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verse

18 st.

beg. A bairgen ataí i ngábud

Middle Irish dialogue poem (18qq) with prose epilogue in the Book of Leinster. The poem is presented as a contentious dialogue between an old woman (callech) of Leinster and a servant (gilla) of the king of Munster (Cerball mac Muirecáin), in which the latter insists on his entitlement to meals and hospitality. The prose epilogue goes on to explain the reasons for the quarrel.

Middle IrishLeinster/Cúige LaigheanMunster/Cúige MumhanCerball mac MuirecáinMag Dála

A Brénaind abair rium sin

verse

7 st.

beg. A Brénaind, abair rium sin

Colum Cille

Colum Cille

(fl. 6th century)

founder and abbot of Iona, Kells (Cenandas) and Derry (Daire).

See more (ascr.)Brénainn of Clonfert

Brénainn of Clonfert

(d. 577)

Brénainn (Brenden; Brendan) mac Findloga, early Connacht saint, patron of Clonfert, and legendary voyager

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Irish dialogue poem (7 qq) between Colum Cille and Brendan of Clonfert.

Irish language

A Brighit a náemhingen

verse

5 st.

beg. A Brighit a náemhingen

A metrical dialogue (5 qq in Brussels MS 5100-5104) between Patrick and Brigit.

Early Irish

A chléirigh an churraigh cain

verse

7 st.

beg. A chléirigh, an churraigh cain

Irish languageColum Cille

A fhir thall triallus

verse

30 st.

beg. A fhir thall tríallus in scél

Fíngen mac Flainn

Fíngen mac Flainn

(fl. 9th century (?))

early Irish poet to whom is ascribed a threat of satire (a tréfhocal fócrai, beg. A mo Choimdiu nél) to the Fir Arddae; said to be a pupil to one Dubdhartach.

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Middle Irish poem (30qq) attributed to Fíngen mac Flainn, in the form of a series of questions and interlined answers concerning Irish history and pseudo-history.

Middle Irish

A Marbáin a díthrubaig

verse

beg. A Marbáin, a díthrubaig

Poem presented as a verse dialogue between Gúaire (Aidne), king of Connacht (7th century), and his brother Marbán the hermit.

Old IrishGúaire Aidne mac ColmáinMarbán mac Colmáin

Duanaire Finn, Agallamh Oisín agus Phádraig

A Oisín, is fada do shúan

verse

39 st.;167 st.

beg. A Oisín, as fada do shúan

Early Modern Irish fíanaigecht poem, which occurs in the collection Duanaire Finn as well as the later Agallamh Oisín agus Phádraig.

Early Modern IrishOisín mac Finn

Acallam bec

prose

verse

A prosimetric narrative, related to Acallam na senórach, concerning the wanderings of Caílte and other survivors of the Fían at the time of Patrick’s advent in Ireland. While the dialogue between Patrick and a representative of Finn’s old fían is central to both Acallam na senórach and the later Agallamh na seanórach, the meeting between Patrick and Caílte occupies comparatively little space in this text.

Late Middle IrishEarly Modern Irish

Acallam na senórach

prose

verse

Middle IrishFinn mac Cumaill (Find úa Báiscni)Saint PatrickCaílte mac Rónáin

Agallamh an anma agus an chuirp re ceil

form undefined

Agallamh Fhinn agus Ailbhe

verse

A modernised Irish version of the riddle episode in Tochmarc Ailbe. Three versions of this collection of riddles are found in the manuscripts.

Early Modern IrishAilbe ingen ChormaicFinn mac Cumaill (Find úa Báiscni)

Aniar táinic tuitim Bhriain

verse

beg. Aniar táinic tuitim Bhriain

Elegiac poem on the fall of Brian Bóruma. It is cast in the form of a dialogue between two poets, Mac Líacc, who asks questions about those fallen in the battle of Clontarf, and Mac Coise of Clonmacnoise, who is able to provide answers.

Early Modern IrishMac Líacc ... MuirchertachUrard mac CoiseBrían Bóruma (Brian Boru)

Aontaidh dorónsat nar ghann

verse

beg. Aontaidh dorónsat nar ghann

Medieval Irish poem (19 stt) presented as a dialogue, chiefly between two saints, Senán of Inis Cathaig and Comgall of Bangor.

