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verse beg. Amra in mag imríadat fir

  • Middle Irish
  • prose, verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Irish legendary history, Dinnshenchas
Dinnshenchas of Mag Coba (according to Gwynn, a plain in the barony of Iveagh, Co. Down)
First words (verse)
  • Amra in mag imríadat fir
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Manuscripts
Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Adv. MS 72.1.16 [s. xvex]
Dinnshenchas Érenn C
R =
Rennes, Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole, MS 598 ff. 90-125 [s. xiii/xiv (?)]
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 (Leabhar Leacain) [s. xvin]
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]
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
prose, verse (primary)
verse (secondary)
Contains poems
‘Cobha cuthcaire go ngloir’ » A quatrain cited in the Edinburgh prose version.
Length
Number of stanzas: 4

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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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).

Irish legendary historyIrish legendary history
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DinnshenchasDinnshenchas
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Subjects

Coba [eponym of Mag Coba]Coba ... eponym of Mag Coba
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.
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Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.
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Mag CobaMag Coba
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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>  : View in Mirador
122–125 [id. 26. ‘Mag Coba’] 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>
44 [id. 93. ‘Mag Coba’] Prose. direct link
[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley, “The Edinburgh dinnshenchas”, Folk-Lore 4 (1893): 471–497.
TLH – edition: <link> TLH – translation: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
482 [id. 62. ‘Mag Coba’] 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
407 [id. 26. ‘Mag Coba’] direct link
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
October 2012, last updated: January 2024
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