An Oidhche Mus Do Sheòl Sinn by Aonghas Pàdraig Caimbeul

1870, Muile) What were the early Gaelic novels? Iain MacCormaig (Muileach):ĭun Àluinn, no an t-Oighre naDhìobarach (1912) ('Dun-Aline, or the Banished Heir') Landlordism (mid-19th c.?)Īn t-OghaMòr, no am Fear-Sgeòil air Uilinn (1913) ('The Big Grandson, or the Teller of Tales on his elbow.') Jacobite intrigue (18th c.) Leabhar naCèilidh: Gaelic readings in prose and verse suitable for public entertainments (1898) Henry Whyte ('Fionn') (rugadh 1852, Eisdeal)Į.g. Who were early writers of modern fiction (short stories) in Gaelic? Iain MacPhaidein (rugadh 1850, Muile) ) What had happened to the Ceilidh house by the last quarter of the 19thC? It was dying, the same stories and tales could now be found in books. What journals did Ruaraidh Erskine of Mar fund? Guth na Bliadhna (1904-25)Īn Sgeulaiche (1909-11 specifically for fiction:Īdventure, foreign travel, romance, detective, sci-fi, etc. Who was Ruaraidh Erskine of Mar (1869 - 1960)? He had political & literary ideals: 'for a self-governing Celtic Scotland' and encouraged a circle of prose writers, and funded journals. International interest in ethnology & scientific collecting ofįolklore and oral tradition. To oral story-telling in Highlands, within wider context of (1860-1862) Edited by Iain Òg Ìle John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885)? Beautifully produced, high quality books - gave high status What was the impact of Popular Tales of the West Highlands 4 vols.

Tales and stories from Gaelic oral tradition. What 2 categories can Gaelic fiction be put into? Dialogues (Còmhraidhean): conversation playletsĭiscussing a wide variety of current issues, published in

An Oidhche Mus Do Sheòl Sinn by Aonghas Pàdraig Caimbeul