Manuscripts
f. 101r–
‘The Phantom's Frenzy’. On f. 101r, the text credits the Book of Dub Dá Leithe as its source.
f. 105v–
‘The story of Mac Dá Thó's pig’.
f. 108r
Legend of St Patrick, Enna son of King Loegaire, and Michael the Archangel, which serves to explain the origin of the custom of Michaelmas sheep or ‘Michael’s portion’. Cf. the version on f. 143r (unit IV).
f. 108vb.27–
[Senchas muici fhéili Martain]
Heading/rubric: ‘Senchus muici fhéili Martain ind so síss’
Very much shorter Patrician anecdote which offers an origin story for the Martinmas pig.
f. 109r–
“The Strategem of Urard (Irard) mac Coisse”, including tale list B.
f. 109rb–
Version B.
f. 114v–
“The excuse of Gulide's daughter”
f. 115v–
f. 116r–
f. 116v
“The dialogue between King Cormac and Fíthel (Féigbriathrach)”.
Two leaves appear to be lost at this point.
f. 117r–
“The wooing of Emer”, beginning missing
f. 117v–
“The words of Scáthach”
f. 117v–
“The siege of the Men of Fálga”
f. 119r–
“The voyage of Bran mac Febail”
f. 120v
“The otherwordly adventure of Connla the Red”, fragment
f. 121r
[Senchas na relec]
Incipit: ‘A reilec laech Leithe Cuinn’
Poem (24qq).
f. 121va.1–
[Apair rim a Sétna]
Heading/rubric: ‘Findchú o Brí Goband roimchomhairc Sétna Chluana Bic fónindass sa sís, ocus rofregair Sétna dó amail ata sísana’Incipit: ‘Apair rim a Sétna [verse]’
Poem (20 qq), dialogue between Findchú and Sétna; with introduction in prose.
f. 121vb.17–
[Irish note on the Besom out of Fánait]
Incipit: ‘Is i ndigail marbtha Eoin Bauptist tic an Scuap a Fánat do erglanadh Erend fri deired in domain’
Note on the ‘Besom out of Fánait’ (Scúap a Fánait), known also from copies of the commentary to Félire Óengusso.
f. 122r–
“The songs of Buchet's house”
f. 122v
‘The story of Baile the Sweet-voiced’, fragment.
(a) ff. 101-122