Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 N 10 explained

Dublin, Royal Irish Academy, MS 23 N 10, formerly Betham 145, is a Gaelic - Irish medieval manuscript.

Overview

MS 23 N 10 is a late sixteenth-century Irish manuscript currently housed in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. It was formerly in the possession of Sir William Betham (1779–1853).

The manuscript is highly valuable for its compilation of medieval Irish literature, copied in 1575 at Ballycumin, County Roscommon. The responsible scribes were Aodh, Dubhthach, and Torna, three scholars of the Ó Maolconaire (anglicised: O'Mulconry), a learned family also known for compiling Egerton 1782 (British Library) in 1517.^[1]

See also

• Ó Maolconaire
• Ollamh Síl Muireadaigh
• Ó Duibhgeannáin

Further reading

• Book: Best, R.I. . MS. 23 N 10 (formerly Betham 145) in the library of the Royal Irish Academy . Irish Manuscripts Commission. Facsimiles in collotype of Irish manuscripts 6 . Dublin . Stationery Office . 1954 . . Facsimile edition, with descriptive introduction.
• Book: Mulchrone . Kathleen . T.F.. O'Rahilly . Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy . Dublin . 1926–70 . 2769–80 (MS 967). etal.
• Encyclopedia: The Encyclopaedia of Ireland . Brian Lalor . Dublin . Gill & Macmillan . 2003 . 0-7171-3000-2.
• Book: Mac Dermot, Dermot . Mac Dermot of Moylurg: The Story of a Connacht Family . 1996 .
• Book: A New History of Ireland VIII: A Chronology of Irish History to 1976 - A Companion to Irish History Part I . Moody, T.W. . T.W. Moody . F.X. Martin . F.X. Martin . Francis John Byrne . Francis John Byrne . 1982 . 0-19-821744-7.

External links

• "Manuscript Source Index 23 N 10 - Royal Irish Academy" Bibliography of Irish Linguistics and Literature. School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
• "CODECS Manuscript Catalogue 23 N 10 (967) Royal Irish Academy, Dublin" Collaborative Online Database and e-Resources for Celtic Studies. A. G. van Hamel Foundation for Celtic Studies: Netherlands.
• CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts
  • Encoded manuscript G301033 in sga|The Dindshenchas of Emain Macha
  • Encoded manuscript G100044 in mga|Abenteuer Königs Aed Oirdnide
  • Encoded manuscript G301032 in sga|Verba Scáthaige

Notes and References

1. R. I. Best, MS. 23 N 10, pp. vi-viii; The Oxford companion to Irish literature. 445-6