A very useful
catalogue
of the saints of Ireland, as taken from the Annals ofUlsterandofConnaught.
O'Hanlon - Lives of the Irish Saints - v1
E.
5, 28.
This is a vellum folio manuscript,^?
and it was written in
the 1 2th or 13th century. 9° XLIII. E. 6, 2. This is a very small quarto
vellum manuscript,? ^ beautifully written, about the 14th century. ? ' XLIV.
F. I, 8. 93 This is a large folio paper manuscript, and a comparatively
modem transcript from an older copy, or from the original, commonly known
as the " Liber or " of Alan, of Dublin. " ^ Niger," Register John Archbishop
XLV. F. I, 15, 16. The manuscripts thus classified are found in two folio paper volumes. Thoseformacollectionofmonasticrecords,referringtoIreland,
as extracted from registers, belonging to the religious houses, and from other authentic records. The first volume contains 227 leaves. The second volume contains 258 leaves. 9S Those manuscripts appear to have been written in the seventeenth century. XLVI. F. i, 18. This is a folio paper manuscript. ? ^ Itwaswrittenbyseveraldifferentscribesintheseventeenth century. ? 7 XLVII. F. 3, 19. This is a folio paper manuscript. ? ^ It com-
"
1684-5. ? ? I^ ^s written in English. XLVIII. F. 4, 4. This is a folio paper
prises Conell M'Geoghegan's
History of Ireland," compiled in the year
^3 It includes 41 leaves.
9° It contains the following lives or acts of
saints :—i. Vita S. Ethelburgae, Virginis. 2. Vita et Translatio S. Wilfridae. 3. Trans-
to the 1 6th century. 2. A list of 63 Irish saints, in Irish and English, copied by TuUy
O'Conry, 20th April, 1658, at Madrid. The dates of their festivals and places, and where they were venerated in Ireland, are
latio SS. Virginum Ethelburgae, Hildeli-
thse ac Wilfridae. 4. De Alcunia Abbatissa. furnished in many instances. 3. There are
The MS. has a few marginal notes.
9' The most curious matters contained in it are, a list of the archbishops and bishops
several pages of ecclesiastical returns, re-
lating to different Irish dioceses, as also
grants of abbatial lands, from the time of
""A in many countries of Europe and Asia, De Edward I. to that of Charles I. 4.
situJerusalemetDe Locis Sanctis, "by Vene-
" Merlini
to Archbishop Ussher.
9^ It comprises 241 folios.
93 The manuscripts, commencing with the
Registry Dublin. "
of All Saints' Monastery, near
rable Bede, with curious
Scoti Vaticinium," with expositions of Mer-
lin's Prophecies. The foregoing belonged A. D. 684 to 1434. 6. " Annals of Multi-
classification, F. i, i, belonged to Sterne,
figures,
5.
These annals were written by Augustin Magraidcn, canon of Bishop of Clogher, who died in 1745. See that place (Circitcr, 1400). The extracts
Wills' "Lives of Illustrious and Distin- guished Irishmen," vol. iv. , part ii. Fourth Period, p. 471.
9* It contains many charters and decrees,
referring to the privileges and possessions of churches within his diocese.
95 Many of these, however, are blank, and
a still greater number are partially filled.
They contain invaluable materials for illus-
trating the mediaeval period of Irish ecclesi- mous
astical history.
9* It consists of 198 leaves.
97 Matters of importance for illustrating Irish ecclesiastical history are these—viz. : I. The names of archdeacons and deans in different dioceses in Ireland, from the 12th
to 1252, in English.
9* Containing 133 leaves, numbered, with
five additional as a preface.
99 This commences with the first man,
Adam, and it continues to A. D. 140S.
"Annals of the Blessed Virgin Mary's Monastery, Dublin," from
femam," from A. D. 45 to A. D. 1274. 7. "
Excerpts from the Annals of All Saints,
Ireland, in Loughree.
