An Leabhar Mòr

An Leabhar Mòr, subtitled The Great Book of Gaelic, is a celebration of the modern Celtic muse. Published in 2002 by Proiseact nan Ealan (the Gaelic Arts Agency), it contains an anthology of poetry in Irish and Scottish Gaelic from the 6th to the 20th century combined with artwork and calligraphy by dozens of contemporary artists.[1] It has been described as a 21st-century Book of Kells.[2] Its encompassing of Ireland and Scotland in a single cultural spectrum may be seen in the context of the Columba Initiative.[3]

An Leabhar Mòr: The Great Book of Gaelic
LanguageGaelic, English
GenrePoetry
ISBN978-1-84195-250-5 (Paperback)

Older poems are given translations into modern Gaelic of both varieties as well as English.

A film about the project, Is Mise an Teanga, was directed by Murray Grigor in 2003,[4] and has subsequently been shown on BBC Alba.[5]

References
  1. Dunne, Aidan (26 July 2004). "Capturing the tones of poetry in paint 'An Leabhar Mòr' bills itself as a modern Book of Kells". Irish Times. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  2. "New edition of Leabhar Mòr". Comunn na Gàidhlig. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. Maclean, Malcolm; Dorgan, Theo (11 August 2008). An Leabhar Mor: The Great Book of Gaelic. O'Brien Press, Limited. ISBN 9781847171139. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. "Moving Image Archive: IS MISE AN TEANGA = I AM THE TONGUE". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. "Is Mise an Teanga/I Am the Tongue". BBC. Retrieved 3 October 2023.


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