An Leabhar Breac
An Leabhar Breac ('The Speckled Book'; Middle Irish: An Lebar Brec), now less commonly Leabhar Mór Dúna Doighre ('Great Book of Dun Doighre') or possibly erroneously, Leabhar Breac Mic Aodhagáin ('The Speckled Book of the MacEgans'), is a medieval Irish vellum manuscript containing Middle Irish and Hiberno-Latin writings. The manuscript is held in the library of the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin, where it is catalogued as RIA MS 23 P 16 or 1230.
| An Leabhar Breac | |
|---|---|
| Royal Irish Academy | |
| Also known as | Speckled Book, Great Book of Dun Doighre |
| Type | Compilation of Irish legends |
| Date | 1408–1411 |
| Place of origin | Duniry |
| Language(s) | Middle Irish and Latin |
| Scribe(s) | Murchadh Ó Cuindlis |
| Material | Vellum |
| Size | 40.5 cm × 28 cm (16 in × 11 in) |
| Format | Folio |
| Script | Irish minuscule |
It was most probably compiled by Murchadh Riabhach Ó Cuindlis (of Ballaghdacker, Athleague) at Duniry between the years 1408 and 1411. Duniry – Dún Daighre, Dún Doighre – in eastern Clanricarde (now east County Galway) is situated south-east of the town of Loughrea, and in the medieval era was home to a branch of the bardic Clann Mac Aodhagáin (the MacEgans), who served as brehons for the O'Connors of Clanricarde.