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23 K 44
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 K 44.
Paper; 1721-22.
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 58, S. 165-6.
23 N 10
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 N 10.
Vellum (pp. 1-28) and paper; 1575.
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 967, pp. 2769-80.
Facsimile edition: Best, R. I.: MS. 23 N 10 (formerly Betham 145). Dublin 1954.
23 P 3
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 3.
Composite (sections I [ff. 1-19], II [ff. 20-3], III [24-5]); vellum; 1467 (I).
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 1242, pp. 3433-40.
23 Q 6
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 Q 6.
Composite (sections I-V); vellum; 15th-16th century.
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 1243, pp. 3440-6.
24 P 25
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 24 P 25.
Vellum; 16th century.
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 475, pp. 1242-.
Add. 30512
London, British Library, Additional 30512.
Vellum; 15th-16th century.
Flower, Robin: Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum. Vol. II. London 1926 (repr. Dublin 1992), pp. 470-505.
Add. 33993
London, British Library, Additional 33993.
Composite (sections I [ff. 1-19], II [ff. 20-29]); vellum; 16th century.
Flower, Robin: Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum. Vol. II. London 1926 (repr. Dublin 1992), pp. 1-6.
B IV 1
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS B IV 1.
Paper; written between 1671-74.
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 236, pp. 586-93.
B IV 1A
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS B IV 1A.
Paper; 17th century?
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 236a, pp. 593-4.
B IV 2
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS B IV 2.
Paper; 1627-28.
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 1080, pp. 3021-3029.
BB
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 12 (Book of Ballymote).
Vellum; 1384-1406.
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 536, pp. 1610-55; Ó Concheanainn, Tomás: The Book of Ballymote, in: Celtica 14 (1981), pp. 15-25.
Facsimile edition: Atkinson, Robert: The Book of Ballymote. Dublin 1887.
Br. 3410
Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, No. 3410
Paper; 1629.
van den Gheyn, J.: Catalogue des manuscrits de la Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique. Vol. V. Brussels 1905, pp. 381-9.
Br. 5301-20
Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, No. 5301-20.
Paper; after 1643.
van den Gheyn, J.: Catalogue des manuscrits de la Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique. Vol. VII. Brussels 1907, par. 4641.
C I 2
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS C I 2.
Vellum; 15-16th century?
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 1234, pp. 3414-8.
C III 2
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS C III 2.
Vellum; 1552.
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 1236, pp. 3421-4.
C VI 3
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS C VI 3.
Paper; early 17th century.
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 740, pp. 2245-7.
D IV 2
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D IV 2.
Vellum; 15th century
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 1223, pp. 3297-307.
Ed. V
Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, No. V.
Vellum; 14th-15th century?
Mackechnie, John: Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in Selected Libraries in Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. I. Boston 1973, No. 72.1.5, pp. 137-41.
Ed. XL
Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, No. XL.
Composite (sections I-V); vellum.
Mackechnie, John: Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in Selected Libraries in Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. I. Boston 1973, No. 72.1.40, pp. 192-5.
Ed. XXVIII
Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, No. XXVIII.
Vellum; 14th century??
Mackechnie, John: Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in Selected Libraries in Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. I. Boston 1973, No. 72.1.28, pp. 169-70.
Ed. XXXVI
Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, No. XXXVI.
Paper; 1690-91.
Mackechnie, John: Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in Selected Libraries in Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. I. Boston 1973, No. 72.1.36, pp. 176-9.
Eg. 1781
London, British Library, Egerton 1781.
Vellum; ca. 1484-87.
Flower, Robin: Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum. Vol. II. London 1926 (repr. Dublin 1992), pp. 527-45.
Eg. 1782
London, British Library, Egerton 1782.
Vellum; ca. 1517.
Flower, Robin: Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum. Vol. II. London 1926 (repr. Dublin 1992), pp. 259-98.
Eg. 88
London, British Library, Egerton 88.
