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Síl Áeda Sláine na sleg

verse

beg. Síl Áeda Sláine na sleg

Middle Irish poem (c.35qq) on the descendants of Áed Sláine who were kings of Mide and Ireland.

Simon Madian is Matha

verse

2 st.;1 st.

beg. Simon, Madian is Matha

A single quatrain in the Liber hymnorum (TCD MS 1441, f. 31vb), which lists names of the twelve apostles. A note in at least one version of the Commentary to Félire Óengusso (31 July) gives the same quatrain but adds another quatrain with names of prominent Irish saints corresponding in part to other lists of the ‘twelve apostles of Ireland’.

Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C

Dinnshenchas of Sinann I

verse

beg. Sáerainm Sinna saigid dún

Cúán úa Lothcháin

Cúán úa Lothcháin

(d. 1024)

Early Irish poet.

Cúán úa Lothcháin

Cúán úa Lothcháin

(d. 1024)

Early Irish poet.

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Poem on the dinnshenchas of the River Shannon (Sinann).

Dinnshenchas Érenn C

Dinnshenchas of Sinann II

verse

beg. Sinann, cá hadbar diatá

Dinnshenchas on the River Shannon (Sinann).

Cath Maige Tuired

Sith co nem. Nem co doman

verse

rosc

beg. Sith co nem. Nem co doman

The Morrígan

The Morrígan

(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle, Túatha Dé Danann)

deity or supernatural figure in medieval Irish literature, frequently associated with war and destruction; she sometimes appears as part of a triad with Macha and the Badb; also associated with Nemain.

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A prophecy in rosc found in Cath Maige Tuired, where it is attributed to the Morrígan. It seems to predict a time of great prosperity, while the next roscad prophecy, beginning ‘Ní accus bith na mbéo’, speaks instead of social disaster and the end of the world.

Slán seiss, a Brigit co mbúaid

verse

26 st.

beg. Slān seiss, a Brigit co mbūaid

Orthanach úa Cóilláma

Orthanach úa Cóilláma

(d. 840)

bishop of Kildare and poet

Poem on the hill of Alenn. 26 stanzas. Metre: mainly rannaigecht mór.

Slécht sís a Scandláin dom réir

verse

14 st.

beg. Slécht sís, a Scandláin, dom réir

Colum Cille

Colum Cille

(fl. 6th century)

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

See more (ascr.)Scandlán Mór

Scandlán Mór

(d. 643 x 646)

King of Osraige, son of Colmán son of Bicne Cáech. He is best known in relation to the Synod of Druim Cett, at which time his father was king of Osraige and Scandlán, apparently a youth, was held hostage by Áed mac Ainmirech, overking from the Cenél Conaill branch of the Uí Néill. According to Adomnán, Colum Cille conferred a blessing on him and Scandlán would later take up the kingship of Osraige. He is sometimes given as a son of Cend Fáelad. Charles-Edwards suggests that a pedidgree may have been the source of confusion (Rawl. B 502: Cend Fáelad m. Colmain cuius filius Scandlain).

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Early Irish dialogue poem betwen Colum Cille and Scandlán Mor, in which the latter promises him tribute from the Osraige and receives a blessing from the saint. Specifically, Scandlán and the Osraige are asked to pay tribute at Durrow every third year until Judgment Day.

Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B

Dinnshenchas of Slíab Bladma

prose

verse

beg. Blod mac Con maic Caiss clothaig

Fulartach

Fulartach

An early Irish poet whose name is invoked in ascriptions of certain poems of Dinnshenchas Érenn in the Book of Leinster (Carmun, Liamuin, Slíab Bladma, perhaps Faffand and Druim nDairbrech if the abbreviation F. refers to him).

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Dinnshenchas of Slíab Bladma.

Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn B

Dinnshenchas of Slíab Cúa

prose

verse

9 st.

beg. Tanic tam, truag ind airle

Dinnshenchas of Slíab Cúa.

Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B

Dinnshenchas of Slíab Echtge I

verse

prose

beg. Senchas Echtga áine

Dinnshenchas on Slíab Echtge

Dinnshenchas of Slíab Echtge II

verse

beg. Áibind, áibind, Echtge ard

Flann mac Lonáin

Flann mac Lonáin

(d. 891 x 918)

early Irish poet; called ‘the Virgil of the Irish’ (Firgil Gáedel) and ‘King of the Poets of Ireland’ respectively.

