Texts

verse beg. Géisid cúan

  • Late Middle Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Finn Cycle, Early Irish lyrics
First words (verse)
  • Géisid cúan
“The haven roars”
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Author
Anonymous
Language
  • Late Middle Irish
  • late Middle Irish
Date
c. 1175 (Murphy)
Form
verse (primary)

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Finn Cycle
Finn Cycle
id. 578
Early Irish lyricsEarly Irish lyrics
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Sources

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[ed.] [tr.] Murphy, Gerard [ed. and tr.], “Anonymous: Créide’s lament for Cáel”, in: Gerard Murphy [ed. and tr.], Early Irish lyrics: eighth to twelfth century, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1956. 148–151, 231–232.
CELT – edition: <link>
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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April 2012, last updated: January 2024