Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in King's Inns
LS 7
Ossianic Tales.
18th cent. Paper. 18 × 12.5 cms. Pp. 10+2 (title-page with verso blank)+237 (scribal pagination, 2-222, continued to 238 in pencil) +15 (blank)+2. Scribe: Séamas Ó Murchadha, 1778 (title-page). Bound in boards with part of paper covering having floral design still attached to both covers. No spinal covering. Some arithmetical calculations on first two and on last two leaves. Different paper in pp. 134-41, 190-221, from that in remainder of manuscript. Leaf 16/17, 3 leaves at beginning and 2 at end loose. A piece of blue paper, 3.5 × 10.5 cms, glued to the verso of the fifth leaf at beginning bears the following note in O'Curry's hand: '12. Curious tales and Adventures of Finn MacCoole'.
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Title-page . 'An chéad leabhar / Fiannuígheacht. Trachtas air ttúis do cruinnead an Fhiann, ⁊ mar do tháinig Fionn chum ceannus, uachtarántacht agus Áird tíghearnus na Feinne do bheith aige .⁊c. Mar an ccéadna, Dona Nósaibh, dona dlíghthibh ⁊ dona reachtaibh do bhi an Éirinn re linn Fhinn Mhic Cumhail, agus dona fearaibh do ghlacfuídhe abhfiannuigheacht, ⁊ don gaisge doghnidhis re linn na haimsire sinn. ⁊c.' Foll. lower down by: 'Air na sgríobh le Séamus O Múrchudhadh san mbliadhain d'aois ár ttigearna. 1778'.
2 . 'Do na Nósaibh, do na Dlighthibh .⁊. dona reachtaibh do bhí ann re linn Fhinn Mhic Cumhail. . . . Air ttúis, mar do chruinne an Fhiann . . Beg. Báine Ingionn Rígh Sagson dobudh Mháthair dFionn mhic Cúmháil. . . . Ends (p. 72 i) Cia cailleadh Fiannuibh Éirionn accaith Gabhradh, is iad féin do bhuaidh ⁊ do chuinne an Machaire. An account of the history of the Fiana down to Oisín's acceptance of Christianity from St Patrick on his return from Tír na nÓg.
73 . AGALLAMH NA SEANÓIREADHA. Beg. Iar ccur ccatha Gabhra, ⁊ iar ttuitim úrmór na Feinne, ní raibh raith na Rígh ortha tré mhallocht Airt Aoinfhir Mhic Conn céadchaitheach. . . . Ends (p. 95 m) with poem beg. (p. 94 m) Clíona ceannfhionn budh bhréadha an bhean. 7 qq. Lower half of p. 95 blank.
96 . BRUÍGHIN CHÉISE AN CHORUINN. Beg. Sealg fiach ⁊ fiannchosgar do comradh le Fionn Mhic Cumhuill. . . . Ends (p. i) 7 asé féin do mharbh é accionn a sheacht mbliadhain déag, air an rath cceadna, Bruighin Chéise an Corruinn.
107 . Ag so EACHTARADH AGUS CÓMHRAC AN MHACAOIMH MÓR MHIC RÍGH NA HASBAINNE, AGUS OSGUR MHIC OlSÍN anso. Beg. Árd Rígh cródha ceillíghe cosantach soghrádhach sítheamhuil saorchlannach sothchoínghleach ro ghabh Flaithios ⁊ áirdceannas na hÉirionn, darb chomainm Cormac mhic Airt. . . . Ends (p. 141 i) ⁊ do thuit Osgar féin attaisibh ⁊ attaimhnéala báis, ⁊ do bhí go fada dá leíghios ahaithle an chómhrac sin.
142 . TÓRUIGHEACHT TSAIDHBHE INGHINE EÓGHAIN OIG. Beg.Sealg tromthorrthach do comhmoradh le Fionn mhic Cumhuil . . . for Thorc os Loch Léine. . . . Ends (p. 179.8) ⁊ do sgaoil sé dá athair air ttúis⁊ don Fheinn uile ós sin amach. Gurb í sin Tóruígheacht tSáidhbhe Ingionn Eóghain Óig mhic Eogháin Mhóir, go nuige sin. Remainder of p. 179 blank.
180 . BRUIGHIN CHAORTUINN. Beg. Árd Rígh uasal oirdhiric ro ghabh flathas ⁊ forlamhuis for cheithre treabhaibh Lochlann dár budh comhainm Colgán cruadhctrmach. . . . Ends (p. 221 m) Gurb amhladh do fuair Míodhach mhic Colgán bás, agus Rígh an domhain maraon fris, tré an bhfeall do rinneadar air Fionn agus air Fhiannuibh Éirionn , a mBruígheann Caorthuinn. Remainder of p. 221 blank. Lower half of p. 208 blank with gap in text.
222 . EACHTRADH BHODAIG AN CHÓTA LACHTNADH. Beg. Lá aonaicc ⁊ oireachtais do comóradh le seacht ccatha na féinne, ⁊ le seacht ccatha na gnáith fheinne ag Binnéadair mc. Eadhgaoithe. Breaks off incomplete at p. 238 m: ⁊ do ghlac Fionn agus an Fhiann go honórach é, ⁊ do chathadar fleadh ⁊ féasda lá, ⁊ mídhe. Rest of manuscript blank.