Standish Hayes O'Grady (; 19 May 1832 – 16 October 1915) was an Irish antiquarian.

Early and education

He was born at Erinagh House, Castleconnell,

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, the son of Admiral Hayes O'Grady. He was a cousin of the writer Standish James O'Grady, with whom he is sometimes confused. As a child, he learnt Irish from the native speakers of his locality. He was educated at

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and

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Career

Although qualified as a civil engineer, he is best remembered for '' Silva Gadelica'' (two volumes, 1892), a collection of tales from medieval Irish manuscripts. He was a friend of antiquaries John O'Donovan and

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. In 1853, he became a founding member of the Ossianic Society. He would later become its president in 1855. In 1857 he moved to the United States where he remained for 30 years. In 1901 he contributed an essay on ''Anglo-Irish Aristocracy'' to a collection entitled ''Ideals in Ireland'' edited by

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Death

He died in England in 1915. His ''Catalogue of the Irish Manuscripts in the British Museum'' was unfinished on his death and was completed by Robin Flower.British Museum. Dept. of Manuscripts., Dillon, M., Flower, R., O'Grady, S. Hayes. (192653)
Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum
London: Printed for the Trustees.

Published works

* ''The Pursuit After Diarmuid, O'Duibhne, and Grainne, the Daughter of Cormac Mac Airt, King of Ireland in the Third Century'' (1857) * ''The Pursuit of the Gilla Decair and his Horse'' * ''The Colloquy with the Ancients'' * ''Silva Gadelica (I.-XXXI.): A Collection of Tales in Irish with Extracts Illustrating Persons and Places; Volume 1'' (1892)O'Grady, S. Hayes. (1892)
Silva gadelica (I.-XXXI.)
a collection of tales in Irish with extracts illustrating persons and places. London tc. Williams and Norgate. * ''Silva Gadelica (I.-XXXI.): A Collection of Tales in Irish with Extracts Illustrating Persons and Places; Volume 2'' (1892)

References

Irish engineers Writers from County Limerick 1832 births 1915 deaths O'Grady family 19th-century Irish historians People from Castleconnell People educated at Rugby School {{Ireland-writer-stub