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VOL . XLIV

LEBOR GA BALA BRENN

BOOK OF TH E TAKING OF IRELAND

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E D A N D TR AN SLATE D W ITH N OTE S ,E TC .

R . A . STE WAR T MACALIST E R ,D .L ITT

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PU B LIS H E D FO R TH E IR I S H TE XTS SOC IE T !

B ! TH E E DUCA T ION AL COMPA N ! OF I R E LAN D,L TD .

89 TALBOT STR E E T

L E B OR GABAL A Is E N N

VOL UME V

In presen t in g th is volum e to ou r Mem bers , we feel

that a word of explan ation is du e to them .

Dr . R . A . S . Macalister’s typescript was han ded to

the prin ters in Novem ber , 1948, bu t they were u n able to

start pr in ting for various reason s,in cludin g the n ecessity

for n ew m achin ery . Dr . Macalister died in the early

part of 1950 an d the prin ting had n ot been started,we

were left therefore with the E ditor ’

s typescr ipt on ly .

For som e tim e we tried to get an other editor to take over

the book bu t cou ld n ot su cceed. Fin ally,in March

,1952

,

we en gaged the: services of an educated reader , in stru ctin g

h im to correct the proofs in su ch a way as to br in g it

in to con form ity with Dr . Macalister’

s typescript . Thus

the volum e n ow issu ed represen ts the E ditor’

s first draft .

For the Coun cil of the Irish Texts Society

A . MARTIN FRE EMAN, Chairm an .

MAURICE O ’CONNE LL, Secretary .

C ON T E N T S.

SECTION VIII : TH E SONS OF MIL .

INTRODUCTION

FIRST,SE COND, AN D TH IRD R E DA CTIONS

MIN IUGAD

VE RSE TE XTS

SECTION IX : THE R OLL OF THE KINGS .

INTRODUCTION

I—E RE MON : FIRST R E DACTION AND MiN IUGAD

SE COND R EDA CTION

TH IRD R E DACTION

TH E INTE RPOLATIONS

II—CXV—TH E KINGS AFTE R E REMON : ALL VE RSIONS

CXVI—CLIX —TH E KINGS AFTE R CH RISTIAN IT! : ALLVE RS IONS

VE RSE TEXTS

APPEN DIX

SECTION VIII .

TH E SONS OF MIL .

1

In trodu ction .

WE n ow retu rn to [fiber Occwpatfion is , the history of the

Gaedil and their wanderin gs, after the lon g in terruptioncau sed by the in tru sion of the origin ally indepen den t L i berPraecu rsorum . In doin g so

, we im m ediately re- en ter the

scholastic atm osphere which we qu itted when we passed

from the E gyptian adven tures of N él,to the cosm ogony

of the Cessair pericope. The rest of the book n ot on lypossesses n o historical valu e—as is on ly too Obvious ; in the

form in which it is presen ted to u s it has n ext to n o

im portan ce in the gen eral field of A n thropology , except inso far as it m ay throw som e sidelight rays u pon m agicalbeliefs and practices, or the like. Its chief in terest is as

an ob ject - lesson in the growth an d m ethods of literarytradition .

When I began to work on the presen t Section I hopedthat here

, at least , it m ight be possible to com bin e the threeredaction s in to a S in gle text ; bu t after strugglin g with thetask for a few parag raphs I aban doned it as hopeless. On lyby con tin u in g the practice of prin ting the parallel version sin fu ll can the chequ ered history of the com pi lation be

satisfactori ly set forth . I have allowed the com posite text ,so far as I had prepared it, to stan d, in order to dem on stratethe essen tial artificiality ,

and the unm anageable clum sin ess

with n o com pen satin g scien tific gain—resu lting from su ch

a treatm en t of the m aterial . This less im portan t sectionis a su itable corpu s u i le for such a dem on stration ; it wou ldhave been m ore com plete if I had allowed all the trivialitiesof orthographical variation which I had n oted to rem ai n

on record . In fact , abou t half of these have been excised

as n eedless en cum bran ces.

1 Thi s n am e, when written i n fu ll,u su ally appears as Maid, i n the

Nom in ative ; proper n am es preserved orally have a ten den cy to becom e

perpetuated in on e of the ob li que cases . The form M i l,here used, i s

rather a theoretical recon structi on than a form actual ly san ction ed

by the M SS ( it actuall y appears in A, on ce, in the cou rse of 1[

L .B .- VOL . v .

B

2 SECTION VIII .

Why then is it im possible—for so it is—ito establish a

standard text for what is eviden tly a docum en t produ cedby a con sciou s act of literary efiort ? The an swer to thisqu estion is obviou s, and com plete . A s has already beenin dicated in Part I of this edition , p . xxxi

,I/iber Occupatiom

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s

was originally composed, n ot in Irish,bu t in Latin . Its

con ten ts were taught , where such su bjects were studied,by

oral in struction , n ot from books—thu s in a m easu re carryin gon the traditional edu cational m ethods of the Dru idicschools, as these are described for u s in an oft- qu otedpassag e of Caesar ’

s De B ello Go llico . The in terspersedverses were m n em on i -os

, which the studen ts learn t by heartas a prelim in ary fram ework

, and in to which in dividualteachers fitted their own explan ation s, tran slation s, paraphrases, or expan sion s, of the Latin prose history . N ot

till after a lapse of m an y years wou ld the substan ce of the

story be written down ,in the vern acu lar of the writers

again carryin g on the Dru idic tradition 2 of oral as Opposed

to written in stru ction—and then by differen t scholars,brou ght up in the divergen t tradition s of d ifferen t schools ;thou gh the u nderlyin g Latin was doubtless sti ll available,to give a gen eral un ity to their tran scripts. B ut there wasn ever a stan dard Irish text from which the redactionaryvarian ts cou ld all have been derived by ordinary tran sm ission .

It was also po in ted ou t (sam e refere n ce) that L iberOccupati on is is m erely a quasi - learn ed parody of the storyof the con qu est of Canaan by the Israelites ?“ Ith

,whom we

left in Spain ,espied Irelan d from the top o f B reogan

’s

Tower, as Moses espied the Prom ised Lan d from the sum m itcalled “

Pisgah .

” Despite the protests of his brethren,he

determ in ed to seek it ou t. A rrivin g, he was m et by certainof the in habitan ts, who described for h im the islan d and its

ru lers. These latter,at the m om en t

,were in volved in a

2 It i s u n n ecessary to rem ark that although“ dru idi

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c”preceden t

has been i n voked in the forego ing paragraphs, the docum en ts as we

have them were drawn up an d taught by Ch ristian teachers, Worki ng

by traditional m ethods which they had inherited from their

predecessors.

3 We have already seen (vol . iv, p . 293) that B’Arbo i s de Jubainvi lle

d iscern ed how the story of Moses, i n the B ook of E xodus, likewise

in spi red many of the legendary detai ls in the m ediaeval li ves of

St. Patrick ; see R evue Celth’

que ix, 111 .

INTRODUCTION. 3

legal dispu te, which Ith , bein g (like Moses) fam ou s as a

judge and a lawgiver , was able to settle. In do in g so , he

rashly pronou n ced a eu logy on the coun try : the in habitan ts,fearfu l lest he shou ld carry back this good report to poten tialin vaders, pu t him to death ; bu t his followers escaped, an d

retu rn ed with the tidin gs, and the body of their leader, to

Spain . A n expedition set forth to aven ge h im ; afterm eetin g with d ifficu lties and losses

,it su cceeded in effectin g

a landin g, an d in gain in g a victory in a battle at Sliab Mis.

In spite of this, however, after a colloquy with the kin gsat Tem air

, the in vaders were obliged—by n o obviou scon strain t—to retu rn to the sea

,to face the difficu lties of

landin g on ce again , an d to fight a secon d successfu l battleto secu re their footin g on the cou n try.

4 B y the death of

the original leader before the in vasion begin s ; by the

spyi n g ou t of the land, an d the favou rable report ; by the

original Success followed by a tem porary defeat ; we are

r em inded, again and again , of the Israelite story . E ven in

in ciden tal detai ls there are poin ts of con tact ; thu s, theGaedil were hookwinked in to harbourin g the Cru ithn e, as

Joshua was hoodwinked in to harbou rin g the Gibeon ites ;an d the an alogy is con tin u ed in the sequ el, where we fin d

a m in iature Dom esday or m ctnalmabo’

k ( just as in the

B ook of Joshua an d the subsequ en t B iblical histories)detai lin g the division of the lan d am on g the im m igran tfam ilies, an d a later partition of the cou n try ; followed bya list of kin gs, in form closely resem bling the B ooks of theKings of the Hebrews. Here and there extran eou s in ciden ts

,

easi ly detachable in terpolation s, in terrupt the story : su chare the in terviews with the three wom en E riu

,B an ba an d

Fodla ; the story of L u gaid and F ial ; an d the story of

Odba. These m u st have existed , separately , as m in or sagas,

bein g afterwards in corporated rather loosely in the text .A s hin ted above, I had drawn u p a form i dable list of

MS vartae lectz’

on es ; bu t in the final revision I redu ced

these to a manageable bu lk by excisin g orthographical an d

Con ceivab ly the double invasion , whi ch seem s qu i te poin tless, wassuggested by the. Is raelite set - back in the battle of A i

,after their

successful siege of Jeri cho (Josh/um vi i ) ; bu t on the whole i t i s m ore

li kely that the story of , the two battles i s a confiation of two

i ndependen t version s of what was origin ally on e n arrative of on e

( legen dary) even t.

4 SECTION VIII .

other trivialities. A n elaborate prefatory an alysis,and

lon g exp lan atory n otes, su ch as were n ecessary in dealin gwi th [f iber Praecu rsorum ,

wou ld scarcely be appropriate tothis essen tially artificial section . A few observation s on

Specific detai ls are all that appear needfu l .

I . The L andfall of I'

th (ii In its earliest formthe story m ay have left Ith an d his followers at the“B rén tracht,

” withou t Specifyin g which of the two or m ore

places o f this n am e was in tended . Sou thern histor iesfavou red a site, n ow u n iden tified

,in the Corkagu in ey

pen in su la, fam iliar to them selves ; those of the North sou ghtit in a Northern site

,m ore con ven ien t to A ilech

,an d where

the presen ce of a“Mag n Itha

”seem ed to offer confirm atory

eviden ce. The Sou thern lan din g obliged Ith to pu rsue the

followin g len gthy itin erary

Corco Du ibn e—Corkagui n ey, Co . Kerry .

Ci arraige L u ach ra—North Kerry.

L u achai r Dedad—Sou thern part o f the sam e region .

Mag Cliach - SE . Lim erick.

E II%E . Tipperary an d S . Offaly.

Tir Cell—North of the sam e region .

Mide—Meath .

Lu i gne—Lu n e, C0 . Meath .

Sliab Guai re—Slieve Gorey, W . Gavan .

Feda Fernm aige—the woods o f Farn ey, Co . Mon aghan .

Fossad Clair F ernm aige—North of the last.

Sliab B ethach—Slieve B eagh , Monaghan barony, Co . Monaghan .

S liab Toad—J B essie B ell” Mou n tai n

, Co . Tyron e.

The Marsh of Tir S i rlaim—un iden tified , presum ab ly North of the

last station .

Modarn—som ewhere abou t the confluen ce of the Mou rn e and Foylerivers .

A i lech—the well - kn own h illtop fort west o f L on don derrv.

II . The colloquy on the beach (ii In is E lga as

a n am e for“ Irelan d ”

is fam i liar,bu t its statu s is in deter

m in ate ; whether it was ever in cu rren t official u se, or was

m erely a poetical by - n am e ; whether the n om inative is E lgor E lga ; an d whether its m ean in g is n oble” or

“p ig

or som ethin g else n ot recogn ized by these gu esses. Ouathaa'ir

Croffin d is fam i liar as an old n am e for Tem airr B reg (Tara) .The discrepan t version s of the matter in dispu te am on g the

kings add to the eviden ce that ou r text , in its several form s ,

INTR ODUCTION .

has gathered variou s stran ds of tradition in to its artificialfram ework .

III . The death of Ollum (fill 383, Th ls Is In

essen ce an alternative version of the fate of Ith,in which

the Tuatha Dé Dan an n appear in their character of“dem on s —fo -r they are u n doubtedly the Slayers , though n ot

specified as such . The story is n ot in L ,thou gh F in cludes

it ; it was taken in to the text of R 2at 11384 , where it breaks

the sen se very awkwardly . N o reason for the m u rder is

assign ed in this altern ative version , and the iden tity of the

victim with Ith is n ot recogn ized ; in deed, a fu rther in ter

polator in R 2 has in truded the in form ation that the victim ,

elsewhere u n n am ed ,was an otherwise un kn own “

Ollum” 5

.

In addition , the paragraph con tain s a list of fou r places,known to the glossator , bearin g the n am e Mag n I

'

tha, and

explain in g it after the m ann er of Dinns'

en chas. Of these

places there is n othin g to say m ore than what the paragraphcon tain s

,that they] were respectively in the n eighbou rhood

of Loch Foyle, Loch Swilly ,Lim erick , an d the territory of

the Déssi—presum ably Decies in Waterford,n ot Deece in

Meath, as the n arrative im plies a m aritim e region .

IV . The death of TM (ii'

The three texts tell thesam e story

,but with verbal differen ces which confirm the

thesis that the prose developed in several form s ou t of a

Latin origin al . The Latin com piler m ay have borrowedfrom an indepen den t saga with som e su ch title as A ided

i tha m eic B regoin ; n o su ch tale is enum erated in the

official lists,

6 but its existen ce is suggested by a qu otationin the WW version s. It wi ll be n oticed that an explan ationof the n am e Mag n Itha

,differ in g from that in ii 383, is here

given .

V. The voyage to Irelan d (‘H A t first sim ple, this

paragraph has been swelled in to a terrible com plication byscribal in sertion s an d (we m u st add) perversion s. Its

5 H e can hardly b e d i ssociated f rom “ Ollom,son of Dalbaeth

,

of whom we hear for a m om en t un der the T.D .D . ante ‘H 315 .

6 On which see B rian O ’L oon ey,

“ On an ci en t h i storic tales i n the

Iri sh language”; Proceedings, vol . xv p. 2 15 .

0 SECTION VIII .

history can be recon stru cted byt a carefu l com parison of

the two prose texts and the associated verse, Tozsig n a

l - loingse (Poem LXVII). The germ is the sim ple statem en tat the begin n in g of the first prose text :

“Learn ed m en relate that the Gaedil were conducted to

Irelan d bv 36 leaders , to wit

10 son s of B regon (B rego , B i le,B lad, Cualu , C‘uaulnge, F

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Ii at,

Mu irthem n e,i th

,N ar, E bliu )

1 son of B i le (M i l) .8 son s of M i l (Don n , Colptha, Am orgen , E ber

,Ir

,E rem én ,

Ai rech, E ren nan ) .3 son s of E rem én (Mui mn e

,Lui gn e, Laign e) .

4 son s of fiber (E r, Orba, FerOn , Fergn a) .10 cham pi on s (B res, B uas, B uaign e,

oCaicher, Pulm an , Man tzi n ,Sé tga, Sobairce, Etan , Goi sten ) .

To this bald statem en t the fo llowin g addition s were m ade

from tim e to tim e

1 . A n attem pt to explain how these facts were ascertain ed ,

by calling on the imm ortal an tedi luvi an s,Tuan an d Fin tan .

to di ctate them from their person al kn owledge to certain early

sain ts . That thi s chi ldish story i s n o part of the origi n al

n arrative i s suffici en tly indi cated by i ts i n sertion at the

b egin n ing o f the first text and at the en d of the second .

2 . The n um bers of the. servi tors an d their ships, prefixed to

the first prose text. Their n am es, sufii xed to the sam e text,

are m ost likely a yet later in serti on ; and give a stron gi m pression of being artificial in ven ti on s, n ot gen u in e tradition s.

3. The explanation of certai n geograph ical detai ls, af ter

the m an n er of Di nn s’encha'

s, by the n am es of the several leaders.

Possibly this turn s the docum en t in to a sort of Dom esday B ook,suggestin g that the descen dan ts of the own ers of those person al

n am es had som e sort of territorial claim over the regi on s

b earing the geographical n am es. The san ction s o f ecclesiastical

an d scholastic tradition are pu t forth i n con firm ation of the

derivation s .

We can n ot blam e the scribes for losin g their way in a

text which had becom e so con fu sed, and which was avai lableto them in clum sy MSS on ly . The list in the poem quotedredu ces the son s of B regon by om itting Ith (already dead ) ,by dim in ishin g B lad an d B i le to m etrical chevi lles, an d

in sertin g in their stead Mi l an d L u gaid ; in creases the son s

of Mil by duplicatin g E ber ; and increases the cham pion s

INTR ODUCTION. 7

by duplicating Su irge and in sertin g E n, (In

, and Palap(the last probably an adaptation of the Classical Pelops) .E viden tly the later copyi sts were perplexed by the in clu sionof the dead Ith, ( In ,

E n, an d Mi l

, an d of the yet u nbornIrial .

7

Th e first list of servitors appears to be a disarran gem en tof an alphabetical list of plain s, derived from som e docum en tof a geographical n atu re. It is possible that the com pilerm isread the word m ag , plain written with an Open

topped a,for m ug,

“serf Perhaps

“Mag Mor”,kin g of

Spain , of whom we have heard already, owed his existen ce

to a sim i lar oversight . The nam es are in alliterative groupsof threes, su ggestin g that the fu n dam en tal docum en t wasin verse form a slight read ju stm en t wou ld m ake it at leastacrophon ically alphabetic, as u nder

A idn e,A i

,A ssal A dal

,A dar , A ire,

Cu ib , Gliu , Cera Dul,Dese, Dela,

Fea, Fem en,Fera Li fe, Lin e, Ligen ,

Mede,Morba, M ide Sae r , Slan ,

Traig.

Of the in terpolation s, the m ost in terestin g, if n ot the m ostcom prehen sible, is one (if385 , just after referen ce- m arksu ggestin g an iden tity between Nu adu A irgetlam ,

the leaderof the Tuatha Dé Dan an n ,

an d Trial Faid, on e of the ear v

Chieftain s of the Mi lesian expedition . An d as it is m ore

than probab le that Irial Faid is prim ari ly the sam e

person age as Iarbon él Faid,who figu res am on g the

N em edian leaders , we can see with what a com plication of

cross - cu rren ts of tradition the ancien t historian s werefaced—and a fortiori we also , when we try to m ake sen se

of the m aterial which theyI have tran sm itted to us .

VI . Paragraphs of Din n s’

en chas Character . A t the

ou tset we are in trodu ced to the three epon ym ou s wom en ,

E riu,B an ba, an d Fodla. The three texts offer n otable

variation s in detai l , which m ight form the subj ect of a

m on ograph ; here we can only glan ce at them . The funda

7 Thi s form of the nam e i s here retai n ed, as (wi th a varian t fri el)it i s un iversally adopted in the MSS ; som e m odern scholars prefer

Iaré l.

8 SECTION VIII .

m en tal idea of this fragm en tary saga is the im portan ce of

the nam e as a part of the person to whom it belon gs : so

long as the nam es of the wom en are preserved by bein gim posed on the island

,so lon g are they assu red of

im m ortal ity. B an ba ’

s rem ark,that the in vaders have not

com e with good lu ck , m ay con tain a protest to whateverpowers perm itted the lan ding in the face of the im poten tspells of the Tuatha Dé Danan n ; or it m ay con vey a

d iscou ragin g warn in g to the in com ers that the day of theirarrival was an u n lu cky day—com pare a sim i lar warn in gsaid to have been u ttered to St . Cliaran by a dru id when the

sain t began to bu i ld his chu rch at Clonm acn o is . Am orgen’

s

an swer is to the effect that the lan din g was fated—a m atterOf dwi 'ym '.

The addition to the story from the book called the Q uireof Dru im m Sn echta is of extrem e in terest . It u nderlin eswhat was su ggested (Part I I , p . 172) as to Cessair havin gbeen the nam e

,or rather on e of the nam es

,of the Irish

Magna Mater . For here B an ba is virtu ally iden tical withCessair . She claim s an an tedi luvian origin

—older eventhan N oe—an d to have lived at Tu l Tu in n e like F in tan ,

Cessair’

s com pan ion . This corroborates the explan ation of

the Cessair story as a cosm ogon ic m yth . It is little won derthat a piou s and sim ple - m inded glossator fou nd a storv

which en visaged the su rvival of an y person ou tside the

privileged occupan ts of the A rk to be su rprisin g”! It is

also in terestin g to n otice how the relation s of the wom en

with the in vaders oscillate between hostility an d friend

lin ess : E riu ,the chief eponym ,

warm ly welcom es themthou gh an other stran d in the tan gled tale m akes her fashiondem on s ou t of sods of tu rf to oppose and repel them . In

H 389 we have a sim ilar sto ry—a battle ,for which the

ordin ary fram ework of the narrative has n o room ,in wh ich

the Tuatha Dé Dan an n sum m on“m on sters ” to aid them .

W e m ay com pare the m on sters sum m on ed in an earliern arrat ive (in terpolated from an u nkn own sou rce in toO

’Clery

’s version of to defend Con ain g

’s Tower again st

the Tuatha Dé Dan an n them selves. The retirem en t afterthis battle to a m ou n tain over again st Loch Dergdercthe Sou thern Loch Derg—m ay be a rem in iscen ce of the

retirem en t of the an tediluvian Fin tan to the sam e region .

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GA B AIL GOIDEL INDSO.

R lz L G B 41 , F 15 8 30. R 2

: V 10 a 1,A 11 8 26,

R 3: B 20 y 11 , M 283 B Q .

For the brief version in M in , see the end of the secti on .

378 .

1Grabail Goidel 12a

3com aim serad indso 4

si s .

‘

Goidil 6tra,

7thucsam a n - im thechta 8

6 Iafé th m ac N oe9 i lle

, 11 °C Thfir

1 1N em ruaid

,con u s

1 2farcabsom 1 3ic Tur

B regoin i n - E spain ;1 4ocu s am ail tan catar a hE igipt,

1 5asin Scithia, do n a Gaethlaigib

1 6Meotecda, 1 ar fu t

Mara1 7Torrian do Chreit, do

1 8Shicil ; 1 dan a1 9adchua

dam m ar am ail rogabsat E spain2 Oar écin .

2 1A dfessam

dib si sana2 2co m i n ifesta am ail tan catar in E rin d.

R 2R 3.

379 Ith m ac1B rego in

atchon nairc hE rin n ar tus ,

fescor gaim rid, a m u llu ch

Tuir B regoin ; daig i s2am laid is ferr radharc

du in e, glan—fescor3

gaim

378 .

1“ in R 2on ly ; Goeidel A - dhel V : an n so and om . si s A : do

scelaib Mac Mi le-ad ann so bodesta’ M . a go D

‘ 3com aim si rad A

“om . sis VAR ls

clan da Gaeidil M 6 dana RI Im orro M mm B

7 tucsam L - som VAM tugsad E 8 in s . lin d R 3 9 i lle after fo llowingN em ruaid R ‘R "

,om . D 0 yo E

‘ 3" N eb roi th L, ~ruad R 3

12 fosracsam ar R‘ fosru csam m air E‘

fosro'fagsam ar B : 1 am ai l rancadar

R 3

(tan B ) for con us farcabsom ‘3co M "H “ imm ediately after

N em ruaid i llé above, R1

; nat ,in R 2

,except in D , where i t i s in serted as

here prin ted, from a copy of. R1

(presum ably that form erly i n Leborn a hU idri , which D sorruetwn es quotes. From here to the en d of the

‘

H0 m . R 2 “5

si n B 1° Meotacdu ib D, Meadondachdafib R3 Torren L

18 Gigi l corrected to Sicil F ‘9atchuam ar B

,do chualam ar M 20

om .

Ith m ac B reogain trim,

i s 6é side fuair 7E rin n ar

tus ; . i .

8dollu id a aenu r,

glan - fescor9

geim r id,

1 0i

m - m u llach Thuir B reogain ,

“1

1 2

gabais ag fegad in

SECTION VIII .

—THE SONS OF MIL . 11

TH E TAKING OF TH E GAE DIL .

378 The taking of the Gaedil and their synchron iz in g ,here below . A s for the Gaedil, we have given their

adven tu res from Iafeth s . N oe onward, and from the

Tower of Nem rod,ti ll we have left them at B reogan

’s

Tower in Spain ; an d how they cam e from E gypt, and

ou t of Scythia to the Maeotic Marshes , and along the

Tyrrhen e Sea to Crete and to Sici ly ; and we have

fu rther related how they took Spain by force. W e

shall n ow tell you below sim ply, how they cam e to

Ireland.

R I.

379. Ith s . B reogan , [it i s

he] who saw Irelan d at the

fi rst, on a win ter ’

s even in g,from the top of B reogan

’s

Tower ; for thu s i s a m an’s

vi sion best . on a clear

ar eicin E DE adfessam du ib si sana hi fecht - sa co m in D : ocu s

ai sn ei dem doib si san a am air (sic) tan catar Gaedi l o Espain co hE rin d M ;ocu s atfetsam doibh si sana f odheasta (st-0p here) B : These words om . ARco m in go L ; taken i n corruptly (atfetsam daib si san a bodesta com ain F

i t can not have been i n (a) Q as i n that cas e i t wou ld have appeared i n R

379 .

1 B reogain (B regu in A) i nE spain F 2an d F 3

geim rid

dogress F4 taini c I th tra, .i i i .l . dochum E renn F 5 I rrui ss i n

Gorccu Du ibn i F 6esi den fuair M : conn ai rc B 7 E ri di b ar

tu s M, Erinn ar thu s dib B 3 dia lu id aenur M 9 ins .Iai dche R 2

(om . glan R 3

)1° do dechain aeoi r 1 f i rm aim in ti geim ridh doghres B

‘1 in s. in E aspain , doi g i s an i s fearr radarc dru in e, glain feascur geim ri d

doghres B ; an E aspain do ig i s ann a tu s geim rid i s f earr radarc du i ne

R 2R 3.

A S for Ith s . B reogan , it

was he who found Irelandat the first. H e cam e alon e.

on a clear win ter ’s even ing ,

on to the top of B reogan’s

Tower, and he began to spy

12 SECTION VIII .—THE SONS OF MIL .

ridh .

4Tan ie Ith,

tri

trichait laech,

dochum

hE ren n, 1 gabsat B ren

tracht5Irru i s Choreo

Du ibn e,

in tan sain

tan catar “)

Mad iarMu im n echaib,is iad a n - im techta. Tan ic iarom Ith

i Corco Du ibn e,i 30Ciarraigi L uachra, i l - L u achair nDedaid

,

3 l i m -Maig Cliach , i n E ile, hi Ti r Chell , for fu t Midi , hi crichLu ign e, dar Sliab nGuaire, dar

33Fedaib Fern m u igi , h i FossadClair Fernm u igi , dar cenn Slé ibe 34B ethech , i Sliab Toad ,

ssi

m B ocach T iri Sirlaim ,i crich Modu irn ,

i m - Mag n Itha,dar

cend 36Locha Febai l,i bFeran n N eit, do A iliu ch N eit. Iarsin

lu cht a,tuaid im orro

,

‘

ro se-

oil,am ail adubram ar , dochum

n E ren n, co ro gaib i m B irén tracht Mu igi hItha, sin leith atfiaid

do hE rin n .

2 9

sa bliadain .i . an glain- f . gem rid dogres M a fain t 6

- li ke m ark

wi th n o apparen t m ean i ng u nder the fir st a V ‘3 tuaid E ‘4 f-otto D1‘5 faca changed to fata R ; b faca E, facca VA facaid R 16 hE rin n

uad DE uad Eriu R B uada n eoi ll E renn , .i . n eo i ll ech 1 com [1 yo]dain e

, ocu s im thigisfiarsin M l 7 im thaet V imm igthi s B “5

om .

for cu lo R“; for cu la dochum R ; dochum also V om . n - ali le after

b rathar R 3

; b rai threch M,brai threach B Indi si s R 3 2‘ ind n i

h i tconairc A cach r i M 22 B reghui n V 2"i n s . iarsi n M : n ar i

’

i r

dosin sin,acht ro b o n eoi ll M 2‘ ins . im I ta du la M 9b i ns . na

( a) The pu n ctu ation in bo th M SS o f R l in dicates that these fo u r wo rds belon gto the end o f th is paragraph , n ot, as m ight be su pposed, to the beg i n n i n g o f the n ext.

m ara sair -

l athuaid co

1 4fota,co

1 5faca1 6hfiad E rin n .

1 7Im taet iarsin 1 8for cii lo

adochum a brathar 1 gn - ai le

,

12 0atfeta dOibside 2 l in n i

sin atcon nairc. A dubai rt

B regu m ac”B reogain

2 3nar

bo thi r etir , ach t ba n é ll

n im e atcon n airc, 1 bai ic

tairm esc2 4du la fri ss ;

2 5ocu s

n i ro thairm esc Ith etir .

Tu cside a lu ing for m u ir,

1 seOlai S 2 6dochum n E ren n ,2 7tri cOicait laech ; co ro

gabsat i m B ren tracht”Mu igi hItha, sind lei thatfiaid O hE rin n .

SECTION VIII . —THE SONS OF MIL . 13

win ter ’s even ing . Ith , wi th out the sea far to the n orth

thrice thirty warriors, cam e east , ti ll he saw Irelandto Ireland, an d they landed away from him . H e goes

on the“Fetid Sho re” of rou nd back thereafter to

the H eadland of Corcu hi s o ther brethren , an d

Du ibn e,what tim e they tells them what he had

arri ved. s een . B rego s . B reogan

said that what he had seen

was n o land at all,bu t a

cloud of the sky, an d he

was for hinderin g him from

go ing thi ther ; bu t Ith he

cou ld in n o wi se hinder .

[Ith ] lau n ched hi s ship on

the sea and sai led to

Ireland, with thrice fiftywarriors ; ti ll they lan dedin the

“Fetid Shore” of

Mag Itha, on the Northernside of Ireland .

If we follow the Mu n ster au thorities,thi s is their rou te.

Ith cam e thereafter in to Corou Du ibn e, in to C iarraige L uachra,

in t-

o L u achair Dedad ,in to the plain of Cliu ,

in to E ile, in toTir Cell

,alon g Mide, in to the Territory of Lu ign e , over Sliab

Guaire, past the woods of Fernm ag , in to Fossad Clair of

Fernm ag, over the head of Sliab B ethech,in to Sliab Toad,

in to the swam p of Tir Sirlaim,in to the Territory of Modorn ,

in to Mag Itha, across the head of Loch F '

ebail,in to the Lan d

of Net, to A ilech of N et. B ut,accordin g to the Northern ers.

he sai led, as we have said ,to Irelan d

, an d landed on the

Fetid Shore” of Mag Itha, on the Northern side of Ireland .

saeb - n ellaib sin , 1 n ir gob I th a thai rm esc acht do ou r a lu in g M2“ins . each n direach DM .xxx . laech D

,om . R ; tri chaccha laech

fa sead a lin M i ns . I rrai s i cri ch Corco [i Choreo M ] Du ibn ein tan si n tangadar, n o im B ren tracht R 3

tan catar lin i n B ren trachta

(a corruption of n o i m B .) M 29 - 29 i n R 2on ly, bu t var ian ts of the

i tinerary wi ll be foun d in R ‘R 2Tl 381 .

30-

ghi A 31 Magh V3“L aigin n o Lu ign e A L aigin n o L u ighn e V

33 Feda E 3“B eatha

fo llowed by an erasure of abou t 2 letters R as i m B ocach T.S . om . R3“Loch (om . cen d) E .

14 SECTION VIII .—TH E SONS OF MIL .

380.

1Dolotar dOin e 2dia acallam isin tracht sin,

31 atféta

each dib scéla 4diaroile, triasin m bérla Scoitecda ;5deithb ir

son,ar ba do clain d R ifaid Scu itt 6dOib d iblin aib . Iarfaidis

Ith 7dib cia hainm n a h in n sese ?8 9 In is E lga ar iat

Mac Cu ill 1 Mac Cécht 1 Mac Gré in e a tri rig.

Cia a rig, ol Ith . N i n sa, ol siad ; Mac Cu i ll 1 Mac Cécht 1 Mac Grein e

anm an n n a tri rig fu i lead f u irri . t Ocu s adearaid aroi le i s aegai reada

therla (16 at tus, 1 .do in di s scé la do ( 0 ) Do fiarfaid Ith,Cavit a

robadar n a riga si n ? A dubradar - son co rob i Cathai r Crofin d do badar ;ocu s na hann robadar in tan sin

,acht

R 1R 3.

381 B ai im orro1com dail

fer n E ren n ic A iliu ch N eit,

iar 2m arbad N eitm eic In du i

A i lig la Fom Ore. B atar n a

tri rig3ic ro ind 4

chrui d 1 set5rig A ilig

6in tan sin .

Tain ic Ith m ac B rego in a

7Corco Du ibn e

,

8 i Ciar

raige, 1 i l - L uachair9Dedad, i m - Machaire” Cliach

,as fo thuaid i

380 .

1 This 1] no t in R‘. Tan cadar R 3 2

om . di a acallam ,i ns . leth

tuai d er a ci n n R acallaim [Itha M ] i si n B ren tracht [om . sin M ] R 3

aom . 1 ; i ndi sid etc. B ; i n disich cach dib da chele tresin m B erla

Sco i tecda air ro b o M 4 di alai le V,ddalai liu D 5

am . deithb ir s in B6 doi b lin u ib

, wi th dib added below R 7 doib AM 8 i ns . ol se M9om . in is B 1° i ns . a hainm M "

n a tri rig fili t fu irri B1 2 This i s an expan sion of the conclu d ing sen ten ce

, in M on ly zu after

acht at the end i t pro ceeds imm ediately to the first colu mn of Ti 381 .

381 .

l- dal L 2

m bas FM 3 ins . sin FM ‘chru id 1

indm ais 1 sted (sic) M 50m . rig FR 3 “

0m . in tan sin M ;in L these words ar e join ed by the pu nctuati on to the fo llowing sen ten ce.

I ns. 1 0 c Sid i tir Mac Cui ll 1 a da b rathair 1 adu -bradar - son bai an

im arcai d do [bei th do ins . B ] Setaib Fiachn ae m eic Dealbaith [om . an

( a) That th is is an . in co rporated gloss is even m ore obv iou s than u sual.

Ocu s batar in la sin in

A i liuch Neid,2 5 ic S ld etir

Mac Cu i ll 1 a braithriu,

ar adubratar ro bu i an

im areraid do sétaib F iaeh

nae m eic Delbaith i n - a

laini , athath re ciana ria

sin . Rain io i th iar sin co

2 6hA i lech , 1 da trian a

m u in tire im m e.

2 7R 0 fersat

na rig failte frin , 12 8atfétat

SECTION VIII .—TH E SONS OF MIL . 15

380. People cam e to hold converse with h im on that stran d,

an d each of them told their tidin gs m u tually, through the

Scotic lan guage ; fittin g was that, seein g that on both sides

they were of the progen y of R ifath Scot . i th asked of themwhat was the n am e of this islan d. In is E lga, said they ;Mac Cu il l, Mac C

’

écht, an d Mac Grein e are its three kings.

Who i s its king ? sai d Ith . They an swered ; (a) M ac Cu i ll,M ac Céch t,

an d Mac Grein e are the n am es of the three ki n gs that are over i t. [N ow

others say that it was shepherds who first m et him , an d gave him ti din gs ]Ith asked, W here those kings were ? They said that Cathair Cro

'

find

was the place where they were. H owbeit,that i s n ot where they were

at the m om en t, but

R 1R 3.

381 . There was in fact a

convention of the m en of

Irelan d at A i lech of Net,after the slaying of Net s .

In nu i of Ai lech by the

Fom o ire. The three kin gs

were dividing the cattle andthe treasu res of the king of

Ai lech at the tim e. i th s .

B reogan cam e from Corco

Du ibn e, into Ciarraige, and

a laim B ] adbath re cian a roim e R 3 7a Corcorco

,the last three

letters stru ck out L 8a for i throughou t, an d 1 i n terspersed through

this list M i l - L uachaii r stru ck out and i lCiarrai ge L uachra su bsti tu ted B

ic Ciarrach F a Ciarrai de L uachra M 9 Deadai dh B 1° ins .

n a Mnm an 1 {i Mag FR3

; Cliach fo thu aid i nE i lib M om . Fer R 3

”n a Mi di M 13 for B : om . tar S .uG . F 1*

tar fod E rnm aighe B ;1 ar u t Fearnm u igi M ‘5

om . i F .C .F . R 3 1“B eathad R 3

17 Sirluim L, S irlu in (sic) F, S i rlaim R 3 13 Mugdorn 1 a Mag R 3

‘9 ins . dar cen d Locha Febai l i Ferand N ei t FR 3 2°‘ 2°anns in battar

in a tri Grei n e F ; ocu s raini g Ith iarsin 1 da trian a m u in dtirelei s co haenach fear mE ren n in A i leach R 3 21“ m fearsad n a tri rig[sic B ,

n a riga L] fai lte. ri s R 3 22 “ 220 m . R 3

'

234 3om . L 24

m ar

a bhadar B 25ins . 1 fir hE renn D 26 hAi liuch A 27

1 ro

(a) Fo llowin g the precept o f Kun o M eyer I treat n in sa as a m ere pu n ctuationm ark, avo id in g the clum sy an d foo li sh

“n ot d ifficu lt

”o f early editors.

R 2.

A nd on that day theywere in Ai lech of Net

,

arb itrating between Mac

Cui ll an d hi s brethren °

for they said that there

was too large a share of

the treasu res of Fiachna

s . Delbaeth,who had died

som e tim e before,in hi s

keeping . i th arrived there

after at A ilech, su rrounded

16 SECTION VIII . —TH E SONS OF MIL .

nE i lib,i

‘

Ti r 1 1Fer Cell,for fut 1 2Mide

, i crich

L u ign e,1 3tar Sliab nGuaire,

1 ‘*dar Feda Fernm aige,1 5 i

Fo ssud C lair Fernm aige,dar cen d Slé ibe 1 6B ethach ,i Sliab Toad

, sin m B ocach

Ti re 1 7Si rlaim,i cri ch

1 8Modorn e,i m - Mag n Itha,

1 9

do A iliuch N eit. ”Is an d

batar na tri rig, .i . Mac

in ill,Mac Cécht, 1 Mac

Grein e.

2 0 Ferait failte

fri s,

2 1 i; . i . fri Ith m ac

B rego in 1 ro indsetar

do in n i ina rabadar .

2 3

R 1R 3.

382 .

1R u e Ith de brithem

naib E ren n ar am ain se 1

ar thacral ; ocu s ro choraigzcach cangin 1 cech n - im

resain ro bo i acco . Ocus

i s ann atbert Ith : Denaid3rechtge choir daig m aith

in 4ferand i n - aittrebthai ;5 im da a m ess 1 a m il 1 a

6chru ithn echt 1 a iasc ;

7i s

m esraigthe a thess 1 a

fuacht ; 18atabar fu rrthain

luasat 1 ro f ersat n a rig fai lte fri hIth Rdoib R 30 im resain V.

2 9do each mi30n - im reasan .

R 2.

Tucc Ith com airle doib ,‘

1

atbert friu :9Is coir du ib

deg - braithriu s do den om ;cubaid daib 1 0deg - m enm a

ocaib ar se. Is m aith for

n - indse,i s im da a m il 1 a

m ess 1 a cru ithn echt, a

1 1hiasc 1 a b ith . Is m eas

raidthi ar thess 11 2ar

fuacht.

1 1 A ta for fu rthain

n i le in te. Celebrais Ith

doib, 11 3teid dochum a

28at

’

fedhat V

382 1" Ocus do rad I th com airle doib o [nair M] ro dearscn aig I th

do breithem n aib i n dom ain 1 E ren n [b retheabnaibh E renn B ] iarchena,er am aindsi ngaisi 1 ar thacra [ar am ai n gai se 1 a thagra B ] R

3 2 ins .


natu r .

3


Ceilebrai s dbib1 té id dochum a

indti n i le.

iarsin ,

lu in ge.

8

383. In cetna adaig iarum lu i d

Ith i nE rind i ar tidecht do LochSai lech, ortsattar dem na fer dia

m u in tir. I sse cetna m arbai tte

(sic) i n E rinn i sin,di clain d Mac

Mi led. Nach port 1 tticed Ith i

n E iri nd, i ar m u rgabai l n ach ti r i

r - roibe,i s Mag n Itha

, a aium ; i c

Loch Febai l,Mag n Itha

,ic Loch

Sai l[ech ] , Fothard I tha,Mag Itha

las n a Dessi , Mag i tha oc Luimn ech .

RI .384

.

1Is andsin ro

cocrad leo Ith do

m arbad ;1

1 ro

dlom sat do a

hE rin d 12tan ic

fiadib a hA iliu ch

co Mag n Itha.

Tan cas n a diaid

con lee sin, co

torchair leo , i

m - Maig Itha,3u n de

Mag n Itha n om i

COH Id dia 14Itha tan

. i .

digai l

383.

1m arb a taeth

2 turcbail M

Ollum a ainm ("l

i ndsin do cloin d m o ir3sic M,

nan tir B [Om i tting the bracketed words,whi ch

i n Erin n

ln inge .

R 3.

Da ortsadar deam n ha fear dia

m u in dti r, 1 i s e cetna

Im arb E reu n

an dsin do clan n aib M i lead. Ocu s

gach port i ti gead Ith i n E ri n n ,

iar 2m u rgabai l

3n a ti re i raibe

,i s

Mag n Itha a ainm ; Mag mi tha igLoch F eabai l

, 1 Fothairt Itha igLoch Sai lech

,Mag n i tha las na

Dé isi b, 1 Mag mi tha. ag L u imn ech .

is e cét m arbB ren n do si l Gaidil .’

Mi led M

ren der a sen tence pecu liar to F,the tnan s lation wi ll serve for both

vers i ons of the if, as they di ffer in verbal expressi on on ly. For an otherversi on in corporated in R 2

, see the n ext

R 2.

Iarsin ro lasetn a rig fo irli n na

n diaigh , co ron gon

sad a Mu ig Itha.

R o 6siacht cn édach

fu iltepersn ech do

chum a lu inge, 1

atbath iarum fo r

m u i r .

7Do ortadar dem n a

fer do m u in tir Itha1

R 3.

Ocu s fa .sea

adubradar Tuath

Dé Danan n tar

ei si ; Fa m ac ri

do rigaib i

dom ain , tain ig d

thai scelad cri ch i n

fearan d a hin ssi

im echtrachaib 1

dom ain . Ocu s r

cograd an dsin It

do m arbad lTfiathaDé Dan an iOcu s ro cu irsea

SECTION VIII .—TH E SONS OF MIL .

co ld. Within it i s all that bade them farewell, and

ye n eed . Thereafter he m ade for hi s ship .

bade them farewell , an d

m ade for hi s ship .

383. [The first n ight afterwards [when ] Ith wen t in to Irelan d after

hi s arri val at Loch Sai lech ] , dem on s slew on e of hi s followers . H e i s

the first who was slain in I reland there,of the progeny of the Son s of

Mi l. Every harb our whereto'

i th wou ld com e in Irelan d, after coasting

every territory where i t was , Mag Itha i s i ts n am e ; Mag Itha at LochFebai l, the Lands of Ith at Loch Sai lech, Mag Itha am on g the Dess iMag Itha at L u im n ech .

RI .

384 It i s thenhat a plotwas laid

y them to ki llth

,and they bade

i im begon e ou t of

relan d ; and he

am e away from

hem,from A ilech

o Mag Itha.

h ere was a

1u rsu it after him

s far as that, and

e fell at theirands in Mag Itha ;n de Mag Ithaom inatu r . So it

384 .

1“ lro coccrad tra an n sin I th do m arbad la T.D .D . F 2

ti ach t F40m Itha F 5 in s. siar F “

siascon ad uad ata M .n I . F( sic) A M

in VA on ly8 dochum E r. R 9 im echtraib M

R 2.

Thereafter the

kings sen t a great

m u lti tude afterhim

, and theyinflicted a deathwou n d upon h im

in Mag Itha.

Woun ded an d

bleeding he

reached hi s sh ip,

and he died thereafter upon the sea.

Dem on s slew on e

of Ith’s followers

,

[Ollam hi s nam e] ,

an d he is the first

R 3.

Thi s i s what theTuatha Dé Danan nsaid behi n d hi s

back ; That he wasa son of on e of the

kings o f the world,

com e to spy ou t

land or terri tory inthe ou ter i slands ofthe world. Then a

plot to slay Ith waslaid by the TuathaDé Dan an n . Theysen t a strong troopafter him

,who

inflicted a death

20 SECTION VIII .— TH E SONS OF MIL .

tar Meic Mi led 1Gaedil daig tir co hE spain , 1

cad a chorp ia co hE spain .

5

Ran catar a m u in

ro thai selbsat corpItha dia m u in tir .

Is de si n adbearar

sin sceol ; Ith

m ac B reogan ,ro

m arbsat TuathDe Danan n ar

i orm tiu gud E ren n

im pu , dian ebairt,

ba him da a m i l 1

a m ess, 1c. Con id

do digai l Itha do

decn atar m orlon

ges Mac Mi led an

8E rin n .

E IDR S.

385 1Issed tra in n i sit

eolaig ;2 is sei seor 3

ar

trichait do airechaib 1 do

deg - doin ib tan catar Gaedil ;4

1‘

1 long cacha fir 5dibside,

. i . tricha long I,ocu s

6cethrar ar fichit de

7m ogadaib

80 0 0 0

, 1 lon g cachafifr 9dib~side ; 1

6cethrar ar

foi rtill sluai g an a deadaig Madbearaid M 12

m u ir, om . in M

1 5 dochum nE rind M.

u ada ainm n igther 1

conad M 1“ins . Itha M

1 "fortirlin in deagaid

, 1 ro gon sad he

i m - Mo ig Itha ; 1

ia1 1uad aim n

n igther in m ag . lA tberait araile ro

siacht in a beathaigdochum a ln inge, 1adbath am u ig ar

l zin fairrge.

Ocu s rugsat a

m u in dtear leo a

chorp co hE spain .

1 3Is dé .sin adberar

i sin scé l1 4Meic

B reogain ,ro m arb

sat Tuatha De

Danan n ar form

tiugad E ren n

um pu . Gonad do

digai l Itha tan

gadar Meic Mi ledi n E rin n .

V A E R .

Cethracha toi sech dcib

E ber Don n m ac Mi led, 1

E rim on , a n di s a com rigi

for E spain in tan s in . It

eat63an n so anm an n n a rig

1 na toissech tan catar :“

.i . B rego m . B regain ,in

sindser , diataMag m B reg ;

Cualu m ac B regu in ,

65diata


s to avenge Ith

at the son s of

l [to wit, the

edi l ] cam e—for[Ith

’s ] body

s carried to

ain .

dead m an of the seed

of Gaed il.

H i s fo llowersreached Spain , andexhibi ted the bodyo f Ith to their fol k.

Of that it i s saidin the story : Iths . B regon ,

whomthe Tuatha DéDanan u slew for

his envy for

Ireland towardsthem , when he .said

that its hon ey and

its harvest were

plen teou s, etc. So

it was to avengeIth that the expedition of the son s

of Mil cam e in to

Ireland.

385 N ow,thi s i s what

learn ed m en relate ; thatthirty - six leaders an d

nobles stron g the Gaedi l

cam e. [E ach of themhad a sh ip, wh ich m akesthi rty ( - siX) ships ]An d fou r - an d - twen ty ser

vitors had they , each of whom

385 . (First Version )1ins . n o R 3

n o com ad cethr acha toiseach in ter lined Ddi bsen e F .dibsein B di b sin Mm oghaib B

8 - 8om . B 9 dibsin M (om . L)

21

2

go m ad téei ssi r B,com ad sesear M

4 m . in Erinn M6cethror ar fichet de (bis) L

1° di'bsi n B (om . M)

wou nd upon him in

Mag Itha ; from

him i s the plainnam ed . [Otherssay that he reachedhi s ship ali ve

,

and died ou t on

the sea ] H is

fo llowers conveyedh i s body to Spain .

Thi s i s what i s

referred to in the

story of the Son

of B reogan ,whom

the Tuatha DéDanan u slew for

hi s en vy of Irelandtowards them . So

that it was to

avenge Ith that the

Son s of Mil cam e

in to Ireland .

They had forty chi ef

tain s ; E ber Don n 8 . Mil

an d E rem on ,who were two

in join t ru le o ver Spain at

the tim e. H ere are the

nam es of the kings and

chieftain s who cam e

B rego s . B reogan ,the

eldest eponym u s of'

Mag


fich it de m ogadaib8m arben ri

cach m ogaid9dibside

,in each

lu in g1 °dibside 1 1doridise.

Is iat so1 2in sei ssi ur

ar trichait do thoesechaib

tan catar1 31 nE rind

l 4

(am ai l 1 5cm serib Fin tan

m ac1 6B ochra)

17ru cad secht m bli adn a ria

n di li n d ;18co secht m bliadna do

19flaith Diarm ata m eic Cerbhai ll, ba

sé sin a saegul t Fh in tain

for glfin F inn en2 0Mu ige B ile

1 Colu im C ille, 1 am ail ro

serib Tuan m ac Cairill 2 l i

fiadn aise fer nE ren n, 1 F in n en

Maige B ile,

ocu s am ai l 22ro i n n i setar 23

a

[n ] da1tai side, .i . L adcen d m ac

B aircheda, Colm an m ac Com gellain ,

1 Cend Faelad m ac Ai lella, 124Sen chan m ac

25Colam an ,260 11 Alad

a27Cruachnaib , 1 B ran

28B ai rn i, 1c.

I s iad sin daltai Fhin n i ain 1 Tii ain .

29

Ocu s issed ro raidset, con ad

iat so na3°se tois ig trichat

tan catar Gaedil i nE rin n ,. i .

31decc m eic 32B regoin i

n dori s D om . R 3

, ins . a robadar M .xx. F sesear ar fichit n o ar

thrichaid M, se ar trichad B ; anm ann a n a ri g 1 n a toisech tangadar D

‘3 in Erin n arm 1 ro serib F “ ins . le m acai b Mi lead M 15ro scri bad

o Fi n . R 3 16 B ocnai F B ochn a B ; i n marry . of B at th is poi n t Saoghal

F in n tai n "ruaid L 18

gu r cai th seach t m bli adna do flai thiu s

Diarm ada R 3 “9 fiath Diarm a (sic) D Diarm ada m . Fhergusa Cei rrbeo il

de clandaib Nei ll 1 rob e sin saegal Fin dtain adbath ro had art for

glun Fin den Mu igi B ili 1 Colai m Chi lli, no is a n ellai b ai ngleagda

Sliab Cualan d ; Cuai ln ge

[aliter -

gn e] m ac B regui n ,

ata Sliab Cuai ln ge ; B ladm . B regain ,

a qu o Sliab

B ladm a ; E uat m . B regain ,

a qu o Sliab Ffiait : Mu ir

them n e m . B regui n a qu o

Mag Mu irtem n e ; L u gaid

m ac Itha tan ic do digai l aathar , a qu o Corco L aidi

E blindi m ac B regu in ,a qu o

Sliab n E blin de ; B fias 1

B ress 1 B uaign e,66tri i

’

i r

m ac Tigernbaird m ac B rigi

m eic B reogain ; Nar , diataR os Nair i Sleib B ladm a ;67E r 1 Orba, 1 Feron 1,

Fergna, cethrar m ac E rige

m eic B regu in ; Fu lman 1

Man n tan 1 Caicher m ac

Man tain , 1 Su irgi m ac

Caichir ;67E n

, 1 On ,1 E tan ,

L u i m ac B rigi m eic B rego

m eic B reogain ; Sobairche-

geV ] , n i fetom ar a athai r ;B i le m ac B rigi m eic

B reogain ; Mi lid [Mil V ]E spain e cona ochtm acaib

E rim on , 1 E ber, 1 Ir, Don n

SECTION VIII .—TH E SONS OF MIL . 23

had a ship ; an d fou r - an d

twen ty. servitors alon g withevery servitor in every ship ,

again .

These are the six an d

thi rty chieftain s who cam e

in to Ireland

as Fin tan s. B ochra recorded

(who was b orn seven years b efore

the Flood ; ti ll seven years of the

reign of Diarm ai t m ac Cerbai ll ,

that was hi s [Fin tan ’s ] li fe)

u nder the n u rtu re“) of

F inn ian of Mag B ile, an d of

Colum Cille,

an d as T‘

i'

lan

m ac Cairill recorded in the

presen ce of the Iri sh , an d of

Fin n ian of Mag B ile,

an d as their pupi ls related, to

wit L adcen d s. B ai t ebe, and Colmans. Com gellan , an d Gen n Faelad s .

Ai li ll,an d Sen chan s . Co lman ,

Cfi

Alad f rom the uCru achan s,an d B ran

of B o iren n, etc. Tho se are the

pupi ls of Finn ian and of Tuan .

A n d what they said was,that these are the thirty - six

chieftain s who en tered Irelandas the Gaedil

,

rotocbad he, conach fidi r n each a oi di g acht tC‘

o laim Chi lli 1 Fin den M2°om . M .E .

,L W . 1 Fin den Mui gi B i li D : om . these words after

nE renn M “2ro in di s M ” di a daltaiib .i . do L aidgn en M a dha

dalta B L aigheann B 241 do Sean chan apparen tly i ns . in a b lank space M

25 O‘

olm ain FDB Colaim M 2“Ou lad L 1 do Chon Alad M 21 Cruachaib

F, Cru achn aib Chon Al ad M 28 B arin i 1 Cetin F

'

D B airen d 1 Cei tin B

B ran a B oi ren d 1 do Chetgen a Cultraib Cliach M 29 i ns . n o cum ad

in ann Fi n tan 1 Tuan M 3"secht R 8 m

u o i DB deich M 32for

(a) Literally upon the kn ee.

B reg ; Cualu s . B reogan

eponym u s of Sliab

Cualan n Cuai lnge s .

B reogan ,eponym u s o f

Sliab Cuai ln ge ; B lad s .

B reogan ,eponym u s of

Sliab B ladm a ; Ffiat

B reogan ,eponym u s of

Sliab Ffiait Mui rthem n e s .

B reogan , eponym u s of Mag

Mu irthenm e ; L ugaid s .

Ith,who cam e to aven ge

hi s father,from whom

com es Corco L aigde

E iblin n e s . B reogan ,epony

m u s of Sliab E iblin n e ;B uas, B res, B uaign e, thethree son s of Tigernbard

s . B rig s .

‘

B reogan ; Nar

eponym u s of R os Nai r inSli ab B ladm a ; E r , Orba,Feron

,Fergna, the fou r

son s of B rig s . B reogan ;

Fu lman,Man tan , Caicher

s . Man tan , Su irge s .

Caicher ; E n ,On an d E tan ;

L u i .s . B rig s . B rego s .

B reogan ; Sobairche, we

kn ow n ot h i s father ; B i le

24

1 Ith in dechm ad

B rego , B i le, B lad,Cualo , Cualnge, Foat,

Mu irthem n e, E bleo ,33Ith ,

Nar , Oen m ac B i le, .i . Mi lid

E spain e . t$4Gralam a aium

di les ll.35Secht m eic

Mi led, Doud, Colptha,35

Am airgen ,E ber, Ir , E rim on ,

E rech Febria, ocu s E ren

nan ,osar na clo in n e.

36Tri

m eic E rim oin ,Mu im n e,

L u ign e, L aign e.

37Ocu s

Palap ocu s Irial Faid.acht i sin nE rin n foin rugad Irial

Faith”38m ac E rem o [1 ] n ,

ocu s i s ri s adei rthe N uada

Ai rgetlaim . Da m ac la N u adaid

Ai rgedlaim ,. i . Glas a qu o S i l

nA i rgetroi s, 1 Fi r N uadad ; ocu s

ro gob sad in flaithi u s f or E rin d ;

o i r u i ramu ta N uada leo,

ar ba

gi lla, 1 n i fuasn a roin d um pu ar a

gai ri d ia brai thrib ; acht ro b iatai s

1 ro oitis each m ac n o b eartha do

1 ro di baid a olan u—soin , 1 ro

forbai r a clan d - son ar a n gaire ;

n ai r i s ed adearai d eolaid, each

cenol fiatha fil i n E rin n,

acht

E oganacht, i s do si l N uadad A ir

gedlaim .

A irm idter doclan d aile

B rego in N ar B su bs ti tu tes the fo llowing :


A tri r ig do oc do tham fria

tiachtain an E rinn, . i . Occe 1

Ucce, da m ac A lloit m eic

N oin il, 1 Galum . i . Mi lid

[E spain e om . A ] m ac B ile.

Is iat sain anm and in

cethrachat toissech tan catar

in E rin n, am ail ro scribad

o Finn tan m ac7 1B ochra

i flai th Diarm ata m eic

Cerbaill, for glu n Finden

Mu igi B i le 1 Colu im C i lle ;1 am ail ro seri b Tfian m ac

I th in dechm ad, B reogu

m ac B reogu i n d in sin dsir ota Sliabh Cuailnge, B ladh m ac B reogai n oda

(sic) S liabh B ladm a, Fuad m ac B reogain ota S liab Fuai d,Mu i rthem n e

(m . B reogain ye) ota Mag Mu irtem hn e, E ibhleo m ac B reogain ota Sliab

E i bhlin n e,N ar a qu o R os Nai r , B ile m ac B reoghai n . L ikewise i n M

,

wi th trifling orthographi cal an d other var ian ts 3“N ar I th DN ari th F “H “

in L on ly354 5 Repeated in a rough hand on tap

m arg . L ; ocht R am ac la Milig hE spai ne M. Don d

, I r, Eb ir, E rim on ,

in ri, 1 Am argen in file,

Colptha 1 A irech Febria 1

E ran dan in tsossar . Coic

m ei c E rim om,

.1 . Mu im n e,

L u ign e, L aign e, Palap, IrialFai thacht i ssin E ri nn ru cad i rial Fai th .

Oen m ac Ir, . i . E ber ;

E r, Orba, Feron ,

Fergna,

cethrar. m ac E bir Fin n .

6 8

Is iat sin in cethracha

toi ssech tan catar an n , ocu s

is fi r a69tiachtain n i le co

hE rinn ,acht Mi lid a oen u r .



breith do Frem on i n E rin n, .1 .

Alan,E iden n

,A in e

, Caith iar ,Caithear, Cerna.

38

3 9Ceithri m eic E bir Fin dA er

, Orba, Feron ,Fergna.

“Ocu s airm id eo laig clan d do

beith aioi i nE rinn, .i . Conm ael

m ac E bir , ro gob rigi n E rren n

1 A lban ocu s Cau r, Coran d ,

E dar,A irb

,A irbe.

‘

N a deich “cathm ilid im orro

,Cacher

,Fulm an

,Ma[-n ] tan ,

Sotga, Surge,4 2 4 3Sobairce

,

4 4E u lm ac Ocee, I'

ln m ac Ucce, E tan ,

Go sten .

45N o go m ad tri m eic Nair m eic B reogain , 1 Goi stean b rathai r

Seghdha.

'

Is iad sin na deich cathm ileada. B reas 1 B oas 1

B uaidn e,tiri m eic Tigernbaird m eic B rigi m eic B reogain .

“N o gom ad do B rigi m ac B reogain bad m ac,

.i . Ocu s tain io

87“min B ” on ly38 ‘ 38 i n M on ly cc of cethri stroked

“

ou t here

also L 404 ° i n M on ly cathm i leadha ai le M 42 ins . m ac

Caicer B ,m ac Cai ther M “Sobhairce n e feadam ar a athai r DB

Sobai rce im orro n i suai thn ich a athai r M E n 1» Um, da m ac Ocee D ;.ui i . wri tten for Un B : E n m . Udei , Uri m . U ici

,Etan m . U ici M

Cai ri ll i fladnai sse fer

nE ren n, 1 am ai l ro indi si tar

daltada F in dtain, .i . L aig

cend m ac B u ircheda, 1

Co lm an m ac Coim gellain

1 Gen n Faelad m ac A ilella,

1 Sen chan m ac Cohn ain 1

Cu A lad a Cruachain Chon

A lad, 1 B ran B oirn e a

B o irin d . De qu ibu sdieitu r

Toiste n a l- loingsi dar ler

SECTION VIII—TH E SONS OF MIL . 27

clothe every ch i ld born to hi m , an d

he suppressed the ch i ldren of the

on e and en larged those of the other

for thei r piety ; (a) for what learn ed .

m en say i s,that every prin cely

fam i ly that i s in Irelan d, save the

E ogan acht, i s of the seed of NuaduA i rgetlam .

A n other fam ily is reckon edas havin g been born to

E rim on in Irelan d,

n am elyA lan

,E iden n ,

A in e, C'

aithiar ,

Caithear, Cerna.

The fou r son s of E berFin n

,E r

, Orba,Feron

,

Fergn a.

A n d learn ed m en reckonthat he had chi ldren in

Irelan d , to wit Conmael s .

E ber , who took the kin gshipof Ireland an d of A lba

,an d

Cau r , Corand,E dar

,A irrb ,

A irbe. The ten cham pion sfu rther , Caicher , Fu lman

,

Man tan , Sétg-a,Su irge, Sob

airche,E n s . Oice, (In S . Uice,

E tan, Goisten .

the n u rtu re of Fin n ian of

Mag B i le and of Co lumCille

, and as Tuan s . Cairell

wrote it down in the

presen ce of the Iri sh , and

as the pupi ls of Fin n ian

to ld it, to wit L aidgen s .

B airche, and Co lm an s .

Co im gellan ,an d Cen n

Faelad s . A ilill, an d

Sen chan s . Co lman,

an d

Cu A lad from Cruachu of

Cu A lad, an d B ran B oirche

of B oi rend . De qu ibu sdieitu r

Poem n o . L XI/H .

Or they were three son s of Nar s. B reogan , an d Gosten was the

brother of Sotga.

Those are the n am es of the ten cham pion s ; B res, B uas ,

B uaign e, the three son s of Tigern bard s . B rigi s . B rreogan .

Or perhaps B rigi s. B ri g had a son B i le.

“4 5 in R 3on ly ; as prin ted, B ; thu s in M—n o com ad da brathair, .i .

E atan 1 Sobairce, .i . da m ac B rigi mac B reagain ; Go i sten im orro b rathair

( a) The ren der in g here offered for this in terpo lation fo llows the apparen t m ean in gof the wo rds as clo sely as I can m ake it, bu t I co nifess that its gen era l sen se 18

obscu re to m e.

28 SE CTION VIII .—TH E SONS OF MIL .

an d don o L ugaid m ac i tha,in laech crfi aid calm a 48

coim n eartm ar, do49digailt a athar.

5 0Con id iadsin in dron g toiseach tancatar in E rin n le m acaib

Milid,

5 0.i . deich m ac B reogain 1 ocht m eic Mi led 1 cuic m eic

E rem oin 1 ceithrr i m eic E bir Fin d, 1 n a deich caithm i leada :

ocu s tan ic an n Goisten 1 Sotga 1 Ith m ac B reogain . Ocu sairm it eolaig n ach tan ic Mi lig i n E rin n ; ocu s atberaid araile

atbathadar 5 1n a tri righ do tham re tiachtain i nE rin n

,

. i . ”Mi led m ac B i le, 153Gige, 1 Uige, di m ac n A lloid m eic N ain i l .

5 4 In cethror ar fichit 5 5do m ogadaib5 6so sis :

5 7A idn e,A i

,

A ssal,Mede, Morba

,Mide

,Cu ib

, Cliu ,Cera, Saer , Slan , Life,

Lin e,Ligen ,

Traig, Du l , A dal , A dar , A ire, Dose, Dela, Fea,Fem en

,Fera.

Tan ic dana L ugaid m ac i tha, in laech cr i'

i aid con ni u rt cot an d,do

digai l a athar im ai lle fri cach .

58

Gorob iad s in anm an da n a n - ard—m ogad .

60A nm and

m ogad n a m ogad an n so ;6°

s is, 1 u i h iad is 6 1lan - o irrdearca is

na leabraib : .i . Meadar,Ladar , Medon

,P ida,

Cath,Ru is

,

Cailn a,Mad

,Dena, Cacha, B on d, F in du , Cer , Co irrche, Meadba ,

A ilim,B ir

,B aschon ,

Forena, Lugba ,Sega, Seilgen n ,

Seg,Mar

,A ig.

6 2A dberaid don 'o go m ad m acu la hE ber fon in dasa,

.i . Cau r , Capa,Corund

,E dor , A rb ,

A irrbhe. Se m eic ele 1a

hE rim on,

.i . E dean d ,A an

,A in e

, Caich iar , 1 Caichear Gearn -da ;

1 n i hoirrdraic i coitchin de in clan n sin .

” - 62

Setga. From here to n ote (5 4

) i n R 3on ly

46a M “4 "

n o com od

do B rigi m ac B reogain bad m ac B i li M ; n o gom ad do B rigi“

.i . B i le

m ac B reogain B 48coim n eart cetna B 49 digai l B conad

iadsain i n (wri tten i ii ) .xl . taisech tangadar Meic Mi led in nE i rin n 1

i s fir a tiachtain sin n i le acht Mi lig aen ur B 5’riga

- sa M 5 2 Mi l ig(m ac B i le ye) M “3 U ici 1 Oicce da m ac Al lo it m . Naen n i l M5 ‘ in i n M on ly dona FB don aib D om . so si s EDE M ; su bst..i . in FDB ; i n M su bst. tangadar leo in E irin n 51 These n am es are

here prin ted as in L, except that Ligen is there om i tted ; a num ber ofun importan t var ian ts in the other MSS 58 - 53

om . R 3 59 49 in R 3

SE CTION VIII—TH E SONS OF MIL . 29

A n d there cam e also L u gaid s . Ith,the hard valorou s

powerfu l warrior , to aven ge h is father . So that those are the

com pan y of chieftain s who cam e in to Irelan d with the Son sof Mil

,the ten son s of B reogan ,

an d the ei ght son s of Mil,the

five son s of E rim on , an d the fou r son -s of Fiber Fir m,an d the

ten champ ion s. A n d there cam e thither Costen and Sétga

an d Ith s . B reogan . A n d learn ed m en say that Mil cam e n ot

in to Irelan d ; an d others say that the three kin gs died of

plagu e before com in g in to Irelan d ,n am ely M i l s. B ile, an d Q ige . an d Uige, the two son s of Allod st'

N oen el .

The twen ty - fou r servitors as un der ; A idn e, A i,As sal ,

Mede,Morba

,Mide

,Cu ib

,Cliu

,Cera

,Saer

,Slan

,Life

,Lin e

,

Ligen ,Traig , Du l , A dal , A ire, D 'ése, Dela,

Fea, Fem en ,Fera.

Moreover L ugaid s. Ith cam e also,the hard valorou s warri or wi th

the strength of an hun dred, to avenge hi s father along wi th them all .

Those are the nam es of the chief servitors,these are the

nam es of the su bordin ate servitors below,who are n ot very

prom in en t in the books : Medar,Ladar , Medon

,Pida

,Cath

,

Ru is,Cai ln a, Mad

,Den a, Cacha, B on n ,

Fin n u,Cer , Co irche,

Meadba,A ilim

,B ir

,B aschon ,

Forena,Lu gba, Sega, Seilgen n ,

Seg, Mar,A ig . They say that E ber had son s besides these,

Cau r , Capa, Corru n n ,E dor , A rb , A irrbe . E rem on had other

six son s,E denn , A [l ] an ,

A ine,Caichear

,an d Caicher C-ern da ;

an d that fam i ly is n ot u sually brou ght in to prom in en ce.

on ly ; the first sen tence thu s in M : corob iad - sin anm anda n a n - ard

m ogadt tan cadar leo . A s usu al,B m arks the leni tion of b , d, g, igno red

by M “04 °sic M,

wi th si s added at the end : anm an n a m ogh n a

m oghdhagh B 61 Ian - alirrdric iad a chac (sic) n a heolchaib M62

cm . M . (S econd Versi on )63ann so in A on ly i n s . an d E ,

an n R 65ota ER ; a b lan k space of about eight letters here before

di ata R 6“tri m eic ER “H " E r } B regu in and Fu lm an

Caichir tran sposed E r Co icher for Cai cher A “H 8n ot in ER

“9 tiasain E 7°cm . to end of 1] ER , and in s . de qu ibu s [og carm en E ]

di citur : To i si g n a lloin gsi , etc.

71 B ochn a A , and num erou s other

im portan t varian ts in the spelling of proper nam es .

30 SE CTION VIII .

—TH E SONS OF MIL .

H ere we resum e the separation of the Three R educti on s .

F irst R eduction .

386. In t- ochtm ad m ac do Mi lid

,. i .

1A iren nan,osar

na clain n e,i s e docho id sin seolc[h ] rand do

2descain n a

hE ren n,co torchair assin tseolchrand 3forsin farge ; co

iii a fert 4 in Indber Scon e,4

1 fert Scon e m naa Am airgen

don d lei th ai le. A tbath for m u ir 5occa n - in dber ,

econ erbai rt 7A m ai rgen In po rt i n gebam - n e

,biaid ainm

Scon e fair . Doron sat Meic Mi led 8im m arbaig im ram a,

ic tiachtain dochum hE ren n assin bai le in facater hE rin ni iadaib ; corru c dib Ir m ac Mi led 9

m u rchrech do each

lu ing, cor form tig E ber Doud m ac Mi led, sin ser n a

clain n e, con erbai rt

N i r foli th lingesIr sech Ith

i; .i . sech L ugaid m ac Itha 1 1A n dsein ro m em aid in

ram a ro bai i l - laim Ir,co torchair dar a ais siar,

con erbai lt sin aidche ar cin d ; 1 co rucad a chorp i

Scei liu c,iar n Irru s Descirt Choreo Du ibn e.

1 2Cech than do ro icht Meic Mi led ti r nE ren n,n o

dhelbdais in n dem nai (sic) com ba dru im m u ice in port ,com ad do dogarar

“Mu c- In i s” do E rin n . Tim chillset

didiu E rin n fo tri, go rogabsat fodeoid in Indber Scen e.

1 2

B a to irsech traE ber F in d 1 hE rim on 1 Am airgen iar

n - éc a m brathar , 11 3atbertatar : B a coir cen co tom led

E ber Dond in ferand m a ro form tig a brathair,

“.i . Ir .

Iarnabarach 1 sro hadnacht Scen e 1 E ren nan ic Inbiu r

Scen e,1 5 1 6

1 ro hadnachta a n di s, 11 7atat a da ndum a

386. Varian ts (other than m erely orthographical) chiefly from F .

1 Aran 1 dechsain 3 forsn a cai rrg1"

cm . L 1 in indbcr F,acco in ben L “

con erbai lt 1cm . Am ai rgen L 8 im arbarbaigh

9- crech 1°

n ir foli th L bo lith F 1 1 ic a rada sin rom m ebai dh

1 1- 11 th is interpo lati on in F on ly asbertatar . i . m ac Mi led11 - 15

athath E ran n an 1 Scen e a‘

o Indi Scene11cm . 1

17atait a

dha n d . 1 a dha n - adluccadh an n sin beos ; an d cm . remai nder of

SE CTION VIII .—TH E SONS OF MIL . 31

386. On e of the eight son s of M il, E ran nan ,the

youn gest of the fam i ly , he it was who wen t up the m astto spy ou t Ireland, an d fell from the m ast in to the sea

[on to the rock,E ] . A n d hi s grave i s in Iu ber Scén e,

and the grave o f Scen e wi fe of Am ergen on the o ther

side. She died on the'

s ea at thei r estuary , an d

Am ergen said : The harbou r wherein we shall lan d,shall bear the n am e of Scen e . The son s of M il m ade

a con ten tion in rowin g as they cam e to Irelan d'

from

the place where they saw Ireland away from them ;

and Ir son of Mil advan ced the length of a m u rchrech“)

beyond every ship . E ber Don n,the eldest of the fam i ly

was enviou s, and he said

It i s n ot lu ckythat Ir leapeth beyond Ith ,

[that i s , beyond L ugaid son of 1th ] . Then the oar

that was in the hand o f Ir broke, so that he fellbackward, and died in the fo llowin g n ight ; and his bodywas taken to Sceilic, behind the Sou thern prom on toryof Corco Du ibn e .

E very tim e that the Son s o f Mil cam e up w i thIreland

,the dem on s wou ld fram e that the port was , as

it were, a hog

’s back ; whence Ireland i s called “

H og

Islan d” . They skirted around Irelan d three tim es,an d

landed at last in Inber Scen e.

Sorrowfu l were E ber Fin n and E rim on and Am orgen

after the death of their brother ; an d they said : It wereright that E ber Don n shou ld have n o share of the lan d

,

regarding wh ich he was en viou s of hi s bro ther Ir . On

the m orrow Scén e an d E ran nan were bu ried in ImberScen e. They two were both bu ried ; their m ou nds and

(a) The word m u irchrech seem s to den ote a specific distan ce with a m ari tim e

application , like the m odern“ kn o t but its exact: m ean in g is u n kn own . See the

R .I .A . Con tri bu tion s to Irish L ex icography, s .v . , an d com pare the m easu rem en t afm arin e distan ce by

“n in e waves ,

”frequ ent in I rish legend.


1 a da fert taib fri taib andsoin beus . Gon id andsin

atbert Am airgen

B ad fert S cen e ba am n e

387 Ic tabairt a cho i sse dessi in hE rin n,asbert

A m airgen Glfin gel m ac Mi led in laid seo si s

A m gdeth i m - m u i r

1l tem Am m airgen (sic) cecin i t1

Iasceach m u i r

I ein d tri la 1 tri n - aidchi 2 iar sein ro3bri ssi set Meic

Mi led cath S labi Mi s for dem n o4

1 Fom oraig ,1

. i . for

Tuaith De Dan an d . Is an n5do rochair Fos ben Uin

m eic Uicce,diata Fert 6Fé se

,etir Sliab Mi s 1 m u ir .

7Con abbath dan a Scota in gen Forain d rig E gept isin cathsin

,ben E rem oin m eic Mi led . A r Mil [m ac] B i le lu id i n E gept

for lo in gis , lu cht .i i i i . 8 lon g, 1 dorat Scot[a] di m nai, 1 dorat

E r’

em on dia ois . Is an d ai -dch i sin tan gatar Meico Mi l-cd in

E rin d,tom aidm Locha L aigdeaeh in Ir -Mum ain .

7

(Sliab M i s, .i . sliab i s m essu fuaratar iar tiach tai n hi ren n

,

9ar is

an d ro chu i rset a cét1°chath i nE rinn .

388 .

1N o fothraic L u gaid m ac Itha i - Loch L u igdech .

Rosfothraic dana F ial b'

en L u igdech sin d abaind teit assin

loch . L u id a fer chu cci n ocht,

2con accassa ferda a fir

,con er

bailt ar nare.

3Un cle Loch 4L u igdech , 1 Fial , 1 Inber Foilen om inantu r .

3

387 .

1 “ 1atbert i ndseo fos 2

i artain 11 bri ssed “cm . L ‘

5 docer Fas “Fai se 1 Glen d‘Fai se i tir S . Mi ss in F on ly

1‘

g lossed n o bare 9air i s an n da ron set 1°

cath riam E r .



389 .

1F igset m eico Mi led cath L ifi,

. i . 1torch ai r (sic) i n delbaib

Fom o iri iar n a fai dheadh do Tfiathaib Do Danann chuccu tria draideaeht.

Fersat Meico Mi led .i . fiber 1 hE rem on 1 i r co crodha in cath . Docer

gabu r hE rem oin ann,

”ind e G‘

rabhar L ifii mom inatu r ainm ni gter (sic) .Dollotar iaromh

,com batar i sin tsliabh foracci Deirgert.

390 .

1Im acallsat Meic M i led i Sloib M is 1 B an ba.

1 A sbert1B anba friu : Mas do gabail hE ren n tan cabair3 n ir bo choirin sen

4 i tan cabair . Is do ocin,ol Am airgen Glfin gel, in fil i .

A scaid da’

m sa fiaib 5dan a, 0 1 Si . C ia ascid,or siat . M ’

ainm

for,in in n si see or si .

6Caidhi t’

ainm ? or iat . B an ba, or si .

6

B id ainm doud indsi see ,0 1 Am airgen .

1A tbert L ebu r Drom m a Sn eehta cor iarfaig Am ai rgen dia cenol. Do

chlain d Adham dam ,ar si . C

‘id cen é l do m accaib N ae du it

‘l 0 1 so. A m

sin i - sea anas N ae, 0 1 Si ; for rin d slé ibe ro basa i si n di lin d ; cosa tel - sa

an o is,0 1 Si , dechaid ton da di len d . I s do sin do garar Tel Tu in di . tA cht

c[h ] en a i s i n gan tach i [n ] slecht sin an uas Can ait iarum di celtta

f orri, 1 attarban ath fi adib .

7

391 . A callsat Fotla in 1E blinn iu . A tbert a cotna friu , 11cu in ch id .a haium 3for in n - in si . 4A tbert Am airgen :

5B ud

aium don -d in si 6seo , Fotla.

392 . A callsat hE rind in Uisn iu -ch . A sbert friu : A 1ocu ,

or si,is m ochen di

‘

i ib ; cian ota oc faidib 1faxr tu idecht.

3B ud

lib co brath in d in si seo, 1 n i b ia 4

co airther in dom u in in is

bu s ferr .

‘1 N i b ia 5cin iud bas 6

chom lan iu in da for [c] cin iud - si .

Is m aith sen,ol Am airgen ;

6 is m aith ind fastine. N i 7ria bud

m aith a hu ide,0 1 Fiber Don n , sin ser7 Mac M i led

,acht 8

riar

n dé ib 1 riar cum achta fain .

8 Camm a du it, 9ol 1 °Ea'iu ; n i

1 1ba

389 .

1 In F on ly ; i t is s lightly co rrupt, an d has to be corrected as

fo llows wi th the help of*

Q (1T1 torathair 1

u nde‘1om i t

ei ther n om in atu r (m i swri tten in the MS - atu s) or ainm n igter. On e or

the other i s certain ly a g loss—m ost probab ly the second, as

*

Q suggests.

390 .

1 ‘ 1 im agaillset m cicc M . 1 B . an n sin 1cm . B anba L

1 bad ai l du ib “om . i tangabai r

1som . dana

M in F on ly.


389 . The S on s of Mi l fought the battle of Li fe ; ther e were m on sters

in shapes of gian ts which the Tuatha Dé Dan ann had summ on ed to them

selves by dru idry. The Son s of M i l (E ber, E rim on an d Ir) , fought thebattle valian tly. The horse (gabar ) of E rim on fell there

,un de Gabar

Li fe n om in atu r. They cam e thereafter ti ll they were in the m ou n tain

over again st [Loch ] Dergderc.

390 . The son s of Mi l had colloquy with B an ba in Sliab M is .

Said B an ba u n to them : If it be to take Irelan d ye have com e,

n ot r ight were the good - fortun e in which ye have It isby n ecessity

,said Am ergen Glu in gel, the poet . A gift from

you to m e then ,said she. What gift ? said they . That m y

n am e m ay be on this island , said she . What is thy n am e ? said

they . B an ba, said she . L et it be a n am e for this island,said

Am orgen .

The B ook o f Dru im S n echta says that Am orgen en qu ired after her

race. Of the progeny of Adam am I,sai d she. Which race o f the son s

o f N oe i s thi n e ? sai d he. I] am older than N oe,said she ; on a peak of

a m ou n tai n was I in th e Flood ; to th is presen t m ou nd the waves of the

F lood attain ed. Therefore i s i t called Tu l Tu in n e ? [B u t the foregoingi s a su rpri sin g extract ] Thereafter they sing spells against her, an d

drive her away from them .

391 . They had colloquy with Fotla in E blin n e. She spakewi th them in like m ann er

,an d desired that her n am e shou ld

be upon the islan d . Said Am orgen : L et Fotla be a n am e

upon this islan d .

392 . They had colloquy with E rin in Uisn ech . She said

u n to them : Warriors, said she,welcom e to you . Lon g have

soothsayers had [kn owledge of ] you r com ing . ! ou rs shall bethis island for ever ; an d to the east of the world there shalln ot be a better islan d . N o race shall there be

,m ore n um erou s

than you rs. Good is that , said Am orgen ; good is the

prophecy . N ot right were it to thank her , said E ber Don n ,

391 .

1 E bli nd 1cu ingidh

3 fri s 4asbert 5

robadh 6cm . seo .

392 .

1occo F 2 ti decht i lle F 3 b idh in i s a com m eit has

‘

ferr co hai rter in dom ni n seined 6" ‘

com1ain e ana bor cin ead - si

co brath . A s m ai th sin bar,A . fria ba m 'ai t[h ] a bu idhe, ol

Don d sin n ser F [m ait also L] fria ar n dei bh 1 re. ar cum achtaibh

[cm . fein ] ins . a radha F Eber chan ged to Eri u L : E i ri u F1 1 b ia F cm . 38 0 F 13 b ia F 1“

claind F 1 clanna

36 SE CTION VIII . —TH E SONS OF MIL .

du it tarba na hindsi 1 1seo

, 1 n i1 3ba dot 1 ‘1

chlain d. A scidh

dam sa, a Maceu M i led 1 5

1 a ohlan d B rego in , 01 Si ; .i . m’ainm

1 6for in n - in si seo .

1 7B id 6 has prim ainm di,0 1 Am airgen .

1 8A tbert Lebar Drom m a Sn echta con adh i s - Sloibh Mi s ro agai ll E i riu

iat, 1 co ro doi lb sluagu m ora fo com air

,com batar ic cathughudh friu

iat ; con rochan sat a n dru idh - seom 1 a fil id di chetla doib,conaccater ni

batir [acht] f oi d m on'

n a sléi be. Con adh de ata Sli ab M isse. Ocu s

Fotla ro aigi ll iat i n U i sn ech .

“1

393. L o tar Meic Mi led 1

1 Meic B regoin co m batar inDru im Chain

,.i .

2Tem air . Is 3and batar tri rig E ren n ,

.i . Mac Cu ill, Mac Cocht, Mac Grein e .

4 5Fu ighliset fri6Maceu Mi led

,co m bad leo in d in i s co cen d tri trath ,

7fri telcud, n o fri tin ol catha, n o fri giallad . Doig7 leo

u i tho iri sti s doridi si , ar dogén tai s dru id tin chetla n a

n degaid,8ar n a fétaiti s. tichtai n ari s .

9Doberam - n e,ar

Mac Cu ill m ac Cerm ata,am ail atbera Am airgen bar

brithem foin di'

i ib ; daig da ru ca gfibreith , bid m arb

lin n i . B ei r in m breith, a A m airgen ,

1 10 1 E ber Doud .

A thbeirim ase,ol Am airgen ;

1 3lécar doib ind in si - sea

Cia leth n odragam ? ol E ber . Dar noi 1“ton na am ain

,ol

Am airgen . Ocu s i ssi—sen cot breth ru cad 1 sin hE rin n .

1 6Am ai rgen [eecin i t] ,

F i r torachta tu n n ide

B reoghain1° forsin n - indsi F 1 bu dh he bnas aium di co

brath , bar A . F i n F on ly.

393 .

1 in s . iarsin F 1i ns . a F 8

an dsin F 1 ins. Setheor 1

Cetheor 1 Tetheor a n - anm an n F 1 fu ighi llset F“m accaib F‘


eldest of the son s of M i l ; thank ou r gods an d ou r own m ight .To thee ’

tis equal , said E riu ; thou shalt have n o profit of

this island, n or shall thy progeny . A gift to m e, ye son s of

Mi l, and ye children of B reogan ,

said she ; that m y. nam e shallbe on this islan d. It shall be its prin cipal n am e

,said Am orgen .

The B ook of Dru im Snechta says that i t was in Sliab M is that E rin

had colloquy wi th them , an d that she form ed great hosts to oppose them ,

so that they were fighting wi th them . B u t thei r dru ids an d poets sangspel ls to them , an d they saw that these were on ly sods of the m oun tain

peat- m o sses . (Thence com es the n am e Sliab Mi sse.) A n d that i t was

F otla who had colloquy with them in U i sn ech .

393. The son s of Mil an d of B regon wen t on ,ti ll

they were in Dru im Chain , that i s, Tem air . The three

kings of Ireland, Mac Cuill, Mac Cécht, an d Mac Grein e,were there . They pron oun ced judgem en t again st the

son s of Mil, that they [them selves ] shou ld have the

islan d to the end of three days, free from assau lt, fromassem bly of battle

, or from giving of hostages ; for theywere assu red that they (the invaders) wou ld n ot retu rn ,

becau se dru ids wou ld m ake spells behind them , so that

they shou ld n ot be able to com e again . W e shall adjudgeit

,said Mac Cu ill s . Germ at, as Am orgen you r own judge

shall pron ou n ce to you ; for i f he shou ld give a falsejudgem en t

,he [aliter, you ] wou ld di e at ou r hands.

Give the judgem en t,Am orgen ,

said E ber Don n . I

pron oun ce it ; said Am orgen . L et thi s i sland be leftto them . H ow far shall we go ? said E ber. Past ju stn in e waves, said Am ergen . Thi s i s the first judgem en t

g iven in Ireland. Am orgen eecin it

Poem n o . LXXI .

1“ fria gialladh n o fri tin ol catha, doi gh F ; catha interlined above L11 i arsna chu im gidi s tichtain .dori dhi si F, tictain (sic) aris ye L ° bheram

(om .- n e) F 1° lind i sib F 11 for F 11

atbertsa F 13 legar

dui b in n - indsi F 1‘1 tonda am ach F 15an Eri n n o m accaib

Mi led F 1“A m airgen in m arg . L, om . F .


394 . Dollotar a Tem raig fodess,co ran catar Iu ber

Fole 1 Inber Scon e,1ar i s an d batar a longa. L otar

dar noi 2ton na im m ach iarsen . Can ai t 3dru id hE ren n 1

fili d tin chetla n a n degaid, co4ru ctha i cian 5 iat o hE rin n ,

ccom btar torsig sethnon in m ara. Gaeth druad in so , 0 1

Fiber B on d ; fegaid lib in fil uas in8tseolc[h ] run d i n

gaeth . Ocu s u i9bo i on . A inm n e

,ar hE rech m ac M i led,

li’

iam aire 1 °lunga Du in d,

co ti Am airgen—dalta do

Am airgen hE rech . Do 1 1roachtatar n ile com badar in

oen bai le. A tbert Don d,in sin ser : Is m ebol dou d aes

dana so, 0 1 so. Con erbairt Am airgen :

I 1N i ba m ebol !

Ocu s atbert

A i lin iath nE ren n

Dorala coir gaethi doib fochotoir .

395 . A tbert Don d : Dober - sa,1ar so

,fo gin

1

gai 1

chlaidib in n o ssa,3na fai l i n E rin n . Ocu s 4d

’argi s in

gaeth friu5 in lu in g i m bai Don d 1 hE rech , dam ac Mi led,

1 in lu in g i m bai B rei s 1 B oas 1 B uagn e ;6co ro baitte

0 0 n a Dum achaib 7oc Taig Du ind . Dum a cacha fir an d.

Ocu s i s and ro baidead Di l ben Du in n,

gam ail radit

araile ; ingen -

9side Mi led

, 1 hE rim on foin dorat fot

fu irri . 1 0 Is fot 1 1for Di l seo , 0 1 so. Un cle Fotla1 1n om inatu r

,u t qu idam pu tan t.

1 2

396. Odba in gen Mi led, im orro , m athair tri m ac1nE rim oin

i . Mu im n e,Lu ign e, 1 Laign e, is h i ro loie hE rim on in hE spain ,

1 tu c Tea dar a cen d . Tan ie im or ro Odba in oen lu in g fria

394 .

1ai t i m battar a l - longa F tonnaib F 11 dru i dh 1 filidh

E ren n tin cetla F “corruachtatar cian F 5

cm .

6com tar

torrsigh i seachn oin 7 O'ber (the O expun cted an d e wi th a sim i lar

dot un der i t, in m arg .) L om . Eber F 8seolchran daibh F ; tseolcran d

chan ged to - eru n d L 1’bui 0 3 na seolcran nai b (in m arg . seolchran na) F


394. They cam e southward from Temair as far as

Inber Fei le an d Inber Scen e,for it i s there that their

ships were. Then wen t they out, past n in e waves . The

dru ids of Ireland an d the poets sang spells behind them ,

so that they were carried far from Irelan d,and were

in distress by reason of the sea . A wind of wi zards i sthi s ! said E ber Don n ; look ye whether it— the win dbe over the m ast . A n d it was n ot. Patien ce ! sai d

A irech, steersm an of the ship of Don n

,ti ll A m o rgen

com e (A irech was the fo sterling o f Am ergen ) . Theyall wen t forward

,ti ll they were in on e place. Said

Don n,the eldest

,This i s a disgrace for ou r m en of

cu n n ing, said he.

’Ti s n o di sgrace ! said Am ergen ; an d

he spake

Poem n o . L XXII

and a calm i ng of the wind cam e to them forthwith .

395 Said Don n : I shall n ow, said he, pu t u nder the

edge of spear an d sword all that are in Ireland. A n d

the wind rose again st the ship wherein were Don n an d

A irech,two son s of Mil, and the sh ip wherein were B res,

B i as,and B uaighn e ; so that they were drown ed at the

Sandhi lls at Tech Du in n . The grave- m oun d of each

m an i s there. A n d there,as som e say, Dil, wi fe o f

Don n,was drown ed . She was a daughter of Mil

,and

E rim on him self laid a sod upon her . Thi s i s a sod o verDil

, said he. Unde Fotla n om inatu r, u i qu idam pu tan t.

396. Howbeit,Odba d . Mi l

,m other of the three son s of

E r im on, of Mu im n e

,Lu ign e, an d Laign e, she it is whom

E rim on deserted in Spain ,takin g Tea in her stead . B u t Odba

lni n ge F 11rochrattar F n i ba m ebhal im orro

, ol Am airgein ,

con debairt so F .

395 . Varian ts from F, un less otherwi se stated .

1cm . ar se

1 cl . awri tten n a faib L ; an a fu i l in E . , an n osa F5cm . i n lu in g

6 b aitea 1ao Tigib

su t ali i di cun t

1° ins . con erbai lt11ar

114 1cm .

40 SE CTION VIII’

.—TH E SON S OF MIL .

m accaib an es , 1 is iad roslessaig.

'

Conerbailt in Odba ;2u n de

Odba. Tea,im orro , in gen L ugdach m eic

‘

Itha,is i thu c hE r im on

3dar osi Odba ; 14tilach n o , thiogfad in E rin n in a tin dscra.

Issed caibchi n o thogastar , Dru im Chain in tilach h i sen , .i .

Tem air ; Tea Mur,Mu r Tea

,in gin e L u gdach m eic Itha.

L u gai d, . i . L u g Ith .i . Ith ‘

ro po5 lu gu an das a athair .

6

397. Seolai s hE rim on , tricha long, lam des fri hE rin n

sair - tuaith . It iat so a toesig ; B rego , Mu irthem n e,

Foat, Cualnge, hE rim on,E ber m ac Ir

,Am airgen ,

Colptha, Mum n e,L u ign e, L aign e, Gosten ,

Sotga,Su irge,

1Sobairche.

ZIt 6 im orro n a cethrar m ogaid

docc,1

. i . A i , A idn e, A ssal , Mide, Cu ib , Ceru , Sor , Slan ,

L igen ,Du l

,

3A dal,Traig, L in e .

3 4Is dib—sin ro chan in

sean chaid4

Trebsat m ogaid rig rothecht

Gabsatsin Inber Colpt[h ] a—.i . Colptha m ac Mi led, i s

o rogab port ar tas,6com bad é a ainm n obeth for in

phort ; u nde Inber Colptha.

398 Meic B rego in im orro , Meic B reoghain im orro ,1n i argaibset iartaige, acht

1n ochon argaibseat, iar

a n - anm and for dindgnaib tiachtain ,anm an n for na

uai slib hE renn . di ngnadaib as u aisliu ind

E rind ; dia n debairt

Mac B reoghain ,had id ar

m bu naid

396.

1 H erim oin L 2u in de Odha dici tu r F 8 dara ei si ‘ tellach

n ogtogfadt1 lugi

“ins . eisidhe, F.

397 .

1 Soairche i t e na m ogaid Line,Traig Adal

1 “cm . L ; the i n troductory prose sen tence yo F, bu t the poem in F from



399.

1Nocha n - in n ister clan n a na fon n edh,

.i . Sotga,1

1Gosten , 1 Sobairche, 1 Su rgi . Am airgen , i ssoada

Corco A chrach la hE le, 1 na hOrbru ige, 1 Corco A rtbind,

Corco A rtb i .

400. E ber m ac I r i s oad- side Clan na Ollam an Po tla1 Clan na R udraige ocu s i s dia

1chlain d—side Ulaid n i le .

Is dia chlaind Conm aicn e 1 Ciarraige11 Corcom ruad 1

Corco Du ibn e ; Dal Moga Ru i th . i . F ir Maige Fon e,41

L aigse L agen ,A raid Chliach , 1 n a secht Sogain .

401. H orim on im orro

,tosech na lo in gse, i s oad

- side

L eth Gu in n .i . 1cethri fin e Tem rach .i .

2Con all , Co lm an ,

E ogan , A ed Slain e . Is fi ad teora. Con nachta 1 A irgialla,L agin 1 Ossairgi , na Dosi 3Mum an 1 E rn ai Mum an dia

m batar Clan n a Dedad,4

1 dia m bai Con aire Mor cona

chlaind,

.i . Fi r A lban 1 Dal Riata, 1 na Mu scraige 1

Corco B ascind ; 1 i s d’E rnaib Mum an Dal Fiatach , .i .

rigrad U lad ;sclan na hE rim oin in sin .

5 Is dib dana6Fotharta

,

7diata B rigi t , 18Fin n tan Cluana E idn ech , 1

hUi A ilella 1 hUi9Cheochain ; de Fothartaib in sen n i le .

402 A nais E ber thess,tricha long .

1It iat s o2a

t[h ] oesig : B i li,Mi lid

, Cualo , B lad, E bleo , Nar ,E ber

Don n , E ber Fin n,

3hE rech . hE ren nan,L ugaid, A er

,

Orba,Feron

,Fergn a, E n ,

Um,E tan , Cacher , Man tan ,

Fu lm an . It e5n a m ogaid 1 long cech fir dib : A dar ,

399 .

1 F rom u i argaibset i n the preceding 1] to the end of the presen t,the su rface of L i s ru bb ed

,and the lettering all bu t com p letely effaced .

I t i s here restored wi th the ai d of O’Cu rry

’s tran script, though the

su rvi vi ng traces do n ot seem to be i n perfect accord wi th i t.

1 Go i s ten

1 Su i rge 1 Sobhairce11uadh Corca.

400 .

1cm . 1

1clain n - sen e

31 Co rcom ruad 1 n a hUaithn e 1

SE CTION VIII . —TH E SONS OF MIL . 43

399. There i s n o progen y reported of the warrio rs ,Sétga, Gosten , Sobairche, and Su irge . Of A m orgen i s

Corcu A chrach in E i le, an d the Orbraige, and Corcu

A irtbin n,and Corou A irtbi .

400 . E ber s . Ir, of h im are the progen y of OllomFotla an d of R udraige ; all the Ulaid are o f hi s progen y .

Of h i s progen y are Conm aicn e, Ciarraige, Corcom ruad,

an d Coren Du ibn e ; Dal Moga Ru i th (i .e Fi r Maige Fén e)an d L aigse of L aigin ,

A rad Chliach an d the sevenSogain s .

401. A s for E rim on ,

the leader of the expedi ti on ,of

him i s L eth Gu in n ,i .e . the fou r fam i lies of Tem air

Conall,Co lman ,

E ogan , an d A ed Slain e . Of him are

the three Con nachta, and A i rgialla, L aigin ,an d Osraige,

the Déssi of Mum u,an d the E rn ai of Mum u

, of whomwere the progen y of Deda, as well as Conaire the Greatwi th hi s chi ldren (the m en of A lba and of Dal Riata) ;an d the Mu scraige, an d Corco B ai scin n . A n d of the

E rnai of Mum u are Dal F iatach , the kings of Ulaid ;tho se are the progeny of E rim on . Of them also are

the Fotharta, of whom cam e B rigit, and Fin tan of

C luain E idn ech, Ui A i lella, an d Ui Cheochain . Of the

Fotharta are all tho se . [Those are all the progeny of

E rim on ] .

402 . E ber rem ain ed in the Sou th [wi th ] thi rty sh ips .

These are hi s leaders—B i le,Mil

, Cualu ,B lad

,E blin

Nar,E ber Don n

,E ber Fin n

,A i rech

,E ran nan ,

L ugaid

E r, Orba, Feron ,

Fergn a, E n ,Un

,E tan

, Caicher , Man tan,

Fu lman . These are the servi tors,of whom each m an

Dal Mu ige‘10m . 1 .

401 .

1ceitheora 1 Conall

,B ogan , Colm an , A edh Slan e (Slan L)

aom .

1cm . 1

6n a Fotharda 7

sic F, tu ata L8sic F ; Fachan L 9 Chaechai n do F othardaib i n sin n i le ; Clan n

E rem oin in sen ui le.

402 .

1 i ssiat 1a ttai sig

3 Erech,B ran dan

,Natan L

44 SE CTION VIII .


6Ai re Doi se,Dela

, Gliu ,Morba, Fea,

7L ife,Fem en

Fera.

403 B i li 1 Mi li d, i s dia claind Gaedi l u ile. Cualo 1

B lad 1 E bli n , n i fargabsat1claind

,ach t 2

a n - anm an na

for prim- Sliabaib (sic L ) . Nar 3

m ac B i le, a qu o R os

Nair.

4Noco n - in n i ster cland na fann ed, . i . E r,E tan ,

Cacher,Fu lm an

,

5Matan . N i 6fargaib E ber Doud n o

E rech clain d,daig ro baitte

,u i diacim u s .

6 Cethri m eic

E ber,Aer

,Orba

,Feron , Fergna ;

7n i ro thechtsatar - side

clain d, 1 leth - bliadain doib i r - rige hE ren n co rosm arb

Iriel .

404. L ugaid m ac Itha

,coic

1cin iuda fi ad

, . i . fin e DaireDaim thig , . i . na cfiie L ugdaig

—L ugaid Cal, a qu o1Calraige Con nacht , L ugaid Corr a qu o

3Co rpraige,L ugaid

4Corp a qu o Dal5Corpre Cliach ,

6u t ali i diou n i

,

L ugaid7Oircthe a qu o Corco Oircthe, L ugaid L aeg

a qu o Corco8L oegde ; dia m bai m ac Dairin e, . i

‘

. L ugaid

m ac Con ;9

.i . A i lill1 "Olom i s o rodai l

,ocu s n i

1 1

[f] etasuad cotlud ic n eoch ai le acht la E loir , .i . cii bai ic A i lill

Olom .

4505

. E ber Find im orro , i s dia chlaind1 Dal Cai s, 1

Dal 1Con , 13Delm na, 1 na Dosi Tuascirt, 1 Dal Mosco rp,

u i qu idam pu tan t,3 Dal 4Mathra

, 1 hU i Derdu ib , 1“Cathraige, 1 E li , 1 Toath

6Tu rbi , 1 E oganacht7Casi l ,

1 E oganacht A n e, 1 E ogan acht L ocha L oin , 1 E oganacht

Rathlind, 1 E oganacht

8Grlen nAm nach , 1 E oganacht

A rand, 1 E oganacht Rui s

9A irgit. Si l E b ir 1 0in sen n i le .

m ogu idh i s ga lon gaib battar - sen e, .i . long cacha m ogad dib,

.i . Adar“Raire 7 L ifi

'

elg ins . na m ogai d ra tu i rm sem m air.

403.- clanda 1

a n - anm an d (sic L) for n a tri prim- sleibtib u t

z‘om . m ac

1n ucun innestar clan n a fen n ead 6 Man n tan M fargaib

A i reach clan d, doigh ro bai tea ; E randan ro bai deadh ac Sgene1 ins .

iat- saide,and cm . rem ainder of


had a ship ; A dar, A ire, Déi sse, Dela, Cliu ,Morba

,Fea,

L ife,Fem en

,Fera.

403. B i le and Mi l, of their progen y are all the Gaedil.

Cualu an d B lad and E blin left n o progen y, on ly theirnam es upon im portan t m ou n tain s . Nar s . B i le

,a qu o

R os Nair . No progen y of the warriors i s recorded, that

i s, of E r, E tan , Caicher, Fu lm an ,Man tan . E ber Don n

an d A i rech left n o chi ldren ,for they were drown ed, as

we hav e said. The fou r son s of Fiber, E r, Orba, Feron ,

Fergn a,8 had n o chi ldren . They had a half-

year in the

kingship of Ireland,ti ll Iriel slew them .

404. L ugaid s . Ith , five peoples cam e of him ,

to wit

the fam i ly of Daire Doim thech , nam ely the five L u gaidsL ugaid Cal, a qu o the Calraige of Con n achta, L ugaid

Corr a gu o the Corpraige, L ugaid Corp a qu o Dal

Co irpre of Cliu u i ali i diou n i,L ugaid Oircthe a qu o

Corcu Oircthi , L ugaid Laeg , a qu o Co rcu L aegde ; of

whom was the son of Dairin e, L ugaid m ac Con . A i lill

Olom it i s he who n u rtu red him ; an d he cou ld n ot sleepwi th any save w i th E loi r, a hou nd which A i lill possessed .

405. A s for E ber Firm

,of hi s progen y are Dal Cai s ,

an d Dal Cein , and Delbn a, an d the Northern Déssi , an dDal Mo scorb , u t qu idam pu tan t ; Dal Mathra

,hUi

Derdu ib, Cathraige, E i le, an d Tl

’

i ath Tu irbi ; an d the

E oganacht of Cai ssel, of A in e, of L och L ein ,of Raithlin n

,

of Glen n Am ain , of A ra, an d of R es A irgit. Tho se are

all the seed of E ber .

404 .

1cin eadha ro ch in nseat u ada 1 Kallraighe Chon .

1tC

‘

o rbraige‘1 Gorb 5 Co irpri

6cm . u t ali i dicu n t 1 Fhorcthe 11 L ai dhghe

dia m bai L ugai d m ac Dai rin e 9 the .i . yc F 1° Ulum i s e rodm all1 1 fetas n adh cotlud la n ech aile acht la hE loi r .i . cu A i lil l (sic) .

405 .

1 in s . sein2 Cein 3' 5 Delbn a 1 na Dessi i n Tuai scirt 1 Dal

Mai s Corp : om . u t qu idam putan t‘1 Mattra 5 Cathraige Tu i rbhi

1 Cassi l 5 Glen d Am n ach A i rget1°ni li sen .

46 SE CTION VIII . - TH E SONS OF MIL .

406. B ai cosnam etir Maceu M i led im on rige, . i . etir

Fi ber 1 hE rim on , co rucad A m ai rgen chu en do 1chora

etu rru . Con erbai lt Am airgen ; Orba in taesig, .i . Du ind.

don tanai se,

. i . do 2hE rim on, 1

3a orba- su ide do E ber

dia ois .

4Ocu s n i ragab E ber in sen , ach t ro ind hE re11n .

1

Daig5 i s iat tri cot- bretha 6

ru ctha oc Maccaib Mi led in7hE rin n

,.i . in breth ru c Am airgen i Tem raig , 1 in breth

sain i S laib Mi s , 1 in breth ru c Am airgen i Gind8Sale

1 m - Mum ain for o ssaib 19altaib 1

’ 1 "chethraib ; am ail

1 1atrubairt in fili

Su n d ru e A m ai rgen in m breth

407 Sei siu r toessech tes tra fodeoid, 1

1m orsei siu r

toesig thuaid,tarrasair and ; 1 rige thess

‘

do E ber 1

rige tuaid do hE rim on . In seisiu r thes,

.i . E ber 3fei sin ,

L ugaid m ac Itha, E tan m . Occe, I'

l n m . Ucce, Cacher,Fu lm an . In

1m orsei siu r

5thuaid

,hE rim on

,E ber m .

Ir,Am ai rgen , Gosten ,

Sotga, Sobairce, 1 Su rge in

sechtm ad. Is do sin 7atrubairt R o ign e file, m ac Ugain e

Moir,ri Mal m ac Ugain e, ria brathair,

8di ar iarfacht

Mal : Can do 9thu irthecht : comid and atbert R o ign e,

A m hic ain Ugain e

408 N o com bad iat da seisiu r atberad,

. i . so Meic

M i led 1 so Meic1B reogo in ,

.i . hE rim on ,E ber

,L ugaid,

Am airgen ,Colptha, Ir ,

2B rego , B i li , Foat , B lad, CualoCualn ge .

3Is am laid s en tra gabsat Gaedil hE rind .

‘1Fin it do na Gabalaib an uasana.

‘1

406.

1choir 1 E rem on

1a yc F ; orbha- sen

“om .

5as

“rucad ic 7 'Erin d an d cm . fo llowing .i . 8 tSai le in Deas -Mum ain

”ealtta, the in i tial e a correcti on of a previ ously

- wri tten 11°cetraib

asbert in filid .

407 .

1.u i . L, .u i i . F 1 toi ssig atuaid do E rem on tarraistai r an d


406. There was a con ten tion between the .son s of Mi l

con cern ing the kingship , that i s , between E ber and

E rim on . A m orgen was brought to them to arb i tratebetween them

,an d he said : The heri tage of the ch ief,

Don n,to the secon d, E rim on ; an d h i s heri tage to fi ber

after h im . B u t E ber wou ld n ot accept that— on ly a

di vi sion of Ireland . These are the first threejudgem en ts that were given am on g the s on s of Mil in

Irelan d : the judgem en t that Am orgen gave in Tem air,

an d that deci sion in Sliab M i s , an d the deci sion thatAm orgen gave in Gen n tSaile in Mum u upon the deer

and roes and quadrupeds ; as the poet said

Poem n o . LXXV.

407. In the end there were six chieftain s s ou thwardan d seven chieftain s n orthward who cam e there ; an d

E ber had the kingship sou thward and E rim on the

kin gship n orthward . The six in the Sou th were E berhim self

,L ugaid s . i th , E tan s . Oicce

,0 11 s . U icce, Caicher ,

Fulm an . The seven in the North were E rim on,E ber s .

fr,Am orgen , Oo sten , Sétga, Sobairce, and the seven th

was Su rge . Of these m atters did R oign e the poet speak,the son of Ugo in e the Great, to Mal son of Ugoin e hi s

bro ther,when Mal asked him : Sin g of thin e expedi tion .

Then i s it that R aign e said

Poem n o . L XXVI .

408 . Or they say that they were twice six m en,nam ely

the six son s of Mil and the six son s of B reogan—E rim on ,

E ber, L ugaid, Am orgen , Colptha, i r ; B rego , B i le, Fuat,B lad, Cualu , Cuai lnge. In thi s wi se did the Gaedil takeIreland ; fin i t of the Takin gs of Irelan d down to th i s .

3 Fi n d,om . fei sin

4sei siur u el m orfei sser F 5

atu ai d 6cm . .i .

7adubai rt 8 diar fiarfaigh in m any . R oighn e file mn ic Ughoi n e F

9 tui rthech t ; as and asbert.

408 .

1 B reogai n2 B reogan su bsti tu tes : Gaeidi l tra, i s

am lai d sin rogab sat Tfiatha De Danan n E rin an d im orro, im Taltiu

gab sat4 ‘ 4 F substi tu tes Ghabalaib E renn an uas anu sin.

SE CTION VIII—TH E SONS OF MIL .

Secon d R eduction .

[D alon e, am on g the R3 MSS

, prefix es here a copy of if886,taken ,

m ost probably, from the lost text on ce in L ebor n o

H u idri . It run s parallel , save for slight orthographicalvariation s, with the version prin ted above, down to toib fri toiban n fos, after which it en ds with the words Is do aidedu ib

dian - anman nui b n et toisech - so, an uas ro cachain Flan n in u se

sis,

“Toisig

”etc. (Poem n o .

409 .

1Ceist : cad é 2tairthu d fir Mac 3Mi led ? N insa. Cenel

fil 4 ic Sleib A rm en ia, . i . H iberi a sloin n iu dh . B u i ri am ra

occo , .i . 5Mi lidh m ac B ile m eic 6Nem a. B u i - side 7hi 8cosn am

flaithiu sa fria brathair a athar , fri 9Refelair m ac Nem a ; 1

dolu id,lu cht ceithre 1 "

m barc,for 1 1 lon gas , 1

1 2coic lan om n a

déc 1 4cech baircce 1 am us forcraid 1 5

cen m u ai , Da thuisech

am ra“acco

,.i . ”Ucce 1 Ocee. Lotar for Mu ir 1 8Caisp am ach ,

for in 1 gn - ocian 2O

n - im echtrach ,

2 11 dolotar tim chu ll n a hA issia

”sairdes co hIn is Deprofan e . Tri m iss dbib 2 gindti . Tri m iss

aile for fai'

rrce, co

2 1riachtatar co hE igipt fodeoid ,

hi ein d

ceithre m bliadan coicat ar2 5tri cet ar

2 6m i le 2 7iar cot-

gabail

E ren n do Parrtolon ,h i ein d im orro

2 8ceithre m bliadan déc ar

noi cétaib iar 2 9m badud Forain d a Mu ir R u aid . R o 3°

siachtatar

E igipt.

3 1Pharo N echtanabu s ba ri ”E igi pte31 33in tan sin 1

is esin in cfiiced ri cethrachat iar 34Forun d C in cr is, ro35baided

i m -Mu ir R u aid ; ocht m bl iadn a do for E igipt36co ro

37baided .

Pharo 39Cerres ba ri in a diaidh ,.xu . bliadn a.

4 0Ocu s is coir

a fis con ad 4 1Foran d ainm cech rig4 z in E igi pt, am ail asberar

“Cessair do 4 4

gach rig i r - Roim 14 5P

‘

otolom eu s do oodb rig

in 4 6A laxan dria,4 7de qu ibu s dicitu r

409 .

1 Thi s follows 1I4 15 i n R : ces E 2 tai rthudh VA tarrtughad E3 M i li d R 1

a E ic i D i A R 5 Mi le R M i l E c N em ain R

7cc ER ic D 8

cosn um A ccos D 9 R efi R 1° bar-ca R .

1 1 lon gais DR cei tri E 13 deg E 14cecha R 15

can R1°occo A ogco E sic VA Uga ER Ucca D Ucc A 18 Chai spp A

1°om . n VA aigen E 2°

n‘im rechtach R ”1

om . 1 R 22siairrdhes E

'

23 in ti om . an d ye R riachtachatar R 15.dccc'

c. E 1° m i li Ro R 1°

.u . an d in m arg . n o .i i i i . R ; con tra/riwise .u . wri tten above


50 SE CTION VIII—TH E SONS OF MIL .

A rm adi s iarom ,5 bliadna. Ram esses post, 60 bl. A m en oses

,40 bl.

A m en om es 28 bl . Tu res, 7 m bl . ; r ia linn - side ro_toglad Troi ; i s cu ice ro

siacht Men elu ss 1 Elen a iarsin togai l. Drem en di s, 26 m bl . Psen res,

4 0 bl . Thu sbu s,9 b l. Oscoru s, 7 b l , Pesinacu s

,9 bl . Pesun es, 25 bl .

Sesson chu s,

b l . Pi sam u s, 40 b l. B achor, 4 7 m bl . I s ria linn ro labai r

i n t - uan i nfiigipt. E theops, 12 b l . Si lu iccu s, 15 b l . E itheops, 20 bl .

E itheops Mem es, 12 b l. Staban tes, 7 m b l . E n cepros, 6 b l . N echao, 8 m bl .

P assan et, 9 m bl . N echot, 8 m bl . Pasam u thes, 12 b l . H upriphis, 30 bl.

A m m iris, 42 b l. Am arterei s,6 b l . N efriteis

,6 bl . Anchori s 12 b l . Mutes,

1 bl . N echtan ebu s Farao , 18 m bl . (a)

410 . I sse ba ri1E igipti ar

2chin d Mi led m eic B i le cona

alon gai s, 1

f uai r fei lte “oca

,fri re ocht m b liadan ; 1

5dober 6a ingin

“Scota do .

Ocu s ba si sin s im sir 8lu i dh Al exan der Mor m ac9Pi lip . i ssin A i sia, 1 ro

thairb i r in E gipt1°fo ré ir

, 1 ro i n darb 11Farao N echtan ebu s a hE igipt1 2i n 13E theoip, 1 ro di chu ir_

15A rtarsersess ar tus fecht n - ai le in d E ighipt.1“CUm taigthir iarom cathir rig

17in E gipt la 1°hA 1axan der,Alexandria a

hainm, 1 di scai lter flaithiu s di les i nd E gipt an n sin

, 1 gabait Greigf ortam lu s indte ; 1

19hic Grec Al exan dria ro bui fiai thu s an E gipt 620sin

am ach . Con i d ann sin tan ic 21Mi led 22a hE igipt dochum a cen eoi l fei n .

”Fin it.

411 .

1Do 2dechatar 3tra 4

m orlonges Mac M i led5 do gahail

6an

7Inber Slain e, 1

"

n i 8rosleicset T

'

fiatha De 9Danann hi tir,

1 °1

n i ro lfiaisset imchora friu . Ocu s l 1ro

1 2dolbsat tria dru idecht1 3com bad dru im 1 4

m u icce 1 5 in d in is ara1 6cin n ; is désin ata

Mu ice- In is for 1 8hE rin n .

1 9Ocu s ro2°tim chellsat 2 1E rin n to

410 .

1 E igipt E E gipte R 2cin d V a longas E ‘

occa Ao cco E 5 dobei r R “

a ingen R, om . E 1 Sota A 3 doln ia Edollui d R 9 Phi lip i ssind A issia A 1° for a reir D Pharo AFaro R isin E asin R 13 E theo ip (a mark li ke an a abo ve

the o,of n o apparen t sign ifican ce) A 1‘

rondi ochair E rondichu ir R15 A rtarserses A A rtarxarxes ED A rtarxerxes R 1“

cum dai thi r Acum taigter E qm tu igthi r D cu m daigter AR om ., cat ad (

‘l ) i n terlin edabove D l 7 la A laxandai r in E gipt R 13 the in i tial letters A l

yo V ; ins. .i . R 19 i s hic A 1°shai n V 21 Mi lid A Mi li

wi th fo llowing letter eras ed R 12 ind Erinn D om . Fi n i t ER .

4 11 .

1 ins . o R ; di a ro A 2 decadar E deochatar DR aom . R

-

gai s R 5 ins. dono “in DR 7n - imber R ; Slan e D

(a) For brevity the n um bers o f the regnal years are stated in Arabic figu res.


Af terwards Arm ai s, 5 years, . [H ere a long gap passed over, fromR em esses through 163 years ] Ram ses 60 [recte 66] years. A mmen ophis,40. Am en em es 28 [recte Thu oris, 7—in hi s tim e Troy was

captu red, an d to him cam e Men elau s an d H elen after i ts captu re. [H ere

the dynasty of the Diopo li tan i , 178 yea/rs, passed over. ] Sm en di s,

26 years. Psu sen n es 40 [recte A m m en ophthi s 9 . Osochor 7

[recte Psin aces 9 . Psu sen n es, 25 [recte Seson chosi s, 21 .

[H ere fou r kings passed over, covering 67 years ] Psamm u s 40

[recte B occhoris, 4 7 [recte 44 ] —in hi s reign the lam b spake, in

Egypt. Aeth iops, 12i. Seb ichos, 15 [recte Aethi ops, 20 . MerrasA eth iops, 12 [recte Stefinati s, 7. N echepsos, 6. N echao, 8 .

Psamm eticu s, 9 [recte N echao II,8 . Psam m eticu s II

,12 .

Vafres, 30. Am asi s 42 . [Persian dynasty passed over, coveri ng

111 years] . Am arteu s, 6. N eferites, 6. A chori s,12 . Psamm uthes, 1 .

Pharao Nectan ebu s, 18 years. ( a)

410 . H e i t i s who was ki ng of Egypt, to whom M i l s. B i le cam e with

h i s exped ition ; and he [Mi l ] fou n d a welcom e there f or a space of eight

years, an d he [the king ] gave h im h i s daughter, Scota. N ow that was the

tim e when Al exan der the Great s. Phi lip, cam e i n to Asia ; an d be b rought

E gypt u nder hi s au thori ty, an d drave Pharao N echtan ebu s forth from

Egypt in to Ethi opia ; an d he first drave Ar taxerxes,an other tim e

,in to

E gypt. Thereafter a royal city i s f oun ded by Alexan der in Egypt,Alexan dria by n am e

,and the n ative ru le of Egypt was then taken away,

and the Greeks took au thori ty therein ; an d the ru le of Egypt was in. the

possess i on of the Greeks of Alexan dria from that onward. So i t i s then

that M i l cam e f rom Egypt to hi s own people. F in it.

411 . So the expedition of the Son s of Mi l cam e to land inInber Slain e, bu t the Tuatha Dé Danan n did n ot su ffer themto land, and did n ot go to m ake peace with them ; and theyfram ed by their dru idry that Ireland was as the back of a

hog i n fron t of them ; this is why Ireland is called H og

- leicsit A - laigset E - lecset R 9om . Danan u R 1° in s. iat A

do R 12- sad E 1"

com adh E com a D 1“m u ice E m u iei DR

an i n is ER ; ins. em ai l atrubram ar, and cm . ind in i s for hE rinn Dein d A ci on n E 17 m u ic AER 18 Erinn AR B irin d E

1”om . ocu s R ceallsad E cheallsat R 21 E i r E fo thri

Erin n DR tri AB D1"con adh A conad E 1"

anu sin A

( a) This list o f E gyptian kin gs is taken . from the Chro n icle o f E u seb iu s ; the

n am es are here gi ven as they appear in the Latin text o f the tran slation o f

H ieronym u s , from wh ich ou r com piler drew h is in fo rm ation . Later, we shall fin d

cum ulative eviden ce that the M S o f E u seb iu s at the com piler’

s disposal was a

tran script o f the Co lbertin e text, i f no t actually that M S . itse lf ; here it giv es an

easy explan ation o f the corru ption o f the n am e Vafres”

in to“H upriph is

”.

Th i s is ev i den tly a com b in ation o f u apr is wh ich the scribe wro te, with u:afr is

in to which a co rrecto r chan ged it.“N echod

”an d Bocho r ”

also approx im ate to

C o lbertin e readin gs. Om the other han d , E n cepro s for E n cepso s”i s a m istake

o f the Irish scr ibes, an d there is n o j u stification for Drem en dis in the Co lbertin e

M S : N or m ust we ov erloo k the fact that several n am es in the list are om itted in

the Co lbertin e M S . which are du ly recorded in their proper places in the I rish list.


2 2thnri,

. con id 2 4 iar sin rogabsat26an n Inber 2 7Slain e, n o

Scé in e.

Ocus 1do lotar 2hi tir, 1

3tiagait iarsin4a Slé ib 5Miss .

Ocu s 6dochu ir B an ba doib 7an d, con a sluagalib

8dr u idechta 91

1 0am ain sechta 1 1 immalle fria. R o

” iarfacht 1 3A m argen1 4di

Cia hainm - sin ? 1 6ol se. B an ba

,

1 7ar si , 1 is

1 81'

1aim 1 9ainm n igter

ind in is , .i . 2 0In is B an ba .

2 1A tragat iarsi n. -i Slé ib n E blin n i ;

do 2 2chu irethar 2 3Fotla doib and

,

2 4

1 ro2 5fiarfaigh in fili di fon

coir 2 6cetna

,C ia 2 7haiu m - sin

“.2 2 8

ar sé .

2 9Fotla, ar si,

30m o ainm ,

13 1 is uaim ainm n igher

3 2 ind in is .

33 “Dolotar co35hUisn iuch

Midhi, c

-o3 7fuaratar 2 8hl

'

a'

lrinn ar m, 1 ro

39fiiarphacht in file di ,

C i a. hainm ? Se.

4 1A sbert si , ba“hE riu

, 1 ba4 3huaithe 4 4

ro

hainmn igedh ind in is .

413 .

1Dochuata’

r2dana co L iathdruim

,

31“

. i . co Tem raig‘

1 doschu ir doib 6E thor 1 Cethor 1 Tethor

7and

, cona8sluagaib

dru i -dechta.

9Conai‘

tch‘e-tar cath n o1 0rigi n o

1 1cert , co Macaib

Mi ledh 1 2 im on tir . Ocus 1 3adubratar na 1 4Tiiatha :

1 5Doberam ne,

ar1 6seat, am ail 1 7

atbera for 1 8file fein 1 9dib ; ar dia 2 "ruca

2 1

gfibreth2 2forain d

,

2 3bit m arb 2 ‘1 lenn .

4 14 .

1A tbei r Lebar Drom m a Snecli ta coni d i Slé ib M is do accu i l E ri

iat, 1 ro doilb sluaga m ara com batar oc cathugud fri u ; con ro chan sat a

ndrui deseom 1 a filid 2ai rchetla doib

,conacatar - u i batir foit m ona 1

slé ib i ; con ia dé,

“ Sliab Mi ss.

” Ocu s com ad 3ann asbert E ri : A 60 0 0 ,

or si,i s m ocheu du ib ; cian 4

(Sta oc fathaib for tu i decht i lle. B id lib co

an n E 5- sad A do D om . ro R 6

a n Inb . E DR 2’om . Slain o

n o DER 28 Scen i D Scene R.

4 12 .

1 doll R a E i DR 3 tiagh VAE, ~aid E ‘ h i D5 M is E DR 6 tochair E c docu ir[ethar] D dochu i r R 7

an n DER8

- da E ”om . 1 A 1°

am u in sechta D 11m oalle E m oale D im m ale R

(the m i ssing fir st, 1 yo)1 2 f iar E 13 A im irgin ED Ai m irghein R

1“om . R .

15thainm - si D hai nm - Si ER 16

al D 17a1 D 0 1 R

1“uam D 1°

~ther R ; an i n is ER 2°om . in i s D 21

atnagat V adn agar E ;

om . following iarsin D 22cu ir A E - edar D - i thar R 23 Fodlo D

2‘om . R 25 iar RD fiar (wi thou t lenxition ) V - faid R 6

cetnai Da aium an d om .

- siu R haium - Si ED 280 1 E 29 Fodla D

a0om . m o ai nm DE 31

as uaimh‘

D, as also R ge i n R ” i ns .

.i . In i s Fodla E “ doll DR 35 hUs D,

- nech R 3“Midhe EMide DR b fuaradar E fuarotar

, a stroke over the first r D” E ir E - in d R 31’sic D ; changed see. m an . to iarfacht R ; fiarphacht A


Island A nd they skirted arou nd Irelan d three tim es and

thereafter landed in In ber Slaine (or Scén e).

412 . A n d they lan ded,an d cam e thereafter on to Sliab M is,

where B an ba m et them ,with her dr u idic and m agic hosts in

her com pan y . Am orgen asked of her,What is thy nam e ?

said he. B an ba, said she, and from m e is the islan d n am ed

B anba’

s Island . Thereafter they m ade their way to Sliab

E iblin n e,where Fotla m et them

,an d the poet asked of her in

like wise,What is thy nam e ? said he. Fotla

,said she

,is m y

nam e, an d from m e is the islan d nam ed . They cam e to Uisn ech

of Mide, an d there foun d E riu,an d the poet asked of her,

What is thy nam e ? She said that it was E rin , an d that fromher the island was n am ed .

413 . Then they cam e to L iathdru im ,that is

,to Tem air ; and

E thor,Cethor an d Tethor m et them there, with their dru idic

hosts . They dem an ded of the Son s of Mi l battle, or kin gship ,

or satisfaction,in the m atter of the lan d . The Tuatha said

We shall give, said they , as you r own poet shall adjudge to you ,

for if he shou ld give a false judgem en t again st u s he shall dieat ou r han ds .

414 . The B ook of Druim Sn echta says , that i t was in Sliab M is that

E riu had converse wi th them ; and that she form ed great hosts which were

com bating wi th them . Their drui ds an d poets sang spells again st them ,

so that they saw that they were on ly sod s of peat an d of the m ou n tain .

Whence com es“Sliab Mis ” (a) An d that i t was there that E riu sai d :

Warri ors,sai d she

,welcom e to you ; long i s you r com ing hi ther kn own to

fiarfacht E 4°cm . 0 1 se R adb ert E ; si ye R hE i re E Eriu R

“u i thi A uaithe R huai th i D “

om . ro ; ainm n igter an in is R .

4 13 .

1- cuadar E - ouatar R 2 don o A didi u R a

.i . co Tem raigom . an d in ter li ned (the co ye) D 4

om . 1 AR 5chu ir A tochair E

cu i red R ° E thoi r 1 Ceitheoi r 1 Tei theo ir E 7an n DRA

8- u ib D ; d

'

reoidhechta E dru idh R - chtai D 9can ai tchetar A

can ai tceadar E connaitcetar R 1°rig V ri ghe D 11

chert D1 1 m o an tir E DR 13

. adubradar E atrubartatar R atrubratar DTuatho D - n i E D (aim n e E) 1“

siat D siad E 17adbera E

19 bfile E fili R 19 du ibh E rucca AD ruga E gubrei th DRAforainn e DRA b‘idh A b id E DR lein n ER lin n D .

Imm ediately after thi s TI the poem F ir torachta (n o . LXXI ) fo llows,except i n D ; in troduced in E wi th the words Conad ann asbert,

414 .

1 This ii in D on ly2the 1 wri tten like a b 3

ann di ttographed1a wri tten under the o in marg .,

see. m an .

(a) A pparen tly im ply in g a der ivation from S liab .Me ise, A ppar ition M o u n tain

54 SE CTION VIII . - TH E SONS OF MIL .

brath in d in i s seo 1 n i b ia in is a com m et bu s ferr co h iarth i r in dom ain .

N i b ia cin i ud bus com slain e i nda for cin od - si co b rath . I s m ai th sin ,

0 1 A m argin . N i fri s bu d m ai th a bu de, ol Donn, sin ser m ac Mi led, acht

ria ar n dé ib 1 ria ar cum achta. . uCum m a du it, ol E ri,u i ba tarba na

hins i - si, 1 u i ba dot chloin d . A scid dam sa

,a m acco Mi led 1 a chlan n

B reogu in n , 0 1 Si , .i . m’ainm f orsin d in dsi - siu . B id he bu s prim

- ai um

di co b rath,ol A im i rgi n . Ocu s do gell

- som don dias ban eli am laid sin .

Ocu s Potla ro accu i ll iat i n U i snech .

6Slicht libu ir eli i n n si n an u as,

.i . L ebu r n a hU i dri .6

415 .

1B eir in m breth, a A im irgin ,

for E ber Donn . A tbera,

oi Ai m irgim ; l-egar dbib in in is - [s] ea. Cia leth n odragam , ol

E ber . Tar n oi ton n a am ain , ol A im irgin . Ocu s is i sin 2cet

breth ru cad in hE rin n 6 Macaib M i led .

