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FELIRE HUI GORMAIN
THE
MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN
EDITED
FROM A MANUSCRIPT IN THE ROYAL LIBRARY,
BRUSSELS, WITH A PREFACE, TRANS
LATION, NOTES AND INDICES.
BY
WHITLEY STOKES, D.C.L.
FOREIGN ASSOCIATE OF THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE.
LONDON.
1895.
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LONDON :
HARRISON AND SONS, PRINTERS IN ORDINARY TO HER MAJESTY,
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CONTENTS.
Preface ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... vii-lir
I. Description of the Manuscript ... ... ... ... ... vii
II. The Author of the Martyrology and the Place of its com
position xviii
III. The Language of the Martyrology ... ... ... ... xxi
IV. The Metre of the Martyrology xxx
V. The Contents of the Martyrology xxxviii
(a) Biblical saints ... ... ... ... ... ... ... xlii
(b) Continental saints xliii
(c) Anglo-Saxon saints ... ... ... ... ... ... xliv
(d) British and Armorican saints ... ... ... ... xlv
(e) Irish saints xlvi
VI. The Glosses 1
VII. Remarks on the present edition ... ... ... ... 1
The Martyrology (Text and Translation)... ... ... ... ... 1-251
Lexicographical glosses 252
Indices ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 253-402
List of Abbreviations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 254
Glossarial Index 255
Index of Places ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 294
I ndex of Persons ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 328
Additional Notes 403
Corrigenda 406
Facsimile of two pages of the manuscript copy of the Martyrology of
Gorman in the Royal Library, Brussels ... ...to face the title page.
PREFACE.
The metrical martyrology, now for the first time printed, was
composed in the latter part of the twelfth century by an Irish
abbot, and is contained in a single manuscript transcribed in or
about the year 1630 by one of the Four Masters, Michael
O'Clery, to whose industrious and accurate pen we owe the
preservation of much of the ecclesiastical and historical litera
ture of Celtic Ireland.
I propose in this preface, first, to describe the manuscript in
which the martyrology is contained ; secondly, to notice the
author of the poem, and the place in which it was composed ;
thirdly, to consider some of the characteristics of its language ;
fourthly, to explain the metre in which it is written ; fifthly, to
give some account of its contents ; sixthly, to notice the glosses
on the text ; and lastly, to say a word or two on the present
edition.
I. DESCRIPTION OF THE MANUSCRIPT,
This is a paper manuscript in the Bibliotheque Royale,
Brussels, marked 5100-4. It is bound in vellum with a piece of
calfskin stitched on the back, which is inscribed thus : Martyr-
ologia et Carmina hibernica. On the left cover is the
following note in a seventeenth century hand : Continens mar-
tyrologia S. yngussij Mariani Gormani et Tamlactense et genea-
logias Sanctorum, et plura alia opuscula. It is a thin quarto,
almost wholly in the hand of Michael O'Clery ; and contains
214 leaves. Of these the first five are foliated : the book is then
paginated from I to 67 ; and the rest of the book is foliated in
pencil, from 68 to 244.
Fo. i a . Tabula sequentium usque ad Martyrologium Maoil
muire ui Germain, i.e., the martyrology now printed.
Fos. i b -2 b are blank.
Fo. 3 a . Sgiathluirech Choluim cille. Begins: Sgiath D6 do
nimh thoram ' the shield of God of heaven over me.' A
bad copy of the poem entitled Lorica Coluim cille, and
mentioned infra, p. viii, line 32.
viii PREFACE,
Fo. 4 b . Itinerarium na fairrge o Choluim cille in onoir chresa
mo Bhi (' Colomb cille's sea-journey in honour of my Bi's
girdle '). Six quatrains of which the third is incomplete.
Begins : Crios an cluig ar mo chnes ar ndul damh a luing.
(' The girdle of the bell on my skin after I have gone on
board the vessel/)
Fo. 5 a and fo. 5 b are blank.
P. i. Mac Coissi cecinit. Begins: Abair damsa re derbail,
tagair re hinghin Taidg tuaidh. At the end : Slicht an
Liubair Ruaidh innsin, ' that is the recension of the Red
Book.'
De uerbis Colmain macoBonae .i. de uitiis 1 latentibus
umbra bonorum operum. Begins : Is dual duit ni thorgoe-
that na duailchi i fail na sualach. There is another copy
in the Brussels MS. 2324-2340, fo. 67*.
P. 2, 1. 6. Short prose tale, beginning : [CJailleach dorad a mac
do Moling, Finnat a hainm ('An old woman named
Findat gave her son to St. Moling '). Also in LL. 284^
Si-
1. 26. Another prose tale, beginning : Mac raith mac mic
Lomainig .i. fer gradha do Domhnall o Bnain, tanic iarna
marbhadh do accall^z;;/ a anmcarat do erail a eccnairce
fair ('Mac Raith, son of Mac Lomainig, one of Domnall
6 Briain's men of trust, came after he had been killed, to
speak with his soul-friend, and enjoin him to sing his
requiem.') Also in the Bodleian MS., Laud 610, fo. I4 b .
P. 3. Three quatrains on the interval between the Creation and
the sin of the angel (Lucifer), the time that Adam and
Eve were in Paradise, and the eating of the forbidden fruit.
Begins : Lethuair is tri huaire decc (' Half an hour and
thirteen hours ').
1. 7. Lorica Coluim cille incipit. A poem in the metre
rinnard. Thirty-three quatrains. Begins thus :
Sciath De do nim umum. ar bith ce cain aradh
tairsed iar ngail ngnimhrad. aingel De dom snadhadh.
(' The shield of God of heaven around me ; on the
present world a fair ladder : after valorous deeds may
God's angel come to protect me ! ')
Also in LB. 262 b 76, in the Bodleian MS. Laud 615, p.
27, and in the Brussels MS. 2324-40, fo. 67 b .
P. 4, 11. 22-27. Four disconnected quatrains. The first is Meisi
Beccan, buan mo bladh | truagh a Decclan gan mo duL
da fichit dec bliadhain buan | ar biror ar bruan tur (' I am
Beccan, lasting is my fame sad O Decclan, that I do not
1 MS. di uitius.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MANUSCRIPT. ix
go [to heaven], fifty lengthy years have I lived on cress
and on dry fragments ').
1. 28. Four lines beginning : Cedbnat//ra Bice maze De
iarna gem (no breitfh]) foc/i/toir .i. dia mb6i each acca 1
radha * as becc in noidhe.' (' First words of Becc mac
De immediately after his birth, when everyone was
saying ' small (becc) is the babe/) Also in LB. 26o b 52,
and the Brussels MS., 2324-40. fo. 68 a .
P. 5, 11. 1-4. Four disconnected quatrains of which the, first is :
Mo Cudo oc iasccairecht doibh | do scoil Einne co
n-on6ir | Ciaran ,as tionzdh ro thecht | ocus Ailbe occ
aistirecht (For Enda's honourable school my Cutu did
the fishing, Ciaran had the drying of corn, and Ailbe the
doorkeeping or bellringing).
1. 5. Celtair dichil Diarm^ta hlnnsi Clothrann incipit.
Diarmait of Inis Clothrann's Celtair dichill. Begins :
Beit 'gom snadhad ar gach ngabadh ('they will be
protecting me against every peril '). Also in LB. 26i a
27, and Brussels MS., 2324-40, fo. 68 a .
P. 6, 1. 17. De confe[s]sione sancte Ciarane (sic). Begins : Pec-
caui et multiplicata sunt peccata mea super: numerum
harene maris.
1. 22. De confe[s]sione [h]exametrum. Begins :
Omne malum feci coram te crimina nostri.
1. 25. Oratio ante confe[s]sionem. Begins : A Athair, a
Mheic, a Spzrut [noib], dilgu[i]d dam (' O Father, O Son,
O Holy Ghost, forgive me!'). Also in Laud 610, fo.
5 b 2, and in Brussels MS., 2324-40, fo. 69 a .
P. 9, col. 3. The prayer of Colgu the Wise. Begins : Ateoch
frit, a Lm noemh do chethri suiscelaig ro scribsat do
sosceli coimdheta .i. Matha et Mairc, Lucas et lohain.
(' I appeal to thee, thou holy Jesus, by the four evangelists
who wrote thy dominical gospels, even Matthew and Mark,
Luke and John '). Also in the Yellow Book of Lecan
(H. 2. 1 6), col. 336.
P. 12, col. 2, 1. 8. Aurnaigthi Cholgan htiz Duinecda .i. ier
leighinn Cluana m^zc N6is insin .i. scuap crabaidh (' The
prayer of Colgu hua Duinechda, lector of Clonmacnois, to
wit, the Besom of Devotion '). Also in Brussels MS.
2324-40, fo. 7i a . This Colgu is commemorated by
Gorman at Feb. 20.
P. 13. A legend of St. Brenainn, son of Findlug. Begins:
Bator da apstal decc na h-Erenn hi cCluain Iraird ica
foglaim oc Findian, co ndema. Findian fleidh dona hapst-
olaibh et do naemhaibh Erenn archena. ('The twelve
1 leg. cdch acca.
x PREFACE.
apostles of Ireland were at Clonard studying with Findian,
so Findian made a feast for the Apostles and the rest of
the saints of Ireland'). They see a wonderful flower
from the Land of Promise (one of the names for the
Irish Elysium), and this is the cause of Brenainn's voyage
thither. We have also the story of the islandlike whale,
on whose back the saint celebrated.. Easter (see Lismore
Lives, p. 107), the picture of Hell (ibid. p. 108-9), and the
saint's interview with Judas Iscariot. There is another
copy in Brussels MS., 2324-40, ff. 72 b -/4 a .
P. 16. The metrical Rule of Echtgus hua Cuanain, of the com
munity of Roscrea. Eighty-four quatrains beginning
thus : A dhuine, nach creit[i] far coir | in fleidh caithe 'con
altoir (' O man that dost not rightly believe in the feast
of which thou partakest at the altar ').
P. 1 8. Scribe's note, stating that the contents of this quaternion
(gach a bhfuil 'san ccaternae so) were transcribed in a
convent in Thomond, on 30 June, 1634, from the Red
Book written by Murchad o Cuinnlis.
1. 1 8. Story of the birth of AedSlaine. Begins : Temair na
righ is i ba domhnas di'les da cech righ n6 geibhedh ULrmn
(' Tara of the Kings, 'tis it that was the domain of every
king that would take Ireland'). Another copy in Brussels
MS., 2324-40, fo. 74* Edited from LU. 53 a , and LL. I45 b ,
by Prof. Windisch in the BericJite der philol.-histor. Classe
der Kb'nigl. Sachs. Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, 1884, p.
192. At the end of the tale is another note signed mist an
brdthair Michel, ( I am the brother Michael [O'Clery],' and
stating that this story also was copied from the Red Book.
Pp. 21 and 20 are blank.
P. 23. Incipit Regula Choluim chille. Edited by Reeves, Cotton's
Visitation, pp. 109-112. Also in Rawl. B. 512, fo. 4O b 2.
P. 24, 1. 13. The metrical Rule of Ailbe of Imbliuch, instruc
ting Eogan, son of Saran of Cluain Coelain. Begins :
Appair damh fri mac Sarain | is trom an toire gebes.
(' Say for me to Saran's son, that heavy is the burden
which he assumes '). There are several glosses on this
poem, which contains 69 quatrains.
P. 29, 1. 22. The metrical Rule of Cormac mac Culennain.
Fourteen quatrains. Begins :
Samad buan briat[h]ar isel | fofuar madme foglesed.
P. 31. The metrical Rule of Comgall of Bennchor. Thirty-six
quatrains. Begins :
Comha riaghail in Coimded | is and ni foigbe baegal
(' Keep the Rule of the Lord : therein thou findest no
danger.')
DESCRIPTION OF THE MANUSCRIPT. xi
P. 33, 1. 21. Poem ascribed to S. Brigit, beginning: Ropadh
maith lem cormlind mor | do righ na righ. (' I should
like a great ale-pool for the King of the kings.') Printed
with a translation in O'Curry's Lectures on MS. Materials,
p. 6 1 6. This curious poem, in which God is regarded as a
soma-quaffing Indra, is followed, p. 34, by a scribe's note
stating (inter alia) that it was transcribed in Dublin on
i Aug., 1627, from an old vellum book belonging to Flann
mag Craith.
P. 34. Poem in twelve quatrains ascribed to Columb cille,
beginning :
Mellach lem bith ind ucht ailiuin | for beind cairrge.
( c Pleasant I deem it to be on the bosom of an
island, on the peak of a crag.')
P. 35. Poem in twenty-four quatrains, ascribed to the same
saint, beginning :
Oibind beith ar Beind Edair | re ndul tar fairrge find-
find. ('Delightful to be on Howth, before going over the
whitehaired sea.') Printed, without any indication of the
MS., in Reeves' Columba, pp. 285-289. Four of the
quatrains are in the Bodleian MS. Rawl. B. 512, fo. I26 a 2.
The fifth is in LU. 5 a , and in other copies of the preface
to the Amra Choluimb chille.
P. 37. Poem in thirteen quatrains, ascribed to Columb cille
when leaving Durrow for the last time. Begins :
Nocha tathair diar senad, | nocan fell, nocha mebhal.
P. 38, 1. ii. Metrical dialogue in Hi between Columb
Cille and Cormac hua Liathain, after the latter had
escaped from Corryvreckan, and explored the boundless
ocean until he reached the frigid zone (ind uarda),
Begins :
Dia do betha, a Corbm^zc cain | darsin fairrgi forda-
laigh. (' Hail to thee, O comely Cormac, over the multi
tudinous sea.') Followed by a scribe's note (p. 39) stating
that this poem was transcribed at Drowes on Dec. 22, 1630.
Printed in Reeves' Columba, pp. 264-264. Another copy
in the Bodleian MS. Laud 615, pp. 34, 35.
P. 40. Poem in 16 quatrains, ascribed to Columb cille and
beginning : Corbmac hua Liathain li glan | gerait nime
ocus talman. (' Cormac, Liathan's descendant, pure colour
a champion of heaven and earth.')
Printed with a translation in Reeves' Columba, p. 270.
Also found in Laud 615, p. 107.
P. 41, 1. 8. A prophecy of Adamnan, ascribed to Columb cille.
1. 14. Poem in ten quatrains, ascribed to Columb cille.
Begins :
xi PREFACE.
Dobafd] mellach | a mic mo Dhe | aidble remend,
turgnam tar tuind | tibri[g] ndilenn | co hiath nEir;/;/.
(' It were pleasant, O Son of my God vastness of
courses to voyage [?] over the flood's crested wave to
the land of Erin.')
Printed with a translation in Reeves' Columba, p. 274.
P. 42, 1. ii. Poem in about 30 quatrains, ascribed to Columb
cille, beginning :
Fir usgi | maith a ciald, mait[h] a tusc'i.
P. 44, 1. 20. Poem in 16 quatrains, ascribed to Cormac [mac]
Culennain, beginning : Eirigh a ingen an righ na biodh
[tjhaiccn^h in-imsniomh. ('Arise, O daughter of the
king, let not thy mind be in trouble.') Followed (p. 45,
last line) by a scribe's note : Ag Drobhaois dfomh anm
[' at Drowes am I to-day'], 27 Febru. 1630.
P. 46. Poem in eleven quatrains, also ascribed to Cormac.
Begins :
Da ccomhailtis reim ndligzV/ | rig is epscozfi is filidh
nobiad talam cin adar | fo thoirtibh, fo trom toradh.
('If kings and bishops and poets would fulfil a right
course, the earth would be without frost, under
fruits, under heavy produce.')
1. 23. Poem in 13 quatrains, ascribed to Cormac, and
beginning : Mithz^ tec/it tar mo timna | cian bus indsa
me i mbaeghal.
P. 47, 1. 21. Poem in 9 stanzas, ascribed to Cormac, and
beginning :
IS imdha eccla ar mh' anmain (' Abundant is fear on
my soul.')
P. 48, 1. ii. Metrical dialogue (five quatrains) between SS.
Patrick and Brigit. Begins :
A Brighit, a naemhingen, a bhreo an dona Deisibh.
('O Brigit, O holy maiden, O bright flame of the
Desi ! ')
The first two quatrains occur also on the upper margins
of a MS. in the Vatican Library, Palatine, No. 830,
whence they have been edited in the Grammatica
Celtica, 961. The whole poem is edited, with a
translation, in Kuhn's Zeitschrift, xxxi, 252-3.
P. 48, 1. 22. Four quatrains ascribed to St. Patrick, beginning :
Torramha do naemhaingel | a Christ maze De bi.
(' The watching of a holy angel, O Christ, Son of living
God '), and followed (p. 49) by a scribe's note stating that
the poems in pp. 34-48 were transcribed out of the book
of Maurice, son of Lugaid O'Clery, in the convent of
Donegal, on the 27th Feb., 1630.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MANUSCRIPT. xiii
P. 49, 1. 10. Six lines on the four prophets of the Gaels
(Columbcille, Moling, Brenainn of Birr, and Berchan), and
the four servants of God (Comhgall, Caemgein, Fechine,
and . . ?).
1. 13. Poem ascribed to St. Patrick, beginning:
Cumma lem etz> cen co tias il-Laighnib. (' That I go
not into Leinster is indeed alike to me/)
P. 50, 1. 5. Two poems ascribed to Moling. The first contains
1 8 quatrains, and begins thus : Tainic rath forettarsa |
or0m o rig na ruaime. (' Grace, I know, came on me from
the King of the graveyard.')
P. 51, 1. 12. The second contains 14 quatrains, and begins :
Glend na n-aingel n-ainglide ('The valley of the angelic
angels.')
P. 52, 1. ii. Poem in 18 quatrains, ascribed to Moling. Begins:
Gair na Gairbhe glebinne | gleeas re tosach tuinne.
('The voice of the clear melodious Garv, which gleams (?)
at the wave's beginning.')
With this marginal note in an Italian hand : Fluvius
qui transit per Baile atha Fir dia 1 in Comitatu Luthensi
vocatur an Ghairb/i?
P. 53, 1. 19. Scribe's note: Tuiccther asin rand sin 7 as an dd
dhan gurab e Suibhne dorinne iad ge gurab ar Moling
chuires an seinleabhar iad .i. leabar Murchada mzc
Bnain. (' From this quatrain and from the two poems,
it is understood that Suibne composed them, although
the old book, that is, the book of Murchad mac Briain,
attributes them to Moling.')
P. 53, 1. 21. Poem in 12 quatrains, beginning:
Cros an Coimdhedh cumachtaigh | dart chond is dart
cael. ( v The cross of the mighty Lord over thy head and
over thy neck.')
P. 54> 1- 1 7- Poem in 24 stanzas, attributed to Moling and
beginning : A bhen graig is grace da sain | na cualaisi
graic do guin.
P. 56, 1. 9, to end. Three short poems ascribed to Mael-lsa.
The first begins thus : Buaidh crabuidh,buaidh n-ailithre | ,
buaidhn-aitricche dom anmain | A Crist gan cuid
cairighthe | erni damh huile amhlaidh ('Palm of devo
tion, palm of pilgrimage, palm of repentance to my
soul, O Christ without a whit of reproaching, grant to
me all in this wise.')
1 i.e., the town of Ardee, co. of Louth.
2 This seems the Irish equivalent of the Welsh garw, meaning a
torrent.
xiv PREFACE.
The second begins :
EtzV min is mor | do each cin co fir
a De dilgaidh dun | etzV ur is crm.
The third begins :
A Coimdhe baidh | a Ri na rig | a Athair ionmain |
airchis dim. (' O dear Lord, O King of the kings, O
beloved Father, spare me ! ')
P. 57. Four quatrains ascribed to Moling and beginning :
Daigh mac Cairill ticfa im dail j is Ulltan o Ard
Brecain. (' Daig son of Carell will come to meet me,
and Ultan of Ard Breccain.')
1. 9. Three quatrains beginning :
A Mulling na mill mo tuata na mo mathra.
1. 15. Three quatrains entitled : Angelus Dei et Mulling
dixit, and beginning : Gabhal do sruth Ortanain dot-ria
dar secht secht muire. (' A fork of the river Jordan will
come to thee over seven times seven seas.')
1. 22. Seven quatrains ascribed to Mulling and be
ginning : Mo muilendsa is geb dedail. acht ni eirigh ni
tuit aigi.
Pp. 58-65. Thirteen poems ascribed to Mulling. The first
(5 quatrains) begins :
Cellan cille daimcinn duir.
The second (3 quatrains) begins :
Tangas cuccam o choin Cruachan | dom chill do cuin-
gidh mo bidh | ctt damh n-allta ra ced n-ellti | ni cor
caillti risin righ.
The third (3 quatrains) begins :
Cech righdamhna Raigne | caithfes mo biad buidh-
nech.
P. 59. The fourth (3 quatrains) begins : Cech fer cloinne
Conallaig.
The fifth (5 quatrains) begins :
Benna^t lem do Chiarraighibh | each be da lin.
The sixth (8 quatrains) begins :
Is feta in t-airiughadh | is adobra in rad.
P. 60, 1. 9. The seventh (3 quatrains) begins :
Feocaine mac Brain | go mbail is go mblatfh]
bennacht Finain cairn | for a cloind co brath.
1. 1 6. The eighth (3 quatrains) begins :
A Mic Maire it foircclz'^he.
1. 23. The ninth (4 quatrains) begins :
Bennacht in Coimdedh do nimh | for ua Fergusa co
mbail.
P. 6 1, 1. 3. The tenth (6 quatrains) begins :
Hua Briuin occum riaruccz^ | etir mnai occus fer.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MANUSCRIPT. xv
1. 17. The eleventh (24 quatrains) begins:
Hui Degadh Osraighe ain | is hui Degadh Laighen lain
inand cenel ocus eland | cidh imchian a ferand.
P. 63, 1. 12. The twelfth (21 quatrains) begins:
Uamhain Gall tainic Mulling | da raibe tes in a chill
go roraind a liubra a tri | da tesarccain fo caemhli.
('Fear of foreigners came to Mulling when he was
south in his church, so he parted his books into three
to preserve them.')
P. 65. The thirteenth (4 quatrains) begins :
Disert mBrecain sunn ist[s]leiph | ionmain locan builidh
blaith. (' Breccan's hermitage on the mountain, a dear
little place, blooming, smooth.')
1. 9. Poem (in five three-lined stanzas) ascribed to Columb
cille. Begins :
Tegh Mulling mic Faolain mic Feradaigh find.
1. 25 P. 67, 1. 8. Poem (in 18 quatrains) ascribed to
Columb cille. Begins :
A meic madatt buan | ni mad cin do cri.
The rest of p. 67, and the whole of the verso are
blank.
The remainder of the book is foliated in pencil,
ff. 68 a -69 b . Preface to the Felire Oengusso or Martyrology of
Oengus the culdee. Begins : Cethardai condagar du each
elathain .i. locc 7 aimsior ocus persu ocus tuccait scribhind
no fath airicc (' Four things are required by every work
of art, to wit, a Place, and a Time and an Author, and a
Reason of writing or Cause of invention.')
ff. 7<D a - 85 b . Prose scholia on the Felire Oengusso, with a pre
fatory note beginning : An S. Aengussius ipse an unus
vel plures eius s[c]holiastae scripserint sequentia glosse-
mata in eius Festilogium non sat compertum est. This
is followed by an index.
ff. 86 a ~92 a contain a large number of Irish verses extracted
from a commentary on the Felire Oengusso. There is a
similar collection in Brussels MS. 5057-5059, pp. 49-53.
In f. 86 b is the poem on Constantine's leprosy, also in
L.B. 80, right margin. In f. 89 b is the poem on the
impregnation of the mother of Baithfn son of Fin-
dach, edited in Pel. Oeng. p. Ixxxix.
f. 92 a , 1. 17, a note on the number of quatrains in the Felire
Oengusso, and a copy of the poem about Oengus the
culdee Aibind suidhe sund imne. ('Pleasant to sit here
thus') : also in L.B. io6 b .
f. 92 b , 1. 21. Incipit feleire Adamnain dia mathtf/r hie. Six
quatrains in rinnard beginning thus :
xvi PREFACE.
Noimh na cceithre raithe | dutracht lim a nguidhe.
rom-saerat ar phiana noimh na bliadhna huile.
(' The saints of the four quarters (of the year), it is my
longing to entreat them ; may they free me from punish
ments, the saints of the whole year ! ')
Then a scribe's note (f. 93*) dated 9th Feb., 1630,
stating that the book from which the body of the Felire
(Oengusso) was transcribed had been written by Siod-
rach ua Maelconaire in the year 1533.
ff. 94*-! I9 b . Ftlire Oengusso, the Martyrology of Oengus the
culdee, edited from three other MSS., by the present
writer, in 1880. This copy is, as usual, copiously glossed,
and yields some good various readings. It is followed by
an Irish note, at the foot of f. I I9 b , stating (inter alia)
that this Oengus was the author of the Saltair na Rann.
f. 120* is blank, f. i2O b . Notes on Cell Bharra and Cell
Osruidhe.
f. I2i a is blank, f. 12 i b . Names of some saints mentioned in
the Martyrology of Gorman, as to whose nationality the
writer (Colgan ? ) was in doubt. (M[arianus] Gormanus.
Sancti de quibus dubito an sint Hiberni an alij, quia non
reperiuntur in alijs martyrologijs ijs quibus denotantur
diebus).
ff. I22 b -I23 b are blank.
ff. I24 a -I97 b . The unique copy of the Martyrology of Gorman,
preceded by a testimony dated 18 Aug., 1633, and a
preface, and followed by four quatrains in rinnard. The
martyrology is not only foliated in pencil, but paginated
in ink from I to 141.
The collotype prefixed to this book, will give an accurate
idea of the size of the pages, the number of lines in each, the
handwriting and arrangement of the poem and its glosses.
Marks of punctuation are rare. The single comma alone is
used. Marks of length and /#<:/# delentia are often omitted.
As to forms of letters : both u and v are used indifferently
for the vowel u and semivowel v ; R and |t for r ; s and j* for s ;
ae for the diphthong ae. Initial capitals seldom occur, save at
the beginning of each stanza.
Contractions are rare : kl. for callainn : a flat stroke for n or
er ; a curved stroke (-*-) forin_ ; a waving stroke for ur ; 3 for
us ; gi for gri ; q' for qui ; eps for epscop ; D for con, me for
mac.
The article, possessive pronouns, prepositions and other pro
clitics are, as a rule, written with the words to which they relate.
At Feb. 1 1 a space sufficient for five lines is left vacant, as if
DA S < I'lPTION OF Till'. MANVS( K1PT. xvii
the M.S. from which OVIery t ians< rilx-d was lien- ill-;-i|)l<- r
mutilated. Including these five, the total number of lines in
the martyrology and epilogue is 2796.
ff. l98 :i -2O7 a arc cither blank or contain nniin|>oi tanl -utii-;.
f. 2O7 h . Some words of St. Francis rendered into six Iii.h
quatrains by Fr. Hugo Cawell.
f. 2o8 ab . Hi sunt sancti qui erant unius mods et vitac, ut
dicnnt. A list of In.h sain! , < ompared with apost Ics and
early Ion -I'-MI saints. Printed in pp. 69-70 of Todd's Liber
//i>>iinomm,&nd in pp. xli, xlii of Kelly's Calendar of Irish
Quints, Dublin, 1857, and probably transcribed from LL.
370'.
f. 209 a 2.24 b . The Martyrology of Tallaght. Edited with gross
in accuracy in Kelly's Catalogue of Irish Saints, pp. x
xl. There is here, as in the older copy in LL. 355 -365,
a gap from Nov. i to Dec. 16, both inclusive.
f. 225 a , col. i : Comainmniughudh noem Erenn innso. The
commencement of an alphabetical list of Irish saints with
the same name. Probably transcribed from LL. 366*.
f. 22 5 a . col. 2 226 b col. 2. Lists of Irish bishops, priests and
deacons, probably transcribed from LL. 305-' 300''.
f. 227" is blank, f. 227''. Authores Rcgularum. Regula S.
Declani, Vita ipsius, c. 21. Coemgeni, Vita eius .48.
Moluani, Vita eius cap. . Usser. ad an. 608.
f. 228 :|I > is blank, f. 229 a . The beginning of a list of certain
nuts mentioned in the Martyrology of Cashel, now lost
In Martyre/ofto Cussclensi habentur scqucntes 1017.
Gormgal a nAird Often, 5 Aug.
f. 229 b is blank.
ff. 2.3O a 238 a . A copy of the Naoimh'sencJias naomh Innsi /'////,
metrical pedigrees of the chief saints of Ireland, which
Colgan ascribes to Selbach, 1 secretary to the king-bishop
< ormac mac Culennain, and constantly ci
logium Genealogicum. It is preceded by three attes
tations (two in Latin arid one in Irish), and a list oi
some of the saints therein mentioned. The first of these
att' y, ha . bee,, punted in the- IV
of the Royal Irish Academy II ! . ( > ' ;
of this mnemonic poem arc contained in the Book of
l>allymotc, p. 229* 233 a , and the Book of Lccan, fo. 58*'.
Its substance will be- found in prose in the !',<,<, 1. ol
- PP. 347-353-
1 A, hi Sam lorn in li ' > ! K;illy, Irish Writers, Ixi
rry, I;:cturi' . \< , ;, :. . . . us tlic culdee,
xviii PREP ACE.
{. 238 a . Scribe's note stating that Michael O'Clery transcribed
the above copy of the Naoimhsenchas in the convent of
Donegal on April 25, 1636, from a parchment book
belonging to Muiris mac Torna ua Mael Conairi.
f. 238 a . Four quatrains ascribed to Oengus the culdee, begin
ning : Hui Neill uile ar cul Coluim, ni sccath muine j
iar ccul Findein Muighe bile Ulaidh uile. Columbcille is
the patron of the Hui Neill, Findian (of Mag bile), of the
Ulaid, Ciaran, of the clans of Connaught, Comgall, of
Dalaradia, Brigit, of Leinster, Ailbe, of Munster, Patrick,
of all. Followed by a scribe's note stating that they had
been copied in Drogheda from an extremely old and
obscure book (as seinleabar ciandosta dorcha) on Aug. 6,
1627.
ff. 238 a 238 b . The first three and the last quatrains of Cuimm
of Condere's poem on the saints of Ireland, their
favourite penances and other characteristics. This poem,
minus one of the quatrains, is printed, from a very inac
curate copy, in Kelly's Calendar of Irish Saints, pp. 160-
170. Many of its quatrains are inserted in the Marty-
rology of Donegal. A complete copy is in Brussels MS.
2324-2340, fo. 44*.
f. 238 b , 1. 8. Irish note stating that S. Cuimi'ne, bishop of
Noendruim, died A.D. 658.
ff. 239 a 244. Another copy of the Naoimhsenchas, followed
by a note dated April 28, 1636, stating that the scribe,
Michael O'Clery, had transcribed it without any altera
tion from the Book of Lecan (nir' chuir athruccadh suidh-
ighte na comaoin sgribhneorachta, acht am#z7 fuair 'san
ccoip asar' sgriobh). There is a third copy, annotated, in
the Brussels MS. 2542-3, ff. 2 a -2O a .
II. THE AUTHOR OF THE MARTYROLOGY, AND THE PLACE
IN WHICH IT WAS COMPOSED.
The author of the Martyrology now published was Mael-
Maire hua Gormain, otherwise called Marianus Gorman, abbot
of Cnoc na n-Apstol ' the Hill of the Apostles,' a monastery of
Canons Regular of St. Augustine 1 at Knock close to the town of
Louth. All that is really known of him is derived from the
preface to his Martyrology, which uses the first person
\rodherbsaniaf tfuaramar i tuccsamar) when referring to the author,
1 Gorman would naturally regard with special veneration the saint to whom
the Augustinian Rule was ascribed. We find accordingly St. Augustine's
natalis commemorated on Aug. 28, his octave on Sept. 14, and his trans
lation on Oct. ii.
THE AUTHOR OF THE MARTYROLOGY. xix
and may well have been written by Gorman himself, though
Colgan ascribes it to an ancient scholiast.
Hence it appears that Gorman was abbot of Cnoc na n-Apstol
(otherwise called Cnoc na sengan, * the Hill of the Pismires'),
and that he composed his Martyrology while Ruaidre hua Con-
chobair was King of Ireland, while Gelasius or Gilla mac Liac
was archbishop of Armagh, and while Aed hua Caillaidhi
was bishop of Oriel, i.e., the present counties of Louth, Armagh,
and Monaghan. Ruaidre began to reign as monarch of
Ireland about the year n66 l and retired in 1183 to the
monastery of Cong, where he died in 1199. Gilla mac Liac
was archbishop of Armagh from 1137 to 1173, when he died. 2
Aed hua Caillaidhi was bishop of Oriel from 1139 to u82. 3
The result is, if the statements in the preface are true, that
Gorman must have composed his Martyrology at some time
between 1166 and 1174, 'circa annum 1167,' says Colgan. 4
It must, however, be admitted that the Martyrology com
memorates two saints Gilla mac Liacc at March 27, and Gilla
mo Chaidbeo at March 31, of whom the former died in 1 173, the
latter in 1174. We are therefore driven to one of two hypo
theses either the statements in the preface are not true, and
the Martyrology was composed after 1174, or the commemor
ations just mentioned were added after the completion of the
poem. The latter hypothesis seems the more probable. The
tradition of the Irish literati agrees with the preface, and the
commemorations in question are at the ends of the stanzas in
which they respectively occur, and may well have been inserted
in accordance with the suggestion in the preface : ' If defects are
found therein, let the erudite . . . add ; but let them not
spoil the course of the poem.' Who made these insertions
does not appear. In 1181, according to the Four Masters,
Maelmuire Hua Dunain, Abbot of Cnoc na Sengan in Louth,
died. Of him Colgan, Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae, p. 737,
says : ' Hie videtur esse B. Marianus Gormanus, author Martyr-
ologii, a nobis laudatus, quern constat anno 1172 fuisse eiusdem
monasterii Abbatem, ut praefatio eius Martyrologio prefixa,
tradit.' If Colgan's conjecture be right and Lanigan 5 agrees
with him the insertions may have been made by Gorman
himself. But I know of no sure instance of an Irishman being
1 See the Annals of the Four Masters, ed. O'Donovan, II, p. 1161. The
Annals of Inisfallen and the Annals of Boyle agree in this.
2 1173 according to the Four Masters, 1174 according to the Annals of
Loch Ce.
3 Annals of Loch Ce, I, 163.
4 Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae, p. 5, col. I.
5 Ecclesiastical History of Ireland, iv. 451.
b 2
xx PREFACE.
called at one time after his paternal, at another after his
maternal, grandfather.
Gorman is commemorated in the Martyrology of Donegal at
July 3. He was probably canonised, not by the Apostolic See,
but by his metropolitan, the archbishop of Armagh, just as in
1153, St. Gaultier, Abbot of Pontoise, was canonised by the
archbishop of Rouen.
The monastery of Crioc na nApstol, or Cnoc na Sengan, in
which Gorman probably wrote, was founded by Donnchad hua
Cerbaill, King of Airge"ill (Oriel), in honour of SS. Paul and
Peter. The best evidence of these statements is an Irish entry,
dated Jan. I, 1170, in an antiphonary formerly belonging to the
cathedral church of Armagh, but now in the library of Trinity
College, Dublin, Class B, Tab. I. No. I. This entry is printed
in Petrie's work on the Round Towers, p. 391, with the following
translation :
Kalend. Januar. V.feria lun. X. Anno Domini MCLXX. A
prayer for Donnchadh O'Carrol, supreme King of Airgiall, by
whom were made the book of Cnoc na nApstal at Louth and
the chief books of the order of the year, and the chief books of
the Mass. It was this great king 1 who founded the entire
monastery both [as to] stone and wood, and gave territory and
land to it, for the prosperity of his soul in honour of [SS.]
Paul and Peter. By him the church throughout the land of
Girghiall was reformed, and a regular bishopric was made, and
the church was placed under the jurisdiction of the bishop. In
his time tithes were received, and the marriage [ceremony] was
assented to, and churches were founded, and temples and
cloictheachs* 1 were made, and monasteries of monks and canons
and nuns were re-edified, and nemheds* were made. These are
especially the works which he performed for the prosperity [of
his soul] and reign, in the land of Airghiall, namely, the
monastery of monks on the bank of the Boyne [both as to]
stone and wooden furniture 4 and book, 4 and territory and land,
in which [monastery] there are one hundred monks and three
hundred conventuals, and the monastery of canons of Termann
Feichin? and the monastery of nuns, and the great church of
Termann Fheicin, and the church of Lepadh Feichin 6 and the
church of * * *.
1 Literally : It is the same illustrious king.
2 ' bellhouses,' round towers.
3 In the Annals of the Four Masters 1148, neiinheadhis glossed by talamh
ecclusta, ecclesiastical land ; and this perhaps is the meaning here.
4 Rectius, stone and wood, (church-) implements and books.
5 Feichin's sanctuary.
6 Feichin's bed.
THE LANGUAGE OF THE MARTYROLOGY. xxi
So the Four Masters at the year 1 148 : * The church of Cnoc
na Sengan was finished by the bishop Ua Caellaidhe and
Donnchadh ua Cearbhaill, and was consecrated by Ua Morgair,
a successor of Patrick ; and a neinieadJi, i.e., ecclesiastical land,
was assigned to it in Lughmadh.'
The meagre annals of this monastery are contained in
Archdall's Monasticon Hibernicum, Dublin, 1786, pp. 466-469.
In the year 1342 its temporalities are said to be insufficient for
the support of the canons and their servants. In 1417 the
abbot pays a fine of i^s. ^d. for receiving a mere Irishman into
the profession of the house. In the 3ist of Henry VIII (1540)
the abbot surrenders the priory and, apparently, all its posses
sions in the county of Louth. In 1603 Jarnes (I) grants the priory
and all its possessions in the same county to Sir John King,
Knt., at the yearly rents of $s. for the priory and i6/. $s. ^d. for
the lands, tithes, etc.
III. ON THE LANGUAGE OF THE MARTYROLOGY.
Irish manuscripts of the fourteenth to the seventeenth
centuries generally exhibit a mixed language, the scribe
sometimes modernising and sometimes leaving intact the
spelling and grammatical forms of the book which he tran
scribed ; but though the manuscript of the Martyrology and
Gorman is only about 260 years old, it may be taken to
represent, save in a very few instances, 1 the spelling and gram
mar of Middle-Irish in the latter half of the twelfth century.
This is owing partly to the stringency of the metrical rules to
which the author was subject, and which rendered his work less
likely to be altered by successive copyists, but chiefly to the care
and learning of the scribe, Michael O'Clery. Here follows a list
of the principal characteristics of the language of the Martyro
logy as contrasted with the older Irish of the Glosses, the
Hymns and the Book of Armagh.
I. Phonetics.
First as to phonetics. No distinction is made between final e,
i and iu. Short a is often put for o. In organ (borrowed
from orgdnum) the length of the a is due to the analogy of the
numerous native words ending in -an. Pretonic and posttonic e
1 Thus O'Clery sometimes, though rarely, puts ao or aoi for the older ae
or di; ea for the older e : io for i; cc for^ ; ^for / (ropdar, June 9) ; and
b for/ (epscoib). O'Clery has also, as a rule, marked with a dot the infected
(or as native grammarians say, aspirated) g^ d, b, and m. As this represents
the tradition current in the seventeenth century, I have here followed him,
merely replacing the dot by h. At Aug. 3, 1. 4, and in gl. 5, the dot over
the/ofy&z/and Fachtna means that they is ' eclipsed,' i.e., pronounced like v.
xxii PREFACE.
become a in Darerca ( = Der-erce]. The diphthongs ae (at) and
oe (pi) are confounded. E is put for 6e in Ebnat, ebinn, and in
chaerem, caere, ae is written for 02* (the umlauted a). For the
prefix air-, er- we often have ur- (e.g., urgna, Jan. 20, Feb. 4).
Infected is replaced by infected m, in naem = O.Ir. #$#, and
the prefix item- = O.Ir. neb-. The ;;z in fromtha, Jan. 15 = Lat.
probatus, dates from the Old Irish period.
Aphaeresis of the initial vowels of proclitics is frequent. Thus
sin, Jan. I, for the older isin, con for the older ocon, and na for
the older inna.
Irrational or svarabhakti vowels appear : Pet-a-r = Petrus,
Jan. 1 1, Patroc-u-lus = Patroclus, Jan. 21, Ser-ei-g = Sergius,
Sep. 9 : cf. Sericdn (gl. Sergiolus), Sg. 45 b .
Assimilation of w to /, as in <r0//#, June 7, Nov. 16, for Old- Irish
?/tf0, of dto n, as in slonnemm, Aug. 26 = O.Ir. slondem.
Dissimilation, as in lommnan, lomnan, Ap. 4, Nov. 10 = O.Ir.
lomm-ldn.
Metathesis, as in basted, Jan. 6 = O.Ir. batsed, Fedlimid,
Aug. 3 = O.Ir. Fedelmid, and airdric, July 21 = O.Ir. airdirc.
Aspiration of initials is used to express the relative in the
pres. indie, of verbs : see infra p. 261, s. v. chaerem.
Permanent infection of initials appears, as in riu (friu)
July 27, Oct. 24, fromtha (phromthd), Jan. 15.
Eclipsis : not cce"t (pronounced get), Mar. 4.
Prothetic f, as mf-uageb, June 22, and f-oirbe, Jan. 5.
Contraction : Thus breo, dedc, Duach, 6c, 61, and ua are
always monosyllables, though in Old- Irish they are disyllabic.
So dias, Mar. 27, and triar or triur, July I, 2, Nov. 27. But
laa, Oct. 3, is still disyllabic, and so are blaid, gltaid, Oct. 26,
bias, gnias, in the epilogue (p. 250), sold, Oct. 26, and the names
Doe, Sep. 25, lair, Oct. 26, ZWKT, Dec. 17, 7Y0, June 24, and
Trea, July 8. At Oct. 2 Diuren is a trisyllable.
2. Declension.
Next as to declension. Here the principal variations from
Old-Irish paradigms arise (i) from the above mentioned con
fusion of -e, -i, and -iu, and (2) from the almost total disap
pearance of peculiar forms of the neuter gender. 1 In the vocalic
declension, stems in o still exhibit the ^-umlaut in the dat.
sg., (drung, June 2, demun, Feb. 15, ulc, May 7, 16, Jan. 6, Sep.
30, trenmud, Sep. 8, deriud June 30, July 31), and the ^-ending
in the ace. pi. (cisu May 9, cnidu June 16). The transported
1 cet (= Lat. centum] still makes its nom. pi. <://, Aug. 24, 29. The n in
dz' ^-^^/ <://, June 22, is a relic of the neuter form of the numeral 2 ; and the
transported n in gach n-aiffrenn, Sept. 5, points to a neuter aiffrenn borrowed
from Lat. offerendum.
THE LANGUAGE OF THE MARTYROLOGY. xxiii
n (in before b) is also apparent after the ace. sg. and gen. pi. (fri
cech //-acbeil ;z-atrilam, Ap. 30, ar in w-arnaid w-engach, March
13, Arsein na nder wdichra, July 19, lith ingen wban wBaite,
Mar. 29). But there is shifting from the u- to the o- declension in
the genitives sg. Ferguis, May 24 (Old-Ir. Fergusso] and Oengois,
Feb. 23 (Old-Ir. dengusso).
The consonantal declension is well preserved. We have r-stems
like cathair, dat. cathraig, Sep. 30, and the names Cuana, gen.
Cuanach, Feb. 19, Eochaid, gen. Echach, Feb. 17, Fiachra, Sep. 28,
ace. Fiachraich, Aug. 30, dat Fiachraig, Sep. 4, Lugaid, gen.
Lugdach, Feb. I. In Mac /zVzor, Feb. 8, we have the gen. sg. of
a stem in nc. Stems in g are represented by ri, dat. rig,
Sep. 30, ace. rig(n\ Nov. 12, gen. pi. rig(it), Nov. 27.
Stems in / are exemplified by bethu (ace. bethaid, Oct. 17), cm
(ace. cinaid, July 9, Sep. 12, pi. dat. cintaib, Jan. 29), !, gen.
tinged^ Feb. 2J ^coimdiu, gen. coimded, Aug. 24, ace. coimde, Nov. i :
/?- (gen. pi. curad, Sep. 22), ;;z//, n. pi. *#/, Oct. 19, .$7^ (gen.
J7/<2<a?, Oct. 11), tuir (pi. nom. turid, Ap. 13) and denta, May 10.
A solitary Astern is dfo//, pi. n. druid, Jan. 6.
Stems in #. Alba (dat. Attain, Sep. 23), tf#/;# (ace. anmain,
Mar. 13. gen. pi. anmann, Jan. 31), d//zW (gen. diten,]\m& 10),
Dobor-chu (gen. doborchon, Feb. 19), mcnme (dat. menmain,
Mar. 8), naediu (gen. pi. naeden, July 15), 6Vz.r, Jan. 9 (pi. gen.
Saxan, May 26), /<2/^w (gen. talman, June 25).
Stems in wz : ^^ M., May u, ^4r^, gen. Arand, March 21.
Htriu, F.dat Hermn,Sep. 23, and the following which in Old-Irish
are neuter : <z/;;;, Aug. 1 1, c&mm, Jan. 12, feidm, gen. fedma,
Sep. 13, gairm, Mar. 4, //;/;;/, May 27, ace. pi. tedmann, Feb. 7.
Stems in;//: ^ara, Feb. 18, gen. pi. <:^m/, June 8. Nuada,
Feb. 19, ace. Nuadait, Dec. 2, and the numerals yfo# (dat.
fichit, Aug. 8, Sep. 14, gen. dual da y?<://^, Mar. 14), tricha,
Oct. 21 (dat. trichait, Jan. 26), cethracha, Feb. 25, May 4,
Oct. 19, 25, 0^:0 (coecae, July 19, n. pi. coecait, May 9), .riKa,
Mar. i, June 17, Aug. 10, Sep. 22, Nov. 25, sechtmoga, May 6,
Dec. 3, nocha, Aug. 19.
The only ^-sterns in Gorman's Martyrology are mm (gen.
nime, Sep. 10, Oct. 31, Nov. i,dat. nim t Ap. 14, ace. mm, Ap. 13),
tech (dat. //^, Mar. 19, ace. tech, Nov. 24), and tir, which here
occurs only in the ace. sg. Sep. 25. The solitary stem in ns is
mi, gen. mis, Sep. 30.
Stems in r are athair, Sep. 10, and brdthair, Oct. 31, which
makes its gen. pi. brdthar, July 10, instead of Old-Irish brdthre.
3. Diminutives.
Besides truagdn or trogdn ' misellus,' March 6, Dec. 4, domndn,
'a paltry world,' Oct. 17, and macdn ' puerulus,' June 16, the
xxiv PREFACE.
proper names in Gorman's Martyrology supply a rich store of
diminutives. They end in -an, -<?in, -en, -ene, -in, -me, -nan, -nat,
-natdn, -ne, -net, -6c, and -ucdn. Those in -nat and -net are con
fined to females, those in -in are both masc. and fern. The
following list is not exhaustive.
-dn : Abban, Accobran, Aedan, Aileran, Anfadan, Baetan,
Banban, Beccan Beoan, Berchan, Berran, Blaan, Boethan,
Bolcan, Breccan, Broccan, Brolchan, Camman, Cassan, Cathchan,
Cattan, Columban, Comman, and many others.
-tin : Commein, Cillein, Cummein, Fechein, Lachtein, Lochein,
Manchein, Ossein, Segein, Sesein, Tommein.
-en : Cillen, Cuilen, Diuren, Ernen, Finden, Fuillen, Lassren,
Libren, Luanen, Oeblen, Russen, Segen, Taden, Temnen,
Torben, and perhaps Goibnen.
-/ne : Cammene, Diblene, Dorbene, Eltene, Gabthene.
-in : Altin, Baethin (Boithin), Briccin, Callin, Cassin, Confn,
Ciricm, Coemin, Cummin, Eltm, Ernin, Fechin, Manchm, Metin,
Muccin, Oissin, Sanctin, Scuithfn, Segm, Uidr/n.
-im : Dairme, Rechtine.
-nan : Adamnan, Caernan, Caramnan, Caurnan, Columnan,
Dadnan, Liadnan.
-nat: Aednat, Banbnat, Breccnat, Coccnat, Comnat, Coemnat,
Craebnat, Cuachnat, Damnat, Ebnat, Ercnat, Erednat, Fiadnat,
Gobnat, Midnat, Muadnat, Odarnat, Ossnat, Ratnat, Sarnat,
Segnat.
-natdn : Silnatan.
-ne: mo Chonne, Cinne, Crodne, mo Ninne, perhaps also
Roibne, Roigne, Subne.
-net: Coennet
-6c : m'Aedoc, Beccoc, Beoc, Cainneoc, Cammoc, Commoc,
Conoc, Celloc, Ciaroc, Coemoc, Critoc, Cruadoc, Cuoc, Dimmoc,
Domnoc, Ernoc, Finoc, Genoc, Goroc, Grelloc, larnoc, Ronoc,
Sen6c, Siloc.
-ucdn : Moenucan (m'Oenucan ?), July 18.
4. Adjectives.
In declining adjectives Gorman varies from the Old- Irish
paradigm, first in the nom. pi. of o- stems, by replacing the masc.
by the fern., 1 and, secondly, in the dat. pi. by dropping the labial
ending. Thus Aquil, Seuir saera : Idna, Jan. 23, Aug. I, mora,
Jan. 23, March 5, Ap. 2. fiala, Oct. 12. soera, Feb. 25, July 7.
1 Except in the penultimate line of the epilogue (p. 250), where sder (better
sotr] is nom. pi. masc.
THE LANGUAGE Of THE MARTYROLOGY. xxv
ana, May 19. naema, June 12. ^, June 12. Paul, Felic nit
fanna, June 20. epscoip tenna, July 21. We have, however,
buidig, Jan. i. na crdbdeig, A p. 17. na findmoir, July 25. Ex
amples of the dat. pi. are dona cuirib calma, Jan. I, fri demnaib
dura, Ap. 5, dona minnaib mora, July 11 ; but the old ending
is still in moraib, Aug. 2.
Comparison. The only comparatives in the martyrology are
ferr, Sep. 18, and lugu, June 16, both, apparently, used as super
latives. No real superlative occurs, and it is probable that,
when Gorman wrote, the superlative forms in -am, -em had been
lost by the language, except as archaisms.
5. Adverbs.
Adverbs such as in biucc 'paulatim/ and ind oindid ' singu-
lariter ' are not found in this martyrology. Most of Gorman's
adverbs are formed by prefixing co(t) to adjectives. Thus col-
Ian, Feb. 9, co degmin, Jan. n, co soraid, June 19, 22, co deimin,.
Aug. 15, co gleglan, Nov. 24, Dec. 23, co follan firdruit, Dec. 12,
co fedil, Dec. 22, co hathlam, Ap. 23, co hebinn, Sep. 23. We have
also tall' there/ Feb. 8, Ap. 21, and 'therein,' July 23, adiu 'hence,'
Dec. 31, sund, sunn, sunna, sonna 'here,' Sep. 3, Jan. 2, Aug. 8,
Jan. 4, Feb. 9, Sep. 22, Aug. 13, tair 'in the east,' March 14,
suas ' up,' June 30, Sep. 25, and choidche ' for ever,' Ap. 28, lit.
' till night ' : cf. chaidche, LL. 26o b 21.
6. Pronouns.
Absolute personal pronouns are sg. I, me, Oct. 31, pi. I, inn*
June 3, and with prefixed s, sinn, sind, sinne : sg. 3, he", Sep..
1 8, pi. 3, {at, Ap. 29, where the -at (like the -no in Ital. eglino}
seems taken from the person-ending of the verb.
Pronominal infixation is still in use see the Glossarial Index
s. vv. arn, m, n, narn, nar, ran, ron, and s. But the forms me
be'raid'yz will bear me,' Oct. 31, bdrdait inn 'they will bear us/
June 3, prove that in Gorman's time the absolute were beginning
to supplant the infixed pronouns. The infixed pronoun of the
first pi. ar(n) in n-arn-anaig 'protects us/ etc., is peculiar to
Middle-Irish. The corresponding pronoun of the second pi.
bar(n) occurs in this martyrology as a suffixed pronoun in bar,
Jan. 21, which probably stands for ad-bar ' ye are ': cf. adib, idib,
G.C. 488, for ad-sib, id-sib. In corba-m ' ut sim/ Feb. 17, Ap. 6, w
is the suffixed pron. of the first sg. A rare suffixed personal pro
noun is -ait in berd-ait, June ^gtbt-ait, Feb. 9, and also, probably,.
fcg-ait, Feb. n. The demonstrative 6n is employed as a
suffix in mo-chen-6n, din-on, fir-6n, mor-6n : see infra p. 286,
and compare the Old-Irish ed-on ' id est.' And the strange use
xxvi PREFACE.
of the demonstrative suffix -sa, -sea without the article is noticed
infra p. 288.
7. The Article.
Here in the gen. sg. fern, the apocopated na is always found
for the ancient inna, as in na hinnse, Feb. 6. In the nom. pi.
the fem. na supplants the masc. ind, in, (na crdbdeig, Ap. 17, na
findmoir, July 25). In the gen. pi. the apocopated na(ri) replaces
the Old-Irish inna(n}\ na ndcr ndichra, July 19, na sdirbreth,
Jan. 9, na miled, Jan. 21, nal-ldnbreth, Feb. 3, where the n is
assimilated. In the dat. pi. the old labial ending is lost : dona
tuirib, Jan. I, dona minnaib, July n.
8. Numerals.
Here one notes that the feminine forms of the numerals 2
(di], 3 (teoir, teord], and 4 (cetheoir, cetJieora} do not occur. In the
case of 2 they have been supplanted by the masc. dd. Thus dd
Brigitt, Mar. 9, dd hErein, May 5 ; dd dig, July 7, 10 ; dd mile,
Aug. 9. CeitJire ' four ' occurs with a fem. subst, Oct. 1 2.
Numerals exceeding 100 are 160 sesca ar cet, Aug. 10: 230 tricJia
dd chM Oct. 21 : 260 .fitta dd cet, March i, June 17: 270 secht
ndeich dd cet, Ap. 3, Oct. 16: 300 tri cet, Aug. 24, or se coecait,
May 9 : 660 sesca s/ cet, Nov. 25 : 900 7202 ccet, Mar. 4, ?z0 '
Aug. 29: 2290 dd mile dd cet nocha, Aug. 19: 5,000 ^V ;////<?,
Feb. 1 6 ; 6,666 sesca st? cet (curad) ar se milib, Sep. 22 : 10,203
persons triur dd cet ar deich milib, July 9 : 11,000 oenmili diac,
Oct. 21.
The numeral substantives for persons aredias, Jan. 27, Mar. 27,
Aug. 20, Oct. 22 ; triar, Feb. 25, or triur, July 2 ; cethrar,
July 10 ; coiciur, May 23 (nom. dual da coicciur, July 2) ; ^^r
{dat. sg. sesiur, Jan. 26, Sep. 22, nom. dual dd sesser, Dec. 23) ;
morseisser, March 14 ; (in t-)ochtor, June 8 ; nonbar, Oct. 19 ;
dechenbar, Ap. 23, -&?r, May 6, -^r, June I. For triar, in Feb. 27
the numeral subst. for three things, trede, is corruptly used.
9. The Verb.
The salient points of difference between the verbal system of
Gorman, and that of Old-Irish are five. First, the distinctions be
tween the three conjugations are hardly recognisable. Secondly,
there is much uncertainty in the use of the absolute and con
joined forms. Thirdly, the enclitic more and more supplant the
orthotonic forms of compound verbs. Fourthly, the relative
endings of the present and future of simple verbs, the perfect,
the t- preterite and the ^-future and ^-conjunctive rarely occur.
Fifthly, the old deponential forms are almost all discarded. On
THE LANGUAGE OF THE MARTYROLOGY. xxvii
the other hand, a new termination in -ann, -enn appears in the
3d sg. of the pres. indie, act. : in the same tense relativity is
expressed by aspirating the initial ; and a deponential r is found
in the 1st sg. of the a- conjunctive of active verbs. The rule
that the initial of the pret. pass, shall not be aspirated is fully
established.
Traces of the o- conjugation (the Latin third) are in the pres.
indie, act. sg. 3 (narn-) anaig, June I, (nar) cossain, Sep. 8.
The root-vowel of #-verbs (the Latin first) has no umlaut.
Thus molatm, Feb. 28. pi. I labramni, Jan. 31.
In the f-conjugation (the Latin fourth) we have a solitary
example of the orthotonic form of the 1st sg., pres. ind. in at-
chiu ' I see/ Dec. 31 = atchirnm, June n. Other such verbs,
v/ith umlaut of their root-vowel, are luaidimm, guidimm, lai-
mimm.
Absolute forms rightly used are dlmeit, bdgmeit, luaidmeit,
July 3, celir, March 20, carthair, Aug. 20, uioltair^ Nov. 22,
cardair, Jan. 29.
Absolute forms are wrongly used (i.e. y used where in Old-
Irish we should have had conjoined forms), in the following
instances : pi. I, dirme, Jan. n, Feb. 8, July 20, drmeit, Jan. 7,
drmit, Ap. 2$, frismbenmait, Dec. 13, 31, 'mo n-iadmait, Dec. 28.
PI. 2, co[ai]sa?g-t/it, Dec. 21. PI. 3, ergit, April 23, forbait, Feb.
28. So in the passive, sg. 3, nach laviair Jan. 19, Aug. n, nach
laimthir, March 23, tuinnthir^ Feb. 9, tuilltir, March 19.
Conjoined forms are rightly used in the present indicative
active, sg. 3, nsirn-anazg; Jan. 19, nar cossam, Sep. 8, pi. I, dia
Jenamm, Jan. n, dia n-adramm, dia labramm, tabramm, Jan. 31,
non-d/emm, Feb. I, frisa.n-dd/amm, March 21, mon-fadamm,
Mar. 3, no-c/iaramm, May 21, pi. 2, indfethid, Feb. 2. In the
^-future, sg. i, dia lenub, Sep. 15, sg. 3 ticfa, June 1 1, pi. I,
air/em, ni faicfem, Ap. 24. In the reduplicated future: sg. I,
fogeb, Jan. 14, pi. i, coaragam, Sep. 12. In the present passive :
sg 3 nach laimtJier, Aug. 20, na lainar, Dec. 10.
Conjoined forms are wrongly used: bdraid, Oct. $\,dlegar,
June 4, Nov. 2, 27,
Enclitic supplant orthotonic forms in tecclaim, May 12, mar
tharla, Jan. i, tuirmthir, Feb. 2, tie/a, June n, thocbaim, focraim,
June 28, feed, Aug. 15.
The only instances of the relative forms are anges, March 3 1 ;
gnias, Ep. 14; and bias, Ep. i, 16.
The only sure instance of the perfect act. is dodechaid, Oct. 17
Fuair, Jan. 4, Oct. 18, Dec. 15, may be another. Its pi. I,
fuaramar occurs twice in the preface. The perfect passive is repre
sented by the solitary (nar) viaeded, Dec. 18. The frith of the pre
face may be another example of this tense. In glanta, Aug. 3,
xxviii PREFACE.
and faemtha, Sep. 24, the old pret. passive seems replaced by
the perf. participle.
Examples of preterites active with vocalic ending in sg. 3, are
nar-///<?, Jan. 4, mr-fella, June 5, where -a is = O.Ir. -at.
Of the /-preterite there is only one example, viz., ro siacJit,
Jan. 29, which is cognate with ei/co), IKCO ' I come/
The .$- future and ^-conjunctive are almost as rare. We have
only sg. 2 ro-/esser, Dec. 23, sg. 3, co tl y May 19, Aug. 19,
ron-ftire, July 7, Dec. 9, na rom-z>-sea, Aug. 19, tara, Dec. 9,
and the pi. 3 ad-d-r&tt/, Ap. 22. An unnatural union of the
stem of the reduplicated ^-future and termination of the ^-future
\sfoeldb, March 31.
The only old deponential forms in the Marryrology are ro
fesser 'thou wilt or wouldst know,' Dec. 23, and the 3d pi.
ropdar, June 9. But a new r-ending is found in the 1st sg. of
the conjunctive : corop . . anar, Jan. 3, co fag\U\ar, Jan. 3, and
cona hdgur, March 16.
A new ending in -ann> -enn 1 appears in the 3d sg. of the pres
indie, act. : nar benann. May 21, nar laedend, March 3. 1
The initial of the pret. pass, is never aspirated : ar-ro-reled,
Feb. 19, ro oimmad, May 29, nir n-aded, Oct. 30, ro/romad, Sep.
12, do-/orbad, Jan. 6. nar /oemad, Ap. 18. The forms nar
maeded, Dec. 8, (O.Ir. na-ro-maeded, with the stress on the ro\
or gonad, Mar. 15, (O.Ir. 6 ro-gonad\ nir-crdded, Oct. 30, (O.Ir.
ni ro crdded], cor-bam, Feb. 17, Ap. 6, (O. Ir. co ro-ba), prove that
in Gorman's time the stress was transferred from the verbal,
particle ro to the first syllable of the verb.
These remarks on the verbal system of the Martyrology would
be incomplete without some further notice of the ^-future active,
and without a collection of the forms of the verb substantive.
The normal ending of the ist sg. of the ^-future is -ub t -iub ;
e.g., lenub t Feb. i^fetub, June 15, molub, Oct. 28, dliub, Jan. 21.
But Gorman makes it not only -ab, -eb, and -ob t but also -db and
-eb. Whether this lengthening of the vowel is due to dialect or,
as I conjecture, to the needs of rime, is not easy to say. The
following examples occur :
-db : frismbenab, Nov. 4. -molab, Aug. 5, Oct. 10.
-eb: -celeb, Dec. 10, -saeleb, Dec. 8, -dleb, Feb. 4, July 8,
Oct. 30, -luadeb, March 29, Oct. 3, 19, -fuaigeb, March 29,
June 22, Oct. 3.
-ob : molob, Dec. 4.
-ab: moldb, Feb. 13, Aug. 3, Aug. 16, Oct. 24, -mdrdb, Aug. 3,
Nov. n, Dec. 24, frisnddldb, Jan. 8, Oct. 22, -riardb,
1 See Thurneysen's explanation of this ending in Indogermanische
Forschungen, i. 329.
THE LANGUAGE OF THE MARTYROLOGY. xxix
Sep. 9, -lendb, Aug. 7, Oct. 10, -foemdb,faemdb, March 16,
31, June 1 8, July 29, -fodmdb, June 15. -foeldb, March 31.
-eb : saigdb, April 7, where it rimes with alien.
The Verb Substantive.
Here follow the forms of the verb substantive found in the
Martyrology :
\/es\ Sg. 3, is (a), Nov. 20, as, Jan. 6, Dec. 13, relative as
Feb. 12, March 14, 15, May 31.
PL 3, n-tt, June 20, Nov. 16, dwf, March 22, n.-ad y April 16,
relative /, March 4, Sep. 14, Oct. 19.
Y/z : V/, 'quamvis est,' Jan. 13, July 31.
\/bU) bd, be: conjunctive, sg. i, cor-ba-m, Feb. 17, April 6:
copula: sg. 3, rop, Aug. 17, Sep. 2,9, rob,
March 5, Aug. 23, co-ro-p, Jan. 3, Nov. 3,
cen co-p, Jan. 6, coraib, April 14, ciar'b,
June 7.
imperative, sg. 3, bid, Aug. 14.
perfect, sg. 3, ro-boi, May 13, ro-bui, Ep. I, 16, rai-be,
July 6: copula: w-^, May 30, July 17,
iidr-bo, Jan. 12, July 14, Dec. 23, nir-bo,
May 29, &z, Feb. 5, 26, March 15, May 14
(where the nom. is plural), July 16, ro-ba,
July 24, Sep. 27, Nov. 14, ro-pa, May 24.
pi. 3, &?/, April 28, July 31 : copula: ropdar,
June 9.
future, sg. i. 'biam, Ap. 28, sg. 3, biaid, Oct. 26: rel. bias,
Ep. i, 1 6 : copula, bid, Jan. 2, March 16,
June 3, Aug. 26, Oct. 19.
pi. i, com-bem, Ap. 21, June 2 : pi. 3, beit, April
3,27.
verbal noun : beitJi, June 6.
^/vel\ sg. i, failimm, Aug. 22. fnilimm, Nov. 21.
pi. 3, /^7^, Sep. ii.
10. A^w suffixes.
Two suffixes occur in Gorman's Martyrology, which have not
been found in Old-Irish documents. They are -neck, which
appears in three adjectives, and -seek, which appears in the names
of nine female saints.
-neck : cddnech, degnech, grddhnech, et v. infra, p. 284.
-secJi : Bicsech, Briuinsech, Comsech, Coemsech, CrcSnsech,
Dunsech, Findsech, Gubsech, Luigsech.
The neck- suffix seems taken from words like aiimnech, where
the n belongs to the root. The seek- suffix is probably a ' wciter-
xxx PREFACE.
bildung ' of the fem. ending in -es (in aithcJies, IdicJies, manches,
&c.), borrowed from Welsh -es, and this from Lat. -issa, Gr.
-la-a-a. Claimsech ' lepress ' and gaillsech ' a foreign woman,' are
Middle-Irish examples of this suffix. It still lives (as -seach}
in geir seach 'girl.'
ii. Syntax.
So much for the grammatical forms in our Martyrology. It
contains four relics of very early syntax. The first is in the
phrase is Feradaig ingen 'and Feradach's daughter,' March 23,
where the genitive precedes, instead of following, the govern
ing noun. So at Dec. I, for December kalaind. For other
examples of this archaism in Irish and Welsh see Revue celtique, v.
350-351. The second is the occurrence (Sep. 4, 22), of the datives
(or rather perhaps the instrumental) Fiachraig, seisiur, without a
preposition. Many instances of this construction will be found
in Rev. celt. v. 349-350. The third is the occasional position of
the noun before the governing verb. Thus Fechcin . . . coraig,
Aug. 2. Eserge Crist cuimnig, March 27 ; Colmdn cuimnig,
Sep. 3 ; Genten guidimm, Sep. 2 ; Corcan ele drmeit, Jan. 7 ;
Mael-Odran raith riarmait, Jan. 10; in cldrenech caraimin y
Jan. 17 ; in cimmidse cobrat. May II ; in sluag tennso tecclaim,
May 1 2 ; Fiadna\f\t fegaim sunna, Nov. 29. The fourth is the
occasional position of the adjective before the noun with which
it agrees. Thus glan glere, May 28, seim SaergJws, May 30. On
the other hand, the government of the dative by the prepositions
co ' usque ad,' 1 fri? and etir* is distinctly modern, these pre
positions, in Old-Irish, always governing the accusative.
IV. THE METRE OF THE MARTYROLOGY.
Rinnard^ is the metre in which the Martyrology of Oengus is
composed. Rinnard M6r, ( Great Rinnard,' is the name of the
metre of the Martyrology of Gorman. It differs from Rinnard
in three respects : first, its stanzas may consist of 4, 6, 8, 10,
12, or 14 lines, whereas those of Rinnard consist invariably of
four : secondly, in Great Rinnard, there must be an alliteration
in each line ; in Rinnard, alliteration is only an optional and
occasional ornament : thirdly, in Great Rinnard there must be
an internal assonance in the last two lines of each stanza : in
Rinnard this assonance is optional and occasional.
The laws of Great Rinnard may be stated as follows :
I. Every line must contain six syllables.
1 co a n-ecaib, May 14, and perhaps co ainglib, Jan. 19.
2 fri diglaib, Mar. 9, June 2, and fourteen other instances ; fri also occurs
with the ace. mfri cech n-imned, May 8, and six other instances.
3 etir ainglib) May 26. 4 See Revue Celtique, v. 352, vii. 87.
THE METRE OF THE MARTYROLOGY. xxxi
This rule requires no illustration. But two remarks seem
needed.
First, in pronouncing foreign names, the groups ea, eo, ia, ian y
ie, to, iu, ua, form, as a rule, only one syllable. Conse
quently Andreas, Teodoit, Simeon, Leonill, Lucia, Abdia,
Lucian, Ciprian, Daniel, Gerion, Leucius, Marius, and Capua are
to be counted as disyllables, Sarabia, Domitian, Martinian,
Prilidian, Ananias and Satirian, as trisyllables, and Anas-
tassia as a quadrisyllable. 1 So, as Zeuss remarks (G. C. 2 941),
St. Augustine, in his hymn against the Donatists, pronounces
abundantia, evangelium as quadrisyllables, diabolo as a tri
syllable, altos as a disyllabic ; and this pronunciation is frequent
in the Hiberno-Latin hymns.
Secondly, where two unaccented vowels come together, there
is elision or synizesis.
Thus in the month of January we have :
Jan. 2. ron-bera in drong drongei.
6. Bastedh Isu in oenlo.
9. Isu in Egipt fegaim.
26. co nderna in drem chaidhse.
27. Paula 6 Bhethil buadhaigh.
31. Forba in mis do Mhaedhocc,
So where the first vowel is accented and the second
toneless :
Feb. 15. Blauius ba gle in glanfer.
Ap. 14. riu i clarnim ar comdal.
May 19. co ti in gasrad gleglan.
Aug. 6. non-berat leo is Lugid.
v
19. co ti a ndrong im dhailsea.
Sep. 20. Priuait breo asambagimm.
1 There is an exception to this rule at Jan. 23, where E-me-rent-i-a-na
must be regarded as hexasyllabic. So Leo, July 3, Neon, Jan. 17, Pion,
Feb. i, are disyllables : Teogin, Jan. 26, Dionis, Feb. 8, Mathias, Jan. 30,
Feb. 24, Leander Feb. 27, are trisyllables : Dorothea, Feb. 6, Juliana,
Feb. 1 6, Gaudentia, Aug. 30, Uincentius, Jan. 22, and Pampilius, Feb. 16, are
quadrisyllables ; and Potentiana, May 19, is a pentasyllable.
xxxii PREFACE.
But where the second of the vowels is accented there is no
elision or synizesis. 1 Thus :
Jan. 3. corop accu anar. 2
6. druidh uaisle dia adhrad.
7. Corcan ele armeit.
inna angreit amnois.
1 6. larloga an ogda.
21. Paul epscop o Athein.
22. la hAmalgaid aebda.
28. Feil aili do Agna.
mo mill ar forran.
31. do erail ar n-anmann,
2. The last word of each Hue must be accented on the penult.
This, in Irish verse, is almost equivalent to saying that the last
word of each line must be disyllabic. But in Gorman's Marty-
rology about 33 lines end in trisyllables, e.g. :
Jan. 6. Macra caid mochenon.
Feb. 2. Apronian indfethid.
Two end in quadrisyllables :
Jan. I. Hermit, Eufrasma.
July 22. Maire Magdalena.
Three end in pentasyllables :
May 19. is Potentiana.
July 23. and Appollinaris.
Aug. 23. ard Appollinaris.
And one is composed of a hexasyllable :
Jan. 23. Emerentiana.
It seems to follow from this that trisyllabic improper com
pounds, such as Cend-fdelad, Ap. 8, Croin-dltJiruib, May 20,
Derb-dara, June 29, Cu-locJia, July u, macu-Baird, Nov. 27,
are accented on the second syllable. 3 It is not clear why ntocJic-
ndn, Jan. 6, is paroxytone. Perhaps the mo- was mistaken, in
popular speech, for mo ' my ' the atonic possessive pronoun.
1 The first line of the stanza for July 12 seems to contravene this rule.
But there Anadeta is a scribal error for Anaclet.
2 In this and the following thirty lines the acute accent denotes stress
and not, as usual, length.
3 So in disyllabic improper compounds the accent is on the last syllable :
Nad^roich, /unech, Dec. 1 1. In trisyllabic improper compounds it is on the
penult : maccu-Baird, Nov. 27 (cf. mac uNecte, Jan. 19, gl. 3) ; in quadrisyl
lable, on the antepenult : macu-Beonnae, Jan. 22, gl. 5, macu-Oidaib, Feb. i,
gl. 4, macu-Arti, June 7, gl. 3, macu-Nesse, June 9, gl. 5.
THE METRE OF THE MAR TYRO LOGY.
3. Every line must contain an alliteration. In other words, in
each line at least two syllables in the case of native words, two
stressed syllables must begin with the same letter, all vowels
(and in foreign words the semi-vowel /)* being for this purpose
deemed to be the same, and h and infected / being disregarded.
Needless to quote lines in which both the alliterating letters are
initials. In the following instances I have italicised these letters,
and inserted hyphens to show where the syllables in question
begin.
Jan. i. oc-/aua mar /harla. Mar. 13. Maci-^/onius degh-
Para-^oda in ^lan-
raith.
Mar-^ina 'sin Aiirim.
3. papa An-/er[os] fond-
gel.
Geno-z/efa ^arrglan. 2
5. Teles-/orus /apa.
ii. Eleu-^ip coa
imm.
oc-feuus do
liudh.
Lau-^amair
^felbglan.
Fructu-0sus,
meit.
dfruin Ap.
13.
19.
21.
23-
26. Poli-rarpus raidfer.
30. Ma-/hias /end eirbe.
Feb. 6. Dorothea /hogaimm.
Ana-/holian, T^eo-
phil.
9. Ans-^ertus bi
13. Ermen-^ilda
14. Fe-/icula /andes.
23. Poli-<;arpas <:redlach.
25. Dios-oir renn^ore.
27. Le-#nder la hl&lian.
28. Man-^uetus, mo .Shi-
nu.
March 7. Felici-/as /rebar.
12. Inno-<:entius ^ara.
nech.
Te-^dora f^dlach.
15. Lon-^inus
19. Mairc, Quar-/illa
20. Ar-diippus
Cuthbeirt.
25. Lu-^rella, blumba (or
Zucella, Co-/umba ?).
31. Eu-/emiadia/bemab.
Macha-^eus ^agfer.
2. Teo-dbsia ^/elbda.
7. Celes-/inus /end-
chaid.
E-jippus coa ^aigeb.
14. Dom-?;nnacen werg-
nim.
1 6. Ani-^retus ^oemfer.
1 8. Per-/ectus nar' /oe-
mad.
22. Aga-/itis/rimda.
27. Anas-/asius foedlech.
28. Ui-/alis fri /ogla.
30. Ercen-^aldus, Victor,
May i. Hiere-;/zias ;;/orda.
5. Archi-/aus /uaidim.
7. Domi-/illa in /end6g.
12. Pan-n-atius 'sin <:om-
dhail.
17. Bas-jilla acus Lilian.
1 8. Dios-<:orus is blman.
1 Cf. /ulia 011barr, Oct. 7, athair /oain, Nov. 5, /oain apstoil, and /acoib
/mslain, Dec. 17.
2 Here, as the adj. barrglan agrees with a fern, noun, its initial is ' aspirated,'
z.e., pronounced like v. Or the v of Genovefa is regarded as b.
3 Hence we see that s and infected s may alliterate.
GORMAN. C
PREFACE.
May 24. Mana-h^n, lo-h^nna. Aug. 1 8.
Eu-^enius ^lorda.
30. Auc-^ertus cen bn- 23.
grus.
31. Petro-;zella mamglan 24.
June 2. Blan-^ina fri ^iglaib.
3. E-rasmus cor-/?acheil. 30.
4. Pergen-/inus /end- Sep. 5.
min.
8. Gil-</ardus nar' <^ai- Oct. 2.
bil.
A-^undus asm-^ag- n,
aid. 17.
1 1. Sos-/enes /end cabair. 18.
13. Fe-/icula in /anraith. 19.
1 6. Iu-/itan na /uigfind. 23.
1 8. Tran-^uillin 'sin 28.
^aemfal. Nov. 13.
25. Edel-tfWda ^iamair. 14.
27. Simpo-rosa rathmar. 16.
28. Plu-/archus 'sin /u- 17.
rim. 23.
July 2. Mone-^undiss ^lanor.
7. Pan-/enus fri /roge.
1 8. Gun-^/enes co n^egh- 25.
aeib. 27.
19. lusta [/]riu, Ru^/ina. Dec. i.
22. Uan-^regisil ^/elbda.
28. Panta-/eo nach /aim- 5.
thi. 7.
Aug. i. meic Mo-diaba <ruim- 10.
nig. 1 6.
4. Aris-/arcus /enn-Poil. 24.
8. [S]ma-ragdus nar 25.
rognim.
30.
Helena 1 nach /ai-
mimm.
Za-rheus co <:aen-
blaid.
Pa-/ricius /end /o
gaimm.
Gau-</entia di'non.
Ar-rontius nail ^om-
t[h]enn.
E-/euther /eo Ziad-
nan.
Ethel-^urga ithog.
Edel-^/rida </ronban.
Tri-/onia /uair galar,
Pe-/agia nos- /uadeb.
Edel-/leda /irog.
Ma-rina nar rodal.
Aldi-^undis ^lanmor.
feil Mo-<:huti ^hialla.
Eu-rherius, Curcach.
Ma-/rona /enn /ennal.
Lu-t:retia <:aem <:har-
t[h]air.
Fe-/icitas, Zucia.
Cata-rina rogda.
Ui-/alis cen /emel.
for De-member /^a-
laind.
Po-/amia/end /redain.
Aga-/ho cen /obeim.
Eu-/alia na /amar.
Misa-el cen
ui-^ilia
Eu-^enia
da.
Man-^uetus la 5eueir,
delb-
The foregoing examples are all of lines containing foreign or
hibernicised foreign, proper names or common nouns. But the
rule is the same in the case of lines composed of genuine Irish
words, thus :
Jan. 12. nam-onrther i <;ro- Feb. n. Coccnat
pein. ^agimm.
asm-
Accented on the penult like '
Jan. 3, and Sostenes
So in the case of Anteros
June u.
THE METRE OF THE MARTYROLOGY. xxxv
Ap. 22. ad-preset na afegfir. Oct. 17. in degog ron didna.
July 25. Zfenbnat asro-^agis. Nov. 4. aram^aigfrism-^enab.
Aug. 10. 6 Dhruim b6 at-^ei- Dec. i. ra n^udi fo-^-ebainn.
rid. 3 1 . reid at-chiu mar diin-
Sep. 9. De-rercce nos riarab. gimm.
The rule of syllable-division deducible from the above exam
ples agrees in almost every respect, with the rules in Latin as
stated by Seelmann 1 and Lindsay. 2 Where it differs, namely, in
the treatment of the groups sc, st, sp, sb and ct, it agrees remark
ably with Spanish, in which language we have, for instance, ues-
ciente, nues-tro, a-postol, hues-ped, es-bozo, elec-to, and not ne-sciente y
nue-stro, apostol, hue-sped, e-sboso, ele-cto. It is hard to ascertain
the rule in modern Irish. The subject is ignored by all the gram
marians except O'Molloy and MacCurtin. The former writes in his
Grammatica Latino -J lib ernica, Romae, 1677, p. 81 : In polisyllabis
autem syllabizandis, consona sequens ultimam vocalem prioris
syllabae enumeranda est tamquam attinens ad primam syllabam
subsequentem, immo licet plures sint consonae ut in iasgaireacht,
latine piscatio, sic fit, nam sg attinent ad secundam syllabam."
The latter writes : " Note that in words of more than one
syllable, compounds excepted, all the middle consonants do
commonly belong to the precedent vowel, as talamh thus tal-amh?
* the earth.' The double consonant must entirely follow the
precedent vowel, as geall-adh* ' promise.' " ( The English-Irish
Dictionary, Paris, 1732, p. 717.) It will be, seen that these gram
marians agree neither with Gorman nor with each other. Nor,
as regards the group sg, do they agree with the Scottish High
landers, who (as I am assured by Mr. MacBain) say ias-gaireacht,
not (as O'Molloy said), ia-sgaireaclit, nor (etymologically) iasg-
aireacJit.
Exceptions to the rule that every line must contain an alliter
ation are only these eight : the first lines of the stanzas for March
14, Aug. 3, Sept. i and Oct. I, the third line of the stanza for May
19, the seventh of the stanza for June 9, the ninth of the stanza
for Aug. i, the fifth of the stanza for Aug. 10, the fourth of the
stanza for Dec. 4. The second line of the stanza for Dec. 6,
should probably be amended to Leontia [fial] findog. In June 23,
1. Qyfiadhain is a scribal error tor fiadhain, which alliterates with
tratt \ in June 29, 1. 4, Faeldobairis a scribal error for Aeldobair,
which alliterates with fulliud] in Sep. n, 1. 7, primnim should
1 Die Aussprache des Latein, 1885, p. 139.
2 The Latin Language, Oxford, 1894, 139, 140, and see The Academy
for March 2, 1895, p. 103, and the Revue Celtique, xvi, 125.
3 O'Molloy and Gorman would have divided thus : ta-lamh.
4 Gorman would have divided thus : gel-lad : cf. his Dom-;/rina cen
wergnim, Ap. 14, Bas-^illa acus Sillan, May 17.
C 2
xxxvi PREFACE.
be phrimnern, alliterating with ./&;&/, and in Dec. 15, 1. i,pianad
should \&phianad> alliterating wiihfuaz'r. So in July 19, riu should
be friu t alliterating with (Ru)/ina, and in Nov. 19, 1. 2,feraibh
is a scribal error for feraibk, which alliterates with Exupeir. So
we should read firflaitk, March 12 ; fodlach, March 13 ; findtig,
March 19 : Ferguis, May 14 ; fuba, June 24 ; farrad, June 27 ;
focraim, June 28 ; Fmm'am,Sep. 27 \fegaim, Dec. i. On the whole,
there being only eight exceptions in nearly 3,000 lines, it may be
said that in Gorman's Martyrology, as in the old Teutonic
poetry, alliteration is " ein eigentliches Lebenselement."
