Texts

verse beg. Mairg duine cáines cléirech

  • Early Irish
  • verse
  • Early Irish poetry
Early Irish religious poem (6 qq) attributed to Colum Cille.
Title
The editorial title heading used in Meyer’s edition is Wer einen Priester schmäht, fährt zur Hölle.
First words (verse)
  • Mairg duine cáines cléirech
Author
Ascribed to: Colum Cille
Colum Cille
(fl. 6th century)
founder and abbot of Iona, Kells (Cenandas) and Derry (Daire).

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Manuscripts
Language
  • Early Irish
Form
verse (primary)
Length
Number of stanzas: 6

Classification

Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Early Irish poetryEarly Irish poetry
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Sources

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[ed.] Meyer, Kuno [ed.], “Neue Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften: Wer einen Priester schmäht, fährt zur Höhle”, Archiv für celtische Lexikographie 3 (1907): 222.
CELT – edition: <link> Celtic Digital Initiative – PDF: <link>
Translation wanted
No modern translation has been recorded as yet.
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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July 2014, last updated: January 2024