Texts

Scúap a Fánait ‘The besom out of Fánait’

Irish religious texts

Manuscripts

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 16 (1230) = Leabhar Breac (‘Speckled Book’) [s. xvⁱⁿ]

p. 242b.42ff

Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 10 2, pp. 19-50 [s. xvi]

p. 46b.12ff

Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 1 [s. xvi]

f. 45r

Textual relationships

A prophecy attributed to Mo Ling, beginning ‘A Dé mair conagabaind mo di erail’, which occurs at the end of the text in Leabhar Breac, has been catalogued separately.

Associated items

A Dé mair conagabaind mo di erailA Dé mair conagabaind mo di erailA prophecy in verse attributed to Mo Ling. 29 lines. It is cited at the end of the Scúap a Fánait narrative in Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 16.

Classification

Irish religious textsIrish religious texts
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Subjects

The broom out of Fánat (Scúap a Fánait)
The broom out of Fánat (Scúap a Fánait)

id. 49771

According to an apocalyptic prophesy attributed to Colum Cille and Ailerán, the Last Judgment is near when a mysterious ‘broom’ (scúap) will come from Fanat (Co. Donegal) to cleanse Ireland. This event is said to occur in revenge for the death of John the Baptist and is often associated with his feastday.

Sources

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[ed.] [tr.] 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, Dublin, 1861.

Internet Archive: <link>, <link> Internet Archive – Originally from Google Books: <link>, <link>, <link> Internet Archive – multiple copies: <link>

426–428, 632–634. Discussion and translation, with the Irish text in the appendix. direct link direct link

[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley, Félire Óengusso Céli Dé: The martyrology of Oengus the Culdee, Henry Bradshaw Society, 29, London: Harrison, 1905.

Edition and translation of the Félire Óengusso, with introduction, notes, etc.

CELT – edition (prefaces, prologue, main text and epilogue): <link> Internet Archive: <link>, <link> Internet Archive – originally from Google Books: <link>, <link>

190–191. direct link