Tag Archives: 18th century

Translating Gaelic: Duncan Ban MacIntyre’s ‘Praise of Ben Doran’ and Alasdair Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair’s ‘Birlinn of Clanranald’

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This week (13/02/2018), the Centre had the pleasure of welcoming our very own Professor Alan Riach. Alan is a professor here at the University of Glasgow within the Scottish Literature department, and the author of a vast number of works, the most recent of which is The Winter Book (Luath Press: Edinburgh, 2017). However, Professor… Continue reading →

‘Irish manuscript auctions in the early nineteenth century: markets, collectors, libraries’

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On 4 March 2014, the Centre welcomed Prof Richard Sharpe (University of Oxford) to discuss ‘Irish manuscript auctions in the early nineteenth century: markets, collectors, libraries’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. At the onset of his research into 19th century Irish manuscript auctions, Prof Sharpe anticipated a declining audience for manuscripts… Continue reading →