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Dinnshenchas of Brug na Bóinne I
verse beg. Án sin, a maig Meic ind Óc

  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Mythological Cycle, dinnshenchas
Poem on the dinnshenchas of Brug na Bóinne.
First words (verse)
  • Án sin, a maig Meic ind Óc
“Bright it is here, o plain of Mac ind Óc”
Author
Ascribed to: Cináed úa hArtacáinCináed úa hArtacáin
(d. 975)
Cináed ua hArtacáin, Úa hArtacáin (Cináed)
Middle Irish poet.
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Manuscripts
Date
10th century (Meyer)
Form
verse (primary)
Textual relationships
Related: Dinnshenchas of Brug na Bóinne IIDinnshenchas of Brug na Bóinne IIPoem on the dinnshenchas of Brug na Bóinne.Dindgnai in BrogaDindgnai in BrogaPiece of prose on the dinnshenchas of Brug na Bóinne.Dindgnai in BrogaDindgnai in BrogaPiece of prose on the dinnshenchas of Brug na Bóinne.Dinnshenchas of Brug na Bóinne IIDinnshenchas of Brug na Bóinne IIPoem on the dinnshenchas of Brug na Bóinne.Secht o. f. n.Secht o. f. n.Poem on Brug na Bóinne, which offers a poetic version of Tochmarc Étaíne.

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Dinnshenchas Érenn
Dinnshenchas Érenn
id. 6712
Mythological CycleMythological Cycle
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dinnshenchasIrish narrative literature, onomastic lore and learning, topographical literature
dinnshenchas
id. 32607

Subjects

death of Finn mac Cumaillbiography of Finn mac Cumaill
death of Finn mac Cumaill
id. 61055
Óengus mac ind ÓcÓengus mac ind Óc
Aengus mac ind Óc, Mac Óc, Mac ind Óc
(time-frame ass. with Túatha Dé Danann)
Óengus (Aengus) mac (ind) Óc; Mac Óc: mythological figure in medieval Irish literature, one of the Túatha Dé Danann; associated with youth and love; identified in some narratives as a son of the Dagda and Bóann.
See more Finn mac CumaillFinn mac Cumaill (Find úa Báiscni)
Fionn mac Cumhaill, Find úa Báiscni
(time-frame ass. with Finn Cycle, Finn mac Cumaill, Cormac mac Airt)
Finn mac Cumaill (earlier mac Umaill?), Find úa Báiscni: central hero in medieval Irish and Scottish literature of the so-called Finn Cycle; warrior-hunter and leader of a fían
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Brug na Bóinne
Brug na Bóinne ... Brú na Bóinne
County Meath
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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.] Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 2, Todd Lecture Series, 9, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1906.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 2: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>
10–17 [id. 2. ‘Brug Na Bóinde I’] direct link direct link direct link

Secondary sources (select)

Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 2, Todd Lecture Series, 9, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1906.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 2: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>
92–94 [id. 2. ‘Brug Na Bóinde I’] direct link
Meyer, Kuno, “Introduction”, in: Kuno Meyer, Fianaigecht: being a collection of hitherto inedited Irish poems and tales relating to Finn and his Fiana, 16, London: Hodges, Figgis, 1910. v–xxxi.
Collection:  National Library of Scotland – PDF: <link> Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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May 2011, last updated: July 2022
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