Fenian Tales IX

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

Reference
- GB 133 Eng MS 487
Alternative Id.
Dates of Creation
- 1856
Name of Creator
- Names of transcribers: Denis Henry Kelly and Michael McDermott
Language of Material
- English
Physical Description
- 228 x 187 mm. 1 volume (268 folios); Binding: half-bound in vellum, buckram-covered boards.

Scope and Content

The manuscript contains:

(folio 2) The Mansion of the Little Red Eochy;
(folio 47) The Mansion of the Quicken Tree;
(folio 120) The Adventures of the Difficult Youth, or Thin Grey Ceatharna;
(folio 161) The Tale of the Small Mansion of Almhuin;
(folio 192) The Diligent Search for Saidhbe;
(folio 256) The Adventures and Wanderings of the Grey-coated Clown.

The third tale was translated by D.H. Kelly, the others by D.H. Kelly and Michael McDermott.

Location of Originals

The Fenian Tales (Manuscripts 479-487) have been copied and translated from manuscripts in the Royal Irish Academy and in the McMahon Collection at Castle Kelly [unidentified].