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Dinnshenchas of Sinann II
verse beg. Sinann, cá hadbar diatá

  • Middle Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, dinnshenchas

Dinnshenchas on the River Shannon (Sinann).

First words (verse)
  • Sinann, cá hadbar diatá
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 text in manuscripts of recension C, see the entries linked below.
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Textual relationships
Related: Dinnshenchas of SinannDinnshenchas of SinannProse version of the dinnsenchas of Sinann.Dinnshenchas of Sinann IDinnshenchas of Sinann I

Poem on the dinnshenchas of 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
292–297 [id. 54. ‘Sinann II’] direct link direct link direct link
[ed.] [tr.] Joynt, Maud, “The fate of Sinann”, in: Osborn Bergin, and Carl Marstrander (eds), Miscellany presented to Kuno Meyer, Halle: Max Niemeyer Verlag, 1912. 193–197.
Internet Archive: <link>, <link>
Edition, with translation, based on the Book of Lecan copy.

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
530 [id. 54. ‘Sinann II’] direct link
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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October 2012, last updated: January 2024