Anecdota from Irish manuscripts

Betha Pátraic
I forba tra in .xl. aidhche sin 7 laithe rolinad in
sliab do enlaithib dubaib conach faiciud nech nem inna
talam. Gabais [19 a] salmu escaine foruib 7 tamen ni
deochatar uad 7 roforbnir a fercc friu co mmor. Benaid
a c[h]locc form co cualatar fir Erenn a ghuth ocus focerd 5
forru corromoigh bernn andsin ind. Conid he sin Bernnan
Brigti indiu. Ciid iarum Patraic corbo flinch a cassal
fora belaib, conid aire sin atrnba/rt Patraic:
Atagar dul i Cruaich crunn. druing cen crabad for mo
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[chind,
romgab ecla for set sell. deich [cét] cend ic tacra frim. 10
Fir duba co ngrainne ndet co ndath ecc os ruibnib rat,
teora mile derba decc. deich cet cecha mile atat.
Atagar.
Ni tanic demon tra i tir nErend iarsin co cend- .uii.
mbliadaw 7 .uii. miss 7 .uii. laa 7
.uii. n-aidchi Dolluid 15
int angel iarsin do choimdiugntitZ Patraic 7 glanais in
chasail forartoitsiut na dera 7 dobert enlaithiu 1 gela 2
immon sliab 7 nochantais ceola bindiu do. Dobera-su, or
int angel, lin na ndemna ut da anmundaib a pein. Ni
geb-sa sin, or Patraic. Rotbia done? fed (?) atchi etar muir 20
7 tir. In fil araill acutt dam? or Patraic, Ata, for int
angel, morsesiur cecha sathairnd do tabairt a pein. Ma
doberur ni dam, or Patraic, tabur da fer decc. Rotfia,
for int angel, 7 dingaib don Cruachan. Ni geb, or Patraic,
romcraidiud co romdignaither. In fil araill doberthor 25
dam? or Patraic. Fil, or int angel, morfesiur cecha dardain
7 da fer decc cecha sathuirn duit a pianaib 7 dingaib
1 almost illegible ^ added in margin