Fled Bricrend (Codex Vossianus)
Fled Bricrend &
cosnamh an curadmire & cendach an ruanadha.
Fled Bricrend
Bai fled mar la Bricrinn Nemthengai do Conqhupar mac
Nessa & di Ulltaib uili. Bliadain lan do ac tinol na fledi.
Doronadh ierom tegdais cumtachta lais fri fritailim tomhalta na
fledi. Conrotacht ierom a tech sin la Bricne i ndun Rugraide
fo cosmailes na Craebruadi i n-Emhain Macha, acht namma
roderscaichestair an tech so iter adbar & eladain, eter
coimet & cumdachta, eter uaitni & airinighi, eter ligradh & lógmairi, eter sochraidi & suaichnidi eter irscartad & imdorus di thighib ina h-aimsire sin uili. Is amlaid tra doronad a tech sen: suidiugud tighi Midcuarta
fair; .ix. nimgada and o thein co fraich; tricha traiged
a n-ardai cechae airinigh credumai co ndóirad friu uili. Conrodacht
rigimdae ann ierom di Conqupar a nairinech ind rigthigi
uas imdhadaibh an tiche uile, co ngemaib loghmaraib & ligrad
& ór & arcud & carrmoccail & datha cecha tiri, co mba comsolus
la & adaigh indi. & conrotachta dano dá imda .x. In da erred dec Ulad impi. Ba comhnart ierom innus an gnimusae sin
dobreth do denam an tighi sin. Sesrech oc tabairt cecha clethi
& moirsheser di trenferaib Ulad ac cor cecha h-oenslaiti, & .xxx. soer de primshoeraib Erend oc a denam & ac a orducud. Dironad ierom grianan la Bricrind fodessin fúa comardus
imdai Concopair & ina lath ngali. Conrodacht ierom an grianan
sen do imd-& do imdenmhaib & do cumdaigib sainamhraib, & rosuidhigthi fenestri glainidi as for cech leth. Conrotacht ierom
fenister dib h-uas a imdaidsim fodesin, co mba foiderc do-som imchisin an tighi mair uaid as a imdai; dáich rusfidir-som, ni
lecfidis Ulaid occuib isan tig. In tan tra ba h-urlom la Bricrind denam an tigi mair &
a grianan, & a nerrad diblinaibh di brotrachaib & do brecánaib & coilcithib & cerchaillib, & a tincar eter coilcthib & do lind
& bíadh, & nad raibi ni ba tesbhaidh uaidh eter de intrub &
comhadbur na fledi, ditaed iarsin co torracht Eamain Macha ar
cend Concobair co mma-ithib fer n-Ulad immbi. Ba h-eadh la ann sin bó oenach la h-Ultu a n-Emain
Machai. Ferthar failti fris ierom & difesidh for gualaind Concopair
Atgladhathar Concobar co n-Ultaib arcena. ‘Táid limsa,’ ol
.ví., ‘co tormailidh fhleid lim.’ ‘Maith limsa’, ol Concobar,
‘mad maith la h-Ultu.’ Prisgart Fercus mac Roich & mati Ulad,
co nepertatar: ‘Ni ragam’, ol séad, ‘ar bid lia ar marbh oldát ar mbii ier nar n-imcosaeid di Bricrind día tisam dá
tomhailt.’ ‘Bid mesom doib’, ol sidhe, ‘a ndogensa, ceni tísad lim.’ ‘Cid digenusai disuidi’, ol Concobar, ‘ceni tísad Ulaid let?’
‘Digen-sa em’, ol Bricriu, ‘imcosaid and rich & ina tóisech & ina lath ngaili & na noctigernn, co mbaro marbha doib, mani tíaster
lim d'ol mo fledhi.’ ‘Nocha dingnem arad-sa sin’, ol Concobar. ‘Immacosaitiub-sa eter In mac & an t-athair, co-macomairfi doib.
Mani fetar sin dano, immacosaidiub eter an .í. & an máthair.
Mani fetur sin dano, imcosaídiub di cích cacha mna do Ultaib,
co-mmacomthuaircfi doib, co mbrenfad & co-llofad lasodain.’ ‘Es
ferr a techt’, ol Fercus mac Roich. ‘Bid fir sucut’, ol
sé. ‘Denaid
imacallaim’, ol Sencha mac Ailella, ‘bi cach no úatadh do
degdainib an coicidh, mad maith liph.’ ‘Co nbiaid olc nde’, ol Concobar, ‘cin co dentar comairli fris’. Tiagait ierom mati Ulad imbi a n-imacaldaim. Ba si
comairli dobeurt Senqu doib ina nimacullaim: ‘Maith tra, atib-ecin
techt la Bricrind, togaid aitiri dee & suididigh ochtur claidbhech
immi im dol do asin tig ammach, acht co tairfena a fleid doib.’
Docoid Furbaidi Ferbend mac Concobair lasin aithiusc sin, co
necid do Bricrind In imacollaim uili. ‘Maidh lim’, ol Pricriu, ‘a denam samlaid.’ Tochomlat as iarom ó Emain Machai, cach
drong imad righ, gech rem ima ruirig, cach buiden ima
tóisech.
Ba h-alaind ierom & ba h-amrai a tochem ronucset In trenfhir &
in láth gaili docum and richtighi. Curadmír Emna
Macha.
Immaroraid iarom Bricriu ina menmain, dus cinnus noragad
ar imcosaíd Ulad, ó dodechatar aitiri na treinfer tar a cend.
O rogle iarom a imrádadh & a scrutan uili ina menmain, doluid
co mbui am buidin Loegairi Buadaig maic Connaid maic Iliach. ‘Maith sidhe tra’, ol Bricriu, ‘a Loegairi Buadaig, a balcbuilligh
Breg, a brathbuillig Midi, a bethir breoderg,
a buaid occ n-Ulad! Qid doitsi na bud lath an curadmir Emhna do
gres?’ ‘Bad ferr liummsae, bud lim em’, ol .uí. ‘Rigi loech
n-Erend det uaimse’, ol Bricriu, ‘acht co nderna mo comairlesiu.’
‘Doghen immoro’, ol Loegairi. ‘Mad lat em cauradmir mo tighisi, bid lat curadmir
n-Emna do gres. Is coir cauradmir mo taighi de chosnam’, ol
.ví., ‘ni cauradmir tighi meraighi. Atá dabach a tallai triar
and di laithib gaili fer n-Ulad ier na línadh di fhín aicinta a
tiribh Franc. Atá torc .uíí. mbliadan and; ó robo leo orc mbec,
ní dechaid ina beolai acht lichta lemhnochta & menadhuch and
erruch & fircroích & firlemnacht a samrud, etne cno & fircruithnecht
hi foghamur beoil & enbruithi a ngaimrud. Ata botuir
ann dinad at lana a .vii. mbliadna; ní dechaid fraech na faigdech
ina beola, acht firlemhnacht & luigfer glaisfer & arbur. Atad .u. xx. bairgen cruithnechta and ier na fuine trie mil; .u. meich
.xx. tra ised dopronnad frisna .u. fichtiu bairgen sin, & cetri
bairgena In cech míach. Issed sin iarom curadmir mo tighe’, or
Bricriu. ‘Huair Is tusa loech Is dech fail la h-Ultu, Is det is
coir a tabairt & isat donutracarsa. In tan iarom bus erlum
taisbenadh na flithi díud lai, erged do arussai suas, & ba do
doberthur a cauradmir.’ ‘Betid fir marbhai ann, no dogentar
samlaid’, ol Loegairi. Faitbister lasodain, & pa maidh leis a
menma. O roscaich do imcosaid Loegairi Buadaig, dolleici am
buidin Conaill Cernaig maic Aimircin. ‘Maidh sin, a Conaill
Cernaig’, ol Bricriu, ‘is tu laech na cern & na comramh. At mora na cerna & na comrama dit sech óco Ulad olchena. In
tan tiaghta Ulaid for crichai echtrann, uidi tri la & teora n-aidci
det-siu for átha & iládha. Tu dano dar a nesi doridi-siu oc tiachtain ass, cona torcethur sechut na treod na torad. Cid
dit-siu ierom, na bud lat an cauradmir Emna Machai do gres?’
Ger ba mor tra In muinbech dirad im Laegaire, dorat a da
cutramma im Conall Cernach. Iar n-imcosaid Conaill Cernaig do amal robo data les,
dolleici am buidin Conculaind. ‘Maith sin’, ol. ui. ‘a
Cuculaind, a catbuadaig Bregh, a ligbrataig Line, a mactretill
Emna, a lendain ban & ingen n-Ulad & Erend! Ni lesainm dit
anú Cuculaind, uair Is tussa qu urbaga faili la h-Ultai, doemh a
morgresai & a morergalai & saighius a chert da gac
aen uaidib,
& ni nad roichet Ulaid uli, rosaigesi t'aenur, &
adaimed fir Erend
uili do gail & do gaisced & do gnima-s .Cid doid-si iarom an
curadmir do lecadh di neoch aile la h-Ulta? uair ni tualaing
nech de feraib Erend a cosnam frit.’ ‘Tongu-sa a toing mo tuath
immoro’, ar Cuculaind, ‘bid cia gan cend antí ragus dia cosnam
frimmsae!’ Scaraid dano Bricriu friu arsin & tet a comhaidecht
an t-sluaig, amal na denadh eter a n-imcosait. Lotar ierom docum an tighi, co-rrogaib cach a lepaid
ann eter rig & righdamna & airich &
octighern & maccoema.
