Texts

Dinnshenchas of Benn Étair II
verse beg. Cid dorcha dam im lepaid

  • Middle Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn
Poem on the dinnshenchas of Benn Étair (Hill of Howth, Co. Dublin)
First words (verse)
  • Cid dorcha dam im lepaid
“Though it be dark to me in my bed”
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Manuscripts
Dinnshenchas Érenn A
Dinnshenchas Érenn C R B Y Le M H S S3
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Textual relationships
Related: Dinnshenchas of Benn ÉtairDinnshenchas of Benn ÉtairDinnshenchas of Benn Étair IDinnshenchas of Benn Étair IPoem on the Hill of Howth, Co. Dublin.Talland ÉtairTalland Étair

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Dinnshenchas Érenn
Dinnshenchas Érenn
id. 6712
Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Subjects

Benn Étair
Benn Étair ... Hill of Howth
County Dublin
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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, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 3, Todd Lecture Series, 10, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1913.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 3: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>  : View in Mirador
110–119, ix (corrigenda) [id. 15. ‘Bend Étair II’] Edition and translation of the poem. direct link direct link direct link

Secondary sources (select)

Gwynn, E. J., The metrical dindsenchas, 5 vols, vol. 3, Todd Lecture Series, 10, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis, 1913.
CELT – edition: <link> CELT – translation: <link> Internet Archive – vol. 3: <link> Internet Archive – vols. 1-3: <link>  : View in Mirador
498–499 [id. 15. ‘Bend Étair II’] direct link
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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September 2012, last updated: January 2024