Lebor na gCeart

Lebor na Cert ( Old Irish [l ʲ efore na g ʲ ert ], neuirisch Leabhar na gCeart [l ʲ aʊɾ nə g ʲ art], "The Book of Rights") is an Irish text collection are listed in the duties and taxes, which the king of Cashel (now in the County Tipperary ) had to pay other kings in Ireland or received from them.

The work consists almost entirely of lists and rhyming lists, the record whether it is Tribute or voluntary contributions, as many oxen, cows, horses, rams, concubines, slaves and slave girls ( cuthe [' kuθ'e ] ), weapons, Fidchell games and hives they must contain and how long the king was to cater for a visit.

The first draft should have been done according to tradition by 450 and completed by Cormac Culleannáin among other things, the bishop and King of Cashel, 900. After text compare with the actual political situation in Ireland, however, is considered by most historians of literature, such as Daniel Anthony Binchy (1900-1989), rather adopted a development in the 11th century. The work is not to be confused in the Leabhar Bhaile to Mhóta ( "The Book of Ballymote " ), in the Leabhar Deathan Lios Moir ( "The Book of the Dean of Lismore " ) and in the Leabhar Mór Leacain ( " The Big Book of Lecan ", with the Leabhar Buidhe Lecain, the " Yellow Book of Lecan " ), handed in copies.

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