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Dinnshenchas of Umall
verse beg. Umall gilla Fíntain fhél

  • Middle Irish
  • prose, verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, dinnshenchas
Text on the dinnshenchas of Umall
First words (verse)
  • Umall gilla Fíntain fhél
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
prose, verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 1

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Dinnshenchas Érenn
Dinnshenchas Érenn
id. 6712
dinnshenchasIrish narrative literature, onomastic lore and learning, topographical literature
dinnshenchas
id. 32607

Subjects

Fintan mac Bóchra
Fintan mac Bóchra
(time-frame ass. with universal history)
A figure of medieval Irish tradition who survives the Flood and lives to give eye-witness accounts of the history of Ireland

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Umall [servant of Fintan mac Bóchra]Umall ... servant of Fintan mac Bóchra
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.

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Manannán mac Lir
Manannán mac Lir
mythological figure in Irish literature, typically associated with the sea

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Umall [Owles, Co. Mayo]Umall ... Owles, Co. Mayo
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.

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Keywords

First battle of Mag TuiredFirst battle of Mag Tuired
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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
272–275 [id. 80. ‘Umall’] Prose and quatrain of verse. direct link direct link 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
448 [id. 80. ‘Umall’] direct link
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
November 2012, last updated: January 2024