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Die Sage von CuRoi

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Rudolf Thurneysen

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2. Second draft, revised and corrected.

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Sources

    Manuscript sources
  1. London, British Library, MS Egerton 88, fo 10; for details see Standish Hayes O'Grady (ed.), Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Library (formerly the British Museum), volume 1, 85–141: 89. [This source provides the exemplar text to four other manuscripts produced later than those listed here.]
  2. Dublin, Trinity College, Yellow Book of Lecan, col. 776–780 (facs.: p 123a–125a).
  3. Dublin, Trinity College MS H 3.18: p 49–52 (Amrae Chon Roí exists independently whilst also incorporated into manuscripts with the Aided.)
  4. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS B IV 1a: p 37 (fragment).
  5. Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Laud Misc. 610, f. 117a (a Middle-Irish fragment of the tale). See Brian Ó Cuív, Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford and Oxford College Library, (Dublin: DIAS, 2001–2003) vol. 1 62–88.
    Editions
  1. Richard Irvine Best (ed.), The tragic death of Cúrói mac Dári, Ériu 2 (1905) 18–35: 32–34. [From YBL and Eg. 88]
  2. Rudolf Thurneysen (ed.), 'Die Sage von CuRoi', Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie 9 (1913) 189–234, 336. Includes German translation and additions to his text. [First version of Eg. 88, reproduced in the present electronic edition].
  3. Osborn Bergin (ed.), Sgealaigheacht Cheitinn: Stories from Keating's History of Ireland (Dublin 1930) 14–17. [This version, Bás Con Roí, represents Keating's reading of the tale.]
    Sources, comment on the text, and secondary literature
  1. Eugene O'Curry, On the manners and customs of the Ancient Irish, 2 vols. (London, 1873) vol. 2, 96. [This refers to the version from YBL, col. 125, a27].
  2. Kuno Meyer, Addenda to Henri de Jubainville's Catalogue de la Littérature Épique de l'Irlande, Revue Celtique 6 (1883–5) 187–8. [This refers to the version from Bodleian MS Laud 610, f. 117a].
  3. Standish Hayes O'Grady (ed.), Silva Gadelica: a collection of tales in Irish with extracts illustrating persons and places, 2 vols. (London 1892) vol. 2 482, 530.
  4. Whitley Stokes, The prose tales in the Rennes Dindshenchas, Revue Celtique 15 (1896) 418–84: 448–50.
  5. Kuno Meyer, Gedicht auf Cúrói Mac Dári und Brinna Ferchertne, in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie 3 (1901) 37–46.
  6. Whitley Stokes, The Eulogy of CúRoí: Amra Chonrói with text and glosses from Trinity College Dublin MS H. 3. 18, p. 49, variants from Egerton 88 and YBL, and a glossarial index, Ériu 2 (1905) 1–14.
  7. Patrick S(tephen) Dinneen (ed.), The History of Ireland by Geoffrey Keating, Irish Texts Society, volume 8 (Dublin 1908) 220–227.
  8. Josef Baudi[scaron], Cúroí and CúChulainn, Ériu 7 (1914) 200–209.
  9. Rudolf Thurneysen (ed.), 'Allerlei Irisches [iii Aird Echdi]' in ZCP 10 (1914–15), 423–25 [see the corresponding entry in DIL].
  10. Rudolf Thurneysen, Die irische Helden- und Königsage bis zum siebzehnten Jahrhundert, (Halle 1921) vol. 1; 60, 431, 439, 461; vol. 2; 440, 445, 492, 669.
  11. Thomas F. O'Rahilly, Early Irish History and Mythology (Dublin: DIAS, 1946; last reprinted 1999).
  12. P(atrick) L(eo) Henry (ed. and transl.), 'Amrae Con Roi (ACR): discussion, edition and translation', Études Celtiques 31 (1995) 179–94.
  13. Petra Sabine Hellmuth, An edition and critical analysis of the Old and Middle-Irish recensions of the Tragic Death of Cú Roí mac Dáire: Aided Chon Roí, Unpublished Ph. D. Thesis (University College, Cork, 1998).
  14. Petra Sabine Hellmuth, 'A giant amongst kings and heroes: some preliminary thoughts on the character of Cú Roí mac Dáire in medieval Irish literature', Emania 17 (1998) 5–11.
  15. Pádraig Ó Riain (ed.), Fled Bricrenn: reassessments, Irish Texts Society, Subsidiary Series 10. (Dublin 2000).
  16. Petra Sabine Hellmuth, 'Aided Chon Roí im Gelben Buch von Lecan: die Geschichte eines Todes als Lebensretter?', in Stefan Zimmer, Rolf Ködderitzsch, Arndt Wigger (eds.), Akten des zweiten Deutschen Keltologen-Symposiums (Tübingen 1999) 65–76.
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Rudolf Thurneysen, Die Sage von CuRoi in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie. Volume 9, Halle/Saale, Max Niemeyer (1913) page 189–234: 190–193

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Created: By (an) unknown Irish monastic author(s). Date range: 600-900.

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text is in Old Irish.
Language: [DE] The editor's annotations are in German (with an occasional English word).

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Die Sage von CuRoi: Author: Unknown

p.190

A m-bátar Ulid i n-Emuin, co n-acatar Fer (eqen caill) 1 doib dar Mag n-Emna. (Con-diacht) Bláithini ingin Conchobuir, co-n-da-bert dia daim. No-s-car si 2 ind ammait & in corrguinech CúRoi mac Dáiri.3

p.191

Ba h-é Echde Echbél do-géni in sin & nach fitir nech d'Ultib inge Cú Roi nammá.

