The Highland monthly - National Library of Scotland

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Gaelic Incantations. 439
An t-Athair, 's am Mac, 's an Spiorad Naomh,
Ceithir ghalara fichead an aoraibh duine's beathaich,
Dia ga 'n sgriobadh, Dia ga 'n sguabadh
As t-fhuil as t-fheoil, 's ad' chnamh 's ad' smuais,
'S mar thog Criosda meas air bharra gach crann,
Gu'm b'ann a thogas E dhiotsa
Gach suil, gach gnu 's gach farmad,
On la 'n diugh gu latha dcireannach do shaoghail.
Christ and his Apostles and John,
The Three of most excellent glory,
That ascended to make supplication
Through the gateway of the city,
Fast by the right knee of God's own son.
As regards evil-eyed [lit. wall-eyed] women.
As regards sharp-eyed men ;
As regards swift-speeding elf-arrows,
Two to strengthen and renovate the joints,
And three to back (these two) as sureties
The Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost.
To four-and-twenty diseases are the veins of man
and beast (subject)
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God utterly extirpate,svveep away, and eradicate them
From out thy blood and flesh, tny bones and[marrow.
And as Christ uplifted its proper foliage
To the extremities or the branches on each tree-top,
So may He uplift from off and out of thee
Each (evil) eye, each frowning look, malice and envy.
From this day forth to thy last day on earth, Amen.
STRANGURY.
The next Eolas I will submit to you is Eolas a' Mhun-
deirg, or strangury in cattle. The performer measured the
animal's spine with the thumb and fore-finger, and at the
same time repeated the following Incantation thrice :
Mar a ruitheas amhuinn fhuar,
'S mar a mheiltheas (bhleitheas) muileann luath,
Stad air t-fhuil a's ruith air t-fhual.
Translated
As runs a cold river,
As a swift mill grinds,
Let thy blood stop, and thy urine flow.
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