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Written by Muirghius Ó Maolchonaire. Notes in the margin frequently credit LU as a source.⁽¹⁾^{n. 1} Thomas F. O'Rahilly • Kathleen Mulchrone • A. I. Pearson • Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy (1926–1970): Vol. 6 (1943), fasc. 27: 3367ff.

MS

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D v 1

incipit: In prindcipio fecid Deus celum et terram

f. 1r–f. 9v

Text

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D v 1

Text

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS D iv 1/ff. 1-8

Text

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1433/vol. 2

Imperfect

p. 61ff

Text

London, British Library, MS Additional 18948

f. 65b

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incipit: [A coic Sengaind] co torchair la Fiacha mac Zair incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/2F(1). Gabáil Fer mBolg Acephalous and out of place (see note above). Tract on the Fir Bolg, Fir Domnain and Gáiléoin, beg. halfway Macalister, vol. 4, § 288.

in section: f. 76Ara.1–f. 76Ara.i

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incipit: xl toisech doib Eber Donn m. Miled incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/2H(2). Gabáil Mac Míled Second, main tract on the taking of Ireland by the Gaels. Macalister, vol. 5, §§ 385, 409-413, 418. Because of a lacuna in the manuscript, the text breaks off at the end of § 418.

in section: f. 81vb.1–f. 82vb.i

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incl. In chloch fors' tát mo dí sháil, Lebor gabála Érenn/2G(1). Gabáil Tuath nDé Tract on the taking of Ireland by the Túatha Dé Danann, continued from f. 76Av. Macalister, vol. 4, §§ 322 (incl. first lines of poem attr. to Cináed [úa hArtacáin]) and 326.

in section: f. 80ra–f. 80ra

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

rubric: Do gabail Cesrach annso sis incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/2C. Cesair Tract on the settlement of Cesair. Macalister, vol. 2, § 174ff.

in section: f. 76Bra.31–f. 77ra.20

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incipit: Aithechtuatha Erinn tra atrachtatar incl. Flann for Éirinn, Lebor gabála Érenn/3B. King-lists, Ochtauin August ind rí, Cethracha ríg dorala, Fithir ocus Dáirine, Finnachta for hUib Néill co féin, Indiu cia chenglait cuaca, Ollar ocus Ollarba On Túathal Techtmar, the aithechthúatha and the Bóroma. Macalister, vol. 5, § 594bis (without verse extracts). Incl. first lines of poems beg. Ochtauin August ind ri, attr. to Flann (f. 86ra.4), Flann for Erind i taigh togaich, attr. to Máel Muru Othna (f. 86ra.i-rb.1), Fidir ⁊ Dairine (f. 86rb), Cethracha ri[] dorala (f. 86rb), Finnachta for hUib Neill co fein, attr. to Moling (f. 86rb), Indiu cia chenglait cuaca, attr. to Adomnán (f. 86va), Ollar ⁊ Ollarba (f. 86va.11).

in section: f. 85va–f. 86va

Text

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

ff. 75B–90

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incipit: Fir Bolc tra ro tamnait isin cath sin inge mad bec [...] incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/2F(2). Immirgi Mac nÚmóir Tract on the migrations of the Fir Bolg after the battle at Mag Tuired. Macalister, vol. 4, §§ 291-293.

in section: f. 76Ara.i–f. 76Arb

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incipit: [Rogab Ethrel] mac Iriail Fatha rigi nErenn incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/3B. King-lists Acephalous. Catalogue of kings in succession (Réim rígraide). Macalister, vol. 5, §§ 502-505, 508-511. The prose of § 511 ends with the first lines of the poem beg. Etset as ecna aibind, which is headed Conid de asbeir an sai senchada indso.

in section: f. 83ra.1–f. 83vb

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incl. Túatha Dé Danann fo diamair, Lebor gabála Érenn/2G(2). Kings of the Tuatha Dé Danann, Lebor gabála Érenn/2G(3). Genelach Tuath Dé, Gabail Hérenn nert nar fhand Tract on the Túatha Dé Danann, their genealogies and some of their characteristics. Macalister, vol. 4, §§ 335, 342, 334, 340-341, 337-339, 343-344, 352-354. According to Scowcroft (1987), § 354 properly belongs to the tract on the kings of the Túatha Dé.

in section: f. 80ra–f. 80vb.29

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

rubric: Do gabail Partoloin ann so incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/2D. Partholón

in section: f. 77ra.21–f. 78va.i

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

rubric: Comaimserad rig an domain ⁊ gabal nErenn incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/4. Comaimsera ríg in domuin fri rígaib Érenn, Réidig dam, a Dé, do nim (Flann Mainistrech) Additional synchronisms. Macalister, vol. 5 (Appendix), §§ 666-671, after which the transcription is abandoned. The next section, which is omitted by Macalister, is headed INt-airim cetach innso (f. 88rb.6) and ends with Cathal mac Finnguine (f. 89ra). Finally, first lines of poem beg. Reidigh dam a Dé do nim, headed Do flathiusaib an domain moir annso sis (f. 89ra).

in section: f. 86va–f. 89ra

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

rubric: Comaimserad rig an domain innso fri rigaib Fear mBolc Synchronisms of the taking of Ireland by the Fir Bolg. Macalister, vol. 4, §§ 301-302.

f. 76Arb–f. 76Ava

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

rubric: Comaimserdacht rigraide Erenn fri rigraid an domain in so incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/3B. King-lists Interpolation. Macalister, vol. 5, § 511 (Comaimsirad..., pp. 224–226).

in section: f. 83vb–f. 84ra.14

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

rubric: Comaimser rig an domain fri Tuaith D. D. in so incipit: Persa robatar in airdrige an domain in tan tancatar Tuath .D. inn Erinn ... Is iat sin in da .c. blia. acht na .iii. Synchronisms of the taking of Ireland by the Túatha Dé Danann. Macalister, vol. 2, §§ 373-376 (pp. 204-209).

