{"product_id":"danfhocaipb","title":"O'Rahilly, Thomas F. (ed.): Dánfhocail: Irish Epigrams in Verse","description":"\u003cp\u003eCork University Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Thomas F. O'Rahilly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Aidan Doyle \u0026amp; Ken Ó Donnchú\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: March 12, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrish literature has a long and rich history of wisdom-texts, from the Early Irish\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTecosca Cormaic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(Cormac's instructions) down to the robust modern proverbial tradition.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDánfhocail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e: Irish Epigrams in Verse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings together a vibrant strand of this literary heritage, the poetic epigrams scattered throughout Irish manuscripts of the modern period onwards (1600 - ).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese epigrams contain pithy commentaries and reflections on universal aspects of human life and behaviour, on topics such as love, (mis)fortune, sense, drink and drunkenness, friendship, generosity and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollected and edited by the scholar T.F. O'Rahilly in 1921, the epigrams of\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDánfhocail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ehave been untranslated since their publication. This new edition provides a fresh introduction alongside translations of the epigrams, enabling access to a hidden gem of Irish literature which straddles the threshold of Irish literary and oral cultures over the course of many centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45361796055063,"sku":"9781782050902","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/8121uU0f0DL._SL1500.jpg?v=1785618681","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/danfhocaipb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}