Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G400084

Der Mensch ist Kot

Author: Maelmhuire Ó Lennáin

Background details and bibliographic information

File Description

Kuno Meyer

Electronic edition compiled by Beatrix Färber

Funded by University College, Cork, School of History

1. First draft.

Extent of text: 1637 words

Publication

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

(2014)

Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G400084

Availability

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

Notes

Sources

    Manuscript Source
  1. Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, MS no. 1225, The Book of Ui Maine, Stowe, D II 1, (c. 1394), 65va. The manuscript is available online at ISOS (http://www.isos.dias.ie/english/index.html).
    Internet availability of Meyer's annotated edition
  1. See http://www.ucc.ie/academic/smg/CDI/PDFs_textarchive/Meyer_Neue_Mitteilungen_ACL3.pdf
    Literature
  1. Ann Dooley, 'Maelmhuire O' Leannain's 'Peacach Ar Siol 'Nar Sluaghaibh': Source and Content', Celtica 17 (1985) 145–157.
    Information on Kuno Meyer
  1. See http://mujweb.cz/enelen/km.htm
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Kuno Meyer, Neue Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften: Der Mensch ist Kot [Pecthach ar síl 'nar slúagaib] in Archiv für Celtische Lexikographie. Volume 3part 1, Halle a. d. Saale, Max Niemeyer (1907) page 215–246: 238–240

Encoding

Project Description

CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts

Editorial Declaration

Correction

Text has been checked and proof-read twice.

Normalization

The electronic text represents the edited text on on p. 238–240. In Meyer's edition, the acute accent and the macron are used to mark long vowels. Editorial corrections and expansions are marked. Hyphenation and word separation have been brought 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 group of poems; div1=the individual poem. Page-breaks are marked pb n=""; manuscript foliation is marked mls unit="ms folio" and numbered.

Interpretation

Names are not tagged, nor are terms for cultural and social roles.

Profile Description

Created: Maelmhuire Ó Lennáin Date range: c.1393–1394 (see ISOS catalogue).

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text is in Old Irish.
Language: [LA] One word is in Latin.
Language: [EN] One word (prisun) is in English.
Language: [DE] The supplied title and some text in a footnote is in German.

Revision History