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Gaelic hicantations. 289
Charm of seven paters five times on you,
Charm of seven paters six times on you,
Charm of the seven paters of the seven paters going
sunwise in lucky hour on you, a-keeping you from
harm and accident.
Going anti-sunvvise, or tuaitheal, he repeats the follow-
ing one :
Translated
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Clogaid na slainte mu d' cheann,
Cearcall a' Chumhnaint mu d' amhaich,
Uchd-eididh an t-sagairt mu d' bhroilleach ;
Ma 's ruaig bho 'n taobh-chuil,
Brogan na h-Oighe ga d' ghiulan gu luath.
Sian nan Tri ann an Aon ort,
Bho mhullach do chinn gu bonn do shail,
Agus sian paidir nan seachd paidir
Dol tuaitheal is deisiul, deisiul is tuaitheal,
Gu d' ghleidheadh bho d' chul
Bho luaidhe 's bho chlaidheamh,
Bho lot 's bho mharbhadh,
Gu uair as am do bhais.
The helmet of salvation about your head,
The ring of the Covenant about your neck.
The priest's breastplate about your breast ;
If it be retreat on the rear,
The shoes of the Virgin to take you swiftly away.
Charm of the Three in One on you
From crown of head to sole of foot.
And the charm of the pater of the seven paters
A-going anti-sunwise and sunwise, sun-wise and
anti-sunwise,
To protect \'ou from behind.
From lead and from sword.
From wound and from slaying.
Till the hour and time of \-our death.
The Caul— Ciirrachd-rath^ or, as it is frequently called,
Cociiiill— is a membraneous cap in which the head of a
chil'l is sometimes enveloped when born. Such children
are belie\cd to be the special favourites of fortune. In
addition to the caul being regarded as a protective charm in
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