

#Betha Adamnáin: The Irish Life of Adamnán


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**Manuscript sources**2. Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, MS 4190–4200, folio 29-33.
**Editions/Translations**2. R. I. Best (ed.), 'Betha Adamnáin', in Osborn J. Bergin, R. I. Best, Kuno Meyer, and J. G. O'Keeffe (eds.), Anecdota from Irish manuscripts, ii (Halle a. S., 1908), 10–20 [from Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, 4190–4200, ff. 29r–33v].
3. Maud Joynt (trans.), 'The Life of Adamnan', Celtic Revue 5 (1908) 97–107.
4. Máire Herbert and Pádraig Ó Riain (eds. and trans.), Betha Adamnáin, ITS 54 (London/ Cork 1988) [from Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, 4190–4200, ff. 29r–33v].
5. Caoimhín Breatnach (review of Herbert and Ó Riain, The Irish Life of Adamnán), Éigse 26 (1992) 177–187.
**Secondary literature**2. Paulus Geyer, Adamnanus Abt von Jona, I: sein Leben, seine Quellen, sein Verhältnis zu Pseudo-Eucherius De locis sanctis, seine Sprache (Erlangen 1895).
3. Paulus Geyer, Adamnanus Abt von Jona, II: die handschriftliche Überlieferung der Schrift De locis sanctis: seine Sprache (Erlangen 1897).
4. D. Meehan, (ed), Adomnan's 'De Locis Sanctis'. Scriptores Latini Hiberniae 3. (Dublin 1958) 1–34.
5. Thomas O'Loughlin, 'The Diffusion of Adomnán's De locis sanctis in the Medieval Period', Ériu 51 (2000) 93–106.
6. John Carey, 'Varieties of supernatural contact in the Life of Adamnán', in: John Carey, Máire Herbert and Pádraig Ó Riain (eds.), Studies in Irish hagiography: saints and scholars (Dublin 2001) 49–62.
7. Thomas O'Loughlin, Adomnán and the holy places: the perceptions of an insular monk on the locations of the biblical drama (London and New York 2007).
8. Jonathan Wooding, Rodney Aist, Thomas Clancy, Thomas O'Loughlin (eds), Adomnan of Iona: Theologian, Lawmaker, Peacemaker (Dublin 2010).
9. For details about Adamnán's literary legacy, see William Reeves (ed. and trans.), The Life of Columba, written by Adamnan (Edinburgh 1874). This text is available on CELT in file L201040 with further bibliographical references.
10. Pádraig Ó Riain, A dictionary of Irish Saints (Dublin 2011), 53–55 (with bibliography).
**The edition used in the digital edition**2. Betha Adamnáin: the Irish life of Adamnán. Máire Herbert (ed), Pádraig Ó Riain (ed), First edition [One volume, 110 pages] Irish Texts SocietyLondon; Cork (1988) . Irish Texts Society [Cumann na Sgríbheann Gaedhilge]. , No. 54

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### Betha Adamnáin: The Irish Life of Adamnán: Author: [unknown]




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p.48


¶1] 
  
1] Accinge sicut uir lumbos tuos. In Spirut Náem,
  
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 an spiorat do-rósce cech spiorut, in spirut ro inshorchaidh
  
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 ind Ecclas cechtarda ó rath eccna ocus fáistine, is é in
  
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 spirut-sin do-rinfidh na briathra-so, tré fher ind raith Dé,
  
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tré Iob fochaidech, dicens: ‘Accinge sicut uir lumbos tuos’
  
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 .i. as do moladh ind náeimh-sin at-bert Dia fri deamon:
  
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 ‘Numquid considerasti seruum meum Iob, quod non sit ei
  
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 similis in terra, uir simplex et rectus, ac timens Deum et
  
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 recedens a malo, et adhuc retinens innocentiam.’ Cui
  
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Dominus dixit: ‘Accinge sicut uir lumbos tuos.’ Scriptura
  
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 sacra uiros uocare consueuit qui nimirum uias Domini fortibus 
  
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 et non dis*s*olutis gressibus sequuntur. Unde in 
  
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 psalmo dicitur: *Uiriliter agite, et confortetur cor
  
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 uestrum.’’*

Psalm 30.

