Dallán mac Móre, fl. c. 900, was an Irish poet, and chief bard to King
Cerball mac Muirecáin
Cerball mac Muirecáin (died 909) was king of Leinster. He was the son of Muirecán mac Diarmata and a member of the Uí Fáeláin, the descendants of Fáelán mac Murchado (died 738), of one of three septs of the Uí Dúnlainge of modern County ...
of
Leinster
Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of ...
(reigned 885–909. The poem ''The Song of Cerball's Sword'' is attributed to Dallán.
Cath Bealach Mughna
''Sub anno'' 903, the
Annals of the Four Masters
The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' ( ga, Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' (''Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'') are chronicles of Middle Ages, medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Flood myt ...
preserve part of a lament on those killed at the battle of Bealach Mugna:
Cormac of Feimhin, Fogartach,
Colman, Ceallach of the hard conflicts,
They perished with many thousands
in the great battle of Bealach-Mughna.
Flann of Teamhair, of the plain of Tailltin,
Cearbhall of Carman without fail,
On the seventh of the Calends of September,
gained the battle of which hundreds were joyful.
The bishop, the souls' director,
the renowned, illustrious doctor,
King of Caiseal, King of Iarmumha;
O God! alas for Cormac!
External links
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005B/index.html
References
* ''1000 Years of Irish poetry'', Kathleen Hoagland New York, 1947, pp. 6–8. .
10th-century Irish writers
9th-century Irish writers
Medieval Irish poets
9th-century Irish poets
10th-century Irish poets
Irish male poets
Irish-language writers
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