"
extend from A. D. 1004 to 144 1. 8. " Ex-
cerpta ex Annalibus Loughkeensibus," ab. A. D. 1249 ad A. D. 1356. 9. "The Annals of
Inisfallen," from A. D. 430 to A. D. 1 175 in Latin. A continuation in English from A. D. 1 1 73 to A. D. 1 28 1. A continuation in Latin, from A. D. 1283 to 1320. 10. Extracts in
"
tending from 1 1 72 to 1 1 78. II. Anony-
English from the
Annals of Leinster," ex-
"
Annals of Ireland," from A. D. 1136
manuscript.
4, 30.
paper
manuscript,
INTRODUCTION.
manuscriptofcollections'*»madeabouttheyear1600. '°^ XLIX. F. 4,6. '°=» This is a vellum folio manuscript. ^°3 L. F. 4, 22. ^°* This is a paper octavo
^°s LI. F.
This is a duodecimo '°°
written about the middle of the seventeenth '°7 century.
LII. F. This 5, 7.
is a beautifully traced and illuminated quarto vellum manuscript,'"^ supposed to have been written about a. d. i40o. '°9 LIII, H. i, ii. This is a folio
paper manuscript,"" compiled by Hugh O'Daly, in the eighteenth century. "' LIV. H. I, 18. This is a paper folio manuscript. "" It was written during
the last century. "3 Within the cover, it contains a quarto paper manu- script,"* copied from a manuscript, written by Dr. O'Conor, to whom this
*'
MiscellaneaHibernica"hadformerlybeenlent. "S LV. H. i, 19. "* This is a quarto vellum and paper manuscript. "^ It has been written at various periods, and by different hands. "^ LVI. H. 2, 16. "9 This is a paper
'°° "
These comprise the Vaticinal History by St. Columkille, by St. Fursey, by Kia-
of Ireland," by Giraldus Cambrensis, in Eng- rain, by Maol Isa, &c. 7. A Litany, by lish, with addenda from a "Book of the St. Fursey. 8. Catalogue of male and fe-
Lord of Howth," and from other sovirces. "" It contains 91 leaves.
'°' It comprises 134 leaves.
"3 This MS. contains the "Vita S. Pa-
tricii," by Jocelin ; as also the "Vita S. Malachise," by St. Bernard. The latter
portion, however, is imperfect.
"< It contains 82 leaves.
'"5 This MS. contains notices regarding
the foundations of religious houses, as also
male Irish saints, in alphabetical order. 9, Account of the mothers of some amongst the most remarkable Irish saints. 10. Pedi- grees of Irish saints. 1 1 . The second his- tory or pedigree of the saints of Ireland in verse.
"*
It includes 218 leaves, most of which are numbered.
"3 This MS. contains, the Annals of
Tighernach of Clonmacnoise, continued to
inquisitions relating to monasteries, in the
time of Henry VIII. , with extracts and do-
cuments, taken from various monastic re- the Chronicon Scotorum. " This latter
gisters.
'°* It contains 246 leaves.
'°7 This MS. , contains. I. The date for
the foundation of Cistercian Monasteries in Ireland. 2.
A very useful catalogue of the saints of Ireland, as taken from the Annals ofUlsterandofConnaught. 3. Afewex- tracts, from an ancient book of hymns for Irish saints. This MS. also includes many other useful illustrations of Irish history.
"* It contains 451 leaves.
'°9 This MS. comprises solely the "Le-
genda Sanctorum, "by Jacobus de Voragine. "' It contains 182 leaves.
"' This MS. contains, I. A Life of St.
work has been learnedly edited by William M. Hennessy, M. R. I, A. , in 1866. Pub- lished by the Master of the Rolls, in his series.
"* Of 36 pages.
"S The small tract, written by Dr. O'Conor, gives an elenchus of the contents in 15 codices, of the larger MS.
