It is based on the same event as the voyage of snedgus and mac riagla, the prose of which is published in the revue celtique, tix, pp1424. The yellow book of lecan, or leabhar buidhe lecain is a compositemiscellany manuscript dating to the 14th15th century and is currently. Catalogue of irish manuscripts in the royal irish academy, fasciculus i 192gxii 1934. This manuscript should not be confused with the yellow book of lecan, an earlier manuscript. Auraicept na neces the scholars primer being the texts of. The yellow book of lecan, a collection of pieces prose. Full text of the tain bo cuailnge from the yellow book of. Irish leacan, in the territory of tir fhiacrach, near modern enniscrone, county sligo.
Jan 01, 2017 yellow book of lecan, the trefhocul from the book of leinster reimaged loose leaf facsimile loose leaf january 1, 2017 by george calder b. The yellow book of lecan, a collection of pieces prose and. Auraicept na neces the scholars primer being the texts of the ogham tract from the book of ballymote and the yellow book. Dublin, royal irish academy, ms 23 p 2 book of lecan. Book of ballymote leabhar bhaile an mhota royal irish academy. Ff 36r signature only, 47v place only, 124r signature only, 5r signature,11lace and. It has been suggested that it would have belonged to the yellow book of lecan proper the manuscript that originally bore this name, of which section 10 cols 370400 is one gathering. The yellow book of lecan, a collection of pieces prose and verse in the irish language, in part compiled at the end of the fourteenth century. The following tale is taken from two fourteenth century mss.
The composition in its present form cannot be referred to a period earlier than the. Leabhar na huidhre and the books of ui mhaine, ballymote, lecan and fermoy in bernadette cunningham and siobhan fitzpatrick eds. These contain the oldest version of the leabhar na gceart book of rights as well as well as genealogical material and a section of the oldest version of the tain bo cuailgne the cattle raid of cooley. It was formerly known as the lebor na nuachongbala book of nuachongbail, a monastic site known today as oughaval. The seal impression in wax on the second leaf is a shield with lion rampant, regardant, being the arms of lloyd of keyswin, merioneth, and meringdon, salop. Status message you are currently viewing our site as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions, videos and photo galleries. Facsimile signature pages or electronically transmitted signature pages shall constitute original counterparts for all purposes. This manuscript should not be confused with the yellow book of lecan, an earlier manuscript the great book of lecan irish. Auraicept na neces the scholars primer being the texts of the ogham tract from the book of ballymote and the yellow book of lecan and thetext of the trefhocul from the book of leinster. Facsimile signature stamps are acceptable for the signature of the representatives. Most of the books alluded to here and named below consist of miscellaneous matter. Facsimile signature pages transmitted to other parties to this agreement shall be deemed equivalent to original signatures. Please note that many of the texts are now available on line at celt a maccain na ci three poems in middleirish, relating to the battle of mucrama, edited in the proceedings of the royal irish academy, 3rd series, vol.
The title, yellow book of lecan, properly belongs only to a portion of this book. Many other signatures occur in the manuscript, particularly those of. The yellow book of lecan leabhar buidhe lecain, or tcd ms 18 olim h 2. Thirteen devotional litanies in irish from a great variety of dates, each edited with an english translation on the facing page. The yellow book of lecan leabhar buidhe leacain, or tcd ms 18 olim h 2. T he following tale is taken from the yellow book of lecan. Those five books have been published in facsimile by the royal irish academy. The book of ballymote and the irish book ucc library and ucc. It has been suggested that it would have belonged to the yellow book of lecan proper the manuscript that originally bore this name, of. Leabhar breac, the speckled book, otherwise styled leabhar mor duna doighre, the great book of dun doighre. But it differs in many details, and incorporates an abridged version of the vision of.
Interestingly, many of the approximately 170 names do not occur elsewhere in the attested sources, while a number of. Except in facsimile, the actual namelists have not yet seen publication. Civilisation of the pagan irish history of west cork. It is currently housed at trinity college, dublin and should not be confused with the great book of lecan. Besides these there are numerous volumes in the dublin libraries. But the scribe of the book of ballymote has modified the spelling of his original a little more than the scribe of the yellow book. The yellow book of lecan also contains parts of the tain bo flidhais or the mayo tain, a tale set in erris, co. Mulchrone, kathleen et al catalogue of irish manucripts in the royal irish academy. Leabhar mor leacain ria, ms 23 p 2 is a medieval irish manuscript written between 97 and 1418 in lecan in the territory of tir fhiacrach, now in county sligo. Quarter vellum on brown linen, title and reproduced signature of beckett in gilt. This part of the codex was written in the beginning of the sixteenth century. A collection of pieces prose and verse in the irish language, in part compiled at the end of the fourteenth century. Some notes on the transmission of auraicept na neces. Numbering 99 ff, this is the longest section in the composite manuscript now known as the yellow book of lecan.
