

#The Battle of Carnn Chonaill


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The Battle of Carnn Chonaill
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Author: [unknown]
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**Manuscript sources.**2. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 E 25 (Lebor na hUidre), p. 115b.
3. Dublin, Trinity College Library, Book of Leinster, pp. 276b–277b.
4. British Library, Egerton 1782 ff. 59b–61a.
5. Yellow Book of Lecan, col. 795, p. 132 of photolithograph, contains a version of the legend in par. 11–20.
**Editions/translations and secondary literature**2. Standish Hayes O'Grady, Silva Gaedelica i, 396–401; II

431–437 (From Eg. 1782, with incomplete English translation).
**The edition used in the digital edition**2. **Whitley Stokes**, The Battle of Carnn Chonaill in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie. , Halle an der Saale, Max Niemeyervolume 3 (1901) pages 203–219

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


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#### Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G100042


### The Battle of Carnn Chonaill: Author: [unknown]


### List of witnesses


* **LU**: MS 23 E 25 (Lebor na hUidre), p. 115b.
* **LL**: Book of Leinster pp. 276b-277b.
* **Eg**: MS Egerton 1782 ff. 59b-61a.
* **Y**: Yellow Book of Lecan, col. 795




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p.204


{facs. page 115b}
**Diarmait m*a*c Aeda Sláne**, **Sinech Cró** rodn-alt. No b*er*tis ***Con*n*acht*ai** a bú-si, co tarat-si imchosait móir et*er* **Diarmait** & **Guaire Aidne**. Is and asb*er*t-si:




> 1. A **Diarmait**, a mallchobair | [úamun](app001.html) **Gúare** fón-fodair,
>   
> ar it anmand [cluithe](app002.html) cath | tair chucund a dunebath.
>   
> Leic [do](app003.html) **Díarmait** [na raid](app004.html) f*r*is | in cath [ni h-éol ní firdis](app005.html) ,
>   
> [dénid cóir](app006.html) dó mar atá | foid chuci [dotathlebá](app007.html) .
>   
> Rúanaid [atb*er*the](app008.html) cosse | f*r*is-seom ar met a [náne](app009.html) ,
>   
> indiu is [lobrán](app010.html) im-**Mide**  | **Diarm*ait* m*a*c Aeda Sláne**.
>   
> T*r*icha tinne, t*r*icha bó | f*ur*ec  **cen*eói*l **Ferg*us*so****,
>   
> [ícdai](app013.html) 
> 
> dartaid h-i cind gait | [inna f*or*reith](app014.html) do **Diarm*ait***.(A).
> 2. Beit fir [móra](app015.html) ar macáin bic | co tí ar cobair co G*r*ip  ,
>   
> bit daim [ríata láig](app017.html) ar m-bó | co tí cobair **Diarmato**.
> A **D*iarmait***.
> 
> 






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p.206


 [Ro ícc](app018.html) ní di-ssi [imm*orr*o](app019.html) in cossait sin. [1](javascript:footNote('G100042/note001.html')) Ro thinoil **Diarm*ait*** slúagu & sochaide leis do inriud ***Con*n*acht***.


ISs *ed* iarom ludi **Diarm*ait*** oc techt h-i **C*on*n*acht*a** co **Cluain m*ai*c Nóis**. Dorigensat íarom samud **Cíaran** *con*a n-abaid .i. **Áedlug m*a*c Commain**, etla f*r*i Dia fair co tísad slán d'inchaib a coraigechta-som. Ro idbair in ri iarom **Tóim n-Eirc** *con*a fodlaib feraind .i. **Líath Manchan**, am*a*l fód f*or* altóir do Dia & do **Chíaran**. & dob*er*t teora t*r*ísti f*or* ríg **Midi** dia cathed nech dia munt*ir* {facs. page 116a}

 *Mac da certa cecinit

> 1. **Gort m*aic* Cu-cirb** c*r*uth rod-gab | ni adas nach Mumanchlár,
>   
> Ni fil **Galand** ro sói dath | dirsan son ar Talomnach.
>   
> Rí da **Choncend**, rí dá Chí | docher h-ir-rói **Cendfotai**,
>   
> Atá a lecht isind fan | inti mac **Conaill Chuan**.
>*

 cid dig n-*us*ci n-and. *Con*id de-sin na laim rí **Midi** a ascin & na laim nech dia munt*ir* a bíad do chathim.


