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Alphabetum ibericum, sive georgianum: cum Oratione [Iberian or Georgian alphabet with prayers] is one of the first of two books printed in Georgian using moveable type. The book includes a table with the Georgian alphabet and the sounds signified by its letters and their Latin equivalents.
The earliest recorded Irish Gaelic was found in 4 th Century inscriptions cut into wood and stone, with 6 th Century manuscripts preserving Ireland’s rich folklore, making Irish literature one of the oldest traditions, behind only that of Greek and Latin literature.
In this book, Aidan Doyle traces the history of the Irish language from the time of the Norman invasion at the end of the 12th century to independence in 1922, combining political, cultural, and linguistic history.
Early Irish Literature and Mythology. The Professor of Linguistics at Harvard University during the 1960's, Calvert Watkins, is often quoted as having stated that Irish had the oldest vernacular literature of Europe. The earliest recorded examples of Irish literature date from the sixth century CE.
The Gaelic revival (Irish: Athbheochan na Gaeilge) was the late-nineteenth-century national revival of interest in the Irish language (also known as Gaelic) and Irish Gaelic culture (including folklore, mythology, sports, music, arts, etc.). Irish had diminished as a spoken tongue, remaining the main daily language only in isolated rural areas ...
The earliest identifiable writer in the Irish language is Dallán Forgaill, who wrote Amra Coluim Chille, a poetic elegy to Colum Cille, shortly after the subject's death in 597. The Amra is written in archaic Old Irish and is not perfectly understood. It is preserved in heavily annotated versions in manuscripts from the 12th century on. [10] .
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Mar 13, 2012 · Spanning Irish history from its earliest inhabitants to the country's current financial crisis, The Story of Ireland is an epic and brilliant re-telling of Ireland's history from a new point of view. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more.
- Neil Hegarty
