VARIANTS FROM EGERTON 149. 69 



ar. 7 t^id 'san g-caith amliuil borbruathar breaclasrach trd sHcs rfghbruighnc n6 

 mur thuinn rabharta re n-gormthracht n-geal n-gainimhfghe. is d sin dasarghoin 7 

 cniiimhghearra tug sd ar na hallmuraicc don ruathar sin, gur thuit naoi n-deithnda- 375 

 mhar leis iarn-gabhail naoi n-uaire timpceall an chatha 779 oirnior chinn neach 

 seacht m-bliadhna deag a n-guais riamh budh comhaith a n-gniomhurtha gaisge 

 leis, oir is samhuilt re tromulla tiogh ag teithe roimh mhorghaoiih 7 troimfearthain 

 na hallmuraicc ag ruilh roimhe 786 difaghmhac athusach Oisin sin (ar Fergus) 

 .i. Osgur 788 7 ataid uile da thuarguint, gidh eadh ni thdid puinn a n-aisge 380 

 uaidh sin diobh. Cionnus ata Caoillte mac R6nain.? (ar Fionn). 793 is m6r an 

 t-eigion a bh-fuil do chdruid anois 797 togbhus Osgur an rosg rioghdha 

 romhaiseach 7 adubert 800 n6 go ttangaois do codughudh mo choda fein don 

 chaith orm-sa 7 as dadr6rac liom uaith a dheanamh 7 fir an domhain ar aonlaithir 7 

 tu theacht a marbadh anti do bhi fa ch6mhar mo chluimh-si 7 is chuis dam, gur 385 

 run h'om diogh anti thuit leat do thabairt tu fein 804 7 do thuit seachtmhogad 

 laoch leis sul do thoirnig a fearg. Is ann sin do ghaibh Osgur anghlonnach mac 

 Oisin ag cruinnioghudh a choda fein don chaith, oir nior smachtamhla an chii ar 

 an ttread 'na dision ar na haUmuraicc 7 gibd neach ag a raibh sine saoghalta, ni ag 

 aonneach do chuid Osguir do bhi sd, oir do thuiteadur uile leis 7 Fiachra Foiltleabhar 390 

 mar aon riu, gona desin ata Carann Fiachradh ar an ionnad sin 6 soin aleith. 7 as a 

 haithle sin tug aigheadh ar na hallmuraicc da luathmharbhadh. Cia is fearr 'san 

 ccaith anois ? (ar Fionn) Osgur sin (ar Feargus). Cread i reim an catha 

 anois? (ar Fionn) Is truadh sin, a righfeine (ar Feargus). 819 7 nach 

 daingne an cnoc bainleacach ba choir as aoirde a n-iarthar Eoirpe 'na na catha 395 

 trina cheile. 827 an cith fola ilannruaidhe thuiteas anuas aris ortha 6 



faobruibh a n-arm urnochtaighthe. Is cuis eile dham nar sguab gaoth diobhadh 

 riamh a ttosach geimhre oiread ar teasgadh d' foltaibh fada fiorlabhuir do chean- 

 naibh cura 7 caithmhilead seachnoin an chatha, ionnus nach furus a n-aithne tar a 

 cheile, ar na liona do bhraoin ghil na fola 7 do na cliabhaibh trina cheile acht 400 

 madh nach labhrach neach aco. 7 is iomdha ar an lathir sin gnuis ag banadh 7 ag 

 blasbharnuig 7 suile arna siordhalladh 7 doid arna tr6mghoin 7 troig arna trein- 

 treasguirt &c. 840 IMaise eirghe-si 7 adhmholtar leat na laochra, a Fearguis (ar 

 Fionn). Teid Feargus roimhe mur a raibh an caith 7 tug drcas \sic\ adhmholta ar na 

 fianghaisgidhicc sin. 857 Cuireall Cathbhuadhach Caiihbhuilleach 6 Baoisgne^os 

 7 Corc AII 6 chinn Cruadhrachna 859 oir nior ghabhadar a n-arm greidhim 

 ar 7 is m6r an t-ar dobhcir ar na sluaghaibh 7 d dod lorg-sa 863 7 is 



fris adeirthear FarcioIIach na Tuaithe Duibhe 865 7 is d adubert ag dirghe 'na 

 seasamh 867 gonuige an folt dualach donnbhuidhe 868 d' iompuig an 

 faobhair uirthe, oir nior gearradh aonruaidhne da folt, agus do rangadur caora 410 



