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The lament of the old woman of Beare

verse beg. Aithbe dam-sa bés mora

• Old Irish
• verse
• Early Irish poetry, Early Irish lyrics

First words (verse)

• Aithbe dam-sa bés mora

Author

Ascribed to: Caillech BérriCaillech Bérri
Sentainne Bérri, Old woman of Beare
also Sentainne Bérri
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Old woman of Beare (Sentainne Bérri or Caillech Bérri).

Manuscripts

• Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1337 3, pp. 15-58 [s. xv/xvi?]

  p. 42
• Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 7 [s. xvi]

  col. 23
• Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1337 pp 708-776 (comprising parts of vols 22 and 23), pp 792-809 (comprising part of vol. 23) [1616]

  p. 764 (for 765)
• Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1363 4, pp. 40-53 [s. xv]

  p. 44
• Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1378 (H 5. 6) [s. xvii]

  p. 187

See also results from manuscript descriptions

Language

• Old Irish

Date

"c. A.D. 800" (Murphy)

Form

verse (primary)

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
...

Early Irish lyricsEarly Irish lyrics
...

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.] Greene, David, and Frank OʼConnor, “9: The nun of Beare”, in: David Greene, and Frank OʼConnor [Michael O'Donovan], A golden treasury of Irish poetry, A.D. 600 to 1200, London: Macmillan, 1967. 48–55.

[ed.] [tr.] Murphy, Gerard [ed. and tr.], “Anonymous: The lament of the old woman of Beare”, in: Gerard Murphy [ed. and tr.], Early Irish lyrics: eighth to twelfth century, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1956. 74–83, 206–208.

CELT – edition: <link>

"a revised version of the normalized text of the main edition" by Murphy in PRIA 55 C

[ed.] Murphy, Gerard [ed.], “The lament of the old Woman of Beare”, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 55 C 4 (1953): 83–109.

[ed.] [tr.] Meyer, Kuno [ed. and tr.], “Stories and songs from Irish manuscripts: II. The song of the old woman of Beare”, Otia Merseiana 1 (1899): 119–129.

Internet Archive: <link>

Secondary sources (select)

Carey, John, “Transmutations and immortality in the lament of the old woman of Beare”, Celtica 23 — Essays in honour of James Patrick Carney (1999): 30–37.

Celtica: <link>

Hull, Vernam, “The old Woman or Nun of Beare”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 19 (1933): 174–176.

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Contributors

C. A., Dennis Groenewegen

Page created

November 2011, last updated: March 2022