#Táin Bó Fraích


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**Manuscript sources**2. Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 2. 18 (cat. 1339) (Book of Leinster alias Leabhar na Núachongbála), p 248a–252b.
3. Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 2. 16 (cat. 1318) (Yellow Book of Lecan), col. 649–658 (facs. p 55b–60a).
4. Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, MS no. XL, p 37b–45b.
5. London, British Library, Egerton 1782, f v–87v.
6. Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 3.18 (cat. 1337), p 604 (glossed extracts).
**Editions**2. Kuno Meyer, Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften, in: Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 4 (1902) 31–47 [Eg. 1782].
3. Allan O. Anderson, Táin bó Fráich, in: Revue Celtique 24 (1903) 127–54 (143–54) [Ed. XL].
4. Mary E. Byrne and Myles Dillon, Táin Bó Fraich. Dublin 1933 [LL and YBL].
5. Mary E. Byrne and Myles Dillon, in: Études Celtiques 3 (1938) 20–21 [H 3.18].
6. Wolfgang Meid, Táin Bó Fraích. Dublin 1974 [LL with variants].
7. Wolfgang Meid, Die Romanze von Froech und Findabair. Táin Bó Froích. Altirischer Text, mit Einleitung, deutscher Übersetzung, ausführlichem philologisch-linguistischen Kommentar und Glossar kritisch herausgegeben von Wolfgang Meid, Innsbruck, 1970 (based on all MSS; with German translation).
8. Wolfgang Meid, The Yellow Book of Lecan Version of Táin Bó Fraích, in: Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 36 (1978) 83–95.
9. Christian-J. Guyonvarc'h, Táin Bó Fráech, ed. with extensive notes and translation, in: Ogam 16 (1964) 485–488; 17 (1965) 205–208, 429–432; 18 (1966) 173–176, 413–416, 525–528.
**Translations**2. Rudolf Thurneysen, Fraechs Werbung um Finnabair, in: Sagen aus dem alten Irland, Berlin, 1901, 115–125; (German).
3. Wolfgang Meid, Die Romanze von Froech und Findabair, Innsbruck, 1970; (German).
4. A. Anderson, Táin bó Fráich, Revue Celtique 24, 127–154; (English).
5. A. H. Leahy, Tain Bo Fraich, in: Historic Romances of Ireland, London 1905–1906, volume II, 7–67; (English).
6. M. E. Byrne and Myles Dillon, Táin Bó Fraích, Études Celtiques 2, 1–27; (English).
7. James Carney, The driving of the cattle of Froech, in: Studies in Irish literature and history, Dublin, 1955, 1–24; (English).
8. Jeffrey Gantz, The cattle raid of Fróech, in: Early Irish Myths and Sagas, London, 1981; 113–126; (English).
9. Georges Dottin, La courise de Findabair, in: L'épopée irlandaise, Paris, 1926, 86–101; (French).
10. M. Ó Máirtin, Táin Bha Fhraoigh, An tUltach Iml. 53, Uimh. 4, 7–8; (Modern Irish).
11. Maartje Draak and F. de Jong, Fraech, in: Van helden, elfen en dichters. De oudste verhalen uit Ierland. Amsterdam, 1979, 72–84; (Dutch).
12. Sergey Shkunayev, Pokhishcheniye stad Froekha, in: T. A. Mikhaylova and S. V. Shkunayev, Pokhishcheniye byka iz Kualnge, Moscow 1985, 84–101; (Russian).
13. Christian-J. Guyonvarc'h, Táin Bó Fráech, ed. with extensive notes and translation, Ogam 16 (1964) 485–488; 17 (1965) 205–208, 429–432; 18(1966) 173–176, 413–416, 525–528; (Breton).
**Secondary literature**2. Kuno Meyer, Tochmarc Treblainne, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 13 (1921) 166–175.
3. Rudolf Thurneysen, Die irische Helden- und Königsage bis zum siebzehnten Jahrhundert, Teil I, (Halle/Saale 1921) 285ff [Manuscript transmission and versions].
4. Neill Ross, Osnadh carad i gCluain Fraoich, ed. with translation, in: Heroic Poetry from the Book of the Dean of Lismore, Edinburgh 1936, 198ff.
5. Angus Matheson, A propopsed emendation in Táin Bó Fraích, in: Éigse 5 1945/47 (1948) (pt. 3, 1946), 157.
6. James Carney, Carn Fraoich, soitheach na saorchlann (ed. with diplomatic text from Book of Uí Maine, normalized Early Modern Irish text, introduction and translation), Celtica 2, pt. 1 (1950) 154–194.
7. James Carney, A sentence in Táin bó Fraích, in: Celtica 1, 1950, 300–301.
8. Vernam Hull, 'ben taithigi na báu', in: Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 24 (1954) (H.1/2, 1953) 122–123.
9. James Carney, Studies in Irish Literature and History, Dublin 1955.
10. James Carney, The ecclesiastical background to Irish saga, in: ARCTICA. Essays presented to Ake Campbell, ed. by A. Furumark et al., Uppsala 1956, 221–227.
11. Sgeul mu Fhraoch, recorded by the School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh, and edited on LP gramophone record (School of Scottish Studies Discs A 001/2, Gaelic and Scots Folk Tales), written down and translated by J. MacInnes, University of Edinburgh 1960.
12. Kenneth H. Jackson, The sources for the Life of St. Kentigern, in: Studies in the Early British Church, ed. Nora Chadwick, Cambridge 1958, 273–357.
13. Wolfgang Meid, Die handschriftliche Überlieferung der Táin Bó Froich, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 30 (1967) 21–41.
14. David N. Dumville, The World of the Síd and the Attitude of the Narrator in Táin Bó Fraích, Studia Celtica Japonica 7 (April 1995) 21–25.
15. Donald E. Meek, Táin Bó Fraích and Other 'Fraech' Texts: A Study in Thematic Relationships. Part I, Cambridge Medieval Celtic Studies 7 (1984) 1–37.
16. Donald E. Meek, Táin Bó Fraích and Other 'Fraech' Texts: A Study in Thematic Relationships. Part II, Cambridge Medieval Celtic Studies 8 (1984) 65–85.
**The edition used in the digital edition**2. Táin Bó Fraích. Wolfgang Meid (ed), Revised edition [One volume. xxx + 67 pp. vii–xxviii Introduction, xxix–xxx Preface to the Revised Edition, x Editor's corrigenda, 1–16 Text,

