Senchus fer n-Alban
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Senchus fer n-Alban is an early medieval Gaelic text that provides a genealogical and territorial account of the kingdom of Dál Riata in what is now western Scotland and northeastern Ireland.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genealogical tract
ⓘ
medieval Gaelic text ⓘ territorial survey ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gaels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish monastic scholarship ⓘ Scottish Gaelic tradition ⓘ |
| contains |
enumeration of kindreds and territories
ⓘ
figures for military strength ⓘ lists of kings of Dál Riata ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
military obligations of kindreds
ⓘ
royal lineages ⓘ ship-levies of Dál Riata ⓘ territorial organization of Dál Riata ⓘ tribal structure of Dál Riata ⓘ |
| earliestManuscriptDate | 10th century ⓘ |
| field |
Celtic history
ⓘ
medieval genealogy ⓘ |
| genre |
genealogy
ⓘ
historical record ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | early medieval period ⓘ |
| language |
Gaelic
ⓘ
Old Irish ⓘ |
| laterCirculatedIn | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Dál Riata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
genealogies of ruling kindreds ⓘ kings of Dál Riata NERFINISHED ⓘ territorial divisions of Dál Riata ⓘ |
| originallyComposedIn | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Book of Ballymote (indirectly via related material)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
manuscript Corpus Christi College Cambridge MS 139 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
northeastern Ireland
ⓘ
western Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Annals of Tigernach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Annals of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ Duan Albanach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyTopic |
early Scottish history
ⓘ
migration and settlement of the Gaels in Scotland ⓘ origins of the kingdom of Alba ⓘ |
| significance |
key evidence for early Scottish kingship
ⓘ
primary source for the political structure of Dál Riata ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 7th century ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Old Irish ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | History of the men of Alba ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Celtic studies scholars
ⓘ
historians of medieval Scotland ⓘ |
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