Texts
Dinnshenchas of Loch Céverse beg. Loch Cé, cid imar' mebaid
- Middle Irish
- prose, verse
- Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Mythological Cycle, Dinnshenchas
Dinnshenchas of Loch Cé
Initial words (verse)
- Loch Cé, cid imar' mebaid
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
- Dinnshenchas Érenn B
- prose
- Dinnshenchas Érenn C
- Poem and prose tract, of which three versions are found in the manuscripts.
Manuscripts
- Dinnshenchas Érenn B
- London, British Library, MS Egerton 1781 [c. 1484-1487]
- Dinnshenchas Érenn C
- Lc = Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 2 = Book of Lecan [s. xvin]Poem and prose version A
- S = Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 2 (1222) [s. xvi (?)]Poem and prose version B
- S3 = Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS B iii 1 (742) [s. xvii]Poem and prose version C
- H = Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1322 (H 3. 3) [s. xvi]Poem and prose version C
Language
- Middle Irish
Form
prose, verse (primary)
Number of stanzas
8
Contents
Prose version of B (Egerton 1781)
» People: Nuadu Airgetlam » Places: Loch Cé • Mag Tuired • Carn Coirrslébi • Mag Airne » Events: battle of Mag Tuired
Prose version of C
Poetic version of C
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. [ed. and tr.], The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 3, Todd Lecture Series 10, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1913.
[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley [ed. and tr.], “The Edinburgh dinnshenchas”, Folk-Lore 4 (1893): 471–497.
TLH – edition: <link> TLH – translation: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
492–493 [id. 75. ‘Loch Cé’] Prose from Egerton 1781 direct link
Secondary sources (select)
Gwynn, E. J. [ed. and tr.], 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>
551 [id. 72. ‘Loch Cé’] direct link
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