 Unde Sapientia in Prouerbi*i*s dixit: ‘O uiri, ad
  
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 uos clamito’, ac si aperte diceret: ‘Ego non feminis loquor
  
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 quia hi qui fluxa mente sunt mea uerba percipere nequaquam
  
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 possunt.’ Lumbos uero accingere est uel in opere uel
  
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 in cogitatione luxuriam refrenare. Delectatio namque carnis
  
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 in lumbis est. Unde et sanctis predicatoribus dicitur: 
  
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 ‘Sint lumbi uestri precincti, et lucernae ardentes in
  
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 manibus uestris’, et per lumbos enim luxuria, per lucernas
  
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 autem bonorum claritas designatur operum. ‘Iubentur ergo
  
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 lumbos accingere, et lucernas tenere. Ac si aperte’ (diceret)
  
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 audiant: ‘Prius uobismetipsis luxuriam restringite et tunc
  
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 de uobis aliis bonorum operum exempla monstrate.’


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26] 
 Sochaide trá do náemaibh ocus fírénaibh eter fhetarlaic
  
27] 
 ocus nú*fh*iedhnaisi ro comaillsiot an foircetal-so .i. ro
  
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 fortamlaigset ocus ro c(h)engailsiot a colaind, ocus ro
  
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 foillsicchsett desmerechta imdha a ndeggnímh do thuathaibh
  
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ocus eccalsaibh, amhail ro comaill in ruithen & in
  
31] 
 lasair & an lia lógmhar ocus ind lóchrand laindrech dia
  
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 t(h)á líth ocus foraithmett i n(d)-ecmaing na rée-si ocus na
  
33] 
 haimsire, ID EST SANCTUS ADAMNANUS .i. an
  
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 t-uasalshaccart náenh, int-í Adamnán.


¶2] 
  
35] Is ann iarum innister a accalaim ocus tuidhecht ina
  
36] 
 gnúis dáenna don demon d'ionnsaige Adamnáin ar dáigh
  
37] 
 ro timoircsett fair ar éiccin fir Muman tíchtain go
  
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 hAdamnán, ocus is amlaidh táinic co cestaibh imdaibh.
  
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 Óen dinaib cestaib: In i cruth fa i n-éccruth im-roimadhair
  
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 diabhal, ocus an tré fhios fa in fo anfis im-roimadhair
  
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 Adam? ‘Is esamain’ ol Adamnán. ‘Ná machtnaig’, ol int
  
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 ócclach, ‘eolach no-t-accaillenn, ar ro bá-sa hi fiadnaissi in
  
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 chut*m*a.’ No-n-déca Adamnán go ferccach, ocus do-beir
  
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 airrdhe na croiche ina acchaid fo chéttóir. La sodhain do-c(h)uaid
  
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 ant imnedach as a radharc ocus fáccbaidh a bréntaidh
  
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 isind airecht; cotn-aithgheóin in sluagh uile ba
  
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 deman i ndeilbh duine do-luidh do sháobhadh ina sluagh.
  
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 Ocus ro móradh ainm Dé tréna díchur do Adhamnán.


¶3] 
  
49] Fecht n-aile do Adhamnán hi rígdáil Chonaill &
  
50] 
 Choirpre occ Ess Ruaidh oc dénamh a chána. Do-táet
  
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 rí*g*damhna m*ei*c Anmirech, .i. Flannabra mac Cumasccaigh
  
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 — co mbanchimid lais i n-ergabháil iar marbad mná
  
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 — i ré*i*r nAdamnáin, et dixit frisin clérech: ‘Beir fírbreth
  
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 forsan mnaí-so iar marbadh na mná ele.’ Dixit Adamnán
  
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 ocus táinic a losi: ‘Cidh a n-aill at-chíther duit acht a marbad?’
  
