Genemain Moling ocus a bethu ‘The birth of Mo Ling and his life’
- Early Modern Irish
- prose
Vernacular Irish Life of St Mo Ling. The text is a patchwork (in the neutral sense of the word) of various legends about the saint, including his birth and upbringing, encounters with a spectre, with Suibne Geilt and Grág, and the Bórama tribute.
- Early Modern Irish
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An Irish poem of prayer attributed to Mo Ling at the end of the Bóroma tract, in which Brigit and other saints are addressed.
An Irish poem of praise (5 qq) addressed to St Brigit in the life of St Mo Ling that is known as Genemain Moling ocus a bethu (‘The birth and life of Mo Ling’). According to that narrative, Mo Ling recited the poem as a prayer for protection before continuing on a perilous journey and did not encounter an ambush thereafter. It is one of two poems addressed to Brigit in the life, the other beginning A Brigit bennach ar sétt.
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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.
Revised version of “The birth and life of St Moling”, Revue Celtique 27 (1906): 257–312, incorporating later suggestions and including the poems that were omitted in Revue Celtique.
Contents: I. Le miracle du décapité; II. Comment l’Amra de Colum Cille sauva Mac Taidhg de la captivité et du diable; III. La Vision de Baithin; IV. Comment Brendan de Clonfert changea un enfant de fille en garçon dans le sein de sa mère; V. Dialogue de s. Brendan avec son disciple Moinen sur la mort; VI. Les prières de l’anachorète Fergal; VII. Le balai de Fánaid; VIII. Saint Moling et le lépreux; IX. Eulalie de Shaftesbury et le rosaire; X. Sur sainte Reichtín; XII. Un miracle de la Vierge: la statue du Mont-Saint-Michel; XIII. S. Dunchad Úa Braein; XIV. Extraits de la Règle de Tallaght.
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