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Ailill Aulom, Mac Con, and Find ua Báiscne
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**Manuscript Source**2. Oxford, Bodleian, MS Laud Misc., ff. 94b2—96a1; for details see Brian Ó Cuív (ed.), Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford and Oxford College Library (Dublin: DIAS, 2001–2003) 2 vols, vol. 1 62–88.
**The edition used in the digital edition**2. **Kuno Meyer**, Ailill Aulom, Mac Con, and Find ua Báiscne in Todd lecture series (Royal Irish Academy). Volume 16, Dublin, Hodges Figgis (1910) page 28–41

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### List of Participants


* **Sadb**
* **Dadéra**
* **Finn**
* **Ailill**


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### Ailill Aulom, Mac Con, and Find ua Báiscne: Author: Unknown




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p.28


Incipit do scélaib *Moshauluim* & M*ai*c Con & *Luigdech*
Ailill Moshaulum mac Moga Núadat ba rí for lith h-Éirenn & ba drúi. Sadb ingen Chuind berte maccu do Moshaulum. Gabais mac n-altrama ó Dárfhini .i. Mac Con mic *Luigdech*. Issed-sein asberat araile i *n-genelaigib* im*murgu* is Sadhb máthair mic Con & íar n-écaib Luigdech luid co h-Ailill, os sí torrach do Mac Con. Íarsain íarum bert si Eogan Mór.


Comaimser do *Luigith* & do Chonn Chétchathach mac Feidlimthi. Comaimser da*no* do Ailill & do Art mac Cuind. Comaimser da*no* do Mac Con & do Eogan.


Robói cotach h-itir Luigdhe[1](javascript:footNote('G302010/note001.html')) & Ailill n-Aulum & et*ir* a clanna dia n-déis .i. antan nombíth rígi la clanna Auluim, brithemnus la clanna Luighdech; antan im*murgu* nobíth ríghi la clanda Luigdech, brithemnus la maccu Auluim. Lugaid & Ailill dorigni in sin hi fíadnaisi Chuinn Chétchathaig for leith h-Éirenn. Nogabtais ríge & brithemnus .i. Lagin & Mumu. Cúic m*ai* Dáre Doimthig .i. na cúic Luigdig ut supra diximus m*ai*c Sithbailc m*ai*c Fir h-Uaillne m*ai*c Daigmanrach m*ai*c Dego Deirgthine m*ai* Núadat Aicnaig Luigthíni m*ai* Loga Feidlig m*ai*c Érimóin m*ai* Fidais m*ai* Gossa m*ai* Shír m*ai*c Madai m*ai*c Loga m*ai*c Ethamon m*ai*c Máil m*ai*c Luigdech diatá Loch Luigdhech (Fíal a shétig, diatá Inber Féile) m*ai*c Ítha m*ai*c Niúil m*ai*c Míleth m*ai*c Bile m*ai*c Breogaint {MS folio 95a1} m*aic* Brátho lascumtacht tor m-Breogaint (ó anmuim ind ríg rohainmniged


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in tor & in chathir, ar ba h-éseom ba rí & ba sinnser la maccu Míleth Espáne) m*ai*c Airgeda m*ai*c. Aldóit m*ai*c Nóindin m*ai*c Nemnúaill m*ai*c Fáebair m*ai*c Aingi m*ai*c Scuit m*ai*c Glais m*ai*c Glúnfhind m*ai*c Lámfind m*ai*c Agnomin m*ai*c Taithe m*ai*c Buith m*ai*c Eó m*ai*c, Aoth m*ai*c Aór m*ai*c Rachaiara m*ai*c Srau m*ai*c Esru m*ai*c Baath m*ai*c Iabath m*ai*c Gomer maze Iafeth m*ai*c Noé m*ai*c Lamiach m*ai*c Mathussalem m*ai*c Enóc m*ai*c Iareth m*ai*c Malalel m*ai*c Cainen m*ai*c Enois m*ai*c Séth m*ai*c Ádaim m*ai*c Dé bí.


