An difríocht idir athruithe ar: "Leabhar na hUidhre"
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Meastar go raibh triúr scríobhnóirí i mbun oibre ar an leabhar. D'aithin [[Richard Irvine Best]] thar a chéile iad de réir a lámhscríobhnóireachta, agus thug sé na litreacha '''A''', '''M''' agus '''H''' dóibh.<ref>R. I. Best, "Notes on the Script of ''Lebor na hUidre''", ''[[Ériu (journal)|Ériu]]'' 6, 1912, ll. 161–174</ref> Creidtear gur chomhaoiseach iad '''A''' and '''M'''. Thosaigh scríobhaí '''A''' an obair, ag scríobh na chéad leathnach de
''After the monastery of Clonmacnoise was broken up, the manuscript came into the possession of the [[O'Donnell dynasty]] of [[Contae Dhún na nGall]] who held it until 1359, when it and the lost ''Leabhar Gearr'' were used to ransom members of the clan who had been taken prisoner by Cathal Óg [[Ó Conchobhair Sligigh]] (d. 3 November 1362). Áed Ruad O'Donnell recovered the manuscript in 1470, and it remained in Donegal at least until 1631, when the compilation of the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' was completed. Its location is unknown until 1837, when it was part of a collection owned by Messrs. Hodges & Smith of [[College Green]], Dublin, and was cited by [[George Petrie (artist)|George Petrie]] in an essay on the History and Antiquities of Tara Hill. The Hodges & Smith collection, 227 manuscripts in all, was purchased by the Royal Irish Academy in 1844.<ref>R. I Best and Osborn Bergin (eds.), ''Lebor na hUidre'', Royal Irish Academy, 1929, p. ix; ''[http://www.ria.ie/library+catalogue/leabharnahuidre.html Lebor na hUidre]'', Royal Irish Academy Library and Catalogue</ref>
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