"* This collection has 99 vellum pages, all closely filled with writing ; and 31 paper leaves, mostly blank.
"7 This contains "Annals of Ireland,"
Brigid, according to the accounts of learned
antiquarians handed down by tradition. It
begins with treA^cuf -oo "OubcAt. 2. A Museum Library. This addendum was
"
Various
4. The Rule of St. Mochoda, in Irish. 6.
Poems by Beg mac De, the Prophet, and
Life of St. Patrick.
It begins with
Po-
copied accurately, May, 1849.
"* Some of this MS. are faded portions
and illegible, and it is imperfect. "' It contains 241 leaves.
pulus qui
sedebat. "
3.
prophecies.
the year 1407, by Augustine Magraiden, andbyacertainanonymouswriter; asalso
"
from A. D. 1 014. These are called
"
Annals
of Kilronan," and within the cover we find
a quarto tract, written by Eugene O'Curry.
He supplied the deficiencies of this MS. , from the Clarendon MSS. , in the British
cxu INTRODUCTION.
quarto manuscript,^*^ written by John M'Gauran. "^ LVII. H. 2, 16. This is a folio vellum manuscript—with the exception of one small tract on paper—containing books and fragments of books, written by various hands,"^ and at different periods. "3 It contains many tracts of great importance,"* for illustrating the history, antiquities and literature of ancient Ireland. "s LVIII. H. 2, 17. This is a quarto manuscript. "^ It contains books and
of in various and sizes. The is — fragments books, shapes handwriting by
different persons, and at various time—s. "^ It contains 245 vellum leaves partly illuminated but greatly defaced and 41 paper leaves. "^ LIX. H. 3, 18. This is a quarto manuscript,"9 in two distinct parts. The first part consists of 457 numbered pages ; the second part, beginning with p. 458, continues to p. 868. In addition it has 8 numbered pages. '3° They were written at different periods, by various hands, and on miscellaneous sub-
»3i
of those tracts are most traced on vellum, of beautifully
Many
which material the manuscript is principally made up, with the exception of a few pages. '3' LX. H. 4, 4. ^33 This is a small quarto book. '34 The contents are in the Irish language and character. ^35
jects.
eighteenth century
Apparently in the
'*° The sole matter of hagiological im- portance in this MS. is a Life of St. Maed- hog, first Bishop of Ferns. The body of this narrative is prose ; but some poems and extracts from poems are occasionally intro- duced. Some of these are found in the shape of prophecies, and they are said to . have been delivered by Maedhog himself.
"'Betweentheyears1715and1720.
"' This MS. is illuminated throughout,
while generally in good order and legible. "5 But mostly in the 14th and isth cen-
turies.
"* Among these may be enumerated, i.
Dr. O'Donovan's handwriting.
'=*
Cormac's "
2. Poems on various
"9 It is badly bound.
'3° These are made of books and up
Glossaiy. "
historical and religious subjects. 3. A short
account of St. Cummin Fada. 4. A list of
the Bishops of Armagh, and the length of time that each bishop governed the see, from St. Patrick to Giolla Mac Liag, successor of
"
St. Malachy O'Morgair. 5. Prophecy of
St. Moling. " 6, An account of the mother of St. Patrick, and of his five sisters. 7. The "Amhra Columkille," by Dalian Forgall, with a copious gloss. 8. A tract on Colman, son of Duagh, from whom Kil- mac Duach is called. 9. A story of the Prophet Beg mac De. 10. A short notice of St. Columkille.
"s This MS. contains 250 leaves, and it is badly bound. There are besides a few scraps of paper in it : and one of these is in
frag-
this
manuscript
was *36 produced.
-LXI. H. 4, 6,
7.
It is badly bound.
'*^ Some of these writers appear to have
lived, so early as the 13th and 14th centuries, while others lived late as the 17th century.
