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Dinnshenchas of Dún Másc

verse beg. Iarfaigid dím, comul ngle

• Middle Irish
• verse, prose
• Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Dinnshenchas

Dinnshenchas of Dún Másc

First words (verse)

• Iarfaigid dím, comul ngle

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.162: poem

• Dinnshenchas Érenn B
• Prose

Manuscripts

• Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii²]

  pp. 162–163

  Dinnshenchas A
• Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii²]

  p. 170

  Dinnshenchas B.
• Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 610 ff. 1–58 and ff. 73–122 = Leabhar na Rátha [1453–1454]

  f. 86va.32–vb.18

  Follows entry on Slige Dala. Stokes observes that this copy contains the detail that Másc is the eldest of six brothers, all of whom built raths: Ladra, Nue, Finnteng, Cuar, Alb and Masc.

See also results from manuscript descriptions

Language

• Middle Irish

Form

verse, prose (primary)

Number of stanzas

10

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
...
Dinnshenchas Érenn
Dinnshenchas Érenn

id. 6712

DinnshenchasDinnshenchas
...

Subjects

Dún Másc

Dún Másc ... Dunamase

County Laois

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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.] Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 4, Todd Lecture Series, 11, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1924.

CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 4: <link>

314–317 [id. 114. ‘Dún Másc’] Poem. direct link direct link direct link

[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>

269–270 [id. 154. ‘Dún Máisc’] Prose from the Book of Leinster direct link

Secondary sources (select)

Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 4, Todd Lecture Series, 11, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1924.

CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 4: <link>

460 [id. 114. ‘Dún Másc’] direct link

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