G 91

Hagiographical; Cath Maighe Léana (fragment)

19th cent. Paper. 20.5 × 16 cms. 108 pp. The manuscript is composite and is the work of two scribes, Ióseph Ó Longáin and Peattair Ó Longáin. Ioseph's work has a scribal pagination 1-84 and appears to be a complete manuscript, written 1846 (p. 81); Peadar's contribution (pp. 85-108 of modern pencilled pagination) consists of fragments of two different compilations, the first fragment (pp. 85-100) written 1843 (p. 85) on paper with watermark 1838, the second (pp. 101-108) on different paper. Bound in half-leather by Bretherton 1848, with `Vitae S. Finnani S. Brennani S. Canoci Colum Kille Jordani. Mirror fo Justices' in gilt and `13722' labelled on spine; `MHC', `13722 Ph' and `Phillipps MS 13722' inside front cover.

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1 Beatha Náomh Fionáin Locha Laoi. Beg. Fionán Náomh do Chorca Duibhnne adeirthear a bhunadhas. Ends (p. 17) agus do fíoradh sin uile. Finit.

18 Beatha Breanuin Mic Fionnlogha. Beg. Beatus vir qui timet Dom[i]n[u]m in mandateari eis uoelet nimis. Is feachtnach ┐ is firén. Ends (p. 50) with quatrain Glé liomsa a Choímhdhe gan chol. `Crioch'.

51 Sgéal air Cainioch Naomh. Beg. Araile láithe do Cainioch Naomh an Oiléan Rosa Cré. Ends (p. 54) gach uile onóir ┐ glóire ┐ miadhamhla saoghal gan foircheann. Amen. `Crioch'.

54 Seanchas Coluim Cille annso. Beg. Fa hé coluim Cille céad dochtúir an chreidimh Catailica dona Pictibh. Ends (p. 76) with Aoibh Neill uile ar chul Coluim. 4 qq. `Crioch'.

77 Sgeal air mhiorbhuillibh Iordanus Naomh. Beg. Neach naomhtha ró bhí san domhan roimhe si dar bainim Iordanus. Ends (p. 81) ┐ bá saoi chráibhthioch í o sin amach. Finit. Foll. by `Air na scriobha liomsa Ióseph Ó Longáin 'san mbliadhan d'aois ár Tiagarna 1846'.

82-4 Blank.

85 Desiderius (fragment). (a) Title-page: `Emanuel. Lebhar inna bhfuil modh iarrata ┐ faghala foirbhteachta na beathadh riaghalta .../Iar na chuir anois a nGaoídheilge le Bráithir áiridhe d'ord S. Frónsias: F. C .../... agas iar na chuir a lámhsgriobhinn le Peattair mac Míchíl Uí Longáin a bpróiste Carraig na Fhear san mbliaghain d'aois Críost 1843./Trocaire go bhfaighadh a anam.'

(b) Preface by the translator beg. (p. 86) `Do thaithin an leabhránso có mór ┐ [sic] sin leis gach críth ...'.

(c) Author's preface headed (p. 88) `Brollach nó réamhrádh na hoibresi', beg. As cúis náire ┐ imaithfhír ...

(d) Introductory tale headed (p. 91) `Do chseoladh nó do thubhart asteach na hoibre so', beg. [D]o bhí dithreabhach diadha aig fóghnamh do Dhia ....

Text proper headed (p. 94) `An Chéad Chaibidil. Ion ttionnsgantar an chead rann do Sgáthán an Chrabhadh', beg. [G]luaisaois Deisiderius as a sealla. Breaks off p. 100 with Fá ró iongnadh le D. = ed. O'Rahilly, line 396.

101 Cath Maighe Léana (fragment). Beg. here tulbhorba treathanmhisccneacha na ttonn ag agallamh na sccud = ed. K. Jackson, (1938) line 660. Breaks off p. 108 with tangadar rompa air na mhárach go seanAth Mór ris = ed. line 891.