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verse beg. Mochen, a chlaidib Cherbaill

  • Early Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry, eulogies and panegyrics
Praise-poem. 21 stanzas.
First words (verse)
  • Mochen, a chlaidib Cherbaill
(Hail, sword of Cerball)
Author
Ascribed to: Dallán mac Móre
Dallán 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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Ascribed to Dallán mac Móre, court poet to Cerball mac Muirecáin, king of Leinster.
Manuscripts
Language
  • Early Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 21

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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eulogies and panegyrics⟨document genres by function⟩
eulogies and panegyrics
id. 33145

Subjects

Cerball mac Muirecáin
Cerball mac Muirecáin
(d. c. 909)
king of Leinster from the Uí Fáeláin sept of the Uí Dúnlainge.
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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.] [tr.] Meyer, Kuno [ed. and tr.], “The song of the sword of Cerball”, Revue Celtique 20 (1899): 7–12.
Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
September 2011, last updated: January 2024
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