#Orgguin trí mac Diarmata Mic Cerbaill


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**Manuscript sources**- Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B 502; p 82b–83a & 134b.- Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B 512; fo. 115va 24–116ra.- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS Stowe, D 2 1 (olim MS 1225, The Book of Uí Maine) 23vb–24r (first story only).**Editions**2. Kuno Meyer, The death of the three sons of Diarmait mac
Cerrbeóil, Hibernica Minora, Oxford 1894, 70–81 (based on Rawl. MSS).
3. Vernam Hull: The Death of the three sons of Diarmait mac Cerrbeóil, Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie 25 (1956) 91–99 (based on Book of Uí Maine).
4. Gearóid S. Mac Eoin, The death of the boys in the mill, Celtica 15 (1983) 60–64. (Edition of passage containing the murder of the boys).
**Translations**2. Kuno Meyer, The death of the three sons of Diarmait mac
Cerrbeóil, Hibernica Minora, Oxford 1894, 70–81 (based on Rawl. MSS).
**Secondary literature**2. Pól Breathnach (Paul Walsh), A story of Diarmaid
mac Cerbaill: Mullinoran and other place names, Irish Book Lover XXVIII (1941/42) 74–80.
3. Liam Price, The history of Lagore, from the Annals and other sources (with a genealogical table showing the relationship of the branches of the Síl Aedha Sláne), [in Hencken's account of Lagore Crannóg], PRIA LIII, 53 C (1950/51) 1–247.
4. Gearóid S. Mac Eoin, The death of the boys in the mill, Celtica 15 (1983) 60–64.
**The edition used in the digital edition**2. Fingal Rónáin and other Stories. David Greene (ed), First edition [vi + 89 pp. iii Contents, v–vi Editor's Preface, 45–47 Introduction, 48–54 Text, 55f. Notes, 57–85 Vocabulary, 86f. Names of Persons and Animals, 88 Names of Places and Peoples.] Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesDublin (1955 (Reprinted 1975)) . Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series. , No. 16

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Orgguin trí mac **Diarmata Mic Cerbaill** la **Maelodrán** i fothauch muilinn Mic **Dímmae**
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868] Do-lotar meic **Diarmata meic Fergusa Cearrbeoil** fechtus
  
869] 
n-aili hi tír **Laigen** for creich conas táraigh **Maelodrán hua
  
870] 
Díma Chróin**. Do-ratsat meic **Diarmata** con rubatar, uair dia
  
871] 
cois ro boí, uair ní tárraid a gabair ó deoraid (.i. ón gilla).
  
872] 
Luid-side didiu for in n-gabar dia tárachtain-seom. Ro reith in
  
873] 
gabar fon sluagh co rubad in gilla. Do-scind dano in gabar fo
  
874] 
gairm **Maelodrán**, conid ro gab a taeb friss iar fácbáil in gilla.
  
875] 
Gabthi dano **Maelodrán** for a gabur & cotn-amaisc ar in sluag
  
876] 
& do-beir tofonn foraib. Ro ráthatar meicc **Diarmata** riam
  
877] 
dochum in muilind co n-dechatar co m-bátar im carr in muilinn
  
878] 
isin fothigh. Do-luid chucu iarson fothigh. Ro boí caillech ic
  
879] 
blith isin mulend. Ad-raí a n-guin la toescad in muilinn.
  
880] 
Léc aire, a chaillech, léc aire! ar **Maelodrán**.



  
881] Dos comart trá uman mol, ar bátar occai ind fir, co torchratar
  
882] 
leis trí meic rígh **Hérenn** .i. trí meic **Diarmata**, dia
  
883] 
n-ebairt **Ultán**:

> 1. 884] A muilinn
>   
> 885] ro milt anba di thuirinn;
>   
> 886] níba comelt for serbainn
>   
> 887] a ro milt for uíbh **Cerbaill**.
> 
> 
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> 
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> 
> 
>   
> 888] In grán meles in muilend
>   
> 889] ní corca acht dergthuirend;
>   
> 890] ba do géscaib in crainn máir
>   
> 891] fotha muilind **Maelodráin**.
> 





  
892] Do-luid **Diarmait** fessin fecht n-aili do dígail a macc for
  
893] 
**Laidinu**, cu m-boí ic **Loch Gabur** co feraib **Éirenn** imbi. Ocus
  
894] 
at-rub(air)airt do-bérad slán fri **Laidinu** ar **Moelodrán** do
  
895] 
tidlacan dó i n-giallcertai. As-bertatar **Laigin** amal bidh a
  
896] 
h-aengen ná tidnastis ce no marbdaiss. No bíth **Maelodrán** coa
  
897] 
m-brostad dia tignaccal.