Gorman's practice as to alliterating groups of consonants is as
follows :
bl and br alliterate with b, bl and br.
cl, en and cr alliterate with c, en, cl and cr.
dl and dr alliterate with d, dl and dr.
fl and/r alliterate with f,fl and fr.
gl, gn and gr alliterate with g^ gn> gl and gr.
pr alliterates with/ and/r : /apa/Hmda, Jan. 16.
sc alliterates with s (and sc) : tSVolastica, Lilian, Feb. 10.
.Seme, Scandal, June 27 a noticeable deviation from
the rule that sc can alliterate only with sc.
scr alliterates with sc (and scr) : scribnid seel, Oct. 8.
Snllitan scribam, July 17.
si and sr alliterate with s, si and sr : sui jluagach, Ap. 20.
smith jen-Ph61. Jan. 10. smith j/uagfer, July 15.
Seigein jruithfer jomin, Nov. 12. Siluester, ^ruith
j-loinnimm, Dec. 31.
sn alliterates with s (and sri): s'mne ^^adud, Feb. 18.
spr alliterates with s (and spr) : Sproc ^drdrech, June 30.
st (z) alliterates with s (and st) : Zachair, vSenan, June 2 :
S/iallain ^unna, Oct. 27.
. 4. In every four- lined stanza the final words of lines 2 and 4
must assonate^ In every six-lined stanza the final words of lines
2 and 6 must as senate? In every eight-lined stanza the final
words of lines 3, 6 and 8 must assonate? In every ten-lined
stanza the final words of lines 3, 6, 8 and 10 must assonate.^ In
every twelve-lined stanza the final words of lines 3, 6, 8, 10 and
12 must assonate, 6 In every fourteen-lined stanza the final words
of lines 3, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 must assonate ?
Thus at Feb. 20 we have trebar t credal : at Jan. ^diandg^ Ciardn :
1 See Feb. 20, 21, Ap. 12, and the epilogue, p. 250.
2 See Jan. 5, 14, 20, etc.
3 See Jan. 2, 3, 4, etc.
4 See Jan. i, 7, 15, 16, 17, Ap. 22, May I, 9, 13, 15, etc.
5 See May 3, Aug. i, Nov. i (the second stanza), Nov. 3, 12.
6 See Jan. 31, March 31, Aug. u, Dec. 23.
THE METRE OF THE MARTYROI.OGY. xxxvii
at Jan. 2, glanchcil, Manchein, garcheim : at Jan. I, tharla, cadla,
amra, calma : at May 3, amra, cadla, -cabra, calma,fagla : and at
Jan. 31, amgand, adramm, dagrand, labrarnm, tabram, anmann.
5. In the last two lines of every stanza there must be an
internal assonance, that is to say, a monosyllable, or two
syllables, in the penultimate line must assonate with a mono-
syllable or two syllables in the interior of the last line. Thus in
the stanzas for Jan. I, buidin assonates with cuiribh and
(Eufrd]sina^ with (Mar)tma, and in the stanza for Jan. 5, fial
assonates with Ciar.
Similar rimes are found in early Italian poetry; 2 and in
modern English the following stanza by Mr. Robert Bridges,
affords a still closer parallel :
* Now dewy nights again and rain in gentle shower
At root of tree and flower have quenched the winter's drouth.
On high the hot sun smiles, and banks of cloud uptower
In bulging heads that crowd tor miles the dazzling south.'
6. No syllable ending in a consonant can assonate with a
syllable ending in a vowel. To this rule there are no exceptions
in the end-rimes. But in the case of internal assonances we have
two or three instances such as ternam, g/^glan, Nov. 24 ; ^rglan,
g/^gar, Jan. 25 ; Ctfmech, mbreth, March 28 ; athfzV, math/,
April 16; Felic, erg\\, Ap. 23 ; /0Honn, mdrong, July 31; so-
gradh,/0Han, 6Wman, Aug. 8.
7. The assonating vowels must be the same? The assonating
consonants must belong to the same class.
For the purposes of this rule a periphonic (or umlauted) vowel
is deemed to be the same as the primary vowel, 4 the diphthongs
ae and oe are identical with long e, 5 and the consonants are
divided into the following four classes :
I. c,t,p,g,d,b?
II. ch,th,ph,f.
III. gh, dh, bh, /, //, mh, mm, n, nn, (nd) r, rr, ng. 7
IV. s.
* * Here, as in Sofia from Soc/n'a, the stress-accent has replaced the pitch-
accent (E^poo-yi/T;), with the result of lengthening the accented vowel.
2 See, for instance, Guido de le Colonne's verses in Rime di diversi antichi
autori Toscani, Vinegia, 1532, p. 113.
3 In June 10, Echach rimes with Rethech, which must be read Retheach.
In June 14, Belaigh rimes with dlegar, a scribal error for dlegair.
4 Thus ofz'dgel assonates with cl^rnimh, Ap. 14, rots with d<?ss, Sep. 26,
cz/z'rib with twrid, Ap. 13.
5 Thus tdidlech assonates with ndmdrech, Sep. I, and tbhinn (i.e. oebhinn)
with Herind, Sep. 23.
a O'Molloy, and his copyist O'Donovan (Grammar, p. 415) divide this
class into two, one consisting of the surds c, t, p, the other of the sonants
g, d, b.
1 O'Molloy and O'Donovan divide this class into two, viz. five strong,
//, m, nn, ng, rr, and seven light, bh, dh, gh, mh, I, n, r.
xxxviii PREFACE.
Infected f and s are disregarded.
In the case of groups of consonants it is enough if one of each
group be the same or belong to the same class. Thus certfir,
Sep/im, Ap. 18 : A/reil, a^beil, Ap. 30: fer/aib, Nech/ain,
Nov. 22 : organ, Cow/^ghan, Feb. 27 : organ, CoMran, July 19 :
organ, Otf%ran, Oct. 2.
Examples of class I : eVaib, ceVaib, May 14 : Felk, ergi/, Ap. 23.
comra^r, cobra/f, May 1 1 : Lo//an, Gobban, March 26. Combined
with other letters: for/ail, Corcaig, July 12: okaib, for fail, Dec.
23 : lag, abb, Aug. 12 : for^ail, ordain, bor^aig, Jan. 29.
Class II. sochair, mo///aig, Feb. 2. Condmac/i, tromra///, July
9 : Lok/^ein, cro///ein, Jan. 12 : Be#Hl, gre/il, Jan. 27 : cum^aig,
Fur//^air, Aug. 20. Combined with other letters : coid^e,
soir/7/e, Ap. 28 : cren/aind, Re^//raind, June 16 : A^raic, fac/iraic,
July 10.
Class III. Examples passim. Only the rarer consonantal
assonances are here given : Findlu^, immru// (MS. immrul),
Jan. 3 : bri^vklha, Di';//;;/a, di^la, Jan. 6 : sirban, Dfwwan, Jan. 10:
ae#//dha, Cae;/a, Nov. 5 : tocheiww, crophei;/, Jan. 12 : \ovivi-
chaidh, Bro/chain, Jan. 16: low;;/an, co;^/zlan, Nov. 10, 13: gor;;z-
nem, dro^ghel, Jan. 2 : Colwan, cow/^lan, Ap. 9, June i :
tobhei;;z;;z, rome"i;z, Dec. 7 : glancheiww, Manchei/z, Dec. 29 :
te^^bhngh, Ernin, de^7/righ, Jan. 26 : cui^^mid, dui/gibh, Feb. 3 :
borrslat, cow/^rac, Dec. 1 3 : ai^-libh, sai^bhir, ai^mhibh, Jan.
19: Mia%ran, fi^bhan, Dec. 5 : Tuamma, uadha, Sep. 5.
Class IV. cmi, f su, May 9 : lemm^a, cenn^a, Jan. 14 : ma^i, lassi,
Ap. 19: O-wein, fro^fein, May 2: tha^ib, Ba^il, June 14: cnej-
buicc, ep.rcuip, Sep. 27.
That f and s are disregarded appears from the assonances
craebhfal, Aedhan, Oct. 9: findfal, Sillan, Dec. 21: pn'mfer,
cimer, Jan. 21 : felfer, nemed, July 29 : sainfer, Cainer, Nov. 5 :
ogseng, forend, Aug. 12: oensleg, oebgel, Aug. 19: firseing,
rimeim, Sep. 26 : borrslat, comrac, Dec. 1 3 : soerslat, coemmac,
Ap. 5 : Cuain, dusaim, Ap. 26 : caemslat, Aednat, Nov. 9 :
coelseng, oebell, July 17.
V. THE CONTENTS OF THE MARTYROLOGY.
Though Gorman's Martyrology is now for the first time
printed, and though it is preserved in only one copy, un
discovered till the year 1847, in the first half of the seventeenth
century it was so well known and admired that Colgan writes of
it as follows :
B. Marianus (alijs Malmurius O Gorman), Abbas Lughmagh-
densis in Vltonia, composuit metro Hibernico perraro quidem et
eleganti stylo, Martyrologium tempore Gelasij Archiepiscopi
Ardmachani circa annum 1167, quod in summo pretio habetur
THE CONTENTS OF THE MARTYROLOGY. xxxix
et habendum est, turn propter summam opens fidem, turn
propter singularem styli elegantiam. Collegit pleraque ex
Martyrologio Tamlactensi, ut in praefatione ad ipsius Martyro-
logium vetustus scholiastes attestatur ; et refert promiscue cum
Hiberniae, turn aliarum gentium praecipuos sanctos. (Acta
Sanctorum Hibernice, Lovanii, 1645, P- 5)-
O'Clery, moreover, "made great use of this work in the
compilation of the Martyrology of Donegal, [circ. 1630.] All
the names which he gives without a local designation are from
O'Gorman, as well as those which have short local notices ; of
these last many, if not all, are taken from the scholia " (Todd,
Martyrology of Donegal, p. xvii).
The poem (so-called) is a collection of mnemonic stanzas
two for each of the five days, Jan. j, 6, Sep. 30, Nov. I, 10, and
one for each of the other days of the year commemorating over
three thousand biblical, continental, Anglo-Saxon, British, and
Irish saints, from Abel down to Gilla mo Chaidbeo. Unlike
the martyrologies of Jerome and Tallaght, which commence
with the Nativity (Dec. 25), Gorman's martyrology begins with
the Circumcision (Jan. i). It is followed by an epilogue in four
quatrains. From beginning to end it is unbrightened by a single
flash of poetic fire, by a single glimpse of nature or human life.
The epithets with which it abounds are chosen, not because they
are appropriate to the person described, but because they fill up
the line, or enable the writer to comply with the rules as to as
sonance and alliteration. As Wordsworth somewhere says of the
English verse of the eighteenth century, the language of Gorman is
the language of a man * composing without his eye on the object.'
Only thrice 1 are his strings of names and epithets enlivened by
a reference to a legend or tradition ; and Irish beliefs, manners
and customs are but scantily illustrated by phrases such as
rath tend for a thassib, 'strong grace on his relics,' June 14,
cathair na caenfled ' the city of the bright feasts ' (i.e. Heaven),
Dec. 1 8, cosin coibleid ceolaig 'to the melodious banquet' (another
kenning for Heaven), July 27, in doss dlten ' the bush of pro
tection,' June 10, ar chrudu ni crenfaind ' for herds I could not
buy them,' June 16.
In what, then, lies the value of Gorman's work ? I answer,
first, it is an almost uncorrupted specimen of Gaelic as written
between the years 1166 and 1174, and dated trustworthy texts
are indispensable to the scientific study of the Gaelic literature
and language ; secondly, it is an example of the elaborate metres
in which the Irish song-smiths delighted, and which influenced
1 See March 15 (the legend of Longinus), May 6 (S. John's escape from
the boiling oil), and July 3 (the translation of S. Thomas). We may
perhaps add the mention, at July 19, of the tears of Arsenius.
xl PREFACE.
the poetry of Norway and Iceland 1 ; thirdly, it helps to fill the
gap (Nov. i-Dec. 16) in the Martyrology of Tallaght ; fourthly
it enables us to verify the statements and correct the errors
of the Martyrology of Donegal ; and, lastly, it is an historical
document showing what soldiers of Christ the mediaeval
Irish Church especially revered. The linguistic importance
of our Martyrology is sufficiently exhibited in the Glossarial
Index, and in section III of this preface. Its metre is explained
in section IV. The holy persons whom it commemorates
will here be noticed under the following five heads : (a) Biblical,
(b) Continental, (c) Anglo-Saxon, (d] British (including Armor-
ican), and (e) Irish. But first as to the forms in which their
names are presented.
The names of non-Irish saints are, as a rule, given by Gorman
in their hibernicised forms. These are sometimes as unlike the
original as the Chinese representations of Sanskrit words in the
Memoirs of Hiouen Thsang. Who,for instance, could by the light
of nature recognise Hieronymus in Cirine, Porphyrius in Fur-
fuir, Ptolomaeus in Toluim, Stephanus in Zefan, or Nazarius
in Nastair ? It will therefore be useful, before noticing these
saints, to lay down a few rules for identifying the names in
question.
First, the Irish reflexes of Latin names ending in -us are, almost
always, formed from the gen. sg. Thus Amaind comes, not from
Amandus, but from Amandi, Antioig from Antiochi, Audomair
from Audomari, Auguisi from Augusti. So with masc. and fern,
stems in a : Agricoil from Agricolae, Agaip from Agapae. So
with stems in ac : Audaic from Audacis. This, no doubt, is due
to the fact that in the ancient Latin martyrologies the names of
saints are in the gen. sg., governed by the word festum under
stood. 2 Names in -ius, -ia, -ems, and -es are hibernicised by
dropping the termination and umlauting the preceding vowel
when it is a, e, ooru. Thus Agaip from Agapius, Almaick from
Almachius, Amaint (Amantius), Anastais (Anastasius), Remeid
(Remedius), Areid (Aredius), Arsein (Arsenius), Appolloin
(Apollonius), Procoip (Procopius), Apuil (Apuleius), Diogen
(Diogenes). Stems in n exhibit the nasal: Arion, Bauon,
Rodon, Trudon, Muson, Nason. But the Latin nominatives
Agatho, Plato occur. Names in -anus, -ana simply drop the -us,,
-a, e.g. Seruilian, Donatian, Domitian, Damian, Flavian.
1 See Paul and Braune's Beitraege zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache
und Liter attir, 1878, ss. 583, 584.
2 The practice extended to names other than those of saints. Thus Ca"ic,
Neptuin, Oirc, Patrocuil, Satuirn, the Irish reflexes of Cacus, Neptunus,
Orcus, Patroclus, Saturnus, are formed from the genitives singular of those
names.
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As to the vowels : a is elided in Branwald (Branwalatr),
inserted in Petar (Petrus), and assimilated in Ermogoir
(Hermagoras) : pretonic e is assimilated in Nicofoir (Nt/c^o^o?),
and becomes a in Patrocus, Leodagair, Garalt, Uarburga, and
the Irish Dar-crca. In Zoa (Zwij) final e becomes d owing,
probabty, to the shifting of the stress to the first syllable : i ?s
broken in Helair (Hilarius), elided in Teodoirc (Theodoricus),
inserted in Gillibert (Gilbertus), Seretg (Sergius), expressed by
y in Ypolit: o becomes a in Carpofair (Carpophorus). and u
in Furfuir (Porphyrius) : u is inserted in Patroculus (Patroclus) :
y is generally represented by i or ai (Czprian, Oriac, Grill,
Didzm, Dionz's, Szagrius, Polzcarpus, Eutaz'c), but also by e
(Zephmn), and u (Satar, Furfuir).
As to the diphthongs : ae and oe are regularly represented by e>
as in Cesar, Emit, Emilian, Preiectus, Pretextait, Pantenus,
Celestinus, Febe : au becomes 6 in P61, u in Usaille and, probably,
Pulich (leg. PiilicJi) : eo is represented by eu in Neuther
(Neoterus) and, conversely, eu by eo in Teoseit (Theuseta).
As to the semi-vowels: j\(y) is dropt in Enair (Jenarius), and
w (v) in Edildld (Ethelwald). In Drothoib (Droctoveus) v is
represented by (aspirated) b. The Anglo-Saxon p (w) is
expressed by u or uu.
The consonants exhibit some noteworthy alterations. Thus
c becomes t in Bonefait, Patian : while it is doubled in Atticc,
Maurice, Medericc, Tarsicc, and Ursaicc, and sinks to g in
Paragoda (Paracodes). In Auseint (Auxentius) and Usaille
(Auxilius), x (ks) is simplified to s.
The velar guttural q seems represented by c in Cartus, Cirin,
and possibly by/ in Pincto. In Loth (Lotos) and Sother (Soter),
vowel-flanked t is ' aspirated ' more hibernico. P is either kept,
or dropt, as in Toluim (Ptolemaeus), or doubled, as in Appolli-
naris, or changed to f, as in Primus (Primus), Furfuir (Porphy
rius), or v as in Euolan. In Eleusip and Melasip, double p is
singled. Ph is represented by / (Paron, Ampian, Pampil,
Simproin\ by/ (Febe, Eufrais, Trifon, Trifonia, Zefan\ or by
ff (Effremm).
The medials g, d, b, are provected respectively to c, t, p, in
Radicuind (Radigundis), Meiteit (Medeteus), Estras (Esdras),
Methoit (Methodius), . and Puplius (Publius). In Esippus
(Hegesippus), intervocalic disappears. In Teothota (Theodota)
and Tatha (Thaddaeus) d and dd are represented by th, here
probably the sonant dental spirant, just as in Hiruath (Herodes)
and ephoth (ephodus), it is the corresponding surd. In Baluina
(Balbina) and U[r\uan (Urbanus) the groups Ib, rb have
respectively become lv, rv, as they would do in the mouths
of the British teachers, from whom the Irish probably learnt
xlii PREFACE.
these names. British phonetics also explain the th in the river-
name Ortkanetn (Jordan) = Welsh lorddonen.
The aspirated guttural ch becomes c in Cionia, Crisaint,
Crissogoin, Crist, Acilleus, Pacomius, Scolastica, but is kept in
auslaut in Epairch (Eparchius), and Epimaich (Epimachus).
In Antioig (Antiochus), it represents the zb^-sound. Tithic
(Tychicus) is probably a scribal error for Tichic.
Except in Hieronymus, the initial h of foreign words seems
to have been silent to Irish ears. Hence h is dropt in Aucbertus,
Ermogin, Ermogoir, Esippus (Hegesippus), Ipolit, Ypolit, and
prefixed in hAbuind, hErein, hlrein, hUiltbrith. But in Cirine
(Hieronymus) it is represented by c. Internal h becomes ch in
Manachen (Manahen), and g in Ermengilda (Eormenhild). Final
h becomes g in Uarburga (Werburh), and Elfegus (Elfheah).
The dental aspirate regularly becomes /. Thus in anlaut Tatka,
Teodoil, Teodoir, Tirsns, in inlaut Antini, Catarina, Citinus, Sos-
tenes, and in auslaut lacint. In Timoith it is preserved intact.
As to the liquid and nasal consonants ; r is dropt in auslaut, in
Branwald (Branwalatr) : n is lost in Birstan (Byrnstan), and
becomes m in Sereim (Serenus) : conversely m becomes n in
Filoron (Philoromus) and Trophin (Trophimus) : / is doubled in
Gillibert (Gilbertus) : m is doubled in the place-name, Rodatnm
(Rodomum).
The dental spirant s when flanked by vowels is regularly
doubled. Thus Bassil (Basileus), Bassilis (Basilissa), Crissogoin
(Chrysogonus), Sissinnius. Final s is dropt in Paragoda (Para-
codes) and Parmena (Parmenas). Double s is singled in auslaut
in Bassilis. In Maragdus (Smaragdus) the initial s is dropt. In
Carist (Charisius) it is strengthened by t. Nicoscrait (Nicostratus),
if not a scribal error for Nicostrait, is an instance of the change
of st to sc so common in Manx. Initial st is expressed by z in
Zefan (Stephanus), and perhaps in Zacheus (Stacteus?), Sep. 28.
The soft spirant z is generally represented by z (Zachair,
Zenon, Zeferin, Zod] ; but once by s (Senob), and twice by st,
{Stenon, Nastair). In the place-name Nazaint (Nazianzus) nz
(= nsf] has become nt.
(a) Biblical Saints.
The Old-Testament personages commemorated by Gorman
are Abel, Ap. 22, Abraham, Oct. 9, Isaac, Ap. 26, Rachel, June 3,
Moses, Sep. 4, Aaron, July i, Joshua and Gideon (Sep. i),
David, Dec. 29, the prophets Samuel and Elisha (Helisaeus)
Jeremias, May i, Isaias, July 16, Ezechiel, Ap. 10, Daniel,
July 21, Joel and Esdras, July 13, Zacharias, Sep. 6, Oseas and
Aggaeus,July 4 ; Habacuc, Michaeas, Jan. 15, Amos, March 31,
THE CONTENTS OF THE MARTYROLOGY. xliii
Job, May 10, the three Children, Dec. 16, and the Maccabees,
Aug. i.
The New Testament personages are our Lord, the B. V. Mary,
her spouse Joseph, John the Baptist, his father Zacharias, the
Apostles, the Evangelists Mark and Luke ; the Holy Innocents,
Jan. 4, the protomartyr Stephen, Gamaliel, Simeon, Longinus',
(i.e. the soldier that pierced our Lord's side), Dionysius the
Areopagite ; Joseph Barsabas ; Mary Magdalen ; Lazarus and
Martha ; Johanna, Simeon ; Ananias (Acts ix. 17) ; Onesimus ;
Anna the prophetess (Sep. i), Agabus, Feb. 13, Manaen, May
24, Aquila and Priscilla, July 8, Nicodemus, Aug. 3, Aristarchus,
Aug. 4, Phoebe, Sep. 3, and Trophimus, Nov. 28.
In these commemorations Gorman, as a rule, agrees with the
western martyrologies. The following deserve special notice.
The Circumcision commemorated with the octave of the Nativity,
Jan. i. The three commemorations, at Jan. 6, of our Lord's
baptism, the adoration of the Magi, and the conversion of water
into wine. The two commemorations, at Jan. 7, of the departure
of Christ from Egypt, and the beginning of His fast in the wilder
ness. His victory over the Devil, Feb. 15. His Conception and
His Crucifixion commemorated on the same day, March 25.
His Resurrection fixed on March 27, and His Ascension on May
5. The report at Rome of the Assumption of the B. V. Mary,
commemorated with the Cathedra s. Petri on Jan. 18, her
Nativity, Sep. 8, her Conception, Dec. 8. The three findings
of the head of John the Baptist at Feb. 24, Feb. 27, and May
25 the third finding, apparently, from a Greek source ; his
nativity at June 24, his conception, Sep. 24. This last festival
is frequent in Anglo-Saxon calendars : it is given in two of the
codices of the Hieronymian Martyrology ; but it does not occur
in the Roman missal. The commemoration of Longinus at
March 15. The mission of the Apostles, July 15. Mary
Magdalen, July 22. The simultaneous commemoration of S.
John and S. James on Dec. 27, which seems attributable to
Gallican influence. 1 Noticeable also are the feasts of Germanus
of Auxerre on July 31 and Aug. i : the holding of the first
synod of Nicaea (June 19) ; and, lastly, (on April 25) what
seems to be the fast of the Greater Litany.
(b) Continental Saints.
Of Gorman's commemorations of continental saints it may be
said, as Mr. Warren has said of the Leofric Kalendar, that "the
greater number of these Festivals are the common property of
1 See Warren, Stowe Missal, 273, note 5. So the Drummond Kalendar
at Dec. 27, commemorates S. John's natale and S. James ordmatu
episcopalis.
xliv PREFACE.
early Christendom, and commemorate martyrs in the early
heathen, especially in the Decian and Diocletian persecutions."
These saints are of all nationalities, although as might be ex
pected in a western Martyrology, western names predominate.
The later saints are those that throw light on the character of
any Martyrology or Kalendar ; and in the present case it may
be said that, with ten exceptions, 1 every saint here commemo
rated, who died after A.D. 500, is connected with France, Bel
gium, Spain, Great Britain or Ireland.
The French and Belgian saints referred to are :
Jan. 3. Genovefa ; 15, Mauir (Maurus) ; 19, Laudomarus ; 30,
Aldeguind (Aldegundis),
Feb. 5. Avit (Avitus) ; 6, Amaint (Amandus), Uedaist
(Vedastus) ; 1 1, Desider (Desiderius) ; 27, Baldomer ;
1 8, Gertrudis.
March 28. Guntramnus ; 29, Eustais.
Ap. 4. Nicet (Nicetius) ; 12, Constantin (Constantinus) ;
19, Ursmair (Ursmarus).
May 23. Desider (Desiderius ; 28, Germanus.
June 8. Medard (Medardus) ; 16, Auit (Avitus), Gundulf;
21, Leofridus.
July 1 8. Arnulfus ; 20, Ulmair (Vulmarus) ; 22, Uandregisil
(now Vandrille).
Aug. 13. Radicuind (Radegundis) ; 16, Arnulfus; 22, Bernard,.
24, Gildard, Audoen ; 27, Siagrius (Syagrius) ; 29,,
Medericc ; 30. Agil (Agilus).
Sep. I. Egid (Egidius), Lupus, Victor(ius) ; 5, Bertinus \
7, Clodoald ; 9, Audomair (Audomarus) : 13, Amait
(Amatus) ; 17, Lambeirt (Lambertus) ; 21, Laudus.
Oct. I. Bavo; 2, Leodagair (Leodegarus) ; 25, Helair?
Nov. 6. Maelan, leg. Melan (Melanius), Leonard (Leonardus) ;,
19, Aldigundis ; 23, Trudon.
Dec. i. Elig (Eligius) ; 13, Autbeirt (Autpertus) ; 15, Maxi-
min ; 19, Grigoir (Gregorius).
The Spanish saints are: Feb. 27, Leander ; Ap. 13, Her-
menigild ; Aug. 20, 27, Leovigilt, Felic ; Sep. 27, Adulf ; Oct. 14,,
Evantius.
(c) Anglo-Saxon Saints.
The Anglo-Saxon saints commemorated by Gorman are :
Feb. 3. Uarburga (Werburh) ; 13, Ermengilda (Eormenhild).
1 St. Benedict (Mar. 21), his sister, St. Scholastica (Feb. 10), the Persian
martyr, Anastasius (Jan. 22), and six popes, namely, St. Gregory (March 12).
Benedict II (May 7), Bonefacius IV (May 13) Eugenius I (May 24)*
Johannes I (May 28), and Sergius (Sep. 9).
THE CONTENTS OF THE MARTYROLOGY. xlv
March 12. Elfegus (^Elfheah) ; 18, Eduard (Eadward) ; 20
Cutbeirt (Cuthberht).
Ap. 19. Elfegus; 21, Edilald (^Ethelwald) ; 24, hUiltbrith
(Wilfrith), Ecbricht (Ecgbyrht) ; Ercenualdus.
May 5. Euchbrict ; 19, Dunstan (Dunstan) ; 23, Suidbrect ;
25, Aldeilm (Aldhelm) ; 26, Augustin, Beda ; 27,
Echfritan.
June 5. Bonifait (Wilfrith) and Eoban(Eobba); 15, Eadburga
(Eadburh) ; 23, Edeldrida (^Etheldryth).
July 2. Suuithun (Swithun); 7, Ethelburga (^Ethelburh),
Hedda (Haeddi, Hedde) : 8, Grimbald; 15, Suuithun ;
17, Cenelmus (Cenhelm) ; 18, Eadburga.
Aug. 2. Atheluald (Athelwold) ; 5, Osuald (Oswald) ; 19,
Oswin.
Sep. 4. Birin (Byrinus), Buichbirt (Suicbirt).
Oct. 3. two Ewalds ; 7, Osgidha ; 8, Ceolfrid ; 10, Paulinus ;
11, Ethelburga ; 12, Uu[i]lfrid ; 17, Edeldrida ; 24,
Caeti (Ceddi ? ).
Nov. 4. Birstan (Byrnstan) ; 7, Uuel[i]frod (Willibrord) ; 15,
Uinfrid (Winfrith) ; 18, Hilda (Hild) ; 20, Eadmund.
Dec. 3. Birin ; 6, Beretchert ; 8, Ichtbritt (Ecgbyrht).
Mr. Bewick has noticed the number of Winchester saints
included in the above list Elfegus, Swithun, Hedda, Grimbald,
Athelwald, Birin to whom he adds the Breton saints ludoc and
Branualator, whose names appear in the Winchester Kalendar
printed by Hampson, Medii ALvi Kalendarium, i. 422. The
reason may perhaps be found in the connexion between St
Swithun's (Winchester), and Glastonbury, 1 a favourite resort of
Irish pilgrims, perhaps 2 in the use by Gorman of a copy of the
kalendar just referred to.
(d) British and Armor ican Saints.
The British and Armorican saints here commemorated are:
Jan. 9, ludoc; 19, Branwald (Branwalatr) ; March I, David ; 2,
Fergna, a Briton ; 1 1, Constantin Britt ; Apr. 25, Matoc ; May 16,
Carnech ; June 4, Patrocus ; 16, Similian ; 22, Alban ; July 13,
Taurian ; 25, ludoich ; 28, Samson; Aug. 29, Unniucc ; Oct. 24,
Martan ; Nov. 6, Uinnocus; 14, Mochutus ; Dec. 13, ludaich;
26, mo Gen6c ; 29, Finnian (Vinniavus).
Gorman's authorities for these non-Irish saints were almost
1 See Liber Vita* of New Minster and Hyde Abbey, Winchester. Ed. by
W. de Gray Birch for the Hampshire Record Society, 1892, p. 49, n.
2 See Fl. Oeng. p. cxxxii. : ' Glastingibeira na nGaedel . . . Scoti
enim prius in perigrinatione ibi habitabant.'
xlvi PREFACE.
certainly the Martyrology ascribed to S. Jerome, 1 the lesser
Roman Martyrology, 2 and the Martyrologies of Ado, 3 Usuard, 4
and Baeda. 5 As to the Kalendars which he says that he used,
it is impossible to speak with any confidence. He may have
had copies of the Leofric Kalendar, 6 and of one or other of the
Kalendars in the three Cotton MSS. (Galba, A. xviii./ Vitellius,
L. xviii. and Titus, D. xxvii.) published by Hampson in his Medii
Aevi Kalendarium, i. 397-446. But this is mere conjecture.
Octaves and Vigils.
The western custom of keeping octaves is recognised by
Gorman only in the case of biblical personages and SS. Laurence,
Augustine, and Martin of Tours. Thus we have the octaves
Jan. I. of the Nativity. July 29. of Mary Magdalen.
2. of S. Stephen. Aug. 17. of S. Laurence.
3. of S. John. 22. of the Assumption.
4. of the Holy Inno- Sep. 4. of S. Augustine.
cents. 15. of the Nativity of the
13. of the Epiphany. Blessed Virgin.
July i. of S. John the Bap- Nov. 18. of S. Martin of
tist Tours.
6. of SS. Peter and Dec. 7. of S. Andrew.
Paul.
Vigils are of rare occurrence in the oldest kalendars, and only
the following eight are found in Gorman's Martyrology, namely,
the vigils
Jan. 5. of the Epiphany. Sep. 20. of S. Matthew.
June 28. of SS.* Peter and Oct. 22. of S. Severinus.
Paul. 27. of SS. Simon and
Aug. 9. of S. Laurence. Jude.
14. of the Assumption. 31. of All Saints.
Nov. 29. of S. Andrew.
From his use of the term dene to denote a vigil, it would
seem that in Gorman's time, vigils were observed by fasting.
Neither octaves nor vigils are found in the case of the Irish
saints, whom we now proceed to notice.
1 Migne, Patrologia Latina, xxx, 451-502. The new edition of this
Martyrology, by De Rossi and Duchesne, reached me too late to be used
in the present work.
- Prefixed to Ado in Migne, Patr. Lat., cxxiii, 146-178.
3 Ibid., 202-419. 4 Ibid., 602-987, cxxiv, 10-858.
5 Venerabilis Bedce Opera, ed. Giles, iv, 16-172.
6 The Leofric Missal, ed. Warren, pp. 23-34.
7 This hexametrical kalendar was certainly the work of an Irish Celt. See
The Academy for June 22, 1895.
THE CONTENTS OF THE MARTYROLOGY. xlvii
(e) Irish Saints.
The Irish saints before A.D. 666, the year of the great mor
tality, are divided by an author who wrote not later than A.D.
75O, 1 into three orders. The first was composed of S. Patrick and
350 other bishops, who had the same mass, Easter and tonsure.
They were also ministered to by subintroductae, a-vveiffafcrot or,
as the Irish called them, stair, 'quia supra petram Christum
fundati, ventum tentationis non timebant.' This order included
Britons, Franks, Scots (i.e. Irish) and ' Romans,' i.e., subjects of
the Roman empire. It lasted till A.D. 543, or according to the
Four Masters, 538. The second order appears to have been
founded by the British Church after a more or less complete apos-
tacy of the Irish. 2 It was composed of few bishops and many pres
byters, in number 300. They received a mass (liturgy ?) from
SS. David, Gildas, and Cadoc, but dissented in this respect
(diversas missas celebrabanf], and had different ' rules ' or
monastic regulations. They shunned the consortia and services
of women, and excluded them from their monasteries. This
order lasted till 599 or thereabouts. The third order was only a
hundred in number, mostly presbyters. They were hermits,
living on herbs and water, and despised private property (propria
contemnebant]. They had different rules, masses, tonsures and
Easters. The last eight of them were swept away by the Yellow
Plague in the year 666.
Of the saints celebrated by Gorman, the following (arranged
alphabetically) belong to the first of these orders :
Ailbe, Sep. 12 ; two Ailills, Jan. 13, July i; Auxilius or
Usaille, Feb. 7 ; Benen, Nov. 9 ; Beo-aed, Mar. 8 ; Bron, June 8 ;
Buite mac Bronaig, Dec. 7 ; two Cairnechs, March 28, May 16 ;
Cianan, Nov. 24 ; Conlaed, May 3 ; Cormac, Feb, 17 ; Enda of
Aran, March 21 ; Ere, Nov. 2 ; Fortchern, Oct. II ; larlaithe
of Armagh, Feb. 1 1 ; 3 Ibar, Ap. 23 ; Laeban, June I ; Lorn-
man of Ath Truim, Oct. 11 ; Mac caille, Ap. 25 ; Mac cairthinn,
March 24 ; Mel, Feb. 6; Mocta, March 24, Aug. 19; Sechnall,
Nov. 27 ; Sen-Phatric, Aug. 24 ; Tassach, Ap. 14.
1 His tractate is printed by Ussher (Works, vi. 477), Fleming (Collect.
430), O'Conor (Rer. Hib. Script*, ii. 162), Haddan and Stubbs (Councils, 11.
292), and De Smedt and De Backer (Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae, coll.
161-164).
2 Another relapse into paganism took place about A.D. 857, when the
viking inroads led many of the Irish to regard Thor as stronger than Christ,
see Three Fragments of Irish Annals, p. 138. That the Picts, also,
apostatised and were reconverted appears from the Life of S. Kentigern,
chap. 27.
3 Oddly enough, Gorman makes no mention of larlaithe of Tuam, one of
the second order of saints, whose day is Dec. 26.
xlviii PREFACE.
The following belong to the second order :
Aed mac Bricc, May 4 : one of the Barrfinds ; Becc mac De,
Oct. 12 ; mo Bi clarenech (Berchan), Oct. 12 ; Boethin, June 9 ;
Brenainn of Birr, Nov. 29 ; Brenainn of Clonfert, May 16 ;
Cainnech, Oct. 1 1 ; Cairlan, March 24 ; Cathub, Ap. 6 ; Ciaran
mac in tsair, Sep. 9 ; Coeman, June 12 ; Coemgin, June 3 ;
Colman mac Lenin, Nov. 24 ; Colum cille, June 29 ; Colum mac
Cremthainn, Dec. 13 ; Comgall, May 10 ; one of the Commans,
May 10 ; Conandil, March I ; Cormac hua Liathain, June 21 ;
Daig, son of Cairell, Aug. 18 ; Enda, son of Nuadan, Sep. 18 ;
Fergus, March 30 ; Findian of Clonard, Dec. 12 ; Findian of Mag
bile, Feb. 1 1 and Sep. 10 ; Fintan of Dun Blesci, Jan. 3 ; Finntan
of Clonenagh, Feb. 17 ; mo Laisse (Lasrian) of Daminis, Sep. 12 ;
Lasr6n of Mena-drochet, Sep. 16 ; Mac-nise, June 13 ; mo Lua
of Clonfert, Aug. 4 ; mo Lu6c, June 25 ; Moenenn, March I ;
Natch6ime, May I ; Nessan, July 24 ; Ninnid Laebderc, Jan. 16 ;
Odran, Oct. 26 ; Senach, Aug. 2 1 ; Ruadan, Ap. 1 5 ; Sinchell the
Elder, March 26; Sinell of Cloen-inis, Nov. 12; Tigernach,
Ap.4.
The twelve ' apostles of Ireland,' mentioned supra, pp. ix-x,
are included in the second order. They were the two Findians,
the two Colombs, Ciaran, Cainnech, Comgall, the two Bre-
nainns, Ruadan, Ninnid and my Bi. 1
To the third order belong : Aedlug, Feb. 26, Aileran, Dec. 29,
Beogna, Aug. 2, Berach, Ap. 21, Boethin, June 9, Coeman Brecc,
Sep. 14, Coemgen, June 3, mo Choemoc, Mar. 13, Colman mac
Duach, Feb. 3, Colman maccu Telduib, Feb. 8, Colman Ela,
Sep. 26, Colman Stellain, May 26, Columbanus, Nov. 21,
Critan, May 17, Cronan, Nov. 1 1, Cronan Becc, Jan. 7, Cronan
of Mag bile, Aug. 7, mo Chua of Tech mo Chua, Dec. 24, mo
Chua of Balla, Mar. 30, Cuanna, Feb. 4, mo Chutu, May 14,
Cummine, bishop of Noendruim, July I, Cummine fota, Nov. 12,
Dagan, Sep. 13, Daniel, Feb. 18, Dimma Dub, Jan. 6, Domongin,
Ap. 29, Eochaid, Ap. 17, Fechin, Feb. 14, Finan, Jan. 8, Finntain
(or Munnu), Oct. 21, Cobban, March 17, Lachtain, March 19,
Laidgenn, Jan. 12, Lassren (mo Laisse), Ap. 18, mo Liba, Jan. 8,
Liber, March 8, Lomman of Loch Uair, Feb. 7, Maedoc of Ferns,
Jan. 31, Mac Lasre, abbot of Bennchor, May 16, Mac Lasre, abbot
of Armagh, Sep. 12, mo Lua, Aug. 4, Manchan, Jan. 24, Muirgen,
Jan. 27, Nem maccu Birn, June 14, Ossein, May I, Ronan, Nov.
1 8, Saran, Jan. 20, Segin, Sep. 10, Senach Garb, Sept. 10, Sillan,
abbot of Bennchor, Feb. 28, Sillan, bishop of Daminis, May 17,
Sillan of Mag bile, Aug. 25, Srafan, May 23, Suibne, Jan. n,
Tommein, Jan. 10, and Ultan, Sep. 4.
1 See Pel. Oeng. p. cxviii., and Lismore Lives, 1. 4119.
THE CONTENTS OF THE MARTVROLOGY. xlix
With regard to the other Irish saints and their names men
tioned in the Martyrology it will be enough to notice :
Firstly, the large number of holy women commemorated by
Gorman, and the contrast in this respect which his work offers
to the lists of Cymric saints. 1
Secondly, the fondness of Gorman and his glossator for groups
of three and seven. Thus we have ' three daughters of Eltin,'
March 15, three sons of Eogan, May 19, three sons of Dimma,
Nov. i, three sons of Ere, Nov. 12: seven bishops of Druim
Airbelaig, Jan. 15, of Tech na comairce, May 28, in Aelmag,
Aug. 23, of Cluain Caa, Oct. 3, of Cell (Druim) Tidil, Nov. I :
seven sons of Ednius, May 22, of Stiallan, Oct. 27, of Aed, Dec.
20, of Dretell, Dec. 22 : seven daughters of Fergus, May 24. A
similar fondness for grouping churches in sevens is shown in the
Tripartite Life of S. Patrick, pp. 154, 160, 168. But this may
have been suggested by the seven apocalyptic churches in Asia.
Thirdly, the paucity of names beginning with cc'le, dub, and ///#.
Fourthly, the number of names (improper compounds) of
which the first element is cu ' hound,' der (proclitic dar)
' daughter,' fer, t man/ mac ' son,' mael ' tonsured, ' ' servant '
(W. meet), and the second a name or noun in the gen. sg.
Fifthly, the occurrence of two-stemmed names like Deg-itge
'good prayer,' Gel-chlu 'bright fame,' Lomm -cku * bare hound,'
Lug-thigern ' little lord,' Mid-gus, Necht-lecc, Sdr-bile, Soer-gus,
where the former stem is adjectival, and Ldm-ruad, Mael-dub,
Mael-odar, Tel-dub, where the latter element is an adjective. 2
Sixthly, the occurrence of names such as Dererce ' daughter of
the sun,' Mac liacc ' son of a stone,' Mac caerthainn ' son of a
mountain-ash,' which seem to have been handed down from
primeval savagery. So Circe was daughter of Helios, the
Oneidas and Dacotahs claim descent from stones, and the
Dryopes were a race of men born of ash-trees.
Seventhly, the vast number of pet-names, Kosenamen, formed
either from substantives and adjectives, either by the diminutival
suffixes, mentioned supra, p. xxiv, or from the original names,
by prefixing the possessive pronouns meaning ;;rj/and thy. Both
these classes of names will be found infra in the Index of Persons.
As to Gorman's authorities for the Irish saints whom he com
memorates, we may safely aver that he used the Fttire of Oengus,
the Martyrology of Tallaght, and the tenth-century Noebsenclia?
1 See, for example, the list in Lives of the Cambro- British Saints, p. 265,
where out of 60 saints only four Eurgen, Gurnerth, Madrun, Emgen are
women.
- See Pick's Die Griechischen Personennamen, 1874, Ixvi, et seq., for
examples of both classes in Old Celtic.
3 See above p. xvii.
GORMAN.
1 PREFACE.
or, as Colgan calls it, Menologium Genealogicum. The lost
Martyrology of Cashel (circ. 1030) can hardly have been one
of the * ancient books of the Gaels ' to which he refers in his
preface.
VI. THE GLOSSES.
So much for the text and contents of the Martyrology. Most
of the glosses are (i) lexicographical, (2) genealogical, or (3) topo
graphical. The lexicographical glosses are collected infra in
p. 252. The glossator's mistakes as to the meanings of cadla,
murmatg, athbath, and crobdn prove that he wrote a considerable
time after the text was composed. The genealogical and topo
graphical glosses have been largely utilised by Colgan, and many
have been transferred to the Martyrology of Donegal. When
and by whom they were written does not appear. Perhaps when
the history of the Irish language is better known, their date may
be fixed approximately (i) by the "survival of the w-umlaut in
the dat. sg. (deiriudh, Nov. I, gl. 14, ctunn, Nov. 17, gl. 3, deiscciurt,
Dec. u,gl. i) : (2) by the survival of the fern, numeral teora
(teora caillecha, May 22, gl. 6 ; but tri cealla, Dec. 11, gl. 6) :
(3) by the pres. ind. sg. 2, dirmhe, Jan. 15, gl. 7 : (4) by the pret.
pass. pi. 3, coro mar b ait > Ap. 17, gl. 3: (5) by the pronominal
compound 6-n-a ' from his/ June 3, gl. 2, where the n is borrowed
from the organic forms con-a y iarn-a, rian-a, and, lastly, by the
prepositions fri and sech with the dative (fri ddmhaibk, Ap. 15,
gl. 3, sech demhnaibh) May 31, gl. 5).
At Jan. i, gl. 4, Feb. 8, gl. 6, Ap. 17, gl. 3, Ap. 23, gl. I, May
3, gl. i, June 3, gl. 2, Aug. 11, gl. 3, and Aug. 24, gl. i, the
glossator has recorded traditions relating to the lives of eight of
the saints commemorated in our Martyrology. His mention of
holy lepers, at Jan. 28, gl. 5, March 16, gl. 4, and May 21, gl. 6,
exemplifies the devotion paid to those unhappy persons in the
Middle Ages a devotion probably due to the belief that our
Lord Himself was a leper. See the Tripartite Life^ p. cxcvi.
All the interlinear, and most of the marginal, glosses are in the
handwriting of the scribe of the text, namely, Michael O'Clery.
The glosses preceded in the present edition by man. rec. are all,
I think, by John Colgan, the Franciscan hagiologist.
VII. REMARKS ON THE PRESENT EDITION.
In the present edition the text and glosses have been punc
tuated : contractions have been extended, but the extensions
are always expressed by italics : proper names have been spelt
with initial capitals : omitted letters have been supplied in
brackets : hyphens separate the transported n and t from words
REMARKS ON THE PRESENT EDITION. \\
beginning with vowels : an apostrophe has often (but not always)
been put where a vowel has been lost at the beginning of a
word ; and, lastly, the proclitics have been severed from the
words to which, in the manuscript, they are respectively pre
fixed. Wherever I have corrected the scribal corruptions men
tioned above (p. xxi, note i), T have given in a footnote the lection
of the MS. The dotted g, d, b, and m, are represented respec
tively by gh t dk, bh, and ;;///.
So much for the text and glosses.
The translation makes no pretension to literary merit. It
does not attempt to reproduce the metre, alliterations, and
assonances, which Gorman handles like a master. It is, in
fact, a mere tentative 'crib,' intended to facilitate the under
standing of the original, and sometimes falling short of the
intention. The vocabulary of Middle-Irish prose is now fairly
well known. But the signification of many of the words and
phrases used by the Middle-Irish poets is still far from being ascer
tained. Celtologists will probably differ as to the meanings I have
ventured to assign to aithnemm, athbath, bar, btsaid, brigrus,
cialla, cimer, comad, comatg, crobdn, cuidmid, ddibtll, datkrath,
doibil, elgna, engach, fodlack, gangda, glegar, gribda, micrend,
Ham, roind, tairbirt, tarbeck, tinniu, todil, tuillmech and urlann.
For light on these obscure words, most of which are, so far as
I know, a-Traf \ey6fjieva, Celtic scholars will be duly grateful.
The glossarial index contains (including compounds) about
iioo words. It is meant to be a supplement to the only
trustworthy Middle-Irish dictionary which has yet been pub
lished the Worterbuch of Prof. Windisch. Words found in
that dictionary have therefore, as a rule, been omitted.
The identifications in the index of places have, for the most
part, been compiled from the voluminous works of O'Donovan,
Reeves, and Hennessy. This index comprises 947 places, and
may perhaps be useful to students of Irish ecclesiastical topo
graphy. For those who are interested in the legends connected
with most localities in Ireland, I have inserted references to
the prose tales of the Dindsenchas, recently published in the
Revue Celtique. But those who believe that they can discover in
Irish place-names traces of a pre-Celtic population will find
nothing here to support their theories.
In forming the index of persons about 3450 in number I
have often been painfully aware of my ignorance of hagiology.
But I have used to the best of my ability, the Latin marty-
rologies and kalendars mentioned supra, p. xlvi, the Marty-
rologium Romanum, Mr. Warren's edition of the Leofnc
Kalendar, the Irish Martyrologies of Oengus, Tallaght, and
Donegal, and the Annals published by O'Donovan and Hen-
lu PREFACE.
nessy. I have also given references to the Irish lives of saints in
the Book of Lismore and to the fine collection of such lives
preserved in the Bibliotheque Royale, Brussels. The situs of
their Latin lives, which abound in matter for students of Irish
folklore, topography and philology, are sufficiently known from
the Peres De Smedt and De Backer's edition of the Codex
Salmanticensis, from the late Bishop Reeves' account of the
Codex Kilkenniensis, and from the Rev. W. D. Macray's des
cription of the Bodleian MSS. Rawl. B. 485, and Rawl. B. 505.
In conclusion, I perform the pleasant duty of acknowledging
help of various kinds and degrees from the Rev. E. S. Dewick,
Prof. Strachan, Prof. Kuno Meyer, Father Edmund Hogan, S.J.,
and the Rev. W. D. Macray. The courtesy of the officials in the
Bibliotheque Royale also deserves acknowledgment.
W. S.
15 Grenvillc Place, London, S. II'.
FELIRE Htfl GORMAlN.
THE
MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN
PLIRE H$I GOKMAIN.
A Tamaoid ag denamh fiadhnaise gur leghamar na senleabhair
asar' sccriobh an brathoirbo^/ (Michel 6 Clench) an feliresi
ui Ghormain, 7 go bhfuil a sliocht go hiomlan edir chorp^^h 7
urlann/^h (an m// bhean^j- re Gaoidhelcc diobh) isin ccoip do
sccriobh an brathoir o#na asna senleabhraibh remhraitte, 7 nach
ffacam^r leabar da sort as lionmuire 7 as iomlaine inas. Da
derbaah sin do chuiream//r ar lamha air. I cconuent Dhuin na
ugall. 1 8. Augmst 1633.
Fearfeasa o Maoilcomttre
Cu coigcriche, o Clerz^-h.
MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 3
are bearing witness that we have read the old books out
of which the Poor Brother Michael O'Clery has written
this martyrology of O'Gorman, and that their recension, both in
texts and accompaniments, 1 is, so far as regards the Gaelic thereof,
completely (reproduced) in the copy which the same Brother
has written out of the old books aforesaid, and that we have
never seen a book of its kind fuller and completer than it is.
To certify this we have set our hands upon it. In the Convent
of Donegal, the i8th of August, 1633.
Fearfasa O'Mulconry.
Cucogry O'Clery.
1 i.e. preface, glosses and epilogue.
GORMAN.
F&LIRE HUI GORMAIN.
I
[REMRAD.]
S he inad i ndernad in felerese, Cnoc na nApstol il-Lugh-
mhudh. Ruaidhri Ua Conchobhair ropo n Herenn, Gilasius 1
ropo comharpa Patraic, 2 Aedh Ua Caillaidhe rop epscop Air-
ghiall i n-aimsir a dhenmha. Mael-Maire Ua Gormain abb in
Chnuic remhraite dos-rone. Ocus iss edh ro ghreis he mo
dhenamh ri taebh nimhi d'iarraidh do fein ocus do gach aen no
gebhad he thrift, ara lagat do naemhaibh Erend tucc Aenghas ina
felere, acus ara met do naemaib in domhain archena diar'chumm
ind ecclas ord aciis offrenn rofaccaib, acus moran dia tuc dibh
leis nach isna laithibh chelebras in ecclas a fele ros-coraigsium.
Ocus iss edh fodera dosom sin co deimhin (amhail rodherbsamar)
ara fagbail amhlaidhsin im-martiroloig Thamhlachta Mhael-
riiain asin-derna a felere.
Ar Dhia uilichumachtach ocus arna naemhaibh dia ndernadh
in gres tabar onoir do, ocus scn'bthar. 3 Gabhat na sin he fri lebh-
raibh, 4 ocus gresset na hoccu mo mebrug^.
Dia fagbaiter dno mill ocus esbadha ann certaighet eolaigh
iat ocus tuillet, acht na millet reim in 5 dana.
Finnad each dno conidh i senlebhraibh 6 na nGoedel fein
fuaramar fis fele na noemh nGoedhelach tuccsammar isin ngres,
conid i martirologib immorro 7 i kalendaribh fuaramar fis na
noemh archena. Act frith mor saethair 7 [f]rith[g]namha ica
si'riudh uili.
Rindard mor dno ainm na haisti ara ndernad in feleresea.
man. rec. Gelasius .i. Giolla mac liacc 1^73. 2 MS. Padraic.
MS. scriobhtar. * MS. leabhraibh. MS. an.
MS. senleabhraibh.
MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN.
PREFACE.
THIS is the place wherein this martyrology was composed",
Cnoc na n-Apstol, ' The Hill of the Apostles/ in Louth. At
the time of its composition Rory O'Conor was king of Ireland,
Gelasius 1 was (saint) Patrick's successor, (and) Aed O'Caillaidhe
was bishop of Oriel. Mael-Maire O'Gorman, abbot of the
aforesaid Hill, composed it. And besides the seeking of heaven
for himself and for everyone who should sing it through, 'tis this
that impelled him to make it, the fewness of the saints of
Ireland whom Oengus brought into his martyrology, and the
multitude of the saints of the rest of the world for whom the
Church has appointed festival and mass (but whom) Oengus has
left out, and (lastly, because) a great number of those whom he
brought in were not arranged on the days on which the Church
celebrates their festivals. And this was surely, as we have
ascertained, the reason why Oengus did so, because it was
thus in the Martyrology of Tallaght, out of which he composed
his Felire.
For sake of Almighty God and for sake of the Saints for
whom this work of art was made, let honour be paid to it, and
let it be transcribed. Let the old recite it from books and let
them induce the young to commit it to memory.
If errors and defects are found therein, let the erudite correct
them and add (what may be needed) ; but let them not spoil the
course of the poem.
Now let every one know that 'tis in the ancient books of the
Gaels themselves that we have found the knowledge of the
festivals of the Gaelic Saints whom we have brought into the
work of art, and that 'tis in martyrologies and in kalendars
that we have found the knowledge of the rest of the Saints.
But much labour and attention was spent 2 in searching for them
all.
Now ' Great Rindard ' is the name of the metre in which this
martyrology has been composed. 3
Gelasius, i.e., Gilla mac liac 1073 (the date of his death)
literally, found.
See infra at Feb. 9.
FA LI RE Hl GORMAIN.
[lANUARIUS
IHS.
lANUARIUS.
I. a.
T7OR kalaind aird Enair
-* fo recht Isu ergna
octaua mar tharla.
da-Beoc 1 beo, Brocan, 2
Fainche 3 chomhlan chunnla,
Ossein, 4 Colman 5 cadla, 6
Paragoda in glanraith,
Fuilgeint, Almaich amra.
Priscus beos co mbuidin
dona cuiribh calma.
T^or in kalaind cetna
1 Ermedach 7 narn-anaig,
Seethe, 8 Comnat 9 cluinid.
Colman 1(> aebda, Aedhan 11
ua Fi[ach]na fer fedil,
mac Decill fri duiligh :
da Fintan 12 la hEchaigh, a
dia mbret[h]aib bar buidig
Hermit, Eufrasina,
Martina sin tuirim.
1 Beo-aedh Locha Geircc. 2 .i. mac Enda.
Garbh o Loch Eirne, ogh, isidhe o Ros Airthir.
3 .i. Fainche
4 .i. mac Ceal-
laigh Ckiana moir Fer n-Arda. 5 Colman Muilinn 6 Dhaire
Chaochain i nDail Riada. I muilind da0 nobidh ic umhaloid dona
braithribh. 6 .i. catolacdha.
7 abb Craoibhe Laisre. 8 ogh. 9 banab Cille dara.
10 .i. mac Echdhach. u .i. Aodhan mac Deiccill 6 Chluain cain
Fionnabrach 7 o Chill Ilin leith atuaidh do Fochaird.
mac Toict[h]igh 7 Fintan mac Echdhach.
Fintan
1 .i. ogh.
Laighnibh.
Laighen.
2.b.
/^\ctauae sunn Stefain.
^^ Narcis, Argeus ollcaidh,
Marceill gaeth co nglancheil,
Esudir in t-epscop,
Anpthin, 1 Lochait 2 lomc[h]oir,
Scuit[h]in, 3 Machair, Manchein 4 :
ron-bera in drong drongel
co gormnem, bid garcheim.
2 abb Maighe bile. 3 Sleibhe Maircce il-
4 eccnd7#h b 6 Dhisert maic Ciluirnn il-Laighis
MS. Eachaidh.
Mancheni sapientis, Mart. TamL
JANUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 7
IESUS.
JANUARY.
i. A.
On January's high calends wise Jesus submitted to the Law
as the octave (of His Nativity) came to pass. Thy Beoc 1 the
living, Broccan 2 : complete, prudent Fainche, 8 Ossein, 4 Colman, 5
the comely 6 : Paragoda of the pure grace, Fulgentius, wonderful
Almachius. Priscus, also, with a troop of the valiant hosts (of
martyrs).
On the same calends Ermedach 7 who protects us, Seethe, 5
Comnat, 9 hear ye ! Beautiful Colman, 10 Aedan 11 son of Decell,
Fiachna's descendant, a steadfast man against difficulty : two
Fintans, 12 with Eochaid, for their judgments ye are a thankful.
Hermes, Euphrosina, Martina in the numbering.
1 Beo-aedh of Loch Geirg. 9 i.e. son of Enna. 3 i.e. Fainche
the Rough from Loch Erne, a virgin, 'tis she is from Ross Airthir.
4 i.e. son of Cellach of Cluain Mor Fer n-Arda. 5 Colman of the
Mill, from Daire Caechain in Dalriada. In the mill he used to perform
humble service (footwashing) to the brethren. 6 i.e. catholic.
7 abbot of Craeb Laisre. 8 a virgin. 9 abbess of Kildare.
10 i.e. son of Eochaid. u i.e. Aedan son of Decell from Cluain cain
Finnabrach and from Cell Ilin on the northern side of Fochard.
12 i.e. Fintan son of Toicthech and Fintan son of Eochaid.
2. B.
Here is the octave of Stephen. Narcissus : exceeding
chaste Argeus : Marcellus wise with pure reason. Isidorus the
bishop. kAnpthin, 1 Lochait 2 the very just : Scuithm, 3 Macarius,
Manchein. 4 May the firm-white troop bear us to blue heaven !
'tis a short step.
1 i.e. a virgin. 2 abbot of Mag bile. s of Sliab Mairge in
Leinster. 4 a sage, from Disert maic Ciluirnn in Laigis of
Leinster.
a Perhaps ( be ye.' See the glossary. b Amphitinae uirginis, Mart. Taml.
8 F&LIRE Htil GORMAIN. [!ANUARIUS.
3. c.
Octavae do lohain,
papa Anter tondgel,
rofegh cen nach n-im[m]rul.
Rodon, Frimhus, Floreint,
Genouefa barrglan,
Cillin, 1 Fintan, 2 Findlugh, 3
corop accu anar
co fagh[b]ar a findbrug. a
1 abb Faithne Mura .i. Cillin ua Colla. 2 Fintan o Dun
Blescce a Mumawi. 3 Findlugh 6 Thamhlachta Fionnlogha i
cCiannachta Glinne Geimhin.
4. d.
Octavae na n-ennac,
Gemin, Martian minna,
Titus, Teodoit sunna,
Qumtus tend is Trifon.
bFiadnat, 1 c Aed 2 nar-fella,
Maelan 3 caem, d mo-Cu[m]ma, 4
la hAqz^ilin, Eughan, 5
fuair ternam iar tru[m]ma.
1 ogh. * epsffff. 3 Maolan Enaigh. 4 Dhroma
Ailche i nDartraighe. 5 written man. rec. in place of erglan,
which is glossed by .i. uasalghlan, but cancelled. In marg. Eugenti.
5. e.
nPelesporus papa,
Airennan tuir threnog,
Simeon druin fri dianag :
dond epiphain aine :
Macc-oge 1 fial firen,
Joseph, 2 Ciar/ is Ciaran. 4
Echddtfh 6 Loch Meilghe. 2 eps^/ Tamhlachta Maoile
Ruain. 3 Ciar occh o Chill Chere i Muscraighe ocus i Maigh
Ascaidh ata. 4 .i. mac Aodha.
a MS. ffionnbrug. b Fiadnatan, Mart. TamL
c Aedini (gen. sg.) ibid. d MS. Maolan caom.
JANUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 9
3. c.
The octave of John (the Apostle). Pope Anteros the
bright-skinned, who saw without any error. Rhodon, Primus,
Florentius: Genovefa the pure-crowned : Cillin, 1 Fintan, 2 Findlug, 3
may I stay with them so that I may gain their white city !
1 abbot of Faithne Mura, to wit, Cillm descendant of Colla.
2 Fintan from Dun Blesce in Munster. 3 Findlug of Tamlachta
Findloga in the Ciannachta of Glenn Gemin.
4. D.
The octave of the (Holy) Innocents. Geminus, Martianus,
diadems : Titus, Theodotus, here : Quintus the rigid and Trypho.
Fiadnat, 1 Aed, 2 who doth not betray us: dear Maelan, 3 my
Cumma 4 : with Aquilinus (is) Eugan, who found escape after
heaviness.
1 a virgin. * a bishop. 3 Maelan of Enach. 4 of
Druim Ailche in Dartraige.
5. E.
Pope Telesphorus. Airennan a strong, virginal tower. Simeon
(Stylites), skilled against the violent battle : the vigil of the
Epiphany. a Mac (5ge* (' son of virginity '), modest, righteous.
Joseph, 2 Ciar 3 and Ciaran. 4
1 son of Echaid, of Loch Meilge. 2 bishop of Mael-Riiain's
Tamlacht. 3 Ciar a virgin, of Cell Che're (' Ciar's Church') in
Muscraige, and in Mag Ascaid it stands. 4 i.e. son of Aed.
a vigilia Epiphaniae Domini, Mart. Rom.
I0 F&LIRE Htil GORMAlN. [IANUARIUS.
6. f.
Bastedh Isu in oenlo,
druidh uaisle dia adhrad,
fin d' uiscce co herlam,
cencop inann a aimser.
fedhil mar doforbhad,
as demhin co ndernadh.
F
or in losin Lassar, 1
Caurnan, 2 Cerclach, Digde, b
Nadfroich banclann 3 brigda,
Lugidon 4 mor, Muadnat. 5
Talulla 6 find aebda,
Osnat, 7 Diarmait, 8 Dimma, 9
Macra chaid, mo-chenon
in degogh fri dighla.
1 Achaidh foda. 2 Becc. 3 inghena Nadfraoich.
4 .i. mac Decclain, eps^/. 5 ogh. Grille ainm a baile i cCairprt
Droma cliabh. 6 ogh. banabb Chille dara. 7 ogh. Miiadh-
nat, Talulla ocus Osnat tri deirbhsethra do Molaisi Daimhinnsi iad.
8 esp^ mac EacdtfA o Airiudh Indaich. 9 Dimma Dubh,
C^^dere.
, 1 da-Loe, 2 Lucian,
Corcan 4 coimdes.
Elitir 5 nar anbfois, 6
Donnan 7 leir, moLoca. 8
Crist a hEgipt 9 amdis :
tossech coir a charghois. c
Corcan ele armeit
inna 10 angreit amnois.
inghena fos Fergna,
Emhin delbhdha dagdois. 11
Choirpre. 2 ,i. da-Lua Diiin Tighe Bretan. 3 Becc .i.
Naondroma. 4 epsr<9/. 5 abb. 6 .i. nar anbfois
no utmall. 7 sac^rt 6 Inis Aingi'n ior Loch Ribh, underneath
Donnan is sac^rt. 8 6 Lifecair. 9 in marg., man. rec. reditus
ex Aegypto. 10 q. inna ngreit fertaig. in marg:, man. rec. Vide an
sit Inas rex Angliae de q&o 6 feb. u .i. maithe na doiss didin iad.
a MS. ionann. b Digdi chercl(ach), Mart. Taml.
c MS. chargais.
JANUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 11
6. F.
On one day, though the time was not the same, Jesu's
Baptism (took place), noble druids (came) to adore Him, (and)
wine (was) promptly (made) of water. As it was completed
steadily it is certain that it was done.
Upon that day Lassar, 1 Caurnan, 2 Cerclach, Digde, Nad-
fraech's vigorous female children, 3 great Lugidon, 4 Muadnat, 6
Talulla, 6 fair, beautiful. Ossnat, 7 Diarmait, 8 Dimma 9 : chaste
Macra, welcome is the good virgin against vengeances.
1 of Achad Fota. 2 the Little. 3 Nadfraech's daughters.
4 i.e. son of Declan, a bishop. 5 a virgin : Caille (was) the name of
her place, in Cairpre Droma Cliab. 6 a virgin, abbess of
Kildare. 7 a virgin. Muadnat, Talulla, and Ossnat, three sisters they,
of Molaisi of Dam-inis. 8 a bishop : son of Eochaid, of Airiud
Indaich. 9 Dimma the Black, bishop of Condere.
7. G.
Brig, 1 thy Loe, 2 Lucianus : Cronan, 3 Corcan, 4 the handsome :
Ailithir, 5 who was not unsteady 6 : diligent Donnan, 7 my Loca. 8
Christ out of unlovely Egypt 9 : the just beginning of His Lent. a
Another Corcan we reckon as a noble hardy champion. Also
Fergna's daughters (and) shapely Emin, goodly bushes (to protect
us). 10
1 of Coirpre. 2 i.e. thy Lua of Dun Tige Bretan ' the Fort of the
Britons' house.' 3 Becc ' little,' i.e. bishop of Noindruim.
4 a bishop. 5 an abbot. 6 i.e. who was not unsteady or restless.
7 a priest from Inis Aingin on Loch Rib. 8 from Lifechar.
9 (His) return out of Egypt. b 10 i.e. good are the bushes of pro
tection that they are.
a i.e. His forty days' fast in the wilderness, Matth. iv, 2 : jejunium Christi
cum Diabolo tentaretur, Drumm. Kal.
b The reversio pueri Christi de Egypto is commemorated in Druinin.
Kal. on Jan. u.
12 FLIRE ntii GORMAIN. [IANUARIUS.
M
8. a.
o sacru, 1 ocus Ercnat,
Cillein, 3 Cuaca 4 ch[o]emtial :
Seuerin, la Saran, 5
Fman 6 leo, mo-Liba, 7
Lucian, Nectain 8 noebog,
moin dlectain fris ndalab. 9
1 mac Bennain. . * 6 Dun da en i fiodhbaidh Dail Axaidhz.
3 abb. 4 ogh o Chill Chuacca i cCoirpre Ua cCiardha.
5 Guile cremha. 6 .i. mac Rimhedha. eps<r#/. 7 esp<?<r, o
Ghlionn da locha. 8 o Dhiin Geimhin i cCiannachta Glinne
Geimhin. 9 d'iarraidh impidhe forra ara moladh 7 ara ccuimh-
niughadh.
9 .b.
Guaire, 1 Firmus, a Faelan, 2
translait ludoic alimm, 3
Isu i b n-Egipt 4 fegaim,
Bassilis og, Julian,
Su[ai]bhsech, 5 Lommchu 6 luaidim,
Ciaran, 7 Boithin, Brenainn,
Finan Sax na sairbreth,
in c craibhdech, nis celaind.
1 Becc Achaidh Dubhthaigh i Maigh Li for brii Banna. ~ Cluana
Moescna i Feraib Tulach. 3 aitchim. 4 in marg. man. rec. aduen-
tus in Aegyptum. 5 ogh i tTir Aedha. 6 o Chill Lomchon i
n-Ultoibh. 7 Ruis Chumalca.
10. c.
XTicanor smith, sen-Phol,
*^ Melciaid d maith in morlec,
Maelodran raith riarmait,
in. papa uais e lgnait, 1
Senoc sirbdn soergreit,
Tomein, 2 Dimman, 8 Diarmait. 4
1 in marg. man. rec. potius Agait nempe Agatho qui hodie colitur,
sed carmen postulat quod sit Ignait. 2 comurba. Patraicc. 3 Insi
Cain. 4 Inse Clothrann for Loch Ribh. esfo es/^he.
MS. Faolan. Felan, Mart. Chr. Ch. b MS. nEccipt.
MS. an. d Melciadis, Mart. Taml.
leg. Iginus. Igini, Mart. Chr. Ch.
JANUARY.] MARi YROLOGY OF GORMAN. 13
8. A.
My Sacru 1 and Ercnat, 2 Cillein, 3 dear modest Cuaca 4 :
Severinus with Saran 5 : with them Fman, 6 my Liba, 7 Lucianus,
Nechtain, 8 a holy virgin : for their debt (to me) I shall meet
them. 9
1 son of Bennan. 2 of Dun da En (' Fort of two Birds ') in a
forest of Dal Araide. 3 an abbot. 4 a virgin, from Cell
Chuaca in Corpre Ua Ciarda. 5 of Cuil Crema. 6 i.e. son
of Rimid, a bishop. 7 a bishop, from Glenn da locha. 8 from
Dun Gemin in Ciannachta of Glenn Gemin. a 9 to entreat them to
intercede (for me) for praising them and for commemorating them.
g. B.
Guaire, 1 Firmus [leg. Firminus ?], Faelan : 2 the translation of
(the relics of) Judoc I beseech. 3 Jesus in Egypt I see.
Basilissa the virgin and Julianus. Suaibsech, 5 Lommchu, 6 I
mention. Ciaran/ Boithin, Brenainn. Finan the Saxon of the
great judgments, the pious one : I should not conceal him.
1 Becc ' little,' of Achad Dubthaig in Mag Li on the brink of the
(river) Bann. 2 of Cluain Moescna in Fir Tulach. 3 I
entreat. 5 a virgin, in Tir Aeda. 6 of Cell Lommchon in
Ulaid. 7 of Ross Cumalca.
10. C.
Venerable Nicanor : old Paul (the Hermit), Melchias
good the great stone : gracious Mael-Odrain we satisfy : the lofty
pope Ignatius [leg. Hyginus] : Senoc ever-fair, a noble champion
Tommein, 2 Dimman, 3 Diarmait. 4
2 a successor of (Saint) Patrick. 3 of Inis Cain. 4 of
Inis Clothrann on Loch Ribh : a bishop, he.
a But according to Drumm, KaL Nectan migrauit ad Christum in
Britannia.
i 4 F&LIRE fftfl GORMAIN. [IANUARIUS.
II. d.
Petar, Subhne, 1 Seuer,
Ronan in a t-arcc ordha,
b Eltene 2 ard airme,
L[e]ucius leir dial-lenamm.
cobhair dian ar di'ghla,
c Amphadan 3 fial, Failbhe,
dQrthinis, 4 da Ernin, 5
co deghmin 'nar ndailne.
1 abb lae Choluimchille .i. Suibhne mac Cuirtri. * .i. mac
Maolain 6 Senchui. 3 epscap Glinne da locha. *
5 .i. Ernain Chluana. Deochra, ocus Ernain mac Caemhain.
12. e.
Arcaid, Laigne 1 lemsa,
la Ciriac mbiian mblaithfial,
nam-cuirther ic ropin.
Castuil, Modeist, Musceint,
Cuimmein, 2 Conan, 3 Baetin,*
Sinell, e Laidgenn, 5 Loichein,
Sat^r, Fuillan feithmech,
nar'bo teicht[h]ech tocheimm.*
1 mac Garbain. 2 mac Duibh o Dmim Druith. 3 Aego.
4 mac Nemhnainn. 5 6 Cluain ferta mo-Lua, 7 is ann rohadnacht
somh .i. Laidcenn mac Edith. 6 .i. ceim toi.
13. f-
13 emig, Elair, Ailill, 1
^^Ronan, Mainchin 2 mindban,
Conna, Chuairne 3 comlan,
Saran 4 saer, Siluestar,
Deoraith so[m]ma sengnoebh :
mo-Chonna, 5 da Colman. 6
octauus do thuilliudh, 7
cid fuilliudh ni forlan.
Arda macha. 2 mac Collain. 3 .i, tuilledh
anma, 6 Inis Patraicc dd. 4 eps^/. 5 d Lemhcaill, eps^.
6 Colman Cerr d Sailbhicc andara Colman. 7 in marg., man. rec.
i octauum his addere esto sit augmentum, non est h<?c sup^rfluum.
* MS. Ronan an. b Alteni (gen. s.), Mart. TamL
c Anfudain (gen. s.), ibid. d Carthinisii episcopi, ibid.
"MS. Laidccenn : Ladchend, Drumm. KaL ; Laidcend, Mart. TamL
JANUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 15
ii. D.
Petrus (the Martyr), Subne, 1 Severus, R6nan the golden ark:
high Eltene* we reckon : diligent Leucius whom we follow. A
swift help against vengeances, modest a Amphadan, s Failbe :
Orthinis, 4 two Ernms, 5 (be) very gently in our company !
1 an abbot of (Saint) Colomb cille's I (lona), to wit, Subne son of
Curtre. 2 son of Maelan from Senchua. 3 a bishop of Glenn
da locha. 4 a bishop. 5 to wit, Erndin of Cliiain Deochra
and Ernain son of Cdeman.
12. E.
Arcadius, Laigne 1 (be) on my side, and Cyriacus the lasting,
soft-modest let me not be put with great pain ! Castulus,
Modestus, Muscentius. Cummein, 2 Conan, 3 Baethin, 4 Sinell,
Laidgenn, 5 Loichein, Satyrus, Fuillen the watchful whose way
faring 6 was not fugitive.
1 son of Garban. * son of Dub, of Druim Druith. ' of
Aeg. 4 son of Nemnann. 5 of Cluain ferta mo-Lua, and 'tis
there he was buried, to wit, Laidgenn son of Baeth. 6 i.e. a silent
(tbi} step (ceim).
13. F.
Remigius, Hilarius, Ailill, 1 R6nan, Mainchin 2 the fair-
diademed : Conna Cuairne 3 the complete: noble Saran, 4 Silvester,
Deoraith the wealthy, slender-holy : my Conna, 5 two Colmans.'
To add the octave b (of the Epiphany), though it be an augmen
tation is not superfluous.
1 bishop of Ard Macha. 2 son of Collan. 8 i.e. an addition
of a name. From Inis Patraic is he. 4 a bishop. 6 from
Lemchaill : a bishop. 6 Colman Cerr from Sailbecc, the second
Colman.
* leg. Anfudan ? b octauas Epiphaniae, Leofric KaL
16
F&LIRE Htil GORMAIN. [!ANUARIUS.
B
14- g-
(aetan 1 mor mac Lugei,
*Itharnais 2 fri hamsi,
la Latharnais lem[m]sa,
Dibleni, Fland, 3 Felic,
Lugbe in fer feig, finnsa,
fogeb conch\eir cennsa.
1 i epscop Insi moire. 2 Itharnais 7 Latharnais 6 Achad
ferta. 3 .i. Flann fiond 6 Chuillinn i ffail Coicatghe.
15. a.
Abbacuc maith, Michias,
Ita, 1 a Diarmait 2 diadha,
Machair, Mauir corn-mine, 3
Brecc Fele fer fromtha,
Airectach 4 non-ale, 5
la Robhartach 6 rimhe, 7
meic 8 Find-critan 9 certa :
Darerca don dine 10 :
techt ingen caidh Choirpre
i ndail foirbe 11 fire.
1 dgh. i te ogh 6 Cliiain Credhail, Mide ainm oile dhi. 2 saccart.
3 .i. go mine [or mine]. 4 Airectach i n-Inis moir, 5 7 a itche.
6 o Inis moir beos. 7 airmhe. 8 secht n-eps^/> Droma
Airbhelaig. 9 Crebicce. b 10 na naemh. n in marg. foirbe
no forba ferann.
1 6. b.
Titian, Fursa, 1 Foillan,
Marceill papa primdha.
Cillein, Ninnidh 2 naemdha,
Honorait in t-epscop,
larloga 3 an, ogdha,
meic Ailella 4 aebda,
Lit[h]gen, 5 Diarmaitt, 6 Dianach/
Monoa 8 miadach, maerda,
Mael-Isu leir, lom[m]chaid,
ua Brolchain cen baegla.
1 abb, do Chonaillibh Murtemne. 2 Laebderc, o Inis Maighe
samh. 3 Lis moir .i. eps^ 7 abb. 4 Droma bairr.
5 Clw0a moir. 6 mac Mechair 6 Airther-maighe i Tiiaith ratha.
epstt?/ es/</e. 7 Dianach esp^ Dhomhn?^h moir Maighe Ene.
b 6g 6 Mhaigh niadh i Tiiaith Ratha.
a MS. Diarmaid. b Findchritan Craibige, Mart Taml.
JANUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 17
14. G.
Great Baetan, 1 son of Lugeus, Itharnais 2 against temptations,
with Latharnais on my behalf. Diblene, Fland, 3 Felix, Lugbe
this keen fair man : I shall find a noble, merciful band.
1 i.e. bishop of Inis Mor. 2 Itharnais and Latharnais from
Achad Ferta. 3 i.e. Fland the Fair from Cuillenn near Corcach.
15. A.
Good Habacuc, Michaeas, Ita, 1 godly Diarmait, 2 Macarius,
Maurus with meekness : Brecc Fele, a tried man, Airechtach 4
whom thou entreatest, 5 with Robartach 6 thou numberest 7 : the just
sons 8 of Find-chritan 9 : Darerca of the generation 10 (of saints)
The going of Cairpre's chaste daughters into the assembly of the
Land of Truth.*
1 a virgin, t te a virgin, of Cluain Credail. Mfde (' my fte ') was
another name of hers. 2 a priest. 4 Airechtach in Inis Mor.
5 and his prayer. 6 also from Inis Mor. 7 thou reckonest.
8 seven bishops of Druim Airbelaig. 9 of Craibech. 10 of
he saints. n foirbe Q\ forba 'a land.'
16. B.
Titianus, bFursa, 1 (his brother) Foillan, c Marcellus a principal
pope. Cillein, holy Ninnid. 2 Honoratus the bishop, larloga 3
splendid, virginal : Ailill's 4 beautiful sons. Lithgen, 5 Diarmait, (i
Dianach 7 : Monoa 8 honourable, grave, Mael-Isu diligent, very
chaste, grandson of Brolchan without perils.
1 an abbot, of Conailli Murthemni. 2 Squint-eyed, from Inis
Maige Sam. 3 of Less mor, a bishop and abbot. 4 of
Druimm bairr. 6 of Cluain mor. 6 son of Mechar, of
Airther maige in Tuath Ratha, a bishop, he. 7 Dianach bishop of
Domnach mor Maige Ene. 8 a virgin, from Mag Niad in Tuath
Ratha.
a Dormitatio . . . filiarum Cairpre, Marl. Taml.
b Dormitatio Fursci, ibid. c fratri suo Fullano, Beda, Hist. EccL,
lib. Ill, c. xix.
GORMAN. C
1 8 FA LI RE Htil GORMAIN. [IANUARIUS.
17. c.
Speusippus lem, Leonill,
Eleusip coa saigimm,
Melasip tend tagaim,
Sulpic, lonill, Ultan, 1
Ernain, 2 Mica molaim,
in clarenech 3 caraimm.
Anton mind na maissi,
mo-Lassi 4 nach lamhaim,
Ne"one mor ammine,
cor-rigi 5 cia ragaind.
1 mac Etechtaicch 6 Chuil corra. 2 o Tigh Ernain.
3 Droma Bidg. 4 Cille mo-Lasse i nDeisibh Muman. 5 righe
nimhe.
1 8. d.
a A edammair 1 chaidh, Coppa, 2
^^Scoth, 3 Femmor 4 nit feloig, b
Blath, 5 Ana 6 co n-onoir,
mo-Chua, Rotan 7 rathmar,
tascc Maire daig degfeil,
Prisca chaid co coroin,
ordned Petair primda
ir-Roimh righda romoir.
1 ogh, \ngen Aodha. 2 ogh inghen Baetain. * ogh. in
marg. Scoth, Femmor, Blath, Ana, cetfoar banogh o Cluain Grencha.
4 dcch. 6 6gh. 6 ogh. 7 tuilled anma.
19- e.
Marius, Martha,
- Laudamair druin delbglan,
Pontian, Suibne 2 saidbir,
Germanic is Gero^t,
retla c Brauald bladmar,
Octide co a[i]nglib,
d mo-Lasse 3 nach lamhair
narn-anaig ar ainmib.
on Niia ^^gbail. 2 mac Eoghain. 3 mac liNecte.
H MS. Eadammair. b leg. fellaig?
c MS. either retba or retlia. But cf. FeL Oeng. Feb. 10.
d MS. mollasse.
JANUARY.] . MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 19
17. C.
Speusippus (be) on my side, Leonilla. Eleusippus unto whom
I proceed. Meleusippus the strict I choose. Sulpicius, lonilla,
Ultan, 1 Ernain, 2 Mica I praise, the Table-face 3 1 love. Antonius
the diadem of beauty, my Laisse 4 whom I dare not. Neone
great (will be) her gentleness if I should go to the Kingdom. 5
1 son of Etechtach, of Ciiil Corra. 2 of Tech Ernain,
3 of Druimm Bidg. 4 of Cell mo-Laisse in the De"si of Munster.
9 the kingdom of heaven.
1 8. D.
Chaste Aedammair, 1 Coppa, 2 Scoth, 3 Femmor, 4 they are not
treacherous (?) Blath, 5 Ana 6 with honour. My Cua, gracious
Rotan. 7 The sharp report (of the death) of Mary, a a goodly
vigil : chaste Prisca with a crown : the enthronement of pre
eminent Peter in royal vast Rome.
1 a virgin, daughter of Aed. 2 a virgin, daughter of Baetan.
3 a virgin. Scoth, Femmor, Blath, Ana, a tetrad of virgins from Cluain
Grencha. 4 a virgin. 5 a virgin. 6 a virgin. 1 an
addition of a name.
19. E.
Fachtna, 1 Marius and Martha, b Laudamair [leg. Laudomarus?
Laudomarcus ?] skilful, pure -shaped. Pontianus, wealthy
Suibne, 2 Germanicus and Gerontius : famous Branwalatr, a star :
Ochtide along with angels. My Lasse, 3 who is not dared, protects
us from blemishes.
1 a bishop, from the Nua-chongbail (Navan). 2 son of Eogan.
