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The derived handfasting as for a ceremony of engagement or betrothal, is recorded in Early Modern English. The term was presumably loaned into English from Old Norse handfesta "to strike a bargain by joining hands"; there are also comparanda from the Ingvaeonic languages: Old Frisian hondfestinge and Middle Low German hantvestinge.
The caoineadh has been described as the greatest poem written in either Ireland or Britain during the eighteenth century. [1] Eibhlín composed it on the subject of the death of her husband Art on 4 May 1773. It concerns the murder at Carraig an Ime, County Cork, of Art, at the hands of the Irish MP Abraham Morris, and the aftermath
Lughnasadh, Lughnasa or Lúnasa (/ ˈ l uː n ə s ə / LOO-nə-sə, Irish: [ˈl̪ˠuːnˠəsˠə]) is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of the harvest season. Historically, it was widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. Traditionally, it is held on 1 August, or about halfway between the summer solstice and ...
The name of the poet is unknown, [12] but the poem dates from the early 14th century. [7] Opinions differ as to the dialect of the poem, and hence the place where it might be presumed to have been written. It has been identified as an Irish English poem, [2] [13] or again as the work of a poet in England writing in southern English dialect. [14 ...
Irish bards formed a professional hereditary caste of highly trained, learned poets. The bards were steeped in the history and traditions of clan and country, as well as in the technical requirements of a verse technique that was syllabic and used assonance, half rhyme and alliteration known as Dán Díreach.
140 best Irish blessings for St. Patrick's Day. It's normal to hear various "season's greetings" around the holidays, and different types of "best wishes" and congratulatory statements when ...
These continued to be used until the collapse of the traditional Gaelic hierarchy in the 17th century. [2] Once composed, the poem would be recited in the patron’s presence by a reacaire or professional reciter, accompanied by the harp. The poems so written were collected in “books” of manuscripts, with each notable family having its own ...
Anna Margaret Ross (née McKittrick; 8 December 1860 – 2 February 1939), known by her pen-name Amanda McKittrick Ros, was an Irish writer. [1] She published her first novel Irene Iddesleigh at her own expense in 1897, but it was reprinted by Nonesuch Press in 1926 and sold out immediately. She wrote poetry and a number of novels.