The Love Songs of Connacht

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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
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
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
traditional Irish life
timePeriodOfMaterials traditional and pre-modern Irish era
translator Douglas Hyde NERFINISHED

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Douglas Hyde notableWork The Love Songs of Connacht