189. The Indigestion Spell. Eolas A Mheirbhein

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EOLAS A MHEIRBHEIN [189]

THE INDIGESTION SPELL

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EOLAS a rinn Calum,
Dh’ aona bho caillich,
Air a chraillich, air a ghaillich,
Air a bholg, air a cholg,
Air a mheirbhein;

Air a ghalar ghir,
Air a ghalar chir,
Air a ghalar mhir,
Air a ghalar tolg,
Air an tairbhein;

Air a ghalar chil,
Air a ghalar mhil,
Air a ghalar lioil,
Air a ghalar dhearg,
Air a mhearchann;

Sgoiltidh mi an crailleach,
Sgoiltidh mi an gailleach,
Sgoiltidh mi am bolg,
Sgoiltidh mi an colg,
Agus marbhaidh mi am meirbhein;

Sgoiltidh mi an gir,
Sgoiltidh mi an cir,
Sgoiltidh mi am mir,
Sgoiltidh mi an tolg,
Agus falbhaidh an tairbhein;

Sgoiltidh mi an cil,
Sgoiltidh mi am mil,
Sgoiltidh mi an lioil,
Sgoiltidh mi an dearg,
Is seargaidh am mearchann.

THE spell made of Columba,
To the one cow of the woman,
For the 'crailleach,' for the gum disease,
For the bag, for the 'colg,'
For the indigestion (?);

For the flux disease,
For the cud disease,
For the 'mir' disease,
For the 'tolg' disease,
For the surfeit (?);

For the 'cil' disease,
For the 'mil' disease,
For the water disease,
For the red disease,
For the madness (?);

I will cleave the 'crailleach,'
I will cleave the gum disease,
I will cleave the bag,
I will cleave the 'colg,'
And I will kill the indigestion (?);

I will cleave the flux,
I will cleave the cud,
I will cleave the 'mir,'
I will cleave the 'tolg,'
And drive away the surfeit (?);

I will cleave the 'cil,'
I will cleave the 'mil,'
I will cleave the water,
I will cleave the red,
And wither will the madness (?).