Ferghal Dubh Ó Gadhra, aka Father Nicholas Ó Gadhra
O.S.A. (-after 5 June 1686) was an
Irish cleric
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and
scribe
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.
Biography
Ó Gadhra was the compiler of the O Gara Manuscript (now
RIA
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MS 23 F 16), which he compiled at
Antwerp
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and
Lisle between 1655 and 1659. He "returned to Ireland some time before June 5th, 1686, at which date he certifies that he is safe and sound at Bannada {san mBeinn fhada\ county Sligo. In a colophon he craves the reader's indulgence for errors and omissions, because he had never a teacher. Evidently his task was a labour of love."
See also
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Fearghal Ó Gadhra
Fearghal Ó Gadhra (c. 1597 – after 1660), sometimes referred to as Farrell O'Gara, was lord of Coolavin, and patron of the ''Annals of the Four Masters''.
Family background
Ó Gadhra was the son of Tadhg mac Oilill Ó Gadhra of Coolavin, loc ...
, patron of the
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 ...
External links
* http://digitaFerghal Dubh Ó Gadhral.nls.uk/early-gaelic-book-collections/pageturner.cfm?id=76712788&mode=transcription
* http://www.vanhamel.nl/wiki/Dublin,_Royal_Irish_Academy,_MS_23_F_16
* http://sources.nli.ie/Record/MS_UR_068071/Details
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Irish scribes
17th-century Irish writers
17th-century Irish male writers
Christian clergy from County Mayo
Writers from County Mayo
Christian clergy from County Sligo
Writers from County Sligo