Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba

+ Léigh níos mó − Léigh níos lú

'S ann ann a Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba a tha a mhoir chuid de na seann sgrìobhaidhean Gàidhlig air an cumail, a riochdachadh an dà chuid Gàidhlig tradiseanta agus laidheil. Thàinig a chuid as motha dhiubh sin bho Leabharlann na Fir-Lagha anns an naoidheamh linn deug, 'nuair a thug buidhnean leithid Comunn Gaidhealach Lunnain agus Comunn Gaidhealach na h-Alba (a nis Comunn Rioghail Gaidhealach agus Aiteachais na h-Alba) na cruinneachaidhean aca seachad airson an gleidheadh airson an duthaich. Fhuair an Leabharlann a chuid as motha dhiubh sin na'n tiodhlaicean neo phàigh iad air an son. Chaidh dìleaban de chruinneachaidhean phriobhaideach aig sgoilearan Gàidhlig agus a leithid eile mar Uilleam F. Skene agus Iain F. Caimbeul a Ile a chuir riutha re na naoidheamh linn deug.

Ann a 1925, thug Leabharlann na Fir-Lagha na sgrìobhaidhean aca do Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba a bha air ùr-fosgaladh, agus tha iad a cur ris na cruinneachaidhean sin bho'n uair sin. Chaidh pàipearan ughdairean Gàidhlig, sgoilearan, luchd chruinneachaidh orain agus aiteachan eile a bhuineadh ris a' Ghàidhlig fhaighinn bho chionn ghoirid, a' sealltainn doimhneachd dualchas cultaireachd na Gàidhlig.

A measg na chiad sgrìobhaidhean tha an Leabhar Deaghan Liosmór, ‘MS 1467’ le sinnsearachd na cinnidhean, Sgrìobhaidhean Glenmasan, agus sgràobhaidhean de bhaird mar Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair agus Uilleam MacMhuirich. Tha sgrìobhaidhean mediceach a deanamh suas cuid mhath de na cruinnichidhean as traighe, b'ann le cuid de theaghlach dhotairean Peutan bha còig deug de na leabhraichan.

Gheibhear na sgrìobhaidhean fhaicinn troimh iomadh doigh, agus gheibhear barrachd fiosrachadh air an larach-linn againn aig https://www.nls.uk/collections/manuscripts/collections/gaelic-manuscripts/.

Tha sinn toilichte a bhi a measg am proiseact ISOS agus tha sinn taingeil airson an obair seo fhaicinn. Tha sinn an dochas gun teid tuilleadh sgrìobhaidhean a chuir ri ISOS ann an uine nach bi cho fada.

'S ann le © Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba neo © Comunn Rioghail Gaidhealach agus Aitechais na h-Alba a tha na h-iomhaighean. Feumar foighneachd dhaibh ma thathar airson an cleachdadh https://www.nls.uk/collections/manuscripts/.

Lámhscríbhinní

Adv. LS 72.1.1

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.1

(Gaelic MS I). '1467 MS' and 'Broad Book'

Mackinnon, p. 72; Mackechnie, p. 111.

15th cent. Vellum. 25 ff. Folio and under (ff. 1 – 8 , 30 × 21 cms; f. 9 , 23 × 19 …

Adv. LS 72.1.2

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.2

(Gaelic MS II).

Mackinnon, pp. 6, 108, 187; Mackechnie, p. 115.

16–17th cent. Vellum (ff. 1–26, 71–148), paper (ff. 27–70). Quarto and under. Written in single columns except …

Adv. LS 72.1.3

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.3

(Gaelic MS III).

Formerly Gaelic ms III. ?15th cent. Vellum. i + 98 ff. Octavo, 17 × 13 cms. A materia medica, with some specifics and a calendar. Written in single columns. Text, decoration …

Adv. LS 72.1.4

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.4

(Gaelic MS IIII). MEDICAL, RELIGIOUS.

Formerly ‘Gaelic ms IV’. 15-16th cent. Vellum. i + 100 ff. 6 × 4.5 cms. This remarkably small, chubby manuscript, ‘Neil MacBeath’s Psalter’, is described by Mgr …

Adv. LS 72.1.5

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Adv. MS 72.1.5

(Gaelic MS V). SHORT TEXTS: RELIGIOUS, HISTORICAL, MYTHOLOGICAL

Mackinnon, pp. 79, 109, 129, 203; Mackechnie, p. 137.

