Texts
Connachta cid dia tá in t-ainm
Incoming data
Poem which offers a mythological account for the origin of the name Connacht, formerly Cóiced Ol nÉcmacht. 15 stanzas.
Manuscript witnesses
Text
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 1
context: Dinnshenchas Érenn rubric: Ag seo sís in t-abar ara n-abarthar Connachta for Connachtaib incipit: Connacht, craed ma bhuil in t-ainm 17 qq.
f. 112(171)a-b.m
MS
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339
incipit: Connachta cid dia tá in t-ainm Poem on the origin of the name 'Connacht'. 17 stanzas.
p. 26b–
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. OʼBrien, and Anne OʼSullivan [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)
OʼCurry, 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.
Internet Archive: <link>, <link>
10–11 direct link
