Of the same class was the charm to which this name was given. It consisted of a green string, which was kept in the mouth while the charm was muttered, and then secured to the charmed person’s right shoulder. The ceremony must be performed on Thursday or Sunday. “May God bless your cross Before you go to any garden, Any disease that is in it May He take from it. May God bless your crucifying cross, On the top of a house, the house of Christ, From drowning, from danger, and from fever. When the King was stretched on high, The King of the Three Hills And a brown branch top ... (unintelligible) ... May God bless what is before thee. When thou goest at their head Success at meeting and in battle; The grace of God and courteous look of all men be yours; The banners of Christ be over thee To protect thee from thy crown to thy sole. Fire will not burn thee, Seas will not drown thee; A rock at sea art thou, A man on land art thou, Fairer than the swan on Loch Lathaich, And the sea-gull on the white stream; You will rise above them As the wave rises, On the side of God and His powers. Thou art the red rowan tree To cause the wrath of men to ebb Like a wave from the sea to flood-tide, And a wave from flood-tide to ebb.” CHARM FOR CONFERRING GRACES. (_Oradh nam Buadh._) “I will wash thy palms In showers of wine, In the juice of rasps And in honied milk. I will put the nine graces In thy white cheeks, Grace of form and grace of good fortune, Grace at meetings and of manners, And of goodly speech. Black is yonder house, And black are its inmates, Thou art the brown swan Going in among them; Their heart is in thy chest, Their tongue under thy foot, And they will not say to thee Word to despite thee; An island at sea art thou And a castle on land; The Lord’s form is in thy face, The loveliest form in the universe, In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The best day in the week, And the best week in the year, Peter came, Paul came, Michael came, John came, The King of Virtues came as guide, To give to thee his regard and love.” CHARM FOR THE FACES OF YOUNG WOMEN. “Bounty is in thy countenance, The Son of God succour thee From the evil men of the world, The vigil of loving St. Mary keep thee, A smooth modest tongue be in thy head, Fair hair in thy two eyebrows, Fin, the son of Cuäl, between these; Since it be Mary and her Son That gave them that charm, May the taste of honey be On every word you say, To commons and to nobles, Upon this and each day To the end of the year.” LOVE CHARM.