Selections from Ancient Irish PoetryFront matterKuno Meyer translationChapter navigation54 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterKUNO MEYERINTRODUCTIONTHE ISLES OF THE HAPPYTHE SEA-GOD'S ADDRESS TO BRANTHE TRYST AFTER DEATHDEIRDRE'S FAREWELL TO SCOTLANDDEIRDRE'S LAMENTTHE HOSTS OF FAERYFROM THE VISION OF MAC CONGLINNETHE DEER'S CRYAN EVEN-SONGPATRICK'S BLESSING ON MUNSTERTHE HERMIT'S SONGA PRAYER TO THE VIRGINEVE'S LAMENTON THE FLIGHTINESS OF THOUGHTTO CRINOGTHE DEVIL'S TRIBUTE TO MOLINGMAELISU'S HYMN TO THE ARCHANGEL MICHAELTHE MOTHERS' LAMENT AT THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTSKING AND HERMITSONG OF THE SEASUMMER HAS COMESONG OF SUMMERSUMMER IS GONEA SONG OF WINTERARRANTHE SONG OF CREDE, DAUGHTER OF GUARELIADIN AND CURITHIRA DIRGE FOR KING NIALL OF THE NINE HOSTAGES (+ a.d. 405)THE SONG OF CARROLL'S SWORD (a.d. 909)EOCHAID ON THE DEATH OF KING AED MAC DOMNAILL UA NEILL[20]ERARD MAC COISSE ON THE DEATH OF KING MALACHY II.[23]THE MONK AND HIS PET CATCOLUM CILLE'S GREETING TO IRELANDON ANGUS THE CULDEE (+ ca. 830)COLUM CILLE THE SCRIBETHE LAMENT OF THE OLD WOMAN OF BEARETHE DESERTED HOMECORMAC MAC CULENNAIN SANG THISALEXANDER THE GREATTHE SCRIBEON A DEAD SCHOLARTHE CRUCIFIXIONTHE PILGRIM AT ROMEHOSPITALITYTHE BLACKBIRDMOLING SANG THISTHE CHURCH BELL IN THE NIGHTTHE VIKING TERRORFROM THE TRIADS OF IRELANDFROM THE INSTRUCTIONS OF KING CORMACNOTESBeginning of this editionNext chapter →KUNO MEYERAll chapters and sections (54)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsKUNO MEYERINTRODUCTIONTHE ISLES OF THE HAPPYTHE SEA-GOD'S ADDRESS TO BRANTHE TRYST AFTER DEATHDEIRDRE'S FAREWELL TO SCOTLANDDEIRDRE'S LAMENTTHE HOSTS OF FAERYFROM THE VISION OF MAC CONGLINNETHE DEER'S CRYAN EVEN-SONGPATRICK'S BLESSING ON MUNSTERTHE HERMIT'S SONGA PRAYER TO THE VIRGINEVE'S LAMENTON THE FLIGHTINESS OF THOUGHTTO CRINOGTHE DEVIL'S TRIBUTE TO MOLINGMAELISU'S HYMN TO THE ARCHANGEL MICHAELTHE MOTHERS' LAMENT AT THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTSKING AND HERMITSONG OF THE SEASUMMER HAS COMESONG OF SUMMERSUMMER IS GONEA SONG OF WINTERARRANTHE SONG OF CREDE, DAUGHTER OF GUARELIADIN AND CURITHIRA DIRGE FOR KING NIALL OF THE NINE HOSTAGES (+ a.d. 405)THE SONG OF CARROLL'S SWORD (a.d. 909)EOCHAID ON THE DEATH OF KING AED MAC DOMNAILL UA NEILL[20]ERARD MAC COISSE ON THE DEATH OF KING MALACHY II.[23]THE MONK AND HIS PET CATCOLUM CILLE'S GREETING TO IRELANDON ANGUS THE CULDEE (+ ca. 830)COLUM CILLE THE SCRIBETHE LAMENT OF THE OLD WOMAN OF BEARETHE DESERTED HOMECORMAC MAC CULENNAIN SANG THISALEXANDER THE GREATTHE SCRIBEON A DEAD SCHOLARTHE CRUCIFIXIONTHE PILGRIM AT ROMEHOSPITALITYTHE BLACKBIRDMOLING SANG THISTHE CHURCH BELL IN THE NIGHTTHE VIKING TERRORFROM THE TRIADS OF IRELANDFROM THE INSTRUCTIONS OF KING CORMACNOTESTRANSLATED BY◇KUNO MEYER →