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DOGNITHEIR FEIS TEAMRACH la Domnall mac Æda mic
Ainmireach & ite teora feisa hErenn .i. feis Eamna feis Temra
fes Chruachna. Conacart firu Erenn docum na fesi Temrach
sin. Dorondad imda Domnaill for lar in rigthaigi a Temair &
rosuigided in sluag iarsin
deisceartaig don tig. Condachta a niarthar in tigi. Ulaid ina
thuaiscert. Laigin ina airther. Medon Erenn im Domnall isin
tig sin. Fon indus sin dorondad in les rig Laigen isinn
imdai ar belaib anair ri Muman ara laim des ri Conacht fora
chul do ri Ulad fora laim chli. As amlaid so immorro nocoraigdis
dia mbad o Uib Neill i ndescert in rige .i. ri Laigen fora laim, ri
Ailig fora laim chli & ri Ulad fora laimside, ri Muman fora laim des
& ri Conacht fora chulu dia nebrad annso.
Rocoraidhid iarum ic Domnall cách fo gradaib & i ndanaib
& a ndligemnus im chosdud na fledhi: ri Ulad di
.i. Congal cæch dalta side dosom .i. do Domnall ise ronalt.
Is aire adberar Congal cæch deseom .i. la doluid a lubgort in rig
docurethar beach and chuici corobris a ⋅uil ina chind conad deside
robai Congal cæch fair. Robadar Ulaid i
Roucad breth co Domnall. Adbiursa
or Domnall in sluag
Nir
ucud on dernad in erchoid a marbad noco tæth in cintach.
bo lor la hUltu immorro innisin & bai fich immorro la Congal
on uair sin.
Forodlad di
for meis co mbai a cuil don imdaig. Aired robai Domnall
oca ndail ina ⋅esam aduaid iarum Congal og dona huigib. Desid
Domnall tuctha na huigi sis. Adubairt in ben dusfuc na huighi
or Domnall badar da og dhec and. Mallacht fuirri a rad ngua
im aighidhsea.Mesi adoigh og dib
or Congal. Dentar duit
or Domnall
diar ni ísa fuighell na goide
Gadaigi dogni
or Congal,
dimsaadlochamar do dia a Dhomnaill nach iar nithi
do bidh atam ocat agallaim.Dober og noir duid
ar Domnall
& na himraid frim in ogh.
Ergid a Ultu
ar Congal nad
ar
estai biad Domnaill. Facbaimsea athesc lat a Domnaill
Congal cath uaimsea duid dia mis ondiu. Co tarda nechtar
Nosléiced imach
fath ar bas i mbeola a cheli imon ogh uan.
Ulaid im Congal. Rola cor mor do feraib Erenn anisin. Cuma
or Domnall glefid dia edruind i nensist. Rocluinid immorro
a nerfuagra ara mbeithi a nearlaime cosa la sin.
Luid iarum Congal fochetoir a crich nAlban .i. co Domnall mac
Echach Buidhi co tucad leis firu Alban co tancadar cæicthigis
riasin cath. Rolaite for coindmed cach naidchi re fed sechtmaine.
Ba trom di
remib co Mag nGlass co mathir nDomnaill conar &fdot;argaib boin
na dam na mnai na mac ind. IS andsin asbertsom.
Saim lim for&fdot;acbus Mag nGlas. nir &fdot;acus and im na ass: nir &fdot;acus and boin na mac ac Domnall ni caintairrngert.
Bid granna som ina &fdot;arrad
or Domnall. Lodar immorro
fir Erenn im Domnall. Dothæd di
naimsir fogmair di
inti Congal. Is and adbert Can mair in clercin ni mor do eithiuch
Tuctha
tongus osin inflaith Domnall tongmai da neiteach Domnall congobus
comlond .i. Domnall mac Echach & Domnall mac Æda.
scrina & minda & naim Erenn eturru & nir fedad a corugud .i. in
satan robai a comaid Congail is ris doberead a comairli. Na
ol in satan
telg in mbreithir adrubairt fiad feraib Erenn. Nicon
biad do maine dia treicea. Dia meba immorro remad bat ri Erenn.
