Kuno Meyer: The German Who Gave Ireland Back Its Voice
Kuno Meyer was born in Hamburg, taught German in Liverpool and died in Leipzig, yet few people did more to put early Irish literature back into Irish hands. Here is…
“King and Hermit”—A 10th-century poem translated by Kuno Meyer
What follows is a 10th-century poem describing events set in the seventh century. It records an imagined conversation between King Guaire (Guare) of Connacht and his brother Marvan (Marban), a…
Pangur Bán a 9th C. Old Irish Poem | The Original Irish Version With 5 Translations
Pangur Bán or “White Pangur” is an anonymous poem written in Old Irish around the 9th century by an Irish monk in praise of his white cat named Pangur (bán…