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You will love this if you enjoy poems that sing, prayers that rest in nature, old tales of heroes and lovers, or the sound and spirit of Ireland across its history.
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Who keeps the voice of a people alive? In The Poem-Book of the Gael, Eleanor Hull gathers Irish verse from many centuries, from an early Psalter of Verses to the songs of ploughmen and spinning girls. You meet a scholar and his cat, a queen at a grave, a hermit in his hut and a mother rocking her child. The book begins at the beginning of the world.
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- 1A whole nation's voice is gathered hereFree
- 2The world begins in a king's praise
- 3Adam and Eve face temptation, exile and mercy
- 4Poets, heroes and fairy lovers fill the old tales
- 5Hermits, saints and prayers find God in nature
- 6Dark days bring laments, exile and fierce love
- 7Love songs and work songs show daily life
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A whole nation's voice is gathered here
Eleanor Hull edits this collection, and her plan is wide. It opens with early religious poems, moves through heroic and fairy songs, then turns to hermits, saints, the dark political years, love songs and work songs. Short notes introduce some poems and their authors or settings.
The sweep is the point. A poem on the making of the universe sits not far from a song to hurry a brown mare along the furrow. A bard's call to arms stands near a charm against sorrow.
For you, this means no single mood. Read the book as a walk through Irish memory, where faith, war, love and humour share the same road.
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What is The Poem-Book of the Gael about?
It is a collection of Irish poems and songs from many centuries. It covers early religious verse, heroic and fairy tales, hermit songs, laments, love songs, lullabies and work songs.
What is the Saltair na Rann?
The Saltair na Rann, or Psalter of the Verses, is an early Irish poem attributed to Oengus the Culdee. It tells of creation, heaven, Adam and Eve and Adam's death.
Which famous poems does the book include?
Among them are St. Patrick's Breastplate, the story of Pangur Bán the cat, the lament of Deirdre, the Dirge on the Death of Art O'Leary, and My Dark Rosaleen.