Texts
The wry rowanverse beg. A muicidh seolam sa sliabh
- Early Modern Irish
- verse
- Classical Irish poetry, Duanaire Finn, Finn Cycle
Initial words (verse)
- A muicidh seolam sa sliabh
“Swineherd let us make for the moorland”
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Author
Anonymous
Manuscripts
- Dublin, University College, MS Franciscan A 20 (b) = Duanaire Finn [s. xvii1]f. 44r (line 4–line 11) context: Duanaire Finn
Language
- Early Modern Irish
- Early Modern Irish (Murphy)
Date
“probably belongs to the first half of the classical period, though it may be later” (Murphy).
Form
verse (primary)
Number of stanzas
4
Sources
Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.
[ed.] [tr.] MacNeill, Eoin [ed.], Duanaire Finn: The book of the lays of Fionn, 3 vols, vol. 1: Irish text, with translation into English, Irish Texts Society 7, London: Irish Texts Society, 1908.
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.
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
