Anecdota from Irish manuscripts

Sanas Cormaie
isbertha egin, IS gnathbeila eisem tra cidh indiu la
hlrmumhain maxime, nnde dicitur: In fil ni bas toich duit?
Fil eigin, ol inti dia n-imchomarcar .i. nairne.
973. Nith .i. guin. Nie in fer dodgnii.
974. Nethes .i. guin duine, ut est: ni [p. 276, coll]
bidna nethis^ nemt[h]egar3.
975. Nesscoit .i. is é senchas na nGaoidel. Intan
fechtu cath Muige Tuiredh bni Goibne goba isin c[h]erd-
cha og denam na n-armm do Thiiatbaib Dé, 7 búi Luchtire
saor oc denam crund isna gaib, 7 búi Creidne cerd fri
denam semand issna gaib. Dicunt autem Scoti Goibnin
goba faciebat hastas fri teora gresa, 7 ba feith in tress
gress. Dognl áidiu Luchtaine saor na crunda fri teora
snasa, 7 ba feth in snas dedenach. Sic faciebat et Credne
na semend. Dobidgad Goibne asin tenchair na gai^ go
nglentais isin ursain. Doleiged Luchtaine saor na crunda
ina ndlaid, 7 ba lor n-indsma doib. Dobidgad larom
Creidne cerd na semanda a belaib na tenchuire 7 ba lor
n-indsma doibh.
Ceine tra bai Goibne goba oconnisin lithe bine for a
mnái. Adfíadar son do Goibne 7 ba saoth lais 7 ba
etaith n-imme. Iss ed áidhi dogéne friss .i. bai crann ina
laim, intan atfes do a seel, .i. ness a ainm, is uime dognither
ind aurnaisi criadh. Dicain didiu forsin crand sin, 7 each
fer doniced dobeireth fuasmad don c[h]rann sin ind. Ma-
dellad larom in duine, dourgbad foc[h]etóir cnoc and Ian
do lindchrii 7 gur 7 foloisced in duine amail tene, ar ba
he fuath in c[h]rainn sin dianad nomen ness nobith forsin
cnuc. Is aire rohainmniged on anmaim sin [col. 2]
scoit .i. ness cnoc 7 scoit lind.
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.i. nes-
^ dodngni L ^ nethes MS. ^ nemthigedar L * goa L
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