Triallam timcheall na Fodla
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Triallam timcheall na Fodla, medieval Irish
topographical text
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, Triallam consists of twenty verses divided into four (but sometimes five or even six) lines. The full poem is nine hundred and sixteen lines in length. It identifies various tribes, dynasties and territories of the Gaelic
-Irish
, as they were immedially before the arrival of the Anglo-Norman
s. Ó Dubhagáin devotes one hundred and fifty-two lines to Meath
, three hundrd and fifty-four to Ulster
, three hundred and twenty-eight to Connacht
, and fifty-six to Leinster
. Possibly the work was unfinished at the time of Ó Dubhagáin's death in 1372.
Sometime after Ó Dubhagáin's death, Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín
(d. 1420) completed the poem.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
topographical text
Text (literary theory)
A text, within literary theory, is a coherent set of symbols that transmits some kind of informative message. This set of symbols is considered in terms of the informative message's content, rather than in terms of its physical form or the medium in which it is represented...
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Overview
Composed by 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...
, Triallam consists of twenty verses divided into four (but sometimes five or even six) lines. The full poem is nine hundred and sixteen lines in length. It identifies various tribes, dynasties and territories of the Gaelic
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
-Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
, as they were immedially before the arrival of the Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman
The Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the Norman conquest by William the Conqueror in 1066. A small number of Normans were already settled in England prior to the conquest...
s. Ó Dubhagáin devotes one hundred and fifty-two lines to Meath
Meath
Meath may refer to:*County Meath, Republic of Ireland**Kingdom of Mide, medieval precursor of the county**Meath , in UK and Irish parliaments**Meath GAA, including the intercounty football and hurling teams**Diocese of Meath...
, three hundrd and fifty-four to Ulster
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. 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...
, three hundred and twenty-eight to Connacht
Connacht
Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west 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...
, and fifty-six to Leinster
Leinster
Leinster 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...
. Possibly the work was unfinished at the time of Ó Dubhagáin's death in 1372.
Sometime after Ó Dubhagáin's death, 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....
(d. 1420) completed the poem.
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:...
- Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óighTuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óighTuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh, medieval Gaelic-Irish topographical text, composed by Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín .-Overview:Tuilleadh feasa ... is both a supplement and a continuation of Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin's Triallam timcheall na Fodla...
- Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrínGiolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrínGiolla 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....
- 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....