File A3/9. - Inscriptions including 'ogham diaries',

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Reference code

A3/9.

Title

Inscriptions including 'ogham diaries',

Date(s)

  • 1873-1915. (Creation)

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Extent and medium

2 boxes (44 vols, 1 folder)Some covers and pages are loose or detached.Some covers and pages are loose or detached

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Scope and content

Forty three notebooks, 1873-1915, the majority of which are numbered and labelled with a list of contents, recording inscribed stones examined by John Rhŷs mostly in Wales, the Isle of Man, Scotland, and Ireland. They contain descriptions of his journeys, of stones and inscriptions, folklore and other related notes. Also included are unbound diaries of 'ogham hunts', 1883-1899.

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Conditions governing access

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library.

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Language and script notes

English, some Welsh, Manx and Irish.

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Related units of description

Engagement diaries, 1862-1915, belonging to John Rhŷs are A4/2.

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Note

Preferred citation: A3/9.

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vtls006125205

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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

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