Nibusanctbrigit suanach nibuhúarach imšeirc dé Andorigenai61 inrí dofertaib arsanchtbrigti 25 Cetnathogairt diafoided lacetim hifenamain63 Lathe buana dí madbochte9 nifrith locht ann lamchraibdig70 96 Niru[a]irmiu95 niairmiu andorigenai indnóebduil97 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 Indaim dodaascansat114 f6115 léo rodascload nech Tathich torc allaid atrét fothuaith dosephain123 anos124 Mugart125 mucc meth di126 dobreth127 darmag fea baamra128 60 tafnetar coin alta dí combái inuachtur gabra 129 Asrir130 insinnach nallaid doráith aaithig intruaig Bamenn 133 innahimthechtaib baóenmathair maic ríg máir134 65 Nónbur díbercach senais dercsait aminna136 allind chró 141 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 Andorigne dofertaib nifail dune dodadecha164 senais díllait165 dochondlaid intan dobreth166 doletha167 95 Ateoch189 érlam190 sanctbrigte cosanctaib cille dara INchaillech reided191 currech192 ropsciath frifæbra fégi193 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 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 The holy-one slept a captive's sleepb because of her Son's absence. 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 She was not greedy for treasures, she gave without gall, with- 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 Marvellous (was) St. Brigit's congregation: marvellous the flamed 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 |