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Book Of LeinsterThe Book of Leinster (Irish Lebor Laignech), formerly known as the Book of Noughaval (Lebor na Nuachongbla, is a medieval Irish manuscript compliled ca. 1160 and now kept in Trinity College, Dublin. It is one of the most important sources of medieval Irish literature, genealogy and mythology, containing, among many others, texts such as Lebor Gabla renn (the Book of Invasions), the most complete version of Tin B Cuailnge (the Cattle Raid of Cooley), the Metrical Dindshenchas and an Irish translation/adaptation of the Aeneid. Of its many scribes, only one, ed mac Crimthainn, is known by name. The manuscript is enormous. A diplomatic edition was pubished by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies in six volumes over a period of 29 years. External links
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