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[A chloch thall for elaid úair], verse beg. ‘A chloch thall for elaid úair’

» In English: “O stone yonder upon the cold tomb” » Ascribed author(s): Id:Cináed úa hArtacáin » Language(s): Middle Irish » Form: verse » Categories: Ulster Cycle, Early Irish poetry, Text entries
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Poem on a stone at Monasterboice, Co. Louth.

[Dinnshenchas of Achall], verse beg. ‘Achall ar aicce Temair’ , part of or cited in: Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C

» In English: “Skryne opposite Tara” » Ascribed author(s): Id:Cináed úa hArtacáin » Language(s): Middle Irish » Form: verse, prose » Categories: Ulster Cycle, Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Text entries » Type: dinnshenchas » Keywords: revenge
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Dinnshenchas poem mostly on Achall, i.e. the Hill of Skreen, Co. Meath, with prose on Duma nEirc and Duma nAichle. Both the poem and the prose text offer the story according to which Achall died of grief for her brother Erc, who was killed in vengeance for Cú Chulainn’s death, and was buried in the mound that would bear her name.

[Amrae Chon Roí], verse beg. ‘Ní hada dom anmuin / apairt ro-m-nét’ , part of or cited in: Independent, Aided Chon Roí

» In English: “Not meet for my soul is the deed that has quelled me” » Language(s): Old Irish » Form: verse » Categories: Ulster Cycle, Early Irish poetry, Text entries

[Dinnshenchas of Ard Macha], verse beg. ‘In mag imríadat ar n-eich’ , part of or cited in: Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B

» Language(s): Middle Irish » Form: verse, prose » Stanzas: 27 st. » Categories: Ulster Cycle, Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Text entries » Type: dinnshenchas
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Tract on the dinnshenchas of Ard Macha.

[Atchíu fer find firfes cles], verse beg. ‘Atchíu fer find firfes cles’ , part of or cited in: Introduction to the Táin bó Cúailnge

» In English: “I see a fair man who will perform weapon-feats” » Ascribed author(s): Id:Fedelm ... Connacht prophetess » Language(s): Middle Irish » Form: verse » Stanzas: 10 st. » Categories: Early Irish poetry, Táin bó Cúailnge, Text entries
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Poem attributed to Fedelm, a poetess (banfhili) and seeress from Connacht, in the first two recensions of the Táin bó Cúailnge. In this poem, she prophesies the coming of Cú Chulainn and his heroic deeds.

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