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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

Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, MS 2324-2340 (3410) [1629]

ff. 219a–226a

The only known copy, according to Plummer

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Language

• Irish

Form

prose, prosimetrum (primary)

Classification

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.

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168–182

[tr.] Plummer, Charles, Bethada náem nÉrenn: Lives of Irish saints, 2 vols, vol. 2: Translations, notes, indexes, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1922.

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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

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May 2014, last updated: January 2024