Transcriptions from Irish manuscripts into Roman script made by Dr Donald Smith when in Ireland circa 1798. On inside front cover are some calculations and disconnected passages from Irish tales in the scribe’s hand. His nephew, John Smith, left his signature and a table of contents on the following flyleaf.

The contents (text) are as follows.

(i) Eachtra Chloinne Ríogh Na hIoruaidhe. Beginning ‘Ard Righ uasal oireadha, fiosach, firghlic, fioreolach calma, curate, ceartbhriathrach, ro ghabh Flaitheas & Forlamhus for chriochaibh glan ailne na hIorruaidhe’. Headed “Eachtra Chloinne Righ na hIorruaidhe ar na thionsgnadh le Brian O Gelbhuidhe an 20 Lá don ochtmhi & an Bhliaghain d Aois an Tighearna do réir Núa Annalaidhe 1740. Ata ag iarruidh mar Athchuinge ar gach Léaightheoir, maraon re gach Duine éisdeas fris, Fáilte an Aingil do rádh re na Ghrásaibh fein, ⁊ re Grásaibh a Cháirde mar an céadna, ma beó no marbh iad. Amen”. Cf. “Giolla an Fhiugha: The lad of the Ferule, Eachtra Clionne; Rígh na h-Iorraidhe: Adventures of the children of the King of Norway”. (Page 1.)

(ii) Page 44 blank.

(iii) Imtheacht Na Tromdháimhe. Beginning “Rígh uasal oirdnighthe for Oirghiallaidh feacht as naíl dar badh comh ainm Aodh Mac Duach dubh”. Headed “Imchidheacht na Tróm-Dhaimhe ina bhfoillsighthear cionnas do fuaras an Táin ar ttus &c”. Cf. “Feis Tighe Chonáin”. (Page 45.)

(iv) Pages 64, 65, 68 blank.

(v) [Cath Maighe Léana.] Beginning “Iomthusa Chloinne Dáirinne, & Chloinne Deirgthinne, & Chloinne Luighthich Mhic Ithe & milidhe na Mumhain aircheana”. Headed ‘Cogadh Chuinn is Eoghain mhoir’. Cf. “Cath Maighe Léna”. (Page 69.)

(vi) Account of Mícheál Ó Cléirigh, one of the Four Masters (transcribed from Ware’s ‘History and antiquities of Ireland, with the history of the writers of Ireland’ as translated into English and revised by Harris). (Page 93.)

(vii) From Ó Cléirigh recension of Leabhar Gabhála. Headed “Transcriptum e Libro MS. integro penes Elizabetham Maguire accolam urbis Enniskillin - Vero tempore Anni Salutis 1798”. Page 95, dedication beginning ‘A Thighearna / Do chuireassa an Brathair Michel O Cleirigh romham an Sean Chroinic dar ab sinm Leabhar gabhala do ghlanadh, do cheartuccadh & do sgriobhadh’. (Page 95.)

(viii) Pages 98-99 blank.

(ix) ‘Do chum an Leagthora’. Beginning ‘Do chonncas do Dhaoinibh airithe oile’. (Page 101.)

(x) “Do ghabhalaibh Éirion siosana”. The text, beginning ‘Do ghabhail Ceasra ceda’. ‘Ceasair tra Inghen Beatha Mhic Noe’. Breaks off at page [294] in section ‘Do Rioghaibh Eirean iar creideamh’, in poem attributed to Flann Mainistreach ‘Righ Teamhra taobhaidhe iar ttain’. (Page 105.)

Rest of the manuscript blank.

Supplementary Sheets.

(i) Conclusion of above text, beginning again at introduction to ‘Righ Teamhra taobhaidhe iar ttain’. (Page [1].)

(ii) “Do Rioghaibh go ffreasabhra”, beginning ‘As amhlaidh airmhid na Liubhair Righ go ffreasabhra os Eirin’. Cf. Four Masters’ ‘Genealogiae Regum et Sanctorum Hiberniae’, Walsh, ‘Archivium Hibernicum’, volume 5, Supplement pages 36-37. Ends page [11] with note: “[At the bottom of the last Page – Written by Terence MaGuire for the Revd. Father John MaGuire Parish Preist of Glinaly Anno 1755. August the 19th]”. (Page [9].)

(iii) From introduction to ‘Genealogiae Regum et Sanctorum Hiberniae’. 'Do chum an Leightheora’, beginning ‘Cia an Chlann nadurtha la na badh truagh & la nach badh h imshniomhach a mathair ⁊ a Buime geineamhna’. Page [15], testimonials of Br. Seoirse Diolmhaoin, Conall Mac Geochagain, Flann Mac Aodhagain. Cf. Walsh, 'Genealogiae Regum et Sanctorum Hiberniae’, pages 7-9. (Page [12].)