3 son of Hua Necte.
a Annuntiatio quoque assumptionis beatissimae Dei genetricis Mariae
semper virginis fidelibus Romanis, Drumm. KaL
b So in Drumm. KaL and the Rawl. copy of Fel. Oeng, Other copies
here commemorate Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus.
C 2
20 F&L1RE Htil GORMAIN. [IANUARIUS.
20. f.
Fechin, 1 Fabian papa,
Leoint, Felic ferda,
Fergus, 2 Lochein, 3 Lugna, 4
Saran, Clemeint, Ciriac.
Sebaist co[e]mdos calma,
Cronan, Oenghos 5 urgna.
1 Fobhair. abb. z abb. 3 m^c Duibhdlig/^/h. in marg.
Lochein .i. moLaga i Tulaig mm moLaga i Murnhain 7 il-Laind Bhechaire
i Fini ghall. 4 s&cart o Cill tarsna.
21. g.
Agna, Flann 1 is Fainche, 2
Puplius, Augoir, Eulog,
Segin 3 credal cimer,
Hermeit,
Eglinna 2 og aliub,
Patroculus primfer,
Paul eps^/ 6 Athein
do matheib na miled.
i Findglaiss. z Chluana cai i n-Eogan^/. In marg.
Fainche 7 Eglinna i Cluain cai i n-Eoghanacht Chaisil atat 'na ndis.
3 i Cill Segin.
22. a.
T Tincentius, Uictor,
S-' Colma noemog niamhda,
Boga, 1 Lassi 2 ligda,
Anastais mor manach,
la hAmalgaid aebda,
Lonan, 3 Guaire 4 gnbda,
Colman, 5 Timoith togaini
fri dodhaing, fri digla.
1 6gh. 2 6gh. 3 find. 4 Guaire mor o Achadh
Dubtaigh for brii Banna iochtaraicche. 5 mo-Colmoc Lis moir mac
ii Beonnae.
JANUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 21
2O. F.
Fechm, 1 pope Fabianus, Leontius, manly Felix, Fergus, 2
Lochein, 3 Lugna, 4 Saran, Clemens, Cyriacus, Sebastianus, a
dear, strong bush, Cronan, Oengus 5 the wise.
1 of Fobar, an abbot. 8 an abbot. * son of Dub-dliged.
Lochein .i. my Laca in Tulach mm mo-Laca in Munster and in Land
Bechairi in Fingal. 4 a priest, from Cell Tarsna. 6 a bishop.
21. G.
Agnes, Flann 1 and Fainche, 2 Publius, Augurius, Eulogius :
pious, splendid Segin, 3 Fructuosus, Hermes, Eglinna a virgin
whom I will entreat, Patroclus a chief man. Paul a bishop from
Athens, (one) of the nobles of the soldiers (of Christ).
1 a bishop in Findglass. 2 of Cluain Cai in Eoganacht.
Fainche and Eglinna, in Cluain Cai in Eoganacht Caisil the twain are.
3 in Cell Segin.
22. A.
Vincentius, Victor, Colma a shining holy virgin, Boga, 1 Lassi 2
the beautiful, great Anastasius a monk, with comely Amalgaid.
Lonan, 3 glorious (?) Guaire, 4 Colman, 5 Timotheus I choose against
hardship, against vengeances.
1 a virgin. 2 a virgin. 3 fair. 4 Guaire Mor (' great ')
of Achad Dubthaig on the brink of the lower Bann. 6 my Col-
moc of Less mor, great-grandson Beonnae.
22 F&LIRE H&I GORMAlN. [IANUARIUS.
23. b.
Mo-Chuppa, mo-Chelloc, 1
Aquil, Seuir saera,
Ascla, Lucan 2 lana,
Uitus, Floriaj, Felic,
Cainnech, Machair mora,
Emerentiana,
Parmena caidh cubaid,
deochain bunaid baga.
1 d Tholaigh Ualann. 2 Tamhnaighi.
24. c.
Epscop Cuasacht 1 cunnail,
Muson, Meteill minseng,
Buatan, 2 Eugen armimm,
Euolan is Urban,
Manc[h]a 3 leo mar luaidimm,
Mardoin 'sin a breo Babill,
Pnlidian 6c inmhain
in cech inbaidh alim.
1 mac Milchon maic Buain i nGranard. 2 i n-Ethais Cruim
3 Manchan Leth mac Indaig.
25. a.
/^omhshodh Foil aird apstoil
^co Crist, ba cuairt chomaig.
, Ananias ron-anaig.
Mochua, Finchell, 1 Findche. 2
Preiect^^- soer, Seueir,
MoChonne 3 coemh cabair,
Aedh eps^/> ard erglan
o Lis glegar Gabail. 4
1 Slebe Guaire. 2 ogh. 3 MoChonna Ernaide moChiia.
* for Loch Erne.
a MS. san.
JANUARY.] MARTYROl.OGY OF GORMAN. 23
23. B.
My Cuppa, my Celloc 1 ; Aquila (and) Severianus, the noble
ones ; Ascla (and) Lucan, 2 the full ones ; Vitus, Florus, Felix :
Cainnech (and) Macarius the great ones : Emerentiana: Parmenas
chaste, harmonious, an original warlike deacon. 3 -
of Tulach Ualainn. 2 of Tamnach.
24. C.
Bishop Cuasacht 1 the wise, Mausonius, smooth - slender
Metellus, Buatan, 2 Eugenius I reckon, Epulonius and Urbanus,
Manchan 3 with them as I mention, Mardonius and the flame
Babylas, Prilidianus young (and) dear: at every time I suppli
cate.
1 son of Milchu son of Buan in Granard. * In Ethais (Etnas ?)
Cromm. 3 Manchan of Liath (Manchain), son of Indach.
25.0.
The conversion of high Paul the Apostle to Christ 'twas a
protective (?) visitation. (Saint) Ananias who defends us, my Cua,
Finchell, 1 Findche. 2 noble Praejectus, Severus, my Conne 3
a dear help. Aed a bishop lofty, very pure, from the noise of
Less Gabail. 4
1 of Sliab Guam. 2 a virgin. 3 my Conna of Ernaide
moChua. * on Loch rne.
a i.e., one of the seven deacons ordained by the Apostles, Acts vi. 5.
24 F&LIRE HLJI GORMAIN. [IANUARIUS.
26. e.
policarp^j caidhfer
Jt da fer deac co ndagmein,
Teogin co tennbrig,
sesiur tend ar trichait,
Cruimthir Calb 1 na comdail,
epscop idan Ernin,
co nderna in drem chaidhse
mo dhailse rem dheghrigh. a
1 d Tholaig Carpait i n-Uibh Meith Macha.
27. r.
Muirgen, 1 Eoin epscop,
Findbeo, 2 Croni 3 in chrabhaid,
Noele 4 co nuabail, 5
Lucan, 6 Noe, 7 noemdias,
fri tress grefil gabaid :
Paula o Bhethil buadhaigh.
1 abb Glinne hUissen. 2 Inbhir Mheilge. 3 ogh, 6 Chill
Crone. * Inbhir Noaile. in marg. Naile Inbhir Nail e, ^^abbChille
Naile, ocus Dairnhinnsi iaiLtain. 5 .i. co mbail nua. 6 saccart.
1 Findglaisi.
28. g.
aili do Agna,
Leuic, Tirsus tendaeb,
Eochaid, 1 ^Aedlug 2 ollan,
Accobran 3 is Eoin,
Gallenic saer sengog,
Cainer 4 chaem is Comman, 5
Julian caid is Cirill,
mo inill ar forran.
Tamhlachta. - Eiridh Chassain. 3 6 Cill rois i
ttermonn Insi Cathaigh. * \ngen Cruithnechain i cCill cuilinn i
cCairbre. 5 lobhar, mac Laighne.
a MS. dWghrigh. b MS. Aodlug.
JANUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 25
26. E.
Polycarpus a chaste man, arid twelve men with good desire.*
Theogenes with rigid vigour, and thirty-six bold comrades.
Presbyter Calbh 1 in their convention, the pure bishop Ernin.
May this chaste band effect my meeting with my good King
(Christ) !
1 from Tulach Carpait ('Hill of the chariot') in Hiii Meith
Macha.
27. F.
Muirgen, 1 bishop John (Chrysostom), Findbeo, 2 Crone 3 of the
devotion, Noele 4 with noble speech, 5 Lucan 6 and Noe, 7 a holy
pair, against a conflict of a dangerous breach : Paula from
victorious Bethlehem.
1 abbot of Glenn Uissen. z of Inber Meilge. 3 a virgin,
from Cell Crone. 4 of Inber Noele. In marg. Naile of
Inber Naile, and (he was) abbot of Cell Naile and afterwards of Dam-
inis. 5 with a noble speech. 6 a priest. 7 of Findglas.
28. G.
Another festival for Agnes b : Leucius, Thyrsus austere (and)
beautiful : Eochaid, 1 Aedlug 2 the great (and) full. Accobran 3
and Eoin, Galenicus the noble, slender-perfect, dear Gainer 4 and
Comman 5 : holy Julianus, and Cyrillus, my safeguard from
oppression.
1 bishop of Tamlachtu. 2 of Eired Cassain. 3 from
Cell Rois in the sanctuary of Inis Cathaig. 4 daughter of
Cruithnechan in Cell Cuilinn in Carbre. 8 a leper, son of
Laigne.
a His twelve companions in martyrdom.
b In Fdl. Oeng. she is commemorated on 21 and 27 Jan.
26 FLIRE HUI GORMAIN. [IANUARIUS.
M
29. a.
oChenna, 1 Blath 2 bulid,
Cronan cian 6 chintaib,
Dalian 3 mac fial Forgail,
Papias, Maurus milidh, a
tri clarenich cardair :
Ualeir co n-aeib ordain,
Segein ro siacht toethir, 4
la Boetfhjin nar' borbaig. 5
dgh. 2 dgh. 3 o Maighin. 4 .i. tir tdi nimhe. 8 na derna. burba.
30. b.
lit uais, 1 Enan, 2
Aldeguind 6g amra,
Mathias tend eirbe,
Alexander aitchimm,
Bathild dagfial delbda,
la Flauian co feidle:
Barrfind, 3 TVmoc 4 thuirmthir,
Cronan, cruimthir Eilbe.
1 uasal. 2 Enan mac Gemmain ir-Ros mor i n-Uibh Dega i
n-Uibh Censel^h. 3 Insi Doimhle. 4 Uarain.
31. c.
Forba in mis do Mhaedocc, 1
dom-Chumma 2 cain comraind,
do b Mhaelanfaidh 3 amgand,
do c Chainnech, 4 do Chairnan,
do Lug-aed 5 fial amlond,
do Ebnait 6 dia n-adhramm,
do Metran mhor mholta
dan dolta 'sin dagrand,
do Sat&rnm sarmaith
in lanraith dia labramm,
do Sillan 7 seng saerocc,
do da-Thaedoc 8 tabram.
A noemh uile Enair
do erail ar n-anmann.
1 Ferna, esp^ es/afe, Aodh a cedainm. 2 eps^/.- in mar.
DoCummi Ndendroma mac an tsaoir Thuama Inbhir. 3 abb
Dairinsi oc Lios mor moChuda. 4 saccart, mac UiChil.
5 mac Echdhach o Thfr da craobh. 6 o Ros Enche. 7 Cille
Delge. 8 Achaidh Dumha. Da-Thaodhdcc mac Colgan d Achadh
Dumha.
3 MS. milidh. b MS. Mhaolanfaidh. c MS. chainneach.
JANUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 2,
29. A.
My Cenna, 1 blooming Blath, 2 Cronan far from crimes, Dalian, 3
Forgall's modest son: Papias(and) Maurus the soldiers. a Three
Clarenechs ('table-faced ones') are loved : Valerius with beauty
of dignity, Segein, who reached the silent land, 4 with Boethin
who wrought no rudeness. 5
1 a virgin. 2 a virgin. 3 from Maigen. 4 i.e. heaven's silent land.
5 who did nothing haughty.
30. B.
Noble Hippolytus, Enan 2 : Aldegundis, a marvellous virgin :
Matthias, a strong fence ; Alexander, I beseech. Bathildis, ex
cellently modest, shapely, with Flavianus the steadfast : Barrfind, 3
Ternoc 4 (thy Ernoc) who is reckoned, Cronan, presbyter Eilbe.
2 Enan, son of Gemman in Ross mor in Hui Dega in Hiii Cennse-
laig. 3 of Inis Doimli. 4 of Uaran.
3 i.C.
The completion of the month let us give to Maedoc, 1 to my
Cumma 2 a fair participation to Mael-Anfaid 3 the generous,
to Cainnech, 4 to Caernan, to modest, gentle Lug-aed, 5 to Ebnait 6
whom we worship, to Metranus the great (and) lauded a poem
told (?) in the good stanza to Saturninus, excellently good,
the fully gracious, of whom we speak, to Sillan 7 the slender, a
noble warrior, to thy Taedoc. 8 Every saint of January to direct
our souls !
1 of Ferna, a bishop was he : Aed was his first name. b 2 a
bishop. Thy Cumme of Noendruim son of the wright of Tuaim
Inbir. a abbot of Dairinis at Less Mor moChuta. 4 a priest,
son of Hua Chii. 5 son of Eochaid of Tir da craeb. 6 from
Ross Enche. 7 of Cell Delga. a of Achad Duma. Ihy
Taedoc, son of Colgu of Achad Duma.
a Natalis sanctorum Papie et Mauri militum, Mart. Chr. Ch.
b He is commemorated as 'Aed' in Pel. Oeng.,as ' Edanus' in Mart. Chr. Ch.
2 8 F ELI RE HUI GORMAIN. [FEBRUARIUS.
FEBRUARIUS.
i. d.
FOR ka\aind find Febru
Brigit ard-ogh Erenn,
Derlugdach 1 leo rademfm]
Pion, Ignait, Effremm,
Beoin, 2 Cinne 3 chaemhfind,
Airennan 4 non-alem[m],
Cattan 5 trednach tenn6cc,
Mo-Celloc in cddhseng.
1 banabb Chille dara in dedhfl/^ Brighde. 2 ogh. 3 ogh.
4 mac u Oidaib. 5 aitte Blaain.
2. e.
/^etbreith Christ i tempul
^ri Muire, reimm raithfir.
Cornil caidh cend sochair,
Fortunait is Finnech, 1
Apronian indfethid, 2
Uictor, Mauir nar mothaigh,
Illathan 3 sruith sardrech,
Ait[h]met 4 crabdech a Clochair,
Felician, Firm romaind,
fri dodhaing cech dochair.
1 epscop. Finneach Duirn Chilli Findchi 6 Ath Duirn i n-Osraigibh.
Dornbuidhe \n\morro ainm telcha i Maigh Raighne. 2 diar coimhet.
3 on disert. *
3-
arburga ban,
Celerin co coemrath,
Coelfind, 1 b Cuanan 2 crabdech,
Trifon, Ignait, Uuan,
Remeid, Tigrid toedlec[h],
Laurentin nal-lanbhreth,
mac Duach dm ar duilgibh,
Colman 3 cuindmid cadhnech. 4
1 ogh. 3 glinne, abb Maighe bile. 3 ainm mheic Duach
o Chill maic Duaich. * in -;narg. man. rec. Colmanus hospitalis
et Tutelaris.
a MS. craibdech. b Cuanna, Mart. Taml. ed. Kelly,
FEBRUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 29
FEBRUARY.
i. D.
On February's white calends Brigit the chief virgin of
Ireland (and) Der-lugdach 1 : let us mention with them Pionius,
Ignatius, Ephrem, Beoin, 2 dear-white Cmne, 3 Airennan 4 whom we
supplicate, Cattan 5 the abstinent, stern warrior, (and) my Celloc
the holy-slender.
1 abbess of Kildare after Brigit. 2 a virgin. 3 a virgin.
4 Oidab's (leg. Fodub's ?) great-grandson. a 5 Blaan's tutor.
2. E.
The first taking of Christ into the Temple, with Mary b a
gracious man's course. Cornelius the chaste, a profitable chief,
Fortunatus and Finnech. 1 Apronianus bear ye in mind, 2 Victor,
Maurus, who perceives us, Illathan, 3 venerable, great-faced,
Aithmet 4 the devout, of Clochar, Felicianus and Firmus, before
us, against the danger of every mischief.
1 a bishop. Finnech Duirn of Cell Findchi of Ath Duirn in
Ossory. Now Dorn-buide was the name of a hill in Mag Raigne.
2 to protect us. 3 from the hermitage. 4 a bishop.
3- F.
Werburga the fair, Blasius, Celerinus with dear grace,
Coelfind, 1 devout Cuanan, 2 Trypho, Ignatius, Uuan (Avia-
nus ?), Remedius, radiant Tigris, Laurentinus of the full judg
ments, mac Duach a defence against difficulties, Colman, 3
hospitable, holy.
1 a virgin. 2 of the valley, abbot of Mag Bile. 3 Mac
Duach's name ; from Cell meic Duach.
a h. Foduib, Mart. Taml. ed. Kelly.
b Purificatio sancte Marie semper virginis, Dntnim. Kal.
30 F&LIRE HUI GORMAIN. [FEBRUARIUS.
4-g-
Fuidbech, 1 Core 2 is Chota,
la hAquilin aleb,
Gelais fri cech ngabud, a
Gemin mor is Magnus.
Donait tagai[m]m trenfer
fri baraind, fri badud.
Pheleas, Eueint urgna,
dfas chunnla co crabud.
Cuanna, 3 Ciaran 4 Glinne, 5
sinne for a snadhud !
1 mac Cillin^ 2 6 Dhruim Lonima"n, 3 man. rec. Mart.
TamlachL o Druinn. 4 ab Lis moir. 5 Tamhlachta Gliadh i
nGlinn Righe.
5. a.
A gatha og airderc,
-^-Cera 1 ar corp ba cachtach :
Baetan, 2 Fingen 3 fertach,
Saturnin ard, Auit,
Liadnan 4 leir nar' lochtach,
Dubtach 5 eim is Echtach. 6
1 dgh. 2 mac Colmain. 3 m^c Odrain febla. 4 abb
Fobhair. 6 saccart. 6 dcch.
6. b.
Uedaist amra, Amaint, 1
Fustais ni chel charaim,
epscoft c Mel 2 nos-molaimm,
Anatholian, Teophtl,
feil Dura 3 bhain bladhuill,
Branduibh chaid is Cholaimfm], 4
dom breith don flaith lea
Dorothea thogaimm,
Finnian 5 abb na hinnse
'sin d rindse mo roraind.
1 seems altered from Amaitt : in marg. man. rec. Amait Amaind ,i.
Amandus qui hodie ponzV^r. 2 eps^/ Ard-achrt/V i Tethba, descipal
Patraicc es/^/e. 3 eps^/. m^c Coluim 6 Dhruim chremha. 4 Bran
7 Colum 6 Loch Munremhuir. 5 Maelfindiain abb Insi Patraic.
a MS. ngabad. b mac Illadon, Mart. Taml. ed. Kelly'
c Sic in the Rawl. and Laud copies of the Felire Oeng. In L.B. Moel,
perperam. d MS. san.
FEHRUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 31
4. G.
Fuidbech, 1 Core 2 and Cota with Aquilinus, I will beseech.
Gelasius against every peril, great Geminus and Magnus. Dona-
tus I choose (as my) champion against hostility, against drown
ing. Phileas, wise Eventius, a sage, devout pair. Cuanna 3 and
Ciaran 4 of Glenn (Rige), 5 may we be under their safeguard !
1 son of Cillm. 2 from Druim Lomman. 3 from Druinn,
(according to the) Martyrology of Tallaght. 4 Abbot of Less Mor.
5 of Tamlachta Gliad in Glenn Rige.
5. A.
Agatha, a famous virgin, Cera, 1 who was abstinent as to her
body, Baetan, 2 miraculous Fingen, 3 lofty Saturninus and Avitus,
Liadnan 4 the industrious, who was not faultful, active Dubthach, 5
and Echtach. 6
1 a virgin. 2 son of Colma'n. 3 son of Odran Febla.
abbot of Fobar. 5 a priest. 6 a virgin.
6. B.
Wonderful Vedastus, (bishop) Amandus, Fausta (?), I will
not conceal whom I love : bishop Mel, 2 I praise him, Anatho-
lianus, Theophilus, the festival of fair, great-famed Dura, 3 of
Brandub the chaste and Colomb. 4 'Tis Dorothea I choose
to take me with her to the kingdom (of heaven). Findian, 5
abbot of the Island, in this end of the stanza (is) my great
portion.
2 bishop of Ard-achad in Tethba, a disciple of Patrick he. 3 a
bishop, son of Colomb, of Druim Crema. * Bran and Colomb
from Loch Munremuir. 5 Mael-Findia~in, abbot of Inis-Patraic.
32 FELIRE Htil GORMA1N. [FEBRUARIUS.
7. C.
Tri meicc delbda Dare, 1
Fintan 2 lend is Lomman, 3
tlsailli tend tennal,
Brigit 4 chaid is Colman, 5
fri tedmann, fri trommar,
Aed, 6 Moenacan/ Mellan, 8
Auguil, Moiseit molaimm,
romaind fri cech rennagh.
1 .i. Lonan, Critan, Maelan Mona Maolain tri meic Dhare.
2 saozrt Cluana. Ca"in. 3 Locha Uair. 4 inghen Domma.
6 eps<:<?/. 6 eps^/ Slebhti. 7 Atha Liacc. 8 [Inse]
ui Cuinn for Loch Orbsen.
M
8. d.
acc-liacc, 1 Cera, 2 Colman, 3
a Ruithche, 4 Sebaist soerda,
T^rnoc, 5 Emil airme,
Salomon mor martir,
Dionis fri digla,
Onchu, 6 Fiachra, 7 Failbe, 8
Cormtha uais ergna,
tall co nderna ar ndailne.
Liath droma. 2 ogh. 3 mac ui Thelduibh
og. 5 anchoreta fri Berba aniar. 6 Onchu mac ind ecis do
Onachtaibh. IS e ro thinoil mor do thaisib noemh l^ienn co
Cluain moir Moedhdcc. 7 abb 6 Chongbhail Glinne Siiilige i
Cenel Cona.Hl, 7 ba habb-sidhe beos i cCluain Eraird. 8 .i. Failbe
Erdoimh.
9.e.
A ppollonia, Ammon,
^"^-Ausb^t^J ban balla,
gebtait col-Ian linni,
Ronan, 1 Cuaran, 2 Cairech, 3
Tomas tuirmthir sunna,
b Colman, 4 Cruimthir Finni. 5
Lis moir. 2 ind eccna. Cuaran in eccna i nDeisibh
As do rob ainm Cronan mac Nethsemon. 3 Cairech
Dergain ogh o Cluain Bairenn i n-Uibh Maine. 4 Cltiana. hEraird.
5 Droma licce.
a Ruidche, Mart. TamL ed. Kelly.
b MoColmoc cluana Iraird, Mart. TamL
FEBRUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 33
7 . C.
Dare's three shapely sons, 1 for us (be) Fintan 2 and Lomman. 3
Auxilius, a strong firebrand : chaste Brigit 4 and Colman, 5 against
diseases, against heavy slaughter : Aed, 6 Moenacan, 7 Mellan, 8
Augulus, Moyses I praise ; (let them go) before us against every
spear-fight.
1 i.e. Lonan, Critan, Maelan of Mdin Maelain, Ddre's three sons.
2 a priest, of Cluain Cain. 3 of Loch Uair. 4 daughter of
Domma. 5 a bishop. 6 bishop of Slebte. 7 of Ath
Liacc. 8 of Inis Maccu Cuinn on Loch Orbsen.
8. D.
Mac-liacc, 1 Cera, 2 Colman, 3 Ruithche, 4 noble Sebastianus,
thy Ernoc, 5 Aemilianus we reckon, great Salomon, a martyr ;
Dionysius against vengeances : Onchu, 6 Fiachra, 7 Failbe. 8
Wise, noble Corintha, may she cause our meeting there (in
heaven) !
1 bishop of Liath-druim. 2 a virgin. 3 a bishop, great-
grandson of Teldub. 4 a virgin. 6 an anchorite to the west of
(the river) Berba. 6 Onchu, son a of the sage, of Connaught. Tis
he that gathered to Cluain Mor Maedoic much of the relics of the
saints of Ireland. 1 * 7 an abbot, from Congbail Glinne Suilige in Cenel
Conaill, and he was also abbot in Cluain Eraird. 8 that is Failbe
of Erdam.
9. E.
Apollonia, Ammon, white, lofty Ausbertus, they will com
pletely take our side. Ronan, 1 Cuaran, 2 Cairech. 3 Thomas is here
numbered. Colman, 4 presbyter Finni. 5
1 bishop of Less-mor. 2 of the wisdom : Cuaran of the wisdom
in Desi of Munster. 'Tis to him was the name Cronan, son of Nia-
semon. 3 Cairech Dergain, a virgin from Cluain Bairenn in Hui
Maine. 4 of Cluain Eraird. 5 of Druim Licce.
a He is described as ' hua (grandson) of the sage,' in Ftt. Oeng. and in
Mart. Taml. b So Mart. TamL ed. Kelly : Hua ind egais qui
congregavit reliquias sanctorum. c Mocuaroc ind ecnai, Fkl. Oe?ig.
Mochuaroc vir sanctus et sapientissimus, Drumin. Kal.
GORMAN. D
34 FLIRE HCi GORMAIN. [FEBRUARYS.
10. f.
Ccolastica, Sillan, 1
inne da locha.
II. g.
obnat, 1 Etchen, 2 Eufrais,
Lappan, 3 Luc[h]ta 4 luaidimm,
Seuerin abb alimm,
Finnia, 5 Duban 6 degdias,
Senacfh] 7 an mar oebill,
Coccnat 8 ban as mbagimm,
ainm Iarlaide b findaird
isin rindaird 9 raidimm,
Desider fos fe"gait,
Inna gerait gradfind.
1 dgh. in marg. Gobnat dgh i Mdin Mdir i ndesc^rt Erenn ata a
ceall. 2 eps^/ Cluana. Foda i Feraibh Bile i Midhe. 3 mac
Ciarain. 4 Atha Ferna. 5 epswp Maighe Bile. 6 s&carL
7 sacc^rt 6 Cheallaibh ua Maigheach. 8 dcch d Ernaidhe. 9 .i.
ainm na haistesea.
12. a.
Finan, 2 Fethgna, 3
^Cummein, 4 Conin, 5 Cronan,
Forondan, 6 Aed, 7 Aedan, 8
Beologo 9 ard, Eulail,
Leo la Lugaid 10 lanfial
as cubaidh 'sin caemhfal.
1 eps#?/>, mc Luaith, 6 Ath cliath'. 2 mac Erendain. c
3 comwrba Patraicc cenn creidme na nGaoid<?/. 4 in marg.
Cummein Glinne mona. 5 epsr<?/. 6 abb Cluana. Eraird. ' mac
Feradha^/z. 8 o Cluain Dartada. 9 saazrt. o Cluain Dartada
beos. 10 Cuile Ruscach i mBreifne.
a larlaithi, Mart. Taml ed. Kelly. b Siatal ibid. c Airennain, ibid.
FEBRUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 35
10. F.
(The holy virgin) Scholastica, Sillan. 1 ....
bishop of Glenn dd locha,
n. G.
Gobnat, 1 Etchen, 2 Eufrasia (leg. Euphrosyna), Lappan, 3
Luchta, 4 I mention ; abbot Severinus, I beseech ; Finnia 5 and
Duban, 6 a goodly pair ; Senach, 7 bright like a spark : fair Coccnat 8
whom I declare ; the name of larlaithe, the fair and high, in the
(metre called) rindarcP I utter. Desiderius, also, keen (and)
pleasant : Ina, a lovable, white champion.
1 a virgin. Gobnat a virgin. In Moin Mor in the south of Ireland
stands her church. 2 bishop of Cluain Fota in Fir Bile in Meath.
3 son of Ciaran. 4 of Ath Ferna. 5 bishop of Mag Bile.
6 a priest. 7 a priest from Cella Hua Maigech. 8 a virgin, from
Ernaide. 9 the name of this metre.
12. A.
Siadal, 1 Finan, 2 Fethgna, 3 Cummein, 4 Conin, 5 Cr6nan, Foron-
dan, 6 Aed, 7 Aedan, 8 high Beo-logo, 9 (the holy virgin) Eulalia.
Leo, with full-modest Lugaid, 10 who is harmonious in the dear
rampart a
1 a bishop, son of Luath, from Ath Cliath. * son of Erennan.
3 a successor of Patrick : head of the belief of the Gaels. 4 Cum-
main of Glenn Mdna 5 a bishop. B abbot of Cluain Eraird.
7 son of Feradach. 8 from Cluain Dartada. 9 a priest : also
from Cluain Dartada. 10 of Ciiil Riiscach in Brefne.
a i.e., the rampart or fence composed of the saints enumerated in this
stanza.
D 2
36 F&L1RE Htil GORMA1N. [FEBRUARIUS.
A gab
-^i^
13-b.
)us faith fire,
gilda 1 glanog,
Domonghin 2 caid, Conan,
Filoron is Finan,
Cuac[h]nat 3 in b raith romhoir
la Grigoir maith molab.
1 ogh. 2 mo-Domhndc d Thioprait Fachtna i n-i
ogh oc Ross raithe. c
14. c.
/^oemhan, Manchein Moethla,
^-"Felicula landes,
Baiss, Cirion in chadhfis,
Anton, Marceill, Maxim,
Zenon, Sinach 1 sirfois,
Ualentin, Uitalis,
on drung duit, a duine,
na huile roalis.
1 Sratha. d
15. d.
Austin, Q&inid, 6 Craton,
Daghilla tend trebar,
Fergas 1 lemm dia lenub,
Forondan 2 beo, Berach, 3
Blauius ba gle in glanfer,
buaid meic De do Demun. f
1 mac Oengwja. 2 mac Aoda. 3 Cluana Coirpthe i
cConnachtaibh.
I
1 6. e.
Uliana, Julian,
la Faustin fial ferdha,
coic mile cliar coibne,
Paulus,
Aed Glas 1 dathglan delbda,
gQengus 2 rat[h]mhar, Roibne,*
Honesim caid coemgel,
for soernem co soirbe.
1 Aodh Glas eps^/ Ratha na n-Epscop. 2 eps^/. 3 abb.
a scae. eormenhilde, Leofr. KaL b MS. an.
c Cruachnat oc Ros Fachtna, Mart. Taml. according to Todd, Marl.
Don. p. 48, note. d sratha Irenn, Mart. Taml. ed. Kelly.
e A would-be corrector inserts / after n. f buaid maicc D dia
ndmait, Fd. Oeng. * MS. Oengas.
FEBRUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 37
13- B.
Agabus, a prophet of truth a : Ermengilda, 1 a pure virgin :
Chaste 2 Domongin, b Conan, Philoromus and Fman. Cuachnat*
of the exceeding grace, with good Gregorius, I will praise.
1 a virgin. 2 my Domnoc from Tipra Fachtna in the west of
Ossory. 3 a virgin at Ross Raithe.
14. C.
Coemdn, Manch6in of Moethail, Felicula, full-lovely : Bassus,
Cyrion of the holy knowledge: Antonius, Marcellus, Maximus,
Zeno, Sinach 1 the ever-stable : Valentinus, Vitalis : unto thee,
O man, thou hast entreated the whole of the troop.
1 of Srath.
15. D.
Faustinus, Quinidius, Craton, strong, firm Dagilla. On my
side be Fergus, 1 to whom I shall cleave : lively Forondan, 1
Berach 3 : Blavius, bright was the pure man. The victory of God's
Son over the Devil. c
1 son of Oengus. 2 son of Aed. 3 of Cluain Coirpthe in
Connaught.
1 6. E.
Juliana, Julianus, with modest, manly Faustinus : five thou
sand, a kindred band. Pamphilus Paulus. Aed Glas, 1 pure-
coloured, shapely : gracious Oengus, 2 Roibne, 3 holy, dear-white
Onesimus, d in noble heaven with prosperity.
1 Aed Glas, bishop of Raith na n-Epscop. 2 a bishop. 3 an abbot.
* See Acts xi. 28 and xxi. 10.
b An alias for the mo- Domnoc of F6L Oeng. and Drumm. KaL
c Victoria Christi de Diabolo perternas temptationes ab eodem Christo
superatas, Drumm. KaL Diabolus recessit a Domino, Leofric Kal.
d Natalis sancti Onesimi Apostoli (sic\ Mart. Chr. Ch.
38 P&LIRE Htil GORMAIN. [FEBRUARIUS.
17. f.
TT^intan 1 fial ua hEchach
* do-Chonna 2 tenn treorach,
Donait gemm co ngleratfh],
Roibne 3 mor la Midu, 4
Cormacc 5 Ian, is Lurech, 6
Ossan 7 ban is Brelach, 8
lem a n-itche uile
corbam duine derach.
1 abb Cliiana hEidhn/gh il-Laighis. 2 mac Odrain. 3 eps-
cop. 4 mac Factna. 5 eps^?/ At[h]a Truim ocus comurba.
Patraic. 6 mac Ciianach. 7 eps^/, o Raith Osdin fri hAth
Tmim anfar. 8 .i. mac Fithchellaigh.
1 8. g.
IV T em, 1 Oengus, a is Udrin, 2
*^ Rutuil, Siluan sengdruin,
Simeon cara in Coimded,
b mo-Liba 3 leir, Legoint,
Colman, Lassair 4 lommglan,
Maxim, Daniel 5 dondghel,
sinne for a snadud
ar thragud, ar thoirnem.
1 epswp Droma Bertach. 2 Droma Dresa. 3 i n-Uibh
Eachach \3\adh i n-Eanach Elte dosomaidh. 4 ogh, 6 Ghlinn
Medhdin. 5 eps^<?/ Cinn Garad.
19. a.
mor m^c Cuanach,
, Gabi'n glorda,
Feichin, 2 Odran oebhda,
lulianus, lulius,
Nuadha 3 deghlainn diadha, 4
Daig 5 mac d Nemnaill noemda,
Moel Dobhorcon 6 degfer
ar ro celed coemna.
1 o Tigh Baoithin i n-iarthar Midhe. ~ in marg. Feichin
lia Cainche 6 Lemmaig. 3 eps^>. 4 in marg. man. rec.
deglainn diadha .i. protectoris deuoti. 5 eps^/. 6 eps^/ Cille dara.
a MS. Oengas. b molipa, Drumm. Kal.
c sancti confessoris Baithini, Mart. Chr. Ch. d MS. meic.
FEBRUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 39
17. F.
Chaste Fintan, 1 descendant of Eochaid, thy Conna,' firm,
leading, Donatus, a gem with bright grace. Roibne, 3 the great,
with Midu, 4 full Cormac 5 and Lurech, 6 fair Ossan 7 and Brelach, 8
be the prayer of them all on my behalf that I may repent with
tears. a
1 abbot of Cluain Eidnech in Laigis. 2 son of Odran. 3 a
bishop. 4 son of Fachtna. 5 bishop of Ath Truim, and a
successor of Patrick. 6 son of Guana. 7 a bishop : from
Raith Ossain to the west of Ath Truim. 8 son of Fidchellach.
1 8. G.
Nem, 1 Oengus and Udrin 2 : Rutulus, slender-shrewd Sil-
vanus : Simeon, the relative of the Lord b : my Liba 3 the indus
trious : Legontius, c Colman, very pure Lassair 4 : Maximus,
Daniel 5 the princely-fair, may we be under their safeguard
against exhaustion, against oppression !
1 bishop of Druim Bertach. 2 of Druim Dresa. 3 in Hiii
Echach of Ulster, in Eriach Elte (to speak) precisely. 4 a virgin,
from Glenn Medoin. 5 bishop of Cenn Garad.
19. A.
Great Boethin, 1 son of Cuana, Publius, glorious Gabinius,
Feichin, 2 beautiful Odran, Julianus, Julius : Nuada, 3 good and
godly protector 4 : Daig, 5 son of saintly Nemnall, Mael-Dobor-
chon, 6 an excellent man (from whom) comfort (?) was taken
away.
1 from Tech Boethin in the western part of Meath. 2 Fechin,
descendant of Cainche, from Lem-mag. 3 a bishop. 4 of good
godly protection, i.e., of a devout protector. 5 a bishop.
" bishop of Cell Dara.
a literally, that I may be a tearful person.
b propinquus Salvatoris secundum carnem, Mart. Chr. Ch.
c Leguntius, Martyr. Rom. Feb. 19.
40 F&L1RE Htil GORMAIN. [FEBRUARIU?.
20. b.
' I ^irannus seim, Siluan,
-*- Nil, Senob 1 tren trebar,
Bolcan 2 ognar, idan,
Colcu, 3 Cronan credal.
1 Nil, Senob is written over what seems la tenob.
* ma-c ua Duinechda.
21. c.
T Terulus fial, Felic,
^ Secundin co sograd,
Cronan 1 daig diar ndegdin,
Fintan 2 caid, is Colman. 3
1 Cille Bicce. 2 Fionntan Corach eps^/ CWana. Ferta Bre-
nainn. Ocus i cCluain Eidhn/^h ata bheos. 3 in marg. Colman
Arda Bo for bru Locha Eachach i n-Ultoibh.
22. d.
IN-Antuaig aird uasail,
oirdned Petair phrimda,
ind fir ettail oebda.
Papias, Abil, Arist,
Fechin, 1 Moelan 2 morda,
la Coeman 3 diar coemna,
Midabair 4 chaid chimer,
Gurnim 5 minghel moerda,
mac Dornan caemh cinte,
Mael-brigte b cen baeghla. c
1 sacart. 2 Achaidh Gobra. 3 Mhaighe male Dodon.
* o Rind Droichit. 5 ingen Chon-gaela. d
a eps. clean, Mart. Taml. ed. Kelly.
11 MS. maolbrigde. c MS. baoghla.
d Guirminni inghen Conghaili, Mart. Taml. ed. Kelly. Gurnin, inghen
Conghaela, Mart. Don.
FEBRUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 41
20. B.
Tyrannius, the spare ; Silvanus, Nilus, strong (and) prudent a
Zenobius : Bolcan, 2 virgin-bashful, pure : Colcu, 3 religious
Cronan.
2 a bishop. 3 great-grandson of Duinechda.
21. C.
Verulus the modest, Felix, Secundinus, with tender love:
Cronan, 1 quick to guard us well, holy Fintan, 2 and Colman. 3
1 of Cell Becc. 2 Fintan Corach, bishop of Cluain Fevta
Brenainn, and in Cluain Eidnech he is also. 3 Colman, of Ard
Bo on the brink of Loch n-Echach, in Ulster.
22. D.
In high, noble Antioch, the enthronement of pre-eminent
Peter, b the pure, beautiful man. Papias, Abilius, Ariston. c
Fechm, 1 majestic Moelan 2 with Coeman 3 to defend us : Mida-
bair, 4 holy, radiant (?) : Gurnim, 6 smooth-white, noble. Mac-Dor-
nan dear, determined : Mael-Brigte without dangers.
1 a priest. 2 of Achad Gobra. 3 of Mag male Dodon.
4 from Rind Droichit. 5 daughters of Cu-gaela.
3 sic Mart. Rom Tenobius, Mart. Chr. Ch.
b apud Antiochiam cathedra sancti Petri, Drumm. Kal.
c Aristion qui unus fuit de Ixxii discipulis Christi, Mart. Chr. Ch.
42 FELIRE Htil GORMA1N. [FEBRUARIUS.
23. e.
/^ethracha sunn, Sereim,
^Policarpas credhlach,
la Findchadan 1 fodlach,
Mannan tenn, 2 is Tian, 3
Columnan cain caindlech,
Ernin, 4 Cruimthir Conrach, 5
inghena and Oengois, 6
na coemhdois co comdath.
1 .i. Fioncadan n-Arda. a z in marg. Manndn tenn .i. strenuus
pugn(ator). 3 Mannan 7 Tiaan Airidh huird. b 4 Cas Leith-
glinne. 5 in marg. Cruimtir Conrac 7 Findcadhan n-Arda. a
6 in marg. man. rec. Fech an iad ingena, Aonguis maze Natfraoich qui
(\icitur 12 filias sanctas habuisse. Forte filiae Aengusii, regis Momoniae,
qui 12 dicitur habuisse filias sanctas.
24. f.
A pstol mor Mathias,
**fo deoaid in degbuaid,
cenn Eoin do fagbail,
Heise, 1 Cuimmein, 2 Ciaran, 3
Sergij ard co n-ilmain, c
a theist is ard anbail.
Airidh Foda. 2 abb lae. 3 Uamha.
25- g.
T Tictorin is Uictor,
^ Papias, Seraip soera,
Dioscoir cenn core,
Nicofoir caid Claudian,
Triar soersa coa sine,
Cianan, 1 Coemsa, 2 Crone. 3
abb. 2 occh. 3 dgh, o Tamhlachta.
a leg. na hArda, as in Mart. Taml. ed. Kelly.
b leg. Shuird ? Co Airid Suird, Mart. Taml. ed. Kelly.
c MS. niolmain.
FEBRUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 4
23- E.
Forty (martyrs) here, Serenus, trustful Polycarpus, with dis
cerning Findchadan 1 : strict Mannan and Tidn, 3 Columnan, fair,
lustrous : Ernen, 4 presbyter Conrach 5 : Oengus' 6 daughters there,
the dear bushes with equal colour.
1 Finchaddn, of Ard. 3 Mannan and Tian, of Aired Uird.
4 Cas, of Lethglinn. 5 Presbyter Conrach and Findchadan of
Ard. * See if they are the daughters of Oengus, son of Natfraech,
who is said to have had twelve holy daughters. Perhaps they are the
daughters of Oengus, King of Munster, who is said to have had twelve
holy daughters.
24. F.
The great apostle Mathias a : the goodly victory at last,
John (Baptist's) head was found. b Heise, 1 Cummein, 2 Ciaran 3 :
lofty Sergius, with many a treasure, high and vast is the testi
mony concerning him.
of Aired Fota. 2 abbot of lona. 3 of Uam.
25. G.
Victorinus and Victor, Papias, Serapion, the noble ones.
Dioscorus, head of justice, holy Nicephorus, Claudianus. These
three noble ones, to whom thou stretchest (?), Cianan, 1 Coemsa, 2
Crone. 3
1 an abbot. 2 a virgin. 3 a virgin from Tam-
lachta.
a Mathias or, as the Irish called him, Madian, is commemorated by
Oengus on Feb. 23.
b Inventio capitis sanct loannis Baptistae, Mart. Rom. and so Menolog
Grace. Inventio capitis pre rsoris Domini, Mart. Chr. Ch.
44 F&LIRE H&I GORMAIN. [FEBRUARIUS.
26. a.
1\ /ToEnna, Etne, Aedlug, 1
** Nestoir druin co /zdegrath,
Salomon tuir tharbach,
Alexander epscop.
Cronan 2 ba cend cuimnech,
Becan 3 tenn, is Talmach.
1 Aodhlugh mac Cammain abb Cliiana. mate Nois. 2 Glinne
Aosa. 3 Dall, Cinn saile.
27. b.
il chinn in chinged
lohain 1 uasail imslain,
Baldomer bind organ,
Leander la hfulian,
trede^ follan findmhor,
Eunus, Comman, 2 Comgan. 3
1 in mars:, decollatio s. ]o/iannis. 2 mac ua Themhne.
3 Ghlinne hUissen.
28. c.
Mansuetaj, mo-Sinu,
Ternoc, Dicfhjuill 1 delbda,
Uictor, Roman, Roigne,
Sillan, 2 Ernin ergna.
Rufin, Machair maithe,
forbhait flaithe febra, a
a thinol mor molaim,
fri doading na ndemhna.
1 mac Maelduibh i n-Eiriud Muilt oc Loch Erne. 2 maighistir
Cummin, ab Benncair Uladh, ocus comarba Comhgaill.
MS. febru.
FEBRUARY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 45
26. A.
My 6nna, Ethne, Aedlug 1 : Nestor, shrewd, with good grace.
Salomo, a profitable tower : Alexander, bishop (of Alexandria) :
Cronan, 2 who was a mindful chief: strict Becan 3 and Talmach.
1 Aedlug, son of Camman, abbot of Cluain mac Nois. 2 of
Glenn Aesa. 3 the Blind, of Cenn saile.
27. B.
The finding of the head of the champion, a John, 1 noble,
quite whole. Baldomer, a melodious organ, Leander with Juli-
anus. A triad sound, white-great (are) Eunus, Comman, 2 (and)
Comgan. 3
1 the decollation of St. John. 2 great-grandson of Temne.
3 of Glenn Uissen.
28. C.
Mansuetus, my Sinu, thy Ernoc, shapely Dichuill, 1 Victor,
Romanus, Roigne, Sillan, 2 wise Ernfn, Rufinus, Macarius, the
nobles, complete February's lords. Their great assembly I
praise : (may it guard me) from the hardship of the devils !
1 son of Mael-duib in Eriud Muilt at Loch Erne. 2 a master :
son of Cummin, abbot of Bennchor Ulad, and a successor of Corn-
gall.
a Here Gorman follows Oengus, who at Feb. 27 has airec cinn lohannis.
The rinding of S. Paul's head is omitted, though this event is commemorated
in Drumm. Kal. at Feb. 25.
46 F ELI RE HUI GORMAIN, [MARTI us.
MARTIUS.
i. d.
FOR \ta\aind moir Martai
Dauid, 1 Senan, 2 Saran, 3
Cassin mace noem Neman,
Banfota min, Moenenn, 4
Baetan, 5 Colum 6 caemfial,
mac Nisi og, Enan. 7
sescca da ced 8 cadla 9
ir-Roimh tarla a tre"nar.
1 eps<r/ Cille muine. * eps^/ Insi Cathaigh. 3 eps^?/.
* eps^/ CViana. ferta. Brenainn. 5 abb Cluana mate Nois eisiumh
.i. Baettdn mac ua Corbmaic. 6 Cinn garadh. 7 Mac Nissi
inmarg. man. rec. 260 martyfres] Romae. 9 .i. cathalacda.
2. e.
Oimplic smith in papa
^louin, Bassil bladholl,
feil Cuain 1 is Conaill,
Finnian, a Fergna 2 la,
Lugaid 3 lor dial-lenaimm,
la Montan 4 mor molaimm.
1 Cain. * Brit, abb lae Choluimchille, 7 epscop beos.
3 sacc^rt. * saccart.
3. f.
l\yr o-Saccra 1 caid, Conna, 2
^^ Ereclach mon-iadamm,
Conill, Cillein 3 caemseng,
mo-Dimmoc b in degdos,
deochain Reat rigfind,
mo-Chua, 4 Fachtna, 5 Faelend,
epscop Conchraidh, Cele, 6
al-lere nar laedend. 7
1 ab Cluana. hEidhnz^h il-Laighis. in marg. Mo acra i Tigh Sacru
i fail Tamhlachta ocus i Fionnmaigh i Fothartaibh. 2 dcch. 3 Insi
Doimhle. 4 Cluana Dobt[h]a. 5 6 Crebhicc. 6 .i.
Cele Crist epscop o Chill Cele Crist in-Uibh Dunc^^ha il-Laighnibh.
7 nar gresenn.
a MS. Ferccna. b MS. Diommoc.
MARCH.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 47
MARCH.
i. D.
On the great calends of March David, 1 Senan, 2 Saran, 3
Cassin, the holy son of Neman : gentle Banfota : Moenenn 4 :
Baetan, 5 Colomb 6 the dear-modest, Enan, 7 virginal son of Nise.
Sixty (and) two hundred 8 beautiful 9 (martyrs), in Rome their
savage slaughter came to pass.
1 bishop of Cell muine. a 2 bishop of Inis Cathaig. 3 a
bishop. 4 bishop of Cluain ferta Brenainn. 5 abbot of
Cluain maic Nois he, to wit, Baetan, great-grandson of Cormac. 6 of
Cenn Garad. 7 sonofNisse. 8 2 60 martyrs at Rome. 9 catholic.
2. E.
Venerable Simplicius, the pope. Jovinus, Basileus, the greatly
famous. The festival of Cuan 1 and Conall : Finnian, Fergna 2 of
lona, Lugaid 3 the sufficient, whom I follow ; with great Montan 4
I praise.
1 the Fair. 2 a Briton, abbot of Colombcille's lona, and also
a bishop. 3 a priest. 4 a priest.
3- F.
My holy Sacru, 1 Conna, 2 Ereclach round whom we close :
Conill, dear-slender Cillein, 3 my Dimmoc, the goodly bush.
Deacon Reat, royal-fair : my Cua, 4 Fachtna 5 : Faelenn, bishop
Conchraid, Cele, their piety incites us. 7
1 abbot of Cluain Eidnig in Laigis. my Sacru in Tech Sacru
near Tamlachta, and in Findmag in Fotharta. 2 a virgin.
3 of Inis Doimli. 4 of Cluain Dobtha. 5 from Craebech.
6 Cele Crist, a bishop, from Cell Celi Christ in Hui Dunchada in
Leinster. 7 eggs us on.
a archiepiscopus Britannic, Drumm. Kal., sci. devvi episc. conf., Leofr.
Kal,
4 s FLIRE HL J I GORMAIN.
4- g-
Lucius leir in papa,
Gaius, arthenn oebda,
noiccet ir-R6imh 1 rigda,
Palatinus, Pilip, 2
epscoip ra ngairm nglorda,
Cluana Bainb at brigda
Muccin mor 6 Maighin,
na daighfir fri digla.
1 in marg. nongenti Roniae. * eps^/ Cluana Bainb.
5. a.
Ciaran 1 Saigre sluagach,
Cart[h]ach dalta in deghfir, 2
Colman, mora a molta,
Euseib, Foca fedil,
in coicciur raith righsa
dom dinsa rob demhin.
7 #?#fessor. 2 Carthach dalta Ciarain Saighre .i.
righ Eoganachta Caisil e. I cCoirp/7 Ua cCiardha ata a
bhaile .i. Druim Fertain 7 Inis Uachtair for loch Silenn.
6. b.
ert inghen leir Lenin, 1
Corpre Crom 2 fri cruadag,
Uictor, Odran, Julian,
Maelruain, 3 Maeldub, 4 Muadan, 5
a tinol a tenn teclat
is tecbat in truaghan.
1 6 Chill Inghen Lenin i n-LIibh Bn'uin Cualann, in marg. man. rec.
Filiae Lenini in Tamlacht. 2 epso*/* CMana. mate Ndis, cenn
crabw/V/h ermhoir Ere# ina re. 3 Droma Raithe. * mac
Berrain. 5 eps^/, o Cam Furbaide.
a MS. tionol.
MARCH.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 49
4. G.
Industrious Lucius the pope: Gaius, the very strict, beauti
ful. Nine hundred (martyrs) in royal 1 Rome. a Palatinus, b
Pilip, 2 bishops of Cluain Bainb, with their glorious cry, who are
vigorous: great Muccin from Maigen, the good men against
vengeances.
nine hundred at Rome. 2 a bishop of Cluain Bainb
5. A.
Hostful Ciarin of Saigir 1 : the excellent man's fosterling,
Carthach 2 : Colman, great are the praises of him: Eusebius, en
during Phocas, these five gracious kings may they be sure to
protect me !
1 bishop and confessor. 2 Carthach, fosterling of Ciaran, of
Saigir, to wit, son of Oengus, king of the Eoganacht of Cashel he. In
Coirpre hua Ciarda stands his stead, i.e., Druim Fertain and Inis
Uachtair on Loch Silenn.
6. B.
The virtue of Lenin's active daughters. 1 Corpre the Bowed 2
against hard battle. Victor, Odran, Julianus, Mael-Ruain, 5
Mael-dub, 4 Muadan, 5 let their strong assembly muster and uplift
the poor wretch (who commemorates them) !
1 From Cell Ingen Lenin (* the church of Lenin's daughters ') in
Hiii Briuin Cualann. 2 bishop of Cluain mac Nois, head of
devotion of the greater part of Ireland in his time. 3 of
Druim Raithe. 4 son of Berran. 5 a bishop, from Carn Furbaidi.
a Rome, via Appia, martyrum nongentorum, Drumm. Kal. Scorum.
dccc. mart., Leofr, KaL
b an epithet for Gaius, which Gorman treats as the name of a separate
saint. So Richard Whytford : ' saynt Gay and saynt Palatyne.' The
Martiloge (March 4).
GORMAN. E
50 FELIRE Htii GORMAIN. [MARTIUS.
7. C.
petua primda
fri martra mor monur,
Felicitas trebar,
Mo Celloc naemh, Nestor,
Mettan 1 main 2 nos-molub,
Cairitan 3 cain credal.
1 ogh, o Tuaim Atha. * in marg. man. rec. Vide Main.
3 Droma Lara.
8. d.
Senan, Siadal, 1 Beoaedh, 2
Conandil 3 caid, Ciaran, 4
da Chonna 5 im a Chronan, s
moChua, Libran, Lib^r, 7
Curcach naemh is Neman, 8
Molaissi 9 oen 6gban, b
c Elgniad 10 druin, Derchairthinn, 11
no maidfinn fri morgad, d
Ponti&.y din ar demnaib,
fom menmain a morgrad. 6
1 Cind Locha. 2 o Ard Carna i cConnachto$h,
es/^/he. 3 Eassa Ruaidh. 4 Foighdhi. 5 mo
Chonna Doire 7 mo Conna [Essa] mac [n]Eirc. 6 Cronan
Afrdne. 7 Liber abb Achaidh bo Cainnigh. 8 Dairinsi,
9 mac Aodha. 10 naemh. " 6 Uachtar Aird.
9. e.
T ugaid, 1 Setna, 2 Setna, 8
-"^Grigoir, Patian primglan,
da Brigitt 4 co mbrigblaid,
Sebaist, Humil, Julian.
Cirill crinna caemdruin,
la Dimma fri dighlaibh.
1 Cille Ciile. 2 Droma m/c Ublai. f 3 Cille Aine.
4 Erighit Mdna Miolain an dara dhe.
a MS chronan. b MS. ogban.
c Ailgniad, Mart. Taml ed. Kelly.
(l MS. morgad. e MS. morgrad.
1 Droma mic Blae, Mart. Taml. ed. Kelly. Read Dromnia maccuBlai?
MARCH.] MARTYKOLOGY OF GORMAN. 51
7-C.
Pre-eminent Perpetua at martyrdom great the deed
prudent Felicitas, my holy Celloc, Nestor, Mettan 1 a treasure, 2
I will praise her : Cairitan 3 fair, religious.
1 a virgin, from Tuaim Atha. 2 see Main. a 3 of Druim Lara.
8. D.
Senan, Siadal, 1 ^Beo-aed, 2 hol y Conandil, 3 Ciaran. 4 Two
Connas 5 with Cronan, 6 my Cua, Libran, Liber, 7 pious Curcach
and Neman. 8 Molaissi 9 unique, perfect and fair : shrewd
Elgniad 10 (and) Der-chairthinn, 11 1 would boast of against a great
danger. Pontius a safeguard from devils, under my mind be
his great love !
1 of Cenn Locha. * from Ard Carna in Connaught : a bishop
he. 3 of Ess Ruaid. 4 of Foigde. 5 my Conna
of Doire and my Conna of Ess mac n-Eire. 6 Cronan of
Airdne. 7 Liber, abbot of Achad Bo Cainnig. 8 of Dairinis,
a bishop. 9 son of Aed. 10 a saint. ll from Uachtar Aird.
9. E.
Lugaid, 1 Setna, 2 Setna, 8 Gregorius, prime, pure Pacianus,
two Brigits 4 with vigorous fame. Sebastus, Humilis, Julianus,
Cyrillus sage, dear-acute, with Dimma against vengeances.
1 of Cell Cule. * of Druim mic Ublai. * of Cell Aine.
* Brigit of Mdin Milain is one of the twain.
* The marginal glossator takes mdin to be a proper name ; but see
below at April 13, and compare the use of dna at April 16.
b Aed, Drumm. Kal.
E 2
52 F&LIRE HUI GORMAIN. [MARTIUS.
10. f.
A lexander, Agaib,
-^cethracha maith molaim,
Failbe, 1 Gaius guidimm,
Colman o Cluain Tibrind,
Quadrait sen coa saigimm,
la Setni 2 Fer fugill,
Attail, Drothoib donnban,
is Torman 3 din turind. 4
1 ab la. 2 eps^/. 3 meic Tormain meic Cruaidhen.
4 do cruithnecht na naemh.
II. g.
Candidus cain, Cirion,
Constantin Britt 1 buanraith,
Libren, 2 Cuanna 3 craibdech,
a Oengus 4 ard ua h[O]eblen,
Libran, 5 Senoc 6 saerdrech,
Findchan geloc gra[i]dnech,
Uindician b caid cain[d]lech,
breo lain[d]rech na lainbreth.
1 Constantin mac Fearg^a do Chruithnechaibh no Brit iar n-araile.
abb Raithne mo Chuda. t 2 Chliiana foda. 3 Dall. c
4 eps^. 5 abb lae Coluim cille. 6 mo Senoc Betech.
12. a.
Grigoir papa primfer,
Innocenti^ cara,
papa airdirc aile.
Muru 1 mor, doChualen, 2
Gorgoin, Cillein 3 cride,
Mael corgais gem glaine,
Elfegus in firflaith,
Dagan 4 brig maith blaide.
1 6 Faithin. 2 da Chuailen [mac Guairi]. 3 Lilchaigh.
4
a MS. Oengas. b MS. uindi cian. c cuannae c[a]eci, Mart. TamL
ed. Kelly.
MARCH.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 53
10. F.
Alexander, Agapa, forty noble (martyrs) whom I praise :
Failbe, 1 Gaius whom I beseech : Colman from Cluain Tibrinn, old
Quadratus to whom I go : with Setna 2 Fer fugill (' a man of
judgment '), Attalus, princely-fair Droctoveus, and Torman 3 of
the wheat. 4
1 an abbot of lona. 2 a bishop. 3 the sons of Torman
son of Cruaiden. * of the wheat of the saints. a
11. G.
Fair Candidus, Cyrion : the Briton 1 Constantin of lasting
grace, Libren, 2 devout Cuanna, 3 high Oengus 4 grandson of
Oeblen, Libran, 5 noble-faced Sen6c, 6 Findchan fair-young,
loveable (?) : Vindicianus, holy, shining, the bright flame of the
full judgments.
1 Constantin son of Fergus of the Picts, or, according to others, a
Briton : abbot of Raithen mo Chuta. 2 of Cliiain Fota. 3 the
Blind. 4 a bishop. 6 abbot of Colomb cille's Hi.
6 my Sendc Bethech. b
12. A.
Pope Gregorius, a chief man. c Innocentius, a friend, another
famous pope. Great Muru. 1 Thy Cualen, 2 Gorgonius, cordial
Cille"in 3 : Mael-corgais, a gem of purity. Elfegus [Aelfheah?]
the true prince, Dagan, 4 good vigour of fame.
1 from Fathan. * thy Cuailen, son of Guaire. 3 of Lilcach.
4 a bishop.
a sancti Dei triticum sunt, note on Ffl. Oeng. May 21.
b Gorman's Librdn and Senoc are Libren and Sendn in / r //. Oeng. and
Drumm. KaL
c Teacher and Apostle of the English, Drumm. KaL
54 FLIRE Htii GORMAIN. [MARTIUS.
13- b.
a l\/T Choemoc 1 is Cuangus, 2
1V1 Macidoni^ deghnech, b
Garalt, 3 Conc[h]end credlach,
Patricia min, Modeist,
Teodora fodlach,
Mairc is Teoseit tredhnach,
coro ancet m'anmain
ar in n-arnaid n-engach.
1 Le"ith moir, abb. 2 mac dall : o Leith mdir fos.
3 Maighe Eo na Saxan, abb 7
14- c.
TV /T orseisser da fichet 1
-L * *- drem as doig diar ndinon, c
tair ir-R6imh na raenar.
Petar, Eufrais, Ultan, 2
Talmach tuillmeach trenog,
Flannan, 3 Cuimnech, Caeman,
ar demhnaib cen dolma
maith diar comga in caemfal.
in marg. man. rec. martyres 47. 2 Maighnidhe, d 3 Cille Aird.
I5.d.
Longinus or gonad
Crist i croich do chruadgha,
ba col ce a choemna,
nert ingen og Eltin. 1
fri cech tressar trogda
tri meicc Nessan 2 noemda,
Matrona as buan beobladh
acus Eoghan oebhda. 6
1 tri hinghena Eltin. in marg. man. rec. filiae Eltini. 2 6 Inis
Faithlenn .i. Munissa, Nesslug 7 Duichaill (leg. Diuchaill?) Dercc. f
a MS. Machaomoc. b MS. deghneach.
c MS. dionon. d Ultani h. Aignig, Mart. Taml
e MS. aobhda.
f In Mart. Taml. (LL. 357 b ) the names of Nessan's sons are given (in
the gen. sg.) as moNissu, Sessloga, and Diucaill. Deirg is the epithet of
the following saint Trenech.
MARCH.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 55
13. B.
My Coemoc 1 and Cuangus, 2 Macedonius, an excellent one.
Garalt, 3 religious Conchenn, smooth Patricia, Modesta, discerning
Theodora, Marcus and Theuseta the abstinent may they
protect my soul from the cruel dangerous (fiend) !
1 of Liath mor, an abbot. 2 a blind boy : also from Liath
mdr. 3 of Mayo of the Saxons, an abbot and bishop. a
14. C.
Seven and two 1 score b (martyrs), a band that is meet to safe
guard us, east in Rome of the triumphant slaughters. Petrus,
Eufrasius, Ultan 2 meritorious, strong-virginal Talmach, Flannan, 3
Cuimnech, Coeman, against active devils, good is the dear fence
to protect us.
1 forty-seven martyrs. 2 of Maignide. 3 of Cell Ard
.
15. D.
Longinus by whose cruel spear Christ was wounded on
the Cross : 'twas a sin without (any) defence thereof. The
virtue of Eltin's 1 virginal daughters. Against every miserable
slaughterous conflict be Nessan's 2 three saintly sons. Matrona
whose fame is lasting (and) living, and beautiful Eogan.
1 Eltin's three daughters. 2 from Inis Faithlenn i.e., my Nissa,
Nesslug, and Diiichaill (leg. Diuchaill ?) the Red.
a His day in Mart. Taml. (LL. 357 a ) is March 12, and see the Annals of
Ulster, 1119. * forty-eight, Drumm. KaL
c Here Gorman follows Usuard. Ado and Mart. Chr. Ch. com
memorate Longinus on Sept. I, and Oengus does so on Oct. 23.
56 F&LIRE HUI GORMAIN. [MARTIUS.
1 6. e.
Curitan 1 is Ciriac,
Elair, Felic firs6er, a
Tatian fos nos-faemhab,
Dion is lea Largus.
Barrfind, 2 b Feithmech, 3 Finan, 4
Denecc, 5 Abban, 6 c Aedhan, 7
damh bidh din ar gabud
com. hagur aenagh.
1 eps^ 7 abb Ruiss Mein#, a eps^?/. 3 6 Cill
Tuam[m]a. 4 Finan Lobhar oc Surd, 7 i cCluain Moir il-Laighnibh
ocus \ nlnis Faithlenn tor Loch Lein. 5 Insi Setna. 6 mc
ua porbmaic i Maigh Arnaidhe i n-Uibh Censel^ 7 i cCill Abbain i
n-Uibh Muiredh^-z^//. 7 esp^ Lis moir.
17. t
Patraicc apstol Herend,
cend creitme na nG6idhel, d
la Failtigern 1 failid,
Tigernach 2 noemh, Nessan, 3
feil Becain 4 bain bagaig
is Gobbain 5 chaid caimfir.
1 6gh. 2 saccart. 3 Corcaige. 4 Ruimin.
5 m^cNaisc. 6
1 8. g.
A lexander, Eduard,
* ^-Gertrudis eimh finnfial,
uain fein fri cech forran
Erbericht f mor Moedoc, 1
To[m]man 2 torann trommor,
Coeman, Conall, 8 Comman. 4
E3crach.
* MS. fiorsoer. b MS. Feithmeach. c MS. Aodhan. d MS.
ngaoidheal. c Nasci, Mart. TamL f Ericbert saxo, Mart. Taml.
MARCH.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 57
1 6. E.
Curitan 1 and Cyriacus. Hilarius, truly-noble Felix. Tatianus
also, I will accept him, Dionysius with them (and) Largus.
Barnind, 2 Feithmech, 3 Finan, 4 Denecc, 5 Abban, Aedan, 7 let him
be to me a safeguard against danger so that I may not fear a
single battle.
1 bishop and abbot of Ross Meinn. z a bishop. 3 from
Cell Tuama. 4 Ffnan the Leper a at Sord, and in Cliiain Mor
in Leinster and in Inis Faithlenn on Loch Lein. 5 of Inis Setna.
6 great-grandson of Cormac, in Mag Arnaide in Hiii Cennselaig and in
Cell Abbain in Hiii Muiredaig. 7 bishop of Less mdr.
17. F.
Patrick, apostle of Ireland, head of the belief of the Gaels,
with Failtigern 1 the joyous ; holy Tigernach, 2 Nessan. 3 The
festival of Becan 4 the fair, warlike, and of chaste Gobban, 5 the
champion.
1 a virgin. 1 * a priest. 3 of Corcach. * of Ruimenn.
5 son of Naise.
1 8. G.
Alexander, Edward, b Gertrudis, active, fair-chaste, from
ourselves against every oppression, great Hereberht, Maedoc, 1
Tomman, 2 heavy-great thunder, Coeman, Conall, 3 Comman. 4
1 of Cluain Escrach. 2 a bishop. 3 a bishop,
bishop.
a leprosus Finan, Drumm. Kal.
b Natalis sancti Eadvvardi regis et martiris, Mart. Chr. Ch. and Lcotr.
Kal.
58 FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [MARTIUS.
19. a.
a T achtain, 1 lohain, Auxil, b
-^ Joseph tuir fri tentaib,
caemhaiti Crist cintigh,
Coloceir mor, Mella, 2
Mairc, Quartilla tui[l]ltir,
moCua, 3 Quints, Quintil,
aitchet Isu idhan
J mo mh' inad 'na findtig.
1 mac Torben. Achaidh liir in Osraighibh 7 6 Bhealach Feabhrat.
- Cluana Hi. 3 Airisnai. c
20. b.
A rchippz/^ caidh, Cutbeirt, d
*> Conan, 1 Aedan 2 enig,
Pol, Cathc[h]an 3 aeb foraib,
Eugenia caem celir,
loseib, Domhn^j deghnert,
Herbert ocus Elim.
1 mac Corre. 2 Cluana Maolain. 3 eps^/ [Ratha Dir-
thaigi Mart. TamlJ]
21. C.
breo 1 buadach,
Serapion tuir trenoll,
in druin fris a ndalamm,
Lupicinus, Lucell, 2
moManna 3 mor minfind,
is Enda 4 og Arand.
1 tene. 2 mac ua Ciarain. 3 dgh. * mac Conaill
Deirg o Clochar 7 i n-Arainn ata.
a Lachtain, FeL Oeng. Lactin, Drumm. Kal.
b Auxaile, Drumm. Kal. c Arasnai, Mart. TamL
d Cutbricti saxonis .i. Insi Menoc, ibid.
MARCH.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 59
19. A.
Lachtain, 1 Johannes, Auxaile : Joseph, a tower against
burnings/ 1 the dear fosterer of appointed Christ: great Colocerus,
Mella, 2 Marcus, Quartilla are added : my Cua, 3 Quintus, Quin-
tilla : let them entreat pure Jesus concerning my place in His
white mansion.
1 son of Torben : of Achad Uir in Ossory, and from Belach Febrat.
2 of Cluain Hi. 3 of Airisnae.
20. B.
Holy Archippus, Cuthbert, Conan, 1 hospitable Aedan, 2
Paulus, beautiful Cathchan, 3 upon them : dear Eugenius is
hidden b : Josephus, Domnus, an excellent virtue, Herbert, and
Elymas.
1 son of Corre. 2 of Cluain Maelain. s a bishop.
21. C.
(Abbot) Benedictus, a victorious fire, 1 Serapion, a strong-
great tower : the firm ones, with whom we meet. Lupicinus,
Lucell, 2 my Manna, 3 great, smooth and fair, and virginal Enna 4
of Aran.
1 fire. * great-grandson of Ciaran. 8 a virgin. 4 son of
Conall the Red, from Clochar, and in Aran he is.
* Does the poet allude to one of the uses of the Irish round towers?
b see Coloss. iii 3.
6o
F&LIRE Htil GORMAIN.
[MARTIUS.
a T^\
-L^
22. d.
arerca ] og uasal,
Loca 2 nach laimimm,
Dimma, Treno[c], 3 toguimm,
Deg-itche 4 6g, Illin, b
Failbe, 5 im dhail ad dirim,
comarba caid Coluim[b].
siiir Patraicc. in marg. man. rec. .i. 6gh .i. sanctimonialis.
Colmain Finn. 3 mac Deith, 6 Chill Elge.
6 abb lae, comarba Choluimo cille.
anm
- mac
diles.
23. e.
T T ictorian flaith, Frumeint,
^ mo Cholla chaemh chruthgel,
Lasar, 1 Julian athlam,
mo-Medoc fos, Fergus,
Mainchein leo nach laimhthir,
Baetan 2 beo ni brathblad,
is Feradaig inghen 3
for rindnem co rathmar.
1 mgen Finn tain.
Fergussii (sic.)
Monu.
in marg. man. rec. filiae
1 o Clochar.
3 Lugbaidh.
5 Insi Celtra.
Laoigh.
24. r.
TI^pscop 1 mor mac Cairthind,
-'-'Domonghort'' raith rogein,
Moc[h]ta 3 maith a monar,
d Scire, 4 Caimin, 5 Cairlan, 6
is Lugaid 7 nac[h] lamar,
is cubaid a comhad,
e Pigmen cundail coemhgel,
ar soernem co sogar.
2 mac Echdach 6 Raith Miirbuilcc i nDal Riada.
4 6gh. in marg. Scire 6gh 6 Chill Scire i Midhe.
Arda Macha.
mac Echdtfdi o Cliiain
Derercae, Mart. Taml.
MS. fergas. d MS. Sciri.
b Ilinni, Mart Taml.
e Pingmenius, Mart. Chr. Ch.
MARCH.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 61
22. D.
Darerca, 1 a noble virgin, my Loca, 2 whom I dare not : Dimma,
Trenoc, 3 I choose: Deg-itge 4 a virgin, Illin, Falbe 5 in my com
pany they are a troop a holy successor of Colomb (cille).
1 a sister of (Saint) Patrick, in. marg. a virgin, i.e. a nun. ~ son
of Colman the Fair. 3 son of Deth, from Cell Elge. 4 a proper
name. 6 an abbot of lona, a successor of Colomb Cille.
23. E.
Victorianus, the prince, Frumentius, my Colla, dear, white-
formed : Lassar, 1 dexterous Julianus, my Maedoc also, Fergus,
with them Mainchein, who is not dared : lively Baetan 2 no
deceptive fame and Feradach's daughter on the starry heaven
graciously.
daughter of Finntan. 2 of Monu.
24. F.
A great bishop, 1 Mac-Cairthinn a : gracious Domongort, 2 a
great birth b : Mochta, 3 good (was) his work: Scire, 4 Coemin, 5
Cairlan, and Lugaid, 7 whom I should not dare : harmonious is
their assembly (?) : Pigmenius, firm, dear-white, for noble heaven
with goodly gain.
1 from Clochar. 2 son of Echaid, from Raith Murbuilg in
Dal Riada. 3 of Lugbad (Louth). 4 a virgin. Scire, a
virgin from Cell Scire in Meath. 6 of Inis Celtra. 6 bishop of
Armagh. 7 son of Eochaid from Cliiain L<5igh.
a Commemorated again, as Fer da" chrfch, infra, at Aug. 15.
b sanctus confessor et presbyter Domhangart nobili atavorum genuine
regum natus, Drumm. KaL
62 FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [MARTIUS.
25- g-
/^ompert Isu 1 ar oenlo
^-''sa crochadh 2 cen chadas, a
in dochar ba dimus.
Lucella, Columba, 3
la hEnan 4 soer sirfois
hErein caem, Cirinus.
1 in marg. man. rec. Conceptio Christi. 2 in marg. man. rec. cru-
cifixio Christi. 3 \r\gen Baite. b 4 mc Muadain : in marg.
man. rec. s. Enanus Comgalli disciputus v. c. 26.
26. a.
Carthach, 1 Cillein, 2 Corbmac,
Montan, Sinc[h]ell 3 segmor,
Cenannan druin dagnar,
Maxima, Moloca,
Teodoir, Loppan lomnoeb,
Mocta, 4 Gobban, 5 Garban. 6
m^c Erberte. 2 mac Tolodrain c inDeisib
3 abb Cille Achaidh. 4 Insi Mochta. 6 abb Airdne Dairinsi.
6 abb Achaid Aball.
2 7 . b.
T^ serge Christ 1 cuirnnig,
"la Suarlech 2 soerfind,
Eucheir, Eohain alemm,
mo-C[h]onna 3 'na comdail,
dias 'sin f indfal firoll,
Fintan, 4 Sillan sarseng,
Gelasi^ 5 gemm amra,
cenn Banba asa mbagem.
1 in marg. man. rec. resurrectio Christi. 2 eps^/ Fobhair.
3 Maighe eo. 4 bel na psalm. 5 .i. Gilla m^c Liag comharba
Patraicc.
a Dominus noster lesus Christus crucifixus est et conceptus est, et
mundus factus est, Mart. Taml. b Buti, Mart. Taml.
c Tulodrain, ib.
MARCH.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 63
25. G.
Jesu's Conception 3 on the same day as His crucifixion b
without respect. The mischief was pride. Lucella, Columba, 3
with noble steadfast Enan, 4 dear Irenaeus, Cyrinus
3 daughter of Baite. 4 son of Muadan. in. marg. Saint Enan
a disciple of Comgall : see chap. 26.
26. A.
Carthach, 1 Cillein, 2 Cormac, Montanus, mighty Sinchell 3 :
Cenannan shrewd, good and bashful : Maxima, Moloca, Theo-
dorus, very holy Loppan : Mochta, 4 Cobban, 5 Garban. 6
1 a bishop : son of Erhert. 2 son of Tolodran in the Deisi of
Munster. 3 abbot of Cell Achaid. 4 of Inis Mochta.
5 abbot of Airdne Dairinse, 6 abbot of Achad Aball.
27. B.
Mindful Christ's Resurrection, with noble-fair Suarlech. 2
Eucherius, Johannes, let us beseech, my Conna 3 in their company.
A pair in the truly-great fair fence, Fintan, 4 meagre Sillan, d
Gelasius, 5 a wonderful gem, Banba's 6 head, whom we pro
claim.
2 bishop of Fobar. 3 of Mayo. 4 the mouth of the psalms/
5 Gilla mac Liac, a successor of Patrick.
a Annuntiatio dominica, Mart. Chr. Ch. Annunciatio Beatissimae Mariae
Virginis, Mart. Rom., and so Menolog. Graec.
* Sic Drumm. Kal
c Sic Pel. Oeng., Drumm. Kal. and Leofr. Kal. As to commemorating our
Lord's Resurrection on 27 March, see Warren's Leofric Missal, 1883,
pp. xlvii and 25. See also Durandus' Rationale, lib. vi, cap. 86, sect. II.
(1 adventus reliquiarum Sillain, Mart. Tarn I.
e i.e., Ireland's. f os psalmorum, Mart. Tarnl.
64 FLIRE ntii GORMAIN. [MARTIUS.
28. c.
caidh diar cobair,
ri b rogemm. 1
Priscus, Malchus molamm,
in papa soer Sixtus,
sui na rabreth romund,
Cassan, 2 Carnech, 3 Conall. 4
geam maith. 2 6 Imduail.
29. d.
Armogaist ard, Eustais, c
Archinim 6g, Aedan, 1
d mac Lubnain 2 nos-luadeb,
lith ingen mban mBaite, 3
Fulartach 4 fiu firor,
Lassar 5 friu nos-fuaigeb,
e Fergus 6 Eirne oebghel
for noemnem in nuafrem.
1 Doire Bruchaisi. 2 liaigh. 3 in marg. Eithne ocus Soidelbh
di inghin Baiti, i ttaebh Suird Choluim cille. 4 mac Brie, esp^ Cl//a
Eraird 7 6 Dhisert Fularta/^ in Uibh Failge. 5 ogh alghasach.
6 mac Enna 6 Inis cain for Loch Erne.
30. e.
Cirin, mo Chua 1 Ballai,
Gobban, Tola 2 tendmor,
Fergus 6 caid is Colman, 3
Fer da chric[h] saer, Satul,
la Fiac[h]na soid sengmm,
is Liber 4 coir comlan.
1 6 Balla i cConnachtaibh i cCeara dosonm/^h, Cronan a ainm, 7
rob abb e. 2 eps^/. 6 Disert Tola i n-Uachtar Ddl cCais.
3 Linne Uachaille f for bru Chasain Linni i n-Ulta/^h. 4 Let[h]-
duma.
a depositio Gunteranni regis Francorum religiosi, Mart. Chr. Ch.
b MS. rig.
c Depositio abbatis Eustasii, discipuli sancti Columbani, Mart. Chr. Ch.
d mac Lumnain liaich, Mart. Taml. e MS. Fergas.
f leg. Duachaille? Duachail .i. nomen demonis, Alart. Taml.
MARCH.] MARTYROLOGY^OF GORMAN. 65
28. C.
Holy Castor to aid us, Gontramnus, a king, a goodly gem. 1
Priscus, Malchus, let us praise : the noble pope jSixtus the
sage of the great judgments before us: Cassan, 2 Carnech 3
Conall. 4
1 a good gem. z from Imdual. s a bishop. * a
bishop.
29. D.
Lofty Armogastus, Eustachius, virginal Archinimus, Aedan, 1
Mac Lubnain, 2 I will mention them. The festival of Baite's 3
fair daughters 3 : Fulartach, 4 worthy, true gold, I will knit
Lassar 5 to them: beautiful white Fergus, 6 of (Loch) Erne, the
fresh (noble ?) root on holy heaven.
1 of Doire Bruchaisi. 2 a leech. 3 Ethne and Sodelb,
Baite's two daughters, beside Cclomb cille's Sord. 4 son of
Brecc, bishop of Cluain Eraird, and from Disert Fulartaig in Hiii Failgi.
5 an importunate virgin. 6 son of Enna from Inis Cain on Loch
Erne.
30. E.
Quirinus, my Cua 1 of Balla, Cobban, Fola, 2 austere and
great : holy Fergus and Colman, 3 noble Fer da Chrich (* Man of
two districts '), Satul (?), with Fiachna, a slender-smooth sage, and
Liber 4 just, complete.
1 from Balla in Connaught, in Cera (to speak) precisely. Crondn his
name, and he was an abbot. 2 a bishop, from Disert Tola in Upper
Dal Cais. 3 of Linn Uachaille, on the brink of Cassan Linne, in
Ulster. 4 of Lethduma.
a Ingena Baiti quae nutriebant Christum, Mart. Taml. Christus uenit in
forma infantis esse in sinu earum et osculabantur eum, et ille bauptizduit
eas. Note on Ftlire Oengusa, March 29.
GORMAN.
66 F&LIRE H&l GO R MAIN. [MARTIUS.
31. f.
Forbait mathe Marta
Amos, Aniss a aliub,
Eufemia dia foemab,
Felic, Paulus, Pwtid,
Baluina 1 find firog,
Colman, 2 Fethaid, Faelan,
Mac Aeda b dil dagdes
anges ar cech n-6enag. c
na sin maithe a Murmaig 3
fri hurbaid in t-6enfdl. d
Machabeus 4 bagfer 5
cen arem ni foelab,
sind sa tinol 6 togaimm
bid romhaind cech roenar.
1 in marg. man. rec. Balbina. 2 Cam-achaid. 3 mur Maighe
mell. 4 .i. Gilla mo-Chaidbeo, abb mainistrech Foil 7 Pedair i
nArdmacha, tuir cr&baidh ocus cobhsaidhechta, eccna 7 eolais, lubhra
7 trebaire a aimsire. 5 fer bagach 'mon ecclais.
a Annissius, Drumm. Kal. b MS. Aoda. c MS. naenag.
d MS. antdenfal. e MS. tionol.
MARCH.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 67
31- F.
They complete the nobles of March, Amos, Anesius, (whom)
I will entreat, Euphemia to whom I will incline, Felix,
Paulus, Protadius, Balbina white, a true virgin, Colman, 2 Fethaid,
Faelan, Mac Aeda, dear, good and comely, who protects
against every single battle. Those good seniors from Murmag, 3
the only fence against harm. Maccabeus 4 the warrior 5 1 will not
endure not to recite (him). We and their assembly which I
choose, before us will be every triumphant slaughter.*
2 of Camm-achad. 3 the rampart of the Pleasant Plain b
4 Gilla mo-Chaidbeo, abbot of the monastery of Paul and Peter in
Armagh. The tower of piety and firmness, wisdom and knowledge,
labour and prudence of his time. 5 a man warlike concerning
the Church.
a i.e. with the aid of the saints commemorated in this stanza, we shall
rout our foes in every battle.
b See Apoc. xxi. 12. et habebat murum magnum et altum. Mag mell,
usually applied to fairyland, here denotes heaven.
F 2
68 F&LIRE Htil GORMAlN. [APRILIS.
APRILIS.
i- g-
T7OR \i-d\aind am Apreil
* Teodoir a gaeth guidim,
Aedan 1 laech na laimim,
Zefan, Uenaint, Ualer,
meicc Gerain na glanfind,
Tuan 2 mac coir Cairill,
Cobban, Cellach, 3 coemthenn,
in b soerchenn coa saighim.
