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Tochmarc Ailbe
prose
prosimetrum
Early Irish prosimetric text which relates the story how an aging Finn mac Cumaill wooed Ailbe Grúadbrecc, daughter of Cormac mac Airt. A significant part of the text is taken up by their conversations, which involve a series of riddles and verbal games that establish their mental and intellectual complementarity.
Early IrishAilbe ingen ChormaicFinn mac Cumaill (Find úa Báiscni)Cormac mac Airt
Tochmarc Baisi bandruad
form undefined
A very short text written in an obscure form of medieval Irish and apparently relating to a meeting between Fachtna Fáthach, known from other sources as a legendary king of Ulster, and a certain Bais, sorceress (bandruad) and daughter of Crunnmáel.
Irish languageFachtna FáthachBais ingen Crunnmaíl
Tochmarc Becfola
form undefined
Late Middle IrishEarly Middle IrishEarly Modern IrishMo Laisse of DevenishBecfhola
Tochmarc Emire
prose
Early Irishremscéla to Táin bó CúailngeAífe ingen AirdgemeConall CernachCú ChulainnConchobar mac NessaEmer ingen ForgaillScáthachLóegaire Búadach
Tochmarc Ferbe
prose
prosimetrum
Prosimetric tale from the Ulster Cycle
Middle IrishCú ChulainnCathbadConchobar mac NessaThe BadbMugainFerb
Tochmarc Lúaine ocus Aided Athairne
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Middle IrishConall CernachCú ChulainnAthirneManannán mac LirCathbadConchobar mac NessaSencha mac AilellaLeborchamCeltchar (mac Uithechair)Cúscraid Mend MachaMunremar mac GerrcindEógan mac Durthacht
Tochmarc Moméra
prose
Story in which Éogan Mór is invited to Spain and marries the daughter of the King of Spain. Afterwards he returns to contend for the kingship in Ireland and his first son, Ailill Aulom, is born to him.
TochmarcaAilill ÓlommMoméra ... alias BeraMug Núadat (al. Éogan Taídlech)
Tochmarc Treblainne
form undefined
Middle IrishMedb of CrúachanAilill mac MátaMidir of Brí LéithCairpre Nia FerFráechBóann
Togail bruidne Da Derga
prose
Early Irish narrative text about Conaire Mór, from his conception and rise to power to the violation of his gessi and death at the siege of the hostel of Da Derga. For the earlier, shorter version, see [[Orgain brudne Uí Dergae |Orgain (or Togail) brudne Uí Dergae]].
ToglaConaire MórConall CernachDa Derga
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
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Middle Irish adaptation of the Historia de excidio Troiae (6th century) ascribed to Dares Phrygius.
Middle Irish
Togail Tuir Chonaind (TCD 1316 version)
prose
verse
An independent version of the story of the children of Nemed and the attack on the tower of Conaing.
Nemed mac AgnomainClanna Nemid
Táin bó Cúailnge I, Táin bó Cúailnge II
Toichim na mbuidenprose
Episode in Táin bó Cúailnge (Recensions I and II), in which Ailill and Medb watch the approaching Ulaid through intermediaries. It employs the so-called ‘watchman device’, in which a watchman with keen sight, here Mac Roth, offers a visually rich if puzzling description of what he sees and in which an interpreter of the description, here Fergus mac Róich, is able to identify the approaching characters.
Early Irishwatchman device
Tóiteán Tighe Fhinn
verse
69 st.
beg. Truagh annsin a láithrech lis
A ballad about a tragic event and its aftermath in Fenian tradition. It relates how Garad mac Morna burnt to death the wives of the fían-warriors in Finn's house and how he was afterwards slain by his son Aod.
Early Modern IrishAilbe ingen ChormaicGarad mac MornaÁed mac GaraidFinn mac Cumaill (Find úa Báiscni)
Acallam na senórach, Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Tonn Chlidna Iverse
beg. Clidna Cheindfhind, búan in bét
Poem on the dinnshenchas of Tond Clidna, attributed to Caílte.
Middle IrishdinnshenchasTonn ChlidnaClidna
Dinnshenchas Érenn C
Dinnshenchas of Tonn Chlidna IIverse
beg. Genann mac Triúin, torum ndil
Poem on the dinnshenchas of Tonn Chlidna.
Middle IrishDinnshenchasTonn Chlidna
Tóraigheacht tána bó Flidaise
prose
verse
Early Modern Irish tale forming a sequel to Táin bó Flidaise. It relates how the Gamhanraidh go in pursuit of Fergus and the men of Ireland to recover the magical cow of Flidais, Maol Flidaise.
Early Modern Irish
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