IS de sin da*no* doráegart **Díarmait** a adnacul h-i **Cluain m*ai*c Nois**, *con*id iarom ro adnacht inti.


Dorat **Diarm*ait*** laim dar **C*on*n*acht*a** remi co ránic **Aidni**. Ro thinol **Gúairi** **firu **M*um*an**** dia saigid. Roptar iat-so rig tancatár h-i forithin **Gúari** .i. **Cuan m*a*c Ennai** ri **M*um*an** & **Cuan m*a*c Conaill** rí H-***úa* Fidgente**, & **Tolomnach** rí H-***úa* Líathan**. Doratad iarom cath **Cha*i*rnd *C*h*on*aill** etorro il-lo cengiges, co ráemid f*or* **Gúari**, corro lad ar cend and, im **Chuan m*a*c Énnai**, rí*g* **M*um*an** & im **Cuan mac *Con*aill**, ríg H-***úa* *Con*aill** & im **Tholomnach** rig ***H-úa* Líathán**.[2](javascript:footNote('G100042/note002.html'))





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p.208


[**Cammini** **Insi Celt*r*a** iss é dorat brethir f*or* **Gúari** *con*



ná gébad f*r*i ócu](app020.html) . Ar ro bói **Cámmini** t*r*í t*r*ath oc t*r*oscud fair im slanaigect h-i tarat hé, ar ro sáraig **Gúari** hé.


‘Mad cóir la Dia’, ar **Cámmine**, ‘in fer fil h-i [comthairisim](app021.html) f*r*imm-sa ní ro-thairise f*r*i námtiu’ *Conid ann atbert in t-aingel re Caimin inso, co n-debuirtt*


*> 1. IN cath i n-**Inis Celtra** | feras lobur (.i. f*r*i **Camin**) fri nerta (.i. f*r*i **Guaire**)
>   
> is e in lobur [bus](app022.html) tren | is e in tren bus [techta](app023.html)
>*


Do tháet **Guaire** do aurgairi **Chammini**, & sléchtaid dó.


 [‘Doreilce*d* di*du* t'irchor-sa’ or **Cámmine**:](app024.html) ‘ni chomraim a ostud. Comluath sin, da*no*’, f*or* **Cammine**, ‘& dob*ér*at do réir duit in lucht máidfit maidm f*or*t .i. dob*ér*at do réir duit [fochetóir](app025.html) .’


Is de asb*er*t **Cammin**:




> 1. [I m-bíat fáebra f*r*i fáeb*r*a | *ocus* fin*d*ne f*r*i fin*d*ne,](app026.html)
>   
> [bi*d*at](app027.html) aithrech, a **Guairi** | [cléirchin f*r*is'](app028.html) tarlais tinne.
> 2. IAR [réir](app029.html) doarbart M*a*c De | [f*r*i athlad na óenúaire](app030.html)
>   
> c*r*ide **Guaire** fo [chi*u*nu](app031.html) | inna [t*r*i*u*nu](app032.html) fo [**Gúairiu**](app033.html) .
> 






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p.210


‘Troisc lim-sa da*no*’, f*or* **Gúaire** f*r*i **Cammin**, ‘f*r*i Dia co tarda itchi dam.’


Lotár iarom a t*r*iur isin n-eclais .i. **Cammini** & **Guairi** & **C*u*mmini Fota**. Eclas mór dorónad la **Cámmin**, is intí bátar. [Batar iarom na clérig oc tabairt a chobsena f*or* **Gúari**.](app034.html) 


‘Maith, a **Guair*i***’, ar iat, ‘cid bad maith lat do linad na ecailsi-sea h-i tám?’


 [3](javascript:footNote('G100042/note003.html'))[‘Ropad maith lim al-lan di or & d'argut, & ni ar {facs. page 116b} saint in t-sáegail, *acht* dia thindnacul ar m'anmain do náemaib & ecailsib & bochtaib in domain.’](app035.html) 


‘Dorata Dia f*or*tacht duit, a **Gúaire**!’ ar iat. ‘Dob*ér*thar in talam duit doidnais ar t'anmain, & bát nimidech.’


‘Is bude lend’, or **Guaire**. ‘Oc*us* túsu, a **Chammini**’, or **Gúare**, ‘cid bad maith lat día linad?’


 [‘Ropad maith lim a linad do sáeth & gal*ur* & cech aingcis bad messo do duini, co m-bad f*or* mo chorp dob*er*tais uli.’](app036.html) 


‘Oc*us* t*us*su, a **Ch*um*mine**’, or **Guaire**, ‘cid bad maith lat día línad?’


