Monthly Archives: March 2018

I am unhappy with the transcriptions and translations of Peig’s Irish given in Labharfad le Cách (with audio CD) by Bo Almqvist and Pádraig Ó Héalaí. Here is my transcription. The lines in italics are by an interviewer. ~: epenthetic … Continue reading →

Dear all, As I learn Irish I plug all words I encounter in Muskerry literature into my dictionary. The genders and morphology therefore reflect what is in the Corpas I’ve read (mainly Peadair Ua Laoghaire, but also Amhlaoibh Ó Loingsigh … Continue reading →

I’m in the middle of reading Tháinig do Litir, a transcription of Peadar Ua Laoghaire’s letters to J. J. Doyle, edited by Tracey Ní Mhaonaigh. There are 99 letters, and more than 50 addenda, which are equally valuable and are … Continue reading →