Texts

Manuscript witnesses

MS
Cork, University College, Book of Lismore 
rubric: Dubh da Thuath dixit   incipit: Damad mheisi budh ri reil   Poem (28 qq) on the duties of a king, ascr. to Dub Dá Thúath
f. 137rb.1
Text
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 N 11 
"probably a transliteration of L or Eg into Modern-Irish spelling"
p. 76  
MS
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1337/3 (pp. 15-58) 
incipit: Dia mbad mese bad rígh réil   
p. 41
MS
Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339 
incipit: DIAmbad messe bad rí reil   Wisdom poem attributed in the diplomatic edition to Dub Dá Thúath. 36 stanzas.
p. 147b–p. 148a
Text
p. 147b 1  
Text
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 610/Book of the White Earl 
rubric: ‘Fingin cecinit do Chormaic mac Cuilennnain   36qq.
f. 72va.1-vb.41  
MS
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 610/Book of the White Earl 
rubric: Fingin cecinit do Cormac mac Cuilenain   incipit: Dammad misi bad rí reil   Poem (36 qq)
f. 72va.1–f. 72vb.41

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.] OʼDonoghue, Tadhg [ed. and tr.], “Advice to a prince”, Ériu 9 (1921–1923): 43–54.