Dinnshenchas of Nás
verse beg. Rúadri mac Aitte na n-ell

  • verse, prose
  • Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn
Dinnshenchas of Nás.
First words (verse)
  • Rúadri mac Aitte na n-ell
“Ruadri, son of Aitte of the flocks”
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: Mac Nía
Mac Nía
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Mac Nía mac Óengusso
Mac Nía mac Óengusso
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The copy in the Book of Leinster ascribes the poem to Mac Nía
Manuscripts
Dinnshenchas Érenn A
Dinnshenchas Érenn C B R Y M S S3 H
Form
verse, prose (primary)

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Dinnshenchas Érenn
Dinnshenchas Érenn
id. 6712

Subjects

Nás
Nás ... Naas
County Kildare
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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. 3, Todd Lecture Series, 10, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1913.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 3: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>  : View in Mirador
48–53 [id. 5. ‘Nás’] Edition and translation of the poem. direct link direct link direct link
[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley, “The prose tales in the Rennes dindshenchas”, Revue Celtique 15 (1894): 272–336, 418–484.  

An edition and translation of the prose texts in the Dinnshenchas Érenn as they occur in Rennes, Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole, MS 598. Missing texts are supplied from the Book of Lecan version.

TLH – edition (I, pp. 277-336): <link> TLH – translation (I): <link> TLH – edition (II, pp. 418-484): <link> TLH – translation (II): <link> Celtic Digital Initiative: <link> Internet Archive – 272–336: <link> Internet Archive – 272–336: <link> Internet Archive – 418–484: <link> Internet Archive – 418–484: <link>
316–317 (§ 20) [id. 20. ‘Nás’]

Secondary sources (select)

Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 3, Todd Lecture Series, 10, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1913.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 3: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>  : View in Mirador
484–485 [id. 5. ‘Nás’] direct link
Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
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September 2012, last updated: January 2024