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	'''''Book of Lismore''''', is an Irish ] manuscript, compiled in early 15th century, ], ]. Its original name was ''Leabhar Mhic Cárthaigh Riabhaigh'' (The Book of ]). It should not be confused with the similarly-named '']'', a Scottish manuscript from the 16th century.		'''''Book of Lismore''''', is an Irish ] manuscript, compiled in early 15th century, ], ]. Its original name was ''Leabhar Mhic Cárthaigh Riabhaigh'' (The Book of ]). It should not be confused with the similarly-named '']'', a Scottish manuscript from the 16th century. It was compiled for ] and his wife Lady Catherine, daughter of ].

	The manuscript was compiled from the early, and lost, ''Book of ]'' as well as other manuscripts. The ''Book of Lismore'' contains a variation of themes. Part of the book references the lives of Irish saints, notably, ], ], and ]. The Book of Lismore also contains '']'', a most important ] narrative dating to the 12th century, a text pertaining to the ].		The manuscript was compiled from the early, and lost, ''Book of ]'' as well as other manuscripts. The ''Book of Lismore'' contains a variation of themes. Part of the book references the lives of Irish saints, notably, ], ], and ]. The Book of Lismore also contains '']'', a most important ] narrative dating to the 12th century, a text pertaining to the ].
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	*Macalister, R.A.S. ''The Book of Lismore. Facsimile with introduction''. Dublin: Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1950. Facsimile edition.		*Macalister, R.A.S. ''The Book of Lismore. Facsimile with introduction''. Dublin: Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1950. Facsimile edition.
	*Ó Cuív, Brian. "Observations on the Book of Lismore." ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy'' 83C (1983). pp. 269–92.		*Ó Cuív, Brian. "Observations on the Book of Lismore." ''Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy'' 83C (1983). pp. 269–92.
			* Ó Murchadha, ''Family Names of County Cork''. Cork: The Collins Press. 2nd edition, 1996. p. 54

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Book of Lismore, is an Irish vellum manuscript, compiled in early 15th century, Lismore, Ireland. Its original name was Leabhar Mhic Cárthaigh Riabhaigh (The Book of Mac Cárthaigh Riabhach). It should not be confused with the similarly-named Book of the Dean of Lismore, a Scottish manuscript from the 16th century. It was compiled for Finghin MacCarthy Reagh, 8th Prince of Carbery and his wife Lady Catherine, daughter of Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond.

The manuscript was compiled from the early, and lost, Book of Monasterboice as well as other manuscripts. The Book of Lismore contains a variation of themes. Part of the book references the lives of Irish saints, notably, St Brigid, St Patrick, and St Columba. The Book of Lismore also contains Acallam na Senórach, a most important Middle Irish narrative dating to the 12th century, a text pertaining to the Fenian Cycle.

The book also contains Leabhar Ser Marco Polo, an Irish translation of The Book of Sir Marco Polo, or Il Milione.

Some of the pages and text of the book became mislaid to scholarly pursuit soon after its discovery in 1814, but it is believed that copies of these pages still survive in scholarly articles written in the 19th century.

Texts

Hagiographic texts

Betha Shenáin meic Geirginn
Short text on Saint Molaise, called "Molaisse und seine Schwester"

Prose narratives

Acallam Bec ("Little Colloquy")
Echtra Loegairi meic Crimthainn from the Book of Lismore, at Thesaurus Linguae Hibernicae
Airne Fíngein. Available at Thesaurus Linguae Hibernicae
Tromdám Guaire ("The company of Guaire")

Translations from European Latin texts;

Leabhar Ser Marco Polo ("The Book of Sir Marco Polo"), a translation in Irish of the Latin version of Marco Polo's Il Milione
Gabháltas Séarlais Mhóir ("The Conquest of Charlemagne")
Stair na Lombardach ("The History of the Lombards")

Sources

Stokes, Whitley (ed. and tr.). Lives of saints, from the Book of Lismore. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1890. Scans (PDF) available from the Internet Archive and a transcription of the edition from CELT.

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