as 



the reader to remark how suitable the words, that as Irish yet remain 

 inteUigible, are to the situation of the distracted father. 



1 2 



Ythslonim uvalonuth si corathisima consith 



S IS 



Ckym lach chunyth imimys tyalmyctih&vi imischi 



6 7 



Lipho canet hytli hynithii ad oeden binuthii 

 Byrnaroh syllo Iiomalouin uby misyrrhoho 



11 12 



Bythlym mothyn noctothii nelechanti dasmachon ; 



13 U 15 • 



Yssidele brim tyfelyth chylys chon ten lyphul 



, 16 17 



Uth hynim ysdibut thinno cuthmi Agorastocles 



fi , 18 . 



Ythe manet ihy chyrsoe lycoch sith naso 



19 20 



Byuni id chil lu\n\i gahylim lasi\iit thym 



21 



Hodyalyt herayn nyn nuys lym moncoth lusim 



22 



Exanolim volanus succuratim misti atticum esse 



_ 23 24 _ 25 26 



Concubitxxm a hel\o cutius beant balac«w^ chomenits es 



27 28 _ 29 30 31 



Huicesi lee panewe athidamascow alem in duberte felono butheime 



52 33 3» 35 



Celtnm comucro lueni : atenim avoso uhexbent hyach Aristoclem 



1 nim, deity. 18 Leicceath sith nosa, let peace to me. 



2 socruidse me com syth, assuage me with 19 cheile, concealed. 



peace. 20 liom la sia, with me this day. 



3 chimi, captives. - 21 dileachtach, orphaned. 



4 is toil, thy tvill. 22 aiti ginise, / ask you. 



6 schi, fatigue, or rest. 23 cuibet, deceit. 



fi itche, a petition. 24 meabail, fraud. 



7 eaden beannacthe, blessed countenance. 25 caint, language. 



8 bior, a fountain. 26 con innisis, I have told my meaning. 

 i) siladh, trickling. 27 leicc, neglect. 



10 umal, humble. 28 ess, death. 



1 1 Beith lione, be with me. 29 con, meaning. 



12 noctaitlie, naked. 30 ailim, to hear or to entreat. 



13 Is i de lea braim, it is of it I speak. 31 dobart feile, secret mischief. 



14 chilis, lamenting evil. 32 Celt, hide. 



15 teampluith, temples. 33 mo cro luani, my children of my loins. 



16 uch bin nim, sweet Deity ! 34 aithinim, ordain. 



17 accomlmuithe, dwells. 35 beanughadh, to recover. 



