Scél in dá lenab
prose
A short medieval Irish story, being an adaptation of the legend known the ‘Jew of Bourges’, which is itself a localised version of the ‘legend of the two infants’. Two children, one Christian and the other Jewish, are visiting a Christian temple together, in the course of which the Jewish boy learns about Jesus, the Crucifixion and the Virgin Mary, and partakes of consecrated bread. When the latter comes home, he is castigated for this by his father, who throws his son into a burning furnace. A miracle is witnessed the following day, when the child proves to be alive and well again, having received Mary’s protection, and declares himself to be a fosterson of hers. The boy’s parents convert to Christianity. Like many of the French versions of this narrative, the Irish story is set in France.
Scél Mongáin
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Scél na Fír Flatha, Echtra Cormaic i Tír Tairngiri, ocus Ceart Claidib Cormaic
Scél na Fír Flathaprose
Scél na Samna
prose
Scél Tuáin meic Cairill do Finnen Maige Bile
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Scéla Áedo Oirdnidi
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Scéla Alaxandair maic Pilip
prose
Middle Irish saga on the career and conquests of Alexander the Great, based on an account in Orosius’ Historiae adversus paganos, Alexander’s letter to Aristotle about India and the correspondences known as the Collatio cum Dindimo.
Scéla Cairpri Chruimm ocus Ciaráin
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Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin
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Scéla Cennétig meic Gáethíne ocus na Lochlannach
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Medieval Irish account in the Fragmentary annals of Ireland concerning Cennétig son of Gáethíne, (over)king of the Loígis (d. 903), and his dealings with the Lochlannaig (vikings from Lochlann, typically translated as ‘Norway’).
Scéla Con-Corb ocus Lugdech Loíchsig
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Scéla Conaill Chuirc ocus Corcu Loígde
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Scéla Conaill Chuirc ocus rígi Caisil
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Scéla Conchobuir meic Nessa
prose
Medieval Irish saga concerning the career of Conchobar mac Nessa, king of the Ulaid
Scéla Cormaic ocus Ciarnaite
prose
verse
Brief account of the affair between Cormac mac Airt and Cíarnat, a Pictish princess who was taken captive.
Scéla Cormaic meic Cuilennáin ocus na crosán
verse
prose
beg. Truaghan sin, a Rí na righ
A brief Irish prose story, with poem, concerning the death of Cormac mac Cuilennáin, who was slain in the battle of Mag Ailbe (908). On the night before the battle, three entertainers (crossáin) promise the king to perform before him the following night, but the king and the crossáin do not live to meet again. By some act of divine providence, however, the crossáin are allowed to perform their art and utter a poem beg. Truaghán sin, a Rí na righ (10qq).
Scéla Cormaic meic Cuilennáin ocus fernóice Inse Celtra
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Very brief anecdote which recounts that Cormac mac Cuilennáin planted an alder-tree (fernóc) in Inis Celtra and that through a miracle of God, apples grew on it.
Scéla Cuinn ocus Airt ocus Cormaic
prose
verse
Scéla Éogain Móir ocus Chuinn Chétchathaig
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Irish account of the power struggle between Éogan Mór and Conn Cétchathach.
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