Cormac cain buich neoit
verse
2 st.
beg. Cormac cain buich neóit
Colum Cille
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Colum Cille
(fl. 6th century)
founder and abbot of Iona, Kells (Cenandas) and Derry (Daire).
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Early Irish poem (2 qq) in praise of Cormac, presumably Cormac mac Airt. It is ascribed to Colum Cille and addressed to Áed, probaby Áed mac Ainmirech.
Is ór glan is nem im gréin
verse
beg. Is ór glan is nem im gréin
Old Irish praise poem in honour of a religious man, whom manuscript tradition identifies as the saint Mo Ling. This praise is delivered in the form of analogies with both natural and man-made things. In several manuscript versions, the poem is introduced by a prose anecdote which explains that the Devil had appeared to Mo Ling disguised as Christ but was unsuccessful in his attempts to deceive the saint. Mo Ling challenged the Devil and forced him into uttering this poem in his honour.
Ní disceoil duib Néill andes
verse
7 st.
beg. Ní disceoil d’Uib Néill andes
Early Irish poem (7 qq) in praise of Colum Chille, with ample quotations from the Amra Choluim Chille.
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