?15th cent. Vellum. 11 ff. Quarto, 26 × 19.5 cms. and under. Written in two …

Adv. LS 72.1.6

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Adv. LS 72.1.6

(Gaelic MS VI). GENEALOGIES.

Mackinnon, ff.84, 110, 181; Mackechnie, f.14.

15–16th cent. Vellum. 13 ff. Folio and under. Three distinct and separate layers, of which the third served as …

Adv. LS 72.1.7

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Adv. LS 72.1.7

(Gaelic MS VII). SCHOLASTIC TEXTS

Mackinnon, pp.84, 112, 177, 179, 181, 187, 191; Mackechnie, p.144.

?15^th cent. Vellum. 11 ff. Quarto, 26.5 × 17.5 cms. There are only …

Adv. LS 72.1.8

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.8

(Gaelic MS VIII). DESTRUCTION-TALES.

Mackinnon, pp.112, 195; Mackechnie, p.145.

14–15th cent. Vellum. 37 ff. Folio. 32 × 22 cms. (ff. 1–7, 9–27); 31 × 13.5 cms. (f. 8 …

Adv. LS 72.1.9

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.9

(Gaelic MS IX). MACDOUGALL GENEALOGY.

Mackinnon, pp.26, 113; Mackechnie, p.146.

Paper. 1f. 15 × 20 cms. Bottom half of folio sheet written c.1625–50 by Eoghan Mac Pháill, judging from …

Adv. LS 72.1.10

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.10

(Gaelic MS X). MEDICAL.

Mackinnon, p.26; Mackechnie, p.146.

?15th cent. Vellum. 10 ff. Large folio, 37 × 26 cms. Complete gathering, bound by thongs. The text is the most popular of …

Adv. LS 72.1.11

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.11

(Gaelic MS XI). MEDICAL.

Mackinnon, p.31; Mackechnie, p.147.

?16th cent. Vellum. 4 ff. Folio, 28 × 21 cms. Two bifolia, stitched with thread. Written in two columns by Feargus Ó Caiside …

Adv. LS 72.1.12

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.12

(Gaelic MS XII). MEDICAL.

Mackinnon, p.35; Mackechnie, p.149..

16th cent. Vellum. 21 ff. Folio, 30 × 23 cms. Consists chiefly of a treatise on diets and matter ancillary to medicine: cosmology …

Adv. LS 72.1.13

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Adv. LS 72.1.13

(Gaelic MS XIII). MEDICAL.

Mackinnon, p.41; Mackechnie, p.151. 14–15th cent.

Vellum. 40 ff. + 2 fragments. Folio. Six independent layers. Kilbride no.2 or 7 by Major MacLachlan’s enumeration …

Adv. LS 72.1.14

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.14

(Gaelic MS XIV). MEDICAL.

Mackinnon, p.49; Mackechnie, p.155.

15–16th cent. Vellum. 16 ff. Folio. Two independent layers, but the text in both is part of book 2 of the …

Adv. LS 72.1.15

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.15

(Gaelic MS XV). TOGAIL TROÍ.

Mackinnon, p.198; Mackechnie, p.156.

?16th cent. Vellum. ii + 50 pp. Folio, 31 × 21 cms. Written in two columns.

Hands:

1. Text, pp.1–49. Tuathal …

Adv. LS 72.1.16

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.16

(Gaelic MS.XVI). DINDSHENCHAS.

Mackinnon, p.134; Mackechnie, p.157.

?15th cent. Vellum. 6 ff. Folio, approx. 31 × 22 cms. and under. Written in two columns.

Hands:

1. Text, f. 1. Large …

Adv. LS 72.1.17

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.17

(Gaelic MS XVII). MEDICAL

Mackinnon, p.50; Mackechnie, p.158.

15th–16th cent. Vellum. 3 ff. Folio. Two separate and apparently independent fragments bearing different portions of the same text, the commentary …

Adv. LS 72.1.18

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.18

(Gaelic MS.XVIII). MEDICAL

Mackinnon, p.51; Mackechnie, p.159.

