100 Dan As Fhearr Leinn / 100 Favourite Gaelic Poems

100 Dan As Fhearr Leinn / 100 Favourite Gaelic Poems

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A collection of 100 favourite Gaelic poems and songs - love poems and hymns, sea ditties and war poems, lullabies and elegies - many translated into English for the first time. Selected by Peter Mackay and Jo MacDonald, and including public nominations, these poems give a multi-layered taste of the full richness of Gaelic literature from the Middle Ages to the present day.


Cruinneachadh de 100 dan agus oran Gaidhlig de dh'iomadh seorsa agus o iomadh linn - nam measg bardachd gaoil agus laoidhean, orain mara agus orain cogaidh, talaidhean agus marbhrainn. Air an taghadh le Padraig MacAoidh agus Jo NicDhomhnaill, le molaidhean an t-sluaigh, tha an cruinneachadh seo a' toirt blasad de shar-bheartas litreachas na Gaidhlig.
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Product details

  • Book
  • 233 x 157 x 36mm | 668g
  • Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • English, Scottish Gaelic
  • 1913025659
  • 9781913025656
  • 2,739,625

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A collection of 100 favourite Gaelic poems and songs - love poems and hymns, sea ditties and war poems, lullabies and elegies - many translated into English for the first time. Selected by Peter Mackay and Jo MacDonald, and including public nominations, these poems give a multi-layered taste of the full richness of Gaelic literature from the Middle Ages to the present day.


Cruinneachadh de 100 dan agus oran Gaidhlig de dh'iomadh seorsa agus o iomadh linn - nam measg bardachd gaoil agus laoidhean, orain mara agus orain cogaidh, talaidhean agus marbhrainn. Air an taghadh le Padraig MacAoidh agus Jo NicDhomhnaill, le molaidhean an t-sluaigh, tha an cruinneachadh seo a' toirt blasad de shar-bheartas litreachas na Gaidhlig.
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About Peter Mackay

Peter MacKay has published widely on contemporary poetry, particularly Irish and Scottish poetry. He teaches in the School of English at the University of St Andrews. He is also a co-editor of The Light Blue Book.


Jo MacDonald is a native Gaelic speaker from the island of Lewis. During her career - spent largely with the BBC - she worked mainly in factual and education programming. Jo now works as a freelance researcher, writer, broadcaster and translator.
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