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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.
Middle IrishFintan mac Bóchrahawk of Achill
Connachta cid dia tá in t-ainm
verse
15 st.
beg. Connachta cid dia tá int ainm
Poem which offers a mythological account for the origin of the name Connacht, formerly Cóiced Ol nÉcmacht. 15 stanzas.
Late Middle IrishConnacht/Cúige Chonnacht
Cath Maige Tuired, Cath Maige Tuired § 142
In dáil n-asdadhaverse
rosc
beg. Gébaid foss findgrinde
Lóch LethglasLóch Lethglas
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Early Irish
De gabáil in t-shída
form undefined
A story about the Dagda, sometimes regarded as one of the remscéla to the Táin.
Early Irish
Deichen mac don Daghdha dian
verse
6 st.
beg. Deichen mac don Daghdha dian
A brief Irish poem (6 qq) about Deichen, son of the Dagda. Details of the story suggest a merging of two characters from Irish tradition: (1) Deichen in certain narrative developments of an Irish triad about the three things that constitute a blacksmith (originally from the Bretha nemed), two of which are associated with the Dagda and the Morrígan; and (2) the Meche or Meiche who is featured in the dinnshenchas of the river Barrow (in one version of this text, Meiche is identified as a son of the Morrígan and the Dagda; in another, at least of the Morrígan).
Dúan in cethrachat cest
verse
prose
beg. Apraid a éolchu Elga
Eochaid ua Céirín
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Eochaid (Eolach) úa Céirín
(fl. 11th century?)
Middle Irish poet
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Eochaid ua Céirín
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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.
Middle Irish
Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Duma Selgaprose
verse
28 st.
beg. Duma Selga sund 'sin maig
Dinnshenchas of Duma(e) Selga.
Middle IrishDinnshenchasMedb of CrúachanÓengus mac ind ÓcDuma SelgaDrebriu ... daughter of Eochaid FeidlechBrogarbán ... warrior
Lebor gabála Érenn
Ériu co n-uaill, co n-idnaibverse
beg. Ériu co n-uaill, co n-idnaib
Eochaid ua Flannucáin
See more (ascr.)Eochaid úa Flainn
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Eochaid úa Flannucáin
(c.936–1004)
Irish poet and scholar, who was guestmaster at Armagh and superior at Cluain Fiachna (Clonfeacle). He was identified by Rudolf Thurneysen as the poet Eochaid úa Flainn, to whom several poems, most of them in the Lebor gabála, are attributed. This identification has gained favour over the years. In order not to pre-judge the matter, the two are distinguished in the present catalogue.
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Eochaid úa Flainn
(fl. c.936–1004, if he is Eochaid úa Flannucáin)
A medieval Irish poet to whom a number of Middle Irish poems, most of them in the Lebor gabála Érenn, have been attributed. His identification with Eochaid úa Flannucáin, a poet and historian who was guestmaster at Armagh, has gained favour over the years. In order not to pre-judge the matter, the two are distinguished in the present catalogue.
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Poem in Lebor gabála Érenn.
Middle Irish
Foras feasa ar Éirinn
form undefined
Keating (Geoffrey)
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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).
Early Modern IrishHistoryCompilationCompendium
Independent, Cath Maige Tuired, Lebor gabála Érenn
The four jewels of the Tuatha Dé Danannprose
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.
Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II
Imacallaim na Mórígna fri Coin Culaindform undefined
Episode in Táin bó Cúailnge.
The MorríganCú Chulainn
Lebor gabála Érenn
Lebor gabála Érenn (Ó Cléirigh)form undefined
A modern version of Lebor gabála Érenn, revised by Micheál Ó Cléirigh and his associates in 1631.
Modern IrishEarly Modern IrishCompilation
Lebor gabála Érenn
prose
prosimetrum
Middle IrishEarly Modern IrishFir BolgMíl Espáine (Míl of Spain)PartholónTúatha Dé (Danann)FomoireNemed mac AgnomainCesair
Lebor gabála Érenn
Lebor gabála Érenn (Recension B)form undefined
The so-called second recension of Lebor gabála Érenn.
Middle IrishEarly Modern Irish
Lebor gabála Érenn (Míniugud)
prose
prosimetrum
An abbreviated recension of Lebor gabála Érenn, known as the Miniugud recension. In the manuscripts, it is usually found as an appendix to Recension II.
Middle IrishEarly Modern Irish
Dinnshenchas of Loch Cé
prose
verse
8 st.
beg. Loch Cé, cid imar' mebaid
Dinnshenchas of Loch Cé
Middle IrishDinnshenchasLoch Cé ... Lough Key
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Loch Léinverse
prose
beg. Dlegair do lind Locha Léin
Dinnshenchas of Loch Léin
Middle IrishDinnshenchasLoch Léin ... Lough Leane
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Loch Ríprose
verse
27 st.
beg. In lind-se lúadit ethair
Dinnshenchas of Loch Rí
Middle IrishdinnshenchasIrish Mythological CycleMidir of Brí LéithÓengus mac ind ÓcLoch Rí ... Lough ReeEochu mac MairedaRíb mac Maireda
Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Lusmagprose
verse
5 st.
beg. In eól duíb aní dia fail
Text on the dinnshenchas of Lusmag
Middle IrishDinnshenchasLusmag
Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Mag nÍthaverse
7 st.
beg. In mag itám sund 'nar socht
dinnshenchas of Mag nÍtha
Middle IrishDinnshenchasMag nÍtha
Metrical Banshenchas
verse
beg. Adam oen-athair na ndoene
Úa Caiside (Gilla Mo Dutu)
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Úa Caiside (Gilla Mo Dutu)
(fl. c. 1147)
Irish poet, credited as the author of Éri óg inis na náem and Ádam óenathair na ndóene (the metrical Banshenchas).
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Úa Caiside (Gilla Mo Dutu)
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Úa Caiside (Gilla Mo Dutu)
(fl. c. 1147)
Irish poet, credited as the author of Éri óg inis na náem and Ádam óenathair na ndóene (the metrical Banshenchas).
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Metrical version of the Banshenchas, composed by Gilla Mo Dutu Úa Caiside (1147).
Late Middle Irish
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Móin Gai Glaisverse
prose
beg. Culdub mac Déin dia Samna
Dinnshenchas of Móin Gai Glais, in prose and verse. When Cúldub mac Déin slays one Fidrad at Samain, Gae Glas, grandson of Lug, comes to avenge Fidrad's death and kills Cúldub with a spear. The prose version, which is generally fuller, adds that the spear entered the ground and was not found until Máel Odrán dug it up and used it to kill Aithechdae, king of Uí Máil. The prose also identifies the spear as the Carr of Belach Duirgen.
Middle IrishAideddinnshenchasCúldub mac DéinArd FidraidMóin Gai Glais
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