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     References


Overviews
Irish and Irish society
Irish and English
Linguistic studies
Early grammars and dictionaries
Grammars and textbooks
Dictionaries
Dialects of Irish
    Southern Irish
    Western Irish
    Northern Irish
Collections
Catalogue websites


   

Overviews


Ahlqvist, Anders 1994. ‘Litriú na Gaeilge’ [The spelling of Irish], in McCone et al. (eds), 23-60.

Ball, Martin J. and James Fife (eds) 1993. The Celtic languages. London: Routledge.

Ball, Martin J. and Nicole Müller (eds) 2010. The Celtic languages. Second edition. London: Routledge.

Baumgarten, Rudolf 1980. Bibliography of Irish linguistics and literature. Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Greene, David 1966. The Irish language. Cork: Mercier.

MacAulay, Donald et al. 1992. The Celtic languages. Cambridge: University Press.

McCone, Kim, Damian McManus, Cathal Ó Háinle, Nicholas Williams and Liam Breatnach (eds) 1994. Stair na Gaeilge. In Ómós de Pádraig Ó Fiannachta [The History of Irish. In Honour of Pádraig Ó Fiannachta]. Maynooth: Department of Irish.

Ó Riagáin, Pádraig 2007. ‘Irish’, in David Britain (ed.) Language in the British Isles. 2nd edition. (Cambridge: University Press), pp. 218-36.

Russell, Paul 1995. An introduction to the Celtic languages. London: Longman.

Russell, Paul 2007. ‘The history of the Celtic languages in the British Isles’, in David Britain (ed.) Language in the British Isles. 2nd edition. (Cambridge: University Press), pp. 185-99.

   

Modern Irish (1600 to the present)


Bammesberger, Alfred 1982-4. A Handbook of Irish. Vol. 1: Essentials of Modern Irish. Vol. 2: An Outline of Modern Irish Grammar.Vol. 3: Twentieth-Century Irish Prose. Heidelberg: Winter Verlag.

Cronin, Michael 2005. An Ghaeilge san Aois Nua / Irish in the New Century. Dublin: Cois Life.

Doyle, Aidan and Edmund Gussmann 1996. A reverse dictionary of Modern Irish. Lublin: Folium Press.

Mac Eoin, Gearóid 1993. ‘Irish’, in Ball and Fife (eds), 101-44.

Ó Dochartaigh, Cathair 1992. ‘The Irish language’, in Macaulay (ed.), pp. 11-99.

Ó Riagáin, Pádraig 2007. ‘Irish’, in: David Britain (ed.) Language of the British Isles. Cambridge: University Press.

Ó Siadhail, Mícheál 1989. Modern Irish. Grammatical structure and dialectal variants Cambridge: University Press.

Williams, Nicholas 1993 ‘Na canúintí a theacht chun solais’ [The coming to light of the dialects], in: McCone et al. (eds), pp. 447-78.

   

Irish and Irish society


Blaney, Roger 1996. Presbyterians and the Irish Language. Belfast: Ulster Historical Foundation (Ultach Trust).

Corkery, Daniel 1954. The Fortunes of the Irish Language. Cork: Mercier Press.

de Brún, Fionntán 2006. Belfast and the Irish language. Dublin: Four Courts Press.

de Fréine, Séamus 1965. The Great Silence. Cork: Mercier.

Crowley, Tony 2000. The Politics of Language in Ireland 1366-1922. A Sourcebook. London: Routledge.

FitzSimon, Betsey and James H. Murphy (eds) 2004. The Irish Revival Reappraised. Dublin: Four Courts Press.

Government of Ireland 1937. Bunreacht na hÉireann. ‘Constitution of Ireland’. Dublin: Oifig an tSoláthair.

Hindley, Reg 1990. The death of the Irish language. A qualified obituary. London: Routledge.

Hogan-Brun, Gabrielle and Stefan Wolff (eds) 2003. Minority Languages in Europe: Frameworks, Status, Prospects. London: Palgrave/Macmillan.

Ihde, Thomas W. (ed.) 1994. The Irish Language in the United States. A Historical, Sociolinguistic, and Applied Linguistic Survey. Westport. Connecticut: Bergin and Garvey.

Kelly-Holmes, Helen (ed.) 2001. Minority Language Broadcasting. Breton and Irish. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

Mac Giolla Chríost, Diarmait 2005. The Irish Language in Ireland. From Goídel to Globalisation. London: Routledge.

