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Acta sanctorum Hiberniae

prose

Colgan (John)

Colgan (John)

(d. 1658)

Irish Franciscan at St Anthony’s College, Louvain; scholar, theologian, editor and hagiographer.

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A collection of the acts of the Irish saints, written in Latin. It covers those saints whose feast-days were believed to fall in January, February and March.

Latin language

Additamenta in the Book of Armagh

prose

A collection of charter-like records in Latin and Old Irish relating the activities of St Patrick in Ireland and the lands that were granted to him and his church. The collection can be divided into three parts: (1) a text about the foundation of Trim (Co. Meath), including an account of the conversion of Feidlimid son of Lóegaire mac Néill, king of Leinster; (2) a group of six records concerning churches in northern Connacht; and (3) a group of four records concerning churches in Leinster.

Old IrishLatin languageSaint PatrickLeinster/Cúige LaigheanConnacht/Cúige ChonnachtÁth Truimm ... TrimArd Macha ... Armagh

Additamentum Nivialense de Fuilano

prose

Latin Life of St Foillán of Fosses, a brother of St Fursa. It was written as a supplement to Vita Fursei. BHL 3211. 

Latin languageHagiographyFursaNivialcha ... NivellesFoillanDido ... bishop of PoitiersGertrude of NivellesFosses-la-Ville

The adventures of Mac Dá Cherda

prose

Early Irish tale about (Comgán) Mac Dá Cherda, son of Máel Ochtraig (king of the Déisi of Mag Femen)

Early IrishComgán Mac Dá CherdaDéisi/Déssi

Amra Senáin

verse

beg. Senán soer síd-athair

Dallán Forgaill

Dallán Forgaill

(fl. 597)

early Irish poet, known as the author of Amra Choluim Chille

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Eulogy on Senán mac Geirrcinn, saint of Inis Cathaig (Scattery Island, Co. Clare), with gloss.

Early IrishSenán of Inis Cathaig

Baile Bricín

form undefined

Early Irish tale in which an angel visits St Bricín(e), abbot of Túaim Dreccon (Tomregan, Co. Cavan), and reveals to him the names of many future churchmen in Ireland.

Late Old IrishEarly Middle IrishBricín of Tomregan

Beatha Mhairghréad

prose

verse

An Irish Life of St Margaret of Antioch.

Early Modern IrishMargaret of Antioch

Betha Abáin

prose

Vernacular Irish recension of the Life of St Abbán of Mag Arnaide (Moyarney, now Adamstown in Co. Wexford) and Cell Abbáin (Killabban, Co. Laois)

Irish languageAbbán of Moyarney (Adamstown)

Betha Adamnáin

prose

Early Middle Irish Life of Adomnán, abbot of Iona (d. 704), written about the middle of the tenth century.

Middle IrishAdomnán

Betha Beineoin deiscipuil Pátraic

prose

prosimetrum

Life of St Benén, companion of St Patrick, in Irish and Latin.

Irish languageLatin languageBenén

Betha Beraig

form undefined

Irish Life of the Connacht saint Berach (mac Amairgin) of Clúain Coirpthe

Irish languageBerach of Kilbarry

Beatha Bharra

prose

Irish Life of St Finnbarr of Cork

Finnbarr (Báirre) of Cork

Betha Brénainn Clúana Ferta I

prose

So-called first Irish Life of Brénainn of Clúain Fertae (Clonfert, Co. Galway), also known as the Lismore Life. While the first and second Lives represent much the same version during the first part of the narration, they diverge at the point where the second Life becomes conflated with the Navigatio sancti Brendani. The first Life, moreover, concludes with a fragment of Fis Adomnáin.

Irish languageBrénainn of Clonfert

Betha Brénainn Clúana Ferta II

prose

So-called second Irish Life of Brénainn of Clúain Fertae (Clonfert, Co. Galway)

Brénainn of Clonfert

Betha Brigte (Middle Irish)

prose

Middle IrishBrigit of Kildare

Betha Caoimhgin I

prose

Prose Life of St Cóemgen (Cáemgen, Kevin)

Middle IrishCóemgen (var. Cáemgen, Caoimhghin, Caoimhin, Kevin) of Glendalough

Betha Caoimhgin II

verse

beg. Do sir Caoimhgin móran d' Eirinn

SolamSolam

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Verse Life of St Cóemgen (Cáemgen, Kevin).

Late Middle IrishCóemgen (var. Cáemgen, Caoimhghin, Caoimhin, Kevin) of Glendalough

Betha Caoimhgin III

prose

verse

Prosimetric Life of St Cóemgen (Cáemgen, Kevin)

Middle IrishCóemgen (var. Cáemgen, Caoimhghin, Caoimhin, Kevin) of Glendalough

Betha Chiaráin Clúana meic Nois

prose

Late vernacular Life of St Ciarán of Clonmacnoise

Irish languageCiarán (mac int Shaír) of ClonmacnoiseClúain Moccu Nóis ... Clonmacnoise

Betha Cholmáin Ela

prose

prosimetrum

Irish account of Colmán Elo, patron saint of Lann Elo (Lynally, Co. Offaly)

Irish languageColmán Elo

Betha Choluim Chille

form undefined

Middle IrishColum Cille

Betha Ciaráin Saigre I

prose

First Irish Life of St Ciarán of Saigir (Seirkieran, Co. Offaly)

Saiger/Saigir ... SeirkieranCiarán of Saigir

Betha Ciaráin Saigre II

prose

Second Irish Life of St Ciarán of Saigir (Seirkieran, Co. Offaly). According to Plummer (1925), it is based on a Latin Life now lost, which also served as an exemplar for a shorter text, Capgrave’s Life of Pieran.

Irish languageSaiger/Saigir ... SeirkieranCiarán of Saigir

Beatha Cholaim Chille (Maghnus Ó Domhnaill)

prose

prosimetrum

Early Modern IrishColum Cille

Betha Colmáin maic Lúacháin

prose

verse

Middle IrishColmán of Lann

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Breton and Breton Latin literature / hagiography /

Breton literature / in Latin

Hiberno-Latin literature and learning

Hiberno-Latin literature and learning / to c.1169

Irish and Irish Latin religious literature

Irish and Irish Latin religious literature / hagiography /

Irish histories / genealogies /

Irish histories and narrative literature / legendary history

Irish narrative literature

Irish narrative literature / Cycles of the Kings

Irish narrative literature / Ulster Cycle

Irish narrative literature / minor tales (foscéla)

Irish narrative literature / onomastics / dinnshenchas /

Irish poetry / Early Irish (to c.1200)

Irish religious literature / liturgical and devotional

Merovingian literature / hagiography /

Misc. / adaptations and translations

Misc. / dialogue and question-and-answer literature

Misc. / lists of people

Misc. / records / charters and cartularies

Misc. / religious / apocryphal and pseudepigraphical literature

Misc. / religious literature / theology and exegesis

Misc. / religious literature / visions and eschatology

Misc. / sermons and homilies

lists of saints

liturgical / breviaries

record sources for Ireland /

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