Texts

Dinnshenchas of Dún Másc
verse beg. Iarfaigid dím, comul ngle

  • Middle Irish
  • verse, prose
  • Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Dinnshenchas
Dinnshenchas of Dún Másc
First words (verse)
  • Iarfaigid dím, comul ngle
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Manuscripts
f. 86va.32–vb.18
Follows entry on Slige Dala. Stokes observes that this copy contains the detail that Másc is the eldest of six brothers, all of whom built raths: Ladra, Nue, Finnteng, Cuar, Alb and Masc.
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
verse, prose (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 10

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Dinnshenchas Érenn
Dinnshenchas Érenn
id. 6712
Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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DinnshenchasDinnshenchas
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Subjects

Dún Másc
Dún Másc ... Dunamase
County Laois
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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.] Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 4, Todd Lecture Series, 11, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1924.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 4: <link>  : View in Mirador
314–317 [id. 114. ‘Dún Másc’] Poem. direct link direct link direct link
[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley, “The prose tales in the Rennes dindshenchas”, Revue Celtique 16 (1895): 31–83, 135–167, 269–312, 468.
TLH – edition (III, 31-83): <link> TLH – translation (III): <link> TLH – edition (IV, pp. 135-167): <link> TLH – translation (IV): <link> Celtic Digital Initiative – PDF: <link> Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
269–270 [id. 154. ‘Dún Máisc’] Prose from the Book of Leinster direct link

Secondary sources (select)

Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 4, Todd Lecture Series, 11, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1924.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 4: <link>  : View in Mirador
460 [id. 114. ‘Dún Másc’] direct link
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October 2012, last updated: January 2024