The Highland monthly - National Library of Scotland

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The Hio/iland Monthly.
to induce her to give her milk, or allow the calf of another
to suck her. Here again we have St Columba mentioned.
The Eolas was as follows :
Translated
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An t-Eolas a rinn Calum-Cille
'Dh-aona bho na caillich,
Air thabhairt a' bhainne
'N deigh marbhadh a laoigh ;
Bho fheithean a droma
Gu feithean a tarra,
'S bho fheithean a tarra
Gu feithean a taobh,
Bho bhun a da chluaise,
Gu smuais a da leise,
Air thabhairt a' bhainne
'N deigh marbhadh a laoigh.
The charm that St Columba wrought
For the old wife's only cow,
For the giving of the milk
After the killing of her calf;
Be from the veins of her back
To the veins of her belly,
From the veins of her belly
To the veins of her side,
From the roots of her two ears
To the joints of her two thighs,
For the giving of the milk
After the killing of her calf
Rami Leigheas Galair Cruidh.
In the following Rann leigheas galair cntidh, we have
Christ and his Apostles instead of St Columba :
Criosd a's Ostail a's Eoin,
An Triuir as binne gloir,
A dh' eirich a dheanadh na h-ora,
Roimh dhorus na cathrach,
No air glun deas do mhic.
Air na mnathan mur-shuileach,
Air na fearabh geur-shulach,
*S air na saighdean sitheadach,
Dithis a' lasachadh alt agus ga'n adhachadh,
Agus triuir a chuireas mi an urra riu sin.
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