[‘Ropad maith lim al-lán di lebraib .i. dia tudecht do áes légind, & do silad brethre De h-i clúasaib cach duine dia thabairt a lurg Díabail doch*u*m nimi.’](app037.html) 


Ro fírtha t*r*a uli a n-imráti dóib. Doratad in tal*am* do **Gúaire**. Doratad ecna do **Ch*um*min**. Dorata sóetha & galra f*or* **Cammine** *con* na d-eochaid cnaim de f*r*i araile h-i talam, *acht* ro legai & ro lobai [ri aingces](app038.html) cech galair & cach threblaiti.


Co n-deochatar ule dochum nimi [lía n-imratib.](app039.html) 




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p.212


 [Techid t*r*a **Gúaire** assin cath f*or* leith & a gilla irraith.](app040.html) Ro gab in gilla bratan ríamnaige, ro fon & dorat do **Gúari**. *Con*id and asb*er*t **Gúari**:




> 1. Atloch*ur* do Dia [i n-étad](app041.html) | innocht dom feis [óenféccad:](app042.html)
>   
> rom-bui-se adaig aile | domb*er*t [secht m-bú](app043.html) M*a*c Maire.
> 




Dolluid-seom t*r*a do [gíallad](app044.html) f*r*i claideb do **Diar*mait*** intí **Gúari**.


‘Maith’, or **Diarm*ait***, ‘cid ara n-déni **Guairi** in [féli](app045.html) ucut? .i. inn ar Dia fá inn ar [daini](app046.html) ? Mád ar Día dob*ér*a ní innossa. Mad ar [dáine](app047.html) ni thibre, ol ata co feirg [& lond*us* mór.](app048.html) ’


 [Do tháet chucu](app049.html) . ‘Ni dam! a **Gúaire**’, ol in druth. [Cingthe secha.](app050.html) ‘Ni dam-sa, a **Gúaire**!’ or in clam. ‘Rot-bia’, or **Guaire**. Focheird a [goo](app051.html) dó. ‘Ní dam-sa!’ or a chéli. Focheird a scíath dó. ‘Ní dam-sa!’ or a chéli aile. [Focheird a brat & a delg & a c*r*is dó.](app052.html) 


‘Nit-ain’, or **Diarm*ait***. ‘Tair fón claideb.’


‘Ní dam-sa, a **Gúaire**!’ f*or* in céli Dé. ‘An bic, a **Diar*mait***’, or **Guaire**, ‘co [tallur](app053.html) mo lene dím don [chéle](app054.html) Dé.’


‘Maith’, or **Diarm*ait***, ‘ro giallaisiu do ríg aile .i. do M*a*c Dé. As-so mo giall-sa duit-siu im*morro*.’


Slechtaid {facs. page 117a} da*no* **Diarm*ait*** fo thrí do **Gúari**. ‘Níp [anchobrai](app055.html) t*r*á’, or **Diarm*ait***, ‘co n-digis ar mo chend-sa do


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p.214






áenuch **Tallten**, [*co* *n*-da*t*ragbat](app056.html) **fir H-**er*enn***** do [chomarlid'](app057.html) & do chind athchomairc dóib.’


‘Dogéntar’, or **Gúaire**.


Is andsin ro [chan](app058.html) **Sinech** in molad-sa do **Diarm*ait***:




> 1. Cach m*a*c tigirn timc*r*aidi | tathut airle lim-sa de,
>   
> dothe desell [in brogo](app059.html) | leis fudell mo [rúanado](app060.html) .
> 2. Ní f*or* brágtib dam na bó | clóthir colg  mo ruanado,
>   
> is f*or* rigaib focheird feit | [indiu dubchend](app062.html) la **Diar*meit***.
> 
> [4](javascript:footNote('G100042/note004.html'))
> 
> > 
> > 	
> > 		1. Ní for bhraighaibh damh na bó | promhthar colg mo ruanadhó
> > 		  
> > 		for bhraighdibh riogh focheard feid | a níth a duibhgeann ag **Diarmaid**.
> {facs. page 117a}1. **Gúaire m*a*c Colmain** [in ri | ro chacc](app063.html) f*or* [c*r*aibu](app064.html) **Adní**,
>   
> ro lá búalta méit cind bó | ar óman mo ruanadó.
> 2. O ro breca bróenán cró | léni [n-de*n*dg*uir*m](app065.html) n-Díarmató,
>   
> erred fir [cluas](app066.html) catha | ni comtig cen ildatha.
> 3. O ro breca bróenán c*r*ó | brunni gabra **Diar*ma*tó**,
>   
> usce asa n-egar G*r*ip  | ni l*us*ta  [fri sacarbaic,](app069.html)
> 4. O [doleict*er*](app070.html) immasech | c*r*anna f*i*anna f*or* ca*ch* leth,
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> ní po [decmaic](app071.html) [casal c*r*ó](app072.html) | [f*or* c*r*and a duirnd](app073.html) **Diar*ma*tó**.
> 
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> 
> 7. O [do](app074.html) sernatár gai bic | h-i tossuch [an](app075.html) imairic,
>   
> [is í dias cíta ric | a gabair *ocus* **Diarmait**.](app076.html)
> 





