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Book of Leinster
Book of Leinster. Irish name, Lebor Laignech, Leabhar Laighneach. Also known as Book of Noughaval/ Oakvale, Lebor na Nuachongbála. Compiled after 1150, this codex is the second best source of Irish myth and legend after the Book of the Dun Cow. Some of the material, such as the Dindshenchas, the lore and history of places, dates from the 11th century. Also important are texts of the pseudo-history Lebor Gabála [Book of Invasions], a version of the Táin Bó Cuailnge, the Deirdre story, and the Bórama. The surviving manuscript is divided between Trinity College and the Franciscan Library, Dublin. Leinster, one of the five ancient provinces, constitutes much of eastern Ireland. First published in facsimile (Dublin, 1870), the Book of Leinster has been edited in six volumes by R. I. Best, Osborn Bergin, M. A. O'Brien, and A. O'sullivan (Dublin, 1954–83).
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Book of Leinster." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Book of Leinster." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-BookofLeinster.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Book of Leinster." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-BookofLeinster.html |
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Leinster, Book of
Leinster, Book of (Lebar na Núachongbála), now in Trinity College, Dublin, and the Franciscan Library, Killiney, Co. Dublin, an important collection in Irish of genealogies, poetry, pseudo‐history, and sagas. An inscription in the text notes that Áed Ua Crimthainn, abbot of Tír dá Glas (Terryglass, Co. Tipperary) wrote and collected it from many books, probably in collaboration with Bishop Find of Kildare (d. 1160). It was assembled after 1151 during the reign of Diarmait Mac Murchada and completed in the late 12th century. Scholars disagree on the number of scribes involved, either regarding Áed as the sole scribe or identifying four main hands. When Terryglass was destroyed in 1164, the manuscript may have been brought to Cluain Eidnech (Clonenagh, Co. Laois) and thence to Núachongbháil (Oughavall, Co. Laois).
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"Leinster, Book of." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Leinster, Book of." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-LeinsterBookof.html "Leinster, Book of." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-LeinsterBookof.html |
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Leinster, Book of
Leinster, Book of, an Irish MS of the 12th cent., containing stories of Gaelic mythology, in particular the feats of Cuchulain.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Leinster, Book of." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Leinster, Book of." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-LeinsterBookof.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Leinster, Book of." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-LeinsterBookof.html |
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