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…
I’ve decided this week to continue with another story from Éamonn a’ Búrc, about whom more info can be found in the previous post. It’s also collected by Liam Mac Coisdealbha, who transcribes fairly dialectaly, buíochas le Dia. The link to the original story can be found here. Notes in Read more…
Unlike the previous two stories, which were taken from Seán Mac Giollarnáth’s wonderful Annála Beaga ó Iorrus Aithneach, this one comes from one of Liam Mac Coisdealbha’s notebooks in the Main Manuscript Collection of the Folklore Department at UCD. These are the transcribed manuscripts collected by the IFC in 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…