Dinnshenchas of Áth nGabla
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Dinnshenchas of Áth nGabla
Dinnshenchas of Áth nGablaverse beg. Áth nGrencha, coímchlóifid ainm
- Middle Irish
- prose, verse
- Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Ulster Cycle, Dinnshenchas
Dinnshenchas of Áth nGabla (Áth nGrencha) and some other places. It is first attested as a poem (6qq) in the LL Táin and elaborated, using additional quatrains and prose, in one of the recensions of Dinnshenchas Érenn.
Initial words (verse)
- Áth nGrencha, coímchlóifid ainm
Context(s)
The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
- In scél iar n-urd
- Poem in the second recension of Táin bó Cúailnge. 6 stanzas.
- Dinnshenchas Érenn C
- Prose and an expanded version of the poem.
Manuscripts
- Táin bó Cúailnge
- Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii2]p. 60beginning: ‘Áth nGrena, claímchlaífid ainm’Poem. 6 stanzas.
- Dinnshenchas Érenn C (prose and verse)
B Lc M S S3 H
Language
Middle Irish
Form
prose, verse (primary)
Number of stanzas
6 or 10 » The version in Dinnshenchas Érenn C has four additional stanzas (stanzas 3, 7, 8 and 9 in Gwynn's edition).
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 the entry for the relevant manuscript.
| [ed.] [tr.] Gwynn, E. J. [ed. and tr.], The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 4, Todd Lecture Series 11, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1924. |
| [ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley [ed. and tr.], “The prose tales in the Rennes dindshenchas”, Revue Celtique 16 (1895): 31–83, 135–167, 269–312, 468. |
| [corr.] Gwynn, E. J. [ed. and tr.], The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 4, Todd Lecture Series 11, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1924.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 4: <link>
394 Suggested correction to Stokes' translation. direct link |
Secondary sources
| Gwynn, E. J. [ed. and tr.], The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 4, Todd Lecture Series 11, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1924.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 4: <link>
384–385 [id. 17. ‘Áth nGrencha’] direct link |
| Thurneysen, Rudolf, Die irische Helden- und Königsage bis zum siebzehnten Jahrhundert, Halle: Niemeyer, 1921.
Internet Archive: <link>
247–248 [id. 2.10. ‘Dinnshenchas: 5. Áth Gabla und Urard’] direct link |
Queried results
if available
| Gwynn, E. J. [ed. and tr.], The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 4, Todd Lecture Series 11, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1924. |
| Thurneysen, Rudolf, Die irische Helden- und Königsage bis zum siebzehnten Jahrhundert, Halle: Niemeyer, 1921.
Internet Archive: <link>
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| Stokes, Whitley [ed. and tr.], “The prose tales in the Rennes dindshenchas”, Revue Celtique 16 (1895): 31–83, 135–167, 269–312, 468. |
web page identifiers
page name: Dinnshenchas of Áth nGabla
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
