Texts
Dinnshenchas of Eó Rossa and other treesverse beg. Cia dorochair Cráeb Dá Thí
- Middle Irish
- prose, verse
- Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Dinnshenchas
Tract on the dinnshenchas of five special trees of Ireland: the yew of Ross (Eó Rossa), the Yew of Mag Mugna (Eó Mugna), the Tree of Belach Dathí (Bile Dathí or Cráeb Belaig Dathi), the Tree of Tortu (Bile Tortain) and the Tree or Ash of Uisnech (Cráeb or Unnius Uisnig).
Initial words (verse)
- Cia dorochair Cráeb Dá Thí
Initial words (prose)
- Eó Rossa ⁊ Eó Mugna ⁊ Bili Dathi ⁊ Craeb Uisnig ⁊ Bili Tortan: coic crand
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
- Prose and verse.
Manuscripts
- Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii2]pp. 199b–200a context: Dinnshenchas Érenn AProse tract with the poem on Eó Rossa
- Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii2]p. 200a context: Dinnshenchas Érenn APoem beg. ‘Cia dorochair Cráeb Dá Thí’.
- Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1318 6, cols 281-344 = Section of YBLcol. 344beginning: ‘Eo rosa ⁊ eo mugna ⁊ bile daithe ⁊ craibh uisnig ⁊ bili tortan’
- S3 = Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS B iii 1 (742) [s. xvii]context: Dinnshenchas Érenn CThe last 10 lines of the poem are illegible (Gwynn).
Language
- Middle Irish
Form
prose, verse (primary)
Contains poems
‘Eó Rosa. dia dronbalc’ » The first poem specifically deals with the Eó Rossa, while the last poem gives a précis in verse on the five trees of Ireland.
Textual relationships
For the dinnshenchas tract on Eó Mugna specifically, see Dinnshenchas of Eó Mugna.
Related: Dinnshenchas of Eó MugnaDinnshenchas of Eó MugnaText on the dinnshenchas of Eó Mugna.Dinnshenchas of Bile TortanDinnshenchas of Bile TortanText on the dinnshenchas of Bile TortanDinnshenchas of Bile TortanDinnshenchas of Bile TortanText on the dinnshenchas of Bile TortanDinnshenchas of Eó MugnaDinnshenchas of Eó MugnaText on the dinnshenchas of Eó Mugna.
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>
277–279 [id. 160. ‘Eó Rossa 7rl.’] Edition and translation of the prose text and the poem on Eó Rossa. 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>
148–149 [id. 24. ‘Eó Rossa, Eó Mugna, etc.’] Edition and translation of the poem beg. ‘Cia dorochair Cráeb Dá Thí’ . direct link direct link direct link
[ed.] [tr.] Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 5, Todd Lecture Series 12, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1935.
Internet Archive – vol. 5: <link>
123 Variant readings from 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>
505 [id. 24. ‘Eó Rossa, Eó Mugna, etc.’] direct link
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September 2012, last updated: August 2021