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In the internal division to the right. 



87. Reccaipe : — mael ooib. Herdsmen: — a mae^ for them. 



38. piDcellaij : — colpcha ooib. Chess-players : — a colptha for them. 



39; Oeojbaipe : — lep-chpuachair ooib. Drink-bearers : — a les-chruachait for them. 



40. UmaiDio : — ip-chpuachaic ooib. Braziers: — an ir-chruachait ioT them. 



41. 6eao :' — mael boib. Physicians: — a wiae^ for them. 



42. Cuamaipi : — milseccm ooib. Mariners : — a milgetan for them. 



43. Cpeccaipi : — cam-CTiaim ooib. Creccairi : — a crooked bone for them. 



44. 6pai5ecopi :^pemup n-itnoa ooib. Sraigetori: — thefat[partofthe]shoulderforthem. 

 45 Dpuch pij : — opomanna ooib. King's fools : — backs for them. 



46. Doppaipi pt5: — ^oponna ooib. King's door-keepers : — chines for them. 



The following are the names in the central division of the house : — 



47. t)abach. Vat. 



48. Dalemain : — mael ooib. Cup-bearers : — a mael for them. 



49. 6appap. Flame [of the lamp.] 



50. 6ip bpuinnep. Spit. 



51. t)aul. Waiter. 



52. tep. Thigh [the piece of meat which the daul is roast- 



ing-] 



53. tocec. Flame [of the fire.] 



An entry written over this ground-plan in the Book of Glendalough, pre- 

 serves the name and pedigree of the builder of Teach Miodhchuarta. It runs 

 thus : — " NuaDo mac paelcon mic QllDoic mic C^huacaiD mic Cairr 

 cacocchinO cecna pep lap n-OepnaD rech mop miDcuapDOa ap rup in 

 li-6pinn." i. e. Nuado, the son of Faelchu, son of AUdoit, son of Tuathaid, son 

 of Caitt Catotchenn, was the first man by whom the great house of Midhchuardda 

 was first erected in Ireland. 



The references in the second ground-plan are as follows : — 



In the external division to the left. 



1. TTIapcaij, no apaiD, ocup moep : — cuinn Horsemen, or charioteers, and stewards : — 



Doib. cuinn for them. 



2. Cpuicepe, ocup cimpanaich : — tnuc-pop- Harpers, and tympanists : — a pig's shoulder for 



mum Doib. them. 



^ In the Leabhar Buidhe this word is more correctly written Cci^, physicians. 



