Dialogue of the Two Sages<\/a>,\u00a0ut dicitur<\/i>, \u201cdelight of a king, smooth stories\u201d; or in the Bretha Nemed, ut dicitur, \u201cnot payment of a company (that tell) stories\u201d; ie. he possesses not the means of delighting a company (for their) stories.<\/p>\nHow would a fool speak of him?<\/b>
\ni.e. \u2018coi\u2019 is \u2018way,\u2019 in what way, and \u2018india\u2019 is \u2018will he narrate\u2019; what then is the way in which a fool will tell of him? Or, compared with him every person up to India was unlearned.<\/p>\n
Even Nera, about God\u2019s prophet.<\/b>
\n\u2018sceo\u2019 and \u2018ceo\u2019 and \u2018neo\u2019 are three Gaelic conjunctive particles. And even Nera son of Morand, or son of Fincholl of the fairy-folk, would not be able to tell of him. Or, even he was unlearned in comparison with Colum Clue.<\/p>\n
On land of Zion he hath taken his seat.<\/b>
\ni.e. on land of the heavenly Zion he sate down ; or the prophet of God used to tell of the sitting that shall be in the land of Zion, i.e. on earth.<\/p>\n
No (more) is our sage the profit of (our) soul, for (he hath gone) from us to a fair land.<\/b>
\ni.e. we have now none to benefit or to enlighten our soul, for our sage hath gone away from us to a fair land.
\nOr, from condio, \u2018I salt\u2019, i.e. the person who used to salt our stench of sins and trangressions with his teachings<\/p>\n
He who preserves alive has died.<\/b>
\nie. the person who used to preserve us alive hath died. Or, the person who knows our life well hath died.<\/p>\n
For he hath died to us, who was destined to secure our forgiveness.<\/b>
\ni.e. he who was destined (to secure) our pardon, has died. Or, he who was destined for pity on our wretchedness, hath died.<\/p>\n
For he hath died to us who was a messenger to our Lord.<\/b>
\ni.e. the messenger who used to go from us to our Lord, hath died; for his spirit used to go to heaven every Thursday.<\/p>\n
For now we have no more a sage who should avert terrors from us.<\/b>
\ni.e. for no longer is alive the person who used to bring us knowledge of peace, and who used to stand in opposition so that there should be no fear in us. \u2022 Or, the sage who used to go from us into the land of . . .<\/p>\n
For we have no king, who shall explain word-truth.<\/b>
\ni.e. he who ran from us runs not back to us; he would state to us truth of word or true-word. Or, he does not come to our reproof, i.e. to our amelioration.<\/p>\n
For (we have) no teacher who used to teach tribes of Toi.<\/b>
\ni.e. he who wrought the aid of the tribes in teaching them till they were silent. Or, the teacher who sang (to) the tribes who were about Tai, i.e. nomex proprium of a stream in Scotland<\/p>\n
Whole world,\u2014it was his.<\/b>
\ni.e. woe to the whole world, which he had, for it is in misery. Or else, he had the whole world.<\/p>\n
It is a \u2018cruit\u2019-harp without a \u2018ceis\u2019-harp, it is a church without an abbot.<\/b>
\ni.e. \u2018ceis\u2019 is a name for a small harp that accompanies a great \u2018cruit\u2019-harp in its playing. Or a name for a pulling upon which is the cord. Or, it is a name for the small peg. Or, a name for the tackling. Or, for the heavy cord, quod at melius, ut dixit the poet.<\/p>\n
De ascensione eius in caelum.<\/i><\/p>\n
He rose very high, God\u2019s time about Colum of company.<\/b>
\ni.e. he arose to a great height when God\u2019s companies came to meet Colum Cille.<\/p>\n
Bright shrine attendance.<\/b>
\ni.e. bright is the shrine for which attendants came. Or else, bright were the peace-folk who came to attend on Colum Cille, viz. angels.<\/p>\n
He kept vigil as long as he lived.<\/b>
\ni.e. twelve hundred genuflexions by him every day except tantum on festival days, so that his ribs were visible through his dress.<\/p>\n
