A medley of Irish and English pieces
A medley of Irish and English pieces, not all in the same hand or of the same date: the chief of which are:
- Pp. 8, 184. Abbreviations in Irish MSS.
- P. 25. Hints on conduct
- P. 25. Rebuses
- P. 56. 'The Irish Grammar, or an introduction to the Irish language', cf. pp. 265, 293
- P. 144. Notes on Ogams
- Pp. 151, 221, 281, 317, 337. Short Irish pieces, such as The farmer's advice to his son, poems, etc.
- A list is given at p. v.
The dates 1813, 1816, 1817 occur in some copies of legal forms, etc.: and 1795 on p. 248.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the last quarter of the 18th and the first quarter of the 19th century in Ireland
Extent
370 pages
Language of Materials
- Irish
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Irish f. 2, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Irish f. 2
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 19516
Abstract
A medley of Irish and English pieces
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
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. 33085
Custodial History
With the bookplate of G. A. H.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought at a Dublin auction on March 13, 1902 (lot 438).
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
6 1/2 × 4 1/8 in.
- Title
- A medley of Irish and English pieces
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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