"* In this MS. will be found a discourse of St. Columkille ; tracts on St. Ciarain of Cluain Boain ; on St. Moling ; on St. Fursey; onSt. Columkille; genealogiesof different Irish saints, beginning with St. Patrick. Besides these, the MS. contains many other valuable tracts, on Irish his- torical and religious subjects.
ments of books, in various sizes.
'3' The ecclesiastical and historical matters
of most interest will be found : First, An explanation of some of the difficult words in the Felire of Aengus, or Calendar of Aon- gus ; secondly, a treatise on the Ogham characters, and lastly, various law tracts,
poems and Irish family genealogies.
'32 Manyofthesearedefacedandillegible. '33 It numbers 97 leaves.
'34 It contains a poem, attributed to St.
Columkille, and a Life of St. Kevin of
Glendalough, in prose. This latter tract has been divided in the binding.
'35 The subjects are miscellaneous, and mostly in verse.
'3* It was written by different hands.
on the Reges et Sancti Hibemise. "
" in Clerici, 1845,
considerable have been changes
legibly written, by Maurice O'Gorman, aboutA. D. 1770.
'39 The second volume is made up of valu-
able Irish hagiological tracts exclusively, and it contains genealogies of Irish saints, an Irish poem, by Eochaidh Eigeas O'Clai- reachan ; besides pedigrees of Irish saints, in prose, with the dates of their festivals, andtheyearsinwhichmostofthemdied.
'<° This includes 102 leaves.
'' There is nothing of ecclesiastical value in it, except O'Dugan's Rules for finding the festivals, and parts of the year in verse, written on one leaf of the MS.
'<' These latter characteristics make it a
matter of some difficulty to read certain pas-
sages.
'43 In 16mosize.
'44 Chiefly by Edward Llwyd, the Welsh
'47 For a more complete, yet compendious accountofthemanuscriptsinTrinityCollege Library, Dublin, the reader is referred to J.
**
T. Gilbert's enumeration in
port of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts," part i. , pp. 588 to 599.
'4^ The Library of Trinity College con- tains many very rare and valuable historical
works. Manuscriptcataloguesandslipsin alphabetical order include a list of the books. In 1854, the late Dr. James Henthorn Todd, edited an 8vo volume, which was published
"
the same year. It is intituled :
Librorum quibus aucta est Bibliotheca Col-
back,
It contains a " of Catalogue
yet completed talogus Librorum Impressorum qui in Biblio- theca Collegii Sacrosanctse et individuse
Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae, juxta Dublinii adservantur. Tomus Primus, cum suppple- mento, continens litteras A et B. " Dublinii : e Typographeo Academico. M. DCCC. LXIV. The third volume is already( 1875) published, while succeeding volumes are slowly under- going the process of publication.
'*9 The chief of these is in a MS. classed
V. 3, 4, among the Marsh MSS. , and it "
Kilkenniensis. " This is
antiquary.
Irish Chronicles," and "Names of Ancient
Irish Bishops. "
'45 The only matter referring to Irish ha-
giology, in this MS. , is a letter from a Mr. Domville, dated Jan. 6th, '82, concerning a
traditionary dispute between St. Laserianus
or Molaissi and St. Munnu, in a Synod held
at Leighlin, A. D, 630, and regarding a well there, sacred to the former saint.
^46 For a pretty accurate and complete ac-
count of this noble institution, with accom-
panying illustrations, the reader is referred
to W. B. S. " of the Uni- Taylor's History
appears unauthoritatively intituled, Codex
INTROD UCTION. cxm
This paper manuscript's^ consists of two volumes. '38 Vol. i. contains 182 pages, besides blank ones interleaved. Vol. ii. consists of 164 pages, inter-
leaved. '39 LXII. H. 4, i4. ''io This is a small quarto paper manuscript. '*' The handwriting is good ; but the ink is bad and the paper thin. '^^ LXIII. H. 4, 27. This is a paper manuscript,'^3 which includes 40 pages at one end, and 15 at the other, containing writing. '44 LXIV, I. i, 3. This is a large folio paper manuscript, consisting of 336 pages.
the 1 2th or 13th century. 9° XLIII. E. 6, 2. This is a very small quarto
vellum manuscript,? ^ beautifully written, about the 14th century. ? ' XLIV.