These ten paper leaves contain a section of Bernard of Gordon’s LILIUM MEDICINAE written by Donnchadh Ó Conchubhair. They are detached …

Adv. LS 72.1.19

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.19

(Gaelic MS.XIX). MYTHOLOGICAL VERSE

Mackinnon, pp.136, 200, 204; Mackechnie, p.159.

14–15th cent. Vellum. 6 ff. Folio, 29 × 21 cms. A gathering; middle bifolium missing. Beautifully written by a …

Adv. LS 72.1.20

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.20

(Gaelic MS.XX). MEDICAL

Mackinnon, p.52; Mackechnie, p.160.

16th cent. Vellum. 6 ff. Folio, 30 × 23 cms. A detached layer of Adv.MS.72.1.12, as is made clear …

Adv. LS 72.1.21

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv LS 72.1.21

(Gaelic MS I). (Gaelic MS.XXI). MEDICAL.

Mackinnon, p.53; Mackechnie, p.160.

?15th cent. Vellum. 8 ff. Quarto, 26.5 × 19 cms. Single gathering, bound by thread with thongs attached. Hand …

Adv. LS 72.1.22

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.22

(Gaelic MS.XXII). MEDICAL

Mackinnon, p.55; Mackechnie, p.161.

15–16th cent. Vellum. 8 ff. Folio, 27 × 20 cms. Single gathering bound by thongs, the largest of which bears script (“an …

Adv. LS 72.1.23

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.23

(Gaelic MS.XXIII). MEDICAL

Mackinnon, p.55; Mackechnie, p.162

15–16th cent. Vellum. 6 ff. Quarto, 23 × 15.5 cms. Three bifolia of a gathering, now separate but with traces of …

Adv. LS 72.1.24

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.24

(Gaelic MS.XXIV). LIFE OF ST. FINDCHUA.

Mackinnon, p.84; Mackechnie, p.163.

?15th cent. Vellum. 8 ff. Quarto, 23.5 × 16.5 cms. A gathering. Written, according to colophon (f. 8 …

Adv. LS 72.1.25

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.25

(Gaelic MS.XXV). MEDICAL; RELIGIOUS; ENCOMIASTIC VERSE

Mackinnon, pp.55, 85; Mackechnie, p.164.

15–16th cent. Vellum. 24 ff. Quarto. Originally two manuscripts or parts of manuscripts, one mainly medical and …

Adv. LS 72.1.26

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.26

(Gaelic MS.XXVI). MEDICAL, RELIGIOUS, MYTHOLOGICAL.

Mackinnon, pp.56, 87; Mackechnie, p.165.

15–16th cent. Vellum. 11 ff. Quarto. Consists of two distinct manuscripts: (a) ff. 1–4, 11 (24 × 18 …

Adv. LS 72.1.27

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.27

(Gaelic MS.XXVII). MEDICAL.

Mackinnon, p.57; Mackechnie, p.167.

16th cent. Vellum. 6 ff. Quarto, 24 × 17 cms. A gathering bound by thongs. The cover into which it was tucked from …

Adv. LS 72.1.28

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.28

(Gaelic MS.XXVIII). HISTORICAL, MYTHOLOGICAL

Mackinnon, pp.113, 138; Mackechnie, p.169.

15–16th cent. Vellum. 7 ff. Oblong quarto, 15.5 × 23.5 cms. and under. A gathering, stitched by a …

Adv. LS 72.1.29

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.29

(Gaelic MS.XXIX). RELIGIOUS VERSE.

Mackinnon, p.88; Mackechnie, p.170.

Vellum (12 ff. and 2 fragments) and paper (4 fragments). Oblong quarto, 19 × 27 cms. and under. A collection of the …

Adv. LS 72.1.30

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.30

(Gaelic MS.XXX). O’REILLY POEM-BOOK.

Mackinnon, p.115; Mackechnie, p.171.

15–16th cent. Vellum. 8 ff. Oblong quarto, 14.5 × 28.5 cms. and under. The remains of a duanaire …

Adv. LS 72.1.31

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.31

(Gaelic MS.XXXI). COLUM-CILLE POEMS; TALE; CONTRACT.

Mackinnon, p.90; Mackechnie, p.172.

