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Eachtra an Amadáin Mhóir
prose
Irish tale about the adventures of a Perceval-like hero known simply as An Amadán Mór ‘The Great Fool’, a name he earns in the course of the narrative.
Early Modern IrishAmadán Mór
Eachtra mhacaoimh an iolair
prose
prosimetrum
Ó Corcráin (Brian)Ó Corcráin (Brian)
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Irish Arthurian romance
Early Modern Irish
Laoi an Amadáin Mhóir
verse
beg. Do chualadh sgéal uaimhneach gan bhréig
Poetic composition which relates a version of the Irish comedic tale known in prose as Eachtra an Amadáin Mhóir, or more precisely, an expanded version of the concluding adventures of that tale. Texts of the lay are known in both Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and variants are known from the oral tradition.
Modern IrishScottish Gaelic languageEarly Modern IrishAmadán Mór
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