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Life of St Patrick

19th cent. Paper. 19.5 × 15 cms. [i-ii] + 84 pp. with scribal numbering. Scribe: Pádruig Ó Conchubhair, 1828. The elaborate title-page was supplied by M[ícheál] Ua H[anracháin]. The following names of `Mc Mahon of Kilcarroll Co. Clare' occur in the manuscript: Mary, pp. [i], 1, 69, 81, 83; John, p. [ii]; Mortimer, p. [ii], with date 1863; Murty, pp. 57, 69, 74, 78, 84; also `Clancy', p. 44. Scribbles throughout the manuscript include `1862/1828/34', p. [ii]; `Popery ...', p. 5, etc. Bound in half-leather with `Beatha Phádraig - Pádruig Ó' Conchubair d'ath-sgríobh 1828' gilt-lettered on spine. Ó Casaide ms 58.

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[i] `A nainim Dé Uilechomhachtach. Beatha an Easboig ghlórmhar .i. Pádraig Príomhfháigh na hEirion. AD, 1828. Iarim guídh gach léithoir air son De dom anam. M[ícheál] Ua H[anracháin].' P. [ii] blank except for names, for which see introductory remarks.

1 `Beatha an Easboig ghlorrmhar .i. Phádraig priomhfhaigh na hEirionn Annso. Ar ttúis do ghúthaigh, do athair ┐ do mháthair Phádraig, agas dona míorrbhúile do rinne iona naoídhiontacht. An chéad chaibidil .' Beg. A mbaile dár bhainim Tabernia san mBreatain láimh le cathair Comptor do bhí duine uasol. Ends (p. 83) dá ndlíghmídh glóir ┐ moladh tre sháoghal na saoghal Amen. Finit. 21 chapters. `Arna sgriobhadh le Pádruig Ó Chonchúbháir aois an Tighearna míle ocht gcead ┐ ocht mbliadhna fithchiod.'