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It é saigte gona súain

Author: [unknown]

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Electronic edition compiled by Donnchadh Ó Corráin

Funded by University College, Cork and
Professor Marianne McDonald via the CURIA Project.

2. Second draft, revised and corrected.

Extent of text: 935 words

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Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G400036

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The hard copy on which the present electronic edition is based is copyright by Oxford University Press, and is here used by kind permission of the publishers.

Sources

Manuscript sources
1. London, British Library, Harleian 5280, f. 15b.

Editions
1. Kuno Meyer, The Song of Créde daughter of Guaire, Ériu 2 (1905), 15-17.

Translations
1. Kuno Meyer, The Song of Créde daughter of Guaire, Ériu 2 (1905), 15-17.

The edition used in the digital edition
1. Gerard Murphy, The Lament of Créide, Daughter of Gúaire of Aidne, for Dínertach, Son of Gúaire of the Ui Fhidgente in Early Irish lyrics, eighth to twelfth century, Ed. Gerard Murphy. , Oxford, Clarendon Press (1956) page 86–88

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Profile Description

Created: By anonymous authors in Irish monastic scriptoria Date range: c.775–825.

Use of language

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

Language: [EN] The subtitle is in English.

Revision History

• (2010-11-14)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

• File updated; new wordcount made; conversion script run.
• (2008-09-03)

  Beatrix Färber (ed.)

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• (2008-07-30)

  Ruth Murphy (ed.)

• Keywords added.
• (2005-08-25)

  Julianne Nyhan (ed.)

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• (2005-08-04T16:03:38+0100)

  Peter Flynn (ed.)

• Converted to XML
• (1997-09-05)

  Margaret Lantry (ed.)

• Header created; text parsed using SGMLS.
• (1996-02-05)

  Donnchadh Ó Corráin (ed.)

• Creation and insertion of TEI Header for the anthology; revision of structural mark-up.
• (1996-02-05)

  Mavis Cournane (ed.)

• Revised text parsed and mark-up verified using SGMLS.
• (1995-08)

  Tiarnán Ó Corráin (ed.)

• Checking and proofing text.
• (1995-02)

  Mavis Cournane (ed.)

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• (1994)

  Aideen O'Leary (ed.)

• Checking and proofing text.
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  Patricia Kelly (ed.)

• Proofing and correction of edition.
• (1993)

  Donnchadh Ó Corráin (ed.)

• Data capture completed.

Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G400036

It é saigte gona súain: Author: [unknown]

p.86

The lament of Créide, daughter of Gúaire of Aidne, for Dínertach, son of Gúaire of the Uí Fidgente

1. It é saigte gona súain,
   cech thrátha i n-aidchi adúair,
   serccoí, lia gnása, íar n-dé,
   fir a tóeb thíre Roigne.
2. Rográd fir ala thíre
   ro-síacht sech a chomdíne
   ruc mo lí (ní lór do dath);
   ním-léci do thindabrad.

Relegated to notes page 212 by editor

3. Sirechtach nad faco-sa
   Dinertach rom i Lecoin
   imbi nibad infechtoin
   im mac Guairi mec Nechtoin.
4. Binniu laídib a labrad
   acht Ríg nime nóebadrad:
   án bréo cen bréthir m-braise,
   céle tana tóebthaise.
5. Imsa naídiu robsa náir:
   ní bínn fri dúla dodáil;
   ó do-lod i n-inderb n-aís
   rom-gab mo théte togaís.
6. Táthum cech maith la Gúaire,
   la ríg n-Aidni adúaire;
   tocair mo menma óm thúathaib
   isin íath i n-Irlúachair.
7. Canair a i n-íath Aidni áin,
   im thóebu Cille Colmáin,
   án bréo des Luimnech lechtach
   díanid comainm Dínertach.

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p.88

8. Cráidid mo chride cainech,
   a Chríst cáid, a foraided:
   it é saigte gona súain
   cech thrátha i n-aidchi adúair.