Asbert a drui fri Dáre: ‘Do maicne cit mathi, ní géba acht óenfer diib dit és-seo .i. Lugaid Lágdhe,’ ar ba rí hi Temair in Dáre Doimthech. Is hé an cúiced Dári robói hi Temuir de Mumain & ba tria gaisced roríge co forbeth a *fhlaith* fuiltiugh (.i. fuilriug) asnabbrad hi sennathib:




> 1. Dáre Doimthech dális dig
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> fola for each srith,
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> co fárgaib a h-urisna 
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> rígi cen chlith.
> 2. Dáre Doimthech ba rí for mBruig,
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> is é emir ar iar ngail, 
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> ó Srub Cermna co Srub Brain,
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> ónd ocian *thíar* co muir sair.
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Lugaid namá rogab rígi di maccaib Dáre. Ba hé ba rí ria n-Ailill Moshaulum for Mumain. Ailill iarsin tricha blia*dan* co fagbáil in ciúil ó h-Ess Máge .i. Fer h-Í mac Eogabail. Is don Lugaid-so asrubrad hi sennathib:




> 1. Ba rí, ba fili, ba fáith,
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> ba breithem bláith, caur fri níth,
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> hua Sidbailg, síth co tráig,
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> ba gním do ráith a n-dogníth.
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Is he an Lugaid-so ba rí for Mume intan dobreth arances m-brethe al Leith Cuind co Mumain, co n-erbairt in fochmarcith fri Lugid Lágde, rí side & file:{MS folio 95a2}

 ‘Mo Luigid Luigde cluinde fir n-aicnith cotabair dar m*a*c m'orbe n-athar.’


Frisgart Lugaid: ‘Fír[2](javascript:footNote('G302010/note002.html')) mná báithe sceo gáithe dlomthairsi conoí conb*er*si rofhitir contaibir toilsi fortoing firu conlegat curpu fri báise búad rathsi fri bás sóeraib sceo dóeraib fortoing a clanna. bas gáeth nach claind cummascfa fri foent*r*echa folma, ar is báeth nech conid robuith ruici.’




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Bói íarum Ailill Mosaulum *trichait* blia*dan* irrígu Muman. Sadb ingen Chuind a rígin, ba sí conb*er*t & ronalt Mac Con m*a*c Luigdech hó a maici. Trí *trichait* blia*dan* aes n-Ailella h-uile .i. *tricha* blia*dan* ria rígu, & *tricha* h-irrígu & *tricha* iar rígu. Mac Con doall a ríghe aire & romarb secht maccu Ailella, a bráthriu & bráthair a máthar .i. Art mac Cuind hi cath Mucruime. Saegal im*murgu* M*ai*c Con t*richa* blia*dan* ria rígu co fagbáil in chiúil occ h-Es Máge & secht mbli*adn*a do Mac Con i n-Alpain for longais & tricha blia*dan* irrígu h-Éirenn & sé mís íar tuidecht a Temuir. Is don Mac Con-so asrubairt Sadb:




> 1. Ba trom modh
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> tabairt chumlaind do Mac Con;
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> ní búi i nh-Ére cona lí
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> inge Coirpri Gal fili.
> 2. Ba trom n-érim do Mac Con
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> tuidecht ille, techt inond;
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> imderc[3](javascript:footNote('G302010/note003.html')) fairge co ba dí,
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> edh[4](javascript:footNote('G302010/note004.html')) dorigni in rígfili.
> 3. D'oénmac Luigdech nírbo lén,
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> amal ba síl na fher trén,
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> turcbáil catha fri mac Cuind
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> la secht maccu Moshauluim.
> 4. Gabais Mac Con tír m-Banbae
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> gach leth co glasmuir glédend,
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> tricha blía*dan*, án h-úaland,
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> rombúi hi rígu h-Éirenn.
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Is don chiúl da*no* asrubairt Sadb:




> 1. Mairg dam-sa aníu, mairg do *Chlíu*
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> *fofríth* Fer h-I inna h-eó,
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> conidapath Art mac Cuind
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> *ocus* secht m*ai*c Moshauluim.
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I n-Óchtor Clári robói Ailill & Ráith Ailella hi Cláriu {MS folio 95b1} atcíther di chéin & ní fagabair i n-ocus. Comamser & Art mac Cuind Chétchathaigh m*ai*c Feidlimthi.


