Texts
Dinnshenchas of Achall and other placesverse beg. Achall ar aicce Temair
- Middle Irish
- verse, prose
- Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Ulster Cycle, Dinnshenchas
Dinnshenchas poem mostly on Achall, i.e. the Hill of Skreen, Co. Meath, with prose on Duma nEirc and Duma nAichle. Both the poem and the prose text offer the story according to which Achall died of grief for her brother Erc, who was killed in vengeance for Cú Chulainn’s death, and was buried in the mound that would bear her name.
Initial words (verse)
- Achall ar aicce Temair
“Skryne opposite Tara”
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 hArtacáinCináed úa hArtacáin
(d. 975)
Cináed ua hArtacáin, Úa hArtacáin (Cináed)
Middle Irish poet.
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(d. 975)
Cináed ua hArtacáin, Úa hArtacáin (Cináed)
Middle Irish poet.
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Manuscripts
- Dinnshenchas Érenn A
- Dinnshenchas Érenn C
- B =
- R = Rennes, Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole, MS 598 ff. 90-125 [s. xiii/xiv (?)]
- Y =
- H =
- 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 =
- V =
- H2 =
Language
- Middle Irish
Form
verse, prose (primary)
For the poem, three different arrangements are attested in the manuscripts:
- The sequence of stanzas in the Book of Leinster copy, which is that adopted by Gwynn for his edition.
- An alternative sequence suggested by letters that the Book of Leinster scribe added to the stanzas.
- The sequence of stanzas in copies of Recension C.
Textual relationships
Deals with some of the consequences of Conall Cernach's vengeance for Cú Chulainn in Brislech Mór Maige Muirthemne.
Related: Brislech Mór Maige Muirthemne, also known as Aided Con CulainnBrislech Mór Maige Muirthemne, also known as Aided Con Culainn
Old Irish saga about the slaying of the Ulster hero Cú Chulainn, Conall Cernach’s revenge, Cú Chulainn’s ‘phantom speech’ (síabur-chobra) delivered after his death and a lament by Emer.
Brislech Mór Maige Muirthemne, also known as Aided Con CulainnBrislech Mór Maige Muirthemne, also known as Aided Con CulainnOld Irish saga about the slaying of the Ulster hero Cú Chulainn, Conall Cernach’s revenge, Cú Chulainn’s ‘phantom speech’ (síabur-chobra) delivered after his death and a lament by Emer.
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.
Gwynn, E. J. [ed. and tr.], The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 1, Todd Lecture Series 8, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1903.
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>
289–290 [id. 2. ‘Dumae n-Eirc’] direct link
Secondary sources (select)
Gwynn, E. J. [ed. and tr.], The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 1, Todd Lecture Series 8, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1903.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>
80–82 [id. 6. ‘Achall’] direct link
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