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that it was transcribed about the year 1100. It was, doubt- 

 less, compiled in Leinster. 



Raid. 505. Vellurn. — The Felire Aenghais, or Festology 

 of Aengus Celi De, and some Latin lives of Irish Saints. 



Rawl. 506. Vellum. — Contains ancient pedigrees. 



A part of the Dinnseanchus, or tract on the etymology of 

 the names of remarkable places in Erinn ; of which we have 

 good copies in the libraries of the Royal Irish Academy and 

 of the University. 



Forty-six folios of Brehon Laws. 



An imperfect copy of Cennfaeladh's ancient Irish grammar. 



Raid. 514. Vellum. — A magnificent copy, in all proba- 

 bility the original, of the life of Saint Colum Cille, by Mag- 

 nus O'Donnell. 



The following extract from the preface to this work, so 

 valuable for its curious legends and its topographical refer- 

 ences, will be found of some interest. 



" Gcup bfo a pip 0.5 luce I6gca na becapo 50 nOechai6 pf a 

 mbdrao o cem mdip, acup ndc paibe ap pd5a.1l Oi ace bloi6 

 Oon lebap 00 6ecc Goarrmdn naemca a LaiOm, acup becan ell 

 a-nsaioeilj, ap na Oechcao 50 y6 cpuaio O'pile&aib na n^ai&el. 

 Gcup p6p an cuiO eli ma pc6laib a paO 6 66I1 ap puO cpen-le- 

 bap GpmO. Ocup ap 0615 lempa gopub e 00 b'd&bap 06 po. In 

 uaip cdncacap Oanaip alliiiapai6 Oo 66narii gabdlcaip ap cup a 

 neipmn, Oo milleOap acup Oo loipcecap dipO-cella GpmO mil, 

 acup 06 riullecap a pepfne acup a pepepepa, acup pu^acap m6- 

 pdn 60 caipib na naerii le6 Od cfpcib p6m ; ariiail itiebpaijiO pen- 

 lebaip oipip GpenO, acup 50 hdipige ariiail rtiebpai^ep an lebap 

 Odpa hamm 00506 5 a ^ V e 5 aiDe ^ a1 ^' Gcup Oo loipcecap acup 

 Oo milleOap dipO-cellaib Choluim Chille 50 punnpa6ac. Gcup 

 a]" Oentnn lim sopab f an uaip pin Oo riullecap acup Oo loipcecap 

 alebaip, acup Oo cuai6abecaambdca6, dec an begdn ppfc pe 

 na peptb annpo. 



"t>f6 a pip 05 luce lejca na becapa gopab e TTlajn ap mac 

 Ge&a, mic Oe&a puai&, mic "N61II gaipb, mic Goipp6elbai5 an 

 pfona hi Oomnaill, 60 pupdil an cuiO 60 bi a laiOm Oon becai& 