Roclandad di
dimbirt fithcilli fris & rosuigided abucc for cleith do dercaideacht
osin tsluag. Maithi a roisc na nabocc maithi a cialla. Dunchad
immorro hua Mæil Macha in cured & in caithmiled togaide & in
cliathbernaid cet andsom do læchaib in domain fer grada do
Domnall. IShe roherbad a nagaid Congail & a da comalta Dunchada.
Rolaised na sluaig gair mor ic dula isin chath. Fada
immorro ind imbert doradad and na tri láa imslana. Cach
cuiced a lá fosnuapaird cosa la ndeidenach. Mor do chæmaib
dorochair and. Mor in tar & in tairleach laigi robai and triasna
gelchnes mæthoclaig and oc techt i ngabad ar imnaire. Ba
hamnas soigti na curad & na lath ngaili oc imditin a ngai & a sciath
& a corp antan nobidis a chele oca truastad dona gaib & dona
claidbib. Amnus di
bresim na sciath laindreach & fedgaire na claideb & na calg. Cairchi &
grinnigur na saigedbolc & na srian & edghud na saiged & briscbemneach
na narm. IS beg tra nar comrancadar ind a mer & a
cos aca nimthuarghain co tuislidis asa sesam la slimrad na fola fo
chosaib co mbentais a cind dib ina suidib. Tuargabad cath croda
crechtnach braineach fuileach & rorósa uinsend i crobaib bidbad and.
Cidh fiach immorro nobeth for suil Congaile ni focichread de .i. la
Dunchad ara glicce & aithi & amaindse in laich Dunchada. Fecht
and diRobith gabar
or cach.
CongailiBerar mo gabairse do
or Domnall. Romebaid
or cach.
sciath CongailBerur mo sciathsa do
ar Domnall.
Romebaid claideb Congail
ar cach. Berar mo claidebsa
ar Domnall. Intan nosaighed Congal nosraintea in cath
doo
chuici. Cia dober in nertsa?
or Congal. Sluag Laigen
or cach. Nisnaghamur
or se gal chon for otrach sin.
Cia
or se.
so diFir Muman
or cach. Nisnagamur
or
se corósi
Cia dober in
or se.
nertsa?Conachta
or cach. Nisnagamur
or se
uth bo bruithi sin sluag imlebar imscith.
Cia dober so?
or se. Osraidi
or cach. Tairr muci iter da tæb sin nisnagamar
in sluag.Cia dober
hUa
or cach.
Neill i ndescertNisnagamar
or se torcrad Mide dia
nechaib teni tria fidnaid .i. tairnid indara ceand cia torcba aroile.Cia dober in breisim tornighi moiri seo?
or Congal. Cenn
or cach.
nEogain Moir & ConaillNi ba hinmain on
ar se in
Atnagamar in sluag sin.Cindus innosa ata Domnall?
or
se. Ita i croisigill fria dia anosa
or iad. As ann asbert
Congal.
INtan fortgella in ri. in ri aile nat aicci: ise nad forraich fri neach. mac Æda mic Ainmirech.
Ragadsa cotartar a reir do.
Dochuiridar do iarum timchiull
in catha co toracht in pupall. An a Chongail
ar na hoic. Do thobairt
ar se a rere do Domnall teigim co
naca fir Erenn iarum a reir uaimsea amail adcondcadar comthurcbail
fris.An bicc a Chongail
or Domnall rolaesemar da ghiall a
tech rig na firindi imar nimresain noco ruca breith duinn co ndingnim
aithbreith de.NI ba head bias and
ar Congail. Edon
ar Domnall. Imonarnaicc iarum do Chongal & do Chonall
di
Clocach in rigoinmid isin chath. Gaib rand a Chonaill
ar
Congal dus cia riasa maidfea in cath.
Macan docing sligi rath. imma tuarad lechta roth: sescbaid cade sund in cæch. forsa torchair Congal cloth.
Sæb gebi in rand
or Congal Ni samlaid ita acht amne.
Bid fir
or se dofuithebsa and.
IS andsin tra imidrubart
forsin sluag amail rotharb ndasachtach dia tabar drochbem.
