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Read more about the article The White Cat and the Monk – Pangur Bán, a 9th C. Old Irish Poem

The White Cat and the Monk – Pangur Bán, a 9th C. Old Irish Poem

  • Post author:Brehon Academy
  • Post published: 25 April 2021
  • Post category:General History/Manuscripts/Poetry/The Language
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Background Pangur Bán or “White Pangur” is an anonymous poem written in Old Irish around the 9th century originating, it is presumed, from the Abbey of Reichenau; a Benedictine Monastery…

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Read more about the article Míse Éire – I Am Ireland: A Poem by Padráig Pearse 1912

Míse Éire – I Am Ireland: A Poem by Padráig Pearse 1912

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  • Post published: 9 December 2015
  • Post category:General History/The Language/Video
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Mise Éire: Sine mé ná an Chailleach Bhéarra Mór mo ghlóir: Mé a rug Cú Chulainn cróga. Mór mo náir: Mo chlann féin a dhíol a máthair. Mór mo phian:…

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Read more about the article Video: How the Irish Got their Language (and their Freckles…)

Video: How the Irish Got their Language (and their Freckles…)

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  • Post published: 7 July 2014
  • Post category:The Language/The Myths/Video
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Listen to a mythological account of how the Irish got their language, and their freckles, as spoken in fluent Irish (with English subtitles) by YouTube user Feardia and read the humorous transcript…

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