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Dinnshenchas of Slíab Mairge I
verse 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
  • no. 216.2
  • 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. 216b
beg. ‘Ba garg in gein im gním nhgá’
Language
  • Middle Irish

  • Middle Irish.

Form
verse (primary)
Length
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 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.

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).

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Subjects

Marg ingen RotmandMarg ingen Rotmand
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Slíab MairgeSlíab Mairge
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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
160–161 [id. 29. ‘Sliab Mairge I’] Edition and translation. 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
507 [id. 29. ‘Sliab Mairge I’] direct link
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
August 2012, last updated: January 2024
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