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Dublin, Royal Irish Academy

Royal Irish Academy Dublin, Ireland

Manuscripts (184)
Collections

MS 3 A 17

3 A 17

record: 803

s. xix

MS 3 B 2

s. xix

MS 3 B 10

3 B 10

record: 260

s. xix

MS 3 B 23

Vallancey 3 B 23

record: 1227

Tallaght manuscript

s. xv²

MS 3 C 4 i

3 C 4 (i)

record: 1018

s. xix

MS 3 C 4 ii

3 C 4 (ii)

record: 1019

s. xix

MS 3 C 19

3 C 19

record: 439

s. xvi + s. xviii

MS 12 B(2) 8

Haliday 12 B(2) 8

record: 900

s. xix (?)

MS 12 M 11

12 M 11

record: 1116

s. xix

MS 12 R 33

12 R 33

The Cathach of St Columba

s. vi/vii

MS 23 A 25

23 A 25

record: Hodges & Smith 8, 628

1770

MS 23 A 30

23 A 30

record: 363

s. xviii

MS 23 A 45

23 A 45

record: Hodges & Smith 4, 629

s. xviii

MS 23 A 47

23 A 47

record: Hodges & Smith 205, 25

s. xviii

MS 23 B 2

23 B 2

record: 1002

s. xix

MS 23 B 8

23 B 8

record: Hodges & Smith 20, 434

1820

MS 23 B 21

23 B 21

record: Betham 49, 184

1824

MS 23 B 25

23 B 25

record: Hodges & Smith 163, 499

s. xviii

MS 23 C 5

23 C 5

record: Hodges & Smith 160, 982

1767

MS 23 C 6

23 C 6

record: Hodges & Smith 84, 977

s. xix¹

MS 23 C 15

23 C 15

record: 377

s. xviii

MS 23 C 19

23 C 19

record: 726

s. xix

MS 23 C 21

23 C 21

record: Betham 90, 672

s. xix

MS 23 C 26

23 C 26

record: Hodges & Smith 71, 765

s. xviii

MS 23 C 30

23 C 30

record: 783

s. xviii-xix

MS 23 D 3

23 D 3

record: 502

1681

MS 23 D 4

23 D 4

record: 5

s. xvii

MS 23 D 9

23 D 9

record: 148

MS 23 D 17

O'Reilly 23 D 17

record: 790

Ó Cléirigh book of genealogies

s. xvii

MS 23 D 27

23 D 27

record: 229

s. xviii

MS 23 D 29

23 D 29

record: 511

c. 1808

MS 23 E 3

23 E 3

record: Hudson 7, 523

s. xix

MS 23 E 11

23 E 11

record: 528

s. xix

MS 23 E 16

23 E 16

record: Betham 10, 491

1797-1808

MS 23 E 25

23 E 25

record: 1229

Lebor na hUidre

s. xi/xii

MS 23 E 26

23 E 26

record: 13. 5, O'Reilly 111, 756

s. xviii

MS 23 E 29

Haliday and Larcom 23 E 29

record: 1134

Book of Fermoy

s. xiv/xv

MS 23 E 29/pp. 1-16

s. xiv (?)

MSS 23 F 7–8

23 F 7–8

record: 986; 987

1783

MS 23 F 13

23 F 13

record: 1217

s. xiv-xv (?)

