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Prima etas mundi (Irish tract)
prose
An Irish prose tract on the first five ‘ages of the world’ and synchronisms of Irish prehistory with Assyrian, Greek and Roman history.
Middle Irish
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
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
Scél Tuáin meic Cairill do Finnen Maige Bile
form undefined
Middle IrishFinnian of MovilleTuán mac Cairill
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.
Middle IrishAlexander the GreatPhilip II of Macedon
Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Slíab Bethaprose
verse
6 st.
beg. Atchíu lecht deóraid do chéin
Dinnshenchas of Slíab Betha
Middle IrishDinnshenchasSlíab Betha
Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Slíab nGamprose
verse
4 st.
beg. Gam, gilla Eireamanon oirrdric
Dinnshenchas of Slíab nGam
Middle IrishDinnshenchasSlíab nGam
Temaile fáid Miled Espáin
prose
A prose passage in the Book of Leinster about a certain Temaile or Témaile, a prophet (fáid) of Míl Espáine whose name is associated with Druim Témaile (place unidentified). Because the outer edge of the manuscript page is worn, the text is now only partly legible.
Early IrishTemaile ... prophet of Míl Espáine
Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Temair Iverse
11 st.
beg. Temair Breg, cid ní diatá
Fintan mac Bóchra
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Fintan mac Bóchra
(time-frame ass. with universal history)
A figure of medieval Irish tradition who survives the Flood and lives to give eye-witness accounts of the history of Ireland
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Poem on the former names and legendary associations of the Hill of Tara. Versions are extant in recensions of LGÉ as well as the Dinnshenchas Érenn.
Middle Irishdinnshenchas
Togail Tuir Chonaind (TCD 1316 version)
prose
verse
An independent version of the story of the children of Nemed and the attack on the tower of Conaing.
Nemed mac AgnomainClanna Nemid
Independent, Lebor gabála Érenn, Lebor gabála Érenn (Recension C)
Tuán mac Cairill ro closverse
beg. Tuán mac Cairill ro clos
Middle IrishTuán mac Cairill
Dinnshenchas Érenn C supplement
Dinnshenchas of Umallprose
verse
1 st.
beg. Umall gilla Fíntain fhél
Text on the dinnshenchas of Umall
Middle Irishdinnshenchasfirst battle of Mag TuiredFintan mac BóchraManannán mac LirUmall ... Owles, Co. MayoUmall ... servant of Fintan mac Bóchra
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