Earlier in the summer I gave a paper at the Second European Symposium in Celtic Studies in Bangor (1 August) about the background to Whitley Stokes’ editions of the Félire Óengusso. I have shared some of it on the Félire Óengusso Online blogroll for those of you interested in such things :). Read more…
Ever heard of Coolbanagher church? I wrote a short post about it on Félire Óenguso Online. 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 to the Félire. Read more…
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