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verse beg. Mór liach Life lonngalach

  • Early Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Elegy
Poem (5 qq) on the death of Cerball mac Muirecán, king of Leinster (d. 909). It is attributed to his court poet Dallán (mac Móre).
First words (verse)
  • Mór liach Life lonngalach
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Author
Ascribed to: Dallán mac Móre
Dallán mac Móre
(fl. c. 909)
early Irish poet; reputedly a bardic poet to Cerball mac Muirecáin, king of Leinster (d. c. 909)
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The poem is ascribed to Dallán, which has been understood to refer to Dallán mac Móre, the king's court poet.
Manuscripts
Language
  • Early Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 5

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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ElegyElegy
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Subjects

Cerball mac Muirecáin
Cerball mac Muirecáin
(d. c. 909)
king of Leinster
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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.] Radner, Joan N. [ed. and tr.], Fragmentary annals of Ireland, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1978.
CELT – edition (2–182),: <link> CELT – translation (3–183): <link> CELT – introduction (vii–ix): <link>
164–165
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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September 2013, last updated: January 2024
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