17–44 Notes, 45–72 Vocabulary, 73–74 Index of Proper Names.] Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesDublin (1974) . Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series. , No. 22

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### Táin Bó Fraích: Author: Unknown




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TáiN Bó Fraích
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2] **Fróech mac Idaith** do **Chonnachtaib**, mac side do
  
3] 

**Bé Find** a sídib. Derbsiur side do **Boind**. Is hé láech
  
4] 

is áildem ro buí do feraib **Hérenn** & **Alban**, acht níba
  
5] 

suthain. Dobert a máthair dí báe déc dó assint síd, it é
  
6] 

finda óiderga. Boí trebad maith oca co cend ocht mblíadnae
  
7] 

cen tabairt mná chuca. Coíca mac ríg rop é lín a
  
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theglaich, comaís comchutrumma fris uile eter chruth &
  
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écosc.



  
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Carthai **Findabair**, ingen **Ailella** & **Medba**, ara
  
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irscélaib. Adfíadar dósom oca thaig. Ropu lán **Hériu**
  
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& **Albu** dia allud & dia scélaib. Íar suidiu docorastar fair
  
13] 

dul do accallaim na hingine. Immaroraid fria muntir
  
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anísin. ‘Tíagar úait didiu co siair do máthar, co tucthar
  
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ní do étuch ingantach & de ascedaib síde duit úadi.’



  
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Luid íarum co siair a máthar .i. co **Bóind**, co mbuí
  
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i m-**Maig Breg**, & dobert coícait mbratt ngorm, & ba cosmail 
  
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cech áe fri druimne ndoíle & cethéora oa dubglassa
  
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for cech brutt, & mílech derggóir la cech mbratt, & lénti
  
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bángela co túagmílaib óir impu, & coíca scíath n-argdide
  
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co n-imlib óir impu, & caindel rígthigi i lláim cech
  
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áe, & coíca semmand findruine ar cech n-áe. Coíca
  
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toracht di ór forloiscthi im cech n-áe. Eirmitiuda


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di charrmocul fóib anís, & is di lecaib lógmaraib a
  
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n-airíarn. No lastais in aidche amal betís ruithni
  
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gréni. & coíca claideb n-órduirn leo, & gabor bocglass
  
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fó suidi cech fir & beilge óir friu. Máelland arggait co
  
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clucíniu óir fo brágit cech eich. Coíca acrann corcra
  
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co snáthib argait estib, co síblaib óir & argait & co
  
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cendmílaib. Coíca echlasc findruine co mbaccán órda for
  
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cinn cech áe. & secht mílchoin i slabradaib argait, &
  
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ubull n-óir eter cech n-áe. Bróca crédumai impu. Noco
  
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rabi dath nád beth intib. Mórfesser cornaire leo co cornaib
  
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órdaib & argdidib, co n-étaigib ildathachaib, co mongaib
  
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órdaib sídbudib, co lennaib étrachtaib. Bátir tri drúith
  
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remib co mindaib argdidib fo díor. Scéith co fethul
  
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chondúala la cech n-áe, co círbachlaib, co n-esnadaib
  
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crédumai íarna tóebaib. Triar cruittire co n-écosc ríg
  
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im cech n-áe.



  
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Documlát ass do **Chrúachnaib** cossind écusc sin
  
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leu. Dosndéccai in derccaid din dún in tan dodechatar
  
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i m-**Mag Crúachan**. ‘Dírimm atchíusa’, ol sé, ‘don dún
  
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inna lín. Ó gabais **Ailill** & **Medb** flaith, nícos tánic riam
  
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& nícos ticfa dírimm bas choímiu ná bess áiniu. Is cumma 
  
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lemm bed i taulchubu fína no beth mo chend lasin ngáeth
  
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dotháet tairsiu. Abras & ábairt dogní int ócláech fil and,
  
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nochon accasa riam a chutrumma. Focheird a bunsaig
  
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rout n-aurchora úad. Síu cotrí ri talmain, nos gaibet na
  
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secht mílchoin cona secht slabradaib argait.’



