Betha Caoimhgin (III) ‘Life of St Cóemgen’
- Middle Irish
- prose, verse
- Irish hagiography
Prosimetric Life of St Cóemgen (Cáemgen, Kevin)
Manuscripts
Two late manuscripts, both of the 18th century:
Language
- Middle Irish
- Late Middle Irish
Form
prose, verse (primary)
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.
[tr.] Plummer, Charles, Bethada náem nÉrenn: Lives of Irish saints, 2 vols, vol. 2: Translations, notes, indexes, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1922.
Secondary sources (select)
Plummer, Charles, Bethada náem nÉrenn: Lives of Irish saints, 2 vols, vol. 1: Introduction, texts, glossary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1922.
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
December 2012, last updated: January 2024