He was of brief age.<\/b>
\ni.e. straight, or insignificant or small (his age), viz. seventy six years, ut dixit the poet.<\/p>\n
He was of slight food.<\/b>
\ni.e. of trifling amount was his sufficiency.<\/p>\n
He was head of science of every hill.<\/b>
\ni.e. he was chief in science of every language up to its ridge pole. Or, a firm chief who used to turn every unlawfulness.<\/p>\n
He was a hill, in book law-learned.<\/b>
\ni.e. he used to teach the books of the law up to its ridge-pole. Or, quia fuit doctor in libris legis.<\/p>\n
Blazed land south; with him district Occidens.<\/b>
\ni.e. he blazed in the south land. Or, the south land was his. Or, he benefited it, and he benefited the land of the setting (sun). Or, it is his, just as was Inis Boffin on the sea.<\/p>\n
Equally his was Oriens.<\/b>
\ni.e. he blazed . . . in the East.<\/p>\n
From clerics heart-pained.<\/b>
\ni.e. for the clergy at Corccan Ochaide ; arid it is they whom he sent to Gregory. Or, perhaps his heart was silent with respect to clericship towards each.<\/p>\n
Good his death.<\/b>
\ni.e. good his death, quia fit \u2018dibad\u2019 and \u2018bath\u2019 and \u2018ba\u2019 and \u2018teme\u2019 are used to denote \u2018death.\u2019<\/p>\n
God\u2019s angels when he ascended.<\/b>
\ni.e. angels of the God of heaven came to meet him whem he ascended.<\/p>\n
De martyrio eiusdem in mundo.<\/i><\/p>\n
He came to Axalu, great crowds, archangels.<\/b>
\ni.e. he came to a place where is the angel Axal. Or, he came to a place where auxilium is given to each one, i.e. to a multitude of archangels. Or \u2018axal\u2019 means \u2018conversation\u2019; i.e. he came to the land in which conversation is made, quia dicunt hiruphin et zaraphin, sanctus sanctus sanctus dominus deus sabaoth dicentes. Or, \u2018axalu\u2019 is ucca (choice) sola (alone), and the word is compositum, viz. of Latin and Irish, sic; i.e. he came to the one place that is an object of choice to all, i.e. caelum.<\/p>\n
He reached a land in which it is not night that one has seen.<\/b>
\ni.e. he came to a land in which night is not seen.<\/p>\n
He reached a land for Moses, we deem.<\/b>
\ni.e. in which it is our opinion that Moses is,<\/p>\n
He reached plains of customs, that songs are not born (there).<\/b>
\ni.e. it is not a custom for any tune to be born in them, for there is never any want of that tune out of them.<\/p>\n
That sages heard not.<\/b>
\ni.e. sages are not able to tell it. Or, no sage listens to another,<\/p>\n
King of priests cast out toils.<\/b>
\ni.e. the King of the priests flung all diseases from Him in the time of His death, ut dicitur, Tristis est anthea mea usque ad mortem.<\/p>\n
He suffered; in a short time he gained victory.<\/b>
\ni.e. finely he subdued his passions in the short time that he lived.<\/p>\n
Terror of him was on the devil.<\/b>
\ni.e. the devil was a horror to him. Or, he was deemed a horror by the demon, viz. by the gods of perdition.<\/p>\n
To whom celebration was a hanging.<\/b>
\ni.e. to whom Colum Cille’s celebration was a \u2018way of stopping,\u2019 or was a \u2018spear of stopping.\u2019 Or, a \u2018hanging\u2019 in its own meaning, i.e. so long as there was heard the voice of Colum Cille at celebration, he was not let out till the celebration was finished; and they used to ask news of him thereafter.<\/p>\n
From his powerful art.<\/b>
\ni.e. by the power of his clerkship he used to effect that.<\/p>\n
Robust right he keeps.<\/b>
\ni.e. he knew the great strength of right quia idem est, \u2018robust\u2019 et \u2018robustus.\u2019 Or, he preserved his uprightness strongly.<\/p>\n
Was known (his) grave, known (his) wisdom<\/b>
\ni.e. the place of his burial was known, viz. Hi, or Down, ut dicunt alii. Or, it was known up to Rome, and his wisdom was known.<\/p>\n
