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Old-Irish Verse.

barach mani foillsigtis'* inningin". Tanic dawo in scolaige cetna chucu iarna barach*' dia fis ; 7 inuenit eos in uinculis, 7 interrogauit eos quo- modo euaserunt*^ 7 cur ligati sunt. Responderunt^ ei 7 narrauerunt ei' omnia quae eis contigerunt per ordinem, 7 dixit scholasticus eis: 'cantata ei laudem quam fecistis.' Postquam auteni illam cantauerunt, sancta 5 Brigita omnibus illis apparuit. Tunc penituit ille et demisit^ eos ex uinculis, 7 dedit suam sedem in Blasantia Brigitae, uel Blasantiam totam, ut alii dicunt.

No is Brenainn** dorigne innimmunsa: nauigans mare 7 quaerens terram repromisionis audiuit bestiam aliam' clamantem et adiurantem ro uoce humana bestiam aliam conuocantem 7 rogantem Brendiniim 7 ceteros omnes sanctos Hibernise insolse excepta Brigita, ne sibi alia bestia noceret, et nihilominus tamen uim ab alia patientem" usque dum rogaret Brigitam, euadentem uero postquam rogaret Brigitam et nihil mali a persequente patientem, in tantum ut diceret alia quae earn 15 persequeretur : ' postquam Brigitam adiurasti', nocere tibi non possum.' Postquam uero Brendinus™ [audiuit] haec omnia 7 honorem quern dedit bestia Brigitse prae ceteris °, admiratus est 7" Brigitam laudauit dicens : 'Brigit be hithmaithJ

Locus ergoP mare, causa^ ad laudem Brigitae, tempus uero Diarmata 20 meic Cerbaill rig Herenn". Tanic dano Brenainn* iarsein*^ do Chill dara" coBrigi^, cofessad^ cid ara tarat in beist in mare^ onoirdo Brigi^ sech na noebu archena. O rosiacht^ tra Brenainn^ co Brigi^, rochuinnig cuicce^ cotarrtad**a coibsena cinnas roboi grad De aicce^^ Atrubart*"' Brigt^ fri Brenainn*^** : 'tabair a chlerig do chobais*"^ prius, 7 dobersa iarsein".' 25 Atrubairt Brenainn^^: 'ond 16 rogabusa*^^ crabud, nocho deochadusa" dar secht nimmaire"" cen mo menmain inDia.' 'Is maith in chobais'V ol Brigit. 'Tabair siu dano a chaillech,' ar Brenainn'"™ 'do chobais"".' 'Dar*^ mac na hingene^P,' arsi, 'ond uair doratusa^i mewmain ind, nithucus ass.'


that they might be slain on the morrow, if they did not reveal the maiden. 30 On the morrow the same student came to them to visit them. Et etc.

Or it is Brenainn that made this hymn, nauigans etc.

Now Brenainn afterwards came to Kildare to Brigit that he might learn why the monster in mare had honoured Brigit beyond the other saints. So when Brenainn reached Brigit, he asked her to confess in 35 what wise the love of God was with her. Brigit said to Brenainn : ' Confess thou first, cleric, and I will do so afterwards.' Said Brenainn : 'From the day that I took orders I have never gone over seven ridges without my mind on God.' 'Good is the confession,' said Brigit. 'Do thou now. Nun,' said Brenainn, 'make thy confession.' 'By the Son of 40 the Virgin,' said she, 'from the time that I set my mind on Him, I have never taken it from Him.' ' By God, Nun,' said Brenainn, 'it is right for [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] [38] [39] [40]

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  1. follsigtis ¥
  2. ingein F
  3. arna barach F
  4. euasserunt F
  5. respon- derunt — alii dicunt om. L
  6. om. F
  7. dimisit F
  8. Broenaind F
  9. aliam bestiam F
  10. uim — patientem : alia bestia uim faceret illi F
  11. rogasti F
  12. Broenaind F
  13. Brigitae bestia pr8B ceteris dedit F
  14. om. F
  15. igitur F
  16. autem add. F
  17. rig Herend F
  18. Broenaind F
  19. iarsein do Childara om. L
  20. Cilldara F
  21. fesad F
  22. isin mhuir L
  23. rosiact F
  24. Broenaind F
  25. chucce F
  26. tartad F
  27. acce grdd D4 F
  28. Atrubairt F
  29. Brenaind F
  30. choibsena L
  31. postea F
  32. dixit Broenaind F
  33. rogabudsa F
  34. deochudussa F
  35. tar -vii' nimmairibhlj
  36. coibhsenh
  37. Broenaind F
  38. choibsen L
  39. dofhitir L
  40. hingine F
  41. doratxxssa