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Beg mac Dé profetauit

Author: Unknown

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Electronic edition compiled by Benjamin Hazard

Funded by University College, Cork and
The Higher Education Authority via the LDT Project

2. Second draft.

Extent of text: 1240 words

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Text ID Number: G202012

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Sources

Manuscript Sources
1. London, British Library, Harley 5,280, fo. 41b. For full details see Robin Flower and Standish Hayes O'Grady (eds.), Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Library [formerly the British Museum]; 3 vols. (London 1926; repr. Dublin 1992, revised by Myles Dillon) vol. 1, 298–323.
2. Dublin, Trinity College, 'Leabhar Buidhe Lecain', Yellow Book of Lecan, H.2.16, MS 1318, p. 410a. For full details see T. K. Abbott and E. J. Gwynn (eds.), Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin (Dublin 1921) 94–110.
3. London, British Library, 'Leabhar ui Maolconaire', Add. MS 30,512, fo. 19a2. (Vellum; 15th–16th century.) For full details see Robin Flower and Standish Hayes O'Grady (eds.), Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Library [formerly the British Museum]; 3 vols. (London 1926; repr. Dublin 1992, revised by Myles Dillon) vol. 2, 470–505.
4. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 1230, formerly no. 23 P 16, 'Leabhar Breac', 260a52 ff. For full details see Kathleen Mulchrone et al., Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin (Dublin 1943) Fasc. 27: 3379–4404.

The edition used in the digital edition
1. Kuno Meyer, Beg mac Dé profetauit (Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften) in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie. Volume 9, Halle/Saale, Max Niemeyer (1913) page 169–171

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The electronic text represents the edited text. Names are capitalized in line with CELT practice. In Meyer's edition, the acute accent and macron are used to mark long vowels. Both are retained. Text supplied by the editor is marked sup resp="KM"; editorial notes and expansions are marked note type="auth" n="" and ex respectively.

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div0=the prophecy; page breaks are marked pb n="".

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Profile Description

Created: By (an) unknown Irish monastic scribe(s). Date range: 900–1200.

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text is in Middle Irish.

Language: [LA] Some words are in Latin.

Language: [DE] A few words are in German.

Language: [EN] The witness list is in English.

Revision History

• (2011-01-23)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• Conversion script run, new wordcount made.
• (2008-09-30)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• Keywords added; file validated.
• (2005-08-25)

  Julianne Nyhan (ed.)

• Normalised language codes and edited langUsage for XML conversion
• (2005-08-04T15:43:31+0100)

  Peter Flynn (ed.)

• Converted to XML
• (2005-04-20)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• File proofed (2).
• (2005-04-12)

  Benjamin Hazard (ed.)

• File proofed (1); header adapted from companion file; bibliographical details compiled; structural and content markup applied to text; file parsed; HTML file created.
• (1998-07-30)

  Dara Mac Domhnaill (data capture)

• File scanned.

Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G202012

Beg mac Dé profetauit: Author: Unknown

List of witnesses

• L: YBL, page 410a.
• A: London, British Library, Add. MS 30,512, fo. 19a2.
• H: London, British Library, Harley 5280, fo. 41b.
• LB: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 16, Leabhar Breac, 260 a 52ff.

p.169

Aus Harleian 5280, fo. 41b, YBL, S. 410 a und Add. 30, 512 fol. 19 a 2. Vgl. LB 260 a 52 ff.

1. In mac n-díaid a athar a n-Ard Mauchai,
   flaith móeth méth a n-hÍ Colaimm Chille,
   cumscugud Bendchair,
   derthach for ilathaib§
   Deulbna a Clúain mec Nóis,
   10] ár noimme Sinna fri hechtranda ,
   sechtmísid Usnig nó Clúanai Fertai Brénaind,
   fodercad dóini a m-Birra,
   cocad etir ecailsib,
   flaith Laigen cen cath,
   15] óenguinid Cilli Darae,
   coscrad ríaglai Lismóir hi flaith Óedáin Deirg,
   da mhúr am Chorcaig a flaith Subne Uhic,
   innred nÁirni fo dii,
   Muma cin cosnumaidh nó cin comairlig,
   20] Caisiul cen ríg íer n-dligidh,
   daurthach for ilathaib,
   flaithi claena cosmaili,
   hilar m-brithemhan cen fhír,
   díth flaithi ria n-dóerfhinib,
   25] díth n-eculsa,
   muiredach cecha mennata,
   flaith fer n-dubgái,
   bráthirse n-áilgen di imthecht,

   ---

   p.170

   ar bid olca itir iltúatha,
   30] saeibrechta oc rígaib,
   crábaid claena oc clérchib,
   galra inganta,
   lanna² móra & crábaid begai hi suidib,
   ecluss for cech n-imoiri,³
   35] muilend for cech sruth,
   hith hi tamnachaib,
   blicht a n-gamnachaib,
   sáith fir oc mac,
   sáith con oc cat,
   40] blicht cóeruch oc gabar,
   blicht gabair i m-boin ,
   indesai lána & cuiledai fása,
   córaid amoig,
   mindig a tigh,
   45] druinech cechla bean ,
   crecóir cechla fer,
   bid cáith cách ,
   bid feochair bríathrach amnus anumal cách,
   ní ba gaeth neuch im leus a anmai,
   50] bid belgach⁴ óibella,
   flaith ainndíardha.
   Cid dogéni fri cách Crísd isan aimsir sin?
   haithbe do thoirthib,
   nert do góethaib,
   55] fúasnad do thonnaib mara,
   crith forsna dúilib,
   fubhai⁵ for rendaib,
   grían a n-dorchaib,
   ésci a fuil,
   ilar sáitha§
   60] tochuired n-demna,

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   p.171

   indarba aingel,
   aurslocud ifirn,
   íadad flatha nimhe
   imbed mac m-báis,
   65] úaiti mac m-bethadh⁶,
   bid imda mairg,