Anecdota from Irish manuscripts

2 Airne Fingein
airthermhagh 1 nErenn ar sliclit na banghalgbaidlie mna
mic Neclitain .i. ota Sidh'^ Nechtain sairthuaidh 3 co moing
mara. Tibra' ar si 'fil fa dithchleith la tri deoglibbaire
Necbtain .i. Flesc 7 Lesc 7 Luamb. Assi doluidb uaitbaibb
ar coll a geissi co nderna srutb saineamail di 7 condat
imdba a bilbuadba etir dbaire 7 mboigbi 7 mointi 7 atba
7 linne 7 inbera 7 srotba sin.* Bidb rod imais 7 bidb é
in sitbbe findbruine darsin clár oir [f]orloisc[th]i, ar isi sin
Boann a bainm.' Ocus gabais Fingen in rann n-aile:^
gidb foda int airne
' Gin gub saineamail mo gbne . 7
gidb gemadbaigb dam co fuin . nimbera for drocbmen-
muin.
3. 'Ocus ca buaidb ;í-í«7e,5 a ben?' or sé. 'í^i /mwsa'
ar in ben. 'Crann eim' or si 'fil fa dbichleith i nEirinn
o aimsir dilenn 6
7 docuirigbtber tri frossa toraidb tre
cbeo de , cona[d] Ian an magh forsatú fo tbri do meas
cacba bliadna 7 intan tuitis in dercu dbeidbinacb^ dbe, is
ann tic blath na dercon tana/se fair; 7 rosaersat tonna na
dilenn 6 be gin mbandradb 7 nisfacca rose duine gusa-
nocbt. Eo Rossa ainm in cbraind sin' or si '.i. mac don
cbrunn fil a parrt[b]us. Is anocbt iarum rofailsiged ^ do
feraibb Eirenn co m[b]a bitbbbnaidb etir tbossacb is
deredb.' Cona[d] ann isbert Fingen in rann:
' Ni liacb airne for cind cbraind . fil fa dbicbleitb ó dilinn
bidb buan a buaidb dar Bregba . do tbuatbaibb darsnim-
regba '.
' irthearmhadh MS. * sigh MS. ^ sairduaigh MS.
* omittendum ^ .ii. 3IS. •* dilind MS. ' dlieigbinacli
MS. « rofaildsidbigh MS.