Leabhar mor leacain ria, ms 23 p 2 is a medieval irish manuscript written between 97 and 1418 in castle forbes, lecan lackan, leckan. Catalogue of irish manuscripts in the royal irish academy dublin, 1943, fasc. T he following tale is taken from the yellow book of lecan, where it is contained in col. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so. The macfirbises were hereditary scribes and genealogists to the odowds, chiefs of the hy fiachrach co. It is not to be confused with the yellow book of lecan, an earlier manuscript.
The collection is in the library of trinity college. Irish litanies, text and translation francis procter et. Irish leacan in the territory of tir fhiacrach, near modern enniscrone, county sligo. Mulchrone ed, the book of lecan, leabhar mor mhic fhir bhisigh leacain dublin 1937, and this codex has been used to supply five short passages in the present. Three fragmenta also are known, one in the book of leinster, a vellum of the middle of the twelfth century, p. The yellow book of lecan, for example, contains pieces as old as those in the book of the dun cowor olderthough copied at a much later period. I have made it no by looking at a facsimile, but from the notes on the translations of the texts.
Tain bo cuailnge, from the yellow book of lecan, with variant readings from the lebor na huidre answered apr 27, 2017 by rick pierpont g2g6 pilot 106k points selected apr 27, 2017 by richard devlin. The lists a and b are preceded by almost identical introductions. The yellow book of lecan national library of wales archives and. Although it contains passages of lively narrative and witty dialogue, it is not a coherent work of art, and its text has been marred by revisions and interpolations. Auraicept na neces the scholars primer being the texts. Yellow book of lecan the yellow book of lecan leabhar buidhe lecain is an medieval irish manuscript written no later than the dawn of the 15th century. Leabhar mor mhic fhir bhisigh leacain, with descriptive introduction and indexes by kathleen mulchrone, collotype facsimile dublin, 1937. Book of lecan, the yellow book of lecan and other codices which date from circa 1400. The book of ui maine otherwise called the book of the o. Yellow book of lecan ybl stokess version b dublin, tcd ms 18 h.
Leabhar mor leacain the book of lecan royal irish academy. Irish litanies, text and translation francis procter et al. Deluxe first edition, limited to 100 copies, signed by samuel beckett on titlepage. Sort by sort by popularity sort by rating sort by price low to high sort by price high to low sort by newness sort by name a z sort by name z a sort by showing 1 55 of 55 results showing all 55 results showing the single result no results found filters sort results reset apply a. It has particular value for the literary historian in. The younger is in the yellow book of lecan, a velium i n the iibrary of trinity college, dublin, cola. Dublin, royal irish academy, ms 535 olim 23 p 2, the book of lecan. Leabhar mor leacain ria, ms 23 p 2 is a medieval irish. The yellow book of lecan irelands folklore and traditions. The yellow book of lecan leabhar buidhe lecain tcd ms 18 olim h 2.
Yellow book of lecan quoted by michael tsarion site statistics. Facsimile edition of the dublin, trinity college, ms 18. The book of leinster owes its present name to john odonovan d. The mss are dublin, trinity college, ms 39 formerly h. Photographs corresponding to pages 1826, 324, 364, 36771, 3738 and 4325 in the facsimile of the yellow book of lecan ms h. I do not know what the accuracy of this reconstruction is. Great book of lecan project gutenberg selfpublishing. Lecan was the site of the mac fhirbisigh school of poetry in the territory of tir fhiacrach muaidhe, now in county sligo. On line books book of lecan andor book of ballymote.
Catalogue of the irish manuscripts in the library of trinity college, dublin, compiled by t. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other users, upload videos and photos in your own photo album and access many other special features. The book of leinster, is a medieval irish manuscript compiled c. Now for the first time published from the original manuscript in the library of trinity college. The yellow book of lecan, in trinity college, was written at lecan in the county sligo about the year 90, and contains many pieces in prose and versehistorical, biographical, etc. Full text of the tain bo cuailnge from the yellow book of lecan, with variant readings from the lebor na huidre see other formats. It is in the possession of the royal irish academy. A third copy, or rather another recension, is contained in ff.
Dublin, trinity college, ms 1816 cols 573958 codecs. Index of the facsimile volume interested in the conte. Whitley stokes for notes and suggestions on many obscure words. The book of the dun cow 11th12th c anthology the book of glendalough 1. Other articles where the yellow book of lecan is discussed. Gwynn, who has collated at trinity college, dublin, a number of passages in the yellow book of lecan, which are illegible or incorrect in the facsimile. Yellow book of lecan project gutenberg selfpublishing. It is the oldest version we have, but is pretty corrupt and imperfect in places. Sanas cormaic or sanas chormaic, irish for cormacs narrative, also known as cormacs glossary, is an early irish glossary containing etymologies and explanations of over 1,400 irish words, many of which are difficult or outdated.
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