Anecdota from Irish manuscripts

Airne Fingein
4. 'Ocus ca buaidh n-aile,^ a ben?' or Fingein. ' Ni
hansa' or in ben. 'Findtan mac Bochrai roir Dia do in
Ri uasal [conid] airdbreathem eccna in chentair 7 ita i
n-amlabra on uair atchualaidh tonngar na dilenn^ fri
taebh (fo. 46 a 2) sleibi Oilefet 7 seissium fein for Tul
Tuindi a n-iarthardeiscert na Herenn. Is annsin bui ina
chodlud cein boi in dile for bith 7 ata sin a socht sin
ileith 7 anoclit roliirslaicedh a irlabra dho do slnn[d]ud
sencbusa Erenn, ar roboi a ndobur 7
i ndorcha in senchus
sin gusanocht. Fodliaigh iss e sin enfer firen forfaccaib
in dile i nErinn. Cona[d] innocht rofaidhedh sbirut saine-
amail faisdine i ricbt mbaethoglaigb ^ co n-eacmning ina
beolu di ghai greine corraibe tre chlais a chuil, co fil
secht solabra filet? for a tengaid fri slonnudh tsencLusa 7
comgne Erenn.' Cona[d] ann itbert:
' Gemadh adliaigh fada dhamh . ó nóna co maidenrad
nimtorbha daigh ^ neich . do caingnimaib adamra[ib] '.
5. 'Ocus ca buaidh n-aiJe/-' a ben?' or Fingen. ' Ni
Jiansa' or in .ben., 'Teora primaig[d]i Erenn innocht
foroircinta .i. barr Breoin a sidhaibh 6 Cruachan dorighne
Breo mac Smeathrach cerd Aenghusa mic Um,hoir .i. cath- ,
barr do corcair ghlain tire na hindia 7 ubull oir uassa
bá meií firchind 7 cet sna[th]eccne do charrmhogal
cumuscda 7 cet ,
caelcleas " cudruma do dhergor for-
loisc[th]i 7 cet rond findbruine oc a breachtradh. Ata
» .ii. MS. 2 dilind MS. " -oglaidh MS. * leg.
fo diag 5 ii ^/^5' 6 sighaibh MS. ' leg. cailcbes
= cairches
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