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Dinnshenchas of Eithne and Carn Furbaide

  • Middle Irish
  • prose
  • Dinnshenchas Érenn, dinnshenchas, Ulster Cycle
Dinnshenchas of the River Eithne, said to be named for Eithne daughter of Eochaid Feidlech. The narrative is closely related to that of the Dinnshenchas of Carn Furbaide but focuses on Eithne rather than her son Furbaide.
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Manuscripts
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
prose (primary)
verse (secondary)
Contains poems
‘Eithne máthair maic in rig’ » Quatrain cited at the end of the prose story.
Textual relationships
Related: Dinnshenchas of Carn FurbaideDinnshenchas of Carn FurbaidePoem on the dinnshenchas of Carn Furbaide (near Granard), also known as Carn Uí Chathbath.

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).

dinnshenchasIrish narrative literature, onomastic lore and learning, topographical literature
dinnshenchas
id. 32607
Ulster CycleIrish narrative literature
Ulster Cycle
id. 27478

Subjects

Eithne [daughter of Eochaid Feidlech]
Eithne, daughter of Eochaid Feidlech
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
No short description available
See more Furbaide Fer Bend
Furbaide Fer Bend
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
Son of Conchobar mac Nessa (king of the Ulaid) in the Ulster Cycle of tales
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Eithne [river]Eithne ... river
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.
See more Carn FurbaideCarn Furbaide
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.
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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.] Stokes, Whitley, “The Bodleian dinnshenchas”, Folk-Lore 3 (1892): 467–516.
TLH – edition: <link> TLH – translation: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
476–477 [id. 8. ‘Eithne’] direct link
web page identifiers
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
November 2012, last updated: January 2024
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