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129, '2. At this point a sign in the margin of the ms. refers to a line written at 

 the top of the page, which is here pi-iuted in brackets : unfortunately it is partly 

 illegible ; the connexion is obscure ; and it is difficult to fix the exact point -where 

 the clause is to be introduced. 



129, 13. Didhlitir : no doubt the Abbot of Findglas who died May 15, 791: 

 cf. Mart. Don. and Mart. Tall., May 13 and 15. 



129, 22. Nicodoes. This seems to be <-pret. passive to -duaid. As to Maek'uaiu's 

 strictness cf. the tract de quibusdam episcojns, E.I. A. Ir. mss. Series, 1870, p. 129. 



129, 24. Deer or wild swine : their flesh did not count as meat, § 51. 



129, 32. lind dermait De : cf. each lind somesctha is descaid dermait De, Ir. Text. 

 ii. 2, 75. 



130, 5. Cainchomrac's death is recorded by the Four Masters anno 786. 

 130, 10. conatallad: past subj. of tuilim with perfective -ad. 



The less caiUech may be a hospital for beggarwomen, but more probably it is a 

 hostel for nuns regularly attaclied to the monastery. Cf. 151, 5 oc cros ind dorus lis. 



130, 16. he seems to be an interjection; unless we read Cid ked so, ol DuUitir. 



130, 18. Do riar-su ind. Here ind means (not 'in the matter,' which would be 

 and, but) ' in return for it,' viz. ' for my sin.' Cf. § 9 troscud ind. Other examples 

 of this usage are atherim or Mac Con na cdirig «'«<? LL 291 J22 ; is iat na ratha frifJia 

 ind LL. 375J50 ; tucad do i n-ec a ingen LL. 37537 ; no in mliad aithrige isna colaib 

 doronsat LBr. 152021. So also TBL. 287fll8 ; Silv. Gad. 137, 36 ; Wars of G.G. 

 32, 10.— W.J. P. 



130, 25. seq. Sancte Michaol . . . Sancta Maria : cf. § 28, § 30. Celehra luda, 

 Cantemus, Symnum dicat, Unitas : see Bernard and Atkinson, Liber Mymnorum 

 i. 18, 33, 36, 42. Ego uero orationem, Ps. Ixix. 13. I can find no other trace of 

 Auis auc, but the Franciscan paraphrase mentions here the versicle Auerte faciem 

 (Ps. li. 9) ; and atiis aue is probably a corruption of these words. 



130, 28. 6 roscithet celebrad : the construction is unusual, but cf. 140, 13, 

 roscithet iarum ind gab ail hisin. Roscithet is for roscoichet. 



131, 3. B'lad prainddigi: cf. § 83, and Eeeves' Culdees 84, 1 (LBr. 9 J 1). 



131, 8. aidchi liioin. Sunday is I'eckoned as beginning from vespers on Saturday 

 evening, and so with the other days. 



131, 11. iar praind. It would seem that on Sundays dinner was in the evening, 

 after vespers (and therefore really on ' Monday night') ; whereas on other days it 

 came after none : see Culdees 88, 11 ; 89, 27 ; 90, 4 (LBr. 10 a 32 ; 10 H6 ; 10 i 23). 

 The evening meal on week-days is called cena : cf. § 69. 



131, 19. Nech loingis riasind trath : cf. LBr. 11 a 5 {Culdees 91, 13). 



131, 25. Cornan. This is Cronan of Glen Aosa who is mentioned in Mart. Doneg. 

 Feb. 26 (Plummer). 



131, 28. Contra familiam = fri muintir : cf. Thes. Palaeohib. ii. 179, 222 {note). 



132, 1. tnilth may be used for a variety of passions as well as jealousy. 



132, 5. A distinction seems to be made between ordinary penance and strict 

 penance {dkr-phennit) : cf. De Arreis, § 14 etc. (Rev. Celt. 15. 489). 



132, 6. rochualai laisi/n : cf. Pass, and Hom. 6730 itchuala leo. 



With this paragraph compare § 51 and LBr. 10 a 45 {Culdees 89, 1), where it is 

 laid down that one who does not eat flesh on Easter Day may not eat it under any 

 circumstances whatever untU the Easter following. In order to avoid this prohi- 

 bition, even those who usually avoid flesh meats take a little piece at Easter, so that 

 in case there is a scarcity of otlier food (through the crops failing or being destroyed 



