Barrett, Siobhán
(2017)
A study of the lexicon of the poems of Blathmac Son of Cú Brettan (2 Volumes).
PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
Abstract
The aims of the project for the PhD were to produce a provisional revised edition
and translation of the entire text of the Poems of Blathmac, to compile a
lexicographic database for a specialised dictionary of the poems and a literary study
of the text. The provisional revised edition, translation and lexicographic database
are contained on the memory stick provided along with this thesis. This includes the
previously unedited text of the ‘Fragmentary Quatrains’. Chapter 1 of this thesis will
present the evidence that exists about Blathmac, his family and their connection to
the Fir Rois. It also deals with the provenance of the manuscript. In chapter 2, the
content of the first poem is examined with emphasis on the theme of keening, and
examines the reason for its composition. In chapter 3, the second poem is examined
through the lens of the word célmain(d)e which, I argue, explains its purpose and the
message that the poet is delivering. Chapter 4 contains a provisional edition of ‘The
Fragmentary Quatrains’, a translation and notes. Chapter 5 is a list of all the verbs of
both poems presented in alphabetical order. The provisional edition of the two
poems is presented in Appendix 1. A compressed overview of the database is
contained in Appendix 2. Appendix 3 is copy of Martin O’Leary’s score Figell
Blathmaic.
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