Fenian Tales V

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

Reference
- GB 133 Eng MS 483
Alternative Id.
Dates of Creation
- n.d. [mid 19th Century]
Name of Creator
- Name of transcriber: Denis Henry Kelly
Language of Material
- English
Physical Description
- 227 x 185 mm. 1 volume (256 folios); Binding: half-bound in vellum, buckram-covered boards.

Scope and Content

The manuscript is a continuation of Fenian Tales IV (English MS 482). It contains:

(folio 4) The Lay of Binn Bulbin;
(folio 6) The Praises of Fionn;
(folio 11) Patrick and Oisin;
(folio 17) The King of Greece's Son;
(folio 20) Oisin replies to Patrick;
(folio 28) A Dialogue between Patrick and Oisin;
(folio 56) Aircin McCancair;
(folio 61) Oisin's tale of Goll;
(folio 64) The Lay of Speckled Diarmid;
(folio 69) A Dialogue between Patrick and Oisin;
(folio 96) The Battle of the Hill of Slaughter;
(folio 112) The Lay of Meargach of the Spear;
(folio 146) The Lament of Aile;
(folio 164) The Lament of Oisin;
(folio 181) The Chace of Lough Lein;
(folio 207) The Spell on the Fenians;
(folio 244) The Lay of Fierce Moighre;
(folio 252) The Lay of the Cloak;
(folio 256) The Lay of the Blackbird;
(folio 258) The Lay of Cab an Dasan;
(folio 268) When Fionn was slain;
(folio 269 ) The Lay of Fiacha;
(folio 278) The Lay of Conn McDearg;
(folio 286) The Lay of Rath Arach.

Location of Originals

The Fenian Tales (Manuscripts 479-487) have been copied and translated from manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy and in the McMahon Collection at Castle Kelly [unidentified].