The Highland monthly - National Library of Scotland

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Gaelic Incantations. 38^
particularly skilled in this art ; but I failed to get any
specimen of the Incantations in Uist.
Here is an Irish charm to staunch blood, received from
Professor O'Grovvney. It is called OrtJia CoisgtJie Fola. I
have not previously found a Gaelic incantation with Latin
words :
Is beannuighthe ainm an fhir a sgoilt croidhe an laoigh
ghil ;
Is maith an nidh thainic as, fuil, fion, agus fioruisge.
An ainm a n-Athar, stop an fhuil ; Sanctis taraidh da
chobhair.
Spiritus Sancte, stop an fuil ta ag teacht gu treun.
Translated
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Blessed is the name of him who split the heart of the
White Lamb ;
Precious is that which came therefrom—blood, wine, and
pure water.
In the name of the Father, stop the blood ; Saints, lend
thine aid ;
Holy Spirit, stop the blood that is spurting so strongly.
Our Manx cousins had several such incantations, and
one of them may as a specimen be quoted here from Mr
Moore's book :
Pishag dy Sthappal Roie Foalley.
Three deiney chranee haink voish y Raue—Chreest,
Peddyr, as Paul. Va Creest y Chrosh, yn uill echey shilley,
as Moirrey er ny glioonyn yn ec liorish. Ghow for jeu yn
er-obbee ayns e lau yesh, as hayrn Creest crosh ^ harrish
eh. Three mraane aegey haink harrish yn ushtey, dooyrt
unnane jeu, "seose" ; dooyrt nane elley, " fuirree" ; dooyrt
yn trass-unnane sthappyms fuill dooinney ny ben. Mish
dy ghra eh, as Chreest dy yannoo eh, ayns ennym yn Ayr,
as y Vac as y spyrryd Noo."
Translated
Charm to Stop Blood.
"Three godly men came from Rome — Christ, Peter,
and Paul. Christ was on the cross, his blood flowing, and
Mary on her knees close by. One took the enchanted one
in his right hand, and Christ drew a cross over him.
Three young women came over the water, one of them
^ On repeating " crosh " you are to draw across with the thumb of the right
hand over the bleedint; part.