?15–17th cent. Vellum and paper. 8 ff. Three fragments: the detritus of the Kilbride collection, but two of …

Adv. LS 72.1.33

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.33

(Gaelic MS.XXXIII). CALENDAR; MEDICAL

Mackinnon, p.60; Mackechnie, p.172.

Vellum and paper. 52 ff. Quarto. Consists of two sections now quite separate.

Section (a)

Vellum. 8 ff. 20.5 × 14 …

Adv. LS 72.1.34

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.34

(Gaelic MS.XXXIV). TWO BRUIDHEAN TALES

Mackinnon, pp.139–42. Mackechnie 174 f.

17th cent. Paper. 19 × 14cms. Pp.48. Written c.1603 by Eoghan Mac Pháill, Dunstaffnage, in varying styles. These …

Adv. LS 72.1.36

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.36

(Gaelic MS.XXXVI). CLASSICAL VERSE & TALES

Mackinnon, pp.91, 116 f. , 142–6, 205 f. ; Mackechnie pp.176–9.

Gaelic letter file 24/3/59 has correspondence on Hugh MacLean. LF v …

Adv. LS 72.1.37 (Leabhar Deaghan Liosmór)

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.37

(Gaelic MS XXXVII). THE BOOK OF THE DEAN OF LISMORE.

Mackinnon, p. 225; Mackechnie, p. 179.

Paper. 159 ff. + 4 fragments mounted as 2 ff. + 3 ff. vellum. Quarto, 20 × 14 cms …

Adv. LS 72.1.38

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.38

(Gaelic MS.XXXVIII). IRISH TALES & VERSE

Mackinnon, pp.118, 146–52, 179 f. , 206; Mackechnie 189–91

17th cent. Paper. 18½ × 14½ cms. Pp.190. ‘Pot’ watermark (passim) indicates dating in first …

Adv. LS 72.1.39

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.39

(Gaelic MS.XXXIX). THE SEVEN WISE MASTERS; SYLLABIC VERSE

Mackinnon, pp.91, 118 f., 152 f. , 206 f. ; Mackechnie, 191 f.

17th cent. Paper. 19.5 × 14 cms. Ff. 32. “Pot” watermark …

Adv. LS 72.1.40

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.40

(Gaelic MS.XL). DEATH – AND OTHER TALES; RELIGIOUS TEXTS.

Mackinnon, pp.91, 153; Mackechnie, p.192.

15–16th cent. Vellum. 90 pp. Quarto, 21.5 × 16.5 cms. and under. Consists of …

Adv. LS 72.1.41

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.41

(Gaelic MS.XLI). LETTER OF PRESTER JOHN etc.

Mackinnon 62 f. , 119 f. Mackechnie 195 f.

15th(?)–17th cent. Vellum. 15 × 10–11 cms. 16 ff. Originally 2 separate manuscripts: (a) ff …

Adv. LS 72.1.42

Adv. LS 72.1.43

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.43

(Gaelic MS.XLIII). FORAS FEASA AR ÉIRINN

Mackinnon 122. Mackechnie 198.

17th cent. Paper. 16½ × 13½ cms. Ff. 40. “Sword” watermark. (Heawood 3911, dated 1647) with letters G R B; the text …

Adv. LS 72.1.44

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

Adv. LS 72.1.44

This seventeenth-century, paper manuscript contains an important collection of bardic verse, particularly the poems of Tadhg Dall Ó hUiginn.

The following list of contents is based on the description of the manuscript in Pádraig Ó …

Adv. LS 72.1.45

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.45

(Gaelic MS.XLV). AIDED CON CULAINN.

Mackinnon, p.157; Mackechnie, p.202.

?16th cent. Vellum. 6 ff. Quarto, 27.5 × 18.5 cms. Written by a single hand, competent but unremarkable, and …

Adv. LS 72.1.46

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.46

(Gaelic MS XLVI). AN CATH CATHARDHA.

Mackinnon, p. 201; Mackechnie, p. 202.

[ Separated bifolium: RIA MS D i 1 ]

15th cent. Vellum. 8 ff. Quarto, 26 × 19 cms. The “Emanuel MS.”, so …

Adv. LS 72.1.47

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.47

(Gaelic MS.XLVII). VERSE AND TALE FRAGMENTS.

