School of Celtic Studies, Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh / Catalogue Index / E: Irish Language

Books and Publications in Celtic Studies - E: Irish Language

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Subsections:

• E 1 Grammar
• E 2 Irish Dialects
• E 3 Scottish Dialects
• E 4 Lexicography
• E 5 Onomastics

E 1 GRAMMAR

• E 1.1: Bardic syntactical tracts

  ed. Lambert McKenna, S.J.

  1944 (repr. 1979). xix + 304 pp.

  €25

  ISBN 1 85500 007 5

  Editions of grammatical treatises by native Irish grammarians of the period 1200-1600

• E 1.2: A grammar of Old Irish

  by Rudolf Thurneysen

  Revised and enlarged edition, translated from the German by D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin

  1946 (repr. with suppl. orig. publ. in E 1.3, 1975; repr. 1993, 1998, 2003).

  xxi + 704 pp.

  €30

  ISBN 1 85500 161 6

  Enlarged English version of Handbuch des Altirischen I (1909); with translators' notes

• E 1.3: Old Irish reader

  by Rudolf Thurneysen

  Translated from the German by D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin

  1949 (repr. without suppl. [see E 1.2] 1976; repr. 1981).

  x + 109 pp.

  €20

  ISBN 0 901282 32 4

  English version of Handbuch des Altirischen II (1909); with translators' notes

• E 1.4: The linguistic training of the mediaeval Irish poet

  by Brian Ó Cuív

  1973 (repr. 1983). 27 pp.

  pbk €10

  ISBN 0 901282 69 3

  Statutory Public Lecture, delivered 13 March 1969; reprinted from Celtica 10 (1973) 114-40

• E 1.5: Learning Irish

  by Mícheál Ó Siadhail

  1980 (repr. 1984). 331 pp. n.a.

  Texts and cassettes

E 2 IRISH DIALECTS

• E 2.1: The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: a phonetic study

  by Brian Ó Cuív

  1944 (repr. 1988). xi + 159 pp.

  €20

  ISBN 0 901282 52 9

• E 2.2: The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: a phonetic study

  by Tomás de Bhaldraithe

  1945 (revised ed. 1966; repr. 1975). xii + 152 pp.

  €20

  ISBN 0 901282 51 0

• E 2.3: The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: a phonetic study

  by Risteard B. Breatnach

  1947 (repr 2001). xvii + 176 pp.

  €20

  ISBN 0 901282 50 2

• E 2.4: Irish dialects and Irish-speaking districts: three lectures

  by Brian Ó Cuív

  1951 (repr. 1993). 95 pp., maps

  pbk €15

  ISBN 0 901282 48 0

  The historical background to the decline in the number of native speakers, the changing form of the language, and a survey of Cork dialects at the middle of the twentieth century

• E 2.5: Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: an deilbhíocht

  by Tomás de Bhaldraithe

  1953 (repr. 1977). xxiv + 394 pp.

  €25

  ISBN 1 85500 029 6

  Morphology of the dialect of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway; commentary in Irish

• E 2.6: The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: a phonemic study

  by Seán de Búrca

  1958 (repr. 1970, 2007). x + 171 pp.

  €20

  ISBN 0 901282 49 9

• E 2.7: Linguistic atlas and survey of Irish dialects

  by Heinrich Wagner

  4 voll.

  €180

  ISBN 1 85500 129 2

  • E 2.7.1: Vol. I: Introduction, 300 maps

    by Heinrich Wagner

    1958. xviii + 300 pp., 43 cm

    Reprinted, with a bibliographical note and indexes

    by Eoin McKendry

    1981. xxvii + 310 pp., 30 cm

    €50

    ISBN 0 901282 45 6

    Voll. II, III and IV present the full record from which the items in the maps were selected

