Bibliography

Jennings, Brendan, “Appendix L: Some documents concerning the scribe of Duanaire Finn and his patron”, in: Gerard Murphy, Duanaire Finn: The book of the lays of Fionn, 3 vols, vol. 3: Introduction, notes, appendices and glossary, 43, London: Irish Texts Society, 1953. 217–219.

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Article
“Some documents concerning the scribe of Duanaire Finn and his patron”
Section
Appendix L
Pages
217–219
Year
1953
Subjects and topics
Headings
record sources for Ireland
Approaches
textual editing
History, society and culture
Agents
Somhairle Mac DomhnaillMac Domhnaill (Somhairle)
(c. 1586–1632)
(Captain) Somhairle Mac Domhnaill, soldier who belonged to Clann Dhomhnaill of Co. Antrim; ended up in Flanders in 1616 to join the Irish regiment of the Spanish army; a patron who commissioned the compilation of Irish manuscripts.
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Aodh Ó DochartaighÓ Dochartaigh (Aodh)
(fl. 17th century, first half)
Doharty (Don Hugo)
Irish soldier and scribe. His patron was Capt. Somhairle Mac Domhnaill for whom he compiled two volumes of Irish verse, namely volume b of UCD Franciscan MS A 20 (Duanaire Finn) and the Book of the O'Conor Don.
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C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
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