Book of Ballymote

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The Book of Ballymote ( Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta , RIA MS 23 P 12, 275 foll.) Is a medieval compilation of historical, hagiographic and other literary texts. Named for the parish of Ballymote , County Sligo , the book was written in 1390 or 1391.

History and content

It was created by the writers Solam Ó Droma , Robertus Mac Sithigh and Magnus Ó Duibhgennain on behalf of Tonnaltagh McDonagh . The manuscript remained in the possession of his clan until 1522 , when it was purchased by Aed Óg O'Donnell , Prince of Tír Conaill , for 140 dairy cows. It was donated to Trinity College , Dublin , in 1620 , later stolen from the library and only returned to the Royal Irish Academy in 1785 on the occasion of its founding by the Chevalier O'Gorman , who allegedly bought it from the widow of a mill builder in Drogheda for 20 Bought pounds.

The first page of the work contains a drawing of Noah's Ark . The first written page is missing and the second page describes the ages of the world. Then follow:

• a description of the history of the Jews (2r)
• a resume of Saint Patrick (6r)
• a copy of Lebor Gabála Érenn (8r)
• Tecosca Cormaic "King Cormac's instructions" and other storiesaboutthe king ( Cormac mac Airt )
• Triads of Ireland
• Stories about Fionn mac Cumhail and Brian Borumh
• different genealogies of clans and kings
  • Christian kings of Ulster (34v)
  • Christian kings of Leinster (35v)
  • Christian Kings of Connaught (37v)
  • via the Munster families (97r)
  • Dál gCais (102v)
• Rules of various degrees of Irish verse (157r)
• the only known copy of the Auraicept na nÉces or "scholars' primer" (German: ABC book for students) (169r)
• the Lebor na Cert (Book of Rights) (181r)

The book ends with various Greek and Latin fragments about the Fall of Troy , including a fragment from the Aeneid .

expenditure

• Robert Atkinson. NY: AMS Press. ISBN 0-404-17535-X
• O'Donovan, The Book of Rights, ed. And trans. 1847.
• The Book of Ballymote: Photographic facsimile with introduction by R. Atkinson, (Dublin 1887).

See also

• Collective works from Ireland

literature

• McDonagh, James, History of Ballymote and the Parish of Emlaghfad (German: Geschichte von Ballymote und die Pfarre von Emlaghfad) (1998). [1]
• Harrison, A .: 'Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta ag tús an 18ú aois', Éigse 23 (1989), 147-50.
• Ó Concheanainn, T .: 'The Book of Ballymote', Celtica 14 (1981), 15-25.

Web links

Commons : Book of Ballymote  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• The Book of Ballymote (excerpt from McDonagh 1998)
• Genealogies from the Book of Ballymote
• Leabhar Bhaile an Mhóta (ria.ie)
• Leabhar Bhaile to Mhóta
• Irish Script on Screen has a facsimile