Texts

Cath Cúla Dremne ‘The battle of Cúl Dreimne’

prose
Cycles of the Kings

Manuscripts

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 24 P 25 (475) = Leabhar Chlainne Suibhne [s. xvi¹]

ff. 44ra–46va

Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 7 [s. xvi]

col. 5

Here entitled Tucait Catha Cula Dremne.

Form

prose (primary)

Classification

Cycles of the Kings
Cycles of the Kings

id. 80

Subjects

Cúl Dreimne

Cúl Dreimne

County Sligo

The site of a battle fought in c.560, known from the annals as well as more legendary accounts of the conflict, which are usually focused on Colum Cille. It is commonly thought to have been at the foot of Ben Bulben (Benbulbin) in modern County Sligo, near Drumcliff.

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.] Walsh, Paul [ed.], “Cath Cúla Dremne”, Irisleabhar Muighe Nuadhad (1926): 3–11.

Secondary sources (select)

Lacey, Brian, “The battle of Cúl Dreimne — a reassessment”, Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 133 (2003): 76–85.

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October 2010, last updated: January 2024