  
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La sodain dothíagat int slúaig a dún **Chrúachan** dia
  
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ndécsin. Immusmúchat in doíni issin dún co n-apthatar


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sé fir déc oco ndécsin. Tairlengait i ndorus in dúine.
  
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Scoirit a n-eochu & léicit a mílchona. Dosennat na secht
  
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n-aige do Ráith **Chrúachan**, & secht sinnchu & secht
  
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míla maige & secht turcu alta, conda rubatar ind óic 
  
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issind aurlaind in dúine. Íar sain focherdat in mílchoin
  
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bedg i m-**Bréi**. Gabait secht ndoborchona. Dosbertatar
  
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dochum na ardda i ndorus inna prímrátha.



  
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Deissiter i ssuidiu. Dotíagar ónd ríg dia n-acallaim.
  
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Imchomarcar cía bu chan dóib. Noda sloindet íarum
  
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íarna slontib fíraib. ‘**Fróech mac Idaith** inso’, ol séat.
  
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Ráite in rechtaire frisin ríg & in rígnai. ‘Fo chen dóib’, ol
  
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**Ailill** & **Medb**. ‘Is óclách án fil and’, ol **Ailill**. ‘Táet issin
  
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less.’ Dolléicther dóib cethramthu in taige.



  
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Ed a écosc in taige: sechtordd and, secht n-imdai ó
  
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thein co fraig isin taig imme cúaird. Airinech di chrédumu
  
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for cech imdai; aurscartad derggibair fo mrechtruncain
  
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uile. Trí stéill chrédumai i n-aulaith cecha imda, secht
  
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stíalla umai ón damdabaich co cléithe issin tig. De gíus
  
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dogníth a tech. Ba tuga slinned boí fair dianechtair.
  
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Bátar sé senistri déc issin tig, & comlae humae ar cech
  
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n-aí. Cuing umai darsa forlés. Cethéora ochtga humai
  
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for imdai **Ailella** & **Medba** immdernide de chrédumu uili
  
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is sí i certmedón in taige. Dá aurainech arggait impe fo
  
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díor. Flesc argait isind airinniuch rosaiged midlissiu in
  
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taige. Timchellad a tech imme cúaird ón dorus dialailiu,
  
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Arrócbat a ngaisceda issin taig sin & sedait, & ferthair
  
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fáilte riu.



  
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‘Fo chen dúib’, ol **Ailill** & **Medb**. ‘Iss ed doróachtamar’,
  
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 ol **Fróech**. ‘Níba turas ar aig thaig ón’, ol **Medb**.
  
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Imbrid **Medb** & **Ailill** fidchell íar sin. Gaibid **Fróech**


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íarum imbirt fidchille ri fer dia muntir. Ba caín ind
  
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fidchell. Clár findruine and co cethéoraib auaib & uilneib
  
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óir. Caindel de líc lógmair oc fursunnud dóib. Ór &
  
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arggat ind fuirend boí forsin chlár. ‘Aurgnaid biad donaib
  
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ócaib’, ol **Ailill**. ‘Ní hed is accobor limm’, ol **Medb**, ‘acht
  
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dul do imbirt na fidchille thall fri **Fróech**.’ ‘Eirgg dó; is
  
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maith lim-sa’, ol **Ailill**. Imberat in fidchill íarum & **Fróech**.



  
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Boí a muinter colléic oc fuiniu na fíadmíl. ‘Sennat
  
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do chruittiri dún’, ol **Ailill** ri **Fráech**. ‘Sennat ém’, ol
  
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**Fráech**. Crottbolg di chrocnib doborchon impu cona
  
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n-imdénam di phartaing foa n-imdénam di ór & argut.
  
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Bíann n-erbbad impu a mmedón; ba gilidir snechta. Sella
  
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dubglassa inna medón aide. Bruit lín gilidir fúan ngéssa
  
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imna téta. Crota di ór & arccut & findruine co ndelbaib
  
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nathrach & én & mílchon di ór & arccut. Amal no glúaistis
  
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na téta sin, imreithitis na delba sin íarum inna firu imme
  
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cúaird. Sennait dóib íarum conid apthatar dá fer déc dia
  
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muntir la coí & toirsi.



  
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Ba caín & ba bind a triar sa, & batar caíni **Úaithni**
  
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insein. Is hé in a triar irdaircc: tri derbráthir, .i. **Goltraiges** &
  
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**Gentraiges** & **Súantraiges**. **Boind** a ssídib a mmáthair a triur.
  
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Is din chéol sephainn **Úaithne** cruitt in **Dagdai** ainmnigter
  
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a triur. In tan bóe in ben oc lámnad, ba gol mairgg
  
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lee la gúri na n-idan i tossuch. Ba gen & fáilte arabeiti ar


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medón ar imtholtain in dá mac. Ba súan álgine arabeitte
  
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in mac dédenach ar thrumme inna brithe, conid de ro
  
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ainmniged trian in chíuil. Dofíuissig íarum assint súan in
  
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**Boind**. ‘Aurfoímsiu’, ol sí, ‘do thrí maccu, a **Úaithni** lánbrotha,
  
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fo bíth file súantraide & gentride & goltride ar
  
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búaib sceo mnáib dosoifet la **Meidb** & **Ailill**. Atbélat fir
  
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la clúaiss ngléssa dóib.’



