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Airne Fingein inso
From the Stoive MS. D. 4. 2, fo. 46 a 1.
1. [FJeacbt n-aen dia mboi Finghein mac Luchta
aidhchi 1 tsamna i nDiuim Finghein i n- airne, boi ben
tsidhe iarom oc aithigbe Finghein ar gach samuin dogres
go n-indisedh do a mbidh do dhecruib 7 do buadaib i
nErinn on tsamuin coroile. Rothniamh inghen Umuild
Urscothaigh a Sidh ^ Cliach in bhen soin. ' Ca med
mbua[i]dh, a ben', or Fingin 'fil anocht natfedamor i
nErinn?' ' Coega buadha' or in ben. 'Indis dun iat' or
Fingen. ' Is buaidh mor ' or in ben '.i. mac gheinis inocht
a Temraig do Feidlimidh mac Tuathail Techtmuir do ri[g]
Erenn 7 ateatha Eirinn in mac sin i n-oenr[a]ind 7 geinfit
tri flaithi coecat do righoib uadha do neoch ghebus Erinn
gusan Oraineach Uisnigh 7 bat righ uili iat gin co bndh
comsaeghktc/i.' Cona[d] aun rogab Fingen in rann so:
'Gidh airne fota in^ se . i mbeith fot secht ngemaidhche
ni bá liach nobheidis fris . fir Eirenn ni choideldais.'
2. 'Ocus ca buaidh n-aile,'^ a ben?' or Fingen. 'Ni
liansa' ol in ben. 'Anocht bruindeas sruth sainemail dar
aidhthi MS. ■^ sigh MS. » or MS. * .ii. MS.
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