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A fhir thall triallus

verse

30 st.

beg. A fhir thall tríallus in scél

Fíngen mac Flainn

Fíngen mac Flainn

(fl. 9th century (?))

early Irish poet to whom is ascribed a threat of satire (a tréfhocal fócrai, beg. A mo Choimdiu nél) to the Fir Arddae; said to be a pupil to one Dubdhartach.

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Middle Irish poem (30qq) attributed to Fíngen mac Flainn, in the form of a series of questions and interlined answers concerning Irish history and pseudo-history.

Duanaire Finn, Agallamh Oisín agus Phádraig

A Oisín, is fada do shúan

verse

39 st.;167 st.

beg. A Oisín, as fada do shúan

Early Modern Irish fíanaigecht poem, which occurs in the collection Duanaire Finn as well as the later Agallamh Oisín agus Phádraig.

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

Agallamh Fhinn agus Ailbhe

verse

A modernised Irish version of the riddle episode in Tochmarc Ailbe. Three versions of this collection of riddles are found in the manuscripts.

The colloquy between Fintan and the hawk of Achill

verse

116 st.

beg. Arsaidh sin, a eoúin Accla

Poem presenting a conversation between Fintan mac Bóchra, the sole survivor of the Flood, and an ancient hawk (seboc) of the island of Achill.

Comrac Líadaine ocus Cuirithir

prosimetrum

prose

verse

Prosimetric story about the tragic love relationship between two professional poets, Líadain, a poetess of the Corcu Duibne, and Cuirithir, a Connachtman.

Dúan in cethrachat cest

verse

prose

beg. Apraid a éolchu Elga

Eochaid ua Céirín

Eochaid (Eolach) úa Céirín

(fl. 11th century?)

Middle Irish poet

Eochaid ua Céirín

Eochaid (Eolach) úa Céirín

(fl. 11th century?)

Middle Irish poet

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Poem consisting of a series of questions concerning miscellaneous bits of lore, with the answer given in prose form in interlinear gloss.

Fingal Rónáin

prose

Foscél ar Brénainn (dialogue with Moínenn of Clonfert)

form undefined

A Middle Irish short story about a dialogue between Brénainn of Clonfert with one of his successors, Moínenn, bishop of Clonfert, on the subject of death and the afterlife.

Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II

Imacallaim na Mórígna fri Coin Culaind

form undefined

Episode in Táin bó Cúailnge.

Immacallam Choluim Cille ⁊ ind óclaig

prose

Immacallam Cormaic ocus Fíthail

form undefined

Immacallam in dá thúarad

form undefined

Early Irish wisdom text

In lebor ollaman

prose

A Middle Irish commentary on the Auraicept na n-éces and some of its companion material. McLaughlin has suggested that “the author was working with an annotated copy of that text”. The text opens with a list of the judges and authors of Ireland and a prologue. Much of the commentary is structured using didactic formulae (e.g. ceist ... ní hansa, and similar).

Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C

Dinnshenchas of Mag Femin II

verse

prose

Poem on the dinnshenchas of Mag Femin. In the Book of Leinster version, the poem is presented as a dialogue between the poets Cuimíne and Mac Dá Cherda.

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.

Tochmarc Emire

prose

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