Manuscripts

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1317 Glossaries, legal tracts, Dinnshenchas Érenn, and miscellanea

Irish
s. xvii composite manuscript
Irish manuscripts
paper

Composite manuscript including legal tracts, glossaries and a copy of the Dinnshenchas Érenn from TCD 1322.

Identifiers

Location

Ireland Dublin, Trinity College

Shelfmark

H 2. 15b

Classification

Cat. no. 1317

Type

manuscript miscellanies

Provenance and related aspects

Language

Irish

Date

s. xvii

17th century (Abbott).

Hands, scribes

Codicological information

UnitCodicological unit. Indicates whether the entry describes a single leaf, a distinct or composite manuscript, etc.

composite manuscript

Material

paper

Dimensions

13 ″ × 8 ″

13 inch x 8 inch

Distinct units

Page numbering below may need to be revised.

pp. i–vi

Dublin, Trinity College, … pp. i–vi

Memorandum in the hand of Maurice Gorman, which has been prefixed to the codex.

pp. 1-6

Dublin, Trinity College, … pp. 1-6

“On these leaves are mounted small mutilated fragments, containing jottings at wide intervals for a glossarial index, ex. gr. under the heading Ea, is, re eabh .i. furail” (Abbott).

pp. 7-8

Dublin, Trinity College, … pp. 7-8

Charms “in a hand of the seventeenth century” (Gwynn).

pp. 9-10

Dublin, Trinity College, … pp. 9-10

Copy of a bardic poem which formerly belonged to TCD 1319 (Gwynn).

pp. 11-12

Dublin, Trinity College, … pp. 11-12

Grammatical tract (acuis a causa .i. on cuis)

From here the pencil marks are followed, while the earlier ink marks are given in brackets.

pp. 13 (91)-38 (115)

Dublin, Trinity College, … pp. 13-38 [s. xvii]

14 folia. Sanas Cormaic.

pp. 39 (116)-42 (119)

Dublin, Trinity College, … pp. 39-42

1 f. + 1 f. (two leaves). Dúil Laithne (pp. 39-40) and a fragment (part of D, E-G) of O'Mulconry's glossary (pp. 41-42). Both leaves are written by Dubhaltach Mac Fhir Bhisigh (Gwynn).

pp. 43 (120)-58 (134)

Dublin, Trinity College, … pp. 43-58

8 folia. O'Davoren's glossary, running from the middle of C ((A, B and part of C are wanting) to U (where S, T and U are in a bad state).

pp. 59 (135)-74 (152)

Dublin, Trinity College, … pp. 59-74

9 folia. Two texts concerning Adomnán.

75 (153)-76 (154)

Dublin, Trinity College, … pp. 75-76

1 folio. Poem.

pp. 77 (155)-104 (180)

Dublin, Trinity College, … pp. 77-104 [s. xvii]

27 ff. Second copy of Sanas Cormaic, written by Dubhaltach Mac Fhir Bhisigh; followed by O'Mulconry's glossary on pp. 102 (178)–104 (180).

pp. 105a (181)-130

Dublin, Trinity College, … pp. 105-130

9 folia. Lebor ollaman (105a.1-107a.3) and Auraicept na n-éces (107ff).

pp. 131-156

Dublin, Trinity College, … pp. 131-156

11 ff. Legal tracts = CIH 1111.1-1138.37: Bretha nemed dédenach (imperfect) and a part of Bretha nemed toísech.

pp. 157 (229)-312

Dublin, Trinity College, … pp. 157-312 [s. xvii]

76 folia. A late transcription of the Dinnshenchas Érenn, recension C.

(i)-(ii)

Dublin, Trinity College, … Calendar

Calendar.

Table of contents

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Irish manuscripts

Sources

Notes

^1.

Nollaig Ó Muraíle, The celebrated antiquary: Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh (c.1600-1671): his lineage, life and learning (1996): 80.

Primary sources This section typically includes references to diplomatic editions, facsimiles and photographic reproductions, notably digital image archives, of at least a major portion of the manuscript. For editions of individual texts, see their separate entries.

[dig. img.] Digital resources and imaging services, Trinity College Library Dublin, Online: Trinity College Dublin, 2009–present. URL: <http://digitalcollections.tcd.ie>.

direct link

[dipl. ed.] Binchy, D. A. [ed.], Corpus iuris Hibernici, 7 vols, vol. 3, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1978.

Numbered pp. 745–1138; diplomatic edition of legal material from Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1337 (continued, pp. 745–1109); Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1317 (pp. 1111–1138).

1111–1138 Diplomatic edition of the legal material on pp. 135a–156b.

Secondary sources (select)

Abbott, T. K., and E. J. Gwynn, Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis & Co, 1921.

Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>

92–94 (Abbott); 341–342 (Gwynn) direct link direct link

Ó Muraíle, Nollaig, The celebrated antiquary: Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh (c.1600-1671): his lineage, life and learning, Maynooth Monographs, 6, Maynooth: An Sagart, 1996.

78–86

Russell, Paul, ‘Read it in a glossary’: glossaries and learned discourse in medieval Ireland, Kathleen Hughes Memorial Lectures, 6, Cambridge: ASNC, 2008. 32 pp.