F. I, 8. 93 This is a large folio paper manuscript, and a comparatively
modem transcript from an older copy, or from the original, commonly known
as the " Liber or " of Alan, of Dublin. " ^ Niger," Register John Archbishop
XLV. F. I, 15, 16. The manuscripts thus classified are found in two folio paper volumes. Thoseformacollectionofmonasticrecords,referringtoIreland,
as extracted from registers, belonging to the religious houses, and from other authentic records. The first volume contains 227 leaves. The second volume contains 258 leaves. 9S Those manuscripts appear to have been written in the seventeenth century. XLVI. F. i, 18. This is a folio paper manuscript. ? ^ Itwaswrittenbyseveraldifferentscribesintheseventeenth century. ? 7 XLVII. F. 3, 19. This is a folio paper manuscript. ? ^ It com-
"
1684-5. ? ? I^ ^s written in English. XLVIII. F. 4, 4. This is a folio paper
prises Conell M'Geoghegan's
History of Ireland," compiled in the year
^3 It includes 41 leaves.
9° It contains the following lives or acts of
saints :—i. Vita S. Ethelburgae, Virginis. 2. Vita et Translatio S. Wilfridae. 3. Trans-
to the 1 6th century. 2. A list of 63 Irish saints, in Irish and English, copied by TuUy
O'Conry, 20th April, 1658, at Madrid. The dates of their festivals and places, and where they were venerated in Ireland, are
latio SS. Virginum Ethelburgae, Hildeli-
thse ac Wilfridae. 4. De Alcunia Abbatissa. furnished in many instances. 3. There are
The MS. has a few marginal notes.
9' The most curious matters contained in it are, a list of the archbishops and bishops
several pages of ecclesiastical returns, re-
lating to different Irish dioceses, as also
grants of abbatial lands, from the time of
""A in many countries of Europe and Asia, De Edward I. to that of Charles I. 4.
situJerusalemetDe Locis Sanctis, "by Vene-
" Merlini
to Archbishop Ussher.
9^ It comprises 241 folios.
93 The manuscripts, commencing with the
Registry Dublin. "
of All Saints' Monastery, near
rable Bede, with curious
Scoti Vaticinium," with expositions of Mer-
lin's Prophecies. The foregoing belonged A. D. 684 to 1434. 6. " Annals of Multi-
classification, F. i, i, belonged to Sterne,
figures,
5.
These annals were written by Augustin Magraidcn, canon of Bishop of Clogher, who died in 1745. See that place (Circitcr, 1400). The extracts
Wills' "Lives of Illustrious and Distin- guished Irishmen," vol. iv. , part ii. Fourth Period, p. 471.
9* It contains many charters and decrees,
referring to the privileges and possessions of churches within his diocese.
95 Many of these, however, are blank, and
a still greater number are partially filled.
They contain invaluable materials for illus-
trating the mediaeval period of Irish ecclesi- mous
astical history.
9* It consists of 198 leaves.
97 Matters of importance for illustrating Irish ecclesiastical history are these—viz. : I. The names of archdeacons and deans in different dioceses in Ireland, from the 12th
to 1252, in English.
9* Containing 133 leaves, numbered, with
five additional as a preface.
99 This commences with the first man,
Adam, and it continues to A. D. 140S.
"Annals of the Blessed Virgin Mary's Monastery, Dublin," from
femam," from A. D. 45 to A. D. 1274. 7. "
Excerpts from the Annals of All Saints,
Ireland, in Loughree.