1 6 Chill Aodain i n-Ultoibh. 2 6 Thamhlachta i mBoirche.
3 comwrba Patraicc.
2. a.
A gathobius, lulian,
-^^Marcill, Marcis mora,
Saturnin ron-soera,
Nicet, Ampian, Eustais,
Nica, 1 Bronach 2 beoda,
Conall 3 mor m#c Aeda,
Teodosia 4 delbda
frisna demna daera.
2 ogh, 6 Ghlinn Sechis. 3 o Cliiain Dallain i
bfail Snamha Ech .i. an Cuan laimh risan Ciol i n-Uibh Eachach
Uladh. 4 ogh.
3-b.
Secht ndeich da cet cinged
Pancratius tuir thendog,
la hEuagair ollan, 1
Agapis 6g uasal,
beit 'mom dail cen dimbaig,
Cionia chaid, Comman. 2
1 Ian 6 co holl do maith. 2 mac Domhunghin. c
* Theodorae, Mart. Rom. Teothosie, Drumm. Kal Theodosie, Mart.
Chr. Ch. b MS. an. c Domongin, Mart. Taml.
APRIL.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 69
APRIL.
i. G.
On April's radiant kalends wise Theodora I beseech. Aedan 1
a warrior whom I dare not : Stephanus, Venantius, Valericus :
Geran's sons the pure-white : Cairill's just son Tuan. 2 Gobban,
Cellach 3 the dear and strong, the noble chief to whom I fare.
1 from Cell Aedain in Ulster. 2 from Tamlachta in Boirche.
3 a successor of (Saint) Patrick.
2. A.
Agathobius, Julianus, great Marcellus and Marcis (?) May
Saturninus save us ! Nicetas, Amphianus, Eustasius, Nicatius, 1
vivacious Bronach, 2 great Conall 3 son of Aed : shapely Theo-
dosia 4 (help us) against the base devils !
1 a bishop. 2 a virgin, from Glenn Sechis. 3 from Cliiain
Dallain, near Snam Ech ('The Horses' Swimming-place '), i.e. theCiian
' haven ' beside Gael (* the Narrow-water ') in Hiii Echach of Ulaid.
4 a virgin.
3-B.
Two hundred and seventy champions, Pancratius, a strong-
virginal tower, with Euagrius greatly full 1 : Agape a noble virgin.
May holy Chionia and Comman 2 be in my company without
sorrow !
full is he greatly of good. 2 son of Domungen.
70 FLIRE H&I GORMAIN. [APRILIS.
4. c.
Tigernach 1 ard epscop,
Gallus 2 gel co nglanbuaid,
Ambrois mar ler lommnan,
Ultan, 3 Coema, 4 Cronsech,
Aithbi cen olc d'imrad,
Cruimthir Core 5 is Colman.*
1 Cluana Eoais, espvc. 2 Locha Techet. 3 mac Caiti.
4 6gh o Chill Choemhe. a 5 Chille moire lia Niallain. 6 Find.
5 . d.
1\ /Tarcian noem, Nicandr^j,
*** Fatuel degdruin diada,
Clauid fri demnaib dura,
Appolloin, Herenis,
Ampian b soerslat sida,
Becan 1 coemmac Cula. 2
1 i nlmliuch Fiaich i Feraibh Cul Bregh. Fia ainm tioprat. 2 in
marg. Ciila ainm a mhat/^ar, do Cremhtannaibh do.
6. e.
Sixtus soer in papa,
Modeist, Moise mormait[h],
Doigin maith morgreit,
German, Fz'rmus, Floreint, 1
Timoith, Aedech ogboc,
epscop Cathub, 2 Cronbec, 3
sin buidin as mbagaimm,
corbam dlainn 6rlec. c
1 in marg. Celsus epscop Arda macha. 2 mac Ferghz/sa, eps^
Achaid cihnn. 3 in marg. Crdnbec d abb Cluana. mac Nois.
a Coine Cille Coine, Mart. TamL b Ampliani, Drumm. Kal., Am-
philiani, Mart. Chr. Ch, ; but Amphiani, Mart. Rom.
c Mart. TamL has at this day Ordinatio Patricii.
d gen. Cronbice, Mart. TamL
APRIL.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 71
4.C.
Tigernach 1 the lofty bishop, white Callus 2 with pure vic
tory, Ambrosius like a brimful sea, Ultan, 3 Coema, 4 Cronsech,
Aithbe, who thought no evil : presbyter Core 5 and Colmdn.*
1 of Cluain Eoais, a bishop. * of Loch Techet 3 son of
Caite. * a virgin, from Cell Choeme. 5 of Cell M6r Ua
Niallain. 6 the Fair.
5. D.
Holy Marcianus, Nicandrus, Fatuel (?), good-shrewd, godly :
Claudi[an]us, against dour devils, Apollonius, Irene, Amphianus,
a noble scion of peace, Becan, 1 dear son of Ciila. 3
1 in Imbliuch Fiach in Fir Ciil Breg. Ffa is the name of a well.
Ciila is his mother's name : of the Cremthanns was he.
6. E.
Noble Sixtus, the pope. Modestus, Moses, the greatly good
Diogenes, a good, great champion : Germanus, Firmus, Floren-
tius, 1 Timotheus, virginal-tender Aedech : bishop Cathub, 2 Cr6n-
bec, 3 in that band for which I contend may I be a beautiful
golden stone !
1 Celsus, bishop of Armagh. * son of Fergus, (and) bishop of
Achad Cinn. 3 Crdnbec, abbot of Clonmacnois.
72 ///.' HUI COKMAlff. [APRILIS.
7- f.
Celestinus tendchaid,
papa rathmar ramhor,
I :\)pus co a sajgeb,
Mace liacc 1 leo la Ffnan, 2
Russ^n 8 saer is Senan 4
ocus Aedh 6nd Aile"in.
1 6 Daire. * Cam, o Chinn Eitigh 7 o Sliabh Bladma, do Corco
Duibne dd. in marg. Fionan Cam .i. claon a rose.* 3 Insi Picht. b
8. g.
s primfer,
Cathub, 1 Ronan 2 rfgda,
D/onis 'nar ndailne,
Tigernan c ard Airid, 3
Aedan 4 aebglan ogda
Cendfaeladh* is Failbe. 6
* mac Ferghz/^a. 3 Locha Con. * mac ua
Duibhne. 6 abb Bendchair. * Erdaimh.
9. a.
Maire thodiuir thrednach
Egeptacdha firgrind,
Procoir, Aedach 1 armemm,
buaid sec[h]t ndem6g 2 niamda,
Senan, Colmanciuinbind,
Broccan comlan cadgemm.
mac ila Elich. 3 in marg. man. rec. festum 7 Virginum.
a in oculis eius fuit ista obliquitas, Mart. Taml. b Ruissine Insi
Pich, ibid. c Tigernach, ibid
APRIL.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 73
7. F.
Celestinus, austere, holy, a gracious very great pope : Ege-
sippus, to whom I will fare : with them Mac Liacc, 1 and
Finan* : Russen,* the noble, and Senan, 4 and Aed from the
Island.
1 from Daire. * crooked eyed ; from Cenn Etig, and from
Sliab Bladma : of Corco Duibne was he. s of Inis PichL
4 a bishop.
8. G.
Perpetuus, a leading man, Cathub, 1 royal Ronan,* Dionysius
in our company, lofty Tigernan of Aired 3 : Aedan, 4 beautiful,
pure, virginal : Cennfailad 5 and Falbe. 6
1 a bishop. * son of Fergus. 3 of Loch Con.
4 son of Hiia Duibni. 5 abbot of Bennchor. * of Erdam.
9. A.
Miserable and abstinent Maria, the truly lovely Egyptian 3 :
Procorius, Aedach, 1 let us reckon : the victory of seven shining
holy virgins. 2 Senan, gentle-melodious Colman, Broccan, the
complete, a holy gem.
1 great-grandson of Elech. * feast of seven virgins.
a transitus sancte Marie Egyptiace, Mart. Chr. Ch. and Leofr. Kal. In
the Roman Martyrology, the feast of S. Maria Aegyptiaca is Apri 2.
74 F&LIRE HUI GORMAIN. [APRILIS.
10. b.
T^zechiel in t-ardfhaith,
L-'Appolloin toi thogaimm,
a Cuanna x rochloi cholaind,
hErednat domm erail,
Berc[h]an 2 raith coa rigimm,
la Midgus maith molaimm. b
1 6gh, 6 Ros 60 i Maigh Locha i n-Airthiur Breg. 2 Aego,
II. C.
Leo papa, Pilip,
Moedoc 1 Dadnan 2 delbda,
Senoir, 3 Ailill 4 amra,
D6m[n]ion seng, da Senan,
Frossach, 5 Aedh 6 co n-idna.
la Scellan caemh cadla.
moir m'Aedhoc. Aedh a ainm. 2 eps^/ Cille
Cunga. 3 Senoir mac Maoil da-Lua pnomaidh Arda m#cha.
4 in. marg. Ailill Mucnamha, darb' ainm Helias, abb mainistre naemh
Martain i cColoin, ocus do muintir Mucnamha do. 5 anchore.
6 Ech[fjaraid. c
T
-*-
12. d.
Ulius ard in papa,
Constantin cain clerech,
tennmin treorach,
Stenon, Ernin 2 ^mech.
abb Daire da-Chonna la hUltoibh.
a Cuanda, Drumm. KaL b MS. moluimm. c Aedain Echdromma
7 Echforaid, Mart. TaniL d Connathi, Mart. Don.
APRIL.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 75
10. B.
Ezechiel the high prophet : silent Apollonius whom I choose.
Cuanna, 1 who quelled the flesh, Erednat to direct me : gracious
Berchan, 2 to whom I stretch, with good Midgus I praise.
1 a virgin, from Ross 60 in Mag Locha in the eastern part of Bregia.
* of Aeg.
ii. C.
Pope Leo, Philippus (of Gortyna), Maedoc, 1 shapely Dadnan, 2
Senoir, 3 wonderful Ailill 4 : slender Domnio, two Senans, Fros-
sach, 5 faithful Aed, 6 with Scellan, dear and beautiful.
1 of Cluain mor mAeddcc. Aed was his name. 2 bishop of
Cell Cunga. 3 Senoir, son of Mael da-Lua, primate of Armagh.
4 Ailill, of Mucnam, whose name was Helias, abbot of the monastery
of St. Martin in Cologne, and of the family of Mucnam was he. 5 an
anchorite. 6 of Echfarad.
12. D.
Lofty Julius the pope : Constantinus a fair cleric : Conna, 1
strong-gentle, guiding : Zeno : opportune Erm'n. 2
1 abbot of Daire da-Chonna in Ulster. 2 a bishop.
76 F&LIRE HUI GORMAIN. [APRILIS.
13. e.
irm caid, Carpus,
Eufemia main molaid,
mo-CpiJammoc 1 cain turim
Bassa, 2 Enair, Julius,
lustin, Riachuill 3 rogein,
meicc Therchuir 4 na turid,
Hermenigild oebghel,
i coemnem co cuirib.
1 Insi Cain. 3 ogh. 3 mac ua Buachalla. a 4 Locha
mac Nen. b
T Talerian tend, Tibuirt,
V' Maxim, Fronton forlan,
Dommina 1 cen mergnim,
Tassach, 2 Cillein, 3 Colman,
coraib, a Christ caidgil,
riu i clarnimh ar comdal !
1 man. rec. Domnina vel m. 2 in marg. Tassach epscofl o Raith
Colptha il-Leith Cathail i n-Ultoibh. Asse an Tassach so doratt corp
Cm/ do naemh Pa.tra.ic ria n-ecc i mainistir Sabhaill. 3 mac Lubnain.
15- g-
Uictorin ard, Eutaic,
Olimpiad cend caemog,
Sarnat 1 tend na truagan,
Maxima, meicc 2 Draigin,
Dubda dathglan damfial, 3
Grellan 4 rat[h]mar, Ruadan. 5
1 Dairinse Cetne. 2 o Chill R6[a]. 3 .i. fial fri damh-
aibh. 4 m^c Retain. 6 abb Lotf hlra.
a Riaguil mac Buachalla, Mart. TamL b mate Tairchair Locha
Mac N^na, ibid.
APRIL.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 77
13- E.
Holy Papirius, Carpus, Euphemia, the treasure praise ye :
my good Cammoc, 1 I reckon : Bassa, 2 Januarius, Julius, Jus-
tinus, Riachuill, 8 a great birth : the sons of Terchor, 4 the
pillars : bright-beautiful Hermenigildis, with troops into dear
heaven.
1 of Inis Cain. 2 a virgin. 3 the son of Ua Buachalla.
4 of Loch mac Nen.
M. F.
Austere Valerianus, Tiburtius, Maximus, plentiful Fronto.
Domnina 1 without a foolish deed. Tassach, 2 Cillein, 3 Colman :
O holy white Christ, may our meeting be with them on the plain
of heaven !
1 Domnina or m (for the first n.) * Tassach, a bishop, from
Raith Colptha ('Raholp') in Leth Cathail (* Lecale') in Ulster. Tis
this Tassach that gave Christ's Body to Saint Patrick before his death, a
in the monastery of Saball. 3 son of Lubnan.
15. G.
Lofty Victorinus, Eutyches, Olympias, chief of beautiful
virgins : austere Sarnat, 1 (one) of the wretchocks : Maximus,
Draigen's sons, 2 Dubda, pure-coloured, troop-generous 3 : gracious
Grellan, 4 (and) Ruadan. 6
1 of Dairinis Ce"tne. 8 from Cell R6a. 3 i.e. generous to
troops (of poets, etc.). 4 son of Rotan. 6 abbot of Lothra.
a So Oengus : In rfgepscop Tassach dobert 6 don-anic corp Crist ....
do Phdtric. " The royal bishop Tassach gave when he came Christ's Body
unto Patrick."
78 F&LIRE HUI GORMAIN. [APRILIS
1 6. a.
Anicetus a coemfer,
sruithfer dat[h]glan diadha,
papa rathmar R6ma,
Calixtz^ cain, Carist,
Tetgal, b Ultan ana, 1
Failbe, Milan Mona,
sect noem deac, nad athfir,
deni, mathi, c mora.
1 fertach.
1 7 . b.
TTermogin, Helias,
J- -*- la Petar i primnem,
Lochein, 1 Echaid 2 armeid,
Mapalicis, Marcian,
Lugaid mac Eire oebgel,
Paulus, Garbhan gradgein,
Donnan mor 'sa manaig 3
diar cabair na crabdeig.
1 Cunga. 2 ab Lis moir. 3 ado for caeccait lion a
coimhtion6il, co tangatar pioraiti na fairgi don oilen ina rabatar coro
marbait uile. Ego ainm in oilein isin.
18. c.
Eleuther is Anthia,
Appolloin ind fored,
Perfectus nar-foemad,
breo Lethglinne Lasren, 1
Lassar 2 6g is Eugan, 3
la Ninnio diar noebad, d
nert Coigitois certfir, 4
la Septim diar soeradh.
1 .i. mo Laise Lethglinne, abb. 2 Lassair dgh, \ngen
Maighne. s epscop. 4 ind fir cheirt/
a MS. Annicetus. b Tetgall mac Colbraind, Mart. Taml c MS.
matibh. d MS. naemad. e Eccain, Mart. Taml. f Cogitosi
sapientis, ibid.
APRIL.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 79
1 6. A.
The dear man Anicetus, a venerable man, pure-coloured,
godly ; a gracious pope of Rome, fair Calixtus ; Carisius, Tet-
gal, Ultan, a treasure 1 : Failbe, Milan of Moin (and) seven
teen* 1 saints, which is no blame, pure, good, great
1 wonder-working.
17. B.
Hermogenes, Helias with (deacon) Peter into the chief heaven ;
Lochein, 1 Echaid 2 we reckon : Mappalicus, Marcianus : beau
tiful bright Lugaid, son of Ere : Paulus, Garban a lovable birth :
great Donnan and his monks, 3 the devout ones, to help us !
1 of Cunga. * abbot of Lismore. 3 Two and fifty
was the full number of their congregation, and the pirates of the sea
came to the island wherein they dwelt, and they were all killed. 5 Eig
is the name of that island.
18. C.
Eleutherius and (his mother) Anthia Apollonius the
helpful. Perfectus who would accept us : Lassren 1 the flame of
Lethglenn : virginal Lassar 2 and Eugan, 3 with Ninnio to hallow
us : the virtue of Cogitosus a right man, 4 with Septimius to
set us free.
1 my Laisse of Lethglenn, an abbot. * Lassair, a virgin,
daughter of Eogan of Maigen. 3 a bishop. * of the
right man.
a eighteen according to Usuard.
b See their names in the Book of Leinster, p. 359. Their tragical death
is related in a note to the F4lire of Oengus, April 17.
c literally, ' of the help' or l relief!
8o FLIRE HUI GORMAIN. \
19. d.
Ermogin tend, Timon,
Ursmair lor a loissi,
Elfeg^^ a mor massi,
Uinceint caid nar' cloadh.
meic Erca 1 tenn-tresse,
Cillen lemm iss Lassi. 2
1 o Dermaigh. b 2 dgh, Cluana mind.
20. e.
Uictor papa poiplech,
Sulpic, Marceill miadach,
Seruilian breo brigach,
Mael-ochtraig c in t-ardnoem,
Sobarthain 1 siii sliiagach,
Fland, Sedrach 2 is Si'nach, 3
na d ron-dedla Demhon
frisin senodh sidach !
3 6 Inis Clot/^rann.
21. f.
Papa Sother, Sime6n,
Siluius, Felic ferda,
co cethirnn chaeimh chunnla,
Maelruba 1 naem, Nandid, 2
Edilald og ergna,
Ninnid, 3 Berach, 4 Bugna, 5
co mbem, a Crist comgil,
tall 'na coblid chumra !
1 abb Benncair, do Chenel Eogain dos/^he, 7 robhendaz^h i n-Apur
Crossan i n-Albain. 2 Cruaiche. 3 Cluana Cai. * ab
Benncair. 5 i ttfr Bretan.
a sci. aslpheagi archiepisc. et mart., Leofr. KaL b m^c Cerca 6
Dermaig, Mart. Taml c MS. Maoloctraig. d MS. ni.
APRIL.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 81
19. D.
Austere Hermogenes, Timon, Ursmarus sufficient his flame
Elphegus of great beauty : holy Vincentius who was not
vanquished. Erc's sons, 1 a rigid strength : Cillen and Lasse 2 be
on my behalf!
from Dermag. 3 a virgin, of Cluain Mind.
20. E.
Victor a popular a pope, Sulpicius, noble Marcellus : Servil-
ianus a vigorous flame : Mael-ochtraig the high saint. Sobarthain 1
a hostful sage. Flann, Sedrach 2 and Sinach. 3 May the Devil
not sever us from the peaceful synod !
1 a bishop. * a bishop. 3 from Inis Clothrann.
21. F.
Pope Soterus, Simeon, Silvius, manly Felix, with a dear sage
band: holy bMael-Rubai, 1 Nandid 2 : Ethelwald virginal and
wise, Ninnid, 3 Berach, 4 Bugna 5 may we be, O white Christ,
there at their fragrant banquet !
1 abbot of Bennchor : of the Kindred of Eogan was he, and he
blessed (a church) at Apor Crossan in Scotland. 2 of Cruach.
3 of Cluain Cai, * abbot of Bennchor. * in the land of
Britons.
a or perhaps ' a pope devoted to the people.'
b in Britannia : sancti confessoris Maelrubai, Marl. Chr. Ch.
GORMAN.
82 FLIRE H&I GORMAIN [APRILIS.
22. g.
Gaius a gaet[h] in papa,
Rufin, 1 Tom[m]a b trenfir,
Abel mormac Adaim,
Nectain, 2 Saighnel 3 sruthi,
Lachain, Cullend 4 cimer,
Cellac[h]an in crabhaidh,
Agapitus primda,
papa brigda as mbagaid,
addreset na degfir
co demin 'mor ndalaib.
1 eps<r<?/ Glinne da Locha 7 Bennchoir. 2 mac tia Baird. c
3 in marg. Lucan 7 Saignel Anmaige. d 4 epstop Lemhc[h]aille.
23. b. [leg. a.]
T^pscop Ibar, 1 Aichech,
"fa Suarlech 2 sargreit,
Georgia leo in lerglic,
Macc-oge 3 mor, Meithchern,
Miannach, 4 Achill 5 armit,
Furtunait is Felic,
dec[h]enbar righ rat[h]mar
lenn co hathlam ergit.
1 ceit/^re bliaJna. ar .cccc. fod a saoghail. As i a chell Becc-ere .i.
inis fil for muir amuigh la hUibh Ceinnselaigh. 2 ind Edhnen,
7 ab Linne Duachaille. 3 ind Eidhnein. 4 ind Eidhnein.
5 Achilleus.
T
-L^
24. c. [leg. b.]
ugaid, 2 Coipp, 2 is Coennet,
Ecbricht, 3 Huiltbrith e airfemm, 4
Sechtan 5 fn'u fer firt[h]enn,
meic Baethan cen baethe,
meicc Caelbad na caidchind,
Ecnech, 6 Fuilen, 7 Fincell, 8
ni faicfem mar iarmait
oc Diarmait 9 ar ndichell.
1 saccart. 2 inghen Chairnan Cluana Cichmaighi, ogh.
3 Egbertus in maxtyrologfo Rom^^o. 4 airemhat. 5 sectmisid. f
6 mac Con-cat/^rach. 7 Dromaata. 8 ogh.
a sci. gagi papae, Leofr. Kal. b Tommae Bennchuir, Mart. TamL
c Nechtan mac hui in Baird, ibid. d MS. an maige. e Uldbrith,,
Mart. Taml. f In Mart. TamL this is given as a proper name.
APRIL.] MARTYROLOG* OF GORMAN. 83
22. G.
Wise Gaius the pope : Rufinus 1 (and) Tomma, champions :
Abel, Adam's great son: Nechtan 2 (and) Saignel, 3 elders a :
Lachain, shining Cullenn 4 : Cellachan of the devotion : primary
Agapitus, a vigorous pope whom ye proclaim : the good men
will surely upraise themselves around our assemblies.
1 bishop of Glenn da* Locha and Bennchor. * great-grandson
of Bard. 3 Lucan and Saignel of Anmag. * bishop of
Lemchaill.
23. A.
Bishop Ibar, 1 Aichech, with Suarlech 2 the mighty champion :
together with them Georgius the very acute : the great Macc-
oge, 3 Meithchern : Miannach 4 (and) Achilleus 6 we reckon, For-
tunatus and Felix, a decade of gracious kings, let them quickly
arise along with us !
1 four hundred and four years was the length of his age. His
church is Becc-6re, an island out on the sea in Hiii-Ceinnselaig.
2 of the Ednen (?), and abbot of Linn Duachaille. 3 of the Ednen.
4 of the Ednen. 5 Achilles.
24. B.
Lugaid, 1 Coipp 2 and Coinnet. Egbert 3 (and) Wilfred we will
reckon. 4 Sechtan 5 to them a truly austere man : Baethan's
sons without folly : Caelba's sons, the holy chiefs : Ecnech, 6
Fuilen, 7 Finchell 8 : we shall not see, (even) if we seek, Diarmait 9
neglecting us. b
1 a priest. 2 daughter of Caernan of Cluain Cichmaige, a
virgin. * Egbertus in the Roman Martyrology. 4 we
will reckon. * a seven-months child. 6 son of Cu-cath-
rach. 7 of Druimm fata. 8 a virgin. 9 a bishop.
a or ' venerable ones.' b literally, ' neglect of us with
(apud] Diarmait. 3
C 2
8 4
FLIRE HI)I GORMAIN.
25.0.
Mairc molbthach, Mace cattle, 1
oene in gangda gabaid,
Elithir 2 inn enig,
Digde, 3 Lugna 4 lenne,
Matoc 5 caem diar cobair,
a deoc[h]ain Nenn 6 naem nemid.
. Ocus \ cCruachan Brfgh Ele i n-Uibh Failghe ata a cell.
Geissi. 3 ogh. 4 Letmch. 5 elit[h]ir.
Cluana Arathair.
26. d.
Marcillin mor papa,
Isac, Clauid is Cronan,
Domnall, Senan sir-og,
Cass Benncair is Beccan, 1
Dimmocc, 2 Conan caemfial,
Cletus papa prfm-or,
nert inghen caid Cuain,
ar dusaim, is din-on.
Cluana. 2 Cluana cain.
27. e.
A nastasius toedlech,
^*-cend na Roma in rindsa.
Ultan, 1 Leccan 2 lem[m]sa,
Antimus cain, Castor,
feil Assain bain bindsea :
beit 'mom dail in drem[m]sa.
brathair Fursa. 2 epscofi.
* Dechonen, Mart. Taml
APRIL.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 85
2 5 . C.
Praiseworthy Mark (the Evangelist), a Macc-caille 1 : the vigil
of the perilous fraud b : hospitable Elithir 2 : Digne,? Lugna 4
(be) on our behalf; dear Matoc 5 to help us, holy deacon Nenn, G
nobles.
1 a bishop. And in Cruachan of Bri Ele in Hui Failgi stands his*
church. 2 of Cluain Geise. 3 a virgin. 4 of Lettir.
8 a pilgrim. 6 of Cluain Arathair.
26. D.
Great Marcellinus the pope : Isaac, Claudius and Cronan.
Domnall, ever-virginal Senan, Cass of Bennchor and Beccan. 1
Dimmocc, 2 Conan the dear and modest: pope Cletus purest
gold ! the virtue of Cuan's holy daughters (save us) from unrest
that is a safeguard.
of Cluain. 2 of Cluain Cain.
27. E.
Radiant Anastasius, c the chief of Rome is this star. Ultan 1
(and) Leccan 2 be on my behalf: fair Anthimus, Castor : the feast
of this Assan white, melodious : may this troop be around my
assembly !
a brother of Fursa. * a bishop.
a In the Leofric Missal S. Mark is commemorated on May 18.
b Perhaps the ' magna persecutio ' mentioned by Ado and Usuard at
April 26.
c Alexander, according to Oengus.
86 FLIRE ntii GORMAIN. [APRILIS.
28. f.
Augustin, Coip, 1 Cronan, 2
Uitalis fri togla,
na Conchind bat cuibde,
Ursicin is Agaip,
Didim, Caiman 3 coibne,
Lugtigern 4 soer, Suibne 5 :
cia senad dfan soirthe,
biam coidche 'na cuimne.
1 \ngen Dimmae. 2 Rois ere. s Cluana Eich. * mac
ua Trad. * Scelic.
29. g.
Coningen 1 tend, Tithic, a
Torpeit, Failbe fmn-6eb, 2
Dichu, 3 Fiachna follan,
Secundin 4 ard, Enan, 4
Breccan, 6 Lucrid, 7 lommog,
Domongin 8 is Donnan, 9
din fat dona huilibh
na tuiridh ar trommagh.
1 As is/dhe Cuach Cille Fionnmaighe in Uibh Feneclais i Forthua-
thaibh Laig^. 2 aebh alainn. 3 o Sabhall. 4 eps^/.
5 insi Aego. 6 eps^/ Maighi Bili. 7 o Chill Lucridh, abb
Cluana meic Nois. 8 eps^/, o Thuaim M^scm^he. 9 sac-
cart.
30. a.
"T^orbait Apreil alainn
-^ lacob, Marian mait[h]ghein,
Euproib, Dagair dathglan,
Ercenualdus, Uictor,
Faelchu, 1 Ciaran 2 cruthgel,
Luit 8 is Ronan 4 rathmar,
findsluag uili Apreil
fri cech n-acbeil b n-athlam.
1 eps<r<?/. 2 Cltiana Sosta. 3 6gh Droma Airbreach. c
* Ronan Liathruis i cConaillibh Murthemhne.
a leg. Tichic ? b MS. naicb&l. c Dromma Dairbrech, Mart.
TamL
APRIL.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 87
28. F.
Augustinus, Coip, 1 Cronan. 2 Vitalis against destructions :
the Conchenns a who are harmonious, Ursicinus and Agapius.
Didymus, Caernan, 3 a family : noble Lug-tigern, 4 Suibne, 5 though
(it is) a vehement, ennobled synod, may I be ever in their
remembrance !
1 daughter of Dimma. 2 of Ross Cre. 8 of Cluain
Eich. 4 great-grandson of Trat. 5 of Scelec (Michil).
29. G.
Austere Coningen, 1 Tychicus, Torpes, white-beautiful 2 Failbe.
Dichu, 3 Fiachna, the sound, high Secundinus, 4 Enan, 5 Breccan, 6
very ^virginal Lucrid, 7 Domongin 8 and Donnan, 9 these towers
are a safeguard to all from the serious battle.
1 She is Cuach of Cell Findmaige in Hui Feneclais in the Fortuatha
of Leinster. 2 beautiful, delightful. 3 from Saball. 4 a
bishop. 5 of Inis Aego. 6 bishop of Mag Bili. 7 from
Cell Lucrid, abbot of Cluain mac Nois. 8 a bishop : from Tuaim
Muscraige. 9 a priest.
30. A.
They complete delightful April, Jacob, Marianus, a good
birth, Euprobus, pure-coloured Dagair, Ercenwaldus, Victor,
Faelchu 1 : bright-shaped Ciaran, 2 Luit 3 and gracious Ronan 4 :
the whole of April's white host against every one terrible and
active.
1 a bishop. * of Cluain Sosta. 3 a virgin : of Druim
Dairbrech. 4 Ronan of Liathross b in Conailli Murthemni.
3 Conchind Cilli Achid, Mart, Taml
b Ronan Liath-roiss uaine ' R6ndn of green Liathross,' Ftl. Oeng. (Laud
610), Ap. 30, sancti confessoris Ronani, Mart. Chr. Ch.
T
F&L1RE H&I GORMAlN. [MAIUS.
MAIUS.
1. b.
R \aa\aind Mai miadaig
lacob, Pilip primda,
Hieremias morda,
a Natchoime 1 cain, Cellan, 2
Diucoll, 3 Mancein maerda,
Breccan, 4 Goibnen glorda,
Luadrenn, Ultan, 5 Aedhgen, 6
Ronan saerghel slogda,
Andeoil, Banban 7 bagaimm,
Ossein alaind ogda.
1 abb Tire da glas 7 brat[h]air do Chaoimhghin e. * .i. Ceal-
lan ua Fiachrach. 3 Cluana Braoin. 4 epsrt?/. 5 rruzc
Maele-sneachta. b 6 eps#?/ 7 abb Fobhair. 7 saccart.
2. c.
N t- Athanas airdeirc,
Neapolis nuagel,
Sat^rnin diar soerad,
Colman naemh, is Nechtain, 1
Enan iartha in t-6gfer,
la Fiachra 2 diar foemad.
1 descipw/ Patr^/V 6 Chill Uinche i cConaillibh Mz/rthemhne 7 6
Findabhair aba for bni Boinne, mac Liamhna daw seathar Patnz/V,
he. a abb, 6 Erard ua nDrdna.
3. d.
Tl^agbail croiche in Coimdedh,
- papa fossud ferda,
Alexander amra,
Teodoil, Conlaed, 1 Clothach,
Scandal, 2 Eueint ergna,
Neccan, Cairpre 3 cadla, 4
Dairchell, 5 Sarnat 6 somma,
mo Chonna ron-cabra.
luuenail frem fuillid,
Nem 7 na chuinnid calma,
nert ingen og Osse"in 8
fri cech frosfhein fagla.
1 epsrt?/ Cille dara, 7 ba hesidhe cerd Bn'gde. 2 Cille Co-
brainne. 3 eps^/ Maighi Bile. 4 catolocdha. 6 eps-
cop, 6 Ghlinn da Locha. 6 inghen Maolain, banab. 7 epscofi
i nDruim Dallain. 8 inghena Oisein ic Raith Eich i Raichnich.
a Nethchoimi Ftt. Oeng. (Rawl. B. 505), mo Choimi, mo Choemi, ibid.
(Laud 610, L.B.) Mochoemi (gen. sg.), Drumm. KaL b In Mart.
Taml. the son of Maelsnechtai is Osene (= Ossein supra). c Roncend
prius, Mart. Taml.
MAY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 89
MAY.
i. B.
On noble May's calends (the apostles) James (and) dis
tinguished Philip, majestic Hieremias : fair Natchoime, 1 Cellan, 2
Diucoll, 3 grave Manchein, Breccan, 4 glorious Goibnen, Luadrenn,
Ultan, 5 Aedgen, 6 noble-white, hostful Ronan : Andeoil, Banban 7
I proclaim, beautiful, virginal Ossin.
1 abbot of Tir da" glas, and he was a brother of Coemgen's.
2 Cella"n, descendant of Fiachra. 3 of Cluain Braein. * a bishop.
5 son of Mael-snechta. 6 bishop and abbot of Fobar. 7 a priest.
2.C.
The conspicuous (bishop) Athanasius, fresh-white Neopolus,
Saturninus to save us : holy Colman and Nechtain, 1 Enan the
perfect man, the searched-for : with Fiachra, 2 to receive us.
1 Patrick's disciple, from Cell Uinche in Conailli Murthemni and
from Findabair Aba on the brink of the Boyne : he was also a son of
Liamain, Patrick's sister. 3 an abbot, from Erard ua nDrona.
3- D.
The finding of the Lord's Cross. a A pope, constant, manly,
Alexander the good. Theodorus, Conlaed, 1 Clothach, Scandal, 2
wise Eventius, Neccan, beautiful 4 Cairbre, 3 Dairchell, 5 wealthy
Sarnat 6 : may my Conna help us ! Juvenalis. root of addition :
Nem 7 as a valiant warrior : the virtue of Ossen's virginal daugh
ters 8 be against every dark, plundering soldier !
1 bishop of Kildare, and 'tis he was Brigit's craftsman. 2 of
Cell Cobrainne. 3 bishop of Mag Bile. 4 catholic. 5 a bishop
from Glenn da Locha. 6 Maeldn's daughter, an abbess. 7 a bishop
in Druim Dallain. 8 Ossen's daughters at Raith Eich in Raichnech.
a Crucis Christi inuentio, Mart. Taml. Primairec craind croiche, FL
Oeng. Hierosolimis, inventio sancte crucis ab Helena sancta regina sub
Constantino imperatore, Drumm. Kal. et sic Mart. Chr. Ch. Hence this
day is called ftil na croiche in tsamhraidh (the feast of the Cross of the
summer) in the Annals of Ulster, 1254.
90 F&LIRE Htil GORMAIN. [MMUS.
4. e.
Epscop sruith Siluanus,
Justus, Felic, Florian,
Maria, 1 Romuil, Roman,
cethracha mor mairtir,
Aed 2 is Ciriac caemog,
mac Cuinnine Cronan, 3
Antonia flu flathfir,
6g romathig moran.
1 in marg. man. rec. pro Maria forte Monica. 2 mac Brie, but
in marg. man. rec. ni he sin Aodh mac Brie, ata an .x. la" do nouimber.
3 mac Cuinnine 6 Sleibh Eibhlinne i Mumain*
5- C
TTilarius, Eutimus,
-*- * Archilaus luaidim,
fresgabail b Crist chaemseing, c
Felic, Galla, Grigoir,
Niceit, louian alim,
da hErein ris n-aenim,
Senan fos is Faelan, d
Euchbrict 1 aebnar aebind.
in marg. man. rec. Edbrict ep. Lindis (i.e. Lindisfarne),
6-g.
Ternam lohain apstoil
slan ond ola fic[h]thech,
Euoid, Lucius logt[h]ech,
sechtmoga mor martir,
am-medar nir maithmech
Colman 1 trebar tort[h]ech.
Locha Echim.
a Mochua mac Cummine .i. i Sleib Eblinne, Mart. Taml. - b MS.
fresccabail. Ascensio prima Domini nostri Jesu Christi, Mart. Taml.
c MS. chaemseincc. d Faelan Find Cilli Colmai, Mart. Taml.
e Echin. Mart. Taml.
MAY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 91
4. E.
The reverend bishop a Silvanus, Justus, Felix, Florianus, Maria, 1
Romulus, Romanus, forty great martyrs. Aed, 2 and dear-virginal
Cyriacus : Cunnine's son Cronan, 3 Antonia, worthy of a princely
husband, a virgin that forgave many.
1 for Maria read perhaps Monica. 2 son of Brecc, but, in the
margin, in a later hand, that is not Aed mac Brie ; he is on the
loth day of November. 3 son of Cuinnine from Sliab Eiblinne in
Munster.
5- F.
Hilarius, Euthymius, Archelaus I mention : the Ascension h
of dear-slender Christ : Felix, Galla, Gregorius : Nicetius,
Jovianus I entreat : two Irenes on whom I fast : Senan also and
Faelan ; Eadbert 1 beautiful-modest, delightful.
1 Edbrict, bishop of Lindisfarne.
6. G.
The escape of John the Apostle safe from the boiling oil c
Evodius, indulgent Lucius : seventy great martyrs their fore
warning was not slack : Colman 1 prudent, fruitful.
of Loch Echim.
a Oengus makes him a deacon.
b laithe litha frisrocaib ar fiada, the day of the festival on which our God
ascended (to heaven), Fel. Oeng., May 5. Ascensio domini, Leofr. Kal. See
note on 27 March. c ante portam latinam, Leofr. Kal.
92 F&LIRE H$I GORMAIN. [MAIUS.
7. a.
Domitilla in tendog,
Flauius flait[h] co nglaine,
Breccan 1 maith cen mine,
Augz^tin is Auguist,
la Lasair is Luga,
Ciar6cc 2 cobhsaid cride, 3
B^/zedict raith rigda,
papa, brigda in bile.
1 Echdroma. 2 in marg. Mo Chiaroc is Breccan 6 Echdmim
Breccdin i ccoicnch Dal Arao/he 7 Dail Riada. No is i Maigh
Mucraimhe i n-iart^r Con\\acht &(.& Doire Eachdroma hi failet. 3 in
marg. man. rec. mansuetus et amabilis.
u
8. b.
ictor, Marcian, Maxim,
la Donait nar daibill,
Uictor aili drmimm,
Stefan, Marian, Milit,
Felic follan firgrind,
Brenaind, Comman 1 cadbind, a
Flauia firglan findben
fri cech n-imned alim[m].
1 6 Thigh m*/c Findcdin. b
9. c.
Grigoir niamda Nazaint,
dechenbor drong dim6r,
se coecait, ni cammrad,
Sanctan, 1 Hermen, c Andreas,
Cen[n]mar, Lamruad lommnoeb,
da Briccin, d mo Banban, 2
translait Nicoil noimfir
nar' doibil acht daghnar,
Cetfaid nar' char cfsu
bind re hlsu e a amran.
1 eps^ 6 Chill da les. 2 egnaid.
a MS. cadbind. b Findchon, Mart. Taml. c leg. Hermeit?
d da Breccoc Tuamma Drecon, Mart. Taml. e MS. hisa.
MAY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 93
7. A.
Domitilla the austere virgin. Flavius, a prince with purity :
good Breccan 1 without smallness. Augustinus and Augustus,
with Lassair and Luga, a b Ciaroc, 2 steadfast, righteous : Benedict,
of royal grace, a pope, vigorous (is) the ancient tree.
1 of Echdmim. 2 my Ciardc and Breccan from Echdruim
Breccdin in the confine of Dal Araidi and Dal Riada. Or in Mag
Mucraime in the western partofConnaught is Daire Echdroma wherein
they (i.e. their relics) are.
8. B.
Victor, Marcianus, Maximus, with Donatus, who was not
bad (and) poor. Another Victor I reckon. Stephanus, Marianus,
Miletus, healthy, right pleasant Felix : Brenainn, holy-melo
dious Comman, 1 Flavia, a truly-pure, fair woman, I entreat
against every tribulation.
1 from Tech m/c Findcain.
9 . c.
Splendid Gregory of Nazianzus : ten men, a vast troop : six
fifties (of martyrs) no crooked speech Sanctan, 1 Hermes,
Andrew (the Apostle), Cennmar, Lamruad, very holy, thy Briccm,
my Banban 2 : the translation of Nicolaus, a holy man, who was
not foul-mouthed, but excellently modest. C^tfaid, who loved
not tributes, his song seemed sweet to Jesus.
1 a bishop : from Cell da les. 2 a sage.
a We should perhaps correct to Lugaid, but no saint of that name is
commemorated on May 7.
b Sic in Drumm. Kal. Mo-Chiaroc, Pel Oeng. (Rawl. B. 505). In Laud
610 and Lebar Brecc Mo-Chuaroc, sanctorum confessorum Ciarocet Bretani
(leg. Brecani), Mart. Chr. Ch.
c In Persidia ; natale sanctorum martyrum trecentorum .x., Drumm.
Kal.
94 F&LIRE Htil GORMAIN. [MAIUS.
10. d.
"Deodha in gerait Gordian,
-*-*Epimaich uain amgand,
in craibdech cruaid Comgall, 1
mo Since 2 caid, Connla, 3
mac Corbm^zc Aed 4 amlond,
Palmait, lob ollbarr,
oentapd] in druing dindgil
i findnim co fogbamm.
1 abb B^ncair Uladh. 2 Cltiana. Cainchne. a 3 eps^/,
mac Lenine. 4 mac Corbm/c.
ir. e.
A ntimus maith, Mammert,
^*-elgna b 6g in findlec.
in cimmidse cobrat
Findlug, Lassair, 1 Lugair, 2
Senach 3 goba glangreit,
Caemgein, 4 c Critan, 5 Corbmacc, 6
la Findtan 7 mor mesta,
lor is cnesta a comrac.
1 6h. 2 lobor. 3 m^c Etchen 6 Airiudh Brosca for
Loch Erne. 4 abb. 5 m^c Illadon. in marg, Critan mac Illodon 7
Corbmflc sac^rt ind Achad Findich for bru Dothra i nTJibh Dunchada..
6 s&cart i nAchadh Finnich. d 7 Cluana Caoin.
12. f.
A cille^^ noem, Nereus,
^"^Pancratius sin comdhail,
Dioriis co ndegmein,
Ere nasca 1 leo Lugaeth, 2
la Dimma 3 co ndegbaigh,
Ailithir 4 is Ern[e]in :
in sluag tennso tecclaim
etrainn ocus elbeim.
1 6 Thelaigh Lis i n-Uibh Eachd^A Uladh. 2 m^c Conghz/j-a,
t, o Thigh Luta i Fotharta^h mora. 3 m^c Cais. 4 Muic-
innsi for Loch D^rgdeirc.
a mo-Smoc .i. Cluana Caichni, Mart. TamL
b MS. elccna. c mo-Chritoc F/t. Oeng. Critoc, Drumm. KaL
' d in Achud Findnaigi, Mart. TamL
MAY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 95
10. D.
Vigorous was the champion Gordianus, liberal Epimachus
from us : the devout, hardy aComgall 1 : my holy Sinoc, 2 Connla 3 :
gentle Aed, 4 son of Cormac : Palmatius, great-crowned Job :
union with this delightful, fair troop may we find in fair heaven !
1 abbot of Bennchor Ulad (Bangor in Ulster). * of Cluain
Cainchne. 3 a bishop : son of Lenine. 4 son of Cormac.
II. E.
Good Anthimus, Mammertus, noble and virginal was the
white stone. This captive b let Findlug, Lassair 1 and Lugair 2
help. Senach 3 the smith, a pure champion, Coemgein, 4 Critan, 5
Cormac, 6 with Findtan 7 great, respected ; sufficient and modest
is their meeting.
1 a virgin. 2 the infirm. 6 s son of Etchen, from Aired
Brosca on Lough Erne. 4 an abbot. 5 son of Iliad. Critan
son of Illod, and Cormac the priest in Achad Findich on the brink of
the Dodder in Hiii Dunchada. 6 a priest in Achad Findich. 7 of
Cluain Cain.
12. F.
Holy Achilleus, Nereus, Pancratius in the assembly. Diony-
sius with a good mind, Ere Nasca 1 with them, Lugaed 2 : with
Dimma 3 of the good fight, Ailithir 4 and Ernein this is the
strong army that I muster between us and offence.
1 from Telach Lis in Hiii Echach of Ulster. 2 son of Congus,
a priest, from Tech Luta in the Great Fotharts. 3 son of Cass.
4 of Mucc-inis on Lough Derg.
a In Hybernia; natalissanctiComgalliabbatisetconfessoris, Mart.Chr. Ch.
b i.e. Hua Gormdin himself. c infirmus, Mart. Tamt.
96 F&LIRE H&I GORMAlN. [MAIUS
13- g-
'T^empal ergna erdeirc,
-* roboi do dibh domhoin
ir-R6im rigda rebaig
Bonefait ros-bendaig
do Maire buain bladaig,
col-lm sluaigh a senaid.
Mael doid 1 nar domma,
feil mo Chonna 2 credail,
tarn Tigernaigh Boirchich
ind fir toirt[h]ig trebair.
1 Mucnamha. a Doire.
14. a.
TDonti//.y, Pacomius,
t Dfa co tend ros-tocaib,
mo Chuttu 1 co cetaib,
Lassar, Garban gargn6eb, a
a ferainn ro facaib
Mael caemfertach Cetair, 2
Uictor caid, Corona,
ba h6ga co a n-ecaib.
1 Lis m6ir, ddrbh' ainm Cartach, robdi ina abb ir-Raithin, ocus ina
esp<? il-Lios mor. 2 mac Ronain meic righ \J\adh i cCill Meilche-
[tair] for bru in mara fri Cnoc mBrenainn aniar.
15. b.
Sect n-epscoip a hEspain,
Muiredhach 1 gemm glanoll,
al-lurech thenn torunn,
do Chonna,' 2 Columba, 3
Duiblitir 4 in dagfind,
Commdn, 5 Cainne6c, Colu[m]m, 6
Colman, 7 Saran 8 soirbe
co coibne na crobung,
in spirat uais fagdeim
for in radreim romund.
1 ua Dubhtaigh. 2 epsr<?/ Condere. 8 m^c Faelgasa.
4 ab Findglaisi Caindigh ace Ath cliath. 5 mac Dimma, Aricuil. b
6 Locha Innse Cr^. c 7 mac ua Laighsi. 8 mac Archair, d 6
1 nis Moir i n-Uibh Liathdin i n-Uibh Meic Cailli.
a MS. garccn6em.
b Perhaps this word should be a gloss on C&innedc : cf. Mart. Taml.
Cainnech Airecuil. Comman mac Dimma. c Columb Insi Locha Cre",
Mart. Taml. d Airechair, Mart. Taml.
MAY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 97
13. G.
A temple, noted, renowned, which had belonged to the gods
of the (heathen) world, in royal, featful Rome, Bonifacius, with
the full number of the host of his synod, consecrated 21 it to
Mary the lasting, famous. b Mael-doid 1 who was not poor : the
feast of my Conna 2 the religious : the death of Tigernach of
Boirche, the fruitful, prudent man.
1 of Mucnam. 2 of Doire.
14. A.
Pontius, Pachomius, God upraised them strongly. My
Cuttu 1 with hundreds (of martyrs): Lassar, Garban, harsh saint of
his land which he left. Mael-Cetair 2 of the beautiful miracles.
Holy Victor (and) Corona, they were virgins till their death.
1 of Lismore, whose name was Carthach. c He was an abbot in
Rathen and a bishop in Lismore. 2 son of Rdnan, son of the King
of Ulster : in Cell Maeil-Chdtair on the brink of the sea, to the west of
Cnoc Brenainn (Brandon Hill).
15. B.
Seven bishops out of Spain : Muiredach 1 a pure-great gem :
may their strong corslet be over us ! Thy Conna, 2 Columba, 3
d Dublitir* the good and fair, Comman, 5 Cainne6c, Columb,"
Colman, 7 Saran, 8 the happy ones with the kindred in their
cluster : I entreat the noble Spirit on the mighty multitude
before us.
1 descendant of Dubthach. 2 bishop of Condere. 3 son
of Faelgus. 4 abbot of Cainnech's Findglas near Ath cliath
(Dublin). 5 son of Dimma, of Aricul. 6 of Loch Inse Cre".
7 great-grandson of Laigse. 8 son of Archar, from Inis Mdr in
Hui Liathain in Hiii Maic Cailli.
51 literally, blessed. b Natale sancte Marie ad martyres, Drumm. Kal.
Dedicatio accclesiae scae. mariae, Leofr. Kal. c so Oengus, May 14
(fdil cain Carthaig Rathin), and Drumm. Kal.
d Dublitrech (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal.
GORMAN. H
98 FELIRE Htil GORMA1N. [MAIUS.
1 6. c.
A quilin is Odran, 1
^Duthracht, 2 aFindchad 3 falid,
b Brenainn 4 ce/z band uabhair,
Mace Laisre 5 ard, Ernan, 6
Carnech 7 coemhc[h]end crabaid,
in soert[h]enn ua Suanaig. 8
1 sacozrt. z Liathdroma, in marg. man. rec. loco Liathdroma
forte scribendum Aondroma, nam s. Durthach films Trichenij colitur
Aentromae, iuxta menologium gmealogicum c 19. 3 eps<r<?/. 4 mac
Findloga, abb Cluana Ferta. 5 abb Bennc[h]air. 6 mac Aodha.
7 Tuilein. do Breathnaibh do. 8 Fidmuine ainm ui Siianaigh
Ancoire Raithne, ocus o Inis Baoithin i n-iarthar [leg. airther]
Laighen.
Uictor tend is Torpet,
Paulus, Findchan, 1 Finnen,
Bassilla acus Sillan, 2
meic ua-Slainge 3 uasle,
Critan 4 sin lucht lommog,
6 cech ulc dom imman,
Lith ingen glan Garban
a dagradh ni dimbag.
Droma Eanaigh 7 Droma Fess. c 2 epsr<?/ Daimhinsi.
3 6 Chliiain Airbh. d 4 eps^/ Aendroma.
1 8. e.
Dioscorus is Colman, 1
Felic mor cen merg^
Agna 6g co n-irgnus,
Fer da cn'ch, Bran, 2 Bresal, 3
Domnoc 4 degoc degdos
mo M[a]edoc 5 is Midgus. 6
1 eps^. 2 Becc, 6 Claonadh i n-Uibh Faelain i Maigh Laighen.
3 6 Dherthaigh. 6 4 Tiprat Fachtna. 5 eps^/ Fedha duin i
n-OsraicchzM. 6 mac Eire, Cille Tailten.
a Finnguin (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal.
b Brendini (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal. Brendani, Mart. Chr. Ch.
c Dromma Feise, Mart. Taml. d Mac Guaslaingi o Chluanaib, ibid.
e o Durthach, ibid.
MAY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 99
1 6. C.
Aquilinus and Odran, 1 Duthracht, 2 joyous Findchad, 3 Bre-
nainn 4 without a deed of pride : lofty Mac-Laisre, 5 Ernan, 6
Carnech, 7 dear head of devotion, (Fidmuine) Suanach's noble-
strong descendant. 8
1 a priest. 2 of Liathdruim. in marg. In lieu of Liathdroma we
should perhaps write Aentroma, for St. Durthacht, son of Trichen, is
venerated at Aentruim, according to the Menologium Genealogicum,
chap. 19. 3 a bishop. 4 son of Finding, abbot of Cluain Ferta.
8 abbot of Bennchor. 6 son of Aed. 7 of Tuilen : of the
Britons was he. 8 Fidmuine was the name of Hua Suanaig, the
anchorite of Rathen, and from Inis Baithin in the western [leg. eastern]
part of Leinster (was he).
17. D.
Austere Victor and Torpes, Paulus, Findchan, 1 Finden,
Basilla and Sillan, 2 the noble sons of Hua-Slaingi. 3 Critan* and
the very virginal folk to drive me from every evil ; Lith, Garban's
pure daughter, to speak her well is no sorrow.
1 bishop of Druim Enaig and Druim Fess. 2 bishop of Daim-
inis. 3 from Cluain Airb. 4 bishop of Oendruim.
1 8. E.
Dioscorus and Colman, 1 great Felix, without a wanton
desire, virgin Agna with noble habits : Fer da chrich (' Man of
two Districts '), Bran, 2 Bresal 3 : Domnoc 4 a good warrior, a good
bush (of protection), my Maedoc, 5 and Midgus. 6
1 a bishop. 2 the Little, from Claenad a in Hui Faelain in Mag
Laigen. 3 from Derthach. 4 of Tipra Fachtna ' F.'s Well.'
5 bishop of Fid Duin in Ossory. 6 son of Ere of Cell Tailten.
a feil Brain Bice o Chloenad, Pel. Ceng. (Raw!. B. 505.)
H 2
ioo FEL1RE HU1 GORMAIN, [MAius.
19. f.
"Oarthen, Ciaran, 1 Cummein, 2
-^ Diuir, 3 Dunstan diada,
is Potentiana,
Caradic, mo Chonne, 4
Richell, 5 Brittan 6 beoda,
tri meic Eogain ana,
co ti in a ghasrad gleglan
do dhenam mo dala.
1 mac Colgan. 2 mac Baetain. 3 Enaigh ir. b 4 Cille
Comarthae. 5 ogh. 6 Ratha.
20. g.
Basilla, Baudelus,
Aurea chaem is Colman, 1
Yaustus, Daniel 2 derbog,
mac Laithbe 8 leir, Laidcend,
Crom-dithruib 4 ar domnan
nir dfchuid 5 act degmor.
1 Doire moir. * Tulca. 3 Domnaigh moir.
Inis craind. c 5 .i. nir bhecc.
21. a.
Polan 1 mor is Moinni,
Findbarr, Cummin 2 comseng,
Mael-deid 3 naemh nemfann,
Ronan, Barrfind, 4 Brigit, 6
Colman Cron nocharamm,
o cech bron nar-benann,
Colman 6 loigtech lobor
ara logod lenamm.
1 Chille Mona. 2 mac Lughdach, Inse Mheic ua Dartadha.
3 Lis moir. 4 Droma Cuilinn. / marg. Bairrfionn eps^/ 7 ab d
6 Druim Cuilinn 7 6 Chill Bhairrfinn fri hEss-ruaidh atuaidh. Do
chenel C^waill Gulbatn meic Neill do. 5 ingen Dim[m]ain. 6 lobor.
i Maigh Ed i nDall cCais.
a MS. an. b Ceir, Mart. Taml c leg. cruind ? d The
words 7 ab are inserted by a later hand.
MAY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 101
19. F.
Parthenius, Ciaran, 1 Cummein, 2 Diuir, 3 godly Dunstan, and
Potentiana, a Caradic (?), my Conne, 4 Richell, 5 vigorous Brittan."
Eogan's three splendid sons, may the bright-pure youths come to
compose my assembly.
1 son of Colgu. 2 son of Baetan. 3 of Enach ir. 4 of
Cell Comarthae. 6 a virgin. 6 of Raith.
20. G.
Basilla, b Baudelius, dear Aurea and Colman. 1 Faustus,
Daniel 2 a sure virgin, industrious Mac Laithbi, 3 Laidcenn,
Crom-dithruib 4 on (this) wretched world was not petty, 5 but good
and great.
1 of Doire Mor. 2 of Tulach. 8 of Domnach Mdr.
4 from Inis crainn. 5 i.e. he was not small.
21. A.
Great Polan 1 and M6inni, Findbarr, meagre Cummin, 2 Mael-
deid 3 holy, unweak, R6nan, c Barrfind, 4 Brigit, 5 Colman Cr6n
whom we love, strikes us from every sorrow. Colman, 6 the
indulgent leper, let us follow (him) for his forgiveness.
1 of Cell M6na. 2 son of Lugaid, of Inis Maccu Dartada.
:i of Less mdr. 4 of Druim Cuilinn. Ban-find, bishop and abbot,
from Druim Cuilinn and from Cell Ban-find to the north of Ess
Ruaid. He was of the kindred of Conall Gulban, son of Niall.
' Dimman's daughter. 6 the Leper : in Mag Eo in Dal Caiss.
a Scae. potentianae uirginis (et depositio dunstani archiepisc.), Lcofr. KaL
b Sci. basilli, Leofr. Kal. c Barrinni (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal.
102 F&LIRE Hi) I GORMAIN. [ MAI us.
22. b.
T3
^^
onan Find 1 caid,
mil, lulia ogfind,
meic Edniusa 2 armi[m]m,
Baethin mor, 3 meicc Echdhach,
Ca[s]sin 4 sarga sinimm,
Conall, 5 Agna 6 alimm,
o Dhruim da Dhart 6gdha,
Luigsech 16rdha langrinn.
1 6 Laind Rdnain Finn i n-Uibh Eachach U\adh. " secht meic
P^idniusa, 6 Maighin. 3 mac Findaich, 6 Inis Baithin i n-airthiur
Laighen. 4 ogh. 5 abb Insi Caoil i cCenel G?;/aill.
6 in marg. Aghna, Cassin ocus Luighsech teora cailleacha iadsidhe, oats
6 Druim da Dhart doibh.
23. c.
Epectitus, Ast6in,
Desider gret grinnfir,
nocha becc ro bruinnedh.
Pincto, Comman, Cremthann, 1
Suidbrect, Srafan 2 sonnim,
inmain c6iciur cuinged.
Goibnenn 3 cain co cdemchlu,
Nectlic, 4 Faelchu fuilled.
1 Maighe Dumha. 2 Cluana moir. 3 i Tigh Scuithin.
24. d.
Manachen, a lohanna,
Siluan, Felicfiroig,
bAidbe, 1 Sillan, Segein, 2
Ultan 3 bithi, Berchan, 4
Colman nar' char chlaenuail
ropa glan a gl^m^in :
bancland Ferguis 5 ale,
na cade cen clre"im.c
Eugeni?/s glorda,
papa lordha
<r^/ 7 abb Tire da glas. 2 eps^/ Arda Macha. 3 mac
Aedhgein. 4 6 Cluain Cai. 5 secht n-inghena Ferg^/s 6 Tigh
Inghen Ferghasa.
a The c and the final n are cancelled by a later hand. b Athbi (gen.
sg.), Drumm. KaL c MS. clereim. d MS. lerem.
MAY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 103
22. B.
Holy R6nan Find, 1 Castus, Aemilius, virginal-fair Julia : the
sons of Ednius 2 I number : great Baithin, 3 the sons of Eochaid :
Cassin, 4 a great spear which I stretch forth : Conall, 5 Agna, (i from
virginal Druim da dart I beseech, (and) Luigsech, ample, very
lovable.
1 from Land Rondin Find in Hui Echach of Ulster. 2 Seven
sons of Ednius, from Maigen. 3 son of Findach, a from Inis
Bdithin in the eastern part of Leinster. 4 a virgin. 5 abbot
of Inis Gael in Gene"! Conaill. 6 Agna, Cassin and Luigsech, these
were three nuns, and from Druim da Dart were they.
23- C.
Epectitus, Astonius, Desiderius a lovable-true champion,
greatly tried by fire was he. Pincto, Comman, Cremthann. 1
Suidberct (and) Srafan 2 I sound forth : dear the pentad of
warriors. Beautiful Goibnenn 3 with fair fame, Nechtlic, 4 Faelchu
an addition.
1 of Mag Duma. 2 of Cluain Mdr. 3 in Tech Scuithin.
4 a bishop.
24. D.
Manahen, Johanna, Silvanus, Felix, true virgins. Aidbe, 1
Sillan, Segein 2 : womanly Ultan, 3 Berchan, 4 Colman who loved
not wrongful pride ; pure was his bright mind. Fergus' girl-
children 5 I beseech, the chaste ones without an evil course.
Glorious Eugenius, a pope sufficient, conspicuously active.
1 bishop and abbot of Tir da glas. 2 bishop of Armagh.
3 son of Aeclgen. 4 from Gluain Gai. 5 Fergus' seven
daughters, from Tech Ingen Fergusa.
a He is called by Oengus (Ft ! l. May 22) Bacthine (or Baithe'ne) mac
Findach. Sancti Boetheni abbatis et confessoris, Mart. Chr. Ch.
104 F&LIRE H&I GORMA1N. [MAius.
E
25. e.
leuther is Urban,
papae Romae, renna, 1
Dionis nar domma,
Leo, Aldeilm, lohain,
Duncad 2 lae soer sunna,
cruimthir Coel, 3 mo Cholla. 4
1 solasta iard. 2 ab lae Co\uim ct'JJe, do Chenel C0na.Hl.
3 Cille moire. 4 \ngen Dimmae.
26. f.
Quadrait, Colman Stellafijn, 1
la hAugw^tin inmhain,
epscop Saxan saidbir,
Beda, Beccan 2 bulid,
don tsreith caemfind caindlig,
aebind etir a[i]nglib.
1 i tTfr da glas. 2 i cCluain Aird mo Bhecdcc i
Breoghain. No ac Tigb Conaill i n-Uibh Briuin Ciialann.
27- g-
Epscop Cillin, 1 Comaig, 2
la hEchfritan aithnim, a
epscop idan Ethirn, 3
Ragnulf, lulius, Eutruip,
ar doidnge 'sar dhotheidm,
ar coimge don cethirn.
1 6 Thigh Talain i n-Oirghiall!/^h. 2 ogh. 3 Dhomhnaigh
Moir mflc Laithbe i Mughdornaibh.
28. a.
amra lohain,
Priaim, Lucian lorgem,
eps<f<?/ German gradbind,
Furudran 1 is Foelan,
Felic fedil firgrinn,
Eugan, 2 Emil armim,
secht n-epscoip 3 glanglere,
al-lere fo lanrind.
i Lainn Turu. 2 eccn/^h. 3 6 Thigh na comairce.
a MS. aichnim.
MAY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 105
25. E.
Eleutherius and Urbanus, popes of Rome, stars. 1 Dionysius
who was not poor: Leo, Aldhelm, Johannes : noble a Dunchad 2
of lona here, presbyter Coel, 3 my Colla. 4
1 shining were they. 2 abbot of Colomb cille's Hi, of the
kindred of Conall. 3 of Cell Mdr. 4 daughter of Dimma.
26. F.
Quadratus, Colman Stellain, 1 with dear Augustinus the
wealthy bishop of the Saxons b : Beda c : blooming Beccan, 2 of
the lovable, fair, shining series, delightful among angels.
1 in Tir da glas. 2 in Cluain Ard mo-Beccoc in Muscraige
Breogain. Or at Tech Conaill in Htii Briiiin Ciialann.
27. G.
Bishop Cillin, 1 Comaig, 2 with Echfritan I recognise : the
sincere bishop Ethirn, 3 Ragnulf, Julius, Eutropius : to safe
guard us from difficulty, and from pestilence (belongs) to the
band (aforesaid).
1 from Tech Talain in Oriel. 2 a virgin. 3 of Domnach
Mdr mac Laithbe in Mugduirn.
28. A.
The excellent Pope Johannes, Priamus, Lucianus, an ample
gem : love-melodious bishop Germanus, Furudran 1 and Faelan ;
steadfast, amiable Felix, Eugan, 2 Aemilius I reckon : seven
bishops, 3 pure abundance : their piety under a full star.
1 in Lann Turu. z a sage. 3 from Tech na Comairce.
a Duncada (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal. b sci. augustini archiepisc., Leofr.
Kal. c Depositio sancti venerabilis Bede presbyteri, Drumm. Kal. die
quo ipse petiit, hoc est, in ascensione Dominica, Mart. Chr. Ch.
106 FELIRE Htil GORMA1N. [MAIUS.
29. b.
Conon 'sa mac mmgar
fri martra mor n-ingair,
nirbo coir ro cummad.
mo Becce, 1 mo Du[i]ne,
Mael-tuile soer sonnim.
Briuinsech 2 cael is Cumman.
1 i tTrelec. * ogh, inghen Criomhtainn 6 Maigh Trea.
3 ogh 6 Dhoire, \nghen Aillen i nAird Ul^h no i nDal Buinne i
n-Ultoibh.
30. c.
T N papa fial Felic,
*- Aucbertw.y cen brigrus,
robo Cuanna in coemdos,
Gabinus caid, Crispoil,
Cobban 1 leir dom lanles,
maraen sin seim-Saerghos. 2
abb Airdne. 2 Droma.
31- d.
T^orbait Mai na maithi,
* Petronella a niamhglan, "
Cantiz/j as buan beoblad,
Fer da crich is Cresceint, b
Maelodran 1 mor milid,
Ernin 2 og is Eogan, 3
sluag Mai roind do rinn-nim 4
sech grinnib 5 na ngleoghal.
1 Slane. 2 Cremh-caille. 3 abb Maighe Bile',
nemh na renn. 5 .i. sech demhnaibh.
a Petronille (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal. b Crescentiani (gen. s|
Drumm. Kal.
MAY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 107
29. B.
Conon with his gentle-pious son at martyrdom much
torment it was unjust that he was lacerated. My Becce, 1 my
Dune, noble Mael-tuile I sound forth, slender Briunsech 2 and
Cumman. 3
1 in Trelec. 2 a virgin : daughter of Crimthann from Mag
Trea. 3 a virgin : from Doire : daughter of Aillen in Ard Ulad
or in Dal Buinne in Ulster.
30. C.
The modest pope Felix. Hucbertus without fault of anger.
Cuanna was the dear bush (of protection) : holy Gabinus,
Crispolus : pious Gobban 1 to my full benefit, along with the
slender Soergus. 2
abbot of Airdne. 2 of Druim.
The nobles complete May Petronella the radiant and
pure, Cantius whose living fame is lasting : Fer da chrich and
Crescentius. Mael-Odrain 1 a great soldier (of Christ) : virginal
Ernm 2 and Eogan. 3 Let May's host (fare) before us (?) to starry
heaven 4 past the bands 5 of the warblasts.
1 of Slane. 2 of Cremchaill. 3 abbot of Mag bile. 4 i.e. to
the heaven of the stars. 5 i.e. past devils.
f ALIKE Htii GORMAIN. IUNIUS.
IUNIUS.
1. e.
OR kalatndluin alaind
Caprais, Pampil primda,
la Nicomeid naemda,
Stellan, Cronan, 1 Cummein,
Marceill, Laeban 2 luamda,
Pol, Seuerian saerda,
dechenbur coir comlan,
la Colman diar caemna.
1 abb Lis moir Mochuda. 2 Atha Eguis.
2. f.
Nannid, 1 Senan. Zachair,
Blandina fri di'glaib,
Forondan 2 is Femdid,
Petar, Aedan, 3 Algeis,
Luran 4 acco armid,
feil Marcillin mergil,
co mbem co ndrung dathglan
co rathmar ir-redhnim.
1 Ckiana hUinnsenn. 2 Luae. 8 Cluana Domhail.
mac Condin. a
3- g-
^mgen, 1 mo Chua chaerem,
'Glunsalach 2 beo bitheim.
Erasmus cor-Racheil,
ua Trianlugo thogaim,
Brandub, 3 Sillen 4 sochoir,
moNinne 6g, AfTein, 5
berdait inn sech imned,
co rindnem, bid rache[i]m.
1 abb Glinne da Locha. 2 .i. diberccach oird^rc robhoi for
slighidh Midhluachra fri re cfan oc denumh gach uilc, 7 roscnid ina
menmain tionntudh ona ulc, co deacha/^/h docum Chaoimhghein, 7
dorad a choibhsiona do, 7 ro an imaille fris i&rumh go a ecc, go ro
naom^h 7 ro hadhnacht ag Caoimhghin ina chill e, co ndechaid
dochum nimhe ar med a foghnamha do Dia. 3 eps^/. 4 eps<r0/.
6 i fail Glinne da Locha, 7 Cill Affein ainm a cille.
a MS. conain. b natalis sancti Coemgini abbatis et confessoris, Mart.
Chr. Ch.
JUNE.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 109
JUNE.
i. E.
On June's beautiful calends Caprasius, primary Pamphilus,
with hallowed Nicomedes, Stellan, Cronan, 1 Cummein, Mar-
cellus, abbatial Laeban, 2 Paulus, noble Severianus, a just (and)
complete decad, with Colman to safeguard us.
abbot of Less m6r mo-Chuta. 2 of Ath Eguis.
2. F.
Nandid, 1 Senan, Zacharias, Blandina against vengeances.
Forondan 2 and Femdid, Petrus (the exorcist), Aedan, 3 Algeis,
Luran 4 with them we reckon : the feast of Marcellinus the
white-fingered, may we be with a pure-coloured troop gra
ciously in level heaven !
1 of Cluain Uincenn. 2 of Lua. 3 of Cliiain Domail.
son of Conan.
3- G.
Coemgen, 1 my excellent (?) Cua, Glunsalach 2 lively, ever
active : Erasmus with Rachel, Trianlug's descendant I choose :
Brandub/ profitable (?) Sillen, 4 my virginal Ninne, Affein, 5
they will bear us past tribulation to starry heaven 'tis a great
step.
1 abbot of Glenn da" Locha. 2 i.e., a famous brigand who was on
the road of Mid-luachair for a long time perpetrating every evil, and he
bethought him of turning from his misdoing, so he went unto C6im-
gin and confessed to him, and afterwards remained with him till his
death, so that he was hallowed. And he was buried by C6imgin in his
church, and he went to heaven by reason of the greatness of his service
to God. 3 a bishop. 4 a bishop. 6 near Glenn da locha,
and her church's name is Cell Affein.
ii J FA LI RE HU2 GORMA1N. [lUNius.
4. a.
Cirin, Eutic, Attal,
Colman, Cassan 1 comt[h]end,
Patrocz/^ fial flaithc[h]enn,
cruimthir Colum 2 cridi,
mo Chua Cichech clothbarr, a
mo Lua, Findchan, Faithlenn, 3
P^rgentinus tendmin
is Ernin 4 diar n-aithnem[m]. b
1 sacajrt. 2 sacart Domhnaigh mhoir maighi Imclair.
" mac Aedha Damhain. * Cliiana.
5- b.
Da Bonifait buadha,
Q^irin, Castuil comhchoir,
Niadh 1 noemda nemthar,
Lucian, Marcus, Muric,
Eoban, Lean 2 lomchael,
Findlug, 3 Broccan, 4 Berchan,
sind ra[n]grinne nglangel
co dagnem far ndegtham. 5
1 in marg. Niad ocus Berchan 6 Cluain Aedha Aithmet i Luighne.
- 6 Chill Gobhail. 3 d Cluain m<?zc Feicc. 4 d Cluain mw'c
[F]e~ic beos. 5 .i. iar ndegh maith (leg. iar n-ec maith).
6. c.
uasal, arthenn,
Lonan, Cocca charaimm,
Faelan, Medran molaimm,
Clareinech 1 is Colman, 2
Mael-aithchen 3 saer saighim,
mo beith ra taebh togaimm.
1 Cliiana Cain. 2 eps^/. 3 6 Tigh Mael-aithghen i
cCoirpn ua cCiardha, no i moigh Lacha i n-iartz/r Bregh.
a MS. clothbair. b The i inserted man. rec.
JUNE.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. in
4. A.
Ouirinus, Euticius, Attalus, Colman, austere Cassan 1 : Pe-
trocus, a chaste, princely chief, presbyter Columb 2 the cordial,
my Cua the Breasted, the famous head: my Lua, Findchan,
Faithlenn, 3 Pergentinus strong and gentle, and Ernin 4 to whom
we commend ourselves.
1 a priest. 2 priest of Dcmnach M6r Maige Imchlair. 3 son
of Aed Damain. 4 of Cluain,
5. B
Two victorious Bonifacii, Quirinus, Castulus the just. Niad 1
hallowed, unevil : Lucianus, Marcus, Mauricras, Eobanus, meagre
Lean, 2 Findlug, 3 Broccan, 4 Berchan : (may they bring) us with
their pure-white band to holy heaven after a holy death ! 5
1 Niad and Berchan from Cluain Aedha Aithmet in Luigne.
2 from Cell Gobhail. 3 from Cluain maic Feicc. 4 also from
Cluain maic Felcc. 5 after a good death.
6. C.
Philip (the deacon) high, austere, Lonan, Cocca whom I love ;
Faelan, Medran I laud, Clar-einech 1 and Colman. 2 Noble Mael-
aithchen 3 I seek : by his side I choose to be.
1 of Cluain Cain. 2 a bishop. 3 from Tech Mael-
aithgen in Coirpre hua Ciarda, or in Mag Locha in the western part of
Bregia.
112 F&LIRE HUI GORMAJN. [luNius.
7- d.
Pol epscofi ciarb' esbach
a othar nir' fella, a
iar crochad a cholla :
da Cholum 1 im Choeman,
'sin ngormrot 2 iar ngrinne,
mo-Cholmoc, 3 mo-Chonna.
1 Colum gobha 7 Colum manach. 2 .i. i slighidh nimhe.
3 Dhromma M6ir. in marg. Columban^ (.i. esp^) mac li Arti 6
Dhruim mdr mo-Colmoc i n-Uibh Eachach Uladh.
M:
8. e.
edard, bMurchu, 1 Mucian,
epscop Bron 2 buaid clerig,
Ermedach 3 abb samaid,
Luadrenn 4 chraibdech Chorainn,
Gildardus nar' daibil,
Abundus as mbagaid,
in t-ochtor caid carat
rom-gabat 'na ngradaib.
1 mac ua Mactein. 2 6 Chaisiol lorroe ua Fiachrach Muaidhe.
3 abb Cunga. 4 ogh 6 Cljill Luaithrenn i cCorann.
9 . r.
Colum caemog cille, 1
Boethin 2 in breo brigda,
Amalgaid 3 ard oebda,
Felician fos, Primus,
mo Thoria 4 naem niamda,
mac ua Nesse 5 noemda,
m^c Declan, Dafinna, 6
ropdar minna moerda.
1 abb manach ndubh i nDoire Choluim chille, ocus in Hi in Albain.
2 mac Brenainn mc Fergasa, abb lae iar cColuim chille. 3 mac
Echdach. 4 Droma cliab. 5 Cruimter mac u Nesse.
6 ainm diles.
leg. nar fella, as in Jan. 4 ? b murchon (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal.
JUNE.] MARTYKOLOGY OF GORMAN. 113
7. D.
Bishop Paul, though he be absent, his labour doth not betray
us, a after crucifixion of his flesh : two Colombs 1 with Coeman,
my Colmoc 3 and my Conna, (went) after death into the azure
road. 2
1 Colomb the Smith and Colomb the Monk. 2 i.e., into the road
of heaven. 3 of Druim M6r. Columbanus (a bishop) maccu Arti
from Druim M6r mo-Cholm6ic in Hiii Echach of Ulster.
8. E.
Medardus, Murchu, 1 Mucian, bishop Br6n, 2 a gifted cleric :
Ermedach, 3 abbot of a religious community, devout Luathrenn 4
of Corann, Gildardus who was not evil-mouthed, Abundus
proclaim ye him ! may the holy octad of friends receive me into
their ranks !
1 maccu Machtein. * from Caisel Irr6e of the Hiii Fiachrach
Muaide. 3 abbot of Cunga. 4 a virgin, from Cell Luaithrenn
in Corann.
9. F.
Dear and virginal Colomb cille 1 : b Boethin 2 the vigorous
flame. Amalgaid, 3 lofty, delightful. Felicianus also (and)
Primus. c My Toria 4 holy, radiant ; Maccu-Nesse 5 the hallowed :
Dafinna 6 son of Declan, were wondrous (?) diadems.
1 abbot of Black Monks in Doire Coluimb-chille and in Hi in Scot
land. 2 son of Brenann, son of Fergus, abbot of Hi (next) after
Colomb cille. 3 son of Eochaid. 4 of Druim cliab.
5 Cruimther ( =: presbyter) maccu Nesse. 6 a proper name.
a i.e., he still labours honestly for us in heaven.
b Baithini successoris ejus, Drumm. Kal. natalis sanctorum abbatum
Columbe et Boethini successoris ejus, Mart. Chr. Ch.
c Mothorie (gen. sg.) Drmnm. Kal. at June 12.
GORMAN. I
ii4 F&LIRE Htil GORMAIN. [luNius--.
10. g.
A inmire 1 seng, Sanctan, 2
-f^Forcellach 3 feigh feithmech,
Illadan ua hEchach, 4
Mael-duin in a doss di'ten,
Senberech 5 seim sochrach,
Ferdomnach 6 reid, b Rethach. 7
1 6 Ailigh. 2 espucc. 3 Fobhair. 4 lolladhan ua
Eachaid, eps^/, 6 Raith Liphten i Feraibh Cell i Midhe. 5 Guile
Drebhni. 6 Tuama da ualann. 7 mac Coemhain.
II. a.
Barnaibb apstol atchimm,
Reguil, 1 Felic febda,
Furtunait fri fagla,
ingena leo Lasren, 2
c Mac tail 3 in coemh cunla,
d Tochomra 4 oen amra,
Sostenes tend-cabair
ticfa in-agaid m'anma.
1 Bennchuir. 2 i Caill chola. 3 eps^/ Cille Cuilinn.
ogh, 6 Chonmacne.
12. b.
Bassilid cain, Cirin,
Naboir, Nastair naema,
Caeman, 1 Cronan cruaide, 2
e Tarannan 3 leo, Lochein,
na hailethrig oga
Locha alainn Uaine.
Murchu, Dicull 4 degfer,
cen temel, cen truaighe,
Cristan 5 sodh 6 ro sechain
, ar bethaid co mbuaine.
1 Airde Caemdin i fail Locha Carman. 2 .i. cruaidh iat 'na
crabudh. 3 abb Bf/mcair ecus 6 Thulaigh Foirtceirn il-Laighnibh
ocus o Dmim Cliabh i cCairpre. 4 Achaidh na crd. ' Gilla
Crist ua morghair. 6 .i. soirbhe dia cholainn.
a MS. an. b MS. rethech.
c gen. Mec-tail, Mart. Chr. Ck. d Tochomracht, Mart. Taml. ed.
Kelly. e Torannan, Fel. Oeng.
JUNE.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 115
10. G.
Slender Ainmire, 1 Sanctan, 2 Forcellach 3 keen, meditative.
Illadan, descendant of Eochaid, 4 Mael-duin a bush of protec
tion. Senberech, 5 fine, profitable : smooth Ferdomnach 6 and
Rethach. 7
1 from Ailech. 2 a bishop. 8 of Fobar. 4 Illadan
descendant of Eochaid, a bishop, from Raith Liphthen in Fir Cell in
Meath. 5 of Ciiil Drebni. of Tuaim da ualann. 7 son
of Coemdn.
11. A.
Barnabas the apostle a I entreat Reguil, 1 excellent Felix.
Fortunatus against plunderings : with them Laisren's
daughters 2 : the dear, prudent Mac-tail, 3 Tochomracht, 4 unique,
wonderful. Sosthenes, a strong help, will come to meet my
soul.
1 of Bennchor. ' in Caill Cola.. 3 bishop of Cell Cuilinn.
4 a virgin, from Conmacne.
12. B.
Bright Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor, Nazarius the holy ones :
rigorous 2 Coeman 1 and Cronan : with them Torannan 3 and
Lochein. The virginal pilgrims of delightful Loch Uaine.
Murchu, Diculi 4 a good man, without gloom, without misery.
Cristan 5 who shunned ease c for sake of lasting life (in heaven).
1 of Ard Caemdin near Loch Carman. * i.e., rigorous were they in
their devotion. 3 abbot of Bennchor, and from Tulach Fortceirn
in Leinster and from Druim Cliab in Cairpre. 4 of Achad na cr6.
5 Gilla Crist descendant of Morgar. 6 i.e., ease to his flesh.
a Commemorated by Oengus on June 10. Meic-thail (gen. sg.),
Drumm. Kal.
I 2
ii6 FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [luNius.
D
13. c.
jamnat 1 bithbeo buadach,
Mac nissi 2 in a grian glanoll,
la m'Chumma fial fairend,
Felicula in lanraith
Fandila main molaim,
Cruimthir 3 cain, [is] b Cairell. 4
1 ogh 6 Sl<?/bh Beiha. 2 abb Cltiana. mV Nois fri re se
mblt'adan decc. 3 d Cliiain Tioprat. 4 man. rec. a ttir Rois.
H
14. d.
eliseus, ucheir,
Ualer lem rom lessaib,
rath tend for a thassib.
Cumman 1 la Nern ^naemda,
mar dlegar ni disfir,
Ciaran Belaigh, 2 Bassil.
ogh. Cumman Becc Chille Cuimne i Tamhnacha. 2 .i. Duin
u
15. e.
itus, Modeist, Mercuir,
Eadburga 6g finnmor,
Crescentia comlan,
Esic, Sinell 1 saethrach,
Quintian, Muchius mindnoem,
mac Corordan Colman, 2
a tinol do c treccud
ni fetub, d ni fodmab.
1 ua Liathain. 2 6 Miliuc i nDartraighibh Coininnse.
1 6. f.
Ciric mor in macan,
lulitan na luigfind,
Similian nach sechnaimm,
Setna 1 m^c tenn Treno.
Aithcain 2 nar' cloi chathgreim,
Colman m^c Roi i Rechraind, 6
Cet[h]ech, 3 Lugh nach lugu,
ar chrudu ni crenfaind.
1 epsrt?/. 2 [Inbir] Colptha. 3 epscop Phatraicc.
a MS. an. b MS. cairill. - c MS. dom.
d MS. fedub. e MS. rechroind.
JUNE.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 117
13. c.
Damnat 1 ever-living, gifted, a Mac-nisse 2 the pure-great sun,
with my Cumma a modest troop Felicula of the plenteous
grace, Fandila a treasure which I praise, beautiful Crumther 3 and
Cairell. 4
1 a virgin, from Sliab Betha. 2 abbot of Cluain maic N6is
for the space of sixteen years. 3 from Cluain Tiprat. 4 in
Tir llois.
14. D.
Helisaeus (EUsha the Prophet), Eucherius, Valerius be with
me for my advantages : a strong grace is on his relics. Cum-
man 1 with hallowed Nem. b As is due no feeble truth Ciaran
of Belach, 2 Basilius.
