A weekly seminar on the Middle Irish Tale

Airec menman Iraird maic Coisse

‘The Stratagem of Irard mac Coisse’

led by Prof. MÌÁirÌ_n NÌ_ Dhonnchadha (School of Humanities)

Every Wednesday at 12.00 noon

beginning Wednesday 23 January 2013

in the Moore Institute Seminar Room

The 10th-century Connacht poet Irard mac Coisse is titled ‘prÌ_m̩ices Ìärenn ‘Ireland’s foremost poet’ in his annalistic obituary (‰ÛÊ990). Among his patrons were such leading Irish figures as the king of Tara, Domnall (‰ÛÊ980) ̼a N̩ill, and his queen, Der FÌÁil (‰ÛÊ1010). Poems he wrote in their honour are among his extant works. The most important text attributed to him is the long allegorical tale Airec menman Iraird Coisse. Many scholars have commented on its great significance for understanding Gaelic literary tradition.

In Week 1 and 2, a literary context for this work will be outlined. Thereafter, transcripts of the manuscript witnesses will be compared with the aim of making a critical edition.

For further information, please contact MÌÁirÌ_n NÌ_ Dhonnchadha

(mairin.nidhonnchadha@nuigalway.ie / 087-7502095 )

FÌÁilte roimh chÌÁch

SeimineÌÁr seachtaini̼il (trÌ_ Bh̩arla) ar an Sc̩al MeÌÁn-Ghaeilge

Airec menman Iraird maic Coisse

(‘Strait̩is Ioraird Mhic Coise’)

faoi sti̼ir an Oll. MÌÁirÌ_n NÌ_ Dhonnchadha (Scoil na nDaonnachtaÌ_)

Gach C̩adaoin ag 12.00 nÌ_n