Ó Lochlainn Manuscript
UCD Library Special Collections holds the manuscripts collected by Colm Ó Lochlainn.
Identity Statement
Reference code IE/ UCD/SC/OL Ms
Title
Colm Ó Lochlainn Manuscripts.
Dates
[1769-1945?].
Level of Description
Fonds.
Extent
24 items.
Context
Creator
Colm Ó Lochlainn (1892-1972).
Biographical History
- Colm Ó Lochlainn was a ballad collector, Gaelic scholar, printer, publisher, binder and bibliophile, from Dublin.
- He owned the publishing company The Sign of the Three Candles and later The Three Candles Press.
- He was a lecturer in Modern Irish in UCD between 1933-1944.
- He wrote several books, published by his own company, The Three Candles Press.
- His most famous book is (opens in a new window)Irish Street Ballads which contains ballads selected from the many broadsheet ballads he had collected.
Source of Acquisition
Purchased by UCD in 1963-64.
Scope and Content
- Primarily 19th century transcriptions of Irish language material.
- The material contains mostly poetry, stories and herbal remedies, many of which were recorded by the O’Longain scribes of Munster.
- Manuscripts written by antiquarians: John O’Donovan, Eugene O’Curry, George Sigerson and J. T. Gilbert.
- Copy of Foras Feasa ar Eireann.
Access and Use
- The material in this collection is available by appointment to students, teaching staff, and independent researchers. We also welcome interested members of the public.
- Please contact us at (opens in a new window)special.collections@ucd.ie for further information. To book an appointment (opens in a new window)click here.
Reproduction
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Language
Primarily Irish. Some manuscripts contain English translations of the prose and poetry.
Finding Aid
The material is listed online in (opens in a new window)Sources: A National Library of Ireland database for Irish research. This search tool is the online version of Hayes, Richard J. (1965) Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish Civilisation, Boston: Hall, also available in James Joyce Library, Level 2, Ref GR 016/091.
More Information
Find Information on Colm Ó Lochlainn in the (opens in a new window)Dictionary of Irish Biography.