Irish Dialect Archive Manuscript Collection


A selection of manuscript material from the Irish Dialect Archive (Cartlann na gCanúintí) of the School of Irish, Celtic Studies, Irish Folklore and Linguistics at UCD.

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John O'Donovan/William Reeves Correspondence


Correspondence between John O'Donovan (1809-1861), and, principally, William Reeves (1815-1892): eighty letters (1832-1860) and twenty-six undated note fragments.

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[List of 'Manuscripts in the possession of the Highland Society of Scotland'.]


[List of 'Manuscripts in the possession of the Highland Society of Scotland'.]

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[Notes and references [by Eugene O'Curry] to various catalogues and lists of Irish manuscripts.]


[Notes and references [by Eugene O'Curry] to various catalogues and lists of Irish manuscripts.]

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[List, in Eugene O'Curry's hand, of enquiries from Dr. Todd concerning the Stowe manuscript of the Annals of the Four Masters; also, tracings of watermarks in same.]


[List, in Eugene O'Curry's hand, of enquiries from Dr. Todd concerning the Stowe manuscript of the Annals of the Four Masters; also, tracings of watermarks in same.]

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[Copy of a catalogue in the British Museum by Eugene O'Curry.]


[Copy of a catalogue in the British Museum by Eugene O'Curry.]

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[Notes on a manuscript in the British Museum.]


[Notes on a manuscript in the British Museum.]

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[Text headed 'Egerton 174. p172 [...]'.]


[Text headed 'Egerton 174. p172 [...]'.]

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[Irish extract and a Latin phrase, probably in John O'Donovan's hand.]


[Irish extract and a Latin phrase, probably in John O'Donovan's hand.]

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[Irish extract with its English translation, in John O'Donovan's hand.]


[Irish extract with its English translation, in John O'Donovan's hand.]

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[A number of translated extracts, taken from unidentified annals, in John O'Donovan's hand.]


[A number of translated extracts, taken from unidentified annals, in John O'Donovan's hand.]

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[Notes and quotations [in Eugene O'Curry's hand] with reference numbers from various Irish manuscripts.]


[Notes and quotations [in Eugene O'Curry's hand] with reference numbers from various Irish manuscripts.]

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[Letter from Edward [Coury?] to Eugene O'Curry, discussing his family's involvement with the Annals of the Four Masters.]


[Letter from Edward [Coury?] to Eugene O'Curry, discussing his family's involvement with the Annals of the Four Masters.]

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[Letter from John O'Donovan (Belfast) to William Reeves, regarding O'Donovan's time in Belfast.]


[Letter from John O'Donovan (Belfast) to William Reeves, regarding O'Donovan's time in Belfast.]

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[Short notes and references, in Eugene O'Curry's hand, concerning research into topics of a religious nature.]


[Short notes and references, in Eugene O'Curry's hand, concerning research into topics of a religious nature.]

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[Brief notes in Irish on various topics, and short sections of quotation from Irish manuscripts.]


[Brief notes in Irish on various topics, and short sections of quotation from Irish manuscripts.]

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[Letter, probably from William Reeves, to an unidentified recipient, concerning extracts from Adamnan Book II.]


[Letter, probably from William Reeves, to an unidentified recipient, concerning extracts from Adamnan Book II.]

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[Various extracts in Latin and Irish, with an English translation at the end, by John O'Donovan.]


[Various extracts in Latin and Irish, with an English translation at the end, by John O'Donovan.]

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[List references headed "Convocation" in John O'Donovan's hand.]


[List references headed "Convocation" in John O'Donovan's hand.]

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[List of page numbers and references headed "Convocation" in John O'Donovan's hand.]


[List of page numbers and references headed "Convocation" in John O'Donovan's hand.]

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[Irish extract in John O'Donovan's hand, referring to Columkille.]


[Irish extract in John O'Donovan's hand, referring to Columkille.]

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[Letter from D. H. Kelly (Castle Kelly, County Roscommon) to Eugene O'Curry, returning a manuscript and including his own transcription of the same.]


