Book of BallycumminLeabhar an BallycumminText967RIA MS 23 N 10ARÉ LS 23 N 10gaIrishGaeilge15751500-159914 ff.(Vellum) + 132 pp.(Paper)14 ff.(Meamram) + 132 pp.(Páipéar)8" × 5½"DinnseanchasPoetryMetrical TractProseVerseLaw TractTráchtas DlíPrósTráchtas MeadarachtFilíochtRannPart of the Betham Collection purchased by the RIA in 1851.Aodh ( pp. 1, 48 i. ,77 i. , 113) who was also a principal scribe of the book and who wrote for his own amusement at Baile in Chuimine in the house of Sean Ó Maolchonaire (pp. 1, 48 i., 77 i.) circa 1575.Aodh (lgh. 1, 48 i., 77 i., 113) a bhíodh ina phríomh scríobhaí den lámhscríbhinn chomh maith agus a bhain sult as an méid a scríobh sé i mBaile in Chuimine i dtigh Sheain Uí Maolchonaire (pp. 1, 48 i., 77 i.) thart ar 1575.Cuid den Chnuasach Betham a cheannaigh an Acadamh i 1851.Ballycummin, County RoscommonBallycummin, Co. Ros ComáinVellumPaperPáipéarMeamramFigurativeFíorachThe manuscript is not bound in its original order, the Vellum leaves were placed at the front which has resulted in some of the texts being separated. There is no original numbering system. The manuscript underwent extensive repair in 1920 in the British Museum. Leather bound pre- 1940. The Paper section has been interleaved by a conservator.Níl an lámhscríbhinn ceangailte de réir a chéad ord. Tá na duilleoga meamraim ag an tús agus dá bhrí sin tá roinnt dena téacsanna scoite ona gcéile. Níl bunchóras cuntais ar fáil. Rinneadh deisiú fairsing ar an lamhscríbhinn sa bhliain 1920 sa Mhúsaem Briotanach. Ceangailte i leathar roimh 1940. Tá an mhír ata i bPáipéar idirdhuillithe ag an coimeádaí.Run-over Symbols--Extracolumnar--Abstract--Ornate: f. 138DubthachAodhTornaeAodhThe correct order of the leaves in this manuscript is as follows: outside front cover - p. 77, p. 78 - p. 93, p. 94 - p. 109, p. 110 - p. 11, p. 12 - p. 41, p. 42 - p. 57, p. 58 - p. 15, p. 16 - p. 147, p. 148 - third back endleaf r, third back endleaf v - outside back cover, reference Chantal Kobel, 'Revisiting the codicology of the Book of Ballycummin; and the importance of its filler-texts', in Elizabeth Boyle and Ruairí Ó hUiginn (eds), Book of Ballycummin. Codices Hibernensis eximii iv. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy. The order of binding is as follows: outside front cover - p. 7 , p. 8 - p. 27, p. 28 - p. 47, p. 48 -67, p. 68 - 87, p. 88 - p. 107, p. 108 - p. 125, p. 126 - p. 145, p. 146 - third back endleaf r, third back endleaf v - outside back cover. Some leaves vary slightly in dimensions, some are mere fragments preserved as insets in fresh leaves. The ink has faded at many points, for instance, on pp. 8-10. Repairs have been carefully executed by an expert hand. Crumbling fragments of manuscript have been inset in fresh Paper and the whole has been strengthened by gauze. An older repair in the Vellum (made with silk thread) appears on pp. 9-10. Names of former owners, etc., occurring on the margins of the manuscript are : (p. 6) "[ ] Clancy his hand and book Anno Domini thousand seven hundred and fifteen 1715" (not quite certain, as reagent has been used; the Christian name is heavily cancelled); (p. 10) "Tómás Ó Alluraine ba leis an leabhar so, go nderna Día gras 7 trócuire air. D’éag se annsa mbliadhain (rest omitted)"; (p. 12) "Donall Ó [ ]"; (p. 16) "Domhnall o Briain M. [All] than do sgriobh an meid so [ ] Chaillidhe [ ] Contae Corcaighe 1702" (cf. p. 102); (p. 20, inverted) "Ellen Fling" (?); (p. 22, inverted) "Cornelius Corb[ ]," in an English entry; (p. 27) "Tadhg Ó Loineasna mBaile Ó Gatha san mbliadhain d’Aois ar Sabhala ocht gcéad déag"; (p. 52) "Tadhg Ó Loneasi" (cancelled); (p. 91) "[ ] Fling her hand and boo[k], Anno Domini, 1707 (?)"; (p. 102) "Dómhnall Ó hAlltan. Daniell Hallahane, Anno Domini 1702"; (p. 109) the ornament in margin here may be