verse beg. Marbh anocht mo cholann-sa
- Early Modern Irish
- verse
Medieval Irish poem (38 qq), unattributed but apparently uttered by Colum Cille, who laments the disintegration of his familia in Ireland and Scotland.
- Marbh anocht mo cholann-sa
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- Early Modern Irish
Thomas Clancy has argued that the poem was composed about 1210, in response to the breaking down of the Columban network under the pressure of diocesan changes in Ireland. A specific event that was cause for concern is the foundation of a Benedictine monastery on Iona in 1203, (possibly) by Raghnall mac Somhairlidh, which would help explain why the harsh words in q. 7 are directed at the Clann Somhairlidh. Another is the Norse raid on Iona in c.1210.
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38 qq.