Texts
Bran’s departure from the fíanverse beg. Mairg fuil ar hiarraidh a Bhrain
- Early Modern Irish
- verse
- Classical Irish poetry, Duanaire Finn, Finn Cycle
Initial words (verse)
- Mairg fuil ar hiarraidh a Bhrain
“Woe for him who has lost you Bran”
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Author
Anonymous
Manuscripts
Language
- Early Modern Irish
Early Modern Irish (Murphy)
Date
probably 13th century (Murphy)
Form
verse (primary)
Number of stanzas
16
Sources
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Secondary sources (select)
Murphy, Gerard, Duanaire Finn: The book of the lays of Fionn, 3 vols, vol. 3: Introduction, notes, appendices and glossary, Irish Texts Society 43, London: Irish Texts Society, 1953.
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
