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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. [[Metrical Banshenchas

|a metrical version composed by Gilla Mo Dutu Úa Caiside in 1147]] and

1. [[Prose Banshenchas

|a longer version in prose]].

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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

web page identifiers

page name: Banshenchas

page url: https://codecs.vanhamel.nl/Banshenchas
redirect: https://codecs.vanhamel.nl/Special:Redirect/page/3820
numerical alternative: https://codecs.vanhamel.nl/index.php?curid=3820
page ID: 3820
page ID tracker: https://codecs.vanhamel.nl/index.php?title=Show:ID&id=3820

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Contributors

Dennis Groenewegen

Page created

May 2011, last updated: January 2024