  
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Anait dint senmaim íar sain issind rígthaig. ‘Is
  
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ségond dofánic’, ol **Fergus**. ‘Fodlid dún’, ol **Fróech** fria
  
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muntir, ‘a mbiad. Tucaid isa tech.’ Docing **Lóthur** for
  
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lár in taige. Fodáile dóib a mbiad. Fora dernaind no
  
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rannad cech n-ágae cona chlaidiub, & ní aidleth toinn ná
  
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féoil. Ó gabais rannairecht, ní archíuir bíad foa láim riam.
  
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Bátar tri láa & teora aidche oc imbirt na fidchille la
  
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immed na lliac lógmar i tegluch **Froích**. Íar sin adgládar
  
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**Fróech** **Meidb**. ‘Is maith ro ngabus fritt’, ol sé. ‘Ní biur
  
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do thochaill dind fitchill ná raib meth n-einich deit and.’
  
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‘Ó túsa issin dún sa iss ed laithe inso as síam limm’, ol
  
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**Medb**, ‘Deithbir ón’, ol **Fráech**. ‘Atáat tri láa & teora
  
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aidchi and.’



  
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La sodain atraig **Medb**. Ba mmebul lée buith 
  
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donaib ócaib cen bíad. Luid co **Ailill**. Ráidti friss.
  
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‘Mórgním dorigénsam’, ol sí, ‘ind óic annechtair donnáncatar 
  
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do bith cen bíad.’ ‘Diliu dait imbeirt fidchille’, ol
  
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**Ailill**. ‘Ní derban in fodail dia muntirseom sethnu in
  
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taige. Atát tri láa & teora aidchi and’, ol sisi, ‘acht nád
  
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n-airigmer in n-aidchi la bánsuilsi inna líac lógmar issin
  
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tig.’ ‘Apraid riu’, ol **Ailill**, ‘anat dina cuínib co fodailter


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dóib.’ Fodáilter dóib íarum, & ba maith ro mboth friu,
  
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& ansait tri láa & teora aidchi and íar sin forsind fledugud.
  
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Is íarum conaccrad **Fráech** issa tech n-immacallamae, &
  
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imchóímras dó cid dodnucai. ‘Is maith’, ol sé, ‘limm
  
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célide libsi.’ ‘Ní holc ém lassa teglach for ngnás’, ol
  
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**Ailill**. ‘Is ferr for tórmach oldás for ndígbáil.’ ‘Anfimni
  
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didiu’, ol **Fráech**, ‘nach sechtmain.’ Anait íar sin co cend
  
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cóicthigis issin dún, & toffund dóib cech óen lá dochum in
  
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dúine. Dosaigtis **Connachta** dia ndécsin.



  
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Ba imned la **Fráech** cen acallaim na ingine, sech
  
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ba hé less nod mbert. Laithe n-and atraig deud aidche do
  
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inlut dond abaind. Is hé tan dolluidsi ón & a hinailt do
  
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indlut. Gaibidsom a lláimsi. ‘An rim acallaim’, ol sé. ‘Is
  
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tú doróachtamar.’ ‘Is fo chen limsa ém’, ol ind ingen, ‘má
  
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chotíssind. Ní chumgaimm ní duit.’ ‘Ceist, in n-éláfa
  
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limm?’ ol sé. ‘Ní élub ém’, ol sí, ‘ór issam ingen ríg &
  
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rígna. Ní fil dot daidbrisiu náchimm étasa óm muntir,
  
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& bid hé mo thogasa dano dul chucutsu. Is tú ro charus, &
  
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beirsiu lat ind ordnaisc se’, ol ind ingen, ‘& bíd etrond do
  
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chomarthu. Dosrat m'athair damsa’, ol sí, ‘dia taiscid, &
  
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asbér is cor roda lláus immudu.’ Téit dano cechtar de a
  
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leth íar sain.



  
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‘Attágursa’, ol **Ailill**, ‘élud inna hingine ucut la
  
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**Fróech**.’ ‘Ce dobertha dó nípu madae, & dotáised ar


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ndochum cona chethrai do chobair dún ocon táin.’ Do-tháet
  
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**Fróech** cuccu issa tech n-immacaldmae. ‘In cocur fil
  
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lib?’ ol **Fráech**. ‘Dotallfasu and’, ol **Ailill**. ‘In tibéraid
  
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damsa for n-ingin?’ ol **Fráech**. Immanaiccet int slúaig.
  
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‘Dobérthar’, ol **Ailill**, ‘dia tuca tinnscra amal asbérthar.’
  
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‘Rot bia’, ol **Fráech**. ‘Trí fichit ech ndubglass damsa’, ol
  
164] 

**Ailill**, ‘cona mbeilgib óir friu, & dí laulgaich deec ó mmeltar 
  
165] 

ól n-aiss ó cech áe, & láeg find óiderg la cech n-áe, &
  
166] 

tuidecht duit limm cot lín uile & cot áes chíuil do thabairt 
  
167] 

inna mbó a **Cúailngiu**; & dobérthar mo ingensa duit acht
  
168] 

co tís.’ ‘Dothongusa tar mo scíath & tar mo chlaideb &
  
169] 

darm threlam, ní thibrind i tindscra cid **Meidbi** insin.’
  
170] 

Doching úadaib asa taig íarum.



