Nuair a hiarraidh ar an údar ábhar a chur ar fáil a dhéanfadh ceiliúradh ar theanga na Gaeilge sa bhliain 2000, agus sin, dá mb'fhéidir é, i bhfoirm dialainne, fuair sé amach go raibh uirlis curtha ina lámha ag An Aimsir Óg lena bhféadfadh sé scrúdú a dhé
In this beautifully presented book, not only is Stanford's music and Gaelic music examined, but also Stanford's cultural background. Indeed, it is not often we get an Irish book which examines Englishness, as is done in this book which gets to grips with both the Irish and the English question, and what it means to be an anglophonic Englishman, and what it means go be a Gael.
The editors of An Chonair Chaoch examine the language specifically in the context of the Gaeltacht and bilingualism. Unsurprisingly, the view of parents, legal issues, language planning, education, and their effect on a very fragile linguistic region, are studied in great detail here.... Many of the conclusions make for stark reading and give the lie to the oft-repeated slur that Irish speakers live in cloud cuckoo land when it comes to Irish.
"THE 10 BEST POETRY COLLECTIONS SINCE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY!" — Comhar Rilke has found a fitting translator in Máire Mhac an tSaoi. Not only does she translate the accomplishment and the ambition of the original German poem, she also stimulates the poetic language of Irish in a way that shows once again her linguistic and imaginative abilities. This book will be appreciated by readers of Rilke as much as by readers of Máire Mhac an tSaoi.
The author is widely recognized as an authority on the poetry of the bards from Early Irish literature to the present day, and in particular for her research into the poems in their historical context. This books adds greatly to our understanding of the changes that came about with time in the poets’ undertanding of the nature of human interaction. The book is greatly enriched by the author’s highly-readable style throughout, and by her commentaries on poems well known to all who are interested in the tradition of Irish poetry.