  • E 2.7.2: Vol. II: The dialects of Munster

    by Heinrich Wagner

    1964 (repr. 1982). xix + 306 pp., 30 cm

    €50

    ISBN 0 901282 46 4

  • E 2.7.3: Vol. III: The dialects of Connaught

    by Heinrich Wagner

    1966 (repr. 1982). xvi + 378 pp., 30 cm

    €50

    ISBN 0 901282 47 2

  • E 2.7.4: Vol. IV: The dialects of Ulster and the Isle of Man, specimens of Scottish Gaelic dialects, phonetic texts of East Ulster Irish

    by Heinrich Wagner and Colm Ó Baoill

    1969 (repr. 1982). xx + 303 pp., 30 cm

    €50

    ISBN 0 901282 05 7

• E 2.8: Gaeilge Theilinn: foghraidheacht, gramadach, téacsanna

  by Heinrich Wagner

  1959 (repr. 1979). xv + 356 pp.

  €25

  ISBN 1 85500 055 5

  Phonetics and grammar of the dialect of Teelin, Co. Donegal; commentary in Irish

• E 2.9: The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: a phonemic study

  by Éamonn Mhac an Fhailigh

  1968 (repr. 1980). xvii + 261 pp.

  €25

  ISBN 0 901282 02 2

  With a grammatical supplement

• E 2.10: Irish dialects past and present, with chapters on Scottish and Manx

  by Thomas F. O'Rahilly

  Revised with indexes by Brian Ó Cuív

  1972 (repr. 1988). xiii + 303 pp.

  €35

  ISBN 0 901282 55 3

  Originally published in Dublin by Browne and Nolan, 1932

• E 2.11: Córas fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: na canúintí agus an caighdeán

  by Mícheál Ó Siadhail and Arndt Wigger

  1975 (repr. 1983). 190 pp.

  pbk €20

  ISBN 0 901282 64 2

  A generative phonological study of Irish dialects; commentary in Irish

• E 2.12: Caint Ros Muc

  ed. Arndt Wigger, photographs by Seán de Brún

  2004. 2 voll.

  €65

  A transcription of speech-recordings made in Ros Muc in 1964 (vol. 1) with a complete vocabulary (vol. 2).

  A collection of audio recordings from this book is available online.

  • E 2.12.1: Imleabhar I: Téacs

    2004. 2 pll. + map + xxx + 406 pp.

    €35

    ISBN 185500 193 4

  • E 2.12.2: Imleabhar II: Foclóir

    2004. v + 566 pp.

    €35

    ISBN 185500 194 2

• E 2.13: The Irish of Iorras Aithneach, County Galway

  by Brian Ó Curnáin

  2007. 4 voll.

  €200

  ISBN 978 1 85500 204 3

  • E 2.13.1: Volume I

    2007. pp. 1–658

    €55

    ISBN 978 1 85500 200 5

  • E 2.13.2: Volume II

    2007. pp. 659–1344

    €55

    ISBN 978 1 85500 201 2

  • E 2.13.3: Volume III

    2007. pp. 1345–2100

    €55

    ISBN 978 1 85500 202 9

  • E 2.13.4: Volume IV

    2007. pp. 2101–2706, plus audio CD

    €55

    ISBN 978 1 85500 203 6

E 3 SCOTTISH DIALECTS

• E 3.1: The Gaelic of Arran

  by Nils M. Holmer

  1957 (repr. 2001, 2003). viii + 211 pp.

  €20

  ISBN 0 901282 44 8

  An outline of phonetics and morphology

• E 3.2: The Gaelic of Kintyre

  by Nils M. Holmer

  1962 (repr. 1981). 160 pp.

  €20

  ISBN 0 901282 43 X

  An outline of phonetics and morphology

• E 3.3: Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas (téacsleabhar)

  by Gordon Mac Gill-fhinnein

  1966. xiii + 139 pp. o.p.

  Learner's introduction to Scottish Gaelic, based on the dialect of South Uist; commentary in Irish

• E 3.4: East Sutherland Gaelic: the dialect of the Brora, Golspie, and Embo fishing communities

  by Nancy C. Dorian

  1978. xxii + 220 pp.

