The Secret Languages of Ireland

The Secret Languages of Ireland PDF

Author: R. A. Stewart Macalister

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-01-02

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1107671507

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Originally published in 1937, this highly influential book examines the 'secret' languages of Ireland, particularly the Shelta tongue spoken by Irish Travellers, and the various written and spoken forms of Ogham. An appendix at the back allows for the translation of certain English words into a variety of languages, such as Bog-Latin and Bēarlagair na Sāer. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Ireland and the historical languages of its people.

How the Irish Invented Slang

How the Irish Invented Slang PDF

Author: Daniel Cassidy

Publisher: AK Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781904859604

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Cassidy presents a history of the Irish influence on American slang in a colourful romp through the slums, the gangs of New York and the elaborate scams of grifters and con men, their secret language owing much to the Irish Gaelic imported with many thousands of immigrants. With chapters on How the Irish Invented Poker and How the Irish Invented Jazz, Cassidy stakes a claim for the Irishness of American English. Includes a preface by Peter Quinn and an Irish - American Vernacular Dictionary.

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