Foglaim Con Culainn
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Foras feasa ar Éirinn
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Keating (Geoffrey)
Keating (Geoffrey)
(c.1580–1644)
Irish priest, historian and poet; author of Foras feasa ar Éirinn

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The prose history of Ireland completed by Geoffrey Keating (Seathrún Céitinn) in c. 1634. Comprising an introduction, two books and appendices, it narrates the history of the island from the time of Creation to the Norman conquest in the 12th century. As set out by the vindicatory introduction (an díonbhrollach), the work was written in response to the cultural biases of Anglo-centric writers (e.g. William Camden and Edmund Spenser).
Forfess Fer Fálgae
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Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II
Formolta Con Culainn
prose
Short episode in the Táin bó Cúailnge (Recension I and II) in which Fergus praises the young hero Cú Chulainn. It forms a prelude to Fergus' reminiscences of Cú Chulainn's deeds, which are found in the next two episodes.
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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Dinnshenchas of Fornocht, formerly Druim Den.
Acallam na senórach
Forud na Fíann fás in-nocht
verse
beg. Forud na Fíann fás in-nocht
Foscél ar Brénainn (dialogue with Moínenn of Clonfert)
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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.
Fotha catha Cnucha
prose
The tale of the conception and birth of Finn mac Cumaill.
Independent, Cath Maige Tuired, Lebor gabála Érenn
The four jewels of the Tuatha Dé Danann
prose
verse
Short text about the original homes of the Tuatha Dé Danann, their instruction in magical arts, and four magical instruments that they are said to have introduced into Ireland.
Duanaire Finn
Fúar ar naghaigh a Loch Luig
verse
36 st.
beg. Fúar ar naghaigh a Loch Luig
Duanaire Finn
Fuaramar séilg iar Samhuin
verse
33 st.
beg. Fuaramar séilg iar Samhuin
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
Geinemain Eóin Baisti
prose
Medieval Irish translation of the De decollatione Johannis Baptistae, a section in the Legenda aurea concerning the conception of John the Baptist. The text is imperfect.
Acallam na senórach
Géisid cúan
verse
beg. Géisid cúan
Geneamuin Chormaic ua Chuind
prose
Story on the conception and birth of King Cormac mac Airt and his accession to power.
Genemain Moling ocus a bethu
prose

Vernacular Irish Life of St Mo Ling. The text is a patchwork (in the neutral sense of the word) of various legends about the saint, including his birth and upbringing, encounters with a spectre, with Suibne Geilt and Grág, and the Bórama tribute.

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
Dinnshenchas Érenn C supplement
Dinnshenchas of Glenn mBreogain
prose
Text on the dinnshenchas of Glenn mBreogain
Gleoud in chatha
prose
prosimetrum
The episode in the Táin (I, II) in which the Ulaid, encamped near the Connachta and their mercenaries, are roused to battle. It begins with the Morrígan sowing fear and strife between the enemy camps (incl. a retoiric).
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