Texts
Dinnshenchas of Mag nÍthaverse beg. In mag itám sund 'nar socht
- Middle Irish
- verse, verse
- Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Irish legendary history, Mythological Cycle, Dinnshenchas
dinnshenchas of Mag nÍtha
Initial words (verse)
- In mag itám sund 'nar socht
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
- Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 506 ff. 1-16a [s. xiv (+ xvii)]
- Dinnshenchas Érenn C
- R =
- B = Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 = Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta) [1384 x 1406]f. 223rA scribal note in the margin corrects or identifies Mag mBogc (line 3) as (Mag) mBolc.
- Lc =
- M =
- S = Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 2 (1222) [s. xvi (?)]
- S3 =
- H =
Language
- Middle Irish
Form
verse, verse (primary)
Number of stanzas
7
Textual relationships
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>
515 [id. 52. ‘Mag n-Itha’] Prose from Rawlinson B 506. 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>
398–399 [id. 21. ‘Mag n-Ítha’] direct link
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October 2012, last updated: August 2021