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Nibusanctbrigit suanach nibuhúarach imšeirc dé
sechnichiuir57 nicossena58 indnóeb dibad59 bethath che60

Andorigenai61 inrí dofertaib arsanchtbrigti
niadorontai ardune cairm62 icuala cluas nachbi

25 Cetnathogairt diafoided lacetim hifenamain63
nisgaib dorath ahóeged nisdígaib allenamain65
Allucht saille iarsuidiu fescor bahard66 incoscur67
sechbasathech incu de nibubronach intoscur68

Lathe buana dí madbochte9 nifrith locht ann lamchraibdig70
30 batair1 coidchi innagort [cia] fonbith ferais anmich72
Epscoip dodaascansat 73 nirbodiuir74 ingabud dí
manibad fororaid75 inrí blegon innambo fathri
Argairt76 lathe77 ánbige78 coercha formedón réde79
scarais80 iarum aforbrats itaig fordeslem gréne82
35 Inmacc83 amnas rodasgaids brigta arécnairc arríg85
dobert86 sechtmultu úade atret nisdígaib allín
ISdamsous87 matchous88 andorigenai domaith
amradí infothrugud senta"1 impe baderglaid92
Senais incaillig comail93 baslan cenneim cengalar94
40 bamó amru arailiu dinchloich dorigne saland

96

Niru[a]irmiu95 niairmiu andorigenai indnóebduil97
bennachais inclarainech comdarforreil adísuil

Ingen amlabar dobert brigta bahóen98 aamra

[fo. 18a.] niluid allaim assallaim comtarforreil acomlabra 45 Amra tinne99 senastar banert dé rodglinnestar100 robói mí lán lasincoin incú noconmillestar

Bamo amru arailiu mír dotlucestarle dindlucht102

nicoill dath ammaforta103 brothach104 focres 105 innahucht106 INclam rogaid107 ailgais108 dí bamaith conidrualaid109 dó 50 senais forglu110 innoloeg carais forgglu innambo111

110

Reraig112 iarum acarpat fotúaith dobri cobthaig coil113
inloeg liaclam icarput inbó indiaid indlóig

Indaim dodaascansat114 f6115 léo rodascload nech
friu conuccaib116 indoub117 matain tancatar atech118
55 Scarais ahech cenn abréit119 intan dorertatar120 fofán
nibuleithísel inmám mac dé roréraig121 inríglaim 122

Tathich torc allaid atrét fothuaith dosephain123 anos124
senais brigit friabachaill liamucca gabais foss

Mugart125 mucc meth di126 dobreth127 darmag fea baamra128 60 tafnetar coin alta dí combái inuachtur gabra 129

Asrir130 insinnach nallaid doráith aaithig intruaig
dochum feda conselai131 cedosefnatar132 int[s]luaig

Bamenn 133 innahimthechtaib baóenmathair maic ríg máir134
senais 135 innén luamnech conidnimbert innalaim

65 Nónbur díbercach senais dercsait aminna136 allind chró
infer fordacorsatar137 goéta138 nifrith collann dó139
Andorigne dofertaib nífail dorurme140 cocert

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amra rogab prainn111 lugdach trenfer nidígaib anert Omna natuargaib insluag infecht naile dígrais cloth 70 dobert díammac labrigte coairm irrochloth aboth

INsét143 argait nadchlethi144 arul[c] frifraicc145 indniad146 [fo. 186.] focress 147 immuir fut roit148 cofrith immedón iach149 Amra150 dí151 inbantrebtach ardoutacht152 immaig coil 153 loiscis ingarmain nue forten154 icfune indloig

75 Bamo amra arailiu155 aridralastar156 indnóeb
matan baóg ingarmain liamathair dith157 indlóig
INsét 158 arggait nathcombaig159 incerd roboamru dí160
rosmbi161 brigit friaboiss iarum commebaid hitrí
Focress 162 immeid lasinceird163 fofrith amra iarsuidiu
80 nifurecht cidóen screpul bamo tríun arailiu

