Texts
Dinnshenchas of Descertverse beg. Athair Cailte, comul ngle
- Middle Irish
- verse
- Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Finn Cycle, Dinnshenchas
Dinnshenchas of Descert, possibly Descert Laigen
Initial words (verse)
- Athair Cailte, 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. 216b: poem
Manuscripts
- Dinnshenchas Érenn A:
Language
- Middle Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Sources
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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>
461 [id. 117. ‘Descert’] direct link
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Dennis Groenewegen
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August 2012, last updated: August 2021