Texts
Dinnshenchas of Cnogbaverse beg. Búa, ingen Rúadrach Rúaid
- Middle Irish
- verse, prose
- Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, dinnshenchas
Dinnshenchas text on Cnogba (Knowth). 22 quatrains.
Initial words (verse)
- Búa, ingen Rúadrach Rúaid
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 B
- Prose
- Dinnshenchas Érenn C
- Prose text and poem. The prose is fuller than that in recension C.
Author
Ascribed to: Flann mac LonáinFlann mac Lonáin
(d. 891 x 918)
Flann mac Lónáin
early Irish poet; called ‘the Virgil of the Irish’ (Firgil Gáedel) and ‘King of the Poets of Ireland’ respectively.
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See more Flann MainistrechFlann Mainistrech
(d. 1056)
Middle Irish poet ass. with Monasterboice (Mainistir Buite)
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(d. 891 x 918)
Flann mac Lónáin
early Irish poet; called ‘the Virgil of the Irish’ (Firgil Gáedel) and ‘King of the Poets of Ireland’ respectively.
See more Flann fileFlann file
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See more Flann MainistrechFlann Mainistrech
(d. 1056)
Middle Irish poet ass. with Monasterboice (Mainistir Buite)
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The poem is attributed to Flann mac Lonáin in RIA MS D ii 2 (S), but to Flann file in the other manuscripts, perhaps for Flann Mainistrech (Gwynn).
Manuscripts
- Dinnshenchas Érenn B (prose)
- Dinnshenchas Érenn C (mixed)
- Y = Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1318 11, cols. 401-436 = YBL section [s. xv]Prose and poem attributed to Flann file.
- H =
- S = Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 2 (1222) [s. xvi (?)]The poem is here attributed to Flann mac Lonáin.
- S3 =
Language
- Middle Irish
Form
verse, prose (primary)
Number of stanzas
22
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.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 3: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>
40–47 [id. 4. ‘Cnogba’] Edition of the poem, based on YBL, H, S and S3. direct link direct link direct link
[ed.] [tr.] 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>
483 [id. 4. ‘Cnogba’] Edition and translation of the prose text from YBL, wth variants from H, S and S3. 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>
Vol. 4, 483–484 [id. 4. ‘Cnogba’] direct link
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Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
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August 2011, last updated: August 2021