Manuscripts
f. 80r(147)a.1–
Heading/rubric: ‘Minigud senchais Ebir inso’Incipit: ‘Eber a quo dicitur Hibernia ut alii putant .u. filios habuit’
Tract on Síl Ébir, the line from Conmáel son of Éber said to have produced the prehistorical kings of Munster and to be ancestral to the Éoganachta. First words in large ornamental script. Contents: (a) Introduction in Latin; (b) genealogical matter (in Irish); (c) list of 26 kings before the time of Mug Nuadat, from Conmáel to Duach Dalta Dedaid, with regnal years; and (d) further genealogical prose. Ed. CGH 186–191.
f. 80r(147)b.30–
Heading/rubric: ‘Incipit de genelogia Sil Ebir’Incipit: ‘Imprudens Scottorum genus rerum suarum obliuiscens acta quasi inaudita’
incl. Clann Ailella Oluim uill Cú cen máthair Áed Bennán bruth rígi ríg Dúngal Raithlind rui a chuirn Fáelgus Nad Fráech febda cland Amalgaid Énna én ar gart Óengus crobderg cathach rí Éogan án éo cautmai cáem
Contents: (a) a brief Latin preface; (b) genealogical prose for Mug Nuadat and Ailill Ólomm, incl. (c) genealogical poem beg. Clann Ailella Auluimb uill (8qq, f. 80rb-va); (d) genealogies of the descendants of Éogan Mór (Éoganacht); (e) pedigree of Cathal mac Finguine, headed Gen. Eoganachta Caissil (f. 80va.56); (f) section headed Incipiunt duili sluinti na ngenelach ar is friu certaigter na genelaige ⁊ Luccraid moccu Chiara do bretha snaithi coimgne tria filidecht foithib (vb.30), followed by a series of verses attr. to Luccreth moccu Chíara and headings for six of them: (f1) poem beg. Cu cen mathair (36qq); (f2) Gen. Eoganachta Locha Lein (81ra.12): verse beg. Aed Bennan / bruth rigi rig (3½qq); (f3) De Eoganacht Raithlind (ra.15): verse beg. Dungal Raithlind / rui a chuirn (2½qq); (f4) De Eoganacht Caissil (ra.18): verse beg. Faelgus Nad Fráech / febda cland (2½qq); (f5) De Eoganacht Aine (ra.21): verse. beg. Amalgaid Enna / en ar gart (2½qq); (f6) D'Eoganacht Glennamnach (ra.24): verse. beg. Óengus Crobderg / cathach rí (3qq); and finally (f7) De hUib Cairpri (ra.28): verse beg. Eogan an / eo cautmai caem (4qq). Ed. CGH 192–204.
f. 81r(149)a.32–
[Dend rainn eter macco Ailella Flainn Bic]
Incipit: ‘Dend rainn eter macco Ailella Flainn Bic dia ro rannsat a ferann i cethair co Commur Tri nUisque’
incl. Eochu Fidach Fiachu
Brief tract on the fourfold division of Munster between the sons of Ailill Flann Bec son of Fíachu Muillethan. Incl. verse beg. Eochu Fidach Fiachu (1q). Ed. CGH 205–206.
f. 81r(149)a.55–
[De raind hÉrenn]
Heading/rubric: ‘De raind hErenn inso’Incipit: ‘Diuissa est Hibernia insola in duas partes compares eter Conn Cetchathach ⁊ Eogan Mar qui et Mug Nuadat m. Dergthene diximus’
Introductory section on the division of Ireland between Conn Cétchathach and Éogan Mór (Leth Cuind and Leth Moga), the division of Munster between Cormac Cass and Fíachu Muillethan and the lands of the Dál Cais.
f. 81v(150)a.3–
Collection of Éoganacht genealogies under different headings: De Eoganacht Airthir Cliach (f. 81va.3-18); De Eoganacht .h. Cathbath (va.18-22); Gen. .h. nEchach (va.22-45); [Gen.] .h. mc. [B]rocc (va.46-56, with heading in left margin); Gen. m. Ieir (f. 81vb.1-6); De gen. Eoganachta Caisil .i. Cenel Fingin (vb.6-18); Clann Failbe id est Clann Donngaile (vb.19-37); Cenel Conaill (vb.38-40); Clann Cerbaill (vb.41-43); Clann Laegaire (vb.43-46); Gen. .h. Muiredaig (vb.46-52); De gen. Cerddraige Tulchi Gossa aire immorro as-bertiseom Cerdraige ar ba cerd cach fer úaidib i ndiaid araile co morfeissiur (vb.52-57); Gen. Cairpri Luachra (f. 81vb.57-82ra.23); De gen. .h. Cathbath (82ra.23-27); Gen. Fiachrach Oele de .h. Duach (ra.27-33); De gen. .h. nDedaid (ra.33-40); Gen. Gabraige (ra.40-43); Gen. ceneoil Cormaic (ra.43-47); Gen. .h. Liathain ut inuenitur in Psalterio Caissil (ra.47-rb.7); Gen. Dallain (f. 82rb.8-27), incl. verse beg. Domtharaill cairdes fo di (1q); De gen. Conaill m. Echach Liathain (rb.27-31); De gen. Buirich (rb.31-38); De gen. hua Meic Caille (rb.38-50); G. .h. Tassaich (rb.50-56); Gen. .h. Cuirp (f. 82va.1-3, with heading in upper margin); [G]en. .h. [F]idgente (82va.4-17, with heading in left margin); De huib Cormaic (va.17-20); De genel. .h. Cairpri (va.20-27); De gen. .h. Lappae, with corrected heading in the left margin [De gen.] .h. Meic Erce (va.27-30); De gen. Fer Tamnaig. Item .h. Lappae (va.30-32); De gen. Fer Tamnaich (va.32-34); De gen. .h. Laegaire (va.34-38); Gen. hua Setnai (va.38-41)}.
