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Can anyone translate Latin?

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Erinna

Erinna Report 20 Nov 2009 06:20

I have this passage which was written by my ancestor. Its on a plaque in the main entrance to Trinity College in Dublin apparently, and Id love to know what it says (as would my grandfather who found it).

M S
GEORGII LONGFIELD S T P
COLL S S TRIN SOC11
VIRO PIO HONESTO CONSTANTI
ATQUE
MITI SARIENTA PLENIUS IMBUTO
PER OPEROSAE VITAE SPATIUM
DOCTRINA SIMUL INSIGNIS ET INGENIO
MUNERA ILLIA A B ACADEMIA DEMANDATA
NEC LEV NEC PAUCA IA

IMPRIGRE SUSCEPIT FIDELITER IMPLEVIT
SUPERSTITEMQUE RELIQUIT LAUDEM
QUOD BENE PARTES EGISSET SUAS
NATUS A D MDCCCXV111


Thankyou!

Huia

Huia Report 20 Nov 2009 06:32

I have sung some of the words in things the choir has done, but not sure what they mean!

I think the last line is born 1818 A.D.
And there is constantly honest (I think).

Sorry, I dont really understand what it all means.

Huia.

Researching:
Avatar: Red poppy holding a yellow poppy.

Wenders

Wenders Report 20 Nov 2009 06:37

Hi Erinna

from google translate Latin into English, it came up with this

M SGEORGII LONGFIELD S T P CONTRIBUTOR S S TRIPLE VIRO TO PURIFY WITH SACRED RITES TO EMBELLISH CONSTANTIATQUEMITI SARIENTA COMPLETELY IMBUTOPER TO WORK LIFE SPATIUMDOCTRINA AT ONCE DISTINGUISHED AND INGENIOMUNERA THAT A B ACADEMIA DEMANDATANEC LEV AND NOT A FEW THINGS IAIMPRIGRE GUARDIAN FIDELITY IMPLEVITSUPERSTITEMQUE REMAINDER LAUDEMQUOD MELIOR FACTION EGISSET SUASNATUS A D MDCCCXV111

still sounds a bit garbled to me, but has translated somewords

Erinna

Erinna Report 20 Nov 2009 06:57

Thankyou. I did try it on the online translator but it came up garbled for me as well, so I thought Id put it up here. :)

His name was George Longfield, so I do recognise his name in the words. According to my grandfather: "In 1842 he was a Reverend, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College Dublin." So he might have blessed the College? maybe?

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 20 Nov 2009 09:32

Why not write to the college and ask them for a translation, they may well be interested to hear from you.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

R.B.

R.B. Report 20 Nov 2009 09:51

Google translate Latin to English ~i did this with a letter that was sent me in German.

Good Luck.

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