London, British Library, MS Harleian 5280

s. xviⁱⁿ
Irish manuscripts
vellum

Identifiers

Location

London, British Library

Collection: Harleian

Shelfmark

5280

Provenance and related aspects

Date

s. xviⁱⁿ

early part of the 16th century

Hands, scribes

'Gilla riabach mac Tuathail meic Taidc caim I Cleirich' (f. 74b)

Codicological information

Material

vellum

Work in progress

» ...

f. 12r–f. 20v

[Immram curaig Mail Dúin] » First part only.

f. 21r–f. 24v

[Old Irish treatise on the Psalter]

f. 25v

[Scéla Guairi meic Colmáin ocus Óenu moccu Loígse]

f. 26a–f. 26b

[Comrac Líadaine ocus Cuirithir]

f. 26b

[Scéla Siluester ocus Constantin (miracle)]

f. 27r–f. 35rb

[Tochmarc Emire]

f. 34ra–f. 34rb

[Verba Scáthaige]

f. 35a 2–f. 35b 1

[Úath Beinne Étair]

f. 35b1

[The quarrel between Finn and Oisín]

f. 36–f. 39

[Cáin Domnaig]

f. 39v–f. 41r

[Apgitir chrábaid]

f. 40r-–f. 42r

[Scéla mucce Meic Da Thó]

f. 41v

[In mac ndíaid a athar a nArd Mauchai]

f. 41v–f. 42r

[Fursa Cráiptech profetauit]

f. 42?

[Scéla Cormaic meic Cuilennáin ocus fernóice Inse Celtra]

f. 42b

[A Marbáin a díthrubaig]

f. 43a–f. 44b

[Imram Brain meic Febail]

f. 44b

[Ces Ulad]

f. 44b–f. 48a

[Baile Bricín]

f. 48b?

[Tochmarc Baisi bandruad]

f. 48b?

[Táin bó Rúanaid]

f. 48r–f. 48v

[Baile Binnbérlach mac Búain]

f. 49r

[Áirem muintire Finn]

f. 49v

[Sé bruidni Érenn gan dáil]

» ...

f. 53v–f. 54r

[Noínden Ulad]

f. 54v–f. 57v

[Talland Étair]

f. 58r–f. 63r

[Airec menman Uraird maic Coisse] • [Medieval Irish tale lists]

f. 63r

[Forfess Fer Fálgae]

f. 63r–f. 70v

[Cath Maige Tuired]

f. 71r–f. 72v

[Baile in Scáil] » Lacks part after § 41.

f. 73v

[Aní dia fil manchine Chloinde Colmáin ocus Síl Aodha Sláine do Chluain] » Fragment

f. 74r

[Tomus tighe mec ind Ócc]

f. 74v

[Immathchor nAilella ocus Airt]

f. 75r–f. 75v

[Sanas Cormaic] » Entries for Mug Éme and Prull

» ...

f. 77

[Athirne Áilgessach]

f. 77r–f. 77v

[Aígidecht Aithirni] » The second part of the text only

The list below has been collated from the table of contents (if available on this page)

Progress in this area is being made piecemeal. Full and partial tables of contents are available for a small number of manuscripts.

and incoming annotations concerning individual texts (again, if available).

Whenever catalogue entries about texts are annotated with information about particular manuscript witnesses, these manuscripts can be queried for the texts that are linked to them.

A Marbáin a díthrubaig

(Text)

f. 42b

(MS)

f. 42b

A maccucáin sruith in tíag

(Text)

f. 27

Aided na trí nÁed

(Text)

f. 49b

Aígidecht Aithirni

(MS)

f. 77r–f. 77v

The second part of the text only

(Text)

f. 77r-77v

The second part of the text only.

Airec menman Uraird maic Coisse

(Text)

ff. 58r–63r

^{n. 1} Johan Corthals, Manuscript sources to Old and Middle Irish tales (MsOmit) (2010).

Airec menman Uraird maic Coisse, Medieval Irish tale lists</big>

(MS)

f. 58r–f. 63r

Áirem muintire Finn

(Text)

f. 49r

(MS)

f. 49r

Aní dia fil manchine Chloinde Colmáin ocus Síl Aodha Sláine do Chluain

(Text)

f. 73v

(fragment)

(MS)

f. 73v

Fragment

Apgitir chrábaid

(MS)

f. 39v–f. 41r

(Text)

ff. 39v–41r

Atberim frib lith saine

(Text)

f. 35vb

incipit: Athberim rib lith saine

Athirne Áilgessach

(Text)

f. 77

(MS)

f. 77

Baile Binnbérlach mac Búain

(Text)

ff. 48r–48v

(MS)

f. 48r–f. 48v

Baile Bricín

(MS)

f. 44b–f. 48a

(Text)

ff. 44b–48a

Baile in Scáil

(MS)

f. 71r–f. 72v

Lacks part after § 41.

(Text)

ff. 71a–72b

Lacks part after § 41.

