This month I had the pleasure to participate in a workshop on Glossing in Celtic Contexts to discuss some of the work I am doing on the editorial glosses in the Franciscan manuscript (MS UCD-OFM A7) of Félire Óengusso. As you can read here, this manuscript was written by Ruaidhrí Ó Luinín on behalf of … Continue reading Text annotation and Textual Criticism in the Manuscript
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Quire structure added to KBR 5100-4
I have been experimenting a little with visualising quire structures recently and have now added a link to such a visualisation in the description of manuscript KBR 5100-4. You will be able to navigate a schematic illustration of the quires that contain Félire Óengusso based on my analysis of the manuscript last February. Images are courtesy of … Continue reading Quire structure added to KBR 5100-4
The little things (KBR 5100-4)
Having recently visited the Royal Library in Brussels for the second time to study MS 5100-4, I wanted to share with you some small discoveries that put a smile on my face. For those of you new to the manuscript (see here), this is a composite manuscript consisting of individual booklets of texts copied by … Continue reading The little things (KBR 5100-4)
Stokes and the Félire: Four Decades of Editing
Earlier in the summer I gave a paper at the Second European Symposium in Celtic Studies (1 August) about the background to Stokes’ editions of the Félire Óengusso. I am now sharing some of it on this blog for those of you interested in such things :). As many will know, Stokes produced two … Continue reading Stokes and the Félire: Four Decades of Editing
A Place full of Angels
Here here! It was a cracking day for exploring the countryside last week and I finally had a chance to visit Coolbanagher [Cúil Bennchair in Irish], the place where Óengus received inspiration for writing his martyrology. What little we know of this event and of Óengus’ connection to Coolbanagher is recorded in the Prose Preface … Continue reading A Place full of Angels