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  • Early Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry
Early Irish poem attributed to Dubthach maccu Lugair.
First words (verse)
  • Cath tucastar Crimthann
“Crimthann gave battle”
Author
Ascribed to: Dubthach maccu Lugair
Dubthach maccu Lugair
(supp. fl. 432)
Legendary Irish poet and legal expert, who plays an important role in the pseudo-historical prologue to the Senchas Már.
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The poem is headed ‘Item de eodem’, which refers to the previous two subheadings for poems attributed to Dubthach.
Manuscripts
Language
  • Early Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 23

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Subjects

Crimthann mac Énnai Chennselaig
Crimthann mac Énnai Chennselaig
son of Énna Cennselach, king of Leinster
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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.

[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>
219–222 direct link
[ed.] [tr.] OʼCurry, Eugene, Lectures on the manuscript materials of ancient Irish history, delivered at the Catholic University of Ireland during the sessions of 1855 and 1856, Dublin, 1861.
Internet Archive: <link>, <link> Internet Archive – Originally from Google Books: <link>, <link>, <link> Internet Archive – multiple copies: <link>
491–494 (Appendix III)
web page identifiers
Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
August 2011, last updated: March 2024
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