The Meaning of Birthdays

Edited by Annie M. Scarre

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Trinity College Dublin, MS H 3 17, col. 850, 851.Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, Book of Ui Maine, p 103b bottom.

The following text is taken from MS H. 3. 17 (TCD), col. 850, 851, where it occurs without title. There is a slightly mutilated copy, also without title, in the Book of Hūi Maine (RIA), at the bottom of p. 103b. Variants from this version (H) are added in the foot-notes.

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  • Neach genes i nDomnach, bid suthain, bid sōinmech a betha, bid imda i ndomun dō, bid sūairc la rígu ⁊ airchindchiu, bid mōr a chumachta, a leas ina lāmaib dó.
  • Neach genis i lLūan, bid maith a ana for cethru, ⁊ biáid anim fora gnūisib, nī ba hailtnide, bid fīal, bid imda cēile Dé ic gabāil a écnairce, ⁊ dónáir aithrige ria mbás.
  • Neach genes hi mMāirt, bādugh1 dia breith, bid imdai a hana for mincheathra, nī ba trēn a chumachta, bid sūaircc la mná ⁊ la conu.
    • p.226
  • Nech genes a Cētāin, anim for a chlī bās tria fuil atbēla, bidh neimnech a hirlabra, bid miscnech, bid trēn gabāltaig, dogēna gním ndūaircc ria mbāss.
  • Nech genes i nDardāin, bás a fescur dobēla, nō taithim nō bidgad, bid suthain, bid carthanach, bid clannmar, cid bed dán dogēna, bid maith ann, bid crūaid.
  • Nech genes i nĀine, bās aithrige dō, bid santach, imed n-ōir ⁊ n-airgit lais, fogēnait a ūa ⁊ a cinēl dó, bid fuilech, bid somāinech do molad a dāenib.
  • Nech genes hi Sathairn, loscad ⁊ bronngalar dia brith, bid mōr a hordan, bid mígnīmach, bid nemnech, bid fingalach, dogēna mōr duinoirgne, dīlmaineacht beathad dó.

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  • He who is born on Sunday will be longlived, his life will be happy, he will have wealth in the world, he will be in favour with kings and erenaghs, great will be his power, his profit in his own hands.
  • He who is born on Monday, his wealth in cattle will be good, there will be a blemish on his face, he will not be sharp, he will be generous, many culdees will sing his requiem, and repentance will come to him before death.
  • He who is born on Tuesday, drowning will carry him off, great will be his wealth in small cattle, his power will not be strong, he will be a favourite with women and dogs.
  • He who is born on Wednesday, a blemish on his body, he will die a bloody death, his speech will be venomous, he will be hated, he will be a powerful plunderer, he will do a dire deed before death.
    • p.227
  • He who is born on Thursday will die at Vespers, either by a swoon (?) or a fright, he will be longlived, he will be loving, he will have many children, whatever may be the art he may exercise, he will be good in it, he will be harsh.
  • He who is born on Friday, he will have a death of repentance, he will be covetous, he will have wealth of gold and silver, his tribe2 and race will serve him, he will be bloody, he will be rich in the praise from men.
  • He who is born on Saturday, fever (?) and a bowel-disease will carry him off, great will be his dignity, he will do evil deeds, he will be venomous, he will be a parricide, he will do many slaughters, he will lead a licentious life.

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    Annie M. Scarre

    Notes

    1. H omits this phrase here, but adds at the end: robadud dia breith. ⇐
    2. I translate tūath H. ⇐