Tecosca Cormaic

Tecosca Cormaic "The Instructions of Cormac" is a ninth-century Old Irish gnomic text which is cast as a dialogue between the legendary High-King of Ireland, Cormac mac Airt, and his son Coirpre Lifechair.

Manuscripts

 * H 2.18 or Book of Leinster, pp. 343–5 (TCD).
 * 23 P 12 or Book of Ballymote, ff. 39-41 (RIA)
 * H 2.17, pp. 179–180 (TCD)
 * 23 N 10 (Betham 145), pp. 1–6 (RIA)
 * 23 N 17, pp. 1–6 (RIA)
 * H 4.8 (TCD)
 * Advocates Library VII.3., ff. 9a-9b (Edinburgh). Written by Ádhamh Ó Cuirnín
 * 23 N 27 (Academy 14.4.), pp. 32- (RIA)
 * H. 1.15., pp. 149- (TCD)
 * H. 3.9., pp. 59- (TCD)
 * 23 O 20 (Academy 1.4.), pp. ? (RIA)
 * 23 D 2 (Miscell.), pp. ? (RIA)

Editions

 * Meyer, Kuno (ed. and tr.). Tecosca Cormaic. The Instructions of King Cormaic Mac Airt. RIA. Todd Lecture Series 15. Dublin: 1909.