Standish Hayes O'Grady

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Standish Hayes O'Grady (Irish: Anéislis Aodh Ó Grádaigh; 19 May 1832 – 16 October 1915) was an Irish antiquarian.[1] He was born at Erinagh House, Castleconnell, County Limerick, the son of Admiral Hayes O'Grady. He was a cousin of the writer Standish James O'Grady, with whom he is sometimes confused. As a child, he learnt Irish from the native speakers of his locality. He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College Dublin.

Although qualified as a civil engineer, he is best remembered for

Augusta, Lady Gregory
.

He died in England in 1915. His Catalogue of the Irish Manuscripts in the British Museum was unfinished on his death and was completed by Robin Flower.[2]

Published works

  • The Pursuit After Diarmuid, O'Duibhne, and Grainne, the Daughter of Cormac Mac Airt, King of Ireland in the Third Century (1857)
  • The Pursuit of the Gilla Decair and his Horse
  • The Colloquy with the Ancients
  • Silva Gadelica (I.-XXXI.): A Collection of Tales in Irish with Extracts Illustrating Persons and Places; Volume 1 (1892)[3]
  • Silva Gadelica (I.-XXXI.): A Collection of Tales in Irish with Extracts Illustrating Persons and Places; Volume 2 (1892)[3]

References

  1. ^ Robert Welsh (2003). "O'Grady, Standish Hayes". In The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish History. Oxford University Press
  2. ^ British Museum. Dept. of Manuscripts., Dillon, M., Flower, R., O'Grady, S. Hayes. (192653). Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in the British Museum. London: Printed for the Trustees.
  3. ^ a b O'Grady, S. Hayes. (1892). Silva gadelica (I.-XXXI.): a collection of tales in Irish with extracts illustrating persons and places. London [etc.]: Williams and Norgate.