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Step into an Ireland of woodland hermits, legendary warriors, nature songs and voices mourning the dead.
The Poem-Book of the Gael gathers Irish poetry across many centuries, from early monks and hermits to the singers of later days. Editor Eleanor Hull brings these voices together in English, opening a path into Gaelic literature through prayers, nature songs, heroic tales and laments.
Here, short poems turn toward nature and faith, while other verses tell of kings, warriors and lovers. Finn and his band, the Fianna, belong to this world of legend. Rather than following one plot, you move among voices that give devotion, love and grief their own rhythms.
What you’ll discover
- Nature close at hand Meet monks and hermits whose short, sharp poems turn toward woods, shores and faith.
- The world of heroes Explore verses about warriors, kings and legendary figures, including Finn and the Fianna.
- Voices of love and loss Find lovers and mourners among poems that hold affection and grief close together.
- Words worth speaking aloud Read slowly and listen for the steady, chant-like beat running through many pieces.
- A gentle way into Gaelic Let Hull's gathering introduce Irish poetry through many voices rather than a single story.
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You will love this book if you enjoy poems you can hear, from lullabies to laments, or if you are curious about Irish legend, early faith and ordinary voices.
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- A monk's creation poem builds earth and heaven
- Adam and Eve lose Paradise and find penance
- Legends of heroes give poetry a divine ancestry
- Warriors, hounds and seasons share the same song
- Saints, hermits and lovers write early Christian verse
- Dark days bring lament, rebellion and exile songs
- Everyday prayers and charms protect the home
- Love songs, lullabies and work songs give voice to everyone
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Il libro dei poemi dei Gael
A monk and his cat hunt side by side, and the Old Woman of Beare watches her life ebb out with the tide.
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What happens when a cat and a scholar sit up through the same night, one hunting mice and the other hunting words? An Irish monk wrote that very scene more than a thousand years ago, and it sits in this book beside a queen begging a monk to lift his foot from her husband's grave.
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A monk's creation poem builds earth and heaven
The book opens with the Saltair na Rann, the Psalter of the Verses. Nearly every verse begins with the word King. The poem moves like a chain of praise, each link adding another act of making.
The King shapes the heavens and the earth, day and night. He rounds the world like a fine apple and sets the firmament around it.
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The Poem-Book of the Gael. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-poem-book-of-the-gael.
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What is The Poem-Book of the Gael about?
It is an anthology of Irish Gaelic poetry across more than a thousand years, with religious epics, legend songs, laments, love poems, prayers, lullabies and work songs, arranged in groups so a reader can follow the changing moods of Irish life.
Who was Eleanor Hull?
Eleanor Hull was an Irish scholar and author who edited this collection and wrote on Irish history and Celtic legend. In the book she selects and arranges the poems, and the poets or scholars who gave the English versions are named beneath them.
What is the Saltair na Rann?
It is a long Irish poem that the book places first. Its name means Psalter of the Verses. It retells creation, describes heaven, and tells the story of Adam and Eve, and it is credited to Oengus the Culdee.
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