Lotar di*diu* m*ai*c Ailella do shaigid bráthar a máthar *.i.* Art mac Cuind. A comalta & a m-bráthair leo .i. Mac Con mac *Luigdhech* ar


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ba di Dárfhini cechlafhlaith. Foreccatt in cruit ar a cind isind ess. Fer h-Í mac Eogabail occ a senmaim for Áth Caille oc h-Ess Máge. Téta argait inda chruit, carra óir fuirri. Condálet a fíanlag, immagonat oc cosnam a crotta. Dofuit nónbur do muintir M*ai*c Con. Ort side secht n-airgne dia h-aittib dara h-ési. Loingtha íarum a h-Ére co m-búi i n-Albain íar madmaim catha Chind Abrat. Isin chath asbert Mac Con íar marbad a *drúithchathmíled* .i. Dodéra:




> 1. Ní h-éla
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> gáríni ó luith Dodére;
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> cia tibu, it m'ágíni
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> di h-éis drúthán Dáríni.
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Doluid íarum Mac Con cind sect mblia*dan* co slúag Bretan lais co n-gab Insi Mod is *tuaisciurd*. Doluid Art mac Cuind ar a chend & secht m*ai*c Ailella Moshauluim doa n-dílgund h-uili. Consáit*er* cath eturru fo chumlund h-ic Áth Mucraime hi crích Chondacht .i. secht cét di cechtarde in dá lethe. Folaig Mac Con dá trian a slúaig hi talum & dogníth secht méich lais di gráin chatha céin rombúi i n-Albain. Túargabsat chend in dá trian robátar isin talmain di muintir M*ai*c Con ó doessith in cath fo chumlund. Maidti ria Mac Con for Art mac Cuind & for maccu Ailella Moshauluim & gabais Mac Con rígi n-Éirenn íarsin trichoit mblia*dan*. Is din chath-sin asbert Sadb ingen *Chuind* in rann:




> 1. Olc h-úair dam-sa, olc do Chlíu
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> for fríth *Fer* h-Í & dá h-éu,
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> conidapath Art mac Cuind
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> *ocus* secht m*ai*c Moshauluim.
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Is do fhlaith*ius* M*ai*c Con rogabad in rand airdirc: 




> 1. Gabais Mac Con tír m-Banbae (& rl.)
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Dogníat chóri Mac Con & in senrí Moshaulum íar tuidecht do Mac Con a Temuir cona h-imirge & íar fácbáil a rígi la Cormac mac Airt. Dogní Mac Con fleid dó & im-{MS folio 95b2}chorastar Ailill marbad M*ai*c Con. Ní léic Sadb aní-sein & b*er*t robud dó, ar ba h-inmuniu lé-si Mac Con andate a secht m*ai*c. Asbert *fris* nemacallaim Ailella etir. Is íarsin dochumli Mac Con cona muintir i n-Desmumain contardad tóeb fri muir, am*ail* donrarngart Cessirne file Cuind Chétchathaig .i. ‘Ascuchfa do síl sór slissu fri fairge fond’; & da*no* ba h-úatiu hi feraib oldás Ailill.


