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Fursa Cráiptech profetauit

• Early Irish
• prose
• Irish religious texts

Prophecy attributed to St Fursa (the Devout)

Title

Fursa Cráiptech profetauit

The title heading as given in Meyer's edition

First words (prose)

• Maircc taircébai ind-aimsir a mbia saerbráth cin chaemgnímha (...)

Author

Ascribed to: FursaFursa
(fl. 7th century)
Irish monk and missionary
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Manuscripts

• London, British Library, MS Harley 5280 [s. xvi¹]

  f. 41v–42rheading: ‘Fursa craiptech profetauit’
• Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1318 5, cols 217-280 = YBL section [1407]

  p. 410a–b cols 227–228

  Ends Conadh baili Fursa craibdigh conici sin
• London, British Library, MS Additional 30512 = Leabhar Uí Maolconaire [s. xv-xvi]

  f. 19raheading: ‘Fursu profetauit hec’beginning: ‘Mairg thairgeba airisne locc tiri Goidil’

  Here followed rather than preceded by the prophecy attributed to Becc mac Dé, apparently in error as the opening line has been taken from the latter text.
• Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1336 6 (second part), cols 832-874 [s. xvi]

  col. 835

  A further copy which is not mentioned by Meyer, but apparently identified as being a copy or version of the same text in T. K. Abbott • E. J. Gwynn, Catalogue of Irish MSS in TCD (1921): 136.
• Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 N 10 (967) = Book of Ballycummin [s. xvi]

  p. 94.11–94.iheading: ‘Fursa craidbech profetauit’beginning: ‘Maircc tairgeba airessni a mbiat saerbrath gan caingnima’
• Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 10 2, pp. 19-50 [s. xvi]

  p. 49bbeginning: ‘Mairg tairgebha an aimsir a mbia saerbriathra gin caingnimha’

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Language

• Early Irish

Form

prose (primary)

Textual relationships

In the manuscripts, this prophecy is commonly preceded by a prophecy uttered by Becc mac Dé (In mac ndíaid a athar a nArd Mauchai).

Related: In mac ndíaid a athar a nArd MauchaiIn mac ndíaid a athar a nArd Mauchai

Classification

Irish religious textsIrish religious texts
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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.] Meyer, Kuno [ed.], “Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften: Fursa Crāiptech profetauit”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 9 (1913): 168.

CELT – edition: <link> Internet Archive: <link>

Passage from YBL (p. 410b), Additional 30512 and Harleian 5280.

Translation wanted

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February 2013, last updated: August 2021