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 ‘Cia no-s-mairfe’, ol ind ócclach? ‘Neach ná rucc
  
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 máthair’, ol Adamnán. ‘Meisi sin’, ol ind ócclach, ‘ar ní
  
58] 
 genemoin eter ro buí damh acht tré thaobh mo máthar


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 amach do-mm-uccadh iarna hécc.’ ‘Ní fettar-sa in
  
60] 
 frithriaghail hí-sin’, ol Adamnán, ‘acht araide ro sáer Dia
  
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 an mnaoi, ocus ní ragha-siu cen indeachad, ar at-béla
  
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 fodén co roluath, ocus ní gébhthar rícche uait, ocus ní bia
  
63] 
 cethern bus lia cóiccer la fer dot chiniúl co bráth.’


¶4] 
  
64] Tall dna Adhamnán ríge ar cloinn Dúngaile meic
  
65] 
 Éládaicch do Cheniúl Láeghaire *ocus do-s-rat do* mac
  
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 Fhergusae meic Ailella, rí*g* Ua nEachach, iar comluighe
  
67] 
 fo láimh Adhamnáin.


¶5] *(4)*
  
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 Tall dna Adamnán ríghe ar Íorghalach ua Conaing
  
69] 
 cona chloinn ar orccuin Néill meic C(h)ernaigh tar sárucchad
  
70] 
 *n*Adamnáin.


¶6] 
  
71] Ro hescongradh la Fínnachta mac Dúnchadha, rí*g*
  
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 Temrach, comsháeire fherainn Choluim Chille fri ferann
  
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 Páttraic ocus Findia ocus Ciaráin .i. a tuidecht fo dáeire.
  
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 At-fiedar do Adhamnán inní-sin ocus nírbo chóir fiadha,
  
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 ar do-ratsat fir(u) Érenn sáere a fheraind do Chola(i)m
  
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 Chille ar fhebus a cheniúil sech cech náemh i n(d)Érinn.
  
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 Dixit Adamnanus: ‘bidh gairitt a sháeghal ind rígh las ro-hescongradh,
  
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 ocus gonfaidher i finghail, ocus ní bia flaith
  
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 dia cheniúl go bráth, ocus ní bia a chomainm i rígi
  
80] 
 Themrach.’ Ocus for-cáemhnacair samhlaidh uile.


¶7] *(5)*
  
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 Adubairt Conall Oircniuch mac Congaile, rí
  
82] 
 C(h)eniúil Maine, nát gébadh cáin *n*Adamnáin. As-bert
  
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 Conla, a bráthair: ‘diamadh meisi budh rí, no gébainn an
  
84] 
 cáin.’ Ba cuitbiudh la Conall inn sin ar dínnimecht a
  
85] 
bráthar. As-bert Adamnán: ‘bidh gairit sáeghal Conaill,
  
86] 
 ocus bid aidhidh chonna no-n-béra, ocus ni bia flaith Tethba
  
87] 
 uad co bráth, ocus bidh flaith Connla mac Congaile, &
  
88] 
 bidh uadh gébhthar an flaithius mani t(h)í frim
  
89] 
 chom(fh)orba-so.’ Ocus for-cáemhnaccair samhlaidh.


¶8] 
  
90] Tall dna Adamhnán ríge ar Chathusach mac Echuch,
  
91] 
 ar rígh Dáil Riada, & ar a chloind co bráth.


¶9] 
  
92] Tall dna Adamnán ríghe ar Fhlaithbe do Cheniúl Mac
  
93] 
 nErca for hUíbh Fhidgenti ocus ara chloinn go bráth, ocus
  
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 do-s-ratt do Cheniúl Laippe do hUíbh Eachach Muman 
  
95] 
 ar orguin dó Dúngaile meic Fhercchusa 


¶10] *(6)*
  
96] 
 Fecht ele do-luidh Adamnán i crích Laigen do
  
97] 
 chosnum Laíghsi Telchae Bregmann fri muinntir Glinne
  
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 Dá Lacha. Cellach mac Gerthide ba rí la Laighniu ind sin.
  