Early Modern IrishComgall of BangorSenán of Inis Cathaig

Apair rim a Sétna

verse

20 st.

beg. Apair rim a Sétna

Late Middle Irish poem (20qq) in the form of a dialogue between Finnchú, saint of Brí Gobann (Brigown), and a certain Sétna, whose speech occupies the greater part of the text with prophecies of political upheaval and moral decline at the end of the world. The identity of this prophet is uncertain. The prose heading in one manuscript identifies him as Sétna of Clúain Becc (presumably Clonbeg, Co. Tipperary), but it may also be significant that in Irish genealogies, a Sétna is listed as either Finnchú’s father or his grandfather.

Late Middle IrishFinnchú of Brigownprophecies

Ars grammatica (Donatus ortigraphus)

prose

Donatus ortigraphus

Donatus ortigraphus

(fl. c.815 and later)

Anonymous grammarian, probably of Irish origin, who worked on the continent and produced a grammatical treatise structured as a series of questions and answers, with ample citations from standard grammars such as Donatus and Priscian. The title Donatus ortigraphus is also applied as a shorthand for the work itself.

Latin treatise on grammar and written on the continent by an anonymous Irishman known in modern scholarship as Donatus ortigraphus (DO). The work is conceived as a dialogue between teacher and student, and the structure adopted for the treatment of its subjects is indebted to Donatus.

Latin language

Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C

Dinnshenchas of Áth Fadat I

verse

prose

beg. Monúar ní-for-táthaig

EtanEtan

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Prose introduction and poem on the dinnshenchas on Áth Fadat, cast as a dialogue between Etan and Fadat.

Middle IrishÁth Fadat ... Aghade

Beir mo bachaill lat im láim

verse

beg. Beir mo bachaill lat im láim

Early Irish poem which occurs in the prose preface to the Amra Choluim Chille and related textual contexts. It is a dialogue poem between Colum Cille and Scandlán Mór, apparently in continuation of the previous dialogue poem (beg. Slécht sís, a Scandláin, dom réir), in which Scandlán has promised to deliver tribute at Durrow. In the present poem, Colum Cille offers him his crozier (bachall) as a means of protection against trouble on the road to Durrow, specifically any trouble he might encounter from Domnall mac Áeda.

Early IrishcroziersbachallprotectionColum CilleLaisrén mac FeradaigDairmag/Dermag ... DurrowScandlán MórDomnall mac Áeda meic Ainmirech

Cesta Grega

prose

Early Irish

The colloquy between Fintan and the hawk of Achill

verse

116 st.

beg. Arsaidh sin, a eoúin Accla

Poem presenting a conversation between Fintan mac Bóchra, the sole survivor of the Flood, and an ancient hawk (seboc) of the island of Achill.

Middle IrishFintan mac Bóchrahawk of Achill

Comrac Líadaine ocus Cuirithir

prosimetrum

prose

verse

Prosimetric story about the tragic love relationship between two professional poets, Líadain, a poetess of the Corcu Duibne, and Cuirithir, a Connachtman.

Early IrishLyricCummíne FotaCuirithir mac DoborchonLíadainpilgrimages

Cros an Choimdhedh cumachtaigh

verse

12 st.

beg. Cros an Choimdhedh cumachtaigh

Irish poem representing a dialogue between St Moling and Suibne.

Late Middle IrishMo LingSuibne Geilt

Cyfoesi Myrddin a Gwenddydd ei chwaer

form undefined

Long poem that takes the form of a dialogue or colloquy between Myrddin and his sister Gwenddydd. In response to his sister's questions, Myrddin reveals many details concerning the future of Britain; includes references to Myrddin as a wild man of the woods; Gwenddolau; battle of Arfderydd (570s, Cumbria); includes a regnal list, especially of the Maelgyning kings of Gwynedd, from Rhydderch Hael to Hywel Dda ap Cadell (d. 950) and beyond, at which point the poem becomes obscure. It has been suggested that it was probably originally composed when Hywel Dda reigned supreme over the kingdoms of the Merfynion.

Early Welsh

Dadl y corff a'r enaid

verse

beg. Cyfaenad celwydd cynelw o dofydd

Middle Welshbody and soul dialogues

De consolatione philosophiae (Boethius)

prose

verse

Boethius

Boethius

(d. 524)

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, a Roman senator, statesman, philosopher and historian. His best known work may be De consolatione philosophiae, which he wrote in prison after running into conflict at the Ostrogothic court. Others include De topicis differentiis, De institutione arithmetica, De institutione musica and five theological treatises known collectively as the Opuscula sacra.

Latin language

De plasmatione Adam

prose

An early medieval Latin apocryphon about the creation of Adam.

Latin languageAdam

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