Texts

Dinnshenchas of Temair V
verse beg. Temair, Tailtiu, tír n-óenaig

Middle Irish
verse
Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Dinnshenchas

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

First words (verse)

Temair, Tailtiu, tír n-óenaig

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 B
poem

Dinnshenchas Érenn C
poem

Manuscripts

B

Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Adv. MS 72.1.16 [s. xv^ex]

Poem

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 506 ff. 1-16a [s. xiv (+ xvii)]

Poem

C

H =

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

S =

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

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]

V =

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

X =

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 N 11 (487) [s. xviii]

Language

Middle Irish

Form

verse (primary)

Length

Number of stanzas: 20

Textual relationships

Related: Dindgnai TemrachDindgnai TemrachDinnshenchas 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.Temair IITemair II

Dinnshenchas of Temair.

Dinnshenchas of Temair IIIDinnshenchas of Temair IIIDinnshenchas of TemairTurim tigi TemrachTurim tigi Temrach

Dinnshenchas of Temair.

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Dinnshenchas Érenn
Dinnshenchas Érenn

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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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