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
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
Happy St. Óengus’ Day!
Welcome to my page about Óengus and the text he is most famous for: the Félire Óengusso or Martyrology of Óengus. What better day to launch this blog than his very own feastday! On this page you will find information about the Félire, about Óengus himself and the manuscripts containing the text, all of which … Continue reading Happy St. Óengus’ Day!