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



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Caoca in cec aipel inmain." 

 Sechc cubuc cinoac cunooil, 

 piao in Daim, oponj Dpeim," 

 Ppi h-aonao puqiall polup, 

 6a he comup an cellaicch. 

 CI pechc naili, po cualae, 

 ppi cepc n-glame, cen c-penaie, 

 SejDO, faineitilai, paopa, 

 Caoma coinnelbpai cpeoaie. 

 Qn cacoip jpianach, jlan pin, 

 Pleoach, lanach,^^ co poinpib ; 

 Innci pa poicle polup, 

 t)a pechc n-oopupp oi ooippib. 

 6a he olijeao ano pij pin, 

 Ol nop nibiD'' an ploj pin, 

 6a tneD, mop mop in Ian pin, 

 Cpi ceo ol ip mo ol pin.*" 

 Caoca peccaipe panoa,'"' 

 Cap an plaich paloa, pipoae, 

 Caoca pop pleoac, pipjlan, 

 6a^coecai ppimlaoc ppimoa. 

 Caoca laoch" ino a pepam, 

 Conooinp an paol popaiph," 



Fifty in each agreeable airel. 



Seven cubits without any sparingness, 



(Before the host, people of exertion, 



For lighting the flambeau of light,) 



Was the measurement of the fire-place. 



Seven also, I have heard. 



With perfect brightness, without denial, 



Splendid, beautiful, noble. 



Fair chandeliers of brass. 



That sunny, fine city. 



Of feasts, of goblets, of springs ; 



In it joyous was the light. 



Twice seven doors of doors. 



It was the law of that king, 



To drink before that host should drink, 



Great, very great that number, 



Three hundred drinkings in that drinking. 



Fifty noble lawgivers. 



With the noble, upright prince, 



Fifty also truly fine, festive companions, 



With fifty chief distinguished heroes. 



Fifty heroes standing up. 



To attend on the warlike king. 



^* In the Glosses on this poem, preserved in H. 3. 18, pp. 467 and 533, this quatrain is quoted as an example of the 

 words aipel and Dingnaib : Qipel .i. imoai, utest; 



■Rob' alainn in ploj pamlaio, raicnerii ap a n-oingnaiB (.i. ap a plejaiB) 



Cpi coecac aipel epjnaio, Coecao in jac aipel inmuin. 

 The last line of this quatrain is thus given in the L. Gabhala : CaoccaD in cech aipel niomouiB ; and in H. 2. 

 Ifl, the last word in this line is written DimoaiB. 



* Secc coicaic con nac connail, Piao m oaim n-oponjaic n-ojiennoi j.— £ooA of GUndalough. 

 Secc cubaiD ceanoach conoail, Piaoa an oaim oponjaij opeanoaic.— H. 2. 16. 

 Seachc cubac cennach conoail, piaoa an ooim opongac opemeac. — i. Gabhala. 



" lanach. — i. Gabhala. pianach. — Book of Glendalough, and H. 2. 16. 



^' Hop n-lbeao.^Z. Gabhala. Ol Of n-ibeo. — Book of Glendalough. 



39 These four quatrains, from Sechc cubuc, &e., to Cpi ceo ol, &c., are omitted in the Book of Baliymotc. 



* Ramoa. — L. Ballymot. 



" Caeca P^OP- — ^- Ballymot. 



« Connairip in pael poppao.— 5ooi cf Glendalough. Connecip in pael poppuo — L. Ballymot. 

 Coneioip in paol popaij. — Gloss in H. 8. 18, p. 467. In this Gloss the word coneiDip is explained by Co 

 Fpireoloip. i. e. That t*ey might attend on. Condjoaip an pael popaoh.— i. Gabhala. 



