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verse beg. Fidbadach mac Feda Ruscaig

  • Middle Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry
Poem attributed to Flann mac Lonáin. It is preceded by a prose story about the poet, beginning ‘Bó bithblicht meic Lonán’ (YBL col. 917 ff, facs. page 195b ff; D iv 2, fol. 51d ff).
First words (verse)
  • Fidbadach mac Feda Ruscaig
Author
Ascribed to: Flann mac Lonáin
Flann mac Lonáin
(d. 891 x 918)
early Irish poet; called ‘the Virgil of the Irish’ (Firgil Gáedel) and ‘King of the Poets of Ireland’ respectively.
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Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
verse (primary)
prose (secondary)
Textual relationships
Related: Bó bithblicht meic LonánBó bithblicht meic LonánProse story about Flann mac Lonáin, which introduces a poem attributed to him, beginning Fidbadach mac Feda Ruscaig.

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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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.] Bergin, O. J., “A story of Flann mac Lonáin”, in: Osborn Bergin, R. I. Best, Kuno Meyer, and J. G. OʼKeeffe (eds), Anecdota from Irish manuscripts, vol. 1, Halle and Dublin, 1907. 45–50.
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Dennis Groenewegen
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August 2011, last updated: March 2024
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