The Love Songs of Connacht
E681908
The Love Songs of Connacht is a seminal collection of traditional Irish folk lyrics and poetry from the Connacht region, compiled and translated by Douglas Hyde to preserve and promote Irish-language culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish-language literature
ⓘ
folk song collection ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ |
| aim |
to collect oral tradition from Connacht
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to make Irish-language songs accessible to English readers ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gaelic revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiler | Douglas Hyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compilerNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| compilerNotableRole | first President of Ireland ⓘ |
| compilerOccupation |
folklorist
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poet ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| contains |
traditional Irish folk lyrics
ⓘ
traditional Irish poetry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | seminal collection of Connacht folk literature ⓘ |
| focusRegion | Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
folk poetry
ⓘ
love songs ⓘ |
| includes | bilingual presentation ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Irish Literary Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfTexts | Irish ⓘ |
| purpose |
preservation of Irish-language culture
ⓘ
promotion of Irish-language culture ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
love
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traditional Irish life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMaterials | traditional and pre-modern Irish era ⓘ |
| translator | Douglas Hyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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