Mac Gréil, Micheál 1996 [1977]. Prejudice in Ireland Revisited. Maynooth: National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Department of Social Studies.

Mac Mathúna, Liam, Ciarán Mac Murchaidh and Máirín Nic Eoin (eds) 2000. Teanga, Pobal agus Réigiún: Aisti ar Chultúr na Gaeltachta Inniu. [Language, Community and Region: Articles on the Culture of the Gaeltachtai Today] Dublin: Coisceim.

Mac Mathúna, Séamus 2006. ‘Remarks on standardisation in Irish English, Irish and Welsh’, in: Hildegard Tristram (ed.) Celtic Englishes III (Heidelberg: Winter), pp. 114-29.

Mac Murchaidh, Ciarán (ed.) 2004. ‘Who Needs Irish?’ Reflections on the Importance of the Irish Language in Modern Ireland. Dublin: Veritas Publications.

MacPóilín, Aodán 1997. The Irish language in Northern Ireland. Belfast: Ultach Trust.

McCloskey, James 2001. Guthanna in Éag – an mairfidh an Ghaeilge beo? / Voices Silenced : Has Irish A Future? Baile Átha Cliath : Cois Life.

McCoy, Gordon and Maolcholaim Scott (eds) 2000. Gaelic Identities : Aithne na nGael. Belfast : Institute of Irish Studies, Queen’s University Belfast.

Nic Craith, Mairead (ed.) 1996. Watching One’s Tongue: Issues In Language Planning. Studies in European Regional Cultures. Liverpool: University Press.

Nic Pháidín, Caoilfhionn and Seán Ó Cearnaigh (eds) 2008. A New View of the Irish Language. Dublin: Cois Life.

Ó Catháin, Brian (ed.) 2009. Sochtheangeolaíocht na Gaeilge [The sociolinguistics of Irish], Léachtaí Cholm Cille 39.

Ó Croidheáin, Caoimhghin 2006. Language from below. The Irish language, ideology and power in 20th century Ireland. Dublin: Dublin City University, Centre for Translation and Textual Studies.

Ó Cuív, Brian (ed.) 1969. A view of the Irish language. Dublin: Stationary Office.

Ó hIfearnáin and Máire Ní Neachtain (eds) 2012. An tSochtheangeolaíocht: Feidhm agus Tuairisc [Sociolinguistics: Function and Report]. Dublin: Cois Life.

Ó Huallacháin, Colmán 1994. The Irish and Irish. A sociolinguistic analysis of the relationship between a people and their language. Dublin: Assisi Press.

O’Malley Madec, Mary 2002. From the centre to the edge: The social contours and linguistic outcomes of contact with English in an Irish core community and peripheral community. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Pennsylvania.

Ó Murchú, Helen 1999. An Ghaeilge, le haghaidh roimpi – Irish. Facing the Future. Dublin: European Bureau of Lesser Used Languages.

Ó Murchú, Mairtín 1993. ‘Aspects of the societal status of Modern Irish’, in Ball and Fife (eds), 471-90.

O’Reilly, Camille C. 1999. The Irish language in Northern Ireland: the politics of culture and identity. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan.

Ó Riagáin, Pádraig (ed.) 1988. Language Planning in Ireland, Published as a special issue of International Journal of Sociology of Language, No. 70.

Ó Riagáin, Pádraig 1997. Language Policy and Social Reproduction: Ireland 1893-1993. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Ó Ruairc, Maolmhaodhóg 1999. I dtreo teanga nua. Dublin: Cois Life.

Ó Snodaigh, Pádraig 1995. Hidden Ulster. Protestants and the Irish language. Belfast: Lagan Press.

Ó Súilleabháin (ed.) 1998. Athbheochan na Gaeilge. Cnuasach Aistí [The Revival of Irish. A Collection of Articles]. Dublin: Conradh na Gaeilge.

Ó Torna, Catríona 2005. Cruthú na Gaeltachta 1893-1922. Dublin: Cois Life.

Ó Tuathaigh, Gearóid, Liam Lillis Ó Laoire and Seán Ua Súilleabháin (eds) 2004. Pobal na Gaeltachta. A sceál agus a dhán. [The people of the Irish-speaking area. Their story and their art] Second edition. Indreabhán: Cló Iar-Chonnachta.