"
extend from A. D. 1004 to 144 1. 8. " Ex-
cerpta ex Annalibus Loughkeensibus," ab. A. D. 1249 ad A. D. 1356. 9. "The Annals of
Inisfallen," from A. D. 430 to A. D. 1 175 in Latin. A continuation in English from A. D. 1 1 73 to A. D. 1 28 1. A continuation in Latin, from A. D. 1283 to 1320. 10. Extracts in
"
tending from 1 1 72 to 1 1 78. II. Anony-
English from the
Annals of Leinster," ex-
"
Annals of Ireland," from A. D. 1136
manuscript.
4, 30.
paper
manuscript,
INTRODUCTION.
manuscriptofcollections'*»madeabouttheyear1600. '°^ XLIX. F. 4,6. '°=» This is a vellum folio manuscript. ^°3 L. F. 4, 22. ^°* This is a paper octavo
^°s LI. F.
This is a duodecimo '°°
written about the middle of the seventeenth '°7 century.
LII. F. This 5, 7.
is a beautifully traced and illuminated quarto vellum manuscript,'"^ supposed to have been written about a. d. i40o. '°9 LIII, H. i, ii. This is a folio
paper manuscript,"" compiled by Hugh O'Daly, in the eighteenth century. "' LIV. H. I, 18. This is a paper folio manuscript. "" It was written during
the last century. "3 Within the cover, it contains a quarto paper manu- script,"* copied from a manuscript, written by Dr. O'Conor, to whom this
*'
MiscellaneaHibernica"hadformerlybeenlent. "S LV. H. i, 19. "* This is a quarto vellum and paper manuscript. "^ It has been written at various periods, and by different hands. "^ LVI. H. 2, 16. "9 This is a paper
'°° "
These comprise the Vaticinal History by St. Columkille, by St. Fursey, by Kia-
of Ireland," by Giraldus Cambrensis, in Eng- rain, by Maol Isa, &c. 7. A Litany, by lish, with addenda from a "Book of the St. Fursey. 8. Catalogue of male and fe-
Lord of Howth," and from other sovirces. "" It contains 91 leaves.
'°' It comprises 134 leaves.
"3 This MS. contains the "Vita S. Pa-
tricii," by Jocelin ; as also the "Vita S. Malachise," by St. Bernard. The latter
portion, however, is imperfect.
"< It contains 82 leaves.
'"5 This MS. contains notices regarding
the foundations of religious houses, as also
male Irish saints, in alphabetical order. 9, Account of the mothers of some amongst the most remarkable Irish saints. 10. Pedi- grees of Irish saints. 1 1 . The second his- tory or pedigree of the saints of Ireland in verse.
"*
It includes 218 leaves, most of which are numbered.
"3 This MS. contains, the Annals of
Tighernach of Clonmacnoise, continued to
inquisitions relating to monasteries, in the
time of Henry VIII. , with extracts and do-
cuments, taken from various monastic re- the Chronicon Scotorum. " This latter
gisters.
'°* It contains 246 leaves.
'°7 This MS. , contains. I. The date for
the foundation of Cistercian Monasteries in Ireland. 2.
A very useful catalogue of the saints of Ireland, as taken from the Annals ofUlsterandofConnaught. 3. Afewex- tracts, from an ancient book of hymns for Irish saints. This MS. also includes many other useful illustrations of Irish history.
"* It contains 451 leaves.
'°9 This MS. comprises solely the "Le-
genda Sanctorum, "by Jacobus de Voragine. "' It contains 182 leaves.
"' This MS. contains, I. A Life of St.
work has been learnedly edited by William M. Hennessy, M. R. I, A. , in 1866. Pub- lished by the Master of the Rolls, in his series.
"* Of 36 pages.
"S The small tract, written by Dr. O'Conor, gives an elenchus of the contents in 15 codices, of the larger MS.
"* This collection has 99 vellum pages, all closely filled with writing ; and 31 paper leaves, mostly blank.
