The O'Grady Manuscripts belonged to Standish Hayes O'Grady (1832-1915), and for the most part contain transcripts or notes by O'Grady made from Irish manuscripts in London, Dublin, and elsewhere.
O'Grady manuscripts,
This material is held atNational Library of Wales / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru
- Reference
- GB 210 MSOGRADY
- Alternative Id.(alternative) vtls004376574(alternative) (WlAbNL)0000376574
- Dates of Creation
- [18 cent.]-[early 20 cent.].
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- iri English Irish, English.
- Physical Description
- 55 vols.
- Location
- ARCH/MSS (GB0210)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
For information on Standish Hayes O'Grady (1832-1915), relating to his career and his work on Irish Manuscripts in the British Museum and elsewhere, see the 'Preface' by Robin Flower to Volume II of 'Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the British Museum, by Standish Hayes O'Grady and Robin Flower' (London, 1926).
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Acquired; 1916
Note
For information on Standish Hayes O'Grady (1832-1915), relating to his career and his work on Irish Manuscripts in the British Museum and elsewhere, see the 'Preface' by Robin Flower to Volume II of 'Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the British Museum, by Standish Hayes O'Grady and Robin Flower' (London, 1926).
In the NLW Handlist of Manuscripts, as in the case of the Kuno Meyer and Whitley Stokes collection of facsimiles of Irish manuscripts, etc. (see NLW MSS 4630-95), bibliographical references have not been given, nor have the usual particulars concerning language and date been added after each entry, as all the manuscripts, unless otherwise stated, are mainly in Irish and are either late nineteenth or early twentieth century.
Additional Information
Published