Texts

verse beg. Ro-cúala / ní tabair eochu ar dúana

  • Late Old Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Early Irish lyrics
First words (verse)
  • Ro-cúala / ní tabair eochu ar dúana
Author
Anonymous
Language
  • Late Old Irish
Date
9th century (Murphy)
Form
verse (primary)
Metre
  • deibide baise fri tóin (3²+7²+7¹+1¹)
Length
Number of stanzas: 1

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Early Irish lyricsEarly Irish lyrics
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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.] Murphy, Gerard [ed. and tr.], “Anonymous: Ungenerous payment”, in: Gerard Murphy [ed. and tr.], Early Irish lyrics: eighth to twelfth century, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1956. 90–91, 215.
CELT – edition: <link>
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
April 2012, last updated: January 2024