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TÁIN BÓ CÚAILNGE

“Ortha^[1] hūann co rrobad^[2] do Ultaib. Isnēcensa^[3] techt ind dāil^[4] Feidelmæ Nōichridi (.i. i ndāil a hineilti^[5] bāi^[6] i comair Conchulaind^[7] i ndormainecht^[8]) dim glindiu fodein^[9] dochōid friæ.” Dognī ith^[10] nerchomail iarum ria techt, ⁊ scrībais ogum ina menacc,^[11] ⁊ focheird i nūachtar^[12] in choirthi.

Dobreth didiu tuus na dīrma^[13] do Fergus riasind slōg. Luid Fergus didiu fordul mōr fodeass^[14] co foirsed^[15] do hUltaib terchomrac slōig. Ar c[h]ondailbi doroindi^[16]seom sin. Airigthi^[17] Ailill ⁊ Medb annīsin.^[18] Ba hand asbert Medb:

“A Ḟergais,^[19] is andam amne⁠cindus^[20] conaire inse.^[21]
Fordul fadess nō fothūaid,⁠tīagmai tar cach naile tūaith.

Atatāghadar^[22] dia mbrath⁠Ailill Aie lia slūagad,
Nī tharad^[23] menmain cose⁠do thuus na conaire.^[24]

Masa chonnalbai^[25] dognī,⁠nā tuid na hechraidi.^[26]
Bēs adchotar nech aile⁠do thosach na conaire.”

Fergus respondtit^[27]:

“A Medb, cid nodmeadraisiu^[28]?⁠Nī cosmail fri mrath inse.
Is la hUltu, a bean, trā⁠a tīr tarndotuidisa.

Nī har^[29] amlesaib int^[30] slūaig⁠tīagu cech fordul a hūair.
Do imgabāil in mōrgene⁠immadich^[31] Mag Muirthemne.

Nī arnā corad mo chīall⁠arna fordulo nontīag,^[32]
Dūs:imgaib^[33] ced iartain⁠Coinchulaind^[34] mac Sūaltaim.”

Tecaid trā co mbādar i nIrairdd Chuillenn.^[35] Eirr ⁊ Indell, Fōich ⁊ Fōchlam a ndā nara,^[36] it hēiside nobītis remain riasin

1. Gl. .i. eirg LU.
2. rrobud LU.
3. isimécensa LU., recte
4. i ndáil, LU.
5. hinailte LU.
6. bói LU.
7. Conculaind LU.
8. Gl. .i. fo chlith LU.
9. fadein LU.
10. id LU.
11. ina menacc added over the line: inna menoc LU.
12. im úachtar LU.
13. conaire LU.
14. ⁊ bud thuaid added over the line
15. MS. foirs̄: fors̄ LU.
16. doróni LU.
17. MS. airigiᷤ: airigthi LU.
18. om. LU.
19. Ferguis LU.
20. cinnas LU.
21. cingme LU.
22. Mark of aspiration: Atotágathar LU.
23. tharat LU.
24. do thús inna conaire LU.
25. maso chondalbi LU.
26. na tuíd inna echraidí LU.
27. rorecair Fergus LU.
28. notmedraisiu LU.
29. h added later
30. s added under t
31. immandig LU.
32. Over the last part of the stroke for n and above the t is added a mark of aspiration: notiag LU., recte
33. after dus is an erasure, followed by what looks like the siglum for ar: irimgaib LU.; leg. inrimgaib
34. Coinculaind LU.
35. Gl. .i. is fris asberar Crossa Cuil indiu LU.
36. ara LU., recte; after ara LU. adds: Cet[h]ri maic Iraird meic Ánchinne, with the marginal note: nō cethri maic Nera meic Núado meic Taccain, ut in alis libris inuenitur