

#The Colloquy between Fintan and the Hawk of Achill


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The Colloquy between Fintan and the Hawk of Achill
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**Manuscript sources**2. London, British Library, MS Egerton 1782, 47a1–49b1 (see Catalogue of Manuscripts in the British Museum by Robin Flower, vol. 2 (London 1926).
3. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 1134, 25 (olim 23 E 29 olim Book of Fermoy: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 25, 3091)).
4. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 12, 144 (olim 23 G 12: see Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 1, 58)).
**Editions**2. Kuno Meyer, The colloquy between Fintan and the Hawk of Achill, Anecdota 1 (1907), 24–39.
**Sources, comment on the text, and secondary literature**2. Lebor na hUidre 120 b 30 (RIA MS 1229 (olim 23 E 25).)
3. Eugene O'Curry, On the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish, ed. W. K. Sullivan, vol. 3 (London: Williams & Norgate 1873), p.59.
4. Whitley Stokes, Lives of the Saints from the Book of Lismore (Oxford: Clarendon 1890), xxv.
5. Eleanor Hull, The Hawk of Achill or the Legend of the Oldest Animals, Folklore 43/4 (December 1932) 376–409.
**The edition used in the digital edition**2. **Kuno Meyer**, The colloquy between Fintan and the Hawk of Achill in Anecdota. , Halle/Saale, Max Niemeyervolume 1 (1907) pages 24–39

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### The Colloquy between Fintan and the Hawk of Achill: Author: Unknown


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* **E**: London, British Library, MS Egerton 1782, 47a1-49b1
* **F**: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, Book of Fermoy, page

25
* **G**: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 G 12, page

144




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p.24


**Fintan**1. 1] Arsaidh sin, a eoúin Accla
  
2] innis dúinn adbur t' echtra
  
3] atá accam co séghda
  
4] h' accallam a hénbérla

**In t-én**1. 5] Gé thusu nochu n-óg ort
  
6] is fada ó do cháel do chorp
  
7] i n-Dún Tulchu fa ticc muir
  
8] a Finntain, a fir eóluigh




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p.25


**Fintan**1. 9] Mó iss ínganta mo beth beó
  
10] táinic ar mo chraidhe ceó
  
11] cumha Rois Gredha 'gum roinn
  
12] mó rom-chráidh aidhedh Illainn
2. 13] A eóin a h-Accuill na b-fían
  
14] atú ar tí t'faicsina ríam
  
15] arnat faiccsin abair rinn
  
16] ca cúis fa n-adhrai d' Accaill

**In t-én**1. 17] Soillsi a h-aeóir caoimi a cúan
  
18] tess a fidbaidhe nach fúar
  
19] torthaighe a sealg sáire a sreab
  
20] ocus úaignighe a hinber
2. 21] A Finntain ní rabu ríam
  
22] áen-adhaigh i n-Accaill tíar
  
23] nach fuighinn mo sáith lem threóir
  
24] d' íascc iss d' fíaduch is d'

oisfeóil
3. 25] A micc Bóchra in bérla báin
  
26] ó ráinic ar chóir chomhráidh
  
27] ar grádh Íssu innis dam
  
28] do thaidhecht is do sáeghal

**Fintan**1. 29] Mo sáeghul roimh dhílinn duib
  
30] cúig bliadhna déc do bliadhnuib
  
31] tug Día tar éis dílinn damh
  
32] cúig cét cúig míli bliadhan
2. 33] Fúarus-sa tuilliudh a eóin
  
34] adhbar damh beth am senóir
  
35] deich cét bliadhan damh mar sain
  
36] adhbhur dom áeis beith arsaidh.Ars.
3. 37] A h-seabuicc a h-Accuill úair
  
38] ber-si bennachtain is búaidh
  
39] ón lo ro ghenis a h-uigh
  
40] abair nuimhir do h-sáeghuil




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p.26


**In t-én**
- 41] Inann sáeghal damh is duid
  
42] a Finntain mheic Bóchra buicc
  
43] cert-inann ré ní fáth fill
  
44] inann degháes iar ndílind.

