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verse beg. Sa ráith-se rugadh Muire

  • Early Modern Irish
  • verse
  • extent: more or less complete
Medieval Irish poem on the infancy of Christ.
First words (verse)
  • Sa ráith-se rugadh Muire
Author
Ascribed to: Giolla Brighde Albanach
Giolla Brighde Albanach
(fl. 13th c., first half)
Scottish poet who became active in Connacht.
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Manuscripts
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 486 4, ff. 23-75 = 1-53 (ink foliation) [s. xiv]
ff. 6r–7r
Here ascribed to Giolla Brighde Albanach.
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 1 (1225) = Leabhar Uí Mhaine (The Book of Uí Maine) [1394]
ff. 58(115)rb.13–58(115)vb.m
Apparently anonymous, but in light of the ascription in Rawlinson B 486, it is striking that the subsequent poem in RIA MS D ii 1 (Fuigeall beandacht brú Muiri) is attributed to Gilla Bride.
Language
  • Early Modern Irish
Date
May be datable to the early 13th century (Ó Cuív).
Form
verse (primary)

Classification

Subjects

nativity of JesusLife and miracles of Christ
nativity of Jesus
id. 43514
Mary [mother of Jesus]
Mary ... mother of Jesus
(s. i BC–i AD)
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Jesus
(fl. c.5 BC–30/33 AD)
Galileian Jewish religious leader whom Christians believe to be the incarnation of God on earth, the Saviour of mankind and Messiah (the Christ) through His death and resurrection.
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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.] [tr.] Ó Cuív, Brian, “A poem on the infancy of Christ”, Éigse 15:2 (Geimhreadh 1973, 1973–1974): 93–102.
Edited from RIA MS D ii 1 (Ó Cuív became aware of a second copy at a later date).
[ed.] Meyer, Kuno [ed.], “Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften: Aus der Kindheit Jesu”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 8 (1912): 561–564.
CELT – edition: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
Edited from RIA MS D ii 1.

Secondary sources (select)

Ó Cuív, Brian, “An Irish poet at the Roman Curia”, Celtica 14 (1981): 6–7.
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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July 2019, last updated: June 2023
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