O'Grady, Standish Hayes, 1832-1915 (antiquarian)

Person

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Dates

Existence: 1832 - 1915

Biography

Standish Hayes O'Grady (1832-1915), scholar and antiquarian, was born at Castleconnel, Co. Limerick, and educated at Rugby and Trinity College Dublin. Although trained as an civil engineer, he worked on compiling a catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the British Museum, which was completed after his death by Robert Fowler and published in 1926. O'Grady also translated heroic stories from the Gaelic. His own works included Silva Gadelica (1892), a collection of old Irish tales.

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Fonds

Standish Hayes O'Grady: Papers

Fonds

Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.6472-6568

Scope and Contents

Poems, songs, verse, stories, historical notes, mainly concerning Ireland and of Irish origin.

Dates: 1701-1900 (Circa)

Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Found in: Cambridge University Library

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Subject: Ireland X