

#Cormac and Ciarnat


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#### Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition


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Cormac and Ciarnat
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Author: Unknown
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Kuno MeyerElectronic edition compiled by Donnchadh Ó Corráin

Funded by University College, Cork. 2. Second draft, revised and corrected.Proof corrections by Donnchadh Ó Corráin

Extent of text: 1000 words#### Publication


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

 (1995) (2014) Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.  
Text ID Number: G302001Availability [RESTRICTED] 
Available with prior consent of the CELT programme for purposes of academic research and teaching only.


#### Sources


**Manuscript source**2. London, British Library, Egerton MS 1782, fo. 44b (see Catalogue of Manuscripts in the British Museum by Robin Flower, vol. 2 (London 1926) 277).
**Edition**2. Kuno Meyer, Stories and songs from Irish manuscripts, III: Cormac and Ciarnat, Otia Merseiana 2 (1900) 75–76.
**Translation**2. Kuno Meyer, Stories and songs from Irish manuscripts, III: Cormac and Ciarnat, Otia Merseiana 2 (1900) 75–76.
**Sources, comment on the text, and secondary literature**2. Joseph Vendryes, Les moulins en Irlande et l'aventure de Ciarnat, Revue Archéologique 14 (1921), 263–274.
3. An early modern Irish version of the poem is found in Geoffrey Keating, Foras Feasa ar Eirinn, Book 1, p. 336, with facing English translation. Both are available online at CELT, in file G100054 and T100054 respectively.
**The edition used in the digital edition**2. **Kuno Meyer**, Stories and songs from Irish manuscripts, III: Cormac and Ciarnat in Otia Merseiana. volume 2, London, Th . Wohlleben (1900-1901) page 75

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Created: By unknown authors in Irish monastic scriptoria.

 Date range: c.900–1200.#### Use of language


##### Language: [GA] The text is in Middle and Early Modern Irish.


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### Revision History


* (2014-07-24) Beatrix Färber (ed.)

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* (2010-07-28) Beatrix Färber (ed.)

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* (2005-08-25) Julianne Nyhan (ed.)

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* (1997-08-28) Margaret Lantry (ed.)

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* (1995-08-07) Donnchadh Ó Corráin (ed.)

* Final on-screen proofing and checking of mark-up and word-divisions. Addition of in-depth mark-up. Creation of this header. Verification of mark-up with Author/Editor.
* (1994-11-22) Donnchadh Ó Corráin (ed.)

* Data-capture by keyboarding and first proofing.




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#### Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G302001


### Cormac and Ciarnat: Author: Unknown




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p.75


¶1] **Cíarnat** ingen **ríg** **Cruithnech** tucsat cúicer **Ulad** ar éigin a m-broid tar muir ocus tar mórfairge. Ocus at-chúala **Cormac** h-úa ***Cuind*** sin & ro cuinged úad h-í & tucad dó dá tigh h-í. Ben is áille & is coíme ro buí isin doman h-i g-comaimsir fria h-í. Ocus buí h-i cairdes fri **Cormac** ocus rob adhbal mét a gráda leis. Co cúala **Ethne Ollamhda** ingen ***Cathaír* Móir** a beth aici & ro ráid ná betís aróen aici. Ocus rob égen a tabairt ar cumus **Ethne** & do-rat **Ethne** daíre fuirre ocus rob í in daíre .i. .ix. méich arba do bleith cech laí. Co tarrla **Cormac** & sisi ar óentáeib fo leth co rrus-toirrchestar & nír fét bleith, co rus-airchis **Cormac** & tuc **sáer muilinn** tar fairgi ocus do-rónad **muilenn** las d'anacol **Chíarnaite**.


Conid de sin as-pert in **fili**:


> 1. Cíarnat **cumhal** Chormaic chóir
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> mór cét di bíathad a bróin
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> .x. méich cech laí lé do bleith
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> nírb obair dhuine *déinmeich*.
> 2. Tairrustair uirri in **rí** rán
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> ina tigh 'na h-áenarán
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> co rus-toirrcestar fo leth
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> íar sin co nár fét robleth.
> 3. Airchisis uirre h-úa **Cuinn**
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> tug **sáer muilinn** tar mórthuinn
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> cét-muilenn **Cormaic** mc **Airt**
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> ro bad cabur do **Chíarnait**. C.
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