Mythology & Folklore

Charm for Swollen Breast

by Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic) traditional; collected in the Highlands and Islands 1855–1899

Translated by Alexander Carmichael (1900) · From Carmina Gadelica, vol. II (1900): Incantations

Mythology & Folklore

The charm made by Gillecalum,
On the one cow of the carlin,
For rose, for hardness, for pain,
For swelling, for lump, for growth,
For uzzening, for udder, for milking.
For the three ' corracha crith,'
For the three ' corracha cnamh,'
For the three ' corracha creothail,'
Do not deny it to beast.
Do not refuse it to wife,
Do not withhold it on Sunday.
The charm made of generous Fionn,
To his very sister.
For rose, for hardness,
For swelling of breast.

MLA

Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Charm for Swollen Breast.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/134/.

Chicago

Anonymous (Scottish Gaelic). “Charm for Swollen Breast.” Translated by Alexander Carmichael. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-scottish-gaelic/134/.

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