Anecdota from Irish manuscripts

Betha Pátraic
hetar on choimdid sin, or int angel. Mane fetar, or Patraic,
ni fetfaith uaimsi tect asin Cruaich ondiu co brath,
Luid int angel dochum nime. Luid Patraic da aifrenn.
Tanic int angel trath nona. Cindus sin? or Patraic.
Indus maith, or int angel. Roguighsiutar na hnile duile 5
acsidhe 7 nemacsidhe im na da apstal decc 7 roetsat uad
inni cownaige-siu. Atbeir in comdiu: ni tanic 7 ni thiefa
do eis na n-apstal fer bad amru andai, man ba do rocruas.i
Inni dano roguidis rotbia. Ben do clocc, ol int angel, 7
ferfaid gless snecta fort do nim co roa gluine 7 bid 10
coisercad (sic) do feraib Erenn etar bin 7 marbu.
Luid Patraic co mboi ic Achad Abair 7 dorone ord
na case and. Doluid iarum Patraic i Sith Oeda i tir
Conaill 7 robendacli andsin Conall 7 Fergus a mac. Is
andsin dorochratar lama in cleirig for cend in mic. 15
Mactnaigid Conall inni sin. Atrubairt immorro Patraic:
Genfid maccan dia fine. bid sui bid faith bid fili,
inmain lespaire glan gle. nach epera imargoe.
Collum mac Feidlimthe is he rotairngired andsin.
Doluid Patraic iarsin i tir nEoghain meic Neill 7 20
atbert Patraic fria a muintir: Bid bartari, ar se, nach-
bartari in leoman .1. Eogan mac Neill. Luid Eogan i
ndegaid Patraic cona sluag. Bui Sechnall i nderiud luirg
na cleirech 7 Muiredach mac Eogain i tossach int sloig
7 roacaill side Sechnall 7 atrubairt friss: Dera^ sith etar 25
Eogan 7 P/jatraic 7 rotbia 3 a logh .i. rige uait co brath.
[19 c] Dogen, or Muiredach, 7 is ed on doronud amlaid.
1 MS. has manbad orocruas ^ leg. déna ^ rotbia bia 3IS.
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