¹ In the first place, Fiachra son of Eochu Muigmedon had two sons, Amalgaid and Nathi. Nathi’s sons were Eochu Brec (the Freckled), Eochu Mingort (? of the Smooth Field), Elgach, Erca Caelbuide (the Thin and Yellow), Corcoroi, Onbecc, MacCuais, and Oengus Lamfada (Long-hand). The descendants of Eochu Brec, that is, the Úi Echdach of the Moy, were the descendants of Breth son of Eochu Brec and the descendants of Laegaire son of Eochu Brec. The latter were the Muinter Muiren in Owles, of whom was Maelduin son of Crimthann, son of Dima, son of Diarmait, son of Senach, son of Laegaire, son of Eochu Brec. Cuimin son of Dima, son of Diarmait, [settled] at Cell Cuimin in the territory of the Úi Echdach; [he is] in the great monument at the feet of Úa Suanaig; that is, Cuimin was buried at Rahen.

² The descendants of Laegaire [included] the Muinter Muiren of Glen Maelduin, the Muinter Máelfogamair, the Úi Cridgen, the Úi Lenain, and the Úi Flatili. The descendants of Breth son of Eochu Brec [were] Maelfalce son of Breth, Brodub son of Breth, and Brendan son of Breth. From them [were descended] the three Úi Suanaig, namely Fidmaine, Fidairle, and Fidgus, three sons of Fidbadach and of Feramail daughter of Dima Dub (the Black), son of Diarmait, son of Senach, son of Laegaire, son of Eochu Brec; while Fidbadach was the son of Cuduilig, son of Coman, son of Suanach, son of Crecan of the Moy, son of Bruidge, son of Brendan, son of Breth, son of Eochu Brec, as above, son of Nathi, son of Fiachra, son of Eochu Muigmedon.

³ Now these were saints of the Úi Echach: Aedan at Cluain Eochaille in the Corann, and Colman son of Eochu at Temple Shanbo in Úi Cennselaig; these were sons of Eochu Muigmedon. Saints of the line of Brec were Colman son of Dui, son of Ainmire, son of Conall, son of Cobthach, son of Eogan, son of Eochu of Munster. As for the three Úi Suanaig, these were their places of settlement: Fidmaine at Rahen, Fidairle at Kinsale, and Fidgus at Glascarn, and so forth.

⁴ [This is] how Mochuda and Úa Suanaig obtained Ros Corr and its lands. Maelbresail son of Cathasach, son of Flann Lena, was engaged in plundering. One of his acts of plunder was the violation of the cross of Úa Suanaig and of his right of protection at Fid Elo, in the case of a company of poets; hence [the cross is called] the Cross of the Satirists at Fid Elo.

⁵ This violation [of the cross] and of Úa Suanaig was committed during the reign of Domnall son of Murchad. After Úa Suanaig had been plundered, Domnall son of Murchad suppressed the entire band of plunderers. Judgement and compensation could not be imposed because of the enormity of the outrage, so the matter was left to the conscience of Úa Suanaig himself. This was the judgement he gave: that Ros Corr, the land on which the crime had been committed, should be forfeited for ever to Mochuda and Úa Suanaig; and that the men who had committed the crimes — the Úi Cernaig, the Úi Gilla Suanaig, and the Úi Conin — should not return to the same sept until the Day of Judgement (that is, they were made outlaws), and so forth.

⁶ Mochuda sang [this] when he was being expelled from Rahen.

⁷ Not joyful is the separation we endure;
Alas, that we cannot remain.
Whether we stayed here or there,
Gladly would we not part.
Whether it be mine,
Fair is this church;
Whether it be his,
Cherish (?) it for him,
So that he may possess it.
As an illustrious son receives
The inheritance of his noble father,
So illustriously shall take my place
The noble, gentle son of Fidbadach.
Rahen of the saints, we loved it,
For we made [there] a noble dwelling;
We did not love being driven from it;
Sad is the change, not joyful.

⁸ Not joyful, and so forth.

⁹ Mochuda sang [this].

¹⁰ I cannot remain any longer
Than the stay of a passing woman.
My Rahen, may it be my little Rahen;
May it be great, my Rahen.
Glorious Rahen, its riches are plain to see,
Above the cleared woodland of the tribe of Erc;
This is what I compare Rahen to:
A meadow on the plain of heaven.
May this church of mine be held in honour;
May melodious triumphs be heard within it;
May there be schools granting full degrees,
With wisdom studied within it.
May this church of mine be held in honour;
May hosts of angels dwell within it;
May it be my harbour of settlement,
May it be my fort, my stronghold.
The son by whom it shall be raised up,
May the advancing fort be his;
Among them there shall be none like it,
Among monks there shall be none [like it].