Phoenix, Eamon et al. 2005. Feis na nGleann: a century of Gaelic culture in the Antrim Glens. Belfast: Stair Uladh.

Russell, Joy 2002. The Irish language in County Meath: with particular focus on Rath Cairn Gaeltacht. Dundalk: Institute of Technology.

Uí Chollatáin, Regina 2004. An Claidheamh Soluis agus Fáinne an Lae (1899-1932) [The Sword of Light and The Ring of Dawn 1899-1932]. Dublin: Cois Life.

Williams, Colin H. 2007. Linguistic Minorities in Democratic Context. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

   

Linguistic studies


Annuntiata le Muire, Sister and Father Colmán Ó Huallacháin 1966. Bunchúrsa Foghraíochta. Dublin: Stationery Office.

Blankenhorn, Virginia S. 1981 ‘Pitch, quantity and stress in Munster Irish’, Éigse 18: 225-50.

Bloch-Rozmej, Anna 1998. Element interactions in phonology. A study of Connemara Irish. Lublin: University Press.

Borsley, Robert D. and Ian Roberts (eds) 1996. The Syntax of the Celtic Languages. A Comparative Perspective. Cambridge: University Press.

Boyle, Donald (= Ó Baoill, Dónall) 1973. Generative phonology and the study of Irish dialects. PhD thesis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Carnie, Andrew 2008. Irish Nouns. A Reference Guide.. Oxford: University Press.

Carnie, Andrew and Eithne Guilfoyle (eds) 2000. The syntax of verb initial languages. Oxford: University Press.

Carnie, Andrew, Heidi Harley and Sheila Ann Dooley (eds) 2005. Verb First. On the syntax of verb-initial languages. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Cyran, Eugenuisz 1997. Resonance elements in phonology. A study in Munster Irish. Lublin: Folium Press.

Doyle, Aidan 2001. Irish. Languages of the World/Materials, Vol. 201. Munich: Lincom Europa.

Doyle, Aidan 2003. ‘Forainmneacha agus na foirmeacha táite den mbriathar’ [prepositions and the synthetic verbal forms], Ériu 53, 61-90.

Dubach Green, Antony 1996. ‘Stress placement in Munster Irish’, in L.M. Dobrin, K. Singer & L. McNair (eds) CLS32: Papers from the main session. Chicago: Chicago Linguistics Society, 77-91.

Dubach Green, Antony 1997. The prosodic structure of Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx. PhD thesis, Cornell University.

Duffield, Nigel 1995. Particles and Projections in Irish Syntax. Dordrecht: Kluwer.

Genee, Inge 1998. Sentential Complementation in a Functional Grammar of Irish. The Hague: Holland Academic Graphics.

Hickey, Tina 1992. ‘The acquisition of Irish as a first language: what do we know?’, in Ó Baoill (ed.), pp. 1-25.

Kelly, Deirdre Mary 1978. Morphologization in Irish and Southern Paiute. PhD thesis, Austin: University of Texas.

Krauss, Martin 1958. Studies in Gaelic phonology and orthography. PhD thesis: Harvard University.

McCloskey, James 1979. Transformational syntax and model theoretic semantics. Dordrecht: D. Reidel.

Ní Chiosáin, Máire 1991. Topics in the phonology of Irish. PhD thesis: University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Ó Baoill, Dónall (ed.) 1979. Papers in Celtic Phonology. Coleraine: New University of Ulster.

Ó Baoill, Dónall (ed.) 1992. Insealbhú na Gaeilge mar chéad teanga / Acquisition of Irish as a first language. Dublin: Linguistics Institute of Ireland.

Oftedal, Magne 1962. ‘A morphemic evaluation of the Celtic initial mutations’, Lochlann 2: 92-102.

Oftedal, Magne 1986. Lenition in Celtic and in Insular Spanish. The Secondary Voicing of Stops in Gran Canaria. Oslo: University Press.

Owens, Máire 1991. The acquisition of Irish. A case study. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.

Pedersen, Holger 1897. Aspirationen i irsk. [Aspiration in Irish] Copenhagen: Spirgatis.

Stenson, Nancy 1981. Studies in Irish Syntax. Tübingen: Narr.

