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II. Fiacc’s Hymn.

II. FiAcc's Hymn.

Genair Patratcc" — Ffacc'* Sleibte'^ dor6nai'^ innimun*sa do Patraicc^ InFiacsin dano, mac eside* meic Ercha mac Bregain meic Daire" liarraig otaat' U Barrche"^, meic Cathair Moir'. Dalta dano in Fiac sin 5 do Dubthach'" mac hui Lugair; ardfile" Herenn eside". I nainisir Loegaire meic Neill" doronad^. 7 is e"" in Dubthach sin atracht' ria Fat?-atc hi" Temraig iarna rad" do Loegaire na roeirged nech remi isin(tig)^, 7 ba cara do Patraic'^ he o sein immach, 7 robaitse<^" o Patraic he iarsein^ • Luid dawo" fecht co tech in Dubthaig sin i Laignib • 10 Ferais iarwwi Dubthach failte moir fri Patraic • Atbert Patraic fri Dubthach: ' cuinnig damsa' olse, 'fer graid sochenelach sobessach"^% 6ensetche"'* 7 oen mac occai'"' tantum.' 'Cid*'** ara cuinchisiu'® sein"^? .i. fer inchrotha sin,' ol Dubthach. 'Dia dul fogradaib,' ol Patraic^. 'Fiac sin"*',' ol Dubthach, '7 dochoid side for cuairt i Connachtaib"' • Intan 15 tra batar forsna briathraib se"*, is and" tanic Fiac 7 a™™ chuairt leis. 'Ata sund°°,' ol Dub^AacA, *inti roiniraidsem"".' 'Cia beith^P,' ol Patraic, 'bes niba hail do"*'» quod diximus.' ' Den tar trial mo bertha sa,' ol J)xhthach, 'co naccadar Fiac' Otchonnairc"' tra Fiac sin roiarfaig: 'ced trialtar?' olse. 'Dubthach do bachaill,' arseat. ' Esbach sin*^,' arse, ■20 'ar ni HI inHerinn" filid a lethet.' ' Notgebtha dara hesi,' ol Pat?-aic.

Patrick was born. Fiacc of Sletty composed this hymn for Patrick. Now that Fiacc was son of Mac Ercae, son of Bregan, son of Daire Barraig, (from whom are the Hy-Barrchi), son of Cathair Mor. Moreover that Fiacc was a pupil of Dubthach maccu-Lugair, who was chief poet of ^5 Ireland. In the time of Loegaire son of Niall it was made. And that is the Dubthach who arose before Patrick in Tara, after Loegaire had said that no one should rise before him in the house. And he was a friend of Patrick thenceforward, and he was baptized by Patrick afterwards. Now Patrick once went to that Dubthach's house in Leinster. Then 30 Dubthach gave great welcome to Patrick. Patrick said to Dubthach : 'Seek for me,' said he, 'a man of rank, of good family and of good character, with only one wife and child.' 'Why seekest thou that? (to wit, a man of that kind)' said Dubthach. 'That he may be ordained,' said Patrick. 'Fiacc is the man,' said Dubthach, 'and he has gone on 35 circuit in Connacht.' Now when thej' were thus talking, then came Fiacc and his circuit with him. 'There is the man whom we have been speaking of,' said Dubthach. ' Though it be,' says Patrick, ' peradventure quod diximus will not be pleasing to him.' 'Let an essay be made to tonsure me,' said Dubthach, 'so that Fiacc may see.' When Fiacc, then, saw that, he asked: 40 'What is essayed?' said he. 'The tonsuring of Dubthach,' said they. 'That is idle,' said he, 'for there is not in Ireland a poet his equal.' 'Thou ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37]}

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1. Genair PatrsAcc om. F
2. Fiac T
3. Sleipte F
4. doronai T
5. molad F
6. Phatr&ic F « sede F " Dare F ' otdt F ^ Oe Barche F ' irm- ¥ " D-abthach F
7. ardfile F
8. Herend heside F
9. 7 Patraic add. F
10. om. T
11. e T
12. atraracht F
13. i F
14. rad T
15. tick F
16. Phatr&ic F
17. rohatsed som F
18. o Plmtr&ic iarsin F
19. Patraic add. F
20. sob" F
21. oenetche T, oenetche F
22. ocai F
23. ced F
24. cuinchesiu T
25. ol Patraic add. F, but it should foWoyr fo gradaib
26. ol Patraic om. T; in F it is out of place
27. nein T
28. onactaib F
29. lyriathrasa F
30. ann T
31. ocus a F
32. ata sunn T
33. roimradsem F
34. beth T
35. niba liail doF
36. otchonnair F
37. cid ara trialtar,' olse, ^Dubthach do b(a)ch(aill)? ar is espach sein' T. The text of F is supported by Trip. L. 190
38. i nHerivd F

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