G 375

Eochairsgiath an Aifrinn

18th cent. Paper. 19 × 15 cms. 172 pp. with scribal pagination 1-166, 188-93. Scribe: Seaghan Ó Conuill, `Cilliúird', 1760 (p. 193). A recent hand has added marginal comments on pp. 30-31. Pp. 166085 of the missing fragment of this manuscript are now G 335 (b) above.

Bound in red half-leather with `eochairsgiat an Aifrinn - Seathrún Ceatuinn do sgríobh - Seagan O Conuill d'athsgríobh 1760' gilt-lettered on spine; two binder's leaves at front and eight at back. Ó Casaide ms 42.

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1 Eochairsgiath an Aifrinn. `Ag so an leabhar dá·ngoirthear Eochairsgiath an Aifrinn arna sgriobhadh le Seathrún Ceatuinn sagart et doctúir diadhachta, go ndearna Dia grása a[i]r ar son a shaothar. In nomine Dei amen. / An reimhthionsgnadh chum an leaghtóra.' Beg. As annsan aimsirsi an díthchreidhimh. Text proper headed (p. 29) `Seatrún Ceathaing sagart et dochtúir diadhachta úghdar na hoibresi, et má ta nídh ar mbith inbhéime ann, gabhadh gach leaghthóir mo leitsgéal do bhrígh nách tré mhailís, acht tre dhearmad ata ann. / Eochairsgiath an Aithfrinn. / An chéadchaibiodal ionna ttrachtar ar an Aifrionn ┐ iona suíghtear a bheith ar bun ó aimsir na neapstal, et ó shoin anuas.' Beg. Adeir Pól san 13 cab. don eipis. do sgríobh chum na nEabhrach. Ends (p. 193) no ag na hughdaraibh eile thrachtas ar na cásaibh coguais. `Finit. Arna sgríobha le Seaghan Ó Conuill a cCilliúird an seachtmhadh lá do mhí na Bealltaine annsa mbliaghain míle seacht ccéad bliadhain et trí fithchid. Guidh orm a leaghthóir ar son Dé et tanma féin. Foircheann.' Eighteen chapters; most of chap. 17 and beginning of chap. 18 are now in G 335 (b). See introductory remarks.