Leth an tigi ierom do Concobar co-llaithip gaili fer n-Ulad immi,
et alleth naild di bantrachtaib Ulad am Mugain, mnai Concobair.
Batir éad iarom batar imm Concobar a nairinuch an tighi,
Fergus mac Roig & Celtchar mac Guthechair & Eogan mac
Derthacht & dá mac and rig. .i. Fíacha &
Fíachna, Fergna mac
Finncaimhi, Fergus mac Leti, Cuscraid Mend Machai mac Concobair,
Sencha mac Ailella, tri mic Fiachna Rus & Dairi
& Imchad,
Muinremar mac Eirgind, Eirgi Echbel, Amorgen mac Ecit Salchadae
et Mend mac Salcadai, Feraduch Find Fechtnach, Feidlimid mac Ilaircaigh, Furbaidi Ferbenn, Rochad mac Faithemain,
Laogairi Buadach, Connall
Cernach, Cuculaind, Connadh mac Morna, Erc mac Fedlimthi, Illand mac Ferchusa, Finntan mac
Nell, Cethern mac Finntain, Fachtna mac Senchada, Dubthach Doel Ulad, Conlai Saeb, Ailill Miltengai, Bricriu budein & formna
lath ngaili fer n-Ulad olchena & a maccaemh & a n-oes
dána. Ardopetid iarom a n-oes ciuil & airfidig, cen botha oc
tasbenadh na fledi doib. O thairfeoin iarom Bricriu an fleid cona
h-imtormaigibh, forocrad iarom do Bricrind facbail an tighi de
inchaib na naitiri. Atrarachtatar na h-aitiri lasodain
& a claidmi
ina lamaib dia indarba asin tich. Tet iarom Bricriu co na teclach
asan taigh a ndocum In grianan. Oc techt do fo debí and richtighi,
as and asmbert: ‘An cauradmir ucut’, ol. uí., ‘amal
rohergnad, ni curadhmír tighi meraighi. Laech bus dech lib, a
Ullta, domberaidh doa.’ Fosfacuib lasodain. Atarregad lasodain na rannairi di roinn an bid. Atre
iarom arai Laegairi Buadaig .i. Seglang mac Riangabra, co
nepert risna rannairib: ‘Dale sechut’, or se, ‘an cauradmir nucut
do Loechairi Buadach, uair Is e nodlig sech óca Ulad arcena.’
Atraigh dano Id mac Riangabra, aru Connaill Cernaig, co nepert
a cedno. Atrae dano Loeg mac Riangabra, co nepert a cedna
risna randairib: ‘Tucaid do Coinculaind sucut’, ol
.uí., ‘ni
mebul do Ultaib uili’, ol se, ‘is e gaiscedac Is dech fil dib.’ ‘Ni
ba fír sin’, ol Connall Cernach & or Laegaire Buadach. Atfrecat for lar tiche & gabdait a sciathu foraib & taurlingid a claidmi a triar. Immanesairc doib, co mba nemh teniudh
indala leth don tech lasna claidbiu & lia foebra ngai,
& comma
h-enlaith glegel an leth naild de chailc ina sciath. Focerd airmgrith
mor ar-rigthech lassodain, rocrithnaicset an lath gaili &
rofercaicestar Concobar budén & Fercus mac Roich oc aicsin an
ettualaing & and anfir, .i. an días imon ainfer, .i. Connall
& Loecairi Buadach im Coinqulaind. Ni raba la h-Ultu fer nolamhad
a netergairi, co nepert Senca fria Concobar: ‘Eterscar na
firu!’ Ar Is e día talmanda rusbui oc Ultaib an inbaid sin
Concobar. Dolluide Concobar & Fercus etorra ierom. Dillecid
a-llamhai lia toeb focetoir. ‘Denaidh mo rerse’, ol Senchai. ‘Digenaimni’, ol siad. ‘Essíi mo riar-sa didiu’, ol Senchai, ‘an cauradmir ucut’, ol .ui., ‘do fodail fon slog nuli andocht
& techt
immi arsuidiu a rer n-Ailella maic Magach; ar bid aingces laa
h-Ultu an dal so do brethugad no do gleod, mani brethaichter i
Cruachnaib.’ Fodailter iersuidi biad & lind doib, &
tairmcellai
dail-tenidh leo, & gabais mescai & batar
failtich. Briatharchath ban Ulad.
Bricriu dano ina grianan & a rigan, ba fodhirc doa asa
imdai suidiugud an ríthighi, amal romboth and. Roscruit ina
menmain, cinnus noragad for imcosait ina mban, amal deroine
imcosait ina fer. An tan ierom roscaich do Bricrind a scrutan
ina menmain, amal dorragad airi, ba si sin uair dilluidii Fedilmm
Nócridi .l. mban asand rightigh ammach ier truime oil. Atachí Bricriu sece. ‘Maith sin’, al Bricriu, ‘anocht, a
ben Laogairi Buadaig! Ni lesainm dit dano Fedilm Noicridii ar febus do
crothai & do celli & do ceniuil. Concobar ri coicid Ulad do
athair Loegairi Buadach do celi, acht namma nirbo ró leam det cona
tisad ben do mnaib Ulad riut hi tech Midhcuarta & commad doit íarsala nobeth bantracht Ulad uili. Ba
tu tés
isan tech ar tuss anocht, doroimli co aidne ais banrignacht uas
bandtrachtaib Ulad uili.’ Ted as Fedilm lasodain tar teora futhairbi
on tigh. Tic ammac ierom Lendabair ingen Eogain maic Dertocht,
ben Conaill Cernaig. Atgladustar dano Bricriu, co nepert: ‘Maith
sin, a Lendabair ’, ol se; ‘ni lesainm duid an Lendabair, ad bannlennan
& ad menchomarc fer ndomain uili ar do aine & t'inracus
& t'irdercus. An nedh ruc do celi do ocaib domain ar gaisciud
& cruth, rucaisi do mnaib domain & Ulad.’ Gid mor tra a muinmech dorat-im Fedilmm, dirad a dha cutramma im Lennbair fon innus cetno. Dolluidi Emer amach fosadain .l. mban. ‘Slan ses, a
Emer ingen Forcaill Monach !’ ol Bricriu ‘a ben ind fir Is dech
and Eri! Ni lesainm dit an Emer Foltcain, Is h-uairedh do rigaib
& rigdomnaib Erend imad. A nedh ruc crian do rennuib nime,
rucuse do mnaib domain uili ar crut & cell &
ceniul, ar aide &
aine & airdercus, ar alludh & ergnai &
aurlabra.’ Cia ba mor
tra a muinbech dirat im Lendubair, dorat a di cutrama im Emir .Tiagait ass ierom na tíura buidhne, co mbatar a noenmaigin
.i. teora fuithirbi on tich, & ni fidir nech dib a imcosaid
do Bricrind .Totegad dia tich lasodain. Tochim fosaid ninmallai
n-alainn isin cetno futhirbhi, Is ing ma rouc nech ndib a
cois sech aroilie. Ind fuithairbe tanasi immoro ba miniu & ba
luaithi a nimtecht isuidiu. An fuithairbe ba nesai den tich, is
amlaid ruc cec ben die setci ar ecin et tuarcabsed i lenti commeldaibh
inda laarc do imcosnam dul isan tech ar tus; uair ised
adubairt Bricriu rie cech ai timchiul aroili, Is hi roba bannrigan
an coicid uili anti ced a targad isan tech. Ba si mét a fotrainn
tra oc imtecht oc imcosnam tosaich cach aei riana celi, amal bid
fotrann .l. cairptech tísad ann, co forchroth a rightec nuili & co
roeblangatar an laith ghaili dia ngaisciud, co folmustar cac dib
a celi isan tich. ‘Anaid’, ol Senchai, ‘nidat namaid tancotar ann, acht
is Bricriu dirad imcosaid eter na mna decótar amach. Tong a to-ingi mo thuath’, ol .uí., ‘mani
íadhtur an tech friu,
bud lía ar mairb inaid ar mbi.’ Iadaid na dorsaidi ina comlaid
lasodain. Russaidh Emer ingen Forcaill Monach, ben Conqulaind,
ar lúas riesna mnaibh aili, co tard a druim risan comlaid
& co narlusstar uaidhi na dorrsaide riesan mbantracht arcena, co
nergit-a firu lasodain isan tich, gac fer dib de foslucud ria na
mnai, comadh a ben tisadh isan tech ar tus. ‘Bid olc in
adhaich’, ol Concobar. Benaid a cloua narcit rusboi ina laim
risan nuaitni creduma ina imdae, co ndesiutar na sluaig uli ina
suidii. ‘Anaidh’, ol Senca, ‘ni ba cath co ngaisciud digentar ann,
acht bid cath co mbriathraib.’ Lasodain doluid cech ben fo coim a
celi, conid ann sin doronsat an briatharchath ban Ulad. Isbert Fedilm Nocridi, ben Laegairi Buadaigh:
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Codumbert-sa bru soer sruith | dim cloinn comcineoil
cin-siu do curp rigna sceo rig | richt forcaine costud
conid cruth buidech bertar uaim | noithim crut cain.
