Research Guides @ Fordham: Irish Studies: Irish Language

Finding Irish Language Books at Fordham

Unfortunately, our library catalog does not offer Irish (Gaeilge) as an option to search by language. Here are some other options for finding books in Irish or about Irish at the libraries:

Browse by call number

Try browsing the shelves on the 3rd floor of Walsh Library from call number ranges PB1201 to PB1449.

There are some Irish language titles in QuinnX at Lincoln Center, but the majority of titles will be in Walsh Library.

Ask one of the library liaisons for Irish Studies for directions about searching the library catalog by call number range.

Search by Library of Congress Subject Headings

Search the catalog by subject heading to find book in or about Irish:

Irish language

Irish language--Dictionaries--English

Irish language--Grammar

Irish language--Self-instruction

Irish language--Texts

Special Collections

Fordham has a collection of over 600 volumes in Irish and Scottish Gaelic from the library of William Hubert McLees / Uilliam Hubert Mac Giolla Íosa. Some of these titles are in Special Collections and some are in the Circulating collection. Ask a Reference Librarian for tips about searching for this collection the catalog.

Irish Language Periodicals

Comhar
Monthly magazine founded in 1942 covering literature, current affairs, and more. Issues available from 1942 to 2019 via JSTOR.

Online Resources

Ainm.ie -- National Database of Irish Biographies
Based on the Biography series by Diarmuid Breathnach and Máire Ní Mhurchú, this resource offers 1,780 biographies from 1560 to the present day of those connected to the Irish language.

Modern Irish Dictionaries

New English-Irish Dictionary
Open access online dictionary from Foras na Gaeilge containing grammatical information, audio files, and instructional videos.
Dictionary and Language Library
Open access learning center from Foras na Gaeilge containing searchable versions of Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill, 1977), English–Irish Dictionary (de Bhaldraithe, 1959), An Foclóir Beag (Ó Dónaill & Ua Maoileoin, 1991). Also includes grammar and pronunciation databases with audio files for Munster, Connacht, and Ulster dialects.

Fordham holds print copies of many Irish-English dictionaries (Dinneen, O'Reilly, de Bhaildraithe, and more). Check the library catalog for additional options.

Grammar Books

Modern Irish [electronic resource] : A Comprehensive Grammar by Nancy Stenson
Taylor & Francis, 2020.
Easy Learning : Irish Verbs by A. J. Hughes; Collins Dictionaries
Collins, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.
Call number [RH Stacks] PB1261 .H84 2017
Irish Nouns [electronic resource] : A Reference Guide by Andrew Carnie
Oxford University Press, 2008.

Instructional Books for Learning Irish

Colloquial Irish [electronic resource] : The Complete Course for Beginners by Thomas W. Ihde
Routledge, 2008.
Basic Irish [electronic resource] : A Grammar and Workbook by Nancy Stenson
Routledge, 2008.
Learning Irish: An Introductory Self-Tutor by Michael O'Siadhail
Yale University Press, 1995.
[RH Stacks] PB1227.5.E5 O85 1995

Historical Online Irish Resources

Early Irish Glossaries Database
Database of early Irish glossaries including Sanas Cormaic (Cormac’s Glossary), O’Mulconry’s Glossary and Dúil Dromma Cetta (the Collection of Druim Cett), as well as the shorter texts Loman and Irsan. Provided by the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at the University of Cambridge.
Old Irish Online
Online resource for learning Old Irish developed by the Linguistics Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language - eDIL
A digital dictionary of medieval Irish based on the Dictionary of the Irish Language from the Royal Irish Academy drawing on Old and Middle Irish materials between c.700-c.1700.
Léamh: Learn Early Modern Irish
A project at the University of Connecticut offering guided translations of a wide range of texts and genres, a grammar with basic paradigms and descriptive summaries, and a searchable reference glossary.

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