SPECIMENS OF OLD-IRISH PROSE.
1. Notes in the Book of Armagh.
1. Veniens patricius in finera calrigi, babtitzauit filium cairthin 7 caichanum, / pos^uani baptitzauit obtulerunt filius cairthin / caichan quintam partem caichain deo / patricio, et liberauit rex deo 5 et patricio Hae sunt fines quintae partis, i. coicid caichdin otha glais telcha; berich abraidne conrici forcuisin* tuilgos disleib Otha glais conacolto curreiriu / 6tha crich drommo • nit • cuglais tamlachtae dublocho lagglais cugrenlaich fote • laront • timchell nasanto cosescen indacor a sescunn dacor ladescert leni lafur conrici hucht noinomne lo condairiu mdr condairiu medoin condairiu fidas condairiu meil con- druim toidached lagglais conrici conaclid Atropert flaith /aithech inso huile itosuch iartabuirt baithis duaib
2. Conggab patricc iarnaidpuirt indruimm daro .i. druim lias. Fdcab patricc adaltae • n • and benignus aainm / fuitinse • xvii • 15 annis gabais caille lapatricc lassar ingen anfolmithe dicheniul caichain Baiade and taresi ■ m • benigni trifichtea bliadne
3. Issi inso coibse fetho fio 7 aedocht dibliadin rembas dau dumanchuib drommo lias 7 dumaithib callrigi iter crochaingel 7
1. Patrick came into the district of Calrige^ and baptized Mac «o
caerthinn" and Caichan, and after he baptized (them) Mac caerthinn and
Caichan offered * Caichan's Fifth ' to God and Patrick, and the king made
(it) free to God and Patrick. These are the boundaries of the Fifth, to
wit ' Caichan's Fifth ' : From the stream of Telach Berich (the hill of
Berach) out of Braidne (?) as far as Forcuisin which... from the mountain. 25
From the stream of Conaclid to Reiriu and from the border of Druimm
Nit"^ to the stream of Tamlacht Dublocho®, by the stream to Grenlach
Fote^ By Ront (?), round the Sanad (?) to the Moor of the two Hillocks ;
from the Moor of two Hillocks by the south of the meadow by Fur as far
as the Nine-Trees Hill ; with Daire Mor», with Daire Med6in, with Daire 30
Fidas, with Daire Meil, with Druim Toidached by the stream as far as
Conaclid. Lord and vassal had offered all this immediately after baptism
was conferred upon them.
2. Patrick set up in Druim Daro i.e. in Druim Lias, after it was offered to him. Patrick left his fosterling there, named Benignus, et 35 fuit in se .xvii. annis. Lassar daughter of Anfolmithe", of the race of Caichan, took the veil from Patrick. For three score years she dwelt there after Benignus.
3. This is Fith * Fio's confession and his bequest two years before his death, to the monks of Druim lias and to the nobles of Calrige, both lay- 40 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
- ↑ Is this a verbal form, of. docuisin and tuilgos a noun? J.S.
- ↑ Now Calry in co. Sligo, Hogan, Documenta de S. Patricio, p. 96
- ↑ ' son of rowan-tree '
- ↑ 'Dorsum Nidi'
- ↑ ' Sepulchri Lacus Nigri '
- ↑ ' Grenlach ' later Grellach
- ↑ 'Great Oakwood'
- ↑ apparently a woman's name
- ↑ Is this Bishop Fith an alias of Iserninus, infra § 7?
