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Egerton MS 150
- Record Id:
- 032-003797612
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003797612
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100118916850.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 150
- Title:
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Collection of Irish Historical and Romantic Legends in prose and verse transcribed by John Lloyd of Clare and completed by an unknown second scribe in 1773-4
- Scope & Content:
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Collection of Irish Historical and Romantic Legends in prose and verse, viz. the Narratives of the Battles of Cnuca, Gabhra, Moylena, Macrew, Clontarf and Murtheimne; the Wars of Callaghan of Cashell and of Conall Cearnach; the Pursuit of Saibh; the Sons of Usnach; the Clergyman of the Skins; Adventures of the Mhadra Mhaoil; The Children of Lir; the Pursuit of Diarmid and Grainne; Jollan the Red-armed; Adventures of Conall Gulban, etc.; also the Metrical Annals of O'Connell; the Mock Eneid; and other Poems. The first portion transcribed by John Lloyd of Clare and completed by a second unknown scribe in 1773-4.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Egerton Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003797612
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003797612
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
Irish - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1773
- End Date:
- 1774
- Date Range:
- 1773-1774
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Quarto
- Custodial History:
- Purchased by the British Museum in 1832 from the collection of James Hardiman, Dublin.
- Finding Aids:
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This manuscript is described in Standish Hayes O’Grady, Robin Flower and Myles Dillon, Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum, 3 vols (London: British Museum, 1926–1953), II.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
- This description has been transcribed from the List of Additions Made to the Collections in the British Museum in the Year 1832 (London: British Museum, 1834).