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The 1722 Manuscript

This is a lengthy Irish-language manuscript written out in 1722 by the Kerry poet Aodhagán Ó Rathaille.
It is a Ms copy of the 17th century book "Foras Feasa ar Éirinn" ("Foundation of Knowledge on Ireland", or "History of Ireland") by Geoffrey Keating.
It survives in the [NLI] where it is filed as "A Copy of Keating's Forus Feasa or Éirinn", Ms. G. 226.
It notably contains two signatures of Aodhagán Ó Rathaille dated July and Sept 1722.

• References:
  • This Ms is referred to in:
    • Pages 31 and 32 of 4th edn (1884) of [Poets and Poetry of Munster]. Note they have "1772" as a typo for "1722".
    • Pages lx and lxi of [Dineen and O'Donoghue, 1911].

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • This Ms is not to be confused with the following:
    • Ms copy of Keating's "Forus Feasa ar Eirinn", with some verse by Aodhagán Ó Rathaille, scribe: Diarmuid Ó Conchubhair, 1715. [RIA] reference Ms. 23 G. 3 (678). This is discussed on Pages lix and lx of [Dineen and O'Donoghue, 1911].

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Page iv

Page iv has signature dated 1722 of Aodhagán Ó Rathaille (at bottom of page).
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Close-up of signature of Aodhagán Ó Rathaille, dated 7 July 1722.
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Transcript in [Dineen and O'Donoghue, 1911].

Transcript in [Poets and Poetry of Munster].

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Page iv (opposite)

Page iv (RHS) has (at bottom) the date 1731 (this material clearly added later).
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Close-up of date 1731.
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Transcript in [Dineen and O'Donoghue, 1911].

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Page 83

Page 83 has signature of Aodhagán Ó Rathaille.
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Close-up of signature of Aodhagán Ó Rathaille.
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And other shot.

Transcript in [Dineen and O'Donoghue, 1911].

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Page 142

Page 142 has signature dated 1722 of Aodhagán Ó Rathaille.
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Close-up of signature of Aodhagán Ó Rathaille, dated 9 Sept 1722.
"7br" is an old abbreviation for September.
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And other shot.

Transcript in [Dineen and O'Donoghue, 1911].

Transcript in [Poets and Poetry of Munster].

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