Consert la febha feniu | fogart gen-siu genuss
luchdonn laimdercc Loecairi
lin bemand mbalc mbuada | berus ar iath n-Ulad
arslig cricha comnamat.
Imusdich immusdecrathar imgoin
airri airdercai laechaib Laegairi
lin a bhuadhai bias os cech laech.
Cid na budsi In Feidilmmsi Findcoemh | crutbuaduch buageltach
cichsed ria cech mnai | hi tech medrach Midcuarta? Isbert Lendubair ingen Eogain maic Derthacht, ben Connaill Cernaig maic Aimergin:
.R.
Ar Is mesi cruth cell congraim
coblethar ceimb crut cain curcastai
a tech medrach Medquartai righ ria mnaib Ulad.
Ar Is mo celi coem Conull coscurach credmaír
coblethar cem n-ard nadguidhe
i nuchtai ergal errind ria cach.
Cain tinnta cucum co cernaib co cennaib
con rucai calcae cruaidii comraicthi Ulad.
Arsaidh cech nath | conid dia tul targlai
arslaith a natha | arfich a ngresae
commaich laeich ar a bi lecht líac
laimethar mac ain Aimirgin acollaim.
Ar Is Connall ar lin a cern | cingius ria cech laech.
Qid na budsi an Lendobair-si | li sulaie caich
cichsid ria cech mnai a tech ricc? Asmbert Emer ingen Forcaill Monach,
ben Conqulaind: Denum ar cuid a scol .R.
Cotumgabu-sa cem cruth cell congraimm
cobhli buadhai bát-hir | cech delbh cain cucom
conid mo rosc saer setae | doine dom gnuse gne.
Ni frith cruth na coire na congruimim
ni frit goes na gart na genus
ni frit lud serce soerlidii
na celi conumticesi.
Ar Is immam-sa ochsadhur Ulaid uili
is me a cnu cridi.
Is gle diembesi boeth fiad etarlam
nimarb-i ben uaidib lia celi
on trat-sai co laili.
Is Cuculaind mo celi | ni cu ces
crithir folai for a crund
cubur folai for a claidip
cain forondor a cru a curp
crechta ina caoincnis
alta ina toeblius.
Cainfeth a rosc rochem inna cind siar
cain fualoiugfider glaine sair.
Sirderc a seallai
ogderg a foudad
fordercc a fortcai.
Arfich ó uib ech & análaibh
focherd ioch nerred inn aoib.
Atetha cles nonbhair | cles donn | cles dall | cles neoin
immaligh lúai usqi | atetha cles nonbair.
Conboing catha cro combagh
falgadh betha borr-buidne
brisid h-uath netergnai.
Is fer shergui sith allidii
is cron cutmai quairidii.
Is i richt mna siuil segdai Ulad uili
corrice mo celi-siu Coinculaind
cron donn gle sin samlaitir.
At salaig uanainn | ath anann crisalaich
at gairb caithlig | at crona cutrammai
at crothli garmanline | am buanann bodelbae.
Is i rechtaib bo & daum & ech
sedda mna Ulad uili conummticesi. Lasodain dono ba edh dogensad an fir batar isin tich,
Laegairi Buadach & Conall Cernach, o rusleblaing a luan laich
ier cluais imacallmai na mban: robristii cleth do cletaibh an
tichi righdoi fo a comardus amach, conid si sin conuir dilotar
a mna cuqui isa tech. Cuqulaind immoro turcaib a tech ina
comair a immdai, comtar fodercai renna nimiu fon fraicidh amach
aníos, conid si sen conair diluidh a ben-som & na tri .l. mban
immailli fria, .i. a .l. ban budén & .l. ban cechtar de na da ban
oili, cona bud cutrommas disi frisna mnáibh aili, uair niruo
cutrommus dia firsi fria cach. Tolleci Cuqulaind ir-rightec sis
iersuidiu, co ndechotar .uii. fercubaid do senamain an tichi a
ntalmain, co forcroth an daun uili & cortrascair grianan Bricrend
fri laur talman, co torchair Bricriu budein & a rigan,
co mbatar isand otrach cacai eter na na conaib. ‘Aill amai’,
ol Bricriu, ‘tancatar namaid i ndun’, la h-érci suas co h-obann.
Co-rrola cor immar-richtech, co nfacai amal rocloenudh, co
ntarlae for a beolu uili. Adsoirc a bossai lasodain & lecthi isan teg iersuidii, & ni rabai la h-Ultu fer rusaithgned amail
russalchad, conid asa labrad atgenatar. Esbert Bricriu ierom di lar an tichi: ‘Nimatarcomlusai
fhleid daib tra, a Ulto’, ol se. ‘Is ann-sa limm-sa mo tech oldas
mo trebad uili. Es ges daib tra’, ol Bricriu, ‘ol na longud na
codlud, co farcaib sib mo tec-sa, amal fodrarnecbabair ar bhar
cinn.’ Atarecat laith gaili Ulad uli isin tich lasotain & doberad
trianmi din tich, & ni turcaibset cid co tisiudh gáedh eter é &
talmain. Robo ces dano for Ultu anni sen. ‘Nochonamtasae samlaid daib’, ol Senchai, ‘acht an fer fodracaib cloen, aidcid fris
a facbail diriuch’. Atmbertatar Ulaid fria Coinculaind iersuidi a tech do
dirgiud, & asmbert Bricriu: ‘A ri laech n-Erend’, ol se, ‘mani
dirgese corub coir, nicon fil isan domun nodirgi.’ Doradsad Ulaid
uli impidi fair im tuaslucud na cesta. Atraigh Cuculaind lasodain,
na bedis lucht na fledi cin ol, cen tomailt. Dorat ierom
Cuculaind trianmi don tich die turcaib & forémidh. Roriastrad
ime iersuidii, robai bandoi folai a mbun cech finnai doa
& russuidh a folt inda cend, co nderna suasmoel cas cirdub dia
raba fair, & rongab am bri-bro & rosiniu iersuidii, co taldfed fertroich fer-ocluig etir cech da asnai. Dituarcaib a tech iersuidii & forruirim co-rróacht a
dirgiu cednai. Iersin tra coiscter an sluag. Beridh Senqhu breth do na mnaib .i. Emer ar tus isa tech & In di mnai ali gualaind fri gualaind ind. Rofas dano In imarbaidh cetna do na mnaib isin tich ier riachtain an donaid. Batar iarom inn fhir do mifostud & anfed lasodain, co nerracht Senchae: ‘A cosc na mban’, ol .uí., ‘na be olc eter na firai.’
.R.
Cotaimsechaim (for se) a laichiusai | ana urdarcai airecdai Ulad
anat for mhagbriatra | na banaicter fergnuisiu
i curad-comraicthib | tria uailli agh.
Ar Is trie cin mban | bid ferna ferdlochtain
fir i nurgalaib immad | mar galgat com-lut fercloindii
ar Is dia mboesaibh brigaib besdoib
dofurcbad nadriccad | immsuidiud nadraucet. ‘Dethfir damhsai, a Senchai ’, ol Emer, ‘bam bensai
curad cain comramaich, cotngabus cruth cell o rodamnad a
forcetal can dicheld, eter cles for análaib & uballcles et siaburcles
et cles cuair et cles caid et derccfildiud erred nair et gai
bulcae et bai braise et bruth ngene et sían curad et rothcless
et foeburcles et drem fri fogaisd et dirgiud creti for cach nai.’
Ní fhuigbidir fer and conmesdur
a oes & a fhas et a ainius & a urlabhra
a ceneol a guth a gaes a gal a gaisced
a bruth a buaidh a buaidris
a foraim a fhoimhsidhe a fianchoscur
et a deni co clius nonbair
fri Coinculoinn comcosmail. ‘Fir, a ben’, or Connall, ‘taed ille In gildai clesuch sen,
co comairsim.’ ‘Náidi’, ol Cuculaind, ‘am scit
annossai, cond esar biad & co rocodlur.’ Ba fir do-som anni
sen, fodaigin ised la insin immacomrainic do-som frisan Liadh Macha a toib Linde In Leth.
