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Dinnshenchas of Ailech

  • Middle Irish
  • prose
  • Dinnshenchas Érenn, Mythological Cycle, Dinnshenchas
Prose tract on the dinnshenchas of Ailech
First words (prose)
  • Ailech, canas roainmniged?
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
  • Dinnshenchas Érenn C
  • Prose. For the poems associated with the prose text, see Ailech II and Ailech III (linked below).
Manuscripts
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
prose (primary)
Textual relationships
[[Dinnshenchas of Ailech I

|Ailech I]] (poem); [[Dinnshenchas of Ailech II |Ailech II]] (poem); [[Dinnshenchas of Ailech III

|Ailech III]] (poem).
Related: Dinnshenchas of Ailech IDinnshenchas of Ailech I

Poem on the dinnshenchas of Ailech.

Dinnshenchas of Ailech IIDinnshenchas of Ailech IIDinnshenchas of Ailech.Dinnshenchas of Ailech IIIDinnshenchas of Ailech IIIDinnshenchas of Ailech

Classification

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).

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DinnshenchasDinnshenchas
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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.] Stokes, Whitley, “The prose tales in the Rennes dindshenchas”, Revue Celtique 16 (1895): 31–83, 135–167, 269–312, 468.
TLH – edition (III, 31-83): <link> TLH – translation (III): <link> TLH – edition (IV, pp. 135-167): <link> TLH – translation (IV): <link> Celtic Digital Initiative – PDF: <link> Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
41–43 [id. 91. ‘Ailech’] direct link direct link
web page identifiers
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
October 2012, last updated: January 2024
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