MS 23 F 16

Hardiman 23 F 16

record: 2

O'Gara manuscript

1655-1659

MS 23 G 4

23 G 4

record: O'Gorman 23, 679

s. xviii

MS 23 G 10

23 G 10

record: Hodges & Smith 11, 974

s. xix

MS 23 G 12

23 G 12

record: Hodges & Smith 201, 12

s. xix

MS 23 G 20

23 G 20

record: 211

s. xviii

MS 23 G 21

23 G 21

record: Betham 2, 917

s. xviii-xix

MS 23 G 23

Betham

record: 256

s. xviii/xix

MS 23 G 25

Betham 23 G 25

record: 258

s. xix

MS 23 G 26

23 G 26

record: Betham 7, 86

s. xviii

MS 23 H 1

O'Reilly 23 H 1

record: 1287

s. xix^2/4

MS 23 H 5

23 H 5

record: 477

1839

MS 23 H 6

23 H 6

record: 478

1868

MS 23 H 18

23 H 18

record: Hodges & Smith 139, 707

s. xviii

MS 23 H 20

23 H 20

record: 23 H i C, Hodges & Smith 205, 40

c. 1650

MS 23 H 28

23 H 28

record: 712

s. xviii

MS 23 I 4

23 I 4

record: Hodges & Smith 90, 1198

s. xviii

MS 23 I 27

23 I 27

record: Hodges & Smith 91, 414

s. xviii

MS 23 K 7

23 K 7

record: 658

s. xviii

MS 23 K 32

23 K 32

record: 617, O'Reilly 113

s. xvii

MS 23 K 33

Hardiman 23 K 33

record: 545

s. xix

MS 23 K 37

23 K 37

record: Hodges & Smith 1, 152

s. xviii

MS 23 K 40

23 K 40

record: Hodges & Smith 203, 45

s. xvii

MS 23 K 42

23 K 42

record: 447

Book of the O’Shiels

s. xvii^m

MS 23 K 43

23 K 43

record: Hodges & Smith 114, 482

s. xviii

MS 23 K 44

23 K 44

record: Hodges & Smith 60, 58

1721-1722

MS 23 K 46

23 K 46

record: Hodges & Smith 188, 38

s. xix

MS 23 L 12

23 L 12

record: Hodges & Smith 179, 105

s. xviii

MS 23 L 18

23 L 18

record: Hodges & Smith 126, 554

s. xviii

MS 23 L 21

23 L 21

record: 979

s. xviii

MS 23 L 22

23 L 22

record: Hodges & Smith 149, 106

s. xix

MS 23 L 24

23 L 24

record: Hodges & Smith 61, 29

s. xviii

MS 23 L 26

23 L 26

record: Hodges & Smith 104, 555

s. xviii-xix (?)

MS 23 L 27

23 L 27

record: Hodges & Smith 87, 556

s. xviii

MS 23 L 29

23 L 29

record: Hodges & Smith 154, 109

s. xviii

MS 23 L 30

23 L 30

record: Hodges & Smith 156, 110

s. xviii(?)

MS 23 L 34

23 L 34

record: Hodges & Smith 169, 1007

s. xviii

MS 23 M 16

23 M 16

record: 308, Hodges and Smith 56

s. xviii

MS 23 M 41

23 M 41

record: Hodges & Smith 6, 346

s. xviii/xix (?)

MS 23 M 47

23 M 47

record: Hodges & Smith 51, 97, 105, 182, 186, 973

1776

MS 23 M 50

23 M 50

record: Hodges & Smith 150, 1008

s. xviii

MS 23 M 70

23 M 70

s. xvii

MS 23 N 10

23 N 10

record: Betham 145, 967

Book of Ballycummin

s. xvi

MS 23 N 11

23 N 11

record: Betham 14, 487

s. xviii

MS 23 N 12

23 N 12

record: 488

c.1763

MS 23 N 14

23 N 14

record: 489

s. xviii

MS 23 N 16

23 N 16

s. xvi / s. xvii

MS 23 N 27

23 N 27

record: 966

1714

MS 23 N 30

23 N 30

record: Hudson 39, 485

Seanchaidhe Muimhneach

1739

MS 23 O 2

23 O 2

record: 1031

1844

MS 23 O 3

23 O 3

record: 291

s. xviii

MS 23 O 4

23 O 4

record: 471

s. xvi

MS 23 O 16

23 O 16

record: Betham 120, 637

s. xix

MS 23 O 32

23 O 32

record: Hudson 14, 75

s. xix

MS 23 O 34

23 O 34

record: Hudson 13, 652

s. xix

MS 23 O 40

23 O 40

record: Betham 118, 636

s. xix

MS 23 O 48a

23 O 48 (a)

record: 476

Liber Flavus Fergusiorum, part 1

c. 1435-1440

MS 23 O 48b

23 O 48 (b)

record: 476

Liber Flavus Fergusiorum, part 2

c. 1435-1440

MS 23 O 57

23 O 57

record: James R. Young 5, 1366

s. xviiiⁱⁿ

MS 23 P 2

23 P 2

Book of Lecan

s. xvⁱⁿ

MS 23 P 3

23 P 3

record: 1242

s. xv-xvi (?)

