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verse beg. A fhir iadas in tech

Cúán úa Lothcháin
  • Middle Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry

Poem in which the speaker Húa Locháin (l. 2), i.e. Cúán úa Lothcháin, seeks access to Tara by professing to know the lucky and unlucky things of a king.

First words (verse)
  • A fhir iadas in tech
Author
Cúán úa Lothcháin
Cúán úa Lothcháin
(d. 1024)
Early Irish poet.

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Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
verse (primary)

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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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.] Dillon, Myles [ed. and tr.], “The taboos of the kings of Ireland”, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 54 C (1951–1952): 1–36.  
comments: Paper read on 14 June, 1948
[ed.] [tr.] OʼDonovan, John [ed. and tr.], Leabhar na g-Ceart, or the Book of rights, Dublin: Celtic Society, 1847.
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Dennis Groenewegen
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June 2011, last updated: January 2024