Texts

verse beg. Clann Ailella Oluim uill

Early Irish
verse

Early Irish poem (8 qq) on the descendants of Ailill Ólom, king of Munster.

First words (verse)

Clann Ailella Oluim uill

Manuscripts

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii²]

pp. 145b–146a

beg. ‘CLanna Ailella Uluim uill’

8 qq.

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 610 ff. 1–58 and ff. 73–122 = Leabhar na Rátha [1453–1454]

ff. 73va.16–vb.4

beg. ‘Clann Ailella Oluim uill’

8 qq.

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 502 2, ff. 19–89 = Lebar Glinne Dá Locha (?) [1125 x 1150]

ff. 80rb–va

beg. ‘Clann Ailella Auluimb uill’

8 qq.

Language

Early Irish

Form

verse (primary)

Length

Number of stanzas: 8 qq.

Textual relationships

Related: Apair ri síl nEógain MóirApair ri síl nEógain MóirEarly Irish poem on the descendants of Éogan Mór, attributed in one version to Senchán Torpéist.

Classification

Subjects

Ailill Ólomm

Ailill Ólomm

(time-frame ass. with Irish legendary history)

king of Munster; reputed ancestor of the Éoganacht and Dál Cais; a prominent figure in various king-tales, such as those revolving around the Battle of Mag Mucrama.

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, and M. A. OʼBrien, The Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála, vol. 3, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1957. xxi + pp. 471-760.

CELT – pp. 471-638 and 663: <link>

592–593 Book of Leinster version.

[ed.] Meyer, Kuno [ed.], “Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften: Die Nachkommen Ailill Ōlomms”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 12 (1918): 377.

Internet Archive: <link>

Laud 610 version collated with Rawl. B 502 and the Book of Leinster.

Translation wanted

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April 2023, last updated: June 2023