Texts

De maccaib Conaire

Incoming data

Prose narrative in which the sons of Conaire mac Moghaláma take revenge on Nemed mac Srobcind for slaying their father. Gwynn suggests that the scribe of the Book of Leinster amended his text so as to make this story a continuation of Togail bruidne Da Derga.

Manuscript witnesses

Text

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339

ff. 292a–293a

MS

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339

rubric: Incipit de maccaib Conaire. incipit: TRí bráthir Cairpre Músc & Cairpre Baschaín & Corpre Rigfota tri meic Conaire meic Etersceóil hui Ieir.

p. 292a.35–p. 293a

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, Lucius [ed. and tr.], “De maccaib Conaire”, Ériu 6 (1912): 144–153.

Based on LL.

[dipl. ed.] Best, Richard Irvine, and M. A. OʼBrien, The Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála, vol. 5, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1967. xv + pp. 1119-1325.

CELT – pp. 1119-1192 and 1202-1325: <link>

1262–1264 direct link