Mr. Petrie on the History and Antiquities of Tara Hill. 131 



moria, [Ssw/igtu ?] quod Latine interpretatur 

 conspicio, hujiis oppidi quod Temoriam voca- 

 wjM* nomen esse derivatum auctores affirmant ; 

 omnisque locus conspicuus et eminens, sive m 

 campo, sive in domu, sive in quocunque loco 

 sit, hoc vocahulo, quod dicitur Cemuip, nomi- 

 naripoiest. Sicinproverbio Scotico reperitur, 

 ut dicitur, Cemaip na cuaici, et Cetnaip in 

 eaije, quam sententiam, in suo silencio,* Cor- 

 maccus de hoc nomine disputando,posuit. Hoc 

 igitur opidum, multorum sive conmune, vendi- 

 cat, nunc cunctis enim Hihemensibus oppidis 

 excellens, congruenter eorum conmune vocabu- 

 lum possidet ; quippe cum huj'us rector, usque 

 hodie, tocius insole Scotorum monarchiam 

 sortitur. 



Ceamaip 6pea5 cio ni oia ou 



InoipiD a Ollamna ! 



Coin DO oejail pip in mbpuij ? 



Cum DO bo Cemaip Cemaip ? 

 In ac papcalan na car, 

 Ho ac ceaD jabail Ceappach, 

 No'n ac Nemeo cu nem nup, 

 Ho ic Cijal gapb jligapjlun ? 

 In DC Peapaib 60I5 na mbaj 

 Ho'n ac line 6uppacan ? 

 SloinoiD ca gabail oib pin 

 O Dca Cemaip ap Cemaip. 

 Q Chuam, a Pinochaio ^e\1, 

 (J. 6poin, a Chu aloo em, 



name of this town, which we call Temoria, is 

 derived from the Greek word Temoria, (fleoifsa ?) 

 which in Latin is interpreted conspicio ; and every 

 place which is conspicuous and eminent, either in 

 a plain or a house, or in whatever place it be, may 

 be called by this name, Temair. Thus it is found 

 in this Scotic saying, Teamair na tuaithi and 

 Teamhair in taighe , which sentence Cormac, in 

 treating of this name, has inserted in his glossary .f 

 This, therefore, being a town of many, or a com- 

 mon town, and now excelling all [other] Irish 

 towns, aptly possesses their common name ; for its 

 ruler, even to this day, holds the sovereignty of 

 the entire island of the Scots. 



Teamhair of Bregia whence it is [named] 



Tell, O Ollaves ! 



When did it separate from the Bruigh ? 



When was Teamhair [called] Teamhair? 



Is it with Partholan of battles. 



Or at the first invasion of Ceasair, 



Or with Nemed of noble valour, 



Or with Ciogal, the rough and knocker-knee'd ? 



Is it with the Firbolgs of battles, 



Or of the race of Luprachan ? 



Tell, in what invasion of these 



Was Teamhair called Teamhair. 



O Tuan, O generous Finnchadh, 



O Bran, O active Cu-alladh, 



• This seems to be a mistranscription for some word denoting glossary [lexico ?] The Irish word is Sanasan. 



t The writer alludes to the Glossary of Cormac Mac Cullenan, in which it is conjectured that Temhuir is derived 

 from the Greek verb Btoiptii), conspicio, and the Scotic phrase Cemaip na ruaice, ocup Ceriiaip an coi je, 

 quoted as an illustration of it, thus : — Cemuip .1. Cerhup .1. TTlup Cea, injine Cuijoech TTlic Iche : 

 Ho, Cethuip .1. 5pec po cpuailneo ann .1. Cemopo [eewptw] conspicio: Ceriiuip Din .1. cac loc ap 

 a m-bi aupgnarii do ecpiB icip riiaj ocup cech ; unde dicitur Cemaip na Cuaire .1. rulac; ocup 

 Ceriiaip an coi je .1. gpianan, i. e. Temhuir, i. e. Te-mhur, i. e. the mur of Tea, the daughter of Lughaidh, son 

 of Ith. Or, it is a corruption of the Greek 6(wpf w, conspicio. Temhuir then is every place where there is a meeting of 

 the learned both in the plain and in the house. Unde dicitur Temhuir of the country, i. e. a hill, and Temhuir of the 

 house, i. e. a Grianan. The Book of Glendalough also quotes this derivation as Cormac Mac CuUenan's. 



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