Manuscripts

Lebor gabála Érenn

f. 8r(15)a–f. 34r(49)a
f. 8r–f. 8v
[Lebor gabála Érenn 1A. Introductory matter] (section)Incipit: ‘In principio creauit Deus celum ⁊ terram’

Preface beg. with a large decorated initial. Incl. poem (3 qq) beg. Tobur Parrtuis buan a bladh = poem VI in Macalister, LGÉ, vol. 1. The end of f. 8v corresponds to Macalister § 32, p. 68, line 4.

Folio 9 is now wanting. Before this leaf was lost, the writing was transcribed into TCD 1295 and other MSS.
f. 10ra.1–f. 10v = p. 17–p. 18
[Lebor gabála Érenn 1C. De imthechtaib Goídel] (section)Incipit: ‘... fo aen macht .i. fo cis ⁊ fo chanaigh acht eisium na aenur’
The text of LGÉ resumes, corresp. to Macalister, vol. 2, p. 50, § 138 line 4. Incl. poems: f. 10r, Berlai in domun dechaidh libh (6 qq) = Macalister, vol. 2, poem XI; f. 10rb, Ceithri randa raithear dhe (5 qq); same column, In berla teibidhe tricc (4 qq); same column, Goirtigearnd ainm in berla (2 qq).
f. 10v–f. 12ra = p. 18–p. 21a
Incl. poems: f. 10va: Gaidhel Glas foghnaidh a radh (5 qq); f. 11rb: Ocht meic Golaim na ngaire (4 qq); same column: Doluidh Milidh isin Scéith (24 qq); f. 11vb: Gaedel Glas o taid Gaeidhil (43 qq).
f. 12ra.inf–f. 12rb = p. 21a–p. 21b
[Lebor gabála Érenn 2A. Introduction] (section)Incipit: ‘Sguirim tra do scelaib na nGhaedheal adfeadsam go ro ais-neidheam ...’
f. 13rb
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f. 14vb
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f. 15rb
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f. 17va
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