Ryder is one to bet on as a sure thing, yes; and some other delvers in the Manganese mines who merit the reading are Bulson (for the Mangan-Joyce connection), Fegan (Mangan as Famine poet, and as Orientalist mar dhea), Guiney, O'Donoghue, Sturgeon, and Wheatley. The field is rich now after nearly two centuries of neglect. https://manganpaper.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/a-carpet-page-of-manganiana/

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Guest, please consider giving yourself a different guest name. We had a long-time musicologist who posted as Q who died a while back and would prefer not to confuse your posts with his. Thanks. ----mudelf