1

Fir toruchtu tuin ide

3Dia m o4chom airle 5dogn ethe

'

an n,a

6Maccu M i led,ar

7Don nm ac M i led, 8 is n a cath do 9biaid. N a darben e 1 0do 1 1

chum a-chta,

0 1 n a1 2dru idhi

, n a1 3m enm ann aib na

1 4targaidh1 5E rin n co

brath .

1 6Dolotar Meic M i ledh l 7a Tem raig do ” Inbiur

1 9Scen e 12 0dolotar dar 2 1

n oi 2 2ton da m ara2 3imm ach . Ocu s

focherdsat n a2 5dru idhi 2 6

gaetha2 7drfu idhechta 2 8

na n degaidh ,co

2 9tochradh soin m u rl

griain n - ichtrach $ 1for 32l'

i achtar 33 in

m ara. B a si m et n a34hainbthin e doib ,

3 5conas ru e in 3 7

gaethsiar

, com tar38tu irsich .

39Gaeth 4 °druadh in so , ar4 1Don n m ac

4 2Mi led .

4 3Is ed,

Mar Am argen ,

4 5m en is fil 4 6

(i sin tseol . 4 7Ocu sdolu id E randan

,

4 9ossar m ac Mi ledh , 5 "hisin 5 1

sedlchran d,5 21

asbert : 5 3N i fil 5 ‘1osin tsebl . Co torchair 5 5as in tseolchran n ,

5 7co torchair s8 im n a cairrgib (

5 9n d

5 8 im 60chlaraib n a. lu in ge) ,

elco ro

62scailset a b -ai ll .

4 15 .

“ in D on ly cait MS 3 diam bad DR diam adh E“com VR chom airl

‘i D com hairli E l‘

-

gui ti E -

gnethi DR ; and VERen dainnu and 0m . Mi led V m accu n o a n dain u A m aca ED cm . a m accu

M i l. R 7 Dou d’ ER 8 i ssin a cath D 9 bhiadh V b iad E l )

b ieth R m o wr itten an d changed to do E 11chum achtaib I)

- de RD - m and E - n.nui b D 14- aid

' R - u id D 15 E'

ire EhE rin n R 1“doll R ; M i lid R o R ; Tem ru ig D 1“Inber DR1° Scein e E Scena R Scen i

, ait i m batar a l - lon ga D lotar (em .

do D dollotar tar n a (a sm all 1 inserted below the a, see. m an .) ton na R

n ao i E 22tonna AD 23

am ach DR im ach E 2“focerd ER .

- sa~d ER ” dru ide E dru idi ARD 2“gaotha EA goethe l)

27 dru idechta VER drai dechta D 28 ina R ; ndeagaid R n dedhaidh Etocrad E tochrad R toch-arad D $0

an E -R ; m u i r ER -

grian E DR

SE CTION VIII.—'

TH E SONS OF MIL . 55 :

soothsayers. ! ou rs shall be this island for ever,and there shall be n o

i slan d of like si ze that shall be better,between this an d the East of the

W orld. There shall be n o race m ore perfect than you r race for ever.

Good i s that, said Am orgen ; N or to her were it right. to gi ve thanks, said

Don n,eldest of the son s of M il

,but to our gods and to ou r m ight.

’Ti s alike to thee, said ‘ E riu ; thou shalt have

'

n o profit of thi s i slan d n or

shall thy progeny. A gift to m e, ye son s of Mi l and progeny of B reogan ,

said she ; that m y n am e shall be on thi s i slan d . It shall b e i ts chief n am e

for ever, said Am orgen . A nd he m ade the like prom i se to the other two

wom en ; an d it was Fotla who conversed wi th them in U i sn ech . [The above

is an extract from an other book L ebor na H u i dri . ]

415 . Give the judgem en t , A m orgen ,said E ber Donn . I

shall give it, said Am orgen . L et this island be left to them .

H ow far shall we go ? said E ber . Ju st over n in e waves, saidAm orgen . That is the first judgem en t that was ever given in

Irelan d, from the Son s of Mi l.

Poem n o . LXXI .

If it were m y counsel ye shou ld follow,Son s of Mil

, said Donn8 . Mil

,it is in .battle _it shou ld be [settled ] . Squan der n ot thy

stren gth , said the dru ids, rem em ber n ot, n or com e in to Irelan dfor ever . The Son s of Mil cam e from Tem air to Imber Scen e,an d they cam e ou t, over n in e sea waves. The dru ids wroughtdru idic win ds behind them ,

so that the bottom sea-

gravel waspu t upon the sur face of the sea. So great was the tem pestagain st them ,

that the W ind drave them westward till they wereweary. A wind of wizards is this, said Donn s. Mil . It is,said Am orgen ,

u n less it be over the sail . E ran nan,youn gest

of the son s of Mil,clim bed up the m ast , an d said

,It is n ot

over the sail . Then he fell from the m ast,an d fell upon the

rocks, or upon the planks of the sh ip , so that his lim bs were

scattered .

31 fora R 32- tur V 33

an R 31 hainb tin e E R“5conu s E - os 1)

rucc A rug E gaoth E 38 tu 'i rsigh A toi rrs E tu irsig R ;- sech D 3°

gaoth E D40 druad A E ; inn so A an dso E an n so R

in so (the i n yo) D 41Dou d R “ye AR ; M i li d R 4s i ssed AER

440 ] ER ; Am i rgin R ‘15

m enu s E m an is R 4“o i si n R 41

cm . 1, R‘8 doll R - ui d AB 19

osar E fosar corrected to sosar R osar na

clainn e. (glossed .i . m ac Mi led) D 5° i sin ER (changed see. m an . to

o i sin R) tseolchran n E seolcrann DR 5 2adbert E aspert D

53n iui l D 54 ins . i E : i sin (u sm ll correcting 0 above the first i

sec. m an .) R 55 ins . iarom E 56- chrau n n D , - crand R - cran n E ;

the r yc V fins . 1 R : torcair V 58um (b is) R R

60claraib (the 1 yo) E chlarad D clarad R 61

cu r R $2scai lsit

‘Ascai lsed E .


416.

1Ocu s 2atbert Don n :

3Is 4m ebul 5don 6aess dana n ach

ta irnet in 8dru ideacht. N i ba 9m ebu1, l °ol 1 1A m argen ; 1

asraracht suas 11 2asrubert

A i lin iath nE ren/n

ocus dorala1 3finn feith “deib forsin 1 5fairrce

1 6fochetoir . Ocus1 7asbert Donn 1 8m ac

1 9Mi led : Dobersa, ar se, to gin gai 1“claidib in fiallac -h fil issia indsi inn ossa, acht 2 2

co roisiu r tir .

Rod‘

elig in gaeth2 4riu in lu in g i raibe Don n in ri

, 1 ro baidedh

Donn 2 5hic na Dumachaib ,2 6dian abar. Tech nDu in n . Ceithri

2 "fir fichet, 1 dam n ai déc,

2 81 ceathrar am u s

, 1 cethrar 2 9

gillai ,

isse lin ro baidedh 3°isszin lu in g sin .

31Drama cech fir ann .

3 1

4 17 . Ocu s i s ann ro bai dedh Di l ben Du in n,u t dicun t u li [i ] . In gen

- side

Mi led, 1 hE rim on f éin dorat fbd fu irri, con erbai rt : Is fott fri Di l so .

Unde Potla, u t ali i aiun t. Odba in gen Mi led, m athai r tri m ac n‘

Rrim oin,

1 Mu im n e,Lu igne, Laigne, i s i ro leice hE rim on in Espain , 1 tuc Tea

tara cenn . T'

an u ig im orro Odha,in den lui ng, fria a m acaib anness, 1 i s

iat roslessu ig, conerbu i lt in Odha,un cle Odha dici tur.

418 .

1Dolotar Meic Mi led an In ber 2Scein e 1 an In ber3Fé ile

,

1 4

1 lu id5E r im on 6lam clé fri hE rin d,

7 800 ro gaib in

Inb iur Colptha.

8

°H is i i n sai n 9 bliadain ro1°bri ss A laxan dar i n cath m or. hi torchai r

11Dairi u s Mdr m ac 3’A rsab i , h i ein d 1“secht m bli adan tri chat 1 da cét

acht tri b liadna iar m arbad 1°B allastai r 1 iar togai l B aib i loin e do Chirm ac Dai r, di a ro

1°leicedh in 1"bru it assin dairi 18B ab i londai do reit

416.

1cm . R 1

ad EA as R 8as R ‘ m eabhai l E, - bal D

dind D' °aos E aes ADR 7

- ed ER 8 drui dheacht A dru idecht DRgaoth dru idechta E °

m ebal ED 1°or E al D A im i rgin E DR

12adrubairt E 1“findfei th

“E fin dfei th D dindfeth R 1“om . E ;

f orsin d R fai rrce A nbfairrgi E fai rrgi D fai rci R fai rce V1°si c A - ced E - cet all. 1 7

adb E asp D 1”yc R 1°

- 1id R1°

ga E gae R - dim AR 12co t o roi s E roissiur A ro isiu r D

risir R - eili gh A - ei li g RE 2‘ frin DR 2“ic ER ; Dum b EDum chaib R 2°

om . dianabar T. nD . D 0m . n R n -Dui nd AE

fir yo V .i . for 1 EA 1°

gilla ER 1‘° i sin AE R i si nd D114” in D on ly.


58 SE CTION VIII . -TH E SONS OF MIL .

1°chom aim serai d 1

2°com hsi n te. Mad do

2 1reir in 22

choi tchin n ,23 ‘i ssin 24

tress

aim sir in dom ain 25tan catar Mei c Mi led in E rin n,dia 2°dardain ar ai

1“laithe2°sechtm ai n e, for

3°sechtm ad déc escai , h i callan n Mai 31iar lai thi

m i ss grein e. Gabai s tascu r Mac Mi led 32hE rind, 1 b e han d dorigne33Am argen in file i n 3i laidh - si , 1a tabai rt a coissi desi hi ti r

,d icens

A n gdeth i m - m u ir

3°Fi n i tt.

.Cachai n dana 36Am argen lasodhai n“6 do 31tochasol 38é isc a

n - inberaib

Iascach mu ir

419 .

1

[H i eind tri la 1 tri n - o idchi iartain robriset Meic

Mi led cath Slebi Mis for dem n o 12Fom ore] .

1 Forfacabsat 3m or

dia 4m u in dter 1 dia

5m naib in 6

.airiu E ren n din 7chu r sin

,iar

8n du la doib a Tem raig dia ru cad in 9breth 1 °forro

, 1 dia mo

1 1tocbudh in gaeth1 2dru idechta 1 3doib ; ochtar dia

1 4tii isechaib .

im m u n righ , .i . im Don n 1 im B i le m ac1 6B righi

1 7m eic

B reoghain 11 8E rech Febra

,

1 °B fiass 1 B ress 12 °B uaighn e, do

badudh 2 1 isin oen baircc 2 2ar aen frri Donn .

2 3[Ocu s Cuailn ge

Ffiat do m arbad isin cath i Tailten . ] Ocu s hIr 2 4ar sin

do 50,co ro adnacht sin 2 6Sceiliu c

,

2 7

1 E ran nan do 2 8ec 2 9sin

inber iar tiachtain as in 3 1tseolchrun n ; 1 for facobsat ”so

righn a dia33righnaib beu s din chu r chetn a, .i .

[For D su bsti tutes : B lad dia rignaib b eos di n chu r cetu s .

Do cer Fas ben I'

j in m eic Uiicce diata Fert Fai se, 1 Glend Fai se, i ti t

Sl iab M i s 1 m u i r . Conabadh dan a Scota in gen Forain n,

rig E g ipte,i sin chath sin , b en hE rim oi n 1 M i l id a athair . S ic in ali [i ] s li b ris

in u en i tu r . Athath B uas ben ]

com aim si rai d A com aim serad E chom aim seru id D co im sini d 1

com aim seraig R 2°com sin te A coim htsin ti E chom sin ti D 21

rer A2 icoitcenn ai s R 23 isin A i s i sin ED 2‘ tres AERD $6 taugadar ED

2°- daoin E for R 8 lai the E 2° here begins a lacuna of

two leaves i n R 3° ~m adh an d cm . dec E ; esge m aoi E 31 iar

lai the om . and i n s . lin m arg . E af in E r A 3“A im i rgin in fili D1 '1aid DE si

om . DE 36“ 330m l DE ” tocasal A thoscul ED

”n eisc E heisgg D 3° i n D ind E an i nberaib in m arg . V .

419 . In D on ly. g lossed .i . ( in terlined D)am oran AD - nn tir E m n aip E arer ED 1

cu r A

SE CTION VIII . -TH E SONS OF MIL . 59

released from the B abylon ian bon dage, according to syn chron ism an d

harm ony. If we follow accordin g to com m on belief,i t was in the Thi rd

A ge of the World that the Son s of Mi l cam e in to I relan d, a Thu rsday

accordin g to the day of the week, on the seven teen th day of the m oon ,

on the kalends of May according to the day o f the solar m on th . The

com pany of the son s of MEI took Irelan d, an d then i t was that A m orgen

the poet m ade this poem ,as he set hi s right foot upon land

,dicens

Poem n o . LX IX .

F in i t. A m orgen san g also at that tim e to drive fishes in to creeks

Poem n o . L XX .

419 . [A t the end of three days and three n ights thereafterthe Son s of Mil broke the battle of Sliab M is again st dem on s

an d gian ts ] They left m an y of their people and of theirwom en on the coast of Irelan d at that tim e after they had gon eto Tem air when the judgem en t was passed upon them ,

and

when the dru idi -c win d took hold of them : eight of theirchieftain s accom panyin g the kin g ,

Don n,as well as B i le s .

E rige s . B reogan ,an d A irech Febru a

,B uas ,

B res, and B uaign e,who were drown ed in the sam e ship alon g with Don n , [an dCuailn ge and Fuat , who were slain in the battle of T

'

ai ltiu ] .

A n d Ir died after that an d was bu r ied in Sceilig ; and B ran n andied in the estuary after fallin g from the m ast . A n d theyleft

six of their qu een s also on the

sam e occasion ,n am ely

n dolo D ; doip E ; i Tem A 9m brei th A b ret E fora E

tocbadh AD togbadh E 1 2 draidechtai D 13 doip E tosechai b D

toi sechai p E 15 im on rig D ; fo llowing .i . go D 16 B rigi A E ri ge E D1 1cm . m eic B regoin ED 18 A erech D 19 ins . 1 before B uas (sic) DE ;B res D 2° E u -agn e D B uaign e AE 21

sin d E i sin d D ; bairc Dar oen A m ar aon E 2 3 bnacketed words ( in D on ly) i n ter lin ed

11 iarsin A om . ar sin ED dec A do hec E do eg D 26 Scellu ic AScei liu c D 27 E rn ain E n ec A eg D 29

sin d ED sinn V3° inb i ur VE i n dber D - cru inn A - crann D - chran d E ”

.i i i . E33rignaib A rigno ip E 31 B i li D 35 M il D 36

m aroen ED

the flower of their qu een s like

wi se on the sam e occasion . Fa“

wi fe of I'

Jn s . Ucce fell—from her

are n am ed “ The Grave of Fas ”

an d “Glen n Faise ” between Sliab

M i s an d the sea. Scota daughter

of Pharao king of Egypt, wi fe of

E rim on,di ed also in that battle ;

Mi l was her father si c i n altis

li brfis i n uen i tu r. There di ed


B uas ben 34‘B ile 1 D il in gen35Mi led 3°

ar aen la Don n ; 1

Scen e 38Du llsain e ben 3S’Am argen Gliin gel

VA E Di s fiaidhi ainm ni gter Inber Scene i na n - inber. Ocu s i sind oidchi si n

1 Fi al ben L u i gdech m eic i tha,

tan gatar45Meic Mi led i nd E r inn

m arb do nai re ar faicsin n ochtai a tom ai dm Locha L u i gdech ind Iar

fir 40oca fothrucadh sin abai nn

,Mum ain . S liab M is, .i . sliab i s

con idh dé ata Inber Fé i le ; 1 a hen m esa fuaratar 4°Meic Mi led iar

la hi r, 1 a ben la Mu rtem n e m ac tichtui n ind hE rinn

, ar i s an n do“B reogain , con i dh iads in a tess ron sat hi cet cath .

badha ”iaron b L u gai d (160t “post N osfothraic L u gaid m ac Itha

“Fé i le Cét laidh m ind, i l - Loch L u igdech . N osfothraic

.a ben isin d abainn fil asin Loch .

L u id a fer cu icci n ocht,conacu

si ferda a fir, con erbailt. ar

nare,u nde Loch L u igdech , 1

Fial,Inber Feli n om in un tu r.

Ocu s a b en la hi r, a b en la

Mu irthem n iu m ac B reogain ; con id

at sin a tesbada. L ugaid cecin it

post m ortem Fé li oed lai d hE ren n ,

an n so

Su i dem sund forsin tracht

420 .

1In 2tres laithe iar tiachtain dbib an E irin n ro3fichset

cath 4Sl'

é ibe Miss fri domn u 15siabra 1 Tuatha De Danan u .

Is 6an dsu ide do rochair 7Fass ben Din m ic Uicce, diata Glen n

Faisse 1 do rochair Scota ben M i led diata Fert Scota etir

Sliab 8Miss 1 m u ir , sin 9

glin n cetnai . . S-ind aidchi sin

dodechaidh L och 1 1L u igdech fo thir .

42 1 . Dolotar 1ass iarsin co Tailtin

, 1 ro2fichset cath

3T'

ai ltin fri 4T1'

1athaib De Dan anu ,h i 5torchradar tri 6

righ 1

teora righn a Tfiaith i De 7Dan an n . R o batar dan a co8 fata

° ic im thuarcain sin,

. i . o1 °m atain co n on a

,

1 l ic im dith 11 2 ic

°' Scen i D ” Du ls ED 39 Am airgein E Aim i rgin Glu ingel Dco a fothru ig E “ B reghoin E 4z

om . E iar has A

“ Feili 1 i s so cet laid hE ren n E ‘15m eic yc D Meic Mi led yo 1)

i n rasu/ra, apparen tly of“ loch .


B uas wife o f B ile, and Di l daughter of Mi l alon g with Don n ,

an d Scén e Du llsain e wife of Am orgen Glfiin gel

from her i s n am ed Inber Scen e ;an d FIal wi fe of L ugaid s . Ith

,

who died of sham e after seein g the

nakedn ess of her hu sban d as he

bathed i n the river—thence i s Fi al ’sestuary n am ed ; an d

, with Ir, hi s

wi fe, an d wi th Mu i rtem n e s.

B reogan his wi fe ; so that those

are th ei r losses thereafter .

L u gaid cecin it post m ortem

of F ial the first lav of Irelan d,

here

Poem n o .

420. The third day after their com in g in to Irelan d,they

fought the battle of Sliab Mis again st dem on s, and spectres,an d Tfiatha Dé Dan an n . There fell Fas , wife of ( In s . Uicce,

eponym of Glen n Faise ; and Scota, wife of Mi l,eponym of

“Scota

’s grave

” between Sliab Mis an d the sea,in the sam e

valley . In that n ight Loch L u igdech cam e over the lan d .

42 1 . They cam e ou t thereafter to Tailtiu,an d fou ght the

battle of Tailtiu again st the Tfiatha Dé Danan n ,in which there

fell the three kin gs and the three qu een s of the Tuatha Dé

Danann . They were a lon g tim e in that con test , from m orn ing

420 .

1 This 1[ cm . D ; on ly partially legi b le Atiachtai n doip i nd E i rin n E 3 fich E ‘1

°anu sin E 7 Fase E 8 M i s Edechaid E L u igech E .

in her estuary. A n d i n that

n i ght in which the Son s o f M il cam ein to Irelan d was the bu rst of LochL u igdeach in Iar -Mum u . Sliab

M i s,

“

that is the worst m oun tain.

which the Son s of M il fou nd '

after

com in g in to Irelan d, for i t i s there

that they m ade their first battle .

L u gaid s. Ith bathed in

Loch L u igdech . Fial his wi febathed in the river that com esou t of the lake. H er hu sbandwen t to her n aked, an d she

saw the n akedness of her

hu sban d and died of sham e

und e Loch L u igdech , and F ialan d In ber F é ile n om in un tu r .

A n d with Ir his wi fe,an d with

Mu irtem n e s . B reogan hi s wi fe.

So that these were their losses .

L ugai d cecin i t, post‘m ortem of

F i al , the first lay of Irelan d,here

u nder

SE CTION VIII .—TH E SONS OF MIL .

im debaidh ; 1 ro1 3m em aid fo “deoidh for 1 5Ti

‘

i athaib De

Dan an n iar,tu itim 1 6

n a tri rig 11 6na tri r igan , 1 .

iarn a1 7tuarcain 1 8

u ile acht bec1 8 in 1 °elloch in catha. Ocu s

roslenait 2 1com air iarsin . Ocu s 2 2dorochair da ” toisech

dibsium sin 2 5cath

, .i . 2 6Cuai ln ge2 7a Sliab 2 8Cuailn ge 1 Ffiat

i Sliab Fiiait, ic3°slaidhi in m ladm a.

422 .

1R 0 thu it dece toisich an esbada for m u ir 1_

2tir co sin3

.i . Don n 1 B ile 1 Ai rech Febra, B fiass 1 B ress 14B uaighn e,

hIr 15E randan ,

Cuailn ge 1 E fiat . Is iat sin a6tesbadha dia

7deagh- dain ib,

8cenm otait a m na 1 a m in -

9daine.

423. Tea in gen L u gdech m eic 1hIth-a, ben2hE rim hoin m eic

M i led,

3 issi 4conathaich stu laich 6toghaidh di in 7hE rinn 8 in a

t in dscra dia 9hadn ocal in te ; com bad si1 0budh 1 1dom ghn as - !ia

1 2clain n co brath . Ocu s do oraega si Tem air , .i . Tea Mur , . i .

Mur Tea.

424 .

1Tu csat 2Meic M iled cethrar 31mogaidh fichet leo in

t E rinn,

5con id fiaidib 6

ainm n igter7na m oighe ro

8slechtsat

,

c i huec'

9n om in u eorum : A idn e,

1 °A i i,

1 1A ssal , 1 2Misde,Morba

,

1 3Midhe,C'

ra ib, Cliu ,

Cera,

1 4Sé ir,Slai n

,

1 4 1 5Leghe, 1 °L iphe,Lin e

,

1 7L ighen ,

1 STregha,Du la, A dar , A iriu ,

1 9Deisse,

2 0Dela,

F ea,

2 1Fem en,Fera.

2 21te sin in .xxi i i i .2 2 E ber ”Don n tra2 4hE rech 2 5Febra, da 2 6

sin n ser m ac Mi led,

sin 2 7Scithia

rosru cait ; Sen g in gen R efelair a2 i’m - m athair.

3°Am argen

r E ber F in d,s1 i nE igipt ro

32

gen set ; Scota in gen33Forain n

421 .

1as D 2 f ichset E fichsett D 3 Tai ll E 1 Tuathu ip E

‘

1 torcratar E torchratar D “rig 1 tri rigna ED 1

cm . Danan n Dt’ fada D ° i con d im thuargain E icon im tuargu in D ; icon also E1°m aitin D m atu in E 11

cc ED 1 2oc im debai d E - hui d D

13 m em bai d V m em bu id D deoi d E Tuai tha ED 1° lenu i tt D1 7

-

gai n E -

gu in D 13 - 13cm . D 1°

s lloch A eall D 1° lenu i tt D21com ai r V rochatar E rochratar D 23 thoi sech E thosech Ddipsium E chath D 2° Cuai lnge E hi ED 2° C-

‘

hu ialghe DC ual E 19 hi E 3°

slaidi E slaide D .

1ins . for E a

om . D ‘ B uaigne E 5 E rann an- bada E 7

- ndeg E ° ~m otha E - m otat D

SECTION VIII . - TH E SONS on MIL . 63

to even in g, m u tually troun cin g an d hackin g ; an d at last itbroke upon the Tuatha Dé Danan u , after the three kin gs and

the three qu een s had fallen ,an d after the batterin g of them

all, save a few, in the join in g of the battle. A n d thereafterthey followed them alon g . Two of their chieftains fell in the

battle,Cuai ln ge in Sliab Cuailnge an d Fuat in Sliab Puait

,at

the slau ghter of the rou t .

422 . Ten chieftain s fell , lost to them , on sea and on lan ddown till then ; to wit Don n ,

B ile, A irech Febria, B uas, B res,B uaign e, Ir , E ran nan ,

Cuailn ge, Puat . Those are their lossesam on g their nobles

,n ot coun tin g their wom en an d lesser folk.

423. Tea dau ghter of L u gaid s . Ith ,wife of E rim on s. Mi l

,

it is she who begged for a choice hill for herself in Irelan d as

a possession ; that she m ight be bu ried within it,an d that it

m ight be a patrim ony for her progeny for ever . She choseTemair

,i .e. Tea Mu r

, i .e. The Wall of Tea ”

424 . The son s of Mi l brought twen ty - fou r servitors withthem in to Irelan d, an d from them are n am ed the plain s whichthey cleared ,

et huec su n t n om ina eorum : A idn e, A i , A sal ,Mede, Morba ,

Mide, Cu ib , Gliu , Cera, Seir , Slan ,Lege, L iphe,

Lin e, Ligen ,Trega, Du la, A dar, A iriu ,

Déisse, Dela, Fea, Fem en ,

Fera. Those are the twen ty - fou r . E ber Don n an d A irechFebru a

,the two eldest of the son s of Mil, in Scythia were they

b orn ; Sen g dau ghter of Reflo ir was their m other . Am orgen;

and E ber Finn ,in E gypt were they born ; Scota dau ghter of

423.

1 Itha E 2 h'E rem oin E hE rim o in D 3 i si ED1stulaig D ° thog E ; - aide ED 7 E r E ; - n d Dt in scra E ; tin n scra D 9

adnacu l E i ndi E11 domhghn as V dom gnas E dognas D - n d ED~co brat E .

424 .

1 tuccsat E tugsat D 2m i c D 3

m ogaidi E 4 H er D ;5con ad A ; huai di b D ° ~ther E 7

n a m - m o igi D n a m - m oi ge E8slechtat E slechtsatt D 1’ ins . su n t ED ; 1 at i at as a n—aum an n AA i ED ; looks like A n i n A Asal AD 12 Mide D

13 Mide E 1“1‘ Seir, Dela Fem en , Slan D 15 Lege AE Li ge D1° Liph i E Li gen AB D Trega ED 19 Deisi A 2° Delai E ;

-cm . here D z1om . here D om . A ; Ithe E 12° Don d A

21 hE rec E Erech D 1“Feabra E sin ser ED Scitia E

64 SE CTION VIII .—TH E SON S OF MIL .

rosfu c, do

355m tairbert.

Colptha,36hic na

39E ran nan i 4 0n E spain rogen air .

3 7Gretethlaigib rogenair .

H ir , ar Mu ir Tracia ro genair.

38H erim on 1

Se “m eic do Mi lidh fri Scota,

1 da m ac frisin 4 2n E spé n aig . Und e Conaing

4 3dicitu r (sic)

Ocht m eic Galaim na n gaire

Donn 14 5E rim en , da

“rig n a loin gsi sin , 1 ro

4 7baidhedh E berDon n “

oc4 9Tig Duin n , 1

5 0rogab a sessar a

5 1chu it 5 2

righi , .i .

E ber F ind . R 0 5 3randadh hE riu.

5 ‘-t in do 5 5

etir E bir 1 “E rim en

425 . Gabais 1hE rim en in Tuaisce’

rt, 1 is dia 2c[h ] loin d

na teora 3Con [n ] achta

VA E .

1 hUi Neill in Tuaiscirt, 1

hUi Neill 4 in Deiscirt, 1 A ir

gialla, 1 n a5Deisse

, 1 L aighin ,

16Osraigh i , 1

7E rainn , 1s0 r

braige, 1 Fotharta, 1 Del9Riata, 1 D51 Fiatach , 1

Ulaidh, 1

1 °R igraidh A lban, 1

Sil C‘

onaire 1 1u ile archena,

1 Clann a“A en gusa

1 5m eic E ircc, 1 Fergusa

Sil 1 8Conaire sin 1 9 in A lbain ; 1 a si l ” in ;L oairn m eic E ircc.

D

1 hUi Neill 1 2

( .i . B reg) in

Descirt, 1 hUi Nei ll in Tuaiscirt, 1 Clan n Colm ein 1 Glau n ;

A cda Slain e, 1 A irgialla, 1 na

Deisi 1 L aigin , 1 Osairgi , na

Desi Mum an 1 E rain n Mum an

.i . diam batar Clan nai Degad ;

diam bai Conaire Mer cona

clan n,

.i . fira A lbain 1 Del

R iatai , 1 Del Fiatach .i . rigrad’

A lad 1 3

(n o Ulad) 1 Orbraige 1Fotharta

,

m eic 1 7E ircc, 1“

2 1E rin d,

2 2Muscraidhi 12 3Corcco 2 4Du ibn e 1

2 5C'

oroo2 6B aiscin n .

7It eat sin si l 2 8n E rim 6ihx

,

”cenm othat a m in - tfiatha .

roscu chsai t A rofuccait E rofucu id D33

- ui nn D - ai nd AEin d E35aen VA oen tai rb irt E

39 hE rnan D

az-

gein set E -

gein sed D

“Doud A E‘3 hi E hic Dmcu i d E chu id D 52

rigi Ear do A s" i ti r E om . D425 .

1 hE irem on E

36 ic DE4ou - E sp. A hE sp. E

E spainaig (g lossed in m arg . f riisi n .Scithigda) E‘5 hE r A E irem on E

‘9 Tigh E Tich D ; Du ind A“3ran nadh A rannai tt D

5° hE iream on E .

2chloinn E chloind D

3°-

gin D'

rosfucc AEat3 hE rem on E‘2n E spain E

4aom . DA ; yo A

4“righ E “baided E D“

5°rogab a sosar E sosar D

5‘a n do DE '

0 m . m D

37- laigaib A

m i c D

3 Condachta E ins ,


66 SE CTION VIII . —TH E SONS OE MIL .

426.

1B ogah E berz in leth 3tess 1 is dia

4clain n Del 5Cais,

Del Cein , 16Delbna, 1 E ogan acht

7C'

aisil 81 E ogan acht Locha

Lein ,

8 9

1 E oganacht Reithlin de, 1 E ogan acht1 0Glen d Am n ach ,

9

1 E ogan acht Arai n n

, 1 E oganacht Ru is1 1A rgait, 1

1 2L em naig

Si l 1 3nE bir l 4

u i le sin .

VA E .

427. L u gaid m ac b1Itha

im orro,

a qu o2Corco Laide.

N a 3Callraide n ile o Du gaid4Cal . Si l 5L u ghdach in sin .

A lban .

VA E

428 . H ir m ac Mi led,is dia

1clainn - side Ru dhraidhi m ac

2Sithnige, ro3bae cet bliadan

i rige n E rinn ; 1 is dia5clain n ,

6Fergus m ac7Roaich con a

8 i11

tuathaib , 1 Con al l Cernach

con a i ll - tfiathaib .

429 .

1 Aim i rgin ,is ead 2Corcai A orach [lege A crach ]

L u gaid m ac Itha, a qu o

Corco L aigde .i . na ceie L u g

daig ; L u gaid Cal , a qu o Cal

raige Con acht, L u gaid Coir ,.a qu o Corpraige , L u gair Corp ,

a quo Del Co irpri , u t alii

aiun t, L ugaid Orete a qu o

Corca Orcthi , L u gaid L u igde

dia m bo i L u gaid m ac Dairfin‘

e,

. i . Mac Con ; .i . A ilill Olumis e rodn alt

, 1 n u hetu s u ad

codal la n eoch , acht la hE aleircu Oilello .

Ia hE li , 1 na

hOrbraige 1 Corco A rtb inn 1 Corca A rtb i .3

426.

1- bh E 2 ind D a tes ED ‘

clo inn E chloin d D Caiss A6 ins. Dal DE nDealb na E 7 Cai si l A 8 - 9 om . and i ns . i n side

mamg . E 9 - 9om . an d ya

'in lower m arg . Glen n D 11 Ai rgid Ethe in i tial L yo E 1 1

n E ib .

4 27 .

1 Ithi and 0 m . im orro E{fallraidi - dhe E) u ih Chal E

1“hu i li imu sin D .

2 Corca Laigai E C. L aighe A5 L ugdach in dsin E .

D

H ir m ac Mi led, is uado - side

R udraige m ac Sitri-dh i . Is dia

clainn Conall Gernach con a

il - tfiathafib,

Fergu s m ac

R oidh cona il - tfiathaib . R obu i

in R udraige sin cet bliadan i

r - r ige hE ren n .

SE CTION VIII—TH E SONS O'F MIL . 67

E ber took the Sou thern half, an d of h is progeny are

Del Cai s,an d Del Céin , an d Delbna ; and E ogan acht of Caisi l ,

Loch Lein ,Raithlin n

,Glen n

‘

Am n ach,Ara, an d R os A rgait,

and the L enm aig of A lba.

VA E .

427. L u gaid s. Ith m ore

over, a quo Corcu L aigde. All

the Calraige are from L u gaid

Cal . That is the seed of

L u gaid.

428 . Ir s . Mil, of his pro

geny are R udraige s . Sitric,

who was an hun dred years inthe kin gship of Ireland ; an d(of his progeny are Fergu s s .

Roig with h is n um erou s com

m un ities , an d Conall Gernachwith his n um erou s com m u n i

ties.

429 . A im i rgin , of h im are Corcu

A rtbin n,and Corcu A rtb i .

Those are all the seed of E ber .

Ir'

s. Mi l , of him is

Rudraige s . Sitric. Of his

chi ldren are Con all Cern achwi th his n u merou s comm un i

ties, an d Fergu s s . R oigh withh is num erou s com m un ities.

That R udraigewas an hun dredyears in the kin gship of

Ireland .

A crach in E ile,and Orbraige, Corcu

428 .

1cloin n - sidh e R udhraidhe Si tri ge E

n E ir E 5cloind - si dhe E 6 Fergu s E

E (bi s) .

429 .

1 Tht’

s‘H in D on ly

2 the re ye3 In m arg . : Sli cht .i i . so 0

L ibur na hUidri .

L u gaid s. Ith a quo Corcu

L aigde i .e. the Five L u gaidsL u gaid Cal , a quo Calraige

of Con n achta,L u gaid Coir

a quo Corpraige, L u gaid Corpa qu o Del Coirpre u i alii

ain n t,L u gaid Oircthe a qu o

corou Oircthe, L u gaid L u igdc

of whom was L u gaid s. Dairfin e

, that is, Mac Con . A i li ll

Olum fostered h im ; and he

cou ld n ot sleep with an y , savewith E loir

,the hound of A ilill.


430 . B o i cosnam i tir Macca M i led im on rige, .i . fi ber 1 E rim en,co

rugad A im irgen cuca do chera etarra ; con erbai rt A m i rgin : Orba i n

tei sech , .i . Du inn,don ten ai si , do E rim eon

, 1 a orba- si de do E bir dia

eis. Deig i s i at tri cet bretha rugtha ic Macu ib Mi led in d E rinn : i n

b reth rug A im irgin i Tem raig, 1 in b reth sin i Sleib M is, 1 i n breth rug

A im i rgin i Cind sane i n Des -Mum an f or ossaib 1 alltu ib 1 cethraib,

u t poeta dtm’

t

Sunn rug A im i rgin in m breth

431 . R 0 1rann sat

2M'

eic Mi led 3hE rin n 4 i n -de etorra.

5 Issin

bliadain 6sin 7

ro8classa. Reith 9B ethach in 1 °A rgatros

1 1ess E oir ,

1 Reith 1 2Oin n i Laign ib la 1 3hE rim en , 1 Reith Fuam ain i

L aign ib la 1 4hE ber ;1 5Tochu

'

r Inb ir Meir 1 6hi crich hUa1n E n echglaiss

1 8Cualan d la.

1 9hAm argen , 12 0cum tach a duin e

la 2 1Sobairche 2 2sin 2 3Mu rbu lcg Del

2 ‘tR iata ;2 5cum tach 2 6Dein e

Delge- in n se la 2 7Setgha, cum tach Duin '

e E tair la 2 8Su irge,

cum tach 2 9Cairrge:3°B laraighe la

3 1Man dten,

3 2cum tach Duin e

3 i’A irdfin n e iar 3 4n E rin n la 35Caicher , cum tach Retha 36R igbaird

i m -Mu irisc la Fu lm en ,cum tach 3"'C

'

airrce 3 8A rdda 39Fetaig la

hE n m ac4 0nOicce

,cum tach Reith 4 1A ird Su ird la.

4 2hE ten m ac

4 3nOicce h i 4 4Fan u it

,cum tach 4 5Cathrach Neir 4 si Sleib “Miss

la “Goiscen .

4 9De qu i bu s 5 0hoe carm en dici tu r

Tascu r m ac Mi lid dar m u ir

432 . Ocu s 1asber 2

araile 3com adh de teisech dec deib 4

am ein ,

Su t dixit 6Raign e m ac

7Ugain e iar n - a8chom u rc do Mel m ac

9Ugain e do1 °im thechtaib m ac M i led 1 a

1 1com anm an d, u t dixit,

A m ic ain Ugan'

n e

430 . A lso in D on ly.

431 .

1ran dsad E 2

m ic D 3 E ir E,E r D 4

ando ED‘ i sin ED [I ssin b liadain sin m ay belong to the preceding sen ten ce : i t

was so understood and pun ctuated by the scribe of E ] .

10 m . D

”ms . 1 E 21clasa ED 9

- aich A - ech D 1° A rghadros E A rgad I)

0 3 ED 11 Om han E 11 hE ir E 1‘1 hE in1ir E Tochar 1)16 i ns . Mn ill ED 11

n E in E '- ai s A ann AE 1° 11A im irg in

ER (m h E) - dach D - rci ED hi E im V 21- bolg E

- bui lg D - da E 5cum h ~ E 1° Du in i D ; Delgcin n se V

Deilginds‘. E D -

ga D wri tten thu s S 7 5 E 11 the r ye V ;rgi D 1" ( I'airrci D ”Plai e D Plaraige E 11 Man tan .D


430 . There was a con ten tion between the son of M i l,fiber an d E rim on ,

in the m atter of the ki ngdom ,so that A m orgen was brought to arb itrate

between them . A n d A m orgen said : The i nheritan ce of the chief,Don n

,

to the secon d,E rim on , an d hi s inheritan ce to E ber after him . For these

are the first three ju dgem en ts given am on g the son s of M i l in Irelan d ;the judgem en t that Am orgen gave in Tem ai r

, an d that judgem en t in S liab

M is, an d the judgem en t which Am orgen gave i n Gen n tsai le i n Des - Mum u

over deer an d roes an d quadrupeds. Ut poeta dimt,Poem n o . L XXV.

431 . The Son s of Mil divided Irelan d in to two parts betweenthem selves . In that year there were du g Reith B ethach in

A rgatros above the Nore, and Reith Q in n in L aigin ,by E rim on ;

and Reith Fuam ain in L aigin by E ber ; the Cau seway of

Inber Mor in the territor y of Ui E n echlais of Cualu byAm orgen ; the bu i ldin g of his fortress by Sobairche in the

Sea- bight of Del Riada. ; of Dun De ilg- ins i by Setga, of Dun i

E tair by Su irge, of Carrac B ladraige by Man tan , of Dun

A irdfin n e,west of Irelan d,

by Caicher , of Raith R igbaird inMu irisc by Fu lm en , of Carrao Arda F

'

etaig by E n s . Oicce, of

Raith Arda Su ird by E tan s . Oicce in Fanat , of Cathair Nairin Sliab Mis by Goiscen . De qu ibus hoe carm en dicitur

Poem n o. LXXIX

432 . Others say that they had on ly twelve chieftain s, u t

did n'

t R oigne s . Ugain e, after en qu iry m ade by Mel s . Ugain e

regardin g the adven tu res of the Son s of Mil and o f their n am es,

u i dixit,

Poem n o . LXXV'

I

“

cum h E 31 A irdinn e E D'nE ren n E 11 (Jacher I)

R ighbard E 11 Cai rrgi E Cai rrci D 38 Arda A A rddai EFethaig A Fethu ighi D Fethaighe yo in rasura E 40

nU i ge E om . DA i rde ED “ hE dain E nOicci D nOigi E

‘14 Fan ad EFan ai t A bFan ud D Catr E iar ED " M i s EDGoisgen E con ad desin adub radh i n laidh A

432 .

1asberad E asherat D 1

aroi le D 3com ad E com bad D

10 m . A 5

am ai l adub airt A 6 R ai gn i ED In gu in i J)

com ai rc A chom airc D com harc E 9 Ughaine E Ugain e D 1” im dechto Dcom anm n an n D gcom hanm an n E


Third Reduction .

433. Do 1chom laidhsead 2

ocht len am hna 3cethrachat 1

cethrar 4am hu s 5la Macu Mi lid

,

5 61a Scota 7 ingean Foraind ,

si or fairge, do9ascn am gu hE nin n . Dolodar don o 1 °don chu r

sin 1 °do 1 1

gabeil E ren n1 zog Imber Slain e,

1 2fobith 1 3don ai rchetn o gebhadh

1 4tasgu r1 5ordin

‘

te E rin d a hInber Sleine .

1 5 Nachtan tre 1 6to in ictis E rinn

,

1 7n o dhoilbhdis in deam nai com ba

dru im m u i ce i n port 1 8adcosn adis. Tim chillsead 1 9E rin n fo tri ,

com ba iarum gabhsadzoan In ber Scene .

434 .

1Dreibrean g E rain d,essar Mac

2M iled,

3eisein fear

siuil,

4do dhecsain ce hairead fiathaib go tir.

4 Dochear 5asu idiu ,

go sceilsead 6a boill i 7

m - m u r - cairthe in m ara. Ocu s do brei th8a chean n an u cht a m ethar 9

occa bes, 1 focheard

1 °osnadh

oga eg . Is 1 1deithbir , 0 1 a m ethair ;1 2faid’

er etir de im per ,

sech ro scar frisin n - im p'

eir uathadh cheid n i nuacht 1 3in

n - im per ro siacht.

1 4B a ed a H e sin don ,dos'robhart

'

ain bthen e

uathm ar , 1 scarais 1 5friu in m breirc i r - raibe Don n; 1 6m ac Milead ,

1 7ceithri fir fich it 1 ceathrar am os i lin , 1 de

1 8m hnei deg, 1

ro beitea- sidhe ag n a Dum achaib isdn 1 9n fairgi thiafr, dia

2“n - abarthar 2 1Teach Du in d . Dia 2 2Dhardain for kal lan n Mai ,

” tascu r Mac2 4Mi led in E rinn in Iu ber Scene ; roscui rsead a

cabhla-ch for sechtm adh dec 2 6esca. Ocu s 2 7beabhois and bean

2 1’Am o irgein G'lfin gil m eic Mil‘

eadh . i . Scen e ; 2 91 alla asi [sic,

lcge“alii d iu n t

”

] Deallsaire ala [aile ] aimm dhi” ; 130fochreas

a feart forsam: i ndber,“ 31

1 feart32Aran den don 33leth ele ; 1

433 (Variants from M throughou t, un less otherwise stated) .1

- 1aisead

ins . Mec M i lead 3ceathrachad 1 ceithri “

am ais forcrai di Hom .

1 “1”for

“ la” 1 ingen8 in s. bean E rem on and cm . f or fai rge

11 fascn adar dochum nE rinn om .

11

gobe i l11 ' 11

cc Indber Scen e11 donai rged tascu r 15—15

0 irn ide Erind an Indber Slain e

don icdi s 11n a do ilbdi

'

s n a deam na com bo 13 the fir st d yo B ;

adchosnadis M 1° Erind fo thri co m o iarom 1°om . an : In dber.

434 .

1 Drebreann B rin dan i n sosar2 Mi lead 3 isi n ner. siu il

dechsain cia hoiread uaithib co ti r l‘asu ide cor scai lsead

“abcaill (sic) B

7 i m u r - chairrgi‘abre 11

oca1°an snai d


Third R edaction .

433. Forty - eight wedded couples accom pan ied the Son s of

Mi l,an d fou r hirelin gs, as well as Scota daughter of Pharao ,

on the sea, to seek for Ireland . So on that occasion thev cam e

to take Irelan d at Inber Slain e [Scén e, M ] , becau se it was

prophesied that a fam ou s com pan y shou ld take Irelan d in

Iu ber Slain e. B u t every tim e that they drew n igh to Ireland ,

the dem ons wou ld fram e that the harbou r to which they wou ldcom e shou ld be [as it were] a hog

’

s back . They skirted aroun d

Ireland three tim es, an d thereafter they landed in Inber Scen e(sic) .

434 . E rah nen,the youn gest of the son s of Mi l

,clim bed in to

the m ast , to see how far it was from them to the lan d. H e fellout

,an d his lim bs were scattered abou t the rocks of the sea.

A s he died, his head was pu t in to h is m other ’

s breast, an d she

sen t forth a sigh at his death .

’Tis n o wonder , said his

m other : whoso is sen t between two em perors , em ept he haveparted from the em peror from whom he hath gon e, he hathn ot attain ed to the em peror to whom he has com e“) It wasso that day ,

that there arose a terrible tem pest, an d it partedfrom the rest the ship wherein was Don n s. Mi l—its com panywas twen ty - fou r m en

,fou r hirelin gs, an d twelve wom en—and

they were drown ed at the San d - hills in the sea to the West ,when ce it is n am ed Tech ‘Du in n A Thu rsday, on the

kalends of May ,the Son s of Mi l cam e in to Ireland in Inber

Scen e ; they had sen t ou t their fleet on the seven teen th of the

m oon . A n d Scen e, the wife of Am orgen Gluin gel son of Mil

,

oca cc deithfir faidthear da im per seach ro scar fris iu

im per uathad caid 13 fri s in imper14 baedalla in one word B ;

ba head alla sin dos robart ain b thi n e M fri sin m bai rc iroib i Dou d16cm . m ac B

17ceathrar ar fichit 1 ceathrar am as

111m nai dec

cor baidead - si de cc19

- ai rr 10n ebai rther Tech nDu in d

11 Dardai n 23 tascor2“M i lead docum nE renn an In dber Scen e ;

om . roscu i rsead 15coblach 1“dai s esca

2" beabai s15 A im irgin Glu ingi l

29”a haium 1 arai le Deallsai ri 311- 30 focreasa

a fert forsin n - indber for“1” 31”E aran dan 3s lei th ai le

( a) This apparen tly proy erb ial say in g con veys n o very clear sen se to m e}; I have

don e the best I can with It.

72 SE CTION VIII—TH E SONS O'F MIL .

is i sin in seachftm adh 3 t‘do m n eib Mac 35Mi led, 1 is iad so a

3 6n - anm an n a- sein

,.i . Tea

,

37F ial , Fes , 3 8Liben,Odbha

,Scota,

Scen e ; 39unde dioitun,

39

Seacht m naMac Mi led mod ng-lo

‘

Cen eadbhailt [lege con ebairt In port4 1a

n gebaJm- n e

,

4 2biaidh ain m Scen e fair . 1N o“gomadh air m ui r

n o th‘

ea’

stad - sein . II4 4Doron sat Meic Mi ledh 4 5 im ‘

m arbaidh

im rom ha wag tiachtain 4 7docum n E renn ,. i . 4 8

a bhai l a facadarE rin n fiaithib ;

4 9

gu ru igh Ir5 "m ac

5 1Mi ledh 5 2m u i

'

rrdrecht do

gach lu in g, go ro lfoirm thiidh E ber Don n m ac Mi led,5 2sindsear

n a.

5 3cloinde he

, con ebhairt : N ir bho li th lin gis5 3Ir seach

Ith, .i . seach 5 t'f ughai dh m ac Itha. Ig a redha sin ,

5 6roi

m eabhaidh in rem ha ro5 7bai a leimh Ir , con torchair tar a ais

SlaT,

5 8conearbhailt san aidchi

5 9ar chind, 1 corrugadh a corrp

co Sceilig5 9 iar n Irrus 60Deisceart Corco Du ibhn e .

6 1 62Grachtan tre do roichdis Meic Mi led tir nE rinn ,

63ro dhealbdai

‘

s n a

d’

eam hn a64com ba dru im m u ice in port , 65

con adh de 66dogartha

Muc- In is” do in is E ren n .

67Tim cheallsad don o 6 8E ri fo tri,

“sgor gabhsat fo dheeid an

70In ber Sgene . B a 7 1thoirrseach

tre E ber Find 17 2E rim en 1 Am hai rgen iar n dith a m brethar ,

73

17 ‘1atbe'

rtadar ,7 5bha ceir gen go toim leadh E ber Don n

76im ar

foirm thigh a brethair,

.i . 7 7hIr m ac M i ledh . Iarn am erach

atbath A ran den 1 Sgen e 1 ro a n dis 7 8and , 1 ateid a dhe

ndum ba 1 a dhe n - adhlocudh an dsin bheos.

7 8

i ns. ben 35 M i lead 36- an na- sen

“7 ins . i ngen L u igdeach m eic

I tha 1“L ibean Odba 39“ 19con ad dona m n aib sin 1 da n - anm an na ib a

fear rochan in seanchaid so“H " i s an dsin i sbeart A im irgin Glu ingel

m ac M i lead re braithrib ina ngebam- mi ‘1 ‘ 41

ar se,b id he a

ainm,I nber Scen e ‘1

com ed ar m u i r t o theisteobad Sceu i 4‘ doron sad

im orro 45 im arbaid im rom a“1oc

“ dochum n E ren d “ in

fail i facidar Eriu ‘9co ru c hIr 50

ye. B 61- ead 5 2‘ Sz

om .

“H aclo in di ae (sic) con debairt n ir bo l ith li ges

54 L ugaig5° do Ir ro m ebaid bu i na laim 0 c It condrochair “8

con derbai lt



435 .

1A g tabhairt a coissi deissi an E rinn do A m airgein

G1fin gheal1m ac M ileadh z

atbe'

rt so3si s

A m gdeth i m -m u ir

ocu s4asbert in leidh seo beos, ic tairrn giri eise in n—inberaib4

Iascaah m u ir

'

H i cin d tri le 1 tri n - aidche iarsin,ro b

'

rissidar Meic Mil idh

iar sin 5 cath Slebi M is for demn a 1 fom hmho ire (sic)s

. i . for

Tuathaib De Dan ann . Doclrear 5Fes bean 7Uige, diate8Feart

Feis 19Gleand Feis , itir Sliab M is 1 m u ir ; 1

1 0adbath don o

Scota in gen 1 1Fhorain d righ 1 2E igipte isin chath sin,

. i . bean1 3E rim ein m eic M iled . A r 1 4Milidh m ac B ile 1 51u igh in E igipt

for lo in gus, lucht 1 6secht 1 7

m bare, 1 1 8dorat Scota do m nai ,1 91

dorat E rim en dia heis .

2 °Isin aidche sin ten gadar Meic 2 1Mi ledan E rinn ,

2 2tom aidm Locha L aighfeach in 1ar -Mum ain . Sliabh

Mis , .i . sliabh is m easa2 3fuaradar an E rinn iar tiachtain

,air

” is and “radsat a cet 2 5

cath riam h in n E rin n .

436. N osfothraic L u ghaid m ac Itha a Loch 1L aigheach , 12rosfothraic don o Fial ben 3L u ighdeach m eic Itha isin n - abhaind4teid isin loch . L u idh a

5fear cu ice n ocht , conacaidh si

fearrdacht a fir, 1

6con erbhailt iarsin do 7

n eire, i l- Loch8L aigheach . N o 9

gomad he a fear 1 °atcheath

,taem h di a

gen assi . 1 0

437. Figsead Meic Mi led cath 1Life , .i .

2torathair i ndealbaib

Fom orach ,iar n a

3feidhidh do Tuathaib De Danan n chu chu4 tre draidecht. P

'

ersad Meic 5Mi led,

.i . E ber 1 E rim en , go

435 . ac tabairt a cho isi desi a ti r n E ren n do A im irgin Glfiingel2adbert 3

om .

Hadbeart and so si s i n dicheada1~sa

cc tairrngir i ei se in easaib 1 i n i n dbearaib E ren n do Macaib M i leddala Mac M i lead im orro dobearar os ai rd iar n gabail pu irt an I nber

Scen e do b ri s idar cath for deam naib 1 for Fom o ire i eind tri la 1 tri

n - aidchi .i . cath Sleb e M is i n dorchair “in m arg . sec. m an . B

Ionan n Fom o ire as Tfiatha De Dan an u 7 U in m eic Uige ”fert

Glen n1° i s an d adbath Scota 11 F orai nn 11 E igepti

13 E rem o in

M ilig dolu ig an E igept for lo ingeas1°

.u i i . wri tten like u n B ;


435 . A s A m orgen Glu i n gel s . Mi l set his r ight foot u pon

Ireland,he said the followin g

Poem n o . LXIX .

A n d he spake this lay also , con ju rin g fish in to the creeks

Poem n o . LXX.

A t the en d of three days an d three n ights thereafter the Son sof M il broke the battle of Sliab Mi s again st dem on s an d gian ts ,

that is, against the Tfiatha De Danan n . Fas wife of [On s ]Uicce fell

,eponym of the

“Grave of Fas”and the

“Valley of

Fas,

” between Sliab Mis an d the sea ; an d in that battle diedScota dau ghter of Pharao kin g of E gypt , who was wife of

E rim on s . Mi l . For Mi l s . B i le wen t in to E gypt a- voyagin g,with the crew o f seven ships, an d he took Scota to wife ; an dE rim on took her after him . In that n ight in which the Sonsof Mil cam e in to Ireland ,

was the bu rst of Loch L u igdech in

Iar -Mum u . Sliab Mis,that is, the worst m oun tain that they

fou nd in Ireland, for it is there that they fou ght their veryfirst battle in Irelan d .

436. L ugaid s . Ith u sed to bathe him in L och L u igdech , an d

Fial wife of L ugaid s . Ith was bathin g in the river that flowsin to [aliter an d ou t of ] the lake. H er hu sban d cam e to her

naked, so that she saw her hu sban d ’

s n akedn ess,an d died

thereafter of sham e,in Loch L u igdech . Or becau se it was her

hu sband who saw her,that her chastity overcam e her .

437. The Son s of Mi l fought the battle of Life. There werem on sters in the form of gian ts, sen t by the Tuatha Dé Danan uagain st them ,

by wizardry . The Son s of Mil, E be-

r an d E rem én ,

m isin terpreted as cei thri M 17 long13 dorad 19 do E ream on dia

hei si 2° i s i in ai dch i tancadar 1 Mi lead in E ren n do m oid

Loch L u imn ig la Mum ain 1 Loch L aigdech la hIar -Mum ain 13- 13 fuaradar

m ei c M i lead in Erind iar [r ] ichtain i n dti n o is o Measa in gen Mu ireada

i ta Sliab M is ; doig1‘ doradsad 15

chath riam .

436.

1 L aigdech1n os

3 L u ideach an d cm . m eic I tha 4 teit5 fer chu ici 6

con derbai lt n ai ri 8 L aigdeach9com ad

1°' 1°cc techt taem ad a genu s n osbaidread com ed o L ugai d m ac I tha n o

beith Loch L ai gdech for in loch , doig i s i cetna fuair iar n a m oid - sin .

437 .

1 L ifi 2co torchair con delbaib 3 fai d 1 tria draigecht


credha in cath . Dochear 6tre7

gabhu r E rim e[i ] n and ,inde

L iphe n om in atur,

.i . o n - ainm n ighter .

6

438 . Dolodar iar um com bedar isin 1s1iabh for aigidh

1

2B ergert .3Im agaillsead Meic M i leadh 1 B anbha a cheile3

an dsin . i N 6 istag Sleb Mis 5'

ro agallsead B an bha, 16

gebeh inadh , is ead atbert friu Mes do 7

gabheil E ren n ten gabhair

1sho dei l dibb , n ir bo~ ceir8 in sen

9ten gabhair . Isl "ed am h

eigin , ar1 1Am hairgein Glfin gel in file. A iscidh dam sa

1 2uaibh - si,0 1 Si .

1 3C ia h i ? ol siad.

1 ‘1Mh ’

ainm for .ah indsi - sea,

ar si . 1 5Caidhi hain m ? ol siad . B an ba,

1 6or si .

1 7 B idh ainm

don indsi - sea B an ba,

1 8ar Am orgein Glun gel .

1 9A dbert L eabu r

Drom a Sn echta 2 0

gor fiarfai gh Am airgein di a ceineal . Do

chlo in d “Adhaim h,or si . C ia cein el [cen -M ] do Macaib N ee

”du i t ? 0 1 Se.

2 3 A m sin e - sea2”‘n es Nete

,oil si ;

2 5for in d slebhe

ro bhadasa isin di lin d ;2 6

gosa tealsa an ois,0 1 S i ,

2 7do dhechain

ton da dilin d . Is de sin do gairthear2 8Tui nde. A cht chean e

” in gn athach in 3°sceal - sin anuas. Can aid iarom dichealta

fu irri, 1

3 1ataghar B an bha u aidh ibh .

32A gaill‘

se'

ad Fodla in

E ibhlin d : atbert in cetn a 33friu , 1 in chu‘

in dgid a hainm forsan

indsi . 3 4A tbert Am airgein : Robad ainm 35don n - in'

dsi,Fod la.

439 .

1A gaills‘

ead E ri an Uisn each . A dbert friu 1:

2A ego ,

air si,is m ochean 3dibh . Cian ete

tog feidibh

5bhor tiachtain6 ille. B idh libh gu breth in in dseo ,

6

1 h i 7bh ia in is a8com eid

9bhu‘

s fearr9 gu hairthir in dom ain ,

1 0

1 n i b ia cin'

eadh 1 1bu s

- ead ann don o gabair in r ig, . i . E rem on, conad de i ta Gabai r

L ifi. N o L ifi ai um in eich unde L ifi n om inatrur, .i . o n - ainm n i gtcr7m ac here ins . and expun cted .

438 .

1 ' 1 t1eib fora aigi d2 Dergren n im acai llsed chele

‘ac Sleib 5 do aici llsead B an ba “

cipse inad adbeart7

gobai l E . tan cabar M fogoi l daib n i r b o cho ir ”tan cabar"1ead em eigin

1 1 A im irgin Glu ingel12uaib (om . si)

13ci hai scid

1‘ m’ainm forsa n - in dsi seo, ol si cia hainm - siu yc M) 1“

0 111 ins. m o ainm - si yc) A im irgin Glu i ngel m ac M ilead1”adbeart Gin d Drom a 1° the r in gor yc B : co ro f iarfaid A im irg in

d i a cen el 21 A daim dam , 0 1 si 2 du id 13 i ns . A im irgin


fou ght the battle valian tly . The steed [gabar ] of E remon fellthere. [Hen ce is the n am e Gabar L ife : or Life was the n am e

of his horse ] In de Life n om in atu r . [That is to say ,from

which it is

438 . Thereafter they cam e ti ll they were in the m oun tainover again st Loch Dergderc. The son s of Mi l and B an bacon versed together there. [Or it is at Sliab Mis they con versedwith B an ba

, an d wherever it was, this is what she said to

them ] If it be to take Irelan d ye have com e, an d so in ten d ,

n ot right were the chan ce in' which ve have com e. It is

,

however , said Am orgen Gluingel the poet . A boon to m e from

you ! said she. What is it ? said they . That m y n am e be upon

this islan d, said she. What is thy nam e ? said they . B an ba,

said she. B anba shall be a nam e for th is islan d ,said Am orgen

Gluin gel. The B ook of Dru im Sn echta say s that A m orgen

asked of her as to her race. Of the progen y of A dam am I ,said she. Of which race of the son s of N oe are thou ? said

he. I am elder than N oe, said she ; upon this m oun tain wasI in the Flood ; to this hill, said she

,cam e the waters of the

Flood ; then ce is it called [Tu l ] Tain de. However , thatforegoin g extract is extraordinary. Thereafter they sin g spellsagain st her

, an d B an ba departed from them . They had

colloqu‘

y wi th Fotla in E ibliu . She spake with them in likewise, an d begged that her n am e should be upon the islan d .

Am orgen said : Fotla shall be a n am e for the islan d .

439 . They had colloquy with E riu in Uisn ech . She spakethu s with them : Warriors

,welcom e to you . Lon g have

soothsayers kn own of you r com in g hither . ! ou rs shall be thisisland for ever , an d n o islan d of its size to the E ast of the

na N oe 1 for i n tleb - sea ro badusa 1 cosin seal - 3a e uo is

0 da deachadar ton na di lean n as28 Telach Thu in di wi th gloss .i .

cai llech 19 ins . i s 30seal B : slicht M 31

adnagar B anba”aici llsead Fotla i n E b lin d 1 adbert 33

riu 1 ro chu i nn ich a hai nm

forsa n - indsi $4 i sbeart Ai m i rgin35 doni ndsi . i . Fotla.

439 .

1 ‘ 1 A cai llsead H eru an U i sn ech 1 edbert f rin acca2a oga

‘ daib 1 i s cian oc5 bar M in Erin n 1 b id lib co b rach (sic)

an i ndsi seo7 b ia 8

com eti H mm ; co hoirrthear1° in s .

bas fearr i th 1 blicht 1 m eas 1 m u rthorad olldas in t- ai leu - se11 bos

1 (a ) Fo l lowing the less co rrupt versio n o fM .

78' SE CTION VIII ;—TH E SONS OF MIL .

com hsleine n a1 2bhar cineadh - si , gu breth . Is m e ith 1 t in

faistin e sin ,bhar Am orgein .

1 ‘1 N i fria a bu idh i,

1 10 1 1 6Donn ,

s in dsear Mac Mi led,acht 1 7fria[r ] n deibh 1 friar cm nachtaibh .

”

Cum a1 8dru it a reda, ol 1 9E riu

,n i

2 °bha du it tarbha na

2 1h in nsi - si, 1 h i b ia do c[h ] lan n in dti A iscidh dam sa,

2 20 1 Si ,

a2 3m acu Mi led 1 a clan n a B reogain , .i . 2 5

m’

ainm forsan in dsi

sco.

2 6Ocu s budh he sin bu s ainm di co breth , ol Am airgein .

2 7A tbert L eabur D'

rom a2 8Sn echta 2 9

conidh i Sleibh Mis ro

agaill E r iu iad, 13°

g=or dhealbh sluagha m era fa chom air,

com badar 3 l i [c] cathu ghudh friu iad ;a2co rochan sat a ndru idhe

seom 1 a filidh dicealta deibh ,

33con accadar - n i batir feid m en a

slebe. Con ad de “ate Sliabh 35Mis ; ocu s

36Fodla ro agaill iad

an Uisn each .

36

440 .

1Lodar Meic 2Mi led 1 Meic B reogain3iarsin

,com badar

an Dru im 4Cein , . i . i Team raigh .

4 Is an ds in 5 badar tri6rig

E ren n , .i . Mac Gu i ll , 1 Mac Cecht, 1 Mac Grene .

7Fu igillse

for Macu M i led go mad leo in in dsi co8cenn tri treth ,

9fria

delgod n e fr ia gial ludh n e fr ia tin el catha.

9 1 °Deich n i thoirsidis dorisi , ardaigh

1 ° do 1 1dhen dais tin chealda n a n deagaidh

iarsn a cu irngidi‘

s tichtain doridh issi . 1 1 1 2Doberam , ar Mac Cru ill

m ac1 3Cearm ada, am ail adbera 1 4Amairgein bar m breitheam

fein dib : deig de ru ga g'fibreath 1 5bu dh m arb lin de . B eir in

1 6breath, a Ama irgein ,

bar 1 7E ber Don d.

1 8A tberaim,

ol

Am ai rgein ;2 0leagar doibh in in dsi . C ia 2 1 leth n oragam ? ol

E be‘

r. Tar 2 2n oi tondaib am ach

,ol 2 3Am airgein . Ocu s is i

s in cet breth 2 4r ugadh an E rin n ag Macaibh M ilid .

Fi n torachta tunn ide

chom lain e 1 1 bar co brach 114 4sin bar A im i rg in 1

m aith in fai sti n e n o a bhu i dheachas i n m arg . in a bad see. m an . B1“Dou d .i . sindser 1 1 ' 17 friar n debib 1 rer cum achtaib boden 13 du id

H erin 1° ba du i d 1 hin dsi - sea22cm . 0 1 si ”

m accu

1 ins. ar si m o ainm ‘ sea1°om . ocu s ; bud he a hainm co

b rath ol A im i rgin .i . Eriu 1’adbeart Lebar - eacht 1”

corob

a Sliab M i s do aici ll 3°cor dealb (the 1 yo) sluagu m ora fo 11

'

ca

cad frin con rochansad a dru id - seom 1 a filig dichealta13con facadar - n i batir fo id 11 i ta 1“wri tten like i n i s M

36- 10 Fot1a ro aicill iat an U isn ech do reir each n eich diandiabrad


world shall be better, an d n o race shall be m ore perfect thanyou r race, for ever . Good is that prophecy , said . Am orgen .

N ot to her is thanks therefore du e, said Donn ,the eldest of the

Son s of Mil, bu t to ou r gods an d to ou r powers . To say so is

n ot thy con cern,said E riu ; thou shalt have n o profit of the

islan d,n or shall thy progen y dwell within it. A boon to m e,

ve son s of M il an d progeny of B reogan , said she ; that m y n am e

shall be upon this islan d . It shall be its n am e for ever, said

Am orgen . The B ook of Dru im Sn echta says that it was inSliab Mi s that E riu spake with them , and that she form ed

gr eat hosts again st them , so that these were com batin g withthem . B u t their dru ids an d poets san g them spells, an d theysaw that they were on ly sods of the m ou n tain bog ; that then ceis its n am e

, Sliab Mis ; an d that it was Fotla who had con versewith them in Uisn ech .

440. Thereafter the Son s of Mil an d of B reogan wen t tillthey were in Dru im Cain , that is in Tem air . The three kin gsof Irelan d were there, Mac Cu ill , Mac Cécht and Mac Grein e.

They dem anded of the Son s of Mi l that theirs shou ld be theislan d to the en d of three day s, free from rapin e, or from

subm ission , or from assem bly of battle : in the assu ran ce that

[the in vaders] wou ld n ot retu rn,becau se they wou ld m ake

spells behin d them ,so that they shou ld n ot be able to com e

again . We shall give, said Mac Cui ll s . Germ ait, as Am orgen

you r own ju dge shall give you ; for if he should u tter a falsejudgem en t, he wou ld die at ou r han ds . Give the judgem en tAm orgen , said E ber Donn . I shall give it, said Am orgen ; let

the islan d be left to them . H ow far shall we go ? said E ber .

Out over n in e waves, said Am orgen . That is the first

judgem en t that was given in Irelan d,am on g the Son s of M il .

Poem n o . LXXI .

440 .

1 dolotar 2 M i lead iarsin som . iarsin Chain

,ri sin

ab ar Tem ai r an iug5 in s. ro

6riga

71 ro fu i gi llsead re

M acaib M ilead com ed 8cen d re telgad n o re giallad n o fri

tin ol catha 1°‘ 1° doig leo n ach toirsi di s dori di se, nai r den dai s

drai di tinchealta druad n a n - agai d iar n ach cum gaidi s tidn achtain dori di se12adberam 13

- ta1*' 14 A_im i rgin Glungel m ac Mi led bar n - ardollam

1 b ar m brei them b i d m arb lin di sib 1“breth 1 7 E ream on 1

or Eber [1 ar ye M ] Donn 1‘1adberim A imi rgin

2° leicthir2 1 leath 1 1

n ai 2“1 Ai m irgin2*‘ 2‘1

rucadh in E . riam o m acaib

M i led,dia n - ebrad so.

80 SE CTION VIII . —TH E SONS O-F MIL .

441 . De m ad h i m o c[h ]om airli1dogen ta and

, bar Don nm ac

2Mi led ,is n a chath ro

3bheadh .

4Dia n iarbhe do cumachta,

5ar

6draidthe Tuath De Danan n ; n i7thicfaidh i an E rin n for

8culu .

9Dolodar 1 0 iars in a1 1

-Team raigh bodheas, gu ren gadar

Inber Fele 1 Iu ber Sgene, 1 1 eit a m badar 1 2a lon ga.

. Lodar tarnoi [nai M ] ton daibh am ach . C

'

anaid 1 3draidhi 1 filidh E renn1 4tin cheadla n a

1 5n deghaidh gu tocraid ann i do bh idh an ichtar

na1 6fairrge n a huachtar bhu he m ed1 6 Ira 1 7hain fen e doibh ,

1 8

go

riachtada'

r1 9eian 6 E rinn siar com dar 2 "toirs igh seachnein an

m hara. Geeth druadh an ldso , ol2 1Dond m ac M i ledh . Is z 2

ed,

01 2 3Am airgein ,m u na bfil [bo i l B ] osin

2 ‘1tsiul .

2 3. L u idh 2 5

sesar

n a clainde,

.i . 2 s isin 2 7seelcran d , go torchair fors

n a cai rrgibh2 7

h i) im cleraib na” lu in ge,

2 9cor sceilsead2 9 a

30bhaell . Ocu s 31atbert ag

3 1 boitim ,N i fil esin 32tsiul .

I. sfia.m aire -

33sein lu in ge Du ind

, 1 dalta Am airgein . Is34m eabhal don n - ees dena so, ar

35Don n , ar cum asc an aen

baile, 3 7n ach tatirm 'eascad in 38draighecht. N i 39bha m ebol, ol

“Am airgein: 4 1

atracht su as 14 2 itbert so sis .

A i lin iath n E ren n

Dorala co ir4

‘

i

geetha doibh4 4feceteir .

442 .

1A tbert Dond : Dober‘

sa2fai gb in gai 1

3cloidhim a

fhu il an E rin n an osa, acht

4

g u roisiu r tir . R o dheil ig in geeth

frinsin lon g i raibe

6Don d in ri 1 A irech , de m ac Mi led , 1 in

lon g i r - raibhe6 B reas 1 B uas 17B uaighne , go ro

8beitea ag

na Dum achaib r ia n - abar Tighi Du in n , . i . duma9

gacha fir an d .

Ocu s fa head a l in , . i . ceathrar ar1 °fichi t fear 1 de m n ai deg

do m neib 1 ceathrar am os [am as M ] 1 ceithri 1 1

gille, is eadh1 1robeidhea-dh indti . Oleus is is an n ro beidheadh Di l bean

44 1 .

1 dogn ithea- ead 3b iad ‘ dia n irbe do chum achta

ar yo B ,for M “dru idi 7 thicfad in £1

cula 9 dolotar1°0m . Team raich fodeas co ran cadar Indber Fele 1 In dber Scene

allonga 113 dru idi 1 fileada 1‘

- lta druad 15n deadai d

con tachrad cach ni n o b i th 18 - 16 fairrgi n a fuachtar fa he m et

17 hainfin e an d cm . do ibh 1”co cian o Erin n 1° toirrsi ch

sechn on in m ara21 Don n fir 11 A im irgi n m u na b i l osin seol

2“ H eir am ach ’ wri tten and stroked out B cm .

1‘1' 16 E aran nan

soi ser n a clo indi - ann condrochai r fos (sic) na cairrgib1" lu ingi


82 SE CTION VIII .

— TH E SONS OF MIL’

.

Du in d . A ln diou n i in gen-”sidh-ein Mileadh , 1

1 4E rim en fein

dorat fed fu irri ,1 5con ebairt, Is fet fe D

-il seo , ar se. Un cle

Fotla.

443 . Odhbha in gen1Mi1ed im orro

,m ethai

'

r tri mac

2n E r im ein

,.i . 3Mum n e, 1 Lu igne 1 Laigne ; 1 is i ro

4leig E rim en

in E aspein 15tu g Tea dar a cen n .

6Teinig im orro Odbha an

7een lu in g8fria m acaib an n eas, 1 is

9 iat ro1 °leasaigh ,

con er

bhailt 1 1 irn Odhbha, un de 1 2Odba d ici tu r .

1 3Tea im orro , in gen1 i L aidheach m eic Itha, is i

1 5 thu g E rim en tar eis Odhbha, 1 in1 0teallach n o

1 7thoghfad i n - E r in n 1 8 ina tin dsgn a, is i coibchi

do thogha’

sdar ,1 9Dru im Cein in tu lach 2 0

sin,

. i . Team air .

Tem hu r,

.i . Mer Tea in gene L -aidheach m’

eic Itha,em ail asbert

in t - eoloch

Team ai r B reg cid n i d iai d

444}I t ead anm an n a n a Tem rach oc n a Gabelaib . Liathdru im a hainm oc gabeil N em id, .i . Liath m ac Laigne ro

sleachtastair in dru im,u n cle dici tu r Dru im Le ith . Dru im

Cain a hainm oc Fearaib B o lc, .i . Cain m ac F iachach Cen d

Fin dain diate Dru im Cain . Tu lach in Tri r, 1 Cam in nA en fir

,

a hainm re lin d E'

achach m eic E ircc. Cathair Croain -d a hainm

la Tuaith' De Dan anrn

, .i . Cro in d in gen A lloi t ro adn ocht in ti,

u n de dici tur Cathair Croind . Team air la Macaid Mi l’ed,o

Thea ingen L u igdech . Conad doibsin rot chan in t - eelach,

445 . i L u igh -

1Itha, (a) .i . Itha ro bo lfighu2 ines a athair .

Seelais 3E rim en 4 lem chle 5re hE rind soi

'

r - thuaid,

6tr icha lon g,7

gur ghabh an In ber Cholptha.

8[Is i sin bliadain ro bris

E rem on fen dorad 1"con debairt 1°

cm . ar se.

443.

1- ead 2

n E rem on3 Mu im n e Lu ign e Laigne (cm . 1)

‘ li g E rem on an E sp.

“tuc T. ingen L u igdeach tar a cen d “tan ic

“en

8re na m ac[aib yo M] a hE spain co hE rinn 11 i ad

(a) These wo rds ( L u ig - i tha athair ) , o ffer in g an etym o logy , m ore albsu rdeven than u su al, for L u gdach, o r L aideach

”. shou ld be appen ded to that wo rd

at the end o f 1] 443. They have becom e detached from the ir proper con text by thein tru s ion o f 1] 4 44 an d the poem which precedes it.


four atten dan ts—that is those who were drowned therein .

A n d there was Di l wi fe of Don n drown ed . A li i dicun t that shewas a daughter of Mil

,an d that E rim én him self laid a sod

upon her, an d said :

'

Here is a sod over Dil. Un cle Fotla.

443. Odba daughter of M il , m other of the three sons of

E rim on , of Mu im n e, Lu ign e and Laign e. She it is whom

E rim on deserted in Spain ,and took to him self Tea in her place.

Odba cam e with her son s in on e ship ,from the Sou th , an d it

is they who n u rtu red her,ti ll she died in Odba, u n cle Odba

dicitu r . A s for Tea, dau ghter of L u gaid s . Ith , she it is whomE rim on took after Odba ; and the h ill which she shou ld choosein Ireland as her bridal gift— this is the dowry which she chose

,

Dru im Cain is that m ou n d, nam ely Tem air . Temair is the

Wall of Tea”, dau ghter of L u gaid s. Ith , as the learned saith,

Poem n o. LXXXI .

444 . These are the nam es of Tem air u nder the Takin gs .

L iathdruim was its nam e u n der the Takin g of Nem ed , that is,Liath s . Laign e, who cleared the ridge, u ncle dicitu r

“The Ridge

of. Liath .

”Druim Cain was its n am e u n der the Fir B olg,

that is Cain s . Fiachu Cen dfh in n an , after whom it is (n amed)“The Ridge of Cain .

”The Moun d of the Three Men

,

”an d

the“Ston e- heap of the So litary Man

,was it called at the

tim e of E ochaid m ac E irc. Cathair Croind was its n am e

un der the Tuatha DeDan an n ,that is

, Croin d dau ghter of A llotwas bu r ied therein

,u nde dicitu r Cathair Croin d . Tem air un der

the Son s of Mil,from Tea dau ghter of L ugaid . So that of

those m atters the learn ed chan ted

Poem n o . LXXXI .

445 . [Of Lu ig - Ith,

. i . of Ith,who was lesser than his

father . ] E rim on sailed left - han d toward Irelan d, NorthE astwards, [with ] thirty ships—an d lan ded in Iuber Colptha.

leasaich con derbai lt i nOdba dicitu r Odbai

om . im orro M 1“L u i gdech115 thuc E rem on

1° telach

do tobairt 18n a tin dscn a ocu s i s i tu lach ro thogastair

2° forsada Tem air au ing 1 M ur Tea .i . a hadlocad.

444 . This 1[ in M on ly, i nserted before the poem appended to ‘H 443.

445 .

1- I th .i . B ith 2

nasaa E rem on

‘ ins. lu cht fich it

long ; laim re hE rind,

.i . 5om . : sair 6

om . tricha long7corgab sad

tracht an In dber Cholptha“ i n B on ly

9 here, 1 u el ] in


A laxan dair Mer m ac Pilip in cath an to rchair Dairiu s Mer

m ac A rsipi , .i . tiu glaith na Pers ; i ein d secht m bliadan iar

m arbad B allastair, 1 iar toghail B abilein e, do Chir Mer m ac

Dair, gu ro leigsin in broid as in daire B aibilonda ; or is e Cir

rosfuaslaig, 1 B allastair roscacht. Or is e B allastair tiu glaith

na Gallagda, 1 Cir cet- righ n a P-

ers . Mad do reir rna coim aim

sirdacht, is m ar sin : m ad do reir in coitch ind ,is in Treas A is

in Dom an ten gadar Meic Mi led an E r inn ]8

Ocus is iad so a teisig, . i .

E irim en,

.i . B reoga, Mu irth

em ne , Fuad,Cualghn e, E ri

m en ,E ber, Ir

,Am airgein ,

Colptha, Mu im n e,L u ighn e,

L aighn e, Goistearn , Sedgha,

Sobhairce, Su irghe ; it e and

seo n a m oghaidh , .i . A idh'

e, A i ,A ssal , Midhe

,Cu ib

,Ceara

,

Ser , Slen , L ighean ,Du l , L ine ,

Draig, Adal . Is dib - sin ro chanin sean caidh seo sis

Treabsad m ogaid

the text ; and in the marg ., m o ide exam hla ar aim si r gabhaltais cloin ne

Mi ledh su nn .

M

It e andso anm arnda na

teiseach rogabsad in leathtuaiscertach la hE rem en ; .i .

E ream en fod'

esin ,, 1 A ireach

Februad m ac Mi led, 1 A im ir

gin Gluin gel in file, 1 E berm ac hIr m eic Mi lead, 1 Murthem n e m ac B reogain , 1 Co lptha

m ac Mi lead, 1 B reogu m ac

B reogain , 1 E uat m ac B reo

gain , Mu im n e 1 Lu ign e 1

Laigne , a tri m eic foden , go

teisechaib ai le nach airm id

thear annso . It e andso n a

m ogaid ten cadar la hE rem en

isa tuaiscert, .i . A idn e

,A ci ,

A sal , M idi , Cu ib , Cera, Ser ,Sleh

,Ligen , Du l, Line , Draig,

Adal ; 1 h i hairm idthear do

clo in d cona m ogadaib sin

ten cadar le m acaib Milead i

n E rin -

i r, acht a n - an m an na for

n a m ru igib ro reigigsead i

h E r in n ; dian ebrad an nso


[That is the year when A lexan der the Great , son of Phi lip ,

broke the battle in which Dariu s the Great , son of A rsam es,

fell, the last prin ce of the Persian s ; at the en d of seven years

after the slayin g of B elshazzar , an d after the captu re of

B abylon by Cyru s the Great, son of Dariu s, un ti l he releasedthe Capitiv ity from the B abylon ian bon dage ; for it is Cyru swho freed them

,an d B elshazzar who im prison ed them . For

B elshazzar was the las t prin ce of the Chaldean s, and Cyrusthe first kin g of the Persian s . If it be accordin g to the

syn chron ism s,that is how it was ; if accordin g to com m on

op in ion ,it was in the Third A ge of the World that the Son s

of Mi l cam e in to Irelan d .

B M

These are h is chieftain s Here are the n am es of the

(m ean in g E rim on’

s) . Nam ely, chieftain s who took the

B reoga, Mu irthem n e, Fuad, Northern hal f of Irelan d withCualn ge, E rim on

,E ber

,Ir

,E ramon ; E r im on him self

,an d

A m orgen ,Colptha,

Mu im ne,A irech F

‘

ebru -

a s . Mil , an d

Lu ign e, Lai gne , Go isten ,Setga,

Sobairche, Su irge. These are

the servitors, A idn e, A i , A sal ,M ide

,Cu ib

,Cera

, Ser , Slan ,

Ligen ,Du l

,Lin e

,Draig, A dal .

Of the above the historianchan ted the followin g

A m orgen Gluin gel the poet ,and E be'

r s . Ir s . Mil

an d Mu irthem n e s . B reogan ,,

and Colptha s . Mil , an d

B reoga'

s . B reogan ,and Fu at s .

B reogain Mu imn e ,Lu ign e .

an d Laign e his own threeson s ; wi th other chieftain s n ot

en um erated here. These .are

the serv itors who cam e withE rem on in to the NorthA idn e, A i , Asal , Mide, Cuib ,Cera

, Ser , Slan ,L igen ,

Du l,

Lin e, Draig, A dal ; an d n o

children are reckoned wi ththose servitors who cam e withthe Sons of Mil in to Irelan d ,on ly their nam es are u pon the

plain s which they cleared in

Irelan d . Where fore th is wassaid

Poem n o.

86 SE CTION VIII .


446. Gabsad an IuberCo lptha iarsin , .i . Colpa m ac

M i led is e rogab in port ar

tes, com adh he a ainm n obead

ar an port sin , . i . In bhearColptha Mec B reoghain

im orro , n ochon fargaibs idar

[iar ] tiachtain an E rinn , achtan m anda for n a din gnadhaibh

is uaisle an E rinn , di a

n - eabhairt in file

Mac B reogain , buaid ar m bu naid

447. Nocho n - irndi stear clan Sedga 1 Su rgi 1 Sobairci ,n a n a feinn eadh

,. i . Sedga, 1 n i hairrdric a eland,

m a ro

Goist‘

en , 1 Su irghe, 1 Sobh facsad .

airche.

448 .

1T'

areis 2catha Taillten do cur , 1 Tfiatha De Dan an n

do dilathreochad, 1 tri rig E renn con a rignaib do thoitim leo

i Tailltin,do roin dsed Meic M i led E rin n

, .i . E rem en tuaid 1

E ber F in d te‘

s .

449 . Am a’

rgein , is fiadh A im irgin Gluin gil m ac

Corco A thrach la hE ile, 1 la M i led, is u ada Corco E ath

hOrt '

u ide, 1 Corca A irtbin d , rach la hE il'

e .i . in fonn

1 Corcu A irtbi . torsada Caisil na R ig , 1 n a

hOrbraidi, cenm ota Clan n

Fe‘

rgu sa, 1 is eada CorcoA irtm bin d

, 1 Corco A irtbe,

'

1

hUi E n echlais i l - L aign ib 1

Teath L aegaire for Loch E rne,oc Daim in is .

448 .

1 This 11 i n M on ly .

1 The second a of catha yc.

Dogob dono hE ream en con a

m u in ter ac Inbear Cholptha,

1 is e fa teiseach sliged acco ,

.i . Colpa m ac Milead ; 1 is e

rogob in port ar tits,com ad

he a ainm n o beith ar in port.i . Inber Co lpha. Meic

B reogain im orro n ochor

fargaibs‘

et iar tiachtain i

n E irinn, acht a vii - anm an n a

for n a d in gn adaib is uaisli

fuar idar in E r inn,

u i dixit

poeta,


446. They landed thereafterin Inber

‘

Colptha,i .e. Colptha

s , Mil it is who took harbou rthere first , so that is the n am e

whichbou r

,Iu ber Colptha. The Son s

of B reogan ,after com in g in to

Irelan d, left n othin g bu t theirn am es upon the m ost im

portan t fortresses in Ireland,when ce the poet said

Poem n o .

chi ldren of the

warriors are recorded— of

Setga, Goisten , Su irge, an d

Sobairche .

447 . N o

should be on the har

So E rim on and his followerslanded in Inber Colptha ; he

who was their road - leaderwas Colptha s . Mil . It is hewho took the harbou r first

, so

that this is the n am e whichthe harbou r has

,Inber

Colptha. A s ‘for the son s of

B reogan ,they left n othi n g

after com in g in to Irelan d,

only their n am es upon the

m ost im portan t fortresseswh ich they fou n d in Irelan d ,

u i dixi t poeta .

Sétga, Su rgi , and Sobairche ;their chi ldren are of n o n ote

,

i f they left any .

448 . A fter the fightin g of the battle of Tailltiu,and the

rou tin g of the Tuatha Dé Danann ,an d the fall of the three

kings of Irelan d with their qu een s by their han ds in Tai lltiu,

the Son s of M i l divided Irelan d—E rim én in the North, and

E ber in the Sou th .

449 . A m orgen , of h im are

Ccrcu A thrach in E ile an d in

Orbraige, an d Coren A irtbinn ,

and Corcu Ai rtbi .

A m orgen Glu i n gel s . Mi l . of

him are Corcu A thrach in

E ile,that is the foun dation

upon which stan ds Caisil of

the Kin gs , an d Orbraige, ex

cludin g Clan n Fergu sa. A n d

of him are Corcu A irtb inn

an d Corcu A irtb i , an d Ui

E n echglais in L aigin , and

Tuath L o igu ire on Loch E rn e,at Daim in is .

88 SE CTION VIII—TH E SONS O-F MIL .

450. E ber m ac I'

r ,

1 is ua-dha-zsen

3Clanda Ollom on Fodla,4Clan da R udraighe , 1 Clan da Con aill 5Chearnhaigh , 1

6Fearghusa7m eic R eidh

, cona n - ill - tu athaib, 1

8Ulaid uaile.9 Is dia 1 0

cloin d - sein Conm aicn e 11 1Ciarraighe 1 Corcom ruadh ,

11 2na hUain e,

1 3Deil Mogha Ru ith . i . Fir 1 4Mo ige Fen e,1 5 L aigsi

L aighean1 6

1 A roidh Cliach 1 n a seacht Sogain”

.

451 .

1 H erim on im orro,

2teiseach na lon gsi , 3is 4u adha- sein ,

5Leath Cu in d 1 ceitheora fin e Thealm rach 5 .i . Con ai ll ,GE ogan ,

6Colm en,

7 6 A edh Slein e.

8

1 A irgialla L aigheitn , 1

Osraige, 1 n a n a Desi Mum an ,

1 Orbroige, 1 Fotharta, 1 Del

R iadai , 1 Del F iatach Ulad, .i .

rigr aidhe Uladh ; 1 A lbanaigh

. i . Clanda A en gusa m eic E irc,

1 Feargusa m eic E irc, 1 L oairn ,

E rn ei Mum an .i . diam badar

Clanda Dee -dhadh , dia m baiCon aire Mer con a cloind . Sil

irn Conaire sin an A lbain ro

airm im ar , 1 a sil an E rin n , .i .

Mu scraidhe 1 Corco Du ibhn e

1 Corco B aiscin -d ; it iat sin si l

E rim o [i ]rn genm otaidh m in

tuatha ele. Is dibh don o na

Fotharta,

diate B rigid , 1

F in dtan Oluan a hE idhn each , 1hUa A i lella 1 hUa Caechan ; do

Fothartaibh doib - sin u ile, 1 do

cloin d E rim oin ru ile doibh - sin .

450 .

1 ins . Meic Mi led.i . Clanda R udraidi ‘ Clann a1om . m eic R o i dh

- aidi 1”om . na H uain e

1- side

11 Fi r Ulaidh n i le13 Dal

1 Corco Moda la Con dachta 1 n a seacht L aigse 1a L aign ib

Is u adha 9tre teora 1 0Con n acht ,

.i . hUi B riuin B refn e, 1 hUi

Mu iredaig, 1 hUi Fiachrach , 1

Clan da n a Colled itir E rinn 1

A lbain,in each thir iteit. Is

'

d ia clo in'

d Lai gin 1 Osrai'di 1

na Desi Mum an , 1 Orbraide,

1 Fotharta, 1 Del Riata 1 Del

Fiatach qu i et Ulaid, 1 A l

banaich 1 E rn a Mum an ,dia

m badar Clanma Dee-dad m eic

S in , 1 Clann a Conairi Meir

m eic E idirsceoil de Mum ain,

1 Clan da B riain m eic E achach

Mu in d, 1 Clan da Neill m eic

E chach i coitchin di . Is iad

sin si l E rem e[i ] don eoch is

ergn a dib , genm otait ill - tuatha

fogabar i sen chas 1 n ach airm id

gabela, ara laiged.

11Gland Ollam an Fotla ni li5 Chearnaich Clan da Feargu sa

0 ins . 11°elaina (om . sein )

1‘Mu i gi1° ins . la H altu

1“om .

‘7 i ns . in each du i tat, 1 Clann Conchobai r 1 Olan d Chealtchair.

4 5 1 .

1 E i ream on2 taisech 1 ins. sin [s ir ] Mac Mi led om .

- sein



452 . A n ais E ber theas, trichalon g (n o ocht lon ga deg, 1

gom adh in u rdail sin do

E rim en ) , Is iat so a thaisigh

1E m ir,B ile

,Milidh

, Cuala, B ladh, E ibhleo , N er , E ber Dond ,

1

i m ir Find,A ireach , A ran dan ,

2 L u ghaidh ,3hE r

, Orbha,4Fearen ,

Feargna, E n , E n ,

5 E den , Caicher , Man dtan ,

5 Fu lm en . N a

m oghaidh is ga lon gaibh6badar 7

sein,

.i . lon g 8

gacha m ogadh

dibb .i . A dhar 9Raire,Deisi , Deala,9 Gliu ,

Morba, Fea,1 °L ifi

,

Femen , Feara ; na1 1maghaidh

1 2ro turbhs ium har.

453. B ile 1 1Milidh,is dia cloin d 2

u ile Geidil. 3C'

uale, 1 B ladh ,

1 E m ir,4n i fargaibsead cland

,acht a n - anm anda for n a

5

prim

sleibhteibh u t. N er, a qu o R os Neir.

6Nocho n - in distear clan da

n a feindibh ,6

.i . E n ,

7E adan,Caicher

,

81 Fulm en

s1 Men n ten .

N i fargaibh E ber Donn na A ireach clan da. A ron den ro

beithead ag Scene.

454 . Ceitri m eic E bir,

. i .

Orba, Fearen , Feargna.

455 . Obig cineadaigh ro eind Dugaid m ac Itha im orro ,

sead e L udhaig m ac Itha ceic cin ela ro chin sead uad,

. i . firne Daire Do im th ig, .i . 1na

2ceic 3L ugaid, .i . L u gaidh Cal

a qu o4Callraighe Con n acht ,

5L u gaidh Corr .a qu o6Corbraidhe,

5

7Lu gai -dh Corb a qu o8Dei l Coirbre Cliach ,

5 9L u gaid Oircdhe

a qu o Corco1 0Orcdhe ,

5 L u gaidh1 1L aighe dia m bai L u gaidh

452 .

“cm . M Eber Find m ac Mi led 1 Cualu Cuai lnge 1 B lad

1 E ib leo 1 N ar,Eber Don n

, A ireach, A ran n an3 E r “Feron , Fergna

E atan,Cathear

,Man tan ° ins . t o

isin 8

cacha m odad

Rare,Desi , Deile 1° Fem en , Life m ogai d ro tu irm i sam

A isn eideam do E ber m ac

Mi led fodeas ta , L u id E ber

Find m ac Mi led , lucht fich it

lorag , is a leth tes d’E rinn

, 1

h i bai E rem en acht m ad sin .

Is iad so teisich n a loin gsi

sin . i .

Ceithri m eic E bir F in d,

.i .

E r,Orba

,Fearen ,

Feargna ;

n i hairm idthear a clan d, achtairm id eolaig co bu ilit E rn a,. i . Sen - E rna

, ar slicht E r m eic

E b ir .

SE CTION VIII . —TH E SONS OF -MIL . 91

452 . E ber rem ained in the L et u s n ow tell of E ber s .

Sou th , thirty ships (or Mil . E ber F in n s . Mi l wen t

eighteen ,that n um ber bein g wi th twen ty ships in to the

E rim on’

s) . These are h is Sou thern half of Irelan d , an d

chieftain s E rim on [had ] not any m ore

than that . These are the

chieftain s of that expedition

E b ,er B ile

,Mi l

,Cualu ,

B led,E ibliu ,

Ner, E ber Don n ,E ber

F in n,A irech , E ran nan ,

L u gaid, E r , Orba, Feron ,Fergn a, E 11 ,

Un ,E tan ,

Caicher , Man tan ,Pu lm an . These were the servitors

who were at their ships—each servitor havin g a shipA dar , Raire, Desi , Dela, Cliu ,

Morba,Fea

, Life, Fem en ,Fera.

We have already spokeri of the servitors .

453. B ile an d Mil,of their progen y are all the Geedil .

Cualu and B lad and E ber left n o progeny, on ly their n am es

upon those pr in cipal hi lls . N er,a qu o Ros Nair . N o chi ldren

of the warriors are recorded , to wit E n , E tan , Caicher , Fu lm en ,

Man tan . E ber Donn an d A ireach left n o children . E ran nan

was drown ed at [Inber ] Scen e.

454 . The four sons of E ber, The fou r son s of E ber F inn ,

E r,Orba

,Ferén ,

Fergna. E r , Orba,, Feren ,Fergn a.

Their chi ldren are n ot re

corded ,bu t the learn ed con

sider that the E rn a—the OldE rn a, that is—are of the race

of E r s . E ber .

455 . F ive peoples were de As for L u gaid s . Ith ,five

scen ded from Lu gaid s. Ith , peoples were descen ded from

him,

nam ely the fin e of Daire Doim thech ,that is, the F ive

L u gaids—L u gaid Cal a qu o Cuallraige of Con nachta, L u gaid

Corr a qu o Corpraige, L u gaid Corb a quo Del Co irpre Cliach ,L u gaid Oircde a qu o Corcu Oircte, Du gaid L aige of whom was

rom e .

453.

1 Milig 2 do Gaeidelaib n i le s aun a 1' B lad 1 Eber Dou d

‘ni r fargsad

5 tri prim- sleb tib n i hi n dister clan n a n a n - an rad

aile 11 Etan Caithear 8

cm . 1 (bis)9n ir fargsad clan n

E aran nan, n i fil a $11

,u air ro bai dead oc Indber Scen e.


m ac1 2Daire ,

dia m bai L ug aid m ac Con . i . 1 3Oillill Olumm a is

e rodn eil ( .i .1 ‘1L u gaid m ac

1 5L u ighdech m eic Daire sir

chrechtaid) ; 1 n ir fedadh eadh 1 6codlud acht la hE leir , . i . cfi

1 7Oilella.

456.

1Clan da E bir fo E rin d an ds o fodeasta.

1 E ber im orro ,

is 2da claind - sein Dei l Cais, 1 Deil Cein , 1

3Dealbna, 1 n a

4Dessi in Tuaisceir t, 1 5Dei l Meascorb, 1

5 Deil 6Meatrach , 1 MI

Deru irb, 1

7Catraighe, 18E ile

, 1 Tfiath 9Tu rb i, 1 E ogan acht

Caisil , 1 E egan acht”A im

, 1 E ogan acht1 1Locha Lein , 1

E ogan acht1 2Reithl in de

, 1 E oganacht1 3Glean damrnach

, 1

E ogan acht1 3 A ran n

, 1 E oganacht Ru is 1 4Ai rgid 11 5L eam n aigh

in A lbain, 1 E ogan acht

1 °Du rlais A irthear Cliach ”.

1 8Si l

n - E im ir ui le sin .

1 8

457. Deichn eabar 1teiseach a n - easbada n ile 2con u ige sin

,itirr

m u ir 1 tir ,36 dha gl

-uasidar a hE aspein4cu him chosn am h E ren n ;

. i . 5ochtar do theiseachaib

,im on righ ,

6im Donn ; 1 B ile m ac

B rigi ,7E reach Fabhruadh , 1 B reas

, 1 B uas , 18B uaign e, do

9bedu dh sin bairc 1 °m ai lle r ia Don n ; 1 1 1Ir

,dh

’ec i Sgellig go

ro hadn achtad an d ; 11 2A ran den d

’eg son inber

,n o ar

1 3on

m u ir,iar 1 ‘1tu itim as in eru n d,

1 5Cualgn e 1 Ffiad, do1 °thu itim

la siabhraibh ; is1 7iad sin a n - easbadha do deaghdain ibh ,

1 8

genm otha m n e 11 9eglaich 1 m in - dhain e.

458 .

1Forfagbhadar dorno2se righn a

3do righn aibh bees don4cu r cedn a

,.i . B uan bean B ili

, 1 Di l in gen M i leadh ,m areen

re5Don d ; 1 Sgen e,

°. i . Deallsaire bean 7Am ai rgein Glfin gel

m eic Mi led , is8uaide 9

ainm n ighthear In bhear1 °Sgen e . A dbath

1 1bean m areen re hIr 1 a1 1 bean maille re Mu rthem hne

, 1

455 .

1 ins . u ada icoig B 3 L u dhaigh an d cm . .i . B i Callraidi

Chon nacht 15 in s . 1 (quater) - aidi 1 L ugaig11 Dal Choirpre

11 L ugai d Oi rce1° Q irec Lai de m eic Daire 11 Con .i . L u gai d

m ac Dai re ( involving a di ttography)13 A ilill E olam as e rotm i ll air

n i r fedad 1‘.i . Mac Con ( i n ter lin ecl g loss) B

11.i . m ac N iadh

(di tto) : th is bracketed sen ten ce in B on ly1°colled la n ech acht

11 A i lella o n - ainm n igter .

4 56. in M on ly1 dia cloind - si den 1 ins . n a ; Dealbn ada

‘ Desi in Tuai scert “Dal (b is)° Mathrach 1 H u i Derdu ib

1- aidi

11 E le 9 Tu rb e 1° i/ns . Glen n am nach 1 E oganacht Lacha11 R ai thleand 11‘ 11

cm . ; Arand 1‘ A rgai d15 L eam naide : om .


94 SE CTION VIII .—TH E SON S'

OF MIL .

F ial bean 1 2L uigeach m ei c Itha, adbath do n aire 1 3ag faicsin

mochte a fir 1 4aga fothrugu d as an Inber 1 5Feli

,u ncle dicitu r

In ber Fele .

1 °Ocu s isin n - aidche sin ro m eabhaidh Loch1 7L aighdheach fo thir , 1 is 1 8di doroin de a

1 9fear in 2 °m arbh

n aidh , 1 is i cet m arbhn aidh2 1E renn

Su idhaamh su nd

459. Deis chatha 1Tailltean bai 2cosn am h etir m acaibh M i led

imm on r igi , .i . 4 idir E ber 15E rim ern , co

6ru gadh Am airgein

chuccu do cheir 7tu rro .

8C'

on debhairt Am airgein : Orbha in°teisigh ( . i . Du in d) don

1 °ten aisti , do E rim en , 1 a

1 1orba- sein do

E ber dia eis . Doig is iad tr i cet1 2breatha rugad ig Macaib

Milid in E rin n ;1 3111 breath 1 4

rug Am airgein i 1 5Team raigh , 1

in breath sin 1 6a Sliabh M is, 1 in breath1 4 rug Am airgein

1 °a

Gind 1 7tSai l in nDeasum ain for osaib allta 11 8ceatraib . A m eil

asbert in file,

Sand ruc Amairgen in m brfeth

460 .

1Se isiu r teiseach 2teas 3tre fa dheeidh ,

-3

14m eirseisiu r

teiseach i'

tuaidh,

‘1 do 5E rim en 6taraister ar m ; 1 ri ghe theasd o E b’

er , 1 righe tuaidh do E rim en .

6

In [sei ] sea‘

r theas, .i . E ber A n sese

'

r theas im orro , .i .

F in d, L u ghaid m . Itha, 1 E ber F ind, L u gaid m . Itha,

E aden m . Uige, 17Uh m . Uige, E ten , Un m . Uici , Caithear ,

Caicer 1 Fu lm en . In m or Fu lm en . A n m oirseser thuaid

s eisear atuaidh .i . E rim on,im orro , .i . E rem en

,E ber .m .

E b‘

er m . Ir , Am airgein m ac

G oistean (sic), Sedge , Sobairce,Su rge.

'

Is de sin . adu bairt

R aighn e fili m ac Ugaine Meir ,fria Mel m . Ugaine a brathair ,

d iar iarfaidh Mel, Can do

turth‘

eacht Mac Mi lead : conad

ann asbert Raigne file

Ir,A im irgin , Go isten , Setga,

Sobairci . Is de sin adubairt

Raidhn e fili m ac Ugai ne diar

fiarfaild re brathair , . i . fri Mel

m ac Ugain e con aid an n

asbeart so

A m hic ain Ugoin e.

abou t 6 letters here B1“om . Fele

m arb doridn i 1”fer

459 .

1 Tai llen and ins . im orro

11cc

1“i s i sin aidch i ro m eabaid1°m arbnad - se

ica othrucad i sin n - in dber11 L aideach 18 de

1 1 E renn hi den debrad.

1 im chosn om i ti t 1 m on‘1 i ti t


F ial wife of L ugaid,who died of sham e when she saw the

n akedn ess of her hu sband ,as he bathed in Inber F

'

el le, u n de

dicitu r In ber Fele. A n d in that n ight Loch L u igdech bu rstforth over the lan d . Of her did her hu sban d m ake the lam en t,which is the first lam en t of Irelan d

Poem n o . LXXVII .

459 . A fter the battle of Tailtiu there was a con ten tionbetween the Son s of Mil , E ber an d E rim on ,

regardin g the

kin gdom . Am orgen was brou ght to them to arbitrate betweenthem ; so Am orgen said : The in heritan ce of the Chief, Don n ,

to the secon d,E rim on ,

and h is in heritan ce to E ber after h im .

N ow those are the three first j udgem en ts given am on g the Son sof Mil in Ireland ; the judgem en t that Am orgen gave in

Tem air ; an d that judgem en t , in Sliab Mis ; an d the judgem en tthat A m orgen gave in Gen n tSai le

,over wi ld deer and

quadrupeds. A s the poet saith,Poem n o . LXXV.

460. Six chieftain s sou thward, at last , an d seven northwardwith E rim on

,wen t there ; and the kin gship in the Sou th to

E ber,and the kin gship in the North to E rim én .

( a) The six

in the Sou th—E ber Fin n ,L u gaid s . Ith ,

E ten [s. Uicce] , ( Ins . Uicce, Caicher , Fulm en . The seven in the North

,E rim on

,

E ber s . Ir, A m orgen [s . ] Gosten ,_

Setga, Sobairce, [Su rge] .

Of that did R oign e the poet, son of Ugaine [the Great ] , speak

to Mai l s . Ugoin e, to his when he was asked of his

brother , when Mel asked of brother , Mal s . Ugo in e ; so thathim : S in g of the adven tu res then he said thisof the Son s of Mi l . So thenR oign e the poet said this

Poem n o. LXXVI .

5 E rem on°raced A im irgin chu cu 7

eatu rru 11con ebairt

Aim irgin9 tai sich 1° ten esti d ’E rem on

11 forba- sen

12 bretha ru cad do Macaib Mi lig an13 in s .i .

.

w e A im i rgin (bis)Tem aid etu rru 7 T.D .D .

1° i (bis) Saile (0m . t 18ceathraib

i sb eart in file.

460 .

1sei sear tai seach z

om .

l “ a th -

ra fodeas la H eber “m ors eser

taisiach a tuad 5 E rem on om . M 1 wri tten u 1 1 .

(a) On e tran slation is sufii cien t fo r the two version s o f th is except in the last

sen ten ce , as the d i fferen ces are elsewhere m erely verbal o r o thograph ical . B racketedwords in B on ly .

96 SE CTION VIII .—TH E SONS O'F MIL .

461 . N o gom adh

seisear adberaid, . i .

iad de

se m eic

N o cum ad iad - so de seisear

adbearaid na hudeir , .i . seisear

Mi lead 1 se m eic B reogain , .i . ro bedar Mei c Mi led 1 ses‘

er

E rim en ,E ber

,L u gaid n o do bedar Meic B reogain , .i .

A ireach , Am airgein , Colpa, B reogu , B ili,E uat , B lad

,

hIr ; se m eic B reoghain .i . Cualu . Seisier Meic Mi ledB reogho , B ili , Ffuad ,

B ladh ,Cuala, Cu elgu e.

im orro , E rem en ,E ber

,A ireach ,

A im irgin ,Colptha, hIr . A irm it

eolaig co ten ig hIr m ac Itham eic B reogain in E rin n la

L ugaid m ac Itha. Is do cloind

hIr m eic Itha .i . Mu scraidi 1Corco B aiscind 1 Corco Du ibn e1 i l- chen ele aile beos.

462 . A ireach Feabruad m ac Mi lead, is i in clau d airm idther

uad,do reir eelach 1 caladan . i . Ulaid 1 C iarraide 1 Conm aicn e

1 Core Modruad 1 Dal Moda Ru ith 1 F ir Mui gi Fene 1 CorcoOele 1 Ceen raidi 1 Corco Soillcend Senm -e

, 1 Odarraide 1 Dal

n A raide, 1 Dal Riata 1 A lban aig 1 n a secht L aigsi la L aign ib .

Ue ir thic slicht sen chusa n a ageig - sin , o ir airm it craeba

co ibn easa 1 gen elagi a m beith do cloin d hIr m eic Mi led, ge

ben ar a n gen elach co hA ireach Februad m ac Milead . N o

cum ad do hIr bad ainm Aireach Februad fodesin .

463. G-eidhil tra, is am laigh Gaedil thra, is am laid sin

sin roghabsat E rin n . Tuatha ro gobsad E irin d,ia

‘

r su r

De Dan an n ,im Thailltean cacha sliged doib ota in Greig

roghabsat tre. Fin it,Am en , Sce itheagda co Tor N eam ruad,

1 ota Thor N eam ruad co ro

fla ithiu s n a Sceithia, 1 ota in

Sceithia iar m beith an inadaib

im da aile,co H easbein

, 1 ota

E spein co H erin d iartai n .

Corgabsad i Tailltin co tu csat

cath Tailltin do Tuathaib De

Danan n . F in it do n a gabalaib

s in Mac Mi led.

fin it, do gebeil E renn an dsin

an uas

462 . This 1] in M on ly.


98 SE CTION VIII - TH E SONS OF MIL .

MIN IUGAD

111A ,22 8 24 : av ,

11 y 38 : uR , 93 3 33.

464 . R 0 1 in n issim ar tre do 2h im thechtaib 3Geedel,

4

15 is eadb

in n isit eelaig ;6com ba-dh 7

sessir ar trichai t airech 8n othistais co

H erinn , ocu s se lon ga tri chat le'

o ,91 ceithre ar fichit do

m ogadaib1 0acco , 1 lon g

1 1la 1 2

gach ae dib ; 1 ceithre m ogaid

ar fichet la cach 1 8m o-

g ina lu in g . A sberat erei le l 4oom ed 1 "1 iad

1 °a iii - an m an d : Medar ,

1 7Ladhar , 1 8Medhon ,Pidacat (sic),

R us,1 9Cailna

,Magden a, Cacha

,

2 °B onfin du ,

2 1Cerccorn c,Medin a

, A ui l im ,B er

,

2 3B aschon ,

2 ‘E‘Forccn e, Lu gba, Sega,

Selgen d,2 5Segm araigh . A sberat

2 6dan o 2 7m acco la 2 8hE ber129fon in nu ssa . i . 3 0C'

ou r,Capa, 3 1Coron n ,

E tor,A irb ,

3 2A irrbi :

Se 33m eic ele la 3 ‘1hE rim en

,. i . 35A an

,E ten d, A in e,

36Cathiar,

Caicher , Cerna. An m an d ban Mac Mi led im orro , Tea, Fial ,Fass

,L iber

,Odhba,

3 8Scot, 39Scen e : de qu i bu s dicitu r 4 °hoc

carm en,

Secht m na Mac Mi led ngle.

465 . Do riecht dan a L u gaidh mac Itha, i ( .i .1Lu gu Itha,

ar

ba 2 lugu - som .ar3in t - Ith aile

,

4daigh Ith ainm cechtarnae) do5d ighail a athar 6ih E rin n

,u i supra dixim us. R o 7beigedh

Di l ! dan a in gen Miledh , ben Du in n ,

9 issin lu in g i m bai B ress,

1 B u ess , 1 B uaign e,1 1h ic T igh Du in d

1 2 ic n a1 3Dum achaib ;

1 41

dobert 1 5E rim en fet for Di l ,1 61 atbert : Is fat for Di l fotlau 1 °

;

u n cle 1 7Fotla d icitu r .

466.

1S-eelaiss H er im en ,tricha leech , 1’leim n d‘

ess fri H erin n

seer -

3thruaidh , .i . 4B rego , Mu rthem n e,5Fuat, Cuailn ge,

H erem en ,E ber m ac Ir

,Am argen ,

C'

olbtha, L u gn e, Laign e,

464 .

1- om ar R z

om . h RA 11 Gaidel R ‘om . 1 R

15 i ssed R °com b ed R com adh A 1

sei si r R seissi r A 11- ti st R

”cm . 1 R 1°

occo AR 1 1cm . la VA ; each A -

cech Rm eg R 1‘

com bed R 15 iat V 1°a n - aum an n A om . R

1 l L adar R Medar R 19 Cai lnai,Magden a R 1° B on f in du A

B onfinn u R “1 Cerc E rcn e R 2 1 Megina R 13 B erchon R2‘1 Forche R .Segm ar

,A ig R 1°

ere i le (om . dan o) R 11 m acu R211 hE b ir R 1° fon i n n issa A fon i ndasa R 1° Cau r R 1 1 Coran n R1 1 A irb i R 11

om . m eic ; ail i R 21“E rem on R 111 A an n Eden R


MIN IUGAD .

464 . We have told of the adven tu res of the Gaedil . Learn ed

m en relate that thirty - six chieftain s cam e to Irelan d , havin gthirty - six ships ; an d twen ty - fou r servitors were with them ,

each on e havin g a ship ,an d twen ty - fou r servitors with each

servitor in h is sh ip . Others say that these were their n am es

Medar , Ladar, Medon ,Pidacat, R u s, Cailna, Cacha,

B anfin du , Cerccorn e, Medin a,A u ilim ,

B er,B aschon , Forccn e,

Lu gba, Sega, Selgen d, Segm araig. They say that the son s of

E ber were as follows - nCau r , Capa, Coron n ,E tor , A irb , A irrbi .

E rim én had other six son s,A an ,

E ten d ,A in e

,Cathiar, Caicher ,

Cerna. The nam es of the wives of the Son s of Mil were‘

T ea,

Fial,Fas

,Liber

, Odba, Scota, Scene. De qu ibu s dicitu r hoccarm en ,

Poem n o . LXXX.

465 . L u gaid s . Ith cam e, [that is, of Lesser Ith , for he was

lesser than the other Ith ; becau se Ith was the nam e of themboth] to aven ge his father in Irelan d, u t supra diocim us . Dil

,

daughter of Mil,wife of Donn ,

was drown ed in the ship whereinwere B res

,and B uas, and B uaign e, at Tech Du in n at the

San dhills. A n d E rim én laid a sod upon Dil,and said : It is

a sod upon Dil ci inde Potla dicitu r .

466. E rim én,with thirty warriors, sailed North - eastward.

They were B rego , Murthem n e, Fu at, Cu ai ln ge, E rim on ,E ber

m ac Ir,Am orgen ,

Colptha, Lu ign e, Laign e, Goisten ,Setga,

A an E ten n A 1° Cathi air Cacher R 17 Faes R 38 Scott AScothta (the second t yc) R 1”Scena R 1o

om . hoc carm en R .

465 .

1 Lugba I ta R 2 Inga- sum R 1

an t- Ith R ‘1 daig R5 digai l R °

eu V 7 baighedh A baided R 8om . R 9

asin V1°am bai B res 1 B uas R ic Tig Dui n n

11 hic A 111 Dum chaib ARafter which there i s an erasu re abou t a half lin e i n length , R i n

the erasure R 15 hE rim on R om . R 11 Fodla V.

466.

1 Seolais H erem on R 2 lam des R 11 tuai dh A ‘ B regon R


Goiscen, Setga, Su irge,

6Sobairche . Item n a m ogaidh ,A idn e,

A i, et rel .

7Gabais Inber Colbtha .i . 8Colbtha m ac Mi led rogab9 in port priu s,

1 °et u n cle 1 1Indber Colba dicitu r .

1 2Meicc

B reogain im orro , n i 1 3fagbait clan n a ; acht tan tum m arait 1 4a

n - anm and for 1 5din gnaib uaislib E renn .

1 °Nocha n - in dister

clan na 1 7na Fén ed

, .i . 1 8Setgha, Sobairche,1 9Gosten

,Su irge,

2 00 Am argen t ied Corcca A cradh la 2 1Hele 1 n a hOrbraide.

0 E ber 2 2m ac Ir

,Clan n Ollom an Fotla

, .i . Ru draige, 1

Conm aicn e, 1 Ciarraige , 1

2 3‘C'

orco De leig , 1 Corco Modruad,

1 Dal2 ‘1Moga Ru ith, Fi r Mu igi Fene ,

Fir L aigsi L aigen ,A raid

Cliach,

2 5Secht Sogain . O E rim en 26dan a na Fotharta,cle qu i bu s B rigid .

467.

1A nais E ber 2thess,tricha leech , .i . B ile, M ili , Cualo ,

3B ladh,E bliu

,N er , E ber Don n ,

E ber F inn,E rech

,E ran dan

,

L u gaid ,E r

, Otrba, Feren ,Fergn a, cethrar 5

m ac E bir , GE n, E n ,

E ten,

7Cacher,

8Man ten ,Fu lm en .

1 0

(Item na m ogaid, A dar

A ire, Deise , Dela, Clin ,Morba

,Fea, Life, Fem en

,Fera.) B ile

1 Mi led, 1 1de Clan n - side Geidil u ile .

1 2Cilalu,B ladh

, 1 E berDon n

,n i 1 3fargabsat

1 “1clan -d

,acht a n - anm an n forsna prim

sleibtib . N er m ac B i le, a qu o R os Neir dici tu r .

1 5Nochon - in n ister clen n n a

1 °Fened, . i . E n ,

E n,E tan

,Fulm en , Man ten .

N i 1 7fargaib E ber Don n n o1 8E rech clan na

,n o

1 9E ran n ; n on

habu i t filios qu on iam m ersu s est (sic) statim i n2 1

palude Scen ae.

L u gaid m ac Itha, ceic 2 2cin iuda cin set a fin e Daire Doim th ig ;

.i . n a ceic 2 3L u gaid ; L u gaid Cal , a qu o2 ‘

-"Callraide Con acht,

L u gaid Corr a qu o2 5Corpraigi , L u gaid

2 6Corr a qu o Del

Co irpre Cliach,L u gaid Oircthe a qu o

2 8Corcco 2 9Oircthe,

L u gaid L aigis a qu o2 8 Corcco 3°L aigisi , dia m bai L u gaid m ac

Dairine,

. i . L u gaid m ac Con . A ilill A u lom 3 2rodn alt, 1

”h i

fetas ead cotlad la 3 4n ech n - aile acht la coin A ilella, E leir Derg

“Fuatt Cuai lngn e A (Cuailgne V, Cual R) - airci R 1 Gabaid

Inber Colba R 8 Colba R ”an R 1°

om . et AR H inber Adicitu r Iuber Colbtha R m eic B regoin R 13 targhe V farcab set R1a hanm an n a R 1° dingnadaib u ai sle R 1°

n ocho VA n icon ini ster R11cm . n a : Fen n edh R 18 Setga S u r S ob R 1°

om . Gosten R1° Am argin tra A H ele 1 n a (not la) AR ; H eli R 11

om . m ac I . RCorcco AR M ode A 1° in s. 1 R 1° didiu R .

467 .

1 A nai ss A 2 tess A , thes R 3 B lad R ‘ E b leo R



a hainm side ; u n de Mac Con35dicebatu r . O E ber au tem Dal

Mes Corp ,u i 37

ali i dicun t, 1 Deis in Tuaiscirt, 1 Del38Mathrach i 3 9

toeb Temrach , 14 °Ui Derdui b

, 1 Cathrae 1 E li 1

Tfiath Tu irbe 14 1ali i 4 2

m u lti u i predixim us .

468 . B ae cosn am den a etir 1E ber 1 E rim en im un rigi , co

2ru c Am argin

3cerai 4

etorra,

s. i . 6forbba 7Du in n

,

8 in teissig , don

tenaisi,do hE rim en

, 1 a forba- su ide do E ber dia eis . Ocu s n i

rogab E ber , acht a tri roga in H erin d, u i supra9diccim us .

A n m an n n a toissech .

Seisiu r 1 1tre teisech 1 2thess 1 3fode0 1dh , 1 a se aile 1 4thuaid ;

11 5 ised 1 °tarrasair an n ,

1 7rigi

1 8tess do E ber 11 7

rigi1 9tuaidh

do 2 °E rim 6n, 1 in dias den a leo

,. i . 2 1file 1 cru itir-e ; Cir 1

2 2Cin end a n - anm an n .

2 1”L esat 2 4crann chor are ib .

2 5 Ised lu idein cru itire co

2 7Heb‘

er fodess , in file co H erim en fothuaidh .

In 1 8sesir teisech 2 9tes tre

,.i . E ber

,L u gaid m ac

30Itha,E tan

m ac3 1Oicce , I

'

Tn m ac32Ucce, Caicher , Fu lm an . ,

Ih 33seissiur

atu ai dh,

3 4 H erim en,E ber m ac

3 5Ir,

36Am argen ,

37Goscen ,Setga,

”Sobairce, 1 Su rge septim u s, u i39cliasi-m us . Is de asbert R aign e

R oscadach m ac“Ugain e fri Mal , dia no

4 1 iarfacht Mal , Can

do “thu irded ;‘1 3et dir it “R aighne ,

A m hic ain Ugai n e

Ut supra4 5scr ipsim u s. De qu i bus hoc carm en can tabatur ,

Se m eic Mi led m iaclh nar-dain

"

s am laid sin 4 8t'

re ro4 9

gabad E riu o cet gebei l Cesra co

gebeil Mac Mi led .

18 Matr AR 11° taeb R Ua V,hu i R “

alln V, ali Rm u lti i V.

468 .

1 Eber (the - er yo) i ri gi 1 H erim on R 1 H erim on also A 1rucc A

a- ai dittographed A ‘

etorru R “cm . .i . R ° forba AR

1 Du in d A I1an to isig R ° dicitur R 1°

seissiu r A seisir R11cm . R 12 tes R 11

- oi d R tuaid R 1° issed AR1°tarasair R 1"

rige (bis) R 1° thess A 19 taai d R 1° H er AR11 fili 1 cru itiri R 11 Cinnen n R 11 lasai t R . For the version of

SE CTION ‘VIII .—TH E SONS OF MIL . 103

hou nd,E 10 1r Derg was its n am e ; un cle Mac Con di cebatu r.

From E ber m oreover were Del Mes Corp ,u t ali i diou n i an d

the Northern Dessi , Del Mathrach beside Tem air, Ui Derdu ib ,

Cathrae,E ile

,and Tuath Tu rbe

,et ali i m u lti u t praediccim u s.

468 . There was a con ten tion between E ber an d E rim dn in

the m atter of the kin gship , and Amorgen m ade «arbitrationbetween them ; that the heritage of Don n

,the eldest , shou ld

go to the secon d, E rim on ,an d his heritage to E ber after him .

Howbeit E ber wou ld n ot accept an ythin g bu t his three choicesin Ireland, u t supra dixim u s

Poem n o . LXXX II .

There were six chieftain s in the Sou th at the last , an d othersix in the North ; an d the kin gdom of the Sou th was given to

E ber,an d that in the North to E rim én . A lso the two m en of

cu nn in g ,a poet and a harper : E ir an d C in enn were their

n am es. A lot was cast upon them : the harper wen t to E ber,sou thward, an d the poet to E rim on ,

n orthward . N ow the six

chieftain s in the Sou th were E ber,L u gaid s . Ith

,E tan s. Oicce

,

[In s . Uicce, Caicher , Fu lm en . The Slix in the North wereE rim on

,E ber s . Ir

,Am orgen , Goscen , Sétga, an d Sobairce

,

an d Su irge a seven th , as we have said . Of these m atters spakeRo ign e R oscadach s . Ugoin e to Mal

,when Mal asked

,S in g of

the adven tu res ; E t dixit Ro ign e

Poem n o . LXXVI .

u t supra scripsim u s . De qu ibu s hoc carm en can tabatu r .

Poem N o . LXXXIII .

Thus it is that Ireland was taken,from the first Takin g

of Cessair to the Takin g of the Son s of Mil .

th is i n ci den t in F see 1[470 24- char R i ssed A an

cru i tiri R E b R seisir R sessiur A 1°tra thess A

1° B i tha A Occe R U icce A Occe R sei sir tuai th Rin s . . i . ; H erem on A 35 H ir A -

gi n A Am i r R 1 1 Go i scen Rcm . 1 ; Su i rgi A S obairci R 39 dux VR 4° A ugain e

Rfiarfacht A “

tu rded AR om . et R 44 R aign e R “scrib R

1°can taban t R 4" Am laidh ‘1 3

om . gab H er. R .


TH E VE RSE TE XTS

LXVII

A 12 ,8 1 : D 18 1/ 15

E 30 : R 81 8 35 [first quatrain on ly] :'M 289 18 13 : n ot in B .

1Teisig na2l - loin gsi

3dar 4ler,

5dia 6ten catar Meic 7Mi led,8bit 9m ebra 1 °lim sa 1 1

rim le,

1 2a n - anm ann

1 3 ’s

1 4a n - ai

'

deda.

1E blin, Fuat,

2B re, -go—1blad 4bil

5L ugaid,°Murthem n e

,

7oh m u irlind

,

B uas,

8B res,9B uagn e

1 °na m brig

1 1m er

,

1 2Don d,Ir

,E ber

,

1 3hE rim en .

1Am airgen ,

2Colptha3cen

4ce ed,

E ber, 5hE rech ,

6hE’

renn en ,

7

Cualn ge, Cu alu ,

8N er amn e,°Mum n e

,Lu ign e, ocus Laigne.

Fu lm en ,

1Maten ,

2Su rgeSar sen

,

4Aer,Orba

,

5Ferbn,

°F'

ergen ,

E n, E n ,

7E ten,

9Gosten gle,9Setga,

” Surge, Sobairche.

1 .

1 taissig F toi ssich V to isich AR tai sich M 2 longsi L 11 tar FV

thar M ‘ lear FM ls di A ° tan gatar F tangadar E 1 m eicc

M i leadh F Mi ledh V M i lead M 8 i s F bat R 2 9 m em bra Fm ebra A Mem bra D m eabra E m eam ra wi th ‘

n o b ’over the second m M

1° lium sa VA leam sa M 11 frim la VAE rem la RDM 11a n - anm ann ADR

a n - aum end LEM 1som .

’s FVAE M 1‘

n - aigeda VE (gh E) oigeda M.

2 .

1 E bleo L E ibliu VD E ibli E E ib leo FM 2 B reoghu F B rege VB rige A B reoga E B reogu M ' 1 bladh FA ‘ b ind VAD b in n E

- aidh F - tem ne F - tom u i V - themn i A - teim hn i E 1 M i lid R 1R 1

l“B reas FEM B ress VA 9 B uaighn e F B uaign e VA B uaighn i DB uaign i E B uaidn e M 1°

com br ig FM n a m brigh VE na bri gh A11 m or yo F 11 Don n DAEM 1° E rem hon F E rim on V Eim er

E rem on E E rem on M.



Palap mac1hE rim ein ein ,

ocu s2Caicher 3

mac4Mateiu

,

do 5digai l 6Itha na7n aech ,

8dechenbo ir 9tricha 1 °t6esech .

1A thbath 2B regoai 4mB regaib

5bind6marb 7Mui rthem n i 8

con9m er - lind,

1 0Cualgn e ocu s1 1Fuat,

1 2cen cor fand

,

ro m arbsat Tfiath De Dan an d .

Dorochair 1Cualu,n i

2chel ,

la 3Crim than d 4scorach Sciathbel ;

do them 5B lad 6 i m B ladmai 7bin d,

8N er ocus9E bleo i 1 °

n E blin d.

Am airgen2file n a

3

[b ] fer,4m arb i Cath B i le 5Thened ;m arb 6Ir 7i 8Scelic n a

9Scel,1 °m arb con

1 1n - Inbiu r 1 2E ren n en .

1Dond is 2B ile is B u an a3ben

,

Dil , is‘1E rech m ac

5Mi led,

B uas ,6B res

,

7B uagn e8cosin m blaid

,

ro9beidead 1 °

oc na Dum achaib .

Do rochair 1Sobairche 2s

’

en g’na den ,

3re

‘1 E chaid 5n E chcend ;

°Man ten is 7Caicher n a8on ed

9do rochair la 1 OnAm airgen .

5 .

1 E rem o in FM E rim oin VA Erem E 2 Cach L Caicher VAFCaicer E Caithear M °

m cc A “Man tain FVE Man n tein AMl‘dhighail F diogai l E ° Ithe E 1

n - each FM s dechn eb Vdeichn i b A dei chn eb M 9 tricha xn eabar E taissech FVtaisech AM toi sech E .

6.

1 A dbath AM A dbat E 2 B reoghu F B regho V B reogha EB reogu M 1

a EM “m B reaghm hu igh F B regm . VE m B regm u igh A

m B regm aich M 5 b inn E m arbh F m arbthar M 1 Mu i rtei m n e FMou i rteim hni E Mu rthem n e M 8 for M °

m u i rlind FAB M1° Cualnge L Ouai lgn i FEM Fuad F Fuat i s Cuai lnge VE 11

ciar

bo cam (cham A) VAE gen cor fan n FM 11rosm arb sat E .

7 .

1 Cuala E Cualo M 2cel PAV - than n VAM Cri om an n E

‘sgorach E 6 B ladh FA “

a EM b in n E 8cm . N er M

° E ib1eo F E ib liu VA E ibli E E i dleo M ‘

E iblind FM an E blind VAan E ibhlinn E .

SE CTION VIII .—TH E SON S

'

OF MIL . 107

Palap son of E rim é n the n oble ,

and Caicher son of Man tan ,

to av en ge Ith of the Steedsten an d thirty chieftain s .

B rego di ed in tu n efu l B rega,

Mu irthem n e died at the Great Po o l,

Cu ailnge an d Fuat , withou t their being weak ,The Tuatha De Dan an n slew them .

Cualu fell , I con ceal it n ot,

before Crem than n Shield - m ou th , rich in herds ;B lad

, of plagu e in tu n efu l B ladm a ,

Nar an d E ibliu in E ibliu .

Am orgen , the poet of the m en ,

died in the battle of B ile Ten ed ;Ir died on Sceilic of the Spectres ,E ren nan died at the estu ary .

Don n an d B ile,an d B uan h is wife

Dil , an d A irech son of Mil ,B uas , B res , B u aign e with ren own ,

were drown ed at the San dhills .

