G 33

O'Clery's Glossary (Annotations and Supplement to)

19th cent. Sixteen pages inserted after p. 135 of O'Clery's Glossary, Louvain 1643. 16.5 × 11 cms. The pagination, 136-151, is modern. The handwriting is that of Edward O'Reilly who also insertedmaterial throughout the printed text. Before this book came into the possession of O'Reilly three other owners wrote their names in it. Perhaps the earliest of these owners is John Magauran whose name appears on the last unnumbered page (see infra) and again on themutilated fragment of what may once have been a fly-leaf but is now attached to the back cover. Magauran's Irish hand - which also appears on the fragmant - is apparently that of Seán Mac Gabhráin the scribe of T.C.D. H. 2. 6 (written 1716). A subsequent owner of the book as Aodh Ó Dálaigh (Hugh O'Daly) who wrote on the verso of the title-page: Ag so leabhur A ui Dhalaigh et guidheadh se go duthractach air anm, underneath which Henrí Mac and tSaoir, another owner, wrote: Ag so leabhar Henri Mhic Antsaoír 1790.

Adam Clarke (1762-1832) presumably acquired the book at the sale of O'Reilly's mss. and it was from Clarke's library that it eventually came into the possession of Sir Thomas Phillipps where it was catalogued as no. 9745 in his collection. Bound in calf; the binding is now rather loose.

Pp. 136-151 (Ms. supplement). E. O'Reilly, Irish Glossary (supplementary). At the top of p. 136 the following is written in pencil in unidentified hand: Words added to M. O'Cleary out of the Brehon Laws and old books by O'Reilly. This supplementary glossary is headed Foirlionadh don fhocloir Mhichel ui Cleirigh, arna tiomsughadh óna dlighibh breitheamhain, acas ó iomad sean leabhraib oile. Beg. (p. 136) A. Abhras .i. lamhthoradh. Ends (p. 151) Ussarb .i. asort .i. a saorba bheireas neach faoi. Contains about 144 items. From a comparison of the material in this ms. supplement with that contained in the 17th (/) cent. Glossary in G 34 infra it would appear that the latter ms. was a source used by O'Reilly in his compilation and in the additions inserted by him in O'Clery's printed version. Although it is not possible now to ascertain whether G 34 infra was in O'Reilly's possession, nevertheless, it may have been amongst the other mss. of Henrí Mac an tSaoir which found their way to O'Reilly's collection of mss.

Last unnumbered page (printed version) in John Magauran's hand: beg. I hold as faith what England's Church allows, 8 ll. (See B.M. ii, p. 119-120). Followed by Magauran's signature (see introductory remarks above).

Back cover (fragment of fly-leaf): beg. [A]n bhfuil duine nach bhfaghann guth, 4 ll. Mutilated. Followed by Magauran's signature.