Fled Bricrenn (work in progress)

edited by George Henderson

LU 99b

Incipit Fled Bricrend ocus in Curathmír Emna Macha ocus in Briatharchath Ban-Ulad ocus Tochim Ulad do Chruachnaib Ai ocus Cennach ind Ruanada i n-Emain Macha.

Bói fled mór la Bricrind Nemthenga do Chonchobur mac Nessa ocus do Ultaib huile. Bliadain lan dó oc tinól na flede. Dorónad iarom tegdas chumtachta lais fri frithailem tomalta na flede. Conrotacht iarom a tech sin la Bricrind i n-Dún Rudraige fó chosmailius na Cráebrúadi i n-Emain Macha, acht nammá roderscaigestar a tech so eter adbur ocus elathain, eter cháimi ocus chumtachtae, eter úatni ocus airinigi, eter lígrad ocus lógmaire, eter sochraide ocus súachnide, eter irscartad ocus imdorus do thigib inna hamsiri sin uli.

Is amlaid trá dorónad a tech sin : Sudigud Tige Midchúarta fair. Nói n-imdada and ó thenid co fraigid, tricha traiged i n-airdi cacha hairinig crédumae co ndiórad óir friú uile. Conrotacht rígimdae and íarom do Chonchobur i n-airinuch ind rígthige sin úas imdadaib in tige uile co n-gemaib carrmocail ocus lógmaraib ar chena ocus ligrad óir ocus airgit ocus charrmocail ocus datha cach thíre, co m-bo chomsolus lá ocus adaig inti. Ocus conrotachtá dano dá imdaí déc in dá erred déc Ulad impe. Ba chómnart iarom indas in gníma sin ocus ind adbur dobreth dó dénom in tigi. Sesrech oc tabairt cecha clethi ocus mórfessiur di thrénferaib Ulad oc cor cacha hóenslaite, ocus tricha sáer do prímsáeraib hErend oc á dénam ocus oc a ordogud.

Dorónad dano gríanán la Bricrind fodessin fó chomardus imdai Conchobair ocus inna láth n‑gaile. Conrotacht iarom in gríanán sin do imdenmaib ocus cumtaigib sainamraib ocus rosudigthe senistre glainide ass for cach leth. Conrotacht iarom senester díb uasa imdaid-seom fadéin, co m‑bo fodirc dó‑som imcissiu in tige máir úad assa imdaí, déig ro fitir‑som, ní léicfitis Ulaid isatech.

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Here beginneth the Feast of Bricriu, and the Champion’s Portion of Emain, and the Ulster Women’s War-of-Words, and the Hosting of the Men of Ulster to Cruachan, and the Champion’s Wager in Emain.

Bricriu’s feast in Dun Rudraige

Bricriu of the Evil Tongue held a great feast for Conchobar mac Nessa and for all the Ultonians. The preparation of the feast took a whole year. For the entertainment of the guests a spacious house was built by him. He erected it in Dun Rudraige after the likeness of the palace of the Red Branch in Emain. Yet it surpassed the buildings of that period entirely for material and for artistic design, for beauty of architecture — its pillars and frontings splendid and costly, its carving and lintel-work famed for magnificence.

The Banqueting Hall

The House was made on this wise: on the plan of Tara’s Mead-Hall, having nine compartments from fire to wall, each fronting of bronze thirty feet high, overlaid with gold. In the fore part of the palace a royal couch was erected for Conchobar high above those of the wholehouse. It was set with carbuncles and other precious stones which shone with a lustre of gold and of silver, radiant with every hue, making night like unto day. Around it were placed the twelve couches of the twelve heroes of Ulster. The nature of the workmanship was on a par with the material of the edifice. It took a waggon team to carry each beam, and the strength of seven Ulster men to fix each pole, while thirty of the chief artificers of Erin were employed on its erection and arrangement.

Bricriu's Balcony

Then a balconylit. soller. was made by Bricriu on a level with the couch of Conchobar and as high as those of the heroes of valour. The ddecorations of its fittings were magnificent. Windows of glass were placed on each side of it, and one of these was above Bricriu’s couch, so that he could view the hall from his seat, as he knew the Ulster men would not suffer him within.

Bricriu goes to Emain

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	<head>Here beginneth the Feast of Bricriu, and the Champion’s Portion of Emain, and the Ulster Women’s War-of-Words, and the Hosting of the Men of Ulster to Cruachan, and the Champion’s Wager in Emain.</head>
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