Irish Sources

This is a rough chronology of literature from Ireland, a work in progress it is missing sources and massive amounts of literary works.

Literature

  • Patrick's Epistola - c. 450 to 490

  • Patrick's Confessio - c. 460 to 490

  • The First Synod of Patrick - c. 6th Century Probably ?

  • Amra Choluim Chille - c. 598 ? (I'm largely suspicious of this date)

  • The Leinster dynastic poems - c. Early 7th Century

  • Auraicept na n-Éces - c. 650 +

  • De mirabilibus sacrae scripturae - c. 655

  • Brigit Bé Bithmaith - c. 656

  • Conailla Medb míchuru - Around c. 665

  • Ba mol Mídend midlaige - Around c. 665

  • Cú-cen-máthair - Around c. 665

  • Echtrae Chonnlai - c. 688 to 750 ?

  • Tírechán's Collections - c. 690

  • Muirchú’s Vita sancti Patricii - c. Late 7th Century

  • Immram Brain - c. 690 - 750

  • Audacht Morainn - c. 700 'ish

  • Dé gábail an t-sida c. 700 [+ later additions]

  • Anbthine mór ar muig Lir - c. 707

  • Baile Chuinn Chétchathaig - c. 720

  • Compert ConChullain - c. 725

  • Aithbe dam-se bés mora - c. 775 to 825.

  • Baíle in Scail - c. 800 to 900

  • Tochmarc Étaíne - c. 800 to 1000

  • Caith Maige Tuired - c. 875 [+ later addition of the beginning paragraph]

  • The Lament for Treasach, son of Becan, chief of Ui Bairche Maighe - c.884

  • Can mBunadas na nGael - c. 884

  • Lament for Ceallach mac Flannaghan, King of Brega - c. 890

  • Reicne Fothaid Canainne - c. Late 9th Century?

  • Sanas Cormaic - c. 900 [+ later additions]

  • Saltair na Rann - c. 988

  • Lebor Bretnach - c. 1000 [+ later additions]

  • Teach suain na horchra an aird tiar - c. 1027 to 28 (no later than 1048)

  • Dindshenchus Érenn - c. 1050 [+ later additions]

  • Leor Gaballa Míniugud - c. 1075

  • Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib - c. 1107 ?

  • Aislinge Meic Con Glinne - c. 1175 to 1215

  • Acallam na Senórach - Late 11th to 1210

  • Mór a bfearg a rí Saxon - c. 1358

  • Altrom tigi dá medar - c. 1400

  • Oidheadh Chloinne Tuireann - c. 1500

  • Annals of the Four Masters - c. 1632 to 1636

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