An Irish-speaking island : state, religion, community, and the linguistic landscape in Ireland, 1770-1870 / Nicholas M. Wolf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolf, Nicholas M., 1978- author.

Series:

History of Ireland and the Irish diaspora.

History of Ireland and the Irish Diaspora

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irish language--History--18th century.

Irish language.

Irish language--History--19th century.

Irish language--Social aspects--Ireland.

Irish language--Political aspects--Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin ; London, England : The University of Wisconsin Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After 1770, Ireland experienced the establishment of modern forms of Irish Catholicism, new engagement by the public with the political process, and the growth of the modern state, represented by new legal and educational systems. An Irish-Speaking Island investigates the role in these developments of the population who spoke Irish in their daily lives-whether as a first or second language-and links the history of language contact and bilingualism with the broader history of Ireland in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. As late as 1840, Ireland had as many as four million Irish speakers-a significant proportion of the total population-who could be found in every county of the island and in all social classes and religious persuasions. Their impact on the modern history of Ireland and the United Kingdom cannot be captured by a simple conclusion that they became anglicized. Rather, Nicholas M. Wolf explores the complex ways in which the transition from Irish to English placed a premium on adaptive bilingualism and shaped beliefs and behavior in the domestic sphere, religious life, and oral culture within the community. An Irish-Speaking Island will interest not only historians but also scholars of linguistics, folklore, politics, literature, and religion.Winner, Michael J. Durkan Prize for Books on Language and Culture, American Conference for Irish StudiesWinner, Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Books, American Conference for Irish Studies

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Notes on Names and Sources

Introduction

Part I: Identities

1. Language Bonds and the English-Speaking Other

2. Peasant Etymologies

3. Bilingualism and the Humor of Language Contact

Part II: Encounters

4. Education and Established Church

5. Courtroom and Polling Booth

6. Language and Catholic Devotional Reform

7. Priests, Pastoral Care, and Catholic Policy

Conclusion

Source Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780299302733

0299302733

OCLC:

898456626