Texts

Dinnshenchas of Áth Fadat II
verse beg. Líath Lurgan lúam gaiscid géir

  • Middle Irish
  • verse, prose
  • Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn
Poem on the dinnshenchas on Áth Fadat, with a prose introduction in manuscripts of recension C. It gives an alternative story to Áth Fadat I, which it usually follows in manuscripts of recensions A and C.
First words (verse)
  • Líath Lurgan lúam gaiscid géir
“Líath Lurgan, pilot of the sharp weapon”
First words (prose)
  • Ailiter Ath Fadhat: Liath Daire Leith teora hingena lais, Doe ⁊ Cæchni ⁊ Fadhat
Prose as in the Rennes version edited by Wh. Stokes.
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Manuscripts
Dinnshenchas Érenn A
Dinnshenchas Érenn C R B Y Le M S S3 H
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
verse, prose (primary)
Textual relationships
Related: Dinnshenchas of Áth Fadat IDinnshenchas of Áth Fadat IProse introduction and poem on the dinnshenchas on Áth Fadat, cast as a dialogue between Etan and Fadat.

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Dinnshenchas Érenn
Dinnshenchas Érenn
id. 6712
Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Subjects

Áth Fadat
Áth Fadat ... Aghade
County Carlow
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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.] Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 3, Todd Lecture Series, 10, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1913.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 3: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>  : View in Mirador
156–157 [id. 27. ‘Áth Fadat II’] direct link direct link direct link
[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley, “The prose tales in the Rennes dindshenchas”, Revue Celtique 15 (1894): 272–336, 418–484.  

An edition and translation of the prose texts in the Dinnshenchas Érenn as they occur in Rennes, Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole, MS 598. Missing texts are supplied from the Book of Lecan version.

TLH – edition (I, pp. 277-336): <link> TLH – translation (I): <link> TLH – edition (II, pp. 418-484): <link> TLH – translation (II): <link> Celtic Digital Initiative: <link> Internet Archive – 272–336: <link> Internet Archive – 272–336: <link> Internet Archive – 418–484: <link> Internet Archive – 418–484: <link>
424 [id. 36. ‘Áth Fadat’] Prose direct link

Secondary sources (select)

Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 3, Todd Lecture Series, 10, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1913.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 3: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>  : View in Mirador
506 [id. 27. ‘Áth Fadat II’] direct link
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