1 a virgin. Cumman the Little, of Cell Cuimne in Tamnacha.
i.e., Diiin.
15. E.
Vitus, c Modestus, Mercurius, Eadburga a fair-great virgin.
Crescentia the complete. Hesychius, laborious Sinell, 1 Quin-
tianus, Mucius (?) of the holy diadem, Corordan's son Colman a ;
to forsake their assembly, I shall not be able, I will not
endure.
1 descendant of Liathan. 2 from Mi'liuc in Dartraige Coininse.
1 6. F.
Great Cyricus d the child (and his mother) Julitta, by whom I
would not swear. Similianus whom I shun not, Setna 1 strong
son of Tren. Aithcain 2 whom no battle-might vanquished :
R6e's son Colman in (the island) Rechru. Cethech, 3 Lugh who
is not less, for herds I could not buy (them).
1 a bishop. * of Inber Colptha. 8 Patrick's bishop.
a Meicness (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal.
b Nem mac hui Birn brigach, Ftl. Oeng. . c Uitus maccan mi
ibid. u inGiric, Ftl. Oeng. Ciricii (gen sg.}, Drumm Kal.
iiS FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [luxius.
17- g-
Sesca da cet coemnaem,
mo-Chommoc 1 cen chaere,
Auit, Gundulf guidi,
Colman mor 3 mac Luachan,
Aedan, 3 Cellan 4 cride,
Totholan den tuili, 5
meic Nechtain 6 in nuathaig, 7
Moling* Luachair a luigi.
1 mac Dobhorchon. 2 6 Laind meic Luachain i n-iarthar
Midhe. 3 Dubh. 4 mac Fionain. 5 .i. d'iomat na
naem, 6 Droma Bricce. 7 .i. taigh niia nimhe.
7 <wzfessor, 6 Thigh Moling.
1 8. a.
Marcillian b is Marcus,
Paula, Martia moroig,
Tranquillin c sin caemfal,
dpurudran 1 beo, Boethan, 2
firflait[h]e co firon,
meic min maithe Moenan,
mac Mi'ci coem Colman,
ni forlan nos-foemab.
1 abb Lainne Lere. 2 in marg. Furadhran 7 Boethan, meic
Mhaonain iadsomh araon.
19. b.
/^^eruais primda, Protais,
>-^Ursicfn ard alghen,
Celsus, Euoid oebgel,
Coelan 1 caid is Colman, 2
Failbe 3 in monair morglain,
co soraid for soernem,
senad Nece in naemraith
do caemhflaith na cainfled.
Daire [Choelain]. 2 Droma lias. 3 6 Thobucht.
a leg. Luachra? b MS. Marc/Gillian. c MS. tran, quillin.
a The 'Batchain' and 'Furitdran' of Drumm. Kal. are, obviously misread -
ings or misprints of Baethain and Furudran.
JUNE.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 119
17. G.
Two hundred and sixty dear saints : my Commoc 1 without
fieriness, Avitus, prayerful Gundulfus, great Colman 2 son of
Luachan. Aedan, 3 cordial Cellan, 4 Totholan of the floodtide 5 :
the sons of Nechtan 6 sons in the noble Abode. 7 Moling 8 of
Luachair (by whom) thou swearest. a
1 son of Doborchii. * from Land meic Luachain in the western
part of Meath. 3 the Black. 4 son of Finan. 5 i e. of the
abundance of saints. 6 of Druim Bricce. 7 i.e. in the noble house
of heaven. 8 bishop and confessor, from Tech Moling.
1 8. A.
Marcellianus and Marcus ; Paula, Marcia, mighty virgins.
Tranquillinus in the beautiful rampart : lively bFurudran 1 and
Boethan, 2 veritable princes, truly, Moenan's good and gentle
sons. Dear Colman, son of Mice it is not superfluous I will
receive him.
1 abbot of Land Le*re. 3 Furadran and Boethan, sons of
Moendn are they together.
19. B.
Excellent Gervasius and Protasius. Ursicinus high, gentle.
Celsus, bright, beautiful Evotus, holy Coelan 1 and Colman. 2
Failbe 3 of the great pure work (is) happily on noble heaven.
Nicaea's synod of the saintly grace (convened) by the dear
Prince of the beautiful banquets.
1 of Daire (Coeldin). 2 of Druim lias. 3 from Tobacht.
a See infra, at Nov. 21.
b sanctorum confessorum Baithini et Furudrani, Mart, Chr. Ch.
c Gorman means the first council of Nicaea, commemorated in Meno-
log. Graec. on 29 May, but which was solemnly opened, according to Hefele,
on 14 June, A.D. 325. Is the ' prince' Constantine I. or Christ ?
120 FELIRE H&I GORMAIN. [luNius.
2O. C.
Ciriac noem, Nouatus,
Paul, Felic, nit fanna,
papa Silueir somma,
Sincell, 1 Cassan, 2 Crispin,
Faelan 3 in breo balla,
Gubsech 4 leo, mo Lomma. 5
1 ua Liathain. 2 Cliiana Raithe. 3 amhlobhar, ir-Raith Erenn
i n-Albain. 4 Clz^/za Barenn. 5 Domhnaigh Imlech.
21. d.
Euseib leinn, Leofridus,
Rufus, a Suibne 1 sluagda,
Dimetria fri digla,
Cormac leir ua Liathan, j
Diarmait 3 coir diar caemna,
ua Aeda Roin rigda,
Ciriac caid con Choimdidh,
i ndoidngib ron-didna.
Arda Macha. 2 abb Durmaighi 7 eps^/, 7 ba
hanchore beos an Corbmar sin. 3 eps^/ Disirt Diarmata, ua
Aedha Roin eisidhe.
22. e.
Iban mor in martir,
fcea diar naemad,
b Cronan x friu nos-fuagheb :
da n-ocht cet c is Crunmael, 2
Suibne 3 sona sarfer,
Paulin Nola nuaighel,
Guairi 4 caemh for conair
co soraid sin sluaiged.
1 .i. mo-Chiia Luachra, abb Ferna. 2 mrtc.Ronain 6 Bherrech.
abb lae Cholutm title. 4 Becc.
a Rufini (gen. sg.), Drumm KaL b Cronain (gen. sg.) Drumm.
Kal. c MS. ced.
JUNE.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 121
20. C.
Holy Cyriacus, Novatus, Paulus, Felix, they are not weak :
wealthy pope Silverius, Sinchell, 1 Cassan, 2 Crispinus. Faeldn 3
the high (?) flame, a Gubsech 4 with them (and) my Lomma. 5
1 descendant of Liathdn. 2 of Cluain Raithe. 3 the
Dumb, in Raith renn in Scotland. 4 of Cluain Bairenn.
of Domnach Imlech.
21. D.
Eusebius be on our side, Leutfredus, Rufinus, hostful Suibne I 1
Demetria against vengeances. Pious Cormac, 2 Liathan's
descendant : just b Diarmait 3 to safeguard us, grandson of royal
Aed R6n : holy Cyriacus (who is) with the Lord protect us in
difficulties.
1 bishop of Armagh. 2 abbot of Durrow and bishop, and
that Cormac was also an anchorite. 3 bishop of Disert Diarmata,
Aed R6n's grandson was he.
22. E.
Great Albanus the martyr, Niceas to hallow us ; Cronan, 1
to them I will knit him : sixteen hundreds, and Crunnmael, 2
happy Suibne, 3 a great man ; fresh-white Paulinus of Nola ;
dear Guaire 4 on the path prosperously into the hosting.
1 my Cua of Luachair, abbot of Ferns. 2 son of R6nan
from Berrech. 3 abbot of Colomb cille's Hi. * the Little.
a Oengus calls him in t-amlabar An-sin ' that splendid mute.'
b Cormaic ac Diarmata (gen. sg.) Drumm. KaL
i.e. the raid into heaven made by Guaire : cf. Ftt. Oeng. at May 17.
FfcLIRE H&I GORMAjff.
[lUNIUS.
23- f-
A ine Eoin bauptist,
-f*-Felic, loain, ogfir,
mo-Choe 1 ciuin ciamair,
Lucia leo, Fester,
Arion, Faelan failid,
Edeldrida a diamair,
clann Senchain is Senain, 2
dom-erail ar m'fiadhain.
abb Naondroma, Ca"olan a ainm fen.
.i. clann Senain.
24. g.
A rd-gein lohain baptist,
-f^Gillibert 1 co nglaine,
Agoard 2 cen tuba,
Gabrein, Corbmac 3 cunnail,
Lon 4 dathghlan cen duibhe,
Tiu rathmar Rubha. 5
1 Over Gillibert is written in an Italian hand Agilbert. 2 MS.
Agoaid with Agoard superscribed in the same hand. 3 Senchoimheta.
4 i Cill Gobhrai. 8 ainm a baile : i n-Aird \J\adh ata.
25. a.
Sosip^/^r, Simplic,
Telle 1 tuir naemh nemcrom, 2
moLuoc 3 fial findchenn,
lith inghen maith Minghuir:
Elill 4 aebh nach amthend,
Gallican saer, Sinchell, 5
Uindician fial fedil
ocus Elig immthend.
cardinail Eoin adbal
mor talman ro thimchell. b
1 o Thigh Telle i n-airthiur Midhe.
moir i n-A\bain. 4 mac Seighein.
Glinne Achaidh.
.i. direch. 3 Lis
5 in t-6cc- Sinchell abb
a Scae. aetheldrySe uirginis, Leofr. KaL
b MS. thimchill.
TUNE.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 123
23- F.
The vigil of John Baptist : Felix and Johannes, perfect
men : my Coe 1 gentle, sad : Lucia with them and Festus. Arion,
joyous Faelan, secret Etheldreda, Senchan's children and
Senan's, 2 to direct me for my leader.
1 abbot of Noendruim : Coelan was his own name. * that is,
Senan's children.
24. G.
John Baptist's noble nativity. 3 - Agilbertus with purity,
Agoard without hewing. Gabrein, sage Corbmac, 3 pure-
coloured Lon 4 without darkness, gracious Tiu of Ruba. 5
3 of Senchoimet. 4 in Cell Gobrai. 6 the name of his
place : in Ard Ulad it is.
25. A.
Sosipater, Simplicius, Telli 1 a holy, upright 2 tower: my
Lu6c, 3 modest, whiteheaded : the festival of Mingor's good
daughters ; delightful Elill 4 who was not unaustere : noble Galli-
canus, b Sinchell 5 ; modest, constant Vindicianus, and Eligius the
very strict: great cardinal Johannes, who went round many
lands.
1 from Tech Telle in the eastern part of Meath. 2 i.e. straight
forward. 3 of Lismore in Scotland. 4 son of Segen.
5 the Sinchell Junior, abbot of Glenn Achaid.
3 Riggein lohain babtaist, Ftt. Oeng. (Rawl. 505.) Natiuitas beati
lohannis Baptiste, precursoris Domini, Mart. Chr. Ch. So also the Greek
Church : To yepldXtoy rov 7rpo8pop.ov KOI Trpo<pf)Tov 'Ivdwov.
b gen. Sincheill, Drumm, KaL
c In Britannia sancti confessoris Moluoc, Drumm. Kal., sancti Lugudi
abbatis et confessoris, Mart. Chr. Ch.
124 F ELI RE Htil GOP. MAIN. [lUNius.
26. b.
lohain uasle,
- Saluius sruitfh] sin drungsa,
ara chuinchimm cennsa,
Soadbar 1 siii epscoip,
Maxentin m6r mindsa,
la Lachtein lor lemmsa :
J na conne co coemhnem,
Colman 2 saergel sengsa.
2 proinntighe.
27.0.
Oimporosa rathmar
^a secht meic cen mellad,
Crescint, Aed na farrad,
Zoilus a leo lenius,
Di'mman 1 derrit dindfer,
Brocan, Senic, Scandal.
28. d.
papa Leo laindrech,
-* Appolloin toi trebar,
Plutarchus 'sin turim,
hlreneus epscop,
Cruimmein 1 rigda rogein,
Ernin, 2 Bicsech 3 builid,
oene 4 tenn mar thocbaim,
focraim dona huilib.
i Lecain Midhe in Uibh meic Uais. z Cliiana. firm,
ogh, o Chill Bigsighe hi Midhe. 4 .i. uigil Pedair.
a Stolii (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal.
JUNE.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 125
26. B.
Paulus and Johannes, noble ones : venerable Salvius in this
troop, from whom I entreat gentleness. Soadbar, 1 a sage of a
bishop. Maxentinus, this great diadem, with sufficient Lachtein
be on my behalf : to meet them unto dear heaven (went) this
nobly-white, meagre Colman. 2
a bishop. 2 of the refectory.
27. C.
Symphorosa the gracious, and her seven sons without decep
tion ; Crescentius, Aed in their company, Zoilus who follows
with them : mysterious Di'mman, 1 a notable man. Broccan, Senic,
and Scandal.
a priest.
28. D.
Pope Leo the lightsome : silent, prudent Apollonius, Plutar-
chus in the numbering, bishop Irenaeus : regal Crumm&n, 1 a
mighty birth : Erm'n, 2 blooming Bicsech, 3 as I set up a severe
vigil 4 I proclaim (it) to them all.
1 a bishop, in Lecan Mide in Hiii Meic Uais. 2 of Cluain
Finn. a a virgin, from Cell Bicsige in Meath. 4 i e. the
vigil of Peter.*
a vigilia apostolorum Pctri et Pauli, Drumm. Kal.
125 FLIRE HUI GORMAIN. [IUMUS.
29.6.
Petar, Pol ar primchind,
Marceill, Connan 1 cridi,
Caincomrac 2 cain cara,
Faeldobair 3 dia fulliud,
C6cha 4 delb cen dubc,
Mael-doid mac Derb-dara.
Thigh Connain i cCremtliannaibh. - 6 Disert Cinn-
clair. 3 Clochair. 4 Roiss Bennchoir.
30. f.
T nderiud luin ardPol,
* Lucina gemm glanfind,
la hOstian tend togaimm,
Failbhe cdid is Caelan, 1
Sproc* sardrech dian in ill
ingen craibdech Coluim,
m6rchat[h] luin sech imnedh
suas co rindnem romhuind.
/ *tar$. Failbhe 7 Caelan i cCill E<5. * inghen Choluim.
JUNE.]
MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN.
29. E.
127
Peter and Paul our leading chiefs : Marcellus, cordial
Connan. 1 Cainchomrac, 2 a beautiful friend : Fael-dobair 3 to add
to him. C6cha, 4 form without darkness, Mael-d6id, son of Derb-
dara.
1 a bishop, from Tech Connain in Cremthainn. 2 from Disert
Cinnclair. 3 of Clochar. 4 of Ross Bennchoir.
30. F.
At June's* end lofty Paul a fis commemorated) : Lucina a
pure-fair gem, with austere Ostianus whom I choose : holy Failbe
and Coelan, 1 great-faced Sproc, 2 swift and safe, Colomb's devout
daughter : may June's great battalion past tribulation (go) up
before us to starry heaven !
Failbe and Caelan in Cell E<5.
2 Colomb's daughter.
Celebratio iterum sancti Pauli apostoli, Drumm. Kal.
128 FELIRE Htil GOKMAIN. [luLius.
IULIUS.
T7OR Va\aind luil Aaron,
* octauus Eoin athnid, a
Domitian co ndathrath,
o Cluain Emaint, epscoip,
Lugaid 1 Sinell soichlech,
Connan, Cummein, 2 Cathbath,
Ban-find, Ultan, Ailill, 3
don fairind cen b athbath. 4
Teodoirc, Epairch, Ernin,
triur tennmm nar tac[h]rach. 5
1 mac Lugei. 2 eps^ Naendroma. 3 eps#?/ Arda macha.
* cen athfas pene. 6 .i. nar deabhtach.
M
2. a.
artiriian mor, Proces,
la triur miled molab,
ir-R6imh na rath ramhor
da coicciur i Campain,
Suuithun co soimein,
Monegundiss glanor,
lith inghen caidh Cathbath, 1
Ternoc 2 dat[h]glan daghog.
1 Airidh foda. 2 Cluana m6ir.
G
3-b.
rrigoir, translait Tomais :
papa Leo luaidmeit,
Pulich, Brecnat bagmeit,
Eolog, hlrein, Ultan.
Tartinna 1 caid coemlec,
la hAnatoil almeit,
Tirechan, is Trifon,
Cillein 2 bithog bangreit.
1 i Coill Aird i n-Uibh Garrcon. 2 abb lae Cholw/wcille an
Cilline Droichteach sin.
a MS. achnid. b leg. athbach?
c ercain, Mart. Taml. ed. Kelly.
JULY.] MARTYROLOGY OP GORMAN. 129
JULY.
i. G.
On July's calends Aaron (is commemorated) : recognise ye
the octave of John (the Baptist). Domitianus a with bounteous (?)
grace and Emaint from Cluain, bishops. Lugaid, 1 Sinell the
hospitable. Connan, Cumm6in, 2 Cathbath. Barrfind, Ultan,
Ail ill 3 to the troop without a second death. 4 Theodoricus,
Eparchius, Ernm, a strong and gentle triad that was not conten
tious. 5
1 son of Luge. * bishop of Noendruim. 3 bishop of
Armagh. 4 without regrowth of pain. b 5 i.e. that was not
quarrelsome.
2. A.
Great Martinianus c (and) Processus, with a trio of soldiers d
whom I will praise. In Rome of the vast graces, two pentads
in Campania. Swithun with a good mind : Monegundis pure
gold ! The festival of Cathbad's 1 holy daughters. Ternoc, 2
pure-coloured, a good virgin.
of Aired fota. 2 of Cluain M6r.
3.B.
Gregorius, the translation of Thomas 6 : Pope Leo whom we
mention. Paulicius (?), Breccnat whom we declare. Eulogius,
Irenaeus, Ultan : holy Tartinna 1 a lovable stone, with Anatolius
whom we beseech. Tirechan and Trypho. Cillein 2 the ever-
virginal, a white champion,
1 in Caill Ard in Hui Garrchon. 2 abbot of Colomb cille's Hi
was this Cilline Droichtech (' Pontifex').
a According to Mart. Rom. Domitianus was an abbot. b But see
Apoc. 21, 8 : pars illorum erit in stagno ardenti igne et sulphure; quod est
mors secunda. c riag mar Martiuni, FJl. Oeng. d Longinus, Megistus
and Acestus. e tarmbreth Tomais, Fel. Oeng., translatio corporis
sancti Tome apostoli, Drumm. Kal.
GORMAN. K
130 FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [luuus.
4. c.
r^egorned mor Martain, a
-L^translait a chuirp choelseing, b
Osseae, Aigg armimm,
locundian leir, Laurean,
Bolcan 1 oebda 6rgemm,
c Findbarr 2 soerdha sargrind.
1 i cCill Chule. 2 mac Aodha b^athair do m^caibh Aodha
Atha Cliath, abb Innsi Doimhle et/r Ua Ceinnsekz^h 7 na Dese.
5 .d.
Domitius sruitfh], Zoa,
la Teodail nar' tiamda,
Trifon, Agaith d oebda,
h6 Hummigh in t-ardnoem,
Etain 1 findfial ogda,
Fergus, 6 Cillien coemda.
Thuama N6a i Maigh Luirg for bru Biiille.
6. e.
/^\ctauae na n-apstol :
^-^primfaith De mar dlige,
Isaias ar th'a[i]re.
mo Ninne 1 caid caillech,
Fedchu 2 flaith diar fine,
feil ingen 3 maith Maine,
cetdola Phoil primdha
ir-Roimh rigda ir-raibhe.
1 ogh, Slebhe Cuilinn/ 2 Uamhadh Fubi. 3 Airid
Bainne.
a Taken from FeL Oen%.,Dagordan mor Martain. b MS. chaelseincc.
c Finbairr (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal. d Agathus, Drumm. Kal.
e MS. fergas. f Mart. Taml. ed. Kelly, adds "quae et Darerca
prius dicta est."
JULY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 131
4 .C.
Martin's great, good ordination a (as bishop), the translation
of his meagre body. b Oseas (and) Aggaeus whom I reckon :
pious Jocundianus, Laurianus : delightful Bolcan 1 a golden gem :
noble, right pleasant Findbarr. 3
t ' in Cell Chiile. * son of Aed, brother to the sons of Aed of
Ath Cliath, abbot of Inis Doimle between Hiii Cennselaig and the
Desi.
5. D.
Venerable Domitius, Zoe. with Theodorus (?) who was not
timid. Trypho, delightful Agathus. Huammach's descendant,
the high saint. Etain 1 fair-modest, virginal. Fergus, lovable
Cillien.
of Tuaim N6a in Mag Luirg on the brink of Biiill.
6. E.
The octave of the apostles (Peter and Paul). Bear in mind,
as thou oughtest, God's chief prophet, Isaias. c My Ninne 1 a
holy nun. Fedchu 2 a prince of our kindred. The vigil of
Maine's good daughters. 3 The first wending of excellent Paul
into royal Rome wherein he dwelt.
1 a virgin : of Sliab Cuilinn. 2 of Uam Fubi. 3 of Aired
Bainne.
a As to keeping this commemoration on July 4 (instead of Nov. 24), see
Warren, Leofi ic Missal, p. 29, note.
b The translatio corporis Martini is commemorated in Leofr. KaL on
July 3, but in Mart. Rom. on July 4.
c In Leofr. KaL this commemoration is kept on July 5.
K 2
ij2 FLIRE Htii GORMAIN. [luuus.
7 .f.
1\J icoscrait, Clauid, Castor,
* ^ Uictor, Simpoir, soera,
Pantenus fri troge,
Ethelburga, Hedda :
Maelruain 1 na"em con naeimhe,
Fiadhabhair 2 ron-fore !
Trigmech 3 doig is drongemm :
da oig, Comgell, 4 Crone. 5
1 espvc Tamhlachta. 2 Uachtair Achaidh i cCenel Liiachain.
4 inghen Diarm^ta. 5 Bee.
I, Priscill, Pra:oip,
Grimbald glan ria fegad
a blad ni ro baded,
Broccan 1 delbda, Diarmait, 2
Trea, 3 Col man 4 cimer
imramha non-aleb ;
la Tadc is Aed emhech
Cele Clerech 5 cadfer.
1 scribhnidh 6 Maothail Bhroccain i nDeisibh Mumaw. 2 in
marg. Diarmait Glinne hUisen i nUibh Bairrche. 3 6gh. a
4 .i. Colman iomramha o Athain Bice in Inis Eoghain. 5 eps<r0/.
in marg. C^le cler<?A eps^/, Aodh ocus Tadg dochuadar sidhe 'na
ttrmr i martra isin Almain in Uairseburg. b
9. a.
caid is Cirill,
da cet ce^ chinaid
ar deich milib molaid :
Anatholia, Audaic.
Onchii 1 oen nar n-anaig,
Broccaid 2 soer dian-soraid,
Garban 3 tuir co tromratb,
la Condmach 4 diar cobair.
Blathmheic i nDal cCais .i. 6 Raith Blathm^ic. 2 Imligh
Broccadha i Maigh 6e [leg. eo]. 3 sacc^rt, 6 Chinn tsaile leith
aniar do Surd, no i n-iart/^r Rrenn. 4 Atha Blair.
a Mart. TamL, ed. Kelly, adds : Aird Trea ' of Ard Trea.'
b According to Todd (Mart. Doneg. p. 190, note), Mart. TamL has here :
S. Celiani Scotti, martyris, cum suis fratribus Aedh et Tadg, et Amarma
conjuge regis Gothorum, truncati a praeposito domus regiae in ippodoronia
[leg. hippodromo] palatii regis.
JDLY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 133
7.F.
Nicostratus, Claudius, Castorius, Victorinus, Symphorianus,
noble ones ! Pantenus against wretchedness. Ethelburga,
(bishop) Hedda. Holy Mael-Ruain 1 with saintliness, may Fia-
dabair 2 succour us ! Trigmech 3 seemingly, is a strong gem : two
virgins, Comgell 4 and Crone. 5
1 bishop of Tallaght. 2 of Uachtar Achaid in Ceriel Luachain..
3 a bishop. * Diarmait's daughter. 5 the Little.
8. G.
Aquilla, Priscilla, Procopius. Grimbald, pure to look at : his
fame has not been swamped: shapely aBroccan 1 and Diarmait. 2
Trea, 3 radiant Colman 4 of the Voyage b whom I will beseech :
with Tadg and opportune Aed, Cele clerech, 5 a holy man.
1 a scribe : from Moethail Broccain in the Desi of Munster.
2 Diarmait of Glinn Uissen in Hui Bairrche. z a virgin. 4 Col
man of the Voyage, from Athan Becc in Inishowen. 5 a bishop.
Cele cle'rech a bishop, Aed and Tadg, the three of them underwent
martyrdom in Germany at Wiirzburg.
9. A.
Holy Zeno, and Cyrillus : praise ye ten thousand, two hun
dred and three crimeless ones, c Anatolia (and) Audax. Unique
dQnchu 1 who protects us : noble Broccaid 2 vehement, happy.
Garban 3 a tower with weighty grace : with Condmach 4 to help us.
1 Blathmac's son, in Dal-Cais, i.e. from Raith Blathmaic. 2 of
Imlech Broccada in Mag eo. 3 a priest : from Cenn saile to the west
of Sord, or in the western part of Ireland. * of Ath Blair.
a Brocain et Diarmata (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal.
b Two Colmd.ns were so designated. Colmdn imrama i n-Othain Bic
and Colmdn imrama am Arainn, Book of Ballymote, p. 226% lines 38-40.
c So in Mart. Rom. : Romae, Sancti Zenonis martyris, et aliorum decem
millium et ducentorum trium.
d Onchon (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal. He is again commemorated at July 14.
134 FELIRE Htil GORMAIN. [luuus.
10. b.
Cesad sund.sec[h]t mbrathar a
ir-R6imh nar-ros 1 rigsaer,
da oig fos is firon,
Felic, Enair, Ultan,
fri cech merag mor6n,
Cuan, 2 Sen an sirog,
cet[h]rar aile a hAffraic,
co fachraic dia finoL
1 .i. na ngeneLz^h. * Ciian Airbhri i n-TJib Censelaigh, ocus as
ionann 7 Ciian Maothla Broccain isna Deisibh Mumhan.
II. c.
Translait cuirp in clerigh
B^edict as mbage,
Pius papa Roma :
mac Con-locha 1 in 16c[h]arnd,
Lonan, 2 Berran beodha,
Colman m^c caid Crona,
Gabthene 3 fos finnaid
dona minnaibh mora.
1 Failbhe mc Conl6cha 6 Disert m<?/c Conlocha i cCuircne in
iarthar Midhe. 2 Arda Cruinn. 3 6gh.
12. d.
nacleta ard-papa,
ason cian 6 c[h]intaib,
Ermogoir fial fcrtail,
Colman 1 Cluana Bruchas,
feil Dii ain fertaig,
Ultan caid o Corcaigh.
1 sacazrt.
a Sluind csad secht mbrdithre, Pel. Oen%.
JULY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 135
10. B.
Here is the passion of seven brothers a in Rome of the royal-
noble pedigrees 1 : two virgins, b moreover, that is true. Felix,
Januarius, Ultan : great is he against every furious battle.
Cuan, 2 Senan the ever- virginal. Four others out of Africa, with
the wage of their wine-draught.
1 i.e. of the genealogies. 2 Ciian of Airbre in Hiii Cennse^aig,
and he is identical with Ciia'n of Maethail Broccdin in the Desi of
Munster.
ii. C.
The translation of the body of the cleric Benedict whom thou
proclaimest. Pius a pope of Rome. d Cu-locha's son 1 the lamp.
Lonan, 2 lively Berran. Colman, Cron's holy son. Know ye also
Gabthene 3 of the great diadems.
1 Failbe son of Cu-locha, of Di'sert meic Con-locha in Cuircne in
the western part of Meath. 2 of Ard Cruinn. 3 a virgin.
12. D.
Anacletus the high pope. Naso far from crimes. Hermagoras
modest, prevailing. Colman 1 of Cluain Bruchais. The vigil of
splendid wonder-working Dius, holy Ultan from Corcach.
a priest.
a They were, according to Drumm. Kal.^ Januarius, Felix, Philippus
Silvanus, Alexander, Vitalis, Martialis. b Rufina and Secunda
c Januarius, Marinus, Nabor and Felix, who drank the wine of martyrdom
d Natale sancti confessoris Meic-Conloce, Drumm. Kal.
FELIRE Htil GORMAlN. [luLius.
I
13. e.
Ohel is Hestras,
Taurian, Eugen amdoid,
Sileas smith segmin,
cruimthir Fintan, 1 Finnu, 2
mo Siloc 3 cert comraid,
Ultan, 4 Ere 5 is Ernin, 6
t'Aedoc 7 tarbech tend6c,
do Grelloc 8 'na gelgrib.
1 Chilli Airthir. * mac Araith. 3 6 Chill mo-Siol6cc in
IJibh Ceinnselaigh. 4 mac Araid. 5 sacart. 6 Innse
Cain. f 7 6 Thigh t'Aoddcc. 8 Grell6g oeblech Tamhlachta
Carna in Uibh Bresail airthir.
i 4 . f.
#c Angein caid Colman,
Heracleas and drim,
F6ca fand nofoired,
Onchu mac ban Blait[h]meic,
epscop Id 1 non-aliub,
narbo min acht m6[i]rfer.
Id 6 Ath Adhat il-Laighnibh.
15- g-
TZ^odhail apstal Isu,
-*- Suuithun sruith sluagfer,
a mathius ni maeded, 1
Pilip, lacop epscop.
(Jedaist saer diar snadudh, a
dechenbhor naem naeden.
meic Ercain 2 ar forran, b
Ronan, 3 Comman* caemfer.
1 ni denadh maidhmighi asa maithius. 2 6 Bmig L6eg.
mac Inagi. c 4 mac Dimma[i].
a MS. snadadh. b Compare ar thenna, Aug. 8.
c leg. Md.gi, as in Mart. TaniL
JUIY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 137
13- E.
Joel and Esdras (the prophets), Turianus, unsilly (?) Eugenius,
venerable, strong, mild Silas. Presbyter Fintan, 1 Finnu, 2 my
Si'16c 3 of the just converse. Ultan, 4 Ere 5 and Erni'n. 6 Thy
Aedoc 7 profitable, a strict warrior. Thy Grelloc 8 as a white
grebe (?).
1 of Cell Airthir. 2 son of Arath. 3 from Cell mo Sil6ic
in Hui Cennselaig. * son of Arad. 5 a priest. 6 of
Inis Cain. 7 from Tech t'Aed6ic. 8 Grell6c the sparkling, of
Tamlacht Carna in Hui Bresail Airthir.
14. F.
Holy Colman, Angen's son. Heracleas there whom I
reckon : feeble Phocas would succour, Onchu fair son of Blaith-
mac : bishop Id, 1 whom I will entreat, who was not puny, but a
mighty man.
bishop Id, from Ath Adat [leg. Fadhat ?] in Leinster.
15. G.
The distribution of Jesu's apostles a : venerable Swithun, a
man of hosts b ; his goodness he would not boast. 1 Philippus,
bishop Jacobus : noble Vedastus to defend us : a holy decad of
infants. Ercan's 2 sons for oppression, d Ronan, 3 Comman, 4 a dear
man.
1 from his goodness he used not to make boasting. * from
Bruig Loeg, 3 son of Mage. 4 son of Dimma.
a Missio apostolorum ad predicandum, Drumm. Kal. So in Ftt. Oeng.,
July 15: In da apstal d^ac. . fos-dail . . Issu fo sfK,daim 'the 12 apostles,
Jesu distributed them throughout Adam's seed.' See Matth. xxviii, 19. Mark
xvi, 15.
b Does this refer to the translation of Swithun's relics ?
c infantum decem martyrum, Mart. Rom.
138
priamaidh.
F&LIRE Htil GORMAlN.
1 6. a.
TTilarian is Eustaich,
-- ! Torptfhja 1 ba caem crotha,
Maelodar 2 mind flat[h]a,
Scoth 3 Chluana moir Moescna,
Gobban 4 buan a bretha,
Breccan Cluana Catha.
[lui.ius.
6 Bri Molt.
6cch.
Becc.
Becc.^
17. b.
Al-lathe leir litta
na Scillitan scribamm,
Cenelmus an oebell,
a Flann, 1 Craebnat, 2 Citinus.
Sistan 3 cen locht luademm
a chorp robo coelseng.
6gh. 3 saccrt/t for Loch Melge.
1 mac Failbe.
4 mac Comhairde.
abb Chiana. meic N6is.
18. c.
Tamilian, Arnulfc,
-'^'Gundenes co ndeghaeib,
Eadburga domm orail,
Mianach, 1 Failbe, 2 Fintan, 3
Dubogan 4 la hEnair,
Cellach, 5 Cronan 6 conaig.
2 mac Craicdibhigh. b . 3
5 mac Dunchada.
Focuilliche.
mac ua Laigde,
A
19. d.
rsein na nder ndichra,
Epafra nos-arem,
Ossein coecae 1 caemnar,
lusta riu, Rufina,
Colman, 2 Cobran, 3 Ciaran, 4
Fergus organ, Aedan. 5
1 Ossene 7 cdocca manach 6 Thengaidh. 3 mo Cholmoc.
3 Cluana. in marg. man. rec. Cobran. vide an sit Auxilius socius s.
Patricij. 4 6 Thigh ua Gortig. 6 [abb] Lismoir.
a Flainni Inber Becce, Mart. Taml. ed. Kelly. b cruaichdibich, ibid.
c MS. fergas.
JULY.] MARTYKOLOGY OF GORMAN. 139
16. A.
Hilarianus and Eustachius. Torptha 1 was fair of form.
Maelodar 2 a kingdom's diadem. Scoth 3 of great Cluain Moescna.
Gobban, 4 lasting his judgments. Breccan of Cluain Catha.
1 a primate. 2 from Bri Molt. 3 a virgin. 4 the
Little.
17. B.
The pious festal day of the Scillitani let us write. Kenelmus
a splendid spark, Flann, 1 Craebnat, 2 Cythinus. Faultless Sistan, 3
let us proclaim his body, which was meagre.
1 the Little. 2 a virgin. 3 a priest on Loch Melgi.
18. C.
Aemilianus, Arnulphus, Gundenes, with goodly beauty.
Eadburga to direct me, Mianach, 1 Failbe, 2 Fintan. 3 Dubogan 4
with Enair, Cellach, 5 affluent Cronan. 6
1 son of Failbe. 2 son of Cracdibech. 3 priest of Fochuillech
4 son of Comairde. 5 son of Dunchad. 6 son of Laigde';
descendant, abbot of Clonmacnois.
le's
19. D.
Arsenius of the fervent tears : Epaphras, let us reckon him.
Ossein with fifty 1 dear modest (monks). Justa to them, and
Rufina. Colman, 2 Cobran, 3 Ciaran. 4 Fergus an instrument (of
God), and Aedan. 5
1 Ossene and fifty monks from Tenga. 2 my Colm6c. 3 of
Cluain. * from Tech hdi Gortig. 5 of Lismore.
140
F&LIRE Htil GORMAIN.
[lULIUS.
20. e.
T Oseph caid in chrandchoir,
-*- Ulmair, Sabin saerda,
Margarit og airme,
Caramnan is a Curbin, 1
mo Loca 2 l^ir ligda,
Faelchu feig is Failbe.
1 Cuirbin Cndbhdech i n-tlib Fidgeinte i
Bladhma.
Slebhe
21. f.
T^\aniel faith, fer airdric,
-L-^Praxedis, breo in ban-naem,
Uictor fos sin findfal,
epscoip tenna o Tomhnaig. 1
Curcan b ra toeb tendog,
Lugan 2 soer is Sillan. 3
1 .i. Tamhnach Buadha.
Briuin Ciialann.
2 saccart.
Duine Moir i nUibh
22. g.
Maire Magdalena,
Plato, Sintic soerfot, c
mo Biu, 1 Meneil m6rfot, d
Ossein b6o, do Boetoc, 2
Lugbe, Colman, Caemoc,
mo Recha, 3 mo Ronoc, 4
Uandregisil delbda,
in t-abb ergna 6gf6t e
naem.
abb Innsi Cumhscmz^h. f
4 Droma Samhraidh.
2 Cluana da Bdet6cc.
mac
a Curufini (gen. sg.), Mart. TamL ed. Kelly. Curiphin, Curphine, Curufin
craibdech, Ftt. Oeng.
b Curcaise (gen. sg.), Mart. TamL ed. Kelly : Curcach, Mart. Don.
c MS. soerot. d MS. morot. e MS. ogot.
* cuscraid, causcraid, Fel Oeng.
JULY.] MAR'IYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 141
20. E.
Holy Joseph (Barsabas) of the lot-casting, a Vulmarus, noble
Sabina. b Virgin Margareta whom we reckon. Caramnan and
Curbin. 1 My Loca, a industrious, radiant : acute Faelchu and
Failbe.
1 Curbin the Devout, in Hiii Fidgente in Munster. 2 of Sliab
Bladma.
21. F.
The prophet Daniel, a conspicuous man. Praxedis, the
woman-saint is a flame ; Victor also in the fair fold : austere
bishops from Tamnach. 1 Beside them strict virginal Curcan,
noble Lugan 2 and Sillan. 3
1 i.e. Tamnach Buada. * a priest. 8 of Dun M6r in
Hiii Briuin Ciialann.
22. G.
Mary Magdalen, Plato, c noble-watchful Syntyches. My Biu, 1
very vigilant Meneleus : lively Ossein, thy Boet6c 2 : Lugbe,
Colman, Caem6c, my Recha, 3 my Ronoc 4 : comely Wandregisiius d
the wise, virginal, watchful abbot.
1 abbot of Inis Cumscraig. 2 of Cluain da Baet6c. 3 a boy-
saint. 4 of Druim Samraid.
a See Acts i, 23, 26. Drumm. Kal. commemorates Joseph the Just on
July 19. b sic Ftl. Oeng. and Drumm. Kal. But according to Mart.
i\om. Sabinus. c The martyr. d The ' Mandregisili ' (gen. sg.)
of Drumm. Kal. is probably a misprint.
142
1 Insi m6ire.
for Loch Ribh
F&LIRE HUI GORMAIN.
23. a.
O unach, 1 Fethchu, Fuillen[n], a
"la Sinclitic sirfois,
and Appollinaris,
Caencomrac 3 is Cronsech,
Lassar galgat gledes,
Banbnat asro-bagis.
[lULIUS.
2 Atha ind eich.
epscop, 6 Inis ^Endoimh
24. b.
Uictor cai'd, Cristina,
Niceit, Aquil ermor, 1
Satanal co sarmein,
Declan, 2 Cronan, Crodne,
Blathmec, 3 Lugbe 4 langrib,
Comgall 5 mac tenn Tadein,
mo Beoc 6 abb amra,
roba calma a chadreim. a
1 .i. uasalmor. 2 Airde moire, eps^/ 7 confessoir. 8 mac
Flainn. 4 Droma b6. 6 6 Cluain Diamhair. 6 Termainn.
25. c.
T Acob apstol inmain,
- Cucufait diar coimdhin,
la Cristofoir b comlan,
Finnbharr, 1 Ninnio, 2 Nessan, 3
da Fiacra 4 na findmoir,
Coelan, Critan, Colman, 6
mo Siloc 6 ard oeblech,
ludoich toedhlech tonnban.
2 sen.
Cluana Cactni indara n-ai.
Moling Luachra.
deochain 6 Mhungairit.
5 ua Litain, doctw/V 1 .
4 Fiachra Gael
6 dalta
MS. chadreim.
b MS. cristofair.
JflLY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 143
23. A.
Runach, 1 Fethchu, Fuillen, 2 with Syncletica of lasting know
ledge, there (is) Apollinaris, Cainchomrac 3 and Cronsech. Lassar
a bright comely champion. Banbnat whom thou hast pro
claimed.
1 of Inis M6r. 2 of Ath ind Eich (' Horseford '). 3 a bishop,
from Inis En-daim on Loch Rib.
24. B.
Holy Victor, Christina, Niceta and high-great 1 Aquilina.
Satanal with a mighty mind. a Declan, 2 Cronan, Crodne,
Blathmac, 3 full-swift Lugbe, 4 Comgall, 5 Taden's austere son.
My Beoc, 6 a wonderful abbot, brave was his holy career.
1 i.e. noble, great. 2 of Ard m6r, bishop and confessor.
3 son of Flann. * of Druim b6. 5 from Cliiain Diamair.
6 of Termonn.
25. C.
James, a beloved apostle. Cucuphas to protect us, with com
plete Christophorus. Findbarr, 1 Ninnio, 2 Nessan 3 : two Fiachras 4
the white-great ones : Coelan, Critan, b Colman 5 : my Si'loc 6 lofty,
sparkling. Judocus, radiant, fair-skinned.
1 a priest. 2 the Old. 3 a deacon: from Mungairit.
4 one of the twain was Fiachra the Slender of Cluain Cachtne.
5 descendant of Litan, a doctor. 6 a pupil of Moling of Luachair.
Declain (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal. b mo-Colmoc, Drumm. Kal.
144
FELIKE HUI GORMAIN.
26. d.
'T^armchruthad Crist, caenscel,
* Eraist, lacint ale,
Tomman, 1 Emil 6ga,
Teodoil, louian, Olimp,
Simproin seng ron-soera,
Furudran 2 gemm gnoda.
[lui.ius.
Mungairti.
1 eolcha iat.
3 eps#?/ Ferna.
Maighe Bile.
M
27. e.
aximian is Malchus,
Dionis nar' doebil,
Marcian, loain eolaig, 1
Constantin soer, Seraip,
Luit 2 nal-lemaind, a Diraid, 3
Lassar, 4 Brenainn, 5 Beogain, 6
Guarian b riu de roigneib
cosin coibleid ceolaigh.
2 6gh, 6 Tigh Luta i Fothartaibh rn6ra.
4 Thiprat Rois rain. 5 Fobhair. 6 ab
28. f.
Pantaleo nach laimthi,
Peregrin sruith, Samson
Dolo mair, d dind flatha,
Liuicdn ard, Usseoit, 1
Comgall 2 cind in locha, 8
Furadran rind ratha,
Nazarius 6 fer fuillidh,
Celsus cuinnid catha.
1 6 Druim Uisseoit. 2 Gobhla Liuin in Dartraighe Choninsi.
in marg. .i. Eirne, oir as a ccenn Locha Eirne ata.
a Dirad, Drumm. Kal. b Guari, Drumm. Kal.
c In the MS. this line is the first of the stanza, and Pantaleo, etc., the
second. d MS. dolomair. e MS. nazarini.
JULY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 145
26. D.
Christ's Transfiguration a beautiful tale, Erastus, Hyacin-
thus whom thou beseechest : Tomman, 1 Aemilius, virgins : Theo-
dolus, Jovianus, Olympius : may slender Sempronius free us !
Furudran 2 a famous gem.
1 of Mungairit. * a bishop.
27. E.
Maximinianus, and Malchus. Dionysius, who was not evil-
mouthed. Marcianus (and) Joannes 1 wise ones ; noble Con-
stantinus, Serapion. Luit 2 whom I would not dare : Diraid; :
Lassar, 4 Brenainn, 5 Beogain 6 : with them Guarian of the great
births, unto the melodious banquet.
1 wise were they. 2 a virgin : from Tech Luta in Great
Fotharta. 3 bishop of Ferns. 4 of Tipra Rois rain. 5 of
Fobar. 6 abbot of Mag Bile.
28. F.
Pantaleo, who was not dared, venerable Peregrinus, Samson
of great Dol, a a height of (heaven's) kingdom : lofty Liuican,
Usseoit, 1 Comgall 2 of the lake's head. 3 Furudran, a star of grace.
Nazarius, a man of increase, (and) Celsus, a champion of battle.
1 from Druim Usseoit 2 of Gobul Lmin in Dartraige Coninse.
i.e. Erne, for 'tis at the head of Loch rne he is.
a The monastery of Dol in Brittany, where Bishop Samson died.
GORMAN. L
I 4 5 F&LIRE H&I GORMAIN. [IULIUS.
29- g-
Octauus mor Maire,
papa Felic firaeb,
Faustin, Simplic soerfal, 1
Beatrix 6g, o[l]laib,
lustan, 2 Bite 3 buanog,
Comman, 4 Commein, 5 Coelan,
Lupus noemda a nemed,
ni felfer nos-foemab.
1 .i. daingen. z Lene. a 3 Inse Cumscra/^h. 4 mac
Finnba[i]rrt 5 mac Airdi. 6 Inse Celtra.
30. a.
A bdon soerda, Sennes, b
^Mriur d'occaib ra n-imradh,
la Sechnasach 1 sengbhan,
Maeltuile 2 saer, Saran,
Febhrithe druing degmoir,
Cobair 3 mac Guill, b German. 4
1 Cind locha. 2 mac Nochaire, 6 Di'sert Maoile Tuile.
in marg. man. rec. Cobair forte Auxilius. 4 in marg. German.
G^rma Germanus.
31. b.
German epscop airdirc,
aiti Patraic primfir,
meic Nadfraeich bat failid,
Fallamoin 1 friu, Papan,
l(a) Colman 2 ciuin cimer
i ndeiriud luil alid,
larnoc 3 noem is Nattal, 4
cid athdal sind arimh,
sluag luil uain fri forlonn,
cruaid in rodrong radhidh.
2 Colman esp^, mac Dairine .i. m^c Aengh^j-a meic
Nadf/^6ich. in marg. man. rec. Follamonuss, Papanus, Colmanus,
Itrnocus et Natalis sunt filij Aengusij regis filij Natfraichi. 3 uithir/ 1
4 6 Chill na manach.
' Mart. Taml. ed. Kelly, adds manach ' a monk.' b sennen, Druinm.
Kal. c Cobarchair Gulbain (gen. sg.) Guirt mac h. Gairb . . .
German mac Guill, Mart. Taml. ed. Kelly.
cl ailithir ' pilgrim,' ibid.
JULY.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 147
29. G.
The great Octave of Mary (Magdalen) : pope Felix, truly-
beautiful : Faustinas, Simplicius, a noble fence. 1 Virginal, very
lovely Beatrix. lustan, 2 Bite, 3 a good virgin. Comman, 4
Commein, 5 Coelan. 6 Lupus, sacred is his sanctuary, no traitor, I
will accept him.
1 i.e. a fortress. 2 of Lene. 3 Inis Cumscraig. 4 son of
Findbarr. 5 son of Arde. 6 of Inis Celtra.
30. A.
Noble Abdon (and) Sennes, with slender-fair Sechnasach 1
a trio of warriors, meditate upon them. Noble Mael-tuile 2 (and)
Saran. Febrithe of the good great troop. Cobair son of Goll,
German. a
of Cenn locha. 2 son of Nochaire, from Disert Maile Tuile.
Germanus, a famous bishop, tutor of Patrick the excellent
man : let Nadfraech's sons be joyful. Fallamain 1 to them, Papan,
with gentle, radiant b Colman, 2 at July's end beseech them :
holy larnoc 3 and Natal, 4 though it is a second group in the
numbering. July's host from us against oppression : hardy the
great band, mention it.
1 a bishop. 2 Colman a bishop, son of Dairine, c i.e. son of
Oengus son of Nadfraech. Follamon, Pa"pa"n, Colman, Iern6c and
Natal are sons of King Oengus son of Natfraech. 3 the sickly.
4 from Cell na Manach.
a Perhaps we should read : Cobair maic Guill, German, and render thus :
'the aid of GolFs son German': see Mart. Tarn/, cited p. 146, note c.
b Colmain (gen. sg ), Drumm. Kal. c Dardne Ftt. Oeng.
L 2
148
F&LIRE Htfl GORMAlN.
[AUGUSTUS.
AUGUSTUS,
i. c.
T7OR \ta\aind eim Auguist,
^ Felice, Euseib inmhain,
Petar fo chacht cuibrig,
Mica, 1 Subach, 2 Saran, 3
mo Rioc 4 for rindnem,
Beccmarcach 5 co mbuidnib,
tri meic Lussein 6 lana,
meic mo Chaba cuimhnig,
Lachtein, Nathi 7 togaimm
ri toeb Coluimm 8 cuibdig,
Aruin, 9 Sac[h]ell sirghlan
diar ndidnad i nduilgib.
1 Ernaidhe. a Corainn. 3 ab Benncair.
Tnsi meic Ualaing. a in marg. man. rec. Riocus. 5 ua Beice i Maighne.
6 .i. Liber, Failbhe, 7 Oilbhe, tri meic Lussen Innsi M6ire. 7 eps^/
Ciiile Fuitherbe. 8 mac Riangail, b espucc. 9 eps^ Ch/aa Caoin.
2. d.
Zefan papa primda,
Teothota and airim,
com. macaib moraib,
Atheluald leir, Lonan, 1
Fechein, 2 Comgan 3 caemfer,
ri taeb Cobran 4 coraig.
2 sacart. 3 cele De.
mac Laisre.
Cluana Cuallachta.
3-
>ail taise Zefain c
is Gamaliel glemoir,
la hAbibon ogan,
is Nicodeim noemda,
Feidlimid 1 ard, Aedan, 2
mo Chua, 3 Trea 4 toban,
lith ingen i~ial Fachtna 5
o nglanta cech godal,
Darbiled riam ronar,
nos-molab, nos-morab
1 Chille Moire. d 2 Cluana Cairbre. s .i. crocan. 6
4 6gh inghen Chairthinn 6 Ard Trea. 5 .i. lith inghen Fachtna 6
Ernaidhe.
a Lugein, Mori. Taml. (LL. 36 i a ). b Riaguil, ibid. c Inventio corporis
Zephani, Ibid. d Limmid Cilli mair[e], ibid. e crochain, ibid.
AUGUST.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 149
AUGUST.
i.C.
On August's active calends, Felix, beloved Eusebius. Peter
(the apostle) under a chain's confinement^ Mica, 1 Subach, 2
Saran. 3 My Ri'6c 4 on starry heaven. Becc-marcach 5 with
troops : three abounding sons of Lussen 6 : the sons of my Caba
the mindful. Lachtein, Nathi 7 whom I choose, beside har
monious Colomb, 8 Aruin, 9 ever-pure Sachell to console us in
difficulties.
1 of Ernaide. 2 of Corann. 3 abbot of Bennchor.
4 bishop of Inis meic Ualaing. 5 grandson of Becce, in Maigne.
6 to wit, Liber, Failbe and Oilbe, three sons of Lussen, of Inis M6r.
7 bishop of Cuil Fuitherbe. 8 son of Riangal, a bishop.
9 bishop of Cluain Ca"in.
2. D.
Stephanus a leading pope,Theodota there whom I reckon, with
her (three) great sons : pious Ethelwold, Lonan, 1 Fechein, 2 the
dear man Comgan, 3 beside melodious Cobran. 4
son of Laisre. * a priest. 3 a Culdee. 4 of Cluain Cuallachta.
3-E.
The finding of the relics of Stephen 15 and of bright-great
Gamaliel, with virginal splendid Abibon and hallowed Nicodemus.
Lofty Fedlimid, 1 Aedan, 2 my Cua, 3 Trea 4 silent and fair. The
festival of Fachtna's modest daughters 5 by whom every false
assembly was purified. Darbiled, ever very bashful, I will praise
her, I will magnify her.
1 of Cell M6r. 2 of Cluain Cairbri. 3 i.e. Pitcher.
4 a virgin, daughter of Caerthenn, from Ard Trea. 5 i.e. the festival
of the daughters of Fachtna, from Ernaide.
a The allusion is to S. Peter ad vincula. Ad uincula sci. jPetri, Leofr.
KaL b Inuentio corporis Stephani mart., Leofr. Kal.
ISO F&LIRE Htil GORMAIN. [AUGUSTUS.
A ristarcus tenn-Poil,
^^mo Lua 1 nach lamar,
TertuVm 'na thuirid,
Florian buidhnech, Bachel,
Midnat a nemtar neimid,
ocus Berchan b builid.
1 abb 6 Cltiain Ferta mo Lua ocus 6 Sliabh Bladhma ocus 6 Dmim
Snechta i Fernmaigh.
5- g-
Memmin, Herent, Osuald, c
Florian, Affra imnar,
Cassian tuir co tennbrig,
Colman 1 leo, mo Liba, 2
d Ratnat, 3 Fethi in finnmoir,
Dunsech, 4 Echi, 5 Ernin, 6
Gormgal minn nos-molab
do domhan 'ga degrigh. 7
1 mac Baoith, 6 Dmim Uaithe. 2 in marg. Mo Lioba 6 Ghort
Cirb. 3 Cille Rait. 4 6gh for Loch Ciian in Ultoibh. 5 in marg.
Echi Cille Glaissi. 6 in marg. Ernin Cluana Railgech. 7 in marg.
man. rec. Sacramentum quod praedico coram mundo suoque optimoRege.
6. a.
IN papa soer Sixtus
la Felic na firbret[h],
Agapitz/.? aebdrech,
Pastor, lustus. Enair,
mo Chua 1 breo baghach,
6 Cluain Dolcan daenech,
nom-berat leo is Lugid 2
o cuirib na claenbreth.
CVtana. Dolcain, Cronan ainm ele d6. 2 Cluana Fobhair.
a cilli Lucinni, Mart. Taml. b Cluana Sasta, ibid. c Osuualdi regis
ibid. d Is this Rathnat Cilli Rathnaiti^ ibid, at 9th Aug. ?
AUGUST.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 151
4. F.
Strong Paul's Aristarchus, a my Lua 1 whom I would not dare.
Tertullinus as a tower : troopful Florianus, Bachel (?), Midnat
unevil, heavenly, and blooming Berchan.
1 an abbot, from Cluain Ferta mo Lua, and from Sliab Bladma, and
from Druim Snechta in Fernmag. b
5. G.
Memmius, Herentius, Oswald, Florianus, exceeding modest
Afra, Cassianus a tower with strong virtue, Colman 1 with them,
my Liba, 2 Ratnat 3 and Fethe the fair-great ones : Dunsech, 4
Eche, 5 Ernin, 6 Gormgal (who is) with her good King, a sacred
thing I shall declare her to the world.
1 son of Baeth, from Druim Uaithe. * my Liba from Gort Cirb.
3 of Cell Rait. 4 a virgin, on Loch Cuan in Ulster. 5 Eche
of Cell Glas. 6 Ernin of Cluain Railgech.
6. A.
The noble pope Sixtus, d with Felix of the true judgments,
Agapitus fair of face, Pastor, Justus, Januarius : my Cua 1 victorious
flame ! from populous Cluain Dolcain : may they and Lugaid 2
bear me from the hosts of the wrongful judgments !
1 of Cluain Dolcain. Cronan was another name of him. 2 of
Cluain Fobair.
a See Acts xix. 29, xx. 4, xxvii. 2, Col. iv. 10, Philem. 24.
b He is called moLua mac Ocha ' son of Armpit ' in the Felire of Oengus.
c ardri Saxon soerdai ' overking of the noble Saxons,' Ftt. Oeng. Osvakli
regis Anglorum, Drumm. KaL c Sistan, Pel. Oeng. sci. syxti, Leofr. Kal.
152 FLIRE H&I GORMAIN. [AUGUSTUS.
7 .b.
Oetar, Julian, Auseint,
* Faustin, Donait dagfial,
mo Loca 1 dia lenab,
Temnan, 2 Cillm, Cronan, 3
Hilarin gemm glanog,
Aedan 4 seng, is Senan.
1 6 Thultfigh hOIaind. 2 Linne Uachaille.* 3 Maighe
Bile. 4 macMellain.
8.c
T argus caid is Ciriac,
-L^Maragdus nar rognim,
co fic[h]it, ni forlan,
ar thenna sunn Seueir.
Beoan 1 fertach fintar, b
Dari, 2 Curccach, 3 Colman, 4
do din in c truaig truaighsi
na sluaighsi co sogradh.
1 eps<r<?/, mac Nesain 6 Fiodhcuilinn in Uibh Faolain. 2 6gh.
3 6gh, 6 Chluain Lothair. d 4 eps^/, 6 Inis b6 finnei cConm
mara i n-iarthar Conuacht.
9 . d.
T Tigilia leir Laureint,
^ Marcillian mind ordha
la Fzrmus e flaith primda,
cruimthir Nathi 1 tendmor,
fri firagh, fri faebra,
cruimthir Rigan f rigda,
E.oman dena roighnib
i ndoidhngib ron-didhna.
Fedilmid tenn termonn
'sa degdrong fri digla.
6 Achadh Chonaire i Luighne Chonnacht.
a Linni Duachail, Mart. TamL b MS. findar. c MS. an.
d Curchach Cluatia Lothur, Mart. Taml. e MS. frimus.
i Riaga~in (gen. sg.), Mart. Taml.
AUGUST.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 153
7 .B.
Petrus, Julianus, Auxentius, Faustinus, good and modest
Donatus, my Loca 1 to whom I will cleave : Temnan, 2 Cilli'n,
Cronan 3 : Hilarinus, pure virginal gem, slender Aedan 4 and
Senan.
1 from Tulach Olaind. 2 of Linn Uachaille. 3 of Mag
Bile. 4 son of Mellan.
8. C.
Holy Largus and Cyriacus : modest Smaragdus, a great
deed : with a score (of martyrs), not superfluous : for hardships
here (is) Severus : let wonder-working Beoan 1 be known.
Dari, 2 Curcach, 3 Colman 4 : these hosts with good love to protect
this wretched wretch a !
1 a bishop : Nessan's son, from Fidchuilinn in Hui Faeldin.
2 a virgin. 3 a virgin, from Cluain Lothair. 4 a bishop, from
Inis b6 finde('the Island of the White Cow'), in Connemara in the western
part of Connaught.
9. D.
The pious vigil of Laurentius, Marcellianus a golden diadem,
with Firmus a leading prince : presbyter Nathi 1 austere and great,
against veritable battle, against sword-edges : royal presbyter
Ri'gan. May Romanus of the great births console us in difficul
ties ! Fedilmid and his goodly troop, a strong sanctuary against
vengeances !
1 from Achad Conairi in the Luigni of Connaught.
a i.e. the poet himself. Compare the end of the stanza for March 6,
supra p. 48.
I 5 4 F&LIRE H&l GORMAIN. [AUGUSTUS.
L
10. e.
aureint mor a mart[r]a :
'de miledaib molaid
sesca ar cet a na ceilid,
Blaan 1 buadach Bretan,
la Cummin 2 rorogfir
6 Dhruim B<5 at-beirid.
6 Chinn Gharadh i nGall-ghaoidhealaibh. Dub Blaan a
pnomhchathair. 2 abb, 6 Druim B6 in Ultoibh.
11. f.
augeric tend, Tibuirt,
"Taurin todil tuiridh,
hErennan 1 nar n-anaig,
Banbnat, 2 Indect, 3 Athracht, 4
lith ingen s6er Senaig, b
la Liadain nach lamair,
Mianach glac co ngile,
Mace cride 5 diar cobair,
banclann Dutu is Donnan, c
fri forran, fri fagail,
naemainm soer Susanna
ra taeb Talla 6 tabair,
ardtfg Innse Daigre
fri gairbe cech galair.
1 6 Tigh Erennam i Midhe, ocus ab Tamhlachta iar Maolruain.
2 6gh. 3 6gh. 4 6gh, inghen Tigernaigh 6 Chill Saile i cCrich
Conuill. 5 .i. mac craidhe Mochta Lugmaidh ; ar ba dalta dil d6
e. Aonghus a cedainm. 6 <5gh, 6 Inis Daighre.
12. g.
T T ilair, Affra, Euplus,
-* -*-abb la maith morfinn
Seighin, 1 flait[h] na forend,
d Muiredach 2 leo, Lasren, 3
dias nach lac e nos-luaidhemm,
eps^/ is abb ogseng.
1 mac Fachtna, abb la Chol/wV/z chi7/e. 2 eps^?/ Cille hAladh.
3 .i. Laisren mac Decclain 6 Inis Muiredh^^. Molaissi ainm aile
dh6, 7 ab esidhe.
a MS. c^d. b MS. soer seanaig, but the dots seem cancelled, and the
a seems inserted, by a corrector. c Ingena Dutu. Ingena Senaich.
Ingena Donnain, Mart. Taml. d Murchad, ibid. e MS. lag.
AUGUST.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 155
10. E.
Laurentius, great was his martyrdom. Of soldiers praise ye
three score and an hundred, hide ye not. Victorious Bladn 1 of
Britain, a with Cummin 2 very choice and true, from Druim Bo,
mention ye him.
1 a bishop, from Cenn Garad in Gallg6idil (Galloway), Dumblane
was his chief monastery. 2 an abbot, from Druim B6 in Ulster.
ii. F.
Austere Gaugericus, Tiburtius, pleasant Taurinus, seek ye.
kErennan 1 who protects us. Banbnat, 2 Indecht, 3 Athracht. 4 The
festival of Senach's noble daughters, with Liadain, whom thou
shouldst not dare. Mianach, a hand with whiteness. Mac-cridi 5
(' Heart's son ') to help us. Dutu's woman-children and Donnan,
against oppression, against plundering. Put Susanna's noble holy
name beside Talla, 6 the high virgin of Inis Daigri, against the
roughness of every disease.
1 from Tech Erennain in Meath and abbot of Tallaght after Mael-
Ruain. 2 a virgin. 3 a virgin. 4 a virgin, daughter of
Tigernach, from Cell Saile in Crich Conaill. 5 i.e. Mochta of
Louth's ' heart's son,' for he was a dear pupil of his. His first name
was Oengus. 6 a virgin, from Inis Daigri.
12. G.
Hilaria, Afra, Euplus : Se'gfn, 1 the good, great-fair abbot of
lona, the prince of the goodly stars. Muredach 2 with them
(and) Lasren, 3 twain that were not slack, let us proclaim them, a
bishop and a virginal meagre abbot.
1 son of Fachtna, abbot of Colomb cille's Hi. 2 bishop of
Cell Alad. 3 Lasren, son of Declan, from Inis Muredaig. My
Laisse was another name of his, and he was an abbot.
a in Britannia confessoris Blaain, Drumm. Kal.
b Airennan, Eireran, . . Aireran, Fdl. Oeng. Natale sancti confessoris
Airerain et sapientissimi, Drumm. Kal.
156 FLIRE H&I GORMAIN. [AUGUSTUS.
13. a.
"VTpolit caid, Cassian,
^ Radicuind noem nuaghel,
mo Loca 1 rolimad,
Dianland ban is Brigit, 2
mo M[a]edoc mait[h] morfer,
Lucan raith rorigad :
for id 3 sonna sardrem,
occa armemm Imhar. 4
1 mac Cairthinn. 2 Cluana hAi. 3 .i. idh ainm in laithe
mis grene for a filet. * ua hAedaccain.
14. b.
T Tigilia mor Maire,
^ Grigoir, Felic findfer,
Euseib coir 'na commaid,
meic Daigre la Dinil,
Brocca[i]d bid 'na farrad,
Fachtna 1 mac min Mongaig,
Eiclech, a Cummein, Caeman, 2
ni caelfal in congaib,
1 eps<r<?/, ocus abb Dairinsi Maolanfaidh i nUibh Ceinnsela/^h.
2 in marg. Eichlech, Cuimmein et Caomhan tri meic Daighre. man. rec.
vel potius tri mic Ernin, de quorum duobz/.r agit menologium genea-
logicum c. i. et 3 Eclodio vita s. Columfrae et alij.
15. c.
Maire moire,
mathair Isu, ind b firogh,
co deimhin fris ndalab
Tarsicc, Cornil, Colman,
fecci limm in lanfial,
Fer da crich 1 seng, c Saran.
1 .i. eps<r<?/ M^c Cairthinn 6 Clochar, 7 Fer da chrioch ainm ele
d6 an tan rob abb Dairinnsi 6 thus he.
a MS. eiclec. Aicclig (gen. sg.), Mart. Taml. b MS. an.
c MS. sencc.
AUGUST.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 157
IS- A.
Chaste Hippolytus, Cassianus, holy, fresh-fair Radegunda :
my Loca, 1 who was polished : fair Dianland and Brigit 2 : my
Maedoc, a good great man ; gracious Lucan, who was crowned :
a great throng here on the ides 3 (of August), with them let us
reckon Imar. 4
1 son of Cairthenn. 2 of Cluain Ai. 3 i.e. ides is the
name of the day of the solar month on which they are (commemorated).
4 descendant of Aedacan.
14. B.
The great vigil of Mary : Gregorius, Felix, a blessed man.
Just Eusebius in their fellowship, Daigre's sons with Dinil. Let
Broccad be in their company. Fachtna, 1 Mongach's gentle son.
Eclech, Cummein, Coeman, 2 no thin fence is the collection.
1 a bishop and abbot of Mael-Anfaid's Dairinis in Hiii Cennselaig.
2 Echlech, Cummein and Coeman, Daigre's three sons. Or rather
Ernin's three sons, two of whom are treated of in the Menologium Genea-
logtcum, chap, i, and the third, Eclodius, b in the Life of Columba and
elsewhere.
15. C.
The death of great Mary, Jesu's Mother, the true Virgin, c
whom surely I shall meet : Tharsicius, Cornelius, Colman. Look
thou with me at the right modest one, *Fer da chrich, d the meagre :
Saran.
1 i.e. bishop Mac Cairthinn from Clochar, and Fer da* Chrfch
(' man of two districts ') was another name of his, when at first he was
abbot of Dairinis.
a Vigilia Assumptionis sancte Marie, Drumm. KaL b Apparently
the ' Eoglodius siue Eochodius D\sc\pu\us S. Columbae in Scotia,' of Colgan,
Acta Sanctorum Hibernics, p. 860, col. 2. c Assumptio sancte Dei genitri-
cis Marie ad angelos, Drumm. Kal. Commemorated by Oengus at 16 Aug.,
by Mart. Taml. at 14 Aug. d Fir da chrich (gen. sg.), Drumm. KaL
He is commemorated as Mac Cdirthinn at March 24, supra p. 60.
158 FELIRE HfJI GORMAIN. [AUGUSTUS.
1 6. d.
A rion, a Emil, Agnit,
^^-Ursaicc lem is Lugan,
la Musa nos-molab,
Tirsus, Arnulf, Eulail,
as daig dom erail,
Serena caid, Conan.
17. e.
Octauus Ian Laureint,
abb Liberait lommleir,
Ma[m]mes, T>ansil, c Temnan, 1
F<?rtheith, Becan, Beccan,
Senan, Tocha d tennmor,
Maxim, lohan, 2 Ernan,
wzc[h]uire mo chaingen,
rop daingen, rop degdal.
1 manach 7 mairtir 6 Linn Uachaille. 2 .i. Eoin mac Carlain
6 Thigh E6in i nUltoibh.
18. f.
A gapit?^, Ioain,_
^^ Crispy Marcia molaim,
Helena nach laimimm, 6
Ronan, Odran, Ernin, 1
Colman 2 fria mbaig benaim,
la Daig 3 mac caid Cairill.
1 .i. Mern6cc 6 Raith N6i in TJibh Gzrchon .i. i Fothartoibh La-'ghen
ocus 6 Gill Draighneach in Uibh Dr6na. 2 Guile.
6 Inis Cain Degha i cConaillibh Murtemhne.
a leg. Orion, as in Baeda's Martyrologium, or Adrion, as in FeL Oeng.
b leg. Dega?
c leg. Trancill ? d Tuchai (gen. sg.), Mart. TamL
e MS. lamaim;;/.
AUGUST.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 159
1 6. D.
Orion (Adrion ?), Aemilius, Agnetus, Ursacius for me, and
Lugan, with Musaeus (?), I will praise them, Thyrsus, Arnulf,
Eulalia : Dega, 1 who is keen (?), to direct me : chaste Serena,
Conan.
a bishop.
17. E.
Laurentius' full octave a : abbot Liberatus, exceeding indus
trious : Mammes, Tranquillus (?), Temnan, 1 Fortheith, Beccan
and (another) Beccan. Senan, strong-great Tocha : Maximus,
Johan, 2 Ernan, a noble troop whom I supplicate, b let it be strong,
let it be a goodly assembly !
1 monk and martyr, from Linn Uachaille. 2 i.e. Eoin son of
Carlan, from Tech Eoin in Ulster.
1 8. F.
Agapitus, Johannes, Crispus, Marcia whom I praise. Helena
whom I dare not. R6nan, Odran, Ernin, 1 Colman, 2 whom I
entreat for their blessing, with d Ddig, 3 Cairell's chaste son.
1 i.e. m'Ern6c ('my Ernoc ') from Raith N6i in Hiii Garrchon, to wit,
in Fotharta Laigen, and from Cell Draignech in Hiii Dr6na.
2 of Ciiil. 3 a bishop, from Inis Cain Dega in Conailli
Murthemne.
a Octauas sci. Laurentii, Leofr. Kal. b literally : (is) my supplication.
c literally, word. d Dega (gen. sg.), Drumm. KaL
160 FELIRE H(II GORMAIN. [AUGUSTUS.
19- g-
1\ /Tochta 1 16c[h]rann Lughmaith,
^'-*- Andreas, Magnus mordruin,
Marian, Enan 2 oebgel,
Donait, lulius, Ossuin,
da mile a har agmar,
da a cet nocha ar noemhnem,
co ti a ndrong im dhailsea
na rom-airsea oensleg.
Lughmfl/^h. 2 Droma Raithe in iarthar Midhe.
20. a.
Camuel faith lemm, Lassar, 1
^Leouigilt nach laimhther,
Cristofoir cairn cumthaig,
b mo Thre[n]oc 2 caid, Concand, 3
dias cocertus carthair,
Filibert^^ fhurpair.
ogh. 6 Chill Arcalgach for brii Locha Lebhenn. 2 mac Aon-
, 6 Rusccaigh. 3 .i. Coinchend, 6 Chaol-achadh.
21. b.
Anastais beo, Bonois,
eps<:tf/ Priuait primda,
la Maxiam d moerdha,
Mogin sothig, 6 Senach, 1
Uncan in main maerda, f
Masse 2 cain is Coelba. 8
6 Cluain Foda Fine i Feraibh Tulach .i. Cluain Foda
Libren, ocus comurba Finnein e. 2 6gh. 3 Caolbhadh 6
Chill Caolbadh allatuaidh do Cheanann^r.
a leg. coic ? 2597 is the number of martyrs mentioned at this day by
Usuardus, and in the Drummond Kalendar and the Roman . Martyrology.
The MS. which O'Clery transcribed probably had .u., which he mistook for
ii. (da).
b Mothrianoc Ruscaig, Mart. Tain I. c MS. Ruaccaigh.
d leg. Maximiain? or Maxima? e MS. sothicc.
f MS. maorda.
AUGUST.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 161
19. G.
Mochta 1 the lamp of Lugmad. Andreas, right shrewd Mag
nus. Marianus, beautiful bright a Enan. 2 Donatus, Julius, Oswin. b
Two thousand from fearful slaughter, and two (leg. five ?)
hundred and ninety for holy heaven. May their troop come to
meet me, so that not a single spear may reach me !
1 bishop of Lugmad. 2 of Druim Raithe in the western part
of Meath.
20. A,
May Samuel the prophet be on my side ! Lassar 1 (also) :
Leovigild whom thou darest not. Christophorus of the woful (?)
battle : my Tre[n]6c 2 the chaste and Concann, 3 a pair that with
justice are loved : Philibertus, who watches over you.
1 a virgin, from Cell Arcalgach on the brink of Loch Lebenn. 2 son
of Oengus : from Ruacach. 3 that is, Coinchenn, from Coelachad.
21. B.
Lively Anastasius, Bonosus, bishop Privatus the leading one,
with wondrous Maximian : comely Mogin, Senach. 1 LJncan,
the weighty treasure : gentle Masse 2 and Coelba. 3
1 a bishop, from Cluain Fota Fine in Fir Tulach. c i.e. Cluain Fota
Libren, and he was a successor of Finden. 2 a virgin.
3 Coelba from Cell Coelbad on the north of Cenannus.
a Enan Dromma raithe, FtL Oeng. Rawl. B. 505.
b He should have been commemorated on 2oth August.
c In Fl. Oeng. Aug. 21, he is said to be of Clonard (Cluana Iraird).
GORMAN. M
j62 F&LIRE H&I GORMA1N. [AUGUSTUS.
22. C.
Octauus mor Maire,
Timoith noemtuir nemhfand,
Simphorian coa saigimm,
Cuimmein, Sedrach, Sinche, 1
Beogna 2 frissa mbenaim,
Bernard leir nach laimtmm, a
dia mathaib meic Daigre
na fairne fo failim[m].
1 inghen Annadha, 6 Chuil Bhenncair. 2 abb B^/mcair iar
c Comhgall.
23. a.
rd Appollinaris,
Theoin, Timoith toebgel,
Zacheus co caenblaid,
Donait, Claudius, Ciriac,
eps^/ bEogain 1 armid,
sect n-epscoip in Aelmaigh 2 :
etrond 's cech n-olc uile
in c cuire rob caemfraig.
1 o Ard Sratha. 2 .i. in Domhnach Mor [Aelmaige].
24. e.
A pstol caid in Coimdedh
^-i-Bartholom fris mbenaimm,
Patricia 1 tend togaimfm],
Seghen fos is Faelan,
Abban, Gildard guidim,
tri cet d martir molaim[m],
Audoe[n] druin dathglan,
rat[h]mar Rodaimm.
1 .i. Seanphatraicc 6 Ros Deala i Moigh Lacha. in marg. Ocus 6
Ghlaiss 6 na nGaoidheal. Cathair isidhe i ndeisc<?rt Saxa i n-aittreabh-
ciaoi's Gaoidhil iar ndul dia n-oilithre, ocus atat a thaisi i n-iola^/h
Senpat^aic in Ardmacha.
a MS. lamaimm
b sancti confessoris et episcopi Cogani (leg. Eogani), Mart. Chr. C/t.
c MS. an. d MS. ced. e leg. Glaistingibeira, as in the
note to f&l. Oeng. Aug. 24.
AUGUST.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 163
22. C.
The great octave of Mary, a Timotheus, b an unweak holy
tower. Symphorianus to whom I go. Cummein, Sedrach,
Sinche, 1 Beogna 2 to whom I pray, pious Bernard whom I dare
not. Daigre's sons (are) of the chiefs of the group under which
I am.
1 Annaid's daughter, from Ciiil Bennchoir. a abbot of Benn-
chor after Comgall.
23. D.
High Apollinaris, Theonas, white-sided Timotheus, Zac-
chaeus with fair fame, Donatus, Claudius, Cyriacus, bishop
Eogan 1 count ye, seven bishops in Aelmag. 2 Between us and
every evil may the whole troop be a lovable rampart !
1 of Ard Sratha. * in Domnach M6r Aelmaige.
24- E.
The Lord's chaste apostle, Bartholomew to whom I pray :
austere Patricius 1 whom I choose, Segen also and Faelan.
Abban, Gildardus whom I entreat : three hundred martyrs whom
[ praise. Audoen, shrewd, pure-coloured ; gracious bishop
Rodaimm.
1 .i. Old-Patrick from Ross Dela in Mag Lacha. And from Glas-
tonbury of the Gaels : this is a city in the south of England wherein
Gaels who had gone on their pilgrimage used to dwell. And his relics
are in Old-Patrick's tomb in Armagh.
a i.e. the octave of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.
b He is called Paul's fosterling (daltai Poit) in Fc'l. Oeng. Aug. 22.
c In Britannia natale sancti Patricii episcopi et confessoris, Drumm.
Kal. Oengus calls him sen-Phatraic . . coem-aite ar sratha " Old-Patrick,
the dear tutor of our elder," i.e. S. Patrick, sci. Patricii senioris, Lcofr. Kal.
M 2
164 F&LIRE Htil GORMAlN. [AUGUSTUS.
25. r.
Peregrin is Pontian,
Uinceint, Euseib olloeb,
la Micen, 1 ni mindal,
da Genis im Geront,
Ruffina fein findog,
Broccan 2 seim, is Sillan. 3
1 6 Chill Michen i nAth cliath. 2 Iomdhain. a 3 epscop 7
abb Maighe Bile.
26. g.
Zeferin soer slonnemm,
Anastasius ogda,
na da papa primda,
Secuind, hlren, hAbuind,
Comgall, 1 Areid 2 aebda,
Bassus, Bassill brigda,
Foelan 3 flait[h] nach fannfer
bid dangen fri dighla.
lia Strain. * sa.cart. 3 Cluana M6escna.
27. a.
Marcillin raith, Ruffus, b
Siagrius dian soraid,
Uasaille 1 nar n-anaig,
Serapion fial, Felic,
Petr&j co mbaig mbunaid, c
Ceprius caid diar cobair. d
Corbmac rnac ua Baird. e
a Imgain, Mart. Taml.
b Ruffi (gen. sg.) Ffl. Oeng. (Rawl. B.), Rufin, Ruphin in other copies.
Baeda commemorates at this day both * Rufinus and * Ruphus.'
c leg. bunaid. d leg. cabair ?
e Usailli meic huz in Baird, Mart. Taml.
AUGUST.] MAKTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 165
25. F.
Peregrinus and Pontianus, Vincentius, all-beautiful Eusebius,
with Michen, 1 no small assembly. Thy Genesius with Gerontius.
Rufina herself a fair virgin ; slender Broccan, 2 and Sillan. 3
1 from Cell Michen in Ath cliath (Dublin). 2 of Imdan (Imgan).?
3 a bishop, and abbot of Mag Bile.
26. G.
Let us name noble Zephyrinus and virginal Anastasius, the
two principal popes. Secundus, Irenaeus, Abundius, Comgall, 1
beautiful Aredius, 2 Bassus, vigorous Basilius, Faelan, 3 a prince
who was no weakling, will be a stronghold against vengeances.
1 Saran's descendant. 2 a priest. 3 of CliiainM6escna.
27. A.
Gracious Marcellinus, Rufus : vehement, happy Syagrius.
Uasaille 1 who protects us : modest Serapion, Felix. Petrus
with an original blessing, 5 chaste Cyprius (?) to help us.
1 a bishop : Cormac great-grandson of Bard.
a See above, at Jan. 9. b literally, word.
166 F&LIRE Htfl GORMAlN. [AUGUSTUS.
28. b.
A ugMst'm hid eccna,
*-*-epscofl uasal amra,
Hermes uan fri demhna,
Alaxander, Julian,
Uiuian in raith rogda,
Fedilmidh 1 flaith ferda.
1 .i. Feidhlim/^h mac Criomht[h]ain ri Muman.
D!
29. c.
(ichennad Eoin esbach, a
Sabina b dian soraid,
Medericc mind senod,
noe cet, Adeilph, Unniucc, 1
dom breth co sid sogar
is dom dm ar Demon.
6 Tuighneta.
30. d.
v elic, Adaucht, Agil,
Gaudentia dinon,
diar cobair ar cruadhag,
Fer da crich is Cronan, 1
la Fiachraich 2 flait[h] firian,
Loarn 3 maith is Muadan. 4
1 Cluana Andobair. c 2 dithreabhach, 7 ro bheandtf^h f6s isin
Frainc. 3 sacctfrt, 6 Achadh m6r. 4 epscop, 6 Aireccal
Miiadain.
F:
T
-^-
31. e.
forba og Auguist
Paulin, Optait amra,
Arist, d Aedan J ergna,
deochain Aed 2 ind ardgreit,
Seisein, 3 Cillein 4 cundla,
muint^r Findein ferda,
corom-cosna a congaib 5
fri drongaib na ndemhna.
epscop, o Inis Cathaig. 2 6 Chiiil Maine. s Atha Omna.
in mis.
a Passio lohannis Baptistae in Emisma [leg. Emissa] ciuitate Feniciae,
Mart. Taml. b MS. asabin. c Andobor, Mart. Taml.
d sancti Edani episcopi et confessoris, Mart. Chr. Ch. In Glasstonia sci,
Aidani episc., Leofr. Kal.
AUGUST.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 167
28. B.
Augustinus the wise, a noble, marvellous bishop. a Hermes
from us against demons. Alexander, Julianus. Gracious
Vivianus the chosen. Fedilmid, 1 a manly prince.
to wit, Fedilmid son of Crimthann, a king of Munster.
29. C.
The vain Decollation of John (the Baptist). Sabina vehe
ment, happy. Medericus diadem of synods : nine hundreds,
(of martyrs), b Adelphus (and) Unniuc 1 to bear me to gainful
peace and to guard me from the Devil !
1 from Tuignetha.
30. D.
Felix, Adauctus, Agilus, Gaudentia, that safeguard to
help us against hard battle. Fer da chrich and Cronan, 1 with
Fiachra, 3 a righteous prince, good Loarn 3 and Muadan. 4
1 of Cluain Andobair. * a hermit, and he also blessed (con
secrated ?) in France. 3 a priest, from Achad M6r. 4 a
bishop, from Airecul Muadain.
3 I.E.
At August's perfect completion Paulinus, wonderful Optatus,
Aristides,wise c Aedan J : deacon Aed 2 the high champion. Seise" in, 3
prudent Cillein, 4 manly Finden's family, may the month's con
tents 5 defend me from the troops of the demons !
1 a bishop, from Inis Cathaig. 2 from Cuil Maine. 3 of
Ath Omna. 4 a bishop. 5 of the month.
a Oengus (FJl. Rawl. B. 505) calls him in t-airdirc a hAffraicc, ' the con
spicuous one out of Africa.'
b Sic Baeda : et aliorum nongentorum martyrum qui eodem die passi
sunt. Oengus, too, has : la noi cet co n-huagi with 900 with virginity or
perfection,
c Aedan . . Inse Medcoit, Ftt'. Oeng. Edain (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal.
i6S F&LIRE HUl GORMAIN. [SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER.
