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Dinnshenchas of Ess Rúaid I

verse beg. A fhir dodechaid atúaid

• Middle Irish
• verse, prose
• Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, dinnshenchas

Tract on the dinnshenchas of Ess Rúaid (Assaroe, on the r. Erne, Co. Donegal).

First words (verse)

• A fhir dodechaid atúaid

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. 213a: poem

• Dinnshenchas Érenn B
• prose

• Dinnshenchas Érenn C

Manuscripts

Dinnshenchas Érenn A

• L =
  Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii²]

  p. 213a

  Poem. Illegible in parts.

Dinnshenchas Érenn B

• L =
  Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii²]

  p. 165a

  Prose.
• Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 506 ff. 1-16a [s. xiv (+ xvii)]

Dinnshenchas Érenn C (mixed)

• B =
  Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 (536) = Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta) [1384 x 1406]
• Lc =
  Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 2 = Book of Lecan [s. xvⁱⁿ]

  This copy is accompanied by the Dinnshenchas of Ess Rúaid II (see reference below).
• M =
  Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 1 (1225) = Leabhar Uí Mhaine (The Book of Uí Maine) [1394]
• S =
  Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 2 (1222) [s. xvi (?)]
• S₃ =
  Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS B iii 1 (742) [s. xvii]
• H =
  Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1322 (H 3. 3) [s. xvi]

See also results from manuscript descriptions

Language

• Middle Irish

Form

verse, prose (primary)

Textual relationships

Related: Dinnshenchas of Ess Rúaid IIDinnshenchas of Ess Rúaid IIProse text and poem on the dinnshenchas of Ess Rúaid. These texts are found as an addition to the Dinnshenchas of Ess Rúaid I in the Book of Lecan.Dinnshenchas of Ess Rúaid IIDinnshenchas of Ess Rúaid IIProse text and poem on the dinnshenchas of Ess Rúaid. These texts are found as an addition to the Dinnshenchas of Ess Rúaid I in the Book of Lecan.

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Dinnshenchas Érenn
Dinnshenchas Érenn

id. 6712

dinnshenchasIrish narrative literature, onomastic lore and learning, topographical literature
dinnshenchas

id. 32607

Subjects

Ess Rúaid

Ess Rúaid ... Assaroe

County Donegal

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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. 4, Todd Lecture Series, 11, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1924.

CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 4: <link>

2–7 [id. 1. ‘Ess Ruaid I’] Poem. direct link direct link direct link

[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley, “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>

31–33 (§§ 1–3) [id. 81.1. ‘Ess Rúaid’] Prose from the Book of Lecan. The following paragraph (§ 4), which is unique to the Book of Lecan copy, belongs to Ess Rúad II (see above). direct link

[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley, “The Bodleian dinnshenchas”, Folk-Lore 3 (1892): 467–516.

TLH – edition: <link> TLH – translation: <link> Internet Archive: <link>

505–506 [id. 42. ‘Ess Ruaid’] Prose from the Bodleian copy. direct link

Secondary sources (select)

Gwynn, E. J., 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>

375–376 [id. 1. ‘Ess Ruaid I’] direct link

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