Cànan & CultarThis volume is a collection of proceedings from the third Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig conference held in Edinburgh in July 2004. The book includes papers on Scottish Gaelic history, language, literature, and culture from early Christian times to the present. In addition to Scotland, there is material relating to Ireland, Scandinavia, England, and Canada. Where papers are written in Gaelic, a detailed synopsis in English is included. |
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The total appears to derive from a list which was perhaps also a source of the Comaimserad , but it is unlikely our poet saw the synchronisms themselves as there are a number of differences between that text and what we find in A éolcha ...
The total appears to derive from a list which was perhaps also a source of the Comaimserad , but it is unlikely our poet saw the synchronisms themselves as there are a number of differences between that text and what we find in A éolcha ...
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9 ) , perhaps alluding to the island's Norse pedigree . On the other hand , since Conall Cernach , the convenor of the group of foreign allies in Cath Ruis na Ríg , is ' i crichaib Leódus . . . ac tobuch a chísa ocus a chánad ' ( ' in ...
9 ) , perhaps alluding to the island's Norse pedigree . On the other hand , since Conall Cernach , the convenor of the group of foreign allies in Cath Ruis na Ríg , is ' i crichaib Leódus . . . ac tobuch a chísa ocus a chánad ' ( ' in ...
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This rule distinguishes it from the general pattern of the practice of customs exercising relaxed moral licence at wakes , especially dances . Perhaps the nearest of kin begins the dance because s / he would be the person best able to ...
This rule distinguishes it from the general pattern of the practice of customs exercising relaxed moral licence at wakes , especially dances . Perhaps the nearest of kin begins the dance because s / he would be the person best able to ...
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Contents
Contextualising the Duan Albanach | 11 |
Literary Lochlann | 25 |
Kingship imagery in Classical Gaelic panegyric for Scottish chiefs | 39 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
adjectives agus airson Alba animals appears bhith called century chaidh Chambers Chan eil complex composed concordance cuid cuideachd dance death dhèanamh Domhnaill eadar early English example faic fear formal prose gach Gaelic Gaels Gàidhlig genitive give given gu bheil gu robh Highlands Iain iarainn interesting Ireland Irish kings language leis lines Loch Lochlann material math mentioned modified nach nonconcordance noted noun nuair obair original perhaps phrase poem poetry position possible prepositional present printed reference registers relation robh says Scotland Scottish seems sinn sources speakers stad suggested Table term thaobh thug toirt tradition translation uair uile University variation wake writing
Bibliographic information
| Title | Cànan & Cultar Scottish Gaelic Studies Series |
| Editors | Wilson McLeod, James Earle Fraser, Anja Gunderloch |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Dunedin Academic Press, 2006 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Apr 2008 |
| ISBN | 1903765609, 9781903765609 |
| Length | 294 pages |
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