Browsing University of Galway Theses by Subject "Celtic Studies"
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An edition, translation and analysis of the Senchas Már Status-Tract
(NUI Galway, 2021-07-06)The main aim of this thesis is to provide a reliable edition and translation of the legal tract known in modern scholarship as the Senchas Már Status-Tract as it survives in both Trinity College Dublin, MS H 4. 22 (1363) ... -
Investigating Irish antiquarianism: A comparative study of Protestant and Catholic antiquarian cultures, 1830-1876
(2017-09-15)The aim of this study is to investigate the differences in and similarities between Protestant and Catholic antiquarian cultures in Ireland in the period 1830 to 1876. The thesis demonstrates that there were notable ... -
The representation in Old Irish law texts of the legal position of women in early medieval Ireland as regards the ownership of property
(2013-09-23)This thesis is a detailed analysis of women's property rights in early Irish law, and their extended legal rights arising from their ownership of property. Property in early Irish society is defined as both moveables and ... -
Secondary Verbs in Old Irish: A comparative-historical study of patterns of verbal derivation in the Old Irish Glosses
(2011-09-30)This thesis concerns the word formation of secondary verbs in Old Irish. Although extensive work has been done on primary verbs, the secondary adjectives and the nouns in Old Irish, and the formation of causatives and ...