  
898] Menum thucaid-se ragh-sa m'oenar & ní bia slán dúib-si
  
899] 
do*m* chinn-sa.



  
900] Ba fír ón. Luig-sium co m-boí issint sluagh for brú **Innsi 
  
901] 
Locho Gabur**. Lottur in rí*g* do ól co mbátar issin innsi.
  
902] 
Anaid-sium chaidthi forsin phurt. Antar dono don immramh.
  
903] 
Téit-sium issin lestar & luid-sium issin n-innsi. Con-tolat in
  
904] 
rígh. Boí-sium fri dorus in rígtighe.Luid dano **Diarmait** amach
  
905] 
oenar do dhul for aínsuide cen fis do neoch, co comarnaicc
  
906] 
fri **Moelodrán** i n-ddorus ind tighi.



  
907] Toboing dlaí lat dam, ar **Diarmait**.
  
908] 
Tó immorro, ar **Moelodrán**.
  
909] 
Do-beir téora dlaii doo: dloí di úrnenaigh, & dlaí do fomthonn
  
910] 
& dlaí do athrathai luaid.
  
911] 
Ac so at láim mo cloigem, ar **Diarmoit**. Ro n-gab **Maelodrán**.




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912] Fé frit, a gilla, ar **Diarmait**, rom goin dlaí, rom loisc dlaí,
  
913] 
rom tesc dlaí. Amai, a gilla, cia h'ainm*-siu*?
  
914] 
Ním ragbais fri baithis samlaid in tan (ní)nád aithgén mo
  
915] 
ainm. Nó in fuil ainm n-aile lat dam and ná ráithfi? **Maelodrán
  
916] 
 ua Díma Chróin** sund, di **Scorbraige** **Lagen**, iar marbad do mac
  
917] 
& do béin do cind dít fesin ind-or-so—la gabáil a cind chucai.
  
918] 
Do riar duit, a **Maelodráin**, ar **Diarmait**.
  
919] 
Do riar-sa uaim-si dano, ar **Maelodrán**.
  
920] 
Tiagait dib línaib iar córa issin tech.
  
921] 
Tair-siu edrum & crann, a **Maelodráin**, ar **Diarmait**.



  
922] Amail do-chuaid **Maelodrán** issin n-imdaid, ro gési a brú
  
923] 
na mná .i. **Mugain ingen Chonchraid** máthair chlainne **Diarmata**.
  
924] 



  
925] Fé amai, ar in ben, cid erchóit do-taed issin n-imdai*d*?
  
926] 
Fear do-rat ríghi duit-siu, a bhen, ar **Diarmait**, .i. **Maelodrán
  
927] 
hua Díma Chróin**.
  
928] 
Maith in loech, ar in ben, atta-chualumar. Cóir gním dó
  
929] 
nárot geogna a m-baegal & rot anacht. Ro mbia-som lógh in
  
930] 
anacail, ar is ferr in-dás in guin.
  
931] 
Cid do-génam di sund? ar **Diarmait**, ar níro ansem in fer ar
  
932] 
in sluag.
  
933] 
Ní ansa, ar si-si. Celtair **Maelodrán**; con-gairther iarum ar
  
934] 
ríg & ar ruirigh ar aenaib chuconn, ocus nascar foesam Moelodráin
  
935] 
forru amal bid chuconn dáladh.



  
936] Do-gníther, cu m-bátar a láma uile taris resiu matain beth.
  
937] 
Is amalaid dono do-cu*a*id-sium cu **Laigniu** ar a b*ár*ach ocus
  
938] 
deceelt chorcra corrtarach **Diarmata** co n-delg óir acus a dí
  
939] 
gabair cona n-allaib & a mullán óir derc araib sechtar. Cor immorro
  
940] 
& faesam ríg **Hérenn** .i. **Diarmata mic Fergus*a* Cearrbeoil**


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941] 
fair-sium. Ocus as é ba cathmílid & ba tuairgnid catha la
  
942] 
**Diarmait** ó sin. Finit.


