Texts
Dinnshenchas of Dún Máscverse beg. Iarfaigid dím, comul ngle
- Middle Irish
- verse, prose
- Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Dinnshenchas
Dinnshenchas of Dún Másc
Initial 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
- Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 610 ff. 1–58 and ff. 73–122 = Leabhar na Rátha [1453–1454]f. 86va.32–vb.18Follows 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.
Language
- Middle Irish
Form
verse, prose (primary)
Number of stanzas
10
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 [ed. and tr.], “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. [ed. and tr.], 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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October 2012, last updated: August 2021