The O'Clery Book of Genealogies, also known as Royal Irish Academy Ms. 23 D 17, was written by
Cú ChoigcrÃche Ó Cléirigh
Cú ChoigcrÃche Ó Cléirigh (fl. 1624–1664) was an Irish historian and genealogist, known in English as Peregrine O'Clery.
Life and work
Ó Cléirigh was a son of Diarmaid Ó Cléirigh, and thus a third-cousin once removed to Brother MÃch ...
, one of the
Four Masters, who was transported in the 1650s to Ballyacroy,
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now ge ...
, "under the guidance of Rory O'Donnell, son of Col. Manus O'Donnell, slain at Benburb, 1646."
Upon his death in 1664, he willed his books and manuscripts to his sons, Diarmaid and Sean. In 1817, John or Sean O'Cleary (one of six sons of Patrick, son of Cosnahach (1693–1759), son of Cairbre, son of Diarmaid, son of Cú ChoigcrÃche), moved to Dublin. He brought with him manuscripts of
Leabhar Gabhala, the O'Clery Book of Genealogies, the Life of Hugh Roe O'Donnell and the
opographicalpoems of
Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin
Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin (died 1372) was an Irish Gaelic poet.
Background
Ó Dubhagáinn was among the first notable members of the bardic family Baile Uà Dhubhagáin (Ballyduggan), near Loughrea, County Galway. He was accorded the rank o ...
(died 1372) and
Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrÃn (d. 1420), all written by Cú ChoigcrÃche.
Briefly in the possession of Patrick Lynch (d.1817) and the bookseller Patrick Vincent FitzPatrick of
Capel Street, they were acquired by the writer
Edward O'Reilly (died August 1830). They were purchased by the
Royal Irish Academy
The Royal Irish Academy (RIA; ), based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the natural sciences, arts, literature, and social sciences. It is Ireland's premier List of Irish learned societies, learned society and one of its le ...
in November 1829, and remain in their possession. It was edited by Seamus Pender and published in 1951.
David Sellar, who was the
Lord Lyon King of Arms
The Right Honourable the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officer of State, Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scotland, Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry i ...
in Scotland, concluded that it dates from the mid 17th century.
See also
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Foras Feasa ar Éirinn
''Foras Feasa ar Éirinn'' – literally 'Foundation of Knowledge on Ireland', but most often known in English as 'The History of Ireland' – is a narrative history of Ireland by Geoffrey Keating, written in Irish and completed .Bernadette Cun ...
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Annals of the Four Masters
The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' () or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' () are chronicles of Middle Ages, medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Genesis flood narrative, Deluge, dated as 2,242 Anno Mundi, years after crea ...
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Leabhar na nGenealach
''Leabhar na nGenealach'' ("Book of Genealogies") is a massive genealogical collection written mainly in the years 1649 to 1650, at the college-house of St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway, by Dubhaltach MacFhirbhisigh. He continued to add m ...
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Leabhar Cloinne Maoil Ruanaidh
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Great Book of Lecan
The ''Great Book of Lecan'' or simply ''Book of Lecan'' () ( RIA, 23 P 2) is a late-medieval Irish manuscript written between 1397 and 1418 in Castle Forbes, Lecan (Lackan, Leckan; Irish ), in the territory of TÃr FhÃacrach, near moder ...
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An Leabhar Muimhneach
''An Leabhar Muimhneach'', also known as ''The Book of Munster'', is an Irish genealogical manuscript.
''An Leabhar Muimhneach'' is preserved in a number of 18th century manuscripts, the most complete being the work of the scribe Richard Tippe ...
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Senchus fer n-Alban
References
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* ''Analecta Hibernica'', No. 18, ed. Seamus Pender, 1951.
External links
The O'Clery Book of Genealogies
Irish genealogy
Irish-language manuscripts
17th-century books
Irish-language literature
Irish books
17th century in Ireland
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