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Irish tract on the meaning of birthdays

  • prose
  • Medieval Irish literature
Prognostications based on the day of the week on which someone is born.
Title
Irish tract on the meaning of birthdays
No title occurs in the manuscripts. It has been edited as The meaning of birthdays in the edition of the text by Anne M. Scarre.
First words (prose)
  • Neach genes i nDomnach
Form
prose (primary)

Classification

Medieval Irish literatureMedieval Irish literature
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Subjects

days of the weekyet to be classified
days of the week
id. 48667

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.] Scarre, Annie M., “The meaning of birth-days”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 10 (1915): 225–227.
CELT – edition and translation: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
February 2013, last updated: January 2024