Aithbe dam-sa bés mora

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Title	The lament of the old woman of Beare
Initial words	‘Aithbe dam-sa bés mora’
Ascribed to	Old woman of Beare (Sentainne Bérri or Caillech Bérri)
Manuscripts	Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1337 (H 3. 18) [s. xv-xvi], p. 42 Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 7 (Phillipps 9748) [s. xvi], col. 23 Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1337 (H 3. 18) [s. xv-xvi], p. 764 Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1363 (H 4. 22) [various], p. 44 Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1378, p. 187
Type or category	Early Irish lyrics
Language	Old Irish
Date	"c. A.D. 800" (Murphy)

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Sources

Editions and translations

Murphy, Gerard (ed. and tr.), “Anonymous: The lament of the old woman of Beare”, in: Murphy, Gerard (ed. and tr.), Early Irish lyrics: eighth to twelfth century, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1956. 74—83, 206—208.  » "a revised version of the normalized text of the main edition" by Murphy in PRIA 55 C CELT: edition

Murphy, Gerard (ed.), “The lament of the old Woman of Beare”, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 55 C 4 (1953): 83—109.

Meyer, Kuno (ed. and tr.), “Stories and songs from Irish manuscripts: II. The song of the old woman of Beare”, Otia Merseiana 1 (1899): 119—129. Internet Archive: [1]

Secondary sources

Carey, John, “Transmutations and immortality in the lament of the old woman of Beare”, Celtica 23 — Essays in honour of James Patrick Carney (1999): 30—37. Celtica

Hull, Vernam, “The old Woman or Nun of Beare”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 19 (1933): 174—176.