Andorigne dofertaib nifail dune dodadecha164

senais díllait165 dochondlaid intan dobreth166 doletha167
INtan hí bagabud dí ammac168 rempe nisderbrad169
dobert díllat170 icriol171 roncind hicarput darath
85 Anól meda dí dobreth172 nibuances173 cachthucai174
(cofri)th175 itoeb tegdaise niconairnecht and chucai
Asrir176 doraith ahathig177 intan roránice aleass
sechnifurecht178 forcraid ann nicontesbad banne ass
Fordonitge179 brigte bét si180 frigábud condonfair181
90 robbet innalobran leith182 riandul ingnuis inspirta nóeb
Donfair183 coclaidib184 tened doncath friíalla ciara185
ronsnádat186 annoebitge hiflaith nime sechpiana
Riandul lahaingliu doncath recam inneclais forrith
taithmet187 fiadat ferr cechnath188 nicar brigit buadach bith.
Nicar brigit

95 Ateoch189 érlam190 sanctbrigte cosanctaib cille dara
robbet etrom ocuspein manim nidig immada

INchaillech reided191 currech192 ropsciath frifæbra fégi193
nifuar194 asset 195 acht maire admunemar196 mobrígi

Admunemar mobrigi ropimdegail diarcure

[fo.19 a.] conacna frim ahérlam asrollem térnam huile

molad crist clothach labrad adrad maic dé dán búada roflatha dé censena cachrodgab cachrochuala Cachrochuala cachrogab robé bennacht brigte fair bennacht brigte ocus dé fordonrabat immalle 105 Fail díchaillig irriched nochosnagur domdíchill maire 7 sanctbrigit forafóessam dún díblinaib Sanctæ brigtæ uirgo sacratissima

in christo domino fuit fidelissima amen.

GLOSS.

1. i. ni rochar 2. .i. breosaigit 3. .i. in bonis operibus. 4. .i. inbith 5. .i. rosaidestar 6. .i. auis uel iohannis. 7. .i. in altitudine (suae) etatis. 8. .i. crist 9. .i. nibúassa 10. .i. ahécnach 11. .i. issi robói coniris uasal natrinoite occai 12. .i. mororíg 13. .i. isferr rogenair 14. .i. nibu écnaigthid .i. nidénad écnach neich 15. .i. nibu olc 16. .i. nirocharastar cath namban mbronach 18. .i. ni rorecc

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19. .i. arindbas de: daide 20. .i. nirbosantach friseutu 21. .i. roernastar 22. .i. cenimdergad 23. .i. nirbugand 24. .i. nirochar indomun ::: 25. .i. caithem indomuin difein 26. .i. fergach 1. feochur. 27. .i. caín nobiid 28. i. airchisecht nalob(ar) truag 29. .i. laigen 30. .i. rochumtaig 31. .i. cell dara 32. .i. de 33. .i. brigit 1. ciuitas. 34. .i. gniis bonum. 35. .i. inchathir 1. brigit 36. .i. doathascnam 37. .i. a sancto. 38. .i. bona. 39. .i. roealai .i. asahord rocáin bui cobrig 40. .i. ba imcrist aoenur robói aggabud 41. .i. asgnathach