Sageship to him was granted of deity.<\/b>
\ni.e. there was granted to him sageship of the Deity ; from the Son of God he got that. Or, he lived in granted Deity of the Son of God.<\/p>\n
Sure good in death.<\/b>
\ni.e. it is certain that the death he departed is good. Or, good was the person who died there.<\/p>\n
He was skilled in Axal the angel.<\/b>
\ni.e. he was skilful in the conversation of the angel whose name was Axal.<\/p>\n
He used Basil-judgeinents.<\/b>
\ni.e. the judgement of pride that he fell into in the Great Assembly of Druim Cetta, so that it was on that account that Baithin brought a testimony from Basil to subdue the pride. Or, he made use of Basil\u2019s Judgements of Doom.<\/p>\n
He forbade works of chorus, in crowds, in choruses.<\/b>
\ni.e. he forbade, with a view to his mind being (fixed) on God, the eulogy that the hosts made on him. Or, he prohibited the deeds of God owing to the apparition of the black hideous multitudes; and what summoned him therefrom was the testimony from Basil, or the words.<\/p>\n
De scientia eius in omnia parte.<\/i><\/p>\n
He ran a race which he runs.<\/b>
\ni.e. there overtook him the race which he ran.<\/p>\n
For hatred, well-doing.<\/b>
\ni.e. he used to do kindly deeds in return for hatred, quia fit \u2018cais\u2019 \u2018hatred.\u2019<\/p>\n
Teacher sewed word.<\/b>
\ni.e. he used to sew the word of teaching, viz. the tutor. He explained glosses clearly.
\ni.e. he was swift at interpreting the glosses clearly. Or, he wounded the glosses, &c.<\/p>\n
He secured correctness of psalms.<\/b>
\ni.e. he corrected the psalms by obelus and asterisk.<\/p>\n
He commented on law-books, books ut Cassian loved.<\/b>
\ni.e. it is thus that he read books of law, as he used to read books of John Cassian for their easiness. Or, he read, just as John Cassian read, books Legis.<\/p>\n
H e fought battles gulae.<\/b>
\ni.e. he fought the battle of gluttony. Or, \u2018culai\u2019 is what is good in it, i.e. he fought the battles of the three Culs, viz. battle of Cuil Dremne against Connaughtmen, and battle of Cuil Feda against Colman Mor son of Diarmait, and battle of Cuil Rathen against Ulstermen, in the contest for Ross Torathair between Colum and Comgall.<\/p>\n
Books of Solomon he followed.<\/b>
\ni.e. he followed the books of Solomon. Or, he attained to the books of Solomon. Or, \u2018sexus\u2019 i.e. \u2018fexsus,\u2019 ut dicifur \u2018fenchas\u2019 pro \u2018senchas,\u2019 ut dixit the poet:<\/p>\nPoets that are in existence read
\n\u2018fenchas\u2019-law eagerly with Fergus.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
(Note, the 3 established books are Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon)<\/p>\n
Storms and sea-voyages he perceived.<\/b>
\ni.e. \u2018sina\u2019 viz. \u2018sonenna,\u2019 fair-weather periods; and \u2018rima\u2019 \u2018doinenna,\u2019 foul-weather periods; and it is from the word inz\u00f3er that \u2018imrim\u2019 is derived. \u2018Raid\u2019 i.e. \u2018roraidestar,\u2019 he (fore)told them.<\/p>\n
He divided a division with figure, among the books of the Law.<\/b>
\ni.e. he set the history of the Law on one side; and its allegorical sense on the other side.<\/p>\n
He read mysteries very-wise.<\/b>
\ni.e. \u2018ros-ualt,\u2019 a beast that dwells in the ocean; these are its tokens: when it vomits with its face landwards, poverty and want (shall be) in that land to the end of seven years; if it is upwards, poverty and storm in that air ; if downwards, loss and mortality on the beasts of the sea. He used afterwards to tell of the mysteries of that animal to people, that they might be on their guard against him. Or, he read runes with great-sages. Or, it was he himself that was a sage.<\/p>\n
Amid schools of scripture; and he joined mutual-fitness of moon about course.<\/b>
