Duanaire Finn: The Book of the Lays of Fionn, Part I
Translated by Eoin MacNeill
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The opening
i. The Abduction of Eakgna.
The Abduction of Eakgna.
I know the story of the Fian of Fionn before the time of the Tailgeann’s coming, from the time of mighty Fergus to the time of lawgiving Oisin.
There were two comely men of the band, thou great Patrick son of Calpurn, Conan son of the Grey Man of Luachair, and Aodh Rinn right wrathful.
Conan, what Fenian was better in the land of Scotland or of Ireland? No warlike hero was more successful than Aodh Rinn son of Ronan.
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About this edition
- The words
- Eoin MacNeill's English translation, copied word for word.
- Left out
- Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages, in 2 places
- Cover and endpaper scan noise (13 blocks)
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 3 places
- Internet Archive digitisation notice (2 blocks)
- Library call number, printer's imprint, and Boston College library stamp (4 blocks)
- The printed table of contents (the app makes its own)
- A preface, foreword or afterword
- Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 8 places
- Half-title before the Irish text ('OUQNCtlRe piNN')
- Other material that isn't the author's, in 3 places
- Notes about a stage production
- Boston College library date-due slip and barcode (6 blocks)