Book of the Dean of Lismore Book of the Dean of Lismore Fian-lays and other heroic verse
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of Scottish Gaelic
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About the Book

  • Preface
  • The Manuscript
  • Collocation of ballad texts
  • Gaelic ballads: general background
  • The sample of ballads in BDL
  • The BDL corpus in relation to other collections
  • Scribal features of BDL
  • Language, style and metre of the BDL texts
  • Scottish Gaelic features in the BDL texts
  • Guide to BDL’s orthographic system
  • Aims and principles of this edition

The Ballads

  • I. Atá fán tulaigh so tuaidh
  • II. A Gharaidh, triallmaid go Fionn
  • III. Do-chonnaic mé teaghlach Finn
  • IV. Is fada [a]nocht a nOil Finn
  • V. Lá dhá deach[aidh] Fionn mo thriath
  • VI. Lá dhā deach[aidh] sé dhā chill
  • VII. Lá dhán deach[aidh] Fionn do dh’ól
  • VIII. Anbhfann anocht neart mo lámh
  • IX. Théighim toisg a dh’fhosgladh Finn
  • X. Truagh liom Tulach na Féine
  • XI. Innis dúin, a Phádraig
  • XII. Ard aigne Ghuill
  • XIII. Gleann Síodh an gleann so rém thaoibh
  • XIV. Cumha[in] liom imtheacht ochtair
  • XV. Binn guth duine an Tír an Oir
  • XVI. Naoinear a chuadhm<ar> fā choill
  • XVII. Fleadh mhór [a] rinneadh lé Fionn
  • XVIII. An so chunnaic mé an Fhian
  • XIX. A Chonaill, cá sealbh na cinn?
  • XX. Aithnidh domh sgéal beag air Fionn
  • XXI. Innis dūinne, a Fhearghuis
  • XXII. Mór a-nocht mo chumh[a] féin
  • XXIII. Do-chuala mé fad[a] ō shoin
  • XXIV. Do mhillis mise, a Ghráinne
  • XXV. [Lá dha robhmar] fā dheireadh
  • XXVI. Sé lá gus an dé
  • XXVII. Osnadh carad a Cluain Fraoich

Other

  • Editorial Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Links

Collocation of ballad texts

Location of Gaelic ballads in relation to other verse types

Ballads in sequence with bardic poems

Sequences consisting solely of ballads

Conclusions to be derived from sequences in BDL