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Caithréim Cellacháin Chaisil
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| Title
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Caithréim Cellacháin Chaisil ‘The martial career of Cellachán Caisil’
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| Manuscripts
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- Chatsworth (Derbyshire), Book of Lismore [s. xv], ff. 148–157. Ends imperfectly. Many of the poems are incomplete. No title is given in the manuscript.
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 H 18 (Hodges & Smith 139, 707) [s. xviii], pp. 59–88
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 G 20 (211) [s. xviii], p. 98
- London, British Library, MS Egerton 106 [1715]
Manuscripts known to but not used by Bugge:
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 M 47 (Hodges & Smith 51, 97, 105, 182, 186, 973) [1776]
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 K 43 (Hodges & Smith 114, 482) [s. xviii]
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 K 46 (Hodges & Smith 188, 38) [s. xix]
Manuscripts unknown to Bugge include:
- Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Adv. MS 72.1.8 (Gaelic VIII) [s. xiv-xv], f. 27. Fragment which breaks off abruptly.[1]
- Late copies, many of which have been listed by Donnchadh Ó Corráin (Ó Corráin 1974: 2-3)
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 K 7
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 H 18 (Hodges & Smith 139, 707) [s. xviii]
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 K 37 (Hodges & Smith 1, 152) [s. xviii]
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 24 B 28
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D iii 2 (619) [s. xviii]
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 24 P 6
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 12 F 20
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 M 47c
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 H 28 (712) [s. xviii]
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 24 C 38
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 C 18
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 24 L 21
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS E v 1
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 B 21 (Betham 49, 184) [1824]
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 24 C 4
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 24 C 19. Two copies
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 D 46
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 24 C 28
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 24 C 18
- London, British Library, MS Egerton 150
- London, British Library, MS Additional 18946 [s. xix]
- London, British Library, MS Additional 31877
- London, British Library, MS Additional 43788
- Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1289 (H 1. 15) = The Psalter of Tara [1745]
- Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1287 (H 1. 13) [1746]
- Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 22
- Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 63. Transcript from the Book of Lismore.
- Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 122
- Maynooth, Russell Library, MS M 17
- Maynooth, Russell Library, MS 55
- Maynooth, Russell Library, MS C 107
- Maynooth, Russell Library, MS M 67
- Maynooth, Russell Library, MS R 70
- Liverpool, University Library, 12029 M
- Stonyhurst College, MS A ii 20
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Late Middle Irish / Early Modern Irish
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| Date
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Mid-12th century (Ó Corráin 1974)
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Description
Notes
- ^ The passage describes "an advance by Ceallachan King of Munster, accompanied by the Clan Eogan, to attack the Norsemen in Luimneach (Limerick)." Mackinnon 1912: 112.
Sources
Editions and translations
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Bugge, Alexander (ed. and tr.), Caithreim Cellachain Caisil: the victorious career of Cellachan of Cashel, or the wars between the Irishmen and the Norsemen in the middle of the 10th century, Det norske historiske Kildeskriftfonds skrifter 36, Christiania: Gundersen, 1905. » Based primarily on the Book of Lismore and on 23 H 18, with variants from other manuscripts. CELT: edition; Internet Archive
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Secondary sources
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Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, “Caithréim Chellacháin Chaisil: history or propaganda?”, Ériu 25 (1974): 1—69.
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Ryan, John, “The historical content of Cathréim Ceallacháin Chaisil”, Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 71 (1941): 89—100.
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