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f. 74r(135)a.1–f. 74v(136)b.34

[Lebor gabála Érenn, miniugud redaction] Incipit: ‘Do rochair tra Sirna Sirsaeglach mac Dein m. Demail la Rothechtaid Rotha mac Moen’

incl. Cimbáeth no chinned cech cáin Failet sunna eter dá fhert Mac Echach ard orddan

Acephalous. Fragment of the Míniugud-recension of Lebor gabála Érenn, containing part of the tract on pre-Christian kings of Ireland known as De fhlaithiusaib Érenn = CGH 117-122 ~ R. A. S. Macalister, Lebor gabála Érenn: The book of the taking of Ireland, vol. 5 (1942): 240–281 (§§ 525–561). One of the sectons is headed Gen. Cimbaeda (f. 74rb.9ff). Incl. verse: (a) beg. Cimbaeth no chinnedcech cain (6qq), anonymous (inde dicitur); (b) beg. Failet sunna eter da fhert (1q), attrib. to Cú Chulainn (Cu Chulainn dicebat); (c) Mac Echach ard orddan (3qq), attr. to Cormac (Unde Cormac hoc carmen cecinit).

f. 74v(136)b.35–f. 75r(137)b

Incipit: ‘Hibernia insola inter duos filios principales Militis’

incl. Trí bráithir roptar aidbli Cía lín don rígraid ráin rúaid Sé ríg déc Éogain anall

List of kings of Ireland, from the age of Míl up to Brian Bóraime. The first words, Hibernia insola inter duos, are given in larger, ornamental script. Sections: (a) Introduction in Latin (beg. Hibernia insola inter duos filios principales Militis), cf. Laud Misc. 610 f. 75a; (b) List of pre-Christian kings of Ireland, from Éremón to Nath Í, headed Hec sunt nomina incredentium id est .luiii., with a postscript in Latin (ff. 74vb.46-75ra.7); (c) verse added in the top margin of f. 75r, beg. Tri braithir roptar aidbli (1q); (d) List of kings of Ireland since the arrival of Christianity, from Lóegaire mac Néill to Brian Bóraime, beg. Haec sunt credentium regum nomina (f. 75ra.8-22, with interlinear annotations for regnal years); (e) prose preface in Irish (f. 75ra.23-25) and poem beg. Cia lin dond rigraid rain ruaid (8qq) (f. 75ra.26-41); (f) prose preface in Irish (f. 75ra.42-45) and poem beg. Se rig dec Eogain anall (13qq) (f. 75ra.46-rb.14).

f. 75r(137)b.15–f. 75v(138)a.51

Heading/rubric: ‘Miniugud na Croeb Coibnesta inso sis’Incipit: ‘hEremon tra .iiii. mc leis’

incl. Trí meic Cuind Is la Fiachna ól corma Mo flaith do Chonall cét cerd

On the descendants of Éremón up to the time of Eochaid Mugmedón’s sons. Incl. verse poems beg. Tri meic Cuind crichid a rreb (5qq, f. 75va); Is la Fiachna ol corma (1q); Niall cecinit, Mo flaith do Chonall cet cerd (4qq). Ed. CGH 129–132.

f. 75v(138)a.52–f. 76r(139)b.29

[Temair Breg, baile na fían] Incipit: ‘Temair Breg baili na fian’

Poetic version of the adventure of Níall Noígíallach and the other sons of Eochaid Mugmedón (73 qq). Whereas the LL version of the poem is attr. to Cúán úa Lothcháin, the present copy lacks attribution.

Síl Chuind

f. 76r(139)b.30–f. 76v(140)a.51

Heading/rubric: ‘Minigud senchais Sil Chuind inso sis’Incipit: ‘Secht mc Feideilmid Rechtada’Explicit: ‘Hui Neill in Tuaiscirt condice inso. FINIT.’

incl. Fiachu Fer Roíd roíned cath

Tract on the descendants of Conn Cétchathach (Uí Neill). First phrase is in larger, ornamental script, and the item on Níall Noígíallach begins with a large initial N. Incl. verse on Fíachu Roída beg. Fiachu Fer Roid roined cath (1q, f. 76rb). Ed. CGH 133–136.

f. 76v(140)a.52–f. 76v(140)b.37

Incipit: ‘hIc Cunn Cetchathach tra fodlaiter soerclanna Lethi Cuinn ⁊ hIt fortuatha Sil Cuind acht sin’Explicit: ‘ar is co Feideilmid Rechtaid adfedar geneloigi na nDeissi Muman ⁊ nDeissi m.Breg. FINIT’

Another tract on the descendants of Conn Cétchathach. No heading. Ed. CGH, pp. 137–138.

f. 76v(140)b.38–f. 77v(142)a.9

Heading/rubric: ‘De peritia ceneoil Cairpri Liphechair incipit’Incipit: ‘Cairpre Liphechair tra mac Cormaic .iii. mc leis’