I. f.
Tip OR Septimber \ta\aind
*- mac Nun lesu ollan
is Gedion na ngellamh,
Priscus, Egid, Anna,
meic Cammene, Cummein, 1
Lupp^j- 2 leo la Scellan,
Sixtz/.y, Neman nemdrech,
Uictor taidlech tennal.
1 mac Ciianach. * lobhar 6 Ardmacha.
A nton, Justus, Elpid,
-^'Teothota suir 1 soreid,
Sinuna druin degfal,
Mane, Genten 2 guidimm,
Colum 3 nar faem anuain,
Enan 4 saer is Senan. 5
1 erasa. 2 sacart 6 Thir Guaire. 3 mac Blaan.
ua Mago. 6 Laithrigh Briuin i. n-Uibh Faelain.
3- a.
Febe sund, Sarabia,
Antonin 6g inmain,
Aruist, Colman 1 cuimnig,
epscop mor Mac nissi, 2
Lon-garad 3 caid comgel,
feil Balloin 4 bhain buidhnih.
1 Cluana Yerta Mughaine i nUibh Failghe. 2 esp^<f Condoire.
Aonghas a cedainm, Caeman Brec ainm ele d6. 3 6 Sliabh Maircce
n6 6 Maigh Tuathat. 4 Tighe Saxon.
SEPTEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 169
SEPTEMBER.
I. F.
On September's calends the great, ample Joshua son of
Nun, and Gideon of the white hands. Priscus, Aegidius, Anna
(the Prophetess), the sons of Cammene, Cummein. 1 Lupus 2 with
them, and Scellan. Sixtus, bright-faced Neman, Victor, a
splendid firebrand.
son of Guana. 2 a leper, from Armagh,
2. G.
Antoninus, Justus, Elpidius, easy, smooth Theodota, 1 shrewd
Sinuna (?) a good fence, Mane, Genten 2 whom I beseech. Colomb 8
who accepted no great leisure (?), noble Enan 4 and Senan. 5
1 easy. 2 a priest, from Tir Guairi. s son of Blaan.
4 great-grandson of Mago. 6 of Laithrech Briuin in Hiii Faelain.
3- A.
Phcebe here, Serapia, Antoninus virginal and dear. Aristeus,
remember Colman, 1 the great bishop a Mac-Nissi. 2 b Lon-garad 3
chaste and white. The feast of Ballon 4 fair and troopful.
1 of Cluain Ferta Mugaine in Hiii Failge. 2 bishop of Connor :
Oengus was his first name : Coeman Brecc was another name of his.
3 from Sliab Mairge or from Mag Tuathat. 4 of Tech Saxon.
a commemorated in Mart. Chr. Ch. on Sep. 2.
b In Drumm. Kal. Luin (gen. sg.) seems to denote Lon-garad.
I7 o FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [SEPTEMBER.
4 .b.
D' Augustin octauus,
Sarbile, 1 Nes 2 nemgand,
Failbe, Ultan 3 ollbarr,
Moisi mor, Marcellj,
Fiachraigh, Aedhan amhlond,
Senan, Cuimmein, 4 Comhgall, 5
translait Birin, Buichbirt
is Cuitbirt sin comrand.
1 6 Fochaird [Murtkemni]. 2 Ernaidhe. 3 6 Ard Brecain.
4 abb Droma Snechta. 5 .i. m#c Echd^h, 6 Boith Conais.
5- c.
Bertmus 3 - abb uasal,
Uictorin soer sruithcenn,
Herculan diar n-aithnemm,
deocain Indect 1 eolach,
Arcontius ciall comt[h]enn,
Dub-scuili fial, Faithlenn, b
Briccfn 2 toebgel Tuamma,
rind uadha cach c n-aiffrenn.
1 man. rec. 6 Acha^ B6 a n-Osraighe. 2 6 Thuaim Drecain i
mBrefne- Chonnacht.
6. d.
achair faith leir, Letus,
mac Cuilinn 1 soer soccrach,
Donatian co ndrechrath,
Seethe 2 caid is Colum, 3
do Chunne slat soichlech,
Colman m6r mac Echdach,
naeimh Roiss moir m^c n-Aedha,
in drong soerdha srethach,
nert inghen mait[h] Mechair
fri cethaib, fri crechbhrath.
Lusca, Cuindigh a cedainm. 2 Sciath, dgh 6 Fiort
Sceithe i Muscraz^he Tri Maighe i Mumhain. 3 in marg. Coluim Rois
Glanda. Glan ainm tioprat b6i ann ria bPatraicc, ocus Domhnach M6r
Maighe lomchlair a ainm anm, i tTir E6gain ata sidhe.
a MS. Bertmus. Sci. berhtini confessor! s, Leofr. KaL
b Faithlenn dechoin, Mart. Taml., Sept. 2 (rectius 5). c MS. gach.
d Maculini episcopi et confessoris, Mart. Chr. Ch.
SEPTEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 171
4 .B.
The octave of Augustinus. Sarbile, 1 generous Ness. 2 Failbe,
great-crowned Ultan 3 : mighty Moses, Marcellus, Fiachra, Aedan,
the gentle Senan, Cuimmein, 4 Comgall. 8 The translation
of Bin'n, Puchbert (?) and Cuthbert (is commemorated) in the
same stanza.
1 from Fochard Murthemni. 2 of Ernaide. s from Ard
Breccain. 4 abbot of Druim Snechta. 5 i.e. son of Echaid,
from Both Conais.
5 .C.
Bertinus a high abbot. Victorinus a noble, venerable chief.
Herculanus to whom we commend ourselves : erudite deacon
Indecht. 1 Arcontius a powerful intellect, modest Dub-scoile,
Faithlenn, white-sided a Breccm 2 of Tuaimm (Drecain): pleasant
from them is every mass.
1 from Achad b6 in Ossory. 2 from Tuaim Drecoin in Brefne
of Connaught.
6. D.
Zacharias, pious prophet ; Laetus, Mac Cuilinn, 1 noble,
tranquil. Donatianus with a gracious countenance : chaste
Seethe 2 and Colomb. 3 Thy Cunne, a liberal branch : great
Colmdn, son of Echaid. The saints of Ross m6r mac nAeda
(' the great Wood of Aed's sons '), the troop ennobled, arrayed.
The virtue of Mechar's noble daughters against showers (of
spears), b against treacherous raiding.
1 bishop of Lusk. Cuindig (Cuingid?) was his first name.
2 Sciath, a virgin, from Fert Seethe, in Muscraige Tii Maige in Mun-
ster. 3 Colomb of Ross Glanda. Glan (' Pure ') was the name of
a well that was there before Patrick, and Domnach M6r Maige Imchlair
is its name to-day. In Tyrone it is.
a He is called Brecc-buaid by Oengus. b Compare the end of
the stanza for September 8.
1 72 F&L1RE H&I GORMAIN. [SEPTEMBER.
7. e.
T Gain, Euurt, Ultan,
^ Anastais fri haimsi,
mo Lasse lor millsi,
Clodoald, Si6t, a Sillan, 1
Toite 2 d'erail m'amsa,
la hElair na hlnsi. 3
1 eps^/. z Insi Toite for Loch Bec b i Uibh Tuirtre. 3 .i.
Inis Locha Cre.
8. f.
"\Joemghein Maire m6re,
L^ Teophil, Ammon ogdruin,
Neuther for noemhnem,
Adrian, Fintan, 1 c Fergus, 2
meic Thalairc co trenmud,
cruimmthir Catha coemgel,
Moel Coisne 3 nar' chossain
fri frossaib na foensleg.
1 Arda Ca6in. * Cruithnech. 3 .i. mac Aongasa, 6 Clualn
Eossain.
9-g-
T N papa soer Sereig,
-*- Audomair druin, Diman,
Gorgoin, Findbarr, 1 Fialan, 2
Mocta, 3 Conall, 4 Cera, d
Fer da chrich 6eb firog,
mac in tsair 6 caemh Ciaran. 5
Mael Aithchein 6 tend, Tecce,
Derercce nos-riarab,
no6mhinghen og Enaig, f
fri debaid, fri dianag.
1 .i. Brodnas Cille Cunga. 2 Fialan Fertach. 8 mac
Derccain. 4 mac Aeng^[a]. 6 abb Cliiana. me/c N6is.
6 eps^/ Maighe Bile.
a This should perhaps be corrected into Sinoit, the Senoti, Zenoti,
Senotii, of Oengus, Sep. 7.
b for loch Echa^, Mart. Taml c MS. Fergas.
d sancte Cerae, Mart. Taml. e MS. an tsaoir.
f noebingena Enaig Loeg, Mart. Taml. s Broednea, Mart. Taml.
SEPTEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN 173
7. E.
Johannes, Evurtius, Ultan. Anastasius against temptations,
my Lasse abounding in sweetness, Clodoald, ^enotheusa (?)
Sillan, Toite 2 to control the attack on me, with Elair of the
Island. 3
1 a bishop. 2 of Inis Toite on Loch Becc (' Little Lake ') in
Hui Tuirtri. 3 i.e. Inis Locha Cre.
8. F.
Great Mary's holy nativity, b Theophilus, Ammon, virginal
and shrewd. Neotherius on holy heaven, Adrianus, Fintan, 1
Fergus 2 : Talarc's sons with valiant work : presbyter Catha the
dear and bright. Mael-Coisne, 3 who contended not against the
showers of slanting darts. c
1 of Ard Cain. 2 a Pict. 3 son of Oengus from Cluain
Eossain.
9 .G.
The noble pope Sergius, shrewd Audomar, Dimmdn, Gor-
gonius, Findbarr, 1 Fialan, 2 Mochta, 3 Conall, 4 Cera, Fer dd Chrich,
beautiful, a true virgin. Dear Ciaran, 6 the carpenter's son,
strict Mael-Aithchein, 6 Tecce, Der-erce, I will please her. Enach's
holy virgin daughter against conflict, against vehement battle !
1 i.e. Brodna of Cell Cunga. * Fialan the Miraculous.
3 son of Dercan. 4 son of Oengus. 6 abbot of Clonmacnois.
6 bishop of Mag Bile.
a The Zenoti (gen. sg.) of the Drummond Kalendar suggests that we
have here a corruption of Zenotheus (Zr/i/dtffos) or, possibly, Zenodotus
i/oSoTos-). But Synodius (SwdSios) may be the original name.
b Natiuitas Mariae matris lesu, Mart. Taml^ et sic Leofr. Kal.
c Perhaps an allusion to a voluntary martyrdom, otherwise unknown.
174
FLIRE Htii GORMAIN.
[SEPTEMBER.
IO. a.
Elair airdirc papa,
Findian 1 cride in crabaidh,
Maighe Bile buadaig,
a Senach, 2 Findbarr, Fergus?
Elbe, b Lucell langel
docum nimhi nuaghlain,
Odhran, Segin 4 soc[h]rach
nar' tochrach fri truagaib.
Atheluald ard athair,
fri cathaib ro cruadaigh.
Maighe Bile.
4 mac ui Cuinn, abb Bendchair.
mac Buidi.
3 mac Guaire.
Benncair.
ii. b,
Protus, Iacinth, c Eulail,
Ipolit fial findnoem,
Seraip d sruith co sograd,
mo Sinu leo, Loarn, 1
Sillan, 2 Daniel 3 dagmor,
la Conamail Colman,*
'sin primnim i fuilet
co cluinet ar comrad.
2 in marg. Siollan 6 Imlech Cassain i cCuailgne.
12. C.
IUuentus soer, Sirius,
mac e Natfraich 1 ro fromad,
Lasrian cam cen chinaid,
Mace Lasre, 2 Fled 3 fuillem,
do rindnim f coa ragam
Ailbe Imlig Ibair.
1 .i. mo Laise Daimhinnsi. 2 eps<T0/ 7 ab Arda Macha.
3 Fledh 6gh, inghen righ Laighen, 6 Thigh Fl^he in Uibh Garrchon.
a MS. Seanach.
d MS. seruip.
b Ailbi (gen. sg.) Mart. Taml. c MS. iacmith.
e MS. nadfraoich. f MS. rindnem.
SEPTEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN, 175
10. A.
Famous Hilarius the pope. Findian, 1 the heart of devotion,
of victorious Mag Bile. Senach, 2 Findbarr, Fergus. 3 Elbe, full-
white Lucell, unto fresh-pure heaven. Odran, profitable Segin, 4
who was not urgent (?) towards the wretched. Ethelwold, a high
father, who hardened against battles.
1 bishop of Mag Bile. a 2 son of Buide. 8 son of Guaire.
4 great-grandson of Conn, abbot of Bennchor.
ii. B.
Protus (and) Jacinthus : Eulalia, Hippolytus modest, fair
and holy, Serapion an elder with good love. My Sinu with
them (and) Loarn. b Sillan, 2 good great Daniel 3 : with Conamail
(is) Colman. 4 In the chief heaven wherein they are, may they
hear our converse !
1 a bishop. 2 Sillan from Imlech Cassain in Cualnge.
3 bishop of Bennchor. 4 a bishop.
12. C.
Noble Juventius, Sirius : Natfraech's 1 son, who was proven.
Gentle, cnmeless Lasrian. Mac Lasre, 2 c Fled, 3 an increase.
To the starry heaven whither we shall go (belongs) Ailbe of
Imlech Ibair.
1 i.e. mo Laise of Daiminis. * a bishop and abbot of Armagh.* 1
3 Fled, a virgin, daughter of the King of Leinster, from Tech Flede in
Hiii Garrchon.
a Also of Mag Bile, according to Ftl. Oeng.
b Sillan . . . i n-Imbliuch [Cassain], Pel Ocng.
c Fleide (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal. d He is callcu Laisren by Oengus.
i;6 F&LIRE Htil GORMAIN. [SEPTEMBER.
13- d.
Maurilion nos molaimm,
Pilip, Amait, idna,
Mael Tolaig 1 tenn fedma :
feil inghen caid Coluimm, 3
Naeman, 3 Caemnech cunnla,
Dagan 4 aebdrech ergna.
1 6 Druim Niadh i nUlta^h. * 6 Thigh Inghen Choluimm i
cCremhtandfl/h. 3 mac ua Duib. a 4 6 Inbher Daoile i nAir-
ther Laighen.
14- e.
Tocbail croiche caemh-Crist,
in meirge moir mindglain,
in papa coir Cornil,
mind Kartaigne Ciprian,
Caeman Brec, 1 brig bladmar,
diar ndm ar na dodngibh,
aen ar fichit ale,
at cade 'con Comdidh.
6 Ros Ech hi cCaille Follamhain i Midhe.
/^\ctauus b mor Maire,
^'Nicomeid saer sunna,
maze Taidg c ara tenne,
Ainmere caid Cluana, 1
in caindlech nach cranna,
Lassar 2 laindrech lenne,
Corbm^c Mumhan molta,
cen docta, cen denge.
1 .i. Cluatn Foda. 2 Cluana M6ir.
a Neman m^c h^z Duib, Mart. Taml. b The s cancelled man. rec.
c MS. Taidcc. In marg. man. rec. Leuius senior.
SEPTEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. i 77
13- D.
Maurilion, I praise him, Philippus, and Amatus the pure ones
Mael Tolaig 1 of the strong effort. The feast of Colomb's' 2 '
chaste daughters. Noeman, 3 prudent Coemnech, fair-faced wise
*Dagan. 4
1 from Druim Niad in Ulster. 2 from Tech Ingen Coluimb in
Cremthainn. 3 great-grandson of Dub. 4 from Inber D6ile in the
eastern part of Leinster.
14. E.
The Exaltation of dear Christ's Cross, b the great, pure-
diademed standard. The just pope Cornelius. Cyprian, diadem
of Carthage. c Coeman Brecc 1 famous vigour ! to protect us
from the hardships. One and twenty (martyrs) d whom thou
beseechest, who are holiest with the Lord.
from Ross Ech in Caille Follamain in Meath.
15. F.
The great octave (of the nativity) of Mary : noble Nicomedes
here. Tadg's sons for their austerity, chaste Ainmire of Cluain. 1
The shining one who is not decrepid, bright Lassar 2 be for us :
lauded Cormac of Munster, 6 without niggardliness, without
oppressiveness (?)
1 i.e. Cluain fota. 2 of Cluain M6r.
a Dagain (gen. sg.), Drumm. KaL b Exaltatio Sanctae Crucis, Drumm.
AW., Leofr. Kal. and Mart. Rom. c Coemain (gen. sg.), Drumm. KaL
d They suffered, according to Usuard, along with Pope Cornelius.
e Probably Cormac mac Culenndin, King of Munster, bishop and martyr,
whose day, however, according to Mart. Don., is I4th September.
GORMAN. N
1 78 FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [SEPTEMBER.
Eufemia lemm, Lucia,
Geminian daig degmein,
Anfadan caid co[m]lan,
aMoenend 1 leo, da Lasren, 2
Critan, 3 Senan segmor,
la Saran co sogradh,
Auxilius riam rathmar,
Coeman, Cathbad, Colman. 4
1 epscop Cluana Claire i ttuaiscert Ua f Faelain. in marg, man. rec.
Mo-nenn .i. id est Ninnianus vpiscopus Candidae Casae. 2 in marg.
Laisren ab la Coluim cille. Laisren Mena .i. Mena ainm abhann fil il-
Laoighis. man. rec. i Mordha. 3 Criotan Certronnach celloir Comh-
gaill Bennchair. 4 ua Lonain.
17. a.
IUstin, Laureinft], Lambeirt, b
Riaghuil, 1 Grellan guidim,
Broccan, 2 Sanctin saigimm,
Ere, 3 Condere, 4 Cummein, 5
Femme 6 oeblan inill,
ingen caemnar Chairill.
1 6 Tigh Riaghla il-Leith Cathail. 2 Ruis Tuirc i Maigh
Raighne i n-Osraighibh. 3 epscop Domhn<7^h Moir Damh-
airne. 4 in marg. Condere Guile Lia.cc. 5 in marg. Cuimmein abb
Bennchair. 7 6gh 7 rnairtir.
1 8. b.
T7utroip, Meiteit, c Methoit,
*~*fcn he ol[d]us rogein,
Foendelach frith cobair, d
Enna, Gemma, Grellan, 1
feil Fergna 2 moir molaid,
ocus Mail choir Canaigh. 8
1 Lainne. 2 Feargna sac^rt. 3 Macl Canaigh 6 Riiscaigh
Chtiailgne.
a Altered from Moinend : Monein (gen. sg.), Drumm. KaL
b Sci. landberhti episc., Leofr. Kal.
c Medeti, Mart. Taml. d leg. cabair?
SEPTEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 179,
16. G.
Euphemia be for me, Lucia, Geminianus keen (?), a good
intellect : Anfadan chaste, complete : with them Moenenn, 1 two
Lasrens, 2 Critan, 3 ingenious (?) Senan with Saran the amiable.
Auxilius a a gracious leader, Coeman, Cathbad, Colman. 4
1 bishop of Cluain Conairi, in the northern part of Hui Faelam.
My Nenn, i.e. Ninnian, bishop of Whithern. * Laisre"n, abbot of
Colombcille's Hi (lona). Laisren of Mena, i.e. Mena, the name of
a river which is in Laigis. 3 Critan the Justly-dividing, Comgall
of Bennchor's cellarer. 4 descendant of Lonan.
17. A.
Justinus, Laurentius, Lambertus, kRiaguil, 1 Grellan whom I
entreat. c Broccan, 2 Sanctin whom I seek. Ere, 3 Condere, 4 Cum-
mein, 5 Femme, 6 beautiful, ample, safe, Cairell's dear modest
daughter.
1 from Tech Riagla in Leth Cathail. 2 of Ross Tuirc in
Mag Raigni in Ossory. 3 bishop of Domnach M6r Maige
Damairne. 4 Condere of Cuil Liacc. 6 Cummein, abbot of
Bennchor. 6 virgin and martyr.
1 8. B.
Eutropius, Medetus, Methodius, better is he than a mighty
birth. Foendelach, who was found a help. Enna, Gemma,
Grellan. 1 Praise ye the festival of great Fergna 2 and of just
Mael Chanaig. 3
1 of Land. 2 Fergna, a priest. 3 Mael Chanaig from
Riiscach of Cualnge.
a This bishop and confessor (a quo Cell Ausailli, now Killossy, near
Naas) is commemorated in Mart. Chr. Ch. on Oct. 19.
b sancte virginis Riegle, Drurnm. Kal.
c Brocain (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal.
N 2
i8o FELIRE Hill GO KM A IN. [SEPTEMBER.
19. c.
Ena[i]r, a Procul, Pilip,
Festus, Eutic amlond,
lin Felic nach folgem[m],
Constaint aebhda, Achuit,
Fintan 1 saerban saingemm,
Sechan caemhnar, Comgell. 2
1 abb. 2 6gh.
20. d.
Uigilia maith Matha,
Dionis fris ndalaim,
Priuait breo asa mbagimm, b
Euilais la hEulog,
Fausta oebnar ogseng,
Mogaid, 1 Aedan 2 alimm.
1 sacozrt. 2 mac Oissin.
21. e.
Matha apstol Isu,
Pampil, Ciricc caraim,
Clemeint, Claudus molaimm,
Alexander airdeirc,
Laud^ Saran 1 sogemm, 2
mac Tigernaig togaimm.
rom-etlat sech imned
co rindnem mar rogaimm.
1 Saran mac Tigernaigh m^/c c Maenaigh 6 Lesan i Sliabh Callann
ecus o Cluain da acra isin Cechair. ~ .i. gemm maith.
a Enair, Pel. Oeng. Sep. 19. b MS. mbagaimm.
c Tigernain, Mart. Tarn I.
SEPTEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. lgl
19. C.
Januarius, Proculus, Philippus, Festus, gentle Eutyches -
the tram of Felix whom we hide not : beautiful Constantia
Acutus : noble fair Fmtan, 1 a rare gem : dear modest Sechari
(and) Comgell. 2
an abbot. - a virgin.
20. D.
(The Apostle) Matthew's good vigil*: Dionysius with whom
I meet: Privatus, a flame which I announce: Evilasius with
Eulogius. Fausta, beautiful, modest, virginal, slender : Mogaid, 1
Aedan 2 whom I beseech.
a priest. * son of Ossin.
21. F.
Matthew, an apostle of Jesus. Pamphilus, Cyricus, whom I
love. Clemens, Claudus whom I praise, conspicuous Alexander.
Laudus, Saran, 1 the goodly gem, 2 Tigernach's son, whom I
choose : may they fly with me past tribulation to starry heaven
as I ask !
1 Saran, son of Tigernach, son of Maenach > from Lessdn in Sliab
Callann and Cliiain da Acra in the Cechair. 2 a good gem.
a Vigilia sancti Mathei apostoli, Drumm. Kal.
2 FELIRE Hi) I GORMAIN. [SEPTEMBER.
22. f.
Mauricc a sunna seisiur
sesca se cet b curad,
ar se milibh molaid,
Barrfind 1 mor, meic Ernin, 2
Aed minog mac Senaig,
is Colum 3 dian comhaig,
Colman 4 diada dathglan,
mac Cat[h]bad diar cobair.
1 mac Ernin. 2 6 Inis mac nErnin for Loch Ce i cConnactaibh.
saozrt 6 Enach. 4 6 Midhisiul. c
23- g.
Adamnan 1 la ardabb,
cia crabad nar caemfuill,
i nAlbain, i nHerind ?
Saran, Co[e]mnat, d Conning, 2
Tecla oengel alimm,
for oebnemh co hebhinn.
1 Adamnan abb lae Choluim ci'//e. do Chenel Conaill Gulbdn meic
Neill d6 iar mbunadh^^. ~ mac Lucunain. e
24. a.
/^ompert loain uasail
^-"bauptist, fir na faemtha,
Tir[s]^j, Felic, Faelchu, 1
luth ingen caid Cainnig, 2
Andoich saer co sirclu,
Cellac[h]an 3 caem, Caelchu. 4
1 Fionnghlaisi. ~ 6 Maigh Locha. 5 cluana Tiop^at.
4 6 Liii Airthir.
a Muric, Pel Oeng.
b MS. cdd. c o midisiu! 3 Mart. Tarn I. 6 Mide isiul, Mart. Don.
' l C&imnatan, Mart. Taml.
e Conich [gen. sg.] meic Luachnain, ibid.
SEPTEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. ^3
22. F.
Praise ye Mauricius here, with six thousand six hundred and
sixty-six champions a : great Barrf ind, 1 the sons of Ernin 2 :
gentle, virginal Aed, son of Senach, and Colomb, 3 vehement,
delightful (?), godly, pure-coloured Colman, 4 son of Cathbad, to
help us !
1 a son of Ernin. - from Inis Mac n-Ernin on Loch Ce in
Connaught. 3 a priest, from Enach. 4 from Lower Meath.
23. G.
The lofty abbot Adamnan 1 of lona, what devout practice
did he not lovingly increase in Alba, in Erin ? Saran, Comnat,
Conaing, 2 white Thecla whom I entreat (and who dwells) delight
fully in beautiful heaven.
1 Adamnan, abbot of Colomb Cille's Hi. Of the Kindred of
C6nall Gulban, son of Niall, was he by origin. " son of Lucunan
(Luachnan ?).
24. A.
The conception of high John the Baptist, b a man who was
not received. Thyrsus, Felix, Faelchu 1 : the festival of Cainnech's
chaste daughters 3 : noble Andochius with lasting renown, dear
Cellachan, 3 (and) Coelchu. 4
1 of Findglas. 2 from Mag Locha. 3 of Cluain Tiprat.
from Liii Airthir.
:i Sci. mauricii cum sociis suis .vi. milibus .dclxvi., Leofr. Kal.
b Conceptio Iohnis Baptw/^, Mart. TamL Compert loham uasail
bauptaist, /#/. Oeng.
c being martyrized by Herod ?
1 84
FELIRE HUI GORMAIN.
[SEPTEMBER,
25. b.
has leir,
Doe 1 fri decraib,
Ainmere 2 fir m'fortail,
Imchad, 3 C[o]elan, 4 Colman/ 1
Sinell, 6 Senan 7 saigthir,
Bairre 8 caid o Corcaig,
rium suas cus'm* sarthir,
uair blaithmin fri boctaib.
1 in Ailbhe.
3 Chille droichit i nAird Uladh.
6 Ros Ua Chonna i Mughdornaibh,
Comhruire. b
confessor.
Droma Broan. (
6 Ech-inis.
7
.. Colman
7
abb.
26. c.
seim, Senator,
6g ergrinn,
Euseib, Faustin firseing,
Colman 1 alaind Ela, d
'com din 'na doss dalaimm,
is Colman Rois 2 rimeimm.
.i. Ros Branduibh.
ua Briuin.
27. d.
Cosma, Damian degfir,
Leoint, 6 Antim ergna,
m^c Coppain co cuibdi,
Petar, Adulf, Eupreip,
Fintan fein fri fogla,
Ernin 1 seim is Suibne,
Coluim ban f sui sarthend
roba blathcenn buidne,
tocbail Finniain epscuipg
in cnesbuicc it chuimne.
b comraire, Mart, Taml.
d MS. eala : elo, Mart. Taml.
a MS. cusan.
c Dromma Broon, ibid.
e MS. Leoaint.
1 We should probably read CoJumbcin. The Mart. Taml. has here
Columbani eliuatio. s MS. epscoib.
SKI-TEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. jgr
25. B.
Industrious Cleophas, Lupus, my Doe 1 against hardships :
true Ainmire 2 my superior, Imchad, 3 Coelan, 4 Colman. 5 Sinell
Senan, 7 who is sought. Chaste a Bairre 8 from Corcach (went)
before me up to the great country , b for (he was) smooth and
gentle to the poor.
1 in Ailbe. 2 from Ross Hua Conna in Mugdoirn. 3 of
Cell droichit in Ard Ulad. 4 from Ech-inis (' Horse-Island ').
5 i.e. Colman of the Casket. 6 of Druim Br6an. 7 a bishop.
s bishop and confessor.
26. C.
Slender Cyprianus, Senator, Justina, a very lovely virgin :
Eusebius, Faustinus the emaciated : beautiful Colman 1 Ela,
whom I meet, protecting me like a bush, and Colman of Ross 2
whom I reckon.
an abbot. 2 i.e. Ross Branduib.
27. D.
Cosmas (and) Damianus, good men ; Leontius, wise An-
thimus: Coppan's harmonious son : Petrus, Adulphus, Euprepius.
Fintan himself against plunderings, slender Ernin 1 and Suibne r
fair Coluimm (Columban ?), a very strict sage, who was the
smooth chief of a troop. Let the elevation of bishop Finnian.
the soft-skinned be in thy memory.
descendant of Briun.
sancti episcopi et confessoris Barri, Mart. Chr. Ch.
i.e. heaven.
1 86 FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [SEPTEMBER.
28. e.
Exsuper sruitfh], Salon,
Faust, a Martial nar maidmech,
Marceill, buan a brigrath,
Zacheus, lanair, Iunaill. b
Fiachra, 1 caid in clerech :
Diarmait 2 diansaim, Sinach. 3
1 epsrt?/. 3 mac Luchra/ie/h, eps^?/ 6 Cluain FinnAighne. c
3 6 Chruaich mete Daro.
29. f.
A Rchaingel mor Michel
^-~*rop sciatfh] dam fri demna
do imdegail m'anma.
Eutic, Colum, Comgall,
Sedrach fialnar, febda.
Murgal, 1 Ciaran 2 cadla
mac Cier, Nessan naemda,
Colman oebda amra.
1 mac Uinnedha, ab Reachrainne. * epstf?/.
30. g.
bait mait[h]e in mis[s]ea
Cirine d cruit coemhchiuil,
Uictor, Ursus orchain,
Comsid 1 caid [is] Corcan, 2
eps#?/ Lugaith 3 lanciuin,
mo Bi, 4 Bresal, 5 Bronchain. 6
sind don cat[h]raigh caindlig
leo don laindrig lorchain.
T7or in coemlo cetna e
* Brigit, Senan somind,
Loegaire 7 nach lamaimm,
Airmir 8 [6g,] da Foelan, 9
Daigre, 10 Rotan rogaimm,
mo Chonna 11 mar chanaimm.
Lassar, 12 Conind chuanna,
Colman 13 Cluana charai[m]m,
maithe in mis diar snadadh,
ar badad, ar baraind.
1 sac0rt 6 Domrwh Airis. 2 Ailithir, eps^/. 3 eps^/
Airthir Achaidh. 4 in marg. Mo Bfi, caillech, Domnaigh broc.
5 6 Dherthaigh. G Leithett. 7 eps^/, 6 Loch con.
8 6 Brechmaigh. Faelan Ratha Aidhne i nDal Aratdhe.
10 6 Cluain Accuir in Ardgail. " Cluana Airdne. 12 ingen
Lochain. 13 .i. Cluain tioprat.
a MS. Paust. b lunaill, lunill (gen. sg.), FM. Oeng. c Cluain Fidnaige,
Mart. Taml. d Sci. hieronimi praesbiteri, Leofr. Kal e MS. cedna.
SEPTEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY Of GORMAN. 187
28. E.
Venerable Exuperius, Salon, Faustus, Martialis who was
not boastful. Marcellus, lasting (is) his vigorous grace. Zac-
chaeus, Januarius, Junillus (?), Fiachra, 1 chaste was the cleric
exceeding gentle Diarmait 2 : Smach. 3
1 a bishop. 2 son of Luchrad, a bishop from Cluain Find
Aigne (Aidne ?). 3 from Cruach mic Daro.
29. F.
May the great archangel Michael a be a buckler to me
against devils to protect my soul ! Eutychius, Colomb,
Comgall. Sedrach, modest, bashful, excellent. Murgal, 1 comely
Ciaran, 2 son of Ciar (lar ?) b ; hallowed Nessan : beautiful,
wondrous Colman.
1 son of Uinnid, abbot of Rechrann - a bishop.
30. G.
Nobles complete this month. Hieronymus, c harp of de
lightful music ! Victor, gold-bright Ursus, chaste Comsid 1 and
Corcan. 2 Bishop Lugaid 3 the very gentle, my Bi, 4 Bresal, 5
Br6nchain 6 : may (we wend) with them to the shining City, to the
splendid radiant King !
On the same dear day Brigit, Senan of the goodly diadem,
Loegaire 7 whom I dare not : a virgin d Airmir, 8 two Faelans, <J
Daigre, 10 Rotan whom I entreat, my Conna 11 as I sing.
Lassar, 12 fine Coninn : Colman of Cluain, 13 whom I love,
the nobles of the month to protect us from drowning, from
Avrath !
1 a priest from Domnach Airis. 2 the Pilgrim, a bishop.
3 bishop of Airther Achaid. 4 my Bii, a nun, of Domnach brocc.
3 from Derthach. 6 of Leithet. 6 7 a bishop, from Loch con.
8 from Brechmag. 9 Faelan of Raith Aidne in Dalaradia (was
one of them). 10 from Cluain Accuir in Ardgal. u of Cluain Airdne.
13 daughter of Lochan. 13 i.e. Cluain tiprat.
a Oengus (September 29th) refers to St. Michael's fight with the Dragon
(Rev. xii. 7) and Antichrist. b meic ler episcopi, Mart. Tantl. mac
leir, epscop, Marl. Don. c Cirine bdn Bethil, 'fair Hieronymus of
Bethlehem,' Fel. Oeng. d Airine, Mart. Don. e Bronchan
Lethet, Mart. Don.
F&LIRE HUI GORMAIN. [OCTOBER.
F
OCTOBER.
1. a.
OR October ka\aind
Uedastus grinn, German,
Remig, Fintan forlan,
aDoithnenach 1 seim, Sinell, 3
Fidarle 3 flaith findban,
Clothrann, 4 Colum, 5 Colman,
Bauon loigthech lanc[h]enn,
in sarc[h]enn co sograd.
1 in marg. Doithnenach Fedha Duin i nDisert Cluastan. * sacc^rt
Maighi Bill 7 esp^ Maighe Bile ianw/h. 3 ua Suanojgh, ab-
Raithne. 4 in marg. Clothra 6g, ingen Con&\\\ 6 Jnis diiine.
5 abb Bennc[h]air.
2. b.
IN papa ard Euseib,
la Leodagair luamda,
Serenus b smith soerdha,
Eleuther leo Liadnan,
Maeldub 1 organ orda,
Ere 2 is Odran 3 aebda.
1 Mael c dubh Becc, ab Fobhair. 2 eps^/. 3 Letrechu
3- c.
Dionis, da Euuald,
la Candid?^ d caidfer,
Felic friu nos fuagebh,
Marcillian is Madailb, 1
Colman Lainni lanfer,
Ternoc, 2 Nuadu, 3 nuagel,
epscoip Cluana Caa 4
al-laa nos-luadeb.
2 mac Raiti. 3 anchoiri. 4 secht n-epscoib
Caa.
a MS. Doithnenech. Daeithnenach (misprinted Daethennach), Mart*
Don. Doithnennaig (gea. sg.), Mart. Taml.
b MS. Sereneus. c MS. maeb. d Candida, Pel. Oeng.
OCTOBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 189
OCTOBER,
i. A.
On the calends of October, pleasant Vedastus, Germanus,
Remigius, a ample Fintan, slender Ddithnenach, 1 Sinell, 2 Fidarle 3
a white-fair prince: Clothrann, 4 Colomb, 5 Colman: Bavo,
indulgent, 5 full-headed the great chief with good love.
1 D6ithnenach of Fid Duin in Di'sert Cluastan. 2 priest, of
Mag Bile, and bishop of Mag Bile afterwards. 3 descendant of
Suanach, (and) abbot of Rathen. 4 Clothru, a virgin daughter of
Conall, from Inis diiine. 5 an abbot of Bennchor.
2. B.
The high pope Eusebius, with piloting Leodegarius : Serenus
venerable, ennobled : Eleutherius with them : Liadnan, Mael
dub 1 a golden instrument, Ere 2 and beautiful Odran. 3
1 Mael dub the Little, abbot of Fobar. 2 a bishop. 3 of
Lettir.
3- C.
Dionysius (the Areopagite), two Ewalds c with Candidus a
chaste man, and Felix : to them I will knit Marcellianus and
Madailb. 1 Colman of Lann, a full man. Thy Ernoc, 2 fresh-fair
Nuadu. 3 The bishops of Cluain Caa, 4 their day I will mention.
1 a bishop. 2 son of Raite. 3 an anchorite. * seven
bishops of Cluain Caa.
a Sci. remedii et germani, Leofr. Kal. b Mart. Don. gives Loight[h]each
as a saint. But he is not mentioned in Mart. Taml., and loigthech, 'indulgent,'
is only an epithet for Bauo : see below at Nov. 7. c Baeda's c Niger
Heuuald 5 and 'Albus Heuuald,' Hist. Eccl., lib. v., cap. x.
igo FELIRE Htil GO KM A IN. [OCTOBER.
4 . d.
Gaius, Crisps, Colman, 1
Marcj, Marcian moroig,
fri rennaib is rigfal
Aurea, Mars?/^, Modgrind, a
muinter minoc morfial,
Senan, 2 Finoc, 3 Finan.
mac Caille. 3 mac Cu[a]cha.
5. e.
Placitus ard, Euticc,
Appoloin glan gudimm,
Baethalach b fris m[b]enaimm,
Sinche, 1 Firmait, Flauian,
Fortech fotha inill,
Dub da locha c lenaimm.
Sinech mghen Fergna 6 Chruachan Maighe Abhna.
6. f.
Castus, Emil, Enair,
Diuren, Aed eolach,
Fidis, Baethin 1 brighach,
Fer da crich 2 sruit[h], Sagair,
Lucell 3 subach sluagach,
epscop d Lugach 4 ligach.
1 mac Alia. 2 6 Doire na Fland i n-Eoghanacht Chaisil. 6 3 .i.
Colman^b Cliiana Caoin. 4 6 Chiiil Bhennchair i Lurg for bru
Locha Eirne, ocus 6 Raith Muighe tuaisczH i cCiarr^^he Luac/^ra,
a Modhgraidh, Mart. Don. Modgrinn, Mart. TamL
b MS. la Baethalach. Baethellaig (gen. sg.), Mart. TamL
c Da locha. Duib, ibid.
d Luagach, Lugdach, Pel. Oeng. e Fir da chrich Dairi Eidnig, Mart
TamL
OCTOBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 191
4. D.
Gaius, Crispus, Colman, 1 Marcus, Marcianus, great virgins :
against spear-points a royal fence is Aurea, Marsus, Modgrinn.
A young, gentle, exceeding modest family Senan, 2 Fino"c, 3 and
Fman.
a bishop. 3 son of Caille. 3 son of Cuacha.
5. E.
High Placidus, Eutychius, pure Apollinaris whom I entreat,
Baithalach to whom I pray. Sinche, 1 Firmatus, Flaviana,
Fortech, a a safe foundation : Dub da locha whom I follow.
1 Sinech, daughter of Fergna, from Cruachan Maige Abna. 1
6. F.
Castus, Aemilius, Januarius, Diuren, wise Aed, Fides, c
vigorous Baethfn, 1 venerable Fer da chrich, 2 Sagaris : happy,
hostful Lucell 3 : bishop Lugach 4 (Lugaid ?) the bright-coloured.
1 son of Alia. 2 from Daire na Flann in the Eoganacht of
Cashel. 3 i.e. Colman abbot of Cluain Cain. 4 from Ciiil
Bennchoir in Lurg on the brink of Loch Erne and from Raith Maige
Tuascirt in Ciarraige Luachra.
ri Forirthich (gen. sg.), Mart. Taml.
b So Oengus. c (see. tidis uirg. mart.), Leofr. KaL
a 92 FELIltE HUI GORMAIN. [OCTOBER.
7- g-
IN papa mor Marcus,
Eachus, Apuil amgann,
Marcell, lulia ollbharr,
Sergius, Cartus, Concliatfh],
la Faustin nach foilgem,
Colman, Cellach, 1 Comgall, 2
Osgidha 6g findnar
cen imrad ni fodhmamfm],
fuillem Dubtacfh], Duibnech,
Cu cuimnech 'sin comrann.
1 deochain, 6 Ghlionn da locha i nUibh Mail. 2 abb, in marg.
'Comgilla Abb [leg. Comgilli abbatis] 7 Oct. M.T. [i.e. Marty rolo gin m
Tamlactense\.
8. a.
Simeon sruith saeglac[h]
ro gab Isu ollan,
ar gecaib a gellamh,
Conamail is Ciaran, 1
mo Critoc flaith findog,
Faust.y, a Ceolfrid, Cellan, 2
B^n^dicta as mbaigt[h]er,
ni traigt[h]er a tennal,
Corcran clerech molai[m]m
romainn fri cech rennag.
1 abb Ratha Muighe ocus Tighe mo Finna. ~ sacart.
9 . b.
A braham cend cretme,
-^-Dionis sruith sirfial
in chliat[h]sa ni craebhfal,
hEleuther [ard], Rustic.
Fintan, 1 Mc tail b tren6g,
Dinertach 2 ail, 3 Aedhan. 4
1 ab. - Cluana. M6ir. 3 nairec[h]. * mac ui Chuinn.
a Faustinas, FeL Oeng.
h Mart. Don. takes Mac tail to be in apposition with Fionntain. But
Mart. Taml. treats the names as belonging to separate saints.
OCTOBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 193
7. G.
The great pope Marcus, Bacchus, generous Apuleius,
Marcellus, great-crowned Julia, Sergius, Cartus, a Concliath, b
with Faustinus whom we conceal not, Colman, Cellach, 1 Corn-
gall, 2 Osgitha, the white, modest virgin, we do not suffer
(her to be) without consideration. Let us add Dubthach,
Duibnech (and) Cu-chuimnech in the same stanza.
a deacon, from Glenn da Locha in Hiii Mail. 2 an abbot.
8. A.
Venerable, aged Simeon who received great ample Jesus on
the branches of his white arms. c Conamail and Ciaran 1 : my
Critoc, a white virginal prince. Faustus, d Ceolfrid, e Cellan. 2
Benedicta who is proclaimed, her torch is not extinguished.
Corcran the cleric whom I praise is before us against every
spear-battle.
1 of Raith Maige and Tech mo Finna. 2 a priest.
9. B.
Abraham head of belief. Dionysius, an ever modest elder ;
this hurdle is no (mere) fence of branches : high Eleutherius
and Rusticus. Fintan, 1 strong virginal Mac tail. Dmertach 2
the bashful, 3 (and) Aedan. 4
1 an abbot. 2 of Cluain M6r. 3 modest. * maccu
Cuinn.
a perhaps meant for Quartus ; but the days of the martyrs so named are
May 10, Aug. 6.
b sic in Martyr. Don. But perhaps we should read conchhath, a noble
hurdle,' and treat this as in apposition with Cartus. Compare Oct. 9.
c ipse accepit cum in ulnas suas, Luc. ii. 28. d i.e. Faustinus
c Mr. Warren (Leofr. Missal, p. 32) says that Ceolfrith's translation is
commemorated on this day in Bodl. Jun. A. 991, an Anglo-Saxon MS.
GORMAN.
i 94 FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [OCTOBER,
10. C.
Uictor, Paulin, Puni't,
Fintin, Floreint, Gerion,
Cassia, L6th a dia lenab,
abb Droma in fial Fintan. 1
ni mindam nach molab, 2
Salsa, Sillan, 3 Senan. 4
1 Droma hlng i nUibh Segain. 2 acht mordamh molfat,
3 abb. 4 eps^/.
II. d.
'T^ranslait cuirp in caemsuadh
J- Augustin, feil amra,
bCainnech 1 ardabb ergna,
Ethelburga c bithog,
Fortchern, 2 Lomman 3 lomda,
cruimther follan Fergna,
mo Chaidbeo caidh cobair
fri doraid na ndemna.
1 Achadh b6 a phrfmhcheall, ocus ata reccles aicce i cCill Righ-
manadh i nAlbain. 2 eps^?/, deiscipw/ Patraic, 7 6 Ath truim il-
Laeghaire d6, ocus 6 Chill F^rtceirn i n-Uibh Dr6na i Laighnibh.
3 in marg. Loman esp^, descip^/oile do Phatr^/t:, 7 6 Ath Truim d6 be6s.
B:
12. e.
reccan, Becc, is Baithin,
^Fiachra, 1 Foelan fiala,
Fiacc, 2 Diarmait 3 don dmi,
Silnatan 4 noem, Nanni, 5
sectmogha ar chet saera
cet is ceithre mili.
mo Bi, Aedan ogthenn,
Uu[i]lfrid e morchenn mini.
1 6 aoinchill 7 Fiacc. 2 eps^/ Slebhte i Laighnibh.
4 m<2C Cruimet. 5 Nainnidh Innsi Cais. u Clarenech, 6
Ghlais-naoidhen i nGallaibh, for bru abann Life don leith atuaidh, ocus
B^chan ainm oile d6.
a Loth prophetae, Ado.
b MS. Cainneach. Oengus has Cainnech mac hui Dalann. Kannich(gen.
sg.), Drumm. KaL c See. aethelburge uirginis, Leofr. Kal.
(1 MS. Fiachraig. e Sci. uuilfrithi episc., Leofr. KaL
OCTOBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 195
10. C.
Victor, Paulinus, a Pinytus, Fintin Florentius, Gereon,
Cassius, Lot to whom I shall cleave : the modest Finntan, 1 abbot
of Druim (Ingard). It is not a petty troop which I will praise 2 :
Salsa (?), Sillan, 3 Senan. 4
1 of Druim Ing b in Hiii Segain. 2 but a great troop which I
will praise. 3 an abbot. 4 a bishop.
ii. D.
The translation of the body of the dear sage Augustinus, a
famous festival. Cainnech, 1 a high, wise abbot. Ethelburga
ever-virginal. Fortchern, 2 stript Lomman. 3 A sound presbyter,
Fergna : my Caidbeo, a chaste help against the strife of the
devils.
1 Achad b6 was his principal church, and he has an abbey-church
at Cell Rigmonaid in Scotland. 2 a bishop, a disciple of Patrick,
and from Ath Truim in Loeguire was he, and from Cell Fortcheirn in
Hiii Dr6na in Leinster. 3 Lomman, a bishop, another disciple of
Patrick, and from Ath Truim was he also.
12. E.
Breccan, Becc and Baithin, Fiachra, 1 most modest Faelan,
Fiacc, 2 Diarmait 3 of the tribe, holy Silnatan, 4 Nanni 5 : a hundred
and seventy nobles, a hundred and four thousands : my Bi', r '
virginal-strong Aedan, Wilfrid, great chief of gentleness.
1 from the same church as Fiacc. 2 bishop of Sletty in Leinster.
3 a bishop. 4 son of Cruimet. 5 Naindid of Inis Cais.
6 Clarenech (' table-face ' (1 ), from Glasnevin in Fingal on the river
Liffey's brink, on the north side, and Berchan was another name of his.
a Set. paulini hrofensis episc., Leofr. Kal. l) Fintan Dromma Ingaird,
Pel. Oeng. c Some mistake here. The number in Ado, Usuard and Mart.
Rom. is 4976. d beatissimi et venerabilis viri mo-Bi, qui absque naso et
oculis plana facie natus de mortua ut fertur femina et conceptus, Dnanm. Kal.
See Dr. Todd's note, Mart. Don., pp. 354-5.
O 2
I9 6
FELIRE Hbl GORMAIN. [OCTOBER.
13. f-
Faustus mor is Martia[l],
Teopil co tendbrig,
Enair, Car.p^-y comlan,
Musa, Marcia, Marc[e]ill,
Uenantiz^ aeb anfoil,
Findsecfh] 1 caemh, is a Comgan. 2
1 6gh, 6 Sliabh Guaire i nGailengaibh. 2 6 Cliiain Ownaidh i
cCuircne.
Calixt?^ b cain papa
Euantius c abb aebda,
atcuinnid 'nar cle[i]rni.
Furtunait leo, Lucian,
Colum 1 glormar gribda
do Loch morghlan Meilge.
Insi Cain for Loch Meilghe.
15. a.
Sebaist, Antioig, Aufid,
mo Lua leo col-lere,
Furtunait ron-forne,
Mael d cosne tenn, Tom[m]ein,
Baithin 1 borrslat baga,
Ciian, Corbmac, e Crone, 2
Fintina caid, Colman,
'nar comrad co core.
1 Lesi. ogh.
1 6. b.
(Tatirian mor, Martian/
^secht ndeich da chetg caemfer
a hAffraic ran-airem,
Riaguil, 1 Critan, Colum,
Colman, 2 Cera :; . cimer,
la Cobnesach 4 caidfer,
Eogan, 5 Caeman, Caemgen, <!
Toict[h]ech oebgel a[i]leb.
1 ab Muicinsi for Loch D<?rgd^c. - eps^/ Cille Riiaidh i nl)al
Araidhe, for bru Locha Laigh i n-Ultoibh. :! /// marg. Cera mathair
cloinne Duibh i Maigh Ascad. 4 epscop. 5 Lis m6ir. 6 Brec.
l Comgani cele De, Mart. Taml. Congain leg. Comgain (gen. sg.),
Drumm. KaL b Calisti, Celesti (gen. sg.) Fcl. Ocng. MS.
evancus. d MS. maol. e Coronae virgmis, Mart. Taml. ' MS.
martlan. g MS. ched.
OCTOBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN.
197
13- F.
Great Faustus and Martialis, Theophilus with strong virtue,
Januarius, complete Carpus, Musaeus (?), Marcia, Marcellus :
beautiful, shrewd (?) Venantius: dear a Findsech l and Comp-an 2
(the culdee).
1 a virgin, from Sliab Guairi in Gailenga. 2 from Cluain Connaid
in Cuircne.
14. G.
Bright pope Calixtus, b Evantius a beautiful abbot, entreat
them (to be) in our company. Fortunatus with them, Lucianus
(and) glorious, pleasant (?) Colomb 1 of pellucid Loch Me"ilge.
a priest, of Inis Cain on Loch Meilge.
15. A.
Sebastus, Antiochus, Aufidius : with them my Lua the pious ;
may Fortunatus succour us ; austere Mael-cosne, Tomein,
Baethin, 1 a proud scion of battle, Cuan, Cormac, Cr6ne 2 : chaste
Fintma (and) Colman be with justice in our converse !
of Les. 2 a virgin.
1 6. B.
Great Satirianus, Martianus, two hundred and seventy dear
men out of Africa, let us reckon them. cRiaguil, 1 Critan, Colomb,
Colman, 2 radiant Cera, 3 with Cobnesach 4 a chaste man. Eogan/'
Coeman, Coemgen, 6 beautiful-white Toicthech whom I will
entreat.
1 abbot of Mucc-inis on Loch Derg. 2 bishop of Cell Ruaid
in Dalaradia on the brink of Loch L6ig in Ulster. 3 Cera, mother
of the children of Dub, in Mag Ascad. 4 a bishop. 5 of Less m6r.
(i the Speckled.
* Finsiche (gen. sg.), Drumm. AW. b leg. Callistus ?
r Riagla (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal.
I 9 8 FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [OCTOBER.
17. c.
Siluan, Uictor, Uinceint,
Nicomeid nar nemleir,
Heron, Cresceint comlan,
Agna, Laureint, Lupus, 1
Moenach 2 banmin, bladmor,
mac Clarin, coir comdal,
in deg6g ron-didna
Edeldrida dronban,
a Cu Bretan 3 co bet[h]aidh
dodechaid don domnan.
1 in marg. \\detnr Aengusius Aucfus dicere quod hie S. Lupus sit
Hibernus, et Sancta ettam Agna. 2 mac Clarin abb Lainne Lcre.
3 anchore, Maighe Bile.
1 8. d.
Scribnid seel in Choimded,
Lucas, ler a lebor,
mo Luanen 1 nach lamar,
Asclepiad 6g, lustus,
Teca 2 uain a hinad,
Trifonia b fuair galar,
mac Cortcid c ard urgna,
Colman, 3 cumra a canad.
1 Tamlachta i mBairche. 2 6gh, 6 Ruscaigh i cCiiailnge. 3 abb.
T
19. e.
'oluim, Lucius laindrech,
Pelagia nos-luadeb.
Beronic fri bronag,
cet[h]racha naem npnbar,
ar daingne bid dmfal,
d Maigne, Crinan, 2 Cronan, 3
barr Faelan na firfir
at milid fri rn6rgad. e
1 ab Cille Maighnenn. ~ Chule Conlaing. f 3 Thua[m]n a
Grene.
;i Con Britt (gen. sg.), Mart. Tanil.
b Treofonia, Trifoniae, Trofimae (dat. sg.), Pel. Oeng.
c Coirtgid, Mart. Taml
'' Magniu, Mart Tarn 7 e MS. morgad.
f Cnle Lagin Mart. Taml.
OCTOBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN.
199
17. C.
Silvanus, Victor, Vincentius, Nicomedes who was not un-
devout. Heron, complete Crescentius, Agna, Laurentius, Lupus. 1
Moenach 2 fair-gentle, famous, Clarin's son, a just convention.
May the good virgin solace us, firm-fair Etheldreda ! Cii Bretan 3
to life (eternal) went from the wretched world.
1 Oengusius Auctus a seems to say that this saint Lupus is Irish, and
also saint Agna. 2 son of Clarin and abbot of Lann Le're. 3 an
anchorite, of Mag bile.
1 8. D.
The writer of tidings of the Lord, Luke b pious is his book
my Luanen, 1 who is not dared. Virginal Asclepias, Justus.
Teca, 2 (far) from us (is) her place. Tryphonia who suffered
illness. High, wise Colman, 3 son of Cortched sweet is what
he used to sing.
1 of Tamlacht in Bairche. 2 a virgin, from Riiscach in Cualnge.
3 an abbot.
19. E.
Ptolomaeus, radiant Lucius, Pelagia, I will proclaim them.
Beronicus against mournful battle, forty saints and nine, for
strength will be a protective fence : Maigniu, 1 Cn'nan, 2 Cr6nan, 8
the crown of Faelans, the true men, they are soldiers against
great danger.
1 abbot of Cell Maignenn. 2 of Ciiil Conlaing. 3 of Tuaim
Gre^ne.
a i.e. the scholia on the Franciscan copy of Ftl. Oeng.
b Sci. luce euangelistae, Leofr. Kal. c literally, ' found.'
200 'FELTRE H&I GORMAIN. [OCTOBER,
20. f.
Maximian caid, Caprais,
Saula, Martha mine,
Aurelius ard age,
Fintan 1 Maeldub 2 molaimm,
Mael Eoin 3 na haebe,
la hAedan 4 co n-ane.
Colman caid in t-erlam
6 Tuaim gleglan Grane. 5
1 Fintan Maeldubh do Eoghanacht Chaisil, ocus oc Dermaigh ua
nDuach i tuaisoT-t Osrat'ghe. 2 6 Cluain lommorrois. 3 eps-
cop 7 anchoire. 4 Ingeldi, a Maighe Eo. 5 .i. grene.
21. g.
Munna 1 mor 'sa manaig,
tricha da chet b comchoir.
Mael Aithcen cen amcheil,
oenmili diac derbog, 2
Sillan 3 flaitfh] nach felcruaid,
mo Cuoc 4 maitfh], Maincein. 5
7 ab Cluana hEidhnz^h il-Laighis, Fionntain ainm oile do r
Tulchan ainm a athar. c 2 in marg. man. rec. adest Ursula d cum xi mille
sociabus. 3 Sillan maigistir .i. mac lia Gairbh, abb Maighe Bile.
4 lia Li[a]t[h]ain. 5 lobhar.
22. a.
p, Euseib, Hermeit,
Saloma gaeth glemor,
Seueir sruith fris ndalab,
Leogaid mait[h], Marc^
dias thend findeim firen
Cillen seng is Saran.
* Aidani sancti. INgell Maigi eo, Mart. Taml.
b MS. da ced. c Fintan (.i. mac Tulchain) cum suis monachis qui
sub iugo eius fuerunt, ccxxxiii. quos non uret ignis iudicii, Mart. Taml.,
where their names are given in the gen. sg., and the following note added :
Haec est familia Mundu. d MS. usurla.
OCTOHER.J MAR7YROLOGY OF GORMAN. 201
20. F.
Chaste Maximianus, Caprasius, gentle Saula and Martha
Aurehus, a high column : ^Fintan 1 Maeldub 2 whom I praise
Mael Eoin 3 of the beauty, with splendid Aedan 4 : chaste Colman
the patron, from bright-pure Tuaim Grane. '
1 Fintan Maeldub of the Eoganacht of Cashel, and at Dermag Hiia
nDuach in the northern part of Ossory. 2 from Cluain Immorrois.
' a bishop and anchorite. 4 Ingelde, of Mag Eo. 5 of (the)
21. G.
Great Munnu 1 and his monks, two hundred and thirty just
ones. Mael-Aithcen without folly. Eleven thousand sure
virgins. 2 Sillan, 3 a prince who was not evil and cruel, my good
Cuoc, 4 (and) Manchein/'
1 bishop and abbot of Cluain Eidnig in Laigis. Finntain was
another name of his. Tulchan was his father's name. b * Here is
Ursula with eleven thousand female companions. :} Sillan the
Master, i.e. great-grandson of Garb, abbot of Mag bile. 4 descendant
of Liathan. 5 a leper.
22. A.
Philippus, Eusebius, and Hermes : wise, bright-great Saloma :
venerable Severus with whom I shall tryst : good Leugatus,
Marcus. Two strong, fair-active righteous ones, Cillen the
slender, and Saran.
a Fintain (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal.
b Oengus (Ftt. Oct. 21) calls him Fintan mac Taulchain (or Telchain).
FELIRE HU2 GORMAIN.
[OCTOBER.
mac Thian. a
23- b.
Teodorit saer, Seruaint,
German uli ardmind,
Mael tuli 1 diar tarcem[m]
Edelfleda firog.
Gillian 2 cen ceim fordaill,
Dalbach 3 leir is Laidcenn,
Seuerin tend tairbirt,
Roman airdirc ardgemm.
mac Dodnain. 1 '
Guile Follaing. (
24. c.
Epscop 1 loain, Audaicht, d
Caeti, 2 Ere 3 is Enair,
Furtunait, ni forad,
Martan, Einngan, 4 Felic,
Maxima gem glanog,
da Liba 5 lem, Lonan, c
da Colman riu rimid,
na minfir nos-molab.
1 Cilli airthir. 3 eps<r<?/.
4 mac Airc[h]innigh 6 Dhiammair.
me ic Lurchaire.
3 6gh, mghen Sin ill, 6 Miliuc.
5 in marg. da Liba, 6 Chuil
Cluana Tibhrinne i cCloinn Chealla^h.
25. d.
/"Vispinian is Crispin,
^-^Helair, Frontoin fosta,
Beoc leir is Lafijsre, 1
cethracha maith miled,
Maelodhor caem ciste,
Lasren mac naem Naisce, 2
Dut[h]ract, 3 Cbac 4 cadgel,
Gorman 5 ailgen aiste.
1 mac Coluim 6 Druimliac. z 6 Ard meic Nassca for brii
Locha Laigh in Ultoibh. 3 Leamhcaille. 4 6cch. 5 i cCill
Germain in airthiur Laighen.
a Tiain, Mart. Tarn!. b doidnain, ibid. c Cule Colla, ibid.
<l MS. audaicth. e Condc (misprinted Conach), Mart. Don.
OCTOBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 203
23. B.
Noble Theodoritus, Servandus, Germanus all lofty diadems.
Mael-Tuile 1 to defend us : Ethelfleda a true virgin, Gillian 2 without
a step of straying, pious Dalbach 3 and Laidcenn. Severinus a
strong birth, Romanus renowned, a noble gem.
1 son of Tian. - son of Dodnan. 3 of Cuil Follaing
<Collainge ?).
24. C
Bishop loain, 1 Audactus, Coeddi, 2 Ere 3 and Januarius, For-
tunatus, no small saying, Martinus, Findgan, 4 Felix, Maxima
a pure virginal gem : thy Liba 5 on my behalf, Lonan, 6 two
Colmans reckon ye with them, the gentle ones, I will praise
them.
1 of Cell airthir. 2 a bishop. a 3 a virgin, daughter 01
Sinell, from Miliuc. 4 son of Airchinnech, from Diammair. 5 thy
Liba from Cuil meic Lurchairi. 6 of Cluain Tibrinne in Clann
Chellaig.
25. D.
Crispinianus and Crispinus. Hilarius (and) Fronto, steadfast
ones (?), pious Beoc and Laisre 1 : forty good soldiers : Mael-odor
a dear treasure ; Lasre"n, Nasce's 2 saintly son : Duthracht, 3
chaste-fair Conac, 4 gentle Gorman 5 of the metres.
1 son of Colomb, from Druim Liac. 2 from Ard meic Nascai
on the brink of Loch Laig in Ulster. 3 of Lemchaill. 4 a
virgin. 5 in Cell Gormain in the eastern part of Leinster.
of Hi (lona), Ti%ernach 712. Four Masters 710.
204 F ELI RE HUI GORMAIN. [OCTOBER,
B'
26. e.
eoan, 1 Marcian, Mellan,
Amaind, Odhran 2 a[l]icl,
a mblad co buan biaid,
Cruaid, 3 Darbile 4 dagdias,
fell inghen 5 seim soid,
meicc aebda eim lair,
Ernain, 6 Rectan 7 radaigh
do gabail fri gliaid.
1 Beoan 7 Mellan 6 Thamhlacta Menainn in Uibh Eacd<z<rh 1J\ad\\.
2 6 Leitreachaibh Odhrain i Muscnzzghe tire. 3 Cosfata 6
Bala^a. 4 Achaidh cuilinn. ceithre ingena a meic lair .i.
Dairinill, Darbelein, b Gael ocus Comghell i cCill na n-inghen i ttaobh
Tamhlachta andes. 6 Midhluac/^ra icCill na saccart. 7 o
Etargabhail.
27. f.
aene na n-apstol,
August'm nar' amreid,
ua Fiachrach caemh Colman, 1
secht meicc Stiallain 2 surma,
Abban, 3 Ce\sus comleir,
epscop Ere 4 is Odhran, 5
Erennan breo bunaid,
is cubaid in comdal,
Recline 6 coa ragamm,
fris canamm ar comhradh.
1 Colman ua Fiachrach 6 Senbotha in Uibh Cein[n]seltf/fh. 2 6
Raith mac Stiallain in Ardghal. 3 Abban mac uiCorbmaic i
Maigh Arnaidhe in Uibh Ceinnsekz^h 7 i cCill Abbain in Uibh Muire-
dhaigh. 4 6 Domhnach m6r Maighe Luadhat i ttuaisc^rt ua
fFaolain. 5 in marg. Odhran abb la, 7 o Tigh Airerain i Midhe. e
6 6gh craibhdech. ,
28. g.
Oimon tend is Tatha,
^Cirill, Colman, Paron,
Marina nar, rodal,
Dorbene 1 seng, Suibhne,
mo Beccoc main 2 molub,
Nathe 3 cain, is Conan.
1 abb lae Cdlut'm cille, do chenel Conai\\ Gulbdm d6.
2 in marg. man. rec. Main no Ma6n forte Mono. 3 eps^/.
a written man. rec. over meic. b Darbellinn, Mart. TamL
c Are not the words o Tigh Airerain i Midhe a gloss on ' Erennan ' ? cf.
Mart. TamL Airennain o Thig Airennain im-Midi.
OCTOBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 205
26. E.
a Beoan, 1 Marcianus, b Mellan, Amandus, Odran 2 entreat ye.
Their fame will be lasting. Cruaid 3 and Darbile 4 the goodly pair.
The festival of the (four) slender subdued daughters 5 of beautiful
brisk Mac lair. Ernain u and very keen Rechtan 7 to keep (us)
from battle.
1 Beoan and Mellan from Tamlachta Menainn in Hdi Echdach
Ulad. 2 from Lettrecha Odrain in Muscraige tire. 3 Long-
legs, from Balana. 4 of Achad cuilinn. 5 Mac fair's four
daughters, to wit, Dairinill, Darbelein, Coel and Comgell, in Cell
na n-ingen beside Tamlachta to the south. 6 of Midluachair, in
Cell na sacart. 7 from Etargabail.
27. F.
On the vigil of the Apostles Augustin (of Bennchor) who was
not unsmooth : dear Colman 1 grandson of Fiachra : Stiallan's 2
seven sons here. Abban, 3 pious Celsus : bishop Ere 4 and
Odran 5 : Erennan a mighty flame : harmonious is the conven
tion ; Rectine 6 to whom we shall go : unto him let us sing our
converse.
1 Colman grandson of Fiachra, from Senbotha in Hiii Cennselaig.
- from Raith mac Stiallain in Ardgal. 3 Abban great-grandson of
Cormac, in Mag Arnaide in Hiii Cennselaig and in Cell Abbain in Hiii
Muredaig. 4 from Domnach M6r Maige Luadat d in the northern
part of Hiii Faelain. 5 Odran abbot 6 of lona, and from Tech Airerain
in Meath. 6 a devout virgin.
28. G.
Austere Simon and Thaddaeus, Cyrilla, Colman, Pharo (and)
modest Marina, a great assembly: slender Dorbene, 1 Suibne,
my Beccoc, a treasure 2 which I will praise : beautiful Nathi 3 and
Conan.
1 abbot of Colomb elite's Hi (lona) ; of the Kindred of Conall
Gulban was he. a man. rec. (perperam) Mam or Ma6n, perhaps
Mono. 3 a bishop.
a Beoain (gen. sg.), Drumm. KaL b Mellain (gen. sg.), Drumw. KaL
c Vigilia sanctorum Apostolorum Simonis et ludae, Mart. Rom.
fl Oengus (Oct. 27) calls this place Domnach Mor mdinech ' treasurous
Domnach M6r.' e A mistake : see Reeves, Mart. Don. p. 286, note, and
Vita Columbae, pp. 283, 417.
206 FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [OCTOBER..
29. a.
pscop Narcis noemfer,
Lucius, German glorda,
Quints, laicbinth oebda,
Luran, 1 Foenir, 2 Findcan,
Tamt[h]inna 3 saer seghdha,
Cuan, 4 Coelan 5 coemhdha,
Aed Glas, tuir cen temel,
a nemed is noemhdha.
, 6 Dhoiri Lurain. * 6 Dhomhnach Fa6inir. 3 6gh. a
4 6 Inis liacc. 5 6 Thigh na manach.
30. b.
German caid 6 Chapua,
Seraip, Marcill milid,
do Chonna smith sarfer,
Fedilmid 1 6g, brnach, 2
Colman 3 Cammsa cimer,
la hErcnait 4 non-aleb,
Fordeoir 5 min nos-molaimm
'ma colaind nir' cradhed.
1 Domhnaigh. 2 mac Eichin. 3 abb 6 Chammas Comh-
gaill for bru na Banna, n6 o Lainn mo Cholmoc. Mrtc mathar do
mo Colm6c na Lainne he. 4 6gh, 6 Dun da ^n i ffiodhbhaidh
DhalAraidhe. 5 6cch.
31. c.
Quintin mor fri martra,
Nemeis c noemh co nglaine,
Lucill, Comman 1 cridi,
brathair Fursa d Foelan, 2
oene foemaid 6 uile
do noemhaibh ind nime,
hi coemcrich in ci'ssa
in mis[s]ae cen mine,
a morshlog 3 me beraid
iar nderaib com dili.
1 ua Ciarain, ab Lis m6ir. - abb. rofulaing-sidhe martra ism
fFrainc. d 3 in mis.
a Oengus (Oct. 29) calls her Taimthene, Taemtheine, Tamthine.
b Airnich (gen. sg.), Mart. Taml. c MS. Nemess.
d Failani martyris, fratris Fursu, Mart. Taml. Faelain (gen. sg.),
Drumm. KaL e MS. foemaid.
OCTOBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 207
29. A.
Bishop Narcissus a holy man. Lucius, glorious Germanus,
Ouintus, beautiful Jacinthus, Luran, 1 Foinir, 2 Findchan. Tam-
thinna, 3 noble and stately. Cuan, 4 beloved Coelan. 5 Aed the
Grey, a tower without darkness, his sanctuary is hallowed.
1 a bishop, from Daire Liirain. ~ from Domnach F6inir,
3 a virgin. * from Inis Liacc. 5 from Tech na manach
(' the House of the Monks ').
30. B.
Chaste Germanus from Capua: Serapion, Marcellus the
soldier : thy Conna a venerable great man : virginal Fedilmid, 1
Ernach 2 : radiant Colman 3 of Cambas, with Ercnat, 4 1 will beseech
them. Gentle Fordeoir 5 I praise her ; as to her flesh she was
not tormented. a
1 of Domnach. 2 son of Echen. 3 an abbot, from
Cammus Comgaill on the Bann's brink, from Lann mo Cholmoic. 1 ' A
son of his mother was my Colm6c of the Lann. 4 a virgin, from Dun
da n (' the Fort of two Birds ') in the forest of Dal Araide. c 5 a
virgin.
31. c.
Quintinus great at martyrdom. Nemesius with purity.
Lucilla, hearty Comman. 1 Fursa's brother Faelan. 2 The vigil
of the saints of heaven d which ye all keep : this tax (is paid)
at the dear end of this great month. Its mighty host 3 will
bring me after tears unto my loved ones.
1 Ciaran's grandson, abbot of Lismore. - an abbot. He
suffered martyrdom in France. a the month's.
a i.e. she did not suffer from fleshly lusts.
b Oengus (Oct. 30) calls him Colman mace hui [leg. maccu] Gualac.
c already commemorated at January 8.
d vigilia omnium sanctorum, Drumm. Kal. and Mart. Rom.
.208 FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [NOVEMBER.
NOUEMBER.
i. d.
FOR sruithlo na samna
in Commde fein fegaid,
na hangeil drong diamair,
ule noeim ind nime,
sloigh co nglaine glegil,
ma Maire moir miadaig,
B^/zignus blaith besaid,
Uigoir, Cesair ciamair,
Goran, Brenaind brighdha
uain fri digla diabail.
For in lith-sin Lonan, 1
Cronan, 2 Colman 3 coemseng,
Cronan, 4 Altin 5 alimm,
Colman, Canan, Corpre,
Fintina, 7 Aedh 8 fegaim,
Brugach, 9 Bicill 10 baghimm,
Dicoll, Martan 11 milla,
meicc Dimma 12 fris ndalimm,
epscoip Cille Tidil, 13
na sinfir co sargrind,
Caemoc Chille Inse,
isin rindse 14 radimm.
1 o Threoit i mBregaibh. - Tuama Grene. :5 mac
Fionain o Ath lomglaisi. 4 Maothla. 5 Altin ocus An
inghen 6g 6 Chill Innsi. 6 epscqp. 7 6g Chliiana Guithbinn.
8 Aodh mac R6i i Foibhren. 9 eps^/, 6 Raith Mhaighe Aonaigb.
10 in marg. Bicill Tulcha. n 6 Raith Innsi Edhnigh. 12 tri meic
Dima o Thigh mac Dimma. 13 secht n-epscoip Dhroma Tidil
u .i. i ndeiriudh an raind.
NOVEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 209
NOVEMBER.
i. D.
On the venerable day of Allhallowtide behold ye the Lord
Himself, the angels, a mystical band, and all the saints of heaven,
hosts with clear white purity, around great honourable Mary. a
Benignus a smooth moralist (?), Vigorius, sad Caesarius, Goran,
vigorous Brenainn (be) from us against the Devil's vengeances.
On that festival Lonan, 1 Cronan, 2 dear, slender Colman. 3
Cronan, 4 Altin 5 whom I supplicate,Colman,Canan,Corpre, 6 Fintina, 7
Aed 8 whom I see. Brugach, 9 BicilPwhom I proclaim Dicholl
(and) Martan, 11 mild ones (?), Dimma's sons 12 whom I meet with.
Cell Tidil's bishops, 13 the aged men right pleasantly. Coem6c of
Cell Inse in this stanza's close 14 whom I utter.
1 from Trefot in Bregia. * of Tuaim Gre"ne. 3 son of Finan,
from Ath Immglaise. 4 of Maethail. 5 Altin and An, a virgin
girl from Cell Inse. 6 a bishop. 7 a virgin, from Cliiain
Guthbinn. 8 Aed son of R6i in Foibren. 9 a bishop, from
RaithMaige Oenaig. 10 Bicill ofTulach. u from Raith Inse
Ednig. 12 Dimma's three sons, from Tech mac Di'mma.
13 seven bishops of Druim Tidil. u i.e. at the end of the stanza.
a Haec Dei genitricis Mariae, et omnium sanctorum martyrum celebri-
tas, a Bonifacio, summo Pontifice, ita instituta est, ut quotannis Romae
ageretur ; sed Gregorius Quartus [ob. 844] Ludouici Regis [Louis le Debon-
naire] rogatu, ad honorem omnium sanctorum, in universa ecclesia, earn
perpetuo coli statuit, Mart. Rom.
GORMAN. p
2io FELIRE Htil GORMAIN. [NOVEMBER.
2. e.
Mace Oengusa a Aedan, 1
Prudein, Ambrois idan.
feil na marb din dlegar.
epscofl b Eirc 2 is Galb/j-,
Dari, 3 Lugaeth, 4 Lib^r, 5
Malachias 6 sui senad,
Anmere na hoeibi,
Senach, 7 Coemhi 8 credal,
Enostan 9 cenn cainbreth,
Eustaich taidlech trebar.
1 Aedan mc Aenghasa, 6 Chill M6ir Aedhain in TJibh Meith
Menna. 2 Ere Slane eps^/ Liolcaig, ocus 6 Ferta fer Feicc i ttaebh
Siodha T/-uim aniar. 3 B6chana, fedb. 4 mate Aongh^j-a 6
Druim Inescclainn. 5 m marg. .i. Lib^r Martradaige.
fi .i. Maol mAodhdcc lia Morghair airdeasp^ chathaoire Patraicc.
7 sacart Cille moire. 8 albanach, 6 Chill Coeimhi. 9 Cliiana
Dumha.
3- f.
/'^orconutan, 1 Quarts,
^-'Murdebair 2 mor molaim,
Hilair, Coeman 3 caraimm,
Fer da crich is Caemlach, 4
Ciricin na celimm,
la Lappan 5 nach lamaimm,
Brugach, Brenainn, Dimma,
Corrach n'gda ragaimm,
mo Ecca 7 in sruit[h] soerfot, c
mo Choemoc 8 mar chanaimm
Owodhar 9 fial findsa,
rimsa corop ralaind.
1 6 Dhoire Eidhnech .i. Doire na / fFlarmin Eoghanrt<r/// ChaisiL
2 eccna/^h 6 Dhisert Muirdhebrach in Uibh Conaill Gabhra.
3 6 Eanach Truim il-Laighis in iarthar Laighen, bratair do Chaoimh-
ghin Glinne da locha. 4 6 Raithin. 5 Cliiana Aithgen.
6 Glaissi da Colptha. 7 Insi Conaill. 8 ailithir.
9 abb Fobhair.
MS. oengasa. b sci. aerchi[conf., Leofr. Kal. c MS. saerot.
NOVEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 211
2. E.
Aedan 1 son of Oengus, Prudentius, pure Ambrosius. The
Feast of the Dead a which is due from us. Bishop Eire 2 and
Gallus. Dare, 3 Lugaed, 4 Liber. 5 Malachias 6 sage of synods.
Anmere of the beauty. Senach/ pious Coeme. 8 Enostan, chief
of beautiful judgments. Eustachius, brilliant, prudent.
1 Aedan son of Oengus, from Cell M6r Aedain in Hui Meith
Menna. 2 Ere of Slane, bishop, of Lilcach and from Ferta Fer
F&cc beside Sid Truim from the west. 3 of B6chain, a widow.
4 son of Oengus, from Druim Inesclainn. 5 i.e. Liber of Martra-
tech. 6 i.e. Mael m'Aed6ic, grandson of Morgar, archbishop of
S. Patrick's throne. 7 priest of Cell m6r. 8 a Scotchman,
from Cell Coemi. 9 of Cluain Duma.
Corconutan, 1 Quartus, great Murdebair 2 whom I praise.
Hilarius, Coeman 3 whom I love. Fer da chrich and Caemlach. 4
Ciricin whom I hide not, with Lappan 5 whom I dare not.
Brugach, Brenainn, 6 Dimma. Royal Corrach whom I choose :
my Ecca 7 the noble, cautious elder, my Coemoc 8 as I sing. This
modest, fair Conodar, unto me may he be very bright !
1 from Doire Eidnech, i.e. Doire na Flann in Eoganacht of Cashel.
2 a wise man, from Disert Murdebrach in Hiii Conaill Gabra.
3 from Enach Truim in Laigis in the west of Leinster, a brother of
Coemgin of Glendalough. 4 from Rathen. ' a of Cluain
Aithgin. c of Glas da Cholptha. 7 of Inis Conaill.
8 a pilgrim. 9 abbot of Fobar.
a commemoratio omnium fidelium defunctorum. Mart. Rom.
P 2
F&LIRE HUI GO R MA IN. [NOVEMBER.
4- g-
-, Amaint,
*- - Tigernach 1 mind molub,
la Clarwj rind ramor,
Birstan, 2 Procul primfer,
ara mbaig fris mbenab
Gildas caid is Canon. 3
Doire Melle. 2 es^. 3 sacc^rt.
5. a.
Zachair athair loain,
Marcia, L[a]eto Hgda,
Felic, Euseib aebda,
Colman, 1 Flannan, Faelan,
Gobban sainfer sluagda,
Cuillend, 2 a Cainer, 3 Caenna.
1 Glinne Delmaic in Osraighibh i Maigh Raighne dosonraz'^h.
3 Cliiana huamanach. 3 inghen Caolain 6 Rinn hAllaidh.
6. b.
Adrian, Enair, Atticc,
Maelan, Leonard lanfial,
fri rennaibh, fri raenar,
Cronan, 1 Felic, Fedbair, 2
Uinn6c^^ mor minaeb,
mac Colgan 6g Aedan. 3
1 abb Benncoir. 2 6gh, 6 Bhothaibh Eich Raichnigh i tTir
Ratha. 3 6 Lainn Abaich in Ultoibh.
7. c.
TT erculan, Achilla, b
^ -* Ruf?/j, Fintan feithmech,
Colman 1 lergrinn loigt[h]ech,
Uuelplfrod, Paul, Polis,
Samuel nir dui debt[h]ach,
Sodalach 2 sui soichlech.
ailithir Innsi mo Cholm6c. 2 anchoreta.
a Cainder, Mart. Don. b MS. Herculan caid chilla.
NOVEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 2I3
4. G.
Hierius, Amantius, Tigernach 1 a diadem which I will praise
with Clarus an exceeding great star, Birstan, 2 Proculus a chief
man. For their blessing* I will entreat them, chaste Gildas and
Can6n. 3
1 of Doire Melle. b 2 a bishop. 3 a priest.
5. A.
Zacharias, father of John (the Baptist), Marcia, shining
Laetus. Felix, beautiful Eusebius, Colman, 1 Flannan, Faelan,
Cobban, a hostful, singular man. Cuillenn, 2 Gainer, 3 Coenna.
1 of Glenn Delmaic in Ossory, in Mag Raigni (to speak) precisely.
2 of Cliiain Huamanach. 3 daughter of Caelan, from Rinn
Allaid.
6. B.
Adrianus, Januarius, Atticus, Maelan, full-modest Leonardus
against spearpoints, against routing slaughter. Cronan, 1 Felix,
Fedbair. 2 Winnoc, great, gentle, beautiful, virginal Aedan, 8 son
of Colgu.
1 an abbot of Bennchor. 2 a virgin, from Botha Eich Raichnig.
* from Lann Abaich in Ulster.
7. C.
Herculanus, Achillas, Rufus, attentive Finntan : Colmdn, 1
delightful, indulgent ; Willibrord, Paulus, Polisius ; Samuel, who
was not a quarrelsome fool. Sodalach, 2 a generous sage.
1 a pilgrim, of Inis mo Cholm6ic. 2 an anchorite.
a literally, word. b Mella (was) his mother's name, Mart. Don.
214 FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [NOVEMBER.
8. d.
Nicostrait, Claud, Castor,
Simproin, Simplic somind, 1
la cethrar caem crobung.
a Barr[f]ind 2 aebda, Abdia, 8
Findchan cain no caraimm,
mac Aeda Clain Columfm]. 4
1 .i. mind maith. f ~ mac Aedha i n-Achadh Chaillten in Uibh
Drona fri Berba am'ar in Uibh Rethe fri Lethglinn andes. 3 mac
Uodac[h]. * Guile Damhain .i. Grille Briuin.
9. e.
Ursicin b toi, Teodoir,
mo Conna 1 ba ciuinboc,
Benignus 2 cain caemslat,
c Sinech, 3 Findsech, 4 Fintan,
for nem soerda, Sarnat, 5
Lasse 6 aebda, Aednat. 7
1 Becc. 2 eps^/, deiscip^/ Patratc, of us a comarba.
3 ogh, 6 Chlriain Lethtengad. 4 6gh, 6 Cmachan Maighe Abhna.
5 mghen Aodha i tTir Maine. 6 6gh, Cluana Lomain. v inghen
Loichein.
10. f.
Papa maith Martina,
Tibeir, Modeist miadach,
Dimetir nar dalach,
do Liba seim, Seme,
Cu-Boirne trice treorach,
Aed d m^c Brie 1 in bagach.
Coel craibdech, mo Cruadoc, 2
Grellan, 8 Findmac 4 findnoem,
la Laegaire 5 lomnan,
e Fergus c aebda, Osnat, 7
Dergg-aedh degmor,
Sodelb, 8 Ciaran 9 comlan,
Comman nar gand gartbrig,
for quart-id a comdal.
