Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G202010

Cenn ard Ádaim étrocht rád

Author: Airbertach Mac Cosse

Background details and bibliographic information

File Description

Kuno Meyer

Electronic edition compiled by Donnchadh Ó Corráin, Benjamin Hazard

Funded by University College, Cork and
The Higher Education Authority via the LDT Project

2. Second draft.

Extent of text: 1190 words

Publication

CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts: a project of University College, Cork
College Road, Cork, Ireland—http://www.ucc.ie/celt

(2004) (2008)

Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G202010

Availability

Available with prior consent of the CELT programme for purposes of academic research and teaching only.

Notes

In the printed edition, the poem edited below follows the poem beginning 'Cethrur do-raega ní dalb'. Both are regarded as constituting one poem, with continuous numbering of the quatrains. This is not followed here. 'Cethrur do-raega ní dalb' is available on CELT as file G202007.

Sources

    Manuscript Source
  1. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B. 502, fo. 46 rb 41. For details see Brian Ó Cuív (ed.), Catalogue of Irish language manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford and Oxford College Libraries (2 vols.) (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 2001-03) volume 1, MS 34, 163-200. For a facsimile edition with an introduction and indexes, see Kuno Meyer (ed.), Rawlinson B. 502; a collection of pieces in prose and verse in the Irish language compiled during the eleventh and twelfth centuries (Oxford 1909).
    Secondary literature
  1. Pádraig Ó Néill, Airbertach Mac Cosse's poem on the Psalter [A Dé dúlig, adat-teoch:], Éigse 17 (1977-8) 19-46.
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Kuno Meyer, Aus Rawlinson B. 502 [Cenn ard Ádaim étrocht rád] in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie. Volume 3, Halle/Saale, Max Niemeyer (1901) page 23

Encoding

Project Description

CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts

Editorial Declaration

Correction

Text has been checked and proof-read three times.

Normalization

The electronic text represents the edited text. Names are capitalized and words segmented in line with CELT practice. In Meyer's edition, the acute accent and macron are used to mark long vowels. Both are retained here. Lenition by point has been rendered as corresponding consonant plus h in fh, nh. The editor's corrections are marked corr sic resp="KM", with the erroneous form retained in the 'sic' attribute. Editorial expansions are marked ex. Text in English/German is indicated.

Quotation

There are no quotations.

Hyphenation

Hyphenation was introduced. Soft hyphens are silently removed. When a hyphenated word (hard or soft) crosses a page-break, this break is marked after completion of the hyphenated word.

Segmentation

div0=the poem; page breaks are marked pb n="", foliation is tagged mls unit="MS folio" n="".

Interpretation

Names of persons (given names), places and groups are tagged. Number values are tagged.

Profile Description

Created: Attributed to Airbertach Mac Cosse Date range: c.950–1000.

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text is in Middle Irish.
Language: [DE] Prefatory remarks are in German.
Language: [EN] Some annotations are in English.

Revision History