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Adomnán mac Rónáin was abbot of Iona (r. 679–704) and author of the Latin Life of St Columba and an account of the holy places of the Near East (De locis sanctis). He is credited with the proclamation of the Lex innocentium or Cáin Adomnáin at the Synod of Birr.

Adomnán

Adomnán

(fl. c.628–704)

Adomnán mac Rónáin was abbot of Iona (r. 679–704) and author of the Latin Life of St Columba and an account of the holy places of the Near East (De locis sanctis). He is credited with the proclamation of the Lex innocentium or Cáin Adomnáin at the Synod of Birr.

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An early medieval Latin account of the holy places of the Near East, such as Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Alexandria and Constantinople. It is written by Adomnán, abbot of Iona, and said by him to be based on a travel account by Gaulish monk Arculf. It was presented to King Aldfrith, king of Northumbria, in 698.

Enwau ac anrhyfeddodau Ynys Prydain

prose

Inis Dornglais ro gab Crimthann

prose

A brief prose passage found in the Book of Leinster, which summarises events in the power struggles between Brían, Fíachra and Ailill, sons of Eochaid Mugmédon, including the poisoning of Crimthann mac Fidaig, king of Ireland, by his sister Mongfhind. The text highlights some of the place-names in that story. Because the manuscript page is worn at the right edge, the text is now partly illegible.

Sé bruidni Érenn gan dáil

verse

beg. Sé bruidni Érenn, gan dáil

Senchas na relec

verse

Táin bó Cúailnge

prose

Táin bó Cúailnge II

prose

Táin bó Cúailnge III

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Táin bó Cúailnge I

prose

Téighim ann do shúr na n-íath

verse

list

beg. Téighim ann do shúr (na) n-íath

A poem found in Agallamh na seanórach, where it is attributed to Cáilte. The poem is largely a topographical catalogue of birds and beasts from all over Ireland, which are pairs of wild animals collected by Caílte as a ransom for Finn, who is imprisoned by Cormac mac Airt, king of Tara.

Triallam timcheall na Fódla

verse

beg. Triallam timcheall na Fódla

Ó Dubhagáin (Seaán Mór)

Ó Dubhagáin (Seaán Mór)

(d. 1372)

Irish poet and historian.

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Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh

verse

198 st.

beg. Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh

Ó hUidhrín (Giolla na Naomh)

Ó hUidhrín (Giolla na Naomh)

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A long topographical poem (198 stt) attributed to Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín (ob. 1420), created in continuation of Seaán Ó Dubhagáin’s poem beg. Triallam timcheall na Fódla. Where Ó Dubhagáin covered (Gaelic) lordships and lineages of the northern half of Ireland and part of Leinster, Ó hUidhrín focused on the southern half.