- 45] A Finntain mheic Bóchra báin
  
46] os tussa in fili 'sa*n* fáidh
  
47] innis dúinn gan chairde anuis
  
48] na h-uilc is aidhble fúaruis
**Fintan**1. 49] Díth Illuinn aidhedh mo mhacc
  
50] bás Cesra co n-gili glacc
  
51] mó rom-chráidh ó sin immach
  
52] m' adhaigh ar Ess Rúaidh rónach
2. 53] Ar ndíth Ladra is Bethadh binn
  
54] ar n-dubhdortadh don dílinn
  
55] rom-chuir in Coimdhe dom chrádh
  
56] h-i richt égne ar gach n-úarán
3. 57] Fa gairit limm beth ar Bóinn
  
58] ar toidhecht dom dar muir móir
  
59] ar Búais ar Banna ar Bru duinn
  
60] ar Succu ar Súir ar Sinainn
4. 61] Ar Sláine is ar Life thoir
  
62] ar Maigh 's ar Ethne findgloin
  
63] ar Múaidh ar Modhuirn ar Muir
  
64] ar Soláin ar Láigh ar Leamhuin


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7. 65] Ar Sinuinn ar Dáeil 's ar Duibh
  
66] ar Sligech 's ar sruth Munuidh
  
67] gu ticcinn gan lén ille
  
68] go hess inbir na hÉrne
8. 69] Adhaigh dhamh ar *in* tuinn

túaidh
  
70] ocus mé ar Ess rónach Rúaidh
  
71] ní fúarus adhaigh mar sain
  
72] ó thús co deiredh domain
9. 73] Nír fétus anadh fon ess
  
74] berim léim nirb é mo les
  
75] ticc in t-aighredh mur ghlain n-guirmm
  
76] etromm is Ess meic Modhuirn
10. 77] Tic préchán a h-Accuill úair
  
78] ós cionn inbir Essa Rúaidh
  
79] ní biu 'ca chelt cidh fáth rúin
  
80] do fúadhaigh leis mo lethsúil
11. 81] Goll Essa Rúaid do lean dím
  
82] ón adhaigh-sin borb a brígh
  
83] atú gan mo tsúil ó h-soín
  
84] nem-ingnadh dúinn beith arsaid.Ars.

**In t-én**1. 85] Is misi do sluig do súil
  
86] a Fintain in aicnidh úir
  
87] is mé in seabac líath co ladh
  
88] bís a coim Accla m' óenar

**Fintan**1. 89] Massa thusa sin gidh sáeb
  
90] d' fácbuis mé co cíamair

cáech
  
91] atá i ndliged 's a n-dúla
  
92] ícc rimm éruicc m' énsúla




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p.28


**In t-én**1. 93] Éraicc bec do-béruinn duit
  
94] a Finntain mheic Bóchra buig
  
95] in áe-nsúil-sin h-it chinn chrín
  
96] prap do sluigfinn am óenmír

**Fintan**1. 97] Searb a cana a mir-eóin móir
  
98] binne cach fethim co fóill
  
99] do-ghén-su osa mé is míne
  
100] comrádh ar mo choimdíne
2. 101] Cúig cét bliadhan dam-sa am gholl
  
102] am égni tháeib-leaphur thromm
  
103] ar lochaib ar aibnib sain
  
104] ar gach muir saidhbir sruth-ghlain
3. 105] Cóeca bliadhan mé amm ilar
  
106] tercc éun do dénad minadh,
  
107] iss cét bliadhan damh fa muirn
  
108] am séghdha h-seabaic h-súl-ghuirm
4. 109] Gur mithidh le rígh n-gréne
  
110] mo chur am richt budhéine
  
111] ca fuighinn ní bud fiú sain
  
112] acht cé tú indiu co harsaidh.Ars.
5. 113] Ó ré Sláinghe mheic Dhela
  
114] cét-rígh Fódla fúair fledha
  
115] co linn Láeghuiri mheic Néill
  
116] co toidhecht Phátruic phenn-réidh
6. 117] Is mé fa hairdbrethim binn
  
118] da gach rígh dar' ghab h-Érinn
  
119] mé do roinn gach crích co cain
  
120] accu gan fích gan fogail


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9. 121] Trí chét bliadhan gan temeal
  
122] óigi m' áisse fa dheriuth
  
123] re linn mo dalta gan táir
  
124] Illainn sgíamaigh mheic Sgannláin
10. 125] Gan temheal choidhchi ar mo chuirm
  
