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These selections, with notes and glossary, were first edited by the late Professor Strachan in 1903. In 1908 they were collected and issued in book form by the School of Irish Learning, and for nearly twenty years they have served as a textbook for beginners in Old-Irish.'The Tain' (meaning 'The driving-off cows of Cooley') is a legendary Irish tale set in the first century AD. It tells of a war against Ulster by the Connacht queen Medb and her husband Ailill, who intend to steal the stud bull Donn Cuailnge and are challenged by the Ulster hero Cu Chulainn. Written in the 12th century and set in the pre-Christian first century, the Tain is the central text in the 'Ulster Cycle'.
These stories from the Tain were edited with glossary by the Celtic, Greek and Sanskrit linguist John Strachan, also the author of 'Old Irish Paradigms', the 'Old Irish Workbook' and 'Selections from the Old Irish Glosses'. This third edition of 'Stories from the Tain' was revised by the Irish language scholar Osborn Bergin. It is an essential text-book for beginners in Old-Irish.
ISBN/EAN | 9781874045267 |
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Author | Edited with glossary by John Strachan. Revised by Osborn Begin |
Publisher | Royal Irish Academy |
Publication date | 18 Jul 1999 |
Format | Pocket Paperback |
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Stories from the Táin
Third edition of an essential text-book for beginners in Old-Irish. This edition published in 1944 and reprinted in 1976, 1994 and 1999
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