Tecosca Cormaic

Tecosca Cormaic [' t ʴ egoska ' kormik ʴ ] (" The teachings of Cormac ") is the name of a collection of teaching awards in the Old Irish language, which in the 8th - is dated the 9th century. The author is unknown.

In Lebor Laignech ( "The Book of Leinster " ), in the Leabhar Bhaile to Mhóta ( "The Book of Ballymote " ) and some younger manuscripts of the text is preserved. It is a dialogue between the Irish King Cormac mac Airt and his son Cairbre Lifechar that should have lived according to tradition, in the 3rd century. Content of the conversation, the rights and duties of a king and other maxims (see also Audacht Morainn and Aithech fortha ).