The Secret Languages of Ireland
Book Details
Author(s)
R. A. Stewart Macalister
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN / ASIN
1107671507
ISBN-13
9781107671508
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Sales Rank
#1,585,252
Category
Foreign Language Study
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
Originally published in 1937, this highly influential book examines the 'secret' languages of Ireland, particularly the Shelta tongue spoken by Irish Travellers, and the various written and spoken forms of Ogham. An appendix at the back allows for the translation of certain English words into a variety of languages, such as Bog-Latin and BÄ“arlagair na SÄer. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Ireland and the historical languages of its people.
