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Irish Litanies (Author: Unknown)

Litany 6

{Lebar Breac folio 74a}

Litany of the Virgin Mary

A Muire mor,
A Muire as mo dona Muirib,
A romor na mban,
A rigan na naingel,
A ban-tigerna ind nime,
A ben lán & forlán o rath in
Spirta Nóib,
A bendachta & a robendachta,
A mathair na glóri suthaine,
A mathair na heclaisi nemda
& talmanda,
A mathair na báide & ind
logaid,
A mathair na sollsi forordai,
A onoir ind etheoir,
A chomartha na rethinche,
A dorus nime,
A chomra órdhai,
A lepa na báide & na trócaire,
A thempail na diadachta,
A maise na nóg,
A ban-tigerna na ciniud,
A thopair na lubgort,
A glanad na peccad,
A nige na nanmand,
A mathair na ndilliuchta,
A chích na nóiden,
A chomdígnad na truag,
A rédla in mara,
A chumal Dé,
A mathair Crist,
A irnastaid in Choimded,
A cruthach imar cholum,
A sochraid mar ésca,
A thogaide mar grein,
A dichor aithisse Eua,
A athnuiged na bethad,
A maisse na mbanscál,
A chend na nóg,
A lubgortt foriata,
A fír-thopur glassaigthe,
A mathair Dé,
A óg suthain,
A óg noem,
A óg threbar,
A óg sochraid,
A óg genmnach,
A thempail Dé bí,
A righ-suide in rig suthain,
A sanctair in Spirta Nóib,
A óg do [fh]reim Iese,
A chethair slebi Lebán,
A chupriscc slébi Sión,
A rós corcarda i[n] fherainn
Iacoip,
A blathnaigthech mar phailm,
A thoirthech mar ola-chrand,
A macbrethaig glórdai,
A shollsi Nazareth,
A gloir Ierusalem,
A maisi in domain,
A sochenelach in phopuil
cristaide,
A rigan in betha,
A arad nime,
Eist guide na mbocht;
Na dímicnig cneda & osnadai
na truag;
Berthar ar ndúthracht & ar
nochsada tremutsa i fiadnaise
in Dúileman, air nit
fíu sind fén ar nestecht trenar
ndrochairilliud;
A bann-tigerna chumachtach
nime & talman,
Dílegh ar cinta, ar pecdai;
Scris ar culu & ar corbaid;
Tócaib na tuitmeda ina
ndeiblen & na cengaltai;
Taithmig na doertha;


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Lessaig tremutsa tressa ar
ndobés & ar ndúalach;
Tidnaicc dúinn tremutsa blatha
& cumdaige na so-gnim
& na sualach;
Féthnaig duinn in mBrethemain
ót ghuidib & ót impidib;
char léic uait ar thrócaire
i creich riar náimtib;
Na léic ar nanmain do dóerad;
Ocus nar geib chucut fén
cháidche ar do chomairce;
Ailmit & guidmit ne beous
tusa, a noem-Muire, triat
mor-impide ar th'oen-Mac
.i. ar Ísu Crist, Mac Dé bíí,
curan dítne Dia ona huilib
cumgaib & aimsigib;
Ocus cúin[n]ig dúinn o Dia
na ndúl, co fágbam ne ulí
uad dílgud & logud dar
nulib pecthaib & cintaib, &
co fágbam uadsum beous
triat impide siu sír-aittreb
na flatha nemda tria bithu
na mbethad, i fiadnaise
noem & noem-óg in domain.
Ros airillem, ros aittrebam, in
secula seculorum;
Amen.


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