Texts

Fís Adomnáin (II) ‘Adomnán's vision (II)’

  • Middle Irish
  • prose
  • Irish religious texts
Language
  • Middle Irish
Date

"O'Curry writes, fairly enough, that this Vision was written shortly before 1096, a leap year in which the Decollation of John the Baptist fell on a Friday" (Stokes).

Form
prose (primary)
Textual relationships

Cf. Fís Adomnáin.

(Possible) sources: Fís AdomnáinFís Adomnáin

Classification

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Subjects

Adomnán
Adomnán
(fl. c.628–704)
Adomnán mac Rónáin was abbot of Iona (r. 679–704) and author of the Latin Life of St Columba and an account of the holy places of the Near East (De locis sanctis). He is credited with the proclamation of the Lex innocentium or Cáin Adomnáin at the Synod of Birr.

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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.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley [ed. and tr.], “Adamnan’s second vision”, Revue Celtique 12 (1891): 420–443.
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[ed.] OʼCurry, Eugene, Lectures on the manuscript materials of ancient Irish history, delivered at the Catholic University of Ireland during the sessions of 1855 and 1856, Dublin, 1861.
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629–630 Latin introduction. According to Stokes, the accuracy of the transcription leaves something to be desired.
[ed.] Dottin, Georges, Manuel d’irlandais moyen, 2 vols, vol. 2, Paris, 1913.
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97–98 [id. 20. ‘Les dévotions irlandaises au moyen âge’] Extract from LB.
Dottin, Georges, Manuel d’irlandais moyen, 2 vols, vol. 2, Paris, 1913.
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99–100 [id. 21. ‘Les églises des saints’]

Another extract from LB.

Secondary sources (select)

OʼCurry, Eugene, Lectures on the manuscript materials of ancient Irish history, delivered at the Catholic University of Ireland during the sessions of 1855 and 1856, Dublin, 1861.
Internet Archive: <link>, <link> Internet Archive – Originally from Google Books: <link>, <link>, <link> Internet Archive – multiple copies: <link>
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