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P R E FA C E .
Tin D indaamlmc is acollection oflegends connectedwith theorigin ofIrish place-names. These legends have been handedCdtique byDr.Whitley Stokes, who has taken as his basis thecopy containedin the Rennes la, adding supplements fromthe Book ofLecan andthe Book ofLeinster.
In the seventh volume ofthe ToddLecture Series, I printedI ex pressedmy intention ofattempting acomplete edition of
ment ofthis undertaking . Ofthe poems on Tara, the firstfourhave alreadybeen twice edited; first in Petrie
’
s essay on the
toO’
Donovan ; secondly, byJ. O'BeirneCrowe, in vol. 2, car. 4 , of
the Kilkenny Archaeological Journal. Neither ofthese editionscontainsanything likeacomplete criticalapparatus. The compositiondescribedas Temair V .
”is so calledfor convenience,
andbecause it is groupedin themalcng with the'l‘ara
poems ; it is really littlemore than astring ofnames. The
poemon Achall has already been editedby O’
Curry in his
Lectures on the Materials ofIrish History.
In constructing the tex t, the reading ofLL has generally
vi PREFACE .
been followed(when not intrinsically objectionable), even
against the consent ofall other 1 188. In passages whereit is the sole authority, its tex t is reproducedwithoutalteration (ex cept at Achall, Collations ofS.andV were
originally includedin the critical apparatus, but were subse
quentlydiscardedas superfluous, ex cept for Temair I . which
is partially illegible in some copieaandTemair V . which
is not containedin the bestm; andin afew scatteredcases.
Mere varieties ofspelling are not recorded, ex cepting in the
case ofplace-names : the symbol etc.
”denotes thatdifferentM88. have the same readingdifl‘
erently spelled. Contractionshave been ex pandedwithout the use ofitalics where there
appearedto be no possibility oferror. In the choice offorms,considerations ofmetremake it impossible tobe quite consistent.I have taken asmy standardthe general practice ofthe LLcopy ; it is to be observedthat this part ofLLdifl‘
ers in certain
pointsfromother sections ofthe Book, suchas its copy ofthe
LL ex hibitsmuch‘ variety ; thus in case-endings, eandi interchange without other apparent law than the caprice ofthescribe. Sofaras I have observed(taking all genders together),apredominates in nom. gen. anddat. sing . ; while in the we.
sing . andnom. plu. i is equally common. Thedifficulty ofobtaining any general rule is increasedby the uncertaintyas tothe gender ofmany nouns,andthe tendency ofnouns which inOldIrishare neuter, to pass into themasculine orfeminine.
In marking aspirations I have been guidedby Pedersen’
s
treatises (I . Aspirationen i Irsk.,Leipzig, 1 897 : I I . Die Aspiration imIrischen, Kuhn
’
s Zts., x x x v. indoubtful cases, IhavefollowedLL where it was possible.
PREFACE vii
As I hope someday to publish acomplete Glossary'to thewhole D indsenehaa, I have notaddedone to the present volume ;where the rendering given is more or less conjectural,my
Questions as to the origin ofthe collection, the relation ofthe prose to themetrical versions,andthe grouping ofthe use.must bedeferredfor the present. On points oftopography, I .
have reliedon O’Donovan ; in theabsence ofany Dictionary of
Geography, I have thought it useful to give copious referencestoprintedworks.
My thanksaredue to Dr. R. Atkinsonfor constant criticismandamistance ; andtoM. GeorgesDottin by whose kindness Ihavebeenable to procure aphotograph ofthe Bennes copy ofthe Diudmwhas.
for“, 1 903.
MANUSCRIPTS OF THE D IND S E N OHAS
L (or LL)
CITE D IN THI S VOLUME .
The Book ofLeinster, Trinity College, H . 2. 1 8
The Rennes MS .
The Book ofBallymote, Royal Irish Academy.
The Yellow Book ofLecan, Trinity College, H . 2 . 1 6
( 1 3 1 3
Trinity College, H . 8. 8.
Trinity College, H . 1 . 1 5
O’Clery
’s Leabhar Gabhala, Royal Irish Academy.
(This r s. cimtains afew poems fromthe Died- 3
couches. )
.
Royal Irish Academy, Stowe Collection, D . n . 2 .
Royal I rish Academy, Stowe Collection, B. n . 2 .
Royal Irish Academy, Stowe Collection, B.m. 1 .
Royal Irish Academy, Reeves, 882.
Royal Irish Academy, 28. N . 1 1 . (This us. containstwo ofthe Tarapoems.)
Bodley Library, Bawlinson, B. 506 .
Advocates’ Library in Edinburgh, Kilbride, x vi.
ABBRE VIATIONS EMPLOYE D IN THE
COMME NTARY.
Archivfur Celtische le x icographic, Meyer’s Contri
Annals ofUlster, ed. HennessyandMcCarthy.
Atkinson’s Glossary to the Ancient Laws ofIreland.
War ofthe Gaedhill with the Gail], ed. Todd.Cath Muighe Leann, ed. O’
Curry.
Cormac’s Glossary, ed. O’DonovanandStokes.
FledBricrend, ed.Windisch, Irische Tex ts, i.Annals ofthe FourMasters, ed. O’Donovsn.
Irish Glosses, ed. Stokes (Irish Archeological Society) .The Irish Version ofNennius, ed. ToddandHerbert.Irische Tex ts, ed.Windisch andothers.Kuhn
’s ZeitschriftfiirVergleichende Sprachforschung .
Ancient Laws ofIreland.The Irish Liber Hymnorum, ed. BernardandAtkinson.
Leabhar nag -Ceart, ed. O’Donovan.
O’Curry
’s MannersandCustoms ofthe Ancient Irish .
Oath Maige Mucrime, ed. Stokes,Revue Celtique, x iii.Glossary.
Battle ofMagh Rath, ed. O’Donovan.
McAlpine’s Gaelic Dictionary.
O’C Lect
C’Dav
Petrie
Toch Beef
ABBREVIATIONS EMPLOYED . x i
O.
’Curry’s Lectures on
,tbe MS . Materials ofAncient
Irish History.
O’Davoren’s Glossary, in Stokes’ Three Irish
Glossaries.O
’Dcnovan’
s Supplement to O’Reilly’s Dictionary.
O’Reilly’s Dictionary.
Transactions ofthe Ossianic Society.
Petrie’s Paper on TaraHill, Transactions ofthe Royal
Irish Academy, 1 339 .
Passions andH omilies fromthe Leabhar Breac, ed.Atkinson (Glossary) .
Revue Celtique.
Serglige Conchulainn, ed.Windisch, Irische Tex ts, i.SilvaGadolica, ed. 8. H . O
’Grady.
Saltair naRann, ed. Stokes (AnecdotaOx oniensia) .Senchns M6r (Ancient Laws ofIreland) .Annals ofTigernach, ed. Stokes, Revue Celtique,x v1
,x vn.
Toehmarc Becfola, ed. O’Looney, Proceedings ofRoyalIrish Academy, 1 870.
Irish Topographical Poems, ed. O’Donovan.
Togail Troi, ed. Stokes.
Tripartite Life of8. Patrick, ed. Stokes.
Windisch’s Lex icon to Irische Tex ts, i.Windisch’s Kurzgefasste Irische Grammafik.
Zeitschriftfiir Celtische Philologie.
Zeitschriftfiirdeutsches Alterthum.
TE HAIR I .
cuindodedailfrisinmbruig ?In soPartolan naoath,no
‘
n so ctt-gabéil Cesrach,inac Namedco neimn-ur
noso garb gligar-glun9
In soFeraibBolg nambadnodo line Lupracan?sloindidcagahaildfb-sin6 ti Temairar Temraig .
A Dubdn,aFindchaidran,11 Brain,aChualadéim,
aThuain, bar coiciur cain,
aidonaiddiataTemairDobi tanbacoll-chainchfin
i n-aimsirmeic fin Ollcdin,
noco rcslecht in caill caisHathmacLaigni lethan-glais.
0sin 11t baDruimLéith,
noco toracht Gain can chrad,mac-sen Fischach .Cendfindfin.
RBBaHSBsBsI VHflm y). 2. sjnaBBaB. 8.“dadsghsil, t o.
cold. fi icin] resinR . 4 . ropojdobsO
B ;doboR . 6. incej insdB. u j tun .
6.”n u jdoBR 71mao]mag B ; noms-c, &c 88383. n-i rj ndur SaV. 84 1g ]insc, t o”mssw. garb] RB ; on . «at.be"at. 10] no in sc tuathsibdedhansnd,bc. , 88:89V ; noacc t.d.d. X ; ilk,inH. 1 1 ] sh indig cisfeagbandibhsin Ba.
9. 1 10 q &c.,RBBz ; narbland,1 2. gsrsibh Ba. 18. Duh .)
TE MAIB I .
O sinamach baDroimGainin tulach atéigdlflmtir,noco toraoht Crofindchain,
ingen Alloidell-bladaig .
cum: Chrcfind, nfrbo chamm.
ahainmac Tuaith D6Danann,co toracht Tea, nar chlé.ban E rimoin co n-ard-gné.Boolaiteacladimmatechac Teamoir ingin Lugdeoh ;roadnacht iarmuramuig ,counduaithiataTemair.
Foradnarig bahainmdi,rlgradmacMiledinti ;ooioanmanduirri iarsin,6 t£ Fordruimoo Temair.Ismisc Fintan fili,nirsamécne oen-Iindi ;isandromtoobadcomblaider in tot-brag os Temair.
27. umM ol t] co torsohtand88s. Oroj'loind] croaindRB. 28. Iva-Maddy]
ollgotbaig , t o" 881 . 29 . M ind] CroaindR881 . 80. M ADJ
M ] tuaithdédsno R ; tuath.d. BSS sVX ; tusths'dedonsnn 88 ;may. in H . 81 . so] gor B. 88. re clama] roc16ites R ; to
claidte, ro clsoitteX. 84 . TooM r] Teamhoir 8: Temair, kc
TEMAIB I .
Thenceforwardit was calledBraimCain,
the hill whither chieftains usedto go.thedaughter ofall-famous Allod.Cathair Crofhind(’twas notmiss)was its name under the Tuaths De Danand,Roundher house was builtarampartby Teadaughter ofLugaidshe was buriedbeyondthe wall without,so thatfromher is 'l‘emair named.The Beat ofthe Kings was its namethe kingly line ofthe Milesians reignedin itfive namesaccordinglywere given itfromthe timewhen itwas Fordruimtill itwasI amFintan the poet,I amasalmon not ofone streamit is there I was exaltedwithfame,on the sod-built stead, even Temair.
RE SON M B. stir] ndir Sr ; onu Bg .
89. mau l ] an-anmsnna89 ; anmandaSa;manila, km. BsSV. 40.did] ado 1 1393 .
as]at BadoX. 42. 4 10]an RBBsBsV. 48.m] to“ so.
as colloid] iarsin, ta, RBBsss ; “by. in H .
dindgnadath-glan,drein n-‘ine,
baoddus,mfir conmannur,Roboi ioBrinon umalban i ngle-medon gemelrueandeach rogaromer ;
fertfosfail inmormcrgeoh.inrOmrelgech narah-gcd.IngenFor
’
aindco llnargg ,Tophi rolaind, Mailedleirg ,rochumcathraig , crodain chuird.dialuirg rostornaisdiadsilg .
LR BHSM VHa. 1 .detail] L ;dobsir od. du o]doL.
8.
’naIdiot] nalllimH . 4 . N ] haHSBa. Jay] -bfiidh.h , RE E ;
-badhadh 83. 15. paid] gradual guidm .B ; ghuidh SB; 0. to]do LI18. 7.deltas]delm8. M isc] ndtsine R . 8. be] badRB.
imma]10. u]badB. mj con R .
biaH ; b6i 83 . in ] con L.
fris] ris L ;dis c“. L oad] thalludS ; a
TE MAIB Il .
Temairfreefromfeebleness hides notthe glorydue to womenfor its buildingthedaughter ofLugaidobtainedin her possessionan open plain that it were pity to pillage.
The wife ofGods beggedadowerfromher husband,as I have heard,the clear-huedfortress, statelyascent ;keen was the gamefor graves.Theabode wasakeep, wasafortress.wasapfldaarampart h ee fi'omravage,whereonm tobe the grave ofTeaafterdeath,so that it shculdbean inorease to herfame.
E rimon the lowlyhadawife in the verymidst ofimprisonment ;ahe gotfromhimall her eagerdesireshe grantedeverything she spoke of.BregaTea, 11 teeming home,is tamedbecanse Teawu anobledame ;thefuneralmoundunderwhich is the greatoneofthetheburying groundthat was not rifled.Thedaughter ofPharaoh, with tale ofwarriors,Tophi the bright.who usedto cross the hill-slope,framedastronghold(hardy the labourer !)with her stafiandwith her brooch she tracedit.
1 8. toHi] L : bai RB ; boidano, t o.,act. 1 4 . i nfla]i ng lsr B ; ic glc L . 1 7. Ems] Bregdha, 883. I ts] Temair, t o.,
18. to]do 889 ;de H .
B ; hsirdbut R ; haird-treb ta, HSSg . 1 9.] sio Sa; fir i failin normaggo L ; fsrt bduil inm6rmergech, t c., SH ; fert fifail in mornc gcoh RB. 20. in] SH ; ni L RB 81 . rest] roim884 . about ]rdgc nuilgcsh Sa.
8 TE HAIR II .
'Doratainmdiacathraig cdimin ben 00 n-dibrathmair rig ;Mur Tophifristoirgedam,
asnoirgedoen grtin oech ngufm.
I
N1 clethe in run riaréda,mur thairTephi, rochdalafuisain sund, candualdigna,oumsatmer rignaruama.Fat lethet tige Tephi,
sesoatraigedoen uses,oonfémt fitthi isdruthi.Atchdalai n-E spain uilligingin leso-btinMech-buillig .
sin 6 BachtirmacBufrig ;
Tcphiahainmocech géradmairgforsméladamuradlrdth seacat traigedtolaohleodorénaddiaruned.Niatuo ri Bregoin cen br6n,oi
‘arbodebaidlaCamsonoombeth ahaisecdiahon,cidmor cidmin cidmath-son.
25. a. «an ydacathir l don cathraig H . can ] chemL. as. 453]obliteratedin L. rah-1067 ] rathmarL. 27.M bifp l j frsistoirge Bfristoirgi B. M il] fig 83 . 28. acacia-god] al toirgoth‘
B ; asbsoirgoadB.
an] L ; each, &c.,act. 29. alaloi] oleith 83 . in rain] smrun 883 ; iaur B.
rte] taBR . 80. tair]darBB. re]do HBS3 . um] L ;focsain RB ;fo sin H ; fossil-883 . m] ce H ; caR ; 05 83.dad] cm. Lduil 83 . clip s]dingnaRH83 ; ndiugna8. 82. most]cenast R ; gr oan s; tub-rim]morignaL. rum] ruamnaL .
88. tips] on . L. 84 . trout] creithi R . midit] n ided,dc., BB 8.
86. japan]fodad8 ; lcghat83 . 87 . uillig].uillo83 . 88.Win] at». L ;ingeu RH . lac-l loco- B Wig]dhuillidh 83 . 89. sin] cinn I.
TE MAIR II . 9
She gaveaname to herfair stronghold.the king
’
s wife gracious andlovelythe Rampart ofTophi, who wouldafirontanarmy,who woulddare withoutdreadanydeed.Nct hidden is the secret place that it shouldnot be spoken of,the Rampart ofTophi in the east,as I have heard; 80
in suchwiseat that place with no unworthy traditiondidmany queens buildtheir sepulohres.
The leng th andbreadth ofthe House ofTophinot ignorantly the learnedmeasuresix tyfeet infull ;divinersanddruids beheldit.I have heardinmany-corneredSpainofamaidenfairandindolent, heroic in fight,ofispring ofBachtir son ofBuirechCamacu, gentle champion, bore heraway.
Tephi was her name,fromeverywarrior ;ill-luck to himwhomher ontombment shouldwear'out !arath ofsix tyfeet,fullmeasure,was builtby themfor her concealment.
Theking ofBregonfreefromsorrowdidnot hear heraway,
though there was strife between himandCamacu,
that she niightbe restoredto her .
were'
itfor better orforworse, or were shedead.cisn 83 . caansonPL ; canton BS ; canntcn H83 ; anton R.
coir chuinnidL ; cuindig B 4 1 . s aL RB. 6]-oc ¢.
yard] agotadLHdairidh 83. 42.funded]forsmerad8 ; forsmberad, HImbdnd83 . 48. with] 16 8 ; la83 ; 0111 . H . tolach] toladh, &c. ,
883 ; cen tolsdH . 44 . he] L ; 19 ,do., eat.find] rm H883 ; rumsr 1 783. 46. n
’
] rig , ta, LB3 . 46. M id] tebaiddebaig B ;meabH : thobind83 . Canada] L ; cacton B ; csnt6n R ;
caunton H ; candtou 883 . sic L ; 6 rig us ir18a mbladhmor, &o.,
H883 ; 6 1 13 us 11 13 .mbadbron, &c., BR .
1 0 TE MAIR II .
E rlamCamsoin, ui clothe,E therun.baherohrsde,is slung nanglas-derc ngletheE o trflag Tephe tinic tuaid,nir gnimclothefri boon-flair,Camson ro léio luing oen lfiaig16dar tuindadili scab-flair.Boscart barrBretan 6'n bruch ,
arbahetal E therfin,
00marn friamess ’sinmfir
Isfon samla-sin sunnagnith co oalmaacét-ohumaTemrach, can taidlius trun na.ar tibnine,ar strumma.
Temair oech n-ardcech n-irgnaforsmbft sostaao-dindgnaTemair ceohmbennachmbirda,achtmadEmainairirgna.Tenait tuathi cons tigicen luathi cen hech -miri,
co nosbrathmg’ be th-bini.
49—62]mar 66all but L. 49. E rica] L ; coimdiu, t o" cat. M ]clothe]
60. crumb] erchreade L ; orceti B ; erceithi R ; ircleith H '
inclethe.8 ; imcreith9 83 . 61 . iaj i L Sfi co S .
am8 ; umH . 64. m’r] 1 1 1 L. fro‘] ri L ; taRB ; re cal. 66. 0am ]L ; caotou B ; canton RS ; cauntonHSz. an] gar R . Iéaig ] ldaid, &c.,
883. 66. 14] L ; am. act. dar] for H883 . tuind]droim83 ; in tuinn R.diff] siloL ; anseile 8 ; intsaile, &c. , H83 . sébuair] RB saibruade L ;tterbruaid, t or, cat. 67. romp
-t] rosgart B rosgar 83 . burr]bar, L B ; btrR. M ob] mar 883 . 68. be] badBR . ml] 660 B.
59 . marblaig] L II ; marblaidb, &c.,oat. fria] L ; trim. W]a
1 2 TE HAIR II .
Batargatriath ocus tor,bahadbaniathmith co neim;amaisaidomnaibui cheil. D .
78. toms] tarba883. 74 . k i B ; babadbaB ;mbadba, t o"H881 . ninth] LH ; niad, &c. , BBS ; aid83 . as] imBB.
TE HAIR II .
It wasashieldoflordsandchiefs1 8
it wasahome ofheroes, valiant infray,
76. an M il ] gatcigh 83. 76. s]m. H8. lojforL ; (Imam.
( 1 5 1
TE HAIR III .
Temair noblest ofhills,underwhich is E rin oftheforays,the lofty city ofOormac son ofArt,son ofmighty Conn ofthe hundredfights.
Cormac, constant was his prosperity,he was sage, he was poet, he was prince ;he wasatrue judge ofthemen ofFens.
he wasafriend, he wasacomrade.
Cormac,who gainedflfty fights,disseminatedthe Psalter ofTemair ;in this Psalter there isall thebest we have ofhistory.
It is this Psalter that tells ofseven warlike high kings ofE rin ;five kings ofthe provinces itmakes,the king ofE ri nandher viceroy.
In it is setdown on every handwhat is the right ofevery king ofaprovince,what is the right ofthe king ofTemair ou twardfromthe king ofevery songful province ;The correlation, the synchronising ofeveryman,
ofeach king one with another together ;the limits ofevery provincemarkedby astone-rick,fromthefoot to thefull barony.
hniridhi Sa; hn’
rdri BR . 1 7.do]doH ;diaB ;daG . hit/l] breith B.
1 8. ins ul tiymh nj andi righ gach sz. Immndhflandi sz,21 . cots-pad] coimgne, t o" 883HG . assumed] comamserai, &c. , HG ;comaimsir 83. 22.do]daHS ;dia81 .
HG ; ettehadB. faolmiaich] 6 cmaich BB ; lo cruaith, t o HB: .
TE HAIR III .
Tricbaar thrichtaib-cétfosgeibdo thriohtaib-cét cech céicid;in each céiciuddfbatasocht prim-fichit prim-dingna.Bosfitir Oormac, barf;ro lacuairt hE rendfo thrico rostaiselbi 'l‘emraig .
DumananGiall, glaine glac,do nagiallaibthuc Oormac ;do Chormac tarfas ’n-atig
cechdecairatai Temraig .
Bostarfasd’ Fergusmar taetorro is naOlden-Forts .
fri Baith Graindeaaiat anfs,atait cen erchraan-6endfs.
O Baith Grainde'sair ’
sin glinn
ataSescendTemrach tindatafri SescendansirBath Nessa,Bath Ghonohobair.Come OindChonchulainn chruaid6 BAith Chonchobair sair-thuaid;tomusaScéith toaOhobradis ingnadis imadbul .
26.WW] trichait, t o" (an M ). foqoib] BB ; nosga'bat. so. M anaged]; 8 ; coi‘6, t o,mm. 29. be] s.v ; fo BB ;am.
81 .m] co tunBa. w ho] gach B8» sn'sir] amuir B8 ; unit a“.
82. M ] Tcmoir, &c., BG. 33. g low ] gll B.
ykol nglac RH . 36. fig] thigh 83 . 87-62] qflor 1 28 B .
maria] tadts BB ; rotar&s 883 . m tflmur taH ; amsrta8fibaile i taBB. 38. 46H M m] hifail croil iB. 893m “)cmcsrcca.as , B ; ganiita83. 40. ions] as Y ; n un H .
TE MAIB III . 1 7
Baronies thirty in number it findsin the baronies ofembprovince ;
seven noble score ofchieffortresses.
Cormac knew the number being kinghemade the circuit ofE rin thrice ;he broughtawayahostagefor everywalledtown,andshowedthemin Temair.DumanaGiall (purity ofpalms),is calledfromthe hostages Cormac broughtto Cormac was revealedin their houseeverymarvel that is in Temair.There was revealedto Fergus,as it is,theplace in which is Fergus
’
Cross ;
the Slope ofthe Chariotsmarks the limitsbetween itandthe CrookedTrenches.
The CrookedTrenches where they slew themaidens,The CrookedTrenches ofthe crookeddealingswestfromBath Grainde below,
they remainfreefromdecay both ofthem.
EastwardfromBath Grainde in the glenis the Marsh ofstrong Temair ;east ofthe Marsh thereareBath NessaandBath Conchobair.The Measure ofthe HeadofgrimCuchullinlies north-eastfromBath Conchobair ;thedimension ofhis Shieldunder its Bossis wonderfulandhuge.
4 1 . s is-yams] s coldsis Y ; in ge ldis hmb .i. inguintis upm .) G ; inglndaisB ; scdltis 8s. 42. Olden-Forts] caidutamY ; andcntai B ; sndantsis 8g .
saris] andis H ; annis G. 44 . swil ] 5t Y8.
s nomadic] n-numis BB ; n-sinhis (with val sindis tur ner.) Y ; nanfhis 83.
61 .fas] foHY88s. 62. is as 8836 .
is’sas YGBBs.
1 8 TE HAIR III .
Lige Mail ocus Midnai Temraig iarn-atigbadeataalige salecht,frisanabar Barc BanmbdethTech naFian, nirbo long lac,co cethridoirsibdeac.
DumanamBan iar n-ambrathforain innell uachtarachDall is Dorchafrisandes,Dall tes-thiarDorchadograbadfbDumaDall-Bodra;romarbeachdibataileac cosnaman-almsaine.
Doluidin t-abw , trfiagd6,do etargaire etorro,foaccssaibiar crin-amarc.
indahlaic-sinafarMae], Bloc, Bluicne, borbaciall,
Mur clothe nati'i occuretir luing is laech -thopar
68—66] as . B . 64 . iar] at YBs. tiybs'
l tidhbhai H ; tighbs B ; tiugbaBs ; ttioghbs G. 66. YBBg.
M l cbomaighsst B. 67.”l ilo-s] imraidimH883. 69 .fans] RB ;bobcat. s irb]niB ; broB. 60. ss]moBB. Join ifldoirrsaB. lsso] n . B.
62.forsis ] ford; foranYG ; forsinnB;fc s ; an “ . M 11] ochairBB.
64 . roj ri BB ; 1 1 581 . msilsssj comccss B ; comaiccs B ;GB ; comuighchius H ; coimidhchcs Bs ; ccmaidcsss (P) Y.
Y88s. thisr] tiara“. 66. bodibj cta8s ; BB. lusts]dubaYB.
TE MAIB III . 21
TheBath ofthe Synods, noble ex cellence,lies north ofthe Precinct ofTemair ;eastwardfrom.the Bath beside the Stoneis the house whence Beniat escaped.The SynodofPatrick wasat the noble Bath,The SynodofBrendanandofBuadan,
The SynodofAdamnan thereafter,assembledto curse Irgalach .
Belowfromthe Bath ofthe Kings (it is notfalse)are the Grave ofCu, theGraveofCethen, the hilloftheOx ; 90
east ofthe Bath isthe grave ofMaine son ofMunremar.There remains south ofthe Bath ofthe Kingthe Bath ofLoegaireandhis Keepandhis Grave on the floor ofhis Keep ;the righteous one ofthe Lordovercame him.
Beholdthe noble House ofMairieschieffor beauty in E rin ;it is high to the west, very high to the north ,
level eastwardofit,— it wasatriumph ofthemason.
It is there was situatedthe house, on themargin ofNemnachabout this houseawayacross Meathwere scatteredthe houses ofTemair.
Temair, whence Temair Breg is named,Rampart ofTeawife ofthe son ofMiled,Nemnach is east ofit,astreamthrough the glenon which Cormac set the firstmill.
SG ; fiaddsidfiadadB ; fiadadadfiadadadR ; Y ; fiadhat fiadhat .
rod-J8 ; ros 83 ; ro ac t. 97 . mend] mbenn HS“ nambenn 8. 98. ar
primit] ar primait RB ; i priomait G ; primaiti, &c., H881 . dills]aille G ails
BBH ; uile, &c., 881 . 99. staid]maidB ; antuaidH . 1 00. wad] uaidh HGusit RB. be] co 8. can ]min-RB. 1 01 . ro]fri (f) Y. 102 .much]athuaid, M , Y883 ; thnaidG . or] for YGSBz. lo3 .
’m0u] om. B . tar]arYB ; for 83 . 104.mitts ]doronta883 . 105.dicta]diadhaR. 1 06. Tea]téadB : B. mic]mac B. in N . uadhs soirfo glean 81 .
22 TE MAIB III .
m6r cét nobiathsdabr6indeichmeich 16csch laidobleith.Hostarraig aicce in ri rani n-atig a°hoenuran ;co rostoirccsstarfo chleith
Iarsin rosairchis fiaCuind,tuc saermuilinn tarm6r-thuind;robo chobairdo Chiarnait.6 Baith Big sair, is 6afir,atain topur tuirme cland,frisnapar natri-hanmand.Liaig Dail Duib Duirb, Tuath Linus,ocus Tipra'B6Finns,tri hanmanddis sloindamach,do inadtopait Temrach .
Topurails,adbal tree,aTomraig iiles siardesLug aainm, con codin bu;Cuchtair Cormaicforabru.
BruindidaTemraig atuaidAdlaic Diadlaic in tslfiaig ,
as thoparfodechairdesis co Carn naMacraide.
109 quotn . 1 782, 44 : an acts} 1 10. maft sch ]dob. mcr
h mb ldij lacsch 1 1 2. 0ir6] nir BH .
tairrustsirnine in rt rtaKg . 1 1 3 csr. 88g 1 1 4 . s]’n-aG.
1 1 6. M ] lath Bg . 1 1 6.furl-cid] ro cimigh H ; contrfét Kg . 1 1 7. isrsics
HBBg ; airchisis uimBg . 1 28. std] co sts B ; co ts B. Mm] HG
TE MAIB III . 28
Ciarnait, hand-maidofupright Cormac,usedtofeedfromherquernmany hundreds,tenmeasuresaday she hadto grind,it was no taskforan idler.
The noble king came upon herat her taskallalone in her house,andgot herwith childprivilypresently shewas unablefor heavy grinding .
Thereupon the grandson ofConn took pity on her,hebroughtamill-wright overthe wide sea;the firstmill ofCormacmac Artwasahelp to Ciarnait.
The Caprach ofCormac is in the Bath oftheeastwardfromthe Bath ofthe Kings (that is the truthis theWell ofthe Numbering ofthe Clans,which is calledby the three namesLiaig Dail Duib Duirb, Tuath Linde,andTipraBoFinns,three names todesignate it,tomake known the well ofTemair.
Another spring (mightyforce),which flows south-westfromTemair° °
Calfis its name, though it never suckedacow °
Cormac’s Kitchen is on itsmargin.
There rise north ofTemairAdlaicandDiadlaic ofthe host ;two springs fiowdiverse thencedown to the Camofthe Boys.
trnin e, ta,ac t. 1 24 .friarspar] BB ; frisambar HG ; arfhuilit 83 ; for afailed8. as M ] tri HG ; .u. t o! 883. 1 26. Lisiy] on . BB liaG ; liagoat. Jail] 881 ;dsclat. M 6ds irb]duirbB ;druibet B ;dubdoirbG .
1 27. tri] .u. smart] snmandsin, &c.,snmsnns side H . dis
1 28. 40]di B. do sited]dis siot G in .uii.mad881 . tops ir] topur 881 . 1 29—1 44] or».
BB. 184. Disl k io]ansd1aic h . YSSg . 1 86. M h zir]descairY88s.
24 TE MAIB III .
E tirdaCharn nanGillaiDeisel Temrach tes Crinnai ;f6t co rath riandular cel,as6itisdainedeisel.Atfiaidfrisin tulaig truimmBath Cholmain in Domnainduind;Locht Caelchonfo chochmacloch ,sair-thuaid6 Luing Ban Temrach .
Caelchumac Loaimmeic Busidmeic Cormaic Cais, caradbusid,prim-giallfer Mumanamach ,6 tait ruirig Buis Temrach .
Tech Temrach imatain réith,
asatardaddligedcaich ,maraidféemiaddiasamlaibac rigaihac rig -domnaib.Bi ocus ollamfiled,sui,brugaid, bertisdliged,leptanaloiscti lochit,laraig ocus léu-chrochit.
Liaig isdalem, gobs gut ,mail nacethrad6ibuilei tig indrig barr-buide.
Bindaide, rithbuige reil ,sciathaire, is fianaideféig ,i tig rig noibdfs corn,
haheandligeddflesdorn.
1 39. or] h r 88g . 1 40.dead] ordeisel, &c. , YGB. amm] asoidhdis Hisoidtfs G ; asuiddis Y ; asoighdis 8 asuigbdis 81 . 1 4 1 .frisia]folin 8 ;forain Y .
1 42. Jermain]domainS S-i . 1 48. mam] chocho Y. 1 46. Los irn] Loghairn,&c. ,
881 . 1 46. Cormaic] om. YBB3. cais] cais cais B ; cais nech 881 ; caisnesch Y ; on . G . and] BB bc
'
r'° H ;dobeired, &c. , YG ;dochauad, 88»
1 47 . g iall] giallu Y ; gilla83. fer]ar YS . Mums] n-E renn B. 1 48. M ic]til Y. 1 49- 180] one. B. 1 60. as] as
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YHG. M ich]do each YSHG .
torrid] tarat 83 . 1 61 . mid] ni B ;dronco H . 1 66. lepta] B ; lepaid, &c . ,
TE MAIB III . 26
Between the two Cams ofthe Ladsis the Deisel ofTemair south ofCrinna,aawardthat brings luck before going todeath ,
wheremen usedtomakeaturn right-hand-wise.
North ofthe great hillis the Bath ofColman, the brown Domnan ;the Grave ofCaelchu underalike heap ofstones,lies north-eastfromthe Hall oftheWomen ofTemair.
Caelchu son ofLoarn son ofRoadson ofCormac Cas, who lovedvictory,was the first hostage out ofthemen ofMunster ;fromhimdescendthe princes ofRos Temrach .
The House ofTemair, roundwhich is the rath ,
fromit was given to each hisdue ;honour still continues to such as themat the courts ofkingsandprinces.
King andChiefofthe Poets,sage,farmer, they receivedtheirdue,couches that torches burn not,the thighsandthe chine-steaks.
Leech andspencer, stout smith ,steward, portly butler,the heads ofthe beasts toall ofthemin the house ofthe yellow-hairedking .
E ngraver,famedarchitect,shield-maker,andkeen soldier,in the king
’
s house theydrankacup ;this was the special right oftheir hands.
sat. [calm] ad. lochuidB ; loichet,&c. ,ac t. as loiscti] nach loisceann, km,YSSs.
1 66. Idfaig ] B ; laarc, &c.,ac t. crccbit]ad. crochuidB ; crochait 8: croicheat,&c., cat. 01 68. rcohtairc randaire] r. ramuidhe B ; rannaighc rachtaire 8.
1 69 . unfit] 8 ; msoil H ; maol B ; mml YGSa. 161 . Biadoids] randaidhi 81 ;rannuiro B. rdthbuigo] rathbuidhe, km, 884 ; rathuige B. réii] rel H YS ;rcidh B . 1 62. is] om. BGS . M id:fe'ig ] luamuirc leirB ; fianuidhs leir$3. 1 63. noibdis] B ;do ibdis, &c. , YHG ; ro ibdis 8 ; nobitis 83 .
26 TE MAIB III .
Druth , fidchellach.fuirse6irfaen,
cuislendsch , clesamnach olden,
colpaacuitas]. iarfir,in tan tigdis i tech rlg .
Bigthech cuit senmaire stir.
caisle6r is cerdaimastéib;cornsire, bonnairear brig ,
Muiridindo Mal Midi,dligeddondroing threbair thréinichtar remar in tilinnein.
Dromannadrouna'in csch threibdodruithib,dodoirse6irib;iar n-indrumtigs Temrach.
ColumCills, crcnadbrait,robris in oathforDiarmaitrs nduld6 tarmuiramachCretsmCrist, rochés i crl,tochair csch nertar nemniarbr6ndodaimD6 ’
n-atigui tart termanudo Themraig .
1 66. M ] B ; M M ] fidehsllsigh.“ Y88s. 1 66.anislsndssb] cuislendaigh, ta, BBSs. M ash] clsssidc, 0a, YSSaH . slow]csomB. 1 67. ootps] colpths, ta, HG. smil ] M G. 1 68. tiydis] tingsidYHG. i] 6Y ; as . B. fly] in rig B. 1 69. t ichnssch YP8 ; rithnech
Ba. main ] ssnmurs B ; sennairi, HGBa. stir] B ; sssr, hm,as s.osrls iusdl ibj’sdcsrd.
imastsibB ; csrdimarsa ; ccrdsmaracid-sair]mimirG ; inmir B. MarcighidsrmfirmsighsB. suit]mar Sr. 1 76. M dos]dlcsghait sn’
G. 1 77. isms]druns B ;
TE HAIR IV.
Domundnthainalainde,comul caire cét cuire,
bréo ilat lithfri labrad,achtadradrig nan-nile.
Boféith each recht imroad,rescaich cach cert co grian ;
Temair indiu cidfasach ,b6i ré hanésadniad.
Nirbo“ isatormbwh s
bam6r ndamdiarbodomgnasindfinadfondglasférach.
Badindn-ordnide n-imglicc ;baborg -bile combodb-élaitfri taidbsin badruimmn-airdirci n-aimait ui ChuindCormaic.
Is ciemin gairmnosc6ema,ainmdor6egasech rflama
tarcaB6indbr6 bagaCathir Chr6iind, cr6 hm.
L BBYHGBSsSsYHa. 1 . Julian’
s]duthsine L. s k inds] cm. L.
2 . ssirs] cm. L. w ire] cgire L . 3.fri] re (with ri sspm .) B ; as BGri Y ; reaH . 6. rqfdith] rofaidBBY ; rofsidh H ;mfhsidh 8 ; rofsith G ;rosfaidh 83 ; atchin L . mitt] creach 8s. in ]marG. ml ] L ;rost ; rott 8s ; rasdBHG ; M B . 6. rosaiish] SsH ; roscsid,&c. , YB ;dechliu L. ml ] on . L. 8. fl] tan BBH . 9. sirbo thrl ig ]L ;dobo blaith 8 ; roboblaith, &c.,ac t. tor] tort L. 10.diarbo] ciarbo,&c.
, 88sG ; ropo B. scar] scoit L. 1 1 . 6amaddsi] socsidB ; sochi B ;
( 29 )
TE MAIB IV.
'This world, transient its splendour 1perishable gathering ofan hundredhosts ;deceitful todescribe is themultitude ofdelights,save only the adoration ofthe King ofall things.
Perishedis every law concerning highfortune,crumbledto the clay is every ordinanceTemair, though she bedesolate to-day,once onatime was the habitation ofheroes.
There was no ex haustion ofhermany-sidedtowers,where was the assembly ofstoriedtroops ;many were the bands whose home wasthe green
-soiledgrassy keep.
It was astrongholdoffamousmen andsages,acastle like atrunk with warrior-scions,“aridge conspicuous to view,
in the time ofCormac grandson ofConn.
Fair is the title that adorns it,the name'
he chose [tomark it out]among cities
the Fort ofCrofind, pen ofvictory,ex cels Boand,millstone ofcombat.
buim6r ndam, t e.,HGSSa. down s]domgntis L ;domnus 883 . 1 2. indruid] L ; aniu cid, &c. ,ac t. fondg las] foglass, &c. , L8. 1 0- 1 2] “by.
in Y . 1 3.dind]fondL . 1 4 . 6s] badY. berg -bile] L ; boirgbile Gfoirgligc, &c., B8 ; forglidhe, &c.,act. bodb-slait] badbslait BH bodu slait,G ; bladblait L ; badtlait B ; bladslait 8 ; bladloit Y ; blath tslait 8a. 1 6.fri]L ;dis 881 ; riaee l. tsidbsin] taibhsin 8 ; taibsib83 . bedruimm] atduring 8: 1 7- 20] only L,andB is topmarg in. 1 8. ainm] umal L .
20. Clare/bind] ChroindL.
80 TE MAIB IV.
Diamb6i Cormacfri cloths ,baréil robladaretha
nffrithdunamsil Temraig ,baat run belaig betha.
Balcabrig -sain fiadbuidnibindrig -sain réidedTemraig ;
isferrdflin télaibfinetuirem'
athigs teglarg .
IN techm6rmllibamusdodinibnirbodolus ;cathir glan gléribglain-fersecht cét traigedatomus.
Nfstairchell baise burba,mi cumgastifle sarsa;
nirbo rubaohfriaterba,sé céic cnbataharda.
N6i cluid, nisclui garb-drend,1au6i ndfii ’
n-atimchell ,fri find-airbert nafind-chrand.cathir imairdero imthend.
Adhaind‘ rig , riadrinde,forsndailtefin co finds,
badin, badun,badindgna,tri ohéicait imdainde.
2 1 .fri] L ; fa8 ; im8e ; foa“ . is]do BB. rabbi ] roblst L8.
28. at] nir 8r ; noco, &c., BB. saisil] mar BB8s. Tm iy] Temair
24 . be si] L ;dobaiY ; mb6i, &c,, BB ; mb6, &c. , HGBa; robi8. rim] arain 8. baths]anbaths 83 . 2 6. Bale] bailce B. s] in L ;cmY. M L ;
'
uas, &c. cat. 26. riidsd] L ; rogah BBG ;dogab, t o.,
HYS ; togahdogsb83 . 27.dais ]dun, t o" BSSa. tok ib] t61aB8.
28. tuin n] tomus BB. 29—36] on . B. 29 . in] aYHG8s. milib]mile'
B . 30.do] conYH881 . dinib] dtincB. Joins]donnsY8s. 31 . plan]mor 81 . gkrib] glare G. plain-j YGS ; glan at.32. ssslu] tri YHGSBa. loans] thonon L. 33. birds”) tsirmchcll, &c. ,
TE HAIR IV. 81
When Cormac was among the famousbright shone thefame ofhis career ;no keep like Temair couldbefoundshe was the secret place ofthe roadoflife.
Strong before hosts was themightofthis king who usedto ride through Temair ;betterfor us than tribes unnumberedis the tale ofhis householdretinue.
The great house with thousands ofsoldierswas not obscure to posterity ;the shining fort withdistinctions ofthe illustrious,seven hundredfeet was itsmeasure.
Fierce follydidnot holdsway over it,nor strictness ofharsh wisdom;there was no violence to annoy it,six times five cubits was its height.
Nine walls it had, fierce fight couldnotdemolish,with nine rammrts roundabout themwith noble equipment ofthe noble scions,
it was afort illustrious andimpregnable.
Thedwelling ofthe king , commotion oflances,whereon was pouredout the sparkling wine,was arefuge, akeep, afortress,there were thrice fifty chambers in it.
YHGB ; tairmB. 86. rubscb] robec ; robeg H ; robecc G ; rubcag S ;bhcc 8r. fi-is] fri RYGH . torts] haStbs B ; hearbs S . 36. 0660]c6icait L. csbst] comfh_adBa. 37. cluid] cluidhcB. nisslfii] no clai BmB ; no cluidi Y ; no cluidH ; no cludhaG ; noscluidhedh 8 ; nsclaidhi 8r.gab-M ] L ; gairb-thend, &c., cat. 88. Is] cm. L. W] ndums YZHG ;
39.fri] asu L ; re YH ; re 8 ; c .
sirbirt L . slams-J] chlandLG ; carnn B. rfsdrials] st riadraunaL ; ri sdrindi Y ; ri uamds B ; ri uarrandaB ; ri uss rinniH ; r1 uss roinc ; righ os ruudaS ; ri co raindi Sa. 42.fsrss scan-
.
B ;
con B. finds] finds B . 44 . imds] imdaigh, t o”BHSs. ids] imma,t o , BBY88s.
82 TE MAIB IV.
Tri ch6icait leech co laindih,nirbo borg hastharbruidin,
basé lucht, linibdindgnai,oechaimdaide suidib.
Bawas in slog samlaid;taitned6r ar 3. n-idnaib:
tri oh6icaitairel n-ergnaid,céicaeach airel imglain.
Secht cubait, cen nach condail,fiadindaimdrongaigdrennaig ,fri hannudsutrall solus,basé tomus in tellaig .
A secht n-aile, rochuala,fri cert glaine cen séna,
ségdasainemlasaeracaemacaindelbracréda.
IN chathir grianach glan-sin
fiedachfianach cofondsib,indefri soichli solusas techt ndorusdedorsib.
Bahédligedindrig -sin,
61 asnibedin slég-sin ;
bamétmor-m6r in Ian-sin,
tri chét 61 isind61-sin.
46. M ] biid3 13 ; hi (withaderased) H ; badYS ; boi G . coicait] L8.ooeca, t o" eat. so Isindib] collaine L ; co lainib, &c. , B8. 46. nirbo] roboBBS . berg] L ; brog G ; broc, &c. , BBH S ; borbYSz. bath] on . L. M idis ]bruigbin, &c. , YGSSa; brui
'
é?) H . 47. be u] L ; hahe HGSz baheaYB ; heaBB. liait] linaibL8. 48. sec/ta] LY. domidib]do shaigidh Bdo taigibB ;di saidiaY ;fri suidhe 8 ; fri suidib82 . 49 . 64 ] L ; rop, &c. ,
ac t. in say] nasloigh G . 60. taitned6r] taituem6ir, &c., YHGSSr.
as s] L ; 6saL ; osiu 83 n-idnaib] cm. L ;dingnaib, &c., BB ; imdhaib82 .
61 . lri chéics it] cm. L. n-orgnm’d] nairgnaidL ; ergnaS: {ergnaid, &c. ,ac t.
62 . mic] L ; in B ; in csch, &c. ,act. img lain] inmain, &c., BBH ; nimdaib,&c., YG ; imdaigh 8 ; nimdaigh 82. 63—68] cm. B. 63. cubait] coicait L
TE MAIB IV. 83
Thrice fifty heroes with coronets,
(it wasacastle notfoolish andbmwling )that was the tale, according to the counts offortresses,in every chamber ofthe number.
Goodly was the throng in this wise,the goldgleamedfromtheir weapons ;thrice fifty stately couches there were
andfiftymen to each shining couch .
Seven cubits, withoutanydividing ,before the crowdedwarlike company,with blazing torches burning ,thatwas themeasure ofthe hearth .
Other seven, I have heard,made in truth abrightness beyonddenial,majestic, notable, noble,beautiful chandeliers ofbrass.
This sunny shining citadel,festive,martial,with cask-staves,therein,amidradiant hospitality,weredoors twice seven in number.
This was the right ofthat kingavesselfromwhich that host woulddrink,avast capacity was thefull content thereof,three hundreddraughts there were in that vessel.
an nach] cannach L ; conach B ; cindnch H ; cendach , kc. YS . conduit]64 .fad] finds , kc., YGSs. in] gnch n- S .drsnns ig ] ndrongaich ndrennaig L ; ndrcngandremaidh B ; ndrongaigh ndrennaib
s ;drongareae. 56. n] L ; he, kc.,m. e.tellaig] ahall R . secht
n-sile] secht coicaitails g .b. L. ails] ee R . 68. g laine] L ; gli B ; ng laine,kc., «at . cmsins ] cm. L 69. seyda] sega, kc. , B8. sainnnla]
62. fiance/t] ranach HG ; fiadhach 83 . fondsib] L ; foinsib,kc BYHGS ; foicsib83 . 63.fri] fs YH ; baBG88.. soichli] sochlaB ; soichle H ; ccitt Y ; soichleach G . solus] sobus L. 64 . secicf]sé L. 66. ssnibd] nosnibid, kc., BHG.
34 TE MAIB IV.
A n-61 n-uidechfri hfiaburnaruitsch rfiad, narain-fer,
trich6tdtilsmnosdailsd.N6i c6icait stabatoga,hasfdAl, togaatuile,
sech hacarrmocol glan-balc,bah6rbahargat uile.
Tri ch6icait'
ccicangalach ,
cen nach n-adadasfuirech,fri hairer, cennsch t61ach ,
narfg rogach , naruirech.
lasin fiaithfaldaffrda;odiosfoes fiedach flr-glan06ica16ech i n-asessamconn6itfs infae1fossad,
céinbfdin rfac 6ul,arnabadd6uddossam.
Bahéndonmalbam6a,ar csch 16ubalia
trichacét nochonfuirged,69. s is-cit] L ; annall es t. M idas/i] nung L ; nusll BB ; noidech H (sss
Commentary) . fi i] rian H ; risnan BB. 70. M 4 ns rss -fksr]mmin
raideadB ; ruamds rsidhct B . 7 1 . nirbo] nidat, kc.,BBH ; nibaS ; nirbodG .dimbrsig] L ,dimgaidB ;dimdaig , kc., B8 ;dimdaid88s ;dimd, kc. , HG .
72. tri sw j trichaL ; .1 . G , tri ocncaY. ddbss nosddtsd}rodosdailed. 73. LBBHG P
76. such] acht BBYB ; osu. 8: . yknbs lc]glanmsc BB. 77-80] cm. BSS1 . 77.miss ]coiccs H ; coc . 78. csn nach] connach B ; ccnach HY.
snnsch B ; nanusc, kc., HGY. fame/i] ruirech B. 79.mud]chidni B ; condach H ; csnach Y. 80. rdyssb] rogaB ; rogachm.
81 . rdnds] G ; rmdaLH ; rantaY ; 82. lssin]
86 TE MAIB IV.
Cend-drong filedtoffrda,saigtfsdligedandala,
isderb uibass cia’
tberaco n-6es chenaeachdrina.
Tuirmemteglach i ndalaibtige Temrachdodfnib
isf-seoan-arimfire,trichamiledemflih.
Diambéi Cormac i Temraig ,
ar roblat os cach rogail,rfg -athgeinmeic Airt Cenfirnffrithded6inibdomain. D .
Cormac co céme chrothabafotkafond-bale fiatha;
genair 6 E chtaig imgilmacdo ingin Uilo Acha.
0 M i Solomcc siriud,ferr each ciniudfri comul,
gein badchummafri CormacaD6 in tormaltdomun D .
93.
‘
csndL ; mB ; amt. [6] L ; bamt. 94. ssiytis] L ; cuintis ,kc.
,B83 ; cuingidis H ; condie S ; cuingtis, kc. , BYGSa. s nda'la] atonals
s.. 95. aderb] L ; m. sis] cedY. as. so cen L .
eachddss] cschduana81 ; on . B . 97. tsinnm] tuiremB. i ndu’laib]natolaib, kc. , BBYHG ; co tolaib8 ; natoraib83 . 98.do]do L ;daY .dinib]dninib, kc. , GSBz. 99. i] L ; 6act. an-drim] L ; anairimB ; anairemB ; anairiomH ; antairean , kc. , YGSs ; ant uirimS . 1 00. tricha]L ; c6icaar, kc. ,
cat. nailib]miltib83daim'bnodomilib8. 1 01 . Tcmraiy]Term“8: Temair, kc. ,ml. 1 02. sf] L ; aoral. rcblat] robladh HGrobladY ; roblaidh 8r ; robl 8. rayait] rogain, kc. ,BYGSSz ; reg B ; rogcin H .
TE MAIB IV. 87
The chiefcompany ofthe goodgenuine poetswhodeclaredthe rule oftheirassembly,along with the professors ofeveryart in general'tis certain whatever that company says is notfolly.
Let us tell infull tale the householdofthe house ofTemairfor posteritythis is their right number,thirty thousands inall.When Cormacwas inTemair,beyondall high prowessfor his greatmight,aking ly equal to the son ofArt Oenferwas not tobefoundamong themen ofthe world.was the firmsetfoundation ofthe kingdom;he was born ofwhite-skinnedE chtach ,[he was] son ofthedaughter ofUlc Acha.Since Solomon waswho was better thanall progenies together,what ofispring that wouldmatch Cormachath the earthdevoured, O God
1 03. rig-ath eist] riaithghein es ; rig aithin Y ; rigadgain 3 ; ridhagein s .
L ; nircin, kc.,sens 106— 108] cmsrss..
1 06. cams] coins B. croths] cloths B. 106. M M ] fiailhe G.
1 07. E chtoig img il] Botsi findgil n ; Baichtghe finngil o. 1 08.do]d’ o ;don R . Uilc Anita] uilcfstll R . 1 09- 1 1 2] on . BYSa.
1 09 . as] L ; fri cat. sirind] sirudB. 1 10.fsrr] L ; fermt. fri]doHGS . ooms l] comidfor. ofL wrong ly. 1 1 1 . gain] cein H . chumma]oummai B ; commaith, kc., HGS . 1 1 2. 0 Di] atefor. ofL wrong ly.
format] tormaic/cs. ofL wrong ly. dow n] indomun, kc., BHGB.
TE HAIR V.
Tomait , Tailtiu, tir n-6enaig ,Baigue, Bachru, raith n-uabair,
Ouillendco n-abainn Crommad,Tromra, Trommad.DruimBuamaig ,
A stdimBruig , bidouman,OumarDruman, DruimCalad,Belat, Blatine, Bruigin,
Oermna, Capraoh , is Callann,
MagmBreg co n-ilatdrummann,
Onoc Dabilla, Mag -Mallenn,
Crinna, Carraun, (Jolt, Guillend,Muirtemne, Tlachtga, Tuirbe,
SidMainemaerdamrechtgna,E chtga, Oohaine, Ai, Aig le,
Nas, Carman, Cualu, Celbe,Baigniu, Bafann,
is Bairenn,
Dun Inteing , Dfln Cldir, Dun Crea,amBreamcus Dfln Cairenn.
BdEd illegible in Edn, cumentirely a. inBa. 3. 001600 6] cuillindBd. 46m] obann Bd8 ; abann, t o“ “ 80
Om adj oromH ; aroma83V. 4 . M n ] bomaraBd. MtrommaK ; N a83V. M in is“cum] cummal Bd. 6.drama] camor II .
Gold] onlaid, t o., 3 83. 7 . Bow ] holgat Bd; belaidM ; ball“H ; belad8. Blailim] blaithme 7 S . 8. l ord] minimumH ;muirig Ba. 9—1 2]after 1 6 H . 9 . (Jet-mm] Bd; coma, cam-dc)H . 1 1 . Padilla]dapillaBd.
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TE MAIB V.
Temair, Tailtiu, landofassembly,Baigne, Bachru, proudrath,Cuillendwith the river Crommad.Tromra, Trommad, DruimSuamaig ,The Moundat Brug . it shall be remembered,Cumar Droman, BraimCalaid,Belat, Blaitine, Brmgm,
Muinoillo, Mured, Maigin,
Cermna, Caprach,andCallann,
Mag Breg with numerous hills.Cnoc Dahilia, Mag Mellenn,
Crinna, Cerrenn, Colt, Ouillend,Muirtemne, Tlachtga, Tuirbe,Builighe, Slanga, Semne,SidMuine,majestic,many-hued,E chtga, Ochaine, Ai, Aigle,
Nas, Carman, Ouala, Celbe,
Dun Inteing , Dun Clair, Dun Cree,Dun Brea,andDun Cairenn,
tairua. ta, HS . 1 4. Suiligh ] Builidhi ; suilgo, figV. Scum]aimnodueimne Ba.
mania] mamaBdS. mmhtgm]mbrecbtguaBd;mbri'daH ; mbreebtge SaV ; bmohtgha Bd; oochaine HSocbain SsV. 4 6] Bdon .ant. 4 69 10] aigli Bd; aichliu H ; aicchle V.
1 7. 001k ] oeflphiu Bd; ceilbiu Bd. 1 8. Batman] «1. rairiu Bd; rairbo, &c.
881 ; n uirbe H ; ruirbe V. 1 9. [Main ] Bd; intang i'Ed; inoc H ; eng 83
sing 83V. M r] clarBd. Ono] erogaBd; crsuaH . 20. mq a]mbemBd; mbrouaH . 006mm] 03 . cairiu BdEd; corpri H ; cairbre, t o., 883V
40 TE MAIB V.
Uisnech, Athais, ArdFeds ,Slemun, Blaine, SidCoba,
Dermagdairechdadruimnech,Lusmag , Luimnech , Lecc Loga,
Bruin Bdaid, DruimBig , BraimBossa,Bruin Criad, DruimGain, DruimOressa,
DruimnDian, DruimnDailb, DruimnE ssa,DruimMeith , DruimnAird, DruimnDressa,
E ithmann, Aisi,.
ArdnGabla,Oernna, Collamair, Cnogba,
Cruiot, Crinna, Cruach Aigle,Uachtar nAilbe. ArdOdba.
Bri Scail, Bri Airc, BriAinc,Bri Breg , Bri E ch , BriFéle,
BriMolt, Bri Dam, Bri Dfle,Bri Léith, ocus Bri E le,
Loch Da'Dall, Loch Faiie find,Loch nIng , Loch nGabur, Loch uGand,
Loch uDub, Loch nDreman, Loch nDond,Loch Corr, Loch Cora, Loch Comm,
Loch Bib, Loch 06m, Loch Oodail,Loch Uair, Loch Airc, Loch E naig ,
Loch Lein,Loch Laig , Loch Lugait .Loch Ouil, Loch Cimmi Cnedaig ,
2 1 . mu nch] Unis? Bd. AM ]aithais Ed. c u]form8. 22 . Sk ip ]Bd; slaingiu H ; olanga, &c., SB3V. Bid001m] 7 Cuodbba8. 23 am. 8.
23.dairwlcda] EdR ;daireachdairmag Bd;dairedbacb, &c. , 83V. 24 . Logo]blogaBd; blaghaEd. 26. Big] ri Ed. 26. (Io-Gad] criedh H ; cadBd;eaidEd; cain 83V. Win] cruaid, &c. 83V. 27. ndadb] ndalbII ; nalbEd; ml! “34 . n-E ua] cocaBd. 29. E itlmamn] Bd; BatmandEdEathmainn V. A iu i] aisi BdEd; indai PH . 30. Collamair] oollamarBd. Cnogba] cnobaBd: cnodhbaV. 3 1 .Wot] crulann Bd; crufaidh ?Ed; crutbaigh S . A ig lc] cigli S ; aicchle V. 82. n-A ilbc] &c. , M Ed;aigbno H8 ; aidhne 83 aicchne V.
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0dba] obaBd. 83. Sca'il] soairbH .
TE MAIB V. 4 1
Uisnech , Athais, ArdFeds ,Slemun, Blaine, BidCoba,Dermag ofthe oakwoods andthe hills,Lusmag , Luimnech , Lecc Loga,
DruimBuaid, DruimBig , DruimBossa,BraimCriad, DruimCain, BraimOressa,DruimDian.DruimDailb, BraimE ssa,BraimMeith , DruimAird, DruimDressa,E ithmann, Aisi, ArdGabla,Cornna, Collamair, Cnogba,Cruiot, Crinna, Cruach Aigle,UachtarAilbe, ArdOdbc,Bri Scail, Bri Airc, Bri Aine,Bri Breg , Bri E ch , Bri Fele,
Bri Molt, Bri Dam, Bri Dile,
Bri Leith,andBri E le,Loch DaDall , bright Loch Faife,Loch Ing , Loch Gabur,
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Loch Gand,Loch Dub, Loch Dreman, Loch Doud,Loch Corr, Loch Cora, Loch Camm,
Loch Rib, Loch Cuan, Loch Codai],Loch Uair, Loch Airc, Loch Enaig ,Loch Loin, Loch Laig , Loch Lugait .Loch Ouil, Loch Cimmi Cnedaig ,
briard8 ; occur, &c., 883. Feb] feilbj flz 010 883V.
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86. Leith]leth S . mj briairg Bd. E h] helo Bd; eilride iH ; berre 83.
87. D6 Doll]dadall Bd;dabuil Ed; ndabuill H ;dabhaill 8 ;dabbal 83V.
Faife] bailbe ? Ed; failbs 3 83V . 38. n-Iny] nding SB3V. 40. Gem]4 1 . Bit] ri BdEd. 42. Uair] an 83. A ire] airs
1 1 883 ; airccV. 43. Lein] lai ; lain B. Mia] ait ; laoidh”I ;lait 8 ; lhigh 83 ; laicch V. Lugair] lubair 8 ; lubhair 33V.
cu] Rd. W] cuedaidBd.
42 TE MAIB V.
MagmBreg , Mag Find, Mag Ferai,Mag Luirg , Mag Li, Mag Line,
Mag Slecht.Mag 06, Mag Gummai,Mag Moon, Mag Marc, Mag Mide,
Sinann, Sligcch, Sruth nDomna,Boand, Banna, ocus Berba,
Goistine gleorda, Grene,Fele, Life, LindSegsa,
Ath Cliath,Ath Croich, Ath Guile.Ath 1 , AmOro, Aih E le,
Aih Luirg , Aih Luain, Ath Craibe,Ath Fraioh, Ath Fian, Ath Féne,
Uasal esnadnacoic n-ess,
E ss Buaid,bari nasen-ess,
E ss Croich , E ss Muiriath amuig .E ss Dubthaig , E ss Tigernaig ,
Bath Guill, Bath Goirt, Bath Gabra,Bath Mor, Bath Meal, Bath Medba,
Bath Beco, Bath E ich , Bath Emna,Bath Truim, Bath Tail, Bath Tamra
Dindgnai hE rendiarsodainfosfacbus, radcenmchail,do nach ailinbus chiallda,nodastriallaco Temair.
46. l og M ] on . Bd. 47. 05] oein Bd. m oi] cuma883 ; oumuV ;dummis i’ H . 48. men]maoinj i ;main 883 ;main V. m ]mairo83V. 49. 81690435] aliccech BdHV. n-Domna] 8 ;domnaBd; nomnni H ;
nomna83V. 60. Baum] bands H ; barrainde Bd; barrinde ? Ed. mBerta] brebaBd; bearbaEd. 61 . Goictine] goissden Bd. g loom] om. Bd;gleore B ; gleoire i
’ 8a. arm] grains, &c., HSaV ; is greine Ed. 62. Soyuz]uecghuaH . . 64 . mi 1 1 ; ai 883V. 55. I t).Luirg , A?»main] athluainath luirg Bd. Craiba] craoibe H . 66. FM ] V ; feno HSSa; foiao Bd.H ; fati 8 ; baricch V. con-on ] sén ecaBd. 69 . BaCroick] ess coir Bd.Muiriath]mariaBd; muiredhaig '
Qoith vol iamparm. ) 8. catnip] amuid
44 TE MAIB V.
Ce beith its Banbai brainigrig amrai,ardamedair,
nifuil reohtas rig ioraibachtarig techtas Tomait .
Maelsechlaind, géc co nglan-rath ,
focheirdsith imasen-mag ;sech br6nmbais 6s ouchdinin, ‘
robei rigiu Temrach .
Iarsin co brathmsfodailre each 6s chdch cenmebail,
fri soichle sirblad,dibdadi Temair. T.
69. Cobain] cebeit ; gumbeth S . - M ] brainchi ; brnnaigh Ed;broinit ; bruinigh B ; mbrainigh SaV. 70. rigmn i] Bd; rig amraEd;riamram. ardoj ardaaBd; arda8. 7 1 . fi uil] ui1 Bd. "chmriy] racbt il flr Bd; reacht ao fit .
81 83V. toc/um] techtbus (P) H . 78. gig] set BdEd. g len-rath]g lanmaitt ; glanmodEd. 74 . old] lidBdEdB ; on . V. ima] Bd;immaS ; iman Ba; imon EdHV. 76. nob] o BdEd. M ic] bais H ; bluisV .diniu] Bd;dine, &c. ,m. 76. robi] robe Bd; rombeth 8 ; combeith, kc. ,
TE MAIB V. 45
Though therebe over imperial Banbafamous kings— high theirmirth !no kinglyauthority is binding on themsavefromthe king that possesses Temair.
Maelsechlaind, branch ofbrightfortune,spreads peaceabout theancient plain,
freefrommortal pain beyondall generations,may he bs in ths lringship ofTemair i
Thereafter, till Doomsday,may it be shared,beforeandabove everyone without shame,by his line, overfamedforhospitality ;may it never be ex tinct in Temair !
H8; V ; gun ibEd. -icche
V ; ilkg . in H . Tom-colt] atoamairEd; aTamraigh, t o.,81V. 77. M obil]
83 : 1 1 ! !dV ; rmfogail H ; rufogbail fodairi Bd; iarsodhain Ed.78. n ] Bd; ris e“ . 79. ohm-d] Ed; clana Ba; ail, t o. , oat. off-blad]uilblad, ta, Ed3 83V. 80.”crabdi'bdad] narodidbad(P) H narabdibod83V ; uirbadibadBd; nirabdibhaidh Ed; nirodibad8 ; nirobdibdbadh 83.
ima-Jhi to‘
u'
i Bd; atemair, t o" EdH& ; in: tombait , t o”88W.
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ACE ALL .
1 Achallaraicce 'l'emair,roscarsat oicahEmain ;
ingsnd’Feidlimn6i-shruthaig ,do chumaidE irc, erctharaind,goitai ndigail Conchulaind.Conall Oemach tuc oendE iredochumTemrach imthrAth tsirtis tniag gnimdorignedde,DumaFind, DumananDruad,DumaOréidns, grundfri grand,Duma’mandernadglsico gléDumanE iro, DumanAichle. A.
5 Tanoatarmaths UladimChonohobar naourad;rofersat grafiaindngii nglaind’Achaillaraioos Temair. A.
a. 6 DumanE iro, ui haichde crsss,’sindroimfri Temraig ansss,E re, isandtAnicare,
3.modiaod] modind;do cAineadY.
4. candor gel 014 610] in aindir goal 83. 6 quoted8M m. 84 .
6. 7 . orctha] srcdais fla; ebdain 8M .
rind, BE BE» 8. gotta] L ; gasdo B , god, &c. cat. 10. loohm]re tb M . im] rinL. 1 1 . ic inwg ym’m] L ; is truag in gnimBM . ;
cat . W W , &c., HSz idodoohait M.
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ACHALL .
Achall overagainst Temair,the youthsfromEmain ~lovedher ;she wasmournedwhen shedied,the white bride ofGlan, son ofCarbad.Thedaughter ofCairpri perished,thedaughter ofFedslmNoichruthaoh,fromgrieffor E re, (provinces were filledwith it),who was slain in vengeancefor Cuchullin.
Conall Cemaoh brought the headofE roto Temairabout the hour ofterco ;Sadwas thedeedwasdoneby him,
the breaking ofthe coldheart ofAchall.The MoundofFirm, the Moundofthe Druids,the Moundoi Creidne, checkby check ;the Moundabout which wasfought thefamoustheMoundofE rc, the MoundofAchall.The nobles ofUlster cameroundConchobar ofthe champions ;they heldraces brightandpmfor Achall
.
overagainst Tomait .
The MoundofE rc (it was no narrow work)on the hill south ofTemair ;E rc, it is there his time came,the comely brother ofAchall.
u’air] uar, &c.
,BBH . 1 3. M a(2)] isduma81 .
14 .fri] ar BE. 1 6. matador-nod] madndsrnadB ; mooandsmdh H .
16. M M] isdamn HS S z. nE iro] E ire oodd. nAioMc]1 8. ng ilag laia] gil g lain, &c., B ; glico slain, t o" 8841 .
1'
s ickl e] aicci H . 22. tin] is L ; saH .
48 ACHALL .
BrathirFindahAlindfish ,
is AilillaCruachain chrfiaid,OairpraNiadaTamraig thall,diarbo hingsn fial Ashali. A .
DumananDn'iad,frisanessTemair narig , in rig
-less,
fri Temraig anairanallisand-sinathath Achall.’8andsin roadnacht in ban,
ingen aird-rig nanGAsdel,roalaideddi in rath -as thall.andfuairahaidadAchall. A .
86 runs.’sfarr rob6iar bith-ohé,
tar éis Mairemathar D6,MsdbBadb Sarait, sagdo rand,E rc is Emer is Achall. A.
Golachdo Chairpre NiaFarE oohu garb gérait GAedal‘
tarmairt combath uidiachlaindfrisinn ingin,fri Achaill . A .
a 1 2
for ingin Chairpri chrichid,nafrith abdair thfidi thall ;sech cc-mnAibfi lls Achall. A .
p 1 8 Guidimmac D6,doratmeirgtarMeidblsth -deirg tarMeidbndeirgtar Baidh tar Sarait tarFaindtar Gairbtar E ire tar Achaill, A.
26. a] oB. 27. a] i BH . h im-dig ] TemairL ; TamraB. 28. M ]diambo Y. 31 . Tm ig ] Temair, t o" LYSa; TamraB.
L ; anna11 8. 32. M in]andL. 38.
YH ; il and8. 86. ro ok idoh kjdi roclaidadL ; molaidhadiB ;m 1,
cc , its, as. and] L ,daw t. 37. rows]dohoiv ;dobias. as.a].cac ii . mammals;
in roinaH ; rind, &c., rss,. 42. Eoclm] EochaidB. 45.W]dobér, t o., BB ;dobYB» iorcin] iartain L . 46.for] L ;
ACHALL . 49
Brothers were FinnfromcoldAland,andAilallfromstern Cruachan,ofCairpre NiafromTemair in that country,whose nobledaughter Achall was.
The Moundofthe Druids, south ofitlay Temair ofthe King s. the royal holdeastwardofTemairyonder,It is there the woman was buried,thedaughter ofthe high Kings ofthe Gaels,for her was raisedthis rath on that spot ;theredidAchallmeet herdeath .
The six women thatare the best that were inafterMary themother ofGod;are Msdb, Sadb, Sarait (noble portion),E rcandEmerandAshali.A squire ofCairpre NiaFer,E ochu the fierce, champion ofthe Gaels,attemptedto have one ofhis childrenby themaiden, byAchall.
to thedaughter ofCairprethatastolen hourwith herwas not tobe hadin thatplace ;I pray the Son ofGodwho broughtdecayon Madh Lathdorg , on Madh Darg ,on Sadb, on Sarait, on Fand,on Garb, on E re, on
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Achall,
darBB ; ar oc t. era-bid] cruthaig (with vel 'crichidmoor. ) L ; with R ;47. mj L ; nach, t o"m. alt-h id“48. «so-midibj ocmnaB ; namu H ; mntibflo.
49. M idguidmoL. dorctjmt s ; radY.
B ; (cirg B. . .ar YHBSzurj ar arYH SS-a. Faind] guinn (with vol 1 superstar.) H .
60 ACE ALL .
g 1 4 Oo raibinadfor nimwdo OhinAaduaArtacAn ;rofitir rind-chart ceoh raind;isaic imthecht i nt aill. A.
o 1 5
badtsrr imbuar'
noimgraig ;no oo r
’alt i Temraig thallbsnbadfarr indaAchall.A gillai geibm’ach it lfim.
nati nachdom’iml‘orrain ;
GAidilfor oraich ocus Gaill ;it lfiathaan-eich tarAchaill.
In t-inadataitarn-eich,roboi caill tritar csch laithtir indécis Mainsmaill,nogairthadarianAchaill.Maraidrath Chonaire chain,
nimair E ssasiu nothall,nimair E rc, nimairAchall. A.
m 1 9
bafiaith Fodlaco find-gnim,
fatatar Gaadil is Gailiguss inden-ihir i nAchaill. A.
n 20
im'
thaabudataAicbla.68-66] iu L oaly. 68. bd] bidL.
i]arL. Maint ain s» 60. 60n kdj onbanboflsindol nass. 61 in L ady. 61 .] 1
‘hmorfow htton hmhas
"M M LaM gaib. 66. mil ]dobdiHSc. dcjdi BH .
crioh
ACHALL.
o 21 AmlaibAtbaCliath oétaig
tallus lfiagmodfianeda,schd’aohaibAnaAichle.
22 [Taniaco Temraig narigColumCiliacan imsnim;cumdaig thar leis eclaisann'sin chnoc-saaradnacht Achall.] A .
81 - 84] in L only. ed.dachaibansaicos L
ACHALL .
AmlaibofAth Cliath the hundred-strong ,who gainedtbs kingship in BendE tair ;I bors ofi
'fromhimas prioe ofmy songahorse ofthe horses ofAchall.
[Thars came to Temair ofths kings
by himachurch isfoundadthsreon thahill whsraAchall was burisd.]
86 in B (norm) Y h on .) H 81V
58
N O T E S .
TE MAIB I .
Tins poemis translatedin Petrie’s fi n , p. 1 81 ,fromBB 849. It is notfoundih L. There isanotber oopyat BB 40Themetre is lax . Allitaration is irregular. Monosyllables rhyme together
(1 8 and1 4 ; 21 and22 ; 26 andmonosyllablss rhyme with trisyllables(9 and1 0; 1 9 and20 ; 23 md24 ; 27 M 28) :dissyllables rhyme together(1 1 and1 2 ; 86and86 ; 89andA long vowal rhymeswithashort (1 and2) .A slendsr vowal sssonates with s broad(28 and24.) Responsss ooour twice
(8and4 ; somu o).
The ssnse ofthess linss ought to bs : ‘ t ndidTamsir Brag ooms tobecalledsimply Temair?’ Idonot sse whatmsaning 8 oan hsvs as it stsnds,mdto brsy,fr0mnominativebri. Thedative andaocusativs ofthis vordare givanhyWindiseh (W0rterb. 879) ss bri or
-briy ; but the long vowal inbriy is irrsfioual,The
Knu wouldthsnmsam‘ t ndidthe namedrop the brqfwhsndidthe plsossoms tobs calledmsir [instssdoi Tsmsir Breg] 7 ’7.W. Asfrequentlyhappsns in later-Middle irish, so, ‘
v ith,’ is confounded
with “,Narmay be writtanfor
adie (so 8, V) ; but if, ‘nobls;
’ is attu tedby Metr., O’B ; of. O’Bahilly
(ad. Dinneen), s. v. { if-9M , sir-ssh“ .
6- 7 . As to thess psrsonsgss sse LL 6 s 6, 4 b27, 6 s 1 2 ; or the first pagss ofPM, « Easting , 1 1 4, 1 06, 1 21 .
8. Cigal, leaderofthe'l'omofians, is calledGrimmLL.
6 4 21 GfigmlcombPM 071210 2680 GiiysroocBB 28 b 87 ; Oiohul 01 1 9001191621 LL 1 69 b 10.
On the origin ofthe Lupracans see 8G 11 . 663 ; they seemhere to standfor thea.aids,whocams tobe confoundedwith the N ot/co bi (seaZimmar, ZdA x x x iii.
60 NOTE S . [ram 1 1 .
abstract neuter, whichmeans agreat number’, for then we shouldhave sair,
not hu sh . But ii it ismasculine, who ismeant ? I smael occurs as aproposname, Oss. iv. 94 .
In 20, L’s rsilgd(withat rest) ifit standfor ro-silydwouldsatisfyallitera
tion better than row : but (1 ) itdoes not rapmdsowell tomask ; (2) thethe wordweredelived
fromtsih . Homprobably it isderivedtromtsitbd, ‘ increase,’ asmthe lattsr fioun oocurs in the Aesmsussm
with themeaning ‘bountiful ’ : IT iv. Index .
2 1 . Input Farsi“. Two other ‘daughtersoi Phamoh ’appear in theanual’mtio
history : (1 ) Scota, wife ofNiul : Resting , 1 57, 1 64 : (2) Boots, wife at 1mm:Resting , 1 77. I can findnomention ofTophiandCamson (orCanton) ex cept inking ofBritain (BO xv. 277,fromB) .
22.W hemof. LL 1 94 s 45,dom.» m am. Sun 1 201 ,Ind)“ tern smakers . Lair] is a‘
cog'nate accusative ’
: of.mu M ,
Tom. iv. 26.
23. w ire. Some suohmeaning as ‘ lsbourer ’ssems to be required: Po’Ohas
28. mindnotmiss, ‘who usedtodestroy everydeed, ’ i.e.‘doalldeeds
ofdestruction,’ 91 16»being acognateaccusative. The pron. infix . seems otiose.
29. rimhereandrinsedin 44 seemto refer to the name Tephi-rim81 .fc'sissin I tahetobe equivalent tofu isms-sin : oritmaymean ‘ thereafter,’
us at IT 2. ii. 1 71 4, 1887, or simply ‘under this rampart! Dip s seems tobean'adjective : of.Wi s. 0.
-But it wouldperhaps be better to read459m(g . andin 82 rim(g . pL).
32. L’s reading sw (for 6411 1110)may be right :
‘ they built sepulchres roundqueens.
’
84 . H weare to readtruss, theassonanoe to Top“ is
false.
39 . via6. Petrlemakes cine Bsclm'r s propername ; but the pmsehas simplyE sch er.
For the omisaionoi roocf.Ailech 1 1 . 6, 86 (Todd.Loot.m. 42 LL 1 62 s 18
Sun 6781 .,SnB 7409 shouldprobably readIfreader Tutsi M iami; (omitting
42.forsmélad, 2fut. offormation with infix : ml. pronoun. For the specialmeaning ofmired, of. IT iv. 3985.
man NOTE S . 61
48. “is“ is not agoodassonanoe todomed: some tex ts readtélad,awordwhich ooonrs in SaB 1 484J 9-i toldmm ; but this reading I cannot translate.
47. 611. According toStohes, ZOFiv. 864, on,‘blemish,’ is short in quantity ;
i! so, thismust beadifierent word, for themetrical rules require that it should48. 0U syr eil sds , ‘ whether the restitution were great or small,’ i.s. whether
he got omnpensationalong with hisdanghtsrmr not.49. E rlssris gensrally ‘
s patron saint ’ ; hm'e it is sppliedto s heathendeityasThe story is obseure g it sppears only that Tephimet herdeath in
see nots on 21 . pkth seems to be an sdj . oognate topl}.
66. The ordinarymeaning ofsts l ssems out oi plaoe here.69. sir ud] : P O’O has srsio debilitated’ . thismay be
the aame wordwith themeaning ‘ inanimste.
’ Or itmaybe aeompoundadj .,scab
60. arms; fordubbing , ‘alightsd.’ The phrase seems to be ametaphorto ex pre-thst ths name Tephiruu settledupon the place.
68. Midi“ Irma, ‘spproaoh inimportanoe ’
1 mtrma, ‘equal importance,
67. Pshie reads escbdsnsmbirds , but the analogy oi 66makes itmorenatural to regardk sssebasan sdj .
68.With the ex ception of24 , thefourth line ofeverystanzahasanalliteration,so that H ’
s iriryas is preferable toLB’sforiryss .
69- 72. As this sh nss occurs in LL only, l print itas it stands in the rrs.
69. Of. prose M M (BO xv. Sic in prouerbio Sootioo reperitur, utdicitur Temair asmaithi at M r is My“, etc. This refers to Cormac,Temair, whm'e occurs the gloss : tssrsir ssdrastic .i. prions» no ruled. (anair in“ya.i. prin ts».
7 1 . sssi, g .dass, AOL .
74 . submarine : literally ‘s fight with valour
’: the phrase stands in vogue
02 NOTE S . [mmm.
TE HAIR III .
Tmpoem, whicb is not ioundin L, is sttributedin BYH0881Bs toOuan uaLouhsia(ob. in DV toOinmth us hArtacan (96. It is editsdin Patric1 48fromH .
Themetre is not ot s strict type : lcng vowels rhyme with short in 1 2, 28, 88,70 ; another loose rhyme is host,W idest Alliteration is general, butnot regular. There are no internal .assonancss with the ex ceptions (probablyaccidental) of64 , 104 , 184 .
1 0. rcsr'isig : sils imis usedmetaphorically ofspreading thefaith (see V i) ;
oddimrsing legend, ro-silsds mi ss, LL 1 96 11 67 : so hmo iiis ipisrmeans ‘put
in circulation, publ'
nh. Orwemay readro-s-ils ig , multiplied.’On the PsalterofTarasee ZimmerZdA n x v. 1 21 .
1 4 . isbir is the reading best supportedhy the ima, andthe slender vowel isrequiredby the rhyme. Ifit is sound, it is probablyanadjective.dsrivodfrombir
,
‘spear,
’ as isgflcir, ‘manly,’ 1 1 Her. Nominatives standin placedaeoumtivesthroughout theatanas.
22. le ntils. The lmgth ofthe l in this phrase is provedby this paa-gaof. PH 4668, IT i. 1 79. The varieties otmeaning seemtobe :(1 )
‘ together’: hereandIT i. 1 86, 22 09 1101106“ mestssws ins chmscars
Destiri s sisr or s h is“dofaith : of. PH 801 4.
(2)‘altogether, completely ’
: arias tssetsrdo w ith on strap is ball-sits PH4225 ; ccmm»dorsitltas sM am, PH 41 92, of. rose ; I'I‘ ii. 1 , line 1 97.(3) after negativa, at all
’: s s
’
sinis terdin pdrb-tborsis l -siss sal t (alsodofaith IT i. 1 79.
Atkinson PH , p. 21 , rendersby ‘at once, immediately.
'
28. errisebhero seems todenote s cairnmarking territorialbonndaries ; or themeaningmaybe every province under corn-rick,’ i.e. fertile in corn.
’
24 . traiged. Petrie translates ‘rood.’ Thewas is equivalent to the tricks
ss't : seeMC i. x cii.
26. The use. aredividedbetween the readings trichaaltandtrials“ sit,neitherofwhich canwell be right. Iiweadopt theformer,wehave thephrase trio‘ser trichoit-cét,which ismeaningless ; or, ifitmeansanything ,mustbeacircumlccution for thirty-onebaronies the other reading which is adoptedin the tu t
wouldimplythateach provincehadthirtybaronies. But,apartfromthetautologicalmode ofex pression, the numberwouldbe wrong . According to the poemquotedby O
’Cur'ry fromH 8. 1 8 (Battle ofHugh Leann, 1 07, note), Heath had18,
rmra NOTE S . 68
Gonnanght 80, Ulster 86, Leinster 81 , Munster 70 total, 184 . Giraldus, quotedHO i. x cvi., gives the numberas 1 76. Resting 98mabas it‘ 186. I suggest
that the true reading here is trial s sr tri acids“: the abbreviation cprcorcémight easily, under the infiuence oi M el isa-cit in the nex t line, be wronglyex pandedinto trishsit sit or tricbtsibsit. We shouldthus obtain 80 1 60 1 80,
s number halfwayWeen the 1 76 ofGiraldosandthe 1 84 ofthe anonymouspoet. Considering what sfavourite numbu 1 60 is with lriah writers, themode oiexpressing 180 in verse seems not unnstural.
88. g lains g iss. Hostagesdenote peaceand‘ purity odpalms ’ in contrast totheblood-stainedhands ot war : cf. note on Achall 1 9.
88. Ores rysssss : see l’etrie 1 44, note 9.Waz the infimpron is otiose, but BB
’s roading
involvssan swkwardtautology in the nex t line.40. stemis ‘between itand This usecdstir in composition with the
plural, insteadoi the singular, iormci the thirdpersonal prononn is similar totheanticipative plural in the idiomm asterwas M M [be]andDuteame,’ illustratedby ZimmerKZ x x x ii. 1 63 .
Zimmer quotes fromLL 108 6 40 4srsis stormis ie -tflidslsilli 7 1 ’m.
The idionris tairly common in the case ofstorro : tor.examp1e, PB 626,dobsrst
crissssssidos tig osus air “Weibsst sil cc tissdgé tbstomm tshssin,
‘so
much that thewindcouldgo between [it] andthe earth.
’ Toch . Beef. 1 78, 1 8stars-u sensfrsig , ‘between himandthe wall.’ IT i. 1 76, stemmu in sin g ,‘between [the E xalted, in crdnids] andthe host.’ LL 1 06 s 21man-u 7 arm‘between her[Nessjandtheweapons. ’ So in LL 1 86 s 46, 1 86686 ; BB 4 s 20;
KB 1 28, 1 7 ; PH 43.
On the other hand, in IT i. 208, 1 7, we have Fergus stirmfrsig id, Coast!M air oeus ersnd, LuysidRscdsry stir-m sda't.4 1 . On the slaughter ofthesemaidens, see Tigernacli, anno 222, citedby
Pehie, p. 86.
42 . The crookeddealing 1s the false judgment ofLugaidmac Con : see
Petrie, 2 1 9 .
49 . Corus Cindcomm : calledin the prose version, BC x v. 288, 00msirud7 sssids (beautician.
On themonuments ofCuchulainn’s headandshieldat Tara, see Petrie, 226.
00mseems todenote the ex tent ofgroundoccupiedby his head: for cams in thesense ofproperamount, or ex tent, ’ see BL Glossary (combid) MC index (comas sirlis) .
68. ForMalandMidna, see Petrie, 227. Conall Cernachfoundthemplayinghurley with Cuchulinn
’s head, andkilledthem.
64 NOTE S . [mmm.
64 . tigbs : cl. MB 1 72, 2, eisd'ard-shiatsu“B iff-sir termann: sr thing“,
sdsrsiriuspsn srsrbsd! andBL s. v. tisrflsc.
67.mum: calledin the prcse Losy as saBss ,andM I slelursr-ts ,
BO x v. 282. Wand6srs aro both usedmetaphorically ci buildingo. Les;
oi Brng on the Boyne, BO xv. 292 : of. AOL s. c.
64.fri comsilsss seems tomean ‘ in community ofcomidess usuallymeans ‘ neighbourhood’ : O’B ; TI
‘
; LL 1 86 6 2 1 , etc.
66. (Gt-“Orv The prose versionhas Dali tsss 7 M tisr (BO x v.
andPetrieawordingly punotuates li tssflie srshs. But this order ci wordsis unnatural, andthe bearings ci thedifieront spots won1dbe obacnre. It seuns
likely that the prose redactor hssmisunderstoodthe passage.
78. M t isdsbsiss : see l’etrie, 1 80.74 . B laisssare namedas the threedruids o! Ocnn inBsiIs ss “ 1.
sp. O’Curry,Lect. 620. As to the stones calledafterBlocaudBluicne, see Petrie,
1 79.
bsrbs sis ll : that is, their paganismis iolly to the 0hristian.
79. litl oi liaohais identifiedbyPetrie, 1 78, witt sl son oc ohraidewhcmTigernach recordsas reigning 88year-s in EmainDIachs] : of. FM 106, 107.
As to the Synods, see Petrie, 1 71 ssq. ; andior the stcry otBsnic r
82. M as Tsar-sols, i.a. the Lie”it ; see Petrie, 1 69, 1 79 ; Loot. 680,
andthe references given, BO x v. 288.
89. amas Big : seePetrie, 1 62 ssq.
For 011 andCethen, see the prose version, BC x v. 286.
94 . M bLoq siri : see Petrie, 1 69.
96. FiriaFm, i.s. 8. Patrick : so in M mGu l ls 6 (V i Gr., p. he is
calledaimplyj riis . The readings ofBandBmaybe corruptions oil s“ I isl sit,
the witness ofthe Lord.’98. priait. This seems tobe the singular iormassumedbyWindisch (Warh
buch) andAtkinson (Glossary toPH) : 3 88: have the plural, but their readinginvolvesanawkwardhiatus.
86 NOTE S . [ram 1 1 1 .
1 64 .mmshouldapparentlybe construedtogether, ‘due ct fists.
’
1 66. Of. Law: v. 108.
1 69. For fifths“, riot/csch ,as pl. ofrig , rigs, see BL Gloss.
1 78. I airidin seems to be the same as themodern msiriybis , aburden,
’
‘afamily,’ O’B. These people were part ofthefamiliaofthe I s! l ids .
B has the curious variant sssrcig lridsr starmsig lu, partly supportedby 82,which reads starfor M 1. m igai is presumably the plural ofm6r, gl. bills ,
Ir. 61.
1 74 . ssirssrsiais ssrsssiriare classedtogether, Laws v. 1 06.
1 79. mssismaybeconnectedwith urselsils,defending ’ O’
D Suppl. (Atkinson
BL Glossary rendersby ‘act ofuniting ’ but the passages which he quotesfromKB prove that the true sense is ‘defending ’
or Themeaningmight thenbe that themaids who servedthefeast were courteously treated.ass sols
, perhapsfor ssrs scat, withoutdoubt ’ : of. IT iv. index , s. v. ssh.
1 82. The reierence is to thebattle ofOul Dreimns, PH 666.
187. The story ofS . Buadanappears to he intended: see I’strio, 1 26.
mm NOTE S . 69
'
Theein iaeems tobe snotheraortol oompsrtment ; scoording to Said. T. l idst .
(LL 29 s), there were as stoiesitm as. taig , 7 irime:for 5.mt 5mm,
7 tri esissit sire) esi6, st ssiss asst airel. I hsve not foundthe wordex cept inthu e two pssagee (oi which ono is veryptobehlydrawnfroln the other) andin s
pan go in the Geis AM (IT iii. 890) which is the work ofan etymologist.46. iri stdies it. V
'
i gives s6issasmass ., but of. Pederssn KZ x x x v. 429.
as teieda. Themetrical structure (see (d) shove) is adverse toL’s sol-k ins
(i.s. es idisw). Leswasans here tomsan the crescent oi goldworn on the hesd(seeWi) n ther than ‘
swotd46. er M idis , ‘
engagedin hrswl,’ lihe sr swim,‘drunk.
’ The reading “atrwidssa’etrieadopts sr 6rwiesinfromH) is ex oludedby the rhyme.
Pighting waanot sllowsdin ’
l‘aredming the b is ressrsst , see Ds ofLoch
Gamm, 61 - 68 (LL 1 96 647. 6s ai. I iollowLL ; the other x ss. give themore oorroet bs ti hoth here
sndat 66.
L lnh, 1 83.
60. ts itwed6r : tho ruding ts i6nees 6ir is ex cludedhy the proeody whichrequire-aresponse to siéy.
52. sin !must he regsrdedasnom. : M . T. l idst . (LL 29 4 8)alsohas soiesedet sirei. [swish is written sum-i gratis for intake.
63 . Petrie, following apparently L, translates, ‘without any sparingness.’ I
cannot flndanyauthotityfor thismeening ofmds ii. It seems to he infinitive of
62. D’R hasfi nes ,‘ troop, hand,’andM‘Alp.fswwssir, ‘ trooper
’ fmeaalsomeans ‘ hoop, hand’P O’O givesfewsss , ‘hoop, circle fioraheml ’ :fu sssire,
‘hooper, cooper.
’ I
suspect that OB’s
‘ txoop’andll ‘Alp h ‘ trooper
’ havearisen frommisresding‘ hoop
’
(inmanuscript) as ‘ hoop.
’ Home the hanol-stamseemto he put ior the
64 .ddssst t z so iii. 60, so ssittridoirsi6dsss.67. Pc hspe we shonlddivids k witm, n6r is Ids -sis , hut the repetition
odssér wouldhe l vkv l rd.69 . A s -as -widest . t ws
'
q n owe ahouldperhaps reads w-éoi n-fisgthe n ctre is equallyg
ood: tw thodmyllehledoh cf87 In“,also, wemight
7 1 .dou siress. Thom a“ isageinl t L'arosding , iwddrim. Ii , bow
ever, this is right, itmust ho the ‘adverhial case ’foundin isdim‘
r, indims,
oto. ; “ Gu s.
Fordissb'siy, inn -res, empty-handed} of. 803 3649 : N idimrsig Iotsrdis tit .
70 NOTE S . [mm W.
74 . toys s tsile, literally, choice oftheir plenty.
’
77. ooiesformiss.80. réysst . The long vowel is requiredby the response to“last . PO
’O has
rq test , merry, cheerful, pleasant.’
81 . rdwds , it em-nog is relatedto rdw u fbds toflr, sldrds to fs6r. But
M nemhsve rdssds, rmds, eto. ; wemust then take the wordto be thoverbal noun odrdmeies, ‘ 1 row,
’ O’B ; andrestsin rdeids tomeen ‘boah wain.
'
82—84. themeaning seems to be thatflfty stewards were inattendthis meaning for rlyisst : 0
’B rendere the word, ‘oldhag , grey-beardedold
man.
’
86.fdei, ‘wolf’ : mstaphJ or ‘warrior,’ likasis, 6s¢t ir, t en of. LL 86 1 66sfwilsstfsei i eett l sipe M tisr ; BB 6868 s ¢entsir is j selfesssiy.
87. Binoe in this poemall lines endindissyllsbles,dwimust hm'e beacannedasinOId-Irish : see Straohan.DeponentVerh 667,note 2 :dowdin88is therelorealsoadissyllable ; oonsequentlyL’
s sr ws tobbadoannot standAhough it is not easy tosee how this resding aroee.
so. or. newan usrbaumu lie,‘ therewas no hero whomamm
following ’
; hut 89 is obscure tome.91 .fwivysd. W means both ‘ I wait,’and‘ l heep
L’s 6ss sinwst seems tobooormpt, botmay oonoeal the truemsding : tu sinwd
in 92 (L’s reading ) has the support ofLL 29 s 8 tesrs wiii esst idi wess-ssd
94- 96. The ohange ot number homssiytis to stbrs may be ex plainedbyregarding ssigtis u relative toj kdandnnd-dronyu nominative to stbsrs .
97. i wddisi6, literally, ‘ indivisions,’ seedMp”: st. Lind. andOur. 24 wi
srdidfedfris l Owiritt irdoddisi6 sects”divis ions .
99.dries : for thisfomot the nomot. LL 8 6 46, ss-iss si-Iosy tri iosys.
1 00. Ifollow L’s reading : et. note on 44 .
107. As to Cormsc's parentage see BC x iii. 466 ; 80 1 1 . 286, 366, 634. His
mother’s name is variously givenas E tan, Achten, or E chtach.
109. Asm'iwd‘answers to ciniudit cannot bemferredto sirim. I canmakenothing ofthe word.
109. 801m». The writer ofthe SwidigwdTige Temrsst , which in LLfollowsthis poem, also hadthe comparisdn between Cormac andSolomon before his
mind. He writes (LL 29 s“ There came to the king Gauls and
72 NOTE S . [ram xv.
iii. 1 87,“because ofthe sorrow oi the people 0! Godin its halls." But the
Temple ot Solomcu hadits sscredercsamthe Ark odthe Covenant. Itmaybethat iv. 24 ismerelyan attempt to claim, in vague terms, asimilar sanctity iorTara.The parallel between Ccrmac’s Palsce andthe House ot Bolomonmeets’ us
again in the abstrsct odBiblical historywhich begins on foL 109 0fthe LeborBree. Thurneysen has shown that thisdooument is in themainaprose redsctionofthe Saks ir eaRm (BC vi. Thedescription ofSolomon, his
house andthe state he hept, which wcupics the secondhalfoff. 1 80 6,
corresponds generally to lines 8997- 7028 ofSun, but certaindetails areaddedfromthe narration ia ings iv.
—x . At line 27 we read:Sawmi tiys SoMJa bau oe fnins srbs mn caddie 111.m mmMohairin csch imadaid. loo/trail itir cschdo M AM Jib. “ The ordering ofthe HouseofSolcmon : videlicet, six hundredgreat steers fieadperhapsdyc, ‘
joints’
Jthere
everyday ; six hnndreddraughts oi wine there everydsy ; thirty caldrons ot finemeal there everyday,andthirtymessures to every caldron (cd. 1 Kings iv.
six ty women grinding meal there everyday ; ahundredandfifty chambers inthe House (at. l Kings vi. 6), andthree parties ofeight in esch ehamber ; atorch between every two parties odtour.”This conespouds gencrslly ta R
701 8—7022, but the choice of“detail andthe turns ofphrase show asimilarityto thedescription ofthe Hall ofTarawhich cannot be accidental : compareTemair iv. 68, 44, 65,andthe title ofthe “ 4159304 239i c LL 29 ¢ 1 .
There is nothing in Sunabout the 1 60chambers, nor yetabout theamount'ofmeatanddrink,andinsteadot the phrase BMWtige Sakamwe havefi'ilhalin tiyiindrig . He hadwarrant for the ‘
chsmbers ’ in l Kings vi. 5, but the numberodthemandthe ideaofspscifying the number ofoccupants seemto bedrawnfromthedocuments ‘mLL. E itherthen the compiler,hamg inmindtheanalogybetween Solomon andCormac, has sought to improve on his original by introducing areminiscence oi the Hall ofTara: or he wasdrawing tromsdocumentwhich hadalsobeen usedby the poet ofTem. xv.for hisdsscription ofthe pslaceThat the compiler ofL. Br. hadsome earlier account ofSolomon’
s house
before him, other than SnR, is renderedprobsbleby the fact that the passagewhich has just been quotedis foundoagain almost wordfor wordin theYellowBook ot
’
Lecan, col. 245 face. 4 1 9 s) . Andhere it is citedexpressly in crdertoinstitute acomparison between Solomon andCormac, being interpolatedintoacopy ofthe Buidigndfi g s I idelmerds. Thisdocument, which in LL followsimmediately upon Temair iv., is in Y separatedfromthe Tarapoems, which areincorporatedwith the Diameter,andoccur in quiteadiflcrent psrt oi the codex .
The opening paragraphs ofthe SaidT. 1 54013. in Y's copy (editedPetrie 1 97)donot contain the sentence about thediflerent nations that came to Cormac quotedabovefromLL. After the words can M icaimin (Patric 1 99) follow acouple
mamrv.] NOTE S . 78
ofparagraphs on the [miss in Dayl e , Bir M iss, andPM ! as H on-69m(editedPatric 21 8, andthen comes this paragraphSnidiugudtig i Selmamm.dig/timore can pack 106do. atfins sack in .m.
ear isainmml to .m. s isal caskmhuir .lz . bars 1 cfain srbs can each 16.m. M oi; m .l. its 9405 inh igbw.molt .m. mt. Sslg no slayh es lsm
0dmolt lahicks“mnun.
Is tabsu lfa“ sldg slda.do .c. MM dos-burfatri.fsiss Scissorsm5milks“. 70.
(Th is stanzaisfoundalso in LBr 186armthis the M . r. K idd.i.resumed'as in Petrie 1 99. E vidently the first
part ci this comes fromthe same sourceas the pssssge in LBr, presumably s
1Kings iv . 22) isdrawnfrcmsome poemon the samesuhject,otherthan that iaB.
Whether the former ofthesedocuments- that employedby the scribes ofbothLBr andYBL— was influencedby the Taradocuments in LL, orwhether theconverse is the truth,must be leftan open question. In either case the paragraphin “ L is fresh evidence that the comparisonbetween CormacandSolomon was
The ‘fPanegyric on Comes,”edited86 n. 98fromE g 1 782,aus. ofthe loth
century, maker the same comparison in general terms. Saving David’sson, Solomon, there never was in the worldaking thatfor lustre ofhis intellect,tor opulence ofhis reign,might be likenedtoCormac. For he never gave judgment but he hadthe three judicial requisites,”&c. After comparing himalso toOctavius the writer goes on : In the worldthere was notaking like Cormac,ior he it was that ex celledinform, in figure,andin vesture, in size, in justice,andin equity He it was that in respeotofsagacitymfwisdom, ofeloquence,ofaction,and. ofvelour. ofroyal sway, ofdomination, ofsplendour, ofemulation,
ofethics,andofrace, was vigorous inhis own time. Oflrelandhemade s landofpromise,ahebeing thenfree oftheft, ofrapine, ofviolence,”&c.
Thu srepeatedparallelsbetweenCormacandSolomon suggestthequestionwhethertheWor! the Jewish king—aowell known in theMiddle Ages notonlyfromtheBible histcry, hut tromtheaftergrowth ot legend—maynot have servedasamodslafter which the personality ofCormac wasdevelopedThe quasi-historicalCausedthe Annals ofTigernsch appears in popular traditionand-iascholasticliteratme with avariety ot traits, andin characters notalwaysmutually recon
typedregalmap ificenceandprosperity,andhe is the type ofkingly wisdom.( 1 ) The former is the point ofcomparison in Tom. iv. 109, andin the other
pa-ges hithertoadduced. Adescription ofthe peace andprosperity ofCormac’srm’gn, similar to that already quotedfromE g 1 782, introduces the romantic taleem'tsdIr T iii. [85 fromBB At the time ofthat king the worldwas full of
74 NOTE S . [TE MAIB xv.
every goodthing . There weremast,andfatness,andsea-produce. There were
pesée,andease, andhappiness. There was neithermurder nor robberyat thatseason,but every oneabode in his own proper place.
”This is not very consistent
with theaccount inTigernach (BO x vii. 1 3- 1 9) which represents Cormacasamanofwar : on the other handit resembles thedescription ofSolomon’
s rule, JudahandIsraelweremany,al thosandwhich isbythe seainmultitude, eatinganddrinking andmakingmerry. And[Solomon] hadpeace onall sides roundabouthim. AndJudahandIsraeldwelt safely, everyman under his vineandunder hisfig-tree,fromDan even toBeer-sheba,all thedays ofSolomon.
— 1 Kings iv. 20, 24 .
(2) Oormsc is the type ofthe wise sndlearnedking . He was alawgiverthe s sr As
’
cMs is in partascribedto him, Laws, iii. 85 : cf. e iii. 21 1 ,andthecharacter given to him, Tern. iii. 6. On this side he resembles Solomon especiallyin two points :
(as) By the precocity ofhis wisdom: the story ofCormacasaboy correcting
thefalse judgment ofLugaidmac Con (see Petrie, 220) is apendant to thedecision ofthe hoy solomonas to thedeadchild.YBL, col. 776 face. 1 23 s), andLBr 37 b 30 erg have, in slightlydifierent
versions, atale ofSolomon’s criticising the judmmts ofDavid(for tardiness,
however— notfalsity)muchas Cormac criticises Lugaid(see BC ii.(b) Cormac epitomisedhis wisdomin the Terese as Big ,aseries ofmoral pre
cepts on the srt ofkingshipandthe wboleduty ofman, addressedto biasonCsirbre Liiechsir, just as Solomon addresses his son in the Book ofB ombs.(The homily entitledM s Selassie inYBL, col. 863 facs. 1 66 does notofier aparallel to the M as Rip : it purports to contain the instruction
impartedby Godto Solomon.)Idonotmeantodeny thatagenuine traditionunderlies the poeticaldescriptions
ofTars, or that the romantictalesabout Cormacare in themain ofpopulsr growth.
But the medinval authors who rehandledthe native stdfi weremen ofscholarlytraining , versedespecially in Biblical andpatristic lcsrning ; andit isas well toallowfor the influence oftheir literary studies ; their erudition andtheirpatriotismalike temptedthemtodwever andunderline points ofresemblancebetweenthe culture andhistory.ofprimitive Irelandandthe elder civilisaticns ofRomeandPalestine.
76 NOTE S . [rmn v.
1 4 . M ags. Lough Swilly is calledem Sailiybs, PM 1 587, 1 595, 1 607 .
80mm, now Island“ages, Co. Antrim, L ns C 1 70, Phi e.m. 2859.
1 6. some : StiebBel ugawas the oldname ofSlieve Aughty, on thebordersoi ClareandGalway, PM Index .
A i : there was s l ’
sg A i in Bosoonrmon ; FM 1 189 (Hey Nssi) ; Gang es A iV. Trip. 31 2.
1 7- 20. 01 the twelve names containedin this stanza, nine are mentionedtogether in the De ofSlige Dala, LL 1 69 5, edited80 ii. 524 (the'Bames copy
printedBO x v. 455difiers considerably) .Osman is the oldname ofWexford; but the Ds ofSlige Dalamentions a
CaressaLipbi, which seems tobeadifferent place.
Ovals ,according to O’Donovan, L na0 1 3, “coex tensive with the halfbareny
ofRathdown in the north ofthe county ofWicklow.
”But thedistrictmust have
includedDublin, which is sometimes calledAth Oliatls i M imi or A th Clio“(Malaise , todistinguish itfromthe westernA th C'lis tls H edrsig s : seeLL 1 92a56,BC x v. 455.
Rajm: the place is namedin L naC 93 ; but O'Donovan ismistaken in
identifying it with Grafann : the two places arementionedasdistinct on p. 89 ;
which ofthemis the same as Choc Rafams ((h rm. 7) I cannot say. A lady ofthe name ismentionedin De ofSlige Dala(LL) as havingdiedat M e in nib
I melda, now Beerin, near Athy : RC x v. 4 1 9.
D iml iming ismentionedin De. ofSlige Dala,as among the hui Garrchon,
andalso in De. ofDun Maisc, BC x vi. 270.
D ias Clair is probably the same as Dun Glaire, namedin Daoi Slige Dalaaccording to O’Donovan, L M C 92, there are twoforts calledDun g -Olaire, oneD ias Ores , callediu Ds ofSligo DalaDun Ores, andplacedin sliabA iryidl
(Slieve Oriel P). (O’Grady, 80 ii. 477 and624, hasdisplacedthe words innib
Garden, which in LLfollowdimI ssuing . )D iasBree, placedinaidBriniaOualami, Ds ofSligoDala: of. RC x v 331 .
De» C’sirm, now Dunkerron, the name ofaparish neirBoscrea, King
’
s Co.
Bdreads Dun Car’s-ia, the otheruse. Dun Uairbrc, &c. ; D imCairn".ismentionedin De ofSlige Dala, andtheformDamOs iris is ungrammatical ; but ifwe readDun Oairmwemust readRaina» in 1 8, where Bdhas Bs iriu, the other use.
Rois-is,dc. Rairie is nodoubt the genuine formofthe name, but in placenames the oblique forms began early to supersede the nominative ; A ims»forA lan: isacommon example.
21 . Uisnscls, now Usnach Hill, inWest H eath : BC x v. 297.
22. am, now Slewen or Slam, inWest Heath PM 492, MO iii. 91 .
Sk ins, now Blane, in l eath, PM Index : it is also the oldname ofthe riverSlaney.
SidCoba. A ‘ king ofCoba’ ismentionedL na0 1 65 : according to O’Donovan,
Hoyt Cob/1awas in the baronies ofUpperandLower Iveagh, in Co. Down.
rmrav.] NOTE S . 77
23 . Du" , now Burrow, in King’s Co. FM 1 186.
24 . Lei-nech, now Limerick, FM Index .
Lenny, see BO x vi. 59, now Lusma, in King ’s Co PM 1 595 (p.
Druin Oried, now Drumcree, inWest hieath, MC ii. 262.
The reading udandEdnodoubtarosefromthe contraction i- sri.
Drain Cain : there were many places so calledin hiunster acoording toO’Donovan, L naC 91 . It wss one ofthe oldnames odTara(Temair andthere wasaplsce ofthe name in Tyrcne, FM 1 21 2.
30. Oasyba, now Knowth, on the Boyne, FM 861 .
m ‘ the principal burial-placedBreg iaandthe eastern part oi Meath,’BO x vi. 67 of. OI L 66
, note-s.
Gallon-air : aBidGem-track ismentionedBC x v . 473 : corm s”, (inMath) IT 4 , Index .
31 .Wet : PM 847mention Crufat, now probably Croboy, in hieath.
’
M dials may be the same as M M”A ig ls, now Croaghpstrick, amountainabout fivemiles wast edthe town ofWestport (in Mayo) , BC x v. 469.
32. 4 rdone : ear. was the name ofarimnear Navan, FM 990 : cf.BO x vi. 55 . I have not thoughtfit tosupply theeclipsing ain theabsence ofM8.
authority : in place-names it seems tohavebeen treatedcapricioualy : thus we haveLongh Neagh (leaka-M ), but Loch Owel (M (fair) : of. 42.
35 . Brim, in the parish ofGeuhiILKing ’s Ce., Phi 3501 , note s , but there
wal alsoaBri Dess D ils in l Ieath : BO x v. 478.
36. Bri Leas, nearArdagh, Co. Longford, BC x vi. 79.
Bri M , now the hill ofCroghan, in King ’s PM 1 385 (p. cf. BCx v. 457.
37-40. A listalmost identical with these names oecurs in LL 1 69 5 1 8 (Ds ofCIanrloeh5ed. ee ii. see, Iambliadaiatonaidmlosbs bachoch 7 0bmM 0 7 M 0
’
D4 M 7 kshal qfl7 ksh alny 7 locbaaam7 lochaom ;
M c Dfi l 7mM 7 M DM 7 M s Csrsim7 lwhs 0am.
Here be). M andtees M all are nodoubt identical, andem s
pc haps couespcnb to the ksA Oov-r oi our tex t.
38. M Oder, ‘nowdriedup, but the place is still calledLoeh Gobhir,
acrylics e.m. 3581 : according to Stokes, BC xvi. 59, it is near Dun
40. M Oars, now Lough Garra, in Mayo, BO x v. 469, FM 1 586, p. 1 847.
41 . M an, new Lough Bee, BO x v. 483.
M Oust , new StrangfordLough, PM Index .
42 . M Uair, new Lough Owel, near Mullingar, inWest Heath : BO x vi.
81 , Pl u s . 3581 .
78 NOTE S . [1mmv.
43. Lack Leis , now the lake of‘Killarney, BC x v. 45 1 , PM Index .
M W, now Belh st Lougb, BO x vi. 49, Flimm. 3506 ; there wasanotherLoch Ibig in oo. Mayo, 1m34s.
44 . Look M , perhaps the sameas M M in Annaly, Co. Longfiord, Plindex .
Lookmum, now Lough Racket, in Galway, PM Index .
45. I cy nq ,aplain in east Heath, BC x vi. 63.
K ey Ferai, see BC x v. 436.
46. May Leia-p, seeno x v. 472, now l oylurg, Co. Bosoommon, FM 1 187 .
I cy Li, on the wutdds odthe Bmmaowrdinn ’Domm us e 1 23.
H ey Lino, now Moylinny, in Co. Antrim,L na0 1 70.
eL Bv i. 36.
I cy M . A Mag Cums is mentionedBC PM s.m.
48. H ey 1 6m,mentionedBO x vi. 32 not identified.49. Bianca, the Shannon, see BO x v. 456.
Sliynlo, the river Slige or Gitley, inCO. Slige : PM 1 595 (p.
50. 3 0's“, new the Boyne, BO x v. 31 5.
Bonus, now the Benn, FM Index .
Berba, now the Barrow, BC x v. 304 .
52. Feb, perhaps the Peale in Co. Kerry.
Life, the Lifl'ey, BO x v. 303.
M 80,»maybe so oalledhemflaysic, the oldname ofthe Curlew Mountains(PM Index ).63 . A ll am»: either Ath Cliath in Cualu, the oldname oi Dublin, or Ath
Cliath in liedrsige, now Clarin Bridge, PM Index : see BO x v. 459.
A th Oroioh, near Shannon Harbour, King’s PM 1 547.
AM 1 , now Athy : PM 1 546 (p.
A ll; om: see BC x v. 302,fromwhich itappears to have beenafordon tbe
Feegnile river in King’s Co.
55. A th Limits, now Athlone : of. BC x v. 464 .
66. AM M ich, where Preach was.
drownedby Cuehnlainn, apparentlyidentical with ‘fAth Omnaon the edge ofBliabPuait”: see BC x vi. 1 39,
andthe passage fromLU theme quoted. BliabFuait is in Co. Armagh : FM ,
AM Fine, near Ories, Co.Westmeath, PM 1 1 60, note so : of: R0 x vi. 1 48.
58. E ss Basil , now Assume, near Ballyshannon, Co. Donegnl : RC x vi. 31 .
u rmn v.] NOTE S . 79
62 . M A N or. There were several places so called: in Mag Line, Cc:Antrir
'
n, FM 558, note I, of. BC x vi. 48 ; in Tyrone, FM 1 1 1 in Mag Fan, Co.
Carlow , 86 ii. 21 0; in Limerick, PM 1 579 (p.
oi Ailill, BG n. 201 ; according to others after MedbLethderg ,daughter of-ect. 480.
63. M l: Bow. There wasaplaceat the name in Mag Line, Co. Antrim, PM558 ; mother in Co. Tyrone, P1 965 ; athirdismentioned, BO x v. 31 2.
M Ah as , or Emainllacha,now NavanFort, inCo. Armagh, PMax . 4532.
Truimperhaps the same as SidM ,“s hill east ofSlane,
3 1 51 2.
65- 80. In these stanzas thereare, besides the end-rhyme, internal assonances(responsssandechoes) between 1 and2, 3and4 .
68.”electrician: compare O’Dubhagain’s formula triellasr “ruched!
w ac sisr . . tris lless co M ir, Tap.
correct iormM bere or iu 72, 80 ; cf. note ou Achall, 1 .69. M means properly ‘ having aprow ’
: the sensemust be either thatIrelandis pre-eminentamong the nations, or that she is ledby one ruler.
73 . I solate/defied: presumbly llaslsechlaindMot , whodiedam. 1022,at theage od72,afterareign od43 year's : see FM.
74 . ions . Although the poembelongs to the eleventh century, BdandShave here ths neuterfcrmoftbe article. Sc in 67, BdandEdpreserve.
the
olh formmb siliu.
77- 79. acl ient is nom. tomfcdcil.79. soichle I tahs tobe gen.depending on n’
rbkd.In the three precsding stsnxas there is aresponss betwesn tha
thirdandbi rth lines : wemust therefore readdimd, not “bad. The wordBL
Glouary.
Perhaps, however, we shouldreadair-blew in 79 (both ModandMaidarefoundtor theaec. :
‘may itnot be ex tinguished! ’
80 NOTE S . hainm.
AOHALL .
This poemprodemu tobe writterrby Cinaeth uahArtacan,for Amlaib, hing ofAth Oliath (54, The order ofthe stanzas is in evident confusion : the Book
odLeinster Further, the
acribe odL, seeing that something was wreug , has suggestedadiflerent sequencebymcans cdlettsrs in themn gimwhich are repreducedin the tex t. We havethus threediflerentarrangements to choose hem,bnt none ofthemis satisfactory.
I have followedthe original order ofU s copy, numbering the stanzas forfacility ot reference. The order in the other codices,according to these numbers,is : 1 to e as in L, 8, 1 5, 1 1 , 1 2, 7, 1 7, 1 8, 9, 1 0, 1 s, 1 9, 20. The stanzasnumbered are given byL only ; 22 is alatsr addition. The cause odooufusion is nodoubt the name A cbdN Aicw ,d:cJ, which ends 1 9 ofthe 22stanzas ; these similar endings wouldnatnrally lsadmthe omission odone or
rearrangementmight easily be suggested, but l have not ioundone that ssemsSt. 4 is evidently out ofplace,andshouldprobably iollow st . 5 : then st. 6,
formacommentary'
on the names msntionedin st. 4 . 8t. 9 follcwsnaturally on st. 8 ; aftsr st. 9 we shouldperhaps insert st. 1 5, which is
certainlymisplacedin L. St. 10 shouldnaturally be ph edbefore st. 1 3,
which takes up the same names ; this wonldbring st. 1 1 and1 2 (wbich cchere)immediatelyaftu st. 1 5 : the instanoe odAchall’s virtue wouldillustrate thepraise cfline 60. The remaining atanzasmay be ‘
allowedto ksep the orderofL : we chall then have thearr-angomont : 1 , 2, 3, 6, 7, 1 5, 1 1 , 1 2, 10,
the result will be apieos notmoredisjointedthan theas compositions nsuallyare.
Themetre is not odastrict typs :dlitmtion is imgular, intunal responsesarefoundonly 1 1 times : viz.at 9- 10 ; 1 5- 1 6 ; 1 11- 205234 4 ; 27- 28 ; 47- 48 ;66-66 ; 61—62 ; 63
—64 ; 75-76 ; 77—78; 79—80.
O’Ourry has editedthe poemtromBB (Loot.
Achall is now the Hill ofSh een, near Tara; fremit was namedthe c cr
A ich publiahedin the thirdvolume odthe laaws. The name is usually spelledAcali (mu, J oell , t o.) inallass. ex cept L.
1 . M hereandin 20 is uu tedas indeolinable, sutrs'
gratis : M
wouldnot rhyme. At 27 and81 slso L reads TM r tor flaw : cf. oritical1 01 ,andcornmentaryon'l‘emair v. 68
4 . Glen ismentiarsdas Achall’ahusband1n the prose version (BC x v.
serum] NOTE S . 81
7.mmmind: the phrasemightmean ‘stanzas were filled’ ; but, at Tend
Clidna1 x. 1 1 (BB 374a where the same ex pression occurs,‘divisions ’
ofterritory seemtobemeant.8. gdita; past. part ofgonim, here usedss pf. pass. : of. LHy. Index s. v .
9. According toapoemin LL 45 a1 1 (editedbyO’Curry, Loot. E re cut
oflCuchulainn’s headin the battle ofMurthemne, in revengefor hisfather, who
hadbeen slain by Cuchulainn. In the Tdin Be Cas ings thedeedis attributedtoLugaid, son ofCurei : see RC iii. 1 82, orMiss Hull’s Cuchullin Bags 260.
1 3. Drama sanDruadcan hardly bathe place in Sligomentionedin the
SlsagsdDeni : see O’O. Lect. 284 .
Dune Find: prunmably calledafter Findmac Boma: M 25.
1 4 . Dun s (M idas, namednodoubtfromthe famous artificer ofthe TuathsDe Dananu, whoworkedat Tara: MO iii. 43, 21 0, Corm. 1 23, s. v. M t.
1 9. g laia. The wordhere seems to mean ‘
pure ofblood’ : the friendlycontest is contrastedwith real war. Compare the phrase g laine g lac Tern. iii. 33,
andcf.-g laa-grsifni, Oarmun 8 : g len-m id, Oarmun, 1 52 (LL 21 5 s 34 , b25. FindAilill andCairpre were sons ofBoss Buadandhistamuirsce : see
Be g . Gone. 22 : LL 45 4 8 ; 86 ii. 527: Findwas slain by Conall Cernseh ,andhis headbrought (with that ofBro andmany others) to Emer,Cuchulainn’
s widow : see Der-greater Conaill alm ig , Gaelic Journal, April,1 901 , p. 66 a.39. slgdaread. The facn ofLL here reads rsind, but tbe l s. has r¢ -nd.
O’Ourry substitutes Faind(from but we shouldthen have asmladies, notNail , thefamous Quesn ofConnacht, wife ofAilillmac Bossa.M : perhaps thedaughter ofCon Cetchathach,andwife ofAilill 010mm.
ismeant : see IT iv. Index .
Ban it, the name ofmotherdaughter ofConn : 80 1 1 . 51 8.
Gard: alady so namedwasmother ofFiachnamac Deman, king ofUlster80 ii. 546.
I n , probably themother ofHuirehertach libr, King ofIreland: MC 1 1 . 1 56 ;
80 ii. 515 ; Ir. Nenn. 1 80,andoi.E ssa, wife ofCuchulainn : IT i. 205, t o.
42. Beebe . In ths poemLL 1 38 ¢ 44 , t all is saidto havebeen thewife ofGlan mscCarbador ofE ochumac Oarbad; but at line 4 ofour tex t her
husband's name is givenas Glanmac Carbad, so that the Bochu herementionedwas presumably Glan’
s brother.
43. remainmeans ‘ intended(but in vain) ’ went withinalittle oftried(but46. air/rid. This wordoccurs frequently in SnB,
but it is hardto fix the
exact meaning . I t is appliedthere to cathir, clan , w eird, Pardus, E va, scél,
Wk, N oni. gfsisi.airbase (tidings ofwrath),much : andFM 920 to crdbad.
es NOTE S . (scrum.
47. Literally ‘ that there was not foundher hour ofsecrecy i.e. she wouldnot give Bochuanassignation : of. Laws iii. 38, claadmumsmi ban wide.
48.dittoseems to he the comparative ofdiaiad, but the construction is unusual.49.den t unify tar : of. PH 3938,dorat airrde as crochi tor Adam. The
wordawry, ‘wrinkle,’Wi. , seems to be the same as swirg ,
‘r-ust,
’Wi, hereusedmetaph . ofoldage .
50.maLathdorg , wife ofFedlimidBechtmarandpoetess : see the accountofher at LL 44 b 42, andthe passage editedby O’
Curr-y, Loot. 480,fromsome
55. rind-chart, ‘metr'ical law ’rind, ‘
vcrse-end,’ 1T iii. 1 30.
67 . Maine : mentionedinalist offamous poets, IT iii. 1 1 4 .
