{"product_id":"irish-language-collection-131-books-on-dvd","title":"Irish Language Collection 131 Books on DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Irish language (Gaeilge) is one of the oldest written and vernacular tongues in Europe, boasting a rich history that spans over two millennia. Belonging to the Goidelic branch of the Celtic language family, its earliest written remnants appear as Ogham inscriptions carved into stone pillars around the 4th century AD. With the arrival of Christianity, Irish adopted the Latin alphabet, entering a golden age of literature and scholarship where Irish monks preserved both classical texts and native sagas. It remained the dominant language across all social classes in Ireland until the 17th century, when British colonization, the imposition of the Penal Laws, and the systematic suppression of Irish culture began its steady decline. This decline accelerated catastrophically during the Great Famine of the 1840s, which decimated the rural, predominantly Irish-speaking population through starvation and forced emigration. By the late 19th century, the Gaelic Revival sparked a passionate movement to save the language from extinction, laying the groundwork for Irish to be recognized as the first official language of the Irish Free State (now the Republic of Ireland) in 1922. Today, while it faces ongoing challenges as a daily community language, it survives in designated Irish-speaking regions (Gaeltachtaí), is a mandatory subject in Irish schools, and enjoys a modern resurgence through digital media, Gaelscoileanna (Irish-medium schools), and official recognition as a working language of the European Union.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll of the book titles that are included in this DVD are listed as follows:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Concise Irish Grammar - E. Windisch (1882)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA concise Old Irish grammar and reader - J. Pokorny (1914)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA contribution to the phonology of Desi-Irish to serve as an introduction to the metrical system of Munster Poetry - R. Henebry (1898)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Gaelic primer, containing rules for pronouncing the language - J. Munro (1828)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA grammar of Old Irish - F. O'Connell (1912)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA grammar of the Iberno-Celtic, or Irish language - C. Vallancey (1782)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA grammar of the Irish language - H. Mason (1830)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA grammar of the Irish language - J. O'Donovan (1845)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA grammar of the Irish language - P. Joyce (1896)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA grammar of the Irish language for the use of schools - P. Joyce (1878)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA grammar of the modern Irish language - C. Wright (1855)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hand-book of modern Irish Vol. 1 - J. Henry (1905)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hand-book of modern Irish Vol. 2 - J. Henry (1905)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA key to the exercises in Studies in modern Irish - G. O'Nolan (1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA practical grammar of the Irish language - O. Connellan (1844)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA practical grammar of the Irish language - P. O'Brien (1809)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA primer of Irish metrics - with a glossary, and an appendix containing an alphabetical list of the poets of Ireland - K. Meyer (1909)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA primer of the Irish language, with copious reading lessons (1845)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAids to Irish composition - Christian Brothers (1910)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAids to the pronunciation of Irish - Christian Brothers (1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAistiḋe Gaeḋilge le haġaiḋ an aosa óig - Irish lessons for the young  with short vocabularies and copious explanations - P. Dinneen (1908)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn ċéad scéaluiḋe - First story reader - leaḃar léiġṫeoireaċtá le hAġaiḋ scoileana - T. Ó hAodha (1906)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Cheud leabhar Gaedhilge - First Irish book - Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language (1903)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn cónggar - the short cut, Irish simplified - R. O'Daly (1921)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn dara leabhar Gaedhilge - Second Irish book - Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language (1890)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn English-Irish dictionary - intended for the use of students of the Irish language - D. Foley (1855)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn essay on the antiquity of the Irish language - C. Vallancey (1818)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn ġaoṫ aniar - T. Ó Máille (1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn introduction to the Irish language - W. Neilson (1808)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn introduction to the study of the Irish language - W. Hayden (1891)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Irish-English dictionary - J. O'Brien (1832)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Irish-English dictionary - with copious quotations from the most esteemed ancient and modern writers, to elucidate the meaning of obscure words - E. O'Reilly (1864)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Irish-English dictionary, being a thesaurus of words, phrases and idioms of the modern Irish language, with explanations in English - P. Dineen (1904)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Irish-English dictionary, containing upwards of twenty thousand words that never appeared in any former Irish lexicon - E. O'Reilly (1821)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn léiġṫeoir Gaeḋealaċ (1907)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn macléighinn, leabhar chomhráidh - F. Finnbhéil (1906)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn treas leabhar Gaedhilge - Third Irish book - Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language (1889)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAncient Irish litany of the ever Blessed Mother of God, in the original Irish ... with translations in English and Latin (1880)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnecdota from Irish manuscripts Vol. 1 - O. Bergin (1907)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnecdota from Irish manuscripts Vol. 3 - O. Bergin (1907)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuraicept na n-éces - the scholars' primer, being the texts of the Ogham tract from the Book of Ballymote and the Yellow book of Lecan, and the text of the Trefhocul from the Book of Leinster (1917)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeirt Ġaeḋilgeoirí 'na gcoṁnaiḋe 'sa ċaṫair - D. Ó Murchadha (1915)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBruth-fá-thír - P. Ó Domhnalláin (1900)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCáin Adamnáin - an old-Irish treatise on the law of Adamnan - K. Meyer (1905)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCainnt scoile - School talk, an Irish-English conversation book for use in elementary schools and Gaelic League classes - T. Ó hAodha (1906)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCeachta beaga gaedhilge Vol. 2 - N. Borthwick (1911)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCeachta beaga gaedhilge Vol. 3 - N. Borthwick (1911)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCeaċta cainnte gramadaiġe -  the practical grammar of modern Irish - S. O Cathain (1913)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristian Inscriptions In The Irish Language Vol. 1 - G. Petrie (1872)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristian Inscriptions In The Irish Language Vol. 2 - G. Petrie (1872)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCnó coilleaḋ craoḃaiġe, the Irish of the people - M. Sheehan (1908)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCnó coilleadh craobhaighe - The Irish of the people - M. Sheehan (1917)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh - The war of the Gaedhil with the Gaill, the original Irish text, edited, with translation and introduction - J. Todd (1867)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCóir mhúinte na Gaedhilge - Christian Brothers (1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCóir mhúinte na Gaedhilge, teachers' companion to an chéad leabhar agus an dara leabhar - Christian Brothers (1909)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompendium of Irish grammar - E. Windisch (1883)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete course of Irish composition - D. Lynch (1910)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConcise Irish grammar with pieces for reading - E. Windisch (1882)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributions to Irish lexicography Vol. 1 Pt. 1 - K. Meyer (1906)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCúrsaí an lae, cur síos ar gach éinní a bhaineann le saoghal an sgoláire - N. Ní Ghráda (1900)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDánta Aodhagáin Uí Rathaille - The poems of Egan O'Rahilly, to which are added miscellaneous pieces illustrating their subjects and language (1900)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDearg-ruaṫar Ċonaill Ċearnaiġ, sgéal ruḋraiġeaċta - S. Laoide (1907)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEasy lessons, or, Self-instruction in Irish - U. Bourke (1873)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEasy lessons, or, Self-instruction in Irish - U. Bourke (1876)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnglish-Irish phrase dictionary - L. McKenna (1912)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Irish Grammar - Christian Brothers (1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFís Mherlíno, the vision of Merlino, an Irish allegory - R. Macalister (1905)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocalóir gaoidhilge-sax-bhéarla, or An Irish-English dictionary - J. O'Brien (1768)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocloir Gaoidhilge-sacs-Bearla, or, An Irish-English dictionary, intended for the use of students and teachers of Irish - T. Coneys (1849)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFolclóir Gaedhilge agus Béarla - An Irish-English dictionary - P. Dineen (1904)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraiméar na GaeDilge - Christian Brothers (1906)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGramadac ḋá-ṫeangṫaċ, an Ġaeḋilg agus an Béarla ar aġaiḋ a ċéile - T. Connellan (1906)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrammaire du vieil-irlandais - J. Vendryes (1908) (French)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical sketches of the native Irish and their descendants, illustrative of their past and present state with regard to literature, education, and oral instruction - C. Anderson (1830)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to studies in modern Irish, a handbook for teachers and beginners - G. Ó Nualláin (1921)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrish at school, or, Gaeḋilg sa scoil - Ní Cheallacháin Máire (1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrish composition - suitable for middle and senior grades, intermediate, and for university examinations - Christian Brothers (1917)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrish for all  everyday conversation in Irish with imitated pronounciation and English translation, including salutations, simple proverbs, rhymes and witticisms from Gaelic firesides - S. Toibin (1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrish glosses - W. Stokes (1860)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrish made easy - M. O'Brennan (1859)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrish phrase book - illustrating the various meanings and uses of verbs and prepositions - E. Hogan (1897)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrish spelling - O. Bergin (1911)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKey to the study of Gaelic - J. O'Daly (1899)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLane's English-Irish dictionary - T. Lane (1904)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaoidh Oisin air Thir na n-Og - The Lay of Oisin on the land of the young - Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language (1880)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarger English-Irish dictionary. Focloir bearla-gaidhlige - T. O'Neill-Lane (1917)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeaḃar mion-cainte i nGaeḋilg \u0026amp; i mBéarla - An Irish-English conversation book Vol. 1 - J. Ahern (1902)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeaḃar mion-cainte i nGaeḋilg \u0026amp; i mBéarla - An Irish-English conversation book Vol. 2 - J. Ahern (1902)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeabhar breathnach annso sis - the Irish version of the Historia Britonum of Nennius (1848)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLectures on the Irish language movement delivered under the auspices of various branches of the Gaelic League - P. Dinneen (1904)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasgán Músgraiġe, cnuasaċ beag sgéalaiḋeaċta - S. Laoide (1911)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMion-ċaint, an easy Irish phrase book - P. O'Leary (1899)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMion-chaint - Gill's Irish phrase book  a conversational manual for everyday use - B. Crehan (1902)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModern Irish grammar - J. Craig (1900)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOiḋe ċloinne Lir - The fate of the children of Lir - R. O'Duffy (1883)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOidhe chloinne uisnigh - Fate of the children of Uisneach - Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language (1914)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld Irish paradigms and Selections from the old-Irish glosses, with notes and vocabulary - J. Strachan (1909)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutlines of Irish grammar - for the use of schools and Gaelic League classes (1905)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePost-ṡeanċas - i n-a ḃfuil cúigí, dúiṫċí, conntaeṫe, \u0026amp; bailte puist na h-Éireann Vol. 1 - S. Laoide (1905)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePost-ṡeanċas - i n-a ḃfuil cúigí, dúiṫċí, conntaeṫe, \u0026amp; bailte puist na h-Éireann Vol. 2 - S. Laoide (1905)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrós Gaedhealach, trácht in Gaedhilg, maille le n-a aistriughadh i mBéarla, agus foclóir - P. Dinneen (1902)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvincialisms and dialects in modern spoken Irish - J. O'Flynn (1910)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRéalta de'n spéir, leaḃar léiġṫeoreaċta iolsgol agus árdsgol - S. Laoide (1915)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRéilthíní óir Vol. 2 - G. Clune (1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRevised simple lessons in Irish, giving the pronunciation of each word - E. O'Growney (1901)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScéaluiḋe Éireann, with complete vocabulary - S. Ua Ceallaigh (1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple Lessons in Irish Part 1 - E. O Growney (1919)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple Lessons in Irish Part 2 - E. O Growney (1919)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStories from the Táin - J. Strachan (1908)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudies in modern Irish - G. O'Nolan (1919)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeacher's companion to Aids to Irish composition - Christan Brothers (1906)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ancient Irish epic tale, Táin bó Cúalnge, The Cualnge cattle-raid - J. Dunn (1914)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Aryan origin of the Gaelic race and language. The Round Towers, the Brehon law, truth of the Pentateuch - U. Bourke (1876)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe banquet of Dun na n-Gedh and The battle of Magh Rath  an ancient historical tale - J. O'Donovan (1842)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe college Irish grammar - U. Bourke (1856)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe educational pronouncing dictionary of the Irish language - S. Duirinne (1900)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gaelic journal - Irislear na elge (1882)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gaelic journal - Irislear na elge (1884-86)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gaelic journal - Irislear na elge (1887-88)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gaelic journal - Irislear na elge (1889)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gaelic journal - Irislear na elge (1894)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Irish language and Irish intermediate education - Connradh na Gaedhilge (1901)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Irish vindicator both of race and language, an appeal to the Irish race to save the Irish language - P. O'Daly (1911)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Irish-English spelling book. Intended to assist the native Irish in learning English, through the medium of the Irish language - T. Connellan (1825)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe King's letter translated into irish, with a grammatical introduction to the Irish language, and reading lessons - T. Connellan (1825)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe language of the annals of Ulster - T. Ó Máille (1910)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe metrical Dindsenchas Vol. 2 - E. Gwynn (1903)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe old-Latin and old-Irish monuments of verse - T. Fitz-Hugh (1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Táin bó Cúailnge from the Yellow book of Lecan, with variant readings from the Lebor na huidre - J. Strachan (1912)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree Irish glossaries - Cormac's glossary, codex A, O'Davoren's glossary and A glossary to the calendar of Oengus the Culdec (1862)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTóruigheacht Dhiarmuda agus Gráinne = The pursuit of Diarmuid and Grainne - Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language (1880)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintagephilia.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47813224956057,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/9440\/2442\/files\/aidstopronunciat00chririch_0093.jpg?v=1779519618","url":"https:\/\/vintagephilia.com\/products\/irish-language-collection-131-books-on-dvd","provider":"Vintagephilia.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}