The History of Ireland by Geoffrey Keating

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The History of Ireland 

1634

Author: Geoffrey Keating

translated into English and preface by David Comyn, Patrick S. Dinneen

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1. First draft, revised and corrected.

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Sources: Manuscript sources (a full list is given in Cunningham, The World of Geoffrey Keating).
 

  1. A MS in the Franciscan Convent Library, Dublin. Written in the convent of Kildare. Probably the oldest existing transcript of Foras Feasa, written before 1640.
  2. MS H. 5 26 by O'Mulconry, Trinity College Dublin, cat. no. 1397.
  3. MS H. 5 32, Trinity College Dublin, cat. no. 1403.
  4. Haliday's text, stated to have been printed from a MS "by O'Mulconry, dated 1657, but differing considerably in places from those named."
  5. An older MS, which was in the possession of D. Comyn, written by James O'Mulconry, of Ballymecuda, Co. Clare, dated 1643.
  6. A MS which was in the possession of D. Comyn, written in Dublin by Teig O'Nachtan, dated 1704.

Editions, translations and adaptations.

  1. The general history of Ireland ... Collected by the learned Jeoffrey Keating, D.D. Faithfully translated from the original Irish language, with many curious amendments taken from the Psalters of Tara and Cashel, and other authentic Records by Dermod O'Connor. Dublin, 1723.
  2. The Second edition. With an appendix, collected from the Remarks of the learned Dr. Anthony Raymond of Trim, not in the former edition. Westminster, 1726.
  3. [Another ed.] 2 vols, Newry, 1817.
  4. [Another ed.] Dublin, 1854.
  5. Forus Feasa ar Eirinn, mar a nochtar príomhdhala na hinnse o Pharthalon go Gabhaltus Gall, ar na chnuasach, & air na thiomsúghadh o phríomhlebhraibh Shenchusa Eirenn, agus o iliomad d'ughdaraibh baranthamhla coigcríche le Seathrún Ceitin, ollamh-diadhachta, An 1 chuid. (A complete History of Ireland ... Vol. I). 411 pp., Dublin, 1811.
  6. Díonbhrollach Fórais Feasa ar Éirinn: or Vindication of the Sources of Irish History by Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Keating, being the Introduction to his 'Groundwork of Knowledge of Ireland'. Edited (from MSS) with new translation, notes, vocabulary, etc. by David Comyn. 112pp., Dublin, 1898.
  7. Forus Feasa ar Éirinn. Keating's History of Ireland. Book I, Part I. Edited with Gaelic text (from a MS of T.C.D [H. 5. 26]), literal translation, explanation of Gaelic idioms, complete vocabulary, etc., by P. W. Joyce. 8 + 168 pp., Dublin, 1900.
  8. Foras Feasa ar Eirinn do réir an Athar Seathrun Céiting, ollamh ré diadhachta. The history of Ireland, from the earliest period to the English invasion. Translated from the original Gaelic, and copiously annotated, by John O'Mahony. With topographical appendix. 20 + 746 pp, New York, 1866.
  9. Sgélaigheacht Chéitinn. Stories from Keating's History of Ireland. Edited with Introduction, Notes and Vocabulary, by O.J. Bergin. 20 + 132 pp., Dublin 1909. Second edition, revised and enlarged, 1925. Third edition, revised and enlarged, 1930.
  10. Sir John T. Gilbert, Facsimiles of National manuscripts of Ireland. Pt. IV. [Pl LXXIII. History of Ireland by Geoffrey Keating. Trin. College. Commencement of Preface transcr. by John O'Maelchonaire. Text and transl. Pl. LXXIV. Michael Kearney's English version, 1668. Irish and Engl.] London, 1882.
  11. P. S. Dinneen, The history of Ireland. Foras Feasa ar Éirinn. Vol. IV. Containing the genealogies and synchronisms. With an index which includes the elucidation of place names and annotations to text of vols. I.II.III. Compiled and edited by Rev. Patrick S. Dinneen. (Irish Texts Society Vol XV.) 483 pp, London, 1914.
  12. Pádraig de Barra/Seathrún Céitinn, 'Foras feasa ar Éirinn', athnua le Pádraig de Barra. Imleabhar 1: .i. An díonbhrollach agus an chéad leabhar de Foras feasa ar Éirinn Seathrún Céitinn. Dublin 1982. Imleabhar II .i. an dara leabhar de Foras feasa ar Éirinn le Seathrún Céitinn. Dublin 1983.

Secondary literature relating to Keating and his writings.