70. A Bath Ohairbrs ismentioned, RC x vi. 68 ; but it was namedfor CairbreLifechair, not Cairbre Ninfer.
71 . Base,daughter ofEochu AiremandE taine ; after whomBath E sawas73. Fondue/i . The Annals ofUlster, anno 780, recordthe battle ofBighc
gainedby themenofBreg iaover the Leinstermen,andnameamong the victoriousprinws Maelduin andFogartaoh, “duo nepotes Cernaig
”: of. line 78. The
nroads ofthe Northmenbegan,according to the Annals ofUlster, in 794 .
81 . AmlaibofAth Cliath is nodoubt the Danish kingmentionedby PM at theyears 943, 965, 976, 978. His name'
in Danish was OlafCusran : foranaocountofhis life see CGc ix . (note 2) and280. Bodied, according to Fll , in 978,three yearsafter Cinseth uahArtacain.
84 . This line is oorrupt in L, the only M8. which has the stanxa. AWforciccs is an obvious correction ; nearly every stanaaofthe poemcnds with somecase ofAchall. The line isasyllable short, andI have no hesitation in supplyingask : for the idiom, of. Tern. iv. 64 ,andV i 4780 .
MANUSCR IPTS OF THE D IND SH E N C’HAS
CITE D IN THIS VOLUME .
LU Leabhar naHuidhre.
The Book ofLeinster.
The Rennes MS .
Th e Book ofBallymote.
Th e Yellow Book ofLecan.
Trinity College, H . 3 . 3
Trinity College, E . 4 . 1
The Book ofthe Hui Maine, Academy,D . n . 1 .
Academy, Stowe, D . n . 2.
Academy, Stowe, B. n . 2.
Academy, Stowe, B.mx . 1 .
Royal Irish Academy, Reeves, 832 .
LRBYMSSrSaHV.
ban]mnai RBMS .
BATH E BA.
Sunddessiddomunemar,iar tichtainbruthmar hairs,
ingen E chdach Airemanocus E tainedine.
E saainmnahingine ;isdi etaBath E ss ;
oét cechmil cen timdibetuend16, babr’raidmbésa.
Midirmelt in find-ben-sin
fri holfins ocusmeda;n6imbliadnadoudingin-sinimBri Leitlr, lather nena.
TarcendE chdach Airemanruc Midir E tain n.61aigaFremaind, ciarbaire-glan,
cofarcaibBanhaimbronaig .
Asbert Coda] crinochossaohNi écendr’ribafochmarc
imBri Leith arfir-thossach ;é leth luidifor tochmarc.
”LatoebE chdach Airemanlotar slr'raig BrendaineaFremaind, ciarbairs-glen,do thogail Bri Leitlr laine.
2 . tic/stain] tichtuL. brat/Omar] br uthmair'S .
isdc RBM ; uaithi, Etc. YSz ; is uaithi, &c. HS .
LKB ; fheasaM mesa, nressa, &c. cart.8. buaid] btan L.
9. roan] rorralt Sr ;dalt RMH SY6. isdi]mbésa]
1 3. Tar cend]do chinn L. 1 4 . n-o'laiy] eolaigh,drc. 882.
1 5. ciarbaireg lan] LL ; garboreglan V ; ciarbairerclsn R ; cinrboreagail M ;
BATH E BA. M ‘ (I
Here settled,as we believe,after coming toagoal eagerly sought,
thedaughter ofE ochaidAiremandofE tain the noble.
E ss was the name ofthemaid,fromher is Bath E ss calledahundredofevery[sort of] beast withoutabatementwere broughtby her, it wasachoice tribute.
Midir kept thefair womanwith wineandmeadtodrink
nine yearsdidthemaiden spendat Bri Leith with the spirit ofahandmaid.
In spite ofE ochaidAiremMidir bore 03 thefestive E tainfromFremand, though bright ofbrow ;so she leftmournful Banba.
SaidCodal ofthe witheredfootYe neednot to searchfor her
in Bri Leith is the beginning ofour search'tis thither she has gone aowooiug .
”By the side ofE ochaidAiremcame the hosts ofnoble E rinfromFremand, though bright ofbrow,
to sack bright Bri Leith .
t h rh imglan, t o. eat. 1 6. cofmcaib] cofargaibL ; foragaibBS ; forfacaih, t o. M SsH . 1 7 .debsri] aYS ; iarHSsV. 20. J idle] is 6 lath, &c. HS ; alleith M ; isandS . luidi] luideLR ;doluit Sfi laid-H . 2 1 . laj ro L. 23. aireg lan] L ; ore . . glsn Y ;
.oindh glaa8 ; aiuaiuhal ss ; inairi M : nirerglan, &c. cart. secN otes.
B 2
BATH E SA.
Noimbliadna’
con togail-sin,
nirbo romorahoibne ;Midir ocondolaim-sin,
ocadmilliudnahoipre.
Iar togail in tilde-sindoluidcoiceferfuilngech ,
(rcpodelhas indine-sin)d’acallaimnarig ruibnech .
Tucthaanddis oétaine(bascél n-irdairc rochr’rala)do E chdaig i richtBtainetri coicait ban, brig br
'rada.
Isdib-sindoréega-seom,
aing infir-g lainfessinbag6ani romaide-seom,
conidsidalforsndessid.'S i sin ruc MeissmBuachallamdthair Conaire chélig ;
badalamnasfuachaldarosaltfor slr’rag n-ardn-E bir.
DialuidE ochaidatherruchdo thogail Bri Leith lainetucamnai iar n-athelluch6 Midir,monurn-aine.
Isandsindorimgart-seomaeneclaindfor Midir
E ochaidfirén find-balc-som,
conosruc iar ndaildligid.25.
’m]donYH Sz. 26. ahoibne] aopre (vol n superscr.) L ; anoipni M83.dolaim]doloinrL ;dolun , &c. RB ;dolmadSdlomad«at. 28. no hoipre]anoipre,&c. 11 883. 30.fuilngoch]furmech, fuigleach M. 3 1 .dclbda]delba,&c. BM dédla,dtc. YSgS . 33. tuctha]dafucthaM tucadh S . and] cm.
LBB. 36. odicait] L ; flchit «at. 37.dib] .L ; andact. dorocga]doragaYSs ;doraighi H ;doraidhi 84 . 39. cm’
] an L ; inni S . roma’idc]L ; mmaidH ; romaigiY ; imaigi Sz ; romaidM romaidhedh Sa; romaighedh8domhidB ;domaididB. 40. conid] oonad, &c. YSSaH . si] L ; i,
BATH E SA.
Is é-ao in oethardadoroegai E ochaidAirem,co n-ilurdrongdeohardaco lin sciath ocus claideb.
Tochurforméin Lamraigi,fidfor Brefni cofeochra,dichlochadmasmar-Midi,ocus luachairfor Tebtha.
A ingendomrimgair-sear E ochaidraid’sindusit -so
cadindgnadomdindgnaib-secosnotidnastar uaim-se.
”Isandsindoroega-siRaith n-E sa,anfri find-blai,
suideasuasoerad-siasnaocadnatridindgnai.
Bidin Brogabelgaig -se,
in treesdindgnacéir cétach,DumanGiall is’
Temraig -se,
Dun odin CrimthaindiIs andsindoridnacht-si6 E chdaig , radcenfulla,
00 each neochdorimgart-si,co n-iluraset sunda.
Midir iar cfilmithisidoluidimonddil ndétlaco E chdaigdoridisi,imon caingin céir cetus .
53. so] sin L. 54 .dorbegai] L ;dorinrar't BB ;dorimgart cat.55. M ds]L ; n-dreacharda, &c. YS ; ndrechferda, &c. cart. 57.for] L ; tar sal .
L ; tarac t. 59.mar] &c. SS s H ; m6r, &o.act. 60.for] L tar ; cat.61 .dour-impair] L ;domimgair, &c. ac t. 63 . ca] LM ; ciaoc t. 64 . motil
nectar] L ; gustignastar83 ; oosatidnastar, «to. cart. swim] inasirse84 . 65]doroqai-si]doeregaimsea, &c. BB ;darsgasi YS ;doraidhesi 83 ; roraegaisi M.
66.fd] LB3 ; fial cat . 67. asaasocrad] L ; asaeoer'fadBB ; asa
BATH E BA. 7
This is thefourfolddemandthat E ochaidAiremmade,
withmanyadistinguishedcompany,with tale ofshieldsandswords[To build] acausewayacross the bog ofLamraige,[to plant] awoodgrowing wildover Brefne,
to clear stonesfromthe Bottoms ofgreat Mide,and[to set] rushes over Tebtha.
Odaughter,demandofme,saidE ochaid; tellme now
whichfortress ofmyfortresses [thoudesirest],andit shall be bestowedon thee byme.
”Then it was she choseBath E sa,aprecinct with afair lawn,
aseat whence shemight plunderwhence shemight see the threefortresses.
The MoundofBrag ofthe roads,one ofthreefortresses builtaright, fitforahundred,
DumaGiall in Tara,fair Dun Crimthaindin Howth .
Then was [the Bath] bestowedby E ochaid— awordwithoutdelusion
with everything shedemandedwith plenty oftreasures therein.
Midirafter the ex piry oftrucecameabout the boldaward
to E ochaidoncemore,about the same just business.
soerfaidM ; asasailfead, &c.YH SS : asasuillfi, &c. 83V : seeNotes. 68. accad]L ; aiofed, &c. ac t. 69. belgaig ] belgaid, &c. BBYMSSsH ; braenaidh 82 .
70. in] i L. at tach] L ; cetsut B ; cedsudB ; cedsuth M ; cetsaith (f) Y ; cetun,
t o. eat. 7 1 .”Giall is’] L ; uGiall eu BY ; nG°
sin, &c. MS ; naG °is Sz ;
nanG'saBSaH . 73 not in L . 74 . NM]dail 82 . 75 . neach]
nf, kc. YSSs. 77 . cid] coll L. 78. imon]mo LL. 79. M ini] Lafrithisi, kc. out.
8 BATH E BA.
GdidMidir in find-bile’mo les ndian ’mondernta
Sigmallmac 9. ingine,
fail i Sidnoithech Nennta.Ogniadainmamathar-som,
ingen-sidedoMidir ;
nochon olcalathar-somcendescin cirtmidlig id.
BucsdE tainaire-
g lansiar, ciarbo toc in tustin,
lacendE chdach Aireman,
comb6i i SidNentaiarn-usciu.
Atathiar in slog-drongaoh
oc Sigmall, sidcenfulla,cc r
'
raMidirmdr-glonnach,ocus ui thoracht sunda.
81 .'mo Ia]melee L ; moleis Sr; molais 82 ; imoles, &c. Rs.v ; umonleas M ;
moales, &c. BH ; modoles Y. ndian]diau LB ; indail 83 ; h i Y .
mondcrnta] L ; mandemtaSr ; condoms B ; conearntaM ; condemta, kc. cat.84 . noithech] nathach B ; nathech B ; naitheach YS z. 86. side] iscin M .
87. hither] luthar L ? 88.descin] L ;decaiu, &c.Y883 ;detin, &c. BHSsV ;
( 1 0 )
BRUG NA BOINDE I .
CINAE D vs HaarscLN minit.
An-sinamaigmic indcc,fairsingdo rot, rethaibcétforolgaismdrflathefird’aicme cech rig immotrét.Botbrecai each n-ingnadmanachldr find-glan, fichtib816153 ,
athirferachfenechfeig ,aisth n-ensch n-indsech n-t
'rag .
Techmic indCo 63dodind,rigdafotfriféle find
tairoet éim58do lindduindgeillasidib E rendind.
Ingen Foraindfort lar luind,cdinmal, bamolbthach inmindfurt i toladin tor thallui gann in nath 68aeind.
Atchiu lindfindFeio naFianfritanier, ui timmin gnim,
co labratha, brigach brig ,mersidhifan retharig .
Lanamain contuiledsundiar oath Maige Tuiredthall
in benm6r. in Dagdadonnuiduaichnidan-adbaann.
LUBBMHSSasav. l . a] i B. maig ] bruigh SM . 2 .do] iH ;daM .
rethaib] LUB ; srethaibcat. cit] LU ; set,dtc. cat. 3.forolgais] LU ;dalaisdidM rolaisdit cot. flat/wfir] LU fian iarfirBBMSS; flan cofirHSgV.
4 . csch] LU ; na33 ;m6racct. immotrét] V ;mbtretLU ; imotréd, &c. BBSS : Ss ;
5 . Botbrecai] LU ;dogabais Sr: rogabais, &c. ac t.cash] LU ;m6r cat. fichtib]fit B ; fitibH . 7 .féraclifénacli]ferach tenachLU ; fremachferach cm. 8. n-uag ] LU ; n-uar,dzc. cot. 9- 1 2] in LUonly. 1 3. Foraind] araindLU . fort Mr] LU ; cainar Ss ; ar ldr, t o.ac t.
( 1 1 1
BBUG NA BOINDE 1 .
Bright is it here, 0 plain ofMac ind00 !wide rs thy roadwith traffic ofhundreds ;thou hast coveredmanyatrue princeofthe race ofevery king that has possessedthee.
E very bright wonder hath adornedthee,0 clear shining plain with scores ofhosts,0 lucent landofgrass andwag gons ,O virginmeadofbirdsandislands lThe house ofMac ind00above thy stand,aroyal sodwith true hospitality ;there come in sooth above thy brown streamhostagesfromthefairy-hills ofall E rin thither.
Thedaughter ofboldPharaoh [lies] on thy floorakindprincess, precious was thediadem;over her was set the tower in that place ,not sparing was thedirge over her head.I see the clear pool ofFisco ofthe warriorswest ofthee,— notfeeble thedeedtill theday ofDoom— mighty boastshall heabide on the slope ofthe royal rath .
Here sleptamarriedpairafter the battle ofMag Tuiredyonder,the great lady [and] the swart Dagdanot obscure is theirdwelling there.
1M LU ; luingmt. 1 4 . oain] LUBB 1 1 1mal, &c. acct.50]daM . molbtkach] molisch B ; nrolbthaBH ; moltaSg ; mholaindM .
inmind] LUH ; mindmindM ; mindml. 1 5 .furri] LU ; impi, &c. act .
1 6. in M M] B82 ; i1 16 B ; anath SsY ; inath MS ; annadH ; ignodLU. Readis] unis H . a]do LU. 1 7- 20] only in LU.
1 8. tinnn] timLU. 2 1 . contuiled] contuilled, &c . BBMSSa. sand]sann B33 . oath]after this wordafolio ismissing
24 .duaichnid]duaithnidB ;duichnidH duithnidh M .
1 2 BRUG I .
Locht in Mathai iarnaguinléirfortaBraig , breecas graigachnhimrochorbai inmuir,diataInber Colpthacain.
Sechi hé Boadain buainos grr
’
raidaline budi bainTermondnaFinnfedilféigimreidairthir Nemidmiir.
Hi Fertai naFailounfand,is andromaidedin g londm6r in gnimn-r
’
ralledo rindécht Findforfein Lr'ragne lond.
Génair inneotmellachmacCellach roslat leirg for low ;
batrialnge trebe, rotchacht,conappadéc n-fiallefort.
A bare brainech nator tromm,
tathig trethan-tonndodindothaChrimthainn Niadco Niallbatu relec nafian find.
Fintan Feradachfechtflandrothechtdo thalmain in trom
Tuathal Techtmar, trieth ar cland,foluingdo landlechtach lom.
25. Lecht] onoc LU. Hdthai] LU mats , &c. ac t. iar n-agroin] armag uin B (can . byalater handto iar u-aguiu) ; ar inmaigh 8g ; ardamhuigh M .
26. léir-fort] LU ; o raith Sr ; crut, &c.met. a] in 81 . Braig ]muicch H .
27 . achnaini] LU ; is 6acutm, &c. E H ; isedachnsmh M ; so cuama83. ro]om. M. ohorbai] cobra(oorr. byalater handtocorb) B ; coth HSz. 29—40] inLU only. 31 .fadil]fedeil LU . 32 . re
’
id] raidLU. 33 .fdilenn
1 4 BRUG I .
FedelmedBechtach it rim,
bagein gleccachfri cech tdir ;nidat écradach hi tir,focheil Conn oét-chathach céir.
Ni thoracht Art,aidble uirdimmanaigtis luirg ar leirg
togah lige n uachail nardarg nalacobi LuachairDeirg .
Ni thoracht Cormac cen léndeadnafirinne, rodfir,rogabfos os Boindbainforsin traig ic Bos naBig .
Cairpre Lifechairfort lairFiachu Sraptine ran réil
Muiredach tirechdimBri :in ri E ochuathair Neil.
Ni thoracht Niall, nuall nadgé ;dirsandoin rian rora,iar ndul co hE lpafo secht
tofeealacht sit iti .
Iarein tanic cretemglenforMag E rtil, bés nirbo rom,
cofail csch i reilcibnoemdiascaradfri oldenfri col.49. Fedslmod] LU ; feidlim, &c.act. Rochlaoh] LU ; rechtaid, &c. BBM
rechtmar, &c. H SaV ; rech' 82 . it rim] LU art lirrB ; ardo lirr BHSA"
;
ar triall Sg ; ardhalarM . LU ; nirbu elcmarfri gach toir, &c. MH8283V
nithu elcmarar gaoh coir B nirbo helcmarar csch t6ir B. 5 1 . nidat] LU ;
nirbo S : ciarbo, &c. act. o'
cradach] brecbrathach 83 . hilir] LU iarfir cat.52.focheil] LU :do riacht HV ;do triacht, &c. BBS : douiath, &c. MS»
53. aidble] LUV ; aillc, &c. ac t. 54 . immanaig tis] cd. ; immhnaig tees
LU ; imon gebdis, &c. cat. or]for LU ; tar BY. 55. n-nachail] nuachnlLU n-uuthaid, &c. cert. naidB. n-aird] nardLU . 56. arg ] LUS3 ;
i] &c. LUBM a, &c. cal . 58died] LU ;dhig net.
BBUG I . 1 5
Fedelmedthe Lawgiver is in thy tale ;he wasawarlike wight on every chase ;theyare notat enmity in the ground:thou hidest Conn the just, the hundred-fighter.
There came not Art, highest in rank,roundwhomrode troops on the battlefieldhefoundagrave proudandlofty,the M pion ofthe heroes, in Lunchait Derg .
There came not Cormacfreefromsorrow
after receiving the Truth (heafi rmedit)hefoundreposeabove limpidBoyneon the shore at Bossnaree.
Cairpre Lifechair lies on thy soil,Fisebu Sraptine nobleandfamous,Muiredach Titech fromthe Hill,the king Bochufather ofNiall.
There came not Niall (acry that is notfalse )unluckyforhimthe course he rowed!after going seven times to Scotlandthe place where his grave is was known.
Thereafter came the pure Faithto Mag Fail, alaw that came not too soon,
so that each lies in burial-grounds ofholymen,
to sever themfrominiquityandsin.
rodfir] LU ; notfir HSa; nodfir cart. 59.do] LU ; ic, &c. BMsa; acart.60. j orrin] LU acon Se ; isinact. 61 .fort] LU ; art LBBB ; ardYardo ar 83 ; adM . 62. Fiaohu] fiacraLU . Sraptine ra
’
n]rimroiptine LU . 63.dinrbri] LU ; it tir, BBV ; atir, &c. MS ,S 3 ;
so LU nofeesaluanr [uuru Sz ruurn (with vel l superscr.)H] leth rola[roraM,m . role], &c. act. 67. iarmlul] LU ; i cuaidHmgahh M ;do chosidacct. co]doLU. 70.for] LU co cert. 7 1 .fmleach] LU ; fail 82 ; fuilet, &o. net. i] it 82 . 72. stared] LU sundad,act. fri—fri] LU ar— arBUY ar— ‘
sar
1 6 BBUG I .
Pocheil cuane calmacainamagmic inDagdadein
nadersatadradDémoirandsod6ibhitat hi pein.
Iatsomdimbt'ian, tussu buan,immotréide cech eluag slan
iatsomdosrogé th angé s,tussufogébaass n-an.
Beandbale roglas réilmanasechut laséil slain
cenn induis ui fiabrig fiaibSenbicatuaimimmaisain.
Congalach col-ll ooudfian,dianabuille.dondadalis buale ran-tor co rian,
is cuane n-ard-chon, isan.
73—76] in LU only. 73. caima] calmaLU. 75. ml] naLU.
readperhapsdemsat : see Notes. 77 . fat] LU ; siatart. 78. immotrc
’
idc] LU ; imdasraidhi M ; ammidhit'83 ; imusraidi, cat. 79. fat] LU
siat cast. doarogct th] cd. ,dosrogmdLU ;dosrubaidBB ;doarulaid83V ;
BBUG NA BOINDE 1 1 .
Mscmmo Osnouss cecim’
t.
A ohoemu Breg, brig nadbréo,co rinnibreb, rigdain rot :
in eclduib senchas cech thuirfuil sundimBruigmic ind0c
Fégaidin sidarbar s1'1il,isfodeiroduib, is treb rig ,
rognith lasin Dagdandur,badin, badun,amrabrig .
FégaidImdai nDagdaideirgforsindleirg , cen galmei ngairg ;
roier surge soir iar seilgfrimnai coimcenmeirg cenmairg .
FégaidDaCich t ignai indrigsundiar sidfri sid-blai siarait rogénair Cermait coemfégaidfor roen, ui céimcian
Dialuidbenmic Namat nairi ndailar chendDagdaidein,
ocus in cuinadiaid,ciarbo thurus ciando chéin
DialuidMidiraBri Leithfri tecbail tréith , baféfrith
co tucmac indOc 6ndamco sciath ’
nascath, ciarbo scith .
LBBYMH S (S I -endo nly) s.s.v. Omgma] oennalt oeii B aouagaiuH .
l . cinema] 06m83 . 2. rinnib] mindibM . 6. irciorig] trobrig R .
7 . rognith] rognidBBdo gnith Sz ; rong ni 83V. lasin] risiaL ; lasiuiu Sz.izdtir]fidfiu (n expand. ) L nfir8g . 8. brig ]abregh 83. 9. imdai nDagdai] LimdainDagda, &c.mt. dairy] ixdeirg LSa. 1 0. cmyalmai]foraugalmagh R .
1 1 . roflm‘
] robfherr, &c. MS3 ; robfear Y . iar] ar BR . coir] soer, &c.
LRMB ; sair act. 1 2.fri] YSa; riaL ; for art. céim] cain R . ;
( 1 9 )
BBUG NA BOINDE n.
O nobles ofBreg ,amight that is notdeceitful,withfestinl points (royal is the road)know ye the story ofevery lordthat is here in the Brug ofthe Mac indOcBeholdthefairymoundbefore your eyesit is plainfor you to see, it isaking
’
sdwelling ,it was builtby the harsh Dagdait wasashelter, it wasakeep renownedfor strength.
Beholdthe Bedofthe redDagdaon the slope, without rough rigour ;
he paidnoble courtafter the chasetoafair womanfreefromeldandsorrow.
Beholdthe two Paps ofthe king ’
s consort
here beyondthemoundwest ofthefairymansionthe spot where Germait thefair was born,
beholdit on the way, notafar stepWhither came the wife ofthe son ofnoble Nemedtoatryst tomeet the swift Dagda,andherdog after her,though it wasalong journeyfromafarWhither came MidirfromBri Leithto bear ofi the prince, it wasalucky find;so he bore the Mac ind0cfromthefordth ashieldin his protection, though he was weary.
coem, &c. , LB. 1 4 . cidbk i] sithblaBB ; sirblaYSz. 1 5 .dit ro genair] L ;aimi ugenair, t o. cat. 1 8.form») L ;moon, &c. cart. m’] in RBSz ;.au (will vol ni super-tor.) Y. din ] on . 8a. 1 7 .dia]do Sz ;daM .
1 9. in] aBBMSQ. 20. imma] (heronLE M ; tberas Y. 2 1 .dia]doRH Sz. 22. tocbdil] LBM ; togail, &0.art. fo’] LV ; fou H ; fomt.£3. indéc] nOc LYK ; in oicM ;
02
20 BBUG II .
Iarsain tucad, ciallacor,inmacdian6imbliadnambil,
coaathair, bacadlagair,diathaig cosin Dagdandil.Dognith ergnamleisdoudrigisin téid, tre brégradmbt'ian,deata, ui ceist cen rim,
DumaTreiscar suil nasluag .
Iarsindlomais Dagdadurasadun, nibadbambrom,
combai i n-Ochain,fecht comiaill,iar n-othur sliiaig , iarn-usit bil .
FertaE sclaim, érimmsruith ,
atelctis cestafirmaith ,fot combalc-raind, gnimcen chleith ,domac Calpraindbarbt raith .
In so]duib DercmBuailcbilcomarbaiil immonmag ,
asan-ésibloimmluath libadigdon tsh’
iag , fiadglundglan.
In eolduib Lecht Cellaig cruaidco huaill ellaig , ercthagaethathath tre beirt laechdaluaith ,diamb6i tluiaith forbaethlabaeth .
25 . cialla] cialdaM . cor] L ; in cor, &c.«at. 28. in] om. B. 27. a]om. BYM . 29.dognith]dogniat 83. 30. tre] friaM. motion]huair L. 31 .do]deainY ; iedoM . ui] om. B ; in 83 . 32 . Treisc] L ;intreisc, t o. H“ ; in twist M in tree BB ; in treisi 81 . aiiil] surB
nil Y. 33. Dagda] in DagdaR (com) 82 . ddr] ndlir LB. 84 . am]asin Y ; iain Sz. nibadbo]=L ; babadbamt. mbroin] L ; broin cat. 36. in
Ochain] oc Ochain L ; inacind(with anochaiu innochain 83 ; in
Ochaind, &c. cat 36. otlmr] othrus R . o'
il] oit B. 37 not
in L. 37 .form] fert H . 38. atelctis] in t-eiges B ;
hi teilgdis, kc. BYM. 40.do]di H ;do M . 4 1 om. Sg .
22 BRUG II .
In eoldulb Lecht GabraindrigCinaedacen galmangaid;
ruc busidasiblachaibsréindo réirmic Irgalaigam.
A CiraCurrel namna,ciabale itacechtarde,mersid6 ’
ndiu co ti brathuibamessuar olisch angné.
Fégaidlib, babrig cech baird,bafert firam, tuaimcenmeirg ,forg litis iath ngaelagairg ,sidEdaLurgnig for leirg .
Anddognith ruamnadiathriathfor cuan-blaolisch ocus crich
bah -edslog -digal natuath ,
Merriganmuadsitt imbith .
In eolduib tre gnimradngnttth ,
frifathfir-
glan, fichtibtriath ,
isth n-acht-glan imbittar scéith ,
Carcar indLeith imb6i in Liath .
In eelduib tre chathacendin glendimbidMaths.mall
robith iar n-inriudslog sengdognithm6rdo imniudand.50. Oinaoda] ciuwth 83 . can] con Y . galma] calmaY. figaid] L
ngrAin H ; grain, &c. w t. 51 . mo] tuc SaM . sibtaohaib]siublachaib3 8383 . 54 . oia] ciap B. bola] bail MH .
ooolttar] centarB ; gantar M . 55. moraido indiu] L ; isdoig mberaidY ;isdoig meraid, &c. mt. brdth] in brith, 83 : brach R. 56. to] L ;
om. oat. or ohdoli] sacsch, &c. YMH SaSs (no Notes). 57 . 64 Mg ]fabadY ; fadhbaigh 82 ; babaidM . bdird]dindL. 58.fuaim]uaim8g . 59.forg iitis iath]furgliadhasidh 8g . gairy] L ; ngairc H ; ngairgoat. 61 . and] L ; tanocot. dognith]dognidL. 62. ouanblo] cuanbladh 83 .
cliach] cliath H ; sciath 8 sciath (with vel olischmponor.) Y. 64 .mon'igou]
BBUG II . 28
Know ye the Grave ofthe Horse ofthe king ,Cinaedfreefromrigour ofneedhe bore ofi'victoryfromfleet ones ofthe bridleat the will ofthe son ofnoble Irgalach .
The Comb, the Coral ofthe woman,
in whatever place each ofthemis,it shallabide till the Doomcometheir beauty shall not grow lessandless .
Beholdbefore you— it was the beast ofevery hard,it was the grave ofanobleman,
fame withoutdecaythey celebratedthemeadow-landofafierce slayingthemoundofAedLurgnech on the hill-slope.
There was causedbloodshedby its chiefupon the resort ofridgesandterritoriesthat wasageneral vengeance ofthe tribesin the place where the great Morrigan was smitten.
Know yefor noteddeeds,with true-clear learning , with scores ofchiefs,the plain ofbrightactions, where shields usedtobe,the Prison ofthe Grey, where the Grey S teedwasKnow ye by the refuse ofheadsthe Glen where the sluggish Mathadwelt ?it was slainafter the incursion oflithe hostsmuch havoc was wrought there.
own rig i 83 morghlauaM . mtiad] ruadh L mbuaidh S’ o’
itt] Lairmact. i orbit/i] imbidLSaV ; afrith M . 65. 061] om. B. tre]WM] ngath M . 66. nae/it] L uac R ; nach BS3 ;(lat H ndsth, &c. YMSsV. Mott/i] om. 82 . 68. t
'mbt“in] imbéiL uman M . 69. oat]m. B. tn ] triaRBYH tri SzM . aM t/ta] cd.chatha, t o. LYH8g ; ci ts B ; chats, &c. B83? oath M . 70. mbid]mbai, 850.
B8 mbit Y ;mbith midM . Matha]maths L8, ; inmada83V ;mats.oat .
7 1 . robitl ]dobid81 ; nobith B. ion-ind] indredB indradY. slog ]RBMduaig oat. 72.dognith]dogniddognidL ; rognith BB ;dognidM .
24 BBUG I l .
Iarein tictis, gnimcen chleith ,
indrigdialeith 6 thir thoich ,dodescin in Mathaimuaid,co clandeach fair crt'iaidachloich .
Glandais Buidealiic laind’
sindraindforsmbidSuide Findfacaibfiadchuribnanglendacheudfor Maig Muridmind.
Iarsin 16tar UlaiduillLeth cubaidCuinnarachend,do gleicfri nert Mathaimaill,combruitheabaillfor Liic Bend.
Doringnedleodumandurdomurfor cnamaibinmilbahé in coscur,fecht co nuaill,
rothechtfribuaidocus brig .
Caisel n-Oengussacen chol,
Airther n-Oenlussarodlenmic Crundmailforsndessidcindian-easibmidcorbomer.
Pot sin Ebot rigdain gleoinmic Goo, ciddiamb6idiarobriss suil Midirmt'iaid,infail fiaibnech asidch6i
73. obit/i] elith B. 74 . indrigdialeith] om. L ; in rigar leth 83 ; narighdialeith, &c. 83V ; in ridialeith BBY ; andridialeth H . 6]diaL ; on H .
mat/ta]mathaLB2 ; madaM83V ;mataoc t.76. cloud] clannadB . fair] om. L ; fir 82 ; forB ; usirM . a]fairB ; o B.
77. oldndaiobmdo] lintais uile L. atwo]alsag (with velalig supersor.) Ychraig M ; shot 83. k ind] lindSgM lind(with luindmporsor. )Y ; luiudH .
78. mind] rindY83 druim83 ; raunlindM . formtbid] twiooL ; forsmbe i,&o. BBH ; forsmbith 8s ; ambidh 8a; forsmmM . 79. ouirib] cuibrib, &c.
BM oulidB . no ng lend] om. L. 80.for]ar Y. meaty]mac HV .
81 . uitt] il L. 82. Cuinn] om. L. 83.do g toio]
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INBE R N-AILBINE .
Afhiru Muirid,miadngle,do nach tuirimtailmire,raidfedfrib imthrebthus tesonchus n-aithg licc n-Ailbine.
Bai riamfri rot-blarorauas F6tlacenfodala:
baluamcech lig-druing friala
Buadmac RigduindrodAna.
Riacht reimraith , rogacen raind,darmuingmaith moramoch -maill,d’acallaimacharat Gaillbareimrabalc co Lochlaind.
Luidtri n6ithib, noithech glé,basoithech co sir-
guirgo
sochtsat,dubadomnade,forformnanafirofairge.
Femidset hidas nach leth ;robodirt indron-f'uirech
isinmuirmuadmar cenmethdoluidRuadran roguinech .
BBYMH SSsSsV. l . j hira] fioraH . 2. tailmiro] tailmhiriMtoilmhire, &c.83V ; tuilmire, YSSzH ; talmiroR ; taimire B.daibRB. im] amH83 ; cen, &c. oat. throbthuo] trebthus, &c. codd.to]de RBYMSsV. 4 . noithg lioo] ndaithglic R . 5. ro rd] rogha882roradh B . 6.fodato] fologha8. 7.fria] re B ;friYSz. 8.duind}druing BM . 9. riaoht] recht RBSzV ; rieacht 83 ; racht M . mind]rinn, &c. 8M. 1 0.mach] mor 82 . l l . guilt] goill RYH S . 1 2. be]
INBE R N -AILBINE .
0men ofMuired, bright honouramong any headstrong companyI shall tell you inmy warmdwellingthe cunning story ofAilbine.
There was once [aprince] famedfor travel who rowednorth ofundividedIrelandhe was pilot ofevery brilliant bandin hisday,Ruadson ofvaliant Rigdonn.
Hefaredonalucky journey,achoice withoutdispute,over the goodlymane ofthe seaearlyandlateto converse with hisfriendthe Norseman,
aright brave journey it was to Norway.
He came with three boats, splendidandbright,it wasavessel ever terrible ;they stoppedshort (thedeeperdoleon the shoulders ofthe Open sea.
Theyhadno power to stir onany side,firmwas the strongdurance :into themightymain without shrinkingwent noble Buadthe smiter.
faY. rabalc] YM ; rabailc B ; mbuilc R ; robalc cat. 1 3.”dithib] uoitibBB ; uaithoYB: naithc, &c. 883 noite H noiche M . noithooh] othech
81 ; nothsch 8. 1 4 . soithech] soigteac B ; scathrach Y ; soetn ch 882 .sir] sith RB. 1 5. M ]dobaH ;dobo Sr. domna]domnu BYM .
1 7 . [mids t] humidB ; fsimdisM . hidas] lutharYS ; lathar83 ; luth as,&c.
ac t. nah] csch.t o.Y881M . robothir] robhdurR . 1 8.dron]droobBBSg .[cin ch] tuidcaeh M . 1 9. itis ] forain YSSz. 20.
-guinooh] fhuilech B.
28 INBE R N -AILBINE .
Omoslaidiatairdbe tradar sal fairge sruth -soeba,tuair, i sain-delgnarosna,n6imbain-delbadluth -choema.
Retidset ris tre gle-alt nglanbahedfodroirgetar
an6nburban buadach bilhé cruadach an-indsaigid.
Fois n6i n-oidche lasnamnacendoirche cendér-
guba,fon tairge cen tonnatrafor n6i longacréduma.
Ciarbo halacht bendibde(robomalartmithise)
luidnadib cen chisal cléco tisadafrithise.
O rafaidcomuintirmuaidraidfri tuintibathrom-éluaig
basoalt sochlaindui snailco toracht Lochlaindlonn-gluair.
21 . mosidi] ed.mosluidY (orig inallymoluaid) H ; musluidh 83V moluidh 82 ;doluidh 8 moluaidBBM . tairdbe] bairdbe, &c. Y (with taddodlator) 883 .22.dar sdlfairgo] od.fuirgi tar sal, &c. RBMH Sa; tarfairgias], &c. Y83V ; tarfairgisail 8. truth-sachet] sroth-saobaH ; saebtshrotha83 ; saebsrotha, &c. cat.23. i rain-dolyna] od. in sandelgas BB ; in saindelccaH ; in saindealgua, &c.83V ; isindelgna, &c. YMSSz. romci] rosnaoodd. 24 . mbain] H ; mud882 ;mbnaM ; mban BBYBsV. dolba]delbdaBY83 ; tombra8. dluth] RB ;dath Y ;doagh 82 ; ro MH883V . 25 om. 83. 25. tro] triaYM83V ; ,fria8. ng lan] om. B. 26. had] hét B. het B ; befbsdM ; ead(with twoletters obliterated) Y heat H béat SaV. A syllabloappoars to howanting . Roadpoi
-hopsbahéfast : cooNotes . fodroirgetar]fodroirngertarB foruirgetar Hrodfuirgidar 8 ; rofuirgeadarY ; fotoirgeadarM . 27 Four lino:
80 INBE R N -AILBINE .
O rancadardar sal sairco n-adis co n-oll-bladaib,anait sechtmbliadnaarblaidicacharait comramaig .
Cechaing iaromRuadnarenntar srothaib, fial-modfeg -seng ,
anairdarmuir triath-
g lan tend,co toracht isth-mag n-Erend.
E ismech rob6i in ri co recht,
nirbodeis-breth nadaig -bert ;cendnl comnatar sruth slecht
in cruth cétnarothairngert.
Tan rogabtriath-tuiridtessi n-isth Muiridnamag -lee,
co cruad-ebalad, clncen ches,
rochualadar inarm-
gres.
Amran sin namban-on binn,
triaglan-radnglan-6g nguth-binn,
ic tetarracht Busidco rinn
tar sruaimsetal-balcaruth -
glinn.
8e61sat curchan, crednadclé,nirdub-chliirderdrongdige,an6nbur garg grinn-
gel glé
i n-Inhet n-ardn-Ollbine.
46. co n-a’dj oonad, &c. BY ; conar M ; oonagh, &c. cat. 47 . ar blaid]
comblaid8 ; for blaidM : iarsin 82 . 48. comramaig ] comradaig , &c. RB.
49. ram]mun Y ; randM882. 50. fiat-mod] SJV ; fialmo BY ; fialmac BM ;
fialmug H ; fulma883 . j ig -song ] fedeng , &c. YMS . 52. taracht]rainic 83 . iath-mag] iartur 82 ; iathmag in M . 53. co] om. RBV ;re M . 54. broth] bertY. 55. con] co 82. Jul]dul Y co]do 83 .57. tuirid] turod, &c. RBM . toss]des RB ; toss II ; thés Se. 58. Muirid]muted, &c. BBM . 59 . cacruad] crichadM. 60. ro] co 83 daM .
£ 1 . amrdn] amband(with velabruu inmarg in) 8 ; nuns and83. mime]
INBE R N -AILBINE . 31
When theyarrivedin the eastacross the seawith luckandwith high renown,
they remain seven years seeking famewith hisfriendtriumphant.Thereafter Buadofthe spears went his wayacross the waters, the noble youth keenandslender,fromthe east over the strong pure billows ofthe sea,till he reachedthe level plain ofE rin.
False was the lawful princeit was no right judgment nor honourableact,not to go to the womenacross the smooth water,in the same wayas he promised.When the lordly chieftain touchedlandsouthwardat the plain ofMuiredofthe lowlandsteadswith uncloudedfamefor stemstreng th,
men heardthemartial strain.
That was the song ofthose tuneful womenin their puremellow sweet-sounding speech ,
as they pursuedBuadwith the spear pointover the impetuous clear-streaming tide.
They sailedaboat offlawlessmetal,(it was no black hull ofmourning )nine ofthem, fierce, radiant,andbright,to high Inber Ailbine.
mna83 ; man M. 610] ogh 8. bism]mbinu H SSa; mhendY ; beindMlfnn R ; rind83. 62. trio] tre MH . ng lan] g lan 8 ; cm. 83 .
-6g] 68. totarracht] techtairecht 8 techttareas 82 ;catarucht M. 64 . smisn] sruth 883. sotol-balo] sidhalbalc 83 ; sidhalbhalb8. o g lind] binu R. 65. crednadole] cordnadg le 8 ; can ceilgdhe 83 ; raindni 010 M. 66. nir] ni YSSz. dor]deerM883 .dn ng l igo]drongaido Y ;drongaidhi 83 drongaige S drongdaighe M .
67. a] on . RB. grinngol] glinngel R ; gnindglan M83 .
82 INBE R N -AILBINE .
Ole-gnimrogene andsinbendibcen ere n-essil,
marbadmaic Buaidcomblait bilocusamaicfodessin.
Brehordonmacmocach cair
(batreb-choldofor talmain)rolaamach triacacadcaincouldn-apadcenanwain.
Andasbert shiag son-ard-serothecht Buadrogarg rige
nili cen ohondimglonn ng lé
Baholl, baholl in bine !
Desinata, tairmcen tnu,ahainm, uidodailbdidu,
nahaba, nadcelamchi,
ieibadberamai'iru.
Madainmformaige,miadn-ait,gairmcian cen chaire comraic,
raiter 6n tuiredach tailc6 Muiredachmac Cormaic.
N6madferr latuaichliu trasellfri buaibthiu bladmara,
raidfit Builiath , bai nadba,6 Mniriathmnai Labrada.
69. rogene] rodgene, &c.YSa; rotgéneV ;dogeine H ; rogniadh 8 ;doronsd83.70. on ] eraH83V ; erimY (orig inally eri) eirghe 83 . n-sssil]deisil 83 ;reisil M . 7 1 . marbad] marbaidM . blait] blaith MH bloidY ; bladh 8blaidh 83H83. 73 sair] coirY. 74 . trob-ohol] tre achar 83 .d6] t6, &0. RBSaV. 75. rota]dalaM. imaoh] amac M8. trio]tre RB83 mood] cocaH ; ougadBMS cogad83. 76. oonidnapad]conadabadh, &c. YSSs ; conatnabadh M ; conatnapai H . 77 . and]andsin R . sonard-so] nasardde 83 . 78. ro thocht] so gab83 re techt
RM (alteredto ro) . rig s] ridhe H . 79. om] hit 883 . am] an YSS3 .
g lonn ng ls]an glonn g le (in litura) Y gnimgle, &c. 882 . 81 . tnn] tru RBM883 .
84 INBE R N -AILBINE .
Labraidloingsech co n-nath alttadchaid, tuath toimsech tlacht-balc
fifebfuil-isth ,fer cofacht,
bahiaben Mniriathmacdacht.Mniriathm6r rodlechtmodu,co slog roslechtafidu
tan rothrialladnirbo thru,maradfiadar,afiru.
94 . tadohaid] B ; tadclaidY ; tadcclaith H ; tadcloidh 8 ; tadcloich 83 ;
tachlaidh M ; t1183 R : tadhglaith 83V. 95.fl] faoi H fri R883 .
fuiliath]fuilliath R ;fuilliat B ;foliath Y88z. for]friM . facht]fecht R82.
INBE R N -AILBINE .
Labraidthe Mariner with terrible limbscame with ahugemail-cladpeople,
the bloody plain,aman ofwarshe was his wife, the youthful Moriath .
Moriath , great honour shedeservedabout the spotwith the host that clearedher woodswhen she visitedit, she brought no ill luck,as is related, 0men
96. bahi] hi B ; isaM . macdacht]macacht RH ; mactacht M .
85
98. ro]re RB. 99 . re] no M . triallad] trial] 83 . nirbo] nibo YS .
1 00.dfiadar]dofiadfraidR ;dofiadar BM8383 .
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OCE AN .
Cmasn UA HABTACAN cecinit.
Déccidfertanithaig Néill69 lechtfirdeindichmaigduir
sundfor uralige nashiagrogablige n-6ar i n-uir.
Niallmac E chach ,assalecht,luidto secht tar trethan tricht
roreraig comarbas Cuindco ngaet 6smuingmarahIcht.
DiaraidindrongdurdinmurAildimdescin rig nondlig ,
atracht inma] suas iarsein,
in gein bahuallchufo nim.
Bochu, bahedainmindfirde Lagniblir, lamco neim;i t6ebNeill co ngfialaindglain
sadis hadnasluagaibsleig .
Cidmo in Lagnech inundfri baig Saxan ngalbech ugand
guin indrigdoudimramoll,
ingnadg londdorignedand.Tan nosticedcith n6 chrt
’
iast6cabthasfias, serigduis
bafirflathaiar ndail bailsmaidmsecht catharenagm’
ris.
LRBYMH SSs Y. Cinaod(taHartaca’n]L only. 1 .forta]fort inYH8383firt i 8. 2. loohtfir] &c. 883 ; leachtaigh M ; lettir, &c. cat. 3. sandforW]sunnaforY ; sundfor 83 . 4 . w hen ] uar LB. 5 . assa] isaYHM88383 .
6. tricht] tricc L. 7. roreraig ] coriaraidh 83 . 8. con] ro B. muing ]tuindM . mara]mar h H . 9. raid] rhdedL ; raidhi BM ; raididYSraidhit 83 ; raidhe 83. in] om. Y83Ss. din]diL ;do 83. mar] L8:muir oat. 10. oil]dill L. rig] in rig L . nondlig ] rondlig RBMYH83rodlig , 883. l l . iarsein] arsain B. 1 2. 6a] is M ; but 83 .
1 3 . hat] LH ; he cal. 1 5. oon] coaR83 . g lain] L ; gil R83 ; ngil cat .
88 OCE AN .
Pirian-foculatbert Niall,diangaetforsin rian triarim,
aitt i clantailadNeill,co teilctisangéillfor 061 .
Aire-sin roléictheaassdar gaeth -rian ng lass, tromathress,geill Sax on, bam6r-dalmass,geill Fhranc, geill R6manandes.
L6tarasin Temraig siarfianatheglaig trelmaig trein
bade b6i iarmbaisse br6uOohanm6rmuntire Neill.
Celebrais i n-Ochainairdeachdiaraile,aidble uird,
Lagin, Mumain, rodasni,Connaicht, Ulaid, fir Ifis luirg .
Laachdosrimthais, ropu ri
nirb landachlifor bith -ché
basnaildo Niall , nasaddin,co toracht creitemdil Dé.
Rannsadaramaic iarsininis n-Airt, bahamrafir ;
isd6ibdobertarangéill,cein beti ne6il imgrein ngil.
Pirian] fir in, tre. YM SS3. 26. rian] rian muir L . ;
tria] cen L83 . 27.ditt] &c. LM83 sirmoat. i clanta]aclannfai Haclanfa83 ; aolaita83 . ilad] ilaig , &c. Y83 ; iolach H . 28. ao teilctis ]collingtis L. ng éill] gell B ; geill E MSz. for] L ; ar eat. 29. airs ]are YB ; arai 83 ; ar M . ro le
‘
icthca] taleictheaL ; tarlaicthi, &c. cat .
30. gaeth] ngaeth RY ; angaeth H . rian] LH ; om. oat. : see N otes. ng lan]g lass BM8383. tram] ed. bu tromcodd. 31 . mass] on . L . 35 . M i]bc'
ie L. iar mbaisse] iarmasse L ; iarm°aise Y ; iarmbraisi, &c. B S 3 .
br6n] mbroin Y883 ; bmin BSzH . 36. m6r] moir, &c. BYMsa.
OCHAN . 89
A just wordspake Niall,when he was slain on the seaby stealth ,in the spotwhere Niall
’
s tomb was built,that their hostages shouldbedismissedhomeward.Thereafter they were sentfreeover the green stormy sea(wildits warfare) 30
hostages ofthe Sax ons (theywereagreatandcomelycompany)hostages ofthe Franks, hostages ofthe Romansfromthe south .
WestwardfromTaracamethe warrior bandofhis warlike powerful retinuethence was called,after griefandbeating ofbreasts,great Ochan ofthefollowing ofNiall.
There partedin high Ochanonefromanother the noblest in rank,Leinstermen, Munstermen, (he causedthemgrief)men ofConnaught,men ofUlster,famousmenandtroops. 40
A hero unitedthem, who was king ;not weak was hisframe in this worldit was ashort spacefromNiall (hisfame wasashelter)till came the blessedFaith ofGod.His sons thereafterdividedthe islandofArt, who wasawonder ofaman,
it is to themtheir hostages shall be givenso long as clouds shall be roundthe white sun.
37. celebrais] celebraidBYMSSa; celebrait, &c. RH ; ceilebradh 83 . 38. aidble]aible, &c. BYM . 39. rodasni] rodadni L ; rodusmairg 83 . 40. fir] ic L .
li is] lis B . 4 1 .dosrimthais]doremthus, &c. RB ;doromtas M ;dorimthus,&c. H883 . 42. nirb] L nirbo 83 ; air cat. for] or YB. chli] thliM .
for]at RY83 . 43.din] L ; ndin B ; indin B. maoat. 44 . taracht]LH tarat 83 tardsat, &c. oat. dil D6] ndil nde RBMS . 45. randsadar]rouset L . 46. fir] LM ; in fir BY88383 ; indfhir RH . 47 . ng éill]gel] H . 48. céin beti] &o., LR geinbai M genbed, &c. oat. ne6il] &c.
LR ; aniuil , kc. BH88383 : aneill Y ; teimel M . im] in B.
40 OCHAN
D6. Chonall, E oganatnaid,Fisebu, Cairpre, Manemin,
E nna, bah6en-baile in téh’
raig ,gabais L6egairedo rig .
Bidostatfo thalman t6i,mairg nan-adrannfor bith -ché l
rotundMuir Romur i nd6baar omun tuaithe Dé.
Clandmaic Caime, cengtar6e,diamtis umle imalle,ar imad6c ocus echnisf6rfednech achtmac Dé.
Luidsairdian-éis, arm-char cli,Dathi, batalcharfriaré ;
nirbfandachomulfor céerorandindomun indé.
Uaasdech 63 grisu g lan-
gné
rochin 6 Niall, nasadnglé,ColumGills rogabh -l
buaidfirbi 61 i tig D6.
50. Cairpre] E rma, YH83Ss. 5 1 . E rma] Cairpri, &c. YH8383 .
cen-bails] hoenguine S . 52. gabais] L ; gabsat, &c. act. 53.dosrat] L ;dorad, &c. oat. fo] fon RBMS ; for thalman] ed: thaliii L ;talmain, &c. BYS 3 ; tae i RMSSa. 54 . no n L ; as h RBM ; nach cat .
for] ar RBYMS . 55. indo’] ineo RB ; inte6 8 ; anedM . 56. baoromun] baheroman, &c. B8 ; indoaorumR . 57. clandmaic] L ; clauna, &c.
(at. ceng tar6e] cengtar r6e L ; (30a ri 83 ; ceangtari M . 58.diamtis]diambidisB. umle] LY ; umlacat. 60.forfed]forfetB ;foirredY ; foirgfeth
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MIDE .
Ann és Canraaro cecinit.
Midemagen namarcmer,aligeforsmbidArt Gen-fer,lsrg Ian lainne Lugdech luid,clar clainne Chuindis Chobthaig .
CiddiataMidear inmaig ,
fine sil Chuindchét-chathaigciagass gh
’
xair garg , glan inmod,ciaharg 6ffiairainmnigodMidemac bruthmar E rathsmeicdirmannaig Deaths ,co roatai tenidndiamair6s chlaindNemidnert-giallaig .
Bechtmbliadnalanaar lssaaddon tenid, batrén-l’assad,
corscail gairge in tenedtrelltar cethri hairde hE rend.Conid6n tenid-sin tra,(ui hanf6t ui himmarba)condlig asir-chennach indcach prim-thellach in E rind.Condlig achomarbacainmaige Midimedar-glainmiachm6eth -bleithe lamuic findcachah6en-cleithe in E rind.
LRBYMH88383V. A ediiaCarthaig ] L only. 1 . mare] nibarc L883 .
2 .forsmbid]forsmboiB. 3. lainne] claindB (with n6 loinne in clainniR .
7 . gaegarg g litair] gas gluairgarg RBY gaiscedgarg 83 . g lan] om. L. mod]magh H . 1 0.dirmannaig]dfirmannaig M ; echta(with r under the lineandnodirmandaidabove) R . Deatha]deataR ;deaghathaM ;dethatha83 . 1 1 . oo
roata'i] co rob-atdaL ; coadaiB coradaidR ; corfataidH ;dotadaM nofadoYS ;rofodogh, &c. 8383. tenid] tene,&c. RS3M. 1 2 . 6s]forB; fri R ; riY ; roH .
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MIDE
Mide, place ofthe eager steeds,the roadwhereon Art the Solitary usedto bethe lowlandfull ofthe splendour ofLugaidthe level groundofthe clan ofConnandCobthaoh .
Whence is the name ofMeath given to the plain ?to the heritage ofthe seedofConn the HundredFighterwhat pure boldscion (bright the hero) ,what warrior was it whence it got its namingMide it was, theardent son ofBraththe host-leading son ofDeaithfor he kindledamystic fireabove the race ofNemed, seizer ofhostages.
Seven years goodablazewas the fire, it wasasure truceso that be shedthe fierceness ofthe fireforatimeover thefour quarters ofE rin.
So that it isfromthis fire in truth(it is notarash saying , it is notafalsehood)that their head-man hasarightfor everover every chiefhearth ofE rin.
So the right belongs to the gentle heirofthe plain ofMidemirthfulandbright ;evenameasure offinemeal with awhite pigfor every rooftreee in E rin.
1 4 . ba] ar H . 1 5. teined] tene, &c. RBY83 . trell] term, &c. Y883 ;
tall M . 1 6. taroethri h-airdo] cliircech riairddeL ; focheitri hairdi, &c. YM .
1 7 . tenid] toB ; tcine, &c. R83 . 18. anfdt] hadR ; afot B , annodYhnnodh 8 ; 116t 83 ; hofnt M . immarba] immargha, &c. YMS . 2 1 . co
adlig a] condligeandY ; conadh aligh, &c. 883 . 23. bleithe] ; cleithe, &c.
LRBM ; mbleithi Y. find] indM . 24 . oaohah each LM ; in
gach Y8. 6encleithe] hoenceithi R ; primteallach M .
44 MIDE .
Co roraidset, nir snimsnail,druide hE rendi n-6en-frair,Ismi-dé tucaddimtair,doratmi-gnéd’ armenmain.
Corthin6l Mide cenmethdruide hE rendin-6en-tech
co tallateng tha, tiiar ngarg ,
acendaibnandriiadndron-ard.Co rosadnaiccfo thalmainUisnig Midim6r-adbail,co ndessidar 9. tengthaibin prim-sui in prim-senchaid.Gaine ingen Gum6ir glain,
muime Midimid-charthaig ,baferr cachmnai, ciarbo thin,
basaibafaith baprim-drai.Co n-erbairt Gains co n-uaillre Mide cosinmor-buaidIs 63 neoch rosniadar tech
coniddeseo bias Uisnech .
Uisnech ocus Midemiradasngabar hE riuarm-miad,feibadfét in sfiidi snas ,isdesinadind-senchas.
Din , aD6, AédnaCarthaigar ifi
'
ern comeitanfaidDiad’ itailagrésagléfor rigmid-charthach Mide.
25 . nir] L ; ui cat . 26.drmde]druidL. 27 .damn]don B ;do M .
28.dorat]dobert Y . d’ar]daM . 33 . adnaioo] adnaidh B ; adlaic ;
ndlmacht 83 . fo] aYM883 . 35. or] forYBS3 ; foroM . 36. in]imB. mi] L ;drni, &c. cat. in] LRB ; ss. cat. 37 . Game] L ;Gniré B Gait Y ; Gairech H gaire, &:c. oat. midoharthaig ] mendartuigY ; medarglaiu S mormethraig 83 . 39. ciarbo] nirbo M . 40. si u
'
]drai]drai sbfii, &c. YSSz. 4 1 . Gdine] L ; GairecH ; gaire, &c. cat.
DRUIM NDAIRBRE CH .
Funanrson ceeinit.
CiddiataindruimDruimnDairbrechbam6r larathuill teg lach ;
remdin atchi co cuimnechclar buidnech mar thir Temrach .
DruimnDairbrech isdunalaind,mur gainmech fo thuindt6eb-seing ;
laidbairdbas greimmriaglé-raindfégaimdin beinnaird6ebind.
Druimndrech -slemon nandath-bord,cuing leth
-temor 'naleth -leirg ,
portmar Baigne narath-bard,m6r oath -
garg Bairbredrech -deirg .
Dairbredrech-derg mac Lulaig ,baprap sreth-chelg iar samain,
mac Ligmuine co leraib,irlaime imdebaiddanair.
Fidgai Fochmaindis Gaileoinniptarmoch -mailldialain-réir
Firbolg , Fir Domnanddirim,
basir-min gairbe in gad-méin.
Fine Chrecraige indi1r-6ir
Gum6ir Brecraige banoair,Mendraige Dairbreduan-l
'éil,
babuan-léir gairbe gran-aig .
LRBYMH88383V. Falartaoh] F. L ; om. cat. 2 . rathuill]Ldatuill Mnotuill, &c. H S3 ;dotuill cat. 3. rem] romL ; rimH reim83M . atchi']adchimY (themaddedby later hand) ateimH docim11 8383 . 5. thin]druimn 883 .
6. tdebsheing] tabcing Y ; taibfindM taibind, &c. 883 . 7 . ria] reYHS3S3 ;donM . 8.din] Ldon, &c. YMSS383 do RBdaH . beind]muing 83 .9 . shlemon] lomain B8. 10. romor] lemur 8. leirg ] L ; bord8 ; lergoat. 1 1 . port] om. R . mar Baigne]maraigne Y ; maraidhni M .
uarL. bard] bordY ; bordSSgM . 1 2. mar oath] ed. barath 83 naroath H ; morchath 83 ; mar cath oat. -deirg ] ed. garg 83 dg cat. See Notes.
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l
DRUIM NDAIRBRE CH .
Whence is the hill ofDruimDairbrech namedgreat was thedaywhen the house earnedthe name ;bymineart thoumayst see inmemoryaplain populousas thedomain ofTara.
DruimDairbrech, it isafairfort,asandy rampart by the lank-sidedbillow ;the lay ofahardthat will bemighty in tuneful verseI see,fromthe lovely lofty height.The smooth-browedhill ofthe gay banks,the broad-flankedridge with sloping sides,aspot like Baigne ofthe lucky bards,fiercelyassailedrampart ofBairbre Ruddy-face.
Bairbre Ruddy-face, son ofLulach,who was suddenasachain-trap in winter-time,son ofLigmuine leader ofhosts,readiest in savage conflict.
The Fidgai, the Fochmaind,andthe Gaileoin,
were not their ownmasters, early or late ;the Firbolg , the countless Fir Domnand,tamefor ever was the violence oftheir imperious need.The tribe ofthe Crecraige ofthe raw gold,the Gum6ir, the Brecraige ofbloodless battle,the Mendraige ofDairbre generous to song ,
famedfor everwas the fierceness ofthe horridfight.1 4. iar] L ; or oat. insdebaid] M imdebaibL ; andebaid, &c. eat.1 9. fir] YS ;for 83 ; is oat. dirim]dirmheiu M . 20. in] im, &c. MH88383 ;amY. 20. gdd-me'in] granair M ; gadméin, &c. cat. 2 1 . Chreoraige] L ;muighiM ; cernigo, &c. oat. ind] indh L ; om. M in cat. sir-6ir] 883 ;
22 . Gn’m6ir] com6r 83 ; gumnaige
(omitting Brecraige andwith vel gnmoir brecr—e superscr.) B ; gambir, &0. cat.
bdn-dir] bansairBB ; bannir83 ; banair oat. 23 . Mendraige]mentraidhi 83mcnraide, &c. YB S . 24 . léir] ler H8 ; leirg 83. gairbe] airbre 83 ;gairn B. g rdndig ] graniig L ; in granaigh, &c. HS ; angranaidY ; ingranairR ; imgranairB ; imgranaib83 ; umgranaidh M imgranaigh 83 .
48 DRU[M NDAIRBRE CH .
TucTuathal naferg fuiliddo Bairbrederg ’mon grellaigmaidmimmachdar cachmongaig ,
cath Commair gairb69 glennaib.
Dairbredrech-derg ’
condrumainniirondeg therbriadremmaib
Tuathal cosin grfiaidglonnaigdiachongaibchriiaidrochengail.Tuathal techtmar inmilid,m6rarecht-bladdar rigaihdocer Dairbre co nduanaibdiathuagaib,aidble indidail .
In cnocc-as cathain chomlaind,aéicsiudathaderbaimmaithdiafir in lalabraimd'faglaimciddiataindeg -druim.
25.fuilid] S3 ; fuillidLH ; fuilech R ; fuil' B ; fuilligh M83 ; fuilich Y ;fuiligh 8. 26.
’mon]moan n LBH ;mun n Y88383 ;fan n M . 27. maidm]83 ; tairmH . tar] arM . mongaig ]mougaid, &c. R83 monaigh 8.
28. gairb] garbLHM . g lennaib] greallaigh M . 29.
'con] in RB.
30. ni rondeg therb] LBSs ; nirodegtearbH ; nirbodegsearb, Y883 ; ni ro
methcerbR ; ui taaithcearbM . ria]diaYH883. dremmaib]demmaib
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LAGIN I .
Robort in rigrad’moarig ,(bagnim010, be.domnahir)loise Loingsechm6en,méit gaileCobthach c6elmac Ugnino.
BaTuaimTenbath cosin olc
in rig-dindran, in rochnocc,
oornoirg Labraid, Ian ngaile,diarchuir eramaccraide.
O rohoirged, ’
s 6afir,Cobthach o6el,athrichait rig ,corgénairmacm6rMaireo6ic cetbliadnabith-
glaine.
Batossach gliadis gailepian Chobthaig for L6egairededorochair Cobthach cairnlahuaL6egaire loud-gairb.LuidsetdoudorgainforaétLabraid, Dubgaill trichat cet,’
nacongaibagmair essaid,conalagnibIan-
glassaib.
0 naMgnib-sin ille
rogairit Lag in LaignelaLoingsech M6en, comeit olc,Cobthach c6el badibrohort.
Meraid’os chlaindco ti breth,corobcocadrig rognathOilill L6egairedo lotIn Cobthach Céel cetus hort.
LBBYMHSS383V. l . in] om. RH . moo] L ; man 8 ; mo oat. rig}rig rfiad, &.c. RBH . L ; indindrig batenba(teaunbad8 ; tenubladh 83)trung , &c. oat. 3. Loing sech] LabraidL. moon] om. L ; nwu B. gaile]L ; ngaile, &c. oat. 4 . Ugnino] Augaine L. 5. Tenbath] L ; tsahmaYS ;tenba, &c. eat. 6. in roohnooc] L ; in rig chocco, &c. RBMS ; in ri chnoc H
in rig port (oel cficmpersor.) Y ; isincnoc 83 . 7. cornoirg ]ac. BS
coronoirg L ; coroirc, &c. RYMH83 . tan]med8 ; lath 83. 8. amam-aide]amccraide L ; as lacraighiM narigraide, &c. eat. 9 . re] raLM .
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DAGIN I .
The princes were slain roundtheir king(it wasan illdeed, it wasmatterforwrath)the Dumb E x ile ofmartialmight burntCobthach Cael, son ofUgaine.
Till that crime, TuaimTenbath was the nameofthe noble kingly hold, the notedhill,till Labraidfull ofvalour sackedit,when hemadeaslaughter ofits youngmen.
Fromtheday he was slain (this is sooth)even Cobthach Cael, with his thirty kings,till the birth ofthe Son ofMaryis five hundredyears ever pure.
The beginning ofstrugg leandstrife wasthe vengeance ofCobthach on Loegaire :therebyfell Cobthach ofthe cairnby the grandson ofLoegaire fierceandfell .There came on themarch to that slayingLabraidandthirty hundredofthe Dub-Gaillin their battle-harness, warlikeandstaunch ,
with theirdeep-blue lances.
Fromthose lances thenceforthwere themen ofLeinster calledthe Spearmen ;at the handofthe Dumb E x ile, with heavydisaster,by these lances Cobthach Cael was slain.
Thisdoomshallabide with hisfamily till the Last Daythat there be war between kindredking sthedestruction ofOilillandLoegaireat the handofCobthach One] was the first slaying .
1 0. Cobthach cost] R s ; cal uambreg , 6m. eat. a] an R . 1 1 . oor’
] coro L00 83 ; con eat. 1 2. o6io] tri M . bith g laine] L ; buadgaire, &o. RBMH ;
barrbuidi Y (with bus gairc supersor.) 883 . 1 4 . p ian] L ; riad, &c. BYMSriagh H ; riaR83 . for] fri 83. 1 5.dorochair]dorocer RBM . 1 9. assaid]RB ; fhassnid, lac. LMH ; asaidh 883 ; osaidY . 2 1 . na] InB. 22. rogairit]rogairidB nogairidYS dogairidM ; raidhter 83. la'igne]fri laigne S3 .
23.do] nolc RB883. 24 . badib] cetuaH . 25—28] om. L. 25. ca] gaMco BBB da, &c. Y883 . broth] brach R ; in brath, &c. MHSz. 32. cétna]tren hart] to ort 83 ; than 8
LAGIN H .
LabraidLoingsech, l6ralin,lasrort Cobthach i nDindrig ,co slung lagnechdar lindlir,dibroainmnigtheaLagin.
TuaimTenbaaainmriesin
cnuicc in’rogniadindorgain
is Dindrig 6'sin ills,6marbadnarigraide.
Dacétar i'ichit chét nGallco lagniblethnaleoanall :de nalagnibtucthaandsin,deatat Luginfor Lagnib.
L [1 59] L [377] 83M . 2 . lasrort] ro ort L 377 83M . 4 .dibrooinnsnigthsa]de rolainmnicheaM . 5. riasin] roimisinM . 6. enniss] in cnuic 83 ;once L 377. 7 . is] in 83. 8. no] life 83. rigraide]macrside
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SLIAB BLADMA.
Fumu cn cecim't.Blodmac Conmaic Caiss clothaigmaic UachallailchrothaigromarbBregmael, gobaindglainCuirchimaic Snithe snamaig .
Cuirche cendmar, bari rotforMedraige isfor Herot ;is lais natuairf6esamfirBlodmac Conmeic Caiss clothmin .
Cechajng’
naluing , lathar nglé,6 Bun Gaillme glan-hairs,6Ath 01amin Herut uillcosin n-Ath Cliath i Cualaind.Dolluidiarumiar lin chor
co RosaNairmaic E idlicon,
co roselbi sain-rainn son
in sliabdianidbunadBlod.Athathfer find, figedgail,i Bleib Bladma, bladadbail,Bladmac Bregoin, buidnibtor,do thami Bleib bledaig Blod.
Abiter N6's 6mac Bregoin borrfaid
SliabBladmacomban-tolcaib;atarbaui cian 6 cradin sliabmar tarla6 trén-Blad.
LBY (on aslip in later hand) E BB3Y. 83 has the last stonso only.
W hj L only. l . Blod] L ; Bladh R ; Blaodh Y; BladH ; Bladms B .
2 . naohallo] tuachailairdY. ilchrothaig ] ilchlothaig LE . 4 . Snithi] RSnithche H ; sarLB. sndnsoig] samaig R ; snamansig B. 5. rot] rodRYr6t 83. 6. Korot] L ; eorot R ; erfhodY ; erot H ; herst E ; er6t 83.
7.flair] om. R ; frith 83. 8. Blod] BlaodY ; Bladoat. olothsnin] LBclothmirH ; cloth‘
RY ; clothgbil 83 . l l . 6A th Ulioth] oath olisch R.
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SLIAB BLADMA
Blod, son ofCu, son ofCass the renowned,son ofUachall themany-shaped,killedBregmael thefamous smithofCuirche, son ofSnithe the swimmer.
Ourobe Cendmar wasadaring kingover Medraigeandover Berot ;through himBlod, son ofCass Clothmin,
foundnever sure protection.
Hefaredin his ship— clear purposefromthe Bottomofpure-coldGalway,
fromAth Cliath in wide Herotto Ath Cliath in Cunlu.
Thence he cameaftermanyaturnto the Point ofNar, son ofEdline,andpossessed,as his special portion,themountain whose namederivesfromBlod.A valiantman who usedto wage battlediedat SliabBladma— vast renown !even Blad, son ofBregon, with troops ofwarriors,diedofdisease in themonster-hauntedSlish Blod.Or, it isfromthe son ofBregon the wrathfulthat it is namedSliabBladma, with onsets ofwomen ;their profit (2) notfar removedfromdestruction (2)was themountain where it happenedthrough strong Blad.
Horst] L ; erait R ; éroit H ; heret E ; eruot 83 ; orfhodY. 1 3. ior] co H .
1 5. rosslb] muelbH ; rosoalbuith 83 . i soin-roinn] in skin rsinn R ; asanroinn Y ; asabrainn H sealbhrainn 83 ; hi senraindB . 1 6.dianid]dianaH .
Blod] Blad, so. an. 1 1 - 20] in LB only. 18. bled] bladL.
1 9. Bregoin] Breguin L. bledaig B lod] bladaig bladB. 21 - 28] in RYH83only. 2 1 . Bregoin] Brcogsin, t o. RH . tolooib] tolchaibH . 23. turbo]thatha83 .
56 SLIAB BLADMA.
N6 bledamaranarmall,biasta, ruisendaan-sumand,tanic to thalmain natreb,coniduathaataSliabBled.Blodmac Conmeic Caiss clothminromarbbuachaill Bregmail bain,
gobann Cuirchimeic Snithe,rogabac Ross Tire Nair.
25. N6] nois Y. 26. raisenda] R ; misagdaH ; misedha83 ; ruisdedaY .
27. treb] tor Y . 28. conid] gurabY. notho] uathadR . Bled] R ; blad,h . YHSa. 29—32] in LL 1 596ms: not in BYE Sa. 29. B lod] BdBladLH ; Bladma83 . Gaiss] one. 83 . clothmin] clotgil H
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FID NGABLI .
FIND oecinit.
Inmaindamin Gabol g lantucforomfor fidflesc-glanni
’rdaig luaige co logud,
rogaiduaidaainmnigud.TarclamAinge grinne nglancen taidbefri tinsanadcach crandcen timme riathurisin grinnebuc barr-ur.
Drochtadogniddiaingin6s gnimochtaaird-inbirui éiledcen Ianmaranodileddal n-6entama.
Is 6dafall,forumsoe6il,
Gaible glassmac E thede6in ;dafarlaic cen luag n-satairaBeluchfuarFhualascaig .
Bogahfoss ic finibFlainddligidadoesaderb-chaillfer rothaidis rothall tair :icmusib cach ammrop inmain.
LRBYME H883. Find] RB only. 1 .dons] lindR ; lamE . Gabul] gabrin ,
&0. E S . 2. tnoforons] tucformL ; rotathsigh R ;dathsigedM ;dotathaig , t o.
eat. injd] forsindL (butforfldat 1 59 b‘
l) . flue-g lan] flescach LRBHBs.3. air] ni arR . ddig ]daig , &c. LBM ;daighi R ;dag 1 1 83 ; 80 (withdsupersor.) Y ; gbai, t o. SR . tw ig s] &c. LM ; on . R ; luaide, &o. oat.oo] cen, &c. RYS ; ge E . logud] luidedB ; ludadh 8. 4 . rogdid] ragaidLB ;roguidY ;darait ; rogabH ;dogabR ; corgabh 83. daida] uaidLS ;uaidoRYH83 ; uaitiM . 5 . torclam] tarchlandM . A inge] aine BB ; ingmM. grinne]&c .LM ; in grinne, &c. oat. ng lan] LHSs ; glan cat. 6. taidbe]tnidi L ; time (in litnro) 8 timme E ; taibiM. fni] friaH ; tré SE ; triaM .
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FID NGABL I .
Dear tome is bright Gabulwho setmoving the bright-stemmedwood,notfor the sake ofarewardthat shoulddecay,he prayedthatfromhimit shouldbe named.Ainge gatheredabrightfaggotwhichdrippedunless it was ebb-tideevery kindoftree without ex ception is to be soughtin the softfresh-leavedfaggot.A tubwasmadefor hisdaughterabove the breast-work ofthe high rivermonth ;it wouldnot leak unless the tide werefullshe loved(l) the lot ofvirginity.
He it was who stole it (burden ofatale)even Gaible the pale, son ofE thedeonhe cast it without paymentfor labourfromthe coldPass ofthe Thicket.Itfoundrest in the confines ofFland;he claims ofright his copseandhis own wood,theman who thievedandstole in the easttowomen he was atall timesdear.
7 . each] L8 ; can, &c. oat. timme] tindi M. rio] raL ; triaB ; re R ;thi r] tnndB. 9.droohta]droctgaBMR ;drocht Y. dognid]donidL ;dogni, &c. ME S ;doroigne Y. dio]daL. 10. as] is R .
ochta] ochtgs E . 1 2 . nodited] &c. BB S3 ;diledL ;diladY ;dodilad, &c.
ME S ; nodlig edB. dot]dail B ;daul H . nantamo]docontain L ;doontuma, t o. RBH83. 1 3.dafalt] L ;defall BMHSudotuill R ; Mall, t o. YE S . 1 4 . E thedeoin] etamoin M . 1 5.dafarlaic]M ;dafarlaic R ;dafarlaic oat. lung ] luad, &o. RSHME . 1 6. 4 Baked]os bsslach M ; 6bal B ; obsslach 83. 1 9. ro tha'id] L ; rostaidE ; rossait ;
wh it M ;maid, t o. eat. ro thall] rotaall B ; rostall E . 20. rap] bus Y.
MAG LIFE .
Life luchair, le6rdoblaid,ingen Channain ebbt-churohaigfusit gairmngaire il-ldg astairainminmage, ism6r-aacaid.dalemConaire chéligd’ ingin Channain cét codalDeltbannadetdrech-éolam.
Ldmnadroloit Lifi lniadirmAgmar i n-Araindrucmudaidmac Druchtade,di chumaidl6r lé ch-Life.
LRBYME H883. 2 . Ohmoin] Candan B ; Camain H . ehet-ohnrohoig ]LE coir cruthaig RM ; coir cruchaig BY ; coir curchslg , t o. 883H . 3. ngoirs]ga
'
ns L. illtg ] L ; iaruoco R ; ismM ; iamog , t o. eat. 6. tig ] tich L .
6. ohllig ] ekelig L ; colicB ; coillig , &c. cat. 7 . oit] chat L . codal] comnl L ;
BE RBA.
In Berbabuanabailbe,saigosdar shiag sen-Ailbe
';
is fisfedmafathdiafailBerba, blath cech blad-focail.NifuailfedfocheirdintiluaithredMechim6r-milltirosbalbrosberbcenathbachsalchur serb nasen-nathrach.
Nathirfo thrifocheirdcortathig inmbeirgdiabrounudcnaifeddiaalaig 6g n-ell
sl6g sadail nasen-E rend.Airs-sin romarbDiancechtbafothagarbdin g lan-acht,diachoso co buandin brounud68 each cuan,din chomlongud.R6Idamalocht leth roldfert cen tech is cen tugaaluaith olc cenaibn-engafofiiair socht i sat -Barbs .
LRBYME H883H 3 . l . a] L ; comeat. 2 .dor] L ; co, kc. oat.3 .fdth] L ; infath, kc. oat. 4 . bldth] blaith, kc. codd. oeoh bladfooail]These wordsaredisplacedandpartially obliteratedin L. Nosfhidhset cofedinto 8 ; nosfaidset coféig inti E 6. Mechi] LB ; Meich oat. m6r-millti]mormilti L ; as mormilti M ; namormillti, kc. RB ; inmomillti, k c. oat.7. rosbolbrosberb] rosearbrobalbM ; 7 rosbolbE . oonathbooh] cenadbath 8 ;eachathath E . 1 0. inmbeirg ] LR ; in nberg , kc. BH S3 ; in berg Y ; inmbert E ; umbeirt M ; imbert 8. dia] L ; aRBMdo oat. l l . ondifed]
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BE RBA .
The Barrow, enduring its silence,thatflows through thefolk ofoldAilbealabour it is to learn the cause whence is calledsmooth Barrow, flower ofallfamous names.
Nomotion in itmadetheashes ofMechi the strongly smittenthe streammade soddenandsilent past recoverythefell filth ofthe oldserpent.Three turns the serpentmade ;it sought out the soldier to consume himit wouldhave wastedby itsdoing sall the kineofthe indolent hosts ofancient E rin.
Therefore Diancecht slew itthere was rude reasonfor cleandestroying it,for preventing itfor everfromwastingworse thanany wolf-pack,fromconsuming utterly.
Known tome is its grave where he cast it,atomb without walls or roof-treeitsashes, evilwithout loveliness ofinnocencefoundsilent burial in noble Barrow .
enaidhfldh M ; clafodE ; claifid8. a’loig] L8 ; alaidBRYE ; alaibh H83 ;og n
-ell] ganeill M . 1 3 . oiresin] iarsin M ; araiain E S .
romarb] rosmsrbandM . Dionoeoht] L ; mac Oscht cat. 1 4 .fotha] fathaLYKE ; fotaRB. don]din L. 1 6.dia]do RBME . din]diaLHdon eat. 1 6.din] L ;diaeat. 1 7 . ro] ri RB ; re M . fert centechfert cen toith is con tucaR . tech] to; B. tuga] tiugbaB. 1 9 . con]con BBS3. nongo] ongaL. 20.fofaair] forfuairYM foruair 8 ;fotruairH83 ; for E . socht] focht L. i] ar RB ; na83.
MOIN GAI GLAIS .
Culdubmac DeindiaSamnaluidhi cein, in cath-amra,do chuingidchomraic 6en-l
'ir
co Fidradfialforfailid.Desindorochair Fidradd’imairiuc natren-bidbadaidedFidraidfeig iarfeirgdo laimmaic Deindaiger-deirg .
Gae Glass 6aLoganalechtbamass,frifolafrithbertb6i leis sleg taithfri toladorigne Aithan-
goba.
Is 6baniaFiachachféil6aLogaliamnalonn-
géir
bagreit gaidcendil imduldialaimdorochair Culdub.
RBYME HSSa. 2 . hi] RB ; aoat. amro] chalmnM83 . 3 . ohuindg id]cuindgi, kc. HS3 . 5 .dorochair] adrochair BMS ; atorchairY. 6.d’imairiuo]do imairc R ;dimfarrach, kc. MH83 ;diamaireg 8. 10.fri] friaMH .
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FAFFAND .
a raon (2) ceoinit.
Broccaidbrogmar co ngnimgialldo chiniudgorm-
g lan Galian,
(16bamacFaifne in file.ui g6 taithme tiug -mire.
Bahimathair inmaicmaissLihir ind[athair lond-braiss ;ingend6ibindiandirmachindAigafial il-gnimach .
Oll-mass in cethrur caemcase ;be. clethchur saer co sognass ;athair ismathair co n-aib,ingen is brathair blath-chain.
Tucsat nasiabraaidenir gnimtiamdatéithmiredelbsat i ndeilblaig allaidAigi sair coaero-ballaib.
Roéir hE rinn or i n-or
re cach n-albin rundrogor,corchfiardaig Banbambrethaigco calmafo chaém-chethair.
Tarnicagnimisagal,frith sundcoairasernadtucsat imbriannaimbinefiannaMeilgi Imlige.
LRBYME SS3H . Fulartaoh] F. L ; om. oat. 1 . con] LY ; cen, kc. oat.g iall] gial L ; 1 1n RBE . 2. chiniud] chungidL . 4 . ns
'
g6] ui co R ; uigon Y , nig M ; niaas E ; nia8. taithme] taichle L ; taichmo, kc. BYE S .
tingnsire]acht (inserted) tigmirc B ; acht tiglnirc H83 . 6. loud-Wis] L ;londmais RBY883H lachmais SE ; laudglaisM . 8. indA ig efhiat] indAig iibial L ; in ibial AingeS ; infhial Aige, kc. oat. ilo ] oll Y8E . l l . athair]ingen L. athair ismac comor L ; the lost syllable erased,andcab(f)
FAFFAND .
Broccaidthe powerful with winning ofhostages,ofthe brightandfamous race ofthe Galian,he hadason, Faifne the poetthe recordofhis final journey is nofalsehood.It was she was themother ofthe comely son,even Libir quickandeager ofmoodtheirdaughterwas the swift lady ofthe hostsAiga, the nobleandskilful .E x ceedingfair were thefour, curledandgentle ;theywereanoble kin. ofvirtuous behaviour,thefatherandthe lovelymother,thedaughterandthe brother softandfair.
The evil spiritsmadean onset
(it was nofeebledeedofwantonfolly)they changedinto theformofawilddoethe noble Aigo ofthe love-spots.
She traversedE rinfromshore to shore
fleeing beforeall the fierceandfiery packs ;so that she coursedroundBanba, landofjudges,bravely,fourfair times.
Herdoingsandher valiance hadan end,here came to pass her finaldissolution ;they tore her in pieces in theirwickedness,didthe warriors ofMeilge ofImlech .
4 M inmargin. ingen is] siur 7 M . ohdin] chasm,kc. MH83 1 4 . side]aide E ; aside RB. teithmire] kc. LE S ; teidmiriY : teidminiM ; acht teidmire,k c . RH Ss ; acht tccmire B. 1 6. sero sith YSE . 1 7. i n-or] indor E ;cobor M . 1 8. re] R8 ; riaLH83 ; to RYME . albin] albaiu B ; aillin,k c . YE ; allaimM . 2 1 . gnim] nguimE . gal] ngal E . 22.frith] fail M .
imad] om. L . sir] sat , kc. RB83 . semad] earnedB ; srhenadh SE ;w rbladh M . 23. i (l )] in LRB aoat. 24 . Imlige] imiligcLBR ; milidi, kc.
YE S SsH milmiloM .
68 FAFFAND .
De-sinataAige ilarforaruth inmaige,met snixad6 roscraidedcen chuiscle,
rosdailedardian-niece.
Sruith-lindsin cen baaco brath ,
snasdar Lifi co lond-gnathmodtaire, ui tairmcen taig ,Aigeahainmin cach inbaid.Mosh
'ii siar innaside
indruidian indeg -file,d'ainmedrig Beirre comblaid,Meilgemaic Cobthaig cundail.Fiiacraisar in rig co recht
animis on i n-6en-f'echt,'saithisfri sir-
gail sethadi ndigailadeg -éethar.
Dorochair in filefergdindfochaindamnaisacbéilromairnedco sir segmaarainmedrig ro-Themra.
Rocfiradrosedladse,rodedladfridoenmige ;forFafl'aindnafianfergachfuair grafainddiandibergach .
25- 28. This stanzais quotedin the prose De. LL 1 60. 25. A ig e]ath Aighi S .
26.for] L ar oat. sanad] slnagh M . 27. con] Readporhops co : areN otes. ohnisole] chnis gle L [1 9 1 ] S 3 ; cuislc R . 28. rosddiled] rodaileadM ; rosdailidE . or] in, kc. YM E . 29 . con bds] gabhus S .
30. sna's] snass L ; stras SE . 31 . modto'iro] mothaire L ; mo tairi Y ;modtairc, kc. RBSE H mogh tairi M madh taire 83 . ni] our. L ; in R .
«an taig ] ocathich L . 32 . inboid] inmaidY ; inmaig E . 33. moslisi]mnslnid, kc. YS E ;dulaiM . inno] L ; marcach RBYE H ; mar gach ,
70 FAFFAND .
Rosgaidimascaidandsin,aitt immasclaig inmilidcombethfriagairm— gnimngubaaainmair in sen-duma.Is ecldamfri tibri traaidedLibri is Broccada;ui hamdarc infathdiafailrath in’
roadnacht Broccaid.49. roscaidRMS3 ; rosccaidH . 50. immasclaig ] immasclaid, kc.
YE S3 ; immasclaitbH . in] imL. 5 1 .frio] noRYM E S . 52. msaer L . 53. tibri] tibribYS ; tibirM tibre RE . tra] cm. L.
FAFFAND . 7 1
There he beggedaboonat the place where the soldier cut himdown (i)that his name shouldserve— Odeedofwoe !todesignate theancient hillfor ever.
Known tome with laughter in sooth
is thedeath ofLibirandBroccaid;not obscure is the cause whence is [named]the rath where Broccaidwas buried.
55 . ni h-snsdsro] L ; niramhdacht M ; ni harmdocht E ; nirsrmdocht, kc. oat.did] runM. 56. rdth in rohadnooht] in ratharadnacht M.
ALMU I .
Almu Lagen, leanaFian,
port ragnathaig Findfir-l‘ial,dorclasundaslicht saininnid’ataAlmuar Almain.
Almuainmindfir rosgabre lindNsmidnanert-blad;marb thall sin tilaig fiane,do thamopundoen-uaire.
Almu rop nlaindinbenben Nuadatm6irmic Aichedrachunig , bafir inddl,aainmar in cnocc comlan.
Nuadadraibaduni garg ;dar6nadleisdundronardracomlodleisalmu i n-ailldondimulear n-athoraind.Oen-
gel indun,dremnedrend,mar nogabadrial h-E rend;dondalamain tucd’athaig ,isdeataAlmuar Almain.
Tadcmac Nucdut, ncrtaidgail,drui CathairMoir cum6r-blaid,d6 rafacaibaathaitAlmuin conahard-rathaib.
Ingen gnoach cc Tadg thrén,darabainmMurnimun-shamrocungedo Chumull in ben ;rosérastar Tadc tab-gel.
L only, ex cept stanzas 3, 5,21 , whichare quotedin LU see notes: 1 7 .dremne],
7 4 ALMU I .
Basuc Cumullar eoin,
ingin Taidc, cer gnimétig ;bliadain can chert is can chioddo Murni ic Cumull chath-mér.
Ciis Tado cu tren athachre Condcalmaoét-chathach ,
ronimderg ,adbul in t-olc,ronglam, bam6r inmudocht.Focairther o Chundchalmado Chumullfacbail Banba;corchurset cath Cnuchathall,co torchair re CondCumall.
trath re our in chathadaronadfer in rathare hingin Taidc in tteib-
g il,darronadFindfir-fennid.LuidMurniarmarbadafir,cu ranic Almain n-oen-
g il
bacaintech cwmthach rabminirbodethbirdondeg -mnai.Alaindbéi in rigan cu rath ,ocus si thab-lan torrach ;rafocair Tadc,mor inmod,amarbadam-mudugod.BoraidCondco ngili glaccBaferr limcombéramace.
inundmathair cor-rathaibdo Chumall isdom’athair.
Diultaider ic Taidc co tren ;do Murnibadomnadér ;ar nirlamalabrad,am-milliud, noam-moch -marbad.
59. or] Readms, which i. translated: mNow .
ALMU I .
Cumall carriedher ofi'byforcethedaughter ofTadc, though it wasan ug lydeed;forayear, without rightandwithout victory,didCumall the warrior possess Murni.Tadowept soreawhilebefore Condthe brave ofthe hundredfightshe tauntedhim— enormous the evil !he reviledhim,
-
great was the hurt l
Sentence is given by Condthe braveagainst Cumall that he shouldleave Banba;so theyfought the battle ofCnuchathere,andCumallfell before Cond.Nine hours before the battle wasfoughtwas begotten the Man ofLuck ;on thedaughter ofTado the white-sidedFindthe true warrior was begotten.
Marni cameafter the slaying ofher husband,andfaredto Almu theall-white ;plaintive, sorrowful she was,it was not fitting for the high-born lady.
Lovelyandgracious was the princess,andshe was great with child;Tadc threatened(great thedeedl)to killandmakean endofher.
SaidCondofthe white palmI holdit better she shouldbearason ;
the samemother, with her substance,hadCumallandmyfather.
”Vehemently is she rejectedby Tado,(toMurni it was cause oftears)yet hedidnotdare todo what he spoke oftodestroy themor slay themsuddenly.
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ALMU I .
Dolluidco Temair findFailMurnimum-chaimcnis
coroiarfaigdo Chundcan cholahimthz‘wahordugod.Imthig -siu, ar Cond, “ is ced
00 Fiacail Ffmac Conchindder-fiur Cumaill tall istaigBodmall BDolluidco Temraig Marg iMurnimun-chai[m]on n-ardi ;Co nlagillaChuindcan chol
ca d’aordugod.Bafwlidriain gillagrindin Fiacail Bimac Conchind,bafalidBodmall cu becht,bafaeliduile in t-airecht.Arsain rucadFindfebdari naFian,moramenman6imbliadna modtend,rop 6 rig
-fénnidh -E rmd.Cungis Findar Tado natorlo Cumullm6irdomarbodcath can chardido, candail,nocomrac oen-I
'ird’fagbail.
Tadc uair nir thualaing cathai n-agaidindfir-flatha,rofacaibleis, balor (16,mar robai uile Almo. A .
81 . at ] for LU.
ALMU II .
Almu robo chasmdiacois,ingen Beccain brat-éolois,ben Iuchnanaeisb, cét orod,6 r
’
iarr Almuainmniugod.Mordiabuadaib,diabuidnib,diasluagaib,diasen-bruidnib,rofes cofonnmaraold,dian-apar ollmar Almu.
In tanmusdailtfs ’
n-adailfianmic Cumaill enoch -nairbatforudfer ngarg imgu,ropatallardaAlmu. A .
O thictfsahesairainClannaBresail in buan-sig
fri toise soidtar Segeasuu,almaind6ibindeg -Almu.
RBYM883HE . 2. brat] brath R . 3. cred] cor E . 4 . 6 r’
iarr] o7.fonnmar] RM ; fonnmor, &c. act. a] in R .
8.dianapar]diambadM . ollmar] M ; almorR ; ollmormt. A lum] aalmu M. 9 . mmdailtic] muscailtis B ; musluidhtis, &c. H83. 1 0. flan]fiann E . mic] om. E . 1 1 . bat] badRY ; baME . gfc] gaM ;dti SE .
1 2. ropatall] R ; robotall BM ; robotallaYS ; robathallaE ; rob“
011 H ; robad
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ALMU II.
Almu, she wasfair onfoot,thedaughter ofBeccan the bright-robed,thewife ofIuchnaofthe tresses, withahundredheadofcattle,fromwhomAlmu sought to be named.Manywere its ex cellences,many its troops,many its hosts,many itsancient hostels,itsfame was known inmelody,
whence it is calledmighty Almu.
When theremusteredin theirmeeting -placethe FiannaofCumall’s son,frank offace,thouwastaseat ofmen fierce with the spear,nobleandloftywast thou, 0 Almu lWhen Clann Bresail ofthe ceaseless strifecame to her splendidfeast,withdesire ofgoodcheer, across ofSegais,noble Almu wasalimemfor them.
all2 83 . a] cut. YSSaE . 1 3 . 6 thictfc] otchidis R ; atigdig BS ,
4518] nigh H : big , t c. 3 83. 1 4 . buana’iy] E ; buanaigh Y ; buanaidhfSM ;bunnhidB ; buangaid, t o. 3 11 83. 1 6. acid] sloig , t o. YEH33 ; soidh,ace ,mt.tar] fri MH . Seg sa] secaH . mu] snaS . 1 6. almain] ahalmain Balmu H ; alm6in 83 ; almoin,ml . A lum] almsuY ; almaS ;dumaE .
ALE ND .
Aloudosuschdiar n-ocaib,rath Airt conarig -rotaib,fertas buadaforablai,oonosfuair Falmac Fidgai.Fert in
'rochlandConchendclf
mac Fergnai,fer co find-If,lsrg
-luamLugdach , letradcailc,foradhaSetnai sfthbaicc.
BrugforsmbidMessdelmonddur,leis conuargbadaard-muir ;isd'abrunnibattibdigMess Scott Scegradi Laignib.
Faithche Buamaind, ruamnadrind,cofalgibdathaforf‘ind,tfr obadla, cathir crichid,grianan imbidAndrithir.
FerandFergusafairge,orbauais co n-imarde,flesc Findmaic Rossarebaig ,
rig-dinn Bresail Bregamain.
Luchdondletradlecne h'ach6taGabran co Ath Cliath ,
i Fail Seg i snaadlind.bagargaagluindimAliud.
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LRBYMHSSsE . 2 . cona] co L . 3 . fi rms] L ; ferdaisact. foraMai]“foroblai M . 4 . co] L ;diaact. 6. in] andM . 6.
-h’
] cli BB.
7 . luam] om. BR (luasuperscr. in B). letrud] leactradY ; leatcraM .
8 .foradba] foradbaRB ; forudnaH83 ; forud. b.Y. sithbaicc] sithbailc,&c. MS . 9.forsmbid] formbith B. 1 0. conuargbad] conaurgbadL :connuargaibR ; contuarcbadbM . a] int E 1 1 . brunnib] bruighnibSbrug indibM . 1 2. Men Scott Sceym]meas reot segaR ; measgeadragodY .
82 ALE ND .
Bethirbethrach , breoco ngail,lepadluithechdo leechraid,fri ré NiadCorb, calmacend,batadmaadbaAlend: A .
Carpat Cathair, comrar sét,taile rothairmcell triathu tret,luadcechmedra,monur nglé,ard-ri Emnais Alinde A .
Fidchell Fhiachach, buadach rf,dracondaigrech ,dron achrf,ruamnais triarig u rinne,
nenaisc niathu Alinde :Bri Bresail beolaig fri gailleis baTuaimTenbadTemairri gormfor gabru grinnerochroth armu AlindeSruthar saaglondnodassaig ,SegsasnasaSidNechtainLife. luathemalinnetibit tulmag Al inde.
Triar tren-f'er, triallaclas,Buirech, Fiach is Aururas,ite cenmeth ,monor ngle,acclaidsetm6r nAlinde.
25 . bet/crack] bretec R ; brach S ; berchich E . congail] L ; coneim, &c . cart.26. lachraid] lwchradL ; lmchraibBH ; le chaibYSE . 27. fi t] riL. m‘ad]mog , &c. YSE . cend] L in cendcat. 28. butadma6 160] latadbaadhmoY ; batadhmaafadbaM ; bu tadhbhaalma8 ; bahadbaalmaE ; bahadbboalbhai, &c. H S» 29—32] cm. E ; addedinmarg in YB. 29 . comrar] L ;comm, &c.mt. thairmchcll] taircell R . 31 . hard] luath S .
medradR . 93910] ngliudR . 32 . ard-ri]airdi B ; uirds R . 33 . Fiachacb]fiacrach, &c. YS ; fiacra
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E . buadach] buadan B. 84 .dram] L ;drucu,im, «at. daigrech]draidneach Y. dronachn’
] L ;dronach Bdronacli,&c.
ca! ! 35. n
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gu] figuaL ; riga, &c. RE Sa; rigai H ; tigi M . 36. unw ise]0606 188with vol nmpn ccr. Y ; cenaisc E . m‘
ctlm] L ; nitha,are. RH ;
ALE ND . 83
Afurious bear,aflame ofvalour,aresting -
place giving vigour to heroes
in the time ofNiaCorb(brave chiefl)thou wastahome ofthe wise, O AlendlThe chariot ofCathair, cofi
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er oftreasuresvaliantlydidhe encompass the leaders ofherds ;burden ofalldiscourse (clearfact I)is the high king ofEmainandAlend.The chess-boardofFiachu, victorious king ,fierydragon (stout his body !)through his kings hemade spear-points red;he boundthe champions ofAlend.The hill ofBressal Beolach the valorous,to himbelongedTuaimTenbath Tomait ,against spruce steeds thefamous kingbrandishedthe weapons ofAlend.A lordly river visits it,the Segais which flowsfromS idNechtain,
[and] Life, swiftest his waterstheydrain the bare plain ofAland.Threemightymen [made] essays oftrenching s,Burech , Fiach,andAntarasit is they who without flagging (clearfact 1)dug the rampart ofAlend.
nithu, t o. BYMSE ; niothe 83 . 37 . bcolaig ] boh ig , ME . fri gait] ri
gail L ; comblaid, &c. cat. 38. M 644] TenbaRE S“ tonfa, &c. YM ;
teubai H . 40. am ]arbrfi, &c. YSSzfl ; forbaM . 4 1 . soyland] saiglend,k c. YSB. nodauaiy] uodasfail L (with vol saig upward; nosussaig (withdmpcrscr.) B , nodsusaigh R ; rodussaig E . 42 . mdc] senas L . 43. Life]L ipheaL ; is liphe S . luathemlinne] L ; luath imlinde,dcc. BS ; luathimalindc, t o. 3 3 83 ; luathamalindi Y ; luathinalinde E ; luath umlindeaille M .
4 4 . tibil tubing] L ; friforgla. h . BB ; friforglahuath, &c. YSSJI ; friforg latuath B ; frith forolathuath M . 46. trialla] trialltaBRHSa; trialltaaSE ;teltaaM ; cam-ialltaaY. 46. Buirech Finch is] fiach burech L .
4 7 . mar] imgnimSE . ug h ] om. B . 48. acclaidrct] roclaiaeadMaclfiisst, kc. SE ; conclaidhsidSs.
84 ALE ND .
Buirechfocheirduaddo raithdar inmfir, nirbo rothldith,ailfocheirddiarigidrindconidhf’
sail i n-Aliud.Robai sundben Balla,ingen Lugdach lmch-banna,friagairmnirbodirgnadremm,diarboainmrigdaAlend. A .
49. Buiredach B. do] aM ; co E . 50. in] cm.
L ; aM . nirbo rotlda'ith]mbruineach mborbthlaith , &c. YE
mbruidhneach mborbthlaith S ; mbrainech morblaith H ; nimur rothlaith M ;
N O T E S .
90 NOTE S . [asmE BA
1 4 . ciaig . It wasatabanquet that MidirappearedandcarriedoffE tain. He
promises her Cidmore libcoirmIncaFdil, is mason ccirmtiremdir (LU 1 31 b
1 6. airs-g lan. This epithet is repeatedin 23,andin 89 isappliedto E tain. It
seems tobederivedfromairs the temples .
’Asappliedtoaplace it can onlybe
understoodmetaphorically ; grriaidcheek is similarly usedofplaces ; 0. g . LL
1 64 b 1 9,for g ruaidA ilig ; 2 1 6a38dar slim-g ruadscar scu-Charmain. But in
1 6 itmay refer to E tain, andperhaps itmay havefoundits way thence to 23 , bythe error ofan early scribe. The variant aircrg ian is glossedby O’
Cl. circa-g lan. i. aoibhimag ian.
27doiaimisdefendedbythe rhyme. Idonot know thewordasasubstantive,but suppose it to be connectedwithdolamslow,
’dolmdelay $1 1 11 . The true
readingmay, however, be ocandiomaisin repulsing them cf. O’Cl.dlomaisin.
32 . ruibnccli . H . 3. 1 8 (as above) ex plains this wordas robuidnecla: of.Wi.s. v. ruibnc But this meaningdoes not suit BendE tair ii. 66 (Todd. Lect .
vn. 60) cendmadruibncch ; cf. Cath Finntr. index 3 . c.
4 1 . Mass Baas/calla: see Braden Dc Dcrga(ed. Stokes), pp. 1 1 , 1 2 .
42, 44 . clis'
iig— E
‘bir. L has ekelig , without themark oflength : the other
readings give no rhyme. But whatdoes ekelig mean ? At Mag Life 6 (infra)Lagain reads Conaire chelig against the other use : at Rdth Chnamroua10 (LL1 96 a34 ) we have mac Conaire chéIig : for cc
’
lcch see Meyer, Contribb. The
objection to reading chilig in our passage is that E ur has generally nomark oflength . But this is by nomeans always the case : see LL 1 4 az , 1 4 6 1 8, 1 6a3,2 1 , 1 6 b 2, 37, 42 . It seems, then, that the quantity is undetermined,andI feeljustifiedin writing E 'bir.
4 3.fuaclmlda: reading andmeaning are uncertain. O’Cl. has nuachoiia.i.
nathbdsach.
Midir inducedE ochaidto commit unwitting incest with hisdaughter : MessBuachallawas the fruit ofthis unnatural union : see Rev. Celt. x ii. 236- 9. To
this 43 seems to refer.
46. Bri Leitla. L has bria. The true genitive is brag :dat. brig : in 1 2and24allass. have bri.
66.dcclaardamaybe referredtodeclmrdivision (soMeyer, ZCP iii.or todcchradfury.
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67. Thefragmentary tale in LU 1 3 1 gives an account ofthemaking ofthetoclmr. E ochaidlearntfromthe S ide, on this occasion, theart ofmaking ox enwork
in the yoke ; hence his cognomen A irem, Ploughman.
’ Iarsindobcrar air cang ridaocus cloclmforsinmonai. Formmdamdanobdldrfodmandlafir“ h- E randcosin n-aidcloi-sin, ccnaicces lainch! in t-shidcfor afomnaib. .Do gnith samlaidlaE ochdaig , coniddcatddo-somBakaidA irem,ar is nice toisech tacadcuingformuine’laibdamdoferaibh-E rcnd.
asmE BA] NOTE S . 91
It seemsfromthis that thefour thingsdemandedare corvees imposedonMidir’speople rather than rights claimedby Eochaid, as Stokes suggests, BC x vi. 308.
Cf. LU 1 32 a6.
67. moan edseems to be impf. subj . ofasorg im,for -csorrad(F).69. These threefortresses are namedtogether in averse written on the t0p
margin ofLL 1 64 (quotedSil. Gad. ii. beigach seems to beaderivative ofdetach : atall events itmust bedistinctfrombe’lgach talkative.
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70. ec'
tseh is abadrhyme to B’tar ; andthedisagreement ofthe use. indicatescorruption.
77 . Thereading ofL, collforail, is perhaps right afterabreach ofthetruce.
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81 . bib, like gas, &c., is usedmetaphoricallyofpersons. See Meyer, Contribu
tions : andcompare Temair iv. 1 4daberg -bile sombadb-siait. (ToddLect. viii. 28.
89-96. The events here referredtoare known onlyby casualallusions. In LL1 21 b 62 occur these lines
A tdcendE chdach indiuis-SidNentaiar n-mciu.
It seems that Sigmall carriedon the quarrel ofhis grandfather Midir,andfinallydestroyedE ochaidAiremat Fremand: see LL 23 a37, 1 3 1 b 39 : PM 6084 . H is
ownfate is recordedin LL 1 1 b 20 (cf. LU 1 29 b O’Donovan identifies his
palace ofSidNenta(in his note on FM 6084) with Mullaghshee in Roscommon.
In his HyHang ,p. 6, he hadplaceditat Fairymount near the north endofLoughBee. The words iar n-usciu neednot be regardedas anote ofreal place : suchdwellings ofthedc: side were often imaginedas opening on sons in fairy landsforlorn cf. Nutt, Voyag e ofBran, i. 229 . In the Bruden DaChocae, this placeis again calledS itk Nentaicr n-mcc (RC 21 , 1 62) while in the Cop/iar i ndoI n side , it is referredtoas S idN entofohui-cc (IT iii. 238 (line 240(line
Argain S ide Norris is the title ofone ofthe lost tales see 0’Curry, Lectures, 691 .
86. Ogniadismentionedin the catalogue ofwomen. LL 1 37 a30.
94 . sidperhaps peace.
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92 NOTE S . [save 1 .
BBUG 1 .
Tue Brug mic indtic is the famous Brug naBoinde. The story ofthe trickby which the Mac ind0c obtainedit fromhis father the Dagdais toldin LL209 a60, seq.
1 . amaig . All uss . ex cept 8agree here on thisformofthe vocative, whereasin 74 LU (the only us. ) hasamay.
2 . The reading ofall the later uas . srsthaibsét wouldmean with aseries ofroads ’
; of. Ailech ii. 31 (ToddLect. vii. 44)dar srsith slige.
3.forolgas’s ; fromfolaig im.
4 . immotrs’l seemsat-pret .,fromfimm-omaim.
7 . flip. Cf. IT iii. 636 ssorafeig , whereWindisch renders ltlares .
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8. indssch possiblymeans peaceful ’ : of. IT u. 1 , 4 1 , line 1 280, bith-indor(sic But induch ‘ islandedoccurs in Togail 1 m.
1 3. I ng en Foraind: presumably the wife ofMiledismeant : see O'Mahony’s
Keating , 1 64 .
1 4 . mil : asarule notappliedtoawoman ; but see O’Cl. s. v.
1 6. The reading isdoubtful. LU's ignodisdifi cult to ex plain. Perhaps it
shouldbe in gnod. This wouldsupplyalliteration, andaresponse to tor in 1 6 ;
but themeaning wouldbe obscure : gnodis glossedfirm: see Stokes, Marisa!Glossaries, 22, 86.
1 7 . Fiacc’
s Pool’ is mentionedas ‘
on the Boyne,’IT iv. , lines 66, 2346
cf. LL 209 b 42 Féic lind.26. For the Matha(orMata) see the Dindshenchas ofAth Cliath, ToddLect.
vn . 21 .
29. Boadan ismentionedby the FourMasters 861 (of. Annals ofUlster, 862)as the herdofE lcmar, one ofthe princes ofthe TuathaDé. The Cowhide is
evidently the name ofsome landmark or notable object.30. aline. The ais addedbelow the line : itmaybe an interpolation, liao
being scannedasadisyllable.
94 NOTE S . [save 1 .
76. Ifdam: is right, itmust be 3 pl. pres. subj . ofdofichim‘ I punish
cf. Strachan, Sigm. Put. 4 . Themeaning then is general : ifmen persecute thefaithful, they will sufier wows things themselves hereafter.
But it is tempting to readdermal : wemay then regardthe collective octaneastheantecedent,andline 74as aparenthesis,andtranslate : abroodthatdidnot pay worship to the true God: somuch the worsefor themnow "
78. sIa’n seems tomean savedby theirfaith .
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81 —84 . I can make nothing ofthese lines. Séil may be the river Sole
cf.flumen Séls , Thea. Palm-Rib. ii. 263 andDinds. ofTailtiu, 78 (LL 2006Scuba: naEbric ismentioned(BB 308b 27)asasai raid/z according to O’
Curry,
MC ii. 60, he was ahistorian ofthe TuathaDe Danann. Perhaps in 83 uaibrigshouldbe E bric. AndConnimiaismaybe the place-name (now Rolls) .
86. ml headseems here tomean headquarters.
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86. Themeaning ofdondisdoubtful : it is glossedby O’Dav. nasal no’ brithem
mi rig h.
87 . ran-tor seems to he intendedasaresponse toard-clams.
save NOTE S . 95
BBUG II .
1 6, 1 6. I have kept L’s tex t,as it isdefensible but thereading ofall otherman.
aimi nge'
nair mar rimis preferable.
1 7. benmic Ndmat. Doand, wife ofNechtain. Shebore Oengus to theDagda.H erdog ’s name was Babilla(see prose Dindshenchas) . The poem(ascribedtoCinadUaHartacain), which begins LL 209 b 26,andis continuedat 208 b 1 , tellsthe story ofthe birth ofOengus : how he was abandonedby his parents,andhowMidir carriedhimoffto Bri Leith (209 a how he returnedto seek out his
rightfulfather, the Dagda,andmadeafeast for him: how the Dagdaofferedhimaboon in return : andhow Oengus won the possession ofthe Brug fromhimbyaverbal quibble (209 a To this trick the words ciallacar (26) seemto refer.
22. Forfrs'th ‘discovery, trouvaille, ’ cf. Sil . Gad. i. 33, 10féfrithfuaramar ;LL 1 47 b 40m'himmnfrithfog eibcdv/i LU 1 1 4 b 23 oubawras infrith.
32. DumaTreisc, the Barrow ofOfl‘al,’namedfromthe brokenmeats ofthe
feast : of. Tochm. Emire (quotedby Meyer, index to Aisl. M . s it in roe-airedatressdariguemacemordc : bahe'aainm, Tress in Hdirimdill. O’Reilly hastreasg refuse,’ chafi ’ andtrue lees,
’ hogwash.
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34 . adbambroin. I have not elsewhere foundadbaneuter : but the changefromneuter tofeminine is very common. A11 1 1 58 . ex cept L have os badbabrain,which seemsmeaningless .
38. atelctis oesta. This seems to imply some kindofsortileg ium, but I can findno other reference to the place or the custom. E sclam, according to the prose
Dindshenchas, was the Dagda’s brehon . Perhaps, then, we shouldtranslate usedto solve questions,
’ but I have no instance ofdoléoimin this sense.
4 1 . I t isdifficult todetermine the reading for want ofinformation as to theincident referredto. L has mbaBails (notas in thefacsimilemba) : most oftheother tex ts,andthe prose, readBeale or Buaile . I can findnothing about thisperson ; andlines 43, 44 are consequently obscure to me. lib(43) is apparentlyan adjective. Dinneen has libdripping .
’I readg landin 44 , supposing it to
bedative ofg lend: the meaning assignedisdoubtful : see Rev. Celt. x x iv. 69.
Perhapsfind-g landhonourabledeed. ’4 5 . This Cellach is calledin the prose
‘son ofMaelcoba’
: he is, then, the
Gallach who was the joint-king ofIrelandwith Conall,anddiedatBrug naBoinn0,according to the Four Masters, 666 (663 AU) . His partner Conall is there saidtohave been killedby Diarmaid, son ofAedBlaine : it seems, then, that Cellach waskilledat the same tim0,andthat the pair
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referredto in 47 are Diarmaidandhis brother Blathmac, who took the kingship on thedeaths ofConallandCellach.
There weredifferent accounts ofthedeath ofCellach : see AU 667, 663 . The
Cellachmentionedin Brug i. 38 is probably quiteadifierent person.
96 NOTE S . [save 1 1 .
48. I can only guess at the meaning ofbwtlda— ifthat be the true reading .
Most ofthe use. have baethbla, which O'Cl. g losses bybaotlabaile.
60. Cinaed,son ofIrgalach , was king ofIreland720 to 722 .
galma cf. SnR 6647 galma7 g ldir. O’Clery glosses the word.i. crtlas.
63. Out-rel. Stokes RC x v . 292 translates casket.’ But in his edition oftheBraden DaDsrgahe translates the phrase sir chuirretl arg it
‘abright combofsilver,
’ andsuggestsaderivationfrom"eoa-recl. Thismaybe right, butdoes notexplain our passage. It seems tome that we have todo here with adifl’
erent
word; cure! coral ’ occurs in the Irish version ofMarco Polo ZCP i. 384
O’Begley has ooiréal. On the use ofcoral among the Celtic peeples, see
8. Reinach in Rev. Celt. x x .
66. For or cluid: see Meyer, Contribb. , s. vv. ca'clo, which.
69 . ga’
ela. O’Reilly has gaol
‘ wound’ : cf. ga'elim‘ I break,’ SuR . But
perhaps we shouldrefer the wordto gael kinship,’
though the genitive is
regularly gucil (Atk. PH : Dinneen,
60. Thewordsidseems to implythat AedLurgnech belongedto theTuaths De,but I havefoundno other reference to him.
61 , 62. mamas means properly redness ’cdan-blaseems tobe compounded
ofodor: ‘ tr00p andbla‘
place cliack I understandas gen. pl. ofclia.
64 . This presumably refers to the wounding ofthe Morrigan by Cuchulainnsee Miss Faraday’s Cattle RaidofCualnge,’ pp. 79- 81 . Thefordwhere thefight took place has not been identified, but it cannot have been veryfar fromBrug naBoinas.
69 . I conjecture edlha, regarding itas pluralofcart/7) hush ,mbbiSh.’ Meyer.
Contribb. : here thedebris ofaskeleton. This suppliesaresponse to Kathain 70.
As to this monster, see Da. ofAth Cliath (RC x v.To“ Lect. VD
where it is saidtohavebeen slainat Lecc Bendon Brug rbic ind00 LL g ivestheformmdthahereandin 76, 83 : so in Brug i. 26,74 . toieh seems to be the wordfoundinWb. 9 ais toi eatmihi seeWi. s.o. ,andof. LL 1 47 a6 in be‘ thomlg el toieh .
88. Themeaning seems to be that the barrow (calledin prose DumanaCnam) belongs to the Mathawhosememory it preserves.
89 . The obit ofOengus, son ofCrundmael,abbot ofDuleek, is recordedby theFour Masters a. 778 : in the Annals ofUlster a. 782.
93. R6“ is here adisyllable, answering to boo. The prose“31“
M idir : I know ofno other allusion to the incident, ex cept O’Clery 81088, B. V
rdd,andperhaps the verseat LU 1 49a21 .
96. robrissmaybe either transitive or intransitive.
96. aside/lei : pres. sbj . ofamiad: see Meyer, Contribb.
98 NOTE S . [mean N -AILBIN E
26,26. Fodroirg etar is certainly sound: of. Tochm. Em. ZCP iii. 243atdam
natardebatar sefotrergatarms longs . But this gives no rhyme to indsaig id, sothatfour linesmust have fallen out. Further, line 26 is in all tex ts ex cept Mshort ofasyllable,andM ’
s be lief/sadis unintelligible. A response to g it-alt (see
O’Cl.) is required: perhaps we shouldreadto hi jast, which wouldalso supply
alliteration in 26. O’Reilly hasfast ‘aprison of,foetaim I arrest. ’
33. Cf. ZCP iii. 243dobertatar noi long cs air or noi n-oideibdiafess less.38. malart : thisform(notmalairt) is requiredtoansweralasht. For themis
writingmaralt cf. SGI 84 , line 33 : iaromto M laelit in (ms : ropemar-alta'irmites ,
where the wordhas again the sense ofaltering for the worse of. S tokes ’
O’Davoren, 1 236.
39. sisal. This wordelsewhere is ex plainedto mean ‘ thedevil ’
: here it
perhaps has the sense of‘sin
’or
‘ harm.
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42 . tuintib: of. Four Masters, p. 2060r, roeheimnig lniot ma ttnimatiblotiug ho toirtemhla7 ins ndoiredhaibhdluitloedoseoaoilte they proceededin close
andsolidbodiesandin compact, impenetrable squadrons (lit. oakwoods The
ex pression is evidentlymetaphorical, andtuinatibh is perhaps literally balls ofthread’ ; hence ‘
compact companies ’cf. teinat thread,’ Coneys : taoinnte (and
minute) thread,’ Dinneen.
43 . ao-alt this compoundoccurs again inan unintelligible passage LL 1 1 9 a1 8. O
’Clery has scalt .i. léimmaith soalso O’R .
60. I haveadoptedthe reading fial-mod,although it is supportedonlyby twolateuss . ,becauseotherwise there is nointernal responsebetween 49and60 besides
,
thefis tmo ofRY points in thisdirection. The wordis foundalso at LL 18 b 6.
O’Clery has mod.i.fear : of. Mrde 7 . At BB 327 b 2 1 modis ex plainedasml:ferda. Ifthis curious passage contains anything more than the vagaries ofagrammarian, the wordmaybealegacyfromapre-Goidelic population.
63. O’Clery has eismeaeh ‘ lying ,
’unready.
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60. Cf. ZCP iii. 244 Rocolatar indfir indamar ismn6imaidi.64 . anal-bale for selat-bale moment-strong ’
: for themetathesis cf. Carn ui
Cathbad4 1 (LL 1 99a BBan 45 : seadat.66.drongdig e is well supported,andgivesagoodrhyme, butwhatdoes itmean 1’76. cacadfor cocad,answeredby oopod.78. rigs : cf. LL 1 67 633, ars’ rigs. O’R . has rig /bedepredation.
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81 . twi. Most use. readm2: ifthis is right, it must be regardedas anabstract noun, ill-luck.
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87 tuiredaeh is nodoubtaderivative oftw ist, which isappliedmetaphoricallyto chieftains, cf. 67 .
94 . toimsech : aderivative oftomus. Cf. Ailech n. 46 (ToddLect. vu . 46)Loch Dachaech 18 (BB 372
com] NOTE S . 99
OCE AN .
The storyofthe slaying ofN iall oftheNine Hostages by his enemy E ochu, sonofE nnaCendselach, ist toldin the tract editedbyMeyerinOto‘aH ern ia“ ii. 84 .
There 'is acopy ofadifl'erent recension ofthis tract at BB 1 34 627 . It is
there prefacedbyan introductory notice 01 Bochu, in which lines 1 7- 20 ofourpoemare quoted(BB 1 34 b In this passage,as in LL, the poemisattributedtoGinath us Hartacain, whodiedin 973 (FM) or 974 (AU, K . Meyer
(Festschr. Wh. Stokes) has editedan elegy on Niall. See also O’Mahony’s
Resting , 390 seq.
2. These adjectives can only refer to N iall, so that the reading adoptedgivesamuch better order than the hair ofL, which is supportedbymost use.
dish-wig . This wordoccursalso in81 1 3 : cf. LL 35 b 53,debaiddis/smaig .
3 . eligefor sliged.7 . roreraig for this use ofrig imsee Ath , Lib. Hymn. i. 262.
1 8. For My‘
pledge, alliance ’see Meyer, C
'ontribb. The line is quotedat
BB 1 34 5 7 withfri baig .
22. serig : see SnR , index . dun is ex plainedby O’Dav. 682, first by nasal
andthen by evil. Of. V . Bran,index .
24 . Of. BB 1 35 a42 romeabadar .sii. satharianagmsis iamaegaib.26. emgives no satisfactory sense,unless indeedit is to be construedwith
atbert. triara'n through his (Eochu’
s) secret plot.’
30. iath-rims. O’Cleryhas yastlt .Lfas’rye. Cf. yasthamail marshy,’ gait/s
lash marsh,’Windisch. So that rian, which isfoundonlyin LH ,maybemerelyan intruding gloss . In 26muir has similarlyfoundits way into the tex t ofL.
Wemay, then, omit rim,andkeep 6atram.
3 1 . So BB 1 35a1 5 sdis gemBrand7 geill A lban 7 Saran 7 Breatan
7 Frang e z ibid. 26dodt’asallaim-sidodeaslaa[d]sao Romansaib. A lla-eu [hi]eindsoicidisdodtisfadang eill I have come fromthe Romans to speak withthee, andthisdayfortnight their hostages will come to thee.
’
33 . Lotar : for the plural verbwith the collectiveflan, cf. Almu n. 9 .
35 . br6nbaisse planctus : of. bass asmack with the handMeyer, Contribb.39 . rodasni. Sm’c’mhas two principalmeanings I join, rivet, weave,’
I vex .
’ Themeaningmight be either he hadjoinedthemtogetherunderhissovereignty or
‘ he hadcausedthemgrief,’ i.s. byhisdeath, or, perhaps, by hisdomination. The secondmeaning is requiredin the similar passage, Slige Dala80(LL 1 55 b46) is rmpasain, rodasm’
; flying before them(he hadangeredO
’Cles'y has raiasm' .i.desin.
100 NOTE S more:4 1 .dosrimthais : cf.doimmthaslar ‘ is combined,’ Thee. Palmo.
-Hib. n . 50 ;
timmthastaib, gl. fix is labris, bid. ii. 56.
44 .dil shouldperhaps bedil ‘fatedend,’ echoingdin in 43. P. O’C. hasdin .i.m’
osh : cf. IT iii. 547 : IT iv. index . But Idoubt whether this is reallyadifl'erent wordfromdil payment, remuneration.
’
53. I readthalmanagainst theass ,for the sake oftheresponse toath-asm.
57 . Cairns» : mother ofNiall, LL 33b23.
63. For sée in the sense ofempitamsee Meyer, Contribb.62. tal-sharfromtoil : cf. O’
R . tolshm°thanasb(i.e. toleharthanash) self-willed. ’
MIDE .
This poemisattributedin L to AeduaCarthaig : cf. 49 .
7 . Cf. O’Cl. g lananmod.i. g lananfear.
1 1 . roatdi : see Kuhn’s Zts. x x x . 98 ; Meyer, Contribb. adsdc’m.
