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SALTAIR NA RANN. 



1893 Ocool us<r/ dabois builid, 

 dodig {sic) f(9rsnaglasluibib, 

 hifoscadaig nacrann nglan, 

 inhuamaib tirmaib talman. 



1897 Ruc Eua gein, cain inb^rt, 

 fochetoir rogab himthecht, 

 maith atreoir trebair diathreib 

 icbuain indfdoir diaathair. 



T901 Fristoimsidir dath aball 

 soillsidir oen naretlann, 

 builid, ballda, bladmar, bras, 

 badba, feochair, firamnas. 



1905 ' ISmaith robai Dia rind, 

 a hEua fossad, herfind ! 

 rombai mor domgaes \i\lus 

 tnabaes Vi2.ch dotromarbwj.' 



1909 Rogart Adam ainm diamac, 

 CaVn ^ garb, croda, comnart ; 

 ranlin mebul ocus brath, 

 duine dremun, discailteach. 



19 13 O roairchis Dia fodeoid 

 doAdam ichithi indfdoir, 

 crichid imroraid coglan 

 ismithig cobair d'Adam. 



1917 Foidis Dia Michel, mo</hglan, 

 donim dochum natalman, 

 combrig cac/^thoraid [ ] dil, 

 is cosflaib dcsamlaib. 



1921 Cotart doAdam iarsreith 

 fr?adanad cac/^sil saindleith, 

 iscor'thinchoisc do cogle 

 ordugud natrebaire. 



1925 Rosdechraig d6 fi^rlicc glain 

 caf-^luib trzcc ticc triathalmain^ 

 'sna huili aidmi corath 

 batardaihgne frztrebad. 



1929 IS rothaiselb do iartain 



' Here and elsewhere I have placed a diaeresis 



ztch mil beo bai f^rtalmain, 



' dena fr/Vfognam coglan 



andomnad, andegdamnad.' 

 1933 Secht riibliadna iarsain cogle 



coruc Eua gein n-aile, 



doAdam, bacain ingial, 



mac diarbochomainm Abial. 

 1937 Togaide De, torum hgle, 



duine firien, firfuirbthe, 



robai iarcomram De dil 



icfognam diathuistidib. 

 1941 ' Dotharfas aslingge dam,' 



arsi, arEua friAdam, 



' fuil Abeil, condruine dein, 



dool huile doChaein.' 

 1945 ' Tabair dom(?main insain, 



amothigerna, aAdaim, 



huamun lam'cr/de, lam'cheill, 



Cain domarbad Abeil.' 

 1949 ' A ben, cobdrthair insain, 



madmaith laDia hderbdemein, 



nibiat in-oentaig frifes, 



biaid ca^^ dib innathegdais.' 

 1953 Dorigni Adam dathech, 



tech doce^/^tarde forleth, 



tech doChain, cain intrial, 



ocus tech aili d'Abial. 

 1957 Foidis Dia Gabrial hglan 



fonderbfis scdoil cohAdam, 



' Cain ciar, garbdai, cenchdil, 



ata ictrial marbtha Ab^il. 

 1961 ' Acht nafinnad Eua hiiad 



inscel fr/feba firlhruag, 



Cain ibas dig diafuil, 



uair \%mac diles Diabuil. 

 1965 ' Nacumscaiged tra f^^rcial 



ciamarbaid Cain Abial, 

 over the / of this name. ^ MS. t/^athalmai n 



