G 73

P rliament na mBan; Beatha Mhuire; Religious Tales

19th cent. Paper. 19.3 × 15.5 cms. [i-vi] + 174 + [5] pp. The manuscript is in the handwriting of Peadar Ó Longáin (pp. 1-120) and Pól Ó Longáin (from p. 120i; cf. G 75) but the scribes nowhere date or sign what they have transcribed. The pagination is scribal; illuminated capitals mark the beginning of most of the items. Bound in three-quarter leather with marbled end-papers; `Seanuid na mBan' in gilt on spine; `Mss Ph 10833', `Phillipps MS 10833' on verso of first end-paper, `Womens Parliament and other pieces' on p.[i].

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[v] Table of contents; `Clár an leabhairsi'.

1 Seannuid na mBan. Beg. Anso mbliaghuin 1697, do bhádar annso ríoghacht so na hEiriond. Ends (p. 105) air staid na ngras ┐ na glóire siorruídhe Amen, followed (p. 106) by dánta adhmholta.

109 Sermon on the text `Quasi a facie colubri fuge peccatum,' Eccles., 21 cap., 1 verse. Headed `Seachain an peaca amuil do dheannfá gnúis naitreac nimhe.' Beg. Is mór an daille ┐ díthchéille do shíol Adhamh ┐ Éabha go nglacuid an oiread sin cúiruim ┐ imshníomha fan uile nídh bheanas le sochair no le somhaoín an chuirp. Ends (p. 122) an nídh noch iaruimse dhíbhsi ┐ dam féin, an Ainim an Athar ... Naoímh. Bíoch mar sin. Críoch.

123 Scél in Dá Leanbh. Beg. Feacht náon dia rabhatar dá leanbh for na fathchoibh oc cómhchluithe. Ends (p. 125) nó go naithchuingidh Muire fá céadóir. Críoch.

125 Scél air Ghrádh Dé ann so. Beg. Fil cathair isin Airméin Mhóir immorro Taurisius a hainim. Ends (p. 126) do na geintibh baiste lasin mírbhail sin. Críoch.

126 Scéal air Bhédá Onóireach san mbliadhain 687. Beg. Is annsin do bhí Béda annórach na shacart. Ends (p. 128) as eadh d'éag Bédá. Finit.

128 Scél air Bhrighit bannáomh ┐ céad bhanaba Chille Dara. Beg. Feacht ann tánncatar na uii neasboig a Húibh Briúin. Ends (p. 132) for leathlaimh Ulltach do rinneadh followed (p. 133) by Brighit bé bith mhaith. 6 qq.

134 Beatha Mhuire sonn. Beg. De statu ┐ modo bhibhendi Bhirginis Mairie post ascencioneim filí ejus .i. Do staid ┐ do mhodh beatha Mhuire. Breaks off p. 172.8 agus do theasbéanais corresponding to ed. Mary E. Byrne, Irish Monthly iv 552.14.

172.8 written as part of the preceding item. Fragment of a tract on the efficacy of a priest's instructions not dependent on his good character. Acephalous. Beg. dá deiscipl[i]b, cia re nabraidh na dáoine is cosmhuil mise. Ends (p. 173) ó bhláth bréithre an tsagairt. Críoch.