Texts

Temair II
verse beg. Ní cheil maissi dona mnáib

Middle Irish
verse
Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, dinnshenchas

Dinnshenchas of Temair.

First words (verse)

Ní cheil maissi dona mnáib

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. 161.3
LL p. 161: poem

Dinnshenchas Érenn C

Author

Ascribed to: Cináed ua hArtacáin

Cináed úa hArtacáin

(d. 975)

Middle Irish poet.

The poem is ascribed to Cináed ua hArtacáin in four manuscript copies of the text.

Manuscripts

Dinnshenchas Érenn A

L =

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii²]

p. 161

Dinnshenchas Érenn C

R =

Rennes, Bibliothèque de Rennes Métropole, MS 598 ff. 90-125 [s. xiii/xiv (?)]

Poem ascribed to Cináed ua hArtacáin.

B =

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 (536) = Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta) [1384 x 1406]

rubric: ‘Cinaet .h. hArtagan’

beg. ‘Dobeir maisi dona mnaib’

Poem ascribed to Cináed ua hArtacáin.

H =

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1322 (H 3. 3) [s. xvi]

S =

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 2 (1222) [s. xvi (?)]

Poem ascribed to Cináed ua hArtacáin.

S₂ =

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS B ii 2 (741) [s. xiv-xvi ?]

S₃ =

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS B iii 1 (742) [s. xvii]

Poem ascribed to Cináed ua hArtacáin.

V =

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 24 P 13 (1068) [s. xvii]

H₂ =

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1289 (H 1. 15) = The Psalter of Tara [1745]

Language

Middle Irish

Form

verse (primary)

Length

Number of stanzas: 19

Textual relationships

Related: Dindgnai TemrachDindgnai TemrachInd fhilid ra fetatarInd fhilid ra fetatarDinnshenchas poem on the origin of Tara, with prose introduction. The poem is 12 stanzas long and incomplete in the form in which it is preserved.Dinnshenchas of Temair (prose)Dinnshenchas of Temair (prose)Dinnshenchas of Temair IDinnshenchas of Temair IPoem on the former names and legendary associations of the Hill of Tara. Versions are extant in recensions of LGÉ as well as the Dinnshenchas Érenn.Dinnshenchas of Temair IIIDinnshenchas of Temair IIIDinnshenchas of TemairTurim tigi TemrachTurim tigi Temrach

Dinnshenchas of Temair.

Dinnshenchas of Temair VDinnshenchas of Temair VPoem on the dinnshenchas of Temair (Tara), consisting mostly of a long list of placenames.

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
...
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).

dinnshenchasIrish narrative literature, onomastic lore and learning, topographical literature
dinnshenchas

id. 32607

Subjects

Temair

Temair ... Tara

County Meath

No short description available

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. 1, Todd Lecture Series, 8, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1903.

For corrigenda and addenda, see Vol. 5 (1935): 125-126; and Meyer, Kuno, “Erschienene Schriften”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 6 (1908).

CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link> : View in Mirador

6–18 [id. 2. ‘Temair II’] direct link direct link direct link

[ed.] [tr.] Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 5, Todd Lecture Series, 12, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1935.

Internet Archive – vol. 5: <link> : View in Mirador

121, 125 Variant readings from the Book of Uí Maine (M) and RIA MS B ii 2 (S₂); some corrigenda direct link direct link

[corr.] Meyer, Kuno, “Erschienene Schriften”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 6 (1908): 245–248.

Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive – Faint scan.: <link>

Corrigenda.

[ed.] [tr.] Crowe, John O'Beirne [ed. and tr.], “The dind-senchus of Eriu”, The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, 4th series, 2:1 — 1872 (1874): 139–190.

Internet Archive: <link>, <link>

154–161