B03 Old Irish - Eric Hamp and Myles Dillon
1 Eric Hamp (University of Chicago) on Reading Old Irish Orthography and Pronunciation
2. Eric Hamp reads very slowly from the Táin Bó Cuailgne ("The Cattle-Raid of Cooley")
3 The same passage read at a normal rate
4 Myles Dillon reading Early Irish lyrics - early 9th century:
The Scribe in the Woods 9th century: The Bell; the Lord of Creation; The Blackbird by Belfast Loch; The Blackbird Calling from the Willow 10th century: On the Flightiness of Thought c. AD 800: The Lament of the Old Woman of Beare c. AD 875: Líadan tells of her love for Cuirthir 9th or 10th century: Summer Has Gone c. 1150 Diarmait's Sleep early