

#The adventures of Ricinn, daughter of Crimthann mac Lugdach


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The adventures of Ricinn, daughter of Crimthann mac Lugdach
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Author: Unknown
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Kuno MeyerElectronic edition compiled by Beatrix Färber , Benjamin Hazard

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The Higher Education Authority via the LDT Project 2. Second draft.Extent of text: 1200 words#### Publication


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**Manuscript Source**2. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, Stowe B IV 2, fo. 145a (A paper MS. written by Micheál Ó Cléirigh in 1628). For full details see Kathleen Mulchrone, T. F. O'Rahilly et al. (eds.), Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy (Dublin 1926-70) MSS. 1080, 3021-3029.
**The edition used in the digital edition**2. **Kuno Meyer**, The adventures of Ricinn, daughter of Crimthann mac Lugdach in Archiv für Celtische Lexikographie (A Medley of Irish Texts, 6). Volume 3, part 4, Halle/Saale, Max Niemeyer (1907) page 308–309

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


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


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


### Revision History


* (2011-07-08) Beatrix Färber (ed.)

* Corrections integrated; updated SGML and XML versions created.
* (2011-06-21) Liz Gabay and Dennis King (ed.)

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* (2008-09-30) Beatrix Färber (ed.)

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* (2005-08-25) Julianne Nyhan (ed.)

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* (2005-08-04T15:41:46+0100) Peter Flynn (ed.)

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* (2005-05-09) Beatrix Färber (ed.)

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* (2005-05-02) Benjamin Hazard (ed.)

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* (1996-10-16) Staff of the CURIA Project (ed.)

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### The adventures of Ricinn, daughter of Crimthann mac Lugdach: Author: Unknown




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{folio 145 a}**Crimthann mac Lughdhach** diatá **Crimthann** la h-**Ú Maine** is é cétfher di **Chonnachtaib** ro marb mnái iar creidem hé. Ruccadh ingen di **Chriomthand**. Do ratad co **mac Raith m*ei*c Naingin** í dia baist*ed* et ro baist. ‘A cléirigh’, ar **Crimthann**, ‘ag sin in ingen si deit úaim-sea & don Coimdidh a cinta na mná romarbus-*s*a dar sáruccud Dé.’ Beir*idh* iarum in cléirech in ingen lais. Nos-altramann iaram co cenn secht m-bliadan í. Atnaig in cléirech leis co **Cáirigh n-Dercain** hí & mos-aithin aicce í do léigenn lé. Ásaid in ingen iarsin et*er* ghenus & grés & léigenn & deilbh & dénum & ál*aigh* & erlabhra. Áilli do*no* **Cáerech Dergain** iná gach duine di delbaibh na m-ban in tan sin ceinmotha isi. Nobídh da*no* **Cairech** fiad cách cech die & ní faict*h*e ise fri feidm a léiginn & a grésa.


Indist*ir* do*no* di ríg **Túadmuman** .i. di **Tipraite mac Foramáin** maccaillech do beith i **Clúain Bairenn** .i. **Cáirech Dergain** & gurbo dingmála di rígh í for a gúalainn. Cuir*id* s*id*e fer n-gráda dó do inneithiomh delba **Cáirche**. Ro-soich side iaram cosin airm ir-raibhe an chaillech. Is ann im*morro* robói sidhe isind ecclais oc cantain a salm & an ecclais dúnta fuirre. Fégaidh an fer í tria tholl na coml*a*. Airig*idh* ind ógh innísein {folio 145 b}. ‘A duine’, for si, ‘ticced cuccatt co lúat*h* ercóit benus do shúil as


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do chinn.’ Ticc iaram peta cuirre robói isin mainistir & berid cen fuir*ech* a súil asa chionn. Téit ieram an giolla docum a tigerna & at-beir friss ná roibhe isin domun ben b*ud* áille inás an ben at-connairc.


Cuir*idh* in *rí* cobl*ach* ar fad na **Sinna** co **Clúain Bairenn** for cenn na hingine. Faillsigth*ir* don caillig a m-beith ag tichtain for a cend. Iadaidh **Cairech** ind eclais fuirri et diriact lucht na loingsi cusin dorus. ‘Tair amach’, ar siat. ‘Léicidh cairde trí lá et trí n-aidhchi dam-sa’, for sí, ‘& reghat iaramh.’ Lecair di-si sin. Hi cind tredenais iaram at-b*eir* si fri **Ricin*n***: ‘Éirg amach im richt-sa’, ar sí, ‘ar mo bennachtain cosin fer út, ar rochindes-*s*a m'óighe din Coimde. Inghen im*morro* tusa & ní ro-chinnis t'óighe co se. Aircc di*diu* ar Dia amach im richt-sa. Gabaim-si im*morro* form ón Coimdhe co ná ba lugaite di rath i nimh *nó* a t-talmain.’ Naisc*idh* iaramh an inghen f*uir*ri-si sin.


Téit ina cend iarsin amach & as-pert: ‘Ní fúiiubh-sa leis’, for sí, ‘acht amedón mo tíre & mo talman & ni reg am*al* mnái m-bóaid lais’. Aráisin tra berair sí go ri*a*cht in **Sinaind**. Téid iaram for cloic*h* annsin. Atnag*ar* an long ar a h-amus. Ardaig*id* in cloich uasin luing. Ní coemhnagair ní fón samail sin. Tiag*air* úadibh co tigerna & at-fiadat dó inní sin. ‘Ticed si im choma*i*r-se co **Maonmach**’. Do-roich an fis cuici-si. ‘Ní fhéttaim-si techt cen ech’, for sí. ‘Ní filit eich linne’, for iad-som. ‘Is cett lim-sa in cloch so forsa fuilim’, for si, ‘corob í nomimurcora in conair at-bert*h*ai-si’. Glúaisid iaram for a cind in cloch co riacht **Móenmagh** co ro-airis ann. Conidh sí **Lec Ricinde** indiu & conidh impi ro-fothaiccedh in ceall túaiscertach. Do-roich da **Tipraite** andes coricce in magh ittá in ceall descertach aniú. Et at-rub*air*t si ná faifedh fri **Tipraite** isin cill túaiscertaig. Conidh aire sin dirónadh in cell deiscertach. Berair si fodes iarsin et berid si mac do **Tipraite** .i. **Dúngal**, ó bfuilit **cenél Dúngaile** eis*id*e et do-nít*her* in cell deiscertach .i. **Clúain Ceneóil Dúngaile**.


Ba fedb irisech di Dia **Ricend** iartain, conidh é sin dirad trícha*i*t in tredual do **Ciarán** & *do* Dia et di Cháirich.


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