Vellum; ca. 1564.
O'Grady, Standish Hayes: Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum. Vol. I. London 1926 (repr. Dublin 1992), pp. 85-141; O'Sullivan, William: The Book of Domhnall Ó Duibhdábhoireann. Provenance and Codicology, in: Celtica 28 (1999), 276-99.
Eg. 92 = Fermoy
London, British Library, Egerton 92.
Vellum; formerly belonging to the Book of Fermoy (see Fermoy).
Flower, Robin: Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum. Vol. II. London 1926 (repr. Dublin 1992), pp. 505-19.
Eg. 93
London, British Library, Egerton 93.
Composite (sections I [f. 1-19], II [f. 20-25], III [f. 26-35]); vellum; 15th (I) - 16th c (II, III).
Flower, Robin: Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum. Vol. II. London 1926 (repr. Dublin 1992), pp. 434-7.
Fermoy
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 E 29 (Book of Fermoy).
Composite (sections I [pp. 1-16], II [pp. 17-216], III [pp. 217-24]); Vellum; 15th - 16th century; partly preserved in Eg. 92.
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 1134, pp. 3091-125.
G 4 = YBL
Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 4.
Vellum; 1391; fragment formerly belonging to the main part of the Yellow Book of Lecan (see YBL).
Ní Shéaghdha, Nessa: Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the National Library of Ireland. Fasc. I. Dublin 1967, pp. 28-31.
G 7
Dublin, National Library of Ireland, MS G 7.
Vellum; 16th century.
Ní Shéaghdha, Nessa: Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the National Library of Ireland. Fasc. I. Dublin 1967, pp. 36-41.
H 1.15 (1289)
Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 1.15 (cat. 1289).
Paper; 1729-45.
Abbott, T. K. and Gwynn, E. J.: Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. Dublin 1921, No. 1289, pp. 50-60 and pp. 333-4.
H 1.17 (1291)
Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 1.17 (cat. 1291).
Paper; 1755.
Abbott, T. K. and Gwynn, E. J.: Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. Dublin 1921, No. 1291, pp. 60-64.
H 2.12 (1308)
Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 2.12 (cat. 1302-14), No. 8 (cat. 1308).
Vellum; 15th century?
Abbott, T. K. and Gwynn, E. J.: Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. Dublin 1921, No. 1308, p. 86.
H 2.15A (1316)
Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 2.15A (cat. 1316).
Composite (sections I-V); vellum and paper.
Abbott, T. K. and Gwynn, E. J.: Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. Dublin 1921, No. 1316, pp. 90-92 and pp. 325-7; cf. Breatnach, Liam: A Companion to the Corpus Iuris Hibernici. Dublin 2005, p. 4
H 2.17 (1319)
Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 2.17 (cat. 1319).
Composite (various fragments); paper and vellum ( p. 83-); pp. 172-87 and 192-3 from the Book of Lecan (Lecan).
Abbott, T. K. and Gwynn, E. J.: Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. Dublin 1921, No. 1319, pp. 110-6 and pp. 348-52.
H 2.7 (1928)
Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 2.7 (cat. 1928).
Composite (sections I-IV); vellum.
Abbott, T. K. and Gwynn, E. J.: Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. Dublin 1921, No. 1298, pp. 78-80 and p. 335.
H 3.17 (1336)
Dublin, Trinity College, H 3.17 (cat. 1336).
Composite (sections I-V); vellum; 16th century.
Abbott, T. K. and Gwynn, E. J.: Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. Dublin 1921, No. 1336, pp. 125-39 and 355-58; cf. Breatnach, Liam: A Companion to the Corpus Iuris Hibernici. Dublin 2005, p. 7.
H 3.18 (1337)
Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 3.18 (cat. 1337).
Composite (sections I-XXV); vellum and (pp. 708-) paper; 16th century?
