STORIES FROM THE TAIN.
By J. STRACHAN.

II. - HOW CUCHULINN BROUGHT CON-
CHOBAR FROM THE FIELD OF BATTLE.

[LU. 59b36 - 60a22 = YBL. 19b10-48.]

"Bói imnisse chatha etar Ultu ocus
Eogan mac n-Durthacht. Tiágait Ulaid don
chath. Fácabar-som inna chotlud. Maitti
for Ultu. Fácabar Conchobor ocus Cus-
craid Mend Machae ocus sochuide mór
olchenae. D-an-iuschi-seom (a) a n-gol. Sín-
ithi iarom com-memdatar in dá liic rob-
atar imbi. Fíad Bricre (b) ucut dorónad,"
ol Fergus. "Atraig Lasodain. Cotriccim-
se friss i n-dorus ind liss os (c) mé
athgóite. 'Fuit! Día do bethu! a phopa
Fhergus,' (d) olsé. 'Cáte Conchobor?' 'Ní
fetar-sa,' olmé.

"Téit ass iarom. Ba dorchae ind adaig
Fóbair a n-ármach. Co n-accai ara chinn in
fer, ocus leth a chinn fair, ocus leth fir aili
for a muin. 'Congna lem, a Chuchulaind,'
olsé. 'Ro-m-bíth, ocus tuccus leth mo
bráthar for (e) mo muin. Ber síst lim,
'Ní bér,' olsé (f). Lasodain foceirt in n-aire
dó. Foceird-som de. Immasínithar dóibh.
Doscarthar Cúchulaind. Co cúalae ní, in
m-boidb dinaib colnaib (g): 'Olc damnae
láich fil and fo chossaib aurddrag.' La-
rodain f-an-érig (h) Cúchulaind ocus benaid
a chenn de cosind luirg áne ocus gaba
immáin (i) líathróite ríamh darsa mab. (k)

"'In fil mo phopa Conchobor isind ármaig-
se'? Frisgair-side dó. Téit cuci con-
didn-accai issin chlud, ocus robói ind úr (a)
imbi de cach leith dia dichlith. "Cid dia
tánac (aa) isa n-ármag," (b) ol Conchobor,
"co n-dechais uathbás and? T-an-ócaib
asin chlud lasodain. Ní turcébad seisser
linni di thrénfheraib Ulad ní bad chalmu.
"'Tair reonn don tig ucut,' ol Conchobor,
(c) 'co n-dernae (d) tenid dam and.' Ad-
soi-seom (e) tenid (f) móir dó. 'Maith dano,'
ol (g) Concobor, 'dian-dam-thised (h)
mucc fonaithe robadambeó." 'Rega-sa (i)
con-da-tuc,' ol Cúchulaind. Téit ass
iarom. Con-accai in fer ocond fhulucht i
m-medón ind fheda, indala (k) lám dó cona
gaisciud indi (l), in lám aile (m) oc fuiniu
in tuircc. Ba mór a úathmaire ind fhir.
F-an-ópair-som arapae ocus dobeir a
chenn ocus a muicc lais. Loingid Conchobor
iarsin in torc. 'Tíagam diar tig,' ol
Conchobor. Conrecat (n) fri Cúscraid
mac Conchobuir. Bátar dano tromgona
for suidiu. (o) Dobeir Cúchulaind fora
muin. Dolotar iarim á triur co Emain
Machae."