Pilip Ballach Ó Duibhgeannáin ( ''fl.'' 1579–1590) was an Irish hereditary historian and member of

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. The 20th century historian,

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, suggested that he was a son of Fer Caogad mac Ferghal Ó Duibhgeannáin, who died at Cloonybried in 1581. Ó Duibhgeannáin was a resident of Cloonybrien, County Roscommon. Together Brian na Carriag MacDermot and others, he compiled the

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, Miscellanea Historica Hibernica, and other manuscripts.

Miscellanea Historica Hibernica

Miscellanea Historica Hibernica, also known as MS G1, is a

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, a

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book. The

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was compiled by Ó Duibhgeannáin during the years 1579 to 1584. It is described on the front endpaper as ''Miscellanea Historica Hibernica'' in a later hand. The book contains an Irish rendering of an extract from a

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tract found in Roger Bacon's 13th century version of ''Secretum Secretorum'' on

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Irish-language writers 16th-century Irish historians Irish chroniclers People from County Roscommon Irish book and manuscript collectors Irish scribes 16th-century Irish writers Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-historian-stub