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The colloquy between Fintan and the hawk of Achill

verse beg. Arsaidh sin, a eoúin Accla

• Middle Irish
• verse
• Early Irish poetry, Irish legendary history, Mythological Cycle

Poem presenting a conversation between Fintan mac Bóchra, the sole survivor of the Flood, and an ancient hawk (seboc) of the island of Achill.

First words (verse)

• Arsaidh sin, a eoúin Accla

Manuscripts

London, British Library, MS Egerton 1782 [1516-1518]

ff. 47ra–49va

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 E 29 pp. 17-216 = Book of Fermoy ‘proper’ [s. xiv/xv]

f. 99v p. 158

Imperfect

View manuscript in Mirador

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 G 12 (12) [s. xix]

p. 144

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Language

• Middle Irish
• ?

Form

verse (primary)

Length

Number of stanzas: 116

Number of lines: 465

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Irish legendary historyIrish legendary history
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Mythological CycleMythological Cycle
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Subjects

Fintan mac Bóchra

Fintan mac Bóchra

(time-frame ass. with universal history)

A figure of medieval Irish tradition who survives the Flood and lives to give eye-witness accounts of the history of Ireland

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See more hawk of Achillhawk of Achill

Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.

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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.] Meyer, Kuno [ed.], “The colloquy between Fintan and the hawk of Achill”, in: Osborn Bergin, R. I. Best, Kuno Meyer, and J. G. OʼKeeffe (eds), Anecdota from Irish manuscripts, vol. 1, Halle and Dublin, 1907. 24–39.

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

[tr.] Hull, Eleanor, “The hawk of Achill or the legend of the oldest animals”, Folk-Lore 43:4 (1932): 376–409.

Discussion, with an English translation of part of the text (with assistance from Maud Joynt).

Translation wanted

A full translation has not been recorded at this stage.

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Contributors

C. A., Dennis Groenewegen

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May 2011, last updated: January 2024