Irish literature
Irish literature
Heleri Rebane
Tallinna Prsntsuse Lütseum
03.01.2014
From the beginning
· earliest recorded Irish writing dates from
the seventh century
· was produced by monks
· the monks of Ireland recorded both poetry
and mythological tales
The Middle Ages (500-1500)
Irish writing of 6th century
The book of Armagh
· the earliest surviving complete NT
manuscript produced in Ireland.
· some of the oldest surviving specimens of
Old Irish.
· it was the work of a scribe named
annaabi.ee 
