An Irish-English dictionary - National Library of Scotland

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND
AUTHORITIES QUOTED IN THIS WORK.
A. or Adj. Adjective, Abl. Ablative, Ace.
Acmisat. Accusative.
Adamnayius, Abbot of I-Coluim Cille, died
A.D. 703.
Adv. Adverb.
Am. Amergin, son of Milesius.
Am. C. C. Amlira Coluini Cille.
An. Con. Annals of Connaught.
An. Inisf. Annals of lulsfallen from a.d. 250 to
1320.
An. Tig. Annals of Tigernagh.
Aongus na naoir, Angus O'Daly, surnaraed tlie
Satirist, and the Red Bard, was of the family
of O'Daly of Lough Foyle, lived in the reign
of Elizabeth.
B.
Ballim. The Book of Ballimote. The original of
this book is now in the library of the Royal
Irish Academy. It is alargefoho on vellum,
compiled from more ancient MSS. by persons
patronized by Timothy M'Donagh, Prince of
Coran, about a.d. 1390. It appears that this
book was sold by the M'Donaghs to Hugh
Dubh O'Donnel, Prince of Tir-Conell, a.d.
1522, for 140 milch cows.
B. Ru. Bard ruadh, the Red Bard. See Aongns
na naoir.
Bax. Baxter. A Gaelic translation of Baxter's
call to the unconverted. Printed Glasgow,
1755.
B. Br. Beatha Brighide ; life of St. Brigid.
B. C. C. Beatha Coluim Cille ; life of St. Colum
Cill.
B. Cr. Beatha Criost; Ufe of Christ.
B. Fion. Beatha Fionnain ; life of St. Fionnan.
B. Fionch, Beatha Fionnchoin; life of St.
Fionchua.
B. Las. Beatha Lasrain ; life of St. Lasrain.
B. Maodh. Beatha Maodhog; life of St. Maodhog.
B. Mock. Beatha Mochua; Ufe of St. Mochua
B. Oilbhe. Beatha Oilbhe; hfe of St. Ailbe.
B. Pad. Beatha Padruig ; life of St. Patrick.
These lives are on vellum, written 1436—in
possession of the compiler.
Br. L. Brehon Laws and Comments. Copies
of those formerly in the possession of Sir John
Seabright, and other ancient law tracts, in the
hands of the compiler.
Brog. Brogan's Hymn on St. Brigid, Irish verse,
written about a.d. 520.
C.
Cair. m. E. Calrbre mac Eathna.
Gar. Torlogh O'Carolan, a famous poet and mu-
sician.
Cliron. Sc. Chronicon Scotorum.
Comparat. Comparative.
C. P. Common Prayer, in Irish, printed 1690.
Co7ij. Conjimction.
Coi'. Cormac's Glossary. A glossary of our
language, written by Cormac MacCuillionain,
King of Munster, and Bishop of Cashel, who
was killed at the battle of Bealach Muglina,
A.D. 908. A very ancient copy on vellum of
this work is in the library of Sir William
Betham, and another in the collection of the
compiler.
D.
Dat. Dative.
Z>. F. Dalian Forguill, or Eochaidh Dalian, as
he was otherwise called, lived about a.d.
580. He wrote the Amhra Coluim Cille, an
imperfect copy of which is in Marsh's Library,
another in the Library of William Monck
Mason, Esq., and another written in 1313, in
the compiler's collection of MSS.
Dim. Diminutive.
Dinn Sean. Dinn Seanchas.
Donl. Donlevy's Irish Catechism.
E.
Eacht. m. na M. Eachtra mac na Miochomh-
airle ; a romantic and humorous tale in prose
and verse.
Eocli. OF. Eochaidh O'Flinn, a poet of the tenth
century.