Texts
Dinnshenchas of Slíab Mairge Iverse beg. Ba garg in gein im gním nhgá
- Middle Irish
- verse
- Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Dinnshenchas
Poem on the dinnshenchas of Slíab Mairge
First words (verse)
- Ba garg in gein im gním nhgá
“Fierce as to prowess of spears was the lady”
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 A
- LL p. 216b: poem
- The poem occurs in LL (recension A) only, where it is found between the prose text and poem of Slíab Mairge II (Gwynn's title; see reference below).
Manuscripts
- Dinnshenchas Érenn A:
- Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii2]p. 216bbeginning: ‘Ba garg in gein im gním nhgá’
Language
- Middle Irish
Middle Irish.
Form
verse (primary)
Number of stanzas
3
Number of lines
12
Textual relationships
Cf. Dinnshenchas of Benn Étair I and Dinnshenchas of Slíab Mairge II (prose and verse).
Related: Dinnshenchas of Slíab Mairge IIDinnshenchas of Slíab Mairge IITract on the dinnshenchas of Slíab Mairge.Dinnshenchas of Benn Étair IDinnshenchas of Benn Étair IPoem on the Hill of Howth, Co. Dublin.Dinnshenchas of Slíab Mairge IIDinnshenchas of Slíab Mairge IITract on the dinnshenchas of Slíab Mairge.
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. [ed. and tr.], The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 3, Todd Lecture Series, 10, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1913.
Secondary sources (select)
Gwynn, E. J. [ed. and tr.], 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>
507 [id. 29. ‘Sliab Mairge I’] direct link
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Contributors
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August 2012, last updated: August 2021