\ni.e. he understood how the moon runs in front of the sun nunc, post nunc.<\/p>\n
He perceived a race with branching sun.<\/b>
\ni.e. it is for this reason the sun is called \u2018branching,\u2019 because from it there is light to stars and to men\u2019s eyes ; uel nouit cursum fluminis Rheni, a name that is thence applied to every stream.<\/p>\n
Rhine course.<\/b>
\ni.e. he was skilled in the course of the Rhine .i. maris.<\/p>\n
He would number the stars of heaven, who could tell of each very noble thing.<\/b>
\ni.e. I think he would tell of the stars of heaven, he who could recount every noble thing that Colum Cille did. Or, Colum Cille would recount a very noble thing about his endeavour, or about stars.<\/p>\n
Which we from Colum Cille have heard.<\/b>
\ni.e. we have heard from Colum Cille.<\/p>\n
De admiratione et caritate eius.<\/i><\/p>\n
Who was, who will be alive, that would be more wonderful on lands, very learned, northern?<\/b>
\ni.e. what is the place in which he was, and what is the place in which he will be alive, who should be more wonderful and more perfect in the northern land than Colum Cille was?<\/p>\n
He used to tell till lately.<\/b>
\ni.e. Colum Cille used to narrate up to lately.<\/p>\n
Who knew not falsehood.<\/b>
\ni.e. I shall not recognize falsehood now, for dead is the man used to tell us (what it was), viz. Colum Cille. Or, he used to tell us from now to the ninth descendant of the genealogy of each. Or, the (syllable) \u2018 Let \u2018 which is there as idem et uetus testamentum and the (syllable) \u2018no\u2019 is nouum testamentum; i.e. he used to tell us both of Old Law and afterwards of New Testimony.<\/p>\n
A course he made more lucky.<\/b>
\ni.e. luckier than every course was the course that Colum Cille ran.<\/p>\n
Towards ladders on city, to world he is borne.<\/b>
\ni.e. towards ladders of the heavenly city he pressed; \u2018 to world \u2018 i.e. to him its treasure. Or \u2018co domun\u2019 ad caelum.<\/p>\n
on account of God humanity.<\/b>
\ni.e. this is why he did that, for the humanity of the Son of God; i.e. that the suffering of the Son of God should take effect for him.<\/p>\n
On seats he is crowned.<\/b>
\ni.e. on stations for him in the kingdom.<\/p>\n
He gave the desire of his eyes.<\/b>
\ni.e. he sold everything that was an object of desire to his eye here below.<\/p>\n
A perfect sage, he believed Christ.<\/b>
\ni.e. the perfect sage believed Christ. Or, \u2018creis\u2019 is from the verb creo, he increased afterwards in Christ. Or, Christ put increase upon him.<\/p>\n
Also not ale, also not gluttony, satiety: he avoided flesh.<\/b>
\ni.e. he avoided ale, he avoided gluttony, he avoided satiety; he avoided flesh; or past his lips.<\/p>\n
He lived \u2018cath.\u2019<\/b>
\ni.e. catholicus.<\/p>\n
He lived \u2018cast.\u2019<\/b>
\ni.e. castus.<\/p>\n
Loving-full.<\/b>
\ni.e. \u2018doit\u2019 is \u2018toit\u2019; full of charity was he (towards) all. Or, perfect was Colum Cille in charity.<\/p>\n
Famous stone at victory.<\/b>
\ni.e. stone of subduing, quia fit \u2018 and,\u2019 a stone ; Colum Cille was as a stone of subduing of every evil ; and also he lived so that he was a stone of victory, ut fit a rock on a promontory of land.<\/p>\n
He lived a full benefit.<\/b>
\ni.e. he lived so that he gave his full benefit to each.<\/p>\n
He lived a great benefit of guests.<\/b>
\ni.e. he had plenty of good even though he did it to guests.<\/p>\n
He lived noble, he lived \u2018obid,\u2019 he lived over death.<\/b>
\ni.e. great was his nobleness, and though he was noble, he was humble ; and this is why he practised humility, in that he knew death (was) over him. Or, he was mighty over death.<\/p>\n
He was gentle, he was a physician, with the heart of every sage.<\/b>
\ni.e. he was lenis. Or he was compassionate.
