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Old-Irish Verse.

Ind flrog*^ inmain^ • co norddon^ adbil"*,
bd^s^ir*^ cechinbaid^ • lam n6ib* 61^ Laignib.

Lethcholbe^ flatho*^* • la Patrice" prfmde"
10 in tlacht 6s ligib'^ • ind rigin rigde™.

Robet" er°^ sinit" • ar cuirp hi cilice^"; 5
dia rath ronbrdina*" • rons6ira" Brigit
Brigit b^

Brigtse per laiidem Christum precamur
ut nos eeleste regnum habere mereamur. Amen.

The true virgin, dear, with vast dignity, 10
I shall be safe always with my saint of Leinster.

One of the columns of the Kingdom with Patrick the pre-eminent,
10 the vesture above... , the royal queen.

May our bodies after old age be in sackcloth !
from her grace may Brigit rain on us, save us! iS

1, casta et uirgo corpore et spiritu fuit T™^ .i. pro Deo TF 2. .i. linne la each 'with us or with all' T, .i. linne F 3. .i. ordan T, CO nord ayiai i co nordan ' with splendid dignity ' F 4. .i. ada .i. fas, bil .i. inill .i. is ada corop inill ordan 7 erechas noibmBrigte dogres 'it is fitting that the dignity and pre-eminence of St Brigit should be safe forever' 20 T, .i. attadbil ada .i. coir bil .i. inill conordun adbil din Brigit .i. conordun as choir do bith co inill .i. co niart}ianach * Brigit then is co nordun adbil i.e. with dignity which it is right should be safely, that is lastingly' F 5. .i. Brigit TF, amal bite da cholba indoniun sic Brigit ocus Pa^raic i nHerenn ' as there are wont to be two pillars in the world, so 25 Brigit and Patrick in Ireland T'"^, .i. ereghda .i. ar mar bad colba ic roind taige sic roroi ^n Brigit 7 Patraic Jlathius Uerend inter se conid hi as cen[cl^ do mnaib Erend, Patraic immorro as chend d'eraib * famous i.e. for as it were a pillar dividing a house, so Brigit and Patrick have divided Ireland between them, so that she is head to the women of Ireland, 3° Patrick, however, is head to the men' F™^ 6. .i. Jlathemnasa Herenn* 'of the sovereignty of Ireland' 7. .i. cend, do feraib Herenn Patraic, cend do mnaib Herenn Brigit T 8. .i. ua[s socraitib ' over beautiful ones' T, .i. dt Brigit .i. is etach doroisce each netach socraid hi i.e. 'she is a garment that surpasses every beautiful garment ' F 9. .i. post T 35 10. .i. set sin T, .i. iar set sin .i. iarsentaid, 'i.e. after old age' F 11. .i. ipennait 'in penance' TF, quia cilicium nomen uestis est quae fit do finnaib gabur I chamaill ' which is made of goats' hair or camels' hair ' T, quia cilicum uestis penitentium est 7 is do findfud gobair t camaill donit[h]er F 40 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

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  1. ir6g T, irog F an fhirogh L
  2. conorddain adbail T, gonordan adhbhuil L ; cf . F61. Oeng. Mar. 31
  3. biam TF, bu7)i L ; for be cf. besoir Wb. 4«= 18
  4. soer TF, S(Br L
  5. cechninbaith F, gach ninb" L, gach inbuidh X
  6. n6eb TF, ncemh L
  7. MSS. do
  8. MSS. lethcholba Jlatha
  9. MSS. patraic
  10. primda T, primduF, primhdhai L
  11. uas ligaib T, Imas ligaib F, uas lighaib L, os lighdhaib X ; cf. Salt. B. 439
  12. rigan riga T, rigan rlgda F, righan righdha LX
  13. robbet TF, Robet L, rombend X
  14. MSS. iar
  15. hiccilicc T, i cilic F
  16. ronbroena TF, ronbrano L
  17. ronsoera T, ronsdera F, ronscera L
  18. Erend F