1 4 .found, i.s.fossad apparently the fire was asymbol ofpeace,or the wordmay simmymean acontinuing , lasting , ’ referring to the length oftime : see O’B .fosadlr. O
’Cl . has asadh .i.adanaadnoIasad, quoting this line.
1 8. anfél : cf. IL 1 25 b 55anfétdo ra'd.23. mm'sfima: ex plainedby O’Cl. s. v.flame,asmusic lashdmairmar stdsrdr’n.
47. The best use. give adfét ; andpossiblyWindisch is right in suggesting
that adféit or «(fit may be acontracted3 pl. pres. ofadfladaim: though theeditors ofThee. Puma-Rib. treat the wordas singular in the passages citedbyWindisch . The alternative is to readadfiadat saitds’ was (or amas) ; in either
case was probably refers to the cutting out ofthedruids’ tongues.61 , 62 . Themeaning seems to be that Godenjoins the king ofMeath to take
the post under his protection.
102 NOTE S . [ems amour
LAGIN I .
Tnn incidents here alludedtoare fully toldin Orgain B indR ig : see ZOP iii. 1 .
CobthachmurderedhisbrotherLoegaire,King ofIreland,andafterwardsLoegaire’s
son, Ailill Aine : cf. 27 . LabraidLoingsech,also calledMoan, son ofAilill Aine,avengedhisfatherbyburning Cobthachat DindBig ,andthirty kings with himcf. 1 0.
1 2. séis sit. The verses quotedin the Orgain DindR ig , ZCP iii. 8, give thedateas trfshitmbliadan rsagain Grist : but of. ZOF iii. 1 4, whereanotherversionhas séis The FourMastersmake thedate 542
22. Ldigns is properly n. pl. ofMigen ‘ lance.
’82 reads rdidter Lag infri
Laigne, which is simpler grammar, but is unsupported.LAGIN I I .
Tan firstandthirdstanzas ofthis poemare quotedby the glossator ofthe AmraColumcille in the Trinity College copy ofthe Liber Hymnomm translatedbyAtkinson, L . Hymn. ii. 58. All three verses are translatedby Stokes, BodleianDindshenchas, p. 7 . Thefirst stanzaoccursagain inanother poem,LL 1 9a23 : thesecondis quotedin the sear Ammo , IT iii. 364 .
There isasecondcopy ofthe poemat LL 277 a1 3, where anadditional stanzais insertedafter line 4
A tuaimTenhatraétatuirc,robith Cobthach in caolcuirpodhin (P) ceol consmbert (i’) hi bhua,ised(l’) consertar coibnus.
At TuaimTenbachieftains were overcome ; Cobthach ofthe lean body wasslain ; since bymeans ofthemusic I conceivedhere,
’
tis that joinedour union.
’
With the secondcouplet cp. ZOF iii. 5, 6.
1 4 . The same numberis given in the OrgainD indR ig , ZOB iii. 1 4 inLagin I .
1 8 it is three thousand.SLIAB BLADMA.
5. rot. This wordoccurs in Cath Muige Ratha40, rhyming with slos, boc
O’Donovan rendersdaring cf. LL 1 50 b 3 1 ratangal. The literalmeaning isperhaps ‘
red’ : Cormac, s. v. rotta, has or is rot seek Mary. 80 rsiadmeansboth redandfiery.
’
8. H erst. Bury, E ng l. H ist. Review, 1 902, pp. 263- 4 , connects this placewith the rig H irotae ofL. Ardm. 1 4 r b. In 1 1 the name is treatedas afeminine : perhaps we shouldthere readH er
-nit, andsuppose it tobeau-stemof
uncertain gender.
rmNGAIBI J] NOTE S . 1 03;
22. ban-tales“maybe referredto tailc pride Wind. : but ismore probablythe wordrendered‘breach ’
in IT iii. 533 : cf. SnR 6767 so toleaibnator taletrain LL 258a48: 1 01 al l) , etc. Dinneen has tolg ‘foree, effort tolgaimI tear,smash.
’
28, 24 . For want ofindependent information as to the incident referredto,the truemeaning ofthis passage remains obscure. Credis perhaps writtenforand
, which maymean either cattle ordestruction Meyer, Contribb.
27 . téuic : singularfor plural.
FID NGAIBLI .
Tn name survives in the Feeguile, astreamwhich joins the Barrow nearlionsstsrevin. We have todo here with amyth imperfectly reportedandconsequently unintelligible. The prose says that Ainge wasdaughter ofthe Dagda;from9 it wouldrather appear that he was father ofthe girl for whomthedw hts wasmade. For parallels to the mysterious sympathybetween this objectandthe tide, see Miss Hull’sarticle on Geamin Folklore, 1 901 , p. 5 1 .
The best use. readflat-ash, but this g ives abadrhyme.
3. luaig e seems to bean abstract nounfromking : of. luaig imI buy,’
Liva, index .
6. The prose saysm’ anaddo thinsaitin mu nobidin muirfor Iinad(of.7ar
'
tiesdbonus on céin 5ahaithbe (LL 1 59 b Presumably, then, taidbs =aithbe,.
though I have notmet the wordelsewhere in this sense.
7. timme abridgment ’? Cf. gan bro
'
n bdis agus time snag /mild’imirt air,”es . iii. 92 (quotedbyWind. ) andcompare with this the phrase rotltimdibsit ascghul, IT i. 1 30, 1 9. Comparealso with our passage Rath E ssa7, cét cechmil emtimdibc. Cf. further LL 1 1 9 b 1 6 SGI 68, line 4 1 .
9.dagnidfordognith, answeredby gnim. drochta: see ZOF iii. 468. I t
may heremean akindofboat.1 2 . nodiled. I have no other instance ofthis verb; but it seems to be
connectedwithdil,dik .
1 3. Joj o“: pret. oftallaim.
1 4 . Gaible is calledGabe! in 1 so in the Bodleian prose he hears both namesin the Bennes version he is calledGaible.
1 9. rotM idseems to be pret. ofaverb tdidim cf. ta’idthief,’ ta'idestealth)
1 04 NOTE S . [momGAI ems
MAG LIFE
IT is tobe notedthat Life is properly the name ofthe plain through which theLid‘ey fiows the river is usually calledabaLife.
8. gain seems tomean the piety with which hermemory is keptalive.
6. chelig . Of. note on Bath E sa42.
8. According to the prose, Deltbanna, son ofDrucht (i.s. Dewdrop, son ofDew) was spencerto Conaire,andmarriedLife.
BE RBA .
Now the River Barrow .
2 . Mag flu id“ was aplain in the south ofKildare on the eastbank oftheBarrow : FM 906.
4 Substituting bid”: for kldith ofthe use , we get aresponse tofrith, andbetter sense.
5. The prose ex plains that Diancecht (or MacCecht) killedMechi, son oftheMorrigain, burnt his three hearts, in which were three serpents,andcast theashesinto the Berba.
7 . athbach, fromathbong im, wouldnaturallymean ‘asecondstroke the
meanings given by Meyer, Contribh ,under 1 , 2, 3, seemtobeapprox imations of
various glossators. H ere themeaningmaybe either thatasecondstroke was not
required: or,more probably, that recovery was impossible. This wouldaccordwith I’ . O
’C .
’s .i. aithearmch andO’
R .
’s renewal. ’
9. The prose says there were the shapes ofthree serpents in Mechi’s hearthere theyare the coils ofasingle snake.
1 1 . 6g n-sll. For this substantival use of6g , of. 6gmo charat LiaKothaia3 1(BB 393 b 48) 6g cdna, Chin Adamnain 29.
1 6. Caian seems tobe writtenfor criaindat. ofavian pack,’ in order toanswer
bean. This givesamuch better sense than can be ex tractedfromcmhaven.
’
MOIN GAI ems.
Tan incidents herereferredtoare toldmorefully in the prose.
8.daigcr is renderedjavelin”byO’Donovan,Magh Bath 1 52. It is probablythe E nglish
'dagger, ’ anddistinctfromdaig ir fire (IT iv. index ).10.folaforfala: of. IT iv. index ; M ‘Sweeney, Caithr. 0. c., p. 3
,note.
1 1 . tola: a. pl. oftut, properly the boss ofashield. ’1 2 . A ith appears to be aproper name : none ofthe use. hasamark oflength
over this word, nor over taith in 1 1 .
1 3. The prose says Ouldubwas champion ofFiachu Sraiptine.
1 6. O’Cl. has 6agreit gdid.i. 6agaisgaadach i ngdbad. Possibly we shouldwritedilim, awordwhich occurs in Odin Adamndin, Q52, andmay meancompensation ’
or the like.
106 NOTE S . [sum1 .
39. scthadseems tobe agenitive ; but ifso, I have no instance ofthe wordit can hardlybe the same that occurs BO x v. 31 1 z , is sstlradin buair. O
’R . has
saith, saitheadh ‘askin,’ ‘ hide ’
; but this is nodoubt merely amisspelling ofseal“.
43 . segma. This wordisfoundalso in BB 297 a3 1 ri sogma.45. rosedlad. Cf. Rev. Celt. x vi. 44 rosedladbuinde asliasta‘ his shin-bone
wasfractumd’ (P) Stokes ; alsoTipraSengarmna1 23 (LL 1 97 b 52) sedlair co sarb
50. immasclaig seems to beapreterite,formedpresumablyfrom‘ imm-cd-eonslig inr.
51 , 62. The natural syntactic order seems to be combeth aainmsirfri gairmin tzandumai ; butfriabeing ]written, anticipating thedependent genitive, thenominative in sen-dumais addedby way ofexplanation, just as appositionallocations are commonly put in the nominative without regardto the case ofthesubstantive towhich they relate.
53. tibri ‘ laughter seems curiously inappropriate but I can findnomoresuitablemeaningfor the word.
ALMU I .
ALMU, now the Hill ofAllen in Kildare, was thezchiefstrongholdofthe Fianna.In the later Ossianic ballads it is usually calledAlmhain. For the story, see the
FotkaCathaCnucha, editedby H ennessy, RC 1 1 . 86, fromLU, andprintedbyWindisch in his Kursgcfasste Grammatilr, p. 1 21 . Seealso the HacgnimarthaFindin Oss. Soc. iv. 288 ; reprintedby K. Meyer, RC v. 1 95 . FCCnagrees with this
poemcloselyfor themost part, butadds the origin andissue ofthefeudbetweenFinnmacCumaillandGollmacMorna.Stanzas 1 , 2, 4 , and5 ofour poemarealsofoundincorporatedin A eolian na
Sandman: IT iv. 36. Adifferent couplet is,however, substitutedfor lines 1 5, 1 6.
1 3. At LL 50, 1 3, Tadc is calledthe son ofNuadu Nocht ; but thismust bewrong ,as Nuadu Necht was son ofSetnaSithbacc, king ofLeinster, Silv. Gad.u. 5 1 9 whereas our Nuadu was son ofAchi, anddruidto Cathair Mor(FCCn) . This confusion is repeatedin thedocument quotedin Silv. Gad.ii. 51 9 (iv.) 5.
1 5. ainm. At 1 9 we haveaiamain cf. FCCn resonatedalarms.25-28. These lines are metricallydefective : thrift, mun-claimis abad
rhyme. 26 hits in the 1 18. asyllable toofew, and27 one toomany.
m ] NOTE S . 1 07
31 . canal ert is can ehidd. A s B’Arbois points out (Rev. Celt. x x i. the
meaning is that Cumall neither obtainedTade’s consent, nor establishedhis right
bydefeating Tadc induel. Compare thedindshmhas ofSntmdaEn, whereConanfights AedBindfor hisdaughter Ceilg LL 203 b 39 seq.
LaidConan,bacrfiaidin 68,cofuairAedRindinaliss,co rochunnigfair cert claidibno ingin co imdemin.
59.men 6has rodiirltaathairdi ocus nir Iéioouoi Iii, ar'roboton ne/t hi, ocusasbertfriamuntirabrsoadocusarai nir lammmudngudfri M .
60.‘ them’
so. Murniandher child.62- 72. The us. is partly illegible here ; in 62 adisyllable hasdropped: themeaning requiredis white,fair,’ &c. In 68 bmaybe the first letterofBendroncf. FCCN , 6. But in the Macgn. F Bodmall is calledaban-drai : perhaps
ALMU H .
True composition appears to bemade up ofscraps ofdifferent pieces taggedtogether.
1 0. From. All tex ts ex cept E readj ian. Whether the two forms areoriginallydistinct or no (as to which see Zimmer, Zeitschr. f.deutsch . Alt. 35,
they are certainly constantly confoundedin our use see, for example,Pafland47 . The wordmust here be acollective with the plural verb.
1 2. grifor grit or gdi. Theforms g 6, goo, goualso occur.
1 6. This isanattempt to ex plain the name Almu (ace. Almain) by connecting
it with ailmain, the verbal noun ofailim. Other equally worthless etymologieswill befoundin the prose Dindshenchas.
ALE ND .
Anna) , now Knockaulin, in Kildare, was one ofthe principal strongholds ofthekings ofLeinster.
This poemconsists principally ofastring oftitles by which the placemightbedescribed, inmemory ofvarious chieftains who hadpossessedit.2. Art Messdelmondwas son ofSetnaSithbacc : see the prose version.
7, 8. BotnaSithbacc was son ofLugaid, son ofBressl Bree (Silv. Gad. n.
51 9 (iv.)a).
7. For this use ofleans pilot,’cf. immgaiscidgiir, LL 1 95 b 55. letradcoils
the shieldwas hacked. ’
1 08 NOTE S . [man
8. The grammar isdoubtful. Perhaps we shouldadopt the readingforad(«aSetnai the seat ofthe grandsons ofSetna.’
9 . Messdelmond, i.e. Art : see note on 2 .
1 2. Nodoubt the personmeant is Messgegra, king ofLeinster, whoappears inthe TallandE tair (RC viii.
1 6. The reading is uncertain. I know nothing ofAndritbir (orMaenindir),ifindeedit beaproper name.
1 7. Fergus Fairge was son ofNuadaNocht, andfather ofRoss Buad, whoseson Findismentionedin 1 9 see LL 346, col. 6.
20. Bressl Bregaman is perhaps identical with Bresal Bree, grandfather ofSetnaSithbacc, Silv. Gad. 1 1 . 5 1 9 (iv. )a.
21 . I have notfoundthe name Luchdondamong the Leinster genealogies. It
is perhaps ratheran epithet thanaproper name. In FledBrierend22, 46, it isappliedto Loegaire Buadach : Thurneysen, Sagen ausdemalten Irland, 35,translates Miiusehaut (luch-thand) .
25. bet/tir bethrach, so LL 1 46 b 1 9 : of. LL 247 a1 6 ruatlmr bethrach, andsee Meyer, Contribb.
30. trit herds is here putfor swag .
33. CathairMor lelt Alendto Fiachu Baicid: see L. as gCeart, p. 203.
35. The use. point to rig“ : we shouldrather ex pect rigs by his kingship.
’
36. nenoise ‘made captive.
’But why shouldFiachu be fighting against the
‘champions ofAlead’ P Perhaps the reference is to the customofchaining thefighting ranks together, as in Cath Muige Baths , p. 1 78 : of. Joyce, SocialH istory ofA ncient I reland, i. 1 44 .
37. Bressl Beolach was son ofFiachu Baicid: see PM 435.
4 1 . nodassaig : fromadsag im.
42. Sruthar Segsa, i.e. the Boyne, which rises in SidNechtain, BC x v . 31 5,
48. adclaidimusuallymeans hunt ’ but the prose here has eonaeels idmarcf. Meyer, Contribb., eoneladim.
51 . rindis here regardedas gen. pl. : but it is perhaps an adjective : cf. AedRindLL 203a30 arig i rabartaig rindBB 58a36.
TABLE OFCONTENTS.
PAGE
PR EFACE ,
l r or MAN oscarrrs,Coas ts r-a s
Tax r AND TRAN SLATION
Carmun,
B6andl ,B6andI I,Cnogba,Egg,Ceilbe ,
Liamuin,
Dun Gahail,Belach Dirrgein,
BairendObermain,Duiblind.Fornooht,'Ath Cliath Ciralann,Bend’E tair I ,Bend'E tair II ,BdaCrimthaind,serb Chndmrossa,Maistiu I ,Maistiu I I ,ltéirin in ’UibMuiredaig .
Rdiriu in 'UibFailg e,
Mag Mngna,R6 Mugna,PAS Rossa
,
Belach Cong lais,'Ath Fadat I ,'Ath Fadat II ,Belach Gabran,
SliabMairg e I ,Slish Mairge II ,ArdLemnaeht,Loch German ,
Loch Dachaech,
Port Lairge,Mag ltaigne,Mag Femin IMag Femin I I,TondChlidnaI ,TondChlidnaI I ,Carn iii Néit
,
CrottaCliach,
CendFebrat,CendCuirrig [CurrechTemair Ltiaohra,Slish Miss,TipraSengarmna,Findg lais,SrtibBrain,
Loch Léin,
Carn Feradaig ,Luimnech,Sligo Dala,Sinann ISinann lI ,Sliabn-E chtgaI ,Sliabn-E chtgaI l,'Ath Cliath Medraige,Medraige,Loch Riach ,
Mag nAidni,Mdenmag ,Loch D ergdero,Bath Chrtiachan,
Carn Fraich,
vi PRE FACE .
The problemofarrangement will becomemore complicatedinmy nex t volume, in which I hope to complete the tex t oftheMetrical D indshenchas. When I reach the final volume,whichis intendedto contain,among othermatters, adescription ofthe manuscripts, I hope to statefully thefacts as to the orderfollowedin the various copies .
In constructing the tex t ofthe poems I have attachedrather less weight than informer volumes to the authority ofthe Book ofLeinster, andrathermore to that ofR andB(which are very closely related), especially when they are
supportedby H andS,. The Book ofLecan, the Book ofUi Maine, andthe Stowe manuscript D 11 2 are very
untrustworthy guides indoubtful places.
In orthography I haveas arule triedtoapprox imate to thegeneral practice ofthe Book ofLeinster ; but no uniformstandardcan be fix ed, especiallyas the spelling is constantlyvariedin order tomark the rhymes.
The poemon E6 Mugna(which is only preservedin S) andthose onCamBraich,ArdnaRiag, InberMunda,CarnAmalgaid,Mag Tibra,andSlish Gam(only in Le.) are reproducedas theystandin themanuscript, ex cept as specifiedin the critical
notes ; but I have not thought it necessary to indicateex pansions by italics, unless some shade ofdoubt were possible.
On the other hand, in editing the poems whichare onlyfoundin L (Maistiu II , Réiriu in [ii Failge, E 6 Rossa, S lish Mairge I.Mag Femin I), I have suppliedmarks ofleng th andintroducedsome slight alterations ofspelling . This applies also to that
part ofthe poemon Carmunforwhich L is the onlyauthority.
Theseandother inconsistencies are partlydue to the longtime which has elapsedsince the earlier pages ofthis volumewere put in type,andto the necessityofprinting offeach sheet
PRE FACE . vfi
as it was finished. The same cause is in part responsibleforthe long list ofCorrigenda.Mr.W. J. Purton has been goodenough to readthe proofs
ofthe whole volume andsuggest corrections. Dr. Bergin haskindlydone the same for pp. 49—80. To the Rev. Charles
Plummer I owe acollation ofthe Rawlinson tex t ofTondClidnaI .
EDWARD GWYNNTarx r'rr Common, Drama,February l l tk, 1 9 1 3 .
MANUSCR IPTS OF TH E D IND SH E’
N OH AS
CITE D IN TH IS VOLUME .
The Book ofLeinster.
The Rennes MS .
The Book ofBallymote.
The Book ofLecan .
The Yellow Book ofLecan .
Trinity College , H . 3 . 8
Trinity College, E . 4 . 1
Royal Irish Academy 28 K 82 .
The Book ofinMaine , Royal Irish Academy.
Royal Irish Academy, Stowe D . rt. 2 .
Royal Irish Academy, Stowe B . n . 2.
Royal Irish Academy, Stowe B.m. 1 .
Royal Irish Academy. Stowe D . rv. 2 .
Royal Irish Academy, Reeves 882 .
Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B 487 .
Advocates ’
Library, Edinburgh , Kilbride x vr.
Bodleian Library, Laud61 0.
Franciscan Convent, Dublin .
The Book ofLismore.
CORRIGE NDA.
readFand268, 37 readthe lake ofthe hero Len 27 1 , 1 4 readofthefleet 277 , 4 fordissolution readthe ring ofbattle 281 , 58readby stric
custom 288, 73for mute read‘muttering 286,8 read{dash- lushair and
see Notes . 288, 46 readsa’ir sin . 289, 32 readto everyone it is not unlovely280, 54 readben luchair. 808, 53 readto sleep 806-808 lines 49- 52 shouldcome after lines 53— 56. 807, 4 3 readBoth 81 1 , 83delete casket andseeNotes. 81 4 , 1 6 see Notes . 81 7 , 30 readE lg 818, 4 see Notes. 822
, 57 see
Notes . 822 , notes for 58- 59 read59- 60. 828, 49 readbail. 884 , 7 read( «bradandsee Notes. 886, 35 readin 111 607: sin. 886, 44 readMémaibsin. 887 , 26 see
N otes . 844 , 87 readfo rriin mysteriously 846, 99 readoomlu’d. 851, 24 read
horse-fights’. 855, 87 see Notes. 858, 44 see Notes. 868, 102 see Notes.
866, 3 readMain . 877 , 1 3— 1 6 see Notes. 882
,1 3 readneckshta. 885, 39 read
‘ it severe not’. 898, 99 see Notes. 887 , 20 readMianna Magen 897 ,
2 1 readofthe Martino 401 , 20 readonacairn ofthe Curlew Mountains408
,27 readwhen he was laidin the cairn ofstones 405, 6 readE lg 407
,
25 see Notes . 408, 5 readFromthe Isles ofthe chieftain Mod4 1 4, 1 4 readfaMed. 4 1 5, 1 6 read‘all four ’
. 4 18, l and42 1 , 29 read‘ Inher Muada’.
418,1 1 readE lg 427, 1 5 see Notes . 481 , 46 see Notes . 488, 1 1 reado'rg ed
sona. 440,4 readConaill. 44 1 , 1 8 see Notes . 448, 26 see Notes. 448, 44 sq.
for isdriven readis planted458, 34 readtheir kine andox en he killedinthe first hour 458, 108readbatairmtosha it wasanappropriate name 465,
51 see Notes. 465, 53 readfreefromvenom 465, 57 see Notes. 465, 64 forswift readsullen
OABMUN.
E istid,aLaigniu nal-locht,aslfiaig es Raigniu rath-chart,cofaghaiduaimas cech airdseem-senchas Germain chloth-aird.Carmun oétedenaig 15i1,cofaithohi réenaig roréid,in téluaig tietiediathaichmi,Is teilsee rig arfiamran,
cidsain-sore sluag coabet -grad;failmerfodumeihdaladia516g hunaidbith-
grads .
Do chainiudrigan is rig ,d’faidiuddigal isdignim,hamence find-sluag fagmairdar slim-
greedseer Sen-Charmain.
In firadinfer comet gal,115 in ben co n-étanbal,ruc gairmcenmimesmarggaid,tucainmdflesdeg -Germain 20
LBBYME HSSN . Parts ofL are nearly illegible, especially 1 1 0- 1 50.
Fulartash] Ful‘ L ; Flann E ; om. east. 1 . Laigm'u] LY : laigni,2 . ildaig ] sluag , &o. sodd. 6s Raigniu] ed. os-aigni L (oraigne
fem) ; uareigns , &c. YS ; uar aighne M ; narraigne B ; uas reigns, &c. ac t .
rathclm't] resort, &c. ,BB ; rocert, &c. , YHE Sa: naceart M .
fiagthai Y ; fabhaig E ; faghaih M . as] os BB ; is E 83. 4 . saw ] LEdinddre. oat. ohlothaird] clethgair Y ; clethgaircc S . 6.faithchi]faitcibH ; flaithih M . 7. in tiléaig ] an slung YSs ;thaichmi] taithmi, &c. , E YH Ss ; taichus E ; faiche M .
arataicdis B ; artlchtis YE S ; airfichdis M . g lam] nglan YMBE .
9 . a] in LE . 10. cid] cidat M . saino ] samE BY ; em8. stringso sésrgrdd] asluag sargradS ; sluaig swrgradM . 1 1 . [0dumaib]fodumaidYE ;dodumeih SSsM ;dodamuimH . 1 2.dia]do to E .
CABMUN.
Nifir is nfferfergach,acht ben-bendiandfbergach ,gluairatarmun isatairm,
5fdair Carmunacét-aium.
Cermnabenmaic Dibaiddéinmaic Doirchedirmaigdag -feilmaic Aincgeis comeit ratha,hacendairdmeis ilchatha.Nistailgedtsitses tarbafri sain-seirc naseer-Banba,daig be.snimaig cech ammthairolandmaic Dibaid’s em-mathair.
Cengsat siardindare churDian ocus Dubis Dothur,
ondAthein sidhananair,ocus Cairmen em-mathair.Nomiltis imThuathaih D6in Miss nr
’
rachair naimtidetoradcech thalman co traighafogaladhal écair.
Cairmenas each bricht comblaidaidcgledcaohmblichtmhorr-thoraid,iarngleiccas cechdan uardlecht,nameicc triaag triaanrecht.Iarumrosrathaig Tuath Dé,rosbrathaig {rath isamgné,ar caoh n-cm-
gnimguiset sosnisetacomlin chueco.
2 1 am. LE . 23. azarman]atairmen H ar talmain, &c. YS
aglandradh M . tairm] gairmM83 . 24 . 6] ouH S3. 25. Carmun]Cairmen, &c. RBH. 27. A insgsis] ancheis E . 28. airdmsis] airdmes,&o. , BBYH83. ilchatlm] ardratha8. 29. tailgsd] tailcedL ;tsiigedB ; taidleadY. tarba] tarhdaH . 30.fri] re YS friaE raH .
scrim] sen E . 3 1 . ba] badL (P) B. snimaig] sniomach 83.cash amm] cech ainm, LS ; cen tairmE . 33.din] in &c.
, HSg .
36. Cairmm] Carmen LY ; Carmen E 8. am-matlaair] LS ; amathair cat.
CABMUN.
Notmen it was, nor wrathfulman,
but one fiercemarauding womanbright was her precinctandherfameiromwhomCermnagot its nameat the first.Carmun, wife ofthe son offierce Dibad,son ofright hospitableDoirche ofthe hosts,son ofAnogeiarich in substance,wasaleader with ex perience inmany battles.No supply ofgainappeasedthemin theirardentdesirefor noble Banba;because theyweredistressedperpetually in the East,the children ofthe son ofDibadandtheirmother.Theyfaredwestwardfor the secondtime— DianandDubandDothur,iromthe East out ofdistant Athens,theyandCarmun theirmother.
In the borders ofthe Tuaths Dethefolk ofahostile wedlock ravagedthefruit ofevery landto the shore :it wasadreadful lawless pillage.
Carmun, bymeans ofevery spell offame,destroyedall sap ofswelling fruit,after strife wagedwith allarts unlawful,andthe sons through battleandlawlessness.
Then the Tuaths De perceivedthemhorrorandhideousness betrayedthemfor every crueldeedtheydid,the Tuaths De inflictedthe like number upon them.
37 . minis] &c. , LE ; fognidis, &c. act. 38. anachair]duachsir L ;nnathmar B. 39 . co] LE ;do cart. 40. be] badB ; is 8.
4 1 . Cairmsn] H ; Carmen YS ; Carmen cost. 42. aidcg lsd] LB ; aicgledB ;aidhgleadh,dzc. YSHss ; adhchlaidE ; aigcleadM . each] i B. mborr-Jmor~ BBYSM . 43. as] 08 RB. 45 . 1arum] LE ; baluath erst. rosrathaig]
46. rosbrathaig] rosrathaig E ; rotbrathaidY. mud] L ;omgne, t o. BYHMSSs ; oengné R ; ainmne E . 47. amnion]dognim
CARMUN .
Crichinbel, ni saibadsin,is Lug Laibachmac Cachir,B6 Chailli 6s csch rai narag ,ocus Kimac Ollaman,
Boraidset riuar rochtainin cethrur cruaidcomfortailBenaundi cendformathar,
trierferdon triurderbrathar.
Baad6ib, ni rogain roga,ui soreid, nfséer-thoga,nofacbaidco gle-grindgiall ;ércidaHérindoentriar.
Nafir-sindochuatar (rain,
frith an’
racadco rochruaid,ciarbaidhon loofaobat sundCairmen boo’
n-acrfi chamang .
Cashfirdar’ natecar slanmuirmfl, nem, talamtond-ban,
natistais tesanatuir thindcein nobeth muir imHérind.Cairmenme has is bdide,nosaidledas écaine ;fusit aaidid,mar rodlecht,eterdam' '
bnandron-fert.
49. Oriohinbsl] Crithinbel RBYSM ; Cridenbél, &c. E 83. ns'dibad]
ssih hasahadE ; noco saoh R . 50. Ldibaols] lihach E ;lochhan 8. ahir] Cathair E 5 1 . Chailli] cuil B ; cuill E .
6s] ar LE . narag j narat ; ro rad,t o. M . 53 in LE only. 53. er] aE . 55. iand]achenn E .
57 . regain] L ; rage in H raghaan S ; roguin, &c. oat. raga] raghaY.
58. maid] LE ; saguir RB ; soghair YS ; sogar H ; soghar Sa; soghuir M .
uialert/toga]msat-tags Y. 59. mi] om. LE nodSM . fdobaid]fagbadY ;fiebadh, t o. M8. 60.droid]is eirg M. 60m] cen B ; ason M . 63 . ciarbaidben] ciarbadben, t o.
8 CABMUN .
Tancas sundtriagains ngn6,dis cainediacét-gubo,laTuaith D6dar soar-mag sair,cétna6ensch c6ir Carmain.
Fertin Germain ciarochlaid,infagbaid1 16 infétahair9iarmes cechdeg -etherdilBrasmac E ladan, 6istid. E .
Cethri fichit c6ic cét cainfailuad(nibréc)dobliadnaib,6 Charmain to chisu oscht
co salm-
gein lsu iar nd6ennacht.Ad6 trichat ceithri cet6 gain Crist, nfséebin sét,
co Crimthann 6s Charmun oscht
coPatric n-adbul n-étracht.
C6io rig trichat cen trist tairdo LagnibriaGrist creitimanuall 68 Hérindroéaichdit chdain chél-bind,aCharmainCéic rig céicat, saethraig so,do laechraidnaCristaide6 Chrimthunn comdas nacuedco Diarmait (Iron-masdurgen
73. tria]diaRB. ydins] caine BB ; agains, &c. E 83. ngné] gn6 L ; ng6,&c.E YSM. 74 . odins] cained&c. HE . 75.dar so'sr-nray]dar saormod, &c.HS3 ;dastermagh 8 ; stermaighi E . sair] sain LE ; om. Y ; smir 8.
77. rochlaid] rusclaidE . 78.fétabair]feadair Y. 79.dog -ether]degnathar B.
80. Bros] is bros B. 82. uad] uaid, &c. BYS . 83.fo] iarB . sushi] ouchtH ; ceacht nert summer.) 8. 84 . salon-gain] LE ; harmgein Htairmgen Y ; hairmB hairmgein, &c. «at. domna/at] oenfecht, t o., BM .
85 ] LE ;dahliadain trichat tri cet,drc. cat. 86. sét] sect L. 87 . so] 0 8s.sac/u] LBSa; oucht, &c. act. 88. élrasbt] étrucht, t o. YEM ; etrocht H ;
CABMUN. 9
Thither came,for thedelight ofher beauty,to keenandraise the first wailing over her,the Tuath De over this noble plain eastwardit was the first truefair ofCarmun.
The grave ofCarmun, whodiggeditdo ye learn, ordo yaknowaccording to the judgment ofevery esteemedolderit was Bree son ofE ladu : hearkenFivefair hundredfour scoreyears it is since then— no lie
fromCarmun,acaptive under tribute,to the psalm-sung birth ofJesus in humanform.
Four hundredtwoandthirtyfromthe birth ofChrist— notfalse the count !to Crimthand[ruler] over captive Carmunto Patrick greatandglorious.
Fiveandthirty kings in the east withoutacurseofthe Leinstermen before thefaith ofChristthe noise ofthemreachedover E rinfromthy sweet-omenedcompany, 0 Carmunfi veandfifty kings— laborious these !ofthe warriorhoodofChristendomfromCrimthann,markfor wounds,to Diarmait Durgen, stoutandgoodlydédrucht 8. 89. rig] om. BM . can] cein R ; co Y. 90.do] 0 LE .
ris] iarY8 ; re E . orsitim] ed. craitidL ; creidig R ; creitid, &c. cat.91 . anu ll] anuail L ; anuaill REM ; sabus il B. roiaich] L ; roseich E ;rossig BBH ; rosaid,drc. YS . 92.dit]dot, &c. HS ;din E ;don YSs.
shiain] chfian, &c. Y883 ; qan H . chélbind] ceibfind, &c. BE
cea'
bindY ; ibind8. 93. sasthraig] saethrach, LE ; saethr’
,
&c. 3 1 1 83. do laighnibh na01408501d83 (in litura). 95. mod]cendE . 96.dronmas]dornmas, &c. LE H . durg en] nuirgean, &c. YS ;
1 0 CARMUN .
Ochtmaic Galaim, linasl6g ,Dond, Hir, E ber, Herim6n,Amairgin, Colpthacen chrad,Herech , Febria, is Brennan :
Bop iatsin rathaindéenaigcech trathafri trén-méidim,
oc tocht ind, oc tuidechtass,cen nach n-écraitius n-amnass
6 Thdaith D6 co claindMilsdbadin roban is rigl
’
er ;
6 chlaindMiled, bagnimnglé,
badin co Patric Machae.
Nem, talam, grian, case, ismuir,toirthe tire ocus turscuir,
be6i1, cluses , sfili, selbtha,cossa, lama, ldech-thengtha,
E ich, claidib, carpait caine,gai, scéith isdrechadaine,dracht,mess,daithen 1adaile,16.
’
sadaig , traig , trom-thuile.
Doratsat sin uile n-6g
buidne Banbacen bith-br6n
co nabethfo chiabair chestcech tress bliadain ar tairmesc.
Doringset genti Géidelarmencifrim6r-m6idemésnach can chain, can chinaid,cen gnimaig naessidain.
97 in LE only. 97. Galaim] GolaimE .
102. csch] cen E . fri trinnsdidim] re trenmaidemE ; re L.
maithe E . 1 10] toirthe t cuir L. 1 1 1 . sslbtha] selbds EManet/ta] lae L. 1 1 4 . isdracheddins] drechaduine E (P). 1 1 5. Jails]du L ;duille E .
1 2 CABMUN.
LuchtbaistidCrist, nacelid,carsti
' 'dris,dtiig isdeminism6dlegait tristar techt6 Christ isaCristaidecht.Big ocus neimHérendandimPhatric is imChrimthand,iat rothennl‘astsat cach cathrobennachaat in 6ensch .
A u6i re TuathaibD6daith6s bruachaibCarmain chloth-meith,c6ican-atrén-medén trait6 H6rim6n co Patraic.
A c6ic cethrideichdataar sreith 6cuaig allata,6Bresal broenach cen brathcosin n-6enach ndédenach.
6 Chrimthundin chrothacainco cath ardOchaanbailanoi raglans cen raindlaail Labrada. leech-main.
86 rigdéc, roderbaigdamcech st
'ri cech senchaidsolam,
6 Charmun nacr’ran cr6ebachdorat sluag ’
sin slat-6enach .
A hochtaDothrad6inig ,slfiag sochlafri sir-moidim,
gnisetdenach c6ir Carmainfo g16ir is to glan-armaib.
1 25. boistid] baisti (9) L ids . 1 26. caistid] c tidL .
1 28. is a] E ; M L .
1 31 . iat rocharm] trenn (P) L. cath] c . L.
1 29 na'im] naemL.
1 33. rs Tiratlsaib08hruachaib .L .
1 35. natrinmsdén trait] renmedon L.
CARMUN . 1 8
People ofChrist’s baptism, conceal it not !hearken to him,for it is certainmendeserveacurse themore when theydepartfromChristandfromChristianity.
Kingsandsaints ofE rin therearoundPatrickandCrimthandthey it was who strictly checkedeveryfightthey blessedthe Fair.
Ninsfairs before the time oftheactive Tuaths Deover the borders ofwell-famedCarmunfifty in themidst ofher, quickly,fromBatimon to Patrick.
Five timesforty pleasantgloriousfairs in succession
fromBresal Broenach without treacherytill the finalfair.
FromCrimthandpure ofbeautyto the high battle ofviolent Ochanine rightfamousfairs withoutdivision[held] by the seedofheroic-gentle Labraid.Six teen kings, I amcertifiedby every sage, every glib shanachie,fromCarmun ofthe winding harboursdidthe host bring into themightyfair.
E ightfrompopulous Dothra,ahost ofrenown, ever boasted,duly heldthefair ofCarmunwith pompandwith pure weapons.
1 37.data]dat L . 1 39. can broth] illeg . in L. 1 40. ndedsnaeli] ndeiginachB ; illsg . in L. 1 4 1 . min] caidE . 1 42. es] 0 13 ; .o L ; thersst ofthe line is illeg ible tome in L. 1 43 . ndi] ni E . 1 44 . la]rs LE . 1 49.d6inig]d6inich L (dobuchfes. wrong ly) 3ddinidE .
1 50. fri] raL ; re E .
1 4 CABMUN.
Ad6déc cen rudraimraindd'6enaigiburgna,atmaim,do churi gribdain gaiscidon tail rigdaaro-Maistin.
A o6icaFidGaibli gargfichset 6s Charmun chloth-ard6ensch saidbir coarethaib,co saidlib, co srian-echaib.
Sessiurde Baigne réimnig ,doanBresail brie béimnig ,sldag findfrifag laibfunid6s gruedCharmain chét-guinig .
Patric, Brigit imelle,Céemgen is Cholumcille,iat isairtheoh ar cech slr
'rag
narolaimtheramarc-sluag .
Oenach nanach, nertdiachur,ar is certdiachorgud6enach ardrig f. . . s glainlasedbis inadegaid.Cluche ban Lagen iar 16on taluag ragel, ui radng6,bantrocht nach becmess immachisséacéte in tress éenach .
Lagsig , Fothairt,fotaamblad,166dar éis chotanamban :
is 166 Legin, linasét,nadagfirdodchomét.
1 58.mdrain:mind] L (P) (rud rudradrann E . 1 54 .d’ 60naigib] O
’Curry :doenaigimL ;daenaibE . atmaim] L ; naninamE . 1 56. a]
arL ; E ends u ith this line. 1 57 in L only. 1 62. brie]doubtful.1 63.fri] raL. 1 64 . grsiadCharmain] ed. chruaidCarmuin L.
1 6 CABMUN
Rarigdamnaibsruthi sundin ooicedcluohi i Carmundslfiaig snig Hérend,mased,d6ibrathrén-
gell in sessed.FadeoidraclannaibCondlacluohe Carmaindag -comga:sech cech slfiag soar in sochor
6s each roen is rig -thorud.Secht cluchi,mardamairdait,issedforfaoaibPatraic :in each larasechtmain sainarbar sore-blaidsir-éistid.Donitfs Lagin in sin
iar trebaibiar tellaigib,6 Labraidlongsech, lin slfiag ,co Cathair comsech cloth-miad.farlaic Cathair Germainachtdiamaicnemor-adhal] ;’n-atosach co saidbri sainsil RossaFailgifégaid.Forudrig Argatroisamfordeis rfg Carmuin choem-nair ;dialaimchli cendaidbri ndfiailforadrig Gaibli géc-luain.
Is lorg lasflLugdach loirLaigsigmaic Conaill cheud-m6ir,is Fothairt, nach taidli tart,cendaidbridian-iarmoracht.
andlarigdnmnu. readfri trén-gell 1 85. ra] roadla.1 91 . ra] roadfri. 1 93.dam'tia] L ; fognidis, kc. cat. in sin] insain L ; andsin, &c. YE S. 1 96. lin] L ; lir can. shiny] suadRBsnuadh H83 . 1 97 . nifarlaic] nisfarlaic YMS . 1 98. M M ]mac nde M .
1 99. tosach] thouach, &c. L83 . sain] L ; sinBB ; arsinY ; iarsinm.
202.for] arYS . 203. Minn] L ; om. cat. chli] L ; slit 8 ; cliu cat.
CABMUN . 1 7
By honouredprinces therewas heldthe fifth game in Carmunthe honourable companies ofE rin, however,to themwas firmly pledgedthe six th.
Lastlyby the Glaun Condla[was held]the game ofwell-protectedCarmun :
noble was the compact beyondevery hostabove every triumph andhighfruition.
Seven games,as he grantedto you,that is the charge Patrick left,everydayforaweek setapartfor the sake ofyour lovedfame, steadily hearken lThe Leinstermen use todo on this wiseby tribesandbyhouseholds,fromthedays ofLabraidLong sech,with numberofhosts.to powerful Cathair ofthe redspears.
Cathair ofCarmun left nothingsave only to hismighty ofl'springat their head, with special wealth ,
beholdthe seedofRos Failge lThe seat ofthe noble king ofArgatroson the right ofthe pleasant,modest king ofCarmun ;at his left hand, with no beggarly inheritance,the seat ofthe king ofbright-scionedGaible.
The Laigsiaredescendants ofthe seedofmightyLugaidson ofConall Cendmor ;andthe Fothairt, whomdrought visits not,freefrompoverty to persecute them.
andaidbri]diagach luathgair Y ; fri cech luathguir, &c.act. indail] L ;ngliiinn B ; laindH ; luind, &c. se t. 204 . Gaibli gk -luain] L ; crunchainclothchuirr, &c. cot. 206. la] raL ;doYMS . 207. Fothm’
fl]molt taidli tart] L ; co saidbri cét, &c. cot. 208.daidbri]dian-iannoraoht] L ;dandicomédB ;dondicoimédB ; candichoimét, kc., YHSa; cédrai coimhédS .
C
1 8 CABMUN.
Hi KalaindAuguist cenailtiagtis indcech tress bliadain ;agtis socht ngraifne imgnimnglésocht laithenasechtmsine.
Andluaitisfri bagabilcertacane cans in coicid,cech recht riegle co togor
cech tress bliadnaachorogod.Ith, blicht, sith , samasona,linalane, lerthola,fir riglaioh , co combaideinddirmaigforrainfor Hérind.Acra, tobuohfrithirfiach,écnach , écraite,anriad,ni lamar lagraifne in gaide1nd,aithne,athgabail.Cendulfor i n-airechtmbancenmnai n-airechtfer findglanmadsithedand, nir'chlunter,cidathi‘er cidathmunter.
Cipetidar recht narig ,Benén co becht rabtian-serib,
nabeth ar es ’
nafineachtabas ’
n-abith-bine.
Is iataadaollastuie, cruitti, cuirn chroes-tholla,cuisig , timpaig cen triamna,filid, ocusfaen-chliara.
2 1 0. tiag tt's] tiagait L. 2 1 1 - 220] L omits 21 1 - 2 1 2 and2 1 5- 220,and
insteadoj 2 1 3—2 1 4 reads andlnedit codanasrdaig cert cech can 7 costaid: noCommtcry. 2 1 1 . ag tt
's] adnaidseadY : adadhtais 8. imgm'mstyle]do Y ;
imne 8. 2 1 3. lmitis] luaigdis, &c. HE MS ; luaiddis RYsa. 2 1 4 . com]cert R . adma]danaY. 21 5. csch] cen RB gé M ; cé 8. co rogor] R co
CARMUR .
Fian-éruth Find,fath cendochta,togla. tans , tochmorca,slisnige, isdulefeda,aera, rime romera.Eroisc roscadari gail,’s tsonecafirs Fithail,dublaididindéenchaisdait,tecuscaCairpri is Chormaic.
Nafessaimfeis truimTemra,oonaige iméenach Emua,annaladand, isfir so,cach randrorannadBeroo.
Scél tellaig Temra, nach timm,fis wch triebst in Hérind,banéenchas,buidne, baga,bruidne, gessi, gabala.Deich-thimnaCathair chétaigdiachlaindraohaimrig
-métaigfoirbcechduinemarasdlechtcombet uile ’
caéistecht. E .
Pipai, fidli, fir cengail,cndmfir ocus cuslennaig ,sluag étig engach égair,béccaig ocus buridaig .
Turcbaitafedmauiledo rig Berbabruthmaireconérne in ri ranfrimessar eachdanamieddiles.
Aitte, oirgne,aidbse cheoil,coimgne cinte céem-cheneéil,
aréimrig , rathdarBregmag ,
achath isachruad-engnam.
237. fianéruth] fianruth L. 242 .
’s] is L. 264 . racluiim] rachaemL.
255.duind]duni L.
264 .dds ] udan L.
256. ca] coaL .
265. oirgns] airggui L. aidbss]aidbsi L.
263.fri] raL.
266. cinte]
CARMUR. 21‘
Tales ofFindandthe Fianna,amatter inex haustible,sacks,forays, wooings.tablets,andbooks oflore,satires, keen riddles :Proverbs,max ims ofmight,andtruthful teachingsofFithal,dark lays ofthe Dindsenchas for thee,teachings ofCairpreandCormac ;Thefeasts roundthemightyFeast ofTara,thefairs, roundthe FairofEmainannals there, this is trueeverydivision into which E rin has beendividedThe tale ofthe householdofTara, that is not scanty,the knowledge ofevery cantredin E rin,
the chronicle ofwomen, tales ofarmies, conflicts,hostels, tabus, captures
The ten-foldTestament ofhundrededCathairto his right pleasant ofi
'
spring kingly ofstature[assigns] the estate ofeachmanas isdue,so thatallmay listen to it.Pipes, fiddles, gleemen,bones-playersandbag -pipers,acrowdhideous, noisy, profane,shriekersandshouters.
They ex ertall their efi'
orts
for the King ofseething Berbathe king , nobleandhonoured, paysfor each art its proper honour.
Tales ofdeath andslaughter, strains ofmusic ;exact synchronising ofthe goodly race ;his royal pedigree,ablessing through Bregmaghis battleandhis stark valour.
267 . aréimrig rath] rsadpsrlmpsaréimratha: sssW ar.268. sloth]mdpsrhsps chatha. is a] as L : mM msntsry.
28 GARMON .
Is 6 sin ssor ind6enaigon tsluag beédabith-feelid.co tabard6ibon chomdidtalamconac6em-thorthib.
G Lagen iar 16noemin chotaig , ui cléen-to,
6s rath-lindCharmain co caidafirind, sleohtain, salm-
gabtil.
Troscudifagmur,fofecht,i Carmun uile i n-6en-fechttaLagnib, nach sam-therc sund,taanrecht, raécomlund.Glérig , laeich Lagen ills ,mnai nandagfer co ndemneDiarofitirmar rosdligrian-itg ibanaéistid. E .
Oegidaoht 6anDronade,ocus ech -threes Ossairge,ocus nuallfri crunnu sleg
6n tsluag sunnu,
’
s 6adered.CidFitt Mescaatbermaisde,ui hespani hécraite,is Sengarmanfiarafer,is sundco cian roclaided.Ciduédibsin nogairtheetir sluagaibsamaigthe,rosdlecht cendaidbri is rosdligaLaigni nalecht éistid. E .
271 . 4666] rssdpsrkapsdfiib: mOommntsry. 278. Lagen]doubtful.279. ra] roadla. 280. ra ra] roadfri fri. 282. M i]mm L.
285. is abroad] uondron H . 286. sch-thrm] eachrais YB. 288. mm289. Firt] frith R ; firYM ; fir 8.
l asts] nondo H . 291 . is] i YMS . fi st ] ie . afar]292. 6smd] issandL
34 CARMUN .
3 6tharfichit, is bfian blad,ifail slfiag fo thath talman,
’salin railec oor-tableid,ifail sain-sore swr-Charmain.
Secht ndumai cen taidliuddedo chainiudmarb comence,sochtmaige tarmain cen tech
fochluiche Charmain chaintech .
Trimarggaid’sin tir tre6raig ,marggadbid,marggadbeochraid,marggadmor nanGall ngrécachimbidor isardd-étach .
Fan nan-eoh ,fan nafuine,fan namban,dalfridruine,fordo sluag ngéirech
nismaidednisimchained.Fil aranemdénamdemails ismeth ismoch-leithe,
rig cen géri, cen grinni,
cenféli cenfirinni.
Co se habrigach barasluag linmar lis Labrada;cach sluag nach saigthech bidsecc,laimtherocus ui laimet. E .
Failts ic slfiag nemdananéebdam, ic Diadelbda.deg -chéem,
ri cor-rath -buidnibnosrig :ri each n-athchuingidéistid. E .
297—31 2] in L only. 298. thdth] thaeth L. 301 .do] to (P) L.
902.mos] {i ce L. readperhaps Gaidel ngfiirech. 31 3- 3 1 6] plaosdafter 288 itsall cold. ex cept L. 3 1 4 . ismath is]methi L.
CABMUN. 26
Oneandtwenty ratha— theirfame endureswhere lies the host under earth ’
s sod,andtheir count ofgraveyards rightfamouswhere lies the belovedofnoble Carmun .
Sevenmounds nex t, unvisited,forfrequent keening ofthedead,seven plains, purlieus withoutahouse,under thefuneral games ofCarmun.
Three busymarkets in the land,themarket offood, themarket oflive stock,the greatmarket ofthe Greekforeigners,where were goldandfine raiment.The sIOpe ofthe horses, the slope ofthe cooking ,the slope ofthe womenmetfor embroidery ;noman ofthe host ofthe noisy [Gaedil]boastedofthemnor reviledthem.
There comesfor neglect ofitbaldness, weakness, early greyness,kings without keenness or jollity,without hospitality or truth .
Vigorous till now has been the wrathofthe numerous hosts ofLabraid’s keepevery host that is notaggressive is sapless,mendare,andtheydare not.A welcome with the heavenly host ofthe saintsforme,andwith God, beautiful, noble,andkind1the King with blessedhosts offers it ;to every supplication he hearkens.
81 5 . rigmyo’
ri] L ; ridana, kc. BBS ; ridonaM ; ridagaiY ; righaghae H ;
righ oga83. can yrinm’
] conainble bil R ; conamble bil B ; conambleibil Y ;oonsmblnmil M ; consinblibil, kc. SaH ; connailbeashil S . L ;dolsiguibans eistid, kc.mt. 31 7- 324] in L only.
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BOAND I .
SidNechtain sundforsin téléib,lechtmic Labrada. Ian-
géir,
assasilenn inaruth slandianidainmB6andbith-Ian.
Ooicanmanddéc,demnedrend,forsin téruth -sinadrimem,
otaSidNechtainasmaigco roéaig pardus Adaim.
Segaisahainmisain tsidriacantainduit in cach thirSruth Segeaahainmota-sinco LindMochfii in chlérig .
OtaTopur Mochmchoir
co coorich Midimag -m6irRigmnaNnadet ’
saColpthaadaainmans. imarda.Otacoorich Midimaisscortici infairgifond-g laissMot -Chuing Argait gairtherdi,ocus Smir FindFedlimthi.Trethnach-Tond6sin immachoonnici Citalnge craibach .
Sruth Findchuill 6 Chualnge chruaidco Loch n-E chach Abtat-rliaid.
LBBYMSSgfl. 2 . Un-g éir] lin trein kc. YS ; lan reidh H ; lainngéir 83.3. silonn] sirindkc. BBM . 4 . Jda] ban SM . 5.dammed] anmannaS ;domnadread]drcimuedrendH ; ceandaceand(correctedin late hand) M ; roadperhapsdomniudroud. 7 . asmaig ]asmaidL ; emsig R ; asamuig B ; samuig Y.
8. ooroiaig] coroaig LB ; corosoich Y : oorrici H ; nocoroicb, kc. M883 : 00 R .
pardons] partus nuasal R . 9 . issin] isaB. ris rochtaindi trcsan tir Sa.thir] fir YB. 1 2. lind] L ; tobsr, kc. ac t. 1 4 . coorich] crich L.
28 BOAND I .
Bonus 6 Loch Bobech cenail,DrumchlaDilenn co h-Albain ;Lunnandhi i n-Albain cenailnosturrandiarnatucsain.
Sabranndar tir Saxan slan,
Tibir i raith naRoman,Sruth n-Iordanen iarsain sair,ocus Sruth n-E ufraitadbail.Sruth Tigir i pardus bilan,fotasair sistfri himliiad6 phardusdaris illsco srothaibnaside-se. S .
B6andah-ainmcoitohendcainotein sidcofairgefraig :mohur limanidiatauscemnamic Labrada.Nechtainmac Labradalaind,diarboben B6and, begaimm,topurdiamairb6i ’
nadim,assamaidedcechmi-rim.
Nifail nodécceddialarnachmaidedaddrosc rdndiangluaseddo chli nédeis,ui thargadiladcenathis.
25. Baha’i] cain L. 26. Drums/01a]drumolad, kc. RH isdruimclai 8. dibsm]daimdile L ;dil BM . eo Iuilbain] L ; i nAlbain, kc. eat.27 . Lunnand] lnanunu M ; luamhain S . 28. nostarrand] B ; nosturrunn B ;nosturann H noasturann S ; nostuarandMS ; nostuaraindY ; rosturamL.
tw ain] thuigsin, kc. YE S . 29 .dar] aMS . 30. i rdith]arath Mi sruth BS . naRoma's ] orthanan B. 3 1 . n-I ordam] imordanen B ;iniordanen, kc. MS3. 33 . Tig ir] tibir B. 34 .fri] ri B ; raLB ;rcaSs ; re n- S ; rcYMH . 35.daris] aris YH ; tairis R ; tar sraith M .
BOAND I . 29
Emais her namefromfaultless Lough NeaghRooj oj the Oceanasfaras Scotland:Lunnandshe is in blameless ScotlandThe namedenotes heraccording to itsmeaning .
Seven: is she calledthrough the landofthe soundSaxons,Tiber in the Romans’ keepRiver Jordan thereafter in the eastRiver Tig ris in enduring paradise,long is she in the east,atime ofwanderingfromparadise backagain hitherto the streams ofthis Sid.Boandis her general pleasant namefromthe Sidto the sea-wall ;I remember the cause whence is namedthe water ofthe wife ofLabraid’s son.
Nechtain son ofboldLabraidwhose wife was Boand, I aver ;aw t well there was in his stead,fromwhich gushedforth every kindofmysteriousThere was none that wouldlook to its bottombut his two bright eyes wouldburstifhe shouldmove to left or right,he wouldnot comefromit without blemish.
37.mite/mm] cinte B. 38. otdin] L ; oM ; ots, kc.mt. [raiy] his4 1 . h ind] lniad, kc. RYSSa loiun H . 42 .diarbo]
be biaII . BM bdgoimm] bosodbogaimm? B ; boandmbsguimairrtruim(the last worderased) Y ; bogach boaindR . 43. Mi no] inaR. 44 . midodmaidhendS . 46. node'ooed] nodeooedL ; nondech' B ; nondecedB ;nodmhadY ; nodechadSSa; nodech‘
H ; noneiceadM . die] L ;asY883 ;do BBMII . 46. maided]muidfeadY maidig II . 48. thargad]tardadBB.
80 DOAND I .
Airs nislaimednechdeacht Nechtain ’
sadeogbaireit 6an-anmand,fri gnimnglan,
Flesc is Lamocus Imam.
FechtanddolluidB6andbandosfuargaibadimus n-An
d’airigudachumachta.Immar rothimchill to thriin topur co n
-étuachli,meidit teoratonnadediatinicaidedB6inne.
Bosiacht cach tonddibriachuit,romillset inmnaimbléth-buic :
tondriacois, tondriasuil slain,
tres tondbrisidaleth-laim.
Bethis cofairgi,ferrde,d’ imgabailahathise,ar nech accednech acnedfurtiféinahimathber.
Cach conairdolluidin benmoslfii in t-usce uar imgel6n téidcofairgi nachfand,coniddi gairthir B6and.B6anddobruinniarmbriiich braissmathair Oengussaoll-maiss,mac rucdon Dagda,miednglé,dar cendfir naside-se. S .
49 . sin ]asire R ; arsi kc. YSH . nislaimd] nislainodR ; ui lamsdh kc.YSH . 51 . ng lan] ngal L ; gual R ngusl B ; nglc (con . to
nglan) S ; gl‘
H . 52. Lam] lesc kc. YSSaH . Lucas] luman Ylusman kc. MS . 53 .fechtanddolluid]fecht noonmusluidB .
64 .dosfuargaib]dofuargsibYS ;dosnuargsibB . 55. can tarts] contarts H . ;
certmat-taM. 56.d’airigud]doairdibsdB. 57. Immar rothimhitl]mudotimcsll B. 68. con etuaehli] L ; conatuaichli, kc. RBHSa; cons
82 BOAND I .
N6 B6andhé ocus finddo chomrac indarig -lind,in t-usceasléibGuaire gléocus sruth naside-se. S .
Dabillaainmin chon ch6ir
rob6i ccmnai Nechtain uar-m6ir,messan B6inne comblaidluidinadiaiddiatorchair.Bosr6enaruth inmars.immachcort ici nacairge clach,co ndernsatdagabaitde,coniduadrohainmnigthe.Atat i n-airthiur Bregmbrassindi chloich ’
sin loch lind-glass ;Cnoc Dahilla6sin illedi choin bionaside-se. S .
78.do]ds M. in] us LYH Sa. 79. a] i 83 . 80. side-so]seagsise Y. 82. robéi] rombw Y. ndr-mdir] nertmoir YS ;nardmoir, kc. M83. 83. comblaid] L ; buadarbleidB ; budarblaid, kc.
BM ; bagh combloid, kc. YS ; bsgh arblaidkc. H83. 84. laidism]disluidas L. dia]diau YMS ; co L. 85. roman] nosrosn Y.
86. corrici] oonuigs 83 corainic, kc. YS . 87.don ut]dcrntoH .
BOAND I .
Or,Boandis BoandFindfromthemeeting ofthe two royal streams,the waterfrombright SliabGuaireandthe river ofthe Sids here.
Dabilla, the name ofthefaithfuldogwho belongedto the wife ofNechtain, greatandnoble,the lap-dog ofBoandthefamous,which wentafter her when she perished.The sea-current swept itaway,asfaras the stony crags ;andtheymade two portions ofit,so that theywere namedtherefrom.
They standto the east ofbroadBreg ,the two stones in the blue waters ofthe loughCnoc Debilla[is so called]fromthatday to thisfromthe littledog ofthe Sid.
88
agabait]dagabsait M ;dagbaig L . 88. rohaimnaigths] rohsinmnigedR .
89 . M ass] L ; brais RE S ; bras, kc. eat. 90. in] YS ; naco t. ’sin] L ;
con, kc. eat. 91 . mos Dabilla] Dabillaric L ;dsbillamrio B ;danillain roo R ;dabhillaM ;dabills s
osainle RB. 92.di chain]ds coinM ;doeumB.
ronnmorons seams, voL. x .
H .
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BOAND II .
A Meiléechlainnmic Domnailldo chlainn ingine Comgaill,ado68duit,amail Mide,esnobas B6inde bain-
gile.
B6and,bendachtforsin sruth
roordaig Grist co céem-chruth ,
conidhi 6 glenndo glennaruth E orthanan naHérenn.
FindLife, FindGaile6in gairb,do chomoentaiddachomainm,diacomracataMag Find,Findlfiath Life ocus Mifind.Oén Finddib-sin, beres biiaid,sech t6ebTemrachanairthtiaidann comrecat ’
con chommarocus B6andban-bronnat.
B6 Gilairi sech Tailtin tairsilos tre loch Munremair :B6 Gdairiainmnahabariaraiter inm6r-Banna.MarataOrdan isan,6'rhiteraruth E orthanan,
in B6andbe ocusfind,do chomrac indarig -lind.YSSJIEV 3. adeda]adcoss Y : ateos E .
6. Grist] co cnst Y . 9 . Gailedin] gailcon Y : gailian 83V. 10.doohomdsntaid]dacomaontaidkc. HE ;daccomhsoutsidh 83 . da'chosmim] ed.dacomaiumHSV ;dachomainmE ;daccomainm83 ;do comaiumY. 1 1 .dia]daYSBY. 1 2. Miflnd]midfinuH miing E ; mining S ; miseaug Y.
1 3 . ou Fhina]anindY ; an ikinu V ; an find83 ; asndindE . 1 3.dibsia]
86 BOAND II .
Tanic B6andannandesben Nechtain cosin cairdesco tech E lcmairi nan-ech ,
ferdoberedm6r ndog -breth .
IS anndoralain Dagdai tig E lcmairiamra:togahfor guide namnarodusasait re h6en-la.
IS annfastaitis in ngréinco cendu6imis,mdr in scél,
ic goradin rae6ir raini cléithi inae6ir imlain.
Andasbert in benabusComrac rit, bad6m’
6en-
gus
Is badOengusaiuminmeiccosbert Dagdatredaigbeirt.LaidB6and6 thig co triodusas tairsedin tiprait :derb lédocheiledacoldasoised16afothrucod.A thrideogbaire indruad,Flocc ocus Lesc ocus Lilam,
Nechtainmac Namatdoratdo chometach6em-thiprat.
Doruacht chucu B6andmindochumnatiprat iarfirércidtsitsi in tobar tenn,
corosbaidhi cenforchenn.
25. Bdandasm]ann iarsin S . 28.dobered] uoberedS . 30. i tip]co teach SV. 31 .for]ar codd. 32. rodusasa'it] rodusathskidY. rs] fri H .
36. ic gorad] ag goradh Sa; agoradh Y ; agaradY (withfasdadmperscr. by laterhand) ; om. H . raeéir] raifheoir 83 . ra’in] fin S . 36. i ele
’
ithi]
BOAND H . 87
rThitherfromthe south came BoandWi s ofNeghtain to the love-trystto the house ofE lcmaireaman that gavemanyaThither cameby chance the Ilagdainto the house offamous E lcmairehefell to importuning the woman :he brought her to the birth inasingleday.
It was then theymade the sun standstillto the endofninemonths— strange the talewarming the noble etherin the roofofthe perfect firmament.
Then saidthe woman here“Union with thee, that weremy onedesire !AndOengus shall be the boy’
s name,”saidthe Dagda, in noble wise.
Boandwentfromthe house in hasteto see ifshe couldreach the!she was sure ofhiding her guiltifshe couldattain to bathe in it.Thedruid"s three cup-bearersFlesc,andLesc,andLuam,
Nechtainmac Namat setto watch hisfairwell.
To themcame gentle Boandtowardthe well in sooth
the strong fountain rose over her,Agpddrownedher finally.
ed.acleith codd. : see Commentary. imldin] imélain S . 37. asbert]dosbort S .
40.m] triaH . 4 1 . 6] ca83. 42.din] tds kc. YS . dd]an 83V.
44 . soised] risssdh 83. 51 . tobar] tiOpra83V. 62.maj ors/seas] trc
BOAND II .
Dogabaduirre in each trachtnach soisedinber nambarcic Maelmérda,mét ratha,icmacmaisech Murchada.Dor6nadtr6caireD6for leith Chuinddon chomairle,oor616 inaidchideindaillchucut,aMailf6il Sechlaind.
63. is]m. 88a. 54. nach soised] nach roissdh V ; co tischt co83 .
YHSSs.
cath S .
CNOGBA.
Fu n ) n o Lou i s ceoinit.
ben Logsmic Céin cleth-riiaid,isan rofoilgedacorp ;fuirri romuradm6r-chnocc.
Cnooc ic Bus imed6n Breg ,baile i tartadindeg -ben,
isainmdon chnucc-sin Cnogba.
Acht cid6trommariaradd’anmannaibCnogbacomlandilsid6 cnocc Buiamach6 Bfiaingin Buadrach .
Ingen E lcmairann robaibalendan Miderdonmuailendandi-siféin inflaithferaSidMidirm6r-meith .
E nglec ingen E lcmairainlendan Oengussaimlain ;Cengusmac in Dagdaidilnirbo lendandon ingin.
DolluidMac in Co ergusfodess co Cerainn Cermna
9 . e’
tronsnsa] etronc Y ; stromHS3 ; 6dumhaS .danamnaibarY ;donsmnaibh Sa;doafiaimb(P) H .disle 83. so] 883 ;dovs . 1 2. a] uairrs.
’
sin teamuin teintig thriallaigdo chluichefri comfiannaib.
Flandmac Londn] S ; Flaun file, kc. YH Sa. 2. ch th o ]6. bails] bail H Ss. 7 . sandana] sunnaanai H ; sunnaans Sa.
1 0.d’anmannaib] S1 1 .dilsi] S ;disli YHingen]ainmingine S.
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CNOGBA.
daughter ofBuadri Buad,mac Cein ofthe redspears,
it is there her bodywas hiddenover her wasagreat hill built up.
A hill hadBuain themidst ofM a,where the noble woman was laid,in that spot yonderthe name ofthat hill is Cnogba.But though easiest to utterofits names be perfect Cnogba,yet itsmore proper style is Cnocc BuidownfromBuadaughter ofRuadrih
x E lomat ’adaughterdwelt thereMider was the woman’
sdarlingadarling ofher own was the prince,themanfromgreatandnoble SidMidir.E32 99 noble E lcmar’
sdaughter,was thedarling ofperfect OengusOengus, son ofthe lovedDagda,was not themaiden’
sdarling .
The illustrious Mac in 0c camesouthwardto Ceru Cermnaon the blazing hurrying Samainto playwith hisfellow-warriors.
1 6.for] finith Y . 1 7 . E ng lee] 8 ; sinc Y ;18. imla'in] imilkin S . 1 9. Oengus]mu Y. 2 1 . ergao]22. co]aHS ; . 23.
’sin] eu codd. 24 . fri] re codd.
42 CNOGBA.
DolluidMider,messude,rosfarraiddaranése :beridE ng leic leis 6 thigassin co SidFor Femin.
CrochualaCengus inalenmain immalendin,dothéitdiafochmarc,firdam,
cosin rochnocc és rucad.Bob6 léuasliiaig , lith nglé,cn6i cr6-derganacaille ;léicidal6ndofor let
,
feraidgubaimmon cnocan.
Cia’dberarfris cnoc Buidrend,is 6 in cotarsnacomthend,fuaramar coniddeatadon chn6-guba-sin Cnogba.
Cometar ocainn ’malleamebrugudnalaide,ocus ciabédlug biasduibis uaithe in brugdarbiiadaib.
Senchasails-cc, is 601dam,
achnuic titatacc Dubthachdor6nad, cidm6r inmod,
lasinmBresalmb6-dibod.Dibadarbiraibb6i rialindin each inadi nE rind,acht sechtmbais tarb tuilltis tresscc cach brugaidriaremese.
26. rosjarraid] Sa; rosfaraidH ; rofaraidY ; rohsaraidh S .
aracici, kc. YS . 27 E ng leic] einglic Y ; englee HS onglcch Sr.
ndo H ; go Sa. 28. assin] .hin Y ; osias. For] ar Y.
3 1 .dothéit]dothmdY teidS . fochmarc] tochmarc 83 . fir] is fir S .
33 . roba] robev ; robus t s. a5mm] contsloig v. 35. was] leioitH ;
legit 8. Mnde] ed. lonne Y ; loinde H ; loinne Sa; loiunti S .
37. cia ’dbsrar] gedb‘
YS ; csderur Sa. 40. outs]dubba8.
sin] saY . 4 1 . comaar] counanaidthairY ; cousit S . ocainn]
44 CNOGBA.
Tbcaibther leis in cnocc ordaidto chosmailius tuir Nemriiaid,comhadde tisadfor nem;is 6fath arafuaibred.Fir E touddiadénumasin chnuico sin uili i n-6en16
rothboaibdibgiallu in geinfribohair in laithi-sin.
Adubairtfrisafiurféin,
nach leicfedrithdon rogréin,
ui biadadaig ,acht laglanco roichedmice in saethar.Siniduaitheafiurforfecht,doni codronadrixidecht :nir ntmall grian 6saeind;rotaste hi ’
sin oen-rind.DolluidBressl, bass ragab,6n chnuccdochumasethardor6nsat shiaigdeccradefosffiair i FertaCuile.
Laidinagn6is, ciarbo chol,don tsiair, ciarbo 66mgod:irisin cnoc sin sundaamneadberar FertaCuile.
In uair nar lad6ibiarsin,isd6ig linn corboadaig ,nidernedin cnocc co cend;tiatfor ciilu fir E rend.
65. consbaddo] cd. comadY ; comade S ; conadhdo H Sa. for] or S .
56. arafssaibrsd]ararfuaibrcadY ; srsndernad, kc. H S3 . 58. in chnuico] incnoc, kc. H83. 59. rothdoaib] cd;do togsibh SsH ;do tobaidY ;dotobadh S . fri] re codd. 61 . adubairtfris] annadubairt HSs. M ] siurcodd,but of. 65. 62. nach] uiYS . 63. bind] biaH S s. adas’gacht]adaigcs H .
64 . co]dis H ;da83 ; illoy. in Y. 66. uaithe] uadH S ; . j ar] siur YS .
66.dron]dédiaS . 67 . nir utmall] nirbumall 83. 68. rofasta]
CNOGBA. 45
By himis built the solidhillin the likeness ofNimrod’s tower,so thatfromit hemight pass to heaven,— that is the cause why it was undertaken.
Themen ofall E rin came tomakefor himthat hill— all on onedaythe wight exactedfromthemhostagesfor the work ofthatday.
His own sister saidto him,
she wouldnot let the sun run his course ;there shouldbe no night but brightdaytill the work reachedcompletion.
His sister stretchesforth her handsstrongly shemakes herdruidspellthe sun wasmotionlessabove her head;she checkedhimon one spot.
Bresal came (lust seizedhim)56; the hill unto his sister
the hostmade ofitamarvelhefoundherat FertaCuile.
He went in unto her, though it wasacrime,though it was violation ofhis sisteron this wise the hill here
is calledFerte Cuile.
When it was no longerdayfor themthereafter(it is likely that it was night),the hill was not brought to the t0p,themen ofE rindepart homeward.
rofasto YS ; rofosdadh H ; rofosdaidh 83 . dens-ind] (cnandS . 69. rogab]70. o
'
n chnuccdochum] on cnuc sin cum, k c. YB; ;on caucaiacomaH . a] na8. 72.fosflcair] H Sa; rosfuair Y ;rosfuar S . 6] ar 8 aYH Ss. 73 am. S . 75. sunda] sundY .
78. linn] lim, kc. H S3 . 79. co cend] co cheudY : g6 chenn S ; co tend,kc. H83 . 80. tiat] tiadH83 ;dochuaidYS . formiles] ar culaH8:ar cul YS .
46 CNOGBA.
Ath in cnocc 6smillecen tuilledairar sirdeuibam6achseh bseo immachco ti in brath briste brethach .
Flandsunna, solusaden,innises sin, ui séebrad:rogu scebil, scailidmnais fir,mebrugaidhebil ocbuadaib.
82. tuilled] uilleadh 8. air ar] an YS . 83. ni ba] 8 ; ui M 83 ;
snibudh H nirboY. andachseh]mou (with coach supersor.) H ; m6 chach Smo each Y ; moag each 83 . 84 . briste] csti Y. brethaeh] buidnech YS .
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NAS .
MacNu cscinit.
Bfladrimac Caite nan-ell
nirbo thruag -li traits thall,oliamain Loga, liniblong ,co uglied-gail glond, gonaGall.Di ingin Bfladraoh in rig
Bretan nambrigmbfiadachmbandimn6i Loga, rosliii 68,Bdi in brogaocus N68 n6r.N68mathair Ibic nan-echdligidadrech isadath,6 thestaco ngaile grith ,ciafestaar bith bails athath
N68 rogaibi gnimcen g6is ;
(fir cenb6is) rosb6idib6s,co nglflairi imgairg -dligedgrés's iiadi rohainmnigedN68.
N68 Lagen co nglan-
gart glan,
isandrohadnacht in ben,di raiterfriderbthas ndein,ui oheil sein senchas nasen.
LBRYM883H . MacN ia] L only. 1 . Caite]aitte, kc. RBMHSg . nsll]nall Y HSa. 2. traits] traiti L traido R ; i traiti, kc. cat. 3. linib]line, kc. BR. 4 . g liaid] gliaRBY. 5 .di]daYS . 7 .di]daYMS.
roslisi] noslui RB ; rosldi, k c. MSS ; 8. in broga]mbrogaBB. ocus] 00 L.
9 . Ibis] ibich YSs ; ibith S ;dibich M . 10.dlig id]dligthig B ;dligitg B ;dlidith S . 1 1 . 6] L ; uair cert. g rith] ngrith YM . ciafssta] RBSs ;
13n son ofCailte ofthe flocks,wasnofaint splendour swift-passing yonder ;faihpr-in-law ofLug with tale ofships,
u -d-h—ns-h f
with prowess offeats in warandslaying offoreignfoemen.
The twodaughters ofBuadri, the kingofBritain, ofconquering white-cladforces[were] the two wives ofLug ,— fruitfulness came to themBui ofthe Brug andmodest Nas.
Nas,mother ofIbic ofthe horses,claims ofright the browandthe beauty [ofthe spot]since she is gone, with the noise ofcombat,how shouldye knowatall the spot where shediedNas took in handadeedunwise(truth andnotfolly)death o
’
erwhelmedher ;’
tisfromher Nas was named,famous perpetuallyfor stern law.
Nas ofthe Leinstermen, bright with splendidbounty,’
tis there the ladywas buriedfromher it is calledwith clear certitudethe lore oftheancient hides not this.
ciadfeasaY ; ciatfestaM ; giadfestaS ; cofestaL. or] are YS ; for 83.bails] L ; om.asst. atbath] otbath YS . 1 3. rogaibs] togachoM ; roge S ; rogabe Y. ya
’
is] bms HS ; . 1 4 .fir] ibirL. ba'is] gaos 83.rosbdidi] robuidiaM. 1 5.dliged] lindS . 1 6.
’s] is L ; om. cat.
1 7 . g lan] nglan codd. 1 9. miter]maiditir L. j'
ri] L ; con 83 ; con kc. cert.dsin] ndil H deemS . 20. m’
ohoil sein] sin ni 081 B ; om. B.
ronomorons exam, yon. x . E
60 NAS .
A siur i Cnogbacen chl6i
iar lotacomga’
sacruinithumallmarb-altdonmnai,isandb6i ’
s roadnacht Bui.Cnogbacnoc Baanamb6gnisbrtias6r snomdasluag ;acht iss i imgarg -mathimngnimisard-chathir narig niad.Tancatar sliiaig Caidel nglando chainednambandon brug ;6 Thaltin i t6cabtein,assindoll6tar laLug .
Laiset gair caine cach thannamban cen chlaine cen chol ;
roaoht 180acluche enedimuche, nirbumermod.Maidiudisassin ro68
ui hé infaidiudfasfrifés6enach Talten , talci gle6s,laeach n-antembe6sdin béa.Bahednasad'Logalain"tisadsona, seimnach sfiail,faidiudfind-gelfilamnach Fail,cdiniudingen Riladraoh riiaid.
2 1 . A siur] sin B ; siu HMSa; sloug R ; asiur corr. to sun Y. Cnogba] Lcnuc Cnogbakc. cat. cen chl6i] sdolsi YS . 22. lot] lucht BBM .
23. mall]malt L ; mesll Y . marbalt] balt R . don]moazL . 24 . is andbdi ’s] isaudlin 82. 25 . Baa] buadaR . mug]mhandY maghmuadh Sr. 26. nisbrua] L ; nimbruaRBHM ; nimrubaYS ; nomruaSa.sdr]darYMSSa. snomda] snodbaY ; snobgaM . slhay] sluaig RB.
27 . acht] seach 83. iss i] om. R . im] in L. mathim]maitomHmaithibRB. 28. is] om. RB. 29. ng lan] 1 1n S . 30.don] on RB.
3 1 . i]do 84 . tdcab] tocaib, kc. codd. 32. assin] oseinL . dolldtar]dollotair L .
52 NAS
Trimaic Dorchlaim, trommtestan,N68 Roncc ocus
'Ailestar,
siar cen chairdiu 68 Chiian chestach ,
Tailtin bilan rosb6destar.
Bath i nUltaib, cian in chain ;rath céicidChonnacht combfiaid;rath c6icidLagen cen tlais ;magendo N6is ingin Riiaid.
45—52 . I n L only.
NAS .
The three sons ofDorchlam(strong testimony a,Nas RonccandAilestarin the west without respiteabove troublous Cuan,
Taltiu ex tinguishedthemfor good.A rath in Ulster (long the law) ;arath ofthe province ofConnacht the ex cellent ;6 rath ofthe province ofLeinster without weakness,asitefor Nasdaughter ofBuad.
( 54 )
CE ILBE .
Mun onns moPsAmmin Mi oncsonm cscinit.
MithiddamcommaCeilbe,isairilledd’ Athairne,ré th
’aithme, ui bichtmbille,ris cenaisde is inglinne.
Caibdel cen chommaar Cheilbedobéisledachd’ Fhercheirtnetlacht ui thig cenmiad, ge raib,ris canadiiar ’
nadechair.
Freonaircfri hecnaircanois,alucht imdénmainfenchuis,Ceilbe cen chur i commanochor sonaaierthonna.
Comm6in riacur romermaisoirb-siasiduo indinnéenchais ;gorr co ngadaadallbachde,in t-aba6° ccantar Ceilbe.
Der sindo Chairpre Nia-ferB6 gel
-chnes bresdab6in-
gel,
babusidtlossaocus tascair,’san chnoc-8arochleachtastair.
YH83. Ascription only in Sa. 3 . mbille]melle Y ; mills 83.1 1 . i comma] acumY i cummaH ; iccommai 83. 1 2. shnt honna]
56 CE ILBE .
Olc leisi ger thriall tathaimcen urgnam’
os hard-athair,cen scur cibre nahaitribacoigle gur crichnaiged.Anndobrethnaig Finn filemac RossarfiaidBaitinde,in géir-file co ngrethaib,céilide ’
cachaim-séthair.
A thoisedobo thiiar rigedo thig namnamidige,cen gradcen oman uirre
tre iolach ahurgnaime.
Tig cuige, nir chéimcubaid,biadnarmaitearmogadaibtarlaarachinnfairthe fleddoathain Finn gurfoilged.Aithis in file fechairadibe eradroich-sethair ;ami co crich nir ouiredclii lith arar’
16muiged.Gaduisdodroimadoirrecen saogal fri sentuinned’ inginaderbrathardilanemlathardon6isig .
27. co ng rethaibh] 83 ; congressaib, kc. YH .
rig s]midi Y ; ride H ; ridhe Sc. 29. tuar] turY.
30. midhighs]mididhi Y ;
CE ILBE .
She heldit wrong (though it was afatal project)that her noblefather shouldlack entertainment,or that work in her home shouldnot ceasetill her purpose wasaccomplished.Then Finn the poet bethought himthe son ofRoss BuadofRairiu,the keen poet usedto war-criesto payavisitat hisfair sister’
s house.
H is errandwas an omen ofreproachto the house ofthe valiant woman ;neither love norfear shefeltin hiding her preparation.
There is brought to him— it was no seemly stepfoodthat was only fitfor slavesthere wasfestal preparation near by ;Finn perceivedthat it was kept secret.The stempoet repaidhis wickedsisterfor her churlishnessher purpose was not brought to completion,
whereinfameforfeasts was sought.
Onaccount ofhis wrath he prayedfor hisdear brother’sdaughternot to live to oldagehemade notorious hermean spirit.
midhidhe (with gh ssopcrscr. ) 83 : illeg ible in H . 35. chinn] cinn YS ; :
ccinn H . 44 .donbisig ]dhonoisigh Sa;douoisibY.
58 CE ILBE .
0’
toluini B6 gel-ehnes gel
aithescaioheranfiled,annadbebacombraise’
safleda’
nafiadnaise.
Mairgdodiult renadathadderbrathairadegathar :afledahaithleahuilebahedfairtheaforuime.
Claiterfertdonmn6imongaigadeirdisaDomnannaidfocheil B6 ’
san tulaig thedagnéfon chubaidCellbe.
”
Nomadailduib ’
nadechair,m6r riameglaindinchrechaid,dogéb-satr6th ar thulaigf6thfar’
chnesdaacanamain.
Cairpre Coilbe, nir chondla,bahé in M cofresabraadranacht sunn,até be6,géill naHelga,dobandr6.
0 ’tchiat claon-
glonnain gills,edbert each acoitchinneBochol bi
’
san tulaig the,”
conaddi is cumain Ceilbe.
46. aioher]fechairYH . 49. mairy] muirY. dathad]datedY ;dhathadh 8a;dsgue YH . 61 . huile] hoile 8s ; boiliYH . 66.
’san] se YS ; ;
60 CE ILBE .
Cairpre Coilbe isdlecht-ainm(16,domac rolangach Bosso,
Cairpre Nia-fer cofaichlib,cialiefor ls'fir-gairthir.
Ingen cen Iliadui leicébdo Oberhallmac Muiregénahairm’
nasigrodissiCeilbeahainm’
os hindissi.T6et sunnadiasaigidsinfaith robergna’
nasimsir,cendailbnifann-adrofessDall6n bahainmdon elesse.
Tig Ceilbed’f6ilte isd’furainfri Dallanmac Machadaintig cr6eb co n-iaraibaicetodiamairadillaite.
Ar comracd6ib’
sindeg -seilh
atbertfri hilan-E chtigeirn
Foillsigther libcendoirrdeabfuilfom’
choimmmacuimge.
Cen intreibis cen urail,scélfromthearmac Machad6inadfét indraidonmoillm6iramb6ifoacoimmacéd6ir.
70. rolangach] roglonnach (with no rolangach inmarg in) Y. 72. fir] fi r 83 .
73. M b] celebY. 75. sig ro] sidri Y ; cigri H ; oighre Sa. 77. tast] taodH S.. 79.fanndd] fannagh Y ; faunsdbSa; fandadH . 81 .d'furdin]duraiu
CE ILBE . 61
Cairpre Ceilbe is the proper name for him,
evenfor the treacherous son ofRoss,though bymany he is rightly calledCairpre Niafer, giver ofwages.
I will not leave unsung thedaughterofCearball son ofMuiregenher place was heir to her,Ceilbe her name when she ismentioned.Thither to seek her goes
the seer who wasfamous in hisday,(in sooth he was notedfor no lowlyfortune) ;Dallan was the poet’s name.
Ceilbe comes to greetandwelcomeDallan son ofMachad6nshe comes having abranch laden with berriesconcealedunder her cloak.
When theymet in herfairdomainshe saidto the grandson ofE chtigern,
Let itbedeclaredby you, without ofi'ence thereat,what is undermy bosom, ifthou canst.”
Without needandwithout compulsionshe spoke only to test the son ofMachad6n ;thedruiddeclares to the great indolent ladywhat was under her bosomstraightway.
YH ;durain 83. 382. Maehada‘in]muchadain Y. 85. A r oomrac] iar comradY.
sin] se codal. 88. m6] amY . cnimg e] cumbgaSr. 89 . intreib] indtrebY intreabh 83 ; indtfH . 90. Machaddin]muchadain Y.
“9 1 .mciil]maill H .
62 CE ILBE .
clessdoilig , t6ebfri tairngib,craebdroigin todub-aimib.
Bidaithrech,aingenféig ,dor6idin t-éicessanséinmilliet li th’ aig thearm’fechtus
bid6 th’sithearm’
eisceptus.
”
Annadbert Ceilbe ohubaidhm6ar th ’
inchaib, aollomhaintre cen taidbredin toraidcenm'ainmedfom’ adabair.
Uaimdo chosododimdaduibdiado chumailam'chinaidmar lo im6ilgis oraibinf6id-lisabfuarabair.
Mo 8e uile cenan6dbidlat,amic Machadaincen Iliadm’
sigrofom’
inad,acht Ceilbe uaimd'ainmniugad.Gé thug sissiaseilhdonfaidfilait ingen Cherbaill ehnes-b6inaiuman lissi cen lagad:nach snaidmdissiaderlagad
94 .dichill]dithiull H ;dichollYS ; . 99. th’aig the] haidee H ; heighths,
kc. YS ; . m’fiehtus]mechtus H . 1 00. th’ aiths] haithne Y ; haitheBss.
m’siscsptus]fesceptus Y,withmeisg inmarg in. 102 .h
’inchaib] hinchaibh codd.
64 CE ILBE .
In file is trommatomraitrefebusaeladnai,gardathrommaandlig thirdemithiddamcommaCeilbe.
N6 sir comairem.mochen,
m6 t6iaChoimde remchuired,crétdoni imn6in re t
’fine,
mas i in ch6irdocaithfide.
M6r céim’
nar chintaigmisc,d6madammdaindies ,ler
’dingedin c16 nachneidfilledism6 n6mithid. M .
1 7. tromma] tromai H ; troms YS ; . 1 1 9 . thromma] trumaY ; tromaiH troma83. 1 21 These two stanzas areaddedin Y inadifl'erent
CE ILBE . 66
The poet that is strongest to protectthrough ex cellence ofhis knowledge,what isduefromhimis littlefor his powerit is timeforme tomake verse on Ceilbe.
Seek not recital— all hail,ifthou, O Lord, purposest to inviteme !ofwhat thoudoestabout noontide with thypeople,ifit is the trueaccount that wouldbe required.Manyastep have I goneastray,ifit were time to tell thereof,whereby the nail has beendriven into His woundit ismore than time to turn.
1 23 . 1's]do Y . mm] gceimY ; cc6im$3 . 1 27 .ding ed]
0'
LIAMUIN
Fumrscn cecinit.
Dindgnai Lagen, lith ngailin sluindet nasenchaidenadindgnai, narathaar-rec,
imdafathadiafuilet.Sluindfetisafemf6thdiafailnonburdindgnadiandindgnaibco brath bidbladcenmalairt,naraib c6ch ’
n-achumtabairt.
Liamuin, Forearthain naf6t,Miannach , Trustiu natrom-r6t,dindgnaidiandechraibgarmandco n-acethribcram-anmand.Miannach , Fercarthain nafled,Liamuin, is Trustiu téeb-
gel,
ingena, selb-gnimsaine,di chlainddeg -rig Dubthaire.
Dubthach Dubthairedrech garg ,ri Dése Breg nambiian-bard,leis co hech-brug nan-inber
,diarbo chethrur c6em-ingen.
LRBYMSSaH . Fulartach] L only. 2 . sluindet] sloindfet, kc. RB.
4 . imdafatha] is imdhafilth 8 at imdafato H . sloindfetféin infathdiabfuil, kc. YS . 7. bid] budL . blad] blath R . 8. chumtabairt]L ; cuntabairt, k c. cat. 9 . Forearthain]fercartain, k c . BM . 1 0. M iannach]mianan M . l l .dindgnai] om. L . diandechraib]diauecbrubL ;dianechraib, kc. BM ;dianeacruibh S ;diandecrab H diandeclnabh 83.
68 LIAMUIN .
Mi bendaohtan, clochtas cach,’
sindsmeir-se ui hingn6th,Dubthachar tits rathuill sind’itibCuinn is rixs in riagail.
Othurbliadna, babreth gheth ,
6 each rigdo each roléeoh,
acht Dubthach,bah-adbal ed,ni thabradcanathuilled.Dubthachmac Fergnai iéil findmaic Muredaigmaic Sinillmaic Bregoin biiadaig comblaidmaic Oengusamaic E ogain.
E oganbrecc sluinter oosemac Sasr-Fischach Suidigemaic Fedlimthe Bechtmair rbinmaic Tuathail Techtmair tr6n-m6ir.
IS 6 sin senchas coseDubthaigdeg -rig nanDésedomaisneisd6n-irlaimdametir lhn-dindgnaibLagen.
Maic Achir Chirr chdim6n chinn,d'lErnaibMuman namare-sluag ,
fiiaratar bés, nar thimmtecht,tomill an-6s i n-oenfecht.
21 .mi] moM . bendaohtan] bennacht L ; beandachtainY. slechtas]chlechtach S . 22.
’sind] isindL . 23. tics]dus S . dubcui L.d’mb]dub B ;daibH Cuinn] ciunn R . is rds] S ; asms 83 is ri R ;
irrus E HM ; irus Y. 25. babroth g isth] brothbabaeth Y. 26. coach ri . . .L
27. acht]ac B ; om. R . adbul] idhaB . 34 .mos scar-nathach]mac side fiataohM ;dcgmac sair fiachach S3. Saidig s] Y ; Suidge, kc. LS3
°
sfiide R ; suigidcB suighdhe S ; suidide H ; suighe M. 36. Rschtmair] rechtaidL ; re B.
LIAMUIN . 69
Themonth over the bargain thatall observe,at the present time it is no novelty,Dubthach was the first toaddit,the rule is well known to the Ui Chuinn.
A year’
s wage (it wasajudgment ofthe wise)fromevery king to everywarrior,only Dubthach wouldnot give itwithoutadditional work, ( itwasalong space).Dubthach was son ofFergnanobleandfairson ofMuredach son ofSinsllson ofBregon thefamousfor victory,son ofOengus, son ofE ogan.
E ogan Brec is still spoken of,the son ofwell-born Fiachu Suidige.son ofnoble FedlimidBechtmar,son ofTuathal Techtmar greatandstrong .
That is the pedigree till nowofDubthach goodking ofthe Desi.formyart-promptedtale to setforthamong all the notedplaces ofLeinster.
The gentle sons ofAcher Cerrfromthe harbour,sprung ofthe Brain ofMunster ofthe cavaliersmet theirdeath , it was nomildvisitation,
it blastedtheir growth allat once.
Cellaig M . rum] r6in, kc. YSHS3. Min-M ir] trénmkir, kc. YSH .
37 é sta] B ; é LS ; se sin B ; s iaY ; seH ; e iM ; eaSs. ssnchas] seucbassl in, kc. LYSS3HM . nanDese]dubthaire S . 39.dons]don B.dan-irlains]dan erlamL ;dain irlaimh, kc. Y883 dun irlamH ;dsndin lsimM. 4 1 . Achir] ohsithirY. camonmin ] on chuan Lcumon was , kc. BBS ; on chuan chacimY. 42 .d’Bras it]dferaibB.
43. nor]as M .
70 LIAMUIN .
Rocuiredgeis co ngus gargfor in cethrur coemcomard,nirbodaldeis todemi,bageis triagradngentlidi,Co tuotaisarbruig bathadcethrurdflesderb-éethar,noso n-agbaitis an-eo zd6ibnirbo caineacomet.Pomu ocus Roimper réil,Fernocht, Ferdubco ndag -chéil,
rue i’
landag -rand,mar rodlecht,luadan-anmandi n-oenfeoht.
Namaic-sinahErnaibtianropdar sain-éerca, soer-élfiag ,maic t ir Chirr in choicid,maic t aohfindandoitig ,Maic MogaLamaoen lochtmaic Lugdach luindnalongphortis Olldoitohe,forgle find,maio Corpre ohruthaig ohrom-chind.Tanoatar, tren in t-astar,oor
’
tuiltisatuarastalcethribrugthaid, breth ngaile,00 tech Dubthaig Dubthaire.
45. Remind] rochuredLdochuir eadY . faJami] lodemni LfodeimibB ; bodeine M . 51 . mi co n-agbaitic] L ; no conaigbitis,t e . RBS ; nocofadbadis Y ; nocanfaigbidis , &o. MHSa. amic] and0c MH ann écc, &.c. RBYSa. 52.déib] om. L . nirbo] nirbudR .
Mina] «L ; chainimL ; caini B ; osimB ; oain Y ; caemS ; cham, &c. MH83 .
a] in t o. Y883H . 53. réil] reill H83 ; rel S . 54 . t t] fornocht YHSa.fcrdub] fordubH Sa. dagcbéil]dagcel R ;dagoeilM ;deghoeill, 8m. SS3Hdeiceill Y. 56. re] L ; o B ;do eat. 56. load] luag H . 67 .don]uann YM ; uain, &c. 813 . 58. im] serctaB ; saercY ; ercaS .
72 LIAMUIN .
Cethrur ingen Dubthaigdil,cethrimaicd6ibsiumdemnig ,mar is gnath sorthan cose,
rochomchar each acheile.
DochuaidDubthach , cath cen chléd,i c6icedLagen Ian-m6r ;’
con chethrur rocharsatderoansatdaraése.
Iar n-anaddar ése indrigtancatarass cen imsnim,dar cendonlaidcech cete,dremmin galair glé-bréce.
BomarbDubthach indremmcbemiar comracd6ibtoebfri t6ebmaraitfertaafot-rath ndil,etiroclach is ingin.
LentairMiannachdar cechmagco Miannach in’
romarbadmarbthair in ben combrut baidbcor
’
lendon chnucacomaium.
Marbthair Forcarthain nafled,i Forcarthain rofoirgedshil-mallmongach cenmarthainfusit forrach i Forcarthain.
70. celhrimaic] cethrurmac MS . clothaium]doibsin, &c. Y883HM.
72 . mohanchar] rachomcbar L. 73. m] chen L . 75 . m]m. L ; 1 1 11 Y.
rocharm]docarsadY . de] so 83. 76. romuat] momenta: 8.dam]are.BYHM ; ar 8. 79 .dar]do R ;daB. cech] in M.
80.durum]dromin L . galair] galar RY. g lebrécc] ngnathbreig i Bgnatbrége B. 82 .dab] om. Hsa. £606 In
‘
t6eb] tabto tabY ; anddo thmib L ; anndon taebRB ; anndo tab, &c. SM ; ann
L IAMUIN . 78
Thefourdeardaughters ofDubthachfour youths they had,for certain ;as is the prosperous customtill now,
each lovedhismate.
Dubthachfaredtoafortunate battlein themighty province ofLeinster,with thefour they lovedthereinthe youths remainedbehindhim.
After waiting behindthe king ,theymade 06 untroubled,despite the hardships ofevery path ,
the company who hadfeignedsickness.
Dubthach slew the comely company,after they hadmet, side to sidethe barrows oftheirdear sod-built raths remain,
for youthandmaidalike.
Miannach isfollowedacross everyplainto Miannach where she was killed;the woman withmartialarray is killed,so that hername clave to the hill.
Fercarthain ofthefeasts is killed;in Forcarthain was she smitten,
slow-eyed, long -haired, short-lived,shemetdestructionat Forcarthain.
immarwn H Sa. 83.fétra’th] fotradI fodrot R . mm] cm. L ; sin 8:86. Jar] ar Y. 86. i n] go 83. 87 . in ben]mianach M ben L.
combna]donbrut, &c. RB. baidb]mbaidbYH ; mbraidbh S :mairbSa.89. Ferrari/céin] Fchartain Y ; Porchartbain 11 83. 90. Forcarthain]Fercbarthain MS . rofoimed] roforredR ; roforded, &c. BS ;dofoin geadY .
9 1 . mrtlaaiu] martain LBY.
74 LIAMUIN
Marbthair Liamuin lathair lain,
barr-chass clechtach imchongbailfuair hasdiaear-airbirt saintriasnidIan-airdiro Liamain.
Marbthair Trustiu i Trustiu tes,mestidon chaimacairdes ;sluinter enoce cairn in biletrianahainmnahingine.
Marbthair Fomu i Fomain,
infind-chass cofind-choraib,ticm6r slim-shiag ar sainedardafind-gruedFomaine.
Rolenaddarnalinntibco Glaiss Rompait Roimper,co torchait Roimper ruad,uidointnemaimliiad.Fernocht i Fornocht nafledachnes co crfiaidroclaidbed;fuair in geinaradain olc
acfagadaibi Fornocht.Ferdubdrech-
garg nangaiscedic Dubathaibderg -Maisten,
’con chnuc, to seith crech claidbech,
frith adrechdodian-airlech .
93. morbthaw]marbYS . Liamuin] liamnai H ; liamu in LM ; liamas 83.lathair] in lathair, &c. YSSaH . 94 . im] can L ; acimB mo Y (rotracad) ;an H in 83 . obongbacl] connaigh Y (retraced) conaigbH contig 8a.95. adrairbirt] sairbirt, &c. LB. 96. triasnid] triaas BB ; triasnadYStriasnaH83 ; triasaM . Ida] len R . 97 . a] ic, &c. BMHSa.98.don claim4 ]din chasmaL ;don caoma, &c. RB ;don chaoimh an 83 ;di trianaM . cairda] chairesY . 1 01 . Marbthair] marb‘ Lromarbu Y ; romerbad, &c. cart. 102 . findclcoraib] RB ; comoluib, &c.
LY883H ; comfolaibM . 104 .dar] tre 83. da]aL. 108. m’
]
76 LIAMUIN .
Lunchait Bairendach comblaid,mathair chumthach in chethruir,doriachtdiahaididindfindetirmaigibnamordind.Pomufer Liamnamalls ;comaesanadacheile,dias gasraide nangelo lamoasmaile indzi choem-lennan.
Fercarthain, bafétaadroob,asore,airmimcenfuireoh ;is trianaoomradchinntirarograddo Roimpir.
Fernochtac Miannaig cenmeirgni roscabairdiachruaidh-cheilg
rosluit lé ch naferg fromtha,achelg nir chelg chobartha.
Ferdubac Trustin t6eb-
glain ;rocainte naoométsglaig ;coasloindnit sébasunnamo raindchmmachutrumma.Nadindgnai-3aturmimtrellmolfait eolaig nahErenn ;sluindfitit co sadail sindiandalaibisdis ndindgnaib. D .
1 1 7. Miranda/0]airennach L . 1 1 9 . Imidid] haghaidh R haig idB . ind]L ; in, &0. cart. 1 2 1 . Fomu] Powsin L. Liamna] om. M.
1 22. comdaa] combaos 83. naddchéilo] indfi chémchéle S . 1 23 . yanwidc]gu t
-aidL. m]ands, &c. YS . 1 24 . caw aa‘
le] it cosmaile L ; oasmbail S . indocbémlmddn] nodo lcndan R . 1 25. Fercarthain] Fercathrai B Frcarthain Y ;Forcarthain HSa. 6a] om. L. a] om. B . 1 26. a] is R. meairmisn]00e L ; éearcaitimM ; saoraitimB ; éeirairmimB. 1 29 . c ocht]Fomo L ; Pornocht 11 83 . an] tuc L . 1 30.did]aRYS.
LIAMUIN 77
Thefamous Luachair ofBoirendwas the sadmother ofthefour ;thefair woman came to herdeathamong the plains ofthe strong places.
Pomu, husbandofLiamuin, rests with her ;
the spouses were oflikeage,
the white-handedsoldier-pair,alikeare the lovers twain.
Fercarthain, lovelywas herface,(her love, I reckon himwithoutdelay,)through their converse isassuredher great love to Boimper.
Fernocht belongs to unwrinkledMiannachhe helpedher not by his cruel cunningthe warrior ofthe provedtroopsdestroyedher,his cunning was no helpful cunning .
Ferdubbelongs to white-sidedTrustiu,their equaldate was lamentedin naming themhere notmisleading aremy pleasant harmonious verses.
These places that I number presentlythe learnedofE rin shall praiseat their case shall sages name themamong theirassembliesandtheir notedplaces.
clariaidh] cruadLBH ; cruaidb, &c. RYS . air chely] om. M. 1 33. Fordat]fordub83 . ac] is YHMSa i S . fi mlin] truistiu BYS : truisti H ;
fruiste 83. 1 34 . mediate]docanti R ; nocanti B. comiog laig ] caemsaeglaigL : comamg laidb, &c. RB ; comsmgal Y ; coméwghail 8. 1 36. co 0] co YSM .
m't] ni YSSa. séba] sc h RB. 1 37. Nadindgnai-ca] L ; intocbtarla, &c. cert. tarmin ] turbimR . 1 38. molfait]molfat RB ; molfaididY .
7mHound] BrendY. 1 39.duind/flit] ed. sluindfet, &c. LB ; sloindfldit Y ;sluindfidid, &c. wet . tin] sain LRB. 1 40.die an L ; om. Y.
( 78 )
DUN QABAIL .
Tochmaro ingine Guill glais,maic Feidlimidairdaurbrais,do Luturmac Lurgnig lain,dindleith iartharaigd’E spain.
’
8amlaidrobai Lutur lor.dunefir-iotafir-m6rcethri einddéc, nfbag bras,68amuineolmothar-
g las.
CidGablach , bam6r in ben,ingend'Feidlimidfind-mer ;coicacubat inafat,ocusaleth ’
nalethat.
Cethrur tancataransirim6 011 is immaingin,
imLutur thanio cen luing ,imLurgnechmac Calatruimm.
Corothomlisetafleid’namuntir ch6em-nair chethraircét cechmil, bamor inmod,cetmiach cach arbaardomun.
Corodeirgedd6ibiarsainacethrur i n-oenlepaidtucsat bennachtain cach fir ;maithd6ibis nirbat sathig .
LRBYLcHMSSa. 2. aurbraia] urg lais YS . 3 .do] iii H . Lutur] LB ;luthur, &c. w t. 4 .dind]do R . 5 .
’3] am. YHSa. Lutur] lothar, &c.
Yssm. robai] b6i R . 6.fir-fétafir-weir] difregradimhor s..7 . cethri—dire] .x vii. , &c. RBSM . m'] L ; nochaB ; baBHSa; roboYS ; om. M. 8. o
'sa] asaBYE Sa. mothar-g laa] motharmass , &c.
1 1 83. 1 0.d’] LM ; om. cat. findmer] indmer Y ; naninber, &c. ln .
80 DUN GABAIL .
Oolachaile robai thair,i n-insibmaratomait ,Fuithermac Forduibcofeirg ,
maicmaic Labradalamdeirg .
Rethinoil buidinmormoir,tanicanairfochétoir,isdemin rop osnadaig ,do ohosnamach6em-lendain.
Anmandtoisech tucanair,luithech lamfotaLabraid,Brothurmac Sciach , Glasmac Gairb,
Ibarmac Sciachmaic Sceobailb.
M6 cach buidindibnuairi ndegaidcechatrénfir ;cet lacobi ndegaideach ind’ Fomorchaibisd’ Arsaidib.
IN tan robatar e1u tig’
nacommondcomméit chethruir ;cocluinet in guth immaig ;tait ’mach arais D6a'r écin.
Conéracht Luturar lethcoroscail roaibin rig -theoh ,
leis rosuc ri gfialle immachetit chualle ocus chailaoh .
27 . co] gan S . fairy] féigg L (with r in 28. (2)maic] Iin RB ; ui, &c. cart. 29 . mérméir]m6ir L. 3 1 . rap] L ; bah ml .32 . charm] choimh 83 . The Leann copy oftin Dindsenchas beg ins will.th is line. anmand] ainmna83 . andeadaidcechatrenlir Leo. Iamfota]lamataL. Labraid] is labraidM . 35. Brothur] BrodarR ; brotar B ; brotarY.
Sciacb] sciath B83 ; sceith LoY. 01m] g lais BLc . Gairb] L ; soairb, &c.
cat. 36. Sciacla] Sceith YLc. maic] in YSLc. Smbailb] L ; scemairmY ; sceomairb, &c. cast. After 36 Lo has an additional stanza: mOommmtary37 . 91 16]
.
morYSLc. buidin] buiden, &c. LRB83 . anair] comblaidLr.
38. trénfir] comidLo. 40.d’ Fomérchaib] i ’fomoiribH ;domorchaibLo.
DUN QABAIL . 81
Another soldier was in the east,hedwelt in the isles ofthe Sea,Faither son ofFordubthe wrathfulson ofthe son ofLabraidLamderg .
,
He gatheredavastfollowinghe camefromthe east onasuddenit is sure that there was groaning andcarnageto contendfor his leman.
The names ofthe captains he broughtfromthe eastvigorous LabraidLamfata,Brothur son ofSee, Glas son ofGarb ,Ibar son ofSee son ofSceobalb.
There came ofthemfromthe eastmore thanany other bandin thefollowing ofeach champion ;ahundredheroes in thefollowing ofeachman,
ofthe Fomoraig andArsaide .
While the others were in the house,thefour ofthem,afellowship ofequal sizethey hear the call withoutCome out, ofyour
'
ownaccord, or else byforce
Up rose Lutur halfhis height,andopenedthe royal housefrombefore themhe carriedout with himbefore his shoulderboth poleandpalisade.
A rsaidib] airsnb R ; arsibib B. 4 1 .
’
s in tig ] L ; astig , &c. ml.42 . an]aM . command] L ; muinter Lc : muintir, &c. act. comméit] L ;coemnair, &c. 3 3 1 1 111 83 ; comldin, &c. YS ; comlan Lo. 43. cocluinet]docluinid, &c. Y (with no g superacr.) LcS go ccluinid$3 . in g uth] om. Y,
suppliedin topmarg in. immaig ] immaichL ; smuigb, &c. act. 44. ta’
it’mach]
notamach, &c. RMH S s ; amach YLcS . arair]dais, &c. RH Sa. ar écin]decin, 8m. RH Sa; reicin, Lo. 45. Lutur] lethar, &c. YLcSSaH . or
tar lear Lo. 46. comscact] corfoslaic Lo ; goroscaoil 83 ; readperhaps corosctnl.ranib] L ;dib, 81 0. art. 4 7 . leis rosuc] L ; conusruc, &c. RY ; conorug , &c.
BLcM ; conaruc, &c. H S ; gorug 83. re] triaR ; raBHMSa; re YSLc.
'ronnmorons scams, von. x . G
82 DUN QABAIL .
Corogabsonn indflned6ibdar sroin isdar suile ;comdar lananalindedo brainiban-inchinde.
Comorogaibd6ibandis,nithumaith indin iar scis ;
coromarbGablach Fuither ;baturus troch , trom-thuitted.IN lin tancatardar tuinddo ohosnaming ine Guill,noco terna(Sendibass,nirbo choemin tochmarcas.
O Gahail ingin Guill g lainDun Gahail hi Cuthraig ibann fae laLutur, linmbarc,bacutul in comthochmarc.
Dorat Goll glas indinbirdindgnaisdimdiadag -ingin,
os Lifi Lagnech nach lacc,bacangnech acét-tochmarc.
Iarumtuc Goll co lin chless
abandisdun isdeg -ass,diaingin cen gaibthe gat,buar-brat is tainte is tochmarc.
49 . sonn] sonaL ; sundR . in china] an nuineY ; annamne, &c. LcS .
60.d6ib] om. LRB. sroin] sronaYM . sails] suilibR. ro
chaiohlaig cuirp roscirriL . Idnanalinde] Iananalm(10 R . domaithlaibuilo inchinni L . brdinib] bruindib, &c . YSLo. am] in Sa. 63. oomorogab]comoragaibLYLcM ; commarogab H commarogaibh 83 ; comer sigbib S .d6ib] LH ;dib, &c. act. 54 . indm] annin Y ; ainmLo. iar sols]naiscis Lo. 56. baturus troch] L ; etir the is etc. cast. Jamel ] L ; tuit’ S ;duibt‘ R ;duibter B ; ait Y ;duitbesr M ;duith‘
H ; (lather Sc : sidthesr Lo.
69. no co lama] L ; niherno Lo ; niterno, &c. cat. 64 1 1 ] L ; nach oen R ; nechnoen, &c. cat. as] sin Lo. 60. nirbo] nibuL ; nirbH . in] s RBHMSa.toch'narcas] techmorcsiu Lo.
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BE LACH DURGE IN .
Durgenfuair ing ir cech airddo laimIndich , luadedleirg ,
ingen Luaith co comlundchned,forlundcet,fer figedfeirg .
E oldaminmathair rosmill,rosbrathaig triaming inmeng
isfbasondselaig sundforfundBelaig indaBend.
Herccadinmathair rosmilloofeiblathair in cech amm,
ingen Trescat, tolaibtond,rescmar in g londrognith and.
nuidcomogaid, isderb lib,barogainmu 6 rofrom,dar cendLuaith , badétladlug ,luidinmug cethachét-chol.
Feithis indingen cofeig ,gleithis in seig sidmer sluaig ,
co Herccadtéiged’nadailmug cen baiig , il-lepaidLuaith .
LRBYLcMH SSa. 1 . j aair] om. LcY (suppliedin Y) . cech] in
gach YLc (inarpanet inY). aird] ardYLc . 2. Iéadedleirg ] L ; luaigedleirgM ; luaidaleirg , &c. RLc ; luaidalleirg H ; luaidallerg Y ; luaidh i lerg 83 ;luadaleirg B ; luaithdar lsrg S . 3 . comlundened] forlonnfer, &c. RB.
4 . forlund] comlonn RB coforlond, &c. YLc (co expunct in Y) . fer] cnedRB. flgedfeiry]arferg Y ; arfeirg Lo ; in gach ferg S . 6. rosbra
’
thaig ]rosbrataig , &c. LRM rosbrathaig , &c. act. tria] tri Lo tre HMs, . ming ]lBLcYS min L ; meing art. in] om. L 7. selaig sand] sels idsonn HS ; . 8.fund]fonn 11 883 . 1 1 . Treseat]tresendB trescaid, &c. YLCIIDISJ ; trescaigh S . tend] L ; glond,
( 85 1
BE LACH BURGE IN .
Durgenfoundsuffering on every sideby the handofIndech , who traversedthe battle-field,she wasdaughter ofLuath, bloody in combat,overcomer ofahundredwarriors, one that knit strife.
Known tome is themother who wrought her ruin ;by herfalseness thefalse womandestroyedher ;’
tis she was the pole that [Indech] cleft hereon the soil ofBelachdaBend.Herccad, themotherwhowrought her ruin,
ex cellent indispositionatall times,wasdaughter ofTresen, with floods ofwavescelebratedthedeedthat wasdone there 1She went to her slave— this is truthfor youtit wasamadman ’
s choice, when she hadtastedhimin spite ofLuath—daring was thedesirecame the slave to the first original crime.
Sharply thedaughter watchedthealert hawk ofthe host revealedthe secrettoatryst with Herccadwas comingaslave without repute, into Luath
’
s bed.&c. act. 1 2. rescmar] ed; sescmart L ; rescmart RBHMSs ; rescmairYLcS . in] om. S . roynfth] rernadLo ; ronadh S .
1 3. eamogaid] coamogaibL ; comoagaig M .
’
1 4 . regain] roguinRBYMS .
mir] fir Lc. from] rom, &c. LYLcS . 1 5 .dlug ]dluig L ; cor H83 ;ourart. 1 6. inmay]amugh S amuig YLc ; imuig M . cetna]fa. c. 1 1 9. Le .
che’
t-ehol] L ; cor Le ; acédcol Sn; cét col, &c. eat. 1 7. ingen] ingin M .
18. sidmer] sidmir R ; sidg lan Lo. 1 9. tetged] ticcadLo ; teig M .
na] nan Le maM .
86 BE LACH BURGE IN .
Ondail sin rochertaig thairat baig Herccaidco hIndig ,
nasluaig sumig nodosdlig ,Durgenfofuairahingir.
2 1 . On] L ;don, &c. reel. 22. bdiy] ba'id, &c. RBYLc ;
83 . H erccaideo B indig] innigh eams igh tuit 8a. I ndig ] ingin S23 . : n1niy] suimnig R suinig BM sumidY ; uileLo ; fuinidh S suidhmiyh
( 88 )
BAIRE ND OBE RMAIN
BairendCharmain ciddiata,
fridegblaidfridian-
garta‘2
nirbo thorman robai threll,diambdi Cerman cethar-chend.Dorat tochmarcar tharbaGerman calad-chnes calma;ingen E tarbai nacath ,
basfDigaisdiupartach .
Digais badedgairbadron,
ruc claindcendmairdo Chermon ;bertdosechtmaccumeraocusacoic ingena.
Anmandnam-mac,monor n-eu,
Fulach , Liath , ocus Cassan,
Fledach , Dimain, is Dormnaocus in Scal sciath-brogda.Ooic ingene indlaich , nar li1’1in ,
batarfer-
gnfmaig forthriliin,
Cappa, Cliath , Bernes namhend,Malumaith , ocus Bairend.
LRBYLcMHSSs. l . Chermain] cen nan, & c. RMS . cermnaH Sa.2 .fridegblaid] nidegblaidS ; nideagladLo. 3 . nirbo] nirbu L ; robo,4 . German] &c. LRM ; carmun, &c. erst. cetharchend] L ; calndcend, &c. act.5 . Dorat] L ;dofuo RBYS ;dosfuc, &c. LcHMSs. 6. German] cnrman, &c.
YLcSSa. calad-ehnes] caladcnes LYLcH SJ ; cadat cnes R : cadadones B.
calma] chalmaLS . E tarbai] L ;detarba, &c. res t. 8. 6a1 1'D igais] ba81dighsaS ;digais robo Lo. 9.dedyair] L ;degdair, &c. 1 1883 ;degair BYLc
BAIRE ND OBE RMAIN .
BairendObermain, whence is it named,with its goodfame,andreadyhospitalityit was aprecinct that lastednotforashort span,
wheredwelt Cerman Cetharchend.German Caladchnes the valiantwenta-wooing for increasethedaughter ofE tarbaofthe battleswasdeceitful Digais .
Digais wasalertandstrong ;she boreaprincelyfamily to German ;she bore himsevenactive sons,
andfivedaughters .
The names ofthe sons— glorious work
were Fulach,L iath ,andCassan,
Fledach, Dimain, andDormna,andSeal ofthemighty shield.Fivedaughters ofthe hero, who was no sluggard,manlike indeeds were they, ex ceeding strong ;
Cappa, Cliath ,Bernsaofthe peaks,
goodMalu,andBairend.digairR ;daghairM . 1 0. cendmair] cendmor, &c. LcY ; cenmairR . 1 1 . bert]L ; w e, &c. eat. 1 2. aedic] L (suppliedin lowermarg in) ruc coic, &c. eat .1 3- 1 6] So L all other tex tsfollow adoferent version seep . 92 . 1 6. in Sedl]in scfil in L (thefirst in suppliedabove the line) . 1 8.fergm'maig ]fergnimaicR ; feirgnimaM ; fergnimach Y. 1 9. Cappa] L ; cappach, &c. eat. Cliath]cliach YLc. Bernsa] b
’
nsaL ; berrsaH S3 ; b'
saeat. 20. maith]maich R.
ocus] on . B.
90 BAIRE ND OBE RMAIN .
Dlomais Digais,daltait raind,diadaltaibisdiaderb-chlaindatbert German,mar chamcas ,Fognadd6ibrig is ernbas .
Rogabcach achonairdib,scitilset 6 threibis 6 thir,
coragbatarasostabatarainbleanfoeta.Cechaing Seal co ScairbindE 6in ;dessidDimainfor DrobeéildessidDornmar,d1'1 ragraimm,
ic Athmodmar Monadmaill.DolluidCassan co GlendCuill ;dolluidFer Liath co LiathdruimmdolluidFulach co GlendSmoil ;dolluidFledach co Dergmoin.
DessidCapps i nGlindDanGrfiad,dessidBairendfor Bablt'mn,
togah Cliath sencharnfriahiit iatsinderb-ohlandDigsa.
Digais’
nasléibmaratchlos ;failandiar ceinatothchos ;ic Babluan basluagdasellindarm-miadbuadaBairend.
2 1 .daltait]daltaig R ;daltaidBYLcS . raind] rindR . 22.daltaib]deltaH ;dsltaidh Lo. derbdec Y ;deg Lo ;der B ; se t M . 23. athort]asbert RB. mar]barRB ;mar S . sham] LMS ; camB ; car l’R ; cacm, &c. H Sa;cain YLc. eas] cass L. L : sniiduan rabagh reimmas R ; sniiduantabag roemimas B ; snidunn re agh re hernmas,dzc. YS ; ; snidh uann robadhernmas S ; snaiduann re who carumas Lo ; sunn uain re hag re hemmas H ;
snidhuann ribagh taenn as M . 25. Rogab]dagabY ; rorabh S .
26 . sedilset] scsilid, &c. YLcS . dthreib] ottreib$3. 6 thir] oattir 83 .eorag hatar] combatar, &c. RM corabardur B congabadar, &c. YLc : con
gnbsadar S . asosta] om. B. 28. ainble] aimle Lo ; nimble S : amblmM .
anfoeta] amfosts B ; anposdaLo ; anbostaM .
‘29- 32] after 36 all eodd.but L. 30.dessid] L ; nosluidM ; musluid, &o. ecst. D imin]dims R .
for] L : co«at. 3 1 .dessid] L ; ims6i, Etc. erst. diira] conaSs. graimm]graini B ;drain YLcS ;druing Sa. 82. is] L ; coeat. modmar]modar R ;
92 BAIRE ND OB E RMAIN .
Thefollowing version ofstanzas 4 and1 0 isfoundin all tex tsex cept
Aumann namacmodmAr’
nior
Seal, Dimain, Dornmardreck-mor,Fulach , Fledach ,firamne,Cassan ocus Liath lainne.
Cappach , Glenn DaGniadrograind,ocus Malu co Malaindbrogais BernsabéimdonmaigcomlaidCliath co Cliathbernaid.
A nmann] anmannaH madmar] modomar R ; modhaM ; modmor YLc.
mdr] om. Lo. dornmar]dornmor, &c. RLcSSaH . dreeh-mor]drech g lorLo.
Fulach] ffialach S . lainne] YSa; laime R ; laimneBSM is laimneLc ;muine H .
Cappach] capan M ; capsidYLc. Glenn] co g lenn H83 ; anglind, &c. YLcS .
BAIRE ND CHE RMAIN 93
The names ofthe tall stately sons
were Seal, Dimain, broad-facedDornmar,Fulach , Fledach— thus in truth
CassanandLiath ofthe head-band.Cappachfollowedto Glenn DaGruadandMalu came to MaluBernes advancedapace over the plainCliathfaredto Cliathberna.
G ruad] BBM ; ruadYLcH SS s. rograind] RBM ; mind, &c. YLcH883 .
B ernsa] R ; berrsa, &c. SaH ; bran B ; bhsaeat. do n]din RBM . comlaid]RB ; coml' YH ; comlaLc ; comhlai S . Cliath] conclinch H ; lialh Lo. Ctiathbernaid] cliathqbernaidR ; cliathberndaig M ;
cliathanmuig Y liathanmuig Lo ; chathbernaig B.
DUIBLIND .
Ingen Roduibchaiss chalmamaic Glais Gluairmaic Glais Gamna,ben E ndameic Nois co neim,
rogabin iathaibE tair.
badru1 , baban-filefialingen Roduibco rind-niam,
bafaithfri tairemcech thuir ;
rosbaidaided6en-urchuir.
Ben (16 co n-aibefindeAide ingen Ochindemac Cnuchachail, charedguin,
tuc truchad’ ingin Roduib.
