Texts
Don almsain (Irish homily on almsgiving)
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Manuscript witnesses
Text
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 3 B 23
incipit: Cum ergo facieis elimysinam noli tuba canere ante te
pp. 7a.inf–12b
Text
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 16
rubric: Don almsain incipit incipit: Cum ergo facies eleemonsynam noli tuba canere ante te
pp. 68b.inf–71b.inf
MS
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 610/Leabhar na Rátha
Homily on almsgiving.
f. 30va.30–
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[ed.] [tr.] Atkinson, Robert, The passions and the homilies from Leabhar Breac: text, translation and glossary, Todd Lecture Series, 2, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1887.
Note that there are various references throughout the book to material in the appendix, but in the introduction, Atkinson states he regrets “that I have not found it possible to include in the present volume the Appendix and Notes”.
