Texts
In cath catharda
prose

Medieval Irish adaptation of the first seven books of the classical Latin poem Pharsalia by Lucan. It rates as one of the longest literary prose texts to survive from medieval Ireland.

Middle Irish
Imtheachta Æniasa
prose

Irish vernacular adaptation of Vergil’s Aeneid, produced perhaps in the 12th century.

Middle Irish
Irish story of Silvius
prose

A short Irish account of Silvius, son of Ascanius and father of Brutus of Troy. The text is indebted to the Irish adaptation of the Historia Brittonum known as Lebor Bretnach, which it quotes in places, but also adds material to it, such its opening passage on Vulcan the smith.

AeneasBrutus legendSilviusAscaniusLavinia
Riss in mundtuirc
prose
Middle Irish adaptation of episodes from the Theban Cycle, drawing on Statius and Ovid. It relates a number of unfortunate events which transpired after Vulcan forged a necklace for Harmonia.
Middle IrishOedipusAmphiaraus
Romul ocus Remul
prose
Story of the birth of Romulus and Remus.
Middle Irish
Scéla Alaxandair maic Pilip
prose

Middle Irish saga on the career and conquests of Alexander the Great, based on an account in Orosius’ Historiae adversus paganos, Alexander’s letter to Aristotle about India and the correspondences known as the Collatio cum Dindimo.

Middle IrishAlexander the GreatPhilip II of Macedon
Sgél in Mhínaduir
form undefined
Irish language
Sloiged már rucsat Gréic co Hebríb fechtas n-aile
prose
Short Middle Irish prose text preserved in the Book of Leinster.
Middle Irish
Stair Ercuil ocus a bás
prose
Early Middle IrishHercules
Togail na Tebe
form undefined
Middle Irish prose translation of the Thebaid, a Latin poem by Statius about the Seven against Thebes.
Middle Irish
Togail Troí
form undefined
Middle Irish adaptation of the Historia de excidio Troiae (6th century) ascribed to Dares Phrygius.
Middle Irish