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IX. 



THE AXCIENT LIST OF THE COAEBS OF PATRICK. 

 i;v 1;EV. II. J. LAWI.oE, D.D., LiTT.D., 



E. I. BEST. 



[UeaJ M.vv 26. Publislied Dbcemuku 23, 1919.] 



MOUE than lialf a century ago Dr. Toikl published four early lists- of the 

 Coarbs of Patrick.' Tiiey are preserved in tiie following niauuscripts : — 



L. The Book of Leinster (T.C.D., ms. H. 2. 18), f. 21. c II6O.2 



It is unfortunate that in his edition of this list Dr. Todd did nob print 

 the Irish text, but coutented liiuiself with giving an English translation of it. 

 Part of the leaf of the ms. which contains it is now sadly discoloured. The 

 transcriber of the Facsimile edition (1880) made some serious mistakes, 

 and failed to read words wliicli he miglit have been able to decipiier 

 if he had made use of Todd's rendering. The list was printed by Dr. 

 Wliitley Stokes in 1887 ;' but he followed the Facsimile, correcting 

 it here and tliere from Todd, but apparently making no use of tlie manuscript. 

 lu titese circumstances it has been tliouglit well to print as an appemli.x to 

 this paper a fresh edition based on a careful e.xamination of the manuscript. 



Y. The Yellow Book of Lecau (T.C.D., .ms. H. 2. 16), p. 327c. End of 



fourteenth century.* 

 B. Leabliar Breacc (Royal Irish Academy, M.S. 2:{ P. 16), p. 220. End of 



fourlt'cnth century.' 

 O. Bodleian Library. Oxford, MS. Laud 610, f. llorb, vc. 1454." 



The O list has been accurately printed by K. Meyer in the Zeitschrijt fur 

 CelliscJie PhUologic, vol. ix, pp. 478f, 481f. It was transcribed from the 

 Saltair Caisil.'' In the manuscript it is divided into two parts. The first 



' J. H. Todd, «. Palrick. Apostle of Irdand, 1804, pp. 171, 177, 179, 180. 

 ' Todd, H'nr uf the GhaedhU with the Oaill, p. ix ; R. Atkinson, Facnmile 0/ Book 0/ 

 Lfirwler, Int., p. 7. 



' TrifxirtUe Life 0/ Patrick (R.S.) ii, 542. 



* See Facsimile edition. Int., p. 2. 

 ^ Facsimile cditiun, Int., p. xix. 



* Stnkca, Marlyrolotjij 0/ Oengtu, 1905, p. xv. 



^ Stokes, I.e. ; O'Donovan, Book 0/ Highti, p. xxxiii. 