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Dinnshenchas on Slíab Echtge.

Dinnshenchas Érenn A

Dinnshenchas of Slíab Fúait I

verse

14 st.

beg. Foderc dam fri sellad suairc

Irish poem on the dinnshenchas for Slíab Fúait as represented by a single copy in the Book of Leinster.

Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B

Dinnshenchas of Slíab Fúait II

prose

verse

11 st.;3 st.

beg. Finnaid úaim, co ségda suairc

Úa Duinn (Gilla na Náem)

Úa Duinn (Gilla na Náem)

(d. c. 1160)

Irish scholar and poet who was attached to the monastery of Inis Clothrann, now Inchcleraun (Island), in Lough Ree.

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Prose text and poem on the dinnshenchas of Slíab Fúait.

Dinnshenchas Érenn C

Dinnshenchas of Slíab nGam

prose

verse

4 st.

beg. Gam, gilla Eireamanon oirrdric

Dinnshenchas of Slíab nGam

Dinnshenchas Érenn A

Dinnshenchas of Slíab Mairge I

verse

3 st.

beg. Ba garg in gein im gním nhgá

Poem on the dinnshenchas of Slíab Mairge

Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B

Dinnshenchas of Slíab Mairge II

verse

prose

5 st.

beg. Margg mac Giúsca co ngné glain

Tract on the dinnshenchas of Slíab Mairge.

Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B

Dinnshenchas of Slíab Mis

verse

prose

beg. Míss, ingen Maireda múaid

Tract on the dinnshenchas of Slíab Mis.

Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C

Dinnshenchas of Slige Dála

verse

prose

beg. Senchas cía lín noniarfaig

Dinnshenchas tale, in prose and in verse, which begins with an etymological explanation of Slige Dála and proceeds to account for the names of the five chief roads leading out of Tara (Slige Dála, Slige Mór, Slige Midlúachra, Slige Chúalann and Slige Assail). In copies of the prose text of recension C, the story of Airne Fíngein is cited as a source and followed by a poem said to have been uttered by Fíngen mac Luchta on the night he witnessed the wonders from that tale.

Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C supplement

Dinnshenchas of Snám Dá Én

prose

verse

beg. Snám Da Én, na éoin diatá

Prose tract and poem giving two versions of the dinnshenchas of Snám Dá Én. The first story also explains the origin of the names of Áth Lúain, Móin Tíre Náir and Mag nEstin.

Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C

Dinnshenchas of Srúb Brain

verse

prose

beg. Matan do Choin na Cerdda

Dinnshenchas of Srúb Brain. The placename is etymologised as ‘Raven’s Bill’ with reference to an account of how Cú Chulainn killed a multitude of giant ravens or black birds and placed the bill of the last bird on the rock (Srúb Brain).

Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B

Dinnshenchas of Sruthar Matha

prose

verse

11 st.;7 st.

beg. Sruthar Matha, maídid lib

Text on the dinnshenchas of Sruthar Matha

Buile Shuibne

Súanach sin a Éorann án

verse

beg. Súanach sin a Éorann án

Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B

Dinnshenchas of Tailtiu

verse

prose

beg. A chóemu críche Cuind chain

Cuán ua LothcháinCuán ua Lothcháin

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Cuán ua LothcháinCuán ua Lothcháin

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Poem on the dinsenchas of Tailtiu (Co. Meath).

Tan bím eter mo shruithe

verse

beg. Tan bím eter mo shruithe

Mo Ling

Mo Ling

(d. 697)

Irish saint, abbot and patron saint of Tech Mo Ling (St Mullins, Co. Carlow) and reputed ‘bishop’ of Ferna (Ferns).

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Tánic sam

verse

7 st.

beg. Tánic sam slán sóer

Poem on the coming of summer, attributed to Finn mac Cumaill. It evokes an image of the season by referring, for instance, to the appearance and behaviour of stags, dogs, salmon and birds such as the cuckoo and the blackbird.

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