Lawlor — The Aveieiit List of the Coarhs of Patrick. 361 



" nxro. Kiics., niur- O'C. ; the line ends here rul)bed imd indistinct. Todd render« 

 O'Curry's mi«cat/ic/irt as 'the parsneps ' ; d.sg mnrnUhai;/ dccui-s, Fel.'-' 88, MacCongl. 

 124, 19 "sea-fern '('/). We read nir, however, and Dr. Bergin, whi> lias kindly examined 

 the passage, thinks a verb is required. 



'- [ji[ ]i7i], Facs., .s))i((i:/if(t, O'C. s)»( )<7i^( can l)e ilcciiilifri'il. 'I'lie jiasnage should 

 be rendered : 'It is by him the linen sheet was placed between the sjiears at .Xrdai^h 

 Cross and the ridge of leeks, and they did not . . . (?) so that they decayed owing to the 

 greatness of its power.' Todd found the passage obscure. 15nt the allusion is doubtless 

 to the linen winding sheet with Christ's blood thereon, aiidrt co fnil Ciid Jait- (Trip. 

 Life, 474 ; y co foU Mairi Inijeine (Rawl.) ' and with the hair of ftfary the Virgin,' ih. 238) 

 sacratUiimus .idnc/ins lesii Christi, Redenijitiiris hinn<ini geiierix, iit sacrl lintiamine (Lib. 

 Arm., f. 21 a), said to have been brought by St. Patrick from Home, and one of the 

 greater treasures of the church of Armagh. It was usual for the coarb to carry these 

 precious relics about with him when enforcing the Law of Patrick, cp. Ann. of Ulster 733, 

 119G. On this occasion the tribute was evidently refused, and the coarb revenged hini.self 

 by blighting the crops. The dues were known for a long time as Patrick's Ridges, as to 

 which see King's Early Uistory of the Primanj of Armagh, p. 31 f. 



" Seiyinech, Facs. 



'■* .Hi. rigi, Facs., looks like Lie, but meaning ol)scure ; ise. O'C. Todd's rendering 

 ' He was .sovereign of the Niallain,' is giamiiiatically im[)ossible. Stokes has ' . . . kingship 

 of the Hui N.' Something has apparentlj- been dropped. Acciuding to the Four Masters 

 Ainmere was thirty years a priest before his election. 



'^ .ii. Facs., u, O'C. et rel. MS. rather dubious. 



'" ad lost in a rent of the MS., but top of I preserved ; ail, < )'C. 



" sic O'C, Rabartaig, Facs. MS. rubbed. 



'* .iiii. O'C, om. Facs., MS. now wholly effaced. 



13 tnbinaich deth[ ], Facs., but tldaind can be traced. 



2'* j ninis legible, though omitted, without brackets, in Facs., read by O'Curry ; 

 remainder rubbed. 



-' final X barely legible. 



2- 7 Briyti, Facs., de cl-, O'C. ; de eld' can be traced in good light, and also, w ith some 

 patience, Chona[ ] leg. Ghonaill, Mael Brigte being of the Claim Conaill Gulban. 



-^ Facs. reads dona /ioe[ ] ; ?m is certain, but the preceding letter, thouuli somewhat 

 obscure, is undoubtedly .i., and so O'Curry read ./. na ho, with ss «</ tentatively added in 

 pencil, ' i.e. of the O . . ..' Todd. The two letters after hoe appear to be )tt, but tinal ad 

 is pretty certain. Read perhaps edon na lioentad, ' i.e. of the union.' 



^* iiVt[ ], Facs., but tluiig. though somewhat rubbed, is pretty certain, also de cl . . b, 

 d, with e ligatured at top ; Fafhaig de cl- ro-, O'C ; for ro leg. Gairb, MS. rubbed and 

 illegible. Before Gaelta Facs. has o = con, which is not in MS. ' Of the Clann . . . -gaeta 

 (sic) of the Dalriattai,' Todd. A pedigree of Si'l Gairb Gaela is given in BB. 114 f. 



^ Riatta, Facs. 



2" AIS. very effaced here. om. Facs., Mailitnle, O'C, and so Annals. Mail() can be 

 traced, f and w indistinct, li fairlj' certain, but followed by what looks like .li, perhaps 

 ,?!. []a[], the claim name being illegible, though traces of letters discernible. 



-' Maelidnin, Facs. 



^ h.El ], Facs., om. O'C, Todd ; Eoi/ can be road, « somewhat obscure ; probably 

 Eogain. 



™ o 01 is traceable, read (Mian ; o Gi; (J'C. 



'" This line has been badly misread by the Facsimilist as »i. indaduaga, though airtnd 

 is perfectly clear. i sltib read by O'C. is traceable, and with the aid of the Annals, cnl ; : i», 

 i.e. Slieve Gullion, can be made out in good light. 



