Of two copies produced, one was intended for Fearghal Ó Gadhra, the other for publication in Louvain. Discusses and assesses the question of which of the surviving five MSS belongs to which copy of the annals. Concludes in favour of P. Walsh’s view (but against C. Mooney’s) that the Ó Gadhra set is represented by MSS RIA C iii 3 and TCD H 2. 11, and the Louvain set by Franciscan A 13, RIA 23 P 6, RIA 23 P 7. Includes ‘Appendix: Notes on the Individual MSS’. See also P. Walsh, The Four Masters and their work (1944) (Best² 8631), IBL (1936), pp. 81-83 (Best² 2081), and C. Mooney, IER 60 (1942), pp. 223-224, n. 4 (BILL 624).
Ó Muraíle (Nollaig) (ed.): Mícheál Ó Cléirigh, his associates and St Anthony’s College, Louvain.
Dublin: Four Courts, 2008. 288 pp.
Part 1: Mícheál Ó Cléirigh, chief of the Four Masters, and his associates [a revised edition of Brendan Jennings 1936 (= Best², 2375)]; Part 2: Miscellaneous studies of Mícheál Ó Cléirigh, St. Anthony’s College, an some of the scholars associated with it (Fleming, Ward, Chamberlain, Colgan) [by Brendan Jennings, Paul Walsh, Felim O Brien, Canice Mooney].
Rev. by
Bernadette Cunningham, in IHS 36, nº 144 (Nov., 2009), 604-609.
John A. Dick, in The Catholic historical review 95/3 (Jul. 2009), pp. 615-616.
Deirdre Nic Mhathúna, in StH 35 (2008-2009), pp. 251-252.
Peter J. Smith, in ZCP 58 (2011), pp. 318-319.