the initials of a former owner; (p. 119) on interleaf, "E. Curry" and "J. Long"; (p. 158) date "174[ ]" occurs.Is é an t-ord ceart dena duilleoga sa lámhscríbhinn seo ná clúdach tosaigh - lth 77, lth. 78 - lth. 93, lth. 94 - lth. 109, lth. 110 - lth. 11, lth. 12 - lth. 41, lth. 42 - lth. 57, lth. 58 - lth. 15, lth. 16 - lth. 147, lth. 148 - 'third back endleaf r', 'third back endleaf v' - clúdach deireadh, ag tagairt do Chantal Kobel, 'Revisiting the codicology of the Book of Ballycummin; and the importance of its filler-texts', i Elizabeth Boyle and Ruairí Ó hUiginn (eds), Book of Ballycummin. Codices Hibernensis eximii iv. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy. Is é an t-ord atá sa cheangal ná clúdach tosaigh - lth. 7 , lth. 8 - lth. 27, lth. 28 - lth. 47, lth. 48 -67, lth. 68 - 87, lth. 88 - lth. 107, lth. 108 - lth. 125, lth. 126 - lth. 145, lth. 146 - 'third back endleaf r', 'third back endleaf v' - clúdach deireadh. Tá tomhais ilchineálach ar roinnt dena nduilleog, níl ach blúirí ann i gcás roinnt eile atá caomhnaithe i nduilleoga úr nua. Tá an dúch teilgthe ar chuid dena leathanacha, féach ar lgh. 8-10. Tá deisiú saineolach déanta, tá na blúirí curtha ar leathanaigh úra agus tá uige curtha leo chun iad a neartú. Tá deisú níos luath le feiceáil ar lgh. 9-10. Tá ainmneacha den sheanúinéirar imeall na lámhscríbhinne:(lth. 6) "[ ]Clancy his hand and book Anno Domini thousand seven hundred and fifteen 1715" (níl sé cinnte mar bhí imoibreán in úsáid); (lth. 10) "Tómás Ó Alluraine ba leis an leabhar so, go nderna Día gras 7 trócuire air. D’éag se annsa mbliadhain (rest omitted)"; (lth. 12) "Donall Ó [ ]", (p. 16) "Domhnall o Briain M. [All] than do sgriobh an meid so [ ] Chaillidhe [ ] Contae Corcaighe 1702" (feach ar lth. 102); (lth. 20, bun ós cionn) "Ellen Fling" (?); (lth. 22, bun ós cionn) "Cornelius Corb[ ]," i iontráil Béarla; (lth. 27) "Tadhg Ó Loineasna mBaile Ó Gatha san mbliadhain d’Aois ar Sabhala ocht gcéad déag"; (lth. 52) "Tadhg Ó Loneasi" (curtha ar ceal); (lth. 91) "[ ] Fling her hand and boo[k], Anno Domini, 1707 (?)", (lth. 102) "Dómhnall Ó hAlltan. Daniell Hallahane, Anno Domini 1702"; (lth. 109) b'fheidir gur síniú seanúinéir é an maisiú ata ar an imeall; (lth.119) ar an idirdhuilleog, "E. Curry" agus "J. Long"; (lth. 158) an dáta "174[ ]".Copyright Royal Irish AcademyCopyright image source Irish Script on Screen, School of Celtic Studies, DIAS.Cóipcheart ag Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireannIomhá Foinse ag Meamram Páipéar Ríomhaire, Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath.RIA MS 23 N 10 is a Gaelic manuscript from the 16th century. The principal scribes are: Aodh (Aoudh) (see pp. 1, 48 i., 66 m., 77 i., 113), who wrote for his own amusement at Baile in Chuimine in the house of Seán Ó Maolchonaire (pp. 1, 48 i., 77 i.), circa 1575. This scribe was the owner of the book, as he is referred to by the other scribes. Cf. pp. 62 i., 101 m., Dubthach, who signs his name on p. 101 m., stating that he is finishing his part of the scribal work at Baile Tibhaird ar Bla Maige in the company of Sean Ó Maoilchonaire on the first Monday after the Feast of Saint John 1575 (p. 101 m.) and Tornae (see signature, p. 57 i.). Written on Vellum and Paper the manuscript was bound with the Vellum sheets at the front resulting in some texts being separated. Contents include: Tecosca Chormaic. Briathra Flainn Fína. Senbríahra Fíthail. Triads. Tochmarc Emire. Uath Beinne Etair. Imathchor nAilella 7 Airt. Aigidecht Aithirni. Aided Chonchobuir. Coma riaguil in Choimded. Uga Corbmaic meic Cuilendain. Airec Menman uraid Meic Coisse. Apgitir Crábaid. Audacht Morainn. Finn and Oisin. Story of King Aed Oirdnide. Immram Brain maic Febail. Compert Con Culainn. Compert Mongáin. Story of Mongan and Finn. Story of