Bibliography

John
O'Donovan
b. 1806–d. 1861

64 publications between 1832 and 1992 indexed
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OʼDonovan, John, and Graham Mawhinney [ed.], John O'Donovan’s letters from County Londonderry. Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Londonderry: collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1834, Draperstown: Ballinascreen Historical Society, 1992.
OʼDonovan, John, Eugene OʼCurry, and Michael OʼFlanagan [ed.], Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Clare: collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1839, with letters and extracts relative to ancient territories in Thomond, 1841, 3 vols, typescript ed., Bray, Wicklow, 1928.
– Clare County Library: text with introduction by William Nolan (1997): <link>
OʼDonovan, John, and Michael OʼFlanagan [ed.], Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Londonderry: collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1834, typescript ed., Bray, Wicklow, 1927.
Stokes, Whitley [ed.], and John OʼDonovan [tr.], Sanas Chormaic: Cormac’s Glossary, Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society, Calcutta: O.T. Cutter, 1868.
Internet Archive: <link> HathiTrust: <link>, <link> Google Books: <link>
OʼDonovan, John, James Henthorn Todd, and William Reeves [ed. and tr.], The martyrology of Donegal: a calendar of the saints of Ireland, Dublin, 1864.
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OʼDonovan, John [ed. and tr.], The topographical poems of John O’Dubhagain and Giolla Na Naomh O’Huidhrin, Dublin: Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society, 1862.
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OʼDonovan, John [ed. and tr.], Annals of Ireland: three fragments, Dublin: Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society, 1860.
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OʼDonovan, John, Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, vol. 3: [1172–1372], 2nd ed., Dublin: Hodges, Smith & Co., 1856.
Internet Archive: <link> CELT – Edition: <link> CELT – Translation: <link>
OʼDonovan, John, Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, vol. 4: [1373–1500], 2nd ed., Dublin: Hodges, Smith & Co., 1856.
Internet Archive: <link> CELT – Edition: <link> CELT – Translation: <link>
OʼDonovan, John, Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, vol. 6: [1589–1616; Appendix], 2nd ed., Dublin: Hodges, Smith & Co., 1856.
Internet Archive: <link> CELT – Edition: <link> CELT – Translation: <link>
OʼDonovan, John, Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, vol. 7: [Index locorum; Index nominum], 2nd ed., Dublin: Hodges, Smith & Co., 1856.
Internet Archive: <link>
OʼDonovan, John, Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, vol. 1: [Introduction; Epistle dedicatory; Approbations; 2242 BC–902 AD], 2nd ed., Dublin: Hodges, Smith & Co., 1856.
Internet Archive: <link> CELT – Edition: <link> CELT – Translation: <link>
OʼDonovan, John, Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, vol. 2: [903–1171; Addenda et corrigenda], 2nd ed., Dublin: Hodges, Smith & Co., 1856.
Internet Archive: <link> CELT – Edition: <link> CELT – Translation: <link>
OʼDonovan, John [ed. and tr.], Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, 2nd ed., Dublin, 1856.
CELT – edition (vol. 1): <link> CELT – edition (vol. 2): <link> CELT – edition (vol. 3): <link> CELT – edition (vol. 4): <link> CELT – edition (vol. 5): <link> CELT – edition (vol. 6): <link> CELT – translation (vol. 1): <link> CELT – translation (vol. 2): <link> CELT – translation (vol. 3): <link> CELT – translation (vol. 4): <link> CELT – translation (vol. 5): <link> CELT – translation (vol.6): <link> Internet Archive – multiple copies: <link>
OʼDonovan, John, Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, vol. 5: [1501–1588; Appendix], 2nd ed., Dublin: Hodges, Smith & Co., 1856.
Internet Archive: <link> CELT – Edition: <link> CELT – Translation: <link>
OʼDonovan, John [ed.], and James Clarence Mangan [tr.], The tribes of Ireland: a satire by Aenghus O'Daly, Dublin: John O'Daly, 1852.
Internet Archive: <link>, <link>
OʼDonovan, John, Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, vol. 3: [1172–1372], 1st ed., Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1851.
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OʼDonovan, John, Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, vol. 4: [1373–1500], 1st ed., Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1851.
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OʼDonovan, John, Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, vol. 6: [1589–1616; Appendix], 1st ed., Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1851.
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OʼDonovan, John, Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, vol. 5: [1501–1588], 1st ed., Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1851.
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OʼDonovan, John [ed. and tr.], Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, 1st ed., Dublin, 1848–1851.
OʼDonovan, John, Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, vol. 7: [Index locorum; Index nominum], 1st ed., Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1851.
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OʼDonovan, John [ed.], Miscellany of the Celtic Society, Dublin: Celtic Society, 1849.
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OʼDonovan, John, Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, vol. 2: [903–1171; Addenda et corrigenda], 1st ed., Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1848.
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OʼDonovan, John, Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, vol. 1: [Introduction; Epistle dedicatory; Approbations; 2242 BC–902 AD], 1st ed., Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1848.
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OʼDonovan, John [ed. and tr.], Leabhar na g-Ceart, or the Book of rights, Dublin: Celtic Society, 1847.
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OʼDonovan, John, A grammar of the Irish language: published for the use of the senior classes of the College of St. Columba, Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1845.
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OʼDonovan, John [ed. and tr.], The genealogies, tribes, and customs of Hy-Fiachrach, commonly called O'Dowda's country, Dublin: Irish Archaeological Society, 1844.
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OʼDonovan, John, The tribes and customs of Hy-Many, commonly called O'Kelly's Country, Dublin: Irish Archaeological Society, 1843.
CELT – edition: <link> Internet Archive: <link>, <link>, <link> Digitale-sammlungen.de: <link> Digitale-sammlungen.de: View in Mirador
OʼDonovan, John [ed. and tr.], The banquet of Dun na n-Gedh and the battle of Magh Rath, Dublin: Irish Archaeological Society, 1842.
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Contributions to journals

