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Dinnshenchas of Slíab Betha
verse beg. Atchíu lecht deóraid do chéin

  • Middle Irish
  • prose, verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Irish legendary history, Dinnshenchas
Dinnshenchas of Slíab Betha
First words (verse)
  • Atchíu lecht deóraid do chéin
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
Dinnshenchas Érenn C B Lc M S S3 H
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
prose, verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 6

Classification

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

The Dinnshenchas Érenn is a compilation of literary compositions, in prose or verse, on lore surrounding the prominent places of Ireland. These texts usually offer origin legends which purport to explain how a well-known place in Ireland, such as a certain hill, plain or lake, received its present or former name. The genesis of this collection is usually dated to the late Middle Irish period (11th and 12th centuries).

Irish legendary historyIrish legendary history
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DinnshenchasDinnshenchas
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Subjects

Slíab BethaSlíab Betha
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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. 4, Todd Lecture Series, 11, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1924.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 4: <link>  : View in Mirador
76–77 [id. 16. ‘Sliab Betha’] Poem. direct link direct link direct link
[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley, “The prose tales in the Rennes dindshenchas”, Revue Celtique 16 (1895): 31–83, 135–167, 269–312, 468.
TLH – edition (III, 31-83): <link> TLH – translation (III): <link> TLH – edition (IV, pp. 135-167): <link> TLH – translation (IV): <link> Celtic Digital Initiative – PDF: <link> Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
154–155 [id. 143. ‘Sliab Betha’] Prose from the Book of Lecan. direct link
[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley, “The Edinburgh dinnshenchas”, Folk-Lore 4 (1893): 471–497.
TLH – edition: <link> TLH – translation: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
477–478 [id. 57. ‘Slíab Betha’] Prose from the Edinburgh MS. direct link

Secondary sources (select)

Gwynn, E. J., 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>  : View in Mirador
393–394 [id. 16. ‘Sliab Betha’] direct link
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
October 2012, last updated: January 2024