  1. Ó Foghludha, Risteard, Saoghal-ré Sheathrúin Céitinn: Sacart is dochtúir san diadhacht, staruidhe, file, ughdar, &c. Risteard Ó Foghludha , "Fiachra Eilgeach" do scríbh, Dublin, 1908. (Reprinted from Gaelic Journal XVIII, 1-12, 47-57, 1908.)
  2. R. Henebry, Geoffrey Keating, in: Journal of the Ivernian Society 5 (1913) 197-202.
  3. Réamonn Ó Muireadaigh, Lámhscríbhinn agus blúirí eile ó Mhainistir Bhuithe, in: Seanchas Ard Mhacha 5 (no.2, 1970) 397-400. (Description of 18th century (?) FF MS in Monasterboice, Co. Louth).
  4. M. J. Connellan, 'The see of Tuaim in Rath Breasail synod', in: Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 24 (1950/51) 19-26. (ad FF iii, 302-5).
  5. Anne Cronin, 'The sources of Keating's Forus feasa ar Éirinn, in: Éigse 4, 1943/44 (1945) (pt.4) 235-79, 1945/47 (1948) (pt. 2, 1946) 122-35 [no more publ.] 1. The printed sources; 2. Manuscript sources, (1) The manuscript sources of book 1, chaps. 4-23).
  6. Pádraig Ó Súilleabháin, 'Céitinn agus Caesarius Heisterbacensis', in: Éigse 9 (1958/61), (pt.4) 242. (Varia, no.4.)
  7. Brian Ó Cuív, (ed.), An eighteenth-century account of Keating and his Foras feasa ar Éirinn, in: Éigse 9 (1958) 263-69.
  8. Brian Ó Cuív (ed.), 'A seventeenth-century criticism of Keating's Forus Feasa ar Éirinn', in: Éigse 11 (1964/66) (pt. 2, 1965) 119-140. [From MS R.I.A. 23 M 40; with notes].
  9. Brian Ó Cuív (ed.), l. Labraid Loingsech [incl. ed. of relevant scholia to ACC, from MS N.L. G 50; on Keating's use of source material for the L. L. section in FF] in: Éigse 11, (1964/66) (pt. 3, 1965) 167-187, 290.
  10. Pádraig Ó Fiannachta, 'Stair finnscéal agus annála', in: LCC 2 (1971) (no.1) 5-13.
  11. Muireann Ní Bhrolcháin, A possible source for Keating's Forus feasa ar Éirinn, in: Éigse 19 (1982-83) 61-81.
  12. Nicholas Canny, 'The Formation of the Irish Mind: Religion, Politics and Gaelic Irish Literature 1580-1750', Past and Present 95 (1982) 91-116.
  13. Ó Dúshláine, Seán, 'More about Keating's Use of the Simile of the Dung-Beetle', in: Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie 40 (1984) 282-285.
  14. Ó Dúshláine, Seán, 'Seathrún Céitinn agus an stíl bharócach a thug sé go h-Éirinn', in: Feasta 37/10 (1984) 10-15.
  15. Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, 'Seathrún Céitinn (c.1580-c.1644): an cúlra stairiúil', in: Feasta 37/10 (1984) 17-21.
  16. Bernadette Cunningham, 'Seventeenth-Century Interpretations of the Past: The Case of Geoffrey Keating', Irish Historical Studies 25, no. 98 (1986) 116-128.
  17. Breandán Ó Buachalla, 'Annála Ríoghachta Éireann' agus 'Foras Feasa ar Éirinn': an Comhthéacs Comhaimseartha, in: Studia Hibernica 22-23 (1982-83) 59-105.
  18. Diarmaid Ó Catháin, Dermot O'Connor: translator of Keating, in: Eighteenth Century Ireland, 2 (1987) 67-87.
  19. Brendan Bradshaw, 'Geoffrey Keating: apologist of Irish Ireland', in: Brendan Bradshaw, Andrew Hadfield and Willy Maley (eds.), Representing Ireland: literature and the origins of the conflict, 1534-1660, Cambridge 1993, 166-190.
  20. Bernadette Cunningham, Representations of king, parliament and the Irish people in Geoffrey Keating's Foras feasa ar Éirinn and John Lynch's Cambrensis eversus (1662), in: Jane Ohlmyer (ed.), Political thought in seventeenth-centuy Ireland, Cambridge 2000.
  21. Bernadette Cunningham, The World of Geoffrey Keating. History, myth and religion in seventeenth century Ireland, Dublin, 2000.
  22. Bernadette Cunningham and Raymond Gillespie, Patrick Logan and 'Foras Feasa ar Éirinn', Éigse 32 (2000) 146-152.
  23. Bernadette Cunningham, Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Érinn, History Ireland, 9/1, Spring 2001.

The edition used in the digital edition.

  1. The History of Ireland by Geoffrey Keating, D.D. . D. Comyn , P. S. Dinneen (ed), First edition [The first three of four volumes in the series.] David Nutt, for the Irish Texts Society London (1902-1914) . Irish Texts Society [Comann na Sgríbheann Gaedhilge], No. IV; VIII and IX

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Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition: T100054

The History of Ireland (BOOK I-II): Author: Geoffrey Keating

 

Contents:

 

Book I:

The History Of Ireland Part 1 (Preface through Chapter 4)

The History Of Ireland Part 2 (Chapters 5 through 22)

The History Of Ireland Part 3 (Chapters 23 through 38)

The History Of Ireland Part 4 (Chapters 39 through 52)

 

Book II:

The History Of Ireland Part 5 (Chapters 1 through 15)

The History Of Ireland Part 6 (Chapters 16 through 34)

 

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