Sobairche the stately fellin his fort , at the han ds of B ochu E chchen n ;Man tan an d Caicher of the wou n dings

fell at the han ds of Am orgen .

8 .

1 Am ai rgen V A m ergen A A m argin E A im i rgin M 2 fili M1 fear FM 4

gaet a cath B i le Ten eadh VA (Then A) gaot a cath

B i litin E 5 Teineadh F Then ead M s hIr V a F ic VAMS

‘Sgei llic F Sceliuc VA Scei llic M 9sgal F om . m arb M

imber A in dber FM 11 A rannan FM E ran nan A E ran dan E .

9 .

1 Don n A 2 B i li M 3 bhean F 4 A ireach FM hE rech VA5 M i leadh FA Mi ledh V ° B reas FM B reis V B ress A 1 B uai dhghn e FB uaign e VA (gh V) B u aidn e M 8

cosin m b laidh F m b lai dh also VA”baitea FM bati V bai ti A E 1°

acc F 10 VA ac M.

10 .

1 Sobairce AM - ci E Sobai rchi D 1seang FM 3 la hE ch . ED

“hE ochai dh VFM 5 E achceann F n E chcen d VE n E chcenn ADE chchen d M 6 Man n tan F 7 Cac E Cai ther M 8

cn eadh F cn ead M”m m arbtha VAED -

ghean F hAm ai rghen A hAm ai rgin EhAm irgen D hA im i rgen M.

108 SE CTION VIII—TH E SON S OF MIL

1A ided 2Fu lm a[i ] n co3 feraib

la 4hE ri'm 6n 5 ic 6Slem ain ;

do rochair 7L u gaid8n a lan d

s’i cath la Firu 1 "Dom n an d.

Do rochair Lu ign e is1Laign e

2la Maccaib 3E ber 4anble ;

fo rochair in 5cethrar coir

L a 6Iriel m ac n E rim oin .

1Cethri 2m eic E bir 3tall tra

,

Aer,Orba, Feron ,

Fergna,5re

'

tn ic 6tarsn a7bui 'dn e a blad ;

8atbath 9Mu im n e

l oi m -

“Maig Cruachan .

Sin 1chath for 2Ten ras n a

3treb,sin 4

m aig5 i torchair 6E ber

,

7do rochratar 8 im m alle9Gosten ,

1 0Setga, ocus1 1Su irge .

I'

Jn m ac1Ucce, fin d a

2rath

,

E n is4E tan sil - dathach ,

6hE rim on bind n a7blaide

,

8rosdin g

9 i cath 1 "Com raire.

1Docer 2Su irge m ac3Du ib daith

4la 5Iriel ,6in ard,

7 in m aith ;8E ber m ac

9Ir, fer

l oin n - cir,

la 1 1Palap m ac1 2hE rim oin .

‘ A idheadh F A ighedh V A igeadh A A iged M “Fu lm ain FVAE3cu fearaib F feru ib D fearaib M ‘ hE rem FE DM “

oc F a VAhi D : cen m chai l for i c Slem ain M “Sleam ain V Slem an D7 L ughaid V L ugaidh A 8

na l - lan n A DM 9a FM hi D

1° Dom n an n VEM.

12 .

l L aighn e V 2 la m aceu R ria m acaib VADM 3 Eb ir VEM‘aidb le FAV aidb li EDM 5

ceathrur F cethrar E ceathrar M° hi rial m . n E rem o in FD hIrial m . nE irem oin VA hIarel m . n E rem oin E “

m . hE rim o in apparen tly ye L hIr E rem oin M .

13. Ceitri FA Cei thri VM 2m eic E imh i r (m eic yo) E atha n

FA ( i ) M ; thra E ‘ hE r. VAD E ire E E r M ; Orbba D “ralm c F

rain ig E °‘

dar n a VAD (na in terlin ed D) tarna EM 7 ban a b ladh Ahu idui FD bu idn e M 8

adbath EM 9. b lad M 9 M u imn e FAMum ni D Muim u i E ar F a EAM Mu ig FADM Magh E :Cruachan A B D. A fter this quatrain there i s wri tten in E : A i ll i s

fallsa in b egan traota sin n ai t.


1 10 SE CTION VIII .-TH E SONS OF MIL “

.

1Palap uallach fuai r 2rinn i

si cath 4

gubach5Gresilli ;

6a

‘

sain ,

7co

8cum m air

,

9c0fm se ,

1 0bas 1 1toesech n a1 2 leech 1 3lon gse.

1A Christ 26s n a clan [n ]aib , cum n i g

Mac3m ic 4Flain d a la

'

ech - L ui gn ib ;

a R i n a5m blath 6is na

7m breth

8 is Tu in 9tAbb,

1 "is Tii in 1 1Toesech .

LXVIII .

RI 11 386. L 6 8 37 .

B ad fert Scén e—ba 1am n e,

(z in ge b id ainm Scen e b ias fair- se)

B id fert E ren nan con ti ,de Dia has in d fi lid - se .

LX IX .

387 : L 6 3 40 F 16 301 . R 2

3 21 3 19 .

Am gaeth i m - m u ir,

Am ton d trethan ,

Am fu aim m ara,

A m dam secht n diren d,S Am seig i n - aill

,

Am der gren e,

Am cain lubai ,Am torc ar gai l ,Am he i l - lind

,

Am loch i m qm aig,

Am b‘

ri a n dai

Am bri danae,

17 .

{ Palapp A : u lach VA huallach D 2‘rinde F rin n e E D

rindi‘

VAM 3a F hi VAD ag techt F ac teacht M ‘

chuan ach Fghuach

'

V guach A dubach E cuanach (g lossed la conm ail) D gaibtheach MI‘Gr

'

eisi lle E Gesi lle D Gesi li M “ac sin FVAM assim D 7

cu Fcum ar

' FM cum air VAD com ar E ”coim si AVE RM com si D

b'

ass VA n taisseach F toisech ADM toisig E llaech F


Palap the prou d fou n d (spear po in tsin the sad battle of Geisill ;there ,

briefly an d fittin gly ,

the death of the leaders of the hero - expedi tion .

Christ , [who art] above the clan s , rem em berthe gran dson of Flan n ,

from hero ic Lu ign e ;Kin g of adornm en ts an d of ju dgem en ts ,Thou are the A bbo t , Thou the Chief.

LXVIII .

Though it be the grave of Scen e—so it was

[hitherto ](bu t the n am e of Scén e shall rem ain upon it)it shall be the grave of E ran nan , till he com e,

from God cam e the death of this poet .

LXIX .

am Win d on Sea,

am Ocean - wave ,

am Roar of Sea ,

am B u ll of Seven Fights ,am Vu ltu re on Cliff ,am Dewdrop ,

am Fairest of Flowers ,am B oar for B oldn ess ,am Salm on in Pool ,am Lake on Plain ,

am a Mou n tain in a Man,

am a Word of Skill,

laech VAD laoch E tren M lo ingsi dh F loin gsi VAED .

1 8 .

1 This quat rain 0m . VAE Cri st F 2 6s cach clo in d cu im n ig FDM

(cloinn D) 3 m eic M ‘ Fhlai n d Fallaech F [F ] loin d Mm brat FM 6 i ss D 1

m bleacl M m breath 83 3 F 9 tab FDM

as F i sa for i s tu in M ‘1tai seach FM toi sech D .

1

g lossed comice so2g lossed acht.


am gai i fodb (feras feochtu ),Am dé delbas do chind codnu .

Coiche n od gleith clochur slebe ?

Cia on co tagair acs a éscai ?

C ia du i l - laig fu in iu d grene ?

Cia beir buar o thig Tethrach ?Cia buar Tethrach tibi ?

Cia dam,cia dé delbas faebru a ndind ailsiu ?

Cain te im gai—cain te gaithe‘.2

Glasses.

L in e 1 . ar dom n i L B ar gl F . 2 . ar trumm i L B ar

glan ad F . 3. ar grain L B ar n gi F . 4 . ar tressi L B ar

lias F . 5 . ar glicci L B ar F . 6. ar glain e L B ar coin iu s F .

7 . ar gairgi B u i fu il lu ib is chainm e an du L . 8 . ar gaisge

[or gairge ? ] L ar sileth F . 9 . ar luas L B tias fu in ead

grein e F . 10 . ar m et L B ar do im n i F . 11 . ar choem u Lchom u s B ar tru imm i F . am brec L . 13. ar gere L ar

grain ar tressi F . 14 . am dea ; codnu .i . ten e L . 15 . coich

glefes cech ceist acht m issi ? slebe .i . m is L . 16. cia inn isfes

du ib acsa esci acht m issi L . 17. acht fil e m o lethite- se L .

18 . Tethrach . i . rig L . 19 . tibi .i . failid an din d

itu cain the .i . cain in ti ; gai .i . in gaes am gai hi fo ichi

. i . a‘

r geri cibe leth bias iar fui n’

ead n gren e B .

(It m ay be su ggested that the irregu lar m etrical con stru ctionof this rhapsody is du e to its havin g been reduced to its presen tform from a very an cien t spell composed in the highlyinflectional Proto - Goidelic of which the Ogham inscriptions

preserve a few fragm en ts) .

Ver‘

iee lection es.

L in e 1 . The gloss here appen ded to the lem m a L . 2 . ditto ;

trethain VA tria tir F triathir DB . 3. fuaim (fuam A ) imm u ir

VA E . 4 . n om F secht n dren n B dam sethir VE (seithir A) .


11 4 SE CTION VIII .—TH E SONS OF MIL .

LXX .

R 1

fl 387 L 6 8 49 ; R2fl 418 A 13 a 1 ; R

3

M 284 7

Iascach m ui r !

Mothach tir !Tom aidm n - eise lIasc fo tu in d

I rethaib en l

Fairrge cru aid !

LXX I .

R 1 393, L 7 a 41 ; R2

fl 415 A 2 7 46 ; R3

fl 440, B 21 -

y 52,

M 284 a 46.

F ir torachta tu in ide !

Dar n oi ton na m ara m un -

glassa,

N i ragaid m an i dé ib cum achtachaib

Clandtar crib ! A irlicther cath !

Con certaim tu in id'

e

tire tarrachtam ar ;

Ma carait, dam aid cert

,

Muna charait, n a dam aid

N i m e asbeir f'

r ib m una b ’ai l dib .

LXXII .

R 2

fl 416, 12 8 13 : R3

fl441, M 285 a 18,

e 21 a 20.

A [i ] lin iath n hE ren n,

hE rm ach m u ir m othach,Mothach sliab srethach ,

Cassar find ,

cétaib iach ,lethan m il !

Portach laid“Tom aidm n - é isc,

Iascach m u ir '”


LXX .

A fishfu l sea !

A fru itfu l lan d !An ou tbu rst of fish !

Fish u n der wave ,In stream s (as) of birds ,A rough sea !

A white hailWith hu n dreds of salm on ,

Of broad whales !A harbou r - songA n ou tbu rst of fish ,

A fishfu l sea !

LXXI .

Men , seeking a possession !

Over n in e great green - shou ldered waves ,! e shall n ot go ,

u n less'

with powerfu l gods !B e it settled swiftly ! B e battle perm itted !

I adju st the possessionOf the lan d to which ye have com e ;

I f ye like it , adju dge the right ,I f ye like it n ot , adju dge it n ot

I say it n ot to you ,except with your good will .

LXX II .

I seek the lan d of Ireland ,

C ou rsed be the fru itfu l sea ,

Fru itfu l the ranked highland ,

116

R 1

SE CTION VIl I .—TH E SONS OF MIL .

Srethach caill cithach,

C ithach aub essach ,

E ssach loch lin dm ar,

L in dm ar tor tipra,T ipra tfia[i ] th o

'

en ach ,

Oenach rig Temrach ;

Tem air tor tfiathach ,

Tuatha Mac Mi led ,

Mi led lon g libern ;L ibern ard E riu

,

E rin and diglass ,

Dichetal rogaeth ,

B ogacs ban B reise,

B reise, ban B uaign e,B e adbu l E riu ,

Fi reman artus ,Ir

,E b’

er ailsiu s

A iliu iath B ren n .

LXXIII .

397 ; R3

1! 445 , B 22 a. 32,M 235 e 30 .

This is m erely a cen to con sistin g of the three quatrain s of

poem N o . LXV (part II, p . n um bered 31—33.

M adds a fourth , en um eratin g the subordinate servitors nam ed

in 11 335 as un der

There are a few varian ts , m ostly obvious corrupt ion s an d n one

of especial im portan ce , in the text of the three selectedquatrain s .

Meadon,Meadair , Cach , Dala,

Lotan ,Pita

,Cath , Guan na,

R u s,Calna

,Mag, is Dean a,

Cacha, B on n ,F indu ,

B uada.

LXX IV .

393 ; n ot in R2

; R3 B 22 a. 44

, M 235 y

Mac B reogain -d, buaid ar m bunaid,

Co tuaim trebain d cach trelaim ,

Sin n sear na laech tar leam,

B reogu rogab for B regaib .


118 SE CTION VIII .—T~H E SONS OF MIL .

B ili n a n - u aibread n - im da,

Cualu,Cuailn ge, Ith amra,

Mu irthem ne d ian m ag m odba,

Is B lad bodba 6 Sliab B ladm a“)

LXXV .

R ‘ L 7 7 5 z R3 B 22 y 17 , M 286 a

Sund ruc1Am airgen i

'

n mbreith

n i2chelat a 3

chom athig4O chath Malan d, m iad 5

cen m eth ,etir 6

sluago Mac Mi led.

1R 0 m id do chach dib a chert ,2d ia m batar 3

con tselgairecht,4R u e leis cach a dliged coir ,

stre chert 6Am airgin ai rd -m oir .

1Cét gu ine clossach,ro

2f'

es,

cid fer , cid cfi,

3cirres cnes,

4E archoid ich , ces5cen chel

,

6tarlaithair it tarthither .

l eth-e fir 2fenn ta,

3m atr ruc,

4diurn m u n el gerr garit,Coin 5tafaind ,

6cossa - na n - ag,

7beth do lin 8n is torm astar .

1Inathar fir thie 2fo 3decid,

cid m aith cid 4saieh leis in 5

sea],

Is derb 6n i tu ilter do dé

do 7dalaib n a8com rainne .

1 .

‘Ai m i rgin M 2chelad B M 3

choim ich ig M, com aicheich B‘ in iath

, g lossed n o 0 cath L : cath also B 5

gan m eath B,can

b reath M ( itir M) sluaghaibh E H (g aib M) M i lead M - dh B .

2 . ro m aid M , ro m aidh B 2m ar badar MB 3

gun sealgairecht B ,

telgairecht M 4ru g cach lei s B 5 tri L tria B “A im irgen L.

3 . cet ghu ine B , cetgu i n i d clossach g lossed“set 1 clossach du o n om ina

ceru i ” L closach B, clasach M 2 feas B ‘

ci rreas cn eas B ,coir a

.(a) Varian t readin gs in the M SS are m erely orthograph ical or otherwise

u n im portan t.


B ile of the m an i fo ld prides ,Cu alu ,

Cu ailnge , gloriou s Ith ,

Mu irthem n e from whom is the broad plain n am ed,

And fu riou s B lad from Sliab B ladm a .

LXXV .

There di d Am orgen give the ju dgem en t

h is n eighbou rs con ceal it n ot ;

after the battle of Mala ,a fam e wi thou t decay

,

between the hosts of the Son s of Mil .

To each of them be apportion ed hi s right ,as they were a - hu n ting ;each on e received h is lawfu l du e at his han ds ,by the ju dgem en t of Am orgen ,

hi gh an d great .

The first wou n ding of stags , it is kn own ,

be it a m an or a hou n d that tears the skin ,

to the stag- hou n ds , cu stom ary withou t fail ,there com es what is cast to them .

The share of the skin n er , so he [Am orgen ] apportion edit

,

a gulp of the short brief n eck ;to the cou rsing

- dog the legs of the stag,

h is shou ld be a part that is n ot in creased .

The inward parts to the m an who com es last,whether he thinks the course good or bad ,

it is certain that he is n ot en titled , from it,to shares in the co - di vision .

chu es M ‘ dar conaib an i llegi b le g loss above, L earrcogai dh B‘nad chel L 6 tairr la ti r i tairthither L

,tarlatir - thai r B )

i tarthithear MB ; g lossed on do ber ar ces L.

4 .

1 leithi MB 2 fean n ta B fen ta LM am a con ic L m arigh B

‘ diaurd m u in el B diu rd in m u in el M 5 tafiai n d L B : coin tafiain d

g lossed gadair L 6cosa M 7 baeth MB : don lin B 8 dos do

thorm atar M rostorm ai stear B .

5 .

1 in athai r MB 2 fa M B 3 dheoigh B 4saith M, sai t B

lsfeoi l B leoil M “dearb a torm astar de M, atorm aister de 11

" dha1taib B ‘com roin te L com ro inde M - rainde B .


llCom rain d coitchend do each 26cm

3iarm otha sein—n i seol saeb

Cen 4 i nrai l i lle 5n o in n un d,

is i breath 6I‘

u c7Am argen sun d.

LXXVI .

(RI ‘J407 . R 2

H 432 . R 3

11 460 . M in . 1! The text,

as prin ted below,is from L 7 y 26. A fter a struggle, I have

abandoned the tim e- devour in g an d probably hopeless task of

reducing to order the cou n tless varian ts in the extan t MSS . of

this mn em on ic rhythm ; the chaos is doubtless due to its

havin g been tran sm itted orally and carelessly. If a criticaledition be worth the labour in volved, it m ust form the subjectof a special study. Meanwhi le

,if any justification for these

rem arks be requ ired, I"

wou ld refer the reader to the version

pri n ted in the Ossian i c Society ’s publication s, xol v, p . 240 .

A m hic ain Ugain e,

Ciasaig do rus hE renn ?

D ’

erg am n e Scithia

Fén ius Farsaid fen ;Saigis N él E gipt,Rersat re ru idles

L a Forainn f'echtaib .

Fon n ais N iu il , Scota,Com pert ar n - athar Gaedil ;Reith

‘

es“ Scot” com ainm

Cain in gen Foraind .

Tuath Dagdae con tuthchatar,

Co ort ol—arboD

’in dibaid Cain cris

Debsu s m u ir Rom u ir.

Im ratar m u i n cin d,

Re’

rgatar Scithia,E ber Scot orthus ;Ortatar Reflo ir

,

A gn om ain ,L amfind.

Seolsat sech'

CJaspion ,

6.

‘com ro ind choi tchend M 2

aen M acenm ota sin , ui slicht



Im lu iset Libis,

Cin n set do Thorian ,

Sechset sech A ffraic,

Siachtatar hE spain

i com pert hE rim on ,

E ber , do Milid.

Mos B rega, B ili ;Do Itha- digailDailset na scaphaib

Sescat a n - airem .

Fir i fib fillset

Fogailset hE r in d

Im da sé saeglan n

Sasai fir fen ichais ,Frecraim feig fochm arc.

LXXVII .

Su ideam sun d has in trachtainbthech fuacht ;

crit for det, m or in t- echt ,echt dom ruacht.

A snei -dim duib , atbath ben

brogas blad ;F ial a hainm , fris n iad n em ,

os grian glan .

Mor in scel,cruaid rom clu in

ferrdacht fir,ro seall fair bas assu idh

,

[Su ideam sun d ] .

This set of verses is corrupt an d imperfect i n all the MSS .

B rogas blad is restored from O’Clery

’s version , which ends

thus, at least in telligi bly

Adbu l ecc,ecc dom ruacht

cruaid rom cluaid ;n ocht a fir, ro shill fairsin ro su id . 2815 bis


E n tered on L iu i s ,

Made for To irrian ,

Followed on past Africa ,

Arrived at Spain ,

Where were con ceiv ed E rim on ,

A n d E ber to Mile .

Soon B rego , B ile ,

For avengin g of Ith ,Grouped in their barks ,Sixty their n um ber .

The m en as they return edDivided Irelan dAm ong twice six chieftain s .

L et the tru th of the history su ffice !

I an swer the qu estion keen ly .

LXXVII .

Sit we there over the stran d ,

storm y the coldChattering in teeth , great the tragedy ,

the tragedy which reached m e .

I tell you ,a wom an died

,

whom fam e m agn ifies ,Fial her n am e ,

from a warrior’

s n akedn ess ,upon the clean gravel .

Great the tidin gs , harshly it has heard m e

the n akedn ess of a m an,

She looked upon while she sat there,

[Sit we there .]


LXXVIII .

Ocht m eic Galaim na n gaire,

fi arb ainm Mi l E spain e,ro slechtatar m i le m agh ,cid - se tire i n gen itar ?

Herech Febra is Don n ,dar Dia !

ro gen tar isin Scithia ;ruccait an E igipt ailn igh

E ber, Fuad, is Am orgen .

H i r,n irb éc‘

en laech bud lia,rogenair i taebh A isia ;

rogen air Colptha in chlai dim

hi n Glinn Gram a nGaothlaigib .

R u ctha ic Tur B regoin oen bronHerech ocu s hE rim on ;da sossar na L aoch gan lochtMac De ro tra

’

eth a tothocht.

LXX IX .

Tascu’

r Mac Mi led dar m u ir(Sta in E aspain n - etarglain ,

rogabsat, n i gn im rad go

iath - m ag E ren n in aen 15 .

Is 6 lucht lo tar dar lerco n - im u d m ain e is m u inn ter

,

fria Slan - adba Dia dosrat

ocht lan am hna cethrachat.

3. R ogabsat in imber n - an,

dianapad in Bal la B an ;ba fochonn saeth , sith cen m eth ,d

’im chaisin in lacob - lu in g.



Con idh dé ata 6 sin,

le inber fial bu idhneach ,

“Feile,

on 15 adbath , for B an bai bain ,

Fial in gen“

Mi led E spain .

H i ein d tri 15,lathair n glé ,

doratsatar Fom o ire

cath Slebe Mis, m iad nad m ethdo Macaib m ora Mi led .

B an n ais rém ibh , rad cen ail,

in cath for B an ba barr -

glain ,

dian apadh Fass, féghda rainn ,

aird- in gen im gel Forain n .

R ia cinn bliadna, ba blad buan ,

etir thoraib n a trom - sl-nag h .

i nda se ran n,ruathar n grinn ,

ran n sadar iarom E rin d .

Forsin leith tuaid, toirm cen bron ,

gahad d’ard - flaith hE rem on ;

ata Sru ib B rain ,brechtais raind

,

tar cach ‘

m bu idin co B oin n .

Is iat coicer cum taig sm acht

atarm air fr ia com aitecht,

Am argan is Goiscen gle,Sétgha, Su irge, Sobairche.

E ber m ac Mi ledh,m et rath

,

rogab in leth n deiscertach

o B oin n buain ,brechtair r i n n

,

do tu ind in gin e Genain n .

Is iat c5 icir cétaib gal

oicthigeirn ron giallatar,E tan is fi n

,tria recht ran ,

Man tan,Caicher

,is Fu lman .

H isin bliadain sin do ra

ro classa n a rigratha

ra maccaib Mi led,m et gel] ,

iar n - ogroinn inn si E ren n .


So that then ce ,after that , is [the n am e]

with the gen erou s popu lou s creek , of“Fial

from the day when she died on white B an baFial , dau ghter of Mil of Spain .

A t the en d of three days—a bright space

The Fom o ire gavethe battle of Sliab Mis , an hon ou r wi thou t decay

,

to the great son s of Mil .

She shared before them , a sayin g wi thou t sham e

the battle on white - topped B an ba ;where Fas—a po in ted share—died ,

the lofty very white daughter of Pharao .

B efore the en d of a year—it was lasting fam e

between the chieftain s of the m ighty hosts ,in to twice six parts—a pleasant rou tthey divided Irelan d thereafter .

On the Northern half—a n o ise withou t sorrowwas taken by the high prin ce E rim on ;from Sru b B rain—chequ ered the shareov er every com pan y , to the B o in n .

These are the five m en , who established au thority,

who yielded to h is com pan ion ship ;Am orgen an d bright Goscen ,

Setge , Su irge , Sobairche .

E ber son of Mil , a store of favou rs ,settled in the Sou thern half ;from the en du ring B o in n , a chequ ered po in t,to the wave of the daughter of Gen an n .

These are the five m en with hu n dreds of [deedsvalou r ,

lordin gs who were su bm issive to him,

E tan an d Un , through h is very n oble right ,Man tan , Caicher , and Fu lm an .

In that year when they voyagedthe royal forts were dugby the son s of Mil , a store of pledges ,after the fresh partition of the islan d of Ireland .


13. Classa Raith B ethaich hi fus,

d’hE rim on in A irgetruis ;

clas la hE b’

er , erccad gal ,Raith B eoain hi L aigenm u ig.

Turlach hInber Moir, m et ler,clas la hAm airgen nGlfin gel ;ocus cum tach , com ul n glé ,a du ine la Sobairche .

15 . Su irge sr’

ethach sern ad gai l ,ro cum tach Dim ard n E dair ;Caicher cathach , oom al n grind ,

rogab D ii n n Inn i iar n E rind.

16. Is la Man tan,m on -ur n gle,

cum tach cairrgi B laraide ;Raith Arda Su ird , saidbri dé ,ro clas la hE n m ac nOicce .

17. B a la Setga, segda in rann,

Dun dil Delgin n si Cualann ;i Sliab Mis iar srethaib sen ,

gn ith cathair a—aird la Goisgen .

18 . Raith R igbaird sin Mu irisc m aith ,ro cum taig Fulman fir- flaith ;Raith Cai rrce Fethaig , is gle

ro -

gn im E tair m ei c Oicce.

Is iat sin a n gn i'

ma galna ri gradh fréidh run - adbal ;ba ro - m od iar n gléo , cen on ,

leo cach tora-d, cach tascor.

[The two MSS . are practically iden tical , the on ly deviation sbein g a few scribal errors ; thus in qu atrain 13, last lin e, A hashE rim oin for B eoain , and

'

in the last quatrain , first line, ainafor a n gn ima. There are sundry orthographical disagreem en ts,

of no special im portan ce : thu s in - the first lin e of quatrain 13,

V hasi

hifn ss, A has hifilns ; -

'

In"quatrain 18

,l ine 1

,A has

R igbair . ]



Lxxx .

23 3

Secht m na Mac Mi led,1m od n glé ,

eol dam a n - anm an ld 2u ile ;

Tea,Fial

,Fas— 3ba feirrdi dé

4Liben , Odba, Scot , Scen e.

Tea,

5ac E rem on n a n - ech ;

F ial , 6ba hi laech - ben 7L u igech ;8Fas

,bean 9Uin m eic 1 0Uige

1 1iar sin

,

Scen e 1 2ba ben 1 3d’Am airgein .

Liben ben 1 5Fuaid,l eba cain bladh

,

Scota 1 7 in aen tom ha,

1 8 is Odba

is ead sin do m naib,n i m er,

lodar la 1 9m acaib Mi led .

Nom ad déc—Jdeilm nar“Mann

gabsat F ir B olg2 3bru g n E ren n ;

in n om ad 2 5uathad 2 6

iartain

gabsat Tuatha Déa ar2 8sal sechtar .

Is a sechtm ad déc,cen fell

,

Meic M i lig i n - iath n E ren n ;

an In dber Scen e n a seol

gabsad tracht is a s’

eachtm ad .

LXXX I .

Tem air B reg cid n i diata.

a critical edition of this poem has already appeared in

Gwyn n’

s Poem s from the Dindshen chas, part I , it is n ot

n ecessary to prin t it here.

lm iad R 2

u le A ai lle R s fa fearrde M Fass (Faes R) ferdi de A“Liber AR 5 ben E rim o in RA “fa hi lan - bean L ui gdeach B Mz L aigheach B 8 Faes R 9 Un M U ici M

,Ui cce A

1 1arsin M ’2 fa bean M 13

om . d’ M Liber AR ‘5 Fuai t AM16cain a bla A cain b la R fa cain M ‘7

om . i n A Scota aon toda R18om . i s A 1”

macco A maccu R 2°in n om ad A hin om ad R


LXXX .

Sev en wi ves of the son s of Mil,a brillian t hon o ur ,

I kn ow all their n am es

Tea Fial,Fas—it was all to the good

Liben , Odba ,Sco t

, Scén e .

Tea—E rim on of the steeds had her ;Fial—she was the hero ic wife of L u gaid ;Fas—wife of Un m ac U icce thereafter

,

Scén e was wife of Am orgen .

Liben—wi fe of Fuad (it was a fair fam e) ;Scota the v irgin al , an d Odba ,

those were the wi v es (it is n ot in san e )who wen t with the Son s of Mi l .

On the n in eteen th—a report that was n ot weakthe Fir B o lg to ok the palace o f Irelan d ;on the n in th thereafter

,

the Tuatha Dé took the sea withou t .

On the seven teen th,withou t deception ,

the Son s of Mil were in the lan d of Irelan d ;in In ber Scén e of the sailsthev took shore on the sev en teen th .

( n om ad dec g lossed .i . de dom naig R) sa n om ad M fand B

gab (om .- sat) M 23 b ru d M hi n om ad A sa n aem ad M in

n om ai d uathaid g lossed .i . in aindithen R 5u athai d om . an d ye M

2°om . iartain R 27

gab with sain in s . above R 8sleib sechtar A

iar slain e R 29 This quatrai n in M on ly.

132 SE CTION VIII— TH E SONS OF MIL .

LXXXII .

41 ; MA 289 y 12 ; MR (first quatrain 94 y 10 .

An m an d n a taiseach , delm1 tend,

ocu s n a n dé ich 2n - oicthigeirn ,

tan cadar sco B an ba 4

m bain,

5le Macaib M i led E spain

6Colpa an7In dber Cholptha

8eboim ,

Du gaid m ac Itha 9con goil,

Nar diata Ross Nair 1 0rain ig,

i fai l Slebe M is Mu im n ich .

E bleo 1 2airm it

,ilar celg,

B ladm a m ac1 3Con n a - fe

‘

rg

Cuailgn i Cualann ,

1 5Cualu im geil,

B reg m ac B regu in a‘

m B reagm oig.

Mu irthemn e,Fuad

,

1 6figtib sreath ,1 7A ireach Feabru ad m ac Mi leadh ,in dias ai le

,ilar n glor,

E ber 1 8ocus E remon .

A n dias 1 9ail-e dana di l

robdar fial a foi'rcedail ,Cir m ac

2 1Cis, file fath n glé ,

ocus2 2In

’

dai in cru itire.

6. Deich n - oicthigern iaram ,

is eol dam a com anmann ;

ro2 3feas

,n i rad a ruin ib

a n dearn sad do rig—dfiin ib .

Cum dach Thochair In bir Mbir

la “hA im irgin ,n i hégoir ,

2 5a richt cum daich , gl

’

eorda gloin ,

a dfi in e la 2 6Sobaircen .

- ti g~ R 3 for RA 4

om . m A sra R ria A

7 I uber Colbta A 8cain A 9

congai l A 1°ru sn ig A

ainbri dh A 13 Conm ac V cruaidhbergg A


134 SE CTION VIII .


2 7Cum'

dach Duin e E tair u ill

la Su irge2 865 a m ur m oir- tru im ;

2 9uair is la Setga co se

cum dach Duin e Delgindse.

Cu mdach cathrach 3°n a n ert n - an

i 3 1Sleib Mis,32fa la Fulm e

‘

m ;

cum dach Dii in e aird 33B inn '

e

la Goisten co n glain-

grinde .

L a hE adan m ac3 4Uice aird

35cum dach Ratha rei l R igbaird ;

ocus Di‘

i in 36Feada,fath n glé

3 7atr-acht la hE n m ac

38Uice.

Carrac B laidraidi , blad tu - an

cain,ro -

39cum 'dach la Man tan ;

ro39cum daich la “Caithear cruaid

Raith A ird 4 1Su ird con ilar buaid .

“E a sloindead n a taiseach tricis n a n - oictigern

4 3n - oirrdric ;

is a n dfiin te, n eart n ad fan n,

4 4ac sin daib a com anm an n .

cum tach hie et semper A 80 3 m ara m ortu in d A

3° Nai r n ert n - an A 31 S leb ib A 32om . fa A 33 B in de A . In ne V

3‘ Oicce A 35claidhe A 3“Fegtha A 3’

arricht A

arricht A

“3nU icce A


The fou n din g of Dun E dair the m ightyby Suirge abov e his great an d heavy wall ;for till n ow it is by Setga ,

the fou n ding of the fort of Delgin is .

The fou n di n g of a castle of n oble stren gthsin Sliab Mis , which was by Fu lm an ;

the fou n di ng of the fort of A rd B in n e

by Go isten wi th clear pleasan tn ess .

B y E dan son of lofty U iccethe fou n di n g of Raith R igbaird the clear ;an d of Dun Feda

,a bright cau se ,

which rose at the han ds of E n son of U icce .

Carraig B laraide ,a n oble fam e

fair the great fou n dation by Man tan ;by stern Caicher was fou n ded

lofty Raith Uird wi th m u ch v ictory .

This is their en um eration ,that of the keen chieftain s

an d of the n oble lordi n gs ,an d of their forts— a stren gth that is n ot weakthere you hav e their n am es .

39cum tacht (bis) : second tim e chum A Caicher A Ui rd VH eslonnnud-h V E asloin dead A 43

n - argli cc44 i te seo .


138 SE CTION IX .

kin gs ; bu t n o correspon di n g change had been m ade in the headi n g

to the Section . F m arks an in term ediate stage ; there the headin gin dicates an exten sion to the tim e of Dathi

, the last of the Pre

Christian kin gs ; we can n ot say whether this version wen t an y

fu rther , for the F list en ds abruptly at E o chaid Uaircheas , when75 kin gs , n ot cou n tin g kin gs in jo in t sov ereign ty had stillto pass by before Dathi should com e on the scen e . A s there i sa con siderable expan se of blan k parchm en t on the page after therecord of this king ,

the absen ce of the rem ain der is n ot du e to

a m u tilation of the MS . before u s ; i t m u st have been copied from

an o lder MS . which had lost its fin al leav es .

* Q m u st have beensim ilarly u n fin ished ,

for when the scribe of M, or of on e of its

an cestors , appropriated the v ersion of the R oll in * Q ,he was

obliged to eke it o u t,after Tuathal Techtm ar

, by copyin g a large

part of the B oram a story ; this by en um eratin g all the ki ngs who

reign ed during the exaction of that tribu te , offered to h im a

m akeshift li st of ki ngs which to that exten t fil led in the lacu n aeof h is exem plar . Sim ilarly ,

the Min version s of the R oll in trodu ceus to a stage in the developm en t in whi ch the li st en ded withSirn a Soegalach ,

fifty- fiv e kings before Tuathal Techtm ar—bein g

afterwards com pleted with a syn opsis borrowed from the B ook

of B allym ote (or som e closely cogn ate text , n ow n o longer extan t) .Thi s exten sion is n ot fou n d in MA ,

which en ds at the placein d icated ; in 11V the supplem en tary m atter seem s to be in a

differen t script from the rest of that MS .

E ven the com plete form of the R oll has com e down to u s in

two recen sion s—that com m on to R 1, R

3an d Min on the on e han d ,

an d that appen ded to the R 2 MSS . on the other . Com pared withthe first of these , the secon d is su m m ary an d very im perfect ;obv iou sly the Mi n text was superadded to the last - n am ed group

to supplem en t the deficien cies of their v ersion of the R oll .

Tho ugh Min was origin ally an in depen den t text , it has n ow

n o form al headi ng ,bu t follows on im m ediately after 1] 468 ,

withits three sychron i sm s (David, Ten es , an d Darcellu s) to which a

fou rth (A ssyrian s) was added, borrowed from R I

(wi th A ssyri i

written by m istake for imperi i ) . The words Tn athe dorochair

am b m u st also have been in tru sive ; they are absen t from F,which

tells u s n o m ore than There fell Mac Cecht ,”

etc. Over this

INTRODUCTION . 139

bald statem en t , in an an cestral MS .,the words tri rig (written

had been in terli n ed ,and were taken in to the text , before the word

ar m in Q (see 1] 48 1 ) and after it in L . This m u st have been sti llin the form of a m in u te an d scarcely legible in terlin eation in the

exem plar before the scribe of F,for he took the in i tial 5 for c ,

an d the fin al 5 for g (u s ) , an d gu essed the who le to be cetu s .

1] 471 is an in terpolation ,irrelevan t to the m ain subject

,an d

o nly superficially con n ected with the im m ediate con text . A

shorter form appears in Mi n in a di fferen t asso ciationIt is absen t from L R 2 bu t presen t in F ; an d as it is in R 3 in practi

cally iden tical words , it m u st have been in Q .

Passing over 1] 470 ,an in tru sion in F

,we com e to 1] 471 , the

kern el of which origin ally com pleted the prefatory m atter begu nin Com parison of all the v ersion s (in clu di ng Q at 1] 486)shews that the two paragraphs 469 . 471 were origin ally n o m ore

than thi s

In cipi t Tfiathail Techtm ai r . I ncipi t of Tuathal Techtm ar .

[Syn chron i sm wi th Davi d ] Ferthar

cath i Tailtin etir Maccu Mi ledocu s co torchratar and Mac

Cecht,etc.

ferthar cath eti r E rim on ocu s fib er

I ein d b liadn a iar sin ,

1 nAi rgetros, i ttorchai r fiber .

[The Gaedi l cam e in to Irelan d in

the tim e of David ] A battle was

fought b etween them an d the

T .D .D . i n Tai ltiu,an d the kin gs of

the T .D .D . fell there. A year later,a battle was f ought between fiber

an d E rim on in Ai rget R os,where

E ber fell .

This is ju st su fficien t to shew that the Milesian kin gs“) claim ed

to reign by right of con qu est , an d that all their rivals were clearedo u t of the way by E rim on . The in terpolators have prefixed a

list of fortresses , which an ticipates—an d di sagrees wi th—theo rigin al list in 1] 473 glossators have also am plified the n ote of

tim e by specifyin g the B attle of Tailtiu—a n ecessity,after the

in tru sion of 1] 470 had cu t the iar sen,at the begin n ing of 1] 472 ,

away from its an teceden t ; an d others , attracted by the version in

F,hav e am plified the story of E ber ’

s death .

* Q (at is

( a) In v iew of the footn ote on a precedin g page, it wo u ld be m ore correct to say

that the Go idelic in vaders in the gu ise o f the m ythical Tuathal Techtm ar, m ade this

claim .

140 SE CTION IX .

here especially in stru ctive ; it shews u s the story in its origin albald statem en t , with two altern ativ e v ersion s

,clearly in terpo lated .

F,in 1] 471 , has com bin ed these , by cu ttin g ou t the con ju n ction

n o, bu t they still rem ain at least partly in depen den t . LMi n hav e

com pleted their fu sion in to on e con tin u ou s storyWhat had gon e before was virtu ally the title -

page

an d preface to the origin al Roll of the Kin gs This paragraphis the actu al begin n ing of the book . It tells u s of forts dug byE rim o

’

n on becom in g king, an d of hi s establi shm en t of the prov in cialkingships . The kin g appo in ted ov er S . L aigin was Crim than n

Sciathbél : an in terpo lator in serted here an irrelevan t story abou tthe con n exion of this person age wi th the Cru ithn e or Picts ,Rem ov ing whi ch , we fin d the n atu ral sequ el to 1] 472 in our n ext

paragraph , 1] 473. This is a m ere list of forts an d of river an d

lake - bu rsts in the tim e of E rim on,in the catalogu e form

characteristic of the whole com pilation . 1] 474 presen ts u s witha further exam ple of the catalogu e n arrative , in a bald listof battles fought by the Son s of Mil in the tim e of E rim on—n o

on e being left to fight with , they fought am ong them selves . We

strongly su spect that these Milesian chieftain s are dou ble per

son alities ; the com bat of E rim on again st Am orgen at B i le Ten ed,

the Tree of Fire is to all appearan ce a dou blet of that between

E rim on an d E ber at A i rget R os , the“ Silver Wo od

”

; in botheven ts , the battle goes again st the oppon en t of E rim on . With thedeath an d bu rial of E rim on in the original part of the E rim on

pericope of the R oll com es to an en d ; an d we can n ow see that,

before it was farced with scribal in terpolation s , it . differed in n o

respect from the en tries relating to the later kin gs . These con form

to a stereotyped pattern : A ccession ; certain Stock In ciden ts (Fortsbu ilt , Plain s cleared ,

B attles) ; an d Man n er of Death . Mu ch evenof this jeju n e m aterial is om itted by Min

,n ot becau se it was

absen t from the archetype of that version , bu t becau se it wasalready in clu ded in R 2

, to which Mi n ,as we have it

,was adapted

as an augm en tation ,so that its repetition wou ld have been a

superflu ou s waste of scribal labou r an d writing - m aterials . In

passin g,it m ay be suggested that the apparen tly exaggerated

em phasis laid upon lake - bu rsts throughou t the com pilation m ay

have been a con sequ en ce of a special characteristic of the Physical


142 SE CTION IX .

I n terpolation s . The two MSS . ,D an d E , are n otab ly free from the in ter

po lation s which in all th e o ther MSS . hav e so d isordered the E rim on pericope .

These MSS . , especially E , get u s as n ear as possib le to the archetype o f R 2.

It is likely that the in terpo lation s were also ab sen t from the clo sely related

MS . R , b u t th is m u st rem ain con jectural , as R i s here defectiv e . On the o ther

han d , V an d A are alm o st as fu ll o f in terpo lation s as the R 3 MSS .

The third redaction begin s at 1] 480 . The open in g paragraphs ,480 an d 48 1

,correspon d to R 1

1] 469 , 470 ,an d com e from Q .

The n ext two,482 , 483, set forth the di vi sion s of Irelan d—n ot

the pen tarchi e div ision s—an d the fortresses . The sam e m aterial ,bu t in a differen t text

,appears in R 1R 3

,begin n ing ,

respectively ,at 425 . In 1] 484 ,

however , B (n ot M) adopts the m atterin terpo lated at the begin n in g of 471 . The latter part of 1] 472 ,

in the version of Q—an older form than F—appears in 1] 486.

In 1] 485 we fin d the story of Tea in a form differen t from any

appearing elsewhere in the book .

1] 486 begin s in B with the text of 1] 472 ,taken from Q ; the

estim ate of 15 years ’

of E rim on’

s reign ,in clu ding the on e year

shared with E ber , is borrowed from R 2(1] The rem ain der

of 477 is appen ded to the paragraph before u s , an d is broken in toby a later in terpo lation . This com posite paragraph , in terpolationan d all

,m u st have en tered the text before the separation of the

B an d M tradition s . The M tradition,as is its won t , has partly

rewritten an d expan ded the m aterial,bu t it is fu n dam en tally

the sam e as B . \/ME ,the an cestral MS ,

m u st have borrowedthis m aterial from a MS . of R 2

,in term edi ate between DE (which

do n ot possess the in terpo lation at all) an d V /\ (which have itin fu ll) : for the words in tres bliadain hi Fem en la hE rim o

’

n (en d of

in R 2,487 in R 3

) appear before the long in terpolation in

R 2an d after it in R 3

. The on ly reason able in feren ce is that thesewords were in tru sive ,

written at the top of a page which wasoccupied with the m aterial of In terpolation A an d its su b

in terpo lation s . It was m ean t to precede this m aterial ; bu t theR 3

copyist , hav ing taken in what he wan ted , cam e to the top of

the page again , observed the n ote,an d copied it also . For this

reason it has been m arked as glossarial in 1] 477 , as prin ted below.

1] 487 begin s with the in tru sive passage ju st m en tion ed . A fterthis , B fo llows * Q ,

M,recogn izing that the m aterial has

already been set forth, gives on ly a brief abstract . Where the

INTRODUCTION . 143

two MSS . con verge again , there has ev iden tly been con sciou s

edi ting . The Riv er - bu rsts are ign ored—or , rather , the R 2 version

is preferred , 1] 478 : E thn e an d the Three Su cs are prom oted to

fu ll statu s from their precariou s glossarial position in R 2; eviden tly

they were stil l m argin al n o tes in the MS . of R 2u sed by the editor

of R 3. The Lake - bu rsts are listed as in R 2

,n ot as in R 1

. A syn

chroni stic n ote death of Hercu les ”

) m akes its con tribu tion to

the chron ological con fu sion .

1] 489 . The death of E rim on ,where R 3

still follows R 2. Were

it n ot that the long In terpolation E ,which fo llows 1] 473 in F ,

is also in R 3,an d

,therefore ,

was presum ably in Q , we m ightbe tem pted to in fer that Q was here m u tilated

,forcin g the

com piler of R 3 to follow R 2as his au thority at this place ; bu t

in he retu rn s to his allegian ce to * Q .

This attem pt to determ in e the relation ship between the extan tMSS . an d version s at least brin gs in to prom in en ce the great n um berof copies of this text that m u st have been in existen ce in the

days of Irish literary activ itv—as in deed we m ight a priori haveexpected ,

seein g that it was u ni versally adopted as the stan dard

history of the cou n try an d its people . E very m on astic library of

im portan ce m u st have possessed at least on e copy .

TH E PICTISH INTE RPOLA TIONS .

These elem en ts in the text , as it has been tran sm itted to u s ,

are cu lled from a Chron icle of the Picts , fragm en ts of whi ch are

scattered n ot on ly through this docum en t, bu t through others

as well—as,for exam ple , the Irish version of the History of

N en n iu s . They have been co llected by Sken e 1, an d the texts

which he has brought together m u st be taken in to con siderationin criticizing the paragraphs before u s .

INTE R POLATION A . A ccordin g to the version of the Story ofA rd L em n achta in R 1

, the m ilk - trick was n ot an an tido te to the

po ison ed weapon s of the Tuath Fi dga , bu t a m ean s of destroyin gthem ; the m ilk of the sacred cattle was a po ison for the foreign

en em ies . We m ay rem ov e n nde Cath A rda L em n achta from this

1 Chron i cles of the Pi cts an d Scots , Ed in burgh , 1867 .

144 SE CTION IX .

early text as a gloss , as is suggested by the Latin tag in trodu cingit . Min has discovered the n am e of the Pi ctish drui d whichwas u nkn own to L F . We m ark the po ison ed iron s of the

Tuath Fidga as likewise glossarial ; they are u n kn own to Min .

The altern ative story,in which the m ilk is an an tido te , also

appears in “R , at the en d of the passage here prin ted as I n ter

polation B . The writer of ”B has cu t it down to som e exten t ,as he had already written ou t the story in its o ther form . In MR

this is an in depen den t section ,havi ng the loo sest possible con

n exion with the con text , an d it follows the A rd L em n achta story .

In the R ZR 3v ersion s it is in terjected in to—we can n ot say in

corporated wi th—the text , before the A rd L em n achta story .

Con sequ en tly the two version s of the narrative have com e in tocollision ,

an d the edi tors of the later redaction s have en deavoured ,

wi thou t con spicu ou s su ccess,to com bin e them in to a sin gle

n arrative . The con tin u ation , 1]1] 493, 495 , displays the Cru ithn e

profiting from their assistan ce to the Gaedi l , in creasing in power ,an d becom in g a sou rce of m agical kn owledge an d practice .

Som ethin g seem s to have gon e wron g with the list of ofi‘i cials

of the Crui thn e in the m iddl e of 1] 493. A s it stan ds it ru n s thu s ,om itting pu n ctu ation - m arks

Dam ac Cathluain .i . Catan olodar 1 Catanalachan a dti

cu rai-d Im m mac Pirrn 1 C in gathair Cru ithne a dei sru th

Cru s 1 Cirie a da m i ledhUaisn em a file [1 ] Cru ithn e

a cerd .

Working backward from the en d ,if we separate

Two sons of Cathluan ,i .e.

Catanolodar an d Catan alachan ,

their two cham pion s Imm son

of Pirn an d C in g father of

Cru ithn e their two sages

Cru s and C ir ie their two

soldiers Uaisn em their poet

(and ) Cru ithn e their wright .

Uaisn em the

poet an d“Cru ithn e the wright

”from the preceding a da m i led,

the two soldiers m u st be Cru s an d Cirie . If so ,the preceding

Im m an d

7 )

.1 . which we have bracketed ,m u st be stru ck ou t .

Cing wou ld then be the“two sages an d the two polysyllabic

son s of Cathlu an the two cham pion s B u t in the MSS . thesetwo n am es are separated , perhaps in error , from the fo llowinga da caro id by a stop . If we accept the stop ,

then Catan olodar


146 SE CTION IX .

It will be seen that in ou r text the bare list of the son s of

Cru idn e is repeated , with the regn al y ears attribu ted to each ;

bu t in the Sco ttish list the order is distu rbed : Fib ,who heads

the list of son s, becom es Fibaid ,

at the en d of the li st of kin gs ;whi le Circin n ,

at the tail of the li st of son s,is prom o ted to the

headship of the list of kings . For the rest,Fidaich retain s his

secon d place in both lists , bu t the rem am i n g fou r fall in to pairs ,Flocaid—Fortren n , Got—Cc, who are severally tran sposed . Thesechan ges do n ot affect the Irish list . Here

,though Floclaid (in

the form Fotla is en um erated am ong the son s , he has dropped

ou t of the king- list , an d the thirty regn al years attribu ted to himare u sed for augm en ting the reign s of Cir ie (sic, n ot Circen n

as in the Scottish list ) , an d of Got , by 20 an d 10 years respectively .

Cé has 15 years in the on e list , 12 in the o ther—by the frequ en tcon fu sion of the Rom an n um erals .xu . an d .xii . After the son s

of Cru idn e , the Scottish list gives u s

Gede Ollgu dach LXXX years

Den b ecan C years

—reason will presen tly be shewn for beli ev ing that these shouldbe tran sposed . They are followed by

Gu id id Gaed B rechach L yearsGest Gu rcich X L years

W u rgest XXX years .

A n o ther king Gest , with a reign of on e year , has certain ly droppedou t between the first two of these . The proof of this will be givenin a m om en t bu t for the m eanwhile we m ay po in t ou t how easilysu ch a king wou ld disappear in this con text ; for Gest . i .

Gest o n e [year] wou ld alm ost certain ly be u n derstood to

m ean Gest id est, an d wou ld be passed over as superflu ou s beforethe presum ably elu cidatory Gest Gu rcich who follows . GestGu rcich i s probably an early in terpolation between (the origin al)Gest an d Wu rgest , who m ake a pair an alogou s to the B rude

dou blets , whi ch n ow begin . In du e cou rse we shall see that the

forego ing group of kings , six in all , in terposed between the Son s

INTRODUCTION . 147

of Cru idn e an d the B ru des , is actu ally an Irish dyn asty of con

siderable m ytho logical im portan ce ,which the Pictish Chroni cler

has borrowed an d adapted for h is own pu rposes .

The list of the B ru des begin s wi th these words

B ru de B on t [aliter Pan t] a qu o XXX B ru de regn au erun t H ib ern iam et

Al ban iam per CL ann orum spacium , XLVII ann is regn au it , id est B ru de

Pan t , B ru de U r - Pan t

an d so on ,through a list of sim ilar pairs , sim ilarly con stru cted ,

an d all di stingui shed by the presum ably Pictish title B ru de,

whatever it m ay m ean . The list con tain s on ly 28 n am es , althou gh30 are specified in the headi n g ; fortu n ately the Irish list en ablesu s to restore the m issin g two ,

although it has i tself been fu rtherredu ced to 16 n am es . In on e part of the list we hav e the followin gcouples

Pict ish List . Irish List .

B ru de Fet B rude Ur - Fet B rui gi Fet B ruigi Ur - Fet

B rude R u B rude E - R u B ru igi R u aile B ru igi E- ro

B rude Gart B rude Ur - Gart B ru igi Gart B ru igi Ar- Gart

R u aile m ean s R n ai le , R u the Secon d we in fer thatthere m u st hav e been origin ally two couplets [B ru de R u ]B ru de E - R u B ru de R u aile

,—[B ru de E - ru aile] an d that the

secon d pair dropped ou t com pletely from the Pictish list , whilethe n am es here bracketed disappeared from the Irish li st . Sim ilarerrors appear in the v ersion

.used by the Iri sh tran slator of N en ni u s

(ed . Van Ham el , p . in which,besides m in or orthographical

varian ts , we fin d the further errors of om ittin g B ru de Ur - Gartan d exten ding the list of B ru des in to a su bsequ en t dyn asty of

kin gs of A lba , which does n ot con cern u s here .

We n ow proceed to trace the evo lu tion of the Irish li st fromthe Pictish li st . In the tradi tion which en ded in the Irish list ,Fib was retai n ed as the first kin g ; n ot m erely as the eldest of

seven bro thers of whom the seven th headed the kin g - list ; an d an

Irish gloss was appen ded to B ru de Pon t—is de atberta B ru ige

fria gach ferfib. A gloss to the sam e effect,bu t difleren tly worded .

appears in the N en n iu s v ersion .

148 SE CTION IX .

The copyist chiefly respon sible for the corruption s in the

Irish list m u st have arran ged the n am es in a series of fou r colum n s ,

thu s

VII filios hab u it haec sun t n om in a corum F ib Fidach Floclaid

X -X IIII ann is regn au it [Alban iamFo rtren n Go t Ce Circirm Fib

G ot X II (XX II ) a qu o XXX B . XLVIII regn au it [[per CCL an n oe

C e XV (X II ) B . U rpon t Is de atb erta B . E ru aile

C ir ic L X (LXXX ) B . L eo B ru ige fria B . Gart

Den b ecan C (V) B . U rleo gach fer d ib B . U rgart

G ede Olgu dach L XX (XXX ) B . Gan t regn au . H ib . et B . C in i d

O lfin echta L X B . U rgan t B . Cin t B . U rcin id

G u id id gaed b rechach L (I ) B . Gn ith B . U rcin t B . U ip

G est I B . U rgn ith B . Fet B . U ru ip

G est Gu rcich X L B . Fecir B . Urfat B . Grid

W u rgest XXX B . U rfecir B . R u B . U rgr id

B ru de Pon t B . Cal B . E ru B . Mu n dB . Urcal B . R u aile B . Urm u n d

A t the top are the n am es of the son s of Cru idn e ,wr itten across

the page as in the Paris MS . The scribe m ay hav e in ten ded tocon tin u e this arran gem en t , bu t chan ged h is m in d after writin gthe n am e of Fortren n . H e then wrote the rem ain ing n am es in

in a vertical co lum n, en di n g wi th B ru de Pon t (as he spelt it)

fo llowin g the changed order of the son s of Cru idn e ,as described

above . Circin n becom es Ciric”

or Cirig”

, an d (as we

have seen ) Flo claid as a kin g di sappears . The list rapidly becom es

corrupted by the followin g steps :

I . The n u m bers of the regnal years , written above after then am es of the kings , becom e chan ged to the n um bers prin ted in

brackets .

II . The scribe stopped h is first colum n at B ru de Pon t , who ,

as it were,begin s a n ew dyn asty ; an d he di stribu ted the rem aini ng

kings—the B ru des—over three o ther colum n s . The details abou tB rude Pon t can be ascertain ed from the Sco ttish version ; in the

v ersion before u s they are awkwardly written ,detached from the

n am e to which they belon g ,in a li n e ru n n in g over the heads of

the three later colum n s , an d wherev er else they cou ld be fitted in .

The text origin ally stated that B rade Pon t reign ed 48 yearsafter which there were 30 B ru des who ru led Irelan d an d

‘

A lban ia

(Scotlan d ) for 150 years Som eon e m isu nderstood this , an d


150 SE CTION IX .

reign ed 22 years (o therwise 12 years) . This led fu rther to a

tran sposition an d fu sion of the two n am es . The tran spo sition is

perhaps du e to the fact that it is a slightly less m en tal strain to

tu rn Got xx i i bl . Urpon t to“Urpon t Got xxi i bl . ” than

to“Got Urpon t xxii bl . ” the on e in v o lves tran sposition on ly ,

the o ther tran sposition p ln s di stu rban ce of a collocation alreadyestablished . However that m ay be ,

the tran sposition took place ,an d the asso ciated n am es becam e regrouped and fu sed together ,with thi s resu lt

Got

Ce

C ir ic

Den b ecan

Gede Olgudach

Olfin achta [chach

Gu idid Gaed B re

Gest

Gest Gu rcich

W u rgest

B ru de Pon t

This list affords the ev iden ce for the tran sposition of Den becan

an d Gede ,an d the in sertion of Gest , already in dicated . The on e

year of Gest has becom e the abbrev iation of i d est,as has also been

m en tion ed . The en d of the long n am e of Gu idid was stowed awayin a cor fd chdsan and ov erlooked , perhaps u n der the in flu en ce

of the sim ilar term in ation of his predecessor’

s n am e . The origin alfifty years of this king hav ing dwin dled to on e, by a m isreadi ng

of the n um erical sign .1. as b , the in itial of bliadan , the copyisthad a superflu ou s B on his han ds , which he m isin terpreted as the

in itial of the kin g’

s secon dary n am e ; this , therefore , appears

in the list as B u rgn ith

( C

Regn al years were set ou t in the first colum n, bu t n ot in the

o thers—an indi cation that the li st is an artificial com bination of

two lists , on e of which had regn al years while the o ther had n ot

so there was here n o influ en ce to filch away the prefixed B

from Cin t an d his su ccessors . The alteration s in the regnal years ,

Urpon tcait

U rleoce

U ileo Ciric

Gran t A en b ecan

U rgan tcait

Gni thfinn ach ta

B u rgn ith Gu id id Gadbre .

Feth . i . Ges

Urfecth air Gest Gu irid

Cal U rgest

Urcal B ru ite Pon t

INTRODUCTION . 151

to which referen ce has already been m ade , are slight , an d in volveon ly the easiest of corruption s— the artificial augm en tation in the

allowan ce to Got an d to Ciric, an d the changes of Ce’

s xu . to

xii . an d of Gu idi d’

s l . to .i . or to b Den becan’

s .c . was

perhaps regarded as an abbrev iation for cow (5 ) an d so tu rn edin to .u . , by a copyist who felt pardon ably dou btfu l abou t a reign

of a hu n dred years .

With these prelim in ary rem arks we m ay n ow proceed to the

text of the Ro ll of the Kin gs . A few special po in ts m ay call hereand there for foo tn otes.

152 SE CTION IX .

—TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

RE IM RIOGRA IDE .

D 22 a 9 z B 22 8 1 2 M 286 1/ 1 :,aV 21 a 45 : nA 29

,8 38

FR 94 8

E R IMON .

F irst R edaction an d Min ingad .

L F . Min .

469 In cipi t do 1 i laith6Scu irem do scé laib na

i u saib hE ren n 1 dia nGaidel, 1 apram7cach

2haim seraib , 6 re3Mac flaithi u s 1 cach n - aim sir 6

Mi led“ co ham sir5Tuathai l 8

sain i lle 9iarom .

Techtm air .

1 °H i sin 1 1chetram ad 1 2

am sir in dom ain tan catar1 3Gaedil

in hE rin n,

“.i . in am sir

1 6Du ida m eic Iase, diar triallad

Tem pu l Solm an°

1' 1 7hi fichetm ad bliadain

2 1Ten es ina rig an dom ain

flatha im peri i1 8regis A si ri in aim sir Dan ida ;

ornm . Dia Darda1n ,

1 9ar Darcellu s‘b)

2 3au tem ba

si i lathe sechtm ain e,

z "i flaith dia ro triallad

kalan n Mai,ar ai lathi m i s Tem pall

2“Solhn on . Dar

grei n i .cellu s

2 5di diu acu s So lm a'

n

2 6a com aim sir Mac

2 7Mi led.

i N o2 8com ad

2 ghi 3"fichet

m aid bliadain A si ri i 3 1regis

A si riornm 32tan catar I].

469 .

1 fiai theasaib E r F 2n - aim seraib F am accu F “ins

Espain F lsDathi m eic F iachrach F “scu i rim R 7

cech fiaith 1

cech n - aim serad R ‘sin R iarum h A om . R 1° isin R

11cethram ad F am si r yo L Goidi l R 1“doeum n a hE r F ~

15om . . i . R 1“Dau id m eic Iose F om . m eic Iase M in ; R has m ac here,

wi th n o nam e fo llowi ng .ix . m b liadn a F " 1reghi s A ssiriorum F

( a) In referen ces to the M in i n gad M SS , where there is n o r isk o f am b igu ity ,

the prefix ed u. is om itted . R eferences to the Book o f Lecan. are m ade by the fo liationin the M S itself , wh ich is clear through m ost o f the facs im iles , n ot the facs im i leitself , wh ich is fo liated indepen den tly .

( b) A ccordin g to E u sebiu s , Th in eu s k in g o f Assyr ia reign ed fo r 30 years , en din g28 years befo re the access ion o f Dav 1d ; h e was su cceeded by Dercy las , who re ign ed4 0 years , en din g in the 12th y ear o f Dav id an d 28 years before So lom on

’s access ion .

There i s n o“ k in g A ssyriu s

"in th e E u seb ian Chron icle .


154 SE CTION IX .


Ferthair34 cath i Taltin etir Maceu Mi led 1 35Tuaith D6

Danan u , co torchratar36an d tri rig Tuathe D6 Danan n

con e tri rignaib . Do rochair amh36 Mac Cecht 37la

hE rim 6n,Mac Cu ill la E ber, Mac Gren e la hAm airgin ,

hE riu re Su rge, B an ba re Caicher, Fotla re hE tan .

470 . R 0 lai set dé m acc Mi led cran n cui r iar sin f or in n - aes dana,

.i .

tile 1 cru itiri . Cir m ac I s i n fili, 1 Onn oi in cru iti ri . B orala do fiber

i n cru itiri,con idh an eas teit b in ni u s cifii l dogres ; do E rem on im orro

dorela in fili,con adh atuaid oll am - dana 6 si n . Con adh de sin ro chan

in sean chai d in duan,

Se m eic M i led, m iad n - ordain .

471 .

1Isin bliadain iar2s in ,

3cum tach Duin 4E tair la

Su irge, 1 cum tach Dui n 5Fin e la 6Caicher, 1 cum tach

7Delgin si Cualan d la8Setga, 1 cum tach Dui n Nair

9i Sleib

Modoirn la 1 0Gosten .

1

L Min .

1 1I 1 2cin d bliadn a 1 3iar sin

,

1 .i . iar cath Taltin fertha

cath etir hE rim on 1 E ber i

m -Maig A rgetrois, .i . 1 4 1 5 ic

cosh am1 6Dromm a

1 7Clasaig i1 8crich Man e

, 11 6Drom m a

1 9B ethaig i 2 0m -Moenm aig, 1

Dromm a2 1Fin gin i 2 2

m

Mum ain, ar a torthige.

2 3

H i eind bliadn a iar sin , 1:. i . iar cath Tailten ferthar

cath etir E rem 6n 1 E ber in

A irgetross, am ail asbert E och

aid,

B ds nE bir tre’

u d ir n - ai m n irt,

For Ten u s im orro, in dib

m u igib hUa Failgi , ro ferad in

470 . Th is 1] i n F on ly at thi s place.

471 .

1“om . M in

‘si c F E tai L

8 Setgha F

2sen L

5 Fin n e F “Caicher F9 is Sleibh Mod

’

6d F

“cum dach F (hic et sem per)

7 Delgan in u se Cualan n FGoisten F H i FVA

SE CTION IX .—TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS . 155

B attle i s join ed in Tailtiu between the Son s of Milan d the Tuatha Dé Dan nan ,

ti ll the three kings of the

Tuatha Dé Danan u fell there, wi th thei r three qu een s .

Mac Cécht fell at the hands of E rim on,Mac Cu ill of

Fiber,Mac Grein e of Am orgen , E riu of Sui rge, B an ba

of Caicher, Fotla of E tan .

470 . Thereafter the two son s of M i l cast lots upon the arti sts, a poet

an d a harper . Ci r s . I s was the poet, an d Onn oi the harper . To E ber

fell the harper, so that thereaf ter, from the Sou th, ever com eth sweetn ess

of m u sic ; bu t to E rim on fell the poet, so that from the North are m aster

arts thereafter. Thereof the hi storian chan ted the song

Poem n o . L XXXIII .

471 In the year after that,the bui ldi ng of Dun

E tair by Sui rge, of Dun Fin n e by Caicher , of Delgin isof Cualu by Sétga, and of Di

’

m Nair in Sliab Modo irn

by Goi sten .

A t the en d of a year afterthat—[that is, after the battleof Tailtiu ] , a battle was

fou ght between E rim on an d

E ber in the plain of Airgetros ,in con ten tion for Dru im

Clasaig in Ui Main e, Dru im

B ethaig in Moenm ag, an d

Dru im Fin girn in Mum u ,for

the ir fru itfuln ess . E ber Fin d

13cin VR 13 iar sen L iarom VA

A t the end of a year afterthat—[that is, after the battleof Tailtiu ] , a battle is fou gh tbetween E rim on an d E ber inA irgetros as E ochaid said

Poem n o . LXXXIV.

Over the Ten us it was,wi thin

the two plains of Ui Failge,

bas [bass V ] Eb i r la E rim on

[hE rim on VA ] an [in VA ] Ai rgetross [A rgatros V, A rgros A - ros R] M in15 hic cosn om V h i ccosn om A [om . .i . R ]

18uaib M in [h R] Main e VR

zo i m -Maenm ai gh V -m aig A i Maenm ach R23- 23

om . M in

M in

Fem R 2 2a A

16 Drom a AR (ter) 17 Glassarg19 B ethech VA B ethach RFingen V Fingein A

dorochair V 25 F in n R

156 SE CTION 1X .


Dorochair E ber 2 5F in d m ac cath sin i torchair E ber, am ail

Mi led 2 6sin 2 7

chath sin, 1 isbert in fil i

2 8dorochratar ”don leith ai leGosten ,

“Setga, Su rge, 32n a

S i n chath

t

y

xsen n us na

tri t6es ig.

32

472 1Gabais 2hE rim 6n rige nhE ren n

, 1 ro classa 3da

rig- raith leis

,. i . Raith 4Oind i Cri ch Cualand, 1 Raith

B ethaig56s E 6ir .

1 6Dorat 7rige c6icid 8

Galian do9Chrim than 1 0Sciathbé l 1 1de 1 2Dom n an n chaib ;

1 3dorat1 4rige

1 5Mum an do1 6chethri m accaib E b ir

,

1 7.i .

1 8A er,

Orba,1 9Fergna, Fer6n ;

2 0dorat 2 1rige c6icid 2 2Con nacht

do fin m ac2 3Ucce 1 do E tan ;

2 0dorat 2 1rigi c6icid

2 4U lad

do 2 5E ber m ac2 6Ir

,

2 7a qu o Ulaid E m na.

2 7

HE R E (IN B OTH MSS . OF RI AND IN MIN ) FOL L OW S

INTE RPOLATION A (1] 490

473 .

1 H isind am s1r Sln2hE rim 6in cum tach Dfiin Sobairchi

1 Duin 3Cherm na 14D1

‘

1in' B in n i, 1

5C'

airge B rachaide i6m -Mu rbu lc, la 7Man tan m ac Caichir ; 1 cum tach Tochair8In bir M6ir i crich 9hUa n E n echglais Cualan d la hAm airgen

isin VR i ssin A cath VR 28 dorochairset VA dorochair Rdin leith V Goiscen M in 1 Setga 1 Su rgi ; Su irge VA

32m om . M in .

Oc cosnam n a t'

ri n drum and

ro fersat Meic Miled cath , .i .

Dru im B ethaig i m -Maenm u ig,

1 Dru im Classach i crichMain e

, 1 Dru im Pin chein i

m -Mum ain , ar a thorthighe

dia n ebairt in hle

A éicsiu B an ba co m blaid

Dorochair tra E ber m ac Mi ledisin cath sin , 1 da rocratar

don . leith ei le Goisten,Setga,

Su irge ,n a tri toissig .


158 SE CTION IX .


m ac Miled ; 1 cum tach Ratha1 0 Sai lech i Fan at la Fu lm an , 11 1Raith R igbaird i m -Mu irisc la hE tan m ac

1 2Occe,1 31 Raith

Croich i nArd E itigh la hUn m ac Uicce.

1 3 Is l ‘1n - a am sir

tom aidm secht 1 5Rige Lagen , 1 tom aidm secht m B rosn acha E le,

1 tom aidm1 6E itlm e in hUib Nei l

, 1 tom aidm teora 1 7Socc la

Con n achta, 1 tom aidm Locha Riach 1 Locha 1 8R6n 1 Locha

C im be 1 Locha 2 0Findm aigh l-a 2 1Con n achta,2 2

1 Locha Da

Chaech i l - Laign ib , 1 Locha L aig la hUltu2 2 2 3

1 Locha B uadhaigla Ceara 1 Locha Grén e. Is dib - sin ro chan in fil i so

In aim sir E rim oin ergn ai

HE R E (IN F ONL! ) FOL L OW S INTE RPOLATION E (1]

474 .

1Fe’

rthair cath 2etir Am argin 1 Cacher i Cuil 3Chachir

,

4

1 docer Cacher and .

5Ferthair cath 6etir hE rim 6n 1 Am airgin

. i . cath 7B i li Ten ed i m -8Mide, 1 doc

‘

er9A m airgin ,

1 °in brithem

1 in1 1fil i

,

1 2and .

1 3Mebais ria 1 ‘1nhE rim 6n cath Com raire, i.

torchair E n 1 E tan ,da m ac

1 5Occe, 1 E n m ac

”Ucce,

475 . A tbath 1hE rim 6n 2iartain in 3A irgetros , 1 ro

4class a

5fert6and, 1

7.satir a lia,

gic Rai th ”B ethaig1 16s E oi r ,

1 21 eind 1 3secht m bliadan décc a

“flaithiu sa '

"

con ad do ro chan E ochaid,

F lai th E rim on n ai d o’

cdai .

1" ins . Scathbel n o F do FMin 1 Dhom nann chaib F Domn onn chai b

VA (m h A) 13 i ns. 1, om . dorat M in 14rigi AR 15 in s . co icid F

chei thr i F cheith (sic) R in s . Meic Mi led M in 18 E r M in

Feron Fergn a F'M in

“° tu c (tucc the first tim e R) an d om . r ige M in

(bis) .21ri ghe (b is) F 11 Conacht A 11 U icce FAR 1

n -Ul. M in

Em er R 26 hIr FA om . M in .

473. N ot in M in , all var ian ts from F un less otherwi se stated .

1 i sin

n aim sir 1om . L ; E irem o in 3 Cerm n ai 4 Dun m B inde 5 Cairce

B laraighe“Mu rb olg Man n tan m ac Caici r 8 Indb Mhoi r

1’n a n E n chas

1 ° i ns . A ird Ratha 1 2 Uige om . L 1“in

n—aim sir sin Ri ge L ai gen16 E ithn i i n -U ib Nei ll .i . i tir Tebtha 1

SE CTION IX .

— TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS . 159

by Am orgen son of Mi l ; an d the bu ildin g of Rai th Sailech inFan at by Fu lman ,

an d of Raith R igbaird in Mu iresc by E tans. Oicce, an d of Raith Croich in Ard E itig by [In s. Uicce. In

his tim e was the burst of the seven Riges of L aigin ,of the seven

B rosnas of E ile, of E ithn e in Ui Neill,and of the three

Su es in Con n achta, also of Loch Riach , and Loch R éin ,an d

of Loch Cim m e an d Loch F in nm aige in Con n achta,of Loch

Da Caech in L aigin , of Loch L aig in Ulaid, of Loch B uadachin Cera an d of Loch Grein e. Of those m atters the poet chan tedthu s

Poem n o . LXXXVII .

474 . A battle is fou ght between Am orgen and Caicher in

Cul Caichir , and Caicher fell there. A battle is fou ght betweenE rim on an d Am orgen ,

n am ely the battle of B i le Ten ed in Mide ,

an d Am orgen , the judge an d poet , fell there. The battle of

Com raire broke before E rim on , wherein fell E n an d E tan,the

two son s of Oicce, an d fin son of Uicce.

475. Thereafter

'

E rim 6n died in A irgetro s, and hi s

grave was dug there, an d hi s ston e was set up, at Rai thB ethaig over the Nore, at the en d of seven teen years

of h i s reign ; wherefore E ochaid chan ted of him

Poem n o . LXXXVIH .

Mide Rein 19 Cimm e2° F in nm hu ighe Conn acht

2 2 - 22om . om . L .

474 . N ot in M in .

1 Fearthai r tra2 i tir Am airgen 1 Caic.

3 Cai c.

hi e et semper‘1om . 1

5 fegtha6 itir E rem on 1 Am airgen

1 B i le Ten eadh 8 Mi dhe 9 Am ai rgen1°an n

,m bretheam 11 file

12om .

13m ebu i s

1 1n E rem on 15 Oicce 1° U icce an n .

475 .

1 E rim on R zom . M in .

3an Ai rgetros F in A rgatros VA

om . R 4clas F classa (om . ro) VA ro clasa R 5 f ert M in

0m . FMin 7sai ter F 8

0m . . i . F 9arrai th F i Rai th VR hi

Rai th A B eathai g F B eothaig R uas A eo ir F 12 in s . in

A rgatros R ; a ein d F hi forba VA i forbu R 13ocht R flatha R

" 15om . LMin .

160 SE CTION IX .


S econd R edaction .

476.

1B !i tar Meic Mi led bliadain 21 com rige 1ah i

com flaithu s,co tarla 4d6ib [im reasan ] im na

5tri dru im n ib

6batar ferra i nE rin n 111 tan sin,

7.i . Dru im 8Classaigh

hi cri ch Main e, 1 Dru im

1 0B ethech i 1 1m - Maenm u igh , 1

Dru im 1 2Fingenl aa Mum ain . R o 1 ‘1fichset cath 1 5

etorro

for 1 6Ten n u sl 7in 1 8Uib

1 9Failghe, ar bru B ri Dam,hic

2 °T6chu r -

2 1etir - da. -

2 2m agh , 1

2 3m eabais in 2 4

cath for E ber :docer 2 5

an d 2 6Su irge, 1 Sobairce 12 7Goiscen : u nde

Tanaide eolach2 9dioeit

,

A e'

icsiu B an ba co m blaid

477.

1Gabai s 2hE rim 6n iar sin 3rigi

4nE ren n co

scend

6cuig m bliadan 7dec

,acht

8boi 7E ber bliadain 9din airem

sen . Ocu s i s1 "na

1 1 lin d 1 2dor6n ait n a1 3n gn im asa

1 4si ss ;

. i . Cath 1 5Ch i le 1 6Caichir,1 7i 1 8

cind bliadna iar m arbud

E bir 1 9 i s an n2 0dorochair 2 1Caicher la

2 2hAm argen

nGlungel . H i 2 3cin d bliadna 2 4

iar sin ,

2 5docher 2 6Am argen2 7i cath 2 8B i le 2 9Ten idh i culaib 3 °B regh , la hE rim 6n m ac

Mi lid ; 1 ro3 2m ebdatar n ai

33m B rosnacha 34E i le, 1 tri

hUin n sin d hUa 36nA ilella

, 1 n ai37Righi L aigen . 1; In

fres bliadain iarsin,

38docher Fu lm an 139Man téin

“i cathB reogain

“hi “Fem en,la hE irem 6n .

476.

1 B adar E batar im orro A z bi co im hrige E i com hrighi D3a com hfl E i com hfiaithes D ‘1 doibh E 5 trib VD ° batar

ferra in hE rin d A badar ferri i n d D i s dech batar an E ir. E lom . .i . D

9 Clasaig ED 9 hic crich A i crich D 1° B ei th . A 11a Maonm aigh E

M aenm ui gh A M oenm o igh D 12 Fin giu ED a mM um ain AR

i M um u in D 1 ‘1 fichsit A figsed E 1°etorra E etarru D

1" Ten u s A E D an E U ibh E 1”Fai lgi E Fai lge AFailghi D 2° tochar ED i ti r E 12

m ag AD ”3m ebu i s D

cat E ann A E D 1° Su rgi 1 Sobai rci D (Sobai rche AR )1 1 Goi sgen E 13 Tan ai de ED an d om . eolach E 1”

sic E dictur AV.

477 .

1 Gabu is D 2 hE irem on E E rem on D righe D ‘sie V

E ren n D 15cenn AD .xi i . b . A .xu . b .

,n o .u1 i . x. in terlined above


162 SE CTION IX .—TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

HE R E (m VA ONL y )“

FOL LOW S INTER POL ATION A (11

478. R 0 1

m ebdatar ocht loch -

2thom adm an n fO 3

thi r

n E ren n4i n - aim sir 5E rem Oin

, .i . L och 6Cim eT1 L och

8B uadhaigh7

1 L och 9B agha1 0

1 L och Rein 7

1 L och1 1Fin nm aighe

1 0

1 L och1 2Grein e, L och Riach 7

1 L och

D5.1“"Caech 1 5 i l - L aign ib ,

1 0

1 L och1 6L aigh

1 7a nUlltaib .

In cethram ad bliadain iarsain 2 0docher Un 1 E n 1'

2 1E tan 2 2i cath2 3Com raire 2 4

a2 5Mide la

2 6hE rim On, 1

focres a2 8fertha an d. Ocu s tom aidm teora

2 9Socc

la Conachto .

H E R E (IN VA ONL! ) FOL L OW S IN TE RPOLATION F (fl

479. Dia s echt m bli adan aib 1

iarsin ,bebai s 2E rim On

si Raith 4B ethaig Os E Oirsin 6A irgedro s, 1 r0 clas a fert

7and. i Ocu s tom aidm 8

n E thn e i 9nUib Neill, etir

1 0Midh e 1 Tebtha, 1 tom aidm 1 1Fregobail1 2etir Dal

nA raidhe 1 Dal1 4Riata. 1]

1 5H i s 1 in bliadain 1 6iarsain

in naem adh bliadain iar1 8m bas A laxan dair ; i s in n ti

atbath2 0E rim On . Ocu s 2 1

ac tOi sechaib A laxandair 2 2rO

bai 2 3in t- ard- flaithu s in tan sin .

Third R edacti on .

B 22 y 1 ; M 286‘

8 1 .

480. In cipit do flaithiu saibh E ren n 1 dia n - aim sear

aibh ,16 re Mac M i led 2E spain e co haim sir 3Meic

Fiachrach .i . Dahi . H i siu 4ceathram ad aim sear in

478 .

1 m eab E m eabatar wi th d yo D2

- m adm an d AE 3 tir AB D

4an aims ir A hi bfl E h i fi D 5 E iream oin A E irem on E 6 Cim be DE .

- m b i D) 7om . 1 (quater) D 8 B uadaig A B uadu ig D 9 B aga AD

Wcm . 1 AD (ter) 1 1 Fi ndm u ighi AE F in dm oighi D Grain i A

Grain e all.14 Caoch E 15

a A hi E L aogh ELaog D 13

an tochtm udh bl. A inaom had E 19 iarsin AD2° docer D 2 1 E adun A 22

a A hi ED 23 Chom A Com b . E“m a ED Midhe E M idi D 2" hE i r E hE re D 27 focress A28 fert D.

” Soc ED 3° hi Cornachtu i bh E h i Con nachtai b D .

SE CTION IX .-TH E ROLL OF'

TH E KINGS . 163

478. E ight lake—bu rsts broke forth over the lan d of

Ireland in the tim e of E rim én n am ely L ochs Cimm e,

B uadaig, B aga, Rein , Fin nm aige, Grein e, Riach , and

Dé. Caech in L aigin , and L och L aig in Ulaid . In the

fou rth year thereafter there fell On and E tan in the

battle Of Com raire in Mide at the hands Of E rim On,

and their graves were there cast up . A lso,the bu rst

of the three Sucs in Con nachta.

479. In seven years’tim e after that E rim On di ed in

Raith B ethaig over the E éir in A irgetros, and hi s grave

was dug there. [A lso , the bu rst of E ithn e in Ui Nei llbetween Mide and Tethba, an d the bu rst Of Fregabail

between Dal nA raide and D511 Riata ] The year after

that i s the ni n th year after the death of Al exan der ;therein di ed E rimOn . A n d the chief prin cedom was then

in the hands Of the chieftain s of A lexander.

Third R edaction .

480. In cipit Of the prin cedom s of Irelan d, and of their

tim es,from the era of the Son s Of Mil Of Spain to the

tim e of the son of Fiachra, Dathi . In the Fou rth A ge

479 .

1 iarsain A 2 E irem on E hE rim on D 3 i rrai th A h i Raith E4 B ethaig AE B ethaich D ‘ hi

'

n E 6 A irget A A rgad E 7an n D

8 E i thn i (om . n E Ethn i D 9 H E 1°si c V Mide A om . eti t

Mi dhe 1 Teb tha ED Fregabu i l ED (‘

the - u il suspen ded i n E)‘2 i ti t E 13

aide AD ‘4 R iada E R iato D 15 i s i sin E i s is in b l . D “6

cetn a ED decm ad ED 18the b yo E 1”i sin ti AD

9° hE i rem on E hE rem on D zl ic E 1h ic D ro bu i A do baoi Et o bae D in fiaithi u s E : in terlin ed above in E .i . in dom [ain

°l ]

in D, .i . in t - ard .

480 . (Varian ts from M) .1 ins . 1 di a n gabalai b

zom .

3 D'

athi

m eic F iachrach ti cs ais in dom ain tan catar Meic Milead in Eri n n ,

164 «SE CTION IX .—TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

dom hain tangadar Gaedhi l dochum n E ren n, .i . an aim sir

Dau id m eic Ioseph , di a ro trialladh Tem pull Solm an, 1

nai m bliadna flaithu sa im peri i regis A siri orn rn .

4 5Dia

Dhardain do laithi sechtm ain es

. i . secht deg esca i Callann

Mai7m i s gren e

s

,

9fearthar cath 1 0Tailltean 1 1etarru , .i .

Meic Mi led 1 Tuatha De Danan n ;1 2

go torchradar tri

righ1 3an d ; .i . Mac Cecht 1 4fri E rim On ,

1 5Mac Cuill fria1 6hE ber

,

1 5Mac Gren e‘

la 1 7hA im eirghein ,E riu re

1 8Sui rge,B an ba 1 9la Caicher

,Fodla re hE adan .

481.

1R 0 laesed da Mac Mi led cran dchar 2iarsin

3forsa n - aes dan a, .i . file 14cru itire ; Cir m ac

5I s in file,

- 60 7 8D l-

b 8 9 db1 nna1 i n crm tl re. Ora a E er i n cru i tere, gon a

1 0an eas té id bin deas c iul l dogres ; do

.

HE rim On 1 2im orro

dorala in file,

9

gonad1 3atuaidh Ollamh - dana 6 sin

“.

9Gr‘

Onad desin 1 sro can in sean chaidh

‘

in duan - sa si o s1 5

Se“

MeicMiled m iad n - ordain

482 . A n bliadain tar ei s catha Taillten ro randsad

Meic Mi lead E rin n , .i'

. E rem On 1 E ber , con a da n - Oigeraib

déc da esi - sin . E rem On for in leith tuaid,

.i . O Sru ib

B ro in co B uaill ; .i s iad in seser“) Oicthiger

‘

na rO lean ,.i .

E n 1 E tan m ac Uici 1 Man tan drai 1 Gai ther drai . E beri sin leith teas, i s

‘

1'

a chu i d, O Thu ind Cli dna co B uaill ; i s

iad a . i . A im irgin Gluingel 1 Go i sten 1 Su rgi1 Sobairce. Isin bliadain sin rO clasa Rai th B eothaigin Ai rgedro s la hE rem On , 1 Rai th H am ain i l - L aign ib

la hE m er ; 1 cum dach Thochair Indbir M6ir a cri ch

.i . i n - aim sir i robadar A sarrda in airdrigi in dom ain 1 Mataralu s ri a- som

oc techt i n mE rinn do Macaib M i lead som . dia ; diardain

“1 sechtm ad dec d’

ai s esca fui rri ’ ins . .i . 8 i n s. sin 9 in s . 110 Taillten n i tir Macaib M il . 1 T.D .D .

‘2co torchradar

‘3 H erin d, .i . Mac Cui ll 1' Mac Cecht 1 Mac Gren e ‘4 the preposi ti ons

( 0 ) On ly four are en um erated in each case.


166 SE CTION IX .-TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

Chualan n ,la hAi mi rgi n nGlui nn gel, 1 cum dach a dui n e la

Sobairce a Mu rbolg in Dal Riata, 1 cum dach Dui n eDelgin dse Cualan d la Sétga.

B .

483 . Isin bliadain sin , cum

dach Duin E dair la Su i [r ] ghe,1 cum dach Dfiine F inn e la

Caicher , 1 cum tach Dealgin dsi

Cualand la Sedgha, 1 cum dach

Dfiin Nair a Sleibh Mudhu irn nla Goistean .

M.

Ocus cumdach Duin E dair

la Surge, 1 cum dach Duinm B inde la Gaither , iar n E renn ,

1 cum dach Chairrgi B ladraide

an ai rthear thu aiscert E renn

la Man tan, 1 cum dach Ratha

A ird Su ird i Fanait i tu aiscertE renn la Fulm fi

, 1 cum dach

Ratha R igbai rd i Murbolg la

hE‘

adan mac Uici , 1 cum dach

Cruaich in A ird F'

ethaig la

hE n m ac Uici , 1 cum dach

Cathrach Nair i Sliab (sic)Mis la Goisten .

484 B adar da Mac Mi led bliadain iar cath Taillten1 i com righi 1

1 i 2com flaithu s, cO tarla

3eatorro im na tri

drom an daib i s fearr 4do bhadar sin E rin n in tan sin .

6Fearthar cath etir E ber 1 E rim On an A irgidros, am ail

adbert E ochaid7

B as n E bi r tre uair n - o im n i rt

—n6 i s for 8Ten n u s, im9dibh m aigibh O Failgi , rO fearad

in cath 1 0sin

,

1 1a n dorchair E ber ; 1 dochear an d 1 2Su rge

1 Sobairce 1 Go i sten , am ail asbert in file 1 3ele

S in chath for Ten nn s n o ttreb

—n o i s aig cosnam na tri1 5ndrom an d so rO fearsad

484 .

la (bi s)

2- tiu s 3 im resan or som e such word dropped out

eaturro ‘ro badar 5

0m. i n E r. B 6 fearthair chath iti t

E rem on 1 Eber in A i rgedros7 ins . H ua Floind ti‘Tendus

SE CTION IX .—TH E ROLL OF TH E K INGS . 167

and Rai th H am ain in L aigin by E ber ; also the bu i ldi ngOf the Cau seway Of Inber MOr, in the region Of Cualu ,by Am orgen Gluingel ; an d the bu i lding Of hi s Fort bySobairce in Mu rbolg in Dal Riata ; and the bu i lding Of

the fort of Delgin i s of Cualu by Setga.

483. In that year,the bu i ld

in g of Dim‘

E tair by Sui rge, ofDurn B in n e by Caicher , Of

Delgin is Of Cualu by Sétga,

and Of Dun Nair in Sliab

Modoirn by Goisten n.

484 The two son s Of Mil were a year after the battleof Tailtiu in join t reign an d join t prin cedom ,

ti ll therefell ou t [a di spu te] between them in the m atter Of the

three ridges that were best in Irelan d at that tim e . A

battle i s fought between E ber an d E rimOn in A i rgetros,as E ochaid said

Poem n o . LXXX] V.

or it was upon the Ten u s, abou t the two plain s Of Ui

Failge, that that battle was fought, in which E ber fell ;and Sui rge an d Sobairce an d Goi sten [an d Sétga] fellthere

, as the other poet said

Poem n o . LXXXV.

—Or it was in con tendi ng for these three ri dges that the

9 dib m u igib1°om . sin

12 Surgi 1 Sobai rci 1 Goi sten 1 Setga‘3om .

14a cosn om

1“om .

17 B ei theach a Mum ain

Also the bu ildin g of Dim

E tai r by Suirge, Of Dun B in n ewest of Irelan d by Caicher ,of Carraig B ladraige i n the

North - eas t Of Irelan d byMan tan , Off Raith Arda Su irdin Fanat, in the North Of

Irelan d, by Fulman , of RaithR igbaird in Mu rbolg by E tanson Of Uicce, of Cruach in ArdF-ethaig by E n son of Uicce,

and Of Cathair Nair in Sliab

Mis by Goistenx.

168 SE CTION IX.—TH E ROL L OF TH E

' KINGS .

Meic Mi leadh in cath 1 6sin

, .i . Dru im 1 7B ethach i

m - Maenm o igh , 1 Dru im 1 8Classach i Cri ch Main e, 1

Druim Fingein i m - Mum ain,

1 9ar tortaighi ; di a

2 "n - eabai rt in file an dso

A e'

icsin B an ba co m blaid

485 . Isin bliadain roim e in cath sin do chu r do da

Mac Mi lead,teasta Tea ingen L ui gdeach m eic Itha,

bean E rem Oin m eic Mi leadh E spain e . B adar rathafria- sidi for a cele

,. i . Ai m irgin Gluin geal 1 E ber , resiu

thi sad in E rin n , gid bead ti r do thogfad, com ad an d m

hadlaicthea, ocu s rO tochailtea a m ur

'

1 a ligi ; 1 com ad

an d n o bei th cach rig- ordain 1 Oireochai s rO gen fed de

cloind E rem Oin co brath . Gonad hi tu lach rO thog, .i .

L iath - dru im ; dOig fa he fot i s ai lle a si r con tacaig in

E rin n, 1 i s in ti robai ordan E ren n . Gonad fiaithi ita

Tem air forri,O gn athocon in ti . Ocu s rO adn ocht si

iartain, 1 tu rcbad a m ar fu rri , .i . Mur Tea, .i . Te- m ur.

B .

486. Gabais E rim On righin E renn go cen n cOig m bliadn a

deg, acht bai bliadain E bir isinn - airium sin . Ocu s rO classadi rig

- raith lais, .i . Raith Q in di crich Chu aland

, 1 RaithB heotha igh aas B heOir .

4Ocus dorad ri ghi c6icidh Glail ian do Creamh tond 5Scathbél

Clasach ; tran spose Dru im C’lasach i GM . and Dru im Fingin (sic) a

Mum ain 1”i/ns . n o a Maenm aig i Con dachtai b i ta Dru im B eitheach

an d om . ar tortaighi2°n debradh so .

485 .

‘

This II in M on ly.

Iar m arbad E bir la hE rem Onin A irgedros, rogob fé [i ]nrigi n E ren n co cend cl

‘

i ic

m bliadan déc ; acht 1bai

bliadain E bir is an airem sin .

RO clasa di 2r

’

1‘

graith l'

eis , .i .

Raith A in dind i crich Cualan d,1 Raith B eothaig aas

3B e6ir .



(n t‘

)s Sciathbé l)

6do Dom n andchaibh ;7dorad ri ghi 8cOigid Mum an

do cheithri m acaib E bir , .i . E r,Orba

,

9FearOn , Feargn a ;1 0dorat

I'

lgl com -id 1 1Conn achta do On mac1 2Uige 1 do E adan m ac

1 2Uige ; dorat rigi c6icid Ulad do 1 3E im ir m ac Ir, a qu o Ulaid

E amn a. Is rel 4n - a li nd

1 "fdo-ron ta na gn im asa1 6sis

,.i . Cath

Caile Caich ir , l 8 i ein d bliadn a iar m arbad E bir ; is an n do

rochair Caicher,1 8 1 9

r-e hAm airgein n Glfin geal . I eind bliadn a

iar sin,

2 °rochear Am airgein i cath B

'

i le 2 1Ten idh i cfilaib”B readh

,re

2 3hE irim an . Isin 2 4bliadai n 2 5cétn a, ro m eabada

‘

r

2 6nae ”

m B rosnacha E le 1 tri2 8hUindsean da na nA ilella

, 12 9n ai

Righi L aiigean .

HE RE FOL LOW S IN TE RPOLATION A‘

487 .

1 In treas bliadain iarsin,dochear Fulm an 1

2Mandtan

i cath B reogain i 3F'

eim in 1a hE rim On .

Isin n - aim sir E rim Oin im orro ,

cum dach Drain Sobhairce 1

Duin Cearm na , 1 Duin m B in de,1 Cairgi B laraighe i Mu rbholg ,la Man dtan m ac Caichir ; 1

cum dach Tochair In bheir M6iri crich Ua n E in eachlais

Chualan d la hAm airgein m ac

Mi led ; 1 cum dach Ratha A ird

Sailech i Fan aid la Pu lm an ,

Rath R ighbaird i m -Mu irisc

1a hE adan m ac Uige ; 1 RaithChroich in Ard E itigh la hUnm ac Uige

4 Isin n - aims ir

do Dom nann chaib M " ins. 1

Chon dacht U ici (bis)om . si s C

'

hu i le Gai ther2° dochear A imi rgin

2‘ Th in ead

Isin aims ir E irem Oin ,cum

dach Dfiine Sobairci , 1 Dain eCearmn a, 1 Dain m B in de , 1

Cairrgi B ladraidi i Mu rbolc,

am ail rO raidsem reim’

e .

9 Feron 1° dorad14om . n - a

1“dorin dead19 1a H aim i rgin nGIu ingel

B reg23 hE rem on


Crim than n Sciathbél Of the Dom nan n ; he gave the kin gsh ipof the Provin ce Of Mum u to the fou r son s of E ber

,E r

,Orba.

FerOn,Fergn a ; he gave the kin gship Of the Provin ce of

Con n achta to On son Of Uicce an d to E tan son Of Uicce ; he

gave the kin gship of the Provin ce of Ulaid to E ber son Of Ir ,

a qu o the Ulaid Of E m ain . It is in his tim e that the followin gtran saction s were carried ou t ; the battle of 0 111 Caichir

,at

the en d Of a year after the slayin g Of E ber—it is there thatCaicher fell

,at the han ds of Am orgen Gluin gel . A t the end

Of a year after that , Am orgen fell in the battle of B i le Ten ed,

in the recesses of B reg, at the han ds of E rimOn . In the sam e

year there bu rst forth the n in e B rosnas Of E ile, and the threeUin n senn s of Ui A ilella, and the n ine Riges of L aigin .

487 . In the third year after then ,Fu lman and Man tan fell

in the battle of B reogan in [Mag] Fem en at the hands of

E rim én .

Moreover,in the . tim e Of

E rim On was the bu ildin g Of

Dun Sobairce,

an d Dim

Cermn a, an d Dim B inn e,and

Carraig B ladraige in Mu rbolg,by Man tan son of Caicher ; an d

the bu i ldin g of the Causewayof In ber Mor in the territoryOf Ui E n echlais Of Cualu byAm orgen ] son of Mil ; an d the

bu ildin g of Raith Arda Sailechin Fan at by Fulman ,

an d OE

Raith R igbaird in Mu iresc byE tan son of Uicce

,an d of

Rai th Chroich in Ard E itig by

bliadan B 25chetn a rO m b eabadar 2“in s . fO thi r 27 mB rosn ocha

28 hUin dsin da h . n Ail illa 29 Rigi L ai gen .

487.

1an bliadain iar sin ”Mantan 8 Fhem in a m B reagaib 1a

In the tim e Of E'

riImOn ,the

bu i ldin g of Dim Sobairce, an d

Di m‘

Cerm na, an d Dim B in n e,

and Carraig B ladraige in

Murbolg, as we have said

before.


5E rim ain fOs,tom aidm E ithn e

6a hUibh N é ill . i .

7eter Theabh

tha 18Midhi

, 1 tom aidm 9tri

Su cc la Com achtaibh , 11 0tri

Freaghala1 1eter Dai l 1 2

nA rO

idha 1 Dai l 1 3Ri adai . BO

m eabadar1 ‘

-"ocht 1 5lochm ad

m anna fO thi r 1 6an E rin n an

aim sir E rinnOin ,.i . Loch

1 7Cim m e 1 Loch 1 8m B uadh -aigh

la 1 9Ceara, ”L och 2 1m B agha,

”Loch Rein ,

”Loch ”Fin d

Connachta,”Loch

nGren e 1 Loch R iach , 1 LochDa Caech i l - L aighn i bh , 1 Loch2 3L aig in Ulltaibh .

Z4In treasbliadain iarsin

,do chear On

”1 E n 1

2 GE dan a cath 2 7Com

naire i m -M idi la ”hE rim On,

2 91 fochr eas a i car t an d .

”

i3 0B as E m ai l in bliadain

sin . [I

HE RE (IN B ONL! ) FOL LOW S IN TE RPOL ATi ON F (1]

488 .

1Dia secht m bliadn a iar'

sin,

2beabhais E rimOn i Raith3B eothaigh aas

4B heOir i n - A irgedro s.

51s (16 6rochan in 7

sen chaid

in dfian b sa sis

In aim sir E r im oi n ergnai

HE RE EO-L L ows INTE RPOLATION E (1]

A tbath E rim On A dbath E ream On i Rai thiartai n in A rgeadro s . R O B eothaig Os B eOir in A irge

H erem on the two MSS ran together from thi s point : varian ts from Mi san 5 E rem on la H ui b 7 i tir Theathfa 8 Mide 9 teora

Sueca la CO-nachta 1° tom ai dm Frogabala’1 i ti t nArai de

Riata ‘4secht ’5 lochm an da 1° in E r.

‘7 Cim i ’3 Muai di1”Cera ” ins . 1 (

'

quater)21 m B rega

22 Findm aigi la Condachta


174 SE CTION IX .- TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

olasa a feart, 1 saitear a

lia, i Raith B eothaigh uas

B edir, i cind secht m bliadn a

dag a flaithiu sa. Con ad dO

rochan E ochaid,

F laith E rim o’

n naig ocdai

Is an dara b li adain dé igen aich

do flai thiu s Metaralui s rig Asuradbath fireman .

TH E IN TE RPOLATIONS .

A

(fo llowing 111472 , 477, 486)

L FMi n

490 . H i sin d “am sir sin tan catar I sin bli adain cétna sin tan catar

Cru thni g, congab satzin 3Inber Slan e Cru ithn ig

in hU ib 4Cen dselaig.

lsR oslé ic

Crim than “chu ce, ar i n 7leges

8fuair9dru i Cru ithn ech ”db, do

11chath fri

Tfiaith 12Fidga, .i . tfiath 13de

B retnaib .

“ J“Cach Oen for indergtai s ba m arb

,

151 n i s gaibti s acht

iarua n em i de . Coni d é l 6in " leges’s

,

b lego-n

”se fichet ”bO 21

m ael 22fin d

do dortud 23i s n a hettri gib ,2“ba[i ] le

i ferfai the in cath” ;”n n de Cath

Zrdda27L em n acht. Ocu s ”do roch

ratar ”n i le Taath Pi dha trias in

cei lg sin .

”

490 .

ln—aim si r F

, aim sir M in 2om . in L ; in n - in db ~ F n - a R

3 In b ir V ‘ Ceindsel FR Cenn si l A 5 dosleic R ; Crim than d FVCrim thann A 6

cuci F chui cce VA cu ice R ' leighes F legis R8 fu ror F 9 ins . Drostan Min .

1°om . do M in .

11cath F

cathugad M in (chath A) 12 Fidhba F Fidgha A 13 do E M in14 ins . rO b oi i Fothartaib FM in ; a g loss i Fothartaib sprs L 154 5 m arb

cach aen forin ddcrgtai s F, m arb gach aen n ogondais VA cach oen

dros, 1 ro . c1as a fert

, 1

r0 saithead a lia, i Raith

B eothaich , iar m beith

seacht m bliadna déc i rigi

nE ren n . Conad dO rochead

E ochaid,

HE R E FOLLOW S INTE R POLATIONB (1]

Gabsat Cru i thni gh- eigh B ] a

”n Inber Slain e, a n Ib Ceindselaigh .

A tbert frin 31C‘rem than d Sciathbé l

rig L aigen , do berad fai lte dOibh

ar dichu r Tfiai the Figdha [Fi dhbha'B ] dbib . A tbert$2 Drostan

,drai

Cru i thn ech , ri u, co fOirfedh iad ar

lOgh d ’fagbai l ; 1 i ssa in leiges, .i .

b legan .xx .ui i bO 33find m ael do

SE CTION IX .—TH E ROLL OF TH E

“ KINGS .

grave was dug, and hi s

ston e set up, in Raith

B ethaig above the Nore,at the en d Of seven teen

years of hi s prin cedom . SO

that Of him E ochaid

chan ted

175

A i rgetros, and hi s grave

was dug, and hi s ston e set

up in Raith B ethaig, after

he had been seven teen yearsin the ki ngship of Ireland.

So that Of him E ochaid

chan ted

Poem n o . LXXXVIII .

It was in the last year bu t on e

of the reign of Mithraeu s king of

Assyr ia that E rim én di ed.

TH E ' INTE RPOLA TIONS .

- A

L F Min

490 . A t that tim e

Cru ithn e,

an d lan ded in Imber

Slain e in U i Cen dselaig . Crim than n

su ffered them to com e to h im ,for

the rem edy which a dru id Of the

Crui thn e foun d for h im,for fighting

again st the Tii ath F idga, a people

Of the B ri ton s. Everyon e on whom

they wou ld inflict a wou nd was

doom ed, an d they wou ld handle

n othi ng bu t poison ed weapon s. Thi s

i s the rem edy ; to pou r the mi lk

Of six score horn less wh ite ki ne into

the tren ches where the battle shou ld

b e fought ; wade the B attle Of A rd

cam e the

n ogon tai s m arb i arom R om . Mi n18 ins. tug Drostan doib Rbfin d (the b yc in m arg .) R

am ail F

3‘- thann A - thon d B

19.um . M in23om . i s na het R for etri gib VA (gh V)

bai le i fifithe F airm i ferfaige Mi n27 L eam nachta F

T.F . u i le desin VA,T.E . desin ui le R32 ins . tra M ; Droston A Trostan B M

1“cm . in R

m bo R1 7 leiges V legess A

21om . m ael M in

2s ins . i s n a hei trigib fotha Rtorcratar VA torchoir R

3° Inb ir V Indb . Tlaine M32 m ael

In that sam e year cam e the

Cru ithn e The Crui thn e lan ded

in Inber Slai n e i n U i Cein selaig .

Crim thann Sciathb él, king Of

L aigi n , told them that he wou ld

m ake them welcom e,in return for

their drivi ng ou t the Tii ath Fidga.

Drostan,a dru id of the Crui thn e

,

told them that he wou ld help them

in retu rn for Obtain ing a reward.

This i s the rem edy—to pou r the

m i lk of seven score (sic lege) whi tehorn less kin e on to the place where

the battle should be fought by

them ; n n de “ the B attle Of Ard

176 SE CTION IX.—TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

1 rd L emnachta as tir- si tess

491 . CO ragaib1Catluan m ac Cing, ‘Ocu s i ssin n - aim sir sin I‘

F'

Jrimain

do 2Chru thentuai d,

n ert m Or for 6gabai s

"Gub 1 a m ac, .i . Cathluan

hE rin n, cO

3rosim i arb hE rim On . m ac

7Gui b , .i . ri Cru ithn ech,“n ert

m Or for E rinn n o co ru sindarb9E rim On .

[HE RE FOLLOWS INTE RPOLATION C (1]492 . Ocu s 1

an ais seisir di b Os B regm u igh , 1 i s fiathai bh gach2

gé i s

1 gach sén 1'

gachasrégh , 1 gothal an , 1 gach m an a

,

41 gach upaidh .

‘

Cathluan 5 ba 6hai rdrigh7forro ni le, 1 i s a cét rig rogab

8 Albain dib .

Sechtm oga9rig dib ”for Albain O 1’Cathluan cO

”Con stan tin , i ssé14Cru ithn each 15déginach

”rogab

" dib . Da m ac”Cathluain "

. i .”Catan olodar 1

”Catanalachan ,a da cu raidh .

21Im m m ac”Pirrn

, 1”Ci ng

finn B M 34 dortad AM dhortadh B 35 ferfaige A fearthea B

fearfaidea M om . M .i . for un de B M ”aenifer M

”om . B n em i M ” dogobtha M 41

cuim geti ss V cum gid Mcu im gidi s B

42 Figda A Fidhbha B Fidga M ”ceathrar B M

4“Chru i thn eachaib M Trosdan B Trostan M Necthan V - tain B M

Ulptha M in s. iar n dichar in catha M 1 i s doib - sin rochan

in seancai dh i n duan - sa sis B ; conad doib - sin rO chan in sen chaid

[in duan ] so B M (in addi ti on to a large num ber of m inor orthOgraph ical

varian ts of n o importan ce) .

491 .

1 Cathluan m ac Gud F ; Gi d (sic V, Cidh A, Gn d R) 1 a m ac

Catluan M in 2 Cru ithn echaib R 3- inarb A c0 ro i n darbad a

hE rinn F 40m . ocu s M 5 hE ream on M “

m gobu stai r MT

34dortudh i fail i ”ferfaigthe”in

cath dbib ;” 37

undo Cath Arda

L em n achta an Ih Cen dsi laigh re

Tfiathai bh Figda, .i . tfiath do

B retnaibh rO bui i Fothartaibh, 1

n eim ar a n—arm aibh . Marbh cach”aen ar a n dergtai s, 1 n i gebdi s acht

i arnaidhi 8"n eim im pu . Cach aen

40dogon ta do lai gni b i sm cath, ui

dén tai s acht lo ig-hi i sin lem nacht, 1

u i 41cuim giti s n eim ni dOib . R 0

m arbtha iar sin Tfiath ”Fi dba.

Marb ”cet[h ] rar i arsin do 44Orn i th

entfiaith .i . 45Drostan, Solen ,

46N echtan ,“H lpa

”;

”1 i sin duan

asbert


178 SE CTION IX .


athai t Cru i thn e, a da'

sruth . Cru s ”1 Ci ri o a da m i led.

2“Uai sn em a

file, Cru ithn e a cerd.

27Dom n all m ac A ilpin i s a2"tai sech

co ro m arb B ritu s m ac Isicon . ocu s i s ed ”atberai t arai le

,com ad

Clanna N em i d rogabsat iar m B ritu s he Cru ithne m ac L o ichi t m eic

1 E rghlan , 1c. Crui thn ig rogab sat”Cinge tisad do 31

cuindgid ban for

i arsin,iar tui decht dOib a hE rin n . E rim On

, 1 com ad do doberad

GOidi l rogab sat iar sin,

.i . m eic E rim On m na n a fer do baitea

E irc m eic E chach . Flan n cecini t .i . ”m ai lle fri Don n .

Main istrech

Cru i thn ig ci d dns farclam .

B

(Inserted in to the later version of 1] 490, bu t fo llows interpolati on Cin pR )

493 .

1DO Cru ithn echaib an n so beu s.

1 A ti r Tracia2 3tan catar

Cru i thn ig,3

.i . Clan da4Geloin m eic E rcoi l 5iadsi de.

6A gathi rsi7a n - anm an d.

(H E R E FOLLOW S (E XCE PT m pR ) INTE R POLATION D (1]

Sei sir tOi seach [sei ssiur tOi sseach B ] ,8 9

sé ”braithir 11sin On

,

”Solen ,Ul fa

,

1“N echtan,

1~"Drostan,Oen gus,

”L eten n . Fath a tichtana . i .”Po i licorn u s rig Tracia dorat grai d di a siai r

,co m triall a breth cen

tochra. Lotar iarsi n ”dar R om an chu cO Frangcu , 12 1cum daigset cathir

an d,

.i . 22Pictau is,a pictis,

”O n - a

24rin dtaib .

”Dorat ”don o rig Fran cgradh dia siair . Lotar for m ui r iar n - éc 27

a sei sed brathar, .i . L etind.

I ciun d (15. la iar n du l for m u ir, atbath a siu r.

494 . Gab sat Crui thni g in Imber Slain e, 1 ferais Crim than fai lti friu ,

ar di char Tfiatha Pidga ; 1 r0 chu irsit ann cath A rda L em nacht. Cechfer n o gon ta, n o lu i ged i sin lem nacht ; 1 n i cum gad an n eim n i dOib

om . R ; sru ith, after which i n s . .i . M m ac Cirig a m i l . R Ci rigalso i n B ” Uasn em R Donm all A toi sech rogab Albain Rasberai t A adberai t B M ” Inge fen M ; fein also ins. B 3‘

cu in dgid Vchu in dgidh M chu in dgid M 32 m ai ll A .

4 93 . Text prin ted as in gR .

7“this heading i n pR on ly

2 ins .

tra B in R B on ly Glo i n B,Golain M 5 iat AV iad M

(om .- side)

0om . A acath i rsi B Icathi rsi M 7 0m . A - n da B M

8 in s. tan catar co H er . .i . VAMB 9sesear M ” brai thre VA E

dearb rathri M ”0 m . sin on VAMB .i . Soi len M Ulpa VAMB

“ N ecthan VA N eachtai n B 75 Trosd A B L eidean d ” tiachta

as E r im orro M Poliorn u s B Polornus M ”co rO triallsatar a

SE CTION IX .

— TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS . 179

cham pi on s. Im m son of Pi rn,an d Ci ng f ather of Crui thn e

,were their

two sages . Crus an d Ci ric were their two warri ors. Uai sn em was their

poet, and Cru i thn e their artificer. (a) Domn all son of A i lpin was thei r

leader,

til l B ri tu s s . I sicon Slew [him ] . an d what others say is , that i t was

The progeny Of Nem ed took [Alba] Cru i thn e s . L o ichet S . Cin g who

after B ri tu s, that i s,E rglan , etc. cam e to ask for wom en Of E r im én

,

The Crui thn e took i t thereafter,

an d that to him E rim én gave the

sub sequen tly to thei r com ing ou t of wi ves Of the m en who were drown ed

Irelan d. The Gaedil took it after along with Don .

that, to wi t the son s of E rc s.

E ochu . Flann of Mai ni stir cecin i t

Poem no . XC.

493. Fu rther Of the Crui thn e here . The Cru ithn e cam e from the lan d

o f Thracia ; they were the chi ldren of Gelon u s, son of H ercul es,an d were

called A gathyrsi There were Six chieftain s [who cam e to I relan d ] ,n am ely six brethren

,Solen , Ulpa, N echtan

,Drostan

,Oengu s, L ethen d.

The cau se of thei r com i ng was, that Policorn us ki n g of Thrace gave love

to thei r sister,

an d sought to carry her Off withou t a bride

They wen t afterwards over Rom an territory to Franki sh territory , an d

f oun ded a ci ty there, called Poi ti ers ; deri ved from pi ctis, from their

tatu - m arks. Then the king of the Franks gave love to their si ster . They

wen t forth on the sea, after the death Of their sixth brother , L ethen n .

A t the en d of two days after settin g forth on sea, their si ster died.

494 . The Cru ithn e lan ded in Inber Slain e, an d Crim than n m ade them

welcom e, f or drivi ng ou t the Tuath Pi dga, an d they f ought there the

battle Of A rd L em n achta. All who were woun ded wou ld li e i n the m i lk,

b rith cen tin n scra n o tochra ,aR ins. co I

'

O tri allsad M.

i ns . m MPictai ru sa P ictu s A Pictariu s a pi cti s B Pi ctai ri s apictis a hainm Mins . .i . VAB M ran n aib A ran daib VB rean daib M 25 in s . 1 VAB M

”om . don o VAB M i n tsei sidh VA in seiseadh B in chui ced M .

Other triflin g var iati on s in the conc lu ding word s.

(a ) The pu n ctu ation ,wh ich

.

has gon e wron g in the M SS ( in co n sequ en ce .

apparen tly , Of the scribes’m i stak i n g o f Im m fo r an abbrev iation o f im orro , in vo lv in g

them in a con sequ en tial tan gle) , 15 here rectified.

ab ) It wo u ld be idle to seek fo r an y h isto rical basis for th is sto ry . Po ssi blyPo licorn u s k i n g Of

.Th race”

IS a tran sfo rm ation o f [Dem etr iu s ] Po liorcetes kingo f Macedon ia : bu t th i s gets u s n o fu rther .

180 SE CTION IX .


iarom . R om arbtha Tfiath Figba an n , 1 ro m arbad cethor do Cru ithn echaib

an n dana, .i . Drostan 1 Solen , N echtan 1 Ulfa.

Gabsat n ert, 1rl . Inn abai s E rim on 1rl. Lotar do cui nn gid ben co

hE rinn iartain , .i . m na B reise 1 B uai se.

495 . Is ‘an dsin 2

tan ic

ru i thn echan m ac Cin ge3 dohungid

5ban 6fri hE rim On“;O

Eltarat hE rim On do7

n a- a na fer n o”batte l l

oc

3. Dum achaib,

.i . B res 1

roes 1 B uagne"

;”1 rath

rén e 1 asca 1“forra con na

i d lagu1“ro gabtha feran d

feraib i Cru ithen tfiaith

won 6 m naib co b rath” 14

494 . This ‘I[ in ,

aR on ly.

495 .

1 iarom VAR 2 tancatar R 3‘ i’Cru ithni m ac Ci n ge F,om . M in 4

chu indig A 5m n a (n o ban in s . see. man .) F H fer

n E ren n F ; co H erim on M in om . an d ins . .i . M in 8 tardad F”m hn ai F m n a M in ” baitea F bai ti VA 1 H ‘

m araen re Doud,.i . da m hn ai deg n o tri cet ban occ n a Dum adhai b .i . B res 1 B raes 1 B uas

1 B uaighn e B : m ai lle 1a Don d 1rl . (on ly) M in”4 2

om . Min

om . forra ; con n abadh lughu F W “ do gebtha do rige 1 do dom on

o m hn aib inas O feraib i c - Crui then tuathaib co brath F dhearn B7“baigheadh A bai tea B ‘7 Don d B ; 0 m . preceding re A ”

m u ai B

(bis) : B ress A B rei s B ; m n a B uaighne B”om . n B bugh

lugu i nas o feraib con adbadh m o do r ighe 1' do dhom ain do gebh ta

0 fearaibh n as o m naibh i Crui then tuathaibh B 2‘wri tten sellad22 wri tten m aith .

CFo llows 491 .

VAE

Ocu s co”ndern sat Sid

iarsin, 1 co tard E rim On

dbib m na n a fer rO1"baiged

m ai lle re17Don n .i . ”m na

B res 1”m na B uai s 1

B uaign e ; 1 ratha ”ngrei n e

1 é sca co na”budh laghu

do gebthai do rigi 1' do

dom u n O m naib,i nas 0

feraib” a Cru i then tuaith cO

brath .

MOcu s co n dearn sad s

i arsin . N O i s 5 m ac

Mi led fan dochu

Cru ithn eachan m ac In

la B reatn u Fo irtrea

do chathugud re Saxa

chu , 1 ro21selbad

clanu 1 clai deam - tl

dOib , .i . Cru i thean tua

I s ed n i robadar [m n

accu , ar adbath bar

trocht Alban do ga

roib . DOlu id don O at

cfil dochum M ac Mi l

1 rogabad n em 1 tala

grian 1 é sca, m u ir

ti r, b é ith do22m n aib

flai th forro co b ra

Ocu s adbeart di m

dé c f orcraid, do bad

1a tascu r Mac M i lead

E rin n ,iiair ro bai ter

fir i sa n - airrgi tsi

m araen re Donn ; con6 feraib E ren n fla’

for Cru ithentuai th

grés ; i ar foi rin d m

E resi im orro 1 B uaid

1 n a tai sech rO bai t

n i le.


182 SE CTION IX .

—T'

H E ROLL OF'

TH E KINGS .

D

(Inserted in 1[495 in VABM)

496.

1Cru i thn e m ac2C‘

in gi m eic3Lachta m eic 4Parrtholain m eic 5A gnOin

m eic B uain m eic Mai s m eic 6Fathecht m ei c 7Iafeth m eic 8N oe. I s ”6

athair ”Cru ithn ech, 1 cat b li adan (16 l ’i r - rigi .

”Secht m eic 1"Cru i thni g .

an dseo,

”.i . 15Fi b

,

”Fidech,

" Fotla,1 i‘Fortren d,

”Gai t,

”Ce ,21Ci ri g 1 a

2"secht

”ran dai b ”

ro25ran dsat a

”forba

Mors‘

eser m ac Cru i thne i arsin

Ocu s i s e ainm cacha'

f ir dib fu i l for a”feran d : 2"Fib ,

”.xxi i i i .

bliadn a al i r - rigi nA lban .

32Fidach,

.xl . bl . 33Fortren d, .Ixx . bl.3‘Urpon tcait, .xxi i . b l . 35Urleoce

,.xi i . b l . U i leO ”Ci ric

, .lxxx . bl. 37Gran t

A én b ecan,

.u . b l . 38Urgan tcai t, .xxx . b l . 39Gni thfin ne-chta,

1x. b l .”B urgni th

41Gu idid ”Gadbre,“

.b .

43Feth .i . Ges, .b .

“Urfecthair Gest45Gu iri d .xl . b l . ”Cal Urgest, .xxx . b l. 47Urcal ”B ru i te Pon t .xxx . b l .”i r - righi nU ladh .

50I s de 51atberta 5 2“ B ru i ghe

” fria 53

gach fer 54dib,

55renda n a

5“fer .

57B ru igi7”Cinn t.

” 60B ru igi Ui rcin t.

60 B ru igi61Fet.

B ru igi6"’Ui rfet. B rui gi Ruaile.

6“tR ogab satars“‘coica ar da chet bliadan ,

u t est a65lebraib na

66C‘

rui thn ech”. 67B rui gi E ro . B ru i gi Gart. B ru igi

A rgart. B rui gi Oin t [Ci nd AB ] . B ru igi68U ircin t. B ru igi U ip. B ru igi

Urui p. B ru igi Grith . B ru igi Urgrith . B ru igi Mu in . B rui gi Urm u in .

DO r igai b69Crui thnech an dsin.

(Fo llows TN 473,

497 . I s coir a1fis 2

con adh sli cht 3occ arai lib l

‘sen chadaib

,

5con idh 6inu nd

7bu nadu s do E‘cach 9Gabhai l rogabastair E rin n , cenm otha Gahail 11Cesrach ;

112conadh ”

ac Sru 14con dreccait n i le. Ocu s i s follu s ”

asin scel - sa,”

.i .

496.

1 i ns . .i . VA : Cru i thn i g M 2 (Z‘in ge A Iuge B Inge M3 L uchtai A L uchta VB 4 tal A - tholon B M lsA gh B6 Fatheacht B Fai thfeacht M 7 Iathfed M I’ N ae B N aei M”he M - n each B i rrighi A i righe B i rigi M ”

seacht MM 1“

om . .i . B 15 Fidhbh B Fibra M F idach VAFidhach B ’7 FOtla A Fodla B Fortrenn AB M C‘ai thche B

Caitche M Cee VA 21a rig Cetach M 22

seacht M -aibh B

do M 25roindsead B ” feran d B fearanna am ai l adfet in file M

gacha B cach M ferun d A fearan d B ” Fibh AB ” im orro

b l . ar .xx. do M i righi B arigi M both om . n A lban Fi dhach B” Forthren n B FOirtren d M 84 Urpon t. Cait A Urpon d Cait BUrpan n cai t M 35 U r. L eoce A Urloicida .x. bl . M 3° Ci rice A“Gan taen B ecan (B eca B ) im . b l . B M ” Argan t Cai t AU rgan t Cait B M 3”

sic VA - n echta B B u irgn it B“4 7

om . VA 42 Gatbre and om . .b . B ” Fethges M “U i rfechtair

E MV (oth V) 45cm . VA Gai rid M 4“Cal Urgei st A Calu irgest M

Urchal B M ” B ru ide B B ru idi M 49rig Ulad B M (

'

righ B )


496. Cru ithn e son of Cing son of Lacht son of ParthOlOn son of Agnonson Of B uan son Of Mas son Of Fathacht son Of Iafeth son of N oe. H e

was the father of Cru i thn e an d he had an hun dred years in kingship. The

seven son s Of Crui thn e here—Fi b , F’

edach,Fotla, Fortren n , C‘

ait, Cc,

Ci ric ; an d in seven divisi ons they shared thei r heri tage

Poem n o . XXI

an d thi s i s the n am e Of every m an of them that i s over their territory

Fib , 24 years i n the kingship Of Alba. Fidach,40 years . Fortren n , 701

U rpon tcai t, 22 . Urleoce, 12 . U i leo Ciric, 8 0. Gran t A enbecan , 5 .

Urgan tcait, 30 . Gn ithfin n echta,60 . B u rgn ith Gu idid Gadbre, 1 year.

Feth (i .e. Ges), 1 year . U rfecthai r Gest Gu iri d, 40 . Cal U rgest, 30 .

Urcal B rude Pon t,30 years in the ki ngship of U laid ; from him i s every

m an of them n am ed B ru de. B rude Cin t. B rude U i rcin t,

B rude Fet. B rude U irfet. [B ru de R u . B rude E ru . ] B rude R u ai le.

[They held i t for 2 5 0 years, at est in the books Of the Cru ithn e] . B rude

E ro [ai le] . B rude Gart. B rude A rgart. B rude Gin t. B rude U i rcin t.

B rude H ip. B rude Uiru ip. B rude Grith . B rude Urgri th . B ru i de Mu in .

B rude Urm u in . Thu s far of the ki ngs of the Cru i thn e.

497 . It i s well to kn ow that other hi storian s.

have an extract to the

effect that every Taking whi ch took Irelan d was of the sam e stock,

except the Taki ng of Cessair ; an d that they all un ite at Sru . Thi s i s

soom . i s B M asb ertha A adberthea B adbartha M B ru ige A

B rui de B B ru i di M 53cach fear M 54 dibh B 5 5

ran da B ran n a M5“fear B M u a fer A 5 7 B ru idi B M 5 8 Ci n t B Gin d M 59 i ns.

b [liadan ] , and so for the n ext five n am es, om itting the prefixed B [ru idi ]of the fo llowing nam e, whi ch has thu s been m i sin terpreted, M ”4 °

cm . AUrcin t B U irchin d M 31 Fed B 62 N irfed B U i rseat M63rogabu stai r A rogab sadar B rogob sad M 64

caeca M 6“" i leab raib Ai lleabhraibh B i llebraib M 66

- n each B 6”B ru ide B B ruid M.

The word is proper ly presen ted throughou t the rem ainder of the list M68 Urch in d VA Urcin d B M - n each AB .

497 .

1'

f i s B 2

gon adh B con adh M aog arai libh B ocarOile M

4sean chadhaibh B do n a sean chai dib M 5

conad B M 6 i nan d B M7 ins . slicht 1 B

8

gach B 9

gabai 1 rogob sad Mgenm otha B cenm ota M Ceassrach B Cheasrach M 12

con dad M”aig B 14

- dreagai d B - drecaid M ”asa B ”

om . .i . M


in tan “tain ic i th m ac”B reoghu in

”in E rinn 1 ro agaill Tfiatha DéDan ann ,

211

”as tria Scoitic ro agai ll 1 r0

”agaillsetar

- son eiseon ; 1”dna

i s ”[S ] coitec t o

'

foghain da gach”Gahail dib .

” I s 27am lai d seo im orro

”con dreccait ”in aen ”bunadhu s .i . 31N em hedh m ac

”A ghn om ain m eic

”Paimp m eic ”Thai t m eic Srn m ei c ”E sru m eic ”R iafeth Scu it ;37conadh

do ”claind ”R iafai dh ”Scot ”dOibh u i le,

41 iarsin ”sli ucht - sa,

”cenm otha

“Cesai r .

45Man ip”i n un d 47bunudu s ”dbib , i s

”tri berla ”nGrecdha ”

n o

n igi ll cach 5 2di bb arai le,as i s i in Grec52 a

”m bun u du s, 1 i ss ed ba berla

I“‘di les dOibh , .i . in berla 7”Grecdha ;”ar

67bu i 58ic m accaib Mi led ”nam a

bu i ”Gaedhealg, 0 r0mgab sat

”fain 6"n ert for E rin n ro

64'

fortam laig in

Gaedhealg ro65lai fail ] ”forsin 67

nGrec.

ef‘Conadh ”dé sin rochan in 70file,

Do radsa‘

dar im/masech

7’Man ip 7"’inun d, nO7"m ani p m aith 74la 7"

n each ”t i n dream sin ,77fagbai dh

ius a ferr 1 gen aid iu s fiadh .

Fo llows ‘IH I 478 , 487 in VA E on ly, but compar e the ver

'sion of

In terpo lati on O in M,

‘H 495 .

498 . N OIcom adh 2i ssin 8bliadain sin do 4dechai dh ‘Crmthn echan m ac

6Ci nge m eic 7L ochi t la 8B retn o Fortrend do cath fri 9Saxan cho , 1”roselai gh

n thi r doib,

.i . ”Cru ithen tfiath. Ocu s ”tarastai r tir acco, acht u i “batar

m na leo, ar15beabais ”bandtracht 1

'7A lban .

”Ocu s dolu idh im orro

”Cru i thn echan for ”cu lo co m acaib Mi led

, 12’rogabadh

”n eam 1

”talom,

gri an 12“é sca

,m u ir 1 ti r

,drucht 1

”dai the,

2“com adh O m naib ”flai thi u s

forro co brath .

”Ocu s atbert” di m nai ”déc ”forcraidh batar i c m acaib

Mi led.

3’R obatea a fir ”i ssi n fai rrgi th iar re”Don n ; con i dh O feraib

E ren n flai thi u s for Cru ithen tuai th Oa“sain dogras.

tai ni g B tan ie M gain B an B M ”adhai llseat B

aici llsead M he tre Scoitic 1 ro aici ll - sin i ad - son tre Scoi tic,

1 i s i sin i n tenga r0 r0'

fogain do each gabai lte dib - seom foden M” i s tria Scoitig B ”

agaillsidar- som ei seom B 2‘ don o

“co itcend do

'

foghain do B gabhai l dibh B - dh B

condreagai d B - dreacaid M ”an B - du s B ” N em h i dh B

N eam ad M ” A dhnam ain B A gn om ain M ” Phaim B

Paim M 3“Tait B ” E asru B M R ifaith B M (b is)d clo ind B M ” Scu i t B M ” doib M - san B

slicht- sa B M genm otha B 4“Ceassai r B Ceasair M 45 m u nab B

m un ub M i nan d B M - adh B "s- bh B tre B tria M

”nGregdha B nGrecda M 5 1 m aici ll B M (agai ll B )

52 “ 52a cheli

dibaroi le,uai r i s don Grec M : a cele ar i s e B ” m bunadhus B

m bu nadu s dib linaib 1 i ssed fa berla do ib i n b erla Grecda M 7“ dileas B” Gregdha B ”

Oi r ” ba B bai M 5°ag m accai bh B

nam m a bai B don o Grec 1 M ” Gaei dealg M (b is) - sad M



TH E KINGS AFTE R E R IMON .

1and MIn L 8 5 6 F 20 1/ 10 , 1uV 21

,8 24 1aA 2 y

li R Q5 B 36. E Z:

R 3z B 23 1/ 51 , M 288 3 19 .

8 .

II—MUIMN E ,LUIGNE

,LA IGNE .

499 . B 1:

1Ocus 2

gabsat3a tri m eic 4

rige5hE ren n 6

1

nosran n at hE rin n i tri 6 .i . Mum n e71 L u gn e

718Laign e.

9A tbath1“Mum n e

1 1de 1 2tham 1 Si Cruachain .

1 4D'

Ocer1 5L u gn e

1 61

Laign e” ” i cath ”Ardda ”L adran d la 2 1Maceu E bir , .i . 2 2A er ,

Orba,FerOn

,Fergn a,

” i 2 ‘1 tres 2 "1bliadain a flatha.

