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Cáin Domnaig

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A catalogue entry is available.

Tract on the observance and transgression of Sunday.

Manuscript witnesses

Text

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 N 10 

Text

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 O 48a 

Epistle of Jesus only.

f. 45  

Text

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 O 48b 

f. 41  

Text

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 16 

pp. 202–204   

MS

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1318/5 (cols. 217-280) 

‘The Law of Sunday’

p. 405 = col. 217

Text

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1318/5 (cols. 217-280) 

Epistle of Jesus, the first part of which (§§ 1-15 in O'Keeffe's ediiton) is illegible.

p. 405  col. 217  

Text

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1318/16 (cols 573-958) 

The first part of the Epistle of Jesus, corresponding to the illegible part of this text on p. 405.

col. 957  

MS

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1318/16 (cols 573-958) 

‘The Law of Sunday’, cf: col. 217.

p. 214.12–p. 215 = col. 957.12–col. 958

Text

Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Adv. MS 72.1.40 

pp. 71–75   

Text

London, British Library, MS Additional 4783/ff. 3-7 

MS

London, British Library, MS Harley 5280 

f. 36–f. 39

Text

London, British Library, MS Harley 5280 

ff. 36–39  

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.] OʼKeeffe, J. G. [ed.], “Cáin Domnaig”, in: Osborn Bergin, R. I. Best, Kuno Meyer, and J. G. OʼKeeffe (eds), Anecdota from Irish manuscripts, vol. 3, Halle and Dublin, 1910. 21–27.

Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>

Edition of the legal tract (c).

[ed.] Meyer, Kuno [ed.], “Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften: IV. Aus Harleian 5280. Göttliche Bestrafung der Sonntagsübertretung”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 3 (1901): 228.

Celtic Digital Initiative – all Mitteilungen of ZCP 3: <link> Internet Archive: <link>

Edition of part b as it stands in Harleian 5280.

[ed.] [tr.] OʼKeeffe, J. G., “Cáin Domnaig”, Ériu 2 (1905): 189–214.

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Edition and translation of the Epistle of Jesus (part a).

Secondary sources (select)

Breatnach, Liam, A companion to the Corpus iuris Hibernici, Early Irish Law Series, 5, Dublin: DIAS, 2005.  

A companion to D. A. Binchy, CIH (1978). Review article: Neil McLeod, ‘Review,A true companion to the Corpus iuris Hibernici’, Peritia 19 (2005).

209ff (§ 5.23)

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.

476–477 (§ 270) [id. 270.]