frihegeda 1. bamenic adalsi fritrúagu 42. .i. maith insen 43. .i. rochongaib 44. .i. mc. mathairside doepscop mél 7 iséside rosén caille forcenn mbrigte. mc. caille rosgaib incaille ...ciund cein roboi mel ocsénad innacaille 45. .i. bafollus 46. .i. notguidim 47. .i. cechmod 48. .i. roseset 49. .i. fudumnu quam mare. 50. .i. quam potest hominem narrare. 51. .i. donstruith [sic] 52. [in marg.] Nothercanad brigit dochóemgen chaith airdirc conidluaithfed gæth tresnechta 7 trésín fonchro inglinn dalocha. Arised innister corabái coemgend cocenn .uii. bliadan inna sessam cen chotlud. 7 cró achubat féin imbi inarda (n)ocomadathrec tantum (n)o feib robai coemgen (f)onchró cenchotlud síc (n)irabai sanctbrigit suanach. 53. .i. clothach .i. airdirc 54. .i. coroairlestar 55. .i. iarngalur 1. iarsæthur 56. .i. nibí iarnúaraib nobíd sercc dé occi .sed semper habebat. 57. .i. nirochren 58. .i. nirochosnastar. 59. .i. indbas 60. .i. indomuin chentar 61. .i. cennadart fonafertaib inso sís 62. .i. ubi. 63. .i. fén douc abantigerna cucidondarge archend imbi 64. .i. dobiathad bocht 65. .i. inlenamain tucsat oegid fuirri 66. .i. bamor 67. .i. inmírbail 68. .i. intóegi .i. intoscurda 1. intuata 1. in: :: cugud .i. ing::: dorigne brigit octabairt inbiid dochoin 69. .i. maith roboinged 70. .i. la brigit 71. .i. baterad 72. .i. snigi án 73. .i. roathascansatar 74. .i. nibu dereoil 75. .i. manifortachtaiged 76. .i. roingair 77. .i. illó 78. .i. flechuid moir 79. .i. immaig life 80. .i. scailess 81. .i. acocholl 82. .i. fordesred .i. forsnagó gréne robatar (in)alaim deis 83. .i. inmeirlech tan(ic) cobrigit 84. .i. rogudestar 85. .i. arinríg itai écnarcus: air ní don :: ca::: amsa olse 86. .i. ruc 87. .i. is dom

dán 88. .i. mad dianinnisiur 89. .i. maith 90. .i. irraba sí fein 91. .i. bennachais .i. rosénastar 92. .i. balind derg .i. baflaith derg 93. .i. comallaig 94. .i. caillech irrabái comaille dodeochaid cobrigit 7 rosic 95. .i. niroairmius 96. .i. nietaim aarim cechadernai dofertaib 97. .i. brigit 98. .i. dofertaib brigte 99. .i. saille 100. .i. roglinnig 7 rochomet innasil 101. .i. rothothlaigestar 102. .i. robói isinchore 103. .i. nothad ::: sen ondí asmafortis .i. copchaille 104. .i. te 105. .i. rolaad 106. .i. brigte 107. .i. roguid 108. aitge 109. .i. coroernestar 110. .i. togu 111. .i. rocharastar inloeg togamail nambo 112. .i. roraith .i. roleic arith dó dobrí 113. .i. proprium nomen loci imbregaib 114. .i. roathascansatar 115. .i. maith 116. .i. tuargaib 117. .i. indaband 118. .i. cell dara 119. .i. fobreit bís fobragait indeich 120. .i. roreithsetar 121. .i. rofoirestar 122. .i. lám ríg lagen 123. .i. rothoibnestar 124. .i. inmucc allaid 125. .i. mucc ard 1. mucc meth 126. .i. dobrigit 127. .i. tuccad 128. .i. bamaith 129. .i. telach mór sein fil immaig lagen 130. .i. roeirnestar 131. .i. róelai 1. rosír 132. .i. ciarotóipniset 133. .i. bafollus 134. .i. ba hoen de matribus xpi. brigit 135. .i. rosen 136. .i. anairm 137. .i. forrochuirsetar 138. .i. gona 1. rogonad 139. .i. úar ní forfírduine rolaset angona acht isforcorth (e) cloche 140. .i. doné athurem 141. .i. maith 142. .i. rodígaib athúara 7 nirbo lugaide anert lugdach .i. lugaid trénfer robói ilaignib 7 basé ad ::: praind cét rodig::: apraind :: merath 7 ni:: gaib anert 143. .i. delg 144. .i. nídíchelta 145. .i. fricumail 146. .i. nia proprium nomen alicuius poetae. 147. .i. rolaad 148. .i. fut erchora 149. .i. bratan 150. .i. maith 151. .i. dobrigit 152. .i. arroertaig 153. .i. proprium nomen loci. 154. .i. fortenid 155. .i. ropomode infirtsa dodenam and beos 156. .i. roimoilgestar

157. .i. rodinestar 158.

