G-WYNN — The Liber Flavm Fergusiorum. 



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How the Children of Israel met Nel and Gaedel Glas at Paciroth, and 

 how Gaedel Glas was cured by Moses and Aaron of a serpent's bite : 

 of. LBr. 119 24. Ends— 



7 is do mirbuihbh Aron 7 Maisi [do] ronnadhsin co deimhin. 



f. 33 [43] V" b''— Tri cuisi ara ndliginn neach deimbrigh (?) in tsoegbuil .i. 

 ar med as ssetbair aga iarraidh 7 ar met a deithide aga coimeth 7 ar met a 

 toirsidh (r) fa na dul uadha. 



* Three reasons wby men should contemn wealth, viz. for the amount of 

 labour in getting, of care in keeping, and of grief at losing it.' 



f. 34 [45] a— Ceasc[c]aidi eet costadh ecailse De iar peatarlaich. 



Of the beginnings of the Church in the Old Testament. How 

 Christ took on himself the nine ecclesiastical degi^ees : — liatreoir e on 

 mir do high se leolur Maeisi^ &c. So he became successively aistreoir, 

 exorcisttty suhdeochain^ deocJiain, sagart, eascop. Ends — 



7 do beannaidh se iad annsin. 



f . 34 [45] r" b — IS e seo trath nidi beiris an t-anum as pein, ' This is the 

 journey (?) that brings the soul out of torture.' 



Of the Beati (Psalm cxix.). Ends — 



7 ata an aipiteir eabhraighi co comhslan f urri, ' and it comprises the Hebrew 

 alphabet in full.' 



f. 34 [45] r° b — Biaid do gobail co minicc. 

 Poem on Ps. cxix. in seventeen stanzas. Ends — 

 ba do caingnibh biaide. 



f. 34 [45] r" b— Feacht noen dia mbai mac Taidhg mic Toirrdhealbhaidh ui 

 Briain a mbraidinus. 



The first part of the story is partly obliterated ; but it seems that 

 Mac Taidg was made prisoner by the King of Munster with Ttu'chaill 

 righ Gall and Nenne, Archbishop of Ireland. In captivity Mac Taidg 

 appeals for help to the Devil, who is anxious to assist ; but Colum 

 Cille interferes. "He is my especial monk and nobody else's: 

 for he has by heart my Amra and its interpretation." The Devil 

 comes to Mac Taidg, and explains that under these circumstances he 

 can do nothing to help him, "because the Amra of Colum Cillo is 