\ni.e. he was full of blessings. Or, he was a binder. Or, he was a physician, a healer of all.<\/p>\n
Our diadem, Axal of conversation, it was abstemiousness of which he died.<\/b>
\ni.e. the diadem that we had in conversation of the angel whose name was Axal; it was of the slightness of his drink that he died, for he consumed neither ale nor food in the year he died save on Saturday and on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Was sweet, was unique his art of clerkship.<\/b>
\ni.e. everybody deemed his voice a sweet one; and everybody was satisfied with the unique art of clericship which he had. Or, clericship was (only) one of his arts, for he was a poet, a prophet and a sage.<\/p>\n
To (ordinary) persons he was inscrutable.<\/b>
\ni.e. he was incomprehensible to everybody (on the score) of his talent.<\/p>\n
He was a protection to naked persons, he was a shelter to poor persons.<\/b>
\ni.e. in clothing and feeding them.<\/p>\n
It was afresh he suffered every weight of storm.<\/b>
\ni.e. every heavy storm that he suffered Colum Cille took it as a new one. Or, heavier than every blast to us was this new blast, said the blind man.<\/p>\n
From Colum discipline of territories.<\/b>
\ni.e. by Colum they used to instruct the territories.<\/p>\n
Great dignity we think \u2018manna.\u2019<\/b>
\ni.e. \u2018miad\u2019 reverence. \u2018Mar\u2019 abundance. \u2018Manna\u2019 the manna is what the children [of Israel] said of it: \u2018man-hu\u2019 .i. quid hoc nisi cibus caelestis; we expect afterwards, i.e. great reverence will be given to him, of the heavenly food.<\/p>\n
Christ will enrol him in His service among righteous.<\/b>
\ni.e. then there shall be given him the reward of his service; amongst the righteous, viz. angels and archangels.<\/p>\n
Through his long (period) during which he served.<\/b>
\ni.e. he was long in reaching that service.<\/p>\n
Wise a sage who reached four men’s path.<\/b>
\ni.e. wise is the sage who followed the track of the four, viz. the four evangelists; or he himself reached it quia aliud Finnianum euangelium legit.<\/p>\n
Till he went with song.<\/b>
\ni.e. it is thus he went, with song to heaven, i.e. the song of the household of heaven and earth, or of the Old and of the New Testament.<\/p>\n
To heaven-land after his cross.<\/b>
\ni.e. to the land of heaven he went after cross and passion.<\/p>\n
Hundred churches\u2019 guardian of waves; under com pleteness of offering.<\/b>
\ni.e. guardian of waves is he, over seas of a hundred churches; and this is a definite (number put) for an indefinite, ut est, Hi and Derry. Or, guardian of waves under perfection of offering (up to) that number.<\/p>\n
Great-deed, not idol-(worship): he brought together no perverse company.<\/b>
\ni.e. great is the amount that he effected of good, and not idol-worship; he nourished no place in which was a perverse company.<\/p>\n
. . . . . .<\/b>
\ni.e. he used to bring them to psalm-singing. Or, he used to milk them, i.e. he used to pacify.<\/p>\n
Not long not cold any heresy.<\/b>
\ni.e. he sent not from him (as messenger) any one who would inflict evils, and he did not himself practise any heresy ; viz. he did riot enforce heresy on anybody ; or, he did not himself adopt heresy.<\/p>\n
He did not . . . . . anything that was not a king\u2019s right.<\/b>
\ni.e. he did not regard as distinguished anything, but as according to God\u2019s law.<\/p>\n
That he may not die world-death.<\/b>
\ni.e. that there should not be a fixing to him of death for ever. Or, death in the world.<\/p>\n
Alive his name; alive his \u2018un-stitched.\u2019<\/b>
\ni.e. his soul in the next world.<\/p>\n
Owing to (a multitude) which he caused (to be) under the law of saints.<\/b>
\ni.e. for the multitude that he drove under saints\u2019 law, therefore is his name alive in this world, and his soul in the next.<\/p>\n
Wasting attacked his side.<\/b>
\ni.e. he betrayed the fatness of his side, for the form of his rib was visible through his clothes on the sea-shore.<\/p>\n
Desires of his body, he checked them.<\/b>
\nie. he destroyed the desire of his body.<\/p>\n
He checks quarrelsomeness.<\/b>
\ni.e. he destroyed stinginess, ut poeta dixit:\u2014<\/p>\nDo you deem it good
\nwhen truth is spoken to you?
