Note 911 — Chapter X · LEARNING AND LANGUAGE.
Reading edition
Brigid. The first letter of the name only is given in A. L. and L. B. The Book of Lismore text has ‘Bec mac De;’ but according to the Irish Annals generally, Bec mac De did not ‘begin to prophesy’ before A.D. 545, more than 20 years after Colum Cille’s birth.