126] nír sgar mo macrad ré muirn
  
127] cách aca n-díl riam a m-brugh
  
128] gan chrínadh criadh ná chomluth
11. 129] Beg co bás Illainn gach ní
  
130] min gach díth gur cláechlódh

lí
  
131] crín anocht mo chalann chain
  
132] fír a canam, cid arsaid.Ars.
12. 133] A eóin, is arsaidh do chlúmh
  
134] ó dho l*é*iges rit mo

rún
  
135] inniss dúinni tré rechtaibh
  
136] blogh ale dott imthechtaib

**In t-én**1. 137] Atá accom duit uile
  
138] a mheic Bóchra barr-buidhe
  
139] fiss gach catha cenn a ceand
  
140] da tucodh i n-iath Hérenn
2. 141] A cath Muighi Turith thiar
  
142] h-i Cunga nír chlódh mo chiall
  
143] do bídh a mheic ger mhór in ail
  
144] fuil do chlainne fam chrobaib
3. 145] Ann torchair do dá mac dég
  
146] 'ga faigsin adhbul in béd
  
147] do chognus da gach géig úir
  
148] lám nó leth=choss nó leth-

súil


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p.30

6. 149] Do-chúadhus turus budh sía
  
150] assin Chunga nertmur níadh
  
151] i n-deguidh Eochaidh mic Eircc
  
152] co Tráigh n-Eóthuili n-oirdheircc
7. 153] Tar éis uisci d' ól don rí*gh*
  
154] turus nachar búadach brígh
  
155] do chomthuit issin chath chrúaid
  
156] iss clann Nemidh co nert-búaidh
8. 157] Ar n-inntódh chum in chatha
  
158] doconncus ní ré*i*m

ratha
  
159] ó Chunga co Sruthair sair
  
160] lán do chorpaib 'na cossair
9. 161] Ar n-dul damh a mescc ind áir
  
162] do-chím dom leth-táeib an láim
  
163] fainne don derg-ór mar fuil
  
164] fa gach énmér da méraib
10. 165] A l-láechdacht fa lór a mét
  
166] iss mairg dar gerradh in ghég
  
167] a cáeimhe 's a fad 's a fedh
  
168] derge ocus áille a h-ingean
11. 169] Muinchille sreabnaidhe sróill
  
170] is muinchille inair óir
  
171] do bí uimpi ar a muin-sin
  
172] fedh na láime don lúirig
12. 173] Tógbaim hí 's nírb fann in

treóir
  
174] in lám itir fuil is feóil
  
175] berim lim fa h-anba in fedh
  
176] go Druim Ibair na n-inber
13. 177] Lám Núadhat do fúarus ann
  
178] airdrígh Thúaithe Dé Danann,
  
179] secht m-bliadhna di a n-adhba m' én
  
180] ac sin a Fintain ursgél


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p.31

16. 181] Do-gheib muicith Núadhat náir
  
182] beriss co Carnn Lámha in láimh
  
183] is trithe do thuitsit tair.
  
184] Miach is Oirmedh gérb easbaid
17. 185] Deich mbliadhna fichet ro fess
  
186] ó chath Muighe Tuired thess
  
187] co cath Muighe Tuirith thúaid
  
188] ar' thuit Balur in mór-slúaigh
18. 189] Ar n-díth Fomóruch in áigh
  
190] uch rob í in t-sáimrighe sáim
  
191] gan chreich gan ghalur gan ghuin
  
192] gan fúath gan feall gan fingail
19. 193] Ó Muigh Cétni itir dá choill
  
194] gu Céis cráeb-thorthuigh Coruinn
  
195] dob imda grecho gábaidh
  
196] ó armmuib in Illdhánaigh
20. 197] A n-diaidh meicc Ethne na n-armm
  
198] fa h-imda brain-éun iss badhb
  
199] do bo mana crimb chnáma
  
200] táeph re Lugh na láech-lámha
21. 201] Nochu n-facco missi riam
  
202] thair ná thúaidh ná thess ná

thiar
  
203] 's nochu chúala láech mar Lugh
  
204] ón laithiu ro ghein �dhumh
22. 205] Fada lim-so la toghu
  
206] mór in sgéul glacc na gonu
  
207] a h-aithle mic Guill dá ghuin
  
208] atát na fuinn gu harsaidh.Ars.

