Early Irish Lyrics: Eighth to Twelfth Century
Date
1956
Identifier
Central PB1351 E33
Publisher
Oxford: Clarendon Press
Abstract
Buile Suibhne (The Madness/Frenzy of Sweeny) tells the story of Sweeny, pagan King of Dal Araidhe in Ulster, whose ill-tempered actions are punished with a curse. Sweeny becomes mad and travels through Ireland, living in tree tops like a bird and composing poems about his location and fate. As ‘Suibne in the Woods’ opens, Sweeny comes to rest on a branch.
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Citation
Edited and translated by Gerard Murphy, “Early Irish Lyrics: Eighth to Twelfth Century,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 30, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/8539.