Abbott, T. K. and Gwynn, E. J.: Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. Dublin 1921, No. 1337, pp. 140-58; cf. cf. Breatnach, Liam: A Companion to the Corpus Iuris Hibernici. Dublin 2005, p. 4-5.
H 4.22 (1363)
Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 4.22 (cat. 1363).
Composite (sections I-XVI in 4 vols.); vellum and paper.
Abbott, T. K. and Gwynn, E. J.: Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. Dublin 1921, No. 1363, pp. 199-216; cf. Breatnach, Liam: A Companion to the Corpus Iuris Hibernici. Dublin 2005, p. 6-7.
H 6.8 (1412)
Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 6.8 (cat. 1412).
Paper; 18th century.
Abbott, T. K. and Gwynn, E. J.: Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. Dublin 1921, No. 1412, S. 274-7.
Ha. 432
London, British Library, Harleian 432.
Vellum; 16th century.
O'Grady, Standish Hayes: Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum. Vol. I. London 1926 (repr. Dublin 1992), pp. 146-7.
Ha. 5280
London, British Library, Harley 5280.
Vellum; early 16th century.
Flower, Robin: Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum. Vol. II. London 1926 (repr. Dublin 1992), pp. 298-323.
Laud 610
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Laud 610.
Composite (sections I [ff. 59-72 and 123-46, White Earl's ms.] and II [ff. 1-58 and 73-122, Edmund Butler's ms.]); vellum; between 1410 and 1452 (I), 1453-54 (II).
Ó Cuív, Brian: Catalogue of Irish Language Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford and Oxford College Libraries. Part I. Dublin 2001, No. 22, pp. 62-87.
Leb. Br.
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 16 (Leabhar Breac).
Vellum; early 15th century?
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 1230, pp. 3379-404.
Facsimile edition: Leabhar Breac, the Speckled Book, otherwise styled Leabhar Mór Dúna Doighre, the Great Book of Dun Doighre. Dublin 1876.
Lecan
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 P 2 (Book of Lecan).
Vellum; written in the years immediately preceding 1417; f. 142-50 preserved in H 2.17.
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 535, pp. 1551-1610; Ó Cuív, Brian: Observations on the Book of Lismore, in: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 83C (1983), 269-92.
Facsimile edition: Mulchrone, Kathleen: The Book of Lecan. Leabhar Mór Mhic Fhir Bhisigh Leacain. Dublin 1937.
Leid. Voss.
Leiden, Codex Vossianus.
Composite (sections I [ff. 1-2], II [ff. 3-9]; vellum; probably 16th century.
Stern, Ludw.-Chr.: Le manuscrit Irlandais de Leide, in: Revue Celtique, 13 (1892), pp. 1-31.
Lib. Flav.
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 O 48 (Liber Flavus Fergusiorum).
Vols. I-II.; vellum; ca. 1435-40.
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 476, pp. 1254-73.
Lismore
Private, Book of Lismore.
Vellum; late 15th - early 16th century.
Facsimile edition: Macalister, R. A. S.: The Book of Mac Carthaigh Riabhach, otherwise the Book of Lismore. Dublin 1950.
LL (1339)
Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 2.18 (cat. 1339) (Book of Leinster or Leabhar Laigneach, formerly Leabhar na Núachongbála).
Vellum; late 12th - perhaps early 13th century.
O'Sullivan, William: Notes on the Scripts and Make-Up of the Book of Leinster, in: Celtica 7 (1966), pp. 1-31.
Facsimile edition: Atkinson, Robert: The Book of Leinter, sometime called the Book of Glendalough. Dublin 1880, ff. 1-374.
Diplomatic edition: Best, R.I; Bergin, Osborn; O'Brien, M. A; O'Sullivan, Anne: The Book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála. Vol. I-VI. Dublin 1954-83.
LL suppl.
Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 2.18 (late supplement to LL).
Vellum; 15th - early 16th century.
