Celtic Scotland : a history of ancient Alban / by William F. Skene.

  • William Forbes Skene
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1886-1890
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Credit: Celtic Scotland : a history of ancient Alban / by William F. Skene. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in this world, and in the perpetual life beyond after the judgment of doom.” ’ Hll SUNT VERI PEREGRINI1 QUI CUM PSALMISTA POSSUNT dicere. ‘ These are truly the people of the perfect pilgrimage in whose persons the prophet said, in proclaiming and giving thanks to God, “ Advena sum apud te, Domine, et peregrinus SICUT omnes patres mei,” “ I give thee thanks for it, 0 God,” says the prophet, “ that I am in pilgrimage and exile in the world, after the example of the seniors 2 who have gone before.” ’ Multitudes of the faithful servants of the Lord, moreover,, both of the Old and New Testament, have perfectly observed this profitable counsel, viz., left their country and land, their patrimony and kindred, for the sake of the Lord of the elements, and went in voluntary pilgrimage to far distant countries, in the same way as he observed it, and abandoned his natural inheritance for the love and fear of the Lord—the eminent saint and eminent sage, and the elect son of God, for whom there is a festival and commemoration at the occurrence 3 4 of this season and time, i.e. Sanctus presbyter 4 Columba, viz., the illustrious priest of Inis- Gaidel,5 the battle-brand who was endowed with the talents and various gifts of the Holy Ghost, to wit, the person6 Saint Colum Cille, son of Fedlimidh [son7 of Fergus Cennfoda, son of Conall Gulban, son of Niall Naoighiallach]. When the Christians, moreover, celebrate the festival and solemnity of Colum Cille’s obit, is on the fifth of the ides of June, as regards the day of the solar month8 every year, in this day to- day, etc. The learned of the Gaidel likewise relate, at that time every year, a few particulars 9 in illustration of the good family and nobility of Saint Colum Cille, and also of the innumerable 1 Peregrini. Perigrini, L. B. 2 Seniors. Na sruthi. Comp, inna sruthe (‘veterum’).—Goidilica, 1st ed. 25 ; smith athair (gl. patronus). —Nigra, Reliq. Gelt., 33. 3 At the occurrence. In ecmoing, lit. ‘in the occurrence.’ Comp. ecmaing, ‘it chanced.’—Leb na hUidre, 98 b. ; ind aecmaingthech (gl. fortuitu).—Zeuss, ed. Ebel, 608. 4 Presbyter. Prespiter, L. B. 5 Inis-Gaidel. The Island of the Gaidel; by which the writer evi- dently meant Ireland. 6 The person. In tii ; an emphatic form, very usual in Irish. 7 Son. The original of the clause within brackets is not in L. B. or B. Lismore. 8 Of the solar month. Mis greine ; lit. ‘month of the sun.’ 9 A few particulars. Becan cum- air; lit. ‘a brief little.’