Sources of Early Irish Literature

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Provide an elementary assessment of the position of Irish within the wider linguistic family of Celtic read and describe the Ogam alphabet. Recognize and describe the basic features of Old Irish syllabic metrics. Read and describe a basic type of the Irish alphabet clo Gaelach identify different types of dating criteria and apply them to dating a given manuscript (Irish or otherwise). Place Old Irish accurately in a wider continuum of development and transmission of the Irish language. Provide an elementary assessment of the position of Irish within the wider linguistic family of Celtic.