Texts
verse beg. Ériu co n-uaill, co n-idnaib
- Middle Irish
- verse
- Early Irish poetry, Irish legendary history, Mythological Cycle
Poem in Lebor gabála Érenn.
First words (verse)
- Ériu co n-uaill, co n-idnaib
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: Eochaid úa FlainnEochaid úa Flainn
(fl. c.936–1004, if he is Eochaid úa Flannucáin)
A medieval Irish poet to whom a number of Middle Irish poems, most of them in the Lebor gabála Érenn, have been attributed. His identification with Eochaid úa Flannucáin, a poet and historian who was guestmaster at Armagh, has gained favour over the years. In order not to pre-judge the matter, the two are distinguished in the present catalogue.
See more Eochaid ua FlannucáinEochaid úa Flannucáin
(c.936–1004)
Eochaid úa Flannucáin
Irish poet and scholar, who was guestmaster at Armagh and superior at Cluain Fiachna (Clonfeacle). He was identified by Rudolf Thurneysen as the poet Eochaid úa Flainn, to whom several poems, most of them in the Lebor gabála, are attributed. This identification has gained favour over the years. In order not to pre-judge the matter, the two are distinguished in the present catalogue.
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(fl. c.936–1004, if he is Eochaid úa Flannucáin)
A medieval Irish poet to whom a number of Middle Irish poems, most of them in the Lebor gabála Érenn, have been attributed. His identification with Eochaid úa Flannucáin, a poet and historian who was guestmaster at Armagh, has gained favour over the years. In order not to pre-judge the matter, the two are distinguished in the present catalogue.
See more Eochaid ua FlannucáinEochaid úa Flannucáin
(c.936–1004)
Eochaid úa Flannucáin
Irish poet and scholar, who was guestmaster at Armagh and superior at Cluain Fiachna (Clonfeacle). He was identified by Rudolf Thurneysen as the poet Eochaid úa Flainn, to whom several poems, most of them in the Lebor gabála, are attributed. This identification has gained favour over the years. In order not to pre-judge the matter, the two are distinguished in the present catalogue.
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Eochaid úa Flainn, who has been identified as Eochaid úa Flannucáin (d. 1004).
Manuscripts
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D v 1 (537) [s. xiv (?)]f. 9rbbeginning: ‘Heriu co n-uaill co nidhnaib’18 quatrains
Language
- Middle Irish
Form
verse (primary)
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.] Macalister, R. A. S., Lebor gabála Érenn: The book of the taking of Ireland, 5 vols, Irish Texts Society, 34, 35, 39, 41, 44, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, 1932–1942.
[ed.] [tr.] Lehmacher, Gustav [ed. and tr.], “Éiriu co nuaill co niduaib von Eochaid ua Flainn”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 14 (1923): 173–178.
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Secondary sources (select)
web page identifiers
page name: Ériu co n-uaill, co n-idnaib
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Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
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December 2011, last updated: August 2021