MS 23 P 12

23 P 12

record: 536

Book of Ballymote

1384 x 1406

MS 23 P 13

23 P 13

record: Hodges & Smith 131, 689

s. xviii

MS 23 P 16

23 P 16

record: Hodges & Smith 224, 1230

Leabhar Breac

s. xvⁱⁿ

MS 23 P 26

23 P 26

record: 479

Book of Fenagh (Leabhar Fidnacha)

1516

MS 23 Q 1

23 Q 1

record: 570

s. xviii / s. xix (?)

MS 23 Q 6

23 Q 6

record: 1243

s. xv + s. xvi

MS 23 Q 14

23 Q 14

record: Hodges & Smith 62, 42

s. xvii²

MS 23 Q 18

23 Q 18

record: Betham 91, 573

s. xviii-xix

MS 24 C 53

Macalister 24 C 53

record: 1183

1726

MS 24 C 55

Macalister 24 C 55

record: 1185

s. xviii-xix

MS 24 L 11

24 L 11

record: 124

1757–1758

MS 24 L 36

24 L 36

record: 131, John O'Daly 50

1685

MS 24 L 39

24 L 39

record: O'Daly 53, 133

s. xviii

MS 24 M 31

24 M 31

record: 613

s. xix

MS 24 N 3

Hennessy 24 N 3

record: 483

s. xvii²

MS 24 P 1

24 P 1

record: Reeves 811, 1228

1473

MS 24 P 2

24 P 2

record: Reeves 813, 91

s. xviii

MS 24 P 3

24 P 3

record: Reeves 816, 451

s. xvii-xviii

MS 24 P 4

24 P 4

record: Reeves 818, 92

s. xvii

MS 24 P 5

24 P 5

record: MacAdam and Reeves 819, 93

Reeves manuscript

s. xvii

MS 24 P 8

Reeves 24 P 8

record: 752

s. xvii

MS 24 P 9

24 P 9

record: Reeves 826, 739

1651

MS 24 P 10

24 P 10

record: Reeves 828, 96

s. xvii-xviii

MS 24 P 11

24 P 11

record: Reeves 829, 1067

s. xix

MS 24 P 12

24 P 12

record: MacAdam and Reeves 830, 90

s. xvii

MS 24 P 13

24 P 13

record: Reeves 832, 1068

s. xvii

MS 24 P 14

24 P 14

record: 443

s. xvi

MS 24 P 17

24 P 17

record: Reeves 836, 1070

s. xvii(?) + xviii

MS 24 P 23

24 P 23

record: MacAdam and Reeves 849, 43

s. xvii

MS 24 P 24

24 P 24

record: Reeves 851, 1073

s. xviii

MS 24 P 25

24 P 25

record: Reeves 42, 475

Leabhar Chlainne Suibhne

s. xvi¹

MS 24 P 27

24 P 27

record: 4

s. xvi-xvii

MS 24 P 28

24 P 28

MS 24 P 33

24 P 33

record: Reeves 864, 1076

Leabhar Chlainne Aodha Buidhe

c. 1680 and ff.

MS A ii 4

Stowe and Ashburnham A ii 4

record: 738

s. xvii/xviii (?)

MS A iv 1

A iv 1

record: Stowe 9, 968

c. 1627

MS A iv 3

Stowe and Ashburnham A iv 3

record: 743

s. xvii

MS A iv 4

Stowe and Ashburnham A iv 4

record: 1077

s. xviii

MS A v 1

Stowe and Ashburnham A v 1

record: 215

s. xviii

MS A v 2

Stowe and Ashburnham A v 2

record: 744

s. xvii + s. xviii

MS B ii 1

Stowe and Ashburnham B ii 1

record: 1216

s. xiv-xv ?

MS B ii 2

Stowe and Ashburnham B ii 2

record: 741

s. xiv-xvi ?

MS B iii 1

Stowe and Ashburnham B iii 1

record: 742

s. xvii

MS B iv 1a

Stowe and Ashburnham B iv 1a

record: 236a

Book of the Ó Duibhgeannáin

s.xvii (?)

MS B iv 1b

B iv 1b

record: 1269

MS B iv 2

Stowe and Ashburnham B iv 2

record: 1080

1627-1628

MS C i 2

Stowe and Ashburnham C i 2

record: 1234

s. xv-xvi (?)

