Texts

Betha Cholmáin Ela ‘The life of Colmán Elo’

  • Irish
  • prose, prosimetrum
  • Irish hagiography
Irish account of Colmán Elo, patron saint of Lann Elo (Lynally, Co. Offaly)
Manuscripts
ff. 219a–226a
The only known copy, according to Plummer
Language
  • Irish
Form
prose, prosimetrum (primary)

Classification

Irish hagiographyIrish hagiography
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Irish hagiographyIrish hagiography
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Subjects

Colmán Elo
Colmán Elo
(d. 611)
patron saint of Lann Elo (Lynally, Co. Offaly)

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Sources

Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.

[ed.] Plummer, Charles, Bethada náem nÉrenn: Lives of Irish saints, 2 vols, vol. 1: Introduction, texts, glossary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1922.
CELT – edition: <link> Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
168–182
[tr.] Plummer, Charles, Bethada náem nÉrenn: Lives of Irish saints, 2 vols, vol. 2: Translations, notes, indexes, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1922.
CELT – translations: <link> Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
162–176

Secondary sources (select)

Plummer, Charles, Bethada náem nÉrenn: Lives of Irish saints, 2 vols, vol. 1: Introduction, texts, glossary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1922.
CELT – edition: <link> Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
xxxii–xxxiii
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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May 2014, last updated: January 2024