THE IRISH HYMNS IN THE LIBER HYMNORUM.
I. Colman's Hymn.
Preface.
T. Sen De. Colman mac hui Chlu- asaig, fer legind Corcaige, is e dorigne in nimmun sa dia s6erad arin liibuidechair rob6e irremis mac nOeda Slane. ar roptar imda doine i nHerinn in tan sein, 7 rob e a nimmed connaroichtis acht tri noi nimmaire docech fir i nHerinn, .i. a n6i do moin, 7 a n6i do min, 7 a noi do chain ; corothroiscset maithe fer nErenn im meic nOida Slane 7 im Fechine Fabair 7 im (Ailer)an 7 im Manchan Leith 7 im sochaide archena im huatigud nandoine, ar dodechaid tercca bid ann ara nimmed. conid aire sein tuccad in buidechair foj-ru, conid de atbathatar meicc ^da Slane isin bliar dain sin, 7 na sruithe roraidsem et alii multi. Dicunt alii combad Cholman dogneth uile. Atberat fairenn aile na- dernai acht da rann de nammd, 7 in scol dia denaim (6 sin) iramach .i. lethrann cech fir dib. I Corcaig dorigned i namseir da mac JEida, Slane .i. Blaithmac 7 Diarmait. Ise immorro tuccait a denma: teidm mor doratad for firu Herenn** .i. in
F. Sen De. Colman mac ui Chluasaig, fer legind Cor- 5 caige, dorone in nimmun sa 7 a scol immalle fris ; et commad lethrand cech fir foe sin, JV6 is a oenur dor6ne in nimmun .IS he immorro a loc, 10 otha inn inse co Corcaig corice in ninse dia ndechatar for teched in tedma . IN- amsir immo7-ro da mac ^da Slane dor6nad .i. Blathmac 7 15 Diarmait, IS he immorro tucait a denma : teidm mor doratad* for firu Erend, .i. in Buide CWdaill, co roindrestar Herind uile, 7 cowafarcaib 20 acht cech thres duine i n- Herind uile i mbethaid ; 7 conid de atbathatar meic Mda Slane, 7 atbath Fe- chene Fobair, 7 alii multi 25 clerici et reges in eodem anno perierunt . Oc2is conid dia n- anacul coTia scoil dorone arin
T. 'God's blessing,' Colman Mac Ui Cluasaig, lector of Cork, made this hymn to save himself from the Yellow Plague** which was in the 30 time of the sons of Aed Slane, For numerous were the men in Ireland at that time, and such was their multitude that they used to get only thrice nine ridges for each man in Ireland, to wit, nine of bog, and nine of arable land, and nine of forest. So the sons of Aed Slane and Fechin of Fore and Aileran and Manchan of Liath and many others fasted together 35 with the nobles of the men of Ireland, for the thinning of the people"; for scarcity of food had come because of their multitude. Wherefore the Yellow Plague was inflicted on them, and there died thereof in that year the sons of Aed Slane, and the elders that we have mentioned et alii multi. Dicunt alii that Colman made all (the hymn). Others say that 40 he made only two quatrains thereof, and that the school made the rest of it, to wit, a half quatrain by each of them. It was composed in Cork, in the time of the two sons of Aed Slane, to wit, Blaithmac and Diarmait. [1] [2] [3] [4]