\nhe enjoins love; treasures approach;
\nhe takes not quarrel with one whom he loves.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Is not the child the son of Ua Chinn?<\/b>
\ni.e. whose is the child? Not hard, the son in truth of Ua Chinn, viz. Colum Cille. Or, there was not of the son of Ua Chinn either stinginess or quarrelsorneness.<\/p>\n
Sin which takes away from jealousy; sin which takes away from envy.<\/b>
\ni.e. he practised no whit of jealousy, he did not commit sin. Or, he did nothing of attack or of envy, nought which would take away sin; quia fit \u2018demo,\u2019 viz. I take away.<\/p>\n
Good in your judgement the grave (that was) his.<\/b>
\ni.e. it is good for you; you deem good his grave.<\/p>\n
Against every toil (from) successions of weather.<\/b>
\ni.e. against every disease of successions of weather, i.e. each season used to exert its quarter(ly influence).<\/p>\n
Through an idolatrous district, he meditated (on its) guilt.<\/b>
\ni.e. on going through a district in which there is idolatry, he meditated on its guilt.<\/p>\n
For credulous chariots.<\/b>
\ni.e. for this reason he passed this judgement upon them, for the credulous chariot of his body. Or, for the clericship he sent away from him his chariots.<\/p>\n
Long fight; he sought truth; he fought against body.<\/b>
\ni.e. perpetual warfare; \u2018soich fir\u2019 i.e. he pursued the truth; \u2018fiched\u2019 i.e. he used to make aggression on his body while here below.<\/p>\n
That a king\u2019s son may not come upon two things of God.<\/b>
\ni.e. the son of the king shall not go upon two things of God.<\/p>\n
Into a dread voice, into a dread verse.<\/b>
\ni.e. into the dread voice, viz. It maledicti: there shall be no other verse to him but Uenite benedicti patris.<\/p>\n
He was buried before age, before infirmity.<\/b>
\ni.e. he was buried before age came to him ; and he was weak i.e. for he had completed seventy-six years.<\/p>\n
For hell, in Scotland (was) fear.<\/b>
\ni.e. for fear of hell he went into Scotland.<\/p>\n
Aed celebrated all mighty-men, a lasting poem of battle on a heavenly champion.<\/b>
\ni.e. Aed mac Ainmerech gave seven \u2018cumals\u2019 to get his name inserted into this eulogy of Colum Cille; and Aed charged the blind (poet) that this poem to the champion viz. Colum Cille, should be more lasting than any (other) poem.<\/p>\n
Not undear.<\/b>
\ni.e. to me, but it is dear.<\/p>\n
seu insignificant.<\/b>
\ni.e. and not trifling ; or \u2018ni handil\u2019\u2014he did not \u2018frame\u2019 and he did riot stitch together a thing that would be insignificant.<\/p>\n
Not a champion at all new towards a pacification of Conall.<\/b>
\ni.e. not a champion at all new is this man towards the confirming of a peace with Conall. Or, towards pacification of body, i.e. at peace-(making) between body and soul.<\/p>\n
Blessing subdued rough tongues, that were at Toi, a king\u2019s will!<\/b>
\ni.e. he subdued the mouths of the rude persons who were with the high king (of) Toi, though what they would have liked was to utter evil things, but it was blessing that they really uttered, ut fuit Balaam.<\/p>\n
From men by journeyings, with God he stayed.<\/b>
\ni.e. from men he was taken away and with God he abode.<\/p>\n
For \u2018adbud\u2019 for splendour, he distributed bright hospitality from his city. . .<\/b>
\ni.e. for his patience and for his fasting the descendant of Conall gave pure hospitality in his city. Or, for his pomp and for his patience he gave hospitality, &c.; for he did not do that ut faciunt hypocritae.<\/p>\n
In disease, fair sage and master of household.<\/b>
\ni.e. \u2018udbud,\u2019 nomen doloris .i. proprium, viz. toil, or \u2018ingiu sechi.\u2019 Afterwards the sage was kindly, so that that disease should not consume nor seize him; and also he was a magister to his household, on that same matter. Or, \u2018ingiu sechi\u2019 i.e. now and again his skin encompassed him owing to the abundance of his capacities. Or, \u2018adbud\u2019 i.e. in stilling ambition, in solving questions of the Canon. Or, it is \u2018dibdud.\u2019 i.e. destroying falsehoods. Or, it is the name of a booth for reading in; or, proprium loci in Cenel Conaill.<\/p>\n
With an angel he conversed; he spoke in Greek grammar.<\/b>
\ni.e. he made conversation with an angel, and he learnt grammar like Greeks. Or, he conversed grammatically and in Greek.<\/p>\n
Free beyond territory; that I tell.<\/b>