OʼDonovan, John, “Two early modern descriptions of Navan: 2. John O’Donovan, 1809–1861”, Emania: Bulletin of the Navan Research Group 1 (1986): 23.
OʼDonovan, John, “The Fomorians and Lochlanns: pedigrees of MacCabe of Ireland and MacLeod of Scotland”, Ulster Journal of Archaeology (first series) 9 (1861–1862): 94–105.
JSTOR: <link>
OʼDonovan, John, “The lost and missing Irish manuscripts”, Ulster Journal of Archaeology (first series) 9 (1861–1862): 16–28.
JSTOR: <link>
OʼDonovan, John, “The family of Gall Burke, of Gallstown, in the County of Kilkenny”, Journal of the Kilkenny and South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society 3 (1860): 97–120.
OʼDonovan, John, “The registry of Clonmacnoise”, Journal of the Kilkenny and South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society 1:2 (1857, 1858): 444–460.
Internet Archive: <link>
OʼDonovan, John, “Elegy on the death of Rev. Edmond Kavanagh, by Rev. James O'Lalor”, Journal of the Kilkenny and South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society 1:1 (1856, 1858): 118–143.
Internet Archive – parts 1 (1856) and 2 (1857): <link>
OʼDonovan, John, “Letter of Florence Mac Carthy to the Earl of Thomond, on the ancient history of Ireland”, Journal of the Kilkenny and South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society 1:1 (1856, 1858): 203–229.
Internet Archive – parts 1 (1856) and 2 (1857): <link>
OʼDonovan, John, “A letter from Sir Charles O'Carroll to Lord Mountjoy, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland”, Journal of the Kilkenny and South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society 1:2 (1857, 1858): 311–314.
Internet Archive – parts 1 (1856) and 2 (1857): <link>
OʼDonovan, John, “Elegy of Erard Mac Coise, chief chronicler of the Gaels, pronounced over the tomb of Fergal O'Ruairc, chief of Brefny, at Clonmacnoise”, Journal of the Kilkenny and South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society 1:2 (1857, 1858): 341–356.  
Edition, with discussion and English translation, of the poem beg. Brónach ollamh déis a rígh (ascr. to Urard mac Coise) from TCD 1419 (H 6. 15)
Internet Archive: <link>
Edition, with discussion and English translation, of the poem beg. Brónach ollamh déis a rígh (ascr. to Urard mac Coise) from TCD 1419 (H 6. 15)
OʼDaly, John [tr.], and John OʼDonovan [notes], “Inauguration of Cathal Crobhdhearg O’Conor, king of Connaught”, Transactions of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society 2:2 (1853): 335–347.
OʼDonovan, John, “The Annals of Ireland, from the year 1443 to 1468, translated from the Irish by Dudley Firbisse, or, as he is more usually called, Duald Mac Firbis, for Sir James Ware, in the year 1666”, The Miscellany of the Irish Archaeological Society 1 (1846): 198–302.
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OʼDonovan, John [ed. and tr.], “An ancient poem attributed to St. Columbkille; with a translation and notes”, The Miscellany of the Irish Archaeological Society 1 (1846): 1–15.
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OʼDonovan, John, “The Irish charters in the Book of Kells”, The Miscellany of the Irish Archaeological Society 1 (1846): 127–158.
CELT: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
OʼDonovan, John, “Covenant between Mageoghegan and the Fox, with brief historical notices of the two families”, The Miscellany of the Irish Archaeological Society 1 (1846): 179–197.
CELT – Edition, translation and preamble: <link>
Petrie, George, and John OʼDonovan [collaborator], “On the history and antiquities of Tara Hill”, Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 18 (1839): 25–232.
Internet Archive: <link>
OʼDonovan, John, “King Aldfred’s poem”, Dublin Penny Journal 1:12 (1832): 94–95.

