G 143

Verse

18th-19th cent. Paper. 12 pp. of varying dimensions (maximum 30 × 18 cms). Scribes: (a) Micheál Óg Ó Longáin `Carraig na bhFear Jany. 14th 1794' (p. 11), pp. 1-4, 11 and some phrases on p. 12; (b) Mícheál Ó Caoimh pp. 5-6. Unidentified: (c) pp. 7-8, (d) pp. 9-10. Some writing in pencil on p. 9 outer margin (vertical) is now faded.

The following jottings occur on the last page (p. 12) of the manuscript: (a) `Recd of Bartholomew O'Keeffe the sum of £2 13s 9d for one half gales rent due the 1st of November last past which is in full of all Demands whatsoever to this Day I say received by me Nah Nameless' (b) accounts (c) `Barley Deliver'd to Thomas Burk/Do. to Danl Neal' followed by accounts.

Bound in brown boards with `Langan's Irish Ms' in ink and `18879' labelled on spine; `Phillipps MS 18879' on p. 1. Pp. 1-2 and 5-6 are bound in reverse. Listed under `Ex Bibl. Miscellaneis' in Phillipps's Catalogus.

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2 `Clár an leabhairsi .i. an Seanduine.' List of approx. 55 poems (miscellaneous) and 10 prose titles (mainly tales). Continued p. 1.

3 `Míchéal Óg Ó Longáin .***.' Tagraim libh a chlann Éibhir. 15 qq.

6 Tuighidh is feacc[ai]d is eistigh linn a laochra tuille Tuathail. 4 stt.

6 `M. O Caoimh ***.' Ta óghshagart leoganta glanléigionta. 5 stt. Continued p. 5. `Crioch le Mícheal O Caoímh ┐ don Athair Múirís do Róiste.'

7 `An tAthair Eoghan .h. Caoimh ** an tan do chuaidh go Connacht ag glacadh na ngradha ccoisreaghtha an Easpog .i. Aodha Mc Diarmoda amhuil as leir sonn. in form of Acrostick.' As mithid dhamhsa leas m'anma. 15 qq. + 3 stt.

9 `[...] to Dr. [...] Macarthy being consecrated Bishop of Cork.' Tre m'áthas múisgligheach Múscraói maiseamuil mór. 9 stt.

11 `Chuim Conchúbhair Óig Uí Dhála a mBaile Mhistéala.' Air aithris na sean reómhuinn. 8 qq. + 1 st. `Míchéal Óg Ó Longáin. Carraig na bhFear Jany. 14th 1794.' In praise of Conchubhar's father (`file go meillse meala') and his own (`sgríbhnneóir sgéalta bhfear Banban').

11i Mas ainm dúr mathar G.M. 2 stt.

11 outer marg. (vertical) `Beatha Muire sonn.' Atáid mo shúile anon sa nall ag tnúth le cabhair tar sáile. 1 st.