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 Dubh Guail ba hab G(h)linne Dá Lacha. Luidh Adhamnán
  
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 i telaigh c(h)ucu. Ní érracht nech díbh reme ar adubairt ant
  
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 airchinnech nírbo chóir dó éirge ré nAdamnán ar e*p*scop
  
102] 
 eisiumh ocus saccart Adhamnán. As-raracht reme-sium
  
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 Murchad mac Brain. Óicthigern sidhe inn sin. Is-bert
  
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 Adamnán friu: ‘Ní humhal ro bábair rim cen érghe rónn,
  
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 sech ní béraidh cen folaidh. Int epscop cétús ná hérracht fri
  
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 humhalóit as-ré fri dénam cuil rodochraidh ocus
  
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 feidhlidhfid isin chul-sin co laithe a bháis ocus at-béla eter
  
108] 
 dí láimh merdricche, sech ní ba i muigh ní ba hi taigh, ocus
  
109] 
 bidh iffernach ocus ní ba c(h)ian cucai. In rí dna ad-ré-sidhe
  
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 asa rícche riasan fhior as-raracht reóm-sa .i. Murchadh
  
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 mac Brain.’ Ocus as-bert fri Murchad ar it-ressiudh
  
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 lais, ar no muirfidhe dia n-anadh isin telaigh. Do-c(h)uatar
  
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 Laigin go Murchad & ro-n-rígsatt, ocus do-luidh Cellach
  
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 for longais go Conghal mac Fercchusa, rí*g* Temhrach.
  
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 Luidh Conghal la Cellach for Laighniu co sluagaibh Ua
  
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 Néill co mboí i Fornocht. Do-luidh Adamnán a crích
  
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 Connacht co mbuí isin telaigh-sin occo. Is-bert Adamnán
  
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 fri Congal co ná dernadh rí do Chellach tar t(h)urthughad
  
119] 
 nDé, ocus tar a thurthughadh-som. Is-bert Congal do-géndais
  
120] 
 caingni na n-ecclas do réir Adamnáin ocus ba leis-
  
121] 
 siumh suidhiucchadh in rígh ocus na tuaithe. As-bert
  
122] 
 Adamnán: ‘Ar aí-sin, ní ba rí Ceallach, ocus nocha bia


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123] 
 flaith dia cheniúl for Laighniu co bráth, ocus bid mesa 'sa
  
124] 
 mesa cech fer i ndiaigh alaile dia chloinn.’ As-bert dna fri
  
125] 
 Conghal mac Fergusa: ‘Ní bat rí ó’ niu amach ocus nícon
  
126] 
 ricfa do thír fén i mbethaid ocus no-t-bérae dienbás ocus ní
  
127] 
 b(h)ia flaith uait co bráth. Ocus for-cóemnaca*i*r huile
  
128] 
 amhail as-bert Adhamnán.


¶11] *(7)*
  
129] 
 Fecht do Adhamnán oc timchelladh relce i
  
130] 
 Toraig. Ro déch in náemh ocus sénais in relicc ocus as-bert:
  
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 ‘Atá corp mná toirrchi isin relic ocus erchóidech
  
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 donaibh náemaibh a bith innti, ocus is ed ind so a lligi;
  
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 taithmighidh ocus beiridh libh i tráigh in mara.’ ‘Atát
  
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 dna’, ol Adamhnán, ‘cethrar isin relicc dia cuingitis for
  
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 Dia tír don fhairrge fil eter Thoraigh ocus tír, nó comgabháil
  
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 ind nimhe don talmain dia táethsadh fair, do-génta
  
137] 
 forro.’


¶12] *(8)*
  
138] 
 Do-lotar Saxain Tuaiscirt dochum nÉrenn go
  
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 roindirset Magh mBregh go Belach nDúin ocus berait
  
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 bratgabháil móir do fheraibh ocus mnáibh leo. Gádatar
  
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 fir(u) Érend Adamnán techt for iarrair a mbraitte dochum
  
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 Saxan. Luid didiu Adhamnán do iarraidh na braitte. Fo-ce*i*rd
  
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 i trácht romra. Fotta a tráig-*s*idhe & luath a thule.
  
