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Rule of Fothud na Canóine

  • Old Irish
  • Texts associated with the Céli Dé
Title
Rule of Fothud na Canóine
Also known as Ríagal Mo Chutu, the Rule of Mochutu.
Author
Ascribed to: Mo Chutu of Rahan and Lismore
Mo Chutu of Rahan and Lismore
(d. 637)
Mo Chutu mac Fínaill (Carthach the younger), patron saint of Rathan (Rahan, Co. Offaly) and Les Mór (Lismore, Co. Wexford)
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Fothud (or Fothad)
(d. 819)
early Irish poet who was attached to the church of Othain (now Fahan, Inishowen barony, Co. Donegal)
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Ascribed to Fothud na Canóine (d. 819) in RIA MS 23 N 10; to St Mo Chutu / St Carthach (d. 637) in Leabhar Breac, Additional 30512, YBL, and TCD 1285 (H 1. 11).
Manuscripts
Language
  • Old Irish
Date
Beginning of the 9th century (Strachan).

Classification

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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, “A medley of Irish texts: X. Incipit Regula Mucuta Raithni”, Archiv für celtische Lexikographie 3 (1907): 312–320.  
Additional 30 512, f. 20 a; with 23 N 10, p. 82.
Celtic Digital Initiative – edition: <link> CELT – edition: <link>
Edition of the text from Additional 30512, with variants from 23 N 10.
[ed.] Reeves, William, The Culdees of the British Islands, as they appear in history: with an appendix of evidences, Dublin: Gill, 1864.
HathiTrust: <link>
82–83 Only the section called Do chéliu Dé from YBL.
[ed.] [tr.] Reeves, William, “On the Céli Dé, commonly called Culdees”, Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 24 — Antiquities (1873): 119–263.
JSTOR: <link>
200 Again, the subsection only, with a translation by John O'Donovan.
[tr.] OʼCurry, Eugene [tr.], “The MSS. remains of professor O'Curry in the Catholic University: i. Prayer of St. Colga; ii. Prayer of St. Aireran the Wise, ob. 664; iii. The rule of St. Carthach”, The Irish Ecclesiastical Record 1 (1865): 4–12, 63–64, 112–118, 172–181.  
comments: Posthumous publication of three translations by Eugene O'Curry, each of them introduced by the editors of the journal (‘a society of clergymen under episcopal sanction’): 1. ‘Prayer of St. Colga’, a translation of the Scúap Chrábaid, a litany in YBL, described and partially edited in 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 (1861): 379-380, 614-615 (Appendix CXXII). The editors write: “Through the gracious permission of their Lordships the Board of the Catholic University, who placed at our disposal the manuscripts belonging to the late lamented Mr. O'Curry, now in possession of the University, we are enabled to give our readers this interesting and valuable document.” -- 2. ‘Prayer of St. Aireran the Wise’ -- 3. ‘The rule of St. Carthach’.
Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
112–118, 172–178

Secondary sources (select)

Follett, Westley, Céli Dé in Ireland: monastic writing and identity in the early Middle Ages, Studies in Celtic History, 23, Woodbridge, 2006.
Kenney, James F., “Chapter V: The monastic churches: II. The churches of the sixth to ninth centuries; general treatises”, in: James F. Kenney, The sources for the early history of Ireland: an introduction and guide. Volume 1: ecclesiastical, Revised ed., 11, New York: Octagon, 1966. 372–485.
473–474 (§ 267) [id. 267.]
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Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
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November 2010, last updated: March 2024
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