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Cath Aichli ‘The battle of Aichill’

  • Early Irish
  • prose
  • Cycles of the Kings
Prose narrative about the battle fought by Tuathal Techtmar at Aichill.
Title
Cath Aichli
‘The battle of Aichill’
In the diplomatic edition the title Túathal Techtmar has been added.
Manuscripts
Language
  • Early Irish
Form
prose (primary)
Textual relationships
The title (Cath Aichle) occurs in [[medieval Irish tale lists |tale list B]], while tale list A lists a Forbais Aichle, which probably refers to the same tale.(1)n. 1 “it is conceivable that this title was removed from the catha by the compiler”. Proinsias Mac Cana, The learned tales of medieval Ireland (1980): 72.

Classification

Cycles of the Kings
Cycles of the Kings
id. 80

Subjects

Cycle of Túathal TechtmarCycles of the Kings
Cycle of Túathal Techtmar
id. 66053

Sources

Notes

1.
“it is conceivable that this title was removed from the catha by the compiler”. Proinsias Mac Cana, The learned tales of medieval Ireland (1980): 72.

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.] Owen, W. R. [ed. and tr.], “Tuathal Techtmar ocus ríge na hÉireann”, Journal of the Ivernian Society 7 (1914–1915): 147–155.
[dipl. ed.] Best, Richard Irvine, Osborn Bergin, M. A. OʼBrien, and Anne OʼSullivan [eds.], The Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála, 6 vols, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1954–1983.
CELT – 1-260: <link> CELT – 400-470 (excl. Táin bó Cúailnge): <link> CELT – 471-638 and 663 (excl. Dinnshenchas Érenn): <link> CELT – 761-781 and 785-841 (excl. Dinnshenchas Érenn and Togail Troí): <link> CELT – 1119-1192 and 1202-1325 (excl. Esnada tige Buchet and Fingal Rónáin ): <link>
Vol. 1: 250–251. Diplomatic edition direct link
web page identifiers
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
October 2010, last updated: January 2024
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