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 Is í a luas; each as deach i Saxaibh fo degmarcach ocus a
  
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 chúl fri tuind an tan gaibhes tuile as infhechtain bérus a
  
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 marcach i ttír for snámh ara fott ina trágha ocus ar luas ina
  
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 tuile. Nír léiccsiot iaramh Saxain Adhamnán i tír isin
  
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 trácht. ‘Tailcidh bar ccurcha isin trácht’, ol Adamnán fria
  
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 muintir, ‘ar as do réir Dé atá a muir ocus a thír, ocus ní
  
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 cumangar ní sech Dia.’ Do-rónsat an chléirigh amal at-rubrudh
  
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 riu. Do-bert Adamnán riabh cona bhachaill imna
  
152] 
 curcha ima cuairt, ocus téchtaid Dia an trácht fona curchaibh,
  
153] 
 ocus do-róine múr n-ard don muir impu co mba
  
154] 
 hinis i mbátar, ocus luidh an muir goa críocha seci ocus ní


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155] 
 roerchóittedh dóibh. Ót-chonncatar Saxain in mírbal
  
156] 
 rómóir-sin ro-s-gabh crioth ar oman Adamnáin, & do-rattsatt
  
157] 
 a óghréir dó. Ba sí riar Adhamnáin óghas na
  
158] 
 braitte do thabairt dó, ocus cen Saxain ar cr*e*ich i
  
159] 
 n(d)Érinn co bráth. Ocus rucc Adamnán ógus na braitte ar
  
160] 
 cúlaibh.


¶13] *(9)*
  
161] 
 Fecht do Adamnán i n-alaile laithe domnachda
  
162] 
 isin raind tuaiscertaigh Maighe Bregh, .i. i n(h)Uíb Mac
  
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 Uais Is ann sin tuccad dó céd cáerach mbruite ocus cú ettorra
  
164] 
 dna arna bruith. Ro ráthaigh Adamnán tré rath an
  
165] 
 Spiraitt Náeim in *co*i*n* eter na cáerchu. Ocus at-bert frisna
  
166] 
 biatacha: ‘Cia uaibh tucc d(h)úinn in c(h)oin iter na cáer-chu.’
  
167] 
 Do-ratt cách díbh fo leith a luga nárbo hé. Dixit
  
168] 
 Adhamnán frisan coin: ‘I n-anmain an Choimded, éirigh
  
169] 
 co lluath, ocus foillsich dúinn do thiccherna.’ At-racht an
  
170] 
 chú fo chétóir la bréithir *n*Adamnáin & ro ling for a ticcherna
  
171] 
 ocus do-ratt fri lár. Ro fiarfaigh Adamnán don
  
172] 
 fhior: ‘Cia líon ro bábhair oc dénam in gníomha uccat.’
  
173] 
 ‘Ceathrar do Uíbh Cuirb’, ar int ócclach. Et dixit
  
174] 
 Adamnán aga mallachadh:

> 1. 175] Mallacht inntu ocus impu
>   
> 176] — ata-cuird
>   
> 177] do-das-biur a hUachtar Aird
>   
> 178] — for hUíbh Cuirp.
> 


  
179] 
Ocus as-bert nád racchadh a cciniudh tar cethrar go
  
180] 
 bráth


¶14] *(10)*
  
181] 
 Fecht do-breth corp Bruide meic Bile, rí*g*
  
182] 
 Cruithneach, dochum nÍae. Ocus ba sáeth ocus ingar la
  
183] 
 hAdamnán a écc. Ocus as-bert ara tabharthae corp Brude
  
184] 
 cuccae hi teach ind oidchi-sin. Frithairidh Adhamnán ocin
  
185] 
 corp co matain isin tech-sin. Isin matain arabhárach an


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186] 
 tan ro gabh an corp gluasacht ocus a shúile d' ersluccadh, is
  
