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Irish learning on language and style
A aos dána is aithnidh damh
verse
9 st.
beg. A aos dána is aithnidh damh

Early Modern Irish grammatical poem (9 qq) on sealbhadh – here referring to conjugated forms of the copula and infixed pronouns – and its effects, primarily nasalisation, e.g. ‘the sealbhadh of b becomes m’ (line 5).

Comhardadh cionnas is cóir
verse
20 st.
beg. Comhardadh cionnas is cóir
Feadha an oghaim aithnidh damh
verse
53 st.
beg. Feadha an oghaim aithnidh damh
Mac an Bháird (Gofraidh Fionn)Mac an Bháird (Gofraidh Fionn)
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Irish bardic poem (53qq) on the principles of rhyme in Irish poetry.
Madh fiafraidheach budh feasach
verse
54 st.
beg. Madh fiafraidheach budh feasach
Ó Dálaigh (Gofraidh Fionn)
Ó Dálaigh (Gofraidh Fionn)
(d. 1387)
also Gofraidh Ó Dálaigh Fionn; Irish bardic poet of the Ó Dálaigh family

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Long Irish bardic poem by Gofraidh Fionn Ó Dálaigh offering advice on the use of grammar.
Seacht bpearsain fhichead uair mé
verse
beg. Seacht bpearsain fhichead uair mé
Irish bardic poem on the optative subjunctive (itche). It is atttested in a copy of Irish grammatical tracts III–IV.