The Books of Knockninny: manuscripts, culture and society in 18th-century Fermanagh
The Book of Knockninny/Leabhar Chnoc Ninne (RIA MS C vi 1) is an Irish language manuscript compiled in 1718 for Brian Mág Uidhir of Knockninny, Co. Fermanagh. It contains a selection of historical poems and prose texts.
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Wednesday 29 January
‘Séamus Mág Uidhir and the Book(s) of Knockninny’ – Nollaig Ó Muraíle, MRIA
Wednesday 5 February
‘‘Me Guidhir Fhearmanach’: text and context’ – Ciarán Mac Murchaidh
Wednesday 19 February
‘The three Aristotles of James Joyce’ – Fran O’Rourke
Wednesday 26 February
‘An English take on an Irish character: John Henry Newman’s Irish printing-type’ – Dermot McGuinne