G 338

Foras Feasa ar Éirinn

18th cent. Paper. 33 × 20 cms. 362 pp. consisting of 6 unnumbered leaves of writing exercises by Michael Jones (see further below) + scribal 1-350 (174 repeated, 185 skipped). Scribes: Seamus Bonbhiol agus Micheall Ó Dómhnaill (p. 316), `Garán Caoch a gContae Luimne' (p. 317), 1760.

The following names and jottings occur on the unnumbered leaves: `se Seaghan Ua Buacha[11a]', [l r] (see also `ainim sealbhadoir an leabhair so Seaghan Ua Buacholla', p. 348); `Michael Jones his hand ... his paper, ... dated July ye 5th 179[...]', [lf] - [6v]; `Johana Buckley', [2v]; `Tadie Hanly (?) his' [3r]; `Recd. of John Shagnahan the sum of ten pounds stg. for (...) Master Sir Christopher Knight I say / Recd. per me John 27 day of August 1791 / Given J. Buckley', [3v]. The date `1791', p. 180; `mese Donchad Mach Conmara', p. 342, `Michael Edmond Copley, Tobernea', p. 349.

Bound in leather with `Forus Feasa an [sic] Eirionn / Seathrún Céatinn do s[c]ríobh / Séamus Bonbhiol ┐ Michéal Ó Dómhnaill d'athscríobh 1760' gilt- lettered on spine, `Eugene Cavanagh / Eoghan ua Caomhánaigh 1828' (one-time owner, see G337 above) on front cover. `Séamus Ua Casaide / 5. vi. 1909', p. 316; Ó Casaide ms 4.

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1 Forus Feasa Air Eirionn (running title). Headed `In nomine Dei Patris Amen'. `Aig seo díonbhrollach nó brollach cosnamh ... go gabhalltus Gall nó gusan ammso.' Beg. Gibé duine san mbith chuirios roimhe. Ends (p. 28) Ní ó mhailís thárla san acht ó an-eolas mhór. Bhúr mbochtcharaid bithdhílios go bás, Seathrún Ceatinn. P. 28 `Foras Feasa air Eirionn Lib. Primus.' Ends (p. 316) `Deire na staire an darra lá don mhiosa December 1760 airna sgriobhadh le Seamus Bonbhiol agus le Micheall Ó Dómhnaill'. P. 317 `Aig seo síos an líon chontae atá a nÉirionn do réir Camden ionna chronic ... Forcheann.'

317 Scribal colophon: `Aig seo leabhar Mhichiél Uí Dhomhnail mac cSeaghain Uí Dhómhnaill aig an nGarán Caoch a gContae Luimne airna sgríobhadh le Seamas Bonbhiol ┐ leis an bhfear réimhraidhte air lúas lámh ┐ air dhrochghleas agus aitchim gach léighthoir tuigseach foghlamtha gan sinn do dhaoradh tré ár ndearmad ná tre ár ndrochuir sios má tharla mar nach bhfuilimid acht óg neamhthuigseach san nGaodhilge fós ┐ mar an gcéanna an túghdar ionar sgríobhmuir an leabharso as ní taibh acht a thuaplis gan bun gan bárr gan bláithsgribhin tá mo mhunghín gurab iad na leaghthorídhe is fearr is lúgha do bhearfaidh guith oruin mar adeir an túgdar nó an seanfhocal go mbíon gach tuisnithoir fáon ┐ is mar sin do gach naon aguin ní bhfuilmid acht ár ttuisnathorídhe san tteangain seo fe[in]. Aithchimid [...] an leaghthora go durthachtach guídhe re ár nanam mar is feasach gur fuide [...] an leabhair seo ná ár rae na muintire sgríbh é'. P. 318 blank.

319 Genealogies. Headed `Aig seo síos gabhlúghadh Clanna Míleadh' followed by introduction `Adeir cuid dona seanchadha gur dá cineall déag dfioruaislibh atá a nEirinn ... Do craobhsgaoileadha sleachta Oillióluim [sic]'. Ends p. 339 followed by Synchronisms headed `Aig seo síos cómháiriomh na haimsire ainimneacha ┐ reamheas na bpatriarc ┐ na monarc ó chruthúghadh an domhain go gein Chriost'. Last page largely illegible.