</s> ▁Abraham ▁Ab ell ▁( A pril ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁– ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 5 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁anti qu arian . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Ab ell ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁C ork , ▁Ireland ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 7 8 2 , ▁into ▁a ▁Qu aker ▁family ▁of ▁eleven ▁children . ▁His ▁family ▁had ▁long ▁standing ▁in ▁business . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁business ▁and ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁char ity . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁C ork ▁Dis p ens ary ▁and ▁Hum ane ▁Society . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁interests ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁great ▁interest ▁in ▁arch ae ology ▁and ▁did ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Round ▁Tower . ▁He ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁collection ▁of ▁Og ham ▁stone ▁ins cri ptions ▁and ▁his ▁collection ▁is ▁now ▁on ▁public ▁display ▁at ▁University ▁College ▁C ork . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁major ▁collection ▁of ▁books . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁C ork ▁Institution ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁of ▁the ▁C uv ier ian ▁Society . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁the ▁C ork ▁Historical ▁and ▁Arch ae ological ▁Society . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁Ab ell ' s ▁personal ▁library ▁contained ▁about ▁ 4 , 5 0 0 ▁volumes , ▁including