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Medieval Irish poem which survives as an acephalous copy of 34 qq in the Book of Uí Mhaine (RIA MS D ii 1). The extant part deals with the exploits of Nath Í (Dathí) mac Fíachrach and the final quatrain contains an attribution to Mac Coisi.
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A Latin verse added to the margins of an Irish manuscript fragment, bound as flyleaves in Laon MS 55 (f. [i]r-v), which laments the death of a certain Cathasach (sapiens prudensque magister / atque pius iuuenis castus custosque decorus). Identification of the person in question has proved difficult.
Early Irish poem (7 qq) in praise of Colum Chille, with ample quotations from the Amra Choluim Chille.
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A brief poem (3 six-line stt.) written in a late form of Middle Breton. It is found in print as part of a collection of poems, in nearly 40 languages, in memory of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, the astronomer, humanist and patron of science who died in 1637. The addressee being commemorated, a native speaker of French (l. 11), is praised for his proficiency in the languages of the world, including Italien, Latin ha Grec / Islanrd [sic, i.e. Islandr ‘Irish’, acc. to Le Menn], Sauxnec ha Brezonec (ll. 8-9), apparently making it appropriate that he is eulogised in every language of the world (Pa deu pep langaich so er bet / Do meleudy bede à steret, ll. 13-14).
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