  €25

  ISBN 1 85500 099 7

  A description of phonology and morphology, with a section on social history

• E 3.5: East Perthshire Gaelic: social history, phonology, texts, and lexicon

  by Máirtín Ó Murchú

  1989. xi + 432 pp.

  €40

  ISBN 0 901282 93 6

• E 3.6: Survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland: questionnaire materials collected for the Linguistic Survey of Scotland

  ed. Cathair Ó Dochartaigh

  1997. 5 voll.

  €170

  ISBN 1 85500 170 5

  • E 3.6.1: Vol. I: Introductory essays

    1997. map, xiv + 178 pp.

    €40

    ISBN 1 85500 165 9

  • E 3.6.2: Vol. II: The phonetic record, items 1-226 (abair-coille)

    1994. map, iv + 453 pp.

    €40

    ISBN 1 85500 166 7

  • E 3.6.3: Vol. III: The phonetic record, items 227-452 (coimheach-gaire)

    1994. map, iv + 453 pp.

    €40

    ISBN 1 85500 167 5

  • E 3.6.4: Vol. IV: The phonetic record, items 453-675 (gairm-òr)

    1994. map, iv + 447 pp.

    €40

    ISBN 1 85500 168 3

  • E 3.6.5: Vol. V: The phonetic record, items 676-895 (pac-ursainn)

    1994. map, iv + 441 pp.

    €40

    ISBN 1 85500 169 1

• E 3.7: The phonemic analysis of Scottish Gaelic

  by Elmar Ternes

  2006. xvi + 167 pp.

  €30

  ISBN 1 85500 206 X

  Based on the dialect of Applecross, Ross-shire.

E 4 LEXICOGRAPHY

• E 4.1: Sean-chaint na nDéise: the idiom of living Irish

  by Most Rev. M. Sheehan

  Revised ed. 1944. ix + 231 pp.

  €20

  ISBN 1 85500 006 7

  Studies in the vocabulary and idiom of the Irish of the Déise, Co. Waterford. Originally published in 1906. Cf. E 4.6

• E 4.2: Cnósach focal ó Bhaile Bhúirne i gCunndae Chorcaí: Mícheál Ó Briain (1866-1942) a bhailig

  ed. Brian Ó Cuív

  1947. xii + 287 pp.

  €20

  ISBN 1 85500 015 6

  Brian Ó Cuív's edition of a vocabulary of the dialect of Ballyvourney, Co. Cork, based on material collected by Mícheál Ó Briain; commentary in Irish

• E 4.3: Sean-chainnt Theilinn

  by Seán Ó hEochaidh

  1955 (repr. 1995). viii + 146 pp.

  €20

  ISBN 1 85500 043 1

  Idiomatic phrases from the dialect of Teelin, Co. Donegal

• E 4.4: Gaelic words and expressions from South Uist and Eriskay, collected by Fr. Allan McDonald of Eriskay (1859-1905)

  ed. J. L. Campbell

  2nd edition with supplement

  1991. iii + 317 pp., pl.

  €30

  ISBN 1 85500 142 X

  1st edition 1958; this 2nd edition orig. publ. Oxford UP, 1972

• E 4.5: Lexique étymologique de l'irlandais ancien

  7 parts

  €190

  Published in conjunction with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris

  • E 4.5.1: Lexique étymologique de l'irlandais ancien: lettre A

    par J. Vendryes

    1959 (repr. 1981). xxiv + 106 pp.

    pbk €25

  • E 4.5.2: Lexique étymologique de l'irlandais ancien: lettres M N O P

    par J. Vendryes

    1960 (repr. 1983). 77 + 25 + 36 + 17 pp.

    pbk €25

  • E 4.5.3: Lexique étymologique de l'irlandais ancien: lettres R S

    par J. Vendryes

    1974 (repr. 2006). viii + 55 + 206 pp.

