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Das Haus des Mac ind Óc

Author: Unknown

File Description

Electronic edition compiled by Benjamin Hazard

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

2. Second draft.

Extent of text: 672 words

Publication

Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G300007

Availability [RESTRICTED]

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

Sources

Manuscript Sources
1. London, British Library MS Harley 5280, fo 74a. For details see Robin Flower and S. H. O'Grady (eds.), Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Library [formerly the British Museum] 3 volumes (London 1926) vol. 2, 298–323.
2. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy MS 1080 (olim B IV 2), fo 136 a. For further details see Kathleen Mulchrone, T. F. O'Rahilly et al. (eds.), Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy (Dublin 1926-1943) fasc. 24, 3021.

The edition used in the digital edition
1. Kuno Meyer, Das Haus des Mac ind Óc in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie. Volume 8, Halle/Saale, Max Niemeyer (1912) page 108

Encoding

Project Description

CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts

Sampling Declaration

The present text represents page 108 of the printed edition.

Editorial Declaration

Correction

Text has been checked and proof-read twice.

Normalization

The electronic text represents the edited text. In Meyer's edition, the acute accent and the macron are used to mark long vowels. Both are retained. Expansions are marked ex. The editor's corrections are marked corr sic="" resp="KM", with the erroneous form retained in the 'sic' attribute. Text in German is indicated. Names are capitalized in line with CELT practice.

Quotation

There are no quotations.

Hyphenation

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 saga; page-breaks are marked pb n="". Verse is treated as embedded text. Line-groups are marked lg; and mentrical lines l.

Interpretation

Names are not tagged, nor are terms for cultural and social roles. Such encoding is envisaged in a future edition.

Profile Description

Created: By (an) Irish monastic scribe(s) in the Middle Irish period. Date range: c.900–1200.

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text is in Middle Irish.

Language: [DE] The supplied titile is in German.

Language: [EN] The front matter is in English.

Revision History

• (2010-11-27)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• New wordcount made.
• (2008-10-08)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• Keywords added; file validated, div0 modified, content of 'langUsage' revised.
• (2004-09-09)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• File proofed (2); apparatus and witness list inserted; header modified, file reparsed; HMTL file created.
• (2004-05-31)

  Benjamin Hazard (ed.)

• File proofed (1), header and markup inserted.
• (pre-1997)

  Staff of the CURIA Project (text capture)

• Text captured.

Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G300007

Das Haus des Mac ind Óc: Author: Unknown

List of witnesses

• H: London, British Library MS Harley 5280.
• B: Dublin, Royal Irish Academy MS 1080.

p.108

1. Tomus tighe mec ind Ócc,
   fót cen bine buidnib sét,
   etir dá fraigid rosícht,
   mó secht traigid, mó secht cét.
2. Cethri dorais ind cen brón,
   bith oc ól tria bitha sir,
   turib ciprib, úair is caem,
   cóel fo tuighib d'itib én.
3. Dabuch deargiubair mór lucht ,
   slóg óss a ucht cen nach socht,
   suide fichet co ba secht,
   coire cert ocht fichet torc.
Tomus.