Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh
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Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh, medieval Gaelic
-Irish
topographical text
, composed by Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín
(died 1420).
's Triallam timcheall na Fodla
. Of the two, James Carney
wrote:
Gaels
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topographical text
Text (literary theory)
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, composed by Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín
Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín
Giolla na Naomh O hUidhrin, Irish historian and poet, died 1420.O hUidhrin is known as the author of Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh, a topographical poem of a kind with Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin's Triallam timcheall na Fodla, of which it is a supplement....
(died 1420).
Overview
Tuilleadh feasa ... is both a supplement and a continuation of Seán Mór Ó DubhagáinSeán Mór Ó Dubhagáin
Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin was an Irish Gaelic poet.-Background:Ó Dubhagáinn was among the first notable members of the bardic family Baile Uí Dhubhagáin , near Loughrea, County Galway...
's Triallam timcheall na Fodla
Triallam timcheall na Fodla
Triallam timcheall na Fodla, medieval Irish topographical text.-Overview:Composed by Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin, Triallam consists of twenty verses divided into four lines. The full poem is nine hundred and sixteen lines in length...
. Of the two, James Carney
James Carney
James Patrick Carney was a noted Irish Celtic scholar.He was born in Portlaoise, County Laois and was educated at the Christian Brothers school in Synge Street, Dublin...
wrote:
- "These two poems together constitute a compendiumCompendiumA compendium is a concise, yet comprehensive compilation of a body of knowledge. A compendium may summarize a larger work. In most cases the body of knowledge will concern some delimited field of human interest or endeavour , while a "universal" encyclopedia can be referred to as a compendium of...
of the topographyTopographyTopography is the study of Earth's surface shape and features or those ofplanets, moons, and asteroids...
of pre-Norman IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, as seen, however, by poets who lived two centuries after the invasion. Triallam timcheall na Fodla ... is an account of the territories of the northern half of Ireland and LeinsterLeinsterLeinster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the east of Ireland. It comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Mide, Osraige and Leinster. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the historic fifths of Leinster and Mide gradually merged, mainly due to the impact of the Pale, which straddled...
, indicating the ruling family or families of each districtDistrictDistricts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...
. Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh ... treats in similar fashion of the southern half of Ireland, including Leinster, of which we have therefore two independent accounts. The introductory stanzaStanzaIn poetry, a stanza is a unit within a larger poem. In modern poetry, the term is often equivalent with strophe; in popular vocal music, a stanza is typically referred to as a "verse"...
s of Ó hUidhrín's poem, in which he defines the scope of his work and its relation to that of his predecessor, may be summarised as follows: I shall tell you here of the noble kindredKindredIn the Heathen movements, a kindred is a local worship group and organisational unit. Other terms used are hearth, theod , blotgroup, sippe, and other less popular ones such as garth, stead, and others....
s of Ireland who have been omitted by Ó Dubhagáin. It is not through want of knowledge that he has not described Leinster, for he has treated of Conn's halfLeath CuinnLeath Cuinn and Leath Moga refers to a legendary ancient division of Ireland.-Geographical extant:Leath Cuinn was the island north of the Esker Riada...
only. To describe the southern half, MunsterMunsterMunster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the south of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes...
, Leinster, and the lands about the lower ShannonRiver ShannonThe River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...
, falls within my province."
See also
- Críchad an ChaoilliCríchad an Chaoilli-Overview:Written in Middle Irish sometime between 1100 - 1300, Críchad an Chaoilli is a topographical text that takes its title from its opening verse:* Crichad an caoilli gu cruaidh* in fuil uaibh nech noimluaidh ?* tucad do mac Sonaisc sin...
- Crichaireacht cinedach nduchasa Muintiri MurchadaCrichaireacht cinedach nduchasa Muintiri MurchadaCrichaireacht cinedach nduchasa Muintiri Murchada is a tract concerning the medieval territory called Muintir Murchada, located in County Galway, Ireland.-Outline:...
- Leabhar Adhamh Ó CianáinLeabhar Adhamh Ó CianáinLeabhar Adhamh Ó Cianáin or The Book of Adhamh Ó Cianáin, now G 2-3 NLI , is a book written in or about the 1340s by Adhamh Ó Cianáin by and for himself, and out of the book of his teacher, Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin....
- O Doyne manuscript