  
171] 


Immosnacaillet íarum **Ailill** & **Medb**. ‘Farbbiba 
  
172] 

sochaide n-immund de rígaib **Hérenn** dia rucasom in
  
173] 

n-ingin. Aní is maith, fúaiprem inna degaid & marbam 
  
174] 

fo chétóir resíu forruma bine fornn.’ ‘Is líach ón’, ol
  
175] 

**Medb**, ‘& is meth n-einich dúnn.’ ‘Niba meth n-einig 
  
176] 

dúnn’, ol **Ailill**, ‘tucht arandálfarsa.’



  
177] 


Dotháet **Ailill** & **Medb** issa rrígthech. ‘Tíagam ass’, 
  
178] 

ol **Ailill**, ‘co n-accamar na mmílchona oc toffund co 
  
179] 

mmedón laí & combat scítha.’ Tíagait ass uili íarum dond
  
180] 

abainn dia fothrucud. ‘Adfíadar dam’, ol **Ailill**, ‘at maith
  
181] 

i n-uisciu. Tair issind linni sea co n-accamar do snám.’ 
  
182] 

‘Cindas na lindi se?’ ol sé. ‘Ní fetamar nach ndodaing 
  
183] 

inti’, ol **Ailill**, ‘& is comtig fothrucud inti.’ Gataid a
  
184] 

étach de íarum & téit inti, & fácbaid a chriss túas. Oslaigid


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185] 

**Ailill** íarum a bossán dia éis, & boí ind ordnasc and.
  
186] 

Atagéuin **Ailill** íarum. ‘Tairchi, a **Medb**!’, ol **Ailill**. Dotháet
  
187] 

**Medb** íarum. ‘In n-aithchéin sin?’ ol **Ailill**. ‘Aithgén’, 
  
188] 

ol sí. Fosceird **Ailill** issin n-abaind sís. Ro airigestar
  
189] 

**Fráech** anísin. Co n-accai ní, dolleblaing int écne ara 
  
190] 

chend & gabsus inna béulu. Foceird bedg cucai, & gaibid
  
191] 

a óilech & dotháet dochum tíri, & dombeir i mmagin
  
192] 

díamair i mbrúch na haband. Dotháet do thuidecht 
  
193] 

assind usci íarum.



  
194] 


‘Na tair!’ ol **Ailill**, ‘co tuca chroíb dam din chaírthend 
  
195] 

tall fil i mbruuch na haband. It áildi limm a cháera.’
  
196] 

Téitsium ass íarum, & brissis gésca din chrund & dambeir 
  
197] 

ria aiss tarsin n-uisci. Ba hed íarum athesc **Findabrach**,
  
198] 

nach álaind atchíd, ba háildiu lee **Fróech** do acsin tar
  
199] 

dublind, in corp do rogili & in folt do roáilli, ind aiged do 
  
200] 

chumtachtai, int súil do roglassi, iss hé móethóclach cen 
  
201] 

locht cen anim, co n-agaid focháel forlethain, is é díriuch
  
202] 

dianim, in chráeb cosna cáeraib dergaib eter in mbrágit &
  
203] 

in n-agid ngil. Iss ed atbered **Findabair**, nocon facca ní
  
204] 

rosáissed leth nó trían do chruth.



  
205] 


Íar sain docuirethar na cráeba dóib assind usciu.
  
206] 

‘It ségdai & it áildi na cáera. Tuc tórmach dún díb!’
  
207] 

Téit ass atherruch co mbuí i mmedón ind usci. Gaibthi in
  
208] 

béist assind uisci. ‘Domiced claideb úaib!’ ol sé. & ní
  
209] 

rabai forsin tír fer no lamad a thabairt dó ar omun **Ailella**
  
210] 

& **Medba**. Íar sin gataid **Findabair** a hétach dí, & focheird 
  
211] 

bedg issin n-uisce cossin chlaidiub. Dolléici a hathair


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p.9


  
212] 

sleig cóicrind dí anúas rout n-aurchora co lluid treda
  
213] 

triliss, & condo ragaib **Fróech** inna láim in slig. Fosceird-side
  
214] 

issa tír súas in slig, & a mmíl inna tháeb. Léciud ón 
  
215] 

co forgabáil, cenéle n-imberta gaiscid, co lluid tarsin tlacht 
  
216] 

corcra & tresin léine baí im **Ailill**. La ssin cotéirget ind 
  
217] 

óic la **Ailill**. Dotháet **Findabair** assind uisciu & fácbaid in 
  
218] 

claideb i lláim **Fráech**, & comben a chend den míl co
  
219] 

mbaí fora thóeb, & dobert a mmíl leiss dochum tíre. Is de
  
220] 

atá **Dublind **Fráech**** i m-**Bréib** i tírib **Connacht**.



  
221] 


Téit **Ailill** & **Medb** ina ndún íarum. ‘Mórgním
  
222] 

doringénsam’, ol **Medb**. ‘Issinn aithrech’, ol **Ailill**, ‘a
  
223] 

ndoringénsam risin fer. Ind ingen immurgu’, ol sé,
  
224] 

‘atbélat a bbéoilside i mbárach d'adaig, & níba cin mbreithe 
  
225] 

in chlaidib mbeithir dí. Déntar fothrucud lib dond fir
  
226] 

sa .i. enbruithe n-úrsaille & cárna samaisci do indarggain 
  
227] 

fo thál & béuil, & a thabairt issin fothrucud.’



