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verse beg. Bec innocht lúth mo dá lúa

  • Middle Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Finn Cycle

Poem of four stanzas, attributed to Caílte. It uses a special, learned vocabulary known as bérla na filed.

First words (verse)
  • Bec innocht lúth mo dá lúa
Author
Ascribed to: Caílte mac Rónáin
Caílte mac Rónáin
(time-frame ass. with Finn Cycle)
or Caílte mac Crundchon meic Rónáin, kinsman of Finn mac Cumaill and a prominent member of his fían; accomplished warrior and hunter; one of the protagonists of Acallam na senórach
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Manuscripts
Language
  • Middle Irish
Date
first half of the 12th century (Meyer)
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 4

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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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.] Meyer, Kuno [ed. and tr.], “Cáilte cecinit”, Ériu 1 (1904): 72–73.  
Edition, with translation, of the poem beginning Bec innocht lúth mo dá lúa, from LL f. 208a.
Internet Archive: <link>
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
June 2011, last updated: January 2024
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