Mackinnon, 96-8; Mackechnie, 203

?15th-17th cent. Vellum. 4 ff. Ff. 1/4, 24 × 17 cms.; ff. 2 and 3 smaller. Originally 3 separate fragments, each …

Adv. LS 72.1.48

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.48

(Gaelic MS.XLVIII). SYLLABIC VERSE.

Mackinnon, pp.98 f. , 124, 158, 207; Mackechnie 203–5.

17th cent. Paper. 15 × 9 cms. Ff. 1–34. This manuscript bears all the marks of a …

Adv. LS 72.1.49

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.49

(Gaelic MS.XLIX). IRISH BARDIC VERSE.

Mackinnon 99, 124 f. ; Mackechnie 205 ff.

17th cent. Paper (watermarked). 18 × 13½ cms. Ff. 20. Scribe: as that of Adv.MS.72.1.38, pp …

Adv. LS 72.1.50

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.1.50

(Gaelic MS.L). HISTORICAL MISCELLANY.

Mackinnon, pp.125 f. ; Mackechnie, 207–9.

17th cent. Paper. 15 × 9 cms. Ff. 26. “Pot” watermark. The manuscript was written by Niall MacMhuirich c.1658 (f …

Adv. LS 72.2.1

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.2.1

(Gaelic MS.LI). FORAS FEASA AR ÉIRINN (contd)

Mackinnon 126 f; Mackechnie 209.

Continuation of Adv.MS.72.1.43 (q.v.). Ff. 18. The original codex appears to have disintegrated at …

Adv. LS 72.2.2

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.2.2

(Gaelic MS.LII). CLASSICAL VERSE

Mackinnon, pp.127f, Mackechnie 209-14.

17th-18th cent. Paper. Ff. 55. A collection of bardic fragments varying considerably in size, condition and legibility. There is a strong MacMhuirich …

Adv. LS 72.2.3

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Adv. LS 72.2.3

(Gaelic MS. LIII). GLENMASAN MS. (ULSTER CYCLE).

Mackinnon, p.158; Mackechnie, p.214.

16th cent. Vellum. ii + 52 pp. Folio, 29 × 22 cms. Written in double columns.

Hands:

1. Text; “Ihc”, “Maria …

Adv. LS 72.2.4

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.2.4

(Gaelic MS.LIV). IRISH VERSE

Mackinnon, pp.100, 162 f; Mackechnie 215-7.

18th cent. Paper. 16 × 10 cms. Pp. 88. Still forming a flyleaf is the remaining portion of a Kilkenny newspaper …

Adv. LS 72.2.6

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.2.6

(Gaelic MS.LVI). TALES.

Mackinnon, pp.101, 166-71; Mackechnie 219-21; described by Stokes, Irische Texte, 2nd ser. 2, p.109.

18th cent. Paper. 20-21 × 16 cms. 53 ff. , paginated 369-400, 409-459, 337-362 …

Adv. LS 72.2.7

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.2.7

(Gaelic MS.LVII). VERSE MISCELLANY

19th cent. Paper (watermarked 1798). 18 × 11 cms. Ff. 24. Commonplace-book (Bolg an t-Sholair) of Patrick Turner when a corporal in the Argyll Fencibles, dated Meath 1801 …

Adv. LS 72.2.8

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of …

Adv. LS 72.2.9

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.2.9

(Gaelic MSS.LIX). “TÁIN BÓ CUAILNGE” & OTHER TALES.

Mackinnon 173-4. Mackechnie 226. G. O’Rahilly, Stowe version of Táin Bó Cuailnge, pp.xlix-liii.

17^th cent. Paper. 55 ff. 18 × 14 cms …

Adv. LS 72.2.10

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Compiled by John Mackechnie p. 226 - 237

Vol. 1, Notes to the Manuscripts, Index of Initia, 1973

Paper. Pp. 474, erroneously numbered by a modern hand, probably that of H.Cameron Gillies, measuring 7 and …

Adv. LS 72.2.11

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

Adv. LS 72.2.11

(Gaelic MS.LXI). “CATH FIONNTRAGHA”.

Mackinnon p. 174f. Mackechnie p. 237f.

18^th cent. Paper. 40 pp. 22½ × 17 cms. “Watermark: “horn” and I D M (type Heawood 2718-2734, Dutch & English documents 1665-1721). Written by …

Adv. LS 72.2.12

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.2.12

(Gaelic MS.LXII). WILLIAM MACMURCHY: PROVERBS etc.

