Life of St. Columb-kill , by Magnus O'Donnell; and poems, 16th century
Prefixed is a full-length portrait of the saint with mitre and crozier.
The Life (which ends on fol. 60) is succeeded by eighteen leaves containing various Irish poems written in single columns. Of these the following list (which, as far as fol. 73, is partly an abstract of an incomplete description given by O'Conor) exhibits the names of the authors:
- (fols. 61–63) Eight poems by "Fland Manistrech;" i.e. Flann, abbot of Monaster Boice. See O'Reilly's Irish Writers, pp. lxxvii–viii., nos. 8, 13, 9, 11, 10, 12, 7, 6. The first is sometimes ascribed to Flann Mac Lonan.
- (fol. 63b) "Fland Mac Lonain ollam Connacht cc."
- (fol. 64b) "Colum Cille cc."
- (fols. 65–66) Four poems headed with the name of Caillin.
- (fol. 66) Poem headed "Caireall Mac Curnain cc."
- (fol. 66) Poem by St. Ultan.
- (fols. 66, 67b, 72b, 73b) Four anonymous poems.
- (fols. 66b, 67) Three poems by Find.
- (fol. 67b) Entry of O'Donnel's taxations on Ulster, "from a part of the old book which is preserved at Ardcarna." Printed with a translation in O'Conor's Catalogue of the Stowe MSS..
- (fols. 67b-70, 77b, 78) Nine poems by Giolla Brighide Mac Conmidhe (Conway). Three of these are described in O'Reilly's Irish writers, pp. xcvii., xcviii., nos. 1, 3, 4. At the end of the last is a memorandum dated 1541.
- (fols. 70b, 71) Three poems by Brian Ruadh (Roe) Mac Conmidhe. Cf. O'Reilly's Irish writers, p. cxxvi.
- (fol. 71b) Poem by Ruaidri Ruadh O'Huiginn (O'Higgin).
- (fol. 72) Poem by Fergual Ruadh O'Huiginn. Fergal's death is mentioned in O'Reilly's Irish writers, p. cxxix.
- (fols. 72b, 74b, 75b) Three poems by Taidg (or Tuath) occ O'Huicind (O'Higgin). An account of Teague O'Higgin is given in O'Reilly's Irish writers, p. cxxviii., where however these poems are not mentioned.
- (fol. 73) Poem by Diarmaid O'Cleirig (Dermot O'Clery).
- (fol. 74) Two poems by Muireduch Lesa Andoill.
- (fols. 75, 77) Two poems by Goff Mac An Baird (Ward).
- (fol. 76) Poem by Odal Breithfne, i. Seaan.
- (fol. 78b, by a later hand) Elegy on the death of Graine, sister of Aodh roe O'Donnell, by Cu-Ulaidh Mac An Baird. Described by O'Reilly in Irish writers, p. clix. The form of the author's name given in the text is Cu Ul Mac Concub. r. Mac An Baird.
Dates
- Creation: 16th century
Extent
78 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 514
Other Finding Aids
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens (Oxford, 1862), no. B. 514.
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 11861.
Custodial History
Olim inter codices Waræi et comitis de Clarendon, 25; postea inter libros ducis de Chandos, 2567, e cujus bibl. emptus fuit a Rawlinson, pretio viginti trium solidorum.
Bibliography
- The volume is described in vol. i. of O'Conor's Catalogue of the Stowe MSS. pp. 396–399 and by Dr. Todd in the Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy , vol. v., pp. 173–175. In the latter notice a copy and translation of a part of the preface are given, from which it appears that the Life was partly translated from Adamnan's Latin Life , and partly compiled and modernized from ancient Irish remains written in an obsolete dialect, at the castle of Port-na-tri-Namad (now Lifford castle, co. Donegal) in the year 1532. A line written on the back of the portrait (which is translated by O'Conor) appears to give the name of the scribe of the volume, Gildas-Brigit. Another notice gives the name of a former possessor, Cormac Mac Carthy, 2 Aug 1598.
Physical Facet
On parchment, in folio, in two columns, bene exaratus atque asservatus
Creator
- From the Collection: Rawlinson | Richard | 1690-1755 | Antiquary and Nonjuror (Person)
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- From the Collection: Thurloe | John | 1616-1668 | Secretary to the Council of State (Person)
- From the Collection: Wilkinson | Thomas | fl 1600-1699 | Anglican clergyman (Person)
- From the Collection: Bracton | Henry de | c 1210-1268 | Judge, Chancellor of Exeter Cathedral (Person)
- From the Collection: Gunning | Peter | 1614-1684 | Bishop of Ely (Person)
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- From the Collection: Roach | Richard | 1662-1730 | Anglican clergyman (Person)
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- From the Collection: Samber | Robert | fl 1710-1729 | Poet (Person)
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- From the Collection: Holman | William | d 1730 | Essex Antiquary Congregational Minister (Person)
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