R 2: R 0 1

gabsat iarsin tri m eic 2E irim Oin 3rigi

4nE r

‘

en n .i .

Mu im n e 6

17Lu ign e 1

8Laigne . Tri bl iadna 9dc‘

>ib ”a

1 1com

flaithiu s,co

1 2bass 1 E‘Mu im n el 4a

1 5Mu ig Cruachan ; rO1 6m arbsat

m eic 1 7E im ir 1”in dis n - aile, . i . 1 9Lu ign e 1

”Laign e,” i cath

2 1A ird 2 2L adrand , 1 u i 2 3farcabsat clai n d .

R 3: Gabhsad tri m eic 1E rim oin 2”

righi n E renn 3iarsin , . i .

Mu im n e 1 L u in e 1 L aighn ef" 5A tbath Mu im ne do 6tam h 7i

Cruachain . Dochear L u ighn e 1 L aighn e i cath Arda8L adhrann

la Macaibh 9E im her, .i . ”E r

,Orba, 1 1FearOn ,

1 1Feargna.

B

Ceithre bliadn a do tri m ac Tri bliadna do Macaib

aibh E rim Oin i righi , 1 n i’

r E rem Oin a rigi nE ren d, . i . in

fag sad clan n . bliadain dereanach do flaithu s

499 . R 1 ( a) : 1om . F 2

rogab R 3cm . F 1 ins . E rem oin F ; righ i V

rigi V 5n E ren n F M

om . M in 7om . 1 M in (bis)

8 Lagn e VALui gn e FR ”

m arb Mi n - bh V) Mu im n e FV do E M in

tham h F tam Mi n 1 2a F hi V l“

cherai t VA L u ighn e FLu ig ~ R ”M

om . A 17 L ai ghn e F ”a F hi A 1° A rd FV

Ai rd A Arda R - ann VR 21m acaib Mi n E r M i n

” in F i s in V i ssin A om . R 2‘ treass V .i i i . R .i i i . yc A ” bliadna

(a) A s befo re, var ian ts u nder the headin g R 1attribu ted to V , A , o r R , are to

be u nderstood as belon g in g to “V , ”A , “R , respectively, throughou t the fo llowin gpages .

SE CTION IX .

—TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS . 187

TH E KINGS A FTE R E R IMON .

II . MUIMN E,LUIGNE

,LA IGNE .

499 . R 1: A n d his three son s took the kin gship Of Irelan d ,

nam ely Mu im n e,Lu ign e, an d Laign e ; an d they divided Ireland

in to three parts . Mu im n e died Of plagu e in Cruachu . Lu ign ean d Laign e fell in the battle Of Ard L adran n at the han ds Of

the son s Of E ber,E r

,Orba

,FerOn ,

Fergn a, in the third yearof their reign .

R 2: Thereafter the three son s of E rim én took the kin gship

Of Irelan d,to W it

,Mu im n e

,Lu ign e, an d Laign e . They had

three years in jo in t ru le, ti ll the death Of Mu im n e in Mag

Cruachan ; an d the son s of E ber slew the other two,Lu ign e

an d Laign e, in the battle Of Ard L adran n,an d they left n o

progen y .

R 3: The three son s of E rim On took the kin gship Of Irelan d

thereafter,n am ely Mu im n e, Lu ign e, an d Laign e. Mu im n e died

of plagu e in Cruachu . Lu igne an d Laign e fell in the battleOf Ard L adran n at the hands of the son s of E ber , E r , Orba,Feron

,Fergna.

B M

Fou r years had the three Three years had the Sons of

son s Of E rim én in the king E rim OnJ in the kin gship Of

ship , an d they left n o progen y . Irelan d,to wit the last year

a. flai thu s R—R 2:

1

gab sad E 2 E rim oin A H eiream oin E H —im o D3righe E rige D 4

n - E irend E H er D 5- u i ED 6

cm . 1 A7

-

ghi ED 8 L aigi n E L aign i D 9- bh E 1° hi D 11

com flai thu s VcOI

'

n'

f lai tes E bas D 13 Muimni ED IH D 15-

gh VD - sad E17 E b ED an di as E in di is D -

gn i (bis) D ” hi A in EA rd ED - n n E - dh D fagab sat A fargabhsad E (i n D the

en try relating to these kings is wri tten i n to a space left b lank by the

orig ina l scri be, i n a handwri ti ng whi ch does n ot appear elsewhere i n the

—R 3: Varian ts from M.

1 E rem oin z i n rigi and cm . n E ren n

3 da eis f ei n ‘ ins . i flaith M etaralu s sin 5adbath ° tham

7a

8 L adran d 9 E b 1° E n 11 Fer (bis) .


Metaralu is, 1 in n da cét

bliadna do flaith iu s Tutan'

es . i .

ri A sur . Tri m eic E rem oin

im orro n ir facset clan d iar

si lad .

III—E R, ORB A ,

FE RON, FE RGN A .

500 . R 1:

1Rathe 2dOibside 3i r - rige, co torchair la 4hIriel5Faid m ac

6hE rim Oin .

7

R 2: These kings om itted.

R 3: Raithe do ceithri m ac

aibh E bir, gu r m arb Irial Faidm ac E rim On a ndighail a da

brathair .

IV.

—TRIE L F'

A ID .

501 . R 1: Gabais Iriel Faid m ac hE rim Oin , Osar na clain ne ,

rige hE ren n 1 iartain . RO slechta da m ag déc laiss , .i . Mag2Rechet 1 Mag E li la 3L aign ib , Mag Com m air

,

‘1 Mag5Slé ibe

la U Neill,Mag San ais la Con nachta, Mag nDairbrech i m -Mide ,

Mag Techt la hU mac Guais, Mag L ugn a 1a Cian nachta Glinn eCaim in

,Mag

6Faithn e 7las na hA irthera, Mag In is la Ultu ,

Mag Cul i Feda la 8A irgialla. Ocus rO classa secht rigratha

leis , . i . Raith 9Croich i m -Maig In is, Raith B achair i l - L atharn u,

Raith Chu in geda i S - Sem n iu,Raith Modig ,

9 Raith ”B u irg1 1 i

Slechtaib , Raith Lochit ” i n Glasscharn . Fich Iriel cath Arda1“'Inm aith i Tethbu ,

i torchair Surge m ac Du ib . B risis cath

5 00 .

1 leithbliadain M in . (leth R) 2- Side yc R ahirrighe V

i rigin R ‘ H irial F Iarel V H iarl A Irial R ts fai th R“n E rim oin V n - E r AR 7 ins . m eic Mi led F ; .i . [cm . R] ossar [osar A

sorar R ] cland hE rim o in [H er R ] M in .

501 . R 1: Varian ts from F .

1 0 m . iartain 2 R ocheat la H ua Fai lge

Da raithi rO badar ceathra

m eic E bir i rigi n E ren n ina

rogobsad E rinn ; i uair ge

airm it Gabala iat,n i airm it

Croin ici n a A n h elad I] ; co m

m arb Irial Faid m ac E rem Oin

iad, a ndi gail a braithreach .


190 SE CTION IX .

—TH E ROLL OF - TH E KINGS.

'I'enm aige for E ochaid 1 4E chcend,

1 5ri 1 6Fom -ore, 1 Cath

L ochm aige i torchair L u g Ro ith m ac1 7Mafem is. A thath Iriel

i m -Maig Mu ade, in dechm ad bliadain a”flatha,

1 9amail rO chan

in sen chaid”

Iriel o'

sar n o clainn e

[For the above Min substitu tes

R ogab Iare ”m ac E rim Oin rigi n E ren n iarsin , con erbailt i

m -Mu igh Muaide, ih'

dechm ud bliadain a flatha ; un de dicitu r

h oc carm en,

“Iriel osar

,

”etc. ]

R 2 B ogah a sossar1

post in rige .i . Trial Fai th m ac E rim Oin ,

1 r0 m arb ceithre m aca E bir, .i . hE r , . 1 Orba, FerOn 1

2Fergn a,a n dighai l a da brathar . Ocu s ro

3slechta 4da m ag dec laiss ,

1 Mag R echet, Magh nE ile la 5L aighn iu ,Mag Comair 1 Mag

Sela la hUib N é ill,Mag San ais la 6Con dachto

,Mag n In is la

hUlltO,

7Mag8M idhi 1 Mag L u irg la C ian acht, Mag Techt la

hU 9mac Uais ,

”Fernm u ige la hA irgiallO, Mag1 1Foith in la

hA irteraib , Mag Coba la 1 2hUib ” E chach ,Mag

1”Cum ai la

hUib N é ill , Mag Caile Fedha,

”Mag R iata,Mag n A irbrech 1 5

la Fothartaib A irbrech . i Slicht Mu im n ech 1 Slicht LeitheGu in n in so

, 11 6anas ferr 1 an as

1 7derb iu diblin aib 1 gatat sun d

u ile. I] Ocus ro classa ”secht rig

- ratha lais” i nE rin n . i .

Raith C im baith in E m ain,Raith Croichn e i m -Maig

” In is ,Raith B achaill i l - L atharn u

,Raith Cu in dchedha i Seim n iu ,

Raith Mothaich in E ch Carpad ,Raith B ui rech h i Slechtaib ,

R aith L ochaid in Glascharn . In bliadain iar Sin , tom aidm tri

Fin d 1 tri Com ghe fO thi r . In bliadain iar sin,cath A rda

Indm aith i 2 1Tebtha, a torchai r Stirn e m ac Du ib m eic Fom o ir

1 ‘1 E chceann ach ins . f or - Oi re MOfeb i s 18 flaithiu sa

asbert i n file om . m ac E r . R 21co torchai t R

R 2:

1rige postea A 2

-

gn o E -

gnai D 3slechti D'

‘1.ui . E n o .xu i .

i n terlined D ls L u ighn e E “Con achta AD Conn achtaibh E7 H u lltai D Mi gbe 9

cm . m ac Uai s V 1° ins . Mag VD

SE CTION IX .—TH E ROL L OF TH E KIN GS . 191

wherein Su irge son Of Dub fell . H e broke the"

battle Of’l‘

enm ag again st E ochaid E chcen n,kin g Of the Fom oire

,an d

the battle Of L ochm ag , where L u g Roith son Of Mofem is fell .fri el di ed in Mag Muaide, in the ten th year Of his reign , as th

'

e

historian chan ted[i arel son Of E rim On took the kin gship Of Ireland there

after , till he d ied in Mag Mu aide, in the ten th year of his reign .

Un de dicitu r hoc carm en

Poem n o . XCIII .

R 2: Their ju n ior afterwards took the kin gship ,

n am ely,

Iriel Faid son Of E rimOn . H e sEl'

ew the four son s of E ber

E r, Orba, FerOn ,

Fergna—in r even ge for his two brethren .

A n d twelve p lain s were cleared by h im—Mag R echet, Mag E ilein L aigin , Mag Com air an d Mag Séle in Ui N éill , Mag San aisin Conn achta

,Mag n In is in Ulaid , Mag M ide an d Mag L u irg

in Cian achta, Mag Techt in Ui Mac Uais , Fe‘

rnm ag in A irgialla,Mag Fo ithirn in A irtera

,Mag Co ba in Ui E chach , Mag Cum a

in Ui Neill, Mag Cuile Feda, Mag Riata,Mag nAi rbrech in

Fotharta A irbrech . [This i s a section of“Mam u

”and Of

Leth Cu in d,”and all that is best and m ost certain of them

both is here ] Seven royal forts also were du g by h im in

Irelan d—Raith C im baith in E m ain,Raith Croichn e in Mag

n In is, Raith B achaill in L atharn a, Raith Cu in cheda in

Seinm e , Raith Mothaich in E ch Carpad , Raith B u irech in

Slechta,Raith L ochaid in Glascharn . In the year after that ,

the bu rst Of the three Fin n s an d the three Com ges over lan d .

In the year after that,the battle of Ard Inm aith in Tethba,

11 Fochoin E H ib E 13 E th E Cum ain A Mag

nAi rbrec Mag Riata (the second n am e ins . in lower m arg .) D anas

ferr di ttographed D ; in (as yc) E derb iu altered to derb in Aato E 1 9 ' ”

yc in ras ura E ; - rathai D In in V 21 Tetfa E


m eic Ireoil Fatha ; 1 cath Ten nm u ige, dorat Irial do

Fom oraib, 1 r0 m ebaig rem e

, 1 do rochair E ochaig2 ‘1E chcen n

ri Fom oire an d ; 1 cath L ochm u ige , i torchair2 5L ug Roth m ac

2“MOfebis.

2 7Isin bliadain iar sin,tom aidm Su ire 1 Fele E rcre

la Mum ain .

” 2 8In bliadain iar sin , bas Ireoil i Mui g Muaighe,

1 ro class a fert ann .

R 3:

1Gabhais Irial Faid mac E rim ein - On B l] , Osar na

cloin di , righi nE renn, 1 ro sleachta da m agh deg lais, . i . Mad

(sic B ) R oicheat la hUa Failge , 1 Mag nE le la 2L aign iu , 1 Mag

Com air la2 hUaib m ac Uais, 1 Mag Sele la hUaibh Neill, 1 Mag

Sanais la Connachta, Mag nA irbreach a Midhi , 3Mag Teithceadla hUaibh m ac

4Uais, 1 Mag5L u ghna la Cian achta Glin de

Geim in ,Fearnm ag re hA irgiallaibh -

gi .al la M ] , Mag Coba[C

‘

aba B ] re hUib E achach6 [hA ib-each B ] Mag7Fothin re

hA irteraibh,Mac Gumm a re hUibh Nei ll , Mag n In is re hUlltu

,

Mag Midhe 1 Mag Cu ile Feadha 1 Mag Riada 8la Fothartaibh

u ile . Slicht Mu imn each 1 L eith i Cu ind 9an dso ; an as fear

d ibh diblinaib atait sund . R O clasa secht righ ratha” lais in

nE rinn,

.i . Raith Chimaeth [Chim baith M ] i Seim ni u , 1 Raith”Chroich i m -Moigh In is , Raith B achaill i l - L athairn iu ,

Rai thChu in dcidha a Seim n iu ,

Raith 1 2Moidigh in E ocharbud , RaithB uarach [n o B hu irgh ] i Sleachtaibh , Raith L ochat in GlasCaran [Glas charn an M ] . In bliadain iar sin

,tom aidm t

‘

ri

Fhin -d 1 tri Com ge1 4fo tir . In bliadain iar sin ,

cath Arda1“Fin dm aighe i Teabhtha,

1 5an dorchair Sirghe

”mac Du ibh

m eic Fom air m eic Irial [Ireil M ] Fatha, 1 cath Tfean dm aighe

do rad Irial do Fhom orachaibh ; 1 ro1 7m eabhaidh reim -e, 1

dorochair E ochaid E achcen n ri Fom o ire 1“’an d ; 1 cath L ochm oighe

1 9 indorchair L u gort m ac Mafeibhis . In bliadan iar S in,

sic all MSS ; read la H i rial dFom orc E E chdha E E chdo DL agri th D Mofem ai s D 27—17

cm . and ins. in lower m arg . Ei sin b liadain cedn a sin

,wi th n o post yc E—R“: (Varian ts from M)

‘ Gabai s H i rial Fai th .i . sosar m ac n E ream Oin ( in rigi yo), 1 Tea in gen

L u igdeach a m athair 2 “ 20 m .

1‘Techt ‘ Cuai s 5 L ugda6 ins . Ulad 7 Fothain la H airgiallaig i n Oi rrthearaib 8

re Fothartai b

i le i triar1’an n so am ai l is ferr fuaridar eolaig diblinaib 1 am n i l


194 SE CTION IX .


tom aidm 2 "Si u ire 1 E ocha 1 Fele re Mum an . In bliadain iar

sin, bas Trial in

2 1E darcu , .i . i m -Moigh Mu ai de.

B M

i eind in decm ad bliadan (sic) 1 deich m bliadan a fiaithiu s for

a flaithi u sa,am ail asbert in E rinn

, 1 a flaith Tu tan eis rig

file , A sur fuair bas . Dian debrad

i riel o‘

sar na clainn e

V .—E TH R IE L .

502 . RI 1Gabais 2E thriel m ac3Iri’eoil 4Fhatha rige

5hE renn,

ro6slechta 7

se m aighe lais,8 .i . Tenm ag la Con n achta, Mag9L ugair la 1 0Lu ign e, 1 Mag

1 1B eliaig la hU Tu i'

rtri , 1 Mag

Oesi lli la hU Falgi , L ochmag la Con ailliu ,Mag Roth la hU

1 2E chach Coba ; co torchai r l ai cath 1 4R oiren -d la Conm ael m ac

E bir , i n digail a athar , hi fichetm aid bliadain a iflaithiusa.

1 3

Is and fuair a. aided la Conm ael . Is do1 5aidedaib n a toisech - sa

an uas ro chan in 1 6s

'

en chaid so sis

To'

isig n a l - loingse dar ler .

Is do rochan in sen chaidh in du an

E thrial m ac Triait ro clos .

R 2: R ogab

1E threl m ac2Ireo il Fatha rigi nE renn

, 1 ro

slechta secht m u igi lai s, .i . 3TendnnagI

la 4Oon dachto , Mag

Ligat , 1 Mag m B elaich la5hUib Tu irtri , Mag nGes ille la hUib

Failge, Mag Ochtair la L aign iu ,L ochm ag la Conai lle

,Mag

R ath la hUib E achach . Do rochair [tra] E thriel [iar

5 02 . R’:

1 B ogah Mi n2 E i thrial F E threl VA 2 I rcoi l F Iareoi l VA

Iriai l R 4cm . VA 5

n E renn FM in “slechtai t VA slechtai s R

7.u i i . M in 8 ins . u t supra [di xim u s A ] and cm . list of plains M in

”n o L fiadai i nterlin ed above L 10 L aign iu an d om . 1 F m B elaigh

la H ua F 12 E chac L ”H 3 h i fichet m adh - m aid R] b li adain a

flai thiu sa ['

flathsa L ; fiatha A ] la Conm al m ac n E b i r [om . n R] hi cath

Roren [sic V, R oir AR, - enn A , - en d R] i n di gai l a athar,an d om .

rem ainder of M in . R o iredh F “5aide L aidheadh F.

( a) Bracketed words om . R .

SE CTION IX .


of Iriel in E deren,that is

,in Mag Muaide,

B M

at the end of the ten th year of an d ten years was h is reign

his reign , as the poet says over Irelan d ,an d in the

reign of Tau tan -es king of the

A ssyrians he died . Whereforethis was said

Po em n o. XC'III

V .

— E TH R IE L .

502 . R 1: E thriel son of Iriel Faid took the kin gs hip of Irelan d,

an d six plain s were cleared by him : Tenm ag in Con n achta,

Mag L u gair in L ru ign e, Mag B elaig in Ui Tui rtre , Mag G'

eisille

in Ui Failge, L ochm ag in Con aille, Mag Ro th in Ui E chach

Coba ; till he fell in the battle of R airiu , at the hands of

Conm ael son of E ber , in ven gean ce for h is father , in the

twen tieth year of his reign . It is there that he died, at the

han ds of Conmael . Of the deaths of these chieftains down to

this the historian chan ted thus

Poem n o . LXVII .

CJ'

him the hi storian chan ted this son g

Poem n o . XCIV.

R 2: E thriel son of i riel Faid took the kin gshi p of Irelan d,

an d seven plain s were cleared by him : Tendm ag in Con

n achta,Mag L igat an d Mag B elaig in Ui Tu irtri , Mag n Geisille

in Ui Failge, Mag Ochtair in L aigin ,L ochm ag in Con aille

,

Mag Raith in Ui E chach . B u t E thriel fell thereafter , at the

1 6 in terlin ed above in L . i . Flan d Man [istrech ] This and appended

poem i n F on ly—E 2

:’ H etherel E H etrel D : after this word R resum es,

closing the long lacun a whi ch begins at 1] 418 , n ote (30)3 I riai l R

H irel D 3an erasu re of about eight letters precedes thi s word in R ;

the i s of the precedin g lais has been rem oved, bu t afterwards replaced‘ Con n achta E DR '

( - n d E) s hUa E hU D Ua R an d sim i lar varian ts


la Conm ael m ac nE bir, a n digail6a athar

,i cath Roirend la

Laign iu .

R 3: Gabhais E ithrial m ac

Trial Fatha righi n E renn , 1 ro

sleachta secht m aighe lais,

.i . Ten nm agh i Conn achtaib , Mag1Liga-d a l - L aighn ibh ,

Mag2m B ealaigh la hUa Tu irtri , Mag n Geisille la hUaibh Fhailghe,Mag Ochtair re L aighn ibh , L ochm agh

3re Con aillu , Mag Raith

la 4hA ibh E achdhach . Tom aidm tri n dubhaban n [re lind M ].i . Fu dbn a 1 T

'

oran n 1 Callan n .

Dorochair tra E ithrial ria

Conmael m ac E bir a nd ighai l

a athar , i cath R airen d ria

L aighn ibh ; 1 fiche bliadna a

fiaithusa . Is do sin ro can in

sean chaidh in duan - sa

6E thrial m ac Iriai l ro clos

in the fo llowing lin es : Tu irtriu R oom . a Rr—R“: 1 L eithi t la L aigni b M

2 Melai g M 3 la Con ai llib M 4 H . n E achach Coba M sM i led

cm . an d yc M “A lacun a begi ns at this poem in B ,extending to the

en d of T] 593 ; what n ow fo llows depends on M on ly. (The tota l li st of

varian ts in this 1] amo un ts to

M

Dogobustair E ithr ial m ac

Ireo il Fatha m eic E rim oin rigi

tar eis a athar , i fiaith Tutan esrig A su r. Fichi bliadain ro bo

ri E ithrial for E rin n . B as

E achtai r 1 bas A ichil n a ré .

Is n a re rosleachta n a‘

seacht.

m u igi ,

Ocu s is n a re adbath Tutanesrig in dom ain , 1 is n a re fos

rogoh Flaitheu s rigi A su r ; 1

is n a re'

rogoh Sam son m on gach

m ac Man ua rigi threb i Dan .

B as E ithreil la Conm ael m ac

E bir i cath Rairen d la L aign ibin digail a athar , .i . E bir m ac

5Mi led,do tho it 1a hE rem on

m ac Mi led . Conad doib do

canad so


198 SE CTION IX .—TH E ROL L OF TH E KINGS .

503. Is iar oigeadaib n a taiseach - sa tancadar le Macaib

Mi led in E rind , do n eoch ro airm em ar rom ain d, 1 ara

n - anm an daib , ach ger o hai rm ead roim e iad, 1 do n a h inadaib

1 do n a cathaib a n drochradar , 1 do Ira rigai b ler thoitsead, 1in . m ed do thoit le Tuatha De Danan u i cathaib 1 i com racaib

dib , 1 in m ed do thoit le Macaib Mi lead fen , am ai l a'

dfet FlannMain istrech

Toisig na l - loingsi dar ler .

Ocu s is for anm an daib na taiseach sin 1 na n - oicthigern , do

n eoch than ic le m acaib Mi led in E irinn , 1 ar n a d in daib ro

cum daiged leo in E rinn , do chum F lan d Main istrech in duan - sa ;

1 ro bad fearr comad ac teacht tar na tais'echaib ica cet- im rad

docu im neocha hi , 1 o n ach ead n i hano ircheas a cu im n eochad,

m ara tarla don to-iscsea a cu r sa leabar—sa an n so

A um ann n a tldiseach dclm tend

VI .—CONMAE L .

504 . B 1:

1Conm ael m ac E bir, cet ri hE renn a m -Mum ain ,

zro briss 3

coic catha fichit for Si l 4nE rim oin

, 1 bai trichabl iadan i r - rige

4hE renn, con id ro m arb Tigernm ass

si cathOen aig Macha, i n digail a athar 6

1 a sen athar .

8Is do- sein ro

chan in senchaid8

Conmael, ce'

t flaith a m -Mum ain

R 2: R ogab tra Conmael 1

m ac E bir rigi n E rend , 1 ro brisscoic catha fichit for clainn n E riIn

‘

oin ; .i . cath Ucha,

21 cath

Gun cha, 1 cath E i le, 1 cath Sleibe 3B etha

,

4

1 cath Geisille

(a torchair Palap m ac E rim oin ), 1 cath Sleibe Modu irn (itorchair 5Sam ru th m ac Inbotha) , 1 cath Lacha Lein (i torchai r

504 . R‘:

1rogab Conm ael - m ael R] post rige nE r.

, 1 i s e sin cet fiai thhE renn M in 2 ins. 1 M in

“.xxu . and om . catha L : .xu . Mi n

SE CTION IX .


503. It is upon the deaths of thes e chieftain s who cam e withthe Sons of Mil in to Irelan d , whom we have reckon ed above,and of their n am es, even thou gh they have been reckonedbefore ; and of the places an d battles in which they fell, an dof the kin gs at whose han ds they fell

,and all of them who fell

at the han ds of the Tuatha Dé Dan an u in battles and in

com bats,and all who fell at the han ds of the Son s of Mi l them

selves , that Flan n Main istrech. saith

Po em n o . LXVII .

An d it is u pon the n am es of those chieftains,an d of the

lordi n gs who cam e with the Son s of Mi l in to Ireland,an d o f

the forts that were fou n ded by them in Irelan d ,that F lann

Main istrech fram ed this son g . A n d it were better that weshould have rem em bered it when we we re goin g over the

chieftain s at thei r first m en tion ; an d sin ce it was n ot so ,it is

n ot im proper that we shou ld rem em ber it [n ow] , as there hascom e this opportun ity of insertin g it in to this book here

Poem n o . LXXXII .

VI .- CONM_AE L .

504 . R 1: Conmael son of E ber , the first kin g of Irelan d

from Mum u,broke twen ty - five battles against the seed of

E rim on ,and was thirty years in the kin gship of Irelan d

,ti ll

Tigernm as slew h im ,in the battle of Oen ach Macha

,in reven ge

for his father and h is gran dfather . Of him the historianchan ted

Poem n o . XCV.

R 2 Conm ael son of fi ber then took the kin gship of Ireland,an d broke twen ty five battles against the Sons of E rim on ; the

battles of Ucha,Cn u cha, E ile, Sliab B etha

,Geisi ll (where

Palap son of E rim on fell), Sliab Modui rn (where Sam roth

son of Inboth fell) , Loch Lein (where Mu g Roith fell),

4 hE r . (b i s) F 5 ins . m ac Follaig an d om . i cath Oen . Macha M in6cm . 1 a sen . R 7 ins . i cath A enaig Macha u t [supra A] dixim us VA

am ai l asbert F, ut poeta di xi t Min . R 2:

1cm . m ac Eb ir R

zorn 1 R 3 B eth E B ethea R 4

0m . 1 VAR


éMug Roi th), 1 cath 7B erre, 1 cath A en aig Macha (i torchair

Conm ael m ac E ibir la Tigernm as m ac8Fallaig) . Ocu s isse g

eet

flaith E ren n a Mumain l oin Conm ael sin .

1 0 Ocu s ro classa a

fert an descert Aenaig Macha .i . Ferta Conm ail .

R 3: R ogob thra Conm ael m ac E bir Fin d m eic Mi led r igi

nE renn, 1 is e cet rig E renn. a Mum ain . Tricha bliadan do

a rigi nE ren n, 1 i flaith Fletheu s ri A su r do gob Conm ael rigi .

Is in a re bas Tam soin m on gach , do threb Dan , do cloin d

hIsrael . Is leis do thoit Palap m ac E rim din i cath Gesili . Is

é Con m ael ro bris colic catha ficheat for cloin d h E rim oin , a

n digail a athar .i . cath Ucha, 1 cath Giunche , 1 cath E le, 1 cathSlebe B eathad, 1 cath Gesilli (in torchair Palap m ac E rem oin ) ,1 cath Locha Lein for n E rn u 1 for Mai

'

rth in u (i torchair Mog

R u ith) 1 cath Slebe Mon du irnn for cloind n E rem oin (an dorchairSem ri th m ac Inbotha) 1 tri catha for Maig B erra, 1 cath fu r(sic) Moig Lacha Si len n ,

tri catha for Mu ig Laigen , 1= cath

Slebe Fuaid, 1 tri catha for Mu ig Mu irthem n e, 1 da chath

Slebi B ladm a, 1 da chath Shlebe E iblind i 1 da chath A en aichMacha. Ocus is andsa chath deigen ach adrochair Conm ael

m ac E bir la Tigernm as m ac Fhollaig da cloin d E rem oin . Is

a fiaith Chonmail testa Flaitheu s rig A sur , 1 as a fiaith

Conm aeil fos do gob T'

en itiu s rigi in dom ain,

. i . in t- ochtmad

ri fichit Asur ; 1 isin bl iadain d‘eirean aig do rigi Chonm ael ro

gob rigi . Ocu s is do chu im n eochad n a cath si n tu c Conmael

adbert

Conmael ce’

t flaith a m -Mum ain .

lsSam roth R - rath D ° Mog EVA 7 B era E B eri R 8 Follaig E


202 SE CTION IX .


VII .—TIGE RNMA S .

505 . B 1:

4brissis tri n oi5catha

re ein d bliadna for clain d

E bir .

6Is leis tu ctha cu irnn

ar tus in hE rin n .

6 Is leis ro

b'

erbad or ar tus in hE rin n , 17da tu g[ad] datha for etaige

1 corthara. Is leis daron ta

cum taige 18brettnasa cir 1

argait. Iu chadarn"

ai nm 9na

cerda ro berb in 1 0n - dr

,h i

“Fothrib A irthir Life. Ocu sbai secht m bliadn a sechtm o

gait i'

r - rige1 3hE ren n , 1 is bec

n a ro dilgen d clain d E bir fr isin re sin . Conerbailt 1 "t i

m -Maig Shlecht,i m - m ordail

Maige Slecht,1 51 teora ceth

ram thana fer nhE ren n 1 6m aille

ris,

l 7 ic adrad Chroim Chro ich,

rig- idail hE renn ;

1 8conn a terna

am laid sin acht oen chetramtha fer nhE renn ass, u n cle

Mag Slecht.

1 9Is n a retom aidm

secht locha, . i . Loch nA lin n e

1 Loch Ce la Connacht , 2 01

Loch nUair i m -Mide2 0 1 LochFebail z l i Ti r E ogain ,

LochSilen d 2 2 i Cairpre, Loch Gaburi m B regaib , 1

2 3Dabal i n

A irgiallaib . Teora dub - aibn e

hE ren n, .i . Fubna, Toran d, 1

Callan d .

5 05 . R‘:

1rogab M in

4ro b ri s VR robriss A

0 in cherda (recte) F tor FFoi thrib tiri , .i . airthi r L ifii F

2 Tigern nm has F5cath FVA

doronad datha F (g lossed .i . ruam na derga 1 corera L)

bu i .lxx. bliadan F

l Gabais 2Tigernm as m ac3Ollaig rige iartain , 1

Min

u i supra, 1 atbath a'

m -Mu igh

Slecht 1 tri cethram n a fer

n E ren n im'

m -e,aidche Sam n a

sain driu dh , hic adra do Chru im

Chroich ; daigh ba hessen ri

hidhal hE renn . Ocus n i tern aacht 2 ""aen cetrum ad

2 5 fer

hE renn ass . Ocus do n a

slechtan aib 2 6sin atberar Mag

Slecht

8 Follai g F’

R -

gh F) Fal l VAM transfer to (

7

) F 7 i s ai cc8 brctnassa F

changed sec. m an . to Foi thrib , L ;18nE renn F


VII—TIGE RNMA S .

505 . B 1: Tigernm as son of Follach took the kin gship there

after , an d broke thrice n in e battles

L F

before the end of a yearagain st the progen y of E ber .

B y him were [drin kin g ] horn sfirst given in Irelan d . B y him

was gold first sm elted in Ire

lan d,

an d colours were put

upon garm en ts, and frin ges .

B y him were m ade orn am en tsan d brooches of gold an d

si lver. Iu chadan was the n am e

of the wr ight who sm elted thegold, in Fo ithr i of A irther

Li fe . A n d he was seven ty and

seven years in the kingship of

Irelan d, an d he cam e bu t littleshort of destroyin g the progenydf E ber du rin g that tim e. So

he died in Mag Slecht, in the

great A ssem bly thereof, withthree- fourths of the m en of

Irelan d in his com pan y, in

worshi p of Crom Cruaich, thekin g - idol of Ireland ; so thatthere escaped then ce, in

that fashion,no t m ore than

on e- fourth of the m en of Ire

lan d ; u nde Mag Slecht. In

his time was the ou tburst of

seven lakes—Loch A ilin e an d

am u ig Fto) cei thrim than a fer n E renn F

aen cetraim hthi (chathrar L) F21 i ti r B ogan apparen tly yc L : E ogu in F

24oen cethraim the R

R 2:

1om . tra E

m ai dhm Dabhai ll F2“om . sin ; asberar an Mag R.

Min

u i supra, an d he died in Mag

Slecht, with three four ths of

the m en of Irelan d in his com

pan y, on Sam ain n ight to be

particu lar , a- worshipping of

Crom Cru -

aich ; for he was thekin g - idol of Irelan d . An d

there escaped not then ce saveon e qu arter of the m en of

from those

prostra‘t ions Mag Slecht takes

its n am e.

. i . i s ann atbathadar teora (cei thri changed awkward ly1“om . F

Cru ach doigh am h ba se in rig- idhal E renn F

oc adrudh do Chrom‘8n i terna

'

didiu acht

i sin n - aim sir sin F 204 °om . F

22om . i Cai rpre F

25 fer n E renn AR20m . m ERD


R 2: R ogab

1tra Tigernm as rigi n E ren n, 1 r0 bris tri nae

catha r ia cin d 2m bliadn a for clalind 3E bi r

,.i . cath E ill'e (i

torchair R ochorb m ac Gollain ), 1 cath Com m air , 1 cath Mui gi

Techt, 1 cath L ochm u ighe, (i torchair Daigern e m ac Gu ill m eic

Gollain ), 1 cath Cuile Ai rd a Mu ig4 In is

, 1 cath Chuile

Fraechain 1 cath Chfiile A thgu irt i Sem n i u, 1 cath Arda

[A ird AR ] N iadh h i Conn a‘

chtaib , 1 cath Cham caille a Con

dachtaib , 1 cath Cairn 5Feradhaig (hi torchair Feradach m ac

6R ochu irb m eic Gollain ) ; 1 cath 7Oluan a 8Cu asa i 9Tebtha, 1

cath 1 0Codhn aighe h i Tuaith E ba, 1 cath Cluan a 1 1Mu ir isce

deis 1 2B reifn e, 1

1 3da cath C'

hu ilim (sic) in A rgatros, 1 cathChfiile Fobair ar E rbus

, 1 secht catha a L u glochta for LochL ugdach in den lo,

1 4

1 cath 1 5Re ib ; 1 is ed sin as m o ro dh ilgenn

clain n n E b ir .

1 6 In bliadain tan aise tra, n oi 1 7loch - tom adm an n

fo 1 8tir 1 9nE renn

, . i . Loch Ge, 1 Loch n A i llin de la 2 0Con n achtaib

,Loch 2 1

n Iaraind 1 Loch nUair 1 Loch 2 2Si l'etnn 1 LochGabu r a Midhi 1 a m B r

'

egaib ul le, Loch Febu il i Tir E ogaindar Febu l m ac 2 3L odain ro m ebaigh ; Mag Fu innsrighe ainm in

m u ighe2 4tarsa tain io in loch sain ; ocu s Dubloch Arda

2“Cian achta, 1 Loch Dabui ll in A irgiallaib . Ocu s tri dub - aibn e

E ren n, .i . Fubna

, 12 6Callan d , 1 Toran d . Ocu s is 2 7

ac

2 f‘Tighernm u ss tu cadh corcair 1 gorm 1 uain e for 2 9étach ar

tus 3°in E rin n . Ocu s 3 1 is leis do-ron ta bretn asa 1 corrthara 1

cum dai ge ar tus. Ocus is leis ro berbad or ar tus in E rinn ,

m.i . Iu chadhan ainm n a cerdda ro berb a4 in n - dr , 1 hi

35Fothartaib A irrthi'

r36Lipi ro

37b’

erba. Ocu s is o Tigernm as

3nE b .

D 4 Inai s R “Feragh E - chairb E , - cu i rp D choirp E7 Cluana dittographed and expun cted D 8 Cuafa E Cuas R ° Tet

'

fa ETethba R Tethbai D 1° Cadnaige A Congn e E Congnai de R Congnaige Dim . a V B rei thfn e R 134 ”transfer to cu lim R

15 R eabh E R éb RD 1° in s. an oen 10 R " loch - m adm ann E 18 thir D



ro baei cet bliadan i r - righe n - E renn . A thath tra 3 ftTigernm u s

iar sin , 1 tri3 9cetraim the “fer nE renn u im e

, a m ordail Mu ighe

Slecht a m B reifine .

R 3: Dogob thra Tigearn 'm u s m ac Ollaig m eic E ithreoil m eic

Ireoil Fatha m eic E rem on m eic M i led E spain rigi nE ren n

iartoin ; 1 To in -itin s i rigi in dom ain in tan rogoh Tigernm u s .

L in seacht m bliadan seachtm ogat do, i rigi nE ren n . Is he ro

bris seacht catha fichet,ria ein d bliadna, for cloin d n E bir

1 is dibsiden cath E le (i ndorchair R ochorb'

m ac Gollain m eic

Conm ail m eic E bir m eic M i led), 1 cath Com air , 1 cath Mulgi

Techt , 1 cath L ochm u idi (androchair Daigern i m ac Cu ill m eic

Gollain ) , 1 cath Chula A ird i Mu ig In is, 1 cath Chfiili Fraechain ,

‘

1 cath Chuili A thgu irt a Sem n i u, 1 cath A ird Niad la Con

n achtaib 1 cath Cn am cho-ill i i Con nachtaib , 1 cath ChaimF eradaich (an dorchair Fearadach m ac R ochu irp m eic Follaich

[n o Fearadach m ac R ochu irp m eic Goll'

ain m eic Chonm aeil

m eic 1 cath Clu ana Ca’

sa i Tethfa, 1 cath Ciodn aid i

i Ti‘

i ai th E ba (i Cairpri Moin Drom a Clieb) , 1 cath Cluana

M u irisce ar deis B refne , 1 cath Chuil-e ar E arbus ; 1 seacht cathL u ghlu chta for Loch L u gdach an den 16

, 1 da chath Chui lii n aen 16 in A irgedros ; 1 cath R ebv for E rn u , 1 for Mairt hin iu .

I sin chath sin tra ro dilgen dad si l n E bir re cean d bliadn a sin

u i le. Isin bliadain tan u sti tra ro m o idsead n aei lochm adm anda

fo thir n E renn,i . Loch Ce la Con dachta

, 1 Lin d Tola Tu iliTobair (tar A illin d in gen R om ra ; co ro baidead an d hi , con ad

u aithi Loch n A illi la Cal lraide i Cairpri Meir), 1 Dubloch Arda

C ian n achta, 1 Loch n Gabair an deiscert B reag , 1 Loch S ilen u

1 Loch n Gabair a m B reagaib 1 m ai dm Dabail l in A irgiallaib ,

1 Loch Febail a Tir n E ogain—1 for Febal m ac L otain ro

m eabaid in m u rtracht m u iridi ; 1 Mag Foi rindsi ainm in m u igi

tar a tan ic in loch : 1 Loch nIairn n . Is re lin d Tigern m u is

beos do frith m en cir ar tus in E rinn , 1 a F oithrib A irthir L ifi

do frith . Is la Tighernm u s do r in dead breatn ais ar tus,

.i .

dealg cir 1 argait ; 1 Iu chadan ainm in cerda'

dorindi . Is la

Tigern m u s cu irnn acus soichigi argaid ar tus i n Eri nn . Is

la Tigernm u s tu cad corcair 1 gorm 1 uain e for edai gib ar tus

b erbad an or an d om . fo llowing ocu s R 38 Tigernm ais R 39cethroim e E

4° bfer ED [the foregoing i s redu ced from a list o f 195 varian ts, chieflyorthographical, i n the MSS of the two redactions i nvolved] .


A n d it is Tigernm as who was an hun dred years in the kin gshipof Irelan d . Then Tigernm as died thereafter , with three- fou rthsof the m en of Irelan d in his com pan y , in the great A ssem blyof Mag Slecht in B reifn e.

R 3: Then Tigernm as son of Fiollach s. E thriel s. fri el Fai d,

s . E rim on,s. Mi l of Spain took the kin gship of Irelan d there

after ; Thin eu s was in the kin gship of the world whenTigernm as su cceeded. A tale of seven ty and seven years hadhe

,in the kin gship of Irelan d . It is he who broke twen ty - seven

battles,before the en d of a year , upon the progeny of E ber ;

of them were the battles of E ile (where R ochorb son of Gollans . Conm ael s . E ber s . Mi l fell) of C'

om ar,Mag Techt, L ochm ag

(where Dagern e s . Co ll s . Gollan fell ), of Cul Ard in Mag In is,of Cul Fraechain an d of Cul Athguirt in Seimn e, of Ard Niadin Con nachta, of Cnam coi ll in Con n achta

,of Carn Feradaig

(where Feradach s. R ochorb s. Follach [or Feradach s . R ochorb

s . Go llan s. Conmael s. E ber ] fell) ; of Cluain Casa in Tethba,of Codnach in Tuaith E ba (in Cairpre Moin of Dru im Cliab),of Cluain Mu irisce sou th of B reifn e, an d of C61 upon E rbu s ;seven battles of L u glacht upon Loch L u gdach in on e day ; two

battles of 0 111 in on e day in A irgetros, an d the battle of

R eb again st the E rn a and the Mairthin e. Now in that battle theseed of E ber were all destroyed before the en d of a year . In

the secon d year , there broke forth n in e lake - bu rsts over the

land of Irelan d, n am ely Loch Cé in Con n achta, Lin n Tola Tu i leTobair (over A illenn dau ghter of Rom air

,so that she was

drown ed there, and from her is n am ed Loch A i lle in Callraigein Coirpre Mor) , an d Dubloch of Ard Cianachta, and LochGabair in the sou th of B reg ; Loch Silen n an d Loch Gabar inB rega, an d the bu rst of Daball in A irgialla an d [of] LochFebal in Tir E ogain—o ver Febal s . Lo tan it bu rst , in a m arin e

sea- bu rst,and—”Mag F

'

oirinn si was the n am e of the plain overwhich the lake cam e ; an d Loch lairn . In the tim e of

Tigernm as , fu rther , was a gold - m in e first foun d in Irelan d,

an d in Foithri of A irther L ifi was it fou n d . B y Tigernm as

was a brooch first m ade,that is, a pin of gold an d si lver ;

Iu chadan was the n am e of the wright who m ade it. B yTigernm as also were fir st m ade horn s

“

an d silver vessels inIrelan d. B y Tigernm as were purple an d blue and green first

20 8 SE CTION IX .- TH E ROL L OF TH E KINGS .

i nE rinn . Is la‘

Tigernm us doronnad i l- brechtrad for edaigib

i nE rinn ar tus, .i . aen dath i n - edach m ogad, da dath i

n - edaigib ai thech,tri datha i n - édaigib am u s 1 oglaech , 1

ceithr i datha i n - edaigib oigthigern , coic datha i n - édaigib

taiseach , sé datha i n - édaigib Ollam an , seacht n datha i n - édaigib

rig 1 rigan . Is cad im orro dlegair an iug n a hu ile dath a

n - edaigib espoic 1 filig. Is a fiaith Thigernm u is testa Toin itusrig A sur . Is a fiaith Thigem m u is beos bas Darsellu s rig A su r .

Is a fiaith Thigernm u is fos tin dscedal in C'

eathrom ad A es, 1

gahail'

rigi do Daui th m ac Ieseth . Is he im orro fead in

Ceathrom ad Acis in Dom ain,

.i . tri bliadn a sechtm ogat ocus

ceathra ched ; adeir aroile do rim airib nach roib i in ti acht tricet ocu s tri bliadn a sechtm ogat. Is a fiaith Thigernm u is 1 i

tosach n a Cethrom ad A cis do gob L apalu s rigi A sur , 1 bas

Dau ith re lin d, 1 Solam m ac Daui d,do gabail rigi re lin d .

A dbath iarom Tigernm us m ac Follaich ,iarsna hil -

gn im aib sin

vi a flaith , i Mu ig Slecht sin B reifn e in a m or - dail fodesin , 1

tri cethro im e fer n E ren n im e ann . Con ad uad ainm n igter“Mag Slecht

”isin B re ifn e. Conad doib dia cu im n edud do

can ad so

Tigernm u s mac Ollaig dird

VIII .—B OCHU E DGATH A CH .

506. R 1:

1Dorat in cethram thu thern a d’feraib 2E ren n rige

do E ochaid 3E tgu dach4 5

m ac Daire Dom thig, do Si l L u gdach

m eic i tha.

5 6Is aioi - side 7doron ta i l - brechta in etaigib hE ren n .

S i . oen dath in 9étaig

1 0m ogad ,

1 1da dath in etaigib aithech,

t r i datha in étuch 1 2am u s 1

1 3eolach , cethri dath in étuch

5 06.

1 doratsat fir E renn r ighe F doratsaide rige B eremu AV dorat

rigi E renn do R zom . L and i m . i n m arg in (according to O

’Cu/rry

’s

tran script ; n o longer t raceab le i n the MS)3 E tgothach F E tgudach

(as in L, bu t - dh A) VA E dgothach R 4 in s . a ein d tri m bliadan

iartain F 5 - som . ; in s. bui Eriu iar secht m bliadna can rig r iaglaigh

recht n - aen - f ir n i bu i in decrai dhe an dun ai d acht cethraim thi do dhai ni b .

I n tE ochai d E tghothach sin , m ac sidhein Daire Doim hthig do si l


210 SE CTION IX .—~TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS

.

octhigern ,coic datha in 1 5

étu ch 1 6toisech, se datha 1 7 in étuch1 8Ollam an 1 fi lid, secht ndatha in étu ch rig 1 rigan .

1 9Is assinno as in diu n a hu i li [hu li L ] datha in évuch epsco

-ipl 9;2 °u n de

cecin i t Gi lla 2 1C'

6em ain,

Tigernm as mac Ollaig aird

R 2: This hing om itted .

R 3: E ochaid E dgothach Mac Daire Doim thig ] tra,

iar Tigernm as m ac Follaich ; ceithri bliadna do, cor m arbCearm na m ac E bric m eic E m ir m eic Ir m eic M il E spain i cath

’

Tem ra, 1 i fiaith L apalu is ri A sur sin .

IX .-SOB A IRCE AND CE RMNA .

507 . R 1:1Gabais 2Sobairce 1 Cerm na

3F in d rige n hE ren n , .i .4dam ac

5E br ic 6m eic E bir m eic Ir . i . do Ultaib ;

7.i . cet 8

rig[a]9hE ren n l "

a hUlJtaib .

1 1 1 2Ran dsat hE rin n 1 "‘ar

1 told,

1 5cechtard e

assa dun,

m. i . Dun ” Sobairche 1 Di m Cermn a.

1 6 Is lasinCermn a 1 8da rochair 1 9E ochu 2 0E tgudach

- tach , L ] i cath2 1Tem ra. B atar 2 2

cethracha bliadan i r - rige .

2 3 2 4Dorochair

Sobairche la E caig2 5 2 6M in n m ac r ig

2 7Fom oire ; dorochair

Cerm n a2 5 Find la2 9E ochaid2 8 Faebu rglas m ac Con

‘

m ail 3°i

cath 3 1Dfiin Cherm n a.

32Ut dicitu r .

3A ided Sobairce’na dti/n

34Dun Sobairce dian swag - lind

R 2: These kings om itted.

Mi n ‘5etaigib R 1“toi sseach F flai th tu ath (fiatha R) . M in

an etaigi b Ollam an 1 filed F ‘8 i n s. rig 1 L ”4 9om . Mi n ; i s sedh

(Ileaghai r anni u n a hi le datha an etach eps. F 1 as do sin ro chan

i n senchaid in duan F am ai l asbert i n sen chai d Min 21 Thi s word

i llegi b le L.

5 07 .

lrogab M in

2 Soairche V : The MSS all fluctuate between- cc and - che : the form er seem s to be preferab le.

3cm . R 4 da m ac

sen (om . prefixed .i .) M in5 E b ricc FRV (H V) e

om . m eic E b . R

(a) In terlin ed gloss .

SE CTION IX .

—TH E ROLL OF TH E K INGS . 21]

three in those of hirelin gs and fightin g m en,fou r in those of

lordin gs, five in those of chieftain s, six in those of m en of

learn in g an d of poets, an d seven in those of kin gs an d of

qu een s. From that there developed all the colou rs that are

today in the vestu re of a bish op . Unde cecini t Gilla Coem gen ,

Poem n o. XCVI .

R 2

(om itted).

R 3: E ochu E dgathach [son of Daire Doim thech ] , after :

Tigernm as son of Follach ; fou r years had he, ti ll Cerm n a son

of E bric s. E ber s . i r s. Mi l of Spain slew h im,in the battle

o f Tem air . That was in the reign of E upales kin g of the

A ssyrian s .

IX . SOB A IRCE AND CE RMNA .

507. R 1: Sobairce and Cerm na Fin n took the kin gship of

Irelan d—the two son s of E bric s . E ber s . i r of the Ulaid ; thefirst kin gs of Irelan d from the Ulaid. They divided Irelan din to two , each of them from h is fort ; Dun Sobairce an d Dun

Cerm na. It is by Cerm na that E ochu E dgathach fell , in the

battle of Tem air . They were forty years in the kin gship .

Sobairce fell at the han ds of E ochu Men n,son of the kin g of

the Fom oire ; Cerm na Fin n fell at the han d of B ochu Faebarglasson of Conmael , in the battle of Dun Cerm n a

,u t dici tu r

Poem n o . XCVII .

Poem n o. XCVIII .

R 2

(om itted).

.i . before do U ltaib except in V 8ri A 9

cm . an d yc R l oo F

d o V 1‘ in s . in sin VA in dsin R 12rain di sset F ro ran n sat iarsin R

“3 in PVA 14 di rain d FR de rainn VA 15 in s. .i . M in : cetharde F"H “

om . V - cc F "8sin do an d cm . rochalir R 19

om . VA2 0 E tdathach R (m in or varian ts in other MSS ) Tem rach FVA

Tem rai R 22 da .xx . F 23 in s. H eren n Mi n n o i s do galar

athath i n terlin ed above L 254 5cm . R Men d FV Menn

2 7.ins . n a VA 284 3 Cerm na la E ochaid Fin d L H ech V 3° ins .

m ac Ebir R in a dun u t di citu r R am ei l asbert in fili F3 3 F irst lin e on ly of thi s poem i n V Thi s poem in L on ly.

212 SE CTION IX .—TH E ROL L OF TH E KINGS .

R 3: Do gob im orro Sobairce 1 Cearmn a F ind, da m ac E bric

de Ultaib , rigi nE ren n . Isin bliadain sin rogob L u stan esis

rigi Asu r . Is iad in di sin cet riga E renn a hUlltaib , 1 ro

badar ceathracha bliadan a rigi n E ren n . Do ran ta E ri eaturruo In dber Cholptha co Lu imn each ceachtarde as a da n dun ; . i .

Dun Sobairche 1 Di m Cearm n a. i N o cum ad do chen él

oigthigern doib,

.i . da brathai r iad B ai E riu cét bliadan

forsin roin d sin . Is las in Cermn a sin dorochai r E ochaid

Edgothach i cath Tem rach, 1 dorochair Sobairce la hE ochaid

Mean d, .i . i n cet rig Fom oire ; 1 dorochair Cearm n a Find la

hE ochaid Faebu rglas m ac Conm aeil i cath Duin Chearmn a.

Conad de adbert

A ideg Sobairce’na dun

A tbea'

raid aroile com ad re n a lind tom aidm Dabaill 1 Challain di

Fudn a. Is n a fiaith beos adbath L ustan eus ri Asu r , 1 rogoh

R obuam m ac Solm an m eic Dau id rigi for cloin d hIsrael . Co

rob don com roin d sin cloindi E bric do chan in sen chaid

Dun Sobairce dian sluag - lind.

X .—E OCH U FA E B -A RGL A S .

508 . R 1: Gabais E ocho 1Faebarglas m ac Conmail 2

rige3hE ren n , 1 is e ro bris cath 4L uachra Dedad , 1 cath Fossaid DaGort , 5for clannaib E riom oin , 1 cath Com m air Tri nUsci 1 cathTuam m a

“Drecon

LF

cath Drom m a 7L iathan . Is an d in hUaib B riu in 1 4B refn e, 1 cath

dorochair Sm irgoll m ac8In Drama Liathain ,

1 560 torchai r

botha m eic Tigezrnm ais. R o les Sm irgoll in digai l a athar9slechtait secht

'

maige lai s, .i . 1 a sen athar ,1 61rl . E ocho

508 . RI l Faobar (om .-

glas) R 2 i ns. m eic Ebi r R 3n E renn F

‘ Im aora Dedhadh F, Dedu dh VA (second (1 yo A) 6 for clannaib

(a) In terlin ed gloss.


214 SE CTION IX .—TH E ROLL or TH E KINGS .

Mag Sm‘

erthach lal "hU Falge, Fdebar, etc. Dorochair tra

Mag nA idJne 1 Mag L u irg E ocho Foobarglass1 7 la 1 8F i

la'

Con n achta, Mag n E m ir 1 acho L abrainn e m ac Sm irMag Lemna 1 Mag

1 1Fubn a 1 gaill .1 9

Mag Da Gabu l ; la A irgialla

in sein . Dorochair 1 2E acha la

F iachaig L abrainn e m ac Sm ir

gu ill m eic Sm ertho m eic

E nbath m eic Tigern m ais, i

cath Charm ain ,in digai l a

athar .

1 3Unde poeta cecin it

E ocho F-debor na Fen e

R 2: B ae secht 1

m bliadn a cen r ig in2hE rin n iar Tigernm as

conussro gab B ocho Faebui r m ac Conm ail ; 1 isse ro bris n a

catha- sa for clainn nE rim oin ;4cath L u achra 5Deghadh ,

cathGFossaidh Da 7Gort, cath Com air Tri 8

nUisce, cath Tuam a

Dracoin i m B reifne,cath Drom a Liathain . Ocu s is leis ro

9slechta secht m u ighe,

1 0Magh Sm ethrach la 1 1hU Failge, Mag

nA idhn e 1 Mag L u irg la Con achto , Mag Lem na 1 Mag h n In air,

Mag Fubna 1 Mag Da Gabul la hA irgiallu . Ocus docor 1 2E ocho

Faebair m ac Conm ail1 3 la Fiacha 1 4L abrain di m ac Sm irgaill1 5

m eic E nbatha m eic Tigernm ais i cath Charm ain .

R 3: R ogob thra E ocho id Faebarglas m ac Conm ael m eic

E b ir Fhin d m eic Mi led‘

rigi nE ren n,in bliadain dogob

Poirioidis rigi A su r . Is 5‘

ro bris cath L uachra Deagaid, 1

fos cath Fosaig Da Gort for L aign iu , 1 cath Com air Tri nUsqu i

cath Tuam a Drecain d for F iru B refn e 1 for Sil E rem oin ,

1 cath Drom a Liathain for B ruu 1 for Mairthi ne , an drochair

Sm irgall m ac E nbotha m eic Tigernm ais . Ocu s ro slechta laisseacht m aigi .i . Mag Sm earthach la hU Failgi 1 Mag Niad“)

(n o n A i -dn e) 1 Mag L ui rg la Conn achta 1 Mag n E in ir 1 MagLem n a 1 Mag Fubn a 1 Mag Da Gabal la hA irgialla 1 MagMen de la Cen é l Con ai ll . Ocus tomaidm Lacha hE rn i 1

Conm ai l m eic Eb i r R ’3 Fiacha R ’9 in s. (m eic E nbotha 2110 )Meic Tigernm ais R . E 2

:1om . m E D 2 hE rin D E iriu E E ri

(om . preceding i n ) R aom . ro R ‘

i n s. .i . A lsDegdad VDed E Degad R Dedu i é D “Fosad E Fossad R Fossaid D ' Gortt A

SE CTION IX .


him : Mag Sm erthach in Ui father an d h is grandfather ,Failge, Mag n Ai dn e an d Mag etc.

L u irg in Con nachta, Mag Emir [Poem n o . XC . ]and Mag Lem n a an d Mag

Fubn a and Mag Da Gabal ; in E ochu Faebarglas fell at theA irgialla are they . E ochu hands of Fiacha L abrain n e s .

fell at the han ds of Fiacha Sm irgoll .

L abrain n e s. Sm irgoll s .

Sm erthach s . E nboth s . Tigernm as , in the battle of Carm an ,

in reven ge for h is father ; u nde

po eta cecini t

Poem n o . XC’IX.

R 2: There were seven years W ith n o kin g 111 Ireland after

Tigernmas,till E ochu Faebu ir son of Conm ael took it. It is

he who broke these battles against the chi ldren of E r im on ; the

battles of L uachair Dedad, of Fossad Da Gort, of Com air TrinUisce, of Thaim Dreccon in B rei fn e

, of Dru im Liathain . B y

him were seven plain s cleared—Mag Sm erthach in Ui Failge,Mag nA idne an d Mag L u irg in Con nachta ,

Mag Lemn a an d

Mag n In air , Mag Fubn a an d Mag DaGabul in A irgialla. E ochu

Faebair son of Conmael fell at the hands of F iachu L abrain n e

son of Sm irgoll s. E nboth s . Tigernm as in the battle off Carman .

R 3: Then E iochu Faebarglas son of Conmael s . E ber Fin n

s . Mil took the kin gship o f Irelan d,the year in which Piritiades

took the kin gship of the A ssyrian s . It is he who broke the

battle of L u achair Dedad and ,fu rther

,that of Fossad DaGort

against the Laign e, that of Com ar Tri nUisce and of'

l'

uai'm

Dreccon again st the m en of B reifne and the chi ldren of

E rim on ,and of Dru im Liathain agains t the E rn a and the

Mairthin e, where Sm irgoll s . E n both s . Tigernm as fell . A n d

seven plains were cleared by him ,to W it, Mag Sm erthach in

U i Failge, an d Mag Niad (or A idn e) an d Mag L u irg in Con

nachta, and Mag n E n ir and Mag Lem n a an d Mag Fubn a an d

nUsqu i R 9slechtadh E slecta R slechti D 1° i ns . .i . AR

11 H uai Falge F 12 E ocha R E ochai D 13 ins . m ac Eb ir RL abhrain n E 15 i ns . m ac m (e)reta (the e i ns . see. man .) E , m ac

Sm ethra R m ac Sm retha (the r expuncted) D .

216 SE CTION IX .

—TH E ROL L OF TH E KINGS .

tom aidm Lacha Gabair la Cian nachta. Is n a flaith m ortlaid

m or , . i . B e a Faithbethad an n ,i Faibethad i crich L aigen ;

is an d adbath E ochaid Facham m ac Conmail . No com ad i cathCarm an do thoit E ochaid

,1a Fi acha L abrain di m ac Sm irgaill

m eic Sm ertho m eic E rbaith [sic] m eic Thi gernm ai s m eic

Follaich i n digail a athar, do thoit lais rem i i cath . Gonad

dona cathaibh sin adbert

E ochaid Fdebair na Fen i

X I .

—FIA CH U L A B RA IN N E .

509 . R 1:

1Gabais F iacha, 2Labrainn e 3m ac Sm irgu ill m eic

4E nbo'

th m eic Tigernm aiss rige hE ren ns

L F

Is n a am sir tom aidm Fleisce co torchair i cath Slebe

16Man e 1 Labrainne . F ich B elgatain la hE ocho Mom o

cath for 7fairge fri clain d m ac Mofeb is, a qu o Mu im n ig

E bir . Fich cath Gatlaig i n om inan '

tur ; 1 tomaidm Locbotorchair 8Mafem is m ac E chach hE irn e

, 11 6tomaidm tri n

Faeba’

rglais . F ich cath for aban n leis, 1 tri catha 1 7ro

E rn aib do Fheraib B olg9 i briss .

1 8De qu o dicitur 1 9hoc

m bale i fai l Loch 1 0E rn e . Iar carm en

m brissiud in chat[h ] a ro

mem aid in loch , . i . Loch dar1 2E rn a u ile

”in sein .

1 3Do

rochair F iacha L abrainn e i

cath Sleib i 1 4B elgatan i Mum an

la E ochu Mum o m ac Mafem is

o1 5rater Mum u .

F iacha L abrainn e laech.

509 . R 1:

"1

'

ro gab M in (om . 1 R) 2 L abhrain d F om . Rbotha VA 5 in s . iar sin R 6 Mai nn e 1 L abraind F " fai rche F

lg- bhi s F 9 i m bail e hi fui l F 1°

n E irn e F nromm ebai dh F

Ermu L n E irn e F 13 torchai r F B elgadai s an iarthair

Conacht F 1“rai ter Mum o am ai l asbert in senchaid F 1“m aidm R

fofich R 18 deo di ci tu r V ‘9om . hoc carm en AR—E 2

:1om . D



R 2: R 0 gab

l i ra 2Fi achu 3r ige

4hE ren n, 1

5 is n a aim sir

tom aidm Fleisce 16Main e 1 L abrainn e on

7ainmn i gter

8Fiachu9L abrain n e

, 11 0Loch b E irn e. Ocu s 1 1

r-o bris ceithre catha forclain n 1 2ITJbir—cath Fairrge, cath 1 3Gatlaigh , cath Sleibe

Fem ein, cath Sleibe 1 4B elgatain ,

i torchair 1 5F iacha L abrain n e

la hE ochaid Mum o m ac Mofeb is.

R 3: Gabais F iacha L abrain di m ac Sm irgaill m eic E nbotha

m eic Tigernm ais rigi n E ren n i fiaith Poiri oideis rig A su r . Is

n a flaith tom aidm Fleisci 1 Maindi 1 L abrai ndi . In bliadain

iar n gabail E ren n do,ro feared lais cath E rna 1 Mairthini u

,

1 cath Slebe Fem in 1 cath la Crem thaindu : 1 rom e dochuaid

oath in Chairn i -nDail A raide, 1 cath Murdru icht (sic) re

n E rnaib 1 re Fearaib B olc, 1 ro m ebaid for E rn aib, 1 ro lad

an er an d Lin d To la Tu ili Mor , in aidchi sin tarsin m aidim ,

ar m ebaid in cath for E rn aib rem F iacha L abrain d i,

.i . tom aidm

Lacha hE rn e, . i . Loch tar E rn aib . Is n a flaith adbath Poirioides

rig A sar ; is na fia‘

ith fos [rogab ] Ofrahulu s rigi A su r . Do

rochair im orro Fiachu L abraindi i cath Sleb i B elgadain i n Iar

Mum -an,la H eochaid Mum o m ac Mofebis, on ainm n ighthear

Mum u ; con ad dia oiged adfet in sean chaid so

F iacha L abrai n d laech

X II .-E OCH U MUMO .

510. B 1:

1Gabais B ocho Mum ho 2m ac Mafem is righen E ren n ,

4or re iter Mum ho“; 1 ro

5bris se h il -

Gcatha for

7clannaib 8E rim din . Ocus ro bu i bliadai n ar fichit i r - rige,

9

cc torchair la hAen gu s nOlmhu ccaidh m ac F iachach L abrain de,“Otria chert com lain d .

1 0 1 1Is de asberar - som A en gus Olm u ccai d ,

.i . in gen do 1 2Mogat1 3Mtirolath m eic Mofebis a m athair, 1

tu c- som oi le m ora, no m or

1 5Mogaetha, 1rl .1 1

‘3 Gatlai dh E Cathlai g R -

gad ER B elgodui n D 15cm . and ya

in marg . D . [N um erous other un important varian ts, especially i n proper

names, su ch as Mafem i s E , Mofem i s D,Mofeib is V, for the last word ]

5 10 . R 1:

" Thi s king om . L rogab M inzom . R a H erenn VA

E ren n R “4om . Mi n ° bri ss VR b risis V b rissis A ; om . se M in

“chatha VA "

clain n R 8nE rem oin M in “ins. B renn (wi th

SE CTION IX .—TH E ROLL OF TH E - KINGS . 219

R 2: Then Fiachu took the kin gship of Irelan d . In h is tim e

was the bu rst of the Flesc an d the Main e an d the L abrainn ,

from which he is n am ed Fiachu Labrain n e an d of Loch E rn e .

H e broke fou r battles again st the chi ldren of E ber—the battleof the Sea, and the battle of the Swam p ,

an d battle of Sliab

Fem en an d the battle of Sliab B elgadain , where F iachu

L abrain n e fell at the hands of E ochu Mum o son of Mofebis .

R 3: F iachu L abrainn e son of Sm irgoll s . E nboth s .

Tigernm as took the kin gship of Irelan d in the reign of Piritiades

kin g of the A ssyrian s. In h is reign was the bu rst of Flesc

an d Main e an d L abrainn . The year after he took Irelan d, a

battle with the E rn a an d the Mairth in e was set by h im,an d

the battle of Sliab Fem en an d a battle again st Ui Crem thain n .

A n d before them wen t the battle of the Carn in to Dal A raide,an d the battle of Mu rdrucht ( 0 ) again st the E rn a an d F ir B olg ,an d it broke again st the E rn a ; and the slau ghter pressed on

i n to Linn Tola Tu ile M6ir the n ight after the burst , for thebattle broke again st the E rn a before Fiacha L abrain n e—wem ean the bu rst of Loch E rn e

,the lake over the E rn a”

. In

his reign died Piritiades kin g of the A ssyrian s ; in his reign ,

m oreover,Ofratalu s took the kin gship of A ssyria. F iachu

Labrain n e fell in the battle of Sliab B elgadain in Iar - Mum u,

at the han ds of B ochu Mum u son of Mofem is,from whom is

Mum u n am ed ; so that of his death the historian said this

Poem n o. 0 .

XII .—E OCH U MUMU .

510 . R 1: B ochu Mum u son of Mdfebis took the kin gship of

Irelan d ,from whom is Mum u n am ed ; an d he broke m an y battles

again st the children of E rim on . H e was twen ty - on e years inthe kin gship , till he fell at the hands of Oen gu s Olm u cach son

o f F iachu L abrain ne , in a fair fight . This i s why he was calledOl - m u ccaid ; the dau ghter of Mogaeth Mor - olach (the greatdrinker), son of Mofebis

,was his mother

,an d she gave great

drinkin gs ; or“the great dr in k of Mogaeth

”, etc.

varyi ng orthography) VAR om . M in in M in on ly

(a) L ege Mu rbrucht, sea- bu rst.

220 SE CTION IX .

—TH E ROL L OF TH E KINGS .

R 2: B ogah E ochaid

1Mom o m ac Mofebis1 2rige hE ren n

3iar

sen,

t

go torchair la hA en gus5nOlm u ccaid m ac F iachach

L abrain ne h i cath Cl iach .

R 3: Do gob E ochaid Mum o m ac Mofeb is rigi n E ren n , 1 is

u ada a'

imn ighter Mum u . I flai th Ofrahalus do gob rigi

n E ren n ; ocus ro bris [il ] - catha for clo in d E rem oin, 1 ro bai

bliadain ar fichit a rigi nE ren n, co n dorchair la hA en gu s

Olm u caid m ac F iachach L abrai ndi i cath Oluan a a n digail a

athar , .i . F iachach Labraind i . Ocu s is a flai th Ofrahal us rigA sur dorochai r fesin .

X III .—OE NGUS OLMUCA ID .

511 . R 1:

1Gabais Oen gu s Olm u caid “m ac2Fiacha rige

nhE '

renn, 1 ro bris cath Clere 1 cath Cui rche 1 cath Slebe

Calge3.i . i crich Corco B ascin -d

,

3 for 4Martin iu sro brissed ;

cath 6Glasse Froechain i torchair 7Frdechan Faid . Ocus ro bri sc6ica 8

cath for Cru ithen tuaith 1 for Firu B olg, 1 da chath déci or L on gbardu , 1 ceithre catha for 9C

‘

olci sib ; cath 1 0Cu le Rathai nDesm um ain for Marthu

, 1 cath 1 1Cairn R ichida 1 2for Marthu

beds, 1 cath Sleibe Cu a for E nnu , 1 cath Ard A chaid, i torchair

Sm irgoll m ac Sm -ertha .ri Fom oire. Is na aim sir tomai dm

Locha 1 3Genbethe la hU Crem thain d, 1 Loch Sailech , 1 LochCassan ; 1 m u rbru cht etir E ba 1

1 4R oscete la 1 5hU F iachrach .

R o slechta secht m aighe lais .i . Mag nOensciad la L aign iu

[L ag - L ] , Mag Glinn i1 6Dechorn la Cenel Con ai ll , Mag C

'

uli Cdella Gen el m B ogaine , A ihn ag la C

'

al lraige, Mag Macrim a 1 Mag

L u irg la Con nachta, Mag L uachra Dedad,1 7Mag A rcai ll la

- Mogaeth AR 13n o Morolach R 1" d ’

ol R Mugao A etha a

senathar,and om . 1

-rl,R—R 2

:" 1

om . DR ; R has Mum o,wi th iarsin yo

after i t.

2rig R 3

om . iar sen VRE ‘cotorchair V

con dorchair R 50m . n R .

5 11 . R‘:

1 Oe[ngu s] Margeada m ac Mafem i s athai t a m athai r huai de

ins . here i n m arg . L . Other variants here from F 2 Fiachach

L abrainne 4 Mart- ru i crich Ch orcco B ai sci nd l50m . rob ri s

‘ Glai sne Fraechanl i ns . on ; Fhraechan faith 8

catha L, cath


222 SE CTION IX .


C iarraige L uachra.

1 8 Is dé sin rochan in sen chaid

Oen gus Olm u caid am ra

Dorochair tra Oen gu s Olm u cach. la E mma nAi rgdech m ac

E chach don Mum ain i cath Charm ain , u ncle poeta cecin it2 0 2 1

Oengus Olm u cach athath

For the above Mi n su bsti tu tes the following

Ocu s rogab Aengu s Olm u ccai d 22m ac F iacha L abrain ne22 rige bi reun

,

co torchai r i cath 23Carm ain la z4hE n da n A i rgtech .O cu s ro briss ocht

catha. Ocu s 25tom ai dm ceithre loch,

.i . Loch nOenbei the, 1 Loch 26sai lech

,

1 Loch Cassain , 1z7in Murb ru cht etir 28E ua 1 R oscei te ; ocu s

29n a m u i gi ,

.i . a secht” ; Mag Glin di Decon,Mag

3°Muccrim e,

’

M ag n - Genbethe,Mag

nfien sciadh,Mag A rchaill

,A elm agh,

“Mag L u achra Dedad,

311rl . ;

az'at

carm en dicitur,

”

Oen gus Olm u caid am ra.

E 2: B ogah Oen gu s Olm ucaid rige nE ren n iarsin , 1 ro bris

cath Ole-

sine

, 1 cath 1Onn ich’

e, 1 cath Sleibe CFailgce h i Corco

B aiscin n , 1 cath Mn ige Aen sciadh la 2Con 'dachto , cath GlaisiFraechan ,

h i torchair Fraechan Faith,i mMu iriu sc ; ocu s ro

br is coica 3cath for Cru ithen tfia ith , 1 for Firu B o lc, 1 for

4Orcco a aen u r , im da cath d éc for 5To is,

61 ceitre cath for

7Co lais, 1 cath n -a8Raicid la 9hU Neill, i torchair 1 0Sm irgu ll

m ac1 1Sm ethrach ; 1 for

1 2clJain n n E bir ro m ebaid in cath 1 3

sen

iarum . Tom aidm tri 1 4 loch n a re ; Loch A enbeithe la

hA irgialla ,Loch S-ailchedain , Loch A irdchais,—1 is é - side

Loch na nGasan a Mu ig L u irg la O'

on dachto an diss. Ocu sm u rbru cht etir E ba 1 R osce

ite la 1 5hU 1 6Fiachrach . In bliadain

iarsin ,cath Cu ile 1 7Ratha i nD-esm um

'ain , 1 cath A iriuda

R ig'

fedha la Conn achta. Ocu s '

ro slechta secht m u ige leis , .i .

Mag Glin de 1 8Dercdon la Cen él Con aill,Mac nOen sciath la

1 9L aign iu ,Mag Cfille 2 "Coeil la Cen él m B ogain e, A elm agh la

Oallraigib , Mag L ui rg 1 Mag2 2Mu ccrim e la Condachta, Mag

L uachra Dedad 1 Mag A rcaill la O'

iarraidh i n Irluachra,ocus

cath Sleibe Cu a,beos .

2 Q'Do rochair tra2 4A en gu s Olm u cach

” in A rgatros la hE nn a m ac2 6E chach

,

2 7do Muim nechaib .

septim u s18 li m e i n marg . L ; h ic debet esse Estet aes ecnai oeb ind 1c.

19asbert i n file 204 °

et as do rochan (dtttogm phed) in sen chaidh

SE CTION IX .-TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS . 223

L uachra Dedad,Mag A rcaill in Ciarraige L u achra. Thereo f

the historian san g

Po em n o . 0 1 .

Oengus Olm u caid fell at the han ds of E n n a A irgdech s . E ochu

of‘

Mwm u , in the battle of Carm an,un de poeta cecm tt

Poem '

no. 0 11 .

M in . : An d Oengu s Olm u caid s. F iachu L abrainn e took the kin gship of

I reland, ti ll he fell in the battle of Carm an at the han ds of Enn a Ai rgdech .

H e broke eight battles. There was a bu rst of fou r lakes—Loch Oenbeithe,Loch Sai lech, Loch Cassan , an d the sea- burst between E ba an d R osceite ;an d [he cleared] the plain s, seven in num ber—Mag Gli n n e Decon

,Mag

Mu crim a,Mag Oen bei the

,Mag Oen sciath , Mag A rchai ll

,A elm ag, Mag

L uachra Dedad, etc. Ut carmen dtettu r

Poem n o . CI .

R 2: Oen gu s Olm ucaid took the kin gship of Ireland there

after,an d broke the battles of Cli -ar , of Cn u cha, and of Sliab

Cailce in Corco B aiscinn , an d the battle of Mag nOensci -ad in

Conn achta, the battle of Glas Firaechain (in which FraechanFaid fell) in Mu irisc ; an d he broke fifty battles again st theCru ithen tfrath and the F ir B olg an d the Oirce alon e , and

twelve battles again st the Toisi , an d fou r battles again st theC-olaisi

,and the battle of the R aiced agai nst Ui Neill, where

Sm irgoll s. Sm ethra fell ; an d thereafter he broke that battleagainst the Childr en o f E ber . A burst df three lakes in his

t im e,Lo ch Oen beithe in Ai rgi alla, Loch Sailchedain ,

LochA irdcais (which is the sam e as Loch n a n Gasan in Mag L u irg

in Con n achta) . A nd a sea- bu rst between E ba and Roscéte in

Ui Fiachrach . In the year after that, the battle of 0 131 Rathain Desm um u , an d the battle of A irid R igfeda in Con n achta.

Seven plain s were cleared by him ,n am ely, Mag Glin de Dercdon

m Cen él Con ai ll , Mag nOensciath in L aign i , Mag C'

uili Coeilin Cen él B ogu ine ,

Aelmag in Callraige, Mag L ru irg an d Mag

Mu ccri‘m a in Connachta, Mag L u achra Dedad an d Mag A rcai ll

in C iarraige Irluachr a ; also the battle of Sliab Cua . Oen gus

Olm u cach fell in A rgatros at the han ds of E nn a s. E ochu of

the m en of Mum u .

i n duan ele sea21 in m arg . L

,n o i s don lae A rgatroi s

atbath Aen gu s Olm u cach .i . du n ebai d m or tan ic co feraib hE ren n2 2m

om . R 23 Char A Carm an R 24 hE n na A En na Rlocha. do tom ai dm R 36 Soi lech A z7

om . i n R

224: SE CTION IX .—TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS

.

Is em ilt traanadh 2 8fri 2 9an aisn es seo hu i le 31

cen a com fiscia ro com et in sen chu s - sa. N in sa.

3 2R eraigem co32réeib

ro - fataib fordosfui righ34Dia 35do aisn

‘

eis scel 36do each 37din iu

co d i linn 1 co haims ir Cesna, 1 6 Cesair co Creitim , 1 co haim sir

Fm dtain . Ocus ro com et F indtan m ac Labrada qu i dicitur

Mac3 8B ochrai

,bai bliadain ft

“

) dilinn, 1 ro m air in 39

gachaim sir co tan catar n a

4 °naeib . Ocu s asberar com ba sé Tfian m ac

“Cairill m eic 4 2Mu iredai g Mu in derg do Ull taib iartain ; 14 3r0

coim et—side co“haimsir Patraic 1 Colu im C i lle 1 Com gaill 1

F in den,co ro scribadh for a n gh

‘

i in ib 1 for a sliasstai b 1 for .

a m basaib -“side , co fu il for lessugad i l - lam aib suadh 1

sru ithe 1 sen chadh, 1 ata for altoraib n oeb 1 firén 0 sin cos

an diu : co ro4 7uaigsit

4 gan u chtair gach su ithi do Su idiu . Gon id

dé “asberar in tsu i senchada 5 0

ann so si s

E tset aes eon a aeibin d .

5 1C’om at

’

m aflrad 5 2mg5 3hE ren n fm

'

rigaib in dom ain5 4m c

‘

ifl’

r andseo .

H erimon tra,i n oen bliadai n rogab

5 5rige ocu s A L AXANDAIR i nd -

“righi

i n dom ai n ; 1 ro m arb 5'Dai riu s Mor m ac5 8A rsab i hi cin n coic m bli adan .

i ar sin,bass Al exan dair

, 1 t o gabsat a thoi ssi gh. in dlom ui n di a ei ss,

cethracha b liadan . Dei ch m bliadan iar m bass A laxan dair atbath hE rim oi n.

Ocht b liadn a iar sin , Muim n e 1 Lui gn e 1 Lai gne.

60D'

écc b liadan iar sin do “’hi m‘

é l m ac E rim 0 i n .

Isin dara bliadain deo 62flatha 65'E threoi l m eic i reoi l Fatha m eic

hE rim oi n,atbath i n toi sech dédenach di m u in ti r A laxan dai r

, .i . POTOL OMUS

m ac Lai rge.

29—29.u i i . m aigi R 3°

- im a R “4 1 Mag L uachra Deda A ilm agh Ra” 2

0 m . R : (d ici'

t A )1 Cn u cha ER Cn u chi D 2 Con n achtaibh E

Con nachtu D Conn achta R 3catha D 4 Orcca R Green D

lsToai s R “in s. a,om . cath " Cholai s E Coloi s R 8

- chid AERD9 hA o ib E ua R hU ib D 1°

-

goll ER -

gu i ll D Seim rethach

(obscu rely written ) E Sm ethra R Sm retha D 12clann ai b R 13

om . ERDE,locha all. 15 hU ibh E hU ib D 1“bFiachr E ‘7

ye DDercdu n A Dergdon E 19

- n ib D Cei l (0 yo) V Caol ECoel R Cael D Ciarraigib (n o Callraigib yo) D Callraige E” Mucraim e E Mucru im e R - crim e D 23 torchair R 24 Oengu s ARDi sind R 26

n E chdach D do cl ittographed R 28 fria R2"n - ai sn ei s and em . seo E 30

u i li ARD “ ins . ceth a A


226 SE CTION IX.—TH E ROLL OF TH E

’

KINGS .

Ocht m bli adn a dece tra ro bu i E thi rél hi comflathi us 164P

‘

H IL ODE LPH US .

“Iar sin , ocht “m bliadn a “trichat, 1 i s

68cu ce

69thucadh i n ”Septim ,ro

'“chéd - tinn tae in Canoin a hE bra i nGrei c. Ochtm ogat

" lebar lin an

Scriptui re.

Fi che bliadan ri bae 73Pi lodelphu s" hi com rige 1 CONMAE L m ac E bir .

Tri cha b liadan 75

post do Chonm ael i r - rige 176E UE RGITE S secht m bliadna

décc " i conflai thi u s fri s. Conm ael post tri bliadn a decc a rige.

" PH IL OPATOR, secht m bliadn a dece ; in coiced 7°

ri do Grecaib hi

comflaithiu s fri Conm ael, 1, a coic hi comflaithi u s fri Tigernm as. I s

“Pi lopator81tra ro m arbastar sechtm oga m il e do 8 2Iudhaighib in aim sir

Tigernm ai s .

$3Coic bliadna d écc 1 ceithre fiched post, i r - rige do

Ti gernm as.

83

8 4FINIT .

(This appears to be the end of R2 i n its original form ,

the

sum mari es which follow being later addition s. The text in

ou r hands n ow proceeds to 11551 bis.)

R 3: Gabais Oen gas in Olm ucai d m ac F iachach L abraindi

meic Sm irgu ill me ic E nbotha m eic Thi gernm ais rigi nE ren n , 1

i flaith Ofrahu lus , rig Asur,ro gob rigi nE renn 1 ro bris

cath Cleri , 1 cath Cu rche, 1 cath Slebi Cu ailgi for Marthaine

i cri ch Choreo B ai scin d, 1 cath Glai sin re Fraechan ,i torchair

'

on Fraechain Faeith ; 1 ro bris caeca cath for Chru ith’

ean tfiaith

1 for F iru R ole, 1'

da chlath déc for L on gbardu , 1 ceitri cathafor Caisilib . Cath Chu i li Ratha an Des Mum ain for Marthu ,

'

1 cath Chaim In chita 1 la Conachta,

11 cath Ardachaid in dor

chair Sm irgall m ac Sm eartha ri Fom oire, 1 cath Cairn Fraich la

”

ton achta beos, 1 cath Sleibi Cnu (sic) for E rna . Is n a aim sir .

tom aidm Locha A enbeithi la hU Cream thai nd, 1 LachaSaileach , 1 Lacha Cu san , 1 Murbrucht itir E ba 1 Rosceiti i crichChairpri la hA ib Fiachrach in Tuaiscirt. Ro slechta seacht

m aigi lais , .i . Mag nOen eascaig la L aign iu , 1 Mag n Glin di

Dechou 2 i Mag Mucram a2 la Cen el n E ogain , 1 Conai ll , 1 Mag

6“Pi lodealpu s ER Pi ledelpu s R “5 om . AV “6 bl D “7 om . R“chu ice A cuga E cuca R cucca D “9 tu cadh A tugad E rucad E

tuccad D 7° Seibtin E Sephtin D "1cedinn to E cet- tinn ta R

chet- tindtae AD - n tae D) 72 beb A 73 Philodelphu s A Pi lodealbus E743 comfiai thes R do Conm ael post A 7“E u ingi tess E

SE CTION IX .


Eighteen years was E thriel ru ling at the sam e tim e as PH IL ODE L PH US .

A fter that there were thi rty- eight years. To him cam e the Seven ty,

who first tran slated the“Canon ” from H ebrew in to Greek. There are

eighty b ooks in the Scriptu re.

Twen ty years was Phi lodelphu s ru ling at the sam e tim e as CONMAE L

s. E ber.

Thi rty years afterwards had C'

om mdel in the kingshi p, an d EUE RGE TE Swas for seven years ki ng at the sam e tim e as he. Conm ael

,thirteen years

after was h is kingshi p.

PH ILOPATOR seven teen years—the fifth king of the Greeks, con tem porary

with Conmael ; and he was five years con temporary wi th Tigernm as. Thi s

i s that Phi lopator who slaughtered Jews in the tim e of Tigernm as.

Fou rscore and fifteen years was Tigernm as in the kingship afterwards.

F INIT .

R 3: Oen gu s Olm uccaid s . F iacha Labrain n e s. Sm irgoll

s . E n both s . Tigernm as took the kin gship of Ireland . In the

reign of Ofratalus kin g of the Assyr ian s he took the kin gshipof Ireland . An d he broke the battles of Oliar

,an d of Cu irche,

an d of Sliab Cu ailn ge against the Mai rtin i in the territory of

Corco B aiscin n,an d the battle of Glaisin again st Fraechan ,

where Fraechan Faid fell ; an d he broke fifty battles again st theCru ithentuath an d the F ir B olg , an d twelve battles agai nst theLon gobardi , an d four battles again st the C‘ai sili . The battle of

can Ratha in Desq again st the Martu , and the battle of

Cam In chita (sic) i n Con nachta, and the battle of Ard A chaid

where Sm irgoll s. Sm ertha kin g olf the Fomoire fell, and the

battle of 0am Fraich in Connachta further,an d the battle of

Sliab Cua again st the E rna . In his tim e was the bu rst of LochAen beithi in Ui Crem thainn . and of Loch Sailech , an d LochCasan ,

an d the sea- burst between E ba an d Rosceite,in the

terr itory of Cairpre in Ui Fiachrach in the North . S'

even

plain s were cleared by him—Mag Aen sciath in L aigen ,Mag

77a com flatha E "8 Pi lipator R 79

ri i V ri g E 80 Pi lo l

patar EPi lipator R 8‘ om . R ” Iu daigib A Iu di bh E Iudaib R 8“m

om . Aa“om . F IN IT R (the above variants have been selected from a list of

322)—R 3 1" in terlin ed A d itto.

228 SE CTION IX .—TH E ROLL OF TH E

'

KINGS.

Chu ili Cae l la Cen é l n B ogain e, 1 A elm ag la Callraide, 1 Mag

L uachra Deadad , 1 Mag L u irg la Conachta, 1 Mag A rchoill

septimus la C iarrai di L uachra. Conad doibsin adfed in

sen chaid

Oengus Olm u caid am ra

Is do adfet in sen chaid se

A engus Olmu caid athath

XIV .—ENN A A IRGDE CH .

512 . B 1:1Gabais d idiu E rm a

2Ai rgdech rige n hE renn .

3 4 Is

leis darou ta sceith airgdide in A rgatros , 1 dorat do airechaib

hE renn . Ocus bai secht m bliadn a fichet i r - rige hE ren n ,

4co

torchair la R othechtaid m ac Maen m eic Oen gusa OM ucaig in

cath 5Roign e.

R 3: Do gob E nda A irgtech m ac E achach Mum o m

'

eic

Mofeibis rigi nE ren n,iar m arbad A en gusa Olm u caig i cath

Carm an ; 1 i fiaith Ofiahain es ri g A sur do gob E ri . Is leisdoron ta sceith airg

'

didi ar'

tus r iam, 1 in A irgedros do rin dead,

com ad dé ita E n n a A irgtheach fair ; 1 dorad do airechaib

E ren n iad. Co ro ibi ocht m bliadn a fichit a rigi n E ren n, co

torchair la R othechtaig i cath B ai gn e. Is a flaith E nn a

A ircthig adbath Ofrahan es rig A su r, 1 do gob Astabes rigi

A su r re m bas E nn a.

XV .—ROTH E CH TA ID.

513, R 1: B a 1

ri2R othechtaid 3dana fri re da bliadan ar

fich it4 con id ro m arb Sétna 5A irt , m ac6A irt m eic E bir m eic

Ir,do Ultaib

,i Cruachain , do chom m airge a m eic

,. i . Fiacha

Fin scothaig .

R 3: Gobais R oitheachtaich m ac Main m eic Aen gusa

Olm u caid m eic F iachach L abrain di rigi nE renn , i fiai th

As tabes ri g A su r ; 1 adbearaid aroile is n a .ré do m eabaid Nith

5 12 .

1 R ogab an d om . didiu M in 2 Ai rgn each F a in s. iartain Minom . Min : 1 i s leis dorron ta sgeith airgdhi dhe, eta

,F lsR oirend VR

,

R oi renn A [18 varian ts n oted] .



Nem an 'dach fo thir,a Mu ig Murthemn e. A dbath R oitheach

taich iarsin do gaib cro i T'

em raid,re lin d A stabes . NO is 6

Setn a A rt m ac A irtri m eic E bir , m eic Ir do Ultaib , m o m arbi Cruachain i com roc he.

XVI—SE TNA .

514 . B 1: B ai Setna1 coic bliadn a i r - rige

2hE ren n , con id co

m arb a m ac iar tiachtain 3don lon gais4 i Raith 5Chruachan .

R 3: Do gob thra Sédna Art m ac A irtri m eic E bir rigi

nE renn iar m arbad Roithechtaich m eic Main i flaith A stabes ;conaid ro m arb a m ac fodesin , . i . Fiacha Finscothach ,

iar

tiachtain do lo in giu s Cruachn a i fiaith A stabes .

XVII .—FIA CH U FIN SCOTH A CH .

515 . B 1:

1Gabais Fiacha F inscothach mac Setna A irt 2m eic

A irt m eic E bir m eic Ir m eic M iledh 2 rige n hE ren n iar m arbaddo a athar féin 1 do Mu inem on mac Cais Clothaig, a m -Mum ain .

SB ai F iacha4fiche bliadan i r - rige ;

5 Scotha fina 6inna7’flaith , co

8fasctis i l - lestraib gla‘

in e.

9Dorochair 1 "iarsain la

Mu in em on .

R 3: Gabais thra F iacha Finscothach m ac Setna A irt rigi

n E renn in aims ir Shardan apollu s, .i . deog- lai th rig Asarrda ;

1 i s e F iacha Finscothach ro marb a athair fen . Ocus airm id

eolaig co roibi Mu in eam on m ac Cais Ciothaig de Mum ai n oc

a m arbad. B ai Fiacha fichi bliadan i rigi nE ren n scotha fin a

ina laith , co faisctis i leastrai b da nglain e. Dorochair iar sin

Fiacha Fin scothach la Mu in eam on sa lai th cetn a.

5 14 .

1 ins. Artt M in (A rt R) 2n E renn F, om . Mi n 3 do E M in

‘ i r - Rai th AVR ; om . i,F l‘Cruachan FMi n .

5 15 .

‘rogab dana M in (om . dana R) H

om . Min ; om . m eic A irt F

SE CTION IX .


reign that Nith N emamdach bu rst forth over lan d ,in Mag

Murtherrm e . Ro th-echtai -d died thereafter of wounds in Tem air ,in the tim e of A craz apes ; or it was Sét

‘

n a A rt s . A irtri s . E ber8 . fr

, of the Ulaid , who slew h im in Cruachu in combat .

XVI .

—SETNA .

514 . RI : Sétn a was five years in the kin gship df Irelan d ,

till his son slew him af ter returmfin g from exi le, in Raith

R 3: Sétna A irt s. A rtri s . E ber took the kin gship of Ireland

after the slayin g of R othechtaid s . Maen , in the reign of

A crazapes till his own son,Fiachu Fin scothach

,slew him

after com in g from exi le,in Cruachu , in the reign of

A crazapes .

XVII . FIA CH U FIN SCOTH A CH .

515 . R 1: Fiachu F inscothach s . Sétn a A irt s . A rt 3 . E ber

s . Ir 8 . Mi l took the kin gship of Irelan d after .the slayin g of

his awn father by him , and by Mu in em on s . Cas Clothach , in

Mum u . Fiachu was twen ty years in the kin gdom . There wereflowers of win e in his reign , which they u sed to press in glassvats. Thertafter he fell at the han ds of Mu inem on .

R 3: Fiachu Finscothach s . Sétn a A irt took the kin gs hip of

Irelan d in the tim e of San i anapallus , the last king of the

A ssyrian s ; .an d it is Fiachu Fin scothach who slew his own

father . Learn ed m en consider that Mu in em on s . Cas Clothach

o f. Mum u was associated with hi s slayin g . Fiachu was twen tyyears in the kin gshi p of Irelan d . In h is reign there wereflowers o

'

f wi n e, which tli ey u sed to press in vats, to cleansethem : F iachu F in scothach fell thereafter at the han ds of

Mui n em on,un der the sam e reign .

3 bai dan a VA bae didi u R 4 in s . F in scothach M in 5 ins . nE r F,hE r VA

,i rigi E r R 6 in a FMin " flai thi u s F 8 fai scdi s FR

fai scitis V fasgtis A 9co torchair Mi n 1° iarsin F i artain VA 0m . R

in s . m ac Cais Clothaig R.


XVIII .—MUIN EMON .

516. R I:

1Gabais Mun em on ri ge nhE ren n 2fri re coic

m bliadan .

3 Is leis ro tinscan ta 4m un ceda cir 5ft"

) braigtibdoen e in hE rin n

, . i . m u in m ain e, .i . main e fo m u in élaib .

Con erbailt6 de tham in A idn iu .

7

R 3: Iar s in tra gabais Mu inu im fin m ac Cais Clothaich m eic

Irarda r igi nE renn i fiaith A rbatus , ccit rig Mead . Coic

bliadna do a rigi nE ren n . Is les ro tin dscain tea m u n ce oir fo

braigdib ar tii s i n E rin n, .i . m u in m ain e fo m u in é laib . Conder

bailt do tham in A idn e Con acht iar sin,i fiaith A rbatu s.

X IX .—FA ILDE RGDOIT.

517. R 1: Gabais 1A ildergdoit m ac

2Mun em oin m eic CaisClothaig m eic A irir A rda [sic] m eic R othechta m eic Rosa m eic

Glais m eic N uadat 3Decl -aim 4m eic E chach Faebarglais

4m eic

Conm ai l m eic E bir 5m eic Milid .

6 Is 7na aim sir batar failge on

im doitib . Dorochair7 la 8Sirn a m ac 9Dein 1 Ou t qu idam diou n i

1 1n o is la Ollom ain Fotla m ac Fi achaig Fin n scothaig

1 2do

rochair,i l 3 Tem raig

1 4qu od u eriu s est.

1 5R eciprocatio hie ab E thr ial u squ e S i rna,E thriel m ac Iareoi l Fatha

R 3 Gabais A ildeargdoit m ac Mu in eam oin'

m eic CaisClothaig Meic hIrarda m eic Roitheachtaich m eic Rosa m eic Glaism eic N uadat Declaim ,

m eic E chach Faebarglais m eic Conmaeil

m eic E bir F in d m eic M ilead E spain . I flaith Arbatus rig Med

rogob rigi n E renn . Is na aim sir badar failgi cir im doidib ar

tus in E rin n . Dorochair im orro A ildergdoid la S irn a m ac Dein ,

u t alii aiu un t ; n o is la hOllam Fotla m ac F iachach Fin scothaig

dochear i Tem raid ata,et qu od u eriu s est id . San laith chetn a

.i . a flaith A rbanus r i Med.

5 16. R ogab M i n2am t fri ré M in 8 "

i ns . .xx. M in 4m u in ce

o ir F m u n ce oi r VA 5 to b raigte fer n E renn F “ins . iartain Min“in s . iartain F [17 varian ts catalogu ed m ostly orthographical and

un importan t] .

5 17 .

‘ Ai llergdoi t F A i ldergoi t R 2- m on R 3 Diclam VA


234 SE CTION IX .


XX .—OLLOM FOTL A .

518 . R 1: Ollam Fotla1 m ac Fiachach F inn scothaig

" 2 i r - rige

iartain fri re cethrachat bliadan . Is uad ainmn igther3Ulaid ,

.i . olleith,o Ollom ain ; 1 is

4 leis cetn a dern ad Feis Tem rach

is aioi doronad Mur 5n - Olloman h i Tem raig. Ocu s ro gab

6se isiu r dia 7

chl ain d 8rige hE renn

,

9cen n ech etorru . Ocus

wee a aen ur athath in a m ur ,

From onward Min su bstitu tes the following

rogab rigi hE renn iar n - A ildergdo it co cen d cethrachat

bliadan . Is lais 1 1cetn a dern ad 1 2Fes Tem rach . E c athath in a

m ur .

R 3: Dogob iarsin Ollam Fotla m ac Fiachach Fin scothaich

rigi nE ren n i flaith A rbatu s . Ceathracha bliadan robai a rigi

h E rend, 1 is uada ainm n igthear Ulaid, .i .“u illi leath leo ”

; n o

Ulaid, .i .“olleith ,

”o Ollam ain . Ocus is leis cetha ndearnad

Feis Tem ra ; 1 is .aioi do ronn ad Mur nOllam an i T'

eam raid

ar tus. Ocu s do gob seser da cloin d rigi nE renn cen n echeatu

’

rru ; 1 is n a fiaith testa A rbatus ri Med ; 1 is n a fiaith rogob

Socofain os rigi Med, 1 is na lai th sin athath Ollam Fotla i

Tem raid ,iar caithem cethrachat bliadan .

XX I .—FINN A CH TA .

519 . B 1: F in n achta m ac Ollom an ; sn echta fin a bai in na

flaith . Do tham athath i m -Mai g In is la Ultu . F iche bliadandd i r - rige .

R 3: Gobais Findachta m ac Ol

‘

loman Fodla rigi nE ren n

an diaid a athar i flaith Secofain u s fla) Sn eachta fin a ina flaith .

5 18 .

1 in s . tra Min 2arr ige nE ren n in tan sin F

leith 6 Ollom ai n 4 i ceth a dern ed F 5om . n F

( a) Th is cu riou s perversio n m ay have developed thu s—Som e glossato r, con fused

by the con tem po rary C oen u s k in g o f Macedon m ay have suppo sed that the n am e

shou ld have been Cosarm u s an d wrote“co

"as a co rrection

”abo ve

.

the

first sy llable o f the n am e ; a copy ist m isu n derstood the co rrection , and took i t to

be an om itted syllable supplied . The chang in g of“sarm u s

”to

“tam u s

” wou ld

be qu ite easy in the I rish script.


XX .

—OLLOM FOTL A .

518 . RI Ollom Fotla s . Fisebu F in scothach in the kin gdomthereafter for a space of forty years . From him is n am ed

Ulaid,

“the big side

”from Ollom ; and by him was the

A ssem bly of Tem air first con ven ed ; and by him was the

Ram part of the Scholars m ade in Tem air . Six of h is

descendan ts took the kin gship of Irelan d,wi th n o on e between

them .(a) An d a n atu ral death he died alon e, within his

Ram part.

Min : H e took the kin gship of Ireland after Fai ldergdoit,till the end of forty years . B y him was the A ssem bly of Tem air

first conven ed. H e died a n atu ral death wi thin his Ram part .

R 3: Thereafter Ollom Fotla s . Fiachu Fin scothach took the

kin gship of Irelan d, in the reign of A rbaces. Forty years washe in the kin gship of Irelan d, an d from him is Ulaid nam ed ,

that is “a great side with them ”

,or

“Ulaid

” that is “great

side”

,from Oll om . A n d by him was the A ssem bly of Tem air

fir st con ven ed ; and by him was the Scholars ’ Ram part firstm ade in Tem air . Six of his descendan ts took the kin gship of

Irelan d,with n o on e between them . In his .reign A rbaces kin g

of the Medes died,an d in h is reign Sosarm u s took the kin gship

of the Medes, an d in his reign Ollom Fotla died in Tem air ,

after spen din g forty years [in the kin gship ] .

XXL—FINN A CH TA .

519 . R 1: Fi nn achta s. Ollom ; there was sn ow of win e in

his reign . Of plagu e he died, in Mag In is in Ulaid . Twen tyyears had he in the kin gdom .

R 3: F in nachta s. Ollom Fotla took the kin gship of Ireland

after his father , in the reign of Sosarm u s. There was snow

claein d F som . ri ge F °

cen ech L : cen ech n o can n ech ai le Fa co a aenu r an a m ur F 11

cetn ad 12 fes VA (fei ss A) .

5 19 . On ly tri fhin g orthographical ua/rian ts .

( a) This su ccess ion o f s ix kin gs is the dyn asty referred to , an te p . Itwou ld be im poss ible to discu ss its historical or cu ltu ral im portanc e h ere, but I m ayrefer the reader to m y Tara, chap. III , W here the who le com plex m atter is set forth .


Do tham adbath i Maig In is la hUltaib , iar m beith fich i bliadan

i rigi n E renn . Is n a flaith adbath Socofain fus .

XXII .

—SLANOL L .

520. B 1: Slan oll mac Ollom an

,

1n i bai galar 2 inn a 3flaith.

Ocus n i fes 4ca galar

5rodn u c

,

6acht a 7fagbail marb ,8 9

sech n ir

sae dath,

1 "n i ra lob a chorp , 1 tucad

1 1 talm ain 1 2lia m ac, la

A i lill,

1 3dia'

fis,

l 4 i eind cethrachat bliadan . Tricha bliadan do1 r- r i gi .

R 3: Iar sin gabais Slan oll m ac Ollom an Fotla ri gi nE ren n ,

i fiaith Maidiu s ri g Mead. N i bai galar ina flaith, 1 n i feas ca

galar n odruc,acht a fagail

1 5m arb

,n a im daid . Ocu s n i ro

soith dath, 1 h i ro lob a chorp 1 tucad a talm an la m ac

,.i . la

hOilill m ac Slan u ill,i ein d bli adn a, 1 h i ro lob . Tricha bliadan

do i rige n E renn , Sful fuair in has sin .

XX III . GE DE OL L GOTH A CH .

521 . R 1:

1Gabais Geide 2Ollgothach3m ac Ollam an rige

hE ren n .

4 B a 5b in n ithir 6téta m en dcrott guth 17am or cach

dn ine 8 in na flaith .

9Con id ro marb 1 0Fiacha m ac F iadchon .

R 3: Dogob thra Geidi Ollgothach rigi n E ren n i flaith

Maidius r ig Mead . Ocht m bliadn a do i fiaith n E renn . Is na

flaith fa bin dithir la each gu th aro i le, am ai l heidis tedam endchrot. Conaid ro m arb F iac m ac Fiadchon .

520 .

1 i ns . Fotla R ; ins . also .xu i i i . b l. VA 2an F ina M in

3'

flaithi u s F fiai th R 4cia FM in “

rotn uc F rosfuc VA - ucc A)rofu c R 6 i ns . fein Min " faghai l V fagai l A fagbai l R 8 ins .

in A i lt M i dchuarta in Tem raig M in ( ina ai lt A im ai lt V M i dhchuartha V

hi Tem raig VA) 9sec in ro soi F 1 111 ro so i Mi n 10

1 h i ro FM in1’ ins . a chorp V (corp AR) la m ac .i . VA ; lia m ac .i . A i lill a

aium R l a i forba .xl . bl . M in 1“in s. beos cindas robo i 1 n i ro

lob and am . i eind .xl . bl . om . .xxx . b l . do i r - rige L 15 Marb here ye.



XX IV .—FIA CH U FINDOIL C H E S .

522 . B1:1Fiacha Findoilches mac Finachta, tri cha bliadan z ;

ceindffin n a ui le 3in ille E renn 4an a fiaithius .

1 Is leis 5con rottacht

Dun Cali 6Sibri lli . i . Cenan nais. Issed tucad7 be cendfin d

hE ren n leis. Do rochair tra8 F iach9 1a B ern gal m ac Gede i

ndigail a athar 1 "fein .

R 3 i ar sin tra do gob F iacha C'

en din dan mac Fin achta m eic

Geidi Ollgothaig rigi n E renn i fiaith Cairdisis ri Mead. Cen dfin da n i le scotha ina flaith , n o cend - fin da ba E renn ina aim sir .

Is leis ro cum daiged Dun Chai li Sibrilli , .i . Ceanan du s ; is ead

thu cad cain be ceindfin da E ren n leis ind , com bo Cen fann as iar

sin . Dorochair thra Fi acha Candi in dah la B earnn gal m ac

Geidi i n digail .a athar . Is n a fiaith adbath Cairdisis ri Mead .

XXV..

—B E RNGAL .

523. B 1:

‘Gabais B ern gal 2m ac Gede 3rige nhflren n .

3 Is4na rem is 5 lu ide ith a hE renn ,

6ar im m ad in 7

chocaid

L E

18dorochair 9 iartain la A ilill acht m iach 1 0

co leth ,1 lu t dixit

m ac Slan u ill B erngal badb flai th baigedn each

con dorchair ll3

post la hA ilill

m ac Slanu ill m eic E achach

Ollam ain .

R 3: Do gab thra B earndgal m ac Geid i Olgothaig rigi

n E rean d 1 A lban ,iar m arbad Fh iacha Cen dfindain ,

i fiaith

522 .

1" The haplogra'

phy of L (see preceding 1D includes these words

Fi acc Fin ollces R Fin olcn es F ”i n s. do M in abae VA bai R

‘ ina rem is M in 5con rothacht F con rotat VA con rotacht R 6 S ibrill F

7 ins . cain FMin 8 ins. iartain V : Fiacc Finn oll M in 9 ins.

m ac F innachta iartain A ; m ac F .,V ; i artai n R 1° f éine L sein F

om . M in .


XX IV.—FIA CH U FINDOIL CH E S .

522 . B 1: Fiachu Fin do—ilch’

os s. Fin achta, thirty years . A ll

the cattle of Irelan d had white heads in h is reign . B y h im

was bu i lt the fortress of cm Sibr ille, that is , C‘

en ann as . It ishe who appropriated [a tax _ of ] the whi te- headed cattle of

Irelan d . F iachu fell at the han ds of B ern gal s . Géide ln

ven geance for h is father .

R 3: Thereafter F iachu Cendfinn an s . Finnachta s. Gelde

Ollgothach took the kin gshi p of Irelan d , in the reign of

Cardyceas king of the Medos Al l the flowers of Irelan d hadwhite head s durin g his reign , or white - headed were the cattleof Ireland in his tim e . B y him was the fortress of C

'

fi l Sibrille

bu i lt,that is Cen an n as ; it is a fact that a tribu te of the white

headed cattle of Ireland was taken by him thi ther,so that it

was [kn own as ]“Cen an n as

” thereafter . Fiachu Cen n fin nan

fell at the han ds of B ern gal s . Gede in ven gean ce for his father .

In his reign died Cardyceas Kin g of the Modes .

XXV .—B E RNGA L .

523. R 1: B ern gal s . Gelde took the kin gship of Irelan d . It

is in his reign that corn failed from Irelan d , for the greatnessof war

an d he fell thereafter at the save a sack an d a half, u t

han ds of A ili ll s . Slan oll . dir it

Poem n o. 0 1V.

Till he fell thereafter at the

han ds of A ilil l s . Slan oll

s . E ochaid Ollom .

R 3: Then B erngal s . Gelde Ollgothach took the kingship of

Ireland and of A lba, after the slayin g of Fiachu Cenn ffin n an ,

523.

1 R ogab Mi n ; 1 prefixed, R 20m . m ac G .

,R 9" 3

rige mE ren n

fria da bl . deg n o .xx i . FMi n 4 in a VA 5 laide F lu i d M8 iar rim ad, written , and the in itial r im perfectly erased F ; im ad VR

im at A 7cocda F coicthe VA cogtha R 8 da F 9

om . i artain F1°colleith R n

u d V 1zco torchair VR 1 8

0m . post R .

240 SE CTION IX .


Di oces rig Med . B liadan ar fichit do . Is na fiaith dochuaid

ith 1 blicht a hE rin d, ar im id a chocaid. Dorochair iar sin la

hA ilill m ac Slan u ill m eic Ollam an Fotla a re Dioces .

XXVI .—A IL IL L .

F

524 . i artain

m ac Slanu ill iartain

(sic) co torchair la

S irn a m ac Dein m eic

Den u il B en ni l ; is

desin ro chan Fer pra

ce'

rtne

Ollom Fotla, feochair n gal.

R 3: Do gob iarum A ilill m ac Slanui ll

,m eic Ollaman Fotla,

m eic F iachach F in [n ] scothaich , m eic Se'

tna A irt , m eic A irtri ,

m eic E bir , rm eic Ir m eic Mi lead E spain , rigi nE renn i flaith

Dioces ri Med . Da bliadain déc do, condorchair la S irna m ac

Dein m eic R oichthechtaich ; con ad do ro chet Fercertn e file

Ollom Fotla, feochair ngal .

XXVII .—SIRNA SOE GL A CH .

525 . R 1: S irn a 1tra 2

m ac Dré in m eic 3Dem ail m eic

Rothectaid m eic Main m eic Oen gu sa,5 isse ro scar

6fia ithius

Ulad ri Tem raig ; 1 is e ro7diglastar R othechtaid m ac Main ,

sen athair a athar , forro .

8Is 6 in R othectaid sin ro marbsat9Ulaid i fil l

,hi Cruachain .

1 0Do rochair B ern gal1 0 la S irna

1 1m ac Dein indsin ,

1 2m areen 1 A ilill ; 1 dorochair

1 3le is A ililliartain . Is 5 S irn a bai cet bliadan i cocud for Ulto .

1 ‘-*Gabaid

rige iartain .

1 4 Is 61 5

ro bris cath A ircheltra for Ulto , 1 cathSleib

'

e A irbrig ,”

I cath Cind Duin in 1 6Asu l , 1 cath Mon a

525 .

1om . M i n 2 m ac Dein di ttographed VA 8 Dam ai l F

,Dem an R

‘ R echtada VA (dh V) R othachta R 5 in s . Olm ue M in 6 fiai thu s V

fiai th R 7 diglaigestar F ls ins. ar M in 90m . A

xu . bliadna,

co torchair la Sirnam ac Dein m eic

Da'

mail ; is desin

ro chan Feircertne

fili in duan

Min

Rogab A ilill m ac

Slan u ill post, 8 5

bliadna deco, co

torchair la Sirn am ac nDein ,

u t su



Foichn ig la hU Falge,” for Martin u 1

1 8 for E rn u .

1 9Is na

aim sir slogad ar tus! in hE rin n ; 1 is n a am sir 1 9 cath Mon a1 7

Trogaidez oi C ianachtfi

f. i . L u gair m ac

2 1L u gidoth tu c leisFom orchu dar hE rin d . R o thin olsat fir hE renn do chath friL u gair co Moin Trogaide.

2 2 In tan batar 0 c slaide in chatha,

do fo-rm i tam forro,

2 3c

-

on apthatar fir hE ren n an d, 1 con erbailt

an d L u goir , 1 Ciasarn r i Fom orach , 1 r i hE ren n,S i rn a

, u t

qu i dam di oun i . A cht atberat araile eolaig2 ‘*isin A lind do

rochair,la Rothechtaid Rotha m ac Ron ain

,qu od u eriu s est.

Is do hein (sic) rochan in file so sis2 4

S irna Sdeglaclh, sa'

er in flaith

2 51tem de eodem 2 5

Cath Mon a Trogaide tai r

Dorochair tra S irn a la R othechtaid,

2 6 in A liu d .

Min su bsti tu tes from onward

hi torchair L u gair m ac Logha, 12 7Ciasrall m ac Dorcha ri

Fom orach , 1 an ar arch'

en a. Is leis ro tin n scn ad'

cet sluaiged

in E rin n ;2 80 0 torchair la R othechtaid Rotha m ac

2 9R oain in30A llain d

,

3 1amai l asbert

S i rna sdeglach , 10 .

R 3: Rogoh iarsin S irn a, m ac Dé in

,m eic R oithechtaich , m eic

Main,m eic Oen gu sa Olm u caid ,

m eic F iachach L abraindi , m eic

Sm irgu ill, m eic E n botha,m eic Tigerm ais , m eic Follaich ,

m eic

E ithreoil,m eic Ireoil Fatha

,m eic E rem on

,m eic Mi lead

E spain ,rigi n E ren n i fiaith D ieces r i Med . IS! (3 S irn a ro scar

flaithiu s Tem rach re hUlltaib ; 1 is e ro digail R oithechtaich

‘84 80 m . M in 194 ”om . M in

,ins . 1 . H ere in m arg . L

,is trog aided

a Cianachta (a correction from a false start Cru F ; om . M in .

21 Loga F 22“ Fom oirche tar ceann E r. Do ratsat E r. cath do i

m -Moin Trogai de F 23conaptattar F i s le R othechtaid

SE CTION IX .


A ircheltra again st the Ulaid , an d the battle of Sliab A irbr ig,an d the battle of Cen d Duin in A sal

,and the battle of Moin

F oichn ig in Ui Failge again st the Mairtin e and the E rna.

In his t im e hostin g began in Irelan d ; an d in his tim e was

the battle o f Mom Trogaide in C ian achta : that is, L u gai rs . L u gidoth brou ght the Fom oire over Irelan d with him . The

Men of Irelan d as sem bled to Mom Trogaide to fight against theFom oire. When they were in the thick of the battle a plagu ebroke ou t over them , so that the Men of Irelan d died there

,an d

L u gair an d C iasarn the kin g of the Fom o ire d ied ,as well as

Sirna kin g of Ireland ,u t qu idam di ou n i . B ut other scholars

say that it was in A l in n that he fell , at the hands of R othechtaid

R oth s . Ronan , qu ad u eri us est. Of h im the poet chan ted as

follows

Poem n o . C VIX .

I tem de eodem

Poem n o CVII .

‘Then Sirn a fell at the han ds of Rothechtaid in A lin d.

where L u gair s . L u g fell, an d Ciasrall s . Dorobakin g of the Fom oire

,an d a general slau ghter . B y h im was

the first hostin g begun in Irelan d . H e fell at the han ds of

R othechtaid Rotha s . Roan in A lainn , as on e saith

Poem n o . CVI

R 3: Thereafter S irn a s . Dian s . R othechtaid s . Maen

s . Oen gu s Olm u cach s . Fiachu L abrain n e s . Sm irgoll

s . [S1]en both s . Tigernm as s . Follach s . E thr ial s . i riel Faid

s . E r im on s . M il o f Spain took the kin gship of Irelan d,in the

re ign of Deioces king of the Medes . This is that S irna whoseparated the kin gship of Tem air from the Ulaid ; an d it is he

m ac R oain dorochair Si rn a am ai l asbert in file F 254 5as do sin ro

chan i n sen chai d i n duan ai le sea sin F 2“ins . Rota F 27 (hat all R23corochai r V 29 Roan AR 3° A linn VR coni d desinn asherat

an sn ithe so si s R

244 SE CTION IX .—TH E ROLL OF

‘

TH E KINGS .

m ac Main a sen athair feisin ; doig is e in R oithechtaich sin ro

m arbsad Ulaid a fill, a Cr uachain la Setna A rt m ac A irtr i

m eic E bir m eic Ir m eic M i lid . Dorochair B earn gal la S irn a m ac

Den indsin , m araen 1 A i lill ; 1 dorochair A ilill . Ocus is e

S irn a ro bai oed bliadan i cocad for Ultu . Gabai s rigi iarsin ;

1 is e ro bri s cath A irchealtra for Ultaib , 1 cath Sleb iA rbrig,

'

l cath Chin d Dnin , 1 cath Mon a Trodaid i i C ian n achta ;.i . L u gai r m ac L u groich tuc lais Fom orchu tar E rin d. Ro

hum sad fir E ren n do chath fri L ugair ico Main . In tan badarcc slaidi in chatha do form i tam

, con apadar fir E ren n an d,

1 con derbailt an d L u gair , 1 Oiasarn n ri Fom oire, 1 r i E ren n

,

S irn a, u t ali i otu h i . A cht adbert aro ile d’

eolchaib is an d

dorochair S irn a, la R oith‘

echtaich R ot m ac Rosin,rig Galaig.

Con ad do rochan in file an nseo

S irn a Sdeglach , sder «in flaith

3’Oon ad do n a. gn im radaib ceth a do chan in t- eolach $031

Cath Mon a Tro‘

gaide thai r

XXVIII .—ROTH E OH TA ID .

526. R 1:

1B ai 2R othechtad Rotha1 secht m bliadn a.

si r - rige

nhE ren n,

4co ro l-oisc ten e 5

gelain6 in Dfin 7Sobairce. Is leis

arricht carpet 8cethri n - ech 9 in hE ren n 9 ar tfis .

1 0

R 3: Sin bliadain sin tra rogoh R o itheachtaich m ac R oain

rigi n E renn iar m arb Si rn a m eic Dé in i fiaith Fraoirtes rig

Mead . Seacht m bliadn a do i rigi nE ren n , corort tin e gealan

i nDfin Sobairce. Is n a flaith ro rindead carbaid ceitri n - ech

ar tfis i n E irind riam, 1 da rigain doroin di iad .

33“ this m m arg . of M.

5 26.

" 1om . F

2 R otheachtaigh B otho V R othech R otha Rs irigh i V i rigi R 4

eorosloi sc F “gelan V 6 ic R 7 Sob . F

tSobai rce V 8. i i ii . riadh V ; om . R 9 - 9

om . FVR ” i n s. in E r R .

A t thi s poin t A , and V in i ts orig inal form , break off . The latter has been continued in

a d iff eren t hand , or rather in several differen t hands , the con tinuators copying from a MS .

sim i lar to , bu t n ot iden tical with L—perhaps m ore closely resem b ling F—ln wh ich the R oll

of the Kings ended with Dathi .


246 SE CTION IX .


XX IX .

- E LIM .

527. R 1:

1Gabais E llim Olfin én echta rige2hE ren n oen

bliadain ,

3co torchair la Giallchath ,

m ac A ilella Olchain , m eic

R 3: Dogoh iar sin E ilim Ollfin dachta m ac R oithechtaich ,

m eic R oain,rigi nE ren n i fiaith Fraortes rig Med . Sneachta

fina n a flaith (A en bliadain a fiaith) , co torchair la Giallchad

m ac A ililla Olchaina, i cath Chom air Thri nUisqfui thes .

XXX .

—GIA L L CH AD .

528 . B 1:1Gabais Gial lchadh rige fri re n oi m bliadan .

2Tu c

giall3cach 4

coic fir a m -Mum ain .

5Co torchair i 6m -Maig

Mu aide la A rt7Im l ig m ac

8E lim .

R 3: Gabais Giallchaid, m ac A ililla Olchain ,

m eic S irnaSa’

eglaig, m eic Dein , r igi n E ren n i flaith F'

raortes'

r

XXX I .—A R ~T IML E CH .

529 . R 1: Gabais 1A rt Iml ig rige hE renn da bliadain d éc

, 1

ro classa secht n duine leis, con id ro m arb Nu adu Fin d Fail m ac

Giallchaldh'

a.

R 3: Da bliadain déc do, 1 no clasa seacht n duin e

lais . Cion laid ro m arb N uada F in d Fai l mac Gial lchada i cath .

Is a fiaith Gialllchada adbath Ofrao‘

rtes rig Mead, 1 ro gab

Cirase‘

rsex ri Med .

XXX II .

—NUA DU FINN FA IL .

530 . B 1: B ai Nuadu Fin d Fai l 1

seszca bliadan 2 i'

r - rig'

e

hE ren n .

3Do rochair la4B res R i m ac Ai rt Im lig .

R 3 No is a filaith Fraortes rig Med rogob Nuadu F ind Fail

527 .

1 R ogab dana VR a r . FVR a ins . .i . sn eachta fina

in a re V (this i s i nterlin ed in L, wi th fria for i na) .

5 2 8 .

1 Giallch ad m ac Ai lella, gabais

- sein rige n E r. fri .ix . m b l. F ; B aiGiallcadh .ix . m b l . i righ i n E r.

,V ; B ai G . i rigi .ix . m b l . R 2 i n s. co R

aom . caeh F gacha V ‘

coicer F coi ci r VR 6con dorchai r V

“M ugain Muaidhe FV Mu lg Muaidhi R ; Muade, the a stroked ou t L

SE CTION IX .


XX IX . E LIM .

527. B 1: E lim Olfin echta took the kin gship of Irelan d one

year,till he fell at the han ds of Giallchad s. A ilill Olchain s.

S irn a.

R 3: Thereafter E lim Olfi n echta s. R othechtaid s . Roan

took the kin gship of Irelan d,in the reign of Fraortes kin g of

the Medes . There was sn ow of win e in h is reign . [On e yearwas his reign ] , till he fell at the han ds o f Giallchad s . A ili ll

Olchain in the battle of Com air Tri nUisce sou thward .

XXX .

—GIA L L CH AD .

528 . R 1: Giallchad took the kin gship for a space of n in e

years . H e took a hostage from every five m en in Mum u ; so

he fell in Mag Muaide at the han ds of A rt Im lech s. E lim .

R 3: Giallchad s. A ilill Olchain s. S irn a Séegelach ,

s. D iantook the kin gship of Irelan d in the reign of Fraortes

XXX I .

—A RT IML E CH .

529 . RI A rt Im lech took the kin gship of Ireland for twelveyears ; and seven forts were du g by him ,

ti ll Nu adu F in n Fails . Giallchad slew him .

R 3: Twelve years had he ,

‘

an d seven forts were du gby him . So N u ada F inn Fai l s . Giallchad slew h im in battle .

It is in the reign of Giallchad that Fraortes kin g o i the Medcs

died,an d Cyaxares took the kin gship of the Medes.

XXX II .

—NUA DU FINN FA IL .

530 . R 1: Nuadu F in n Fai l was sixty [or forty ] years in

the kin gship of Irelan d . H e fell at the hands of B res R i s .

A rt Im lech .

R 3 Or it is in the reign of Fraortes kin g of the Medes that

7n Im leach F 8 Oi lella L

,Eli m Ollfin n achta R. A haplog raphy here

extending in to the next reign M .

529 .

1om . A rt F .

530 .

1. lx . wi th n o .xl . in terlin ed above, L ; .lx . n o .xl . u t ali i aiu n t

M in ( .lx. n o om . V, ali R) 2

om . i rr. hE r . M in 3con dorchair M in

4 B ress N uado L,B rei si R .

248 SE CTION IX .


m ac Giallchada,m eic A ilella Olchain ,

rigi n E renn . A irm id

eolaich cor gob E ochaid Opthach , do sil E bir , 1 is les doron tasceith

,airgdide n o um aide

,do Gaeidelaib . Dorochair thra

Nuadu la B reas R ig m ac A ir t Imli g. Ocu s cc airm id eolaig

E ochaid Optach reim Nu adu is andiaid B res tic,iar cen mair ,

am air adber .

XXXIII .—B RE S .

531 . RI 1Gabais B res rige,21 re bris 3il - chatha 4for Fom oire ;

5con erbai lt 6i Carn Chon lu ain .

R 3: Gabais B reas R ig m ac A irt Im lig rigi nE ren n , i flaith

N abcadasor ri Pears ; 1 Cam pares m ac1

Cir i com fiaith'

is 1 B res .

C'

iriaxi ser ri Mead, da bliadain trichad dd, 1 isin deachm ad

bliadain a r igi ro chuaid N abcadon a m Baibiloin 1 is na re

ro loscead Tem pall Solm an . Slicht eolaig aile so, .i . A istigis

do gobai] rigi Med, 1 c-om fiaithius do 1 do N abcadon

,.i .

,céd

rig n a nGallacda : 1 airm id eolaig in tlechta sin corob é N uada2F in d Fail do bai for E rinn ann sin

,a gobail rigi do N abcadom

Ocus m as fi r sin ,is n ar nd iaid tic B reas . Cir m ac Dair

im orro,cet rig n a Pears is ris aderthai

“Nabcadon C iriu s

,

”

. i . ri g deigena-eh n a n Gallac

‘

da ; ocu s rucustair in broit a

B aib ilo'

in, 1 Nuadu F in d Fai l fa rig E renn an ds in . Uair airm id

na croin ice socht m or re cian d’aim sir o Nfualdat Fin d Fail

anuas for Sil n E rim oin . Mas fir in slicht sin ,is an dsin

scu ireas in Ceathro‘

mad Aes in dom ain , .i . o Dau id co broit

m B aibile-n i ; is (3 seo a fead do bliadnaib , . i . CCC'

CLXX III, 1

B res do r'

é ir in Slechta sin n ar n diaid ; 1 tin dsceadal in coicead

aes, 1 E ochaid Opthach nar ndiaid,iar m B -res. Do go

-b iarom

B reas rigi iar N uada Fin d Fail,i flaith N abcadon asor , 1 ro

bris i lchatha 3for Fom ore ; con derbailt cc Carnd Con dluain .

531 . R’:

1 B ogah B ress V,rogab B rei si rige R 2 in s 1x. m bl . M in

a i l - cath R ‘om . for Fom . R “

concorchair R 60 c Garu n F an


XXX IV .

—E OCH U APTH A CH .

532 . RI E ochu A pthach ,1nde Chorco L aigde,

2m ac L u igdech ;

no m ac3A irt , m eic E bir B rice, m eic 4L u gdach Calz ; oen

bliadain si r - r igi iartain .

5 Tam 6each 7

m is8 inn a flaith

,

9.i . da

tham déc sin bliadain .

9 1 0Dorochair E locho la Fin d m ac1 1B latha

,

1 2m eic 1 3Labrada Con dhilg, m eic Corpre, m eic

O llam ain Fetla.

1 2 N o com bad de tham atbailed.

”

R 3: E ochaid Opthach iar sin

,ide Chorco Laidi do si l

L ui gdeach m eic Itha. N o E ochaid Opthach , m ac A irt , m'

eic

E bir B r ic, m eic L u gdach Cail . Oen bliadain fot .a flaithiu sa.

Is aire adberthai E ochaid Opthach dé , ar a m ed'adbailead re

lin d, .i . tam cacha m isa ba flaith .i .

'

da them [no tri i nterlin edbelow] dec sin bliadain re lin d . Dairis Mor m ac! Iostasbes i

rigi in dom ain in tan sin . Dorochair E ochaid 1a Fin d m ac

B ratha,m e ic Labrada C

‘

on delg, m eic Cairpri , m eic Ollam

Potla ; n o com ed do them .adbailead i flaith Dairius .

XXXV .—F INN .

533. R 1: Gabais Fin d m ac E latha 1

ri ge fri rel fichet

bliadan , co torchair la Setn a 2A rtach 3Inn arraid m ac4B reise

a m -Mum ain .

R 3: Gabais F ind m ac B ratha rigi n E ren n . Fich i bliadan

fot a flaithiu sa ; i fiai’

th Dairiu s,

condorchair la Sédn a

In darraich m ac B res R ig, de Mum ain .

XXXVI .—SE TNA INNARRAD .

534 . B 1: Se-tn a

1In n arrad 2m ac B reise,

2 isse toisech 3doratchirod do amsaib 4 in hE rinn . i . inn arnad . B ai fiche bliadan i

r - rige n E ren n ,co torchair la S im on mB recc.

532 .

1 Transfer to often the gen ealogy M in this gen ealogy i n

m arg .,L 3 A i rd V 4 L u igdech Cal 111 . E achach E tguthaig m . Daire

Do im thigh m . Rossa R ig (wi th som e orthographi cal var iation s) M in5 - 5 fat a flaithu sa F a

'

fad a'

f latha VR “in s . tedm a V’ m eass V

lgre l in d VR om . FM in 1°

con dorchai r V adrochai r R


XXX IV .

- E OCH U APTH A CH .

532 . B 1: B ochu A pthach of Corco L aigde s . L u gaid ; or

s . A rt s . E ber B recc s. L u gaid Cal ; on e year in the kin gshipthereafter . There was a plagu e every m on th in h is reign ,

thatis

,twelve plagues in the year. E ochu fell at the han ds of

Fin n s . B lath s. L abraid Condelg s . Corpre s . Ollom Fotla.

Or it was of plagu e that he died .

R 3: E ochu A pthach thereafter , of Corco L aigde, of the

descen dan ts of L ugaid s . Ith . Or,E ochaid A pthach s . A rt s .

E ber B recc, s . L u gaid Cal . On e year was the len gth of his

reign . For this reason was he called E ochu A pthach , for the

n um ber that died u n der his reign ; there was a plagu e of everym on th in his tim e

,that is twelve plagu es in the year . Dariu s

the Great s . H ystaspes was in the kin gship of the world at thattim e. B ochu died at the han ds of Fin n s. B rath , s. L abraid

Con delg, s. Cairpre, s. Ollom Fotla ; or it was of plagu e thathe died

,in the reign of Dariu s.

