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Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Fích mBúana
prose
verse
6 st.
beg. Dorat Búan, in ben nár bán
Text on the dinnshenchas of Fích mBuana
Fichi ríg cía rím as ferr
verse
61 st.
beg. Fichi ríg cía rím as ferr
Airbertach mac Cosse Dobráin
Airbertach mac Cosse Dobráin
(d. 1016)
Irish poet; fer légind of Ros Ailithir (Rosscarbery, Co. Cork)

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Verse history of the kings of Israel and Judah residing in Jerusalem, from Saul to the destruction of the city.
Fidbadach mac Feda Ruscaig
verse
beg. Fidbadach mac Feda Ruscaig
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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Poem attributed to Flann mac Lonáin. It is preceded by a prose story about the poet, beginning ‘Bó bithblicht meic Lonán’ (YBL col. 917 ff, facs. page 195b ff; D iv 2, fol. 51d ff).
Commentary on the Amra Choluim Chille
Fil duine
verse
beg. Fil duine
Fil súil n-glais
verse
beg. Fil súil n-glais
Colum Cille
Colum Cille
(fl. 6th century)
founder and abbot of Iona, Kells (Cenandas) and Derry (Daire).

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Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Findloch Cera
verse
prose
beg. Atbér frib co húain iar n-an
Dinnshenchas on Findloch Cera
Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Finnglais
verse
prose
beg. Roort Bláthnat ingen Mind
Tract on the dinnshenchas of Finnglais
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Fornocht
verse
prose
beg. Fornocht do dún, a Druim nDen
Finn mac Cumaill
Finn mac Cumaill (Find úa Báiscni)
(time-frame ass. with Finn Cycle, Finn mac Cumaill, Cormac mac Airt)
Finn mac Cumaill (earlier mac Umaill?), Find úa Báiscni: central hero in medieval Irish and Scottish literature of the so-called Finn Cycle; warrior-hunter and leader of a fían

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FindFind
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Dinnshenchas of Fornocht, formerly Druim Den.
Acallam na senórach
Forud na Fíann fás in-nocht
verse
beg. Forud na Fíann fás in-nocht
Fritha gach da chosmuilius
verse
beg. Fritha gach da chosmuilius
Gáir na Gairbe glebinne
verse
beg. Gáir na Gairbe glebinne
Middle Irish poem (18qq) which occurs in a series of poems attributed to Mo Ling but which appears to be spoken by Suibne Geilt, the once-king turned wild man harboured by the saint at Tech Moling.
Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Gáirech
prose
verse
3 st.
beg. Baile h-ir-ralsat gáir cen góe
Text on the dinnshenchas of Gáirech
Acallam na senórach
Géisid cúan
verse
beg. Géisid cúan
Dinnshenchas Érenn C supplement
Dinnshenchas of Glaise Bulga
prose
verse
1 st.
beg. Glais-ben, ingen Deadhadh Deirg
Text on the dinnshenchas of Glaisse Bulga
Gnímhradha in sheseadh lái láin
verse
63 st.
beg. Gnímhradha in sheseadh lái láin
Góedel Glas ó tát Goídil
verse
beg. Góedel Glas ó tát Goídil
Gilla Cóemáin
Gilla Cóemáin
(fl. 1072)
Middle Irish poet

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Gilla Cóemáin
Gilla Cóemáin
(fl. 1072)
Middle Irish poet

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Hériu ard inis na rríg
verse
beg. Hériu ard inis na rríg
Gilla Cóemáin
Gilla Cóemáin
(fl. 1072)
Middle Irish poet

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Gilla Cóemáin
Gilla Cóemáin
(fl. 1072)
Middle Irish poet

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Iarfaiged nech acaib dam
verse
beg. Iarfaiged nech acaib dam
Cormac mac Cuilennáin
Cormac mac Cuilennáin
(d. 908)
bishop and king of Munster

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Dinnshenchas poem which explains the name of the ‘Yew of the Disputing Sons’ (Ibar mac nAngciss) with reference to the cause of the Battle of Mag Mucrama. 35 stanzas.
Dinnshenchas of Temair (prose)
In chetbean luid i n-uaigh uair
verse
1 st.
beg. In chetbean luid i n-uaigh uair
In chloch fors' tát mo dí sháil
verse
1 st.
beg. In chloch fors’ tát mo dí sháil
Cináed úa hArtacáin
Cináed úa hArtacáin
(d. 975)
Middle Irish poet.

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A Middle Irish poem attributed to Cináed úa hArtacáin, of which one quatrain on the Lía Fáil in Tara is preserved in recensions of the Lebor gabála Érenn.
In clocán-sa na ríg ruad
verse
32 st.
beg. In clocán-sa na ríg ruad
Poem on the bell of Éimíne of Ros Glaise. In the manuscripts the poem is typically found in conjunction with the prose tale Cáin Éimíne Báin.
In Spirut nóeb immun
verse
3 st.
beg. In Spirut nóeb immun
Ua Brolcháin (Máel Ísu)
Ua Brolcháin (Máel Ísu)
(d. (c.) 1086)
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In trá is Foich nó is Beach
verse
1 st.
beg. In trá is Foich nó is Beach
Mac Líacc [Muirchertach]
Mac Líacc ... Muirchertach
(d.. 1014 / 1016 (AU))
Middle Irish poet, who is described as 'chief poet of Ireland' (ard-ollamh Érenn) in the Annals of Ulster; becomes the subject of a body of later medieval Irish literature.

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A single quatrain preserved in a genealogical tract in the Book of Ballymote and here attributed to Mac Liag.
Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Inber mBicne
prose
verse
3 st.
beg. Aided Bicni, báid dia fail
Text on the dinnshenchas of Inber mBicne
Inganta Éirend uile
verse
15 st.
beg. Inganta Éirend uile
Middle Irish poem on the wonders of Ireland
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