Rosealaig Cuchulaind cuci, co tarad a di laim ima bráigit,
co-rrustairmceld tir n-Erend fon indus sin, co toracht In adaich
sen co na eoch ríetai les co tech m-Bricrend a ndaun Rudraige. Is and asmbert Cuculaind: ‘Rosirius andú morbrughi
h-Érinn’, ol se, ‘Bregha Midii, Muiriusc Murteme Machae Magh
Medbhai, Cuirech Cletech Cernai, Aidne Aidli Asul, Lia Linde
Locharna, Fea Femen Fercnaie, Corunn Umald Irruss, Cerai
Maonmag Mucraime, Tenmagh Tulcai Turedai Tedba Tlachtgai
Tailtiu Temair, Cualai Cermnaie, Rocrogneo Roscre Innu. Ferr
limm cech cles codlud, dili lim longad oltas cech ná. Tongi di
dia toingi mo tuad, mad am saithiuch bidh & codulta, Is cles
limm & Is cluichi daum comrac fria h-oinfer.’ ‘Maidh’, ol
Concucubar, ‘is lor a fod atathai, acair imdell Bricrend. Tuctar biadh
astech’, or se, ‘& coiscter an imforrain, co tair an flidh.’
Dericnet samlaid & ba saim doibh iersuidiu co cend tri laa & teourai n-aidhce. Tochim Ulad do Chruachnaib Ai.
Toichim Ulad do Cruacnaib Ai budestai. Dia tri la & teorai n-aidhce iarom dolotar Ulaid uili a mbretimnus
nAilella maic Magach co Cruchnai Aei iman curadmir &
im imarbáig ina mban. Ba cain & ba h-aibinn & ba sochraid a-rrem ronucset do Cruachnaib. Anais immoro Ququlaind coleic di
eis Ulad ac airfitiud ban n-Ulad .i. nai nubla-clis & .ix. cletini-clis
& noi scenai-clis, & ni tairmiscad nach ae a celi. Luid Loech mac Riengabrai ierom, a ara-som Conculaind,
co h-airmb a mboi oc na cliussaib dia accallaim-som, co nerbairt
fris: ‘A cloenan truaigh’, al se, ‘roscaith do gal &
do gaisced,
dicoidh uaid an curadmír, rosiechtatar Ulaid Cruachna In tradsae.’
‘Ni rorataichsem edir em, a Laigh, indel dun an carbat tra’, ol
.ui. Inlis Loeg an carbat & lotar for eraim. Russiechtatar
Ulaid Mag m-Breg an tan-sa olcena. Rusbui di luas and ermo
Conculaind tra o Dun Rudraige ier na grisad die naraid tucht
imruluid In Liath Machai & an Dub Saiglenn fon carbut tar fod
coicid Conqubair & dar Sliub Fuaid & dar Magh mBreg, conid se an tres carbat ceda-rainic Cruacna Aii. Lasa-rrem & lasa mborrfad tra ronucsad laith ghaili
fer n-Ulad imm Concopar & imon rigraid olcenae do Cruachnaib
Aei, rolai airmgrit mor do Cruachnaib, co ntorcratar na h-airm
asna fraichtib, co rabatar for talmain, & rusgeb cridh sluaga an
dunaidh uili, conid samlaid rusboi sluag an duine uili amal
curcuss fri sruth. Ismbert Medb lasodain: ‘Cusandiu dono’, or
si, ‘o gabsusai Cruachnai, ni colusai In torainn cen na niula
and cusanosai.’ Luid Findabair ingen Ailella & Medbha, co mbai
isan grianan for fordorus an duine, co nderbert: ‘A matharnaid’,
ol si. ‘Cur i samlaid foair’, ol Medb, ‘a cruth a h-écuscc a
congraimm, delbh an fir, dath a ech, tocim a carbait.’ .Túarascbáil. ‘Atciusai em’, ol Findabair, ‘na da euch filet fon
carbut, dá ech bruthmurai brecglasai, comdatha comcrotha commaithi
combuadai comluathai coimlemnechai biruich, airdcinn
aicinmhair allmair, gabluich goibchuil, dualaich tuillethain, forbreca
foshengai forletnai forranchai, casmongaich caschairchig.
Carbat fidgrind fethandai, da ndroch dubai tairchise, da n-all
naebdai imnaisi; fertse cruaidhe coilcdirgi, cret noithech
noiglinde, quing druimnech dronarcaid, da nald ndualcai ndronbuidi.
Fer findchas foltleubor isin carbut; folt ndualach tiara
ndathae foair, folt find fri tuind cinn, croderg ar medon, mind
noir buidii ardotuidhethar; rollasad tri immsretha imma cend
cocoirse cech ai a toib alaili. Fuan coir corcrae immee, coicroth
oir aircdidhe. Sciath bailc bemnech, bil ban findruine. Sleg
cuach coicrind ar a durn derglasaid. Anbluth nen netegnaidh
uas a creit carpait.’ ‘Atgenumair asa h-amlaid an fer sen’, ol Medb. Gred rig einrectaid buadhai
barc bodbai | pruth pratha
breo digla | drech curad
cuinse churaid cride ndracan.
Altfad mbethreoch buadhai forduintibh
ind luchdonn laimdercc Laeccairi
luth lan foebrae foltchip tonn fri talmain tartbem.
‘Toncu-sai a toing mo thuath’, ol Medb, ‘massa co fercc & co
mbaraind debtha dotoed Loegairi Buadach cucaind, amal benur
foltcip fri laur talman co naltain aith, búd si sin glice an airlich
dombera fornn lin atam a Cruachnaib, mani foichlicter a bruth
& a prig & a borrfad fo a rér fodein co
tlathugud a debtha.’ ‘Atciusai dano caurpat naili isam magh, a mátharnait’
ol In ingen, ‘& ni mesai dotoet sidii.’ ‘Cuir i
samluid’, et rel.
‘Atciu-sa em’, ol si, ‘indala nech fil fúan carbut gabur cenann
crondatha cruaid, dian daigerdhai, bedgach baislethon uchtlethon,
berus builli balc buada tar atha tur inberai tar raitiu tar imraitiu
tar moighi tar midglinde, co ndosaidh ier mbuaid midise
i samlaib én eturluamain; nisfeth mo rosc ran inniud for a riadh
rochem ráin édruth. Araili ech dercc tullethan drondualach
druimmlethan, fosheng feochair fonna fortren forrengach; atechtai
iadh netarmaighi iter mothrai & aimreide. Ni fogaib and immdoraid iter omnaip riadh rot. Carpat fidhgrind fethaidhi, dia
ndroch findai h-umaidii, sithbi finnarcaid, cret urard dresachtach,
quing druimnech drondualach, dia nald dualcai dronbuidhei. Fer
find forchas foltleobor isan carput. Drech letderg lethgabur
lais, fuamman finn fuinechda, brat gormm cronchorcrae.
Scíath donn telbuidi .i. bil co ncondual credumhai. Luchair derg
daigerdai ar a durnn dercclassaidh. Anbluth nen netighnaid
uas a cret croncarpait.’ Atnghenamuir asa shamlaid an fer side.
Oxad leoumain | londbruth loghai líth cain cermnai
cern eter craetaib cuirethar cruaid
cend ar cend | glonn ar glonn | gleo ar gleo.
Gle nodonselne ssladhar íeasc bec for gairb deirg
día mbi fergi fúasnathar mac Findchaimi frinn. ‘Atcíusai carpat n-ali’, & rel. ‘Atciusai
em’, al In ingen,
‘indala h-ech fil fuan carput, ech líath leslethon lonn luath luaimnech
ludhmar ludlemnech lebormongach, maignech, toirniuch
trosdmár tuadmongach, airdcend uchtlethon, lasaid fódd fonn bras
fochuir-siu fochruaidh fo chruib coluth cethardai dogrend h-elma
enlaithi luaith buadai, berid a rith tria sed foscain h-uathai eud .nanailche, aibliuch teneth tricemrúadi taitned a craes glomarcind.’ ‘Araili ech cirdub cruaidcend cendcruind coelcosach
crualethon cobluth, dian dulmhar dualach druimlethon
dronchóchech, maghnech aignech, bairnech balccemnec, lebormongach
casmonguch, scuablebor grinn imaaigh iar nith aig ech a niat,
moscing sreatha, sredid sergie, sethid moige midglindi. Carbat
fethgrind fethaine, día ndrog ernbuidi iarnai; sithfi co fethan
finndruine, cret credae croimglinde, cuing druimnech dronordai,
da nall dualcha dronbuidi.’ ‘Fer broeniuch dub isin carbud Is aildiumh d'feraib
Erend. Fuan cain coir corcrae imme. Heo oir inndlaise uas a
ban bruindechur ina h-athurslocad fri bemen luatha lanbuilli.
Hocht ngemma derccai dracuntai for laur a dha immlesan. Da
ngruaidh ngormgelai crodergui, dofich aibliuch & analaich. Focherd h-ich nerred nindai, cles nuadh nonbair h-uas a errid oencharbait.
