AN GAOḊAL
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7 anḟóit, adj. wrong, evil.
8 indeiṫḃire, adj. without design, with
out necessity.
9 torba, n. m., business, profit, etc.;
also hindrance, trouble.
10 foġnaṁ, n. f. servitude, slavery, 7c
11 cor, n. m. that which is used to ob¬
tain an object.
12 connráḋ, n. m. agreement, covenant
13 fórċongraḋ, v commanded, desired.
14 for, prep, on, upon.
15 tiseaḋ, to come, to gather, to as¬
[semble
16 máiġín, n. f, a place, plain, pad¬
dock, etc.
17 priotċaḋ, v to preach, preaching.
18 soisgeula, n m. the gospel.
19 cuas, v. told. air ċuas, being told.
20 miorḃuilíḋiḃ, n. m., dat. pl., mira¬
cles.
21 darṁaraċ, adj. wonderful, astound¬
[ing
22 ṡleaċdadar, v., they. bowed, hum¬
bled.
23 gaċ reaċda, each and every law;
reaċd, n. m. law.
24 cíḋ, adv. whatever, even, at all.
25 ceinṁioṫa, prep. besides, except.
26 ol, v. said.
27 tarcoṁlaḋ, v. was drawn; march¬
ed, etc.
28 tairsen [.i. taisbeain], v. to show
or exhibit.
29 fiaḋ, prep, before, in presence of.
30 air beulaiḃ, comp. prep, in pres¬
ence of.
English translation as found in Senċus
Mór.
What is understood from the above
decision, which God revealed to Dubh¬
thach, is that it was a middle course
between forgiveness and retaliation :
for retaliation prevailed in Erin before
Patrick, and Patrick brought forgiven¬
ess with him, i.e., Nuada was put to
death for his crime, and Patrick ob¬
tained heaven for him. But there is
forgiveness in that sentence, and there
is also retaliation. At this day we keep
between forgiveness and retaliation,
for as at present no one has the pow¬
er of bestowing heaven, as Patrick had
that day, so no one is put to death for
his intentional crimes, as long as 'eric
fine is obtained; and whenever 'eric'-
fine is not obtained, he is put to death
for his intentional crimes and placed
on the sea for his intentional crimes
and for those of supposed utility; and
service is required of him for his unful¬
filled contract and covenant.
After this sentence Patrick request¬
ed of the men of Erin to come to one
place to hold a conference with him.
When they came to the conference the
gospel of Christ was preached to them
all; and when the men of Erin heard
of the killing of the living and the re¬
suscitation of the dead, and all the
power of Patrick since his arrival in
Erin ; and when they saw Laeghaire
with his druids overcome by the great
signs and miracles wrought in the pre¬
sence of the men of Erin, they bowed
down, in obedience to the will of God
and Patrick.
Then Laeghaire said — "It is neces¬
sary for you, O men of Erin, that eve¬
ry other law should be settled and ar¬
ranged by us, as well as this." "it is
better to do so," said Patrick. It was
then that all professors of the sciences
in Erin were assembled, and each of
them exhibited his art before Patrick
in the presence of every chief in Erin.
Notes
1 Retaliation. In O Donovan, 6. this
is somewhat more clearly stated, thus :
Dilgaḋ d'anmain Nuadaiti .i abreṫ for
nim, ocus inneċad for a ċorp, .i. a
marbaḋ ina ċinaiḋ. (Modern) Dilgeaḋ
d'anam Nuaḋait .i, a ḃreiṫ air neiṁ,
agus indeaċaḋ air a ċorp .i a ṁarḃaḋ
ionna ċiontaiḃ. (English translation),
forgiveness to the soul of Nuadha, i.e.
to bring it to heaven ; retaliation upon
his body, i.e. to kill it for his crime.
2 Supposed utility, unnecessry profit.
We were never prouder than the other day when
passing up Park Place, N York, opposite the post-
office, for, casting our eye on Mr. Calligan's news'
stand, there, sure enough, we saw the GAEL fixed
as nicely as hands could do it, in the most promi¬
nent part of the show-tray. As we were unknown
to the attendant we passed along in buoyant hopes
for the future until, as a lightning flash, the sad
thought — how many of the half million Irish persons
of NY City who pass the same way know to what
language the letters on the Gael’s title page belong¬
ed — struck us.