Bogah ét ingen Roduib,nirbo set co sobartain
,diarchan brichtmaraarmucha,uair nir characael-Chuncha.Rosrathaig Margin glan grind,g illaco n-ardréir Ochind,focheirdchaer clissar chonair,diarbriss ingen rig Roduib.
Fuair has in bidharosort6athair irgnaétrocht ;bith in find-bile riafuiniar ndith ing ine Roduib. IN .
LRBLcYMH SSm 2. Glais g laair] cais g luair YH Ss cais chain Locais chaimS . Glais glas LLc. 3. co] fo R . 4 . i n-iathaib] for£1 R ; forfadB forfodY ; forf6idh, &c. MSSaH formidLo. E tair] L ;forearmuinLo ; forcartain,&c. eat. 6. baton-file] balanfile Lo: 7 bafile 83.] ial] inflal L. 6. co] cen, &c. LBLcMH . rind-niani] roniamh S ; rimiadHrighmiadh 83 . 7 . tairem] hairemLe ; tairten M . 8. rosbdid] corosbiiid,&c. LB ; corbfiidh, RHSs. aided] nidel R . dew ] en RY ;den Lo.
9 . ean-dibefinds] condibifbindi L ; endaconéibhe S ; conaibe inde, &c. eat.1 1 . ehail] L ; caem, &c. BRE ; chaim, &c. YLcMSS ; . eharad] S ; caraidR ;carat H ; caradeat. gain] cain YLcssaHM. 1 2.d’] on . B.
(”O J
FOBNOCHT.
a eecinit.
Fornochtdodun,aDruimnDen ,
lomnochtdom1’1 r,domagenatchiudon blathferthafort6 ndiu co brath batfornocht.Alainddo bruach ,do braine ,bind-guth olisch it chomnaide,étrochtdomurmaignechmass ,dodundairgechdulend-g lass.
Batdin ar gad’s ar guba,bat £111 is bat fidruba;mian leinnar cul ’
s ar n-sg idritmt’ir is rotm6r-mag in.
Missi i n-iarthur Insi Fai],is tussu thair to thendail,gelair scor g lethe i ngurtfeoir,melair blethe sechmulle6ir.
Ticaannumnech isferr,cech n -alludbidairisellbabruiden ban ndérach ndocht,ciatai coférach fornocht. F.
LRBYLcMSSaH . 1 .do]di H . druim] ndruimR . nden]nen L ; ndesu Bden, &c. eat. 2.do di 11 sdo M . 3don]do MS .
fertha] forts, &c. Sail ; ferta(with no fouha snperscr. by later hand) Y.
4 . bat] baM . 5, only in L . 7, after 1 0 inall eodd.ex cept L . 7 . étrocht] L ; inmain, &c. cat. imirmaig neehmas] urmaidnech glue Lo. 8.dairgech] L :dairbrech, &c. cat. dalendg lee] om. Bduilleandmas Lo ;duille g las H S ; . 9 . bat] LRB bad83 ; bacat,or g u
'd] argat RB.
’sar] ar RBMSSaH . 1 0. bat bat] ; bad
badM ; be baR . fidruba] flrdubaRLc ; firduma(with no fidruma,upeascr. in later hand) Y. 1 1 , 1 2] only in L. 1 4 . is tussu thair] Ltuusaanairrthear S ; tu nahairthiur, &c. cat. 1 5. g elair] LM gelur, &c.
FOBNOCHT.
Bare is thy keep, 0 DruimDen 1bareanddesolate thy rampartandthy siteI see it, ofthe bloomthat bedeckedtheefromnow till Doomsday shalt thoube bare.
Lovelyare thy bordersandthy outskirts,pleasant the calling ofcuckoos thatdwell with thee,radiant thy rampart, spaciousandseemly,
thy keep ofthe oak woodsandthe green leafage.
A shelter wast thouagainst needandsorrowthou wastafenceandaforestfortress,ourdesire is to set backandfrontagainst thy rampartandtowardthywidedemesne.
I in the west ofInis Fail,thou in the east,a-blaze ;the pasturing herdgrazes in the grass-meadow ,
themeal is groundandthemilleraway.
Seldomcomes one that is [Find’s] better ;all renown shall be humbledthou shalt bealodging oftearfulaustere women ,
though thouart grassgrown andbare.
BYLcS ; geilt ar R ; gealtoir HS ; . sear] om. R ; sourYLcS . g lethe]gleithi L ; clecithi, &c. eeet. i nyart] it 83 ; argoit H . 1 6. melair] melarLY H ; mealtoir 83 ; bars R berar BLcMS . 1 7 . Tieaannumnech] ticandamaneacbM . 1 8. allad] allaS ; allu BLcM ; allumY . bidairisell] L ; isniriseall &c. RBHSa; is sire is iseall, &c. YMS ; isairi is inel c . 1 9 . ba] LRbail BM ; baudH ; bud, &c. YLcS ; but 83 . ban] baY ; faH : fo S J .
aderdeb] L ;denach R ; ndenach B ;dbenumach Y : ndenamLcM ;denamhH S s ; nendumS . ndocht] LSs ; anocht (withdsuperser. in later hand) Ynocht eat. 20. ciatu’
i] ciatu B ; ciatba? R ; ceti Lo. co]
ronn Lsc'rrns snnrx s, von. 1 1 .
93 FOBNOCHT.
Is itdigail.aBraimnDen,
Ossin is Chailte ones-gelrobeotar Unchidiandeoinicath Unchi eochair-be6il.
Oénfor tri sechtdoriachtandlahUnchimbruachdambel-chamm;roslechta’
n-asechtaibsaini secbtmain immon Samain.
Unchi trianathétnais tindata’
n écmaisachail-chinddosfucsat sithfir i sochtcofrithir is cofornocht.
2 1 . I s itdigaila] is iat rodigbail B ; asinddodigail, &c.onden]den HS ; . 22. is] enesgel] cneisglegeal, &c. YS ; glemesr Lo.
23. robecitar] becatar Ss robeobdar Lo ; robortsat L. 24 . irdth] o raith.
&o. SaH . 26. tri] trib, &c. RBSH . secht] sechtaib, &c. LcS . doriaeht]doruacht L ; siecht Lo luidh S . 26.mbra’aehda]mbrogda(with nach superser.
ATH 01 .1e CUALANN .
Ath Cliathfégaidlibcolleicathuir imthéit Goedel gnéth,cia16ech cialoiches rodmbrat,dorataainmforain n-ath
CinmnaAdaimdostatfornam-mflcen ohondcluiche-drenncian 6dorairngert indr1'1 iin béist robf1 ifor Lice Benn .
In heist robfiifor Licc Benn,
socht ficbit coss, ceithri cheudrosiachtacholpa
’
sadoit :roslig B6indcorbo g lend.In heistdiawas in céel,diamsat so] i n-ilib60,
am-mil n-ingnad, togah tass,roslassforbruigmaic indGo.
Cisao soer rofich in cléith
innameitdosino ’
sin n-athcade in chliath , is ingnadlinnmersidhi lindco ti brath .
LRBYLcMSSaH . Attributedto ColumCille andMongan mac Fiat-11 1m.
1 . calle'
ie] coléir B. arigraidon grcic co gnath R . imtheit] L tet B
eit M teit nan, &c. YHss teadan Lo thedan S . g ndth] ngnath YLc S .
3 . cialo'ielies] ces Y . rodmbrat] rod1nbradLo ; rodinbrath S ; rodusmairn M .
5 . sin] cluichi B. dosrat] L ;duradB ;dorat, &c. eat. fern] sonn 83 .
6 . ammil cen chond] L ; onmil cin conn, &c. YHSs ; ainmiu can condR ; amniagan corn B amucen camLo amucen coimM amocheu cein S . eluiehe
cluithi LR ; cluitbe YS . 7 .dorair ngert]dothairng ir S ; rothairrng ir, &c. YLc
rairngert M . 8. lice] lig R lig B. 9 . lice] lic R lig B . rob11'1 ]
rombui 83 . 10. secht] coic S . cethri chend] L ; esth R ; cetlnicend, &c. eat. 1 1 . aeholpa] Le ; acolpaYS acolptaR ; colpthaLB 83 ;colpaM 11 .
’1 adoat] S ; as eachaitt L ; nadromall R ; atoaidB ; atoidY ;
1 01
i'rn 0mmBeholdAth 01ambefore youawhile !O tower that ever guardest the Gael,what warrior, whatdame has plunderedit,andg iven its name to thefordThe sin ofAdam’
s wife brought upon us
the senseless rough-sporting beastlong since hadthe seerforetoldthe beast that was on Lecc Benn.
The beast that was on Lecc Bennhadseven scorefeet,four heads ;its shankandits too reached[hither] ,it lickedup Boyne till it becameavalley.
The beast, when the narrow swelled(ifthouart skilledamong the numbers ofthe young )the strange beast, itfoundrest :itwas slain on Brugmaic ind00.
Who was the wright that plantedthe palisadein its great size he set it in thefordwhat is this palisade, we wonderit shallabide in the pool till Doomsday.
atoait M atoait nill Sa; atonith uill H cemcam(cain M . 1 2 . roslig ] Rrosleic Lo ; roslig , &0. w t. embo] ciarbo Lo ; coboicc S . 1 3 . odd] rail(with punctumdelens undera) L ; cnel, kc. eat. 1 4 .diamsat] L ;diamat Rdiamdat BHSa;diamtat M ;diamdar YLcdiamtar S . inilib]milihh RBMilibY. 1 5. em in oodd. ningnad] M ningnaR nignadB ; ingnadearttass]as S . 1 6. slas] LcMS ; rolas (with s superser. in later hand) Y.
for] LRB ; in cat. 1 7 . eiaso] ciasaR ; caidhean S ; ciaeat. stier] seemYLcSII . cléith] cleth, &c. YLcSH cleith eat. raj ish] L ; rofigh S ;rnfxnid, &c. YMLcH rofbaidh, kc. RS rose r B. 1 8. innaméit] inmet Hiname ith .\rl nonmmaidLo inmnmuir S . dogfue sin ndth]dosnat M dosfucsinnach L ;dosflcc sinath Ss rosfuc cusanath H o rusfuc siuath Y. 20. meraid] I.R83 ; maraideat. hi] an Y . brdth] inbrath YLcMH Sa.
102 ATH CLlATH COALANN .
Curach achléibrolacorimHérind, or finnadeach ,
conusforlfiaidinmuirmeriatumdoscer isin n-ath .
Ri nanduile,forumn-an,
coimsidr1'1inedo each 6en,flaith nafolad,macmo D6is 6adchomadcach c6el.
Innisdam,aMongainmaiss,hairat e61ach cech ernmaiss,cialindorochair, is g lé,hi tulaig nasegainne.
A bfiaidHérinddardaler,amindgel rofitir each ,
memor latt,abre6doud1 ,anidosfuc isin n-ath .
21 -24 . 01 11 . Lo. 2 1 . rola] roladY. eor]dor B. 22. im] LSo; in, &c. eat.er finned] 0111 . B ; or (alteredtooir) findaidY ; or findaigh S ; co flnnsdH (P)corus findodM ; conflnr R . odeh] 01 11 . M . 23 . eonosfm'lnaid] conosfolluaid(displaced) M ; conisfoluaig , &c. YB. 01 11 . B coaidde roleanintath B . iarum] iarsin YSSsH . doscer]docear, &c. YSM .
25 0111 . L. 25.d1iile] uile BBS . 27. nafolad]foladfaLo nafolaR ; naufolutb, &c. H83. 28. adehomad]atcomadMH Ss ; notoomaidLo.
edsl] ancwl H . 29. Innisdam] innidhdamh, &0. H S ; inidadaimM .
maiss]minms. 30. uair] 0111 . YLcS . ernmaiss] ernbaiss L ernmhais S ;ernmais tin, &c. YLcS .
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BE ND B'l‘
AlR I .
01 11 3 1) vs Aarscant cecinit.
E tar etan ridflind,in cltr estach tuath-Cualand,nifailaslaig ar Hérindcongair glasomuir riagualaind.A gualudess ri Dothra,Ruirthech riachness cofeochra,fachtatuili, tondaithbe,aichre ri tra'chtatrethna.
Drechtd’ écsibcetabatarcardais tractadcech cetailis tsenchossardospeittedciddian-eperaiamE tair. E .
Tarcai lindindéclaichuas rindindéchtaéc-baithhas Bethidiabais betaig.Aes.maic E tairmaic E tbaith .
Mac E tbaith assahorbaroart co huru Alba,fuairmnai cen chdndcumga;basi Mairg 0 ShleibMarga.
D6bamathair ch6ir chlainne ;focheirdedidn-6ir imminadbadedfairgefoa,nach rubdais roarindi.Desein b6i, nido brécaibadfét cech 811 1 iar setaibsiu is tall immon saile,nascmallmnanare E tair. E .
I n L only. 1 3] A sign is addedin themargin which the facsimilistinterpretsasat.
1 05
BE ND E TAIR I .
Btar,foreheadto the flood,the hundred-strong barrier ofnorthern Cunlu,
there is noattemptmade on E rinthe grey searoarsagainst his shoulder.
His right shoulderfronts the Dothrathe Ruirthechdashes wildlyagainst his side,onset ofthe flood-tide, wave ofthe ebb,furiousare the seasagainst the shore.
A number ofthe poets who were the firstlovedacommentary on every song
in the legendthat chantedto themthe reason why the name ofBtar was given.
The pool caused[thedeath] ofthe youthabove the point ofthedeadly-foolishdeedthedeath ofBethi came by the violentfollyofAes son ofE tair son ofE tbaith .
The son ofE tbaith whose is the inheritance,agreat chieftain, knownasfaras the shores ofAlba,foundawifeshe was Mairg fromSlish Marga.She wasafitmother ofchildrenfor himshe usedto castagolden chainabout himthe seashouldnotdrown himwhile he wore it,nor shouldspear-points ofbattle beable to woundhim.
Thence came [the name] (not infalsehooddoes every poet in succession relate iton this sideandthatabout the sea)the pliant Chain ofthemodest wife ofE tar.
28. 1 1 11 re] so written in MS .
1 06 BE ND E TAIR I .
Babaith aclandar tossuch,bitisandin cechdessiuchmac lesseomnarbo lesi,ingen lési narbo lessium.
Lotarfonfairgg ifograigd’ immarbaig anamasedlaig ;inmacandfoduair imned,ocus inn ingen ergnaid.Aes rodmbadi tonddilend,rodmertabass, buanfualahg .
i ndailfo thuinne telchaindingine CiemthaindCualand.Dolluidin beist, bagdathe.
cucu trésin salaithiRindChindAise, cia’
tchethe,
AuBethefor LindLiphi.Foracsatmac slan slattraAes is Bethe ban bechta,Dondmac Ais, caradindred,ferdiarbu ingen E lta.E ltsdian-mag fo 6cnib,in chir glan casnacétaib,fert nan-airechdi Grécaib,décaidarainech E tair. E .
DialuidAithirniangbaid,romuir isin sliabsadbirsecht cétmbboi-derg find-glantimnaddé tuc o Lagnib.
Bagfu'dollotar Lagiado breithfor 0131 indligid,sair is-sliabE tair oraig ,diathogailfarsiafilid.
37] There isasymbol in themarg in which seems tobeacontraction ofprim.
BE ND E TAIR I .
LuidConchobarmac Nessa,socht cét congairgi gossa,do ohosnamin biiair buadaformaccu RuadaRossa.Mag n-E ltaerctais curaigimChonchobardiachobairi n-ifig imbatar Ulaid,gabsat E tar findforaib.Dobert Mosedis tremac Blaitin ngell baerchor tecmaicc,co rodmbédi Findfili00 01digiassin tiprait.Bursit UloiddiambadedMessdiabaduinedoit-gel ;r6inset Ulaid, nadchlbitea,for cethrachoicedGbidel.Sfiigsit linn, lathair i1d01ngim-maig Findaithle indtoingcen usce sreth-
glan snamachiarnabarach bdi Boind.Baiar n-ar naci’1an créchtachruc leiss abuarmbanmbetachluidAitheme is ui rubadd’ inchaibUlad, aBtar. E .
65] reldwritten over the last letter ofcaraig .
BE ND E TAIR I .
Conormac Nessacame,seven hundredwith himin fierceness ofmight,todispute the spoil ofcattle,
with the sons ofBuadRoss.
Mag E lta. was filledwith championsroundConchobar to help him,
in the straits in which the Ulstermen werethey took bright E taragainst [the Leinstermen].Messdia, in his boyish streng th , gavethe pledge— it was achance shot struck him,
so that the poet Finddrownedhimas he wasdrinking adraughtfromthe well.The Ulstermen shoutedwhen wasdrownedMosedis who was awhite-fingeredmanthe Ulstermen who were not subduedinflicteddefeaton thefour provinces ofthe Gaels .
Theydrank up the pool,aspot not narrow,
in Mag Findafter the g reat hardshipswithout water flowing in pure streamswas Boyne on themorrow .
I t was after the slaughter ofthe woundedhostshe carriedoffwith himhis white herd, prize ofdeedsAthirne went his wayandwas not hurtthrough the protection ofthe Ulstermen, O E tar.
BE ND E TAIR II .
Ciddorchadamimlepaid,cidscélfromthaisfir-deccair,imréilfri soladslimdacach romag cach rodindgna.Mar nobeinnfriforglafert63 cechforbacenanrecht,gnimcech ouirifo chuimsicondat nili imsuilsi.Atchin choiciur ndindgnandochtcobirgus ocus co hétrocht ;
nifand-éirgedar samlaibbarr-l'eile ocus bith-adbail.BendE tair, étanfri tuind,D l
’
1nmBreamaic Senboth Saaruill,Ce Cualandfrifog lafrais,DruimIngmaicdobgaDorb-
glais,
SliabLecgain lathair iarsein,
frifathaibis frifogail,in c6icedfind-iadbfromtha,cidimardni himdorcha.
LRBYLcMSSaH . 2. isfir fir S ; fri Lo. 3. imreil] LHamreil eat salad] solam, &c. H Sa. fri]fer R . 4 . each each]gan 5 . no]do RLcYH SSa;daM . beina] bcnn S ;beann Y . forg la] foglas . fert] fecht L ; forta; fi 11 .
6.forba] formnaLo. cenanrecht] cenamnert, &c. YLcS in
Oenfecht RB. each] can R . fo] L ; 0m. L0 ; 00 , &c. cart.
8. inisuilsi] imsirsoillse M ; amtrenshoillsi S . 9 . ehoceiar] L ; coiciur,&c. eat. ndindg na] ningnaRBLc. ndocht] nocht LcM anocht S ;1 0. eahirgna] cobingnaR ; conidhnaS . 1 1 . ai] naR . fandeirge] fainddeirge R . dar samlaib]do samlaibYdasamlaibh S :dersumlaimR ;do
1 1 2 BE ND E TAIR II .
Adfiasd1’1ibfriachohracalmcendograocus cendolaidasenchas cen booth-runmboco,
etit soar-dun is sér-chnooc.
Bertholon rotherbathair,combeith cs E lgaoll-blaidBreamac Senboth co sir-gailfri hengnomfri hairm-digail.Comrac cen-fir
,nachmaithmod,
frith lamac s6er-dil Senboth,nafian-l
'lescaig fothuga,
nahiarn-lestair imduba.
F1'1air Breamac Senboth naslegdimis inber is ard-ler
is 6 sin, nir théit-mer tra,bacét-feran-aittrebtha.
Andainatbath Breaco becht,isaohlandnile i n-6en-f‘echtal-lechtsfri shiag -bann slattl crich Ciialandatcondarc.
Céicmnatucsatar illecoiomaic Delacenduiher0p hi in choicedben bladmarE ter étrocht imadbal.
2 1 . adfias] atcfas, &c. RB. tria] fri (with triasuperscr.) Y ; fri LcS .
edi1n] cain Y ; caoin 83 . 22 . em 0111 L. doldid]dolnig Ydolnich Lo ;domain 8. 23. bathn‘m] L ; mmthrun, &c. eat. 24 . is
sdrehnoee] is ardchnocc L ; isosrchnoc BLc. 25. rotherba] roderbaB ; rotreabaM ; rothrcbtbaLo. 26. mbeith] combet R . ollblaid] ollblaghaigh S .
27 . 00] fri RB. sir 0111 . S . 28. a1rm-di'gail] firdigail L ; hairdigail Lo ;hairdirghail S . 29 . nach] ba(with use superscr.) Y ; ba8. 30. sarrdil]ss irgil,arc. H Sa; smrgein M seadmar Lo. 3 1 . fian-fiescaig ] flan flescaidR ;flaflescaig B ; flain fleasccaibh S i ; flau-lescuig , &c. LYHM flan lcasaidh S ;
BE ND E TAIR I I . 1 1 3
I will tell you in pleasant converse,without lamentation or sorrowful song ,the history,freefromsecret ofsoft lust,ofnoblefortandnoble hillalike.
Partholondetachedin the East,that hemightbe overfar-famedE lg ,
Breason ofSenboth ofabiding valour,for exploitsandarmedvengeance.
Theduel (not goodthe custom)was institutedby the noble gracious son ofSenboth,the roofedhunting -booths ofosier,andtheall-black iron vessels.
Breason ofSenboth ofthe spears gotadunandariver-harbourandanoble sea;’
tis he truly (be was not wanton-foolish)who was the firstman to inhabit them.
TherediedBrea, assuredly,andhis wholefamilyalong with him;their graves, withdeedofwarandrapine,have I seen in the territory ofCualu.
Five wives they brought hither,— the five sons ofDelawithout stainthe fifthfamous woman wasE tar the splendidandstately.
flanleastair Lo. fothaga] fotuo
agaL. 32. hiarnlestair] hiar lescaidLo;hiarlestair R . imduba] L iardubaerst. 33—40] These lines arefoundalso in S , p. 87. 35. nir theitmer] L ; ui tétmer S 87 ; in cetmer M ; in
tetmer, &c. eat. 36. ba] is baY ; liaS 87. dnaittrebtha] L ; 1 16
aittreabhaS anaitreba, &c. eat. 39 . al-teehta]aleacht B. slatt] co
sladB cc sladY. 40. hi] ic, &0. H83 . 4 1 . tacsatar] tucsat H ;doratsat100 S . 4 1 —44 . These linesarefoundin E g . 1 781 see Commentary. 42. emduibe] cenduilgi E g ; condilsi S . damnaidibbGunchacombladh E g .
rep] L ; be se t. is E tur otrocht imglan E g .
ronn Lamas same, von. x . I
BE ND E TAIR II
’Si conapaidsundar thdsriamnai cech rig , is tords,dichumaidGaindgécaig gl-fiairhimBeinn E tairfri h6en-nair.
I n-E tar, idairduilgedecen chuibde cen chomnairte,ruc has in gle-mall gastaben rig Frémannforusta.DesinataE tatan,
in rig-
phort cétach comlan,ciarothechtfri selbasaithE tar ergnamac E tgaith .
E ter co n-elgnus cechaigrobni i clemnus Manannain ;marb sunddar sails iar sainedo seiroAine imglaine.
CrimthandSciath -bél, sciamfri cath ,
las’
torchait Cfialu cétach ,
tucachendsldag -barr samlaidi n-Ge Cdalann crech-adhal].Indail 1’lagfors’ ruirmedsaincendrdadruibnech indrig -fir,isdiasainmcs choi chabsaidind61 airdirc imarsaid.’
Sin chath chétnachomdae cailcdocermac Dorb-glaisdorn-bailc,is rohadnacht cen esair,i nDruimIng cen imresain.
45. sand] ann, &c. LoH Ss. 46. is] i B ; co Y. 47. g e’
eaig ]gregaid, &c. RB. 49.fuair] L ; gan, &c. RBH ; fri YLcMSSs. 50. enibde]cuidbe RBM . ehonmairte] ehonairte L. 54 . rigphort] rioghchnoc 83 .
55. eia] co L. rothecht] rotwcht B ; roslecht Lo. 57. each a'iy] csch naig Y ;
csch naicbLo cong tibh S . 58. i clemans] cliamain Lo. marbsundsails iarseine R ; marbsundaiar saile seine B ; marbsunddar sail iarsaine M ;
marb sunddar sails saine 8 ; mare saile iarsainc L0. 60. img laine]
1 1 6 BE ND E TAIR II .
Dib-sin gairther cen g6e ngléDruimIng is Ge 00 n-sirde ;diandithfri slfiagaibsegair,dian-uagaibdian-aidedaib.
Diarohengsatfri holl-baindn-uilc
trimaic Conmaindmaic Conmaicc.’
s tri hui DuindDésadamaig ,forbaibésabith-
gabaid,Aidche Samnasainriudsain,damnad’ indriudisd’irgail,co tech nDeirgdorsigdaire,diamtar comsig Conaire,Bahiasligeal-Luing Laga,sech thuindUair-bebil imthanado Glind-da-Grueddar Gubair,dar Sfian isdar Sencharaid,Dodéscin radairc co réil
i n.o'
e Chdalannfo chomréir,do Chuiliundchiar,dar Crecca,dar Sruthair,dar S liabLecga.SliabSohailmaic Sengaindsin,
as eachdeg -rainddeirbdeithbir,co hIngcél n6isech néime,ainmt6isech in téen-éléibe.
Andsin sebert Lomnadr1'1 thcendograis cendothnt’ithFacbaidsundfri bairembilliac laime cech lé ch -l
'ir.
74 . so nairde] (30a M . 75. sega1r] legair Lo. 77 .diareheng sat}diarcensat BM ;diarcersat R ;diachindsed, &c. YLcdocbinnsidS . hollbaimt]hollblaiac ; hollghrems. 1 3 . maic hui L. 79. a] 0111 . YLcS
'
;
HS, Baind] L ; om. cat. damaig ] L ;80.forbs'i] LS ; forb6iRBMH Ss ; forbaaL ;diamLo. 82. indriud]ollbladh S . irgail] fhogail L ; orgain, &c. YLcS . 83. Deirg]derc YH .
iersig]doimsich Lo. 84 .diamtar] L ;diarbo RLcSSs ;diarbad, &c. BYMH .
85. hi] si YLcHsg . laga] loga, &c. L c . 86. seeh] L ;doac t.
uairbeéil] anfaigh S . imthana] imgonaLo. 87. griad] LRB ;
BE ND E TAIR II . 1 1 7
Fromthemis called, without clear error,Bruin Ing andlofty Oefromtheirdestruction is the namementionedamong hosts ;fromtheir graves,fromtheirdeaths. 76
When there wentforthforan evil ex ploitthe three sons ofConmand, son ofConmee,andthe three grandsons ofDondDesalordoftroops,who was leader inalife ofperil,(It was on the very night ofSamain,
an occasionforforayandfighting ),up to Derg
’s oaken house,full ofdoors,
where were the captains ofConaire,This was their roadfromLong Legs ,along far-stretching TondUairbeoil,to GlenndaGruadacross Gabaracross Suanandacross Sencharaid,To the point ofoutlook clearat Os Cualann under like rule,todark Cuilend, over Crecca,over Sruthar, over SliabLeega.
The Mountain ofSobail son ofoldSengand,by every certain lawfuldivision,
till the time ofIngcel nobleandsplendidwas the original name oftheancientmountain.
Then saidLomnathe bufl'oon,without sorrow , withoutmalicious envy,Leave ye hereforalucky goalahand-stonefor every hero.
ruad, &c. eat. 88. Sencharaid] sencoraid, &c. RYLcM ; comidB. 89. riit]leir RB. 90. j o] fee. 83 ;diaL. 9 1 . Creeea] cercaR ; certs, &c. YLcS :
crecthaM . 92.dar (l )] co Y ;do 8. dar L ; i RB ; 011 1 . se t.Leega] senlecca, &c. YLcMH SSa. 93. Sabail] L ; smoil R ; somail, &c. eat.sin] 01 1 1 . L. 94 . as] L ; in, &c. ceet. 95. ndiseeh] nosi Lc ; n6issi S ;noisig Y . 96. to1seeh] t6isig , &c. YS . lien] L ; tsin H ; tren, &c . ac t.99 .faebaid] L ; fuirmid, ba'ire] baidheR ; bails B. 100. liao] L ;liic BM licc, 810. RH ; lig 83 ; alig YLcS . eeeh] cechaHSg.
1 1 8 BE ND E TAIR II .
Cech ben in télnaig -se baidbilbas tfiatrse
' air isairlig ,tecat sundfri toiche tigar chendcloiche cech cen-fir.De-sinfesfaide uiletesbaidefor trén-chuire ;
nibiasundfri gairmngairthiacht cloch cechmairbmudaigthi.0nalecaib-sin ille
SliabLecga.imradarc fiomthacenamaro ni himdorcha. C.
1 01 . eeeh] cenM . in]donYLcS . tslaaig es] t o.M ; tsfluag sin, t o. eat.bdid] baig , tnairse] L ; tuairsiu RBYLc ; tusirs‘
S ;tuarrsmMHS ; L ; ticedh 8 ; ticfaid, t o. eat. toiehs] teiche Ltoich R ; toicedH . 104 . 6e11fl1 ir] le chfhir L ; caoimhfhir fssfs ids]fesbaide LMSa; fesbuide H ; feasbaidi Y ; easbaidi Lc : mesfaidhther S .
1 07 . 1 1 1'bia] nimbiaR . 1 08. madaig thi] mugaiche, &0. YM.
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DUN CBIMTHAIND .
Madochcdi n-echtran-ainadail Uisnig esnaig flair
ism6rdomuir isdo thirdomac rig ,don ruide r1'1aid.Lod-safor seit, slicht nadmer,tre breio ocusaslachmban,
isin tirmoaniadaler,dianidmdr ngelargat nglan.
Condomraladochumslfiaig68 grfiaidmaige E olairgain ;
tri n6i cbicat, tri n6i rig ,
basedal-lin inandail.Tucus-saenschmbendachmbanTuathaildar sal romraréin
tri ubideog , basedaIan,
focressdi gran,massaméin.
Tucus fidchill Guaire gildo thondaibLir, lfnaibgalsét badferr nifrithfo nim,
i fil tri cét gewann nglan.
RBLcYM llGSSa. l . Madoehrid] ladocbuaidR ; madochuaid, &c. BLcMS .
in] RB ; an eat. ndin] nan GS3 . 2 . a] in R . da’il]dillLc . 3. isdo thir] 7 tir RB. 4 .don] an Gsa. ruide]ruire, kc. LcS . raaid]miadSM . 5 . nod] nach LcY.
G. tre] RB ;do M : tria, &c. cat. 7 . moaniada]moaniadR ; moniamdaLcY. ler] inmuir lerM . 8.dianid]dianadOSs ;dienatH ;dis ui R ;dinidB ;domidM ;donid, &c. LoYS . ng el argat]
DUN CRIMTHAIND .
Well IfaredonagloriousadventurefromDal Uisnig ofthe coldmuch seaandmuch landwere traversedby the king
’
s son, on that gallant journey.
I went onaway,atrack not rapid,through thedeceitful wiles ofwomen,into the landthat ocean encloses ,
which hasawhite wall ofpure silver.
I happenedonahostover the cheek ofglorious Mag E olairgthrice nine fifties, kings thrice nine,that was their number in theirmuster.
I broughtaway the pointedpolishedbeakerofTuathalacross the salt ofthe ocean-road;thrice ninedraughts, that was its content,were pressedfromasing le g rain,
—goodly itsmetal.
I brought the chess-boardofwhite-skinnedGuairefromthe waves ofocean, with numbers ofexploitsthere was notfoundunder heaven atreasure to surpass it,whereinare three hundredbright gems.
srgat ngel BB. 9 . condomrala] conamralo H . 1 2. sed] head, &0.
LcYS . alin]allin, &c. BH . inanda'il] inarndail Lo ; anardail Y.
1 3 . 1 1 101 1 1 1 0] ucus a, &c. RLc ; tngoss aH ; tuenes , &c. MHSSs ; tugus BG .
mbendach] mbEan B ; mbeandG . 1 4 . romra] romaraR . re’
in] remBren Y ; reil Lo. 1 5 . sed] head, &c. LcYSM . 1 6.di grdn]dig rain R ;do gran 083. mass] meith Lo. 1 9 . bud] bo Y ; faL0 ; as S . frith]fail LcS . 20. ifail] afuilet S . gemann] ngeamS ; ngemann, t o. BYMH .
1 22 DUN CRIMTHAIND .
Tucus lenidLogs luinddomthirdo thuindmaramind;sechis 6rforloiscthe flandrofuacht 6ball cotahind.
Tucus claideblasrach londCongaile, condéchtauill ;
bamindrigraide Inse Failcét nathrach n-oir iaruadruim.
Tucus sciath baDairedeirgassin leirgdiangontiabidg ;
tri n6iasigetargait gilimmon bil triacrechadcirb.
Tucus sen-sleigmaic DaDend,liachend, nirbo choscarfland;
ni fil 6 turgbail co ininrofesedcialuibacrann.
Tucusdelg Labradaluaith ,
maic AedaAbtat, iar n-artri noi gemcarrmocail choir,bafoir ’
nasreith araIar.
Tucusas choin Canann cidil,nirb obair litiin rodusclai ;fiu cét lanamnatar lerin tslabradgelardusmbai.
21 . lenid] leine RHSs. 22.do] tarYLcSG. 23. w hisdr] sinsor R ; is orM ; achtas cr S . 24 . rofuacht]do ruact ; rosischt YGSa.hall] thall M . cotahind] cohaindLo ; cotaabind881 . 25. land] luind81 .26.mails] con hills, &c. conaili (with g superssr.) Y. 00nd] conR ;glonn Y (in litm'a) G ; gluinn 81 . 27 . mind] 0111 . M . rigs
-aide Insi Idil]&c. HSsG ; rig ramindsi fail R ; rig rainse fail B ; rigradinse fail M ; rig raindaifail, &c. LoY ; ngh basoillsid6ibb S . 28. nathraeh] uaithi: G.
ism] are LcSY. 29. seiath baDairedeirg] sciathaDairea; R ; sciathusdaire nd§ S 1 ; sciath corcracen cheilg , LcYSG. 30. assin] isin
24 Dl'JN CRIMTHAIND .
Tucus licc co slabraidbainTuathailmaic Smail,mellachmaen,
cofailgibfindruinefonn,
co figi ronn tarataeb.
Tucus tatbaillmaic DaDéscrichidin grés,achtmadcel,
6endam6ided,anmain nglain,
ni fil 6 thalmain co nem.
Tucus tallainn Fiachachfoisbafiach firfois, cendtarais,
basedafrithatadfirglas-ordnech gimchulindchais.
Tucus echflesc, trichait ndual,Ruadrach r1
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1aiddon rigraidréil,conadnalaibcissibcoirdon luibis gilithir gréin.
Donarraidm6rfer cofeirgfor each leirg in E rinnairdar n-adaig ic DruimdaRothrodonclai gol ocusmairg .
ImBeindE tair, sidhlibag ,cos
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tathig sal sétaibsnl'iad,
faildundianadmurbachanmdrmarmaic Lugdach riaIliad.
45. bdin]mbaia, &c. LcHS ; mban, &c. YGSs. 46. meic smdil] meicimail e eic insmail, &c. BLcS ; in scail, &c. YHGMSa. mellaehmass]mala(alteredin late handtomealacb)main Y mellachmwin, &c. 8301 ; meallanmoen M ; malamoin H ; mamn, &c. LcS . 48. oofige] cobflg e G .
50. eriehid] crithiteH ; crithide Ss ; crithirLc ; critidG . 5 1 .dendaradiated]ondamaideadLoY (with vel ib‘maide superser. in late hand) mnmadmaidedR ;uadmaideadB ; 611 nomhaoidedh S3 ; en nomaid“ G ; in bamati H ; enbadmaigedM an budhmaide S . anmainag laia] anmuin g loinY ; anmandnglainLc ; inba
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glain H anbudh g lain S . 52. talmain] taurgbail H . 53 . tallainn]R ; studBM ; atudh S3 ; athadLo adudh G attadh Y adhdh, &c. 8 ;audaudh H . Fiachach] fiachraLcY fiacrach S fiachaS3G . 54 . be]who LcY. fir]ferH . fois] ois Y ; 00foniaLo. cend] 0111. Lc.
DUN CRIMTHAIND . 1 25
I brought the stone, with its polishedchain,
ofTuathalmac Smail— pleasant possessionthe bottomset with rings ofpalemetal,with woven chainsdown its side.
1 brought the sling ofMac DaDesperfect the work, onlyfordeaththere is not between earth andheavenone fit to praise him, pure ofsoul.
I broughtalso the special possession ofFiachu Fossit was thedebt ofasteadfastman,aheadacross histhis was its foraman,
agreen splinter,asliver ofthick-leavedholly.
I brought the horse-whip with thirty strandsofBuadri Buadofthefamous royal house ;with its strands in twistedplaitsfromthe plant that is shining whiteas the sun.
There came upon usmanyafurious warrioron every fieldin noble E rin ;afteranightat DruimDaRothweeping andwoe subduedus.In BendE tair ofthe terrible conflicts,which the 800. visits in its shining ways,there isastrongholdwhosefamous breakwateris the great wall ofLugaid’s son, fitfor story.
55. ed] setM . frithatad]frithadutR ;frithfadod, &c. Y ;frithadudBHGSsMfir]fir, &c. YHGSSa; fri fir Lo. 56. g im] gnim
Lo. 57. ech/less] echfleisc M ; echlasc,dzc. eodd. ndéal] nual M .
59. cissib] B ; cissib R ; cimsaib, &c. YGH Sa; casaib, &c. LcS ; cibsibM .
eoir]c6ir SG . don luib]dublaibh S do luibLeY. g ilithir] gile er li.61 .donarraid]domfarraid, &c. RBM83H ;donfarraid, &c. eat. 62. in]don R . 63. adaig ] adaidLcY ; ag ‘
RH . 10] ar R . roth] rach (with vel ot65. aidbli bag ] aidblibag R . 66. eostathig ] costathaidLcY.
se’
taib] setal R . enhad] slfxag Lo. 67dianadmurbachan]diamdurbachin R ;diamdurbachanBdianadurbachan L0diamdaurbarmn (f) M ;dianmurb*
anmurSaH dianmurbachanmur,&c. SG d1anmurbach to Y. 68. mic] macM . riatiad] res lfiadh G ; re luad, 81 0. YLcH ris luan RB ; re luan MS .
1 26 DUN CRIMTHAIND .
Bobriasem6r carpatmi'lad,fofflarargat ocus 6r
n1 g6 sin uileacht isfir,is echtrarigmadochod. M .
69. M r]maR ; M . mhad] nuag , &c. RBMSs ; nuadH .
70.q n'ar] touait S . argat] gadB. 72. echtra] feacht, M . LcS
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BATH CHNAMrtosss .
Fail limdo Laignibeach 16senchas saidbir, nach abeb r6,6fail gairm(gnithe gossa)ainmommcriche Chnamrossa.
Sunddoriachtfriduilgede,iar cath bruidne bre6-deirge,co n- ilur obrecht ocus chned,mac Céohtmaic Slaide Boohed.Tue leis infomaire firrig
.mac Conaire chelig .Léfri Flaith. cofirfocail.d6ig is 6 rochomthbcaib.
Hi tulascéith chimsaig cbimrothimsaig tuc inmaccéiminmac cenarm-
gai] ngossab6i ’
n-acharnail chuam-rossa.
Bombaidfull is toshach tromm;fuair esgal isanforlond,diatoracht,dalfodeime,cofain CorraE idnige.
LRBYLcMSSaH . 2 . séb-ré] saobghb Sa. 3 . gnithe] gnithi L ;ngnithi, &c. YLc. gossa] ngosaYLcH S s ; ingoes BRM . 5.fri] cin R ;
can H . 6. breédeirg e] belderge RB. 8. S laide] slaiti LcS ; snaidte Hsnaite S3. 9 .fomaire] foire B. 1 0. ehélig ] L celig BM ; celidR cheillig ,
&c. eat. 1 1 . Léfri Flaith] 83 lefri laith L ; IsforflathaR83 ; 10ferflaith , &c.
LcYMSH . 00] om. RB. 1 2. roohomthdeaib] roctnmtocaibRBdocontogaibM .
1 3. claim] cwmLBM . 1 4 . tuc] thucYLc. maeedim]maccmm, &c. LRM .
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RATH CNAMROSSA.
I havefor the Leinstermendaybydayrich store oflegend— no spurious wealthwhence comes the title (mighty shouting )the noble name ofthe territory ofCnamros.
Hither came in sufl'
ering
after the fightat the red-flaming hostel,withmany 0.hurtandwound,MacCecht, son ofBlaids Seched.The giant soldier bore with himthe kingly childoffriendly ConaireLefri Flaith , truly named,for it was he that liftedhimfromthe ground.Into the hollow ofhisfairfringedshieldbe packedandbore the child;the boy that hadnotforcefor valour inarmswasmade likeaheap ofscatteredbones.The bloodwhelmedhimandthe heavy heat,hemet tumultandoppression,when he keptadarkling trystat sloping CorraEdnige.
1 6. eharnail] carngail M . Ohndmrossa] cnamfrosaS1 . 1 7 . romba'id]robaidS ; ronbaidS 1 ; rombaith Y ; rombai B ; romboi R . 1 8. esgal] L ;cecal RB ; cascar (with l superser. in late hand) Y ; eascur S ; esgar S 1 ; esccor H ;
escon Lo ; cttn M . 1 5, 1 6, and1 9, 20 are transposain all eodiees but L .
1 9 .dia] L : co eat. ddl]dail RB. fodeime] fodone B ; co ndeine, &c. LcS ;
buddeine R . 20. Corra] chorraibL ; cortai H ; chon-a81 ; cod; corac ;
choradh S .
ronnmorons amiss, vor. 1 1 .
1 30 BATH cnuAnnosss .
Andain asrubartmac Céchtdhig romudacht inm6r-echt,nim-chinfri tarrgraig tossaigdit charnaildit chnam-rossaib.
”Topachtathuldiatharguco r
’adnacht ’mon rig-damnu
co ti indal-sa,marasdot,is sfindrath-sadosfailet.Hiburnimac Deduisdailldoriacht sundcomac Cumaillco cn6ib seirce Segsaarsain6mnai BernsaaBerramain .
Andasbert Findflaith naferfri Hiburni ndaith ndorn-mer,nachdat enbidag -ruisdalaigacht cn6iamruisansadail.0nacn6ibdarfal-gusféigdogstar Cnamrus comréidfoscress Findfo thalmain traignifessadbairardosfail. F.
Robriss Bressal belach bailcfor clannaibCairpri chomthailcco n-achlaind(gnithe gossa),cath ordaidcriche Chnamrossa.
2 1 . asrubart] adubairt R ; asrubairt cwt. Os'cht] echt B. 22 . romudacht]
romughaidh S ; romudach L ; romuag Lo. 23. n1'1neh1
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n]nimchen 81 ; nimthic L.
fri] in S . 24 .dit dit]dot dot, &c. YS 1 ;don don Sdo do Lo.
charnail] carnghail M . ahna’m-rossaib] chnamdosaibLo chnamrosaigh S ;cnamfrosaib81 camrosM . 25. topaeht] tobach (with t saperser. in late hand) Ytobach Lo. thargu] bargu,&c. YLcS . 26.
’11101 1] moRM morB ;moa(f) Y
(in litara) mos H S 1 ;diaLoS . 27. 00 t1'inddl-se] L ; cosindail-se, &c. eeet.
marasdet]mariadlecht, &c. LcS ; marrosdett S 1 . 28. is si indrath-ea] L ; andsaraithas, &c. RB isinrsithsi, &c. eat. dosfailet] L nosfuilet, RBMHdinfuilet, YLcS ; nabfuileadS 1 . 29. Dedais]dados Y dades Lo ;dadhois S . 30.doriacht] richt B. 00] laLo. 31 . seirce Seg sa] sciroc
1 02 BATH onsiusosss .
E sbuidn6nbuir is nci cétis n6imfli, ham6r-b6t,6 Chairpre co triathaibthair,imFhiachaig , imdh E ochaid.Atit sundfo charcraibcairn6 romachtait ’
sinm6r-maidm;co ti in brath-sa, in tan baachet,dosceil in rath-se ifailet. F.
46. bam6r-boil] m6rmet L ; mor in bet, t o. HS 1 . 47.
trichaic . 48. in1] o S 1 . i111dd'! is im, &c. YLcS ; 6dhaS 1 ; is umdaM ;
49. eharoraib] charcair, &0.ms. 50.
’sin] issin L ; as S 1 . 5 1 . co ti in
BATH CNAMROSSA. 1 88
A loss ofninemenandnine hundredandnine thousand(’twasagreat calamity)was sustainedby Cairpreandhis chieftains in the eastalong with Fiachuandthe two E ochaids.There they lie imprisonedunderacairnsince theywere slaughteredin the great rout ;till Doomsdaycomeat the timeappointedthe rath in which they lie conceals them.
breith-sa] co tibrat saRBM co labrathaL0. in ten] tanLH . 52.dosceil]nisceil L ;doceil M (in late hand) ; scels , &c. L eS ; foscel Y (in late hand) .in rdth-sa] naratha14 18. ifailst] ofuiledS.
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MAISTIU I .
Robaibr6nforbantrochtbansund’sinmoigm6r rian-imscar,dodith Maisten,méit nfiachair,tinic sister n-étfiachail.
Mac t ach t6eb-fats thairtuc in s60r-datasulchairacrich Comnl, grian gossa,aforudfial Oengossa.Feibrosill Grisfor in nglain,romill cechmis amenmain ;roscarfris naire isfris nertdag -mnai Dhire triadrhidecht.Tarlaic Dairedimerdrondon tileigmfledcenmichorurchur thuc Snfiaiddar sisedar ingin rdaidRichias.
AidedMaisten cen scfs nglélaGris ingin BichiseaidedGrise co ceirdchrdidi ileig Dairedeirgdroob-ndi.Monfiar cenmaiter namban,
trftag an-aidedan-imscar ;tuc c6ifor in 816g i sochtdiamb6ibr6nfor inmbantrocht.
LBBYLcMH SSs. 1 . roba’i] robo Y. for] or L . 2. sandsin] Lin E BY ; isin, &c. YLcHMSS 1 . maig] uairYLcS 0111 . M . m6r] 0111 . YLcS .
rian-imear] H ; raminscarL ; rianaimsir B ; rianimsear B ; rianin scaradYris nimscatadM renanimscarLo ; riananimscar S ; iarniomsccar81 3.do]0111 . 8. 4 . ltdaehail] etuathail BY. 6. saerdata] sairdattaL ; swrhdaLo.
snlehair] sair luchair L. 7 . erieh] 0111 . L. 7. 00111 1 1 1] cumail YLcS ;somuil M . g rian] gan S . gossa] gastaLo. 8. afor-1 1d] 0forumH .
Oengu sa]mic OengusaR . 9. rosill] rusfill Lo. Grisfor in] forim'igfis L
1 86 MAISTIU I .
Ingend’ Oengus in Maermall,bahemsin caomfri Conall,tucdithasethar riasl6gcrich abethadfo bith -br6n.
Sundtuc Oengusdeilbcroissedo Maistin co c6em-loisse ;
roseumco samrtiin samlaidingenmag -r6inmiadbail.Bacaill chnestachiar chn6marinfindmestamid-6lach :
iar nditharuit sch co rathfrithambniden cobr6nach . R . b.
26. bahs1nsi1 1] emain baLeamain YLc ; bahemar S . ede1nfr1 ] isacemYLc. 27.dith]diaLc ;diath YM. asethar] sreathac ; asreathst ; aseat M .
ria] fri L ;diaRBY ; armLo. 28.fo] for S . 30. 0110111 lo1 1 1 1 ]mormaise Lo.
MAISTIU I . 1 87
The gentle Maerwasdaughter to Oengus ;she was Conall’s pleasant twinthe loss ofhis sisters, with theirfollowing , broughtthe endofhis life inmortal woe.
Here Oengus brought theformofacrossto Maistiu oflovely radiance ;themaidenfashionedit thusasamutual secret,apotent secret ofevil power.
It wasapleasant wood, obscure,full ofnuts,thewildspot rich inmastanddraughts ofmeadafter the loss ofits gracious princestheirfolk werefoundin sorrow.
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32 . niagrnin] madruiu YLc. miadbail] imadbail B ; moradbuil Lo. ;
midadbsil &c. BYMSSsH . 33. shaesta] cheastaLo.
midolmar, &c. Y883H ; midolmair Lc. 36. ambaiden] L ; inbuidhen S ; ahnidon, &c. eat.
MAISTIU II .
Darederg , rodergfrossa,tuc ri Nhis in n60b-gossa,iar ceirdgascidis gossa,Mastin ingin Oengossa.
Co toracht Grise nageisse6 B6indnaban-breisse,
muimediabuil cendeissi,d’iarraidfuirrealgessi.NisfuairMastinani connaigdo Grisealeith Chuindchliaraig .ben in gillaim6irdonmaig ,
in tinni 6ir roiarair.
L only. 1 . Barederg] ri lagen saperser. 5. 00] on L . 6. ban-breisse]readperhaps bkn-breisse .
116mmIN 61 13 MUIBE DAIG .
Failfolach cs grian cen gai,ifailferfial co n-6en-mnéi,di Boirind, sudadco seinge,
i ndumardadB6irinde.
B6iriubamac Senéin slainmaic Setnai ismaic Branhin,bahé inforfialasafert,dianidB6iriu riamrig
-lecht.
Androadnacht B6iriu reil,
ingen Rbnhindon rig -meinandith baromoch ar-rec :nifrith iolachdiafuilet. F.
LRBYLcMSSsH . l . grian cen gdi] grianan glan gn£i S . i] in L.
3. 111]doR ;daY ;diaLcSM . Ro’
irind] roerimLo ; roreimS . ssinge]seine Lo ; seimge M . 4 . rdirinde] roerne Lo ; roeriie Y. 5. bamac 81 114 11 1]1 11110 scusin saeir R ; mac scusin sear B. mac setl
'mac bransiaH .
ROIRIU in UI MUIRE DAIG .
There is in truth ahiding -
placeabove ground,where liesagenerous hero with his weddedwife ;the twoBoirius, beautifulandslender,in the redMoundofBoit in.
Boiriu was son ofstout Senan,
son ofSetnaandson ofBranan ;he was the generous hero whose is the gravewhose royal sepulchre was Boiriufromofyore.
Therefamous Boitin was buried,daughter ofRonan ofkingly temper,their loss was earlyandsudden ;the hiding -place where they lie was neverfound.
7 .fial] L ; 0111 . B ; ffiar, &c. RMSSsH ; fuair YLc. asa] isaYLcMSSu8.dianid]dims R ;diambai YLcdiataS . riam] L ;
mad, &1 eat. rig -tesht] roireobt B ; inwnfecht B. 9. roadnaeht]doadnacht Y. 1 2 .diafailet]abfuileatt S 1 .
36mmIN (1 1 13 FAILGE .
a n oCommowinit.
Nimutanio 6 thir thendB6iriumac Setnai in sith -cheud,acrich Neil, oomul n-ena;inait foromfeig flan-hora.
0 condrancatar indfir,sil nE chdaeh ’
s nalaech-Lagin,robeotar huidui banalasnaruibni rodana.Doroohair Boiriu, réimrot,
lasnaFéine i oét-ehomruc,co fil oen idus, narmit,athirus nfmmutanic.
Fin/imac Cumaill] FindL.
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2. Réifia] Beriu L .
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MAG MUGNA .
Mugna,mo g'
niafedafeil,rondelbadiado rochéin,
coco sorthaibco saine,co trib torthaibtogaide.
Dercu ocus cnuchumang chfar,ocus uball, baféfiad,dosfuc in rfco riagailfairfo thri cach 6en-blfadain.
E 6Mugua, bam6r in crann,
trichaedahimtacmang ,
foderc fiadcachait imbi,tri cét edinaairdi.Anddorascradin gass g lan,diarben gaeth Bile Tortanfogniduthain cech ugra,mar 06 suthain sen-Mugna. M .
RBYLoMH883 . l .fool] fail Lo. 2 . rondelba] rondeilbe R rondelbaeB ; rodealba, &c. LcMHSa. do roohém] corooen H drochdaimLo.
3. coaorthaib] co soirche, &c. E BM ; corrthaib8. w ine] soinib&c . YS .
4 . crib] triYLcMS . toirtib] torthi B ; toirte B. togaide] togaidib&c. YS .
6. bafoft'ad] bafofo fiadR ; at aen rian, &c. YLcS . 8.fair]air YLcHSS s.
MAG MUGNA .
Mugna,my sister’
s son ofthe glorious wood,Godfashionedit long ago,atree blest with various virtues ,with three choicefruits .
Theacorn,andthedark narrow nut,
andtheapple— it wasagoodlyWildingthe King sent by rule
on it thriceayear.
The Tree ofMugna, great was the trunk,thirty cubits its g irth ,
conspicuous in sight ofall the place where it stood,three hundredcubits it is in heightThen was the bright plant laidlow,
whenablast broke Tortu’
s Bole
Hemakes transient every combat,like the long -livedTree ofancient Mugua.
10. ahimtacmang ] naimtacmang Y ; nathimthacbandLo.
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1 1 . fiadeach] fiadach M . imbc’] ambrai Lo. 1 2. tri cét] .i. tri cedY ;tri 000. M . inaairdi] aimairdi &c. LcBMH SSs. I3 .dm'ascrad]RB ; rorascradM ; rotrascrad&c. cat. gas] H83 ; g las cat. 1 5.duthain]dubth‘
R . cech] cen Y ; cendLo. 1 6. cen-Magnet] starmugna, &c. RBM .
ronn Lacrume 82 1 1 1 88, von. x .
E 6 MUGNA.
E 6Mugna,mor in crann cainardabarr 6s nabarraib;deich n-edafichet,m'rfarm,
is edtarla’nathacmang .
Tri cét,airde in chrainn cen chol,
mile comgedafoscad;fodiamair toboi thuaidtair,co haimsir Chuinn chét-chathaig .
Fiche cét laech , nfIliadlac,fri t6ebdeich cét cethrachatnoaincedsin, bagarb gleo,co torchair lasnahécseo. E 0 .
n-eda] feadhaS . comédS . forced] foscadS .
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soROSSA, noMUGNA, etc.
Cfadorochair CrOebDathim6r n-amsach coemroscathiunnius, crandnasluag solom,
rop 6 in barr cen buan-torod.Unnius i Tortain, tuirmidunnius Uisnig il
-buidnigtuitset nacrOeba, nar chlé,i rémac EdaS lane.
Dair Mugna, baset sogotn6i cétmiach am6r-thorod;dorochair i nDairbredess,darMag nAilbe nan-uar-thress.
E 6 Rossa, iburadlaic,co n-iluram6r-admait,in orandcen chuasach , cen chair,sonasal, ciadorochair
L only intoo rosanirbibaradlach L. 1 4 .-admait] admat L.
1 6. ed] ropeo L.
E 0 ROS SA , E 0 MUGNA, etc.
Howfell the Bough ofDathiit spent the strength ofmanyagentle hirelinganash, the tree ofthe nimble hosts,its top bore no lasting yield.The Ash in Tortu— take count thereof!the Ash ofpopulous Usnech .
their boughsfell— it was notamissin the time ofthe sons ofEdSlane.
The Oak ofMugna, it wasahallowedtreasure ;nine hundredbushels was its bountiful yielditfell in Dairbre southward,across Mag Ailbe ofthe cruel combats.
The Bole ofRoss,acomely yewwithabundance ofbroadtimber,the tree without hollow orflaw,
the stately bole, howdiditfall ?
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BE LACH CONGLAIS .
Bochualaseilgg , srothaibgal,cenmeirg ocus cenmfbal ;bahé roslass, in selgaid,Glass uaDesadibergaig .
Trflag turus tancatarandconart Chonaire Chualann ;fichset coferdaafechtamuccadelbdadruidechta.
Olcdil i torchaitmac Duina,cen sflsorthainfri saigluind;dofucsat tréith i tescadco Bri Leith, nirbaigestar.
Fir naselg gasinamne,muccadergaDreibrinne,mairh ’
sin baig -sin cen buadadindail-sin, rachomchuala. B.
LBBYLcMH SSs. l . seilgg ] om. R . 2. ms’bal] LRB ; mebal, &c.
act. 3. 6aM] LSa; me E ; hasé, &c. cat. radon ] rogln M.
solgac’d] seilgg cain L ; selgaig LcYM selg
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BH ; selg R ; sealga83 . 4 . Dun]daladdssaL. dibn gaig]dibhearga83 . 7.fichn t] fidset, &c. BLcY.
a] om. M . fechta]ferta, &c. LcYS . 8.dalbda]delbaRD ) .9 .dil] lith L. 1 0. aa
'ig lm'ad] stergluind, t e. YLoMHSSs. 1 1 . i] .
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ATH FADAT I.
E u r: cecinit.
Monfiar ui-for-tathaignfbe.deogdibldthaig ,ui béraformathairmac oéundimmach
Fadat 6 Loch Lurgan,
atbeirfrib in t-augtar,dofaethdo gai bulgachfri Laigni i cath .
FADAT cecinit.
TicfaDoe, uidinech,co leindis comflechco n-armdaigrechditschdo chur choscair chruaidTicfaCaichni chabsaidco n-armagmararsaidragaiddasfor n-amsaigis hfbéras busid.
E u r: cocinit.
Is 6afir nachfetarnf-dom-
geibendecaldimleodnodimletradi cath chlaidbech chruaiddofaethsaiddomthathlaib,
isdofaethformbrathair ;rosiacoformathairismebéras busid.
LBBYLcMSSsH . l .dathaig ] tathaig L. 4 . éiund] 0 sinYLc83H ;
o sunnaS . immach] omR . 6. in t-aug tar] antuoat R . 7 . balgach]bulge, &c. SSsH . 8.fri] laSaH . Laigni] laignibYLcSSa.9 . ticfa] ticfadRY. m'dmeclz] uidoeneoch YLcS ; andaoinech, &c. S gH .
lo. la'
nd] lind, &c. YLcS . l l .direch] thirech L . 1 2 .do]di RB.
1 3 . tlcfa] tick id3 . 1 4 . am] fig L. 1 6. ragaid] roraidLO.
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ATH FADAT I .
Ems .
Alas, the thing that comes upon youwilt be nodraught ofbuttermilkyourmother shall not bearasonfromthis timeforth
FadatfromLoch Lurgan(theauthordeclares to you)shallfall byabroad-headedspearbefore the Leinstermen in battle.
Fmar.
Doe shall come— no healingdraught lwithmantleandwith brooch ,with afiery straight weaponto winaruthless victory
Caichni the steadfast shall comewith awarlikeancient weaponshe will overcome your troops ;
’
tis she will gain theday.
E ran.
This is the truth ofit which thou knowestthere never touchesmefearofmywounding ormanglingin the stern encounter ofswords
Ye shallfallbymy sling-stone,
andyour brother shallfallwordwill reach yourmotherthat ’
tis I shall gain theday.
amraig] Lamsaib, &0. cat. 1 9.dim dim] L ;dom domcat.letrad] letraairfcc. ofL wrong ly. 2 1 .dofathcaid]dofe thsat, &c.
LcMS . thathlaib] tauaibH ; tatluibSs ; tath imY. 22 .dofc th]dofaigh Y dothoit Lo ;dothuit S . for] moYLcMB. 23. coforma'thair] fmamathair (sic) M . 24 . is] gor 83. Mm]beris R.
1 54 ATH FADAT I .
Hédodiladair-fir lui-don-coiscfet Gaidil ;do chlaidebféinfaindiltescfasditdo chend:
DotruaDoe nandond-bratt,ocus Caichni chomnart,is Fadatferfond-balc ;bidcomrac tri tend.
E u r: occinit.
Ismiss in caur cétach6 sluag adbul échtach ;amdraiedine ndréchtachderb isdamisdualTucusm6rdo chathaibui géb
’aidfrimathaig ;torchait limfor n-athair,t6eth inmac,monuar !
25.ddir-fir]darfir L. 26. ~don LE B ;domcert. Gdidil] earlir L .
27.do chlaideb]dodchlaideb, &c. YS ;dodclaindLc. faindil] omL.
28. teccfao] toscas L. 29.dotrua]docruaR . dond-bran]dmnbrat M .
3 1 . it] la83 i M. for] anfer, &c. YLc. 32 . triand] tre tendB ;
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ATH FADAT II .
Liath Lurgan 16amgaiscidgeirrob6i sund6 sléibdo sléib,trén-f‘erd’ nibPalgi nafied,nosfémdedcachdechenbar.
Tri hingenain laich nadlac,D6e Caichni ocus Fadat,fuaratardigu ndelba,daig rostréicatigerns .
Dolluidset co LindnaTarbatriur ingen, bascél ngarb,cofuaratarferduferfothuféin,fotain t-ainmed.Ims6i Fadat,fotain col,
co Ath Fadatdiabadud;luidis D6e, tn'xag in tset,co LindD6ediaIan-6c.
Caichni, rosfcc Sinchell slanco himthendco henech -nar ;arahfccbahé inflach,in chluain ba16 6 Luirgniuch Liath .
LBBYLcM883H . 4 . node'mdcd] L ; nofoenadh S ; nofeimed, &c. cc t.
5. Tri]mac SaH . nad] uar YLcSSaH . 6. Doc Caichni] L ; CaichniDoe, &c. cc t. 7.dig it]didu BYLcMS ;dioghda83 . 8.d6ig ] L ; 0 cat.9 . Dolluidset] L ; mosluidset, &c. cat. co] i Sa; aH . 10. atriur]andias, t e. 83H . 1 1 .fuaratar] L ; facatar,&c. cat. ferda] ferrdacht, &c.
YLcS . 1 2 .fotain t-ainmcd] ed; fotainthimnedL ; fodaainmed, &c. RB
fataaimuead, &c. “ 01 18 ; fotadimneadh S ; fatoanimnedh H . 1 3. in col]
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ATH FADAT II .
Liath Lurgan, pilot ofthe sharp weapon,
livedherefromhill to hill,amightymanfromOfi'aly ofthefeastsno tenmen wereamatchfor him.
The threedaughters ofthe hero (no weakling he I)Doe, Caichni,andFadat,suffereddegradation ofshape,because their lordforsook them.
They came to LindnaTarbthese threedamsels (harsh is the tale)andthey sawaman’
smalefeaturesbeneath them— alasting blemish !
Fadat turnedherabout (lasting the crime !)to Ath Fadat todrown herselfDoe went (sadthe wayto LindDoe to her finaldeath .
Caichni, Sinchell curedher whole,soundlyandhonourably ;for her healing this was the payment,themeadow-landshe hadfromLiath ofLurgan.
L ; acol B (P) Ysgfl achol BLcS illcg . inM . 1 5. luidis] is luidis SsH .
triag infoot] L ; candalmud, &c. cc l . 1 6.dialdn-c'c] L ;dardian bathedLo ;diadianbadud, &c. cat. 1 7. rou'cc] tushico B. 1 8. imi/cond] imchendLo .
1 9. Aicc] icc L. be he’
in]dorobeaYLcS . fiach] fhiach Y ; iach Lo.
L cluain céchnt clann lurganliat R ; cluain cwcni cl“
lurgan liath, &c. BY
cluain caichne cluain lurgan liath, &c. L c cluain caich is cluain lurgan liath H‘
cluain cl“
lurgan'
liath 8 ilkg . inM .
1 58
BE LACH GABBAN .
F1 1mFms Mao Rossacccinit.
Inmaindamin Gabran glan,
eccmaing sundfor slicht Lurganui rontétlaifiaddarfrasch,achtmad6enmucc liath leth -chaseb.
Cechaing’
naluirg , lathar nglé,co crich induair Almaine,co ruc ruatharfo thalmaininmucc uathmar immarsaid.Ims6idiathig iar scfs nglé,iarmbeithfomurmithisse,innasidedianmardaigachride cian rochn6maid.Andconaccladfo thalmainisin beluch blad-adbai] ,frisnapar Gabran co ngail,ic sluag arm-miadnach inmainE ngais Gabran cléir chachta,men co n-abrananrachtafor slicht Lurgan, lith ngaile,robith im6in Almaine.
LRBYLcM (much rubbed) 883H . Finn Filomac Rona] H S ; only.
1 . g lan] om. R . 2.for] BB ; ar cat. 3 . m'rontétlai] ni ronteclai L ;o nach tétlaB ; noco tetlai, &c. BSSaH ; nochadedlaY ; nochordedlaLo.
6. co crich indéair] L cohimdorsi, &c. RB co himdoirrsibcat. 8. muccuathmar]muic nuathmair 8. immarcaid] L ; imangbaidh, &c. , BBHMsg ;imadbuil Lo ; nimadbuil, &c. YS . 9. iar] can, &c. YLcS ; co HSa.
SLIAB MAIRGE I .
Bagarg in gein imgnfmnga,ingen Rotmandmaic Tacca,ciadoluidi n-écaibhfdo his E tair is Bethi.Hi Bleib Marggabamarb hf,Marg in ben,do hate Bethi,issin téléib-sin cen tfiachli tich ,
conidfiadiainmnig thir.Din sce6lsainatberar sund,feibadfedar cechforlund,bamarb Marg inmonairzmir,badogair gargdin gein sin.
L only.
SLIAB MAIRGE 1 .
Fierceas to prowess ofspears was the lady,daughter ofRotmu son ofTacca,though she went the way ofmortalitybecause ofthedeath ofE tarandBethe.
In SliabMairge shedied,the ladyMarg , because ofthedeath ofBethe,on thismountain with no seemly cunning ,so thatfromher it is named.In the tale which is toldhere,according as every calamity is related,Marg ofthe bolddeeddied;to this lady it wasacruel trouble.
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SLIAB MAIRGE II .
Marggmac Gifiscaco ngné glain,maic Lodain leith al-L l'iachair,tenicdar tredan tuisctheco tech E chach Muniste.
Tanio in rechtaire ran6 rig nacét cluas comlan,do chungidchobaig co cian,co tech rig golaich Gallan.
Basedcain rosamladris,c6icab6,damraddfgrais ;bagressdonde6radagfirachuitfe6lai n-6en-magin.
Feibnach torachtadeog nfad,maréen ocusalsech-bfad,rommarbtartardénedei eindS léibe sen-Mairgge.
Andfrith adedail riadreim,diambithfor Belaig Edind,immesc sluaig nan-airer n-ard,diafuairaidedinm6r-Margg .
LRBYLcM (rubbed) SS ; S¢H . co ngnc’
g lain] cen gnimnglalu L ; mon gnainglain S . 3 . tredan] L ; trethan, &c. act. tuiscthe] tuscthi L : tuicsi Mtaisei, &c. cat. 6. comla’n] comslan SM . 7. chobaig ] tobaig , &c. YLcS .
8. golaich] galaidh, &c. RS ; colaig Lo. 9 . ced] head, &c. YLcS . rocamlad]dosamladYM ;dosamhudLc. 10. 66]do L ; faLo. damrad]damraidLLc. di’g rais]dilis 83 . l l .don]din LY ; aLo. dcéra] beolaidLo.dagj'ir] afir Lo ;daighir S . 1 2 . achuit] L ; feisa, &c. cast. i n-ocn-mag in]aheenmaigin, RBS4M ; anwnmaidin YLc. 1 3. Feib] feili M . ndclt
( 1 64‘
ABD LE MNACHT.
Senchas ArdaLemnacht lainfil limfriferdacht find-chaid,adbardiafrith tuaichle tradomarbadtuaithe Pidga.CrimthaindSciath -bél, roscéil scfam,bari 6s gasraidGalianisd6 ropdarbirds bailltuathaPidgaocus Fochmaind.Nislaimedturbaidar bith ,nfsgaibedurgailarm-
grith
each angontais, cian inail,nfblaissedbfadnabethaid.Comlundcét cach 6en-ferdib,forlundam-met riam6r-rim;gabsat
’
naffchaibthall thairco rosdfthaig olandChruthnig .
Solen, Ulfa, Nechtan nar,Oengus, Lethend, is Drostan,
sémaic Gel6in cen gnimngand,frith andeg -f6irdo Chrimthand.Iarumasbert Drostandruifrimuintir Crimthaindcleth-nui
madailam-marbadcomer,is 6andamnadandfchned
LRBLcM883H . l . A rda] airdLo. Lcnmacht] lemnachta, &c. LcMS .
[din] L ; loir cat. 2.fl] firR. find-chdid] ]N . findchfidL ; flnnchbir, &c.
M83 ; fri coir R ; fir-choir cat. 4 .do]darLo. tdaitlw] tuaths Lo.6. roccdil] rosolai Lo. 6. barz'6: gasraid] L ; 63 gasraidgasta, &c. BLcM SSg ;for gassraidgastaH o gasraigh gastaR . 7. ropdar] badar Lo ; robat 83 .
baill] amboill 8. 9 cm. M . 9. m'claimcd] nislamaidLo ; nlslamadh 83nilamadh S . 1 0. nisgaibcd] niscailit Lo. 1 1 . inail] 8 ; anail H ;
( 1 65 J
ARD LE MNACHT.
The story ofArdLemnacht the brightis known tomefor noble worshipful heroismthemeans wherebyadevice wasfoundfor slaying the tribe ofthe Pidga.
CrimthandSciath-bel, whose beauty shone,
was king over the stock ofthe Galianthe tribes ofthe FidgaandFochmandwere to himas pointedtools.
Nomischancedaredtouch thematall,no clang ofarms in conflict couldhurt them;whomsoever they wounded— lasting was the injuryhe tastedneitherfoodnor life [again] .E veryman ofthemwasmatchfor hundredsoverwhelming was their statureandtheir numbers ;they settledin their lands there eastward,till the Clann Cruthnigdestroyedthem.
Solen, Ulfa, noble Nechtan,
Oengus, Lethend,andDrostan,the six sons ofGelon, no niggards ofdeeds,they werefoundastout support to Crimthand.Then saidBrostau thedruidto thefollowers ofprincely CrimthandIfyedesire their suddendestruction,here is themeans to subdueandbeheadthem
anoil LcS ; ; annoil B ; indail LB. 1 2 . blaissed] blaisfedBB ; blaisdis 8.
nd] no L83H . 1 5.’naj iclmib] uar flchaibRB ; narbfich
’
Ss ; naufich'
H ;
nafldgaidLo ; naflachaibM . 1 6. clandChruthnig ] clandCrimthain LcSM .
acruith B . 18. Lcthcnd] L ; leithtendS ; leitindLc. lethflnd, &c. cat.1 9. cc
'
] socht883. Geléia] &c. BS ; Gleoin, LR ; Gaileoin ccct. cm] &c. LLo ; at S ; con, &c. cat. 20. ndcg -foir] anegoirB. do] laSaH . 2 1 . I urum]LB ; iarsin, &c. act. 24 . is c
’
] om. B. dichncd]ditnedRditson S .
N 2
1 66 ARD LEMNACHT.
Anan-gonfat Fidgai fir
mescthar i lindlemnacht gil6 6g armndremun ndréchtachatreslemun slan-chréchtach .
"
Tucthac6icaar cétb6mbococo h6en-magin co héen-chnocc ;
rotomlacht cen lfiag al-lachti cnuccuar ArddaLemnacht.Frfth in eachdeg -ammdondraimmferandFidga. ocus Fochmaind;ar chl6dnafermaerdamassdianids6dsaerdasenchass. S .
26. gonfat] gou st H S ; consadLo. 27. 6dy]daig L ;dagh 83 ; con Lc.
arm] as narmL ; anarm83. 29. tuctha] L ; tuctharLo ; tuccad, &c. w t.
30. cnoc] RBMH ; phort, &c. cat. 32.dar] uag BM ; nadh R .
33.dog -ainm] dagammumL ;deg-aiumBBLoS . 33.draincni]
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LOCH GARMAN .
E ocmun E omcn Carats cccinit.
Bi naloch in loch -8athess,Loch Garman nang lan-écess,
cfian cr6ebach lethan nal-long ,6enach nan-ethar n-étromm.
Inadas raidlesdo rig ,
i comraicmuir ism6r-thir,dfin iar ndfchurfdalas,
suairc roéfladasenchas .
Cfadibropo thusciu threll,iarfaigtherd'e6lchaibBrend,loch naslfiag riathadall tair,n6 indabanduar ronindsaig .
Imchian etarrumoalle,mad-dia-fégtharffrinne,6maidmnakahandcenail,comaidmin lochalind-glain.
Indabandatrachtar tus,ame61ach inan-imthus,nfrabi in lochm6r-
g lanmall,co ciamdar éis nabeband.Fri ré Cathair nacath crfiaidmaidmlochaGarman glan-uairfri ré FermBolg cen bdnemaidmsunnanasen-S lane.
LBBLcMSSaH Ed. ( 1 49- 1 88 only) . E ochaid1 56t 12aCcirin] S ;
E ochaidBolach L. 5. at ] is LHM . do]daM . 7. iar ndi'clmr]amicurM . 8. rocilad] reasioladh $3. a] in BM . 9.dib]duibL ;do (1 83 . lhrcll] thall S . 1 0. iarfaig lhcr] iarfaighidh Sc. 1 1 . 101311]magh M . ria]fri RBS ; re M . thadall] L tagall R tadall, &c. co l.1 2. no] indaL. ronindsaig ] roindsc? II ; roinnsaigh, RMSSa;doindsaidLo ; noninsaig B. 1 3 LoandS substitutefor this stanzaanotherwhich it
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LOCH GARMAN .
King ofloughs is this lough in the south,Loch Garman ofthefamous poets,wideandwinding haven ofthe ships,
gathering -
place ofthe buoyant boats.
A place that isaking’
sdemesne,where seaandmainlandmeet,astronghold,after the ejection ofidols,merrily was spreadits story.
Which ofthemwas earlier indate,let it beaskedofthe learnedofE rinthe lough ofthe hosts wont tofrequent it on theor the coldriver that randown to it ?’Tis long between one andthe other,ifthe truth be well tried,fromthe outburst ofthe stainless streamto the outburst ofthe limpidlough .
The river firstaroseI amversedin theirfortunesthe broadpure placidlake was nottill long after the river.
In the time ofCathair ofthe bitter battlescame the outburst ofpure coldLoch Garmanin the time ofthe unblenching Fir Bolgcame the outburst here ofancient S lane .
g ircn in the Commentary : H has bothforms. 83 has both the stanzain the tex tandadifl'ercntformofthealternative stanza. 1 4 . mad-din] madiaB ; maddaBmadhaM.
ofcg tlaar] fecdo M . 1 7 . atracht] tanic, &c. LcS . ar tits] ardus R . 1 8. am] sumLc. nimthz‘u] &c. L83 ; thimthus M ; himthus, &c.
cart. 1 9 . rdrabi] nadraibe, &c. MH ; narabi B. 20.dar] ar SM .
2 1 . Fri] re Lo ; i 81 . catb] crech, &c. LcS . 23.fri] re Lo ; i 83.cmMm] nambaide Le z nabaighi S . 24 . mac ] &c. LM ; seer, &c. cat.
1 70 LOCH GARMAN .
Trifodlafor FeraibBolg ,cidan-imluad, ui hanord,gabsat Erinn iar n-edaibco trénatri hinberaib.
Oén trfandibairmitherandi n-inbiurd6inech Domnann ;indaratrfan cen taissei n-inbiurdian Dubglaisse.
IN tres trfan tanic illeco hinber sldagach Slane,imSlane cen gairmbadgand,6fuflahainmnahaband.I S edtancatar i tfr,longes FermBolgmbrfathar-mfn,
co port C6elrenna, naceil,uairbahéaaiuminduair-sin.
I S andtancatar nasl6igi purt Ch6elrennain chom6il ;6 naramaibrucsatand,is uadibraitir Remand.Senchasanmain lochalain,diatucamathuarascbail,riaaisnéis, cidm6r inmod,is 6amaith,amfnigod.Feis Temracech tres blfadna,do chomull recht is ringla,dognithi in tan-sin co tendic rigaihallibhE rend.
26. j odla] fogla. &c. BSM . 26. cidan-imldad] L ; gidh gan imradh Mgananimlfiad, &c. cart. at fri RBH Sa. 27. n-edaib] 1 1dB.
hinbcraib] uinberaibLcM . 29. trian] triur L. 30.d6inechdataRB.
3 1 .dam]damM . trian ccn tame] indcan gaeiue L. 32. in co LeS .
36. imSldnc] imlaighi M . ccn] baH83 ; re M . bad] narMSaH ; fh S .
86. no] in BM . 37. i] aRLcMSH . 39. na’ ail] nadcel LcH
uadceil, &c. 883 . 40. tahé]dobé, &c. RH ; robe BLcS . a] om. Lo.
ind] L ; in, 42. i] coLcSM . in clcomo'il] L ; comc6ir,&c. BBHSa;
1 72 LOCH GABMAN .
Bot igue Cathair clemnachfeis rachaimnarig Temrachtancatar ’monfeis,ferrde,firbErenn co h6en-baile.
Tri laare Samain, buan bés,tri laanadiaid, badeg -bés,don téh'iag , rias’
badim6rdaig ,
ic sir-61 friesin sechtmain.
Cen gait is cen guinduineoccu indairet-sin uile,
cen imbert n-airmnahaladcen écraited’ imradad.Cipédoneth nfdib-seinbabidhatroch co trom-neimui gabtha6raranddaidachtaanamfri h6en- 1
’
1air.
Robai trén-fer ’
sin taig thallfor cul Chathair, ni chelam,
Garmanmac BommaLiccedi slung Berbabarr-brices ,Diatarlad6 ’
sin taig the,diambai inm6r-swag armesce,mind6ir narignado gait,nirbo gnimcéirdo charait.
E laidimmach lsmindn-6ir
otaTemraig in trom-sléig
co tuscht imber Shine seng
i n-airthiurdescirt lilrenn .
54 . raclcdim] rachfeimL ; ramhor M ; rachain, 850. cat. 55. tancatar]teagaidh M . fcrrdc]feardide M . 66. ca an M . 69 .don]din L . rias’ ta] LB ; robadh R ; robo, &c. LcMSaH ; be S . 60.fm’m’
n]fri L . 61 . is] cm. L . 63 . imbert] h ochludR . airm] armB.
né ] LR ; can, &c. act. 64 . écraite] eachraidh M ecairdB. d’ imrddad]dimradB ;dimmgadB ;daimraghadh M . 65 om. M . 66.donothnidibscin]doni uidibsin
,&c. LcS : uccebdonimansin B. 66. 66
bidba] L ; robadh bidbg B ; robu bidg , &c. SsH ;dobognimB ; robocbin Lo ; robo
LOCH GARMAN . 1 73
Cathair ofthemany kinsmen heldthe right pleasantfeast ofthe king s ofTemair ;to keep thefeast came— the better cheer 1themen ofE rin to the same spot.
Threedays before Samain,astanding custom,
threedaysafter it, it was agoodcustom,
the gathering spent,andvast the blaze before them,
carousing ever the length ofthe week.
No theft, nomanslaying ,among themat this seasonno play ofweapons nor wounds,no brooding over enmity.
Whoever shoulddoany ofthese thingswasaculpritfatedto evildoommoney inatonement wouldnot beacceptedfromhim,but his life was requiredstraightway.
There was achampion there in the houseat Cathair’s back (we conceal it not)Garman, son ofBommaLicceofthe people ofdappledBerba,When it came to pass there in the house,while the great host was indrink,that he stole the queen’
s golden coronet ;
it was no rightdeedforafriendtodo.
Hemakes ofl'with the golden coronet
fromTemair ofthemighty hosttill he reachednarrow Inber S lanein the east ofthe southern part ofE rin.
g nim8. tram-neim]dronneimH . 67. gabtha] gabthaLR ; gebtai B.
68. aanam] an t-anamRH ananamLc. fri] re LcSSaH . 69.
’sin taig]
asti S . 70. cid] cur LBHMSa. 7 1 . German] carman B ; garmaS3 .72 .di]daM . Berba] LE M ; banba, &c. cat. 73. D ia] coLcSSaH .
’sin] as Lc883. the]de R . 75.do gait]do goidM .
76. airoa] nochor, &c. LcS . gnim] ciall, &c. SsH . 77 . 1c] taLto BS ; reaSa. 78. tromtloig ] trensloig , &c. LcS . 79. inter] an inhet S .
S ldnc] slanti H .
1 74 LOCH GARMAN .
Tecaitatt'iaid’nadegaidmunter Cliathair chorr-beraignafairthet ’
con tiprait tall,robdi i n-inbiur nahaband.Tan rogabsat Garman ngarg ,maididin tipratrén-ard,otacarraie comuirmass ;6 sain is loch lethan-
glass.
Baitir Garman ’
sin loch lén ;
nahe61aig acaimrad;cfian naseen is nasciath ng lanis uadrolen loch Garman.
Is 6 sin senchas cert c6irindlocharoglain rom6ir,is us haband, 6ebdaal-li,ican-anann cach ardri.Fecht robai Cathair cian-
glani tossuch bnanabethad,co tarfasd6fiss, rofess,tuc slung E renn i n-ard-chessIngen briugadcétaig cairnco ndeilbluchair co Inn-nibdo th6cbail chind, nirbo chol,don churaidinachotlod.Cachdath c6ematchiduine,do gurmdo briccdo buideisdo chorcair, bas1
'1airc sin,
inahétgud’mon n-ing in.
82. c rr-bcraig ] LR ; c omlegaig , 81 0. cat. 83. nafairtlict] L ;nosfaircet, &c. RB ; nosfairsidh M ; nusfarth'
H ; nostarrtat Sa; gabaidhe, i n.
LcS .
’con] an R . 84 . robdi] combai, LcS . i n—inbinr] l
fochraib, &c. LcS ; abfochair 83 ; anochair H . 86. tan royabml] Ltrath rogabsd, &c. 11 1 1 83 ; in truth rogabsat M ; odagahadB ; mudogabsst, &c.LeS . Garman] garmaSa; bagnim, &c. RB ; gnimM . 86. maidid]moidig Lo ; muigid, &c. BM. 87 . carraio] carait R ; choraidLc ; cbn idh ,
&c. 8. muir] mur LcS . 89 . Bditir] bi ithidS . Gar-man] earman B ;garma$3 . ’
sin] so.RBLcM . 9 1 . ciwu] loch BLcS . com] seenB ; sgiamB.
1 78 LOCH GARMAN .
’
S amlaidrob6i in ben ban,torrach , isabut bith-Ian,co cendocht cétmbliadnambil,cidingnadfriainnisin :
Co rucmac, bamaith amét,rochuirm6r lé ch i li’iath -eo z
in larucad, basoebsin,tressiu inmac indaamathir.
Triallaidinmathir 6smnaibtecht naidaraimgabailuifuair cousit , cuirit g leic,acht tremed6nam6r-maic.
Cnoccaibind6se eindch6emnamnaisamaicmar6en ;léirdiamullach in bith bl’iannirbomenic cenm6r-éli1ag .
Bile 6ir’
sin chnucc cen chath ,
riccedabarr nemnélachairfitiudfer ndomaindeatchlossdo heurr in bile.
IN trath nobenadgaeth gutfrissinmbilembocombarr-i
'
ir,
nobidIanadhal,afir,ar lar talmandiathorthib.
Cach toradnothog tais sluaiganairanes is at1’1aidimmar thuilemaramaillticcedd’uachtur ind6en-chraind.
1 09 .
’
S ] cm. L ; is, &c. mt. robot in ben ba’n] tarlain bean M .dambilebliadhain gombloidh Ss. mbil] buan M . acht geingnadre imluadhM nuimhir cuogatas cethoir Ss. fria] L ; re ccet. (ex cept1 1 3. 00 rue] beris, &c. LcS . maith] mor L0. 1 1 6. ld] tan M .
ta] ni LcM . 1 1 6. in] inaH . inda'a] &c. LSs ; ina, &c. cast.1 1 7 . Triallaid] triallais, &c. LcSH . 1 1 8. techt] tocht M . uaid] uadaLo ;uaide 83. am] ar L . 1 1 9. cuirit] curit L ; curid, &c. LcS ;cuireadh M83 . 1 20. tre] triaLLc ; om. R medon] omanLcM. a] fuMH .
1 2 1 .dibind] alaindM. eind] chindL. l 22. namnd] in bean Lc.
LOCH GARMAN . 1 77
In this wise was the whitewoman,great with child,andher womb everfull,to the endofeight hundredgoodyears,though strange it be to relate :
Till she boreason, brave was his bulk,who broughtmanyachampion to suddendeath ;theday he was born (this was illusion)the son was stronger than hismother.
Themother, g reatabove women, attemptsto gofromhim, soas toavoidhimshefoundno way (they join strife)but through themidst ofher great son.
A beautiful hill above the comely headofthe womanandher son togetherclear to viewfromits summit the enduring earthnot often was it withoutagreat host.A tree ofgoldon the hillfreefrombattle,its crown reachedthe cloudy welkinthence themusic ofthemen ofthe worldwas heardfromthe tree’
s crown.
Whenever the violent windwouldbeaton the softfreshfoliage ofthe treethere wouldbe vast plenty, 0men !ofitsfruits on the soil ofearth .
E veryfruit the hosts wouldchoose,fromeast,fromsouth ,andfromnorth,
like the flood-tide ofthe lazy sea,wouldcomefromthe top ofthat one tree.
is a] guss M . 1 23.dia] L ;do. cart. 1 24 . nirbo] nibaM . menic]meircfee. ofL wrong ly. cen] in R withznoeach eupcrscr. mor-ila'ag ] marsluag Lo ;mars sluag S . 1 26.
’
sin] as M . leirdabarr in bith brtenach, &c. LcS .
ricced] tithedR ; roithedH ; roiceadh , 856 . M83 . 1 27.fer ndomain]fer ndoman, &c. RB indomain LcS ; sluaigdomhain M . 1 28. atchloss]doeloe LcS ; toclous H ; tigidh M . 1 29 . nobenad]dobeanad, &c. LcM .
gdr]durMH . 1 3 1 . nobid]dobid, &c. LcSM . adbal] talmon H (with noadbol superman) . aj hir] arsin, &c. H83. 1 32. ar tdr] arclarL forclarM .dia]do Le. 1 33. notlaog taie]dacaithdis M . 1 36. ticced] tigidh M .
1 78 LOCH GARMAN .
Is i sinfiss fir indsig’moandéntais Lag in litthgair,Cathairmaic Feidlimthefindardrig E rennahAlind.Iareindiiscidin flaithfialasarochotludrochian,
cendsluaig Lagen immalle,d’innisinaaislings .
Garthir chucci indrfiidamachocon rig barogradach ,
(16 co roeirneddiaailtnahuile cestaatchondairc.
E rnifetsa ar indrfiidaith,dianamraibluag bas Ian-meith ,
lat chataidit chri chenaatbert Brimac Baircheda.Tecait curadaingnedéfri lfiagd’fagail in each 16,isfri cataidthall ’
nathig ,fri sétamar rochuinnig .
Iarsin beridindrt'iid6ibbreith nafissi cofir-ch6irfeibruc riaminmbreith comblaiddiaéis cidcian comailtair.
1 37. i] sfBLcS ; sed, &c. SaH eM . inddig]maidhM . 1 38.
’moandentais]fandendais Lo. Layin] laigne R . lat/igatr] &c. L83 : luathgair, t o.mt.1 40. 0 lb ] 00 M. 1 4 1 . Iarsin] asin Lo. dries-id]duiscis, t o. 833 ;
1 43. cend] acend, &c. SsH . 1 44 .d'innisin]daindieM .
1 45. Gartl u'
r] L ; goirtear M ; gairmther, &c. cat. in] om. M ; a83.1 46. ocon rig ] barathmor M . coroeirned] coroseimidh M. 1 48. ceataatchondairc] ceistdacondairc M . 1 49 . H ere Ed. beg ins. Emij etsa] eirnfeaddnidMEd. in] om. M . draidaith]druimndaith R ;dandaith Ed.1 50.dianamraib]dianmoraibR ;diafagurM . blag] luadR : lodh M .
1 51 . lat] loM Ed. it chri]adem,do.LcS ; cdchliM idodcli Ed. 1 52. atbert]
1 80 LOCH GARMAN.
Is 1 indingenadbalardatchondaro-suari rogarg ,indabandfail it tir the,dianidainmsir-buan Slane.
Is iat nadathaatberei n-étgudnahingine,$8 eachdananuifo nimcen inandus 'nan-aistib.
Is 6 in briugu cétach eind,r0pathaitdon inginfind,talam
,
”ar indn'iidiade6in,triasatacét cech cens6il.
Is 6mac robai ’nabroind
ocht cétbliadna,mar bagaim,
loch geinfes uaidi ar gurt g las,ocusfrit lind-siu lethias.
In 16 geinfes conagair,
baidfidin n-abaindn-imslaincach ’
os h6l-sidarahor,acht cidm6r-si bidm6-som.
Is 6 in cnoccm6r,m6 cachdind,atchonnarcais 6sacind,do nert-su 6s chach , ismochen,cen traethadis cen tairnem.
1 61 . ind] om. M . 1 62. atchonnarcsu] L ; atconcais, &c. RM ;
adconnarcais B adchondairc tn, &6 . LcSHEdSs. 1 63. it tir] L ; stir, k c.
RLcSMEd; itit B. 1 64 .dianid]dianaR . sirbiian] sirglan L o.
Sla'ne] slange L6 . 1 65 . nu] in L. atbere] adere, &c. LcSMEd.1 67 . eachda'uanut] gachadano, &c . 83 1 1 gachdanabai M 11 . 1 68. canmandate] cen immus L ; conimas , &c. MEd. nanaistib] anauaistih M .
1 69 . bri ugu] brughaigh, &c. M S h'd. cétach] catch B. 1 70. rep athair]dobadair M . 1 7 1 . in] aM . 1 72 . trmsata’] treasa, &c. M Ed. cét cech]
cet gachaEd; csoil gachaM . 1 73] anmac baoi nabroindghloin Ss .
mac] inmac, &c. BLcSHMEd. robai]dabi M. ditmile ciwgaa
LOCH GARMAN . 1 81
This is the young woman,mightyandtall,thou sawest, O fiercest kingthe river that is in thy landyonderwhoseabiding name is Slane.
Theseare the colours thou speakest ofin the young woman’
s raiment,themen ofevery new art under heaven,
without sameness in their qualities.
This is the landowner lordofhundreds, be sure,who wasfather to thefair woman,
the earth ,
”saidthedruidofhis ownaccord,
through which every kindyieldsahundred-fold.This is the son who was in her wombeight hundredyears ,as I pledgemy word,alough that shall be bornfromher on greenaward,andshall spreadabroadin thy time.
Theday he shall be born with his shoutinghe shalldrown the brimming rivereveryone shall bedrinking ofheralong hermargin,
but great though shebe, he shall be greater.
This is the great hill, greater than any eminence ,
which thou sawestabove their headsthine ownmight over everyone, goodluck to it iunbroken, unsubdued.
cethair Sa. acht] .nu . M . mar bdgaim] marbagoin BbarbadcoimLo ; marbadhcoimS . 1 75 . loch] loco, &c. RB. geinfi e]cenfeis R ; gan fheis M . 1 77 . in Id] is 6 in laR . conagdir]conngair R . 1 78. nimela’in] imlan, &c. LoH Sa. 1 79 . each] om. R .
’eahdlsi] coa6lsi L ; cahoilsi B ; caolsi Lo ;dabollai R .datah6r L amor Lo arahor S . bidmésom] &c. LcSaH ; bidmorsomL ;bumorsam, &c. RB ; bambaon S ; bamorson M badmorson Ed. 1 81 . m6r]is , &c. SaH . mo] mor M (addedby later hand) Ed. 1 82. eind] chindLcS .
1 83 . nertm] nert Lo. 63 clutch ismochen] os talmhain us.forMEd. gantairneamis gan tmthad, &c. LcMEd. tairnem] toirnedB.
0 2
1 82 LOCH GARMAN .
Is 6 in bile 6irainbthechgéoach , lethan, Ian-toirthech ,
tussu it rig for Banbabindisfor each adhain hE rind.s 6 in t-airfitiudco n-daillrob6i imbaurr in bile bfiain,
th’ aurlabrafial, 6ebdude,
ic sfdugadsochaide.
Is 1 in gaeth cobsaidcen chrfiasrothascair natoirthe anuas ,th'enech,adéit-gilduanaich ,
icdail chruiddo chéem-sluagaib.
Daitataabreth bunaidnafissiar cach prim-thulaignifaildo chreitimit chriar hE rinn corbat 6en-ri.
”E ochaide61ach,diarb assa,fofuair suithi senchassado loch Garman tall nathiricadnadranddo rorig .
[Cuintgimitgs ar Diadam,
co robmaith imthusm’anman,
naroslénacin i cri,’
con flurac’
narbahaithri. ]
1 85 . ainbthech] ambeth R ; ainbech B ; aibnect ; oinfeachMEd. 187 . rig ]rigs L. for] MEd; ar ex t. 1 88. in]d’ BLcSSgH . for] ar codd.1 89 to end] om. MEd. 1 90. roba'i] b6i, &c. LcS . in] om. B.
bicin] bratruaid, &c. LeS ; uain H . 1 9 1 . th’aurlabra] hurlabra, &c.
RBH . oebda] L ; (ebda, &c. cart. 1 92. ic] i RB ;do LcS .
sidugad] sidheochadLo ; shidhachadh S . 1 94 . rothascair] L ; rotrascair, &c.
cat. 1 95 . th’cnecli] benes ch, &c. E RSH ; ensch Le . a] in Le.daianaich]duanaid, &c. RM . 1 96.do]diaL . 1 97.dait]daig
limR ; isduit, &c. 1 1011 83 ;duit fen S . a] cat. RHSz ; i B ; in Le.
RBHLcMSSs.
5 . thruim]drain M.
1 0.fer] om. B. 1 1 . crannu] crannoib, &c.HSs.
2 .dig id] 6eig R .
( 1 84 )
LOCH maniacs .
Tancatar sundoigiddo ch6in
coféin tam6ir,Ciculmac Guill,maic Tuathmair thruim,‘6 SléibAm6ir.
Basedal-linmuintire in rig
ir-r6en-chossair,tri cétaibferfri crannu sleg
for 6en-chossaib.
Luidlasin rig
amathairmincombrigde6raid
indeilmdiianachin Loth li
’
iamnachco luas le6main.
Tucastair leisamnaifrifeisdodeisdM a,Fuatahé Fail,cechaing
’
sin baigi ndaildig la.
do]aLes. 4 . Gaill] Cuill R .
6. Am6ir] fomoir Lo ; omh6ir S . 7 cm. LeS .
9 . ir-réen-chocair] menchosair, &.c. HS3 ; hiri cosair R ; is mu cocair M .
1 4 . amathair] aniathairR .
( 1 85 1
LOCH DACHAE CH .
Hither camestrangersfromafarwith amightywarrior-band,Cicul on of6 011 ,son ofstrong Tuathmar,fromSliabAmor.
This was the numberofthe king
’
sfollowingstrewn in rout,
three hundredmenwith spear shafts,each onasingle leg .
With the king wenthis g entlemotheran invader ofstreng th ,the burden ofsong ,Loth Luamnach ,
swiftasalion.
He brought with himhis wife to thefeaston the right ofthe host,FuataBe Failsheadvancedinto the conflictinto the encounter ofvengeance.
1 5. brig] bri RB. deoraid] B ; ndeoradLo ; ndeofH83 ; nde6raidh S ;deoraidM ; treoraidR . 18. lacs] cluais B. Icomain] leoman Lo.
2 1 .dodeis]dodheer S ; fodeis H83. 23. Fdil] bail BLc. 23.
’sin
H ig ] sinmbfiidh, &c. RLcS ; sinmuig M nabaidh 88.
1 86 LOCHmaniacsAmlaiddoluidtorrach tarmuirco s6er-inbir
Dachéech co clfi,
oorthéeth abruruc 6eu-ingin.
Lochtach in ohlandindroob-derdall
co ndinirte :Dachaech ahainmcach amm, cach airm,gairmglifite.
Feibrosuacht larbasi in bagcomban-
gabudrethis comochmusling ’
sin lochdiaIan-badud.Desinata6aiumnamud.in comainm-se
for Loch Dachaech ;fuairadbur saethin sogairm-se.
Rob6afathado chl6dcathafor chlaindMiled;
toirsech bassde,rothoimsech is ,fri cnes rig -fer.
26. muir] inmuir Lo. 27 . co] L68 ; 9. crich, &c. eat. 28. Daeluieeb]doeban R ;dochci B ;dochaech 8. co]do R ; oM . 29. eortlcdetlo]cone, RB ; gurtaoi H ; curtho Lo ; gurth6th S ; cortho M ; rothaoth 84 .
a]ar B. 30. rue] sappl. ed. see Commentary an MS3. 3 1 . LochtaeLJl oohtan B.
32. M W]drochiach Los. 33 .dinirte] inirte B ;draimrite M.
cach gagairmR ; each airmfri B ; cacammcachairm ocamcacair-mLo.
If33 ;dochubais Lo.
LOCH DACHAE CH .
E veryman there was ofthem,
everywoman ofmight,they came not back :bymy innocent conscience !’
twas aluckless journeywhereon they came.
nag ] &c. , M83 ; uad, &c. , eect.
fadurus Lo. 60.dia]dian B.
1 89
59 . baturns]
( 1 90 )
PORT LAIRGE .
Fil sundaigedo churp rigdafuc sailsdar srib-
gnimfri s6er-seirc sith -baill suilig6en-meicc Cithaing cét-guinig .
A hInis Aine nan-argruc Rotabaire bith -
gargin taur testacach thirebacaur cnestacocriche.
E tir tir ocus tuindtigcechaingmac induinddéinmig '
achléfrimuir nIcht n-etal,adessfri braigmbuanoBretan.
Cocualainfagurandsin,
ropomagur com6r-nim,
muimnamur-duchandmara6s natonnaibt66b-
glana.
Oaine suirefri cach seilh ;
baesime cechduine-deilbacuirp 6s tonnaibtuile,conamongaib6r-huide.
Tuilfitis sl6ig in bethariang l6ir is rianglan-
grethanistibredimbaig mbithedailfriacnessfriac6em-chiche.
LRBLc-M883 11 . 1 .dige] oigidB. ekarp] purt R . 2. M ac] Ldofuc RBLcM ;dosfuc SSsH . eribgnim] seirbgnimLc. colors] on . M.
4 . Cithaing ] cichaing H ciochdoinn Sc. 6. Bot] LBM ; roth rat.7 . taur] LM ; tur RBS s ; tuit LcSH . 8. cow ] LM ; cur RBLcSSs ;cuir H . 9 . fig ] tich L. 1 0.deinmig ]deinmich L ;deimhnigh 8s.
1 1 . etal] ethal, t o. RBLc ; stoil H . 1 2. bruig]mbruig L ; brug MH.
1 3.fagur] fag in B ; fogar, &c. LcMSH . andsin] iarsin, be. H8..1 4 . mag ur] monor, &c. LcS . 1 6. toebg lana tmbtana, h . RR .
1 7 . came] acme w ire] asuite R ; asuir LcS ; lair M.
1 92 PORT LAIRGE .
Inambidfo uiscedibropo chuiscle cen chain-brigmétithir tulaig tend-glaindomuraigdom6r-femnaig .
Tucmac Cithaing sain-seirc sairnffrith sercd6 ’
nachommain :
fusit Rot, cen grés rianguide,olc babéadon ban-chuire.
Romuchad, romarbadRot,is rodamnadadond-chorpcen badbuidech ,marbaigid,diabithmarb ’
namin-sig ih.
Doriachtansirdar sal sengcorogabiath-
port nE renn
latao 6s bund,mar baige,co fil sand6. s6er-aige.
Desin is raitte cachfathPort Lairgge nal-lethan-sciathdaine isdian ar gurtmadg leccd6ig is luchtfial cofailet.
25. uisce] niscibM . 26. chuiscle] cuis chle B chuis 18 Lo. cen]co BH . chdinbrig ] chnembrigh, &c. SH . 27 . metithir] medaig terR ; meidighter S ; metoig ter H meiditi M . tendg lain] tonng lain LcSdenngloin H ? 28. muraig ] manraich L muirig R . femnaig ]fomnaibLo ; fomhnaig h S ; eamnaigh M . 29. Cithaing ] cichaing RHciching M ; ciochdninn Sa. sainieirc] smrseirc M smrerc S smrdearg Lv .
30. acre] erc, &c. LcS . na] nach LcM . chomma'in] commaR ; chommn S ;comain BH ; camain M ; comchmmLo. 3 1 . Rot] L ; rodM ; roth cat. cen]nan B. riang uide] re guide, 860. RM ; renguide, &c. LcS ; reaguidi, t o. Hsa;
PORT LAIRGE . 1 98
Asmuch ofthemas was under waterit wasasecret with no kindly powerwas big as abroadbright hillofshell-fish andheaps ofweed.The son ofCithaing gave strong fervent loveno love was got in return
Rotfound, without persistence in beseeching them,
the evilfate that was the customofthe women-folk.
Chokedandkilledwas Botandhis noble body overcome,
without being satisfied,as yemay guess,byhis beingdeadandtorn piecemeal.There camefromthe eastacross the narrow sea,till itfoundalevel shore ofE rin,
athigh -bone,fromthe sole upward,as thoumayest guess,so that here rests his noble limb.
Therefore tobe toldofin every landis Port Lairge ofthe broadshields ;men thatare swift in the fieldifthere be strife,it is likely that theyare generousfolk.
fanguidi B. 32 . bés] ben R . ou] budH . don] con, t e. RB ; remLcS .
33. romerbad] romarmadh R ; romarbadB ; is romarbadM . Bot] LM ; roth
cc t. 35 . cen] 06 B ; can Les ; aen M . bad] LB ; badbR ;baco t. mar bdig id] marbaidig Lo ;murbaigeH . 36.diabith]diambith LcS diambeth R . min-dg ib]minaidhibR minmaigibLo.
37. edl] sfile L . 38. corogab] gurfagaibB. 39 . la'
rac] laari e R ;laarg 8. mar baige] muirbfig e L. 40. a] BLc ; naecct. ear-dig s] &c.
LLc ; hardaide, t o. RB ; ardaighe S ; hardsighe, &c.MH Sa. 4 1 -44 ] in 1. only.
41 . rditte] ratte L . 43 .ddine]daine L. ar] araL. 44 .daig ]daig L .
( 1 94 )
MAG BAIGNE .
Atchfialadaig -fer ndamach ,diarbainmBaigne Romanach ,do thiachtainfri serc-blaidsnéidi crich nertmair Narbonéin.
Tridan tucsatfor BaignesrfibnaGalliag lan-aidble,tarthud{tireforfénaib,tascradfedafind-frémaig ,Scailedinmur-gabuilmuaid,cos
’tathig Ligir lond-gliiair,
combethfomudcach inse,do th6eb tharpech Torinse.
RosforbBaigne in ramai rain,
cendaidbre ocus cendodail,fer cos’narthathig terca,fri trib lathibIan-charts .
E tlais nadib infénnidcosnabuadibbith -réillib,
nabethfodaire thailc thalltuc leis tuaig baico is tamanu.
Cechaing coforudF6tlacen tobud, cen rig
-f6cra;dessidindeildeg rachdonni n-Imliuchmenmnach Mecconn.
LRBLvM SS J I . 1 . A tchdala] rochnalaS . 2 . Raigne] ragen, M .
R883 ; rogen Lo. 3. thiachtain] thoigecht, &c. H LcS . fri] re Lo.
acre] saer‘
M . sne id] sein Lo ; semS . 5.ddn]danaH . tw at]dig sat B. 6. aidble] aible BH . 7 . tarthicd] tarrud, &c. BLc. forféuazb] fo renaibLo ; for rénaibh S . 8. tascrad] trascrad, t o. LcMHSSs.
find-fre'maig ] R ; findremaig , &c. BHS ; findremaid, Sec . LcM ; findremaibL ; afirmfrémaibh 83 . 9 . maidid] uaid, &c. LcS . l l . mud] mug , t o. MH .
1 2. tharpech] L ; tairptbech, &c. cat. 1 3. rdin] skin L. 1 4 .daddil]
1 96 MAG BAIGNE .
Slechtais in flaithfeigfartailinfidbaidréil rig -élattaig ;conidMag Baigni rfianaid,co saidbri, co soer-bfiadaib.
Mac Ugaine,aidble giall,Baigne roscadach rig
-fialrogabinmag slfiagdaselrochualacorbodaig -fer. A .
25 .few] fedLo. 26. réil] rodB ; raid, &0. MH . rig-‘ iattmg j
rig natsig B ; rofartail Lo ; roslataigh 83 . 27. conid] cundag M .
MAG BAIGNE . 1 97
The keen commanding princefelledThe conspicuous royal-branching forestso it is calledthe Plain ofBaigne the champion,rich in prosperityandin noble qualities.
The son ofUgaine, with hostages unnumbered,Baigne the poetic, the royal-generous,heldthe populous plainawhileI have heardthat he wasabraveman.
28. bdadaib] sluagaibLB. 31 . inmay] immuig L. aldagda]sluaghach 83 . 32. rwhdala]dochuala, &c. LcM ; udenslaSa.
( 1 98 )
MAG FE MIN , MAG FE RA , MAG FE A.
Femen ocus Ferafind,mflidmeranamor-dind
,
is Feafri fid-l‘ogail Fail,maic Inogaichmaic DachAir,LaclaindMfledmbadbambraisbrogsat co Banbambarr-g laisan-sirmfridualandénabacc is tfiag is trom-rama.Tuag oc tamnadoc trén-mud,ocus bacc ic eirémud,an-airmAnacen uabur,ocus rémaoc roruamur.
Slechtsat trimaige,medn-ammtechtsat triagaireangarmann :
Mag Fea, uideladodeir,Mag Feraocus Mag Femin.
Nochuiredcech eile,
cenfuirech cenaithméile,cen breth-run rosmairn immaig ,clémchludsirmocus ernaig .
Mag Fea, nirthréic, ciarbo thui,Feaben Néitmaic Indui,find-ben basercaigthi serc,ingen E lcmairifial-chert.Atchuala, co ngile gné,dadamDilederscaigthe,Fe ocus Menfris. ngairmsein,
6failainmar Maig Femin.
9 . ac] read6. 1 7 . each rile] readcinch rachéile.
( 200 )
MAG FE MIN II .
Femen indin cidfasach ,
rob6i nechdiarbo nasadMacddCharla. Uims roferadfrossad’éis Lugdechmaic Oengossa.
Ciarbodudogradon tir,arai in rig
-sin sech cach rig
M . Uair is hé-sin riasdechoo imdegailaenech .
Ciasneebmordorigne,amaic indrig 6 Thibre
M . IndarbadnanGall tarmuir,’sat at sil Iriail glunmair.
Infil gnimailedognethrissinademadbuaidmiled
M . BrudBanba, bladdomac rig ,
iasin chath immen fiad-mil.In cath il-Luchut rolafor leith Chuindfor ConnachtaTuascert Muman iaruaraindis hédescertaferaind.In carn fil il-Lotain litininmemor latt,aChomgain
M . Cloch cachfir thénic ’sin cath
maroenfri Lugaidluamnach .
LBBLcMBSsH . A ttributedto Cumine andMac (16 Chords in L only.
2. ratéi nech]fobith neich L ;doboi nech, 8m. cat. diarbo]diarbudB. mind]anfasach Lo ; ansasach 8. 3. crime roferad] bameite nochiadL
4 .d’éic]dar éis L. 5. Ciarbo] ciarbaL , ciabaR ; eisbad, &c. act.6. ardi] ar B. 7 . Unir] L ;d‘ig , &c. cat. as] L ; ba, &c. act .
8. imdcgail] imdecail L ; amidh édail 8. amark] an 7 och R ; anenech Lo ;ar oineach, &c. 11 83 . 9. Cia] L ; ea, &c. cat. 1 0. amic] fi r Lc.
rig ] ri BLc. 6 Thibra]don tidle L ;do roine (with vol of. ibre mperccr.) R ;o tibri BM ; 0 thibri H ; o thibrie Lo. 1 1 . Indarbad]marbadL ; indarba, &c.
BLcM . 1 2.
’cairar] sairdo L ; sairarM ; isar8 ; saw ,ac t. I riail] ncil L
iriai M . 1 8. gnim] L ; buaidml . dogmali]doneth L. 1 4 . M
MAG ERMIN II .
Cumim. Femen, though itbedesertedto-daythere was one whosedwelling it was
Cherda. For himwere shedshowers oftearsafter Lugaid, son ofOengus.
0. Why was lamentationmeetfor the landonaccount ofthat kingmore thanany king
M . Because he it is that is the best kingin guarding his honour.
C. What greatdeedofhonourdidhedo0 son ofthe king fromTibreThedriving oftheforeigners over sea,andavictory over the line ofIrisl Glunmar.
C. Is thereanotherdeedthat hedidbefore, that wouldconfess hismartial prowess
M . The subduing ofBanba(fameforaking ’
s son) , 1 5
in the fightabout the wildbeast.O. The battleat Luchut hefoughtagainst Leth Cuind,against Connacht
M . The northern part ofMunster,after its partition,
is the southern part ofhis territory.
0. The carn that isatfaultless Lotan,
rememberest thou, O ComgsfnM . A stonefor eachman that came into the battlealong with active Lugaid.
MaidM iled] atcomadhanidmiledR ; adfeidedmiadm t L . 1 6. Brad]brudLM ; bru BLo ; brug , &c. mt. blad] combladL ; busid, &c. cat.1 6. im‘
n chath] L ; ocus cath, &0. HS : ocus csch, Etc. art. 1 7 . il-Luchut L ;aluchat B ; ac luchut, &c. cat. fold] rela(with “ vel 0 summer. ) B .
1 8. Chuind] omLo. for] re Lo. 1 9 . am. L . iaruaraind]L ; arnaroind, &o.m. 20. is] L ; bamt. faraind] &o. 883 ;
feraind, &c.ac t. 2 1 . il-Lotain] olodain S . 22. manor] ed. memo L ;fitir, t o. art. Iatt] L ; tussu, &c. act. 23. Cloch cachfir] cloch gachcomgan cloch gashfir B. tMm'o] tanicatar L.
’sin] as RBH . 24 . mar]
L ; ar rest. fri] ri L ; le 83 ; remt. luamnach] L ; luaibrech B ;luaimnech, &c. cot.
202 MAG FE MIN II .
Carn indrig infess ciaridianiddit ,dech adeg -
gnimRi rogabMumain,met figlond,Lugaidhim-derg lebor-mong .
Doratadcrichfri Mumain,
conidas told.Lugaid.Bataralongaformuirbagraifinech ar Femen-maig .
Gabsat secht rig for Mumaineter Ailill is Lugaid.Ni rogarig ridib-sin
isferr limLugaidFemin.
Tricharig , rimther busid,do chiniudChuirefri 6en-uair,taichnefaidCassel ;
trebfait echtraindMag Femen.
Nadermat in rig las’
taiocus nadermatamnai.Basisset in nemiarsainMdr ocus Fingen Fomin.
Isferrd’andribInse FailMor, ingen AédaBennain.
Ferr Fingen innacechferimmarédidarFemen. F.
25- 28] after 20 inall codd. ex cept L . 25 . infan ] L ; ado, &c. cat.cia] L ; ca, 81 0. w t. 26.dianidd'r] L ;datadir R ;daradil BH ;darndiol S 3 darafail (with vela superstar.) S ; tars.fuil Lo. dech adeg -gnim]om. LRB nechadegnimLo. ciaL soldamin ridamfond, &c .
RBMH S ; eoldaman ridarboform83 ; eoldamin ii tarafondLo. 28. (charmong ] L ; lebargorm, &c. ccet. 29.fri] for LB ; laLo ;don S . 30. conid]L ; conaR ; odaB ; othaH otaM83 ; ado, &c. LcS . rota] ath
“
laBBS3 ; asth ° laH athair laLcSM . 31 . Batara] L imraidet RinraidedB ; imraidead, &c. LcSH imrigidM ; iomrama83 . for] ar L.
32 . ba] L ; co R ; ger, &0. cat. graifmh] grainnech Lo. ar Form-muig ]L ; afemenmuig , &c. BHS ;; amuigfemin, BLcMS . 34 . eter] ota, &c.
204 MAG FE MIN II .
Caohaimlodmar cosedebruig Banbahart -glaine,Nifuaramarmag isferamnil Fingen sceoFemen.
DaimDile tuargaibset cendar inmoig ac loch Biland,Itéan-numand, Fe is Men
isdibdogairtherFemen.
TussuMacdaCherdai cri,ocusmessi Cummini.Bidhéar ndilarndis, nem,
ocus bidfAsach Femen. Femen.
49. Caohaimbdmr] L ; gscbarlodmsirni, &c. BBHSa; cacharlogmnmi, &c.
LcS . mo] L ; amolle St ; malls, &c. cat. 50.dobruig] L ; tar ilad,&c.mt. burr-g laine] barrglaise, Etc. BHLcMS barrgl B. 61 . J
'
um'amar]fuar L. isfor] L ; isferr, &c. RBH asferrM83 ; badfesrr, &c.
62 . amail Fingen] amaic fingin, &c. BS ; amaic i. B . 53—60] om. M .
MAG FE MIN II . 205
C. Wherever we have goneabout till nowthrough the country ofbright-swardedBanba, 50
M .We have notfoundaplainandamanlike FingenandFemen.
C. The ox en ofDilappearedon the plain by Loch S ilend.
M . Theseare their names, FeandMenfromthemis Femen called.
0. Thouart MacdaCherda, in the flesh ,
andI amCumine.
M . This shallbe our rewardfor the twoofus— heaven landFemen shall bedeserted. 60
53 . .Daim]damBBLcS . D ile]dilenn RB ;dilemmH . tuargaibsot]tuariscbail. &c. LcS . cond] tendLcS . 54 . ar inmaig ] for inmaig L ;ammuig , &0. BS ; armuigibLo. ac] L ; os B ; i, Etc. BHSSs ; 0 Lo.
66.dogairthcr]dogarur, &c. H83 ;dogarthaS . 57- 60] in L only. 69 . Bid]budL. LcSSaH addafter 60another stanza see Commentary.
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TOND CHLIDNA I .
Clidnachend-find, buanabét,'con tuind-se tanicabee ;damnad’amathair beithmarbinnidiatarlain sen-ainm.
Diandernadin t-oenach theac lucht tire tairngire,is é thus inmnai tre cheilg ,Ciabanmac E chach imdeirg .
Rigan ind6enaig thall tra,ingendar’
chomainmClidna,tar in ler lethan longachtuc leis Ciabdn cass-mongach .
Refacaibhiforain tuind,luiduaithi echtran-étruimm,d’iarraidselga,monurmass,luidroimefonfidf'olt-chass.
Tanio in tondtaraeis,do Chiaban nirbodeg -seis ;
mor gnim, badimdalinne,badudClidnacend-finde.
Tondduine Teite natriath ,
’
si s. hainmroime in bar n-iathnocorbaided’mon tuindtrabendiarbo chomainmClidna.
BBM (rubbed) LcH SSaEdLand610Bowl. B 487 Liem. Franc. l . a] i Bin, &c. Msc LaudEdLiam. 2 . con tuind-ao] ar in traig LaudFr Lism.
sé traighsi Rawl. ta’nioa]dofuair Fr. 3] isse sin gidh garbh in gairbhLaudRawl. d’a]do R . 4 . tarla] fail M . son-ainm] forainmLo.
5- 8] omBowl. 5.dernad]dernaEd. the]de B Lisn . om. Ed; te cat.7 . is é] issé B . them] w e Lism. in] a8. tre] triaL08. 8. imdeirg ]airmdeirg ,dzc. BLcMH Sa. lo. ingen] banB Raw]. dar’]darnB ;dsn, &c.
LcSSsH LaudEdFr. 1 2 . tuc] rug , &c. BLc Lism. 1 3.forsin]er in H LaudFr. Bawl Lism. 1 4 . echtra] sathraB ; at echtraLism.
n-e’
tmimm] stromB ; etruim, &c. BH . 1 6. colpa] sealg B . 1 6. laidfoima] téit ciabén Lism. j olt-chaos] fbtghlas, &c. R Rawl ; hfoltghlas Ss ;
208 TOND CHLIDNA I .
Lecht Teite’
sin trAig-se thuaid
rogaet immescam6r-éhiaig ;lecht Clidna’
sin trAig -se thess,
fri SidDuitu Buideanairdess.
Fliuchtharfolt in Duirn Buidoi tondaibin trom-thuile
cidimdado neochfuilarm,
is si Clidnanosbaidenn.
Ildathach is adamace,robéiteain triurac tochmarcismairg roadairdon luingnachasanaig arden-tuind.Céicalong létar tar sal,teg lach tige Manannan ;nocharbi 'n chongaibcen gairobaiteaar thondaibClidnai.
25.
’sin] &c. Land83 ; so oat. tratg ] tail) Fr. théaid] thou Lo.
26. roga'ot]do ghadaB ;digaot H ;doghéd, &c. Ed raidhimRaw] ;
acaibLism. a] in, &c. LaudBawl LismH8: i B . dluig ]meas Lo .
27.
’sin trdig -u] san traigsi 81 ; ar in tuile Laud; satuili FrBowl ; ss traigse,
&c. cat ; isin leith budLism. 28.fri] B ; rs cat. anairdas] bonusLoFrLaudBawl ; buinges Lism. 29- 32] om. Bawl. 29. Fliuchthar]fiiuchadurB ; fliucar B. inD uirn]duirnn B ; indorudFr. 30. i] o LcM .
in] i B . tram]mor H . 31 .fail] thio Lo. 32. nochdidonn]rosbfiighenn, &c. BSM ; robaitann B ; rosbaiteandEd. 33—36] after 40 Land
33. I ldathach] I lladhi B ; I llathsch, &o. BLcLaud; illathsthach M .
34] robaithediadanainecht Bawl. roba’itoa] béidter Liam. in] 3 Fr .
TOND CLIDNA I . 209
The grave ofTeiteandher strandare northwardshe was slainamidher great hostthe grave ofClidnaandher strandare southward,south-east ofDorn Buido’s Mound.The locks ofDorn Buideare wettedin the waves ofthemightyfloodthoughmanyaone is there,it is Clidnathat itdrowns.Ildathach andhis two sonsweredrownedall three on theirwooingwoe to themthat stuck to the ship,that protectedthemnotagainstasingle waveFifty ships went over sea,thefolk ofthe householdofManannan ;that was no capture. in sooth :
theyweredrownedin the waves ofClidna.ac tochmarc] acomrac Lc. 35. ismairg roadair] Fr ; ismairgdo udhair Hmairgdadhair, LismLand; ismairgdo udhair, &c. oat. don luing ] in luing ,&c. Los Lism;don luingdi Laud;dondroing Bowl. 36. mohasanaig ]nacaranaic, &c. BFr. ; uachaecabair LeS ; narainic iadBawl. ar éon-tuind]for csntuind, &c. BH tonn chlidnaLaudLism. 37. tar] arBLc883H Bawl.39 . nocharbi] nocorbi, &0. B8 ; nochorbai Lo. ; gin go raibho Bowl. ’
n chang oio]an conair B . can ga
'i] gan gs, &c. BBSSs LaudEd; can chai Lo ; cin gaoi H ;
cen gan gai, &o. MEd; acli Bawl ; gan ghnfii Lism. 40. robditoa] robfiigedLaud; robaithedBawl ; baidter Liam. ar thondaib] ar tuindLaud; ac tuinuBowl. Clidnai] LoFr ; clidnaacct.