Is banda fri frais on tra’, or si. ‘Athgenumair assa h-amlaid an fer sin’, ol Medb. Broa mara | bara bledmaill | blog dercteneth
tonn mairnech mathruamdha
morbruth borr-biasta
brisius muadh morcatha.
Cing tar eccraid necomlund
allbach mpratha brogene
bruth mathgaman for mincetraib murtcet for crechaib
cuirethair glond ar glonn | cenn ar cend.
Caind cur cóir coscrach cridimhuil
fri Coinculaind comcosmail.
Cotunmelai amal melius muilend muadh mraich.
‘Toing & rel., mas co mbaraind do to-toet Cuchulaind qucainn,
amal meiles muilend .x. norcel mraich racruaidh, Is amlaid
cotunmela an fer sen a oenur ar uir & grían, cíe nobetis fir in
.u. id uili immond, mani foiclethur a bruth’, & rel. ‘Et a becht-sa cinnus ditiagat?’ ol Medb. ‘Doíd fri
doid’, or ind ingen, ‘leoid fri leoid, fuamain fri fuamuin, guala
fri gualaind, bil fri bil, tusfuil uili, a buidmathair, fid fri fid,
fondad fri fondadh, carpat fri carpat.’
Comluth marc mbuadha | maidm toronn tollclethe
tretan trom ainbtinee | all-cliu fri h-imalldai
forthacrith In nirind | imtren tromtuinsit. ‘Mna finna fornochta friu’, ol Medb, ‘aurciche aurnochta éttrochta,
co-llíon ningen nurlum nincomraic, lis aursloicthi, buirg fhoenbelai,
dabcha úarusce, dergadha indlithi, biadh nglan imdai, mrachlind
muadh mescmar maith, fene fothath, fochen an cach dothoet bes
ninorthar taris.’ Lassodain dilluidi Medb for dorus an lis ammach & tri
.l. ingen le & teorai dabhchai h-úarusce den triar lath gaili dotainic riasan sluag do tlathugud a mbrotha. Rollath rogai doib
iarsuide, dus In bud tech for leth do gach duine dib no In bud
aoíntech. ‘Tech ar leth da gac áen’, ol Cuchulaind. Iersuidiu
lotar a tig co ndergotaib sainamrib, & an robo dech do na tri
.l. ingen dobretha doibh, & dobreth Findabair do Coinculaind sech
cach isan aracul i raba, & tancotar Ulaid uili iersuidiie. Luid
iarom Ailill & Medb & a teclach uili, co-rrofersad failti fri h-Ultu. Frisgart Senca mac Ailella: ‘Es maith lind’, ol .uí. Tiagaid iarom Ulaid uili isan dun & dolecter ar-ricthech
ndoib amul dorimthiur, .i. .uíí. cuardai ann &
secht nimdhadai o ten
go fraigh. Airenech credhumaa tulaich In toighi.
Tech ndaruch co tuigi slindiudh. Dí fhenistir dec ann co comladaibh glainide friu. Imdai Ailella & Medba a medon an tighe.
Airinig aircdidi impi & stell creduma & flesc
aircid a na narinech ar belaib Ailella, adcoimhced midli-siu an tiche di cosc an
teglaig do gres. Tairmchellset gaiscid fer n-Ulad óin dorus di
aroili dond rightigh & arduspetid a naes ciuil, cen both ac aurcnom
bid doib. Bai tra de fairsengi an tighi hi tallustar formna
lath ngaili an coicid uli am Concobur. Concobar vero & Fercus
mac Roigh a nimdui Ailella & nonuar do lathaib gaili an cuicid
maille friu. Tusnarnectar fledui morai iarsuidi. Botar and iarom
co cend tri laa & tíara n-aidhce. Ba iersuidiu tra conaccrad Ailill doa Concubur co
n-Ulltaib imme. Dorrimhe Concobur no Senca iarom In caingin
ima tancatar, ‘Imm comuaild an trir curad imman cuoradmhir
& im comuaild inda mban imma toisigecht im na fleduibh, uair
ni rodmaither a mbrethucud an nach baili aili acht axat-sa.’
Soctais Ailill lasodain & ni ba failid a menma. ‘Nirba cucumsai
em’, ol se, ‘robbo coir dal ina conrad sen do tabairt, muna
taburtir ar mescais.’ ‘Ni bá fer bus ferr nodglefe emh’, ol .uí., ‘atau-siu.’ ‘Maith liumsae re scrudain dam ris’, ol Ailill.
‘Recamne a les em ar couraid’, ol Senqu, ‘ar Is mor do midlachaib
a-llogh.’ ‘Lor lim-sa dano tri la & teora h-aidce frissodain’,
ol Ailill. ‘Ni forcraid carde son’, ol Sencha. Timgartatar Ulaid celiubrad iersuidiu & batar buidig & dombertatar
beandachtain dond rig & din rigain & dobertatar
mallachtain do
Bricrind, uair Is e fhuair i n-imcosaid & lotar dia crich iersuidiu,
& facabad Laeguiri Buadach & Connall Cernach & Ququlaind
dia mbrethugud leo. Dobretha a Cruachain iad & scorther
i neich. Dobretha rogha doib, cid biadh noragad di
n-echaib. Isbert Connall & Loegairi airthend da bliadna do
tabairt dian-echaib. Gran eorna immoro rotogh Cuculaind dia
eochaib. Feotar and an oidhce sin. Rainnter In bandtracht
etorra a tri: dobret Findubair & .l. ingen impi a tech Conculaind,
dobreth Sadb Sulbair ingen ali Ailella & Medba &
.l. ingen impi
i farrad Connaill, dobreth Concend ingen Cet maic Magach & .l. a
ingen a farrad Loegairi Buadaig. Notathuiged Medb fesin co
menic a tech a mboi Ququlaind. Atragad ierom matain moc iarnamaruch & tiagait isan
tech a mboi an macrad oc cor rothclesai. Gebthi Loegairi iarom
in roth & ruscuir i n-arda, co ranic midlis In tigi. Tibit an
macrad im sodain & doberaid gair do; ba do cuidbiud Loegairi
on, indar la Loegairi ba gair buadui. Gebti Connall dano in
roth & ba do laur & focherd iarom In roth co
h-ochtaig ind ricthigi. Focerdat an In macrad gair foa, indar la Connall ba gair
commaidmi & buada; gair cuidbetha immoro lasin macraid inni
sin. Gebti dano Cuculaind In roth & ba h-eturbuas tárraid e.
Focerd dano i n-ardui In roth, go rolai a h-oichtaich don ticc, co
ndechaid an roth ferchubat a talmain fria lis anechtair. Tibit
an macraid gair commaidme & buada im Coinculaind. Indar la
Coinculaind ba gáir cuidbetha & fanamaid focherdad In macrad
im sodain. Tic Cuculaind do saigid an bandtrachta & berid a tri
.l. snathad uaidib & nusdibairc na tri .l. snathad cach dib a
ndiaid araili, co tarla cach snathad dib a crou a ceili, co
mbatar ina line fon samail sin. Tic iarom dia saigid doríse &
dusber a snatad fen i-llaim cech enmna dib doridisi. Molsat an
oic dano im sodain. Luid iarom Ailill ina arucul folet fri scrutuin a mbrethaigthi
& domber a druimm fri fraigid & ni ba saim a
menma &
ba aingces les an dail donfáinec & ni rochodail & ni roloingti co
cend tri laa & teora n-oidqi, conid ann ismbert Medb: ‘Is milaechda’ ‘no tái’, ol si. 1 Dotrae suas lasodain an cuach ndercoir & en do liic
logmair for a lár & cutraime hi sula di draccain, dotnacatar
Ulaid uili im Concubar mac Nessa. ‘Is me ierom dligius a
curadmir, mina brister fior fer form.’ ‘Cotmidium uili’, ol Concubar
& Fercus & ol maithi Ulad uili, ‘is let an curadmir a brith
n-Ailellai.’ ‘Tong a toing mo tuath’, or Loegairi Buadach & ol
Connall, ‘ni cuach cin crec dit an cuach tucuis. In rusboi di
hsetaibh & di moinibh it hseulba, tucuis airi di Ailill & Meidb, ar na ructha dou bhag it cend, na tarta In curadmir di neoch aili ar do bheluib.’ ‘Tong a toing mo tuath’, or Connall, ‘ni ba lat, & ni ba breth an breth donucad ann, & ni berai an curadmir.’
Cotnerigh cac diibh di araili liasotain cusna claidbib nochtaib.
Totaot Conqubar & Fercus etorra iersuide. Dillecid a-llama sis
fo cétóir & doberaid a claidbi ina truaildib. ‘Anaidh’, ol Senqu, ‘denaid mo reir-se!’ ‘Dogenum’, ol ied. Cúrói mac Daire.
‘Issi mo rer-se daoib’, ol .ui., ‘huairi nach fetor uar
mprethucud inn nac baili aili, arcid co Coinrui mac Dairi. Is e
notolemhathar for mbrethuccud In for naigid.’ Conid ann esbert Senqhu:
Ailid an fer concerta Qurai mac Dairi
con clecht fir forcoll nat fri goi gepiter
fer find firian formaith mormenmnach
brucaid ar brucachus
laech ar laimtincus
airdri ar airechus
con certfa fíor foruib fedm aircc ailfius. Ailid. ‘Faomuim, foemuim’, ol Cuchulaind. ‘Ced liom’, ol
Loegairi. ‘A dolai’, for Connall. ‘Gabhtair h'eich didiu, a Connaill’, ol Cuchulaind, ‘& indiltir di carpat.’ ‘Cid amai’, or Connall.
‘Écé’, for Cuchulaind, ‘forfidir cach aimglioci
h'echrada, admoildi
th'innill, immtrom con cengaind do carpat, con tocbhann clodh
cechtor a dá roth di rothcarpait, conid slicht suaichnid
fri h-edh oll bliadna do ocbaid Ulad cec rot riattus do carbat, a
Connaill.’ ‘Adcluine sud, a Loegairi?’ for Connall. ‘Fe amae’,
ar Loeguire. ‘Nacaam-ail, nacam-imdercc, a Connaill!’ for
Cuchulaind.
.R.
Am escidee for athu for ilatha
co h-ucht irgaili re n-ocuib Ulad.
Ni cuir form-sa remtus riarigh
con clechtaimsi cairpteoracht
re h-argaib re h-erreduibh re h-oencairptib
a ndoilgib a ndrobhelaib a coilltib a coiccrichaib,
nad clechta eirr aonrcarpait do imluadh ar mesi. Si am esc. Lasodain immoro rogabuid a ec di Loegairi & dohindled
a carbat & roleplaing ind. Bretais an tarui brot for In echraid
h-oc techt focétoir, co tancotar tar Mag da Gabal pri h-Ulta, dar
Berna na Forairi, dor Ath Carpait Fercusa, dor Ath na Morrignai,
do coerthonn Cluana da Dam, a Clitair Fiduidhe, a Comur cetrisligte,
tar slightib Dúine Delga, tar Mag Slicech síar a sliab
m-Breg mbrathsolus. Is annsin atracht doimell trom tiug dobordaa
duibciac dorco doeolais. Es nann ispert fria a aruidh: ‘Toirnid
an carpat’, ol .ui., ‘& scuir na h-eochai, co-rrodiglui an ceo
donfainic.’ Dogniter samlaid. Russcuir In gilla na h-eochai isan
fergort bó a comfocus ndo & rusgair ca forairi
& ca forcoimed. Ni cian boi ann co nfaco an scáilfer mor dia doqum,
osse mullachlethon, belremhor bolcshuilech, granna grindednach
grucanach, adheidig dur dosmailgioch. Ba duibitir gual cech
n-alt & cech nága de ó muldach co a bonn. Ba samalta fri
h-erball fiadheich an mong gaisedech greliath consuiged tar a
formna siar sechtair. Suili duibliatha linducha lais. Ba medigithir
clar fithcillie cech ded glasbuide boi a cechtar a di drant.
Ba samalta co rachad long fo a lanseolaib tar a gincraoss foslaicti. Srón qam quasanuch leis, fethiuch brec ingaluir aicci.
Nuscerd fi salannmeich do tuluib a lurgun bfíar bfoqhuam.
Hoircne mellchai grebanchui foi. Slioasta sacachai sithquama
leis, se adhpronnach lethantsluaistech, se glunmhár tónchoir
glaisingnioch. Ba egcrutha examuil an baclach sin.
Ba dub teimnidhe, ba fuachda firgranda, ba h-ansuairc anaobda
túaruscbáil ind fir sin. Esse immoro ba moom di feruib domain
co na madán magluircie fadbuidi dron denmaide, co forcraid for
delgan do fri aglend a dhi ghualann. Araili araid muschidhi
bhreclachtna co na imlib iarnidib uimpi, sí imtrom fri h-imtecht,
si adhuar fri h-anadh, si h-etig fri h-airechtus, áthi aonbruit na
h-araidi sin roboi immon mbaclach. Iarsin fiarfoidis an taithioch do araidh Laogairi Buadaig, can do & cuich a tigerna. ‘Ni ansa’, ol In tara, ‘Loegairi Buadach mac Connbuide maic Iliach mo tigernus-sai.’ ‘Is gilla degtigerna on’, ol an scal, & Is amlaid adbert anní sin & dotocaib a madan magluirci & dobreth bem do o cluais có a caraidh. Cnetais &
iachtais & eghmis an gilla iar facbhail an moirimnid & an eccomlainn. ‘Fé amae’, or Laegairi ac cloisdin íacta an arad. Lasodain atracht Loegairi focetoir co na armgaisced dia foiridhin. Immacomrainic doiuh & dano ni raibi ba do sotain di Loegairie. Tocuaid an scal a madan magluirci & dobreth beim do o a cluais co a caraid co-rtoitset a airm uaid cin comus. Techis Loegairi Buadach iersin fo melui & fo mebail, co ranic Eomain Macha ier facuhail a h-ech & a arudh & a airmgaiscid. Niruo cian iarsin co ntorracht Connall Cernach iarsan sligid cetnoi cusin maigin i turcaibh an duibceou draigechta for Loegairi reme. Artraigis an ceo cetna for Conall, conar cungain nem no talmain. Tairlingis iersen & tairntir a carpat & scoiris an tarui a eocha isan fergort cetno, fep roscuirid eich Loegairi Buadaig. Niruo cían din araid co naco In fer cetna cuici & iarfaigis do, cia 'gam mboi se ale, or .ui. ‘Hoc Conall Cernach’, ol
in tarau. ‘Mait In fer’, or an scal lia tocuail a madain magluirci boi ina laimh, la tabairt bemin de co riacht an tarai. Atcluin Conall sin & ergis focetoir, immacomrainic do & don scal. Niruo ferr son do dano. Roforuaisligeth & teichid, co riacht Eamain Macha ier fácuail a arm & a ech & a aradh. Dolluid vero Ququlaind ina carput ier niamadh a fuilt &
ier na sleamhoncíradh ar an sligid cetna, fep docotar cach do
etergleo an imresna & erruid Ulad immon curadmír, conustarraid
an duibciach draigechtac cetno, amal tarraid an luchd remi, co
ruslion an cobes dimhain diqlui iter nemh & talaumh. Tairlingis Cuchulaind isan maigin sin & chuiris Loeg a eocha
isan fergort cetno. Niruo cian boi ann co naco an fer cendgarb
corpremur quici co na madán magluirge ina laim, amal ticed
remhe. ‘Cia tussa, a gilla’, ol se co h-andiarraid. ‘Ni me ata
cin ticernai’, for Loeg, ‘Cuchulaind mac Subaltaim.’ ‘Maith on
an cach fil ann’, ol In t-oclach, & tocuaid fair an madan
& dobreth beim do o a cluais co a caruidh. Garthis Loeg.
Atetha Cuchulaind a gaiscet & focerd cor niach nerred nde docum
an scail & di foridin Loigh. Dercuis cach hi celi dib. Ba feig
immoro & pa forgranna an fegadh & an frithailiom dorat cach
dib for a celi, Cuchulaind & an scal. Immacomhtuairc doib iersin
& doberid Cuchulaind da beim im gach mbeim do-ssom, .i. tathbem
& bem co comus, co roforuaislig Cuchulaind a bruth
& a brig an scail, co-rrosdislig na h-eocha & an
aruid, & co ruc eocha & arudhai
an lochta oili uaid, .i. Conaill & Loegairi, fo an cuma cetno. Luid
Cuchulaind remi cou Heomain Macha a ndiaid an lochta oili & dobretha a n-eoucha & a n-arudha doib. ‘Es lat-sa an curadmir, a Cuchulaind’, or Bricne. ‘Ni
ba fior anni sin’, ol Connall & Loegairi Buadach, ‘uairi nicon
fedomair, cia do chairdib sidhi Conculaind tanic do imbirt a
cumachta foruind, & ni cert an cuaradmir do prith h-uainde aire.’
Feidmid Ulaid a nedirgleod. ‘Innsaigid Coinrui’, ol Senchui, ‘&
na h-anuid la bretir naili, co ristai uair lem for bur netergleod
in uar fiadnusi.’ Dolotar isin maitin iernamaruch a triur curad, .i.
