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Dinnshenchas of Almu II
verse beg. Almu robo cháem dia cois

  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Finn Cycle, dinnshenchas

Dinnshenchas poem on Almu (the Hill of Allen, Co. Kildare).

According to Gwynn, it “appears to be made of scraps of different pieces tagged together”.(1)n. 1 E. J. Gwynn, The metrical dindsenchas, vol. 2 (1906): 107.

First words (verse)
  • Almu robo cháem dia cois
“Almu, she was fair to the foot”
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Manuscripts
Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Rennes, Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole, MS 598 ff. 90-125 [s. xiii/xiv (?)]
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 (536) = Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta) [1384 x 1406]
p. 359
beg. ‘Almu robo caem dia cois’
4 qq.
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1318 11, cols. 401-436 [s. xv]
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 1 (1225) = Leabhar Uí Mhaine (The Book of Uí Maine) [1394]
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 2 (1222) [s. xvi (?)]
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS B ii 2 (741) [s. xiv-xvi ?]
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1322 (H 3. 3) [s. xvi]
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1436 pp. 85-88 = fragment of the Book of the White Earl [1453 x 1454]
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 4
Number of lines: 16
Textual relationships
Cf. Dinnshenchas of Almu I (longer poem) and Dinnshenchas of Almu (prose).
Related: Dinnshenchas of AlmuDinnshenchas of AlmuDinnshenchas prose text on Almu (the Hill of Allen, Co. Kildare)Dinnshenchas of Almu IDinnshenchas of Almu IDinnshenchas poem on Almu (the Hill of Allen, Co. Kildare), which recounts the tale of the conception of Finn mac Cumaill.

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
...
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).

Finn Cycle
Finn Cycle
id. 578
dinnshenchasIrish narrative literature, onomastic lore and learning, topographical literature
dinnshenchas
id. 32607

Subjects

Iuchna
Iuchna
Mythical cattle-owner or briugu; associated in dinnshenchas narratives with Almu (Hill of Allen, Co. Kildare) and Adarca (eponymously, Adarca Bó Iuchna) in Co. Offaly; name probably connected to Benna Iuchna in Slán seiss, a Brigit co mbúaid; in the story cycle around Cú Roí, he came to be equated or merged with Echde [or Eochu] Echbél, legendary owner of three special cows.
See more Almu [wife of Iuchna]Almu ... wife of Iuchna
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See more Beccán [father of Almu]Beccán ... father of Almu
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See more Finn mac Cumaill
Finn mac Cumaill (Find úa Báiscni)
(time-frame ass. with Finn Cycle, Finn mac Cumaill, Cormac mac Airt)
Finn mac Cumaill (earlier mac Umaill?), Find úa Báiscni: central hero in medieval Irish and Scottish literature of the so-called Finn Cycle; warrior-hunter and leader of a fían
See more Clann BresailClann Bresail
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.
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Almu
Almu/Cnoc Almaine ... Hill of Allen
County Kildare
No short description available
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Sources

Notes

1.
E. J. Gwynn, The metrical dindsenchas, vol. 2 (1906): 107.

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
78–79 [id. 17. ‘Almu II’] direct link direct link 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
107 [id. 17. ‘Almu II’] direct link
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen, Patrick Brown
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May 2011, last updated: January 2024
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