Banshenchas
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Banshenchas is a medieval Irish genealogical tract that records and organizes the pedigrees of notable Irish families and dynasties.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish literary text
ⓘ
genealogical compilation ⓘ medieval Irish genealogical tract ⓘ |
| associatedWith | learned families of medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Gaelic learned tradition ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
dynastic lineages
ⓘ
maternal ancestry ⓘ pedigrees of Irish families ⓘ |
| genre |
genealogy
ⓘ
learned literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
kinship and lineage
ⓘ
political alliances through marriage ⓘ status of women in Irish society ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | Lore of Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
long recension
ⓘ
short recension ⓘ |
| isSourceFor |
early Irish prosopography
ⓘ
medieval Irish onomastics ⓘ study of Irish dynasties ⓘ |
| language |
Middle Irish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Irish ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Irish pedigrees
ⓘ
notable Irish women ⓘ |
| organizesBy | family and dynasty ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript ⓘ |
| periodDescribed | early medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Book of Leinster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rawlinson B 502 NERFINISHED ⓘ other medieval Irish manuscripts ⓘ |
| region |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Lebor na nGenealach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Irish genealogical tracts ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Celtic studies
ⓘ
Irish philology ⓘ medieval genealogy ⓘ |
| script | Latin script ⓘ |
| structure | series of genealogical notices ⓘ |
| transmission | copied by medieval Irish scribes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
legitimizing dynastic claims
ⓘ
tracing noble descent ⓘ |
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