Pairliament na mban cuid II [In Irish Language]

Cormac Uua Caolaig

Published by Muintir Raigill ir Mac Cuirc, Traighli, 1909

About this Item

In old Irish (Gaelic) language. A rare 1909 pamphlet size edition. Stains, light crease and wear to wraps. Pages (16) toned. Bound together with single rusty staple which has detached from wraps. No pen marks or inscriptions. Please examine all seller photos. This work is a 17th century didactic prose work in Irish by the Cork priest, Dr Domhnall Ó Colmáin, addressed to James Cotter (1689?1720), to whom Ó Colmáin was tutor. According to ecclesiastical sources Domhnall Ó Colmáin was parish priest in Glauthane around 1670, parish priest of Rinmahon in 1700 and parish priest of Knockraha. This work gives an account of a parliament of women held in Co. Cork. The text is extant in at least forty manuscripts and is based on the Sentulus, one of Erasmus's Colloquia familiaria. The account of the first two sessions of the parliament is primarily a translation from Erasmus. It is didactic and of a religious nature, dealing with such themes as theft, prayer, lust, anger, envy, backbiting, laziness, drunkenness and lying. The text deals with the theme of a feminist movement, which was unusual in Irish literature of that period. It is linguistically significant because it represents the Irish of Cork at the end of the seventeenth century and also provides a good example of the socio-cultural background of that time. It may have been written as early as 1670, with revisions made 1697, including the addition of a preface addressed to James Cotter. Seller Inventory # 001131

Bibliographic Details

Title: Pairliament na mban cuid II [In Irish ...

Publisher: Muintir Raigill ir Mac Cuirc, Traighli

Publication Date: 1909

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fair

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition