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Latest revision as of 08:54, 14 January 2024

Tairngire Bic mic Dé ar deireadh dhomain
verse beg. Olc bith aromthá

  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry
A verse prophecy attributed to the seer Becc mac Dé on evil things to come
Title
Tairngire Bic mic Dé ar deireadh dhomain
See note below
First words (verse)
  • Olc bith aromthá
“An evil world is at hand”
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
  • Independent
  • The copy in NLI G 1 is headed Tairngire Bic mic Dé ar deireadh dhomain
Author
Ascribed to: Becc mac Dé
Becc mac Dé
(d. 550s)
legendary seer, best known from literary sources as an Irish prophet associated with Díarmait mac Cerbaill

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Manuscripts
Independent copy
f. 136rb (= 94rb in older foliation)
beg. ‘Olc bith, arupta’
5 lines
f. 88r
rubric: ‘Tairngire Bic mic Dé ar deireadh dhomain’
beg. ‘Olc bith armthá’
Form
verse (primary)

Classification

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.] OʼGrady, Standish Hayes, Silva Gadelica (I–XXXI): a collection of tales in Irish, vol. 1: Irish text, London: Williams & Norgate, 1892.
Digitale-sammlungen.de: <link> Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive – originally from Google Books: <link>, <link> CELT – various: <link>, <link>, <link>, <link>, <link>, <link>
[tr.] OʼGrady, Standish Hayes, Silva Gadelica (I–XXXI): a collection of tales in Irish, vol. 2: translation and notes, London: Williams & Norgate, 1892.
Digitale-sammlungen.de: <link> Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>

Secondary sources (select)

Bhreathnach, Edel, “Níell cáich úa Néill nasctar géill: the political context of Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig”, in: Edel Bhreathnach (ed.), The kingship and landscape of Tara, Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2005. 49–68.
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