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Story of the Abbot of Druimenaig 77
ant óclach dona comarthaib egsamla sin, ar robu doigh
leis is fuathugudh 7 draoidhecht rohimredh 1 fair. Asa
haithle sin tic secha aroile ben mor 7 si éidigli imodhur
nrgrándha ina harroelit ghrendach glaisliath glendsuilech
7 is edh roráidh:^ 'Cidh^ duit, a ingen min macdhachta 5
mongbuidhe, beith at aenar ar in tulaig^ so hi fescnr
laoi 7 i n-urtosach oidhcbi?' Et ba^ dubach derach do-
bronach bai simh^ dona scélaib sin 7 adubairt iar sin:'
' Ni f edar f esta cidh rachad no cred doghén. ^ Uair cia ^
dom tigh dechar ni tipraid mo muinter aithne form 7 10
mad imthecbt doner is baegal 10 d'aenmnai imthecht ina
haenar. Arai tra is ed is ferr damh dol fon doman co
ruca Dia breith^i form, or is he rosaobh mo chrnth 7
mo delbh 12 7 domrad a n-ecrnth 7 a n-aindricht. Acht
chena cia domrad Dia a n-aitherruch ecaisc, dobeirim fom 15
bréitliir a blifiadhnaisi an Diiilim nar chrochus dnine 7
nar fellus ar aon ^^ 7 nach tucus '^ sár ar cloc ina ar
mind ina ar bhachaill 7 nar chraidhius cill 7 nach dubart
olc fri nech'5 7 nach dechaid aoidhighi" dimdhacli dm
threiph ina om theghdhais riam'. 20
Ro eirigh iar sin don chnoc 7 don tulaig taithnemaigh
taobhalaind 7 dorinne nnallghnbha neimelac/i 7 caoi
trom tuirsech 7 is ed ro ráidh ac eirghe don chnuc:
'Truagh, ar se,!'' nach suighinnis talam na tulcha sa
1 dobi F ' fris add. F » fodera add. F * isin chnuc
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issed adubairt F » cidh dodhen no ca heolus rachat F ^ oir
cidh F 10 baedhlach F " fein add. F i^ 7 m^ dénamh
add. F 12 ar duine riam F ^* na tardus F ^^ re duine
F " aighi F " truag am sin ar si F »» sluiginn F