Echde didu, i n-Aird Echdi boí i Cinn Tíre Fer (ecen caill). Batar teora baí sainrethcha lais oté aurbrecca aíminni. Is airi as-m-berar teora erca Echdi. Do-s-m-bert asind biuth mór dind fechtas, di-a-tubart criss Úair Galmáir & fidchill maic Solmon. Do-sathigtis (diah-) na teora baí seo a Aird Echdi i Semne & Láthairne. Coire umi ba h-é a loíg. Tri fichit sesre ba h-ed a lán in choiri ó cach óentráth co 'raill. Is de as-bert Cú Chulinn isint síaborcharput:

    1. Boí coire isin dún.
      Lóeg na teora m-bó
      tricha aige ina cróes.
      Níbo luchtlach dó.
    2. Tathigtis in coire sin.
      Ba meldach in bág
      Ní-téigtis úad aitherruch.
      Co-fargbatis lán.
    3. Boí mór n-óir is n-arcait and.
      Robo maith in fríth
      do biurt-sa in coire sin.
      La ingin ind ríg.

Ba sáeth la Ultu gleth a tíre. Bátar oc immairi a tíre. Íadsit im na bú. Cota-slaat4. Lotar Ulid dar muir inna n-dead na m-bó, co m-bátar oc tur Echdi. (Rohurtha) uili acht Conall & Lóegire. Ni luid Cú Chulinn, nibu maith la nach (aí). Luid Cú Chulinn fo deud. A-lluide í noí, da-n-arraid alaile óclach i n-díním écoisc: inar odar, brat odar, (muirnech) umi inna brot.

Tíagit taris (dano). Ferthai a teora aidchi oígidechte. Cota-érget Ulid, ó con-atil Echde. Do bertar (didiu) in coire & in n-ingin & na bú & mór do sétaib ailib. Ó do dechotar sel mór, do-s-íarmorat Echde tresa muir. Do breth do Choin Roi ind indile ar dingbáil Echdi. Fo-cairt int óclach asin noí, con-(raidh) h-í (rothuile) boi inna arrad andes. Ba h-ed (églach) a anme. Do cer Echde. At-bath.

Do-lotar Ulid & int óclach do tír Érenn. Ra-n-gádatar5 ara-m-berad na sétu uili & ara-fácbad leo som na bú & in n-ingin co cenn m-blíadne. Gesse atherruch amein co cenn teora m-blíadne. Do-géni samlaid. Tánic dia blíadne. Batar góig fo deud, ní-léiced dó a m-breth, arro-chíuratar na dála.

Birt som feisin ódib inna bú & in coire & in n-ingin. Luid Cú Chulinn inna diad. Fo-cairt side (láim)6 dar drolam in

p.192

choiri. Da-soí fris int óclach. Fa-cairt úad isin talmain, aill co a glún, a fecht n-aill co a thóin, a fecht n-aill co a cris, a n-aill co a dí oxail.

Birt (immurgu) inna bú & in n-ingin íarum, co m-bátar for Cathir Con Roi iter (í) & muir aníar. Silsit na baí íarum íarna n-immáin cena mlegun.7 Ásais lus as and. Is bo-eirne a ainm. Ar is do Érnib do Choin Roi.

Do luid íarum Ferchertne fili Con Roi co n-ailgis for Ultu, co rucad in Líath Mache. Berti dano dia n-inchaib. Tánic dano dia mís. No moltais áes aisndisen Midchúairt n-Ulad & a r-rríg & a r-rígni fíad Ferchertni. Tairrecht 8 fecht and. As-bert, ba amru Cú Roi mac Dáiri i m-bátar (cach na oc-) teora erca Echdi. Teora baí (bat-) [gap: extent: not indicated] (tiblid).9 Is and trá ro-fes, ba Cú Roi da-n-ánic & ra-sárigestar. Ba sáeth mór la Ultu.

Luid Cú Chulinn íarum i richt adilcnig, co m-boí i Cathir Con Roi. Ata-géoin ingin Conchobuir. (Tobbie) frie a imthechta fo bíth Ulad & a athar, arin-merad in fer. Boí 10 náu h-umi, asa-slaided Albu & innsi mara olchene con-rici in m-bith mór.

Merti in ben íarum. As-bert frie tria diuiti do dídnad a bróin, tipre boí i toíb Slébe Mis aníar, h-éo da-n-aidbded and dia secht m-blíadne, uball óir boí inna medón. No teinfide 11 a n-uball sin cona chlaidiub fadeisin, is and boí a anim.

Secht m-blíadni boí in ben tíar, con-tánic Cú Chulinn i n-écosc in chlaim, a secht n-aili ó suidiu, cond-id-taidbsed int éo. (Ad-neastar) dano in (tocad) sin.12 Lotar Ulid, co m-bátar i m-muig uli frisin cathrig antúaith. Do-s-bidc in fer co mórchlochaib, cona-torachtatar. (Dogede) Cú Chulinn (ineol-). 13 birt sin a nert a Coin Roi & a gail fochétoir & as-bert som: ‘ní rún mnáib, ni maín mogib’. Gegni Cú Chulinn íarum & do bertatar a búaid.

Da-fích dias dia muntir íarum .i. Lúach M(ór) ara Con Roi, luid i carpat Coirpri maic Conchobuir, berti fon n-all,

p.193

con-id-aptha. Ferchertne dano fili oca breith do Bláthini, ad-acht cletine eter a da cích n-dí, con-id-apad. Marbthe som dano fochétoir. Is de atá fert Bláthine oc Luimniuch & fert Ferchertne immalle.