1852 The Tribes of Ireland : A Satire : Aenghus O'Daly : 16th Century Irish Poet

The Tribes of Ireland : A Satire 

By Aenghus O'Daly

Published by John O'Daly, Dublin, 1852. First Edition. Half leather binding, 8vo, 112 pages.

CONDITION
The leather binding is good with signs of age and the title label is kissing. Two ink stamps to front endpapers (Essex Lawn Roscommon) also ink stamp to foot of title page. All contents present. Some spotting to title pages and text throughout but nothing to heavy (see images for examples). Name written to title page. Overall a fairly good copy.

Aengus O'Daly, an Irish poet of the 16th century, was one of those who, at the instance of Florence MacCarthy, was employed by the Government to satirize and write down his countrymen. His Satire on the Tribes of Ireland was published in 1852, from manuscript copies in the Royal Irish Academy, with notes by John O'Donovan, accompanied by a literal translation, and a poetical version previously made by Clarence Mangan. It contains much local information, and throws considerable light on the manners and customs of the times in which he wrote. O'Daly was stabbed in the house of one O'Meagher, near Roscrea, 16th December 1617, on account of some lines in his Satire regarding O'Meagher.

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