Tionscadal na Nod (translated loosely as ‘The Scribal Abbreviation Project’) was conceived as a place to gather illustrative examples of Irish writing to make it easier for people to read the manuscripts. The project contains links to examples of Irish scribal writing already on the internet, as well as new examples copied from manuscripts by a modern scribe, Dennis King.

Facsimiles of many Irish manuscripts are available to everyone on websites such as the Irish Script on Screen project at Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies. It is our hope that our collection of examples will make it easier for students and others to read and enjoy the work of the scribes.

Abbreviations and other forms of notation

Best kept for a separate page

The project

Scope

(Period covered, manuscripts used, Irish and Latin, etc.)

Editorial decisions

Tionscadal na Nod

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