Tract on select descendants of Cairpre Lifechair, in particular the three Collas and the Airgíalla. After the first section, pedigrees are given under different headings: (a) Item, beg. Tri mc Dega Duirn (f. 77ra.19); (b) Gen. Conlai hUais incipit (f. 77ra.34); (c) Gen. hua Tuirtri (77ra.36); (d) De genelogia cenel Meic Carthind (77ra.43); (e) De genelogia cenel Totan incipit (77rb.40). Ed. CGH 139–146.

f. 77v(142)a.10–f. 78r(143)b.14

(section)Heading/rubric: ‘Alia peritia de genelogiis ⁊ de generibus Hibernensium’Incipit: ‘Connachta tra it he ata nesom do hUib Neill do [mo?/sae?]rchlannaib hErenn’

incl. Senchas Airgiall

Longer genealogical compilation dealing with the Airgíalla and other peoples of ‘Conn’s half’ (the north of Ireland). It opens with a short prose tale which has been edited from this manuscript by M. A. O'Brien as ‘The oldest account of the raid of the Collas’ and which is headed Senchas Airgíall in the Laud Misc. 610 copy of the text. This is followed, on f. 77v(142)b.31ff, by a section on descendants of the three Collas and other northern peoples, beg. Is e tra Leth Cuind .i. hui Neill in deiscirt ⁊ in tuaiscirt ⁊ na Connachta ⁊ na hAirgialla, highlighted by letters in ornamental script. It concludes with the Corco hÓchae and their Ulaid origins. Ed. CGH 147–155.

f. 78r(143)b.14–f. 79v(146)g.57

(section)Explicit: ‘Co sin tra Senchas Sil Chuind .i. hUi Neill in deiscirt ⁊ in tuaiscirt ⁊ na teora Connachta ⁊ na hAirgialla. Finit.’

Continued. Collection of pedigrees under different headings: Item gen. [na n]Deiss[e], beg. with ornamented letters, Secht mc Feideilmid Rechtada (f. 78rb.14); Gen. clainne Eogain Bricc (f. 78rba.24); Gen. .h. Rossa .i. .h. nDicolla (78rbb.31); Gen. Oengusa Gaebuaibthig (rbb.55); Gen. clainne Colmain> (rbc.39); Gen. Sil Aeda Slaine (f. 78va.44); Item Sil Aeda Slaine .i. Clann Cernaich Sottail (78vb.1); G. Sil Conaill Graint (vb.11); Item Sil Aeda Slaine (vb.33); G. clainne Finsnechtai m. Dunchada (vc.1); G. Eogain Bricc (vc.10); G. aiccmi Cilli Cuili (vc.26); G. Caille Fallomain (vc.47); G. Fer Tethba (vd.1); G. generis Conaill (ve.36); Gen. Sil Lugdach m. Setnai (ve.55); G. generis Duach (vf.29); G. generis Boguine (vf.40); Gen. clainne Enna (vg.33); G. Cairpri Moir (f. 79ra.3); Gen. generis Loigaire (ra.26); G. clainne Lugdach m. Laegaire (ra.54); G. .h. Maeli Rubae (rb.23); Item .h. Maeli Rubaela Laigniu (rb.39); G. Gailengg (rb.50); G. Ciannachta (rc.14);Gen. Ciannachta Glinni Gaimen (rc.30); G. Luigni Connacht (rd.1); Gen. Delbna Betra (rd.19); G. Delbna More (rd.40); Item Ciannachta (re.1); G. Connnacht (re.21); Item .h. Maine (re.48); Item .h. Maine (rf.15); .h. Fiachrach in tuaiscirt (rf.30); .h. Fiachrach Find (rf.45); G. .h. Fiach[r]ach Aidni (rg.4); G. clainne Neill (rg.35); G. clainne Domnaill (rg.54); G. clainne Dub Inrecht (f. 79va.14); G. clainne Birn (va.24); G. Sil Maeli Duin (va.37); Item Sil Maeli Duin (va.46); G. clainne Aeda mc Fergusa (va.54); Clann Fergusa (vb.17); G. na Bretcha (vb.38); G. ceneoil Binnich Tilcha Oc (vc.1); G. Fer Maige Itha .i. clainne Conchobuir (vc.21); G. clainne Cathasaich (vc.33); G. clainne Ferchair (vc.48); G. Fer nDomailgen (vd.2); Clann Feradaich (vd.14); Clann Tigernaich (vd.31); G. na nAirther (vd.56); G. clainne Sinaich (ve.12); G. Fernmaigi (ve.29); G. .h. Bresail (ve.51); Item, beg. Cummascach mc Domnaill (vf.17); G. clainne Cernaich id est hua Niallain (vf.27); G. clainne Lugain .i. Fer Manach (vf.57); G. Uachtair Tire (vg.14); G. .h. Tuirtri (vg.24); Item g. Fernmaigi (vg.42). Ed. CGH 156–185.