Cuilén caitt...

Cuilén caitt
nod·n-aile hé comba haitt;
ó ro·gaib míadugad
téit úait fri fíadugad.

(cub * of cat /
that you raise it * him * that it might be * pleasant /
after * it has gotten * honoring /
it goes * from you * to * acting wild)

A kitten
that you raise to be companionable;
after getting the royal treatment,
it leaves you to go off prowling!

A scribe wrote this little rhyme in the bottom margin of page 164 of the Leabhar Breac (viewable on line at the Irish Script on Screen site). I have added long marks and raised dots and further normalized the spelling in a few places.

Topics: Verse Proverbial Sayings