**Fintan**1. 209] Is mór m'fala rit ann sin
  
210] a eóin a h-innsi in fiadaig
  
211] crimm corp mo chlainne nár thaiss
  
212] leth mo ruiscc ríghdo rinn-glaiss


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p.32

4. 213] Budh hé h'ícc'sa ngním

nách gar
  
214] mádh táesca dhuit iná dham
  
215] mana biad fo thalmain thinn
  
216] soimmled do chuirp gan choicill

**In t-én**1. 217] Inniss a úa Láimfiach láin
  
218] ar do bhréthir ar do bháigh
  
219] imthúsa Míledh don muigh
  
220] is a chlainne 'na dheghuidh.

**Fintan**1. 221] Trícha mac ocus dá mac
  
222] ac Mílid co n-gile n-glacc
  
223] ní ráinic díb demin linn
  
224] acht óenseiser co h-Éirinn
2. 225] Ar tocht a h-Espáin in áigh
  
226] ochtur derbráithrech don dháim
  
227] do báidedh h-Ír is Dunn dil
  
228] ar muir úathmuir ilpíastaigh
3. 229] Do thuccsat cath Tailltin tall
  
230] maróen is Túatha Dé Dhanann
  
231] 'ar n-díth clainni Cermuit crúaidh
  
232] le clannuib Míled mong-rúaid
4. 233] Do roinnsit Banbha gan brón
  
234] Émer ocus Érimón
  
235] co tánaic úabur a m-ban
  
236] bliadhain gan chreich gan chogadh
5. 237] Do ráidh ben Éirimóin na cath
  
238] mun budh le druimm cáein Cesrach
  
239] Druimm Bethi Druim b-Fingin finn
  
240] nach biath áen-oidhchi i n-Érinn


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p.33

8. 241] Ainm dílis gacha druimmni
  
242] budh búan am chridhe a chuimni
  
243] Tír Maine is Cnoc Medha mór
  
244] is Cenn Mara gan cláechlódh
9. 245] Torchuir Émear anba in fer
  
246] le h-Érimón mac Míled
  
247] fúair a Túaith Ghéisil a ghuin
  
248] 'sa maitin ar Muigh Smerthuin
10. 249] Ó Éremón anba in rath
  
250] co Conuing meann m-boc-foclach
  
251] do bí Ére 'na tuinn técht
  
252] gan olcc gan feall gan ainécht
11. 253] Do bámar lá hi Temraig thoir
  
254] re tóeb Echach tind tolccoigh
  
255] a Múr Tea i n-aitreb thair
  
256] rissi n-abur tra Temair
12. 257] Glúaisis Conuing a Temraigh
  
258] ocus a slúaigh 'na lenmain
  
259] co h-áenuch Dromma Léith láin
  
260] maithi Midhe 'na mhór-dháil
13. 261] Mar do bhámar i n-Druimm Léith
  
262] slúaigh Innsi Fáil fir nár

tréith
  
263] co facamar in fer mór
  
264] cucuinn ag techt 'nar tinól
14. 265] Beirt ghlé-gheal mun gillu mór
  
266] sí arna h-úaim ule d' ór
  
267] do faluigh oirn in gréin n-glain
  
268] a sgáile ac tocht co Temraigh
15. 269] Cráeb thoruidh i l-láim in láeich
  
270] maith a boludh glan re gáeith
  
271] do bí ar in cráeib-sin chena
  
272] cnái ublu ocus áirnedha
16. 273] Dergbuidhe nán t-ór a folt
  
274] gile ná cubur a chorp
  
275] iss h-é iss áille at-chonnucc ann
  
276] da táinicc i n-íath h-Éreann


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p.34

19. 277] Suidhiss accuinn amra in rádh
  
278] ticcmait ule da ghnúis grádh
  
279] laphruiss re Conaing na cath
  
280] assin bérla glan ghrécach
20. 281] Cé thussa a láeich iss lór

mét
  
282] laphrus bérla na fer n-Grécc
  
283] inniss dúinn co fír a bus
  
284] ca tír a fuil t' urradhus
21. 285] Is missi Tréfuilngidh trén
  
286] a airdrígh nime na néll
  
287] iss ass tánagus anair
  
288] a parrthus a purt �dhaimh
22. 289] Uidhe is faite ná sin síar
  
290] nochon tairinn go gnáth-ghrían
  
291] nochon fuil feronn ná fód
  
292] táeb thíar do Dún Mo

Cháemóg
23. 293] Do siublus-sa in cruinne
  
294] ó tháeb leabhar gach thuinne
  
295] nochur fácbus treab ná tonn
  
296] acht in tír si gan todholl
