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Aniar táinic tuitim Bhriain

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beg. Aniar táinic tuitim Bhriain

Elegiac poem on the fall of Brian Bóruma. It is cast in the form of a dialogue between two poets, Mac Líacc, who asks questions about those fallen in the battle of Clontarf, and Mac Coise of Clonmacnoise, who is able to provide answers.

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Irish poetry / Early Irish (to c.1200)

Misc. / dialogue and question-and-answer literature

Misc. / elegies

Language

Irish/Gaelic
Irish > Early Modern Irish