Yellow Book of Lecan
Contents
The numbering for the texts given below is both by column (as in the manuscript) and by number of pagination (as in the facsimile edition).

Yellow Book of Lecan

Section Title: Contents
Table Section Text: The numbering for the texts given below is both by column (as in the manuscript) and by number of pagination (as in the facsimile edition).

columns	page	text

1–2	436-7	Life of St. Féchín of Fore (fragment 1)

3–87	255, 283	Sanas Cormaic 'Cormac's Glossary', text B

88–122	421-31	Etymological tract: O'Mulconry's Glossary

123-4	432-3	One leaf with the beginning of Togail Bruidne Da Derga

125-8	434-5	Life of St. Féchín of Fore (fragment 2)

128–216	361–404	Duanaire or Book of Miscellaneous Poems, written by Seanchan, son of Maelmuire O'Maelchonaire in 1473. Includes Aibidil Luigne maic Éremóin 'The alphabet of Luigne mac Éremóin'.

217	405	Cáin Domnaig 'The Law of Sunday'

221	407	Regula Mochuta Raithin

224	?	On the Célí Dé.

227 (line 8)	410	Rhapsody of the Irish prophet Bec mac Dé

228b (line 17)	410	Apgitir Chrábaid (maxim)

229a (line 42)	411	Bríathra Flainn Fhína maic Ossu 'The wise sayings of Flann Fína Or Aldfrith, son of Oswiu'.

233	413	96-line poem ascribed to Flann Fína

234 (line 3) – 236	413b-414b	Audacht Morainn 'The Testament of Morann', a Speculum principum or 'Mirror of princes'

236	414	Trecheng Breth Féne, known as the "Triads of Ireland".

244	418	Tech Midchuarta (plan and description).

245	419	Suidigud Tige Midchuarta (poem).

247	420	Short account of the twelve Apostles

248	420	Poem ascribed to Cormac mac Cuilennáin

249	284	History of the Jews from Abraham to David.

281–310	Cath Maige Rath 'The Battle of Mag Rath' (cols 281-2 barely legible). Cf: cols 945-9.

310	313b-318b	Aided Muirchertaig meic Erca 'The Death of Muirchertach mac Ercae'

320 (line 14)	318	Poem ascribed to Columcille

321	319	Fled Dúin na nGéd 'The Banquet of the Fort of the Geese'

332 (line 45).	324	First rann by Mac Liag, bard of Brian Boru.

333	325	Fianṡruth, list A

335	326	Short account of St. Cuimín Fota, metrical dialogue between him and St Comgan (Mac Da Cherda 'The son of two arts')

336	326	Metrical prayer by St. Mael Isa O'Brallaghan

336 (line 17)	326	Scúap Chrábaid 'Besom of Devotion', litany ascribed to Colcu ua Duinechda

between 336 and 337	small scrap of vellum

338 (line 4)	327	Irish Litany to the Holy Trinity (first words in Latin: "O Deus Pater omnipotens, Deus exercituum, miserere nobis")

338b (line 4)	327	List of Archbishops of Armagh from St. Patrick to Giolla Mac Liag (Gelasius).

338b (line 69)	327	Short genealogical account of the Clann Breasail

339	328	Frithfolaid ríg Caisil fri túatha Muman 'The counter-obligations of the king of Cashel towards the peoples of Munster' (first recension).

340	Poem ascribed to St. Moling, entitled Baile Moling 'St Moling's Ecstasy/Prophecy' (47 stanzas)

341	329	Tochmarc Moméra 'The Wooing of Moméra'

343 (line 31)	331	Various extracts: 1. how Finn mac Cumaill made peace between Glangressach, chief ollam of the Meic Miled, and Sodelb, daughter of Cormac; 2.

344 (line 31)	330	Account of celebrated trees of Ireland prostrated by a storm in the year 665.

344 (line 54)	330	Account of St. Bec mac Dé.

345 (ff. 6)	331	Táin Bó Flidhais (fragment).

365-6	A short account of the mother and five sisters of St. Patrick.

367-8	Illegible

after 368	Inserted letter written by Thaddæus Roddy of Crossfield in 1700

370	i	Fragment of 8 ff. Immram curaig Maíle Dúin 'The voyage of Máel Dúin's coracle'.

391 (line 16)	11	Immram Snédgusa ocus Maic Riagla 'The Voyage of Snedgus and Mac Riagla'

395 (line 37)	13	Immram Brain maic Febail 'The Voyage of Bran mac Febaill'

397 (line 8 from foot)	Irish homily

400 (line 26) or 399 (?)	16	Echtrae Chonnlai 'The adventure of Connla'. Cf: cols 914-5.

401	438–455	Fragment of nine ff. Dindsenchas of Tara and Aicill, all down to Slíab Mairge.

437a-450	341-66	Medical treatise (fragment, 10 ff). See further col. 463, 465–6

477–86	454–7	Medical treatise on four elements (fragment), de semine animalium; de virihus animalium.

