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Dinnshenchas of Túag Inbir and Loch nEchach
verse beg. Túag Inber álaind, gáeth glass

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

Dinnshenchas poem concerning Túag Inbir and Loch nEchach.

First words (verse)
  • Túag Inber álaind, gáeth glass
The second part of the poem begins ‘Ba bec Banna, roboí tan’
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: Bard MaileBard Maile
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.
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In the Book of Leinster, the poem is ascribed to Bard Maile.
Manuscripts
Dinnshenchas Érenn A
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii2]
pp. 152b–153a
Poem on Túag Inbir and Loch nEchach, ascribed to Bard Maile.
Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Adv. MS 72.1.16 [s. xvex]
f. 4rb
Prose on Loch nEchach only, associated with the dinnshenchas of Loch Rí.
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 506 ff. 1-16a [s. xiv (+ xvii)]
Prose on Túag Inbir.
Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Lc =
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 2 = Book of Lecan (Leabhar Leacain) [s. xvin]
p. 503a
Prose on Túag Inbir and Loch nEchach, with poem (37 qq).
B =
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 (536) = Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta) [1384 x 1406]
ff. 221r–221v
Prose on Túag Inbir and Loch nEchach, followed by the poem on the same subjects (38 qq)
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]
Other
K =
Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Adv. MS 72.1.5 [s. xv (?)]
f. 10rb
beg. ‘Tuagh Inbir alaind gaethghlas’
First part of the poem only, relating to Túag Inbir. 16 qq.
Ed =
Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Adv. MS 72.1.16 [s. xvex]
f. 4ra
beg. ‘Tuagh Inbir alaind gaethglas’
First part of the poem only. 14 qq.
De causis torchi Corc’ Óche
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 (536) = Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta) [1384 x 1406]
p. 170a
Poem on Loch nEchach only.
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
verse, prose (primary)
verse (secondary)
Contains poems
‘Tri tonna Erenn uile’ • ‘Dolluidh Fer Fiugail fuacda’ » Quatrains in the Bodleian MS and elsewhere.

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
...
Dinnshenchas Érenn
Dinnshenchas Érenn
id. 6712
dinnshenchasIrish narrative literature, onomastic lore and learning, topographical literature
dinnshenchas
id. 32607

Subjects

Túag Inbir
Túag Inbir
County Derry
Estuary of the river Bann.
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Loch nEchach ... Lough Neagh
County Down, County Antrim, County Armagh, County Tyrone, County Derry
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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.

Poem
[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>  : View in Mirador
58–63 (lines 1–64) [id. 14.1. ‘Tuag Inbir’] First part of the poem, relating to the dinnsenchas of Túag Inbir. direct link direct link direct link
[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>  : View in Mirador
62–69 (lines 65–160) [id. 14.2. ‘Tuag Inbir’] Second part of the poem, relating to the dinnshenchas of Loch nEchach. direct link direct link direct link
[ed.] Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 5, Todd Lecture Series, 12, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1935.
Internet Archive – vol. 5: <link>  : View in Mirador
124 Variant readings of the poem on Loch nEchach (part 2) from the Book of Ballymote, p. 170a. direct link
Prose
[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>
150–153 [id. 141.1. ‘Tuag Inbir ocus Loch n-Echach’] Prose from the Book of Lecan. 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>
150–153 [id. 141.2. ‘Tuag Inbir ocus Loch n-Echach’] Prose from the Book of Lecan. direct link
[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley, “The Bodleian dinnshenchas”, Folk-Lore 3 (1892): 467–516.
TLH – edition: <link> TLH – translation: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
509–510 [id. 46. ‘Tuag Inbir’]
[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley, “The Edinburgh dinnshenchas”, Folk-Lore 4 (1893): 471–497.
TLH – edition: <link> TLH – translation: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
474–476 [id. 55. ‘Loch n-Echach’] Prose on Loch nEchach, from the Edinburgh MS (Adv. MS 72.1.16). 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>  : View in Mirador
388–391 [id. 14. ‘Tuag Inbir’] direct link
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