A*r* **Guairi**:




> 1. Adnuu ón, adnuu
>   
> da [reis **Sinich**](app077.html) [co c*r*uu,](app078.html)
>   
> [nocos-faicéb](app079.html) la biu
>   
> ata-biu com luu.
> 

 



Or si:[5](javascript:footNote('G100042/note005.html'))

> 1. Adnuu | ní ric **Sinech** co cruu,
>   
>  [ni fil occu 'cá im*fho*-chaid](app080.html) | [cid náci*d*-fitir nuu.](app081.html)
> 2. [6](javascript:footNote('G100042/note006.html')) **Diar*mait*** rúanaid, maith in ri | f*or*brid ar cách t*r*ia lunni,
>   
> f*or*brid ar cach n-óen co gnáth | in rí co cuir broén ar cách.
> *Cách*.
> 
> 




Luid-seom iarom inti **Gúairi** do áenuch **Talten** arcend **Diarm*ata***, & míach árgit leis día thabairt do **feraib H-**er*enn*****.


‘Maith’, or **Diar*mait***, ‘in fer dotháet chucaib atethaid a innili oc a thig. Is *s*árugud dam-sa t*r*úag *nó* trén isind óenuch do chuingid neich cuci.’


Luid-seom di*du* co m-bói f*or* láim **Diarm*ata*** [f*or* f*or*adaib bith isind óenuch. In la sin, t*r*a,](app082.html) ni [chuinnig](app083.html) nech ní cuca*i* s*o*m. Bá machdad leiseom aní-sin.


 (*Medón lái arnabarach,*) ‘Maith, a **Diar*mait***’, or **Guar*e***, [‘eps*cop* do gairm cuc*um*-sa co tard-sa mo choibsena dó.’](app084.html) *& co rom-ongthar'*




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p.218


‘Cid so?’ or **Diar*mait***.


‘Cid nách mana éca let-so dam-sa, a **Diar*mait***, áit h-i tát **fir H-**er*énd*****, et*er* t*r*uag & t*r*en, na*ch* cuinnig nech díb ní chuc*u*m-sa.’


‘Ní [rogebthar](app085.html) f*or*t’, or **Diar*mait***, {facs. page 117b} ‘miach argait duit sunn út.’


‘Atá airget im*morro* lim-sa’, ol **Gúairi**.


At*r*aracht im*morro* **Gúairi**, & nos-tairb*ir* assa díb lamaib, & asb*er*at-som ba lethfota a lám ónd úair sin oc rochtain na céli n-Dé.


Dogniat iarom ógsid .i. **Diarmait** & **Guaire**, & ro gabsat **fir h-**Ere*nn***** intí **Gúairi** do chomarlid & do chind athchomairc [7](javascript:footNote('G100042/note007.html')) dóib ond uair sin t*r*ia bithu cein ro bo béo.


Bá maith iarom intí **Guairi**: is dó doratad t*r*ia ráth féli in bó *co* *n*-aib ítha & inna sméra 'sind fulliuch.


IS é doróni in firt n-amra h-i **Clu*ain* m*ai*c Nóis** dia rucad-som dia adnacol di.


Tánic in drúth dia saigid, & ro gab algais de im athchuingid fair. Dorat-som a laim darsin f*or*baid immach, & ro gab lán a duirnd don ganium, & ro dibairc i n-uch*t* in d*r*uad, *co* *n*-d*er*na*d* bruth óir dé. *Con*id hé sin enech dedenach **Guairi**.


*Con*id Cath **Diarm*ata*** & **Guairi Adni** a scel sin anúas.












