Texts
Scéla Conchobuir meic Nessa‘The story of Conchobar mac Nessa’
- Early Middle Irish
- prose
- Ulster Cycle
Medieval Irish saga concerning the career of Conchobar mac Nessa, king of the Ulaid
Manuscripts
- Chatsworth (Derbyshire), Book of Lismore = Book of Lismore (Leabhar Leasa Móir) [s. xv]f. 167va–167vb (olim 125b)Fragment only.
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 = Book of Ballymote (Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta) [1384 x 1406]ff. 136ra–136va pp. 247a–248a in facsimileFragment only
Language
- Early Middle Irish
- early Middle Irish (Stokes).(1)n. 1 Whitley Stokes, ‘Tidings of Conchobar mac Nessa’, Ériu 4 (1910): 18.
Form
prose (primary)
Textual relationships
The first three paragraphs are also found in Compert Conchobuir.
Related: Compert ConchobuirCompert ConchobuirThe story of the conception and birth of Conchobar mac Nessa.Cles Con CulainnCles Con Culainn
A repertory of Cú Chulainn's feats, similar to that contained in Scéla Conchobuir meic Nessa.
Sources
Notes
Whitley Stokes, ‘Tidings of Conchobar mac Nessa’, Ériu 4 (1910): 18.
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.
[dipl. ed.] Best, Richard Irvine, and M. A. O'Brien, The Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála, vol. 2, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1956. xi + pp. 261-470 + 2 pl.
CELT – pp. 400-470: <link>
400–404 Diplomatic edition of the Book of Leinster version. direct link
[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley [ed. and tr.], “Tidings of Conchobar mac Nessa”, Ériu 4 (1910): 18–38.
Book of Leinster version
[ed.] Hull, Vernam [ed.], “How Conchobar gained the kingship of Ulster”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 25 (1956): 243–245.
Book of Ballymote version
[tr.] Guyonvarc'h, Christian-J. [tr.], “La naissance de Conchobar. Version A”, Ogam 11 (1959): 56–65.
[tr.] d'Arbois de Jubainville, Marie-Henri [tr.], “[Various contributions]”, in: d'Arbois de Jubainville, Marie-Henri, L’épopée celtique en Irlande, Cours de littérature celtique 5, Paris: Thorin, 1892. [Various].
Internet Archive: <link>
3–13 Book of Leinster version
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Contributors
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April 2011, last updated: August 2020