Dá apstol décc na hÉrenn
prose
verse
prosimetrum
Middle or Early Modern Irish narrative, told in prose and verse, about St Brénainn moccu Altae (of Clonfert), who is here ranked among the Irish saints who studied under St Finnian at Clúain Eraird (Clonard), known collectively as the ‘twelve apostles of Ireland’. One day, when Finnian has convened the saints for a feast, a large magical flower from the Land of Promise (Tír Tairngire) appears to them. It ultimately falls to Brénainn to set out on a voyage to visit the land. The text goes on to relate some of the adventures of Brénainn and his companions.
De genelogia Con Culaind
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Two pedigrees of Cú Chulainn, which follow the text of Síaburcharpat Con Culaind in Lebor na hUidre.
De maccaib Conaire
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Prose narrative in which the sons of Conaire mac Moghaláma take revenge on Nemed mac Srobcind for slaying their father. Gwynn suggests that the scribe of the Book of Leinster amended his text so as to make this story a continuation of Togail bruidne Da Derga.
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).
Táin bó Cúailnge I
Dinda na Tánaprose
list
A short section, or table of contents, in the first recension of Táin bó Cúailnge (YBL). It enumerates the fifteen subsequent episodes, or main episodes (dinda), that make up the final section of the Táin.
Dinnshenchas Érenn C
prose
verse
Echtra Ambacuc
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Echtrae Chrimthainn Nia Náir
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The text is lost, but the title is included in medieval tale-lists A and B and the story is alluded to in a number of texts.
Echtrae Con Culainn
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Finghala chlainne Tanntail
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Sanas Cormaic
Finn and the jester Lomnaeform undefined
An anecdote told in Sanas Cormaic, under the entry for ‘Orc tréith’.
Finn and the phantoms
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Fled Bricrenn
prose
Foglaim Con Culainn
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Forfess Fer Fálgae
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Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II
Formolta Con Culainnprose
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.
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.
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.
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