Texts
verse beg. Rofessa i curp domuin dúir
- Middle Irish
- verse
- Early Irish poetry
Poem (68 stanzas) on the geography of the world.
Initial words (verse)
- Rofessa i curp domuin dúir
‘In the body of the hard world were known’
Author
Airbertach mac Cosse DobráinAirbertach mac Cosse Dobráin (d. 1016) – Irish poet; fer légind of Ros Ailithir (Rosscarbery, Co. Cork)
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Ascribed to: Airbertach mac Cosse DobráinAirbertach mac Cosse Dobráin (d. 1016) – Irish poet; fer légind of Ros Ailithir (Rosscarbery, Co. Cork)
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Ascribed to and probably composed by Airbertach mac Cosse Dobráin.
Manuscripts
- Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii2]ff. 135a–136b pp. 524–... (facsimile)heading: ‘Mac Cosse fer legind Ruis Ailithir cecinit’66 stanzas
Language
- Middle Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Number of stanzas
68
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.] Best, Richard Irvine, and M. A. O'Brien, The Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála, vol. 3, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1957. xxi + pp. 471-760.
CELT – pp. 471-638 and 663: <link>
Diplomatic edition of the LL text direct link
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen,Patrick Brown