Wigger, Arndt 1970. Nominalformen im Connemara-Irischen. Hamburg: Lüdke.

   

Early grammars and dictionaries


Creagh, Richard (c.1525-1585) De origine linguae Hibernicae (not available)

Donlevy, Andrew (1694-c.1765) 1742.‘The Elements of the Irish Language’ in: Irish-English Catechism.

Kearney, John 1571. Alphabeticum et Ratio legendi Hibernicum, et Catechismus in eadem Lingua

MacCurtin, Hugh 1972 [1728]. The elements of the Irish language, grammatically explained in English. First printed in Louvain. Menston: The Scolar Press. English Linguistics 1500-1800, Vol. 351.

McCurtin, Hugh (1670-1755) 1732. English-Irish Dictionary. Paris.

Neilson, William 1990 [1808] An Introduction to the Irish Language. Iontaobhas Ultach/ Ultach Trust, Belfast.

Ó Cléirigh, Micheál (1575-1645) 1643. Foclóir [Irish dictionary]. Louvain.

O’Donovan, John 1845. A grammar of the Irish language. Dublin: Hodges and Smith.

Ó hEodhasa, Giolla Brighde [O’Hussey] (c.1575-1614) Rudimenta Grammaticae Hibernicae. Louvain.

O’Molloy, Francis 1677. Grammatica Latino-Hibernica, nunc compendiata. Louvain.

Vallancey, Charles 1773. Grammar of the Iberno-Celtic, or Irish Language. Enlarged edition 1782.

   

Grammars and textbooks


Christian Brothers 1960. Graiméar Gaeilge na mBráithre Críostaí. [The Christian Brothers’ Irish grammar] Dublin: Gill and Son.

Christian Brothers 1977. New Irish grammar. Dublin: Fallons.

Government of Ireland 1958. Gramadach na Gaeilge agus litriú na Gaeilge. An Caighdeán Oifigiúil. [Grammar of Irish and spelling of Irish. The official standard] Dublin: Oifig an tSoláthair.

Ihde, Thomas et al. 2007. Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners. London: Routledge.

Ní Mhaonaigh, Siuán and Antain MacLochlainn 2008. Speaking Irish. New York: McGraw Hill.

Ó Sé, Diarmuid and Joseph Sheils 2001. Teach yourself Irish. London: Hodder and Stoughton.

Ó Siadhail, Mícheál 1980. Learning Irish. Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Stenson, Nancy 2008. Basic Irish: A grammar and workbook. London: Routledge.

   

Dictionaries and vocabulary aids


de Bhaldraithe, Tomás 1957. English-Irish Dictionary. Dublin: Oifig an tSoláthair.

Dinneen, Patrick S. 1927 [1924] Irish - English Dictionary. Dublin: The Educational Company of Ireland.

Ó Ruairc, Maolmhaodhóg 1996. Díolaim d’Abairtí Dúchasacha. [An anthology of native sayings] Dublin: An Gúm.

Mac Amhlaigh, Liam 2008. Foclóirí agus foclóiríthe na Gaeilge. [Dictionaries and the lexicographers of Irish] Dublin: Cois Life.

Mac Mathúna, Séamus and Ailbhe Ó Corráin 1997. Collins Pocket Irish Dictionary. London: HarperCollins Publishers.

Ó Cróinín, Breandán 2000. Oxford Pocket Irish Dictionary. Oxford: University Press.

Ó Doibhlin, Breandán 2008. Gaoth an Fhocail. Foclóir analógach. [The suggestion of the word. An analogical dictionary]. Second edition. Dublin: Coiscéim and Sáirséal Ó Marcaigh.

Ó Dónaill, Niall 1977. Foclóir Gaeilge - Béarla. [Irish-English dictionary] Dublin: Oifig an tSoláthair.

Ó Máille, Tomás 2002 [1936] An Béal Beo. [Living speech] New edition by Ruairí Ó hUiginn. Dublin: Foras na Gaeilge.

   

Dialects of Irish


Hickey, Raymond 2011. The Dialects of Irish. Study of a Changing Landscape. Includes DVD. Berlin: de Gruyter Mouton.

Ó Baoill, Dónall 1986. Lárchanúint don Ghaeilge. [A common pronunciation for Irish] Dublin: Linguistics Institute.