Tadill Mac Con a sruith do chelebrad dó. Dobert aigid fri aigid. Dosádis Ailill a fíacail hi n-grúad M*ai*c Con di thecosc conid erbalad ria n-dé nómaide. Is and asbert Sadb fri Mac Con: ‘Cisi fuil fuil fort agid?’ ol si. ‘Ní *hansa*,’ ol Mac Con, ‘fíacail Ailella domháraill.’ ‘Fé frisin fíacail!’ ol si, ‘noch ní taidber nído-som is eslind det-siu is fíacail m*ai*c thíri rotchummi.’ Is de-sin asrubert si:




> 1. Is hé fíacail dian duit rí,
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> rotbí fíacail fidbui,
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> rogab síabrad do delbad,
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> is dirsan in tiughcelebrath.
> 2. Gaib do daim,
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> beir didan do shlúaig do muir,
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> fort dofíastar in[5](javascript:footNote('G302010/note005.html')) bair,
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> atotmíastar nach tain.
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Documli ass cona shlúag i n-Desmumain dochum mara. Is dind fhechta-sin forfhácaib hué dó hi Cúil Mbrocholl .i. tipra; is occu atá othorlige M*ai*c Con & Macnía & cheithri m*ai*c-side .i. Dau & Trien & Echu Badamnai & Luigthech Lámfhota & fíann Aeda Duib & Cathmol mac h-Irp & Find h-úa Báiscni & h-Usíne & Cáilti cáincass & Mac Con cona *chélib* & ben M*ai*c Con and .i. Dáríne ingen Dedad m*ai*c Sin.




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Tricho buiden lín M*ai*c Con & tricho chét in cach buidhin. Etha ó h-Ailill co Ferchess mac Commáin (.i. i Cúl Mbrochaill fuit) nád seches forainm do co Bregon. Senfénnith & senfer *teglaig* do Ailill. Fóidis di*diu* Ferchis hi slicht immirge M*ai*c Con da goin etir a shlóg. Totét allchomut inna diaid *condatarraid* h-ir Ráith Húa n-Echach i n-óenach ríg Ráithlind. Is andsain asbert Find triasa n-imbas for-{MS folio 96a1}osnai: ‘Fer i llurg!’ ol sé. ‘Subaide óic fria lín,’ ol Mac Con. ‘Fer i llurg!’ ol Find. ‘Subaith cach n-óthath,’ ol Mac Con. Inlá *Ferchess* etir sen & seslig for a láim tarsa nh-glend andair inna n-diaid siar & dicain forsin slig, co n-erbart: ‘Rince marince sech eris rohisrig co ai*n*m h-itir dá comainm.’ Conlúaster íarsein in gái dia láim Ferchess, conluith tria Mac Con inna charpat, cu fil a ailcha imbi cossindiu.


Luid Find h-úa Báiscni for slicht Ferchiss do dígail M*ai*c Con, ar is Find ba fénnid do suidiu, conidgegoin cind secht m-bliadan oc Lind Ferchis for Bandai, dia fúair in casnaidi lasin sruth saeras Ferchis. Asberat alaile is a n-Ess Máge romarbad Ferchiss dia secht m-blía*dan*. Is and asrubairt Finn triasa n-imbas forosnai:




> 1. Sund Ferchessi fossugud,
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> i n-Es Máge mámugud,
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> íar mórgnímaib lúath;
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> dorrochair caur trénchingeth
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> íar mórgnímaib lúath;
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> dotung dom Día tigernmas
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> luige cáich i m-bith:
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> tofesar gním guinaitte,
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> Mac Con bíth hi sund.
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> Sund
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Scéla M*ai*c Con & Aililla corice so.




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Is íar n-guin M*ai*c Con asrubairt Ailill:




> 1. Tricho blía*dan* dam cen tlí
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> i n-aes *ocus* dímlithi,
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> conomthúarcaib as mo ches
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> *aurchor* m*ai*c Comáin Ferchis.
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[*...*]Adrala íarum & sonirti & marb Mac Con di athchumu ón tráth co arailiu, conidapath hi Col Rophut & is ann atá a fert .i. ba rocol fert .i. ba roág a h-éc & rl.












