Ascnam ní seol sadal
verse
23 st.
beg. Ascnam ní seol sadal / iar sain slicht cen breobail
Middle Irish poem (23qq) on battles of the Cenél nÉogain.
Atbér mór do mathib
verse
15 st.
beg. Atbér mór do mathib
Middle Irish poem on Cú Roí mac Dáire and his exploits, which are brought far afield, even extending into Greece, Asia, Africa and in general terms, ‘the south of the world’ (descert domain). He is depicted as a warrior fighting against dog-heads (Conchinn) and commanding a fleet and army, with Fomoiri and Amazons (Cígloiscthi) in his service, as well as a lord of opulent wealth. The poem concludes with the assertion that Gregory the Great is of Cú Roí’s lineage.
Introduction to the Táin bó Cúailnge
Atchíu fer find firfes clesverse
10 st.
beg. Atchíu fer find firfes cles
Fedelm [Connacht prophetess]
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Fedelm ... Connacht prophetess
female poet (banfhili) and seeress (banfáith) associated with Connacht at the beginning of recensions I and II of the Táin; trained in Alba, according to the first recension; may ultimately be identical with the Fedelm Foltcháin who features in the fore-tale (remscél) known as Ces Ulad.
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Poem attributed to Fedelm, a poetess (banfhili) and seeress from Connacht, in the first two recensions of the Táin bó Cúailnge. In this poem, she prophesies the coming of Cú Chulainn and his heroic deeds.
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Áth Clíath Medraigeverse
prose
beg. Diambad mé nochinged ind
Flann mac LónáinFlann mac Lónáin
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Dinnshenchas on Áth Clíath Medraige, in prose and verse.
Dinnshenchas Érenn C supplement
Dinnshenchas of Áth Crochaprose
verse
1 st.
beg. Atorchair leo na h-inis
Text on the dinnshenchas of Áth Crocha
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Áth Fadat Iverse
prose
beg. Monúar ní-for-táthaig
EtanEtan
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Prose introduction and poem on the dinnshenchas on Áth Fadat, cast as a dialogue between Etan and Fadat.
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Áth Fadat IIverse
prose
beg. Líath Lurgan lúam gaiscid géir
Poem on the dinnshenchas on Áth Fadat, with a prose introduction in manuscripts of recension C. It gives an alternative story to Áth Fadat I, which it usually follows in manuscripts of recensions A and C.
Dinnshenchas Érenn C, In scél iar n-urd
Dinnshenchas of Áth nGablaprose
verse
6 st.;10 st.
beg. Áth nGrencha, coímchlóifid ainm
Dinnshenchas of Áth nGabla (Áth nGrencha) and some other places. It is first attested as a poem (6qq) in the LL Táin and elaborated, using additional quatrains and prose, in one of the recensions of Dinnshenchas Érenn.
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Áth Líac Find Iverse
beg. Áth Liac Find, cid dia tá?
Máel Muru Othna
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Máel Muru Othna
(d. 887)
Early Irish poet and historian, who was apparently attached to the monastery of Othain (now Fahan, Inishowen barony, Co. Donegal), as his epithet suggests
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Máel Muru Othna
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Máel Muru Othna
(d. 887)
Early Irish poet and historian, who was apparently attached to the monastery of Othain (now Fahan, Inishowen barony, Co. Donegal), as his epithet suggests
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Tract on the dinnshenchas of Áth Líac Find, a ford of the Shannon.
Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Áth Líac Find IIverse
prose
beg. Ath Líac Find, cía lía diatá
Tract on the dinnshenchas of Áth Líac Find.
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Áth Lúainverse
prose
beg. A fhir théit im-mag Medba
Dinnshenchas on Áth Lúain
Babilóin roclos hi céin
verse
22 st.
beg. Babilóin roclos hi céin
Poem (22 stanzas) in the Sex aetates mundi.
Beannacht, a Bruin, ar Brigit
verse
23 st.
beg. Beannacht, a Bruin, ar Brigit
Mac Líacc [Muirchertach]
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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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Bec innocht lúth mo dá lúa
verse
4 st.
beg. Bec innocht lúth mo dá lúa
Caílte mac Rónáin
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Caílte mac Rónáin
(time-frame ass. with Finn Cycle)
or Caílte mac Crundchon meic Rónáin, kinsman of Finn mac Cumaill and a prominent member of his fían; accomplished warrior and hunter; one of the protagonists of Acallam na senórach
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Poem of four stanzas, attributed to Caílte. It uses a special, learned vocabulary known as bérla na filed.
Becca na delba acht delb Dé
verse
11 st.
beg. Becca na delba acht delb Dé
Middle Irish poem (11 qq) on the personal appearances of Christ and his apostles.
Beir mo scíath, sceo fri úath
verse
beg. Beir mo scíath, sceo fri úath
Ailill Ólomm
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Ailill Ólomm
(time-frame ass. with Irish legendary history)
king of Munster; reputed ancestor of the Éoganacht and Dál Cais; a prominent figure in various king-tales, such as those revolving around the Battle of Mag Mucrama.
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A poem put in the mouth of Ailill Ólomm, king of Munster, relating to events surrounding the battle of Mag Mucrama.
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Belach Gabráinverse
prose
beg. Inmain dam in Gabrán glan
Find Fili mac Rossa Rúaid
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Find Fili mac Rossa Rúaid
legendary poet and king of Leinster; son of Russ Rúad
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Texts in prose and verse relating variant versions of dinnshenchas on Belach Gabráin (B. nGabráin, B. Gabrán), perhaps Gowran Pass (Co. Kilkenny) or more probably, according to Edward Gwynn, the pass of that name in Maistiu (Co. Kildare). This pass (belach) is said to derive its name from the hound Gabrán whose heart broke (i.e. it died) from a fatiguing and unsuccessful pursuit of a swine whose name appears exclusively in the genitive, Lurgan (cf. lurga, lurgu ‘shanks’). The swine escaped from it underground in the bog of Allen (móin Almaine). The prose story identifies the hiding place as Loch Lurgan.
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Benn Bóguineprose
verse
22 st.
beg. Fil dam aichne áige
Dinnshenchas of Benn Bóguine
Dinnshenchas Érenn A
Dinnshenchas of Benn Étair Iverse
beg. Étar étan ri dílind
Cináed úa hArtacáin
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Cináed úa hArtacáin
(d. 975)
Middle Irish poet.
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Poem on the Hill of Howth, Co. Dublin.
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn C supplement
Dinnshenchas of Benn Étair IIverse
beg. Cid dorcha dam im lepaid
Poem on the dinnshenchas of Benn Étair (Hill of Howth, Co. Dublin)
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Berbaprose
verse
beg. In Berba búan a bailbe
Dinnshenchas of the River Barrow (Berba)
Bliadhain don cuaille co cert
verse
10 st.
beg. Bliadhain don cuaille co cert / a trí don gurt 'na glasbert
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Boand Iverse
beg. Síd Nechtain sund forsin t-shléib
Cuán ua LothcháinCuán ua Lothcháin
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Dinnshenchas poem of the River Boyne (Boand).
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.
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