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Kobel, Chantal (2023) The tale concerning Mongán mac Fíachnai and Echaid Rígéicis: a reappraisal of text and language. In: Essays in Memory of Eleanor Knott. Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, pp. 131-156. ISBN 978-0-9546882-2-6
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Abstract
In 1916, Eleanor Knott published an edition of the medieval Irish tale 'Why Mongán was deprived of noble issue'. The edition was accompanied by a short introduction, translation and some brief notes concerning textual difficulties. Since its publication, the tale has received little attention and a thorough examination of the language remains outstanding. This article re-examines the sole surviving witness of the text and offers a revised edition and modernised translation, together with some new interpretations. It also analyses the language of the text which suggests the original dates to the period boradly between c. 850-950.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Keywords: | tale; concerning; Mongán mac Fíachnai; Echaid Rígéicis; reappraisal; text; language; Eleanor Knott; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > School of Celtic Studies > Early Irish (Sean Ghaeilge) |
| Item ID: | 20946 |
| Depositing User: | Chantal Kobel |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Dec 2025 10:51 |
| Publisher: | Trinity College Dublin |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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