Genealogies from the book of ballymote

Cemeteries in ballymote, county sligo, a find a grave. Milesian genealogies illustrated history of ireland. Here commences the genealogies and the branches of relationships of the family of eoghan mor son of oilill olum as set out here. Does anyone know where i can find book of lecan andor book of ballymote for on line searching.

Na teora tuatha was a name of a kingdom consisting of three kingdoms in county roscommon, ireland lying between elphin and the river shannon. The book of ballymote, so called from having been in the possession of the macdonoughs at their castle of ballymote in the county sligo, or, according to others, from having been partly composed at the monastery of ballymote, was compiled in the latter end of the fourteenth century, chiefly by solamh odroma, or solomon odrom, and manus oduigenan, learned antiquaries and historians. This is my transcript of the genealogies from the book of ballymote, so far pp. This online exhibition takes a look at some of the scholarly works undertaken on the book of ballymote. Founded on may 30th 1984, ballymote heritage group co. The earliest genealogies, those from the book of leinster and from rawlinson b502, do not indicate the individuals whose names appear in green. Genealogies from the book of ballymote leabhar bhaile an mhota ria.

The chronicum scotorum, editedtranslated by william maunsell hennessy, is available online at multiple places. Transcripts by luke stevens 2003, published by permission of the royal irish academy ria. The book of ballymote states cormac a noble, illustrious king, now took sovereignty and rule over kirinn. Im also looking for chronicum scotorum it seems celt. For over a hundred years it was a treasured possession of the mcdonaghs of corran.

Leabhar bhaile an mhota book of ballymote conference nollaig o muraile, ria. Its contents include genealogy, auraicept na neces, dinnshenchas erenn, and lebor gabala. Book of ballymote leabhar bhaile an mhota royal irish. Ogam scales from the book of ballymote equinox project. The irish kings of dalriada primus ontario english. This book was compiled towards the end of the 14 th century at the castle of ballymote for tonnaltagh mcdonagh, who was then in occupation of the castle. Book of ballymote project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Select collections, then select royal irish academy, then scroll down to ms 23 p 12, the book of ballymote. On line books book of lecan andor book of ballymote. Eoghanacht genealogies book of munster written in 1703 rev. Book of ballymote project gutenberg selfpublishing. Dublin institute for advanced studies, 1967 and volume 6 edited by anne osullivan. Book of ballymote historical manuscript britannica. But the most important collection of all is the great book of genealogies compiled in the years 1650 to 1666 in the college of st.

Orourke family history chart of the o ruairc kings of. Instead, they first appear about the time the book of ballymote was transcribed in the. Since that date it has met without fail each month and has continued to devote itself to its stated aim of raising awareness of all matters of heritage and in particular promoting knowledge of and interest in all aspects of. It was written by several scribes about the year 1891, at ballymote in sligo, from older books, and contains a great number of pieces in prose and verse. The following is a translation of the book of leinster into english based upon the gaelic diplomatic edition edited by r. Bool of ballymote finnerty ofinnerty clans of eire. Book of ballymote leabhar bhaile an mhota royal irish academy. The book of ballymote leabhar bhaile an mhota was written in 90 or 91 and consists of compilations of history, genealogy, biblical study and irish law. The library itself is a bright and vibrant building and the staff there are excellent and really helpful and accommodating, their. The book of ballymote was written in 90 or 91 in or near the town of ballymote, now in. Contribute, create and discover gravesites from all over the world. The equinox project reproduces this article by barry fell from the epigraphical society occasional papers vol. It extended from jamestown on the river shannon to the north portion of lough ree.

The vision of macconglinne from the leabhar breac, transl. The book of ballymote excerpt of mcdonagh 1998 genealogies from the book of ballymote leabhar bhaile an mhota ria. Other articles where book of ballymote is discussed. Mcdonagh, james, history of ballymote and the parish of emlaghfad 1998. Colla menn had sons named mennit chruthnech and mugdorn dub di ultaib. The chief compiler was manus oduignan, one of a family who were ollavs and scribes to the mcdonagh and the mcdermots. The book of ballymote excerpt of mcdonagh 1998 genealogies from the book of ballymote.

Cemeteries in ballymote, county sligo find a grave. Pauli in carinthia also short poems published by windisch in irische texte. Book of ballymote, leabhar donn, and other source genealogies. Developed as a looped urban trail, it takes in many of the archaeological and historical features and. However, cathal liath, son of aedh, son of donnchadh, is cited numerous times in the middle genealogies book of ballymote, an leabhor donn, and oclery. In short, this remarkable book recalled the times when certain peoples first settled in ireland after the flood itself a very real. Both oferral and ohart confuse tighernan, father of domnall the last oruairc to be called king of connacht, with tighernan mor who died in 1172. Eugene okeeffe parish priest and poet of doneraile, north cork branching out of the race of eoghan, son of oilill olum. They are also embodied in the leabhar gabhala or book of invasions, the earliest copy of which is contained in the book of leinster, a 12thcentury ms. I was laid up after serious surgery and started reading a lot and found the ballymote library an exc. The genealogies, tribes, and customs of hyfiachrach, commonly called odowdas country, ed. I have given credit for each section and i accept full responsibility for mistakes largely in the ocr.

But there are tracts in the book of leinster compiled a. The great book of lecan sligo history project the books. The book of ballymote the book of ballymote written around 91. Since it was presented to the academy in 1785 many scholars have worked to decipher, disseminate and debate its content and form. Macfirbis book of genealogies, compiled in the year 1650, from lost records, is the most perfect work of this kind extant. Use genealogies in a sentence genealogies sentence examples. Written on vellum, probably around 91, the book of ballymote was. He continued to add material until at least 1666, five years before he was murdered in 1671. Book of ballymote in the concise oxford companion to irish literature.

The contents of the cin droma snechta were themselves, of course, far older than the book into which ernin had gathered them, and they thus predated the close of the fourthcentury by a very long time indeed. Leabhar na ngenealach book of genealogies is a massive genealogical collection written mainly in the years 1649 to 1650, at the collegehouse of st. Catalogue of irish manuscripts in the royal irish academy dublin, 1943, fasc. Discusses three aspects of the genealogies in the book of ballymote. Nicholas collegiate church, galway, by dubhaltach macfhirbhisigh. The world was replete with all that was good at this time. The book of leinster appears to show him as a son of donnchad son of domnall, son of ualgarg. Of all of the many wonderful walks in sligo, few if any are as easily accessible and visually appealing as the newly revamped ballymote heritage trail. The book of ballymote, in the royal irish academy, is a large folio volume of 501 pages.

The principal scribes were solam o droma, robertus mac sithigh and magnus o duibgennain, all of whom were pupils of the great brehon mcegan family. Sligo, the former seat of the mac donnchaid of corann under whose patronage the book would appear to have been written. Nollaig o muraile gaelic pedigrees eneclann eneclann. It contains genealogical, topographical, biblical and hagiographical material, including lebor gabala book of the invasions, lebor na gceart book of rights. Like many of its kind, has made history by its wanderings. The book of ballymote is an iconic and hugely important 14th century irish manuscript.