Texts
verse beg. Cormac húa Líathán lí nglan
- Middle Irish
- verse
First words (verse)
- Cormac húa Líathán lí nglan
Author
Ascribed to: Colum Cille
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Colum Cille
(fl. 6th century)
founder and abbot of Iona, Kells (Cenandas) and Derry (Daire).
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Manuscripts
pp. 107.8–108.14
rubric: ‘Colum Cille cecinit in úair tainic Cormac hua Liathan cuige’
beg. ‘Cormac húa Liathán lí nglan’
24 qq.
ff. 25v–26r.7
rubric: ‘Colum Cille .cc. dia tudcaidh Corbmac cuicce asa tir’
beg. ‘Corbmac hua Liathain li glan’
16 qq.
Language
- Middle Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 24 qq.
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: Colum Cille cecinit in úair tāinic Cormac hūa Līathāin cuige”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 12 (1918): 390–392.
Internet Archive: <link>
[ed.] [tr.] Reeves, William, Life of St. Columba, founder of Hy, written by Adamnan, 1st ed., Dublin: Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society, 1857.
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December 2022, last updated: June 2023
