Texts

verse beg. In chetbean luid i n-uaigh uair

  • Middle Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry, Irish legendary history
First words (verse)
  • In chetbean luid i n-uaigh uair
“The first woman who went into a cold grave”
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Language
  • Middle Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 1
Number of lines: 4

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Irish legendary historyIrish legendary history
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Sources

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[ed.] [tr.] Stokes, Whitley, “The Bodleian dinnshenchas”, Folk-Lore 3 (1892): 467–516.
TLH – edition: <link> TLH – translation: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
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May 2012, last updated: January 2024