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Genealogical tract on the three Fothaid

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‘Tract’, or assembled material, giving an account of different genealogical doctrines for the three Fothaid. The most common doctrine places them among the Laigin and has them descend, on the paternal side, from Núadu Necht. Another relates them to Dál Araide, making them descendants of Irél son of Conall Cernach, ancestor of the Dál Araide. Yet another doctrine makes them descendants of Cairpre Nia Fer and Fedelm Foltchaíme.

Manuscript witnesses

Text

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 2

rubric: Sic inuenitur hi Saltair Chaisil incipit: Na tri Fothaid

f. 113va.1-113vb.i

Text

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12

rubric: Sic inuenitur i Saltair Caisil incipit: Na tri Fothaid .i. Fothad Airctheach, Fothad Cairpteach, Fothad Canand

f. 93v(164)ba.34fff

Text

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D ii 1

rubric: Sic inbenitur a Saltair Caisil incipit: Na tri Fothaidh .i. Fothadh Airgteach ⁊ Fothadh Canand ⁊ Fothadh Dolos

f. 33(89)ve.m ff

Text

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1298/1-238

rubric: Sic inuenitur i Saltair Chaisil

p. 146c2 ff

Text

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1336/6.1

incipit: Na tri Fothaid .i. Fothadh Airgneach ⁊ Fothad Cairpteach ⁊ Fothad Dolas Incl. the poem Na trí Fothaid.

cols 746–

MS

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1336/6.1

incipit: Na tri Fothaid .i. Fothadh Airgneach ⁊ Fothad Cairpteach ⁊ Fothad dolas Genealogical tract on the three Fothads, including the Old Irish poem beg. Na trí Fothaid. Cf. LL p.190b; Rawl. B 502 p.156a (facs.).

col. 746

MS

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339

incipit: NA trí Fothaid .i. Fothad Airgtech ⁊ Fothad Carptech. ⁊ Fothad Canann. Genealogical tract in prose concerning the three Fothaid. It concludes with a poem (3qq) attributed to Find (amal asbert Find), beginning ‘Na tri Fothaid’ (190b).

p. 190b

Text

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1339

Incl. the poem Na trí Fothaid.

p. 190b

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 502/2 (ff. 19-89)

rubric: Item na Fothaid incipit: Na tri Fothaith id est Fothud Airgdech ⁊ Fothud Carptech ⁊ Fothud Canann incl. Trí Fothaid Elgga cen chron, Noco rabi rígdomna Genealogical material on the three Fothaid and their origins. First words in larger, ornamental script. First section (84rb.27-84va.4) incl. verse beg. Tri Fothaid Elgga cen chron (2qq, headed De quibus hoc carmen dicitur) and 2 lines beg. Noco rabi rigdomna (anonymous: is de ro-chét). Then two further sections headed Hucusque de Psalterio Caisil scriptum est (84va.4-21) and G. hUaithne Tire (84va.21-25). Ed. CGH 264-268. Cf. material on f. 70va-b.

in section: f. 84r(155)b.26–f. 84v(156)a.25

Text

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 502/2 (ff. 19-89)

rubric: Item na Fothaid incipit: Na tri Fothaith id est Fothud Airgdech ⁊ Fothud Carptech ⁊ Fothud Canann

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[ed.] [tr.] MacNeill, John, “Early Irish population groups: their nomenclature, classification and chronology”, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 29 C (April 1911, 1911–1912): 59–114.

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Secondary sources (select)

McQuillan, Peter, “Finn, Fothad and fian: some early associations”, Proceedings of the Harvard Celtic Colloquium 8 (1988): 1–10.