*943] Aided Maelodráin*
-----------------------



  
944] Loích ro bátar do **Laignib** .i. **Mac Connaid** & **Marrcán** &
  
945] 
**Maelodrán**. Is de ro chét:

> 1. 946] Ní thaet didiu de
>   
> 947] in cocad fri h-**Ossairge**,
>   
> 948] cen **Mac Connaid** for eoch án,
>   
> 949] cen **Marccán**, cen **Maelodrán**.
> 2. 950] **Maelodrán ua Dimmae Chróin**
>   
> 951] ro bí in fer isi*nd* móin;
>   
> 952] túirid na cholaind aile
>   
> 953] nícon rubae oenguine.
> 





  
954] Comaithig immorro do **Maelodrán** **Huí Máil** ocus ba h-olc
  
955] 
immorro a chomaithcess doib. Is de ro chét:

> 1. 956] **Huí Máil**
>   
> 957] trícha cét ba hed a lín;
>   
> 958] nocon fárgaib **Maelodrán**
>   
> 959] acht trí nónburu díb.
> 


  
960] 
A n-as-rubart fodesin:

> 1. 961] Is cumma lim-sa **huí Máil**
>   
> 962] *ocus* muilenn oc blith gráin;
>   
> 963] it fáilte **huí Máil** fria nguin
>   
> 964] is cóir cach bró fria tuarcain.
> 





  
965] **Athechda** rí **hua Máil** immorro. Do-fuc **Maelodrán** a ingin.
  
966] 
Luid-si didiu fecht do thig a *h*athar do chomfis a m-máthar
  
967] 
bae i n-galur. Ro aslacht a h-athair fuirri-se brathtecosc a fir dó.




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968] Maith, ar *in* ben, fil mo dáil-se fris i-nnocht. Acht a-taat
  
969] 
teora h-uarbotha lais ocus ní fetar-sa ciasu adba díb i fifa i-nnocht,
  
970] 
acht ro-fetar-sa a n-as maith duib. Tucthar lib lán mo
  
971] 
chlera-sa do thenid sinnaig ocus at-bér-sa is é m'étach-sa fil
  
972] 
ann ocus biat-sa ina diaid et láifet-sa in tenid im diaid, & toít-si
  
973] 
iarmo slicht.



  
974] Ba fír ón. Tiagait co m-bátar immun n-uarboith. Con-gairet
  
975] 
fair.
  
976] 
Innat-fail tall, a **Maelodráin**?
  
977] 
Cosmail mo bith, ar **Maelodrán**, ocus ná marbaid for siair.
  
978] 
Nos léicebh chucaib.
  
979] 
Mo chen di, ar ind óic.



  
980] La sodain lomraid a c(h)ennchongraim na m-mná & do-beir
  
981] 
immo chenn fesin & luid secco samlaid.
  
982] 
Robbar bia imned, ar ei-sseom, i-fecht-sa lim-sa. Mo ben-sa
  
983] 
& for n-ingen féin ro marbsaid.



  
984] Ocus ros fuabair coro lá a n-ár in tan sin. Do-gní iarum
  
985] 
**Maelodrán** & **Aithechda** córai dib línaib.



  
986] Fecht ann, bae **Maelodrán** ic fothrucud hi tich **Aithechdai**
  
987] 
ocus bae for menmain dó-side a marbad-som. (Ní bae dano
  
988] 
**Dubchrón** gilla **Maelodráin** ann in tan-sin.) Mus léc fer díb
  
989] 
aigen láin gríscha moa súili & moa aigid & clannaid **Athechda** a
  
990] 
gae fodessin ind (.i. in Charr **Mailodráin**) co m-baí triit conarro
  
991] 
marbsat samlaid. Benait iarom a chenn de & do-berar hé for a
  
992] 
dérgud & bratt dar a chenn. Do-rooig **Dubchrón** for Dubglais
  
993] 
.i. for a gabair-seom.
  
994] 
Tairling, a **Dubchróin**, ar cách.
  
995] 
Níthó, ar **Dubchrón**. Cate **Maelodrán**?
  
996] 
A-tá inna chotlud; sit, sit, ar nácha n-dúsca! Tairling & tair
  
997] 
sin tech.
  
998] 
Ní dóig limm a chotlud acht má beind-se coa aire. Gataid in
  
999] 
m-bratt dia aigid, ar se.


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1000] 
Gattair de.
  
