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Rangordnung der Könige in Tara

Author: Unknown

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Electronic edition compiled by Benjamin Hazard

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

1. First draft, revised and corrected.

Extent of text: 600 words

Publication

Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G302016

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Sources

Manuscript Source
1. London, British Library, MS Harley 5280, fo. 74a. For further 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.

The edition used in the digital edition
1. Kuno Meyer, Rangordnung der Könige in Tara [Temair, saer in sossadh] in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie. Volume 8, Halle/Saale, Max Niemeyer (1912) page 108

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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. Editorial corrections are marked. Text in German is indicated. Names are capitalized in line with CELT practice.

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Profile Description

Created: By (an) unknown Irish monastic author(s). Date range: c.900–1200.

Use of language

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

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

Revision History

• (2008-10-05)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• Header modified; keywords added; file validated; new wordcount made.
• (2008-07-21)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• Value of div0 "type" attribute modified, 'creation' tags inserted, content of 'langUsage' revised; minor modifications made to header.
• (2005-08-25)

  Julianne Nyhan (ed.)

• Normalised language codes and edited langUsage for XML conversion
• (2005-08-04T15:56:10+0100)

  Peter Flynn (ed.)

• Converted to XML
• (2004-06-29)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• File proofed (2); HTML file created.
• (2004-05-31)

  Benjamin Hazard (ed.)

• Text checked and proofed, header and markup inserted.
• (pre-1997)

  Students at the CURIA project (text capture)

• Text scanned in.

Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G302016

Rangordnung der Könige in Tara: Author: Unknown

p.108

1. Temair, saer in sossadh
   do cech ríg dia rímhe,
   imme, maith an t-áighi,
   suides flaith cech tíri.
2. Dia láim deis
   rí Caisil cáin cuiri,
   rí Laigen lín n-graige
   hi cétlud fri suidhe.
3. Suidid airdrí Ailig
   dia chliu, céim co clothgai,
   rí Ulad, ard n-athe,
   hi cétlud ríg Fochla.
4. Fosernd clothrí Connacht
   íer cúl, cáine sretha,
   fri senchus, só fatha,
   fri búaid ocus breatha.
5. Baghaso an crutsa,
   is cóir cía noderba,
   suidigud ard amrae
   tige túathaich Temra.
Temair.