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Bardic Poetry

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  • 29-04-2015 2:39pm
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    Undergod
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    I have a quick question for anyone here with knowledge of old irish literature.

    I understand that in the 1600s it was common for Irish poets to write verses praising their patrons. Is there a word in Irish for this type of poem? A quick scan of the literature on the topic hasn't been very helpful to me, but I wouldn't exactly know where to look.


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    An gal gréine
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    Undergod wrote: »
    I have a quick question for anyone here with knowledge of old irish literature.

    I understand that in the 1600s it was common for Irish poets to write verses praising their patrons. Is there a word in Irish for this type of poem? A quick scan of the literature on the topic hasn't been very helpful to me, but I wouldn't exactly know where to look.

    From the 12th to the 16th century poets (called 'baird') were, indeed, employed by the Chieftains.
    'An Dán Díreach' is the type you are looking for.


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    Insect Overlord
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    "Dán molta" is a poem of praise, and as said above the style of poetry is dán díreach. :)


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    Undergod
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    Ah - dán molta! Is é an frása!

    I'm writing a piece of music that is intended to be a celebration in a similar sense - would "saothar molta" carry the same connotation? Saothar seems to be a translation for "opus"/"work", in the compositional sense.


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    gaiscioch
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    Undergod wrote: »
    I have a quick question for anyone here with knowledge of old irish literature.

    I understand that in the 1600s it was common for Irish poets to write verses praising their patrons. Is there a word in Irish for this type of poem? A quick scan of the literature on the topic hasn't been very helpful to me, but I wouldn't exactly know where to look.

    For the future, here's a very lucid one-page summary of the evolution of Irish poetry metrics from the sixth to the seventeenth centuries by Pádraig Ó Néill:

    Pádraig Ó Néill, 'Metrics' in Seán Duffy, Medieval Ireland: an encyclopedia (Routledge, 2005)


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