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A series of essays on the history and culture of the Irish language - from the earliest times to the mid-20th century.
Contents ;
The Irish language and the languages of the world - Kenneth H Jackson
Irish as a vernacular before the Norman invasion - David Greene
The changing form of the Irish language - Brian ó Cuiv
Irish literary tradition, Irish oral tradition - Prionsias Mac Caba
Twentieth-century Irish literature - Gearóid S Mac Eoin
Language personality and the nation - Martin Brennan
The decline of the Irish language - Maureen Wall
Irish revival movements Tomás Ó hAilín
The language and political history - Tomás Ó Fiach
The Gaeltacht - Caoimhín Ó Danachair
Irish in the modern world - Brian Ó Cuiv
Also notes on contributors, notes on maps, maps, notes on illustrations, and illustrations. First edition was published by The Stationery Office, Dublin, in 1969, 156 pages + plates in blue paper covers. Text is in English. Ó Cuív was professor of Irish at UCD in the period of compiling this series of essays.