¹¹ There shall be none, and so forth.

¹² Once, Úa Suanaig went to Land of [Colman] son of Luachan. At that time there was a rich man living near Land who had seven sons and a large landed estate; the man’s name was Coisimnach. “O cleric,” said Colman son of Luachan to Úa Suanaig, “come with me to ask Coisimnach for a grant of land.” “I will come,” said Úa Suanaig. As soon as they were seen [approaching], the place was shut against them, and the whole company fasted until morning in front of the fort: namely Úa Suanaig and his household, Colman, and Maeltuile son of Nochuire, Úa Suanaig’s bosom foster-child.

¹³ Then Colman said to Úa Suanaig: “Lay your curse upon Coisimnach and his descendants.” So the three of them composed three stanzas against Coisimnach. Colman spoke this stanza:

¹⁴ I lay, O fair Fidmaine,
A curse, by the will of the King of the stars,
Upon Coisimnach — a fulfilment of conflicts —
And upon the seven brothers.

¹⁵ Úa Suanaig spoke:

¹⁶ My curse, until Judgement Day shall come,
Upon Coisimnach in his fort,
And upon his descendants — it will not be concealed —
While heaven and earth remain.

¹⁷ Maeltuile spoke:

¹⁸ May the fort remain uninhabited
By his heirs until Judgement Day shall come.
For the fasting of the aged elders,
O revered Christ, let this be fulfilled.

¹⁹ Destruction afterwards came upon Coisimnach, and from that time onwards the land was forfeited to the church, and so forth.

²⁰ Gillacoluim Úa Maelmuaid left three sons, namely Cubladma, Donnchad, and Muircertach. These sons took to plundering and ravaging Rahen, the community of Rahen, and Úa Suanaig. One day Cubladma came to Rahen and killed fifteen head of livestock, both large and small. The successor of Úa Suanaig, Saerbrethach Úa Cellaig, became angry and accused him vehemently in the house of Murchad Úa Maelechlainn at Durrow, for it was there that Úa Maelechlainn had his residence. And he accused Cubladma to his face.

²¹ [Cubladma] took the green staff and swore that he had not gone to Rahen at any time that day and that he had committed none of the wrongdoing of which he had been accused. “It is not right,” they all said unanimously, “to make a false accusation against you.: Nevertheless, [Cubladma] came again to Rahen in pursuit of the Úi Duibginn, who had taken sanctuary there. He then plundered and committed robbery, and drove away some cows from the middle of the cemetery. At this, the owner of the cows turned upon him and wounded him in the upper part of the chest with a knife he was carrying. When [Cubladma] realised that he showed signs of approaching death, he offered his service to Úa Cellaig and Úa Suanaig, but Úa Cellaig would not accept it. And he died nine days later. And in this the mighty works of God and of Úa Suanaig were magnified.

²² Afterwards, Muircertach Úa Maelmuaid succeeded to the chieftainship of Fir Cell. One night he came to Rahen as a guest and made his bed that night in the church; his wife was with him in the bed. One of the elders of the place had a vessel of cooling drink. It was taken from him by force and brought to [Muircertach] in the church, together with a bullock from the livestock belonging to the place. And the two of them ate of it. Now Domnall Úa Maelmuaid had been outlawed at this time, and the Muinter Luainim with him. Early in the morning they came to Rahen, and their arrival woke Muircertach. When [Muircertach] realised who they were, he retreated into the church; and the church was burnt over his head because of his profanation of the church the previous night. And in this the mighty works of God and Úa Suanaig were magnified.

²³ Domnall Úa Maelmuaid, who burnt the church, was killed in the middle of Rahen before the year was out. Donnchad Úa Maelmuaid, the third son of Gillacoluim, was captured by Murchad Úa Maelechlainn, who handed him over to the Muinter Luainim. They poisoned him and concealed him in a hole in a bog, so that his body was never found, because of his enormous wickedness.

²⁴ Aed son of Domnall Úa Maelmuaid also came to Rahen as a guest; and the Muinter Luainim killed him on Inis Mochutta (Mochuda’s Island), together with sixteen men of his company. And in these deeds the mighty works of God, of Mochuda, and of Úa Suanaig were magnified.

²⁵ Now this is the death that befell the father of these sons, Gillacoluim. The Vagabond Úa Ailleain of Fir Cell killed Gillacoluim at Inis Locha meic Dubrai, and killed his wife, who was a daughter of Úa Bricc of the Munster Déisi, while they were drunk. The Vagabond was himself killed afterwards. Hence the place where he was killed is called Port in Geocaig (the Vagabond’s Port), and so forth.