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Dinnshenchas of Sinann I
verse beg. Sáerainm Sinna saigid dún

Cúán úa Lothcháin
  • Middle Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, dinnshenchas

Poem on the dinnshenchas of the River Shannon (Sinann).

First words (verse)
  • Sáerainm Sinna saigid dún
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 C
  • Poem. For the prose text and poem associated with this poem in manuscripts of recension C, see the entries linked below.
Author
Cúán úa Lothcháin
Cúán úa Lothcháin
(d. 1024)
Early Irish poet.
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Ascribed to: Cúán úa Lothcháin
Cúán úa Lothcháin
(d. 1024)
Early Irish poet.
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Possibly Cuán ua Lothcháin. The ascription to him occurs in the Book of Lecan copy.
Manuscripts
Dinnshenchas Érenn A
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii2]
p. 156a
Dinnshenchas Érenn C T.b.a.
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]
Le =
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 2 = Book of Lecan (Leabhar Leacain) [s. xvin]
The only copy that ascribes the poem to Cuán ua Lothcháin
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
verse (primary)
Textual relationships
Related: Dinnshenchas of SinannDinnshenchas of SinannProse version of the dinnsenchas of Sinann.Dinnshenchas of Sinann IIDinnshenchas of Sinann II

Dinnshenchas on the River Shannon (Sinann).

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

Sinann [river]
Sinann ... Shannon
County Galway, County Westmeath, County Roscommon, County Offaly, County Kerry, County Clare, County Longford, County Cavan, County Leitrim, County Limerick, County Tipperary
River Shannon.
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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
286–291; x (corrigenda) [id. 53. ‘Sinann I’] direct link direct link direct link

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
529–530 [id. 53. ‘Sinann I’] direct link
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
June 2011, last updated: January 2024
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