G 109

Tales; Ossianic Verse

18th cent. Paper. 20.5 × 16.5 cms. 184 pp. Modern pencil pagination 1-184 (scribal numbering, 0-101, 111-201 on upper margins [scribal error, no lacunae], 19th cent. [Phillipps] pagination, 9-192 on lower margins). Scribe: Thomas mac Muiris Ua Geairilt, 1780. The scribal numbering (and acephalous text) shows 8 pages missing at the beginning (a note by Phillipps in pencil on p. 5 lower marg. says `4 leaves missing from the beginning'); no indication of howmany pages missing at the end. A later unidentified hand has inserted several corrections of his own particularly in the text beg. p. 93, and he has also inserted comments on incidents in the tale (see pp. 98 low marg., 109 outside marg.).

The following notes and jottings etc. occur in the manuscript: (p. 46) `It is required to find the debth of a well whereby (...) a stone drop into it from the (...) its fall (...) has reached the Bottom is (...) of time'; (p. 47) `County Cork', `John O Keeffe', `A m(...tow...)'; (p. 51) `Timothy Mulcahy Book Dated the 17 Day'; (p. 53) `R. Moireis'; (p. 66) `John McCarthys hand and not his Booke'; (p. 67) `John McCarthy his hand and not his Book Dated the 10th of July 1807th' (written 3 times); (p. 100) If this Book by a chance a thief should take. 1 st.; (`Daniel Keliher'); (p. 130) `Foircheann Domhnail Ó Kelihir a Gluain Mult'; (p. 139) `Caolte mac Ronnain, ann sin Reamann Muireis an Mdúingourne'; (p. 146) `leabhar Dhomhnaill Uí Chélithear a cCuain Mult air na sgriobh le Padruig Muiréis an chuigú lá déag don Mhárta aois an Tighearna 1818'; (p. 160) `Donachagh Muireas'. See also G 79 and G 80 for Réamonn Moireis and Daniel Keliher.

Bound in red half-russian by Bretherton in 1848 with marbled end-papers; `Connal Gulban' in gilt and `137[ 41 ] labelled on spine; `MHC'; `13741 Ph' and `Phillipps MS 13741' on verso of front end-paper; `Connal Gulban' on recto of front blank leaf.

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1 [Eachtra Iollainn Airmdheirg mhic Ríogh Gréag]. Acephalous (Running title `Iollann Armdhearg mac Rígh Gréag'.) Beg. here mo sgeala féin duit air sé; sgaoileas íollan don laoch iar sin agus tigid chum an dúnad. Ends (p. 37) dá ndicheanna a ndioghail ar imreadar ar Iollan. Foll. by `Foirceann. An chéad lá don mhí Aibrann ┐ an aois xpt 1780'.

38 Oileamhuin Con cCuloinn. Beg. Dala Con cCuloinn do bhí iona mhacaomh og aluinn. Ends (p. 58) do chuadar riompa ar a nárduibh féin. Gonadh í sin Oileamhuin Con gCuloinn ┐ imeathacht na Ridireachta gonuige sin. `Foircheann'.

58 Oigheadh Chonlaoich mic Chon gCuloinn. Beg. Dala na mná toirrche ró fágabh Cú Culoinn a ccriochaibh an domhain mhóir. Ends (p. 71) ro hadhnaiceadh a thaise le C. C san ait chéanna. `Foirceann'.

72 Oigheadh Chloinne Lir annso. Beg. Iomthusa T.D.D. a haithle catha Tailteann iar ttiomsúghadh as gach ait. Ends (p. 93) a ndíoguilt an ghníomha sin do rin siad air. Gonadh í sin óigheadh Cloinne Lír gonaige sin.

93 i Ionnsuighe Mhaighe Léana sonn. Beg. Dala Chloinne déadla daithaille Deirgthine ┐ Chloinne lángasda léidmhighe Lugheach. Ends (p. 130) ba dúbhach é ó iomad cneadh ┐ lót. Gonadh sin Ionnsaighe Mhoighe Léana gnuige sin. `Foircheann'.

130 Ceathrar fear feinne air ttus. 4 qq.

130 i Scribal colophon: `Ar na sgriobhadh lé Thomas mac Muiris Ua Geairilt ar an 18 lá déag do mhí Bealtuine 1780 ┐ sireadh gach léighthóir Criostamhail slainte anma agus cuirp do tabhairt don sgribhneoir Amen, Amen, Amen'.

13 `Tuarasgbháil Catha Gabhra annso'. Mór annois mo cúmha féin. 88½ qq.

138 [Agallamh na Seanórach]. `Caoilte mac Ronain **'. (Running title: [pp. 139-41] `Caoilte Catha Gabhra'; [pp. 142-57] `Caoilte ┐ Pádraig'.) Beg. Ann sin do ghabh an teó óir. 37 qq. Ends (p. 157) Gonna iad sin na sgéal ró fhiafraighis díom a Righ Uladh ar Caoilte. `Foircheann'.

157 i Cath Moighe Mucroime annso. Beg. (p. 158) Árd Rígh crodha cruithniamhdha calma ciallbreathach ró ghabh áirdceannas Eir[ea]nn go bhfrasabhra. Breaks off p. 184 with poem A righ nimhe na néal. 6 qq.