487-99	456-62	Commentary on seventh book of the Aphorisms of Hippocrates (2–59), ascribed to Gillapatrick Albanach in 1413 on the penultimate page. These ff.

500	217	Leabhar Ollamhan, including the Auraicept na n-Éces 'Poets' Primer', a treatise on Ogam, etc. (ff.

549	241b-251b	Immacallam in dá Thuarad 'The Colloquy of the Two Sages'.

570-2	(252)	Catechism, beginning with the maxims of St. Fursa; cf: col. 228.

573–958	Probably part of the Yellow Book of Lecan

573–619	17	Táin Bó Cúailnge

620	41	Account of Ailill's and Medb's heroes

644	53	Táin Bó Dartada 'The Raid of the Cattle of Dartaid'

646	Táin bó Regomon

648	Táin bó Regamna

649	Táin bó Fráich

658	60	Táin bó Aingen = Echtrae Nerai

662	62	Account of the Patriarchs (Old Testament)

680	71	Amra Coluimcille 'Songs of Columcille', written by Dallan Forgaill

690	74 a 31	Longes Labrada 'The Exile of Labraid ('Lorc' Loingsech)'

700	81	Homily In Teanga Bithnua 'The New Tongue'

705	81	Continuation of In Teanga Bithnua (four columns)

707	86	Immram Snedhghusa acus mec Riaghla "The Voyage of Snedgusa and Mac Ríagla", also Eachtrae clerech Choluimcille 'The adventures of Columcille's clerics'.

716	91	Togail Bruidne Da Derga 'The Destruction of Da Derga's Hostel'

between 731–2	In O'Donovan's time, four paper leaves now transferred to the end of the book. One leaf tells of Brian Boru.

740	105	Suidiugud Tellaich Temra 'The Settling of the Manor of Tara'

749 (line 20)	109	Longes mac n-Uislenn 'The Exile of the Sons of Uisliu

754	112	Orgain Denna Ríg 'The Destruction of Dind Ríg'

756 (line 47)	113	Esnada Tige Buchet 'The Songs of Buchet's House

759 (line 5)	105	Fled Bricrenn ocus Loinges mac nDuíl Dermait 'Bricriu's Feast, and the Exile of the sons of Dóel Dermait'

765 s.f.	117	Tochmarc Becfhola 'The Wooing of Becfhola'

768 (line 36)	119	Fianṡruth, List B

770b (line 24)	120	How Enoch and Elijah were taken up into Heaven

772 (line 40)	121	Stories about King David of Israel

776 (line 47)	123	Aided Con Roí 'The Violent Death of Cú Roí'. On the deaths of Cú Roí mac Dáire and Blathnát.

780 (line 27)	125	Poem (78 ranns) by Flanacan son of Cellach, king of Bregia

781 (line 43)	125	Clesa Conculaind 'The Feats of Cú Chulainn'

782 (line 126)	126	Assembly of Druim Cet

783 (line 44)	126b	Aided Néill Nóigíallaig maic Echdach Muigmedoin 'The Death of Niall of the Nine Hostages'

785 (line 21)	127	Elegy on the death of Niall of the Nine Hostages (15 ranns)

786	128	Gein Branduib maic Echach ocus Aedáin maic Gabráin 'The Birth of Brandub son of Eochu and of Aedán son of Gabrán'

786 (line 46)	128a-132b	Scéla Cano meic Gartnáin 'The Story of Cano son of Gartnán'

795	132	Part of Cath Cairn Chonaill 'The Battle of Carnn Conaill'

795 (line 21)	133	Story about St. Colman mac Duach and King Guaire

797 (line 12)	133	Story about King Guaire, Mac Dá Cherda and Cuimín Fota.

798 s.f.	134	Story about Mac Dá Cherda son of Mael Ochtrach

800 (line 34)	135	'Why Mongán was Deprived of Noble Issue', story about Mongán, Eochaid the chief poet of Ireland, and Fiachnae mac Báetáin, king of Ulster.

802	136	Stories about Mac Dé (and Diarmait mac Cerbaill)

803 (line 22)	136	The Conversion of Constantine and the Finding of the Cross

805 (line 13)	137	On the first satire composed in Ireland by Cairbre for Bres mac Eladan

806 (line 7)	138	On King Salemon of Greece

807 (line 8)	138	On the beheading of the John the Baptist and poem on the four Herods by the poet Bran

808 (line 9)	139	Tréide Cétna Labratar iarna Genemain? On the three persons in Ireland who spoke directly after birth.

810 (line 40)	140	Description of the Banqueting Hall at Tara, cf: col. 244.

811 (line 23)	140	Poem on the sons of King Cormac mac Airt; short notes on St Patrick

812–823	141	Passion of the Lord

823	Gospel of Nicodemus

839 (line 19)	154	Homily of the Blessed Virgin

852-7	161-3	'Dialogue of the Soul and Body'

857 fin.	163	Word from the scribe, Giolla Íosa Mór Mac Fhirbhisigh in 1380.

