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... who may be putting their heads in the sand while still alive.
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
... who may be putting their heads in the sand while still alive.
heads directly downward, because they hold an opinion, that in eleven thousand moons they are all to rise again; in which period the earth (which they conceive to be flat) will turn upside down, and by this means they shall, at their resurrection, be found ready standing on their feet."
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
heads directly downward, because they hold an opinion, that in eleven thousand moons they are all to rise again; in which period the earth (which they conceive to be flat) will turn upside down, and by this means they shall, at their resurrection, be found ready standing on their feet."
No mention of blood-sucking though (AFAICS) but still appropriate given that Finn "buried him with his head downwards (lest he might effect a resurrection)". In light of other versions where Ábhartach is identified as a dwarf, it's reminiscent of Swift's Lilliputians who "bury their dead with their
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
No mention of blood-sucking though (AFAICS) but still appropriate given that Finn "buried him with his head downwards (lest he might effect a resurrection)". In light of other versions where Ábhartach is identified as a dwarf, it's reminiscent of Swift's Lilliputians who "bury their dead with their
3/3 - it was very timely of @ria.ie to feature this MS as their 'manuscript of the week' - bsky.app/profile/ria.... . Digital images are available from @dias-isos.bsky.social and I hope those of Egerton 1782 in the @britishlibrary.bsky.social will be up (again) in the near future.
The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 O 48(b), Liber Flavus Fergusiorum. The contents of this Irish-language manuscript are mainly religious tracts, lives of the saints, passions and homilies and some legendary episodes from the Ulster cycle and the tale of Fortinbras (Stair Fierabhrais).
October 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
3/3 - it was very timely of @ria.ie to feature this MS as their 'manuscript of the week' - bsky.app/profile/ria.... . Digital images are available from @dias-isos.bsky.social and I hope those of Egerton 1782 in the @britishlibrary.bsky.social will be up (again) in the near future.
2/3 - The source documents used here and presented together for convenience are from our TEI XML workbench (codecs.vanhamel.nl/Show:TEI). Many thanks to John Carey and the editors of Ériu for allowing me to publish a transcription of the fragment in the Liber Flavus Fergusiorum. On which note...
October 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
2/3 - The source documents used here and presented together for convenience are from our TEI XML workbench (codecs.vanhamel.nl/Show:TEI). Many thanks to John Carey and the editors of Ériu for allowing me to publish a transcription of the fragment in the Liber Flavus Fergusiorum. On which note...