Texts

verse beg. Crimthan clothrí cóicid hErend

  • Middle Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry
First words (verse)
  • Crimthan clothrí cóicid hErend
Author
Ascribed to: Dubthach maccu Lugair
Dubthach maccu Lugair
(supp. fl. 432)
Legendary Irish poet and legal expert, who plays an important role in the pseudo-historical prologue to the Senchas Már.

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The poem is headed ‘Idem Dubthach Cecinit.’ in LL.
Language
  • Middle Irish
Date

“a later date than the tenth century” (Van Hamel).(1)n. 1 A. G. van Hamel, ‘A poem on Crimthann’, Revue Celtique 37 (1917–1919): 342.

Form
verse (primary)

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Subjects

Crimthann mac Énnai Chennselaig
Crimthann mac Énnai Chennselaig
son of Énna Cennselach, king of Leinster

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Sources

Notes

A. G. van Hamel, ‘A poem on Crimthann’, Revue Celtique 37 (1917–1919): 342.

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.] Hamel, A. G. van [ed.], “A poem on Crimthann”, Revue Celtique 37 (1917–1919): 335–344.  

Supersedes the earlier article published in Revue Celtique 36. Van Hamel writes in a footnote: “Owing to the difficulties of communication, which prevailed in Europe at this time, the text was printed without revision of the proofs”.

Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
Revised version of the article published in RC 36. Contains text from Rawlinson B 502, with a discussion of its relationship to the LL text.
[dipl. ed.] Best, Richard Irvine, Osborn Bergin, M. A. OʼBrien, and Anne OʼSullivan [eds.], The Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála, 6 vols, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1954–1983.
CELT – 1-260: <link> CELT – 400-470 (excl. Táin bó Cúailnge): <link> CELT – 471-638 and 663 (excl. Dinnshenchas Érenn): <link> CELT – 761-781 and 785-841 (excl. Dinnshenchas Érenn and Togail Troí): <link> CELT – 1119-1192 and 1202-1325 (excl. Esnada tige Buchet and Fingal Rónáin ): <link>
Vol. 1: 216–218. Diplomatic edition of the LL text. direct link
[ed.] [tr.] OʼCurry, Eugene, Lectures on the manuscript materials of ancient Irish history, delivered at the Catholic University of Ireland during the sessions of 1855 and 1856, Dublin, 1861.
Internet Archive: <link>, <link> Internet Archive – Originally from Google Books: <link>, <link>, <link> Internet Archive – multiple copies: <link>
484–491 (Appendix III). Edition and translation of the LL text.
Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
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