Abbott, T. K. and Gwynn, E. J.: Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. Dublin 1921, No. 1339, pp. 161.
Facsimile edition: Atkinson, Robert: The Book of Leinster, sometime called the Book of Glendalough. Dublin 1880, ff. 375-410.
LU
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 E 25 (Leabhar na hUidhre).
Vellum; ca. 1100, revised (H) in the 12-13th century.
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 1229, pp. 3367-79; Oskamp, H. P. A.: Notes on the History of Lebor na hUidre, in: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 65 C (1966/67), pp. 117-37.
Facsimile edition: Leabhar na h-Uidhri: A Collection of Pieces in Prose and Verse in the Irish Language. Dublin 1870.
Diplomatic edition: Best, R. I. and Bergin, Osborn: Lebor na hUidre. Book of the Dun Cow. Dublin 1929 (repr. 1992).
O'Curry
Maynooth, O'Curry I.
Paper; 1587.
Ó Fiannachta, Pádraig (ed.): Táin Bó Cuailnge. Dublin 1966, pp. vii-ix.
Rawl. B 502
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B 502.
Composite (two vellum sections I [ff. 1-12] and II [ff. 19-89, 'Book of Glendalough'?]); ca. 1100 (I) and ca. 1130 (II).
Ó Cuív, Brian: Catalogue of Irish Language Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford and Oxford College Libraries. Part I. Dublin 2001, No. 34, pp. 163-200.
Rawl. B 512
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Rawlinson B 512.
Composite (sections I [ff. 101-22, 1-36, 45-52], II [ff. 53-75], III [ff. 75B-100, 37-44], IV [ff. 123-44], V [ff. 145-54]); vellum; late 15th, early 16th century.
Ó Cuív, Brian: Catalogue of Irish Language Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford and Oxford College Libraries. Part I. Dublin 2001, No. 38, pp. 223-254.
Uí Maine
Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D II 1 (Book of Uí Maine).
Vellum; late 14th century.
Mulchrone, Kathleen et al.: Catalogue of Irish Manucripts in the Royal Irish Academy. Dublin 1926-70, No. 1225, pp. 3314-56; O'Sullivan, William: The Book of Uí Maine formerly Book of Ó Dubhagháin: scripts and structure, in: Éigse 23 (1989), 151-66.
Facsimile edition: Macalister, R. A. S.: The Book of Uí Maine, otherwise called "The Book of the O'Kelly's". Dublin 1942.
Vitt. Eng.
Stockholm, Vitterhet Engelsk, II.
Vellum; 16th century.
Stern, Ludw. Chr.: Die irische Handschrift in Stockholm, in: Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 1 (1897), pp. 115-8; Flower, Robin: Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum. Vol. II. London 1926 (repr. Dublin 1992), pp. 323-5.
YBL (1318)
Dublin, Trinity College, MS H 2.16 (cat. 1318) (Yellow Book of Lecan).
Composite (relevant sections: I [cols. 281-344 = facs. pp. 299-330], II [cols. 370-400 = facs. pp. 1-16, YBL 'proper'], III [cols. 573-958 = facs. pp. 17-215, continued in G4]; vellum; 1401 (I), 14th century? (II), 1391-2 (III).
Abbott, T. K. and Gwynn, E. J.: Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. Dublin 1921, No. 1318, pp. 94-110 and pp. 342-48; Best, R. I.: The Yellow Book of Lecan, in: Journal of Celtic Studies 1 (1950), pp. 190-2; O'Sullivan, William: Ciothruad's Yellow Book of Lecan, in: Éigse 18 (1980/81), pp. 177-81; Ó Concheanainn, Tomás: Scríobhaithe Leacáin Mhic Fhir Bhisigh, in: Celtica 19 (1987), pp. 141-75.
Facsimile edition: Atkinson, Robert: The Yellow Book of Lecan. A collotype facsimile with introduction. Dublin 1896.