XXXV .

—FINN .

533. R 1: Fin n s . B lath took the kin gship for a space of

twen ty years,till he fell at the han ds of Sétna A rt Inarraid

s . B res,in Mum u .

R 3: Fin n s . B lath took the kin gship o f Irelan d .

. Twen tyyears was the len gth o f his reign ,

in the reign of Dariu s, ti llhe fell at the han ds of Sétn a In narraid s. B res R i , from Mum u .

XXXVI .—SE TNA INNARRAID .

534 . R 1: Sétna In n arraid s. B res, he is the first who gave

wage inn arm d”] to hirelin gs in Ireland . H e was twen ty

years in the kin gship of Irelan d,ti ll he fell at the han ds of

Siom om B recc.

“m B lath V 1 2 “ 1 20 m . M in 1 8 L abradh F A i lella F

‘5 ins . cen a cath .

533 .

" 1rigi co cenn R z

om . FM in 3 In darradh F In n arrai dh ! R

(one 11,R) 4 B rei s FV.

534 .

1 Narrad L om . M in 30m . rat F i in E r. ar tu s .F

252 SE CTION IX .


R 3: Do gob tra Sétn a In darraich rigi n E ren n i flaith

Dairius . Ocus is e cetn a tu c crod d’

am saib in E rin n riam he,s

.i . in da‘

rrad ,

5.i . tuaristol . B ai 6fichi bliadan i rigi n E renn

, co

torchair la Siom on7B reece. Ocu s is n a re adbath Dairiu s, 1

is n a re do gob Sersex m ac Dairiu s rigi .

XXXVII — SIOMON B R E CC .

535 . B 1: S im on B recc m ac A edain Glais 1

m eic N uadat

F ind ,

1se bl iadn a i r - r ige

2n E renn , co torchair la Du ach Find

m ac Sétn a 3In n arrad .

R 3 Do gob thra Sim on B reac m ac A edain Glais r igi n E ren n

i fiaith Sersex . Se bliadn a do , con dorchair la Duach F in d m ac

Sétna In darraid .

XXXVIII .—DUI FINN .

536. B 1: Duach Fin d , deco m bliadna , con id ro m arb

Mu ridach B algr ach m ac Sim oin .

1

R 3: Do gob im orro Duach Fin d m ac Sé tna Inn arraid rigi

mE ren n,i fiaith Sersex ; co ro m arb Mu iridach 2B olgrach i

flaith A rtasersex L on gim an u s, .i . lam a fota bai lei s

XXX IX .—MUIR E DA CH B OL GRA CH .

537 . R 1: Mu ir idach

,

1 2m i 1 bliadain 3do i r - rig-e

3

,

4co

torchair la hE nn a nDerg5m ac nDu ach .

R 3: Mu ireadach B olgrach do gahai l rigi n E ren n re fead m is

1 bliadn a, i flaith A rtas ersex ; con dorchair la hE n na nDearg

m ac nDuach F ind .

an E r. V om . M i n ° fiche bl . ( i righe V) co torchair M in

"om . FV ; m B reac m e. (si c) R .

535 .

1“om . M in : om . Fi nd F z

om . F a Inarget R.


254 SE CTION IX .- TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS

.

XL .—ENNA DE RG .

538 . R 1:

1E n n a Derg, 2da 3bliadain doc do 4 i r—rige, con erbailt de than] i 5Sleib M is, co soehaide 6

m oir 7imm e.

R 3 Gabais E rm a Derg rigi n E renn re fead da bliadain doc,

isin laith cetn a ; con erbai lt do them i Sleib Mis,co soehraidi

m oir im e ann .

XL I .

— LUGA ID IA RDONN .

539 . R I L u gaid Iardon d m ac E n da,

1n oi m bliadna i r - rige,

co torchair la S irlam i r - Raith Clochrain .

R 3: Do gob thra L u gaid Iardon n m ac E n na Deirg rigi

n E ren n re fed n oi m bl iadan ,isin flaith cetn a, con dorchair la

Sirlam i Raith 3Clochai r .

XLII .—SIR L AM .

540 . R 1: Si rlam l

m ae F in d,

2tri bliadn a decc i r - r ige, con id

ro m arb E ocho Uairchess m ac L u gdach .

3R o saiched a lam 1ar

1 so n a sessom .

3

R 3: Do gob im orro Sirlam iarsin rigi n E ren n . Tri bliadna

d-eec do isin fiaith cetna, conaid ro m arb E ochaid Uaircheas do

Saigit.

XLIII .—E OCH U UA IR CH E S .

541 . R 1: E ocho Uairches

,

1di bliadain doe 2 i l - lon gais for

m u ir .

31s aire atberar“Uairches

” 4de,

5for in n arba ro bai o

Sirlam . Da bliadain deae 6ai le do i r - rige co torchair 6

re

m accaib Con gail m eic 7L u gdach Cal,

. i . E -oehu 1 Con ain g8B ec

'

fiaclach .

9A ta debi cc n a sen ehaidib imm on dis sec,las

torchair E ochu Uairches, . i . E ochu Fi adm u in e 1 Con aing1 0B eefiaelach .

1 1A tberat araile is m ac do Chon gal B ocho ,l z1

is m ac1 3 Du aeh m e ic 1 4Mu ir idaig m eic 1 5Sim oin in Con aing

538 .

1 En da Derg m ac Duach Find V 2 3em . b l. V

ia rig i n E r . V Sliab F Slib V 6m o r F 7

u im e FV .

539 .

1 ins . Derg V 2 i ns . H eren n V ; co ro m arb V i e V3 Clochai n F, Coch lain V .

540 .

1 m ac Fin d (di ttographed) m eic B latha V 2 i ns . bu i F bai V.xu i . F : om . b l. V this in terpo lati on , preceded by . i .

, fo llowsFi nd m ac E latha V : socheadh n o so icheadh F ; saighed V ; lam a V ;i ssi na sessom V, tseasanh F .

SE CTION IX .

— TH E ROLL OF TH E“ KINGS . 255

XL .

— E NN A DE RG .

538 . R I: E n n a Derg, twelve years had he in the kin gship ,

ti ll he died of plagu e in Sliab M is, with great troops in his

com pan y .

R 3: E n n a Derg took the kin gship of Irelan d for a space

of twelve years,in the sam e reign ; till he died of plagu e in

Sliab M is,with great troops in his com pan y there.

XL I .

—L UGA ID IA RDON N .

539 . RI L u gaid Iardon n s . E n n a,n in e years in the kin gship

ti ll he fell at the han ds of Si rlam in Raith Cloehrain .

R 3: Then L u g-aid Iardon n s. E n n a Derg took the kin gship

of Irelan d for a space of n in e year s,in the sam e reign ,

till hefell at the han ds of Sirlam in Raith Clochair .

XLII .

—SIR LAM .

540 . R 1: Si rlam s . Fin n [s . B lath ] thirteen years in the

kin gship ,ti ll E ochu Uairches s . L u gaid slew h im . H is arm

woul d reach the grou n d when he was stan din g .

R 3: A fterwards Si rlam took the kin gship of Irelan d .

Thirteen years had in the sam e reign ,till E ochu Uairches slew

him with an arrow .

XLIII .

—E OCH U UA IR CH E S .

541 . R I: E ochu Uairches, twelve years had he in exi le over

sea. This is why he was called Uairches by reason of h is bein gdr iven forth [by S

'

irlam . Other twelve years had he in the

kin gship ,ti ll he fell at the han ds of the son s of Con gal s .

L u gaid Cal , nam ely E ochu an d Con ain g B ececlach . The

historian s are in dou bt abou t those two , at whose han d E ochuUairches fell

,n am ely E ochu Fiadm u in e an d Con ain g

Som e say that E ochu was son of Con gal , an d

541 .

1 da V 2cm . i 1- lon gai s V

3 i ns . 1 V 4 f ri s FV5ara F ; om . in n arba ro b ai V 6 fri m accaib Conm ai l F

,le m acaib

Con gai l V. H ere the text of F breaks ofi”

finally ; all varian ts after this

poin t from V u n less otherwi se stated .

7 L u i gdech8 B egeclach

9 in s. a sead 10 B egeglach1 1

- raid 12 ins . F iadm u in e 13 in s . do14 Mu redai dh Sim ein (n ot Sh and om . fo llowing in

16“ 160m .

( 0 )‘Of little fear

’. A liter, B ecfhiaclach,

‘

o f little teeth’

.

256 SE CTION IX .


B eefiaclaeh, 1 iss in u n d m athair doib 1 6

1 in tE ochu Uairches

m ac L u gdach .

1 6

R 3: Do gob iarsin E ochaid Uaircheas rigi n E ren n re fead

da bliadain dee,isin laith chedn a. 1 Is airi adberthar

Uaircheas”r is

, ar in darba robai for m u ir o Sh irlam H . CO

torchair la m acaib Con gai l m e ic q gdach Cal , .i . E ochu 1

Con ain g B ececlach . A ta deithb ir oe aroile de sean chaidib im on

di sea lais torchair E ochaid Uaircheas,

. i . E ochaid F iadm u in e

1 Conain g B ececlach . A dberaid aroil‘e is da m ac Con gai l m eic

L u gach Cal , do Chorco L aide, is uaid ib Callraide. A dberaid

aro ile is m ac do Chon gal m eic L u gdach do Chorco LaideE ochaid, 1 is m ac do Duach m ac Mu ireadaig m eic Siom oin B rie

in Conain g B ececlach 1 is [in ] - an d m athair do Chon ain g 1

d’E ochaid iDadm u ine (sic) m ac Con gai l .

XLIV .

— E OCH U AND CONA ING .

542 . RI E ochu 1 Con ain g, coie bliadn a i1com flaith ; in dara

leth d ’E ochaig, 1 in leth ai le do Chon ain g, .i . in leth tuas eertach

2do Con ain g . Dorochair B ocho F iadm u in e la L u gaid m ac

E chach Uaircheis .

R 3: E ochaid 1 Con ain g, cu ic bliadn a i com laith isin laith

chedna, . i . in leth tes d ’E rin d cc E ochaid Fiadm hu in e 1 in leath

tuaid oc Con ain g B eceglach . Con droehair E ochaid F iadm u in e

1a L u gaid m ac E achach Uairches, 1 rogob L u gaid leath B ren n

i com laith re Conaing B egeglach .

XLV .

—LUGlA ID L AMDE RG .

543. R1: L u gaid, secht m bliadn a,

leo torchair la Conain g

m B ececlaeh .

R 3: Is na fiaith adbath A rtasersex, 1 do gob Sersex rigi ln

dom ain na fiaith ,re fead da m is ; 1 is n a flaith rogob Seeoen u s

rigi in dom ain re fead seacht m i s . Con droehair L ugaid m ac

E chach Uaircheas la Con ain g B ececlach . Is a flaith Conain g

rogob Dairiu s Nothu s rigi in dom ain .

542 .

1com flaithu s

2om . do Chonaing .



XLVI—CONAIN G.

544 . R 1: Con ain g

1B ececlach , docc m bl iadan2do 3in ard

’

ri ge

na hE renn .

4Is aire atberthe B ececlach ,

4nair n i tain io nair

n—om ain n o ecla do riam .

5Con id ro m arb A rt m ac L u igdech .

R 3: Con ain g B ececlach

,deich m bliadan i r igi n E ren n

, ,

con dorcha ir 1a hA rt m ac L u gdach i flaith Dairius Notus .

XL zVIL—A RT.

545 . R 1: A rt m ac L u gdech m eic E chach ,

1so bliadna 2 i

r - rige hE renn , co torchair la Duach 3Ladraig m ac F iacha4Tolgraig, 1 1a

5Fiachaig feisen .

R 3: Dogob iars in A rt m ac L u igdeach rigi nE renn re fed so

m bliadan,i fiaith Dairiu s

,con dorchair la Duach L adgraid m ac

F iachrach Toleraid 1 la F iachaid fesin . Is a fiaith A irt adbathDairiu s.

XLVIII .—A IL IL L FINN .

546. R 1: A ili ll Find m ac A irt , n oi m bliadn a i r - rige, co

torchair la A rgatm ar 1 la F iachaig,“

1 la Duach1m ac F iachach

imm alle.

1 2Fecta cath etir A rgatm ar 13F iacha Toleraeh in

Gern ach Thalten ,

4corroim id for A rgatm ar .

4 F'

eehta cath etorru

i m B regaib , co torchai r 5F iachra‘

Toleraeh sin chath sin .

Tinolait5 fir Mum an iar 6sein im 7E chaiug m ac A ilella F in d

, 1

im L u gaid m ac E chach F iadm u in e, 1 im Duach L adrach ,

co sil7hE rim oin , 1 in n arbsat7 A rgatmar dar m u ir 8

ri re secht

m bliadan .

R 3: Oilill m ac A irt dogobail ri gi nE ren n iar sin re nai

m bliadan ,i flai th Sersex .i . Mem n oin ; coudrochair A rt la

hA irgedm a‘

r 1 la Fiachaid 1 la Duach m ac Fiachach . Ferthar

cath itir A irgedm ar 1 F iacha Toleraeh im on rigi in A enachThaillten cor m eabaid for A irgedm ar . Fearthair cath eatu rru

i m B regaib , co torchai r F iacha Toleraid isin chath sin .

544 .

1 B egeglach iar senzom . do 3

an airdri ghi n E ren n4 "

cm .

5con i s m arb L u igdech (om . ro) .

545 .

1 ins . Uai reiu sz i rigi an d om . hE r .

aL adhgrach

Toleraidh 5 Fiacha fen .

SE CTION IX .


XLVI—.CONA IN G.

544 . R 1: Conain g B ececlach , ten years had he in the high

kin gship of Ireland . For this cau se was he called B ececlach ,

for n ever cam e terror or fear upon him ,at all . A rt s. L u gaid

slew h im .

R 3 Con ain g B ececlach , ten years in the kin gship of Ireland,

till he fell at the hands of A rt s. L ugaid in the reign of Dariu sN othu s.

XLVII—A RT.

545 . R I: A rt s. L u gaid s. E ochu ,

six years was he in the

kin gship of Ireland,ti ll he fell at the hands of Du i L adgrach

s . F iachu Tolgrach , an d of Fiachu him self .

R 3: Thereafter A rt s . L u gaid took the kin gship of Ireland

for a space of six years,in the reign of Dariu s

,ti ll he fell at

the han ds of Du i L adgrach s. Fiachu Tolgrach and of Fiachu

him self . In the reign of A rt died Dariu s.

XLVIII .—A IL IL .L FINN .

546. B 1: A ilill Fin n s . A rt

,n in e years in the kin gship ,

ti llhe fell at the hands of A irgetm ar an d of Fiachu

, son of Du i s.

Fiachu together . A battle was fou ght between A irgetm ar an d

F iachu Tolgrach in“

Oenach Taillten,which wen t again st

A irgetm ar . A battle was fou ght between them in B rega, an d

Fiachu Tolgrach fell in that battle. The m en of Mum u

assem bled thereafter , in the com pany of E ochu s . A ilill F in n ,

of L u gaid m ac E chach Fiadm u in e,and of Du i L adrach

,with

the descendan ts of E rim on , an d they drave out A irgetm ar

oversea for a space of seven years.

R 3: A ilill s . A rt took the kin gship of Irelan d thereafter for

a Space of n in e years,in the reign of [A rta] xerxes Mem n on ;

till A rt fell at the hands of A irgetm ar and of Fiachu an d of

Du i son of Fiachu . A battle is fou ght between A irgetm ar an d

F iachu Tolgrach con cern in g the kin gship in Oen ach Taillten ,

an d it broke again st A irgetm ar . A battle is fought betweenthem in B reg, an d Fiachu Tolgrach fell in that battle . There

546.

1 i m. a m ac2 feachair 3 Fiacr-a Tolgrach

4“om .

M Fiacha Tolgrach an d : tin olai d 3 Mn E rim oin 1 in darbaid

8O

om . ri .

260 SE CTION IX .


Tinoilter fir Mum ain iarsin im E ochaid m ac A ililla (sic) Fin d

m eic A irt, 1 im L ugaid m ac E achach Fiadm u ine , 1 im Duach

L adgraid, co si l E rem oin , 1 in darbthar A irgedm ar tar m u ir fri

re seacht m bliadan . I fiaith Mem non sin u ile.

XLIX .—E OCH U .

547 . B 1: E ocho m ac A ilella F ilnd fr isin re s in i r - rigi

hE renn, co toracht A rgatm ar dar m u ir , 1 con d

'

ern a1sid ri Duach

2Ladra ; co torchair leo3E ochu i nOen u ch An e.

R 3: Gobais E ochaid ‘

m ac A ililla F ind rigi nE ren n an dsin,

co toracht A irgedm ar“

tar m u irg 1 con dearn a si th for Duach

L adgraig. Co torchair leo E ochaid i nAen ach A in e i flaith

Mem n oin

L .—ARGATMA R .

548 . R 11 A rgatm ar,

1 tricha bliadan iartain i r - rige,1

co

torchair la Duach Ladrach 1 la L ugaid2L aidech .

R 3: Iar s in tra ro gob A irgedm ar rigi nE ren n . Tricha

bliadan do,co torchair la Duach m ac E achach

,i flaith A rtas

ersex'

Ochu s.

LI .

—DUI LADRA CH .

549 . R 1: Duach L adrach i r - r ige

liarum , decc m bliadan ,

con id ro m arb L u gaid2L aidech .

R 3: Du ach L adgraich iarsin i rigi nE renn ; deich m bliadan

do i flaith Iochu s, con dorchair la L u gaid Laigdech .

LII .—LUGA ID LAIGDE OH .

550 . R 1: L u gaid L aidech secht bliadn a do i r - rige, co

torchair la A ed R i‘

i ad m ac B odu irn m eic A rgatm air .

R 3 L u gaid L aideach iarsin i rigi n E renn seacht m bliadna

do, con drochair la hA irgeadm ar iartain,i flaith A rtarsersex

Oehais.

547 .

1si th

2 L adrach3 E ochai d.

548 .

1 “ ’ iar sin tricha bl . i rrige20m , in s. m ac E achach

Uai rches.



H ere follows in all the MSS . which fu n ction abou t this part

of the work, an extract from Din nsen chas B renn ,con tain ing

the accou n t of the fou n dation of E m ain Mocha (see L 10 y 46,A

M 292 8 B and F are here defici en t, an d do n ot con tain

the con text of the i nterpolati on ; V breaks off with the words

h ic plu ra praeterm ito .i . com flaithius n a tri rig, resum in g

LIII .—CIMB AE TH .

551 . R 1: Cim baeth 1 tra, cet flaith 2E m na Macha ; echt

3mbliadna fichet a flaith“ in E m ain .

L uv D

A tbath Cim baeth ;5unde Coic rig decc fiado - side do

poetic Con chobar ; it e a n - aum an n

indso

C’im baeth clei the n - cc nE m na

Is 6 in Cim baeth sin tra ro

ail Ugain e Mar m ac E achach .

R 3: Cim ba

‘

eth m ac Fintain m eic A irgedmair m eic Sirlaim

m eic F ind m eic E latha m eic Labrada m eic Cairpri m eic Ollam an

Fotla m eic Fiachach F in scothaich m eic Sotma A irt m eic

A irtri me ic E bir m eic hIr ; do gob thra. Cim baeth m ac F in tain

rigi nE renn re fichit bliadan an diaid] Dithroba me ic Dim ain ,

acht gid ann se airm idthearw. Ocus i flaith A laxan dair Moir

m eic Pi lip . i . coit rig Grec ocu s is e in C im baeth sin coit righE ren n a hE am ain Macha ; 1 is e cet laith B am na fodeisin . Dia

n - abrad so

Cim bdeth cleithe n - oc n E m na

5 5 1 . The MS D here joins in , wi th an excerpt from the lost R 2 text

in Leb or na hU idri,confirm in g the E m ain Macha extract

1 in s. m ac

( 0 ) Som e words m u st have been dropped o u t here.

SE CTION IX .


i mm ediately after the in terpolation—showing that it wascon tai n ed in the MS . from which the scri be was copying . Thetext has been pu blished in Stokes

’

s several edi tion s ofDinn Sen ehas

,an d wi ll n ecessari ly be con tain ed in an y other

edition that m ay be pu blished hereafter ; an d as i t has n o

in trinsic con n exion with Lebor Gabala i t is here om itted .

LIII .—OIMB AE TH .

551 . R 1: N ew Cim baeth

,the first prin ce of E m ain Macha

,

twen ty - eight years was his reign in E m e in .

R 3: Cim baeth died , un de Fifteen kings from h im to

poeta'

Con chobor ; here are their

Poem n o. C'VIII .

This is that Cim baeth who

n u rtured Ugaine Mor,

s .

E ochu .

R 3: Cim baeth s. Fin tan s. A irgetm ar s . Sirlam s. F in n s.

B laith s . L abraid s . Coirpre s. Ollom Fotla s. Fiachu Fin scothach

s . Sétna A rt s . A irtri s. E ber s. i r ; C im baeth s. F in tan tookthe kin gship of Irelan d for a space of twen ty years afterDithorba s. Dem an . B ut though it is reckon -cd here A nd

it was in the reign of A lexan der the Great s. Philip, first kin gof the Greeks, an d that Cim baeth was the first kin g of Irelan din E m ain Macha ; an d he is the first prin ce of E m ain Machai tself ; when ce this was said

Poem n o. C’VIII .

F in dtain m eic A i rgedm air V2 E am na V Em ein D a

om . m D‘ ins. con erbai lt D 5

cm . V.


551 bis. A n A bstract of the R oll of the Kings from Oengus

Olm ucach to Cim baeth, appen ded to R2after 511 .

Oengu s Olm u ccai dh tra do erochair hi cath Carm ain la n E nna 1nAi rgtech

m ac E chach M em o, 1 is leis doron ta scé i th

2argai t in A rgatros ; 1

3dosrat

do ferai b hE renn . Ocu s rogab rigi hE renn iartain ,“co torchai r i cath

Raighn e la Rotechtai dh“ m ac6Mai n m ei c oengusa Olm u ccai d . B ogah

tra ’R otechtaidh iar sin rige,8 i ssé sin in cetrum ad ri do 9

claind

hE rem oin o Oengu s 111610cc N uada Find Fai l ; .i . R othechtai dh 1 Si rna

m ac1 1Dem ail

, 1 Giallchadh m ac Ai lella 12A olcain , 1 N uada F ind Fail13fesin .

1‘iR ogab sat15dana so 16

rig do clain d 17E b ir otha E rm a 18Ai rgdech

cosin m B ressi R ig, .i . Mu ini m on _ 119Ai ldergdoi t 1

2°R otechtai d Rotha 1

Eli m 21Olfin dachta 1 Art22Im lecha 1 B ressi Righ 2“’fodessin . F lai thu s Ulad

iar sin“

Oengus Olm uccai d atbath

Issi cétfai d e rei le sen chad com adh a com aim sir i tsn o beti s each ri an ess

1 atuaidh do 26clan n aib E b ir 1 E rim oin ,

”co racbatar U laid i flai thu s.

Flai thu s tra Ulad iar sin , fri re secht ndin e, o N uadad co hUgain e Mor

m ac28E chach B uadaig

—.i . Cerm n a 1 Sobairce, i s iat rogab rigi n E ren n

ar tii s do Ulltaib . R 0 ran n ad tra E riu iar sin eti r Cerm na 1 Sobairce,i ss iat o Inb er Colpa co L u im n ech, cechtarde asa don

, .i . Don Sobairce

1 Dim Cerm na. Do 29cheneol octighem doib , .i . do m ac Eb rie octighem ,

1 robai E riu cot m bliadan fersin roin d si n . Ocu s roa"d ibad tra in

31flai thu s sin .

82I s do ro cot

Dnn Sobairce d iam, s luag- lin n

[H ere follows the E m a/in Macha in terpo lation ]8“A nm and n a coie rig n déc o

34C’

him baeth co Concobar ann so

Ci/mbdeth clete n - oc nE m na

i arsain tra $5scu irter flai thiu s Ulad do Tem raig, ocu s

3“rogab

37E ochaid

B uadach m ac Duach rige nE ren n , .i . athair Ughain e Moir, dalta- si dhe do

Ch im baeth m ac Fi nn tain .

[This text now proceeds to ii 554 bis ]

5 5 1 . bis.

1om n - thech A A i rgdech R 2

airgit A argaid Eairci t R 3 dorat E 4

con dorchai r R “in s . la D 6 Moein DMaon E 7

- taigh AE 8 in s. hE ren n E 9si l R 1°

con adrada Aco N uadui tt D co N uadad E Dom ain R A olclain A Oalchloen DOlchao in E 13 fodesin DE ‘4

rogab (s ad ye) D rogabsat, the final t

yc R don o A tra D di diu R 1"ri AE i r (sic) D 1" hE b E

nE b R 1° A i rgt E A ircdec R 1”A i llerdoid E A i ldergoit



LIV .—MA CHA .

552 . R 1: Mocha im orro bai 1

sechlt m bliadn a i 2flaithius iar

Cim boeth , co torchair la Rleehta‘

id R igderg mac L u igdech m eic

E chach m eic A ilella Finn m eic A irt m eic L u gdech3L om deirg

m eic E ichach Uairches .

R 3: Macha Mon gruad in gean A eda Rfiaid m eic B adu i

'

rn ,

seacht m bliadn a d i i r ige n E ren d iar Cim boeth,co torchair i

flaith Ptolom eas m eic L airgi la Reachtgid (sic) R igdearg deMum ain Moir .

LV .—R E CH TA ID R IGDE R G.

553. B 1: Gabais R eehtaid R igderg rige

1hE ren n fichebliadan ,

2comid ro m arb Ugain e Mor dolta 3Cim boetha 1 Mocha.

41s 6 re m arb B ectai-d R igderg4 i n digail a m u im i . 5Iar sin tro

6scristair flathius Ulad o Them raig .

5

R 3: Gobais iarsin R echtaich Rigdearg m ac L u igdeach m eic

E achach m eic A ililla F ind rigi nE renn re fichi bliadan i fiaith

Tolom eu s cotua ; con oid ro m arb Ugain e Mor m oc E achach

B uaidaig .i . dolta do Ch im boeth m ac F in tain 1 do Macha, uairis o ro m arb R echtaich R igderg an d igailt a hu im e. Is an n sin

ro scar fiaitheas 7Tem rach re hUlltaib beos .

7

LVI .

—UGOIN E MOR .

554 . R 1: Gabais Ugain e Mor m ac E chach B uadaig rige

hE ren n 1 A lban ko (sic) Mu ir n Icht, et tu c in gin rig Fran c do

m noi . i . Cessair Chrothach in gen rig Fran c. Ocus rue si

coiciu r ar fichet do chlaind do,

. i . do m ac ar fichet 1 teorain gena . A tberat araile con gabais Ugain e rige E uropa u ilo,ocus rann ais hE renn i coic nan n aib fichet, . i . (list prin ted

below) . B ai thro hE riu forsin raind sin tri ché t m bliadan co

5 52 .

1ocht V 2 flai th E m na tar ei s V a

om . V.

5 53.

1n E r. V 2 ins . a fiai thius ; coru sm arb V aCim baith V

baeth D Hom . VD ls“ “

om . V “scorthir D M hU l. do


LIV.—MA CHA .

552 . R 1: N ow Macha was seven years in the regality after

Cim baeth , ti ll she fell at the han ds of R echtad R igdergs . L u gaid s. B ochu s. A ilill F in d s . Art s . L u gaid Lam dergs. B ochu Uairches .

R 3: Mocha. R ed - hair d . A

'

ed Ruad s . B adarn , seven yearshad she in the regali ty

'

of Irelan d after Cim baeth ,ti ll she fell ,

in the reign of Ptolom eus s. Lairge, at the han ds of Reehtaid

R igderg of Great Mum u .

LV .—R E CH TA ID R IGDE RG .

553. R 1: Reehtaid R igderg took the kin gship of Ireland

twen ty years , ti ll Ugoine Mor , foster - son of C'

im boeth and

Macha slew him . H e it is who slew Reehtaid R igderg, in

ven gean ce for his foster - m other . Thereafter the prin cedom of

the Ulo id was sun dered from Tem air .

R 3 Thereafter R eehtaid R igderg s . L uga id s . E ochu s . A ilill

F in n took the kin gshi p of Irelan d for a space of twen ty years ,in the reign of the sam e Ptolom eu s till Ugoine the Greats . E ochu B uadach ,

foster - son of Cim baeth s . Fin tan an d of

Macha,slew him

,for it is he who slew R eehtaid Ri gderg in

ven gean ce‘for h is foster - m other . Then the kin gship of Tem air

was again sun dered from the Uloid.

LVI .—UGOIN E MOR .

554 . R 1: Ugo in e the Great s . E ochu B u adach took the

kin gship of Ireland an d of A lba to the Sea .of Wight , an d hetook the daughter o f the kin g of the Franks to wi fe, nam ely,Cessair Chrothach d . of the kin g of the Fran ks . A n d she boretwen ty - five chi ldren to him ,

twen ty - two son s and threedau ghters . Som e . say that Ugain e took the kingship of all

E urope, an d d ivided Irelan d in to twen ty - five shares (as un der) .Irelan d was thus divi ded for three hun dred years

,til l the

Tem raig 1 re gab E chaid B uadach (athair Ugoin e in ter lin ed) m ac Du ochrigi E renn D .

268 SE CTION IX .


toncadar na coicedaig,‘

.i . Conchobor 1 Cfiru i 1 E ochu m ac

L u chtai 1 A ilill mac Mata. Is do sin ro chan in senchaid

Ugain e uallach am ra

Do cer Ugain e la brathair féin , .i . la B odbchad m ac B obech ,i Telaig in Choscair i m -Mo ig Maireda i m B regaib . N i

fargaib tro n ech de chlaind Ugain e claind acht C'

obthach

Cael B reg 1 L aeghaire Lore, 1 do in gin forfacaib Fergus Cnai.

. i . Maer 1 Medan .i . Maer m othair E chach m eic L u cta 1 Medan

rodnalt ; sed haec esse u erum tem porum longitudo n on patitur .

Is 6 Chobthach tro cetheora fin e Tem rach .i . Colm on 1 A ed

Sloin e, Conall 1 E ogan ; 1 teora C onn achta 1 n o i trichait chotin each rain d ; 1 n oi trichait ehot A i‘rgiall , 1 n oi trichait chotn a nDosi

, 1 Fothairt 1 E rain d 1 A lbain 1 Dol R iatai 1 Dol

F iatach .i . rigrad Ulo id.

Miln :1Ughai n e Mo

'

r tro m ac E achach B uadhaigh regab rigi

n E ren n 1 nA lban 1 co Mu ir n Icht 1 co Mu ir Toirri an ; 1 tuc

Gosair Cruthach in gen righ Fran ge do m nai . R u e Gosair coicer

ar fichit do clain d do, . i . do m ac ar fichit, 1 tri hin gon a ; 1 ro

gabsom rigi n E orpa u ilo, .i . co Mu ir Caisp u t atlii aiu

'

n t.

R an dais E rinn a coic randaib fiehet etir a claind : n i fargaib

tro n each co clainn Ughain e si l,acht Cobthach C

'

ael B reagh1 L aegaire L orcc.

R 2:

1Ugain e Mor m ac E chach B uadaig gabais rigi hE ren n ,

1 tuc in gen ri

g Fran ge do m u ai , .i . Cesair ; 1 ro fue Gosair

coicer ar fichi t do chl oin d,. i . do m ac a

‘

r fichit 1 teora hin gon a,do Ugain i . 0 re gab tro Ugain e ri gi

2 iartair n E orpa .i . co

Mu ir T'

orrein n o co m -Mu ir Caisp3u i ali i aiu n t, 1 re ran n

hE rin n i coie rann a fichi t itir a maca 1 a in gen a (list prin tedbelow). Ocus is aire ro ran n , com bad siat a Sil n o trefas E rindco broth . Ocu s n i farcu ib n ech d ib chloin d, acht Cc-bthach

Cael B reg 1 L aegaire Lore, sen athair Laigou ; 1 di in gen ,

forfacaib Fergu s Cn ae , .i . Maer 1 Medan ; Maer tro m othair

E chach m eic L uchta, 1 Medan romalt. H 0 0 esse u erum

Min :1 Th is i n aV on ly.

R 1:

1 This in D on ly. In m arg .,sec. m an . Slicht L ib . na hUidri on duai n

con u ici so2 iarthair an d the p of E orpa yc

su t ali i aiun t yc.



temporum forsan longitudo n on patitur . Is im on Ugain e

sin tro con drecait soerchlan na hE ren n, . i . Leth C-n in d 1

A lban aig, daig is do Leth Cu in d iatside . i . si l Fiachach Fir

Mara m eic Oen gu sa Tu irm ech Tem raig . Uair it eat sin

Ugain e i l- Leith Cu in d

, 1 dia Sil Laigin 1 Osraigi . B oe tro

hE riu tri cot bliadan forsin d rain d sin, co ton catar n a coicedu ig,

.i . A ilill m ac Rosa qu i dicebatu r Mae Mata Mu irisci , 1 Con

chobar m ac Fachdn a qu i Mac Nessa dicebatur, 1 Cu ru i m ac

Daire 1 Cairpre N ia Fer m eic Rosai 1 E ocha m ac L u chtai . Is

do anm an n u ib m ac nUgain i ro chot in sen chaid .i . E ochaid

Ugain e Uallach am ra.

R 3: Do gob thra Ugain e Mor m ac E achach B uad aig m eic

Du och L adgraid m eic F iachrach Toleraid m eic Mui readaigB olcraid m eic Sim oin B ric m eic A edain Glais m eic N uadat

F ind Foil m eic Gial lcada m eic A ililla Olchain m eic S irn aS irgalaig (n o Saeglaig) m eic Dein m eic R o ithechtaich m eic

Main m eic Oen gu sa Olm u caid m eic Fiachrach L abrain di m eic

Sm i rgaill m eic E n botha m eic Thigernm ais m eic Follaich m eic

E ithreo il m eic Irel Fotha m eic E rem oin m eic Mi led E aspoindo gob thro Ugain e Mor rigi n E renn ré bliadai n in fiaith

Tolem eus m eic L airgi , 1 tu c ingen r ig Fran gc do mn ai, .i .

Ceasair Chruthach ; 1 do m e si do m ac 1 fich i m ac do 1 tri

hin gen a. O ragab th‘

ro Ugaine rigi na hE orpa u i lo,

.i . o

Chom air Tri nUisqi co Mui r Caisp ,

‘

l 0 0 Mu ir Toirrian u t ali i

aiun t, 1 randais Ugain e E rin d for a chloind ,

.i . (list prin tedbelow). B ai thro E r iu f-

orsin rein d sin re fead thri cot bliadan ,

co ton cadar n a coicedaich ; 1 aim ser Conaire Moir m eic

E tersceoil n a coicedaich im orro—Con chobor m ac Neasa for

Ultu , Cu rai 1 E ochaid mac Lachta for Mum ain , 1 Ai lill m ac

Mata i Connachtai'b, 1 Coirbri Niad Fer for choiced Gai lian i

Tem ai r B roga Niad . Is airisin aderthai Co irpri Niad Fer rigTem rach do. Ocu s is don cloin d sin Ugain e 1 do roin d E renn

do chan E ochaid so

A ugain e (sic) uallach am ra ~

SE CTION IX .


can not be true , becau se of the len gth of the tim es invo lved .

It is at Ugoin e that the'Freem en of Irelan d un ite—Leth Cu in n

and the A lban aig becau se these are of Leth Cu in n,bein g the

descen dan ts of F iachu Fer Mara s . Oen gus Tu i rm ach Tem raig.

For . those are the descendan ts of Ugoin e in Leth Gu inn ; an dof his descen dan ts are the L aigin an d the Osraige. Irelan dwas three hun dred years un der that di vis ion

,till the Provincials

cam e,n am ely A ilill s . R os who was called Mac Mata o f

Mu i risc,an d Con chobor s. Fachtn a, who was called Mac Nessa,

and Ci’

i roi s . Daire an d Co irpre N ia Fer s . R os and B ochus . Lu cht . Of the nam es of the son s of Ugoine the historianE ochaid chan ted

Poem n o . CIX .

R 3: Then there took Ugoin e Mor s . B ochu B uadach s . Du i

L adgrach s . Fiachra Tolgrach s. Mu iredach B olgrach s . Siom on

B ree s . A edan Glas s . Nuadu Fin n Foil s . Giallchad s. A ili ll

Olchain s . Si rn a Sirgalach (or saegala-eh) s . D ian s . Rothechtaid

s . Maen s. Oen gu s Olm u cach s . Fiachra L abrain di s . Sm irgoll

s . E nboth s. Tigern m as s . Folach s . E threol s. Iriel Faid s .

E rimon s. Mil of Spain —Ugoin e the Great took the kin gshipof Ireland for a year in the reign of Ptolem aeu s s . Lairge, an dhe took the dau ghter of the kin g of Fran ce to wife—CessairCrothach ; and she bore two an d twen ty son s to h im

, an d threedaughters. Now when Ugoin e took the kin gship of all E u rope,to wit from the Meetin g of the Three Waters to the Caspian Sea,

and to the Tyrrhene Sea as others say ; he divided Irelan dam on g his children (as below) . Ireland was un der that divisionfor a space of three hun dred years, till the Provin cials cam e ;in the tim e of Con aire the Great 8 . E terscél were thoseProvin cials—Con chobor s . Nessa over Uloid

,Curci an d B ochu

m ac Lu chte over Mum u,A ilill m ac Mata in Con n achta

, an dCoirpre N ia Fer over the provin ce of the Gailian in Tem air

of B ru g Niad . That is why Coirpre N ia Fer is called king ofTem air . Of those children

, and of the division of Ireland,

B ochu chan ted thus

Poem no . CIX .


N ir facaib thro n each don cloind sin Ugaine elan d achtCobthach Coel B reg, diato Leath Chu in d con a fo - chenolaib , 1L aegaire L orc senathair Laigen cona fo—chen élaib , 1 do in genro fagaib Feargus Cnai m ac Ugain e .i . Maer [mothair E achach

m eic Luchte 1 Meadar in gen Fergusa a bu im e,is i ronalt. H 0 0

esse n orum tem poris porsan longitu to n on patitur . Ptolom eu s

Delphus .ro bo rig or in dom ain in tan adbath Ugaine , 1 do

rindead in reind sin cloin di Ugaine ; 1 is n o flaith rogoh

L aegoiri Lore m ac Ugain i rigi n E ren n . Do bliadai n do, co

torchair la Cobthach Cael B reagh , la dearbrothair fesih .

A L ist of the Fami ly of Ugain e Mor, and the Terri tori es apportion ed

(Found in L, D, and M on ly) .

Cobthach Cael B reg, i m B regaib (for B ,D ; E rceg i m B reagaib M)

Cobthach Mu irthem n i i m -Mui rthem n e (Mu rtem n i D (bis) ;Mu rthem n e M (bis))

L oegai re Lore 1 Li fe (i l - L iphe D ; i l L ifi M ; L aegoiri MFui lliu i Feib (hi D ; Fu i lli M)A i lbe i m -Moig A i lbe (i Mo ig Aj lb i D ; i Moig A ilbe M)R oigne i m

- Moig R o igne (Rogn e i Mo ig B aign e D ; Raidu e (bi s) 1

Mo i g M,in which MS . thi s nam e fo llows no . 2 )

Ci n giu i n A i rgetros (A rgatros D ; Cuan u an Ai rgedros M)N or i m - Mo i g Noi r (i Mo ig DM)

Narb i m -Moi g N airb (i Maigh DM ; N orba M (bi s))Fai fe i m -Mo ig Fhem en ( i Maig DM ; Fhem in M)Tairr i m -Mo ig Tharra (i Moi g DM ; Tairri D ; Tarra first tim e, M)Triath i m -Mo ig Threi thn iu (i Maig Trei thirn iu D ; i Mu ig

Threithirn e M)Mol i Clio Moi l.Sen i Clochai r (o Clochaib D ; S ine ar L uachair M)B ard i Cluain Corco oche (o D ; o Chluain Chorco C iche M)


274 SE CTION IX .

—.TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

554 bis .

“Con tinuation of the A bstract appen ded to R

following bis.

R ogab tro Ugai n e rigi iarthair E orpa n i le,o Mu i r Toi rrian 1

siar,

1 ro rann2hE rin d 3iartain etir a

‘m acco 1 a in gena, .i . 5coicc rann aib

fichet. Ocu s i s ai re ro rann ,

“com bad siat a si l n o

7trébad hE ri nn

co broth . Ocus n i afargaib n ech dib cloin n , acht 9Cobthach 1°CaelB rogh 1 L aegai re L orcc, sen athair L aigen , 1

11di hingin12Fergu sa

On ai,

.i . 13Maer 1 Medan ; 11Maer tro m athair E achach m ei c L uchta,

1 Medan 14ro n - alt. Is 15

agon16nUgain e sin tro 1l

con drecai d saerclann

si l 18E rim oin , .i . Leth Cu ind 1 A lban aigh , doi g i s do Leith Cu in d

iat-“side, .i . si l 20Fiachach Fi r Mara m eic 21oen gu sa

21Tu i rm ech

Tem rach .

21A r i t eat1“sin si l nUgain e i l - Leith 2“Chu inn

, 1 di a si l

L aigin 12“Osraige. B oi tro E riu tri chét b liadan 1’f orsin roinn sin ,

co toncatar na coicedhaigh ; .i . Oi li ll m ac18Rossa

, qui29dicebatur

Mac30Mata Mu iri sce 1 Oon eobor m ac Fachtn a

, qui Mac“Nessa

32di cebatu r, 1

3i'Ci'

i rai m ac Dai re 1 Coi rpre31N ia Fer m ac Rossa

, 1

E ochaid m ac L uchta. Do anm an daib m ac nUgaine315so

Ugai ne uallaeh am ra

LVII .

—L OIGUIR E L OR C .

555 . R 1: B ai Cobthach coico bliadan i r - r ige hE ren n 1 ro

m arb 1m ac a brothar o

,. i . Labroid Lon n . L aegai re L orc

im orro foin ,is o

‘

ro gab rige nhE ren n iar nUgain e Mor , co

romarb Cobthach Coel B reg o tria m ebai l .

Min (uV) D

R ogab L aegair Lore righi Gabais L oegu ire Lore rigi

nE renn do bl iadain ,co torchair hE ren n fri ré do bliadain iar

la C'

obtach Coel B reg a Car nUgain e co torchair la Cob

m on . thach Coel B reg .

R 3: (See followin g paragraph .)

5 54 . b is .

1sair R 2 E i re E 8 iarsin ER “

m aca E m accu R2‘ccoi c A co ig E coic R 6

cu r n o siat R " treab fad E 8 farcaib R”Cobtaeh V 1° Coel V Caol E 11 da E 12 forfagai b Fergus Eforaceaib R Maor bi s E realt V 15 m on E im on R1°om . n R 17

co in ddreagaid E 18 E iren n E E renn R s ei n R1° F iatach R 11 Aen gu s E : on erasure of two letters before this word R

- m ich R13om . or ; is iad E g4

lom . sin R 1’“Chu ind V Q inn E6 Osai rge E 2 1 forsin d ro in V 8 Rosa Ro it V decept

’

dicebatu r] expun cted and dr dicitu r ] substi tu ted V 3° Mada E

SE CTION IX .

—,TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS . 275

5 54 bis . Then Ugoin e took the kin gsh ip of all W estern Eu rope, fromthe Tyrrhene Sea westward, an d he afterwards di v ided I relan d am ong

h i s son s and daughters ; that i s, twen tyfive di v i sion s ; an d thi s i s why

he divi ded i t, that his descen dan ts shou ld govern Irelan d for ever . B u t

n ot on e of them left progeny, except Cob thach Coel B reg, and L oigu i re

Lore, an cestor of the L aigi n , an d two daughters o f Fergu s Cn ai , Maeran d Medan . Maer was m other of E ochai d s . Lu cht, an d Medan n u rtu red

h im . A t that Ugoin e the Freem en of the descen dan ts of E rim on un i te,

nam ely Leth Cui n n an d the A lbanaig ; becau se they are of Leth Cu i n n ,

n am ely the descen dan ts of Fiachu Fer Mara s . Oengu s Tui rm ech Tem rach .

F or those are the descen dan ts of Ugoin e in Leth Cu in n , an d of hi s

descen dan ts are the L aigen an d the Osraige. Irelan d was three hu n dred

years un der that divisi on , ti ll the Provi n cials cam e ; Ai li ll s. R os who was

called the son of Mata of Mu i resc, an d Con chobor s . Fachtn a who was

called Mac Nessa,an d Curo i m ac Dai re

,an d Cai rpre N ia Fer s . R os, an d

B ochu s. L u chta. ( a) Of the n am es of the son s of Ugoin e as follows

Poem n o . CIX .

LVII .—L OIGUIR E LORO.

555 . R 1 Cobthach was fifty years in the kin gship of Irelandand his brother ’

s son slew him,n am ely L abraid Lon n . A s for

L o igu ire Lore him self, it is he who took the kin gship of

Irelan d after Ugoin e Mor , t ill Cobthach Coel B reg slew him

in treachery .

M in (uV) DL o igu ire Lore took the kin g Lo igu ire Lore took the kin g

ship of Irelan d for two years, ship of Ireland for a space df

ti ll he fell at the hands of two years after Ugoin e, till heCobthach C'oel B reg in Car fell at the han ds of Cobthach

m an . Coel B reg .

R 3: (See below.)

3 ‘Nesa‘ ER 31 di ci tu r A 33Q rai A Curi E Curn i R “Niad R 35

an dso

inn i ses in duai n - si E ; an n so si s E ; addin g co leic u chi s curtha ataim

aros m u i n ecda an an iu 1 i s fada atai d. The text n ow proceeds to 557 bi s .

5 55 .

1 Corrected to hua L m arg .

( a) The exten s ive domi n ion ass ign ed to U go in e ; h is pos ition in the R oyal R o ll,j u st after the o nly regn an t qu een , Macho—obv io u sly the goddess o f that n am e ;an d his w ife C essair , presum ably an avatar o f the m other- goddess o f that n am e

whom we en coun tered at the ou tset o f th i s h istory ; in ves t h im and h is k in gsh ipwith a cosm ic s ign ifican ce.

276 SE CTION IX .


LVIII .—COB TH A CH COE L B RE G .

556. B 1: Ocu s dan a rom arb in Cobthach cetn a a m ac in

L oegaine—si , .i . A ilill fi n e ; 1 ro innarb L abraid Lon n m ac

A ilella m eic Laegaire Lu irc dar m u ir , con dem a sid fris,i ein d

trichait b liadan , 1: co tarat coiced Galian do .i . L agin . Is 0

Sein ille ata cocad etir Leth Cu in d 1 L agn iu . Do rochair tra.

Cobthach Gael B reg i nDin d R ig, 1 tricha rig im bi, adaig

N otlaic Mor,la L abraid L on gseach ,

i n digai l a athar 1 a

Sen athar . Secht m bliadn a 1 tri cet bliadan ond aidchi sin

cossin aidche in ro genair Crist i m B eithil Iuda .

Min : Gabais Cobthach Gael B rogh rige n E renn coica

bliadan , con dorchair a nDind Righ aidche N odlac Moire,la

L abraidh L oin gsach .

R 3: B ai Cobthach Gael - breg caeca bliad an i rigi n E renn

iar sin 1 is a flaith Prodelphu s m gob rigi nE ren n . Is he

Cobthach Gael - breag ro m arb a brathair .i . L -

aegairi L orc. Is

he cid ro m arb m ac a brathar foden , .i . A ilill A in e m ac

L aegaire Lu irc. Ocu s ro m arb L abraid L o -in gseach ,m ac

A ilill-a (sic) A in e, m eic L aegai re Lu irc, Cobthach Gael B reagiar tiachtain tar m u ir in all

,cor gob coicead nGailian riasiu ro

m arb Cobthach a n (D~

)in d R ig os B rfi B erba aidchi

N otloc M6ir . Corob 6 na laign ib leathn a, tu csad m u in ter

Labrada leo,

raiter“Laigin .

”Odrochair thra Cobthach

Gael - breg la L abraid i n digail a athar 1 a senathar,is 6 sin

an all ita cocad itir L aign ib 11 Leath Cu in d . Seacht m bliadn a

1 tri céd bliadan on aidch i sin cosin n - aidchi rogen air Gri st

o Mu iri Gig a m B eithil Iuda.

556 bis. Con tin uation of the A bstract appended to R 2.

Following fl554 bis.

Gabais 1iarsai n QOobthach 3Gael ‘B reg rigi5n E renn , 1 m arbaid - side

a brathai r tria thangnacht, 1 ro m arb a m ac- side «doridise, . i . A i li ll A ime

m ac L aeghai re. Ocu s bai Cobthach cet m b liadan “for hE rin n , con idh

ro m arb L abrai dh L oi ngsech m ac A i lella 7A in e,m eic L aegaire

8Lu i rc

556 bis .

1 iarom R 2- tach EV aCoel A ‘ B rig E, om . R


278 SE CTION IX .

—~TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

i s tig B rai th a nDin n R ig9ai dche 10N otloc. Secht m bl iadna ar tri

cé taib “on aidche sin 1 2

cosin ai dche i n 13rogenai r Gr ist i m B ei thi l

1“Iuda.

L IX .—L A B RA ID L OIN GSE CH .

557 . RI (LD) : Gabais L abraid L on gsech rige n hE ren n fri

re1n oi m bliadan dece. B ai digal for clain n Cobthaig iJn - am sir

Labrada L on gsig, co torcha ir L abraid 1a Melge Molbthach m ac

Cobthaig.

Min : R ogab Labrai d L on gsech rigi n oi m bliadan déc, co

torchair la Meilgi m ac C‘

obtaigh .

R 3: Gabais thra L ab-raid L o in gseach rigi nE

'

rend isin

flaith chedn a re fead thr ichaid bliadan . B ai digai l im orro for

chl oind Chobthaid ChaiI- B reg in aim sir Labrada Lo in gsich . co

dorchair L abraid la Meilge Molfach mac Cobthaich Cai lbreg i

{laith Ptolom eu s E bergites .

557 bis. Con tin uation of the A bstract appen ded to R 2.

Following 556 bis.

Gabai s 1 iarsin L abraid L oi n gsech rigi2h l

'

e enn , 1 i s leis tan catar

na hAllm araigh in E rin d cos n a laign ib letn aib ina lam aib leo,con id

fiadhib ai nm n ighter L aigin . B ai tra digal for clain d Cobthaig in

aim si r Lab rada L o ingsig, co rogaib Mei lge m ac Cob thaig rig i mE renn ,

diata 3Loch Melghi hi Cai rpre . In tan ro class a fert 1 a adn acol

i s an n ro m ebaig in loch fo thi r.

LX .

—ME L GE .

558 . R I: Gabais Meilge rige hE renn .

l 1s {iad ainm n igter

Loch Melge i Corpre .

1 In tan ro class a fert is an d re m ebaid

in loch fc thir . Do rochair Melge la Mac Corb m ac Meic2R echtada a m -Mum ain .

2

Min : Gabais Melgi m ac Cobthaigh rigi n E ren n a socht dece,co torchair la Mog Corp m ac Rechtada R igderg a Mum ain .

- dce A - dci E 1° lac ER 1 1on d R gu si n (apparen tly

wri tten gusm E) i r - rog. R Iudda,the second (1 expun cted E .

The text n ow proceeds to 557 bis.

55 7 .

1tricha bliadan (an error i nduced by m istaking x ix . for

SE CTION IX .—

.TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS . 279

of B rath in Din n R ig, on Chr i stm as ni ght. Three hu ndred an d seven

years from that n i ght ti ll the n ight when Chri st was b orn in B ethlehem

of Juda.

L IX .

—L A B RA ID L OIN GSE CH .

557. RI (LD) . L abraid L o in gsech took the kin gdom of Irelan dfor a space of n in eteen [ali ter thirty ] years . Therewas ven gean ceupon the chi ldren of Cobthach in the tim e of L abraid L o in gsech ,

till L abraid fell at the han ds of Melge Molbthach,s . Cobthach .

Min : L abraid L oin gsech took the kin gship for n in eteenyears

,till he fell at the han ds of Melge s . Cobthach .

R 3: Then L abraid L o in gsech took the kin gship of Irelan d

in the sam e reign for a space of thirty years. There was m ore

over a ven gean ce upon the chi ldren of Cobthach Coel - B reg inthe tim e of L abraid L oin gsech , ti ll L ab-raid fell at the han dsof Melge Molbthach s . Cobthach Coel - B reg in the reign of

Ptolem aeus E u -ergetes.

557 bis. Thereafter L abraid L oingsech took the kingship of Ireland,

and wi th him cam e the Foreign ers in to I relan d wi th their broad spears

i n thei r han ds ; an d from them i s‘L aigi n

”n am ed. There was a vengean ce

upon the chi ldren o f Cobthach in the tim e of L ab raid L oingsech , ti ll

Melge s . Cobthach took the ki n gship of Irelan d—from whom i s Loch Melge

i n Cai rpre nam ed. When hi s grave was dug, an d at hi s bu rial,then i t

was that the lake burst forth over the land .

LX .—.ME L GE .

558 . R I: Meilge took the kin gship of Irelan d. From him

is Loch Melge in Coirpre n am ed . When h is grave was dugit is there that the lake bu rst over the lan d. Melge fell at thehands of Mac Corb s . Mac R echtada in Mum u .

Min : Melge s . Cobthach took the kin gship of Irelandseven teen [years] , till he fell at the han ds of Mu g Corb s.

R echtaid R i gderg in Mum u .

A few other triflin g orthographical var ian ts besides, F .

5 57 b is .

1 tra R 2n - E r. ER 3 Loch di ttographed E .

5 5 8 .

1 ‘ l diata Loch Melgi hi Cairpre2” Rechtada don Mum ain :

L abtada (sic) L.

280 SE CTION IX .—

.TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS.

R 3 Do gob iarsin Melgi r igi n E renn isin flaith cetna, conadu ada ita Loch Melgi i Cairpr i . A n tan ro clas a fert 1 a

adlocad , is ann ro m ebaid in loch fo thir . Do rochair Melgim ac Cobthaig la Mac Corp m ac m eic Rechtadha R igdeirg a

Mum ain,isin fiaith chédn a.

LX I .—MUG CORB .

559 . R I:

1LSe bliadn a do 2Mac Corb , co torchair 1a hOen gu s

Ollam 3hua Labrada.

R 3 Do gob iarsin1Mac Corp rigi n E ren n re sé bliadan isin

[laith ceth a,con torchair la hAen gu s Ollam hua Labrada.

LX II .

— 5E N GUS OL L -OM .

560. B 1:

1Oen gu s Ollam a hocht décc 2 i r -

'

rige hE renn2co

torchair la 3Iri reo mac Meilge.

R 3: Do gab thraOen gos Glla

‘

m rigi hE renn . Ocht m bliadnadec do, isin fiaitlr cedua, con torch-air la hIreirereo (sic) m ac

Melgi .

LX III .—IR E R E O.

5611. R 1: Gabais 1Irireo m ac Melge

2rigi fri re secht

m bliadan,co torchair 3i nUltaib3 la Fer Corb m ac Moga Gorb .

R 3: Gabais . Irereo rigi n E ren n isin fiaith cetn a, co torchair

in Ulltaib la Fear Gorb m ac Moga Gorb .

LX IV.—FE R CORB .

L V D

562 . R 1: Dorochair Oen bliadain déc Gabais Fer Corp

Fer Corb la Condla do F ir Chorb co rigi fod a haon decc,

Caem m ac Iarireo . torchair la Condla co torchair la Conl aCaem m ac Iarero . Caem m ac Iarero .

R 3: Gabais Fear Corb r igi n E ren n re fead aen bliadna dec,

1 fiaith Ptolom eus Pilipotu s, con drochair la Condl a C'

ruaid

chelgach m ac Irereo .

5 59 .

1secht m b l . V 2 Mog Co rp V Mc C‘orp (glossed n o M og) D

30 a D—R 3

:‘

g lossed n o Fercorb M.



LXV .—CONN L A .

563. R 1:1Con dla, ceitre bliadn a con erbailt i Temraig.

R 3: Do gob thra Con dla ri gi nE renn

"

re ceathra bliadn a, co

torchair i Tem raid,i fiaith Pilipotus , ocus Conchobar Rot m ac

Cathair for Ultaib re lin d .

LXVI .

— A IL IL L CA ISFIA CL A CH .

564 . R 1: A ilill Casfiaclach m ac

1Con lla, a coic ar deh it ir - ri ge

2hE ren n ,

3con id ro m arb3 A m adir E lidais 4Foltchain .

R 3: Gabais A ilill Caisfiaclach m ac Con dla Cruaid- chealgaig

rigi nE ren n re cuic bliadan fichit,i flaith Ptolom eu s E ib ifanes

filiu s E ib ilifotus , co torch-air la hA fdam ai r Flidais Foltchain .

LXVII .—ADAMA IR .

565 . R 1: Am adir (sic) m ac F ir Chu irb , cfiig bliadna i r - rige

hE renn, co torcha ir la E chaig A ltlethan .

R 3 Gabais Adam air Flidais de Mum ain .i . m ac Phir Chorb ,rigi nE ren n re coic bliadan i flaith E befan es ; co torchair la

hE ochaid A iltlethan m ac A ililla Caisfiaclaid .

LXVIII .

—E OCH U A IL TL E TH AN .

566. R 1 E ocho A ltlethan .xi . , co torchair la Fergu s

Fortam ail .

R 3: Gabais E ochaid A iltlethan rigi n E ren n isin laith cedna

re fead aen bliadain déc, co torchair la Fergu s Fortam ail i cath .

LX IX .

—FE RGUS FORTAMA IL .

567 . R 1: Fergu s

1Fortam ail .xi i . co torchair la Oen gu s

Tu irm ech Tem rach .

R 3: Gabais 2Fergu s r igi n E ren n re da bliadain dec coleith,

i fiaith Tolom eus Pilam etu s.

563 .

1 Conlaeth L Con dlaed D .

564 .

1 Con dlai D 2om . D co torchai t 1a Flotchain D .

SE CTION IX .

—.TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS . 283

LXV .—CONN L A .

563. R 1: Con n la

,fou r years till he died in Tem air .

R 3: Gou nla took the kin gs hip of Irelan d for a space of fou r

years,ti ll he fell in Tem air , in the reign of Philopater .

Con chobor R ot s . Cathair was over the Ulaid in h is tim e.

LXVI .

—A IL IL L CA ISFIA CL A CH .

564 . R 1: A ilill Casfiaclach s . Conn la

,twen ty—five years in

the kin gship of Irelan d , ti ll A ‘m adir Flidais Foltchain slew

R 3: Oilill Caisfiaclach s . Conn la Cruaid - chelgach took the

kin gship of Irelan d 2for a space of twen ty - five years , in the

reign of Ptolom eu s E piphan es son of“E b ilifotu s

”[Philo

pater ] , till he fell at the hands of A dam air (sic) Flidais

Foltchain .

LXVII .

—AMADIR.

565 . R 1: Am adir s . Fer Cu irb , five years in the kin gship of

Ireland,till he fell at the hands of E ochu A iltlethan .

R 3: A dam airw Flidais of Mum u , son of Fer Corb , took the

kin gship of Irelan d for a space of five years,in the reign of

E piphan es ; ti ll he 'fell at the han ds of E ochu A iltlethan

s . A ilill Caisfiaclach .

LXVIII .— E OCH U A IL TL E TH AN .

566. R 1: E ochu A il

‘

tlethan,eleven [years ] till he fell at the

han ds of Fergus Fortam ail .

R 3: E ochu A iltlethan took the kin gship of Irelan d in the

sam e reign ,for a space of eleven years, ti ll he fell at the han ds

of Fergu s Fortam ail in battle.

LXIX .—FE RGUS FORTAMA IL .

567. R 1: Fergus Fortam ail , twelve [years ] till he fell at

the hands of Oen gu s Tu irmech [Tem rach ] .

R 3: Fergu s took the kin gship of Irelan d for a space of

twelve years an d a half,in the reign of Ptolem aeu s Ph ilom etor .

567 .

10 m . VD 2 Fergu s yo M .

( a) Th is is m ost probab ly a m ore co rrect fo rm o f the n am e. It approx im atesm o re clo se ly

.

to CA TA B A R on the Ogham m on um en t at Ballyqu in , C o . Waterfo rd ,

wh i ch there i s good reason to regard as the graveston e o f the k in g.

284; SE CTION IX .—TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

LXX .

— OE NGUS TUIRME CH TE MR A CH .

568 . R 1: Oen gu s Tu irm ech tra

,is aicc con ric cairdes si l

Cu in d ri Dal R iatai 1 Dal F iatach . E n n a A irgdech m ac

Oen gu sa Tu irb ig, is fiad Si l Cu in d. F iacha Fer Mara im orro,

is aad - side E rain d1, 1 A lbanaig , 1 Dal F iatach . Oen gus

Tu irm ech dorin gn i fri a in gin tria m esca in Fiacha. co rn lead

in n eid oen - éeched for m u ir e,5 Di m A ign ech , co slon n ud m eic

r ig , .i . bratt corcra co cu aich eir . Con osfuaratar iascaireda i

Traig B ren aind fe n a fiachaib , con id de sin no len - som Fiacha

Fer - Mara. Ocu s gabsat a ohlan d rige hE ren n 1 A lban,

. i .

E terscel Mar hua Iair—is e ro m arbsat L agin in A lm ain

1 Con aire Mer m ac E tirsceei l, 1 Conaire m ac Moga Lam a,

cliam ain Cuin d . i . athair n a tri Carpre, .i . Corpre Mu se a quo

Muscraige, 1 Corpre B aschain a qu o C'

orco B ascinn , 1 Corpre

Rigfota a qu o Dal R iatai . B ai Oen gu s Tu irbech sesca bliadan

1 r - rige hE ren n ,con erbailt i Tem raig .

R 3: A en gu s Tu rm each do gobail E rin n . Is chu ici tra

m idthear Leath Cu in d , 1 F ir A lban , 1 Dal Riada, 1 Dal Fiatach

Is a flaith Pilam etu s roge b A en gu s Tu rm each rigi , 1 F iacha

m ac Feidlim id in E m ain Macha re lind . E n n a A idneach m ac

A en gu sa Tu rm id Tem rach ,is aada si l Chu in d Oed- chathaich .

Fiacha Fear - m ara m ac A en gu sa Tu rm id,is aada E rna

, 1

A lban aig, 1, Dal F iatach . Oen gu s Tu rbech im orro,is leis

dorin dead tu rbeach”in E rinn riam ; is de fa

“hA en gu s

Tu rm each ” he. Is he Oen gus Tu rm each dorind i in Fiachaid

Fer—Mara re n a in gin foden ,tria m esci ; co ro lead in nae aen

seichead for m u ir 6 Di m A ign each , co slondud m eic ri— . i . bratcorcra co cu aich eir ; con dafu 'aridar iascaireada i Traig

B ren aind ia n a fiachaib,conad de re lean - som

“Fiacha Fer

m ara”de iarsin . Ocu s ro gabsad a claind rigi nE ren n 1

A lban, 1 E terscel Mer m ac hu i Iair

,is e ro m arbad in A illin d

la N uada N ea-cht,ocu s Conairi Mar 1 E derscel 1 Conairi m ac

Moga Lam a,cliam ain Cu ind . i . athair n a tri Cairpre . i . Cairp‘re

Mu sc a qn o Mu scraidi, 1 Cairpre B aschain a qu o Corco B aiscind ,


286 SE CTION IX .—.TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

1 C -airpri Riada a qu o Dal Riata ; cen ad deib - sin ro chan in

sen chaid in du an - so

Con airi oaem ,cliam ain Cu in d

568 . pV has here n o mo re than Aen gu s Tu rm ech , .lx . a rigi con erbailt

a Tem raig .

1 A m u ti lated m argi nal g loss here in L,i s dib (side) Conai re.

568 bis. Con tin uation of the A bstract appen ded to R 2.

Following 557 bis .

B atar 1tra 2

clann a 3Cobtaigh4Cael B reg i r - rigi hE renn , co ham sir

Oen gusa5Tu i rb ig, m eic 6E achach A ltlethai n

,m eic Ai lella Gai s

'

fiaclai g,m eic ’Oon lai d h

,m ei c Irereo , m ei c 8Mei lge, m eic Cob thai g Caelbreg, m eic

Ugai n e M6i r.

9t Ali ter, Oen gu s Tu i rm ech , mac Fi r Rai th

,m eic Fi r

1°A n raith,m ei c 11F1r 12A lm aigh , m eic L aebchu ire, m eic E chach A ltlethan ,

11'

et rel. 1] Is aceon Oen gu s- sa tra “

con drecait Si l Gu inn hi cai rdes, 1

E ran daigh , 1 A lban aigh, 1 Dal Riata, 1 Dal Fiatach, 1 U lai d, i n rigrad.

E u -da Ai gnech tra,

16otat S i l Cu i nd, m ac Gengu sa Tu irm ig

1"Tem rach .

F iacha Fer - Mara im orro,

m ac Gengusa Tui rm i g , otai t hE rai n d, 1

18A lban aig, 119Dal Riata

,Dal Fiatach . Oengus Tu rm ech tra doai gn e

i n Fi acho si n fri a i ngi n ar m esca ; co ro lad 20i n n eidh b en - sluai ste 11

een - sechedh,for m u i r

,6 Dan Ai gn ech am

'

ach , cc-n21ecosc m eic rig nime ;

.i . brat corcra co chu ir ai r an d. Con osfuaratar n a h iascai redha hi Toraind

B ren a fe n a fiachaib , con i d de ro len “F i acha Fer -Mara m ac Oeng usa

Tu i rm ig Tem raig.

” B oghah a chlan n rigi n E ren n 1 A lban .i . E terscela

n iac hu i Iai r, 1

~ Con ai re Mer m ac E terscei l, 1 Conai re m ac Moga Lam a ;

1 ro gahad dana o Dal F iathach i n rigi .

LXX I . CONA LL COL-L AMRA CH .

569 . R 1:

1Gabais Con all 2Collom rach 3rige hE renn

“, co

torchair la 5N iaid Segam ain .

R 3 Dogoh im orro 'Con all Collam rach,m ac E idersceil Tem ra

,

m eic E achach A iltlethain ,m eic A ililla Caisfiaclaich

,m eic

5 68 b is .

10 m . R z eland E clan n R 3 Cobth D ( looks like

Tob th E) “cet m b liadan (a m i staken expans ion of C .B .

,i .e. Cael

B reg) R “Tu i rm ig Tem r . DER “'

E chdach DE E chach R’ Cun n lai d E 8 Melgi M olbthaig R 9 ins . m eic ‘ E chach B uadaig EA naraith DE 1 1 mm. F i r V - m ai g E - m ai th R 13

om . et rel . D .

A han d wi th ou tstnetchcd finger po in ts to this in terpo lati on in m arg .. R11

- cat V - co i t E 11" E irend E Keran u R 1“ot

'

a R 1’om . R

SE CTION IX .


B aschain,of whom are Corco B aiscind , an d Cairpre Riada, of

whom are Dal Riata ; so that of them the histo r ian chan tedthus

Poom n o . CX

568 b is . The chi ldren of Cob thach Ceel B reg were in the ki ngshipof I relan d, ti ll the tim e of Oengu s Tu irm ech, s. B ochu Ai ltlethan , s.

A ili ll Caisfhiaclach , s. Conn la, s. Irereo

, s . M elge, s . Cobthach CeelB reg, s . Ugo ine M er

—otherwise, Oengu s Tu i rm ech,s . Fer Rai th

, s. Fer

A n rai th, s . Fer Alm aig, s. L aebchor, s . B ochu A i ltlethan , etc. A t this

Oen gu s, the descen dan ts of Con n u ni te in jun cti on wi th the E rann aig,

an d the A lbanaig, an d Dal Riata, an d DE11 Fiatach,

an d the

Ulai d—the ki n gly troop. En n a A ignech , from whom are the

descen dan ts of Con n , was son of Oen gus Tu irm ech Tem rach . F iachu

Fer - m ara m oreover from whom are the E rain d, and the A lbanaig, and

Dal Riata,and Dal F iatach , was son of Oengu s Tu i rm ech . Oengus

Tu i rm ech begat that F iachu upon hi s own daughter when drunken ;

an d he pu t him i n a b oat of on e paddle an d one hide upon the sea,

ou t from Dun Ai gn ech , wi th the trappings of a king’s son upon him ;

n am ely a pu rple robe wi th gold em broidery. Fi sher - folk f ou n d him i n

Toran n B rena am on g hi s treasu res an d then ce was he called “ Fiachu

Fer - m ara,

s . Oen gus Tu i rm ech .

” H i s chi ldren took the kingsh ip of

I relan d an d of Alba, n am ely E terscé l m accu Iai r, an d Conai re Mor s.

E terscél, an d Con ai re s. Mog Lam a ; and the kin gdom was then taken

from Dal Fiatach .

LXX I .

—CONA LL COL L AMRA CH .

569 . R 1: Con all Collam rach took the kin gship of Irelan d,

till he fell at the hands of N ia Segam ain .

R 3: Moreover Con all Collam rach ,

s . E terscél of Tem air ,

s . E ochu A i ltlethan ,s . A ilill Caisfhiaclach ,

s . Con n la, s . Irereo ,

T .T . tra E A lbal E Dal Fiathach (si c) 1 Dal Riada Vi n n o i d sluas ti 1 oen sluas (g lossed seich D ; inaoid aoin sluai sti 1

aon seic E an oei aon sluai ste 1 oen sech R 21egu sc (g lossed n o co

slon dad) D . A n um ber of other triflin g orthographical varian ts .

569 . Varian ts from V ; 1rogab

2- lam 3

ri gi nE r

.u . .b l . 5 Niad.

288 SE CTION IX .

—»TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

Con dla,m eic Irereo

,m eic Melgi Molfaid

,m eic Cobthaich

Chailbreg, m eic Ugain e, rigi n E ren d,re fead cheic m bliadan ,

i fiaith Tolom eu s E bergeities ; co torch-air la N ia Segam ain i

cath .

LXXII .

— N IA SE GAMA IN .

570. R 1: N ia Segam ain

,secht m b liadna i r - rige, co torchair

la E nna nA ign ech (n o A irgdech ,see. m an . in

R 3: N ia Segam ain do gohai l rigi n E ren d ( .i . m ac A dam air

Foltchain,m eic Fir Chu irb

,m eic Moga Cu irp) re fead seacht

m bliadan,i fiaith E bergites ; co torchair la hE nn a A irgtheach ,

m ac A en gu sa m eic E achach A iltleathain .

LXX III .—ENNA A IGN E CH .

571 . R 1: E n n a A ign ech , a hecht fichet i r - rige hE renn ,

co

torchair la Crim thand Cosccrach .

R 3: Do gob thra E n na A irgthech ( b) [n o A idn ech ] rigi

n E rend re hocht m bliadan fichit, isin fiaith cetn a, co torchair

la Crim than n Coscra-ch ,m ac Fheidl im ig Fortriu in ,

m eic

Fergu sa Fortam la.

571 bis . Con tin uation of the A bstract appen ded to R 2.

Following 568 bis.

Gabai s E nna Ai gnech1m ac Oengusa Turm ig

2Tem rach , rigi n E ren n ;

1 i s 3to isecho son oldass E i tirscel Mer, ro m arbad i c Rai th A i llinde u t

dicitu r

Con d ire Caem cliam ain Cu ind

41 Cl iam u in Gu in n , .i . athai r n a tri Coirpri , .i . Co i rpri Mu sc a qu o

Mu scraide, 1 Corpri B ascai n a quo Corca B ascu in, 1 Corpri R ig

'

fota a qu o

Dal Riata. Dal nA raide tra5adfessam dib , ar atchuadam ar do clan n aib

Ugain e etir Cen d 1 Fi atach . Tricha righ tra do D'al A rai dhe hi r - rige

“n E ren n hi Tem raig 6 aim sir Ollom ain Fotla m eic Fiachach F in dscothaig

co ham si r7B aetai n m ei c 8E chach . A r i t eat tri saei r hE ren n

, Cend ,E ogan , A raide, u t poeta dist i t,

Tri saeir E renn arcan e/r s logh


290 SE CTION IX .


LXX IV .

—CR IMTH ANN COSCRA CH .

572 . R 1: Crim thand Coscrach

,ceithre bliadn a, co torchair

do laim Rudraige.

R 3: Crim thaid Coscrach do gohai l rigi n E ren n re cethra

bliadan , condrochair do laim R udraidi m eic Sithrigi , de

chlan daib hi r m eic Milead ,i fiaith F ischon .

LXXV.

—RUDRA IGE .

573. Ru draige tra m ac Sithride

,is aad Dal nA raide, ar is

iatside fi r - Ulaid E m na,

. i .

Clan n a Colm ain m eic F iachach

F in scothaig in n a fir - Ulaid .

R o gabsat a ceic ar fichi t dib

rige hE ren n,daig is iat tri

saeir hE ren n—Cen d,A raide

,

E ogan ; un de E ochaid

Tri saeir hE ren n arcan ar

R udraige tra m ac S ithride,senathair Con ai ll Cern aig m eic

A m airgin , 1 Fergu sa m eic

Roig . A tberat dan a araile is

Con chobor m ac Cathbadh m eic

Rosa m eic R udraige . Secun

dum alios autem ,Con chobor

m ac Cathbad m eic Rosa m eic

Fergusa Fairge, m eic N u adat

N echt.

uV

R udraige tra m ac Sithrid

is'

nadh 2Dal nA raide, 1 as iad

side n a fir Ulaidh E am na, .i .

clan d Ollam ain m eic Fiachach

Findscothaig . Re gabsat ceic

r ig fichet dib rigi n E ren n .

R udraige thra, sechtm ogat

bliadan,con erbailt do tham an

A irgedglin .

'Cech roi ro reraig R udraige for hE ren n ,ro Su idig

1Fergu s a ch lan n 1 feraib an n irt chatha, .i . Cu ir [c] 1 Ciarraige

1. Conm aicn i . Is do s in‘

ro chan Sen chan Torpeist

R o fich Fergu s fichit catha

B ai tra R udraige sechtm oga bliadan hi r - rige, con erbailt do

tham in A rgatglin .

d i ttographed and the repeti tion erased, leaving a b lank in1 Dal om i tted an d inserted by a con ative V.

SE CTION IX .

—'TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS . 291

LXX IV .

— CR IMTH AN N COSCRA CH .

572 . R 1: Crim than n Coscrach ,

fou r years,ti ll he fell at the

han ds of R udraige.

R 3: Crim than n Coscrach took the kin gship of Irelan d fo r a

space of four years, ti ll he fell at the han ds of R udraige s .

Sitric,of the chi ldren of Ir 3 . Mi l

,in the reign of Physcon .

LXXV .—RUDRA IGE .

R I

573 . N ow R udraige s . S itric,

of him is Dal nA raide,for

they are the Tru e Ulaid o f

E m ain ; that is , the children of

Co lman s . Fiachu F in n scothach

are the Tru e Ulead . Twen tyfive of them took the kingshipof Irelan d, for these are the

three free peoples of Ireland,Conn , A raide

,E ogan ; u n de

Poem n o . CX I .

N ow R udraige s. Sitric, gran d

father of Con all Cern ach s .

Am orgen an d of Fergus s .

Ro ig ; bu t others say that it isCon chobor s . Cathu b s. R os s .

R udraige ; secu n dum alios

au tem , Con chobor s . Cathu b s .

R os,s . Fergu s Fairge, s . Nuadu

N echt . E very plain which R udraige stretched over Irelan d ,

Fergu s established his progen y upon it by force of arm s— Cu iran d Ciarraige an d Conm aicn e. Of that

,Sen chan Torpéist

chan ted

Poem no . C’XII .

R udrai ge was seven ty years in the kin gship , til l he died of

plague in A rgatglen n .

all

N ow R udraige s . Sitri c of

him is Dail nA raide, an d they

are the Tru e Ulaid of E m ain,

that is , the chi ldren of Oll oms . Fiachu F inn scothach .

Twen tv - five kin gs from am on g

them took the kingship of

Ireland . N ew R udraige had

seven ty vears,till he d ied of

plague i n A irgedglind .

292 SE CTION IX .


R 3: Gab-ais R udraidi rigi n E ren d i flaith Tholom eu s

F ischen ,fri re seachtm ogad bliadan , con ad uada Dal n A raide ;

nair is iad - siden fir - Ulaid B am na,

. i . elan da Ollam an Fodla

m eic Fhiachach F in scothaich ; co ro gobsad cfiic riga fichit rigi

n E r in d (sic) dib ,do ig is iad tri sair E ren n

,Con d

,A raldi

,

E ogan ,u t E ochaid cecin i t

Tri saeir E ren d airoan ar sluag

R udraide m ac Sithr ide thra, sen athair Chon aill Chearn aich .

m eic A im irgin Iargiu indaich , 1 Fergu sa m eic Roig . A dbearaid

don o arai le,is e Con chobar , mac C

'

athbaid, m eic Ro sa, m eic

R udraidi,do chosain E rind fo deeig dib ; cach roi roeraich

R udraidi for E r in d ro sn ig Fergu s a clan d feraib a n iu rt

chatha,

.i . Chu ire 1 Ciarraidi 1 Conm aicn i . Is do sin ro chanSen chan To irpeist andso

,dia n - ebairt- seem

,

R 0 fich Fergus fichi cath

B ai thraR u graide sechtm oga bliadan a rigi n E rin d , conderbailt

do tham in A irgedglean n ,i fiaith Tholom eu s A laxan der ; n o

adbearaid araile do lebraib , is [s] iabra do im ir bas fair , iarn a fagbail an Uaithe Fheadna.

573 bis. Con tin uati on of the A bstract appen ded to R 2

following 571 bis.

1R udrai dhe 2tra m ac Sithrighe, i s e ro bai cet 3bliadan i r - rigi nE renn

is e si n sen athai r ‘Chon ai ll 5Chern aigh 16Fergusa m eic ’Rossa 1 C

'

on cobai r

m eic Fachtn as ; 1 i s iat sin n a f i r -Ulaid E m n a. R 0 9cosain dan a Fergu s:

cert R adrai ghe ar eoin , 1 re fu irim a chlan n for gach1°ro i ro rei digh

R udraighi , .i . 1 1Corcc M odruadh , 1 Corco A u luim , 1 Corco A laind, 1,

Ci arraidhe L uachra 1 Ciarraide 1 2Chu i rche, 1 Ciarraide A e

, 1 Ci arraide1aA irn e

, 1 Ci arraide A i rtigh , 1 Conm aicn e Rei n, 1 Conm aicn e Cri che . m ac

n E rca, 1 Conm aicn e 1“Cu la 15Talai th 1 Conm aicn e Mara. I s i at sin Si l

Fergusa, u t16Sen chan di scit

R 0 fi ch Fergus fichi t catha

R udraigh i tra,i s dia clain n Ollom Fotla m ac Fiachach Fi n scothaigh

573 b i s .

1-

ge D -

g i R zom . tra E a

m bl DR “Con ai ll DER5 Cern ADER -

gossa R 7 Rosa DE 8 in s . m . R udraigi R”chosain D chossain AR 1°

rae DE roe R Corca R 11 Cu irci E


294 SE CTION IX .

-

T .THE ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

1Bdi ata Mar nOllom an a Tem raigh , 1 i s lei s do ronadh fess Temraig ar

tas in E ri n n . Ocu s i s aad ainm ni gther Ulai d, .i . Oll - flai th an n sen . R ogab

dan a sei ssiu r di a si l ri gi n E ren n cen n ech etarru ; n oi m bliadna dbib ar

dib cetaib 11’i sin rigi'

sin . It e a n- an m ann a, .i . Fin dachta 1 Slan oll 1

Gede Ollgothach , Fiacc, A ili ll, 1 B erngal . I s do sin chachai n Fer

Certn e 1"’in sru thi seo si s”

Olham Fotla F echai/r gal

B ee tra cess for 21claind Ugai n e Mair m eic E chach B u adaig 6 aim sir

En da Ai gni gh m eic A en gu sa Tui rb ig Tem raig, co haim sir 22E chach Fedli g

1 E chach Ai rim an ; da brathai r iat, .i . da m ac Finn,m eic Fin dloga, m eic

Fi n dchui ll,

m ei c 23Roi th,

m ei c R igeo in ,m eic E ssom ain E m n a

,m eic

B laithechta,m eic B eothachta

,m eic Labrada

,m ei c E n da Ai gni g, m ei c

Gen gusa Tui rm i ch Tem rach . I s an dsin con drecai t Lei th Gu inn 1 Ern a 1

A lbanaigh 1 Dal R iata 1 Dal Fiatach .

LXXVI .—FINN AT MA R .

574 . R 1: Gabais 1Fin tait Mar m ac Niad 2Segam ain rige

hE ren n 4tri bliadn a,5co torchair la B resal B edibad m ac

R udraige.

R 3 Dogab thra In dad Mar m ac N ia Segam ain m eic A dam air

Foltchain r igi n E rind isin fiaith cetna. A en bliadain do,co

dorchair la B resal B odibad m ac R udraidi .

LXXVII .—B R E SA L B ODIB AD .

575 . R 1: B ressal B edibad, een bliadain deg i r - rige hE ren n .

Tan ic 1di th do1 buaib 2E ren n in a flaith, 2 con a tern a dib achttarb 1 3

sam aisc, in Glind Sam aisce. Dorochair B resal la L u gaid

L uaign e m ac Fin tait Mair .

R 3: Dogob tra B resal B edibad rigi nE ren n re haen bliadain

deg isin flaith chetn a, con dorchair la L u gaid L u aidn e m ac In dad

Mair . Is airi adberthar B resal B edibad ris,

.i . dibad ar bu aib

bai n a rem is con ach tern o dib acht tarb 1 sam aisci 1 is fiaidib

ita Dam a in Tairb 1 Fan in Tam aisci a nDail A raidi

didi u R 19 irighi i sin R204 °

om . R om . in sru i thi and sis E21clan n aib R 22 E chdach E R oich E .

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Th is gen ealogy of the

sons of F inn i s repeated in tabu lar form on m any . V, wi th som e ortho

graphi cal deuiati on s . The above varian ts have been selected from a list

of 99 i n all.

SE CTION IX .

—‘TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS . 295

from whom i s n am ed the Scholars’ Rampart in Tem air ; an d by h im was

the Assem b ly of Tem ai r first conven ed i n Irelan d. An d from him is

Ulaid n am ed,that i s Oll- flai th great prin ce

”. Six of h i s descen dan ts

took the ki n gship of Irelan d with n on e between them , an d two hundred

an d n in e years had they i n that kin gship. These are thei r n am es

F in n achta,Slan oll, Géde Ollgothach , Fi acc, A i li ll , an d B ern gal . Of them

Fer Certn e the learn ed chan ted the followin g

Poem n o . CV.

There was a tri bute im posed upon the progeny of Ugoin e Mor s.

B ochu B uadach from the tim e of E n n a A i gn ech, s. Oengu s Tui rm ech

Tem rach,to the tim e of B ochu Fei dlech an d of E ochu A i rem . These

were two brothers—the son s of Fin 5 . Fin n lug s . Fin n choll s. Roth 5 .

B igeon s . E ssom an of E m ain , s. B lai thecht, s . B eothacht s. L ab raid s.

Enn a A ign ech s . Oengu s Tu i rm ech Tem rach . I t i s there that Leth Cui n d,the Ern a, the A lbanaig, Dal Riata, an d Dal F iatach u n i te.

LXXVI .

—FINN AT MAR .

574 . R 1: F in n at Mar s . N ia Segam ain took the kin gship of

Irelan d for three years , till he fell at the han ds of B resal

B o- dibad s. R udraige.

R 3: [F ] inn at Mar s . N ia Segam ain s . A damar Foltchain

took the kin gship of Irelan d in the sam e reign . On e year hadhe

, till he fell at the han ds of B resal B ri - di bad s. R udraige .

LXXVII .

—B R E '

SA L B C- DIB AD .

575 . R 1: B resal B ri - di bad

,eleven years in the kin gship of

Ireland . There cam e a pesti len ce upon the cattle of Irelan din his reign ,

so that there escaped n on e save a bu ll an d a heifer,

in Glen n Sam aisce. B resal fell at the han ds of L u gaid L u aign es . Pinne t Mar .

R 3: Then B resal B ri - dibad took the kin gship of Ireland for

a space of eleven years in the sam e reign ,ti ll he fell at the

han ds of L u gaid L u aign e s . Fin n at Mar . H e is called B resalB o- dibad on accou n t o f the m ortal ity that was am on g the kin ein his tim e

,so that n on e of them escaped except a bul l an d a

heifer . From them are n am ed“Dum a in Tairb

”an d

“Fan

in t- Sam aisce”in Dal A raide.

574 .

1 F in dtat V zom . L a

nE r V 4om . tri bl . V

£5con orchai r V.

5 75 . dittographed L om . L 3 tsam asca V.

296 SE CTION IX .—‘TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

LXXVIII . —L UGA ID LUA IGN E .

576. R 1: L ugaid L uaign i , ceie bliadna decc 1

co torchair la

Con gal Clarin gn ech m ac R u draige.

R 3: L u gaid L uaidn e do gohai l rigi n E rin d re coic bliadan

dec isin fiaith cetn a,con dorchair la Con gal Clairin gn each m ac

Ru draidi ; 1 Fiad m ac F iadcon a rigi nUlad n a re.

LXX IX .—CONGA L CL A IR INGN E CH .

577 . R 1: Con gal

1Clarin gn ech , a se decc,2co torchair la

Duach Dalto 3Dedad .

R 3: Congal Clairi n gn each do gobeil rigi n E ren n re se

bliadan dec, 1 flaith Tolom eu s Fiscon ; con dorchair la Duach

Dalta Dead (sic) , m ac Cairbri Lu ise, m eic L u igdeach

L uaidn e, m eic In dad Mair .

LXXX .

—DUA CH DA L L TA DE GAD .

578 R 1: B ai - side decc bliad Duach Dal ta Dallta (sic)

na i r - rige, con id ro m arb Dedad, dece a r igi n E ren n , co

Fac[h ] tna Fathach . ro m arb Fachtn a Fathach m ac

Caiss m eic R iu draide.

R 3: Duach Dalta Deadad do gohai l rigi n E rin d re deich

m bliadan,i flaith Tolom eu s Dion iu s ; 1 bas Chon gail C

‘

lairin gn ich

n a re. Con dorchair Duach im orro i cath Arda B restin e la

Fachtn a Fathach m ac Cais m eic R udraid i ocu s F in dchad m ac

B aicede, 1 Con chobar Mael m ac Fu ithi ; 1 Corm ac“) m ac L aithigi

i r - ri gi nUlad re lind Dion iu s . Is n a aim sir thu cad in cathC

'

atharrda cadar Po im p Maid i 1 Iu il Sesair ; 1 Cormac m ac

L aithigi 1 Mechta m ac Mu rchada i com flaithiu s ar Ultaib in tans1n .

576.

10 0 ro m arb Congal V.

( a) In terlin ed .



LXXX I .- FA CH TNA FA TH A CH .

579 . R 1: Fachtn a Fathach

,

1ceic bliadn a fichet, co torchair

la E chaid Feidlech .

R 3: Fachtn a Fathach im orro

,do gohai l rigi nE ren n re se

bliadan dec i flaith Cleeopra (sic) , . i . in rigan : 1 is i deog - flaithGreg . Condorchair Fachtn a Fathach la hE ochaid Feidlech m ac

Fin d m eic R egen Rfiaid i cath L eithreach Rfiaidi sin Chorann .

LXXXII .

—E OCH U FE IDL E CH .

580. R 1: E ocho Feidlech

, da1bliadain dec ;

2ao adbath i

R 3: E ochaid Fedleach im orro do gohail n E rin d ] re

fead da bliadan dec, i fiaith Iu il Sesair , .i . cet rig Rom ain ;con dorchair i Tem raig.

LXXX III .—E OCH U A IR E M .

581 . R 1: E ocho A irem ,

1brathair E chach Feidlech ,1a ceic

dece.

2Siugmall ro loise i Frem aind .

R 3: E ochaid A irem

, .i . brathair d’E ochaid Feidleach , do

gohai l rigi n E ren d re cfiic bliadan dec,i flaith Iu i l Cesair ; co

ro loisced i Frem ain d la Sigm all Sith in en ta. N 6 is iad Fir Chil lB reag ro loisc he

,ar tru im e a chisa orro ; ocu s E ochaid m ac Dairi

for Ultaib in tan sin, 1. E ochaid Sulbu idi (sic) m ac Lo ich Meir

i com flaith re hE ochaid A irem for Ultaib .

LXXX IV .

— E TE R SCE L .

582 . R 1: E terscel Mer m ac hu i 1 Iair

,d

’E rnaib 2Mum an ;

ceic 3m bliadn a, co torchai r la

‘1N uada Nacht .s Is h i seo tra

am ser in re genair Crist ‘fMac De B i,do thessargain in chin iuda

doen dai .6 N a ceicedaig iar sein,

.i . Con chobor 7m ac Fachtn a,

~

Corpre N ia Fer, Tigern ach

8Tetb -an nach , Cir Ru i m ac Dair e,A ilill m ac Matach .

5 79 .

1.xu i . and om . bl . V .

5 80 .

1om . V 2 ‘

in s. ocu s a V.

( a) In terlin ed .


L XXX I .—FA CH TN A FA TH A CH .

579 . R 1: Fachtn a Fathach ,

twen ty - five years,till he fell at

the hands of E ochu Feidlech .

R 3 Moreover Fachtn a Fathach took the kin gship of Irelan dfor a space of sixteen years in the reign df Cleopatra the qu een ,

who was the last ru ler of the Greeks ; so Fachtn a Fathach fellat the hands of E ochu Feidlech s . Flinn s . R egen B uad , in the

battle of Lei tir Ruaid in Corann .

LXXX II .—E OCH U FE IDL E CH .

580 . R 1: B ochu Feidl ech , twe lve years}; he died a n atu ral

death in Tem air .

R 3: E ochu Feidlech took [the kin gship of Irelan d] for a

space of twelve years in the reign of Iul iu s Caesar,the first kin g

of the Rom ans,till he fell in Tem air .

LXXX III .—E OCH U A IR EM .

581 . R 1: B ochu A i rem

,brother to B ochu Feidlech , fifteen

years . Siugm all bu rn t h im in Frem ain d .

R 3: B ochu A irem ,

brother to E ochu Feidlech ,took the

kin gship of Irelan d for a space of fifteen years in the reign of

Iul iu s Caesar ; till he was burn ed i n Frem ain by Sigm all

Sith ien ta. Or it was the m en of Cal B reg who bu rn t h im , byreas on of the heavin ess of the tax whi ch he im posed upon them .

E ochu s . Daire was over the Ulaid at that tim e,an d E ochu

Salbu ide s . Loch Mor was in join t ru le with E ochu A irem overthe Ulaid .

LXXX IV .—E TE R SCE L .

582 . R 1. E terscél Mor m accu Iair , of the E rna o’f Mum u ,

five years,till he fell at the hands of Nu adu Nocht . Thi s was

the tim e in which Christ was born ,the Son of the Livin g God.

to ran som the hum an race . The Provin cials! thereafter , Conchobor s . Fachtn a, Coirpre N ia Fer ,

Tigern ach Tétban n ach ,

cc Ro i s . Dai re,A ilill s . Mata.

5 8 1 .

1 ' 1a brathai r V 2 Si dhm all rodloi sc a F. V .

5 82 .

1 A i r L zom . V 3

cm . L : om’. m V ‘1 N uadai t V

5in s . do L aign ib V 0 m . V om . V 8 Tetbu i llech V .

300 SE CTION IX .

—.TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS

.

R 3: E derscel Mer mac E ogain ,

m eic A ililla (sic) , m eic Iair,

m eic A il illa, m eic Deadaid ,m eic S in ,

m eic Ro sin , do hE rn aib .

do si l F iachach Fir Mara m eic A en gusa Tu irm ig Tem rach,do

gohai l r igi n E ren d re fead chfiic m bliadan i flaith Ochtafin

A u gaisd ; 1 Feargu s m ac Le iti for Ulltaib in tan sin . Do choarE dirscel tra la N u adaid N echt m ac Setn a S ithbaic de L aign ib ,i cath A illin di . Is i sin aim ser in re gen air C r ist Mac De B i

0 Mu iri Cig a m B eithil Iuda,do theasorcain in chin cada daen na.

Lxxxv .

—NUADU N E CH T.

583. R 1: Nua'du N echt de L aign ib iar sein

, da rathe,co

torchair la Con aire i cath Clinch in hU Drena .

R 3: N uada N eacht do gobail rigi n E ren n iartain re re da

raithi , i fiaith Ochtafin , con dorchair la Con airi Mer m ac

E itirsceo il.

LXXXVI .—CONA IR E MCR .

584 . R 1: Conaire Mor 1

m ac E tersceeil,1 2

sechtm oga3bliadan

i r - rige4hE ren n co to rchair si m B ru idin Da Derga n o com bad

an dso na ceicedaig .

R 3: Conairi Mer do gobai l r igi n E renn re seachtm ogat

bliadan,i fiaith Ochtafin ; con dorchair a m B raidin Da B erga

la dibeargachaib E ren n 1}la hA in gcel Cacob do B retn aib . N 6

is do 6Dom nan n chaib do , 1 in gen r ig B retan a m athair . Conad

he tosach rigi Chon airi Meir,

aimser na c6iced‘

ach, . i .

Con cobar m ac Cathbaid m eic Con gail Clair in gn ich for Ultaib

1 Cairbri N ia Fer m ac R osa Ruai d for L aign ib , 1 is e ro bai i

Tem air B roga Niad ; is airi sin aderthea Cairbri Niad Fer r i

Tem rach fris . Ocu s Deadad m ac Sin m eic Dairi m eic A ili lla

(sic) m eic E -ogain m eic A ililla m eic Iai r m eic A i li lla m eic

Deaded m eic S in for Mum ain . Ocus Tigern ach Tetbandach

m ac Dairi m eic A ililla E ran n , et rel. for Mum ain n - aile beos .

Ocu s A ilill m ac Mata de Mum ain for Chon dachtaib,la Meidb .

In bliadain iar sin rein d sin,ru cad Cir Cu lain d , 1 is an aim sir

Chon airi ru cad Mu iri Cg 1 testa C11 Chu lain d, 1 slfiaiged Than aB 6 Cfiailgn e.

5 83 .

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This king om i tted in V .

5 84 . om . V 2n o .xi i i i . in ter lin ed L 8

om . L V 4om . V


302 SE CTION IX . ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

LXXXVII .

—LUGA ID RIA B NDE RG .

585 . R 1 L u gaid Riab 1nDerg,

2ceic bliadna fichet co torchair

in a 3chlaideb fein ,

4di chum aid a m na.

4

R 3: B a E ri ceic bliadna cen rig fu irr i tar es Chon airi

,co

toracht L u gaig Riam nDearg ; co ro gob rigi n E ren d re re ceic

m bliadn a fich it i flaith Claubdiu s 1 Irial Gh‘

m - m ar m ac

Con ai ll Chearn aich a rigi nUlad in tan sin . Do choar thraL u gaid Riab nDerg do chum aid a m na

,.i . Dirborgaill in gen rig

L ochlain di , 1 in a n a claidem foden dorala,cc du la co hAen ach

Taillten . N 6 is iad na tri R u aidchind do L aign ib ro m arb he.

Is an aim sir L u igdech Riab nDerg testa Mu iri Magdalen a, 1 docrochad Pedar

, 1 do dichean n ad Pol . Is n a aim sir bees tom aidm

Lacha E achach , . i . lin d m u in e,tar Liath - Mu in e

, 1 tom aidm LachaR ib for Mag nA irbthean ; 1 loscad Rem a n a re.

LXXXVIII .

—CONCHOB OR A B B A T - RUAD .

586. R 1: Con chobor A brat - R u ad, bliadan ,

co torchair la

Crim than d.

R 3: Con chobar Abrad—B u ad m ac Fin n F ilead ,

m eic RosaB ne id

,do L aign ib ,

do gobail rigi n E ren d re bliadn a an aim sir

B espisian u is ; condorchair la Crim thand Niad Nair m ac L u igdech

R iam nDerg .

LXXX IX .

—CR IMTH ANN N IA NA IR .

587 . R 1:

1Is e in L u gaid Riab nDerg do ren sat tri m eic

E chach Feidlech ra siair , . i . re Clothrain d ; 1 dan a daren e in

L u gaid sin m ac r ia m athair fein , . i . Crim than d m ac L ugdech ri

hE ren n .

1 Is e do 2choid in n - echtra a Di m Chrim thain d re Nair

ban - sidaige, co m boi co icthiges for m is an d,co tu c seotu

im da 3leis,im on carpat

‘1n - erda 1 im on fidch ill 5air , 1 im on

Gcetaig

Crim thain d ; con erbailt iar tiachain im m u ig, i ein d ceicthigis ar

m m .

5 85 .

1om . n L 2

.xxi i . an d om . b l. V “claidim V “

om .V .

5 86. Th is king n ot in V.

SE CTION IX .


LXXXVII .

—L IUGA ID RIAB NDE RG .

585 . R 1: L u gaid Riab nDerg, twen ty - five years , ti ll he fell

upon his own sword for sorrow after his wi fe.

R 3: Irelan d was fiVe years withou t a kin g over her after

Con aire, till the com in g of L u gaid Riab nDerg ; so that he

took the kings hip of Irelan d for a space of twen ty - five years inthe reign of Claudiu s . Irial Glunmar s . Con all Cernach wasin the kin gship of Ulaid at that tim e. Du gaid Riab nDergfell , for sorrow after h is wi fe Derbforgai ll, daughter of the

king of L ochlan n ; u pon hi s own sword he fell , as he was go in gto the A ssem bly of .Tailtiu . Or it is

“the Three R ed - heads ”

of Daigen who slew h im . In the tim e of L u gaid Riab nDergMary Magdalen e died , Peter was cru cified

,an d Pau l was

beheaded. In h is tim e m oreover was the bu rst of Loch n E chach ,

(the pool of ur in e), over Liath Main e, the burst of Loch R ibover Mag n A irbthen

,an d the burn in g df R

'

om e .

LXXXVIII .— CONCH OB OR A B RA T- RUAD.

586. R 1: Con chobor A brat- ru ad, a year , ti ll he fell at the

han ds of Crim than n .

R 3: Con chobor A brat- ruad s . Fi nn F ile

,s. R os B uad of the

Daigen , took the kin gship of Irelan d for the space of a year,

in the tim e of Vespas ian u s ; ti ll he fell at the han ds of

Crim thann N ia Nair s. L u gaid Riab nD erg .

LXXX IX .—CR IMTH ANN N IA NA IR .

587 . R 1: This is that L u gaid Riab nDerg whom the three

sons of B ochu Feidl ech begat upon their sister C'lothra'

nn ; an d

further L u gaid him self begat a son upon his own m other , towi t

, Crim thann , s. L u gaid kin g of Irelan d . It is he who wen tadven tur in g from Dan Crim than n alon g wi th Nar the FairyWom an

, so that he was a fortn ight over a m on th there, an d

brou ght away wi th him m an y treasures , in clud in g the gildedchariot, an d the go lden checker - board , an d the m an tle o f

Crim than n . H e d ied after com in g ou t, at the en d of a fortn ight over a m on th .

5 87 . A ll varian ts from V . Su bsti tute Crim than d m ac L ugdech .xi i i .’chuaidh 3

om . lei s, ins . .i . ‘n - oi r I‘

n - cir .i . len i in ter lin ed L .

304 SE CTION IX .


R 3: Is he L u gaid R eo nDerg doron sat na tri Find E am n a

fria siair, .i . fri C

'

lothrain d . Is he L u gaid do roind i in Crim than dN iad Nair re n a m athair bodé in

,. i . fri Clothroin d . Is he in

Crim thand sin dochoid for eachtra co hE dar,re Nair ban - side

,

co m bai caecais ar m is an d,co tu c seoit im da les ; im on carbad

n - orda,'

1 im on fichill m oir, 1 im on cétaich C

'

rim thain d, .i . lean d

Chrim thain n . Conderbailt iar tiachtain da eachtra i ein d

chaecaisi ar m is.

588 . B 1:

1Gabais 2Corpre Cattchen d3rige hE ren n .i . athair

Moraind . Coic bliadn a,con erbailt.

R 3 Cairbri Gin d-cait m ac Du thaich do gobai l rigi n E ren n re

re coic bliadan,i fiaith Do-mj tian u is . A irm id eolaich co rob do

L u aign ib n a Tem rach do,n o do Tuathaib De Daman n

,n o do

( lhatraigib Con dacht ; n o is do Chorcortri do, . i . do cloin d

Cim baith m eic Fh in dtain m eic A irgedm air , de Si l h i r m eic

Milead E spaine . Is don Chairpri sin ro bo m ac Moran n m ac

Main ; ( . i . Man i in gen rig Ulad a m athair , con ad dé aderthai

Moran d m ac Main fris) . F iacha Fin dam n as m ac Iré l Glfinm ar

m eic Con ai ll Cernaich for Ultaib in tan sin .

XCI .

—FE RADA CH FINN - FE CH TNA CH .

589 . RI Feradach 1Fechtn ach m ac Crim thain n ,fiche bliadan

1 r - rige hE ren n ;2éc adbath .

R 3: Fearadach Fin d - Feachtn ach m ac C

'

rim thaind Niad Nairm eic L ugdach R eo nDerg m eic n a tri F in d E m h a , .i . B res, Nar ,

Lothar ; do gohai l rigi n E ren n re fichi bliadan isin'

flaith chétnai .

Is n a aim sir do m arbad Tom as apsdal . Is a aim sir ro serib E oinin 1 re baithea

'd Clem en s papa. Ocus F iatach F in d a.

rigi mUlad an n sin .

5 88 .

1 H ere R resum es after the lacu na begin n ing TI 537.

2 Coi rpri

( 0 ) W ritten seo iscela, the first e expun cted.


306 SE CTION IX .—TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS

.

XCII .

—FIATA CH FINN .

590 . R 1 F iatach Fin d 10 tat Dal F iatach

,tri bliadn a 2 i r - rige

nE ren n, co ro m arb F iacha 4F

'

in dolches.

R 3: Do gob thra Fiatach Fin d m ac Dairi , m eic Dlu thaich

,

m eic Deits in,m eic E achach , m eic Sin , m eic Rosin

,m eic Trir

,

m eic R othrir,m eic E arn ail

,m eic Main e Mair , m eic Forco , m eic

Feradaich,m eic A ililla B ran n ,

m eic F iachach Fhir -Mara, m eic

A en gusa Tu irm ig Tem rach,rigi n E rin d re tri bliadan i fiaith

N eara ; condorchair la Fiacha F in dalaig m ac Fearadaigh F ind

Fhechtnaich .

XC'

III .

— FIA CH U FINN OIL CH E S.

591 . B 1: Fiachu 1Fin dolches,

2secht [m ] bliadna decc, co

torchair la 3E llim m ac Con rach .

R 3: F iacha Fin dolaich don e do gobail rigi n E ren n re coic

bliadan déc, i fiaith Nera, con dorchair la hE lim m ac Con rach ,

do Feraib B ole, i Maig B olg, iar n gabail bru idn i fair do

Chu icidachaib E renn .

X CIV .

—E LIM .

592 . RI 1E llim, fiche bliadan 2

iar m arbad F iatach Fin dolch is

R 3: E lim m ac Con rach do gabail rigi n E ren n i fiaith

Adrian u is,re fichi bliadan iar m arbad F iachach F in dolaich 1

saerclan n a E ren d u im e,i Maig B olg, co n ach tern o u ada don a

saerclandaib acht tri m na con a to irrchesaib n a m broin d, . i .

E -ithn i in gen rig A lban ,ben rig B ren n m athair T

'huathai lTechtm air ; 1 Gru ibn i in gen Gairtn iath

,rig B reatan ,

bean rig

Mum an,m athair Cu irp Ulo

-im,otait saerclan n a Mum an ; 1 A in e

in gen rig Sacsan ,ben rig Ulad , m athair Thibraidi Thir ich ,

otait saerclan n a Dal n A raidi ; co rob doib sin adfet in file

Saerclan da E rend u i la

5 90 .

1ota V

Ham . i r - r. E r . R : (nE r. V) “

coradm arb V‘Fin dalches V Fiacha (dittographed) Finn olaid R .

591 .

1 F‘

indalaidh V 2a .xu i i . hE lim m . Condrach V 3 E 1im

(om . m ac C.) R .


XCII .

—FIATA CH FINN .

590 . R 1: F iatach F in n from whom is Dal Fiataich , three

years in the kin gship of Irelan d ti ll F iacha F in n o ilches slewh im .

R 3: Then Fiatach Fin n s . Daire s. DLu thach s . Detsin

s . B ochu s . Sin s. R osin s . Triar s . R othriar s . E rn al s . Main e

Mér s . Forgo s . Feradach s . A ilill E ran n s . Fiachu Fer - Mara

s . Oen gus Tu irm ech Tem rach took the kingship of Irelan d fora space of three years in the reign of Nerua ; till he fell at thehands of Fiachu Fin n alach s . Feradach Fin n - Fechtn ach .

XCIII .

- FIA CH U FINNOIL CH E S .

591 . R 1: Fiachu F in n oilches, seven teen years, till he fell at

the han ds of E lim s . Con rai .R 3

: Fiachu F inn olach took the kin gship of Ireland for a

space of fif teen years,in the reign of Neru a ; till he fell at the

hands of E lim s . Conrai of the Fir B olg ,on Mag B olg ,

afterthe Provin cials of Irelan d had picked a quarrel with h im .

X CIV .

—E LIM .

592 . R I: E lim

,twen ty years after h is slayin g of F iachu

Fin n o ilches (till Tuathal Techtm ar slew him,Min ) .

R 3: E lim s . Con nai took the kin gship Of Irelan d ,

in the

reign of Hadrian us , for a space of twen ty years after the

slaying of Fiachu Fin n oi lches, an d the Freem en of Irelan dalong with him ,

upon Mag B olg : so that of the Freem en n on e

escaped ,save three wom en with their pregn an cies in their

wom bs, n am ely E ithn e dau ghter of the kin g of A lba, wife of

the kin g of Irelan d,m other of Tuathal Techtmar ; an d Gru ibn e

daughter of Gartn ia,king of the B riton s , wife of the k in g of

Mum u , m other of Gorb A u lom ,from whom are the freem en of

Mum u ; an d A ine daughter of the king of the Saxons , wife of

the kin g elf Ulaid ,m other of Tibrai -de Tirech

,from whom are

the Freem en of Dal A raide. Of them the poet saithPoem n o . CX III .

5 92 . Elim VR 2corodm arb Tu athal Techtm ar V ; con id rom arb

T .T.,R .


X iCV .—TI

-

JA THA L TE CH TMA R .

NOTE —This and the following reign s are filled with in terpotations from the n arrative of the B orom a, the tri bu teimposed upon the provin ce of L ein ster by Tuathal Techtm ar as

a recom pen se for the death of his two dau ghters, in con sequ enceof the trickery of E ochu m ac E chach Doim le

‘

in,kin g of that

provin ce, an d levied by his successors in Tem air for som e

5 00 years . The text was edited by Whitley Stokes“) withou treferen ce to the extracts here in corporated, although theycon tain n um erou s variae lection es worthy of the atten tion ofan edi tor . It wou ld, in deed , be possible to recon stru ct an

593 . B 1:1Tc

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ern a E ithn e Im gel , in gen rig A lban , tar m u ir, 1

si terrach , con id tair ru c Tuathal m ac F iatach . R o alt fichebliadan tair, 1 tan ie a m athair leis tairis . Gabais Inber

Dom n an n, 1 lotar dibergaig hE ren n n a com dail an d

, . i . F iachra,

Cassan, 1 Fin dm all

,ocht ccet laech ba se a l - lin . Ocu s doberat

r ige do fochétoir , 1 brissis tricha tricha cath for Mum ain,1 secht

[c ] catha fichet for L aign iu , 1 ocht [c] catha trichat for

Mu im n echu , 1 ocht [c] catha fichet for Con n achta ; con id a tri ar

fichet ar cet n ile . Daron ad Feis Tem rach lais iar sin . Tan catar

F ir hE ren n,m naaib

, m accaib,in genaib , an d. Rogab Tuathal

ratha grein e 1 esca 1 cacha cum achtai fil in n im 1 i talm ain ,

ciam tis co im n eirt coicedaig hE ren n ,con abtis com cheirt coicedaig

hE ren n ri claind Tuathail Techtm air , acht rige dia chlain 'd - seom

co brath .

'[lH ere follows an abstract of the B oram a story, begin n ing

with the tragedy of Tuathal’s daughters—erron eously in ter

changing the parts allotted to each in the narrative : a briefaccoun t of the natu re of the Tribu te, its exaction by a su ccession

of forty kings, i ts division am ong the in ter ested recipien ts, and

its final rem ission ,at the in tercession of St. Molin g . ]

593 .

leon id ro m arb R 2

om . Fi nd R 3- chraide R.

(a) R evue Celtiqu e, x i ii , 32 ff.



Dorochair tra Tuathal i nDal A raide i m -Monai in Chatha,

tria than gn acht, bale assam bru cta Olor 1 Olarba, la Mal m ac

Rochride, la rig in choicid , iar forboi a decc ar cet i rige.

Tricha bliadan im orro db i r - rige hE ren n .

M i n . has here n othing bu t : Tuathal, tricha bli adan ,lcon dorchai r la

Mal 2Fi n d m ac3R ochrai dhe.

R 3: Tan ic thra Tuathal tar m u ir iartain co hE r in d

,tar as

a oileam na i nA lbain . Ocu s tan ie co T'

em raid,co hairm a roibi

E lim m ac Con rach, 1 do radsat Cath A ichli , dfi n - ar m arbad

E lim m ac C‘

on rach la Tuathal . Ocu s do br is Tuathal cuic catha1 cethri fichit cath

,i cosn om hE rin d

, 1 ac digai l a athar . Is a

flaith A drian u is do gob Tuathal rigi n E ren n, co roibi tricha

bliadan a r igi nE ren n . Is airi adberar“Tfiathal Techtm ar

”

fris, .i . techt ar m u ir do dochum n E rin d da gabai l ar A itheach

Thuathaib . Is la T'

fiathal tra do dithchean n ad each coiced i

h E rind, con ad de aderar

“M ide”

ria,

. i . m eidi cacha caicid.

N o is 5 M idi m ac B ri tha aderar, u nde dicitu r“Midi . Do

gob tra Tuathal rigi foirthrén feram ail for E rin d tar eis a

dan ar 1 a durbidbad do scri s. Do ron dad tra Feis Tem rach la

Tuathal Techtm ar iartain, 1 tan cadar cbicedaich E rend na

chom dail co Tem raid . Is iad so im orro n a caieedaich than ic

an d, .i . Feargu s , Febal 1 E ochaid m ac Con rach i com rigi for

Ultu ib , ocu s E ogan m ac A ililla (sic) B ran n for Deasm um ain , 1

Con rach m ac Derg for Chon dachtaib , 1 E ochaid m ac Dairi forMum ain Moir , 1 E ochaid E chach Doim l én do Dom n an chaib for

L ai gn ib . R ogob- som thra ratha gran i 1 esca 1 each cum achtaid

fil for n im 1 for talm ain,ciam dais coim n ert caicedaich E renn ,

con apdais coimn ert fria cloin d - sin co brath .

H ere [M 296,8 1 ] follows a fnagm en t of the B oram a text

,

corresponding to section s 4—7 of Stokes’

s edition . [E n ds

M 297 y

598 a. A t eat an dso n a catha do rad Tuathal i cosn om

hE ren n re hA ithech Thuathaib 1 re Feraib B olc, .i .

Cath A ichli , da n - ar m arbad Elim m ac Con rach , ri E ren n : 1 do

Domn andehaib do.

SE CTION IX .


So Tuathal fell in Dal A raide ih ’» the B og of B attle,through

treachery , in the place where Ollar an d Ollarba broke forth , atthe han ds of Mal s . Ro chraide kin g of the provin ce, after com

pletin g an hu n dr ed an d ten years in the kin gship . B u t thirtyyears was he in the kin gship of Irelan d .

R 3: Thereafter Tuathal cam e over sea to Irelan d, after he

was reared in A lba. A n d he cam e to Tem air,to the place where

E lim s . Con rai was ; an d they gave the battle of A ici ll,where

E lim s . Con rai was slain by Tuathal . A n d Tuathal broke fou rscore an d five battles

,secu r in g Irelan d ,

an d aven gin g his

father . It was in the reign of Hadrian that Tuathal took thekingship of Irelan d , an d he was thirty years in the kin gship of

Irelan d . This is why he is called Tuathal Techtm ar,for h is

“com in g over - sea

”

(techt tar m u ir) to Ireland: to take it again stthe A ithech Tuatha. B y Tuathal was each provin ce in Irelan dlopped o f its head , and so M ide

”was the n am e given to them ,

that is “the n eck ” of every provin ce. Or it is from M ide

s. B rith the n am e com es, u n de dicitu r“Mi de” . Tuathal took

a stron g , powerfu l hold over Irelan d after destroyin g her

p irates an d her ban dits . Then the A ssem bly of Tem air was

convened by Tuathal Techtm ar,and the Provin cials of Ireland

cam e together to Tem air ; these are the Provin cials who cam e

there,Fergu s , Febal , an d E ochu m ac Con rach in j o in t ru le over

Ulaid, an d E ogan m ac A ilella B ran n over Sou th Mum u,an d

Con rach m ac Derg over Con n achta, an d E ochu m ac Dairi overGreater Mum u

, an d E ochu m ac E chach Doim léin of the Dom n an n

over L aigen . They gave then su reties of sun an d m oon an d every

power over Heaven and E arth that thou gh the Provin cials of

Irelan d m ight have equal‘ power, they shou ld n ot have equalright wi th his own descen dan ts for ever .

593 a. Here are the battles which Tuathal fou ght to holdIreland against the Serfs an d the Fir B olg , to wit

A ici ll,where Eli m s . Con roi

,king of I relan d

,was slain . H e was of

the Dom nann .


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cath E o lai rg i Mi di,dfi n - ar ma rbad Cai rb ri Garb do cloinn Sen goin d,

re Tfiathal 1 re F i achra, Casan 1 re Fin dm ael, . i . da foglaig do

m u in tir Fhiachach Fin dolai ch , ro bai m ai lle re Tfiathal, 1 dé ich cat

fa sead a l - li n .

cath Arda an B rochait,an Guba m eic an Tuarach , do cloind Shengoin d

bebs.

cath Tertai s i crich Con ai ll Mu rthem n e,i n dorchair Tedm a Traub -u i llech

do Feraib B ole, 1 com thoi tim db 1 do Fin dm ael, don dara foglaig

bai la Tfiathal .

cath Macha, an drochai r Mochdain e do Ferai b B olg.

cath Leam n a,and rochai r L igai r i n L amf ada

,do Feraib B ole.

cath Drom a Ligen , i n dorchair L aegai ri m ac In dai d m ei c Rosa, do clo ind

Guai li m eic Cirb , do Feraib B olc.

cath Irgu i ll, an drochair tri m eic Gfiai li m eic Cirb .i . B rian 1! Dairi 1In daid a n - amm ann a.

cath Cai rgi E olai rg, and orchair Eolaing m ac 6chain m eic For'

go m eic

B rain m ei c Febai l.

cath Glindi Gem in , an dorchai r Fo ibn e Faen di n - ainm n ign er (sic) B en nFoibne.

cath Mui gi E i lli , an dorchair Truach , do Feraib B olg ; cenad aada i ta

Dfin Truach i Maig E i lli .

cath Callain di,an dorchai r Con all Claen -

garb do Feraib B ole.

cath Mu igi Coba, an drochai r Crfiad - lu in di Oliab - rem air ; 1 rob é Mag Cobaferan n cloin di Carbai d Ghenn - leith .

cath Dabai ll,an drochai r Dearcaich Dreachleathan .

[cath ] Forn a, androchair Fai liaeh 'Fu i leach do Feraib B olg.

cath Glin di Sai lech, an dorchai r Fingiu m ac nDi ria do Feraib B o lg.

cath Mu igi Fheigi , an dorchai r Conai ri Cerba, do Gai lianchaib , diada

Ferta Con airi i M u igi Feigi .

cath F in dabrach, ar thoi t Daeth Derg do M ochthonn a ; 1 is ann i ta

Aen ach Fin dab rach la hUltaib .

cath Mu igi In ais, an dorchair A im i rgin m ac Con rach .i . dearbrathair

d’E lim m ac Con rach ; 1 ai rm id eolai ch a m beith do cloind Fhiachach

m eic R udraidi, 1 gr

“

; bead, ni di l dbib, acht do Dom nan n chaib .

cath ai li a Mu ig In i s, andorchair Aengu s U lachtach m ac S eich m eic

Sen ehada E alaich m eic Ai li lla E istaich m eic R ugraidi .

cath S lebi S langa, an drochai r Goan m ac Fergna m eic Fergusa m eicB i rgi E achbeo i l 6 B ri E irrgi atuai d .

cath Cluana Fi achn a, i ndorchai r Fiachna Fi nd do Feraib B ole ; conad

aada i ta Cluain F iachn a.

cath Feathaig, an dorchai r F iachna Fo i ltlebar m ac Ci rb m eic Im chada

m eic Fiachach Glai sgen , do Feraib B olg.

da cath ai le for Dom n onnc[h ] aib , 6 E s R uaid co B ern u s.


314 SE CTION IX .

—.TH E ROLL. OF TH E KINGS .

593 b . Con ad iad sin n a catha ro bris Tuathal for Ultaib .

A teat an dso n a catha 1 n a con gala do bris Tuathal ar choiced

nGailian , .i .

Cath Oluan a hIrai rd,da n - ar tho i t Cai rpri m ac Tré n a

, (diada Drochad

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Cai rb ri i Com ar hUa Faelan ) la Tfiathal ; 1 i s an n sin do tho it Dai rbri

di a dia [si c] Dru im n Ai rbreach .

cath [Oca] , an drochai r E ochaid An chen n m ac B rann u ib B ric,

rigL aigen .

cath B dai r,an drochai r E achraid Gai lleasrach do Dom n an n chaib .

cath Cruachain,an drochai r Conall m ac U igi m ei c E oigin .

cath In nb er B rén a,an drochair Uga m ac E ogain .

cath B elaich Oirtb e, ar tho i t Fi n dchad U lach do Gai lian chaib .

cath Resad ar thoi t Fi thir m ac B oid .i . brathai r Sen do m acaib Magach

.i . d’Ai li ll 1 do Cheat 1 d ’A n lu an 1 do Gai lian chaib dbib .

cath L u agad, ar thoid [sic] L ugai d L aim derg do Gai lian chaib .

cath Li f i , an drochair L ab raid L am'

foda,m ac Oi rb sen , m eic A ithem ai n ,

m eic E chach Im'

fota,m eic Cai rbri N ia Fer

,m eic Rosa R uaid .

cath E arcb '

a, an drochai r Mai n e Mei r - eachtach 1 A ili ll

,da m ac In daid

,

m eic Ogam ain , m eic U igi , m eic E ogain E argnaig, m eic Sé tn a S ithbaic.

cath Cu i llean n,an drochai r Con dla m ac In dai t, .i . com brathair - sen d’Oili ll

1 do Main e.

cath Gabra Li fi,an drochai r B reasal B reogam ain do Gai lian chaib ; 1 i s

é sin fer i s ai lle do bai n a aim sir.

cath h E rem an,

. i . cath Drom a Al m ai n e,androchair Oi lill

,m ac Ci cail,

m eic Uign i , m eic Scai l B ai lb,

m eic Gai n,

m eic F iachach do

Gai lian chaib .

oath Fea,an drochair Crim thann Coscrach , m ac B i rgi , m eic E ogain .

cath Satm on an Ib B airrche, an drochai r Scai le m ac E ogain .

cath Ro is Lai r i Fothartaib,an drochai r Lain e

,Mac E achach

,m eic

A engu sa, m eic B irgi , m eic E ogain .

cath M orba an Ih Cen n selaich,

an drochair Meada,m ac A engu sa

Urleathain do Feraib B olg .

cath B ri Molt,androchair Rere m ac B rain m eic Cicai l .

cath M'

aigi hE ni an Ai b Mai l,androchai r C

‘ficorb con a b raithrib . .i . Cnfi

,

1 Corba, B reasal, B rian,In n ai t

,E ochai d

,Fergu s, Dairi .

R o bri s seacht catha for clo in d Tregam ain m eic Threga ; tri m eic

Tregam ain,

. i . Tru sc 1 L ig 1 L ugai d, .i . tri b rai thri do Moran n m ac

Cai rbri Ch i n d chaid [s ic] iad ; Tregam ain,m ac Trega, m eic Cai rb ri

Ci n d Caid.


593 b . So that those are the battles which Tuathal brokeagainst the Ulaid . Here are the battles an d the fights whichTuathal broke in the H ov in ce of the Gailoin

Clu ai n I raird,the place where Cai rpre s . Trén fell (the eponym u s of

Droiehi t Cai rpre in Com ar of Ua Faelain ) at the han ds of Tuathal ;

Dairbre, eponym u s of Druim m Dai rbrech,also fell there.

Oca, where B ochu A nchenn s ,B ran - Dub B recc

,kin g of L aigi n , fell .

B tar,where E chraid Gai lleasrach of the Dom nann fell.

Cruachu,where Con all s. Uga s. E ogan fell .

Inber B rén a,where Uga s. E ogan fell .

B elach Oi rtbe,where Fin n chad U lach of the Gai leoin fell .

B esad,where Fi thir s. Dot

,b rother of .Sen of the son s of Maga, fell ;

that i s,of Ai li ll

,Cet

,‘ an d A nn luan . They were of the Gaili oin .

L uagad, where Dugaid L aim derg of the Gai li oin fell .

Li fe, where L abraid L am fhota s . Oirb sen s . Ai them an s . B ochu

Im fhota s . Cairpre N ia Fer s R os B uad fell.

E rcba,where Main e Me i r - echtach an d Ai li ll fell ; the two son s of

In da, s . Ogam an,s . Uga, s . E ogan E rgn ach , s. Sé tn a Si thbac .

Cu i llean n,where Con n la s . In da fell. H e was a com m on b rother to

A i li ll an d to Main e.

Gabar Li fe,where B resal B reogam an of the Gai li o in fell

,the m ost

com ely m an of hi s tim e.

E rim on,that i s, the battle of Dru im m Alm ai n e

,where Ai li ll

,s . Cical,

s . Uign e, s. Seal B alb,s. Gam

, s. Fiachu of the Gai lio i n fell.

Fea,where Crim than n Coscrach

,s . Erge, s. E ogan , fell .

Satm on in U i B ai rrche,where Scai le s. B ogan fell.

R os Lai r in Fotharta,where Lain e, s. B och u

,s. Oengu s, s.

Erge,s E ogan , fell .

Morha i n Ui Cennselaig, where Meada, s. Oengu s Urleathan , of the

Fi r B olg, fell.

B ri Molt, where Rere, s . B ron,s,Ci cal fell .

Mag n E n i in U i Mai l, where 0 13 Co rb fell,wi th h i s brethren Cnu

Corba, B resal, B rian,In nai t

,E ochu

,Fergu s, Dai re.

Tuathal broke seven battles agains t the progeny of Tregam an s . Treg ;the three son s of Tregam an were Tru sc

,L i g, an d L ugai d, who were three

brethren to Moran n s . Cai rpre Ci n n - chai t. Tregam an was 5 . Treg s.

Cai rpre Cin n - chai t.

316 SE CTION IX .

—\TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

593 c.

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Corob sé catha fichit ro bris for L ai gn ib am ail

adubram air. Catha 1 eeta 1 airbearta Tuathai l for Mu im

n eachaib a ndigail a athar andso,

.i .

Cath Fem in , an drochai r rig Mum an,

.i . Foi rb ri , m ac Fin e, m eic E scid,

m eic Nem an,m eic A i lchada

,m eic Throgain , m eic Ogam ai n , mei c

Tho ise, m eic Tharthach,m ei c Treich

,m eic Threathrach

,m eic R igu i ll

rig , do chloin d L u igdeach m eic i tha.

cath M u igi B ai gn e, an drochai r Fem in,m ac Fochrai s, m eic Cirb , m eic

Feithm ir,m eic Ogam ai n , m eic Cai rbri Gabalfada, m eic Dai ri , m eic

Deadaid

1 cath Dai re, an drochai r Con ai ll Cen n - ai theach do cloin d Dai ri,m eic

Deadad 1 Caithear m ac U iti l m eic A irdi l m eic Cai thi r m eic E idersceo il

m eic Iair do cloin d L ugdach m eic i tha.

_I

seacht catha for Mu ig Feim in , ar cloin d Chearm n a, 1 ar clo in d Chaith ir

m eic E dersceoi l.

_l

cath Cliach, an drochair Con ai ri m ac B u idb , 1 N um na m ac Cerm ada m eic

In Dagda.

cath A lla, an drochai r L u gaid m ac Rosa, do cloinn Mum n i m eic E rem b in .

_l

_l

cath Feorn a,nan dorchair N uada Nert- chalm a

,de clo ind Mum me beos.

cath L uachra Deadad,ar thoi t Corbsen m ac Coi rb Fo ib is m eic Mofem i s ..

J

cath Feorain d an drochadar in dan a Duban , .i . Duban Descort 1 DubanTuaiscert .i . da m ac Rotha m eic Thracda m eic Fhergu sa Du ib diata

Corco Du ibne.

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1 cath Corco Du ibthn i,in dorchai r n a tri Feargai s .i . Fergus B odb 1

Fergu s Tem in 1 Fergu s Dub .

da chath i Choreo Laide, ar toi t Mochta Man an n ach do A bsdan -achaih

1 ar thoi t ar Choreo Lai di ; n air fa ceithri brai thri . i . L ugaid Caldi atat Callrigi , 1 L ugai d Oi rcthe diatad Corco Q i rec, 1 L ugaidL igairn e diadad L uaidna Themrach , 1 L ugaid Laidi diatad hU i CorcoLaidi .

1 cath Ti ri da Glas an drochair Aengu s Mar m ac Trana E dgothaich do

cloi nd Daire m eic E di rsceoi l .

cath Dercderc an drochair Lo thar A pthach, m ac Cirb , m eic Cai s Clothach ;1 i s an dsa chath sin do tho i t Lothar Letu r

,m ac Lapai , m eic L u i gdeach

Gunga, m eic E achach A pthaich m eic Iair . 1 is an d do tho i t Dai ri,

m ac B i ri,m eic Adar, m eic Cirb , m ei c Gai s Clothaich

, do cloin d Mu im n e

m eic Cerm ada.

.J

.J

1 cath Leam n a,ar thoi t Mairgen id m ac Cirb 1 Finga m ac L u am n u sa do

cloin d Chearm ada 1 L abrai d m ac L u i them id L u i rg do cloin d Deadad

m eic Sin .



