The contents are as follows: Gaelic manuscript, 15th-16th century, containing Irish pedigrees (Adv.MS.72.1.6);

Manuscript, 14th century-15th century, containing tales of destruction in Gaelic (Adv.MS.72.1.8);

Gaelic manuscript of MacDougall genealogy, 17th century (Adv.MS.72.1.9);

Medical manuscript, 14th century-15th century, in Gaelic (Adv.MS.72.1.13);

Medical manuscript, 15th century-16th century, in Gaelic consisting of two independent layers, but the text in both containing part of book two of the commentary on the Aphorisms of Hippocrates (Adv.MS.72.1.14);

Manuscript, ?16th century, of the “Togail Troí” (Adv.MS.72.1.15);

Two separate and apparently independent fragments of manuscript, 15th century-16th century, in Gaelic bearing different portions of the same text, the commentary on the Aphorisms of Damascenus (Adv.MS.72.1.17);

Manuscript, 14th century-15th century, in Gaelic containing mythological verse (Adv.MS.72.1.19);

Medical manuscript, 15th century, in Gaelic (Adv.MS.72.1.21);

Medical manuscript, 15th-16th century, in Gaelic containing Isidore’s commentary on the Aphorisms of Johannes Damascenus (Mesue) (Adv.MS.72.1.22);

Medical manuscript, 15th century-16th century, in Gaelic containing Isidore’s commentary on the Aphorisms of Johannes Damascenus (Adv.MS.72.1.23);

Medical manuscript, 16th century, in Gaelic, containing various short texts (Adv.MS.72.1.27);

Gaelic manuscript, 15th-16th century, containing synchronisms of Irish Kings. (Adv.MS.72.1.28);

Collection of the religious poems of Tadhg Óg Ó Huiginn (died 1448) written chiefly by Eoghan Carrach Ó Siaghail. (Adv.MS.72.1.29);

Calendar written circa 1538 by Diarmuid O Fithcheallaigh, with additions by Beatons. Together with a poem on the calendar, and various medical texts (Adv.MS.72.1.33);

Manuscript, 1690-1691, containing classical Gaelic verse and tales, written by Eoghan Mac Gilleoin (Adv.MS.72.1.36);

Manuscript, 1462, known as the ‘Emanuel Manuscript’, containing 'An Cath Cathardha', written by Tadhg Ó Cianáin. (Adv.MS.72.1.46);

Continuation of Adv.MS.72.1.43: 17th century copy of Foundation of Knowledge of Ireland; or History of Ireland. A narrative history by Geoffrey Keating (Adv.MS.72.2.1);

Gaelic manuscript, 16th century, containing the 'Oidheadh Chloinne Uisneach' and the 'Táin Bó Flidais' from the Ulster Cycle (Adv.MS.72.2.3);

Gaelic manuscript, 18th century, containing a collection of Irish verse, compiled by Séamus O Maolruanaigh (Adv.MS.72.2.4).