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One of the earliest surviving poems in Old Irish from c. 900 A.D., the Lament of the Old Woman of Beare survives in five manuscripts. Its layers of interpretative complexity around the pagan/Christian, female/male persona, sovereignty goddess/old age meanings are part of its allure and popularity.

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Caillech Bheara (Lament of the Old Woman of Beare)

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    2026年

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  • Bradford Lee Eden

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One of the earliest surviving poems in Old Irish from c. 900 A.D., the Lament of the Old Woman of Beare survives in five manuscripts. Its layers of interpretative complexity around the pagan/Christian, female/male persona, sovereignty goddess/old age meanings are part of its allure and popularity.