THE MS. LEGACY OF THE PAST
A fresh start in the study of Celtic literature—Advent of foremost
scholars—The new basis found by Zeuss—Resurrection of ancient
texts—Unexpected light—H. d’Arbois de Jubainville and his
mission to this country—The numbers, dates, and localities of
Gaelic MSS.: (1) on the Continent; (2) in the British
Isles—Subject matter—Examples of the oldest written Gaelic
poetry in Europe—The great books of saga—Leabhar Na
h’Uidhre—Books of Leinster, Ballymote, and
Lismore—Quotations—Account of the Ancient Annals—Tighernach—The
_Chronicon Scotorum_—The _Four Masters_—Romance of the fugitive
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