Aislinge meic Conglinne

Aislinge meic Conglinne (Vision of Mac Conglinne), a parody of the medieval físi and immrama (vision and voyage tales [see tale-types]) which also mocks the conventions of heroic literature and the institutions of Church and State. Influenced by goliardic satire, the tale was composed in the 12th cent. and is preserved in Leabhar Breac. Ainíer Mac Conglinne, a scholar and satirist from Roscommon, decides to become a poet and goes to Cork to seek patronage, where he is meanly entertained.

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