Aislinge Meic Con Glinne

Aislinge Meic Chon Glinne [' aʃl ʴ in ʴ e vik ʴ xon ' g ʴ l ʴ iN ʴ e] ( " The Dream of Mac Con Glinne " ) is the name of an Irish Schwankes, written probably in the 11th century by an anonymous author. He survives in two manuscripts from the 12th century into different lengths.

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The wandering scholars Aniar Mac Con Glinne of Armagh gets on his journey through Ireland in the 8th century by the Abbot of Cork in dispute. Since he is alleged to have mocked the Church, he is sentenced to death. But it succeeds twice to escape by his presence of mind of execution, until he was able to escape to the court of the King of Munster. This he freed by a ruse by the demon of gluttony, which he is pardoned.

The narrative is a farcical parody of the medieval Irish monastic life and the folk traditional narrative forms of aisling ( vision in a dream, the dream vision ) and Immram ( " rowing ", seafaring, sea voyage to the mythical islands). It is referred to as "the best major work of parody " of Irish literature.