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TOND CHLIDNA II .
Genannmac Triiiin, torumndil,bahé triath in tire-sin ;6 rogabfonn flathaids,baottimediachlaindClidnae.
Brigdain bedg , brestainforrach ,doluidCiaban case-mongach ,diarAnicMagmedrach Melltardrong ndegrach nadflenn.
Iar techt i tir, t61aib gal,conidann roarlastartri c6ictagol, erctharaind,imChlidnaingin Genainn.
Tri c6ictat1'1ath fil ’
sin raindgiall cach tuaithe il-laimGenaind;dofil sundingin ouch rig’mirlaingine indard-rig .
I n-anmaimD6 ting -sad6biur-saliumin ingin-so
is sidor6egacen locht,Clidnacheud-findchness-étrocht.Cechaing céiminachurach ,
fAcbaidin tir trén-brugach,conidiarsin SidnE na;guilsetar nahingena.
BBLcMSSaH . 2. hé] om. B. 3. 6] co B. royah] nagabLo.
[do] foe B8 ; faoi HS ; 4 .dia] MR S3 ;do, &c. BBLcS . 6. Brigda]bridghaB. in body] beadc, &c. LcM . 6.doluid]dialuidBMHSs. 8.drong]druing , Lo ;dron B ;druim83 . 9 . 1ar] at Lo.
1 0. roarlaotar] rothairrlsstair Lo ; rotharlastar 8. 1 1 . tri] om. 83 .
got erotha] co lerchaB ; go learcaLo. raind] rinn S . 1 3 .
’sin]
an L0. raind] rind8. 1 4 . thaitho] waith B . 1 6.doj il]fail, &c. BS3. ing in] S ; i B ; ing 83 ; ingen BHLc. 1 6.
’mirla] inerlaB ;
21 2 TOND CHLIDNA II .
Tuir ocus tuathainmaigedosfuarthafon golgairelinsatairer natraga,d’imfastudnagabala.Atbert Genann— garg agrainCiafuaitges i n-athgabail,"atbert-somtar ler longach ,bertis Ciaban case-mongach.
Atbert Genann, 6sin téhiagMaith ,aChlidnachaindel-grfiadindinbaidtiefado 16,ciamodarafesur-sa.Bidth’airefrissin laathelatbiurfrit, bid6mo seel,
ticfatondtennfas trilis,comatar th ’adbait inis.
Conidiarsin, tr1’
1ag indal,doluidClidnalaCiabéndirgset in se6l, s6ebin sess,
timchell hE rennaniardess.
E snadnagaithe gairge,ocusanfadnafairrgedostatfri grian, sidnadlac,i n-inbiur TragaTellat.
26. Tuir] tuirc 8. 26. golgaire] galgairi Lo. 27. no] in BBMHS .
28. na] an LcS . 29. A tbert] asbert, &c. BMHSg . 30.fuaityn ] BH ;fuaithges B ; fuaidges, t o. 883 ; fuaidsas Lo. im] an LcHSa. 33 . win
tilting] ossin tsluaig B. 35 . indinbaid] H ;dimbsidM ; an inbaid.&c. oat. tiafa] ticfaidLo ; fiocina83 . do] 0 Lo ;daM . 36. mod]mogh, &c. BLc. arafomr-m] arafaessarsaB ; ars fessura, t o. BLc ;
arabfesarsa83 . 37. bidth’aire] bithaire H . 38. bid]
TOND CHLIDNA II . 21 8
The lordsandthefolk ofthe plainwere overwhelmedwith noisy grief;they filledthe tractby the shoretoarrest the rape.
SaidGenann— fierce his hateWhoever reaves in reprisal,
”saidheacross the ship-ridden sea,they shouldcarry cfl'curly-hairedOiabanSaidGenann, over the host’Tis well, 0 Clidna, with cheeksaflame !some time shall come thydayin such wiseas I shalldeclare.
Keep watchfor theday ofmydeath !I tell thee— this shall bemymessage !there shall comeawave whose crest shall sparkle,andshall whelmthy home in thine island.”80 thereupon
— woefor the tryst !Clidnawent her waywith Ciahanthey hoistedsail— unstable the craftroundE rinfromthe south-west.
Roar ofthe rude windandstormofthe seacarriedthemon the sand— amoundofstreng thin the estuary ofTraig Tellat.
bud83 . 39. land]dondM . tennfas] tendfas Lc. 40. coma]cor
-is 83 ; cuti B corbaM . adba] adfaLo. it inis] hinisLcMS . 4 1 . iarsin]desin H Ss. ddl]dull B. 42. la] naB.
4 3.dirg set] sdrigset B ;dricseadLc ;drigseat 8 ;dirgigsit H ;dirgidset 83 .
inmil] sool H Ss. sdcb] segdaB. aniardm]danicrdhss H . 46. E mad]B hes naB ; osnad, &c. cat. no yattha] gnathgaithi B . 47.fri] fris B .
48. Tollat] tsillet 83.
21 4 TOND CHLIDNA II .’
Mogenardo Chlidnachitid,6doluidissin seam,
iasinairm' rochloechl6ideinnco filahainm6s hErinn.
Ni sochtmaranocht in tracht.TondChlidnacidaréracht :benaidbéimfri Banbambindiar saeth ingine Genainn. G .
49. .mogmar] mongenaLc. 60.doluid]dalindLc. c’
c-ddil] ccail B ;etail M . 61 .dcinn]donn B ;dinn HSs ; teindB ;donn Le ; aden"8.
( 21a)
cumHmNBIT.
Locht Bressi combfiads,cosnagossi grada,maic E lathan 6cbdsdeg -atharar ndéla,Dag -maicc Noitmaic Induico nglan-gaitt, bahAlldai,maic Thaitasmac Thabuirnco ramuirn co rablai,
Maic E ndaimaic Baad.raadiaruarethaib,maic Ihaidco n-6ebdacht
robo séer-macc Bethaig ,Maic Iarboine6ilfathaco ngliaidbire6il t’1atha,maic Nomidco congaib,luidil-longaibluatha.
Bahé sinacairddes,ui hairdmes comortain,
TuathoD6 codeminfri claindNemidnertmair.
L (partly illeg ible) BBLcMSSaH . l . briada] biiadaib, &c. LcMSSa.2 . gmi] LB ; go imi B ; grossi, &c. cat. grdda] gabaigh 8. 3 . E lathan]oladadan L. 4 .deg -athar]doghathair, &c. LcMSSs ;dogair B .
or n cach L. 6.dag]daB. 6. g lan-gairt] glart L ; glangort LohA lldai] ed: see Commentary ; bullui L ; haillo B ; hallai BHM hallo Loholléi S ; hall saoi8a. 7. aemae] ed: maie L ; ismac, &c. eat. 8. ramairn]
co rablai] ed;da L ; corob6i B ;diarabai, &c.9 . E ndai] conaLM ; onai H . Ba
’ad] basith, 8m. BLcS .
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CABN HUI NE IT.
The grave ofBress, giftedwith ex cellences,
qmaster oflove-spells,the son ofcomely E latha,the braveancestor ofour gathering ,
The brave son ofNoit, son ofIndui,who was son ofAlida, splendidin bounty,son ofTat, son ofTaburn,
high in courage, high infame,Son ofE nda, son ofBaa,
V who went rowing on his voyages,son ofIbadthe comely,who was the noble son ofBethach,
Son ofIarbcnel the seer,with strife ofdreadful lance,son ofNemed,armedwith weapons,who came in swift ships.
This was theirallianceit was no counsel ofwearinessbetween the TuathaDofor certainandthe powerful ClandNemid.
1 0. rdad] . . adL ; raath H S 3 ; roadLc. iaruarethaib] ed:Umwntary ;darnamothaibL ;darnaretaibB ; tarnarathaibM ; tamarootaibH83 .
arnaroothaibLo ; amarathaib S ; ammathaibB . 1 1 . ean-ocbdaeht]1 2 . robo] hué L . 1 3. [dlha] fadaL .
l 4 . bireéil] binocil B ;duirooil 8a; ireoil H ; irec ; firéil, &c. M8. clothe ]illcg . in L fuathaLeS : in B. 1 6. laidil-Iongaib] canalongsib, t o.B ; cnsnalongsibM . 1 7 . hé] so M. 1 9. N at/w]maths B ;tostho H .
21 8 CARN HUI NE IT.
Bress, bac6eminma,bas6er is basona,mindsluaig cen gné nguba,do Thuaith Dé batoga.61 cét cachacléithicon tréithidon triathach ,do lacht huair co n-uidre :fuairduilgedon biathad.
Hiflaith Nechtain bass-chain,
co serc-bluidco sith-rfiin,
forrig nodoMuman,
frith bunaddon bith -duil.BuarMuman cach baile,pudar buan, lasuideforollscadfor ratha,comdardathaduibe.
Foillgedlittu hiathalasnagliccu gnatha
’mon bfiar comblaidithacosafrithafatha.
Delbsat crann-buar cobsaidin sam-sluag s6er slim-sain
Lug , bagor cach n-am-sainrostog is rostimsaig .
2 1 . in] 9. Lo. 22. is] hé S . 23. cen] BM ; illeg . in L ; con, &c.
ac t. ngnba] gubai H . 24 .do]diaL ;di B. De'
] om. L .
26. cecha] eachfee. ofL. 26. con] ui S . trc'ithi] freithfee. ofL.
triathach] triathor 83. 29. bass-chain] boscain BM ; uascain H . 30. ea] L ;ro BB re cat . eercblaid] soarcblaith Lc ; sorcblaigh 8. sith-rum] sidrfiin L ;sithrtin 8 ; sithriuin Lc. 3l .forrig na] for rigraL ;for ri naB ; fari naB ;torrig in Le ; forrighan S . 32.frith] inait LcS . don] in L 138.
34 . to w ide] snide B ; as ludiL. 36.forollecad] forollscat R forallsaidL ;forfcllscad, &c. LcS . for] each L ; fos B . 36. comdardatha] comard
220 CABN HUI NBIT.
Linpaito'nangablaib
fri sir-traits sulbair ;rotacon brachtmbd-glain,
’
s 6 lacht rodasurmaid.Tri chét, bahéal-lin-sin
ar sét cosin slin g -sin :
triache6 ng6don gliaid-sinnirbe6b6don buar-sin.
DolluidBress combruth-gaildiamess co lar n-achaid:desin cen sflsorthaintorchait ocus tathaim.
Bomessad6ndalbintri chet sessar serb-dirt ,dia61don rig rindmor :batirgnomcendeg -rim.
Geissdo Bressamom,
naclessdobreth chucamos-ih cen nach n-ecalnifetar cidthuea.
Hi Camhui Néit niamdaromarbin géic gruamda,marattib cen omundigdon rodubruamda.
45. Linpaite] linpaitibB . 46. sirtraite] sirsirthaici Lo ; sirtaico 8 ; sirthaicri, &c.
rodu H rodal B .
48.
’sé lacht] isollacht L ; o lacht 83 .
rotsaturmaidM .
tri BB.
buair L .
erased) .&c. 8833 .
64 . mess] nos B .
66. sil] sin B. 57 . 6nd]donn B.
serb-drir] soarbfir, &c. LcS .
ng6] gn6 8 ; 1 18110 83 ; ngnsoH ;dno Lc.
nirboodonaL ; nirbo boodon B ; nibco bon Lo ; nibo6 b6don 8.
achaid]mathaidh B (with orpartiallysessar] scoot
.
B ; seam.
69.dia61]da
po (P) L ; sirtraitibB ;47. rota] rootaL ; rods BSS3 ;
mbalg lain] L ; mbalglan BB ; mballglain, &c. cat.rodammaid] romllmaigh S ;
49. M] L ; sé eat. sin] sain L ; somcat. 61 . trio]62. air beobodon]
bier-sin]
illeg . in L.
CABN HUI NE IT. 221
Pails in theirforks were setwith cheerful nimbleness ;rodstun, with no bright shining fatness,that is themilk that filledthem.
Three hundred, that was their numberon the roadto that gatheringat this contest, through his cheating illusion,
therewas notacow ofthese kinealive.
Bress, hot ofvalour, cameto themiddle ofthe fieldto judge themthereby, without prosperous issue,he perishedanddied.Fromthedrove weremeasuredthree hundredbuckets, bitter-harsh ,for the spear-attendedking todrinkit wasapreparation ofill-presage.
Bress hadavow not to refuseanyfeat that was offeredhimhedrank it ofi'withoutflinchingI know not what it brings.
At the Carn ofradiant UaNeitit killedthe stern scion,
when he haddrunk withoutdreadadraught ofthedark ruddy liquor.
61 L ;docm'B . rig ] ri BLcH .
tioghnodh 8: tighnom, &c. MHS ; tiromB. candeg -min] ogruin Lccndognm8 ; condegrain B. 61 . an-opa] inops B ; anobuaH ; ano R .
62. nacless] no class M ; as chlos H ; no chless (P) L ; nach los 83 . dobreth]dobreth H ; nabreath (with “veld”superscr.) M ;diabroath Lo ;dob’
t B ;
illeg . in L. 63. mos-ib] nos L ; nosibh S ; muisibBM ; mustih Lo.
an nach] cot1t Lo. illsg . in L. mfetar] nisnodar B ;
niotar B. thuca] thugaLcS . “by. in L. romarb] hamarb83.67. marattib] illeg . in L ; inanittibB. illeg . in L. radab]rods.BHS ; .
222 CABN 11 61 NBIT.
Dindail-sin cen uisse,
iar scaichsinageisse,grfidcendlecht condeissedofilfair lochtmBreisse.
illeg . in L.desi, LcS . 71 .dlecht]dlus B.
9m]deisse] illeg . in L ;dosoB ;disi,
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CROTTA CLIACH .
Sundaseisinfor sideClinch naornito ce6l-minetuair grainfri gorm-
greis ngrindeicdAiI chomdeis Chonchinde.
Bob6ibliadain, buidnibtor,con ch6omnaocus cen chotlod,feibsennadsl6g no side,nothendadbt6n ban-brige.
Ni tharlaic Bodb, brigdator,Olischdochumsidfor Femon ;atge6infrifochmarcfaired,in tochmarc, in tochuired.Oslaicc talam, t6laibtlacht,fiadnasl6gaibi sir-obachtamrabrigaib, bag n-uide,lamfri sidaibsrim-chuire.
Airmi tathaimar thimmeCliach , rochachain ce6l-binde ;androluath -
gabcen lummadraicuathmar fili sunna.Loch Bél Dracon—dremne gal,conmeithe is conmibaltriath trethain co trummathairdiarbo Olisch , sunnaseisin. S .
BBLcMSS ;H . l .fer] 83 ;fcrH ; 'fBBMS ; olischLo. 2. Clinch]fearLc.
ceol-mine] cooilbinno, &c. MS3. 3. g rdinfri gorm-greis] grain ro goirmghres 83 ; grain rogormgrois, &c. BBM ; grain rogairmgros, Lc8 °
grainnengormgis H . 4 . ieddil] andail Lo sennad] scndaidH ;sonta, &c. LcS ; nosondadh B : senadM . 8. nothendad] notondst B ;rotondadB ; nstontaLo ; notennaM ; nothendta8. ban bain 83 ; bith B.
9 . brigda] bridghaB ; brigau H ; briogha83 .sid] side H ; sida, &c. Los. fer Femon] M forfoxTi B ; forfomhoon 8 ;ar for-ii B ; atufen
—i H ; ar fomin Lo ; ar feilnhen 83. l l .faired]
225
CBOTTA OLIACH .
Hereaman ofthefairiesmademusic,Olisch ofthe harp sweet sounding :hemetahorror,amidthe charmofhis noble chant,at his timely tryst with Conchend.He was ayear,among throngs ofchiefs,withoutfoodandwithout sleepwhile the Fairy host wasmakingmusic,the griefofwoman’
smight was urging him.
Bodb, powerful prince, wouldnotallowCliach toapproach thefairy hill ofthemen ofFemen ;with inquiry hedivinedthedesign,
the wooing , the solicitation.
The earth opened, with plenty ofdelights,before the hosts in endlessduranceawonder ofmight,aboast ofjourneys,easeamong the indolentfairies.
At the spot where hediedofterror,Cliach sang sweetmelody ;there seizedhimthere suddenly, not unprotected,the loathlydragon thatdwells in this place.
Loch Bel Dragon— fierceness ofex ploits,withoutmistakeandwithout obscurityagreatandmighty seain the east,where Olisch was, in this placemade hemusic.
fuiriud, &c. BBLcM . 1 2. tochuired] tochuiriud, &c. BB. 1 3. Oslaice]fossuicB ; fosluicc, t o. eat. tolaib] talamB. 1 4 . sir-ehacht]sirchortLo. 1 6. amrabrigaib] ann robrigaibB ; amrobrigaih B. 1 6. sidaib]sidh B ; sinuib, &c. LcMSH . 1 7. i tathaim] atoitin M ; atatoimH ;
athathimLo ; atathsimB8. or] cin (with sel or”scanner.) H ; aS .
1 8. roehsehs in] naornito 83 ; rochainM.l9 . rolsiath-gab] rosluathghabh 820 om. Lo. 20. fili] B ; fll hi B ; fllaH
61ann, &c. Losdofoll M8.. 21 . Drawn]dragon BS ; drogo B.
22. em cen] co coRBMS . 23. trethain] trothaimh B .
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CE ND FE BBAT.
MacBurn uA Pu n: cecinit.
CendFebrat,alaindsliabsen,adbatobuan narig -fer,atchiu, isadbafir-fial hé,d’éis narig -flan co rogné.
Tanac-sa16. comoch-mochtar CendFebrat nan-fiar-soothnido]dodermatdfiane,tar CendFebratfolt-imne.Domrimart gair nagaitheimchotludco ciall-baithe,badillfri gaise glaine,eter laime laechraide.
Mar rochotlas, cécminmod,andfoffiarasm’airfitoodtarfasdamcofir 1fatcach sidfail i CindFebrat. C.
Iarsin co iaceaindundron,ifail cath-
gus cen chrinodim-mullach Cuillen cuillech ,
imbiacruind-fer crt'iad-buillech.
LBBLcMSSsH . Ascription in L only. I . Febrat] abradLo. 3. atchin]om. Lo. fir-fial] rig'Iial L ; feaaflrrial Lo. 4 . rat]a.deis s.
rig -flan] rigniaLo. corogné] cc roignoBLcSa;doroighne 8. 6. Febrat]a‘uradLo. iar-sooth] tirscoth 8. 7. ni] inM. 8. Febrat]abradLo. 9. Domrimart]dorimmart, &c. LLcM . 1 0. in ] inM .
228 CE ND FE BBAT.
Edoras nech roaisneisdamissindunudcendorchadsudigudnafert ifat,fail co cert i CindFehrs t. 0.
Fert Cainmaic Deirgdualaigdruin,
6fail sliabGain in choscuir,
rosam‘
ladormo laimdeisropadbar sig in éislis.
Atchondarcandfert n-uathaid,dumanE ircahIrliiachair ;’
sind1eccaindindleith atuaidata’
nalepaidIan-chruaid.Fort Garbainmaic Dedaiddein,
sirmi n-adnacht ’
sindaursléibcertaniammaratathair,ni cian 6 lochtmnaDubthaig .
Fertan Dubthaig féin rofess’sind1eccaindindleith andes8 °
’
sin tulaig 6ndlocht illefert ifail LugaidLaigde.
Atatfertanatrimban,
immnai Daire cendorchad,imE ithni, imMair, imMugain,
taibfri taib ’
sin trom-thulaig .
Dofil uadaibthair ’sin chnucc
fert Boderafodoud-brott,iarnaguin cofiar ifatnoco chian 6 ChindFebrat. C.
2 1 . nech] fear, &c. LoS . roaisneis] L ; fofaisnéigh B ; roasnoid, &c.
BMSa; rofaisn H ; roindis LcS . 22 . issin]anB ; isaB. 24 .fail] afuil Lo.
i CindPobrat] connabradLc. 26.dicalaig]duloig , &c. B8. drain]déin L.
27 . rosamlad] rosamlaim, &c. LcS . 28. rap adbar] robudar, Le.
m] is LLcSa. 29 .fert] firt LBM . n-itathaid] nanuo M .
30. nE irc] hoirc LM eirc, cat. 31 .
’sind] shin B.
32 lfimchruaidL (”tracedbyarecent hand) . 33. serum]
CE ND FE BBAT. 229
Imet one thatdescribedtomethe situation ofthe graves infullin the well-rememberedstronghold,set indue order on CendFebrat.The grave ofCain son ofDerg , long -hairedandstrong ,fromwhomis namedSlish Gain ofthe victory,appearedtobe onmy right hand;the neglect was cause ofstrife.
There I sawalonely grave,themoundofE rcfromIrluachair ;on the northern side ofthe slopeheabides inabedfull hard.The grave ofGarban son ofkeen Dedad,the spot where he was buriedon the hill -side ;duly placedis its splendour where it is, to the east,notfarfromthe tomb ofDubthach's wife.
The grave ofDubthach himselfwas knownon the southern side ofthe slopeon the hill, this side ofthe tomb,is the grave where lies LugaidLaigde.
The tombs ofthe three women— to wit, the wife ofDaire, well-remembered,andE ithne,andMoor,andMugainare side by side on the great hill.East ofthemcomes on themountthe grave ofDodero in his brown cloak,after he wasfoully slainfor ever :it is notfarfromCendFebrat.
gabrain, &.c. BLcS . Dedaid]deogadLo ;dead8.
tuir M. 37 . Perlan] fert B. j e'
in] féine B.
leith Lo. 40. La'igde] laigoi H ; ligdo Lo ; luaighne S .
moor LBB. Mugain] LB ; mumain, &c. cat. 44 .
is B. 46 tiadaib] bindaibh B . thair] LL c .
46.fert] hti BB. Dodera]dataB ;darora, t o. LcS .
48. Pobrat] obradLo.
280 GE ND FE BBAT.
Atain tibar,aille blad,cen chlias ocus con chrinod,és lepaidLngdaig in luain,
icdimDubthaig anairthuaid.In tibardiarlen in t-ainm,i CindE shrat indothairm,fair,maratchualamesse,stat buadais buan-geasse.
Cipéfongeibdialaimdeiss,méraidcen galar, cen geiss,rahaiss Mac D6 rodluthaig ,conidlaissaIan-duthaig .
CipéfongeibdiaIdimchli,
roordaig ri in botho hi,is siadéin-breth riadérge,aglé-meth n6agair-aéclo.
O rogabsat Tuaths D6forfundF6tlaco find-gué,6s r6on nandniadfindifatatain chr6ebi GindPobrat.CendFebrat is CendOuirrigis CendClaire chrflaid-buillig ,ocus CendAifoamna,frismben saithe sen-labra.
49 . tibar] tibraLo ; tipradS . blad]doth Lo.5 1 . Lugdaig ] luth‘
B ; lugaid, t o. 62.anairthinaid] 'LB ; aniartuaid,(to. cast. 63- 66] cm. M . 63. tibar] tipra8. 64 . Febrat]abradLo. indd] indogh B ; ina, &c. BHSs. 66.fair] fuair BLcS .
mar atchirala]moitit colaB ; mar-adchualaidLo.Man-gene] bongoisso L ; buodgesoLo. 67—60] after 64 M. 67. andfongeib] cipéfogoibL ; g idh héf6ngoibh, t o. BH ; cisbodiangaibB : coho ncgeibLo. dia] fo B ;di B . 68. méraid] L ;morait B ; morat B ; moraid,&c. LcSSaH . 69. ra] L ; ro BM ; ro cat. 60. conid] conaB ; gurubH .
61 - 64] cm. L ; rewrittenbyalater handin uppermin ofB.
cidbo, &c. BB (marg .) H . jangsib] nodgobLo ; rongaibh 8s. 62. rian
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CUBBE CH LIFE .
Curroch Life conali,is terc ridiarodamainmoodaohondhadi ciancosin slish 69 Bodamair.
Currech Life, linaibs16g ,
rothimsaig br6u ban-bidbad6en-ferdo thamnadin trochmatanmoch— baIan-ingnad.
Ism6 Find,amféithfromtha,co cléith brog thabr6en-uillig
topacht co Bodamairmbuirrachendcomuingmoel-Chuirrig .
Boseltfor Fctbndinfeidm,
isd6badeilmd6er-buillechbahinundbr1’1 rothochairFothadocus c6el-Chuirrech . C.
Ingenmaic Niadcoméite,Téite, notharcitis tuir,
benmaic Regamnaco rind,do laimFindforadafuil.Dindail-sin torchair Téite,dar cachféiceféen-buillech ,
ismac Begamnarobthaig ,
ocus torchair c6el-Chuirrech . C.
LBBLcMSSaH . 2 . is terc] is taL ; in gach H ; ui each, &c. cal .
rodamain] ed; fcdomair L ; ragamair BB ; rogomairM ; robamair Lc ; rodamairSSsH . 3 . achendhad] uadaohond, &c. BLcMS . cian] céin,dzo. BLcSSaH .
4 . sliab] tleibLo ; sléib, &c. B883. 6. bdn] bain 83 ; ban eat. 7.do thamnad]do thaimnadL ; rothomnod, &c. LcMSSaH . 9 . amfl ith] infeith L ; amféig B ; amfeigh, &c. H83 ; amfeth Lo ; amféth 8 ; hafot B ; hafeith M .
1 0. cléith] cleith,dzo. eodd. brog tha] fromtaB ; fromdaLo. bran-uillig ]brainuillig BBM ; mbraonbhuilligh 83 . l l . topaeht]dobscht Sa;tobas Lo. 1 2. chend] chenn S ; cend, &c. cat. comuing ]conamuing BM ; chumaing Lo. méel] owl Lo. 1 3. Boseltfor]
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TE MAIB LUAOHRA.
In Luachairdano, in Lilachair,diamsadcuman,abuachail,robomag find-lethanf6enco n-imat r6en is rfiathair.
In Ltiachairdano, in Luachair,batreb glan, togatuachail ;indinbaidroch16echl6i gn6bacaime tir tarngire.
In Liiachairdano, in L tiachair,bahadbaniadismiachair ;robomag scothachfo scico remesmac nUgaini.In Luachairdano, in Lfiachair,bahimdasleg ’
nasluag -thaig ;i n-aimsir Dedaidmaic Sin,nosfuilngtisasooth -semait .Bobaibinddo chlainn Dedaiddiaraibeatech i Temair ;bahaibindTemair 'moatigi n-simsir Dedaidmaic Sin.
Tucadd’ingin Lugdach luind,ar th6chimdo thirfo thuind,cachforbs togodar thlus,arbrogadforsin turns.
BBLcMS (fragmentary) SsH . l .dano]di B. dano, in L ilac/sair]om. S . 2.diamsad] 83 ;damast BBH ;damsoc ;damsa8 illeg . in M .
ouman] cumain BBSa; qfii H ; cumail, &c. LcS ; illeg . in M . a] in B .
5.dano]di B. dam, in La’achair] cm. 8. 6. toga] B ; toghda83 ;
togach H ;docach LcS trobach B ; illeg . inM. 7. inbaid] inmaidB .
rochléechldi] rochlmchmfii B ; roclcsmcloi B. gni] agné S . 8. bacdime] caimono, &c. L08. 9 .dano, in Lciaehair] om. 8. 1 0. bahadba]robadbaLo. is] coLcS ; om. BB. 1 1 . I O] for B ; co 8. 1 2. remes]
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TE MAIB LUACHBA.
The LuachairlifI rememberaright, 0 boy,it wasafair wide level plain,withmanyaraidandonset.The Luachair !it wasabright home,awise choice ;at the time when it changedits seemingit wasfairer than the LandofPromise.
The Luachair !it wasahome ofheroandbride ;it wasaflowery plain, set with thorn,till thedate ofthe sons ofUgaine.
The Luachair !manyaspearwas in its hostelin the time ofDedadson ofSen,its clover-flowers were beneath theirfeet.
It was comelyfor the children ofDedad,when their home wasat Tomaitcomely was Temair roundtheir housein the time ofDedadson ofSen.
There was given to thedaughter offierce Lugaid,for her journeyfromthe landbeneath the wave,everyholding she chosefor live-stock,foradvancing on the journey.
amis B . 1 3.dam, in Lirachair] cm. 8. dano]di B. sling -thaig ]uag-thoil 8. 1 4 . noqfailng tis] nofuilgitis, &c. BSaH nosfuilngis Lo.
i B ; om. SSH . sooth-iomair] scotemraich Le.atech] teach B ; otteoch 83. 1 9.
’moa] ineo B ; ins M8.
2. ar th6chim] ar toitin B ; or toichim, &c. BLcMH . do] 6, &c.oS . fo] for Le ; ‘fcat. 23. ar]dis 8s. 24. ar] araBBLcS .
°ogad] broadB. farsia]do Lo ;don 8 ; or in, kc. SaH ; forin.BM .
238 TE MAIB LUACHBA.
0c E rem6n rob6i in ben ;is ofrob6i i Tomait Breg ,ocusamb6i sundaana:isdiatoTemair Luachra.Inaidche rogénoir Conn,
bafailidriss E rin oll ;
innti rochinsetor traSiuir, ocus E 6ir, is Berba.
Inaidche rogénair Conn,
asracht cech flaith coforollinnti rofessa, hdan bla,Bile Tortan, E 6 Rossa.
Inaidche rogénair ConnronassaE rin 6en-
glonn
Loch Biach , isann rochin sin
ocus Loch Léin 6s L i'iachair.
Ism6Fintan amfor senroch16echl6imo ré ism’
edtanac i nInis Fail findcethri trothdéc rio ndilind.O rodoirtdfliufor bith ,
rochiuirm’aes— ui guach in grithnomfil cc Dun Tulchatra,i n-iarthur thuaiscirt Luachra.
H ereafolio is lostfromS . 27 . sundaassa] sundano B sundon M .
3 1 . innti]andB. roehinsetar] rocidsotarB ; rodocinsodaB rochindistair Lorogeinsetar 83 ; rocinsidatarM . 32. Bair] becir (corr. touscir) B ; becir LcM .
34 . asracht] astracht Lo ; otrocht 83 . foroll] forlondLo. 36. Mo]bladR . 38. ronassa] M ; ronasacat. 6en-g land] ason glonn, &c. SaH ;
eglondM . 39. rochin] rocimM ; tochimLo. 4 1 . amfor son] in
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SLlAB Miss.
Miss, ingen Mairedamiiaid,maic Cairedaclaideb-diaid,rogabslish
’
n-aselb-raindsainco cian 6sderb-chlaindDedaid.Diafarcabsat crichmaic SinclannaMoitedom6r-mirE choidis Bi, rigdain scor,
barr-tht'isdirmacendochor,Bas6er-ben shiaig co sainedo Ch6emgen chrfioidchongnaide,Miss,ft’iair, cenadedaildo,s6er-druimSenaig ’
n-aslaibre.
Senach garbmac Dedaiddéin,
isandbemarbforsin téléibandfailfo thathfo thuboarath isar6en-
guba.
Fusit Miss 6sdairibno ndam,
ingen Mairidcom6r-grad,frifoénaidm, cend6ine ndiss,sogairms6er sléibe sen-Miss.
LBBLcMHSs. l . Maireda]murodaig B. 4 . 6s] 0 LcMHSs.derb]deolbM . 6. mdr-th ir]mix-L ; morgil Lo. 7 . is] in BM ; aLo.
Ri] ribHSs. rigda] rigaB . in] om. Lo. 8. barr-thais]bartus LBBLc ; lioortus H ; boartiis 83. dirma] ndirmaBLc. 1 0. chong
naide] codnaigoB. 1 1 . M iss,fizair, cena] ofuairmis can BLcM ; oafuoirmis can, kc. HS ; ; 0fuairnis con B . 1 2. naslaibre] islobro L ; co slaibloB.
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SLIAB MIS S .
Miss,daughter ofmightyMairidson ofCairidBed-Sword,tookamountainas her own special portionfor over over the genuine line ofDedad.When the children of
ogreat,active Mairid
left the landofthe son of(E chaidandBi, royal the hand,firstbeginning ofahostfreefrommischance)Coemgen, sternally,hadto wifeanoble woman chosenfromthe host,Miss, who obtained, never to partfromit,the noble hill ofSenach as her bride-
gift.
Fierce Senach , son ofkeen Dedad,it is there hedied, on themountainthere close coveredby the sodishis rath , with the wailfor hisdefeat.Miss, themuch -loveddaughter ofMairidabove the thickets ofthe troops,acquiredby covenant, with eagerness not slight,the noble, lucky title ofthemountain ofS en-Miss. 20
1 3 . D edaid]deogaLc. 1 4 . ba] roLc. 1 6. and/ail] is ondLc. fo tha'lh]83 ; fo thoth is L ; foth B ; foth ‘
B ; fothaLo ; fctbndH ; fothoch M . thubo]dubaLc ; tugho 83 . 1 6. rdth] rait o ; rath eat. arosmguba] arighdumai,&6. H S: mugubaLcM . 1 8. Mairid] airidLo ; muraig M . m6r-gra'd]morthrathiL .
,1 9 .frij oinaidm]frifoninoidmL ; nofonsnaidmBM ; nofomoidm
B ; nofofominaidmLo ; nofonaidm,H Sa. cen] con BLcH . ndin ] ndis codd.
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TIPRA SE N-GABMNA .
TipraSen-Garmnofoasnas,ciasen-labradiasenchasis ciddiatoataile.Airer créchtach Criblaige
In t-oiror-sin ciddicta,ocus tipraSen-Garmna,conéciusd6ib,digrais band,onidiotatan-aumann.
Son-Gorman sleibemaic Sin,
6 loch LéinahIrli'iachoir,ranicmor r6t in riglachuair nirb 6c, rop il-gnfmach .
Dorigne creich thess’
con tuindi ndernacrfiach-bos Crochduinduaisathbachdogéne iarsain,
orgain Cathrach Comfossaid.Iarsin luidrempifo thiiaidindathbenforgach Hr-chrfiaidrobi inferfallan cofraigGannon ’
nan6idhi Caislib.
LBBLcMSSaH . (Thefirstfifty-two linesmissingfroni 1 . ams]onus, &c. LLc. 2 .din] LB ;dian, kc. cat.6 om. Lo. 7 . cone
'cias] condécius L ; coneces B ; conigeu M ; atdeosa8s.
8. ani] inni, &c. BMH . diatdt] L ;diafuilot, Ere. BBMH ; obfuilet 83.an-amnann] anmandBM. 1 0. a] in B ; co Lo. 1 2. stair nirb6c] cencorbcg Lo ; coir garbcg , &c. H S3 . 1 3.dorigne creich]doringniehrich L ;dochroch cschdorigni Lo.
’con] orLo. 1 4 . i ndem]
244 TIPBA SE N-GABMNA.
Bonic M pi,monor ngrind,coMongfind, comuime Find,cor
’ loiscmacroid,diaf1'1oir blad,in-N6idBrommahdain Bertach.
Tonic rompi con temel,ranic co sidfer Femen,coromarbDubB6it indrain,innan6idféin cc Formail.Sen-German ’
samac comhailsnisetfrifat hifogailandsin gniset cairddes coin,
is Cribloch coinaCruachain.
Macdo Chribloig Crimthann Cassnirb 6 in t-imgandar ernmass ;cidachomaos, bacalmaimsogaesmac Sen-Gormna.Nert u6nhair rob6i i Criblaig ,airmimbenadfri hirgailocus nert n6nbair samlaidfri sl6g -blaidi Sen-Gormain.
Nertdononbur lethuandis,gnimcen chlethu cenathscis
grain cethri n6uhur samlaid,edrob6idiacomchabloig .
BahingnadlaFindaroddon chethrur chalmachomlon,fogail cen laicos rialinddodénomaicce in hBrind.
2 1 . monor ng rind] tar csch lindLo. 23. cor'loise] coroloisc L ; mloisc
LcM83H. dia]do Lc. 24 . its-n6id] L ; inoidBLc ; indoidM ;
indoit B ; andoidSaH . baain] buan L. Bertach] bortaig 83 ; bertadLo26.fer] BB ; or cat. 27. indra'in] indrhon L ; indroin M ; ondrain H ;
anraoin 83 ; inrain B ; indrui B ; inroindLo. 28. innan6id] inanoit BinonnoidLo ; inandoidMSaH . ao] i Lc ; aH . Formdil] formaol Lformoill Lo. 29.
’sa]ansoB. bail] blaid, &c. LcS ;,H . sinata
fadrefogail Lo. 3 1 . andsin] isanu, &c. SsH . cairdes] choirddes L.
TIPRA SE N-GABMNA. 245
Onwardshe went— joyous ex ploitto Mongfind, Find’sfostermother,andburnt the children, whereby she wonfame,at enduring NcidBrommaBertach .
Onwardshe come withoutdisguiseshe reachedthemoundofthemen ofFemen,
andslow DubBoit ofthe routin his own homeat Formosl.Sen-Garmanandherfortunate sonharassedandplunderedfarandwidethere theymadefairalliancewith gentle CriblachfromCruachan.
Son to Criblach was Crimthann Casshe was no shirker in themélée :asfor his compeer, he was strongin wisdom, was the son ofSen-Garman.
Theforce ofnine was in Criblachwhere shemingledin the strife ;andtheforce ofnine likewise,withmartial renown
,in Sen-German.
The two ofthemhadtheforce oftwice ninemen,(doings without concealment, without respitethe terror offour nines likewise,this their unitedforce possessed.A surpriseforFindwas thedeclarationofthe boldfour complete,that in his time reaving undismayedshouldbe wrought by themin E rin.
criblach acruachoin Lo. 33 .do]don BBM . 34 . ar ernmass] or ondmusB ; oirermas Lo ; perhaps or indmoss . 36. imsogdes]an eogaea83 ; in sogo M .
Sen-Garland] swrgormnaLo. 40. sl6g-blaid] slogaib, &c. BBLc. 4 1 .d
n6nbur] nonbuir M . lethu] loath Lo ; oleith M . 42. chlethu] L ; cleotuB ; cleitho, &c. BLcSaH ; cloitiu M . athscis] LLc ; camhscis B ; coinscis,820. cart. 4 4 . ed] L ; sed, &c. BBM ; asoad, &c. LeSaH . robéi] booi83.dia]diLc (i ) no83 . comchabloig ] chomchoblaig L ; ccoomhcabloigh 83coblaid, &c. BLc coblaidBM ; acobluidh H. 47.fogail] foil (withdsuperscr.) H . ria] re BMH . 48.do] om. B.
246 TIPBA SE N -GABMNA.
Noslenann Findféin iarsainco ndeochatardon talmain ;co nofuaratarandinormoig n6 ormuir n6arm6r-thir.Coffiaratar lathe n-andiarnatichtoinatalmoin,
ciarbingnadlaSen-Gormain.
CuiridGarmon sisamaciar scis ocus iar comrac.
cons6i Slechtoire no slati n-ogidtroll no tiprat.Geibidglanodno hadbaco lotir co Ian-chalma;focheird1’1addiamdr immachahimisahard-grenach .
Iarsin luidimmach or 061
ocus ni rocheilarimffiairdin or orm-
gail sl6ig Findtechm6rfo thalmain tirimm.
Lotar in cethrur calmado éoigidno sen-adba;rucsat codiamoirdio ndinimmadfiadaig is fled-mil.Luidset laithefor Luachair,ciarbo thaithbe imuathaidatchiotdin r6t, nodfetar,6clach n-6c no
'dgénotar.
49 cm. B. 60.don] fon 83. 61 . co nd] naL ; caudal : M B.
62. 1 16 (l )] om. BMSs ; noLo. 716 can.M83 ; noLo. 63. n-aud] 833 ; ended.54. topur] tibraLo. aisci]dusci Lc H . siar] fuarBSaH ; uair S.
aband] L ; imgand, kc. cat. 66. tichtoin] L ; til chtain, tau t. 68. ciafi]ger Le ; rep 8. 67.amac]ammoc L. 68. contra] comarc L. 69.ands]consni So. 60. ia-ag id] inadaig , &c. LcSMH . 61 . na] L ; acot. 63 .foehoisd]focoindidB ; focert 8. immach] 311a 83. 64 . is o hard-mob] L ;
248 TIPBA SE N-GARMNA.
Ossfne is 6 rob6iand,trim; in tecmong narbadmollrecaitangleccen chobraberoit leediaprim-adba.Lod’ Ossin isain tig thall,inno chumriuch co himgandtucdocrandseerdio snoideCrimthand(Joelmac Criblaige.
Rosnas Oesindoachrandco hadnar is co hadmallindsmais cendocoir gai nglanimmar rosfocail Crimthon.
Dorigne Ossinfoo choimmliathroitdo chasnoide in chraindrolladadahindaglocimmach or lindno tiprat.Fechtas b6i fi ndforsindathderedlai i n-etorthrathcofacco chuice in eneidedobruFeile find-glaine.
Gebis’
n-o laim,modn-ergna,bom6ite leisamenmaOesinfognf, or eachfer,cipe bailsasar
’
teilced.77. On o
'nc] LB ; osin M , ciasin, &c. «at. is 6] alle M . rob6i]dobi, &c. L083. 78. in lemony] L ; indimtecmaic, &c. BS ; inimtecmoic B
animtacmac, &c. H83 ; animthocmong Lo ; imtimtecmaing M . na’
rb] L ; one.ac t. 79. remit] regait L ; regaidB ; rengaidR . ang lé ] in gleo H .
80.did] no Lo. 81 . issin] sin LRBM . 82 . himgand] hinmall LcS .
83.ddcrand]dochrond, &c. Les. din] re Lc. LH ; caomcat.85. Roman] &c. LB ; fosuas, 8m. art. Om'ndd]do coin B . a] an 83 .86. adndr] adhmar S ; adnar, &c.mt. 87 indcmaia] iutsnaiss L , immais B ;inannaLos. docair]doccair Ldochoir BS . ng lan] LM ; glan cat.88. immar roqfocail] ed. immar rofocaibL ; feibmardofocail, &c. BB ; feib
TIPBA SE N-GABMNA. 249
Oesin, he it wasalas the chance that he was not swift offoot !they come to blows without parleythey carry himwith themto their chiefabode.
Oneday Oesin was in the house yonder;in rigidbondage :CrimthandCoel son ofCriblochgave himanoble spear-shaft to plane.
Ossin planedhis shaftfor himsubmissively, rapidlyhe fittedthe bright spear withoutdifiicultyos Crimthanddirected.Qasinmade covertlyaball ofthe shavings ofthe spear-shaftbe cost itfromhimfromhis finger-tipsout on the water ofthe spring .
Onatime Findwasat thefordat close ofday in the twilight ;andhe saw the shavings coming towardsdown the bosomofpure, bright Fele.
He caught it in his hand— famousact 1his spirit was streng thenedwithin himOssin is themaker 1 saith eachman,
whatever the spot whence it was thrown.
morrusfocoil, &c. cart. 89. Dorigne]doringni L. Om'n] ciuluc B ; om. B.
foa] fo LBLcS . choimm] chaimLo. 91 . rolla'
] L ; rolaBMSs ; toladB ;
roloudH ;doluid, &c. LoS . tiad] amach S3 ; om. LcSH . g loc] glocnglan SH ; ngat Lo. 92. immach]mach LB ; uad, &c. LcS83H . ar] tar H .
lind] M ; topur, &c. LBBB tondaib, &c. LcH Sa. 93. Fee/uas] fechtaBMfecht, Sic. LcS . béi]diambfii, &c. LcS . forsind] for in, h . BMH S ; .
94 . Hi] oidcbi S ) . 96.faced] focaidM . 96. find-g laine] fianglaine L ;ingloine M . 97 am. 83. 97 . Gebis] geibidB.
’n-ala’im] cuice
(with vel ualoimmpcrscr.) H . mod]mac LcSM . 98. be incite leis]moidi leisfein, &c. LcS . 99.fogm']fognig M ;dogni, &c. LcS . 1 00. cipe]ciped, &c. LB. acar’toiled] &c. LcSH asrotheilcedL as roteilged, &c. BBM .
250 TIPBA SE N-GARMNA.
Lotar indfian uileascosinaruth coobunadasotchiatfotholl t6i talman,
fi tt i sir-boi Sen-Gorman.
Dosberot slego chuccu,
focherdatuadu ombruttu ;fuoprait tochoilt in talmanconusfacco Sen-Gorman.
DolluidCriblach uodu immachdor in cet n-erredn-ormach :
rosmorbFindfial iar sainethiar i nAiriur Chribloige.
Semais Slechtoire, se61 ngar,conairaile,astur talman,
luiddib,feibdigsedin gaeth ,
in ledluthmor lobur-gaeth .
DolluidFind, homodn-omro,i ndegaidmaic Sen-Garmnorifian co nglére rongell
thiar cc Bérre nombémmend.Cechaing Crimthanddar inféinocus ropo chruaidachéimsedlais co séebiar saineCrimthandCéelmac Criblaige.
1 01 . ind] L ; in, &c. cat. 1 02 . aca] co, &c. BLcSM . 1 03. atchiu]atchit L ; adchid, &c. LeS :dociod83 . fotholl Mi]fothoi toll L .
talman] intalmon Lo 104 4m] airn BM . iair-Mi] is tob6i, be. BM ;do siorbaoi 83. 1 05 . .Doaborat] L ; uosnogat, &c. S ; E ; musnagat, &c. BB ;
musnadad, kc. LcS ; musnacad, M . 1 06.focherdat]focherat L ; focu s-cd,
&c. BLcM . 1 07 in] &c. LBS ; nomt. 1 03. mmfacca] conusfacaic .
1 09. 01 1614 011] criblog L. dadu] Guide, &c. BBLcH ; uaidiuM ; uaidhibh S.
1 1 2. thiar] triorLLc. i nA iriur] atux-loch LcS . 1 1 3. Samain] hemain83.mm] L ; nglan BLcSM ; ngal BH Sa. 1 1 4 . actor] ohur RLcS ; ahm’
r Hes.
252 TIPBA SE N-GABMNA.
Sen-Garmondobertanfs,(nirbo chéimcert) iar n-othscis
otnoig o cendi ruth gait ;cuirthiracorp
'sin tiprait.
NifarcaibCurrech , cluintir,mac nothuilledtren-muntir,acht techtoire cen tarba,Slechtoiremac Sen-Garmna.
IS é sin senchas iorfirocus bo hé sinangnimindlochto luaidsetdin télait,fuaigset Oesinfon tiprait.
1 26.dobert]donbert 83 . 1 26. m'rbo] uirbod, &c. BHS .
cart] coemceort B ; chaemnert, &c. LcS. iarmat/mic]B ; orndoghsgis S . 1 27. atnaig ] ed.atnagor LM ; adnadar, &c. LcSotnodhor B ; onagor B ; nagar H ; athacht Sa. cend] cheondLo. 6n th
gait] L ; arruth ngoitt Sa; asruth ngait, &c. BLcS ; isrut gait B asrut ngoidH ;
TIPRA SE N -GABMNA . 258
Sen-Gorman hefetchedfromunderground,(it was no sure path) afterfresh toilhe set her headin o withen chain ;her body is put in the well.Currech left not, it is heard,ason who shouldincrease the strong brood,ex cept themessenger unprosperous,Slechtoire son ofSen-Gorman.
This is theauthentic legendandthese were thedoingsofthe crew whofaredon theforay,who boundOssin under the spring .
ngoidM. 1 28. cuirthir] L ; laiter, cat. corp ] chorp Lo.
1 29 in L only. 1 29.farcaib] IargoibL. 1 33. I s 6] osedh 81 .
mban] inseoncus, &c. LcS . iar] om. LcS . 1 34 . N ] as M .
aaguim] ingnim, &c. BLcMH . 1 35. Maid“ :din tilait] L ;doguiseodgoidLo ; fogniset gait, &c. oat. 1 36.fuaigu t] L : anicet, &c. cat.
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FINDGLAI S .
Boort Blathnot ingen Mindin orgain 6s Airget-Glind:m6r-gnimdomnai broth afit ,d6ig isfriss rodasmidir.
Truog o n-imscar imalle,Blathnot ocus Ferchertne,cofailalechtdiblfnoibi RindChindBerabrigmoir.
Ferbrecach is Senfiacoilropdararoiddo thriathoib;FergaireaFraechmoig ifat,mordo laéchoibroortsot.
L (0900 stanza) BBLcMSSaHY (col. 780, stanzas l and 2. in orgain]o orgain 8 ; lahorcain Y orgain, &c. LBBLcM . dcA iryst-Glind] on :
.c. glindL ; osor cet in glind, &c. BBLc ; osoirgcet in glindM . 4 .W] L ;daigh HY ; air BLc ; or cat. fries] fri Lo. rodasmidir] rodamidirY ;rodus inmhuin S . 54 1 2] not in L. 5. ano ] in BY. m w as]
( 256 )
81 1013 BRAIN.
Matondo Chein no Cerddoformindrondfms Delga,fri sechemeluag
’nasaige,
icfethemuar irgaile.
Cofaccainmuir n-uar n-altachco eluag adbal ingantach ,fer cofothaibrofollaig ,rio rathaibriarodrongaib.
Linsat triath-mag ateite,in sluog sciath-
glon scith-méiterochansat ceél cen chohraforaseél co sir-éclma.
Bale6rdobrdu in bethaanglcr isangorb-grethole6rdodéstin codergnaiddéscinfor o udub-delbaib.
Tri coicait ’
sindéillfo thri ;le6rbaléiral-lfnmairiduibithirfunchifedilculchi cach ocin imthemin.
LRBLOSSJMH . l . M ] in B. 3.fri] L ; ac, &c. asst. sechem]getemB ; foithemh S ; fechain Lo. swag] sluaig , &c. LcH Smsnide R83 ; saide, &c. BLcS . 4 . ic] L ; for LcS ; fri cat. flthsm] feichem,&c. 11 883. siar] uair Loss. 5. attach] eltoch, &c. LcSSaH . 6. adhal]allaind(with veladbul superssr.) B ; nadbal, &c. BLcSSaH . ingantach]ninguntach, &c. BLcSSsH . 7. co] os Lo. rafollaiy] rofolloich LPOfUll lillh R ; rofclloig , &c. H83 ; rofallaig M ; romfoloig Lo ; romfolaidh ScofollaibB. 9. a] in B. téits] theite L ; teite, &c. BBM ; teitte Ss ;
SRUB BRAIN .
Onamorning the Houndofthe Smithwas on the strong rampart ofDun Delgakeeping coldwatchfor combat,to pursue hosts on themarch .
Andhe saw the coldcliff-boundseacoveredwith amonstrousmarvellous hosttheman of paidno heedin in greatdroves.
They filledthe sea-plain with their gatheringthe bright-wingedenormous hostthey sang ajoyless strainon their ceaseless rapidcourse.
It wasaworldofgriefto heartheir calling , andtheir hoarse criesfull loathlyanduncomelywas the sight oftheir blackforms.
Thrice three fifties in the flock ;full plain to see was theirmultitudeblack as long -livedscaldcrow
( ride H ; thigi Le . z tighe S . 1 0. w idtho
y11m] sciathach M . will "méitr]scithmeite. &0. LB ; scitmcde, BM ; sgmettiu H ; scithmithi Le : sciathmidhe S sghthmeide 83. l l . 1111 061 0] uhorhraL. 1 2 .fora]mLfor in B8 forain Lo. solma] tholma1 .1z. l 3 . e mor B.
1 5 .dodéstin]dodesciaL0. to]doB . couM SaH . dcrg naid]dercnaid,&c. L0H .
1 6.for] orLc. dub]dunfan . ofL c6ic-aft] 1ricoico H ; tri cbe caS ; baoi caocca83 . cindan] isindeilL. 1 8. bar 5a]dobe B.
1 9 .duibithir]duibideoir. LBBHM. fedil]feimin (with velfeidilmpwwr.)R .
258 SRUB BRAIN .
Bemraacuirp isacossamosnaitismuirdiambossosithithir sedilfor sessaibscéith cach eéin cen imresain.
Becht n-artimfo thri tadbaingulban coch 6en-céinangbaidsecht cubait t igadranaci tacmung amun-bragat.
Ims6ifothu,feochar ngal,05 no cath is no comram:
rosoirgdiathabaill indaigco romaindis co redgaig .
Desin roort nile n-6g
in énlaith olc ecol-mor,tar each ngaibél col-lin blacossinmbroinén batingba.
Rotheip oméideassamuin,
indlaisalama’
n-aruil,rouoig cach ruin in challait,tuc sruibforsin sen-charroie.
Desinasberar Stub Brainfégor cech rimtrio togail,do gnimin Chen, nor chatail,sir inmod, cachmoch-matain.
2 1 - 24] am. B. 2 1 . is a] CaL . 22. mosnditis] mussnoiddicmusnaidhdis S . d1a]do L. 23. sithithir] sithidiar B. sodil] feoil Le .
jg] fri B. 24 . scéith] sciath, &c. LcSS :1H . 25. n-artim] ndairtimLo.
tabain] taidbuidH ;dodboidLododhbhoidSa;dodhaibS. 26. gulban] gulboB ; ongulboiu, &c. LoH Sa 0111 .M . 6m] om. LLcH SaM . angbaid] odboil L.
27 . secht] tri L. riyad] rigi LBMS ; rici Lo. 28. 1] LS ; ; in M ; acast .
taomung ] LS ; tocmuc, &c. BMH83 ; tacmaing , &c. BLc. 29 .fotha]focru PM .
feochar opal] feth feochar 8. 3 l. mdaig ] indoidBLc ; intaidh 8.
32 . rdmaind] L ; romaindM ; 1 omaind, &c. mt. redgaig ] rsdgoich L ;
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LOCH LE IN .
Dlegoirdo lindlochaLoinathchomarcaheterchéin,mar tobe chach cen chuitmbroinfo blath ocusfo bith -
gléir.
Bobbi tan batiadfertoch ,
co n-ilur triath toirbertachciabeith ’
narath -lind, lin bla,for seilh FathlindmaicAeda.odolluidfor selbai slainFathlindmaic Aedo Domainloch in chuire chaimcen chair,laiddoeachduinedlegair.
AtchualaLéu, col-lin uird,do bithfo bruch ablath-buird,diorchumcen tiam-
gestal toisnfam-lestor Fainne Flidais.
Cc SidBuidbbacerddcen choir,
Lén Lin-fiaclochmac BolgaigBolgochmac Bannoig , bladbil,bamac Glommaigmaic Gomit .
Cidcarbad, cidcothbarr 6ir,cidcuoch , cidcairche ciull ch6ir,do Lén bafirdeg -bladde,bo gnimerlomrio n-aidche.
LBBLcMSSaH . 2. haterchéin] hetergéin, &c. LLc.
co co L08. 7 .
’narath-lind] nomdaith lindLc ; no trothl'mdM.
9.dolluid]doluidBLc. selbai] L ; selb SaH selboid, &c. w t. 1 0. Damdin]benuaindomuiu (with veldomain written over bennoin) M . 1 1 . ché im] coemLBB. chair] chorLc ; coir83. 1 2. Mid] lmgh S . do’] L ;do SaH ;do se t.
1 4 .fatrn'ch] fo bruch L ; fo bruig , &c. BMSH ; for bruig 83 ; for buirdLo ;
LOCH LE IN .
There isdue to the water ofLoch Leinaquestionfromofyore,as it isfreefromsorrow beyondall,in beautyandendless g lory.
There wasatime when it wasawaste,aplace ofgraves, 5
withmanyavigorous chieftain ,
though it be nowahallowedwater, withfullness offame,over thedomain ofFathlindson ofAed.S ince the lake ofthefair blameless hostspreadover the entiredomainofFathlindson ofAedDamon,
alay isdue to itfromeveryman.
I have heardofLen with hammers in plenty,as being under themarge ofits blooming bank,where he shapedby nofeebleforceless workthe shining vessels ofFainnedaughter ofFlidais.
At SidBuidbhe was awright without reproach,Len Linfioclach son ofBolgach :
Bolgoch son ofBannach— fairfamewas son ofGlammach son ofGomer.
Were it chariot or helmet ofgold,were it cup or well
-made instrument ofmusic,justly Len won goodfame therefrom,
it was finishedwork ere night.
fobithfobruig B. 1 5 .diarcham]darchumLB. tiam lion B ;Way. in L .
1 6. Fainne] sainnefaos. ofL, wrong ly. Flidais] slidois Lo. 1 7. 00] o LcS .
bacerdd] focheardLo. chair] coir 83 . 1 8. L im] lindL . 20. ba]LSa;deg , &c. cast . Glammat‘g ] blomoidLo. 21 . 6ir] noir H S ; .23.fir] sir 24. bagnim] firbo L . srlam] goun o B ; adbal, &c.
Les.
262 LOCH LE IN .
Iar scur cech aidche, gnimcert,doudl‘iurfoirbthe, nirb amnert,dio indeoin,focherdded-seuadco hindeoin no nDése.
Trifroasafocherddod-siindindocin co n-éibligi,
fross uscifedilfedma,frossdo thenidtrichemdaIn tress-fross co nglé-raindglaindo némoindchaimchorcor-glain,
conidiat co ndénmadilnemualochaLéin lind-gil.Moraidloch Léin in logo,co n-immudtondt6eb-thanai crich nanDésediade6mmoraiddio éseaindeéin.
I flaith E reméin cen oil,
iar nglé-dedéil cendebaid,tuargaib, tar coch soairmsair,tomaidmlochaLéin lindmoir.
Atberot sundiar soinesair-fir ocus senchaide,co nofrith ri toidbsin thair,co haimsir CuindChét-chathaig .
25. aidche] noidci B . 26.fiur] ad.fhior Sa; fir, &c.ac t.foirfe H . 27diaindeéin]dia11 inneoin S ;diodindeoin B ; illog . in L .
focherddsd-ss] focerdese B ; focheardside Lo. 28. co] B83 ; on LLcM ; o h
&c. BSH . no nD s'
ss] codese, &c. LBMH S . 29.focherdat ] foceircdB.
30. ind] L ; on H83 ; in BM illsg . in M . co n-oiblig i] cd. oonocbligi LM .
conemligiB ; conoibligiB ; conoidblidhi, &c. SSsH ; bahoidblili Lo. 3 1 .fedil]fetil L. 32. trichamda] trithemdo, &c. BM ; trithimdho S ; tritheamro Lo.
33. g lain] LM ; ng lain &c. cat. 34 .do]frosdo, &c. LcS . chdimchamr-yiain]do chorcarg loin L ; caoin corcargbloin 83 ; ncsmarg loin, &c. LcS . 35. conid]
264 LOCH LE IN.
Desinato, ui toirmto,senchas lochaLéin iar 16is brettiabuidodiarmblaiddo eachduine iseddlegair.
49. 11 1'tairmto'] toroindL. 50. iar] or Lo. 51 . bretti]
LOCH LE IN .
Hence comes— no silent soundthe legendofLoch Lein inafterdaysthanks shouldbe paidfor our reportfromeveryman this isdue.
LcH beirthe 83. diar] in M. 52.do] laoidhdo 83.
265
0111 83.
CABN FE BADAIG .
In com-aoatchiu co ndechairFerodaich coffr-brethoibomedl co huain in cech oirm’sin seed] 6fuairachomainm.
bamac Bochuirpmaic GolloinGollon cosin gel
-
goith gil
homac 00a maic E bir.
Rogabtriath temraig tire,Tigernmos co trén-rfge :tri n6i cath acronnaig coilrobrissfor clannaibConmail.
BomorbConmoel condcathai cath (Senaigm6r-Macho :i cath E ille ormoch-ordaigromarbBochorpmac Golloin.
BomorbFeradach iarsin,
romsee Bochuirp co rig goil
corpas’
ruloid1arnomairnfoilfotdumoib,ach6em-choirn.
LBBLcMH Sa. l . earn-1a] L ; corn, &c. cat. atchiu] atchi B .
com] cen, &c. L83 . 3. am] i11 1 B . héain] huain LcM . 4 .
’sin sud! oféair]
in seoldio fuic ; sin sceol ofuil M . achomim] in comoinmLo ; inforainm, &c. H Sa. don]du B. 5. rcthnilg ] roduilg M ;
toddluidLo. 6. 5amas] L ; rigmac, t o.ac t . 7. yol-pa’
ith]golgs th L ; ngolgoith B ; ngolgooith Sc ; H ; golgoidM ; colgoit B ;
00c Lo. g il] L ; ng il BBH Ss ; bil Lo ; 0111 . M . 8. 51 1me] medoLo. 9. tomraig ] L ; temroch, &c. BBHSs ; temoir Lo ; temM . 1 0. rig s]mine Lo. 1 1 . acrannaig ] L ; forcboil (with vel cronnoibsuperstar.) B
CARN FE RADAIG. 269
Feradach , who offeredbattlestill the prince ofMochaslew him,
metan encounter hence— better he hadnot !the fix edtermoftheir truce hadex pired.Tigernmos withmanyaconflict,with slaughter, withfurious strife,with hisarmy high in renown
gainedmany victoriesabout the cairns.26. co] L ; laB ; bacat. libsmmas] libernbras S ; liernmus B . land-taig ]lanbaidLo. 27 . co] bo B. actlad] sogladB (with bsuperscr.)sobloidLo ; sodblag M .
LUIMNE CH .
A l‘irfadlas site no sen,
labras cach nos co nua-gel,druit lot (isdruimnibdairecuit Luimnig no loechroide.
Luimnech, lethan in labrad,rosrethadco sir-adbol,cofoil cech troth cen tairbirt,cobroth conidbith -airdirc.
Is cete 6enaig ogairco r6enaibco robladaibrongabs16g soidbir cattailco saidlibco srél-brattaib.
Sochaide rodal coseco lar Luimnig no loing se6doil sluoig bo tuillmech tairm,
6fuair Luimnech aloech -ainm.
Céicedn-E chach rodaldo,bo srethadsomco saer-gno,’n-og idsluaig Luachro luinne,dagiir Cruachnacloth -chuirre.
Tucsat in rigradille,co sir-bladco séinmige,dog -dias cen utmaille fill,domac Smucoille smitt-chind.
LBBLcMSaH . l .fadlas] iodlas LcH . 10. robladaib] rogblodoibLo ;rodblodhoibM . 1 1 . rongab] rogab, &c. LcMSaH . 1 2. saidlib]cloidbibL ; soidblib, &.c. BBM ; soilgibLo. trot-J sor Lo. 1 4 . loingse]linde Lo. 1 5. 6]do LcSa;do H . 1 6. a] in, &c. BLcsg .
1 7. Coiced] cmco M . nE chach] LB ; nechadB ; necho LcM ; neochdoch 83 ;neoch
‘
H . 1 8. srethad] srethoch SaH . sa'm] somLLcMH ; soimSa;
272 LUIMNE CH .
Smucoillemac Bocduibbuirr,in gillaglac-duib g lé-chuirrmaicdo,frifergo fige,fir no cerdacath -mire.
Bindocus Foebur,fégair,cen baogul riambeo-dédail,feibnoslabramdor each ler,bahiotanmonn no n-ard-l‘er.
Iar techtadon chath -
gail ch6irindfir othloimaiged-moirsuil odralsat o ng liaidng lérogabsatacommoirge.
OchoillaCruachoin chr6ebaigrogabfeesamfir-Foeboircc SidBuidbnof6elsadfillfofrithfossomdomiad-Bind.Cc tintuddon chuan or chul,dorat cech sluag hi sochlud,comb6i in lochfo luimnibde,inadruimhib.demnig the.
Amlaiddoluid’n-alungaircach laech inaliath -lummain,conidlindLuimnig rosnachtMuimnig is firOlnecmacht.
26. g lac-duib] glacdoi L ; g locdubLess g lé-shuirr] gletruimLo. 27 . fi t
ferga] L friferguo ? H ; frifergdo Sa; fir (alteredtofri fergcaB ; kfergcoBferga, &c. LcM . fig s] flne L ; fide H no figi Lo. cath-mire] caithmideLo. 29.fégair] fegar L. 30. ria] L ; to cat. 3 1 . jaib] feidh B.
32. anmann] anonmaudL. 33 . techta] no techt, &c. LcSaH . 34 . and]each Lo. aig sd-moir] oigenmoir Sa. 35. odralsat] atrolsat, &c. SAMdorollsodLc. ng ls] LB ;de, 850. cat. 36. a] L ;do eat. 37 . Ochoill]
LUIMNE CH . 273
Smucoille son ofhuge Bacdub,that block-hatedcarle, bright-eminent ;sons to him, goodat weaving strife,were themen ofmartialarts.
BindandFoebur, plain to see
nodangeras we proclaimacrossall seas,those were the names ofthe noble warriors.
On coming to thefair-fought combatthe nimble warriors, broad-visaged,before they enteredon theirfamous contest,took to themsureties.
Ochoillfromwoody Cruachanundertook protection oftrue Foebur ;at the SidofBodb, who wouldnot endure treachery,
wasfoundprotectionfor fierce Bind.When the tide turnedtoflowagainit brought each host tofame ;so the lake was strewn with cloaks therebyon its surface— affirmit
On this wise came, inevery hero, cladin agrey cloak ;so the waters ofLuimnech carriedthemoff,fromMunstermenandmen ofConnaught.
sochull Lo ; eochaill 83 . a] on BBSaH o M. 39. na’féshad] nofcs lsadBnofaelsat BM : nofool§ 850. H 83 ; nodfwbsodLo ; no sasadL. 1 511] sin L .
40fofrith]forrith L ; rofrith M . 4 1 tintt'sd] tinntog B . chian] L ;
tslfiog ,dcc. cwt. 42.dorat]doraidh Sa. shiag ]annodLo. hi sochlad] L ;amoldB ; ic sochlud, &c. BMH ; co socluSs ; iclochludLo. 43. combo’ i]fombae L. 44 .domnig ths]deamnoiche Lo. 45 . Amlaiddoluid] L ;doluidamlaidBBdoluidiurum, &c. LcMSaH .
’n-a] L ; mar cat.
274 LUIMNE OH .
Desin roroidset in sl6g
6 thul Tuinne tuloch-m6ris lumnigths in t-inber oll,
cian bos chumnig the in comloud.Desindogarar each oirmLuimnech , labor in leech-oirm;6ndoil-sin,mar somlait sin,in
’
rafodboitafir-fir.
N6diaruc sechfathuuaibsciathumatheform6r-éldaigdomuin gillaco ngripesruth no Sinnaséol-brice.
Lummanainmcech scéith scenbda,fo nach tréith cech tigerno,
comaddibco cuimnech eindrolen Luimnech in loech-lind.Robotor laich ’
co labradic tul Thuinne trom-odbal,“ is luimnechdalindmaic Lirnidot tuillmechaatréni’ir.
" A .
49—52] om. B . 49. in 1 159] on tsloigh 81 . 50. 6] es H . wlach-nor]tulachmhoir 83. 51 . lumnig ths] luimnigi M , 53dogarar]dIbarMcash oirm] in oirmLo ; intoinm, &c. 813 . 54 . L 11 imnooh] luimnig Blabor] leobarLo.
~airm] ainm, Lo. 55. samlait] samlat B ; samlaid, &c.
L083H . 56. rafadbait] L ; rofagboit B ; rafadboid, &c. BM ; rofodboidLcS ; ;rofoccbait (correctedto rofodboit)n. afirfir] L ; nofir-sin Lo ; nofir-dr, &c.
cast. 57 . NJ] noB. 58. sciathu] scithu B. for] barLcS ; ; burH ; boM
( 276 )
SLIGE DALA .
Senchas cialin noniarfaigsligedDaladog -brfothroig ,indfirdangin cending sco idairmondirmflindeDalodon Scithiasciathaig ,mac Edlicon iltriathoig ,sundrob6i ic brait, ic borb-goil,ic slait is ic sir-orgain.
Cethrur tancatardar tuind,munter Edlicon imthruim,doig basith-ecloig sluog id,re Scithecdaibsciath -uainib.
Dalobafallénfrifeirg .
ocus Cannon co cruaid-cheird,Cré is Caire no clethchur,baluathmaige inm6r-chethrur.
Dalo tathaimdiarbo thimm6 tuairfachoidis immchimm,coniddoid, cidf6en aoirmfofuair in r6enarig -ainm.
LBBLcMSSaH . l . noniarfaig ] nosfiafroig B ; rosfiarfoid, &c. LcS ;
rosflofroigh So : 106t H . 2 . slig ed] oligi Lo. 4 . co] fo LcHS ;milindo]midlindi Lo. 5. Dala]dalo BLc. don]do Lo. mathaig ]sciuthglaiu Lo. 6.2Edlioon] odnocoil Lo. ittriathaig ] imtriothoich Lc.
7 . stmdrobdi]doboi L0. is barb-g od] borbgoil L ; isacborbguin Lo. 8. a'
s]om.L. 1 0. Edlicon] oednocail Lo. 1 1 . ba] bot B83 ; bodBS .
cith-selaig] sitheagdo Lo ; sieg loigh S . siuaoid] sluagoidLo ; sluog hoigh S .
( 277 )
SLIGE DALA .
What companyasks us the legendofthe RoadofDale the affable,ofthe strongman, unsubduedtill hemetdissolution in an evil hour
DalofromshieldedScythia,son ofEdlec, headofmany chiefs,was here, busywith plunderandfierce fight,with raiding andceaseless ravage.
Four ofthemcome over sea,thefamily ofpuissant Edlec,fleeing before the green-shieldedScythians,because theywere soreafraidofinvasions.
Dalo, who was stout toface wrath,
Dalodiedwhen he grewfeeble,when hemet troubleandoutrag e,so thatfromhim, though low is his resting -
place,theRoadgot its royal name.
1 2 . fl ] ro LN ; tin RLcS ;.
L, but thedisdoubt/ 1 11 ; sciothbuadnid, 6m. LcS .
fri] raL ; rio S ; ri M ; re act. 1 7 611 1 . L.
1 7 . Dale] BMdolu H ;dalo eect. tathaim] tathimBS ; toithimLo. diarte]nirbo 83. 1 8.fuchs ia] fuchain 1 9 . conid] cound, LcS . féen]fmnaB. 20.fofaair]douair Lc. ;dofunir S . a] in H . rig
-m ]
278 SLIGE DALA.
’Cachoslibfrifond-5g firtorchait Cannon in cath -miltogob thuoidin sithfe-secluain Cannon criche E le.
Sétig DalaCré no crech ,
cen gné n-étig n-imthursech ,
cofuair ifuss broth is br6n,
icon russ co rath rom6r.
Caire,baben Chonnain chruaid,combroine harrain bith -ruoidicdun Chairin cet costudfuair 6c ocus iml‘ostud.IS 1 sinafodailfiriar scurmcnair ismignim,
feibfuair triomunigudmosso sudigud,asenchass .
Tathumbuidindo brethoib,do chuirib,do ch6em-srethoib
fail limdligedisdomna,senchas sligeds6er-Banba.
C6io r6it Hérenn cen gl6r comm,
eligem6r, elige Chualann,
elige Dalathréin tuachoil,ocus elige Midlfiochair :
2 1 .
’Cc] coo LRBM ; co, &c.mt. ehaslib] L ; caislibw t. fri] ed.
ro LBMSa; to R ; o LOSE . fond-6g ] fondsdRBLcS . fi r] R ;
firac t. 22 . in cath-111 17] coithmilig , the. LcS . 23. in sithfe-ss] frisithe soL ; aithias B ; in sithbede Lo. 24 . ehiain Ganndn] o cluain chaudoin S ;cluain condo B. criche] acrich B ; i crich Lc. 26. m1 91 1i]co ngne, &c. HS ; cin B . 27 . bra/h] brat LcMSa. br6n]buor Lo. 28. icon] ic Lo. co] cun M . mor] co rumuar Lo.
3 1 . is] o B . 32 .fuiair] uair LcS . 33.fedail] fadail L ; fog-oil
280 SLIGE DALA.
Slige Assoilmaic D6irduinni crichm6ir Midem6r-Chuinnin céicedr6t co ngné glass,cidhé ui 60asenchas.
Batarfodiamoirduligic Ffannaibic Fomuribco ngénair Condcet cathauifrith in set sen-flotha.
O rogénoir Condcen chair,rosfégoidrosfetoboir,trio gnimln ch6icir roscindatat 6ic-fir ’
can immrimm.
Iarfuin grene bageissduldo Themraig co trén-chostudd’fiur nageisse bagledrachdochumfeissefir-Themrach .
Aidche somnaco s6e sen
badomnado n6s nuo-merfrithoadiamraib,adairib,6 slobraib, 6 éfdoigib.
b ergoig Midi,metmore,tucsatd’ Assal écomnart :rolensatdo Domblaisdein,diafuair in soglais soreid.
45. D6ir]dor LcS ;doire H . 46. m6ir] mor LB . m6r]moir Binmor Lo. Chainu] gluindLo. 47. co 1 191 16] cen
gne Lo ; gne 8. g lass] LH ; ngus I .o ; cougne S ; nglos,
8m. eat. 48. ae'
snobas] in senchas , &c. BLcSaH . 49.fo]baB ; fadofo Lo. dulig ] am. Lc. 50. ie] 0 B ; ac naLc.
is Fomurib] ic FomdribL ; comoruibLo. 51 . catha] ratha81 . nirb6
frithise anflathaS ; nifrith each set w rlotho Lc. in] L ; aBBH Sa.53. 6] on lo LeS . cen chair] cen tairface. ofL, wrong ly ; gan choir 83 ;
coin LcS . 54 . re ro] no no BBSsH . 55. eho‘
icir] choicfir, &c. LB.
56.
’cdn-inunrimm] coonirimL ; coonimrimBBM goonimrim83 ; conimrimLo
conimrindS ; illey. in H . 58.do] co LcS . co] no LcS . 59 .d’flier]
SL IGE DALA . 281
The RoadofAssol, son ofDor Donn,
in great Conn’s great landofMeath ,
the fifth Roodgreen ofhue :asfor it, not new is its story.
They were hidden, inaccessible,in thedays ofFiannaandFomors ,till the birth ofConn ofthe hundredfightstheancient prince
’
s path was notdiscovered.Since Conn thefaultless was bornye can see themandknow them;thanks to the five who fix edthem,
youngmenare riding over them.
There was aban against going to Temairtoabanquetafter sunsetto himthat was underban there wastowardthefeast ofTemair.
Samain night with its ancient lorewas occasionfor new andmerry customit was learnedindeserts, in oakwoods,fromspirits, andfairyfolk.
BeaversfromMeath ,many their horses ,gave unequal conflict to Assolthey pursuedthe grandson ofkeen Domblas,when hefoundthe goodsmooth sword.
dofir L ;dfir LcSdofiur B ;don fir Bdon fiurME don fior 83 . 1 1ag eisse]geisi, &c. BBMH ; greisi Sa. g ledraeh] H g londroch L g legroch,
&c. BM grednoch, &c. BLcSSa. 60.fir] rig S . 61 . co]baB. ads] 8 ; soss H ; so M ; sos eat. 62. nua-nier] nuaglanB ; nuafeorLc ; niamfeor (with i expunctandu superec. ) 63 .fritha]LB ; frith, &c.mt. dairib]doin'bLLcH . 64 . o
'
o'
]o 0 LB : a acat. sidaig ib] sidhbroghoibh 8. 66. tucsat]tog sat Sa. d’A ssal] ossal 83 ;dusat M . 67 . etaBomblats] befinddoblais L ; huaindomblois It ; 1 1 11domlos S . 1161 1 1]den LcS .
68.ftiau'] uair Lo. in] i L . iog lais] soglos 1 108 ; so blois M .
282 SLIGE DALA.
Midluochoir,miriu cechmoin,
mac.
do Domairnedelb-choin :
Domairne co serc-blaidsainmac Deccraigmaic Diupoltaig .
65 rig Srfibo Brain bailbeMidluochoirmac Domairne,fer co finibnofurudfuair sligidno sen-chund.Betuasecc-derg , sloidc sluoig .
mac Durboididaiger-muaid,fer cen irdubad, cenfell,(1e Irmuman ’
nathimchell.Is tempu-sin, rodasnf,macdron-éolus Durbaidi,cc saig id60do Themraigidair r6t Daladeg -menmnaig .
Mac E ogabail, co ceirdchr6i,cosnag le6-
galaibgnathfuair sligidno eluag -armsen
i crich Oualonn no coibden.
Sobrainne Hérendi ndoescir Biodda, nir 6en-
g6,dianidcomainmfo g 16r glanS ligo M6r,m6 cechmag -ar.
69 . miriu] L ; mireo BBM ; mire cost. main]man BLcM ; maoin 83 .
70. macdo] L ;degmac, &c. cect. Domairne]dodaire Lo. 7 1 . sain] Lsoig , &c. erst. 72 . Deccraig ]dercoidLo. maic] .h . Lc. D iupaltaig ] Ldiuboroig S ;dibeartoich Lo ;diubartaid, &c. cat. 73 . rig Srtiba] rigo srub
B. 74 . Domairne]doirine Lo ; omoirne M . 75. j inih] flni 8. 1 16] nocodd. forad] ffurad83 . 76. slig id] sligi, &c. LcS . 77. sect -derg ] sercdercLo ; sercderg S . slaide] ed. sloigi, &c. LcS ; slaidedL ; slaiged, &c. cat.78. Dnrbaidi]durbudi, &.c. LB ;dirmaide, 850. L08. daig ennnaid]daigearmoir Lo ;doigharmcruoidh S ;daigfermnaidM . 79 . irdubad]ffrbunodL : flrdubadLo ; cirdubodB . 80.droid]druidhi S ;drooi 81 .
mo thimchell] LcS ; raumchell L ; rotimcell, &c. cat. 81 . sin] sain L.
rodasm’] rodosni B. 82.dron-iolas]dornéolus LB ;drondsolus,
284 SLIGE DALA .
Normac Oengussaairg thig ,o crich Umaill ech-cairpthig ,idair sligidno ngorm-lann nglass,riafinibDomnanndrech-mass.
Isamlaid-sinfofrfthano sligthi, no sen-chricha,marfuarusambunodmbrass,anduolus,andind-senchas.
airg thig ] oirgidB ; oircich 8 ; riocach Lc. 94 . eeh-mimthig ]echtoirpthig , &c. H S3 ; echttoirptigh M ; no norbloth Lo. 95 . slig id]sligi S . gom-lann] glorlonn B . 96. 1 1 1 1 16] finc B ; fionoibh 8.
SLIGE DALA . 285
Nor son ofOengus Airgthech ,
fromthe landofUmall, strong in horse-chariots,foundthe Roadofthe grey-blue bladesbefore the tribes ofthefair-facedDomnanns.
In this wise werediscoveredthe roads, theancientmeet ing s,as Ifoundtheir high origin,
their traditional rights, their local legends.
tirech -mass]deorcmas Lo.
roflthaLo. 99 . a] 0111 . B.
1 00.ditches]dual is H .
97.fofritha] fritho L ; rofritha, &c. SH
mbrass] brass L ; mas, &c.
( 286 )
S INANN I .
Saar-ainmSinnasaigiddim,daig rolaimidalom-thur
nirb imfannagnim's o gle6diamb6i Sinoun co slon-be6.
Bop ingen rogastariamSinann éolastasir-fial,oofuair cach ndodoil nduthainingen Lodain leech-Luchair.
H i tir tarng ire co tui,nogeib anbthine imchrui,fuair in suthoin blaidrosmillingen Lochait g lain luaidimm.
Tipranadmeithfonmuirmassfor seilh Chondlai, bacomdass,feibadrimemrio rélod,lmidSinanndiasir-fégad.Topur combarabuoineor urabo induaire
,
feibarsluinnetaclotha,
asmbruinnet secht prim-srotha.
Immas no Segsasodoitcofebsofondfir-thiproit6s topur no tondtréorachfail coll n-écsi n-ilcheélach .
LBBLcM883H . A ttributedto Cuan (1aLochou in Lo. only.
uoimLcS . 2.ddig rolaimid] L ; maddio lomoid, &c. BB modloimidMmoddialamur, &c. SsH madodloindidLo ; modot lainnigh 8.
lomsur B lomothurM lomluoid, &c. LcS . 3 . nirbimfimn] ui himondLo;ni hiuonu S . agnim] ongoin M . g le6] ngleo M . 4 . skin] oarBLc.
5 . ragusta] gottaL. 6. ioldsta] fornadaLo. sir fir Lo. 7 . each] on83.ndoddil] nduto B ; nodain LcS . nduthain] ndodail B. 10. na] no LesnodSsH . 1 1 . in suthoin] in tuthan Lo in tsuthan 8. blaid]
288 S INANN I .
Sfltoir sopur no Segeafor topur no trén-chennsa,6 thuitit cn6i Crinmoindcoinforarig -broindréil rog lain.
In 6eu-fecht n-o tuile thrummturcbat niledon ch6em-chrund,duille ocus blath ocusmess ,do choch uile ui hamdess.
I S amlaid-sin, cen g6e ng lé,
tuitit n-at6edorisefor topur sograidSeg safo chomdail,fo chomi'ebsa.Tecait co huais, ro gnimng lé,
secht srotho, buais cen buaidrc,doris isin topur thedianidcocur ce6l-éicse.
Adrimemin uide n-1’
1 ogdialuidSinann co s6er-Iliadco lind11 1 11 6. Fe1 lefuinidconag léire g lon-fuirid.Ni thestamain badmaith linnfor in sair-sin no soel-f'ind,acht immos s6is co srothaib,bagnimn6isdianiro-bethaid.
25. sopur] sogar LcS ; tobur M . 26. trin-ehennsa] trenoenss L.
27 . 6 thuitit] o tuitit, &c. BMH ; o ttuiteid83 ; co tuitidB.
crimoill LcS ; crimoind, &c. BM83H . coin] chain LcSSg. 28. red]reidB ; reig Lo. rog lain] rog lain L ; rodg lain B. 29 . In] orB.
tailc] tuil B ; torudB. 30. turcbat] B ; torchait, &c. LB ; tuitic ;
thuitit, &c. 8M ; tuitet S ; tuitsit H . ch6em] oen B ; en (with com34 . nar6e] no re Lo maroon Sa. dorise]doridisc
L ; arise 83 . 35 .for] om. B. 36. chomda'it] chomgail Lo.
chomfebsa] chaimfebso, SM . 37. ra] re RLcS ; fo B ; raid1 1 .
SINANN I . 289
The spray ofthe Seguis is sprinkledon the well ofthe strong gentle lady,when the nuts offair Crinmondfallon its royal bosombrightandpure.
Together in plenteousfoisonshootforth allat oncefromthe goodly treeleafandflowerandfruitnone ofthemall is unlovely.
In this wise, clear withoutfalsehood,theyfallafterwards in their seasonupon the honouredwell ofSegaisat the like hour, with like ex cellence.
Nchly they come, with brightactivity,seven streams, inan untroubledgush ,
back into the well yonder,whence risesamurmur ofmusical lore.
Let us recount the entire journeywhereon went S inoun ofnoble reputeto LindMno Feile in the westwith the choicest ofher splendidequipment.There lacks notany treasure we coulddesireto the noble lady ofthesavemagic lore in its sequencesit wasawontedpracticefor herfresh life.
39 . the] to LBBS . 40.dianid]dioniB ;diodh M . ecol-e'iese] comeicse L ;
ceolcoire M ; ceolesce Lo. 4 1 . Adrimem] odrimimLcS ; atrimenn B .
in aide] ui huig i M . n-hag] nuad, &c. BSAH ; mnod, &c. Les . 42] L ;doluidS iuando coer sluag , &c. cat. 44 . cona] nirbo H . g lare] ng lére L.
jams] fuirig , &c. RSMH ; fuirich Lo. 45. mdin] 83 ; main LLcSH ;moon B moin B . bad] bo M . 46.for] L ; or cat. in] Bi 8.
sdir] so1 rH ; seoir 83 ; star LBLcSM ; soirB . M add-find] LR ; 1 1asoil findLeS : no swlindB no soilfiudM ; adrimimm, &c. SaH . 48. bagnim] bod
bethaid] breathoidhM .
290 SINANN I .
Botheich in topur, toirmnglé,
trio choeur no ce61-éicse,
re Sinainn, rothodaill tuaid,cor-riacht in n-aboinn n-induair.
Bolen sruthair no Segeaben Luchair no Ion-chennso
cor-riocht huru no hobo
cofuairmudn ism6r-modo.
Andsin roboidedin breiss,is rothroigedfo throm-
greise
cidmarb in ben combruth boidbrolendiasruth asaer-oinm. S .
Desinfrideine ndilelindmnaFéilefir-gile
fail cech écu-oirm, cuoirt n-ossa,sAer-ainmsuaire no Sinna-so. S .
49. Rotheich]dateith M ; roreith H . 50. trio] re Lo ; tre 8.
éicse] eoce Lo. 5 1 . re Sincina] L ; resinmuoi, &c. cat. 52. cor-riacht]cosruoct B. n-inditair] nimhuair L . 53. sruthair] sruthor L.
54 . ldn-chennsa] &c . 8M ; longensaL ; longennso, &c. BBn ; lonbeonnso Lo.
56. mudn] muu Lo. mada]mags BM ; mono, &c. LcS . 57. in breiss]
SINANN II .
Sinann, cohadbordiatoinne6sadcen immar-goatbér cen snaidmco solus
ahainmis o bunodus.
Innisfeddo chach uilebunadSinnast ib-g laineui chél indag -bladdiataatbéradborahanma.
TipraChonnloi, bam6rmuirn,
b6ifon oibeis eochar-guirmsé srotha, narb inonu blad,eisti, Sinann in sechtmad.Noi cuill Chrimoill, indfir glio.dochuiret tallfon tiproitatat ledoilbi smochtafo che6doirchidraidechta.I n-6en-1
‘
echt,amsil noch gnath,fasas o nduille ’
samblathingnadciarsodséer-buaidsin’sambeith i n-6en-uair obaig .
Inflair isabaig in cnuastuitit
’
sin tiproit onuas :this immorlethat or lot ,co nosethat no brathn.
LcSSsH . 3. cen snaidns] no inoidtn 8. 9. 6a] 8 ; lo LcS; ; inH.
1 1 . 16] .uii. Lo. 1 3. indfir] bofcr 8. 1 4 .dochuiret] H ; tocureocdocnrcdh s ;docur}81 . doilfhi Lo ;doirbhis ;doilbtbe 1 6. fi ]
nn Lc .
( 293 )
S INANN II .
Sinann— the reason why it is so named,I willdeclare withoutdeception :
I will report clearly without perplex ityits nameandits origin.
I willdeclare to each andallthe origin ofbright-streaming SinounI will not hide the source ofits renown,
I will report the reason ofits name.
Connla’
s well, loudwas its sound,was beneath the blue-skirtedoceansix streams, unequal infame,risefromit, the seventh was Sinann.
The nine hazels ofGrimall the sag edrop theirfruits yonder under the wellthey standby the power ofmag ic spells
underadarksomemist ofwizardry.
Together grow, in unwontedfashion,
their leaves andtheir flowersawonder is this, though anoble quality.andawonder their ripening all in amoment.When the cluster ofnuts is ripetheyfalldown into the wellthey scatter below on the bottom,
andthe salmon eat them.
doirchi] ndoirche Sn ;doilpi Le ; ndoilbthi, Arc . SH .
22 . tuitit] tuitis 8.
’sin] so 83 .
I9 . ciarsad]
294 SINANN 1 1 .
Do Bug naone, nidaildiss,dognfat nabolcaimmalss ;tecaitanall cach uairedar nasrothaibsrib-uaine.
Boi ingen, babuide barr,thallatuathaibdé Danann ,
Sinanu gastaco ngné glainingen Lodain luchair-glain.
Smuainis indingenadaig ,
in bindbél-derg banamail,comb6idahindus cachmblad,acht in t-immusa6enar.
Ladatanie cosin srathindingen, bacoemacruth,co iacea, nochordaldiss,nabolcaailli immaiss.
Teit indingen, toiseuaille,’
nandiaid’sin sruth stib-t'lainebaiter hidatoiseanall ;coniduaidiataSinanu.
Dénumaile,madail lib,uaimar in Sinainn stib-gil,oé bethir lim’
os légud,niferr he ’
nain cét-dénum.
Lindmnaféile, bafirdam,ainmnalinde ’
nar 'baidedis 6adirmarasdise,mas fir éfri indise.
27 .daire] nuaire ca“. 28.dar] at Le. srothaib] srebaib, &c.
29 . 6a] is LcS ;;H 32. plain] moir Lo. 36. 00] na83H . hindus]bingna, &c. 838 . each] co SaH . 38. ba] ger S ; facat. 40.dith]
296 SINANN II .
Dénumaile, ismebair lemm,
rochualaeach co coitohenn
CdNuadat, bamormaise,robaite ’
sin chruad-g laise.
N6 combadSinanu co bechtS in Moraimz, tre eterchert :noat inmoirenn,aidble gnimaille Sinann ’
nacach sin . S .
64 . rocbdala]dochuala, &c. codd. 55 . 60] S ; tacat . 56.
-
’sin]
S ; anact. 69 . u’
inmairwa] asi an mhoireann 83 ; sinnmoir H
SINANN II . 297
Another version, I remember,every one in general has heardCu Nuadat— great was his beautywasdrownedin the cruel stream.
Or perchance Sinanu is literallyby interpretation Sin Moraimz :orat inmairwa— might ofdeedsS inann isfairer thanany weather.
somorann,&c. LcS . aidble] aiblibLo ; aille 83 . 60. Sinann]
sinaLo.
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SLIAB N-E OHTGA I .
Senchas E chtgaaine,trianert-blaco ndeine,tatbumconadalaibdodamaibferFéine.
Bongahduinedelb-glan,mac E nids co roblad's 6fuair in tir tul-g lan6 each rigdiafognad.O rig Cruachan cloth -ch6ir
fuair nuachar co nert-mainbaleis,daig cendedail,feibfégair cech cert-laid.Luscaheistalenmusainmd'Fergusmac Buide,altai SidNenta:ni rogeltaaguideBacuchtairear chuanaibcombruthmaire brigaigmac Buide ruaid, relaidfégaidocusfiraid.Bogah gnimudalim.dodrimadag -dain,diafuairdeg -rainddind-m6iri crich Sengaindsam-nair.
LRBLcMSSgH . 2 . tria] tre, &c. BLc. Ma] blad, &c. BMS ; blaide, Lecombine] cordéine L . 3. cm] con RM ; conan BLcS. 6. Rmab] LB ;rogoh in Le ; rogoh, &c. «at. 6. co] conaLc. 7 .
’s 5] is 6 L ; e, &c.m.
8.fognad] fognamM . 9 . M ac/tan] cruschnaL.o cM ir]morB ;
moir Lo. 10. ndakar] nuachradL. co] LoHSa; ar LBBM ; is S .
1 1 . balei:daig ] bale isdaig L ; leis indfoirb, &c. act. can] oenL.didn ‘
t]dedail LB ;deghdhail M ;degail, &c. cat. 1 2 .féyair]dlegair, &c.
300 SLIAB N-E CHTGA I .
Roboi i ngradaibrorigtriadanaibco n-il-aebacht cen gaidiaglan-fir
nifuairmuai ronirl'aem.
Rothecht Fergus filte,do serb-lusasainte,6 Moen natreb tuiltecosin r6en icfairge.
Targaidnile i n-oen-lo
mac Buide co roen-
gaiathir conathoirtheinacoibched’6en-mnai.
H i crich E chtairairig ,
icfertaibferfuinid,roalt in gein gradmarE chtgaagmarfuirid.Deir co nuachraibnua,do thuathaibdil Dés ,Aurscothaigmaic Thinne,gein co ngrinne guéa.
Cachmain boifor talmainb6i lasin sair sobraig ,achtfoirbdaerardflsenirb islediaroblaid.
26. tria] triM . 27. achtmagai]acht gan gas L ; acht cinn go R codadinguaiB ; acht gan gniri S ;for cach ngne Lo. diag lanfir]ad.diaglaniuir LBgan glaniuir B ; conglanuirLo ;dis.nglanuir M ;din ghlnnuir Sadin glanuuirS ;di g lanuirH . 28. m'] L ; nach LcS ; us «at. midi]msin 8.
ronirj'dom] &c. Lsz ; ronfirfom, &c. RH ronflmmB ; M umM ; muraimLo ;
rourfaem8. 29 . Rothocht] rosleacht Lo. flte] fillte , &c. RB883H.
30. icrb 1m] threblus, &c. LKB ; searbus Lo. 31 . man] L ; tuilti LcH ;tuillte, &c. «at. 32 . ic] a8. 33 . Tcrgaid] tanoaig M . 34 . M M ]hmngne Lc . After this wordalate handhas addedin Ldis glan infadedink.
SLIAB N-E CHTGA I . 801
H e was infavour with great kingsthrough his arts ofvarious beautyonly, withoutfalsehood, in pure truth ,
hefoundno woman thatacceptedhim.
Crafty Fergusacquiredlandbydint ofhis bitter greedfromMoen ofthe teeming homesto the levels by the sea.
H e offeredall in onedayMac Buide ofthe victorious spearhis landwith thefruits thereofas her bride-
price toalawful wife.
In princely Crich E chtairby the graves ofthemen ofthe westwas rearedthe lovely offspringmartial E chtga
Afresh g irl soughtby suitors,dear to the TuathaDe,daughter ofAurscothachmac Tinne,an offspring winsome ofmien .
E very sort ofsubstance there was on earththe noble sobermaiden possessed,ex cept tenant-landheldinfeeit was no lowering ofherfame.
35. thoirtkc] Lc toirthibM toirthe, &c. cat. 36. inc] cons M aLc. d'ém]doumu Lo. 38] conafertaibffiiribL . 39 . in gain] in germL ingemBingin Lo ; ig . M ingen S ; anngein 83H . g rddmar] ngradmair, &c. LcSaH .
40. 69 1 1 1 439] fighmuir, &c. 83K . j uirid] fuinidL ; fuirich M ; uiridLo.
4 1 . D eir]dear 883 ;death Lo. 43 . A urwothaiy] urscothach LcS . 44 . gain]cen Lo. ymia] ngeaLo. 46. b6i] ed. robae, &c. codd. for] L ; at act.46. Mi] baLo. M ir]moirH ; swract. 47. achtfoirbda‘er] forbfadear, &c. LcS . dike]disli, &c. LcH . 48. nirb] nirbo B. dia]do L.
mblaid] rogblndB ; mblaidB.
802 SLIAB N-E CHTGA I .
Doratairle ndualaisaradailbedilisdiadaltu, gnimg6aoh,D6ach M6el-cheudmimis.
Feis laFergusfrithirar ergnusafuithir,arafuairdodeg -raindi crich Sengaindsruith-i
‘
ir.
Dorat uile i slabraidmacBuide co rind-blaidin sliab, cosasaigid,co ndairib, co ndindgnaib.
Ofuair sliabcen chisu
in bendianfridirsan,
6 sain , gairmfri gutten,dofailahainmuasu.
IsdesinasberarE chtga, trehar tel-g lassluindfiadchach oen trom-
glas,dianidsomblas senchas. S .
49 .dirk] nirbo, &c. LcS . ndéalaia] nualais M ; annual Lo.
60. amdailbc] ardailbe L ; aradairbri Lo. dilic] ndisil Lc ; ndilaisSa; ndilis cat. 61 .daltu] nalt aL o
. miach] L ; ngOnch Lo;gnoach, &c. act. 62 . Douala]mosch BLcSS ;H . mimic]mimeas Buimimheis M . 64 . ergnus] fergnus L . 65. ora] RLcS ; arnacat.deg -raind]derbraindL. 56. smith-fir] sruthair R ; sruithir, &c. LcMsssfl.
67 . i] om. B. 59 . com] co L. saig id] snide RM.
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SLIAB N -E CHTGA I I .
FLAND mo LouAmpost mortemmamcecinit.
Aibind,aibind, E chtgeard,adhanafianfoébur-garg ,fondforsambitismaic E ire,maigen Dublaithi imDerg -deirc,Dindgnan-E chtge, Oenach Find,damsainduain, ronindisfind:ni bili r6m, nibiatarm’
éis
nech bus s6lchu’
nan-aisneis.
Aurgnadimnéi,diarbumian,
nognathaig tis in ngarb-slish,
E chtge ingen Dedaiddruin,
is E chtach ingen Lodain.
Ciaslointer in sliabslemain6 E chtge ingin Dedaid,cidé gairmnogairthedi,is ainmd6 sliabnE chtaig i.E tarbanafich fuilech ,
crich nacoibden cét-guinech ,
nostreg tais conart chalmainandairibdond-garba.Domgnus rochosnatar thallolann Gairbdo thuaithdé DananudindforsndessidDolbdrennach ,
forsmbidCrochtin cuslennach.
LY. 2 . adba]forudL . fondforsmbidmattamacmeirc L . 4 . maigenDublaithi im]maidendublaithi in Y ; maigen osdiblaibL. 6.”Bo/up ]echtge L. diamaauain noinnisfindL. 7 . bid] bai L. 8. n-oicncic]fainnes Y. baheargnaindamnaidarmian Y. 1 0.mndtlcoig tia]nognathaidis Y ; nothathigtis L . l l . E chtg e] ochtaY . 1 2. E chtack] ochtaY.
1 3 . Ciaslointer] caslunter L. slemain] illeg . in L. 1 4 . 6] illeg . in L.
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SLIAB N -E CHTGA II .
Fair,fair is noble E chtge,the home ofthe grim-bladedwarriors,the groundwhere the sons ofE rc usedtodwell,the place ofDublaithe near DergdercA notable place ofE chtga, Oenach Find,ifthere were leisure I couldtell ofitthere never was beforeme, there shall not beafteranyman better versedin theaccount thereof.Famous were two women whodesiredit,who usedtofrequent the ruggedmountain,
E chtgedaughter ofstrong Dedad,andE chtachdaughter ofLodan .
Though the smoothmountain be namedfromE ch tge,daughter ofDedad,whatever title was calledafter her,themountain's name is BliebE chtaige.
E tarbaofthe bloody battles,country ofthe hundred-slaying companiesaboldpack ofhounds usedto renditwith their roug h
-brown squadrons.
Theabode which was contestedyonderby Clann Gairbofthe TuathaDe Dananuthe strong place where settledDolbDrennach ,
where the piper Crochan usedtodwell.cidhe oiall nofog thaidi Y . if] illeg . in L . 1 6. is ainmdd] M ; is
ainmdon tliabY ; illeg . in L . 1 7. no]dafat . ofL . wrong ly. 1 9 . M ini: canart] nostregtai art L ; oonoliadia
20.mM ] conadairibL. 2 1 , 22] Adbarachominl et clandguilhdc thuathnihdodananu L.dollucrennaohfa. ofL wrong ly. 24 .forsmbidOmaha/19a] imbith 01min L .
806 SLIAB N -E CHTGA II .
Crochdndo chuanaibCruachannimarulaidatuathartorchait laDolbmac nDAilim,ruc coscur is chommaidim.
IsanddessidDolbdétlaformaigin inm6r-échtadon chindruc leis inalaimisdeataCendCrochéin .
Caille Candén, Clochar nGuill,Ross (16 Corr, is DruimnDicuill,
DruimCairn, DruimGrochain, DruimCais,DruimBainb, DruimLochan leth-
glais :
Loch Greine, Grisu ingen Find,Loch nIbrach i n-lbar-g lind,LochforsndessidTromT6raoh .
forsngairet CorrCrfiad-gléraohLoch Gipp, loch Cori, loch Gué,
lochmBrico, lochmBairchi, lochmB6,loch namBarc, ic E oith in Mail,loch nE itte, loch nE thludAin .
Loch indE ich, loch indA'ige,loch nanDruad, loch naDaime,loch Léig , loch naFer Fuinid,loch Nechtain, loch nAthguinig .
Ath nahOirgne,ath nanoss,ath nanDamadamdorus,6th nDergm6na,ath nDega,Ath AithlessaindFéindeda.
25 . CroaM n] Conan L. 26. nimartdaid] uimamlaig Y ; nimadluidrue L.
27. torchair] ad.dorochair LY. la] ad. raL ; ri Y.
28] ad. rucachoacurachommaidimL ; w eacoscuras comaidY. 29 . I : mdaaaid] ArmindolluidL. 30.formaig in]armaiginYdoméidimL. 3 1 rualaia]ad. tuc leis Y ; w e L. 32. isdaata] L ; conidde itaY. Groahdin] crichain L.
33. Canddn] cannain L. Olachor nGaill] cluichiarohaill L. 34 . RonddCow ] nadachuirr L. isdruim] adrain L ; perhapsdédruim; ca
808 SLIAB N-E CHTGA I I .
3 th nahE igme,ath nan-6c.
6th naBaite ititdaB6t,ath Buba,ath Boiss Murchou,
ath nDimmamaic Edlicon,
Ath indE scrai,ath nUidir,ath M6r, 6th Mothairmuinig ,4th in Mil,ath nam-Meirgge,
ath Luinge, 6th Leth-dergge,Ath naLicce, Ath indL l'iain ,
crech 6thaCallainnfothfiaid,4th Feds , Ath Fertain Daill,ath Lethan, lechts Conaill,
Caille Conrt'ilfriuandess,fris’fertais 6ic écen-chless ,
Caille Nathfraiich 6 sin ’machoor-ragaibOengus Titech
IN tress-ainmd6 iar tanaib,iar cathaib, iar congalaib,bahé Caille in chlaideb-deirgindlaich luindLugdach lam-deirg .
Nert nan-6c ic rigeandess,dorairngert Findflaith-écess ,
bidlaConnachtaaslat,brait cidMumnig nosmelat.Fri Leth Cuindcain in téleibeE chtgeaineamréide,isahescain co briithmbalcfri Lethm6rMogaNuadat.
66. Murahon]marchoin Y. 66. aDimma] nima(withdmpanar.) Y.
M iiaon] eidneacuil Y . 67. indEaarai] eascra7 Y. 68. I othair]mothor L . 59. in M il] indil Y . mm. Mairgya] inmergi Y.
60. Luinga] rubaL. 62. a'thaCallaima] at. oinis Y (blurrad) . 63. in Dew]faind(with val indaillmparaar Y. ad. ; chilli conrui anes L ;81 osilli conrai anneas (with riampanar. ) Y. 66. fi ia
’fartoia] frisferddifisL ; fanimred(foanimredY. 67 om. Y. 71 . tau] is o Y .
SLIAB N-E CHTGA I I . 809
Ath nahE igme, Ath nanOc,Ath naBaits itit DaBot,Ath Buba, Ath Boiss Murchon,Ath Dimmamaic Edlicon,
Ath indE scrai, Ath UidirAth Mor, Ath Mothair Muinig ,Ath in Mil, Ath naMeirge,Ath Luings , Ath Leth-dergge,Ath naLicce, Ath in Luain,
the havoc ofAth Callain northward,Ath Feda, Ath Fertain Daill,Ath Lethan, LechtaConaill,
South thereofCaille Conrui, 65
againstwhich the youngmendisplayedtheirfeats offorceCaille Natfraioh was its name thenceforth ,
till Oengus Titech possessedit :Its thirdname inafterdays,after battles,after combats,was Caille Lugdach,fromthe red-swordedwarrior,the fierce hero, LugaidLam-derg .
Themight ofthe youngmen ex tending fromsouthward,Findthe poet prince hadforetoldit :The reaving shall be wrought by Connaugh t,
thoug h Munstermen enjoy the spoil."
Towards Leth Guinn lies the smooth side ofthemountainofnoble ruggedE chtga,andits rough side, till themighty Doom,is turnedto great Leth MogaNuadat.
chlaidab] chlaidibL. 72. Mich] laech Y . luindLugdach] lngtlachlaludL . 73- 76]aflar 80L . anert nanog nirri nandooY (ih addedbelow aflar the firsta). 74 .doraimgarl] rothairrngirY. 76
athcethaconaaht sladhradis mumnig rodu:meladY (the ath ofathcethain
76. brait] brat L. 77. Fri] taL ; ti (withaw hom)“in Mahand) Y . adba] gains Y. 78.dim] airdi Y. 79. amainoo tibrath baloY. Moga]modhaY ; malgo l .
Y ?
810 SLIAB N -E CHTGA II .
Romolus Da1 Cais cétach,niffiar indusdan-écnachdo D61 Chais, caiscidnaoliar,ac nach aicindnech ainfial.InbaidrobsomfailidFland,diambaar sligidnas6er-ohland,uifixar imBanbacombladtuaith robferr icht is engnam.
Cen-ferdibtarlaarmo chindthuaidimMane i Maig Findb6i ifaichill ribliadainmbuicac tuilliud6en-hé is 6en-bruit.
Adubairt rimtriathuaichle,geibdamesnobasmo thtiaithe
is bindriamchride roclosangree cen chor cennaiges.
Arsin geibim-sea(16 indflain,d6-somui tharlaadimbi'iaiddo neoch rothuill, nir thairmterc,doratdamuile in oen-fecht.
Atchualatar Dal Cais cert,idair on6ir inan-airecht,doratsat, in gasradglan,deichmbacachacethraman.
Ni closs terce brait nabidar Dail Chais nach ararig ,sil nacarat,maradcloss,ni rabat ’
os n-anaibniuss.
E irig is taocair ri Brian,
cidfocus, cidgar, cidcian,
ui ii] athotimcan chath ,
noco tairasategul-rath .
sr-m.) iaY only. 3 1 . 041]anY. 83.mdail Y. 86. M‘
87.f6c ] fnairY.
81 2 SLIAB N-E CHTGA II .
Bidairdn'ar Erinnfechtaig ,naceilair,aIlhrechtaig ,ui chluin oe61 , ni chrenanu6en-tidienataibinniu.
Ahair thiiaidrimac Coscraigri sig rogabTuaimnDoss-g lain,
imgaibedCilil, oian rocloss ,
n6biaidinaanéihniuss. A . A .
Tadcmac PaslAn, flaith find-Fan,Corr Buido ocus CendGécain,
ruosat uaimmo chuit cinad,romgonsat co hessidan.
Maith roordaig Crist tomchatin fingaldorinnetaratfi-saar seilbBig naCross,atét-somoen sihinniuss.
BopomeFland, filefeig ,nobitis rigdomroréir,
oiarhamtreorach, nirbamtimm,
ropomein t-eolachaibinn.
Ciaran cendcsch naibfo nim,
achtm6r-athait namuintir ;hamisi cendnambtirdmbinddar’giall écseardsibinn.
1 1 4 . al ibrachtaig ] aillrectaig Y . an ridianahaihnianin Y .
1 20. hidid] hidY. 1 2 1 - 1 24] aflar 1 32 in L. 1 2 1 . Fdil] L fan Y.
mac cainr buide ceandgegan Y. 1 23. maaatdaim] rofncaat L. 1 24 . magma]
SLIAB N -E CHTGA II .
He shall be high-king overmartial E rinhide it notfromhim, 0 Ilbrechtach
818
there hears notmusic, there buys not treasureany king that hasfairerpossessions.
Speak to MacCoscraig in the north ,
to the stag that won TuaimDoss-glanlet himshun thefar-famedCuil,or he shall be plungedin wretchedness.
Tadcmac Faelan, prince ofnoble Fal,Corr Buide andCendGecain,
boreawayfrommemy share ofsin ;they slewmefoully.
WelldidChrist, who lovedme, ordainthemurder they committedI amin the portion ofthe King ofCrossestheyaredeprivedofhappiness.I was Fland, theardent poet ;kings were once submissive tomyhigh commandthough I was aguide, I was not weaklearnedandfortunate was I .Ciaran is chiefofall saints under heaven,
save only the great Fatheramong hisfolkI was chiefofthe sweet-voicedbards,who were servedby poesy, nobleandfortunate.
rOmfacsadY . 1 25 - 1 26] om. L . 1 27- 1 28] aftar 1 24 in L.dorindidarY. tnaaar sealhaidCrist roelos Y .
anainaihnes Y. donidis rigmo roréirY.
1 36. ion ] ecsi Y .
1 26.dorinnatar]midaeanl 33- l 36.] Y only.
ATH CLIATH ME DBAIGE .
Diamhadmenochingedindi n-ath nafind-ferfial-grind,bam-sahe61 ,frifechtfetha,do sce61 chert in chliath -étha.
Bopadbasciath ocus seen,00 n-ilur chliath is coibdenropsatbr6enaig adaig -firi r6enaibriarig -Mainih.
Athmoambifuildarferaibiarnanguindo gnith -heraibdis rotroetaco triiaige,fir rog6ets g lan-
grflaide.
AthmoatucsatdebaidndeirgclannaDedaidfodibeirgdo secht Mainib, set rosern,conatrichait cét cethern.
Olc in t-adhardiamb6i sin,ciarboadbal indimgletin,imthein hé Dartadadiltrias’
romachtadam6r-fir.
E ochubecmac Cairpre chain,
ri Cliach cenairdde Agmair,6 Chuillind,fri iathfessa,doroachtath inarm-thressa.
LBBLcMSSaH . 3. ham-ca] L ; rohaam, &:c. oat. ha6l] hel L. 4 . 00061]LRB ; aeol, &c. ac t. inahliath-dtha] nacliathchathaLc ; nacliathathaB8.
6. coibden] caihghean M ; caidbhean 8 ; cloidhem, &c. E BLo. 7 . roped]L ; robdar, &c.awt. brdmaig ] hroan Lo ; hramaigh M . a] naRan LcMSaH . 8. réanaib] srmnaih MS . 9. moombi] namhaa, &o.
1 0. width-M ainruadheraih L . 1 1 .diarotréata] trmta(is B ;diarotheg tachLo. aomiaiga] cen trnage L ; each nuairi, &c. LcS ; co traig i M ; on . B.
1 2 . g lan-gracida] glan ruaide B ; g lan chruaidi Lo ; glan graidi M ; rocrnaidhe S .
81 6 ATH CLIATH ME DBAIGE .
Fri homun tairir natrietheliathsdraigin isderg -sciach
gnisetmoan-athdiaairerig narath nato-Maine.
Onacliathaib-sinamnei n-iathaibE lgaaineis Ath Cliath co tresse throb,marbadmesse nochinged.
25. tairir] L ; tairid, &c. RBSSaH ; thairidLo ; taraidM .
cliath L. caiaah] sciadB ; sciath, &c. RLcMS ; ag H .
guinaeadLo. moo n-dth]moannath L ; moanat B ; monath,
ATH CLIATH ME DBAIGE . 81 7
Infearat the coming ofthe chieftains,the kings ofthe raths, the noble Maines,made roundthefordto guarditfences ofblack-thornandofred-thorn.
Fromthesefences in sooth ,in themeadows ofnoble E lga,is namedAth Cliath , with its strong tribes,where I was wont to wend.
faire, &c. BLcS;H . 28. rig ] ri, &c. BMSSaH . 30. iathaib]sibsibL . dim] L ; aille, &c. cat. 32. noahingad] nochindeadLcS .
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ME DBAIGE .
Medraigemac Dorcainmaill,maic Tromdamaic Calatruimm.domuintirmaic Condondaim6 inis iarthair E sptiin.
Séolaisformuir, nocharmall ,muinter Maic Con comharann,
cor’
gabin tricht-se nileoconath-saMedraige.
Cliathmac Cuillinnmaic Duib-duinndo thegluchmaic Condon tuinuadrochair inathamde,oconath-saMedraige.
ISdesinataAth CliathforsindAth -8aééin riam,
ocus biaidco brathmbuideforsindAth-eaMedraige.
Duibremac Dubainmaic Deirgdomuintirmaic Condon leirg ,
togah ocon tracht-saadchiisindath -saMedraig i.DesmataDuibredonnforsindath-sariamtomam,
ocus biaidco brathmbuideforsindath-as Medraige.
LcSSaH . 4 . iarthair] siar iar S . 6. Sadlaia] seolaidLcS . nachar]nachar S monur Lo. 6. combarana] nachmarandLo ; nachmairenn S .
7 . aar’gab] corgobsadLo. trdaht-ao] tracht Lo. 1 1 . adrochair]attorchair Ss. tha’m] athamS . 1 2 . ocon] arin, &c.
, LcS .
820 ME DBAIGE .
Neide nith -
gonach , narmin,
is uadaatauisgemindomuintirmaic Con uiloitit Chron is Medraige.
Gaethmac Nechtainmaic Pirm6ir,hamacairderc E rem6in,
maic Roismaic Inhirbuididorat ing in Medraigi.MarcanmacDuinnmac Dathaigdomuintir Chuinn chet-chathaig ,dof6eth Marcan o6emcridear 6en ocus Medraige.
Gaillemingen Breasail btiainrosfotraic 'sin lindIan-ffiairandrob6idedin geo gel :is naidi reiter Gaillem.
Facusdachéli indalechtMedraigi is Gaillme,dar lettandate. Gaillemchridetéebri t60h is Medraige.
Laigen garb-liathmac Dane,maicard-rig nahE spAine,rogaboconath adchico ti in breth tar Medraigi.Ath Laigin 6sin illeforsindath, is biaidcaidche,is biaidcosinmbrath-eaadchiforsindath-saMedraigi.
26. M ] uadH . uiaya] niain H . min] nin Lo. 28. itir
Ohm] athait cron Lo athait or6ini S . 30. buidi]mnigi, ta, LcS .
38. Dot/taig]duthain 8a. 37. Gama-u] gaillibh 8a; gaillimh 8 ; st ill" H.
89. gal] ghlan 8. 40. itdaidi M iter] is uaithi ainmnighter 8 ; ul ithi
ME DRAIGE . 821
Nside ofthedeadly wounds, not smooth ofmien,
fromhimis calledthe smooth wateramong all thefolk ofMac Conbetween CronandMedraige.
Gaeth son ofNechtan son ofFermor,who was thefamous son ofE remonson ofRoss son ofInhet E nids ,took to wife thedaughter ofMedraige.
Marcan son ofDonn son ofDathachwas ofthefolk ofConn CetchathachMarcan the kindly, the beloved,fellalong with Medraige.
Gaillem,daughter oflong -livedE rcanl,washedherselfin the chilly waterthere the white sapling wasdrownedfromher is namedGaillem.
Close to each otherare the two gravesofMedraigeandGaillem, thoudeemestthere lies belovedGaillemside by side with Medraige.
Laigen Garbliath son ofDaire,son ofthe high king ofSpain,settledby the Fordthou seest
till the Doomcome overMedraige.
Ath Laiginfromthenceforth is the namegiven to theford,andshall befor ever,andshall be, till this Doomthat thou seest,the name ofthe FordofMedraige.
ainmnithear Lo. Gailiam] gaillimh S ; gaill‘ SaH . 4 1 in Le only.
42 . Gaillme] ad: gailleamLo. 43. Gaillam] guill SSsH . 44 . ri] at H .
Laigin gairbfiaclachmalls Lo. 48. Mr] ac Lo. 60, 62.forsind]ar in &c. ,aodd. 60. tith] athaLes. 61 . breith-ao] S mbrath can.
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LOCH RIACH .
Loch Riach , caRiach asalochdo lindibcloth , comtigdathinfetabair c6ich in Riach,co'linaibsciath scailes cath
Cethri rig betar ’
sinmaigdorétis graig , bagnimgar ;Caimell ocus E tar liar,Castaocus Riach nangrnadnglan.
Ingenmeith oc Caimell ch6em,
ingenaile oc BtaruarCelbil bél-maith , hithe int ainm,
Landleth -derg ahainm’
sin tsh'
iag .
Cuindg idCasta, nir gnimcloth ,
cuindg idRiach iat immasecheitchither iat imnamnaibi ndeildiatenicambrath .
Andsinf6crait nafir thesscath rofessar in lucht tdaid
isdesin tanicandithni-ma-frith infaith foruair.
LLcMS . 1 . amloch] M ; isaLoS ; om. L . 2 .do lindib]do lintibLo ;gu linibM ; cluinidS . cloth] cloch .\l . comtigdath] coimdi rath M ; con
ilar ndath S . 3. infatabair] no infetabair M nochonfhetar S . c6ich in]coheM . 4 . co linaib] Lo ;do linnih L ;dascnledh M ; conilar S . saailas] Lo ;scailtar L ; scallidh S ; coimdi M . cath]dath LM . 5 . Cathri rig ]cethrar S . bdtar]dobadar M : robatat 8 .
’aw ] saLo. 6.dorétia]dorrétis L ;darisdis M doriadhtais S doriagdais Lo. gar] g lan L .
7 . Cdimall] cainellM . 8. Costa] gasdaM 9 . ac Cazmall]ag cuineall Min caimeill S . 1 0. or] in S . 1 1 . Celbil] canaLo ; cainell M ; cfiimhell S .
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LOCH RIACH .
Loch Riach— who was Riach to whomit belongsfamousamong lakesfor its wontedcolourknow ye who was Riachwho scatters the battle, surroundedby shieldsFour king s there were in the plainwhodrove steeds,— it was notfor longCaimellandcruel E tar,CastaandRiach ofthe bright cheeks.
A nobledaughter hadfair Caimell,cruel E tat hadadaughter too,
Celbil Fair-lips, womanly the name,andLandHalf-red— that was her nameamong the host.
Castawoos one— it was nofamous actionRiach woos in his turnthe women are refusedthemat themeeting that ledto their undoing .
Then themen ofthe Southdeclaredbattle, as all know, against themen ofthe North
alast
he cause that brought it to pass !
ba'
l-maiih] baill gel Lo : balbog M . hitha] bithiL ; bithi LcMS . int 0mm]readperhaps in toirm. 1 2. ahainm] anainmLe ; atairm8.
’sin] con,
&c. LcMS . 1 3 . cuindg id] cnindgis , &c. LcMS . Out ta] gasdaM .
mr gm'mcloth] h irbaqloch M ; is riaoh rimS . andine banmradhfarath S . Cuindg id] is cuindgin LO ; cninces M . iatm et h] indmasech Lo ; nirbs rgar M . 1 6 . imno] immaL ; fanaM . 1 6. imic’il]indil] L ; isdail Lo. 1 7 . rmfir] in lucht M . 1 9. lucht] looht Lo.
20. ui-ma-j n’
ih] uifafrith M annifafrith LL . infiilh] fath Lo ; uifathaM . j orfiair] fuair M maffiair, &0. LOB.
Z 2
826 LOCH RIACH .
IS samlaidrochuirset cath,ir-rechtaibdamn-idnach n-ardacht 6en-ferdibiernambrathui iberna6n chath codnaibcelg .
Marbthair ’
sin chath Oaimell caem,
ocusmarbthair E tarfiarmarbthair Castaandriath6eb ,marbthairar 6enadasliiag .
Ni thernadibiarnambrathsasin chath, nirbo gnimcloth ,
achtamain Riach railbech riiaddiarlenaiumrialiiaddon loch .
Int inadi tucthaacind’
sin glindfri t6ebBrommaSam,
genidtipraandriatl’ir,fichiddarmi n isdarmag .
Dogni Riach tech ésaeind,dar linn robo 16rdo neimcuiris comladarabél,
ciarbo thrén niranseht sin.
Fecht n-6en net ladadint enrob6i tan tall issin tig
fichis in topur co tren,
in scéldiar’ badit nafir.
2 1 . I S samlaid] amlaid, &c. LcMS . oath] in cath LcMS. 22. n-idnaah]uiduachfee. ofL (wrong ly) neangach Lo neimneach M . n-ard] niu-d(aorraatadapparently to naid) L : nderg M . 23 . mbrath] M : brath LLcS .
24 . tharau] therno LcM ; thig S . codnaib] comnaM ; cough; 8 :
naLc. 26. Marbthair] mnrhthar LcMS . Cdimall] chihell L ; cainell M .
26. marbthair] marbthar LcMS . 27. marbthair] marbthar LcM ; marbt‘
8.
Costa] gastaM . 28. marbthair]marbthar LcM marbt S . add] adS .
29 . tharua] therno LcM . iaruambrath] amambrath L ; asin chath, Cu.
LcS ; an oath M . 30. assin chath] iaruambrath, &c. LcMS . nirbo]nocho Lo ; nir M. 3 1 . acht ama‘in] ammainacht L ; acht bain M .
railbech] relgeach S . 32.diarlen] orlean M ; rolen S . ainm] aainmMriaInad] re InadLLcS buan M . don] in MS . 33 . i] aLcSnaM . tuctha] tncaidh M . 34 .
’
sin] an M . fri] re MS ; i L
828 LOCH RIACH .
INmile rob6i ’sindun,
isderbdun, rosbAidcomochocus bidis Riach nar-r6enatétmar 6en issin loch .
IN fail rolegsat nafirfo lindLir, col-lin asooth ,dathfolacachfirar hair,is 6dathfofnair in loch .
Ceirig Betenu uili iudeach sechtmadbliadain, habnau
bafinuaic techt isin loch ,corcraco cloth cingtis (rad.
806naCaltech 6sachindimmondind, bodigraisdath ,
ocus Ath naCairech c6em,
isde statmar 6en, is rath .
F6t,diataMag F6t cofir,ar r6t nar-rig robo chloth
is 6 in F6t-sin ,fétaasl6g ,harechtaire l6rdon loch .
Mess Alludais Rnathar séerlotar t6ebfri t6ebcomochdo chorcradacairech ind,co rosbaidfo lindin loch .
46. IN ] coic Lc ; naM . mile] mili, &c. LcS ; miled, &c. MS .
’sin] as LcMS . 46. rosbatd] robaidL. 48. atdt] itat L ;isdeataM . mar 6m] faroan LcM . iacin] an M ; in Lo.
49 .fail] hail MS . rolagaat] roleicseadLo ;daleathsat M . 60. lind]lintib, &c. MS . col-lin a] co linaibLo ; co lin S ; linih M . 61 . orW]at nnair, &c. LcS dar nnair M . 52 .foféair] fonair L rofuairLcrosfuair M ; forum8. 64 . each] gachaM . bauair] buan M ; bindhfian S .
66. in] bat L ; gidM . firma] finn, &c. LcM . oataaht]dothediaM ;
is tocht L. iain] isaLo ; cnsin 8 ; fan M . 66. man ao cloth]
LOCH RIACH .
A thousandmen who were in the keepitdrownedspeedily, ’
tis certainanditdrownedRiach ofthe victories
they lieall together in the lake.
In the place where thedeadmen rottedunder the waters ofLer,with theirwealth ofblossoms,the colour ofeachman’
s bloodin turnis the colour that the lakeacquired.All the sheep in E rin were plungedthereinevery seventh year,— it was alasting customwhite they were when they enteredthe lake,famously redthey steppedforth .
The Sheep’
s Thorn, that stands above itovershadowing the spot, ex cellent ofcolour,andthe Fordofthefair Sheepare namedfromthis , both ofthem
,— it is agrace.
Fot,fromwhomin truth Mag Fot is named,was famous on the Roadofthe King s :this Fot, — comely was his hostwas baih
'
fi'
in charg e ofthe lake .
Mess Alludaandnoble Ruatharwent early side by sidetodye their sheep crimson therein,
andthe lakedrownedthembeneath its waters .
in coreracruth M . oing tia] eindis Lc. ; oindsidS ; tigdis M .
inaL ; in M mou S . bedig raia] robo let M .darath M . 60. is] om. S .
far-(en LcM armu 8. i "alhlal ]oqh M conarath 8.
mainly illeg ible in M . 62. or r6t] arath Lo arf6dS .
66. MmA lluda] Mesc illudhaS :in Réathar] rnutbar Lo ; atulhar S . 67. ind] cum8.
roabdid] corbaidedLo. falind] ma: mu 8.
0sin S
829
63 . fi ts a]is me ailltnbLa.
68. no
in] on Lu ;
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MAG N -AIDNI
Mag nAidni, comuriurmag ,co saidbri is co séer-élonnadfirmaige Aidui nan-ech
fir nachdatdaidbri imdeibech .
Begaimmoduldialabradcoash’
rag n-dlaindn-imadbal,asmo threbthusfo thuradriasenchus rias6er-bunad.Fiche is cethrur rath -mug rechtdo gnath -chur riacomaitecht :do chlainn Miledbamoladangraimmrig -fer rath-mogad.Dadag -magdéc cobodé ,set co sablad, ni séeb-ré,
slaidsetfri sohail, sercaid,do chlainn Golaimgairechtaig .
Badibmac Allgubadfind,glac nach amdlugadBrinntren-chaur nochlechtadclaideis noslechtadm6r-maige.
LRBLcMH S (two stanzas) Sa. 1 . mg ] L ; morart. 2 .-.ilonnud] L
lon east. 4 . fir naahdat] fir nach RS fir nachdad, &c . BMHSs ; is fir nach Le.daidbre] adhli R . 5 . Ba’
guim] bagaudLo. 6. aoa] L ; co, &c.ml . 7 . as]is RLc. fo] co L ; faM . 8. aaar sir Lo sen MSsH . 9 . rdthnmg ]rumog Lo ; ratmag M rathmod, &c. S3H . 1 0.do]di LSa. ria]do L re Lo.
1 2. ang raim] LB ; angairmBLcMss ; in ghaiimH . 1 3 .dagmag ] Bdeghmagh H ;dagmac L83 ;dagbaR ;deagmog Lo ;dagmodM . robo] LM
882 MAG N -AIDNI .
Claide fidbadco tonnaib,irgnamrath i rig -drommaibfognidin cech throm-thuirt to
tone longphuirt is long se.
Snigtis tenidame6irmaithcsch trath hadeoindondeg -flaith ,
6 condrictisdailfridé,adi laimcech oen-aidche.
De conattaig in rig-fer
fidcomaccaibm6r-Miled,diaslaide,fri samus slaind,combadarusdiach6em-chlaind.Dlig idcen gairbe cen golainmoAidne imadbol,daigdoinoadairibdraimm,
cofail ’
namaig ibm6r-chlaind.Is andbebais in bladmaradfét Segais seer-adbal,dianidsogairmslog cose
comainmm6rmaige Aidne.
21 . fidbad] fidbaidB . 22 . irg nam] airgnaimR . with i] rathaB ;rath is L ; rathaa, &c. 8311 . drommaib]drommain 83. 23.fogm'd] fognith L ;fognadRB fodnom, &c. LcM ; fognam, &c. 1 1 83 . 4 1024611 ] thaire B ; thuirHwire 83 . 24 . tme] teinedh $3 . longplmirt] longphort L. is] us LcflsazlaM .
.25 . Snig tis] snitis, &c. BLc. tenid] tine RLc.
27. 6 condrictic] ocondrictis, &c. LE MK ; ocondrig tis B ; ocan richthis 83 .
nooondrictis Lo. 28. ada'la'im] adi landL ; ccdilaimR ; adilaimB.
29. mattae’g] conattaibL ; conatach B ; conadaidh R ; conataidLo. 30. so]
MAG N-AIDNI . 888
Digging up ofwoods with their stumps,construction ofraths on royal hills :there was wont tobemade in huge piles yonderfirefor encampmentandex pedition.
His noble fingers usedtodrip firewhenever it was the will ofthe brave prince,when theyassembledtogetherbydayhis two hands [made fire] every night.Therefore the kinglymandemandedawoodfromthe sons ofgreat Milto level it,aname full ofpleasantness,that itmight beahomefor his kindly race.
It claims,freefromfiercenessandsorrow,
its namefromhuge Aidne,because he brought apeoplefromthe oakwoods,so that agreat racedwells in the plains thereof.It is there thefamousmandied,as noble great Segeiarelateswhence the appellation ofthe hosts till nowis the great surname ofMag Aidne.
mLo ; 0 M . mamaib]maccu R . 3 1 . admin] andM . claind]sloind, &c. 32 . combad] L ; comM ; comad, &c. owl. abdem] L ;deg . &c . cat. 33 . cmgal] cin (301 B ; is can chol Lo. 36.daig ] cm. H.dafuc] msfuc Lodafuc L . draimm]dramm, &c . LRBdreamLo ;droimm83 .
36. m] in M . mérchlm'nd] morcblaud, &c. LB mumlundR ;dileandLc.
37 . bladmar] bladmar R ; bladbmor 83 . 38. adfét] L ; asbeir, 8m. oat.
S egais] teguis L. flier-j] sir B . 39 .dianid]diannd, &c. “M83 .
ngairm] togairmL.
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MOE NMAG .
M6enmag , caM6en etainmag ,tar cach r6en barig -adbalfuair inaiums6er co subs
6M6enmaithmac Allguba.Mar 6en is clann Mfledmasstuc Moen in rig
-fer robrassLabraidluchair, uaderchra,adnadsuthain saer-berrtha.
Dadan oc M6en,monur ndaith,6fusit scludin s6er-flaith,gnimberrtha6s braine belaigocusmaigeam6r-fedaib.
Pusirforbafénnidcenbr6n6 E t ir 6 E rimon,
corslecht M6en, bagenandguin,
ferandfuitbirmac Forduib.
Moen rucar tus, buan ablad,luag triarusar roberrad,(foclaid316g senchaar Samain)il-l6g berrtha, Berramain.
Berramain, somain berrtha,fusit ro-Main in rig
-threbtha6 chlainn Galaimnangairedaig badbladaig bith -naire.
BBLcM IlSa. 1 . ca'
] LcM ; in, &c. act. 6ta‘] ous t B ; ouad8a.may] R83 ; inmag act. 2 . 6a] mag Lo. 3. inainm] aiumR ; intainmLo.5. mass] mais Lo. 6. M 601 1 ] rmn Lo. robrcm] roblais Lo. 7 . Labroid]labradBM ladradLc. uaderchra]donnercra(with vel nampcrocr. ) B.
8. adnad] anat B . 9 . Da]dag R . 1 0. 6fair] oafoair H ;oafl'uair Sa. 1 1 . brains] bruindi Lo ; brain M . 1 2 . a] on . 8»1 5 . corslecht] coslecht R . bu] faLcM . 1 6. Forduib] callduibB.
880 MOE NMAG.
E roberradsundar tus,(noco tennadcen trén-rus) ,Forbarr saer nasluag , selladagrfiadchasmrocét-herrad.Fail sund, 63 cechmian-bla, eind,triachohrambundahel-bind,derbthas ui baisech blaids,esnobasmaisech M6enmaige.
Cethrur M6en, combuadabrethferratchualaar bith buidnechin M6en-sinfri sfd-blai seng ,ciaptar rigdai, barothend.M6enmac E tnain filefeig ,M6enmac Ugaine sirm-
geir,
M6enmoraindInbir E lla,molaimM6enmac nAilella.Frfth triacach soer-blaidsamaildo M6enmaigdo Berramaingairther cc c6emaibnacrad6 naM6enaib-sin Moenmag .
26. tennad] tendaB . can] each Lo. ; caM ; gi H . 27 . no] rs B.
celled] sellaich Lo. 28. g rand] grug B. borrad] beamig Lo. 30. tria]tre LoH Sa. chobra] cuanhlaB. beI bind]mbilhbindLo ; mbelbind, &c. cat .
3 1 . Maids] bladhaigh R . 33 . ba’afta] buadin M . 34 .forr] isferr, h .
M83 afert BH . atr/Mala]docualaB ; adonal M . buidnech] brmmch Lo.
36.fri] co B. n'dblai] sidblaidB ; sidblad(P) M sirbladLo.
MOE NMAG . 887
He it was who was shavedhere first(he was not urgedthereto without sure knowledge)Forbarr the wright ofthe hosts,asight !hisfair check first was shaved.Here is the pleasant legendofMoenmag ,
renownedaboveall places ofresort— mark it 1in honorific clear-tongueddiscourse,no assurance offame .
Therearefour Moons, ex cellent in judgments ,
the best I have heardofon populous earthbut this Moen, slender, ofpeacefulfame,though they were king ly, he was passing strong .
Moen son ofE tna, the eager poet,Moen son ofUgaine ofthe keen weapons,Moen MoraindofInber E llaI praise Moen son ofAilell.
There wasfound, through the noblefame ofeach, aderivationfor Moenmag ,for Berra-mainamong lords ofkine is namedfromthese Moens , Moenmag .
36. oiaplar] gerbad, &c. LCM ; ciabadHSa. rc'
gdai] tig iR ; riga,drc . LcM . bu) badBLcH . rothmd] rewindB.
37 . E tna) enaR ; sctnaM . 1 510] lilig Lo . 39 . moraind] mor in R .
E lla] RLc ; allu, &c. cart. 40. A ife/la] ullgubn M . 4 1 . trio cat h] triathach Le .
Mar-bluid] sirbladLo. 43 . or] 0 BLcM u 83 . 4 4 . sin] inBLcM .
888 l
LOCH DE RGDE RC.
IN lind-se lfiadimcech 1a,dian-uagima6s senchassalindnach serg
-thercfri sam-dul,dianainmDerg -dercdron-adbul.Atchualarig co ngus g lanifusfor thir Thuad-Muman,clfco ndeochair chuchtacain,E ochaidmacLuchtalinmair.
Luchtamac Lugairdindlindmaic Lugdach luchair lam-find,maic Anlemochdafotaimaic Leo laechdalam-fotsi,Maic Smirduib,maic Molaigmaith ,
maic Gaith golaig ,maic Ingaith ,
maic Cormaic coraig , cluine,maic Ailellalash-chuire,
Maic Bt’iaid,maic Mértbenedmir,maicFind,maic S ithchindsaidbir,maic Gelaig , nag iallaimgai],maic Biagaill rain, bariagail,
Maic E 6in bric 68 chrfcha, oluin,
maic Itha, ocusmaic Breguin,
maic Brathabannaig , bladbil,do chlannaibGaedil gnath -
gil.
LRBLcMH8384 2 .dian-u’ag im]dian fuaigimR ;diafuaidimLc.
as] son Lo. 3 . nach] mmM . wry-there] seirtherc L ; seicsercB ;
rg serc H ; seirgderc Sq ;deirgdearc M . fri] fris M . aamdal] samdul L.
rig ] L ; ri, &c. act. 6.for] aLcM . Hand-H uman] stunuman R . 7 . coadrochair] candecair Lo ; coneocair M . 8. lint-M ir]dmuir
,&c. RM ; laimgil Lo. 1 1 . Ante] ainb
'
M . fa'eclada]cbdaLc : fraocbdhaSa. fotai] facai B. 1 2. Leo] beo R .
3. Maic Snurduib] fiic i'ric smirduibL . wai th]maeth L ; maoith $3 ;
840 LOCH DE RGDE RC.
Benches E chach cenainblerosrethadco seer-aidble.daig ui herenach anbalagenelach gnath -adbal.Ni rogaibClaire cétaigribadnAire imniam-sétaibin each nith badaeldolaid,cofrithfaen i Findchoraid.Luidfile Ulad, sinhlecen bunad,diabith-faigde,daig rachi'iala(g leite gal)nab6i in E ire noérad.Gen-rose oc rig Drommaderg ,bahé in c6em-losc claideb-dergadbul brath -gn6 thuc 6 thig
mac Athg 16diaathchung id.Tucdamdo rosc roglas réilar indruidoguasdoteitis tu rodeligd’feraibclfi enigdo Gaedelaib.
Rotbiacen chaire ceilgean condaige,aFirchertne,arfer in gascidguinig ,
cidhi indascidimduilig .
25 . tur3k aimle Lo. 26. rosrethad] rusreithet R . as war-aidble]gan saorfaibhle 83 . 27. m'herenach] is erenach L . anbal] amgar Lo.
28. agmelach] genilach 00 Lo an g einilach M . Cta’
iro] caire R . 30. ri
bad] badL ; baR ; rig bidB84 . im] moaL. 3 1 .dolaid]doluidBH ;doilidLc. 33 . file] filidLc . ainble] anble L ; aible Lc ;aidble, &c.mt. 34 .duo}diamM . Jan/dc] aidge L ; sigdi M :
faidhgi R ; faidhghe Sc ; siame Lo. 35. rachi’rala] LMsg ; rocuala, &c.
ccet. g léire] ingle Lc. gal] agal LBSaS4H ; raglan Lo . 36. na']ui 1 1 8384 . in] indH . noérad] roerad, &c. RHM83 romrtadLo.
37 .derg ]deirg LB ; [dg cwt . 3S . 1080] bloso HMSs rosc LC. claideb-derg ]claidebdeirg L : claideb“
R ; claidebg H ; clreb'deirg M ; claidhebheirg 83.
LOCH DE RGDE BO. 84 1
The history ofE ochaid,— no sordidgiver,has been spreadabroadfarandwidefor his illustrious pedigreeis no sordidpreface.
A kingmore generous with his splendidtreasuresnever heldClare ofthe hundreds :in every conflict he wasa beetle ofhavoctill he wasfoundlaidlow at Findchora.There cameapoet ofUlster (sordidgreedwithout reason) on his continual questing ,because he hadheard(choice his ex ploits l) 85
there was none in E rin to whomE ochaidwouldsay nay.
A single eye hadthe King ofDruimDerg— he was the kindly one-eyedman ofthe redswordterrible the treacherous business that broughtfromhomethe son ofAthg lo, todemandit . 40
Giveme thine eye greyandbright,saidthe surlymalignantdruid:thouamong allmenart speciallydistinguishedbyfamefor generosityamong the Gaels .
"
Thou shalt have, without reproachfordeceit,
what then seekest, O Ferchertne
saidthe warrior ofwounding weapons,though that is the hardrequest."
39. adbul] L ; mor in, &c. cast. Math-gm] brutblo, Lo. time] Lo ; tuc cat .
0‘
thig] oatig h H ; anoir Lo. 40. A thg lo'
J L ; athgno (with vel i calm-cor.) R
athlo &c. mt. diaathchung id]diaathcuingi R ;diatcuindgidBdiathaouinghigh M . 4 1 .do]daM di H . rog lac] roglain, kc. BS‘.
42 . or indru'i] aairdrig Lo.
4 3 . in] L ; uair, &c . RBHs i : fuair LcM . rodelig ] rodelig Lo ;dodeilig M .d’j eraib]doferuibL ; fdcuruibM . 44 .do] 09 H S 3 ; tar Lo. 46. Rubia]rodbai Lo. chaire]mitts H : cairds $3 ; sairM . 46. an M aig e]auconnaide R : aconnaids II achonuigi Lo acondaig M .
feircherdne L : ferccrtne, 8m. RBLcMSi . 4 7 . ymid] gaiscich Lo. M ]guine R . 48. hi] om. BLcS4 . ind] L ; in. 61 0.ml .
2 A ?
842 LOCH DE BGDE RC.
Dorat ri Claire is Chodail(bagnimaille is immomain)amérfo éi’iil g laismar g l6,comb6ifor baismaic Athg l6.
Roraidtriadebech i ndul(robaidcech n-enech n-adbuld’feraibismesse rotf‘ostdil gressed’emain t’oen-rosc.
CidReheidéim, nirb essildodechaidréimrodessil,d’iarair usce uair imglaincofusitdiamairdag -ingnaid.Gen-ferfolamacen lochtsoerf‘er grads glan-étrocht
ni rofaemnechfri sét sid,acht 6eudo chét, in n-ard-rig .
Rosir cech hiachair ’mesechinfor tuachail, bat6isechrosail, iar c6ir chuscle cain,
comhadf6ir usce imglain.
Sdegnlduit,at i rig i,cen baegul cen brath -bimuifail sundfridfiise ndilnig ido gm'iise, ag lan-fir.
49 . Chodail] cobail R. 50. aille] aile LR ; aille B84 ; aie M ; nine LcH
aine 83. is] om. B84 . 5 1 .fohml] foasuil II : fo Lo. g lais] nglaisLRBLcS¢ . mar 9 16] iar gho M . 52. combéifor] gnrcuirarM .
A thg ld]athchl6 L ; atg lo M athlo, &c. cat. 53 . Bord-Vt] robaidLo.
tria] tre LoH Sa. in] ag M . 55 .d’feraibismesse] L ; ismessedforaib,650. can. fatj
'as'] rusort Lo rosfort M rosfosdSa. 56da’l]diol 83 ;dil oat. t’
] LBS4 ;dcart . 59 . infair] L iarr RH ; inn-aid,&c. art. 60. ingnaid]derguaig LodingnaidM . 61 .foldma] folamadR .
844 LOCH DE BGDE RC.
Aidlis Eochaidin lunchait ,nirb aimdeis, nirb étl'iachail’nadiaid, cen glondmar rosgat,doriacht topur, tonn tiprat .Do choso nafola,fir sain,
negair rose in rig rathmairatopur natonn taide,moambibocurbe6-baige.
Tuc E ochaidacheudcen chol
fo thri co tendfon topor,corbo chr6-derg indercdrond'i‘uil rig , rogerg narochor.
Pus ir E ochaidnafertféile,trianert rig narogréine,fé rl'iin, ragacech roimse,dasni] glans gle-soillse.
Feibrosill E ochaidAssailfor in lindco lo-chassair,roraidtre bedg -bert in bres“ isainmduit Dergdercdiles.
Desin, batogairmtocha,fail comainmin ch6em-locha,6 condrecat, cocur eind,in topur is in trom-lind.
74 . aimdoic]aindeas B ; aimless Lo. 75 .
’na] innaL. can g loved]
cen gldir L ; max-glonn Lo. mar rosgat] ed. madrosgat L mardoagat, &c .
RMH Sa;mardosoatB ;mar toses t S4 ; ge rosgadLo.
0
76.doriacht] coriacht Lo.
77 .fir] B ; fir w t. 78. rosem] co iosc Lo. 79 . ta‘ idc] taithi M .
80.nocur] bocur B ; bochar, &c . LcM . M tg e] buide, &c. RLcHss. 82 .fo
thri co tend] L ; co tendfo thri, &c. coat. fort]mon Lo. 84 . rog ery]LHS ; rogharg S ; roderg , &c.mt. 71arachar] mchorjacs . ofL, wrong ly.
86. trio] tre M 83. 87 . fé rum] obliteratedin L ; fomn Lo foruinac t.
LOCH DE RGDE RC. 845
E ochaidapproachedthe rush -bedhe was notawkward, he was not indiscreetfollowing his hand,as he pluckedup the rushes without
violence, 75
came the spring , the water ofafountain.
To stanch the blood(this is true) ,the gracious king
’
s eye is bathedfromthe spring ofthe secret waters
,
roundwhich hung athreat ofmortal combat.E ochaidput his headwithout ofi'encefirmly under the spring thriceso that thedeep hole was redandgorywith the king
's blood, champion offamous compacts .
E ochaid,marvellous in hospitality, receivedthrough themight ofthe King ofthe high sun(ahappymystery— best ofallabundance)two bright clear-shining eyes .
As E ochaidofAssal lookedon the pool with its shower ofdrops,he said, byasudden impulse, themightyman,Dergderc (Red-pool) is thy proper name.
Hence comes— it was an appropriate title
the name ofthe pleasant lake.whenmeet, with murmur,
the spring andthe broadlake .
raimo] roinnse BS ; . 88. gal-chian ] geléoill e L.
89. Ana“) stail Lo. 90.for in] LBS“ an L0 ; aria, &c. ac t . M-chauair]locastair B ; sair-(with lomm. ) M. 9 1 . redid] an roraidh H ; canrorfiidh 83 ; renagairmLo. tre] ui L ; trio RB84. in bra] ed.mbres, &c . LRLcH Sa; mbroinBS“ inmbress M . 92 . is ainmduit]is ainmdi Lc ; bidh he ahaia . D trgdorojdercdemLc ;dorgsrt M .dun ]dileis B. 93. ba] imi B8.. 96. 6WW] ocondrocait, &o.
cind]aeindLo. 96. in aLcM .
846 LOCH DE RGDE RC.
Desin toladcen logadin cathfor £61 Findchorad,comludcatha, inadruadrind,isfathatruag in ting -lind.Don rig rochés,ferr each flaithui robgerrmo grés gle-maithmoflaith ic rig nangaeth ngrindnalamaig laech naloch -lind.[Acsin senchus, srethaibgal,lachaDergderc nandamnad,marfrithialebraiblindi,fis sedmar nasaer-lindi.]
97- 100] after 1 04 in L . 97. rola'd] rolaadL ; rolag M . 98.for] is M .
’9 . indmadrind] nandruadng rindL ; inamadrindLo. 100. afar/u ] iniath L : in ting-lind] is L (omitted is ting lindB84 ;donduiblindLo. 102. m’
rob] nirbo Le. grit] 6m.face. ofL, wrong ly ; g les (with r
( 34s )
BATH CBIJACHAN .
Betidachurn imChruacbainfridumu cachdag -nuacbairaélfiag 6nadsir-bladsmacht,arigradfer n-Olnécmacht.
A slfiag nang londfatafircol-lindrong ndataisdag -rig ,
adremmisdéniudolud,diargell E rin il-torud.Ferdaifaen-
g liaidco romsibsflsaer-Briain co sat -longsib:isdiateir roseoltasaingeill nahE orpaco Cruachain.
Maddian-airmemnos cech nirt,
nocodailfemsos saer-chirtdo Chrfiachain chaidcen chaite,ac’
nacbuathaidécraite.
E 61damfri sogairmsnaittecomainmCniacbnacomnairteui snail in tairmin tosonl6fuair gairmis g lan-
gestul.
1 .] LRBLcM883H . 2 .duma] R ;dhmu L ;duma, &c. 1,08nduin BM . each] gachaB. 3. Mad] LB onaRMH Sz ; mLcS .
maalat] can smacht Lo ; fri smacht S ; macht M . 4 . rig rad] rigu Lo.
ferm] LM ; for, &c.mt. 6.drong ] nglonn B. 7.dénia]done, h .
BLcHss. dolud]dalud, &c. Bssan ;doluidM . 8.durgen]diarogell L ;doroghell R . ens, &c. RMBa. i-M rud]allantorudL : illtarud, &c. BBSSsH ; iltathaig M . 9 . Panic] LB ;ferrda, &c. at. caromib] L ; fithib cath Le ; fichtib cath, &c. cat.10. co adr-Ionyn’
b] L ;micairdcch ‘
, &c.mt. 1 1 . itdidréir] L ; conado
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BATH CRfJACHAN .
Listen, ye warriorsabout Cruachu !with its barrowfor every noble couple0 host whence springs lasting fame oflaws !0 royal line ofthemen ofConnacht l
0 host ofthe true, long -rememberedex ploits,with number ofpleasant companiesandofbrave kings !0 people, quickest in havocto whomE rin has pledgedvarious produceManly in battle-routmultitudinousis the seedofnoble Brian, with their strong fleetsin ex press submission to themhave been sent
hostagesfromall E urope to Cruachu.
Ifwe stay to recount itsfamefor every power,we shall not beable to pour out the lore ofnoble sciencefor Cruachu, holy withoutausterity,whosefoemenare notfew.
Known tome by smooth -spoken eulogy
is thedesignation ofpowerful Cruachunot slight thedin, the uproar,whence it got its nameandfamefor brightachievement. 20
R ; conidde, &c.mt. sain] sin RLc. 1 2 . co]do RM ;daB .
1 3 . a’
nmem] airwindLo ; airmim, &c . SM . m’
rt] cert Lo. 1 4 . umddilfem]dodailfind, &c. LcS . 80's] fos aLo cosaS .
-chirt] eheart(with vel fitmperacr.) Lo. 1 6.do]dun B. chaite] chate L caiti Rchaidc
,&c. act. 1 6. ac’
nach] achuach R ; cusuarbL . fiat/mid] S ;uathad, &c. cat. 1 7 . mitts] LH ; snaite, &c. RBM elaidi Lo ; claiti S ;snaidhte 83. 1 8. Grace/inc] LM ; cmachan SSa; cmach'mi. 1 9 . in ( l )]L8 ; 3. Le cm. «at. in L ; caLcS ; ocus '
caet. tescul] taceul BM ; tasgalS ; trecc R . 20. g lan-gaunt] g lanestal S ; guathgeastal, &c. 833 .
850 BATH CRUACHAN .
Bochu Airem, éraimmn-ard,diambai i Frémainn infial-garg ,
fer rochoemaig naclessa,ic gnimoenaig ech-thressa,
Dolluidchucu Midermaith ,(nirbo chridfer ’mon coem-flaith)d’fuatuch Btaine co n-uath,diambai écaine iltuath .
Badothl‘er infer rosfucE tain is Orochen chatut,in rigan isacumal,co sir-bladbasat -umal.Siar ruc Midir inmbraitbainhi slait iaruaseer-
gahailco sfdSinche nasluag sen,daig badualdodag -Mider.
Co cendnomaide roan’
smtéidgléraide g le-g lanis gnath iar ngreiss co torudbag frifeissfri fiedugud.Andathort Orochen chaladcfarothrebhi roanadaMidir narebrag laninm’do threbth6eb-adbalAthesc clothl
'ir naceirde
fri Otochin co orb-deirgenessado greindiagorudmo throb réil co rothorud.
2 1 . éraumn] eraimLB ; eruim83 11 ; airimLcS ; cirimM ; airem(P) B .
n-ard]ardL . 22. fial-garg ] firgarg HS3 . 23. rocho’
cmig ]roommai M . 24 . ic gm'm] ognim, 850 . L08 ; agnimH ; oguimu
'
bB.
omiy] aB. och-thresaa] echtrosaLo echtrasaS : the wordha: been rewri tten
in L, andsome letters are addedin themarg in, which thcfacaimilist read: onma.26. ohm]acu M. 26. chndj'er] churdfer L crider R ; c
-rifer M’mon]mo M . L ; ardlaith Lo ; ardflaith, &c. M 1 .
27 .dj uatuch]do luatuch L ;duatuch M . 29 . infer] cm. L
roafuc]man ic Lc. 30. rimtm] rhamt LC . 32 . sa'
r alter L0 .
352 BATH CRfJACHAN .
Athort Cruachu co caidlefiadnatuathu toeb-aidbleaMidir, cenmaidmcose,
imbiam’ainmforsin téfd-seTuc in rothreib, 16g n-astair,do Chrochin, c6ir tuarastail6 Midir, tairmthfiaid’cathig ,
ahaiumnaid,amal étsid.Desinasherat Cruachu,
ui celarfor cOem-thuathu,
othuc Midir, cen gai nglé ,amnai co Sinig side.
CidMidir, nir thréith iar tain,
luidcoBriaidLeithmaic Celtchair,ruc leis in g lé
-maill nglain-g il
thucaFrémainnar eoin.
Bobai E chaid, (aidble uird,for srethaibsaidbre aéoluirg ,
badidilaobli chonaid)ar ti Midirmor-choraig .
Asbertadruifri E chaidui bat rui it robethaid,rotirmais écaine uilcd’inguais Btaine in 6r-fuilt.
50. j adua] fmnaLo ; fiana, &c. SM . tu’atlm] tuath R . 61 . maidm]
maidL. 52 . imbia] inmbiadh R ; ambiaLcM ; anmbiaS ; anmbiaidh, &c.
S,R . forsin] L083 : fol in, &c. act. 65 . théaid] tucaidR .
’ca] LcM ; gaBS : coa, &c. art. 56. amal e’tu’d] L ; eisdig eistigM ; amal eistid, 57- 60] cm. S . 57 . asberar] asberaB.
58. celar] chelar LRLc ; celfar M . for co'
emthéathu] fiacmmthuathuR ; fiadcoemthuathu, &c. BH Ss ; accemthuathaz Lo ; cémntuataM . 59. a»
g rid] congne Lo. 60. side] sidae M . 62 . Briaid] L ;
BATH CRUACHAN . 858
SaidCruachu the lovely,
in presence ofthe spacious tribes,O Midir, yet unconquered,shallmy namebe on this SidHe gave the finedwelling as rewardfor her journeyto Orochen,afair recompensebyMidir, report says, northwardat his home,by himher name was given to itas ye hear.
Hencemen say Crnacka,(it is not hiddenfromkindly tribes,)since Midir brought (clear withoutfalsehood)his wife to Sinech ofthe Side.
AsforMidir, he was no sluggardthereafter,he went to Bri Leithmaic Celtchairhecarriedwith himthe bright indolent lady,whitely radiant,whomhe bore ofi byforcefromFremu.
E ochaid(mighty indignitywas be,his brave troops livedin wealthy quarters,was on the track ofMidir, the great champion.
Saidhisdruidto E ochaid,Thou shalt not be fortunateall thy life longlamentationfor evil has come upon theefor the loss ofE tain ofthe golden tresses
bridRM ; bri cost. 63. mo] tuc LcS . ng lain-g il] ngil L ;
nglain S . 64 . tuc] rue LLc. 65. M aid? cochaidcodd.66. u idbra] saibri Le. achluirg ] R soluircH ; acoluirg «at. 67. bedidil]badilid, &c. LcS . achli] aiehliM . chonaid] LR ; chonnaidH ;
conaidh M ; chonaig , &c. B88”congail Lo. 88. morylondaig ] morchoraig LB.
69. atbert] L ; atbert,ac. art. a] in Lo. 70. m'but réi] nirbat rui L ;nibatui Lo ; nibctrai S ; D ihadroi H ; nibadR1 83 . 7 1 . rotirmmo]
864
73 . Tair]
BATH CRUACHAN .
TairaforudnaFotlacen tobudcen rig
-loom;tuc co BriaidLeith lat iar taindo sluag nach tréithdiathogail.Isandfogébadomuaicendil sénafo ééer-gnbihi tlais nabi ifat,afir,tuc lat hiarais noar eoin.
IS tossach sinfri guais nglédo thochmarcuais Btainecidsenchas tfiachail re techtdon Chruachain riacométsecht.
[IS i Croichen Chruachnacoinmathair Meidbe comor-gaildobiaCruachain,faseemngle,sel re nuachar nEdaine.]
tart LcS . a]are M . forad]forfudLo.
74 . robud] rebadLo. rig -foam] urograLo ; rithfogra83 ;frithfocraH .
uarH .
aidil Lo.
76. E rtnid] LR ; briadB ; bri, &c. cat. 76. nach]tréith] treich Lo w 8. dia] iar Lo ; are 8. 78. mat]fo io’ery-nai] B fo éaergné L fo sargnai, &c. BSME lau rgnai
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CABN FRAICH .
CarndFraich , cahadbardiafail,fiarfaideardonaheolchaibin Fraech ofuil in carn coin,
nacharmmth arman-imgoin.
Fiarfaidimdib, uifathfand,acolchaata’
nathimchall,caidi ced-aiumin chairn chuirr
far gairmbaidbetbuachaill.S loindfead-sadaib, in fis fircan imresain, can imsnim,in Fraech ofuil in carn cruaidisinmuig thall co tren-buaid.Onoc naDalaaaiumroimere re Meidbemor-gloine :dobi so co senarsinis eachfearandcaairim.
Cidmor n-ainmdo clmchlo in cnoc,
co tanic Conn, inait formoddochuadar sin nilias,is eachdunidarduschas.
Oidi Chuindmoirmac FheilimConall Cruachnain clair-leibindccdobiaCruachain naclach,robo riar tuathaibTemrach .
Lo only printedas in code: 6. readstat 9. readis fies
357
CABN FRAICH .
CamFraich— what is the reason ofthe name ‘2
let it beaskedofthe learned:the Fraschfromwhomthe goodly cairn is named,his weapon was notfeeble in thefray.
I ask ofyou no pettymatter,ye learnedthatdwell roundthe spot,what was theformer name ofthe pointedcairnI will name to you— ’
tis true lore
without contention or wranglingthe Fraechfromwhomthe strong cairn is calledin the plain yonder, ex cellent inmight.Cnoc naDalawas its nameaforetime,in thedays ofModh greatandg loriousit enduredto oldage thereafterwith everyman thatdwelt there, past counting .
Thoughmany names belongedto the Hill in succession
until the coming ofConn, who provokedenvy,theyalldepartedfromit,andlikewise everyman to whomthe H ill belonged.Thefoster-father ofgreat ConnmacFelimwas Conall ofterracedCruachu ;though hedwelt in stone-built Cruachu,
he was king over the tribes ofTemair.
1 6. ca] real can 20. readduthchas
858 cmFBAICH .
Ceathrarmac,famear teglaig ,ac Conallaclan-Temraid:rohoileadi Cruachain chuirr,
satuathaiboirir Umaill.
Gore is Condlais Ceitgen camocus Fraech,meardainmacaem,
cleathcurfacalmain each cathin ceathrormerdamenmnach .
Dofas cocaditir Chonnocus Bogan nanerd-glonnrointer E ri leth ar lethac indamennemeadrach .
Suldocheartaidcach acrichdoerig aqo eisith ,
corbeau cachdachele crodnochor thrath reidimruathar.
Tainio E ogan taidlech tromco Cruachain nacladcomdondis taseach atheag laig thréindeadlaidcraisech re crand-scam.
Doniadchreich isaCruachaingasraidMumanmor-chuachaig ,E ogan ocus Fraechfearrda,daleoman laech loindearda.Beris Conall ’
saclaudchruaid,'samennemeardamarc-sluaig ,ar crechaibChruachnanacneadd’eachaibfuarthanafanned.
25. "wiper/tapsfamfir 34 . na] nanaLo
CARN FRAICH .
Gonais Fraechmac Conaill chaisBogananaignich neambraisbeantarachrodd’E oganann,
ar son soolednasaer-olanu.
Congbaisasciath co sceanmdaFraech anaignidoireagda,mac rig E spaine naneach ,
brig adeas-laime, isdlig thech .
Frccraismac Conaill chneadaichFraech anaignidoilmeadaigindaFbreech ahiath E orpadalaech natrieth tren-seolta.
Suigidnasluaig caslegaibcaf'naicsin ’
nan-oic-feraib,sadiasdoig -fer candearbadardeibeadlodeig -engnam.
Bobi crich in chomraic chruaid,marbtharmac Conaill cleath -ruaidtegarat Mumnech namag ,fuiglech nanar caniamad.Deadlaidre chele se chathclannaConaill co crechtach ,
ocus is log urailecan lugmorac Meadraide.
Tocbaidar crandaibcraisechleo inmaonemermor-thaisech,berar 190aCruachach naclachint eodo thuathaibTemrach .
76. readperhaps uar,ale ! 79 . readCrfiachain
CARN FRAICH .
Frasch son ofcurly-hairedConallwoundedE oganmildofnaturethere was E ogan robbedofhis kineby reason oftheforays ofthe noble clans.
Frasch , lordly ofnature.
the King ofSpain’
s son,famedfor horses,defendedhis shieldat the spear’s point,by themight ofhis right hand,as is fitting .
The son ofConall,dealer ofwounds,answeredhim,
Fraech ofthe even-balancednaturethe two FraschsfromE urope’s plainswere the two champions ofthe strong andskilful chiefs.Thearmies sitdown by their spearsto beholdthe young warriors.andto watch the pair ofuntriedheroescontending indoughtydeeds.
This was the endofthe fierce conflictthe son ofred-spearedConall is slaintherefollowedaslaughter ofthe Munstermen ofthe plainsthe spoils left by the noblesdeckedthe victors .
The children ofConall, sore wounded,partfromeach other in the battle,andit is achilly reward— alas lto be without the great heroatMedraig e .
They raise on the shafts oftheir spearsthe vigorous sons ofgreat chieftainsthey bearawayfromstone-built Cruachuthe Salmon ofthe tribes ofTemair.
861
862 CARN FBAICH .
Cuirthear sacarnd-saremthach,’ar Conoll in cleath nemdaer :biaidaainmar in carn coin
acagairmandac eolchaib.
’
Carn Fhraich on Fhraech sin ille,
09 be uil cafiarfaidhe :mac Conaill, nar cruaidimchrad,molaimnasluaig co sulchar. C.
Donidreamdenamailear Charn Fhraich narigraide,abeith 0mac Fhidaidain,
slatdominaidarmor-daim.
Cindisdo beith in carn cruindo Fhraech anaignidedruim,
sabeith re lindMeadbaamuig ,dochindamcume armacraid.Be Coinculaindnacleas coindothoit co terman tanaidacomroc usci, coth oil,dothuit si lesin tren-choin.
Ar bordS leboFuaidfiedaig ,acath Omnaoil-meadaig ,robaitheadmac Fidaichfen,
glac narminaidarmichell.D
’
eisabaiti salindlainbeantardeachenn ’
sachongairdobi in slog are. sleagaib,sarimor camieamain.
86. I’M-cede] n ech Le 1 08. reedperhepe ’
t l midemain
CABN FRAICH .
Doniadin slog sin uile
trell iman ceann comnaidileagaidiman ceann gair guildohadfearrdaibadiguil.SuldofacaibMeadbinmag ,
atchondairc chuici ingnad,bandtrocht guth-bind,as buan blaid,asunadse sruth-lindsurchair.
Bearaidin bandtrocht builichleo in corp sasith sidamaildoniadgubais toirrsi theannnir choimseacumachoitchend.Baister sith Fraich acfearaib0mac Figaidcir-sleagaigarasith ,facaemcuaine
,dith in laich , is lan-truaide ,
Acsin an oigeduair thallmaic Fidaich, Frasch ahaall,ar Tain Bo Cuailgne nacrechloratruaididateag lach . CarndFraich .
1 1 6. readsulchain 1 1 7 . readbulid 1 24 . in] i Lc
CABN FRAICH . 865
All thatarmymakeapauseroundthe headawhilethey utter roundthe headacry ofmourning ;it hadbeen betterfor themtoaveng e it.Before Medbquittedthe field,she sawastrange sightdrawing nigh ,women-folk, sweet-voiced,famous long after,their beauty reflectedin the stream’
s shining waters.
The blooming women-folk bearthe bodyaway with themto the peaceful elf-moundthey utter wailing andvehement griefunbefitting was their general woe .
S idFraich is so christenedbymenfromFidach ’
s son ofthe gildedspearat his Sid— '
twas agoodly broodbefell the warrior’sdestruction,
’tis right pitiful.
In such wise came hisdeath yonder ofyore,to Fraech son ofFidachfromUmallat the Tain Bo Cualnge, with itsforays :heavy the sorrow ofitfor his household.
A'ru LUAIN .
Afir théit im-mag Medbado laide bidIan-mebrasluinddo rig rAthaimth1'1aimtrusssenchas 'AthaLuain Inch-maiss .
Ath Luain,~ cialonasalochtciddiafail in glor gluair-chertAth Mor, cenmaetm'idmadnm,
cofuair caemchludcomanma.
Bogah tigi Connacht cruaidrigan , co nglonnacht gorni -éh
'mig ,diarb aiumserb, rosrethadS ith .
Medbingen E chach Fedlich .
Céledondon-daig ,dar lemm,
mac BossaroruaidBairennbagairmgrate.os BairindbriscAilillmac MataMurisc.
Tri rignacombrig brotha’
cambitis rig rochrotha,for triun tellaig is techtanirbtar ellaig oen-fechta.
LBBLcMSSaSe (fragmentary) H . l . int-mag ] amuig , Aw. 2. bid]LcM ; budh 8 ; bad, &c. BBHSs ; bat L . 3 . taie] thair LcS ; than 83.4 . te ch-main ] lindmais B ; lindglaic ; lanmhais S . 5 . mbent] at.slecht Lo. 6. g luair glan LcS . 7 . m6r] olor L. ma'etmid]maethnudRB ; maitundLM ;maothtnud, &c. 831 1 ;mmthnugudS ; mathmog Lo. 8. ea]dia, Ate. SaH . 1 0. cong lonnacht] roglouuach L. gown ] M ; nglan Lc ;ngormw t. 1 1 . roerethadsith] rosreathadl id, M . BH ; re “ M l! 83 ;co sretaibcidM ; re sreathagail Lo ; fri srethaibh gail 8. 1 3. Cite]
see ATH LUAIN .
Ailill nirb ingaeth ic MeidbMachacs Chimbmthfo chomdeilbArt cen chleth-cheirdfo chaireic Meidbleth-deirg Liamaine.
Fognitis gnimu garga68 narigu roarda,isih roclass, iar selaibsluaig ,Emain laMachamong -ruaid.Feis Temrach , batrommatress,co n-immudglondis gnath -bressdosfucfo thairniamthaisseModh Gailian co ng lor
-maisse.
Ingen Bobech Fedlig FailMedbah-Ednig nair iméhSincen g tii nirfadécairbemnaibadliaset soer-seilbe.
Achtabith i tachain tairb,rob6i ic rig Machamid-gairb,feibrostubadag -ferdaith,mac rig Lagen in IAech-flaith .
Medb, rcpo thualnge 6 thaig ,forargain Chfialnge chétaig ,diaruc réimndodaing ardaig ,co tucmnai Conaill Chernaig .
22. os] is BS ;H . fo chomdeilb] co camdelb, &c. LcS . 23. A rt oen] artan can Lo artmagen 8 ; art eochaidlt cen M. chaire] choir Lo ; chair 8.
24 . Liamaine] L ; lorgmffide B ; lorcbuide B ; lorcmuige H ; lwhmuighe 83 ;alorcmhaigh 8 ;do laignibLo illeg . in M . 25. Fogm'tie] rognidil B.
2 6 . rigu] rigaih, be. RLcS ; . 27.feib] beanLcS . mian ] rochin» L ;roclasai H roclasa83 roslecht LcS . iar] at Les. 29—32. on . La.29 . atrue] tress L ; i tres B ; atrees 8. 30. breee] clec, &c. B& ; tres H .
8 1 . H ere 84 beg ine. fo] for L. thairniam] tairucu L. Maine] taisig M.
ATH LUAIN . 369
Ailell, who was not unwise, was husbandto MedbMachalordedover Cimbwth in likefashionArt, whose skill ofspear wasfaultless,was husbandto MedbLethderg ofLiamain.
They performeddeeds ofdaringmore thanall the exaltedkingsthus, by labours ofahost, was builtEmain, by MachaMongruad.Thefeast ofTara— sore was the strife,with plenty offeats andwontedriot,was brought to impotentabasementby Medbofthe Gaileoin,
with her pure beauty.
The nobledaughter ofE ochu Fedlech , ruler ofFal,Medbfromcoldinviolate Ednech ,
in truth thefence ofdeath never closeduponawoman that was richer in store oflordly substance
E x ceptfor herbeing in want ofthe bullthat belongedto the king ofMachawildwithmeadeven as her noble husbandreproachedher,the son ofthe king ofLeinster, the warrior-prince.
Medb(out ofher own householdshe was fitfor war)went raiding Cualnge ofthe hundreds ,when shefaredonapath ofperilagainst awarrior,andbore offthe wife ofConall Cernach .
32. g lér-maieee] gormaissi S ; gormglaisai M g lemaise, &c. 1 1 83 . 34 . Ednig]
etedLc. imildin] imlain MSaH . 36. gdi] gne i B ; gum air hi ] hi36riaBHS; S¢ . 60atroe] echairbe L ; reicc nithe B ; 000m'rbhe Sa. M i]
.iii. M ; bean Lo. bad] be M . ieilbe] serbe Lo. 39 .feib]adag -fer] fer L ; indagfcr, kc. BBS: indaiger Le. maith L.
4 1 . thiahme]malaing 1 1 0383. 6] on 833 .
42 . orgain] airdrig Lo ; airdri S . 43.die] L ; co,dzc. eat . ar]marLcS .
4 4 . co]din, &c. SaH .
370 ATH Linus .
Mar roairgset Gualnge caintre gnimn-ushro n-étrocair,soisetambairediabrathco tarb nDAiremaic Fiachrach .
DoudCualnge, bagrinn in g le,rob6i i nGlinn naSamaisceimme rosernsat sreith slait,co ndernsat imme inmbo-brait.
S luag Banbafo bét ’monmbressdiarbadba60 is uar-chess ;
roscacht i ngrisaibgemligfri trimisaibm6r-
gemrid.Mor cure,mor cét cen choldiatucsat 60 is uamon,do br6n bruachdacech buille,
slog naCruachnacloth -chuirre.
Iar n-imbulg , bagarb angeilt,rosiacht in tarb cen tairbeirtCnoc Tarbgaco tuath -
gniiis tig
nirbadbanathbais 6en-fir.
Rogniset uaibre ellach ,
DoudCuailnge is indFindbennachfiadsluag , sadbaco saidbre,imthfial Tarbgat6eb-
gairbe.
54 . roairgeet] rosairgset L . cain] chain, LcSS ¢ . 46. tre] triaLB .
n-itroeair] 7 nochair L0. 47 . brat/t]mbrath M . ros 7dairiis imc Lo. 49 . g rinain g le
'
] gnimng le B84 . 5 1 . sreith] cm.L ;
sreth, &c. BLcSS4 . 52 . co ndernsat] L8384H conanderusat, &c. BM
conadernsat, &c. BLcS . immin] in LBS”imBMLcS ; ime an H ; inue
an 83 . mbébrait] robroid, &c. L138. 53 . Banba] ban LeS .
’mon]moaB. 54 .diarbadba]diarbadhbhaS robadbhar Sa. ia] coca83 .
55. g emlig ] BBS“ geimlidM ; ngemIig L ; gemlib, &c. LcSSs ; geimfH .
ATH LUAIN .
Guiset gleic gairb6s grellaigi sechtmad16 len-erraig :co torchairFindbennachdelafid-glennach Fin t-élébe.
DesinataTarbgathuaid'sin ehrich hadbacomhsc-busid,do chath nacethra, céimudil,
’mambetardebtha,adeg -fir.
Boscailachnama’
sachorp,ruc cach n-agaco hard-phorttuc leis co Ath M6r
’mo suaital6n ocusalaraic.
Boleu co basin in gairmglandesin Ath Luain nalestar :ciarbAth M6r cen bieth -
gn6mbil,rochaemchl6 in l6n,alaech-fir.
Bas indFind,fo bini breithi Loch Dig i, badeg -maithadaairbefri glondngrindruc Doudmaigne co Mucf'ind.Bucaobtido co Dun Crommbam6r cachmire inm6r-Doudruc céimriach6el-druimmifatco soar-druing Assailabrat.Tucaless riaais riaorco h. Inis nGlais nanglomoris snail naptardecradaill :mealecnaco Leccainn.
70. i] in LcH . 72.-n a] gennach L. R ab] fuair Le.
74 .
’
sin] i L. be6-biaid] bladbuaidLo. 76. cethra] cethrar M .
eéim] cam8. 76.
”ummbdtar'] rombadarLo. debt/u ]deathraLe. a] om. LcSSsMH . 77 .
’ea] naL. 78. m]
tuc H . co] coa, &c., SaH . ard-Jrig LcS . 79. tuc]rue BLcS .
’moanait]moarait ? L ; moraidM ; fauaich Lo ; fonaidh S .
81 . in] is LcS . 83 . N or] gnor Lo. Math ]maeth L. mbil]mibil B.
84 . roehcfemehld] B84 ; rochlaecbl6, &c. LBLcSM ; roclaomchlodh , &c . SgH .
in] om. LeSSaH . a] in, &c. LcSSaH . 85 .fobinibraille] babine braith,
ATH LUAIN. 878
Theyfoughtafierce combat onmiry groundon the seventhday ofspringandtheWhite-Hornfell thereinby the wild-woodhull ofSliabFusit.Hence is namedTarbgain the north,inamartial landex celling in kine,fromthe battle ofthe beasts (pleasant path),about which there were conflicts, noble sir I
The Dun Bull scatteredhis bonesandhis bodyhe bore each limb toafamous spot ;he carriedwith himto Ath Mor, where theyabide,his chineandhis thigh .
The noble name clung to it perpetuallythenceforth ,
— Ath Luain ofthe vesselsthough it was once Ath Mor, with no softandkindlybeauty,the chine gave itanew name, valiant sir ITheWhite Bull’s hoofthrough treacherous crimeisat Lough Dige (Dige was anoble chief)his two ribs— abrilliant ex ploit,themighty Dun Bull bore to Mucfind.He bore his heart to Dun Crommafortressagainstfrenzywas the great Dun Bullhe strode with his haunch afarto the noble tribe ofAsal Abrat.
He carriedhis buttockacross his back,across hismane,to Inis G las ofthe bridles(theywere wondersforablindmanalmost to see)he carriedhis cheek to Lecan.
&c. LcS ; fo binembraith Sail ; bindbraith M . 86. be] fo B84. 87 . addairbe] adairbo L ; adairbri M ; ndanirbri Lc ; is adairbi s. fi'i] ri B ;
raLH re LcSSa; to BMS 4 . 88. Mug/ind] muii cindBM ; muincind, &c.
L084 ; muinchindS ; muighflnn 83. 90. each] go 83 . 91 . ria]loBSS4 ; re Lo. 92.druing ]druimM84H . A ssail] auneuil Lo.
93. or] 6rfaee. QfL, wrong ly. 94 to endilleg ible in M. 94 . g lomor]glom6r,face. ofL, wrong ly ; g lsntor Lo. 96. inma] snail, &c. B84aausill Lo.
tucL. been ] loco Lo.
374 ATH LUAIN .
Iat sin nafodlaergnalaDoudmbrogdamborb-emuaindFhindcombennaibbruachdarob6i i rengaibto-Chruachna.
For each sirmir-ruc nidemaraidaainmdiaeiseco luaumbrathafo bleidbil6s chuau cachatha,a6en-fir.
A Christ cen chaire nomcharar gradMairedomathar :aBi in tsluaig -siu teitfor celatuaisliu ’
nacech 6en-fer.
97. Iat ein]acsin asin s ; iat cc RBS4 . M ] aLs.a. fodtam]foglaferrdaLo ; fodlaferrdhaS . 98. mbrogda] mbrodaLo. mborb-mu ]mborbmhenmaS . 99. Fhind] L ; find. &c. ac t. so 9»
combeandachmbruachdaLo. 1 00. rengaib] rendaibLo ; rennaibh'S .
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TUBLOCH SILINDE .
Turloch Bilindo sec inde,indiu is lochdianidIan lind
is si Blonac ingen Tuiic sadudacrui rosmill.
Cidhi Bilandrodaselb,is gnimderb, is cobragnath,ataSilendcenaseilhd6ig cechmeirbismettu, ar each.
CesfaidSilend, saethar sir,is éafir, is cian in our :
biaidic Blonaic loch nalaechbidhi Silendtaethdon tur.
SirfidSilendsair is siardar each sliabcome abuntethaSilend, us. be samda,adba1 16 hatairsech tur.
Dar namusibfo roblei raith ,cen gnimdaith ,fod6er-bandul,
ciarolensat lindi laech -ban,
ropo seethar trochdiatur.
LBBLcMSSaH . 1 . S ilinde] om. B. inch ] in re L ; anno Lo ; smne S .
2.dianid]dianabLo ;dian B883 ;dinin H . lind] in linn 84H . 3. ie ei]issi Sa; isi, &c. east. B lonac] blonach M . ing en] in bean Lo.
4 . rosmill] romill, &c. LMSSa; ramill H . 5 . rodaeelb] rodoselbBrodusseilb, &c.BLc883. 6. cobra] corbaB. 7 . cana] ina84 .
8. meme] measaLo. or] om. Lo. 9. Cesfaid] L : roches, &c. eat.edethar sir] saothair sin L. 10. ie cian] LS bacian. &c. eat .
in] i B. l l . biaid] L ; atascat. na] no M . 1 2 . bidhi]L ; cid, &c.mt. tdeth] L ;dotwth, &c. BLcS rotmth, &c. BMSsH .
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TUBLOCH S ILINDE .
S ilend’s Lake-bedwas here yesterday ;to-day it isalake whose watersarefullBlonacdaughter ofTue it waswho ruinedit in planting the stakes ofher cattle-pen.
Though it is Silendwho ownedit(it isacertainfact, it is common talk),yet is Silenddeprivedofher own,
because aweakling is everacoward,’men say.
Silendshall sufi'er under endless toilthat is the truth , long is the labourto Blonac shall the warriors’
lake belongit shall be Silendthat shall perish by the lake-bed.S ilendshall search eastandwest,over everymountain, till she reach its baseS ilend, who was not shall come toadwelling whose thresholdis notdry.
Famous above women were thesefor grace,they pliedno business, after the fashion oflow-born
women ;though their lakes clave to the heroic women,
S ilendhadafatal toilfromher lake-bed.don]do M ;da83 ;damH . 1 3 . eirfid] L ; rosir
, &c. cart . is] i LBL t1 4 . roa] L ; riechtmt. bun] bhun M . 1 6. tetha] L ; cofuair, &c. eat.
1 6. ndbataireeeh tar] L ; nar tair sechtur B ; uar their-sech tur,kc. BLcS ; uar
tairseachatur, &c. M H ; uar tuirsech atur 83 . 1 7- 20] om. M . 1 7 . Dar]do Lo. fa] for meta] roblaL83. 1 8.fa] faLo. “er-bandul]L ;derbandul B ;derbandul, &c. Bn ;derbindul LcS . 1 9. ciarolensat]rolensat H . 20. ropo] rop L ; robadh Se.eat/tar] tmthadSzH . die]diandian Lo.
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FIND -LOCH CE BA.
Atbérfrib co huain iar n-nu
marfilait Find-loch cofir-
glanani rafindcofedil,ar is limmis Inn-demin.
Diambai Patric in raith reil
for Crfiaichmaith inam6r-phéin,
baenimfri saethar in sel,
icdin laech -ban is leech-fer,
Bof6idDiadiadidnaddeénlaithfir-glananglideforsin loch léir cen lacad,nochantis cléir cain-abbad.Bahedadglaitisfo bailaPhatric tairche ocus tair,adin Gaedel to gl6ir glé,aaebel 6ir ordnide.
Buailtis in loch ’nalinibdonasciathaibscath~minib,
combidath6eb-ler nach témar cach n-éebel n-airgdide.
Ed-sinfoderain gairmnglanFind-loch Ceranacomram,
maratcht’iala-sain each oil]
in brig buada-se atberim. A .
LBBLcMSH . l . A tbér] ader Lo ; atbeir B ; atber, &c. co t. 3. cm'] isandLo. raflnd] rofindL ; rosfind, &c. LcS ; rofindccst. 4 . ar] L ;dkig , &c. cast. is limm] is lindLo (in litura) . is aB ; 00 Lo.
6.for] foraLo.-phéin] Iéin L. 7 .fri] LB ; re Lo ; taBMH ; am. 8.
sJethar] saethair S . 9.dia]do B . didnad]dignadh B ;dingnadB.
1 0. énlaith] enlaich B. fir-g lanang lide] thiri tairngire, &c. LcH .
l l .forain] for in codd. loch] loc BB . tucad] loccadB.
1 2. nochantis] rochsndais Le . cléir] ceol LcH . coin] cam, &c. LcS
MAG nAI .
A fir,diateis imag n-'Ai,
sloind-siuduinn in seis rosua,ocus g lindigd6ibin gairm6fuil cendailbaainmnfia.
'Aimac Allgubanan-ag ,
hiath a16mac letradchrand,is 6 cét-ferdiarbo thoiseraloisc etir bun is barr.
Ruc leismethilmogdam6ir,morat6irfri cobracain
cethri seisir curadcruaidbamodsluaig aelaide sain.
Cethri huairear fichitd6ib,mar isd6ig , co tairnic leo
ciabai tempu sluag basaidbreni bagairbeangnimnoangleo.
’Ai rosgaidiar scuran-oipre
baig co n-oipne triablaidmbil,combadmoideabrig 'sabuaid,combadflaidaaium,afir.
Misefort greis,ari richid,cen nach ndichil cothamdil ;at idianadm6r cachmaithiusbecc itflaithius flaith cachfir.
BBLcMSSafl. 2 . sloind-siudamn] R ; sloindidLo ; nidiasloindidh 8 ;sluind, rofn'na] suaLcM ; suadh S . 3. m] B ; on . cat.g lindig ] grimmidLo. 4 . mdailb] gandailbR,
om. cast. acina]intainmLcS . mic] innuaLo conua8. 6.
'A i] om. Lo. 6. ac]aM .
chrand] camu, &c. BM. 8. rabies] ed; roloisc, &c. oodd. 9 . mogda]moghaR . 1 0. a] in, &c. Lesa. 1 2. mod] SaH ; mo RM ; mora] ac B ; i Ss. 1 3 . Gothri Main ] oeitriuaraB ; ceithriara, &c. LcMS .déib] leoibLo. 1 6. clfiag] sloig B. ba] aLo ; i S . saidbre] caibriLcH .
1 6. m’
ta] BB ; nirbo, &c.mt. gairbe] gairge 83 . angnim] gmmB ;
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MAG nAI .
Goodsir, ifthou comest into Mag Ai,declare to us the lore ofnoble sages,andassure to themthedesignationwhen comes in very truth the new name ofthe plain.
Ai son ofAllguba, hero ofthe battles,swift his handat hewing treeswas the firstman on whomthe task was laidbe burnt the placefromtop to bottom.
He brought with himabandoflabourers, big andbrawny,great was the service they gave, with kindly help,four times six strong championsthat hewing oftheirs was workforanarmy.
Fourandtwenty hours they wroughtas it seems, till their task wasdonethough before themthere wasahost that was wealthier,no fiercer was their vigour nor their valiance .
Ai beggedofthem, when their labour was ended,to promise instantly,for his goodfame’
s sake,so that his powerandpridemightbe increased,that the placemight be namedafter him, goodsir.
Letme be under thy protection, 0 King ofHeaven,
that Imaybedear to thee without neg lect0 King thatart great in every goodthing ,
in thy kingdomthe lordship ofanyman is little worth .
angimM . miang léo] inn. 3 g leo B nang leo Lo. 1 7. roagdid]roscfiid, kc. E BLc ; rosguidh 83 . an-oiprc] nahoibri Lo ; cipri 8. 1 8. aipu ] eipri M . trio] tre LeSaH .
blaid] blad, Are. 383 . 1 9 . combad] combat R ; oombaM . 20. combad]combat B . nait B . aainm] sinainmLcS . 21 . grain]genie, &c. LcS . richid] em. 8 ; an richidh 831 1 . 22 . mnach]cean B ; ceandach Lo : tucaia8. ndiobil] ndiebel,are. acli S .
23.dianad]dianat R ;diamS . 24 . itfln’
tlu’m]dodlaitbus 8. faith]
mait B.
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MAG MUCBIME .
Mag Mucrimemolas cech,mag ir-ragamcor-rognath,mag natige is natrebthachrosgabfine find-E chdach .
Ferann reidamréidriaar,fotarolethan roglan,
clér itat claidibcressa,léndodairibdair-messa.
Diamair ar each sluAg sonasenchasmaige Mucromauifurail sai no ollamar cachaidiafursonnad.A hnaimChruachan, roclechta,tanicdub-thrétdniidechta,cor
’
brostdemun in seilbseingco Meidbocus co Ailill.D ingantaibindalbinmucccet
’can-arimin oen-chnuccdiambette co brath ’
carim,
nisfuigbedcachfoaohomlin.
Bochoillset toradis tlachti c6iciudchliarach Connacht,conabidachtmeiss is choiesin cach thuaith i taidlitis.
LBBLcMSSaH . l . Mucn’m] mucramaL. 2 . ir-ragam] ar orgain S .
cor-rogna'
th] LLc ; cenanfath, &c. cat. 3. tig e] tighedh B . 4 . rongab] LrongabR ; rogab, &c. cat. E chdach] eachach Lo ; eachdan M . 6. ris ar]rear RB ; roarLLc. 6 .fota] fairsing Lo. 7. claidib] cloidmi Lo.
8.dairib]dairg ih R ;dairdibLo. dair-mua]doindmhesaS . 1 0. Mucroma]maoramaL ; mucrumaBM. 1 1 . m’
] nir BLc. 1 2.di] hmL ; oi R cai S .
1 3 . Clarita-ban] cruachna8. roslechta] ad. rocrentaL ; rodlechtaLo
384 MAG MUCBIME .
TAnic Ailill ocus Medbdiaseilgdiarimco roderb,cofriths ar in gainmig g laininafailgibi Froéch -maig .
Bofuapradaselg ’masechis arimco rofeithmech :
co MeidbhimBelaoh naFerttucthaar enach in oen-fecht.
Bolingmuccdibco ndath oiss,
co rogabMedbamor-chome,cofargaibfri bethadn-digalethar inaleth -h im.
'On 16 rorimthe thiar thairnamuccafiatai Frosch-maig ,ni soarfri scélaibfira,inmag is Mag Mucrima. M .
frith LcSSsH . 29 . 0019] ndil Lo.
’m h]fasech, &c. LcM . 30. arim] anfirimL. 3 1 . lei] t o.
LLc ; co R ; at w t. 32 .mach] ounich B ; enaig B ; mnaig M .
33. Rating ] ruling L. dath] LLc ;doit BM ; doithe 83 ;oith BSH . oin ] nois LeS . 34 . co rogab]
MAG MUCRIME . 885
AilillandMedbcameto hunt themandnumber themarightandthey werefoundupon the bright sandsin their lairs in Mag Fraich .
The hunters set to chase themone by one,andto count themright heedfully ;to Medbat Belach naFertthey were broughtall togetheratamarsh .
One pig ,deer-like in hue,madeaspring ,andModh caught holdofhis strong foot,andwith the haste ofdanger he lefthis skin in one ofher hands.
Fromtheday that the wildswine were countedeastandwest in Mag Fraich ,
(sever it notfromtruthful tales)the plain is calledMag Mucc-rima.
coragaibL ; corgaibB ; conusgobLe. am6r-chain ] ar oenchoiss L (withm6r inmarg in) at morchoic LcSH . 35. oofargaib] cor IacaibLe.
fri bethad] fri hedadbR ; re bathnig Lo. maig]aigh S . 37. rorimthe]rorimed, &c. LLc. 39. atwar] nir soar Lo. fri] re Lo.
40. is] ca Macn'ma]mucruma, &c. MS .
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DUMA SE LGA .
DumaSelgasund'sinmaigfors’mbitismaic Muredaigmaraiddian-éis iar ndulaciaboi tempu in rig
-duma.Lecht Fir Fotafor ArdChainsochaidediatartdomain :DumaSelgasundcoseiar seilg sémucc nDrebrinne.
MuccaDrebrinnefodreich ,
ingine E chach Feidlich ,
ciafordairambreith chuccacanasfuair nafiad-muccaFir-chet-éercdo Mac ind00Drebriu,diatartadm6r poo,ocusfir-muinter ’mallenamuccadiamtardeine.
Nidénaimdeccairdo niacht rodeonaig intaird-riflesc Moisi, bamorarath,rosoadi ndeilbnathrach .
Doroine trocaire riuMac D6diambtitar sundsiu,nach rucuadiban-érgnaaceill nach acombérla.
BBIJCMSQH . 2 .fora’mbt'tia] formbi is B ; ambidis Lc.diar neis B ;dianoias, &c. SsH . 4 . cia666] robai Lc .deag Lo. 5. Fir] fri M . 6. tart] tarat H . domi in] cumain(withdmperccr. ) M . 8, 9 . Drebrinne]derbrinde B . 10. ing ine]ingen, &c. SaH . E chach] eachdach firm etharh M .
fofuair B ; rosfuair Lo ; fuairM . 1 4 . Drebriu]deirbriu LcM .
888 DUMA SE LGA.
Mithair cheile nambanmbléith ,Garbdalbdubadachdibléith ,
rolabrichtforruasabucht,condusralahit -richt ruad-mucc.
Conn ocus Findocus Flandnafir, bahiatan-anmann :
Mel ocus Treg ocus Treis
anmann namban rian-aisneis.
On 16 rodorchadandatharmess chno-chaille Achad,bahiataumann nalaech lainFrfiechan, Banbdn, Brogarbén
Foderabr6ndo Brug Bregin richt hi raladcaoh ben :
Grain-chrin, Odel-chéis, Treilech terman-anmann nam-muccmboinenn .
Battarbliadain oc Buichet ;
Oengus in ridosruicheltdiarogabmianamnai inmailimstAicdo broinn Brogan-bain.
Babr6ndo Brogarbfin Breg6
’
tchuaiddoinferasabenmarbtharagain in ben ban,
ar Buichetdo Brogarban.
Ni holc rodlechtdimdoben,
andathort in tore tosh-
gel,
madmian lé staicdomreoilmaith,rosbiafotdaig ,adeg -Mich .
”
25 . mban] mbanban M . 26. Garbdalb] garbdall BLcM . 81 . Troy]teig Lo. 32. rian-cium'
a] rembaindleas Lo. 33. ndath]duh R .
34 . A chad] eschach SJH . 36. mam] ainimR ; anmandaM.
37 . Brag] brutbBBM . 38. ratad] rah B ; rabha83 ; rabai H .
39. Cool-obéis] caonceis B . 40. act-mans ] R ; namu xa, &c. MH ;
anmannaLcS ; ; an'u'x B. 42 . in rt'
] imt in Lo. M M ]
DUMA SE LGA . 889
Themother-in-law ofthe tender womenwas Garbdalb, gloomyandungentleshe cast on themaspellfromher bosom,
andturnedtheminto theformofredswine.
Conn, Find, andFlandwere themen,
— those were their namesMel, Treg ,andTreiswere the names recordedofthe women.
Fromtheday that their hue wasdarkenedafter eating thefruit ofthe nutgrove ofGaill Achadthese were the names ofthefaultlessWarriors,Fraechan, Banban, Brogarban.
The shape to which each ofthe women was turnedcausedgriefto the Brug ofBregaCrainchrin, Coelcheis , strong Treilech
were the names ofthe sister-swine.
They spentayear with Buichet ;the King Oengus concealedthem,
when the chieftain’
s wife was seizedwith longingforasteak ofi
'
Brogarban’s belly.
I t wasagriefto Brogarban ofBregawhen the woman’
s husbandtoldhimofitLet us slay the white woman,”saidBuichet to Brogarban .
No evil hath thy wifedeservedofme,saidthen the white-flankedswineifshedesire asteak ofmy tender flesh ,
she shall have itfor thy sake , brave warrior !
dosruithelt R ;dusrucheadLo ;dusroichcealt 83 . 43 . amndi]domasiLo ; mnai, k c. 831 1 . in ndil] mbain B.
broarbain R ; bargabain M . 46.ddinfer]donfhir Lo. aw ] in L OW.
4 7 . ngairm] agoundB . 49.do] i B. 50. atbert] athath R. tore] tort M .
61 . mad] inadB. oldie] sonic B. 62. M M ] rosbiath R ; rodhiaLo ; rothiaH . j otddig]fodgaB ; fadeoidLo ; fodgaidh M. M ] flaith L083 .
2 D 2
890 DUMA SE LGA .
Rothinol, babaeth in ben,
cét léech , cét con roduslen,
cét ng lii is cét sciath co ngrainbado brondudBrogarbdin.
Rosbrui Brogarbén Buirg Brainaoenur triaimmargail,ocus rosnacht inmnaiatdaig Buichet ocambai.Co Brug maic ind0c iarsinrucc Brogarbénamuintir,diarogablaidd6ibfridébatar inmaine guuise.
”Conaitchetarachobairciaptar imdaan-anfolaidfribliadain,alaich ,aflaind,ar Mac indGo, ui chumcaimm.
Co rochrothaidinmbilefilforbrt'i Tarbgatige,ocus co tormalaidpraindéise uisci Inhir Umaill.”Iarsin sinset tobr6n balbcosin crich i fil Glascharnna86 classaadchi ’
sin chnucc,
it 6 lepthanalaech-mucc.
Lotar co Drebrinn, badus,arbaetargnaidd’Oengus,combatarbliadainfo chleithoc ing in E chach Fedlich.
64 . cét (dech cit con] cet con cet lmch, &c. L cH .
lear Lc. 56. is] om. BL c . grain] augrain Lc. 57 . M ]rosbai Lc. 68. a] om. Lo. 69. romaht] roadnacht M ;
rusadnocht Lo. 61 . Brag] mbruig B. 63 .fridc'] firdhe 83. 64 . Mtar]diamdar, &c. SgH . inmain ] inmainan Lo.
67 fri bliadain] co ceann bliadnaLe. aftaind] luindLo. 68. arr] forLe.
chumcaimm] chumaing , &c. RLc 69. 00] co Lo. rochmthcid]
392 DUMA SE LGA.
Hi eindbliadnaiar sainerochroithset in céin-bileropodoMeidbamaissein 16formurMuccaisse.
Iarein sinset siarfon chaillco tancatar crich nUmaill.ocus is 6 sin in 14
tuargabadinduma-ea. D .
Assin chnucc-eadochuaidMedb00 port Dubinse coderb,co rogaibDubinis ndeirgforshamuccaibtriam6r-feirg .
Botin6ltalaMeidbmuaidothaLuimnech co hE ss Briaid,6 Uisnech co hIndsi B6,fir Olnecmacht in 6eu-16.
Mairgdochfiaidin sluaigedsiar,cidfotarobas ’
catrial] :ani romarbcaohmuccmennbal6rd’ulcd’feraibE renn.
Iarein tancataramachforruar écin, ciarbarbachdedorochratar uileacht Brogarbdn barr-huide.
Muccdiboc Mucceltamail],ismucc eile i Geis Choraindmucc himaig Threga, batrumucc hi Cuallacht hi con-chru.
81 . iarmine] 83 ; babine Lo ; iarsine cat. 82 . rochroitlmt]rochroichset, &c. LcS ; . 83. a] i 83. 84 . muir]muinH ucmim]muctaise M . 88. tuargabad] tuarcaibseadLc. 90. 00port]coro Lc. 92 .form] irianaLo. muccaib]mucca, &c. BM.
trio] tre Lo. 93. Rotimilta] tionbiltear 83. la] re Lo. miad]combaois 8a. 94 . hE uRdaid]drobhaois 83 . 96. 6] so Lo. hIndsi]hindsib, &c. RB ; hinis Lo. 96. Olnecmacht] nolnegmacht, &c. BM.
DUMA SE LGA. 898
At the endofayearapartthey shook thefair tree’
s boleit was thedayfor Medbto holdher stateon Mur Muccaisse.
Thereafter theyfaredwestwardthrough the wood,till they reachedCrich Umaill,andthat was thedayon which this barrow was raised.Fromthis hill Medbwentto Port Dubinse in sooth ,
andshe took redDubinisagainst the swine in herfury.
MightyMedbgatheredall themen ofConnacht in oneday,fromLuimnech to E ss BusidfromUsnech to Inis Bo.
In an evil hour the hostmarchedwestward,though they were long upon the roadthe event that killedeach ofthedumb swinewasfull evilfor themen ofE rin.
Thereupon the swine cameforthagainst themperforce,asforapitchedbattleandso they perished,all ofthemOne ofthe swinefellat softMucoslta,andanotherat Oeis Choraindone swineat Mag Trega- it wasdoomed,andoneat Ouallacbt, amidthe bloodofdogs.
98. robds 'cc] baaOgaB. 99 . each] aB. mmmean] muoindR .
100.d’faraibE rma] aniath nereau L0. 1 02 . ciarbarbach] get bharbnoh83 ; cerforrach L0. 1 03 .dcdoroohratar]deadorcratar B ;dedroohradnrMdo rochndar 83 . uile] uilede 83 . 1 06. or] a, 8m. L c H .
moill] uill LcS ; . 106. tommcite] 7 was Lo. 1 08. Catalina/ct]oualluebta83 . hi] R ; an LoS: H ; nuns BM.
conchu M .
894 DUMA SE LGA.
In c6ioedmucc himaig Findhi crich Maine,m6rthadind:ac6ic eindsin ehrichfors’
taructhacosinduma-ea. D .
1 10. m6rthadind] northsmindBLc ; mor taidbhim8a. 1 1 1 . a]
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MAG LUIBG .
Is e61damimthrebthas t6in senchas suaire, nach s6eb-r6,dian-abar, cuirdco caisse,Mag Luirg co lin l6r-maisse.
Diamb6iConall, 6ath-blaitig ,ic rig Cruachnain chét-gaidar bruder6iladerceinasen6irdimelte,Tuc br6n hi Cruachain CheraConall tuachail trén-bera,mar rothairindtuaid’os thaigAilillmac Ruaidcor-roblaid.Bougab gairbe riein scél,
rotheich , bahairde étren,dar Mag Luirg cen echtmbréithreco Mag Slécht nasen-Bréifne.
Frith alenmainassalurgdo élfiagdedgairfodonn-obulg ,
co torchair 1s6 in huaunabilic
’Ath naMiannaic Mag in.
Natri Buad-choin Martinmirbaidsit bale-brig in blaid-fir ;tallestacheud, ciabuide,hi cin Chonruimaic Daire.
LBBLcMS (frayn ) SaH . l— l 7 .] not in S . l . m] in M .
threbthas] theasbas Lo. 2. nach] ui Lo. 3.dian-abor]marafuair L . 4 . co lin] L ; gusaR ; cosin, etc. BMSaH ; conaLe .
lér-maiue] laechmaisi Lo. 6. (lath-62a] i rath blaL. 6. to rig ]hi crich, &c. BMH . chét-ga
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id] chétaig L ; chedaig Lo. 7 . or]for BgH . a] an L . OM OM
'
Jderoil Lc.dimetta] immieilte L ; somelte Lo. 1 0.-bora]fedaLo. 1 1 . rothairmd]dodotairindB ;dathairindLodotoirinn SaH .
’oa] co LR , coaM .
1 2 . cor-mblaid] robladhaigh R . 1 3. Rongabgarbi riain sel rogaberesin scél L . Rougab] LR ; romgabB ; rogab, &c. LcMS,H . rum]
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MAG LUIBG .
Known tome inmy silentdwellingis thepleasant tale ofnofalse prosperityfromwhich is named— an intricate taskMag Luirg with its plenty ofadornments.
When Conall,dreadcentre ofstrife,dwelt with the King ofCruachu, chiefindanger,asan oldmanforspenton thefeeble brink ofhis
.
grave,Conall, cunning with the stout spear,causedgriefin Cera’s Cruachu,when he laidlow at his home northwardFierceness seizedhimat the talehe fled(it was sign offeebleness )over Mag Luirg , without crime ofnote.
to Mag S lecht ofoldBrefne.
The way tofollow was knownfromhis trackby the fleet host girt with brown blades ;80 the stout soldierfell by their handsat Ath naMinnanear Mag in.
The three active RedWolves ofMartinquenchedthe sturdy strength ofthefamousmanthey took his headfromhim, whatever came ofit,in revengefor Curuimac Daire.
riaain RLosaH ; resini
BM . 1 6. can icht] nanecht Lo ; oouecht, Etc.
MS sH . mbréithre] breithre L ; mbua-fro Lc ; mbreithrc 83 ; irim k c.
RBMH . 1 6. so]dar, k c. BMSJI . no]dar B. hmS
beyiru . do] In 8a. dedgair] 83 degdair H ;deogair L ;dogair, ac t. fo] no Lo. 1 9 . co torchair] cohdrocbair R . beam-a]L ; briannaBLcMS ; brianaBSaH . 20. m] am. 83. M iouna]mian B ; mianaBM83H . 60] st Lo. 2 1 . Martin]martine L ;marthain Lo ; martin. t o. ac t. mir]min L. 22. bdc'dcit]bdidaL . bale-brig]dobailo Lo. in blaid-fir]mbladfirL na23 . ciaMi 410] &c. can baiddo, LcS .
898 MAG LUIBG .
Rucsat 1e6fo gléreangellhi Crich Berre inmbuan-cheud,cofail tiarfo thalmain tallin cendciar rob6iar Ghouall.Isdon gnim-sin ic Cfiain Chaimfofiiair inmag am6r-ainmgaire Conaill nacét ce61damcendodaing isdag -601 . IS .
Ni raibmo chend,aChrist chaid,trellfo thrist isfo thing -baigm’anammo chorp ismo che61
rop sAerar olcarane61 . IS .
26. g lére angail] L ; gains angell, &c. BMSSa; gains in gell LcH ; giine
ngell B. 26. Bérrc] L ; laidhe, &c. RH ; laigde, &c. BM ; laoighde Sa;8 laigen Lo. inmban-chend] L ; as leibenn, &c. BB ; nalacobbend,&c. cat. 28. afar] ciaS . 29. 60 (Main Chaim] LS ; ; iccui t in
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LOCH at .
Loch Cé, cidimar’mebaid,diamb6i ’
namaigmin-slemainint usce idan,afir,cahinadasarerigFiarfaigimdibcuich in Ce’6 sloindidcaoh nile he?cia’
camb6iar Banbacomblaidindraiamraimar’forbairCrét heintadbar imar'hisin loch uaine cen uathbasint usceféilidg lan glas,raididdamadind-senchas !Drai Nuadat, nonertadbaig ,maic E chtaigmaic E tarlaim,
is 6afertaiumin lachaiar techt 6maidmm6r-chatha.Tenic 6 Maigaedte,
6 rogaetsat gai nime,iaruaguind’armco ngéire,
cor'saidi carn chuirr-éléibe.
Iarsin éirg is Cédon charnrobo snail n6rbo secc-marbt6nic roimeasathamthaisco Iar inmaigemin-
glais.
LcSSaH . 2 . 51min] lebair LcS . 5—8] after 1 2,S SgH . 5. much] caidhe SaH . 6. 6] 0s H . sloindid] Lo ;sloindeaun S ; sloinnit 83H . 8. in] ca8. imar’] car Logar S . 9. Crit hf] CraedS ; No caidhe SaH . imar’]diar, &c. S3R .
1 0. {wine can] uainegdhain S . 1 3 . nonertad] cd. ; ronertadLeSH ;
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LOCH ck.
Loch Cé, —what was the cause ofits breaking forth ,
when it wasas yetaplain levelandsmooththe pure water, goodsir,where is the spot whence it rose
I ask ofyouall, who was the 06fromwhomeveryone names the laketo what ruler offamous Banbabelongedthe renowneddruidwho causedthe lake to spreadWhat was it that causedthe growthofthe green lakefreefromhorrorthe joyous bright pale water,tellme ofits story !
ThedruidofNnadu, heartener ofthefray,son ofE chtach, son ofE tarlam,
fromhis grave comes the name ofthe lake,when he came to itfromthe rout ofagreat battle.
FromMag Taredyonder he came,when poisonedspearsdealtwounds,smitten byakeen-edgedweapon ;andhe sat himdown in the cairn ofthemountain-
peak.
Thereafter Céarosefromthe cairnhe wasall but stark-deademerging fromhis swooning weakness he went onto themiddle ofthe smooth green plain.
ronertuidh 83. 6469] baid, &c. codd. 1 5. 6a] 0 Les. 1 6. 6] aLo.
1 7. 6]aSaH . 1 9 . géiro]dene Lo. 20. car’im’a] roshuidh 8. 2 1 - 24] Suldoerich cc sain charndomoidin loch natin challdolin eachdoin’
nar thais is
clsr inmoighiminglais Lo. 2 1 .don] sa8. 22 . mirbo coco-m6] 8 nach"trenmarbh SaH . 23. an ] na8. 24 . maigemin-g lais] lochalinnglais 8.
402 LOCH os’
.
Carraicatchondarc emmaig'isann tugadfo thalmain :
6 roladisin camcloch
struchtfonmarb inm6r-loch .
ISdesinataloch Cé,atberimcen immargde,6drai Nuadat, niamda gai],ataloch 68 nalochaib. L .
26- 28] not in Lo. 26. Carraic] earn cloch S . ache-dare]dochualaS . 26.fa] fon S . 28] so 8 ; is can romuigh in
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LOCH NBILL.
LuadimLoch Néilh nasadnglé,ifuair basadbr6naidemac E nnaaignig ergnado éluag éaidbir séer-Themra.
N61, bat6isech selggaslaini n-iath E lggaco n-ard-grainiflaith Chonaill chrom-deirg cain,rogni cach n-oll-beirg n-agmair.
Drebrenn rofaiidassahulcserb-drommi rechtaibruad-muccaCollomair, 6g sugach ,
rosni inarab sen-
grennach .
Boslen N61 assalurg lumm(bascélfo obulg in comlund)conachonairt 6s chai chainarfut Maige 'Ai imglain.
'Ai, bacomainmin chon chruaidBunaiaignig co n-ag -buaid,dis.n-apar, gnaifo g laisse,Mag n-
’Ai cona6g -maisse .
Mardflatar namuccamessdaire Tharbgai natrom-thress,
luidset in soth co sir-bladcosin lochdialén-didnad.
LRBLcMSSn . l . Ltadim] luaidem, t o. LeSaH . N5 1] neilL ; neill, t o. eat. 2. i] fo B. Mu tt
s
] nasadL.
MSSafl niall Lo. 6.-g ra
‘
in] gairB. 8.-6eiry] brig L . meirg SgH .
n-dgmair] nadhbsil Sc. 9 . rofdid] rofai B. 10. serb] srebB.du rum]dread, &c. LLc. 1 1 . a] hi 8. dg ] SsH ; con fig , 550. LRBM ;
gad, &c. LcS . wash] ennach L. 1 2 .-grmnach] grednach Lo.
1 3. N61] om. Lo ; nell, &c. M883H . 1 4 . ha] fo B. 1 6. imbia]
LOCH NE ILL
where thefamous son ofE nnaAignechofthe wealthyhost ofnoble Temairmetalamentabledeath .
N3 1 was leader ofafull bandofhunters,g reatlydreadedin themeadow-lands ofE lgain the reign ofgoodly Conall Cromderghe wroughtall warlikedeeds ofrapine.
Drebrenn out ofher evil heart sentabanefuldrove in the shapes ofredswineBy the track they left bare Nelfollowedthem— the contest was a taleat sword-pointwith his pack ofhounds overafair roadthroughout radiant Mag Ai.Ai was the name ofthefell houndofE nnaAignech , ex cellent in strife,
fair under green sward, perfect in beauty.
When the swine hadeaten themastofthe oakwoodofTarbga, scene ofmighty conflicts,they went, the ever-famous brood,to the lake to satisfy their thirst.
1 7 . comainm] comain L. in] L ;do RSa;di H ;don, the . BMLoS . chm] L ; chain, &c. cat. 1 8. 49] ag B ; ad, &o.
LcM ;dag , Gus. LBS ; oil 838 .
20. cona69 conardL . 21 .dilator] adnadar B ; aduaid, &0 . SH .
22 .daire] measdairi Lo. trwn out. Lo.
23 . in soth] ifoth L ; asaoth B . co sir-blad] co sirladh MS :dis siladLo.
24 . cosin] isin BLc.
406 LOCH NE ILL .
Boslen N61 , bahordnatha,alorgdar nalaech -thuatharopo thurus trochfo thi-dig :luid’sin loch co roslan-baid.Desin,do réir each aire,Loch Néil conanél-glaineaidedNeil in teglaig thindatail-lebraibmar hiadimm. L .
A ri, robAidForainnfeig ,réidig romainndot rig -reit
fordodeis,ari baidbind,iar ngreisdo caoh laech luadimm.
26. N1 1] niall Lo ; nell SSzH . hard] bordléu L. ul tha] haBusthaid, t o. LcSSaH . 26. alorg ] illorg S ; -thti¢ tha] thuathaib, t o.
h SSgH . 27. ropo thurac] ropo thuri L ; is. returns, t o. LcS ; rothurus M .
28.
’sin] L ; saB ; fon B ; isaLo ; isinMsSaH . co rochin-M il ] 00 re
luathbaidh R ; oorlanbsid, t o. LeMSSaH . 30. N éil] L ; nel B ; nail] , t o.
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LOCH CON .
Loch Con, cianafitir,ac’
nabiain son socair,in gnimtalchair tiachairrochriathair roohocain
A hinsibModmuirech,co ng ibsibgol nginach ,
tucsatarith robaloin chonartdian-ilach .
Consrt Modcenmeirbe,tomalt imthor Tuirbe,engsat inmuicomaignedar cach ndairbre nduilge .
Luidrempu 'sin loch-ea,
tuc tenntudon tur-salasinmuicc,m6airmit,robaiditfonmbrug -sa.
Luidi n-indai in locha,feibrochind-siacatharosgabi s6dseilbe :ban6dfeidle infatha.ISdiaroimsibretha,iar toircsin atrocha,iaruamsitu comucha,dofilaiumin locha. L .
RBLcMSSaH . l . ndj ltir] nach fidir LcS ; rofitir B . 2 . ac’ as his]ig ns B ; sc cach biac ; ac csch bia8. can] om. Lc. 3 . talchair]B ; taulchauir H . talchar, kc. co t. tiaohair] tiachmair S . 4 . mhmin]rochacain Lo. 6. 966366] ginsibB. 901] KB ; ngel LoMSfl ;
nglonn S . 7 . arith] airidh 83. rabalc] calma83 . 8. in M ]aconsrt LcMS ; coinamhrs 83. diaattach]dianhilach B ;dis hiolscll(alteredfromniolach) Ba;dis hilsch H . 9. mart] BM sonsirt out.
1 0. tanalt] B ; touisilt,arc. ac t. 1 1 . inmain ]maic BM ; muig B ;
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LOCH CON .
Loch Con, whose name shall never tell ofpeacewho is there that knows notthe wilful woefuldeedthatmade itapillageandapreyFromthe sea-g irt islands ofModbaying with jawsagapethe hound-pack towards itsdestructionbore its impetuous course.
The pack ofModunfaltering ,which the beast overcame roundTuirbe's tower,trackedthemighty swine
through every impenetrable thicket.Itfledbefore theminto this lake,it broughtdistress upon this towerthedogs weredrownedbeneath this homesteadby the swine, in countless numbers.
When it hadsettledits battlesit went toan islandofthe lake,andtook itas apleasantdomainthe soil was its perpetualdomicile .
Fromthe leng th ofthat pursuitwhen theirdoomcame upon the huntersandtheymetan untimelyfatethe lakederives its name.
imuc Lo. 1 2 . ndairbre] adeigbe, &c. S gH .
LcS ;doluid, «to. eat. ’sin] LéS ; in cat . 1 4 .don]do 8.
1 5 . n é ztirmit]moo sirmit B ; mo airmid, &c. BLcS ; mo sirmit M mo sinned,&c . SaH . 1 6. rabdidit] rebaidB ; rebaidhidS robsidhedh,ac. SgH : robsigidLc . fan] in B. 1 8. mhindsi] rochindse , &c. RBSz. a]mLo.
20. add] nodh R84 ; nodLcH ; mod, BS ; nog M .2 1 . retha]
22 . track ] toohaLo : troubia8.
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LOCH NBE CHE T
Adfethet lasch , linibslung ,diarb ainmBechetdaiger-mnadbafer tromm, techtaide treb,in sondslechtaide sliged.Glassmac Caiss, bacoimsech cuir
for Bechet ndurmac nDerguirlais rot60badcach thratha6s caoh r6t-bladrig -rétha.
Tuargaib69 each buaidin brasssnide Ruaid6sin rig
-ess
fer co ramuirn natriath tair,AedRfiadmac Baduirn bladmair.
IS 6hiagdorat in ri
Buad6aMane Mil-soothidoDechet,dalfridessa,toradran in ruaid-essa.Laclaindn-Ailellasech caoh,co ti in lathe bas luau-brath,toradE ssaBriaid, ui rom,
mar tuair Bechet, uidaer-chor.
Hi crich Ailellanan-ech
rot60badtor, bating -breth ,nabeth riachlaind, comul nglé,cosnamn6 rainddorise.
LBBLcM883H . l . Adfcthct] adféithedL ; adfetedBLc ; adfedadS ;adfeichet RM. laech] laich LcS . 2 .diarbaium] om. L .
miad]daigfermuad, t o. LB. 3. 6a] far Lc. 4 . in] fa, &c. Les.
6. coimsoh] cuimnech B . 6. adair]dur LcS . mac n in BLcMS .
7 . roto’
cbad] nath6cbadL ; notocbad, t o. BM ; (10n 83 ; rotogladLo.
caoh] gachaM . 8. r6t-blad] fotbladR ; rodhlaSa; rodmbagh S ; rogmag Lo.
9. in bran ] mbres, &c. BSaH . 10. w ide] suidhe in, &c. sail ; on . M.
1 1 . naMath] nu tuaith BB ; nathuaith, &c . LcH ;dathath l 1 2 . 1d
4 1 2 LOCH NDE CHE T.
Bochaith amirbéssabuain,
iar sour in grésas glan-uair,ar lérMaige Loingthe, in letdd]diafuairdoirthe BechetRomesc, romeraig ’masech ,
rodedail achruth coimsech,batoirmtroch rianathragudluid'sin lochdiaIan-badud.Desin,fo thrummatoirthe,fail Mag Lungain laach-loing thedon 16ech codemin rodetaainmfedil,adfethet.
26. in] aSaH . 27 Loing tlu] loingti (altered) L . in] naL ni 83 on . 8.
lot] leth 83 . 28.ddt] cm. L . doirthe]doirtin B ;doirche S ; toil-robe Lo.
30. rodcdail] rodelaidt o. Lc.S . chruth] L ; cruthmt. 3 l . rim] iarnaBLc. 32.
'sin] eu Lo. dia] ris M . Mm] lnath B ;dian Lo. 33 .fa]
LOCH BE CHE T. 4 1 8
Dechetate his portion, by standing usage,after ending the bright coldwork,on the plain ofMag Lunga— knowest thouthe carouse that brought trouble upon Bechet
He grewdrunkandmadby turns,his seemly bearing forsook him,
it was the noise ofonedoomedbefore hisdissolutionhe plungedin the lake andwasdrownedutterly.
Hence,fromthe heroic repast,is calledMag Lunga, laden with crops
its enduring name was grantedassuredlyto the warrior, as they tell .
f6 L ; faLc. toirthe] toirche Lo. 34 . May] loch R . Lunga] lofige L.
36.don laech] ocon loch L ;don loch Lo. co] cm. L. rodet] foradLo ;dorat S . 36.fedil]demin B. adfethot] sdfeidet L ; adfetedB ;adfetat Lo ; sdfédadS ; atfeithcbet M rofeichet R .
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ABD NA BIAG.
ArdnaBiag , raidaforceduind,maf‘edaichfir-thomascredthucbaisdeadanmaair n-aisscirmar tharlaar tengaichAbairbec rindnaBiada,otain t-aiuman-imciananagne can tarbaathorad,o tharrlahe ar illrugad.O cheithri riabaibraiterin t-ainman uair imraiterbeithri nach somoltasin,
ceithri comaltaCellaich .
Cellachmac E ogain E ogabindawefritholma
cleathchor, nar chairacharcrad,acethrur caidcomaltad.Mmlcroin is Mielsenaich sin
ocus Mteldaluadlendmairocus Mmlteoraiddondroing ,roclten seolaidar sser-cloind.Gusiridoclten in ouri,
niranse, casir-guiditucdoibcaoh uiar chradChellaichrobidalandichennaich .
ArmarbadChellaich chrechtaichdafir-muintirainechtaich ,do chindluaidi nachar leas,dobi Guairi can gnath-leas.
In . only. 9. riabaib readriagaib.
4 1 6 ABD NA BIAG .
Cuchoingeltdo uairaracharandroing ndairdualachramicdoambreith leis alaim,do nochor gesangabail.Tuc co port Rigdariagadnahiuidail,dan-il-pianadandrochrochadin ceathrar,fasocharasir-chechrad.ArdnaRiagde nadeadaichgnath -
gairthearac Gmidelaib°
sibal is clecht lo cachmbardalechtan-inadirard.
30.dair] perhapsdairech.
ARD NA BIAG .
Cuchoingelt putfetterson the long
-hairedbandhe succeededin carrying themofi
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captivethere was noban upon his seizing them.
He brought the heathens to Port Rigto g ibbetandto torture themthere they were hung allfouramuddydeathfor themwas afair requital.Fromthat timeforth ArdnaRiagis the name in vogueamong the Gaelsit is the wont ofevery bardto visit
their graves, their loftyabodes.
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INBE B MBUADA
INbermBuadasloindter sin,
coird’ eolchaibaindisinonich in buaidofuil in t-ainmdiauair in Muaidamor-gairmIndeosaddaib, is eoldam,cach buaido buildo bunadbiaidin fisar lar lohairdamonis canainmebair.
Tanic Parrthalon pairt Breagon Greic, isarsaidinhet ,co hiath E lgadariribtriath caoh cerdain caith-milich .
A n-inis Saimer can bronanddogoh port Parrthalondamochtairmar tharlais traigdo rochtain Banbain buan-sig .
Dosail Parrthalon naportaibne E reundafurtochtcach certdoohuaidon curi
car terc sluaig i sochaide.Cidfadathanic o thigParthalon,dar chreidcom-fir,ni uair iasc co Muaidmedaidsluaig fan riaseac rodebaig .
6. but] read£1. 1 3. Samar]diner Le.
420 INBE B MBUADA.
IS buadach int inbat oll,ar Parrthalon naprim-long
biaidfabuadaibdo bunado éluagaibcasir-siubal.
INbermBuada, biaiddaeisnaheolaig acaaiéneisco ti brath nambuideanmearscuireadeach ath ’
s cach indber. INDber.
INBE B BUADA . 42 1
Full ofex cellences is the vast river-mouth , ’
saidParthalon, primal lordofships ;‘ its origin shall be crownedwith ex cellences
by the hosts that visit it continually.
Inber Buada, inafter-timesthe learnedshall be telling thereoftill the Doomofthe eager throngsarrive,let everyfordandriver-mouth cease to vie with
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CARN AMALGAID .
Seanchos chairndAmalgaidfailsloindfeduilidon aird-reimamhe candailbcandebaich ,fis in chairnn-sachinedaig .
Fiachraealgach nan-ech seng
robomacd’ aird-rig E renn,do Bathi,fatendfodail,ri
’nachenn ui chualamair.
Famacd’ Fhiachranangruadng lanAmalgaidnan-armn-admar,ofail in carn can taisi,asmuig thall co tron-maisi.
IS he rothochail ar toein carn sin,facom-arus,mac Fiachra, nar fillarfear,ler bindbriathranamaidden,
Dodf‘egainalong lebar,is cummnaigd'aitegud:facabsaig sloig far slaitnisnaroimarrsaig adlaici.Hirfadadoibnadegaidcobas in rig rorebaid,cofuil nacarnfen inferleir in cach amaoiged.
Lo only. 3.daith] .i. smear. Lo 1 0. slaw ] and6m.
it . im] earLo. 1 7.dfqain] readti50t
424 CABN AMALGAID .
Acain adenandemincamAmalgaidanenig ,inadsloig nafoind-fearfras,coirasloinded’sasenchas .
Amalgaidmac Fiachrachfen,uadtir Amalgaidfoid-reid,bunadnwmis chell is chros,dar lemis smr in senchus .
FearsadTreisidon thaibthuaid,bean Amalgaidco n-oll-buaidahoigedsanath abos,fathfarboineadablath -chros.
Amalgaid, narfellarfear,mac Bathi nangruadng le-gel,
is uadaan inisanos,trilis chuannanacam-dos.
BrathairManandain combladBron, lsr slaideadin sen-mag ,is uadamagmBroin abus,mar naran toit re Feargus.
Acsin nadindadiamrasloindimdaibdo reir riaglaui lean solach indanos,(is trsorach sinn) inasuoboa. Seanchos .
26.damn] roaddénam 26.mu] readperhaps cairn 32. is car] iccr Lo.
CABN AMALGAID .
This is the voraciousaccountofhonouredCarn Amalgaid,the hosting
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place ofalert leviesit is right to tell its nameandstory.
Amalgaidhimselfson ofFiachrafromhim18 calledthe level sodofTir Amalgaid,home ofsaintsandchurchesandcrossesnoble, I trow, is its story.
Treiss’
s Ferry on the northern sideis calledafter Amalgaid’s wife ofhigh worth ,
shediedat thefordhardby,for which cause her smooth cross was hewn.
Amalgaid, that never wrongedaman ,
son ofDathi ofthe radiant cheeksfromhimis the islandnow called,the lovely precinct ofthe gentle guardians.
The brother ofrenownedManannan,
Bron, who clearedtheancient plain oftrees,fromhimMag Broin hardby is named,where no help stoodby himagainst Fergus.
Hereare the names ofthe secret placesthat I name to youaccording to rule :
noman oflearning nowadaysfollows the legendyonder— weare the leaders.
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MAG MUIBE ISCE .
Afit aMait iao namarc,cosatathig tondti ed-baleciddia51 in bladbassech,togah inmagm6r-massech
Atherfrit cendog randois,tri laide solmasoar-scis ,infath cen chacadceiste,dian-aparmag Muireisce.
Tolamuir-éiscmaigrigmintucmuir saidbir co sothir.
cor’lfnatrohatenna
etirfedais fan-g lenna.
Blfadain lan cen lobaddobahé in toradcen tar-gn6tuc rfcaohdathadiadeoin,
baturchur flathafireoin.
ISedsin romaiminmag ,6 filaaiumco n-ard-blad,mag sir nasondis nasleg ,co lin glondocus gnath-l
‘
er.
Lnsumssm. 1 .fa.a] 61 1 1 Lo. memo]muriusc L.
’
m ]mbarcBM . 2. uad-bale] rabalc L8. 6.frit] rutt. L ; fribBS . ma]n6is 8a; anairLcS . s. tri] triaLRSJI . wide] h idib, t o.ma.
7 . inféth] uifath L ; inn Lo. m] sen L. with ] chleithi Lo ; ganceint, &c. 8.din n-apar] tanahat RMB imauabar 83 . may] in 8.
Hairciou ]muireisg , 5 0. 83K . 9 . muir-6m] mairbesc LOB. ads ] LS ;
428 MAG MUIBE ISCE .
IN cetaMadisain laid,d6ig is cetfaidsuadsfr-gdith,inmi] immarabain oboist,hifich inmaraac Muireisc
Bamuir-iascmor,mflibmod,natuc co tfribltorod,dianidainmrosualt, radngle,co n-ilur rig isarde.
IN n-uair nochuiredco hollin bfast buidech abroco-lommfor natiribfo that thair,dosficedsar saeth-
galair.
IN tan naladin nellaibbahag ar nahairdenaib,in tan naladsis ’maasch ,
plag armilih namuirbech .
Mar thuc hi fich Muiriscmfiaiddithford6inibadoud-sluaig ,ssltfor sluag railgech in réisc
mor-ainmmaignech inmuir-eise.
Aiuminmil-sin, cen churde,rolen in tit -sin chaidoherosmairn 6sath cach cuaig ,cidgairmgni thdiaglan-leraib.
2 1 . oat] L ; coir, &c.ac t. 24 . ac] cm. L ; 6 8. 25. mir] on . B.
After this line 8833 imm.a“can : on Nata. 29. uo ch ir]L ; turnat. Malaind] l1q Lo ;dachuircadh 83 ; rochuiredH .
30. brow-loam] brochlomLo ; brochlonn 8. 31 . tit-66] tibB.
32 .dock ed] &c. LH ;do fichct BM ;dodcbcdt c. LcS ;dofiecodB ;doficcdhSt . cdr oi th-J si th u r L. 33. w il l ] L rolad, t o. LcSH ;
MAG MUIBE ISCE . 429
Is itallowedtomention in the lay,according to the opinion ofsages overwise,themonster, roundwhomthe troublearoseat Fich in MarabyMuiresc
It wasagreat sea-fish, hugeathousandfold,that brought no harvest to the landsits name is Bosualtr— clear sayingwithmanyaconflictandmanyaportent.When the satedbeast wouldcast upits stinking gorge in huge floodover the lands eastward,defiling themanamiction ofsoredisease beset them.
When he cast it up to the clouds,it was war upon the constellationswhen be cast itdownwardin turnit was aplague upon the creatures ofthe sea-shore.
When it broughtdestruction on themen ofthe swarthy hostin the steads ofmighty Muiresc,there settledon the oaken people ofthemarsh-landthe lordly name ofthe sea-monster.
The name ofthat creature clave immovablyto that landfor ever :itdesignatedthe spot,above everymarsh -ford,with thefamiliar titlefor its illustriousmen.
nolad, &c. act. mllaib] nelaib LB. 34 . My] har, t c. L083 ;
plagh H . 36. tan] brath RB. naldd] «L : tolad, t o. LcSH ;
nolad,&c. cat. 36. muirbcch] muirbrech L. 37 . M ] Sc ; macat.time] tug , kc. DE . 88.for] ar 8. a] in B . 39. salt] slo t I.c.
31mm] slu B. railymt] reilgcch R . 40. maign e/0]maigroch, &c.
maigmech Lo. 4 1 . can] con Lo. 42. in tfr]don tir Lc.
43. each] caLc. 44 .did]di LcH . g lam] nglan B .
480 MAG MUIBE ISCE .
Rogabin n-inhet , cidail,ingen Ugaineadbail,Muiresc 68minemedaig ,b6i ’
narfge 6smferaib.
A Crfst iarm’
écaibéisetog i sétaibsir-
gaisein
’ anmain isain sid-blaidsinocat rfgraid,arig
-fir.
46. Rogab] rolen LcS . in n-faber] indvol cidow ner.) 46. 346061]atbail L .
snim]muime 83 . 48. rigo] rig
A fir.
ingen B. cid] gen B (wick47. 6 &0..a iaB.
49—62] on . L . 49 . m’laih]
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MAG TIBBA
Mag Tibra, treabco caime,in fedadarforb-daine ‘
2
sciamnach coillterarachradciao sloindter in sen-mag
Tibir, robo bean comblad;is uaithi l in rosealbadingen Chais clothaich nacland,beando ThuathaibDe Danann.
Hirialmac E remoin uilldogobco lwchdaLiathdruimdobo ri can easbaidech :dobi in bean sinabuimeoh .
Teit Irislafecht rigitimchell Brendard-chaime,co riacht Dun Tibratruime,d’ agallaimaard-buime.
Andsindogoh galar gerraird-riairedaE rend,cofuairbas nacharfoillde,cerbo thaeo broindabaime.
TecaidfirBrenduilefathaeo Ireilfolt-buide,dabreith co Cruachain naolanu,reilec Tuaithe De Dananu.
Loonly. perhaps infedaid,aforb-dilu .
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MAG TIBBA
Mag Tibra, thatfairdwelling -place,do the vassals know its story?brightness undimmedrests upon its wealthwhence comes the name oftheancient plain
Tibir wasawoman ofrenown ,
fromher comes the title ofpossessionshe wasdaughter ofCass Clothach , ruler ofclans,awoman ofthe TuathaDe Dananu.
Irial son ofmighty E remonwon Liathdruimby his valourhe wasaking with no lack ofhorsesthat woman was his nurse.
Irisl wentfromafightfor kingshiproundfair noble E rintill he came to the Dun ofstrong Tibrato holdspeech with his noble nurse.
Thenabriefsickness seizedthe lordly high-king ofE rin,
andhemetadeath that gave himno respite,
though it was grievous tidingsfor his nurse.
All themen ofE rin cameat the tidings ofyellow-hairedIrisl,to bear himto Cruachu ofthe clans,the burying -groundofthe TuathaDe Danann.
1 3 . fi g s] perhapsaige. readairegda.
484 MAG TIBBA .
Tocbaidleo corp in rig rain,des 13 Herind, cle re traig :nir soinmech afeis cofroigfagbaidcrich Breis co Borraich .
Tromaigisarnafearaibmachorp in rig rorebaig ,cor
’
claiseadfert in rig rainimchorp in rig aHespain.
DochuaidTibir isamuirdo chumaidIrel uasail,cor
’
chair in tonn tingdatreoirben Palaipmaic E remoin.
Tucadi tir Tibir thruag ,nocor
’
cuir i socht in sluagni uairdimiadre ndulatais Irial fan-duma. M.
Dun nanGairthiainmin chnuic,
o gairthiblochtain long -phuirtdobadar secht laithi andacur graifne nathimchell.
Mag nGlasaiuminmoigi bainotaBorraich co riacht traig :odachuaidin rigandeaiumdonmin-mag Mag Tibra. M . T.
40. taic] perhaps techtaia ml ac cur.
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SLIAB NGAM
Gam, g illaE ireamanon oirrdric,o n-ainmnigthear S liabnGamg luair0 Gamthra, candailbcandeni,itaainmin tlebe atuaid.Oigedingnadfuair in gilla,gillaE remoin,dar lemnamoigi co trendothocair,sceldar goiri obair ann.
Ar bordtibradS lebe g lan-Gemdogerradin ceandco licurthear in cendseal 'satobarserb re hedon obar hi.
Sealdo lo ’
nasaile scath-g las,sealaile '
nahuisqi glan,
cofuil ’
nahingnad’san E ritibraindglan Slebe Gam.
Lo only. I readE reméin
SLIAB GAM
Gamwas the gillie offamous E remon,
fromwhombright SliabGamis calledfromGamindeed, withoutdeceit or violence,comes the name ofthemountain in the North.
The gilliemet with astrangedeath ,E remon’
s gillie, as I believehedisputedviolently with thean ofi
'
enceagainst piety was thedeedthat wasdone there.
On the edge ofthe spring on bright SliabGamhis headwas cut 03 in its beautythe headwas thrownawhile into the well ,that turnedbitterforatimefromthatdeed.One while in theday it was asalt streamgreyandbitteranother while it was pure water,so that it isawonder in E rin,
the tarnishedspring ofBliah Gem.
4 readtéléibe 1 1 ca] read
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CE IS CHOBAIND .
Sundarob6i Corandcainac sciumchruitte, badeg -mainac Diancecht nasoball slanbahollamCorandcness-ban.
Tucsat Tuath Dé,digraissdeilm,feranddflesardeg -sciumdo Chorandna0061 onesta,erae61 isard-mesta.Sundrob6i, cen bethaidmbuirb,infor talchair cen tuath -chuirdropadhaciged'sana,diarabain soir-l
‘
er sunna.
Caelchéis,diarosemadsf,daltadegrach Derbrinni,riacuain Connacht, nirmodmall,doriachtacor co Gorand.Bogah cach laimacheileimmonmuicc com6r-deine,co torchait in chéis chalad,nirbo thréis in timscarad.Ceie Choraindnacomul cétosinmagen nam6r-thrét,6 thorchair cen trummathall,’
sin chrfch sunnaimboi Corund.LRBLcMssaH . l . wobe
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i] robid, &c. LcS ; nobid, &c. BBMsg .
3 . 60]mil ; faLo. 4 . Corand] coro R . cness-Ma] oomlan Lc.
5. tucsat] tuc LcS . hiath] tuathaM . digram] L ; candimeas, &c. LcSdimes, &c. cat. deilm] ndelmLoS . 7 . cuil] scél L . 8. isard-mecca] inardmescaL . 9. mad] sunna8. rows] nobith R . bet/caid]debaidL. 1 1 .
’0am] conaBS soanaLcS ; ; soanai H . 1 2. séirfcr] ear8.
CABN CONAILL .
Mac a cs cmrr.
Finnaidin senchasdiata,nocho n-aithesc immarba,carnforsn-desead-sainnossaGouail chailmaic Oengossa.
Oengusmac fiméir analldo-side bamac Conallisdo Ghoualldorat MedbAidni n-alaind, ui'hinderb.
Lotaracrich Cruithne . coirdar inmuirmuinterflmoirdo saigidChairpri NiaFerco Mide,medon Gaedel.Conaitchetarferandfind,an-asdech Breg , buainedindrath Chennaig , rath Chommair chain,
CnogbaBreg , BrugmnaE lcmair,’
Oenach Tailten, treb Chermna,Tlachtga, natrfFind-emna,’Ath Sige Slige, Bri Dam,
bahediath conaitchetar.
Conattigforru CairprecosnafirudarfairggefognamTemrachmar caoh tfiaithcein trebait Hérinn n-ech -luaith.
LBLcMS83K Am'iption in L only. 9. M aria] immar-gim8.
8.form-daud-ca]forsfiduad-aaL ; forsneacadM ;forudeiaich Lc ;forsndesid, t o.be. out. 6.
'Oonn qmu j conall uaLcS .
-aidc] L ; isdo-en B ;detain, “ um]t o. LcS . 8. fi l l-ind] L ;di nd,t o. not. 9. 0] hi 8. W ] L ; cruithnech, be.at. 10. in]on. M . 1 2. M ] amedal, h . M 8. 1 4 . amacM ]m I .
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CABN CONAILL
Learn ye the legendwhence isderived(it is nodeceitful utterance)the name ofthe cairn where I amseated, eventhe cairn ofslenderConall son ofOengus.
Oengus son ofUmorfromover sea,his son was Conallon Conall Medbbestowedlovely Aidne. this is sooth .
Fromthe landofgenuine Cruithnecame Umor's household,across the sea,seeking Cairpre NiaFerin Meath , centre ofthe Gaels.
Theyaskedfor goodly lands,all the best ofBrega, with its enduring strongBath Cennaig , pleasant Bath Gommait ,CnogbaofBrega, the Brug ofE lcmar's wife,Osusch Tailten, the tilth ofCermna,Tlachtga, the three Findemains,Ath S ige ofthe roads, Bri DamDilethat was the landtheyaskedfor.
Cairpre laidademandupon themenfromover the sea,todo service to Tara,as other tribesdo,
so long as they till E rin, landofswift horses.
Brag ] breth M ; breat 8. Maine] huaine M ; buaidni H . 1 6. Breg ]cm. L. E lcmair] elcamair L . 1 7 . Chermna] cbernaL . 1 8. Tlachtga]is tlachtgaLo. 1 9 . Bri] brig , &c. MsaH . 20. baIndfath] basélath L ; robiadiadiath Lo. conaitchetar]doaitchedar 8 ;dodeachadarM .
2 1 . Oonauigform] L ; rochuindig cucu, &c. cat. 22. cosna] coconaB.
24 . 68» trebait] L ; cetaithcrbB ; cetaitreab, kc. cat. H e’
n’mz] erenn
8 ; orEtc. BM83 . n-eclz-Iéaith] L ; echiuaitb, t o. art.
442 CABN CONAILL .
Bonascetaracurucen uiasmo, cen uias lugu ;gabCairpre cethri rath riss,
imm6r-roguemamor-lies
Cetmac Magach am-maig Main,
Rossmac DedadaDruimmChain,
Conall Gernach , cruasfo thuind,for in chlesraidCfichulaind.Amail roscoraigset tairnatfiathaimThemraig tond-g lain,
suidigis Cairpre, cét ngal,cisforru nafulngetar.
Lotaranair conaseilhco hAilill ocus co Meidb;gabsat tiar rifairrg efaindimdun Oengussai nArainn.
DoratadCutracoaloch,tucadCimbe co Cimloch,rogni Adar thessathech ,
atagar Milfor Muirbecli,
Atagar Dalach for Dail,rogni E nach techdiathaib,atagar Bir inarind,‘atagar Modfor Modlind.
congabceithri ratharis Lc. gab] gabais M .
L8. 28. imm6r-fognam] imorfognamB ; imurfognam, LcS ; .
29. ant-maig] L ; imuigh, &c. SaH amuig , &c. cat. 30. Dedad]deadLo.
33. roscdraiyaet] rocoraigseadLc. imtefi natuaths comglain Lo.36. suidig is] suidhis M ; soighis 83 . aét ngal] uiafer, &c. LcS ; c. feargal M.
36. nafulngetar] L ; uarfuilngedar Lo nafoerlangtar, &c. BM nafaolangar, &c.
SsH ; nacharfuilngedh S . 37 . Lctar] L : aslnat &c. BMH ; mushiait 83 : asluag Lc ; an sluagbS . anair] amach Lo. 39. gabsat] rogabsat M.
liar] om. B ; siar Lo. ri] re L ; raBMH ria83 ; co Lo ; tar S . faind]tuind, &c. M S3H ; findLo. 40. im] co Lo. 4 1 . aca] L ; 06 S ;
444 CABN CONAILL .
Bogah Irgus CendmBairne,togah Cing i n-fath Aigle,il-Laiglinne, nithu lén,
togah Bairnech barann-bél.
Bogah Conchuirnachuit co1rformuir i n-Inis Medoin,
rogabLathrach tulaig tind,togah Toman Toman-rind,LuidAsailatuaiddar tuindco riacht 'sin Mumainm6r-g luindatuaid'nalaidingdoluidis uadDruimn-aibindn-Asail.
Bogah Conall i n-AidneConall coem, ciabacaibleis é sin suidigudsléigmuintire uile ( Imoir.Amal rochualaCairpreteitaaicnedi n-airddecongararuadimmalleforachethriaitire.
Dothiagatatuaidcoathechon Chroeb-Ruaidna(16. cairpthechdothéit Rossahlilrnaibsairdothéit GetaConnachtaib.
Daliddamsa,”ar Cairpre coir,m6r immirgemac nfimoir,
nodalidnacethri cheudronaisces foirbcoforcend.
50. A ig le] aidli Lc ; aidhne S . 61 . il illirigline L ; anaighlindcM . 52 . Baime] bairnech L. barams] batan BMSaH . 53. Conchuirn]conchor Lo. céir] ch6ir, &c. LLc. 54 . i si-Inis Aladdin] inismedoinL ;domuintir umoir Lc. 55 . ragab] roluaidBMSaH .
rothecht, &c. BMS gH . Tomau Tomanrind] L ; taman tamarind, (kc. cot.
57 cm. LB. 67 .dar] for SsH . 68. m6r-g luind] moruill 8.
62. c6em] LLc ; céin, &c. BMSaH cml 8. ba] badB ; budh 83 : b‘
H .
caibk] L ; caibne, &c. cat. 63.day] coir B. 64 . m’
ls] aille H . 66.W]
CABN CONAILL . 4 45
Irgus took possession ofCendBairne,Cing settledat Aigle’
s field,at Laig linne— it was nomishapsettledBairnech Baranu-bel.
Conchuirn took his just shareupon the seain Inis Medcin,
Lathrach tookastrong hill,Toman took RindTomain.
