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verse beg. Inmain aidhe ilbúadhach

  • Irish
  • verse

An Irish poem of prophecy (8 stt) attributed to St Patrick, which predicts the birth of St Colum Cille.

First words (verse)
  • Inmain aidhe ilbúadhach
Author
Ascribed to: Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick
(fl. 5th century)
No short description available
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Manuscripts
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 615 = Saltair Choluim Chille [s. xvi1]
p. 37.4–foot
rubric: ‘Padraic cecinit an uair do bris feirsdi a carpait ag Áth in Carpait ar Dail ag tarngaire Coluim Cille oir nir cedaidh Dia do dul do bennugad Ceneil Conaill co ticedh Colum Cille féin ⁊ co mbendaigheadh sé íad’
beg. ‘Inmain aidhe ilbuadhac’
7 stt.
Language
  • Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 7 stt.

Classification

Subjects

prophecies
prophecies
id. 47094
Colum Cille
Colum Cille
(fl. 6th century)
founder and abbot of Iona, Kells (Cenandas) and Derry (Daire).
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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: Aus Laud 615, S.37”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 10 (1915): 340–341.
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
December 2022, last updated: June 2023
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