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Lebor gabála Érenn 2H(2). Gabáil Mac Míled

  • prose
  • Lebor gabála Érenn
An account of the taking of Ireland by the sons of Míl. The first part or textual layer is concerned with Milesian history until the time when Ireland is divided between Érimón and Éber. The second enumerates the tuatha that spring from the sons of Míl.
Scope
part of text • multiple versions
Context(s)The (textual) context(s) to which the present text belongs or in which it is cited in part or in whole.
Form
prose (primary)

Classification

Lebor gabála Érenn
Lebor gabála Érenn
id. 4019

Sources

Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.

[ed.] [tr.] Macalister, R. A. Stewart [ed.], Lebor gabála Érenn: The book of the taking of Ireland, 5 vols, vol. 5, Irish Texts Society, 44, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, 1942.
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20–29 (§ 385, Rec. A, B and C); 30–33 (§ 386, Rec. A – D only); 32–49 (§§ 387–408, Rec. A); 48–69 (§§ 409–432, Rec. B); 70–97 (§§ 433–463, Rec. C); 98–103 (§§ 464–468, Min.).

Secondary sources (select)

Scowcroft, R. Mark, “Leabhar Gabhála. Part I: the growth of the text”, Ériu 38 (1987): 79–140.  
113, 114–115
Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
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January 2013, last updated: January 2024