **Nuadaid**. A **Findias** tucad sleg **Loga**. A **Murias** tucad[coire](app004.html) in **Dagda**.


Ceithri fiseda badar isna **cathrachaib** sin .i. **Fessus** bai [h-i](app005.html) **Failias**, **Esrus** bai [ic](app006.html) **Gorias**, **Uscias** bai a **Findias**, **Semias** bai a **Murias**. Is aco sin rofoglaimsed **Tuatha De Danand** fis ocus eolus. Sleg **Loga**, ni gebthea cath fria na fris inti a [m-bid](app007.html) laim. [Claidheb](app008.html) **Nuadad**, ni thernad neach ara [n-dergad  
[*gap: extent: 2 characters*]](app009.html) . O da berthea asa thindtig bodba, ni [gebti fris inti](app010.html) a m-bid laim. Coiri in **Dagda**, ni teigead dam dimdach [uad](app011.html) . An Lia Fail, fil i **Temraig**, ni labrad acht fa **rig** **Erenn**.




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p.84


Ad-beraid, imorro, aroile do [**seanchaidib**](app012.html) conid a n-dluim ciach tistais **Tuatha De Danann** i n-**Erind**. Ocus ni h-ead on, acht a longaib na [morloinges](app013.html) tangadar, ocus ro [loiscsed](app014.html) a longa uili iar tuidecht [i](app015.html) n-**Erind**. Ocus is don dluim ciach bai dib side, at-dubradar aroile conid a n-dluim chiach tangadar. Ocus ni h-ead [iar fir](app016.html) . Ar is iad so da fhochaind ara r' loiscsead a longa na r' fhagbaidis **fine** **Fomra** iad do [fodail](app017.html) forro, ocus na ro thisad **Lug** do cosnum **rigi** [fri](app018.html) **Nuagaid**. Conid doib do chan in **seanchaid**:
> 1. **Tuath De Danand** na set soim.
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> Cait a [fuaradar](app019.html) fogloim?
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> Do rangadar suigecht slan
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> A n-[druigecht](app020.html) , a n-diabaldan.
> 2. **Iardanel** find, **faith** co feib,
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> Mac **Nemid**, mac [**Agnomain**](app021.html) ,
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> D'ar mac baeth **Beothach** bertach,
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> Ba loech leothach, lanfhertach.
> 3. Clanna **Beothaich**, — beoda a m-blad —
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> Rangadar sluag niath nertmar,
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> Iar snim is iar toirrsi truim,
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> Lin a loingsi co **Lochluinn**.
> 4. Ceithri **cathracha**,— clu cert —
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> Gabsad a rem co ronert.
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> Do curdis comlann co cas
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> Is [d'foglaim](app022.html) a fireolas.
> 5. **Failias** ocus **Goirias**glan,
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> **Findias**, **Murias** na morgal,
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> O maitea madmann amach,
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> Anmanna na n-**ardchathrach.**
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> 8. **Morfis** ocus **Erus** ard,
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> **Uscias** i*s* **Semiath** sirgarg,
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> Re [n-garmand, — luag a](app023.html) leasa —
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> Anmann **suad** a [s-sarfeasa](app024.html) .
> 9. **Morfis** **fili** [a](app025.html) **Failias** fen,
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> [**E*s*rus**](app026.html) a **Goria*s***, germen,
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> **Semiath** a **Murias**, **dind** dias,
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> **Uscias** **fili** find **Findias**.
> 10. Ceithri h-aisceda leo anall,
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> D'**uaislib** **Tuaithi De Danand**:
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> Claideb, cloch, coiri cumal,
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> Sleag ri [h-aidid](app027.html) ardcurad.
> 11. Lia Fail a **Failias** anall,
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> Gesed fo **rigaib** **Erend**.
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> [Claideb](app028.html) lama **Loga** [luidh](app029.html)
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> A **Goirias**, — roga rocruid.
> 12. A **Findias** tar fairrgi i fad
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> *Tucad* sleg nemneach **Nuadat**.
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> A **Murias**, main adbol oll,
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> Coiri in **Dagda** na n-ardglond.
> 13. **Ri** Nime, **Ri** na fer fand,
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> Ro-m-aince, [**Rig**](app030.html) na rigrand,
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> Fear ca fuil fulang na fuath,
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> Ocus cumang na caemtuath.**Tuata**.
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