Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in Houghton Library, Harvard UniversityThe first full account of North Americas largest collection of traditional Irish language manuscripts. Harvard University has the largest collection of Irish language codices in North America, held in Houghton Library, its rare book repository. The manuscripts are a part of the age old heritage of Irish book production, dating to the early Middle Ages. Handwritten works in Houghton contain versions of medieval poetry and sagas, recopied in the