Bruidne Érenn (prose)

(Text)

Five hostels (and hospitallers)

Cath Maige Tuired

(Text)

ff. 63a–70b

(MS)

f. 63r–f. 70v

Ces Ulad

(Text)

f. 44b

(MS)

f. 44b

Comrac Líadaine ocus Cuirithir

(Text)

f. 26a-b

(MS)

f. 26a–f. 26b

Cáin Domnaig

(MS)

f. 36–f. 39

(Text)

ff. 36–39

In dáil n-asdadha

(Text)

f. 69v

Dinnshenchas of Emain Macha

(Text)

Forfess Fer Fálgae

(MS)

f. 63r

(Text)

f. 63r

Fuit (poem)

(Text)

f. 35a-35b

Fursa Cráiptech profetauit

(Text)

f. 41v-42r

rubric: Fursa craiptech profetauit

(MS)

f. 41v–f. 42r

Immathchor nAilella ocus Airt

(Text)

f. 74v

(MS)

f. 74v

Immram curaig Mail Dúin

(Text)

ff. 12r–20v

First part only.

(MS)

f. 12r–f. 20v

First part only.

Immram Brain

(Text)

ff. 43a–44b

(MS)

f. 43a–f. 44b

In mac ndíaid a athar a nArd Mauchai

(MS)

f. 41v

(Text)

f. 41v

Medieval Irish tale lists

(Text)

ff. 47 and 58rv

Medieval Irish tale lists/gnáthscéla

(Text)

Muc mic Dá Thó, tlacht-múad torc

(Text)

Noínden Ulad

(Text)

ff. 53v–54r

(MS)

f. 53v–f. 54r

Ní accus bith na mbéo

(Text)

f. 70v

Old Irish treatise on the Psalter

(Text)

ff. 21r–24v

(MS)

f. 21r–f. 24v

The quarrel between Finn and Oisín

(MS)

f. 35b1

(Text)

f. 35b1

Sanas Cormaic

(MS)

f. 75r–f. 75v

Entries for Mug Éme and Prull

(Text)

f. 75r-75v

Entries for Mug Éme and Prull

Sanas Cormaic/Prull

(Text)

ff. 75r–75v

Entries for Mug Éme and Prull

Scéla Guairi meic Colmáin ocus Meic Teléne

(Text)

f. 25a

Scéla Guairi meic Colmáin ocus Óenu moccu Loígse

(MS)

f. 25v

(Text)

f. 25v

Scéla Siluester ocus Constantin (miracle)

(Text)

f. 26b

incipit: In Consaitin mac Elinæ imráitir sund, indtan rob áiniom ndó, rotgab acais mór

(MS)

f. 26b

Scéla Cormaic meic Cuilennáin ocus fernóice Inse Celtra

(MS)

f. 42?

(Text)

f. 42

Scéla mucce Meic Da Thó

(Text)

ff. 40r–42r

(MS)

f. 40r-–f. 42r

Sith co nem. Nem co doman

(Text)

f. 70v

Sé bruidni Érenn gan dáil

(MS)

f. 49v

(Text)

f. 49v

incipit: Se bruighni hErenn cin ail

Táin bó Rúanaid

(MS)

f. 48b?

(Text)

f. 48b

rubric: Tain Uho Ruanaid inso anuas incipit: Doluid Ruanaid forsin tain

Talland Étair

(MS)

f. 54v–f. 57v

(Text)

ff. 54v–57v

Tochmarc Baisi bandruad

(MS)

f. 48b?

(Text)

p. 48b

rubric: Tocmarc Báise bandruad inso incipit: Bais bandruadh ingionn side Crunnmoil

Tochmarc Emire

(Text)

ff. 27r–35rb

(MS)

f. 27r–f. 35rb

Tomus tighe mec ind Ócc

(Text)

f. 74r

(MS)

f. 74r

Úath Beinne Étair

(MS)

f. 35a 2–f. 35b 1

(Text)

f. 35a 2-35b 1

Verba Scáthaige

(Text)

f. 34a 1-2

(MS)

f. 34ra–f. 34rb

Sources

Secondary sources

Flower, Robin [ed.], Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the [British Library, formerly the] British Museum, vol. 2, London: British Museum, 1926.

vol. 2: 298–323

Gray, Elizabeth A., “Hiberno-Latin tracts in Harleian 5280”, Journal of Celtic Studies 3 (1981–1982): 136–164.

Mac Mathúna, Séamus, Immram Brain: Bran’s Journey to the Land of the Women, Buchreihe der Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 2, Tübingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag, 1985.

CELT – edition (pp. 33–45): <link>

482–484 [Appendix IV] “Orthography of Harleian 5280”

Gray, Elizabeth A., “Hiberno-Latin tracts in Harleian 5280”, Journal of Celtic Studies 3 (1981–1982): 136–164.

Meyer, Kuno [ed.], “Mitteilungen aus irischen Handschriften: IV. Aus Harleian 5280 [Marginalia]”, Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie 3 (1901): 226.

Celtic Digital Initiative – all Mitteilungen of ZCP 3: <link> Internet Archive: <link>

Meyer, Kuno [ed. and tr.], Hibernica minora, being a fragment of an Old-Irish treatise on the Psalter, Anecdota Oxoniensia, Mediaeval and Modern Series 8, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1894.

Internet Archive: <link> TLH – Erchoitmed ingine Gulidi (ed. and tr.): <link>

15–18 “Various readings from MS. Harleian 5280”

Meyer, Kuno [ed.], “Mélanges: Addenda to the Echtra Nerai”, Revue Celtique 11 (1890): 210.

Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>

External links

British Library, Illuminated manuscripts: Harley 5280.

web page identifiers

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Contributors

Dennis Groenewegen

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London, British Library, MS Harleian 5280

London, British Library, MS Harleian 5280

Sources

Secondary sources

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