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Aided Bresail meic Diarmata
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A brief, early Irish saga and hagiographical legend, which relates how Díarmait mac Cerbaill had his son Bresal slain for appropriating a nun’s cow and how St Béccán rescued the soul of the king’s son from hell, resuscitating him.

Early IrishAidedaresuscitation of the deadDíarmait mac CerbaillColum CilleCenandas, Cenannas ... KellsBressal mac DíarmataLuchair of ElgraigeBéccán of Emlaghhell
Aided Chrimthaind maic Fhidaig ocus Trí mac Echach Muigmedóin
prose

A Middle Irish prosimetric saga about the infighting between the sons of Eochaid Mugmedón in their struggle for dominance, the roles of Mongfhind (mother of four of them) and her brother Crimthann in this conflict, and the fates of Brían, Fíachra, Ailill and their sons.

Middle IrishAidedaAilill mac Echach MuigmedóinFíachra mac Echach MuigmedóinEochaid MugmedónCrimthann mac FidaigMongfhind ingen FhidaigBrión mac Echach Muigmedóin
Aided Diarmata meic Cerbaill I
prose
A composite Middle Irish tale about the reign and (threefold) death of Díarmait mac Cerbaill, king of Ireland. A common theme is the king’s violation of ecclesiastical sanctuary or protection.
AidedCiarán (mac int Shaír) of ClonmacnoiseDíarmait mac CerbaillColum CilleRuadán of LorrhaBrénainn of Birr
Aided Diarmata meic Cerbaill II
prose
Middle IrishAidedaDíarmait mac Cerbaill
Aidedh Ferghusa meic Léide
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Aideda
Aided Máelodráin
prose
Old IrishMiddle IrishAideda
Aided Meic Con
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Middle IrishAideda
Aided Muirchertaig meic Erca
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Late Middle Irishthreefold deathMuirchertach mac MuiredaigCairnech of DulaneCleitechSín
Aided Nath Í ocus a adnacol
prose
Late Middle IrishAidedaNath Í al. Feradach (Dathí)
Aided Néill Noígíallaig
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AidedaCycles of the KingsNíall Noígíallach
Aided Rogallaig meic Fuatach
prose

One of the historical narrative texts found in the Mionannála.

AidedaRogallach mac Fuatach
Airec menman Uraird maic Coisse
prose
Urard mac Coise
Urard mac Coise
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Irish poet

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Urard mac Coise
Urard mac Coise
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Irish poet

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A Middle Irish saga which relates how the poet Urard/Aurard mac Cosse (fl. 10th/11th century) obtained compensation from Domnall mac Muirchertaig, king of Tara, following a raid on his home. It includes version B of the medieval Irish tale lists.

Middle IrishUrard mac CoiseDomnall mac Muirchertaig
Airne Fíngein
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Late Old IrishEarly Middle IrishFíngen mac LuchtaConn Cétchathach
Aislinge Cormaic
prose
King Cormac mac Airt experiences a dream vision in which his wife Eithne Thóebfhota sleeps with the Ulsterman Eochu Gunnat and later returns to Cormac. The druids explains the dream to Cormac, saying that Eochu will be king of Tara for one year.(1)n. 1 31 note 109 Tomás Ó Cathasaigh, The heroic biography of Cormac mac Airt (1977).
Cormac mac AirtEochu Gunnat mac FéiccEithne Thóebfhota
Aislinge Meic Con Glinne
prose
Late Middle IrishCathal mac Finguine
Aní dia fil manchine Chloinde Colmáin ocus Síl Aodha Sláine do Chluain
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Díarmait mac CerbaillSíl nÁedo Sláine
Baile Chuind Chétchathaig
prose
Old IrishConn Cétchathach
Baile in Scáil
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Early Irish
Banshenchas
prose
verse
The title Banshenchas refers to two versions composed in the late Middle Irish period:
  1. [[Metrical Banshenchas

|a metrical version composed by Gilla Mo Dutu Úa Caiside in 1147]] and

  1. [[Prose Banshenchas

|a longer version in prose]].

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Middle Irish
Bóroma
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Bruiden Meic Da Réo
prose
A Middle Irish saga which recounts how in Ireland, the vassal peoples (aithech-thúatha) rebelled and decimated the leading noble families and how the survivors regained power through the mediation of the judge Morann.
Middle IrishFíachu FindfholaidMorann, MorandTúathal Techtmar
Buile Shuibne
prose
verse
Late Middle IrishEarly Modern IrishMo LingRónán of DromiskinSuibne Geilt
Caithréim Cellacháin Chaisil
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Late Middle IrishEarly Modern Irish
Caithréim Cellaig
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Late Middle IrishEarly Modern IrishCellach of Killala
Caithréim Conghail Chláiringhnigh
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Early Modern IrishConghal Cláiringhneach