rubric: Leabhar Irse agus anala ar cogaib 'Erionn annso ⁊ go inórmhór ar catha Cl úan Tarbhadh ⁊ ar an Laochroidh do thuit ann ⁊c A copy of the Leabhar Oiris, beginning s.a. 976. According to Abbott, it was probably copied from the version in Egerton 1782.

p. 59

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Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1289

Short account. Best's MS K

p. 735

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Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1296

Best's MS T

p. 214

Text

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1329

Similar to K (TCD 1289).

p. 153

Text

London, British Library, MS Egerton 105

Not collated by Best.

f. 296

Sources

Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.

[ed.] Best, R. I. [ed.], “The Leabhar Oiris”, Ériu 1 (1904): 74–112.

CELT – edition and preamble: <link> Internet Archive: <link>

Several episodes known from the Leabhar Oiris were edited by Eoin MacNeill, without the annals which precede and follow the text in Best's edition. His text is sometimes close to that found in TCD MS 1289, but no manuscript source is given.

[ed.] MacNeill, Eoin, “Cath Cluan Tairbh”, Gaelic Journal 7 (1896): 8–11, 41–44, 55–57.

[ed.] MacNeill, Eoin, “Cian mac Maolmhuaidh”, Gaelic Journal 7 (1896): 67–71.

Secondary sources (select)

Ó Lochlainn, Colm [ed.], “Poets on the battle of Clontarf [part 1]”, Éigse 3:3 (1943): 208–218.

Ó Lochlainn, Colm [ed.], “Poets on the battle of Clontarf [part 2]”, Éigse 4:1 (1945): 33–47.

OʼHalloran, Sylvester, A general history of Ireland from the earliest accounts to the close of the twelfth century, 2 vols, London, 1778.

Askaboutireland.ie – Volumes 1 and 2: <link>