G 340

Poems of Uilliam Ó Caithiosa

19th cent. Paper. 32.5 × 24 cms. 44 pp. with scribal numbering 1-42 beginning p. 3. (a) Scribe: Seághan Ua Fearghaile (John J. O Farrelly), 1885-8 (pp. 3, 44), (also scribe of G 348); (b) unidentified hand supplied corrections, variant readings and additional material to poems.

Bound in rexine by the National Library, 1971; `Uilliam O Caithiosa cct' on front cover of paper wrapper, now bound in with manuscript. Ó Casaide ms 6.

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3 `Is iad so dánta le duine don lucht filidheachta, ar a n-iasacht dam ón Athair Uarramach P. A. Eabhrach Baile Atha Cliatha. Lá móirfheile na Samhna Críostamhla 1885. Seághan Ua Fearghaile d'aithsgriobh íad annso.'

`Uillíam Ó Caithiosa cct + 5' [sic]. Maidin aibhin éarach am shuidh cois leasa am aonar. 7 stt. numbered 1-6.

5 `An dara dán. An fear ceadna ar air Uana.' Aréir is me ag unnurt ar leabaidh gan mhuisgilt go hathuirseach dubhach am aenur. 7 stt. numbered.

6 `Uilliam Om [sic] ar air Clar bog déil.' O taisdeal truach dham ar fuaid gach coige do criocaibh Gaodhal. 7 stt. numbered.

7 `An fear ceadna.' Cois leasa lá breagh is me tabhach lag treachta am shuidhe. 9 stt. numbered.

8 `Uillíam Ó Caithchosa cct. / An buacaill caol dubh.' Maidion earreach is me siubhal am' aonar tre gleanta is caolta ┐ ardchnoc friodh. 7 stt. numbered.

9 `An fear ceadna.' Is fada taid Gaodhail boicht fi daorsmacht gan saidhbhris. 9 stt. numbered.

11 `Uillíam O Caithiosa cct.' Táim le tamall a macnamh am'aonar ag amharc 'sa feachuint ar ghne gach sóirt. 7 stt. numbered.

12 `An fear ceadna chum Seamus Ui Caithane a dTuoirn Ochaig.' A Shéamuis buidhe gealchroidheach diomaoinig. 11 stt. numbered.

13 `Uillíam Caithiosa cct. / Seaghan O Doibhir an Ghleanna.' Is cubhach atáim le tamall ag lionduibh smail am chathaibh. 6 stt. numbered. `Arna scribhinn le Uilliam Ó Caithiosach saor chloiche.'

15 Maidion earach aoibhin ar inse is me am'aenur go deorach dubhach a smaoineadh mar diobraim ar leoin. 7 stt. numbered.

17 `An fear ceadhna ar air Bláthaibh Dúin Éadáin.' Oigbhean mhílis meabhrach don mhórfhuil cuithig ríogdha nar mían liomsa sgriobh' ar a gníomharthaibh 'sa cáil. 7 stt. numbered.

18 `An fear ceadhna ar air Shile Ni Gaidhra.' Lá aoibhinn éarrach is mé am'aonar ar innse, le hais Lidhthe na meithbreach ar taobh Baile Sioda. 7 stt. numbered. Followed (p. 19) by colophon from exemplar: Uillíam Ó Caithiosa fear an leabhair so do sgríobh gan chaim. 1 st. `An fichideadh la míosa an Fheabhra, aois an Tighearna mile ocht gcéd ar a ceathair fichead. 1880.'

19 `Uilliam Ó Caithiosa cct. ar Por[t] Gordain.' Is uaigneach bhidhim chum shuain noir bidhim go buartha claoidhte treithlag. 8 stt. numbered with English version of last 2 stanzas.

21 `Uillíam Ó Caithiosa cct.' Tá réalthan bhreagh bheanamhuil mbaiseamhuil bhéasach am' aice annso taobh liom a mbaile Thrálaoidhe. 7 stt. numbered. Macaronic.

22 `Uilliam Ó Caithaosa .cc.' Cois feóran maidin gréine is me am' aonar a siubhal síos suas. 8 stt. numbered.

23 `Uilliam Ó Caithiosa cct. ar Eamon an Chnoic.' Ar maidin ar druacht is me taisdeal na dtraach (dtriucha written above by unidentified hand) go hatuairseach dubhach am' aonar. 7 stt. numbered.

24 `An fear ceadna.' A macnam atáim gach trath is tamall liom féin. 11 stt. numbered.

26 `Uilliam Ó Cathusa .c.c.t.' Do bhíosa maidin drúchta ag cúis [sic] coille am aonar ag éisteacht le heanaibh ar geagaibh go suairc. 7 stt. numbered.

27 `tomas Stac .c.c.t. chum Uilliam Ui Cathusa.' Ui Cathasa chludhamhail bhlasda mhilis mhuinte do sguir ó uarshliocht Eimhir. 3 stt. numbered. Followed (p. 28) by colophon from exempler Is me Uilliam Ua Cataosa fear leabhair so gnath(?) do sgribh. 1 st. and note `Tá aon duilleóg ar a léigean amach annso.'

28 Acephalous (see note p. 27 above). Béid na spéirthe ar fad faoi heiclips tuitfid reilthin ar talamh síos. 2 stt.

28i Mo chreach is mo chas mar táimse treithlag. 70 stt. numbered.

44 Extract `From the Irish American Newspaper. New York. October 13th.' Beg. The late General Smythe was well known as an enthuastic [sic] Nationalist. `John J. O Farrelly. October 26th 1888.'