Texts
Dinnshenchas of Túag Inbir and Loch nEchachverse beg. Túag Inber álaind, gáeth glass
- Middle Irish
- verse, prose
- Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Dinnshenchas
Dinnshenchas poem on Túag Inbir and Loch nEchach.
Initial words (verse)
- Túag Inber álaind, gáeth glass
The second part of the poem begins ‘Ba bec Banna, roboí tan’
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 A
- LL pp. 152b–153a: poem
- Dinnshenchas Érenn B
- prose
- Dinnshenchas Érenn C
- prose and verse
- De causis torchi Corc' Óche
- poem on Loch nEchach (Book of Ballymote version only)
Author
Ascribed to: Bard MaileBard Maile
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In the Book of Leinster, the poem is ascribed to Bard Maile.
Manuscripts
- Dinnshenchas Érenn A
- Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii2]pp. 152b–153aPoem on Túag Inbir and Loch nEchach, ascribed to Bard Maile.
- Dinnshenchas Érenn B
- Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Adv. MS 72.1.16 [s. xvex]f. 4rbProse on Loch nEchach only, associated with the dinnshenchas of Loch Rí.
- Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 506 ff. 1-16a [s. xiv (+ xvii)]Prose on Túag Inbir.
- Dinnshenchas Érenn C
- Lc = Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 2 = Book of Lecan [s. xvin]p. 503aProse on Túag Inbir and Loch nEchach, with poem (37 qq).
- B = Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 = Book of Ballymote [1384 x 1406]ff. 221r–221vProse on Túag Inbir and Loch nEchach, followed by the poem on the same subjects (38 qq)
- M =
- S = Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 2 (1222) [s. xvi (?)]
- S3 =
- H =
- Other
- K = Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Adv. MS 72.1.5 [s. xv (?)]f. 10rbbeginning: ‘Tuagh Inbir alaind gaethghlas’First part of the poem only, relating to Túag Inbir. 16 qq.
- Ed = Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Adv. MS 72.1.16 [s. xvex]f. 4rabeginning: ‘Tuagh Inbir alaind gaethglas’First part of the poem only. 14 qq.
- De causis torchi Corc’ Óche
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 = Book of Ballymote [1384 x 1406]p. 170a context: De causis torchi Corc' ÓchePoem on Loch nEchach only.
Language
- Middle Irish
Form
verse, prose (primary)
verse (secondary)
Contains poems
‘Tri tonna Erenn uile’ • ‘Dolluidh Fer Fiugail fuacda’ » Quatrains in the Bodleian MS and elsewhere.
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.
- Poem
[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.] 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>
62–69 (lines 65–160) [id. 14.2. ‘Tuag Inbir’] Second part of the poem, relating to the dinnshenchas of Loch nEchach. direct link direct link direct link
[ed.] Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 5, Todd Lecture Series 12, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1935.
Internet Archive – vol. 5: <link>
124 Variant readings of the poem on Loch nEchach (part 2) from the Book of Ballymote, p. 170a. direct link
- Prose
[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.
TLH – edition (III, 31-83): <link> TLH – translation (III): <link> TLH – edition (IV, pp. 135-167): <link> TLH – translation (IV): <link> Celtic Digital Initiative – PDF: <link> Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
150–153 [id. 141.1. ‘Tuag Inbir ocus Loch n-Echach’] Prose from the Book of Lecan. direct link
[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.
TLH – edition (III, 31-83): <link> TLH – translation (III): <link> TLH – edition (IV, pp. 135-167): <link> TLH – translation (IV): <link> Celtic Digital Initiative – PDF: <link> Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
150–153 [id. 141.2. ‘Tuag Inbir ocus Loch n-Echach’] Prose from the Book of Lecan. direct link
[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>
474–476 [id. 55. ‘Loch n-Echach’] Prose on Loch nEchach, from the Edinburgh MS (Adv. MS 72.1.16). direct link
Secondary sources (select)
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>
388–391 [id. 14. ‘Tuag Inbir’] direct link
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