Texts
Dinnshenchas of Connachtverse beg. Connachta cid dia tá int ainm
- Late Middle Irish
- verse
- Early Irish poetry, Irish legendary history, Mythological Cycle
Poem which offers a mythological account for the origin of the name Connacht, formerly Cóiced Ol nÉcmacht. 15 stanzas.
Initial words (verse)
- Connachta cid dia tá int ainm
Manuscripts
- Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 (H 2. 18) = Book of Leinster [s. xii2]pp. 26b–27abeginning: ‘Connachta cid dia tá int ainm’
- Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 1 (1225) = Leabhar Uí Mhaine (The Book of Uí Maine) [1394]f. 112(171)a–b.mheading: ‘Ag seo sís in t-abar ara n-abarthar Connachta for Connachtaib’beginning: ‘Connacht, craed ma bhuil in t-ainm’ context: Dinnshenchas Érenn17 qq.
Language
- Late Middle Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Number of stanzas
15
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.
[dipl. ed.] Best, Richard Irvine, Osborn Bergin, M. A. O'Brien, and Anne O'Sullivan (eds.), The Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála, 6 vols, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1954–1983.
CELT – 1-260: <link> CELT – 400-470 (excl. Táin bó Cúailnge): <link> CELT – 471-638 and 663 (excl. Dinnshenchas Érenn): <link> CELT – 761-781 and 785-841 (excl. Dinnshenchas Érenn and Togail Troí): <link> CELT – 1119-1192 and 1202-1325 (excl. Esnada tige Buchet and Fingal Rónáin ): <link>
Vol. 1, 100–102 Diplomatic edition. direct link
Secondary sources (select)
O'Curry, Eugene, and W. K. Sullivan [ed.], On the manners and customs of the ancient Irish: a series of lectures, 3 vols, vol. 2: Lectures, vol. 1, London, 1873.
web page identifiers
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf
Page created
August 2011, last updated: August 2021