\ni.e. a freeman whom seven districts followed; here it is a definite (number) for an indefinite. Or, extern territories were pursued. \u2018That I relate;\u2019 i.e. it is thus that I make its narration.<\/p>\n
The son of Feidlimid fought the north; fin(em) nouit.<\/b>
\ni.e. the son of Feidlimid for whom twenty districts used to fight; definite number here also for indefinite; for whom the land to the North fought. Finem nouit; i.e. his own death, or finem mundi.<\/p>\n
There went not to the world; lasting was his recollection of the cross.<\/b>
\ni.e. not well he came into the world (owing to) the shortness of his life; he was however everlasting in the recollection of the cross on his body. Or, there came none hither to the world, who was more constant in his recollection of the cross of the Son of God.<\/p>\n
… he said prayers, with deed he verified.<\/b>
\ni.e. that which he wove with prayers of intention to do, he carried out with deed.<\/p>\n
He sprang therefrom an illustrious birth, descendant of Art . . . Neill with might.<\/b>
\ni.e. he was born, a noble birth too, of Art; a descendant of Neill with might, i.e. he was mighty. Or, \u2018nis Neill conert\u2019 is: not towards the powers of Neill he lent his aid, but towards the powers of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n
He did not commit an injury for which one dies.<\/b>
\ni.e. he did not commit any injury, for which his death would be fitting, if this were a cause for that in general.<\/p>\n
Cond’s profession broke grief; going \u2018druib\u2019; greatness his goodness.<\/b>
\ni.e. there was breaking and grief in the city of Conn from the \u2018do druib\u2019 that was on Colum Cille when he went yonder \u2018Greatness of his goodness,\u2019 i.e. great size is the goodness that was on him from the \u2018dodruib\u2019 that was upon him. Or, there was sighing and sorrow in the profession of Conn.<\/p>\n
Son, name of cross.<\/b>
\ni.e a son who gave his name to a cross; or a son with whom the name of Christ\u2019s cross was held in remembrance4<\/p>\n
Up to this his age; ecce a\u00ebr; ceno \u2018indias.\u2019<\/b>
\ni.e. up to this his age, i.e. I am sure of his age. Ecce aer, i.e. plain to me is the air, for there were allowed to him his eyes whilst he was engaged in praising. Certo \u2018indias\u2019 i.e. great were his deeds of skill, as I relate.<\/p>\n
Al-liath; a melodious lion in snow a new meeting.<\/b>
\ni.e. \u2018al-liath,\u2019 stands for \u2018al-lith,\u2019 stands for ‘lith a aille,\u2019 i.e. I festival of his praise.\u2019 As roars a melodious lion in snow at a new meeting, for when the lion utters his roar, there come under him all animals, so that he puts a cast of his tail around them, so that they die in that place, except rat and fox. The hunter comes to him thereafter, and he puts a cast around him so that he dies. Sic Colum Cille: the person round whom he puts a cast of his teaching, could not get across it away from him, save unjust persons; the cast of the teaching of God\u2019s Son about him. Or, it is \u2018all\u2014iath\u2019 i.e. \u2018into the land of the rock\u2019; for the lion goes into the land of the cave whilst the frost lasts, so that he utters his roar after coming out into the new rock-cave.<\/p>\n
Till death how shall I tell.<\/b>
\ni.e. till my death I shall not narrate tales of Colum Cille.<\/p>\n
A journey in the body to the upper air; his choice he made joy summer-peace.<\/b>
\ni.e. the journey that he went in the body to the upper air, as went Paul; and that was his own choice ; he carried out his choice to the good in which there is peace and joy. Or, he caused that there should be given him his choice with summer-peace, with the peace of summer, for in that season he died. Or, he brought about peace for his congregation by the journey that he made to the upper air.<\/p>\n
The famous one, wisdom; it is certain for him.<\/b>
\ni.e. a sage with good fame opened to them; certain to him. i.e. it is certain that he did that.<\/p>\n
To him not the groan of one house; to him not the groan of one string.<\/b>
\ni.e. \u2018ong\u2019 means \u2018visitation\u2019; or string (of) timpan harp or string (is) road. Not visitation of one house thereafter: or not visitation of one string or of one road, to us is the bewailing of Colurn Cille Where is \u2018ong\u2019 found ? Not hard: in the Fotha Breth,\u00a0ut dicitur<\/i>: \u2018ongaib, coscaib carat\u2019
\ni.e. with groans, chastisements of friends.
