

#Forfess Fer Fálgae


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Forfess Fer Fálgae
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Author: Unknown
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Kuno MeyerElectronic edition compiled by Ruth Murphy

Funded by University College, Cork 1. First draft, revised and corrected.Extent of text: 1000 words#### Publication


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**Manuscript**2. London, British Library, Egerton 1782 fo. 19a. For full MS details see Robin Flower and Standish Hayes O'Grady (eds.) Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Library [formerly the British Museum] (London 1926; repr. Dublin 1992) vol. 2, 259–298.
**Literature**2. Petra Hellmuth, 'Zu Forfess Fer Fálgae', in: Erich Poppe (ed.), Keltologie heute–Themen und Fragestellungen, Akten des 3. Deutschen Keltologensymposiums Marburg, 2001, Studien und Texte zur Keltologie 5 (Münster 2004), 195–210.
**The edition used in the digital edition**2. **Kuno Meyer**, Forfess Fer Fálgae [Aus Egerton 1782 fo. 19a] in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie. volume 8, Halle/Saale, Max Niemeyer (1912) page 564–565

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The present electronic text covers Kuno Meyer's edition on pp. 564-5. Variants from Harley 5280, fo. 74a, and Egerton 88 fo. 11a, cited by Meyer in his annotations, have not been reproduced.


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Created: By unknown scribes in Irish monasteries. It belongs to the Old Irish period. Date range: c.600-900.#### Use of language


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


##### Language: [LA] Some words are in Latin.


### Revision History


* (2009-02-04) Beatrix Färber (ed.)

* File proofed (2). Header modified; file parsed; SGML and HTML files created.
* (2008-01-06) Ruth Murphy (ed.)

* Text proof-read (1); structural and content markup added; header compiled.
* (2007-12) Ruth Murphy (data capture)

* Text scanned.




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### Forfess Fer Fálgae: Author: Unknown




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p.564


Incipit forfess Fer Falgae .i. Fer Mano, iss isidi foilsigti do Oult*aib* a hEmuin Machae dia tubart ind heúngrip in scoith milide doib oc*us* is iarum luid Cuculaind oc*us* fiu fo*r*f*es* Fer Falchae & selaig firu Faal huli ar galuib oinfir. Tanic do as*en*nath gussin righ fadeisin. Get a ainm sidein. Is íarum cid cotránicc Get oc*us* Cuculaind. Is iarum cachain Airnbertach bui isin tig de Ultaib ind láid si do chomracc *Conculaind* & rig Fom*oir*i:


‘Gala nisfer foirndut. Fer claine ar gale gnim. Get arfeimtha imeburach baig.’


Dixit *qq* Gett:


‘Baag ban beirid f*or* huathbasai éc mar arbeir hith nar*m* atumbelud in f*or*cle fer. fardumderet debruinnet droingtum doloine lind. Fumda locharna laiss lethet hoath hontimne. namtha fer fiu fert ar gaili gnim. goisem ara cumachta corp dag Cucul*aind* cotamidedar met. midtir oim fri uatha



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p.565



almna alm*a*ca ma ansu aitherrach aitherr*ach* nde nitho nauth.’


Mulier dixit hoc:


‘Ni maith immongoi*n* Get. ni maith immon Get goin.’


Cuculaind dixit:


‘Cotom gai bolgai be*n* f*or*tom claidiub f*or*tbe*n* f*or*tom chaindil díibti. cotum cletiniu cu*m*ban fer dia clechlat a da nind ni roisur fris. Firfitir baga baigfithir fir find ar foidne feis. fíibthir Falchaoe feis. feis hi crolecht Caunrai roe i *n*galne Get aicillni do Chonc*ho*b*ur* crich iar ndegha dáil.’


Finit.









