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19th cent. Paper. 15 × 9 cms. 289 pp. ([i]-[viii] + scribal 1-100 [57-8 misplaced, now 251-2], 1-131, continued in modern pencil and civering whole volume to 276). Scribe: G(e)arroid Mhac G(e)arrailt, `air an gCidhilleath' [parish of Molahiffe, Co. Kerry], (p. 83), 181[ ]-1829. P. v by unidentified scribe. Pp. 253-74 containing a record of road works around `Ballyfinnane', Co. Kerry, 184[ ] (see below), in unidentified hand, did not form part of original manuscript.

Jottings on pp. iii, 7, 47, 84, 95 apparently by `Michael Heffernan', of Gurrane', p. 254.

Bound in half-leather with `Finidhin Ua Suilliomhain, ┐c cct - Gearróid Mac Gearailt d'aithsgríobh 1829' gilt-lettered on spine. Text in margins of pp. 253-74 missing due to cropping. Writing mainly transversely. Ó Casaide ms 67.

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1 `[C]ubhairt an Mheanoiche / aig Gearroid Mhac Gearrailt.' Bo gnath me siubhal le ciubhais na hamhann. 36 lines. See p. 100 below. P. iv blank.

v Short list of manuscript contractions. Pp vi-vii blank.

viii `[....] ah[....] on [Dar]by Lear[y] / [....] le air bhas Dhiarmuid Ui Laoier[e].' (p. 1) Cread an sidhbhra nimhe seo air Fodla. 45 stt. + 4 (`An feart aloide son'). `Sgriobhtha age Garroid Mhac Garrailt an 8ua la dhon Abran ansa mbhlian 181[ ]. Go ndeinig Dia baidhig re an anam agus re anamnaibh Progodoraicht an domhain. Bioch mar sin. Traille,' p. 27. Pp. 28-9 blank.

30 `Poet Hussy's Elegy on Timothy Mac Mahon. [p. 31] An filleadh Husaoch cct air bhas Thaidhig mic Briain Mic Mathamhna.' Prose preface: `Och och a Trinoid fhioraonda an fior gur feidir na sgeala mora olca uathfasocha so do chlionaim aniu air bhas na flatha fioruaisle agus mo charaid ionamhuin .i. Taidhig mac Brian mac Taig mac Brian Mac Mathdhamhna an iarthar .i. Chorca Bhaisgine iathar Chuntao an Chlar. Bille buacach bladhlonrach ... Agus dob urrasda athaint air chlaochno neamhghnathach na speire le taineimsir go dtitfioch no go dtiucfach soinsealacha mora olca uathfasacha ansa chrioch so Dheasmhumhan mar do thainig air dtitim agus deis bhais na flatha reimhraidhte .i. Taidhg saibhiarbhriarthach Mac Mathghamhna.' (p. 32) Dob urasd aithaint air easaibh na sleite. 30 stt. + 1 (`An feart laoidhe son'). `Go ndeanaig Dia baidh le anam an chleairig an leathora agus an bhfuil laithriach.' Pp. 44-5 blank.

46 `John O Connel's Histroical Elegy. / Aiste chSeaghain Ui Chonnaill anso sios ansa mblian 1822, Fomhar.' An uair smin[i]m air saoithe Eirian. 125 stt. (stt. 28-33 on pp. 251-2: see introduction remarks above) `Guidheg air anam an chleirig do sgriobh an leabhar so ansa ngíre 1823 Gerreoid Mac Gearrailt noch chomhnuidhias air an gCidhilleath,' p. 83. P. 84 blank except for scribblings.

85 `Finidhin Ua Suilliomhain cct.' Triom aistlinn dom air leabaig chlothuir sheasgairr bhuig am aonar. 72 lines. `G. Mhc G. Ceileath,' p. 93. Pp. 94-9 blank except name (p. 94).

100 `Cubhairt an Mheodhan Oidhche anso sios aig Gearroid Mhac Gearrailt.' Bo ghnáith me siúbhal re ciúbhais na habhann. 1033 lines. `Finit no críoch le Cúbhairt an Meodhan oídhche anso síos le Gearróid Mhac Gearrailt an tan so lá Beilteinne 1829. Sgriobhtha air a ghluin gan teanta búird ná bídhnnse. Beanacht Dé linn. Bioch mar sin', p. 231. The following scribal entry on p. 223: `Badhas chSeaghain Mhac Taidhig Ui Chluidmhain aig Loch Leinn ansan Abradhn 1829. Beanacht De leis'. Pp. 232-50 blank.

251-2. See under p. 46 above.

253-74 Account of payments made to workmen on roadworks, cross of Ballyfinnane to cross of Fieries [Co. Kerry], Nov. [1846]-Jan 184[7] (p. 261) `at 3/6 per perch each perch 21 feet' (p. 269). The name `Garret Fitz Gerald' occurs p. 260. Pp. 275-6 blank.