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verse beg. Cethrar sagart, súairc in dam

  • Irish
  • verse, prose
Irish poem (33 stt.) found in Laud Misc. 615, where it is attributed to Baíthín mac Cúanach, saint associated with Tech Baithín/Taghboyne, Co. Westmeath.
First words (verse)
  • Cethrar sagart, súairc in dam
Author
Ascribed to: Baíthín of Taghboyne
Baíthín of Taghboyne
(fl. 6th/7th century?)
Baíthín mac Cúanach, saint associated with Tech Baithín/Taghboyne, Co. Westmeath, and said to belong to the Cenél Énda. According to Pádraig Ó Riain, he is ultimately identical with Baíthín/Baíthéne mac Brénainn, Colum Cille’s successor in Iona.
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Manuscripts
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 615 = Saltair Choluim Chille [s. xvi1]
pp. 19.4–21.3
rubric: ‘Baoithin mac Cuanach cecinit’
beg. ‘Cethrar sagart súairc in dam’
33 stt.
Language
  • Irish
Form
verse, prose (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 33 stt.

Classification

Subjects

Cycle of Cormac mac AirtCycles of the Kings
Cycle of Cormac mac Airt
id. 43520
nativity of JesusLife and miracles of Christ
nativity of Jesus
id. 43514
AaronAaron
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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.

[ed.] Meyer, Kuno [ed.], “Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften: Aus Laud 615. Bāithīn mac Cūanach cecinit”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 10 (1915): 343.
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Meyer gives the first five quatrains only.
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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December 2022, last updated: June 2023
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