This the second story in Annála Beaga ó Iorrus Aithneach. Like with the last story, I am going to transcribe it here, and note any dialectal features in it. I will not attempt a translation, however. Ar Dhomhnach Chrum Dubh tugtar turas na Curaiche. ‘Sé an Domhnach deireanach é i Read more…
The story below, which I’ll analyze for dialectal features, comes from Annála Beaga ó Iorrus Aithneach, first published by Seán Mac Giollarnáth in 1941. Mac Giollarnáth was a folklorist from Ballinasloe and was the editor of An Claidheamh Soluis for 7 years. He collected and published several other works of Read more…
This article is the second in the two-part series about fish and other sea-side animals, taken from Séamus Mac con Iomaire’s famous book Cladaigh Chonamara. As in the previous post, the list here pulls from the original print run of the book, and thus uses the older spellings and likely Read more…
This is the first of a two posts about “fish”. I say “fish” as the author also includes worms and other creatures that can be found on and near the sea in his collection, not just fish. These two selections come from Cladaigh Chonamara, the 1937 edition; there is a Read more…