An t'Iliad. Air chogadh na Tróighe. ro chan Homear [Homer's The Iliad, Greek text with Irish translation ; Books I-VIII] Ais-dri ghthe o Ghreagh-bhearla go ran gaoidhilge, le Sea ghan, Ard-easbog Tu ama. Che ad leabhar.

Homer ; John MacHale Archbishop of Tuam (translator)

Published by A m-baile Atha-cliath /John Cumming 1844[-71], 1844

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478 pages; Contents clean and secure in original green cloth binding with gilt lettering at spine and decorative blindstamping to boards, cloth worn at spine ends and corners, cloth split 2" at top of rear hinge. Former owners' name on ffep "P. Casey" and "P. Dobyn" ; scattered foxing. The translator John MacHale, Archbishop of Tuam produced this Irish translation of Homer's Iliad over the course of twenty-five years. Book I he completed in 1844; Book II in 1845 (p. 65); Book III in 1851(p. 144); Book IV in 1857 (p. 192); Book V in 1860 (p. 240); Book VI in 1860 (p. 325); Book VII in 1869 (p. 381) and Book VIII in 1871(p. 428). Title page in Irish. Preface and notes in English. Greek text and Irish translation on facing pages. OCLC 559666128 John MacHale (1789 1881) was the Irish Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam and an Irish nationalist. He worked tirelessly to secure Catholic Emancipation, legislative independence, and justice for tenants and the poor. MacHale ardently supported the repeal of the Union, as advocated by Daniel O'Connell. He "was for a thorough and universal organisation of Irishmen in a movement for obtaining by legal and peaceful agitation the restoration of Ireland's legislative independence." He preached regularly to his flock in Irish and almost alone among the Bishops he advocated the use of Irish by the Catholic clergy. .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An t'Iliad. Air chogadh na Tróighe. ro chan Homear [Homer's The Iliad, Greek text with Irish translation ; Books I-VIII] Ais-dri ghthe o Ghreagh-bhearla go ran gaoidhilge, le Sea ghan, Ard-easbog Tu ama. Che ad leabhar.
• Publisher: A m-baile Atha-cliath /John Cumming 1844[-71]
• Publication Date: 1844
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
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