Add MS 43789

MISCELLANEOUS IRISH COLLECTIONS IN PROSE AND VERSE. Irish. Contents:-

(1) 'Gramere an Gaoidheilge', a treatise in English, with Irish examples, on the classification of Irish consonants and diphthongs, cf. Cat. of Irish MSS., ii, p. 229. ff. 2-12;-Abbreviations used in late Irish MSS. ff. 12b-15;-

Names of the Ogham letters and some mnemonic verses beg. 'Coll ar ailm an Ogham (sic)' (cf. Cat., ii, p. 60), 'béith uath ailm déingid' and 'beith na haonar damh do lamh dhéis' (cf. Cat., i, p. 166). ff. 15b-17b;-

ff. 25-26;-(4) 'Sgiath luithrach (sic) Colum Cille anso sios', a poem, beg. 'Aingil De dam dhion', here attributed to St Colum Cille and said to be used as a charm, cf. Cat., ii, p. 23. ff. 26-28;-(5) 'Forus Feasa ar cath chriona anso sios'. An historical tale preceded by annalistic entries beg. 'Anno Cristi 252. Sebhrus pertinex ocht bliaghna a righ (sic) an domhain a ccomhaimsir re Airt Aoinfhir'. For this version cf. Eg. MS. 106, etc. (Cat., ii, P. 401). Followed (f. 32b) by annalistic entries covering the period from the death of Cormac Mac Airt to Maolgula Mac Donghaile, King of Munster, and an account, summarised from the Caithréim Cheallacháin Chaisil, of the wars against the Norse in Munster. ff. 28-39b;-(6) 'Cath Droma Damhghaire anso sios'; a summary of an early historical tale. For the complete tale as found in the Book of Lismore see M. L. Sjoestedt, Revue Celtique, xliii, xliv, and the summary by Seathrún Céitinn in Forus Feasa, ed. P. S. Dineen, Irish Texts (7) 'Geinealach Colum (sic) Cille mar leanus', the genealogy of St Colum Cille. f. 40;-(8) 'Beatha St Marghread anso sios'. A version of the Life 153;-

of St Margaret apparently abbreviated from the text represented by Eg. 1781 (see Cat., ii, p. 531), but lacking the attribution to Pilip (5 Dálaigh and all the poems except one, beg. 'Gonn do lann a Mhalcus Mhor'. ff. 40 b-51 ; -(9)'Cath Mhuighe Mhucroimhe

(2) Poem, by Aodhgan 0 Rathaighlle (sic), on the death of Diarmuid Ó Laoghaire, beg. 'Creud an sighebhrog (sic), sidhesi ar fodhla'. Printed by P. S. Dineen and T. O'Donoghue, Dánta Aodhagáin Uí Rathaille, 2nd ed., 1911. Irish Texts Soc., iii, p. ii 8. ff. 18-24b;-(3) 'Marana Naomh Phattruig anso sios' beg. 'Cluintir samh fon fial ionannta a ccill buain braon ghluir (sic)'. A poor version of the charm described in Cat., ii, p. 136. annso sios', a late historical tale, cf. Cat., ii, PP. 400-401 - ff. 51b-75 b;-

(10) On the names of the months, attributed to Charles Vallancey, beg. 'January is called " Cinnbhar ", " Ceannbhar " signyfying the Head or Supreme Being'. ff. 76-77;-(11) Poem by Seathruin (sic) Ceitinn, beg. 'Om sgeol ar ardmhagh Fáil ní codluim oídhche'. Printed by J. C. Mac Erlean, Dánta ... Sheathrúin Céitinn, p. 19. ff. 77b-78;-(12) 'A.D. 1034 Cath Chluantarbh anso sios' a late historical romance, cf. Cat., ii, P. 403. ff. 78b-88b;-(13) Genealogy of Brian Bóramha. ff. 89-90;-(14) Ossianic lay, 'Laoidhe an Duirrin (sic) an so sios' beg. 'Fios ardghaisg Tighe Teamhrach'. ff. 90-90b;-(15) 'Beatha Pháttruig Easbog et priomhfhaigh na hEirin', a version of Jocelyn's Life of St Patrick agreeing closely with that in Eg. MS. 112. ff. 94-147b;-

(16) Poem, beg. 'A linibh ta tuas agh shaoighail (sic)'. ff. 148b-149;-

(17) 'An taithar Uillíam Sairséall cct ar la Bhreithe Dé is ar chuimhne na na túatha bheig Día sa shlúaithe' and 'A mairin libh gan cealg óin (sic)', by Father William Sarsfield. ff. 149b- (18) Poem by Donchadh mór naomhthá 0 Dalla, beg. 'A Iosa mhic mhighin (sic) Mhuire'. f. 153 b.,- (19) Poem on a prophecy concerning Mount Sion, beg. 'Is truagh sin do lamharainn bheig bhein (sic)'. ff. 154b-161.

Paper; ff. 165- 183 mm. x 145 mm. 1816-1822. Mostly written by Seán Óg Ó Maoilriain (John Ryan) of co. Limerick, whose name, in various forms, occurs passim. Artt. 16-19 are written by Tomas Ó Cramhlaoi of Gort Bridge, co. Limerick (signature on f. 153), whose name also occurs on f. 164b. The MS. consists of two sections bound together, the first ending at f. 92. Single folios are lost after ff. 24 and 27, and two after f. 92. The following quatrains, in a different hand, have been written in blank spaces:-'Tiucfa na Iéithe Iúaith', ff. 24b, 148; 'Ca bhfuil Cesar tréanmhar', f. 91b; 'ni cháinim duine is ní thugaim mo shlán fá aon' followed by an English translation and the name Domhnall (Ó Connaill, ib. ;'Once I had money and friends' and 'is milis gloir gach fir iona mbe', f. 164. The name 'Edmund McCarthy of ardpatrick now of Anhid in the parish of Croom barony of Coshma' occurs on f. 163b.