A translation of the Foras Feasa ar Eirinn
A translation of the Foras Feasa ar Eirinn, a history of Ireland to the English Conquest by Geoffrey Keating, entitled 'A Defence of the true History of Ireland ...', in two books. At the end are some Irish pedigrees, and on p. 310v a modern pedigree of the O'Kellys of Aghraan, Galway, in the 16th-18th centt.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the first half of the 18th century (?)
Extent
310 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Irish d. 1, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Irish d. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19141
Abstract
A translation of the Foras Feasa ar Eirinn
Biographical / Historical
Geoffrey Keating (c. 1570-1644) was an antiquary.
Other Finding Aids
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. VI, no. 31530
Custodial History
With the modern armorial bookplate of James Christopher FitzGerald Kenney of Kilclogher.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought by the Bodleian at a Dublin sale, May 1893.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
11 7/8 × 7 1/4 in.
Subject
- Title
- A translation of the Foras Feasa ar Eirinn
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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