Texts

verse beg. A fir ce no turcba raith

  • Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry, dinnshenchas
Irish poem (7qq) apparently concerning Emain Macha and Cimbáeth. It is found in NLI MS G 7, where it is prefaced with a short prose introduction (beg. Toforaint in Márrighan laithriuch nduine lie hAulta hi Machi) referring to the the dinnshenchas for Emain Macha. Editions, translations and discussions in secondary literature are unknown at this stage.
First words (verse)
  • A fir ce no turcba raith
Manuscripts
Language
  • Irish
Form
verse (primary)
prose (secondary)
Textual relationships
Related: Dinnshenchas of Emain MachaDinnshenchas of Emain MachaProse story relating the dinnshenchas for Emain Macha.

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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dinnshenchasIrish narrative literature, onomastic lore and learning, topographical literature
dinnshenchas
id. 32607

Subjects

Macha MongrúadMacha Mongrúad
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CimbáethCimbáeth
Cimbáeth, son of Fintan, legendary king of Ireland and husband of Macha, who was the eponymous foundress of Emain Macha.
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Emain Macha
Emain Macha ... Navan Fort
County Armagh
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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January 2018, last updated: December 2018