Texts
verse beg. Sloinfead scothadh na Gaoidhilge grinn
- Modern Irish
- verse
A versified Irish list (26 qq) of scholars and scribes active in Dublin in the early 18th century. T. F. O'Rahilly, who produced an edition of the poem, attributes the poem to Tadhg Ó Neachtain, who also wrote the manuscript in which the poem is attested.
Initial words (verse)
- Sloinfead scothadh na Gaoidhilge grinn
Author
Tadhg Ó NeachtainÓ Neachtain (Tadhg)
(c.1670–c. 1752)
Irish scribe and scholar, son of Seán Ó Neachtain.
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(c.1670–c. 1752)
Irish scribe and scholar, son of Seán Ó Neachtain.
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Manuscripts
- Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1361 (H 4. 20) [1725-1729]p. 11326 qq. O'Rahilly notes that an additional quatrain is added in a later hand, in honour of Seaán Ó Héidéin = John Heyden.
Language
- Modern Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Number of stanzas
26
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.] Connellan, Thaddeus, An duanaire, fonna seanma, danta, agus ranna ... : a selection of Irish melodies, poems and moral epigrams, collected from ancient manuscripts and oral tradition, Dublin: Printed for M. Goodwin, 1829.
Secondary sources (select)
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Dennis Groenewegen
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March 2022, last updated: May 2022