Anecdota from Irish manuscripts

Airne Fingein _____
ar si '.i. sonnach finduma fiUfoj- Raith Aildinne. On Id
rogaiiadli a denum 'na toccfadis sáir 7 cerda de indiu no-
thuited imbarach, co na rohinnaised coir a dlienma nafen
^ a áórafs giisanoclit 7 ni rocindsead a feth nach a ligh-
dhath. Ocns dono' ar si 'teora simDacl^al sidhe atrach-
tadar ria ngarbgles in Daghdha for teged2 .i. Siur 7 Eoir
7 Berba, darachomluidhset a likeninadh 7 condreccatt a
n-aeninbmr isin aidhche se anoclit'. Rogab Fingen in
rann: _
'At séghdha fri rifdh a bean . am
, ^^^
séghdha-sa fri tniream
ni fil for Eirinn a cl^itli . frithailem Chuind Chétchathaigh '.
11. 'Ocus ca buaid n-aile,'^ a ben?' ar Fingen. 'Ni
hcinsa ', ar si. ' Tri pae jén bfind i randaib ^ 'dergoir doi^Qa-
chatar anocht coraíseindset ceol n-ingantach for mnfaib
n^ Temracb, co nach "bia bron na snim na cuma na
eolcfíaíre* na ekshauT airfidigli i nEirinn fri re Cuinn
Chétchatliaig 7 doS^pliatar tri mic Eoin mic Ethidheoin a
Sidh Thruim liia doclium, condat é triar rigliamLus deissidar
imme .i. Mael? Bluicne 7 Blop 7 rota Temair tri crithu ^
di 7 rpíaíl^t na sluaigh filed inde 7 ro]áset"primdÍDgnai
7Erenn uíié 7 roch^n in faid righlaid do Chnnn' ar si
'intan robas oc á lamhnadh.' 'In mebar lat-sa in laidh
sin?' ar Fingen. 'Is meabar eim ecin', ar in ben. 'Atar-
glammais em do failti anocht', ar in ben, ' cotscera do
bron ari'dis dia cloister laid in druadh.' '0 racuala in
maith', ar Fingen, ' cidh ar na cechlaind in saich?'
1 leg. sinnacha ^ igg teched ^\.u. MS. ''
daib 5 leg. grithu -'5(^\x^t.i..c'
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leg. ron