Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G303019
Áirem Muintire Finn
Author: [unknown]
Background details and bibliographic information
File Description
Standish Hayes O'GradyElectronic edition compiled and proof corrections by Beatrix Färber
Funded by UCC, School of History
1. First draft, revised and corrected.
Extent of text: 1080 words
Publication
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts: a project of University College, Cork
College Road, Cork, Ireland (2016) Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G303019
Availability [RESTRICTED]
Available with prior consent of the CELT project for purposes of academic research and teaching.
Sources
Manuscript sources- London, British Library, MS Egerton 1782 (1517), f. 25rb25vb.
- London, British Library, MS Harleian 5280 (16th century) f. 49r.
- Chatsworth (Derbyshire), Book of Lismore [15th century] f. 193va193vb
Editions and translations- See below.
Literature- Kuno Meyer, 'Introduction', in: id., Fianaigecht: being a collection of hitherto inedited Irish poems and tales relating to Finn and his Fiana, Todd Lecture Series 16, London: Hodges, Figgis, 1910. vxxxi.
- Joseph Falaky Nágy, "Fenian Heroes and Their Rites of Passage," Béaloideas 54/55 (1986/1987) 161182.
The edition used in the digital edition- Standish Hayes O'Grady, Áirem Muintire Finn in Silva Gadelica. volume I, London, Williams and Norgate (1892) page 9293
Encoding
Project Description
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts
Sampling Declaration
The electronic text covers pages 9293. The English translation is available in a separate file, G303019.
Editorial Declaration
Correction
Text has been proof-read twice.
Normalization
The electronic text represents the edited text. The editor's conjections are integrated. There are no expansions marked in the printed text. Capitalisation was introduced.
Quotation
There is no direct speech.
Hyphenation
When a hyphenated word (hard or soft) crosses a page-break, the page-break is marked after the completion of the hyphenated word (and punctuation).
Segmentation
div0=the tale; page-breaks are marked pb n=""/; manuscript foliation is marked mls unit="MS folio" n="". Paragraphs are numbered.
Interpretation
Names are not tagged.
Profile Description
Created: By Irish scribes. Kuno Meyer suggested that the text is from the twelfth century (Finaighecht, p. xxx).
Date range: twelvth century.
Use of language
Language: [GA] The text is in Middle Irish.
Language: [EN] The translated title is in English.
Language: [LA] One word is in Latin.
Revision History
- (2016-02-25)
Beatrix Färber (ed.)
- SGML and HTML files created.
- (2016-02-01)
Beatrix Färber (ed.)
- File captured, proofread (1,2); encoded; header created; file parsed and validated.