1 cath R u idi i Corcam ruad,ar thoi t E ochai d m ac L u igdech , m eic Iare

,

m eic Dergthen ed, do Feraib B olg, 1 ar thoi t Fergu s, m ac Cirb m eic

R ochada m eic F iachach Foi ltlebai r do Dom nan n chaib .

1 cath i arm brai s,

an drochair Cen dluga m ac Calcha m eic Dergthen ed ;brathai r in Cen dluga sin do N uadaid Uam a 1 do Madoda m ac Cai lb

m eic Calga.

1 da chath i m B ladm a da n - ar thoi t hE i lidin , m ac B uain,m ei c B irn , m e ic

B reasai l B ri e.

1 cath E ib lindi fri hE i lim,m ac Fergu sa, m eic Dalbai nd do L igm u i n ib ;

1 i s and do thoi t A n n o id,m ac Tubai r, m eic G

‘reit, m eic Fergu sa

Fergnai , do Dom n an n chaib .

593nd . Con ad iad sin n a catha ro bris Tuathal a‘

r Mu im n e

achaib . Do chathaib 1 do chu ib'

lean gaib Con dacht an n so, am ail

ro chu ir Tuathal oc digailt a athar 1 o gobail E renn ,. i .

Cath Oirb sen ar thoi t A im irgin m ac E achach m eic A engu sa d’

[Fh ] earaibB olg ; ocu s i s an n do thoi t Fei dl im id Folt- n 'ai theach

,m ac Ci rb , m eic

Du in n Niad, m eic Fhi r Deci d,m eic Fi r Diad

,m eic Dam an .

Cath Dum a Se lga an drochai r Sau b m ac Cert rig Con n acht.

cath A ei,an drochradar in da Am algaid .i . A m algaid Men d 1 A m algai d

B la . i . da m ac Throga, m eic Thesda, m eic Im chatha, do clo in d

L u igdeach Cal .

cath B adn a,ar tho it B restin

,m ac B resi , m eic Tresi

,m eic Thom ain ,

—l_n“

I

m eic B resten i ; i s u ada ita Aen ach m B resti n e.

1 cath B refn i,i ndorchair B odb 1 Gh ac 1 B adn a 1 Con dud C

'

err, cei tri

m eic En n a m eic N em ain m eic Maddada m ei c Ign iad m eic Gu i ll E i lic.

1 cath Cruachai n Oi gli , an drochai r Cruaichn i Garb , m eic Osa, m eic Olar,

m eic Thegm an naich , do clo in d L u igdeach Cal.

1 cath Um ai ll,ar tho it Ari sa, m ac Tuam a Ten ed, m eic Throga, m eic

Fhraich,m eic Fhidaich ; 1 Cerm ai d m ac Mo i rc

,m eic Then ed ; 1

C‘

erm aid,m ac A i oli , m eic I daich , m eic Fh raich , m eic Fi daich .

1 cath Cera, an drochai r Ceidgen id , m ac Dai ri , 1 L u achtm em in m ac Fhir

Loga, 1 Cerm ai d m ac Oirc, 1 Cerm aid m ac U i sli .

cath M o igi Slecht, an dorchradar ceithri m eic Tri th im do Dom nan nchaib ,

.i . do clo in d Sim o in m eic Sdai rn .i . Sai llen n Slab radach 1 To i llenn

Trechenn ach 1 B ruach A bartae h , i A er Eo la-eh .

cath Rui s E n, an drochair R u s Derg m ac Forgo , m eic Fhraich , m eic

Fhidaich .

cath Mo igi E n i an dorchradar tri dibeargaich Dom n an n , .i . Do ig 1 Do igri

1 Do iger , tri m eic B riton , m eic Oi rc, m ei c Then ead .

Con ad iadsin n a catha ro br is Tuathal Techtmar in E rinn ,

m ai lle re cathaib im da aile ; dian ebrad an n se can derbad

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Fland for E‘

rind a thig Thuathai l

SE CTION IX .

—'TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS . 319

Raide in Corcom ruad,where E ochai d s . L u igdech, s . Iar, s. Dergthen e,

of the Fi r B olg fell,as well as Fergu s s. Gerb s . Rochat

,s . Fiachu

Foltlebar, of the Dom nann .

Iarm b ras, where Cenn luga s. Calc s. Dergten e fell . That Cenn luga

was b rother to Nu adu Uam a an d to Madu da s . Calb s . Calc.

Two battles i n B ladm a,where E i lidin

,s . B uan

,s . B i rn

,s . B resal

B recc,fell .

E ibhlin n e agains t Elim , s. Fergus, s. Dalbaind of the L igm ui n e ; and

i t i s there that An n oid s . Tubai r,

s . Cret, s . Fergu s Fergn a of the

Dom n an n fell .

593 (1. So that those are the battles which Tuathal brokeagain st the m en df Mum u . Of the battles and fights of Con

n achta here, as Tuathal set them,in ven gean ce for h is father ,

an d to take Ireland

Oirb sen,where A i m irgin s . E chu s .

Oen gu s of the Fi r B olg fell ;

Feidlim i d Foltn aithech , s . Gerb,s . Don n N ia

, s. Fer Deci d, s . Fer Dind,

s . Dem an,also fell there.

Dum a Selga, where Sanh s . Get king of Con n achta fell .

A i , where the two A m algai ds fell,A m algaid Men n an d A m algai d

B laithe, two son s of Trog, 8 . Test

,s . Im chath

,of the progeny of L ugai d

Cal .

B adna, where B restin s . B res, s . Tres,s. Tom an , s . B restn i fell ; f rom

him i s Oenach B restin e n am ed .

B refn e,where B odb , Gnae, B adn a an d Con nad Cerr

,the fou r son s of

En n a s . Nem an s . Madu da s. Igni ad s. Goll E i lic fell .

Cruachan A i gle, where Cruachan Garg s. Osa s. Olar s. Tegm an n ach,

o f the progeny of L ugaid Cal , fell .

Um all,where Ari sa

,s . Tuam a Ten ed, s. Troga, s . Fraech , s . F idach

fell , an d Cerm ai d,s . M or

,s. Ten e

,an d Cerm aid s. Ai cle, s . Idach ,

s . Fraech, s. Fidach .

Cer,where Ceidgen ed s . Dai re f ell

, an d L uachtm em i n s . Fer Loga,and Cerm aid s . Orc an d Cerm aid s . H i sle.

Mag Slecht, where there fell the fou r son s of Trithem of the Dom n an n,

that i s, of the progeny of Sim on s . Starn, (n am ely) Saillen n S labradach

,

Toi llenn Trechen n ach,B ruach A bartach

,an d A er B olach .

R os E n,where R os Derg s. Forgo s. Fraech s . Fidach fell .

Mag E n i,where the three ban dits of the Dom nan n fell

,Doig, Do igr i ,

an d Do iger , the three son s of B ri ston s. Orc s. Ten ed.

So that those are the battles which Tuathal Techtm ar brokein Irelan d ,

alon g with other battles ; so that this was said in

proof thereofPoem

320 SE CTION IX .


H ere [M 298,8 9 ] follows an other extract from B oroma

,

correspon ding to section s 8—13 of Stokes’s editi on . A paragraph

follows, describing the division of the spoil am ong the allies ofTuathal

,eviden tly belonging to the sam e docum en t

, though i t

happen s to be absen t from the MSS . u sed by Stokes. It begin s

Iar fosnaidm thra n a B oram a do Thuathal for Laign ib , 1 iar na

tabach for E arc m ac E achach Doim lén ,do roindistair Tfiathal ar

tri hi ; an d ends wi th three poem s

A Ugain e ar n - athair u i le,

Team air teach Tuathai l,

Cid toiseach dia roi bi .

These shou ld properly appear in an edition of the B oram a

text, and are therefore here om itted . B resum es, after i ts long

lacu na (begin n i ng at 31 R a (facs . 45 a) with the last

n in e - an d - half quatnain s of the poem begin n ing B orom a L aigen

n a leargtan , appearing at a later stage in M (305 R a 44,facs .

fo . 304 ; after which com es the B versi on of the followin g con

elusion of the Taathal pericope

B

593 e. Tuathal trado rochair

side a nDail A rc-idhe i m

Monai in Cata tria han gnacht,bai li asa m bru chu Olor 1

Olorba, la Mal m ac Rochraide,la righ in cbigidh iar forba

decc bliadan .ar cet i r - rige

E ren n . Is dé no cat in fili

Tuathal dian fin e feran d

[In M this poem , om itted in the text, is in serted in m inu teletters at the bottom of fo. 300 v . ]

M [300 e 27 ]

Dorochair thra Tuathal

Teachtm ar iar sin i nDail

A raidi, aMon aid in Chatha, ait

a fu il O-lar 1 Ollarba, la Mal

m ac Rochraide,

iar forba

trichad bliadan db i r ige

n E ren n a fiaith A n ton iu is rig

in dom ain . Ocus is n a re tu cad

riagail n a casc cu s n a Cristaigib , ocu s is n a re no to ibged

in B orom a.


322

X CVI

L

594 . R 1: Gabais Mal m ac

R ochri de rige hE renn fri re

ceithre bliadan, co torchai r

1a Feidlim id R echtaid m ac

Tfiathail Techtm air . i n dighail

R 3: Gabais Mal m ac Roc

ride rigi B ren n ceithre bliadn a,co torchair - la Feidl im idh

Reehtai d m ac Tuathai l Techt

SE CTION IX’

.—

‘TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

M in

1B a r i 1 Mal ceithre bliadna,

co torchair la Feidl im id 2Rechtaidh m ac Tuathai l 3Techtm u irm eic Fiacha F in n dfolaid .

3

M [300 e 33]

R ogob do-n o Mal m ac Rochraidi rigi n E ren n , 1 do thobaich

in m B orom a4a flaith

A n ton iu isf"

m air, a nd igail a athar, do

rochair la Mal .

594 bis. With the following sum m ary the appen dix to R 2

com es to an en d, and this version of R é im R iograide steps

fin ally. A n abstract of the B orom a story is in corporated, and

is here allowed to rem ain , as a sam ple of the texts which havebeen exclu ded. It has n ot been con sidered n ecessary to prin t

the verse extracts.

1Ai thech Tuatha E ri nd2 atrachtatar 3fortho ,‘dia n - i n n orba ar aieiu ;

co toracht Tfiathal Techtm air m ac F iachach lsFin dalai d 6i ar cé in , con id

aiside 7roscoisc

, ( .i . L i gm u in e 1 Galeoi n 1 Fi r B ole) .i . in 8tuairsi ro bu i

dib in E rin d, 1 an

9dotu airth do Thfiai th Dé Don an n . Do rat ’°tra Dia

di glanIndra

'

for n a hAi thech Tfiathai b , n ad bu i i th na b licht na m ess

na 1 2hi asc i n 1"u i scib acco , ar tiachtai n fri s n a saerclan n aib . R ogab tra

Ugai n e“

rai th n a n - u i le l s'du l,ai cside 1 n em - aicside, ar firu E ren n

,im rigi

dia clai nd,

16cen im cosn am frin co b rath . Da m ac ar fich i t, 1

”tri ar

ingon a oca ; 1 ro ran n hE rinn atu rro , hi cbic ran daib fichet. Cob thach”Cbel a s in n si r . I s do clo in n ”Ugain e Mai r tra ceitre fin e Tem rach

( .i . si l Conai ll 1 Colm ain 1 E ogai n 120A eda Slain e) , 1 n a teora Con nach ta,

5 94 .

" 1om . R om . R 3"

om . R yc i n ter lined M .

5 94 . bi s . A i thec Thuatha V .

2 ins . tra VER 8om . fortho R

d ia n dighai l 1 dia i n narbad R 5 Fin n fol R eom . iar cein R

,iar

SE CTION IX .


X CVI . MAL .

594. R 1: Mal s . R ochraide

took the kin gship elf Irelan d

for a space of fou r years, till

he fell at the hands of Feid

l im id R eehtaid s . Tuathal

Techtm ar,in ven gean ce for h is

father .

R 33 Mal s . R ochraide took

the kin gs hip of Ireland for

fou r years, t ill he fell at thehands of Fe idl im id Rechtaid,

Mal was kin g for war years,till he fell at the han ds of

Feidlim id R eehtaid s . Ti’

i athal

Techtm ar,

s . Fiachu Fin n

folai d .

Then Mal s. Rochraid e tookthe kin gship of Irelan d, an d

exacted the B oram a,in the

reign of An ton inus .

s . Tfiathal Techtm ar , in

ven gean ce for h is father , whofell at the hands of Mal .

5 94 b is . The A i thech Tfiatha of Irelan d rose up again st them ,to

drive them ou t by force ; ti ll Tfiathal Techtm ar s. Fiachu Fi n n oi lches

cam e,after a lon g tim e

,so that i t i s he wh o subdued them (the L igm ui n e

,

an d the Gaileoin,an d the Fir B olg) ; that i s the troub le whi ch they

cau sed in I relan d, an d their oppression of the Tfiatha Dé Dan ann . God

sen t great vengean ces upon the Ai thech Tuatha,so that they had n o

corn,or m i lk, or m ast, or fish in the waters

,after they had arisen agai n st

the Freem en . Then Ugaine im posed the su rety of all creatu res, vi sib le

an d i nvi sible, upon the m en of Irelan d that hi s chi ldren shou ld

have the kingsh ip, wi thou t con ten ti on , for ever. They were twen ty- two

son s an d three daughters ; an d he divi ded Irelan d b etween them,i n

twen tyfive di vi si ons . Cob thach Cé el was the eldest of them . Of the

progeny of Ugain e Mor are the fou r fam i lies of Tem ai r (the seed of

Conall, Colm an ,B ogan , an d A ed Slan e) , an d the three Con n achta

,an d

cein m air E 7ro choi 'sg E 8 tuai rsin V 9 doh iai rti E Di a

(ins . in m arg .) tra R 1 1em . and

‘

i ns. m oi re below lin e R 1 2 i ai sg E13 inb eraib R 14 in s . ri hE r . R : ratha

,the secon d a sbs . R du la V

co brath gan im cosn am friu R 17 tri VE R ‘8 C'

oelbreg E VDR

324 SE CTION IX .-TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS

.

121n bi tri chai d céd A i rgiall, 1 n ai trichaid cé t n a nDéssi Mum an , 1

~ L aigin ,

122Osraidhe,

231 Dal Riata,23 1 Dal Fiatach , 1 rigrad

24Alban,Oengu saig,

1 L oarn aig, 1 Com gellaig, 1 Cen é l nGabrai n, 1 Fi r Fi bhe 1 A th Gdlaig,

1 Ai rer nGaedel, 1 arai le i ll - tfiatha archen a, 1 Corcco Dui bn e, 1 Corco

B ai scind, 1 n a Mu scrai de u ile. B ochu Fei dlech tra,i s n a aim sir tan catar

a cbicedai .i . C’

on cobu r 1 Cai rpre, Cfirai 1 B ocho m ac L u chta, 1 A i l ill

Medb ingen E chach,

251 n a

26tri Fi n d Em u a

,

”a?“tri m eic,

27 B res, 1 N ar,

28Lothor a n - anm an d. I s 29cu co dochuaidh a siur 3o Clothra

,con dern sat

m ac31fria

,.i . L u gai d Riab nDerg . Tucsat dan a n a Fi nn 32 cath di a

n - athai r, .i . cath Drom a Cri aich ; 1 docom artha a triu r brathar .

33Dorigne3tiarom L ugaid m ac fria m athai r , .i . Crim than d m ac L ugdach , 1 rogab

sai de rig-

i n E renn iartai n ; 135sea dochu ai d i n echtra 36Crim tai nn

, 0 Di m

E tai r s7am ach

,di a tuc i n carpat n—ai r

,

381

agin fithchi ll 40am ra.

“I ssi

cé tfaigh arai le sen chaid, com bad si sin aim sir n o gei n idh Mac De B i“I ssu “Cri st i “

m B ei thi l Iu da ; n o com bad hi sechtm ad b l iadai n fiatha

Con cobai r n o gein i dh ,46et gu od u eri us est ;

46 41n o com bad hi sechtm aid

bliadain fichet fiatha Con cobair n o gein i d,"7

n o com ad i ssin cbicetm ad

b liadai n iar n gei n Con chobai r ro gen ai r Cri st. Ocu s i ssin tsechtm ad

b liadai n i ar n gei n Conchobai r 4sro gen ai r Cri st,49 ocu s i si n chai cet b liadain

fiatha 5 "Ochtau in Augu st ro gen ai r5 1Cri st, ocu s i sin chbicet b liadain déc

fiatha Tib ir Cessai r ro crochad 5 2Crist,sm ai l 53

asbert 5"Flann

Ochtau in A ugust in ri

Mac don 5 5Crim tan n sin i n Feradach Fi n d 5 6F‘

eehtnach, dia 5 7tu cad i n

sst - au dacht 596 60Moran d do com et fir fiatha. Mac tra do Feradach sin

i n 61Fiacho 62Fi n d,rig E renn .i . fin da n i le boi i n di le 63

I'

E'

Jrenn i n a flai th ;

1 i ssa ro64m arb sat n a cb icedhai g n a taig fain hi Tem raig .i . Elim m ac

Conrach ri Uladh, 1 B ocho 65A n chenn ri Lai gou , 1 Forb ri m ac Fin e ri

Mum an i E an b m ac Cei t 6"’m eic Magach ri Conn acht. B i lim tra,i ssa

dessi dh hi Tem raigh iar 67m arbad F i achach 68Fin n oi lches . N i fargaib in

wi th vari ous spellings A u gai n e R A ed R 21n a n ai R

22 Osairgi DE ”4 3om . E 2‘ Alpan D 25 ins . F

’

eidlig DER274 7

om . an d in s . . i . R ; i ns . .i . E also28 Lotar A Lothar ER cuca D

cuga R 3° ins . . i . E 31 frie D 33 in s . Em u a D “3 i ns . 1 R ;dori gigm

' E s4om . R 85 i se DE 36

- th AD im ach Dim m ach ER 38 in s . n - am ra

39 i n dichill E n - am ra DER“ i sed R i s i E “

aim siur D 11111 D Isu AR I sa E 4t Xp R45 B ithi E “H "

om .R om . D ; tran sfer to R n o com ad i


326 SE CTION IX .


h incho sin 69claind acht ben mac, bo i i m broinn E ithn e

70ingi n e rig Alban ;1 ro ela ass ind orgain dar m ui r : .i . Tfiathal Techtm ar i n m ac

71sin . R o

72hai ledz"an m ac sin

73cc cend fichet bliadan i n A lbai n , 1 tain ic a m athair

less i n E rinn do 75thincosc 76ec

'

ilai s db, do thig a athar, .i . " do tigh Tem rach ,

con i d and 78tarla i n In b iur Domn onn cosn a foglai dhe ro batar an d do

L aign ib , co se cétaib laech,

.i .

79Fi achra, Cassan , 1 Fin dm all a b rathai r .

Co ro80rigsat

- su i de Tfiathal facatoi r, 18’co tan catar lei s ro

82faichthe n a

$3Tem ra;

. Fechai r cath eturru 1 Elim ,co torchai r Elim an n

,.i . hi cath

84A icle ; 1 ro f bi hi 85Tem rai gh i n n - ai dche sin .

”Ocu s ro bri ss cbic catha

fichet for ”Ullto 1 a caic ar fichet for L aigni b , 1 a cb i c lagar fichet. for

Mum an 89 1 a‘

caic 88ar fichet 90for Con n achtaib , am ai l rostui rim Mael -Mum

Othn a i 91m bro-llach duain Flain d m eic 92Mai l - Shechlai n n

93F lan n for E rin d hi tigh toghaid

i ar 94m briu si ud 95

etra do Thfiathal95 na catha- 5a hu i le,doronadh 9"Fei ss

Tem rach lai ss ; 1 do9 1deochatar Gaedi l chu eco i ar sin

, 1 do98ratsat ratha

n agen - u i le du la

,ai ccside 1 n em - aiccsidhe

,fri ss

,im righe n E ren n co b rath

di a clai n d dar a aise ;100ciam tai s comn i rt

,n ab ti ss com chirt f ri clai nd

Tfiathai l . Ocu s i s am laid - sein ro n - en ai scc a senathair Ughain e. I s ha

in Tfiathal sin tra ro n ai scc in B oram a for 10’L aigni b , hi cin aid m arbtha

a da ingen , .i . Fi thi r 1 Dar'

fin e,1tri baes E chdach m eic E chdach rig

L aigin ; .i . m arb F i thir do naire 1 m arb 2Dar'

f in e dia cum aidh - s ide

m -Maig3L uadat hi l - L aigni b , u i poeta d ixi t

F i thi r 1 Darfine

Is he tra i n ci ss,

‘.i . tri caoga

5cé t be

, 1 tri caoga6eat tore

, 1 tri caoga

cat m olt,

61 da

7cho ire déc im m un coi re n - um a hi tegti s da m art déc, 1

caoga lanam n a8 f or co in nm edJ9leo degres . Cach n ae di b cach 10

re b liadai n

n o" hiaciti s dogres . Cethracha 12

rig tra las1sro to ibged in ci s - sa

,6 aim sir

Tfiathai l co haim sir “Fin nachta m eic Du nchada m ei c Acda Slain e, u t

dixi t‘s

(Estracha rig do rala

"2 hoi led R in R on ly om . 1 D 15 inchosc ED - sg E)in cosc R eolasa R do Them D'E' co Tem raig R dosrala R7° Fiacha R 8°

- satar D : om . su i de R 8’om . R 82 faithchi R

83 Tem rach R 8‘om . R 85 dTem R 86

1 ro bris dittographed D8'U lltu D Ulltaib R ; om . Ul lto fichet for E 88

0m . ar (b is) R“ ins . 1 a coic .xx . for Al lth . E

”0om . and in s . in m arg . R

9 :- oluch DR 92 Mai ltsecl . V 93 A fter th is quatranm V breaks ofi

C

SE CTION IX .


left n o progeny save on e son , who was in the wom b of E i thn e, daughter

of the kin g of Alba ; an d she escaped over sea from the slaughter, That

b oy was Tfiathal Techtm ar . H e was n u rtu red ti ll the en d of twen ty

years i n Alba,

and his m other cam e wi th him i n to I relan d for hi s

instruction i n learn in g, to the hou se of hi s fath er, to wit, the hou se of

Tem air. There,i n Imber Dom n an n , she m et the ban di ts that were there

of the L aigi n , wi th six hu ndred warriors, n am ely Fiacha, Cassan , an d

hi s brother Finm ael (sic leg e) . They m ade Tuathal king forthwith,an d

cam e with him to the sward of Tem air. A battle was f ought b etween

them an d Elim,an d Elim fell there, n am ely i n the battle of A cai ll ; an d

that n ight T1’

1athal slept in Tem ai r. H e broke twen tyfive battles agai n st

the U lai d,twen ty

- five again st the L aigen , tv'

ven tyfive again st Mum u

,an d

twen tyfive again st the Con n achta ; as Mael -Mu ru Othn a reckon ed them

,

i n the preface of the poem of Flan n s. Mael - Sechlainn

(Poem )

N ow after Tfiathal had broken all those battles, the Assem b ly of Tem ai r

was conven ed by h im ; an d the Gaedil cam e to him thereafter,an d gave

him su reties of every creatu re,vi sible an d invi sib le

,i n the m atter of

the kin gship of I relan d,that hi s progeny shou ld have i t af ter him for

ever ; an d though som e m ight have equ al stren gth , they shou ld n ot have

equal ri ght with the progeny of Tu athal . In thi s m ann er did he confirmhi s gran dfather Ugo in e. Thi s i s that Ti

’

i athal who bou n d the B orom a

upon the L aigen f or the crim e of the slayin g of h i s two daughters, Fi thi r

an d Dai rin e,by the folly of E ochu s. E ochu kin g of L aigin . F ithi r died

of sham e, an d Dai rfin e died of lam en ti ng her , on Mag L u adat in L aigin ,

u t poeta dia it

(Poem )

Thi s i s the tax—thri ce fifty hun dred kin e,thrice fif ty hu n dred b oars

,

thrice fifty hu n dred wethers,an d twelve cau ldron s, alon g with a b raz en

cau ldron i n to whi ch wou ld go twelve b eeves—an d fifty wedded couples ,

to ward them perpetually . Each on e of these thi ngs was to be paid

perpetually, every secon d year . There were forty ki n gs by whom thi s

tax was exacted,from the tim e of Tfiathal to the tim e of F i nn achta

s. Dun chad, s. A ed Slain e, u t chari t

(Poem )

the text as here prin ted n ow fo llows D 94- ead R 954 ”

om . R96 fei s E fes s R 97 dechadar ER 98

radsad E dosr R 99 h - u i le Ddu l R 10° diam di s R ‘01 L ai gi n R 1 in s . a da i n gei n R 2 Dai reni R3 L ugad E L u dat V 4 m . sin R 5

om . cat D i llegi b le i n D'coire ER 8 in s . leo E 9

0m . leo E ; b eos degres R 1°ae R

11 ‘i cdais R icadi s E 13

ar R 14om . D F in echta E

328 SE CTION IX .

- TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

1"F inn ach ta tra, hi s a ro m ai th in 17m B oram a, do Moling 18L u achai r 19dia

ein d na duain e 20dorigne do,iarna tobach co haenbai le ; dian ebai rt (n o

com ad ar n em ro m ai th)21dixi t Moling

F innachta for hUi b N e’

i lt co fai n

R o 22chai rig tra ”A domn an - im ”Fhi n nachta a m ai thim n a B orom a

, 126aspert fri s

Ind/m cia oheng la/it oua‘

ca

In B orama 2 1tra,

28h i trib rann aib n o ro inn te ; a trian 29do Conn achtai b ,

1 a trian do rig Tem rach, 1 a trian do 30Ai rgiallaib .

an

[N ach cath 1 nach

congal doron sat Leth Cu in d 1 L aigin , 6 Tuathal co Fin n achta m ac

nDu n chada,i s co saigh id n a B orom a

, 1 cc sai ghid chum al in tri ebet rigingen , 1 tricha in gen i n each n - aci

, do rochtar i sin Chlben'

ferta i Tem raigh

o idhche Sham'

f n a,la Dun lang rig L aigin im .x . n - ingen a Corm ai c hu i

Chui n d oc sai gi dh erca Nei ll N bigiallai g rodu -sm arb E ochai d m ac Edn aChen n selai g . ]

31 Tdathal tra dorochai r i nDal A rai de,hi 32Mo in in Chatha,

tria thangn acht, in bai l as a m bru chta Ollar 1”Ollarba, in da abu in n ;

ocu s Cen nguba ainm in cn u icc 34hic ar m arbad,

35la Mal m ac R ocrai de

la. rig i n'

caici‘

d,u t poeta d ixi t,

35

Ollar 1 Ollarba

1"’R ogab Mal iar « sin rigi n E renn iar forbu 37trichat b liadan co Tfiathal

hi righe hE ren n ;38i s dd r~o cad in file

Taathal di ar fin e ferann

Gabai s Mal m ac R ochraide righi hE ren n ceithre b liadna,38 39

con dorchair40la “Fedelm i d “R echtaidh m ac Tfiathai l ocu s B hain e ingen Scai l B ai lb,diata Cn occ m B ain e la hA irgiallo ;

43ar i s an d ro hadnacht

,

4“i ss'

a45chnu cc

[s ic] , 1 is le ro class Rath Mlbr Maighe Lem n a for hU lltu .

46Con dnachta

tra 47athe 48

atan essum49cai rdes do hU i b N é i ll

,ar

50is co B ochu51Mugm edhon 5 2

con drechai t 53a cai rdeis

,. i . N i all 1 F i achra, B rian 1 A i li ll

‘5 ins . poeta R F ian nachta tra i sa do E om . m ER18L u achra ER ‘9 do cinn ER 2° dori gn e (rigein e E) do iar (iai r E)n a tobach (tabb E) co haen bai le ER 2’ dian debert ER 22

cair E” Adam ER 24

m o R 25 Fhian E 26adbert in ran n E ;

do Moling con debai rt R - sa (om . tra) R 28 hi tri h i trib D ;a tri n osran n ta .i . a trian ( last word i n rasu ra) R 2”da R 3° Ir'

giall R31‘ fn i n D on ly

32 m bai DB ” Ollorba R ~ban E 3‘ hi cora

m arbad D i co ar m arbad E 35 - 35om . ER 3° Rom al m ac R ocrida


330

1 Fergu s, coi e m eic E chach M ugm edh oi n .

m eic 5 4F iachach Sro ifl‘

tin e,

SE CTION IX .


Si n , m ac Mui redaig Thi ri g,m eic Corpre

55L i fechai r, ar i s oc Corpre

L ifiechai r 66con drecai t Ai rgi alla 1 hUi N é i ll 1 Conn achta et all mralta.

X'OVII . FE IDL IMID R E CH TMAR .

L

595 . RI . Feidl im id Rechtm ar

m ac Tuathail T‘

echtm air 1 m ac

B an e in gin e Scail, diata Ch ocoB an e 1a A irgiallu . i . is and ro

adnacht. Is leis ro class RathMaige Lem n a for Ultu . Deichm bliadhn a do i r - rige hE ren n

con erbailt.

B

R 3. Feidlim idh R echtm ar

m ac Tuathai l 1 m ac B an e in gen e

in Scail,diata Cn occ m B an e la

hA irgi -allu,

. i . is .an n ro

adhn acht. Is lea ro clas RaithMaige Lem n a for Ullto . Décc

m bliadhn a dho i r - rige E ren n

con erbailt.

B ogah Feidlim id

n E ren n 2n oi m bliadn a.

adbath .

Dogob iarsin Feidlim id

R echtm ar rigi n E rin d a fiaith

Marcu is A n toin iu is, 1 rostobaid

in m B orom a for Choin Chorbfo do ; 1 dorochair Cu Chorbin tres fecht , i cath i cosn orn

na B orom a. la Feidlim ich

R echtm ar .

XCVIII . CA THA IR MOR .

L

596. R 1. Cathair Mor m ac

Feidlim id,

co ica1 bliadan co

torchair la féin m agn i . m bl iadan .

Min

R ogab2 Cathair hua Corm aic

3rige n E ren n fri ré tri

To itim dan a3 do, la

féin L u aign e .

In B on ly.

R 3. Cathair 1

tri bliadna i r - righ i , co torchair 1a L uaign ibh

Tem rach,

. i . ba iatside colom ain n a Tem ra.

cm . a ERL i fech R “

coin ddregaid E .

Fi acrad Sraptein e m aic (s ic) E'

The above lis t of variamts has been

65 L iphichair E

selected from a com plete catalogue of 353 i tem s .


and Fergus were the son s of E ochu Mugm edon .‘Sin 5 , Mu i redach Ti rech

s . F iachu Sraibtin e s . Cai rpre L i ffechair,for i t i s at Cai rbre L i ffechair

that Ai rgial la an d U i Neill an d Conn achta,et alii m u lti , un ite.

H ere the R o ll of K in gs in R ’stops finally ; the three MSS

whi ch have con tin ued to this poi n t now proceed to the

syn chr oni sm s, for wh ich see the A ppendi x, p.

X CVII . FE IDL IMID R E CH TMAR .

595 . B 1: Feidlim id Recht Feidlim id took the kin gship

m ar s. Tfiathal Techtm ar , an d of Irelan d for n in e years. H e

son of B an e d . Scal , from died a [n atu ral ] death .

whom is n am ed Cn oc B an e inA irgialla, for there was she

bu ried . B y him was RaithMaige Lem na du g, over Ulaid .

Ten years had he in the kin gship ,

till he died .

R 3: Fe idlim id R echtm ar s.

Tfiathal,and of B an e d . of the

Seal,from whom is Cn oc B an e

in A irgialla nam ed,for there

was she bu ried . B y her was

du g the fort of Mag Lem na

over Ulaid . Ten years had hein the kin gship of Irelan d tillhe died .

XCVIII . CA THA IR MOR .

596. RI Cathair Mor s . Cathair na Corm aic took theFeidlim id, fifty [or three] kin gship of Irelan d for a space

years till he fell by the of three years . H e fell by thewarriors of L uaign e. warri ors of L uaign e.

R 3: Cathair , three ! ears in the kin gship ,

ti ll he fell by theL uaign e of Tem air . They were the supporters of Tem air .

595 .

1rigi and cm . n E r. R 2 i ns . co torchair R 3 in s. .i . R .

5 96.

1n o tri in terlin ed L 2

in s . dan a R .i ii . co torchai r R4 m iswritten m ,

Thereafter Feidlim id Rechtm ar took the kin gship of

Ireland, in the reign of Marcu s

An ton in u s, an d extorted the

B orom a agains t C1’

1 C orb ,

twice ; C1'

1 Corb fell the thirdtim e in battle, resistin g the

B orom a, at the han ds of

Feidl im id Rechtm ar .

332 SE CTION IX .


XCIX . CONN CE T—CATH A CH .

597. R 1. Con d Cot- cathach ,

coic bliadna trichat (n o fichet,

at alii aiu n t) co torchair la

Tipraite Tirech ,rig Ulaid, i

Tuaith Am rois.

B

R 3. Con d 'Cét- cathach ( . i . cod

cath ro br is) , coic bliadn a

trichat, (n o fichet

,n o coega

bliadn a a fiaithu s u li u t alii

aiu n t) , i r - righi E ren n,

co

torchair la Tipraidi Tirech , la

r igh nUladh , hi Tfiath Am braisfor in cu ibh a duin e fessin

,co fil

lecht forsin faigthi .

597 . Variants from R.

‘ tarchai r 5- ti

( a) Wri tten to .

3r ige nE ren n 3

1rogab

1Gabais 2Con Cot- cathach

fri re fichet4torchair la

Mai l m eic

bliadan , co

5Tipraite m ac

6Rocraidhe.

2 Cond Cefln s" 3om .

M

Do gob iarsin Con d Cot

chathach rigi nE renn i flaith

Marcais A n ton iu is ; 1 ro

thobaich in m B oroim e fo do“)

can chath o E ochaid m ac E rc

m eic E achach . In tres feachtim orro ru sgob uabar rig

L aigen , 1 is e m onm an n rad do

gob , tinol in choicid do breithles co Maisten

, 1 cath do

thlobairt do Chun d im chend

na B orom a. Ocus m aidid for

Chon d o Maisten co T'

em raid ,

1 dosfu csad d ias laech do

L aign ib for Ohon d ( .i .

E achlan n 1 N uada), 1 rosfor

bairsed Con n 1 no geoidi n sed

he ; 1 roin dto Con n riu corus

dichean n iad . Do Sn ig rig

L aigen i Tem raig co cen n sochtm bliadan

, 1 ro fas n ert Cu indtairis ; 1 cui ris a Tem raig he,

1 beanais in m B oro im e do ; 1

do ic Fin d mac Cum ail in

m B oroim e re Con d, 1 do icsad

L aigin ,cen fa beo

,cen cath .


334 SE CTION IX .


C . CON A IR E COE M .

598 . R 1. Con aire Caem

,

1ocht

bliadna, co torchair la N eim id

m ac Srabcin d .

R 3. Con aire Coem h cliam ain

Cu ind, ocht bliadna, co torchair

la N eim id m ac Sraibhcin d hi

cath Gru itin e.

2Gabais Con aire m ac Mogba

Lam ba, cliam ain Chu in d,3r ige

n E ren n 3secht m bl iadn a

,co

torchair la N eim ed m ac

4Sroibcin d .

Dogoh tra Conairi m ac Moga

L am (sic) rigi nE ren n . i .

cliam ain Cu in d, i flaith

A n ton iu is Com adu is, 1 rosto

baich in B oro im e cen cath .

CI . ART GE NFE R .

599 . R 1.

1A rt m ac Cu in d,2fiche bliadn a i r - rige hE ren n ,

co torchair si cath Mu cram a3 la Du gaid m ac Con .

4Du gaid

Laga dan a 1 L igirn e L agnech ro im briset lam a for A rtt.

4

R 3. A rt m ac Cu ind tricha

bliadan i r - r ige E ren n ,co

torchair i cath Mu croma m eic

Moga N u adat. L u gaid Lagadana rom bi A rt.

598 .

1or perhaps .um .

2

gabaid R

Rogoh thra A rt A en fer m ac

Cu in d rigi n E ren n i flaith

A n ton iu is Cam adu i s, 1 ro bu i

oc iarraid na B oro im e, 1 u i

u air cen cath . Ocu s ro br isil - chatha fo cend 1 ro thobaich

cen cath cen fa beo .

om . R sraib R .

SE CTION IX .


C . CONA IR E COEM .

598 . B 1: Con aire Coem ,

eightyears, till he fell at the han dsof Nem ed s. Sroibcenn .

R 3: Con aire Coem kin sm an

of Con n, eight years till he

fell at the han ds of Nem ed s .

Sro ibcen n,in the battle of

Gru itin e.

CI . ART GE NFE R .

599 . R I: A rt s . Con n ,

twen ty years in the kin gship of

Irelan d ti ll he fell in the battle of Mu crama,at the han ds of

L u gaid m ac Con . N ow it was L u gaid Lagad an d L igi rn e

L agn ech who laid han ds on A rt.

R 3 A rt s . Con n,thirty years

in the kin gship of Irelan d,till

he fell in the battle of

Mu cram a s . Mog N u adat.

N ow it was L u gaid Laga whoslew A rt.

5 99 .

l ins . rogab VR righi n E r . .xx . bl . V 3- 3om . R

Hom . VR .

Conaire s . Mog Lam a,

m arriage kin sm an of Con ntook the kin gship of Irelan dfor seven years

,till he fell at

the han ds of Nem ed s . Sroib

cenn .

Then Conaire s . Mog Lam a

took the kin gship of Irelan dhe was kin sm an of Con n— inthe reign of A n ton in u s Comm odu s

,an d exacted the

B oram a withou t a battle.

Then A rt Gen fer s. Con ntook the kin gship of Irelan d,in the reign of A n ton in u sComm odu s

,an d was seekin g

the B orom a,but obtain ed it

n ot W ithou t battle . H e brokem any battles for it, an d thereafter exacted it

,withou t

battle,so lon g as he lived .

336 SE CTION IX .


CII . LUGA ID MA C CON

600. R 1. L u gaid m ac Con ,

tricha bliadan co rosin n arb

Corm ac hu a Cu in d, co torchair

don gothn eit iartain la Ferches

m ac Com m ai n .

1Gabais L u gaid m ac Con2rige nE ren n 2 tri cha bliadan ,

co torchair la 3Feirch is m ac

Com ain écis .

R 3.

4L u gaidh m ac Con ,tricha bliadn a

,co ro-n in n arb Corm ac

hua Cu in d, co torchair la Ferches m ac Com m ain fi

I

CIII . FE RGUS DUB DE TA CH .

L

601 . RI . Fergu s Dubdétach ,

oen bliadain ,co torchair i cath

Crin n a la Corm ac m ac A irtm eic Cu in d .

B

R 3. Fergu s Dubdedach ,

oen

bliadain,

co torchair i cathCrin da la Corm ac hu a Cu in d .

M in

R ogab dan a Fergus Dui bdhédach 1

rige n E ren n ,

1 aen

bliadain, co torchair la Corm ac

m ac A irt a cath Crinda.

M

Do gob thra Ferg us Du ibdedach rigi n E ren n a fiaith

CIV . CORMA C UA CUIND.

L

602 . R 1. Corm ac hua Cu in d ,

cethracha bliadan,con erbailt i

Tig Clettig , iar len am ain

enam a bratain ina bragit ; n o

it siabra ron ortsat iar n a brathdo Maelcend .

R 3. Cor mac hua Cu ind,

cethracha bliadan con erbailt i

600 .

1

gebaid R M0 m . R

on ly.

A ibrailian u is, 1 to -ibgis in

B oroim e can cath .

Min

Corm ac iarsin,

1cethrachat

bl iadan i rige n E ren n,

co

ru sm arb cnaim bratain a TigCleitigh .

Do gob thra Corm ac m ac

A irt m eic Chu ind Cot- cathach

“Fer V - chei s R This in B



T igh Cleitig iar glen am ain r igi nE ren d i flaith Marcu sa

enam a bradan in a braigid ; n o A u railiui s, 1 re thobaig in

it siabhra ron ortsat,iar n a B orom a ar eicin for L aigni b .

brath do Maelcen n . Ocu s airm it eolaig 1 cno in ici

con dorchair en rig dog do

rigaib L aigen lais, co tu c in

B orom a cona torm och bisich fodeoid . Con adh he Corm ac cot

du in e ro thabaich m na

cen elacha sa m B orom a, a

n digail in chaecaid rigin gen ,

do rochair d’in genaib n a

Tem ra,la Dunlan g m ac E nna

Niad .

CV . E OCH U GUNNAT.

L M in

603. RI . B ochu Gu n n at, oen Gabais B ocho Gun dat, rige

bliadain, co torchair la L u gaid . E ren n aen bliadain

,co torchair

la L u gaid m ac1Ragu sa.

R 3.

2E ocha Gu n n at, oen bliadain,co torc[h ]air la Corm ac

hua Gu in n . L u gaid m ac L ugna fir thri rom bi E ochaid,i cath

Tem ra Arda Ulaid.

2

CVI . CA IRPR E L IFE CH A IR .

604 . R 1. Corpre L iphechair

1R ighthar iarsin Cairpre1

secht bliadn a fichet (n o . L iff‘

echair2 re so bliadan fichet,

co torchair in cath Gabra la co torchair la Roadh R oirin de.

Sen ioth m ac C irb do

Fothartaib .

R 3. Corpre L if.ec[h ]air m ac Do gob thra Cairbri

Corm aic,

.xu i i . (n o a L if-cochair m ac Corm aic rigi

co torchair i cath Gabbra A iole n E ren n, 1 ro bai oc tabach n a

603 .

1 Oen gu sa R This in B on ly.

SE CTION IX .—TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

Cleitig after a salm on bon estu ck in his throat . Or it is

phan tom s that slew h im afterhe had been cu rsed by MaelConn .

339

CV . E OCH U GUNN AT.

603 . R I: E ochu Gu n n at, on e

year,ti ll he fell at the han ds

of L u gaid.

B ochu Gu n n at took the

kin gship of Irelan d for on e

year,till he fell at the hands

of L u gaid s . Oen gu s.

R 3: E ochu Gu n n at, one year , till he fell at the han ds of

Corm ac u -a Gu in n . L u gaid s. L u gn a was the m an throughwhom B ochu fell

,in the battle of Tem air Ard of Ulaid .

CVI . CA IRB R E LIFE CHA IR.

604 . R 1: Cairbre L ifechair ,

twen ty - seven (or twen ty - six)years

,ti ll he fell in the battle of

Gabar at the han ds of Sen ioth

s . Cerb of the Fotharta.

R 3: Cairp

’

re L ifechair s .

Corm ac, seven teen (or twen tyseven ) years, till he fell in the

604 .

Hrogab Cai rpre R 2 ins .

Thereafter Cairbre Li fechair was m ade kin g for a

space of twen ty - six years,ti ll

he fell at the han ds of B uad

of R airiu .

Then Cairbre L ifechair s .

Corm ac took the kin gship of

Irelan d , an d was exactin g the

iarsin ; fri re .u i . m b l . R .

o f Irelan d in the reign

of Marcu s A u reliu s, an d

exacted the B oram a by force

again st the L aigen . Scholarsan d chron iclers reckon thateleven of the kin gs of L aigen

fell at his han ds,ti ll at last

he took the B oram a withaddition of in terest . ThisCorm ac was the first who

exacted women of pedigree in

the B orom a,in ven gean ce for

the fifty royal m aiden s who

fell am on g the dau ghters of

Tem air at the han ds of Dun

lan g s . E n n a Niad.


m ac

(H ere follow [M 300 8 25—302,8 47 ; n ot in B ] 22—36

of the B oram a text.)

Ce adberar F iacha Sroibtin e do thoitim sin cath sin,u i

han d do thoit,acht i cath Dubchom air

,la tri m accu a bratar ,

.i . m eic E achach Doim nell (si c) , . i . n a Tri C'

olla,

. i . Colla Uais,Colla Focr ich , 1 Crolla Men d . Dubchom ar ainm dru ad

Fiachach Sraibtin e,con dorchair an d, con ad uada cloin dter in;

cath .i . cath Dubchom air , Do fas n ert Cairpri L ifichair iarsin

chath sin, 1 do tobaich in B orom a cen chath cen ro bo beo .

Is m or thra do chathaibh ro fersad L aigin f-on m B orom a, os in

in all co trellm ar n a diaid sin .

CVII . FOTH A ID.

605 . RI . N a Fothaid ,oen

bliadain,co torchair Fothad

Cairptech las in Fothad

A irgdech . Do rochair dan a

Fothad A irgdech i l - Lin e, incath Ollorba.

B

R 3. N a Fothaidh ,

oen bliadain Dogobsa-dar n a Fothaid rigi

co torchair Cairpthech la n E ren d re hon bliadn a, cor

Fothu dh nA irgthech . Do cher tho it in Fothad Cairpthech la

605 .

1 Fath R 2 fri re n - oen b l . R 3- dech R ‘ iartain R

B orom a for L aign ib ; a flaith

Verelian u is do gob Cairbri

L ifeochair rigi n E ren n . Do

gob tra iarsin B resal B elachm ac F iachach B ai cid rigi

L aigen ,i flaith Chairbri

L ifeochair , 1 do raid B reasal

n ac icfad in B orom a re Cairbri .

R ogabsad n a1Fothaid r ige

E ren n 2aen bliadain,

co

torchair Fothad 3Cairptech

lasin Fothad n A irgthech , 1

do rnochair - sidhe 4 iarsin i cath5Ollorba.


342

dana Fothad A irgthech i

l - L -in e - m haigh , i chath Ollorbala féin F ind hu i B aiscn i 1 la

ham saigh F iachach Sraibtin e

m eic Corpre.

SE CTION IX .


Fothad A ircthech . Docher in

Fothad A irgtheach i Maig

Lin di i cath Ollarba 1a fen

Fin d u i B aiscn e 1 la ham saib

F iachach Sraibtin e, ocu s

bearaid in m B orom a cen chathcen com rac. Do si l E rem oin

a m bun adu s fesin .

CVIII . FIA CH U SROIPTIN E .

L606. R 1

. Fi acha Sroipthin e,.xxx i . n o .xxxu i . co torchair

las n a tri Colla i cath Du ibCho -m m air .

R 3. F iacho Sraibten e bliadain

ar trichat n o a tri .xxx .

,co

torchair lais n a tri Colla,

.i .

Co -lla Uais 1 CollaMen d 1 C-ollaF

'

ocri,i cath Du ibhcom air .

Min

Gabais Fiacha Sraiptin e m ac

Cairpre L ifechair r ige n E ren n

so bliadn a ar trichai t co

torchair leis n a C'

ollaib i cathDubcom air .

C'

IX . COLL -A UA IS .

607 . R 1.

1Colla Uais,ceithre bliadn a co

2ron in n arb Mu ridach

3Tirech .

R ’(N D. Colla Uais tra dogoh

- sen rigi n E ren n re ceathra

bliadan ,1 do thobaich in B oram a a cirt chatha fesin , coru sin darb

Mu ireadach Tireach m ac Fh iachach Sraibtin e .

606.

1 G loss/ed .i . i cri ch Ross i m B regaib.xx . R .

607 .

1rogab C.u . rige E r. VR

zom . R dec ar

2ron in dorb V ro i n narb R

M

Dogoh thraF iacha Sraibten em ac Cairbre L ifeochair rigi

nE renn, 1 tu c catha im da i

cosn om n a B oram a cor crithraid in cii iced u i le cor thabaid

fadeoid cen chath i Cnam ros

la tri m accaib E chach Doim n ell

.i . Colla Uais 1 C'

olla da Crich

1 Colla Men d.

SE CTION IX .


Then Fothad A irgthech fell inLin e - m hag in the battle of

Ollarba at the han ds of the

warriors of F in n u a B aiscn e

an d of the hirelin gs of Fiachu

Sraibtin e s . Cairpre.

343

thech fell at the han ds of

Fothad A irgthech . Fothad

A irgthech fell in Mag Lin e inthe battle of Ollarba

,by the

warriors of Finn u a B aiscn e,

an d by the hirelin gs of F iachu

Sraibtin e ; an d he took the

B orom a withou t battle or

com bat . B y origin they wereof the seed of E rem on .

CVIII . FIA CH U SROIPTIN E .

606. R 1: Fiachu Sro iptin e ,

thirty - on e or thirty - six (years),till he fell at the han ds of the

Three Collas in the battte of

Dubchom air, [in the territory

of R os of B reg ] .

R 3 F iachu Sraibtin e , thirtyon e (or thirty - three) years ti llhe fell at the han ds of the

Three Co llas, Colla Uais, CollaMen n

,an d Colla. Focr i (si c) in

the battle of Dubcom air .

F iachu Sroibtin e s . Coirpre

took the kin gship of Irelan dthirty - six years

,till he fell at

the han ds of the Collas, in the

battle of Dubcom ar .

Then Fiachu Sraibtin e s.

Coirpre L ifechair took the

kin gship of Irelan d and fou ghtm any battles to secu re the

B orom a,

an d cau sed terrorthrou ghou t the provin ce ; an d

at last he took it withou t battlein Cnam ros [bu t fell ] at the

han ds of the three son s of

E ochu Doim lén,Co lla Uais,

Colla da Crich , an d CollaMen n .

CIX . COLLA UA IS .

607. R I: Colla Uais

,fou r years ti ll Mu iredach Tirech drave

him ou t.

R 3 Colla Uais then took the kin gship of Ireland for a space

of fou r years,an d him self exacted the B orom a by r ight of

battle, ti ll Mu iredach Tirech s . Fiachu Sroibthin e drave himou t.

“0 171. Ti rech VR .

Mu i ri dach .

Text in B i denti cal wi th R‘

,except Mui redach for

344 SE CTION IX .

—'TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

ox . MUIR E DA CH TIR E CH .

608 . R 1. Mu ridach Tirech ,

tricha bliadan ,co torchair la

’Caelbad m ac Cru in d 2B adru i uas Dabu llfl’2,3

R 3.Gobais Mu ir idach fén im orro r igi n E renn re tricha

bliadan,cor thobaich in B orom a cen chath

,co tr iallsad n a Colla

a hA lbain co Mu ireadach , iar m arbad a athar 1 iar n - in darba

Cholla Uais a r igi n E ren n trethegascaib n a n dru ad ; cor chu i ridar

co m or he 6 droch - briath lraib ] ten dte, la con osellad forro ;

com ad fairseom n o beith fo irchean d fiaithiu sa 1 scu r n a fin gaili

do ron sad - so-n for a athair sin . Ocu s n i head sin do roin di

Mu irerdach Tireach r iu—som , acht failti airm idin m or do

thobairt doib , 1 com baid chocaid re hUlltaib , cor m arbsad Fergu s

Foga m ac R aechair Foi rthren i cath A chaid L ethderg an

A irhiallaib corob o in Fergu s sin deog- laith E am n a Macha.

Is a haitli in chatha,do deonaid Mu iredach eu id Ulad don

B orom a do chloin n n a Collad co brath . Ocu s airm id eolaid cor

taidill Co lla Un i s rigi n E ren n tar es Mu ireadaig Th i rich do

thoitim la Caelbad m ac Cru in d B adru i , la rig Ulad, oc in dru imuas Daball .

CX I . CA E L B AD .

Min

609 . R 1. Oen bliada in do R igthar Caelbad m ac Cru ind

Chaelbad m ac Cru ind , co iar sin a r ighi n E ren n,ain

torchair la E ochaig Mu gm edon . bliadain ,co torchair la

hE ochaigh Mu idmedoin .

R 3. Do gob iarom C-aelbad m ac Cr uind B adrai rigi n E ren n

ré haen bliadna, co thobaich in B orum a cen chath , co n dorchair

la hE ochaid Mu idm eadon m ac Mu iredaig T irich .

608 .

“’ Morchru i V om . Caelbad R 2 “ zom . B adru i uas Daball R

8 in s . .i . la ri g nU lad . B here fo llows the text, of R, wi th the addi tion

just n oted an d the sam e orthographical deviations as are in dicated under

the preceding‘

fl.



CX II . B OCHU MUGME DON .

L

610. RI . 1E ochu Mu gm edon ,

secht m bliadn a, con erbailt2 i

Tem raig.

M in

Gabais E ocho Mu idm edhoin3rige n E ren n 3

ocht m bliadn a,

con erbailt a Tem raig .

R 3. Gabais iarom E ochaid Mu idm edon rigi nE ren n re seacht

m bliadan cor thobaich in B orum a cen chath .

CX III . CR IMTH AN N MA C FIDA IG .

L

611 . R 1. C rim than d m ac

Fidaig, a so decc, co torchair

la Mon gfin d ,la derfiair fein .

B

R 3. Crim than d mac F idhaig,

so bliadna decc, con erbailt don

digh n eim he ro dailedh la

Moin gfind in gin F idhaig fair .

610 .

1 E ochaid Mu nb edan B

B fo llows the R text.

611 .

" 1rogab C. iarsin rige R

Mo ingfh in d R .

Mm

1R igtar Crim than n Mor m ac

Fidhaigh ,a rige nE ren n

,

1 2tri

bliadn a decc con erbailt do digthon daigh o Siair, o

3Mo in gfin d

in gen Fidhaigh .

ins . do galar B a“ 3 om . R.

2.xi i i . (om . bl .) R

M

Do gob thra Crim than d mac

Fidhaig de Mum ain rigi

n E ren n rem es so m bliadan

n dog , con derbailt do dig n em i

do dailead la siu ir,

la

Moin gfin d in gin Fhidaich ,do

n em do ron dad la Moin gfind

chum Noll m eic E chach

Mu idm edoin for a m iscais ; 1for in is Dorn glais for Muaid

hua nAm alga[id ] do ron nad i

n em sin . Ocu s fa dalta do

Crim than n Niall m ac E chach,

is airi ro chaem ain fora n em

SE CTION IX .


CX II . E OCH U MUGME DON .

610 . R 1: B ochu Mu gm edon ,

seven years till he died [of a

disease] in Tem air .

B ochu Mu gm edon took the

kin gship of Irelan d for eightyears

,till he died in Tem air .

R 3: B ochu Mu gm edon took the kin gship of Irelan d there

after , for a space of seven years , an d exacted the B orom a

withou t a battle .

CX III . CR IMTH ANN MA C FIDA IG .

611 . R 1: C r im than n s . Fid

ach,sixteen [years] , till he

fell at the han ds ofMon gfhin n ,

his own sister .

R 3: Crim than n s. F idach

,

sixteen years till he died of

the drin k of ven om that was

portion ed to him by Mon g

fhin n,d . Fidach .

Howbeit Crim than n s. Fid

ach of Mum u took the kin gshipof Irelan d for a space of

sixteen years,ti ll he died of

the drink of ven om which wasapportion ed to h im by his

sister , Mo in gfhin d d . F idach,

of the poison that was set

apart for Niall s. E ochu Mu igm edon on accou n t of her

hatred ; an d it was upon In isDorn glas on the Moy of Ui

Am algada that the poison wasm ade. Niall s. E ochu was

foster - son of Crim than n, an d

that is why he protected h imfrom her poison .

Crim than n Mor s. Fidach

was m ade kin g, in the kin gship of Irelan d

,for thirteen

years ; ti ll he died of a deadlv

drin k from h is sister,Moin g

fhin n d . F idach .


CX IV . NIA LL N OI - GIA L L A CH .

L

612 . RI . Niall N o -i -

giallach ,

a so fichit,

co torchair la

E ochaid m ac E n n ae Cen n selaigic Mu ir Icht .

B

R 3. Niall N ai -

giallach m ac

E chach Mu in bedain ,so bliadn a

fich -et,

conerbai lt do E chach

m ac E n na Cein dselaig oc Mu ir

Icht, oc in dsaigi rigi Le tha.

Do bretha a corp amair la firu

E ren n 1 in tan do bertis n a

hA llm arigh cath dhoibh,

n o

togaibthe corp in rig in arda,

1 ro maidhed in cath ro imeiartain .

612 .

1 N o i - g . iarsin rigi and cm . n E ren n 1 RC e inn sel. i c Mu ir Igt R .

Min

R ogab Niall 1N oi -

ghiallach

rige n E ren n 1 Iarthair Dom ain

fr i re .xxu i i . bliadan,

zeo

rodm arb B ocho m ac E n n a

Cendsilig .

2corom arb B ochu

M

Mor thra do cathaib 1 do

cho in gleachaibh ro fearsadar

L aig in fan m B orum a o

Tuathal Techtm ar,n o cor gob

Niall Nai -

giallach m ac E achach

Mu igm edo in rigi nE ren n ;

1 fa do n a cathaib sin, cath

Cruachain Claen ta, ria L abraid

m ac B reasail B elaig for

E ochaid Mu idm edoin, 1 da

chath deg ro bris E n da

Cen dselach for Niall m ac

E chach . Do thobaid thraNiall m ac E chach in B oro-m a

cen chath,n o cor triall so ir

co Mu ir Icht , condrochair

thair la hE ochaid m ac E n da

Chen dselaich,oc in dsaidi rigi

Leatha. Do bretha a chorp

an o ir la firu E ren d, 1 in tan

n o bérdis n a hA llm araich cathdoib , n o tocaibthea corp in rigin arda 1 ro m ai-ded in cathroim e iar sin . Iar m beth so

bliadna fichit a ri gi n E ren n do,is an d adbath thair iar sin .


SE CTION IX .


CXV . NA THI .

350

L613. RI . Nathi

, .xxi i i . con er

bailt ic Sleib E lpa, iar na

beim o then id Saign on . Is do

am seraib 1 do aidedaib n a.

righ - sain ro chan in sen chaid

i . Gi lla Coem ain

H ér iu ard—in is n a righ

R 3. Nathi m ac F iacrach ,

xxi i i . bliadn a, con erbailt a

Sleib E lpa iar n a beim o

sai gnon ,0g du l for tor cathrach

and .

a ins . gelain ic Sleib E lpa R613.

1 Gabaid R fri re Rs in . sen eh . Gi llcom ain i n duan R.

Maidedaib 1 do aim seraib R

W i th this poem M i/n . ends .

Min1Gabai s dan a Dath i 2

m ac

Fiacrach r ige n E ren n,

2.xxxi i i .

co ro loisc ten e.

3 Con idh do4aim seraib 1 do aighedh

4n a

r igh - sa an uas ro chan 5Gi llaC

'

aem an an aircedol - sa si s

Do gob iarum B athi m ac

F iachrach m eic E chdach Mu id

m edoin rigi nE ren n re secht

m bliadan fichet con thabaid in

B orom a cen cath,n o cor triall

so ir for lorg Neill, co ran ie co

Sliab n E lpa ; co ro thecain do

an n sin tor,i raib i Form en iu s ri

Trai cia, iar facbail a rigi , 1 iar

toga na beatha coim d‘

eata isin

toir sin . Co roibi seacht

cubaid dog soillsi uada. Co ro

thogailsead m u in ter B athi a

thor fair co facaid soi llsi i

sligi na togla, co ro fiarfaid

Form en iu s : Cia doro in di in

togail ? ol so. Do h in dised

cor be Dathi con a m u in ter

doroindi in togail . Do gu idi

stair Form en iu s in t- aen [D ] ian ach beith flaithius Dathi n i

bu d faidi n o. sin ; co tain iosoig‘ed gelan do n im tre gu i

-di

SE CTION IX .


C‘

XV . NA THI .

613 . R 1: Nathi

,twen ty - three

(years), till he died at Sliab

E lpa, after bein g stru ck by a

flash of lightn in g . Of the

tim es an d deaths of thosekin gs Gilla Coemain the poetchan ted

Dathi s . Fiachra took the

kin gship of Irelan d,thirty

three years , till fire bu rn t h im .

So that of the tim es and

deaths of those kin gs above,

Gilla Coemain chan ted the

followin g com position

Poem n o . GXV.

R 3 Nathi s . Fiachra,twen ty

three years,ti ll he died in

Sliab E lpa after bein g stru ckby lightn in g , as he was go in gagain st the Tower of a fortressthere.

A fterwards Dathi s. F iachra

s. B ochu Mu igm edon took thekin gship of Irelan d for a space

of twen ty - seven years,

and

exacted the B orom a withou t abattle

,till he wen t eastward

on the track of Niall , an d

cam e to Sliab E lpa, and therearrived at the tower in whichwas Form en iu s kin g of Thrace,who had left his kin gdom an d

chosen the holy life in thattower . There were seven teencu bits [of m ason ry ] betweenh im an d the light . So the

people of Dathi captu red his

tower again st h im , an d he sawlight in the breach

, and askedWho hath m ade this captu re ?said he. H e was told that itwas Dathi and his people whohad m ade the captu re. For

m en iu s prayed the On e God

that the kin gdom of Dathishou ld last n o lon ger thanthat ; an d there cam e a

lightn in g - stroke from heaven

352 SE CTION IX .


TH E KINGS A FTE R CHRISTIANIT!

CXVI . L OIGUIR I MA C NE ILL

614 . RI . In cipit do flaithesaib 1 am seraib hE ren n iar

Creitim . L oegaire m ac Neill , .xxx . an n os regn um H ibern iae

pro adn en tum Patrici i ten u it. A rd Macha fun data est.

.Secun dinu s et Sen ea - Patricias qu ieu eru n t. Dorochair L oegaire

i taeb Chasse, etc.

R 3. L oegaire m ac Neill i ii i . L aegairi m ac Neill im orro

bliadna i r - rige n E ren n r ia dogobsen rigi n E rin d re tri ~

tiachtain Creidim i in hE rin n . bliadan, 1 cu irid techta do

Con id do aidegaib 1 do chu in dgid n a B orom a 1 h i

aim siribh n a rig- sa an uas ro fuair

( a) Th is date (A n n a M an d i ) and the dates (A n na Do rm‘n i ) added after the k in gs ’

n am es in the su bsequ en t headin gs . are g iven in L m arg . The latter are apparen tly

an fireoin , cor m arb in rig a

fiadn aisi in tlii aig . A irm id

eolaich co rab e Form en iu s fein

do dibraic saigid a fidbac, 1

corob do fa m arb in rig . Ocu sadearar co rob don taigi

ld h i

sin ro m arbad Niall m ac

E chach iarum . Co tu csad fir

E ren n corp in rig leo co

hE rind, 1 ceathrar da aes grada

fen fai,

oca inom chor ; . i .

Don gu s, 1 Flan dgu s, 1 Tfiatal ,Tom altach ; co ro bris deich

catha o Shleib E lpa co hE rin n ,

1 se m arb cen anm ain .


0 54

sen caidh .i . Gillaan aircetal - sa sis

SE CTION IX .

—,TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

E i ri u drd - in is na rig .

In cipi t do flaithu saib E ren n

1 da ham seraib,

o flaith

L oegaire m eic Nei ll cosin

aim sir frecnairc- sea atam .

1

L aegaire m ac Neill, trigin ta

an n is regn um H i bern ic post

adu en tum Ratricii tenn i t. A rd

Macha Fun data est.

2Secu n

dinu s et Sen ex - Patricias in

pace dorm ieru n t. Fuair

L aeghaire iarom bas ig

Greallagh Daph il for taebCaisse, i m -Maigh L iphe eterna da chn oc

,.i . E riu 1 A lba a

n anman n . A ratha dorat friL aighn iu nach iarrfad in

B oro im e forro iar n a n gabail

doibh for creich occo . Co tartsom grein 1 esca friu

,n a

saigfed forro n i badh si r iu .

R om arbsat iarum grian 1 esca

an n sin eiseom ar rosaraig iat.

S i cu t poeta ai t

(a) W ritten Ptaci . ( b) Glossed

Don B orom a an dso sis, do

rer Fhloin d

A Ugain e m or m eic r ig B’

rend

B oram a L aigen la leargR ig rogab Tem air na treab .

[306 a Do fiaithis E rean d

dia n - aim searaib n a rig o

fia ithiu s L oegaire m ec Nei ll cohaim sir Ruaidri m eic T

‘

hairr

dealbaig h i Con chobu ir . Do

gob thra 3L -aegairi m ac3 Neill

Noi -

giallaigh rigi , tr ichaan n is regn um H i bern ic post

adu en tum Patricifi' ) ten u it.

A rd Macha fu n data est.

Secu n din u s“) 1 Sen ea - Patriciasin place dorm ierun t. Fuai r

thra iarsom has in Greallach

da Fil fo r taeb Chaisi i Maig

L ifi itir n a da chn oc,

.i . E ri 1

A lba a n - anm an n a. A rathadorad fri L aign iu nach iarfad

. i . Sechncll.

[H ere fo llows wi th som e

varian ts 39—4 0 of theB oram a text : 302 8 44

303 a 14]

Is an d adbath L aegairi , i

Mag L ifi itir da chn oc,

. i . E riu

Albu .

'

C‘

onaid d’

o igedaib 1

d’

aim seraib n a rig sin do

raigsem ar an uas, o Slain e m ac

Dela co L aegairi m ac Nei ll,ro-im Patraic, do chan Gi llaCaem an . i . Gi lla Sham thain din duan - sa si s

SE CTION IX .

— sTH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS . 355

this the historian Gi llaCaemain chan ted the followin gcom position

Poem n o OXV.

( Cl[Of the B orom a below, accordin g to Flann ]

[Three poem s ]

Of the pr in cedom s of Irelan d an d of their t im es,

of

the kin gs from the reign of L oigu ire s . Niall to the tim e

of R uaidri s. Toirdelbach ua Conchoboir . L oigu ire s . NiallN oi -

giallach took the kin gship for thirty years after the com in g

of Patrick . A rd Macha was fou nded . Secun din u s an d Old

Patrick slept in peace. L o igu iri s. Niall died thereafter in

Grellach da Phi l,on the side of Caisse

,in Mag Lin e between

the two hills ; E ire an d A lba were their n am es . The su retiesthat he gave to the Laigen that he wou ld n ot dem an d the

B orom a of them after they had captu red h im when plun derin gthem— he gave sun an d m oon that he wou ld n ot press upon

them an y lon ger . Thereafter they~ su n an d m oon an d the

elem en ts in gen eral —slew him for violatin g them ,when ce this

was said

( 6 ) Th is an d the three poem s fo llowin g in M on ly .

Where L o igu iri died was in

Mag L ifi between two hi lls,E riu an d A lba. So that of

the deaths an d tim es of thosekin gs whom we have specified,down to this

,from Slain e s.

Dela to L oigu iri m ac Neill ,before Patr ick , Gilla Caem ain ,

that is,Gilla Sam thain n e, san g

the followin g son g

356 SE CTION IX .


in B orom a forro iar na gabail

doib for creich occo co tardsom

gren 1 esca 1 n a du ile olchena

ar a saru gad ,con ad de

adbeart

.4 dbath L aegaire m ac N ei ll.

R gi ves u s n othin g bu t a bare li st of kin gs with their regnal years.

From here to the en d of the colum n,a space i s left b lank whi ch wou ld

hold 12 lin es of wri ti ng .

di ttograpzhed.

2 Glossed . i .

In the sub sequ en t reign s, to save space, the text o f LSechnall . These words

an d of B (which are very sim i lar) are prin ted i n parallel colum n s ; that

of M,which i s m u ch in flated

,i s prin ted by i tself .

CXVII . A IL IL L MOLT‘

L

615 . A ilill Molt m ac Dath i

xx . bliadan,co torchair i cath

Ocha la L u gaid m ac L oegaire,

1 Mu irchertach m ac E rca, 1 la

Fergu s Cerbel m ac Con aillCrem thain ne

, 1 la F iachraig

Lon d m ac Caelbad,

rig Dal

A raide, 1 la Crim than d m ac

E n n ai , rig Lagen . B ogan m ac

Nei l m ori tu r . Q i i ies B en ign i1secu n di epi scopi . Mors Con aillChrem thain d m eic Neill . Ou i esIarlathi terti i episcopi . B ellum

Ocha i n qn o cecidit A il ill Molt . 2

615 .

1 M i swri tten f i in L .

B

A ilill Molt m ac Nathi,fiche

bliadhan co torchair a cathOcha la L u gaidh m ac L o-eghaire

1 la. Mu ircertach m ac E rca 1

la Fergu s Cerrbel m ac Con ai llCrem thain de 1 la F iachaigh

Lon n m ac Coelbad,r igh D i l

A raidhe. Un de dixit B ec m ac

De,

Mor - chath Ocha fersa i tir

2 A t the foot of the colum n in L there

is an im perfectly preserved quatrai n , as fo llows (eviden tly a grafioto bf

n o special im portance or relevan ce)o)l corm a,I s la m achr ( .

i s la A i lill a forba,

a la B rian a du l indeach ,

i s [a Niall .)darraith .


358 SE CTION IX .


M . Do gob thra A ilill Molt m ac Dath i m eic Fiachrach

m eic E chach Mui dm ed o-in r igi n E ren n re fichit bliadan 1 do

chu ir thechta d’

iarraid na B orom a for Chrim thand mac E nn a

Cen dselaigh for rig L aigen ,ocus n i u air

,ach cath do gellad

do im a cen d. Ocu s do thin oil A ilill Leath Cu in d , 1 dochuaidi l - L aigin , cor thin oil Crim than n m or - thin ol L aigen i n - agaid

A ililla Mu ilt co Dum a A ichir , cor cu iread cath and , .i . cathDum a A ithir (sic) , cor srained for A ilill Molt 1 cor cu iread

ar .a m u in tiri . Co roibi bliadain n a diaid sin cen in B orom a

do thobach . Cor thin oil i cin -d bliadn a m aithi L eith i Cu in d

do thabach na B orom a,cor cu ired dorn n gal B ri Leith for

L aign ib r ia nA ilill Molt,cor chu ir L aigin fo

'dairi na diaid cor

tobaich in B oram a cen cath . Do rochair thra Ai lill Molt i cathOchai la L u gaid Lon d m ac L aegairi m eic Nei ll 1 la Mu irchertach

m ac E arca 1 la F'

eargus Cerrbel m ac Con aill Chream thain d m eic

Nei ll 1 la Fiachra Lon d m ac C'aelbaid ri Dal A raide. Is an d

dorad do N a L ee 1 Carrlaeg i tir fochraic in chatha ; 1 laCrim than n m ac E n na Cen n selaig la rig L aigen . Unde B ec

[m ac] De dixit

Mar - chath Ocha forsa tir

CXVIII . LUGA ID

L

616. L ugaid m ac L oegu iri

.xxu . co torchair in A chu d

Foroba tre m irbail Patraic.

Mu ridach m ac E ogain m ori tu r .

B ellum Cell Osnaid . Ratriciu s

Scottorum episcopus qu ieu it.

Corm ac pri m u s abbas.

Ibari episcopi .Q u ies

B

L u gaidh mac L oegaire m ei c

Neill coic bliadhn a fichet, co

torcair a n - A chad Fhorcha iarna beim o torcha thein dtige don im i n - a cen n iar n diu ltad do

roim h Padraic .

616.

1 This date i s wri tten thus “ dum i .e. DVIII ; an in di cation that

these dates have been ti n/in telligen tly copied from som e other sou rce.

SE CTION IX .


Then A ilill Molt s . Dathi s . Fiachra s. E ochu Mu igm edon

took the kin gship of Ireland for a space of twen ty years, an dsen t m essen gers to seek the B oram a from Crim than n s . E n na

Cein n selach kin g of L aigin ; bu t he obtain ed it n ot—on ly a

challen ge of battle con cern in g it. So A ilill assem bled LethCu inn an d wen t in to L aigin . Crim thann assem bled a greatcom pany of L aigin again st Ai lill Molt , to Dum a A ich ir

,an d

a battle was set there —the battle of Dum a A ichir ; it brokeagain st A ilill Molt

,an d his people were put to slau ghter .

There was a year after that withou t exactin g the B orom a. A t

the en d of a year the n obles of Leth Cu inn assem bled to exactthe B orom a

,an d the fist - fight of B ri Leith was set again st the

L aigin before A ilill Molt , so that he pu t the L aigin u n der

servitu de thereafter an d exacted the B orom a withou t battle.

Howbeit A ilill Molt fell in the battle of Ocha at the han ds of

L u gaid Lon n s. L oigu ire s . Niall an d of Mu irchertach s . E rc

an d of Fergu s Cerrbel s. Con all Crim than n s. E n n a Cen n selach

kin g of L aigin . [It is then that N a L ee an d Cairleog were

given to h im—Fiachra—as a reward in lan d for (help in ) the

Un de B ec m ac De’

dixit

Poem n o . OXVH .

CXVIII . DUGA ID .

616. L u gaid s . L o igu ire,

twen ty - five (years) till he fellin A chad Foroba by a m iracleof Patrick . Mu iredach s .

B ogan died . B attle of CellOsnad . Patrick bishop of the

Ir ish rested. Corm ac the firstabbot . Restin g of Ibar the

bishop .

(a) Th is passage in square brackets, at first obv io u sly an in terlin ed gloss on

F iachra, has been taken in to the tex t, m ak in g an awkward in terruption in the sen se.

L u gaid s . L oigu ire s . Niall,

twen ty - five years, till he fellin A chad Forcha after bein gstruck by a fiery bolt fromheaven on h is head

,after he

had refu sed to hear Patrick .

360 SE CTION 1X .

— .TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

M . Do gob thra L u gaid m ac L aegairi rigi n E ren d cor chu ir

techta d’

iarraid n a B -orom a ; 1 u i u air can chath. Ocu s ro

thin oil u aisli L eith i Cu in d do tobach n a B orum a. Ocus tan cadarL aigin co Mag n A ilbi 1 do cu ireadh thra cath Mu igi A ilbi etu rru ,

cor srain ead for L u gaid 1 for Mu irchertach m ac B arca 1 for

Chairbri Mor m ac Neill con ad in igail in chatha sin fias sou ir

Murcheartach 1 Cai rpri do L aign ib cen ro bo beo iat . A irm it

eolaig nar thabaig L u gaid in B orom a acht aen co

heasbadach . Is an aim sir L u gdach im orro,tan ic Padraig in

E r in n, 1 dochu aid co Tem raig, co hairm a roib i L u gaid , 1

targaid do cru ithn echt cen ar 1 bithlacht oc buaib re lin d 1

nem a foircend a saegail 1 son con 1 eith 1 r ign a fair . Ocu sn i r faem L rugaid sin ; 1 o n ar aem do

,eascain Padraig he, 1 ro

eascain a rigan . i . A illin d in gen A en gu sa m eic N adfraich ri g

Mum an . Con ad 6 sin inall ita dim buaid rign a for Them air , 1

cen buaid con for Tem raig fos . C'

o fuair L u gaid m ac L aegair i

ba[s ] in A chad Fharcha,tre ascu in e in Tailgin d .i . farcha

ten n tide do n im ros m arb iar n diul tad in Tailgi n d .

CX IX . MUIR CE RTA CH MA C B RCA

L

617. Mu irchertach m ac E rca

.xxi i i i . co torchair i telchum a

fina i Clettiu ch . Dubthach abb

A ird Macha qu ieu i t. B ellum

Dromm aDergaige u n de cam pu s

Mide a L agin ensibus oblata s

est. Dorm i tatio .San ctae

B rigite.

1A ilill abbas A ird

Macha. Q u ies Colm ain m eic

Du ach . B ellum E blinn e.

B

Mu irceartach m ac E rca 1

Mu ircertach m ac Mu redu igh

m eic E ogain m e ic Neill N oi

giallaig ceithre bliadn a fichet

cor baideadh telchom a fin a

aidhchi Sam hna i m - m ullachCletigh os B oin d . Un de

dictum est a San cto Cairn ech ,

1som om han o r in bean

Is dia oidh rochet in fil i fos

an ran n so ele

Oididh Mu rcertaigh na m ad/t.



M . Dogob thraMu irchertach 2m ac Mu iredaich m eic E ogain

m eic Nell N oi -

gi allaig rigi nE ren n re ceathra bliadan fichet. Is

airi aderthea m ac E rca re Mu ircheartach, .i . serc thu castai r

E spoo E rc Slan ga do , d ia n debrad so

E spoo E rc cech n i con cerdad .

N O is i E arc in gen L oairn a m athair, 1 is airi aderthea Mac

E arca de. Do chu ir thra Mu irchertach teachta d’

iarraid n a

B orom a, 1 n i u air ach cath do gellad do . Ocu s do » th in oil

Mu irchertach fir L eith i‘ Cu in d , 1 uaisli clo inn Conaill E arrbreagm eic Nei ll . Teachaid tra L aigin co B reag aib n - a n - agaid ,

do

chu r chath re hUib Nei ll im Illan d m ac nDun lain g, im r ig

L aigen . Ocu s cu irther cath D-eata i m B reagaib eturru 1

m arbthar an n Ardgal m ac Con ai ll E arrbreg, 1 C'

olcu Mocloithi

m ac Crui n d m eic Feidlim the Casan m eic Colla da Chrich ,r i

A irgiall , 1 br ister for L aign ib in cath sin, 1 catha im da ai le ;

cor thobaig cen chath in B orom a in cen ro bo beo iarom . Is

do na cathaib sin do chu r Mu irchertach,

.i . cath E iblin di 1

cath Maigi A ilbe 1 cath A lm ain e, 1 orcain n a Cl iach for L aign ib ,

dia n debrad

Cath Chin deich, cath A lmain e

A igedh Mui rchertaich im orro . i . a bagad iar n a loscad i telchum a

fin -a aidchi Sam n a i m u llach Cleitig. aas B oinn,u n cle dictum est

a San cto3 Cairn ech

Isom om an or [sic] in ben

Cen n faelad cecin it

B a sech i fearais n ai cairptiu

S in in g-en S igi a Sigaib B reg oc in disin a haum an n cecin it

Osnad ,e-asnad, sin cen o

'

i l

617 .

1 A bove thi s n am e i s wri tten .i . ; see fo llowing2

.i . m ac E arca

i nter lin ed above.

3 Wri tten“scon ”, evi den tly a m is in terpretation of sco .

SE CTION IX .

— 'TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS . 363

Then Mu irchertach s . Mu iredach s . E ogan s . Niall N oi

giallach took the kin gship of Irelan d for a space of twen ty - fou r

years .This is why Mu irchertach is called Mac B rca

,for the

love which bishop E rc of Slain e gave him ,whence he said this

Poem mo . CXX .

Or E arc d . L oarn was his m other,an d that is why he is called

Mac E rca. Mu irchertach sen t m essen gers to dem and the

B orom a, an d obtain ed it n ot save by challen ge of battle ; so

Mu irchertach assem bled the m en of Leth Cuin n an d the n oblesof the progeny of Con all E arbreg s . Niall . The L aigen cam e

to B rega again st them ,to set a battle again st Ui Neill in the

com pan y of Illan n s. Dun lain g , kin g of L aigen . The battleof Det[n ]a was set between them in B rega, an d A rdgal s .

Con aill E arrbreg an d Colcu Mocloithi s . Cru n n s . Feidlim id

s . Colla Da Crich,kin g of A irgialla,

were slain . It was brokenagain st the L aigen ,

both that battle an d m an y others,an d the

B orom a was exacted so lon g as he was alive thereafter . Of

those battles which Mu irchertach set,the battle of E ibliu an d

of Mag nA ilbe an d of A lm ain,an d the ravagin g of Gliu over

L aigen ,was this said

Poem mo . CXXI .

N ow the death of Mu iredach was in this m ann er : he was

drown ed in a vat of wine,after bein g bu rn ed, on Sam ain n ight

on the sum m it of Cletech over the B oyn e,wnd e dictum est a

San cto Cairn ech

Poem n o . CXVIII .

Cen u Faelad cecin it

Poem no . C‘

XX II .

Sin (1. S ige of the Sid - m oun ds of B reg, cecin it,repeatin g

her nam es

64

CXX . TUATH A L MA E L - GARB . [5

L

618 . Tfiathal Mael - garb , .xi .

cotorchair in Grellaig B lti la

Mael - Mor m ac A irgetain hu i

SE CTION lX .

—»TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

date efiaced ]

B

Tuathal Mael - garbh , m ac

Corm aic Cacob,m eic Cairpre

m eic Neill N ae-

giallaig, aen

m ic hI. Q u ies A ilbe Im lecha. bliadain decc,co torchair la

A ilill abbas A ird Macha. Mael -Mordha m ac A irgedan

B ellum Slicigi u bi cecidit hu i m eic hI, qu i et ip

'se statim

E ogan B el r i Con n acht . occi ssu s est. Vn de dicitur E chtFergu s 1 Dom n all

,da m ac Maeil Morra (sic) .

Mu irchertaig m eic E rca,

u ictores fu eru n t. B ellum

Tiortain ria L aign ib in qu o Mac

E rca m eic A ilella Mu ilt

[cecidit ] . B ellum Cloen locha.

N em episcopus .

M . Do gob thra Tfiathal Mael - garb m ac Corm aic Caiehm eic Cairpre Mair m eic Neill Nai -

giallaig rigi n E ren n re haenbliadain deg, 1 cu in dgis in B orom a for L aign ib : 1 n ir faem sad

L aigin cor fe-arsad cath fo cen n cor m beab for L aign ib , cor

thobaich Ti‘

i athal in B orom a cen cath iarsin i cen ro bo beo

fesin . Do chear im orro Tfiathal Mael - garb in Grellaich B illte ,

i crich Lu ign e Con n acht i fai l Slebe Gam la Mael -Morda hu a1n A irgedain .i . m ac m athar do Diarm aid m ac Cerbaill in MaelMorda sin . Q u i es Mac Cu ilin d 1 Odrau o L eitrecha,

n o hU

m ac hIair, 1 ipse statim occisas est

,u n de dicitu r E cht Mail

Morda

CXX I . DIARMA IT MA’

C CE RB A IL L

L B

619 . Diarm ait m ac Cerbaill Diarm aid m ac Fergu sa

xxi . co torchair la A ed Dub Cerrbeoil m eic Con aill Cremm ac Su ibn e ri g Dail A raide i thain d m eic Neill Nai - giallaig,

618 .

1above th is nam e is wri tten .i i .


66

r - Raith B ic i m -Maig Lin e .

Duach abbas A ird Macha .

C iaran m ac in tsaer . B ellum

Cii ile Con aire i Ceru u bi cecidit

SE CTION IX .

—|TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

bliadain ar fichit co torchair la

hA egh Dubh m ac Su ibn e, ri

Dal A raidhe i r - Raith B ig i

m -Maigh L in e.

A ili ll B an da.

1Colum m ac

Crim thain d .

1 Fiachra abbas

A ird Macha. B ellum Ci i i le

Drem n i for Diarm ait m ac

Cerbai ll .

M . Do gob thra Diarm aid m ac Feargusa Cerrbeil m eic

Con ai ll Cre-m thain n m eic Nei ll N o i—giallaig rigi nE ren n re da

bliadan ar fichit,cor cu r catha im da i cosn om n a B orom a

,

con drochair les A i lill m ac2

[Dfin lain g ] r ig L aigin , 1 cor

tobaich ar eicin in B orom a. Cor fas n ert Corma ic m eic A ilella

rig L aigen 1 adbert n ach tibrad in B orom a,acht cath . R 0

thinoil iarom Diarm aid com thin ol L eithi Cu ind lais i l - L aigni b .

Co rosrain ead cath Di m Masc for L aigin co rob folaim iar

m aidm da m u in tir . Dochuaid r ig L aigen asin chath am ach ;cor tho-baich Diarm aid in B orom a cen cath airead ro bo beo .

Dorochair im orro Diarm aid i Raith B ic a Mu ig Li n e la hA ednDub m ac Su ibn e la rig Dal A raide, 1 tu cad a chen n co Cluainm ac Nois, 1 ro .adn ocht a cholan d a Conn er i .

CXX II . DOlVflVA L L

L

620 . Domn all 1 Fergus, du o

fili i Meic E rca,

u n o an n o .

Cath Gabra L ifi ; Fergus 1

Dom n all u ictores oran t. Q u iesB ren ain d B irra

,CCCW ’

an n o

aetatis swae.

M . Dom nall 1 Fhorigus da m ac Mu ircheartaich m eic1Mu ir[edaig m eic] E ogain m eic Neill N oi -

giallaig do gobail

619 . Inserted sec. m an . in m arg in2 in terlined .

AN D FE RGUS

B

Dom nall 1 F'

orgu s, da m ac

Mu ircertaigh m eicMu iredhaigh

m eic E ogain m eic Nei ll Nae

g iallaig ,tri bliadn a deg ;

athbathadar .

SE CTION IX .


kin g of Dal A raide in Raith till he fell at the han ds of A edB ecc in Mag Lin e. Du i abbot Dub s. Su ibn e kin g of Dal

of Ard Macha. C iaran m ac A raide in Raith B ecc in Mag

in tSair . B attle of Cal Con Lin e.

aire in Cera,where A ilill

B an da fell . Colum m ac Crimthain n . F iachra abbot of ArdMacha. B attle of Cal Drem n e

again st Diarm ait m ac Cerbaill .

Then D iarm ait s . Fergus Cerrbel s . Con all Crem thain n s .

Niall N ai -

giallach took the kin gship of Irelan d for a space

of twen ty - two years,an d set m any battles for the sake of the

B orom a,till A ilill s . Di

'

i n lain g kin g of L aigin fell at his han ds,an d he exacted the B orom a by force . Then the stren gth of

Corm ac s. A ilill kin g of L aigen in creased,an d he said that

he wou ld n ot pay the B oroma bu t wou ld give battle. Thereafter Diarm ait con ven ed an assem bly of Leth Cu in n with himagain st the L aigen , an d the battle of Dan Masc was wagedagain st the L aigen an d it was em pty after the rou t of its

people. The kin g of L aigen wen t ou t from the battle. So

D iarm ait exacted the B orom a so lon g as he l ived withou t a

battle. Moreover Diarm ait fell in Raith B ecc in Mag Lin eat the hands of A ed Dub 8 . Su ibn e

,kin g of Dal A raide

,an d

h is head was carried to Clonm acn o is,an d h is body was bu ried

in Conaire.

CXX II . DOMN A L L AND FE RGUS .

620 . Dom n all an d Fergu s, Dom n all an d Fergu s , the

the two son s of Mac E rea,on e two son s of Mu irchertach s .

year . The battle of Gabar of Mu iredach s . E ogan s . NiallLi fe ; Fergu s an d Dom n all N ai—giallach . They died a

were victors . Restin g of n atural death .

B ren ain n of B irra,in the three

hu n dredth year of h is age .

Dom n all an d Fergu s , the two son s of. Mu irchertach son

of Mu iredach son of E ogan son of Niall N oi -

giallach took the

620 .

1 B racketed letters om i tted in MS .


rigi nE ren n re da bliadan deg co thoibgi dar in B oroma can

chath i cen ro bo beo con dorchradar la hA inm iri m ac Setn a.

oxxm . B A E TAN AND B OCHU

B

621 . B aetan 1ocu s E ochaid B aedan m ac Mu ircertaig 1

da m ac N in n eda,

. i i i . co E ochaid m ac Dom n aill m eic

torchair E ochaid la Cronan Mu ircertaig m eic Mu iredhaigh ,

m ac Tigern aig r ig Cian acht tr i bliadhna co torchair la

Glin n i Gem in .

2Fecht in Cronan m ac Tigern aig ri

3Iardom on la Colman m B ec C iann acht Glindi Geim hin .

m ac nDu ach 1 la Con all m acCom gaill .

M . E ochaid m ac Dom n aill m eic Mu irchertaich m eic

Mu ireagaig (sic) m e ic E ogain m eic Nei ll N oi - Giallaig, 1 B aedan4m ac Mu irchertaich m e ic Mu ireadaig m eic E ogain ,

do gobsadar

sen rigi n E ren n i com flaith re da bliadain cor thobaigsed i n

B orom a cen chath in chet bliadain . C'

o fu ar idar cath in dara.

bliadain im chen d n a B orom a,con dorchradar i cath la Cronan

m ac Th igern aich rig Cian n achta Glen n a (sic) Gem in .

CXX IV . A INM IR E

622 . A inm ire m ac Setna,A inm ire m ac Sedna m eic

i i i . cotorchair la Fergu s m ac Fergu sa Cen dfoda m eic ConaillGulban m eic Neill Nae—giallaig ,

tri bl iadhn a co to rchair la

Ferghu s m ac N eillin e.

M . A inm iri m ac Setna m eic Fergu sa m eic Con aill Gu lbainm eic Nell N oi -

giallaig do gobail r igi n E ren n re tri bliadan,cor

cu r catha ili i cosn om n a B orom a,condorchair la Fearg us m ac

Nei ll,de qu o dictum lest

Fem in,in tan ro bo rig

“

62 1 .

11 i n s . see. m an .

1a haplography here ; see the tran s lati on .

c lossed i So i l 1 i n Ili4 brigi i nterlined.



CXXV . B A E TAN [date n ot preserved ] .

L623. B aetan m ac N ain n eda

B

B aedan m ac Nindeadha m eic

u n o an n o . Ite Oluan a sapiens Fergu sa Cen foda bliadhain , co

qu ieu it. Mors A cda m eic torchair a n - im airg la da

Su ibni rig Moenm aig. Gum ain e . i . Gum ain e m ac

Colm ain B ig 1 Cum ain lze:L ibren e m ac Illadhain m eic

Cerbaill .

M . B aedan m ac N in deada m eic Feargusa Cen n fota m eic

lonaill Gu lbain dogobail rigi nE rin n re bliadn a, 1 da cu ir

da chath i cosn om n a B orom a ; cor thobaid fodeoid cen cath .

Occisu s est a Cum in e m ac Colm ain 1 Cum in e m ac Libren m eic

Illadoin . Occideru n t eum 1con si lio Colm an Paru i .

CXXVI . A E D MA C A INM IR E CH (5

L B

624 . A ed m ac A inm erech A eg (sic) m ac A inm irech

m eic Sedna, tri bliadhna fichet

co torchair la B ran du m ac

E achach i cath Dii in B olg, 1is don cath sin do chan in fili

so

xxu i i i . co torchair la B ran dub

m ac E chach i cath Dain B olg .

Daig m ac Cairill qu i eu it.

Mor- dal Drom m a Ceta. Feid

lim id abbas A ird Macha.

B ochu abbas A ird Macha.

Grigoriu s papa. Dau id C illeMu n i . Q u i es Colu im C ille et

B aithin e.

A m buach

M . A ed m ac A inm irech m eic Setn a et rel. do gobail rigi

n E ren n re se bliadan fichet co n den ad ainfius fiatha for fir u

E renn in tii ath forsa m b id isin n - aidchi na b id bain - tigerna

n a tu aith i oca san aidhchi . Ceathra m eic im orro la hA ed”

m ac

A inm ireach . i . Dom n all ri E renn 1 Mael - coba Clereach 1 Garbau

1 Cam ascach .Ocu s airm it eolaich cor m ac do . i . Con all con geib

clu cu la Colum C ille i m or - dai l Droma Ceta, 1 cu dian ebrad

amu so

Clan n A cda mac A inm irech

623.

1g lossed oc Leim in E ch .


CXXV. B AE TAN .

623. B aetan m ac N in n eda,

for on e year . Ita of Cluain ,

the wise,rested . Death of A ed

son of Su ibn e, kin g of Moen

m ag.

B aedan m ac N in n eda s.

Fergu s Cenn fota, on e year , tillhe fell in battle at the han ds ofthe two Cum ain es—Cum ain e

s . Colman B ecc an d Cum ain e

L ibren e s. Illadan s . Cerball .

B aedan s . N in n id s . Fergu s Cen n fota s. Con all Gu lban tookthe kin gship of Irelan d for a year ; he set two battles for thesake of the B orom a

,an d at last exacted it withou t a battle.

H e was ki lled by Cum in e s . Colman an d by Cum in e s . Librens. Illadan . They ki lled h im on the advice of Colm an B ecc.

CXXVI . A E D MA C A INMIR E CH .

624 . A ed s . A inm ire, twen ty A ed s. A inm ire s . Sétn a,

eight years , till he fell at thehan ds of B randub s . E ochu in

the battle of Dun B olg . Dergs . Cairill rested . The greatassem bly of Dru im Geat .Feidlim id abbot of Ard Macha.

B ochu abbot o f Ard Macha.

twen ty - three years,ti ll he fell

at the hands of B ran dub s.

E ochu in the battle of Dan

B olg . Of that battle the poetchan ted this

Poem n o . C'

XXV

Pope Gregoriu s, David of CellMun i . Restin g of Colum C illean d of B aithin .

A ed s. A inm ire s . Sétn a, etc. ,took the kin gship of Irelan d

a space of twen ty - six years. A nd a lack of recogn ition of

[his] prin cedom cam e over the m en of Ireland,so that the

tuath in which he should be in the n ight , the wi fe of the lordof the tu ath wou ld n ot be there in the n ight . A ed s . A in mire

had fou r son s,Domn all kin g of Irelan d

,Mael - Coba the clerk ,

Garban ,an d Cfim ascach . The learn ed reckon that a son of

his, Corm ac

,m ade sport of Colum C i lle in the great assem bly

of Dru im Geat , so that this was said

Poem .n o . CXXVI .

72 SE CTION IX .

— uTH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

H ere [M 306 8 31 ] follows a large portion of the B orom a text,

from Tan ic in Cum m ascach 1] 43 to the quatrainA m B uach in [I 120, wi th trifling verbal and ortho

graph ical varian ts . A fter the quatrain com e the words

Fin it Cath B elaig Du in B olc fesin [en ds 309 a

CXXV-II . COL'MAN R IMID AN D A B D SL AIN E 1

(5 .

625 . R1

.

1Colm an B im id 1 A ed Slan e, .i i i i . cotorchair A ed

Slan e la Con all nGu thbin d m ac Su ibn e ; do rochair im orro

Colman B im id la Locan Dilm an a

B ellum Slem n a in qu o Colm an B im id u ictor fu it.Fin tan Olu an a E idnech . Qu i es Cain n ig.fugitiu us

2fu it.

B

R 3.

3A eg Slain e m ac

D iarm ada m eic Fergusa

Cerrbeoil m eic Con ai ll Cremthaind m eic Neill N oi -

giallaig

1 Colm an R im idh m ac B aedan

B righ idh m eic Mu ircertaig

m eic Mu iredaig m eic E ogain

m eic Neill N o i -

giallaig, sochtm bliadn a co torchair la Con allnGuthb ind m ac Su ibn e. Dia

n - ebradh

N iarbho en ert a,tarrle.

Dorochair didiu Colm an Rim e

la Logan Dilm an a, u t dictum

Ceau rigi cetdu recht.

625 .

1 Marg inal date defaced

written for ft (sun t for fui t)

Qu ies Com gaill B en nchoir .

Con all Cii

M

Do gob thra A ed Slain e m acD iarm ata m eic Feargu sa m eic

Conai ll Crem thain n m eic NeillN oi - giallaig rigi

"

n E ren n ocus

Colman R im e m ac B aedain

B rigi m eic Mu ircheartaich m eic

Mu ireadaich m eic E ogain m eic

Neill N o-i -

giallaig . C'

om flai

th iu s iad aroen re se bliadan,

1 do ru csad in B orom a cen

chath cacha bliadn a. ColmanR im eadha a u iro Degern e su o

qu i dictu s est Lochan Dilm an a

u nde dictum est

C’c‘

tu r ige ce'

tu recht.

Do choar im orro A ed Slain e la

Con all n Gfithb ind m ac Su ibn i

m eic Colm ain do'

Fheraib

B reg1

[oc Loch Sem digi ] 1

except the i n i tial D 2st here

3 Glossed A og Gu stan com dalta


74 SE CTION IX .—~TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

B aethgal B i le ron gon us, u nde

dictum est

N i buar m o irt in dar ai le.

CXXVIII . A B D UA IR IDNA CH (61

626. R 1. A ed Uaridn ach .u i i i .

2N o hic Grigorius . Sen ach abbas zi rd Mocha.

m bliadn a con ebailt.

1.u i i i .

Mors B ran du ib

m eic E chach . A edan m ac Gabrain m ortu u s .

B

Uairidhn ach mac

Dom naill m eic Mu ircertaigm eic Mu iredaigh ,

ochtm bliadhna con erbailt.

R 3. A edh

M

A ed Uairidnach m ac

Dom n aill m eic Mu irchertaig‘

m eic Mu ireadaig m eic E ogain

m eic Neill : do gohai l rigi re

.u i i . m bliadan co thobaich in

B orom a cacha bliadn a can

chath,con derbailt do tham i

Tem raid .

C'

XX IX . MAE L COB A .

1

627 . R 1. Mael - Coba

, .i i i . bliadn a co torchair i cath ShleibeToad la S'ubu e Mend . Cath Odba u bi cecidit Con all L aeg B reg.

Oen gus m ac Colm ain u ictus (sic) erat.

B

R 3.

2Mael - Coba Clereach ,

m ac A edha m eic A inm irech , tri

bliadhn a co torchair i cathSlebe B elgadain Togha la

Su ibn e Men n .

626.

1 The n um ber repeated thus .

m arg . c7 ( i .e. Clann A eda) .

M

Do gob iarsin Mael - CobaClereach m ac A eda m eic

A inm ireach rigi n E ren n re

ceathra bliadan , 1 do thobaid

in B orom a cacha bliadna can

cath,con drochair Mael - Coba i

cath Slebe Toga la Lu ign eMidi

,la Su ibn e Mend m ac

Fiachrach ,d-e M ideachaib do.

N o is do 3tham -

galar adbath .

2 N ote in lower m argin . In

SE CTION IX .—TH E ROLL on TH E KINGS . 375

B aethgal m ortally wou n dedhim ; u n de dictum est

Poem n o . CXXVIII .

CXXVIII . A E D UA IR IDNACH .

626. A ed Uair idnach eight years , till he died . Or Gregoriu shere . Senach , abbot of Ard Macha. Death of B ran dub s.

E ochu . A edan s . Gabran died .

A ed Uairidn ach s . Dom n all s. A ed (Iairidn ach s . Domn all

Mu ircertach s . Mu iredach ,s . Mu ircertach s . Mu iredach s.

eight years ti ll he died. E ogan s . Niall . H e took thekin gship of Ireland for a space

of seven years, an d exacted theB orom a of each year withou tbattle

,till he died of plagu e in

Tem air .

CXX IX . MAE L - COB A .

627 . Mael - Coba,three years t ill he fell in the battle of Sliab

Toad at the‘ han d of Su ibne Men d . The battle of Odba where

Con all Laog B reg fell . Oen gu s m ac Colman was the victor(sic lege).

Mael - Coba the clerk s . A ed

s . A inm ire,three years, ti ll he

fell in the battle of Sliab

B elgadan Toga at the han ds of

Su ibn e Men d.

627 .

1 The dates n ot inserted after this poin t.

zin m arg . c. 2

( 2 olanu Con ai ll) 3

g lossed .i . gin sbron .

Thereafter Mael - Coba the

clerk,s . A ed s . A inm ire took

the kin gship of Irelan d for a

space of fou r years, an d

exacted the B oroma of eachyear withou t battle ; till MaelCoba fell in the battle of Sliab

Toga in Lu ign e of M ide,at the

han ds of Su ibn e Men d s .

Fiachra— oi the Mide- folk washe. Or , he died of plagu e.

76 SE CTION IX .

—1TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

CXXX . SUIB N E ME ND .

628 . R 1. Subn e Men d

, .xu

a

i . bliadna co torchair la Con galCaech m ac Scan lain i Traig E roin e. Mac L asre abbas A ird

Macha. Gom gan Glin n e da Locha. A ed B en nain . Ronanm ac Tfiathai l . Cath B oth re Su ibn e Men d for Dom n all m ac

nA eda. Cath Dfiin Chethirn . Mors E chach B u d .

R 3.

1Su ibn e Mean d m ac

Fi ac[h ] rach m eic Feradhaigh

m eic E ogain ,.xi i i . bliadhn a,

co torchair la Con gal Caechm ac Scan n lan .

Sui bn e co sli’

iagaib dia sai

n o is erera fuair i Tem raig .

CXXX I . DOMNA L L MA C A E B A .

629 . L B .

1Dom n all m ac Aeda2 .xxx . bliadn a ;3'ec adbath .

4Cath Maige Ro th 1 cath Sailtin e in u n o die facta sun t : cathdib for E ogan 1 araile for Ultaib . Mochu tu Raithin qu ieu it.

Molasse L ethg’

lin n i qu ieu i t.‘1

M . Iar sin gabais Dom n all m ac A cda m eic A inm ireach rigi

n E ren n iar n a toga cum in aid Patraic : 1 do gob rigi n E ren n

re . ix . m bliadan ; cor thobaich in B orom a cen cath cachabliadn a. Do rochair thra Dom n al l m ac A cda iar teacht on

R oim in fin e Ian uari i , .x ii i i .° an n o reigi su i in A rd Fhothaid .

Peata Dom naill B rec i cath Sratha C'

au in n in fin e an n i in

Decim bre in terfectus est, .xu .

°regn i su i ab Oban rege B riton um ;

62 8 .

1 In m arg . O N . Glaun Nei ll) .

M

Su ibne Mean d m ac F iach

rach do gobail rigi nE ren n re

tri bliadan deg, cor thobaich

in B orom a cen chath cachbliadain . Do rochair tra

Su ibn e Men d i cath Mu rbig

ic Traig B ren gair la Con galCaech m ac Scan dai l

,la rig

Ulad .


378 SE CTION IX .


no is do tham adbath sa Chon gbai l, dia m bai oc trascad re

Colum C i lle.

CXXXII . CE L L A CH

L

630. Cellach 1 Con all Cael ,m ac Maeli - Coba, .xu . E c atbath

Cellach issin B ru ig m eic in

do. Do rochair Conall Caella Diarm ait m ac A eda Slane .

Pu rsu qu ieu it. Vacca quatu oru i tu los in u n a die peperi t.

AN D CONA LL CA E L .

B

Ceallach 1 Con all , da m ac

Mael - Cobha Cleri ch m eic A eda

m eic A inm irech , .xu . bliadhna

doibh . D’eg adbath Cellach

isin B ru gh mac in n Og.

Dorocair Conall Cael la

Diarm aid mac A edha Slaine .

M . Dogabsad rigi n E ren n iarsin . i . Conall Cael 1 Cellach ,da m ac Mail Coba Clerig m eic A eda m eic A inm irech , re tri

bliadan deg 1 do tobaigsead in B orom a cacha bliadna cen chathre se bliadan . Ocus tu csad cath Chairn Ucha fo cen d 1 cathDuin Masca la L aigis, cor thobaigset in B orom a na diaid - sin .

I'

eacht dia tan ic Cellach o Tem raid co bord in B roda cor

baidead for B o ind . A dbearaid eolaig corob isin B rug fu air

bas re hadart 1 co robi in B oin d ruc a chorb le co B el A thaCu irp oc L indec. Do rochair tra Con aill m ac Mail Coba do laimDiarm at m eic A eda Slain e i cath Oen ai ch Odba re Tem raig bo

thuaid .

CXXX III . B L ATH MA C AN D DIA RMA IT.

L B

631 . B laithm ac 1 Diarm ait B lathm ac 1 Diarm aid,da

xu . bliadn a. E c atbathatar m ac A edha Slain e m eic

don B udi Con n aill . Fechin D iarm ada,d

’

ec adbathadar

Fobair,

Man chan Leith , don B u idhi Con n aill.

A ireran in d ecnai qu ieu eru n t

din B udi Con naill . Sin odu s

Con stan tino polis.


Owain king of the B riton s ; or it is of plagu e that he died,in Con gbail , when he was opposin g Colum C i lle.

( a)

CXXX II . CE L L A CH AND CONA LL CA E L.

630. Cellach an d Con all 'Cael Cellach and Conall , the twos . Mael - Coba

,fifteen years . son s of Mael - Coba Clerech s .

Cellach died a n atu ral death in A ed s. A inm ire,had fifteen

the B rug of Mac in Go. Con all years . Cellach died a natu ralCael fell at the han ds of death in the B rug of Mac in

Diarm ait s . A ed Slain e. Fu rsa Oc. Conall Cael fell at therested. A cow brou ght forth hands of Diarm ait s . A ed

fou r calves in on e day . Slain e.

Thereafter Conall Cael an d Cellach , the two son s of MaelCoba Clerech s . A ed s. A inm ire took the kin gship of Irelan dfor a space of thirteen years, an d exacted the B orom a of everyyear withou t a battle for six years. A n d at the en d they gavethe battle of Carn Ucha, an d the battle of Dan Masca in

L aigis, an d so exacted the B orom a thereafter . On a tim e

when Cellach cam e from Tem air to the B ank of the B ru g ,

he was drown ed in the B oyn e ; learn ed m en say that he diedin h is bed

,an d that it was the B oyn e that carried h is body to

B el A tha Cu irp at Lind Fheic. Then Con all s . Mael - Cobafell by the han ds of Diarm ait s . A ed Slain e in the battle of

Oen ach Odba,sou thward from Tem air .

CXXXIII . B L ATH MA C A ND DIARMA IT.

631 . B lathm ac an d Diarm ait,

B lathm ac an d D iarm ait the

fifteen years.

' They died a two son s of A ed Slain e s .

natu ral death of the B u ide D iarm ait, died a n atu ral deathConai ll. Feichin of Fore, from the B u ide Con aill .Main ch in of Leth A ireran , the

sages , rested by the B u ide

Con ai ll . The syn od of Con

stan tin ople.

( a) On Dom n all B recc, kin g o f Dalr iada, see referen ces in the in dex to R eeves’

A dam nan . The obv io u sy co rrect em en datio n , Postea fo r the Peata o f o u r text, isadopted after A n na ls of Ulster, an n o 64 1. The render in g o ffered fo r the wo rdsi ar n a to ga. cu m i h aid Patrai c expresses the ir sen se, bu t the ir m ean in g is obscu re ;there is probably som e corruption beh in d them .

380 SE CTION IX .—iTH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

0

M . Dogoh iarsin Diarm aid 1 B lathm ac,da m ac A eda Slan e

m ei c Diarm ata rigi n E ren n re fead ocht m bliadan, 1 do

thoibgeadar in B orom a cen cath re cach bliadain d ib . Is n a

flaith tan ic in teidm di gla in E rin n ar tfis, . i . in B u ido Con nai ll

,

1 i callan n A u gaist tan ic, 1 a Mu ig Itha i l - Lai gn ib tan ic ar

tu s,cona-d don teidm digla sin do bathadarw na da rig sin . i .

Diarm aid 1 B lathmac, m ai lli re naem aeib im da do m arbad donm ortlaid sin .

C-XXX IV . SE CHNA SA CH .

B

632 . Sechn assach m ac B li th 1Seachn asach m ac B lathm aic

m aic .u i . bliadn a co torchair la m eic A eda Slain e, secht

Dub nDu in ri Corpri . Faelan m bliadhn a co torchair la

m ac Colm ain ri Lagen . N au i Du [b ]du in r i Corpri .

gatio Colum ban i espiscopi cum

reliqu is san ctorum co hIn is

B o Finn i .

M . Seachnasach m ac B lathm aic m eic A cda Slanedo gob - sen

r igi n E ren d re se bliadan 1 do chu ir techta do chu in dgid

na B oro‘m a 1 n 1 uair o L aign ib . (H ere follow section s 122 , 123,of the B orom a text exten din g to M 309 y A der aro ile do

lebraib cor m arbad r i E ren n isa chath sin . N O is oc techt coTem raid tar es in chatha do m aid sin fair : do rala do Du ibdu inr i gen [e-r ] is Coirpri dia ro m arb i fill n a thig fen . D ia n debrad

so

B a srianach, ba hecloscach .

CXXXV. GE NN FAE L AD

L

633. Cen d Faelad .m ac

Crun dm ael . i i i i . bliadn a co

torchair la F in n achta Fledach

i Cath A ircheltra . Pr im a

com bu stio A ird Macha.

M . (The text of B oram a,

S tokes in a footn ote.)

(a) W r itten bathadadar.

B1Cen d Faelad m ac B lathm aic

m eic A cda Slain e, . i i ii . bliadn a,

co torchair 1a F inachta

Fleadhach i cath A i lchealtra

(sic) .124

,version prin ted by Whi tley


382 SE CTION IX .


CXXXVI . FINNA CTA FL E DA CH .

L

634 . Fin n achta Fledach,

.xx . ,

co torchair i nGrellach Dollaid

la A ed m ac nDluthaig.

Com bu stio regu m i nDu n

Chethirn . A dom n an n s captiu os

du xit ad H ibern iam . Mathimn a B oram a. L u na con u ersa est

in sangu in em in prodiginm .

M . Text of B oram a,

125 ff.

B

F inachta Flegach m ac

Drfin chadha m eic A cda Slain e,.xx . bliadan co torchair la

hA egh m ac nDlfithaigh i

nGrellaigh Dollaith .

[E n d . ]

CXXXVII . LOINGSE CH .

635 . L . L oin gsech m ac Oen gu sa .u i ii . bliadn a,co torchair

la Cellach Locha Gim bi i cath in Chorain d . Mollin g L uachra.

E ssn ri es m axima tri bu s an n is in H i bern ia, u t hom o hom in em

com ederet.

B1L oin gseach L am foda m ac

Aen gu sa m eic Dom naill m eic

A edha .u i i i . m bliadn a,

co

torchair la Cellach LachaCim i m ac R agallaigh h i cathChorain d.

635 .

1 In m arg . Clann Conai ll,abbreviated as before.

M [311 a 13]L o in gseach m ac Aen gosa

m eic A cda m eic A inm irech .

1 rl .

, do gobai l rigi n E ren n re

n ai m bliadan . Do rochair thraL o in gseach i cath Chorain d , laCellach m ac R agallaich m eic

Uadach . A irm id eolaich con

drochair an fi rdailsea d’

uaislib

an dsa chath sin Chorain d,

. i .

A rtgal ocu s Con achtac[h ] ,ocu s Flan n gerg , ocus da m ac

Colcen,

ocu s Dub Dibeargm ac Dun gaile, ocus F

'

eargus

Forcraig , ocu s Con all Gabra.

Iu i l,sexta ona

,dei (sic) Sabati ,

hoe bellnm confetcnm (sic) est.

Oiged L oin gsich sin .


CXX XVI . FINN A CH TA FL E DA CH .

634 . Fin nachta Fledach ,

twen ty years,till he fell at the

han ds o f A ed s. Dlu thach in

Grellach Dollaith . B u rn in g of

the kin gs in Dun Cheth irn .

A dam nan u s led the captives toIrelan d. Rem ission of the

B oram a. The m oon was turn edto blood as a porten t .

Fin n achta Fledach s.

Dun chad s . A ed Slain e, twen tv

years,ti ll he fell at the han ds

of A ed s . Dluthach in Grellach

Dollaith .

CXXXVII . L OIN GSE CH .

635 . L oin gsech s . Oen gu s, eight years , til l he fell at the

han ds of Cellach of Loch Gim m e in the battle of the Weir .

Molin g of L uachra. A very great fam in e for three years inIrelan d, so that m an wou ld eat m an

L oin gsech Lon g—han d s .

Oen gu s s. Dom n all s . A ed,

eight years, till he fell at thehan ds of Cellach of LochC im m e

,s . R agallach ,

battle of the Weir .

(a) The Fo u r M asters date th is battle to the y ear 70 1, bu t the

in that y ear was a Tu esday .ides o f Ju ly”

in the

fo u rth o f the

L oin gsech s . Oen gu s s . A ed

s . A inm ire etc. ,took the kin g

ship o f Ireland for a space of

n in e years . N ow,L oin gsech

fell in the battle of the Wei r

at the han ds of Cellach s.

Ragallach s . Uadach . Men of

learn in g con sider that thisn oble com pan y of m en of rankfell in that battle of the Weir

A rtgal , Con nachtach ,Flan n

gerg, the two son s of Colg u,Dub Diberg s . Dun gal, FergusForcraig ,

Con all Gabra,an d

m an y other leaders . On the

fou rth of the ides of Ju ly at

the sixth hour , a Sabbath ,( a)

was this battle accom plished .

That was the fate of L oin gsech .


CXXXVIII . CONGA L GIND MA GA IR .

636. L . Con gal Chin d Magair , .ix . m bliadna,con erbailt do

b ldg 3en - fiaire.

Con gal C ind Magair m ac

Fergu sa Panad m eic Dom naill

m eic A edha, . ix . m bliadna co

torchair do bb ig aen - uaire.

Cu Chuarain ri Ulad 1 Cru ithen tfiaithe.

CXXX IX . FE RGA L .

637 . L . Fergal m ac Maeli - Duin,

.xu i i . , co torchair i cathA lm ain e la Mu rchad m ac m B rain .

ri Connacht .

1Feargal m ac2Maeli - Duin

m eic Maeli - F'

ithr i m eic A odhaUairidhn aigh m eic Dom n aill

Il - chealgaig m eic Mu ircher

taigh m eic Mu iredaigh .xu i i .

m bliadn a,

co torchair la

Mu rchadh m ac B roin h i cathA lm ain e.

In rechtach m ac Mu iridaig

Dogob iarsin Feargal

Flaitheam da m ac Maili - Duinm eic Mael i - Fithrig m eic A cda

Uairidnaich m eic Mu ircher

taich m eic Mu iridaich m eic

E ogain m eic N el rigi n E ren n

re deich m bl iadan,co rob re

lin d do fearsad n a i rasa dia ro

636. In m arg . Cen é l Con ai ll, abbreviated as before.

637 .

’ In m arg . Olan u Nei ll, abbreviated as before.

2 Changed sec.

M

Con gal Chin d Magair m eic

Feargu sa Fan ad, m eic Dom naill

m eic A cda m eic A inm irech,do

gobail rigi n E ren n re deichm bliadan

, co ro m i ll m oran fa

L aign iu (“

mar fet in B orom a do

thobach tar sarochon n a naerm

1 tar to-ircenn na faistin e ; co

fuair cc re hadart i tig na

Tem rach . Ocu s airm id eolaich

corob iad n aim L aigen do rin di

eascain e fair tren a an forlan for

L aign ib .


0 86 SE CTION IX .


hainm n iged Niall Frasach

m ac Fergail .i . in tan ro fersad

n a frasa tre firtaib in B ig is

an dsin ru chad Niall Frosach ;con ad dé ro lean in forainm

fair . Con drochair i cathA lm ain e i frithgu in na B orom a

la Murchad m ac B roin,la ri g

L aigin , .i i i . i d Decim bris die

.u i . te ferie. N um erus im orro

L agin e[n ] sium n ou em m i le.

H i sn n t reges glen eris Cu in d

qu i in bello cecidern n t ; Fergalm ac Mai li - Duin r i B ren n

,ovum

CLX sati libn s sn is, ocu s For

bosach ri Cen é il B ogu in e 1

Con all Men d ri Cen é il

Chairpri , 1 Feargal hu a

hA ithechda, 1 Feargal m ac

E chach Leam n a r ig Tam n aigi ,

1 C‘

on dalach m ac Con ain g, 1

E icneach m ac Colcan r i an

A irrthir, Co ibdenach m ac

F iachrach 1 Mu irgi'u s m ac

Conai ll,L etaitech m ac Con

carat 1 A nm chad m ac Oirc,ri Gu ill 1 Irgu ill , 1 decem

n epotes Mai li - F ithr ig. Ite

in dsin rigda in tu aiscert ; hi

su n t reges hUi Neill in descert.i . F lan n m ac R og-ellaig, 1

A ilill m ac Fearadaich , 1 A ed

L aigen hu a Cern aich , Su ibn e

m ac Clon galaich , 1 N ia m ac

Corm aic,Dub da Cr ich m ac

Daib da In nber , 1 Oilill m ac

Con ai ll Gran t 1 Flaithem ail

m ac Dluthaich,Fearg us hua.

hE ogain . H i totns n um eru s

de reighi bn s C'

C m i le 1 CLX

de am saib Fergaili 1 ali i


pou red from which NiallFrossach s . Fergal took his

n am e. When the showers werepou red by the m iracles of the

Kin g it is then that NiallFrossach was born

,which is

why the by - nam e cl-ave to him .

H e fell in the battle of A lm u

in the coun ter - attack of the

B orom a at the han ds of

Mu rchad s . B ron kin g of

L aigen ,on the third of the

ides of Decem ber , a Friday .

The n um ber of the L agen ian s

was n in e thou san d . These are

the kin gs of the race of Con nwho were slain in the battleFergal s . Mael - Duin kin g of

Irelan d with his 160‘ followers,Forbasach kin g of

‘

Cen él

B ogu in e , C'

on all Men n kin g of

Cen él Cairpre, Fergal u a

A ithechda,an d Fergal s . B ochu

Lem n a kin g of Tam n ach,

Con n alach s . Conain g, E icn ech

s . Colcu kin g of the A irthera.

Coibdebach s . Fi achra,

an d

Mu irges s. Con al l , L etaitech

s . Corcarat, A nm chad s . Orc

k . G011 an d Iorgo ll, an d ten

gran dson s of Mael - Fithrig.

Those are the kin gs of the

North ; here are the kin gs of

the Sou thern Ui Neill—Flan ns . R ogellach ,

A ilill s . Feradach ,

A ed of L aigin u a Cern aich ,

Su ibn e s .

“Con galach ,N ia s .

Corm ac,Du b da Cr ich s . Dub

da- Inber,Oi li ll s . Con all Gran t,

an d Flaithem ail s . Dlu thach ,

Ferg us n a E ogain . This is thewhole n um ber of the kin gs .

388 SECTION IX .


n ou em volati les .i . geltai“ Cfi

B retan m ac Oen gusa cecin it

A tagar cath

N uadha hua lom thu ile

cecin it

Dedith L ai thi A lm ain e

CXL . FOGARTA CH .

638 . L . Fogartach m ac Nei ll,een bliadain co torchair i

cath Chind Delgen la C inaed m ac Irgalaig .

B1Fagartach m ac Neill m eic Dogoh iarsin rigi n E ren n .i .

Cern aigh Sotai l m eic D iarm ada Fogartach m ac Nei ll m eic

m eic A edha Slain e,bliadain

,co Cern aigh Sotai l m eic D iarm ada

torchair i cath Gin d Delga la m eic A cda Slan e re hen

C inaith m ac Irgalaigh . bliadn a, con dorchair i cathC ind Delgin la Cinaeth m ac

Irgalaich .

CXLI . CINAE D .

639 . L . Cinaed m ac Irgalaig , .i i i i . bliadna,co torchair i

cath B rom m a Corcain la Flaithbertach m ac L on gsig . Dom n all

m ac Cellaig, ri Con n acht, m ori tur . Mors Mu rchaid m ac B rain .

BM .

1Cineeth m ac2Irgalaigh m eic Con ain g m eic 3Con gaile

m eic 4Aedha Slan e .i i i i . bliadhn a,5co torchair 6 i cath Drcm a

Crocain 3

[n o Corcain in terlin ed B ] la Flaithbertach m ac

CXLII . FL A ITH B E RTA CH .

640 . L . Flaithbertach,m ac L on gsig ,

.u i i . m bliadn a con er

bailt in A ird Macha. Sahn e abbas A ird Macha m oritu r .

3 In m arg . of this an d preceding 1T, in M ,an i lleg ib le chrono log i cal

scribb le in a sixteen th - cen tu ry hand .

638 .

1 I n m arg . likewise i n fo llowi ng 1T.

639 . Varian ts from M.

1 Cin oeth 2 Iargalaich


390

B1Flaithbertach m ac L oin sigh

L amfoda,

.u i i . m bliadn a

con erbailt a nA rd Mhacha dia

fu il .

SE CTION IX .—.TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

CXLIII . A B D A LLAN .

641 . L .

1Aed A llain m ac Fergaile, .ix . m bliadna,co torchair

i cath 2Seredm aige la Dom n all m ac Mu redaig . C'

ath Uchbathin qn o B ran B ec m ac Muredaig et A ed Men d cecidernn t.

A edh A llan m ac

m eic Maela- Du in (sic) , . ix .

bliadna co torchair [i cath ]Sereghm aighe eter daThebhtha. i . a Cenan du s la Domn all m ac

Murcadha.

F'

ergail3A ed Ollan mac Feargaile

m eic Mai l i Duin m eic Mai liFithrig do g-obail rigi n E ren n

re deich m bliadan , condorchair

i cath Seread Mu igi i Cenann u s

la Domn all m ac Mu rchada doFeraib Teftha. Is an dsa chathsin adbath C'um ascach m ac

C'

on choboir ri n a Tri nA irter ,'

1 Meenach m ac Conn alaich ri

hUa Cream thain d, 1 Mu iridach

Forcraig ri hUa Tu irtri , 1

Pegai l F inn m ac Oen gusa ri

640 .

I I n marg . B, Glau n Conai ll abbreviated as before.

641 .

1 The in i tial A torn away.

2 Glossed .i . i Cenann as eti r di

Do gob iarum Flaithbertach

m ac L o in gsich m eic Dom n aill

rigi n E ren d re fead“

.ix.

m bliadan . Flaithbertach clasem

Dal R iada in Iblern iam dn xit 1

ceades magna facta est de

[e] is in insola H oi nae n i bi

hi trn cidan tn r airi ; Con cobor

m ac L oichin e 1 B ran chu m ac

B rain,

et m u ilti in flum in edem ersi sun t

, dicitu r in B ann a.

N O is ead a eg, do galar i

Tem raid.

SE CTION IX .—TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

Flaithbertach s . L oin gsech

the lon g - han ded seven years,

ti ll he died in A rd Macha of

a haem orrhage.

391

CXLIII . A E D AL LAN .

641 . A ed A llan s . Fergal , n in e years, ti ll he fell in the

battle of Sered Mag at the han ds of Dom n all s . Mu iredach .

The battle of Uchbath,in which B ran B ec s. Mu iredach an d

A ed Mend fell .

A ed A llan s . Fergal s . MaelDuin ,

n in e years,till he fell in

the battlebetween the two Tethbas

,that

is,in Cen an n as

,at the han ds

of Dom n all s . Mu rchad.

Thethba

of Sered Mag

A ed A llan s . Fergal , s . MaelDuin

,s . Mael - F ithrig, took the

kin gship of Irelan d for a space

of ten years,till he fell in the

battle of Sered Mag in

Cen an nas at the han ds of

Donm all s . Mu rchad of the

Men of Tebtha. In that battledied Cum uscach s . Con cobor

kin g of the Three A irthera,

an d Maen ach s. Con nalach kin gof Ui Crem thain n , an d Mu ire

dach Forcraig kin g of Ui

Tu irtre, an d Fagall Finn s.

3 The reign of Donn chad m ac Dom nai ll is ins erted b eforeA ed A llan in M

,bu t an other version is i nserted i n to i ts place as noted

below.

Thereafter Flaithbertach s.

L oin gsech s. Donm all took .the

kin gsh ip of Irelan d for a space

of n in e years . Flaithbertach

led the fleet of Dal Riada in toIrelan d

, an d a great slau ghterwas m ade of them in In ishowen

,

where these m en were slain :

Con chobor m ac L o ich in e an d

B ran chu m ac B rain ; an d m anywere drown ed in the rivercalled the B an n . Or thu s. was

h is death , of a disease in

Tem air .

392 SE CTION IX .—«TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

Con ailli Mu irrthem n e . CathUchbadh ria n A ed Ollan for

L aign ib in ar thoitedar L aigen

n i le acht m adh becan ,d ia

b - ebradh in n so

CXLIV . DOMN A L L MA C MURCHADA .

642 . L . Dom n all m ac Mu rchada, .xx . bliadan con erbailt.

N an es in aere n isae sti n t. Q u ies1F idm u n i . Cu Chum n e

qu i eu i t.

B

Dom nall m ac Mu rcadha m eic

D iarm ada m eic 2A irm edaigh

m eic Conaill Guthb in d m eic

Su ibn e m eic Colm ain Meirm eic D iarm ada m eic Fergu sa

Cerrbeeil,

.xx . bliadhan con er

bhailt .

CXLV . NIA LL FROSSA CH .

643. L . Niall Frossach m ac Fergai le .u i i . bliadn a con erbailt

in hI,n a ailithri . Tri frassa in n a flaith , . i . frass argait gil ,

'

l

frass m ela, 1 frass chru thn ecta. Fer Da Chrich abbas A ird

Macha.

BM . N iall Frassach m ac1Fergaili .u i i . [m ]bliadn a

2con cr

bhai lt i 3nhIi C

'

olu im C ille . T'

ri4frassa 5le ghein .i .

Gfrass7airgid gil 1 fras

8cru ithnechta 1 fras

9fola.

1 "In de dicitu r

Niall Frassach .

1 1Fer da Crich abb A ird Macha qu i en it. Flathr i m ac

Dom n aill r i Con n acht m ortuns est.

642 ’ G lossed .i . hUa Suan aigh . inserted over the word

A i rm edaigh .

0

643. Varian ts from M.

2con derbai lt

3- l n H n

‘ frossa l‘ la gein’ai rgid ; glossed for Oth

'

ain

0 chath Uchbadh in an e

Sam than n E lan B ron aigh

qu ieu it. Tola m ac Dun chada

qu ieu it. A ed A llan fen dorign iin ran n - sa iar n a n - egaib

In tA edh isin d a ir in m

M

Dom nall m ac Mu rchada .xx .

bliadan con erbailt. Lon ga in

aer . Dorm itaci o San cti

Com m an i . Q u i es F idhm u in i

. i . hUi Suan aigh . Cu cum n e

qu ien it.


394 SE CTION IX .


CXLVI . DONN CH AD MA C DOMN A IL L .

644 . L . Don dchad m ac Dom n aill .xxu . bliadn a co torchair i

cath Dromm a R ig la A ed m ac Nei ll . Dub Da L ethi abbas A ird

Macha .

Don n chad m ac Dom n ai ll Do gob iarum Don dcad m ac

m eic Mu rchadha,

.u i i . m blia Domn aill 2m eic Murchada

dhn a .xx . co torc[h ] air i cath 3m eic D iarm ada m eic A irm ea

Drom a Righ la hA edh ua Neill . de ich chaich , d-e cloin d A cda

Slain e,rige n E ren d re seacht

m bliadan fichet ; con dorchair i

cath Chin deich la Firu B reag .

N O is do eg adbath a T'

em raid,

iar forbairt Cloin di Colm ain .

CXLVII . A E D ORDN IDE .

645 . L . A ed Ordn ide .xxu i i . co torchair ic Ath DaFherta la

Mael - Can aig . B ellum Drom m a R ig .

'Condm ach , Torbach ,Toicthech , N ‘uado abbates A ird Macha qu ien ern n t. L i ma in

sang[u ] in em n ersa est. Mu rgius m ac Tomm altaig ri Conn acht .

R 3.

1A edh Oirn din de 2m ac Nei ll Frassaigh ,

2.xxu u .

m bl iadn a co torchair 4 ic Ath DaFherta la Mael - Can aigh .

5C'

ath Drom a Righ . C'

onm ach T'

orbach Toictheach , N uado,abbates A ird Macha qu ien ernn t. E sca ar dath n a fola.

Mu irgiu s m ac Tom altaigh ri Con acht m ortnns est.

644 . In serted in m arg .

2 in terlined3 di ttographed with

- ta for - da.

Th is text in M is prefiaed to the reign of A ed Allan , as n oted above.

In this place the followin g i s su bsti tu ted—Donn chadh m ac Dom n ai ll,

.xxv.

b li adna i rigi mE renn con n erbai lt do galar. Dub De Lethe abb A ird


CXLVI . DONNC H AD MA C DOMN A IL L .

