London, British Library, MS Harleian 5280

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London, British Library, MS Harleian 5280

  • s. xviin
  • Irish manuscripts
  • vellum
Identifiers
Location
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
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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  
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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