Texts

verse beg. Mór liach Life lonngalach

  • Early Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry
Poem (5 qq) on the death of Cerball mac Muirecán, king of Leinster (d. 909). It is attributed to his court poet Dallán (mac Móre).
First words (verse)
  • Mór liach Life lonngalach
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Author
Ascribed to: Dallán mac MóreDallán mac Móre
(fl. c. 909)
early Irish poet; reputedly a bardic poet to Cerball mac Muirecáin, king of Leinster (d. c. 909)
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The poem is ascribed to Dallán, which has been understood to refer to Dallán mac Móre, the king's court poet.
Language
  • Early Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 5

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Subjects

Cerball mac MuirecáinCerball mac Muirecáin
(d. c. 909)
king of Leinster
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Sources

Primary sources

[ed.] [tr.] Radner, Joan N. [ed. and tr.], Fragmentary annals of Ireland, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1978.
CELT – edition (2–182),: <link> CELT – translation (3–183): <link> CELT – introduction (vii–ix): <link>
164–165
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
September 2013, last updated: September 2023