Dogníth 
  
228] 

uile anísin amal asbertsom.



  
229] 


A chornairi íarum remisium dochum in dúine. 
  
230] 

Sennait di conid abbad tricha fer di saincháemaib **Ailella**
  
231] 

ar sírechtai. Dothaét íarum isin dún & téit issin fothrucud. 
  
232] 

Conéraig in banchuire imbi ocon dabaig día mblith
  
233] 

& dia folcud a chind. Dobreth ass íarum & dogníth dérguth. 
  
234] 

Co cúalatar ní, a ngolgaire for **Crúachnaib**, co n-accas na 
  
235] 

trí coícait ban co n-inaraib corcraib, co cennbarraib 
  
236] 

úanidib, co mílechaib arggait fora ndóitib. Tíagair chuccu


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p.10


  
237] 

do fis scél dús cid ro chaínset. ‘**Fráech mac Idaith**’, ol in 
  
238] 

ben, ‘macdreittel ríg síde n-**Hérenn**.’ La sin rochluinethar
  
239] 

**Fráech** a ngolgaire. ‘Domthócbaid ass’, ol sé ria muntir. 
  
240] 

‘Gol mo mátharsa inso & bantrochta **Bóinni**.’ Tócabair
  
241] 

immach la sodain & berair cucu. Dothíagat na mná
  
242] 

immi & berdait úadib i ssíd **Crúachan**. Co n-accatar ní
  
243] 

in tráth nóna arna bárach, dothaét & coíca ban imme, iss 
  
244] 

é úagslán cen on cen anim. Comáesa comdelba comáilli
  
245] 

comchaíni comchórai comchrotha co n-écosc ban síde 
  
246] 

impu, coná baí aithgne neich sech alaile díb. Bec nád
  
247] 

múchtha doíne impu. Scarsat i ndorus ind liss. Atnagat 
  
248] 

a ngol oc dul úad co corastar na daíni bátar isind liss tar
  
249] 

cend. Is de atá golgaire ban síde la áes cíuil **Hérenn**.



  
250] 


Téitseom íarum issin dún. Ataregat int slúaig
  
251] 

huili ara chend, & ferait fáilti friss amal bad a domun aile
  
252] 

thíssad. Atraig **Ailill** & **Medb** & dogníat aithrigi ndó dond
  
253] 

écht doringénsat fris, & dogníat chóri. Gaibthir fledugud
  
254] 

leu d'adaig. Congair **Fráech** gilla dia muntir. ‘Airg ass’,
  
255] 

ol sé, ‘cosin magin i ndeochadsa issin uisce. Éicne forácbusa 
  
256] 

and, donuc do **Findabair**, & irbbad fessin fair, &
  
257] 

fonaither int écne lee co mmaith, & atá ind ordnasc i
  
258] 

mmedón ind éicni. Is dóig lim condessar chuca innocht.’



  
259] 


Gabthus mesca & aruspeittet céola & airfiti. Asbert 
  
260] 

**Ailill** íarum: ‘Tucaid mo séotu damsa huili!’, ol sé. Dobretha


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p.11


  
261] 

dó íarum co mbátar ara bélaib.‘Amra! Amra!’ ol cách.
  
262] 

‘Gairid damsa **Findabair**!’, ol sé. Dotháet **Findabair** cucai, 
  
263] 

& coíca ingen impe. ‘A ingen’, ol **Ailill**, ‘ind ordnasc
  
264] 

doratusa duitsiu inuraid, in mair latt? Tuc dam conda
  
265] 

accatar ind óic. Rot biasu íarum.’ ‘Ní fetar’, ol sí, ‘cíd
  
266] 

dernad de.’ ‘Fintasu ém!’ ol **Ailill**. ‘Is éicen a cungid nó 
  
267] 

th'anim do dul as do churp.’ ‘Nicon fíu’, ol ind óic, ‘atá 
  
268] 

mór di maith and chena.’ ‘Ní fail ní dom sétaibse nád
  
269] 

téi dar cend na hingine’, ol **Fráech**, ‘dáig ruc in claideb 
  
270] 

dam do giull dom anmain.’ ‘Ní fuil lat do sétaib ní nodott
  
271] 

ain mani aisce úadi ind ordnaisc’, ol **Ailill**. ‘Nicom thása 
  
272] 

cumang dia tabairt’, ol ind ingen. ‘An ro chara, dagné
  
273] 

dímsa.’ ‘Tungu día tonges mo thúath, atbélat do béoil
  
274] 

meni aisce úait’, ol **Ailill**.‘Is aire condegar chucut, úair is
  
275] 

decmaing, ar rofetarsa co tísat na doíni atbathatar ó
  
276] 

thossuch domuin, ní thic assin magin in rolád.’ ‘Nícon
  
277] 

ticfa fri moín nó adlaic thrá’, ol ind ingen, ‘in sét connegar
  
278] 

and. Tíagsa conda tucsa, úair is tricc condegar.’ ‘Ní
  
279] 

regasu’, ol **Ailill**. ‘Taét nech úait immurgu dia tabairt.’
  
