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Medieval Irish tale lists/gnáthscéla

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Medieval Irish literature

The opening section in version B of the medieval Irish tale lists and not found in version A. It offers a list of gnáthscéla (miscellaneous tales), many of which refer to individual episodes in Táin bó Cúailnge.

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Medieval Irish tale lists
List B only

Manuscripts

23 N 10 =

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 N 10 (967) = Book of Ballycummin [s. xvi]

Rawl. B 512 =

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512 [s. xv–xviⁱⁿ]

Harl. 5280 =

London, British Library, MS Harley 5280 [s. xvi¹]

Form

list (primary)

Classification

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Contents

The titles in the list of gnáthscéla are given below, with a note on the texts to which these titles appear to refer.

Aided Con Culaind

Summary:
Title referring to Aided Con Culaind, also known as Brislech Mór Maige Muirthemne

» Manuscript details: not in 23 N 10 » Textual sources: Brislech Mór Maige Muirthemne

Serglige Con Culainn

Summary:
Title referring to Serglige Con Culainn

» Manuscript details: not in Rawl. B 512 » Textual sources: Serglige Con Culainn

Tromdam Echach Aireman

Summary:
Title referring to an episode of Tochmarc Étaíne. It is regarded as one of the three fore-tales (rem-scéla) to the Orgain brudne Uí Dergae, according to the LU version of the latter text (p. 99). The other two are given as Tesbaid Étaíne and Aisnéis síde Maic Óic do Midir Breg Leith ina síd.

» References: Marie-Henri D'Arbois de Jubainville, Essai d'un catalogue de la littérature épique de l'Irlande: précédé d'une étude sur les manuscripts en langue irlandaise conservés dans les Iles Britanniques et sur le continent (1883): 252–253. » Textual sources: Tochmarc Étaíne • Tesbaid Etaine

Scél Uath hEcailsi

» Comments: Cf. the title Uath Ecalsa Imchummair in the list of uatha.

Gabail in tSidhe

Summary:
Title referring to De gabáil in t-shída

» Textual sources: De gabáil in t-shída

Aislingi in Maic Oig

Summary:
Title referring to Aislinge Óenguso

» Textual sources: Aislinge Óenguso

Tain Bo Cuailnge

Summary:
Title referring to Táin bó Cúailnge

» Textual sources: Táin bó Cúailnge

Cupar in da Mucadha

Summary:
Title referring to the tale De chophur in dá muccida

» Textual sources: De chophur in dá muccida

Longus nUlad

Summary:
Title referring to either Fochonn loingse Fergusa meic Roich or Longes mac nUislenn

» References: Proinsias Mac Cana, The learned tales of medieval Ireland (1980): 67 note 4 » Textual sources: Fochonn loingse Fergusa meic Roich • Longes mac nUislenn

Congala Conaild Cernaigh

Summary:
Title referring to a text known as Congala Conaild Cernaigh