verse beg. Sechnaid ifern, a dhaine
- Irish
- verse
Medieval Irish poem attributed to Colum Cille, which describes the terrible punishments awaiting sinful souls in hell.
First words (verse)
- Sechnaid ifern, a dhaine
Author
Ascribed to: Colum Cille
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Colum Cille
(fl. 6th century)
founder and abbot of Iona, Kells (Cenandas) and Derry (Daire).
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Manuscripts
pp. 103.17–104.8
rubric: ‘Colum Cille cecinit’
beg. ‘Sechnaidh ifirn a dhaine’
13 qq.
ff. 42rb–vb
rubric: ‘Colum Cille cecinit’
beg. ‘Sechnaid ifern a dhaine’
13 qq.
Language
- Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 13 qq.
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.] Carey, John, “Colum Cille on the pains of hell”, in: John Carey, Emma Nic Cárthaigh, and Caitríona Ó Dochartaigh (eds), The end and beyond: medieval Irish eschatology, vol. 1, 17.1, Aberystwyth: Celtic Studies Publications, 2014. 461–464.
Edition based on Add. 30512, with variants from Laud 615.
[ed.] Meyer, Kuno [ed.], “Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften: Colum Cille cecinit [etc.]”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 12 (1918): 387–390.
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Version from Laud 615.
web page identifiers
page name: Sechnaid ifern a dhaine
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December 2022, last updated: June 2023
