Images: Irish Script on Screen
Other shelfmark(s): cat. no. 1230
Physical description: vellum, 40.5 × 28 cm, 142 fols., 2 cols. presently bound in two volumes
Language: Latin and Middle Irish
Date: 1408–1411, compiled perhaps by Murchadh (Riabhach) Ó Cuindlis, with additions by Michael Ó Cléirigh
Provenance: Duniry
Contents: Leabhar Breac (Speckled Book) featuring:
Passion of Stephen (pp. 34a–34b)
Discovery of the Body of Stephen (pp. 34b–35b)
Biblical History (pp. 109–160, with excerpts from the Book about the Birth of the Savior, pp. 133b–144b, and the Epistles of Christ and Abgar, p. 147a)
Gospel of Nicodemus (pp. 160b–168b, 170a–172b)
Passion of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Ps.-Marcellus) (pp. 172b–175a)
Passion of Bartholomew (pp. 175b–177a)
Passion of James, Son of Zebedee (pp. 177a–178b)
Passion of Andrew (=Epistle of the Presbyters and Deacons of Achaea, pp. 178b–179b)
Passion of Philip (=Acts of Philip (Latin), pp. 179b–180b)
Genealogy and Manner of Death of the Apostles (pp. 180b–181a)
Passion of Longinus (pp. 181b–183b)
Passion of John the Baptist (pp. 187b–189r)
Epistle of Christ from Heaven (pp. 202b–204b)
Legend of the Holy Rood Tree (pp. 221–222; 227–235)
Additional contents: Lives of Saint Patrick, Saint Columba, Saint Brigid, Saint Cellach, and Saint Martin, Félire Óengusso (Martyrology of Óengus), the Rule of the Céli Dé, Aislinge Meic Con Glinne (Vision of Mac Conglinne), Fís Adamnáin (Vision of Adamnán), Saltair na Rann, Amra Choluim Chille, a Marian litany, Sanas Cormaic (Cormac’s Glossary), a history of Philip of Macedon, and another of Alexander the Great.
Catalogs and resources:
Ó Longáin, Joseph (lith.), and J. T. Gilbert (ed.). Leabhar Breac, the Speckled Book, otherwise styled Leabhar Mór Dúna Doighre, the Great Book of Dun Doighre. 2 vols. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 1872–1876 (facsimile).
Mulchrone, Kathleen, et al. Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy. 8 vols. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 1943 (vol. 2, fasc. 27., pp. 3379–4404).
Other online databases: Irish Script on Screen; Codecs; Wikipedia
Entry created by Tony Burke, York University ([email protected]), 7 December 2021.