24. 297] Don doman iss tairsech tair
  
298] parrthus port chlainne h�dhaim
  
299] tairrsech talman tíar ón tuinn
  
300] Iniss Glúair baile Brénuinn
25. 301] Do ráidh Conuing fa rádh gann
  
302] nochon fétfamaeis t' fulang
  
303] ar romét do sátha thair
  
304] a Thréfuilngid trén-foclaig
26. 305] Do ráidh Tréfuilngid na tráth
  
306] ni beg limm do biadh gu bráth
  
307] balad mo chráibi cáimhe
  
308] gach n-énlá 's gach n-énaidhche


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29. 309] An chráeb-so at-chíthi im láim
  
310] sásadh d'feruib h-í 's do

mnáib
  
311] fóirid a búadha gin ghus
  
312] fúacht iss íta iss occurus
30. 313] Da caithea iss t' agaid fathúaid
  
314] torad in chraind-si fo búaidh
  
315] in t-arracht ghlacus h-í de
  
316] téit a n-óicce assa h-aithle
31. 317] Da caithea iss t' agaid budess
  
318] torad in chrainn-si fo mess
  
319] ní h-egail duit galar drenn
  
320] i céin mairius in draigheann
32. 321] Trí lá dó hi Temraig na

trét
  
322] a comrádh bind nocho brég
  
323] co táinic slúagh finn fuinidh
  
324] hi n-óen-fecht da innsaighidh
33. 325] Ceilibhraiss d' feruibh Fódla
  
326] glúaissis na réim rochródha
  
327] fágbais don chráib nar tír thall
  
328] cnú is áirne is uball
34. 329] Meissi do thóguib in mess
  
330] iss do chuiris é rem chress
  
331] noco tairnicc limm a chur
  
332] nochon fúair nech mo báeghul
35. 333] Cuirim-si na trí toraidh
  
334] táinic chucuind d' ar cobair
  
335] Eó Rossa cráeb Mughna móir
  
336] bile Tortan in trom-slóigh
36. 337] Ac sin duit a h-sebuic h-suairc
  
338] sgél bec comuinn ar do chúairt
  
339] ar in máil-finn n-gel-bláith n-

glain
  
340] mun senráith áibinn arsaidh.Ars.

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p.36


341] A Finntoin mic Bóchna báin
  
342] ber-si bennachtain co m-báigh
  
343] gacha fúarus dod sáeire
  
344] budh sgél do chinn chummaéine
2. 345] A n-aimsir Chonchobair chaéim
  
346] fa mór m' allud ocus m' aéib
  
347] ac sibul chnocc ocus glenn
  
348] fam rí ar énlaith Érenn
3. 349] Ar tháibleóir Trágha Bale
  
350] tarrla m' úid ocus m' aire
  
351] fer cúarta gacha cúaine
  
352] Cúchulainn na Cráebrúaide
4. 353] An úair do thuit 'sa mebail
  
354] Cú Rúi rí Clainne Deghuidh
  
355] do chaithius mo sáith da fuil
  
356] arna thuitimm 'san imghuin
5. 357] An úair do thuit Garb mac Sdairn
  
358] leisin Choin do bíathad baidhb
  
359] dá súil in Grégaig co n-

gnái
  
360] do chaithius a tús degh-lái
6. 361] Menicc fúarus feóil is faidhb
  
362] ó Náissi fa nimnech airmm
  
363] nír chaithius a feóil ná a

fuil
  
364] ar a feabus a n-imghuin
7. 365] Tarrla chucum-sa cenn Cet
  
366] tar éis a ghona 's a ghlecc
  
367] do bud grimm dásachtach dhamh
  
368] tarmmuirt a súil mo thachtadh
8. 369] Do chaithius fa h-anba a mét
  
370] corpán Monodhair meic Cécht
  
371] fúarus mór corp druimm ar dhruimm
  
372] ó láim choscuraig Chonuill


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11. 373] Ó deabuigh nocha dechuith
  
374] in g*c*én ro búi 'na

bethaid
  
375] do bídh na h-aibni lán d' fuil
  
376] ón Chúlglaiss Chonaill Chernaig
12. 377] Fa hé in mílid 'sa mét móir
  
378] Fergus roghasta mac Róigh
  
379] fer comlainn cét crúaid a ghal
  
380] ó faghuinn feóil is fulrad
13. 381] Fa mana glíadh iss gábaidh
  
382] a n-diaigh in t-slúaigh ar Tánuidh
  
383] lór a déne 's a demne
  
384] breisslech Muighe Murthemne
14. 385] Tar éis ar marb Cú na cles.
  
