Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G402258

Mairg adeir olc ris na mnáibh

Author: Earl Gerard Fitzgerald

Background details and bibliographic information

File Description

Thomas F. O'Rahilly

Electronic edition compiled by Beatrix Färber

Funded by University College Cork, School of History

1. First draft.

Extent of text: 700 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: G402258

Availability [RESTRICTED]

Available with prior consent of the CELT programme for purposes of academic research and teaching only. The text is reproduced with the kind permission of the estate of Thomas F. O'Rahilly.

Sources

    Manuscript sources
  1. Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, Adv 72/1/37 (Book of the Dean of Lismore).
  2. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 B 38.
  3. Maynooth, Russell Library, B 6.
  4. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 24 L 37.
    Editions
  1. Thomas F. O'Rathilly, Dánta Grádha: an anthology of Irish love poetry (A.D.1350-1750), second edition (Cork 1926).
  2. Gearóid MacNiocaill, Duanaire Ghearóid Iarla, Studia Hibernica 3 (1963) 7-59.
  3. The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing, vol IV, p. 325 (New York 2002). Includes English translation by Thomas Kinsella from The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse.
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Thomas F. O'Rathilly, Mairg adeir olc ris na mnáibh in Dánta Grádha, Ed. Thomas F. O'Rathilly. , Cork, Cork University Press (1926) page 4

Encoding

Project Description

CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts

Sampling Declaration

All the editorial text with the corrections of the editor has been retained.

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Normalization

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Quotation

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Hyphenation

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Interpretation

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Profile Description

Created: By Earl Gerald Fitzgerald (Gearóid Iarla Mac Gearailt) (1338-98) Date range: c.1375–1398.

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text is in Classical Modern Irish.

Revision History