Texts
verse beg. Fersaighecht an tempuil tall
- Irish
- verse
Irish poem atttributed to Colum Cille.
First words (verse)
- Fersaighecht an tempuil tall
Author
Ascribed to: Colum Cille
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Colum Cille
(fl. 6th century)
founder and abbot of Iona, Kells (Cenandas) and Derry (Daire).
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The ascription to Colum Cille occurs in a preceding rubric as well as within the body of the poem (qq. 15-17, 21).
Manuscripts
pp. 7.6–9.inf
rubric: ‘Colum Cille cecinit’
beg. ‘Fersaighecht an tempaill tall’
Language
- Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 33 stt.
Textual relationships
James Carney has observed that qq. 3–5 are also preserved as a separate unit, with prose preface, in [UCD] MS Franciscan A 9 (beg. Gid luath gach gadur glan glé). He argues for their self-contained character, pointing out, for instance, that the first and final quatrain are connected by the repetition of the word luath.
Related: Gid luath gach gadur glan gléGid luath gach gadur glan gléView incoming data
Sources
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December 2022, last updated: September 2023
33/34 stt (?). From quatrain 20 onwards, there are multiple occurrences of a dúnad.