Book of Leinster
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The Book of Leinster is a 12th-century medieval Irish manuscript renowned for its extensive collection of early Irish literature, genealogies, and historical texts.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book of Leinster canonical | 6 |
| Book of Leinster (as a source mentioning it) | 1 |
| Lebor Laignech | 1 |
| The Book of Leinster | 1 |
| Táin Bó Cúailnge from the Book of Leinster | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9337404 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Leinster Context triple: [Dál Birn, mentionedIn, Book of Leinster]
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A.
Book of Armagh
The Book of Armagh is a 9th-century Irish illuminated manuscript containing some of the earliest surviving texts relating to St Patrick and important portions of the New Testament.
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B.
Annals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Four Masters is a 17th-century chronicle of medieval and early modern Irish history, compiled by Franciscan scholars and regarded as one of the most important sources for Ireland’s past.
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C.
Annals of Ulster
The Annals of Ulster are a medieval Irish chronicle that records year-by-year events in Ireland and surrounding regions, serving as a key historical source for early medieval British and Irish history.
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D.
Annals of Tigernach
The Annals of Tigernach are a medieval Irish chronicle that records historical events in Ireland and surrounding regions from ancient times through the Middle Ages.
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E.
Book of Durrow
The Book of Durrow is an early medieval illuminated Gospel manuscript, renowned as one of the oldest surviving examples of Insular art from the British Isles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Leinster Target entity description: The Book of Leinster is a 12th-century medieval Irish manuscript renowned for its extensive collection of early Irish literature, genealogies, and historical texts.
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A.
Book of Armagh
The Book of Armagh is a 9th-century Irish illuminated manuscript containing some of the earliest surviving texts relating to St Patrick and important portions of the New Testament.
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B.
Annals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Four Masters is a 17th-century chronicle of medieval and early modern Irish history, compiled by Franciscan scholars and regarded as one of the most important sources for Ireland’s past.
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C.
Annals of Ulster
The Annals of Ulster are a medieval Irish chronicle that records year-by-year events in Ireland and surrounding regions, serving as a key historical source for early medieval British and Irish history.
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D.
Annals of Tigernach
The Annals of Tigernach are a medieval Irish chronicle that records historical events in Ireland and surrounding regions from ancient times through the Middle Ages.
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E.
Book of Durrow
The Book of Durrow is an early medieval illuminated Gospel manuscript, renowned as one of the oldest surviving examples of Insular art from the British Isles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish manuscript
ⓘ
codex ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ primary historical source ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Lebar na Núachongbála
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Lebor Laignech ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Leinster
|
| associatedDynasty |
Kings of Leinster
ⓘ
linked to:
King of Leinster
|
| associatedWith |
Diarmait Mac Murchada
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Áed Ua Crimthainn ⓘ |
| collection |
Manuscripts & Archives Research Library, Trinity College Dublin
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linked to:
Trinity College Dublin Library
|
| condition | partially damaged but largely legible ⓘ |
| contains |
Bórama Laigen (Cattle Tribute of Leinster)
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Laud genealogies (versions) ⓘ Lebor Gabála Érenn (Book of the Taking of Ireland) ⓘ
linked to:
Lebor Gabála Érenn
Metrical Dindshenchas ⓘ
linked to:
Dindshenchas
Táin Bó Cúailnge (a major recension) ⓘ
linked to:
Táin Bó Cúailnge
Ulster Cycle material ⓘ dindshenchas (place-lore) ⓘ
linked to:
Dindshenchas
early Irish literature ⓘ ecclesiastical texts ⓘ genealogies ⓘ historical texts ⓘ king lists ⓘ legal material ⓘ mythological narratives ⓘ poetry ⓘ prose tales ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Trinity College Dublin ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 12th century ⓘ |
| hasPart | multiple scribal hands ⓘ |
| language |
Middle Irish
ⓘ
Old Irish ⓘ |
| material | vellum ⓘ |
| numberOfFolios | about 187 folios ⓘ |
| patron | Diarmait Mac Murchada ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Núachongbáil (Oughaval, County Laois) ⓘ |
| productionContext | Irish ecclesiastical school ⓘ |
| regionDocumented | Leinster ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian monastic culture ⓘ |
| scribe | Áed Ua Crimthainn ⓘ |
| script | Irish minuscule ⓘ |
| shelfMark | TCD MS 1339 ⓘ |
| significance |
important witness to Irish genealogical tradition
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key manuscript for the study of the Ulster Cycle ⓘ key source for medieval Irish mythology ⓘ major source for early Irish history ⓘ major source for early Irish literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Book of Leinster Description of subject: The Book of Leinster is a 12th-century medieval Irish manuscript renowned for its extensive collection of early Irish literature, genealogies, and historical texts.
Referenced by (10)
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