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The coming of the Dearg

verse beg. Aithreos caithréim infir móir

• Early Modern Irish
• verse
• Duanaire Finn, Classical Irish poetry, Finn Cycle

First words (verse)

• Aithreos caithréim infir móir

“I shall tell of the warlike course of the big man”

Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.

• Duanaire Finn
• no. 63

Author

Anonymous

Manuscripts

Dublin, University College, MS Franciscan A 20 (b) = Duanaire Finn [s. xvii¹]

ff. 83v (bottom)–85v

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See also results from manuscript descriptions

Language

• Early Modern Irish

• Early Modern Irish (Murphy).

Date

probably 15th century (Murphy)

Form

verse (primary)

Length

Number of stanzas: 67

Classification

Duanaire Finn
Duanaire Finn

id. 11031

Collection of Fenian poems.

Classical Irish poetryClassical Irish poetry
...
Finn Cycle
Finn Cycle

id. 578

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.] Murphy, Gerard [ed.], Duanaire Finn: The book of the lays of Fionn, 3 vols, vol. 2: Irish text, with translation into English, Irish Texts Society, 28, London: Irish Texts Society, 1933.

CELT – edition: <link> Internet Archive: <link>

298–317 Poem LXIII. Edition and translation

Secondary sources (select)

Murphy, Gerard, Duanaire Finn: The book of the lays of Fionn, 3 vols, vol. 3: Introduction, notes, appendices and glossary, Irish Texts Society, 43, London: Irish Texts Society, 1953.

Internet Archive: <link>

145–149

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April 2012, last updated: January 2024