G 160

Verse

18th-19th cent. Paper. 18.5 × 15 cms, some leaves of smaller dimensions. 50 pp. interleaved (34.5 × 17.5 cms maximum). Identified scribes: (a) Peattair Ó Feichín (unsigned) pp. 11-12, 27-34, (scribal [63]-72); (b) Peattair Ó Longáin (unsigned) pp. 15, 23-4, 35-6, 43(first 3 lines), 47-8; (c) Mícheál Óg Ó Longáin (unsigned) p. 45; unidentified: (d) pp. 1-2, 7-8 and (?) pp. 5-6 (e) p. 11 outer margin (f) pp. 1-4, 17-18, 21-2, 25-6, 37-42, 49-50 (g) pp. 43m-4, 19-20 (the name Daniel Dorgan written on p. 20 may be that of the scribe of these pages).

This compilation consists of fragments of three separate manuscripts and two scraps (pp. 5-6, 45-6). There is much misplacement of folios. The first fragment is two bifolia, now pp. 1-4, 7-10, of which a conjugate, pp. 3-4, is a stub. The second fragment is that in the hand of Peattair Ó Feichín; the remaining folios form the third fragment.

Names and jottings in the manuscript include: (a) `James O'Keeffe of Lisduff,' p. 22. (b) John Connors,' p. 25 (c) `Mr. D. E. Hurly classical student,' pp. 26, 41, `D. Hurlys compositions Cork', p. 38 (d) `David Barry's hand and not his book but Peter Fehien's, p. 27 (e) `Margaret Sheehane, Barrymore, Cork,' p. 38 (f) `John Magnor,' p. 42 (g) `Daniel Dorgan' p. 44 (h) `Bartholmew Dunlea his hand this (...) ┐ (...),' p. 44 (i) `Michl Langan' (repeated), p. 46.

Bound in yellow boards with `Langan Irish MSS' in ink and `22235' labelled on spine, `22235 Ph' inside front cover and on recto of second interleaf; `Phillipps MS 22235' on recto of second interleaf. Listed under `Ex Bibl. Miscellaneis' in Phillipps's Catalogus.

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1 `Piaras Mac Gearailt *** on the death of his brother and sister.' Ní thigean an ghrían san rian díreach. 18 stt. Continued pp. 2, 7 and breaks off at p. 8 m. Pp. 9-10 blank.

5-6 (vertical) Fragment of list of contents (miscellaneous) with page number. Beg. Freagra Uillam air - 264.

11-12 See under p. 30 below. 11 outer margin (vertical) Ní ar bith níor sgríobhasa le sealad tréimhse. 1 st. `Dáibhí de Barra.' 12i Go marbhthar Maonghus le hArt. 1 q.

13 `Michéal Ó Longáin .***.' Beir litir uain don Múmhuin leat a riúindhil sa stóir. 4 stt.

14 `Eachtra an Bháis.' Cia sin thall ag teacht go ttigh me. 40 stt. Continued on pp. 49-50, 17-18, 41-2, 21 and breaks off end of p. 22.

15 See under p. 47. P. 16 blank.

19-20 See under p. 44.

23 `Micheal Óg Ó Longáin cuim a charad ionmhuin .i. Micheal Ó Caoimh.' A fharaire shéimh as ait gnaoi. 10 stt. Continued p. 24 and ends p. 43.

25 Stanzas from Párliament Na Mban: (a) Bíodh caoíneas ionn bhúr ccroidhsi ┐ carthannacht naomh (b) Le hurnnuighthe fuigthear an tanam gan béim (c) Crádh don tsaoghal thaodhach (is gan) guideach cáil (d) Crádh don tsaoghal bhreagach mhallartach (p. 26) (e) San ringce do ghríosann cuisleana an chuirp (f) Anuair eighid na coilicc go minic a meódhan oidhche (g) Gliocas is eagna taithneann le Dia na ngras (h) Ná tréig flaitheas an anma air chraos an cuirp.

27-28 See under p. 30.

29 Acephalous. A chaoimhleac sin Cháesar faoi ad tsleasaibh gan [treoir]. 4 stt. `Finis.' `Feartlaoi' of Cé mór de chúisibh cumhadh agus caointe (Seán Ó Murchðha na Ráithlíneach).

30 `[M]arbhchaoine Dhonchadha Mhic Craith iodhóin Coirnéul do marbhadh a Luimneach an ceathr[a]mha lá do Iúli air a trí don chlog san maidin 1706 agus Tádhg Ó Cuileanáin cct." Tásg an tréin do thréig gan bhrígh me. 35 + 1 (`The Epitaph') stt. Continued pp. 27-8, 31-4, 11-12. `Críoch.'

35 Acephalous(?). Do réir thacfuine is measardhacht maoine. 10 stt.

37-8 See under p. 39.

39 `Eoghan Ruadh Ó Suilliobháin .***.' Éisgi suadha Shléibhtibh Luachra éistig linne seal. 16 stt. Continued pp. 40, 37-8.

43 `Brion the Brave.' Remember the glories of Brian the Brave. 6 stt.

44m (There w)as a wealthy farmer lived in this to(wn). 11 stt. partly faded. Continued p. 19 and breaks off end of p. 20 followed by `The last verse overleaf.'

45 (vertical) `Air bhás Diuic York.' A Thaidhg a chroídhe na páirte. 8 stt. Draft copy. P. 46 blank except for jottings.

47 `Laoi na Selige.' La da raibh Fionn na bhflaith. 33 qq. Continued p. 48 and breaks off end of p. 15.