644 . Don n chad m ac Dom n aill,twen ty - five years

,till he fell

at the han ds of A ed m ac Neill in the battle of Dru im R ig.

Dub da Leithe abbot of Ard Macha (died) .

Don n chad m ac Dom n ai ll s .

Mu rchad,twen tyseven years,

ti ll he f ell in the battle of

Dru im R ig at the han ds o f

A ed Ua Neill .

[Don n chad m ac Dom n aill twen ty - five years in the kin gshipof Irelan d

,till he died of disease. Dub daLethe abbot of Ard

Macha rested. B ran A rdchen n ,kin g of L aigen ,

died . MaelDu in s. A ed A llan died ]

CXLVII . A E D OIRDN IDE .

645 . Aed Oirdn ide , twen ty - seven years,ti ll he fell at A th

DaFerta at the han ds of Mael - Can aig. B attle of Dxru im R ig .

Connm ach ,Torbach

,Toicthech

,Nu adu , abbots of Ard Macha,

rested . The m oon was tu rn ed to blood. Mu irges m ac Tom altaig

kin g of Con n achta.

A ed Oirdn ide son of Niall Frossach , twen ty - seven years, tillhe fell at Ath Da Ferta at the

‘han ds of Mael - Can aig .

B attle of Dru im R ig . Conm ach,Torbach

,Toicthech , Nuadu ,

abbots of Ard Macha, rested . The m oon colou red like blood .

Mu irgiu s m ac Tom altaig kin g of Con n achta, died.

Macha qu ieu/it. B ran A rdchean n ri L aigin m ortu ns est. Mael -Du i n m ac

Acda Allain m ortwus est.

645 . Varian ts from M .

1 A ed Oirm’

de om .

m om . B ‘ ic ath B hi cath M 5 Th is in M on ly.

Thereafter Don n chad m ac

Dom n ai ll s . Mu rchad s .

Diarm ait s . A irm edach the

squ in tin g, of the son s of A ed

Slain e, took the kin gship of

Irelan d for a space of twen tyseven years ; till he fell in the

battle of Gen n - eich at the han dsof the m en of B reg ; or he died

a n atu ral death in Tem air,

after the expan sion of ClennColm ain .


CXLVIII . CONC'

H OB OR .

646. L . Con chobor m ac Don dchada .xxi i i i . bliadn a con ebailt.

B ellum L ethi in Chaim r i Niall Kalle. E ogan Main istrechabbas A ird Macha. B adu d Tu rgeis i l - Loch Uair la MaelSechlain n m ac Mael - Ruan aid.

R 3. Con c[h ] obor m ac Don n chada 1

.xi i ii . bliadn a 2conerbailt.

3Diarm ait hu hA eda Ro in qu ien it. Cath Lethe in Chaim ria

Niall Kalle . A rtrach .ab A ird Macha qu ieu it. Cet argain A irdMacha o Gen n tib .

CXLIX . NIA LL CA ILLE .

647. L . This reign om itted .

R 3. Niall 1Cailli 2

m ac A edha Orn idhe2 3.xi ii i . bliadhn a cor

4baidedh a Callain d .

5 E ogan Main istrech ab A ird Macha qu ieu it. B adhu dh

Tu rges .

6Cath for Gallaib i n - ar tho it tr i cet.

CL . MAE L - SE CL IA IN N MA C MAE IL - RUANA ID .

648 . L . Mael - Sechlain n m ac Mael - Ruan aid,

.xu i . bliadn a

con ebailt. Q u ios Feidilm th i r ig Cassil 1 ra bo r i cidh hE ren n

co fressabra in Feidlim id sin . Cath 1Farcha ria Mael - Sechlain nfor Gallaib , u bi DC c-ecidern n t. Olchobu r ri Caisil 2

qu ieu it.

Foran na'

n Diarm ait,dn o abbates A ird Macha qu i en ern n t.

R 3. Mael - Sechlain n m ac Mael - R uan aigh 3

m eic Don n cadha

m eic Dom n aill m eic Mu rchadha,3 4

xu i . m bliadhn a 5con erbai lt.

6Q n i es Feidlim i d rig Cai sil . Cath Farcha ria Me'tel - Sechlain n . Olcobar

ri Cai si l qn i ei n’

t. Foran nan 1 Diarm aid de abb A i rd Macha qvi enernn t.

Cinaed m ac Alpi n ri A lpain m ortnas est.

CLI . A B D FINN L IA CH .

649 . L . A ed F in dliath .xu i i i . bliadn a con ebailt ic Dru im in

A sclain d . Cath =C illi hu nDaigri ria n A ed m ac Neill . Frossa

646. Variants from M.

1.xuu . con derbai lt.

3 This i n

M on ly.

647 . Var ian ts from M . Cai lle Hom .

4L- clhed'h h i ri in M on ly

“this word dropped from the text.


398 SE CTION IX .


fola do thepersin co fritha na parti cre. Fethgna ab A irdMacha.

R 3. A ed Fin dliath 1

m ac Nei ll Cailli 1 2.xu i i . [m ]bl iadn a

con erbailt sig Dru im in A sclain d .

4Cath Ci lli hua nDaigri ria nA ed m ac Nell . Frai si fola. do thepersinco f ri tha n a pai rti cre. Loch L eib in d do sodhu dh hi fui l co tarla a

parti cre am ai l senm u i n aim ectar . Fethgna ab A ird Macha gn ien i t.

CLII . FLANN .

650 . L . F lan d m ac Mael - Sechlain n .xxu 11 . con ebailt. Is leisro leicit geill hE ren n for culu 1 ro gabsat iat ar ecin doridisi .

A inm eri 1 Mael - Coba, abbates A ird Macha, qu i en ern n t. Cath

B elaig Mugn a ria L agn ib for firu Mum an ,in qn o cecidit C

‘

orm ac

m ac Cu lennein . D i grein do ascin i com rith in n rua die.

Cerball m ac Mu ricain,r i Lagen qu ieu it.

R 3. Flan n m ac

1Mael - Sechlain n 2m eic Mael - R uan aigh ,

2

xxxu ii i . bliadhna 3con erbailt.

4I s lei s ro leicit gei ll E renn for cfilu, 1 rosgab som ari s . Ai nm i ri m ac

Setn a 1 Mael - Coba prim as A i rd Macha qu i ewi'

t. Cath B elaigh Mugn a ria

L aigni b 1 ria Leth Cu in d for Firu Mum an,i n - ar thoit Corm ac m ac

Cu len nain . Di grein do fai csin i coim ri th i n aen 16. Cerball m ac

Mu irigein mo rtwas est.

CL III . NIA LL GLUNDUB .

651 . L . Niall Glun dub ,tri bl iadn a

,co torchair i cath A tha

Cliath . Con chobor hua Mael - Shechlain n ri Mide.

R 3. Niall Glfin dub 1

m ac A cda F in dleith 1 .i i i . bliadhna,co

torchair i cath A tha Cliath la 2Gallaibh .

3 Aenach Tai llten do athn ugad la Niall nGlu n dub . S logadh LochaDe G

‘

eech la N i all . C'

athrai n u dh Gi n d Fhuait for L aigni u ria nGallaib .

Con cobor hua Mail - 'Secli lain n ri Mi di m ortwas est.

649 .

1"om . M .

s ic M q in M on ly .

65 0 .

1 Mai l M aco torchair fo llowed by an erasure

SE CTION IX .


Showers of blood were pou red so that it was fou n d in gou ts of

gore. Fethgn a abbot of Ard Macha.

Aed F in n liath son of Niall Cai lle, seven teen years,till he

died at Dru im in A sclain d.

The battle of Cell na nD'

aigre, fought by A ed m ac Nei ll. Showers of

b lood pou red, so that they were f oun d i n gouts of gore. Loch L eib in d wasturn ed to blood, so that its gou ts of gore were foun d li ke a scum on the

su rface. Fethgna, abbot of A rd Macha, rested .

CLII . FLANN .

650 . F lan n s . Mael - Sechlain n , twen ty - seven years,till he

died . B y him the hostages of Irelan d were allowed to go back ,bu t he took them again by force. A in m ere an d Mael - Coba,abbots of Ard Macha

,rested . The B attle of B elach Mu gna,

won by the L aigin again st .the Men of Mum u,in which Corm ac

m ac Cu illenain fell . Two su n s were seen to ru n together inon e day . Cerball m ac Mu iricain

,kin g of L aigin ,

rested .

F lan n s . Mael - Sechlain n s . Mael - Ruan aid, thirty - eight years,till he died.

B y him the hostages of I relan d were allowed to go back, bu t he took

them again . A i nm ere m ac Sétn ai , an d Mael - Coba, abbot of A rd Macha,rested. The battle of B elach Mugn a won by the L aigin an d Leth Cuin d

agai n st the Men of Mum u , in whi ch Cormac m ac C‘

u i llenain fell . Two

sun s were seen to run together in on e day. Cerball m ac Mui ri géi n di ed.

CLIII . NIA LL GLUNDUB .

651 .Niall Gh

’

i n dub,three years , ti ll he fell in the battle

of Ath Cliath . Con chobor u a Maei l—Sechlain n kin g of M ide .

Niall Glun dub s . A ed Fin n liath ,three years, till he fell in

the battle of Ath Cliath at the han ds of the Foreign ers.

The assem b ly of Tai llti u was ren ewed by Niall Glfin dub . The hostin g

of Loch Da Caech by Niall . A battle - foray on Cen n Fuai t by the

Foreign ers agai n st the L aigi n . Con chob or n a Maei l - Sech lai n n ki n g of

Mi de di ed.

of about seven letters B4 thi s in M on ly.

651 .

1“om . M .

2 Gu llu M 3 This i n M on ly.

400 SE CTION IX .- «TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

C'LIV . DONN CH AD MA C FL A IND .

652 . L . Don dchad m ac Flain n .xxu . con ebailt. Cath r ia

Mu rchertach m ac Neill i torchair A lbdon m ac Gothfraid ri' Gall .

Mael - B rigte m ac Tornain, 1 Ioseph 1 Mael - Patraic tres abbates

qu ieu ern n t.

R 3. Don n chadh m ac Flain d 1

m eic Mael - Sechlain n m eic

Mael - R uan aigh m eic Don dcadha m eic Domn aill1 2.xx . bliadhan

3con ebailt.

4Cath ria Mui rcertach m ac Nei ll, da hi torchair Alb thon n m ac Gotraidh

ri Gall. Mu ircertach m ac Nei ll do thim chell E rin n .x .c. 1 a brai gdi do

gahai l db, 1 a tidhn u cu l allaim Don n chada m eic Flaind . Mael - B rigde

m ac Tornain 1 Ioseph 1 Mael - Padrai c,tres principes A ird Macha,

qu ien erwnt.

CLV. CON GAL A C'

H .

653. L . Con galach m ac Mael - Mithig .x . ,co torchair la Gau llu

A tha Cliath in Taig Giu gran d . Cath Mu in B rocain r ia

Con galach for Gallaib n bi .u i i . m i le cecidern n t. Di cholom ain

tcn tidi d’

ascin ,sechtm ain r ia Sam ain

,co ro soilsig in m b ith u i le.

R 3. Con galach m ac

1Mael -M ithigh2m eic Flan n agan m e ic

Cellaig m eic Con galaig m eic Conain g Cu rr ig m eic Am algadha

m eic 'Con galaigh m eic Con ain g m eic Con gail m eic A cda Slain e,

2

.x .

3m bliadhna co torchair la 4Gallaib A tha Cliath s

og Taigh

Giughran d.

“Cath Mu in e B rocain ria Congalach f or Gallaib n b i .u i i . m i llia do

Gallaib cecidern n t. Di colom ain Tenn tigi daicsin , sechtm ain ria Sam ain

cor soi llsig in b ith u i li .e

CLVI . DOMNA L L .

654 . L . Dom n all hua Neill .xxu . con ebailt in A rd Macha.

Mu r idach abbas A ird Macha,Con chobor m ac Taidhg ri Con nacht

652 .

1"om . M 2

.xxu . M 3conerbai lt M 4 This i n M on ly .


402 SE CTION IX .

—.TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS.

m oritn r . Cath C il le Mena . Cath etir B r ian 1 Mael -Muad .

Mide fas coic bliadn a corragaib Mael - Sechlainn m ac Dom naill .

R 3. Dom n all 1

m ac Mu ircertaigh m eic Neill Glfi n dfui bh 1 .xxu .

bliadhn a conerbailt zan Ard Macha .

3Mui redach abb A ird Macha qn i en i t. Con cobor m ac Taidhg ri Conachtm ortnn s est. Cath Cilli Men a.

CLVII . MAE L - SE CH L A INN .

655 . L . Mael - Sechlain n m ac Dom naill, .xx i i i . Cath Tem rach

ria Mael - Sechlain n for Gallaib . Forbais tri laa 1 tri n - aidchi

leis for Gallaib co tu c giallu hE ren n ar ecin fiadaib . Is an dsin

iarom forfuacair Mael - Sechlain n in n - escon gair n - airdairc.

. i . cech ben, ar se, fil i crich Gall do Gaedelaib in daire 1

i n dochraite, tact ass dia thir fessin . Dub Da Leithe com aroa

Patraic.

R 3. Mael - Sechlain n m ac Dom naill 1

m eic Don n cadha m eic

Flain n m eic Maele - Sechlain n m eic Mael - Ru an aig12

.xi i i .

bliadhna.

3Cath Tem ra ria Mael - Sechlai n n for Gallaib . Cath etir B rian 1 Mael~Muadh

,dfi i torchai r Mael -Muad. Mi di fas ceic bli adna co ro gaib

Mael - Sechlainn m ac Dom n ai ll . Forbai s tri 1a 1' tri n - aidhche la Mecl

Sechlainn for Gallaib,co tu c giallu E renn lei s ar eici u fiaidib . Is ann sin

iarum forocart Mael - Sechlainn i n n - escongra n - ai rdircc .i . Cech aen,

ar se,fil h i cri ch Gall do Gibedelaib i n doere 1 hi forcom al 1 i n docraite

,

tact ass dia ti r fesin ar ccun si da 1 sam he. B a si b rai t B ab i lein na

hE ren n in sloghad sin, 1 ba tan ai se braidi Iffirn hi bees . Dub Da Leithe

com u rba Padrai c m ortn ns est.

3

CLVIII . B RIAN .

656. L . B rian m ac Cen eidig , .xi i . , co torchair la L aign ib 1

la Gallaib Atha Cliath i Cluain T‘

arb . Cath Glin n i Mam ma laB r ian 1 Mael - Sechlainn for Gallaib . Cath Craibe Tilcha etir

Ultu 1 Gen el E ogain ,n bi cecidernn t rages u triusqu e gen tis, . i i

A ed 1 E ochaid.

654 .

" 1 hua Nei ll M 3 ind M 3 Thi s in M on ly.


kin g of Con n acht , died. A battle between B rian an d MaelMuad . Mide was desert for five years till Mael - Sechlainntook it.

Dom n all m ac Mu ircertaigh son of Niall Gh’

m dub,twen ty

five years,ti ll he died in Ard Macha.

Mu i redach abbot of A rd Macha rested . Con chobor m ac Taidg king of

Con nachta di ed. B attle of Cell Mona.

CLVII . MAE L - SE CH L A INN .

655 . Mael - Sechlain n m ac Dom n ai ll,twen ty - three years.

The battle of Temair,won by Mael - Sechlainn again st the

Foreign ers . A siege of three days an d three n ights by himagain st the Foreign ers, so that he took the h ostages of Irelan dby force from them . Then , after that , Mael - Sechlain n publishedthe n oble proclam ation : L et every on e, said he, of the Gaedil ,who is in the lan d of the Foreign ers in bon dage and affliction

,

com e then ce to h is own lan d . Dub Da Leithe,su ccessor of

Patrick , (died) .Mael—Sechlain n m ac Dom n aill son of Don n chad m ac Flain n

son of Mael - Sechlainn m eic Maeil - R uan aig, thirteen years.

The battle of Tem ai r won by Mael - Sechlain n agai n st the Forei gn ers.

A battle between B rian an d Mael - Mu ad,where Mael - Muad fell . Mi de was

waste for five years ti ll Mael - Sechlain n m ac Dom nai ll took i t. A si ege

(etc.,as in the R 1 text) to hi s own lan d for peace an d qu i et. That

hostin g was the Iri sh“B abylon i an captiv ity secon d on ly to the Captivi ty

o f H ell . Dub Da Lei the, successor of Patri ck, died.

CLVIII . B RIAN .

656. L : B rian m ac Cen eidig , twelve years, ti ll he fell atthe han ds of the L aigin an d of the Foreign ers of Ath Cliath ,i n Clu ain Tarb . The battle of Glen n Mam a won by B rian

and Mael- Sechlain n again st the Foreign ers . The battle of

Craeb Tu lcha between Ulaid and Cen él E ogain ,where the

kin gs of both sides fell,n am ely Aed an d E ochaid .

655 .

1"om . M 2

.xu i . bl . M : m iswritten .xm . B This in M on ly.


R 3. B rian 1B vrom ha m ac

2Cein detig3m eic L orcain m e ic

L achtn a m eic C'

u irc m eic A n luain,

3.xi i . bliadhn a co torchair 4 i

J- Laign ibh la Gallaib Ath Cliath i 5

gCluain Tarbh .

6CathGlin n i Mam m a la B rian 1 la Mael - Sechlain n for Gallaib . CathCraibi Tu lcha eitir Ultu 1 Genel n E ogain ,

du hi torchair A ed

hu a Nell,ri A ilig, 1 E ocho m ac A rdgail , ri Ulad : for Ultaib

don o ro m ebaidh ; hi frithgu in don o do rochair A ed .

6

CLVII bis. MAE L - SE CH L A IN N restored .

657. L . Mael - Sechlain n m ac Dom n aill i r - rige hE ren n

doridisi , con erbailt i Ore- In is Locha A n n ind . C'

eic catha fichet

ro m ebdatar re Mael - Sechlain n . In retlu m on gach fri ceicthiges.

Mael -Maire com arba Patraic. F in dlaech m ac Ruadri , ri A lban .

Cath r ian A ugaire m ac A ilella for Sitriu c m ac Am laim . Fross

chru thnecta.

R 3. Meel - Sechlain n 1 iterum i r - righi Dren n ,

2.ix . m bliadn a,

3con erbailt i Cro- In is Locha 4hA in din di iar m buaidh aithrighi .

R 0 5m -eabadar .u . catha 6.xx . reim e

,.i . fiche 7

cath for 8Geedelaibh,

a cuig for Gallaibh ; . i . cath 9E dair, 1 Cath 1 0 Im dain,cath

Ru is, cath R athin ,cath L u achra

,cath L is 1 1L u gech ,

cathMortain ,

cath 1 2Miu in cille, cath Mu lla, cath 1 3Fin di,

cathFordrom a; cath 1 4Feabtha, cath 1 5F

'

ebda,cath Drom a 1 6E m n a

,

cath Ratha 1 7Carm an,cath Main

,cath 1 8Maighe Man dacht,

cath 1 9Dom n aigh ,cath Dum a

,cath z oi m -Maigh Cum a

,cath

Tem ra,da 2 1

cath A tha Cliath , m or - m adan A tha B u idhe . Is

dibh - sin 2 2ro chan in sen chaidh

C il ig catha Gall rodu sbris

B M

Is e sin ri dedhenach E ren n ,Is e sin tra ri deidenacn

ar cia airm it faire-n d etir B ren n ; ar ci a arm i d fai rend

65 6. Varian ts from M .

1cm . om .

1 la Gu llu

1 la L aign iu hi cath Oluana TarbhM i n M on ly.

657 . Varian ts from M .

1ari s a ri gi n E r .

2u i i i . 3

conderbai lt hi


406 SE CTION IX .—.TH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

rigaib E ren n droim n i raghaibh

hE rin n am ail een rain d dia

eiseom h can c6iced 116 a dho’

n - a ecm ais. Ocu s arai do

berar i i - Reim R igraidhi cid

ri co fressabra, m inh e i r - ReimR igraidhi n a R ig co Freasabra.

Mad do Leth Mogho im orro bes ,

n i h - ebarthar ri Dren n fris, co

raibh Leth Moga u ile 1 Tem air

cona tfiathaibh , 1 in dara

ceiged do Leth Cu ind occa.

CLIX . RIGH CO FFR E SSA B RA .

Version in L .

658 .

1Com flath iu s for hE rin n fri re dabliadan 2.xl . Cuan hu

L othchain . Corcran clerech . Sn echta m er . A m algaid com arba

Patraic. Cath Slebi Crott. Niall m ac E ochada. Niall m acMael - Sechlain n . Ra pa r i hE renn co fressabra DIARMA IT m ac

Mael - n a- m B o. Is am laid - se airm itir i r - Reim R igraide n a R ig

co fressabra, .i . m ad do Leith Chun d in ri 1 Leth Cu in d u le 1

een cheiced a l - Leith Moga ace,is ri Tem ra 1 hE ren n co fressabra

in fer sain . Mad a l - Leith Moga im orro bes , n i ebertar ri hE ren n

friss co raib L eth Moga u ili 1 Temair cona tfiathaib 1 in dara

658 .

1 date in m argin 1064 .

1 Glossed n o . .1. ( i .e.

etir rigaib Dren n dreim n i r

gaib E ren n am ail e herin n

n each dia eisim h cen ceicead

116 a do i n - a ecm hais 1 arai

do berar a Reim R igraide cidh

ri co fressabra m u n abe acht.aen choiced i n - a hecm ais . Is

am laid seo airm itir a ReimR igraide n a righ co fressabra.

Mad do Leith Cfu in d in ri 1

Leath Cu in d u ili 1 aen choicead

a l - Leith Moga occa, is ri

Tem ra 1 hE ren n co fresabra in

for sin . Mad do Leith Moga

im orro bes,n i hapar ri E ren n

friss, co raib Leith Moga n i le1 Temair aicci cona tuathaib .

1 in dara coicedh a l - LeithCu ind.


reckon am on g the kin gs of

Irelan d a tr0 0p who did n ot

hold Irelan d as a un it afterh im

,withou t lackin g a pro

vin ce or two . A n d for all thatthey are reckon ed in the Rollof the Kin gs, be it a kin g withopposition ,

that is n ot correct .If he be of Leth Moga he is

n ot called kin g of Irelan d,

u n ti l he has all Leth Moga,

an d Tem air with its fam ilies,an d on e of the two provin cesof Leth Cu in n alon g withthem .

CLIX . KINGS WITH OPPOSITION .

Version in L .

658 . A j o in t ru le over Irelan d for a space of forty - two years.

Cuan hua L othchain . Corcran the priest . A great sn ow .

Am algaid su ccessor of Patrick . The battle of Sliab Crott.

Niall Mac E ochada. Niall m ac Mael - Sechlain n . DIARM AIT m ac

Mail - n a- m B o was kin g with opposition . This is the defin itionof a

“Kin g with Opposition”, given in the R oll of the Kin gs .

If the kin g be of Leth Cu in n ,an d have the whole of Leth Gu in n

an d on e provin ce of Leth Moga in addition,he is called “Kin g

with Opposition”

. B ut if he be of Leth Moga,he is n ot called

( a) Probably owin g to a deep seated co rru ption , the in ten ded sen s e is expressed

u n in telligibly in bo th vers ion s . Th e m ean in g seem s to be, that the po ssess i on o fTem air was essen tial to en title a m an to be called

‘‘ k in g even w ith oppos iti o n

If he had all Leth Cu ind , he wou ld be thu s qu alified au tom atically ; all he n eeded

was a su fficien cy o f the o ther half o f the coun try to en title h im to claim thek in gsh ip o f the who le . B u t if h is ch ief claim were fo u nded u pon the possess ion o fLeth M o ga, he m u st have Tem air an d its peoples at least in addition .

reckon am on g the kin gs of

Irelan d a tr0 0p who did n ot

hold Ireland as on e after himwithou t a provin ce or two lackin g . An d for all that they are

called in the Roll of the Kin gs“Kin g with Opposition ,

they are n ot so un less therebe n ot m ore than on e provin celackin g to them . Thu s are thekin gs with opposition reckon edin the Roll of the Kin gs. If

the kin g be of Leth Cu ind , an dhave all Leth Cu in d an d

on e provin ce of Leth Moga

he is kin g of Tem air an d of

Irelan d wtih opposition . B ut

if he be of Leth Moga, he is

n ot so called, u n less he haveall Leth Moga an d Tem air

with its fam i lies, an d on e of

the two provin ces of LethCu in n .

( a)

408 SE CTION IX .


cfiiced a l - Leith Chu ind chu cu . Ra bo ri hE ren n am laid sin

Mac Mael - n a- m B o,u air ra bo i Leth Moga u ile 1 Con nachta 1

F ir M ide 1 Ulaid 1 A irgialla ace . Is leis no cu red m ac3B raen

dar m u ir .

659 . TAIRDE L B ACH hu a B riain .xi i . Dub DaL ethi com orba

Patraic. Dondchad m ac B riain do Reim . Cath Saxan .

Cn o- m ess. Cath Odba. Cath Men a Cru in n iece. E c athathTairdelbach .

660 . MUR CH E RTA CH hua B riain ,

1.xx . ,

con ebailt de throm - galar .

Cath n a Crin cha re m ac nDom n aill Rem air 1 re nGallaib A thaCliath for F iru Mide ; Don dchad m ac Dom n aill R em u ir r i Lagenin terfectas est. Cath etir Cenel E ogain ocu s Ulad ,

n bi reges

u triu squ e gen tis in terfecti sn n t. Mael - Isu com orba Patraic.

Dallad Rua'dri hu i Con ch-oboir . Cath etir U Cen dselaig iwaicem ,

in qn o ceci dit E n na B ac. Don dchad m ac Mu iridaig n ictor fu it.

Mael - Colu im m ac Don dchada ri A lban m oritu r . Cath Fidnacha.

Teidm n a Tesscha. E cla n a Feile E oin . Cath Maige Coba.

Magnu s ri L ochlan n do m arbad i nUltaib . Sen ad Ratha B resail .Cath eter Don dchad m ac Muridaig 1 Clan n Dom n aill ; m ebaid

for Clan n Dom n aill . Cath Atha Cliath,m ebaid iarum for

L agn ib ,in qn o Don dchad m ac Mu r idaig 1 Con chobor hua

Con chobair in terfecti su n t.

661 . Com fhlaithius for hE rin n fri re .u i . m bliadan trichat,acht chen a ra bo ri hE ren n co fressabra TAIRDE L B ACH m ac

Ruadri hu i C-on choboir . E n n a m ac Dom naill m eic Mu iredaigri Lagen qu ieu it. Cath etir hu Mathgam n a 1 m ac Du in dslebe.

Cellach com orba Patraic. Cath Licci Uatha ; do brissiud fo rDiarm ait m ac Domn aill m eic Mu iredaig. Cath Cula Coll dobrissiud do Diarm ait i cin d cho ictigi s for Firu Mum an 1

Ossairg ib 1 Gau llu Pu irt Lairge. Mael - Isu . hu A nm eri ard

sen eir hE ren n qu ien it. Corm ac m ac Carthaig ard - ri Mum an

3 A n attempt seem s to have been m ade to deface thi s word .

660 .

1110 . .xli i i . in terlin ed.



in terfectas est. Cath Monad Mere, m em ai d re L agin 1 Con n achta

for Tairdelbach hua m B rain . D iarm ait m ac Domn aill m eic

Mureda ig, 1 T‘

airde-lbach hua Con chobair , n ictores fn ern n t.Senad Cenan n sa n bi Iohan n es cardinalis pnesiden s in terfn itMCL °

secundo celebratum fn it istad n obi le con ci linm .

662 . MUR CE RTA CH m ac Neill .xi i i i . co torchair la hU B riuin

la .A irgialla. Dom n all hua L on dgain ard - epscop Muman

qu ieu it. Sen u d oc B ri m eic Taidc. Cath A tha Fhirdead,

m emaid re Mu irchertach m ac Nei ll for Con n ac[ta] 1 for hUiB riuin .

663 . R I'

JADR i m ac Tairdelbaig hua Con choboir .

1Diarm ait

m ac Dom naill m eic Mu ridaig do chu r dar m u ir . Saxan do

thu idecht in hE rin d 1 len - lott hE ren n doib . Gilla m eic Liaccom orba Patraic.

2 Saxain do thu idecht in hE rin d ; hE rin do

lott doibh . Diarm ait m ac Mu iridaig do cc.

3Diarm ait m ac

Corm aic do m arbad do Saxan aib . Dom n all hua B riain ri

Tu adm um an qu ien it, Con choboir Moenm aige m ac Ruadri do

m arbad . E c in Ruaidri sin n a ailithri i Cun ga.

Version in B .

664. Com flaithu s for E rin n fri re dabliadain . TOIR RDE L B AC H

mac Taidhg m eic B ri an B orom a,dabliadan deg, ri co fressabhra.

TOR RDE L B ACH m ac R uaidhri n a Saidhi B u idi m eic A edha in

Ga B ern aigh m eic Taidhg in E ich Gil m eic Cathail m eic

Conchobo ir m eic Taidhg m eic Cathail m eic Con chobu ir m eic

Taidhg Meir m eic Mu irgessa m eic Tom altaig m eic Mu rgaili m eic

In drechtaig m eic Mu iredaig Mu illethain otet Si l Mu iredaigh°

fiche bliadan do i r - righi n E ren n 1 ceathracha bliadhan i r - ri ghiCon n acht . R CAIDH R I m ac To irrdelbaig Meir m eic Ruaidri na

Saidi B u idi m eic A edha in Gha B ernaigh .

663 .

1Fnom thi s to n ote in a secon d han d, thence in a thi rd hand,

preceded by an erasure. This wi ll accoun t for the repetiti on of the

SE CTION IX .


Gaill of Port Lairge. Mael - Isu u a A inm ere, chief elder of

Irelan d, rested. Corm ac m ac Carthaig, high - kin g of Mum u ,

was slain . The battle of Moin Mor broke wi th the L aigin an d

Conn achta again st Toirdelbach ua B riain . Diarm ait m ac

Dom n aill m ac Mu iredaig, an d Toirdelbach ua Con choboir , werev ictors . The Syn od of Cenan n as

,where Iohan n es the Cardin al

was presiden t ; that n oble Syn od was held in the year 1152 .

662 . Mu ircertach m ac Nei ll , fou rteen years, till he fell atthe han ds of Ui B riu in an d the A irgialla. Domn all u a

L on dgain ,archbishop of Mum u

,rested . Syn od at B ri m eic

Taidg. B attle of Ath F irdiad,which broke before

Mu irchertach m ac Neill again st the Con n achta an d Ui B r iu in .

663 . Ruaidri m ac To irdelbaig u i Con choboir . Diarm ait

m ac Dom n aill m eic Mu iredai g was sen t [expelled] over sea.

The Saxon s cam e in to Irelan d an d Irelan d was ravaged bythem . Gi lla-Mac- Liac

,successor of Patrick . The Saxon s cam e

in to Irelan d ; Irelan d was ravaged by them . Diarm ait

m ac Mu iredaig died . Diarm ai t m ac Corm aic was slain bySaxon s . Domn all u a B riain ,

kin g of North Mum u,rested ;

Con chobor of Moenm ag ,son of Ruaidri was slain . Death of

that Ruaidri on his pilgrim age in Cun ga .

664 . A j oin t ru le over Irelan d for a space of two years .

Tairdelbach m ac Taidg , son of B rian B orom a,twelve years,

kin g with opposition . Tairdelbach m ac Ruaidr i of the ! ellowHou n d son of A ed of the Gapped Javelin son of Tadg of the

White Horse son of Cathal son of Con chobor son of Tadg , of

Cathal, of Tadg Mor , of Mu irges, of Tom altach , of Mu rgal ,

of In n rechtach , of Mu iredeach Mu illethan from whom com e

Sil Mu iredaig : twen ty years had he in the kin gship of Irelan dan d forty years in the kin gship of Con n achta. Ruaidri son of

Tairdelbach the Great , son of Ruaidri of the ! ellow Houn d,son of A ed of the Gapped Spear .

en try abou t the destruction wrought by ithe S axons .

3 G lossed

ri Desm um an .

4 12 SE CTION IX .

—.TH E ROLL OF TH E - KINGS .

Is do flaithu saib n a righ sin 1'dia n - aidheghaib r-o c[hJan

in fili in duan - sa deiscreidm igh ,.i . G illa- m o - Dubda. Ocu s dall ,

clairin ech , eisidhe ; ocu s n ir chan ge n a claen - sen chais riam .

E ri Ogh, in is na n dem h .

Version in M

665 .

'Com fhlaithiu s for E rin n fr i re da bliadan caocait. In

retlu m on gach do arthrugad fri re ceicgh isi . Mecl -Mu iri

com u rba P'

adraic m or tu u s est. F'

in dlaech m ac Ruaidri ri

A lpan m ortuu s est. Niall m ac E lochada m ortu u s est. Sn echta

m or . TOIR RDE L B A CH hu a B riain .xi i . bliadain . Dub da Leithecom u rba Padraic m ortuu s est. Cn o- m eas m er . A ed hu a'Con cobaoir m ortu u s est. Cath Odba ria Con cobor hua MailSechlain n . Diarm ait m ac Mai l - na- m B o m ortu us est. CathMon a Cran deici . Mac Cailigh cecidit. Com flaithiu s fr i re

. ix . m bliadan for E rin n . MAE L- SE CH L AINN m ac Con coboir

m ori tur . Dallad Ruaidri hu i Con coboir . MUIR CE RTACH hua

B r iain,

.xx . bliadan ri co fresabra m oritu r . DOM N AL L hua

Mail - Sechlain n ri T-eam rach m ortuus est. Teasbach fa Fei lB r igde. Gi lla - n a- Vaem hua hE idin

,m oritu r . Don n chad hua

Mailsechlain n m oritu r . Cath Maigi Coba. In Sen adh Mer fri

da m ac n O-en gusa. T'

OIRRDE L B ACH hua Con coboir ri co fresabra,

.xx . bliadan . E n n a m ac Murchada ri L aigen m ortu u s est.

Ceallach com u rba Padraic. Corm ac m ac m eic Carthaig 1

Con cobor hua B riain ,da r i Mum an

,m ortu i su n t. MUIR CE R TACH

hu a Mail - Sechlain n ,r i Tem ra

,m ortuu s est.

‘Cath Mon a Meirisu in rad Mum an . Mu ircertach m ac Neill m ac m eic L ochlain n

.xi i i . bliadna,co torchair la firu Fernm aighi 1 la hUi B ri u in .

Mael - Sechlain n m ac Mu rchada m ori tu r . Cath A tha Firdhiadh .

Don n chadh m ac Dom hn aill hu i Mai l - Sechlain n m or itur .

Cu -Ulad m ac Con choboir ri Ulad m oritu r . R I'

JAIDR i hua

Con choboir,

ri co fresabra, 1 ba soinm each a flaithius.

TOR RDE L B ACH hua B riain ri Mum an m ortuus est. Mu ircertach

m ac Toirrdelbaig m oritu r . Gaill hE renn dian eachatar co Port


4 14 SE CTION IX .

—ITH E ROLL OF TH E KINGS .

L airgi 1 ar Ath Cliath . Diarm ait m ac Mu rchada,r i L aigin ,

m ortuu s est,

.i . a hE rin n , do galar an aichn igh gan chlog gan

com an n . Diarm ait hua Mail - Sechlain n r i Midhi do m arbad.

Oen ric ri Saxan . i . Mac n a Persi,do thiachtain i n E rinn 1 a

du l taris doridisi . Tigernan hu a R uairc ri B reffn i do m arbaddo Gallu .

E ri o’

g , in is n a n dem h .

Cri tici sm of thi s li st of ki n gs, and of the verse lists whi ch f ollow

an d echo it,m u st be left to any scholar who chooses to devote him self

to the special study which i t wou ld i nvolve. That such a li st,

of

158 m on archs, exten di ng f rom the m i sty past when“Ni nu s son of B elu s

flou ri shed i n Mesopotam ia, down to the later Rom an em perors, cou ld have

been preserved i n I relan d as a hi storical record, i s obvi ou sly incon ceivab le.

A t best i t m u st b e an artificial com pi lati on , woven ou t of f ragm en ts of

gen ealogies an d lists of the chieftain s of vari ou s locali ties. In the peri od

of Ogham i n scripti on s there was i n the Decies of Waterford su ch a

su ccessi on,an d their m on um en ts rem ain

,beari n g n am es which show a

suggestive resem blan ce to som e of the n am es i n the king~list followi n g

Cobthach Céelbreg, n o . 58,whose death i s dated to 307 A .D. I f we follow

ou t the gen ealogical conn exi on s alleged to u ni te them, we shall find the

f ollowing facts

years

I 5 8 Cob thach Cé elb reg 50

II 5 9 L ab raid L o in gsech 19

I 60 Melge son of 5 8 17

III 61 Mu g Corb 6

II 62 Oen gu s Ollom gs . 5 9 . 18

I 63 Irereo s . 60 7

I II 64 FerChorb s . 61 1 1

I 65 Con n la s . 62 4

I 66 A i lill s . 65 25

I II 67 A dam air s . 64 5

I 68 E o chaid A iltlethan s . 66 11

I I 69 Fergu s Fm tam a i l gs . 62 12

years

70 Oen gu s Tu irm ech gs . 68 607 1 Con all Co llam rach gs . 68 5

72 N ia Segam ain s . 67 7

73 Erm a A ign ech s . 70 2874 Crim than n gs . 6 9 5

75 R u draige (from U laid ) 70

76 Fin n at Mar 3 . 72 377 B resal s . 75 11

78 L u gaid s . 76 15

SE CTION IX .-TH E ROL L

'

OF TH E KINGS . 415

Mu ircertach m ac Tairdelbaig died . The Foreign ers of Irelan dadven tu red to Port Lairge an d again st A th Cliath . Diarm ait

m ac Murchada kin g of L aigin died, in Irelan d, of an u nkn ownd isease

,withou t bell , withou t viaticum . Diarm ait u a Mai l

Sechlain n,king of Mide, was slain . Hen ry kin g of the Saxon s,

that is,F itz - E m press, cam e in to Irelan d, an d retu rn ed again .

Tigern an na R uairc kin g of B reifn e was slain by Foreign ers,

Poem n o . CXXXVI .

The Rom an n um erals in dicate the gen ealogi cal lin es to which each

king i s assi gn ed ; the in i tials s, gs, stan d for son, gran dson , of the ki ng

whose n um ber follows them . The followi ng nam es are fou n d on Ogham

ston es i n the Decies : M elag ia (com pare n o . Macorbo (compare 61 ,

f ou n d as an an cestral n am e on three ston es) : Catabar m oco Viricorb

(com pare n o . 67, A dam ai r son of Ferchorb) : N eta- Segam onas (com pare

n o . 72,also foun d as an ancestral n am e on three ston es ; i n on e of which

the descendan t i s called L ugru deccas, the old gen itive of L ugaid, who

appears in n o . 78 as a descen dan t of N ia Segam ain ) . Thi s m aterial i s

n ot very exten sive, bu t i t i s su fficien t to be im pressive. It will be n oticed

that all the n am es except Melge belong to the gen ealogical succession

n um bered III .

4 16 TH E VE RSE TE XTS

TH E VE RSE TE XTS .

LXXX III .

F 18 7 233; i v 20 a 32 ; 11A 29 e 25 ; 1111 94 11 30 ; B 22 s 18 ;M 286 y 20 .

Se m eic 1M i led,

2m iad 3

n - erdain4

gabsat E rin d5 is A lbain ;

6is leo 7tan gadar8 ille

9file coem is 1 0cru itire.

Cir m ac1Is in 2file 3fial ,

tOn n o i in 5cru itire 6

coim—dian ;7do 8Maccaib 9M i led

,

1 °m iad n gle,

1 1ro seiu n 1 2

cru it in cru itire.

1B ai 2dias dib , co n - ilar 3dren n,

4ro gabsat

5rige

6n E ren n ;

7issed atfet arm in slegE ber ocu s

8Fi rem en .

1R o 2laiset 3cran n chor 4

cen cled"

for in dis 6dan a 7di - m er ;8dorala 9don fir 1 °

an des1 1 in 1 2

cru itire 1 3ceem 1 4

coim - des.

1 .

1 Mi led V - eadb B - ead M m i adh AB 3n - ordan M

‘

gab sad B 5con ard - b laidh con ard - b lad M 6

om . VA ' do

ruachatar VA tan cadar R than cadar M 8 hille VA 9sic VA in

fili d i s a R in fili i s a FE M (file sa B M)1°cru i tere VE M .

2 .

1si o FB Ciss VA Ci s R 2 fili F an fili R 1’finn M in .

1 On nai B In n ai M ; aium do chru i teri - i re A - iri R) Cini nd VA ai nm don

cru itiri Cen nfin n R 5cru i ti ri B 6

com hdian F com dhian B

coim dian M " la m acco M in .

8- aibh B 9

- ead M l oom . R

m iadh FB 11 Sei un F scin d B send M sephn ai r VA sefnair R1 2cru i tt A cru i tre F cru i ttire V cru iti ri R.

3 .

1 B ae VA baei R 2 d iass FV 3n dren n R ten d B n drean n M


418 TH E“

: VE RSE TE XTS

Dorala don 1fir 2atuaid

3in 4t- ollam 5

cosin n—oll -Gbuaid °

7con ad 8tu aid 9

5 sin rosnas

erdan ocus ollam n as.

1Tetb in n u is ciuil,

2cain e 3ten n

4andes 5

a n descert E ren n ;is am laid 6b ias 7

cc brath m bras8 issed 9

atfet in sen chas.

LXXX IV .

A 286 8 13 ; B 22 8 37.

B its n E bir 1tre ualr n - aimn irt

,

la hE rim en 2cruaid s

co-im - n irt

lasin 4n - ard - apstal n - im glic,

i cath A irgedros airdrie .

LXXXV.

A 286 s 17 ; B 22 s 42 .

Sin chath for Tenn us n a ttreb

sin m u ig adrochair E ber,

do rochradar an n m aille,

Gosten, Segda, 1 Su irge.

LXXXVI .

F 18 8 D 22 a

B 22 8 48 ; M 286 8 23.

A 1eicsiu B an ba zeo

3m blaid

in 4fin n aid 11 5 5 ’n

6fetabair,

7cid 8

m o r’fersat in cath crbn ,

9E ber ocu s”E rim en ?

5 .

1 fir V 2a tuai dh F an duai d R 3

an R ‘1- lom VA - lam h B

5coson V cu si n d A gu san R gu si n F 6 dh VAB 1 i s (1 R) n os taghatuai dh - dh V th A) , ro (re V) sm acht so ss dana (sos R) 1 ollam nacht

M in - lam R) 8- dh B V th M 9

othin M .

6.

1apparen tly b i u in u s F ; cach b in n ius M i n (b in d V) 2

cain i

FARM caim i M 3 den n F dren n M in tean d B den d M tan es VA

an des R an dheas B an dees M 5an desct. R adesceart VM : Erin n R

6si n b ias R san tra A b id buan b lat VB 7

cu F go B 8cm .

OF SE CTION IX . 419

There fell to the m an from the Norththe learn ed m an of m ighty powers ;so that in the North then ceforward he secu red

dign ity an d learn i n g .

Strin g - sweetn ess of m u sic,a steadfast beau ty

,

sou thward ,in the Sou th part of Irelan d ;

thu s shall it be till the m ighty Judgem en tth is is what the history relates .

LXXXIV .

The death of E ber through an hou r of weakn ess ,at the han ds of rou gh E rim on of equ al strength ,

of the v ery cu n ni ng chief apostle ,

in the gloriou s battle of A irgetros .

LXXXV .

In the battle over Ten n u s of the com m u n ities ,on the plain where E ber fell

,

there they fell togetherC osten , Setga ,

an d Su irge .

LXXXVI .

! e sages of B an ba with fam e ,

do ye disco v er or hav e ye kn ownabou t what di d they wage the red battlethey

,E ber an d E rim on ?

i ssed B ic (hic V) slu ag M in .

9atfead i n sean chas B ag m b i se

saerm ac - m acc A) VA an gbai d sé sarm ac R .

1 fri R 3 2n gluai r A 3

n glalu-

glie A 4n - ard - bhu s B .

1 .

1 heigsi E hecsi D ei csi M 1

gan B 3- u i d VA - ai dh B - u idh M

1 fin n aidh F fagbai VAD b fagbai E fiu dtai B M 5si c F i n VADE M an E

c fetobai r V fetobu ir A feu dabai r B "ci dh A B s im m o tard-

sat VAim 0 dtarsat E im 0 tartsat D m a tucsat 3 m a tucsad M 9 H eber E1° E rim on VDB H erim on A E irem on E .

420 TH E : VE RSE TE XTS

1A tbersa 2frib 3sun da 4

sin,

sin n i6m o n dern sat 7fin gail ;

im 8tri 9drom an daib ,1 °co dren d

1 1 is ferr batar l 2 i n E rin d .

Dru im 1Fin gin ,Dru im 2Classaig cain ,

Dru im 3B ethech 4 i C'

on n achtaib5 is “

um po sin,

7u i sar so

,

gro lad a n - ar

,a

9eicseo !

LXXXVII .

13 23 7

In aim sir 1E rim ein 2ergn ai

cum dach co taibsib 3trebdai ,

Dun 4Sobairce 5cu sn ige,

Dun 6m B in n e 1 Di m7Cerm n ai .

1Classa lais 2di raith rothu ir

in 3A irgedros aith 4cochair ;

5a Cathair 6Crofin d 7

clothaigh ,

8Raith 9A in din d,is Raith 1 0B eothaigh .

'

Cum dach 1Thochair Tu ir D i len d,

2n i bin d bothar is 3b i

'

i aball,

co4tibrib 5 theas 6

roit 7ro iren d ,

8Inber Meir i 9crich 1 0Cu alan d .

2 .

1 i nn i sfet VA in disfed E i ndisfed D i ndeosad B in deosad - sa Mdu ib VAED daibh B daib - sa M 3

su n n a FDA “sain VA so in B

an F cach M 6 m on dern sat FEA m an dearn sat B M 7-

gu i l D

g-ho i l B 8 trib AB D 9 drom u n naib VA - an n aibh E - an n u ib D- an daibh B - ann ai b M co din V cen drem A cen dreim E gan

droim D co dreim B con drcm M 1 1as dech VA i s dec E

E ren n V ( a) an E ir E i n d E D iath n E ren d F .

3 .

1 F in go in F Fingen VA Fi n gein B 2 Clasaigh V Clasu igh T)

Clasach B Clasaig M 3 B echeach F B ethach VA B ei theach EMB ethech DB ‘ i Con achatai b VA a Con dachtaib E s

ea cosnam

( a) The readin g E ren n seem s to be requ ired by the rhym e .


422 TH E VER SE TE XTS

Cum dach n a1Cairrge caim e

2B ladraige3fairrge

4fei le,tom aidm n ae

5Rige, im R osm ag,tom aidm 6

n ai m B rosnach 7E ile.

Tom aidm 1E ithn e os 2folt 3B etha,

tom aidm 4 teora 5 Su cc- srotha ;6fo n aidm n gi all fo recht rethaocus tom aidm secht locha.

Loch 1L aiglin de2las im baath

,

Loch 3C im m e cétaib 4ciach

,

Loch Da 5Caech,ccim cen creach

,

Loch Rein 6Reach , Loch 7R iaach .

1Rigan ar dru in g2ciar 3

choim sidh,

dian 4si rblaid sil re 5taibsich

,

cia 6dosraeba 7 i crich 8choim sigh

9ro ba 1 "aebdha

’n a aim sir .

LXXXVIII .

P 19 y 7 ; B 23 y 47 ; M 288 8 16.

Flaith E rim on luaig

2ocdai

"clas a fert iar n - u air 4

ecdai ;

i tir 5Ro is 6.lkrgaitt airgtig

forsin 7Crich 8cairptig

'Cétn ai .

4 .

1 Cai rge F cai rrgi M 2 B laraighe F B ladraid M 3 fairge Ffai rrgi M 4 fele M 5 Rigi M 6

n aei M " E le M .

5 .

1 E ithn i M 2'

folt R 3 3 B eatha M B heabhadh B ‘ theora M5 Suc- srotha M 6 fosnaidm M .

6.

‘ L aidlin di M 2 lasim baat F sainbathad M4 Ci aach M 5 Chaech FM chreach M “Raach R 3

7 .

1 R ighau F 2

giar B ch o im '

sich Mthaibsig B

6 dosreaba F 8co im sich M

1°aebda M.


The fou n di n g of the cro oked Rockof B ladr aige o f the gen erou s sea ;

the bu rst of n in e Riges abou t B rosm ag,

the burst of n i n e B rosn as of E ile .

The bu rst of E ithn e ov er the lo cks of B ith ,

the bu rst of the three Su e - stream s ;

a bin di n g of hostages ben eath a right of cou rse

an d a bu rst of seven lakes .

Lo ch L aiglin n e by which he was drown ed ,

Loch Cim e wi th hu n dreds of m ists ,Lo ch Da Cacob ,

a progress wi thou t rapin e ,

spaciou s Lo ch Rein , Lo ch Riach .

The qu een of o u r troop ,swarthy , m asterful ,

swift, of lastin g ren own ,

a seed withou t di splay ,although she settled in a fittin g territoryit was com ely in her tim e .

*

LXXXVIII .

Prin ce E rim on the you thfu l warrior ,

hi s tom b was dug after a tim e of deathin the silv ery lan d of R os A irget ,on Mag Cetn e of chario teers .

n aig F uaidh B 2ocdhai F ogdhai B ogda M 3

olasa a feart Becdhai F n - ega M 5 Res argdai tt nV Rui s argtai ch M 6

argdai th

ai rgdi gh F airgtibh B 7crith M 8

cai rpthi g M cai rptigh F(dtttographed in pV) . (Thi s quatrai n com es from the poem beg i nn ing

E tset aes écn a aib in n .)

* I can n ot m ake an y better sen se o f th is qu atrain . There is a s lightly m o re

in telligible bu t clearly n ot au tho r itativ e vers ion in O’

C lergy’

s recen s i o n wh ich , with

its associated glo ssses , m akes it clear that the qu een referred to i s Tea, fou ndress

o f Tem air.

424 TH E VER SE TE XTS

LXXX IX .

Ard 1L em n achta,

2as tir—3si 4tess

,

5fin n at 6

gach 7oen bu s éces

,

8crét dar 9len in 1 °t - ainm is slo in d

,

1 1rosgab 6 aim sir ” Cr im tho in d ?

1Crim thand Sciathbé l,

25, 3

rogab4da 5

saerad ar6chath 7

cruad,8da n din ar

9n eim ib 1 °

a narm

1 1n a n - athach n - fiathm ar

1 2n - agarb .

1Seser 2Cru ithn ech ro3chind Dia

4tan catar 5a tir 6Traicia,

Solen,Ulpa,

9N echtan nar,

1Oen gus ,9L eden d is 1 0Drostan .

R o 1thin n laic Dia Zdoib tre 3

thlus4dia n din , dia n di l

,dia 5

n - u thru s ;dia n din ar

6n eim ib a n - arm

,

n a7n - athach n - fiathm ar n - agarb .

Is 6 1eolas do 2fuair 3doib ,

drai n a 4Cru ithn each,

5n ir

6b’ég1

‘

3ir,

tri 7coeca'd bo m ael do ’

n8m u ig ,

do 9blegan do,1 °i n -

1 1oen

1 2chu ithig .

R 0 1cu ired 2 in 3

cath 4cc cacht

’m on

5cu ithig

6i m bi in lem nacht ;ro

7m o id in cath 4

cc calm a,

for s.aithechaib ard - B an ba.

1 .

1 L eam h B Leam M 2i s B M 3- sea B M “thess A

theas B M findadh B fin dad M 6 ah sgach eigeas B each an

each eiges M 7aen V 8

cred B craed M 9 lean M B1° t - aium - si slo in A t - aium o sloin d B t - ainm i sloi n d M 11

rosgob BI

C‘

ream htho in d B Crim tho in d M2 .

1- an n A Cream htan d B o A he B M 3 roghabh B rogoh M

do 5tharaid M - adh A B 6

cath cu radh B 1cruadh VA

8cen din M 9

n em ib M n a narm VA na Tn athach M- bh B .

3 .

1sei ser AVM (sser A) sei sear B 2

- each B M

chin n A 4tang V - dar B 5 i M as in Traigia B


426 TH E . VE RSE TE XTS

XC .

(In “R on ly, at 95 ,8 30 ; first quatiwin on ly . F or the whole

poem see Todd, Irish N en n iu s, p . 126 ; Sken e, Picts and Scots

,

p . 32 ; Var/n H am el, Lebor B retn ach , p .

Cru ithn ig cid du s farclam

in iath n A lban n - am ra ?

cona m brig b il bé ldu ,

cia tir as1n astarla ?

XCI .

V 12,8 7 ; A 13 8 33 ; M 287 a

Morseser m ac Cru ithn e, iar sin

,

a secht ro ran dsat A lbain ;Cait , Ce, Ciric cétach cland,

F ib,Fidach

,Fotla

,Fortren d .

XCII .

B 23 y 40 ; M 288 8 8 .

Do radsadar im m asech

tre berla n Gregda n glétheach ,

Meic M i led,n i seacda in clan n

,

1frecra fri Tuaith Dé Dan an n .

XCIII .

an d M in fl 536 : L 30 ;

MR 95 y 8 (first qu atrain on ly) ; R3

H 538 : B 23 8 26 ;M 289 a 8 .

1 .

1 Irilel osar n a clain n e,

m ac r ig2Fotla folt -

3chaim m e

,

r i Sleibe M is,

1r i Macha

,

ro br is ceithre crfiad - catha.

1 S i c pR ; o ther versi ons have asa targa or as n ach tarla.

1om . frecra B .


The Cru ithn e ,what assem bled them

in to the gloriou s lan d of Al ba ?with their stren gth lu cky an d ren own ed ,

from what lan d di d they light upon it ?

Sev en son s of Cru ithn e thereafterin to sev en parts d iv ided A lba ;Cait , Cc, Ciric ,

with hu n dreds of progen y ,Fib ,

Fidech , Fotla ,Fortren n .

XCII .

They spake by tu rn s ,throu gh the pu re Greek lan gu age ;the Son s of M il

,n ot withered the progen y ,

in an swer wi th the Tuatha Dc Dan an n .

XCII]

Iriel , you n gest of the fam ily ,son of the ki n g of Fotla of cu rlin g hai rkin g of Sliab Mis

,kin g of Macha

he broke fou r sev ere battles .

1 .

1 Iarel Mi n 2 Fotla yo L ; corrected wrong ly to Folt F 3 fin de M‘ i s M.

428 TH E VE RSE TE XTS

Cath Cuile Martha,m aith sin

,

1 in ro2m arbtha Meic E bir ;

anm an n doib r i cath,r i clod

,

E r, Orba, 4Fergn a, Feron .

Cath 1A rda 2Inm ait a tuaid,

31 torchair Su rge slat - chruaid,cath tenm aige ro po then d

,

3i torchair B ocho E ch - cen d .

Cath L ochm aige, luad cen1

geis,2 i torchair Mac

3Mafem is

da 4m ag déc, derb lin d u ile

ro slechta 5con deg - du in e.

1Dib Mag Sele, sloin n ter 2 let,

Mag n E le ocus MagSR echet

,

4Mag San ais, Mag Techt cen 5tn 1‘

1,

Mag6Faithn e la

7

hA irteru .

Mag nDairbrech i m—M ide 1m arc,

2dib Mag L u gn a31a 4Cian nacht ;

Mag n In is la Ultu 5 iartain

Mag Cule Feda hi Fern d mag .

R 0 classa ic Iriél iartainsecht ratha do rig

- rathaib

Raith Chro ich i m -Maig In is ain ,

Raith Chu in gida, Raith B achain .

Raith L ochit,Raith Glaisse Cu i lg,

Raith Modig ocu s Raith B u irg,decc m bliadan i flathiu s (ba flaith)do m ac hE rim oin ard - m aith .

2 .

1an drochadar M m arb -

adh F 3a n - anm an n re each fri

clodh F anm ann doib fri catha cold VA a n - anm an n s a cath n ar clod B M

Frigna V.

3 .

1 i nterlin ed abo ve .i . i Tethba L 2 Inm aith

In dm o ige B I n dm aigi M 3androchai r M (bi s) .

4 .

1

ghei s F ges VA B3 Mofebes V Mofeb i s A Mofem i s M Mafeibhis B11 in B .

L E A Indm ai th V

2an drochai r M ; hi com m art VA (one m

,A)

‘m hagh F m ac B



Mu imn e ocus Lu ign e is Laign etri m eic Odba cen aible

,

Tea Tem rach , ten d a treoir,

m athair irdairc lareoil .

XCIV.

1E thrial m ac2

'

I'

riail zro clos

,‘1fiche bliadan .a

5flaitheos ;6ar m u igh n a trom - thaib 7

cc thu it,

do laim 8Conm ail rer9chom ru ic.

Do 1ré idig

— 2ba m or3a

4b1‘

1aid

m ac m eic 5E r im oin arm -

Grfiaid

each 7u im e

8ac lu ige a laim e

,

n a9secht 1 0

m u igi m or - ai lle .

Mag1m B elaig n achar 2

m aeth riam ,

Mag3n Greisille i crich 4Galian

,

5Ten dm ag6da bun ad 7

cen bron,

8Grlen nm ag, L u ghair9lethan - m 6r .

A 1cuiced Ulad 2

co ten d3do m in ig

‘1fid is 5fan glen d ;R othm ag

6a crich 7Coba eian

,

L ochm ag8ro ré idig E ithrial .

XCV .

(first qwatrain on ly) .

Conm ael cet- flaith 1a m - Mum ain ,

os hE rin n ,ba h im chu baid

,

2do rochair 3E thri el 4dia deb in

ocu s3Ollach m ac E thrioil .

1 .

1 E thrial M 2 I rial B hI rei l M 3 da F ‘1 fichi Ms ic F, flai thu s B

'

t'

lai thi u s M “air m aigh n a trom laim B am u ig sa

chom dail M 1cor F gur B ro M 8 Chonm ai l M 9

- ru i g B .

2 .

1- dh ig F - di dh B 2 fa B M i n B M ‘1

- d11 FB5

- im on B 0- dh FB 7

n im m eaag lo ige B ac laide M

9seacht M 1°

m aigbe F . A fter this quatrain the long lacun a in Bbeg ins.


Mu im n e,Lu ign e ,

an d Laign e ,

were the three son s of Odba withou t im m odesty ;Tea of Tem air , firm her m ight ,was the fam ou s m o ther of Iriel .

XCIV.

E thriel son of Iriel , it was heard ,

twen ty years had he in prin cedom ;

till he fell on the plain of the stron g side

by the han d of Con m ael with whom he com bated .

H e sm oo thed , great was the victoryhe

, gran dson of E rim on of red arm s ,

every on e arou n d h im bein g laid low by his han dthe sev en plain s of great beau ty .

Mag B elaig ,which was n ev er soft

,

Mag nGeisille in the lan d of the Gailio in ,

Ten n m ag ,for its establishm en t wi thou t sorrow,

Glen n m ag ,L u gair broad an d great .

In the provin ce of the Ulaid firm lyhe sm o o thed a wo od an d a slopin g valley ;R othm ag in the distan t lan d of Coba

,

L ochm ag did E thriel sm oo th .

XCV .

Conm ael , the first prin ce o u t of Mum u

ov er Irelan d ,it was fittin g ,

E thriel fell , with his go od - willan d Fo llach , son of E thriel .

3 .

1- aigh F - aich M 2

m eath F 8nGesi lli M 4 Grai l M

Tenm ag F 0a M 7

gan F 8-

gh F 8 leathan - m hor F4 .

1cu i ciu d M 2

cu tean u F 3 m h in dig F'

‘1 fidh Ffai ndglean d M fan glean n M 6 i M 7 C'hoba chian M Colbtha F

8 do reigid M reidhig F .

1 .

1cm . m FMi n ( i for.

a nR )1 len drochai r M 8 E ithrial F

E threl M i n 4 da deoin F fa deoid M 5 Fallach M in,Follach M

E th iriel “A .

432 TH E VE RSE TEX TS

R 0 bris 1allos chlaidib 2

chroin

for si l n - airdairc n hE rim oin,

cath 3E li, cath B err i bricc,

cath 4Slébi 5B etha 6bot- bricc.

Cath Ucha, cath Cnu cha chroim,

cath Slebe 1Mon aig Modu irn ;do cer i cath 1’Modu irn 3

m ochSem rath m ac airdairc Inbo ith .

C'

ath Clerc, cath Cairn Moir m ind

i torchair Ollach im rin d,

cath 1Locha L en,luath ro briss

for 2Mu ig Roith m eic Mafem is.

Fri re trichat bliadan bil

rogiallad do m ac E b ir ;dorchair i cath iartain ,

la Tigernm as m ac n Ollaig .

N a hE ogan achta im alle,C ian n achta, Calen ga, Lu ign e,Dal Gaiss , hu i E chach co n - aib

is iat- sen Clan n a Conm aeil .

XCVI .

L 8 8 47 ; 8 23 ; yR 95 8 10

(first quatrain on ly) ; M 290 a 37 .

1Tigernm as m ac2Ollaig aird,

3flaith ‘1 forsin m B anba 5breth -

gairg ,

secht m bliadn a 6for 7sechtm ogat do,

i r - rige for Gaedelo .

2 .

1alos M alloss “VA 2

co i r M in 8g lossed i torchai r

m ac H errim o in L 4

g lo~Ssed la hu Chrem thain for E rnai b L8 B eathad M 8 b oth - bhricc F borb - tricc yV/i A b oth glic M .

3 .

1 m ongaig Moghdhu irnn F, m ongaid Mondu irn n M 8 Meghdhu irn n F8 leic co m och M .



Leis ro berbad,1 is blad1 bin n

,

m ein oir ar tus i nhE rin n ;uain e

, gorm , corcair 2m alle

,

leis tu cad for etaige.

Leis 1do rochair Conmael cain,

cet ri hE ren n 2a Mum ain ;

8secht catha fichet3 ro bris

,

for clain d 4Conm ail Con gan chn is.

Cath E i le, ba holc a ord,

1 torchair in r i1R ochorb ;

cath L ochm u ige cen2slem n e

,

an d do rochair 4Degern e.

1Cath Cfii le 2A ird cossin ag,ocus cath Cuile Froechain

,

3froech an - m or in techt an d - sein ;cath Maige Techt , cath C om m air .

Cath Cfiile A thgu irt 1 tiar tra,

cath A ird Niad la Conn achta,cath 2Cairn Feradaig 3

achtaig,cath Cnam chaille i Con nachtaib .

Cath Cuile Feda fath n gle,ocu s cath cruaid 'Con gnaige ;cath Tethba, tend a m e-isce

,

cath Oluana 1Mi n Mu irisce.

1Da cath 2Ch1‘

1ile,

3lim m allecath E ile ocu s cath 4B erre ;ocu s

5secht catha

,n i go,

10 Loch L u igdech in den 16.

2" 1

om . nA211i cle FerM inM .

3 .

1adrochair M 2

a m M . F, don M . M in tricha cath

M in ; om . catha L 4 Conm haeil F, C'

hon 11A .

4 .

1

g lossed m ac Goll idn L 2 1em n e M 8arm a torchai r M in

,

adrochai r M g lossed m ac Gu i ll L.

5 .

1 This quatrain om . FM 2

g lossed Feada L 8 wri tten as


B y him were sm elted ,it is a tu n efu l fam e

,

orn am en ts of go ld at first in Irelan d ;green ,

blu e , pu rple together ,by h im were pu t upon garm en ts .

B y h is han d fair Con m ael fell ,the first king o f Irelan d from Mum u ;

twen ty - sev en battles he brokeon the progen y of horn y - ski n n ed Co nm ael .

The battle of E ile , evi l was its ordering,

where the kin g R ochorp fell ;the battle of L ochm ag,

withou t sm oothn ess ,where Dagern e fell

The battle of 0 111 Ard wi th valou ran d the battle of Cu] Froechain ;

v ery great fu ry was the com in g thitherthe battles of Mag Techt , of Com m ar .

The battle of Cul A thgu irt , westward ,then ;

the battle of Ard Niad in Con n achta ;the battle of Carn Feradaig of deeds ;the battle of Cnam hcho ill in Con n achta.

The battle of C61 Feda of clear cau ses ,

the cru el battle of Con gn ach ,

the battle of Tethba—stron g was its excitem en tthe battle of Cluain Min of Mu irisc.

Two battles of 0 111 I have together ,the battles of E ile an d of B erre ;also sev en battles

,it is n o falseho od

,

at Loch L u igdech in on e day .

though Froechan m or an d g lossed Fan ad L ba hadbal M in .

6.

1 thi ar (thlai r) tra,Mi n ; the bracketed words expuncted nV

2 Chai rn d E chdaig E chtaig F 8“feachtn aich M.

7 .

1m i n d F m ean M .

8 .

1 This qu atrai n om . M in .

2g l

-ossed in A rgetros L 8 les il le MB erra M 5

. ii i i . F .


Da chath ail‘e,m ar do clos

,

1sin n - oen uair in A irgetros,tri catha for 2Firu B o lg,cath for E rn a, 3

n ir ban - 6rd.

In aim sir Tigernm ais tall ,ro m aidset socht loch - m adm an d ;Loch nUair i m -Mide

,m od n glé ,

Loch Ce, 1Loch nA lin 'de.

Loch Silen d i C‘airpre Chain ,

Loch Febail i Tir n E ogain ,

Loch 1nGabair in rig r iaraig,

m aidm Dabaill i n A irgiallaib .

1Madm an d tri n dubaban d 2an d,

3F‘

omn a,T

‘

oran d, is C‘

hallan d ;i m—Maig Slecht,

4sin B refn i brais

5airdairc aided Tighern m ais.

Fir A lban,L aigi n ,

Leth Cu in d,Clan n a L u ighdech i l - L iathdru im

,

1B ogan ,Clan n a Con ai ll Chais

is iat sin 2Sil Tigernm ais .

1Is he ro~ bo ri iartain ,

2E ochaid m ac Daire Do imth ig ;ceithri bliadn a os 8B an ba,ro b-o tren in tigern a.

Crist cosin 1m brig cosin m blaid1

fortaill for chach r ig ro -

glain ,

2flaith n oi n grad n - adbal n im e,

R i 3in talm an 4cc torthige.

9 .

1 isin aen 10 F,i n aen 10 M 2 foru bolgc fiA

2n i han ord M.

10 .

1 ins. i s Mi uM .

1 1 .

2 Mila‘

bor F .



XCVII .

1A ided 2Sobairce’n a dan

la E ochaig8Men d 4dar in m ur ;

5ai ded Cerm n a sin chath 6

chass1a E ochaig Find Faebu rglas .

XCVIII .

a 30 ; V 5,8 39 ; .

aR 84 B 8 (first quatrain.1 15 y 34 ; E 10 a 17 ; M 290

,8 40 .

Dun 1Sobairce,

2dian sluag - lin d,

r ian 3co R uaid - r in d 4foreim im

,

5telchain d fr i m u ir m oir m aidim,

6erchail aibin d 7

ar hE rind .

A rchoin E m n a1diar m in ad,

2dalthur drem na3fri du lad

,

co n - im daib 4calm a cu rad

do 5din gnaib am ra Ulad .

A it 1 i m bai in rigan2ruan aid

3Cheltchair chfian aig,4cau ir ché ilig ;

Fin dabar,fin d a

5

glé-

gen ,

sech 6ba fem eneba 7fé in n id .

F ir - ion ad fir - m aith 1Fotla

din dliged2n din - m aith 3

n delbda,4m ur

5fogn itis roit rom ra,

dun i m b itis 6oic E m n a.

1aideg M 2

- rce M 3 Min d L ‘1ar F

, tar M 15aiged M

8cass L chas FM .

1 .

1- ehe L - cce A 2 dia A 8

gu r - ruad Mforem im A foraem im M G telchaid f ri m or - m u r

70 8 AE ( a) .

( a) Q uatrain s 2 - 9 and 10 - 16 are tran sposed by O’

Clery , bu t n on e of the o lder.

"

ecen s ions agree with th is arran gem en t.

OF SE CTION IX .439

XCVII .

The death of Sobairce in h is fortby E ochu Men n across the ram part ;the death of Cerm n a in the cro oked battleby E ochu Fin n Faebarglas .

XCVIII .

Du n Sobairce ,a swift po o l of host

the sea to the R ed Po in t lies ben eath it ;a face again st the great sea I v au n t ,*a pleasan t pro tection ev er Irelan d .

Watchdogs of E m ain for whom it was a p lace

assem bly - tower of wrath again st oppression .

with valorou s m u ltitu des of heroes ,from the gloriou s fortresses of Ulaid .

A place wherein was the qu een of a m ighty m an ,

of Celtchair of wo lf-

packs , a pru den t cham pionFin dabar

,white was her bright sm ile ,

besides bein g a wom an she was a warrior .

The tru e place ,tru ly good , of Fodla

,

a pro tection of laws,well - gu ardin g,

shapely ,a wall which the paths of the great sea u sed to serve ,a fort where the warriors of E m ain u sed to be .

2 .

1 diar m i n ed L di ar fu in ead M 2 dalthu ir L 8 fria M1calm aib cau rad L ; cau rad also A 5

rign aib am raib L ; am raib also A3 .

1am ba A 2

ruanai dh A 3 0’e1tai r VAE Cealtchai r M

1cui r A 5

gn e-

gel M 8 fa (bi s) M 7 fein ig A fen di g M.

4 .

1 F odla L 20m . prefia ed n (bis) A 8

n dei lda L delm a Adelm a M 1

m ar L 5 fongi ti s A f on gn iti s V8aig am ra M.

Fo llowin g O ’C lery

’

s gloss, M ao idim co [fa il a checu n 7 a agha id or me n? m o ir.


1Dolotar Ulaid 2uate

,

8 tuate 4dian tun aid triatha ;cartsat a fir - m o in g feta,6rosgabsat

7r ig

- dro in g8Riata.

1R igrad rogaide2radim

,

3sir - blad Chonaire chaem - sein g,

clan n iar fir,feib atfeidim

rig ro gab hE rind aibinn .

Uair 1as Patraic ro torean 1

,

2hé ris daltaid a torad ; 2“

To altaig beirt co m balc blaids

do 4m acaib] E ire is 5Olchan .

Uair rosben dach Mac1Calpraind

2fuair tellu ch dia n de-

g- claind

,

3raith co l - lethet uas lu cht - lin d3

go brath 4ni s tretet echtrain 'd.

Apstal E renn iar n uaigi d,1as cn om reilsen g R ig ruin e,

Mac A lpru inn , or ar n aibe,

fear 2do m or dain e in du in e.

Sobairce sluagach slegda,1tuarad telaiche Tem ra ;

ran n ta leis 2bru ig bin n - B an ba3fr isin ri calm a Cerm n a.

1Cc tu i l a nda dii n dilen d

ergna rim 2rethaib rem m en d,

uas tu in d tibrig8fria torain n

su n d,for dib 4

n - im lib hE rend .

5 .

1 O lotor L 2uatha M fuathae VAD 8

tuatae A tuatha . M‘ triath dim aig

'

thriata L dia tonaig tratai A danaid (for tun ai d) M5 tartsat L carsat A carsad M 8

0m . ros M rogab sat A 7a rig

dru im M 8 R iatai A .

6.

1ri graid M 2

rim im M 8si lblad LAE .

7 .

1 fa fartai l fo rorchain M roforcan A 2 i s fri ss daltait a

torcrad EVA daldai t L 8 m altaich beart co m beart blei d M1clan dui b M 8 Olean LVA .



Is D i m 1Sobairce slegach2helad 3foraigthe Ulad ;

Dun Cerm n a4n ad chreis, celar

5 tess for m u ir 6m edrach Mum an .

Maith i 1di rig2dorim im

,

flathi fir feib adfeidim,

3cc tadgbrig

4roptar tualain g,

5robdar airdrig ar E rinn .

1E d ria aim sir 2aig in du e ,

3N u adat Fail fin e Tem ra

ran ta a4

gel - [fh ] aigte5

glan daetir 6Sobairce is 7Cerm n a.

Is 1ciall taidbsin 2

a corad

cian 8 iar n - aim sir Mac M iled,for 1

ar fo-n n feib adfiadar

ro giallad5do dru n g

6din ech .

1Di gn ath -

2ail

,di grib gressaig

di brathair co m brig buasaigdi n eib -

geim co n irt n o isig,

toisig for E rinn uasail .

1H uaisli r igaib , R i Grein e2d-o ribaig doeum n - uaire ;

ciar bo ro - sir a rige

din e toisig in du in e.

A dram 1do R ig2

gel grein e3con n m o cheille co cet ru in e

,

ro sern cach 4raith

,

8each rige,

ro delb din e cech du in e.

12 .

1- che 2

clad for fai theh i E eluder aig te (si c) M hau lad Dalad V 8 ferfaighthe VA for fai thchi E ‘

n at ces VA ls hess D8 m edn a D m edbach A .

13 .

1 di righ E do rig A 2 dorim em VA airm im E atfeighim Ladrim im M 8

co tai tchbrigh A co taidgbri E co tSitb rig V‘1robtar

buadtri E roptar b uadcl A 5 batar EM .

14 .

1cd r iam si r L hiat rian am si r R 2 iar n - aim si r E

aigi dna EM 8 N uadad L “galai gchi L 8

glanba E7 Cherm na M .

OF SE CTION IX .

Dun Sobairce of spears is

a sally -

port of support of Ulaid ;

Dun Cerm n a,which is n ot n arrow,

is con cealedsou thward on the lively sea of Mum u .

Good the two ki n gs whom I reckon ,

tru e prin ces as I _relate ;

wi th poetic stren gth they were worthy ,they were high kin gs ov er Irelan d .

A season before the tim e of battle of weapon s ,of Nu adu of Fal , of the hou seho ld of Tem air ,

her clean wh ite lawn s were shared

between Sobairce an d Cerm n a .

The appearan ce of her cham pion slong after the tim e of the Son s of Mil , is good sen se ;

upon o u r lan d ,as it is related ,

hom age was paid to the troop of forts .

Two steadfast ro cks , two en du ring gryphon s ,two brethren wi th rich virtu e ,

two preciou s ston es with n oble stren gth ,

chieftain s ov er n oble Irelan d .

Most n oble am on g kin gs, the Kin g of the Su n

qu en ched them to the du st ;thou gh v ery lon g was their reign ,

of the gen eration of the chief of the Fort .

L et u s adore the White Kin g of the Su n ,

gu ide of m y reason to an hu n dred m ysteries ,who hath spread abroad ev ery grace ,

every ki ngdom ,

who hath fashi on ed the gen eration of every m an .

15 .

1cian fo llowed by i s defaced L 2

n a corad M 8riam L

4ar firi L a fun n R 2 in fon d M 5

ar drong dim ed L,do drui n g

daini g M .

16.

1 0 m . this qu atrai n LV 2cm .

- ai l EL da gnathaig do grib

gresaich M 8 wri tten da n ae in gen M .

1 7 .

1 0 m . thi s qu atrain L 2 dosribaid DE .

1 8 .

1cm . L 2

gi l E 8con d m o chelle (om . co) cet run e L

conn cei lle co cet M 1rath V ; om . cach rai th

,a b lank left in MS . M

8gag rige E .


XCIX .

; F 21 8 34 ; nV 3 8 18 ; 1i A 30‘

a 11 ; jaR

(first quatrain on ly) ; M 209 8 1 .

E ochu,faebar n a

1Fen e,

2n ir bo baegal da din e ;ro chaith 8hua E bir 4 iarum

fiche bliadan i r - r ige.

Dia laim do cer, cen

1 lesce,Cerm n a Fai l, fin d a thu icse ;ocus

2Inboth hua 3Follaig,i cath Chomm air Tri 4

nUisce.

Cath Fossaid Da Gort 1cu rad

,

cath Tuam m a 2Drecon 8drem ain ;for Sm irgoll cona

4t1

‘

1athaib

ro bris cath L u achra Dedad.

Docher 1re E ochaid 2

uathm ar

hUa Tigernm ais n a triath - lam b,

m ac Ionbu ith, Sm irgoll som m a,

i n debaid Drom a Liathain .

R0 slechta leis co1slem n e

secht m u ige certa 2cu ibde ;

Mag8Sm erthach la hU Falge,

4Mag L u irg ocus Mag n A idn e.

Mag Lem n a ocu s Mag n E n ir,

Mag1Fu bn a

, fin d2a ferad

r i Mac Conm ail co n glain e

r i taeb. Maige Da Gabu l .

L a Mac Sm irgu ill co n - an e

Fiacha L abrain e co l - leire,do cher a fri t a baegu lB ochu Faebar n a Fein e.

1 .

1 fein n e F 2 m robaegu l dia dinae nR8na hE ibricc M in ,

hU E im hir F,na hE m i r M 1

ai n e M .

2 .

1 leisqu i M 2 Ibuath M aOllaig L Chollaigh F ‘nU isqu e E M.

3.

1corad Mi n 2 Dracon [.LV

8 drem an L 4 thuatha L M in .


446 TH E ; VE RSE TE XTS

C .

F 21 a 22 ; av 3 3 38 ; ”A 30 a

(first quatrain on ly) ; M 290 8

1F iacha 2L abrain d 8laech

n i4Sam laim 5fr i each ;

leis ro8

gaet co daithE ocho flaith n a

7fath .

R 0 1thatlaig tria 2cheilg

i cath 3Gatlaig gairgMac

4E ochach 8 in n - airm,

Mafem is 6ainm n - airg.

1Gegn a lais i cath2E rn ai

,

3ai rd i cloth

ro bo 4deithbir daith5diar 6

m em aid in loch .

L a 1Mom o2n ach 3m aeth

do cher in laech liathtri

‘1ocht m bliadan 5blath

ro riarad 6re F iach .

F 21 B 13 ; MV 4 a 8 ; [.LR 96 a quatrainon ly) ; “A 30 B 1 ; M 291 a 22 .

Gen gus Olm u ccaid am ra,

ro bo 1ri don no -

2B an ba ;secht m bliadn a fo 3

thri ,4cen tnfi

iar m arbad E chach 8Mum u .

1 .

1 Fiach o F 2 L ab rainn e nA3 i n s . an F in ”A 4 sam laim

FVM 5 re M 6ghaet cu daith F , gaeth M 7 fai th “A .

2 .

1 taltaig F 2 che i lgc M in3 Gadlaig M 4 E chdach M in

5 in d airm M in 8 a a inm FM i n s . a F . After thi s qu atrai n O’

C l. i n serts

the followi ng

Cath Fa i rcce co feb—cen ca irde roscu ir ,Cath Fe im in sa sleb—a be im ro du sb u ich .

3,1geogn a FH A geodn a 11V M 2 E irn i F E irn e M in Ern a M 3 aird


Fiacha L abrain n e the warrior ;I com pare n ot with everyon e ;by h im was slain activ elyE ochu

, prin ce of cau ses .

H e su bdu ed by strategyin the battle of the rough m arsh ,

the son of E o chu of the weapon s ,Mafem is , a n am e of a hero .

Slain by h im in battlethe E rn a

,high in fam e

'

it was an activ e u rgen cyafter which the lake bu rst forth .

B y Mum o who was n ot gen tlethe grey warrior fell ;thrice eight of i llu striou s yearswas su bm ission paid to Fiach .

Oengu s Olm u caid the gloriou swas king for great B an bathrice sev en years , withou t jealou syafter slaying E ochu Mu m u .

L airt F ard i clo th M, ard dam cloth M in 4 debaig p.V de ithbe irM5 dar M 8 m ebaid F . After thi s qu atrain O

’

Cl . i n serts the followin gTom aidhi n Fle iscce figh

—Mainn o c tte ist i atraigh ,

L abrainn asa hairm co b fu il a hainm air .

(tteisti glossed co ttin dsatain . )

4 .

1 Mum o FM in 2 n ar M in 3 m eath M 4 soch t M inn - o ch t M 5 m baeth M 8 1a M in .

1 .1 rig FM 2

- B hamba F 3 tri F “V 4 can F 5 Mum b ochanged prim a m an u from Mum b u F .

448 TH E ; VE RSE TE XTS

Maith in 1ri

, roga flatha2rias roim id cet crfiad - catha

,3ri taeb in choicait

,co rath

,

ro bris fo firu A lban .

1R o 2bris da 3chath déc iartain

i l -

‘1Letha for 5L on gbardaib ;Gria nOen gu s Macha 7

cen baisceithri catha for 8Colais .

Cath Clé iri, cath Cu irchi 1

cais,

cath Slebe 2Cailce cleth -

prais

cath 3Ru is 1Fraechain rin n ib ga

ocu s cath Cairn R ichida.

1Cath Cu ile Ratha, cath Cuafor E rn aib

,

2n i 3

scél seith -

gu a ;1cath Ard A chaid , ard a bla

,

i m bith 8Sm irgoll m ac Sm ertha.

Tom aidm cheithri loch for lethLoch nOen bethi

,Loch Sailech ,

L och Cassan,Mu rbru cht, m od n gle,

etir E ba is R os Céte.

R o slechta secht m u igi laisMag Glin n e Dechon drech - deis

,

Mag Mucrim a, m on or eian ,

Mag Cu li Cael , Mag n Oen sciad .

A ilm ag, Mag A rchaill n a clad,ocu s Mag L uachra Dedad,ries in caen - dos co cet rath ,u ile ri nOen gus n - clach .

2 .

1 righ F rig M 2 r is rom o id F , r ias raem aid M in , fear ru sfidead M3 fri taeb tr i oc icat F la toob in caecait “V .

3.

1 do M 2 b r iss 11V3 cath FuV

4 L ethu FMF 6 1a h A en gu s nV , r ia n - Aen gu s F rae n - Aen gu s MM in , cen baes M 8 Go laes M.

4 1 caiss M in , chaiss F 2 Cailgi cleathglais M Cailgce celtbrais L3 R u i ss F Ro is L 4 R aechan M.


450 TH E VE RSE TE X TS

CII .

D 22 a 1 ;R 84 a 32 (first quatnain on ly) ; E 9 8 48 ; M 291 a 40.

Oen gu s1Olm u ccaid atbath

,

2rodm arb E nna m ac E chach

,

i cath SCharm ain cétaib cen d

i m batar 4am rai hE ren n .

1E nn a ba fiaith Fai l co fraige no dai l do Gaedelaibeich ocus carpait, ro clos

,

2scé ith argait i n A irgetros.

1Apram a2aided iar m bfiaid

3for m aigib B ai gn e4ro - r1

‘

1aid,la Rotechtaig raen rossa

la m ac5Maein m eic 8F

‘

ergossa.

B a ri 1Giallchad gualu in graid2di ar bo mac

8N uado 1Finn Fai l ; 1

ba r i S irn a m ac Dein 8dai locu s ba 6

ri R othechtaid .

1Rotacht Nuadu ,

2n ert cen raind

,

rosm acht sluago si l m B reogain d,cid 8fi feigsen g,

fial 4a m bd

ba ri hE renn a ben ar .

Iarsain tic 1din e 2nUlad,

ro3gabsat rige

4m bach ;

leo ro8rim ed 8

rigda tor

m ag Mac M i led 7a n - 6en u r .

1 .

1 Olm u cach L Olm u ccaid AV ; A en gas Olm u caid M 2 ro tmarbF

, do m arb E ro m arb M .

3Charm u n A Carm u in V Carm an F 4 arm aigVE R arm u ig D am ra igh

2 ,

1 Aenn a F E n d (s ic) V 2 so do dad i n A 1rgetros M an d a n um ber

of u n importan t orthographi cal varian ts su ch as carpad L carpai t AVcarpaid E .

0 0

apraid L F ab raid M 2 a1d 1dh F 3 1 m aig ib D m . h 1 E ,

m u igib FAVM4 r0 cru aid VA ro chru aid M 5 Mociu VA Maon E

e A en gu sa (wi th sli ght or thographi cal variati on s ) FAE .


Oen gu s Olm u caid died ,

E n n a son of E o chu slew h im ,

in the battle of Carm an,with hu n dreds of heads ,

wherein were the hon ou rable on es of Irelan d .

E n n a who was a prin ce of Fit] to the ram part ,it is he who apportion ed to the Gaedil

steeds an d chario ts—it was heard ,

[an d] silver shields in A rgatros .

L et u s speak of h is fate after v ictoryon the crim son plain s of B aign e

at the han ds of R otechtaid,

v ery n oble ,of great

kn owledge ,

of the son of Moen son of Fergu s .

Giallchad was kin g , a prop of ran kwhose son was Nu adu Fin n Fail ;Sirn a son of Den the belov ed was kin gan d R otechtaid was kin g .

Nu adu qu en ched— an u n shared stren gththe great au thority of the host of B reogan

’

s seed ;though ev il

,sharp ,

an d slen der,m odest his m an n er ,

he was king of Irelan d alon e .

Thereafter com es the people of Ulaid

they took a warlike kin gdom ;

by them was reckon ed the royal troop ,

the plain of the Son s of Mil alon e .

4 .

1 G iallchu M 2 d iarm o F dar (om . bo ) M 3 Nu adhu F N u ada

DM co n ert b lad M 5 d i l FM a dai l DEVA 3 ri ye L .

5 .

1 ro ach t L rothach t A ro thachth V ro itheacht M 2 cen cen rain d V3 r i M in fi DA 4 om . a L in E m o d an d last li n e i n s . i n m arg. L .

6.

1 d in i F 2 hUlad D nUlath M 3 con gab sat DE AV gob sad M4 ru dach DEVA 5 rin ed D do rim ed V r im adh F r im ad M 3 rigdator F a thor E in tor A 7 an aeror A san aen or M .


1Cretem 2 in Trin oit treoda

R i cach 8rigroit

1ro - deoda ;

5fu il, bu i , buas fri each ler

8 is dias,is triar

,is den i er“)

0 111 .

11A 30 s 41 .

E thr [i ] el m ac Iareoil fatharogab E rinn il~datha ;slechta ceithre m u igh i con m i ]

,

corgaet h i cath la Conm al .

Conm al,do clan n aib E bir ,

rogab E r inn co hé im i dh ;6 re fich secht c- catha co cass,

co torchair la Tigernm as .

Tigernm as,ba tren in triath ;

rogab E rin n n a n - or - sciath ;fich for clo inn E bir co trice,ceithre catha for fich it.

’Na fiaith secht locha for leirg ;ruam n a etaig deirg ;

cétn a brettn as, ba brig brasscosrbn adh la Tigernm as.

Is lais cetn a berbad 6r

i nA irth ir L iphi laechm ar ;

in tam dia tan ic a re

for Maigh Slecht, hi tir B reifn e .

Teora bliadn a, bagh co m brig ;

iartain n E reo cen airdrigh ,

conu s rogab , reim co m baigh ,

E ocho Fbebur m ac Conm ail .

R oslecht socht m u igi m ora,

is coic catha com - m bra

docher sin cethram ad

dia tain io a du in ebath .

( a) A t the head o f th is poem there is a m arg in al n ote in L, n ow alm o st illeg ible ,bu t thu s represen ted in the facs im i le : N 0 is don lae Arget R o is atbath Oen gu sO lm u cach , . i . du n ehaid m o r tan ie co feraib mE ren n .



F iacha Labrainn e,ba laech

rogab E rinn in gasgaeth ;rofich tri catha nad clé ;Loch n E rn a is teora n - aib-n e.

Gen gus Olm u ccaid in ma]

mac Fiach, fich dar cach £ 51 ;

teora catha cen cleith cirt

a dé ich ocus tri fichit.

Iarsin rosgaib S irn a suaircc.

firu E ren n in n—aen - chuairt ;cheithre chath fichit, ba c6ir,fri clain d in ri gh E rim bin .

A trachtatar secht n - aibn e

in a fiaith,ba fath faibde,

ocu s rem na can glaiss grin d,is cet sluaiged for E rin d.

R oslecht sé m aigh i m assa

is ceithri locha linn glasa ;conas taraig in tam ten ndia n - ebletar fir E ren n .

CIV.

11A 30 y 34 ; 11V 4 e ”R 96 y 14 .

B ern gal,1badb—flaith , baighedn ech,

2cathach , con galach , coicthech ,

acht m iach co leith is ria lindardochiui r itha a nE rind .

CV .

Ollom Fodla, fechair1

gal,2do ro raind Mur 3

nOllom an ;cétna ri ruanaid,

10 0 rath

8 lassindernad 8feiss Tem rach .

1 baidedn ech FR2 scann rach nR .


Fiachu L abrainn e ,who was a hero ,

the valorou s warrior , took Irelan d °

he fought three battles which were n ot sin i ster ;Loch E rn e an d three riv ers (bu rst forth) .

Oengu s Olm u ccaid the lord ,

son of Fiach ,fought across every hedge ;

three battles (wi thou t con cealm en t of right),ten an d three score .

After that stately Sirn a tookthe m en of Irelan d in on e circu i t :twen ty - fou r battles

,it was ju st ,

again st the ch ildren of ki ng E rem on .

Seven rivers rose

in h is reign ,it was a cau se of

an d raids ( i

an d an hu n dred hostings over Irelan d .

H e cleared six huge plain s ,an d fou r green -

po o led lakes [burst forth}u n til the stu bborn plagu e cam e

by which the m en of Irelan d died .

B ern gal , the warlike fierce prin ce ,battlesom e

,qu arrelsom e

,tu rbu len t ;

only a sack an d a half in h is tim e

of corn was ran som ed in Irelan d .

Ollom Fotla, fierce in valou r ,m arked ou t the Scho lars’ Ram part ;the first m igh ty ki ng ,

wi th grace ,

by whom the Festival of Tem air was con vened .

1 .1gail D 2 do m in e A do ordaig M 3 Ollam an F.

4 om . L5 lasan dern ad A 5 fe is D fes E


1Goica bliadan 2da cebl bind3bai i n - airdrige for

3 hE rin n ;4con id uad

,fri sacre son

gabsad Ulaid5ainm n iged.

Gabsat sé rig, reim co n gail,1for hE rin n o Ollom ain ;da cet deich 2

m bliadan,balc tnfi

,

8ni 4thu ithchid n ech3 eturru .

F in n achta, Slan oll co rath

,

ocus Gé ide Ollgothach ;1F iacha

,A i lill arm -

gaeth 2cc r - rath

,

ocus in badb - laech B ern gal.

B a hOllom 1ardu 2

can ail

m ac feig8Fiachach F in scothaig

‘1uaisli cach rig, rigda a drech

,

do chlan n aib Ir 5m eic M il edh .

5

Mar- chlan d R udraige, rad n glé ,curaid 1

croda craeb - ruade2 ina n - in u d

,

31'

1all rosgab

iss-

é4cin ead Ollom an .

1L abraid L oin gsech , 1br a lin,

ro hort Chobthach 2 i nDin -d R ig,3cc sluag L aign ech

4dar lin d lir,

5dib ro6hainmn igthea L agi n .

E ocho Mum o m o1cech breis, 1

ri2hE ren n

,m ac Mafem is,

is 3uad aimm Mum an ,

4cen m air ;

ainm Ulad 6 Ollam ain .

2 .1 co ic (n o .x l . ) M 2 ro bo seo l b in d M, ba seol grin d F com u l

11n R 2 ro b a i n a airdri ar M 4 con ad FM 5 aim n igo d Lainm n iu gad F ainm n eoghad M .

3.1 ar M 2

cm . m F gabsat Erinn M 4 thain i c Ftu dhcah idh R 2

4 .

1 F iacc A 2 ro sgab DV : co b lad M .

5 .1 arda F aird iu A archlu M 2 congo i l AM 3 Fiachu F

4 u aisliu A n a n - airdbreath M .



C‘

ondichta 6 icht Chu in d na cath,in ard a fidir cach eolach ;sloig is chubaid dar cobair ;is Ulaid 6 Ollam an .

CVI .

L 10 a 50 ; F 23 a 19 ; “R 96 8 4 (first quatrain on ly) ; nV 4 B 49 ;“A 30 3 1 ; M 292 a. 10 .

S irn a Saeglach , saer in flaith,

c6ica ar cét 1bliadan bith1 - m aith

a saegol fo 2chorthair cain

,

3co torchair la 1R othechtaid .

Tom aidm 1Scirthige na re,

ocu s tom aidm 2Duailte,

na re re m ebaid 8 imm ach4Ni th n em ide n em an nach .

In am sir S irna m eic Dé in1tin scn ad 2

slogad'

8slat - reid

ru e cach 1de ehrich Mide imm ach8fri bu cht fin e Fom orach .

1R o fich Sirna srethaib 2

ga

cath Cin d Du in , cath A ircheltra,cath Mbua 3Foichn ig, fath 4bil

,

5na da chath i Slé ib A irbrig.

A irdairc an d in cath aile1ro gu iad

2for Mbin Trogaide,81 torchratar na tolaib

fir n E renn is Fom oraig .

R 0 thu itt 1L u gair m ac Loga2 ic im thriall na him gon a,ocu s

3Ciasarn cen trot tram aith is n ir b ’4

olc la S irn a.

9 . Thi s qu atrain i n M on ly .

1 .

1 - 1 m bliadan m b ith M in 2 corthair F 3 con dorchair M4 - aig nA

- aich M .

2 .

1 Scird ige F Scirdd igh e nV glossed i l - L aign ib L 2 Duai lte nV

glossed i crich R os L 3 am ach 4glossed i Mag Mu irthem n e .


Con n - icht from the progen y (icht) of Con n of the

B attles ,the height which every scho lar kn ows ;a host fittin g for helpfu ln ess ;an d Ulaid com es from Ollom .

Sirn a Sé eglach ,free the prin ce ,

an hu n dred an d fifty years ever good ,

was h is life , u n der a fair bordertill he fell before R othechtaid .

The bu rst of Scirthech in h is tim e

an d the bu rst of Du ailt ;in h is tim e there bu rst forthNith

, sacred , pearly .

In the tim e of Sirn a son of Dianwas the begin n in g of ho stin gs , straight as rods ,everyon e wen t forth from the lan d of Mideagain st the race of the Fom oraig .

Sirn a fought wi th ran ks of spears

the battle of Cen n Du in ,the battle of Ai rceltra,

the battle of Moin Fo ichn ig,a lu cky cau se

,

the two battles in Sliab A irbrig .

Gloriou s there ,was the o ther battle

which was m ade in Mon Trogaide ,

where there fell in its flo odsthe m en of Irelan d an d the Fom oraig.

L ugair son of L ug fell ,go in g rou n d the slau ghter ;an d Ciasarn ,

even withou t fightingthereat was Sirn a pleased ,

n ot di spleased .

3.

1 i n s . ro M 2 in s . in F 3 slatle ir.uV nA

5 re M inM .

4 .1 ro sfich M fig F 2 sn a M in 3 Fo thaig F

5 i s M .

5 .1 ro cur M 3 an dro cru adar M.

6.1 Logair F 3 Cesard F Ciasro ll M in

4 do FM in

4 m b il Min

4 0 11 .L


CVII .

1Cath Mona Trogaide2 tair

i torcratar F'

o -m oraice ;3hé dorat con tu laig thin d4L ugoir m ac L u gdach

8L am fin d.

1Dé ataMbin Trbgaide tend2Trogaide aitte oc nh E rin n ;

2

ocu s . Fom orach tall tra,

cen im bualad 3ard - chatha.

In sluag tan ic don chath chlé ,1cechtarde n a da lethe

,

2n iri d gon sat gai gaile

m arba for Moin T'

rogaide.

1Ciasarn m ac2Doroba 3

cc n - dath,

ba 4ri fin e Fom orach ;

stan ic dar Mum ain amm aig,8ra L ugair i cfiic cathaib .

1 Cath L u achra, cath Clére cain,

Cath Sam na,

1cath Cn u icce Ochair

in cfiiced 2cath can chaire

,

2

cath m or Mona Trégaide.

CVIII .

L 11 a 42 ; A 16 y 10*

; M 293 8

C im baeth clé ithe n - bc n E m n a,

rogab tir1toirtheach Tem ra

cé ile Macha,m eit ualle,

2con d catha na Craeb Rfiaide.

1 .1 Thi s , an d the precedi n g poem are com bin ed i n to on e i n O

’

C lery’

s

recen si on by a readju stm en t of the qu atrai n s . CVI 5 i s om i tted , and the others

a re rearran ged i n thi s order CVI 1 , 4 , CVII 5 , CVI 2 , 3, CVII l , 4 , 3, 2 . There

i s n o preceden t for thi s i n the o lder M SS .

2 thair F 3 he t o chu ir M in4 L u gair m ac L u igdach F L u gaid m ac L u igech M in .

5 L a im grin d M.

2 .1 detsi F 2 2 Trogaitte 0 0 n a hE ren d M in Trodaid i aide E ren n M

3 in s . n L .



Cia ro class la Macha m fiaid ,

la hin gin n - aird n A eda Ruaid,

E m ain etraith , orba laech ,ba he a cét flaith C im baeth .

Clu in et sen chaide for selba,

1a Ultu ana E mn a ;

anm an n for rig, roin n te tor ,

o Chim baeth co Con chobor .

Cim baeth m ac F in tan do’n m aig,

E ocho E m na ecla choir,

Um an chen d m ac Corainn cain,

Conchobor Roth m ac Cathair ,

1Fiacha m ac Feidl im the

ocu s Dairi m ac Forge,

E nn a mac Rathai,n i rom

,

ocu s in Fiacc m ac F iadchon ,

Fin n chad m ac B aicce 1as a bri ,

Con chobor 2Mal m ac Fu ithi,

Corm ac m ac8L oithig rosgab ,

la Mochta m ac Mu rcharad,

E ochu m ac Daire din Roth ,E ochu Salbu ide m ac Loch ,Fergus m ac Leithe co raith

,

Con chobor Coem m ac Cathbad.

Cethri chet bliadn a brassaadfet cach su i sen chassa

fot a flatha,n a fer n gaeth ,

o Chon cobor oo Cim baeth .

Macha diarbo Tem air - tech ,las class E m ain 1 étuai1n gech ;

ro dedaig di n e n a laech

reraig rige ria C im baeth .

3.

1 a hUlltaib A .

5 .

1 Fiachn a A E M , Fiachra D .


Thou gh it was dug by n oble Macha

by the lofty dau ghter of A ed B uad

E m ain of lu stfu ln ess a heritage of heroesit was Cim baeth who was its first prin ce .

L et the hi storian s of you r possession hearO ye n oble Ulaid of E m a1n '

the n am es of you r kin gs , of div ision of rulersfrom Cim baeth to Con chobor .

Cim baeth m ac Fin tain from the plain ,

E ochu of E m ain of ju st kn owledge ,

Um an chen n m ac Corrain the fair ,

Con chobor R ot m ac Cathair ,

Fiachu m ac Feidlim id the good ,

an d Daire m ac Forgo ,

E n n a m ac Rathai,it was n ot to o soon ,

an d Fiacc son of Fin dchu,

Fin n chad son of B acc from h is hillCon chobor Mael son of Fu the ;Corm ac son of L o ichet took it ,alon g with Mo chta son of Mu rchorad ,

E ochu son of Dai re from (Mag) RothE ochu Sétlbu ide son of Lo ch ,Fergu s son of Liath wi th grace ,

Con chobor the fair son of Cathu b .

Fou r hu n dred m ighty yearsev ery sage of history relates itwas the length of their dom in ion—of the wise m en

from Con chobor to Cim baeth .

Macha ,who had the Tem air - hou se

by whom was in su fferable2! E m ain dug,

suppressed the gen eration of the heroes ,exten ded the kin gdom ,

before Cim baeth .

6.

1 as in b r i A 2 Mael A 3 L aith igh A L o ith ib ru sgob M i s

Mo ch ta R 2 Morcoru ig E .

9 .1 egu aln gech AD eduailn gn each M eodu aln gech E .

This poem seems to express the jealous m u tual rivalry of the lordsh ips of Tem airannd E m ain Macha.

464 TH E VE RSE TEXTS

Cethri chét cbica bliadan,

adfet cach 1su i saer - ch ialla,

(cian os fegaid 2fri gn im gaeth)cor genair Crist iar C im baeth .

Fergu s Foga,1fubaid gail ,

tiugflaith Ula-d in E m ain,

2c6iced ri déc

,dedail dron

,

gab E m ain iar Con chobor .

Cath tri 1Colla for Fernm aig,iar tiachtain dbib a Tem raig ,in gaeth 2

iar cloithib a chifiil,

8Fergus mac Fraochair Fortriu in .

Fas E m ain fail n i roscorb,

m arbtha ri ro in te rig- berg ;

1ré tri chaecait bliadan bil

,

(i n chath chian co Creitim .

N oi cét m bliadan 1cen buai -dre

raid 2fri cialla craeb - rfiaide,

co Fergu s Fogasba laech ,

é bai cin g4Coba Cim baeth .

Diam bai Macha m i lib laech ,i Tem raig ocu s C im baeth

,

do Thuaith Tem ra tir iar sein ,

cia dib diar bo chom aim ser ?

O aim sir N uadat Fin d Fei il

co ham sir Ugain e Mair ,1ro chlbe in Gédiu 2

can sm acht,

co m bu i bE riu i coradaeht.

Duach L adrach lethan gair,

athair in d E chach B uadaig,

ba he cen gorm rige gaethba com din e do Ch im baeth .

10 .

1 su i saerriagla R 2 saergialla M 2 is gn im DA .

11 .

1 fiugrad R 2 2 in co iced an d cm . r i M .

12 .

1 Co n n la R 2M 2 iar so ith ib M 3 Feargu s Foga m ac

Fo rtriu in M .

13.

1 re sé m b liadan L .



D iar ort L abraid luaithe slegin D in d R ig for Cobthach Cael,cdica bliadan , n i breth baeth ,

ba cé im ciana iar C im baeth .

1Ugain e fiallach am ra,

’

diar ba brug biiadach B an ba ;3rann tar le clann aib co cert,4hE ire i cbic ran naib ar fichet.

Cobthach C‘

oel B reg for B regaib ,Cobthach Mui rthemn e 1

m edaig,L oigu ire Lore i l - L iphe,2Fu illne i Fé ib

,

3n i fir - chlé ithe.

1Nairn e 2 i Narm u igh ,

3n em n ech da,

4Fergen rogen i8R oign iu ,

8Narb i Mu igh N airb ,7m aidh i bfus,

Ocu s 8C1‘

1an i nA irged R os .

1Tarru s i m -Maig Tharra 2fri tnfi,

ocu s Triath . i Treith irn iu3S ine i l - L uachair

,lu aided gle,

B ard i 4Ch1‘

1an aib 5Corcoige.

Fergus Cnai i crich Dé ise,1Ord i n A idn e ard -

glése,

Moen i m - Moenm aig go mait n irt,2San b i m - Maig A i

8airrdirc.

1Mu iridach Mal i Gliu Mail ;E ochu i Seolm ag saergraid ;L ethra 2for L atharn u fo leith ;3Marc for M i'de m ac Mi led .

1 .1 A u gain e M 2 u as bru ig L 3 ran dsat a chlann a L 4 i

co ic ran n a ar fichet L . I n L thi s poem has been squ eez ed i n to a very i n adequ ate

space left blan k for i ts recep ti on . The qu atrain s are con sequ en tly elaboratelyi n terlocked , an d i t i s n ot easy to di sen tangle them .

2 .

1 i m eadaib M 2 Fu i lliu L 3 n ir chle ith i F.

3.1 Pa im e L N ar ar N arm ag dem n each du M 2 i m - m aig n em n ech L

3 a im re idh E 4 Fer ro gen L 5 raidn iu M R aighn e iu E


From when L abraid , of swiftn ess of spears ,slew Cobthach Coel in Din n R ig,

fifty years,it is n o em pty ju dgem en t ,

was the step of length after Cim baeth .

Ugo in e prou d an d gloriou s ,who had the con qu erin g palace of B an ba ;di vided by h is children arightwas Irelan d in to twen ty - fiv e shares .

Cobthach Coel - B reg over B regia ,

Cobthach of Mu irthem n e , rich in m ead,

L o igu ire Lore in Life ,

Fu illn e in Feb,n o tru e su m m it

The Nairn e in Nar -

plain , sparkling the place ,Fergen ,

born in R aign e ,

Narb in Magh N airb ,slain on this side

an d Cu an in Airget R os .

Tairr in Mag Tharra with jealou sy ,an d Triath in Treithirn e ;

Sin in L u achair—it is m en tion ed clearlyB ard in the harbou rs of Corcach .

Fergu s Cn ae in the sou th - lan d,

0 rd in A idn e of lofty brightn ess ;Moen in Moen - m agh with abu n dan ce of stren gthSan b in gloriou s Magh A i .

Mu iredach Mai l in Cliu Mai l,

B ochu in Seol - m ag of free rank,

Letha aside o ver L atharn a,

Marc over Mide of the Son s of Mil .

5 The secon d coup let om . L 7 m aidh a foss A h i fo s D3 Cu an o M Cain A .

4 .

1 Tairr a m u ig Tharra A 2 fri n u L frea tn u A 3 Sin ar (a D )L u ach air lu aided lo AD 4 ar Ch . M Cu an aib D 5 Corco iche ADCorcaide M . The secon d cou p let om . E .

5 .

1 Orb R 2 2 isau b Maig A e o irrdric (s ic) MS 3 b a airdirc A .

6.

1 Thi s qu atrain om . M 2 h i l - L atharn e A 3 Marc a Mide AMaire L .


Laeg1 i l - L in iu ,

ligda a dath,

2m ac Ugain e m eic E chach ,ran dsat in tir sin 8

ro - techt1n a da 8

rig sin ar fichet.

1A in e,Faife

,fin d a gn é ,

Mu iri sc 2a Mu igh Mu irisce,

A i lle,im gela

30 0 H i ,

4tri hin gen a Ugain i .

Sé ran n a hE ren n an all,

1diam bo i ac Tfiathaib Dé Dan an niar sin ro rim ed fond Fai l2ra Maceu Mi led E spain .

1Ran n tri n - ua in 2Dagdai3ro - leth

,

ocu s ran d 4daMac Mi ledh ;rand Sobairce ocus Cerm na find,boi cet m bliadan ar hE rin n .

Tri chat bliadan ,bu an 1 in dail

co tan catar C'

bicedaig ;coicer cen Chredim i Cristran dsat hE renn Ugain i .

Ran n na Caicedach 1m ac Gu ill ;

ran n Moga2N é it ocus Cu in d ;

fiaisl iu cach ran-d aair ba ri

rosrann sat m eic Ugai n e.

N i fa il a si l 1son n tach - se

acht Cobthach is L aegaire ;co tibir toglaid Nathi ,cin idh foglaid Ugain i .

7.1 on Lin e M , a Lin e A 2 Cairpr i s in Cho rann ou an ech M

cert A 4 in da M 5 r igset L .

8 .

1 A ifi A ilb i glan a’

ll i M 2 fo r Maig L 3 fo ll i L, fo li M4 teora L .

9 .

1 o bai h ic A 2 la Macco A .



E ochaid ua Floin n fuair each recht ,1ro fuaig in sen chas saer - chert

,

su i 2cach sorrthain ,

8segda se,

sil Cobthaig m eic Ugain i .

CX .

A a 18 ; M 294 a 24 . A lso in E D .

Con aire caem , cliam ain Cu in d

m ac1Moga Lama, laach lu ind,

m eic L u igdech2alladaig fin d

,

m eic Cairbri chru thaigsorcim - chind .

Meic Daire Dormm air don raid,m eic- side Cairpr i find m bir ,m eic Con airi M6ir don m u ig,

m eic E tersceoil m eic E ogain .

E ogan ba m ac Mai l cénm ai r

1 m eic A ilella u ill m eic Iair ;fial - m ac fledach , fc

4

gran gil,Deadad m ac Sin m eic R o - sin .

Meic 1Tri1'

1in is m eic Ro - thrifiin 1rain

,

m eic E rnail m eic Main e mair,

im m o forba im red gail ,m eic Forco m eic Feradaig .

Fearadach fiaith for cech claind,

deag - m ac A ilella 1 E rain d ;

A ilill 2ba hiathach fria la,31m ac sin F iachach F ir - m ara.

14.1 da u aig M 2

go sodithdaib L 3 saer a tri A segda h i .

1 . Thi s poem i s n ot easy to deal wi th . F or on e thin g, i t seem s to represen t

a trad i tion differi ng from the orthodoxy of ou r comp i lers com pare, for examp le,i ts gen ealogical detai ls wi th those i n R awl. B 502 at fo . 80 b N E .

2 allathaich M

3.1 E ogan m ac A il illa u ill M

3 crom ann DE .

1 om . A

2 m eic (whi ch seem s n ecessary for the


B ochu u a Flo in n who fou n d ev ery law,

who stitched the history free an d right,a stately sage of every prosperity he ,descen dan t of Cobthach m ac Ugo in e .

Con aire the fair ,kin sm an of Con n ,

son of Mog Lam a the fierce hero ,

son of L ugaid ,ren own ed an d white ,

son of Cairpre the shapely , of ben t head ,

Son of Daire the great - fisted ,from the road ,

son he of Cairpre ,white an d great ,

son of great Con aire from the plain ,

son of E terscél son of E ogan .

E ogan who was son of fortu n ate Mal ,son of Ai lill the Great , son of Iar ,a gen erou s son ,

festive , u n der a white su n ,

Dedad son of Sin son of R o - sin .

Son of Tren ,an d son of R o - thrén very n oble ,

son of E rnal , son of great Main e ,

abou t his slayin g deeds of valou r advan ced,

son of Forgo ,son of Feradach .

Feradach,a prin ce over ev ery fam ily

,

the good son of Ai lill of E ran n ;Ailill , who was possessed of lan d in his tim e ,

son of Fiachu the Seam an .

m et/re bu t i s in O’

Clery’

s recen si on on ly) A i li ll ain m ac, Iair R2, A il ill

m ac Iair m e ic A ili lla M 4gn e O

’

Olery.

4 . Thr én R o - thr én M 2 Fiachach R 2 3 on da forb a do

dl ig gai l M.

5 .1 A ero in d M, nE ra

'

m d R 2 2 fa fiachach re la M 3 m ac fin d

Fiachach R 2.

472

6.

7.

8 .

TH E VE RSE TE XTS,

Fiachu Fer - m ara1m aith gen

do rind i in rig ina in gen ;2m ac sen co ru ibn ib co rath

,

Oen gusa Tui rm ig Tem rach .

Team air cen taebhis n a cliathrodusgob A en gus Tu rbech ,

tri ath ro throb aitreb E amna ,

ar sen athair saer - delbda.

Su n d con dric cairdeas 11a clan d,

1cin ead Cu in d , ai cm e E rand,Dal F iatach

,foirglide a n glé

- n glan ,

2rigraid Oirdn ide A lban .

Oen gus a Tem air , bai le, breg,is 6 sen athair n a [b ] fear ;is aad fr i gn im

1n gléden n n glan

2rigraid E renn is Al ban .

Is ha in F iacha fichtib clan d

6 tait il - ai'

cm e B ran n ;

E nn a A ign ech , all -

glu ind gl-

ain i

6 tait Clann Cu in n Cét- chathaig .

Clan na Oen gusa Tu irm igsin ,

m eic E achach aird A ilt - lethain,

1fiatha for fian na co fraig ,

m eic A ilella Caisfiaclaig.

A ilill Ollm ain do breith dcm ac

1Condla m eic 2Iaran dgleo ,

m eic Melge3Molbthaig ,

m aith ri,

m eic Cobthaig m eic Ugain e.

Ugain e Mar , m i lib giall ,ro bo i ri co Mu ir To irrian ,

a cland cen chrei dim,

1 f6 clfi.

2ran dsad E rin n aturru .

1 m adcin R 2 2 rig- m ac R 2

.

ar treb fathaib R 2 ar s in ser R 2 .

1 Clann Cu in d is aicm e R 2 2 airig R2

.



A n d condricc cairdeas each dru in g,laechraid L aigen fri Leath Cu in d ;da m ac Ugain e m araen

,

L aegaire Lore, Cobthach Cael .

Coir cacha fine 1’foleath

do m u in n tir m oir m ac Mi lead ;2n ior geib cess n a ain gcess de

ciatfess cairdes n a elainn e.

Dairfin e ,1Dergthen i dian i

do mar Mum an m i lib giall ;da m ac do dirg derb 2Fothaid

do cin iud E n na Mun chain .

E rma Mun chain for Mu ig B reg,rogab giallo Gaidhel n gel ;con odgabad glac im gai ;

.m ac do L rugaid 1br L aigdi .

L u gaid L aighde go li n gliem ac do Cairpre Lu ise L ethet,Cairpre Lu ise L ethet lin n glbr

m ac m aith foracaib Iehtm o'

r .

hIehtm Gr ba fiu a com trom d’

or,

ro gen ai r o m aith Sechm br ;is e m aith seehed m iad n gal,dofa

'

raidh giallo A lban .

Maithi seehip m edam aimm ed,do ri Niad Segam ain sen

,

is do reptar'

ei lte a bai ,

do Niad Segam ain siabrai .

15 .1 re leath M m geb eeas M 3 co feas cairdes n a elo in n e M.

16.1 Derbfin e M 2 d olaigh MSS . ; M substitutes a varian t of the last


There u n ites the ki n ship of every com panythe warriors of L aigin wi th Leth Cu in d ,

the two son s of Ugain e together ,L o igu ire Lore an d Cobthach Cael .

The right of every fam ily apartof the great people of the Son s of Mil ,he receives n either trou ble n or vexation from it

whoso relates the kin ship of the clan .

Dairfh in e an d Dergthen e the swiftto the ram part of Mum u wi th thou san ds of hostages ,two son s who rectified the tru e Fothads ,of the stock of E n n a Mu n chain .

E n n a Mu n chain over Mag B regto ok hostages of the whi te Gaedi l ,till a grasp was taken abou t a spear ;h is son was L u gaid L aigde the su fficien t .

L ugaid L aigde with a clever com pan yhi s son was Cairpre Lu ise L ethet ;Cairpre Lu ise L ethet of n um bers of v oices

left a go od son ,Icht m or .

Iehtm or was worth h is weight in gold ;he was born of go od Seehm or .

H e was good , accordin g to the fam e of deeds of valourwho brought hostages in from Alba .

Iehtm or and Seehm or are here assum ed to be person al preper n am es

though they m ake n o appearan ce as su ch in the associated prose text—n ot

so far as I can fin d in the gen ealogi es . These verses are very ob scure bv

reason of the un explain ed allu si on s wi th whi ch they aboun d.

Good whatev er ju dge m ay satirizewas prosperity for kin g N ia Segam ain ;

for h im ,do es were h is kin e

for the Cham pion of ghostly Segam o .

cowp let of quatrain 234 and then breaks Off ; the remain i ng qu atrain s are

fou nd i n the R 2 MSS . on ly.


1N ia Segam ain,

2sogda in ri

,

rosgab hE rinn cc3bothri ;

is hé sin atib digh loissdo

‘1eloin d E achach 5A

'

rgatroisv.

B ocho 1A rgatrois n a n - each2ci1aehan a sam ai l fr i nech ?fer triath 8Fotla dar each laech

,

do si l R echtada R igdeirg.

1R ogab Dergthen e fo derbeta ind Ath for Srubadb - m edb ;6 liss la Traig n a Tri L ee

co Carn Cai rp'

ri Lu ise L ethet.

D-oall 1Darfine ar ca-eh claind

do Sil A ilella 2A ulu im ;

Cerm n a3Cu rehach gleiri im col

,

fon n fein e L ugdach m eic Con .

L 11 8 51 ; M 295 a 34 .

Tri saeir E ren n 1ar - can ar

sluag2A rad 8

eo n aib Ulaid,

Con d 1dian eeoladart codal ,ocu s E ogan acht Mum an .

21.1 N iath E 2 Segdha DA 3 fo thri E 4 clo in d EA chlainn D

5 - ros DE ,- ro ias A .

22.1 - ro iss A 2 e iachan a a sam . A ciaehan a sam . DE 3 Fodla E .

23.1 dogab E .

24 .

1 air fin e D dar fin e E 2 A u lu im b E Au lum D 3 Cu rcach E .

A s already n oticed, M , the on ly represen tative of R 3 con tai n i ng thi s poem , breaks

ofi'after qu atrain 16, su bsti tu ti ng for i ts last couplet the following varian t of

the last couplet of qu atrai n 24 Germ n a, Curcaeh Clere in co l—form



CX II .

L 12 a 10 ; A 17 B 26 (also in the other R F MSS ) ;M 295 a 43.

1 . R 0 fieh fiehit catha—c o 2cwmn igi ;

3fri fianna Feirt oe saigi -d eheirt—4hUi Rudraigi . 3765

2 . R udraigi ri1ro gob E rin n

—20 0 taeden aib ;

3secht n dé i 'eh m bliadan 4boi si r - rigu

—for Gaedelaib .

3 .

1Cech roi reraig2eo eruaid - eathaib—een

3ehr idem n as ;

4eot gab iar fir roslin Fergus—Mia fin iehas .

4 . F ich cath 1Cu irehe, cath L uachra laeehdu—zfellubair ;

3770

secht catha i Gliu ,in t - oehtm ad frin—i n Glen d Am ain ,

5 .

1Cath Sleibe Mis,cath B o irn i 2buaine—f’

eom ram aib ;46 Cloich 5Com u ir la teoraib ro ib— rogm araib .

6. R 0 fich cath Rein i 1Fertais 2fidaig—Mi lige ;

cath A i flair la cath cruaid Cui le— u3Sibr ille.

1 .

1 Feargos fiehi cath M 2

gorm rai de R 2

gurm raide A cum raidi Mla fian sa L dar fian n a R 2 ‘ ba L for R 2

2 .

lreraig L 2 iar AM 3

n oi L ‘ro bu i i e riaglad R’

5 i rigi M.

3 .

1cei thri reraieh M each ri R 2 2

co r - ruad chathaib L 3erideamn as A

‘ Fergu s hua i n rig i sse rosli n A 6 iar fin dsenehus M finecheu s A .


CXII .

Fergu s fought fifty battleswi th m em ory m em orable) ,

Again st the warriors of Fert, as he attacked the rightof Ua R u draige .

R u draige the ki n g took Irelandwi th com pan ies ;

For seven teen years he was in ki ngshipover the Gaedi l .

E very battle - field he spread wi th cru el battleswi thou t terror

Till he to ok it tru ly ,Fergu s filled it

for his in heritan ce .

H e fought the battle of Cu irche , the hero ic battle of

[L u achaira great host ;

Seven battles in Gliu ,the eighth over them

in Glen n Am ain .

The battle of Sliab Mis , the battle of en during B o iren n

wi th trophiesFrom the Ston e of Com ar wi th three battlefields

very great .

H e fought the battle of B en in Fertas Mfligeabou n din g in wo ods ;

The battle of bleak Ai,wi th the hard battle of Cd]

Sibrille .

4 .

1 Cu rchu L 2eallabai r R 2 labair M 3 Magai r M .

5 .

1 ins . Rofieh M 2 buan i u L 3com rom ai b A 4 fichtain

comm ui r m ac Roig teo-raib roaib L 5chom ai r rue M .

6.

1 fearsad M 2m i daig E m i gai g m i li ge M om . Fi daig L

’ Silinne E Siri nn e L.


7 .

1Di chath Fortraise, i faisc ri ga—corobain e

2clu ith 3

ro cl-ossa gossa m eic Roig—rodan ai .

CX III .

M 295 8 47 ; elsewhere in the B lock of L ecan 175 (facs . 186)a 26 ; B ook of Mac

‘Carthaig R iabhaigh (“B ook of Lism ore

”

)184 B 41 . The two last MSS . are here referred to as

“L eo

an d L is respectively.

1Saerchlan da 2E ren d n i le3do m arbtha la haen - dume

,

acht 4m ad tri m eic

,m on u r n gle,

adm llad ar 6 Chairpre .

1Fearadach Fin d Fechtnach Fai l2Corb Ulom a Mum ain m air

,

Tibraidi Tirech tren tall,

sat iadsain a com anm an d .

1Torra-

eh adrulladar soir ,2a m aithrecha 3

n a m ac soin ;

con ad 4ru ctha, is tir tho ir

iar 5tichtain doib a hA lbain .

In gen rig A lban 1cen oil

2fa si m athair Fearadaich ;3E ithn i ba hed ainm n a Inna

in gen L uaith m eic 4Derman a.

7 .

la do for traig im baid riga corroban e L : rigo A m

elni ch A3ro closa m ac Rosa Fergus roadna M .

1 .

1- clanda M 2 Erin d L ec 3 m arbtha cus an aci - n du in e L i s

na thr Ml i s.

2 .

1 Glossed . i . Tuathal Techtm ar M 2 Corb Ulam M, g lossed .i .


482 TH E VE RSE TE XTS“

1Gru ibi in gen2 (J

‘rairtn iath 3

gluair,rogob B retun cu s

4 in m buaid ;m athair Cu irp Ulaim

5cen o il

,

is a Si l fujl i Mum ain .

In gen rig Saxan u i sn eid,

m athair in Tibraide .thré in ;1A in e fa head aimm don m uai

in gen choms lan Chain d‘

i li .

Do ron sad com airle 1cain

athaich E ren n 2 ’n a n - aim sir

3uair tallad 4florra

5 is each m od

ith, blicht, 6

m es,is m firtorad

A n1eh6m airl-e ro chin dsead

2aithreach leo am ail 3dorin dsead

togairm na m ac,m on or n glé ,

dia n‘doirdn ed in airdrige.

Do radsad ratha co ten d ,

A itheach Thuatha na hE rend,

im reir n a m ac badar thiar ,acht co tisdais l

a hA lbain .

It 6 ratha thu esad in d,

.talam , esca,1 is grian gr in d

z

im o ré ir ,3a beind do bein d

4 in cen bes m u ir im E rin d .

Con n,B ogan ,

A raidi an ,

l it e cinead na tri m al ;

A raide 2 i n E m ain cen o il,

Con d Cét- ehathach i 3Tem air ,

5 . Crui b i L ee 2 Charm aid L ee,Cartn ai t L i s 3

cruaid L is

i h ai d L ee 5com b lo id L ee.

6.

1 A n e a haium o Cataich i ngen Gui n de ehain eadai l L ee.

7 .

1coi n M choin L ee

2an uai r sin M in d nair sin L i s

forro Mtorudh L i s.

3

6 i s each m ud M L ee i s cech m ud L i s

OF SE CTION IX .

'

483

Gru ib i daughter .of brillian t Gairtnia,

who took B ritain wi th v ictory ,was m o ther of Gorb Olom wi thou t reproachand h is descen dan ts are in Mum u .

The dau ghter of the kin g of Saxon s,n ot in significan t

was m o ther of strong Tibraide ;A in e was the wom an

’

s n am e ,

the ‘

perfeet daughter of Cain dile .

They took a fair reso lve ,

the serfs of Irelan d in their tim e ;

for corn ,m ilk

,harvest

,an d sea -

produ ce

failed them in ev ery way ;

The decision on which they reso lvedbeing pen iten t for what they had don ewas to sum m on the you ths—a shi n in g u n dertakin gto establish them in the high - kin gship .

They gav e su reties firm ly,

they , the serfs of Irelan d ,

to be su bm issiv e to the you ths who were in the E ast ;only let them com e from A lba .

These are the su reties which they gav e them ,

earth , m oon ,an d pleasan t su n ,

abou t their su bm ission from h ill to b illso long as sea shou ld be abou t Irelan d .

Con n,E ogan ,

n oble Ar aide ,

these are the kin dred of the three lords ;A raide in E m ain

‘

withou t reproach ,

Con n the Hu n dred - fighter in Tem air,

8 1 S i com ai rle L ee 2ai threeh reeh leo (sic) L ee

3ro m hi llseat

1 dia n doi rded i n ai rdride (8120 ) L ee .

9 .

1a hA lpai n L i s.

10 .

1cm . i s Ml i s 1

am arer M im airei r L i s 30 L ee a beinn

i m b ei nn L i s 1cen n o beth m u ir L i s

,ai red bes m u i r M.

11 .

1 1130 ci n udh L is 2 i n d E om hai n cen ai l L i s 3 Tem oi r M.

TH E VE RSE TE XTS

E ogan i1Caisil na rig,

is an d 2 taru stair a sil ;con id fria - sin ,

3sun d is tall

,

4sam les in sai each saer - ehland.

CX IV .

B 24 (facs. 46) a 25 ; M fo . 300 verso marg . inf.

Tfiathal 1diar fin e 2Frem aind

fiaith M idi 3m i lih galan u ,

4

gaeda fer Frem aind 5findi6i reid en u ie Glin di in Goban n .

1Gé robi th 2 im gn irn n gretha

ro bo 3di th iar fi r - fiatha ;4dia torchair

,ro bo th-ola

,

la M51 1 m -Mon a in catha.

R ochraid a1e

-

u ri crithach,

ro2f

'

aidh i n - u ide n - fiathaeh ;for echaib 3luathaib luaga,4di tfiathaib tii aga Tuatha[i ] l .

Cein rodn oi E riu iathaeh

n i bai bad rei liu rfiathar ;flaith B reg

- m aigi ar bru B erbathu re n a Tem ra Thathal .

Olar , Ollarba iathaehC

'

en dgu ba triathaeh ,tfiathach

,

n ibdar anm an d cen adbarin la ro m arbad T

'

fiathal .

12 .

1 Cai siu l L i s tarrasai r L i s 3si n 1 tall ML i s

‘1 tam lu s Msam lus L i s.

1 .

1 di an M 2 ferann M 1 m i n ib M ‘ do cer flaith B5 fin i B 1 tair ar lerg M.


486 TH E”

VER SE TE x'rs

CXV.

L 196 (faes . p . 127 a) prin ted in MacCe/rthy’s Codex Palatino

Vatican us , pp . 142 ff. : B 31 (facs. 45) b 28 ; M 303 a 19 . A lso

in V.

1 . E riu ard,in is n a

1rig

m aigen2m olb-thach n a m or -

gn im ,

3nochon fider du in e a

4diaeh .

5con osfuair B ith m ac L aim iaeh .

Ladra is B ith , Fin dtan fathach,

ceica in gen1 in gn athaeh ,

lfu eht ro ehét-

gab B an ba 2m bind,

ceathracha 3la ria n'dilin n .

A tbath Cessair do tham1 trait

,

tiar .i. - Cui l Cesrach 2a eoieait ;

do’

n3ro - bhan ach

,ruathar n gand,

adbath Ladra i nArd L -adran d.

1Marb’

Fin dtan,

2 is fath fire3 ’sa Mum ain

,do m aill - ehrin e ;

B ith in a slé ib,

1 lu aidid 5seirc

,

6tuaid‘

do cum aid a oen - m eic.

Oen bliadan déc, data in blad,iar n di lin n ,

tri cet bliadan,

'

do’n E rin n 1

galaig cen glor,con u s-

1rogob Parthalon .

Parthalon 1

pu irt Greg glain , grind,2tri cet bliadan bai i nE rin d,con erbailt de tham iartain

n ai m i le re hoen sechtm ai n .

1 .

1n a r - rig L 2

m olphach B m olfach M 1 fither duni Ln ocha n - sidi r B 1 dh B 11

eindu sfuai r VE M .

2 .

