G 411

Mainly Verse

18th cent. Paper. 15.5 × 9.5 cms. 96 pp. with modern pencil pagination bound in with printed book Select Irish Poems translated into English [Charles Henry Wilson: Dublin (?) c. 1792. See further S. Ó Casaide `A rare book of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Verse', Bibliographical Soceity of Ireland III (1929) 6]. Scribe: Henrí Mac Murcheartaigh (Henry Murtagh) `o Chillín' [`probably identical with Henry Murtagh of Killen in the barony of Skreen, Co. Meath ...': Ó Casaide, ibid. 59], 1723-4, for Seon Ó Luinsigh (pp. 29, 78). A later and unidentified scribe wrote pp. 83-94, another hand the item in English and arithmetical calculations on p. 95. Writing mainly transversely.

Bound in boards with calf binding on spine; `564', `T. R. Ferguson Glascow Tues. 26 Janry 1858', `6 Irish', printed label of T. Connolly, Bookseller, 10 Up. Ormond Quay, Dublin, and `Séamus Ó Casaide 12.ix.1922' inside front cover, `1724' in pencil inside back cover. Ó Casaide ms (unnumbered).

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1 `Tuireamh Shomhairle Mhac Domhnall cc.' Sa nAchraim an áir atáid na ccomhnaidh. 204 lines + 1 st. `Airna sgriobhadh le Henrí Mhac Murcheartaigh an bhliadhain daoís an Tighearna mile ┐ seacht ccéad agus trí blaidhna air fhithchid an triamh la fithchid don mhí September, ┐ gach aon leighfios no éisdeas tugadh beannacht air anmuin an sgriobhneora beannacht Dé do gach duine da ttiubhradh Amen a Thighearna déin trocuire oran uile go saoghal na saoghal.'

17 Triur ata brath air mo bhás. 3 qq.

18 `Tuireamh Neill Óig Mhic Murchadha cc.' A Thulaigh Eó Méith gode an ghrúaimse ort. 140 lines + 1 st. `Finit, / Leabhair Sheon Ui Luinsigh airna sgríobhadh le Henri Mhac Murcheartaigh.'

30 Fada coroinn Saxan a mbrón. 14 qq. `Finit per me Henry Murtagh.'

33 `Tuireamh an Athair Philip Ui Raghallaigh cc.' As brúite ata Múrtún an úairse. 145 lines + 1 st. `Beannacht air anam an sgriobhnoir Henrí Mhac Murcheartaigh agus beannacht re gach anam da ttiubhra Amén a Tighearna.'

46 `Tuireamh Mhurchadh Crúis cc.' A theampuill bfuras duit cuidioghadh le Gaedhalaibh. 176 lines + 1 st.

61 Do Theacht Anticriosd. Beg. As anso dfiafraigh Eoin Seabhasgeal do Chríosd tuarasgabhail dheireadh an domhain. Do fhreagair an Tighearna dho ┐ as e adubhairt. Ends (p. 71) go ttí lá an bhreitheamhnais dhéighionaigh; aig sin forcheann bhais agus bhúanéuga Elias agus Enoch, agus fachain bháis Anticriosd. Finit. `Airna sgríobhadh le Henri Mac Murcheartaigh an bhlíadhain daoís an Tighearna 1724.'

72 Rachaidh mise go Droím Bile is beidh bonn beag chun óil liom. 11 stt. `Airna sgriobhadh le Henrí Mhac Murcheartaigh o Chillín an bhliadhain daoís an Tighearna 1724 ┐ gach áon leighfios no éisdeas tugadh beannacht air anmuin an sgribhneóra. Finit.'

76 `Semas Mac Cuairta cc.' Créud far thréigis cumadh an cheóil. 12 stt. + 1. `Leabhair Sheón Ui Luinsigh airna sgriobhadh rena fhear cumain ┐ a chairdeas Chríosd Henri Mhac Murcheartaigh an seachtamh la déag don mhí Februari an bhliadhain daois an Tighearna 1724/25.'

79 Ata dearta dol tríom do ma shíortheasgadh ghnáth gach nuair. 7 stt.

82 `Riaghail le bhfaghthar an Epact.' Riomhthair leat an uimhir óir. 1 q. `Riaghal le bhfaghthar aoís na gealaidh.' Suim do mhiosa on Marta bháin. 1 q. `Riaghail le bhfaghthar an Uimhir óir.' Tairéis mhile agus cuig chéad. 1 q.

83 `A nainim an Athar ┐ Mhic ┐ a Spirad Naomh tiomnam ┐ tionsgnam an dán so cum sáoirse cum meadughadh glóir do Íosa Criost cum sochair gach duine cluinios e da mhínughadh.' San am do cruthaigh Dia Adhamh ┐ Eubha / ansa ngáirdín a naice chéile. Approx. 205 lines.

95 The following: `Lactantius shews that in his days among many others examples of this thing a silly serving man that was a Christian following his master into a certain temple of idols the gods cried out that nothing could well be done.' P. 96 blank.