Contributions to edited collections or authored works

T. K. Abbott, John O'Donovan, “1300–1337”, in: T. K. Abbott • E. J. Gwynn, Catalogue of Irish MSS in TCD (1921): 82–158.
T. K. Abbott, John O'Donovan, “1278–1299”, in: T. K. Abbott • E. J. Gwynn, Catalogue of Irish MSS in TCD (1921): 12–81.
OʼDonovan, John, “Supplement to O'Reilly’s Irish-English dictionary”, in: Edward OʼReilly, An Irish-English dictionary, rev. ed., Dublin: James Duffy, 1864. 557–725.
Internet Archive: <link>
OʼDonovan, John, “Appendix: Pedigree of O'Donnell; Pedigree of O'Doherty; Pedigree of O'Neill; The O'Donnellys of Ballydonnelly; Pedigree of O'Donovan; Pedigree of Mac Carthy of Dunmanway; Addenda et corrigenda”, in: John OʼDonovan, Annala rioghachta Eireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616, 7 vols, vol. 5: [1501–1588; Appendix], 2nd ed., Dublin: Hodges, Smith & Co., 1856. 2377–2420; 2421; 2422–2425; 2426–2430; 2430–2483; 2483–2494; 2494–2498.
Internet Archive: <link> CELT – Edition: <link> CELT – Translation: <link>
OʼDonovan, John [ed. & tr.], “Senchas na relec in so”, in: George Petrie, The ecclesiastical architecture of Ireland, anterior to the Anglo-Norman invasion; comprising an essay on the origin and uses of the round towers of Ireland, which obtained the gold medal and prize of the Royal Irish academy, Dublin: Hodges & Smith, 1845. 97–101.
Internet Archive: <link>
OʼDonovan, John, “I. The circuit of Ireland, by Muircheartach mac Neill, prince of Aileach; a poem written in the year DCCCCXLII by Cormacan Eigeas, chief poet of the north of Ireland”, in: Tracts relating to Ireland, 2 vols, vol. 1, Dublin: Irish Archaeological Society, 1841. 1–68 (separately numbered).
CELT – Edition (pp. 24–58): <link> HathiTrust: <link>

Unpublished

OʼDonovan, John, “Catalogue of manuscripts in the Irish language in the library of Trinity College, Dublin [unfinished]”, 2 vols, unpublished, 1840–1836.

About the author

McDonough, Ciaran, “Investigating Irish antiquarianism: a comparative study between Protestant and Catholic antiquarian cultures, 1830 - 1876”, unpublished PhD thesis, NUI Galway, 2017..
Aran.library.nuigalway.ie – available after 2021-09-12: <link>
Swift, Catherine, “John O’Donovan and Thomas le Keu: preliminary comments on processes of anglicisation of Irish surnames”, North Munster Antiquarian Journal 55 (2015): 79–87..
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McGuinne, Dermot, “[40] John O’Donovan’s edition of The annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters”, in: James H. Murphy (ed.), The Oxford history of the Irish book, vol. 4: The Irish book in English, 1800–1890, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. 477–483..
Ó Muraíle, Nollaig, “O'Donovan, John (1806–1861)”, Oxford dictionary of national biography, Online: Oxford University Press, 2008–..
Ó Cadhla, Stiofán, Civilizing Ireland: Ordnance Survey 1824–1842, ethnography, cartography, translation, Dublin, Portland, Oregon: Irish Academic Press, 2007..
Thompson, John, “William Reeves and the medieval texts and manuscripts at Armagh”, Peritia 10 (1996): 363–380..
Swift, Catherine, “John O’Donovan and the framing of early medieval Ireland in the nineteenth century”, Bullán 1 (Spring, 1994): 91–103..