f. 82v(152)a.41–
Heading/rubric: ‘De genel. Dal Chais ut inuenitur in psalterio Caissil’Incipit: ‘Tri meicc dec Caiss m. Conaill Echluaith m. Luigdech Mind’
Collection of Dál Cais genealogies. The first six words of the incipit are in larger, ornamental script. First section (82va.43-vb.22) incl. verse beg. Se meic Flaind meic Aurchlosaich. Pedigrees under different headings: Gen. .h. Tairdelbaig (f. 82vb.22-83ra.15, concl. with heading Condice seo Clann Mathgamna); Clann dano Ailgile iarum (f. 83ra.15-49), incl. onomastic verse beg. Ruaidri Domnall Oengus Flann (1q) and Torpaid Dimmae Donngalach (1q); In Deis deiscirt hua nEndae (ra.49-53, without red outlines around the heading); De gen. hua Caissine inso (f. 83ra.53-83rb.8); Gen. .h. n.Doborchon (f. 83rb.9-13); Clann Echdach dano (rb.13-15, without heading outlines); Clann Oengusa dano (rb.15-16, without heading outlines); De genel. Iarborcun (rb.16-20); Gen. gn. Baeth (rb.20-23); Gen. Clainne hIffernain (rb.23-27); Gen. .h. Rongaile (rb.27-39). Ed. CGH 235-245.
f. 83r(153)b.40–
Incipit: ‘Clanna Ebeir hi lLeith Chuind .i. Gailenga tair ⁊ tiar, Ciannachta tess ⁊ tuaid, Luigne tair ⁊ tiar ⁊ na cethri Delbna’
Tract on the descendants of Éber in Leth Cuind, the northern half of Ireland. The first five words of the incipit are in large, ornamental script. After the first section (f. 83rb.40-83va.4), genealogies are given under three section headings: Gen. Sil Cormaic Gaileng (f. 83va.4-27); Gen. Ele (va.27-33); and Item gen. Eile (va.33-39). Ed. CGH 246-249.
f. 83v(154)a.40–
Heading/rubric: ‘Item de genelogiis regum Muminensium’Incipit: ‘Muirchertach m. Tairdelbaich m. Taidgcc’
Pedigree of Muirchertach mac Tairdelbaich meic Taidg (king of Munster from the Dál Cais, d. 1119). Names are vertically aligned in columns. Ed. CGH 250-251.
f. 83v(154)ba.28–
Further pedigrees of individual Munster rulers: (a) G. hUa nEchach Muman (f. 83vba.28-49), pedigree of Domnall mac Duib Dá Bairenn, of Uí Echach Muman; (b) G. Eog. Caissil (83vba.50-bb.13), pedigree of Dúngal mac Máel Fathardaig, of Éoganacht Caisil; (c) Item Cl. Donngaile (83vbb.14-33), pedigree of Donnchad mac Carthaich, king of Desmumu; (d) G. hUa Fidgeinti (83vbb.33-56), pedigree of Maéle Ruanaid mac Máel Suthain, of Uí Fhidgeinti; (e) G. hUa nEnna (83vbc.1-10), pedigree of Conchobor mac Gillai Ailbe, of Uí Énna; (f) G. na nDeisse (83vbc.11-23), pedigree of Gilla Pátraic mac Máele Sechnaill, of Déisse; (g) G. Ciarraige (83vbc.24-43), pedigree of Mac Raith mac Meicc Bethad, of Cíarraige; (h) G. Corcco mDruad (83vbc.44-84ra.2), pedigrees of Conchobor and Lochlaind, sons of Máel Sechnaill, of Corco m'Druad. Ed. CGH 251-255.
f. 84r(155)a.2–
No collective heading. Sections headed (a) Gen. Sil Lugdach m. Itha (f. 84ra.2-36); (b) Nunc .h. Badamna (ra.36-47); (c) Nunc .h. Oengusa (f. 84ra.47-rb.2); (d) Nunc [.h. m.] hEi[rc] (84rb.2-8); (e) Gen. hua mBuilc nunc incipit (rb.8-19); (f) Nunc g. .h. Maine (rb.19-24); (g) Nunc .h. Duibleisc (rb.24-26). Ed. CGH 256-263.
f. 84r(155)b.26–
[Genealogical tract on the three Fothaid ]
Heading/rubric: ‘Item na Fothaid’Incipit: ‘Na tri Fothaith id est Fothud Airgdech ⁊ Fothud Carptech ⁊ Fothud Canann’
Genealogical material on the three Fothaid and their origins. First words in larger, ornamental script. First section (84rb.27-84va.4) incl. verse beg. Tri Fothaid Elgga cen chron (2qq, headed De quibus hoc carmen dicitur) and 2 lines beg. Noco rabi rigdomna (anonymous: is de ro-chét). Then two further sections headed Hucusque de Psalterio Caisil scriptum est (84va.4-21) and G. hUaithne Tire (84va.21-25). Ed. CGH 264-268. Cf. material on f. 70va-b.
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