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Acallam bec
prose
verse
A prosimetric narrative, related to Acallam na senórach, concerning the wanderings of Caílte and other survivors of the Fían at the time of Patrick’s advent in Ireland. While the dialogue between Patrick and a representative of Finn’s old fían is central to both Acallam na senórach and the later Agallamh na seanórach, the meeting between Patrick and Caílte occupies comparatively little space in this text.
Acallam na senórach
prose
verse
The quarrel between Finn and Oisín
verse
beg. Is derb lem-sae, cia domaimse in fer líath
Poem cast as a dialogue between Finn and Oisín, with prose introduction and conclusion.
Tochmarc Ailbe
prose
prosimetrum
Early Irish prosimetric text which relates the story how an aging Finn mac Cumaill wooed Ailbe Grúadbrecc, daughter of Cormac mac Airt. A significant part of the text is taken up by their conversations, which involve a series of riddles and verbal games that establish their mental and intellectual complementarity.
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