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Dinnshenchas of Ochan (Ochonn Midi)
verse beg. Déiccid ferta níthaig Néill

  • Middle Irish
  • verse, prose
  • Early Irish poetry, Cycles of the Kings, Dinnshenchas Érenn, dinnshenchas
Texts on a burial mound near Tara, relating a version of the death of Níall Noígiallach.
First words (verse)
  • Déiccid ferta níthaig Néill
“Behold the martial trench of Níall”
First words (prose)
  • Ochund Midhe, canas rohainmniged?
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Author
Ascribed to: Cináed úa hArtacáin
Cináed úa hArtacáin
(d. 975)
Middle Irish poet.
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In LL, the poem is ascribed to Cináed ua hArtacáin (d. 975).
Manuscripts
Dinnshenchas Érenn A (verse):
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii2]
p. 154
Dinnshenchas Érenn C (prose and verse):
R =
Rennes, Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole, MS 598 ff. 90-125 [s. xiii/xiv (?)]
ff. 93vb–...
Prose and verse
B =
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 (536) = Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta) [1384 x 1406]
pp. 355b–356b
Prose and verse
M =
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 1 (1225) = Leabhar Uí Mhaine (The Book of Uí Maine) [1394]
Y =
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1318 11, cols. 401-436 [s. xv]
S =
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 2 (1222) [s. xvi (?)]
S2 =
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS B ii 2 (741) [s. xiv-xvi ?]
S3 =
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS B iii 1 (742) [s. xvii]
H =
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1322 (H 3. 3) [s. xvi]
V =
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 24 P 13 (1068) [s. xvii]
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
verse, prose (primary)
Textual relationships
See Orcuin Néill Noígíallaig and Aided Néill Noígíallaig for alternative versions of the death of Niall Noígiallach.
Related: Aided Néill NoígíallaigAided Néill NoígíallaigOrcuin Néill NoígíallaigOrcuin Néill NoígíallaigEarly Irish literary account of the death of Níall Noígíallach.

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Cycles of the Kings
Cycles of the Kings
id. 80
Dinnshenchas Érenn
Dinnshenchas Érenn
id. 6712

The Dinnshenchas Érenn is a compilation of literary compositions, in prose or verse, on lore surrounding the prominent places of Ireland. These texts usually offer origin legends which purport to explain how a well-known place in Ireland, such as a certain hill, plain or lake, received its present or former name. The genesis of this collection is usually dated to the late Middle Irish period (11th and 12th centuries).

dinnshenchasIrish narrative literature, onomastic lore and learning, topographical literature
dinnshenchas
id. 32607

Subjects

Níall Noígíallach
Níall Noígíallach
(supp. fl. 4th/5th century)
high-king of Ireland in early and medieval Irish tradition
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OchanOchan
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.
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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.] [tr.] Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 2, Todd Lecture Series, 9, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1906.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 2: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>  : View in Mirador
36–41 [id. 5. ‘Ochan’] Poem. direct link direct link direct link
[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley, “The prose tales in the Rennes dindshenchas”, Revue Celtique 15 (1894): 272–336, 418–484.  

An edition and translation of the prose texts in the Dinnshenchas Érenn as they occur in Rennes, Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole, MS 598. Missing texts are supplied from the Book of Lecan version.

TLH – edition (I, pp. 277-336): <link> TLH – translation (I): <link> TLH – edition (II, pp. 418-484): <link> TLH – translation (II): <link> Celtic Digital Initiative: <link> Internet Archive – 272–336: <link> Internet Archive – 272–336: <link> Internet Archive – 418–484: <link> Internet Archive – 418–484: <link>
295–297 [id. 6. ‘Ochonn Midi’] Prose from Rennes MS. direct link

Secondary sources (select)

Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 2, Todd Lecture Series, 9, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1906.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 2: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>  : View in Mirador
99–100 [id. 5. ‘Ochan’] direct link
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen, Patrick Brown
Page created
May 2011, last updated: March 2024
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