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Now in its fourth edition, this is a compendium of Old Irish grammar with translation exercises. It is a companion volume to 'Old Irish Workbook' and 'Selections from the Old-Irish Glosses'. Osborn Bergin's revised edition features additional sections on the comparisons of adjectives and personal pronouns. With Notes and Vocabulary by John Strachan.

Geoffrey Keating was a 17th century Roman Catholic priest, poet and historian from County Tipperary. Here, selections from his major work, the 'History of Ireland' or 'Foras Feasa ar Eirinn', are presented by the late Irish language scholar Osborn Bergin. The original work, completed in 1634, traces the history of Ireland from the earliest times to the invasion of the Normans in the 12th century, using historical poetry, annals and ecclesiastical records. Bergin presents extracts from the romantic stories with an introduction, notes and vocabulary.

'The Tain' (meaning 'The driving-off cows of Cooley') is a legendary Irish tale set in the first century AD. It tells of a war against Ulster by the Connacht queen Medb and her husband Ailill, who intend to steal the stud bull Donn Cuailnge and are challenged by the Ulster hero Cu Chulainn. Written in the 12th century and set in the pre-Christian first century, the Tain is the central text in the 'Ulster Cycle'. These stories from the Tain were edited with glossary by the Celtic, Greek and Sanskrit linguist John Strachan, also the author of 'Old Irish Paradigms', the 'Old Irish Workbook' and...