6 Chill Air i Midhe oats 6 Sliabh Liag i tTir Boghaine i
cCenel cConaill. Do Chenel Fiach^ nWc Neill do. 2 Airdne
Coluim. 3 6 Craoibh Ghreallain i cConn^/aibh i n-airther Mhaighe
Luirg. 4 epsfop. 5 epsfop CMana Creamha. 6 Insi Inesclainn
for Loch Eirne. 7 6gh. 8 6gh, Cen ainm a^aile i Maigh
Conaille. 9 in marg. Ciaran epstop Tioprata mac n-Enna [Nenna ?]
a Barrinni (Latin gen. sg.), Drumm. KaL b MS. Urcicin.
c Sinche (gen. sg.), Drumm. KaL sancte uirginis Sinche, Mart. Chr. Ch.
d Oeda (gen. sg.), Drumm. KaL e MS. fergas.
NOVEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 215
8. D.
Nicostratus, Claudius, Castor, Symphorianus, Simplicius,
a goodly diadem, 1 with a tetrad, a a dear cluster. Beautiful Barr-
find, 2 Abdia, 3 bright Findchan whom I love, and Colomb 4 son of
Aed the Bent.
1 i.e. a good diadem. i.e. son of Aed, in Achad Caillten in
Hiii Drona to the west of (the river) Barrow in Hui Rethe to the south
of Lethglenn. 3 maccu Odach (?) 4 of Cuil Damain, i.e.
of Cuil Briuin.
9. E.
Silent Ursicinus. Theodorus, my Conna 1 who was soft
and gentle : bright Benignus 2 a dear scion. Sinech, 3 Findsech, 4
Fintan. On noble heaven Sarnat, 5 beautiful Lasse and Aednat. 7
1 The Little. 2 a bishop ; (Saint) Patrick's disciple and his
successor. 3 a virgin from Cluain Lethtengad. 4 a virgin,
from Cruachan Maige Abna. 5 daughter of Aed, in Tfr Maine.
6 a virgin, of Cluain Lommain. ' daughter of Loche"n.
10. F.
A good pope Martinus : Tiberius, honourable- Modestus.
Demetrius, bashful, multitudinous : thy slender Liba, Senic, Cii-
Boirne, quick, vigorous : the warlike Aed son of Brecc. 1
Coel the devout, my Cruadoc, 2 Grellan, 3 white-holy Findmac, 4
with ample Loeguire, 5 beautiful Fergus, 6 and Ossnat. 7 Bishop
Dergaed, good and great. Sodelb, 8 complete Ciaran. 9 Comman,
whose generous vigour was not scanty their convention is on
the fourth of the ides. b
1 a bishop, from Cell Air in Meath and from Sliab Liac in Tir
B6gaine in Gene"! Conaill. Of the kindred of Fiacha Niall's son was
he. 2 of Airdne Coluimb. 3 from Craeb Grellain in Con-
naught in the east of Mag Luirg. 4 a bishop. 5 bishop^ of
Cluain Crema. 6 of Inis Inesclainn on Loch Erne, 7 a
virgin. 8 a virgin. Cen is the name of her stead on Mag Conaille.
9 Ciaran bishop of Tiprait mac n-nna (Nenna ?).
a Severus, Severianus, Carpophorus and Victorinus, the sancti quatuor
coronati of Ado and Leofr. Kal. b quarto idus Novembns.
2 i6 FELINE HUI GO KM A IN. [NOVEMBER,
II. g.
Sanct Martan mor, Menna,
QQScop a Coirpre 1 cainfial,
la Murgal 2 nos morab,
Cruimthir 3 leo la Duban, 4
Darerca aeb firog,
Mael Odran caem, Cronan. 5
1 6 Cuil Raithin. z .i. milidh Crist. 3 Domhnaigh m6ir.
4 in marg. man. rec. Dubh duban a nDomnac/i m6r Muighe hlth,
"Retha Padraic 1. 2, c. 58. 5 mac Sinill.
12. a.
Emilian is Euseib,
Manchein, 1 da Nem, 2 naemfir,
b Cummm, 3 mo Cop 4 ciama[i]r,
tri meic 5 Erca, Ernin, 6
Lonan, 7 Findchad 8 falid,
Sinell 9 mormac Mianaig,
Angas, 10 Duthracht 11 dathglan,
Brig 12 rathmar cor-riaghail,
Methel Gael 13 gee grindgel,
for findnem coa fiadain,
Seigein sruithfer somin,
a rorig ro riaraig.
1 abb Lis m6ir. 2 6 Druim lethan. 3 in marg. Cuimmin Foda
mac Fiachna do Eoghana^/ Locha Lein, eps^/ Cluana Fertsi B/-enainn.
Aodh a chedainm diles, ocus Druim da liter ainm a bhaile. 4 Cille
m6ire. 5 6 Dhermaigh. 6 mac Fionnchain, abb Leithglinne.
7 Chaille Uaillech. 8 epscop o Chill Forgo. 9 6 Claoininis
for Loch liirne. 10 6gh, mghen Bresail 6 Criiaich Anghais. u 6gh.
13 in marg. Brfgh, ocus Duthracht, 6 Chill Muine d6ibh. 13 6gh, 6
Disert Meithle Caile i Feraibh Arda.
a Corbri (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal.
b Cummini (gen. sg. of Cummine), Drumm. Kal.
NOVEMBER.] MARTVROLOGY OF GORMAN. 217
ii. G.
Great saint Martin, Menna, bright and modest bishop Coir-
pre, 1 with Murgal, 2 I will praise them : Cruimthir 3 along with
them, and Duban 4 : beautiful Darerca, 3 - a true virgin : dear Mael
Odrain (and) Cronan. 5
1 from Ciiil Rathin. 2 a soldier of Christ. 8 of Domnach
M6r. 4 Dub Duban b in Domnach M6r Maige Itha, Patrick's Life,
1. 2, c. 58. 5 son of Sinell.
12. A.
Aemilianus and Eusebius, Manchein 1 and thy Nem, 2 holy
men. Cummin, 3 my Cop 4 the mournful. Erc's three sons, 5
Ernin, 6 Lonan/ joyous Findchad, 8 Sinell, 9 Mianach's mighty son.
Angas, 10 pure-coloured Duthracht, 11 and gracious Brig 12 with a
(conventual) rule. Methel the Meagre, 13 a lovely, white branch, on
fair heaven by her Guide. Sgein, a gentle, venerable man,
who satisfied his great King.
1 abbot of Lismore. 2 from Druim lethan. 3 Cuimmin
the Tall, son of Fiachna, of the Eoganacht of Loch Lein, bishop of
Cluain Ferta Brenainn : Aed was his proper first name, and Druim da
liter the name of his stead. 4 of Cell m6r. 6 from Dermag.
" son of Findchan and abbot of Lethglenn. 7 of Caill Uallech.
s a bishop, from Cell Forgo. 9 from Cloen-inis on Loch Erne.
10 a virgin, daughter of Bresal, from Cruach Angais. n a virgin.
12 Brig and Duthracht, from Cell Muine were they. 13 a virgin,
from Disert Meithle c6ile (' Methel the Meagre's Hermitage ') in Fir
Arda.
a Perhaps we should read da Rerca ' thy Rerca' here and at Jan. 15.
l> apparently the Dudubae mac Corcain of the Tripartite Life, Rolls ed.
p. 151.
218 FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [NOVEMBER.
13- b.
T)ricius, Barrfinn, Metin,
-L^Aldigundis glanmor,
loain, 1 Lassar 2 lommnan,
Findlug, Ftfrbrig, Failend, 3
Odharnat 4 og, Ernin, 5
Ninnid, 6 Callin, 7 Colman, 8
Mael a deit 9 cen duibe
inmhain cuire comlan.
1 Lis mh6ir. ~ Achaidh Beithe. 3 ing/ten Eoghain.
4 o Druim meic Feradha^. 5 Mac Duibh. eps^/ Cille
Toma i Midhe. 7 o Fiodhnach Maighe Rein do Chaillm mac
Niatach. 8 i Maigh Eo. 9 mac Droighin.
14. c.
T^indachta 1 fial flaithfer,
* Clementin b co cade,
la Teodoit naem niamhda,
Colman 2 beo, mo Beccoc,
Serapion sui sida,
fell mo Chuti chialla,
bat coemha na cruthglain
tri meic Dubtaig 3 diada,
Constans 4 Erni athnemm, c
roba rathc[h]enn riaghla.
1 Findachta mac Dunchada., ri Erenn, as e romaith an B6romha.
- Innsi mo Cholm6c i nUibh Fenechlais in iarthar Laighen. 3 .i.
Fachtna o Chill Toma. Gabran ocus Euhel an dias oile. 4 sacart
ocus anchoreta 6 Eo-inis for Loch Eirne.
15. d.
T^pscop Uinfrid, Eugein,
-''mo Cloine 1 feig firglan,
Felic seim co slognem,
Fer da crich is Connaith, 2
Mogain 3 cen beirt mbaeglaig,
inghen E[i]rc in ogben.
2 abb Lis m6ir. in marg. man. rec. can-dath.
ogh, inghen Eire i Sleibh Dind.
3 deith, Mart. Don. b Clemeint, Clemint, Pel. Oeng. c MS. atnem
NOVEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 219
Bricius, Barrfind, Metfn (?), pure-great Aldigundis : loam, 1
replete Lassar, 2 Findlug, Forbrig, Failenn, 3 virgin Odarnat, 4
Erm'n, 5 Ninnid, 6 Callin, 7 Colman. 8 Mael Deit 9 without darkness
a dear complete band.
1 of Less mor. 3 of Achad Beithe. 3 daughter of Eogan.
4 from Druim maic Feradaig. 5 son of Dub. 6 a bishop, of
Cell Tomma in Meath. 7 from Fidnach Maige Rein was Caillin
son of Niata. 8 from Mag Eo. 9 son of Droigen.
14. C.
Findachta, 1 a modest, princely man, Clementinus the
chaste, with holy shining Theodotus, lively Colman, 2 my
Beccoc. Serapion, a sage of peace : the feast of my Cuta the
intellectual. Dear are the pure-formed, three godly sons of
Dubthach. 3 Constans 4 of Erne a whom we recognise, who was a
gracious chief of (monastic) rule.
1 Findachta, son of Dunchad, King of Ireland. Tis he that
remitted the Tribute. b 2 of Inis mo Cholm6ic in Hiii Fenechlais
in the west of Leinster. 8 i.e. Fachtna from Cell T6mma. Gabran
and Euhel were the other two. c 4 priest and anchorite : from Eo-
inis on Loch Erne.
IS- D.
Bishop Winfrith, Eugenius, my C^ine 1 keen and truly pure :
slender Felix unto hostful heaven, Fer da chrich and Connaith. 2
Mogain 3 without a dangerous burden, Erc's daughter, the
perfect woman.
1 a bishop. 3 abbot of Less m<5r. 3 a virgin, daughter of
Ere, in Sliab Dind.
a An addition to Mart. Don. makes a saint out of this lake-name.
'' i.e. the Boroma. See Revue Celtique XIII. 106.
c trium fratrum Gabran, Eoil et Fachtne, Drumm. Kal.
220 FEL1RE HUI GORMAIN. [NOVEMBER.
1 6. e.
Gelchlu mor is Mida, 1
la Fintan, 2 nit fanna
rochachtsat a colla
Eucherius, Curcach, 3
nocha caelfal cranna
meic Coelan, 4 mo Chonna. 5
1 mac Moil. [A recent hand has cancelled mida and substituted
rida.~\ 2 Lemhcaille. 3 Greccraighe. 4 6 Muccurt mor.
5 mac Fionnlogha.
17. f.
Dionis ard, Anian,
Ammon, Duicuill 1 diada,
Electach ard age,
Dulech a craibdech Clochair. 2
triar coerndos b co caene
Buadbeo, Oengos, c Ane, 3
Matrona tend tennal
la Cellan co cade.
1 mo Dicu. 2 fri Faeldmim andes i Fine Gall. 3 6 Chill
mh6ir airthir jfini i ciunn Maighe hElta.
O'
1 8. g.
jctauus mor Martain,
Mac Eire, Roman ruanaid,
Midnat 1 bili as mbagaid, d
Ronan mac beo Beraigh, 2
Esic, Critan 3 caemfir,
mo Conoc 4 in crabaid,
in e papa glan Gelais,
Hilda 5 in ghenais gradaig.
1 6 Cill Liuchaine. 2 6 Druim Inesclainn i cConaillibh Mur-
theimne. 3 o Tuaim meic Cau. 4 Uamac[h]. In marg.
man. rec. potius mo Con6cc o Cill Mucrois quia mo Conocc Uamach
colitur 19 Decembm. 5 banab 7 6gh.
a Dulech, Drumm. KaL sancti Dulech confessoris, Mart. Chr. Ch.
b MS. caemdos. c MS. ^ngas. d MS. mbagit. e MS. an.
NOVEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 22I
1 6. E.
Great Gelchlu a and Mida, 1 with Fintan, 2 they are not feeble.
They fettered their bodies, Eucherius and Curcach. 3 No slender
slanting fence are Coelan's 4 sons and my Conna. 5
1 son of Moel. 2 of Lemchaill. 3 of Grecraige.
4 from Muccart M6r. 5 son of Findlug.
17. F.
Lofty Dionysius, Anianus, Ammon, godly Duicuill. 1 Elec-
tach, a high column : devout Dulech of Clochar. 2 Three dear
bushes with brightness, Buadbeo, Oengus, and Ane. 3 Austere
Matrona, a torch, with chaste Cellan.
1 my Dicu. 2 to the south of Faeldruim in Fine Gall. 3 from
Cell m6r Airthir Fini hard by Mag Elta.
1 8. G.
The great octave of Martin : Mac Eire, strong Romanus,
Midnat, 1 a sacred tree which ye proclaim. R6nan b the lively
son of Berach. 2 Hesychius, Critan 3 dear and true, my Con6c 4
of the devotion. The pure pope Gelasius. Hilda 5 of the lovable
chastity.
1 from Cell Liuchaine. 2 from Druim Inesclainn in Conailli
Muirthemni. 3 from Tuaim m^'c Cau. 4 Cave-dweller.
Rather my Con6c of Cell Mucrois because my Con6c Uamach is
venerated on the iQth December. 5 abbess and virgin.
a Misprinted Gelchu in Mart. Don. pp. 310, 311, 510.
b Ronain (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal. So in Ftf. Oeng. Nov. 18 (Rawl. B.
505) : meicc Beraich co n-uagi fell reil Ronain rigdai the clear feast of royal
Rondn son of virginal Berach.
FELIRE Hill GORMAIN. [NOVEMBER.
19. a.
Maxima caid, Crispin,
Exupeir os feraibh,
Seuman dian soraid,
Felician is Faustus,
mo Chian noem nemid :
Ael dabair oen foraib, 1
N[o]emlug dena nemdaib
fri demnaib in domain.
.i. aen tuillte frisan lucfif remhe.
20. b.
Pqntian papa, Basil,
Eadmund leir cen loc[h]ta.
Siluester feig b ferta,
Esconn c friu la dpraechan, 1
isat milsi a molta
leo, Insi [male] Erca.
In marg. Esconn ocus Froechan i mB6chliiain il-Laighis
6 Cluain Eidhnech soir, no 6 Inis m<?/c Erca.
21. c.
Rufus, Maria, Maurus,
Columban 1 no caraimm,
Camman, e Garban guidimfm],
Aedan, 2 mo Chua, 3 Colman, 4
Subach 5 craibdech Coraind,
feil mo Lua nach lu[i]gimm, c
Diucoll mo dm dangen 7
ni fannfer fo fuilim[m]. 8
1 abb robhili isin Ettail. 2 in marg. Aodhan mac Concmidh
o Cluain Eidhnech. 3 Cluana Crainn. 4 mac Comain 6
Arainn airthir. 5 6gh. G in marg. man. rec. per [quern] non
juro sed protestor. 7 protector firmus. 8 cui subjectus sum.
a Ael dobhair, Mart. Don. b MS. feicc.
E scon, Pel. Oeng. d Fraechani (Latin gen.), Drumm. KaL
e leg. Comman ? filii Commi, Drumm. KaL
NOVEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN.
19. A.
Chaste Maximus, Crispin us, Exuperius above men : Severianus
vehement and happy : Felicianus and Faustus ; my Cian holv
heavenly : Ael-dobair (is) one in addition to them. 1 Noemlu^ of
the heavens (be) against the demons of the world
1 that is, one added to the folk before him.
20. B.
Pope Pontianus, Basilius, Eadmund, pious and faultless,
Silvester keen, miraculous. Esconn 1 to them, with Fraechan of
Inis maic Erca sweet they deem their praises.
1 a bishop. Esconn and Froechan in B6-chltiain in Laigis, from
Cluain Eidnech in the east, or from Inis maic Erca.
21. C.
Rufus, Maria, Maurus, Columbanus 1 whom I love. Camman
(and) Garban whom I entreat. a Aedan, 2 my Cua, 3 Colman. 4
Devout Subach, 5 of Corann. The feast of my Lua by whom I
swear not. 6 Diucoll my strong safeguard 7 : no weak man is he
under whom I am. 8
1 an abbot who dwelt in Italy. 1 ' ~ Aedan, son of Conchrad, from
Cluain Eidnech. 3 of Cluain Crainn. 4 son of Comman,
from eastern Aran. 5 a virgin. G by whom I do not swear, ''
but (of whom) I testify. 7 a firm protector. 8 to whom I am
subject.
a filii Congnaid [leg. Congraid], Drumm. Kal.
'' In Italia natale sancti Columbani scoti, Drumm. Kal. Nov. 13. In
Italia, monasterio Euouio [Bobbio] ; natalis sancti Columbani abbatis,
Mart. Chr. Ch c See above, at June 16 and 17.
224 FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [NOVEMBER.
22. d.
Cicilfa 6g airdirc,
Maurus cfan 6 cintaibh,
Furudran 1 co fertaib,
lerluga 2 'sinn arim,
Ultan 3 moerda moltair,
Medb 4 noemda la Nechtain.
1 mac Garbhraethaigh. * eps^/. 3 Innsi daimh. 4 Ard-
achaidh. 5 6gh.
23. e.
IN papa caid Clemeint
la Seuerin sruithgel,
Lucretia caem chart[h]air,
Felicitas, Luca,
feil Trudoin seim sochraid,
is Roinni reidh rathmair.
24. r.
/Dolman druin Duib-chuilinn, 1
^Ciannan 2 Breg co mbeobuaidh,
Crissogoin cen clereim, a
Mane, 3 Boich, 4 Berchan, 5
Maria, Flora, fi'roig,
Colman 6 m^c leir Lenein, b
sinn 'na tech iar ternam
co c gleglan mar glegrein.
1 6 Dun isna Rendaibh, 7 o Bhelach Chonglais il-Laighnib, 7 o
ionadaibh oile. 2 eps^/ Doimhliag i mBreghaibh. 3 mac
Eogam. f 4 maighistir. 5 Insi Rochla. 6 mac Lenin o
Chliiain Uamadh i n-Uibh Liathain isin Mumain.
MS. clerem. b MS. Lenin. c MS. go.
NOVEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 225
22. D.
Caecilia a famous virgin. Maurus, far from crimes. Furu-
dran 1 with miracles. lerluga 2 in the numbering. Wondrous (?)
Ultan 3 who is praised : hallowed Medb 4 with Nechtain. 5
1 son of Garbraethach. a bishop. 3 of Inis daim.
of Ard-achad. 5 a virgin.
23. E.
The chaste pope Clemens, with Severinus white and venerable.
Fair Lucretia who is loved. Felicitas and Lucas. The feast
of slender, stately Trudo and of Roinne, smooth and gracious.
24. F.
Shrewd Colman of Dub-chuilinn, 1 Cianan 2 of Bregia with
vivid victory. Chrysogonus, whose * course was not sinister.
Mane, 3 Boich, 4 Berchan 5 : Maria and Flora, true virgins : Colman, 6
Lenen's pious son. May we be in their abode after escaping, 1
brightly and purely like the bright sun !
1 from Dun in the Renna and from Belach Conglais in Leinster,
and from other places. 3 bishop of Doimliac in Bregia. 1 ' :1 son
of Eogan. 4 the Master. 5 of Inis Rochla. c 6 son of
Lenin, from Cltiain Uamach in Hui Liathain in Munster.
a i.e. from the body.
b etir Ath cliath 7 Droichet atha ('between Dublin and Drogheda'),
Mart. Don.
c for Loch Eirne (' on Lough Erne ') ibid.
GORMAN. Q
22 6 FELIRE HUI GORMAlN. [NOVEMBER.
25- g-
Epscop Petar primda
sesca se cet a calma,
dom dm ar cech ndogra,
Noe, bpinnchua, 1 Finan. 2
mac Pipain flait[h] ferda,
Catarina rogda,
in drong soer dian, soraid
diar cobair, diar comga.
1 6 Bri Gobhann. 2 mac Piopain, 6 Thempul Ratha i cCen#
OmiilL
26. a.
IN papa leir ~Lmus,
Fausius, Ammon aebda,
Dius, Petar primda,
epscop Siric, 1 Seren,
Marceill dagnar deoda,
Paulus, Banban 2 brigda,
nert Coibdenaig 3 credail
diar ndedhail fri digla.
1 Maighe Bolcc i Feraibh Ciil i mBreghaibh.
T^eithghlinne, do Chorcu Duibhne d6. 3 epscvp Arda Sratha
27. b.
A gricoil maith, Maxim,
^^-
cen temel,
Marcil, mm a medar :
Sechnall 1 mor m^c uBaird.
mac Cairle saer Seuer,
Euseib, Toca 2 trebar,
tinol c raith na rigsa
dom dinsa ma dlegar.
1 6 Domnach Seachnaill i ndeisc/-t Bregh. Do Longbard/^h d6
ocus Secundin^ a ainm. Mac do Liamhain siur Patra/V e, 7 ro bai
ina priomhaidh i n-Ard Macha. 2 mac Ciiain.
a MS. chet. b Findchu, Findchu, Ftl. Oeng. Nov. 25. sancti
confessoris Finnchua Mart. Chr. Ch. Finchon (gen. sg.), Drumm. KaL
b MS. tionol.
NOVEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 227
25. G.
Foremost bishop Petrus, with sixty and six hundred valiant
(martyrs), to shield me from every sorrow. Noe, Findchua, 1
Finan, 2 Pipan's son, a manly prince, chosen Catharina. The
noble, vehement, happy band to help us, to protect us.
1 from Bri Gobann. * son of Pipdn, from Tempul Ratha in
Cenel Conaill.
26. A.
The pious pope Linus, Faustus, beautiful Ammon, Dius,
foremost Petrus, bishop Siric, 1 and Serenus. Marcellus, good,
modest, godly. Paulus, vigorous Banban. 2 The virtue of
believing Coibdenach 3 to separate us from vengeances !
1 of Mag Bolg in Fir Ciil in Bregia. * bishop of Lethglenn r
of the Corco-Duibni was he. 3 bishop of Ard sratha.
27. B.
Good Agricola, Maximus, Vitalis without gloom. Marcellus,
gentle his discourse, great Sechnall 1 maccu Baird. Noble Mac
Cairle, Severus, Eusebius, prudent T6ca. 2 The gracious
assembly of these kings to protect me, if it be lawful !
1 from Domnach Sechnaill in the south of Bregia. Of the
Lombards was he, and Secundinus a was his name. He was a son of
Liamain Patrick's sister, and he was primate in Armagh. 2 son of
Ciian.
a In Hibernia sancti episcopi et confessoris Secundini, Drumm. Kal.
Q 2
228 FLIRE HUI GORMAIN, [NOVEMBER.
28. C.
Trophin a seim, Sostenes
dalta Foil in primfir,
Mansuet^j cenn crabhaid,
Papin reil is Rufky,
romortha na milid,
tri meic Bocfhjra 1 bagaig.
1 .i. Laidhcenn, Cainneach ocus Accobhran, o Achad Raithin in
Uibh meic Caille i nDeisibh Mumhan. Bochra ainm a mathar.
29. d.
Oene og do Andreas,
da Saturnin senga,
Mammes, Mauir, na minna,
Sissinniw^ beo, Baetan, 1
Fiadnat b fegaim sunna,
Cianan, c Brenainn 2 Birra. d
1 mac Brecain. 2 abb.
30. e.
Andreas in t-apstal,
Traian 6 tuir noem niamda,
Coemsech, 1 Cummein 2 coemda,
Toman bithea, f Boethg^^.
for deiriud ard ogda
mis NouembzV noemda,
in sluagsa dian soraid
cech conair diar coemhna.
1 6 Dermaigh Guile Caenna. 2 6 Chill Nair.
a Trophin, Trofin, Trofini, Pel Oeng.
b Fiadnate (gen. sg.), Dnimm. Kal.
c Braendini (Lat. gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal. d Birra, Biroir, Pel. Oeng.
e leg. Troian ?
d Perhaps a proper name. I have translated it as if it were bithe, agree
ing with Toman. Cf. Ultan bithi, supra, May 24.
NOVEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 229
28. C.
Fine Trophimus, Sosthenes pupil of Paul the chief man.
Mansuetus head of devotion, clear Papinius and Rufus. The
soldiers have been magnified : Bochra's three warlike sons. 1
1 i.e. Laidcenn, Cainnech and Accobran, from Achad Rathin
in Hiii meic Caille in De'si of Munster. Bochra is their mother's
name. a
29. D.
The perfect vigil of Andrew 5 : two slender Saturnini. c
Mammes, Maurus, the diadems : vivid Sisinnius, Baetan. 1
Fiadnat whom I see here, Cianan, Brenainn 2 of Birr.
son of Breccdn. 2 an abbot.
' 30- E.
Andrew the Apostle. Trajanus a holy, brilliant tower.
Coemsech 1 and endeared Cummein, 2 womanly Tomman,
Boethgus. At the high, virginal end of November's hallowed
month may this vehement prosperous host be on every path to
protect us.
from Dermag Guile Caenna. 3 from Cell Nair.
3 tres filii Bochrai, Drumm. Kal.
b vigilia sancti Andreae Apostoli, Mart. Rom.
c one martyred at Rome, the other at Toulouse.
230 FELIRE H&I GORMAIN. [DECEMBER.
F;
DECEMBER.
i. f.
(OR December kalaind
Crisaint, Dana diugaind,
Marian, Elig fegaim[m],
epscop mor mac Cainne, 1
da Nessan 2 na noemseing,
Uinnian, Breccan, 3 Brenainn, 4
in tir tall fo thuli
ra ngudi fo-gebainn.
1 6 Ath da loarg i t6ebh Ceanannsa. 2 Neassan Innsi Uladh.
Tnis Uladh .i. Inis Doimhle, uair Ulatdh aittreabhait i. Nessan
Corcaighe aroile. 3 eps^. 4 Droma Liag.
2- g-
Cecuir, Uiuian, Umis, 1
^triur ro len do lommchoir,
Agnes gaet[h] co nglanc[h]eil,
Pomen, Pontian, Primeint,
la Nuadait 2 nach nemhc[h]aid,
Maelodran 3 is Manchein, 4
dechenbor cert curi,
techt dia nguide is glanc[h]eim.
1 in marg. man. rec. potius legendum \\idetur Secuir Victorinus.
2 mac Duibh sleibe abb Cluana. hEoais. 3 6 Tuaim Inbhir i
n-iaxtfiar Midhe, 7 confessor e. 4 in marg. Mainchein .i. coicc
Mochta.
3- a.
aur^ Claudius, Cassian,
Mac oge 1 ro morad,
Colmdn, 2 Birin 3 brigfer,
Banban, 4 Beoan 5 micrend, a
drong cen clod o chrabad
sechtmoga mor miled. b
1 abb Lis m6ir Mochuda. ~ Dub.
a Mart. Don. (Brussels MS. 5095-6, fo. 68 b ) bisects this word into Mic
rend, which O'Donovan renders by ' Sons of Renn.'
b MS. sechtmoda mormilid.
DECEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 231
DECEMBER,
i. F.
On December's calends Chrysanthus, Daria the plenteous.
Marianus, Eligius whom I see : the great bishop Mac Cainne. 1
Two Nessans, 2 the holy slender ones. Vinnianus, Breccan, 3 Bre-
nainn. 4 I should obtain at their prayer the abounding a country
beyond. b
1 from Ath da laarg beside Cenannus. 2 (One was) Nessan of
Inis Ulad. Inis Ulad i.e. Inis Doimle, for Ulaid inhabit it. Nessan of
Corcach was the other. 3 a bishop. 4 of Druim Liac.
2. G.
Securus, Vivianus, Verus, 1 a triad that clave to exceeding
justice : wise Agnes with pure reason. Pomenius, Pontianus,
Primentius, with Nuada 2 who was not unchaste. Mael Odrain 3
and Manchein, 4 a right decad, a troop ; to go to entreat them is
a pure step.
1 it seems we should rather read Seatir, Victorinus. 2 son of
Dub sleibe, and abbot of Cluain Eoais. 3 of Tuaim Inbir, in the west
of Meath, and he is a confessor. 4 Manchein i.e. Mochta's cook.
3- A.
Maurus, Claudicus, Cassianus. c Mac 6ge 1 who was magnified.
Colman, 2 Birin, 3 a vigorous man. Banban, 4 Be6an, 5 a glorious
star. d A troop without change from devotion, a great seventy
of soldiers.
1 abbot of Less m6r mo Chuta. " the Black. 3 a bishop.
4 a bishop. 5 a bishop.
a literally, under flood. b i.e. heaven.
c The ' Maceaige ' of Drumm. Kal. is probably a misprint for the gen.
sg. Maic oige.
<l see the Glossarial Index, s.v. micrend.
232 FELINE HUI GOKMAIN. [DECEMBER.
4. b.
Merob, a Claudic, Clemeint,
Suarlech 1 sui soreid,
la Milit, ni minfal, b
Berchan 2 Cluana in coemfaid,
Manchein mind nos-molob,
Tomas, 3 Sinech, Siran.
ditiu tenn na troghan
ar moragh, ar minagh.
1 mac Cfarain, abb Lis m6ir. 2 eps^?/ ocus faidh De, 6 Chluain
Sosta i n-Uibh Failge. 3 Droma Cuicce.
5. c.
Crispina, luil, lustin,
Dalmait, Niceit nemid,
* Potamia tend tredain,
Colman ua hEirc oebgel,
Senan 1 findban fedil
mac Midran cen mebail.
mac Miodhrain, 6 Dheilccinis.
6. d.
Nicolaus noemhfer,
Leontia findog,
Datiua tenn tennal,
Beretchert 1 is Breccan, 2
Gobban 3 in flaith fihnfial,
Nessan maith is Mellan. 4
1 Tulcha Ldis. 2 eps^/, Aird Brecain. 3 Chille Lamh-
raighe in iarthar Osraighe in Uibh Caithrenn. Ab manach eisidhe, no
gomad o Tigh da gobha in Uibh Eachach Uk^h. Mile manach a
coimhthion61, 7 i cCluain Eidhmrh atat a thaissi. 4 saccart.
a Merobus, Meropus, Morepus, Pel. Deng. b MS. minal.
DECEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 233
4. B.
Merobius, Claudicus, Clemens, Suarlech 1 an equable sage
with Miletus, no small fence. aBerchan 2 of Cluain, the dear
prophet. ^ Manchein a diadem, I will praise him/ Tomas,"
Sinech, Siran, the strong protection of the wretches from great
battle, from skirmish.
1 son of Ciaran and abbot of Less m6r. 2 a bishop and God's
prophet, from Cliiain Sosta in Hiii Failgi. 3 of Druim Cuicce.
5.C.
Crispina, Julius, Justinus,Dalmatius, heavenly Nicetas, austere
Potamia of the three days' fast : beautiful, bright Colman, Erc's
descendant. Senan 1 fair, white, steadfast, Midrdn's son without
disgrace.
son of Midran, from Delg-inis.
6. D.
Nicolaus a holy man b : Leontia a fair virgin : austere
Dativa a torch, Beretchert 1 and Breccan. 2 c Gobban 3 the fair
modest prince, good Nessan and Mellan. 4
1 of Tulach Leis. 2 a bishop, of Ard Breccain. 3 of Cell
Lamraige in the west of Ossory in Hiii Caithrenn. Or maybe he was
from Tech da Goba (' the House of two Smiths ; ), in Hiii Echach
Ulad. An abbot of monks was he : a thousand monks were his com
munity, and his relics are in Cliiain Eidnech. 4 a priest.
a sancti confessoris Fir[d]alethi seu Berchain, Drumm. Art/.
b (Sci. nicholai archiepisc.), Leofr. KaL
c Gobbain (gen. sg.), Drumm. KaL
234 FELIRE HUI GORMA1N. [DECEMBER.
7. e.
Do Andreas octauus,
Martain, Sauin saerdruin,
ordned Ambrois firglain,
Ollan, Colman, Cutlach,
gein Choluim 1 chaid caemgil,
feil Buiti 2 bain brigmair,
Agatho cen tobeim
a romein de rigraid.
1 Chille. 2 .i. Buite m^c Br6naigh epscuty Mainistrech.
8. f.
Compert Maire more,
Baeth, 1 Brenainn cen baegal,
la Machair nar' maedhed, 3
Eutian ard, in papa,
Euchair, Ichtbritt a aliub,
Finan Caue b caemfer,
far ndol dam don doman
a solad no saeleb.
.i. 6 Theach Baoith i cConnachtaibh. 3 6 Diabhal.
9-g-
Cirilla lemm, Leucaid,
Fedelm, Moghain 1 milla,
Furfuir fos ron-f6re,
Ciprian 6g, mo Segho, c
frisna torsibh tara,
mac Comsig co core.
1 Feidhlim ogh ocus Moghain ogh, da inghin Ai//lla m^'c Dunlaing,
ocus Gill na n-inghen in iarthar Maighe Life ainm a mbaile.
a Ichtbrichtain (gen. sg.), Pel. Oeng. Dec. 8. In Hibernia Brichtain
confessoris Angli natione, Drumm. Kal.
h Cuae, Mart. Don.
c pronounce egho, to alliterate with 6g.
DECEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 235
7. E.
The octave of Andrew. Martinus, noble, skilful Savinus.
The ordination of truly-pure Ambrosius. Ollan, Colman,
Cutlach. The nativity of chaste, dear-white Colomb, 1 the festival
of a Buite 2 the fair and vigorous. Agatho of the kingfolk, with
out reproach is his great mind.
1 of the Church. ~ i.e. Buite son of Br6nach, bishop of Monaster-
<boice.)
8. F.
The conception of great Mary b : Baeth, 1 Brnainn without
danger, together with Macharius, 2 who was not defeated: high
Eutychianus the pope, Eucharius and Ecbyrht whom I will
entreat. Finan of Caue, a dear man. After I go from the world
I shall expect their solacing.
from Tech Baith in Connaught. 2 by the Devil.
9.G.
Cyrilla on my side, Leocadia : Fedelm and cMogain, 1 mild
ones : may Porphyrius also succour us : may virginal Cyprian
and my Sego son of Comsech with justice come d against the
sorrows !
1 Fedlim a virgin and Mogain a virgin, two daughters of Ailill, son
of Dunlaing ; and Cell na n-Ingen (' the Church of the Maidens '), in
the west of Mag Lin, is the name of their stead.
a Buti (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal.
b Conceptio beatissimae uirginis Mariae, Mart. Rom.
c Fedelme et Mugaine (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal. These are the two
daughters of Ailill, dt grtin airthir Liphi, ' two suns of the east of Liffey,
commemorated by Oengus at Dec. 9.
d tara for tora, 3d sg. j-conj. oidorochim.
236
F ELI RE HUI GORMAIN.
[DECEMBER,
io. a.
fair uais, hAbuind,
na lamar,
lulia caem nach celeb, a
Conseint, Celstts, Colman,
Scanlach 1 mmoc b molubh,
c mo Dfmoc 2 in degfer.
1 Arda Scannlaighe i cCenel Ardghail.
Aradh isin Mumam, eps^ 7 <wzfessor.
6 Chluain Cain.
ii. b.
Pretextait is Pontian,
papa Damais dagfind,
la hEmir coemh crobung,
dEltin, 1 Nad-froich, 2 Funech, 3
Senan, e Senchan, 4 sogemm, 5
Duinsech, 6 Crundmael, 7 Colum, 8
tocbail Bute, Blaithm^c
do thaithmet, mar thoghaim/
1 6 Chionn tsaile i ndeiscciurt Erenn. 2 eps^?/. 3 Cluana
Br6naigh. 4 in marg. Seanchan eps^<?/ 7 abb 6 Imlech Ibhair. 5 .i.
in marg. Duinsech 6g 6 Chill Duinsighe i
gem maith.
6gh.
nUltoibh, 7 atat tn cealla aice ann.
Claoin, o Chtiil Briuin.
Baeth.
mac Aedha
"T^
^
12. C.
innian 1 ardsui eccna, 2
Paul, Epimaich almit,
a n-impidhe iarmait.
da Cholman, 3 din chongaib,
triur co follan firdruit,
Catan. Dronnan, 4 Diarmait. 5
1 abb Cluana hEraird, oide naemh Erc;m ina aimsir. 2 in marg.
man. rec. Archidoctor sapientiss(imus). 3 Colman eps<r<?/ Glinne da
locha ocus Colman mac iii Thelduibh. 4 epsfop, o Chill Dronnain.
MS. modiomoc.
Ellteni (gen. sg. of Eltene),
a MS. celiub. b MS. minoc.
d m'Eltoc, mo Elteoc, m'Eilteoc, Pel. Oeng.
Drumm. Kal.
e Senoc, Fel. Oeng. Mo-senoc, Drumm. Kal.
f The end-words of lines 3, 6 and 8 should probably be corrected into
crobang, Colamin and thogamm> ' we choose. 5
DECEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 237
10. A.
Noble Carpophorus, Abundius, Eulalia who is not dared:
dear Julia whom I will not hide, Consentius, Celsus, Colman :
young gentle Scanlach 1 whom I will praise : my Dimm6c 2 the
good man.
1 of Ard Scannlaige (' Scannlach's Height') in Cenel Ardgail.
- from Chiain Cain Arad in Munster, a bishop and confessor.
ii. B.
Praetextatus and Pontianus, pope Damasus good and fair,
with Emer, a dear cluster. Eltin, 1 Nat-fraich, 2 Funech, 3 Serum,
Senchan, 4 a precious jewel, 5 Duinsech, 6 Crundmael, 7 Colomb. 8
Buite's elevation, Blathmec a to be commemorated, as I choose.
1 from Cenn Saile in the south of Ireland. 2 a bishop. 3 of
Cliiain Br6naig. 4 Senchan a bishop and abbot, from Irnlech Ibair.
5 a good gem. 6 a virgin. Duinsech a virgin from Cell Duinsige
(' Duinsech's Church ') in Ulster, and she has three churches there.
7 the Foolish. b 8 son of Aed the Bent, from Ciiil Briuin. c
12. C.
Finnian, 1 high sage of wisdom. 2 Paulus and Epimachus
whom we beseech, and whose intercession we seek. Two
Colmans 3 a protective collection. A triad soundly, very closely,
Cattan, Dronnan, 4 and Diarmait. 5
1 abbot of Cliiain Eraird, tutor of the saints of Ireland in his time.
2 a most sapient arch-doctor. 3 Colman bishop of Glenn da locha,
and Colman great-grandson of Teldub. 4 a bishop, from Cell
Dronnain. 6 a bishop.
a I follow Mart. Don. in treating ^dB///;-(=Blathmec, July 24) as a proper
name : it can hardly be a noun (' gentle youth ') in apposition with Bute.
per antiphrasin ? c already commemorated at Nov. 8.
238 FELIRE HUI GORMAIN. [DECEMBER,
13- d-
Lucia og, Autbeirt,
ludaich, Suairlech 1 sainglic,
Brenainn, 2 bocc in borrslat,
Colum 3 mor mac Cremthainn,
mo a Boe[than] 4 fris mbenmait,
Critan, 5 cruimthir Corbmac, 6
mo Senoc cend caidbreth,
as craibhdech a comrac.
1 sacart. * Ettarchluana. 3 Thire da ghlas.
4 Cluana Fannabhair i nUibh Muredha/^. 5 mac Liotain. G o
Thealaigh Indenn.
14- e.
Nicais mor 'sa mu'mter,
tri bColmain 1 diar cobair,
la Dalian 2 mar dlega[i]r,
Maelan 3 ffal, is Fintan. 4
Corbmac 5 lenn im logaid,
Ernin mac seng Senaig.
1 in marg. Colman o Raith Maoilside, c Colman mac Fionntain
man alainn. 2 eps^/ 6 Aolmaigh. 3 mac Mechair. 4
Ualerian fuair pianad,
la Maximin mmnal,
Moghain 1 fri cerh moragh,
Fethain 2 is d Flann 3 Bennchoir,
Colman co n-aib firoig,
Udrin 4 caein, is Cronan.
1 6gh, 6 Chluain Bairenn. 2 o Chuil Grainc. 3 abb.
4 mac Buachalla.
a Oengus' Boethan or Baethan. Baethain (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal
b MS. cholman. c Rathmelsigi, Beda, H. E. III. 27.
d Flainn (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal.
DECEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 239
13- D.
Lucia the virgin, Autbertus, Judoc, specially shrewd Suarlech. 1
Brenainn, 2 tender was the noble scion : great Colomb 3 son of
Crimthann. My Boethan 4 to whom we pray, Critan, 5 presbyter
Cormac, 6 my Senoc, head of holy judgments, devout is their
meeting.
1 a priest. * of Etarchliiain. 3 of Tir da glas. 4 of
Cliiain Fannabair in Hiii Muredaig. * son of Litan (Lithan ?).
" from Telach Indenn.
14. E.
Great Nicasius and his family. Three Colmans 1 to help us,
with Dalian 2 as is due, modest Maelan 3 and Fintan. 4 Cormac 5
be on our behalf for indulgence, and Ernin the slender son of
Senach.
1 Colman from Raith Maelsigi, Colman son of Finntan, and Colman
Alaind ('Delightful'). 2 a bishop, from Aelmag.
3 son of Mechar. 4 son of Luined. 3 a bishop.
15. F.
Valerianus who sufifered a torturing, along with the gentle
modest Maximinus. Mogain 1 against every great battle.
Fethain 2 and Fland 3 of Bennchor. Colman with truly virginal
beauty, bright Udrin 4 and Crondn.
1 a virgin, from Cliiain Bairenn.
abbot. 4 son of Biiachaill.
literally, found.
2 4 o FLIRE Hill GO R MAIN. [DECEMBER.
1 6. g.
Ananias, Azarias, a
Misael cen fuba,
Ualentin tuir toga,
b mo Phioc 1 tenn tinniu,
c Reodaide 2 caidh cara,
o Ghrellaig bhain bona.
1 6 Ard Camrois for bni Locha Carman i n-Uibh Ceinnsel^k oats
o Ros caoin i cCliiain Fergaile i nDelbna tire. ~ o Greallaigh
bhuna etz> Tamhlachta ocus Cenannwj 1 .
17. a.
Translait uasal Ignait,
Lazair, Martha mini,
carait Crist co cadhe,
Senchad leo, mo Liac,
Crunnmael 1 bagaim beoda,
Moedoc 2 alainn ale. 3
1 abb lae. 2 mac Mursain. 3 a itche.
1 8. b.
Zoslmus reil, Ruffkr,
d Maigniu/ Munis mingar,
Caeman, 2 Cuimin 3 caemgel,
Segnat 4 min, meic Cathbad, 5
Maeldub, Liban logmar,
la Senan for saernem,
Rignach, 7 Colman coemda,
Emhin aebda, Aedgen, 8
Diucuill, 9 Flannan 10 flat[h]fir
co cathair na caenfled.
1 eps^/ 7 abb Cille Maighnenn la taobh Atha cliath. 2 Ruis
Cruithnechain. 3 6 Cliiain m6ir. 4 6gh, 6 Dhomhruzdi
Ceirne. * mc Cathbadh, o Imleach. 6 6 o Cliiain C^^aire.
7 ogh, inghen Feradh#z^. 8 6 Ard Lonain. 9 i n-Inis
Eogain, 7 ^wzfessor e. lrt Flannan confessor, 6 Chill da Liia i nDal
cCais.
a MS. Annaniaas Zacrias.
b mofioc, Drumm. Kal. moPhioc, moBeooc, moBeoc, Pel. Oeng.
c Rodaighe, Mart. Don.
d MS. maignenn. The^>7. Oeng. (Rawl. B. 505) has Magniu 1. Magnenn.
Magnenn (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal. Maigneni, Mart. Chr. CJi.
e 6 Miliuc, Mart. 7 ami.
DECEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 241
16. G.
Ananias, Azarias, Misael without hurt : Valentinus, a choice
tower ; my a Pi6c x a strong ingot (?). Chaste b Reodaide 2 whom
thou lovest. from fair Grellach bona.
1 from Ard Camrois on the brink of Loch Carman in Hiii Cennse
laig and from Ross Cain in Cluain Fergaile in Delbna Tire [da locha]
2 from Grellach buna between Tamlachta and Cenannus.
17. A.
The noble translation of Ignatius : Lazarus and Martha,
gentle ones, chaste relatives of Christ : Senchad along with them,
my Liacc. Crundmael 1 the vigorous whom I. mention, my
beautiful Aedoc 2 whom thou entreatest. 3
1 abbot of lona. * son of Mursan. 8 his prayer.
1 8. B.
Clear Zosimus, Rufus, Maigniu, 1 gentle-pious Muniss, Coe-
man, 2 dear fair Cuimin, 3 gentle Segnat, 4 the sons of Cathbad. 5
Maeldub, 6 costly Liban, with ^Senan in noble heaven. Rignach, 7
endeared Colman, beautiful Emin, Aedgen. 8 c Dicuill, princely
d Flannan 10 unto the City of the bright banquets. 6
1 bishop and abbot, of Cell Maignenn beside Ath cliath (Dublin)/
2 of Ross Cruthnechain. 3 from Cluain mbr. 4 ;i virgin,
from Domnach Ceirne. 5 sons of Cathbad, from Imbliuch. 6 from
Cluain Conairi. 7 a virgin, daughter of Feradach. 8 from
Ard Lonain. 9 in Inis Eogain, and a confessor was he. lo Flan-
nan, a confessor, from Cell da Lua in Dal Caiss.
a mofioc, Drumm. Kal b Rodaighe, Mart. Don. c Diucoll,
Mart. Don. Diucolla (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal. d Flannam (gen. sg.),
Drumm. Kal. e i.e. heaven. f Already commemorated at October 19.
GORMAN.
24 2 FLIRE HUI GORMAIN. [DECEMBER.
19. c.
Grigoir noemda, Nemeis,
Darius dm ar dhemhna,
aSamthand 1 ind ogh amra,
mo Conoc 2 uais uamach,
Aed 3 ma chara cunnla,
Funec[h]ta fri fagla,
Anfadan 4 coem, Comaig, 5
togaid ara tarba.
1 Samthann 6gh, o Chluain Br6naigh i cCrich Choirpr/ i tTethba.
2 o Chill mucrois. in marg. Mo Conocc uamhach e so 7 mo Conocc
o Cill mucrois 18 Nou. 3 Lemchaille. 4 6 Ros Cre.
6gh, \\\ghen Ciarain,
2O. d.
^7 enon, Ammon, Ingein,
^la Faethleg Ian luadmait,
Eus^anan 1 'mo n-iadmait,
sect meic Aedha o Echdruim,
cruimthir Fraech 2 suir 3 sirgreitt,
Fedlimid druin, b Diarmait. 4
1 o Ard Lecach i Maigh Ene. 2 o Cluain Collaing.
.i. urasa.
21. e.
Tomas apstal fsu,
loain, Festus fromtha,
feil mo Lua 1 nach laimthi,
Fulartach 2 mind maissech,
Flann 3 'sin findfal figthi,
la Sillan 4 co saigthi.
1 6 ungair[i]t. 2 mac Brie. 3 mac Fi?rcellaigh.
Lis m6ir,
* MS. Samdind. Samdann, Samthann, Samthand, Pel. Oeng. Samthand,
Mart. Taml. Samthainne (gen. sg.), Drumm. Kai. b Diarmato (gen.
sg.), Mart Taml. c cullaig, Mart. Taml. at Dec. 19.
DECEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 243
19. C.
Hallowed Gregorius, Nemesius, Darius a protection against
demons. Samthand 1 the marvellous virgin : my Conoc 2 the noble
cave-dweller. Aed 3 my wise friend. Funechta a against plunder-
ings, dear Anfadan, 4 Comaig, 5 choose ye for their profitableness.
1 Samthann a virgin, from Cluain Br6naig in Crfch Coirpri in
Tethba. 2 from Cell Muccroiss. in marg. my Con6c the cave-
dweller is he, and my Con6c from Cell Muccroiss 18 Nov. 3 of
Lemchaill. 4 from Ross Cre. 5 a virgin, daughter of Ciaran.
20. D.
Zeno, Ammon, Ingenuus, with full Faethleg whom we pro
claim, Euganan 1 round whom we close. Aed's seven sons b
from Echdruim : presbyter c Fraech 2 the facile, 3 a constant cham
pion : shrewd Fedlimid, Diarmait. 4
1 from Ard Leccach in Mag Ene. 2 from Cluain Collaing.
easy. 4 a bishop.
21. E.
Thomas an apostle of Jesus. Joannes, proven Festus. The
festival of my Lua 1 who was not dared. Fulartach 2 a
beauteous diadem. Fland 3 in the fair woven fence, with Sillan*
to whom ye fare.
1 from Mungarit. 2 son of Brecc. 3 son of Forcellach.
4 a bishop, of Less m6r.
a Fuinneachta, Mart. Don. b Commemorated on 19 Dec. in
Mart. Taml. c Commemorated on 19 Dec. in Mart Taml. Cruimthir
Firaich (leg. Fraich), gen. sg. Drumm. Kal.
R 2
244 F&LIRE Htil GORMAN. [DECEMBER.
22. f.
T
ua, Itharnaisc, 1 Emin, 2
Berr, Currin 3 diar cabair]
Forandan 4 flaith enig,
Congalach ard Aego.
mo Chua, Uachall foraib,
sect meic 5 Dreitil, deghfir.
Ultan raith ua Roeda
ron-faema co fedhil.
1 Tua ocus Itharnaisc, da naemh filet i cClaonadh .i. cell fil il-
Laignibh n-Uibh Faolain do sonnradh. 2 epstt?/, o Ros glas
for bru Berbha. 3 o Ros Aiss in Inis. 4 Cille Ae. a
5 Insi iarthair.
23- g-
Sedrach, mo Chua, 1 Colman, 2
mo Ernoc nar' anmin, b
Mael-dub delbda deghreid,
Ronan 3 mor m^c Aeda,
mo Goroc 4 co nglanbuaid,
Anfadan 5 is Ernein, c
mo Senoc leir, Luc[h]air, 6
nar'bo duthain deghmein,
mo C[h]ellocc ard erlam
co d gleglan mar ghelgrein,
ailithrig ro fesser
da sesser co segreim,
Feidilmid uair fortail
fri holcaib, fri helbeim.
1 mac AenghzAra. 2 Cluana da fiach. 3 o Achadh
farcha, 4 Dheirgne. 6 5 o Ros Ingite. 6 Chille
Elgraighe. f
a Forunnan Cilli Eae, Mart. Taml. b Opposite this line, in marg.
man. rec. is : v de Dist. 2. c. ij. lib. c MS. eirnin. Herneni (gen. sg.),
Mart. Taml. d MS. go. e Dergene, Mart. Taml. f Luchair
Cilii Delgraigi, ibid.
DECEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN 1 . 245
22. F.
Tua (' Silent 'Xaltharnaisc, 1 b Emin. 2 Berr and c Curn'n 3 to help
us. Forandan 4 a prince of honour : high Congalach of Aeg. My
Cua and Uachall in addition to them : seven sons 5 of Dretell,
good men. May gracious Ultan, descendant of Roed, receive us
steadfastly.
1 Tua and Itharnaisc, two saints who are in Cloenad, a church in
Leinster. in Hiii Faelain precisely. 2 a bishop, from Ross glass,
on the bank of (the river) Barrow. 3 from Ross Aiss in Inis.
4 of Cell Ae. 5 of Inis iarthair. d
23. G.
Sedrach, my Cua, 1 Colman, 2 my Ernoc who was not
ungentle ; shapely, orderly Maeldub ; great Ronan 3 son of
Aed : my Gor6c 4 with pure victory : Anfadan 5 and Ernein ; my
diligent Senoc : Luchair 6 whose good mind was imperishable :
my Celloc high and ready, brightly and purely like the white
sun. Pilgrims whom thou shouldst know, two hexads, 6 with a
vigorous career. Fedilmid since (he is) prevailing, against evils,
against offence.
1 son of Oengus. 2 of Cluain da fiach. 3 from Achad
farcha. * of Dergne. 5 from Ross Ingite. c of Cell
Elgraige.
" ' a Tua mac hui Roida idem et Ultan Tigi Tua. Ideo Tua dicitur, quia
lapis in labiis eius per omne tempus quadragesimae habebat ut non posset
loqui, Mart. Taml. b natale Tue, Hithernaiss et Emm (leg.
Hitharnaiss et Emin), Drumm. Kal. c Berr 7 Churennan, Mart
Taml. Dec. 21. d secht meic Dretill Insi Uachtair, ibid,
fer d<kc d'oilithrechaibh, 6 Inis Uachtair, Mart. Don.
246 FLIRE Htii GORMAJN. [DECEMBER.
U
24. a.
igilia na gene.
Grigoir saccart s6en5g,
Temnen 1 gaet[h] cen g6radh, a
mo Chua' 2 mac lor Lona[i]n :
Lucian, Fiadal 8 firfial,
Senan, Cummein b crc5bhan, 4
Mael Maire, 3 Mael Caithfir,
na maithfir nos-m6rabh.
1 coic mo Ltfa Cltiana. ferta. * 6 Thigh mo Chiia il-Laighis
3 ab Chille achat'dft droma Senain. 4 ban e i ccr6 in chrabhazV/^.
5 in marg. man. rec. dar let as e an Maolmuire si B. Marianus Scotus
Chronograph us, de quo quod in Maxtyrologio Cassel^^i deest (?) Marty-
T&mlartensi,
25. b.
Noemgein mate moir Maire,
Anastassia amra.
Eugenia glan delbda,
Dicull 1 mac n6em N^ma[i]n,
Maelan 8 m6r cen merbe
la hOedan 8 6g ergna.
mac Nemain. 2 epsr. s m6r.
26. c.
mind na martra,
-*la Comman 1 co coeme,
Eugen, c mar in mora,
mo Genoc 2 caid, Cota 3 :
Lasrian leo, mo Liba, 4
mo Comm6c 5 co cora,
Dionis dil dathghlan,
papa rat[h]mar Roma.
J o Ros Commain for Magh A6i 7 o Leithglinn. 2 eps^/ o
Chill Dhumha ghluinn i ndeisc?rt Bregh. 3 in. marg. Cota d Droma
tuirc. 4 Eanaigh Eallta d i n-Ultoibh. 5 Cliiana daimh i n-Uibh
Eachach Uladh.
a MS. gen goradh. b MS. crobhan. c Eugeni perigrini, Mart.
Taml. d Cada, Mart. Taml. e Enaig Elti, Mart. Tarnl
DECEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 247
24. A.
The vigil of the Nativity. Gregorius a noble, virginal priest :
wise aTemen 1 without false speech: my Cua 2 Lonan's ample
son. Lucianus, Fiadal 3 the truly modest. Senan, Cummein
the death-pale, 4 Mael Maire, 5 Mael Caithfir, the good men I
will magnify them.
1 the cook of my Lua of Cluain Ferta. 2 from Tech mo Chua
in Laigis. 3 abbot of Cell Achaid Droma Senain. 4 he was
pale in the hut of devotion. b 5 it seems to thee that this Mael
Maire is the blessed Marianus Scotus, the Chronographer, concern
ing whom what (is found) in the Martyrology of Cashel is wanting to the
Martyrology of Tallaght.
[25. B.
The holy Nativity of Mary's great Son : wondrous Anastasia :
pure, shapely Eugenia : Dicuill, 1 Neman's holy son : great
Maelan, 2 void of weakness, with virginal, wise Aedan. 3
son of Neman. 2 a bishop. 3 the Great.
26. C.
Stephen the diadem of martyrs, with cComman 1 the lovable.
Eugen great the greatness my chaste Gen6c, 2 Cota,* Lasrian
with them : my Liba, 4 my Comm6c 5 with justice. Dionysius
dear, pure-coloured, Rome's gracious pope.
1 from Ross Commain on Mag Ai and from Leithglenn. 2 a
bishop, from Cell Duma gluinn in the south of Bregia. s Cota of
Druim tuirc. 4 of Enach Elta in Ulster. 4 of Cluain daim
inHiiiEchachUlad.
a Temneoc, Temnioc, Ffl. Oeng. Dec. 23, and mo Themnioc has the
same day in Mart. TamL, Mart. Don. and Drumm. Kal. There is a second
mo Themnioc in Mart. TamL Dec. 24. b Cumme'ni sancti Cluana.
mair, et sanctorum ceterorum quorum Deus nomina nominauit et <juoj>
praesciuit et prasdestinauit conformes fieri imaginis Filii sui in uitam cicrnaip
in Christo lesu, Amen, Mart. Taml. Commain (gen. sg.), facsimile,
Drumm. Kal. (misprinted Comain).
248 F&LIRE HCl GORMAIN. [DECEMBER.
27. d.
Primfeil loain apstoil,
ordned lacoib imslain,
is cubaid in comhdal,
epscop morcluach Maxim,
Tipraite 1 fail findnoem,
mo Fiac[h]a 2 caid, Colman. 3
1 Maigbe. Ratha. 2 Fiacha mac ua CorbnWc.
Daircella.
28. e.
T N maccrad og airdirc,
-1-Domitian cen dolma,
Castor, a Cillein 1 cunnla,
Mael Cossne 2 and, Euticc,
Sneidairle ce[i]m coibne,
Fechin leir ua Lugba.
Bregda. b 2 o Ross Branduibh.
29. f.
Dauid mor mac lesse,
Trophin, Cresceint comcoir,
la hEnan 1 cen amceil,
c Aileran 2 is Eolaing, 3
triur noemoc nach nemc[h]aid,
Finnian, d Moedoc, 4 Manchein,
Tomas, tenn in trenfer,
co glenem 'na nglancheim.
1 Glinne Faidhle. 2 fer leighinn Cltea hEraird.
Lecain Midhe. * eps^ Lis moir.
a Castorii, Mart. TamL b Dregdae, Mart. TamL Breghdai, Mart.
Don. - Eleran, Airerdn, FJL Oeng. Ereardn, Mart. Don. Airerain
(gen. sg.), Drumm. Kal. d Uinniauii senis, Mart. TamL
DECEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 249
27. D.
The chief feast of John the Apostle : the ordination of
James a the very sound harmonious is the convention : far-
famed bishop Maximus. Tipraite 1 a fair, holy fence : my
chaste Fiacha 2 and Colman. 3
1 of Mag Ratha. * Fiacha, great-grandson of Cormac.
son of Dairchill.
28. E.
The virginal, famous Children 15 : Domitianus without slow
ness. Castorius, wise Cillein, 1 Mael-cosne 2 there, Eutychius,
Snedairle a gentle kindred : diligent Fe'chm descendant of
Lugba.
son of Bregda. 2 from Ross Branduib.
29. F.
David, Jesse's great son. c Trophimus, just Crescentius, with
reasonable Enan, 1 Aileran 2 and Eolaing. 3 A triad of holy
warriors that were not unchaste Finnian, Maed6c, 4 Manchein.
Thomas, austere is the champion unto bright heaven in their
pure steps !
1 of Glenn Faidle. 2 lector of Cliiain Eraird. * from Lecan
Miidi. * a bishop, of Less m6r.
a ordinatio episcopalis lacobi fratris Dei, Drumm. KaL Assumptio et
ordinatio lacobi apostoli (fratri)s lohannis, Mart. Taml.
b i.e. the Holy Innocents : in macain 6 Bethil, FM. Oeng. Infantium prr
Christo occisarum, Mart. Taml. Passio sanctorum innocentum, Leofr. KaL
c Hierosolimis dauid magni regis, Leofr. KaL
250 F&LIRE H$I GORMAIN. [DECEMBER
30. g.
Mansueta.? la Seueir,
Sabin epscob amra,
deochain Marcill molbda,
Honorait fial, Flor[e]int,
in-agaid aig Elbe, a
Uen^tian caid, Connla. 1
o Riisccaigh.
31. a.
Enda, 1 Lochein, b Lugna, 2
Siluester sruith sloinnimm
ro thormaigh a thallaind
iar tuirim in tromsluaig,
reid at-chiu mar chingimm
adi'u ceim for ka\\aind.
For ka\\aind.
in marg.
chadha. 2 deochain.
I. Cech noeb ro bui, bias
for bith barrglass broenach
gabat accam uile
in d cuire co coemhrath.
5. IN sluag uasal inmhain,
bee da lir in linsa,
ar agh is ar erbhaidh,
ar demhnaibh dom dinsa.
9. Cuindcet dilghudh dhamhsa,
aithrige ria n-eccaib,
mo din ar cech nduilig
'na cuirib, 'na cetaibh.
13. Rom-ditnett ar Diabal,
uair olc do-gres gnias,
in tsui[d] saer co soas,
cech noeb ro bui, bias.
Cech noeb.e
FINIS.
a Ailbi episcopi Imlecha, Mart. TamL Ailbe, Elbi, FeL Oeng.
b Lochan, FeL Oeng. Lochani, Mart. Taml.
c Here Gorman observes the rule that the words with which an Irish
poem ends should be the same as those with which it begins. See
O' Donovan, Tracts relating to Ireland, p. 59. d MS. an. e MS. naem.
DECEMBER.] MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN. 251
30. G.
Mansuetus with Severus, Sabinus a wonderful bishop : the
praiseworthy deacon Marcellus, modest Honoratus, Florentius.
Ailbe against battle, chaste Venustianus, Connlae. 1
1 a bishop, from Riiscach.
3L A.
Ende, 1 Lochein, a Lugne. 2 Venerable Silvester b whom I
name, who after the numbering of the mighty host increased its
weight. Clearly I see as I go hence a step to the calends (of
January).
On the calends.
1 Enda and Lochan from Cell na manach in Hiii Diinchada.
8 a deacon.
EPILOGUE.
I. Let every saint who hath been, who shall be, in the green-
topped mournful world, let all the dear and gracious host forgive
me.
5. The noble, beloved army little of their sea is this
number to protect me from battle, from bane, (and) from
demons.
9. In their hosts, in their hundreds, let them ask for me
pardon, repentance before death, and protection of me from every
hardship.
13. May they guard me from the Devil, for he is always doing
evil the noble sages with knowledge, every saint who hath been,
who shall be !
Every saint.
THE END.
a Lochan et Enn<?, facsimile, Drumm. KaL (misprinted Locan et Enne).
b Sci. siluestri papae, Leofr. KaL
'the
c Compare Oengus (ep. 41) In rigrad doruirmius, ol is loimm de romuir
e kings whom I have reckoned and it is a sip from a great sea.'
252 F&LIRE H&I GORMAIN.
LEXICOGRAPHICAL GLOSSES
ON THE MARTYROLOGY OF GORMAN.
January 4. erglan .i. uasalglan. 7. dagdois \. maithe na doiss
didin fad. 8. mbin dkctain fris ndalab .i. d'iarraidh impidhe forra
ara moladh 7 ara ccuimhniugadh. 9. dlimm .i. aitchim. 12.
tocheimm [leg. tdcheunm] .i. ceim t6i. 15. rimhe airmhe.
27. co nuabail .i. co mbail niia. 29. toethir .i. tir t6i nimhe.
borbaig .i. na derna burba. 30. w^w uasal.
February n. isin rindaird .i. ainm na haistesea.
March i. Au?/a .i. cathalacda. 3. nar laedend \. nar gresenn.
10. din turind do cruithnecht na naemh. 21. breo tene.
28. rogemm geam maith. 31. murmaigmtix maighe mell. bagfer
fer bagach mon ecclais.
April 3. ollan Ian e* co holl do maith. 15. damfial .i. fi'al fri
damhaibh. 16. #0 fertach. 18. certfir ind fir cheirt.
24. airfemm airemhat. 29. finnbeb aebh alainn.
May 3. cadla catolocdha. 20. nir dichuid .i. ni'r bhecc.
25. renna solasta iad. 31. do rinnnim .i. co nemh na renn.
June 5. iar ndegthdm .i. iar ndegh [leg. n-ec] maith. 7. sin
ngormrbt .i. i slighidh nimhe. 12. sodh .i. soirbhe dia cholainn.
17. / ntiathaig \. taigh nua nimhe. 28. <?<?^ .i. uigil Pedair.
July i. cen athbath .i. cen athfas pene. nar> tac\H\rach .i. nar deabh-
tach. 10. nar-ros .i. na ngenelach. 15. ni maeded .i. nf
denadh maidhmighi asa maithius. 24. ermor \. uasalmor.
27. eolaig eolcha iat. 29. soerfal \. daingen.
August 13. for id .i. idh ainm in laithe mis grene for a filet.
September 2. ^^/rerasa. 21. sogemm .i. gemm maith.
October 9. ail nairec[h]. 10. ni mindam nach molab acht
mordamh molfat. 20. grane \. grene.
November i. isin rindse .i. i ndeiriudh an raind. 8. somind \.
mind maith. 19. oen foraib \. aen tuillte frisan \Mcht remhe.
Decembers, nar* maedhed 6 diabhal. n. sogemm .i. gem
maith. 20. suir .i. urasa. 24. crobhan ban e i ccr6 in
INDICES.
1. GLOSSARIAL INDEX,
2. INDEX OF PLACES.
3. INDEX OF PERSONS.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.
Aisl. Aislinge male Conglinne, ed. K. Meyer, London, 1892.
ALC. Annals of Loch Ce, ed. Hennessy, Dublin, 1871.
Ascoli, gl. pal. hib. Ascoli, Glossarium palaeo-hibernicum, Turin, 1888, 1894.
AU. Annals of Ulster, Dublin, 1887, 1893.
BB. Book of Ballymote, Facsimile, Dublin, 1887.
Bk. Arm. The Book of Armagh, ff. 1-24 printed in Trip. Life.
Colgan, Acta SS. Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae, Lovanii, 1645.
Corm. Cormac's Glossary, in Three Irish Glossaries, London, 1862.
Fel. Oeng. Felire Oengusso, Dublin, 1880.
FM. Annals of the Four Masters, ed. O'Donovan, Dublin, 1848, 1851.
Goidel. Goidelica, 2nd ed. London, 1872.
H. 2. 1 6, H. 3. 1 8, H. 4. 22, MSS. in the library of Trinity College, Dublin.
Ir. Gl. Irish Glosses, Dublin, 1860.
Joyce. Joyce's Irish Names of Places, 3rd ed. Dublin, 1871.
KZ. Kuhn's Zei'schrift fur vergleichende Sprachforschung.
Laws. Ancient Laws of Ireland, i-iv. Dublin, 1865-1879.
LB. Leabhar Breac, Facsimile, Dublin, 1876.
Lism. The Book of Lismore, a MS. belonging to the Duke of Devonshire.
Lism. Lives. Lives of Saints from the Book of Lismore, Oxford, 1890.
LL. Lebar Laignech, Facsimile, Dublin, 1880.
LU. Lebar na hUidre, Facsimile, Dublin, 1870.
Mart. Don. The Martyrology of Donegal, Dublin, 1864.
Ml. The Milan glosses in // Codice irlandese delf Ambrosiana, ed. Ascoli, 1878.
O'Br. O'Brien's Irish-English Dictionary, Paris, 1768.
O'Cl. O'Clery's Focloir, Louvain, 1643.
O'Dav. O'Davoren's Glossary, in Three Irish Glossaries, London, 1862.
O'Don. Supp. O' Donovan's Supplement to O'Reilly's Irish Dictionary, 1864.
O'R. O'Reilly's Irish Dictionary, Dublin, 182 r, second ed. 1864.
Pal. 68. The Palatine MS. 68 in the Vatican Library. KZ. xxxi. 232.
Patr. h. S. Patrick's hymn, printed in Goidelica, p. 148.
Reeves, Col. Reeves' edition of Adamnan's Vita Columbae, Dublin, 1857.
Reeves, Eccl. Ant. Reeves' Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor, and
Dromore, Dublin, 1847.
Rev. Celt. Revue Celtique, Paris, 1870-1894.
Salt. Saltair na Rann, Oxford, 1883.
Sg. The St. -Gall glosses on Priscian, ed. Ascoli, Rome, etc., 1879.
Top. Poems Topographical Poems, ed. O'Donovan, Dublin, 1862.
Trip. Life. The Tripartite Life of Patrick, Rolls Series, London, 1887.
Urkelt. Sprachsch. Urkeltischer Sprachschatz, Gottingen, 1894.
Wb. The Wiirzburg glosses on the Pauline epistles, printed in The Old-Irish Glosses
at Wiirzburg and Carlsruhe, Hertford, 1887.
Z. 2 Zeuss' Grammatica Celtica, 2nd ed. Berlin, 1871.
GLOSSARIAL INDEX.
V* For words not found in this Index, see Prof. Windisch's Worterbuch,
Irische Texte, Leipzig, 1880.
abb, abbot. See ard-abb, ban-abb.
acbeil, terrible, ace. Ap. 30, et v. LL. 86 b 36. aicmeil, O'Dav. 82 s. v. ecal
Hence acbtile, * terribleness,' LL. 85* 35, et v. O'Don. supp. s. v. aicbeile.
achad, field, gen. achaid, March 26, gl. 3, 6.
acra, acre. gen. dual, Cluain da" acra, Sep. 21, gl. i.
adiu, hence, Dec. 31. fri sonnach adiu . . . fri sonnach denall, LL. 23 b
1 8. adiu 7 anall, hence and thence, LL. 127* 15. adiu [leg. adfu] 7
anall 'on both sides,' FM. 1452, p. 976. dind leith adiu, LL. 29i b 34.
The -dlu may be cognate with Gr. fieim, O. Bactr. ace. di-m.
ad-riug, I upraise, atom-riug neurt tren, / upraise myself by a mighty virtue,
scil. the invocation of the Trinity, Patr. h. t-pret. atracht. s-fut. and
conj. sg. i an atamm-re[s]sa (gl. exsurgente me), Ml. 3i c 14. sg. 2
atrde extolle te, Ml. I26 C 3. pi. 3. ad-d-reset, Ap. 22. See Ascoli gl.
pal. hib. cxcv-cxcvi.
deb, debda. See 6eb, debda,
dene, dine, dinim. See dene, denim.
dg, battle, gen. dig, Dec. 30. dat. dg, ep. 7. See brdn-dg, cruad-dg, dian-
dg, fir-dg, mer-dg, min-dg, renn-dg, tromm-dg.
dge, Oc. 20, Nov. 17. Seems dige .i. calma ' valiant,' Fe"l. Oeng. Prol. 119.
But this gloss may be a scribal error for colma ' column.' We have
also the glosses dighe .i. sail no gabhal ' prop or fork,' dighe .i. cnoc
* hill,' and dighe .i. tuir * tower.' See glossarial index to Fe'l. Oeng.
dgmar, fearful, from dg 'fear' (or perhaps warlike, from dg 'battle'), Aug
19 : pi. n. coin etecha ingnecha dgmara iarnaide, LU. 33 a 28.
ail, bashful, shamefast, Oct. 9. .i. ndireach, O'Cl.
ainm, name. See noeb-ainm.
aired, ered, gen. airid, dat. airiud, a corn-field ? apoTos? or tillage? See Index
of Places.
aiste, a metre, a poem, Pref. pi. gen. Oc. 25. pi. n. na haisti, dat. arna
haistibh, Ir. Texte 3te ser. 23.
aite, fosterer, tutor. See cdem-aite.
1. aithnim, / commend, better aithenim. pres. ind. pi. i aithnemm, June 4,
Sep. 5. pi. 3 aithnit dia muinteraib nar 5 fogluaister a cuirp, they recom
mend their families not to move their bodies, BB. 256 b . Cognate with
aithne, Sg. 203.
2. aithnim (corruptly aichnim, May 27) foraith-gnim, / recognise, pres. ind.
pi. i athnemm, Nov. 14. imper. pi. 2 athnid, July i. Cognate with
aithne (gl. recognitio, gl. agnicione).
256 GLOSSAR1AL INDEX.
albanach, a Scottish Highlander, Nov. 2, gl. 8.
algasach (better ailgesach), importunate, Mar. 29, gl. 5.
allatuaid, on the north side, Aug. 21, gl. 3, = don leith atuaid, Oct. 12, gl. 6.
am-chiall, senselessness, ace. amcheill, Oc. 21, Dec. 28 (W. ammhivyll is = Ir.
am-dess, ugly, ni harmless, LL. 156% 21, but nirb amdeiss, LL. I57 b 35>
dat. sg. f. amdis, Jan. 7. In the Togail Bruidne da Choca amdess is an
epithet for. 'hand 3 and means un-right, left; Suidhis Fiacha mac Fir
abha isin [fjochla feinedha da laimh alaind aimdeis in righ.
am-doid, July 13, seems a compound of the neg. prefix am- and doid:
meaning obscure.
am-gand, unscanty, liberal, Jan. 31, May 10, Oct. 7.
am-lond, un-rough, gentle, Jan. 31, May 10, Sep. 4, 19.
amnois, by-form of amnas, difficult, hard, severe, etc., Jan. 7.
am-thend, not austere, June 25.
amran, a song, May 10, derived from amhar .i. ceol music, O'Cl. perhaps =
W. afar ' mourning.'
amsa, war service, Sep. 7, derived from amus f soldier.'
cin, splendid. See og-dn.
a"na (MS. ana), wealth, treasure, Ap. 16, where it is glossed by fertach
'wonder-working.' But compare the Annals of Ulster, 1223 : Tadhg o
Baighill ana thuaisceirt Erenn, ' the wealth (or treasure) of the north of
Ireland.' Compare also the use of the synonymous mdin.
anaicim, anaigim, 1 protect (v. Ascoli gloss, pal. hib. xxxvi.) sg. 3 narn-anaig,
Jan. i, 19, July 9, Aug. 11,27. rel. pres. anges, Mar. 31. subj. pi. 3. coro
ancet, Mar. 13. pret. sg. 3, ron-anaig, Jan. 25. See further the glos-
sarial index to Fel. Oeng. p. ccxv. The verbal noun is anacul.
an-biil, very great, Feb. 24, where it rimes with fagbdil : coccadh anbhdil,
a very great war, FM. 1491. iota anbhdil, great thirst, Mart. Don.
at Jan. 27. adv. rofubad Find co hanbail, LL. I93 a 32. A sister-form
anbhal .i. romhor, O'Cl. anbal ce^ anecnaid, LL. 344* 56. gen. cluana
. . anbail, Fel. Oeng. (LB.) at Feb. 17.
anchore, Ap. n, gl. 5. June u, gl. 2. Oct. 17, gl. 3. anchoiri, Oct. 3, gl. 2.
anchoreta, Feb. 8, gl. 5. Nov. 7, gl. 2. anchore'ta, Nov. 14, gl. 4, an
anchorite.
an -foil, Oct. 13, is perhaps for anfoill, 'great.' LB. I29 a 15 (tria didcell
anfoill), foill \. beag, ' little,' O'R.
an-foiss, unsteady, Jan. 7.
an-uain, Sep. 2, meaning doubtful, as uain means either * leisure ' or * loan.'
cin-greit, a splendid champion. Jan. 7.
Apreil, April, gen. sg. Ap. i, Ap. 30, where it rimes with acbtiL
ar, prep. = for, Mar. 24, Aug. 19.
ar, slaughter. See roen-a~r, tren-a>, tress-dr, tromm-dr. W. aer.
arc M. an ark, arcc gl. ab area, H. 3, 18, p. 65% in t-arc, Jan. n. Borrowed
(like W. arch F.) from Lat. area. Note the change of gender.
ar-chelim, I take away, pret. pass. sg. 3, ar-ro-celed, Feb. 19.
ard, high, lofty, noble, etc. See find-ard. Compounded also in :
ard-abb, high abbot. Sep. 23, Oc. 1 1.
ard-faith, high prophet. Ap. 10.
GLOSSARIAL INDEX. 257
ard-gein, a high birth, June 24.
ard-gemm, a noble gem, Oct. 23.
ard-greit F., high champion, Aug. 31.
ard-mind, a noble diadem, Oct. 23.
ard-noeb M. a high saint, Ap. 20, July 5. an t-ardnoebh, Lism.
Lives 735.
ard-6g, high virgin, Feb. i, Aug. u.
ard-sui, high sage, Dec. 12.
2. ard, a. the assonance of the final syllable. /3. the assonating final
syllable. (Thurneysen, Rev. Celt. vii. 89.) See rind-ard infra,
arem, direm F. number, March 31, July 31. In ran-direm, Oct. 16, dire in
seems the 2d sg. imperative of dirmim.
ar-n, ar-, infixed personal pron. pi. i. See diarn-, narn, nar, nar-. This
pronoun, found only in Middle-Irish, is taken from the possessive pron
ar-n, originally a gen. pi. *sarom (Thurneysen.)
arnaid, hard, severe, cruel, O'R. ace. Mar. 13. gen. ingen rig Ossairgi
arnaid, LL. 138% 38. Cuan mac Amalgaid arnaid, LL. I4o b 13. Rag-
nailt ingen Amlaib arnaid, LL. I4i a 36. adv. co harnaid, LL. 2o; a 6.
ar-thenn, very strict or austere, Mar. 4, June 6.
as for is ' est,' Jan. 6. A scribal error.
as-bdgimm, / declare, proclaim, as-am-ba'gimm, Sep. 20. as-m-bdgimm,
Feb. ii. asmbdgaimm, Ap. 6 (to rime with dlaind\ asmbdge, July i F.
asambdgem, Mar. 27. asmba~gaid, Ap. 22, June 8, Nov. 18. as-ro-
bdgis, July 23. asmbdigther, Oct. 8. Compounded of as = ex, and
bdgimm, a denominative from i. bdg.
at for it, they are, Mar. 4. Before </ the / becomes^/: a^/-</irim, Mar. 22. So
in Old-Irish : ad'-dfrogdunesiu, Wb. i c 10, manurtWlegar, Wb. 32* 18,
cea^uronath, Wb. 33 a 15. ond rou/deirc, Sg. 49 a 10. So in LL. 77* 6,
cona tara*/ Z?air.
atcuinnid, Oct. 14, either for ath-d-cuingid, impv. pi. 2 of ath-chuingim,
or for at cuingid, who are champions.
ath-bath, a second death. * La seconda morte,' of the Divina Commedia, Inf.
i. 117. ace. July i, where it has the same gloss as O'Clery's athbach,
(' renewal of pain '), which is, perhaps, the true reading.
ath-da"l, a second assembly, July 31.
ath-fer, an unmanned person, gen. athfir, LL. 72 b 18, pi. nom. athfir, Ap. 16.
auguist, August, gen. sg. Aug. i, 31.
bdeglach, dangerous, perilous, O'Br. ace. f. baeglaig, Nov. 15. Derived
from bdegul ' danger.'
baethe, stupidity, folly, ace. Ap. 24 : derived from bdeth 'foolish.'
1. b%, F. a word, a blessing. Cognate with Gr. /3ao>, j3ai?. dat. ba~ig, Aug.
27, Nov. 4. ace. Aug. 18. Perhaps however in Aug. 27 bdg has its usual
meaning of battle.
