Catalogues

Printed Books

Records for books in the Russell Library are currently being added to the National University of Ireland, Maynooth library catalogue. This provides a wide range of search options. It is also possible to search the Russell Library only within the library catalogue as a Sub-Set.

Having first consulted the library catalogue, readers should also check the card catalogue. The card catalogue in the Russell Library, is replicated in the John Paul II Library where the catalogue is to be found in the bank of drawers beside the lift on level 1. There is a single sequence of cards, arranged by author. The card catalogue in the Russell Library has a separate sequence for the pamphlet collection.

Incunabula

List available.

The Library’s holdings are recorded in the Incunabula Short-Title Catalogue, an international database of 15th-century European printing, created by the British Library, with contributions from institutions worldwide.

The Illustrated Incuabula Short-Title Catalogue (IISTC) is a version of the ISTC published on CD-ROM, with the addition of illustrations of key pages from each edition. The IISTC may be consulted in the Russell Library.

Pamphlets

The 18th century pamphlets are all included in the library catalogue. For 19th- and 20th-century pamphlets, consult the card catalogue in the Russell Library.

Bibles

There is a sheaf catalogue of the Hibernian Bible Society collection of c. 2000 Bibles. Arranged first by language, then chronologically. The rest of the early collection is on cards only

For more detailed information on individual Bibles consult the following:

• DARLOW, T.H. and MOULE, H.F.: Historical catalogue of the printed editions of Holy Scripture in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society (London, BFBS, 1903)
• BRADNOCK, W.J.: Historical catalogue of printed Christian Scriptures in the languages of the Indian sub-continent (London: BFBS, 1977)
• COLDHAM, Geraldine Elizabeth: A bibliography of Scriptures in African languages (London: BFBS, 1966)
• HERBERT, Arthur S.: An historical catalogue of the printed editions of the English Bible, 1525-1961 (London: BFBS, 1968)
• SPILLETT, Hubert W.: A catalogue of Scriptures in the languages of China and the republic of China (London: BFBS, 1975)

Maps

List available

Early periodicals

Early periodicals are in the library catalogue. They can also be searched within the library catalogue as a Sub-Set.

Issues of 18th-century periodicals which are bound up in the pamphlet collection are in the library catalogue.

There is a separate list of all issues of periodicals bound into the pamphlet collection.

Further Information

• NORTH, J.: Waterloo Directory of nineteenth-century Irish newspapers and periodicals (Waterloo,1986)

MANUSCRIPTS

Gaelic manuscripts

Published catalogue of Gaelic manuscripts in Maynooth begun by Paul Walsh, and completed by Pádraig Ó Fiannachta. Additional manuscripts have been catalogued in Léachtaí Cholm Cille and Seanchas Ard Mhacha.

• WALSH, Paul: Catalogue of Irish manuscripts in Maynooth College Library. Part 1 (Má Nuad, 1943 (1980))
• Ó FIANNACHTA, Pádraig: Lámhscribhinní Gaeilge Choláiste Phádraig, Má Nuad. Fasc. 2-8 (Má Nuad, 1965-1973). Index volumes, 7 and 8
• Ó FIANNACHTA, Pádraig: Clár lámhscríbhinní Gaeilge. Leabhlarlanna na cléire agus mionchnuasaigh. Fasc. 1-2 (Baile Átha Cliath, 1978-80), ii,
  pp. 27-35
• ADDITIONAL manuscripts are described in Seanchas Ard Mhacha vii, 2 (1974), pp. 259-62; Léachtai Cholm Cille xi (1980), pp. 174-8; xvi (1986), pp. 231-4; xviii (1988), pp.183-8; and xx (1990), p.140.
• HAYES, R.J.(ed.): Manuscript sources for the history of Irish civilisation (11 vols, Boston, 1965). Supplement (3 vols, Boston, 1979). See under ‘Maynooth ‘ in vol. 11 and vol. 3 (suppl.)
• DE BRÚN, Pádraig: Lámhscríbhinní Gaeilge: treoirliosta. (Baile Átha Cliath,1988), pp 25-7

Medieval Latin manuscripts

• Cataloguing project in progress
• LUCAS, Peter and LUCAS, Angela: ‘Lost and found: some manuscripts from Liège now in Maynooth’ in Scriptorium, lviii, 1 (2004), pp. 82-99 (catalogue of five of the manuscripts)

Later manuscripts

• HAYES, R.J.(ed.): Manuscript sources for the history of Irish civilisation (11 vols, Boston, 1965).
  Supplement (3 vols, Boston, 1979). See under ‘Maynooth ‘ in vol. 11 and vol. 3
  (suppl.)

Salamanca Archives

Listing available

• RICHARDSON, Regina Whelan (ed.): The Salamanca letters: a catalogue of
  correspondence (1619-1871) from the archives of the Irish colleges in Spain in the library of St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Ireland (Maynooth, 1995)