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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
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Ráith Chnámrossaverse
prose
beg. Fail lim do Laignib cach ló
Dinnshenchas of Ráith Chnámrossa
DinnshenchasRáith Chnámrossa
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Ráith Crúachainverse
prose
beg. Estid a churu im Chrúachain
Dinnshenchas on Ráith Crúachain
Middle IrishRáith Crúachain ... Rathcroghan
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Ráith Ésaprose
verse
beg. Sund dessid domunemar
Middle IrishdinnshenchasRáith Ésa
Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Ráith Mór Maige Lineprose
verse
3 st.
beg. Ráth Rogein a h-ainm riasin
Dinnshenchas of Ráith Mór in Mag Line (here olim Ráith Mór and Ráith Rogein).
Middle IrishDinnshenchasRáith Mór Maige Line
Reicne Fothaid Canainne
verse
49 st.
beg. A ben, náchamaicille
Old Irish poem, with later prose introduction.
Old IrishThe MorríganFothad Airctech (Airgtech)Fothad CairptechFothad Canann (Canainne)Ailill Flann Bec
Réidig dam, a Dé, do nim (Flann Mainistrech)
verse
beg. Réidig dam, a Dé, do nim
Flann Mainistrech
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Flann Mainistrech
(d. 1056)
Middle Irish poet ass. with Monasterboice (Mainistir Buite)
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Flann Mainistrech
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Flann Mainistrech
(d. 1056)
Middle Irish poet ass. with Monasterboice (Mainistir Buite)
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A series of seven poems
Middle Irish
Ro loiscit na láma-sa
verse
4 st.
beg. Ro loiscit na láma-sa
Oisín mac Finn
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Oisín mac Finn
(time-frame ass. with Finn Cycle, Finn mac Cumaill, Saint Patrick, Cormac mac Airt)
A fían-warrior, son of Finn, in the Finn Cycle of medieval Irish literature
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Four quatrains ascribed to Oisín in his old age.
Middle IrishEarly Irish lyrics
Ro-mbáe laithi rordu rind
verse
7 st.
beg. Ro-mbáe laithi rordu rind
A poem of at least seven stanzas attributed to Cú Chulainn or Conchobar mac Nessa.
Old Irish
Rodíchned Find, ba fer tend
verse
1 st.
beg. Rodíchned Find, ba fer tend
A single quatrain alluding to a story about the death of Finn mac Cumaill.
Early Middle IrishFinn mac Cumaill (Find úa Báiscni)
Dinnshenchas Érenn A
Dinnshenchas of Róiriu in Uí Failgeverse
3 st.
beg. Nímutanic ó thír thend
Finn mac Cumaill
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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 Róiriu in Uí Failge (Róiriu i nUíb Failge).
Middle IrishdinnshenchasRóiriu (Uí Failge)
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Róiriu in Uí Muiredaigverse
prose
beg. Fail folach ós grían cen gái
Dinnshenchas of Róiriu in in Uí Muiredaig (Róiriu i nUíb Muiredaig)
Middle IrishdinnshenchasRóiriu in Uí Muiredaig
Sáerchlanna Érenn uile
verse
12 st.
A syllabic poem incorporated in the two Middle Irish recensions of the saga concerning the revolt of the aithech-thúatha, Bruiden Meic Da Réo and Scél ar Chairbre Cinn Cait. It consists of twelve stanzas.
Middle Irish
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).
Middle IrishCormac mac CuilennáinCerball mac MuirecáinBattle of Mag Ailbe
Secht o. f. n.
verse
beg. Secht o. f. n.
Cináed úa hArtacáin
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Cináed úa hArtacáin
(d. 975)
Middle Irish poet.
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Poem on Brug na Bóinne, which offers a poetic version of Tochmarc Étaíne.
Middle IrishBrug na Bóinne ... Brú na BóinneÉtaín
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Sinann Iverse
beg. Sáerainm Sinna saigid dún
Cúán úa Lothcháin
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Cúán úa Lothcháin
(d. 1024)
Early Irish poet.
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Cúán úa Lothcháin
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Cúán úa Lothcháin
(d. 1024)
Early Irish poet.
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Poem on the dinnshenchas of the River Shannon (Sinann).
Middle IrishdinnshenchasSinann ... Shannon
Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Sinann IIverse
beg. Sinann, cá hadbar diatá
Dinnshenchas on the River Shannon (Sinann).
Middle IrishdinnshenchasSinann ... Shannon
Cath Maige Tuired
Sith co nem. Nem co domanverse
rosc
beg. Sith co nem. Nem co doman
The Morrígan
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The Morrígan
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle, Túatha Dé Danann)
deity or supernatural figure in medieval Irish literature, frequently associated with war and destruction; she sometimes appears as part of a triad with Macha and the Badb; also associated with Nemain.
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A prophecy in rosc found in Cath Maige Tuired, where it is attributed to the Morrígan. It seems to predict a time of great prosperity, while the next roscad prophecy, beginning ‘Ní accus bith na mbéo’, speaks instead of social disaster and the end of the world.
Early Irish
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Slíab Bladmaprose
verse
beg. Blod mac Con maic Caiss clothaig
Fulartach
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Fulartach
An early Irish poet whose name is invoked in ascriptions of certain poems of Dinnshenchas Érenn in the Book of Leinster (Carmun, Liamuin, Slíab Bladma, perhaps Faffand and Druim nDairbrech if the abbreviation F. refers to him).
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Dinnshenchas of Slíab Bladma.
Middle IrishdinnshenchasSlíab Bladma ... Slieve Bloom
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Slíab Cúaprose
verse
9 st.
beg. Tanic tam, truag ind airle
Dinnshenchas of Slíab Cúa.
Middle IrishDinnshenchasSlíab Cúa
Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Slíab Echtge Iverse
prose
beg. Senchas Echtga áine
Dinnshenchas on Slíab Echtge
Middle IrishDinnshenchasSlíab EchtgeFergus mac Ruide
Dinnshenchas of Slíab Echtge II
verse
beg. Áibind, áibind, Echtge ard
Flann mac Lonáin
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Flann mac Lonáin
(d. 891 x 918)
early Irish poet; called ‘the Virgil of the Irish’ (Firgil Gáedel) and ‘King of the Poets of Ireland’ respectively.
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Dinnshenchas on Slíab Echtge.
Middle IrishdinnshenchasSlíab Echtge
Dinnshenchas Érenn A
Dinnshenchas of Slíab Fúait Iverse
14 st.
beg. Foderc dam fri sellad suairc
Irish poem on the dinnshenchas for Slíab Fúait as represented by a single copy in the Book of Leinster.
Middle IrishDinnshenchasSlíab Fúait
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