English-Irish Phrase Dictionary: Compiled From the Works of the Best Writers of the Living Speech
L. McKenna
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books, Feb. 3, 2018)
Excerpt from English-Irish Phrase Dictionary: Compiled From the Works of the Best Writers of the Living SpeechThere can be no doubt but that the English language has influenced for fully a century past the language of native Irish speakers, even of those who know no English. To condemn all Irish that bears traces of such influence would be severe, and in many ways harmful. As far as possible, however, English turns of expression have been avoided in this book.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.