Mongan. Tucait Baile Mongain. Verba Scathaige. Dindshenchas of Emain Macha. Forfess Fer Fálgae. Echtra Connla Chaím. Togail Bruidne Da Derga. Baili Chuind Chétchataig. PRull. Riaguil Corbmaic maic Cuilendáin. Riagal Ailbe Imliuch. Fothaid na Canóine. Riaguil Prointigi. Riagal in Choimded. Anmcairdess Mancháin Léith. Triads. Cáin Domnaig. Baile Binnbérlach mac Buain. Dergruathar Righ na rann 7 na relthann. Also various poems and proverbs and other miscellaneous texts.Is lámhscríbhinn Gaelach é RIA MS 23 N 10 ón 16ú haois. Is iadd na príomhschríobhaithe ná Aodh (Aoudh) (Féach ar lgh. 1, 48 i., 66 m., 77 i., 113), a scríobh mar chaitheamh aimsire dó féin i Baile in Chuimine i dtigh Seán Ó Maolchonaire (lth. 1, 48 i., 77 i.), circa 1575. B'úinéar an lámhscríbhinn é mar atá curtha i leith dúinn ag na scríobhaithe eile, féach ar. lgh. 62 i., 101 m. Dubthach, a shínigh a ainm ar lth.101 m., a rá go bhfuil sé ag críochnú a chuid den oibre i Baile Tibhaird ar Bla Maige i gcomlacht le Sean Ó Maoilchonaire ar an gcéad Luain i ndiaidh Fhéile Naoimh Eóin 1575 (lth. 101 m.) agus Tornae (féach ar síniú ar lth. 57 i). Scríofa ar mheamram agus ar phaipéar rinneadh an cheangal leis na duilleoga Meamram chun tosaigh agus dá bharr tá roinnt dena téacsanna scartha óna gcéile. Tá na téacsanna a leanas iniata: Tecosca Chormaic. Briathra Flainn Fína. Senbríahra Fíthail. Triads. Tochmarc Emire. Uath Beinne Etair. Imathchor nAilella 7 Airt. Aigidecht Aithirni. Aided Chonchobuir. Coma riaguil in Choimded. Uga Corbmaic meic Cuilendain. Airec Menman uraid Meic Coisse. Apgitir Crábaid. Audacht Morainn. Finn and Oisin. Story of King Aed Oirdnide. Immram Brain maic Febail. Compert Con Culainn. Compert Mongáin. Story of Mongan and Finn. Story of Mongan. Tucait Baile Mongain. Verba Scathaige. Dindshenchas of Emain Macha. Forfess Fer Fálgae. Echtra Connla Chaím. Togail Bruidne Da Derga. Baili Chuind Chétchataig. PRull. Riaguil Corbmaic maic Cuilendáin. Riagal Ailbe Imliuch. Fothaid na Canóine. Riaguil Prointigi. Riagal in Choimded. Anmcairdess Mancháin Léith. Triads. Cáin Domnaig. Baile Binnbérlach mac Buain. Dergruathar Righ na rann 7 na relthann. Tá dánta agus seanfhocal agus téacsanna ilchineálacha ann freisin.23 N 10.online indexesKobel (Chantal): 'Revisiting the codicology of the Book of Ballycumminmanuscript repositoriesargues that through the analysis of the alliterative structure of recension A the nature and contents of the lost archetype (P. Mac Cana's O) can be retrieved. Appendix contains text of list A from P. Mac Cana, The learned tales of medieval Ireland, pp. 41-49. Breatnach (Liam): Dinnseanchas Inbhear Chíochmhaine, ‘trí comaccomail na Góedelge’, agus caibidil i stair litriú na Gaeilge in Féilscríbhinn do Chathal Ó Háinle (2012), pp. 37-55. Studies the use of pseudo-archaic spelling in texts found in a handful of sixteenth-century Irish manuscripts (particularly TCD H 3. 18, Harley 5280 and RIA 23 N 10). Please note that the sources above refer, in the main to the manuscript of the Book of Ballycummin, its language, dating and scribal questions. For a bibliography of secondary sources on the texts in this manuscript visit bill.celt.dias.ieRoyal Irish AcademyCollectionsRIA, Dublin, 23 N 10. A list of contents is available at the Irish Script on Screen/ Meamram Páipéar Ríomhaire website under the Catalogue Description for 23 N 10. Visit isos.dias.ie (choose Gaeilge/English )and the importance of its filler-texts', in Elizabeth Boyle and Ruairí Ó hUiginn (eds), Book of Ballycummin. Codices Hibernensis eximii iv. Dublin. Royal Irish Academy.* Toner (Gregory): Reconstructing the earliest Irish tale lists in Éigse 32 (2000), pp. 88-120. On the textual history of the Middle Irish catalogues of talesDublin, IrelandBaile Átha Cliath, ÉireRoyal Irish AcademyAcadamh Ríoga na hÉireann