Ó Baoill, Dónall (ed.) 1990. Úsáid agus forbairt na lárchanúna. [Use and development of the common pronunciation] Dublin: Linguistics Institute.

Ó Háinle, Cathal 1994. ‘Ó chaint na ndaoine go dtí an Caighdeán Oifigiúil’ [From the vernacular to the official standard], in McCone et al. (eds), 745-93.

Ó Murchú, Mairtín 1969. ‘Common core and underlying representations’, Ériu 21, 42-75.

O’Rahilly, Thomas F. 1932. Irish Dialects Past and Present. Dublin: Browne & Nolan.

Ó Siadhail, Mícheál and Arndt Wigger 1975. Córas fuaimeanna na Gaeilge. [The sound pattern of Irish] Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Wagner, Heinrich 1958-64. Linguistic atlas and survey of Irish dialects. 4 Vols. Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

   

Southern Irish


Ó Cuív, Brian 1951. Irish Dialects and Irish-Speaking Districts. Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Ua Súilleabháin, Seán 1994. ‘Gaeilge na Mumhan’ [The Irish of Munster], in McCone et al. (eds), 479-538.

Déise Irish, Ring (South Co. Waterford)

Breatnach, Risteard B. 1947. The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford. Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Henebry, Richard 1898. A contribution to the phonology of Déise-Irish. PhD thesis: University of Greifswald.

Sheehan, M. 1944. Sean-chaint na nDéise. [The old dialect of the Deise (Co. Waterford)] 2nd edition. Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Kilkenny

Breatnach, Risteard A. 1992. ‘Iarsmaí de Ghaeilig Chontae Chill Choinnigh’, [Remnants of the Irish of Co. Kilkenny] Éigse 26: 21-42.

Quin, C. 1965. ‘A specimen of Kilkenny Irish’, Éigse 11, 107-11.

North-west Waterford, south Tipperary, east Cork

Nyhan, Julianne 2006. ‘Findfhocla an Chomaraigh: Cnuasach Riobaird Bheldon’ [Fair words of the Comeragh Mountains: The collection by Robert Beldon], Linn Bhuí na nDéise 10: 97-111.

Nyhan, Julianne 2007 ‘Foclóir an Duinnínigh: Cnuasaigh na nDéise agus Oirthear Chorcaí’ [The O’Dineen dictionary: collections from the Decies and east Cork], An Linn Bhuí: Iris Ghaeltacht na nDéise11: 144-152.

Nyhan, Julianne 2007. ‘Dúil d’fhocail ó Thiobraid Árann’ [Elements of words from Tipperary], Tipperary Historical Journal, 142-44.

Muskerry (West Co. Cork)

Ó Cuív, Brian 1944. The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork. Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Ua Súilleabháin, Seán 1988. ‘Deilbhíocht bhriathra an tarna réimniú i nGaeilge Iarthar Mhúscraí’ [The morphology of second conjugation verbs in the Irish of West Muskerry], Celtica 20, 145-66.

Cape Clear (South-West Co. Cork)

Ó Buachalla, Brendán 1962. ‘Phonetic texts from Oileán Cléire [Cape Clear Island]’, Lochlann 2, 103-21.

Ó Buachalla, Brendán 2003. An teanga bheo: Gaeilge Chléire. [The Living Language: The Irish of Clear Island] Dublin: Linguistics Institute of Ireland.

Corca Dhuibhne (Dingle Peninsula) (North-West Co. Kerry)

Ó Sé, Diarmuid 1995. An Teanga Bheo. Gaeilge Corca Dhuibhne. [The Living Language. The Irish of Corkaguiny (Dingle Peninsula)] Dublin: Linguistics Institute.

Ó Sé, Diarmuid 2000. Gaeilge Corca Dhuibhne. [The Irish of Corkaguiny (Dingle Peninsula)] Dublin: Linguistics Institute.

Sjoestedt-Jonval, Marie-Louise 1931. Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

Sjoestedt-Jonval, Marie-Louise 1938. Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry. Paris: Champion.

Uíbh Ráthach (Iveragh Peninsula) (Central-West Co. Kerry)

Nic Pháidín, Caoilfhionn 1996. Cnuasach Focal ó Uíbh Ráthach. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy.

