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Amhráin agus Dánta Raiftearaí
"Titeann file ó neah sa saol, corruair, mar chloch in uisce. Sciobtar uainn an file ag an mBás, ach maireann an ghluaiseacht a thóg sé agus tógann a chuid dánta tonn bheag shéimh shíochánta ar uisce an tsaoil."
Dúghlas de Híde, ag trácht ar Raiftearaí, 1903
A completely revised new edition of Douglas Hyde's classic collection of the poems and songs of Raftery,
known to generations of Irish-schoolgoers from the poem 'Mise Raifteirí an File'.
The book is full of background anecdotes and ideas, written in Hyde's accessible, entertaining style.
A best-seller in its day, this new volume is an attractive gift book for lovers of poetry and the Irish language.
Includes an introductory essay that puts Hyde's work in context.
Nollaig Ó Muraíle is Emeritus Professor of Irish at NUIG Galway and a prolific writer in the area of Irish Studies,
Poetry, folklore and placename.
Dúghlas de Híde, ag trácht ar Raiftearaí, 1903
A completely revised new edition of Douglas Hyde's classic collection of the poems and songs of Raftery,
known to generations of Irish-schoolgoers from the poem 'Mise Raifteirí an File'.
The book is full of background anecdotes and ideas, written in Hyde's accessible, entertaining style.
A best-seller in its day, this new volume is an attractive gift book for lovers of poetry and the Irish language.
Includes an introductory essay that puts Hyde's work in context.
Nollaig Ó Muraíle is Emeritus Professor of Irish at NUIG Galway and a prolific writer in the area of Irish Studies,
Poetry, folklore and placename.
403 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2018
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