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Long, Joseph, “Dermot and the earl: who wrote ‘the Song’?”, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 76 C (1975): 263–272.

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“Dermot and the earl: who wrote ‘the Song’?”
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76 C
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263–272
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The Song of Dermot and the Earl is an important primary text for the coming of the Normans to Ireland. But who wrote it? And what part was played in its composition by Morice Regan, the close friend of King Dermot MacMurrough, and who held office as his secretary/interpreter? These questions are especially significant, as they can affect our view of the historical and documentary value of the poem. Surprisingly, they have not been clarified, in spite of the work of commentators as distinguished as G. H. Orpen and J. F. O'Doherty. The present article critically examines the commentators' views and re-interprets the evidence of the text.
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Dennis Groenewegen
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