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interesting in religion, legendary lore, and history, in the 

 fourteenth century, at which period the book was most pro- 

 bably written. 



After describing the various mutilations which the volume 

 appears to have sustained, Dr. Todd proceeded to describe 

 its contents, and to make some remarks on the sources of 

 the different tracts contained in it. These are, Lives of 

 St. Patrick, St. Columkille, St. Bridget of Kildare, St. Senan 

 of Scattery Island, St. Finnen of Clonard, and St. Finnchua 

 of Brigown, all in Irish of great purity and antiquity ; the 

 conquests of Charlemagne, taken from the celebrated ro- 

 mance of the middle ages, falsely attributed to Tilpin, or 

 Turpin, Archbishop of Rheims ; several legends, as the 

 story of All-hallowtide, of Antichrist, of St. Canice of Agh- 

 aboe, of David and Solomon, of a Christian and a Jewish 

 Child, of St. Comgal of Bangor ; and the history of the Lom- 

 bards, from the celebrated work of Paul Warnefrid. Of this 

 latter tract, which is full of strange tales and legends, Dr. 

 Todd read a short portion, in an English translation. The 

 reading of the remainder of the paper was deferred to the 

 next meeting of the Academy. 



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