Limerick

Ua Súilleabháin, Seán 1997. ‘Cnuasach focal ó Luimneach’ [a collection of words from Limerick], in Anders Ahlqvist and Vera Capková (eds), Dán do oide: essays in memory of Conn R. Ó Cléirigh, 1927-1995. Dublin: Department of Linguistics, pp. 515-43.

   

Western Irish


Blankenhorn, Virginia S. 1979 ‘Intonation in Connemara Irish’, in Ó Baoill (ed.), pp. 1-26.

de Bhaldraithe, Tomás 1985. Foirisiún Focal as Gaillimh. [A collection ‘portion’ of words from Galway] Dublin: Royal Irish Academy.

Uí Bhraonáin, Donla (ed.) 2008. Seanfhocla Chonnacht. Dublin: Cois Life.

Ó hUiginn, Ruairí 1994. ‘Gaeilge Chonnacht’ [The Irish of Connaught], in McCone et al. (eds), 539-609.

Wigger, Arndt 1996. Caint Chonamara, iml. I: Ros Muc. Téacs agus Foclóir. Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Wigger, Arndt 2000. Caint Chonamara: Bailiúchán Hartmann. [The speech of Connemara. The Hartmann collection] CD produced by the author.

Cois Fhairrge (Mid-West Co. Galway)

de Bhaldraithe, Tomás 1945. The Irish of Chois Fhairrge, Co. Galway. Dublin: Institue for Advanced Studies.

de Bhaldraithe, Tomás 1953. Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge. An deilbhíocht. [The Irish of Cois Fhairrge. The morphology] Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Hartmann, Hans 1974. ‘Distribution und Funktion der Expanded Form in einigen Dialekten von Co. Galway’ [Distribution and function of the expanded form in some dialects of Co. Galway], Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie 33: 140-284.

Ros Muc (West Co. Galway)

Ó Máille, Tomás S. 1974. Liosta focal as Ros Muc. Dublin.

Wigger, Arndt 2004.Caint Ros Muc. Imleabhar 1: Téacs; Imleabhar 2: Foclóir. [The speech of Ros Muc (Co. Galway). Volume 1: Texts, Volume 2: Dictionary] Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Iorras Aithneach (West Co. Galway)

Ó Curnáin, Brian 2007. The Irish of Iorras Aithneach, County Galway. 4 vols. Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Ó Murchú, Séamas 1989. Réimniú an Bhriathair i nGaeilge Charna [The Conjugation of the Verb in the Irish of Carna]. Unpublished PhD. dissertation, National University of Ireland, Dublin.

Sraith Salach (North Co. Galway)

Nilsen, Kenneth 1975. The phonology and morphology of Bun a’Cruc, Sraith Salach, Co. Galway. PhD thesis: Harvard University.

An Lionán (North Co. Galway)

de Búrca, Seán 1966. ‘The Irish of Leenane’, Celtica 7, 128-34.

Inis Meáin (middle Aran Island, Galway Bay)

Hickey, Raymond 1982. ‘The phonology of English loan-words in Inis Meáin Irish’, Ériu 33: 137-56.

Hughes, John P. 1952. A phonemic description of the Aran dialect of Modern Irish with a detailed consideration of problems of palatalization. PhD thesis, New York: Columbia University.

Finck, Franz N. 1899. Die araner mundart. Ein beitrag zur erforschung des westirischen, 2 Bde. Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung.

Ó Catháin, Brian 2001. ‘Die araner mundart (1899) agus canúintí Oileáin Árann’ [The Aran dialect (1899) and the dialects of the Aran Islands], in Ó Catháin and Ó hUiginn (eds), 240-59.

Ó Siadhail, Mícheál 1978. Téarmaí Tógála agus Tís as Inis Meáin. [Building and housekeeping terms from Inishmaan] Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Inis Oírr (eastern Aran Island, Galway Bay)

Ó Catháin, Brian 1993. ‘Drei Neuerungen im Irischen von Inis Oírr, Co. Galway’, in Martin Rockel and Stefan Zimmer (eds) Akten des ersten Symposiums deutschsprachiger Keltologen. (Tübingen: Niemeyer), 199-207.

Tourmakeady (South Co. Mayo)

de Búrca, Seán 1958. The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo. Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Erris (North-West Co. Mayo)

Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn 1968. The Irish of Erris, Co.Mayo. Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Achill (West Co. Mayo)

Stockman, Gerald 1974. The Irish of Achill. Belfast: Institute of Irish Studies.

