G 415

Devotional

19th cent. Paper. 15 × 9 cms. 76 pp. with scribal pagination [i-vi], 1-66, [4]. Scribe: Tomás Ó Iceadha, `Baile Ghrae' [Co. Tipperary], 1827. The item on pp. [ii-vi] is by an unidentified scribe with date 1834.

Bound in half-leather with marbled endpapers; `185' labelled on front cover; `Séamus Ó Casaide 11.iv.1914 (ex libris an tSeósaigh)', front endpaper. Ó Casaide ms 82.

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[ii] `A prayer to our Lord, Jesus Christ, in honour of his Sacred Heart, to be preserved from epidemis cholera. composed by the VeryRevd M.V. Ryan, prior of La Trappe. 1834.' Beg. O! sacred and adorable Heart of Jesus! Source of Mercy to all. Ends (p. vi) This favour we beseech thee to grant ... Amen.

1 Title-page: `Úrnaighthe Aifrinn. dho Sheumus Ó Mheara a gCluain Meala. Airna threasbherlughadh re Tomás Ó Iceadha a mBaile Ghrae. 1827'. P. 2 `Clár Casga.' Dates in the years 1828-56 for events ranging from the first Sunday in Advent to Easter Day, including the Epact, the Golden Number and The Dominical Letter. P. 3 `Tulradh.' Beg. Is iongna liom ... an searc ... fhoillsigheann cuid dár nuaislibh don nGaoidheilge; san amm chéadna a ffuil urmhór Eireannach ... chomh failightheach chomh spadánta ┐ atáid .... Ní mar sin dom Shaoi uasal Seumus ... is fearr leis lorg na sean do leanmhuin ... gurab uime sin do bheir sé tuarasdal dhomhsa ... air son saothair na ... nughdar do thiomsughadh .... Agus níor leór leis sin, acht níor ffuláir go mbeith urnaighthe an Aifrinn aige rena leughadh a nGaoidheilge ... ┐ mise dá ttreasbheurlughadh dho .... Pp. 5-16 Calendar for the 12 months including many feastdays for each month. Origins for Irish names of months given in lower margins. Pp. 17-49 `Órd an Naomh Aifrinn' followed (p. 49) by `Sailm na Marbh', (p. 51) `Gniomhartha Creidimh Dóthchais agus Gradh do réir mar leughthar ann gach cill a nArdfhairce Chaisil ┐ Imligh', (p. 54) `Liodán na Naomh'. Ends p. 65, `Fuineadh'.