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Sáerchlanna Érenn uile ‘The noble families of all Ireland’

  • Middle Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry
A syllabic poem incorporated in the two Middle Irish recensions of the saga concerning the revolt of the aithech-thúatha, Bruiden Meic Da Réo and Scél ar Chairbre Cinn Cait. It consists of twelve stanzas.
Manuscripts
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 (536) = Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta) [1384 x 1406]
p. 255(140r)b.17ff
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 2 = Book of Lecan (Leabhar Leacain) [s. xvin]
f. 186r(176r)a.m–i
12qq.
Cork, University College, Book of Lismore = Book of Lismore (Leabhar Leasa Móir) [s. xv]
ff. 184(142)rb.i–184(142)va.m
beg. ‘Saerclanna Eireann uili’
Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Adv. MS 72.1.28 [s. xv-xvi]
f. 5
2qq only.
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 E 29 pp. 17-216 = Book of Fermoy ‘proper’ [s. xiv/xv]
f. 36b
11qq.
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1337 pp 708-776 (comprising parts of vols 22 and 23), pp 792-809 (comprising part of vol. 23) [1616]
pp. 763–764
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 2 = Book of Lecan (Leabhar Leacain) [s. xvin]
ff. 295vb–296ra
Poem entered in the context of the reign of Elim mac Conrach.
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 12
Textual relationships
Related: Bruiden Meic Da RéoBruiden Meic Da RéoA Middle Irish saga which recounts how in Ireland, the vassal peoples (aithech-thúatha) rebelled and decimated the leading noble families and how the survivors regained power through the mediation of the judge Morann.Scél ar Chairbre Cinn CaitScél ar Chairbre Cinn CaitThe second of two Middle Irish recensions, the other being Bruiden Meic Da Réo, which recount how in early Ireland, the vassal peoples (aithech-thúatha) rebelled and decimated the leading noble families. This is Thurneysen's ‘Recension I’, except for the modernised text in the Edinburgh MS, which he describes as ‘Recension III’.

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Subjects

revolt of the aithechthúatha
revolt of the aithechthúatha
id. 43509

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.] Thurneysen, Rudolf [ed.], “Morands Fürstenspiegel”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 11 (1917): 56–106.
Internet Archive: <link>
56–58 direct link
web page identifiers
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
November 2010, last updated: March 2024
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