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verse

60 st.

beg. A aencheard Bhérre

A medieval Irish poem (60 qq) found in the Book of Uí Mhaine. It remains to be published. but according to the catalogue description, the poem deals with Aencherd, artisan of Bérre/Beara peninsula (a character also mentioned in the Acallam), his three sons, Glas, Gér and Guda, and their hounds, Lúath, Seang and Sige.

Early Modern IrishÁencherd BérriBérre ... Beare Peninsula

Duanaire Finn

A bhean beir let mo léine

verse

19 st.

beg. A bhean beir let mo léine

Early Modern IrishGoll mac Morna

Duanaire Finn, Beatha Cholaim Chille (Maghnus Ó Domhnaill)

A bhean labhrus rinn an laoídh

verse

13 st.

beg. A bhean labhrus rinn an laoídh

Late Middle IrishEarly Modern Irish

Duanaire Finn

A bhen dén folcadh mo chinn

verse

41 st.

beg. A bhen dén folcadh mo chinn

Late Middle IrishEarly Modern IrishOisín mac Finn

Duanaire Finn

A cháorthuinn Clúana Ferta

verse

47 st.

beg. A cháorthuinn Clúana Ferta

Middle IrishEarly Modern Irish

A chléirigh chanas na sailm

verse

beg. A chléirigh chanas na sailm

Fenian lay concerning Mághnus Mór, a king of Lochlann who invades Ireland and fights the fíanna but is himself defeated in battle.

Irish languagevikingsMaghnus Mór

A chloch thall for elaid úair

verse

beg. A chloch thall for elaid úair

Cináed úa hArtacáin

Cináed úa hArtacáin

(d. 975)

Middle Irish poet.

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Poem on a stone at Monasterboice, Co. Louth.

Middle IrishCet mac MágachMainistir Buite/Buithe ... MonasterboiceConchobar mac NessaMess GegraBuíte of Monasterboice

A chóemu cláir Chuinn choímfhinn

verse

25 st.

beg. A chóemu cláir Chuinn choímfhinn

Eochaid úa Flainn

Eochaid úa Flainn

(fl. c.936–1004, if he is Eochaid úa Flannucáin)

A medieval Irish poet to whom a number of Middle Irish poems, most of them in the Lebor gabála Érenn, have been attributed. His identification with Eochaid úa Flannucáin, a poet and historian who was guestmaster at Armagh, has gained favour over the years. In order not to pre-judge the matter, the two are distinguished in the present catalogue.

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Middle Irish poem (25 qq) attributed to Eochaid úa Flainn concerning the first settlements of Ireland by Cessair and Partholón. The poem as we have it was incorporated in the Lebor gabála Érenn and is common to all major recensions.

Middle IrishPartholónCesair

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)

Duanaire Finn

A cloidhimh chléircín an chluig

verse

111 st.

beg. A cloidhimh chléircín an chluig

Early Modern Irish

A fhir thall triallus

verse

30 st.

beg. A fhir thall tríallus in scél

Fíngen mac Flainn

Fíngen mac Flainn

(fl. 9th century (?))

early Irish poet to whom is ascribed a threat of satire (a tréfhocal fócrai, beg. A mo Choimdiu nél) to the Fir Arddae; said to be a pupil to one Dubdhartach.

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Middle Irish poem (30qq) attributed to Fíngen mac Flainn, in the form of a series of questions and interlined answers concerning Irish history and pseudo-history.

Middle Irish

A fir ce no turcba raith

verse

beg. A fir ce no turcba raith

Irish poem (7qq) apparently concerning Emain Macha and Cimbáeth. It is found in NLI MS G 7, where it is prefaced with a short prose introduction (beg. Toforaint in Márrighan laithriuch nduine lie hAulta hi Machi) referring to the the dinnshenchas for Emain Macha. Editions, translations and discussions in secondary literature are unknown at this stage.

Irish languageEmain Macha ... Navan FortMacha MongrúadCimbáeth

A leac atá feitheamh na ttoinn

verse

8 st.

beg. A leac atá feitheamh na ttoinn

Modern Irishtreasureflag-stone

Duanaire Finn

A lía Thulcha Tuaithe shuas

verse

114 st.

beg. A lía Thulcha Tuaithe shuas

Late Middle IrishEarly Modern Irish

Duanaire Finn

A Lorcáin mheic Luighdhech láin

verse

40 st.

beg. A Lorcáin mheic Luighdhech láin

Middle IrishEarly Modern Irish

A Mór Maigne Moigi Siúil

verse

beg. A Mór Maigne Moigi Siúil

Urard mac Coise

Urard mac Coise

(d. 983 x 1023)

Irish poet

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Middle Irish

Duanaire Finn

A muicidh seolam sa sliabh

verse

4 st.

beg. A muicidh seolam sa sliabh

Early Modern Irish

Duanaire Finn, Agallamh Oisín agus Phádraig

A Oisín, is fada do shúan

verse

39 st.;167 st.

beg. A Oisín, as fada do shúan

Early Modern Irish fíanaigecht poem, which occurs in the collection Duanaire Finn as well as the later Agallamh Oisín agus Phádraig.

Early Modern IrishOisín mac Finn

Duanaire Finn

A Oisín cía in fert dona

verse

88 st.

beg. A Oisín cía in fert dona

Early Modern Irish

Duanaire Finn

A Oisin fuirigh ar Dhía

verse

20 st.

beg. A Oisin fuirigh ar Dhía

Early Modern Irish

A Oisín is binn liom do bhéal

verse

83 st.

beg. A Oisín, is binn liom do bhéal

Irish language

Duanaire Finn

A Oissín in ráidhe rinn

verse

46 st.

beg. A Oissín in ráidhe rinn

Late Middle IrishEarly Modern Irish

Ab Adam usque ad diluuium (Irish tract)

prose

Latin tract on the ages of the world.

Latin language

Duanaire Finn

Abair a Oisín mheic Finn

verse

62 st.

beg. Abair a Oisín mheic Finn

Late Middle IrishEarly Modern Irish

Abhac do fuair Fionn feardha

verse

27 st.;26 st.

beg. Abhac do fuair Fionn feardha

Expanded, modernised version of a poem concerning Fionn‘s harper Cnú Dereóil, which is found originally in Acallam na sénorach, where it begins Abhuc do fuair Finn ferdha (Stokes ll. 630–683).

Irish languageCnú Deróil

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