Texts

Cétbriathra Bic meic Dé

Incoming data

An Irish poem about the downfall of Ireland. The prose introduction explains it as a poem about the end of the world, representing the first words uttered by the prophet Becc mac Dé after his birth.

Manuscript witnesses

MS

Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, MS 2324-2340

incipit: Ced-briathra Bhicc meic De

f. 66

Text

Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, MS 2324-2340

f. 66

Text

Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, MS 5100-5104

f. 7v

Text

Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 1

f. 43r (line 3ff)

MS

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 16

rubric: Cetbriathra Bic meic Dé inso incipit: Dia mbuí cach oca rada

p. 260b–p. 260b

Text

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 16

p. 260b

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.] Thurneysen, Rudolf, “Allerlei Irisches”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 10 (1915): 421–443.

Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive – originally from Google Books: <link>

421–422 [id. 1. ‘Bec mac Dé’] Edition based on Leabhar Breac and Brussels MS 5100-5104