280] 

Foídis ind ingen a inailt dia tabairt. ‘Tongusa do día 
  
281] 

thonges mo thúath, dia faigbither nícon béosa fot chumachtasu 
  
282] 

ba síre, diandum roib forsa rol mo greis.’



 ‘Nícon 
  
283] 

gébsa dítsu ón, cid cossin n-echaire théisi, má fogabthar 
  
284] 

ind ordnasc’, ol **Ailill**.



  
285] 


Dobert íarum ind inailt in méis issa rígthech, & int


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p.12


  
286] 

éicne fonaithe fuirre, is é fuillechta fo mil. Dogníth lassin 
  
287] 

ingin co maith, & boí ind ordnasc óir forsind éicni anúas. 
  
288] 

Dosféccai **Ailill** & **Medb**. ‘Dalei co ndercar’, ar **Fráech**, & 
  
289] 

doéccai a bossán. ‘Indar lemm is la teist forácbus mo
  
290] 

chriss, ol **Fráech**. ‘For fír do flatha’, ol **Fráech**, apair cid
  
291] 

dernais dind ordnaisc.’ ‘Ní chéltar orut ón’, ol **Ailill**.
  
292] 

‘Lemsa ind ordnasc ro baí it bossán, & rofetar is **Findabair**
  
293] 

dorat duit. Is airi ro lása issin duiblinni. For fír th'ainich 
  
294] 

& t'anma, a **Fróeich**, asndíth cía cruth arrálad a tabairt 
  
295] 

ass.’ ‘Ní céltar fortsu’, ol **Fráech**. ‘A cétlá fosfúarsa ind 
  
296] 

ordnaisc i ndorus ind liss. Rofetar ropu sét cáeim. Is 
  
297] 

airi dosroisechtsa co lléir im bossán. Rotchúalasa



a lláa 
  
298] 

dochoad dond uisciu, ind ingen roda láa immach oco
  
299] 

íarmóracht. Asbiurtsa frie: ‘Cía lóg rom bia latt ara
  
300] 

fagbáil?’ Asbertsi frimsa dombérad seirc mblíadnae
  
301] 

damsa. Ecmaing nís ragbusa immum. Fosrácbus im
  
302] 

thaig dim éis. Ní comairnecmarni co comairnecmar oc
  
303] 

tabairt in chlaidib issind abaind im láimse. Íar sin
  
304] 

atchondarcsa in tan ron oslaicsiu in mbossán & ro lláis 
  
305] 

ind ordnaisc issin uisce. Atchonnarc in n-éicne dorróebblaing 
  
306] 

ara chind conid gab inna béolu. Ro ngabusa in
  
307] 

n-éicni íarum. Cotnócbus issin port. Darolus i lláim na
  
308] 

hingine. Is hé int éicne sin íarum fil forsin méis.’



  
309] 


Gaibthir admolad & adamrugud na scél sa is tegluch. 
  
310] 

‘Ni foíchursa mo menmain for óclach n-aile i
  
311] 

n-**Hérinn** itiadsiu’, ol **Findabair**. ‘Arotnaisc dó’, ol **Ailill** & 
  
312] 

**Medb**, ‘& tair chucunni cot búaib do tháin na mbó a
  
313] 

**Cúailngiu**. & in tan doregasu cot búaib anair doridisi


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p.13


  
314] 

fibaidsi in n-aidchi sin d'adaig & **Finndabair**.’ ‘Dagénsa 
  
315] 

anísin’, ol **Fráech**. Biit and íarum co arna bárach. Gabais
  
316] 

**Fráech** immi cona muntir. Celebraid íarum do **Ailill** & 
  
317] 

**Meidb**.



  
318] 


Documlát dá críchaib íarum. Ecmoing ro gata a 
  
319] 

báe calléic. Tánic a máthair chuce. ‘Ní béoda do fechtas’,
  
320] 

ar sí, ‘dochóas. Fofirfe mór n-imnid duit. Ro gatta do baí
  
321] 

& do thri meicc & do ben conda fail oc **Sléib Aelpa**. Ataat 
  
322] 

téora báe díb i n-**Albain** túascirt la **Cruthnechu**.’ ‘Ceist, cid
  
323] 

dogénsa?’ ol sé ria máthair. ‘Dogéna nephthecht dia
  
324] 

cungid. Ní thaibrea th'anmain forru’, ol sí. ‘Rot biat 
  
325] 

baí lemsa chena’, ol sí. ‘Nimthá són’, ol sé. ‘Dochoid 
  
326] 

form einech & form anmain airec co **Ailill** & co **Meidb** com
  
327] 

búaib do tháin na mbáu a **Cúalngiu**.’ ‘Ní rochébthar’, 
  
328] 

ol a máthair, ‘a condaigi.’ Téiti úad íarum la sodain.



  
329] 


Dochumlaísom ass íarum tríb nónbaraib, & fidchúach
  
330] 

& cú lomna leu, co lluid hi crích n-**Hulad** co
  
331] 

comairnaic ri **Conall Cernach** oc **Bennaib Bairchi**. Rádid a
  
332] 

cheist friside. ‘Níbu sirsan duit’, ol séside, ‘aní ardottá.
  
333] 

Ardottá mór n-imnid’, ol sé, ‘cid and no beth do menma.’
  
