Texts

Cath Maighe Léna‘The battle of Mag Léna’

Early Modern Irish
Cycles of the Kings

Manuscripts

Long recension (Cath Maighe Léna):
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 L 26 (555) [s. xviii-xix (?)]
part 1 pp. 13–92
Imperfect
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 L 26 (555) [s. xviii-xix (?)]
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 K 37 (152) [s. xviii]
Dublin, University College, MS Franciscan A 6 [s. xv or s. xvi]
ff. 1r–14r.
Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 10 1, pp. 1-18 [s. xvi²]
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS B iv 1a (236a) = Book of the Ó Duibhgeannáin [s.xvii (?)]
pp. 41–55
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 K 46 (38) [s. xix]
part 3
Incomplete.
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 L 18 (554) [s. xviii]
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS C vi 1 (936) = Leabhar Chnoc Ninne [1718]
part 2 pp. 109–185
Lacks ending.
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1412 (H 6. 8) [s. xviii]
pp. 109–202
Lacks ending.
- London, British Library, MS Additional 18746
Short recension, called Ionnsaighe Maighe Léana; abbreviated from the long recension (Jackson):
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 L 18 (554) [s. xviii]
pp. 21–39
London, British Library, MS Egerton 106 [1715]
ff. 3 ff.
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 K 37 (152) [s. xviii]
  pp. 33 ff
- Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1289 (H 1. 15) = The Psalter of Tara [1745]
  ff. 675 ff.
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 D 22 (33) [s. xviii]
ff. 37 ff.
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 M 47 (973) [1776]
pp. 152 ff.
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 G 10 (974) [s. xix]
pp. 91ff.
London, British Library, MS Additional 18746
ff. 13ff.
Corrupt.
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 D 26 (196) [s. xix]
pp. 1 ff.
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 A 23 (39) [s. xix]
pp. 256 ff.
London, British Library, MS Egerton 150 [1773-1774]
pp. 53ff.
- London, British Library, MS Egerton 114
  pp. 36 ff
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 E 15 (1029) [s. xviii/xix]
pp. 34 ff.
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 E 4 (524) [s. xix]
pp. 266 ff.
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 O 37
pp. 97ff
Third, mixed recension:
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1329 (H 3. 10) [s. xviii]

Language

Early Modern Irish
Early Modern Irish (long recension)

Textual relationships

Related: Do bunad imthechta ÉoganachtaDo bunad imthechta ÉoganachtaOrigin legend of the Éoganachta and the Dál Cuinn.Tochmarc MoméraTochmarc MoméraStory in which Éogan Mór is invited to Spain and marries the daughter of the King of Spain. Afterwards he returns to contend for the kingship in Ireland and his first son, Ailill Aulom, is born to him.

Classification

Cycles of the Kings
Cycles of the Kings

id. 80

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.] Jackson, Kenneth Hurlstone [ed.], Cath Maighe Léna, Mediaeval and Modern Irish Series, 9, Dublin: Stationery Office, 1938.

CELT – edition: <link>

Based chiefly on the long recension in Franciscan A 6.

[ed.] [tr.] OʼCurry, Eugene [ed. and tr.], Cath Mhuighe Léana or The Battle of Magh Leana, together with Tochmarc Moméra or the Courtship of Moméra, Publications of the Celtic Society, 4, Dublin: Celtic Society, 1855.

Internet Archive: <link>

Based chiefly on the long recension in RIA 23 L 26.

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