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A page from the 16th-century Book of the Dean of Lismore. Its scribes used the Roman script of the time, and a system of spelling based on the contemporary Older Scots language.

This page (251 of the manuscript) features ‘Éistibh a luchd an tighe-se’ ('Listen, everyone in the house') by Iseabail Ní

Book of the Dean of Lismore Iseabail Ní Mheic Cailéin

Chris Cassels, Head of Archives at Manuscripts at the National Library of Scotland, looks at the Book of the Dean of Lismore

Book of the Dean of Lismore

Chris Cassels, Head of Archives at Manuscripts at the National Library of Scotland, with the Book of the Dean of Lismore

Book of the Dean of Lismore

The original manuscript of the Book of the Dean of Lismore (16th century), written in the hand of James MacGregor. The manuscript was inscribed into the UNESCO Memory of the World register in 2018.

The Book of the Dean of Lismore

The Book of the Dean of Lismore

The Book of the Dean of Lismore

The Book of the Dean of Lismore

The Book of the Dean of Lismore

The Book of the Dean of Lismore

The Book of the Dean of Lismore