Texts
verse beg. Cóic ríg tríchat triallsat róe
- Middle Irish
- verse
Middle Irish poem (55qq) which enumerates early medieval kings of Leinster since the arrival of Christianity. According to M. A. O'Brien, who published an edition of the text, the poem is a composite work consisting of two parts: the first, longer series of stanzas (1-38) listing 35 kings from Crimthann mac Énnai Chennselaig to Fáelán mac Muiredaig (d. 934), together with two additional quatrains of slightly later date (39-40), and a final series (41-55) ending with Donnchadh mac Dúnlaing (d. 1036). The final kings in both parts are represented as being still alive.
Initial words (verse)
- Cóic ríg tríchat triallsat róe
Manuscripts
- Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 502 2, ff. 19–89 = Lebar Glinne Dá Locha (?) [1125 x 1150]f. 48v(84)b.5ff context: Laídshenchas Laigen
Language
- Middle Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Number of stanzas
55
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.] O'Brien, M. A., “A Middle-Irish poem on the Christian kings of Leinster”, Ériu 17 (1955): 35–51.
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November 2019