1001] 
Fír, a **Maelodráin**, ar sé. & dixit:

> 1. 1002] Deithbir dond aigid cid bán
>   
> 1003] cond-ránic fri faeburdán;
>   
> 1004] imma-rulaid ilar lám
>   
> 1005] in cenn fil for **Maelodrán**.
> 





  
1006] Do-bert **Athechda** a mnaí-seom, ar ní ba hí h-ingen **Athechdai**
  
1007] 
ba ben do **Maelodrán** in tan ro marbad. A llá-sin hi cind
  
1008] 
bliadna bae **Athechda** for a dérgud & ro bae ic décsin na cairre
  
1009] 
ar a h-alchaill (.i. in charr **Belaig Duirgen**. Is í no marbad in
  
1010] 
tríchait m-buiden dia figran & dia aureil & dia liugu co lár, .i. no
  
1011] 
bíd isint sligid & gabul fo bráigit. Nach oen ar-thiagdais secce,
  
1012] 
meni fácbaitis ní lee, nos luaded demun & no linged foitheib co
  
1013] 
cuired a n-ár.)
  
1014] 
Bae **Aithechda** dano coa déiscin na cairri.
  
1015] 
Bliadain lán cosin laithe-se ó ro marbus-*s*a **Maelodrán** diit,
  
1016] 
a charr ucut.
  
1017] 
Fé amae, ar in ben, ní mu-taet ar do beolu. Dia n-díglad nech
  
1018] 
iarna écaib, méite combad **Maelodrán** bad dóchom dó i
  
1019] 
n-**Hérind**.



  
1020] La sodain commo-faccatar **Maelodrán** iarsind aurdrochut ina
  
1021] 
n-dochum.
  
1022] 
Iss e-seom són, ar in ben.
  
1023] 
At-raig **Aithechda** dochum in gae. Luaithiu con-ránic
  
1024] 
**Maelodrán**, conos tarat tria **Aithechda** conid ro marb de. Ic
  
1025] 
dul do i-mmach, is ann as-bert:

> 1. 1026] **Imlech Ech**,
>   
> 1027] imma-réidmis ar cach leth;
>   
> 1028] ce ron maídi nech ron bí
>   
> 1029] nírbo dú do **Aithechdai**.
> 






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1030] Ro adnacht-som didiu i n-**Glind Dá Locha**, dia n-ebrad:

> 1. 1031] Lige **Maelodráin** is glé
>   
> 1032] i n-glind fri gaíthe cluä;
>   
> 1033] lige **Maic Connaid**, ní chail,
>   
> 1034] con linn i **Tigh Mo Chuä**.
> 




Appendix A
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[From E. iv. I, 85b (E), with readings from Rennes (R) and Book of Ballymote 358b 3 (B)]



  
1035] **Móin Gai Glais**, canas ro h-ainmniged? Ní *ansa*. **Glas mac 
  
1036] 
Lainde Luaithe m*i*c Logha Liamna**, nia sin **Fhiacha Sraiphtine**;
  
1037] 
is dó sin do rinde in gaba in gaí do thecosc. Do luid a-ndes
  
1038] 
**Cúldub mac Dein** dia Samna do chuingi gona duine égin, guro
  
1039] 
goin **Fidrad Dáime Duibe** a quo **Ard Fidraid**. Luid **Glas** ina
  
1040] 
iarmóracht co tarlaic fair in t-sleg do-rónud dó tre druídecht, co
  
1041] 
n-dechaid tre **Chúldub** isin mónaig. Ní fríth int sleg iarum, acht
  
1042] 
aentuarascbáil fos-fuair **Maelodrán mac Dimma Cróin** dia
  
1043] 
n-geodna di **Ethachda** rí **hua Máil** iar m-beith **Maelodráin**
  
1044] 
bliadain i talmain, dia ro chan-sumh in rann-so:

> 1. 1045] **Imlech ech**
>   
> 1046] im **Móin da Ruad** ar cach leth;
>   
> 1047] ge ro maíde nech rot bí
>   
> 1048] ní bo dú, a **Ethachdai**.
> 





  
1049] Ba sí sin in **Charr Belaig Durgein** & is sí ro marb in .xxx.
  
1050] 
buiden. Amlaid no bíd & gabal fo bráigit & nís luaidhed nech
  
1051] 
acht deman. Hi céin bes int sleg sin fo dícleith & a rind bo des
  
1052] 
ní forbrisfiter for nert **Leithe Cuind** ó **Laignib**. Is dóib ro canad
  
1053] 
inso ...