"7 This contains "Annals of Ireland,"
Brigid, according to the accounts of learned
antiquarians handed down by tradition. It
begins with treA^cuf -oo "OubcAt. 2. A Museum Library. This addendum was
"
Various
4. The Rule of St. Mochoda, in Irish. 6.
Poems by Beg mac De, the Prophet, and
Life of St. Patrick.
It begins with
Po-
copied accurately, May, 1849.
"* Some of this MS. are faded portions
and illegible, and it is imperfect. "' It contains 241 leaves.
pulus qui
sedebat. "
3.
prophecies.
the year 1407, by Augustine Magraiden, andbyacertainanonymouswriter; asalso
"
from A. D. 1 014. These are called
"
Annals
of Kilronan," and within the cover we find
a quarto tract, written by Eugene O'Curry.
He supplied the deficiencies of this MS. , from the Clarendon MSS. , in the British
cxu INTRODUCTION.
quarto manuscript,^*^ written by John M'Gauran. "^ LVII. H. 2, 16. This is a folio vellum manuscript—with the exception of one small tract on paper—containing books and fragments of books, written by various hands,"^ and at different periods. "3 It contains many tracts of great importance,"* for illustrating the history, antiquities and literature of ancient Ireland. "s LVIII. H. 2, 17. This is a quarto manuscript. "^ It contains books and
of in various and sizes. The is — fragments books, shapes handwriting by
different persons, and at various time—s. "^ It contains 245 vellum leaves partly illuminated but greatly defaced and 41 paper leaves. "^ LIX. H. 3, 18. This is a quarto manuscript,"9 in two distinct parts. The first part consists of 457 numbered pages ; the second part, beginning with p. 458, continues to p. 868. In addition it has 8 numbered pages. '3° They were written at different periods, by various hands, and on miscellaneous sub-
»3i
of those tracts are most traced on vellum, of beautifully
Many
which material the manuscript is principally made up, with the exception of a few pages. '3' LX. H. 4, 4. ^33 This is a small quarto book. '34 The contents are in the Irish language and character. ^35
jects.
eighteenth century
Apparently in the
'*° The sole matter of hagiological im- portance in this MS. is a Life of St. Maed- hog, first Bishop of Ferns. The body of this narrative is prose ; but some poems and extracts from poems are occasionally intro- duced. Some of these are found in the shape of prophecies, and they are said to . have been delivered by Maedhog himself.
"'Betweentheyears1715and1720.
"' This MS. is illuminated throughout,
while generally in good order and legible. "5 But mostly in the 14th and isth cen-
turies.
"* Among these may be enumerated, i.
Dr. O'Donovan's handwriting.
'=*
Cormac's "
2. Poems on various
"9 It is badly bound.
'3° These are made of books and up
Glossaiy. "
historical and religious subjects. 3. A short
account of St. Cummin Fada. 4. A list of
the Bishops of Armagh, and the length of time that each bishop governed the see, from St. Patrick to Giolla Mac Liag, successor of
"
St. Malachy O'Morgair. 5. Prophecy of
St. Moling. " 6, An account of the mother of St. Patrick, and of his five sisters. 7. The "Amhra Columkille," by Dalian Forgall, with a copious gloss. 8. A tract on Colman, son of Duagh, from whom Kil- mac Duach is called. 9. A story of the Prophet Beg mac De. 10. A short notice of St. Columkille.
"s This MS. contains 250 leaves, and it is badly bound. There are besides a few scraps of paper in it : and one of these is in
frag-
this
manuscript
was *36 produced.
-LXI. H. 4, 6,
7.
It is badly bound.
'*^ Some of these writers appear to have
lived, so early as the 13th and 14th centuries, while others lived late as the 17th century.
"* In this MS. will be found a discourse of St. Columkille ; tracts on St. Ciarain of Cluain Boain ; on St. Moling ; on St. Fursey; onSt. Columkille; genealogiesof different Irish saints, beginning with St. Patrick. Besides these, the MS. contains many other valuable tracts, on Irish his- torical and religious subjects.
ments of books, in various sizes.
