Deoch an Tobair

Deoch an Tobair: 320 pp; paperback, ISBN 978-1-913814-62-5

An insightful panorama of Irish prose

This outstanding book by the author and scholar Diarmuid Johnson offers a panorama of Irish prose over the past thousand years. The selection of passages provide an insight into the diversity and creativity of the writing tradition between 1100 and 1925.

Language notes by the author

In addition to excerpts from major Irish works, there are language notes by the author and a description of the development of the language from the eleventh century onwards. Among the works under discussion are Immram Curaig Maíle Dúin, Táin Bó Cuailnge, Caithréim Chellagh, Annalá Ríochtà Éireann, Mac na Míchomhairle, Cín Lae Amhlaoibh Uí Sulleabháin, and many others drawn from the well of tradition.