Texts
Lebor gabála Érenn/2H(2). Gabáil Mac Míled
Incoming data
An account of the taking of Ireland by the sons of Míl. The first part or textual layer is concerned with Milesian history until the time when Ireland is divided between Érimón and Éber. The second enumerates the tuatha that spring from the sons of Míl.
Manuscript witnesses
MS
Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Rawlinson B 512/III (ff. 75B-100, 37-44)
context: Lebor gabála Érenn (Recension B) incipit: xl toisech doib Eber Donn m. Miled incl. Lebor gabála Érenn/2H(2). Gabáil Mac Míled Second, main tract on the taking of Ireland by the Gaels. Macalister, vol. 5, §§ 385, 409-413, 418. Because of a lacuna in the manuscript, the text breaks off at the end of § 418.
in section: f. 81vb.1–
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.] [tr.] Macalister, R. A. Stewart [ed.], Lebor gabála Érenn: The book of the taking of Ireland, 5 vols, vol. 5, Irish Texts Society, 44, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, 1942.
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20–29 (§ 385, Rec. A, B and C); 30–33 (§ 386, Rec. A – D only); 32–49 (§§ 387–408, Rec. A); 48–69 (§§ 409–432, Rec. B); 70–97 (§§ 433–463, Rec. C); 98–103 (§§ 464–468, Min.).
Secondary sources (select)
Scowcroft, R. Mark, “Leabhar Gabhála. Part I: the growth of the text”, Ériu 38 (1987): 79–140.
comments: The second part is Scowcroft, R. Mark, “Leabhar Gabhála. Part II”, Ériu 39 (1988).
113, 114–115
