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Dinnshenchas of Druim nDairbrech
verse beg. Cid diatá in druim, Druim nDairbrech?

  • Middle Irish
  • prose, verse
  • Dinnshenchas Érenn, Early Irish poetry, Finn Cycle, dinnshenchas
Dinnshenchas of Druim nDairbrech
First words (verse)
  • Cid diatá in druim, Druim nDairbrech?
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Author
Ascribed to: Fulartach
Fulartach
An early Irish poet whose name is invoked in ascriptions of certain poems of Dinnshenchas Érenn in the Book of Leinster (Carmun, Liamuin, Slíab Bladma, perhaps Faffand and Druim nDairbrech if the abbreviation F. refers to him).

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In the Book of Leinster, the poem is laconically ascribed to one F. According to Gwynn, “either Fulartach or Find may be intended.”.
Manuscripts
Dinnshenchas Érenn A (verse):
p. 192a
beg. ‘Cid dia tá in druim, Druim nDairbrech’
Poem
Dinnshenchas Érenn C (mixed)
t.b.a.
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
prose, verse (primary)

Classification

Dinnshenchas Érenn
Dinnshenchas Érenn
id. 6712

The Dinnshenchas Érenn is a compilation of literary compositions, in prose or verse, on lore surrounding the prominent places of Ireland. These texts usually offer origin legends which purport to explain how a well-known place in Ireland, such as a certain hill, plain or lake, received its present or former name. The genesis of this collection is usually dated to the late Middle Irish period (11th and 12th centuries).

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Finn Cycle
Finn Cycle
id. 578
dinnshenchasIrish narrative literature, onomastic lore and learning, topographical literature
dinnshenchas
id. 32607

Subjects

Cycle of Túathal TechtmarCycles of the Kings
Cycle of Túathal Techtmar
id. 66053
revolt of the aithechthúatha
revolt of the aithechthúatha
id. 43509
Druim nDairbrechDruim nDairbrech
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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. 2, Todd Lecture Series, 9, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1906.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 2: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>  : View in Mirador
46–49 [id. 7. ‘Druim nDairbrech’] direct link direct link direct link
[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>
298–299 [id. 8. ‘Druim nDairbrech’] direct link

Secondary sources (select)

Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 2, Todd Lecture Series, 9, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1906.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 2: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>  : View in Mirador
101 [id. 7. ‘Druim nDairbrech’] direct link
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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August 2012, last updated: January 2024