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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 2005- » 2006 (March-April) » Archive through March 14, 2006 » Novels with pre-standard spelling « Previous Next »

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Max
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Post Number: 383
Registered: 05-2005
Posted on Monday, March 06, 2006 - 05:24 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

I'm looking for (good) novels written in pre-standard spelling (that I could possibly order via litriocht.com).

Any suggestion?

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Dennis
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Username: Dennis

Post Number: 1080
Registered: 02-2005


Posted on Monday, March 06, 2006 - 11:44 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Is dóigh liom go bhfuil neart leabhar athláimhe ag litriocht.com agus ag kennys.ie araon. Más féidir leat seanchóip den úrscéal Deoraíocht le Pádraig Ó Conaire (1882-1928) a fháil, beidh tú "i mála an tsnátha ghil", .i. beidh leat! Is úrscéal maith ann féin é, léitear fós é, agus feilfidh sé duitse toisc go raibh Gaeilge Chonamara ag an údar. Bheadh sé éasca cóip de a fháil i litriú an lae inniu. Séard atá uait, áfach, ná cóip leis an teideal Deoraidheacht. Seo rud éigin duit a fuair mé anois díreach via Google:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8389696929&category=377&fkxs= 1

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Max
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Post Number: 386
Registered: 05-2005
Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 04:26 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Go raibh maith agat, a Dennis.

I never though novels in pre-standard spelling would be so hard to get via the internet...
Any other suggestions?

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Sgm
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Post Number: 29
Registered: 02-2006


Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 04:45 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Isn't An t-Oileánach by Tomás Ó Criomhthain and the one from Peig Sayers (I don't remember the title...) in pre-standard spelling?
The former is available from litríocht.

Le meas,
Stefan

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Dennis
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Username: Dennis

Post Number: 1090
Registered: 02-2005


Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 02:52 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Feicim go bhfuil cóip athláimhe de Íosagán agus Scéalta Eile ag litriocht.com faoi láthair. Is leabhar clasaiceach é leis an bPiarsach, agus déarfainn ón gclúdach gur seanchóip atá acu, ar €10. Tig leat scríobh chuig Caitlín chun níos mó eolais a fháil: <>.

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Liz
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Post Number: 71
Registered: 07-2005


Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 06:02 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Try an ebay search for John Lenihan's used books. He frequently has old Irish language novels for sale at reasonable prices. He uses the name 'athol98' with the 'l' being the letter 'l' rather than a number. He is very fast and reliable. Lives in Athenry. He tells you in the listing whether the book is in standard Irish or in old spelling. When he says "with two accents" he must be counting the fada and the dot above the lenited consonants. John doesn't read and write a lot of Irish.

Here's a link to his current offerings. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZathol98

I see a copy of Deoraíocht near the bottom of the list today. And I just noticed Dennis already put a link to it in his post above.

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Cionaodh
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Post Number: 178
Registered: 05-2005


Posted on Wednesday, March 08, 2006 - 08:02 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

I would suggest not getting too hung up on Litríocht for pre-Caighdeán books -- a better source would be http://www.abebooks.com, a worldwide association of used book sellers.

When you search ABEbooks, remember that many sellers don't know what the dot is for, and so will omit it from the spelling of titles, names, etc. And most won't bother with fadas, either.

I echo Liz's recommendation of John Lenihan, but use ABEbooks to check how much of a bargain you're getting with John. His auctions are very popular, and can get a bit pricey. His descriptions make good reading, whether you're bidding or not. He really does his homework!

http://www.gaeilge.org

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