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bep. c. — CelebpaO en ap maipi 



lTlaich Oo ehabaipc Ofp omne 

 Cacb bib po capap apaili 

 In Oa ni an eclaip hmle 



Berchan cecinit. — ' The warbling of birds I observe, 



It is good to give tears to a man ; 

 Each of them loves the other, 

 As does the entire Church.' 



Fol. 7 b. The Prologue to St. John, beginning " Hie est 

 Johannes." 



Fol. 8 b. A collection of extracts from Jerom, Gregory, 

 and Bede. 



Fol. 9. Notes, wherein the Evangelists are fancifully com- 

 pared to four liquors, four elements, four quarters of the 

 world, four winds, four pillars. 



Fol. 9 b is entirely occupied by an Irish poem on the per- 

 sonal appearance, and the manner of death, of Christ and his 

 Apostles. It seems to be framed according to certain rules 

 which guided the ancient scribes in the illumination of their 

 biblical manuscripts, and may possibly find a partial illustra- 

 tion in the figures which appear in the Book of Kells and 

 other manuscripts of that class. 



ftecca na Oelba ace Oelb Oe 

 Ni Oelb Oo pogam Oofn gne 

 pole OonO epi nonnual boi occa 

 Ocup ulcha puaO po acca. 



Oelb pecap abpcail po niach, 

 Q mong glan pobo $le liac 

 pmn connail m pep panaa 

 5ap lumcumaip a ulcba. 



Pol appeal alamo a Opecb 

 <5o pole Cpcam uppinech 

 dep cumcha gop Oo cbocca 

 Ulcba poil ba pip pocca. 



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