187] 
 ann táinic araile cráibhdhech dochonnercil co dorus an
  
188] 
 tighe, & as-bert: ‘Mása dóig todiúscad marbh di
  
189] 
 Adhamnán, at-berim co ná dingentar appaidh do nach
  
190] 
 clérech do-rega ina inad mina todiúsca marbu.’ ‘Atá ní
  
191] 
 do dligudh ann’, ol Adamnán. ‘Mása chóra didiu,
  
192] 
 tabhram bennachtain forsin corp-sa ocus i n-anmain
  
193] 
 Bruidi.’ Ro faíd doridhisi Bruidi a spiorat dochum nimhe
  
194] 
 co mbennachtain Adamnáin & sámhtha Íae. Is and as-bert
  
195] 
 Adhamnán:

> 1. 196] Mór do ingantu do-*g*ní
>   
> 197] in rí génair ó Muire,
>   
> 198] betha Scuabán i mMuili,,
>   
> 199] écc do Bruide mac Bile.
> 2. 200] Is annamh,
>   
> 201] iar mbeith i rríghe thuaithe,
>   
> 202] ceppán caue crínn dara
>   
> 203] im mac rígh Ala Cluaithi.
> 




¶15] *(11)*
  
204] 
 Fecht ele do Adhamnán i n(h)Í trí lá ocus teora
  
205] 
 oidhchi i n(d)-óeine ina thigh fhordúnta cen toidecht 'na
  
206] 
 mainistir. Luidh huathadh forbthi don ticch dús cionnus
  
207] 
 ro boí an cléirech. Ro déchsat for toll na heochrach co
  
208] 
 n(f)acatar in mac mbecc roálainn i n(d)-ucht Adamnáin.
  
209] 
 Ro buí dna Adamnán occ búidhe frisin náeidhin co mbo
  
210] 
 derbh leo ba hé Ísu do-luidh i ndeilb náeidin do airphetiud
  
211] 
 Adamnáin.


¶16] *(12)*
  
212] 
 Fecht ele di Adamnán i n(h)Í do-breth corp don
  
213] 
 innsi. Bentar clocc ann. Tiagait uile ara chenn acht
  
214] 
 Adamnán. Ó ráncatar an muir at-racht asa churach
  
215] 
 gaimhin, ocus as-bert friu: ‘Ba cór*u* d(h)úib fer léiginn do
  
216] 
 chuinghidh dom accallaimh-si inás toidheacht ar mo
  
217] 
 cheann dom adnacal.’ Ocus do-rat cestu imda incchantu


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218] 
 dóibh, ocus rucctha go hAdamnán ocus ro érnest*ar*
  
219] 
 Adamnán huile. ‘Iarfaidhidh do Adamnán’, ar sé, ‘ar is
  
220] 
 maith érnes cestu, focal fil isin mbaithis, cidh gaibhis ann
  
221] 
 .i. urget te Melthiel.’ Is-berat fri hAdamnán inn sin. Dixit
  
222] 
 Adamnán: ‘A hifern tuccadh in cheist-sin for Cholum
  
223] 
 Chilli. Ocus ní machtad comadh é ainm an gráidh as roimarbhasaigh
  
224] 
 demhon Amelthiel.’ ‘Oslaiccidh in *n*-erdamh
  
225] 
 do Cholum Chilli’, ol Adamnán. Ro gníth(i) samhlaidh,
  
226] 
 ocus ro s(h)én Adamnán i leth i mbuí an corp. Ro-clos
  
227] 
 gréch ocus égemh an tSatain oc teacht asin churp dochum
  
228] 
 *n*-ifrind.


¶17] *(13)*
  
229] 
 Ba do shaindánaib Adamnáin precept ocus
  
230] 
 forcetal. No priotchadh iaramh isin mbliadain déigenaigh
  
231] 
 a bethad co(n) terced fochaidi imon féil nEóin-si do
  
232] 
 fheraibh Érenn ocus Alban. No tathaigedh óccláech
  
233] 
 anaithnidh go Colmán Cruachan Aigle .i. ancara boí i
  
234] 
 Connachtaibh, ocus no aisnéidedh int ócclach mór do ingantaibh
  
235] 
 do Cholmán, ocus as-bert friss in tairngeredh
  
236] 
 Adhamnán fochaidi d'fheraibh Érenn ocus Alban imon
  
237] 
 féil nEóin-si. ‘Tó’, ol Colmán. ‘Bidh fír dó’, ol ind ócclach,
  
238] 
 ‘is s í in fhochaidi Adamnán do thecht dochum
  
239] 
 nimhe immon féil nEóin-si. Is scél mór ocus is brón mór i
  
240] 
 n-ierthar domain, ocus faíter uait-si cuccai inn sin’, ol ind
  
241] 
 ógláech. Faídhis Colmán ant aithescc sin go hAdamnán.
  