f. 80vb.30–f. 81rb

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incipit: O ro innisimar tra do Cesair ⁊ do Partholoin co lleir [...] incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/2E(1). Gabáil Nemid Tract on the taking of Ireland by Nemed. It begins with an introductory passage (ff. 78va.i-vb.3; Macalister, vol. 3, §246), followed by the heading Gabail Nemid sisana (f. 78vb.4). Macalister, vol. 3, §§ 246-253.

in section: f. 78va.i–f. 79rb.3

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

rubric: Comaimserad rig Erenn ⁊ rig na coiced iar cretim in so incl. Comaimsera ríg nÉrenn ocus ríg na Cóiced iar Creitim One of three manuscript copies used by Rudolf Thurneysen, ‘Synchronismen der irischen Könige’, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 19 (1933).

in section: f. 89ra.7–f. 90vb

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

rubric: Do gabail Tuaithe D. D. annso incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/2G(1). Gabáil Tuath nDé Macalister, vol. 4, § 320 ff. The text continues on f. 80.

in section: f. 76Ava

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incipit: Oengus Olmucaid tra do rochair i cath Carman la nEnna Airgdech mac Echach Mumo incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/3B. King-lists Macalister, vol. 5, § 551bis (abstract of kings from Óengus Olmuccaid to Cimbáed)

in section: f. 84ra.15–f. 84rb

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incipit: Goidil in hErind ⁊ Greic in ardrigi an domain isin aimsir sin incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/2G(3). Genelach Tuath Dé A single sentence, beg. Goidil in hErind ⁊ Greic in ardrigi an domain isin aimsir sin, follows the previous tract. It is regarded as belonging (originally) to the genealogical tract on the Túatha Dé Danann (ff. 80ra-vb), which is here interrupted by the synchronisms. Macalister, vol. 4, § 355; Scowcroft (1987): 111.

in section: f. 81rb

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incipit: Atbath Nemed do thám in Ailén arda Nemid in .h. Liathain incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/2E(2). Togail Tuir Chonaind Tract on the Nemedians after Nemed's death and their conflict with the Fomoire. Macalister, vol. 3, §§ 254-265.

in section: f. 79rb.4–f. 79vb.i

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incipit: [Ceithre cath coicat] ro ráinset rempo fri Freseno incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/1C. De imthechtaib Goídel, Doluid Milid as in Scithia Final portion of the tract on the wanderings of the Goídil, corresponding to Macalister vol. 2, §§ 132-133. Incl., on lines 10-12, the first quatrain of the poem beg. Doluid Milid isin Scithia.

in section: f. 76Bra.1–f. 76Bra.12

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incipit: Ceist, cid diata Emain Macha incl. Dinnshenchas of Emain Macha, Lebor gabála Érenn/3B. King-lists, A Emain idnach óebind Story of Macha in the dinnshenchas of Emain Macha. Mentioned but left unedited by Macalister, vol. 5, § 551bis (‘interpolation’). Ends with first lines of poem beg. A Emain idnach aibind (cf. LL p. 81).

in section: f. 84rb–f. 84vb

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incipit: ...Ro taisbenta na duile corpda do Adam [f. 75Bv] A version of the so-called B-recension of Lebor gabála Érenn. Some leaves are wanting and one leaf is out of place. Ó Cuív's reconstructed order of folia using the old foliation, with the present one between brackets, is as follows: 1 (75B), 2 (missing), 3 (76B), 4 (77), 5 (78), 6 (79), 7 (missing, conjugate with 2), 8 (76A), 9 (80), 10 (81), 11 (82), 12-13 (missing), 14 (83) and 15-21 (84-90). As f. 75Br has become illegible, the first words one can still make out are on the verso: Ro taisbenta na duile corpda do Adam [...].

f. 75Br–f. 90vb.13

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

rubric: Gabail Goidel ⁊ a comaimserad in so incipit: Goidil tra tucsam a n-imtechta o Iafeth mc. Nai ille ⁊ o Thur Nemruaidh incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/2H(1). The death of Íth First, preliminary tract on the taking of Ireland by the Gaels, relating the story of Íth. Macalister, vol. 5, §§ 378-379 (incl. itinerary), 381-382, 384. The title heading is used for the two tracts on the Gaels and the synchronisms which previously followed it before the leaf between ff. 82-83 was lost.

in section: f. 81rb.13–f. 81vb.1

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

rubric: Comaimserad Nemid annso sis incipit: Da fichet bliadan tra ⁊ dc. [...] Synchronisms for Nemed and the Nemedians. Beginning of Macalister §272 (announced after §265). Breaks off owing to the chasm between ff. 79 and 76A.

f. 79vb.34–f. 79vb.i

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incipit: Scuirem do scelaib na nGoidel incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/2A. Introduction, Lebor gabála Érenn/2B. The Antediluvians, Capa is Laigni is Luasad grind Macalister, vol. 2, §§ 172-173. Incl. first line of poem beg. Capa is Laigne is Luasat grind.

in section: f. 76Bra.13–f. 76Bra.31

MS

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)

incipit: Iarsin scuirther flaithius Ulad do Temraig incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/3B. King-lists, Ugaine uallach amra Macalister, vol. 5, § 551bis (continued), 554bis, 556bis, 557bis, 568bis, 571bis (on the Dál nAraide, f. 85rb), 573bis (on Rudraige, f. 85rb-va). On f. 85ra (top), heading Do anmannaib mc hUgaine innises in duain si, followed by first lines of poem beg. Ugaine uallach amra (end of §554bis).

in section: f. 84vb–f. 85va