Texts
Cáin Éimíne Báin
Incoming data
Miraculous story which relates how the community of St Éimíne Bán at Ros Glaise (probably Monasterevin, Co. Offaly) received a charter of privileges from the king of Leinster. It is said to have been granted after Éimine and his 49 monks sacrificed their lives to save Bran úa Fáeláin (d. 693), king of Leinster, and 49 chiefs of the province from the plague.
Manuscript witnesses
MS
Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, MS 2324-2340
or Betha Eimín, a modernised version of the text
f. 99r–
Text
Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, MS 2324-2340
A modernised recension from BL Additional 30512
ff. 99r–101r
MS
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1136
Monastic rules from various Irish manuscripts
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.] Poppe, Erich, “A new edition of Cáin Éimíne Báin”, Celtica 18 (1986): 35–52.
Critical edition of the texts from RIA 23 P 3 and BL Add. 30512, with notes and English translation.
