Texts
Dinnshenchas of Mag mBregverse beg. Secht maic Breogain, bríg cen brón
- Middle Irish
- prose, verse
- Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Dinnshenchas
Text on the dinnshenchas of Mag mBreg.
Initial words (verse)
- Secht maic Breogain, bríg cen brón
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 B
- prose, with one quatrain
- Dinnshenchas Érenn C
- prose and verse
Manuscripts
- Dinnshenchas Érenn B
- Dinnshenchas Érenn C
- R = Rennes, Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole, MS 598 ff. 90-125 [s. xiii/xiv (?)]
- H2 = Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1289 (H 1. 15) = The Psalter of Tara [1745]Copy from the Book of Ballymote.
- B2 = Copy from the Book of Ballymote.
- Lc =
- M =
- S = Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 2 (1222) [s. xvi (?)]
- S2 = Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS B ii 2 (741) [s. xiv-xvi ?]
- S3 =
- H =
Language
- Middle Irish
Form
prose, verse (primary)
verse (secondary)
Contains poems
‘Mag mBreoga, buaid ar mbunaidh’ » A quatrain in the prose version of recension B.
Number of stanzas
7
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.
[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley [ed. and tr.], “The Bodleian dinnshenchas”, Folk-Lore 3 (1892): 467–516.
TLH – edition: <link> TLH – translation: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
470–471 [id. 2. ‘Mag mBreg’] Prose from the Bodleian MS. direct link
Secondary sources (select)
Gwynn, E. J. [ed. and tr.], 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>
427 [id. 46. ‘Mag Breg’] direct link
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
October 2012, last updated: August 2021