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Chronicum Scotorum

18th-19th cent. Paper. 19.5 × 15 cms. 248 pp. with modern pencil pagination, [i]-[c] + 1-238, scribal pagination 1-189 containing several errors (some altered, incorrectly, by another hand). Scribe: Mícheál mac Peadair Uí Longáin (unsigned); Peadar Ó Longáin (unsigned) supplied the additional material on pp. 195-205, Donnchadh ó Floinn the introductory material pp. [v]-[ix]; pp. 1- 2 of text supplied by an unidentified scribe. Jottings include, `Robert Welsh (his book)' [cancelled], pp. 3, 9, 112 (108); `Leabhar Riobaird Bhreathnaigh ar an mBaile mBreac a mí so Béaltein san mbliadhain 1785' [cancelled], p. 113 (109); `J(?) O Flynn', p. 194 (189).

Bound in full leather, spine missing; tag of `Markree Library' pasted and `Cooper Mss No 3' in ink inside front cover.

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[i]-[iv] Blank.

[v] Title-page: `An Cronicum Scotorum eadhon Analach chine Scuit. / Arna scriobhadh air dtúis, a gCluain Mic Nois, trath eigin san dara haois déag. Le Manach airigh. / Iona bhfuil cuntas ar mhóran do neithibh tasgamhala, go sonnradhach, na neithe bhaineas re hEirinn, o Adhamh gusan mbliaghain d'aois Chriosd. M.C.L. / An macleabharso do scriobhadh le Sean Mhicheal O' Longain timcheal na blaighna m.dcc.lx.vi. / Arna cheangal fa'n gcluadachso, agus ar scriobhadh na litire tiomanta et an leathnaig tiodailsi, a gCorca le Donnchadh O'Floinn 'san mbliaghain 1821'.

[vi] `Leabhair Dhonnchadh Uí Fhloinn a gCorca san mbliadhain m.dccc.xxi.' P. [vii] `Litir Thiomanta. / A leighthóir ionmhuin. / An seanleabharso da ngoirthear an Chronicum Scotorum ... do aithscriobhadh le seanMhichael Ó Longáin timpchiol na bliaghna m.dcc.lx.iii a nuachtar Mumhan ... Fagbhaim slan et beanocht, iar ndearbhadh dibh na bhfuil focal san méid beagso do scriobhas, go hairigh ar m'aimsir fein, ach foirgiol na firinne, / A gCorca san mbliadhain m.dccc.xxi. D. O'Floinn.' P. [x] blank.

1 `Incipit Croinicum Scotorum .i. tionsganan chroinic na Scot sond.' Beg. Tuig a léaghthóir tré adhbharaibh áirithe ┐ go follas do sheachna iomadamhlacht focal ┐ earáide, gurab é is mian lín an tráchta ... do dhéanamh air airisin na Scot. Breaks of p. 194 (189) with 1150 Kl- for Sathrann ┐ bliaghain bhisicc toruinn ┐ saighnéin tinntidhe do thiachtainn in Eannair gur and catchword ghabh. Followed (p. 195) by additional material (see introductory remarks) headed `(Tá an méadúghadh so, tairingthe as Analacha Innse Faithlionn)', beg. 1151 Sluagh mór a naighidh Thaidhg Uí Bhriain. Breaks off p. 205 tairéis an chínn do bhuain de, a corp do chrocha as crann. Remainder of manuscript blank.