Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: G105012

Genealogical Tracts I: Anmand na n-Athachthuath

Author: [unknown]

Background details and bibliographic information

File Description

Toirdhealbhach Ó Raithbheartaigh

Electronic edition compiled by Beatrix Färber

Funded by School of History, University College, Cork

1. First draft.

Extent of text: 2120 words

Publication

CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts: a project of University College, Cork
College Road, Cork, Ireland—http://www.ucc.ie/celt

(2011)

Distributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.
Text ID Number: G105012

Availability

Available with prior consent of the CELT programme for purposes of academic research and teaching only.

Sources

    Manuscript Sources
  1. Dublin, RIA, 536 olim 23 P 12 alias Book of Ballymote; 14th century (AD 1383x–1397). Owned by archbishop James Ussher in the seventeenth century. Later in the Library of Trinity College Dublin from which it was borrowed in 1719, never to be returned. Presented to the Royal Irish Academy in 1785. Digital images and a detailed catalogue description of the manuscript can be viewed on the ISOS Project of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (http://www.isos.dias.ie/).
    Edition
  1. See below.
    Secondary literature
  1. Review: M.V.D., Studies: an Irish quarterly review 23 (June 1934) 341–343 [with corrections to MS readings].
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Genealogical tracts I. Toirdhealbhach Ó Raithbheartaigh (ed), First edition [1 volume; viii + 245: Introduction to Dubhaltach Mac Firbhisigh's Genealogies (preface 1–32; introduction proper 33–106); tracts on the tributary peoples from BB, the Book of Lecan, TCD 1336 (H. 3. 17), RIA 1134 olim 23 E 29 (Book of Fermoy) and MS Laud 610 (107–132); miscellaneous excerpts from the Book of Lecan and one from Rawlinson 502 (133–end).] Stationery Office Dublin (1932)

Encoding

Project Description

CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts

Sampling Declaration

The present text represents pages 107–116 of the printed edition.

Editorial Declaration

Correction

Text has been checked and proof-read twice.

Normalization

The electronic text represents the edited text. Editorial corrections are tagged corr sic="" resp="TRa" with the corrected form given in the 'sic' attribute. Text other than in Irish is indicated. Names are capitalized in line with CELT practice.

Quotation

Direct speech is tagged q.

Hyphenation

The editor's hyphenation was retained.

Segmentation

div0=the tale. div1=the editor's paragraph. Page-breaks are marked pb n="". MS foliation is tagged mls unit="folio" n="".

Interpretation

Names are not tagged, nor are terms for cultural and social roles.

Profile Description

Created: By an unknown Irish scribe. Date range: 1383–1397.

Use of language

Language: [GA] The text is in Middle Irish.
Language: [LA] A few words are in Latin.

Revision History