Texts
The naming of Dún Gáireverse beg. A Lorcáin mheic Luighdhech láin
- Middle Irish, Early Modern Irish
- verse
- Classical Irish poetry, Duanaire Finn, Finn Cycle
Title
The naming of Dún Gáire
It is headed The naming of Dún Gáire in Murphy's edition.
Initial words (verse)
- A Lorcáin mheic Luighdhech láin
“O Lorcán son of Lughaidh Lán”
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
- Duanaire Finn
- Poem XXXVIII
Author
Anonymous
Manuscripts
Language
- Middle Irish Early Modern Irish
- late Middle Irish (Murphy) or Early Modern Irish (?)
Date
middle of the 12th century (Murphy)
Form
verse (primary)
Number of stanzas
40
Sources
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Secondary sources (select)
Murphy, Gerard, Duanaire Finn: The book of the lays of Fionn, 3 vols, vol. 3: Introduction, notes, appendices and glossary, Irish Texts Society 43, London: Irish Texts Society, 1953.
Internet Archive: <link>
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
