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19th cent. Paper. 17 × 14.5 cms. 154 pp. ([viii] + 1-150 with pp. 91-2, 135-6 wholly and 85-6 partially torn away). Scribe: Pattraig O Rinn, 1825 (p. 44). Scribal drawing of fish and `barc' on p. [viii]. The name of `John Ahern Lower Glas (...)', one-time owner, occurs on pp. 11, 122-3. Other names in the manuscript are: `Stephen O Donnell', p. 120 and `John Murphy', p. 127.

Bound in half-leather (front cover now loose) one blank leaf after front cover and three before back cover; `38 J' labelled on spine and `Neatly written Irish MS.' labelled on recto of front cover. Joly ms 2.

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[i] Acephalous. In forming n add one stroke more. 25 lines. For complete poem beg. For mystic lines in days of yore see G 217a, p. 6.

[ii] Ogham. `An Oghaim Choll', `An Óghaim Connsoinne', `An Óghaim Órdha', `An tseana Oghaim do réir guthádha agus deaghfhogharaicc'. Ends p. [viii].

1 Graméir na Gaoidheilge sonn. `Do réir mar do chuirreadh an eagar et an óirdúghadh a cColláiste na mBráthar Míonnúir nÉirionnach a Labhán é.' Beg. Gach nduine le ar miann Gaoidheilge do leigheadh tugadh aire go díothchallach. Three chapters (on letters, vowels and consonants respectively). Ends (p. 8) príomhlocht na foicailso do sgriobh mar so ár meal ár beann. See P. Mac Aogáin, Gráiméir Ghaeilge na mBráthar Mionúr (Baile Átha Cliath 1968), p. xxiv. Followed (p. 9) by `Aig so ainimneach na litireach a nGaoídheilge noch fhóghnas chuim labhairt an oghaim' beg. Ailm air a. Followed (p. 10) by `Clar na Gaoidheilge sonn', being a list of manuscript contractions arranged in alphabetical order. `Finis.'

15 `Aiste cSEaghain Ui Conaill sonn.' An uair smuaingim air shaoíthibh na hEirrionn. 121 four-line stt. `Finis / Pattraig O Rinn air na sgriobh can [sic] ceathramha lá fichid don fhóghar 1825', p. 44.

45 Prosodia an Dana Diricc sonn. Preface. Ní he as mein liom a leaghthoir a mhuineadh dhuit an dán do deanamh os [sic] ni bhfuil sochar [ms fochar] [ar] bith do neach annois a deanamh ní hionnann et an alúd an tan do biodh cion ar an ealluideinn an aimsior na nGaoidhal [ms ndaoidhal] biodh a fiaghnaise [ms siaghnaise] sin air Oillioll Oluim righ Leita Mogha tig an da Urmhumhain mar dhuais aon dana do dhuine uasal o Leith Chunn [sic] mar as follus a nDochtuir Cheitinn acht as é as miann liom riaghalca deanta an dana do chuir annso sios ionus go bfiacfadh an leaghthoir an intliacht et an ealluidhe do bhí a ndeanamh an dána et fós go ndeanfadh se breiteamhnas ar s[a]othar morán do dhaonib san aimsiorso do chuirfios riompa gan ughdearrás na ríaghalca dán nó ógláchas do deanamh. Beg. Ase a dán ann .i. comhrádh ceólmhar do gnidhthar do réir na siolládha. Ends (p. 69) et na foicaill shímplidhe mar an cceadna mar focail búnta. `Finis.' Cf. tract in ed. P. Mac Aogáin, Graiméir Ghaeilge na mBráthar Mionúr (Baile Átha Cliath 1968), pp. 82-106.

69 `Himn Pattraig sonn.' Clointear sonn feacht fial-Eithne. Approx. 51 lines of `Marbhna Phádraig' arranged mainly in three-line stanzas. Followed (p. 72) by `An Aithchuíngheadha mar leannas' beg. Saor me a Thígharna Iosa Criost a Sprid Naomhtha a Dhe Uillechómhachtaicc. Ends (p. 74) gan críoch gan foirceann per omnia secula seculorum Amen. `Finis.'

74 `Aig so seanmóir do sgriobh sagairt foghlamhtha eigin air mhíorbhuillibh et air gheannalaigh Naomh Páttraig .i. apstal na hEir[ea]nn.' Beg. Ecce sacerdos magnus qui in diebus suis placiter. Aig so an sagairt mor do thainnth re Dia iona lathaibh. Is mór ghoilleas orm am choínnsias a chárrde an neamhthacht. Ends (p. 113) ┐ dannmuinn go síoríodhe oruinn Amén. Bíodh mar sin. `Finis.' There are lacunae in the text due to partial loss of pp. 85-6 and complete loss of pp. 91-2.

114 `Aiste Dhaibhi Cúndun sonn.' As buairthadh an cás fo tthairlaig Éire. 75 four-line stt. Breaks off p. 134 (due to loss of pp. 135-6) with first line of 76th stanza.

137 [Mo ghearán crúaidh le húaisle Fódla.] `Broga Uilliam English' (running title). Acephalous (due to loss of leaf). Is leathair Spáinneach bláthmair chórrach. 51 lines arranged in four-line stt. Followed (p. 140) by `Freagradh Éadbháird do Nóglo air Uilliam sonn.' Na bí an arraid liom athair ghluin eollaigh. 92 lines arranged in four-line stt. `Finis.'

147 `Diarmuid mac Domhnaill mic Fínghinn Chaoil cct.' Níor bhfíosach sínn a ccríochaibh éimhir mhóir. 11 four-line stt. `Finis.'