Transcript by Denis Henry Kelly of the catalogue of Irish historical manuscripts in Archbishop Marsh's Library. An index has been added to the transcribed catalogue.
Transcription of the Catalogue of Irish Historical Manuscripts in Archbishop Marsh's Library
- Reference
- GB 133 Eng MS 503
- Alternative Id.GB 133 Irish MS 114
- Dates of Creation
- 1864
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 229 x 190 mm. 1 volume (171 folios); Binding: half-bound in vellum, buckram-covered boards.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Archbishop Marsh's Library, better known as The Marsh Library was built in Dublin in 1701 by Archbishop Narcissus Marsh of Armagh (1638-1713) and was the first public library in Ireland. The Library was formally incorporated in 1707 by an Act of Parliament which vested the building and books in a number of religious and state officials and their successors as Governors and Guardians of the Library. The collections mainly focus on liturgical and other religious works but it also contains books and periodicals on medicine, law, science, travel, navigation, mathematics, music, surveying, classical literature and Irish history.
Location of Originals
Probably copied from the original catalogue in Archbishop Marsh's Library, Dublin.