'...his 1911 translations of the poetry into English are still minor masterpieces..' - Bernard O'Donoghue, The Times Literary Supplement
'..literal translations first published in 1913 when they opened many eyes to the variety and richness of Irish vernacular literature.' - P.J. Kavanagh, The Spectator
'By showing that Ireland had an ancient civilization Meyer affected people's sense of their identity. A timely reissuing of an old classic.' - Ronan Sheehan, The Irish Press
'Meyer's book is now over eighty years old, yet probably his translations are still the best of their kind.' - Brian Fallon, The Irish Times
- ISBN10 0094733805
- ISBN13 9780094733800
- Publish Date 25 April 1994
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 3 June 2017
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
- Imprint Little, Brown
- Format Paperback
- Pages 132
- Language English