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"1 in ua[i]r do ciiirius dom' c[h]ionn í táinic mo dhath
féin orm aris. Is an[n]sin do fiafraigh in t-óglách
'nar bhruithe an mhuc do bhi 'sa gcoire. ' As eadh ^-o
CO d[e]imhin ' ar an t-ait[h]each. ' Do concus damh
féin in mhuc do ruind ' ar in t-oglach. ' Ciondus
sin ? ' [ar] in t-aitheach, ' Bearad [an] ceathramha
deiridh d'Fionn -] da choin t bearad an ceathramha
deiridh eile da ceathrur óglách [21] -] [an] ceathramha 555
cind da ceithre conuibh, -] bia[i]dh in ceathramha eile
agum féin -] ag an scolog úd thall ag in teinidh i ag
in cailligh út thiar 'sa ccuiHdh, i bearad a droim •]
a tarr 1 a huruscall duit-si t don inghin oig sin it'
fharadh.' " Is briathar dhamh-sa ' ar in t-aitheach 560
' gur maith do roinndis i.' 'Is briathar dhamh-sa ' <
ar in peata reithe ' gurab olc do roind-s£ orm-sa -| -^
gurab éagcóir do dearmuid-ser misi fan muic' Agus -^
is cuma ro bhi da radha -] tug sithi sanntach
solamhaidhe ar in cceathramain do bhi a bhfiadhnuise 565
mo ceathruir óglách-sa 1 rue leis insa ccuihdh i •]
do gabh ag a hithi ina bhiiachiuise. Do éirgedur mo
muinntir-sa t tucadur a cceit[h]re ccuilg amach
-] do gabhadur ag bualadh in reithe a n-aonfeacht; -j
nirb fearrde fordeargadh air -| nir scuir [e]isean d'ithe 570
na ceathramhan. Is an[n] sin do labhair in scolog
go rabhadur na suile iomda ina cheann 1 as eadh
adubairt : ' A c[h]omhdhe cumhachtaigh, is mairg
ga bfuil in ceathrur oglach do leig don reithe a -€.
ccuid [d']ithe da n-aimdheon féin ina bhfiaghnuise.' 575
Agus is cumha ro bhi da radha -] tuc in scolog sithe
ar in reithe 1 do cuir a cheithre cossa ina laimh -j
tug urc[h]ur dhe don taob [a]mach don dorus ; ■]
ni fhacamur in reithe an fad do bimur asteigh acht sin.
Nirb fada dhuinn 'na dhiaidh sin in tan do eirge in 5 So
chailleach -j tuc urc[h]ur don uhrat odur-glas do uhi
uimpe ar mo ceathrur ógláeh-sa, ■] dorineadh ceithre