Like the previous story, and several others before that, this story comes from Seán Mac Giollarnáth’s collection Annála Beaga ó Iorrus Aithneach. Once again, I will include a transcription from the book (sadly long out of print, making it difficult to find a copy; in fact, I only know of Read more…
Sorry for the delay between this post and the previous one; the past few weeks have been hectic. For this one, I return to Seán Mac Giollarnáth’s wonderful Annála Beaga ó Iorrus Aithneach. It’s the third story. I will once again transcribe it and give notes on some of the Read more…
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…