18th cent. 15 ff. 15 × 18.5 cms. Watermark: ‘coat of arms’. Written c. 1759 (Cf. p. 11) by William MacMurchy (d. c. 1778), Campbeltown …

Adv. LS 72.2.13

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.2.13

(Gaelic MS.LXIII). MAC MHAIGHSTIR ALASDAIR’S POEMS.

Mackinnon p. 211 f. ; Mackechnie p. 239-41.

18^th cent. Paper. 20 × 15 cms. Ff. 25. “Pro patria” watermark. Written in Gaelic script by …

Adv. LS 72.2.14

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.2.14

(Gaelic MS.LXIV). RELIGIOUS VERSE

Mackinnon 103 f. ; Mackechnie 241-5.

16th cent. Paper. 14 × 20 cms. Ff. 38. Early “pot” watermark. Scribe unknown, but his hand bears family resemblance to that of …

Adv. LS 72.2.15

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 72.2.15

(Gaelic MSS.LXV). WILLIAM MACMURCHY’S POEMS.

Mackinnon, pp.104-5, 176, 180, 192, 212-16; Mackechnie, p.245; TGSI, vol.16, p.291.

18th cent. 49 ff. 11 × 20 cms. Watermark: “coat of …

Adv. LS 73.1.10

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(Gaelic MS CVI). Skene MSS Box XVII. I. 2.

Beatha Phádraig.

Mackinnon p. 271; Mackechnie I, p. 271

104 pp., quarto, 21 × 16 cm. 18th cent., paper, 'Pro Patria' watermark (c. 1724-1772). A Life of St. Patrick, based …

Adv. LS 73.1.22

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 73.1.22

(Gaelic MS.CXVII). MEDICAL.

Mackinnon, p.273; Mackechnie, p.275.

Paper. 331 ff. Folio, 29 × 20 cms. “Pot” watermark. Written under MacDougall’s patronage in Lorne and Ossory, 1596-1600, by Donnchadh Ó Conchubhair …

Adv. LS 73.1.23

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 73.1.23

(Gaelic MS.CXVIII). COLLECTION OF REV. ALEXANDER POPE.

Further description: Mackinnon, p. 277 (box 2, no.1); Mackechnie, p.277; Leabhar na Feinne, pp.v, xv, 218.

12 ff. Folio and under. Collection …

Adv. LS 73.2.1

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 73.2.1

(Gaelic MS.CXX). STAFFA COLLECTION.

Mackinnon, p.278; Mackechnie, p.278; LF, pp.vii, xxvi.

i + 84 pp. Quarto. Watermarked 1797, 1801. Compiled 1803 for Ronald MacDonald of Staffa, Advocate, by Iain MacMhuirich …

Adv. LS 73.2.2

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Adv. LS 73.2.2

(Gaelic MS.CXXI). WILLIAM MACMURCHY’S POEMS (“TURNER MS.XIV”).

Mackinnon, p.278 (box 2, no.4); Mackechnie, p.279; LF, pp.viii, xxx; Rel. Celt., vol.2, pp.vi, 310.

Section (a …

Adv. LS 72.3.7

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

Adv. LS 72.3.7

(Gaelic MS.LXXXV). Transcript of National Museum of Scotland, manuscript MCR 39

Further description: Mackinnon, p.260; Mackechnie, vol. 1, p.264; NLS F.R.192, f.77

195 pp. Quarto. Watermarked …

Adv. LS 73.2.20

Catalogue of Gaelic manuscripts in selected libraries in Great Britain and Ireland

compiled by John Mackechnie

Adv. LS 73.2.20

MacLeod Poetry.

Paper water-marked "1810".

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Adv. LS 73.3.5

Compiled by John Mackechnie p. 314

Vol. 1, Notes to the Manuscripts, Index of Initia, 1973

Paper. 9 × 7½ ins. Bound limp and paged by the scribe.

Pp. 1 - 32.

(a) Gaelic - English Dictionary, pab …

Adv. LS 73.3.7

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

Adv. LS 73.3.7

Compiled by John Mackechnie p. 314

Vol. 1, Notes to the Manuscripts, Index of Initia, 1973

Paper. 8 × 6½ ins. Bound limp. Ff. 48. Gaelic - English Dictionary. triathrach - truaghain.

