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Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Is aiteagha here the plural of aithech, ' a sow ' {v. Meyer, Contribu- 

 tions) ? Or is it put for eitechda, ' winged things ' ? The Latin has 

 merely ah atiibus et feris (Act. SS., Feb. torn, ii., p. 877b). 



f. 10 vo a — La noen dar fiarfaidh [ ] ciahe ineach doberadh iiisce doni ceann 

 7 broen dom suilib, 



* One day w^hen asked, Who shall give me water for my head, and tears 



for my eyes ? ' 



A holy man (unnamed) urges the Yirgin to describe her Son's 

 Passion : she answers, as in the Pais Sansalmus above, that she is not 

 allowed to lament, but proceeds nevertheless to narrate to him the 

 incidents of the Passion and Crucifixion. Compare the legend in 

 LBr. 280 h. The end of the piece will be found at fol. 25, which is 

 misplaced. The last words are (25 r'' b) — 



7 on failti ainglighidlii dobhi ag tathaighi chucum. 



f. 25 [14] b — Dobaidh muinter uasul feacht naill annsan Almainde. 



There lived in Grermany nine brothers, the youngest of whom was 

 St. Albertus. While offering Mass one day, he demands to be told 

 what he can do to earn the gratitude of God, declaring that he will 

 neither raise the Host nor set it down until he gets an answer. 

 "Whereupon he is told of the eight things most profitable to all that 

 desire eternal life ; and is also exhorted to say fifteen paidreacha 

 every day. A homily in fifteen heads is cut short by the loss of the 

 next folio. 



f. 13 [15] a — Quoniam ut ait beatus Augusdinus in libro de fide. 



A dialogue between a Priest and a Voice, which describes to him 

 the life to come. Ends — 



ni fuil a fis agum cadh aderuinn rit d' ordochadh flaitheamnuis De. 



f. 14 [16] b— Grasa abus 7 gloir thall o Dia trocaireach cimn Magnuis 

 mic Matbanihna, 



' Grace in this world, and glory in the next, from the merciful God to Manus 

 son of Mabon.' 



After apologies for his defects, the writer discourses on the duties 

 and responsibilities of the priesthood. Ends — 



madh ail lib trocairi 7 heatha suthain da fagbail o Dia cui laus 7 onar 7 gloria 

 per infinita seciilorum amen, &c. 



