Arthur Herbert Leahy

Arthur Herbert Leahy
Arthur Herbert Leahy (1857–1928) was an Irish scholar, translator, and writer known for his work on Irish mythology and early literature. He translated key Old Irish texts into English, helping to bring ancient Irish tales to a broader audience. His most notable works include "Heroic Romances of Ireland" (1905-1906), a two-volume collection of early Irish epics, and "The Courtship of Ferb" (1902), which is part of the Ulster Cycle. Leahy's contributions helped preserve and promote Ireland's rich mythological heritage during the Celtic Revival.

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INTRODUCTION The Tain bo Fraich, the Driving of the Cattle of Fraech, has apparently only one version; the different manuscripts which contain it differing in very small points; most of which seem to be due to scribal errors. Practically the tale consists of two quite separate parts. The first, the longer portion, gives the adventures of Fraech at the court of Ailill and Maev of Connaught, his... more...

At a time like the present, when in the opinion of many the great literatures of Greece and Rome are ceasing to hold the influence that they have so long exerted upon human thought, and when the study of the greatest works of the ancient world is derided as "useless," it may be too sanguine to hope that any attention can be paid to a literature that is quite as useless as the Greek; which deals... more...

At a time like the present, when in the opinion of many the great literatures of Greece and Rome are ceasing to hold the influence that they have so long exerted upon human thought, and when the study of the greatest works of the ancient world is derided as "useless," it may be too sanguine to hope that any attention can be paid to a literature that is quite as useless as the Greek; which deals... more...