Adv. LS 73.3.8

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

Adv. LS 73.3.8

Compiled by John Mackechnie p. 314

Vol. 1, Notes to the Manuscripts, Index of Initia, 1973

Paper. 8 × 6 ½ ins. Bound limp. Ff.23. Marked on face, "No. 7 / M.N.O. Gaelic-English / supplied …

Adv. LS 73.3.9

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

Adv. LS 73.3.9

Compiled by John Mackechnie p. 314

Vol. 1, Notes to the Manuscripts, Index of Initia, 1973

Paper. 7½ × 6 ins. Bound limp. Ff. 26. Gaelic-English Dictionary, tartar - thusa + further list of words under A, C …

Adv. LS 73.3.10

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

Adv. LS 73.3.10

Compiled by John Mackechnie p. 314

Vol. 1, Notes to the Manuscripts, Index of Initia, 1973

Paper. 7½ × 6 ins. Bound limp. Ff. 71. Gaelic-English Dictionary, da - du - toiseach.

Adv. LS 73.3.12

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

Adv. LS 73.3.12

Compiled by John Mackechnie p. 314

Vol. 1, Notes to the Manuscripts, Index of Initia, 1973

Paper. 7 and ⅛th × 6½ ins. Bound limp. Ff. 44. Gaelic-English Dictionary, truaghan - utharrach.

Adv. LS 73.3.11

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

Adv. MS 73.3.11

Compiled by John Mackechnie p. 314

Vol. 1, Notes to the Manuscripts, Index of Initia, 1973

Paper. 8¼ × 6½ ins. Bound limp. Ff. 150. Marked on the face, "Foclair / Gailig Albnaich / agus / Beurla Shagsonuich /." Gaelic …

Adv. LS 73.3.23

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

Adv. LS 73.3.23

Compiled by John Mackechnie p. 314

Vol. 1, Notes to the Manuscripts, Index of Initia, 1973

Paper. 8 × 6 and ⅜th ins. Ff. 136 with tops uncut. English-Gaelic Dictionary, babla - fy.

Adv. LS 73.5.1

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

Adv. LS 73.5.1

Irish Grammar.

Summary Catalogue of Advocates’ Manuscripts (1971), p.44. 82 ff. Quarto. Written by Aodh Ó Dálaigh (Hugo Daly) for Paris Anderson, a student of Trinity College, Dublin, 1734-5. Cf. also Pádraig Ó Macháin …

Adv. LS 84.1.16

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Adv. LS 84.1.16 OUTER COVER OF Adv. LS 72.1.27.

Further description: Mackinnon, p.57; Mackechnie, p.167.

?14^th cent. Vellum. 1 f. + fragments. Folio, 36 × 22 cms. From the ?16^th cent. to …

Adv. LS 84.1.17

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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Adv. LS 84.1.17 OUTER COVER OF Adv. LS 72.1.27.

Further description: Mackinnon, p.57; Mackechnie, p.167.

?12^th cent. Vellum 2 ff. Folio, 27 × 18-19.5 cms. Part of the same missal as …

Adv. LS 84.1.18

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Adv. LS 84.1.18 OUTER COVER OF Adv. LS 72.1.14.

Further descriptions: Mackinnon, p.49; Mackechnie, p.155.

?12^th cent. Vellum. 6 ff. Folio, 30 × 21 cms. From the same source as Adv.MS …

Adv. LS 18.2.11

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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MEDICAL

Mackechnie, p.1.

17^th cent. Paper. 201 ff. folio, 29 × 19.5 cms. “Pot” watermark (two varieties). The main text, the Lilium Medicinae, was written about October 1621 (f. 102v …

Adv. LS 18.5.19

The Rosslyn Missal

Manuscript written in Ireland, probably for Down Cathedral in Downpatrick. Lawlor has dated the work as probably of the 13th or early 14th century based on palaeographic evidence. Henry and Marsh-Micheli have suggested the work …

Adv. LS 18.8.16

Adv. MS 18.5.19

Gospels of Saints Mark and Luke, and part of the prologue of the Gospel of Saint John

This manuscript was produced in Ireland and is an example of a pocket Gospel book. It was possibly written in the …

Adv. LS 33.4.11

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

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KEATING’S HISTORY OF IRELAND

Mackechnie, p.2.

