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Two collections of Irish poetry. Fol. 1-25 written in Irish minuscule, with ornamented initials, vellum, 15th or 16th c.
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Copenhagen: Kongelige Bibliothek, Ms. Ny Kgl. S. 268 b
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Fol. 26-41, paper late hands.
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