East Co. Mayo

Dillon, Myles 1973. ‘Vestiges of the Irish dialect of East Mayo’, Celtica 10: 15-21.

Lavin, Thomas J. 1956. The Irish of East Mayo: a phonetic study. Unpublished PhD thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.

Ó Catháin, Brian forthcoming. The Irish of East Mayo. Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Co. Clare

Holmer, Nils 1962-5. The dialects of Co. Clare. 2 vols. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy.

Rathcairn (a transported variety of western Irish in Co Meath, Leinster)

Stenson, Nancy and Pádraig Ó Ciardha 1986. ‘The Irish of Ráth Cairn – A supplement to Linguistic atlas and survey of Irish dialects (Part 1)’. Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie 41: 66-115.

   

Northern Irish


Hughes, Art J. 1994. ‘Gaeilge Uladh’ [The Irish of Ulster], in McCone et al. (eds), 611-60.

Hughes, Art J. 1994 ‘Stair na Gaeilge: aguisíní agus ceartúcháin don chaibidil ar Ghaeilge Chúige Uladh’ [The History of Irish: amendments and corrections to the chapter on the Irish of Ulster], Seanchas Ard Mhacha 16, 1: 125-132.

Ó Baoill, Dónall 1996. ‘Gaeilge Uladh’ [The Irish of Ulster]. An Teanga Bheo. Dublin: Linguistics Institute of Ireland.

Ó Dochartaigh, Cathair 1987. Dialects of Ulster Irish. Belfast: Institute of Irish Studies.

Ó hEochaidh, Seán 1966 Sean-Chainnt Theilinn. [The old dialect of Teelin] Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Ó Searcaigh, Séamus 1925. Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt. [The pronunciation of northern Irish] Belfast.

Ó Searcaigh, Séamus 1939. Coimhréir Ghaedhilg an Tuaiscirt. [The syntax of northern Irish] Dublin: Stationary Office.

Teileann (South West Co. Donegal)

Uí Bheirn, Úna M. 1989. Cnuasach focal as Teileann. [A collection of word from Teilean (Co. Donegal)] Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Wagner, Heinrich 1979 [1959]. Gaeilge Theilinn. [The Irish of Teelin] 2nd edition. Dublin: Institute for Advanced Studies.

Glenties (Central South Co. Donegal)

Quiggin, E. C. 1906. A dialect of Donegal being the speech of Meenawannia in the parish of Glenties. Cambridge: University Press.

Torr (Gweedore, Co. Donegal)

McKenna, Malachy 2001.‘Palatalization and labials in the Irish of Torr, Co. Donegal’, in Ó Catháin and Ó hUiginn (eds), 146-60.

Sommerfelt, Alf 1922. The dialect of Torr, Co. Donegal. Christiania: Dybwad.

Sommerfelt, Alf 1952. ‘The structure of the consonant system of the Gaelic of Torr’, Ériu 16, 205-11.

Tory Island (North West Co. Donegal)

Hamilton, Noel 1974. A phonetic study of the Irish of Tory Island. Belfast: Institute for Irish Studies.

Ros Goill (North Co. Donegal)

Lucas, Leslie 1979. Grammar of Ros Goill Irish. Belfast: Institute of Irish Studies.

Lucas, Leslie 1986. Cnuasach Focal as Ros Goill. [A collection of words from Ros Goill] Dublin: Royal Irish Academy.

Inishowen and Fanad (North Co. Donegal)

Evans, Emyrst. 1969. ‘The dialect of Urris, Inishowen, Co. Donegal’, Lochlann 4, 1-130.

Evans, Emyrst 1972. ‘A vocabulary of the dialects of Fanad and Glenvar, Co. Donegal’, Zeitschrift für englische Philologie 32, 167-265.

Tyrone

Stockman, Gerald and Heinrich Wagner 1965. ‘Contributions to a study of Tyrone Irish’, Lochlann 3: 43-236.

Antrim

Holmer, Nils 1940. On some relics of the Irish dialect spoken in the glens of Antrim. Uppsala.

Holmer, Nils 1942. ‘Irish language in Rathlin Island’. Royal Irish Academy. Todd lecture series 18.

South Armagh

Sommerfelt, Alf 1929 ‘South Armagh Irish’, Norsk Tidskrift for Sprogvidenskap 2, 107-91.

   


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