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



Ciu 11-050,010 h-aipmech'* 



Ip choip Di each gpao. 



Cechpomchu Ciji ITIiDchuapca 



61D pi P15 aniop ;'' 



Ceopo cechpamoin oili 



Soip CO Dopup Dian." 



Conom, aiLem, oipneioem 



Inoa noD bi ooep,^ 



Cio hoja, lop no DI15U6, 



tDo beip DO each oen. 



QpoiD, ip moep poep pona, 



Q n-iopchup in ciji ; 



Ha cumo ooib, ni oligeD oono,^ 



Qp beloib no n-ili ; 



Inoem cpuici co ceolaib," 



t)o nopcnoi pejann, 



Co muc [popmuin] in oineplom, 



Ip cuibpenn epoll.*^ 



Ollom bpichemon, co m-buai6, 



Ctipe poipjill, pipi 



t)o bepop lonchpocaic ooib, 



t)unachip cic pnim.'* 



Sui liccpi, ip pi puipech, 



Ippeim copinoil choip,'' 



Olejaic ochboch, moechjlon mm, 



What lawful share, what distinction 



Is due to each degree. 



The fourth part of Tectch Midhchuarta 



Is to the back'" of the king ; . 



The other three quarters 



Eastwards (frontwards) to the door. 



Let us sing, extol, relate 



The place which is not ignoble, 



What share, according to law, 



It gives to each person. 



A charioteer, and free affluent steward, 



In the back of the house ; 



The cuinn^ to them, not a bad law, 



Before the many ; 



The harpers with music, ' 



With whom the segans^ are ranked, 



Have a hog's shoulder in readiness, 



Which is a distinguished share. 



The oUave-brehon, with power. 



The aireforgaill 'tis true. 



To them a lonchrochait is given. 



From which no sadness proceeds. 



A saoi of literature, and a royal chief. 



In a just similar rank. 



Are entitled to the soft, clean, smooth entrails, 



" Cach a'ga, cac Oipenac.— Boot of Glendalmgh. 



" 61D FP' r'5 C^iop. — Book of Glendalough. 



'" That is, the king sits in the house with his face turned to the principal door, having the one-fourth of the extent 

 of the house behind his back. 



" Ceopa cechpomcho Olle. — Book of Gkndalough. 

 t" Innap nao bi ooep. — Book of Glendalough. 



" " Cunn, the body, trunk or chest." — Peter ConneU's MS. Dictionary. 



** Cunno DOlb ni olljeo oona. — Book of Glendalough. 



" Innioetn cpuiCC co ceoloib. — Book of Glendalough. 



•^Sejuini, huntsmen. This word is explained in the Glossaries of Cormac and O'Clery, as hunter of wild deer. 

 " SeajumiD .1. peop joineap no riiapBap piaoac.— O'CTery. 



" Co muc popmuin in aeneplom, ip cuibpeno n-epoll. — Booh of Glendalough. 



*« OUarii bpeichemon co m-buaio, Qipe popgsoiU pip, t)o bep loncpuacoic ooib, Du nac 



ClC fin. — Book of Glendalough. 



* Ip peim copmail COip.— Jooft of Glendalough. 



