Revue celtique - National Library of Scotland

lyô Cuchulainn's Death.
Lasodain dodechaid inliath mâcha cotarlaic abolgdéra môra fola for a dib
traigthib. Lassin roling cuchulainn incarpat. Et docuridar bedg de fodes
iarslige midluachra.
Thereat the Gray of Mâcha came and let his big round tears of blood
fall on Cuchulainn's feet. And then Cuchulainn leaped into the chariot,
and drove it suddenly southwards along the Road of Mid-Luachair.
[And Leborcham met him and besought him not to leave them ; and the
thrice fifty queens who were in Emain Mâcha and M'ho loved him cried
to him with a great cry. But he turned his chariot to the right, and
they gave a scream of wailing and lamentation, and smote their hands,
for they knew ihat he would not come to them again.]
Rohôï tech amuvnme rodnahsom arachind for intsligid taidledsom béos
intan natheiged foraérim secci fadess 7 ariess. Lestarcondig leesi arachindsom
dogrés. ibid dig. 7 documlai ass 7 celebraid diamnmmi. Téii ass iarsligi
midluachra iar maig mogna. Cov^accai ni nateora ammiti t'athchaecha ara-
chind forinîsligid. Orce conemib 7 epthaib fonôiset forberaib cairthind. Ba
dogessib conculainn cenadall fulachta diachathim. Geiss dô dana cdrna achom-
anma do ithi. Rethid 7 badodul seccu. Riifitk nibucdenam alessa robass
and.
The house of his nurse that had fostered him was before him on the
road. He used to go to it whenever he went drivingpasther southwards
and from the south. And she kept for him always a vessel with drink
therein. And now he drinks a drink and fares forth, bidding his nurse
farewell. Then he saw somewhat. Three Crones, blind of the left eye,
before him on the road. They had cooked (?) on spits of rowantree
a dog with poisons and spells. And one of the things that Cuchulainn
was bound not to do, was going to a cooking-hearth and consuming
the food. And another of the things that he must not do, was eating his
namesake's flesh'. He speeds on and was abouttopass them, for he knew
that they were not there for his good.
Conidde asbert friss indammait.
Tadall lait iîc/;uchulainn.
Ni adliub ém o/cuc/;ulainn.
Até inbiad eu olsi. Diambad fulocht môr nobeth and orsi roadelta. l'iair
isbec fil and nithaidle. Nitualaing môr nadfulaing no nadgeib inmbec.
Then said the Crone to him.
« Visit us', O Cuchulainn. »
« 1 will not visit you in sooth, says Cuchulainn.
I. Cû-chulainn means 'Culann's Hound'.