Pilip Ballach Ó Duibhgeannáin
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Pilip Ballach Ó Duibhgeannáin ( ''fl.'' 1579–1590) was an Irish hereditary historian and member of
Clan Ó Duibhgeannáin A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, a clan may claim descent from a founding member or apical ancestor who serves as a symbol of the clan's unity. Many societies' ...
. The 20th century historian,
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, suggested that he was a son of Fer Caogad mac Ferghal Ó Duibhgeannáin, who died at Cloonybried in 1581. Ó Duibhgeannáin was a resident of Cloonybrien,
County Roscommon County Roscommon () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the List of Irish counties by area, 11th largest Irish county by area and Li ...
. Together Brian na Carriag MacDermot and others, he compiled the
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, Miscellanea Historica Hibernica, and other manuscripts.


Miscellanea Historica Hibernica

Miscellanea Historica Hibernica, also known as MS G1, is a
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, a miniature
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book. The
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was compiled by Ó Duibhgeannáin during the years 1579 to 1584. It is described on the front endpaper as ''Miscellanea Historica Hibernica'' in a later hand. The book contains an Irish rendering of an extract from a
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tract found in
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's 13th century version of ''Secretum Secretorum'' on
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Irish-language writers 16th-century Irish historians Irish chroniclers People from County Roscommon Irish book and manuscript collectors Irish scribes 16th-century Irish male writers Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-historian-stub