Texts
Dinnshenchas of Cenn Cuirrigverse beg. Currech Life cona Lí
- Middle Irish
- verse, prose
- Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Finn Cycle, dinnshenchas
Dinnshenchas of Cenn Cuirrig.
Initial words (verse)
- Currech Life cona Lí
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 A
- LL p. 191
- Bruiden Átha Í
- First stanza of the poem beg. ‘Currech Life cona Lí’ and some related prose.
Manuscripts
- Dinnshenchas Érenn A (poem):
- Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii2]p. 191b (line 30ff)beginning: ‘Currech Life cona Lí’
- Dinnshenchas Érenn C (mixed)
- t.b.a.
Language
- Middle Irish
Form
verse, prose (primary)
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. [ed. and tr.], The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 3, Todd Lecture Series 10, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1913.
[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>
442–444 [id. 49. ‘Cenn Cuirrig’] direct link
Secondary sources (select)
Gwynn, E. J. [ed. and tr.], The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 3, Todd Lecture Series 10, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1913.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 3: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>
519–520 [id. 43. ‘Currech Life’] direct link
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
August 2012, last updated: August 2021