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Nuallghubha Oilella Óluim ‘The lamentation of Oilill Ólom’

  • Modern Irish
  • prose
  • Cycles of the Kings

An early Modern Irish prose text that embeds some older rhetorical verse.

Manuscripts
Language
  • Modern Irish
  • "The language of the narrative is early Modern Irish, but the rhetorical passages in the dialogues are old and very corrupt" (Dillon)
Form
prose (primary)
verse (secondary)

Classification

Cycles of the Kings
Cycles of the Kings
id. 80

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Subjects

Battle of Mag MucramaBattle of Mag Mucrama
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Ailill ÓlommAilill Ólomm
Ailill Aulom
(time-frame ass. with Irish legendary history)
king of Munster; reputed ancestor of the Éoganacht and Dál Cais; a prominent figure in various king-tales, such as those revolving around the Battle of Mag Mucrama.
See more DíchorbDíchorb
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.

See more Art mac CuinnArt mac Cuinn
(time-frame ass. with Irish legendary history)
legendary Irish king, father of Cormac mac Airt
See more Dub Mac ConDub Mac Con
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.

See more Mog CorbMog Corb
Entry reserved for but not yet available from the subject index.

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Sources

Primary sources

[ed.] [tr.] Dillon, Myles, “The lamentation of Oilill Ólom”, Scottish Gaelic Studies 6:1 (1947, 1949): 1–10.
Edition and translation based on the Edinburgh MS.
[ed.] [tr.] MacNeill, Eoin [ed. and tr.], “Three poems in Middle-Irish, relating to the Battle of Mucrama, with English translation and notes, and a short vocabulary”, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 3rd series, 3 (1893–1896): 529–563.
Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
556 Cites a portion from RIA MS 23 E 3. direct link
Translation wanted
In their corrupt state, the rhetorical passages are difficult to translate.
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
November 2012, last updated: June 2023
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