Asail came out ofthe north over the wavesasfaras Munster ofthe greatdoingsout ofthe north he came in his galley ;fromhimis lovely DruimAssil named.Conall settledin AidneConall Coem,
though it was but guest-rightthat is the settling ofthe host,even ofall the householdofUmor.
When Cairpre heardthishis temper swelledhighhe sent his summonsallat onceto hisfour guarantors .
Fromthe north come to his housethe two chariot-fighters,fromthe Groch BuadRoss comesfromthe E rainn eastward,Cet comesfromthemen ofConnaught.
Bring beforeme, saidupright Cairpre,the great horde ofthe sons ofUmor,
or bring me thefour headswhereon Imade covenant with youforaterm.
dosoaLa. 67 . congarar] congar 8. sad] uadha8 ; cm. M . 68.for aslut/m] naceithri rath Lo ; nacethre rathaS achtaceithre M . attire]deidireLo. 69 .dothfayat] cd.dothocgat, &.c . LBM ;dotegat Hdotegad83dothegaid8 ;dothecaidLo. aca] co L LeS . 70. 6a] aL. nadd] nacamh S natM . cairpthml] tairpteach B. 7 1 .dothéit]ad; rotadB :dothwt,&c. , cat. 72.dothéit] ed. rotadB ;dotbact, kc., cat. 73. Ddls‘d]doluid,&c. LcSdioghluidh 83 . damsa] LdamBH ;do, &c.ac t. 76. ronaisces]foranascius L ; ronaiscisLcMS . foiré] cm. L ;foribh M . formal ]foirtend, &c. 3833 .
446 CABN CONAILL .
Lotarass co Raith Cruachancethrar eclonnach fiathmartrialleat troscud, trén in smacht,forfaithche CruachnaConnacht.
Bogaiddibbenmaic Magachcairde coarnabarach ,
co ndernadOengus in ri
immachurnachomairli,
INfor cul noragadsairnoin tiar sufadhi Cruachain,noathribrathir ’
samac,rag taisdiachindi comrac.
IS si comairle rochindi cendRossarochert Cingco Conall Gernach, cét ngell,dorat Cimbe cethar-chendDorat Irgus, ilair chath,i n-sgidGheitmaic Mdgachdorat in’badechdiachlaind,Conall, i cendChonculaind.IN cethrar thanicansirdochuatarassfoan-inchaibromarbsat in cethrar c6irbadechdomuintir Umoir.
78. eclonnach] L ; anglaca(alteredin anglannach) M ; anglonn S ; auglondach&c. cat. dackmar] adhuathmar 8. 79. trialleat] LH ; triallait M ;triallaidcat. 80.for]at LcS . Cruachna] cruachan, &c. MS . 81 . Repaid]L ; rocuindB rochuindig , &c. cat. dib] ann M . ben] L ; on . cot.
maic] E H F176 cat. 82 . coamabara‘ch] oniugh cotiamarach Lc ;cobarmharach M . 84 . immachum] L re chairdibLo ; sech nacum, &c.act.a] om. M883H . 85. norayad]dorachtais Lo ;dorachadh 8 ; romchgudM.
86. in siar anfad] itiar nosufadB antiardanfad, &c. LcB ; in tshiar uanfadh M ;an anfadh tiar, &c. SsH . hi] ag B ; oM . 87. athri] natri k e. LH ;
448 CABN CONAILL.
Adnacht Conall riaathairfon chem-3aconachlachaibisdemin is sni rosloind,coniddeataCarn Concill.Bochobrain Comdiu cen chess
mac Liac linne nan-écess
aChrist,dor6namdothalFiadat findrofinnadar.
101 . ria] re L ; saLo ; lia&H . 102 . chlacbaib] claibh M . 103 . is sun]ise LcS . rosloind] roluindM ; rossloinn 83 ; nodaindB. 104 .do] andH .
1 05. Roe/cobra] romoobra, &c. LcS . chm] romcess, &c. LoS .
CABN CONAILL . 449
Conall was buriedwith hisfatherunder this cairn with its pile ofstones’
tis certain he wasasage that nameditao thence Carn Conaill has its name.
May the Lordfreefromsadness succourMac Liac, ofLinn nan-E cess ;
O Christ, let usdo the pleasureofthe noble Lordwho knoweth
tre lan leamar is ler libLo ; tre lin lesfeghmaras ler 8.dothal]dothall M .doairmeas fen is findaid, &c. Los ; fiadat roflunatar findM fladbadfinnrofinnathadn 83.
( 450 )
LOCH B] .
[N lind-se luadit ethair,cidlindfo thuile threthain,
ropomag scothach to sci,
cofuair lochradlind-usci.Mag nAirbthenfomessmuine,cenainbthen cen imduibe,co ndessidBi, ruamnagais,forabri bfianabarr-g lais.
Fechtasdollotaranfarmaic Maireda,milih giallbatigernaig tuir throgaigco libernaibIan-chrodaib.
Co Belach Liac nalath nglerolen eachdibachélerobrog E ochaidnasleg seng ,
co t ischt Brug Breg nambémmenn .
E ochaidralaimlécmaitass,daigmad-deochaidasenchassfeibromairnachrothacrimaidmlondLochaLindmuni.
LBLcMsssH . l . licadit] luidhidS . 3. ropomay] robdingnaL08.
4 . lochrad] L ; locrac B ; lochan LeS ; lochlan, &c. M83H . 5.”A ir-MM ]ndairbthen LM . 6. ainbthen] anbcn L . imduibs]midusbe L ;dimbuileLc ; indilu M . 7 . ruamna] runman Lo ; rumnaS . 8. abri] BH ; abun(F)L ; (abiufacs. ) ambri S ; ambi Lc ; anbri M ; abhrigh Sa. buan ] L ;buada, &c. BMH ; mbuadha8 ; buadhaigh 83 ; muadamLo. ban -
g lais]mban -
glais LcS . l l . throgaiy] trOghaigh S ; thrOgaich L ; trogaid, t o.
452 LOCH Bl .
DolluidRfco rindriaaissso hit Maige Findforglaissfair tuc cen tath athascurRi narath co romascul.
Tirn-Oenaig Midir ’masech ,
Mag Findco roenaibrobreth,crich to noemaibindossa,iar ndith 'Oenaig 'Oengossa.010 laMidir in tsh'iaig sinin geiltdo buaib’
sin bruig -sin,
co tuc cach plag rofocailfri tri trath nir'thromochotail.
Roscacht innangubu gnathambi'i ’
se ndumu in cét-trathan-echrad, cen brathmbraise,romarbin trath tanaise.
Doroich cuccu,demauird,MidirfodessaDonnchuilgfuacrais flaith find-chert Femeimthechtd6ibco n-imdéine,N6 codalliedbrothlaig mbaisforaslog sochraidsognais,dianolentais, lith cen locht,
immasid, immaseer-gort.2 1 . co rind] om. LcS ; idrinn B. ris] ri L. 22. as Mr] belong s
to 21 in 8. MaigeFind] inmoigi Lo. [asylum]minglais Lc ;firglais B ; férgblais 83 ; forglais comblfrn 8. 23. tuc] thuc L. ta’th]with L ; tath cast. thascur] thascol Lo. 24 . as]do Lo.
25 . no
'Omaig ] oenaig L. 29. in tiluaiy] nasluag Lc. 3l . rejects“)
rufoccail L ; corofoccail B ; corofocaibb M ; rothocaib LcS . 32.fri] rs L ;re 83 ; riml . in
'
] tribL ; cm. H . (nit/c] traB. m’
r] ui B.
33- 36]after 40L. 33. Rosetta/st] rosacht Lo. innangubu] ing uba,drc .
LOCH R I . 458
Bi came, with aspearacross his back,to themidst ofgreen Mag Find;upon it Bi ofthe raths, fierce in onset,
brought his cavalcade withoutThe plain was calledin turn Tir Oenaig MidirandMag Find, with triumphs ofrich winnings ;it is nowalandguardedby saintssince thedestruction ofOsusch Oengusso.
Ill-pleasedwas Midirat that hostgrazing their kine on that spot,so he brought upon themevery plague that he threatenedfor three hours he slept not sound.Heamictedthemwith continual wailingfor the loss oftheir kineandox en in the first hour,their horses— no suddendestructionhe slew in the secondhour.
Midir came to them, in the nex t place,fromDonncholg in the souththe noble righteous prince ofFeine warnedthemtobe gone with all speed;Or that he woulddispenseamess ofdeathamong the seemly orderly host,ifthey shouldtarry— pleasure withoutflawnear his Bid,andhis noble field.
LcS ; inagubha83. gndth] co gnath, &c. LcS . 34 . ambi ] imbu Ball .duma]damn, &c. BMS dumha83 . 35. bra'th] breith L ; brish 83 .
36. romarb] rosmarb, &c. BMsaH . ta’uaiss] tanais B ; tanasti Lc ;tanaiste M. 37 . aaird] anuirdM . 38. H idirfcdsss] fodessfodess L. 39 .fdacrais] fuacraLo. 4 1 . co] L ; no BMBaH ; ro
LoS . 42.fora] araLcS ; fath M . 43. 1wlastais] lentais, &c. LB ;
rolendaic . 44 . imma imma] imo . . imo, &c. LcS .-gort]
port Lo.
2 H °
454 LOCH BI.
Ni fil'nabethaidifuss
echdiar n-echaib’
nar n-aruss,atbert Bi Fuait coferaib,béras usitar libedain.
”E ch acumd1'1 ibi n-aieee,ar Midir comor-chaitte,bérasformains,mormod,stirdeine ocusderb-chrod.IN bails il-lécfaidar lardondairiuchalaindimslan,
ni thucaarmindinmaigeafual, cian on ergaire.
Ni roluaide, linibtor,aimchoss noaimmarchorui rolaige, siar nosair,acaibco cianar chonair.
Co hathlamnaib nacartaid,iar trachladathrén-marclaigasrian ’macheudlecar leisco ti cenfell cen eisleis.
Maddiatucaafualacaibin t ech ruadin romarclaig ,ni bamaithmech,mor in smacht,bidaithrecbon is iasacht.
45 . bethaid] mbeathaid, &c. LcS . 46.
’nar n-a‘russ] naaruss L.
47. R s'
] righ M . Fiait] tuait B. 48. béras] rusber,dzo. LcS .date] 883 ; uaibLo ; uad, &c.LBMH . ar Iibsdain] am. 8. 50. so]cen, &c. BMSH .
-chaius] caichte M . 61 .for] at Le. mol ]inmodB. 52.derb-chrod]deccrodB ;decrodh 8daorchrod, &c. SaH .
63 . bails] bhail Sa. il-lécfaid] alegar 83 . or] iar LLcS ; for H .
54 . 611 141033] imbalmM imlhn, &c. SsH . 55. times] tucarB. in]aLLcMS .
456 LOCH RI
Craidfiddo chlaind, curfidde ,
baidfiddo raind,do tige,
bidloch londiar lin laithe,curfes co trommtren-saithe.
Mar ’
tberadMidir,maithditdiatecma, 9. Bi,mar tadmit,tarlado, cendeg -bleidde,caoh ni roergair uile.
Tucafual cen rigne iar ndul,18dorigneaimmarchurdoriacht in t-ech thiardiathaig ,
ocusasrianforacaib.
Bogabfondfo thalmain taisffiargg indeich angbaidamuais,coth écen clardiadluthad63 aMrdiaIan-muchad.CometaidBi in toporwnddoniathech innathimchelltecbaidin fial cofirdaitalepaidtiar os tiprait.Trichabliadnauasuanuas,do ’
nalepaidcen Ian-obtuse,
cor’maidco gluairdiag lasaib
aidche luain in Lugnasaid.Baididandsin Bi cen raindocus craididach6em-chlainddostatfo thraig thai ’
nathigrobaidinmnai ’
samuintir.
cuirfidhduinedo claindd.M . curfid] craidbfidbs. 70.
raige M . 7 1 . load] lomLcS . 72 . iris -saith ] L ; trenfsiti, t e.
BM ; trenfaichi Lc ; trenaithe 31 ; trensaitche H ; trefaiche 8. 78. mar’tbsrad] B maratberadL ; madberad, &c. cat. dit]dhit Ss ;dith MtidLo ; thic 8. 74 . mar] aS . 75 . can] gaS . 76.War]rothergair L (with th szpunct) roarghair 3 rothairmgir Lo. 77 . a] on . B.
78. a] om. Lo. immarchur] imagar, &c. LcS . 79. thiar] siar LoS .
thaig] taig , &c. BM883H . 80.foracaib] L : focluasaibLc : forfagaib, &c. so t.
LOCH RI . 457
He willdestroy thy children,he will throw themfromhim,
he willdrown thy portion, thy kingdomit shall beastormy lakeafteranumber ofdays,that shall overthrow in violent wise themighty throng .
Wellfor thee, 0 Bi,as wedeclare,ifit turn outas Midir saidbut everything that Midirforbadehappenedto him, andno goodreport came ofit.The horse staledwithoutdelayafter the journey,andcontrivedto strayit came home in the west,andleft its bridle behind.The stale ofthe ruthless intractable horsefoundbottomunder thedamp earth ,
so thatasluice was neededover its bedto confine itandtodamit wholly.
Bi guards themighty well,he builds his houseabout it,the generousman sets up in truth , look you,
his bedto the west over the spring .
Thirty years he livedover itin his bed— no hardcouch,till it burst with noisefromits bondson the eve ofaMondayat Lugnasad.Then itdrowns Bi completelyanddestroys hisfair childrenit brought themunder the silent ebb-tide in his house,itdrownedhis wifeandhis household.
81 .fo nd] L ; om. BM ; sel, &c. cert . fa] for Le ; fon 83 . 82..I'
vmrgg ]L ; fual cat . 83 . corb’] corbo L . clu
'
r] chlar L . dia] fo LBM .
84 . as M 86. athech] ithech H tech Lo . mna] naL8 ;moaB moM .
87 . tecbaid] LH tebaid, &c. BMS ; tabuidLc : togbas'dh 83 . 88. o's] osin
L : can B. 89 . iasa]doannumL (w ithan expanse.) 92 . is ] imMSsH .
93 . Bdiaid] baiter LcS . Rf] rib, &c. L83 . raind] rindLcS .
94 . ordidtd] craiter, &c. LcS . 95 . fo flimsy] igbraidM for traig Lo.
etitmumismuniir L . m] a8311 .
’sa] sin M .
458 LOCH BI .
Rogablethadcen locad,batrethan co trén-chocad,rodailaainbthen uiledarMag nAirbthen ndond-huide.Deéinasherat cach sirmLoch Bi, nacelarcomainm6
’
thath Bi co ngestul grinnfo theq isfo thing -lind.Bliadainaradeich ar chetiarmbreith Christ, ui soebin set,
maidmLochaBi,dar cach rind,batairmtacha, bating -lind.
1 00. nA irbthen] nanbthen L ; ndairbten B. 1 01 . asberar] L ; adberar,do.
102 . mi] uad, &c. BSsH ; nach M . 103. 6'tbatls] athath ,are .
so ng estul] coneastal Lc : conagestul M . g rinn] I
LOCH N -ERNE .
Loch nE rne,ardaoscur,balindgarg cen g lan-fostud,diar'thadbainathescul tuaidifescurfagmair find-hiain.
Fiachu Labraind, linibsluag ,
6s cech arm-raindco n-imluad,glacc cen imroll imgnimnga,maccdo Smirgollmacc Smertha.
Smerthaco n-engnomfuilechmaccdo Senboth sir-guinech
for i n-il-ernmais fichthig ,macc Tigernmais trén-rig thig .
Bochuir cath Carmain in chloth
Fiachu Lahrain balaech-breth,hifuair brathmbaeguil cen baigE ochu Faebuirmac Conmail.Iarumrorigadcen raindFisebufir-glan,fuair Labraind,ficheacethair, nocho go,co rodmarbE chaidMumo.
Cethri tomadmann, tomsid,hiflaith Fhiachach fir-longsigni rosmairnmesce ’malle,ma1dmFleece isfir-Mainne,
LBLcM883H . 1 .”133. &c. LLcM . 6alind] fabindLo.
cen] con LLc ; om. M . -fostud] IoscadLo. athesculdianadbaintuaidL . 4 .fagmair]admair Lo. findléain] innuair Lo. 6. is] is L.
cech] can M . arm-raind] armglindL ; armglondLo armlaindS : armrindH .
co n LcSSs ; raL ; caH ; cen,&c. BM . imh'md] ilbuadLo. 7 . ins] ui L ;
in B. 8. more Smertha] mac smitts B mac smrethaH shoirfhiacha81 .
9 . Smort/ta] smitts , &c. BM ; smirgoll, &c. smrethaH .
guinech L. 10.do] om. L83. Senboth] eanbotba8s.sirfuilech L (firfuilechfacs. wrong/131 ) argghuineach
43 1
LOCH E BNE .
Loch E rna— high its leap !was aturbulent pool, without bright tranquillity,when first it showedits troubledwaters in the north,onaradiant evening in harvest.Fiachu Labraind, with numerous hostsex tolledbeyondeveryarmedsquadron,
unerring handin use ofspears ,was son to Smirg ‘
oll son ofSmertha.
Smertha,famedfor bloody prowess,was son to ever-combative Senboth ,
awarrior provedinfrequent carnag e,son ofstrong-armedTigernmas.
The chieftainarrayedthe battle ofCermna,even Fiachu Labraind— it wasawarlikearbitramentwherein E ochuFaebuir son ofConmaelfell ingloriouslyby treacherous chance.
Fiachu right radiant, he thatfoundLabraind,wasmade king thereafter withoutdivision,
andreignedfourandtwentyyears, ’
tis sooth,
till E chaidMumo slew him.
Four outburstings reckon ye
in the reign ofright-adventurous Fiachustrongdrinkhath not confoundedthemtogetherthe bursting ofthe Plese, andofthe Maud,
milernais M ; tairlenmais L. fichthfy] fictibM .
1 3 . Koshair] rachuir L. Carmun] cormuindS . 1 4 . to] us LcS .
1 5 . hi] 0 S . brath] breit BM breith 83 ; breath 8 ; mbrait H . mbasgail]cen ba'ig ] in baidLo. 1 7 . iarum] is tein M.
rarigadL ;donioghadh, &c. SaH . 18.fl’m'
r] mac BLc. 1 9. ficlu a]fichi saLcS . nos/no] nadL ; can, &c. LcS . 20. rodmarb] rodmar L ;romarb, t o. eat. E chaid] eocho, étc. BM . 23. rosmairn] rosbtidL ; (with
24 . is] om. SaH . fir-Mm’
rms] firmaidmmainde, &c.
LcS . maidmfirmainne, &c. SaH .
432 LOCH sauna.
TomaidmLabrandial-Liathmaig6 samlam-uiar séer-Fhiachaig :maidmlochaBrno cenailtairmdar trocharathocaib.
Cethri cathare Fiachaig ,réimratha,for rothriathaib,roscuir ri Beirre bladaigco cath sléibe Belgadain.
Cath Fairgge,fedil infuaim,cath sléibe Femin find-luainisarddrothatlaig in tress,cath garg Gatlaig nangnath-bress.
Cethramadcath rochuirdeor Emaib, roratbremesfiail narusdilgenndiagailFisebufir-thendflaith Fobair.
Andsin romemaidin lochfosinfedain ronl
'iar-chroth
isin ehrich , tagle-raindgluair,himbatar E raindarm-ruaid.Desinatain gairmco ngail,aiumlochaE rneadbail,ciarobaidedandiarsainE rneailgen imchubaid.
25- 28] on . LcS . 26. 6 samlamni] osamlaimni B ; rosamlaim, t o. Bali .
1 7000654 69] fhinrh ll. 28. tuinn] ainmL . rathocaib] L ; rotodhail 83 ;rothogaib, &c. cat. 29 . re] LB ; riausmlaLcS . 30. rothriallad]rofhiachraidLo. 3 1 . Bl irre] line L . 32. so] on . L. 33 .fsisyys]cairrgi Lc. in] i L ; ni BM . 34 . Jsiain] basin LB. 35 . era]mm83 . rothatlaig ] roaltaic ; roatlaidh 8. 36. Gatlaig ] gatli
'iig L ;
cadlaig Lo ; cathlaigh gnaw-brass] gnathtres (with vel bres summer. ) Lc.
37 . Cethramad] in cethramadcodd. cath] om. Lo. rockutf]
434 LOCH N -ERNE .
Brnochaidcen chuirdcnedaigingen Buirg bain bfiredaigbasargadsair-thrin in son
ban-mac Mainchinmaic Mochon.
Brno n6isech con nomainbatoisechfor ingenaibhi Baith Cruachan narobreid;nirb fiathadben 'cabith -teir.
Aicci nobitis riamossmin-seoit Medbanamor-throes,aciracriol cen chlodconadioldoderg -or.
Co tanic hi Cruachain caisOlcai co n-uath-blaidamuais,cor
’
chroith aulchaer in slog
in garb-fordoithdaigor-mor.
Boscaindrofo Chrfiaich Coranahaindre, nahingena,taidbsinachrothafo chair,gairbsinagothagloraig .
Botheich Brno, ilurmban,
lo loch Brno, nach inglan,cor
’dail tairsiuathuile thuaid,corosbaiduile i n-oon-uair.
49. cmchuird] chhndbuird? L (blotted) . cnedaig ] cct 8. 50. M in]cm. L. 5 1 . sdrg sd] sargudL ; sargudB ; cargad, &c. SgH ; ear-aged, t o. LcS ;
sarughudh M . sdc’rtlcrin] sacrthrin BS sairthrinH sarthrin83 ; sorthrumMsothrin Lc ; smrthir L. in] cm. LcS . 52. Mn] baL. 55 . EdithChsdaclsan] cruachainL. no robréid] narobreibLc ; in reabraidh 8 ; nacncd1 cein (wttlsdo over i) L. 56. ben] can. 8.
’cc bith-réir] cacomréirL gt
bith leanmhain 8. 57. nobilis] nobisdis B ; nobeitis M robidis, &c. LcS .
ris] reLcS . 59. ctr] ciora,&c. 831 1 . acriol] saclioir,&c. Lc8. 60. conadial] at : conandiol LB conandhioil M conandior,dzc. SsH amndioil 8
LOCH E BNE . 465
The chaste Ems , who knew noart ofwounding ,thedaughmr ofloud-shouting Borg Banthe white-skinnedson ofMainchin son ofMochu.
The noble E rno,freefrommalice,was chiefamong themaidensin Bath Cruachan, home oflightsome sportswomen notafew obeyedher will.To her belonged, to judge ofthem,
the trinkets ofModh,famedfor combats,her comb , her casket unsurpassed,with her fillet ofredgold.There came to thick-woodedCruachuOlcai with grimanddreadfulfame,andhe shook his boardat the host,the swiftandfiery savage.
The young womenandmaidensscatteredthroughout Cruach Coraat theapparition ofhis grisly shapeandthe roughness ofhis brawling voice.
E rne fled, withatroop ofwomen,
under Loch E rne, that is neverdull,andover thempouredits floodnorthwardanddrownedthemall together.
61 . 00]diaL. lai Cru'
achain cais] cruachain L ; acruaich chearaLo. 62. static-blaid] uathblad. &c. BMH ; uatbaidh S ; uatbLe .
amnais] namhnais 883 ; nimthanaLo ; amnaise L. 63. cor’claroith] corocbroth
L ; gur croich S . 64 .daith] 83 ;déith L ;daith w t. 65 . Reminds-c]roscanrad, &c. LcS ; roscaindreadh, &c. SsH . fa] faSaH . Clin ician]cbrich L ; cruaidh 83. 67. toidbsin] taibsin Lo nataibbM . chair]choirLo. 68. gairbsin] glansin Lo. 69. Rot/Mich] rogoh L .
70.fo] co Lo. E r na] neirne Lc. 7 l . cor’datl]musdail L. allmile]
L ; atuiliBH ; in tuile, &c. LcSSs natuiliM .
466 LOCH N-BBNE .
Ciabaduadaib, is breth chort
fiadnashiagaib, ni soch-recht,
is tairmdar trocharothairgainmlochaE rno imaird. Loch .
A ri, ropfedilfirdamfailtedemindomdidnad,for nimcombuadaih rombé,afir tuargaibloch nE rne. Loch.
73. 04's bad] ciambad, &c. BM83H ; g iamad, &c. LeS ; cambadI.
cansoadfacs. ofL. 74 . nt] in S .rffi ltt] chert L. Loch at
ond(ofline is wrong ly omittedinfats. ofL. 77 om. L . 77 . A rs’
N O T E S .
CARMON .
Tar: fullerformofthis poemis foundonly in the Book ofLeinster. All other
was , ex cept E (andH 3 , which is tnerelvacopy ofE ) , are agreedin presenting anabridgedversion, which omits 1 88 lines containedin the LL recension. The
manuscript quotedas E occupies an intermediate position. This codex has not
hitherto beendescribed. I t consists oftwo vellumfolios insertedbymistake inthemedical M8. numbered1 436 (formerly E . 4 . 1 ) in the Trinity College Library.
They contain thedindsenchas often places,among the rest Carmun . This copy
agrees closely with LL, so far as n goes ,andcontains, in common w ith LL, 64lines whichare notfoundin theabridgedrecension. There remain 1 24 lines forwhich LL is our soleauthority ; andunluckily the folio which contains our poemis much rubbed, andin places quite illegible. Some stanzas which are almostobliteratedin LL can, however, now be restoredfromE . The condition ofLLmust have grown much worse in the last fifty years, since O’
Cnrry was able toreadsome passages which it is now impossible todecipher, oven in the mostfavourable ltgbt . A comparison with E corroborates his reading ofsome lineswhichare now quite obliteratedin LL. On the other hand, the same test shows
that he misreadagoodmany passages. This is not surprising , considering thestate ofthe folio ; but it is unfortunate that there are no indications in the
transcript printedin Manners andCustoms, 1 1 1 . 528, todistinguish what he couldreadwith certaintyfromwhat was merely coujectural . It must be rememberedthat O’
Curry is not entirely responsible for this tex t, which was publishedbyhis editor, Sullivan, fromposthumous papers . The translation is in part thework ofSullivan, butmost ofit is takenfromO'
Curry’s Lectures (1 1 . 4 1 with
correctionsdrawnfromhis notes .
The value ofthe poemas adescription ofatypical Oenach has long beenrecognized. The natureandorigin ofsuch gatheringshas been studiedbyHennessy(Proc . B .I .A . l x . D
'Arbois (Les Assemblées Publiquesdo l'Irlande). Rhys
(Celtic Heathendom, 4 1 0 The Coligny Calendar, Proc. Brit. Acad. , N utt
(Voyage ofBran, 1 1 . Joyce (Social H istory ofIreland, 1 1 . In the
Triads (ed. Meyer, p. 4 ) the three most famous Omaig e are saidto be those ofTailtin, Cruachu, andColman E la. Thoseat TailtinandCruachu were held, like
2 I 2
470 NOTE S . [p. s
that ofCermna, at the Lugnasad, or gathering in honour ofthe godLug ,andit ispossible that theymay originally have hadaritual character.
Petrio (E ccl. Archit. 1 07) remarks that the site ofan Oenach was usually afamousburying-ground; but it ismore likely that the place ofburial wasdeterminedby tho ex istence ofthe gathering . Whatever the origin ofthe institution,
it came tobe importantas the statedassembly ofatribe or whole province . The
traditional rendering Fair is misleading , andI regret that I have usedit .
Amusements were, ofcourse, themost obviousfeature ofsuch occasions, but theyhadamore serious significance. I t is quite credible, as we are toldin both the
proseandversedindssncltas ofCarmun, that various enactments were adoptedorconfirmed, especially in regardto thedues ofthe various tribal chiefs . Again, the
Oenach servedasaparade or review,andhelpedto streng then the consciousness oftribal unityandtribal connex ions. The Annals recordseveral instances where anOenach was heldin order to celebrate success inwar, ordemonstrate theascendancyofaking where hisauthority hadbeendisputed. Thus in 1 006 the Oenach Tailtenwas heldbyMaelsechlainn,afteraperiodofseventy-nine yearsduring which thegathering hadbeen inabeyance, onaccount ofthe Danish invasions, the intentionbeing evidently to ex hibit the superiority lately establishedby Brian Boroimhe.
Soagain in 1 1 20 Turlough O’Connor, havingdeposedthe Ard-Ri, proceeds to hold
this Oenach byway ofcelebrating his triumph . The Oenach Carmain was heldin 1033 by Donnchadmac Gillapatraic tomark his conquest ofthe Kingship ofLeinster. This, by the way, is not (as O
’Curry asserts) the last recorded
celebration ofthis gathering : Mr. Orpen notes that it was heldagain in 1 079 .
The situation ofCarmun is matter ofcontroversy. O'Donovan identifiedit
withWexford, but gave no evidence for the assertion it was nodoubt aninferencefromthe oldname ofWexfordHarbour, Loch Garman. His view waschallengedby Hennessy, who says inanote on AU 840 that Carmun was in the
south ofCo. Kildare, but in alater note on AU 1 033 asserts that it was reallythe name ofaplace in the present county ofCarlow in neither pasagedoes heattempt todetermine its position more exactly. The point has recently beendiscussedby Mr. G . H . Orpen inamasterly paper contributedto the Journal ofthe Royal Society ofAntiquaries ofIreland, March, 1 906. H e proves todemonstration that Carmun cannot be identifiedwithWexford, andbrings evidencetending to show that Carmun was connectedwith Mag Lifi,andmust be placedinthe neighbourhoodofNass, Knockaulin,andthe Hill ofAllen,all in the present
county ofKildare ; andhe argues that the Oenach was heldon the Curr-agh ofKildare,which hasbeenfamousasarace-coursefromtime immemorial. O’
Donovanhadalready pointedout in his Ordnance Survey Letters (in the keeping oftheRoyal Irish Academy) that Cormac’sderivation ofCuirrecb, acurribus,’ implied(1 ) that hemust have hadthe Curragh ofKildare in view, since am t usuallydenotes swampy ground, impracticable to chariots ; (2) that the Cumgh wasassociatedin hismindwith chariot races. Henncssy, in his paper in Proc. B . I .A.
xx . 343, hadpreviously collectedreferences to games heldon the Cumgh : these,nodoubt, were part ofthe entertainmentat the Oenach Lidreferredto in PM 954
472 NOTE S . [p. 2
1 2 . 3 169 bunaid, the original. native inhabitants .
bcth -g ra
’da, agenitive usedadjectivally : for this formofthe genitive see
Pass . andHorn. Index .
1 4 .fa’idiudseemsaderivative offa’id,fa’ed, acry cf. Nae, 38, 43 (infra,p.
1 5 .fagmair the gathering was heldin the beginning ofAugust, BC x v . 3 1 4 .
1 6. slim, ‘slender,’ with ashort vowel, isdistinct fromslim,
‘smooth '
: of.slim-slimy, Liamuin 1 03 (infra, p. Zimmer, ZDA x x x ii. 278. Render leancheek.
’ For the use ofgniadcf. Liamuin 1 04 ,andToddLect. vii. 40.
1 8. it perhaps the verbal noun ofétaim, getting cf. Thea. Pal . i. 497, 37 .
1 9 . marggaidisadoubtful conjecture : most cepies havemarg naid, which Idonot understand.
23. The translation olieredin the tex t assumes that tarmun is written fortermann to supplyarhyme to Carmun. But there seems tobeawordtam“ still
in use,meaning noise so O’R . ,andsee Claideamh Soluis ofDec. 24th , 1909,
p. 7, col. 2 ; this accords better with toirm: translate then ‘ loudwas the noiseanddin shemade.
’ Of. 303, infra. O’Curry renders ‘ loudher rustling andher
tramp (MC ii.28. airdmeis seems to he intendedas gen. ofairdmes ; put insteadofairdaum
for the rhyme.
36. Cairmen most copies have this formin order tomake arhyme witu
aidben : cf. 4 1 , 64 , 69.
38. lies "doc/sair : this is obscure cf.meat ndachair,Maistiu 3 (infra, p. 1 34)adbaniadis nuaehair, Tem. Lu. 1 0 (p. frs’dumacechdag -néacltair BathCru. 2 (p. gm
’m"(mohair dalliance (P), Crechmael 7 (LL 1 99 b O’B.
hasmine/cor,
‘stranger
’ 0’Curry renders newly come.
’
39 . co traig : of. Ailech i. 22 (ToddLect . vu . as each thir co lra'ig .
42 . aidcg lal : v . Meyer, Contribb. adccllim.
45- 46.Windisch’s Lex icon gives ra'thaa
’
g imtwice withmark oflength but it
rhymes hereandin SnR 1 3 1 7- 8 with brat/saig im, which seems tobederivedfrombrat/t (wrath) , not bra
'
th.
57 . mfregain raga,‘not achoice ofchoosing ’
: raga ropu, which is indeclinablc in 0. Ir. for roguin, pl. roigne, cf. FM ii. 934 , 5 ; vi. 2028, 1 0 ; Cath.
M . Lena74 , 1 8.
58. comid: cf. ITD admidh, farewell, blessing .
’
66. muir mil so Benn Boirche ii. 1 3 (BB 403 a28) 0'
s mm’
r mil : cf.muirmilneb, Fél. Oeng .
69. M idercan hardlymean affection itmay possiblybeaby-formofMM .
73 . Tamas, men came .
’
I t wouldbe better to put afull stopafter cét-gab,
andsupplyaverb, such as rodoirt, was held,’ after laN ail/t De’. For ya
'
ine
cf. IT iv. 547, 552 : gains . i. waith,80. Bres mac E ladan belongedto the Tuaths Dé : cf. PM o.u . 3304 . H e
figures in the battle ofMag Tuired; see Rev . Celt. x ii. 61 , &c. The chronologyofour poemdoes notagree with FM .
p. 10] NOTE S . 473
83 .faaims forfaclot'saib, to rhyme with'I su : cacht
, literally captivity,’in
apposition to (Jermain. Or claimmaybe gen. sing .for aim: in either case thesense is obscure. Perhaps the meaning is that Cermnawas acaptive heldtoransom. Zimmer wouldinterpret the phrase as meaning the spiritual bondage ofpaganism: see Sitsber.d. preuss. Ak. , 3 Dec. , 1 908, p. 1 1 22 .
87 . each! seems to be s gen. pl Carmun offetters the imprisonedCarmun.
’Cf. SnR 4035 aternamiar nga’budcacht. There isavariant oucht.
Crimthann, son ofE nds Cennselach, was King ofLeinster in St. Patrick’s timesee V . Trip. index .
90. The reading ofthe use. creitidshouldbe kept : translate before [theknowledge of] Christ— believe it !
9 1 - 2 . The best use. readan’
cill— chu’
ain the latter wordmust then bedat. ofonion
, apack,’metaph. athrong ,
’&c.,andmiaill is writtenmetr. gr. formin”.
It wouldbe easier, however, to readnuall— charm harbour, resort Bymini!ismeant the shout raisedat the election ofan Irish king .
95 . comdas named,iftaken together,maymean that Crimthann couldgive
blowsandtake them but perhaps we shouldreadchomdas (adj andregardmsmadasanattributive genitive.
96. D iarmait thismust be Diarmait mac Maelnambé, as 55 king s arecountedfromCrimthanndown to this king : see LL 39, columns 2 and3 .
D iarmaitmac Maelnambé isfrequentlymentionedin the Annalsfrom1036 (PM )onwards . He was originally king ofthe Ui Cennselaig , FM 1 040. In PM 1037
he seems to beanally ofDonchadmac Gillapatric, who heldthe Oenach Carmuinin 1 033. It is not clearfromFM in what yearDiarmaitmade himselfacceptedasKing ofLeinster. The list in LL 39 gives three kings between DonnchadmacGillapatric, whodiedin 1 039 (FM) andDiarmait : two ofthese reignedonly oneyear each the regnal periodofthe thirdis not stated.
The epithetdu'r-gm, hardy offspring or born with hardtravail, 1 8 appliedtoanother Diarmait in Dallanmac More
’s poem, Rev. Celt. x x . 10.
97 . Ocht maic : cf. Dinneen’
s Keating ii. 82 ; also LL 1 2, col. 2 , where the
number is wrongly g ivenas seven.
98— 100 these linesare takenfromE ochaidnaFlainn’s poem, Tansymil-long“
L L 1 6a1 3- 1 5. In 1 00'Herech Febris shouldbe readas the name ofoneperson.
1 09 - 1 1 6. A similar enumeration ofguarantees isfoundinapoemin aS toweit s , D iv. 3,fol.
H its rathatogah Tuathal trenfri tobuohnem, talam, grian, escaidan,muir, tir, torud,cossa, lama, beoil imthengtha, cluasai, suile,eich, roith , gai, sceith, claidibcrodaconanduire,drechadaine,drucht ladaithein latuleith, blich mes, cach waithar chenai to
Cf.also BB 43 b 55 .
474 NOTE S . [p. 10
1 10. temeuir z‘
the exactmeaning ofthis wordis uncertain : cf. Mart. Oeng .
p. 50, where it is usedin connex ion with slicceda, sea-shells ’: see also the
authorities quotedin Stokes’ index , andaddIr. T . n . 2, 722, tmsear 7Iandgarami, slime.
’ In the A callamnaSenorach it is usedofterrestrial gear.
O’Beilly has cpuraop, ‘
sea-weed’ cnuroop ,dirt, 61th cunraap ,
equipage.
’
1 1 5.daitlmt : Meyer, Contrib. hasdatha”, ‘ light,’ but themeaning seems to be
less general. The wordis frequently associatedwithdru’cltt (especially in this
guarantee-formula), as here andin the passages quotedby Meyer : of. alsoBB 43 b 56, Magh Léna Sodm'cht ocusdatha,draic/rt Iadaithgm
103—4 these linesarefoundalso in thedindmwhas ofTailtin, 71 - 2 (LL 200b
1 1 7 . uile n-ég for this phrase of. poemon Sruh Brain 33 (infra, p. andsee note on Berba1 1 (ToddLoct. ix .
1 1 9- 1 20 i.e. they undertook that the Oenaek shouldbe heldin peace once in
three years.
1 25. bairtid: the rhyme caislidin the nex t line shows that this iathe right
1 27— 1 28 : themeaning is : ifthe pagans (g enti Géedel 1 2 1 ) couldkeep thepeace, howmuchmore shouldChristians !
1 37- 1 40. Two hundredassemblies, at intervals ofthree years, occupy600years. Ifthe last 6enach is that heldby Donnchadmac GillaPatric in 1 033,
then Bresal Broenachmust be the sameas Bressl Bélach (ninth son ofCathairMor,king ofLeinster), whodiedin 435 (FM , AU : of. LL 39 b
1 4 1 . For Crimthandcf. note on 87 : he was king ofLeinster nex t but one
after Bresal Belach, LL 39 b3. Hennessy (note on AU 461 ) says that hesucceededhis father E nnaCennselach as king ofS . E . Leinster,about the year444 . I t is not clear fromwhat point the ninefairs are reckoned: thedate ofthe battle ofOchais uncertain ; it is given byFM in 478, by AU both in 482
andin 483.
1 47 . m: mianWabash. Ifwe accept the view that Carmun is to be placedinthe neighbourhoodofthe Curragh ofKildare , it becomesdifiicult to see the
appropriateness ofareference to branching harbours.
’This is the natural
meaning ofthe phrase ; andit is usedin this sense ofLoch German,WexfordHarbour (infra, p. anddescribes very suitably the windings ofagreatestuary. The wordw’analsomeans apack ofhounds,’ andhencemetaphoricallyacompany, bandor family ofwarriors ’
: possibly then we shouldhere renderofthe wide-branching troops, orfamilies crét-back being usedofthe ramificattions ofkinship.
1 45. Six teen king s. Fromthis to 1 64 we have apparentlyadivision ofthekings who successively heldthe Oenach, according to theirdifferentdistricts .
Counting Crimthandseparately thereare inall 48. In line 93 there ismention of55 kings, beginning fromCrimthandbut this number refers to the succession of
476 NOTE S . [p. 1 6
185 . The ClannaCondlaare the sameas the sept ofMac Gillal’atraie , according to O
’
Donovan, L as gCeart, 40.
1 86. comga is usedespecially ofthe protection ofasaint : see Plummer .
Vitae Set . Hib. clx x ix . note The Oenach was under the guardianship offo ursaints, 1 65- 6.
188. rig -(hm: of. T. B. C . (Wi.) 261 7, rr'g -sballfo rig -thornd.189. marda'mairdail : render ‘ as thou art taught
’
;dé rsas’m‘ l instruct
1 97. Canadamay bedat . or acc. , as fromanom. Carma(Hop n, 0nom.,
Carmen, sub so that it is better to render Cathair left Carmun ex clusivelv
to his own offspring .
’
204 . Gaible FidGaible now Feeguile in King’
s County . Ifwe readCruachain, either Cruachan Bri E ile (in Ofl
'aly) or Cruachan Cloenta(the H ill ofClane in Kildare)may hemeant . The meaning ofgee-hiath is obscure .
205 . I s larg h ail : of. prosedindsenchas , Rev. Celt. x v . 3 1 2, aforgabail a
mleomidi lurg in comtig . O’R . gives tons,
‘
progeny,’etc . : probably an
ex tension ofthemeaning ‘track .
’
209 . On the Kalends ofA ugust ; that is, on thedate ofthe Lugnasadorgathering in honour ofLug : see Rhys, Celtic Heathendom, p Orpen, as
above, p. 1 5. The Oenach ofTailtin was heldon the samedate.
2 1 1 . The Book ofLeinster reads andluadit sodams ardaig cert sec/t can
7 cosmid, there theydiscussfreely in strife (P) the rightamount ofevery tax andcustom.
’costaidis gen. ofacatad, for which see Meyer, Contrib. : here itmeans
‘customary impost. ’ l amdoubtful as to ordaig . The same phrase perhaps
occurs inds . ofAth Luain 43 (infra, p. diarm: féin ndodaing ardaig . It
is probablyametaphorical ex tension ofdaig , flame, fire,’ which alsomeanswarrior.
’ Such acollocationas an cath cmindrudcendaig ndeirg (Contrib.)shows how easily themeaning tire may pass into strife.
’
2 1 3.fri bdgabil : forbil, speech ,
’
see O’Dav. ed. S tokes, 293. This inter
pretation ofthe phrase wouldagree with the suggestedrendering ofardaig . It
is easy tobelieve that there nas usuallyapretty hotdiscussion over the triennialbudget ofthe province ofLeinster.
2 1 7- 220. This stanza(which is not foundin LL) has no grammaticalconnex ion with the contex t, andseems to be out ofplace. It is evidentlyintendedasan enumeration ofthe blessings which will attendthedue observanceofthe rules ofthe Oenach . Compare lines 73—76oftheds. ofTailtin (L I.200b
Ith ocus blichtfor eachdindsidocus soinenddiachinddorataddo gentibGrécarfirinnido chomet.
Cf. also the concluding parag raph ofthe proseds. ofCarmun, RC 1 5, 3 1 2.
2 1 7. sa'maisfor sa'ims, to rhyme with him.
p. 20] NOTE S . 7
2 1 8. [er-them: probablyfor Iar-thuile, ‘sea-plenty,
’i.s. abundance offish .
There is aword(”that (terthét which occurs in SnR 610, but it rhymes withdermdr, andmust therefore be separatedfromIar-thola.
2 1 9. fir rig laich : of. proseds. subfin. fir rig laig 1e6 : Stokes renders that
they shouldhavemen, royal heroes.
’But C
'Clery has rc
‘
oyhlaclc .i. seanchaillsacb
andriog hlach , .i. céid-sheandir, .i.duimMaic-limb; hence O’Beilly, flog /dash,
an oldbag , agrey-hairedoldman in TipraSengarmna1 1 (p. 242, infra) , thewordis appliedtoan oldwoman. I t occurs also in Temair iv. 84 (ToddLect.
viii. andin V. Trip. Thepoint wouldbe that, in times ofpeace,men live tooldage.
cindis rendered‘chieftains ’
(cf. Meyer, but it is perhaps the
imperative ofcinnim, which is usedas acheville, mark ! cf.da. LochGarman 1 69 , Luimnech 6§ Moenmag 29 (infla, pp. 180
,274 , 336) in that case
mcmbdidmust be construedwithfir rig laicls.
220. Literally incursions in force against E rin anatural symptomofLeinster
'
s prosperity. The prose has cmforran coig idin H érimt jaraib, no
other province ofIrelandbeing able to oppress (or invade) them.
’
22 1 - 224 . Cf.ds . Tailtin 57- 60 (LL 200 b223 . Jamar seems amistake for laimther. For the use ofla, cf. 1 r.
'l‘
. i. 1 06r
1 7,m’
Immas almmlaConchobar, theydidnotdare onaccount ofConchobar.
’ Ido not understandin ga’id.224 . For these technical terms, see Atkinson’
s Glossary to the Laws .
225- 6. Cf.da. ofTailtin, 65— 6, (Jen lechtfer iforadmban, cenmna’ iforudfn'
find-g lan.
228. athfcr, atlmumter may mean worthless man, worthless people so
Meyer, Contrib. but themeaning seems to be that no woman takesadvantage ofthe Osusch todesert her husbandandformnew connex ions . A thbmis used(apparently) in the sense of‘afresh wife — iathis caseathirdwife— in the
lines (I have forgotten to note the reference) tress-bean mi hiarr g idhs isamhain sliasadatlmma'.
230. Traditionascribedto S . Benén (or Benignus) awork on the rights oftheking s. See O
’
Donovan’
s introduction to Leahbar nagCeart.23 1 . mi bethfordayanfine. This seems tomean that he shouldbe rootedout
ofthe tribefor his offence : of.ds. ofM6in Tire NAir, 3 : my Nm'foras ’safine
for fa's afine, R) cojaair bés In zi5 3t BB 405 b 2 .
235 . caraig . I have no other instance ofcu’
isech, piper caisech, acc.
mu igmeans piping Meyer, Contrib.
timpaig seems to beanabbreviatedformoftimpa'naig .
236 . j iisrt-chlia'm: hereas in jam-lair, Mag Bath 52,fo’m-ylirme TBC (Wi. )
fries -maith”Sil . Gad. i. 6, 35, the adjectivemayhave adepreciatoryforce, andthe wordmaydenote theminor performers . Or possibly it refers to jugglersandhufl
'
oons : cf.fuirsetiirfdm(ToddLect. viii.237 . [lanai-ath. See S tern
's article in ZCP i. 47 1 andof. fiumruth
Fitl u'
l (acollection oflegalmax ims Laws, Glossary, p. 786.
4 78 NOTE S . [p. 20
239. slisnigc. Coneys has rl trneac, a quantity ofwood-shavings or
chips.
' Probably the wordheredenotes tabletsmade ofbark : Joyce, SocialHist .
,
i. 484 .di lefade , wooden books’ the D 1 81 Feds l éir is quotedin O’Dav. 369, 1 286.
24 1 . Roscada: cf. RoscadaFlainn FinaYBL .fcs. 4 1 1 a42, Tee. Corm. pp. 1 0,
44 . O’Dav. 589 hasdroohta.i.duamt no laid/n 7 roscada.242. On the TocoscaFithail
, see Meyer’s edition ofTurner Cormaic, p. vi .
Thurneysen, Gott. Abbondl. n.f. x iv, 2, p. 1 1 . Cairpre is Cormac’s son, to whom
his teachingsareaddressed.245 sq . These are the subjects oftales, poems, &c.
, recitedat the Co ach .
The Feast ofTara is one of1 7 Fans enumeratedin the list ofprim-sails givenin LL 1 89 b.
246. Oenach E rma: perhaps the story ofMacha’s race ismeant.248. This refers to some such compositionas the Saltair Tamraor Labor-as Cert .
249. See? tellaig Tamra: perhaps the Suidigudfi gs I idchéarto, ofwhich thereisacopy in LL 29.
250. 1 3: cools triebs t : apoemon this subject is quotedby C ’Curry, Battle of
Magh Leann, 1 07, note,fromH . 3. 1 8.
25 1 . There isaBoa-senchas in BB 282 seq. : cf. LL 1 36 b.252. Bruidm; i.a. tales ofthe sack ofahostel, suchas the Braden Da'Darya,
Braden .DaChose : other sucharementionedamong thepn'm-sce'la see C'Curry,
MS . Mat. 584,andd’Arbois, Catal. 261 .253. For the Testament ofCathairM6r, see L. naCert, 1 92.
Doich-tltismaisacompoundlikedeich-dean, apoemin ten cantos,’
Contrib.
257 . As wag e ! is usedfor the refrain ofasong , fir cmgail may be singers ofg leee or catches.
259. Themeaning suggestedforagair can hardly be right ; the contradictoryo igor is ingor. Also the us. hasagair (not égair) ,andashort vowel is requiredby the rhyme. But I cannot ofl‘erabetter ex planation.
264 . The reading ofthe us. add» shouldhave been kept : or governs the
accusative in such locutions.
265 . The list ofprim-scélaincludesmanyA itte andOtryne see LL 189 e 34,
1 90a1 6.
267 - 8. The tex t seems corrupt. Bl iss rig usuallymeansasuccession ofkingswhy shouldthe recital oftheKing ofLeinster'sancestors beablesaing toBregmag(orMag Breg), which is part ofMeath ? Andin 268 one wouldex pect elect/tarather than chath. I propose to readaréimrathadar Bregmag , achallm’
s ashru
'ad-engnam, comparing Mag Bath 1 48, 5,acht sluaigedre féin rot/’
naism vi
oruad-chatha. IfDiarmaitmacMae] anM 6 is the King ofLeinster intended,theallusionmight be to his invasion ofMeath andplundering ofFine Call in1 053 (FM ) .
27 1 - 2. This seems to be the final benediction with which the Oenach is
formallydissolved: ifwe readfordaib, it becomes aquotation ofthe actualformulaemployed; the construction will be then less elliptical .
NOTE S . [p.asand.i. marggadit'd7 otaiy. Margyadh ochruid56 7 och, et cetera. I srygadGall 7dooradio croisadir 7argait, et cetera.The market ofthe Greekforeigners,’ or Greek Gauls, ’ suggestsatraditionalmemory oftradersfromMarseilles .
309- 3 12 . Apparently three pieces ofgroundwere reserved, one to tether the
horses ; one todo the cooking ; andone where the women couldfindprivacyanddo their needlework. Cf.mndfridrains LL 1 88a40.
3 1 3—6. This stanzais certainly out ofplace in LL andshouldcome (as itdoesinall other use.)after line 288.
3 18. Less Labrada is probably Dinn Big ,also calledTuaimTenbath, whichwas sackedby LabraidLongsech . Seeds. ofLagia, Rev. Celt. x v. 299 ; Metr.
Binds. ii. 50- 52 ; ZCP iii. 1 2, 22 .
BOAND I .
In LL traces are visible ofthe name ofthe author to whomthis poemison. It. oi probably CuandaLochain. No other I I . has
anyattributionThe story ofBoand’sdeath is toldin Tochmaro Emire (ZOF iii. and
also in LiberFlavusFergusiorumi. 27 r° a.This poemhas latelybeen edited(fromL andB) in ZOF viii. 5 1 6, where its
relation to Tochmaro Emire isdiscussed.5.demne.We shouldperhaps readdomain, toocertainfordispute.
’
6.mi here andin 1 1 , 1 3, 1 7, 38, the stss. varybetween 6to'
, cfd, ata, otha,andotha: LL has otdfour timm, otaonce : B. has atathree times, out once, andonce otha.asmaig : readwith Lasmaidbreaksforth fromasmaidirn cf. Rev. Celt. x i.
1 30, 4 1 .
9- 20. These names are mentionedin Tochm. Emire (as above), with SourmudFoddmafor Smir Fodlimtlre, andMann-chain; A irg it, insteadofH érarning Hanchuing is readby three ofour use"andM hasman written over
mor.
Inber Colpthais the usual name ofthe Boyne estuary.
24 . Loch n-E chach, now Lough Neagh .
28. nostnrrandreading andmeaning are verydoubtful. Perhaps we shouldw rite adis Torand,andtranslate ‘
or its name is Terand,according to its meaning .
’
Tornadisfoundas the name ofariver (Hogan, andthe pointmaybe that themeaning ofthis name, thunder,’ isappropriate to the Boyne .
26. LL's readingdmmchladar'mdile, is probably suggestedby the phrasedamdilenn,for which see Ir. T . ii. 2, 1 82 Ir. T. iv. index .
48. thargad, M .I .for thcrgad, 2fut. of«today.
52. In four uas . the three are calledFlesc, Lesc, andLuam(Luman,Luaman) so in Doandii. 46, Tochm. Emire, ZOF iii. 242, andAime Fingein,
p. 34] NOTE S . 481
Anecd. n . 2. In 51 , RB have gual, ngus ! for ng lan : ifthis is right, wemust readFless ocus Lamocus Litam: so in n. 46, Liamrhymes withdread. But what is themeaning ofgnim"gris t
65. tarta: is this plural oftart ? Render without being thirsty.
’
68. i.s . the affront she hadtriedto put upon the powers oftheWell recoiledupon herself.70. mesh “: for this formv. Wi. s. v. immlai, andcf. Metr. Ds . u. 28. 2 1 ,
and68, 33 BB 405 b22.
9 1 . Once Dabilla. The true reading is perhaps Dabillain roediin ’Ie. See
O’R . poc. This wouldex plain the readings ofLandB. The placemeant seems
to be Rockabill, arocky islandwhich lies alittle north ofLambay. See
Hogan, Onom.
BOAND II .
Tm; poemisaddressedto Maelsechlainnmac Domnaill, who was oustedfromthehigh-kingship by Brian Boroime,andafterwards fought with himagainst theDanes at Clontarf. Hediedin 1 022 (FM) ; the poemwas therefore composedbefore thatdate. Ifmy view oflines 53 - 60 is right, it was writtenafter 101 2 .
l , 2 . These lines are quotedby O’
Clery, s . v . comhghaill, which is glossedi. comlagaoil, as ifit wereanadjective.
4 . Bdinde is here adisyllable ; so in i. 60 : but in i. 83 it is atrisyllable (ifweadopt LL’
s reading ). The nominative Edandis treatedasadisyllable in thesetwo poems, ex cept perhaps in i. 73, where creich is probablydisyllabic (Contrib.
bru'
iich) andBdandsmonosyllable.
9 - 24 . The object ofthese lines is to ex plain thederivation ofthe name Bdandfromthe junction oftwo rivers namedB15andFind: cf. i. 77 The first ofthese ,B6 Gusiri, flowsfromLoch Munremair, now Lough Ramor or VirginiaWater, inCavan, past Teltown (1 6) this is the northern Blackwater. Findis therefore anamefor the upper Boyne before it is joinedby the Blackwater near Navan. I t isdescribedas flowing past Tarafromthe nort h-east Ifthis reading is sound,the poetmust here be tracing the course ofthe river up
-stream,as it flows fromS .W. to N . E . Perhaps we shouldreadaniar-thuaid, which wouldmean that itpasses Tarato the N .W.
What, then, is FindGaile6in As one ofthe two Finds is saidto flow‘
past Tara,’the othermust join it below that point. Line 1 6 should, as I now
think, be renderedthey ( the two Finds)meet at the Confluence, ’ ’con Chommr.
This is the name given to themeeting ofthe BoyneandBlackwater (cf. O’Curry
’s
Magh Leena, 67, note k) : the full formofthe name is Commar (or Commor)Mans : see Hogan, Onom. The two Findsare therefore the upper Boyne andtheBbtckwater. FindLifi must be the Boyne, which rises in Mag Lifi,andFindGaileoin,also calledMifind( 1 2) B6 Guairi, andBanna is the Blackwater.
The two Findsare saidtomeet with the Boyne at Commar Mans (1 5 we
shouldex press the same ideaby saying that theymeet andformthe Boyne.
’
432 NOTE S . [p 34
The translation oflines 1 5- 1 8 given in the tex t is grammatically possible ; butitmakes the contex t unintelligible.
1 6. I canmake nothing ofM’a-brondud. The conjecture M's-5mmgives
goodsense, butabadrhyme.
20. Dannais not agoodrhyme forabs : possibly we shouldreadl ess : this
might ex plain the name CommarMana.v 25 sq. This story ofBoand’s intrig ue with the Dagdais toldbriefly in theforetale to Tochmaro E ldins, publishedby Stern in ZCP v . 523. She is there
made wife ofE lcmar (or E lcmaire) . Sterndoes not seemto have observedthatthe same incident 18 relatedat greater leng th inmetrical formin LL 208 5. In
this version ofthe story,as in our poem, Boand18 wife ofNechtan,andE lcmaireis herbrother. The Dagdafinds her 1 11 E lcmaire’s house,andafter vainly tryingto get herfromE lcmaire’s keeping , he invents apretex t for getting the incoavenient brother out ofthe way. E lcmaire is unwilling to go : the Dagdagiveshimleave to return in the sameday ; but he isdetainedbyafeast which hecannotavoid,andisabsentfor ninemonths. During all that time the sundoesnot sink (of. 33 thus the undertaking that he shouldcome homebefore nightfall is not violated. Meanwhile the Dagdagains his endwith Boand,andbeforethe endofthe nine-monthdayason is born, who is Oengusmac Ind'Oc. This
is how Boandwas brought tobedinasingleday (line Neither theforetale ofTochm.
'E tdinc nor the poemin LL 208 says anything ofBoand’sdrowning
this is probablydue toalaterdiasceuast.33- 36. This stanzais takenfromLL 208 b 2 1 (adruidis ofl
'ering to enwrap
E lcmaire inamagicmist) .Missifossaigfes in g[r]éin co cendn6imis,mer in busiddo gorudin rafeor rain i cleithi sin sebir tiair.
’
Cf. FM vi. 2028, 9, i coléithibacosr. I take racrh'
r tobe roouadif. Dinneen haspeepdarkness.
’
44 . soisedthis seems to be past subj . ofsaig im, usedimpersonally : cf.Dinneen, re lelm I reach ; Strachan, Verbal systemofSaltair naRana, 73,rosag im,mochim.
53- 60. These stanzas seemto refer to the fighting which went on in Meathbetween Maelmordamac Murchada, King ofLeinster,andMaelsechlainn in the
year 101 2. In that year Maelmorda, supportedby Flaithbertach us Neill, KingofAilech,andother chieftains,madean incursion into Meath,and,after sufleringareverseat Maelsechlainn's hands, joinedforces with the Danes under Sitric, andinflictedaheavydefeat uponMaelsechlainn (CegadGaedel re Gallaib,pp. 1 46
The sense of53- 4 is not clear : uirremust refer to the Boyne ; cia meansI commit an offence,do injury, ’Wb22 b 9, firiu ii. 56 ; but perhapsdagne“
rayabad. Themeaningmaybe that the Boyne is chokedby the heaps ofslainmen. In 58 k iloCuindstandsfor theforces ofMaelsechlainn,who was recognisedby Brianas over-lordofLeth Cuinn in 998 (066
484 NOTE S . [p. so
7 . «mafor cm, which is sometimes usedofplace : cf. BB 407 a45diadadces'daniar (me.
9- 1 0. amach 6 Bid, ‘fromthedays ofBus .
’
1 7 . E nglec ismentionedin Gills Modutu’s ban-imda: LL 1 37a30.
26. res/afraid: probablyfordosfarraid(tarraid) .33. Cf. Oss. iii. 1 18, 1 3, I s 6 Ion lagadar DJ Danm he aIf:
Tairng ire .i. saddhascram, &c.
43 .dlug : on th is wordsee Contrib., also anote in Kriu iv. 238. The
rendering possession suggestedin the latter locusdoes not suit our contex t. In
Ir. T. iii. 504dluig log ic seems clearly tomeandesire ofhealing .
’
46. Dubthach is presumablyacontemporary king ofMeath .
48. Bresal B6-dihadis mentionedby the annalists, LL 23 a28 ; PM a. m.
499 1 cf. Coir Anm. 269, Keating ii. 181 but nothing is saidofhis tower.
59 . rothdcaib, cf. Rev. Celt. x x iv. 1 80, MM “g iall can «in ; but I shouldnow prefer to readrothobaig (derivative oftobach) .
65 .forfecht : read, perhaps,fdfee/at,asacheville.
7 l .dost-fa, plural ofdswair, is usedespecially ofplaces notable for someassociation.
79. m’dernadco cond, was not completed. ’80. (fat alate substitutefor tiayait,formedfrom“it.83. m6achdsh : see Contrib. (whi ch .
NAS .
Tanmetrical systemofthis piece is ex ceeding ly complex . The end-wordsareallmonosyllables, ex cept in 45- 48. Those ofthe secondandfourth linesare perfectrhymes : those ofthe firstandthirdmake imperfect rhymes (assonances) with the
secondandfourth end-words : that is, they agree in quantity ofvowel,andtheconsonants belong to the same rhyme-classes. Further, the first andthirdendwnrds inmost havean echo-rhyme in the following lines : therearealso in everystanzainternal rhymes between 1 and2, 3and4 . Finally, there is alliteration inalmost every line. The natural consequence is that thediction is highlyartificialanddifficult.Theauthor's name is given in L onlyas Mac Nia. He is, nodoubt, the same
personas the Mac N is to whomone ofthe poems onBrug naB6inde isattributedMetr. Ds. ii. 1 8. H is name is there given in YM8383 as Mac N iamac Oengusa,in the Bennes us. as Maic Niamac Oenna, in H as Maic N iedhmac Aonagain .
O‘
Curry (MS . Mat. 505) writes it MacN is , son ofOenna, on theauthorityofBB’
s
copy ofthe same poem; but in that manuscript it is written MeNiamac Och .
’
The poemon Bath E ssais attributedto himin H , where he is calledMaicniadhmac Aonaccan.
2 . traitsmaybeanadjectival genitive, or wemay readi tu ili withmost sun.
3 . Lug : this is Lugmac Céin : see Cnogba2.
p. 521 NOTE S . 495
6. abs”, white-skinnedrather than white-clad. ’7 . roslaia’s : literally, ‘
growth stirredthem,’ i.s . they conceived; for linaim,I move,’ seeWi. , andof. Rev. C. x iv. 408 1 8, teat/riamlais 0011 a[dataLL 1 66 b 35,diasléifor slicht aeharyas
’
t (reflex ive).1 0. This line is quotedby O'Clery, with the g loss isdoarsgaitluno sainsamltail
adin-sack isadoth. He seems to regarddligidasanadjective. For the renderinggiven in the tex t see note on Carmun, 295.dreck is the aspect ofthe place : cf.druimndrocla-slemon, Metr. Ds. u . 46.
1 1 . For tosta= hasdiedsee ZOF ii. 50, 4 : Pass . andHorn. s. v.
1 3 . rogaibi. Strachan notes (Verbal SystemofSnR ) that the -i ofthe s-pret .,
3 sing . is sometimes ex tendedfromi-rerbs to those ofanother class : he quotesrogaba(for rogabai f) , SnR 6383.
1 5. g rés is perhaps putfordo g ris ; or possibly the constructionmaybe img rs'sg nim-dliged, onaccount ofthefashioning ofstern laws.
’
23. marb-alt. O’Dav. has alt, . i. aireda! cf. Mart. Oeng . index , altarMetr. Ds. ii. 28, g lé
-alt O’Clery g lealt, .i. g lain imma. The line means shediedyoung .
’
26. mosaic, I take to be an adjectival genitive momtlta, gen. ofmanualact ofstripping bark (Laws, Glossary) snobad, frommob, ‘bark,’ see
ZCP iv. 359 .
27 . garg -mthim: the secondelementmust be ace . ofmaithom, forgiveness,remission garg seems tobelong to gnim, but is transferredby hypallage.
33—34 . rains— chlainn I have kept these forms as theyare written inmostuse. insteadofthe older coim— chloim.
29 . Lug was the legendaryfounder ofthe Osusch Teilten seeds. ofTailtin, Rev. Celt . x v. 50.
35. cluchemad: this seems to imply that the funeral games includedsomething likeatournament.
37. Mdidiudseems to be verbal noun ofméidim(the usual formis mo'idsm) .Does itmean subject ofboasting ,’ or panegyric ofthedeceased
38.fdidiud,fromfa'id(Mod) , cry cf. 43 .fit: is usedin Br. DaDergaj 61 ,fée ichtarach, beardon the lower lip cf. Magh Bath, 20, 8—9,fés iohtair—fésu
’ashtair. O’Cl. hasfés .i. bil
,whichmaybeasecondarymeaning :fdidiudfds
frifés will thenmean lip-mourning .
’
39. 9 1e I take to be a: g lés, so spelledto rhyme with beds.40. antem: M '
eyer, Contrib. sug gests that this wordart-timm, ‘untimid’
ifso, itmaymean here aman ofvalour.
’
45 . tests”: I have not foundthis wordelsewhere ; it may be Welshtartan theme, argument (Pughe) , which Loth regards as aloan fromtostimonium(Mots Latins,
4 7 . 6: Chris» : the prose version says they hadbeen summonedto cutdownthe woodofCuan.
48. The rendering ofieredassumes that bu'sn rosbddatar res-bdan-fzadsstar.
But it is simpler to translate enduring (ever-famous) Teltin ex tinguishedthsm.
’
486 NOTE S . as
CE ILBE .
Tns prose legendofCeilbe is foundin most copies ofthe Dindsenchas, butwithout the usual metrical version. The poemprintedhere is given infourcopies only. (Ofone ofthese, V, noaccount is taken. ) It is attributedin onecopy toan O
'Mulconry, whosedeath is recordedby the FourMastersme 1 643 ,
with the following notice : Maurice the son ofPaidin O’Mulconry, amanlearnedin historyandpoetry,aman ofwealth andamuence,alearnedscribe, bywhommanybooks hadbeen transcribed,andby whommany poems andlays hadbeen composed. andwho hadkept many schools super
-intending andlearning ,several ofwhich he hadconstantly kept in his own house,died, after havinggainedthe victory over the Devil andthe world.’ He was evidently heldinconsiderable esteem,andifwemay judge by this specimen he was amaster ofthecryptic style which constitutedthe principalmerit ofscholarly poets. It has been
pointedout in H ornet/mm, 1 907, p. 474 ,and1 909, p. 389, that O’
Clery’s glossary
containsanumber ofquotationsfromthis composition. Thedrift ofthe firstfourstanzas is that theauthor is calledupon to repair the omission ofolder poets whohadneglecwdto put the story ofCeilbe into verse.
1 . mm. Meyer, Contrib. quotes agloss fromH . 3. 1 8,some .i. cool : cf.
Eriu i. 1 92, com riaguil in Choimdod: but this wordrhymes with nosproms,
ibid. 202, whereas in line 1 20ofour poemcommrhymes with tromm.
2 . O’Clery, s. v. airilkadlt quotes this line, with the gloss .i. asdlig litbmbd’ A thaim. O’R . gives hire, wages,
’ as themeaning ofaioilteadh in the Lawsairilliuddesignates some sort oftitle to property : cf. O’
Dav. s . v.
I t is not clear why Athairne’s name is introduced. The legendaryauthor of
the Dindsenchas was Amairgen ; perhaps bardic tradition allowedashare in thework to his contemporaries AthairneandFerchertne.
3. th’aitlmu : so 83 : luaitlms Y : taithme H the wordshouldalliterate with
icht. I t isaby-formofaithmt commemoration.
’
iocht is variously ex plainedby O’R .
‘clemency, justice, goodnature, con
fidence Dinneenadds pity.
’I t occurs inds . S liab E chtgaii. 88 (p.
icht is engnam.4 . ing limu ‘ insecure,
’ O’R . rather badsecurity,’ the opposite ofg limu .
5. caibtelmaybe renderedstanza (Mart . Oeng . index ) the order ofwordsbeing then can chomrac caibdil not to composeastanza. ‘
6. eisledadt I havefoundonly in the Lecan Glossary (AOL i. where it is
ex plainedbymsata cowardly.
’
7 . This line is quotedby O’Clery s.v. raudh, with the gloss ni thig hdatli ar
bith ganmama. P. O’Connell ex plainsmolaimas the firstdye or tinge, or
the stuffthat gives it, andprepared(sic) for the secondor last. ’8. Also quotedby O’Clery s.v.doathair (but withdlmain for aim),andex
plainedsge'l ganadiwaiainaImam/min. Fordour quatrain,’ see Stokes, Metr.
Gloss.
res NOTE S . [p. 58
sin taig tbs ; 332, 23 in osoli thromtlmirt to ; 288, 39 isin topur tbs ; 206, 5 in
tdonsob tho (do, toassa) ; BB 406a1 5 riaoath Maige Tnirodto. In all these
passages, however, it is pou ible to regardthe wordasasomewhat otioseadjective .
Forans, Meyer Contrib. gives themeaning then, therefore but it seemsalso‘there ’
of. BB 407 s 45diatudoaidoniarano : Ir. T . i. 1 00, 5 wow ans .
58. H reads indinorooli ‘
; Y and8: have aninorooh' . Readin t-inohrsrlmid,andtranslate the critic is everagreat terror.
’
61 . condla: cf. Contrib. oundls .
62. Forfrosobra‘opposition,
’cf. Mag Bath , 1 18, 10; Rev. C. x iii. 1 2 1 ,
LL 26 s 24 , 26.
70. rolangach .i. romoablaolt, O’Cl.
7 1 . asfoioldib: O’Cl. has gobfaioli libli .i. g o tnarsstal.
73. toidb: see Bergin, ZOF iii. 487.74 . Cerball, son ofMuirecén, King ofLeinster : see Ber. C. x x . 7 . Hisdeath
is recordedby FM 904 .
75.
’nasig rs : i.s. the place inheritsher name . she has no otherheir ; of. 1 1 1
79. jams-ddrhymes with Dalton,andmust therefore be acompound,formedapparentlyfromdd‘ luck.
’
81 .d’fnrdin O’R . has pupdn ‘ welcome, salutation so Dinneen, Popdn .
I t is, nodoubt, the same wordas ordin (av-din, jardin), whichmeans ( 1 ) ex cess’
(2) advance,’ of. Meyer, RC x x x iii, 97 here advancing to greet: ’88. onimgo : apparentlyfor onntsai.89. O
’Cl. has introabh .i. oasboidli . The wordusuallvmeans ‘furniture.
’The
rendering in the tex t isamere guess.
90. scél fromtha merely to prove’ like cuit adai”merely avisit,
’
M l. 102 a1 5.
99. millfot Ii tb’ aig tho ‘ I will kill tbee’
cf. gar oldesldo’dli aIs' till hedied,’ Contrib. s.v. coninioltloitn.
orm’j‘
oobtas : cf. Laws i. 224frifoo/itafedain ‘ in his own turn.
’
100. oiscsptus is common in the Laws in the sense ex ception,’ but this seems
out ofplace here : O’Cl. has oisosptus .i. our in sys id.103-4 . The orderofwords is con ns
’arnrnsdtrs oen taidbrsd.106. This line is parenthetical. Fordia enough,
’see Contrib. It is
usually employedin interjectional phrases (Bergin).O'R . gives
‘ toll’ as one meaning ofcamel it is an ex tension ofits usual
employmentasaunit ofvalue.
cm'ohirmid: for this use ofthe preposition in see Monastery ofTalley/at, p. 1 66
(note on 1 30, So in the nex t line in imo.
1 1 6. snaidmproperly knot’
. hencedifi culty,’ Dinneen ; but perhaps themeaning is, was not the bestowal ofit acompact binding upon her ?
’cf.
Wi. s .v.
1 1 7- 1 20. The closing stanzas are very obscure. O’Cl. has tron. .i. ton-hrs 7
tom/0m.i. tsamonn : soalso s.v. torn/ms.
p. 68] NOTE S . 489
1 1 9 . For tromm( trumma)dignity,’ v. Meyer, Triads, index . Themeanmgmay perhaps be : Asareturnfor supplementing the omission ofthe poet oftheD indsenchas (cf. 1 - 2,above), I howfor his protection, which isasmallmatterforso great s personageas he is.
1 2 1 - 4 . As to the meaning ofthese lines, I conjecture that the writer isapologising for not beingmoredevout inattending Mass. Or perhaps we shouldtranslate : Seek not strict account— ii thou, Lord, purposest to me :whatdost thoudo with thyfamily at noon ifthe exact account is required( i.e. what profit is there in the sacrifice ofthe Mass ifan exact account isdemandedofus for our sins
LIAMU]N .
Tm: situation ofLiamuin hasbeendiscussedby G. H . Orpen, Journ. forl 9o6, pp. 1 6 sq. He rejects the usual identification with Dunlavin inWicklow ,
andholds that Liamuin is now representedby Newcastle Lyons, which liesaboute ightmilesfromDublin,alittle Offthe roadto Naas. Hogan, Onom.
,recognizes
t wo ormore places ofthe name in Leinster. The other placesmentionedin this
poem, sofaras they have been identified,might have beenassociatedeither withDunlavin or with Newcastle Lyons .
The story is concernedwith twofamilies, one belonging to the Dési, settledin East Munster, the other to the BrainaofMunster. The pedigrees ofbotharefoundamong the tribal genealogies (see below on 29and
3. ar-roo : see Thes. Pal. ii. 63 note 6,and162 noted(Iii rsoo) also p. 1 40,
Il l supra; LL 1 47 a47 ; 1 66 b 45 . The phrase means something like ‘forthw ith,
’obneWeiteres.’
7 . con malairt without change,’
especially change for the worse,detriment ’ : seeWi. : C ’Dav. 1 236.
9. Foroarthain : the manuscripts vary between Forcarthain andForcarthaineach time either name occurs ; but the balance ofevidence is infavour ofcallingthe place Forcarthainandthe girl Fercarthain. The place was somewhere nearBathcoole, halfwaybetween DublinandNaas
10. Trustiu in the prose version Trustiu is saidto have been killedat AthTruisten, which 0
’Donovan places near Mullaghmast in Kildare (FM ii.
M iannach has not been identified.1 6. Dubthach is calledlting ofthe Dési ofBrega, in ahistorical sense ; the
tribe hadbeen ex pelledfromMeath in the time ofOengus Chi-buaibthech severalg enerations earlier ; see PM 265,andnote on line 29 below .
Hogan identifies the Dubthair herementionedwith Dufiery, near Baltinglass ;but this is neither in the original home ofthe Dési nor in the lands which theyhadcolonizedin the south.
21 .mi bondaolttan month ofblessing ,’mustmean an ex tramonth beyondthe year contractedfor, but I can cite no parallel.
490 NOTE S . [p.as29—36. The same pedigree is givenforDubthach in Bawl B 502, p. 1 43d3 1
The Oengusmentionedin 32 is there calledOengus Gai-Buaibthech, who was thecause ofthe expulsion ofthe Desi fromMeath see PM 265, Anecd. i. 1 5, etc .
IfDubthach’s grandfather was grandson ofOengus, Dubthach’
sdate wouldbesomewhereabout 400 but see note on 57 below .
35. r6in. O’R . has non
,strong ,fat. ’ Four kings calledAedBdin or B5n.
’
arementionedin PM index . I t is perhaps the same wordas ru’n which occurs inMetr. Ds. i. 24 .
47 . This isan obscure line :do! isdonii is usedas aperiphrasis for ‘deatb, ’Contrib.
51 . Readsofagbaitis.57—63 . The genealogyofAcher Corr is given in LL 336 5 inascending line
asfollows : Acher Cerr, E ochu Antoit, Fiachra( .i. Cathmail), E ochu Biata( iseside Carpm‘
Rigfota), Conaire, Mug Lama, Lugaid, Corpre. In Bawl. B. 502 ,
p. 1 62d: Acher, E ochaid, Fiachu, Peidelmid, Cincce, Guaire, Cintae, CoirpseBigfota, Conaire Cam, Lugaid, Cairpre Cram-ohond. In PM 1 86 CairpreBig -fotais mentionedas fighting in the battle ofCennfebrat. Ifthisdate isright, Acher Cerr
’s birth-
year wouldbe somewhere about 300 s .v . according tothe genealogy in LL : that inBowl. wouldbring himdown to 400 or so. ThedateofAcherCerr canalsobeapprox imatedeterminedfromthedescending line,as hewas ancestor ofthe kings ofDal nAraide ; Fergusmac E rna, who own g ents
Dab-fads parton: Britanniatonuit (Tigernach 502 FM was tenth indescentfromAcher. This, however, wouldput Acher (andconsequently Dubthach) backinto the thirdcentury.
It will be observedthat both LL andBawl. B. 502, omit Olldoitech (orAlldathacb)mentionedin line 63. Now in CbirAnmann (Ir. T. iii. 3 l4 ) we haveaLugaidAlldathach in company with Cairbre Crommchenn andMug Lima(otherwise calledE ochaidIlchrothacb) . I t wouldseem, then, that Olld6itech (orAlldathach) is not aseparate person, but acognomen ofLugaid: is Oil-“itig
(the reading ofLHB) will thenmean also calledOll-doitech.
’ My conjecture
Olldoitolu is therefore wrong . The formOtl-dditooli is much more likely to beright than thefanciful A ll-doth uit, which is supportedby some inferioruse.
7 1 . This is obscure : it shouldmean literally asprosperity is usual till now.
’
75.do, i.e . out ofthe province ofLeinster.
79 . oatoidseems here to be asubstantive. Foral to, path,’see Contrib.
92.forrash, verbal noun offorrg im,Wi. See Ir.T. iv. Festschr.W. Stokes,
9, note.
94 . oonpbdii, ‘military service,’Contrib. congbail oat/taTog . Troi
,1696.
102. j nd-choroib,fromcor plait,’ Contrib. abrat-olm' eye
-lashes,’ ibid.108.dointnsns Bergin suggests that thismayhe intendedasaverbal
noun adi-ind-snim,meaning perhaps hardship.
109 . Fornocht is identifiedwith Forenaghts, nearNaas.
1 1 1 . This line is quotedby O'Cl. s.v. crad/min nits : he reads ghéyforpom.1 1 4 . Readiodub-dthoib.
492 NOTE S . as53. Co
’suorogaibd6ib: for instances ofthis idiomseeWi. 5 1 5, col. 1
iw ngdnisrhare catch holdofoneanother.’54 . This seems tomean when the assailants were worstedtheyfoundlittle
protection.
’
56. Irons-thuind: readrather trom-daith-fcr ‘ofstrong churls
’s cf.daith
‘ hase ’ SnR index :dothj cr, of. p. 350, 29 ;doithir .i.doidhoalbbO’
Cl defin itsurly
’ Lism. index .
64 . be cutul : O’
Cl . has cudal .i. saoth no ole. ba’ cudal .i. M moth no cu hole,
which is perhaps foundedon this passage. The wordis probably the same asmlal empty ’
(“com-toll) see Contrib.
7 1 , 72 . literally withoutdangers ofthefts, ofcattle-raids, ’ t o.
BE LACH DU'
E GE IN .
Nor identified.2 .W leirg : the same phrase occurs in Metr. Ds. i. 6, 22 . The reading
hui“ ii-lcirywouldgivearhyme toflair.
4 .fcrfigsdfeirg : cf. Metr. Ds. ii. 54 , 1 7,fsrfind,fiysdgail : Ir. T. u. 1 , 48,
line 1 510, rofigadg lad: infra, 272, 27 frifcrgafig s. The verb is flyiu ,
‘ I
weave.
’
7 . Readissi be: sendselaig , andtranslate ‘she was ahalbert for hewing
'
selaig is gen. ofsalads, verbal noun ofslig im: cf. SnR 5355, is “lack an slang .
For seas , of. Mag Bath 202, y our sons catha:Wi. (s. v . room) amsendstaid:infra4 10, 4 sendsfcnhlaido slig ed.
1 6. As the end-wordmust beamonosyllable, the line shouldreadlaidin our;
efeus 03! cal, the same slave went to ahundredcrimes, ’ i.s . the ofi‘
enoe wasrepeatedahundredtimes .
1 8. sidmer sitlmm'
,frommar with silk intensive .
22 . Hawaii is properlyaccusative (sic leg . in but here is putfor norm,
mtri gratis . Readarba’ig (fromarba'gaim), Hercaddenouncedher to Indechrochertaig sheascertained. ’
23. This linemeans perhaps the liberal (l?) hosts, she has aright to themfor this use ofdlig im, cf. note on Carmun 295. For sumig we shouldperhapsread“am,anadjective ofuncertainmeaning foundin SnR 6544 .
BAIRE ND CHE RMAI N .
Tun name ofthis place is preservedby the river Burren in Co. CarlowSee note on 38.
4 . nether-chend. So L ; all other use. readsalad-chend, which is the
sobriquet given to German in the prose version, asalso in the noteatfoot ofIL1 94a. This note onlyallows himthreedaughters, Bairend, Capp, andCliathna.
p. 94] NOTE S . 493
’i . or tharbameans I think for profit,’ such as arich wife might bring .
Atkinson, Glossary to the Laws, understands torbaas meaning the fertility ofcattle : in i. 1 90. 3 msdartcdanoms colpachaocus ms scream.i. no kindlitlu re
terba, the last clause is translated‘ cattle before theyare productive ’
; andtherendering inmy tex t was influencedby this passage. But of. Laws, v. 270. 7 .
mt buirbuar kindledfri tarb“ isin re sat/min bidcg lat/c in'
"re sot/tai MM no
1601 )‘ fieree beasts that have not been yokedfor profitable labourduring the
bearing season while theyare in heat ’i. 1 90. 3
, shouldbe rendered‘ theheifers, ete. , which have not been yokedfor profitable labour.’
2 1 .daltait raind. Cf. BB 401 b 24 co hA rdMashadolluidfir : the verb is
aderivative ofdalta.
24 .fognad: literally ‘ let it serve you.
’Ember (so L) is more correctly
writtenmmas : the spellingmba's isdue tofalseanalogy.
There are many variants ofthis line, but most beg in with sm'r‘durmn (or thelike) . This seems tomean Begonefromus but 1 havemet with no similar useofmum.
28. ainble : pl. of(mbil (forainbli).29- 38. Only two or three ofthese places have been identified. Glenn SmOil,
in the Dublin mountains, still keeps its name . Glenn DaGruad(GlennCappaige in the prose version) is placedby Hogan, Onom. (Glenn Caipche, Glennas Ruad) , near Delgany : the Babluan is saidin the prose version to he
the older name ofthe Bairend, ariver in Co. Carlow.
3l . g reimmmodern sperm grip’
; of. SnR 1 467m' tldith ag lé-graim;3687 mills amairn ; infra330, 1 2 angraimmrig -for ; Metr. Ds. ii. 46, 7
1mgreimmris g le-raind. In all these passages the rhyme proves that the vowelis short . Wi. andStokes (SnR index ) mark it long in gréimm, which theydisting uishfromgrains, gratin.
37- 40. In the alternative version ofthis stanzaprintedon p. 92, rog raindispresumablyaverb, but its sense is uncertain . The phrase brogais biimis alsoobscure to me. O
’Cl. has béim.i. céim. In the fourth line comlaidshouldbe
written corals“. Cliathbernais elsewhere placedsouth ofGlenn SmOil42 . tot/aches tochus
,Wi.
,Laws ; Tec. Corm.
DUIBLIND .
T ins poemis translatedin O’Curry’s M . 0. ii. 289 . lie identifies the ‘ black
pool’with the Poolbeg ,areach ofdeep waterat themouth ofthe Liffey.
4 . in t'allmibE tair : that is, themeadow -lands on the landwardside ofBend
E tair (Howth).7 . toirm tuirem, so written to rhyme with aided.8. rosM idshouldbe renderedliterally ‘drownedher,’as Mairgin’
s shot casther into the pool see prose.
494 NOTE S . [9 94
1 3. Five ofthe use. have ingen : in the other two the wordisabbreviated. I n
such phrases with gabaimthe personafiectedby the feeling is usually object ofthe sentence, butmaybe subject : see Atkinson
’s Keating . 381 a; Dinneen , s .v
yablmim.1 9 . cheer : thedirect object is occasionally aspiratedin LL ; e. g . supra
p. 1 1 0, 9 A tchiu chdiciur.
1 6. It is not obvious why Cnucha, who is Aide’
s grandfather, shouldbe mentionedhere. Perhaps we shouldwrite addCnucha Cnucha’s slender son,
’ acOchind. But LL has Clamwha,andthemetrodemands atrisyllable.
FOBNOCHT.
Savsasn places ofthis namearementionedin Hogan’
s Onomasticon : this is probably the place referredto inde. Liamuin 1 09, andidentifiedwith Forenaghts ,near Naas . Fornacht ismentionedamong other strongholds ofLeinster in the
poemShin raise aBrig it, LL 60 a1 7 (ed. Meyer,‘ Hail Brigit,
’
p. Our
poemisattributedinall use. to Find, i.s . to Findmac Cumaill.3.fertha: pret. pass. Offeraim.
7 . maignech this epithet is appliedin FledBricrenn toahorse ; it occursalsoat p. 428. 40.
10. fid-mba awoodedspur ’
of. Rev. Celt. x iv. 4 1 2 , 1 0for rubs: ms rig
ra’
tha. Stokes (ibid. 447) identifies the wordwith Scotch Gaelic M M , a
promontory .
’
1 1 , 1 2 . These two lines arefoundonly in L : theyare printedas they standinthe us. Kitandrot fri possess . pron. 2 sing .
1 3- 1 6 the prose says that Findreturnedfromthe west (as iar)after fightingagainst Uinche Ochair-bél at Ath Cinn Mara, andfoundhis strongholdburntdown .
1 9, 20. Apparently there was aconvent ofnuns on the site ofDruimDenatthe time that the poemwas composed.
24 . Hogan, Onom., places'Ath Uinchi inWest Munster, but this poemand
the prose version seemto be his onlyauthority.
26. bréachda: see note on p. 370, 60.
29 . te’
tnas : seeWi. totlma, andof. BB 402 a4 triatetnas.
ATH CLIATH CUALANN .
as poemon the legendofDublin was editedin the seventh volume oftheToddLectures Series, p. 20. I t is attributedin all the use. to ColumCilleandMongan mac Fischna, the legendary King ofUlster (1‘ who came to beidentifiedwith Findmac Cumaill (Voyage ofBran, i. Line 2, andthetheological turn ofline 5, indicate that Mongan is the questionerandColum’
Cille
answers . In lines 29- 32 the position is reversed; but themetre suggests that thisstanzaisan interpolation.
496 NOTE S . p. 104
caichdi chumaidaraile nadibco riacht in sliabn-ueat, orbe sain-trebdi, oonsbbadand. Undo sliabMairgge.
Here E tar is calledson ofE tgaeth : soalso, in the prose version printedinR ev. Celt. x v. 330, Benn Ktsir is saidto be namedfromE tarmac Btgaith ; buthe is there saidto have been son-ia-law ofManannanmac Lir,andto havediedoflovefor Aine ; Mairg is ignored. The Kilbrideare. quotedin Silv. Gad. ii. 52 ](x ii. v. 5) says that Edarmac Edgaeth's wife wasMarga. In Ac. naSenorachHowth is repeatedly calledBendE tairmaic E tgaeith infénneda: see Ir. T . iv.
index . Mairg E tar andBethe (not Ass) arementionedinda. ofSliab l airge,p. 1 60.
3. m’failaslaig : themeaning is not very clear : aslaig is not the regularace.of«slack cdsliyim) , which belongs to the o-declension.
5- 6. Ruirthech is the older name ofthe Lifiey. The Dothrais now the
Dodder,alittle river whichfalls into the Lifieyat Ringsend, near themouth.
7 .fechtaforfechta battles ’: of.ferfofacht, Metr. Ds. n . 34 . It seems
intendedto rhyme with tro‘
clua, in spite ofthe a’. The quantity oftrack: isperhaps unfix ed; in LU 40a22 it rhymes with immomraelst,andat p. 21 4
,supra,
8. aiehre creams fury ofthe sea.
’
1 0. cardais isfor nocartais.
1 1 . is (sine/was for isiatrenches : of.modern isi» lig .
ardospeitted,fromemetic: with infix eddos It is perhaps passive there
was chantedto them.
’
1 3. Ta'
reai=ddairci. The wordlostafter lindmaybe s'
e.
Themetre compels us to readdeldieh,aliteraryformreminiscent oftie-laech.
1 6.
'A ee shouldbe '
A is , as in 47 in 43 the gen. is'A ise.
1 9 . The line wantsasyllable,andseems corrupt.23. uadbddedfairye that the seamight notdrown him, ’ &c.
2 8. Theremust have been aspot (aroofofrocks perhaps) knownas NascM 1 15 E tair.
29 . This line perhaps means that when E tar andMairg married, their
children (byformer unions) were still infants32. The line is hypermetric : readnarb.37- 40. This stanzadoes not harm0nize with the account ofthedeath ofAss
andBethe given in the prose legend. Twodifi'erent versions ofthe story seemto be here combined: according to one Aes andhis wife Bethe hadaswimmingmatch
,andwere attackedandkilledbyasea-monster ; according to the other, he
went to atryst in the seawith thedaughter ofCrimthann, andwasdrowned.The secondversion ofthe story is perhaps that on which two stanzas oftheBan-senchas in LL 1 37 6 1 3- 1 9arefounded. They runasfollows
ClaudPergusagnaimaermedar muirE tair Béthech [is] Marg .
Bethech ingen ChremthaindChualandrodeg -thuillmorn-ualandn-ard.M6r-mac Ugainiféin Fergus com6in is comet-gas garg .
p. 108] NOTE S . 497
Margomot -ben 'Aismaic E tair ’
Ais bahathair Duindnanduan.
'Aisathair cen terce tallman Deg . talman] E ltadonmaig burr-g lan buanO roradedMag an E lta tando themSlechtanasluag .
Here it wouldseemthat E tar hadtwo wives Bethech andMarg : BethechBethi) is the daughter ofCrimthann ofCualu,’ mentionedin line 40 ofour
poem; andAssmust have been intriguing with his step-mother, andneg lecting
his wife Margo. Ba’
es ( 38) oftenmeans wantonness,’and461 (39) alove-tryst. ’
According to the list in LL 39 b 22 Crimthann, son ofAedCert , oalledalsoCrimthann Cualand, was king ofLeinster between Ronan mac Colmfiin andFaelanmac Colmfiin. Ronandiedin 624 (FM ) ,andin 628 Faelhudefeatedandslow Crimthannmac Aeda, king ofLeinster. Ifthis is the Crimthann ofline 40,the personages ofthe poembelong to the early seventh century.
37 . The symbol which stands in the marg in ofL opposite this line shouldbereadproprium, andmeans thatdie is here aprOper name, not the noun
substantived“ .
39. talchaind. This seems tobe the samewordwhich isfoundin SnR 4269 (in
thedescription ofthe Tabernacle)deil telehinmThis seems tomean ‘aroof-pole— to support the roof-tree .
’Ifso, “labial
wouldmean roof,’ andwouldbe anotherformoftale/rimwhich occurs inMasonUlad, LU 1 9a1 4 : lassdaiaing idCuehulaindi n-ardai aombe tfor tale/tinni“mdlie.
4 1 .dat shouldbe renderednimble ’
it is an adjectival genitive ; see
Contrib.daithe.
4 2. I take sithi to be participle ofsinim, literally stretched. ’43 . RindCind'Aise is perhaps the present Ringsend.46. bechta
, participle ofbechtaim, is usedin the Laws establishedbyevidence.
’
49 . Readdianmay, whose is the plain.
’ Mag nE lta Moynalty, the nameofthe plain whichforms the northern part ofCo. Dublin.
65 . For ‘champions,’ read‘
curraghs cf. Rev. Celt. viii. 54 , 24 ; ordochoidLeborehassdo thoehostul tistais 4 cure/tarbno co tistais sr l t'
rdia«their.
69 . Readmae-blait : adisyllable is requiredby themetre .
The ex ploits ofCuchulainn’s fosterling Mess Deadare recountedin Talland
E tair (Rev . Celt. viii. but not this incident.75 . Readuadchléiter, whoare neverbeaten.
’
84 . ReadahE tar, ‘fromBendKtsir. ’
498 NOTE S . no
BE ND E TAIR I I .
1 .With this Opening , of. Metr. Da. n . 26. 3, rdidfedfribisi threbthas tep. 396, l supra, I s e61damint threbthus 16 ; p. 422 . 2, sloind/idamIie
, ste .
2. sel lfrosttlta cf. 1 9, find-fadefromtha: 1 1 1 , radars/results .
3 . This isahint thataprOper rewardwill elicit the poet’s lore. slimda this
is regardedin the tex tas gen. ofalimadeulogy but this wordhas in modernIrishalong i see Dinneen .
1 4 . sq. Dun mBrea Bray Head; Slish Lecga, perhaps Three Rock
Mountain (Onom. ) the other places not identified.Sendeth : there may have been anom. Senub (cf. Cathub), but Senboth is
foundas nom.
1 5.frais is ace . offree: shower,’metaph .
‘assault' of. V. Bran 24 note ;
O ss. Soc. i 1 60. 9,atbeirfrasa(waste .
1 6.dobya: in Fél. Oeng . lx x vii cen sobeltai g losses emsells without prideone may infer the ex istence ofan adjectival sobeha proudanddobehaordobgahumble.
’ In SnR 4046 the RedSeais calleddogbadub-raiad; wheredogbadobgamaymean low-lying .
’
1 8.frifdthaib: translate perhaps with subjects ofsong ,’ i.s.‘ noteworthy
associations fa’th cause, occasion,’means in poetry especially occasion foralay.
’
23 . rain is generally fem. , andmakes ace. raiia: but of. p. 220, 60 candeg -rain ; 1 98, 1 9 sen beetle-rain ; 246, 66m’
rocheil arain.
26. Literally, above the great fame ofE lg ' E lg is an oldname forIreland, Metr. Gloss . E lgais gen. after ell-blaid.
34 .debt is inber is ard-fer : of. liriu iii, 1 4 , inapoemon wandering thoughtsdrin no ler no lam-doing s”m’astaitdiarith . The ordinarymeaning offor seaseems out ofplace.
39 . Slang -bum: host-ex ploit’: of. BB 408 b 48 Diesels nashank-band. bean
is originally neuter but becomesfem. cf. 77fri ell-Mind.4 1 —4 4 . This stanzais foundinds. ofCnucha(ed. Stokes, The Edinburgh
Dinnshenchas, p. 77,fromE g . but with adifierent thirdline,anda(mel tcorruptlyfor étrocht.
47 . ge'eaeh fromg6e ‘branch, ofi-shoot,
’ is foundalso in LL 396. 5 I mamg egash gorm-rosgab: King andHermit, index , where Meyer renders vigorous,
flourishing , keen.
’
50. cen chuibde perhaps rather withoutmeasure.
’
52. Fremu or Fremann = Frewin inWest Meath butaccording to
Keating , i. 1 06, Gann’s kingdomex tendedfromWaterfordto Cork.
55 .fri selbasdith : literally with sufi ciency ofpossessions.
’
57 . elgnue etc-g rads) ‘ intention (ofcrime) ’ Laws : cf. O’Dav. 767 ; BB 392
5 32mp seerar olear clgnos.
500 NOTE S . [p. 120
Leabhar Gabhélain making Crimthann start fromDal Usnig , whereas the olderLebor Gabalasays that he went fromDon Crimthainn. The press version has :
I s 6domidi n-sclitraaD un Crmthainn (adaD6 47 Uisnig ,at ipssdis-it) . According to the FourMasters hediedat Dun Crimthainn ; O’
Clery’s Leabhar Gabhfla
adds that he was buriedthere. But in the Scoobas naBeilec (LU 5 1 5 5) he is
saidto have beenburiedat Brug meic ind0c, among the Tuaths De Danann, orbedo thriaith DJabut .i. Ndr, 7 is si roaslaig fair, combadIts badrailecadmticthidd7diachlaindin Bury, conidhifa’th ann.
There seemto have beendifierent stories as to the origin ofthe nameN iaNair,andas to the connex ion between CrimthannandNhr. The reasonforthemasculine genitive Na'irmust be sought in apassage in Druiden DaDerga(ed. Stokes, p. Here Nar triath-slice}: is aman, the swine-herdofBodbfromS idFemin.
’This suggests an ex planationfor the name NiaNair. In
order to cloak the incestuous birth ofCrimthann (see Keating n . 234) he isfeignedtobe the son ofafairymother (unnamed), sister to N hr ofSidFemin (also calledSidBaidh) NiaNair Nar’s nephew . Nex t the name Na: is transferredto hisfairymother : the Bansenchas in LL 1 38 5 1 3 makes Na: shimmer/t (for thi s“olu'sch)mother ofCrimthann andofFeradach Fechtnach (who is Crimthann's son
in the Annals) . But the compiler ofthe Bansenchas knows the true story,for headds no ’
simé tlcair Chrimthas'ndClot/cm(sic The nex t step is that the connex ionwith theass side gives rise to the E chtraCrimthainn, the voyage ofadventureover seafromwhich he brings back wonderful treasures. To suit the romanticstory Nar becomes his wife : this is the account adoptedin Sanchas naBailee,quotedabove,andin the Dindsenchas ,andalso inan entry in C6ir Anmann (lr. T.
iii. which runs thus : Crimthan N iaNdr (Nair m'adh .i. trén . i.
trénfdar N tfirs .i. Na'r (Mint/tack (thdathchs'ech BBandLee. quotedIr. T . iii. 4 1 5)asid/tibit 5mChrimthain. I s sid/ts rug Cfimthan Ié an-echtro n-ordhairs aB 35»Chrimthainan-
‘
Edar. Soagain in Aime Fingein (quotedby StokesfromBk. ofLismore (Lismore Lives, x x x : the tex t printedin Anecd. fromI rish use. ii. 4 is
corruptat this point) : Fidchsall Crimthain N iadNa’ir (use ahA smcch Find,dielaidto Ndir triath-cherish is-sidh Buidbfor sclm'acombu'ifodhiamraibhmsfairg i,atafodhichlsith isin rdith indUisnsoh smnocht. In this passage I wouldreadassidBuidb. Nsr came fromthat place (as in Br. DaDerga, above), but thestarting -point ofthe E cbtrawas Dun Crimthainn (or Dal Uisnig ) .
1 . Hades/ladi n-schtran-din. Atkinson, Three Shafts, andDinneen makeechtramasc.
,but cf. p. 206. 1 4 .
2. D o? Uisnig is not given in Onom. Usnech Usnagh H ill inWestmeath .
3—4 . These linesare g lossedin G .i. as iomdlzamuir 7 tir ismmy wasan Rings.i. Criomthasmfad/lainarouidhs Iazchdlzano Iaidir. Cf. LU 56 5 l , 6dodsocsateracstnarude leg . nude,”E riu, Suppl. LL 394 so,medo Hare/tadri rams .
In SnR 1 078. 7074 , garg -raids,rarade seem ‘
priuce,’8m. but thismeaning
will not suit with thefem. réaid.5. Readfor ss
'it bréia) ; the use. have ss
'
t Strachan, Erin i. 2, andThurneysen, Edh. 1 25,make ss
'l an u-stem, in spite ofdat. seat,W24 a1 7.
p. 1 25] NOTE S . 501
6. (rs aslach mban : cf. LU 5 1 b 6, quotedabove : Ndr issi roaslaigfair.
10. Mag E olairg , the seabetween Lough Foyle andIons (see Beeves ’
Adamnan, 274 , note) , or possibly itmay bea kenning for the seagenerally.
1 4 . The phrase romrarims occurs also in Ir. T . iv. 3 1 1 , note on 4569 .
1 5. Here andin 1 2 and55 the best use. present basadfor the historical6aIzod.
1 6. I can only guess at themeaning ofthis line Tuathal’s cupmay have hadthe virtue ofmultiplying indefinitely the liquor it contained.Forméin, metal ’ mian) , see Laws i. 1 70, 1 7 , LL 1 6 b 50.
1 7. This fidcltell is referredto in LL 1 45 a20,Ac. naSen. 3945 ; also in the
tale Airne Fingein (quotedabove) .2 1 . The shirt ofLug must be the sameas the cétach Crimthainnmentioned
in thedifferent prose versions ofthe story, andalso in theds . ofLuibnechRC x vi. 73,andBB 407 b 46 sq. Perhaps lag is here the nounmeaning ‘ hero
’
see O’Dav. 1 1 88, 1 202 .
24 . rofuacht this is the reading ofthe best use it isformedfromw ou ldbyfalseanalogy,as in LL 2 1 0 b l themonstrousformrosfuschtastar (correspondingtodochdaidclmccu in other tex ts) probablymeans she came to them.
’Theal tos/t
may have beenashort riding -cloak.
29 . A Deire Derg , grandson ofAilill 610mm, ismentionedat pp. 1 34 , 1 38 ;
andaDaire Dergmac Findis named) in AcallamnaSen6rach : there was also aDaire Derg , ancestor ofthe Three Fothaids : Rev. Celt. x x x ii. 393.
30. body, properly boundhere perhaps the sudden spring ofaswordsman.
3 1 , 32 . This shieldisdescribedby FM andO'Clery’s L. Gab. as sciath co
mboodidibairg it : the thrice nine arrows are another kindofornament. The
meaning ofcrechadis uncertain ; cirbis probably gen. ofserb cutting .
’
34 . Readwith YE G ciarbo choscair though it was abloody trophy.
’
37 . This isadaring anachronism, as AedAbtat, King ofConnacht, was killed576, AU of. BB 57 b 5 .
40. fair. Dinneen has pomahem, fringe, border, ’ &c. Ifthis is our
wordandthe quantity short,then chair in 39mayboa- clichy gen. ofcar brittle.
’
But perhaps we have todo with jdir aship’s crew ,anumber ofpeople stowedtogether itmight conceivably be usedofaset or row ofgems,asfoire-m:ofaset ofchessmen . We shouldthen write choir in 39 . There is nomark oflength in theass overfair or choir.
’nasreith rangedinarow.
’
43 . la'namain usuallydenotesamarriedcouple : in legal languageany pair ofpersons connectedby some social tie. Here it seems to be appliedtoacouple ofdogs .
45 . On stones usedin warfare, see O’CurryMC. 1 1 . 263
,sq.
50. achtmadas! G has agloss robimg laig liths an yrs:do tuaymiols ibh baoiarm: riomiad isinmboill munaptais mairblt, the ornamental animalsengraved on the sling wouldbeformidable only that they weredead.’
2 L 2
cos NOTE S . [p. 125
52. This stanzaisanest ofriddles. The wordtallaismisfoundonly in B : it
isadoptedin the tex t on the supposition that it is arare wordwhich has beenreplacedin other copies by ardd, Talk edlat. talman» is usedin the
metaphorical sense of‘special gift ,
’
seeWi. Cf. Ir. T. iv . 3 1 93 talk-suedothallamtaibaaj iannaigsslota, which O’
Grady renders one ofthe specialarticles ofFian-lcre.
’But this wordismasc., andthe ace. shouldbe tallamt ; besides, the
contex t calls for somemore precise ex pression. Perhaps R’s reading is amere
corruptiondue to talmain in the preceding line. We must then adopt thealternative reading ntéd, which can only be the verbal noun ofadddaiss (weThumeysen in ZCP viii. which usually means ‘ kindling ’
:does it heresignify ‘atinder-box ,’ andis 56adescription ofthe woodusedfor the purpose ?A sliver ofholly seems unpromisingmaterial. O
'R. has 51 0m, alock ofhair
aflask (flake I canmake nothing of54 : in 55frithatadis unknown tome.
57 . This sch-floss seems to be reallyawhip, notagood.66. mu'adisanadjectival gen. pl.
67 . murbach, place where the seabreaks, sea-beach.
’
68. mas Lugdach Crimthann : hisfather was LugaidSn’
abnderg .
BATH CHNAMROSSA.
O’DONOVAN says (note on PM i. 1 1 , note 0) that Cnamross is probably theancient
name ofCamross, near Barry’s Cross, Co. Car-low . Thedeath ofL5 fri Flaithisan incident in Bruiden DaDerga: see S tokes
’edition, pp. 1 47, 1 61 .
3. gnithe, n. pl. ofgm’
th shout’: cf. ’gm
’
thsch shouting ,’ Death Tales,
index ; gonais an adjectival genitive. So also in 43. The reading ofYLcngail/ti is in favour ofthis interpretation. O
’Cl. has gnithe .i. gniomhaclsa,
quoting go raghomadGaoidhil g imitbs, which is aline fromapoemfoundinLL . 1 1 a1 6.
9 .fomairs j ir giant ofaman,’ aphrase like psta ’
E riu Suppl. 768, pettacair nAisl. Mac C . 5 1
,28dsdradag/tr, p. 1 62. bidbatroch, p. 1 72 . 66 supra.
1 6. charnail chndm-(fflossa: so in the proseds.m’fuairacht carnail cm7fosccirdinmam-fr“ sin inde.
1 8. esgal or mat ‘roaring ofwater, storm, onslaught
’: cf. Cormac s.v.
Coin Brecéin Rennes Ds. index Rev. Celt. x iv. 44 1 .
1 9.dalfodsims ameeting indarkness,’ aperiphrasis fordeath.
’
20. Readnofan CorraEdnig s : the rhyme withdal requiresfan as amonosyllable : Corramust be regardedasagenitive. None ofthe places calledE idnechmentionedin Onom. seems likely to hemeant.
23 . mmchin is the opposite ofmochen : cf. LBr. 85, lower margin, line7, nimochiss cyan mgail hi said/ithain m-fiacail woe betide himin
whomthe oldtooth is fix edin the combat LBr. 94 lowermargin : nin es-kinnech nosfotlu'aic no ts’bdig woe to himthat hathes himselfanddoes notdrink .a
504 NOTE S . [p. 1 36
27- 28. I have translatedaccording to the natural order ofthe words ; but theprosemakes the two sisters MaistiuandMaerdie ofgrieffor the loss ofConall.regarding this asanalternativeaccount ofthefate ofMaistiu.
30. odors-lais“ , of.Wi. laisse z O’
Dav. 1 185, 1 200.
3 1, 32. sam-rit'u,mag -ruin seemto be both compounds ofrain.
34 . For this use ofM cf. Lism. Lives 2485 so taracht in sssislofil isinfiadlcrs sill E ochaills onlar ‘ in the wood,’ Stokes ;dafiadferlach, p. 260, 5 supra;SnR index .
MAISTIU I I .
1 . Thismust be the same Daire Derg , grandson ofAilill 'Olomm, as in the
last poem; yet here he is aLeinster king .
8. NeitherWi. norMeyer gives ailg es witha: but it has themark ofiengthin Atk. P. andH . 4026, 7991 , 82 1 5 3 so in Three Shafts andDinneen : cf. alsods. Ceilbe 1 07 (p. 62above) ; LL. 1 1 4 b w .
10. Apparently Grisdemandedamass ofgoldfromMaistiu ; andas Maistiucouldnot satisfy thedemand, she sufferedthe vengeance ofthe ban-tiara,as theprose legendcalls Gris .
ROIR IUmU1 MU IRE DAIG .
Now Mullagh Reelion, 5miles S .E . ofAthy in Co. Kildare6. ismaic B ; see note on p. 21 6, 7 .
1 1 . ar-rsc : see note on p. 66, 3.
ROIRIU IN UI Fu ton.
Now Reary or Rerymore, 5miles N . ofMountmellick This poemfoundin LL only ; there is no corresponding prose legend.
3 . coma! n-sna: see note on M etr. Ds. ii. 2, 1 2 : snamay be an adjective,or possibly gen. pl. ofan water.’
6. Sil n lz‘
chdaslt Ui E chach (also Ui E chdach) an Ulster sept : see Onom.
9. rot : cf. Mag Bath 40, 9, in mas rot docs ) : LL 1 50 5 3 1 rot ang el : itis probably the sameas rot ‘
red’ Corm.Tr. 1 46 is rot cschmisi-g .
1 1 . idus : is this Cormac’s hidoss as“ ? O’
R . has iodlms atower, fortress.
’
Can narmit be mir smit ? Themodern rmloc or rmuc apiece ofanything ’
(Dinneen) smit ‘ lobe ofear ’Wi : na'r unit thenmightmean notascrap.
’
p. 1 49] NOTE S . 505
MAG MUGNA .
Accoaa o to Stokes, Rev. Celt. x v. 420Mag Muguawas in the east ofLeinsteralong the Barrow ; this isaslipfor west : see the note to which Stokes refers inFélire Oeng . p. clx x x i, Mart. Oeng . 258. The name Muguasurvives in the
barony ofKilkeaandMoons in the south ofKildare. The local relationbetweenMag MugnaandMag nAilbe has not been clearlydetermined, ifonemay judgefromHogan’
s articles on Belach Mugna, E 6 Mugna, Mugna, Mag Mugna,andMag Ailbe.
1 . mo g nia. The prose version has : NdM ugnamooynia.i.momasaibssthar,quiaj il g niamac sot/tar, atdicitur imBrsthaibN simsdh gniasat/tar .i.mac setlmrmac somdidiu caeradonacaraibdobert trsfuilng idtrsorashfor acrasb. Stokes
regardsmo yniahere as Christ : see his note, Rev. Celt. x v . 420,but hedoesnot ex plain the connex ion between Christ andthe Tree ofMugna, andhisrendering ofthe last sentence can hardly be right. I think we shouldtranslate :g niasetlmr, i.s . sister
’
s son ; now it (the Tree) is the son ofone ofthe berrieswhich trd'uilng idtrsorach put upon his bough .
”What trsfnilng idtram-ashmeans I cannot say ; but the general sense seems to be that the Tree ofMugnasprung fromaberry which grew upon one ofthe treesfromwhich the Cross wasmade ; andin this way it is sister’s son to the Cross,mo gniafedaféil. Ifthis isright,mo inmo gniamust be hypocoristic. O
’Cl. has gnia.i. bits .
3 . sorthaib:d. pl . ofsoraidblessing Dinneen.
6. 5afdfiad. O’Cl. s.v. fiadlz quotes abball 5afdfiadh andex plain .i. ubhall5amaith an biadlb. But of. flad-ubla crab-apples
’ Rev. Celt . x v. 460.
9- 1 2 . This stanzais quotedin the notes to Félire Oengusso, Dec. 1 1 , withadiflerent thirdline,fadiamoir rs heddobi this is preferable, as the prose legendandthe poemon p. 1 46 say that the Tree was hidden until the birth ofConnCét-chathach . Itsdiscovery is not mentioned, however, among the marvelsattending Conn’
s birth whicharedescribedin Aime Fingein.
E 0 MUGNA .
6. I readcomgsdfor comidofthe MS .mile athousandcubits,’ notmen.
1 0. Translate andfifty hundreds toboot the total number intendedis 7000.
1 2. The poet Ninine cast itdown ’ Rev. Celt. x v . 420.
E 0 ROSSA , etc.
The corresponding prose version is editedin Rev. Celt. x vi. 277 .
9. sogor is the opposite todogar (dogair),Wi. Translate ‘
joyous .
’
1 2 . siar-threes : see note on p. 324 , 7.
506 NOTE S . [p. 1 50
BE LACH CONGLAIS .
Now Baltinglass in the south ofCo.Wicklow.
Between the prose vers ion editedby S tokesandthe poemthere isacomposi tionbeginning Cain trait}; tadbanar, which I cannot translate.
2 . merg , properly rust’
(meirg means alsodecay,decrepitude ’etc.
of. Metr. Ds. i. 48, 49 ; ii. 22, 58.
snibal is the opposite ofbat brightness (P) : cf. p. 224 , 22 .
4 . The g randsons ofBondDésa, Conairc’
s foster-brothers , play apart inBruden DaDerga.
1 0. For sarthon see Ir. T. iv. index ,andp. 220, 55 supra.sa’ig luindseems to be written snetri g ratiafor sasg lomm.1 1 . trlith is probablymetaphorical,andmeans the chieftains who joinedin the
hunt, not the boars who were the quarry.
1 4 . Dreibrenn (or Derbriu) wasdaughter ofE ochu Feidlech, andsister toModh ; see Tain B6 Oualnge, ed.Wi. 1 5,andcompare p. 386, 10 supra. H er redswine arementionedagain inds. ofDumaSelga, Loch Néill, andCeis Coraind.They were men andwomen who hadlost their proper shape : seeds . ofDumaS elga, p. 386.
ATH FADAT I .
Ath Fadat is now Ahade on the Slaney in Co. Carlow : see O’Curry, MC . iii.
404 , where there isatranslationofthis poem. But the proseaccount says that thefight between E tainandFadat was causedby adispute as to the produce oftheriver Barrow . In the LL . row ofthe prose LindDoe is saidto be ‘
on the
Barrow .
’Besides O’
Curry’s translation ofthe poem, it hasbeen editedby Stokes,
Rev. Celt. x v. 422,andin Poemsfromthe Dindsenchas (ToddLect. vii) . I t wasevidently not writtenfor the Dindsenchas collection.
Metre Osht-foclacltmor (Meyer, Ir. Metr.
5. Loch Lurgan see note on Belach Gabran.
1 - 2. dal/taig bldtkaig is an imperfect rhyme. So too 2 1 - 2 Mathis“
mbrdthair.
1 5. asmaig ,anabstract noun,aoc. sing . Meyer, Contrib. quotes gen. anus ige.
23. Perhaps ‘ it shall reach yourmother,’ i.e. she (Caichne also shallfall.25. O
'Cl. quotes this line s .v. s
'
, ex plaining as tmybdodhiaL38. athaig . O
’R . hasathaidh aperiodcf.Moirthimohell E irenn (ed. Hogan)
1 7, 3 athaidforawhile.
’But the usualformis athach ,andit is better to rea
ni g s’
bat[rimathaig , andtranslate with Stokes giants will not prevail againstme.
’
ATH FADAT I I .
FADAT is hereawoman : in the last poemhe wasaman.
The press version refers to themirsbilisdearest S imilar-m,asauthorityforthelegend: but thisdocument, sofaras I know, is no longer ex tant.
508 NOTE S . [p. 1 64
ARI) LE MNACHT.
IN the territory ofUi Cennselaig , inWexfordCrimthann Sciath-hél ismentionedbyFM. c.m. 3502 . The story ofhis battle
with the Tuath Pidgais toldin LL 1 5 a22, where theyare saidto be aBritishtribe : cf. BB 43 ay ; Ir. Nenn. ed. Toddch. x x vii, ch. x x x ,andp. lx v seq
Keating’s H istory, ed. Dinneen, n . 1 1 1 .
This poemwas editedin ToddLect. vn. 30.
7 . birds baill pointedtools ,’dangerous to handle : cf. ball urlainn, bail ears,Diuneen
’s Dict.
1 1 . Readwith LB indoil : of. SG . n . 473, 7 : the wordmeans insult ’not
‘ injury.
’
8. The FidgaandFochmaindarementionedtogether in the poemon DruimnDairbrech, Metr. Ds. ii. 46, 1 7 . Tuath FidgaandTuath Ochmaineare two ofthe three sections ofthe Gaileoin. MacNeill, Population Groups, pp. 90— 1 (Proc.
R .I .A April
22 . cloth-M i. cloth stake.’ &c. , is often usedmetaphorically ofachieftainsee Meyer, Contrib. mii a Cormac’s use .i.drains ; cf. C ’Dav. 1 291 .
24 . Translate the way to overcome themis to beheadthem’so also the
prose.
27. 6doarm. The reading ofLddig no n-smseems to have arisen fromreading 6asd.
33. in eachdog -amra: this is probablyaphrase like csch than. When vacantlandwas wantedfor the people (draimmdrcim) , it couldbe hadin theformerterritory ofthe FidgaandFochmaind. Translate, then, there wasfoundon every
occasionfor the people,’ &c.
LOCH GARMAN .
'l'ms is the Irish name ofWexfordHarbour.
There isadeep-rootedconfusion as to thedate ofCathair M5randhis sons.According to FM he was king ofIreland, s .v . 1 20- 1 22,andwas slain by CondCét-chathach andthe Luagni ofTemair. Tigernach, Rev. C. x vn . 7, gives the
sameaccount ofhisdeathatasomewhat laterdate. Authorities varyas to the lengthofhis reign : theannalisticdocument LL 24a1 1 says : Cathairmm Feidlimthcoica(notri) bliadna, co torchair lafois Luagni i Temraig : see also the poems ofGills Coemain LL 1 29 69, andFlandMainistrech LL l32a1 9. Again in the
Leinster pedigrees at LL 3 1 5 642, I n Cathairmar-cu I. bliadnado iro riye
hE rem: i Temraig . Comamserdanodon Chathair-seo 7do Chundchat-chathschsistm6ir. In the tale ofCath Cnucha(ed.Windisch, Grammar Cathair isconnectedwith Conn andwith Cumall, father ofFinn. These notices make itnecessary to place himin the secondcentury. Now this same CathairMor, son ofFeidlimidFerurglais, is father ofanumber ofsons, one ofwhomis Biaohu BaAiccid, LL 3 1 5 5 50, LL 3 1 3 5 1 2- 20. So in Leabhar nagCeart, 203- 5, Cathair
p. 1 76] NOTE S . 509
M 6r,father ofFiachu BaAicid, was killedby theflan ofLuaigne. AndFiachuBaAicidis father ofBressl Bélach (AU 483, 604 ; FM 435 ; LL 31 5 0 1 ,
With Bressl Bélach weare on historical groundhediedin 435 (PM) or 436 (AU) ,andhis successor E nds Cennselach is mentionedin the Book ofArmagh (Thes.Pal. ii. Ifthen CathairMor was. really grandfather ofBress l Bélach, hisbirth-date cannot be putmuch earlier than 350 or so. O
’Donovan, L .nagCeart
208 note 9 , speaks ofE nnaCennselach as “fourth indescent fromCathair,monarch ofIrelandandking ofLaighin or Leinsterabout the year butdoesnot mention how he arrivedat thisdate, nor notice thediscrepancy with the
annalistic account. Assuming that Cathdir was born about 350, he might havelivedto see theadvent ofChristianity. Lines 1 99- 200 ofE ochaidBolach’apoemseemto imply that Cathairbecameaconvertafterattaining the position ofArd-Ri.This, however, is probably quite unhistorical, the ex planation ofthe chronologicaldifi culties being that there is ahiatus of200years or so in the pedigree betweenFiachu BaAicidandBressl Bélach . Seealso note on p. 1 30, 4 1 sq.
The poemhas already been editedby O’Beirne Crowe in the Journal oftheKilkenny Archeological Association, Jan. ,
1 872.
E ochaidBolach O’Ceirin
,to whomthe authorship is ascribedin the Book of
Leinster, flourishedin the eleventh century (see O’Curry MC ii. 1 1 3, The
styleandmetre ofthe poemare unusually simple. Internal rhymes are absentfrommore than halfthe stanzas.
1 1 . riatlzadall simplymeans frequented. ’1 4 . maddia: astrengthenedformofdia; cf.maddialamaid, p. 286, 2,
crit. note, andp. 454 , 65maddiatw o.
26. This linemeans perhaps ‘as to mentioning them, it is nodishonour ’
quos honoris causanomino.
