please recommend interesting irish fiction for a beginner

Latest post Thu, Nov 30 2017 3:53 by LauraHuntORI. 2 replies.
  • Thu, Nov 21 2013 14:42

    • toggobogay
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    please recommend interesting irish fiction for a beginner

    i'm trying to learn irish on my own and would like to start reading a simple irish book. are there any recommendations?

    i would prefer text that was originally written in irish rather than something translated from another language. the little prince would be a fall-back option.

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  • Thu, Nov 21 2013 16:51 In reply to

    • Dale D
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    Re: please recommend interesting irish fiction for a beginner

    Well...I can't recommend anything in original Irish suitable for a beginner, although I've seen a number of possibilities.  I just haven't purchased anything!  I do recommend An Prionsa Beag, which I have purchased, and it is a lot of fun to read.  In general it follows the English translation fairly closely, but the Irish idioms are faithfully executed.

    As to other possibilities, might I recommend that you look around on www.leabhar.com as they feature a number of books for different levels of Irish learners.  They also include some comic books!  One that looks intriguing is called An Tóraíocht which is a comic-book retelling of Tóraíocht Diarmad agus Grainne.  I have a published version of the story that a friend gave me when I was in Ireland in the '70s, and it is a challenge to read.  The comic version, based on the panels they show on their website, looks much simplified as a lot of the actions are visualized so you're mostly reading just dialog.  Anyway, when you go to their Siopa/Shop link, they break down all their available offerings into categories, such as Children and Beginners, Teens and Adults, Comics, etc.  I suspect you can probably find something of interest that would be useful.

    Disclaimer:  I am not in any way affiliated with www.leabhar.com or Cló Mhaigh Eo so I cannot vouch for them, and on the other hand I'm not remunerated in any way either.  It does appear to me to be a good resource for getting Irish literature in appropriate levels.

    Dale D

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  • Thu, Nov 30 2017 3:53 In reply to

    • LauraHuntORI
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    Re: please recommend interesting irish fiction for a beginner

    Try Desmond Maguire's Dual Language Pádraic Pearse Short Stories. 

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