Is amlaid sin in rothach & in ruathar ronuc fon sluag
imale roimred forro na go & na claidbe & na sciathu & na bocoidi
cind ar cind fri Dunchad frisin láith ngaile ucut & co necmaing
a ceand dia suidiu dara sciath anechtair. IS grani lim innosa
or in dearcaid in ceol sana rocluinim sechnon in chatha .i. fedgaire
na claideb illamaib na læch & na lath ngaili na ceann & na cnam.INanmaim de seo
or Domnall. Fonuabair fesin sis isin cath.
In gres di
nobris forsin sluag co raemid in cath for Ultu & co ndorchair and
fesin in ri .i. Congal Cend&fdot;oda. Rolaud a nar iarsuidiu conna
erla fer de feraib Alban
dochoidside thairis. Scela lat
or Domnall mac Echach. Deog
or se. Doberar sesra do chormaim do co nesib na oendig.
damDeog aili dam
or se. Tucad seasra aile do co nisib. Atib
tri seasra amlaid sin. Scela lat
or Domnall. Cia scela conigi
or se. Nochon &fdot;aicfide fear dia ndeachaid uaib co brath acht
Adbail fochetoir.
misi am ænur.
Tucad iarum in cennail ar belaib Domnaill mic Æda. Tucad
cuici ceand Dunchada & a da chomalta. Is ann adbert.
Na da Fland fil isin du. robdar cele rig anu: farir roclæchlosed dath. suaichnig nithic Dunchad.
Dorochair and di
som. Is loc rodusmarb amail asbert Domnall.
Cia gontor Faelchu aniu. ni fuigeb la a . . . . iu: gebthair illoc lilith de. co de bratha brogaide.
& as
IN maccan gignes indiub. bid cath roth a airisiu: . . . . . . s ruiri bid rom. anad do chainet h &Fdot;ælchon.
Ba
marb dib linaib conaid ann roraid Domnall.
Ni celit baill Congaile. is derg ucht asanindaim: intech inargiallad. nidad fæbra ari n gaib.Ni bo curi cin faire. oic i fail Congaile: ni bo tuath cen rig a cath. mac Scandlan a cind arrad. Bid a ainim; fri foichle fen. fri saigid i netercen: mairg ara ta glonn fri gail. ettach no accen Congail.
Doradad iarum Congal isin nathles & dorigned a tonach occa
& tucad a cheand fora duma na ratha conad and asbert Domnall.
Ceand Congail so forsin raith. ni cend &fdot;ir omnaid co nuath: ceand risnach geibthea am goil ngaith. cend laich nach lamtha coluath. Ba calma cach isa cend. in trath fa tend nir bo thim: cia dorochair Congal cæch. mor læch adrochair da rind. Amriced sair ocus siar. isin chath chian ruslai sluag: nir thim a &fdot;er fri fecht fir. ria rod er gad rind ruad.Ranic ria cach don chath chain. dia mairt iarsin rosaith sleg: co torchair ina gliaid guil. fæn ina fuil fich in fer. Ronfuabair sin cetain chruaid. tuc ecain don gnim co ngrain: condrochair le Congal cæch. ceithri fichid læch dia laim. Ronfuabair dia dardain duind. co ruc in ræn riana rind: coromarb coicait don tsluag. in la sin nir f er truag tim.Dia haine rosiacht. ba gnim ngaine ba cro crecht: cuic fichid fer sribglan suairc. dorob ingnad in cuairt crecht. Dia sathairn tanic don cath. Congal ria grafuing na crech: coromarb cet cæmach ruth. ba leor duchan eg re nech. Dia domnaig tanic mart ur .t ur us Congail robo chruaid:coromarb coicait ar da chet. do Ul aid dia mbaised ar sluaigh.De luain rolamair a gleo. nir bo thruagh ingen robai a mbiu: romarb ceithri macu rig. ceithri fichid aræn riu. Fuairsum olc dia mairt in mind. ait a tarad tend ri tenn: ba gnim ngalar fa cro gand. ba hand rocabrad morchell. Ro espa a dul dosand rotesta cind imon cenn. C.