Tecosca Cormaic
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Tecosca Cormaic "The Instructions of Cormac
" is a ninth-century Old Irish gnomic
text which is cast as a dialogue between the legendary High-King of Ireland, Cormac mac Airt
, and his son Coirpre Lifechair.
Cormac mac Airt
Cormac mac Airt , also known as Cormac ua Cuinn or Cormac Ulfada , was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland...
" is a ninth-century Old Irish gnomic
Gnome (rhetoric)
A gnome is a type of saying, especially an aphorism or a maxim designed to provide instruction in a compact form....
text which is cast as a dialogue between the legendary High-King of Ireland, Cormac mac Airt
Cormac mac Airt
Cormac mac Airt , also known as Cormac ua Cuinn or Cormac Ulfada , was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland...
, and his son Coirpre Lifechair.
Manuscripts
- H 2.18 or Book of LeinsterBook of LeinsterThe Book of Leinster , is a medieval Irish manuscript compiled ca. 1160 and now kept in Trinity College, Dublin, under the shelfmark MS H 2.18...
, pp. 343-5 (TCD). - 23 P 12 or Book of BallymoteBook of BallymoteThe Book of Ballymote , named for the parish of Ballymote, County Sligo, was written in 1390 or 1391....
, ff. 39-41 (RIA) - H 2.17, pp. 179-180 (TCD)
- 23 N 1023 N 10Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS. 23 N 10, formerly Betham 145, is a Gaelic-Irish medieval manuscript.-Overview:MS 23 N 10 is a late sixteenth-century Irish manuscript currently housed in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin...
(Betham 145), pp. 1-6 (RIA) - 23 N 17, pp. 1-6 (RIA)
- H 4.8 (TCD)
- Advocates Library VII.3., ff. 9a-9b (Edinburgh). Written by Ádhamh Ó CuirnínÁdhamh Ó CuirnínÁdhamh Ó Cuirnín was an Irish medieval scribe from a north Connacht bardic family. His place in history remains as that of the copier, in 1418, of Lebor Gabála Érenn [The Book of the Taking of Ireland], an important historic record of the land's folkloric history, compiled and edited by an...
- 23 N 27 (Academy 14.4.), pp. 32- (RIA)
- H. 1.15., pp. 149- (TCD)
- H. 3.9., pp. 59- (TCD)
- 23 O 20 (Academy 1.4.), pp. ? (RIA)
- 23 D 2 (Miscell.), pp. ? (RIA)
Editions
- Meyer, Kuno (ed. and tr.). Tecosca Cormaic. The Instructions of King Cormaic Mac Airt. RIARoyal Irish AcademyThe Royal Irish Academy , based in Dublin, is an all-Ireland, independent, academic body that promotes study and excellence in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is one of Ireland's premier learned societies and cultural institutions and currently has around 420 Members, elected in...
. Todd Lecture Series 15. Dublin: 1909.
External links
- Selection from translation by Kuno Meyer
- Maxim Fomin, "Tecosca Cormaic: the compilation of a wisdom-text." Abstract from Tionól available as PDF
- Scéla