'3' The ecclesiastical and historical matters
of most interest will be found : First, An explanation of some of the difficult words in the Felire of Aengus, or Calendar of Aon- gus ; secondly, a treatise on the Ogham characters, and lastly, various law tracts,
poems and Irish family genealogies.
'32 Manyofthesearedefacedandillegible. '33 It numbers 97 leaves.
'34 It contains a poem, attributed to St.
Columkille, and a Life of St. Kevin of
Glendalough, in prose. This latter tract has been divided in the binding.
'35 The subjects are miscellaneous, and mostly in verse.
'3* It was written by different hands.
on the Reges et Sancti Hibemise. "
" in Clerici, 1845,
considerable have been changes
legibly written, by Maurice O'Gorman, aboutA. D. 1770.
'39 The second volume is made up of valu-
able Irish hagiological tracts exclusively, and it contains genealogies of Irish saints, an Irish poem, by Eochaidh Eigeas O'Clai- reachan ; besides pedigrees of Irish saints, in prose, with the dates of their festivals, andtheyearsinwhichmostofthemdied.
'<° This includes 102 leaves.
'' There is nothing of ecclesiastical value in it, except O'Dugan's Rules for finding the festivals, and parts of the year in verse, written on one leaf of the MS.
'<' These latter characteristics make it a
matter of some difficulty to read certain pas-
sages.
'43 In 16mosize.
'44 Chiefly by Edward Llwyd, the Welsh
'47 For a more complete, yet compendious accountofthemanuscriptsinTrinityCollege Library, Dublin, the reader is referred to J.
**
T. Gilbert's enumeration in
port of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts," part i. , pp. 588 to 599.
'4^ The Library of Trinity College con- tains many very rare and valuable historical
works. Manuscriptcataloguesandslipsin alphabetical order include a list of the books. In 1854, the late Dr. James Henthorn Todd, edited an 8vo volume, which was published
"
the same year. It is intituled :
Librorum quibus aucta est Bibliotheca Col-
back,
It contains a " of Catalogue
yet completed talogus Librorum Impressorum qui in Biblio- theca Collegii Sacrosanctse et individuse
Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae, juxta Dublinii adservantur. Tomus Primus, cum suppple- mento, continens litteras A et B. " Dublinii : e Typographeo Academico. M. DCCC. LXIV. The third volume is already( 1875) published, while succeeding volumes are slowly under- going the process of publication.
'*9 The chief of these is in a MS. classed
V. 3, 4, among the Marsh MSS. , and it "
Kilkenniensis. " This is
antiquary.
Irish Chronicles," and "Names of Ancient
Irish Bishops. "
'45 The only matter referring to Irish ha-
giology, in this MS. , is a letter from a Mr. Domville, dated Jan. 6th, '82, concerning a
traditionary dispute between St. Laserianus
or Molaissi and St. Munnu, in a Synod held
at Leighlin, A. D, 630, and regarding a well there, sacred to the former saint.
^46 For a pretty accurate and complete ac-
count of this noble institution, with accom-
panying illustrations, the reader is referred
to W. B. S. " of the Uni- Taylor's History
appears unauthoritatively intituled, Codex
INTROD UCTION. cxm
This paper manuscript's^ consists of two volumes. '38 Vol. i. contains 182 pages, besides blank ones interleaved. Vol. ii. consists of 164 pages, inter-
leaved. '39 LXII. H. 4, i4. ''io This is a small quarto paper manuscript. '*' The handwriting is good ; but the ink is bad and the paper thin. '^^ LXIII. H. 4, 27. This is a paper manuscript,'^3 which includes 40 pages at one end, and 15 at the other, containing writing. '44 LXIV, I. i, 3. This is a large folio paper manuscript, consisting of 336 pages.