\ni.e. for fear of their chastisements, of their visitation with a view to the chastisement of him by his friends. Or, \u2018ong\u2019 is \u2018ongan,\u2019 it was not an \u2018ongan\u2019 of one house to him, but an ongan \u2018of many houses.\u2019 Or, it was not an \u2018ongan\u2019 of one road.<\/p>\n
Heavy people, word under wave.<\/b>
\ni.e. heavy is his bewailing with the tribes; and this story is a word \u2018under wave.\u2019<\/p>\n
For it was due from him: the lamp of the king which was extinguished, was relit.<\/b>
\ni.e. the lamp of the king, of God; it was due to us (to make) this eulogy on him. \u2018do.r.adbad\u2019 i.e. \u2018rodibad\u2019 is \u2018was extinguished, in this world,\u2019 was relit, yonder, hi regno caelorum.<\/p>\n
Eulogy is this, of the king who made me king, who will redeem us to Zion.<\/b>
\ni.e. eulogy; \u2018wonderful is the saying,\u2019 or \u2018is the grace\u2019; or \u2018not-smooth\u2019; or \u2018wonderful is the course that is under it above.\u2019 The \u2018am\u2019 that is in it is the same as \u2018death\u2019 quia post mortem pretium laudis datum est caeco. Or, the \u2018am\u2019 is the same as \u2018nem,\u2019 \u2018heaven,\u2019 so that \u2018am-rath\u2019 means \u2018nemrath\u2019: really, for heaven was given him as the payment for his eulogy. \u2018Of the king who made me king,\u2019 i.e. it was Colum Cille that gave the hardship to me. \u2018Zion\u2019 i.e. perhaps, \u2018save us unto Mount Zion\u2019 or \u2018to the heavenly city.\u2019<\/p>\n
May he carry me past torments.<\/b>
\ni.e. may he take me past the demons of the air ad requiem sanctorurn. Or, past \u2018riaga\u2019 i.e. past the daughters of Orcus.<\/p>\n
May it be smooth abode-darkness from me<\/b>
\ni.e. may it be easy for me to go past the black abodes, ubi sunt dernones. Or, \u2018mendum\u2019 i.e. lie, and \u2018menna\u2019 means lies : may he expel from me the black lies.<\/p>\n
May the descendant of the body of Cathair with nobility see me without stain.<\/b>
\ni.e. may he look on me without stain, a descendant of Cairpre Nia-fer of Leinster; for Ethne daughter of Dimma mac Noe was his (Colum Cilie\u2019s) mother, of the Carburys of Leinster ; and he (Cairpre) was a descendant of Cathair Mor, son of Feidlimid the All-wise.<\/p>\n
Great re-declension; great of the poem, of heaven, heaven-sun.<\/b>
\ni.e. great is the re-forming I have put on the above words; great is the \u2018nath\u2019 the poets used to make in the beginning for sun and moon; and not greater is the darkening they used to put on them, as I have put. Or, though great they deemed the excellency of sun and moon, not greater do we deem it than the excellency of the death of Colum Cille\u00a0nid am huan… i.e. quia caecatus sum iterum.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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