Cuchulaind & Conall Cernach & Loegairi Buadach, co catraic
Conroi. Scoirit a cairpthi a ndorus ana catrach & tiacaid isin
rigtech, & feruis Blatnad ingen Mind, ben Conrai, failti
rú; &
ni raibi Curai a buss ar a cinn an adaig sin & rafitir ricfaitis,
& forfhacaib comarli lasan mnai im reir na curad, co tisad don
turus, ari ndechaid soir a tiribh na Sciatia. Fouith ni-rroderg
Curoi a claideb a n-Erind, o rogab gaisced co ndechaid bas, & ni
dechaid biad Erend ina beolui, cen ronboi ina betaid, o ropdar
lana a secht mbliadna, uairi ni rotallustar a uaild nach a allud
nach a airechus nuch a borrfad nach a med nach a calmatus in
n-Erind. Boi immoro an ben diaa reir co folcud & fothracad &
co-llendaib la inmescaib & co ndergodaib sainemlaib, comtar
buidhig. O thanic doib iarom co dergad, asmpert an
ben rú iersuidi, cech fer dib a aidqi di faire na catrach, co
ntisadh Quri, hi fairi doib ier n-oesaibh. Cipe h-aird di airdib
an domain a mbet, dincanud for i catraic, co mbo limithir proin
muilind, cona fogbhaithi i dorus iar funet ngreini do gres. Luid ierom Loegairi Buadach an cet adhaigh di fairi
na catrach, uair itte ba sinnser doib a triur. Rusbui isan t-suidhe
faire iersuide co dereth aidhci co nfaco In scath quci indiar
radarc hi sulai don farci. Ba dimor & ba granna &
ba h-athuathmar
lais a med an scaith, ar i indus lais co nriacht conuici ethiar
a airdi, & ba foderc do foles na fairci fo a gabul. Is amlaid
tanic & laun a di glac leis do lomanuib daruch & dobi oiri
quingi sesrigi In cec lomcrann dib, & nir aitherracht bem do
buain craind dib acht aon beim di claidiub. Doleg gecan dib
fair, lecthi Loegairi secha. Caomclaid fo di no fo tri & ni ranic
cnes no sciat do Loegairi. Dolleici Loegairi gai fairsiom &
ni ranic. Roictisim a laim co Loegairi. Boi tra dia fod na
laime co nruact tar na teora futoirbhi bo etorro h-oc imdiprocud,
conid iersodain rogab ina glaic. Ciar uo mor & cier uo h-airegda
tra Loegairi, tarlustar a noenglaic In oclaig donfanic, fep tallad
mac bliadna, & condamalt eter a di phois iersuidi, amal
tairidniter fer fithcilli for tairidin. Trat ba lethmarb iarom ind innus
sin, dodleici ercor disude tar caithir amuich, co nboi for in
otrach a ndorus an ritighi, & nir h-osluced an catir and etir.
Dorummenaiter ind fir tra & muinter na catrach uili, ba leim
roleabluingseom tar an catraig amuich dia facuhail for na
feroib aili. I mbatar co diaid lai co trath na faire, luid Connall
Ceruach isan suidi fairi, uairi ba sine oldass Cuchulaind. Fo an
innus cetno dno amul tarlui di Loegairi uili an adaidh cetna toisich.
In tres aidci dno luid Cuchulaind isan t-suide fairi. Ba si sin
adaigh rusdalsad na tri Glaiss Seschinn Uairbeoil, tri
Buaideltaig Bregh & tri maic Dornmhair Ceoil di orcain inna catrac.
Ba hi dano adhaidh roboi hi tairrngiri don peist roboi issin loch
hi farrud na catrach fordiuchlaim lochta In puirt uili eter doine
& innile. Bai Cuchulaind didiu h-oc fritairi na h-oidchi & batar
mitúrus-sa imdha foair. Trath ba medon oidci do ierom, co qualui
in fotrann cuci. ‘Alla alla’, or Cuchulaind, ‘cia fil alla? Masad
caruid, condosnadaid; mas dod namhoid, condomralaid.’ Gairm
namnus fair lasodain. Concloich Cuchulaind foraib
ierom, conid marb tarraidh talumh a nonbor. Addaig an cendail
occo isin suidhe nfaire. Modh nad modh indesid inna suide,
congair In nonuur aili airi. Rusmarb tra na tri nonuurai fo an
nnus cetna co ndernoi oencarn dib eter cendail & fadbh. Amal ronboi ann iersuide co deret aidci, ba scith & ba
toirsech & pa mertnioch, co cuala comgabail ind airdi, amal bud
fotrann farci dimoiri. Ni fordamair tra a bruth cecha raba do
med a turse cin techd do dexin In delma moir roncola, co naco
in coimergi dorine In pest. Doicc lais dono roboi .xxx. cubat di
uas an loch. Dusnuarcaib suas iarsuidi isan aier & rusleablaing
docum na catrach & adrolaicc a beola, co ndechsad aon na
rigtiche ina craos. Forraithminedar lasodain a forumclis & lingthi a n-airde,
coruo luaithidir retid fuinnemna imon pesd imma cuairt. Iadaid
a di glaic immoa braigit iersuide & roding a laimh conici a
gualainn inna gincraes, co tarfaig a cride eisti, co ndoralui uaid
for talum. Imbeir Cuchulaind In claideb fuire, co nderno
minmirenda di, & donbir a cend co raibi acco isan t-suide fhairi h-oc
an cendail aili. Trat romboi ann iersuidii & se athbrisde trog isan
degoil, co naco an scath cuici aniar dond farci. ‘Bid olc ind
adaid’, ol .uí. ‘Pud meisemh duidse’, olsa
Cu. Lasodain dolleici
gecan foair. Leicid Cuqulaind seochau. Coemcloid fo di no fo
tri, ni ranic cnes no sciath di Coinculaind. Dolleici Cuchulaind
gai fairsiom & ni ranic. Sinis a laimh co Coinculaind iersuide
dia gabail ina glaic, amal rogabh na firui aili. Foucerd Cuchulaind
cor niach nerrad nde lasodain & raithmenadar a forumhclis, & a
cloidebh nocht h-uas a mulluch, coruo luaithidir fiamhain etarbhuas imme imma cuairt, con nderna retarbuara. ‘Anmain an
anmain, a Chuchulaind!’ or se. ‘Mo tri drindruisc dam!’ ol
Cuchulaind. ‘Rotbia’, ol se, ‘feib dotissad lia t'anail.’ ‘Rigi loec
n-Erend dam o an tratsa, an curadmir cin cosnom frim & tos dom
mnai ria mnaib Ulad uili.’ ‘Rodbia’, ol esiom lasodain fo cétoir. Ni fhitir, cia arluid uaidi anti boi oc a acollaim. Immadraidiu ina menmain iersuidi a-lleim docotar a
oes cumta tar an catraic, ar bad mor & pa h-ard
& pa lethon
a-lleim, & ba doich laiseom, ba do leim docotar an lath gaili
tairsiu. Domidethor fo tri dia lemim & forrémtius. ‘Maircc
domrommalt a nimned domromaltsai cus trasda immon curadmir’,
ol Cuchulaind, ‘& a techd uaimb la fedmedh an leime docotar ind fir naill.’ Pa si tra boethar
dogene Cuchulaind. Nocinged
for a cula etorbhuass fod norchora on catraig. Docinged
dono etarbuas doridise asin mbaili hi tairised, co mbenadh a
tuilcend risan catraic. Nolinged a n-airde fecht naill isan talom
connici a glun ar truma a protha & a neirt. In fecht aili ni
tisccid a druchd don feor ar denmne an aicnid & lútighi an
lathoir & med na gaili. Lasan siabrad rosiabrad uime, fecht noen
ann cingtisom tar In catraig amoig, co raibi tall a medon na
catrach a ndorus an rigtigi. Ata inad a da traiged isan liic uil
for lár na catrach, bhaili a raibi a ndorus an rigthigi. Teid isan
tech lasodain & dolleic a osnaid ass. Ismbert Blathnod ingion Mind, ben Conrui: ‘Ni h-osnadh
iar meabul emh’, or si, ‘acht Is osnaid iar mbuaid & coscur.’
Ronfidir ingen rig Innse fer Falga i ndoraid doiruid Coinculaind
isan oidhchi sen. Niruo cian dono iarsin, co naccotar Coinrai cuco isan tech, & bratgaiscedna na tri nonbhar romarb Cuchulaind lais & a cinna & cenn na piasda. Espert lasodain iar cor na
cenduili do assa ucht for laur an tighi: ‘Ba gilla comhadus
do fhairi duine rig do gres’, ol .ui., ‘an gillai dian comrama so
an en oidhci uili. Anni imma tudcabhair am rersi’, ol .ui.,
‘immon curadmir, Is la Coinculaind iar firinde ar belaib h-occ
n-Erend uili. Cia uheth bus calma ann’, or se, ‘atás ni fhuil
rossia coimlion comruma pris.’ Es i breth rucc Qurai doib
iarsuide, an curadmhir do Coinculaind & lathus gaili Gaidel uili & tus dia mnai ria mnaib Ulad uili a dtech noil, & dombert .uíí cumhala do ór & arcet dó i-llogh an gniomaoi oen oidhci dorine. Celiprait ierom do Coinrui & dollotar, co ndecotar
Eomain Macha a triur ria ndeug lai. Trath ann doib iersuide
co roinn & dail, rogabsat and rannaire an curadmir co na fotha
do linn ria riasan roinn, co raibe occaib forleth. ‘Is derb lind
tra’, or Dubthach Doeltengau, ‘ni fhuil imcosnom lip anocht imon
curadmir. Rolamair bur mbrethuchud anti rancopair.’ Isbert an
fiallach aili fria Coinculaind iarsuide, ní tardhud an curadmir
do neoch dib sech a celi. Mad In robretaighestar immoro Curai
doib a triar, ni ardamadhair ní de itir do Coinculainn, o
rancotar Eumain Macha. Ismbert Cuculaind lasodhain, narbho sanntach-som fair curadmir do cos-nomh idir, fobithin naruo mo a solumh donti dia tibartha oldas a doludh. O shen
ni roroinneth curadmhir ann, co tanic cennach an ruanada a n-Eumain Macha. Cennach ind ruanada.
