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A fhir thall triallus
verse
30 st.
beg. A fhir thall tríallus in scél
Fíngen mac Flainn
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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.
Middle Irish
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
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.
Early IrishLyricCummíne FotaCuirithir mac DoborchonLíadainpilgrimages
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 A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Mag Femin IIverse
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.
Middle IrishdinnshenchasMag Femin
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.
Old IrishFinn mac Cumaill (Find úa Báiscni)Oisín mac Finn
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