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verse beg. Ní théd an égean a n-aisgidh

Mathghamhain Ó Dálaigh
  • Early Modern Irish
  • verse
  • Classical Irish poetry

Early Modern Irish poem (44 qq) addressed to Fínghin Mac Carthaigh Riabhach. Ó Cuív remarks that it is written in a “highly technical legal language”.

First words (verse)
  • Ní théd an égean a n-aisgidh
Author
Ó Dálaigh (Mathghamhain)
Ó Dálaigh (Mathghamhain)
(fl. 15th century)
Mathghamhain (mac Domhnaill mheic Eoghain) Ó Dálaigh, Irish poet. The Book of Lismore contains a poem ascribed to him, which is addressed to Fínghin Mac Carthaigh Riabhach, patron of that manuscript.
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Ascribed to: Ó Dálaigh (Mathghamhain)
Ó Dálaigh (Mathghamhain)
(fl. 15th century)
Mathghamhain (mac Domhnaill mheic Eoghain) Ó Dálaigh, Irish poet. The Book of Lismore contains a poem ascribed to him, which is addressed to Fínghin Mac Carthaigh Riabhach, patron of that manuscript.
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The poem is attributed to Mathghamhain (mac Domhnaill mheic Eoghain) Ó Dálaigh
Manuscripts
Cork, University College, Book of Lismore = Book of Lismore (Leabhar Leasa Móir) [s. xv]
f. 158
beg. ‘Ni téd an égean a naisgidh’
The poem, with its concluding colophon, appears to be the scribe's single contribution to this manuscript.
Language
  • Early Modern Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 44

Classification

Classical Irish poetryClassical Irish poetry
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Subjects

Mac Carthaigh Riabhach (Fínghin)
Mac Carthaigh Riabhach (Fínghin)
(d. 1505)
Fínghin (Fínghin; Fínghean) Mac Cárthaigh Riabhach of Cairbre, head of the Cairbre branch of the Mac Cárthaigh Riabhach family; patron who commissioned the compilation of the Book of Lismore
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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.] Ó Cuív, Brian, “A poem for Fínghin Mac Carthaigh Riabhach”, Celtica 15 (1983): 96–110.
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Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
January 2014, last updated: January 2024
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