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Author Wolf, Nicholas M., 1978-

Title An Irish-speaking island : state, religion, community, and the linguistic landscape in Ireland, 1770-1870 / Nicholas M. Wolf
Published University of Wisconsin Press, [2014], ©2014

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Description 1 online resource (448 pages)
Series History of Ireland and the Irish Diaspora
History of Ireland and the Irish diaspora.
Contents Part I: Identities; 1. Language Bonds and the English-Speaking Other; 2. Peasant Etymologies; 3. Bilingualism and the Humor of Language Contact -- Part II: Encounters; 4. Education and Established Church; 5. Courtroom and Polling Booth; 6. Language and Catholic Devotional Reform; 7. Priests, Pastoral Care, and Catholic Policy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-418) and index
Notes English
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Subject Irish language -- History -- 18th century
Irish language -- History -- 19th century
Irish language -- Social aspects -- Ireland
Irish language -- Political aspects -- Ireland
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Miscellaneous.
Irish language
Irish language -- Political aspects
Irish language -- Social aspects
Ireland
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780299302733
0299302733