334] 

‘Dommáirse’, ol **Fráech** ri **Conall**, ‘co ndichis lemm nach
  
335] 

ré ó conarnecmar.’ ‘Ragatsa ém’, ol **Conall Cernach**.



  
336] 


Documlát ass a triur tar muir, tar **Saxain** túascirt, 
  
337] 

tar **Muir Hicht** co túascert **Langbard**, co rráncatar **Sléibte


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p.14


  
338] 

Aelpae**. Co n-accatar fraccnatain oc ingairiu chaírech ara
  
339] 

cind. ‘Tíagam ar ndís’, ol **Conall**, ‘a Froích, co n-acaldam
  
340] 

in mnaí thall, & anat ar n-óic sund.’ Lotar íarum dia
  
341] 

acaldaim. Asbertsi: ‘Can dúib?’ ‘Di feraib **Hérenn**’, ol
  
342] 

**Conall**. ‘Nípu sirsan do feraib **Hérenn** ém tíchtain in
  
343] 

tíri se. Do feraib **Hérenn** ém mo máthairse.’ ‘Domfair ar
  
344] 

chondailbi. Aisnid ní dún diar n-imthechtaib. Cinnas
  
345] 

in tíre doráncamar?’ ‘Tír ndúaig n-úathmar co n-ócaib
  
346] 

ansib. Segait for cech leth do thabairt bó & ban & brat’,
  
347] 

ol sí.‘Cid as núidem tucsat?’ ol **Fráech**. ‘Baí **Fráech maicc
  
348] 

Idaith** a íarthur **Hérenn**, & a ben & a thri maicc. Unse a
  
349] 

ben lasin ríg, ondat a baí issin tír ar far mbélaib.’ ‘Donfairni 
  
350] 

do chobair’, ol **Conall**. ‘Is bec mo chumang acht
  
351] 

éolas nammá.’ ‘Iss é **Fráech** inso’, ol **Conall**, ‘& it é a baí
  
352] 

tuctha.’ ‘In tarisi libsi in ben?’ ol sí. ‘Cid tairissi lind in 
  
353] 

tan dolluid, bés ní tarissi íar tíachtain.’ ‘Ben taithigi na
  
354] 

mbáu, airgid a dochum. Eprid frie for toisc. Di feraib 
  
355] 

**Hérenn** a cenél, di **Ultaib** int sainriuth.’



  
356] 


Tíagait co suidi. Ardagaibet & nos slaindet dí,
  
357] 

& ferais fáilti friu. ‘Cichib foruíreth?’ ol sí. ‘Fonroíreth 
  
358] 

imned’, ol **Conall**. ‘Lenn na baí & in ben fil issind liss.’ 
  
359] 

‘Níbu sirsan dúib ém’, ol sí, ‘dul fo dírimm inna mná. 
  
360] 

Andsu dúib cech rét’, ol sí, ‘ind naithir fail oc imdegail 
  
361] 

ind liss.’ ‘Nim thísi amin’, ol **Fráech**. ‘Ní tairissi limm.


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362] 

At tairisisiu lim. Rofetamar nín méra úaire is di **Ultaib**
  
363] 

duit.’ ‘Can di **Ultaib** dúib?’ ol sí. ‘Huinse **Conall Cernach**
  
364] 

sund, láech as dech la **Ultu**’, ol **Fráech**. Focheirdsi dí
  
365] 

láim im brágit **Conaill Chernaig**. ‘Reiss ind orgain hi 
  
366] 

fecht sa’, ol sí, ‘úaire donánicside, úair is do suide dorairngered 
  
367] 

orgain in dúini sea. Tíagsa ass’, ol sisi. ‘Ni béo fri
  
368] 

mblegon na mbó. Fáicéb in less n-óibéla. Is mé nod
  
369] 

n-íada. Asbér is déol ro dinetar ind loíg. Tíastaisi issin
  
370] 

dún acht comtalat. Iss andsu dúib ind naithir fail ocon
  
371] 

dún. Dolléicetar iltúatha dí.’ ‘Regmai amin’, ol **Conall**.



  
372] Fúabbrait in less. Focheirdd ind nathir bedg i
  
373] 

criss **Conaill Chernaig**, & orgait in dún fo chétóir. Tessairgit 
  
374] 

íarum in mnai & na trí maccu, & doberat a n-as
  
375] 

dech sét in dúine, & léicid **Conall** in nathir assa chriss, & 
  
376] 

ní dergéni nechtar de olc fria chéile.



  
377] 


& dothíagat i crích **Cruithentúathe** co tucsat téora 
  
378] 

bú dia mbúaib assaide. Co tullatar do **Dún Ollaich maic
  
379] 

Bríuin** friu aníar co mbátar i n-**Aird Húa nEchach**. Is
  
380] 

and atbath gilla **Conaill**, oc timmáin na mbó .i. **Bicne mac 
  
381] 

Láegaire**. Is de atá **Inber mBicne** oc **Bennchur**. Co tucsat a 
  
382] 

mbú taris illei. Iss and ro lásat a n-adarca díb, conid de
  
383] 

atá Tracht m-**Bennchoir**.



  
384] 


Luid **Fráech** ass íarum dia chrích, & a ben & a 
  
385] 

maicc & a baí laiss, co luid la **Ailill** & **Meidb** do tháin na
  
386] 

mbó a **Cúanlngiu**.