Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G100029

The Leabhar Oiris

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R. I. Best

Electronic edition compiled by Philip Irwin, Donnchadh Ó Corráin

Funded by University College Cork and
Professor Marianne McDonald via the CELT Project, formerly CURIA.

3. Third draft, with editorial introduction.

Proof corrections by Philip Irwin, Bart Jaski, Seosamh Mac Muirí, Donnchadh Ó Corráin

Extent of text: 11225 words

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Text ID Number: G100029

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Sources

    Manuscript sources
  1. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 756 pp. 194–207 (alias 23 E 26, olim O'Reilly, 13.5), scribes Richard Tipper and John MacSolly; 18th century; for a description see Kathleen Mulchrone, Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy fasc. 19 (Dublin 1936) 2327–35.
  2. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 485, pp. 240–75 (alias 23 N 30 alias An seanchaidhe Muimhneach), scribe Tadhg Ó Cróinín; transcribed in Cork in 1739; for a description see Gerard Murphy, Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy fasc. 11, 1297–1300.
  3. Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1287, pp. 59–85 (alias H. 1. 13), scribe Hugh O'Daly; transcribed in 1758; for a description of the MS see T. K. Abbott and E. J. Gwynn, Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College Dublin (Dublin 1921) 40–44.
  4. Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1280, folio 64 (alias H. 1. 6), scribe Hugh O'Daly; transcribed in 1758; for a description of the MS see T. K. Abbott and E. J. Gwynn, Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College Dublin (Dublin 1921) 13–15, 331.
  5. Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1296, pp. 214–32 (alias H. 2. 5), scribe Dermod O'Connor; transcribed in 1712; for a description of the MS see T. K. Abbott and E. J. Gwynn, Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College Dublin (Dublin 1921) 70–74.
  6. London, British Library, Egerton 105, folio 296; for a description of the manuscript, see Standish H. O'Grady, Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum [now British Library] (London 1926, repr. Dublin 1992) 23–27.
  7. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 689, p. 93 (alias 23 P 13), text fragmentary; 18th century; for a description see Kathleen Mulchrone, Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy fasc. 17, 2114.
  8. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 258 (alias 23 G 25), text fragmentary, scribes Mícheál Óg Ó Longáin and Peadar Ó Longáin; 19th century; for a description see Kathleen Mulchrone, Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy fasc. 6, 713–28.
  9. Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 973, section 3, p. 50 (alias 23 M 47), scribe Seághan Ó Conuill; transcribed 1776; text fragmentary; for a description see Kathleen Mulchrone, Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, fasc. 22, 2791–99.
  10. Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1289 (alias H. 1. 15, alias "The Psalter of Cashel"), scribe Tadhg Ó Neachtain; transcribed in 1745; for a description of the MS see T. K. Abbott and E. J. Gwynn, Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College Dublin (Dublin 1921) 50–60.
  11. Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1329, p. 153 (alias H. 3. 10), scribe Maurice Gorman; 18th century; for a description of the MS see T. K. Abbott and E. J. Gwynn, Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College Dublin (Dublin 1921) 122.
    Editions
  1. R. I. Best, The Leabhar Oiris, Ériu 1 (1904) 74–112.
  2. Eoin MacNeill, Cath Cluan Tairbh, Gaelic Journal 7 (1896) 8–11, 41–44, 55–57; and Cian mac Maolmhuaidh, ibid. 67–71. This is a different text. The annals preceding and following the battle of Clontarf are omitted and there are some episodes not in this text of Leabhar Oiris. Some episodes are close to Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS 1289 (alias H. 1. 15, alias "The Psalter of Cashel" (mentioned above).
    Sources, comment on the text, and secondary literature
  1. Charles O'Conor of Belanagare, Dissertations on the History of Ireland (Dublin 1753; 1766).
  2. Edward O'Reilly, A Chronological Account of Nearly Four Hundred Irish Writers (...) with a descriptive catalogue (...) (Dublin: Iberno-Celtic Society 1820).
  3. James Hardiman, Irish Minstrelsy, or, Bardic remains of Ireland, with English poetical translations (London 1831).
  4. Eugene O'Curry, Manners and Customs of the Ancient Irish. Vol. 1–3 (London 1873).
  5. Henri d'Arbois de Jubainville, Essai d'un catalogue de la littérature épique d'Irlande (Paris 1883) 60 (a listing of some of the MSS in which this text and related materials occur).
  6. Albertus Johannes Goedheer, Irish and Norse traditions about the Battle of Clontarf (Haarlem 1938).
  7. Colm Ó Lochlainn, Poets on the battle of Clontarf, Éigse 3 (1941–42) 208–18, 4 (1943–44) 33–47.
  8. John Ryan, 'The battle of Clontarf', in: Gerard Anthony Hayes-McCoy (ed), The Irish at war (Cork 1964).
  9. Donnchadh Ó Corráin, 'Brian Boru and the battle of Clontarf', in: Liam De Paor (ed), Milestones in Irish history (Cork 1986).
  10. Michael Chesnutt, 'Caith Maige Tuiread–a parable of the Battle of Clontarf', in: Séamas Ó Catháin (ed), Northern lights: following folklore in north-western Europe: Essays in honour of Bo Almqvist (Dublin 2001) 22–33.
  11. Clare Downham, 'The Battle of Clontarf in Irish history and legend', History Ireland 13:5 (2005) 19–23.
  12. Meidhbhín Ní Úrdail, 'Annála Inse Faithleann an ochtú céad déag agus Cath Chluain Tarbh (The eighteenth century Annals of Inisfallen and the Battle of Clontarf)', Eighteenth-century Ireland: Iris an dá chultúr 20 (2005) 104–119.
  13. Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Brian Boru: Ireland's greatest king? (Stroud 2007).
  14. Meidhbhín Ní Úrdail, Cath Cluana Tarbh: The Battle of Clontarf; Irish Texts Society Main Series, vol. 64) (London 2011).
    The edition used in the electronic edition
  1. R. I. Best, The Leabhar Oiris in Ériu. volume 1, Dublin, Royal Irish Academy (1904) page 74–112

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Created: By one or more unknown author(s) drawing on materials relating to the years AD 976–1028, compiled in an Irish monastic scriptorium. Date range: 976–1500.

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Language: [GA] Over 99% of the text is in early Modern Irish.
Language: [LA] Less than 1% is in Latin.
Language: [EN] The introduction is in English.

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