The Annals of Ulster (Annala Uladh) or Annals of Senat (Annala Senait) — 16th century, early; Irish
MS. Rawl. B. 489
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
The Annals of Ulster (Annala Uladh) or Annals of Senat (Annala Senait) — 16th century, early; Irish
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 489
Date
16th century, early
Language
Irish
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
121 folios, including inserted slips of vellum at fols. 110, 116b, 118
Hands
Two main scribes, identified by Ó Cuív as Ruaidhrí Ua Caiside, archdeacon of Clogher (d. 1541) (to fol. 32ra9) and Ruaidhrí Ua Luinín (d. 1528) (to fol. 107vb12)
Decoration
Initials, drawings to mark the quires.
Rubrication.
Binding
17th-century, leather on boards.
Acquisition
Bequeathed by him to the Bodleian.
Provenance
Made for Ruaidhrí Mac Craith of Termonmagrath (d. 1528).
Sir James Ware, 1594–1666 (for this and the following see William O'Sullivan in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature 97C/2 (1997))
Henry, Earl of Clarendon (Catalogus Manuscriptorum Angliae 2/2 no. 2).
Acquired by James Bryges, Duke of Chandos, in the purchase of Clarendon's library.
His sale, 1747, no. 2986
Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755.
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Title
The Annals of Ulster from 431 to 1541
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 489
Summary
(fols. 61–64, 73) are missing.
The original compiler of these annals was Cathal (Charles) Maguire who died in 1498; thence they were continued to 1537 or 1541 by Roderick Cassidy, archdeacon of Clogher, who died in the latter year, and who, according to O'Conor (vol. i., Prolegomena, part ii, p. clxx.,) "hujus codicis partem postremam manu propria exaravit." See O'Donovan's Annals of the Four Masters, (in quarto. Dubl. 1848) vol. ii. pp. 1240–1241. The portion of the Annals which commences at the year 1156, is, however, assigned by O'Conor to Augustin Magraidin who died in the year 1405: (Scriptt. vol. iv. p. 398, note.)
Short entries relating to the years 1549, 1551, 1584 and 1588 are added on the two last pages; together with a memorandum dated 1579 of additions by members of the family of O'Luinin.
Date
15th-16th century
Language
Irish
Physical facet
On parchment, in folio; in two columns
Physical extent
126 Leaves
Custodial history
Olim peculium J. Waræi, postea, comitis de Clarendon, 2; denique, emptus a R. Rawlinson e bibl. Chandosiana (No. 2896) pretio 10s. 6d.
The cover bears a book-plate nearly the full size of the volume, with the words "Leonardi Academia, Vi. Ci." in the centre, surrounded with a broad border of interlaced ornament.
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Collection contents
Rawlinson B: English History
The Annals of Ulster from 431 to 1541