1n atharach B 1

cm . m L trath M ; 1n o trath i nterlined

above B .

3 .

1 trice corrected to'

treid B 1cm . a VE M 1

rabhabaeh B

rom anach M.

OF SE CTION . IX . 487

Lofty Irelan d ,islan d of the kings ,

praiseworthy scen e of m ighty deeds ,n o m an kn oweth its destin ytill B ith gran dson of Lam ech fou n d it .

Ladra an d B ith,Fin tan the powerful ,

fifty won derfu l wom en ,

the people who first took tu n efu l B an baforty days before the Flood .

Cessair di ed of a swift plagu ewestward in Cli il Cesrach (with ) her fifty ;of excess of wom en

,an em pty rou t ,

di ed Ladra in Ar d L adran n .

Fin tan di ed—it is a su bject of tru thin Mum u , of slow decay ;B ith in h is m ou n tain—a tale of lov en orthward , for sorrow after h is on ly son .

E leven years, pleasan t the fam e

,

after the Flo od ,three hu n dred years ,

had v alian t Irelan d withou t ren own

till Partho lon to ok it .

Partholon of the fortress of pu re pleasan t Greecewas three hu n dred years in Irelan d ,

till there di ed of plagu e thereafter ,n i n e thou san d in on e week .

4 .

1athath L adbath V 1

cm . i s L VE 1sin M ‘ b i ai ded

scire L luaighedh VB 5sere M 1 m arb de cum aig L cum aig also V.

5 .

1

galai ch VB1ragabh V rogabh B .

6.

1 Pai rt Graid B 1.m . wi th n o tri cet in terlin ed above, B .


1Cert tricha bliadan cen bronfa fas E riu iar Parthalon

co torach Nem ed anair1’tar m u ir co n - a m or - m aeaib .

Ceithri m eic in laieh 1do’

n lin dSdarn

,Fergu s,

2Iardan,A in n in d ;

dochu aid Nem ed d’

ée do tham ,

fiche cet i crich L iathan .

1Slecht Stairn isin debaid 2thend

la Febal i Ccis 3C'

orain d ;4m arb du ’

n gaillin d ,n oeho chel

A in n in 'd ocus5Iarbon é l.

1Iarsin lu id Fergus1ria elo in d

,

3co no bris 4

cathraig Chon ain g ;do roehair Fergu s

5co ferg

la More m ac Dei led dreeh - derg.

Se bliadna deg is da1cet

2re

3n - airim

,mi

4him arbreg,ro chaith Nem ed cona ehlain n5n ochor toglad Tor Conain g.

Da chet bliadan,blad 1do

’n droin g ,

o’n m ai dm sin cathrach Chonain g,

co tan gadar clan n a Stairn

asin nGreig1uathm ar

3agairb .

Coic rig r isin 1m u iriu cht m as

tan cadar tar lear 1 lin d -

glas,3n a tri lo in gsib ,

4co lin elan n

,

Gailioin,Fir B o lg, F ir Dom n an n .

7 .

1aen bl . .xxx. LV 1 dar V.

8 .

1 tar li n d M 1 Ardan L,Iarnan M co toracht LM .

9 .

1 Throughou t thi s poem the word slecht is wri tten i n the MSS

wi thou t the i n i tial 3 .

1 du ind L 1 Chorain d L ‘ m arba de

bai llin d ni chel,L lsIarm u in el V.

10 .

1an dsin M re clo in d M,

le elo in d B 3n ocor MB

cathraid M na ferg LV ° De1ich M.



F laith Fer m B olg,1R udraige in

1ri

,

1rogab a Tracht Ru draige ;

‘1 i n Inber Slaine n a srian5Slain ge

6re feraib Gailiain .

Fir Dom nan n1con a tri rigaib,

lam - des re hE rinn 1fir -

glain ;Sen gann , Genan n , ocus Gan ngabsat

san Irru s 1Dom nan n .

Aen 1eoieed ag Feraib B olg ;

coiced Fer n Gailion n glan - 6rd ;ocu s tri

1eoicid in ran d

3

gabsat F ir data Dom n an d.

1Re ran dsad in cethrar cain

rige n E ren n 1dia m brathair,

con ide 3Slan ga saer sen g4eét rogab iath n E ren n .

1E isdig re2hoidhi'dh gach fir

are n - anm an n aib

,re n - aim sir

,

1eo n - in dsear daib n ile5rige Fotla

6folt - b -u ide .

B liadain do Slaine , du’n laech

,

1

go rosm arb galar 1

garb - baeth ;adnachta 3

a Dum a Slainecet ri B ren n

‘1ech - bain e.

1Da bliadan R u draighe1 in 3

raith,

‘1cc fuair ec 5 isa n - ard -

Gbru igh ;Gan n , Gen and ,

7fa m arb do thamceithre bliadna .a. fiaith forlan .

14 .

1 R ugraide B rig M 1

gabai s 0 c Tracht Rudraide B[O

’C l. has here the cur i ous varian t Gan n gan ghain n e ocu s Sengann ] for

Tracht VDL‘1os B an VD ac M 5 Slai n e D Slan e V “

ria D .

15 .

10m . na a ll MSS except M 1

n - i raig L i rglo in M hIrglain D1om . an L 1 ins . datta L .

16.

1choi cedh ic V 1

ehu icid na ran n M 1rucsat VD'M .

OF“ SE CTION IX

‘

. 491

The prin ce of the Fir B o lg, R u draige the kinglan ded on the shore of R u draige ;in In ber Slain e of the bridl es(lan ded ) Slainge with the Gailio in .

The Fir Dom nan n with their three kin gsright - han d - wise to Irelan d , tru ly pu re ,Sen gan n , Gen an n ,

an d Gan nlan ded in Irru s Dom n an n .

On e provin ce to the Fir B o lg ,

a prov in ce for the Gailio in ,a pu re order ;

an d three provin ces were the portion

which the pleasan t'

Fir Dom n an n to ok .

The fair fou r m en apportion edthe kin gdom of Irelan d to their brother ;so that Slain ge free ,

stately,

was first to take the lan d of Irelan d .

A tten d to the fate of each'

m an,

their n am es , their tim e,

till I tell you all

the kin gship of yellow - haired Fotla .

A year to Slain e , to the hero,

till a rough idle disease slew h im ;

bu ried in Dum a Slain ge

was the first kin g of Irelan d of white steeds .

Two years to R u draige of grace ,

till he died in h is lofty fortress ;Gan n an d Gen an n died of plagu efou r years was their reign com plete .

17 .

1 doratsat L doradsad VM 1 da M 1 S lai ne L DV S lan i M1cet ri rogab ti r nhE . LV céd 11 also M B .

18 .

1 6sti d L ei stich M 1 haidi d L ho idh idh B hoidhig VDara ainm 1 ra aim si r L ree n ai nm (1 re n aim ) 1 re n aim si r V

,also D

wi thon t _the di ttography

“co ro in n i siu r L eon i di siu r B eori n disi r V

5rigu L riga MB ° folt-

glaine B .

19 .

1eorodm arb L D coru sm arb M 2

garb-

gaeth LV garbaeth B3 1 L D 1 iath - bai n e VD .


Coic bliadna Sen gain d iarsin ,

1n ocho torchair la F iachaig ;1se bliadna 3F iachach fin daig,1coru sm arb ru ad Rin dal .

Sé bliadn a Rin dal do ’

n1roin d

1

gur m arb Oidbgen m ac Sen goin d ;3Foidbgen ro chaith a cethair4condrochair la hard - E ochaid .

E ochaid m ac E ire,in r i raith

rem es1dece bliadan m b ith m aith ;

1

guro m arbsadar in ri

tri m eic N em id m eic B adru i .

A nm and tri m ac Nem id n o‘

Ciesarb, Luam , ocu s L uachro ;

’s iad ro m arb cét fer do r in d

,

E ocho m ac E ire 1 i n E rin d.

B res m ac1E lathain m eic 1Neid

no b-o ru iri co ro -

3m é id ;

secht m bliadna do,

4n irb foda

,

cc adbath don ru ad -

sroda.

1N uada A irgedlam n a n - eeh

ro m arb B alar B ai le - beim n ech ;1fiehe bliadna a flaith iu s

os E irin n i n - ard - m aithiu s .

1R o giallad do Lu gh , do’n laech

,

da 1fichit 3bliadan 4blath - caemh ;str-uag echt do rin di Mac Cu ill

,

bas u i Den eeeht a Caen 'dru im .

20 .

1 di L 1 Ru i th L 4con erbai lt L

con dechaig cc V “b raid M bu i dh VD 10m . fa VB ;

m arba de L.

21 .

1co torchair L coic L VMB 1 Fiachrach L Fiachach M

‘eoni drom arb LV conad D .

22 .

1raind L don ri n d M 1

cm . gu r ; rodm arb LV gu rosm arb B1 The in i tial F here om i tted , i n VD on ly, bu t in all the MSS i n the

preced ing li n e.

‘1 do rochai r L con dorchair VD cotorchai r M .

23 .

1 decc bliadan a fl‘

aithius lan m aith L DVM 1 in L DV this is

substi tu ted for the las t couplet—esin cet ri (ali ter i s e sin cet fer) do



E ochaid Oll - athair 1 iarom ,

ceithri fichit fin d - bliadan ;bas in Dagda deirg 1

n a n dream3dvo

’n urehar 4do theilg

5C‘

eitlen n .

Deich m bliadan do Delbaeth di l1110 cc n dorchair do laim 1Fiachaig ;deich m bliadan 3F iacha F indgil1cor m arb B ogan A ird - inbir .

1Secht m bliadna fieh it m alleMac Cu ill, Mac Cecht, Mac Grein e ;.tri m eic Cerm ada co m buaidh

i r—rigi 6s B an ba brat - rfiaid.

Dorochair Mac Gré in i geali Tai llten la hAm airgen ;Mac Cu ill re hE ber m hoir

,

Mae Cecht do laim E rim oin .

B liadain i r - rige m araen

d’E rim on

,

1d’

E ber folt - caem1co torchair E ber iartaindo laim E rim oin 3im glain .

E rim on airdirc cen 611,

ha leis an E ri a aen u r ;re

1secht m bliadan deg don dus ;

cc adbath i n A irgedros.

A 1tri m eic 1

tri bliadn a ar blad3co bas Mu im n e a Maig Cruachan ,

Lu ign e ocu s Laign e n a l - lan nPo m arbtha i cath A ird L adran n .

28 .

1 iarm a L 1na n drend LV na ndrenn M

‘ tarlaic Ceithn end L,don orchor do thelg Cetleand VD ;

29 .

1e0 torchai r L B n oeon dorehair la F iachach M

Caichir VD 1 F iachach LV 1corosm arb L.

30 .

1nai m bl . fiehet L .


E ochu thereafter ,the Great Father

fou rscore white years ;the death of the red Dagda o f the hostsby the cast which Cethlen n released .

Ten years to faithfu l Delbaeth

till he fell at the han ds of Fiachu ;

ten years to Fiachu the whitetill E ogan of the High Creek slew h im .

Twen ty - seven years togetherMac Cu ill , Mac Cé cht , Mac Grei n e ;the three son s of Germ at with v ictoryin the

‘

kin gdom ov er red - cloaked B an ba .

Mac Grem e the white fellin Tailltiu before Am orgen ;

Mac Cu ill before great E ber ,

Mac Cé cht by the han d of E rim on .

A year in kin gship togetherhad E rim on an d fair - haired E ber ;thereafter E ber fellby the han d of very pu re E rim on .

Gloriou s E rim on ,wi thou t reproach ,

held Irelan d sin gle - han ded,

seven teen years had the B ran chan d di ed a death in Argatro s .

H is three son s , three years in fam e,

till the death of Mu im n e in Mag Cru achan ,

Lu ign e an d Laign e of the bladeswere slain in the battle of Ladra’

s Height .

31 . Greni i n gen M Tai lten M la Eber L.

32 .

1 ins . i s L 1 do rochai r M 1am ai d M.

33.

1ocht B

34 .

1thri L 1

sé L 3

gabai s B im L.


Slechta 1eeithri m eic 1E bir

la hIriel Faith 3fir fein n id ;

leith - bliadain 4a [f ]flaithiu s, n ir lor

E r,Orba

,Fergna,

Feron .

1Iriel Faid 1fathad gai l n gaeth

a deich rem es in ro - laich ,con erbailt 3

a Maig Muaidhi

do galar u ile aen uaire .

E thrial m ac Irieoil na n - eeh1fiche bliadan 1 im m - bu idn ech ,3con dorchair i R oraind rfiaid

do laim h Conmael clo idem - rfiaid .

Conm ael m ac E bir 1

gan“

ail,

2cet ri E ren n a Mum ain ,

airem 3tri m bliadan deic bras

,

con dorchair la Tigernm as.

Tigernm asl ba tren a rig

1sechtm oga secht do bliadn aib ;con derbailt i sin tam ten d3a dorchair ar fer n E ren n .

E ochaid E dgothach am ra,

ceithre bliadna 1os bree- B anba ;

n i dalb i chath 1Tem rach trie1rodm arb Cerm na m ac E brie.

Cerm n a,Sobairche seol m bil

ds m ac E bric m eic E bir,

da fieh it bl iadan eo m blaid,

cet ri E renn a hUlltaib .

35 .

1ceatra B n E b ir B 1 finn fei n i d L faid fa fen di ch M

‘1a fiai th n i r m dr L.

36.

1 This qu atrai n and the last tran sposed, B 1 fiched gail

gai th L : fethedh B fided gai l gai th M 1 1m L.

37 .

1cert- fiche L M 1

cm . im m VD'M . R ead ing of M dou btfu l,looks li ke brirnech or the like in the facs im i le

1 dorochair le corrga (al l)cruaid M.


498 TH E VE RSE TE iXTS

1Oidecl Sobairche in a dim

1a hE ochaid 2Men n1ar in m u ir ;

1o idhe Cherm n a sin cath cas,

1a hE ochaid F in n Faebarglas.

Fiche bliadan , blad co n - aibh1fiatha E chach m eic Conm ail ;Fiacha L abrain ne 1

n a lergro

'

m arb E chaid Faebarderg .

Fiche,a ceathair cen chaim e

,

1ba flaith F iacha L abrainn e,

do cher r i fen e fabhair,

a cath Sleibi B elgadain .

B liaJdan for a deich 1fa dd

fod 1flatha 1E ehach Mum o ;4con dorchair in caem h - dos 5

cain

lasin 6Oen gus Olm u caid.

Se bliadna 1f0 tri,

2tu caid1ba ri 4Oen gu s Olm ucaid ;do cher i 5Carm u n an chleath

la hE n n a 6n - adbul nA irgthech .

A irem nai m bliadan fo tri

d’

E n na 1A irgdech ,

1do’n airdrig ;

1

gu r m arb R otechtaig m ac Main ,

i m -Maig ru aid 1B aign e ro - eain .

Re 1da coic m bliadna 2m blad

,

do giallad do1R oteehtaig ;

condorchair la Sétn a 1A irtsin Cru achain cetna Con n acht .

42 .

1 Odhe B Oiged M 1 Min d L 1 dar in m u r L tar in m ur MOi dhe B Oiged M.

43.

1 fiathius L fiathu s BM 1na I- lerg M.

44 .

1 fa fiaith M .

45 .

1 f 0 do MV 1 fiai thu s B 1 E och B ‘co torchair LV

dorochair M 11coin M 1

nOengu s L .


The fate of Sobairce in his fortby E o chu Men n upon the sea ;

the fate of Cerm n a in the crooked battle ,

by white B o chu Faebarglas .

Twen ty years , a fam e wi th pleasu re ,

of the ru le of E ochu son of Conm ael ;Fiachu L abrain n e of the battle - fields

slew E ochu of the R ed E dge .

Twen ty an d fo ur wi thou t cro okedn esswas Fiachu L abrain n e kin g ;the kin g of the Fen e of Fabar fellin the battle of Sliab B elgadain .

A year over ten , dou bled .

the len gth of the reign of E o chu Mum u ;

till the beau tifu l bran ch fellbefore Oengu s Olm u caid .

Thrice six years , ye u n derstan dwas Oen gu s Olm u caid k ing ;in Carm an fell the propby huge E n n a A irgthech .

A reckon in g of thrice n in e yearsto E n n a Ai rgdech , to the high kin gtill R otechtaid m ac Main slew h im

,

on the red Mag B aign e v ery fair .

A space of twice n in e fam ou s y ears

was su bm ission paid to R otechtaid,

till he fell by Setn a Ai rton the sam e Cru achan o f Con n achta .

46.

1 fa di L 1 i n ducai d L om . ba ri B 1 in d Gen gus L B1 Carm en L °

n - adbol L n—adbal M nAi ren ech B .

47 .

1a rige ; a correcting g loss ai rcdech badly wri tten above, B

1 fa hai rdrig M (ba V) 1 dom arb M ‘ Raidn e ro chaim M .

48 .

1cm . da L 1

com blai d M ; 1 R oicheaeh'

tai g M ‘ Ar t MnA rt L .


1Coic bliadn a do’n tSétna A rt

,

1

gur cher in ri 1ra

4ro - m ac ;

5n ir m aith in m ac, m i lib tor ,dia athair do 1

saru gad.

Se bliadn a decc 1 ’sa ceathair

1fiathu s F iacha 1fiail - erethai g ;F iacha,

1fer sochair na slogh

dodroehair la Mu in em on .

Mu in -em é n coic bliadna ar bloid

fot fiatha m eic Cais Clothaig ;1docher ri Dairbre do thami m -Mu ig A i lbe im el - ban .

1Cert tr icha bliadan gan brondo m ac

1m iad - glan Mu in em on ;

1atbath Oildergdoit in daigla hOllom an i Tem raig .

Tricha bliadan for a decc1

ga bais 1Ollom ain,

1é isdig !

ri n a n - é iges, ard a rath,

1ea n dernad cet- fes Tem rach .

Tren a m ac1Fin n aehta Fai l

1a deich fa do ’

n a deg - laim ;

a Moig1 In is do tham h tra

fu air erad ri m il is 1Macha.

Mae Ollam ain , Slan oll suaire1dece m bliadan secht for saer - ehu airt ;

atbath gab1elaeehlod 1for dath

4for laech - 1ar tigi Tem rach .

49 .

1re cbic m b liadan D do Setn a L M 1 do c(h)er L D

ria V ‘m or -m ac VD 1

n i ru m ai th Lsaradhogh V

50 .

1 fa chethai r L cm . an d ins . above M 1 Flai th Fiachach L11 fial - chrechach M ‘ fiai th sochair L M .

5 1 .

1atbath ri Dairbre VDL 1

a Mui gh Ai gn e V : A idn e D ,

A i dhne in terlin ed above, B .



1Da bliadain decc, reil a rath,

1rob ri Gédhi Ollgothach ;dorochair Geidhi in garta,la 1Fiacha m ac Finn achta.

1Tricha bliadan,blad 1

n ach dis1ro chaith F iacha 1Fin doilch0s ;

docer ri Cera n a clada cath 5B rega la B ern gal .

1B ern gal m ac Gédhe in 1

geg grin d

da bliadain dece a deg- lin d ;

1gur do rin di sin gleic .a gal,Oilill m ac m eic Ollom an .

Oilill,1ocht m bliadna fa do

deg - m ac Slanu i ll, n i1saeb -

g5 ,1fuair a o idid la S irnala rig Tem rach taeb - th irm a.

Tem air Fai l fuair caraid cain

6 thoraeht Sirn a slat - cain ;1

guna trichat eét laech ar 16

da sear righe a hUllto .

IR o chai th Sirn a co srian aib,

re tri1secht do saer - bliadnaib

1oi'ded Si rn a 4

cc serc- blaidsi nA ilin d la R otechtaig .

1R oteehtach Rotha, in ri rod

rem es1secht m bliadan m b ith 1bog ;

ac1Di

'

i n Sobairche os in 5tsal1do lose ten e garb gelan .

56.

1 Tri secht m b l . buan an rath ro chai th cotorchair (con dorchai rD) L D 1 fa ri Gei di M 1 Fiachai g L.

57 .

1 fichi L.

1cen geis L VD

1 fat fiatha Feic for longess L (si c)flai thus F .F .,

VD ro cai th B “1 Fin di lchn i s M 5 B rea M .

5 8 .

1 B erndgal M 1

gaeth L ged V 1 do tu irin d (ro thai rind L)sin gleic a gal L VD .

59 .

1sacht LVD 1

saebro VD'M 1 fuaighi dh VD .


Twelve years , brillian t their favou r ,was Géide Ollgothach king ;Gé ide of the shou tin g fellat the han ds of Fiachu son of Fin n achta.

Thir ty years , a fam e that is n ot m ean ,

Fiachu Fin do ilches spen t ;the kin g of Cera of the Tren ches fellby B ern gal in the battle of B reg.

B ern gal son of Gelde ,the pleasan t bran ch ,

twelve years was hi s good tim e

till he term in ated h is valour in battle ,

he , Oili ll gran dson of Ollam an .

Oilill , twice eight yearsthe good son of Slan oll , it is n o crooked falsehood ;he di ed at the han ds of Sirn athe kin g of dry

- sided Tem air .

Tem air of Fit] fou n d a beau tifu l frien dwhen Sirn a the fair rod arrived ;wi th h is thirty hu n dred warriors

,after the day

when he su n dered the kingship from the Ulaid .

Sirn a spen t with bridlesa space of thrice sev en free years ;the death of Sirn a with fam e for lovein Ai llen by R otechtaid .

R otechtaid of Ro th , the kin g of roads ,a space of seven years , ev er soft

,

at Dun Sobairce ,ov er the salt sea ,

rough lightn ing bu rn t h im .

60 .

1 d ia taini o M .

61 .

1 do chai th M 1sectaib soerbli adna ib L 1

oiged M ai ded Laiged V 1

slechtaib LV 1 1 nA l in d L .

62 .

1 R oi thechtaieh Rai ch i n re rot M Rothechtai d R othai r i n d rot L1ocht M 1 m beo M m b i th b oe L 1 Dun tSobai rce VD Dun

Tobai rci M 5 lind M 1 m loi se saiged garb gelan VD : in ten e

gelai n L.


Gabais 1E lim co n giallai b

ri ge1os E rin n oen - bliadain

1con dorehair 1E lim co n - aib

la m ac Oililla Olchain .

1A irem n ai m bliadna 1nam m a

ro giallad m ac Oilella,

1con dorehair Giallchad gart grindla hA rt 4Im lich m ac

1E lim .

1A irem n ai m bliadna fo do

d’A rt iarom

,

1mi him argo,

la 1N uadat Fail,

4fichtib bla1dodrochair A rt Im leehda.

1Oided N uadat,rofes lib

,

1a B res R ig m ac A irt 2Im lig ;ceithri 1déce m bl iadan m brigi1do chaith N uadat nert - rigi .

N oe m bliadn a B ressi 1na m bedg,

zro bo lor tressi 1

a trén - redg1o idhedh Meic A irt in airm cruaid1 i m u llach Chairn chais Chon luain .

Ceithri raithi 1ru idi cath

1do’

n E ochaid .airdrie 1A pthaeh ;docher E ochaid A tha Luainla F in d m ac B ratha 4brat - ru aid .

1Rem es secht bliadan fo tri1fad flaithiu s Fin d F

'

orm aili

oided in Fin d 1cétna gle

la 4Sétna Fin d m ac m B rese.

63.

1 B llim LV (bis) ar M 1 dorochai r B llim LV.

64 .

1arim L 1

n am ba VDM n amm aa B 1 dorochair VDL M‘ Im lech L M 1 B lli m L .

65 .

1ar

-1m so m bl . fa dlo L M 1

gan im argo VD n i him m argo L1 N uadai t L N uada M 1 fichtib ga M 1

adrochai r M.

66.

1 Oididh L 1 Im lich L 1 deich bl . brige L ‘t o feith

Nuadu n ert- rigi L 1 0 feich M ros feith D .


506 TH E VE RSE TEXTS

Sétna 1In n arraid, arsaid

dorad 1crodh do cet am saib

cert 1fiche bliadan gan bron1

g0 ro riagad la S im on .

S iem on B ree, so bliadna, is 1fecht1ba ri in t- iarla cen

1ain reeht ;

la Duach F in d, m ac Sétn ai Slan,

fuair in cetn a m ac1A edain .

1Ré decc m bliadan co m bladaib

ro chaith Duach m ac In darraid ;dorochair ri 1Clere i cathi m - m aige la

1Mu iredach .

1Mu iredach ,m i for bliadain

ro bo ri c-o ro -

giallaib ;fuair 1Mui redach eelg

1 i cathla hE n n a. m ac nDerg nDuach .

Da bliadan deg, ré il a rathro bo 1

ri m ac Dé in Duach ;m arb 1

eu in gid1 in ehn is eu in gni g

i Sléb Mis 11a m or - bu idn ib .

N oi m bliadna 1rian glolin

1le-r bla

L u gaid Iardu ind m ac E n n a,1eon dorehair in d ru ire ran

i 1cath Clochair la Si rlam .

Sirlam,

1sn ided sluag Muim n ech

da 2n - ocht m blia'dan 1 m brec b-u idneeh ;

fuair a thairb -ert1sin tress

la hE ochaid 1n - airdaire nUairchess .

70 .

1 i ndarraig arrsaich M : Setna airegda L 2chrod L afiehi

cen b ron L 1n o co riaglad (glossed crochad) M .

71 .

1 becht L DM 1rop o B n o b i M 1

ai recht L aimn ert M1 Aedan M.

72 .

1cd deich L E ad .x. VD 1 Claire L D'M 1 Murethach L .

73.

1 Mu i ri dach M (bi s) 1tre cath V thre M tria D .

OF SE CTION IX . _ 507

Sétn a of the Wages , the v eterangave stipen ds to an hu n dred hirelings ;an exact twen ty years withou t sorrow

till he was han ged by Siom on .

Siom on B recc, six years , it is exact ,the earl was king wi thou t in ju stice ;by Du i Fin n , son of sou n d Sétn a ,

the son of A edan obtain ed the sam e [fate] .

A space of ten years with fam e

Du i son of [Sétn a] In arrad spen t ;the kin g of Clair fell in battleon the plain by the son of Mu iredach .

Mu iredach , a m on th over a yearwas kin g with great hostages ;Mu iredach su ffered treachery in battleby E n n a the red ,

son of Du i .

Twelv e years brillian t h is fav ou rwas Du i son of Den kin g ;the cham pion of the horn y skin died

in Sliab Mis , at the han ds of great troops .

Nin e years , I regu late ,clear fam e

L u gaid Iardon n son of E n n a

till the very n oble chieftain fellin the battle of Clochar ,

by Sirlam .

Sirlam , settler of the hosts of Mum u

twice eight years varied an d crowded ,

was carried over in the com batwi th gloriou s E ochaid Uairches .

74 .

1 i rig M 1cui nm id each li ss cum n igh L 1

gach eli ss VDi ehn i s cuim n ig M 1

co D .

75 .

1ri aglain M riagloin B VD 1

rei l b la VD 1condrochai r B

dorochai r L VDM 1raith L VDM .

76.

1soighedh B su i dhedh VD saigid M 1

om . m an d n Bm breth D 1 i sin

‘

B i sa M 1n - airdrie B .

508 TH E VE RSE ’ TE XTS

E ocho Uairches,ard a

1blad ,

1socht m bliadn a a coie ro chaem chaith ;1doroehair ri B an ba 1

eo blaid

ri m accaib calm a Con gail .

E ocho is Con ain g1cc ngail

dam ac Con gail1ehoscaraig ;

batar da 1recht iarla in raith

1re coie m bliadan si eom fiaith .

B ochu 1Fidm u in e n a fergg1doeher la L u gaid laim - derg1secht m bliadn a do L u gaid lu in n

4iar sin rosm u daig Conain g.

Con ain g m ac Con gail eleth glan ,

u i 1ron om naig

2n ech 1

riam ;

fieh i ro chaith for each 1 leth5corosm arb A rt m ac L u gdech .

A rt m ac L u gdech laeehda1a glu inn

1bliadn a coic i'

Cain dru im ;

dorochair A rt sin 3debu igla 1F-iaehra m ac Mu iredaig.

F iacha m ac Mu iredaigh m oir

ocht m bliadn a im chornai b com oil

co fua ir a m B oirin d a brathla nOili ll m ac Meic h u igdech .

Mac A irt oen - bliadain dec daith

Oilill fin d feta in fir - laith1do rochair i cath 2Odhala hA irgetm ar

1n - im cholm a.

77 .

1 f1ai th L ro cai th .ii i i .u . m b l . BM 1

gur toi t B ,do

thoit M 1com b1aid M.

78 .

1com b lai d VD 1

coscu raig B costagaich M ’n ert M

1.u . ( .u i i . M) cert - b li adnaib MB 6

com dhai th B .

79 .

1 Fiadm u in e n a ferg M 1m m ugai d L ugai d M rosm ugaidh B

1ocht B M 1

n o gu rosm ugai d VB m uaig M .



1R oehin set a coim eu raid

E ocho, L ugaid loech 1Mum an,

co cend secht m bliadan 1dar 351ro in narbsat A rgetm ar .

E ocho m ac Oilella Fin d,1ré secht m bliadan a deig- lind ;m arb ri Cerm n a is Claire is Cliachin A in e n a n - ibu r - sciath .

A irem tri n dé ieh m bliadan 1m ban

1ro giallad

3do A rgatm ar ;1ro scarsat

5ria garg

- blaid n glain1Duaeh 7L a'dgair ocu s L u gaid .

Deich m bliadan do Duach 2L adgair

osin n E rin n 15rd adbail ;bas in 5m ai l m uru ig, m aidm ig,do laim L u gdach lan - laigh id.

L u gaid1L aideeh ro lin 1

m ag

ocht m bliadn a a. brig1for borrfad ;

1docher crach chu im n ech in Chaimla A ed m ac B u idn ech m ac

"

B adrai .

A ed m ac B adu irn os B anbaairem tri secht saer - chalm a ;

bas rig m aige cruaid cotu ain E ss R uaid na

1rig

- ecn e.

1Dorochair 1Dithorba don d1ris na eu an aib i 1C~oron d ;fiche ocu s bliadain 5

glan gle

ri for fianaib 7F'

ail - in se.

84 .

1 dochi n dsed M 1eruad M 1

ar sal B tarsal M.

85 .

1ro m arb A rgetm ar im grin d L .

86.

1cm . m B 1 do M 1 do ’

n A irgedm ar B M10m . 1 0 B M

ro scarad V 1re gargb laid MB agai l B ,

sregoi l M 11Duaaeh B1 L adgraid M .

87 .

1 This Quatrain om . L 1 L adgraid MV 1as B VD

1

gan im ardai g VD 1 bui dhn igh m ai r m ui ghn igh VD .


H is fair warriors decreed ,

E o chu , an d L u gaid the hero of Mum u :

till the en d of seven years , oversea ,

they drove ou t Argatm ar .

E ochu son of Oilioll Fin n ,

a space of seven years was h is good tim e ;

he slew the kin g of Cerm n a , Clair , an d Gliu,

in A in e of the yew- shields .

A reckon in g of thri ce ten bright yearswas su bm ission paid to A rgatm ar ;

they separated from his pu re rough fam e,

di d Du i L adgar an d L ugaid .

Ten years to Du i L adgair ,over high ,

m ighty Irelan d ;the death of the lord , of lev elling an d ou tbu rst

,

by the han ds of L u gaid the fu ll - an im atin g.

L ugaid the an im ating filled a plain ,

eight years was h is fam e over wrath ;the m in dfu l bran ch fell in Carnby the han ds of A ed son

'

of B u idn e son of B adra.

A ed son of B adarn over B an baa reckon i n g of thrice sev en

,free - valorou s ;

the death of the kin g of cru el Mag Cétn e

in E as R u aid of royal wisdom .

B rown Dithorba fellby the creeks in Coran n °

twen ty - on e years clear an d brightwas he kin g over the Fian a of In is Fal l .

8 8 .

1 L aigech B L aigdech M 1 bladh MB 18a M,

ar B1co thoit M gu r thoi t B .

8 9 .

1ro - ecn e VD .

90 .

1adrochai r B 1 Dithrom a M 1 lai s M,

leis B,rias VD

1 Corann M 1 blad n glo MVD° fa (ba B ) ri ar MB

1 Fai l - n in se D .


Fiche ocu s a secht1 iarsin

do Chim baeth Mor m ac Fin tain ;Cim baeth caem

,cet fiaith E m n a

,

éc atbath ri ro - Tem ra .

1Rem es ocht m bliadan co m blaid

dia eis, iaram do’n rigain ,

Macha, co m bertaib na1m bergg,

corosm arb Reehtaid R igderg .

R eehtaid ro chaith fichit 1feigmac L u igdech

1Laidig lan -

geir ;ri Clochair ie Chind Maige,dorochair la Ugo in e.

Ugaine1m or - laith m i ad-

1n glan

fiaith ceithr i deich 1dag - bliadan1n i eian os

5B u inne in B raga1ro m arb bu i lle B adbehatha.

1B adbehad bad 1ri 3bean n us chath

seain reach,con galach ,

1cocthaeh

aen laithi eo'

leith a find ,

5

gur m arb L oegair'

e os B oain d .

Da bliadain L o egaire Lu irc1 i r - r ige os B an ba brec - bu ie ;2eon orchair in ehraeb cen cholla 1 lCobthach Cael i 1Carm an .

1Cobthach ,

2coie deich m bliadan m buan

3ro r iarad in ri ro - ruad1co ro loise ten e isin tigic 01 na fleide ic L abraid .

91 .

1com b laid L .

92 .

1remi s LV 1

m beadg M.

93 .

1 f én B 1 L aigid lan - fei l B M .

94 .

1cm . m or L ; m ai th ye B 1

ngal MB1ndeig M

1n i dalb 1 brui nn e E MV °

gu r B M .

95 . Thi s quatrain cm . , LV 1 laech M 1sic B bearn u s M

1chochthach M 1

1 0 m arb M.



L abraid L oin gsech , laech , ro chaithn oi bliadn a déc l

eo deg- laith ;

L abraid B erre,cosin m blaidh

ro marb Melge m ac Cobthaig.

1R o chaith Melgi , m aith a li ,1secht m bliadn a decc 1fa deg - ri ;1dorochair 5darbrod eiam bé ,sin chath 11a Mog

7Cu irb Claire .

1Mog Corb a Mum ain 1cen m eirg,

m ac m eic 1R echtada R igdeirg,

1docher caem - doss C ind Mara

la h0 en gus5hua Labrada.

Oen gus Ollam ,.a

1hocht- ndecc,1dorat socht for sluag

1saer -

grec ;doeer 1

ri E li cenl

sail

la m ac Melgi m eic Cobthaig.

Mae Melgi , 1 Irireo an ,

rem es1oeht m bliadan 1

m bith - lan ;la Fer Gorb m ac Moga Cu irb

docer ri 1B roga in5brec- du irnd .

1B liadain 1ar a deich d ’Fir Chorb

ro bo ru ithn ech a3ri g

- ord ;1do rodbaid in n - om n a ard5ar ron dlig Con n la eleth -

garg.

A cethair 1fo choie 1cen cheo

3do m ac airdirc 1 Irereo ;5 isin Tem raig m on gaig m aith6atbath Con laeth u a Cobthaig .

9 8 .

1 fa deg- m ai th B deghaidh M.

99 .

1 Do B M 1ocht VD 1

a dég- ri B

,fa doig

- r i M1110 con torehair L B 11

gu b orb de B tar b ord cc bo M 1 1a B1 Corb L MB .

100 .

1 Modh Corb B 1

gan m eirg B ,m ei rgg L 1 Rechtaigh

R iderg B 1

gu r thoi t B do thoi t M 6o B .

101 .

1secht- decc M 1

1 0 lai B 1sar -

greg M 1ri Edna L

,

E le V 1o il M .

102 .

1 I rereo M,Iarereo B 1

secht B 1 m bi th - ban M1 i n B roga and cm . fo llowing in M 1 brec- bu irb B M . Th is quatrain

cm . , VD .


L abraid L o ingsech , the hero , spen tn i n eteen years exceedin g well ;L abraid of B ere Twi th fam e

Melge son of Cobthach slew h im .

Melge spen t—go od h is co loursev en teen years as a go od kin g ;he fell ov erboard i (i .e . di ed ) however it wasin the battle wi th Mog Cu irb of Clair .

Mog Corb in Mum u wi thou t sorrow ,

gran dson of R eehtaid R igderg,the fair bran ch of Gen n Mara fellbefore Oen gu s son of L abraid .

Oengu s Ollom , eighteenbrou ght silen ce upon a free Grecian host ;the ki n g of E ile fell withou t reproachby the son of Melge son of Cobthach .

Noble Irereo son of Melge

a space of eight years ever fu ll ;by Fer Corb son of Mog Corb

fell the king of B rug of the speckled fist .

A year o ver ten to Fer Chorbbrilli an t was h is royal order ;the lofty oak fellafter Conn la the rou gh prop , exacted hi s right .

Five tim es fou r u n clou dedthe gloriou s space of Irereo ;in m ighty fortu n ate Tem air

di ed Con n la gran dson of Cobthach .

103.

1 b l . .x . m b l . VD 1 for B M 1rigdordd L 1

1 0 trascrad

i n om na ard B MDV 5 feib n osdli g B,n ai r ro dlig M.

104 .

1 fa L 2

gan ceo B 10m . do M rem i s ai rdai rc L

1 i n Iri reo M,I erereo B 5 i sa (n ) M i Tem rai g m on gm ai th dhu nm aigh B

s in Tem raig m ogda cenm air L 1 doeer Con dla M Conn la also Lf uair dig ton daig an deag

- flai th VD .

TAn alterna tive n am e .

I M acCarthy ( C odex Palat in e Vatican u s , p . tran slated dar bord cia be

hau ghty tho u gh he was bu t I can n ot fin d an y j u stificatio n for th is ren derin g.I

A pparen tly in referen ce to the alleged Grecian o r igin o f the in vaders o frelan d.

5 16 TH E VER SE TE XTS

1Coic bliadn a fich it 2firi

re 3A ilella 4 ’n a airdrige ;

5A dam air m ac Fir Chu irp Gaiss ,6e ro glac ind n irb n drech - m ais .

1Dé ich m bliadan fo .tri i 2tu ilgte

m ac Fir Chu irb i caem - rig-e ;

docer la E ochaid co n - aib

A dam air Flidais Folt - chain .

1Fiche acht Se bliadn a ar blad2ba ri 3B ocho A iltlethan ;4co torchair 5tiar i n - a thaigla Fergu s fial Fortam ail.

Fergus fuair oen - bliadain déc

m aith 1ro riarad z in ro -

geg ;

docer—b id cu im n ech 3in cathla hOen gus

4Tu irm -ech 5Tem rach .

Tri fichit bliadan 1co m blaid

d’Oen gus

2Tu rm ech 3i Tem raig ;4ba su im re cu ain e Chn u ic B reg

éc5rig Tuage ocu s Talten .

1Coic bliadn a’

n a re cu r - rathCon all calm a Collam rach

N ia 2Segam ain 3ro m u daig

4fer feram ai l fin d—chodail .

Fuair N ia 1Segam ain a secht

osin d E rin d c m an drecht ;3do rochair in 4

cairpdech cass

la hE n n a 5n A irgdech

6n - am n ass .

105 .

1sé B M 2 f ria ré Ali ] . L 3 A ili lla M

a m athai r m ac F . L106.

1 da VD so B M

(s ic) com rige L a m athair L.

107 . I tri bl iadna dec data in b lad B M

(tE chaid M) F oltlethan B M5 thiar i n a ti gh B tiar i na tich M .

108 .

1 do r iarad MB 2-

gec L i r - rogeg B4 Tu irbech B 5

a Tem raid M. Q u atra/ins 107,108 transposed M .

‘ i h airdrighi B6 i s e [se M ] ro glac B M in du irn drocm ai s V.

2tui lte B tu i lcthe M £ 0 triath u i lcthe M

2 fa r i M4 do rochai r M con n dorchai r VD


518 TH E VE RSE TE XTS\

1E nna A irgdech ,2En d a blad

,

ro chaith cethri 3ch6ic- bliadn a

,

ri B anba d—ocer i cathla Crim than d calm a 4

cosccrach .

Cethri bliadn a Crim thain d 1chaiss

265 ind hE rin d im el - glais ;3docer ri cum raide in Chai m4do laim 5R udraige

6ro~gairb .

1R udraige ri Fai l 2co m blaid

secht deich m bliadan 3do bliadn aib ;brath 4 is bét4 5do B an ba bin déc adbath in 6A rgatglin d .

1F in tait Mar a m -Mum ain 2m aith

a n oi do’n chu rai -d chom daith ;

3do m ohair,m ar

4ro fi rad

lasin m B resal 5m B 6dibad.

1B resal B odibach co becht2n oi m bliadna os hE rin d a n ert ;3docer ri Cualn ge con trait‘do laim L uagn e m eic Fin tait.

L ugaid L u agn e, leir a blad,

cen1bfuaidre tri choie bliadan ;

2do rochair hUa A irt Im lig ,

do glaie Con gail 3Chlairin gn ig .

Con gal coie bliadn a déc 1doigdo m ac

2Rudraige ro - m oir ;3las in 4Duach Dail Dedai d

,

fuair traig ocu s trom - debaid .

112 .

l E n na A idn ech B M 2ardd L M ‘

cosgrach Mcosgradh B .

1 13 .

’cais B chais M 2 63 an E rin n eochar -

glas B im m el -

glais Lim i l M a

gu r tho it craebh cu b raidhi B cor tho it craeb cum raidi M‘ de L “R ugrai de B

° in righai rm B i n ro - ai rm MVD .

1 14 .

1 R ugrai di B M2co f raich M gu fraidh B co f raig VD

3 de L 4"om . an d roughly in s . B 5 don B brath i s betsa B anba M

A i rgetglin d B A i rcetglind M


E n n a A irgdech ,high h is fam e ,

spen t fou r term s of five years ;the ki n g of B an ba fell in battlebefore Crim than n brave , victoriou s .

Fou r years of cu rly Crim than nover green

- bordered Irelan d ;the sweet king of the Carnfell by the han d of v ery rou gh R udraige .

R u draige king of Fal with fam e

seven decades of years ,a ju dgem en t an d a m ischief it was to tu n efu l B an bathat he died a death in Airgetgli n d .

Fin n ait Mar in good Mum u

n in e (years) to the hero of ev en colour ;he fell

, as was verified ,

before B resal B odibad .

B resal B odibad perfectlyn in e years ov er Irelan d was his power ;the king of Cu ailnge fell speedilyby the han d of L u aign e son of Fin n at .

L ugaid L u aign e , clear h is fam e ,

thrice five years u n trou bled ;the gran dson of A rt Im lech fellby the grasp of Con gal the fiat - faced .

Congal , fifteen years certain

to the son of very great R udraige ;by Du i Dallta Dedaid

he got fighting an d heavy warfare .

115 .

‘ ins . i n L ; Fi n dadm ar B In dad. M 2co m ai th M 3

con dor

chair B 4 do f i rad MB 5 m B oi di dhbad B .

116.

1 B ressal B ; B resal b liadain for a decc MVD 2ar (re VD)

fian aib Fai l ba (fa M) cui n gi d-

gidh VD ) MB VDa

gu r cer ri

Tuai dhi (Tuai di M) sa to id (tro it M) MB VD ‘ le lug L uaign e

m eic In doit B ; L uai dne m eic In dai t M.

117 .

1 bu aidred M 2con dorchai r o hAi rt Im ligh B 3 Clar M.

118 .

1 do ich M 2 R ug MB a lasan B ‘Duach DaltaDedhadh B nDuach nDalta (do ai l VD) nDegai d VDM gair (gai l VD)1 gai rg

- debaid - baig M) B M .

520 TH E VE RSE TE XTSl

Duach Dalta 1D’

edaig2 in d aig

3i r - ri’

ge os Tem air 4tholgaich ,

decc m bliadn a 5da sm acht im m ach

co6ro m arb Fachtna Fathach .

Fachtna,fichi acht a cethair

do m ac 1Rossa i r - rig- bethaid ;

la E chaid Feidlech m ac F in d

docer in r i 2de ru aidrin d .

1Ré da bliadaind éc bu an breth2ro giallad

SE ocho Feidlech ;4 isin Tem raig

5m on gaig m aith

fu air Gdig ton n aid‘

7'

in t- ard- flaith .

Coic bliadna'

l déc,bu an breth

2d’E ochaid B

'

ithe,d ia brathair

,

3n oco bréc in scel 4dia chlain d5ro loi se ten e 6i Frem aind .

1 E terscé l fer r igda i n raith2fuair coic bliadn a co b ith - m aith ,

docer ri na recht do rind3la N uadait N echt in 4A lin d .

1A ided N uadat i cath zChliachla Con aire n a coem - sciath ;sn

'

i ro chai t acht da 4rathe

i 5fiaith hE ren n 6ard - blathe.

Ard - flaith “

Con aire fo r each

secht n dé ich m bliadan 1co 'deg

-

gnathbas rig

2na, l - laech sin brudin

3la Ingcel caech4crech - dhu iligfi

119 .

1 deadaid MB - ad B )2 in do i g M i n dai dh B

‘ ton dbain B ton nglo in n M “ins . bai M ; do D a M 6

120 .

1 Rossa rigb retha B do m ac Cai s co rig- b reathaib M

rorind B do ruaidri nd M .

12 1 .

1 da se m b liadna buan i (a M) breath MB zro riarad B do

giallad M a d ’E och . M .

4 i sa Tern . M lsco m et rai th M

° di ton daig B thon n ai ch M 7 in tren - laith M i tren - fiai th B .

122 .

1 do i arsin L fu airItri .u . b l . ar b laidh B M 2 E ocho Ai rem

(Oi rem B ) a brathair E M'

3n i r breg i n seele B M ‘ dia clo ind M ,



Coic bliadna 1do Them raig tricc

cen2ru r ig n dédgair n dian -

glico ;3con erracht 4Du gaid Riab nDergro bo 5thalchair 6

a thrén - redg .

A se fichit do L u gaid1con ebailt do throm - chum aid ;Con cobor

,bliadain 2bai and

3n oco torchair 1a Cr im than d .

1Crim than n do chaith,n i breg du inn

sé bliadna déc 2cen dobron ,

3con ebai lt aithle a echtra

Mac L u igdech in laech4rechta.

L an - ri,

1Co irpre C inn - chait cruaidosin Tem raig tai le ton dbuaincoic bliadn a a rath 2

asin rain d3cc adbath athair Morain d.

Maith lflaithu s 2Feradaig fin d,afiche ocu s a do a dag

- lin dis—bet cu im n ech—51 l - Leith Chu in n

,

6("

ac Ui L u igdech7 i l - L iath Dru im .

bliadain, bliadain cen brath

,

d’

E rin d r iagail Fiatach

la F iachaig F in d3fuair fedba

4dorochair ri sro—E m n a.

1B a ri F iachn a for fian aib

a secht déc do deg - bliadnaib ;docer i m -Maig

2B olg barr -

glassla 3E llim 4

n - ard 5n - im - am nas s .

126.

1 don Tem . M,du n Tem . tric B 2

ru i ri n degdair M n degair B'con derracht B co toracht M ‘ S riab - n derg B ru ithreach B

I‘ thalchar M “a rig

- fer B a tren readc M.

127 .

1condebai lt - dcr BM z

ab an d L, aban n M

go dorcair B n o con dorchai r M .

12 8 .

1 Crim than d caem - cliarach ro chaith L do chaith C.,B ’

co

deg-m ai th L gan dobru n B cen dobrun M “fuai r a haithli fechta B

a haithli eachtra M ‘ lan - crechta B .

129 .

1 Corpre Chi n d Chai tt chruai d L 2 i s a roin d M osin roin d B’ d’

eg M.


Tem air the active had fiv e yearswithou t a zealou s , m o st pruden t prin ce ;u n til L ugaid Riab - nDerg arrived

resolu te was h is im petu ou s stren gth .

Twen ty - six to L ugaid

ti ll he died of heavy sorrow ;

Con chobor , a year was he theret ill he fell before Crim than n .

Crim than n spen t—we tell n o falsehoodseven teen years wi thou t sorrow ;

till he died after h is ven tu ringhe , son of L u

‘

gaid , the hero of right .

Co irpre Cat- head

,the stern , a com plete king,

o ver stron g en du rin g Tem air,

five years his grace from the share(till) the father of Moran n di ed a [n atu ral] death .

Good the reign of Feradach Fin n

two an d twen ty h is good space ;in Con n ’

s Half—be m in dfu lwas the death of Ua L ui gdech in Liath - druim .

Two years—on e year wi thou t ju dgem en thad Irelan d u n der the ru le of Ffacha ;by Fiachu Fin n who got ren own

the king of great E m ain perished .

Fiachu was kin g over the warriorsseven teen go od years ;he fell in green

- topped Mag B o lgby lofty v ery - keen E lim .

130 .

1 flaithiu s L VD ’ Feradaich M an . b l . a deig

- li n d B MVD‘ fa

,bed M ba B 5

re Leath Cu in d B la l - Leath Cuin d M r ia

Leath VD 3eg n a L ui ghech B h . L u igech M 7

a B MVD .

131 .

1 tri b li adna rige co r - rath L as here prin ted MB (the second

bli adain yo B ; gan for cen B )z fa B fo mi rt F iacach (wri tten

Fia each,wi th an empty space sufficien t for. two letters) L ’ hu ai r

ferda L n ai r ferrda VD 4adrochai r M co torchai r B ‘

ro - Tem ra B .

132 .

1 fa M Ian - ri Fiacho B 2 B alg B B olgg L ’ bE lim BE llim L Fei lim M 4

ord L M 5 im am n ass L n i am n as Bn im aim nai s M.

524 TH E VE RSE TE XTS’

1Rem es da n déc d’E rin d ain

2rodosfeith E llim im lain ,

ri cruaid Cn u cha i cath 3A iolefuair 4 tru cha ocu s tren - aithbe.

Tuathal tran,tr icha ro

1thecht

ro1then d ericha 2tri caem n ert ;

3 isin tress 1for 1ar lin ero m arb Mal m ac

5R ochride.

Cethri bl iadn a 1rothecht Mal

zro m arb Feidlim id 3im n ar ;1a n oi Feidlim id , fir sin ,

n ocon erbailt m ac T'

uathail .

1A sé fich it cen

'

tathair traith

ro chaith Cathair'

hu a Corin aic ;2dorochair ri tuage thes3la féin L u agne

‘

n a l - lu aichless.

Con d,caic bliadn a fc

'

) chethair1ba iarla

‘

con airlechaib ;2dorochair

‘ Con d Clair M idh ila m ac Mail m eic 3R ochride.

1R o chaith Con aire,a chliam ain

,

2secht m bliadn a ocu s oen bl iadain ;dorochair 1 flaith Fem in fin ddo laim N em id m eic 5Sroibcin n .

A rt m ac Cu in d calm a1roglacc

in B an ba 2fri ré trichat ;sro m u daig,

4ciar bo chara,

L u gaid,i cath Mu cram a.

133 .

1 arim L 2ro fei th n crt Felim M rosfed n ert Elim B

1 A ichli M A itle B 1 triuqha 1 trom- ai fe M .

134 .

1 techt,ten d M 2

go com n ert B co com . M 3 i sin cath Bisa tres M 1

ar 1ar B M l1 R ochrai de M R ochraidhe B135 .

1re cai th B M 1

cor (gu r B ) m arb B M a f i rmar B M4a n oi i s f i r (0m . Fei dlim i d) L .

136.

1tri b li adn a B M (also n o ted as a v .l . i n L m arg .)

2 dudrochai r

(co torchai r M) ri tuaidi tes B M (theas M) 3 le con L uaigni n a

lu athres B fen L uaidn e M n a l - luam chless L .


526 TH E VE RSE TE XTS.

L u gaid Mac Con m eic Luigdech ,tricha bliadan 1balc- bu idn ech ;la 2Ferchar m ac Com ain 3

cain

fuair 1forrain is 5 fritharg’ain .

Fergu s1Dub - dedach 2

cen dian - blaid3cen écn ach ri oen - bliadain ;1do rochair Gi lla n a n Glacc

i cath 5Crin n a la Crom ac.

Corm ac, cethri dé ich data1ro faith in laech 2lam - fata ;3rom baid i Tig

4Clettig cru aid

cnaim 5 in d iaich ettig6in n uair .

B ocho 1Gun nat rogi allad21 n - E rind ed aen - bliadain3ro m udaig glacc in

4

gossa,

L u gaid m ac m eic 5Oen gossa.

1A irem 1’sé m bliadan da dé ich

ro giallad Cairpre3C

'

u in n id ;1sin Gabair 5

cid tru ag6lin n i

7ro m adaid raad E‘

ro - riu n i .

1R ogabsatar n a Fothaid

bliadain as B an ba 2bothaig3do rochair Fothaid Cairptech

lasin Fothaid fin d 1A irgdech .

1A ided 2Fothaid iar fin gail

i cath 3Ollorba 4 inbaig ;F iacha iar Fothad 5faith latt6secht m bliadna decc ar fich it.

140 .

1 blathcu im n ech M b lathbu idhnech B 2 Ferci s M,Ferches L B

- ces B )3co in M 1 forran B M ls fri thorcain M .

141 .

1cm . prefixed Dub MB ; detach L 1

con MB 1

gan egna

re hen b liadain B 1eondorehai r B 5 Crin da B .

142 .

1rosfeith i laech B M (fosfei th M) 2 lam ata M - fada B

1rosbaidh B ru scraid M 1 Clei tich M Clei tigh B 15 i n M i n

eo eiti g B ei tich M “in dfuair B aduair M.


L u gaid Mac Con , son of L ugaid , (spen t)thirty stron g - crowded years ;by Ferchar son of fair Com an

he fou n d v iolen ce an d cou n ter - slaughter .

Fergu s B lack - too th wi thou t lastin g fam e,

withou t blem ish,for on e year ;

the Grasper fellin the battle of Crin n a by Corm ac.

Corm ac,forty years pleasan t

the lon g - han ded warrior watched ;in the Hou se of cru el Cletecha bon e of the ugly co ld salm on slew h im .

Su bm ission was paid to E ochu Gu n n at

in Irelan d for a space of on e year ;a grasp qu en ched the stron g on e ,

(of) L ugaid gran dson of Oen gu s .

A reckon in g of twen ty - six yearswas Co irpre of the Seekin g served ;in Gabar , sad though we thin k it,great red po in ts qu en ched h im .

The Fothads tooka year o v er B an ba fu ll of hu ts ,Fothad Cairptech fellby white Fothad A irgdech .

The death of Fothad after kin - slaughter ,in the battle of Ollarba,

apt for com batFiachu after Fothad—take thou heedthirty - seven years .

143 .

1 Gun dad B Gu n dat M 1 é s E r . B M arom ugaig M

rosm ugaid B1

gosa M 5 A engu sa MB-

ghu sa B ) .144 .

1arim L 1

se b l . sa decc MB 1 i n cu i n gid MB‘1 i si n B

5

gi d B 6 li nd B lin di M 7rosfarraig B ru sm ugaid ru ad

rigli n di M 8 don rorin d B .

145 .

1rosgabhsadar B ,

dogob sadar M 1 b othaidh B 3con tor

chair B cor thoi t in Fothad M 1 A i rgtheach B Ai rcthech M.

146.

1 Oiged M Oi dhidh B 1 Fathaid B 3 Ollarba B1 inm ain B M 5 feglat B M (fech B )

“.xu i . b liadna B M .

528 TH E VE RSE TE XTS )

1F iacha fuair dig1ton naid tra '

si cath'

Du ibchom m u ir la C'

olla ;1ceithre bliadn a Co lla iar cath

,

5con id ro . m arb 6Mu iridach .

1Mu iridach Tirech 1a dé ich

dag - m ac3F iachach cu fir bré ith

,

1 is Dabu ll 5la m ac Cru in d cain6dorochair hua Chu in d 7Chodail.

1C'

6elblad, bliadain blad cen bran

1ro m arb E ocho 3Mughmhed6n

'

a ocht 4d’E ochaid

,

sn i bréc sain ,

6con deochaid ao 7hi Tem raig.

Tri bliadn a déc,

1data in barr,

n ir bo 2 i ota, do

1Chrim than d ;1 fuair dig

5n im n id ina thig

sra Siair

,ra hin gi n

7N em id .

F ichi bliadna 1for a secht1m ar6en do Niall ra n ert ;

n i dalb , é s Mu ir 3Icht 1clach

sro m arb E ochaid 6ard Fledach .

1Fiche bl iadan is a1tri

ro giallad do n iu rt 3Nath - I ;‘1 i Sléb E lpa ma n - arm 5

n - an6ro lo ise in ten e gelan .

Sé rig déc, sé fichit rig1r ia 1

tiachtain Padraig co fir,aé da Slain e n a n gal n grin d,is (3 lin 4

rogab E rin d .

147 .

1 F iacho B 1 tondai gh B thon n aich M 1 1 cath Chom ai r B M1a cei thre an d cm . b liadn a B M gu rosi n darb B coru sin narb M

“Mu i redach B .

148 .

1 Mu redach MB 1tri dé ich MB 1 Fi acra B ‘ ig

Dabu ll B i c Daball M 5re M 1

adrochair MB 7 Codai l B .

149 .

1 Caelb ladh B Caelbad M 1

gur m arb B cor m arb M1 wri tten “ m u igm i .

” B 1 d’E ch . M sn i breg sin B M

6con dechai d d’

eg B M (con deach'

ai dh B )1a Tem . M.

15 0 .

1 datta L 1°

fada M 1 Crim than n B 1 ins . co Bl1n em n ich i na thich M n eim ni gh n a thaig B

“ga siair ag B ; ca

0 c M " F idhai gh B F i ghaich M .



Ro chaith 1L oegaire liM ar

re2ceithre m bliadna 3

m brigmar ;re tiachtain Padraig n a pen n1ba ré srethach soer - E renn .

Secht ro in d secht fichit 1ran d reidh

ocu s a decc co n dé ig - m ein1 is haa linm aire liumReim R igraidhi n E ren n .

Is an d 1no gab Padraig port

21 crich Ulad n a n - ard -

por't

gur chré idsed aig E m na an d

re sluagaib3aille E ren n .

Gilla Caem ain 1cen gain n e

2m ac Gi lla 3

saeir Sam thain ne,

4falid din gargn im rom gial,ar n - arim ardrig hE ren n .

CXVI .

L facs. 299,8 43 ; M 306 a 23 ; B facs . 48 B 12 .

A tbath L oegu iri m ac Naillfor taeb Chaisi, glas a tir ;

Du ile Dé ro raedaid raithtu csad dal bhais forsin rig.

154 . Th is and the preceding qu atrain transposed MB1 L aega1r1 M

2secht M 1 m b1ai th - linm ar M “fa ri (ya) for feraib E ren n M .

15 5 .

1ran n rei d M 1 fa lor a lin nm ai ri leam , re sluag am ra n a

hE renn M. This quatrai n in the lower m arg . of the page i n L,and

there all but i llegib le.

156.

1 do gob Mam ra M.

1 i .u .eadh UI. edrocht L 1am ra B ; re sluag


L o igu ire the wealthy spen ta space of fou r powerfu l years ,before the com in g of Patrick of the Pen s ,it was a stream fu l tim e for n oble Irelan d .

Seven division s , seven score sm oo th div ision s ,an d ten wi th go od in ten tion ,

this is their fu lln ess which I hav ethe Roll of the Kin gs of Irelan d .

Where Patrick lan ded ,

was in the lan d of Ulaid of the lofty harbou rs ;so that the you ths of E m ain were con verted there ,with the beau teou s hosts of Irelan d .

Gilla Caem ain wi thou t n iggardli n ess ,son of n oble Gilla Sam thain n e ,

joy for the hard task (accom plished ) is m y du e

for the reckon in g of the High Kings of Irelan d .

CXVI .

L o igu ire m ac Neill di ed ,

on the side of Gas , green its lan d ;the E lem en ts of God whose favou r he had in voked ,

apportion ed a fate of death to the kin g.

157 .

1can chaim e M go n glain e B

1na B hua Gi lli M 1 Shai r

Sham M 1 R ug buai d 0 barrdaib co b in d i ti r A lban i s Erinn B M .

116. taebh Cai sse B thi r M adraegaid rath B tucsad a n dai ] bai s do

rig M .


CXVII .

M 306,8 8 ; B 48

,8 17

Mar - chath Ocha fersaitirimm dralta catha ili

,

for A ilill Molt m ac Dathim ehais re Dal nA raide.

oxvm .

M 306 y 10 ; B 48 [3 25 .

Isom om han ar in ben

im a lua idfea ilar sin ;

ar fiu r loiscfider i ten,

for taeb Cleithigh baidfeas f in .

CX IX .

B 48,8 21 .

Oididh Mu ircertaigh n a m odhgu in is batadh is loscad ;eg atbathadar ibhu s

a m ac Dom n all is Fergus.

E spoc E rc,cach n i con cerdad fa cert ;cech aen beires cocert cair

foarbaid bendacht E spu ic E rc.

cxx i .

M 306 '

y 5 .

Cath Chindeich , cath A lm ain e,

fa haim sir airrderc am re ;

orcain Cliach , cath A idn eocu s cath Maige A ilbi .

117 . fer sa i tir B i m oralta cath ai li B Nathi B .


534 . TH E VE RSE TE XTS

(IXJKII .

M 306 y 20 .

B a secht fearais n ai cairpthiuocu s bid cian bus cum ain ;dobert giallu Ua Neillla giallu Mu igi Muman .

CXXIII .

11 306 y 23.

Osna-d,E asnad

,Sin cen oil

,

Gaeth garb ocus gem adaich,A csad

,Iachtad, rad cen gai ,

it am’

anm an n ar aen chae.

CXX IV.

M 306 8 14 .

Fem in,in tan ro bo rig,

n ir bo m en nat nach detla ;in diu id forderg a li

,

la H ainm iri m ac Setn a.

CXXV .

M 309 a 21 ; B 48 B 47.

A m B uach

i caru s in ton d 1 i risin m bruach

adfed scéla,

2chises seith

1A ed m ac A inm irech 1adbith .

CXXVI .

M 306 8 29 .

Clan n A eda m ei c A inm irech

cleathchor nar charbu ,

Mael - Coba ocu s Cum ascach ,

Dom n all , Con all , Ca.

125 .

1ri -sin M 1

ccsu sei th B 1 A egh B ‘ dodi th B .


CXXII .

Seven tim es he took away n in e chario tsand long shall it be rem em bered 'H e took hostages of Ui Neill ,an d hostages of the Plain of Mum u .

CXXIII .

Sighin g, Moan in g ,B last wi thou t reproach ,

Rough an d Win try Win d ,

Groan ing, Weepin g,a sayin g wi thou t falsehood

those are m y n am es on any road .

CXXIV.

Fem i n,when he was king,

was n ot a place that was n ot bold ;to - day deep red is its co lourthanks to Ai n m ire son of Setn a .

CXXV.

A t B uach

breaks the wav e upon the shore ;it tells tidin gs , thou gh it be a wearin ess ,that A ed son of Ai nm ire i s dead .

CXXVI .

The children of A ed son of Ain m ire ,a fen ce that is n ot vi o lated ;Mael - Coba

, Cum ascach ,

Dom n all, Conall , Cu .


CXXVII .

M 309 a 32 ; B 49 a 1 .

Cetu rige,1catu recht

,

catu n ert fri rigrada,1 én ich Colm an B im eda

rom bi 3Lochan Dilm an a.

CXXVIII .

M 309 a 36 ; B 48 B 53.

1N i bu airm airt in d airle,

1d’6caib Tfiaith Tu irbe ;

Con all ro bi th 3A ed Slain e,1A ed Slain e ro bi Su ibn e.

cxx ix .

i i 309 3'

s.

Su ibn e co sluagaib dia sai ,

dotharraich bran a m B roen ai ;

ro m arbad in laech co n goil ,

la Con gal Caech m ac Scandail .

cxxx .

i i 309 y 19 .

B a 1srianach

,ba hecloscach

a tech a m b ith Sechn asach ;fa h im da fu igell forslait

is taig i m bith m ac B lathm aic.

127 .

1cetdu B 1

emigh Colm an B im i d ri B 1 Logan B .

128 .

1 Niar bho en ert an tarrle B n i buarm airt i ndarai le M


538 TH E VE RSE : TE XTS

CXXX I .

M 311 B 3.

A tagar cath forderg [f ] lan na fir Fergaile , a deg lin d ;branach m u in ter Mu ire de

iar m breith a taige dia chin d.

CXXXII .

M 311 B 9 .

De di th laithi A lm ain ei cosn om buair B regm ain e

,

ro lai badb bal- derg birachilach im chean n Fergaili .

oxxxrn .

M 311 y 2 .

0 cath Uchbadh inan e,i m bu i tru chlam fer Fén e

,

n i fil fo gran ghi l ganm ighsil nach L aign igh i n E re.

CXXXIV

M 311 y 7.

In t- A ed isind fiir,

in ri isin ruaim ,

in t - énan d i l rein

la C iaran i Cluain .

CXXXV .

M 31 ] y 34 ; B 49 B

Coic catha Gall rodusbris,dar lem u i techta anfis ;

Liphi leis adbath cen bu

fich i cath for Gaedelu .

135 . Cug B .

OF SE IC'

TION IX . 539

CXXXI .

I dread a crim son battle of gore

thou m an of Fergal , thou whom we deem good ;sorrowfu l is the people of Mary for itafter h is hou se was taken from h im .

CXXXII .

Of the loss of the day of Alm on ,

con ten din g for the cattle of B regm ag (sic lege)a red - m ou thed sharp - beaked scaldcrow sanga warn ing abou t Fergal

’

s head .

CXXXIII .

After the battle of Ucha in gloryin which there was a havo c of the m en of the Fen e .

over the white san dy shore ,

there is n on e of the seed of any Lagen ian in Ireland .

CXXXIV.

A ed in the clay,

the king in the graveyard ,the dear pure birdlin gwith Ciaran in Cluain .

CXXXV.

Five battles of the Foreign ers , he broke themsu rely n o adven tu re of ign oran ce ;L ifi perished by h im withou t deathTwen ty battles again st the Go idels .

B u ” i s tran slated death in K . Meyer, Couti ss .,bu t qu eri ed by H as sen .

MacCarthy renders thi s line “by him peri shed i ts sway,” whi ch appears

equally un sati sfactory.


CXXXVI .

M 312 a. 25 . B 33 B 40 .

E ri dgb - in is na naemh

co n - im ad riaghail ro - caem h ,rogabsat gein dte garba,gan reilgi , gan ro - tharba.

Tricha rig’

s a deich fo dé ichocu s seis

’

er go saer - breth,ré creidem , gan chreidhim cruaid ,rogabsat E rinn arm - ru aid.

A rim ad co n -

gal is cath1n a n deigh - r igh crcdha, coscrach ;do 2

chu irset gaire gaile6 Slain ge go L aeghaire.

4. 0 L aeghaire,1 laechda a glu ind ,

co Mael - 1srian galach -

3Sechlainn,

ro gabsat1B anba n a m brad ,

ocht ri calma cethrachat.

5 . Ceathrar cé ic caic do rigaib

dochuadar 1a n -droch - dilaib ;

naa riga dag2fri gloin e n gart

fuaratar ég re ha'dhart.

1Tu irm im raim es gach righ1ré igh

a ainm’s a o igh idh aigm é il ,

3m ar adberaid bu idn i .ar beirt1m araid im cui m n i com n eirt.

Ce-irt tr icha bliadna 1blaidh e

a lan ram i s L aeghaire ;2a bas 5

’

n grain glé ith ig grin d

tre breith ir tran an Tailgh in d .

3.

1na righ crodha com romhach M 1

chu i t on ly ju st traceable i n B

S lain e M.

4 .

1 1aechda n glui n d B 1sodgradach M 1 Seachclainn B 1 B anbha

na m brat M.

0

5 .

1an droch M ri B 1 fri gaine mgart B ,

ar din mgart M . Fri


542 TH E : VE RSE TE XTS

1Tarraigh Oilioll Molt o ’

u Muaid

fiche bliadan 1cc m b ith - buaid ;

rosm udaig tra glon n n goile

L u gaid Lon n m ac L aegaire.

9 . L ugaid, coic bliadn a fo chcic

1fuair ac Ath Farcha urch'é id ;zro craith farcha ten ed ten nflaith na n em

’

ed’s na nae

'

m - chell .

10. Mu ircertach ba calm a a chet1ceitri fin n - bliadn a fichet ;i Cleitech chaifdh a dh i l Déros baidh fin , ro loise ten e.

Tfiathal Mael - garbh , tran a thres1da bliadain décc gan di m ess ;

Ma-el - Morda rosgedain do ghaibh

fiaith ro -

garbh Team air tonn bhain .

12 . Diarmait, da dé ich do bliadnaib ,

Mac Cerbaill co ccaein - riaghai l ;A ed Dub d

’

arm ro chosg, ro chraid,ro m arb , ro loisg, ro lfiath - baidh .

13. B liadai n , da bliadain ,

1ad clos

do 2dégh - Dom hn all a’

s d’Fergos ;

m arb 3ri n a tire ga toigh

da m ac m in e Mu ircertaig .

E ochaid is B aedan brige

da bliadain i m blaithe r ighirosb i gan diadhacht

1na «dan

ri ro gab C ian n acht Crénan .

8 .

1r0 cai th B 1 fo B .

9 .

1 in Achadh Archa tuai r u rcho ir B a cath Arca [F yc] Mloi sc farcha ten ed B .

10 .

1

prefix re B .


Oilioll Molt from the Mu aid followed on ,

twen ty years with lastin g victory ;wild L ugaid son o f L o igu ire

quen ched him by a deed of valour.

L ugaid , five tim e five (years) ;Fou n d his destru ction at A th Farcha ;a stron g flash of fire cru shedthe prin ce of the sacred groves an d of the holy shrin es .

Mu ircertach ,valorou s was the pillar ,

twen ty - fou r bright yearsIn Cletech the

‘

sacred,by appoin tm en t of God

win e drown ed him ,fire bu rn ed h im .

Tuathal Mael - garb , stron g in com battwelve years withou t despite ;Mael - Morda wou n ded him wi th h is darts

the prin ce who took white - su rfaced Tem air .

Diarm ait twen ty years an d on e,

son of Cerball with fair ru le ;A ed the B lack stopped ,

vexed,

slew, bu rn t , an d swiftly drown ed h im .

On e year , two years was it heard ,

for go od Dom n all an d for 'Fergu s ;they slew the king of the lan d at h is ho u se ,

the two gen tle son s of Mu ircertach .

E ochaid an d B aetan of strength ,

two years in a fam ou s kin gship ;the kin g who took Cian acht , Cronanslew the com pan y godlessly .

1 1 .

1en b li adhain O’Cl . ; tri b l . (wi th n o aon in terlin ed) B

13.

1ro clos B 1 dedh B 1

ri n a tire ca taigh B M (go tigh M)righ n a thi re ga ttoi gh O

’Cl .

14 .

1 in damh B .

544

15 .

1 63 B an ba b i th - chaeim h O’Cl.

18 .

TH E VE RSE TE XTS

A inm ire m ac Satha sair

tri bliadna1a fiaithiu s lan - chain ;

1

go derb , m ar do derbhas dibbro m arb Fergu s m ac N é illin .

A en - bliadain B aedain gan bét,m ac N in deda n a naem - chet ,ro thoit a forlon n con - aib

i com lon n cruaid da Cum ain .

D’A ed m ac A inm irach 1 '

rogh'

ed2tri bl iadn a fira fichet,

i cath B elaig 3Dii in B olg huainadbath a 0 rd fri haen - nair .

A ed 1Slain e is Colm an R im id

tri bliadn a don di s dirig ;fuair Colm an n a crech a gui n2 in a dtech ic Lochan Di lm an .

1L ot A eda Slain e,

1ba saeb,

la Conall n Gii ithbin n n glé - chaem ,

fion ghal m och 3ba dan ta dé1ag Loch 5

segda6Sem dighe.

A ed Uairidn ach 1 i n - a thigMac Dom hnaill m eic Mu irche-rtai gh ,r i

1n a recht is na r iaghail ,

atbath iar secht sair - bliadn aib .

Tri bliadna,bliadain n am a

do chaith Mael - crodha- Coba ;ro crad glére n a Cu in d sa cathar lar Slé ibe 1tru im 1T

'

6ad.

Tri bliadna dag, Su ibn e Sen g ,

i n -

1airdr ige .n a h - B ren n ;

ro forbad an gaeth , gan gai ,

la Con gal 1Claen i 3mB rén dai .

1

gu garbh n ochor felgas

feidh M,n i r b o galghu s m i n 0 101.

17 .

1roged M rom dhed B 1

a sm all “ 6” wri tten above the .i i i .

as though to twrn . i i i . in to .u i . M . A no ther i is inserted by an other han d,as though to conform to the tradi ti on perserved by who here reads:

seacht aDim M .


24.

25 .

26.

27.

TH E VE RSE TE XTS

1Dé ich m bliadna Doum all na n dath’

g an gleo1

gaibthech Mu ige Ratha secht

,ar sét cruaid a cli

3co fuair écc 4

ar ailithri .

Gabsat m eic 1Mail - Cobha cruaid1tri bliadna dag co n

’

dég - buaid,

Conall is Cellach Cassba 1

croban g5caem a comfhagas.

Cellach d’

ag, duabar olc 1an n

1corusfarraig n acht abann ;bas Con ai ll 1

cétn a na celgla Diarmait 4

n dédla ndrech - derg.

Diarm ait m ac A edha na n dam’

s a brathair B lathm ac bith - nar ,

1sé bliadn a 6s B an ba co m blaidh

co rusm arba do’

n m ortlaigh .

Mac B lathm aic, Sechn u’

sach suaire

bliadain s a ccie1a caem - chuairt ;

1Dubdu in 4do Cairpre chu ireach

ruc5ri m airgn e in t- ard - ruirech .

1Ceatra bliadna deg . ] ibcu id Chin n Fhaelad m

'

eic Cru idmail ;cradh Chin d Fha-clad in sm achtazro fhaem ad la Fin n achta.

F in n achta Fleadach in 611

secht bl iadna 11m corn aib com fiil ;2do rochai

'

r fael na falachla hAed is la Con galach .

23.

1nai M 1

gai thbec M 1

gu B 1 iar n - ai thrige

24 .

1 Mael - Chobha B 1se B

, secht O’Cl . 1 Cael B 1crom baing B

cae, an d cm . followi ng a M .

2 5 .

1 bann M 1 darusfarraigh fuacht B ’ Cermn a na Cealg B

n delbda B .


Nin e years had Dom n all of the co lou rstill the terrible battle of Mag Raith ;Seven (years) on a hard path was h is bodytill he di ed on pilgrim age .

The son s of harsh Mael - Coba su cceeded ,

thirteen years wi th go od vi ctory,Con all

'

the squ in tin g an d Cellach the curly ,their association m ade a good fam ily .

Cellach di ed a dark evil was therewhen a su dden chi ll seized h im ;

the death of the sam e Con all of the ruses

by shapely Diarm ait of the ru ddy vi sage .

Diarm ait son of A ed of the Com pan iesan d hi s bro ther B lathm ac the ever n oble ,six years over B an ba wi th fam e ,

till they died of the epidem ic .

The son of B lathm ac, Sechn asach the stately,

a year an d fiv e [was] h is fair cou rse ;

Du bdu in of Co irpre of warriors ,

[his] design of slau ghter carried off the high prin ce .

Fou rteen yearswas the share of Gen n Faelad son of Cru n nm ael ;the torm en tin g of Gen n Faelad of the dom in ationwas con sen ted to by Fin n achta .

Fin n achta the Feaster of the drin kingsev en years abou t horn s of carou sal ;the wo lf fell in h is h idi n g

-

placebefore A ed an d Con galach .

26.

1o cht B .

27 .

1 da M 1110 B 1

.i . ri Cairpre in terlined above, M 1 du n B11ru in ai rgn e M.

28 .

1 This lin e badly sm ear ed, B ; M gives the (apparen tly makeshift)subsitute b ec dom ain for the defaced en d words .

1 do B .

cornaib B 1

gur forbadh B .

30.

32 .

33.

36.

TH E VE RSE TE XTS

Con gal Cin dm agair , m ai th m ain,

1tri bliadn a 65 B an ba 1bith - chain,

gan chath , can cradh , ar in m aighadbath do tham trom -

galair .

1N ai m bliadn a 2co m at mgos

’

sa

L o ingsigh1 lain '

m 'eicc A en gossa

cor thoit’n a crobain g,

1

gan chath,a troit Corain id, la Cellach .

Dé ich m bliadna gan blad m ebla1tarraig Fergal

1fiaith -emda ;3 ’bath ri n arad bladh remhe

i cath 4adbal Alm ain e.

A en bliadain 1Fagartach fiaith ,2

gur m arb Cin aeth in 3caem - raith ;

Flaithbertach 1 ilaib fhiadhn ach5ro m arb Cin aeth tri - bliadn ach .

1Tri bliadn a 1fo tri in com sigh

Flaithbertach m ac laech - L o in gsigh ;36g don garg Fatha

1Fiadhn ach

i nArd Macha m cr - fhiadach .

’S e Fatha 1Fiadhn ach 2fa f'u il

bas Flaithbertai g m eic L o in gsigh ;a fhual 3do dreda-dh sin ri

,

1cofuair tri t a thfig - laithi .

A ed A llan,n ai m bliadn a

,

1 in m ear,

1cor marbad i Maigh Sereadh ;3cor thoit a com lann 1

cathala Dom n all m ac 5Murchada.

30 .

1ocht B 2 blathchain B .

31 .

1ocht B 1

co m brig B 3m bi r B

Q uatra/ins 30, 31 transposed B .

32 .

1 tarai d M 1 flai them na B 1 bas righ raradblad ro imhe B

adbu l B .

1san chath B .

33.

1 Fhaghartach B 1m m arb M 11

caem dhai th B ‘ i laeb

iadhn ach M 1ru scaith M .

34 .

1n ae m bliadna (n o o cht in terlin ed) cruaidhi coim sigh B 1

110

fa seacht wr i tten at the head of the co lum n , above six i nterven ing lines


550

37.

38 .

39.

40.

41 .

TH E VE RSE TE XTS

Dom n all m ac Mu rchaigh iardain ,

1da dech m bliadan is bliadain,

n a bethaigh1

gan beth gan chol ,n o go n dechaid 1d

’

eg’

n a aon ur .

Niall Frassach m ac fin d Fergai l,secht m bliadn a gan baeth

'

ern ail ;adbath gan locht 1forlithe2a1

' docht 3d’

H i da 1ailithre.

Don n chad gan1dofrchad ndatha,

m ac Dom naill m eic2Donn chada

1ar tri nai m bliadna adbath

,

ri gu1riaglaib

’

s5

gu rorath .

A ed Oirdn idi 1do’n raim raith

1secht m bliadna fichi t fir - m aith

,

1fuair fath a lechta,

1ro lii adh

ic Ath Da Ferta in dfuar .

A rem h ceithre m bliadan degdo Conchobor 1 in caem h -

geg ;

adbath ,

1n ir borrfad da clann

,

3mac Don n chad m eic Dom n aill.

Tri bliadna dag im m aille1do riarad Niall caem h Caille ;o

’n Callan n calm a

2rosbaidh

fuair tallain d an'

m a1ard - aigh .

Mael - Sechlain n , sé bliadn a dag,m ac Mail - R uan aid n a rig

- sat ;1m arb ri in raith i m -M idi m uadh

flaith 2na firi

’

s na finn - sluagh .

37 .

1 da. ix. B gan bhed gan col,an i lleg i b le g loss in terlin ed

above B 1 dheg aen u r M.

38 .

1 i n ri de M 1ar tocht M 3 dhi B dH u M

39 .

1 doirchi B 1 Mu rcadha B 1 iar tri B1cu ro - rath B .


Dom n all son of Mu rchad thereafter,

twi ce ten years an d on e year ;wi thou t in ju ry or crim e in h is lifetim e,

till he m et death,alon e .

Niall Frassach , whi te son of Fergal ,seven years wi thou t any kin d of van i ty

,

he di ed wi thou t fau ltafter com in g from I , from h is pilgrim age.

Don n chad wi th n o darken i n g of colou r ,son of Dom n all son of Diarm ait

,

after thrice ni n e years he dieda king wi th ru les [i .e.

“

prin ciples an d great favou r .

A ed Oirdni de of the cou rse of graces

twen ty - seven years , it was tru ly go od ,

he fou n d the cau se of h is bu rial—a great price (1)in cold A th Da Ferta.

A reckoni n g of fou rteen yearsto Con chobor , the fair bran ch ,

he di ed—it was n o pride for h is childrenson of Don n chad , son of Dom n all .

Thi rteen years in all

was su bm ission paid to Niall Caille ;from the vigorou s Callan n which drown ed himhe fou n d loss of a life of lofty battle .

Mael - Sechlain n , sixteen years ,son of Mael - R u an aid of the royal roads ,the king of prosperity di ed in n oble Mideprin ce of tru th an d of the white hosts .

40 .

1 ba fir m ai th B 1.u . M 3 frit B

‘1re lnagh B .

41 .

1 ba caem hgeg B, gheg M 1 iar m borrfad B 1

m ac du

Donn chad B .

42 .

1ro faem ad B 1

ru scrai dh B 1ardi gh M .

43 .

1adbath tall a Mi de m uai dh B 1

ar fin e ’s ar findsluagh B .

552

46.

48 .

50.

TH E VE RSE TE XTS

A ed Fin dliath fain dig Oi ligh

a1ceithre dég

1re n - a oigidh ;

bas righ3na ra bu adad 1

r in d

a nDru im sad - fuar 6In asclain d.

1Secht m bliadn a trichat 1

gu trenF lann Fodla gan eterl

'

en,

m arb a Taillten tall do tham h ,itir cairdib , Glah n Colm an .

Niall Gliindub m ac A cda 1 in air

tri bliadn a d’

a Nai ll n eirt Inbir ;in d Ath Cliath lu idh ff) lan n aibliach a ghu in do Glas Gallai b .

Glarda glor Donn chada'

du ind ,

1a da fich -et d

’u i bi r C

'

fu ind,

1do bean bet re Cruachain cain

ar n - eg1d

’ru Tfiathail Techtmair.

Tri bliadn a ldég bu idn ech bregCon galach , cenn Mac M ileadh ,

bas ri gh in allaig airgn ig,re Gallaib , tre garg

- L aign ib .

1Gabais Domn all u N é ill n ert1ceithri find - bliadna fichet ;3marb arg

- saer na recht fregra,

in d Ard -Macha m oir - acna.

Mael - Sechlain n sl’

e'

m n a n a slegbi li B an ba, ba

'

rr G‘

aedel1here aire] n a riagal ro -

ghéd

ré ceithre bliadn a fichet.

44 .

1se B 1

ren di an oidhidh B 1na ra duan B

rind B 1adfuair B 1 In dasclain d B .

45 .

1nae B 1 ba tren M .

46.

1 in oil B ,

47.

1a bocht fiched B 1

rosbean bed B 1 i Thuathal Techtm air B .



51 . Fiuchad fairgi , tul i tricc,B rian

, b-reo os B an ba blath - briec ;gan ciabair

, gan bet, gan breth ,da bliadain dég a dag - rath .

Danm airg A tha cliath na clann1diberga laechda Lochlan d,cian 1

6 rogabsat galaro m arbsat B rian B oram a.

1Marb Mael - Sechlain n siar’na tig,

adalltrach u allach Uisn igh ;nai n garg

- bliadn a 1 iar m B rian m bind1

-dob’

aird - iarla for E rin d.

1Taré‘

s Mail - Sechlainn 1 tson am acc Domn aill m eic Don n chada,

ro sgar1sae

'

rbri 1re gach clann

n o gor gab5E nr i E rin d.

55 . N ir gabsad1clan acht Clan n 1N é ill

E rin d iar credim com‘

ré idh ;an ocht n i chelim 1

co eian

acht Oilioll Molt is m ar - B rian .

1D ias do lfucht L aegaire lu ind ,

aen do shi l Cairpri i com lu ind ,

fer a Mum ain,

1T1'

1athal tai le,is fer a Cruachain 1

com n airt .

57. Oilill Molt '

m ac B athi tal l ,a

1cirt 1Con n acht n a com lan d,

B rian3cu

s in ecart cu im n ech1coir ,

5a n ert Mu im n ech in m id - ail .

52 .

1 dibergaig laechrai d B 1 do garbsat (sic) B .

53.

10 m . Marb B 1 d’

eis B riain b ind B 1rob B .

5 4 .

1 Ai res B 1sona B 1

saerb 'ri gh B1re chach B

“aen ri M.


A bo iling of the sea ,a n im ble flo od

,

B rian ,a flam e ov er B an ba of varied fam e ,

wi thou t sadn ess , withou t wrong, withou t judgem en t,twelve years h is good favou r .

The Dan es of A th Cliath of the Fam iliesthe warlike pirates of L ochlan n

,

long after they assum ed deeds of valou r,

they slew B rian B oram a.

Mael - Sechlain n was dead westward in h is hou se,

the prou d raper of U isn ech ;ni n e rough years after tu n efu l B rianhe was chief n oble o ver Irelan d .

After fortu n ate Mael - Sechlain n ,

son of Dom n all son of Don n chad ,

the free hill [Tem air] was su n dered from all the fam iliestill Hen ry took Irelan d .

N o fam ily sav e Clan n N ei ll t ook

Irelan d after the even, sm oo th , Fai th

to - n ight I con ceal it n ot for longexcept Oilioll Olum an d great B rian .

Two of the people of wild L o igu ire .

on e of the seed of Co irpre in battle ,

a m an from Mum u , Tuathal the strong,

an d a m an from very stron g Cru achu .

Oilio ll Mo lt son of Dath i yon derin the right of Con nachta of battles

,

B rian wi th the m em orable ju st rightin the stren gth of Mum u of m ead - drinking.

5 5 .

1clann a B 1 Nell M 1

cu eian B .

56.

1 di as do shil B 1 “ Tuathal ” i s sm/wdged in M,and the traces

of letters look more li ke “Tuathaigh” 1 Con n acht B .

57 .

1cert B 1 Con acht M, Con dacht B

1

gu s un oucht B1 looks m isleadingly like toi r owing to an intrusive dot D 5

a hucht B .

556

58 .

60.

TH E VE RSE TE XTS

Lo igui re m ac Neil l 1co n eim h ,

is a m ac L ugaid laidir,

Tfiathal n a Cu in d do shi l Cairpriruc

1ruathar ai

'

rgn i Um aill .

1Sé rig dag a hE ogan 0 11,

is a dé ich a dag - Con oll,n onbu r firi B reg 6

’

n B oind,

ochtar for Midhi in m id - oi l.

R i hE ren n a M idhi am achDomnall data

,da Donn chad,

Flann a Cremhchaill sa chodhail

da Mael - Sechlain n ,Con chobor .

1Da Diarm ait,Sechnasach sen g,

A ed is B lathm ac n a bem eann,

1

Cenn Faelad,Fin achta tra

Cin aeth , Con galach Cn ogba,

n a n gn im rad treb-ach tarbach

rigrad breagach brec- B an bach,

R igrad Cenal Conall chruaidrogabsat B an ba brat - ruai dA inm ire

, A ed, B aetan barr ,Mael - Coba, Ceallach ,

Conall,

Domn all,ba coim sich i cath,

Congal, L o in gsech , Flaithbertach .

5 8 .

1con n eimh M gu n eim h B 1

ruathair M.

5 9 .

1 Th is quatrai n fo llows no . 56 i n B .



63. DaDomn all , tri N é ll u i n ar ,A ed 1 i a ceathair is Colman

,

Sui bn i,E ochaid

,B aedan 1ba[e] th

Fergu s, Fergal ,1Fagartach ,

Mu ircertach ;1m ar l

'

eom ain lu in d

rigrad5E ogain 6

'

s E rin d .

[Down to the f oregoing sextai n the two MSS run on parallel li n es.

H ere, however, they b egin to di verge, wi th m u ch variation, especially in

the order of the quatrain s. These are here prin ted as they appear in

M ; the followi ng table shows the variati on s in troduced by B, in wh ich

also are foun d fou r quatrai n s n ot i n M,here den oted by the letters

an d prin ted at th e en d of the poem .

M : 64,65

,66

,6-7, 68 , 69, 70, 71 , 72, 73, 74 , 75 , 76, 77, 78, 79,

B : 71,72

,75 , 74 , 73,

‘65

,66

, 67, 68 , 69, 77, 78, 79, 82, 84,M : 80, 8 1, 82 , 83,B :

,A

,B

,c,

1Ma rogabsat ri g co ratha caiged am ra

1Ulltach ,1n i cleithi ro ben n si na fer

acht a rem si n ach r im ther .

65 . B aedan ,

1Fiachra fin d,feidhm n glé ,

ocu s E ochaid iarlai them ,

lucht lan -

grib1na m on u r m bin d

airm it Ulaid 6s hE r in d.

Gé 1 labrait Mu im n ig m in e

Feidlim id i 1n - airdrige

im duain n i labtraim a lind,n air n i fagbaim

168 hE rin d.

67. 0 ré1Cathair Mair 1

m ain ig

hUa Corm aic re com aideam

as a thir 1m aign igh gan m -cin g

1n ir gab L aign ig 6s E rin d .

63 .

1 f 0 B 1 baith B,bath M 1 tabartach B ‘

mui r B1 B ogan B .

64 .

1m aragabsat B

1 U1ad B 1111 clei th ro bennsea B .

65 .

1 Fi acha B 1

gan buaid m b ind B .

66.

1airm id B 1

na fin drige M 1an E r . B .


Two Dom n alls , three Nialls—n ot sham efu lA ed fou r tim es an d Co lm an

,

Su ibn e , E ochaid , B aedan the vain,

Fergu s , Fergal , Fogartach ,

Mu ircertach,—like to ragin g lion s ,

[were] the kings of (Cen el) E ogain over Irelan d .

If kings took it with fav ou rin the n oble prov in ce of Ulaid ,

n ot a stake that the m en wou ld cu t

bu t their cou rses that are n ot reckon edflal

B aedan ,white Fiachra,

a brillian t task ,an d E ochaid Iarlaithe ,

a com pan y of com plete gryphon s of tu n efu l worksthe Ulaid cou n t [them ] as o ver Irelan d .

Though the gen tle Mu im n ig saythat Feidlim id was in the high - kin gship ,

in m y son g I speak n ot of h is tim e,

for I fin d him n ot over Irelan d .

From the tim e of Cathair Mdr the wealthygran dson of Corm ac with con gratu lation ,

from his spaciou s lan d withou t gu ileL ageni an s did n ot take [ru le] ov er Irelan d .

67 .

1 Chathai r B1 m u ighn igh B 1 m aigneach B “

n ochur gab

L aighn ech lan Erinn B .

(a) The renderin g here given of this very obscure quatrain is fran kly a m ere

makeshift.

560

68 .

69 .

70.

71 .

72 .

73.

74 .

68 .

69 .

70 .

71 .

TH E VE RSE . TEXTS

N ochor gab ri 1thiar na thairdo thfiathaib an a 1A irgiall ,a n glon n a rusgluais

1a n gré im ,

acht Colla Uais é s E rind .

Da bliadna iarsin , secht ndé ich1d

’

ég Mai l - Sechlain n tsuaichn igh ,n irb ord 1débin d 1dia din e

,

diin E rin d gan aird - rige .

Conerracht Doum al l Daine1mar -

grian B an ba 1bladhaighe,is fl'

aithri cu im n ech 1na crech ,

m aith -

1ri Mu imn ech Mu ircertach .

Muircertach L u imn ech n a1 lon g

Dom nall Oilig na n - ard -

glon n ,

1fichi tri lom laith i 1 linda

1com flaithi as E rin d .

Mu ircertach Mum an rusm arb

galar ana ithn ig1egarb ;

1do thaeth Domnall do tham tean ufrith dograin g dal dag- B ren n .

Morseisear cethracha caid

do 1olan u Nei ll con n ert - baid ;

1n ir lam sat gach dine in dreamro gabsat righe nE ren n .

Cethracha ar chat, tri bliadna,1ocus m i li

,m ar r iagla,

o gain Dé buain , bu idn igh , bregh ,1cc deilb duain e n a tren - fer .

1 hoir n a siar M 1 Oirgiall B

1 dh M oeg Mael - tSechlainn B 1 do dine M .

1 m 6r - B rian B 1 b ladhaidhe B ‘n i B .

1 lon n M 1 fichi i s .u . B ‘com lai thi B .


562

76.

77.

79 .

81 .

TH E VE RSE TE XTS

1In [d ]arba airdr igh Oiligla h0 n gn im ig nGairm ledaig ;is sn im a labraid re

sgfim adbal é s hE rin d.

A ta Toirrd'

elbach tair tranm ac R uaidri n a 1

ren n ro -

ger ;1ac n e

'

rtad n a tu i li ten n ,

1ac techtad n ile B ren n .

Tigernan tigern a caith ,0 Ruaircc, ri n é sm ar n em - th

‘

laith,

ollchfi 1fuar go tairptech tennon chu 1

uar airgn ech B ren n .

Dam in is,

1dégbard,

1 is din

ar gach n - olc,ar gach nr an fir ;

is i Ram - in is n a1ran n

ocus fig- in is E ren n .

Do Gi'lla m o Dubda dron

co tarda Dia gach dilgad ;failid dom

’

gargri rom -

gella

’

r n - airem aird - rig B ren n .

1Seacht m bliadn a secht'

m oghat1oll

ocu s c6ic cét gan im rol],

gan bed don rigraid1re roind

go hég Mail tsirglain - tSechlo in d .

Seisiu r n ai fichit, fir dam hcom airem n a rig ro -

glan ;n ili 1tra rem enn r im e

as B irin u i n - airdrige .

75 . This qu atrai n n ot in B,

an d in M m uch soi led and defaced.

1 Wri tten IN arba, a sm all d being inser ted into the lower right- hand

corn er of the N.

76.

1rann M 1 ig (bis) M .

77 .

1 fuar, u ar MSS .


The rou t of the high kin g of Ailech

by the deedfu l gran dson of Gairm ledach

it i s a tortu re to speak wi thgreat dross over Irelan d .

To irdelbach the stron g tower isson of R uaidri of the very sharp po in ts ;stren gtheni n g the swift flo od ,

possessin g all Irelan d .

Tigern an the wise lord ,

gran dson of B u aro the polished ,n ot ten der ,

a wo lf vi olen tly an d vehem en tly cru ela cru el leopard ,

ravager of Irelan d .

the good palace ,is a fortress

again st ev ery ev il , again st every u n tru thit is the Rom e - islan d [i .e . sacred islan d] of verses ,it is the v irgin islan d of Irelan d .

To Gilla m o Du bda the stron gm ay God v ou chsafe every rem ission !

Happin ess from the stron g Kin g whi ch he prom ised m e

for reckon i n g the High Kin gs of Irelan d .

Sev en ty - sev en great yearsan d five hu n dred , withou t error ,

withou t fau lt , from the kin gs before the div isionto the death of ever pu re Mael - Sechlain n .

Nin e - score an d six (I am correct)the reckon ing of the v ery pu re kin gs ;all

,throu gh the cou rse of en um eration ,

in High Kin gship ov er Irelan d .

78 .

1 debrad B, deg

- b rug O’Cl . 1 i s tir B 1

renn B .

79 .

1 This is the versi on of B ; M i s here partly i lleg i b le an d un certa in .

80 . se ochtm oghdha B 1re lin d B .

8 1 .

1re rem en n ri ge B .

( a) Fo llowin g O’

C lery'

s version .


M i llead m ar B am na Macha,gess do gn im gach garg - fiatha,

fin gal ar fiachaib n ir fess,

bliadhain bidbadh d’

iath B ren n .

Tuc Mu rcertach m ac N éll uair

prim hgiall Caisil Cellachain ;borrfad tra gairg

- brig n a cean n

do Donn chad , d’

a'

rd - rig E renn .

Sé m i li bliadn a, mi breg,a da cethrachat ar da cé t

6 dén amh n a ndfil , dar lem ,

gu‘

r fegadh rim r i hE ren n .

In aim sir Am laibh eatraigh

i m alartaid r i crecha,

m o duan do dhelbus , dar leam ,

gan dealghn u s d’uaislib E renn .

MacCarthy tran slates lin es 1,2,4 of thi s qu atrain “ In a tim e

unpropi ti ou s, late, wh ich forayi ng ki n gs are spen di ng withou t

in ju stice to the n obles of I relan d ”. Thi s i s peppered all along wi th

qu eries by sub sequ en t cri tics, an d certain ly i t does n ot look very convi ncing .

N o recen t lexicographer wi ll allow a word am lai b “u npropitiou s,

”

or suggest a ren dering for the word dealghnus . For the latter I m ust

C . Fuaradar ég as each alt

flatha Fodla na m beodacht ;

gon gleo , gun brig m blaide ;

as beo R i n a R igraidhe.

D . Ard '

m B reacain m o baili blaith ,an d ro m aidh igh Crist caem ,

cadh ,

cadu s 1na cé ilid 1 cell ,

aru s é in igh n a

A . Fo llows qu atrain 65 in B .

B C . Fo llow quatrain 77 i n B .

D . Fo llows quatrai n 78 in B .

1 This word dittographed, B .

( a) The s ix qu atrain s 77 , B , C , 78 , D 79 are written in to a space o rigina llyleft b lan k, at the fo o t o f the co lum n o n wh ich th is poem en ds ( fo . 312 B ) . Theyare in in k o f a wea ker quality than the precedin g qu atrain s , an d, thou gh I can n o t

co n v in ce m yself that they are in a difleren t handwritin g, they are certain ly a

su bsequ en taddition to the poem as o r ig in ally written in the M S .


[ 566 ]

A PPE NDIX .

TH E S ! NCHRONISM ADDE D TO R 1.

(M 19 a 17 ; R 86 y 30 ; also in VD .)

[W e m ust be con ten t to accept the statem en ts set forthbelow as we find them . They are derived from E u sebiu s, bu thave becom e so corrupted by tran sm issi on ,

that to correct themall wou ld in volve little less than com plete re -writin g. The

Irish con tem poraries are here prin ted in italics ]

666. Com aim '

serad rig in domain ocus Gabal n E ren n . R 0

scribas i tossu ch in libair (i tha 1fiai th iu s N in m’

eic 1Peil,ro

gab rigi in dom ain ar thfis, cu sin cé iced 1

rig do Grecaib : ocu s

6 Phartholon m ac Sera 1dan a,'

ro gab hE rin d ar thi i s iar

n dilind, cus in cé iced bl iadain flatha Tigernm ais m eic Follaich ,

ro gab1rigi n E ren n co cenn cé -t bliadan ,

at ali i d ian t. Is ferr

du inn 6cc scribam com aim sirad n a cin él for leith an n so .

667 . Pilophator tra, in cciced ri do Greccaib , cé ic bliadn a

dc”

) a comflaithiu s fr i Tigernm ais : .xu i i i . m bliadn a fot flatha

Pilophato ir

1 a m ac1E pif

~an ueis'

tara aisi,

.xxu i i . m bliadn a.

Ph ilom etor,

.xxu . bl .E u

’

ergites ,1

.xxu ii i .

1 Ptolom eu s Soter , xu i i .

1 A laxander , .x .

F iscon filiu s Cleopatre, .u i i . m bl .1

[Cl.eoplat'

ra ocu s Dion iu s a fer,

.xxx . ]Cleopatra dar 618 a fir ,

co rosathrig Iu i l Cesair , in cét ri do Rom an chaib .

1déc sin, 1 Gen

'

r igan ,do Grecaib

,6 A laxan n dair m ac

Cleopatra, ocu s .cc. ar .lxx . bl . fot a flaithiusa.

666.

1 flai th M 1 B ei l R 1ri M 1 don o M 1

cm . rigi M1 in s. don o M .

667 .

1 E fiphan es and om . tara eisi R 1.xx ix . M 1

cm . bracketed

words M ‘1 dec cm . and ye R.

APPE NDIX . 567

666. A syn chron ism of the kings of the world an d of the

Takin gs of Irelan d . I have written in the begin n ing of the bo okfrom the reign of Nin u s son of B elu s , who to ok the kin gship of

the world in the begin n ing , to the fifth kin g of the Greeks an d

from Partholon son of Sera , who to ok Irelan d the first after theFlo od

,to the fifth year of the reign of Tigern m as son of Fo llach ,

who took the kin gshi p of Irelan d till the en d of an hu n dred years,

as others say . We had better n ow wr ite here the syn chron ismof the n ation s in di v idu ally .

667. Ph ilopator then . the fifth kin g o f the Greeks , had five

years i n con temporary reign wi th Tigernm as ; 18 years was the

length of the reign of Ph ilopator ;

Then,h is son E piphan es after h im

,27 years .

Philom etor,25 .

E u ergetes , 28 .

Pto lom eu s So ter , 17 .

A lexan der,10 .

Physcon son of Cleopatra ,7 .

[Cleopatra an d Dion ysiu s her hu sban dCleopatra after her hu sban d

till Iu liu s Caesar , the first king of the Rom an s , deposed her .

That is , twelve“) kin gs an d on e qu een of the Greeks , fromA lexan der son of Philip to Cleopatra ; 270 years the len gth of

heir kingsh ip .

( 0 ) Begin n in g with the fifth , who se fou r predecessors are cou n ted in , thou gh n ot

here nam ed .

568 APPE NDIX .

668 . Flaithiu s n a1Maicedonda dar ais A laxandair 1

m ac

Pilip , ro boi1co cend .u i i . m bliadan ,

co ro m arb Cessan der ocu s

Olim p ias , ro crai l ardaig n a rigi1do bé ith ac m ac A laxandair

.i . do5E rcoil ; 1 rosm arb Cessander 6

u ile post, id est Olim piadem ,

11E rcolem

, 1 R oxan a'

m m atrem 8E rcolis.

Cessan der post, .xix . m bl .

1 a1m eic, .i . a

1cethrai m ac, .i . 1 0A n tipater , 1 A n tigonu s,

1 Pi lip , 1 A laxander .

Dim ctrius m ac A n tigon u is , .ix . m bl .1 1Poliersides , .u i i . , co ro m arbsat h i Sicil Pirru s .

Silicus 11 1L esimacus, sé bliadna post, co torch-air Pirrus

L esim acus la m u in ter 1 1Silu ici . Silu icu s im orro do rochair la

Potolom eus 1 Cirian u s iar .ix . m isaib .

1 Malargus, . i i . m is .

1 A n tipater , 1 ‘1. i i i i . m en ses et1 1 .u i i . diebu s.

1 1Su stines,

. i i . bl .Datian us . .xxxu . bl .Dim etrius

,.x . m bl .

A n tigon u s, xu .

Pilipus, .xxxu .

Pers ius,a dece.

T ing - flaith sin na1 7Maicidondai . Ocht

Maicidondaib ; caeca 1 cé‘t bliadan a flaith n ile.

669. Flaithiu s A isia B ioe dar é is 1Alaxandrach .

A n tigon , .u i i i . bliadna déc, co torchair la Se-liu cu s et la

Ptolom eu s .

Dim itriu s m ac A n tigoin , Lxu i i i . , co ro m arbad e a Sicil, 1 u i

ro cosnam fiaithius A ss ia fiadaib 6 sin am ach .

668 .

1 Maicidon da R 1 i c R, ac M 1 dar ei s ins . M 10m . R

1 E rcai l M 10 m . u i le R 1 E rcolim M 1 R osan am H ercolei s M

om . M 1° A n ticon (an d so su bsequ en tly) R 11 Poliarcitei s .u i . bl ., M11 L i ssim acu s R 11 S in ici , Si lucu s M : Si li u ici bis R 11" 1 ‘1 Prim o m ac

sei M Sustinen tes R 11 tig- flai th R 11 Maici odon na R

11 ins. tra M.


570 APPE NDIX .

670 . Flaithius B abiloine dar eis A laxan drach .

1Sili=u cius Nican or ro bai .xxx . bliadan .

An to ich Soter, .xix.

A n toich Teosiochu s,

.xu ., co ro m arb a hen fen -

1 a m ac.

Seliu ciru s Gallicin iu s,

.i ii . bl . co ro marbad e i Frigia.

1 A n tochius Magnu s, .xxx . bl .1 a m ac Silu ich iu s Pilopator , .xi i . bl .A n toch iu s m aghn us E pifanu s , .xu . Is a ro m arb na

Machabda.

A n toich aile,

.u .

Dim itr ius,da bliadain decc.

A laxander,

. ix . m bl .

Dim itriu s aile,du obu s an n is .

A n tochiu s Sitides , .ix . m bl . Is e ro airg H ierusalem , ocu s

ecc. tallam m n - cir 0 S im on .

H ircan is e sin fuair are i n - adn acu l Dau id con a in nm u isib

im dai arm .

1 Dim etriu s beos,

. i i ii . bliadn a.

Orifiu s,

.xi i .

An toich A sticin us , .xix.

P ilip da bliadain . Tiug - flaith Grec i m B aibi loin .

Sé rig déc indsin ,.cc. bliadan . acht m i |f-ot a flaithiu sa. Fin it.

671 . Flaithius Rom an ach [Rom an ,R ] tra iar sin

,is 6

fiaithiu s déginach in dom ain ; 1 n i 1cum gatar airim a n gradaib

1 a cé im n edaib,ar im at a: chon su l [a consal

,after a blank space

that wou ld hold seven letters R ] , 1 a chon ditoire, 1 a legaite

1 a cho im ite, 1 a n - dictodo ire 1 a patr iei , a satrapas [patripas R ] ,

1 a latai'

re 1 a. n duce [ndiu ice R] 1 a cen tire.

Iu ilius Cesair tra,in cét rig do R om an chu ib , . i i ii . bliadn a

1 SB m is do ; ocus Caisiu s 1'da B rui t ro m arbsat é in a ai recht

670 .

1 I n both MSS there i s an anarchi c d iversi ty in the spelling ofthe nam es Seleu cu s an d An tiochu s, as well as other orthographic tri viali ti es

hardly worth the eapen di tu re of space to enum erate.

1cm . . i . M.

(a) Neglectin g m in or erro rs (wh ich can be co rrected by referen ce to the pr1n c1pal

so u rce , E u se biu s ) , an d the m aj o r erro r o f m akin g Baby lon the cen tre o f th 1s

k in gdom we m ay m ake the fo llowin g com m en ts on this l i st o f km gs . An ti ochu sTo is iochu s fo r A n tiochu s Theas, probab ly com es from the Preface (called Paru a

APPE NDIX . 571

670. The kingship of B abylon after A lexan der ! ”Seleu cu s Nican or

, 30 years .

An tiochu s So ter , 19 years .

A n tiochu s Theos,15 ,till h is own wife an d h is son slew h im .

Seleu cu s Callin icu s , 3 years (recte 20 ) till he was slain in

Phrygia .

A n tio chu s Magn u s , 30 years .

an d h is son Seleu cu s Ph ilopator , 12 years .

A n tio chu s (m agn u s) E piphan es , 15 . It is he who slew the

Maccabees .

an o ther A n tio chu s [E upator] 5 (lege 2 ) years .

Dem etriu s,12 years .

an o ther Dem etriu s , 2 years .

A n tio chu s Sidetes , 9 years . It i s he who plu n dered Jeru salem ,

an d to ok 300 talen ts of go ld from Sim on .

H yrcan u s it is he who fo u n d a casket in the tom b of Dav id,

wi th m an y treasu res therein .

Dem etriu s restored,4 years .

Grypu s , 12 years .

A n tio chu s Cyz icen u s 19 years .

Ph ilippu s , 2 years the last kin g of the Greeks in B abylon .

That m akes sixteen kin gs , 200 years lacking a m on th the len gthof their ru le . Fin it .

671 . The ru le of the Rom an s then,the last world - em pire .

It is n ot easy to reckon in their ran ks an d their grades , so m an yare their con su ls

, con ditores , legates , com i tes , dictators , patrician s ,satraps , lictores , du ces , an d cen tu rion es .

Iu liu s Caesar,the first king of the Rom an s

,had

fou r years an d six m on ths . Cassiu s an d the two B ru tislew him in h is own A ssem bly . They inflicted 33

Praescriptio ) to the so - called A n n als of Tigern ach, where A n tiochu s is calledThn usecok

,Theo s id est Deu s In m y opin io n (as yet u n pu b l i shed ) o f Tigern ach ,

I have su ggested that Thn u secok is a m isread i n g o f M s o co rs ,

“how foo lish

a pio u s reader'

s in ter l in ed com m en t on the blasphem o u s epikleszs o f the m on arch .

I th in k I see o th er“

ev iden ces o f the influ en ce o f pseu do - T i gern ach thro u gho u t the

com pi lation befo re u s . Fu rther , two Seleu ci .are com bin ed in to o n e , Callin icu s wh oreign ed 2 0 years ; an d h is su ccesso r , n ot here spec ified , Cerau n u s , who re ign ed thethree years credited to h is n am esake . There is n o au tho rity fo r th e in terpo lation o fm agn u s befo re E piphan es . The

“F in it

”at the en d su ggests that the docum en t

o rig i n ally en ded with this paragraph .

572 A PPE NDIX .

fein ; .xxxi ii . crechta [1 a do crechtaib R ] ro im irset fair .

E ochaid Feidlech i comflaithtus fri Iu i lius Cesair .

Ochtau in A u gus t 2d idiu, .lu i . bliadna 1 sé m is. I n - a

oenm ad bliadain cethrachat ro gen air Cri st m ac De. Coic

bliadn a déc do, a com flaithiu s fri Cr ist .T iberiu s Cesair tra

, .i i i . bliadn a .xxx . do . I n - a3

.xu i i i .

m bliadain ro crochad Crist .Gaiu s Callicula [Gallacula R ] , .i ii i . bliadn a.

Clu id [E lu id R ] , .xii i i . Comatm srlr do Conaire Mar forhE rin n .

N er Cesair,a .n i .x . Is lcis ro crochad Petar 1 ro dich

'

enn adh

Pol , 1 ro loisced R oim h ; 1 ro m arb fodé in iartain .

Galu a, 1 Pison , 1

4E u teliu s, 1 R otam

'u s, tri leth - bliadna a

cethrar .

5T itu s ocus Vespisian us , .ix . m bliadn a. Is leo ro hairged

H ierusalem, 1 aen chet déc m il 'e is ed tu cad 6

eisti , 1 .ix . 0 . ro

marbad in n te. L u gaid R iab - n derg m ac na tri F in d E m na,

1 a m ac Crim than n , for hE rin d i comflalthflus for hE rin d frin .

Titus , bliadain dar eis a athar .

Dom itian .xu ., 1 is lais ro ladh E oin for 7longais 1 ro m arb

som spado'diar n o ainm Persius .

8Nerua im orro, ann u s 1 cetri m is.

Traianu s tra, ix . bl . déc. Is leis ro crochad abb Ierusalem ,

S im on m ac Cleopatra (sic) ; is leis do rata com arba Petair

apstail in A n tuai g, .

‘

i . Ignaitius n oem , do leom n aib ; ocus ro

m arb Clem en t comarba Petair i Roim ,i m -m u ir chairchech

Cersona. Ocus as fui ro ces A laxan dair com urba Petair beos,1 is leis ro cesair Madian apstal. Ocu s athath - som fein do1bu in n ig iartain , 1 dochuaid in Iffrinn .

A drian u s tra,bliadain ar fichi t.

2A n ton Pius , .xx i i . do, cona m acaib Marcus An ton ius et

Lucius 3C'

om odu s,

4.xix . bl . N i bae acht aen A u gu st co sin .

Comm otu s,

.xi i . bliadn a iar 6Marc An toin ,

7con dorchair la

SInilian .

Iu ilian ,

9.u i . m is, co ro m arb Seue‘

ru s1 0A ffer ic Drochat

Mu ilb .

671 .

1cum ang ar R 2 dana M 3

.xxi i . R U teliu s M 5 Ti t 1

Uei spsianu s R, Ti tu s Uespian u s M 6eistib R ’ longas R 8 Nero M .

l

plux M 2 A n tonepiu s M 3 Comm odu s,M

,Com otu s R


574 APPE NDIX .

Seuerus Affer , .xi i i i . bliadn a. Is lai s do ronad Clad Saxan :

C 1 II ar XXX m i lia in a 1 1fat. A tbath iartain’

Seu eru s A ffer

h i 1 2Caer E broc. Com aim sir do Ti’

lathal Techtm ar for hE rin n .

1 a m ac A n toin 1 3iarsin , . i ii i . , con torchair la1 4Pairthi .

Opi l m ac C ir 1 a m ac1 6Dfiadum elns , bliadain dib l 7

eo

torchair las na m iledaib do R om an chaib .

1 7

Marcu s A n ton iu s sacart1 8 E liogab ili

1 9.i i i i . m bliadn a ”

con

dorchai r las n a m iledaib cedn aib .

2 1Alexan der,

.xi i i . bliadn a ;2 1

rom arbsat a m u indtir fein e.

Maxim in,

.u i . bliadn a,con dorchair la Pupen in A chaia.

Gordian u s,

.u i . bliadn a 2 3do co torchair la Pil ip .

Pilip ocu s a m eic,secht bliadn a. Is 2 4 iat sin 2 5

cet rig do

R om an chaib ro creitsed don Com digh ; ocus adrochair P ilip 1

a m eico iartain 2 5 la Deic. Feidlim id 2 6R echtm ar i 2 7com re fr i

Pi lip 1 fri Deic.

Deic tra,

2 8ocu s a m ac

,u n o an n o et u n o m en se.

2 8 Is lais ro

m arbad 2 9Faibian u s com arba Petair , ocu s rom arbad - som30

ocu s

a m ac la 31B arbarda.

Uailisian u s ocu s Callu s a m ac, .u . bl . 3 2

corosm arb q ilian u s .

33Uailirian u s ocus Gallian u s a m ac iartain ; is leo ro m arbadC iprian hi Cartagin ,

et Coirn il com arba Petair i Roim . Ro

pianad Uailerian u s post la Soper fa rig n a Pers, . i . a b ith i

3"‘n gem il gu r n o sen o ir

, et dia 3 5drom ain n o cin ged Soper fora ech ; 1 ro ben ait a sui le 36

as a cin n gu r no m arb de.

3 7Gallian , .u .x . co ro m arbad a Medolin .

Clu i d , ui i . m is 1 bli adan co ro m arbad e a3 8F irm ium .

Con n Cet- cathach for E rin n i39cam re fr i Clu id .

A u rilian u s ,4 °

.u . bl iadn a 1 se m i s cu ro m arbad ona m iledaib

R om an chaib .

Taichitus,

.u . m is do , cur ro m arbad a Pon taib .

Florian tri m is do , co torchair in Tarso .

Probu s , .u i . bliadn a 1 . i i i i . m is co ro ort cc4 3F irm ium .

Aster M Afier R, likewise in fo llowing lin es fut R Cae ir

A broc M 13 iarsein M Pertib M Osfil M - m en u s Mrosm arb sat in m i l R om an cha M -

gaib M ‘9.u i i . R

2°cotorchair M 21 “ 21

0m . R, co ro m arb sat fo llows M Maxim e RMaxim en M 23

om . do 2“siat R 254 5

ri gha ro creidsi t i n

C‘

o im digh do R om an chai b .i . Pi lip 1 a m eic, 1 do rocratar iardai n M

A PPE NDIX . 575

Seu eru s Afer , 13 years . B y h im was m ade the Saxon Ram part ;132 m i llia its length . Thereafter Seu eru s died in ! ork . Con

temporary with him was Tu athal Techtm ar i n I relan d .

A n toni n u s h is son thereafter , 4 (lege 18 ) years till he fellbefore the Parthian s .

Opili u s Macrin u s [sic lege] an d h is son Diadum en ian u s , had a

year till they fell before the Rom an so ldiers .

Marcu s A n toni n u s, priest of E liogabalu s , fou r years till he

fell before the sam e so ldiers .

A lexan der , 13 years ; h is own people slew h im .

Max im in u s , 6 years , till he fell before Pupien u s in A qu ileia

[sic lege] .

Gordi an u s had 6 years till he fell before Philippu s .

Phi lippu s an d h is son s,7 years . Those are the first kin gs of

the Rom an s who beli eved on the Lord . Philippu s an d h is son s

fell afterwards before Deciu s . Feidlim id R echtm ar was con

temporary with Phi lippu s an d Deciu s .

Deciu s an d h is son ,1 year an d 1 m on th . B y h im was slain

Fabian u s the su ccessor of Peter an d he an d h is son were slainin A brytu s [sic lege] .

Vo lu sian u s an d Gallu s h is son ,5 years

,till Iu lian u s slew them .

Valerian u s an d Gallien u s h is son thereafter . B y them was

Cyprian u s slain in Carthage , an d Corn eliu s su ccessor of Peterin Rom e . Valerian u s was afterwards pu n ished by Sapor , kingof the Persian s he was kept in fetters till he was aged ,

an d from

h is back Sapor was won t to m ou n t upon h is horse . H is eyeswere plu cked from h is head

,which cau sed h is death .

Gallien u s , 15 years , till he was slain in Medio lan um .

Clau diu s , a year an d sev en m on ths,till he was slain in Sirm ium .

Con n Cet- chathach was over I relan d at the sam e tim e as Claudiu s .

A u relian u s , 5 years an d 6 m on ths , till he was slain by the

Rom an so ldi ers .

Tacitu s , 5 m on ths had he,till he was slain in Pon tu s .

Florian u s , three m on ths had he,till he fell in Tarsu s .

Probu s , 6 years an d 4 m on ths , till he died in Sirm iu m .

R echtaidh M com aim si r M 284 8 I°an 1 cen .b . a m ac- side M

29 Faui an u s M ” in s . iartai n M 31 B arb urda R 32coru sm arbsat M

Uarian M Uailirian R 34 h i n gem l ib M 35 drom ann ro chi n ged Mas a ch in d fodeoig M Gai lli an R 38 Ii

‘i rm uim R ”

com aim si r M4°

.u i . M Tathci thu s M 42 Prob os R ‘3 Fi rm um R ‘4 ten i M

576 APPE ND IX .

Caru s, da bliadain co ro loise 4 ‘-"ten e saignen ; et do rochair

a m ac N um erian us 1a A per .

Diocletianus et “Maxim in u s '

et E rcu lian u s , .xx . bliadan

do ibh,ocus xxx m i le do m airtirib ro m arbsat, im Georgiu s n oem

m airtir , in d oen m is . A rt m ac Gu in n fo r E rinn an tan sin .

Gal'

eriu s 1 Con stan tinus , .u i i . m bliadn a.

4 5Con stan tinu s, tra ; atbath i 4 6Cri er E abrac. A m ac iartain ,

Con stan tin Mor m ac E lin a, da bliadn a .xxx . Is i tra 4 7an

E lin a si n tu castair croich Crist 4 8o Iudaib iar n - a bith fo

dichleith occo ;“

.i . .xxx . ar .cc. H i ré Con stan tin ro bu i

Senad Nece 5 "la .xu i i i . n - epscOp5 1ocus .ccc. Comaim ser do Cormac

m ac A irt for E rin n , ocu s5 2dorochair Constan tin in 5 S‘N icom

'

edia

cc saigid rigi Pers .

Tri m eic 5 4Con s (t)an -tin post, .i . Constan tiu s 1 Con stan tinusCon stan s. Constan tin u s 5 5didiu do rochair la m u in ter

Constan tis . Magnen tius dan a5 6do m arb 5 7Constantem 5 8 in élena.

Con stan tius , .xxx .u i i . bl .1 Iu ilian

, .u i i . '

m is li or bliadain , co ro m arb m arcach do bu illi

lu irgi in a2m u llu ch .

Iohan n a in ben,

3.u i i . m is, conerbailt in

'a tig fein .

Ualen tin ian u s , ocus Ualen s , ocu s Gratian u s m ac Ualen tin ian i ,x . bliadna . Marb Ualen tin ian u s do sc

‘

eith fo la i 4m B riccai .

Ualens tra,

.i ii i . bliadna iarsin , co ro lo ise 5Goithe.

Gratian,

.u . bl . ,

6co ro m arb Maxim inus i l - L u gdun um .

Mu iredach Ti rech frin7a com re

“

for E r in n .

8Tethois, a .xi . Is 6 ro m arb Maxim inus i nA chilia, 1 is e

do rat E tail am9a grad

1 0do Gratian : co ro m arb 1 1A rbogastis

ct tu g Teothais a mac ina in u d, .i . 1 2E ugen ianus , co ro1 3m arbad

e i Sleib E lpa1 4dor idisi 6 Teothais. A tbath tra Teothais in

.xu i i i . bliadain a fiatha i M-edu lain .

Da m ac Teothois post, . i .

1 5On orius 1 Arcadi us ,.xi ii . bl .

,

con erbailt A rcadiu s in 1 6.xi i i . an n o regn i su i . Hon or iu s et

Theodosius 1 7m ac a brathar ,

1 8.xii . , con erbailt 1 9Hon oriu s .

2 0Tethosis m ac A rcade et 2 1Ualen tin ian us m ac Constan tin post

m ortem 2 2Hon or i , .xxu . bliadn a doib .

Maxim ian u s R “ Caer A broc R Cai r E bracc M i nd Mon I‘daighibh M Con stan ti u s M ”

om . .i . ; xxxi i .b . ar .cc. M5°

.i . for la R 5’ar for 1 M “2

torchair R 53 N icm edia R i ndecom edia M5‘ the t om . M , ye R “5 dan a M 5“

ro m arbad R M Con stan tim R“ i n elen M .

1 Iu lian .ui i i . M 2m u llach R 3

.ui i i . M ‘m B riccoi M

“Go ithi M ° i/ns. iar sain M la com re om . R ye. M t‘Teothai s


578 A PPE NDIX .

In dechm u d bliadain flatha Teothois tdn aic Padrio i n E rinnin cetn a bliadain X ixti com u rba Petair : ocus is i sin2 "cethram ad bliadain flatfha L aegaire m eic N éi ll.

Teothois tra, .xu i i i . bliadn a.

Ualen tin ianu s et Max im ian u s, .u 11 . m bl .

L eo,ocht m bl . dec. Oi li ll Mo lt for E rin/n in tan sin ,

Zen on , .xu i i . m bl . L ugaid m ac L oegaire for E rin n .

An astasius,xx . bl . Mu ircertach m ac

2 6E rca for E rin n tun e.

Iu stin us sen ior , .u i ii . m bl .

Su stin ianus filiu s sororis,

.xxxu i i i . m bl . Diarmait m ac

Cerbai ll in [for R] E rind an tlan sin .

Iustin u s m inor, .u . bl . A ad m ac A inm irech in hE rind .

Tyb'

erius Con stan tin us , .u i i . m bl . A ed Stai n e 1 Colman2 R im e in [for R] hE rind .

Mauricius .xx . b . A ed Uairidn ach 1 Su ibn e mac Colmain forE rin d.

Pococs, .ix . m bl .

Heraclius , .xxu ii i . m bl . Dom nall m ac A eda.

E rcul iu s,

.xxu ii . m bl . ; n o2 8E

'

rcol ian u s con a mathair, .u . bl .

Con stan tin u s m ac E ren li,

. i i i . m en ses . Conall Cael [Coel R]1 Cellach m ac Mdi li - C

'

oba i r ige for E’rin n tu n c.

Con stan tinu s filiu s Con stan tin i - n e R ] , .xxu ii i . m bl.

Meicc A eda Slain e i nE rinn tun e.

Iustin ian u s maior , .u . bl .

L eo secundu s, .x . bliadn a. Sechn asach m ac B lathm aic in

hE rinn .

Tybiriu s Tertiu s, u 11 . m bl iadn a. Cen nfaelad m ac B lath

maic for hE rin n .

3°Iu istin ian u s Maior iterum , .u i . bliadn a, 1 ro m a‘

rb - som

L eom ain et T iberiu s, 1 ro m arb Pelipicu s ésium iartain .

Pil ipicu s, .xu i i i.. 3 1bl iadna et . i i i . m is,

cu r - ro dallAn ustaisius he.

” A nastai sius R “E rcca M z7om . Rim e R ” E rcoloau us 7

(a m athair i n terlin ed) da b liadna R 28 Secu n dus m iswri tten Sardu s M3”Pi li p M (bis) ” Iu istinanu s R

3‘0m . bliadna R 82 b liadna M .

APPE NDIX . 579

I n the ten th year of the reign of Theodosiu s Patrick cam e in to

I relan d : the first year of Sixtu s su ccessor of Peter . That was

the fou rth year of L o igu i re m ac N ei ll .

Theodosiu s , 18 years .

Valen tin ian u s an d Maxim ian u s , 7 years .

L eo ,18 years . Oi li oll M olt was then over I reland .

Zen o ,17 years . L u gai d son of L o igu i re was over I reland .

A n astasiu s , 20 years . M u i rcertach m ac E rea was then over

I relan d .

Iu stin u s sen ior , 8 years .

Iu stin ian u s [sic lege] h is sister’

s son , 38 years . D iarm ai t m ac

Cerbai ll over I relan d at that tim e.

Iu stin u s Mi n or , 5 years . A ed m ac A inm irech i n I reland .

Tiberiu s Con stan tin u s,7 years . A ed Slai n e and Colm an R im ed

over I relan d .

Mau riciu s,20 years . A ed Uai ridnach and Su ibn e m ac Colm ain

over I reland.

Pho cas , 9 years .

Heracliu s,28 years . Dom n all m ac A cda .

H ercu liu sjal 27 years ; or H eracleon with h is m o ther, 5 years .

Con stan tin u s son of Heracliu s, 3 m on ths . Con all 0m and

Cellach son of M ael - Coba in the kingship over I reland at that tim e.

Con stan s son of Con stan tin u s,28 years ; The son s of A ed

Stain e on I reland at that tim e.

Iu stin ian u s m in or [sic lege] , 5 years .

L eo II,10 years . Sechn asach m ac B lathm aic i n I reland.

Tiberiu s III , 7 years . Cen nfaelad m ac B lathm aic over I reland .

Iu stin ian u s m aior again , 6 years . H e slew L eon tiu s an d

Tiberiu s , and Ph ilippicu s slew him afterwards .

Philippicu s , 18 (years) an d 3 m on ths , till An astasiu s blin dedhim at Nicaea.

(a) H erac1iu s an d H ercu liu s are obv iou sly doublets of on e person ality . The

actu al facts in the backgrou n d are H eracliu s , 610 - 640 ; h is son , Co n stan tin e III ,

po ison ed by Martin a, h is stepm other, after a reign of 4 m on ths ; M artin a an d her

own son H eracleon depo sed after s ix m on ths and driven in to ex i le—he with h is nose

an d she with h er ton gue cut off ; C on stan s son o f Con stan tin e 64 1

580 APPE NDIX .

A n u staisiu s Secun dus , i i i . bliadn a, co ro n - aithrigTeothosiu s Tertius cc N ecea. L ongsech m ac A engusa i n - Fj rinn

tun e.

A en bliadain post don tres Teothais conerbailt fo

cradaigecht.

L eo tertiu s, .ix . m bl . F ergal m ac Mai li - du in for E r in n .

Gorice sin tra, airm ither riga an Dom ain M6ir , 1 adrim thar

riga hE ren n friu .


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