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Caithréim Thoirdhealbhaigh
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Mac Craith (Seaán mac Ruaidhrí)
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Mac Craith (Seaán mac Ruaidhrí)
(fl. mid–14th century)
Irish historian, member of the Meic Craith (Magraths) who appear as a hereditary family of bardic poets. He is reputed to have written the Caithréim Thoirdhealbhaigh.
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Early Modern Irish historical saga dealing with events in Thomond from the late 13th to early 14th century.
Early Modern IrishÓ Briain (Toirrdelbach) ... d. 1306
Cath Aichli
prose
Prose narrative about the battle fought by Tuathal Techtmar at Aichill.
Early Irish
Independent, Fragmentary annals of Ireland
Cath Almaineform undefined
Old IrishCathal mac FinguineFergal mac Máele DúinDonn Bó mac Con BrettanCú Bret(t)an mac Congusso
Cath Cairnd Chonaill
prose
Díarmait mac Áedo SláineCaimín of Inis CeltraGúaire Aidne mac ColmáinSinech Cró
Cath Crinna
prose
prosimetrum
Late Middle Irish account of the battle of Crinna, in which Cormac mac Airt is said to have defeated the Ulstermen with the aid of Tadg son of Cían. The saga offers an origin legend of the Cíannacht Breg, explaining how it came to settle near Tara but did not attain the kingship of Tara.
Middle IrishTaraCormac mac AirtTadg mac CéinCíannachtaCíannacht Breg
Cath Maige Mucrama
prose
Old IrishMiddle IrishBattle of Mag MucramaAilill ÓlommSadb ingen ChuinnLugaid Mac ConLugaid Lága(e)Do DéraÉogan Mór mac AilellaFerchess mac CommáinÉogabal (var. Éogabul, Eogabál), sometimes mac DurgabuilFer Fí
Cath Maige Rath
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First and shorter recension of the tale of the battle of Mag Rath.
Old IrishEarly Middle IrishCongal CáechDomnall mac Áeda meic AinmirechDomnall mac Echach Buidi
Cath Maige Rath II
prose
Second and longer recension of the tale of the battle of Mag Rath.
Late Middle IrishEarly Modern Irish
Scél na Fír Flatha, Echtra Cormaic i Tír Tairngiri, ocus Ceart Claidib Cormaic
Ceart claidib Cormaicprose
This is the third and last tale in the composite text known as Scél na Fír Flatha, Echtra Cormaic i Tír Tairngiri, ocus Ceart Claidib Cormaic, corresponding to §§ 59-80 of Stokes' edition.
Late Middle Irish
Cnucha Cnoc os cionn Life
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Irish poem which has come down as a shorter version (6 st.) in Dinnshenchas Érenn dealing with the origin of the place-name Cnucha. A considerably longer one (64 st.) is attributed to Caílte in Agallamh bheag. Here the first 7 stanzas contain much overlap with the shorter version but then continues at some length with the kings of Ireland, with Finn and with Caílte’s present.
Late Middle IrishFinn mac Cumaill (Find úa Báiscni)CnuchaTúathal Techtmar
Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib
prose
prosimetrum
Long Middle Irish narrative work on the achievements of Brían Bóruma, especially those against the vikings.
Brían Bóruma (Brian Boru)
Compert Fiachach Muillethain
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Brief anecdote about Éogan Mór mac Ailello and the birth of Fíachu Muillethan.
Early IrishBirth-talesCompertaminor Irish prose talesFíachu Muillethan mac ÉogainÉogan Mór mac AilellaDíl maccu Chrecga
Compert Mongáin
prose
Brief early Irish story of the conception and birth of Mongán
Early IrishCompertconceptionbirthMongán mac FíachnaiManannán mac LirRáith Mór ... Rathmore
Comthoth Lóegaire co cretim ocus a aided
prose
AidedaSaint PatrickDubthach maccu LugairLóegaire mac Néill
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