[Letter from D. H. Kelly (Castle Kelly, County Roscommon) to Eugene O'Curry, returning a manuscript and including his own transcription of the same.]

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[Galley proof of a review article by James Duffy on 'Lectures on the Manuscript Materials of Ancient Irish History [...] by Eugene O'Curry'.]


[Galley proof of a review article by James Duffy on 'Lectures on the Manuscript Materials of Ancient Irish History [...] by Eugene O'Curry'.]

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[Printed leaflet advertising the publication of 'Lectures on the Manuscript Materials of Ancient Irish History [...] by Eugene O'Curry'.]


[Printed leaflet advertising the publication of 'Lectures on the Manuscript Materials of Ancient Irish History [...] by Eugene O'Curry'.]

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[Notes and references to the name 'O'Moore' in various manuscripts.]


[Notes and references to the name 'O'Moore' in various manuscripts.]

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[Letter from D. H. Kelly (Castle Kelly, County Roscommon) to Eugene O'Curry, requesting advice on the translation of an Irish passage.]


[Letter from D. H. Kelly (Castle Kelly, County Roscommon) to Eugene O'Curry, requesting advice on the translation of an Irish passage.]

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[Letter from Sylvester Malone (Kilkee) to James Henthorn Todd (Trinity College Dublin), concerning Todd's translation of the Book of Leinster and the possible translation of other manuscripts, including the Book of Iniscathaig (sic), the Gospels of Roscrea and the Annals of Nenagh.]


[Letter from Sylvester Malone (Kilkee) to James Henthorn Todd (Trinity College Dublin), concerning Todd's translation of the Book of Leinster and the possible translation of other manuscripts, including the Book of Iniscathaig (sic), the Gospels of Roscrea and the Annals of Nenagh.]

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[Irish verses and words, probably in William Reeves's hand, and English translations supplied by John O'Donovan.]


[Irish verses and words, probably in William Reeves's hand, and English translations supplied by John O'Donovan.]

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[List of queries in an unidentified hand, mainly concerning place and family names, answered by John O'Donovan.]


[List of queries in an unidentified hand, mainly concerning place and family names, answered by John O'Donovan.]

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[Irish extract, with English translation, from the Annals of Tighernach, together with a Latin extract from Giraldus Cambrensis' Topographia Hibernica, both in John O'Donovan's hand.]


[Irish extract, with English translation, from the Annals of Tighernach, together with a Latin extract from Giraldus Cambrensis' Topographia Hibernica, both in John O'Donovan's hand.]

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[List of queries in an unidentified hand, answered by John O'Donovan.]


[List of queries in an unidentified hand, answered by John O'Donovan.]

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[List of queries in an unidentified hand, mainly concerning place names, answered by John O'Donovan.]


[List of queries in an unidentified hand, mainly concerning place names, answered by John O'Donovan.]

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[Letter from William Reeves ([Parsonage], Ballymena, Co. Antrim) to John O'Donovan, concerning mainly Irish place names; includes O'Donovan's response.]


[Letter from William Reeves ([Parsonage], Ballymena, Co. Antrim) to John O'Donovan, concerning mainly Irish place names; includes O'Donovan's response.]

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[Letter from John O'Donovan (8 Newcomen Place, North Strand, Dublin) to William Reeves (Parsonage, Ballymena, Co. Antrim), transcribing a manuscript passage about the burning of Rathmore by Edward Bruce.]


[Letter from John O'Donovan (8 Newcomen Place, North Strand, Dublin) to William Reeves (Parsonage, Ballymena, Co. Antrim), transcribing a manuscript passage about the burning of Rathmore by Edward Bruce.]

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[Letter from William Reeves ([Parsonage], Ballymena, Co. Antrim) to John O'Donovan, asking for some translations; includes O'Donovan's response.]


[Letter from William Reeves ([Parsonage], Ballymena, Co. Antrim) to John O'Donovan, asking for some translations; includes O'Donovan's response.]

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[Extracts from Adamnan Book II, translated into English by John O'Donovan.]


[Extracts from Adamnan Book II, translated into English by John O'Donovan.]

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