29- 36. Gills Coemain (LL 1 27a28 followedby Keating (Ir. Tex t. Soc. i.
gives as the three landing -places Inber Slaine (WexfordHarbour), IrrusDomnann (E rris in Mayo), andTracht Rudraige (DundrumBay) . Keating alsomentions that some authorities substitute Inber Domnann (Malahide Bay) forIrrus Domnann.
Hogan, Onom., suggests threediflerent identifications ofInber Dubglaisse.
5 1 .dognithi shouldbe taken as relative, theantecedent being recht is riag la.52 . allib is thisfor willed? or shouldwe reada'iIIib(diaind) ?59 .diwordaig : this maymean the blaze oflight at thefeast, or itmaybemetaph .for themighty warrior,’ i.s . Cathair.
67 . orarandmustmean something like goldas compensation but I have noauthorityfor arand, unless it heasentence in Laws i. 300, 3 aithg iu gatu arann,which I cannot translate. Shouldwe writearand?
73. the : see note on p. 58, 55.
73- 76 Render, when he happenedto be in the house etc. to steal thecoronet was no rightdeed&c.
83 . mfairthot ; amiddle-Irishdevelopment ofarratlcim.
1 1 5.mbrathermeans paradox ical. ’
5 1 0 NOTE S . [p. 1 76
1 1 9. cuirit g leic cuirit g liaidin the prose version i 5.
1 27.fer ndomain ofthemen ofall the world. ’1 3 1 . afir 0air 1 acommon tag .
1 47 . ailt perhapsdat. ofall aircetal O’Dav. 6.
1 5 1 . it chri : see note on p. 4 50, 1 9 .
l 69 . cindI take this to he the imper. ofsinnim, Idetermine,'ete., usedasacheville. Cf. pp. 274 , 63 ; 336, 29 ; 344 , 95,andperhapsalso p. 1 8, 2 1 9, cuts.
The wordmay, however, beanadjective.
204 . adnad: for this metaphorical use ofsdaunnivn see Contrib. , andaddrohadnadaoluichs cdintc, Rev. C. x x iv. 1 84 adnadamberrtlm, p. 33 4, 8, supra.
LOCH BAGHABOR .
Turs is the Oldname ofWaterfordHarbour.
The unusual metre (Ddtrim: randar’gechtamoire, Ir. T. iii. 1 55, no. 48) hastroubledthe scribes, andthe tex t has neededasomewhat eclectic treatment.
4 . Cicul is calledin the prose Glicer-gltin, knock-knee
'in LL 5a2 1 heis
Ciohol Gricenchos ofthe Fom6raig : at LL 1 37a36 his name is corruptly writtenCoorhur g licog el g idre. Keating ( Ir. Tex ts Soc. i. 1 62) calls himCiochalmac NilfromS liabUghmoir.
29. cor tha‘
eth : for this irregular preterite oftuition cf. Rev. Celt. x iv. 69,
rothdetla,andsupra, p. 376, 1 2, var. lect.
30. Afterabutmost tex ts have simplydon ing in, which givesadefective line.
8; supplies the gap by writing anacin ing hin : M has anamg iu. I suppose rat
to havefallen outafter 6rd.39 . ba
'n-ydbud: cf. ba’n-martrs , bin-maidu , Contrib.
4 1 . musling : seeWi. immling .
4 4 . I have adoptedthe reading ofLcS : the corrupt readings ofthe other
copies have given rise to the g host-wordmanners 0
'R ., Dinneen) : see
H ermathenafor 1 909, p. 394 .
53. rothoimsech : I take this tobeanadjectivederivedfromtom,andmeaningsomething like ‘abundant ’ cf. Metr. Da. ii. 34, 94 .
PORT LAIRGE .
N ow hVaterford.2. According to Dinneengniomh is adivision oflandequal to the twelfth pan
ofaploughland, ’ so thatarib-ym'ssmaybe the streamingfurrows ofthe sea.7 . law tor ‘ tower, chieftain'; tests : g .s. oftsist ‘ testimony.
’The phrase
means the chieftain to whose valourall lands bone witness.’1 4 . magur : properly hait on the evolution ofthis wordsee Rriu ii . 1 90.
1 7. O'H. has sairs ‘
sea-nymphs, mermaids.
’H ighlandSoc. Dist. sum.
saris-«dli ‘amaid,anymph.
’
5 1 2 NOTE S . 1 98
1 0. sis-imadcorrupt ; atrisyllable is requiredalliterating w ith bass andrhyming with tréin-mud.
1 2. For risamor ‘digging ’see Rev. C. x iii. 1 23 : it also means ‘
rowing'
justas rdmameans both oar andspada.’1 5 . iiidatadodsir : this perhaps means something like ‘
no suitable lot for ag irl
’
; i.e. it requiresawarrior to live andthrive there. Cf. Silv. Gad. 346,20,
A lain» in tir i tam,moo/ms riddmaddata: which is equivalent todlaiimantir-ss, ocusmoo/umdamadbethablumaidbeith innti, I couldgive himjoy whosenatural lot in life it were todwell on in the same ! ’ LL 394 , 45ddflan-fail,fadealadhaibh ; HyFiach. 1 87 (quotedin Contrib.)daig -”M in asdsalado»druing .
1 7. The emendation proposedfor this line is suggestedby the prose version
focairdcdoddsdaidibdiachili“ clmhlsidcrmmid.26. Cormac's Glossary s.v . Femen gives the names ofthe two ox en : they are
also mentionedin Lebor Gabala, LL 9 b35 , in the account ofthe Tuaths D6Danann. Theyare there calleddi rig -damraids .i.Fsa7 Form. See also the
following poem, 53—56.
MAG FEMIN I I .
Tm: prose Dindsenchas ofMag Femin corresponds to the first poem(although thisonlyex ists in L) ; it has no relation to the second, which is foundin all tex ts ofthe Dindsenchas . There are also late copies ofthis poemin R lA 23 E 26, p. 33,
and23 G 22, p. 1 1 , where it is includedin anotice ofLugaidLfimderg . In L
there is the heading Cummins 7 Mac DaChords cecinm t . in cat leth-randlsCammini, lath-randtanaiss laMac DaCharda. As to these two persons see
O’Curry MC 1 1 204 ; Rev. Celt. x x ix . 21 9 ;
'
E riu v. 1 8. The poemis chieflyconcernedwith the ex ploits ofLugaidMenu,also calledLugaidLim-dergson ofOengus Titech in PM 267 he is mentionedas LugaidHandmac A onymd’ Ulltoib. Cf. A idedmac”E chach (ed. O’
Grady, Silv . Gad. i. 335, fromL.
Breac S tokes, Rev. Celt. x x iv . 1 86,fromYBL) Lugaidmendmac A engm ting
meic Fit-chorp is J rogabar eicinferami Tuadmuman or his, ocus isdssin ra’idtaryaird-femur: claidimLaigdech [dim-deirg , &c.
, of. lines The same paragraphis foundwithan addition in H 3 . 1 7, p. 749 5 Lugaidmendmac I ng ramtirigmaic Firs/cuirpmaic Maya0017)maic Cormaicmaic Cais isarodsslaig 7 rosgabtitar sig in. indedicitur garb-ferandclaidimLuigdsch him-deirg . m'deachaidan-armminds ofcraibMumandodal Cais in ti
'r sin. m'dlig rig E renn g iallmsminds“
(sic] bssdon tir sinacht rigdal Caisamar.
2 . na’sadplace ofassembly.
’
2—4 . L’tex t ofthese linesdiffers fromall other copies. Ifwe adOptfobitl
neich in 2, there is no verbin the first lath-rand, while in 3 bamiits nockiadfrosuis hypermetric, besides beingdifi cult to construe : tar [is in 4 also gives ahypermetric line.
p. 205] NOTE S . 51 8
7 . Readbawith all use. ex cept L.
8. snackfor em'g , tomakearhyme.
1 0. Mac D6 Cherdawas son ofMaelochtair, king ofthe southern Dési. Idonot know what or where Tibromay he : L reads Tidlc, whichmaybe right : see
Hogan, Onom. , Tidil, Tedel, Cell Tidil, Dal Tidil .1 4 . Readperhaps with R atccmadfromwhich he wouldgainmartialfame
for tccmaimsee Lism. Lives , index , iciccmaid. The reading adcmadmaybe referredtoaddamim. L
’s adfcidcd(adj z'adaim)means which woulddeclare ’
: the endofthe line is illeg ible in L perhapsmiadmileth sailed) .
1 7 . The battle ofLuchatmust have been one ofthe seven encounters in which
LugaidMenudefeatedthe men ofConnaught, Keating iii. 7 1 . Luchadis now
Lowhidin Clare, O’Don. FM 1 564 .
2 1 . Hogan identifies Lodan with Ludden, near Sixmilebridge in Co. Clare.
As to the earn with astone for each man, see p. 1 1 8,ants
,andStokes'note,
Rev. Celt. x v. 33 1 .
30. The reading andmeaning aredoubtful, butalliteration is infavour ofmid.32 . Femen-mag Mag Femin.
33 . LugaidMenn’sdescent fromAilill 010mmis g iven in O
’Curry
’s MS .
Mat. 209 .
37- 44 . L is the sole authority for these stanzas. I can make nothing oftaiclmcfaidin 39 .
43 . Basissst ia-ncm(readnim) tr. may they sit in H eaven Cf. sldn sciss,
Meyer, Hail Brigit, 1 2.
44 . As to Fingen ofCashel andhis wife Mor, see O’Nolan's ‘Mor of
Munster’ in Proc. RIA , Aug . 1 9 1 2. AedBennan’
edeath is recordedin PM61 4 , AU 61 8 that ofhisdaughter Mor in AU 681 . AedandFingen are bothmentionedin apoemon the king s ofCashel, LL 1 50 b 2
,3 .
45.d’andrio: this is an emendation ofL ’sdomdrcib, which is otherwise
unaccountable : the other tex ts havedobamracltt, &c.
47 . imad: so L : all other tex ts have Fodla, &c., ex cept H . r. 7, which readsoIdas . Perhaps this was the original reading which has been alteredin L andcorruptedin the other copies.
48. immarédi : cf. Metr. Ds. l l . 1 0, 4 , cech rig immolrs't (tr. ofevery kingthatdrives about
49 . cachedc bruig : cf.Wi. s.v. cache , andaddLiadain andCurithir ed.Meyer, 24 , 1 8,
cechaudénainn.
53 . tuargaibsct condfor this idiomcf.Wb. 26d1 1 : also tdcbaimcend,Irish E neid, 1 1 94 .
60. After this line four use. addthe stanzac mFara, &c. , printedbyS tokes in Rev. Celt. x v . 436 (wherefordeg -Dathathe other tex ts have Dca'tha) .
51 4 NOTE S . [p. soc
TOND CHLIDNA I .
O’Curry,MS . Mat. 306, places TondClidnain ornearClonakiltyBay, 00. Cork,
butaccording to O’Donovan it is to be sought somewhatfurther west in GlandoreBay : see his note FM v. 1 548.
The story ofClidnaandCiaban is toldin Acallan naSenorach, where this
poemis introducedit is translatedin Silv. Gad. ii. 201 . For the reading s oftheLandandLismore tex ts ofthe AcallamI have reliedon Stokes (Ir. Tex t iv. 1 09
with notes) : Mr. Plummer has kindly suppliedme withacollation ofthe copy inRawlinson B 487 .
6. the : see note on p. 68, 65 ants : in the present instance the tex ts varybetweends andta.
8. Ciabdn : the prose story calls himIuchnaCiab-fsindech.
21 . Teite ,daughter ofRagamain, andthe Strandcalledafter her, arementionedin the Acallamstory.
3 1 .do neoch this usage is illustratedby Atkinson, Pass.andHorn. 81 7a.
33 . Ildathachandhis twosons are not referredto in the proseD indsenchas but
in the Acallamthe son ofthe King ofIndiaandthe son ofthe King ofGreeceshare Ciaban’
sadventure : theseare, nodoubt, the same persons inalaterdress.
37- 40. These shipsmust have pursuedClidnawhen she slopedfromthe LandofPromise.
39 . chongaib seems to be putmctri g ratiafor congab, which maymean either
seizure or assembly.
’The linemay perhapsmean that was notagathering
withoutaspear,’i.s . they were wellarmed.
TOND CHLIDNA I I .
1 . tormn : this wordis often usedin SnR in chevilles but Ido not know itsmeaning .
5.forracls is the verbal noun offort-g im I crush, strike, &c’: cf. p. 72, 92 ;
ZOF ii. 471 .
1 1 . crcthamind: of. Metr. Ds. i. 46, 7 ; ibid. 1 1 . 20, 46, cretltagdith (sic leg . )which Meyer renders (ZOF vi. 247) wise mendeclare it.’ There isanothersrcaim I fill
’see Ir. T. iii. 2 index SnR index .
1 7, 1 8. tiag -sa, birsr-saare 1 sg . imper. : cf. Kuhn’s Zts. x x x viii 467,
Thum. Hdb. 350.
23. SidnE nashouldperhaps be S idNcnafromsun .i. andAOL iii. 1 43 ;but the glosses there quotedare oflittle or no value.
26.dosfuartha: pret. passive oftuarg im; one wouldex pectdafuartato-fo-orta), but the formmay havebeen influencedbydofuarthaim. BH havedusfuarta,dusfoarta, but these tex ts habitually omit the signs ofaspiration, so
that their evidencedoes not count.
51 6 NOTE S . [p. 21 6
8. rabbi : this isaconjecture, to givearhyme with A lidai. I take Mato beashorterformofMad: thus rot-bis LL 10 b 25, Metr. Ds. ii. 26, 5 r6t-blad,p 4 10. 8. supra: lin-bla, pp. 258, 35and260, 7, supra.
9— 10. The rrss. have Bead, readwithout marks ofleng th ; but I canmakenothing ofreadunless it is import. ofsdaias.iaruarethaibrs conjectural : rot/raibisdemandedby rhyme andalliteration
iarna(somost use. maybe right ; but cf. iar sitaib, p. 1 04 , 26,andIr. T. ii'1 33 .
1 4 . bis-coil, g . ofbirll, whichmay we bir.
81 .forrig . The reading ofR83fari givesasimple tex t, butdoes not explainthe readings ofother ares . I have assumedthe ex istence ofacompoundfor-n’
like airri but possibly we shouldreadforrig (fan-g im).82. bith-dim: cf. O’Dav. 667deil .i. slain-nod.33. cacls bails tr. in every part .
’
33—36. These lines and45—48are quotedinaglossary printedin Arch. Celt.
Lox . iii. 1 46.
40.fritltafothaperhapsmeans ex pedients werediscovered,’ but what is cosa?43. O’Cl. quotes these lines s.v. gor, ex plaining .i. Lug lsdorinas gairidhsackl
nomaith isinmecin.
44 . rostimsaig perhaps put themtogether, compegit.’46. sir-traits is the reading ofB only.
48. rodasrmnaidfromairrnaidimI hit,attain.
’
51 . clue egd, literally ‘adeceptivemist such asdruids hadpower todiffuse ;itmade the wooden cows seemalive.
54 . ldr no es/raidis perhapsaplace-name.
60. tirgnomis B’s reading urgnam: the other tex ts have various forms,
unintelligible tome.deg -ruin : see note on p. 1 1 3 , 23.
61 . opafor oped(obbad) , for the sake ofthe assonance. The grammar issomewhat irregular : to refuse them, any feat, &c.
’the plural possessive
refers toany sort ofclass in general. Meyer, Contrib. , gives class asmasc. ; but it
is neuter in OldIrish (StoriesfromThin, index ) .68.Wi. gives remains ‘
very great, magnificent ’on 0
’R .
’s authority ; but
of. reamreddye ’ 0. Ad. The prose has cétdaib-semido redo readmen . Wemust, however, readredubto rhyme with
69- 72. Themeaning seems to be that the grave ofBress is not heldin honouronaccount ofhisfailure tofulfil his gain .
69. eissc ‘propriety, prOpermpect,’anabstract noun corresponding to visas
fitting .
’
70. scaichsin i cf. SnR 2904 (ofIsaac in oldage) iar scaiclssinashafaidc ‘afterhis senses hadfailedhim.
’
7 1 . g rdidis gen.after ccndlecht candoiras.
p. 226] NOTE S . 51 7
CROTTA OLIACH .
O’Dox ovau (Topogr. Poems , lx x x iii),followedby Hogan, Onom. , says that this
isan oldnamefor the Galtee Mountains.
The legendofCliach andBodb’sdaughter is toldin Leahbar Breac 2426,where it isfollowedby two other legends,accountingfor two names ofthe lakewhich burstforth when the groundOpenedunder Olisch (see O’
Curry, M8. Mat.4 261 . These two legends are not in any other way connectedwith the fairybarper : the author ofour poemhas triedto supplyaconnex ion with one ofthemin lines 1 7— 20.
3 . The phrasefri gorm-g reis agriado is obscure. I withdraw the renderingofi
'
ered, but cannot suggestany probable ex planation.
8. I shouldnow prefer to render this line the smart ofwomanlydesire wasburning
’
, or‘ was constraining (the For M y appliedto the physical
appetites, cf. anbbaindi no brz'yi tochlaig thi, quotedin Contrib.
1 0. SM for Femen here, as constantly elsewhere, the use. varybetweenddor F.andddfor F.
1 1 .faind: the meaning isdoubtful : O’B . hasflit-sad]; preparation,feast, ’
cf. g léire g lan-fuirid, p. 288, 44 ; fi bodhfuirsadh Bookworm/4 obair E irimtflmlang (corrupt ?) Misc. Celt. Soc. 1 849, p. 4 1 2, 1 5 tr. E . was ready.
’ But
in these instances we probably have todo withfa’iredfair) verbal noun offriirim(prototonic offosirim) .
1 4 . sldgaib: the poet seems to conceive Cliachasattendedbyfollowersfromhis own sid
, cf. 5, 7. In the LBr. version ofthe story he is notafor sideatallbut the harper ofahuman king , Smirdubmac Smail, andhe seems to go on his
adventurealone.
i sir-chasm, i.s . they were benumbedwithfear.
1 5. Mymaids : that is, it was worthmaking ajourney to be able to talk ofsuch sights.
amrabrigaib more wonderful thandeeds ofmight,’ avariation on amrabrigoramrabrz'ge (see
1 6 . aim-chaire, either an indolent bandor sdm-clmiri ease-loving .
’
22 . canmeirbe : rather, ‘withoutfeebleness.
’
23. triath trethain : this shouldbe predicate'
to Cliack tr. when Cliach wasamighty lordofthe seaeastward. ’
CE ND FE BBAT.
Tats name is often written CendAbrat . I t belongedto apart ofSlish Biach,now Slieve Rough, lying to the south-east ofKilmallock, on the confines ofLimerick andCork : O'DonovanFM 186 : Suppl. to O
’R . s .v. ceannabpac ; Ir.
T . iv. index : see furtherWars ofG . andG ., cx x x vii a., clx it. Ofthe heroesmentionedin this poem, some (ifnotall) belong to the Clenn Dedador Ernian ofMunster. Febra,according to the prose version, was brother ofDede mac Sin,
2 M 2
51 8 NOTE S . [p. 226
andwas slain by Chinmac Deirg who was killedin turn by Garban son ofBeds LugaidLaigde (40) was one ofthe sons ofDaire Doimthech (orBirchrechtacb) ancestor ofthe Dairfine : forhis pedigree see the Genealogy ofCorcu Lai[g]de in Misc. Celt. Soc. pp. 25, 57 : Fisnaigecht, 28 ; LL 325 s
56 sq. As to Daire’s sons, see LLasabove ; Coir Anm. 68 ; Misc. Celt . Soc. 25ds . ofCarnMfi l ibid. 67 sq. Dodera(46) is the jester ofLugaidmac Con, whowas
killedin the battle ofCenn Pobrat (Rev . Celt. x iii. 44 1 , cf. Fianaig .
9- 1 2 . I wouldnow translate these lines somewhatdifi'erently. The soundofthe windlulledme to sleep with vacant mind; andthere I met with pure poeticloreamong the hands ofwarriors ’
( literally, ‘ it was ameeting with purityofwisdom A contrast is intendedbetween the war-stainedwarriorsandthe purevisions whichare revealedto the poet ‘ in awise passivsness.
’ With the wholepassage compare the opening ofCuirt an Mhesdhon-Oidhche.
18. Cat/tyros is perhapsapreper name,as in ZOF viii. 297 , 10.
28. Perhaps ‘ it was acause ofstrife (something worth fighting for) lyingneg lected. ’
3 1 . (main, literally cheek’: so gri nd, p. 2, 1 6 : Law enters into many
place-names.
4 1 . as srimien butfourarementioned: perhaps we shouldrender 42 roundthe wife ofDaire ’
or possibly ins sina'i shouldbe trimui ‘ tbe three wives of
Diire, viz . E ithne, Maer,andMugain,’ but I have not beenable to findelsewhereanymention ofhis wives. Thereare several women bearing these names.
50. an chains : i.s . it sprang up naturally, withoutdig ging .
5 1 . in fris in : Metr. GI. andO ’Cl . have firms .i. as! perhaps then his » is
intendedto sug gest Lugaidmac Con.
54 .ddthairm it is worth noting that three use,LLcS ,mark the aspiration
ofthe gen.dual.59 . re M iss rsdlsitlss ig :does thismean has loadedon himself, has under
taken fof. gab/ms ramais I undertook,’ Dinneen, s .v . s is.
63.déin-breth, ifright,must be putfordis si-bruit, but it givesafaulty rhymewith g lé-msth . Possibly we shouldrestore clé-breth divine judgment, ’ anartificial compoundanalogous todl-brdtls the supposedoriginalformof(momma.There isalsoagenuine compounddissi-c ds'ro ‘ love ofGod, charity.
’
67. ijat byfar,’moderna“fed.68. in chrodi C’indFebrat : is this ahall like the famous CroebBuad? or is
it acomplimentarydescription ofaperson, perhaps t he poet’s patron, or possiblythe poet himselfP
69—7 1 . As to CendCuirrig , see the nex t poem. CendClfiire is abill east ofKnocklong in Co. Limerick,’ Onom. CendAife has not been identified.73.Who is the son ofFlandPresumably theauthor himself. His name
is given in the superscription ofL as Mao Baith os Paain. Nothing further isknown ofhimunder that name ; but Meyer, Primer ofMetrics, quotes the nameofapoet Mac RaithmacFlaindmac E chthigern,fromBB 182 5 82, where it oceaninagenealogicalaccount ofDfil Cais : the passage runs thus : De erasdrai l o
520 NOTE S . [p. 234
1 5. rothochairfromtochurisr pono, V i. Cf. p. 292, 1 4dochuiretdrop their1 7 The prose says that Teitedaughter ofMac Niadhadthe samemotheras
CurrechandFothad,andthat her husbandwas Findmac Ragamna. In the prosede. ofLumman Tige Srafain, LL 1 93 6 (omittedby Stokes) another complicationisaddedto the relationships. Bdi cath-milidin loss sin, 7 5afetid7 bafli s
’
.i. For
Bsramac Rsyamsa, brat/mirdo Findsome Begum . Ft oar-aside Insi Tsits issyssrN ois N iaaquo Oenach Tsits nomfns tar. Immdmdtlss ir (inmargin .i. Faiscbi
two/richest inysssdimersdo A rsdaibCliach) ls Garrach mas Carlsbad(5) 7 Is
FothadCGM M C 7 laTsiti tomidi Findmaic Regan-om7 inandathair Is For Barn 7laFindsass n amns . There was awarriorat this time,andhe was aprophetandapoet, namely Fer Bern mac Begeman, brother to Findmac Regamna.Andthey had(in common) Teitedaughter ofMac Nis,fromwhomOenach Teiteis named. Currech mac CathbadFctbndCananne andFindmac Regamnahadthe samemother (namely, Painchs Tri-chichech ofAradaOlisch) , andFarBernandFindmac Regamnahadthe samefather.
’
20.foradso L : all other use. readfsrs id,andperhaps the verbmaybe usedhere in apassive sense. Cf. CathreimCong . Clar. 42,fsrfaidfail ‘ it will rainblood.’
22.feiss : ametaphorical use ofthe wordwhich properlymeans ridge-pole.
’
23 . robthaig : cf. rabda(rodeo) aggressive I r. T. iii. 443 : robdaisr I wound, ’andmodest s.v. ropssh, Laws Glossary.
TEHAIR LOAOE RA .
Tats place was somewhere near Castlsislandin Co. Kerry, Onom. cf.O
’Donovanat FM p. 1 73 1 . Line 40 says that Loch Léin (the lakes ofKillarnej )sprang up over Luachair, ’ so that thisdistrictmust have ex tendedalong theshores ofthe lake, which isabout fifteenmilesdue south ofCastleisland. I t was
part ofthe region occupiedby the Clann Dedaid, or E rnian ofMunster, whendriven back by the increasing power ofthe E oganacbta. The use ascribe the
poemto the legendary Fintanmac Bechra, who names himselfin 4 1 . One ofthe poems on Taraisattributedto him, Metr. Ds . i. 4 , 4 1 . “ M y
2 . Readdamsat semen ifthou rememberest.’4 . rsiatltairfor rss'cthar, to givearhyme.
6. togatdashail, i.e. aplace such as aknowing man wouldchoose for his7 . rdchléssldoi gal i.s . when it was floodedby the outburstofLoch Léin.
1 0. RB readm'adsm’acbs ir,making niadadisyllable,as in OldI rish . Cansofamisc/sairmean anewly weddedhero P’
cf.dssmiachs ir, p. 4 , 38.
1 6. Readnofoilg tis (folaig im), they usedto hide its clover-dowers with
their numbers.
1 9.
’moarig dat.foracc.,for the sake ofthe rhyme.
p. 242 ] NOTE S . 521
2 1 . As to Tea,daughter ofLugaidmac Itha, see Metr. De. i. 4,31 : 6, 3 .
Here she is treatedas belonging to the assdds.22
,24 . or th6chim ar bragad, ‘ in returnfor,asarewardfor leaving the
Landunder the Seato join in the colonization ofE rin. Gashforbaor this“maymean the best ofevery kindoflive-stock, ’ given as her roehrs in Metr. Ds.
i. 6, 1 5, it is saidthat E rimon grantedhis wife everything sheaskedfor.
27. The rendering given in the tex t will notdo ; it wouldrequire ambdidianaib. Probablyassa ans, ‘ then, therefore,’ Contrib. Delete the semicolon,andtranslate andwhen she was here thereafter, it is fromher that T. L. is named.’
29. The wondersattending the birth ofConn Cét-chathachare enumeratedinAime Fingein : seeAnecd.fromIrish use, ii. 5 sq.
38. ronassamight be pret. pass. ofnig i”, but why plural ?46. This line is conjecturally restored. I suppose rochiss
'ir tobeanartificial
form, abstractedfromarrocliiss'ir ; but it wouldbe simpler to readdossr, whichmay have been corruptedtodoc/mir (as in Rev. Celt. x . 78, andthen to
rochuir.
47 . Drs'ss Tulcha: Fintandiedthere, LU 1 20b33.
SLIAB MI SS .
Tare is still the name ofamountain in Kerry, between Tralee andKillamey,u g lies Slieve Mish.
The story ofthe Children ofMairidis toldin AidedE chach maic Mairedaseeds . ofLoch Rf, p. 450.
10. eongnaidsmaybeaderivative ofsong s irs helper’ more probablyfrom
songna, horns of. Ir. T. iv. 445 1 in cangnech cruaid(ofastag ) .l 5. [0 Math see note onde. Carmun, 298, p. 24 .
1 7 .daire is sometimes usedmetaphoricallyfor troops,’ as at p. 304 , 20 ;
FM , p. 2060y.
1 . jamidar : see Laws, Glossary.
TIPBA SE NGARMNA .
Tms wellmust be one ofthe sources ofthe river Feil or Féile (see lineThere were two rivers ofthe name in Kerry, according to O’Donovan, note on
FM i. 37 theyare confusedin Onom. s. v . AhaFéile. Weare concernedwiththe northern Feale, which flows past Abbeyfeale andListowel in north Kerry,
anddischarges into the seaalittle south ofBallybunion. It is fedprincipallyfromthemountains north ofCastleisland, so that theWell ofSengarmaumust besomewhere on their northern slopes.
The story is acontinuation ofthe feudbetween Findmac Cumaill andCurrech Lifi, whichforms the subject ofthe legendofCendCarrig .
The poemsattributedinmost use to Fergus Fin-hel, apoet ofthe Fianna(see Ir. T. iv index ) .
-522 NOTE S . [p. 242
1 .fs 0 iaas : this refers to the shavings which Oisin usedasasignal (89- 96)
theyare calledin the prosemas, mas-char .
1 1 . rig lach : cf. note on p. 1 8, 21 9.
1 4. crriach-bds, akilling where thedeadwere piledlike stacks ofcorn : not
fromcritic): bloody which isdisyllabic.
athbash asecondreaping continues themetaphor.
1 9. sofraigmaymean armedwith ashield(for oofraig id) but the phraseseems sometimes to mean ‘
completely, utterly (literally ‘ to the cf.p. 434 , 27 ; LL 18a49deficit]; Fdil oofrs ig .
20, 28. "did: 24 iss-NdidD . Cf. p. 408, 20 be n6dfeidle : O’Dav . 1 282
rod}: nonoudh .i. tsghdhais nodart/assa. Noiddr uimis, however,foundasaspellingofN6endruimm, Onom. In 28 no
’
iddoes not giveagoodrhyme with DubR6it,andR reads ins ndil, but themetre is apt to be lax where proper names areconcerned.24 . There isaDruimRettbach, now Burt in Inishowen, Co. Donegal (Onom.)
but thismust beadifierent place.
30. snisst : see Metr. De. ii. 99 (note on Cohen andaddp. 404 , 1 2,
supra: O’
Cl. miiiot .i.dorig hsrsads r cosnamk no calling /radii : cf. Sarauw , Irske
Studier 73 Seealso note on line 1 36.
42 . Readcmchain-scis, foralliteration,andtranslate they wrought w ithout
spears orfair toil offighting ’ i.e. theydidnot fight fair, but usedblack artsclef/misfor sk tha(cloth) .
45- 6. ardddon clu tlcrur : rather that it shouldbe saidofthefour.’54 . siar-abouts is ofcourse genitive.
63.diemar immach : thismaymean outfromthe rampart theywere raising(butawall is hardly necessary ifyou live undergroundor else out ofthemirysoil formir mire ’
see ZCP iii. 4 70 ; op.Windisch, TBC p. 63, note 6 ;
ibid. p. 378, note 5.
64 . yrmch : cf. Death Tales, index : LU 81 b 34 .
74 . taibds is usedofthedecease ofkings in BB 53 b1 6ysr tray s ts idbiBB 56a32ataidbe thall, robo throes BB 45 a4 nertsus beamracht, bdg ts itlsbi,t roio &c. , translate Patrick streng thenedthemwith ablessing , awordatparting (P). Here the wordseems tomean thedissolution,dispersal, ofsolitude.
75. Note that hereandin 1 03 arc/siarisadisyllable.
86. In ad-ndr the prefix is apparently intensive verymodest,’ whereas in«rd-mall itmust be negative.
87- 88.decair rosfocail givearhyme : fordescair see Lism. Lives index .
89.for: choin n i.s. hiding it in the bosomofhisdress.92. Reading ’maslrar topur (or tondaib) no tipra, we shouldhavealliteration,
but no internal rhyme : besides I amdoubtful whether the prodelision ofim i
is legitimate : cf. howeverp. 308, 67.98. 54 M in seeWi. sud.1 03.fotholl : this wordis usedalso in the prose : it occurs inFM vi 1 950, 26
iforlosa“h as .
NOTE S . [p. sss
saimBRAIN .
Tats is SnibBrain inWest Kerry, not the place ofthe same name in Donegalsee Onom. andAidedConr6i, 94 , where the story is briefly told.
9. téitcmeans properly afair, agathering ,’ Triads index .
1 0. saith-mate, i.s . sobig that you wouldget tiredin trying to count them.
1 8. Literally ‘ it was enough tomakeall the worldsorry.
’
1 6. Meyer Contrib. hasdcrgnaidcommon, ordinary but in SnR 881 7 thedevilsare calleddrongdcrg s s ndc ibid. 948, Satan isdiscs'r,dumir,downside, sothat some stronger wordis evidentlywanted.
20. mile/u, cloak, cassock,’ isaptly usedofthe ravens’ plumage .
22. mbessa mbassaib.27. rmo : literally ‘ I reached, I found.’32. RamandandRedgach are place-names, as in prose : trans. as far as
RemandandRedgsch .
’
35. ngaibél cf. gobll, astrait ofthe sea,’ Tec. Corm. index .
39 . roéaig : of. F6]. Oeng . Jan. 20,daesthrur coming s ; supra, p. 338, 2,disn-n
’
ur’
yin ads senchassa.
40. So avictorious warrior laidthe headofhisfoe on some cc-picuous rock.
LOCH LEIN .
Tare is the Irish namefor the Lakes ofKillarney.
2. cashmere i.e. an inquiryas to the origin ofthe name.
6- 8. The breaking -forth ofthe lake is mentionedin Aime Fingein as one ofthe events that happenedon the night when Conn Cétchathach was born (Anecd.fromIr. use ii. Lenandhis craftsmanshiparealsomentioned, ibid. p. 4 .
6.find: of. note on p. 1 36, 34 .
7. rath-lindcf. és rath-lindCharmain, p. 22. 276ante.
1 0. The pedigree ofFaithlendson ofAedDaman is given in Rawl. B 602,
p. 1 61 a4 . His uncle AedBennandieds .v. 61 4 FM see note on p. 202, 46.
1 3- 24 . These linesare translatedin MO iii. 203.
col- linairdn airdcol-It'smini is non . pl. of«mi.1 4 .Webdat. ofbraids-It, Contrib.
1 6. tiara-yatal : cf. g lan-gated, p. 348, 20. time I have notfoundelsewheretiamda ‘ timidO’Dav . 1 67 1 .
28. I saiah's no”DJ“ : the name is saidto survive in Mullaghnoney nen
Clonmel, Onom.
28. co n-otblig i : I take «Siblige to beanabstract noun, corresponding to M M
sparkling ,’dabligudglittering ZOF iii. 223, §8. Stokesdivides wmb-Iag i “to
the holy grave (Rev. Celt. x v. andthis is how theprose compilerunderstood
p. 268] NOTE S . 525
it, as he writes : Iar sour acipro each n-oidlwki [weir-dadandahindcoin sair co
hIndcoinaaaDoisiarm‘sfart. But I cannot help thinking that he has been ledastraybymisinterpreting the verse.
31 .fsdmais gen. offeidmusedasanadjective.
33. coag lé-raind: literally with bright share,’via. one ofthe three showers
Ci. p. 462, 43.
36. némnaform‘manna.37. Iago logo g .s. oflag .i. lace}: O’Dav .
4 1 . Loch Leinmust have been includedby some authorities among the lakeswhich burstforth in the reign ofE rimon : it is not one ofthosementionedinLL 1 6a47, FM i. 33, Keating ii. 1 08.
61 . brettimust, I think, he partic. access . ofbrim: one wouldex pect 'brelki(cf. Thum. Edh. For the phrase bet-in buide cf. LL 1 3 a23, ZCP iii.222, 1 3.
CABN FE RADAIG.
Tan exact situation ofthis Carahas not beendetermined, but it was somewherenotfarfromthe town ofLimerick
coMain : other instances ofthis phraseare p. 372, 81 Balmco haain in gairmg lan the name stuck perpetually p. 378. 1 A lblrfribon Main “
BB 398a1 6
fiadat nodruidi co huain : Archiv iii. 232, ordomairh com6r, ordofioith omIés ,co hopmmco Imain tucdamlapurdér Silv . Gad. i. 1 06. 10, or Is iaharagadair coImain ayfagail ummanmmcltluain. In this last instance O’
Grady readers ‘attheirdiscretion,’ Stokes (Ir. T. iv. index ) ‘ leisurely,
’which wouldbe co n-r
’min.
Themeaning suggestedby acomparison ofthe above passages is ‘to the end,
completely.
’
Perhaps uain, verbal noun ofoidim, whichmeans properly ‘ loan, ’
andsecondarily ‘ leisure,’delay,’may havealsodevelopedthe sense ofthe t
whenaloanfallsdue,’ échéance,’ andhence generally afix edtermordate.
’
6. rothailg : seeWi. tailc ‘
pride,’ tolgda‘ haughty but more probably the
meaning is breach (made inafight) : seeWindisch, note Ir. T. iii. 633.
7 . gal is perhaps the name ofGollan’s weapon.
8. Conmoel was the only son offiber, who left issue ZOFviii. 302, LL 3 1 9 a4 .
9 . tmraig tire : cf.Wi. s.r. temair : Metr. Ds. i. 1 0, 69,andnote ibid. p. 61 .
1 9. mairn, verbal noun ofmaimim I betray,’
seems tomean sometimesdestruction withoutany ideaoftreachery, cf. p. 408, 23 460, 1 9 Metr. Ds. ii.
68, 43 : so perhaps loadmairnech, Fled. Br. 62.
24 . This line is obscure. Rotrdig is properly hadebbedmart adjustment,etc. here timcarrangedcairdis for cairde to givearhyme.
26. 156mm“ is perhapsacompound, lib-ammo: but then what is libP28. law M r congal : tr. foughtmanyacombat. ’
533 NOTE S. [p. 270
LUIMNE CH .
Tas name survives in the town andcounty ofLinaerick ; but it Orig inallydenotedthe whole estuary ofthe Shannon (Onom. FM In this poemit isappliedboth to the town (9- 1 6)andto the river (47, The poemisfoundedon the tale Cephur inas Mucoids . RindandFaeburare the two swine herdsFriuchandBucht, in one oftheir transformations : seeWindisch’
s edition. Ir.
T. iii. 243 and245. The encounter ofthe two in the Shannon isbrieflydescribedin the E gerton tex t, ibid. p. 237 .
2. ads has perhaps here the sense of‘fame (fam0us plu s or legsad) ’suggestedin Ir. T. iv. index : of.Wi. TBC index ; O’
Dav. 423, where s safer”E rmaa iatarm sin issfcaraibE rrand.3.drait lot. I have not foundany parallel to the construction ofthis
passage . In modern Irishdruidin Iomeans I approach,’
the objective beingindicatedby the preposition.
6. rosrethadmay apply in aconcrete sense to the river ; but cf. aimsrosrethadsilk, p. 366, l l cofaildepends On labrad, rosrethad.7 . cmtairbirtmaymean unsubduedor unsurpassed.’1 1 . cattail seems sotal, proud.’1 4 . ms loing se, ‘
o the fieet.’
1 7.died”E chach, i.s. Munster, of. Ir. T. iii. 288, MC ii. 9 .
1 6, 1 6. Readjafiair L . andtranslate ‘fromthe gathering , which was
productive ofsound, L. got its name.
’ For tuillmech, see note on 68.
23. fi llmaybe eithergen. orace. offs”, which is bothmass . (Wi. ) andfem.
(Three Shafts, index : line 39 ofthis poem).26.Whatmaybe the precisemeaning ofg lé—clmirr is not easy to say : eorr
is appliedto anything pointedor prominent : render perhaps ofthe brightspear-point.
’
27 .ffifn-gafig s : of. p. 84 , 4 ,forfig edfcirg .
30. I cannot translate bed-didail. Meyer, Contrib. ex plainsdidaildoubtfullyas cia-fedil but hereandat p. 298, 1 1 it is asubstantive.
35. mil : amid. Ir.formfor the older (rs)sis ro.
odralsat : is this the sigmatic pres . subj . ofadslig im(in the sense I attempt ’)with re P More probably it isfor odralsat,fromadcllim.
42. The rhymedemandsmblaid: is it a soeliki fame,’ O’R . P
44 .drain»: is usedofthe surface ofthe sea, SnR 4046, Br. DaD . 644demnig tlw is the imwr. ofdemnig im(deponent), usedasacheville.
46. Iflungair is anoun, I can throw no light on its meaning , unless it s
O’R .
’s lonapmp,
‘aship’s crew .
’All tex ts but L have ou r langair (long sir),
whichmust be averb. In RC x i 1 29, we haveWaist ( longaim) I betraycanmar langair at traditur
4 7 . Romaoht isapparently pret. ofag im.
48. Mumnig is fir Olnecmacht : these words are in loose apposition to car):(deck in 46.
528 NOTE S . [p. 276
1 6. maige isfoundasadj. in Cath Catharda, where it isappliedto Pompey.
1 8. immobimm: on this wordsee Laws, Glossary. O’Dav. 1 1 1 6 ex plains it by
sorugflud] ; but it isdoubtful whether it couldbear this sense unlessdefinedbyadependent genitive. Here it probablymeans wandering , hight. ’1 9. Cidfont a s inus : perhaps though powerless are his weapons
’: the
predicative adjective is sometimes indeclinable even in early Middle Irish ; seeS trachan, Mid. Ir. Declension, p. 1 8.
24 . Bio wasadistrict covering alarge part ofthemodernTipperaryandKing ’sCounty : it includedThurles, Roscrea,andBirr.
22. Is Cannan the same as Canaan who was slain by Sengarmain an isliiGamain, Rev. Celt. x v. 447 l’
28. icon ram: i.s .at Ross Cré, now Roscreain King’s Co.
3 1 . Don Cairin Dunkerton nearRoscrea.al l csatadperhaps ofan hundredquarrels.
’
36. munigudDinneen givesmulmuaub, ‘act ofhoping or confiding in ’
0. I r. muiniyin.
37.With tritiuma est mihi, we ought to have h ides : so perhaps the truereading is tdthaimI conjoin, compose.
’
38. chuirib; is thisd. pl. ofcor ‘atune ’ 9 With chm-arach “ compareimmos s6is co srethaib
, p. 288, 47 . But perhaps these wordsdenote theaudience ;andwe shouldrender for companiesandgentle ranks (of
68. co tron-abortedIt wouldperhaps be better to translate this by strict
custom, ’andto remove the semicolon, regarding line 69as parenthetical.gums»occurs in Ir. T. ivasan epithetfor water. Two use readyw ;
cp. LL 1 33 6 30. rogabinmbil/t ng lan /t ng lt , andLL 1 46 6 26 ag el
nylscltrash ngarg .
61 . A idche Samna: the Feast ofTaralastedfromthreedays before Samain(Nov. 1 ) to threedays after : others allow alonger period: see Joyce, SocHist . ii 436.
62. ads : perhaps fame, story cf. note on p. 270, 2.
67 . L’s reading lnfimidablois arose, nodoubt, fromawrong ex pansion ofthe
symbol .li . a: sis .
7 1 . sore-blaidthis compoundseems tomean ‘ lovedM e rather than famefor love.
’ Cf. note on p. 1 94 , 3.
InsteadofL’smin the other copies have saig ete., which Ido not understand.
73. balb, literally stammering ,’ is usedtodescribe the noise ofwater : of.Metr. Ds. ii. 62, I In Berba, bearsas M ilk .
76. ndfurad: the rendering ofieredis not likely tobe right. There is indeedaverbfiuraim I satiate (see Ir. T . iii. 279) which is also written j un ior
(fair-aim? of. Ir. T. ii. 2, 3 1 line but ’nafurodmightmean ‘ in his strong
hold’ cf.forad.F6lla, p. The use. all have no, not na’
.
79 . irdubsd: the rendering obscurity’ is ag uess . 0
'R . has M ail“
‘ blackening .
’
p. 288] NOTE S . 529
81 . rempu : the prose version (R etc.) says : Slig e Dala,fosfaair SetnaSandor-gmac D . riandmidib hImuman oc saighidh Tamra. In the same way Asal issaidto havefoundSligo Assil rsadibaryaohaibH ide,andline 66ofthe poemshows
that thedibergaiywas pursuing Asal therefore in our passage rempumeans flyingfromthem.
’
83. as saig id60, i.s . he was trying to joinfriends who woulddefendhim.
89. Sabrainne : cf. FM 1 23 Sligo M6r traas isids E sccir R iada.i. sabh romraBream; adostir Gloom: 7 E og han 2m.
94 . Crich Umaill, now the Owles , CO. Mayo
SINANN I .
Tare legendOfthe Shannon traces its orig in to theWell ofSegeiain the LandofPromise . This is thefountainfromwhich the Boyne also is supposedto spring
see p. 26, 9. The legends are very similar. References to themystic hassleandthe salmon ofknowledge will be foundin Rev. Celt. x v. 467 seealso Ir. T. iii.
1 95 536.
2. lam-thair : for car searching’see O
’Dav. 1 686.
8. laech-luchair, tr. warlike-radiant ’
he is calledLodan Luchair-g lanatp. 294 , 32andprose : so in 1 2 tr.daughter ofLuchair-g lan.
’
1 4 . The LandofPromise is calledu lbChondlai inmemory ofCondlaCoem’s
adventure : see Thurneysen, Sagan ausdemalten Irland, 73-76. At p. 292, 9
the well is calledtipraChandlai.1 7. co sibambas ins : either with permanence ofsorrow (see Contrib. bars)
or with perpetualmotion (Contrib. bara,
26. Stokes Metr. Gl. p. 1 1 1 gives sopor awell,’ but the worddoes not occur in
the g lossary to which he refers . He quOtes, however, sopor somna.i. amtopur coimmadsolais
, LL 1 87 a6 (copiedby The rendering spray is aguess .
27- 8. As to the basels ofCrinmondsee Cormac s.v. coill Crinmon. At p. 292,
1 3 supratheyare calledcuill Chrimaill. See also Contrib. s.v. crimafm. In the
present instance L reads Crinmondrig -brand; B has Orinmoind, Lo 8 Orimill,B Crimor'nd, MSsH Criminaetc. The press has i n-dm-froisdofuitstforsintiprait, co tuarcaibrig
-broindckorcardafain-i , which seemsdue to amisunderstanding Ofthe verse.
32 . Translate : to everyone the sight is not unlovely’: of. p. 292, 6.
38. socht srotha: of. p. 292, 1 1- 1 2.
39. the : see note on p. 68, 66. None ofthe use reads till, which wouldbeagularly inapprOpriate epithet.
44 . For g léire the choice ofanything cf. Rev . Celt. x x iv, 69 ; p. 398, 26,
supra; ylcirsmail/team, .i. iomadmaithoasa, O’Cl.
g lan-j uirid: see note on p. 224 , l l .
46. said-find: in this compoundfindprobablymeans hair.’ but what isadd?
530 NOTE S . [p s ee
47. soarctic“,i.s, strings ofnames or verses, such as wouldbe usedinan
incantation.
48. gun’
s: ndinmaymean ‘famous practice ’see note on p. 270, 2 .
63. sruthairfor srutlurr, torhyme with Luchair.
64 . Readbaatashair the radiant woman.
’
68. Readn irdiysd. This verb is usually intransitive, but asaIr. T. iv.
index , andZOF i. 73 .
69 . 64 6416must beforbaidh ,an unusual licence.
SINANN I I .
True poemisascribedin L0 to Cusnas.Lochain. It has recently been editedinthe Miscellany presentedto K. Meyer, 1 93 .
1 4 .dochuiret : see note on p. 234 , 1 6.
1 6. For 4016 (M ) sorcery see Cath Finntr. glossary.
23. immorlethat n immfcrlsthat they spreadabout.’36.dahindus seems tomean ‘for her attempting ’
: cf. StoriesfromThin,g lossary, indass .
61 . mars:disc : literally, which remains fromher.
’
68. This etymology (more absurdthan usual) refers to ‘ lforann’
s Callar,’as
to which see Ir. T. iii. 188.
69. st'inmoirsuu : Ido not understandthis : Dinneen gives mumeann ‘a
weight, load(ofhair, afamily, consideredasaburden or charge.
’
SLIAB N -E CHTGA I .
We now pass fromMunster into Connaught. Slieve Aughty isarange ofhillsex tending westwardfromLough Derg .
Themetre ofthis poemis Rindaird: see introductory note tods. Oarn ui Neit,p. 21 6. As often happens, the complicatedmetrical systemis responsible forvarious irregularities in grammar.
1 1 .dldail see note on p. 272, 30.
M y is aconjecture . Ido not understandL’s M g ,andthe reading ofthe
otheruse sacrifices alliteration.
1 3. a lenmus asa M idondacht in the prose. O’R . has teanbcr
‘childishness.
’
1 6. SidNentais well known in Irish legendas the home ofMidir : its1 6. rogdtais requiredby the rhyme, so guidemust be regardedas plural.20. Of. LL 203 b s : rdds’dfa'r 7foyaid.22.dodn‘mis notagoodrhymefor thedisyllabicddlim.dag -déin : the use showdeg -dun,andin 24 umoir (Lman ) . But in order
to assonate withdiud-ndir in '
23, the rhyme-words must have along palatal
532 NOTE S . [p. 304
The tex tual problems involvedare verydifficult . There are continual pointsofdisagreement,more or less serious, between the two copies ; the order ofthestanzas isdifierent ; L has four lines , 67- 70, which are not in Y,andY hasfourteen stanzas, 46- 66, 81 - 1 20, 1 33— 1 36, whichdo not occur in L . A furthercomplication is introducedby the list ofnames entitleddindsmcas E chtgainIL 1 70a; this is basedon atex t oflines 1 - 72 which must have been closely
similar to (but not identical with) that ofL. I have not foundit possible tofollow either L or Y throughout.
The introductory tale in Y (col. 9 1 6 fees . 1 96) runsasfollows
Tri hollamain Chondacht .i.mac Liacc 7mac Coiai 7 Flandmac Lonain .i. macDe 7macduine 7macdesmain . Flandmac Lonain,macdeamain sidearageri 7areduilgi, uair nideachaidatig riamcen easbasiredodenumand. Mac Liacimorromacduine ar febas athigidis 7 are febus arai induinefen. Mac Cosiimorro mac De ar met aderci 7 is has ailithri ruc. lllrechtach iworro ainmtimpanaichmeic Line 7 timpanachmeic Lonain roime he 7dobai ac mac Liac iarn-eo meic Loncin. Dochuaidmac Liacdo indsaigidBriaindiaacallaim7
Illrechtachmaillifris . IS amlaidnotheighedcomenic o loch Riach tar E chtgifodess co Luimneach ocusdapuitricdec lais con ambis'idingbalaleo. Uair isdaradarsdec stat an-E chtgi 7 puitric noibeadin each radarcdibsin. Feachtandtradochuadarfodess 7 rosuidsedar i n-aroile cnuc inti .i. ceann Grochain 7edbertmac Liag : I s imdacnoc 7 loch 7dingna7 robad6smora6s nili. Atbert
Ilrachtach :damadbemac Lonain nobeith sunn nobiadnici afisdindsesnchaiscsch inaidsund. Adbertmac Liag Gabair sut 7 crochair he. Rochunnig Ilrech
tachdal comaidin 7 tacaddo can achrochad, 7 rothraiscan aidchi sin co torachtanumFloindmeic Lonaindiachobair. odrechtadarmadanmoch iarnabarach
,
udchonncadar chucumac Lonan 7 adbert riu : Leigidnaib in cimid7 indiafeadduibseanchas eachdingnasunnaisinnE chtgi. Rosaeradamlaidson in timpanachcenachrochadacmac Liag 7 edbertmac Lonanandsin induan-saand.
There were three learnedpoets ofConnaught, Mac Line andMac Coise andFlandmac Lonain, that is , the son ofGod, the son ofMan, andthe son oftheDemon. Flandmac Lonain was calledthe son ofthe Demon,for his covetousnessandeurliness ; for he never enteredahouse without causing loss therein. But
Mac Liac was calledthe son ofManfor the goodcheer ofhis house andfor thegoodness oftheman himself. Mac Coiseagain was calledthe son ofGodfor theg reatness ofhis charity, andhediedonapilgrimage .
Now , the name ofMac Liac’
s harper was Ilbrechtach (infra, he hadformerlybeen harpertoMac Lonain,andafterMac Lonain’
sdeathhe servedMac Lise.
Mac Liac went to visit Brianandconverse with him,andI lhrechtach went withhim. He wouldoften go fromLoughreasouthwardacross Slieve Aughty to
Limerick, carrying with himtwelve bottles andsuitable victuals thereto. For
thereare twelve points ofview in Slieve Aughty,andhe usedtodrinkabottleateach ofthem. Once upon atime they went southwards andsat themdown on acertain hill namedCendCfochain, andMac Liac saidThere bemany hills and
p. 306] NOTE S . 533
lakes andnotable places, and’twere great knowledge to know themall . ’ ‘ IfMac Lensin were here,’ saidIlbrechtach , he wouldknow the story ofevery spotwe see .
’ SaidMac Liac, ‘ Let some one take this fellow andhang him! ’I lbrechtach beggedarespite until morning , andit was grantedto him; andhefastedall that nig ht until the soul ofFlandmac Lonain came to his aid. Whenthey rose early nex tmorning . they saw Mac Loncin approaching ,andhe saidt othem: Let the prisoner go,andI will tell you the story ofevery notable placehere in Slieve Aughty.
’So the barper was set free andescapedhanging at
Mac Liac’
s hands,andthen Mac Lonain utteredthis lay.
”3—4 . Thedindsenchas in L 1 70has FondMaitaemaicm adiupla ig usm'c
unfortunately the us is partly illegible at this point. Cf. Contrib.diup lashelter.
’
6. L's reading ofthis line is preferable.
1 2. E chtach was apparently sister to Sinanu,daughter ofLodan Luchairg lan ; see p. 286, 8.
1 6— 1 6. Themeaning ofL ’s reading seems tobe that themountain was properly
namedafter E chtach, notafter E chtge. Y calls both women E chta, in 10, 1 1 ,andreads in 1 6 isainmdon ([sjlrabsliabE chtg i.
1 7 . E tarbaoccursasapersonal nameat p. 88, 7 . This lineandthe nex t twoare partly illeg ible in L .
1 9 - 20. canart dairib: metaphorical termsfor soldiery. Cf. FM p. 2060 y,
imandoiredhaibhdlurthedosccaoilts .
27- 28. Both linesare hypermetrical in L . Y readsdorochair ri DolbmacaDailme acorcur saromaidandL 1 70a6 has isédorochairfri Dolbmac Dail but Ido not understandromaid, whereas commdidsmis the special termfor ex ultationover the headofafallenfoe.
33 . In this list ofnames I have followedY where itdiffers fromL, but itwouldneedthe researches ofalocal topographer todecide between the two
authorities . The notes in L 1 70agree with the L tex t ofthe poem, andomit thenames in lines 46- 66, whichare onlyfoundin Y.
Olachor”Guilt. In LL 60, 46 6 011 Clochair is mentionedas castle-builderto [Oengus] son ofNatfroech (cf. MS Mat. 222, 678) this is perhaps the placefromwhich bederivedthe name.
34 . L 1 70 has here DsdruimnDicuill conachar-raib thedouble bill ofBicollw ith its peaks.
’ In Y, is isaddedbyacorrector.35. For DruimCairn L 1 98 (the poem) has BraimCried, L 1 70BraimCriaiclt.36. H ogan identifies DruimBaiah with Drumbonniv in the barony ofUpper
Bunratty.
37. L 1 70 has Loci: Gram.i. Griau ingen Findmfotlirat’cedcan. I t is still
calledLoch Graney4 1 . Here L 1 70ag rees with Y in giving Loch Cipp.
43 . Y’s reading is clearlywrong .
60. adamdorus seems corrupt, but possibly Damdorus may be the name ofa
2 N 2
534 NOTE S . [p. 303
53—56. These lines have been inadvertentlydisplacedin printing andshouldcomeafter 48.
57 . A th indE scroi : Hogan suggests that thismaybe the sameas Ath E scrach.now Ahascragh,alittle to the N .W. ofBallinasloe.
ForA lli nUidir L 1 70 has A th A irthir.
59. L 1 70agrees with Y in reading AM in Meirqye.
62. crashdlhaCallaims : Ido not understandthis : L 1 70 has A th crichi
Oollain : Y’s reading is notfully legible.
72 . Caille Lugdach him-deirg : this name was given in honour ofLugaidMenu,also calledLugaidLam-derg , son ofOengus Tirech : see introductory noteto the poemon Mag Femin, p. 51 2.
73- 76. This stanzaseems to refer to some encounter between the men ofMunster andthemen ofConnaught : but I have not been able todiscover the
historical cl ue,without which it is hardlypossible todetermine the correct readingor to ex plain themeaning with certainty.
73. I take rig s to be the verbal noun ofrig im, I ex tendsee glossaries toLawsandTriads.
74 . Findis probably Findmac Cumaill, not Findmac Rona, who belongs toLeinster.
83. caiscidis perhapsfor caiscidhearken insertedparenthetically casket ’
is amere guess.
90. Hr Mans : the country ofUi Maine comprisedparts ofRoscommon,Galway, Clare, andKing ’s County : see the map in O
’Donovan’
s Hy Many :Mag Findis theremarkedbetween the Shannonandthe Suck, S .W. ofLough Res.
9 1 . ifaichill ofLaws’ Glossary, s .v.foichell.bliadain mbuic cf. secht mbliadnaboombiadmara toirtlm'ha (quotedin
where baccmeans ‘soft in the Irish sense, i.a. moist ’ (andtherefore
fertile) . Hereit is amerely ornamental epithet .
96. This line is obscureandperhaps corrupt . Themeaning may be that thewayfarer hadenough shrewdness ( tsiaicble) to like to hear poetry gratis. But the
construction is veryawkward,andcemzaig esdoes not rhyme with roclos . Grés is
appliedtoany sort ofwork ofart .
98. O’Curry, MC 1 1 1 00
,renders this line ‘ nor thendidhe show aug ht of
loth but perhaps it rathermeans there befell himnomisfortune therein, ’ i.a. ,he was in luck’s way.
’
Coneys, followedby Dinneen, givesdiombsiaidls misfortune,defeat ’ diombuadh, ‘ indignation,displeasure,’
99 . This idiomatic use ofdo neoch is illustratedin Atkinson’s g lossary to Pass .
andHorn. 81 7a.
104 . each cethraman for every quarter ofhis own cow ,
’O'
Curry but itmaymean for every quarter ofland’ : cethramais the quarter ofatownland(bailsbiotach) see Joyce, Names ofPlaces i 235 .
108.
’can-andibniuss it isalso possible todivide canan-aibm’
uss.
1 1 9 . On this line there isag loss in Y : .i. Cuil Fortaan-aibFiach ach A idne.is amt romarbadmac Coscraig that is, Mac Coscraig uas killedat Cal Forts in
533 NOTE S . [p. 314
6.dis t/l is perhaps usedinametaphorical sense battalions or else wicker
shields see note on p. 234 , 1 0.
1 6. missmeans ‘ Idraw up (battle, ( 1 ) transitive : roses-1 s in cath
Ir. T. n . 1 . 63, 3 ; rsssrnsst sreith slait, p. 370, 61 supra; rossrsss tmas SnR
2 1 4 3 : famedcsch slsiag iar sreith SnR 1 386 (2) intransitive tancatar
Troia'ssaig asiss clsatbrcig 7 rossaraatarfoss chath, 7 romsat Gre'cs s
’
gdamleith cli
BB 4386 1 4 : also Idraw out, ex tendrossmtnr inmay TBC (Wi. ) 6606 ; an seis
conair, p. 260, 1 1 3- 4 supra. Here the verbis intransitive.
1 6. Rather with their cantredofkernes,’ i.s . with the kernes oftheircantred.’
22. mairdds : this refers to Eochu’
s cognomen Bcc.
23 . Cuillendis calleda Cuillne in Thin B6 Dartsda: it is in the barony ofClanwilliamin Co. Tipperary see Ir. T. ii. 2. 186.
26. lairir : I have no other example ofls irsr (or h ired).ME DRAI GE .
Lnoarn Mac Corrwasdefeatedby E ogan son ofAilill Olommin the battle ofConn Febrat.andtook refuge in Scotland. He returnedto Irelandsupportedbythe King ofScotlandandotheralliesfromthe country ofthe Sax ons andBritonsto fight the battle ofMag Mucrime : see the tale editedby S tokes in Rev. Celt.
x iii 449 . Our poemenumerates the names ofsome ofthose whofought with himon this occasion.
4 . Spain is thought ofasan islandtr. fromawestern island— Spain!1 6. buids : thismaymean either flaming yellow or yellow with heat ’
: cf.mi baideasanamefor August, Contrib.
36, 4 3. cridc (gen. sing .) is usedadjectivally : of. ismiss Oisin crisis, Contrib.
40. Gaillema Galway.
67 . Readisin chat/s afterbeing woundedin the battle.
’
64 . Boirinn : this is presumably thedistrict in North Clare still knownas theBarren.
LOCH RIACH .
Now Lough Reain Galway. The bursting forth ofthe lake is mentionedinAime Fingeinamong the wonders whichattendedthe birth ofConn Cétchatbsch(Anecd. u. 6. z ). The personagcs ofthe legendbelong to the fir side. The tex t
ofthe poemdepends principally on L,as the other three copies belong to the leasttrustworthy uas . ofthe Dindsenchas. M is here worthless,andthe scribe ofShas evidently taken great liberties with his orig inal.
2 . The reading is uncertain, but there is nodoubtanallusion to the propertyofthe lakedescribedin lines 49 sq.
p. 332] NOTE S . 537
7 . siar cruel’
cf. lines 1 0, 26, andonclm'siar B8 5 1 a42 siar-titre“, p. 1 48,
supra.
22 . idnach armedwith weapons cf. Metr. G1. idna; LL 2 1 a6, RB 36 6 63.
3 1 . railbech huge as amountain fromroilbc. 01 1 . has 11 01 1 6000 hilly’
braue-roilbhcach, Life ofHugh Roe 282, 1 6 B rcifiac rddhach, roilbhsacbHardiman ii. 302
,9.
38. The reading ofthis line isdoubtful. Namis usedofothermysteriousdangers besides poison.
40. aaackt is pret . ofang ina I protect.’4 9 .fail : readbail.6 1 . Mag F6t, according to Hogan, is now Moyode townland, near Loughres .
MAG N -AIDNI .
MAO x -Amm,according to O’
Donovan, note on FM 3727 , isaleveldistrict comprisedin thediocese ofKilmacduag h, Co. Galway seemap ofDioceses in Onom.
Aidas is mentionedin LL 1 2 c 9 BB 39a4 as one ofthe twenty-four serfswhomOlanu Miledbroug ht with themto Ireland. AifromwhomMag n-Ai wascalled, Femen, Fea, andFernfromwhomMag Femin,§Mag Fea, andMag Feraarenamed, werealsoamong the number.8 has an introductory stanza, notfoundinany other copy.
A id/mefcr inmhaig hcmoir mac A llgubamaic E thcoirc'
uoadaidh tenid); trcabh rcmuccaib/zmoraH ilcdls.Thisas preserves only thisandonemore stanza; afolio is lost which containedthe rest ofthe poemandthedindssnchas ofMoenmag andpart ofLoch Dergdeirc.
1 . comariarmay may co mariar ‘apopulous plain mummeans ‘aburtleu,
’especially the burden ofafamily.
7 . asmo threbthus : compare the openings ofthe poemon Mag Luirg , p. 396,
is coldamimthrebthus to, andofthat on luber n-Ailbine, Metr. Ds. ii. 26, 3
1a’
idfcdfribimthrebthus le'.1 0. I t wouldbe better to remove the colonafter riacomaitc ,
andpunctuateafter .dl ikd.
1 2 . g raimm g reimm. See now on p . 90, 3 1 .
1 5. sew-caid. This seems to be an imperative usedas acheville. Dinneen
gives reancmmI love.
’
1 7 . amdlugad: I can only guess at the meaning ofthis word; itmaybeaderivation ofdlug .i. uocobar.
2 1 . cofosmaib: D inneen has borm‘stump ofatree’ : born: andformare
interchangeableforms .
23 .fogm'd: the verbfogm’
was sometimes usedin apassive sense is employed: see Monastery ofTallaght, note on p. 1 27 , 1 6. But it isalso used1
make,
’I construct,
’as infogm'fuluclzt, LL 1 99 b 30 : Archiv i. 272, 1 is a
533 NOTE S . [p. 333
fiducmsdaibfoyaitic j iidang rsssa; translate then ‘ he usedto make fire,’etc.
As to ts see note on p. 68, 66 here it may a hot.’
cross-Muir's : acompoundoftsirt (tortf) mass the wordis especially usedoffires : of. sairt tsinssadlt Oss. iii. 76, 2 : tons ’
nathroat-thair! (ofthe tropics)LL 1 36a33.
24. bagplsort andbuss are properlyappliedto the invading forces ofClaon26. Snig tis tenidin the same way the fingers ofthe saints often gave light
or fire : see Vit. Set. H ib. i. cx x x viii. Plummer regards thisas evidence ofsolarorigin ; but it has to be rememberedthat lighting fires with theaidofafiint is adimoultfeat which borders on themiraculous.
3 1 . sloinda sloindname Pass . andHorn or imper. ofsloindiss.
36- 36. The best use havedramas andchland, butdramais fem. (in MiddleIrishatall events ; of. p. 1 66, 33 supra: Cath Gathards 6673)andfl requires the
accusative.
38. Segais, i.s . the source ofpoetic lore : cp. p. 287, 21 .
MOE NMAG .
Turs plain lies east ofMag n-Aidne, roundLoughrea: see Onom. Moen was sonofAllgubaandtherefore brother to Aidos , but he is not mentionedamong the
twenty-four serfs ofGlaun Miledin LL 1 2 c 7 .
7 . Labroid, which is R ’s reading , is ablunder : it shouldbe labrad, which is
the reading ofBM Lo has ladrad(amere error) , H S ; 7066. The line is
parenthetical : render : Moen, powerful hero— asplendidboast thatfades nOt
began the lasting use ofshaving .
’
1 1 . betaig is gen.dependent on Imrsha, andseems here tomean the part leftbare by the razor. The phrase implies thatafringe is left infront, which pointsto the Roman coronaratherthan the characteristic native tonsure ; see Rhys, CelticBritain, 3, p. 73 ; Bury, St. Patrick, 239 sq .
1 2 . maigealsodepends on bsrrtha, an instance ofzeugma.24 .ddig badbladaig : the singular verbis usedwith aplural subject because
averbfollowingda'ig is treatedas relative : see Atkinson’s statement ofthe
practice inmodern Irish, Proc. R .I .A. ser. iii, i. 430.
bith-ndin is gen.
‘ in pointofg enerosity.
’
26. noco tormad: rather he was notmangledfor want ofscience Moen wasaskilful barber. Cf. O’
Dav. 1 642 toms .i. letrad. S tokes quotes LL 1 1 6 6 1 9
rostcmdconasein.
27. scllad. O’R has realtab ‘asight, prospect,
’verbal noun ofssllsiss.
Forbarr was nodoubt asight ’ after his first shave.29 . crime-Illa: either place oftroops or fame oftroops.’30. trio is writtenfor tri, asfrequently .
540 NOTE S . [p. 340
O'Donovanadlac. identifies Findchorawith Conofin in Clare. The battle fought
there ismentionedamong famous encounters in Keating ’s preface (i. see alsoCath Ruis naRig , p. 68 : Mag Bath, p. 2 1 0.
35—6. Or ‘becanse,as I have heard, there was none in E rin who wouldsayhimnay.
’
As to g léire see note on p. 288, 44 .
39 . breth-g rad. The rendering offeredsupposes 9ndto be the modern 5n6
business .
’But there is evidence for gn6 mockery,’ see C’Dav . 1028andMetr.
Gloss. ; Dinneen has b’oon-ano ‘for ajoke ’
so perhaps we shouldtranslatetraitorousmockery.
’
42 .dogmacf.dognds, ill-breeding .
’
Triads : sogmis sociable,’Tee . Corm.doréir I have not seen elsewhere.
5 1 . The meaning of9 16 is uncertain. Stokes (Celt. Dad. 2 1 ) renders it byball. ’ I t may he the first element in g le-bl im, Cath Ruis naRig 1 1 4 g le
-lethar,Cath Cutharda, g le-smiths model,’ Ir. T . iii? gloss. Pass. andHorn (see KZ
x x x .
56. g rass with ashort vowelmeans (I ) protection, (2) insult, injury, attack.
The latt er sense is requiredin such phrasesasdig s ! g rain s misi“, which occurs
five times in the Laws : cf. 10q mg raicimil, 0’Dav. 581 (where Stokes writes
praise) dfgaltach g rouse, Mag Bath 3 10. 18. So heredil g rass may meansatisfactionfor insult Ferchertnemay have hadsome grudgeagainst E ochaid.Translate then thy one eye ofapair is satisfactionformy wrong .
’
58. rain: rodessil literally roadofaright-handtum.
’
62 . For g lan-[trocht L has g ra’buétmht, but this is probably amere scribalerror.
63.fri sécn'dwith peace ofways.’69 . rig imay perhaps be gen. ofrig s stretching .
’
7 1 . I sdams anabstract noun dais treasure For shouldwe readfrs'dé indilfor payment oftreasure,’ andin 72 ag lanfi'
r in pure truth.
’
80. I suppose this linemeans that it wasdangerous foran imprudent intruderto visit the spring : compare the legendofBoand, pp. 28—30, lines 4 1
- 64 . Doandapproachedthemagic well imprudently,ao u-étu'acldi, andlost her eye : E ochaidwas not immudent,m’
rbétu'achail (74)andregainedhis sight. As to the virtues
ofsuchfountains see Plummet , Vit. Sct. Hib. i. cx lviii, sq.
84 . rog erg is an imperfect rhymefordire-derg . O’Clery hasan entry which is
evidentlyfoundedon this passage : g earg .i. garg .d’fuil riog h reg /wary .i. replay.
This,likemany ofhis other glosses foundedon the Dindsenchas, is amisunder
standing (see Hermathena, 1 907, p. rig is singular, androg erg cannot agreewith it. garg is the name ofabird, perhaps the grouse : cf. Duanaire Finn, 84 ym'chodailmgarg it ismentionedinapoemSilv. Gad. i 365 3 ,along with woodcocks andwildgeese. Here it isappliedmetaphorically toaking .
85. maj or:féilo ofthemiracles ofgenerosity ’ in Q.Ir.firt is ofthe u-decl.g . plferts,Wb. 1 2 6 1 5.
87 Read[0min: mysteriously,’ likefo chleith, &c.
p. 348] NOTE S . 54 1
raga raga: roimsc ‘abundance ’cf. p. 348, 9 co romsib, p. 408, 2 1dia
roimsibretha: Brudon DaDerga§ 1 00a,andO’Dav. 1 399, roimscroborlac ; Triads,
202, roimsc imm/faith .
89. Assul seems to be apreper name : Assal andBraimn-Assail are in Co.
Limerickaccording to Hogan,Onom.
93 . togairmtocha: cf. batairmtaclaa, p. 458, 1 08 : tac/m(taiche),fromtaieb
proper, suitable, acceptable.
’
97 . logaim I forgive,’meansalso I forget ’
cf.da. ofMag Lena7 (Rennesus. 1 22d)dith la'c tli Lémz cmIoyndMetr. Ds . u . 58. 3 aird6ig biaiye co log ud.I can findno satisfactory evidenceforWi. ’s logaim( 1 ) I rot.
’
100.fatha fotha subject-matter.
’
1 01 - 4 . This stanzaisfull ofdifiiculties. g rass (quantity uncertain) seems tomean sometimes continuance or urgency in prayer : see Fél. Oeng . Feb. 1 1
waith leis g ressdiagarmaim, E pil. 226 rommain (rannain) g ress a”guide. Stokes
marks the vowel long in Mart . Oeng ., but there is nomark oflength in either
passage in the three tex ts printedin his original edition. In any case Idoubtwhether g réss alone couldmean supplication,
’ andthe adj . g lé-mm’
th points
rather to themeaning poetic composition.
’Translate, then, For the King who
suffered(i.e. Christ) let notmy clear noble poembe curtailed(i.e. letme not endw ithoutapious reflection) . Consequently the rendering ofmofiaitk in 1 03mustbe altered:does itmean my Prince Christ , asdistinguishedfromthe King
oftheWinds ’ Godthe Father? In 1 04 ms lamaiy is acrux : nomanuscripthasamark oflength on either word; but mi la'maig seems to he intended: thiswouldbeformi la’maig i (cf. nolcssaig Pass .andHorn. Gloss.) but themeaning ofthe line remains apuzzle. la'maig immeans ‘ I handle, treat. ’ Three Shafts,Gloss : cf. BB 237 a25, 430 b 44 .
BATH CRUACHAN .
Tms is the legendofRathcrogban, thefamous home ofAilillandMedb. A group
ofraths is still to be seen by the roadside about threemiles west ofTulsk, Co.
Roscommon. The prosefollows closely the E gerton version ofTochmaroBtaine,1 5- 1 6, Ir.T. i. 1 28.
2 .dumacachdag -néachair so TemairLuachrais calledudbam'adismmclmirp. 236, 1 0.
3 . Thismeans, I suppose, that laws weremadeat the gatherings heldat BathCruachanas they wereat Carmunandat Tara.
8. i.e. all E rin was boundto pay to the kings ofConnachtdues ofvariouskinds, such as are enumeratedin Leahbar nagCeart.
10. sz'l sa’cr-Briain : most kings ofConnaught tracedtheirdescent either to
Brian, eldest son ofE ochaidMuigmedon, or to his brother Fiachra.
542 NOTE S . [p. 348
1 3- 1 6. This is an elaborate way ofsaving‘ ifwe stay to enumerate all
the glories ofRathcroghan, we shall never get to our story.
’ mis cech nirt : so
LBr. 1 24 b 6, cumic nirt.1 5 . chaitc : perhapsfromcatut (com! ) hardcf. coil le O’
Dav. 1 004 co smirclmitte, p. 454 , 50, supra.
1 0. ac’ nach icamirb’ literally which hadnot the hostility ofafew .
’
1 7 . mailtc polishedsmooth hewn cf. lecktdo chlochaibk maitreFM iii. 3 1 2, 10; Isaiah ix . 1 0 ; D inneen, yumfico .
1 9 . tescul this is O'R .
’s cearaal , consul. astorm,agreat wave
Rev . Celt. x iv . 448 : cf. p. 458, 104 460, 3, supra.
23. rochécmaig O’R . has caofimlglm I complete ’
Coneys. 00061 0 15cherish, protect, save,defend, keep, perfect.
’ This line is quotedby O ’
Cl. s .v.
2 4 . Cf. Tochm. E t. 1 5 (Ir. T . i. E ek-titres: (according to S tokes,
Rev. Celt . ix . 473 u.)meansa horse-fight,’not horse-race.
’
2 6. cridfcr : this is the reading ofmost lass : cf. Contrib. cridscrc.
27 .d’fuatuch , cf. Tochm. E t . 1 5,fdaitg idleiss hr'.29 . Badotinfcr mfsr : cf. Tochm. Rt. 1 5, badoilhfir indealb i tunic H itler
chucca. O’Cl. hasdoithir .i.doidhcalbh. badoithiranfear .i. bedoidhcalbltdlm.
35. co sz'dS ine/is : cf. T. E t. 1 6dochdatar iar tain co sith Sinighc Créaclsan
ocus robalar coccmamimidiamt (cf.39 . g rcicahere ‘attack, raid. ’4 1 - 52 . Thisdialoguefollows closely T . E t. 1 5.
66. The rendering Offeredis verydoubtful. sreth is usedofsoldiers'quarters : it is Spenser
'
s shrah as to the use offor, cf. bcilh j or usriu ocus
barg in.
68. m6r-chome]; may mean great at throwing the spear cf. Cormaccorach
, p. 338, 1 5 . Most ofthe uas havemo’r-g londaig , ete. , which is translated.70. Themeaning givenfor rmisamere guess .
7 1 . Cf. Tochm. Rt . 1 9, rotcrmaiss écume ocusmér olcc ocus imniud/tduit bith t
n- inynaissdomud.734 . Cf. p. 1 94 , 2 1 - 2 .
78. Ido not understandcendil slna: it seems to be connectedwlth the legalphrase candil cmséna,fordil ocus slua, ofuncertain meaning : see Laws,Glossary,dil
81 . I s tassach . The tale Tochmaro E tamcas we possess it isfragmentary the
laterfortunes ofE tain andthe ultimatefate ofE ochu Airemare known onlv bybriefallusions.
87. Ifscamis right, it gives arhyme to set : the wordmeans yelp, snarl,’
Ir. T. iv,andmight possibly here mean backbiting , reproach ’ but probablywe shouldread[0 scéimg t! ‘ inbright beauty.
’
5 44 NOTE S . [p. 362
92.domimu‘
g : cf. Three Shafts "1 10 11 1 1 161 1 11 I pulverize.
’Ir. T . iv 1 81 6do
mhinaigh in rath ar Lir (where O’Grady renders LL 386 b 5 1
rominaig gach cath TBC (Wi. ) 61 38 raminaig bciru isi"chath .
1 02 . N o Cath Omnaismentionedin the Thin but just before the fight with
Fraech Cuchulainn set upan oak-trunk (amuai) with an ogamthereon,forbiddinganyone to pass it unless he camealone. Andjustafter the fight is over there isaddedling idFerg usduraiummsai immchm-put. So that theduelmay have beenknownas Cath Omani. Read, then, on p. 363 Fight ofthe Oak.
’
104 . arml-chéill out ofmeremischief. ’1 08. Ifsni-main is right, caseinmustmean apair ofcombatants .
’ But this
seems unlikely. midcmaiawouldbeaslight change, but wouldnot give asatisfactorymeaning it is usedin FM v 1 766, 2 1 1 864, 4 for reconnoitring ,
examining .
’
I l l . Icagaidfor illicit.1 1 3- 1 20. This amplifies asentence in the Thin (LU 83 b 26) Cmcauar bau
clmri in inaraibsianibfor colaindFra'tch maic Idaid. Focu s“and“issasid) .1 23. amsith, etc : rather the loss ofthe warriorfell upon his Sid’ (for a
ATH LUAIN .
Tun story ofthe naming ofAthlone is toldin the final section ofThin Bo'Cualnge (LL recension) : seeWindisch’
s edition, p. 906.
1 —2 . A poemin Rawl. B. 602, p. 1 65 a36 begins withalmost the same linesA fir thcit imay M edba do scélabat scoffs-mews .
'Comparealso the opening ofthe poemon Mag n-Ai, p. 380.
2 . Ida-mk s , adjectival genitive ofIda-mbuir.
3 . imthuaimthaiss (sic cf. note on p. 330, 7 .
tas’
ss means literally moist ’as at p. 456, 81 hence weak,feeble, ’ p. 260,
1 6. H ere perhaps the meaning is in my moist (andtherefore fertile)h omestead. ’ It is also possible that the phrase may mean concerning the
moistdemesne,’ viz. Athlone.
6. asalecht : literally whose grave it is.
’
7 . méctnédthe readings maitund, moot/stand, andthe rhyme w ith
cac’mchh’cdpoint to taking this as acompound, madh- tacit)“ taich, which
usually means envy’or jealousy,
’ may be usedofother strong feelings,anger, longing , how.
1 3 .don-daig dona-daig , so written to rhyme with romaid.1 6. bricc. This epithetdescribes the lime-stone formation characteristic of
the Burren ofClare andthe Arran Islands.
1 9 . tsoktu I take this to be gen. oftochtad: cf. note on p. 232 , 76.
20.dluig is pl. ofcliach union, connection.
’The three women were
honourable weddedwives,andas such hadtheirmen indue subjection.
p . 370] NOTE S . 545
2 1 . m’
rbingdctic Ailill was the model ofcomplaisant husbands .
22 . As to MachaMong-raadandher treatment ofCimbaeth , andthe building
ofEmain Macha, see FM A J . 4532 .
23 . Literally Art without spear-craft under blame.
’
29 - 32 . Medb Leth-derg ,daughter ofConan ofCualu, was wife first ofCfichorb, grandson ofConchobar Abratrfiadhe was killedby FedlimidRechtmar, who thereupon took Medb to wife : LL 44 6 42- 46. Her poetical
lament over Cfichorbis editedby O ’CurryM S Mat. 480,fromLL 44 b. We are
toldin the same locus that she poisonedLugaidLaigse at Temair (LL 44 b 48)this is nodoubt the incident referredto in our poem. The same authority goeson to say that she split up the LaigaiandFothairt into sevendivisions, to preventtheir uniting andto weaken their resistance to the king ofLeinster. A Kilbrideare quotedin Silv. Gad. ii. 486 (x v . ii.)makes her wife ofArt, the son ofConnandgrandson ofFedlimidRechtmar.
27 . sclaib properly spells ofwork.
’
3 1 . thairniam: is this for tairncm‘ lowering’
(taimdim) , so written to
rhyme with Gaih’an34 . Ednech isaccording to Hogan the present Inagh in Co. Clare, nine miles
w est ofE nnis .
36. The reading is uncertain : m'riawouldg ive arhyme to Iia, but wouldrequire 6min 36.
laairbe fence ofthedeadthe tomb.
’
39. rastab cf. rotlmbinaaguidthrew in his teeth Ir. T . iv. : tuba,Wi.4 1 Cf. LL 200 b 46acht cashfris charm6 thaig (eachaca’dus , other use) .44 . t ing is heardofConall Cernach’
s wife in any version ofthe Tain, sofar as I know : perhaps Conall is here confoundedwith Celtcbar, whose wifeFindmbr was carriedoffby MedbfromDun Sobairohe ; TBC (E rin) 1 361 . The
LL version (Wi. 2048) says Modh killedher.
61 .What is the construction ofthis line ? slat is fem. (Pass . and so
s laitmust bedat. oraec. sreithmust also bedat . oracc. Shouldwe readsrctlislait, making sreth gen. pl. after slait ? This is not easy to understand. Or
"ath-Shut ? The metre is against this . Or finally is sreith an instrumentaldative ?53.
’mon brass : this refers to Cuchulainn, who kept thearmy ofAilill andMedb in check ( roscacbt) for three months . Cf. TBC (Wi.) 2472 6» lsian rs
samain sainriuth (Nov. 1 ) cossin céla'in iar n-imbulc (Feb. 1 )m'rachotail Cdclmlaind.
S o TBC 2900.
56. is generally usedofanything red-hot : here ofthe searing causedbytfetters . g emlig fromgame! cf. SuR 669 1 co cath yc
’
r gcimlcch .
60. buillc blow,disaster.
’
bniachda literally having wide banks ’ hence wide-spread, soacious,’
& c. ; cf. 99andp. 98, 26.
65. uaibre isanadjectival genitive.
67 . sadba soadba, cf. LL 1 87 c 1 2 ; FM i 624 , 1 2 .
546 NOTE S . [p . 370
68. I havefoundtsial only in Laws i 1 40, 22, where it is saidto mean ‘the
upper stone ofamill.’73 . Hogan
’s thirdentry underTarbgarefers to our passage,but he ismistaken
in supposing that Tarbgawas in Ulster. I t was ahill in Mag nAi (Roscommon)seeWindisch TBC, p. 898, note 7, co seman ticfri Fmdbcammcli lai TarbyahiMaig A ii. I tmust have been near Rath Croghan, where the people ofConnachtgatheredto see the fight : TBC, p. 89 1 .
74 . comind-Maidperhaps ofliving ex cellence.
’
81 . co Iniain : see note on p. 266, 3.
82 . lestar : cf. Io’cch-Icstar awarrior ship,’Aisl. Maic C . learcan ‘asmall
boat,’Dinneen.
88. maig ne : of. inmuiccmaigne, p. 408, 1 1 nodoubt cognate tomaigncch,anepithet ofhorses ,Wi.I shouldbe inclinedto read.Uuinchindrather than MucrfindorM uwind
, ifitwere better supported: there isariver Muinchind(now Munhiu) in E rn’
s . Onom.
89 . M » Cromm: S tokes reads D un Groin in the prose, but R has (as I readthe photograph) D omCramin the prose, Im'n Groin in the verse ; the latter is
evidentlyamere scribal error.
9 1 . chérl-druimm: the small ofthe back, the shine,’cf. Contrib. s .v. coil
(qtt . cdil-druimm, trial-drama) .93 . riaor Cormacderives birorfrombir tiprano srath,andLon i.many
but thismaybean etymolog ising coinage.
92 . Render ‘to noble Drong Assail Abrat .
’
98. Ifemain can be usedin the sense ofapair offighters, amatch (see
note on p. 362 , thenbarb-rmm: maybe an adjectival genitive ; but is case in
everfem.
99 . bm’achda spreading see note on 60.
1 00. i rengaib: themeaning suggestedisamere guess.
TURLOCK S ILINDE .
Tats lake is identifiedbv S tokcs with Lough Sheelin,at themeeting -point ofthecounties ofCavan,Westmeath, Meath , andLongford. But it is along way to
the east ofthe places treatedofin this part ofthe Dindsenchas . Besides, theproseaccount implies that the name Turloch Silinde was supersededby anothername, given by the intruder Blonac. Now onemanuscript, 8 (S towe. D ii. hasaprose account ofLochmBlonac (sic) which is not includedin S tokes’
edition.
LochmBlonac, ciddiata? ninsa. Blouse ingen Tai roaitreh sun, 7 baban
briugaidamra isidhe : couidh an-inadh lias agamhnarofi sastair in loch.
Silendingen Machairmeic Duthain meic Rain is at rob6i isinn inadh sin riamBlonaic, 7 bahole re Silind[a] gahaildifuirri co rimgaibhi 7 coforgaib(readjargaib) an tir 16 co Cuil BilindoaMuig h ’
Ai, coniduaidhe raiter 10ch S ilindafri
548 NOTE S . [p. 378
1 . co Itdain iarmore. This is acrux . There is no variety among the ass
ex cept that Le reads cofuain and1 1 co Imam O’R . gives vear ’ among the
meanings assignedforan,anditmay verr well be aloanfromammo ; but I haveno other instance. As to co Ila
’
niasee note on p. 266, 3 . I assume that the
wordsare to be construedaftermarfi iair. andsignify literally toatermafterayear,
’meaning an indefinite period. ’7 . sa
’
cthar is often usedofthe labour ofprayer qui orat Zubarat.
8. For protecting substitute to the protector of.’
1 2 . Tomark the rhyme one shouldw rite cain-apadthis is the reading ofMcaemapadLes caimabadH cainabbml LB : cainabaidR . «padis usuallyalegaltermnotice, warning .
’
Onemight readcléir chain-apartandtranslate they sang— the gentle abbot’s
choir.
’But ( 1 ) the sg . nom. cléir (for cla
’
ar) after the plural verb is awkward(2) no amhas chdin (or chdem with the aspirate ; ( 3) acognate accusative is
neededafter nochantis .
1 9 . nae/t te’
literally, which was not warm.’
MAG
As to the exact ex tent ofMag n-‘
Ai, which occupiesalarge part ofRoscommon,see O
’Donovan’s notes, FM i p. 301 , iii p. 87 .
'Ai was brother to Aidas mac Allguha: see introductory note tode. ofMag
Aidas, p. 330. Adifferentderivation ofthe name is given inde. ofLoch Néill,p. 404 , 1 7 .
2. mainfor rosriad, tomake arhyme.
8. Readwith theass roloiscandtranslate he burnt (the trees) rootandtop.
’
1 0. téir : see SnR glossary.
1 5. saidbre perhaps more numerous cf. ZOFvi 264 , 8 co nde'mibsaidbribcopious.
’
"2 . Ifdie/til isfordie/till (dialed! it is notagoodrhyme to ris/sid.MAG MUC ltIME .
Tats isaplain lying west ofA thenry.
The story is toldrathermorefullv in ( ‘atit Maige Mucrime : ed. S tokes , Rev.Celt. x iii 448.
5. réidamréidundulating .
’
1 3 . I can make nothing ofthe us reading s mrmta, rodeclt la, rodlecht“ I
sug gest nodes/ita‘ it wasfrequented,’ impf. pass. ofclechtach» ‘ I practise': cf.
p. 54 , 20’naclam-mmchleachtastair she was wont todwell. ’
The Cave ofCruachu ismentionedin IichtraNemi, Rev. Ce lt. x 2 1 6. I t isasmall fissure in the limestoneformation near Rathctoghan.
p. 390] NOTE S . 549
1 9 . batts is past subj . pass. ofthe substantive verb.
20. Literally each wouldnot findthemofthe like number [as the23. Overmeiss there is in L the g loss .i.donus,andover chain is written . i.do
blath . O’
Cl. quotes this line s .v. mic, andex plains .i. nach biodh achdale 7masocht.
26. gainmig seems to bedat . ofgainmech in the sense sandy ground.’32 . For enach ‘marsh ’
see Ir. T. iv ; Fél . Oeng . ; andp. 428, 4 3. But
perhaps armach is written mtri gratiafor ormach ‘face toface.
’8 has or
smash .
36.fri ethadn-dig : is ethadverbal noun ofslhaim I go P
37 .fiatais relatedtofiadas g rdtato g rdd.39. m’
scar ‘ it severe not.’
DUMA S E LGA .
Tats place is now agreenmoat to the east ofCernirse ’
(Carn Fraich) in Mag'Ai : FM iii 22 1 , note. These bewitchedswine must surely be somehowconnectedwith the ‘
enchantedherdofthe last poem. They have alreadyappearedin theda. ofBelach Conglais : see the note on p. 606.
2 . The'Ui Muiredaig or 51 1 Muiredaig were one ofthe chieftribes of
Connaught, including several great families such as the O’Conors, MacDermots ,
Geraghtys, &c ofRoscommon (Onom. S il Muireadaigh) . TheydescendedfromMuiredach Muillethan, whodiedin 700 (Hy Many, O
'Donovan, HyMany
1 38 note, quotesapassagefromthe Annals ofClonmacnoisdescribing how in thefourteenth centuryaMacDermot was investedKing ofConnaught by the twelvechieftains ofSilemorrie (Sil Muredaig ), twelve coworbs andother spirituals,
’ atCamFraich.
3 . iar ndulaafter (their)departure dian-éis.9.fodreich subspecie.
’
1 7 . Literally Ido notmakeamarvel ofanything .
’
26.dubadach : I have notmet this wordelsewhere.
33. R andLe treat chad-shank as acompound; it wouldbemore natural toreadthudmilk .
4 1 . As to Buichet the hospitaller ofLeinster, ’ as he is calledin the prose, seeBanadaTige Buchat, ed. S tokes, Rev. Celt. x x v 1 8.
55. grain is usedofaspear-point, Ir. T. iv shieldsare calledsunbda spiky,’
274 , 6 1 . Or co ng ro'
inmaymean honihle,’dreadful.’
66. anfolaidthe regular plural ofanfolais anj olla.70. Tarbya: of. note on p. 372, 73 ; but here it seems to be the name ofa
river.
72. I nber Umaill probably one ofthearms ofClew Bay.
74 . Glascharn : there is atownlandso named, north-west ofMullingarBut inds. ofLoch Neill, p. 404 , 1 1 , it appears that the swine took
refuge with Drebriu in SidCollomrach in Meath .
2 O
550 NOTE S . [p. 390
77dus : perhaps a:does abush, ’ which ts usedmetaphorically ofachampionor pro tector ; cf. Ir. T . ii. 1 . 39, 2,does andile”; BB 405 a1 9 , indamM acdegrachdos.
83 . The rendering offeredcan hardlybe right perhaps themeaning is Medbwas by goodluck on M .M .
’
94 . E ss Rfiaid,at Ballyshannon, in Donegal ; Uisnech, inWestmeath Inis B6
Finde (lnisbofi n), an island06 Renvylc Point in Connemara.99 . mumis nom. : translate therefore “the amount (number) that each swine
killedwas loss enoughfor themen ofE rin.
’
1 06. Geis ChoraindKeshcorran in Sligo ; cf. p. 438.
1 07 . Mag'l’
regais aplain in Co. Longfordwhich includes New townforbes1 08. Cuallacht : asingularformofCdallachta, the name ofO’
Dubgin’
s landsin Co. Clare
1 09. Mag Findis aplain lying south-west ofLough Ree ; see map to Hy
Many.
1 1 0. mdrthadind: perhaps ‘strongholdsmagnify it, ’ ifthe termination
is indeedusedfor 3 pl. afi x . pron. , as Meyer assumes, ZCP vi 247 (creche
gatth).
MAG LUI ltG.
Tunfull name is Mag Lairg in Dagda: “ it was the name ofthe plains ofBoylethat is, ofthe level part ofthe present barony ofBoyle (in Roscommon) lyingsouth ofthe river Boyle,
”Hy Fiach. 77 note. The legendis taken fromAided
Ailella7 Conaill Cernaig , ed. Meyer, ZOF i. 102 .
3. The precise meaning ofcairdis uncertain : of. Metr. Ds. i. 6, 23 ; BB
273 b 28 ; Silv. Gad. i. 409, 1 2 ; supra, p. 4 38, 10, andp. 464 , 1 .
mixesmaybe referredto can curled, tangled,’ or case swift. ’
9 . Ruth Cruachandidnot lie in the territory ofCare. I s Cerahere anamefor the Dagda? see Cormac s.v .,andcf.fo Chruaich Cara, p. 464, 65 .
1 3 . risiascél, i.e . at Medb’s words see ZOF i. 1 04 , 1 7 .
1 4 . bahairde e’lréa: perhaps ‘ it was nobleness robbedofstreng th Conall
was too oldandweak toface his enemies.
1 5. cméehl mbréithremaymean without acrime worth words cf. aidobladh breithriadcrimsin, Ir. T. iv 903 .
1 6. Mag S lecht isaplain in the barony ofTullyhaw,in the north-west corner
ofCavan : PM i 43, note. The territory ofBrefne includedthemodern counties
ofCavanandLeitrim Neitheracht nor S lat-ht has amark oflength inany ofthe use.
1 9. bananais the reading ofL : itdoes not giveagoodrhyme,but I canmakenothing ofthealternative briamta.
20. Ath naMianan has not been identified; but we learn fromAidedAilell;ZCP i 105, 8 10) thatConall was killedat i
s fordwhereminers were washing use
559. NOTE S . [p. 404
LOCH NEILL .
T in s was the name ofalake somewhere in Mag n'Ai“'
e havealreadymet the redswine ofDrebtiu inda. ofBelach Conglais, andofDumaSelga. This poemseems to he foundedonasomewhatdifferentformofthe legend. The events ofds . Belach Cong lais take place in the time ofCounite andinda. DumaSeigaMedbappears , who is Conaire's contemporarywhereas here we have todo with the son ofE nnaAigneeh, who was king ofIrelandfroms .m. 4888 to 4907 (FM ) , about 200 years earlier than Censireaccording to the chronology ofthe Four Masters. In the beginning ofTochmarcBtaine (lr. T . i. E nnaAignet h is eight generations earlier than E ochaidA irem, who was Comrire’s great-g randfather.
Besides the swine aredifferently represented. Inds. DumaSelgathey arepersecutedfirst byawitch-stepmother,andthen by the wife ofBuichet : theyareharmlessandamiable creatures. Here theyaremischievous andag gressive.
But as to themain points ofthe legendall three poems andthat on Ceis
Choraindare in ag reement. The swine are men andwomen transformedbyaw itch : theyare under the protection ofOengusmac ind'Oc : they take refugewith Buichet ofLeinster : they escapefromhis wifeandhide with Drebriu in SidCollomrach after the lapse ofayear they go westwardbydirection ofOengusto the Oak-tree ofTarbgain Roseommon : they are chasedby the bounds ofMedb,andkilledat various points in north Connaught.
5 . selggasla'
in : the gender is puzzling : selg so far as I know is alwaysfeminine : was it orig inally neuter ? The prose calls Nél to
’
isechdibergach'E rnm.
7 . Conall Crom-dergmust Conall Collomrnch ( i.e. Conall ofCollomair) whoreignedam. 4876 to 4880 (FM) : he was slain by Xia
‘
Sedamain, who was killedin turn by E nnaAignech.
l" sm’
o, of. note on p. 1 94 , 6.
rosm’
this is perhaps to he comparedwith sm’
iduain (see note on p. 90.
which seems tomean be gonefromus ! ’22 .daire Tharbgai : of. p. 390, 70.
25. baherdinn/m: this shouldbe takenas parenthetic ; translate ‘ Nél , who
was asledge ofterror, followedtheir track cf. 0rdaseirgnc (ofawarrior) ,TBC
27 .fatin-dig , cf. m tairsi mt trrtig , Metr. Ds . i. 1 2 . trmg (l )‘ebb
tide ' (2) ex haustion,misery .
’
29. airs : putforaim-A, tomakearhyme.
p. 4 10] NOTE S . 553
LOCH CON .
as is alarge lake in Co. Mayo, to the south-west ofBallina.Themetre is Rindairdsee introductory note todc. Carn (ti Neit.2. Literally which shall not have the peaceful name4 . re chriathair, pret. ofcriathraim, I sift,’ I riddle,’ Idevastate.
’
Contrib. Cf. French cribler.
5 . Insi Modare the islands ofClew Bay. maireck is gen. ofmain ,
‘achieftain’
; cf. OdinAdamnain edMeyer, p. 46. Modis the owner ofthe pack(see prose) . Why then is the genitive notMaidLL 1 67 a40has cuanart Maid,but the islandsarealways calledimi M od. Probably Modis reallyagen. pl. ,andthe eponymous Modisanafterthought.
6. co ng ibsib cf. LL 1 67 a4 1 (astanzaat endofproseds. ofLoch Con)rasmudaig mucc Moddiag ibis. O’R . has g ibbis ‘aglen, valley
’the orig inal
meaning seems to have beenfences .
8.dian-ilacato their lamentation, to thedirgefor theirdeath .
’
1 0. tomalt seems to be usedin the sense ground, crushedcf. conmslim.
l l . maig ne : see note on p. 372, 88.
1 4 . tenntu : of. FM vi 2030, 1 8 Robdi traan g obemdir conaaldy i tlsrmlan -iomclmmgam6ir,andThree Shafts , glossary.
1 5. airmit : I cannot ex plain thisform it is presumablyadativeafterme.20. midfeadle : of. note on p. 242, 20.
mfatha, perhaps ‘ the subject ofmypoem cf. p. 346, 1 00.
2 1 . roimsib: cf. note on p. 344 , 87.
23 . mairn : cf. note on p. 266, 1 9.
comucha: i.s . early in life.
LOCH DE CHE T.
Loon D scnnr is now Lough Gsraon the confines ofSligoandRoscommon.
4 . in sandsloolttaids : cf. amcondslaidc sac/tmoraidqu.Wi. s. v. cond.5 . mir : perhaps gen. ofcor covenant.’ The wordoccursasanadjective (or
adjectival genitive) in Mag Bath 1 62, 1 3 (ofan army) afldach cuir oomdlu'thatranslated‘ its well-shapedthick-set woodalso in R . I .A. 23 F 1 6, p. 92, 36,
satigdimaidstaid-Midchair : in these passages it perhapsmeans well-knit’
(gen. ofcor plait,’etc.)
8. fdc-bladrefit-blad, cf. Metr. Ds. n . 26, ofri r6t-Mafar-famed.’l l . ramuirn mairn is saidtomean (1 ) clamour,’ Tog -Tr6i index : (2) high
spirit,’etc. Aisl. M . C. gloss. : Ir. E neid1 085.
1 2 . AedBuadmac Baduirn : fromhimaccording to one account, E ss Ruaid(Assaroe, near Ballyshannon) is namedseede. ofE ss Rdaid, Rev. Celt.
x vi 3 1 .
54 NOTE S . [p. 410
1 4 . BandriaMane Milscothi in theds. ofE ss Raaidwe have aE nndingen Maine Milscoith .
1 6. ra'nid-cssa E ssaBriaid.1 7 . ClandAilella Ui Ailella, to whombelongedTir Ailella. But theymust
have ex tendedmuch further north than the boundaries ofthe present barony ofTirerrill ifE ss Rfraidfell within their territory.
1 9 . m’
rem literally not too soon.
’
28.def! perhaps quite vag uely theafiair.’doirthe is pl . Ofdomidusedas anabstract noun : cf. I r. T. iii. 279 .
34 . Mag Lunga, ‘now Lung , near Ballaghaderreen,’ on the eastern edge of
Mayo : Hy Finch. 494 .
ARD NA KIAG .
Tarais now the C ratle H ill beside Ardnaree , avillage on the Moy, Opposite
Ballina: see Hy Fiach, p. 34 , note, where the tex t refers to the murder ofCellach . The storv is fully toldin the Life ofCellach , O’
Grady, Silv . Gad.i 49.
Readmafew ( Ifir - (hanma.4 . Readcidmar l/tarlafor teng thaib? but this g ives abadrhyme.
7 . m1 g ne is probably corrupt .
8. Perhaps rather ‘since it ( the name) has come to bediffused(commonly
1 3 . Cellach’
s father was calledE ogan Bél : E ogadoes not rhyme, andis nodoubt corrupt.20. roe/rimer : of. TBC (Wi.) 2354 , andnote.
24 .dichennarg is anticipatory. as in Keats’
So the two brothers andtheirmurderedman Rode pastfair Florence .
’ Cf. LU 1 00 b 37 bidciacan cheudintidorogadiaohosnamfrim.29 .duriair fofriair) arach foundmeans to bind.’30. This line wants asyllable : possibly we shouldreaddaimio,asdaire is
usedmetaphorically ofasquadron : see note on p. 304 , 20,andcf.driag railg sch,
p. 428, 39.
32. nochor g es : i.s . the treacheryofthefoster-brothers hadreleasedhimfrmall obligations to them: Cuchoingelt was brother to Cellach.
34 . nahiuidail : nom. pl. for see. As to inde! ‘ idolater, heathen, ’ see KZ
x x x vii 262 .
36. sochar 00-c afairbargain.
’
sir-shschradcf. Contrib. mmdsplashing with mudhere perhapsmetaphorically ofaspersions cast on theirmemory.
37. as Judaic/t incdogaid.
556 NOTE S . [p.m33 . O
’
Donovan, Hy Finch . 9, identifies Fersat Treisc with FearsadRaithBhrain ‘
just under the abbey ofBafran,
’which stands about twomiles to the
north-west ofKillala.40. trilis . Cf. Aisl. M . C . 45, 21 cechatips ocus cache trillsr
’
where Meyer
translates every foldtrilis tre ss ofhair ’ may havedevelopedasecondarymeaning wattledfence.’
39 . inis : i.e . Inis Amalgaidin Loch Con : see the prose version.
43. The name ofMagmBrdin survives according to O’
Donovan, Hy Finch .
236, in the townlandofKillybrone .
48. is trcdraclr sinn, i.e. I amfirst in the field.’
MAG MUIRE ISCE .
Tnxs was the name ofaplain in the barony OfTireragh (ancientlyTirFh iachach)to the east ofthe river Moy. Its ex tent is accuratelydefinedby O’Donovan,
HyFinch. 257 . Muiresc is sometimes treatedasmasculine, sometimesasfemininein the poemit must be fem.
.
ialines 8, 24 ; but seems to bemuse. in 37 (ifthereading is correct) .
2. teed-bale : Dinneen has taod‘ impulse, wilfulness ’cf. taodach ‘
sudden,inconstant’ taodaimI revolt,
’O
’R . Or is the wordakin to tdidcn radiancesee C
’Dav. 1 578.
3. basscch, perhaps ‘ lamentable see note on p. 336, 3 1 .
5 .deis, g . ofdds dofis,as «is softs .
9 . maig rccb is adj . tomaigrc ‘salmon ’ as magur ‘fry, spawn,
’
l srrppose
that maig rcmeans properly the young fish, the ‘
peel.’
Cf. ’
san Mumainmig rid, Miss Brooke’s Reliques, 270, l .
1 4 . lair-gn6 this seems to be acompoundofM rdisgrace,’ andcnoc (gn6)‘ beauty
’
(but the use. have nomark oflength on tar) . O’Cl. has urgac
'
.i.
tdr nbtarcaisncar gbm‘.1 5. Translate : the king ofevery hue (i.s . God) bestowedit ofhis bounty.
’
1 6. turchur : tare/tar riches O’R . torcbar riches, abundance,’ Dinneen.
The reign ofarighteous king was always blessedwith plenty : see V. Trip. ii.
507 note.
1 7 . rosmairn : here andin 43 mairnimseems to mean I informon, give
informationabout our betray shows the same evolution ofmeaning .
30. brace-10mm: I take this to be a brace-loimm: cf. res‘iditcrmn in loimmsin ss
'sas, Cormac s.v. Coire Brecein. Meyer. Contrib. wouldreadbrow -slum.
36. Readmilaib.37. Mar thuc, so 8; all other tex ts have use thuc (matug , &c.)39 . Themeaning ofsclt is uncertain see note on p. 284 , 1 3 .
railgccb oak-like,’fromrail, ralacb: cf. Ir. T. iv. index .
4 1 . can cburdc withoutmoving thence.
’
45. cidail, i.s . it wasascandal that itsmen shouldbe ruledbyawoman.
p. 436] NOTE S . 557
47 . beminewednig 1 :dsminemeda smoother thanmead. ’M has another poemon this legend, which itdidnot seemworth while to
print in the tex t .
Muiriascfoceardinmhuirmhor diamadh [dianad] ainmRosualt romhorbahangmaidh in gnimco ng le diatairngair ColumCille.
Tolomairh-sise tuili te re lindGairbeisc Glunraighefobrucht inmuirmilih clann fo ceithri hairdibE renn.
No’
si Mairesse ciar creachach ingendianadeidh-Eachachhabuaidhabladh gan cuir cuir fot‘nair inmagh comor-muir.
In SSaH the first ofthese stanzas is interpolatedin the longer poemafterline 28.
MAG TIBRA .
FROM the prose version it appears that this was aplain near the mouth ofth eriver Moy it ex tendedfromBorrach to the shore (line 46, below), andtheexact position ofBorrach is fix edby O’
Donovan, Hy Fiach . 262.
1 9 .faill this seems to be the word(adj . or subst. 9 )foundusually in cafdillit rhymes with brdin.
24 . Oenach Cruachan was the burying -place ofthe king s ofConnaught see
Senchas naRelec in Petrie's E ccl. Archit. p. 1 00 according toanotherdocument ,however, the TuathaD6didnot bury theirdeadthere, brit at Brug nu B6indeibid. 1 06- 7 .
27 . cofroig : see note on p. 242, 1 9.
28. Crich Breis. Mag Tibrais saidtobe the sameas Mag Glass in 'l'frBreis
mac Nsalaidh (Nelsig P) : see Onom so Crich Breis nodoubt : Tir Breis but I
cannot findeither name in Onom. or Hy Fisch. As the funeral train wasmoving eastward, itmust be to the west ofBorrach .
29 . Tromaig is is impersonal.35. cor
’chair Dinneen gives I bury as one meaning ofcurprm.
Cf. p. 456, 72 , cwj’
cc tre'n-saithe. Ido not know whether the verbcan have that
sense when usedabsolutely. Ifso, wemust readbcin in 36.
38. Literally ‘shedidnot put the host in silence ’
or pou ibly‘ the hostdid
not bury her in silence.
’
SLIAB GAM .
as is the Slieve Gamph range in Sligo.
1 . The first andthirdlines ofeach stanzaare octosyllabic, so wemust readE rcmbinm6irfor the corrupt E irsamanon, or else supposeahiatusafter g illa.7. The prose has is he rbsaraig seadnahamaidi no namidi imachenn, showing
that the copyist was puzzledby his original.dotbocair obair) is perhapsfor rothaccair,fromtaccraim,Wi.
NOTE S .
CE IS CHORAIND .
Kasucomumis ahill in Sligo, afew miles west ofLough Arrow . As to the
swine ofDrebrenn (or Drebriu) see introductory note to Loch Néill.8. ard-mam: cf. Dinneen,meareu estimable,’ part . necess. ofnmsaim‘ I
measure, judge.
’Or L
’s i n-ard-mescamay be right : the gift was made on
afestive occasion.
1 0. triath-chuirdsee note on p. 396, 3.
1 1 . R oad, I think : adbadig edconaahappy hospitahledwelling .
’
20. timacamdsee note on imscar, p. 1 34 , 22 .
CARN CONAILL.
Sroxas quotesfromBB 30a22 sq. aversion ofthis legendfromwhich it appearsthat Clann Um6ir were survivors ofthe Fir Bolg who hadtaken refug e in variousislands offthe coast ofIrelandandalso among the Cruithne (Picts) in Scotland.In this passage andalso in the historical story Cath Cairn Chonaill (ed. S tokes,ZCP iii. 203) Carn Conaill is placedin thedistrict ofAidne, as to which see
introductory note to Mag Aidne. O'Donovan, PM i. 260, suggests that the name
is now repte sentedby Ballyconnell near Gort in the south ofGalway (barony ofKiltartan) . There is acopy ofthe poemin the BB 30a44 sq. which is not
includedinmy collation. I tdiffers fromthe copy in the BB Dindsenchas,andoccasionally agrees with L against the other use. This tex t is printedwith atranslation by Connellan in Oss. Soc. v. 282.
1 4 . Bath Chennaig Bathkenny in the barony ofUpper S lane, Co. Meath
Bath Chommair probablyat the confluence ofthe river Boyne withfour afive small riversat Clonard, Meath ’
(near Navau,
1 6. CnogbaBreg Knowth : cf.ds. ofCnogba, p. 40. BrugmnaE lcmairBrug naB6inde ; of. p. 36, 25 sq.
1 7 . Oenach Tailten Teltown in Meath . Cermna, not yet identified.1 8. Delete the commaafter Tlachtga. Hogan gives msm’
R acism as aplace-name ; but it is really thedesignation ofthe three twin eons ofE ochuFeidlech, Bres, KimandLothar ; Ir. T. iii. 333, Keating ii. 1 84 .
Tlachtgais identifiedwith the H ill ofWardin Meath.
1 9 . Divide AM Big : (Assey, near Tara) , S lips Em'Dam(aBri DamDile, nowG eashill in King
’s Cc . ,
26. Render neithermore nor less (than four) ’ the M ia-i rath in 27are thesame as the ours , andris: means ‘ to secure this ’
the press has rnasesalasUsdifcethraemfri M M .
29. Catmac Magach is the great Connaught hero. Mag Main Moen-a;seep. 334.
5 60 NOTE S . [p. 450
LOCH Ri.
Tan tale calledAidedE chach maic Mairedatells how E ochaid, son ofMairid,king ofMunster, elopedwith his step-mother E bliu, accompaniedby his brotherBib (calledin this poemBi). The legendofLough Bee is there briefly mentioned,andan exactly similar account is given ofthe origin ofLough Neagh.
The story is editedandtranslated(with certain reserves) in S ilv . Gad. i. 233,.ii. 265 . Our poemsuppliesdetails which are notfoundin AidedBobech. The talealso toldinda. ofTfiag Inbir.
M contains asecondpoemon the same subject, which I have not thought it
worth while to include in the tex t, but itmayas well be given hereLoch Bi, credbafail in tainm acolchaFail re fir-gairmPraidhidcc in Bi 0fail aeolchadanaindomain.
Bimac Muireadacomblaidh do mhuigh Mighimesgar-glaindadaghab[readrogab] aitribhandre headh amuig n-Airften nan-singeal.
Gearran robodedladhe damhun ahaithliaeiredarin tipra, bag lan glor dan nthunmor inambadon.
Leathnais in tibratren tarmag nAirftean [na] n-ard-sgelbaithis Bi
,bhadedladhe eidir each is innile.
O n rig sinbafortailfeidhm ainmnnichear hefo Brianis nadhasin, sloindcomoch atacodedlaindead-loch.
Lech Bi, whence comes its name, truly given, 0 yalearnedofInis Fail ?Say who was Bifromwhomit is called,ye learnedpoets inall the worldBi, son offamous Muirid, ofthe bright joyous plain ofMeath, got ahome
thereforatime in Mag Airbthen oftheangels.
A gelding— the braver was he — when loosedofhis burden staledandmadeaspring— it was theme oftalk— oi the abundant flow inmid-plain.
The copious spring spreadover Mag Airbthenfamedin story ; itdrownedRithe braver was he - with his horseandall his cattle.
Fromthat Ri— it was amasterful effort— the lake is namedthroughoutE rin : fromhim— atitle early won— bravelyarose the noble lake.
3 . This line is usedalso inds . ofTemair Luachra. p. 236, l l .
7. For raiamna blood-shedsee Metr. Ds. ii. 22, 61 .
3 . Mamagen. ofMain ‘reaping
’: cf. ln'comMam‘ three reapedtrussea,’
Cath M . Léna80, 3 .
1 1 . trogaig : cf. troy. i. clams ; tropaic. i.mantis,Wi.1 3. Hogan says, referring to this passage, that Belach Liac was west ofLoch
Bi,but there is nothing here to support this statement. The travellers came upthe Shannon in boats andreachedBelach List: (or Belach DaLiac, Silv.
Gad. i. 234 , where they parted. E ochaidgoing eastwardto Meath,andBiwestwardto Mag Finn (also calledTirn-Oenaig Midir), which O’
Donovan (HyMany, identifies with Keogh's Countrybetween Lough BeeandtheRiver Suck.
p. 458] NOTE S . 561
1 9. romaim: of. note on p. 266, 1 9.
achrothacrs'
cn'
achrotha: or! is, I think, reallyanalternativeformofcriaiddat . or ace. oforé ‘clay,
’ct'
. sci in line 3, sciatic}:dat . ofscé. I t is usuallyfoundin Iii crs' ‘ in clay,
’ i.s . in themortal body,’ aphrase ofChristian orig in.
20. Loch Lindmuine Loch nE chach (Lough Neagh) seeds. ofTtiagInhir, Rev. Celt. x vi. 1 52.
24 . romascul : cf.mason! onset Bev. Celt. x iii. 1 22.
26. The sense ofco romaibmbrath is verydoubtful.28. I cannot ex plain theallusion. Oenach Oengussats saidby Hogan to be in
Mag Find, butalso to be near Fremainn, which is near Lough Owel,along wayto the east ofMag Find.
29—30. The construction is very awkward; it seems in shiny sindo geilt4 : mbo.
32 . trz'tro
’
th in the first andsecondhours their cattle andhorses weredestroved: in the thirdthey themselves wouldhave perishedifthey hadnot takenwarning .
33 - 4 . Punctuate after width,anddelete colon after cét-tra’th : ambii, &c., is
governedby romaroin 36.
4 1 . brothlach is properly acooking-pit for themetaphor of.death tannoid.4 7 . Fac it I take this tobe aplace-name, but it cannot wellmean Slish Fuait
(the Fewsmountains)48. libsdain O
’Cl. ex plains this word.i.mid/t no clanna.50. comér-chuitte : see note on p. 348, 1 5.
65 . O’Cl. has the g loss umal .i.mullach, armeal anmhaighc .i. armullach
anmhaig he.
56. eryairs : cf. LU 58b37 ergairemér-ilsiat'
g .
58. imchoss : I have notmet this wordelsewhere, but themeaning isdeterminedby the contex t.
62 . traohladPeter O’Connell
’s Diet. has tree/dad’s .i. sgaoilcadls no truas
'
ll
oadh : cf. trochaiits worn out,’Dinneen.
68.dn seems to be adin,dain : the wordis written Ictian in M1 . 28d1 2 (soThurn. Hdb. p.
77 . con rigne : perhaps without restraint. ’
81 . Rogabfondfo thalmain ragabfothafc thalmain in the prose.
82 .fuargg I keep L’s reading , as it cannot wellbeascribal error : it ismore
probably arare word,for which the other copies have substitutedthe usual termfu’al. I have not seen it elsewhere.
93 . can raindwithoutdivision,’ i.e. Biandevery one in his house.
95.fo thm'ig tha’i : ametaphorical ex pressionfor the silence ofdeath.
1 03. geslulmeans something like achievement of. p. 260, 1 5 ; p. 348, 20.
1 06. ns'so
’
ebin cét the same phrase is usedat p. 8, 86.
1 08. be tairmtachameans something like ‘ it was an appropriate name,’literally soundcf. p. 34 4, 93 batogairmtoo/ta.
562 NOTE S . [p. sec
LOCH E BNE .
ms 49 to endofthis poemwere editedandtranslatedby O’Beirne Crows in
B .I .A. Irish MSS . Series, 1 86.
1 . This line is quotedby O’Cl. c.v. oscar, with the gloss isardlingeriea}.
4 . find-bicin : perhaps white-mooned,’ but cf. 34 .
5. Fiachu Labraind(usually Labrainde), king ofIreland, 3727 to 375 1 .1 5. broth bacyuil treachery that getsan opportunity forbu g s ! in the sense
ofan opening ,an un edmoment,achance to injure some one, ’ see Contrib.
1 7 . can raind, i.s . over all Ireland.23 . afrosmairnmesce : this seems tomean that, in spite ofstrongdrink , the
bard’smemory has not betrayedhiminto confusing the names.
24- 25. The river Fleck keeps it name ; the Maudis now the Maine both arein Kerry ; so the Labrannmayalso be there : s
°
ee FM 375 1 , note a.
26. samlam: cf. note on p. 274 , 55 .
28. toirmdar trocha(of. 75) literally asound(fame) beyondshort life.
’
23—36. As to these battles see FM am. 3751 .
3 1 . Bl irrs a Berehaven, south ofthe Kenmore River.35. rot/tath ig perhaps from’ to-cd-llnchnr, which wouldgive Mid. I r.
tatlaim’m, as 'cd-tluchur becomes atlaig im. The same verb is usedin ashort
poemon Fiachu’s reign, LL 1 80 4 Lee. p. 63 a33 H . l . 1 5, p. 100.
Rot/tath ig triacheilg s'
cath Gatlaig gairymac Ear/saoh inn airm Haj smis, aimn n-airg .
O’
Cl. has tathlaig lt né rothathlaiyh .i.docheanmaigh he tamed’ (tatailcian) , whichwouldsuit the line just quoted, but not our passage.
narusdilg enn : this astrange form, but has much more authority thannachosdilg cnd.
40. I t is not obvious why Fiachu, who was styledKing ofBeirre in 3 1 , shouldhere be calledlordofFobar, which is inWest Meath.
49. chuird,see note on p. 396, 3 .
5 1 . su'
rgadis acontractedformof'
sa'rug uacf. Silv. Gad. i. 73, 37 ibid. 36 1 y .
The line seems to refer to the opprobrious name Bu’rsdacls the Bellower andtomean the name (sound) wasan insult to the noble I canmake nothing ofo llm’n.
53. can nemain without venom,’ cf. LL 2 1 3 6 2 1 tucdaibnsmain ocus neim.
57. Translate She hadin keeping to her credit ’the prose calls her ban
chométaiddo chiraib7do chlioribM eidbc.
64 .daith sullen,forbidding ’cf.dothj'cr, p. 350
,29.
65—8. tuidbsin (for laidbsin) is now . to roscaindre.I cannot ex plain theformofgairbsin.
fo chair, literally under reproach .
’
75. rothairg she (E rne) hasacquired,’fromlairs-inn.
