This book traces the history of the Irish language from the time of the Norman invasion to independence. Aidan Doyle addresses both the shifting position of Irish in society and the important internal linguistic changes that have taken place, and combines political, cultural, and linguistic history.
An cnuasach filíochta is déanaí ón bhfile a d’fhás sna Norries. Bailiúchán breá pearsanta ina bhfuil ceithre fórsa domhanda = Talamh, Aer, Tine, Uisce, mar theidil caibidil ar na dánta. A very personal collection containing four world forces = Land, Air, Fire, Water, as the chapter titles for the poems.