17^th cent. Paper. vii + 183 ff. Folio. Scribe: Sémus Ó Gribín, who also wrote RIA 24 L 17, Keating’s Eochairagiath an Aifrinn …

Adv. LS 35.4.8.v.1

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Transcript in two folio volumes, 1750, of Walter MacFarlane’s genealogical collections. Edited by James T. Clark for Scottish History Society (2 vols., 1900). Vol. 1 contains the following Gaelic items.

176 …

LS 1669

Rob Donn Mackay.

A volume of songs of Rob Donn Mackay (1714-1778). According to a note at the front (f. iiir) it was taken down from the recitation of the poet, who could not write, by a daughter of the Rev …

LS 2076

Catalogue of Gaelic Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland

LS 2076

MEDICAL MANUSCRIPT

Mackinnon, p.298; Mackechnie, p.317.

Paper. iv + 354 ff. Folio, 27.75 × 19.25 cms. “Pot” watermark. Written c.1600, probably in Ireland, by an anonymous scribe, perhaps of the Husabost …

LS 14850

Journal, 1809-1813, of Dugald MacNicol.

LS 14876

Allan MacDonald of Knock, Essay on the Gaels and song collection, 1776.

Allan MacDonald of Knock, "Some hints regarding the dress, customs and manners of the Gaelti, thrown together, loosely, by an officer, on board a transport in Chebucto Harbour, before …

LS 14854

LS 14854 (formerly Acc.2152/20).

Ossianic verse from the collection of Rev. Donald MacNicol.

A volume from the collection of Gaelic songs and associated papers brought together by the Rev. Donald MacNicol (1735-1802), minister of Lismore, and continued by his son Dugald …

LS 14879

Poetry of Iain Lom and Sìleas na Ceapaich.

A notebook, 21 × 17.2 × 1.4 cm, bound in dark blue, half leather over cloth boards. In the hand of Rev. Dr. Alexander Irvine, minister of Little Dunkeld (1773–1824) and Gaelic …

LS 14881

Miscellaneous poetry.

45 ff. , single sheets and bifolia of various sizes, containing poetry of Allan Stewart of Innerhadden and some miscellaneous material, mostly Gaelic, collected by the Rev. Dr. Alexander Irvine, minister of Little Dunkeld (1773-1824). In a variety of hands …

LS 19304

LS 19304, ff. 87-90

Sgt. Alexander Forbes, Elegy on the death Patrick MacLeod of Geanies, 1807.

A lament by Alexander Forbes, a sergeant in the 78th Highland Regiment who was discharged in 1808 because of ophthalmia. Forbes was born in the parish of …

LS 14966

Poetry

Octavo. Autograph notebook, 1943, of poems by Sorley MacLean (1911-1996). Presented by the poet, 1969. Written on rectos, many pages blank.

1 Shaoil mi i bhith fo éislean, 2 stt. (An Cuilithionn 1939 and Unpublished Poems, ed. C. Whyte …

LS 29901

LS 29901 (formerly Acc.13249)

242 + [2] pp., quarto, paper, ca. 1834. Spiritual poetry of John Maclean, known as Bàrd Thighearna Chola, 1787-1848, in his own hand. In a bound quarto volume with a label on the spine reading "Gaelic MS". The manuscript …

Acc. 9134

Songs of Alexander Stewart, Milton of Callander and Glasgow.

Acc.9134/1 is a small octavo notebook, ca. 1840s, in marbled covers, ff.i–ii, pp. 1–110 (89–110 blank), f. iii. Bought, 1986.

It contains 31 songs, of which …

Acc. 11044

Acc. 11044 Gaelic

Manuscripts from the Cluny Charter Chest.

A collection of Gaelic verse, mostly of poets from the Badenoch area. It was written down in the late 18th century, with some later additions at the end. It was originally part of the …

Wod.Lett.Qu.I

Wod.Lett.Qu.I (formerly Adv. LS 44.5.19)

A volume of Robert Wodrow’s correspondence. Contains (item 107) an autograph memorandum by Domhnall Mac Mharcuis, received 26 December 1700, in answer to queries mostly concerning the Loch Ness area. It includes …