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Banshenchas‘Lore of women’

  • Middle Irish
  • prose, verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Cycles of the Kings, Finn Cycle, Irish legendary history, Mythological Cycle, Ulster Cycle
The title Banshenchas refers to two versions composed in the late Middle Irish period:
  1. a metrical version composed by Gilla Mo Dutu Úa Caiside in 1147 and
  2. a longer version in prose.
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Manuscripts
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
prose, verse (primary)
Textual relationships
Related: Scéla Suithcheirne ingine Áeda Bennáin ⁊ Rónáin Dícollai meic Fergusa TuileScéla Suithcheirne ingine Áeda Bennáin ⁊ Rónáin Dícollai meic Fergusa TuileMedieval Irish tale about Suithchern, daughter of Áed Bennáin

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Cycles of the Kings
Cycles of the Kings
id. 80
Finn Cycle
Finn Cycle
id. 578
Irish legendary historyIrish legendary history
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Mythological CycleMythological Cycle
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Ulster Cycle
Ulster Cycle
id. 1797

Sources

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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
May 2011, last updated: April 2021
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