2. ba"g, battle, gen. baga, Jan. 23, Oct. 1 5. See deg-bdg.
bdg-fer, battle-man, warrior, Mar. 31.
ba"gach, warlike, Aug. 6, Nov. 10. gen. msc. Mar. 17. pi. nom. m. Nov. 28.
ba"gaimm, ba"gimm, I mention, Nov. i, Dec. 17. A denom. from i. bdg. A
deponent bagur occurs in LL. 3o8 b , 24.
bail, speech, bail no bil .i. urlabra, O'Dav. 60. dat. Jan. 27, gl. 5. gen
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253 GLOSSARIAL INDEX.
mfbail, without deceit, LL. I34 a , 47. See nua-bail infra, or is it bail \.
maithius, goodness, O'Don. sup.
bdil. See an-bil.
balla, lofty? Feb. 9, June 20. balla .i. ard no uasal, H. 3. 18, p. 624. Per
haps the same as ballda, balda, Salt. 1903, 4978.
ban, female, replaces ben in composition :
ban-abb, abbess, Jan. i, gl. 9. banab (gl. abatissa), Ir. Gl. 22.
ban-chland,/^w<2/<? children, Jan. 6, May 24, Aug. 11.
ban-noeb, a female saint, July 21.
ban-6g, a female virgin, Jan. 18, gl. 3.
bdn, white, pale. See cro-ba"n, donn-bdn, dron-bdn, find-ba~n, mind-b^n, 6g-
ban, seng-ba"n, sir-ban, soer-ban, to-ba"n, tond-bdn.
ban-greit, a white champion, July 3.
ban-mm, fair-gentle, Oct. 17.
banb, pig (W. banw}, gen. bainb, Mar. 4.
bar, estis? estote? Jan. i. Seems abstracted from negative forms such as
narbar 'be ye not,' Salt. 4842, nibar 3641, nibur(ti) 4871, nibfor 4872,
nifo>(ri) 'ye are not' 1235, 1238. Similar strange forms are ar, ar-n,
dar'vft are,' Salt. 1482, 3583, 3612, apparently abstracted from negative
expressions like nidar-n 'we are not,' Salt. 1609, 3626.
barann, ace. baraind, Feb. 4, Sep. 30, is glossed by biubannas (leg. bidbanas),
O'Dav. 59, and by ecraiii in H. 4. 22, p. 6i b . It seems to mean hostility,
unfriendliness in this Martyrology, but at Feb. 4 it may be the ace. sg.
of bara ' wrath.'
barr, top, Oct. 19. See cloth-barr, oll-barr.
barr-glan, pure-crowned, Jan. 3.
barr-glass, green-topped, Ep. 2 (p. 250 supra), an epithet for the
world. So ri betha barrglais, Salt. 1033.
bat (bat?) Ap. 28, July 30, Nov. 14, for O. Ir. bdtar. So in Coir Anmann,
s.v. Oilill Cethach : bat mora a bhe'iminna.
bath, death, .i. bds no marbhadh, O'Cl. See ath-bath.
bauptist, baptist, gen. sg. June 23, Sep. 24.
beim, a blow, Corn, bom, Bret, boem, bom. See el-beim.
beit, sint, Ap. 3, 27.
beithe, a birch tree, Nov. 13, gl. 2.
bem, simus, Ap. 21, June 2.
ben, woman. See find-ben, 6g-ben.
benaim .i. bualaim, / strike, O'Cl. fria mbdig benaim, Aug. 18. Beogna
frisa mbenaim, Aug. 22. Imitated from the late-Latin use of pulso for
rogo : cf. Matth. vii. 7, pulsate et aperietur uobis : pulsauit .i. roail,
Ml. 19 10. Patricio Dominum pulsante, Bk. Arm. i8 b 2. See fris-
benim infra.
beo, living, lively ( = Lat. vivus, W. byw}. March 23, June 3, 18, July 22,
Aug. 21, Nov. 14, 1 8.
beo-blad, //' ving or vivid fame, Mar. 15, May 31.
be6-buaid, vivid victory, dat. Nov. 24.
beoda, vivacious, vigorous, Ap. 2, May 10, 19, July n, Dec. 17. Glossed by
maith no senamail, H. 3. 18, p. 6o4 b , LL. 54 a 6, 7.
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berdait (leg. bertait as in LU. 4i a 41, LL. m b 36, ii2 a 48, H2 b 3), they will
bring, June 3. For the form cf. gebtit, Wb. 26 a 8 =ge'btait, Feb. 9 and
LU. 56 b , 26, mtrtait, LU. 35 a 33, scerdait, LL. 79=* 49. The ait in berl-
ait is probably a suffixed personal pronoun (Zimmer K.Z. 28, 322) in the
nom. In gebtit, Wb. 26 a 8 (from gttbat-iat?} the pron. is in the ace.
the meaning being ' accipient eas, scil. Legis ueteris institutiones.'
bert F. burden, load, ace. beirt, Nov. 15. pi. gen. loman carr 7 beart, a rape
for carts and loads, Laws i. 140, 1. 3.
besaid, Nov. I, a moralist? derived from be"s ' mos ' ? Or is it the imperative
pi. 2 of a verb, meaning declare ye, from *bans cogn. with Ir. bhcna
* language,' * nation,' Skr. bhanati, ' says ' ?
biam, I shall be, Ap. 28, Ep. i, 16. bias 'qui erit,' Ep. i, 16, bid 'erit,' Jan.
6, June 3, Aug 20.
bil, mouth? \. bel, O'Cl. See doi-bil.
\>\\\poor? bille .i. bocht, O'Cl. See dai-bill.
bind, melodious, etc., (Bret. bann\ v. cdd-bind, ciuin-b., gra"d-b.
bith, ep. 2, world, in composition ever :
bith-eim, ever-active, June 3.
bith-6g, ever-virginal, July 3, Oct. u.
bithe, womanly, May 24. Nov. 30 : bithe .i. bannda, O'Cl. Olla setig Sdim
bldith bfthi, LL. I36 b 38. commdm Domnaill, bfthi in ben, LL. I4c a
21. bfthi brfgach in ben barrdub, LL. 141* 14. ace. f. i mbaig mbithi,
LL. I97 a 40, where it rimes with dchi. pi. dat. briathraib bithib, Salt.
5814. See also Meyer's Aislinge, p. 160.
blad, fame, July 8. gen. blaide, March 12. dat blaid, LL. 258 b 41. See
beo-blad, brath-b., brig-b., cdin-b.
blad-oll, great-famed, Mar. 2. gen. sg. m. blad-uill, Feb. 6.
bla.da.ch, famous, ace. f. bladaig, May 13. See Meyer's Aisl. p. 160.
bladmar, famous, Sep. 14, Salt. 29, 315, etc. rop hi in choiced ben bladmar
LL. I94 b 58.
bladmor, famous, Oct. 17. See Meyer's Aisl. 160.
bldith, blaith (from mldith, mlaith), smooth, soft. Nov. i. Compounds :
bldith-chenn, a smooth chief, Sep. 27.
bldith-ficil, soft-modest, Jan. 12.
blaith-min, smooth-gentle, Sep. 25 ; and see the name Blaith-mec.
bocc, soft, tender. See ciuin-bocc, cnes-b., 6g-b.
borbaigim, / act rudely or ignorantly. pret. sg. 3 nar-borbaig, Jan. 29.
A denominative from borb.
borr-slat, a proud or noble rod or scion, Oct. 15, Dec 13. borrslat baeth na
bairddni bind, LL. I39 b 24. slat, Sep. 6.
brath, deception, treachery. W. brad.irom mrath. See crech-brath.
brath-blad, deceptive fame, Mar. 23.
breith, a taking, verbal noun of berim : dat. bre[i]th, Aug. 29. See ce't-breith.
breo,Jlame, Aug. 6, where it seems disyllabic. In March 11, April 18,20,
and Oct. 27, it is a monosyllable.
breth, judgment (W. bryd). pi. n. bretha, July 16, dat. brethaib, Jan. i.
See cad-breth, cdin-b., cloen-b., fir-b., ldn-b., ro-b., s^r-b.
brig, vigour. See gait-brig, tend-b.
brig-blad F. mighty fame, dat. brfgblaid, Mar. 9. cf. brig maith
blaide, Mar. 12.
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brfg-fer, a vigorous man, Dec. 3.
brig-rath, vigorous grace, Sep. 28.
brigda, vigorous, Jan. 6, Mar. 4, Ap. 22, May 7, June 9, Aug. 26, Nov. 1,26.
brigmar, vigorous, powerful, brioghmhar, O'Br. gen. msc. brig-mair,
Dec. 7.
brf-grus, seems to mean a fault caused by anger, ace. May 30, from bri
' anger,' and grus * transgression.' Corm. s. v. fogamur.
brocc, a badger, pi. gen. brocc, Sep. 30, gl. 4.
broenach, Ep. 2 (supra, p. 250) an epithet for the world. So in LL. I33 b
29: for bith broenach. Braonach .i. bronach 'sad, sorrowful,' O'CL,
seems the same word. pi. n. msc. ropsat broenaig a daigfir, LL.
1 56 b 23. Derived from broen ' a shower ' ?
bron-dg, mournful battle, Oct. 19.
brug. See find-brug.
bruinnim (bruindim ?), I smelt, I purify, ' I boil, smelt,' O'Don. Supp. pret.
pass. sg. 3, ro bruinned, May 23. The verbal noun, bruinned, occurs in
a gloss on Amra Sendin, LB. 241% dat. iarna mbruinniud 7 iarna
nglanad tria tenid mbrdtha, LU. 34 a 31.
buaid, victory, W. budd. See beo-buaid, deg-b., glan-b.
buaine, lastingness, dat. June 12.
buan, goodl lastingl July 16 (where buan should be buan[a]), Sep. 28.
buan-6g, a good virgin, or perhaps lastingly virginal, July 29.
buan-rath, lasting grace, gen. sg. Mar. u.
buidnech, troopful, Aug. 3, eland Breogain buidnech, LL. 134% 46. gen. m.
buidnig, Sep. 3, and LL. I34 a 27. dat. ar bhith buidhnech, Reeves,
Columba, p. 274. ace. fon mbith mbuidnech, Fel. Oeng. at Oct. 15.
Derived from buiden = W. byddin.
bulid, blooming, beautiful, Jan. 29, May 26, builid, June 28, Aug. 4. gen. m.
nemfeodaigecht in blaith bulid boladmair, LB. 22 i b 66, dat. doratadh
arccat is or don chuire bhuiligh [leg. bhuilidh] bhreacmhor, Cormacan
Ecces, 145, 146. voc. a be ban bulid, LL. 256=* 7. See also Salt. 1893,
1903, 7247. A sister-form buileach in O'Don. Supp. Cognate with
folium and 0vXXoi/.
bun, bottom, rivermouth, gen. bona, Dec. 16.
bunad, origin, foundation, seems used in the gen. sg. bunaid, to denote
something essential, primary, leading or superior, deochain bunaid, Jan.
23. co mbaig bunaid, Aug. 27. breo bunaid, Oct. 27. So dunarus
bunaid, LU. 42 b 45.
bunadus, origin, Sep. 23, gl. I.
cabair, help, for cobair (Ap. 25, July 9), homoeoteleuti gratia, Jan. 25, Ap. 17,
June ii. So the cognate verb ron-cabra, May 3, is for ron-cobra.
cacht, confinement, dat. Aug. i.
cachtach, abstinent, Feb. 5, derived from cacht .i. troscadh, O'Cl. .i. gorta,
Lee. Voc.
cachta m = Lat. capto, s-pret. pi. 3, rochachtsat, Nov. 16.
cad, holy, chaste. Compounded in :
cad-bind, holy-melodious, May 8.
cad-breth, a holy judgment, Dec. 13.
cad-chenn a chaste (or holy} chief, pi. n. Ap. 24.
cad-fer, a chaste (or holy} man, July 8, caidfer, Jan. 26, Oct. 3, 16.
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ca"d-fis, holy knowledge, gen. Feb. 14.
cad-gel, chaste (or holy] and fair, Oct. 25, voc. cdidgil, Ap. 14.
ca~d-gemm, holy gem, Ap. 9.
cdd-reim, holy course, July 24.
ca~d-seng, holy (or chaste] slender, Feb. i.
cddas, respect, ace. Mar. 25. o&/ar ' friendship [?], honour, privilege,' O'Br.
cdde, chastity, holiness, dat. Nov. 14, 17, Dec. 17. caidhe, chastity, purity,
O'R. Derived from cad q.v.
cadla, comely 1 Jan. i, Mar. i, Ap. 11, May 3, Sep. 29. cadhla .5. cdomh no
dlainn, O'Cl. See Meyer Aisl. 163. pi. n. f. cadlai, Fe"l. Oeng. at Dec.
9. adv. co caidle, LL. 157* 31.
cddnech (gl. tutelaris perperam ?) Feb. 3. For the suffix cf. degnech, gr&dnech.
caere, ace. June 17 : prob. for caire, blame, LL. i62 b 10 (= W. caredd).
chaerem, June 3, seems for chairim, 'whom I love,' an 0-verb, whence the
perf. sg. 3 cair in the Franciscan Liber Hymnorum, Ir. Texte, i. 322, and
the redupl. fut. cechrat, Wb. 30 4. The initial is aspirated to denote
the relative, as in thuirmthir, Jan. 30. charaim, Feb. 6. charaimm,
June 5. thogaimm, Feb. 6, Ap. 10. fagdeim, May 15. sinim,
May 22. fhurpair, Aug. 20 foemaid, Oc. 31. charthair, Nov. 23. It
cannot be a superlative cf. samchorgus ^gemchorgusasa cairem gtes,
LB. 26i b 76, where for cairem 23 N. 10 (a MS. in the library of the
R.I.A.) has gaenem : cf. gaoine ' good ' O'R. for this would leave unex
plained the aspiration of the initial c.
ca"id. See lomm-chdid, nem-chdid, oll-ch., tend-ch.
cdin, bright, beautiful, gentle, mild, Mar. ii W. coin 'candidus, pulcher.
See lor-chdin, 6r-ch. Compounded also in :
cdin-blad,/a/V/a;^, dat Aug. 23.
cdin-breth, a beautiful judgment, pi. gen. Nov. 2.
cdin-ffal, mild-modest, Nov. u.
cdin-fled, a bright banquet, gen. pi. June 19, Dec. 18.
edin-scel, a beautiful tale, July 26.
caindlech, shining, lustrous, Feb. 23, Mar. n, May 26, Sep. 15, dat. f. caindlig,
Sep. 30, pi. caindlecha, LL. 239 b . Derived from caindel borrowed (like
W. cannwylf) from Lat. candela.
cdine, brightness, gentleness , mildness, dat. Nov. 17, seems a derivative of
cdin bright.
caingen, F. supplication, Aug. 17. ace. beir gusin Coimdid mo chaingin
Mael-lsu, Battle of Ventry (Oxford 1885), p. 89. dorddh Horn caingean
ndch gann do dheanamh, he desired me to make no poor or sparing petition,
O'Br. citing Betha Margrtt.
ca"m, battle, contest, gen. cim, Aug. 20. cam\. r(o)e no comrac, O'Dav. 64.
caam, Bk. Arm. 13* i : 'lignum contensionis quod uocatur caam apucl
gentiles.'
cdm-fer, champion, gen. cdimfir Mar. 17 where it rimes with /&'#</.
camm (W. Corn, and Bret, cam} i. crooked. 2. squinting, Ap. 7, gl. 2.
camm-achad, a crooked field, gen. Mar. 31, gl. 2.
camm-rdd, a crooked speech, wrong saying, May 9, where it rimes with
Sanctdn. Camm-rand a crooked stanza^ Bk. of Fenagh (Dublin
1875), p. 69, u. 7.
cardinail, a cardinal, June 25.
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cath, a battle (W. cad, Gaul. catu]. See mor-chath.
cath-gre*imm, battle-might, June 16.
catolacda, catholic, Jan. i, gl. 6. cathalacda, March i, gl. 9. catalocclha
May 3, gl. 4.
cathdir, borrowed from cathedra or W. cadeir : gen. cathdire, Nov. 2, gl. 6.
echair, mire, Sep. 21, gl. i, isin cechair, LL. H7 b 35.
ce"im, gentle? Dec. 28 (where it rimes with Uir\ cdimh .i. caoin, C'R.
ce'imm, a step (W. <:;#), Dec. 31. See gar-che'imm, glan-ch., ra-ch., to-ch.
celloir, a cellarer, Sep. 16, gl. 3, ace. romarbhsat celloir mor reiclesa Daire,
Annals of Ulster, 1214. O'Br. and his copyist O'R. explain this word as
' the superior of a cell or monastery.' But it seems borrowed from
celldrius ' cui potus et escae cura est,' qui cellae vinariae et escariae
praeest,' Ducange.
cen prep, without, Jan. 16, Feb. 22, etc., is used idiomatically in ba col cen a
chaemna, "twas a sin not to defend him,' March 15. cen olc cTimrdd
' who thought no evil,' Ap. 4, lit. * without evil to think.'
cenn, head, chief (W. penn\ Jan. 14. Feb. 2, 24, 25, Oct. 9. See blaith-
chenn, coem-ch., fmd-ch., flaith-ch., lan-ch., mor-ch., prim-ch., rath-ch.,
sar-ch., soer-ch., sruith-ch.
ceol, music. See c6em-cheol.
ceolach, musical, ace. sg. f. ceolaig, July 27.
cert, just, right (Lat. certus\ gen. sg. m. ceirt, Ap. 18, gl. 4.
cert-fer, a right or just man, gen. A p. 19.
cert-ronnach, justly parting or dividing, Sep. 16, gl. 3.
certaigim, / correct, impv. pi. 3 certaiget, p. 4. "
certas, justice (ceartas, O'R.), dat. certus, Aug. 20. Derived from cert ' right.'
cdt-, first, Gaul, cintu-s.
ce't-breith, a first taking, Feb. 2.
ce't-dola, a first going, July 6.
cethern F., a band (of light infantry), cethern discir druit, LL. 29 b 42. dat.
May 27, where it is applied to seven saints, cethirn comlain, Salt. 3538.
ace. Ap. 21. Hence Eng. kerne, and O'Br.'s ceithearnach 'a soldier, a
sturdy fellow.'
ciall (=W. pwyll], sense, intellect, also cial, Jan. 2. See am-chiall, glan-ch.
cialla, intellectual? Nov. 14, also in LL. I4o b 2, seems for ciallda 'rational,'
derived from ciall ( intellect.'
ciamair, sad, June 23, Nov. i, 12. The nom. pi. ochna aidbli chiamra toir-
secha, LB. I4o b 59, seems from a sister-stem ciamar. As a noun it occurs
in LL. I46 b 44, dochuaid ar ciabair (leg. ciamair) mo chiall : so in Salt
1439 etc - O'Br. has an adjective (?) ciamhaire ' sad, weary.'
cichech, breasted, June 4. Derived from cich ' pap.'
cfmer, bright, radiant? Jan. 21, where it rimes with primfer and miled.
Feb. 22 (rimes with mingel). Ap. 22, July 8, 31, Oct. 16, 30. Root ki,
skt, whence also tri-chem in trichemruad redly blazing ^and sciam ' bright.'
cing, warrior, champion, gen. sg. and pi. cinged, Feb. 27, Ap. 3.
cinte, Feb. 22, for cinnte ' certain, assigned, appointed,' pret. part. pass, of
cinnim ' I determine, decide, appoint.'
cintech, for cinntech, appointed, gen. m. cintig, Mar. 19, compar. cintigi, LL.
24o b , cognate with cinte q.v. and the verb cinntigim : cinntigid 7
comaillid na deich timna, LB. I23 a 27
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ciste, a chest, casket, treasure, Oct. 25, a treasury or treasure, O'Br.
cith, a shower, pi. nom-ceatha, O'Br. dat. cethaib, Sep. 6, where it probably
means showers of tears; cf. cithech (gl. flebilium), Ml. I3o c i; cf also
cithach, LL. I3 b 7.
ciuin, *//*, June 23, July 31. 'meek, still, quiet,' O'Br. See lan-chiuin.
ciuin-bind, gentle-melodious, Ap. 9.
ciuin-bocc, gentle-soft, Nov. 9.
eland, children ( W. plant). See ban-chland.
clar-nem, the plain of heaven, dat. Ap. 14. clar, W. clawr = K\r)pos.
cle-re'im, tf sinister or 2/z7 course, May 24, Nov. 24, // .i. claon, <r//.i. olc,
O'Cl., dat. du chli (gl. ad sinistram), for laim chlf (gl. a sinistris)'
Old Welsh cled, Goth, hlei-duma.
cliar F., an assembly, band, troop, cliar coibne, Feb. 16. dat. 'con chleir,
Jan. 14, archleir na n-apstal, Salt. 7813. pi. dat. fo chliaraib, Salt. 2166.
clod, turning, change, ace., Dec. 3, clodh 'variety, change,' O'Br. Seems
=O. Ir. cloud prosternere, dat. do chlod, LL. 3co b 2, ace. BB. 42 b 24.
cloen, wrong. Compounds :
cloen-breth, a wrong, partial, m prejudiced, judgment, Aug. 6.
cloen-uall F., wrongful pride, ace., May 24.
cloth-barr, having a famous crown or helmet, June 4. A compound of cloth
fame (W. clod} cognate with K\VTOS, in-clutus.
clu, fame (W. clyw, KXe'Fos). See c6em-chlu, sir-chlu, and in the Index of
persons, Gel-chlu.
cluach, famous. See mor-chluach. pi. n. coimhthionoil cluacha, * famous
congregations, O'Don. supp. s. v. clothra.
cnes-bocc, soft-skinned, gen. sg. m. Sep. 27. cnes=Corn. knes (misprinted
kues\ kneys, knesen.
cnesta, modest, meek, May 1 1, ba caur cnesta cocriche, LL. I97 a 32. BB. 373'' 4,
cneasda and cneasta ' modest, meek, well-tempered,' O Br.
co, a compound prep., for oc-6, oc-ua, at, along with, Jan. 19. coa, at her,
by her, Nov. 12. com at my, Sep. 26.
cobled ( = con-fled) F., a banquet, LL. 229 a 6. gen. coiblede, coibleide, LL.
229% tech coiblidhi. Trip. Life, p. 556. dat. Ap. 21. ace. coibleid,
July 27. fie d is = W. gwledd and cognate with Gr. eXSo/zcu.
coel ( = W. cuF) slender. See lomm-choel.
coel-fdl, a slender or small fold, a thin fence or hedge, Nov. 16.
coel-seng, thin-slender, lean, meagre, July 4, 17.
coem ( = W. cu, Corn, cuf, Bret, cuff}, dear, kind, gentle, etc.
coem-aite, dear fosterer, lovable tutor, Mar. 19. The same expres
sion is applied in Fel. Oeng., Aug. 24, to Sen-Phatric.
coem-chenn, a dear chief, May 16.
coem-cheol, delightful music, gen. Sep. 30.
coem-chlu, dear fame, May 23.
coem-chrich, a dear end, Oct. 31.
c6em-doss, a dear bush, Jan. 20, Nov. 17 (where it rimes with
Oengos}, May 30 (where it rimes with Soergos), pi. n.
coemdois, Feb. 23.
coem-druin, dear and shrewd, Mar. 9.
coem-faith, a dear prophet, Dec. 4.
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cdem-fcil, M. a dear fence, wall or hedge, Mar. 14, dat. Feb. 12,
June 1 8.
coem-fer, a dear man, Ap. 16, July 15, Aug. 2, Dec. 8, pi. n. Nov. 18.
coem-fertach, dear-miraculous, May 14.
c6em-fial, dear-modest, Mar. i, Ap. 26.
coem-find, dear-fair, Feb. i, May 26.
coem-flaith, a dear prince, June 19.
coem-fraig, a dear wall, Aug. 23 : cf. coemfa"! supra.
c6em-fuillim, / lovingly increase, Sep. 23.
coem-gel, dear-bright, Feb. 16, Mar. 24, Sep. 8, Dec. 18, gen. sg.
msc. coemgil, Dec. 7.
c6em-lecc, a dear stone, July 3.
coem-ndr, dear-modest, July 19, Sep. 17, 19.
coem-nem, dear heaven, Ap. 13, June 26.
c6em-noeb, a dear saint, pi. gen. June 17.
c6em-6g, dfozr virgin or virginal, May 4, June 9.
coem-rath, dear grace, Feb. 3, dat. Ep. 4 (p. supra).
c6em-seng, dear-slender, refined, Mar. 3, Nov. i, gen. sg. m. May 5,
c6em-slat, a dear scion, Nov. 9.
coem-sui, a dear sage, gen. coemsuad, Oct. n.
coem-thend, dear- strong, Ap. i.
coemda, July 5, Oct. 29, Nov. 30, Dec. 18, synonymous with coem.
coeme, dearness, loveliness, (=. W. cuedd, affection), Dec. 26, dat. Cormac
co c6eme chrotha, LL. 28 b 49.
1. coemna, good cheer, comfort, Feb. 19, cf. LL. 279 a 8, and LB. 2i8 b 54, gen.
niptfs formtig caemnai neich, Rev. Celt. xiii. 395, dat. drond dia caemnu
cuit, LL. 29 b 43.
2. coemna, protection, defence, dat. June i, 21, Nov. 30, don bith-choemna,
Fel. Oeng. at Mar. 13, ace. Mar. 15, ... cen nach coemna, LL. i8i a 27.
i83 a 47. lith cen chaemna, LL. i84 a 40. Perhaps the same word as i.
coemna.
coibne, (= con-fine?) kindred, relationship, Ap. 28, gen. Feb. 16, Dec. 28,
dat. May 15.
coim-dess, handsome, Jan. 7, dat. iarsin charddine choir chomdes, LL. I34 b 2i.
Qvc&-&\T\, protection, July 25.
coimge, safeguard, protection, May 27 = comga q.v. For examples see
O'Don. Supp. and Meyer's Aisl. 167-168.
coir, proper, just. See corn-choir, lomm-ch.
co\vz, justice, right, O'R. gen. core, Feb. 25. dat. core, Dec. 9, but cora,
Dec. 26.
com for ocom, Sep. 26.
comad, assembly f Mar. 24, for corn-sad ' consessus J ?
comaig, Jan. 25, Sep. 22. The same (or a similar) word occurs in an obscure
passage in LU. io2 b comaig Idech arabl lecht liac. It is also the name
of a virgin. Meaning doubtful. Perhaps from com- and -aig, Urkelt.
*agi, cogn. with Ir. ail 'pleasant' (from *pagli), and with Goih.fagrs.
corn-choir, quite just, June 5, Oct. 21, Dec. 29.
com-dath, co-colour, dat. Feb. 23.
comga, protection, dat. Mar. 14 Nov. 25. = coimge, q.v.
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corn-gel, brilliant^ very white, Sep. 3, voc. m. Ap. 21.
com-rand, a co-stanza, isin com-rand, in the same stanza, Sep. 4, Oct. 7.
comrar, a casket, gen. comraire, Sep. 25, gl. 5.
com-seng, meagre, May 21. See seng.
com-s6d, conversion, Jan. 25. comhshodh, Lism. Lives, 234. O. Ir.
comsoud.
com-thend, austere, powerful, June 4, Sep. 5. adv. co comthenn, Salt.
5884.
conaig, affluent, July 18. conaichi (gl. felicior), Ir. Gl. 1128 : derived from
condch ' prosperity, affluence,' O'Br., conach ' luck, fortune,' O'Don. supp.
and cognate perhaps with W. cynog ' a chief, leader or principal.'
con for ocon, Jan. 14, June 21, Aug. 17, Sep. 14.
confessoir, a confessor, July 24, gl. 2. confessor, March 5, gl. I. June 17,
gl. 8. Sep. 25, gl. 8. Dec. 2, gl. 3. Dec. 12, gl. 21. Dec. 18, gl. 10. For
the four technical meanings of confessor, see Ducange.
con-gaib, a collection, Aug. 14, 31. In Dec. 12, perhaps we should read
din-chongaib a protective collection.
conuent, convent, dat. p. 2. Borrowed, like W. cwfaint.
coraib = co-ro-b', may it be, Ap. 14. corop, Jan. 3, Nov. 3.
coraigim, I arrange, dispose: imperat. sg. 2, coraig Aug. 2, where it rimes with
mdraib.
corbam = co-ro-b-m, that I may be, Feb. 1 7, Ap. 6.
corcach F. a marsh, Jan. 14, gl. 3, etc.
craeb seilbe. See Craeb in Index of Places,
craeb-fal, a fence or hedge of branches, Oct. 9.
cranna, bowed, decrepid, Sep. 15, Nov. 16. ni cranna is cuman, LL. 137* 46.
crannda, decrepid, fear crannda a decrepid, stooping man, O'Br.
crann-chur, a lot-casting, crannchur, Ml. 29 i, gen. cranndchuir, July 20, ace.
focherdsam crandchur, LL. 108, dorinneadar crannchur air they cast lots
for it, O'Br. ; and see B. of Ventry, p. 102, pi. nom. inna cranchur (gl.
sortes), Ml. 37 d 15.
crech-brath, a treacherous raid or prey, Sep. 6.
credlach, believing, Feb. 23, Fel. Oeng. Oct. 21, Dec. 23, gen. sg. m. credlaig
(.i. cretmig), Fel. Oeng. Feb. 25. Derived from credal ' devout,' Jan. 21,
Nov. 2, 26, which seems borrowed from W. credol 'giving faith to,'
' believing.'
crem, wild garlic, gen. crema, Jan. 8, gl. 5. Feb. 6, gl. 3. compd. Cremchaill,
May 31, gl. 2.
crich, end. See coem-chrfch.
cride adj. cordialt March 12, May 7, June 29. I have translated this as if it
were an adj. cognate with cride ' heart.' But it may be the gen. sg.
of that subst. Or it may be used elliptically for cride in crdbaid 1 "^
heart of devotion,' Sep. 10. Or again it may be the opposite of ancride
Unrecht, Corn, ancres, Bret, encres.
crinna, sage, prudent, wise, Mar. 9, crionna, O'Br.
cro-ban, death-pale, Dec. 24, where the glossator takes it to mean hut-white
(i.e. grown pale in the cro ' hut,' W. craw, of an inclusus ?). But the first
element is more probably cro \. bas, Corm. Also in cro-phfan death-
pain, dat. cropein (leg. crophein), Jan. 12.
GLOSSARIAL INDEX.
crobcmg. F. a cluster. Nor. 8, Dec. u, dat. May 15, baft crobuing, Hy
g, LL. 8*
Fiachrach, p. 178, a sister-form or corruption of itmimmg, LL. 8* ip,
45* 9, and see Rev. ceh. ix. 471, note I. The pL daL crobhungaib is
given by Q'Br. as if it were a nom.
cromm, bowed, Jan. 24, gL 2. (W. rraravX See nem-cnromm.
cruach. a round A*//, (W. crag), gen. cruaiche, Ap. 21, gL 2. dimm.
cruachan, Ap. 25, gL I.
cn^ hard, cruel (Lai. crudia\ Compounded in :
cniad-ag, hard or cruel bottle, ace. Mar. 6, Ang. 30.
cruad-gae, cruel spear, dat. Mar. 15.
cruadaigim, / harden, preL sg. 3, Sep. 10. A denominative from cruad,
cniaid, Aor/^ *rw<r/. See fel-chruaid.
crath, form (W. pryd\ Compoonded :
crath-gel, fair-formed, bright-shaped. Mar. 23, Ap. 3a
crulh-glan, pure-formed, pL n. Nov. 14.
cuallacht (ex cuan-lucht; .i. cuideachta, CXCL, gen. cuallachta, Aug. 2, gL 4.
Ir. Texte II, 2, 112.
cuanna,y?^, handsome, May 30, Sep. 30.
cuibde,y?//wjj, decency, concinnitas, daL Sep. 27, ar a chuibde 7 ar a chos-
maili intib i\xL, LU. 36* 4. Derived from cuboid * concinnus,' LU. 74 b
41,44. cubhaidh 'decent, becoming/ O'Br.
cuibdech, harmonious, meet, decent? Aug. i.
cuilenn, A^//K (W. celyn\ gen. cuilinn, May 21, gL 4.
cuimne, memory, remembrance, Ap. 28, Sep. 27. cuimnech, mindful, Feb. 26.
gen. sg. m. cuimnig, Aug i.
cuimnigim, I remember, imperaL sg. 2 cuimnig, Mar. 27, Sep. 3. Verbal noun,
cuimniugud, Jan. 8, gL 9.
cuindmid, gL hospitalis, Feb. 3, seems a compound of conn * sense, reason
and *mid (= Skr. madhu) * sweet,' which we have perhaps in '
miochair (leg. miodchair\ ' loving, affable,' and in mid-chaire,
'benevolence,' AU. 1203.
cuinged, "warrior, pL gen. May 23. Perhaps in at cuinnid, Oct. 14, we have
the nom. pL Or it may be cinged (Ap. 3) misspelt for sake of rime.
cuinnid, warrior, July 28, dat. May 3 = cuingid, Bk. of Fenagh 330, 342 ; and
see Glossarial Index to Togail Troi, Calcutta 1881, p. 149.
cuire, M. troop, host, Aug. 23, Nov. 13, Dec. 2, Ep. 4, dat. sg. Aug. 17 dat. pi.
dat. cuirib Aug. 12. Goth, harjis, Germ. Heer.
c&miZL) fragrant, Ap. 21. In Oct. 1 8 it is applied to Colmdn's song, and should
probably be rendered ' sweet ' ; cumhra, O'Br. bldth-chumhra ' blossom-
sweet,' O'Don. Gr. 336. ami cumrae ' sweet sloes,' Lism. Lives p. 326.
1. 13-
cumthach, woeful, mournful, gen. m. cumthaig, Aug. 20. am cumthach dia
e"is, LL. I47 a 29. ba caintech cumthach rabai, LL. 2O2 a 57. Derived from
the /-stem cuma ' woe,' gen. cumad, dat. cumaid.
cunnla, prudent, Jan. i, Feb. 4, Dec. 19, cundla, Aug. 31. Elsewhere, cundla
or connla is a fem. subst. meaning prudence, wisdom. O'Don. Supp. dia
na cundla, LB. 182* 34, derived from cundil Wb. 31 3. O : Br. renders
cunnla by ' modest,' which seems a bad guess.
cur, a cast. See crann-chur.
dag, good (W., Corn, and Bret, da, Gaul. dago-s\ Compounded :
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dag-dess, good-comely, Mar. 31.
dag-dfas, F. a good pair, Oct. 26.
dag-doss, a goodly bush, pi. n. Jan. 7.
dag-fer, a good man^\. n. daigfir Mar. 4 : so in LL. I56 b 23 : ropsat
broenaig a daigfir.
dag-fi'al, good-modest, Jan. 30, Aug. 7.
dag-find, good-fair. May 15, Dec. u.
dag-m^in, a good mind, dat. sg. Jan. 26.
dag-m6r, good-great, Sep. n.
dag-nar, ^^ (and) bashful, Mar. 26, May 9, Nov. 26.
dag-nem,vw/&kn'w^ ace. June 5.
dag-6g, <z W</ virgin, July 2.
dag-rdd, well-speaking, May 17.
dag-rand, a good stanza, dat. sg. Jan. 31.
ddi-bill, bad-poor? May 8, seems a compd. of ddi = */0z" ' malus,' O'Molloy.
Gramm. Latino-hibernica, 43, and bill cogn. with &/&, * poor,' Fe*l. Oeng.
Aug. 8. But perhaps it is misspelt for ddibil, q.v. or for duibell .i.
utmall, O'Dav. 73.
daig, primarily, keen f and then with the secondary meanings, harsh ? quick ?
Sep. 1 6. tasc ddig, Jan. 18. daig diar degdfn, Feb. 21, where it rirms
with cdid. daig dom erail, Aug. 16. See radaig infra, and cf. Dor. 6dyw,
1 sharpen.
dail, in the phrases 'mom dail, near me, Ap. 3, 27. im dail, Mar. 22, im
dail-sea, Aug. 19, 'nar ndailne, Jan. u, Ap. 8, 'mor ndalaib, Ap. 22.
ddl, assembly (W. dadf}. See ath-d^l, deg-d^l, go-dal, min-dal, ro-dal.
ddlach, multitudinous? Nov. 10, derived from ddl, assembly: so in Fel.
Oeng. Jan. I. The same word, wrongly explained, occurs in H. 3. 18, p.
539 b : dalach .i. diail .i. nemdlighthech * unlawful.'
dam, F. a troop (cogn. with Sa/zo?, dqfws ). pi. dat. damaib, Ap. 1 5, gl. 3.
Compounded in min-ddm, q.v. and
dam-fial, generous to troops (of poets etc.), Ap. 15.
dartaid, a yearling bull, gen. dartada, Feb. 12, gl. 9. Seems derived from
dart (dairt ?) in Drufm dd dart, May 22, gl. 6.
dath, colour. See com-dath.
dath-glan, pure-coloured, Feb. 16, Ap. 15, 16, 30, June 2, 24, July 2,
Aug. 24, Sep. 22, Nov. 12, Dec. 26, dat. f. don tuaith dathglain,
Salt 5447.
dath-rath, July i, seems a compound of dath, ' gift,' O'R. (cf. dathadh .i.
tiodlacadh, O'Cl.), and, if so, may mean ' bounteous grace.'
deac, ten, Jan. 26, Ap. 16, diac, Oct. 21, where it is a monosyllable, not, as in
Old Irish, a disyllabic,
debthach, quarrelsome, contentious, combative, July I, gl. 5, Nov. 7, dat.
'con cuire doidgheal deabhthach, Cormacan e"ces, 30, pi. n. batar
debthaig fri Saul, Salt. 6264. Hence debthaige, combativeness, LL.
I34 b 24.
decair (decar?), difficulty, hardship, fri decraib, Sep. 22. deacair and
deadach ' hard, difficult/ O : Br.
december, December, gen. sg. Dec. i.
dedlaim, I separate, Ap. 20, verbal noun, from dedai 1 , Nov. 26.
deg-, good, a sister-form of dag-, q.v.
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deg-Mg, a good fight, or perhaps, a good word (blessing), fat. May 12.
deg-buaid, a good "victory, Feb. 24.
deg-ddl, a good assembly, Aug. 1 7.
deg-dias, F. a good pair, Feb. u.
deg-din, good protection, Feb. 21.
deg-doss, a good bush, Mar. 3, May 18.
deg-drong, ^Wdf <ta#^ or troop, Aug. 9.
deg-druin, V?<?^ ^r/ shrewd, Ap. 5.
deg-fal, a good fence, -wall or hedge, Sep. 2.
deg-feil, # good festival, Jan. 18.
deg-fer, # ^w*/ ;/z#?z, Feb. 19, June 12, Dec. 10, gen. sg. Mar. 5,
pi. n. Ap. 22, Sep. 27, Dec. 22. W. dewr?
deg-lann, gen. deglainn, Feb. 19, a compound of deg, good and
lann .i. cumdach, O'Cl. This explanation accords with the
marginal gloss ; but deglainn may possibly be an adj. in the
nom. sg., compounded of deg and laind ' splendid.'
deg-mein, a good mind, Sep. 16, Dec. 23, dat. May 12.
deg-mm, good-gentle, Jan. n.
deg-mor, good-great, May 20, Nov. 20, gen. sg. m. July 30.
deg-nert, good strength, Mar. 20.
deg-6c, a good warrior, May 18.
deg-oeb (MS. deg-aeb) F. good beauty, dat. July 18.
deg-6g, a good virgin, Jan. 6, Oc. 17.
deg-ordned, ^w*/ ordination, consecration, July 4.
deg-rath, good grace, dat. Feb. 26.
deg-reid, good-smooth, Dec. 23.
deg-rf, ^tftf*/ &'#, dat. degrig, Aug. 5, dat. (ace.?) degrig, Jan. 26.
deg-tham, a good death, June 5.
degnech, excellent, Mar. 13. For the suffix cf. cadnech, grddnech.
dein, pure, \. glan, O'Dav. 73, O'Cl. * clean, neat,' O'Br. dat. Salt. 1943, ace.
Salt. 1803, pi. n. deni, Ap. 16.
delb-glan, pure-shaped, Jan. 19. A compd. of delb (= W. delw], June 29.
denge, oppressiveness? dengge dath. Salt. 911, dinge .i. toirneamh, lowering,
O'Cl. cen dinge a hualle, LL. 223 b , for-dengat 'opprimunt,' ro-dingestar
' oppressit.'
deoaid, end, fo deoaid, Feb. 24 =/<?' deoid, LU. 27 a 3o a . W. diwedd.
ddrach, tearful, repentant, Feb. 17, ddarach, sad, O'R. Derived from der
' tear ' = W. dagr.
derb-6g, a sure virgin, surely virginal, May 20.
derc, eye. See laeb-derc.
dess, now deas 'fair, elegant, handsome.' See am-dess, coim-d., dag-d.,
gld-d., lan-d.
dian, violent, vehement, swift, June 30, Aug. 27, Nov. 30. Compounds :
dfan-dg, violent battle, ace. sg. Jan. 5, Sep. 9.
dian-slim, exceeding pleasant, Sep. 28.
diarn, perhaps for dian-arn diarn aithnemm, to whom we commend us,
June 4, Sep. 5.
di'as, a pair, Mar. 27, Aug. 12, Oct. 22. See dag-dfas, deg-d., noeb-d.
di-chuid, petty, May 20. diochuid .i. beag, O'Cl. who cites Gorman thus :
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Crom diothraibh ar domhndn, m'r dhiochuid achd deaghmho'r .i. nir bho
beag achd ba mor.
didnaim, / console, solace, enclitic of dodonaim : subj. sg. 3, ron-didna,
June 21, Aug. 9, Oct. 17. Verbal noun didnad, Aug. i.
dil, dear, Mar. 31, Dec. 26. pi. ace. dili, Oct. 26. See to-dil,
dimbdg, F. grief, sorrow. ba dimbag laisium anisein, LL. 92 b 48. dat.
fo dimaig, LL. 65* 49. ace. dimbaig, Ap. 3, May 17. diombdgh,
grief, sorrow, 3 diombdghach, ' sorrowful, mournful,' O'Br.
din, protection, Feb. 3, Mar. 5, 8, 14, 16, Nov. 21, 25, 27. See coim-din.
din-fdl, a protective fence, wall or hedge, Oct. 19.
dind-fer, a notable man, compounded of dind, a 'notable place, a height,' July
27, or a delightful man, June 27. dinn .i. aibhinn, O'Dav. 79, a thoirm
dind, Salt. 2160. dind-gel, delightful-fair, gen. sg. m. May 10.
disert (=desertum), hermitage, Feb. 2, gl. 3, gen. disirt, June 21, gl. 3.
diss-fir,feedfy true or an insignificant truth, June 14. diss .i. deroil, Corm.
cen doimme diss, Salt.. 3347. adv. na" teig cotdiss, Salt. 5953. Or dishr
may be nom. pi. of disfer a feeble man.
*dlechtu, lawful debt, ace. (dat. ?) dlechtain Jan. 8. Hence the adj.
dlechtanach lawful, legitimate, dat. fern, i meit dlechtanaig, LU. 35 a
dochta, closeness, niggardliness, ace. Sep. 15. So brig cen docta, LL. 2 a 57 :
clii cen dochta, LL. I33 b 46, and see Meyer, Aisl. 173.
doctuir, doctor, July 25, gl. 5.
dodaing, difficulty, danger, \. doilidh, O'Cl. ace. Jan. 22, Feb. 2, 28. Also
spelt dodoing, LL. 33* 7, and doduing, LL. I38 a 35. It is also an adj.
compar. doidngiu, LL. i83 a . adv. in-dodaing (gl. difficulter), Ml. 6i a 2i.
Opposite of sodaing, pi. dat. soidngib. Salt. 4539. Or this last might
come from soidhge, the opposite of doidhge, q.v.
doenech, populous. Aug. 6. = doinech, Salt. 990, daoineach, O'Br.
doibil, May 9, daibil June 8, doebil July 27, seems a compound of ddi =
daoi .i. malus, O'Molloy 43, and bil \. bel 'mouth,' O'Cl. See daibill.
doid. See am-doid, Maeldoid.
doidiige F. difficulty, May 27. ace. is huas neurt dom ar a doidngi est
supra mm meam ob eius difficultatem, Z 2 . 1023. dogni doidngi, Ml. 37 a
10, pi. dat. doidngib, June 21, Aug. 9, dodngib, Sep. 14 : derived from
dodaing q.v.
dola, a going. See cet-dola.
dolma, slowness, delay, ace. Mar. 14, Dec. 28, cen dolmai, Fe"l. Oeng. Ep. 157.
cen dolma dein, Salt. 187, can dolma, LL. 27 a 47, dolmha delay, loiter
ing, O'Br. Derived from dolam ' slow.'
dolta, Jan. 31, seems from the context to be a part. pass, meaning 'told,
' related,' and cogn. with Eng. tell, Germ, zahlen. But it may be (as
Strachan suggests) for daltai gen. sg. of dalta fosterling, pupil. For
the rime with molta cf. March 5.
domm, to my, April 10, July 18, where the hard m is unexplained.
domna~n, a paltry world, May 20, dat. Oct. 17, dimin. of domun.
donn .i. rf, king, H. 3. 18, p. 635 b . Compounds :
donn-bdn, princely -fair, Mar. 10.
donn-gel, princely -bright, Feb. 18.
doss, bush, June 10 (from *dusto-, cognate with Lat. diimus from *dusmus ?*].
See coem-doss, dag-d., deg-d.
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do-theidm, pestilence, May 27, a compound of the prefix do- = 8vs- and
teidm, ' disease,' pi. ace. tedmann, Feb. 7.
draignech, thorny ', Aug. 18, gl. i.
drech, countenance. See nem-drech, 6eb-dr., sar-dr., soer-dr.
drech-rath, a gracious countenance, dat. Sep. 6.
dreim. See ra-dreim.
dremm, a band, Jan. 26, Ap. 27. See sar-dremm.
dron, y?r/. dron .i. daingean, O'Cl.
diori-lt&n, firm-fair, Oct. 17.
dron-gelj firm-wfa'te, Jan. 2.
dron-gemm, strong gem, July 7.
drong, # party, a troop, May 9, July 30, Sep. 6, 26. gen. druing, May 10.
dat. drung, Feb. 14, June 2, dat. pi. drongaib, Aug. 31. See deg-drong,
ro-d. Low Lat. drungus, Byzantine Spovyyos.
druin, shrewd, Jan. 19, Mar. 21, 26, Aug. 24, Sep. 2, Dec. 20, .i. glicc. Lecan
vocab. See coem-druin, deg-d., mor-d., 6g-d., seng-d., s6er-d. Hence
druine, LL. 229% and rodruine.
druit, close, firm, trustworthy, LL. 29 b 42. See fir-druit. From *druzdi, cf.
Germ, trost, O.N. traustr (Strachan).
dui, fool, dunce (from *du-vet, opposite to sui, 'sage,' from*su-vet), Nov. 7.
duibe, blackness, darkness (W. duedd\ June 24, Nov. 13. dube, June 29.
duilig, difficulty. ace. duilig, Jan. i, Ep. 11, pi. dat. duilgib, Aug. i.
Elsewhere (e.g. LL. 22 i a ) an adj.
duma, mound, gen. Jan. 31, gl. 8. leth-duma, March 30, gl. 4.
du-sdim (dusam ?) tmpleasantness, ace. Ap. 26.
e*binn, for oebinn, Sep. 23. So the name Ebnat for Oebnat.
ecaib, May 14, Ep. 10. pi. dat. of e'c death, but may be used of one person :
ria n-dcaib LL. 269*8. iar n-ecaib a athar, LL. 288 a 3.
egeptacda, Egyptian, Ap. 9.
eidnech, ivied, gen. sg. m. eidnig, Feb. 17, gl. I.
eim, active, Mar. 18, Aug. i, Oct. 26, eimh .i. esgaidh, luath, ullamh no
maith, O'Cl. eim, Fel. Oeng. July 19, an-eim ' slow,' Conn. Windisch's
eim wants the mark of length. Liden, assuming loss of initial p, com
pares O.N. fimr 1 - nimble, agile.' Compds. see bith-eim, find-eim, ler-
eim. Hence eime * quickness.'
eirbe, a fence, Jan. 30, also spelt airbe.
elbeim, offence, May 12, Dec. 23. Generally spelt ailbeim or oilbeim, a compd.
of ail 'disgrace' and beim 'a blow.' Hence the verb oilbeimnigim, /
offend, Three Fragments, p. 74.
elgna, noblet May n. ^/^and elga are other forms,
emech, opportune, Ap. 12, July 8 : so in ML 27 a 5.
enach, a marsh, gen. enaig, Jan. 4, gl. 3. May 17, gl. I. Dec. 26, gl. 4. dat.
enach, Feb. 18, gl. 3.
enair (from Low Lat. Jenarius), January, Jan. i.
engach, dangerous ? Mar. 13, seems an adj. cogn. with or derived from,
eng^rz'/, dat. ing, Hy. i. 8. in trath erges Aed engach, Bk. of Fenagh,
374-
eolach, expert, knowing, erudite, Sep. 5, Oc. 6, Salt. 1786, pi. n. eolaigh
pref. supra p. 4. Derived from col .i. eolas, O'Cl. inn eol duib ? LL. I52 b
9, gen. iuil, LL. i87 b 42.
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epiphain, epiphany, dat. Jan. 5.
er-bad F. bane, ace. erbaidh, Ep. 7, urbaid, March 31, cen erbaid, Salt. 3430,
ar cech n-erbaid, ibid. 7478. pi. n. urbada, LL. 171 a 31. ace. erbada, Ffs
Adamnain. Cogn. with urbhaidhe bane, ruin, destruction, O'R. A
nom. sg. erbaid (ex *are-bati-} occurs in Trip. Life, 38, 1. 1 5.
er-dom, portico, gen. erdoim, Feb. 8, gl. 8. erdaim Ap. 8, gl. 6.
er-glan, very pure, Jan. 25, Salt. 1468. ace. f. la claind n-irglain, Salt. 5136.
er-gna, Jan. I, Feb. 8, 28, Ap. 21, May 3, July 22, Sep. 13, 27, Oct. 11, Dec.
25. urgna, Jan. 20, Feb. 4, Oct. 18, ' intelligent, learned,' O'R. and see
Windisch Worterb. s.y. i ergna. But in the Irish Life of Fursa
= Baeda's Hist. Eccl. lib. iii, c. xix, ergna 6 fertaib 7 o mirbuilib corres
ponds with egregiis insignis virtutibus, and in Gorman's Martyrology,
May 13 (where it is an epithet for tempul) it obviously means ' insignis.'
er-grinn, very lovely, Sep. 26.
er-mor, the greater part, gen. ermoir, March 6, gl. 2.
er-mor, high-great, July 24 (6r = a/epos).
esbach, useless, June 7, vain, Aug. 29. Derived from esba, as the synonymous
easbadhach, B. of Ventry, p. 103, from esbaid.
escair, a ridge, gen. escrach, Mar. 18, gl. i.
ess, a cataract, gen. essa, March 8, gl. 3.
etlaim, rom-etlat, Sep. 21. Meaning obscure.
ettal, pure. See Glossarial Index to Fe*l. Oeng. and add Samuel 6g, ettal,
imnar, Salt. 5370. ba hettal i n-aurgabail, ibid. 7398, anhettail, ibid. 950,
pi. n. m. ettail, Feb. 22. Hence an-etal, ain-eial, an impure person,
O'Don. Supp.
f prothetic : foirbe, Jan. 15. fuaigeb, Mar. 29. Faeldobair, June 29.
fachraic for fochraic, fochric, wage, July 10.
fagdim for *fogdim (enclitic of fo-guidim), / beg, supplicate, pres. pi. i,
fagdeim, May 15. The verbal noun is faighdhe, Lism. Lives 1425,
1488, O. Ir.joigde F. ' mendicatio,' Wb. 25^ 8, 9, u.
fail, a ring, Dec. 27, where it rimes with cdid. ace. foil (gl. armillam), Pr.
64 b 17, dual dat. co ndib failgib oir, Chron. Scot. 290.
failid, joyous, Mar. 17, June 23, July 31, falid, May 16, Nov. 12, adv. co failid,
(gl. letus) Gild., compar. failtiu (gl. laetiorem), Ml. 47 b 17.
failim, / am, Aug. 22 = fuilim, Nov. 21. pi. 3 failet, LU. 27 b 7 = fuilet
Sep. 11. filet, Aug. 13, gl. 3.
faith, prophet (Lat. vates), Jan. 15, Feb. 13. See ard-faith, c6em-f., pri'm-f.
&\, fence, rampart. See coel-fal, coem-fal, craeb-fal, deg-fal, din-fill, find-fal,
min-fal, rig-fal, soer-fal.
fann, weak ( = W. gwann}. See nem-fann.
fann-fer, a feeble man, Aug. 26, Nov. 21.
farcha, thunderbolt, Dec. 23, gl. 3.
febda, goodly, distinguished, excellent, June 11, Sep. 29. febda, febdae,
febdai, Salt. 36, 455, 2250 etc. O'Clery explains this word as a subst.
feabhdha .i. feabhas ' goodness.' Cf. febla, Feb. 5, gl. 3.
febru, February, gen. s. Feb. i, better Febrai, Fe*l. Oeng. at Feb. i, 28.
fedil, steadfast, Jan. i, Dec. 5, adv. Jan. 6, Dec. 22. O'Brien explains feidhil
by just, true, faithful, chaste.
feg-ait, keen-pleasant? Feb. n. or imper. sg. 2 of fe"gaim / behold, with
suffixed pron. of sg. 3 ?
i\\, feast (W. gwyl}. See deg-feil, prfm-f.
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feithmech, attentive, "watchful, Jan. 12, June 9, Nov. 7. adv. go feithmech .i.
go coimheadach, Ode to Brian na Murtha, 126. Derived from fethem
' observation, contemplation,' Fel. Oeng. Ep. 266.
fel, evil, treacherous, feal .i. olc, O'Cl.
fel-chruaid, evil-cruel, Oc. 21. So fel-braighde 'viles obsides,' AU.
1291.
fel-fer, a treacherous man, July 29.
fel-6g, a pseudo-virgin, pi. n. feloig, Jan. 18.
fellaim, / deceive, defraud, pret. sg. 3. nar-fella, Jan. 4. nir-fella, June 5.
isse rafell for Neptuin, LL. 2i7 a . sg. i rofellus fair, BB. 48 i b 5, ni fealla
[leg. fellfa] me ort, / will not fail thee, O'Br. nisfellub ar mo thigerna,
LB. nc a 57. pass. pres. sg. 3, dia felltar for m'fiachaib, LB. 2i6 a i.
fer M. man, (W. gwr\ . See ath-fer, bag-fer, brig-fer, cad-fer, cdm-fer, cert-
fer, coem-fer, daig-fer, deg-fer, dind-fer, fann-fer, fel-fer, find-fer, fir-fer,
flaith-fer, glan-fer, Mn-fer, maith-fer, min-fer, mor-fer, noeb-fer, 6g-fer
prim-fer, rath-fer, sain-fer, sdr-fer, sen-fer, sluag-fer, sruith-fer.
ferda, manly, Jan. 20, Feb. 16, May 3, Aug. 28, 31. dund sil ferdu, Ml. 44 a
10. feardha, male, also manly, O'Br.
fertach, miraculous, Feb. 5, Ap. 16, gl. i, Aug. 8, Sep. 9, gl. 2. gen. ms~.
fertaig, July T2. voc. a Chaillin fertaig, Bk. Fen. 166. Compd. seecoem
fertach. Compound with mor : a Michil mor-fertaig, Maelisu's hymn to
S. Michael. Derived from firt = virtus, gen. pi. ferta, Nov. 20, dat.
fertaib, Nov. 22.
fiach, a raven, (disyllabic in O. Ir.), gen. fiaich, Ap. 5, gl. i.
fiadu, dat. fiadain, June 23, Nov. 12. Meaning doubtful. Windisch con
jectures ' Fiihrer.' Hence the adj. fiadnach : na .x. plagha foillsi fiadh-
nacha, BB. I7 b 45.
fial, modest (W. gwyf]. . See bldith-fial,. cdin-fial, coem-f., dag-f., dim-f.,
find-f., fir-f., Mn-f., mm-f., mor-f., sir-f.
fial-ndr, modest-bashful, Sep. 29.
fian. See fros-fian.
fichthech, adj. boiling, May 6. usce fichthech, LL. 3<D5 b 31. Also spelt
figthech. Derived iromfiuchud ' a boiling,' LU. 8o a .
find, white, fair, blessed (W. gwynn). . See coem-find, dag-f., glan-f., grad-
f., min-f., mor-f., 6g-f., rig-f., soer-f.
fm&-a.r&, fair-high, gen. sg. msc. findaird, Feb. i r.
find-ban, white-fair, Oct. i, Dec. 5.
find-ben, a fair woman, May 8.
find-brug, a white burgh, Jan. 3.
find-chenn, white-headed, or perhaps a fair chief, June 25.
find-eim, fair-active, Oct. 22.
find-fa~l, a fair fence, wall or hedge, dat. Mar. 27, July 21, Dec. 21.
find-fer, a fair man, Aug. 14.
fa&j\2\, fair-modest, Mar. 18, July 5, Dec. 6.
find-lecc, a white stone, May 1 1.
find-mor, white-great, Feb. 27, June 15. finnmor, Salt. 7566, pi.
n. m. findmoir, July 25, Aug. 5.
find-ndr, fair-modest, Oct. 7. Salt. 3700, 4950, ace. f. fri Eua
findnair, Salt. 2030.
find-nem,fazr-/ieaven, dat. May 10, ace. Nov. 12.
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find-noeb, fair-holy, Sep. n, Nov. 10, Dec. 27.
find-6ebyfatr-&eautifu/ t Ap. 29.
find-6g, a fair virgin, Aug. 25, Oct. 8, Dec. 6.
find-sluag, # w/b'te (or blessed] host, Ap. 30. So in Fel Oentr
at May 23.
find-tech, a white (or blessed] house, dat. Mar. 19 = W. gwyn-dy ' a
blessed house, an episcopal residence,' Pughe, "gundy = ? a
White House, a Court," ^<9^ <?/" /,/#;? </z/, edd. Evans and
Rhys, p. li.
fine, family, July 6. See coibne.
ffn-61, a wine-draught, July 10 (61 = the O. Ir. disyllabic ool).
fintar (MS. findar), Aug. 8, seems imperat. pass. sg. 3 of findaim, / knois,
whence finnaid, July n, and fintar a n-anmand ar oen, LL. I37 b 46.
finntar, findathar, is known, O'Don. supp.
fir, true (W. gwir, Lat. verus]. See diss-f ir, grind-fir,
fir-dg, veritable battle, ace. Aug. 9.
ffr-breth F. a true judgment, pi. gen. Aug. 6, pi. nom. firbretha, Salt.
8325.
fir-druit, veritably close ? truly trustworthy ? Dec. 12.
fir-fer, a true man, pi. n. Oct. 19. W. gwiriwr 'a verifier.'
fir-fial, truly modest, Dec. 24.
fir-flaith, a true prince, Mar. 12. gen. primadbar ind firflatha,
Salt. 6244. ace. cosin firflaith, Salt. 1812.
fir-glan, truly pure or fine, May 8, Nov. 15. gen. msc. ffrglain,
Dec. 7. pi. gen. coica foss fledach firglan, LL. 28 b 38.
fir-grind, truly lovely or pleasant, Ap. 9, May 8, 28.
fir-oeb (MS. firaeb), truly beautiful, July 29.
fir-og, a true virgin, truly virginal, Mar. 31, Aug. 1 5, Sep. 9, Oct. 23,
Nov. ii. dat. f. firoig, Dec. 15. pi. n. firoig, May 24, Nov. 24.
fir-oil, truly great, Mar. 27.
fir-6r, true gold, Mar. 29. ~F6\. Oeng. at Oct. 21.
fir-seng, veritably slender, emaciated, Sep. 26.
fir-soer, truly noble, Mar. 16. la forggal Fiadat firsaer, Salt. 7568.
fir-thenn, truly austere, Ap. 24. ace. f. roscar fri fele firthind,
Salt. 3216.
fire, truth (W. gwiredd\ gen. Jan. 15, Feb. 13.
fis, knowledge, gen. fesa, p. 2. See ca'd-fis.
flaith, prince, Aug. 28. See coem-flaith, fir-f.
flaith-chenn, a princely chief, June 4.
flaith-fer M. princely man, Nov. 14. gen. May 4. pi. n. Dec. 18.
The cognate Welsh word, gwladwr, means ' countryman.'
fled, banquet ( W. gwledd}. See c in-f led, cobled.
fliuchaine, wet land, Nov. 18, gl. i, where Cill Liuchaine should be Cill
fliuchaine. Derived from flinch = W. gwlyb.
fobar, a well, gen. fobair, July 27, gl. 5, Aug. 6, gl. 2.
fodlach, discerning? discreet? Feb. 23, Mar. 13.
foelab, Mar. 31, an inorganic ^-future formed from/^/j-,the stem of the redupl.
j-fut. oifulangim, ' I endure.'
foemaim = faomhaim, ' I assent, bear with, yield, incline,' O'R. b-fut. dia
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foemab, Mar. 31. nos-foemdb, Mar. 16, June 18, July 29. I assent,
bear with, O'Br. Verbal noun, foemad, May 2.
foen-sleg, a slanting dart, pi. gen. Sep. 8. foen, Br. cftouen, Lat. supinus.
fo-gabim, I find, get, obtain, pi. 3, fogobat, Trip. Life, 92, 1, 18, subj. sg. i. co
fagbar, Jan. 3. pi. I. co fogbamm, May 10. redup. fut. sg. I. fogeb,
Jan. 14. fogdbainn, Dec. I.
foil. See an-foil.
f6ir (ex *fo-reth-' succurrere '), help, relief, \. foiridhin, deaghfbir, .i. deaghfoir-
ithin, O'Cl. gen. ind fored, (leg. forid). Ap. 18. cf. for the phrase
Augustin ind ecna, Aug. 28 n.
foirbe, a land ' (= f-orbe, O. Ir. orbe, heritage], gen. foirbi, Jan. 15. pi. dat.
asna forbib 7 asna ferannaib, LL. 232 a : generally spelt/0r&z, as in Salt.
2795.
foiss, steady. See an-foiss, sir-foiss.
fo-rad, a paltry saying, Oct. 24, where the prefix^-, W. gwo = Gr. VTTO-,
somewhat, a little.
forbaim, / complete, I perfect, pres. ind. act. pi. 3, forbait, Feb. 28, Mar. 31,
Ap. 30, May 31, Sep. 30. Either a denominative from forbe 'perfectio,'
Z 2 . 874, or a Middle- Irish formation suggested by ro-forbad, perf. pass.
?in&foirbthe, part. pass, oiforbenhn.
for-biur, I grow, pres. ind. sg. 3 forpair (for forbair), Aug. 20.
fordall, error, straying, fordal .i. do-eol .i. seachr^n, O'Cl. gen. fordaill, Oct. 23.
Hence the adj. fordallach ; iar tabairt imthusa fordallaig forsin sluag,
LU. 57 a 31. A sister-form fordul, occurs in LU. i6 a 40. O'Cl. has
also defordal .i. seachra'n mor, where de- is intensive.
fo-rend (rimes with dgseng,) Aug. 12. gen. pi. of a compound of/0 'good
and rend ' star. 7
fo-rethim, / succour, imperat. sg. 3 = no[m]-foired, July 14, s-conj. sg. 3,
ronfore, July 7, Oct. 15, Dec. 9.
for-lcin, overfull, superabundant, superfluous, Ap. 14, June 18, Aug. 8, Oct. i.
gen. topur ind hordain forldin, Salt. 994. W. gorlaivn 'overfull,
redundant.'
forrdn, assault, oppression, Jan. 28, ni coir forran no forlond no forbrissiud
d'imbirt fair, LB. 69* 45. gen. fer forrana 'a robber,' Laws i. 144, 1. 12,
ace. dobert forran for Tama>, Salt 6710.
fossad, stable, steadfast, steady, fal fossud, Salt. 986. voc. a hEua fossad, Salt.
1906. pi. n. fosta Oct. 25. fossad i. fossuid i. manens in loco, H. 2. 16,
col. 112. ace. coica fer ina sessam conoids in fael fossad, fifty men up
standing who would protect the steadfast wolf (i.e. their King), LL. 28 b
39. Hence fosta and fostacht.
fot, watchful. See mor-fot, 6g-fbt, soer-fot.
fraig, wall (cf. Skr. vraja, Gr. eipyco). See coem-fraig.
frem, root. See nua-fre'm.
fris-benim, literally, / strike or beat against (cf. frisben aft in the first spell
in the Stowe Missal), in this poem always seems to mean, / pray to.
See benaim supra, fris-m-benaimm, Aug. 24, Oct. 5. fris mbenmait, Dec.
13. fris-m-benab, Nov. 4.
fris-dalaim, I meet. pres. ind. pi. i. frisa nddlamm, Mar. 21. fris-n-dalaim,
Sep. 20. fris ndalimm, Nov. i, fut. fris n-dalab, Jan. 8, Aug. 15, Oc. 22.
frit, Sep. 1 8 (where \hzfrithcobair of the MS. should be frit chobair), a com
bination of the prep, fri and the possess, pron. of sg. 2.
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fromtha, proven, tried, Jan. 15, Dec. 21, pret. part. pass, of fromaim,
borrowed from Lat. probo, with/" for o and mh for bh.
fros-fian, a dark champion, ace. frosfein, May 3 : fros 'dark, obscure,' O'Br.
Cognate perhaps with fros 'shower' = Skr. varshd, Gr. Ftpo-i/.
fuba, hewing, cutting, O'Don. Supp. ace. cen fuba,June 24. A cognate verb,
fubthaitis, occurs in LL. 254 a 20.
fuillim, I increase, I add: imperat. pi. I. fuillem, Sep. 12, Oct. 7. Seecoem-
fuillim. Verbal noun fuilled, May 23 (but fuilliud, Jan. 13), gen. fuillid,
May 3, July 28, dat. fulliud, June 29.
fuitherbe, Aug. 7, gl. 7 = foithirbe .i. imaire ('a ridge') no gort no achad
('a field'), H. 3. 18, pi. 61, col. 2.
furpair, Aug. 20, for forbeir, pres. ind. sg. 3 of forbiur, 1 grow, or rrforbair,
pret. sg. 3 of the same verb.
ga"bad, want, danger, gen. gdbaid, Jan. 27, Ap. 25. Different from, but
probably cognate with, the u-stem gdbud.
gabaim fri, / resist, [f]ris na" gabat dibergaig, LL. 262 b 3. Verbal noun,
gabdil fri, Oct. 26.
gabaim la, / take up with, fut. pi. 3, ge*btait linni, Feb. 9.
gabaim oc, I indulge, forgive, imperat. pi. 3 gabat acam, Ep. 3.
gd, danger 'peril, want,' O'R. in mdr-gdd. gdd is guba, LL. 49 a 20, gen.
gdid, LL. 46 b 4, ace. bat dm ar gdd 'sar guba, LL. I93 a 39. Cognate with
Gr. x^C 00 ? X*1 TOS > X^pkj etc -> Lat. he-res, Skr. hdnis.
gae, spear. See cruad-gae, sa>-gae.
gairbe, roughness, harshness, O'Br. (= W. garwedd], ace. Aug. 1 1, dligid cen
gairbe, cen gol, LL. 157* 2.
gal. See gleo-gal.
gangait, falsehood, deceit, gen. gangda (for gangta), Ap. 25, gangaid, 'false
hood, deceit,' O'Br. ace. gan mhiongam gan ghangaid, O'Don. Supp. s.v.
miongam.
gann, gand scanty, Nov. 10. See am-gand, nem-gand.
I . gar, pious. See min-gar and, perhaps, gle-gar.
2. gar, profit. See so-gar.
3. gar, short, gar \. gairid, O'Cl. gar-che'im, a short step, Jan. 2.
garg-noeb, austere-holy, May 14.
gart-brig, generous vigour, Nov. 10. A similar compd. is gart-gldir, Salt.
4527 : gart .i. fe"ile, Corm. gart.i. tidnacul no eneach H. 3. 18, p. 615*.
gasrad, F. a bachelry, company of striplings, May 19. gasraid, BB. 46i b 2i.
gen. gasraidi, LL. 220% 235% pi. dat. gasradaib, LL. 24O b : derived from
gas .i. geg 'branch,' O'Cl.
g^btait (from ge"bat-iat), they will take, Feb. 9. See berdait supra.
gein, birth. See ard-gein, grdd-g., maith-g., noeb-g., ro-g.
gel, bright, white (cf. ye\av'\a\nrw, Hesych.). See cdd-gel, c6em-gel, corn-gel,
cruth-gel, dind-gel, donn-gel, dron-gel, glan-gel, grind-gel, Ian-gel, mer-
gel, min-gel, nua-gel, oeb-gel, 6en-gel, soer-gel, sruith-gel, t6eb-gel, tond-
gel.
gel-grib, July 13, meaning obscure. Cormac has grib ' griffin,' voc.
''
LL. 257 b 40, pi. grfba, LL. I35 b 27 and O'R. has^M 'finger,'
borrowed, apparently, from Fr. griffe ' claw.' Can grib (here
riming with -min and Ernin) be = Eng. grebe 'a diver
(colymbus) ?
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276 GLOSSARIAL INDEX.
gel-lam, a white hand, pi. gen. Sep. i, Oc. 8.
gel-6c, fair-young, Mar. n.
gemm ( = Lat. gemma), Mar. 28, gl. i, Sep. 21, gl. 2. See ard-gemm,
ca~d-g., dron-g., 16r-g., 6r-g., ro-g., sain-g., so-g.
genas, chastity, gen. genais, Nov. 18, but O. Ir. genso.
gile, whitness, Aug. n. Derived from gel, q.v.
%\?cci,pure. See barr-glan, cruth-g., dath-g., delb-g., er-g., fer-g., gle'-g., lomm-
g., mind-g., mor-g., niam-g., nua-g., 6eb-g., prim-g., seV-g.
glan-buaid, pure victory, Ap. 4, dat. Dec. 23. Salt. 2278, 2688, 5094,
7162, 7430, ace. FeU. Oeng. Jan. 27. Salt. 4798, 5262.
glan-che'imm, a pure step, Dec. 2, 29.
glan-chiall, pure reason, dat. glan-cheil(l) Jan. 2, Dec. 2. glancheil,
Salt. 1582, 3306, ace. glanche'il, Salt. 4106, 6122 always with
single /.
glan-fer, a pure or fine man, Feb. 16. pi. gen. cathir glan glerib
glanfer, LL. 28 b 12.
glan-find, pure-white, June 30, pi. n. m. Ap. i.
glan-gel, pure-bright, June 5.
glan-gldre, pure abundance, May 28. gleVe gle', Salt. 6403. dat. do
gleri nam-mac, LU. 72 a 12 : gleire .i. iomad O'Cl., .i. imat,
O'Dav. 96. much, plenty, a great deal, O'Br.
glan-greit, a pure champion, May n.
glan-mor, pure-great, Nov. 13.
glan-6g, a pure virgin, Feb. 13, Aug. 7, Oc. 24.
glan-oll, pure great, May 15, June 13.
glan-6r, pure gold, July 2, gen. sg. glanoir, Fel. Oe'ng. July 26.
glan-rath, pure grace, gen. sg. Jan. i.
glass, green (W. glas 'blue, pale, grey, green') Feb. 16. See barr-glass.
gle, bright (W. gloew ' bright, transparent '), compounded in
gle-dess, bright-comely, July 23.
gle-glan, bright-pure, May 19. Salt. 3820, gen. coica n-unga n-6ir
gldglain, Salt. 4327. ace. triana gnim gleoir rigl^glan, Salt.
7402. adv. go gleglan, Nov. 24, Dec. 23.
gle-grian, a bright sun, ace. glegrein, Nov. 24, Dec. 23.
gle-me'in, a bright mind, May 24.
gle'-mor, bright-great, Oct. 22, gen. sg. m. glemoir, Aug. 3.
gle-nem, bright heaven, ace. Dec. 29.
gle-rath, bright grace, dat. Feb. 17,
glegar, noise? dat. Jan. 25. Hence apparently the adj. glegrach, noisy?
glechrach, LL. I33 b 30, I46 b 26. O'Clery has a subst. gleaghrach i. gle'-
ghair i. gair follas. But perhaps we should read glegar, and render this
' bright-pious. 3 The line 6 Lis glegar Gabuil would then be an exact
parallel to 6 Tuaim gleglan Crdne, Oct. 20.
gleo-gal, war-blast? pi. gen. May 31. The dat. sg. ingleogail occurs in LB.,
but I omitted to note the place, gleo, a fight, uproar, tumult, O'Br.
ace. Fel. Oeng. at Sep. 29. gal is explained in the dictionaries as i.
vapour, 2. gale (gal gaoithe), 3. fiame (gal suip), and 4. valour, battle.
glere, abundance, gleire descad, LL. I72 a 34. See glanglere.
glicc, prudent, O'Don. Supp. See ler-glicc, sain-g.
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glonn, a calf? gen. gluinn, Dec. 26, gl. 2.
glorda, glorious, Feb. 19, May i, 24, Oct. 29. gairm nglorda, Mar. 4. Alex-
andir glorda a gal, LL. 133" 6, for glorda a gnim, LL. i 4 o b 38. pi. n.
glordai, Salt. 475, 4367, gen. aeb na ndagfer nglorda ngarg, LL., 41 12.
Derived from glor, LL. I54 b 18, gen (mor) gluare, LL. 87 b 22. pi. gen
no nglor, LL. 4 a 38.
glormar, glorious, Oct. 14. glormhar, O'R.
gna"s, custom (W. naws}. See irgnas.
gnim. deed, action. (W. gnif toil '). See mer-gnim, ro-gnim.
gnoda, famous? July 26. cogn. viithgno .i. oirdeirc 'conspicuous,' O'Cl. s.v.
dionn, Bret, gnou, Lat. (i-}gnavus. etc.
go, false. (W. gau). Compounds :
go-ddl, a false assembly, Aug. 3.
go-rdd, false speech, ace. Dec. 24.
gorm, blue (W. gwrm}. Compounds :
gorm-nem, blue heaven, Jan. 2.
gorm-rot, a blue road, ace. June 7. rot borrowed from O.W. *raut
or rot in rodguit, rhodwydd ford, Rev. Celt. xv. 97.
grdd, /0z/<?. See mor-grdd, so-grdd.
grdd-bind, love-melodious, May 28.
grdd-f ind, love-white, Feb. 1 1 .
grad-gein, a loveable birth, Ap. 17.
grdidnech, loveable? Mar. n.
grane, gen. sg. the sun, Oct. 20 : the nom. sg. may be a neut. j-stem
*grdn, or a fern. z-stem *grdne. Cognate with Ir. grian ' sun,' gronn
' firebrand,' and Gaulish (Apollini), granno.
grefel, gen. grefil, Jan. 27. ' a breaking, a breach,' O'R. ferr gremm grefel,
better an attack than a defeat, LL. 345 b 54. Hence the adj. greiflech,
LL. 28 a 49.
greimm, might? See cath-gr^imm.
greit, champion, but gret, May 23, where it rimes with becc. See dn-greit
ard-g., ban-g., glan-g., mor-g., sar-g., sir-g., s6er-g.
grellach, F. a miry place, dat. grellaig, Dec. 16, gl. 2.
gressim, I incite, rogreis, gresset, p. 4, nar-gresenn Mar. 3, gl. 7.
grian, sun. See gle-grian.
grib, grebe ? griffin ? See gelgrib.
grfb (grib T) swift ? See Mngrib.
gribda, Jan. 22, Oc. 14., mna glana gribda, LU. 38 b 25. gillai gribdai grada,
LL. 2oi b 19. ui sloind senchas tre gnim figribda, LL. I4i b 17. gribhdha,
Rev. Celt. xii. 320. Meaning doubtful. K. Meyer, Aisl. 180, renders
gribda doubtfully by ' pleasant.' In Salt. 938, it seems a deriv. of grib
4 a griffin.'
grinn, lovely, pleasant, O'R., but grinn .i. glan ' pure,' O'Cl. See er-grinn,
fir-g., lan-g., ler-g., sar-g.
grinn-fir, pure-true, May 23.
gr\nn-gz\, pure-white, Nov. 12. a ce'ol ngrinngel, Salt. 5907.
grinne, a band or company (of warriors, saints, devils, etc.), ace. June 5, 7.
pi. dat. May 31. grinde (gl. fasce), grinnenu (gl. fasceolas), grinnidh
\. cruinnighidh ' collects,' O'Cl.
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grus. See brigrus.
gus, desire? See mer-gus.
fat, they, Ap. 29. See berdait, isat.
id, Aug. 13, borrowed from Lat. idus. dat. sg. Fel. Oeng. at Nov. 13. a ec i
n-fd Nouembir, AU. 1063. i prid-id Auguist, AU. 1 105. pi. n. idae,
fda, Fel. Oeng. prol. 305. See quart-id infra,
ilad, a tomb, Aug. 24, gl. i.
il-mdin, many treasures, dat. Feb. 24. pi. dat. iolmhaoinibh, O'R., who gives
it as a nom. In Fel. Oeng. ilmain is an adj. Hence ilmdinech,
* opulent.'
immcin for imma'in, a driving, dat. May 17.
immldn, compar. iomlaine, p. 2, compd. of imm and Idn or of imm and
sldn.
imm-ncir, very modest or shamefast, Aug. 5. Salt. 3314, 537j 6830. A
sister-form, immndir, occurs : dond aithiusc airdairc imnair, Salt. 4792.
Hence imndre 'great shamefastness,' LB. 3i b .
immorros ( imm-for-ross ?), Oct. 20, gl. 2, some kind of wood (ross) or
promontory (ross}.
imm-rdd for immrddud, cogitation, consideration, dat. Ap. 4, ace. July 30,
Oct. 7.
immrul for immroll, error, straying, ace. sg., Jan. 3. iomroll .i. seachran,
O'Cl.
imm-sld.n, quite whole, imsldn, Trip. Life 14. imsldn, LL. 229 a . gen. sg. msc.
Feb. 27, Dec. 27, dat. f. o AfTraic imslain, Salt. 5246, ace. m. heirg isin
n-ethar n-imslan, Salt. 2482. ace. fern, in n-Affraic n-uasail n-imslian.
Salt. 2658.
imm-thend, very strong or strict, June 25. cathir imairdirc imthend, LL.
28 b 1 6. pi. dat. ar biastaib . . . imthennaib, LU. 15* 14.
ind-fethim, / consider, meditate, bear in mind, imperat. pi. 2, indfethid, Feb.
2. bcl infeiti (gl. esset intenta), Ml. 28 17 : verbal noun indfethem,
indeithem.
inesclann, a swift or strong stream (Corm.), Nov. 2, gl. 4, Nov. 10, gl. 6.
inn, us, June 3, from sinn, q.v., with loss of initial s.
ir-gnas, noble habit = ergnas, LU. 9i b 19, dat. irgnus, May 18.
isat, they are, Nov. 20 = iss + iat ?
iss, and,Ap. 19, generally written is, sometimes es, and (with apocopated i)s.
Thus ; sa and his, Mar. 25, Ap. 17, May 29, Aug. 9, Oet. 21, 'sar, May 27,
'sin, May 30, 'seech, Aug. 23. It aspirates : is Chota, Feb. 4, is Cholaim,
Feb. 6, is Feradaig ingen, Mar. 23.
\w\,July, gen. sg. July i, 31.
\tirn, June, gen. sg. June i, 30.
kalaind, calends, sg. dat. Jan. i. See Fel. Oeng. glossarial index, s.v
callaind.
kalendar, calendar, pi. dat. kalendaribh, Pref. 21. Hence calladoir, FM.
1136, 'the keeper of the calendar, the calculator of the festivals,' O'Don.
Supp.
laa, Id, day, Oct. 3 (where it is disyllabic), dat. lo, Jan. 6, Mar. 25. See
sruith-ld.
laeb-derc, squint-eyed, Jan. 16, gl. 2. = Laebderg, LL. 312 39. Here, as in
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laeb-chosach, BB. 25? b 26, and laeb-ladracha, LL. ii; h 16, laeb seems
borrowed from Lat. laevus?
laedim (loedim ? ), / incite, exhort, nai^ laedend .i. nar gresend, Mar. 3.
Verbal noun, lai'ded, Salt. 6645. laidiud, B. Magh rath, pp. 154, 182.
laoidhedh .i. greasacht, O'Cl. Cogn. with Gr. Xaidpos and XoiSopeo).
lagat, smallness, fewness, p. 4.
laimim, / dare, Mar. 22, Aug. 22 = O. Ir. deponent (ru)laimur (gl. audeo.)
passive sg. 3 nach laimthir (leg. -ther), Mar. 23, nach laimther, Aug. 20.
2dy pres. sg. 3 laimthi (leg -the], July 28, Dec. 21.
laind. See deg-laind, ra-laind = lainn .i. solus no taithnemach, O'Dav.
Cognate with Lat. splendor.
laind-ri, a splendid king, dat., Sep. 30.
laindrech, bright, effulgent, lucid, Mar. 11, June 28, Sep. 15, Oc. 19. Fel.
Oeng. Gloss. Index s.v. lainnrech.
laithrech, ruins of an old house, O'Br. gen. laithrig, Sep. 2, gl. 5.
lam, hand, arm. See gel-Mm.
lamaim, lamaimm, I dare, Jan. 17, Sep. 30. Old Ir. deponent (ro)lo)nur, Ml.
2i b 5. redupl. 2dy fut. lemaind, July 27. Pass. pres. ind. sg. i nach
lamar, Mar. 24, Aug. 4, Oct. 18, na lamar, Dec. 10. In Jan. 19 and Aug.
1 1 we have (for sake of rime) nach lamair.
Idn full (W. llawn, Lat. plenus). See for-ldn, oeb-lan, ollan.
Idn-breth, a full judgment, Feb. 3, pi. -gen. Mar. n. VJ.llawnfryd.
lan-chenn, full-headed, Oc. i.
m, full-gentle, Sep. 30.
, full-lovely, Feb. 14, Salt. 3350.
Idn-fer, a full man, Oc. 3.
Icin-fial, full-modest, Feb. 12, Aug. 15, Nov. 6.
Idn-gel, full-white, Sep. 10, gen. sruth loga lemnacht langil, Salt.
998.
lan-grib (-grib?) full-swift '? July 24.
Idn-grinn, full-pure, May 22.
Ian-less, full benefit, dat. May 30, ace. furri alim mo lanles, Salt.
1192.
\n.-rat\i, full grace, gen. sg. Jan. 31, June 13.
ten-rind, a full star, dat. May 28.
lea, with her, Feb. 6.
lecc, stone. See coem-lecc, find-L, mor-1., 6r-l. Hence
leccach, stony, Dec. 20, gl. i.
leir, industrious, pious. See lomm-le'ir, nem-le'ir.
lem, elm : compds. lem-chaill, Ap. 22, gl. 4. lem-mag, Feb. 19, gl. 2.
ler lear, much, a great deal, O'Br.
ler-dim, very active, May 24.
ler-glic, very acute, Ap. 23.
le'r-grinn, very pure, Nov. 7.
less, benefit, pi. dat. lessaib, June 14. Compd. Ian-less.
liath, grey [?] or boggy land (Todd, Lib. Hymn. 132, note d.), gen. le[i]th,
Jan. 24, note 2. So Liath mor, or Liath mo Chaemhdg, Fel. Oeng. at Mar.
13. Probably cognate with lia . 