386] nír sguir gur cirrbad a chnes
  
387] do bí a agaid lán da fuil
  
388] 's a dhruimm re cairthe in chumpuir
15. 389] Tánac ós cinn in churad
  
390] ocus a drech ar n-dubad
  
391] d' ithi a súla nír thoisc áigh
  
392] crumaim mo chend 'sa chongháir
16. 393] Mothaighis mé ar a agaid
  
394] tógbais súas in láim lagaig
  
395] cuiris a chletín curad
  
396] trem cholainn don chéttulad
17. 397] Berim-si eteall angbaid
  
398] co h-Inis Géidh dar glennmuir
  
399] tairrngim assamm borb an brígh
  
400] crann crúaid-righin in c*h*letín
18. 401] Anaidh am cholainn in cenn
  
402] mo chraidhe do chráidh go tend
  
403] co slán ní fuilimm ó h-soin
  
404] 's ní cheilim ótú arsaid.Arsaid sin.


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21. 405] Mé do marb mór na sgéla
  
406] óenchorr do bí ar Muigh Léna
  
407] ocus ilar Droma Bricc
  
408] do thuit lim 'san áth oirdirc
22. 409] Mé do marb súaircc in sére
  
410] énchorr Innsi guirm Géidhe
  
411] iss mé do choguin fam chír
  
412] dá én lán-méthi

Léithín
23. 413] Is mé do marb ríghda in rúaig
  
414] Dubchosach seng Slébe Fúait
  
415] lon Droma Seghsa na sreb
  
416] fúair bás i crobaib m' ingean
24. 417] Re linn Logha láech gan lén
  
418] do-berinn co hadhba m' én
  
419] am chrobaib síar gan sínedh
  
420] cuirp curadh nó cathmíledh
25. 421] I ré Iúghaine co m-búaid
  
422] dam-sa ro budh croib-nert crúaid
  
423] tar gach gort is tar gach n-glinn
  
424] torc na bliadna do-berinn
26. 425] Re linn Chuinn Chétchathaig cháim
  
426] fa mór m' allud ocus m' áib
  
427] do-berinn lim a cíana
  
428] báethán lúath na leth-bliadna
27. 429] I n-aimsir Chormaic meic Airt
  
430] dam-sa fa feidm fuillmech failc
  
431] do thógbuinn in muc nó in banb
  
432] co h-eturuhasach aggarb
28. 433] Do sírinn Midhe co l-lí
  
434] resiu do-chúaid sair Dathí
  
435] da gach táib do Themraig tair
  
436] i l-lenmuin in láeigh allaidh


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31. 437] Ar n-arrsugud dhamh 'na dhiaigh
  
438] fúarus gábud ocus gliaid
  
439] do bí mire a cuirr chíamair
  
440] i n-aimsir Néill Nóigíallaig
32. 441] A reimes Diarmata duinn
  
442] meic Fergusa meic Cherbuill
  
443] do-nínn scíth fa chorp in luin
  
444] fo thrí ocus fo chethuir
33. 445] D' éis gach gnímraid ar gach gort
  
446] 'sa fúarus d' ág ocus d' olc
  
447] is uime tánac anair
  
448] re h-aghaidh h' ongtha a Fintain
34. 449] Ac sút misi ac imthecht úait
  
450] a Fintain co h-Accaill úair
  
451] sír-si lóghadh ar Dia damh
  
452] amárach ticc mo h-saeghal

**Fintan**1. 453] Ná bíth uaman ort a eóin
  
454] ammárach bud maith do threóir
  
455] biaid th' anum ar neam na néll
  
456] dochan aingel mar ursgél
2. 457] Rachaid misi a n-dáil éga
  
458] isin laithi chóir chétna
  
459] is mé Fintan fial rus-fail
  
460] tar éis na fían co h-arsaid.Arsaid sin.
3. 461] Creidim do Chríst nocha chél
  
462] do airdrígh nimi na néll
  
463] triath nembras na fód rod-fail
  
464] dhealbus gach óg 'gach arsaid.Arsaid sin.












































