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Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C

Dinnshenchas of Áth Lúain

verse

prose

beg. A fhir théit im-mag Medba

Dinnshenchas on Áth Lúain

Athirne Áilgessach

form undefined

beg. Athirne Ailgessach mac Ferchertne

Athirne and Amairgen

prose

De causis torchi Corc' Óche

Ba mol Midend midlaige

verse

8 st.

beg. Ba mol Midend midlaige

Luccreth moccu Chíara

Luccreth moccu Chíara

(fl. 7th century)

early Irish poet

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Táin bó Cúailnge I

Bánchath Rochada

prose

Episode found in the first recension of Táin bó Cúailnge.

Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II

Bángleó Rochada

form undefined

Banshenchas

prose

verse

The title Banshenchas refers to two versions composed in the late Middle Irish period:

[[Metrical Banshenchas

|a metrical version composed by Gilla Mo Dutu Úa Caiside in 1147]] and

[[Prose Banshenchas

|a longer version in prose]].

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Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn C supplement

Dinnshenchas of Benn Étair (prose)

prose

Dinnshenchas Érenn A

Dinnshenchas of Benn Étair I

verse

beg. Étar étan ri dílind

Cináed úa hArtacáin

Cináed úa hArtacáin

(d. 975)

Middle Irish poet.

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Poem on the Hill of Howth, Co. Dublin.

Bretha nemed dédenach

The birth of Athirne

prose

verse

An anecdote related in Bretha nemed dédenach about the birth of the Ulster poet Athairne/Athirne.

Táin bó Cúailnge II

Book of Leinster colophon to the Táin bó Cúailnge

form undefined

Book of Leinster list of the gillai of warriors

prose

list

A brief list of names in the Book of Leinster belonging to the servants (gillai) of Ulster warriors and one, Conán, of Finn mac Cumaill.

Bríatharthecosc Con Culainn

form undefined

An early Irish wisdom text found in the context of an episode in Serglige Con Culainn concerning royal candidacy and inauguration.

Brinna Ferchertne

verse

36 st.

beg. Atchīu dā choin ac congail

A rhymed poem about the death of Cú Roí, preserved as part of a version of Aided Chon Roí. In a dream-vision, the poet Ferchertne utters a prophecy of Cú Roí’s death.

Brislech Mór Maige Muirthemne

prose

verse

Old Irish saga about the slaying of the Ulster hero Cú Chulainn, Conall Cernach’s revenge, Cú Chulainn’s ‘phantom speech’ (síabur-chobra) delivered after his death and a lament by Emer.

Bruiden Da Choca

prose

A tale of the Ulster Cycle, set after events related in Aided Chonchobuir (‘The violent death of Conchobar’). According to the story, the Ulaid invited Cormac Cond Longas to return from exile in Connacht and succeed his father (Conchobar) in the kingship of the Ulaid. While Cormac accepted and gained permission from Ailill and Medb, he was forced into violating his gessa en route to Ulster, which precipitated further disaster. The Connachta opposed him and he fought a series of battles against them before being killed at the siege of Da Coca’s hostel (bruiden).

Independent, Fled Dúin na nGéd, Scéla mucce Meic Da Thó, Bruiden Da Choca

Bruidne Érenn (prose)

prose

A brief prose account of the five or six hostels of Ireland (bruidne Érenn) and their owners occurs in a number of early Irish literary compositions and as an independent anecdote in the Book of Lismore.

Caithréim Conghail Chláiringhnigh

form undefined

Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II

Caladgleó Cethirn

prose

Episode in the Táin bó Cúailnge (Recensions I and II), in which the warrior Cethern mac Fintain single-handedly fights the men of Ireland in their encampment (while Cú Chulainn is recovering), returns to receive treatment for his wounds, and launches a final attack on the encampment. It is the first of a final series of episodes in the Táin (the so-called dinda na Tána as Recension I describes them).

Dinnshenchas Érenn C

Dinnshenchas of Carn Fraích

prose

verse

32 st.

beg. Carnd Fraich, ca hadbar dia fuil

Dinnshenchas of Carn Fraích.

Carn Fraoich soitheach na saorchlann

verse

105 st.

beg. Carn Fraoich soitheach na saorchlann

Early Modern Irish poem relating traditions around the tale of Táin bó Fraích.