''An Leabhar Mòr'', subtitled ''The Great Book of Gaelic'', is a celebration of the modern Celtic muse. Published in 2002 by
Proiseact nan Ealan (the Gaelic Arts Agency), it contains an anthology of poetry in
Irish and
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well a ...
from the 6th to the 20th century combined with artwork and calligraphy by dozens of contemporary artists. It has been described as a 21st-century ''
Book of Kells
The Book of Kells ( la, Codex Cenannensis; ga, Leabhar Cheanannais; Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. I. 8 sometimes known as the Book of Columba) is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the ...
''. Its encompassing of Ireland and Scotland in a single cultural spectrum may be seen in the context of the
Columba Initiative.
Older poems are given translations into modern Gaelic of both varieties as well as English.
References
Inter-Celtic organisations
Irish-language literature
2002 books
Scottish Gaelic literature
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