Encyclopedia.com > Dictionaries, Thesauruses, Pictures, and Press Releases > A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology > January 2004

Dallán Forgaill

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | 563 words | Copyright

Dallán Forgaill, Forgael [cf. Ir. dall, blind]. Fabled poet of 6th-century Ireland, perhaps the first to whom the title of any poem may be ascribed. He is thought to have penned Amra Choluimb Chille (c.580), a poem in praise of St Colum Cille. Some narratives describe him as a ‘Bard of All Ireland’. Dallán Forgaill may be identified with Eochaid Éigeas and may be the model for Forgoll, both of whom contend with Mongán. The poet may have been the model for W. B. Yeats's fictional Forgael in the drama Shadowy Waters (1906).

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

JAMES MacKILLOP. "Dallán Forgaill." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

JAMES MacKILLOP. "Dallán Forgaill." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-DallnForgaill.html

JAMES MacKILLOP. "Dallán Forgaill." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-DallnForgaill.html

Learn more about citation styles

Find thousands of answers for hundreds of subjects at Answers Encyclopedia .

All answers verified by trusted sources at Encyclopedia.com

Try Answers Encyclopedia now!

For students and teachers!

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including: