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Manuscript witnesses

Text
Dublin, King's Inns, MS 10 
incipit: Ero mors tua mors o inferne   
pp. 43a.1–45b.inf   
Text
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 O 48b 

Acts of Pilate. Cf. the Descent into Hell narrative in RIA 23 O 48a, f. 23v.

ff. 26ra–32va  
MS
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 16 
incipit: Isin nomad bliadain déc do flaith Tibir Césair   
p. 160a.1–p. 163b
Text
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 16 

Acts of Pilate, here beginning a lengthy section headed Pasio Domini Nostri Iesu Cristi.

pp. 160a–163b   
Text
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 16 
To be verified. Part of the Cross legends.
pp. 223a–227a   
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Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 16 
incipit: Ero mors tua o mors et morsus tuus o inferne   Acts of Pilate (chapters 12, 14-15) and Descent into Hell.
pp. 170a.21–172b.inf   
Text
ff. 26v(40)a–33v(60)b  
Text
cols 812–823
Text
cols 823–839

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.] Hughes, Ian [ed.], Stair Nicoméid: The Irish Gospel of Nicodemus, Irish Texts Society, 55, London: Irish Texts Society, 1991.
YBL, LB1b, LB2.
[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”.

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113–125; 359–371 LB1a.
[ed.] 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”.

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143–151 (text); 392–400 (translation)

LB1b.

[ed.] Dottin, Georges, Manuel d’irlandais moyen, 2 vols, vol. 2, Paris, 1913.
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12–21 [id. 3. ‘La descente du Christ aux enfers’] Extract from LB on Christ’s descent, taken from Atkinson; with some variants from the Paris MS.

Secondary sources (select)

McNamara, Martin, The apocrypha in the Irish Church, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1975.
68–71 [id. 58-59.]