    pbk €25

    ISBN 2 222 01629 0

  • E 4.5.4: Lexique étymologique de l'irlandais ancien de J. Vendryes: lettres T U

    par les soins de E. Bachellery et P.-Y. Lambert

    1978. vi + 189 + 31 pp.

    pbk €25

    ISBN 2 222 02227 4

  • E 4.5.5: Lexique étymologique de l'irlandais ancien de J. Vendryes: lettre B

    par les soins de E. Bachellery et P.-Y. Lambert

    1981. xiv + 119 pp.

    pbk €25

    ISBN 2 222 02800 0

  • E 4.5.6: Lexique étymologique de l'irlandais ancien de J. Vendryes: lettre C

    par les soins de E. Bachellery et P.-Y. Lambert

    1987. 300 pp.

    pbk €40

    ISBN 2 222 03921 5

  • E 4.5.7: Lexique étymologique de l'irlandais ancien de J. Vendryes: lettre D

    par les soins de P.-Y. Lambert

    1996 (Paris) (repr. 2007). 230 pp.

    pbk €40

    ISBN 2 271 05415 X

• E 4.6: Seana-chaint na nDéise II: studies in the vocabulary and idiom of Déise Irish based mainly on material collected by Archbishop Michael Sheehan (1870-1945), ed. with phonetic transcriptions and notes

  by Risteard B. Breatnach

  1961 (repr. 1984). xxvi + 449 pp.

  €25

  ISBN 1 85500 060 1 Cf. E 4.1

• E 4.7: Téarmaí tógála agus tís as Inis Meáin

  by Mícheál Ó Siadhail

  1978. xiii + 76 pp.

  €20

  ISBN 1 85500 098 9

  Building and domestic terms from Inis Meáin, Co. Galway; commentary in Irish

E 5 ONOMASTICS

• E 5.1: The place-names of Co. Wicklow

  by Liam Price

  7 parts

  €80

  ISBN 1 85500 130 6

  • E 5.1.1 I: The barony of Ballinacor North

    1945 (repr. 1980). iv + 54 pp.

    pbk €15

    ISBN 0 901282 34 0

  • E 5.1.2 II: The barony of Ballinacor South

    1946 (repr. 1983). pp. iv + 55-106 + vi

    pbk €15

    ISBN 0 901282 35 9

  • E 5.1.3 III: The barony of Talbotstown Upper

    1949 (repr. 1983). pp. iv + 107-184

    pbk €15

    ISBN 0 901282 36 7

  • E 5.1.4 IV: The barony of Talbotstown Lower

    1953 (repr. 1983). pp. iv + 185-280 + ix

    pbk €15

    ISBN 0 901282 37 5

  • E 5.1.5 V: The barony of Rathdown

    1957 (repr. 1983). pp. iv + 281-338

    pbk €15

    ISBN 0 901282 38 3

  • E 5.1.6 VI: The barony of Shillelagh

    1958 (repr. 1975, 2004). pp. iv + 339-81

    pbk €15

    ISBN 0 901282 39 1

  • E 5.1.7 VII: The baronies of Newcastle and Arklow

    1967 (repr. 1983). pp. xcvi + 383-532

    pbk €15

    ISBN 0 901282 40 5

• E 5.2: The placenames of Westmeath

  by Rev. Paul Walsh

  1957. xxxv + 402 pp. o.p.

  ISBN 0 901282 41 3

• E 5.3: Aspects of Irish personal names

  by Brian Ó Cuív

  1986. 36 pp.

  pbk €10

  ISBN 0 901282 87 1

  Reprinted from Celtica 18 (1986) 151-84

• E 5.4: The Gaelic Place-names of Carloway, Isle of Lewis

  by Richard A. V. Cox

  2002. xii + 484 pp.

  €30

  ISBN 1 85500 192 6

  This volume records nearly 3000 place-names from thirteen townships on the west of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. In addition to providing the pronunciations, meanings and etymologies of names, this book looks at their structure and how they have evolved, as well as their historical significance.

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