Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G402015

Leacht carad i g-cath Bhriain

Author: Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird

Background details and bibliographic information

File Description

Electronic edition compiled by Beatrix Färber

Funded by University College Cork, School of History

1. First draft.

Extent of text: 1415 words

Publication

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

(2015)

Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G402015

Availability [RESTRICTED]

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

Sources

    Manuscript source
  1. Dublin, Trinity College Library, H 1 17.
    Editions
  1. Lambert McKenna (ed.): Leacht carad ó chath Bhriain. By Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird, Studies 36 (1947) 175–180. "Lament on the chieftains slain in the battle of Down in 1260." From MS T.C.D. H 1 17; includes English translation.
    Secondary literature
  1. Pádraig Ó Macháin, 'Poems by Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird', Celtica 24 (2003) 252–263. [Survey article about Mac an Bhaird's oeuvre with further literature.]
  2. Pádraig Ó Macháin (ed), The Book of the O'Conor Don (Dublin: DIAS 2010).
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. John O'Donovan, Leacht carad i g-cath Bhriain in Miscellany of the Celtic Society, Ed. John O'Donovan. , Dublin, (1849 [1851]) page 404–415

Encoding

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CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts

Sampling Declaration

All the editorial text with the corrections of the editor has been retained. Variant readings and editorial annotations have not been reproduced in this edition. Variants may be entered in a future edition.

Editorial Declaration

Correction

Text has been checked; and proof-read twice.

Normalization

The electronic text represents the edited text.

Quotation

There are no quotations.

Hyphenation

The editorial practice of the hard-copy editor has been retained.

Segmentation

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Interpretation

Names of persons (given names), and places are not tagged. Terms for cultural and social roles are not tagged.

Canonical References

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The title of the text is held as the first head element within each text.

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The numbered quatrains provide a canonical reference.

Profile Description

Created: By Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird, an Irish bardic poet. Date range: c.1575–1625.

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text is in Classical Modern Irish.
Language: [LA] One word is in Latin.

Revision History