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Irish Rubbings by Henry O'Neill

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Rubbings from ancient sculptured and inscribed crosses in Ireland, made by Henry O'Neill, being the originals on which he based the plates in his The most Interesting of the Sculptured Crosses of Ancient Ireland (1857).

Dates

  • Creation: 1840-1855

Extent

0.44 Linear metres (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

  • Irish

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Ireland a. 1, fols. 1-2].

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MSS. Top. Ireland a. 1-4

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 13493

Abstract

Irish Rubbings by Henry O'Neill

Biographical / Historical

Henry O'Neill (1798-1880), Irish antiquary. Details are given in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Arrangement

Arranged in the order of that work (the successive vols. begin with plates 1, 14, 22, 28 respectively).

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, nos. 31862-31865.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The rubbings were purchased by the Library in 1895.

Title
Irish Rubbings by Henry O'Neill
Status
Published
Author
Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
Date
EAD version 2020
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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