Luccreth moccu Chíara[1] (floruit c. 665 AD)[2] was a poet from County Kerry, Ireland who wrote in archaic Old Irish.
The poem goes on to tell how the descendants of the Ulaid hero Cethern settled in the midlands, and later migrated to Munster in the time of Óengus mac Nad Froích (d.
[7] Another poem ascribed to Luccreth is Ba mol Mídend midlaige ("It was the prophetic utterance of Midend, the fool"),[4] also found in the Laud genealogical tract.
However, their names, arranged in Irish metre, have been shown to derive not from Genesis, but rather from the roster of nations, former Roman provinces and other places mentioned in St. Isidore's Etymologiae (Books IX and XIV): "Bithin, Scithin, Scuitt, Scill, Scarthaig, Greic, Guitt, Gaill.
Germain, Point, Pampil muaid,Moraind luind, Lugdoin uaig.Oatri, Cipri, Ciclaid, Creit,Corsic, Sardain, Sicil, Reit.Rigind, Rudi, Romain mair,Masail, Mussin, Macedoin nair.Numin, Noric, Nombithi braiss,Bretain, Belgaich, Boet maiss.Magoich, Armein, amais gairg,Galait, Achaid, Athain aird.Alain, Albain, Hircain oig,Etail, Espain, Guith goich.Grinne fairne Frainc, Frig,Fresin, Longbaird luind lir.Lacdemoin, Tessail, Traic,Troian, Dardain, Dalmait, Daic.This listing, in several variants, seems to have become well known in medieval Ireland, as forms of it appear in both Auraicept na n-Éces[9] and the later Lebor Gabála Érenn.