James Carney (Celtic Scholar)
James Carney may refer to: * James Carney (scholar) (1914–1989), Irish Celtic studies scholar * James Carney (bishop) (1915–1990), Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver * James Carney (American priest) (1924–1983), American priest in Honduras during the civil war * Jim Carney (poet) (born 1950), Irish poet * Jay Carney (James Carney, born 1965), White House Press Secretary * James Carney (cyclist) (born 1968), American Olympic cyclist, founder of C.A.R.E. for Cycling, Inc. * James Carney, actor in ''Said O'Reilly to McNab ''Said O'Reilly to McNab'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Will Mahoney, Will Fyffe and Ellis Drake. It was made at Islington Studios by Gainsborough Pictures.Wood p.96 The film's sets were designed by t ...'' See also * Jem Carney (1856–1941), English boxer {{hndis, Carney, James ...
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James Carney (scholar)
James Patrick Carney (17 May 1914 – 7 July 1989) was a noted Irish Celtic scholar. He was born in Portlaoise, County Laois and was educated at the Christian Brothers school in Synge Street, Dublin. He took his degree at University College Dublin in 1935, before going to Bonn University to study under Rudolf Thurneysen. On returning to Dublin, Carney worked under Osborn Bergin, Gerard Murphy, Richard Irvine Best and T. F. O'Rahilly. He pioneered an approach to early Irish texts which focused on their literary merit and their affinities with the other literatures of the medieval world. His ''Studies in Irish Literature and History'' which appeared in 1956 challenged the 'nativist' approach to Irish literature which had dominated the scholarship of the previous decades. His work on Saint Patrick also proved controversial. Carney had controversial views that Christianity had in fact been an overthrow of the pagan druidic order. The 1955 publication of James Carney's ‘Studies in ...