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A Chinn Choradh, caidhi Brian

verse

beg. A Chinn Choradh, caidhi Brian?

Mac Líacc [Muirchertach]

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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Elegiac poem lamenting the desolation of Kincora (Co. Clare), Brian Bóruma's seat, after the battle of Clontarf.

Modern IrishBrían Bóruma (Brian Boru)Cenn Corad

A chros thall ar an dtulaigh

verse

39 st.

beg. A chros thall ar an dtulaigh

Ó Dálaigh (Gofraidh Fionn)

Ó Dálaigh (Gofraidh Fionn)

(d. 1387)

also Gofraidh Ó Dálaigh Fionn; Irish bardic poet of the Ó Dálaigh family

Ó Dálaigh (Gofraidh Fionn)

Ó Dálaigh (Gofraidh Fionn)

(d. 1387)

also Gofraidh Ó Dálaigh Fionn; Irish bardic poet of the Ó Dálaigh family

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Medieval Irish elegiac poem attributed to Gofraidh Fionn Ó Dálaigh, in which the poet mourns the death of his young son Eoghan. References are made to Irish stories in which fathers, such as Cathbad or the Dagda, survive their son or restore their son to life.

Early Modern IrishCermaitThe DagdaCathbadÓ Dálaigh (Eoghan mac Gofraidh Fionn)

Aithbe dam-sa bés mora

verse

beg. Aithbe dam-sa bés mora

Caillech Bérri

Caillech Bérri

Also Sentainne Bérri.

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Old IrishEarly Irish lyricsBérre ... Beare Peninsula

Aniar táinic tuitim Bhriain

verse

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.

Early Modern IrishMac Líacc ... MuirchertachUrard mac CoiseBrían Bóruma (Brian Boru)

Duanaire Finn

Anocht fíor dheiredh na ffían

verse

23 st.

beg. Anocht fíor dheiredh na ffían

Early Modern Irish

Apair damsa re Der Fáil

verse

15 st.

beg. Apair damsa re Der Fáil

Urard mac Coise

Urard mac Coise

(d. 983 x 1023)

Irish poet

Urard mac Coise

Urard mac Coise

(d. 983 x 1023)

Irish poet

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Middle Irish poem (15 qq) attributed to (Urard) mac Coise and composed for Derb Áil (Der Fáil), who was a daughter of Tadc mac Cathail, king of Connacht, and the consort of Domnall úa Néill, high-king of Ireland (d. 980). The poem laments the death of her young son Áed. In the process, it cites several tragedies of bereavement from Irish history (one from Trojan history) and adds a religious dimension to her grief and consolation.

Middle IrishDerb Áil ingen Taidc meic Cathail

Agallamh Oisín agus Phádraig

Caoineadh Áille Shnuagheal

verse

91 st.

beg. A Mheargaigh (chruaidh) na nglas-lann (ngéar)

Early Modern Irishbattle of Cnoc an ÁirÁille ShnuaghealMeargachCnoc an Áir

Dúnta in tech i-táit na ríg

verse

12 st.

beg. Dúnta in tech i-táit na ríg

Ó Rónán (Flann)Ó Rónán (Flann)

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Medieval irish poem (12 qq) lamenting the death of Máelshechlainn II. It is attributed to one Flann Ó Rónán.

Irish language

Acallam na senórach

Géisid cúan

verse

beg. Géisid cúan

Late Middle IrishEarly Irish lyrics

It é saigte gona súain

verse

8 st.

beg. It é saigte gona súain

Créide ingen Gúairi AidniCréide ingen Gúairi Aidni

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Old IrishEarly Irish lyrics

Marbh anocht mo cholann-sa

verse

38 st.

beg. Marbh anocht mo cholann-sa

Medieval Irish poem (38 qq), unattributed but apparently uttered by Colum Cille, who laments the disintegration of his familia in Ireland and Scotland.

Early Modern IrishÍ (Choluim Chille) ... IonaColum Cille

O Trou piuidic L'eun à madalez

verse

3 st.

beg. O Trou piuidic L’eun à madalez

Kerian (Franciscus)Kerian (Franciscus)

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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).

Middle BretonPeiresc (Nicolas-Claude Fabri de)

Rhagawr mawr ger mur gwyngalch

verse

beg. Rhagawr mawr ger mur gwyngalch

Dafydd ap Gwilym

Dafydd ap Gwilym

(fl. c.1330–1350)

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Dafydd ap Gwilym

Dafydd ap Gwilym

(fl. c.1330–1350)

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See more (ascr.)Gruffudd ab Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan

Gruffudd ab Ieuan ap Llywelyn Fychan

(c.1485–1553)

Welsh poet.

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Medieval Welsh poem by Dafydd ap Gwilym, which has the appearance of being an elegy (marwnad) on poet and musician Gruffudd ap Adda. Scholars such as Rachel Bromwich have suggested that the elegy is a fictitious one (marwnad fflug) and that it was written before the subject’s death with the aim of satirising him.

Middle WelshmusicmusiciansGruffudd ab Adda ap Dafydd