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Trí Bior-Ghaoithe an Bháis (incomplete)

18th cent. Paper. 20 × 14 cms. 146 pp. [scribal 192-267, 280-303, 352-397]. Scribe: Dav[idus] Mohir, 1728 (p. 285). Names and jottings in the manuscript include: `Dear Brother, To Patt Tierney 76 stacks of straw', `James', inside front cover; `Dear Sir', p. 192; `ó Mihéul Cínselágh, míle seacht cead ┐ naoi dheic', p. 194; `Bartholomie', p. 196; `Michl', p. 197; `Day of May', p. 198; `Padric Burce', p. 255; the date `1785', p. 285; `I L Mc Gilroy', `William, James', and calculations, inside back cover.

Bound in leather with `Keating / Trí Biorghaoithe an Bháis' labelled on spine; cropping of margins has caused widespread loss of letters; pp. 219-220, 231 very soiled. Formerly in W. M. Hennessy collection (sale-catalogue no. 1422 inside front cover). Comyn ms 15.

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192 Trí Bior-Ghaoithe an Bháis. Acephalous. Beg. here mensi fueritis immitetur vobis gidhbé tomhas do bhearthaoi uaibh = ed. Bergin (1931) line 4939. Other lacunae in the text also due to loss of leaves are: pp. 268-279 = ed. lines 6938-7219, pp. 304-351 = ed. lines 7784-8994. Breaks off with p. 397 = ed. line 10233.

The following scribal colophon occurs on p. 285 `Scriptum per Dav. Mohir 8° die Feb. 1728/9 ap[ud] Lymer[ick]'.