242] 
 ‘Dóigh bas fhír inn sin’, ol Adhamhnán. ‘Ascnam(h) i
  
243] 
 n-ainm Dé ocus Choluim Chilli diar taigh.’ Et postea
  
244] 
 cecinit:

> 1. 245] Má ro-m-thoiccthi écc i n(dh)Í,
>   
> 246] ba gabál di thrócari.
>   
> 247] Nícon fettar fo nimh glas
>   
> 248] fóttán bad fherr fri ti*u*gbás.
> 




¶18] *(14)*
  
249] 
 Fer fírén trá an fer-so go nglaine aiccnidh
  
250] 
 amhail uasalathair. Fírailither amhail Abram. Cendais



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251] 
 dílgadach ó chroidhe amail Moysi. Psalmchétlaidh
  
252] 
 molbthaighe amail Dauid. Estud n-eccna amail Solmoin.
  
253] 
 Lestar togaidhe fri fógra fírinne amail Pól nApstol. Fer lán
  
254] 
 do rath ocus do dheolaigecht in Spirta Náeim amail Eóin
  
255] 
 Maccán. Lubgort cáein go cclandaibh sualach. Géscca fíne
  
256] 
 co toirthige. Tene taídhlech go ngrís goirthige ocus tesaigthe
  
257] 
 na mac mbethad im annad & im ellscoth *n*désherce. Leo ar
  
258] 
 nert & cumachta. Colum ar cennsu ocus diúiti. Nathir ar
  
259] 
 tuaichle & treabaire fri maith. Cennais umhal áilghen fri
  
260] 
 maccu bethadh. Fordorchaide éccennais fri maccu báis.
  
261] 
 Mogh sáethair ocus fognama do Chríost. Rí ar ordan ocus
  
262] 
 cumachta fri cuim(m)rech & tuaslacadh, fri sáeradh ocus
  
263] 
 dáeradh, fri marbad & beoucchad. Ó ro c(h)omhfhoiccsicchestair
  
264] 
 trá uair éitsechta ind-í náemh Adhamnáin ro
  
265] 
 fáeidh a spirut dochum nimhe, cusin cCoimdhe dia
  
266] 
 rofhogain. Atá immurgu a chorp co n-onóir ocus co
  
267] 
 n-airmitin, co fertaibh cech laithe hi bh*f*us colléicc isin
  
268] 
 bith fhrecnairc. Cidh mór a onóir aniu, bidh mó i lló
  
269] 
 bráthu, an tan t(h)aithnifes amail gréin, ocus midhfes for
  
270] 
 toradh a phroceptu, ocus a cháeingnímha, a ailithre, a
  
271] 
 óighe & a umhalóitte don Choimde na ndúla, i n(d)-áentaid
  
272] 
 náei ngrádh nime ná dernsatt imarbas, i n(d)-áentaidh
  
273] 
 náem ocus náebhógh an domain, uasalaithrech ocus
  
274] 
 fáidhedh, apstol ocus descipul Íosu, i n(d)-áentaidh
  
275] 
 deachta & dáennachta Maic Dé, isin áentaidh as uaisle
  
276] 
 cech n-áentaidh, i n(d)-áentaidh na náebhtrínóitte, Athar,
  
277] 
 Maic, ocus Spirta Náemh. Áilim trócaire Dé tré impidhe
  
278] 
 *n*Adhamnáin co roísem ind áentaidh-sin in saecula
  
279] 
 saeculorum Amen.


  
280] Finis. 6 Maij 1628.







