Texts

Dinnshenchas of Carn Furbaide
verse beg. Atá sund Carn uí Chathbath

  • Middle Irish
  • prose, verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Ulster Cycle, dinnshenchas
Poem on the dinnshenchas of Carn Furbaide (near Granard), also known as Carn Uí Chathbath.
First words (verse)
  • Atá sund Carn uí Chathbath
“Here stands the Carn of Cathbad's grandson”
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Author
Ascribed to: Cuán ua Lothcháin
Cúán úa Lothcháin
(d. 1024)
Early Irish poet.

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The ascription to Cuán ua Lothcháin (d. 1024) occurs only in the Book of Leinster.
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
prose, verse (primary)
Textual relationships
Related: Dinnshenchas of Eithne and Carn FurbaideDinnshenchas of Eithne and Carn FurbaideDinnshenchas of the River Eithne, said to be named for Eithne daughter of Eochaid Feidlech. The narrative is closely related to that of the Dinnshenchas of Carn Furbaide but focuses on Eithne rather than her son Furbaide.

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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Ulster Cycle
Ulster Cycle
id. 1797
dinnshenchasIrish narrative literature, onomastic lore and learning, topographical literature
dinnshenchas
id. 32607
Ulster CycleIrish narrative literature
Ulster Cycle
id. 27478

Subjects

Furbaide Fer Bend
Furbaide Fer Bend
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
Son of Conchobar mac Nessa (king of the Ulaid) in the Ulster Cycle of tales

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Eithne [daughter of Eochaid Feidlech]
Eithne, daughter of Eochaid Feidlech
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
No short description available

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Carn FurbaideCarn Furbaide
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.

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Eithne [river]Eithne ... river
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.

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Sources

Notes

This is not MS K. See Gwynn's correction in the list of abbreviations.

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
30–37 [id. 10. ‘Carn Furbaide’] 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>
38–39 [id. 88. ‘Carn Furbaidi’] 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
381–382 [id. 10. ‘Carn Furbaide’] direct link
Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen, Patrick Brown
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June 2011, last updated: January 2024