MS C iii 1

Stowe C iii 1

record: 1219

s. xvi + s. xviii

MS C iii 2

C iii 2

record: 1236

s. xvi

MS C iii 3

Stowe and Ashburnham C iii 3

record: 1220

s. xvii

MS C iv 1

Stowe and Ashburnham C iv 1

s. xvii-xviii

MS C iv 2

C iv 2

record: 466

s. xvi

MS C vi 3

Stowe and Ashburnham C vi 3

record: 740

s. xvii

MS C i 3

C i 3

record: 750

MS C i 3/B

s. xvi

MS C i 3/C

s. xvi

MS C ii 3

C ii 3

record: 1218

s. xvi

MS C ii 3/A

Bardic syntactical tract

s. xvi

MS C ii 3/B

s. xvi

MS C ii 3/C

s. xvi

MS C ii 3/D

s. xvi

MS C iv 3

Stowe and Ashburnham C iv 3

record: 1192

s. xvii

MS C vi 1

Stowe and Ashburnham C vi 1

record: 936

s. xviii

MS D i 1

Stowe and Ashburnham D i 1

record: 1237

various dates

MS D i 3

Stowe and Ashburnham D i 3

record: 539

s. xiv (?), s. xvii, xviii

MS D ii 1

Stowe and Ashburnham D ii 1

record: 1225

Leabhar Uí Mhaine (The Book of Uí Maine)

1394

MS D ii 2

Stowe and Ashburnham D ii 2

record: 1222

s. xvi (?)

MS D ii 3

Stowe D ii 3

record: 1238

Gospel of John and Stowe Missal

s. viii^ex-ix¹

MS D iii 1

Stowe and Ashburnham D iii 1

record: 671

s. xv (?)

MS D iii 2

D iii 2

record: 619

s. xviii

MS D iv 1

D iv 1

s. xiv / xv

MS D iv 2

Stowe D iv 2

record: 992

s. xv

MS D iv 3

D iv 3

record: 1224

s. xvi

MS D v 1

Stowe and Ashburnham D v 1

record: 537

s. xiv (?)

MS D i 1/01

s. xv

MS D i 1/09B

MS D i 1/09C

s. xv / s. xvi

MS D ii 3/ff. 1-11

s. viii

MS D ii 3/ff. 12-67

Stowe Missal (proper)

s. ix¹

MS E iv 1

Stowe and Ashburnham E iv 1

record: 751

s. xvii + xviii

MS E iv 3

Stowe and Ashburnham E iv 3

record: 11

Leabhar Uí Lochlainn (Book of Ó Lochlainn or the O’Loughlins)

1727

MS F vi 1

Stowe and Ashburnham F vi 1

record: 252

s. xix

MS F v 2

Stowe and Ashburnham F v 2

record: 35

s. xviii

MS F v 4

F v 4

record: 775

s. xviii

include:

Various manuscripts acquired before 1844, e.g. from
- O'Reilly collection
- O'Gorman collection
Hodges & Smith collection (acquired in 1843)
Betham collection, after Sir William Betham
Hudson collection, bequests by William Elliott Hudson (d. 1853)
Hardiman collection, after James Hardiman
O'Brien collection, after William Smith O'Brien
O'Daly collection, after John O'Daly (d. 1878)
Stowe and Ashburnham
MacAdam and Reeves collection
20th century (Young, Walsh, Barron, Gwynn, Dalton, Macalister and McEnery)

Sources

Mulchrone, Kathleen, Thomas F. O'Rahilly, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, and A. I. Pearson (eds.), Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, 8 vols, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 1926–1970.

Cunningham, Bernadette, Siobhán Fitzpatrick [eds.], and Petra Schnabel [picture ed.], Treasures of the Royal Irish Academy Library, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 2009.

O'Neill, Timothy, “Quills, inks and vellums”, in: Cunningham, Bernadette, Siobhán Fitzpatrick [eds.], and Petra Schnabel [picture ed.], Treasures of the Royal Irish Academy Library, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 2009. 45–49.

Dougan, R. O. [comp.], A descriptive guide to twenty Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin: with an appendix of five early Irish manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy, 2nd ed., Dublin: Dublin University Press, Trinity College, 1955.

Phair, P. B., “Sir William Betham’s manuscripts”, Analecta Hibernica 27 (1972): 1–99.

Fitzpatrick, Siobhán, “The heavens, earth and imagined islands: an introduction to the medieval medical and astronomical resources of the Royal Irish Academy Library”, in: Kelly, Mary, and Charles Doherty (eds), Music and the stars: mathematics in medieval Ireland, Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2013. 159–195.

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