Na h-Eilthìrich (Gaeilge)

Publication Instance Details #2631

Publication Overview

Translation	Is Multilingual	Explicit Irish Context?	Ekphrasis	Has Paratext?	Reference to News, Media or Technology
Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No

Details

Human Rights Issues	Displacement/Forced Migration Indigenous Rights (incl. culture & language)
Languages	Irish
Original Language	Gaelic (Scots)
Original Poem	Na h-Eilthìrich
Original Author	Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn
Genre	Short Lyric
Medium	Print Collection
Paratext Text	Níor thuigeas gur tír eile, 'eile-thír', a bhí i gceist leis an bhfocal oilithreach. Sa bhliain 1984 bhronn Iain Mac a'Ghobhainn The Exiles orm - sínithe aige féin ina theach cónaithe in Òban a'Cheoil. Seo mo leagan Gaeilge ar 'Na h-Eilthrìrich óna leabhar faoin teideal céanna i 1983.
Notes	The paratext of the poem gives substantial context to the work. The displacement of people from Gaelic-speaking Scotland is described here, as well as their future destination of Canada. The speaker of the poem describes the departure of the people in emotional terms, describing the salt water of the sea as being akin to their tears. Many Scottish and Irish emigrants arrived in Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.