Manuscripts

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 489 Annals of Ulster

Irish, Latin
s. xviⁱⁿ
Irish manuscripts
vellum

Manuscript of the early 16th century containing the Annals of Ulster.

General
Texts

Identifiers

Location

England Oxford, Bodleian Library

Collection: Rawlinson manuscripts

Shelfmark

Rawlinson B 489

Type

Irish annals

Provenance and related aspects

Language

Irish Secondary: Latin

Date

s. xviⁱⁿ

Early 16th century.

Hands, scribes

Hands indexed:

Main hand 1

The first of two main hands responsible for ff. 1-107. After summarising previous scholarship on the matter, Ó Cuív suggests that the work of this scribe extends until f. 32ra.9 (after which the second scribe took over) and that the hand is to be identified with that of Ruaidhrí Ua Caiside, archdeacon of Clogher [ob. 1541]. What appears to be his colophon is found in the bottom margin of f. 31v, although it is now poorly legible. His obit on f. 126 states, erroneously it seems, that is e do scribh in lebur-sa pro maiori parte (‘it is he who wrote this book for the most part’).

Ruaidhrí Ó Caiside [archdeacon of Clogher]Ó Caiside (Ruaidhrí) ... archdeacon of Clogher
(ob. 1541)
Archdeacon of Clogher, known for his scribal work in manuscripts of the Annals of Ulster.
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Main hand 2

The second of two main hands responsible for ff. 1-107. Ó Cuív suggests that this scribe took over on f. 32ra and that the hand can be identified as that of Ruaidhrí Ua Luinín. His obit is found added in a later hand, identifying him as in neoch do scribh forgla in leabair so (‘the one who wrote the best part of this book’).

Ruaidhrí Ó LuinínÓ Luinín (Ruaidhrí)
(fl. 16th century)
O'Luinin (Rory)
Ruaidhrí Ó Luinín, Irish scribe
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Additional scribe 1 (ff. 107vb-122vb)

According to Ó Cuív, an anonymous, third scribe added new entries to ff. 107vb-122vb, which cover a period between AD 1507 and 1535; a fourth hand in this part suggests that the two scribes were working together.

Additional scribe 2

According to Ó Cuív, a fourth scribe makes an appearance on f. 108va and frequently alternates with the third scribe.

Codicological information

Material

vellum

The list below has been collated from the table of contents, if available on this page,Progress in this area is being made piecemeal. Full and partial tables of contents are available for a small number of manuscripts. and incoming annotations for individual texts (again, if available).Whenever catalogue entries about texts are annotated with information about particular manuscript witnesses, these manuscripts can be queried for the texts that are linked to them.

Irish manuscripts

Sources

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.] Oxford Digital Library, Early manuscripts at Oxford University, Online: University of Oxford, 2001–present. URL: <http://image.ox.ac.uk>.

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