Ware, James, Sir, 1594-1666
Variant namesSir James Ware, Irish antiquarian and historian, was the eldest son of Sir James Ware and his wife, Mary Briden. Born on November 26, 1594 in Dublin, Ware entered Trinity College in 1610 and graduated M.A. in 1616. Encouraged by Archbishop James Ussher to pursue his antiquarian and scholarly interests, Ware collected manuscripts and charters and became acquainted with some Irish men of letters, such as Duald MacFirbis. He published several tracts including "Archiepiscoporum Casseliensium et Tuamensium Vitae" (1626), "De Scriptoribus Hibernae" (1639), "De Hibernia et Antiquitatibus ejus Disquisitiones" (1654), and "S. Patricio adscripta Opuscula" (1646). Ware died at his family home in Dublin on December 1, 1666.
From the description of Ware's Tracts on Popery, [16--]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86139457
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| creatorOf | Ware, James, Sir, 1594-1666. Ware's Tracts on Popery, [16--]. | Flugschriften des Fruhen 16 Jahrhunderts | |
| referencedIn | Reid, James Seaton, 1798-1851. Letter: 1849 Apr. 25, College, Glasgow, to David Laing / J. Seaton Reid. | University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library | |
| referencedIn | Reid, James Seaton, 1798-1851. Letter: 1849 Apr. 9, College, Glasgow, to David Laing / J. Seaton Reid. | University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library | |
| creatorOf | Ware, James, Sir, 1594-1666. [Miscellaneous Irish collections] [microform]. | Florida State University | |
| creatorOf | Wentworth, Thomas, Sir, 1st earl of Strafford, 1593-1641. Document : Dublin Castle, 1636 March 24. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| referencedIn | Sir James Ware: Catalogue of Manuscripts, c. 1880-1885 (copy of original of 1648) | Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives |
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Birth 1594-11-26
Death 1666-12-01
