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Phrases were spoken by the presenters in both Irish and English, and were also overlaid (in Irish) on a simple static illustration by William Bolger relating to the phrase. It is also the title of a series of 3 books which contain the programme material, including the cartoons, the spoken Irish words and the English and Irish text.
Aibidil Gaoidheilge agus Caiticiosma ('Irish Alphabet and Catechism') is the first printed book in the Irish language, and also the first in Gaelic type. [1] [2] Meant as a Protestant primer, the book was written by John O'Kearney or Kearney (Irish: Seán Ó Cearnaigh), a treasurer of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. [2]
[1] Dublin, Royal Irish Academy 23 P 12 Book of Ballymote: 1384–1406 [1] Dublin, Royal Irish Academy 24 P 26 Book of Fenagh: 16th century Dublin, Royal Irish Academy 23 Q 6 15th–16th century Composite manuscript, five parts. [1] Dublin, Royal Irish Academy 24 P 25 16th century [1] Dublin, Royal Irish Academy B IV 1 1671–1674 Paper ...
An Leabhar Muimhneach, also known as The Book of Munster, is an Irish genealogical manuscript. An Leabhar Muimhneach is preserved in a number of 18th century manuscripts, the most complete being the work of the scribe Richard Tipper of Dublin , 1716-1717.
An Gúm was founded in 1925 [2] as part of the Department of Education [3] by Ernest Blythe, then Minister for Finance in the Irish Free State.Its purpose was to ensure a supply of textbooks and general books which would be required to implement the policy of reviving the Irish language.
The manuscript can be viewed online at Irish Script on Screen, which is available in English, and in Irish. Leabhar na nGenealach, was reprinted, and published in a five volume edition in Dublin in 2004 as The Great Book of Irish Genealogies .
The Irish Texts Society (Irish: Cumann na Scríbheann nGaedhilge) was founded in 1898 to promote the study of Irish literature. It is a text publication society, issuing annotated editions of texts in Irish with English translations and related commentaries. The organisation was created in London, on 26 April 1898. [1]
He has written early biographies of Charles Stewart Parnell and Lord Randolph Churchill, edited The Oxford History of Ireland (1989), and written Modern Ireland: 1600–1972 (1988) and several books of essays. He collaborated with Fintan Cullen on a National Portrait Gallery exhibition, Conquering England: the Irish in Victorian London. [2]