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Udhacht Athairne ‘The testament of Athirne’

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An anecdote related in Bretha nemed dédenach, in which Athirne prophesies the birth of Christ and gives instructions to his pupils.
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
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Classification

Ulster Cycle
Ulster Cycle
id. 1797

Subjects

Athirne
Athirne
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
Chief poet and satirist of the Ulstermen in the Ulster Cycle.
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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.] Binchy, D. A. [ed.], Corpus iuris Hibernici, 7 vols, vol. 3, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1978.  

Numbered pp. 745–1138; diplomatic edition of legal material from Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1337 (continued, pp. 745–1109); Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1317 (pp. 1111–1138).

1115.2–22 Diplomatic edition of the text from TCD 1317
[ed.] [tr.] Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Liam Breatnach, and Aidan Breen, “The laws of the Irish”, Peritia 3 (1984): 382–438.
420–422 An editon and translation of the text.
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Dennis Groenewegen
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May 2011, last updated: January 2024
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