Irish academic traces 19th-century Irish manuscript to US university collection
Tomás ‘an tSneachta’ Ó Conchubair's 88-page translated work is largely faithful to the structure of Milton’s original text. Image courtesy of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois
First published in 1667, Paradise Lost reimagines the biblical story of creation, depicting the battle between God and Satan, and the fall of man. Ó Conchubhair’s translation of Book I of the 10-book epic poem, widely considered to be one of the greatest works of English literature, is one of only two known Irish translations.
However, its whereabouts after that point remained unknown, leading to its inclusion in a 1988 checklist of Irish manuscript collections as having disappeared from the record. “When he was in London Tomás ‘an tSneachta’ continued to take an active interest, both politically but also culturally, in Ireland and in Irish-language culture,” Mr Ó Muircheartaigh said.
It was a closer inspection of the 1950s National Library’s record that revealed clues that eventually led Mr Ó Muircheartaigh to discover the current location of the manuscript.
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