Best (Richard Irvine)

(1872 – 1959)

10290.
Bergin (Osborn) (ed.), Best (R. I.) (ed.), O’Brien (M. A.) (ed.), O’Sullivan (Anne) (ed.): The book of Leinster, formerly Lebar na Núachongbála.
Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1954–1983.
Vol. 6. Edited by Anne O’Sullivan. 1983. pp xv + 1327-1708.
Cf. BILL 697.

Rev. by
Máire Herbert, in Éigse 22 (1987), pp. 166-168 (Vol. 6).
Pierre-Yves Lambert, in ÉtC 22 (1985), p. 380 (Vol. 6).
Uáitéar Mac Gearailt, in StH 24 (1988), pp. 190-197 (Vol. 6).
Donnchadh Ó Corráin, in Peritia 4 (1985), pp. 390-395 (Vol. 6).
Karl Horst Schmidt, in ZCP 41 (1986), p. 324 (Vol. 6).
669.
Oskamp (H. P. A.): ‘The Yellow Book of Lecan Proper’.
In Ériu 26 (1975), pp. 102–121.
Cf. R. I. Best, The Journal of Celtic Studies 1 (1950), pp. 190-192 (BILL 674). Discussion of MS TCD H 2. 16) and fragments of RIA D i 3, D iv 1, D v 1 and Rawlinson B 488 fols 1-26. Identifies Four Masters’ ‘Book of Clonmacnoise’ as the Annals of Tigernach. On claidemscin (< claidheamh + scian) as a possible technical term. Contains 6 plates.
Best (R. I.) (ref.)