Fecht nann do Ulltaib a n-Emain Macha iar scis aonaig
& cluici, dolluid Concopar & Fercus mac Roich & maithi Ulad
archena asan cluichimuigh a n-Emain, co ndesitar tall isan Craebruaid
Concubair. Ni raibi Cuculaind ann na Conall Cernach na
Loegairi Buadach an aduid sin. Batar immoro lath gaili fer
n-Ulad ann olcena. Amul robatar and trath nona deog lai, co
nacotar bachlach mor forgranna cuco isan tech; ar indar leo ni
raibi di Ulltaib lath ngaili rosasad leth medi fair. Ba h-uathmor
& pa granna a indus ind oclaig. Sencodhal fria cneass & brat
dublactna imme & dos-bili mor fair, med gaimhlias hi tallad .xxx.
ngamnoi. Suili ciochardha buide ina cinn, med coire rodaimh
cechtar na da sula sin fria cinn anechtair. Remithir doid laimhe
neich oili cech mer diau meruib. Cep ina laimh cli a raibi oiri
.xx. & cuingi, biail ina laim deis a ndeocatar. uíí. bruthdamna, boi
feidm cuingi sesrige ina samhtaig. Dolluid fón eccusc sin, co mboi fo bun na gablu ronbui
a cinn na teneth ina t-sesomh. ‘In cuimci an tighi doid?’ or
Dubthuch Deoltenga frisam bachlach, ‘an tan nad foghba inad
naili nann acht beth a mbun na gablui; munid caindleoracht an
tigi Is ail doid do cosnomh, acht namaa budh moam bus loscad
don tig oltas bhus soillsi don tegluch, & comad loscud don tig.’ ‘Acht nama’, ol .uí., ‘ni he mo dan do gres, atad dana
eli liom cenaue. Inni dia tudhcuid chuincid .vero.’, ol .uí.,
‘nocan fhuar ind Erind nach ind Alpuin nach In Eoruip nach In Afraicc
nach an Aicia co Grecia & co Scetia & Innsie Horc
co Columnuib Hercoil, co Tor mBreogain & Indsie Gaid, nech
nocomaildfed fir fer frimb uimme. Uair roucsaidsi for n-Ulltaib’,
ol se, ‘do sluagaib na tire sin uili ar grain & greid
& gaisced, ar oirechus & uaill
& ordon, ar feli & indracus & febus, fogabhar ann uaib ainfer comaldnus brethir an ceisd immatu.’ ‘Ni coir emh oinech cuigid do breth araí oinfhir dotesbaid dib h-oc díden a noinich, & bes nib nessamh
ecc dossuidhe oldas doidse.’ ‘Ni h-oc a imghabhail dono atus-sa anní sin.’ ‘Findamair tra do cheisd’, ol Fercus
mac Roig. ‘Acht co rodamthar fir fer daumh’, ol se, ‘addober.’ ‘Is coir em fir fer do comaldnud friut-sa immoro’, ol Sencuo mac Ailella, ‘ar ni
fir daum do sluag mor muindtriomuil prised for oinfer nanaichnid
netorrui. Et ba doicch linn’, ol Senchui, ‘mad cus trasdoi fuagebta
ainfer do dingualui sunn.’ ‘Faccuaimse dono Concupar fria
laim’, ol .ui., ‘daig hi rigi, et facuim Ferccus mac Roich daich
a coitechta, & cibe dib’, ol .ui., ‘rismadseidir cenmotháa h-in dioas sin, toet co ntallursau a cend de h-inocht & co talla mo cenn diom-sa h-imbaruch d'adhuich.’ ‘Is deuru tra hi fechtsau’, or Dubtuch, ‘ni fuil ann
nech uhus fiou lueat dirioacht a ndegaid na desi sin.’ ‘Bed
cossa h-inossa’, ol Muinremhar mac Gerrcinn; dosceinn side for
laur h-in tichi lasodain. Ba he tra calmotus h-in Muinremair
h-isin, nert cet cathmiled ann & nert cet cedluid cechtar a da
righid. ‘Tair sios, hi bachluich’, or se, ‘co tallur-sa do cend díot anochd & co tallus-sa diom-sa amaruch d'adhuig.’ ‘Fogebainnsi hin cech bailie anní sin, diamadh
h-ed bhudh ail dam’, ol in
bachlach. ‘Amail rocinnsemh’, ol .ui. ‘is amlaid dognem: mesi
do gaid do cinn diot-sa h-inocht, tussa dia gaid diomsau h-imaruch
d'adhuigh dia dighail.’ ‘Toing a toing mo tuath’, ol Dubthach
Doeltengau, ‘ni h-ail doid ég samhlaid, an fer muirfe anocht dot
marbud h-imbaruch d'adhuigh. Is h-ocud-sa t'oenur, ma ata do
cumochta do marbod cech n-oidci & do dighail iarnamaruch.’
‘In comarli emh orrotaidhse uili’, ol In bacluch, ‘& Is ingnad lib
domgensa.’ Fonaiscidh for a celi iersuidi a fhior, or ni gaibthiur him comuldnud a dalui fris arnarmaruch d'adhuich. Lasodain gebthi Munremar an mbiail hi-llaimh an bachlaich;
.uíí. traicti ider dí ul an bíala. Adaich an bachlach iersuidi a braghaidh tar In cep, dobeir Munremar beim do biail tar a bragaid, co nrogaib an cep fris anios, co roshescuind a cend, co ra-ibi hi mbun ina gablui, co mba laun an teallach don cru & don fuil. Atfraig suas iersin & tecmallau a
cenn & a cep & a biail ina uchd, & Is amhlaid docuaid uaidhib
asan ticch h-immac, & sredach na folui asan meidi, co-llinad an
Craobruaid for cech leth. & doboi grain mor for Ultaib uili isan
ticch ar a ingontus leo an sceoil dusfarraidh. ‘Toing et r.’, ol
Dubthach Doeltengau, ‘dia tí In mbachluch so h-imaruch d'aduig
ier na mharbad andochtt, ni fuicfi fer mbethud lia h-Ulltui.’
Tarmchuir tra an bachlach iernamharach d'adboig & luid
Munremar for a imgabail. & gabais an baclach occ a eliugud cin
comallnad a brethri fris. ‘Ni fior em’, ol .uí., ‘do Muinremar
cin comollnad cennaich frimsa.’ Boi didiu Loegairi Buadach hi fos an oidci sin. ‘Cia
do na curaduib cosnus an curadmir’, ol .uí., ‘firfhus cennuch
frium-sa anocht? Caiti Loegairi Buadach?’ ol .ui. ‘Atu sunn, a
bhachlaich’, or Loeguiri. Fonaisci fa an innus cetna & ni tanic
Loegairi. Ticc dono iernamuarach & imnaiscid do & Conull, & ni tharnacair Conall Cernach. Tic dono an cetramad adaig & ba lonn & ba uechell
fair isodain. Tairnegtair mna Ulad uili an adaig sin di dexin
an sceoil ingnathaig, tegad isan Craobruaidh cech n-oidhci. Boi
dono Ququlaind a fos an adaig sin. Rusgab an bachlach grisad
lasodain. ‘Roscaich uar ngal & uar ngaisciod, a Ulta’, or se.
‘Mor menmai uar curad imma curadmir, & nidod tualaing a
cosnomha’, ol .uí. ‘Caiti an siabarta cloen truag ud, frisa nabortur an Cuchulaind? In ba ferr a briatra oldas an fiallach
naild?’ ‘Ni h-ail dam cennuc frit, a bachlaig, eter’, or Cuchulaind.
‘Doicc liom’, ol .uí., ‘a cuil truagh, Is mor adaghaictir écc.’ Dosceinn Cuchulaind cuigi lasodain, & rel. Addaig side bem ndó
don biail corben a cend nde fri clethi na Craobruaidi, co nderno
slicrig & minbruar nde. Afraig suas iersuidi, & rel. Iarnamarach tra bottar Ulaid oc forcomedus Conculaind,
duss an raghadh for imgabhail an baclaig, (amail docuatar an fiallach naild) 