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



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Ctca Sefxjino Cempac cino ; 

 Qca pjii pepcinn anooip [anoip] 

 Raicli Neppa, Raich Concobaip. 

 Copup Cino Conculoinn cpuaio, 

 O Raidi Concobaip paipcuaio, 

 Coriiap a Sceic po Cobpao" 

 Ip ingnauoh, ip imaobal.'S 

 Cije mail ocup nriiDnau 

 (H D-Ceampaijj, lap no cioBai, 

 t)e aca allijiu pa Leachc, 

 tDaij in cinn po commaoroeachr.''' 

 Impaioim pop Conj nallaecb," 

 Ppip a n-abap bapc ban mbaec ; 

 Cec na laec nip bo loncc lacc'^ — 

 Co ceiqii Doipppib oeac. 

 t)uma na mban, lap na itibpar, 

 pop ano innelL uaccapac ;'" 

 tJall ip t)opcai ppip a n-oep, 

 Ro cpomcha ppi comuijcup. 

 t)all cep, ciap t)opca oojpa, 

 6a Dib t)uma tDall 6oDpai ; 

 Ro mapb ceccap apaile, 

 hi copnam a n-almpaine.=' 

 t)o luiD an c-abac — tpiuaj do ! 

 X)o ecopjaip ecoppa,** 

 Co po mapbpac m c-abac 

 Po a ccopaiB, jep claen amapc." 

 O leccup an abaic pin piap,^'' 



Is the Sheskin of strong Temur ; 



To the east of the Sheskin are 



The Rath ofNessa, the Rath of Conchobhar. 



The Corns Cinn of Cuchtilainn the hardy, 



From the Rath of Conchobhar north-east, 



The measure of his Shield under Cobhradh, 



Is wonderful, is prodigious. 



The Cfrave of Mai and Midhna 



At Temur, after their deaths, 



Hence are their grave and monument. 



In consequence of the head which they exhibited. 



Let us mention also The Long oftheHeroes, 



Which is called the Bare of the vain Women ; 



The House of the Heroes was not a weak house — 



With fourteen doors. 



The Mound of the Women, after being betrayed. 



At the upper extremity ; 



Dall and Dorcha to the south of it. 



Who were killed by their competition. 



Dall south, the sorrowful Dorcha west. 



Of them is the Mound of Dall Bodhra ; 



Each of these killed the other. 



Fighting for their alms. 



The dwarf went — pity of him ! 



To interpose between them, 



So thatthey killed the dwarf 



Under their feet, though a piteous sight ! 



From the monument of that dwarf west, 



'* po a cabpao, that is, under his Cabradh. — L. Ballymot. pO cobpao. — L. Gahhala. 



'^ Ip injnao, ip imaobal L. Ballymot. 



" Oaij an chiiiD po commaoiopec. — L. Gabhala. QlC an cino po COmmaiopeD, — L. Buidhe Lecain. 

 The change in the text was made for the sake of rhyme. 

 " tuinj na 6aec. — L. Ballymot. 

 " Uec na piail ni long lag. — L. Ballymot. 

 '" Qp a ocaip uaccapac. — L. Ballymot. 

 *' Ic copnam a n-almpaini. — L. Ballymot. 



" t)o eoapgain eccoppo. — L. Ballymot. tDeojaipe — L. Buidhe. 

 '" lap cpin-amapc. — L. Ballymot. 



" O lecc m abuic pin piap. — L. Ballymot., and L. Buidhe. 

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