Irish Script on Screen

CollectionTrinity College Dublin

LocationDublin, Ireland

ShelfmarkTCD MS 1319/2/7; H. 2. 17 Vol XII

LanguagesIrish; ga

SubjectGrammatical Tract

ProvenanceThis manuscript was part of the manuscript collection belonging to Sir Edward Lhuyd (1660-1709) and was likely collected during a tour which he made to Ireland in the year 1700; Sir Thomas Sebright purchased some of Lhuyd's collection after his death in 1709; Sir John Sebright acquired them then and was recorded to have them in his possession in 1765; around 1782 Edmund Burke encouraged Sebright to send the manuscripts to Dublin to be examined; Sebright presented them to Trinity College Dublin 1786.

CoverageIreland; Hertforshire, England; Dublin

MaterialVellum

ContributorsLhuyd Sir Edward, 1700; Sebright Sir Thomas; Sebright Sir John; Trinity College Dublin, 1786

Online since2014

Notes1319/2/7 belongs to the second volume comprising of vellum; pp. 195-278. Not Uraicept na n-Éigeas, but five middle-Irish Craobhsgaoileadh : (1) on the verb ; (2) p. 231 b, on the noun ; (3) p. 233, on the verb ; (4) p. 239, on the syntax of the verb; (5) p. 252, on the noun. The first, fourth, and fifth are mainly written by one scribe, helped here and there by a second. The other two treatises seem to show two or three different hands. lth 199: in a blank space, the name “Domhnall” is written in ogham characters. lth. 219: in the upper margin, a late hand has written as maith an Leabar so ag cloinn Craith. lth 221: upper margin, in another late hand, Agso Leabar lollainn í Domnallain.

RightsCopyright Trinity College Dublin; Copyright image source Irish Script on Screen, School of Celtic Studies, DIAS.

Description1319/2/7 is a Middle-Irish grammatical treatise, written by multiple scribes.

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Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin

H.2.17 MS 1319/2/7

IRISH GRAMMATICAL TRACT.

1319 is made up of two volumes, formerly one, are made up of various fragments, some quarto, some small folio, of various ages, and treating of different subjects.

1319/2/7 belongs to the second volume comprising of vellum.

p. 195. An imperfect copy of the Uracept (or Uraicept), na n-Eigeas, or Primer of the Bards, small folio, written by different hands.

pp. 195-278. Not Uraicept na n-Éigeas, but five middle-Irish grammatical treatises : (1) on the verb ; (2) p. 231 b, on the noun ; (3) p. 233, on the verb ; (4) p. 239, on the syntax of the verb; (5) p. 252, on the noun. The last has been edited by Bergin. Eriu, vol. viii, Supplement. The first, fourth, and fifth are mainly written by one scribe, helped here and there by a second. The other two treatises seem to show two or three different hands.

199. in a blank space, the name “Domhnall” is written in ogham characters.

219. in the upper margin, a late hand has written as maith an Leabar so ag cloinn Craith.

221. upper margin, in another late hand, Agso Leabar lollainn í Domnallain.