858	164	Short story about St. Columcille and Aidan son of Gabrán

858 (line 23)	164	'Precepts of Gregory of Rome'

860	165	Life of Gregory

863 (line 38)	166	Tegasc Rig Solmain meic David 'Instructions of King Solomon son of David'

869 (line 9)	169	Homily on Michael the Archangel

869b	169	Poem (15 ranns) and description of the 17 wonders on the night of Christ's birth; memorandum by a later Mac Firbis.

869c-d, 870–875	171	Aided Díarmata meic Cerbaill 'The Death of Diarmait mac Cerbaill' in prose and verse

875 (line 28)	174	On the migration of the Ciarraighe into Connaught

876 (line 6)	175	Tochmarc Étaíne 'The Wooing of Étain'

877 (line 28)	175	Fotha Catha Cnucha 'The Cause of the Battle of Cnucha'

878 (line 47)	176	Abbot Hugh on a legend about the Dagda and others of the Tuatha Dé Danann

880	177	Tochmarc Lúaine 7 Aided Athairne 'The Wooing of Lúan and the Death of Athairne'

885 (line 26)	179b-180a	Compert Conchobair 'The Conception/Birth of Conchobor'

886 (line 48)	180	Geneamuin Chormaic Ua Chuind 'The Birth of Cormac mac Airt'

889 (line 26)	181	Echtra Cormaic i Tír Tairngire 'Cormac mac Airt's Journey to the Land of Promise'

898 (line 10) – 906	186	Aided Chrimthainn meic Fhidaig 7 Trí Mac Echach Muigmedóin 'The Death of Crimthann son of Fidach and of Eochaid Muigmedóin's three sons'

902 (line 41)	188	Echtra mac n-Echach Muigmedóin 'The Adventures of the Sons of Eochaid Mugmedon'

906 (line 9)	190	Imtechta Moga Ruith 'The Adventures of Mog Ruith'

907	190	The Four Jewels of the Tuatha Dé Danann. On the Tuatha Dé Danann and their magical education, with a poem on the same.

907	Scribe Giolla Íosa Mór Mac Fhirbhisigh

908	191	Baile Findachta, Ríg Connacht. Poem on the baile (prophecy, revelation) of Fínnachta, king of Connaught.

909 (line 12)	191b-192b	Suidigud Tellaig na Cruachna 'The Settling of the Manor of Cruachan', also known as Aided Nath Í 'The Violent Death of Nath Í'.

910 (line 4)	192	Poem ascribed to Torna Éces, on pre-Christian kings of Ireland buried on Croghan; on burial places in Teltown

911 s.f.	192	Compert Mongáin 'The Birth of Mongán'

912	'A story from which it is inferred that Mongán was Finn mac Cumaill' and Aided Fhothaid Airgdig 'The Violent Death of Fothad Airgdech'.

913 (line 42)	193	Scél Mongáin 'Stories of Mongán'

914 (line 24)	194	Tucait Baile Mongáin 'The occasion of Mongán's frenzy'

914 (line 49)	Echtrae Chonnlai 'The adventure of Connla'. Cf: cols. 399–400.

916	195	Story about Mac Liag, chief poet of Brian Boru

917 s.f.	195	Story about the poet Flann mac Lonáin

919 (line 31)	196	Poem

920	197	On the seven orders of 'bards'

938 (line 11)	205	Aided [Lugdach] Meic Con 'The Death of [Lugaid] Mac Con'

939 (line 8)	206	Cath Almaine 'The Battle of Allen'

942 (line 8)	207	Cath (Belaig) Duine Bolc 'The Battle of Dunbolg'

945 s.f.	209	Cath Maige Rath 'The Battle of Mag Rath' (cf: the longer version at col. 321–332)

949 (line 40)	211	Ces Noínden Ulad 'The Debility of the Ulstermen'

951 (line 8)	212	Bruiden Átha Í (early story of the Finn Cycle)

951 (line 34)	212	'How Fiachna mac Baedáin Obtained the Kingdom of Scotland'

952	Tucait Fagbála in Fesa do Finn 7 Marbad Cuil Duib 'How Finn obtained knowledge, and the slaying of Cul Dub'

953 (line 38)	213	'A story from which it is inferred that Mongán was Finn mac Cumaill' and Aided Fhothaid Airgdig 'The Violent Death of Fothad Airgdech'.

955	214	Aided Óenfir Aífe 'The Death of Aífe's only son (=Connla)'

957 (line 12)	214	Cáin Domnaig 'The Law of Sunday', cf: col. 217.

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The Yellow Book of Lecan is written on vellum, and contains more than 344 columns of text.

final_sentence: The Yellow Book of Lecan is written on vellum, and contains more than 344 columns of text.