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Dinnshenchas Érenn C supplement
Dinnshenchas of Glaise Bulgaprose
verse
1 st.
beg. Glais-ben, ingen Deadhadh Deirg
Text on the dinnshenchas of Glaisse Bulga
Gnímhradha in sheseadh lái láin
verse
63 st.
beg. Gnímhradha in sheseadh lái láin
Guidium mac Feidelmid
verse
9 st.
beg. Guidium mac Feidelmid
CainnechCainnech
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A prayer in verse attributed to Cainnech and addressed to Colum Cille.
He amae fet gae geir
verse
1 st.
beg. He amae fet gae geir
Cú Roí
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Cú Roí (mac Dáiri)
(time-frame ass. with Ulster Cycle)
Warrior and king of Munster in tales of the Ulster Cycle.
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An Irish quatrain said to have been uttered by Cú Roí before he was slain: CuRu[í] ro chan in so in la ro marbad [attribution]: He amae fet gae geir / Osnad mór mórmaic Neill: / Muin ar mug, run do mnai, / mairg dogni cechtar n-ai (transcription by Meyer), “CuRui had dieses gesungen, da er getötet wurde: O weh! Sausen des scharfen Speers! / Heftiges Aufstöhnen von Niall’s grossem Sohn! / Ein Juwel einem Knecht (anvertrauen), ein Geheimnis einer Frau – / Wehe dem, der beides tut!” (German translation by Thurneysen).
Hymn of Fíacc (Génair Pátraic)
verse
beg. Génair Pátraicc i nNemthur
Fíacc of Sletty
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Fíacc of Sletty
(supp. fl. 5th century)
reputed disciple of Saint Patrick, abbot and patron saint of Sléibte (Sletty, Co. Laois).
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Old Irish hymn attributed to Patrick’s pupil Fíacc of Sléibte (Sletty, Co. Laois).
Iarfaiged nech acaib dam
verse
beg. Iarfaiged nech acaib dam
Cormac mac Cuilennáin
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Cormac mac Cuilennáin
(d. 908)
bishop and king of Munster
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Dinnshenchas poem which explains the name of the ‘Yew of the Disputing Sons’ (Ibar mac nAngciss) with reference to the cause of the Battle of Mag Mucrama. 35 stanzas.
Imbu maccán cóic blíadnae
verse
48 st.
beg. Imbu maccán cóic blíadnae
Old Irish metrical version (48 qq) of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, which is preserved in a late manuscript (NLI MS G 50) only. It relates a number of deeds which Jesus is supposed to have performed as an infant, such as the creation of sparrows out of clay, his encounters with boys thwarting him, his revelations to the scholar Zacharias and various miracles. The Irish poem may have been based on an Old Latin version, which ultimately goes back to a Greek or Syriac text.
Dinnshenchas of Temair (prose)
In chetbean luid i n-uaigh uairverse
1 st.
beg. In chetbean luid i n-uaigh uair
In chloch fors' tát mo dí sháil
verse
1 st.
beg. In chloch fors’ tát mo dí sháil
Cináed úa hArtacáin
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Cináed úa hArtacáin
(d. 975)
Middle Irish poet.
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A Middle Irish poem attributed to Cináed úa hArtacáin, of which one quatrain on the Lía Fáil in Tara is preserved in recensions of the Lebor gabála Érenn.
In clocán-sa na ríg ruad
verse
32 st.
beg. In clocán-sa na ríg ruad
Poem on the bell of Éimíne of Ros Glaise. In the manuscripts the poem is typically found in conjunction with the prose tale Cáin Éimíne Báin.
In mac ndíaid a athar a nArd Mauchai
verse
beg. In mac ndíaid a athar a nArd Mauchai
Becc mac Dé
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Becc mac Dé
(d. 550s)
legendary seer, best known from literary sources as an Irish prophet associated with Díarmait mac Cerbaill
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In matra cia beith do gairbe a gotha
verse
4 st.
beg. In matra, cia beith do gairbe a gotha
Feidlimid mac Crimthainn
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Feidlimid mac Crimthainn
(d. 847)
king of Munster
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Early Irish poem (4qq) attributed to Feidlimid mac Crimthainn, to which is appended a brief note in prose.
In Spirut nóeb immun
verse
3 st.
beg. In Spirut nóeb immun
Ua Brolcháin (Máel Ísu)
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Ua Brolcháin (Máel Ísu)
(d. (c.) 1086)
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In trá is Foich nó is Beach
verse
1 st.
beg. In trá is Foich nó is Beach
Mac Líacc [Muirchertach]
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Mac Líacc ... Muirchertach
(d.. 1014 / 1016 (AU))
Middle Irish poet, who is described as 'chief poet of Ireland' (ard-ollamh Érenn) in the Annals of Ulster; becomes the subject of a body of later medieval Irish literature.
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A single quatrain preserved in a genealogical tract in the Book of Ballymote and here attributed to Mac Liag.
Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B
Dinnshenchas of Inber mBicneprose
verse
3 st.
beg. Aided Bicni, báid dia fail
Text on the dinnshenchas of Inber mBicne
Inmain tríar táed ann
verse
beg. Inmain tríar táed ann
Etchén of ClonfadEtchén of Clonfad
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Medieval Irish poem (13 qq) concerning the ‘three Colmáns’, including Colmán mac Lúacháin, patron of Lann (Lynn, Co. Westmeath), attributed to bishop Etchen.
Inn eól duíb in senchas sen
verse
22 st.
beg. Inn eól dúib in senchas sen
Flann [unidentified]Flann ... unidentified
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Middle Irish poem on the Christian kings of Cashel, from Óengus mac Nad Fraích onwards. The version in the Book of Leinster (15qq) is attributed to Flann (Mainistrech?) and ends with Donnchad mac Briain (d. 1064), while that in Rawlinson B 502 (22qq) has additional quatrains to bring the list up-to-date to the reign of Cormac Mac Carthaig (d. 1138).
Inna hinada hi filet cind erred Ulad
verse
beg. hOnd úair dundánic Fáilbe
Innid scél scaílter n-airich
verse
beg. Innid scél scaílter n-airich
Flannacán mac Cellaig
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Flannacán mac Cellaig
(d. 896)
king of Brega; poet;
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Flannacán mac Cellaig
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Flannacán mac Cellaig
(d. 896)
king of Brega; poet;
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Poem on the deaths of famous heroes according to the days of the week.
Int én bec
verse
beg. Int én bec
Int én gaires asin tshail
verse
beg. Int én gaires asin tshail
Intlecht i ndreich sech cech raind
verse
4 st.
beg. Intlecht i ndreich sech cech raind
Early Irish religious poem (4 qq).
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