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A tract on the Irish language and poetry in Irish, mainly religious. Written in 1822 for Semus Ó Chiaghane.

Tabular pedigree of de Burgo, earls of Clanrichard, compiled in 1818.

Tomás Mac Gabhráin’s religious tract, Sgathán an anama. Copy of c.1820

Scealta Fiannaiochta agus na Craoibhe Ruaidhe compiled by Pol Ó Longain; early 1800s.

Scealta Fiannaiochta, written by Micheal Browne [dated by watermark].

Poetry in Irish, mainly 18th century Munster poetry. Scribe: Martan Ua Dea, 1805.

Medical manuscript compiled by Owen O'Kianan and Padraig Ó Cianan.

This archive contains 117 volumes (bound and unbound) of Irish manuscripts once belonging to Douglas Hyde, and was deposited with the Library by means of a bequest from Dr. Hyde on his death in 1949. They mainly comprise poetry and prose in Irish gathered for or by Dr. Hyde relating to his work in folklore and other areas. 70 of these were previously listed in print in Richard J.Hayes Manuscript sources for the history of Irish civilisation.

In 1926/ 1927 the first 68 manuscripts were listed more comprehensively by Áine de Búrca in a series of 15 notebooks: the last two of these contain an Index of first lines, an Index of prose (by category), and an Index of authors. These notebooks hold detailed descriptions of each volume, their physical appearance,
size, and the individual texts contained. This list is a brief version of the notebooks, adding the remainder of manuscripts (nos. 69 to 117) from an unidentified list mostly in Irish.

Materials in this catalogue are organised hierarchically and assigned to sub-fonds such as Personal, Academic, or Business papers. These groupings are intended as broad contextual guides rather than strict definitions, and they determine the reference number that is assigned to that particular archive collection (for example A for Academic, P for Personal).

Because many creators’ lives and work do not fit neatly into a single category, some collections include material that might also sit comfortably elsewhere. In some cases, collections that contain academic or literary material have been placed within Personal papers, reflecting how the records were originally grouped or described.

More detailed information is provided at collection and item level.

Keating’s Trí bior-ghaoithe an bháis. Scribe: Patruig Mac Goloin, 1842.