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Tales; Ossianic Verse

19th cent. Paper. 19 × 15 cms. 158 pp. Scribe: Séarlus Ua Homhrane (Charles Houran), `Killcow' [Co. Kerry], 1830-31; the item on p. 157 is perhaps by another (unidentified) hand. Staining, which is widespread, is greater on pp. 1, 56, 57, 158, suggesting that the manuscript was written in two separate sections which were not united for some considerable time; also the paper in the two sections is not the same (watermark 1828 on paper of first section). The first section only has scribal pagination, 1-55, the second has scribal drawings (e.g. pp. 112, 123, 137, 149, 155). Marginal cropping has caused some loss of letters and loss of pagination here and there in the first section; the date on p. 1 also shows similar evidence of cropping. Two leaves following p. 156 appear to have been torn away. Jottings in the manuscript include: `Conntae Ciar' p. 44 lower marg., `John Carroll' (pp. 84-5, 127).

Bound in full rexine with `11599' labelled on spine; `Adventures of Conall Gulban' and `Phillipps MS 11599' inside front cover; `1033' (Rodd sale-cat.) on p. 1 upper marg.

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1 Eachtra Conaill Gulban annso mar leanus `mdcccxx[x]'. Beg. Ce tracht tangadar sluagh Eireann ionna mbuanibh troma tortula dlutha deanganna dosgaoilte a geann righ Eireann. Breaks off p. 55i with an sin do cin mac Righ Eireann dul trios na caithibh ┐ as iad bo locht coimheata do. Remainder of page blank.

56 Blank.

57 Teacht Mac Riogh an Gorac [sic] go hEirinn gus mar do bhi ag Fionn na bhuacuil ar feag bliadhna agus le. Beg. La da raibh Fionn agus an nFeinn ar mullach Cathair Conroigh do cunncudar cutha san ard anshior aon oglaoch amhain. Ends (p. 72.5) da ttaine uatha a ndiag a caile riamh. Aig sin crioc ar Ceadach Mor mac Riogh na Gcorac.

72.6 `Ag seo tuarisg ar choire do fuair Fionn ┐ Fiana Eireann ó Riogh an Domhuin tsiar mar chuadar an Fiann an ┐ do gac nidh dar eirge dhoibh san tturrus sin'. Beg. Do bhi Fionn aon da laethibh ag tracht na slighe roibhe cois traigh ┐ do conarc chuige tríd an bhfarige anshiar aon oglaoch amhain. Ends (p. 76) go mad dheacair teacht a ccóir cirt na comhthruim do bain de. Apparently an abridged version of Bruidhean Chaorthainn. Foll. by `Crioch ar na sgriobh sin le Searlus Ua Homhrane an deithua la don mhiosa Mharta an sa mbliagin daois Chriost mile ocht ccead agus aon bhliaghin deag ar fhithid agus sirim guidhe gach leithoir uasal leam anam'.

77 `Freagra Usgair ar Conánn'. Mona mbeid na riocht mo [sic] bhfuil Fionn. 35 qq.

83 `Meisge agus Radh na mBan ag tuisudhadh ar an duileoig bhus foisge dhon duileoig so' (p. 82 i). Lá da raibh Fionn ag ol. 63 qq. (60th defective).

93 `Caith an Bháis ann so'. A Oisin ghrian [sic] is fada aois. 175 qq. Includes (pp. 102-22) `Cath na Suirighe', beg. Lá naon dár ghluais Fionn na mbánghlac. `Séarlus Ua Homhrane' (p. 109).

123 `Eachtra na Mna Moire no Seilg Ghlena an Smoill ann so mar leanus' (p. 122 i). A Oisin is binn lióm do bhéal. 85 qq. (21st q. defective). `Charles Hourane' (p. 127).

137 `Seilg Tuirc Gleanna an Sgail ann so mar leanus'. `Searlus Ua Homhrane'. Go mbeanuíghtar duit, a sheanoir shuairc. 93 qq.

153 `Tuarusgbhail na nGeasa go hiomlann'. `(...) Ó Hobhrane'. Lá da raibh Fionn sa shloighte. 18 qq. Breaks off p. 156. `Séarlus Ua Homhrane'.

157 In the sweet month of May when Phoebus arose. There are 27 lines (mainly written as prose) on the first page, the remaining (?) lines written veritcally (on p. 158) now illegible. This is perhaps a translation of the poem beg. Cois Brice dhom go dé'nach, ag déanamh mo smaointe, printed Claidheamh Soluis, 21 Sept. 1907 and elsewhere.

158 The following promissory note and other entries are over-written (horizontally) on existing material (written vertically) and therefore partly illegible: (a) `(...) To pay Charly Houran of Killcow or his order the sum of nine pounds six shillings and (...) sterling for value received August, the 10th 1830 (...) County Kerry (...)'; (b) `Charles Houran of Killcow his Book Dated this 17th (...)'; (c) `Charly Houran of Killcow his Book Dated August the 28th one thousand eight Hundred and thirty'; (d) (vertical) `Charles Houran'.