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[Dinnshenchas of Benn Étair I], verse beg. ‘Étar étan ri dílind’ , part of or cited in: Dinnshenchas Érenn A

» In English: “Etar, forehead to the flood” » Ascribed author(s): Id:Cináed úa hArtacáin » Language(s): Middle Irish » Form: verse » Categories: Ulster Cycle, Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Text entries » Type: Subject:dinnshenchas
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Poem on the Hill of Howth, Co. Dublin.

[Brinna Ferchertne], verse beg. ‘Atchīu dā choin ac congail’

» In English: “Ferchertne’s dream-vision” » Language(s): Old Irish, Early Middle Irish » Form: verse » Stanzas: 36 st. » Categories: Ulster Cycle, Early Irish poetry, Text entries
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A rhymed poem about the death of Cú Roí, preserved as part of a version of Aided Chon Roí. In a dream-vision, the poet Ferchertne utters a prophecy of Cú Roí’s death.

[Dinnshenchas of Carn Fraích], verse beg. ‘Carnd Fraich, ca hadbar dia fuil’ , part of or cited in: Dinnshenchas Érenn C

» Language(s): Middle Irish » Form: prose, verse » Stanzas: 32 st. » Categories: Ulster Cycle, Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Text entries » Type: Subject:dinnshenchas
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Dinnshenchas of Carn Fraích.

[Dinnshenchas of Carn Furbaide], verse beg. ‘Atá sund Carn uí Chathbath’ , part of or cited in: Dinnshenchas Érenn A, Dinnshenchas Érenn C, Dinnshenchas Érenn B

» In English: “Here stands the Carn of Cathbad's grandson” » Ascribed author(s): Id:Cúán úa Lothcháin » Language(s): Middle Irish » Form: prose, verse » Categories: Ulster Cycle, Early Irish poetry, Dinnshenchas Érenn, Text entries » Type: Subject:dinnshenchas, Subject:Ulster Cycle
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Poem on the dinnshenchas of Carn Furbaide (near Granard), also known as Carn Uí Chathbath.

[Conailla Medb míchuru], verse beg. ‘Conailla Medb míchuru’

» In English: “Medb enjoined bad/illegal/evil contracts” » Ascribed author(s): Id:Luccreth moccu Chíara » Language(s): Old Irish » Form: verse » Categories: Ulster Cycle, Early Irish poetry, Text entries
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Obscure 'accentual poem' by or at least attributed to Luccreth moccu Chíara. The first section deals with the Ulster hero Fergus mac Róich, his situation as an exile in the service of Medb and Ailill, and his participation in their wars over the cattle (bó) of the Ulstermen. The account is thought to refer to an early version of the Táin bó Cúailnge.

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