TEXTES IRLANDAIS

LÉGENDE RIMÉE DE S\INT PATRICE , COMPOSÉE PAR FIBK ^ ^ DISCIPLE DU DRUIDE DUBTAH (1).

Genair Patraic i Nemthur , asseadh adfet hi scelaib , Macan se mbliadhan dec , an tan do breth fo dheraibh.

Succat a amm hi trubh rad y cidh a athair ba fisse , Mac Calpuirn mie Otidhe ho deschain Odissi.

Bai se bliadhna hi foghoamh ; maise doine ois tomleth ; Batar ile Gothraighe ceathar trebhe dia fognad.

Asbert Victor fri gniadh Milcon , teseadh for tonna Forraibh a chois for sind leic ; maraidh dia aes in bronna.

Do faidh tar Ealpa uile, de rohuir, ba hamhra reatha CoDÎdh fargaibh la German an deas as deisciort Leatha.

^1) O'Connor , Rerum bybernicarum scriptoret , T. !.,*{>• xc.

Aun innsibh mhura Toirrian ainis iiidibh , ad rimhe y. Leghais canoin la Geannan is eadh ad fiadhah line.

Dq cum *n Erean dod fetis, aingil De hi fithisi , Menic it chithe ifisibh dos nicfed a rithisi.

Ropo cobhair dond Erinn tichta Palraic for Oclad : Ro clos cian son an^^arma macrîddtû caille Foehlaid. Gadhadar co tisseadh in noebh ara nimthisedh lelhu , Ara tintarad o clocan tualha h-Erenn do bheatha. Tuatha h' Erenn tairchaalais dos nicfead silhlaith nua, Meraid co ti aniartaige bWh fas tir Temrach.

A* Druidh ar Laoghaire tichla Palraic in cheUtis , Ro firad ind aitsine inna flatha as beirtis.

Ba leir patraic cowl)ebba , ba sabh innarba cloeni. Ised tuargaib a eva suas de sech threbha doeani-

Immuin agus apocalips na tri coicath nos canad ; Pritchad , batsed ^ arniged ; de raolad De ni anad.

Ni con gebed nact sine do fess aidcbe hillinnibh ; For nim consena a righe pritcais fri De in dindaib.

Hi Slan, luailh Benna-bairche nis gebhedh tari, na lia, Canadh ced psalm cecb naidhçhe do Righ aingil fo gnia.

Foidh for leic luim iaram , oehus cuilche fliuch immo , Ba coirthe a ritha darl ni leic a corp i timme.

Pritcadh soscela do cach , do gnith mor fearta i leathu Iccaid luscu la trusca , mairbh dos fùisceadh do beathu.

Padraic priotcais do Scptoibh , ro cheas mor seath illeathu , Immi co tisat do brai in qich do £ac do beathu.

Meic Eimhir meic Eirimoin lotur hiule la eisel ; Fos rolaic in t-Ânnebosal isin mor cathe n4sel.

Conda tanic ia t-Âpstal do faith , gidh gaethe deoe. Pritchais tri fichte blîadhna croich Gris do thnathaibh Fene.

For thuait h-Erenn bai temhel tuata adhorta idhla : Ni chraitshed in fhirdheacht inna Trinôîte lire.

In Ârdmacha fil righi is cian do reracht Emhain ,

Is cell mor Dun-leith-glaisso nim dil cidh ditrubh Temhair.

Patraic dia m-boi illobhra ad cobbra dol do Mhaco , Do Iluidh ainçel ara cbeann for sed , ameadhon laitbe.

Do faitb fa dheas co Victor, ba he arid relastur. Lassais immuine imbai , asan teainad galastar.

. As bert ordan do Macbe, do Christ atlaighthe, buide,. Do ehum nimbe mor raga, ro ratba dait do guide.

Immon do roegbu it biu , bit luirech didim do chach ; Immat iUathiu mesa , re gait fir h-Erend do brath.

Anais Tasac dia ses , au tan do bert comain do.

As bert mos n-îcfead Patraic , briathra Tassaigh nir bu go.

Samh aigis crich M aidhci , ar na cate les oca Go eMènn bliadhna bai soilsi ; ba he sithlaithe foda.

In cath fectha im Beathron M tuaith canan la mac Nun , Assuith in grian fri Gabon , asseadh at fet littre duin.

Huair assuith la Hiessue in grian , fri bas ina cloen Giasu threbrech ba huisse soillse M betsect na noebh?

Glerich Erend dollotor dairi Patraic as cech set, Son in ceatuil fos rolaic con tuil cach uadhibh for set.

300 LA LÉGENBE CELTiaUE.

Ânaim Pba traie fria eorp isiar saethaibh ro scafad , ÀDgeil De , icet aidhce , arid feôiis cra anadh.

In tan coa hualai Patraic» ad eUa ia P^irsÀc D-aile » Is malle CQfinucc aibhset d(> cbum h-rlsii mac^ Maire.

Patraic cen. alrde nual^hair» ba mor do m\^ ra «leanuir, Bith in gellsine meic lla^pe bha sen gaire in genuir.

N° II

L\ CEINTURE MONASTIQUE , POÈME COMPOSÉ PAR UN BARDE ÉLÈVE DE MOCHOEMOG , DISCIPLE DE SAINT PATRICE (1).

Cria f inoain damimd^gail mm ùnacuaipt ^ar amtairthea innset timcellas ijitualth ;

RaiietsM Uin ÎBduléaq mu brond ,

Lurecb De \ duipiindegail otamind gon^bond.

Cris fimieain rau obris argaiar arches Aruptaib baiimbeth afraech adamles.

Gris eoin mu chris raleg snidi Qglaa Daid ferga fer soid uptai mbaii.

Cris patbrach mu chris, natair inoata Na ramgonat fir, na ramillet mna Durennaib romora, fomoir imata.

(1) Hftupt: €odcx reguUrum. Ed. Zeuss. Graininalica celtica . T. IL. p. 933.

PIÈCES JUSTIFlCAtlYES. 901

Fobnit mu Ri dam foearabi in ri ; Fotrochianib fothochlan mu bi.

MuchoemoG raaiebarastar ar flsgaé arîts , Isairai ramcharastar nair istend mochris.

N«> ïii.