Texts
Dinnshenchas of Boand Iverse beg. Síd Nechtain sund forsin t-shléib
- Middle Irish
- verse
- Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Mythological Cycle, dinnshenchas
Dinnshenchas poem of the River Boyne (Boand).
Initial words (verse)
- Síd Nechtain sund forsin t-shléib
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
- Dinnshenchas Érenn A
- LL p. 191a
- Poem.
- Dinnshenchas Érenn C
- poem
- For the prose text and another poem associated with this text in manuscripts of recension C, see the entries linked below.
Author
Ascribed to: Cúán úa LothcháinCuán ua Lothcháin / Cúán úa Lothcháin (d. 1024) – early Irish poet
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The Book of Leinster contains a faded note which appears to attribute the poem to Cuán ua Lothcháin. This ascription does not occur anywhere else.(1)n. 1 E. J. Gwynn, The metrical dindsenchas, vol. 3 (1913): 480.
Manuscripts
- Dinnshenchas Érenn A:
- Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii2]p. 191a (lines 7–55)beginning: ‘Sid Nechtain sund forsin tsléib’
- Dinnshenchas Érenn C:
- R = Rennes, Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole, MS 598 ff. 90-125 [s. xiii/xiv (?)]
- B =
- Y =
- M =
- S = Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 2 (1222) [s. xvi (?)]
- S3 =
- H =
Language
- Middle Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Textual relationships
Sources
Notes
E. J. Gwynn, The metrical dindsenchas, vol. 3 (1913): 480.
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. [ed. and tr.], The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 3, Todd Lecture Series 10, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1913.
Secondary sources (select)
Gwynn, E. J. [ed. and tr.], The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 3, Todd Lecture Series 10, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1913.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 3: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>
480–481 [id. 2. ‘Boand I’] direct link
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Contributors
C. A.,Dennis Groenewegen,Patrick Brown