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Studien Und Texte Zur Keltologie. Bd 8 Three Historical Poems Ascribed to Gilla Cóemáin Studien und Texte zur Keltologie 8 Studien und Texte zur Keltologie Herausgegeben von Erich Poppe Band 8 Peter J. Smith Three Historical Poems Ascribed to Gilla Cóemáin A Critical Edition of the Work of an Eleventh-Century Irish Scholar Peter J. Smith Three Historical Poems Ascribed to Gilla Cóemáin A Critical Edition of the Work of an Eleventh-Century Irish Scholar Nodus Publikationen Münster Bibliographic information published by Die Deutsche Bibliothek Die Deutsche Bibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche National- bibliografie; detailed bibliographic data is available in the internet at http://dnb.ddb.de. © Copyright 2007 by Peter J. Smith Alle Rechte vorbehalten — Printed in Germany Nachdruck oder Vervielfältigung, auch auszugsweise, verboten. F ∞ Gedruckt auf säurefreiem und alterungsbeständigem Papier gemäß ISO (DIN-ISO) 9706 Umschlaggestaltung: Nodus Design Nodus Publikationen Münster — Klaus D. Dutz Wissenschaftlicher Verlag • D–48 031 Münster • Germany http://www.go.to/nodus ISBN 978–3–89323–618–4 ISSN 1431–3049 ___________________________________________________________________________ To Aideen ___________________________________________________________________________ – 5 – ___________________________________________________________________________ 7. Donum Dei gach dán binn i gceartlár chuirp an léighinn; geibh é agus casgair a chéill — asgaidh Dé sein go soiléir. 31. Fios a seanchais ná a saoire ni fhuighbhidís arddaoine; léigidh so i ndán do dhéanaimh nó no slán dá seinsgéalaibh 7. Every melodious poem in the very head of the body of learning is donum Dei; recite it and dissect its sense — it is clearly the gift of God. 31 Noble men would have no knowledge of their traditions and nobility; allow these to be composed in poetry or else bid farewell to their ancient histories. From: A Theachtaire tig ón Róimh by Giolla Brígde Mac Con Midhe (d. circa 1272?), native of Ard Sratha, Co. Tyrone and author of several poems to the Ó Domhnaill. Source: N. J. Williams (ed. and trans.), The Poems of Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe, ITS 51 (Dublin, 1980), Poem XVIII, pp. 204-13: 204-205; 212-13. ___________________________________________________________________________ – 7 – ___________________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS Acknowledgements ............................................................... 13 List of Abbreviations and Short Titles......................................... 15 Sigla ................................................................................ 20 Concordance ....................................................................... 21 1. Gilla Cóemáin and his Work 1.1 Introduction: Hériu ard, At-tá sund and Annálad............................ 23 1.2 Góedel Glas ó tát Goídil and Tigernmas mac Follaig aird................. 25 1.3 Other texts associated with Gilla Cóemáin.................................... 26 1.4 Identity of the Poet................................................................ 30 2. Manuscripts and Ascriptions 2.1 Hériu ard ........................................................................... 32 2.2 At-tá sund........................................................................... 38 2.3 Annálad ............................................................................. 41 3. Examination of the Manuscripts and Relationship of the Manuscripts 3.1 Introduction ........................................................................ 43 3.2 Hériu ard: Examination of the Witnesses ..................................... 44 3.3 Hériu ard: Possible Stemmata Codicum....................................... 49 3.4 At-tá sund: Examination of the Witnesses..................................... 57 3.5 At-tá sund: Stemma codicum.................................................... 58 3.6 Annálad: Examination of the Witnesses....................................... 60 3.7 Annálad: Stemma Codicum...................................................... 63 3.8 Conclusion.......................................................................... 66 ___________________________________________________________________________ – 9 – Contents ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Editorial Policy 4.1 Some Approaches to Textual Criticism ........................................ 67 4.2 Approaches to Emendation....................................................... 69 4.3 Reflections on the Editing of Gilla Cóemáin’s Poems ....................... 69 4.4 Establishment of the Text of the Archetype x................................. 70 4.5 External Evidence for Corroboration of Regnal Years ...................... 71 4.6 Technical Aspects of the Editing Process...................................... 72 5. Analogues and Possible Sources 5.1 Identifying the Analogues ........................................................ 75 5.2 Possible Sources for Hériu ard .................................................. 82 5.3 Possible Sources for At-tá sund.................................................. 83 5.4 Possible Sources for Annálad .................................................... 84 6. Metre 6.1 Features of Deibide................................................................ 85 6.2 Features of Deibide Scaílte....................................................... 85 6.3 Deibide Scaílte as an Óglachas Metre.......................................... 86 6.4 Metrical Analysis using Ó Cuív’s Criteria..................................... 86 7. Language and Dating 7.1 Article ............................................................................... 88 7.2 Gender ............................................................................... 88 7.3 Nouns ................................................................................ 89 7.4 Adjectives ........................................................................... 90 7.5 Numerals ............................................................................ 90 7.6 Infixed Pronouns................................................................... 91 7.7 Prepositions ......................................................................... 92 7.8 Verbs................................................................................. 92 7.9 Main Clauses and Relative Clauses............................................. 96 7.10 Dating................................................................................ 97 ___________________________________________________________________________ – 10 – Contents ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. Texts and Translation 8.1 Hériu ard inis na rríg............................................................. 100 8.2 At-tá sund forba fessa ............................................................ 162 8.3 Annálad anall uile................................................................. 180 9. Textual Notes and Commentary 9.1 Hériu ard inis na rríg............................................................. 204 9.2 At-tá sund forba fessa ............................................................ 220 9.3 Annálad anall uile................................................................. 225 Appendices 1.1 Catalogue of Manuscripts Containing Hériu ard inis na rríg .............. 238 1.2 Catalogue of Manuscripts Containing At-tá sund forba fessa.............. 245 1.3 Catalogue of Manuscripts Containing Annálad anall uile .................. 248 2. Metrical Ornamentation in the Poetry of Gilla Cóemáin, Flann Mainistrech, Gilla Mo Dutu and Airbertach Mac Coisse........... 250 3. Concordance of Extra Quatrains in Hériu ard................................ 251 Bibliography .................................................................................. 254 Index of Personal Names ................................................................... 266 Index of Place and Population Names.................................................... 274 ___________________________________________________________________________ – 11 – ___________________________________________________________________________ Acknowledgements This book on Gilla Cóemáin’s poetry has its genesis in a thesis which was examined for the degree of D. Phil. at the University of Oxford in January 1997. I had the great fortune of being supervised by Professor Thomas Charles-Edwards, then Reader in History at Corpus Christi College. Our tutorials were enhanced by the enthusiastic participation of Dr. Paul Russell, who was at that time teaching at Radley College, Oxfordshire. Professor D. Ellis Evans, then Jesus Professor of Celtic, guided me with great kindness and erudition in his capacity as my College Tutor. I wish to gratefully acknowledge the support of the Board of Jesus College, the Trustees of the Sir John Rhŷs Studentship and the Board of the School of Celtic Studies at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies for providing me with scholarships which enabled me to complete the work on the thesis upon which this book is based. My subsequent career has taken me to the Sprachwissenschaftliches Institut der Universität Bonn where my research was encouraged and supported in practical ways by the Professor of Celtic and Indo-European Linguistics, Professor Stefan Zimmer, and thereafter to the Keough Institute for Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame where I was supported by Professor Seamus Deane and Professor Peter Mc Quillan. The present work has been through
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