A Dictionary of Anglo-Irish: Words and Phrases from Gaelic in the English of Ireland

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This important work is the result of a number of years of painstaking research into the 'hidden life' of English as spoken by the Irish. It fills a long-felt void in the study of both Irish and English, by providing the first extensive compilation of Hiberno-English words, their meanings and etymologies.

The legendary eloquence of the Irish is here shown to be the product of not one, but two languages. This applies equally to the spoken word as to the great landmarks of ...

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Overview

This important work is the result of a number of years of painstaking research into the 'hidden life' of English as spoken by the Irish. It fills a long-felt void in the study of both Irish and English, by providing the first extensive compilation of Hiberno-English words, their meanings and etymologies.

The legendary eloquence of the Irish is here shown to be the product of not one, but two languages. This applies equally to the spoken word as to the great landmarks of Anglo-Irish literary achievement. Dr Diarmaid O Muirithe has collected, from written and (predominantly) oral sources, the most comprehensive evidence to date of the influence of Gaelic on modern spoken English in Ireland.

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Republican News
The gems assembled here in the twilight world of 'Anglo-Irish' speech are worth acquiring and admiring.
Booknews
In Limerick for example a failb'o is a big, fat, idle person; Oiche Shamhna is Halloween in Kilkenny; and in several places uisce faoi thalamh literally meaning water underground, refers to a conspiracy. The terms and their meaning are taken from contemporary published and oral sources. An index is included. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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  • ISBN-13: 9781851821976
  • Publisher: Four Courts Press
  • Publication date: 1/1/1996
  • Pages: 240

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