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Short tale about the only son of Cú Chulainn and Aífe, and the boy’s death at the hands of his father. This entry covers two versions: (1) AOA I = a late Old Irish text preserved in the Yellow Book of Lecan, which is the best known version, and (2) AOA II = a younger, much abridged version in TCD 1336, which serves to introduce the topic of legal accountability and compensation (corpdíre).

Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II

Aided Óengussa meic Óenláma

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Episode in the Táin bó Cúailnge (Recensions I and II).

Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II, Táin bó Cúailnge III

Aided Orláim

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Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge III

Aided Redg cáinte

form undefined

Episode found in recensions I and III of Táin bó Cúailnge

Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II

Aided Tamuin drúith

form undefined

Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II, Táin bó Cúailnge III

Aided trí mac Nechta Scéni

prose

Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II, Táin bó Cúailnge III

Aided trí mac nGárach

form undefined

Episode found in all three recensions of Táin bó Cúailnge

Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II

Aided Úaland

prose

A series of episodes found in Táin bó Cúailnge (recensions I and II), in which the river Cronn and one or two other streams rise against the hosts of Connacht, hindering their progress and leading to the death of Úalu and the loss of many more warriors.

Aígidecht Aithirni

prose

verse

prosimetrum

The short prose text includes eight poems ascribed to Athirne.

Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II

Airecor nArad

form undefined

Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II

Aislinge nAimirgin

form undefined

Aislinge Óenguso

form undefined

Aithed Emere

prose

Independent, Aided Chon Roí

Amrae Chon Roí

verse

beg. Ní hada dom anmuin / apairt ro-m-nét

Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B

Dinnshenchas of Ard Macha

verse

prose

27 st.

beg. In mag imríadat ar n-eich

Tract on the dinnshenchas of Ard Macha.

Atbér mór do mathib

verse

15 st.

beg. Atbér mór do mathib

Middle Irish poem on Cú Roí mac Dáire and his exploits, which are brought far afield, even extending into Greece, Asia, Africa and in general terms, ‘the south of the world’ (descert domain). He is depicted as a warrior fighting against dog-heads (Conchinn) and commanding a fleet and army, with Fomoiri and Amazons (Cígloiscthi) in his service, as well as a lord of opulent wealth. The poem concludes with the assertion that Gregory the Great is of Cú Roí’s lineage.

Introduction to the Táin bó Cúailnge

Atchíu fer find firfes cles

verse

10 st.

beg. Atchíu fer find firfes cles

Fedelm [Connacht prophetess]

Fedelm ... Connacht prophetess

female poet (banfhili) and seeress (banfáith) associated with Connacht at the beginning of recensions I and II of the Táin; trained in Alba, according to the first recension; may ultimately be identical with the Fedelm Foltcháin who features in the fore-tale (remscél) known as Ces Ulad.

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Poem attributed to Fedelm, a poetess (banfhili) and seeress from Connacht, in the first two recensions of the Táin bó Cúailnge. In this poem, she prophesies the coming of Cú Chulainn and his heroic deeds.

Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B

Dinnshenchas of Áth Clíath Medraige

verse

prose

beg. Diambad mé nochinged ind

Flann mac LónáinFlann mac Lónáin

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Dinnshenchas on Áth Clíath Medraige, in prose and verse.

Dinnshenchas Érenn C, In scél iar n-urd

Dinnshenchas of Áth nGabla

prose

verse

6 st.;10 st.

beg. Áth nGrencha, coímchlóifid ainm

Dinnshenchas of Áth nGabla (Áth nGrencha) and some other places. It is first attested as a poem (6qq) in the LL Táin and elaborated, using additional quatrains and prose, in one of the recensions of Dinnshenchas Érenn.

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