Auraicept na n-éces: the scholars' primer
Subtitle: being the texts of the Ogham tract from the Book of Ballymote and the Yellow book of Lecan, and the text of the Trefhocul from the Book of Leinster
By: ed. from eight manuscripts, with introduction, translation of the Ballymote text, notes, and indices by George Calder ...
Contributors: Calder, George, 1859-1941.; Virgilius Maro, Grammaticus, 7th cent.; Isidore, of Seville, Saint, d. 636.
Publisher: J. Grant
Published: 1917
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: gle
Number of pages: 374
Subjects: Irish language -- Grammar; Irish language -- Texts and translations; Irish language -- Prosody; Alphabet.
Work titles: Auraicept na n-éces.
Notes: "Photographs of Ogham alphabets, with transcript of the interlinear explanations and translation thereof": 4 plates, each accompanied by folded sheet of various sizes, printed on one side (plates and printed pages numbered consecutively 300-313)

The Auraicept treats chiefly of the Ogham alphabet and grammar, but if the Trefhocul be included it treats also of poetry in the strict sense.  It consists of excerpts from the Book of Cenn Faelad, the Book of Ferchertne, the Book of Amergen and the Book of Fenius, Iar mac Nema and Gaedel mac Ethiuir.  Besides these four ancient books, two others are mentioned, the Dúile Feda, of which the Ogham tract is perhaps an expansion, and the Cín Ollaman, possibly an early form of the tract on metrics.  The Auraicept bears abundant evidence of the influence of two Latin authors, Isidorus of Seville and Virgilius Maro.  The language is Middle Irish, but the basis which has been much worked over, all belongs to the Old Irish period.  cf. Introd.
Table of contents: value: Mss. transcribed or collated.  Authorities referred to or quoted.  Introduction.  Text with translation.  Text untranslated. Trefhocul with examples.  De duilib feda.  Ogam.  Prologue and examples, with translation.  Photographs of Ogham alphabets, with transcript of the interlinear explanations and translation thereof.  Glossarial index. Index of places, tribes, and nations.  Index of persons.