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Early Irish literature, is commonly dated from the 8th or 9th to the 15th century, a period during which modern literature in Irish began to emerge. It stands as one of the oldest vernacular literature in Western Europe, with its roots extending back to late antiquity, as evident from inscriptions utilizing both Irish and Latin found on Ogham ...
The earliest written form of the Irish language is known to linguists as Primitive Irish. Primitive Irish is known only from fragments, mostly personal names, inscribed on stone in the Ogham alphabet. The earliest of such inscriptions probably date from the 3rd or 4th century.
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A Professor of Linguistics at Harvard University, Calvert Watkins, is often quoted as having stated (during the 1960's) that Irish had the oldest vernacular literature of Europe. The earliest recorded examples of Irish literature date from the sixth century CE.
1844: O Catháin. 650 AD: The Cathach. The Cathach (battler), also known as The Psalter of St Columba (Colum Cille), is one of the oldest surviving manuscripts from Ireland. It contains some of the earliest examples of the form of Irish writing known as insular majuscule script.
May 21, 2024 · After the literatures of Greek and Latin, literature in Irish is the oldest literature in Europe, dating from the 4th or 5th century ce. The presence of a “dual tradition” in Irish writing has been important in shaping and inflecting the material written in English, the language of Ireland’s colonizers.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Of Latin works known to have been written in early Ireland, the oldest that survive in terms of composition (not in physical terms; they are probably copies of copies) are two letters authored by the Briton Saint Patrick, probably in the fifth century.
Mar 20, 2017 · Ogham (pronounced “Oh-um”) is the earliest form of writing in Ireland. Ancient standing stones bearing these mysterious Ogham inscriptions are dotted along the South-West coast of Ireland. Mysterious Origins. Experts believe that the Ogham language dates back to the 4th century AD.