.i. inmáin [in marg.] in set argait .i. Triar der(br)athar diafarcaib (an)athair tinne ar(gait) ocus foreimthetar cerda herenn achertraind itrí doib coro(bris) brigit conabaiss (ici)ll dara 159. .i. narobris 160. .i. robomór infiurt dobrigit 161. .i. rosbriss 1. roben 162. .i. rolaad 163. .i. lasincerddai 164. .i. nifrith 164. .i. innises 165. .i. etach 166. .i. notheged 167. .i. doroim 168. .i. crist iccahimthús. 169. .i. nisdiubrad 170 .i. tuc 171. .i. icriol dicroccund róin roboi intetach. 172. .i. tucad 173. .i. nibudomain 174. .i. dontí tuc indabaig do brigit 175. iarnól anárabai [?] inti dobrigit conamuintir 176. .i. (roeirne)star 177. .i. afir muintire 178. .i. nifrith 179. .i. robet fornd ahitge 180. .i. brigit 181. .i. ronfore:: 182. .i. robet nalobrain 7 natruaig innarleith icernaigthi erund 183. .i. done artoridin. 184. .i. cum gratia dei. 185. .i. fridemna .i. elta duba demoni186. .i. donet arsóerad 187. .i. comarce: comrace i. imrecr: : 188. .i. ferr cech filidecht [in marg.] (in)filidecht (dog)nither dodia 189. .i. atchim 190. .i. ér allam .i. adbul allam fridenam ferte 7 mirbaile 191. .i. roriadaig .i. roimthig 192. .i. currech a cursu equorum dictus est. 193. .i. fri fig:: uaim nafoebor. 194. .i. nifuarus 195. .i. asamail 196. .i. bennachmait 1. ailmit 197. .i. mobrigit 198. .i. rochongna 199. .i. roérnam 200. .i. airdirc 201. .i. irrigiath .i. híferann indríg nemda

orum.

Translation.

Locus hujus hymni.-Slieve Bloom or Cluain Mór Maedóc. The author, Broccan the squinting. Tempus of Lugaid, son of Loegaire, king of Ireland and of Ailill son of Dunlaing, king of Leinster. Causa, Ultan of Ardbrecáin his tutor asked him to relate Brigit's miracles in short discourse with poetic consonance, for it is this Ultan that collected all Brigit's miracles.

Victorious Brigit loved not (the) world: she sat (the) seat of a bird
on a cliffa:

The holy-one slept a captive's sleepb because of her Son's absence.
Not much of carping used to be found with (the) noble faith of (the)
Trinity,

Brigit mother of my Lord,-of heaven's kingdom best was she born. 5 She was not a carper, she was not malevolent, she loved not vehement woman's-war:

She was not a serpent wounding, speckled: she sold not God's
Son for gain.

She was not greedy for treasures, she gave without gall, with-
outabatement :

She was not hard (or) penurious: she loved not the world's pastime. She was not harsh to sojourners, gentle was she to wretched lepers.

10 On a plain she built a town: to (God's) kingdom she convoyed hosts. She was not a herdswoman on a mountain-side: she wrought amid a plain,

A marvellous ladder for pagans to visit (the) kingdom of Mary's
Son.

Marvellous (was) St. Brigit's congregation: marvellous the flamed
that went (from it):

It was only about Christ sang (the) assembly that was frequent with multitudes.

that my mouth

15 In a good hour MacCaille set the veil on Saint Brigit's head: Clear was she in her goings: in heaven was heard her prayer. "God, I pray Him in every struggle, in every way may speak, Deeper than seas, greater than can be told, Three-Persons, OnePerson, marvel of a story!"

She prophesied to the sage, famous Coemgen, that wind would hurl him through a storm of snow:

a cf. the French phrase 'comme un oiseau sur la branche.'

bcf. "O I sleep saft, and I wake aft" Kinmont Willie.

• Kildare (cell dara).

d

plea I take to be=pleo, which occurs in the Lebar Brecc Félire, Epil. 258, and corresponds with breo in the copy of the same poem in Laud, 610. (bréo, Skr. bhráj, 'to shine,' flamma for flag-ma, pλéyw, pλó, Goth. bairh-t-s, Eng. brigh-t, etc.) See, however, the story about an imaginary town Plea in the notes to the Félire, Feb. 1.

fuacru from fo-ad-gar-u. As to the termination in u see supra. According to the Tripartite Life the steward of the King of the Britons

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