Conlangery #124: Old Irish (natlang)

We welcome Matt Boutilier on to talk about Old Irish, from the destruction of verb roots due to initial stress, to how you can incorporate initial mutations into a language.

Special mention: George recommends the show Cleverman. Nothing to do with this episode, it’s just good.

Top of show greeting: Dubarne /du’barnə/

Links and Resources

• Ogham writing system
• Old Irish on Wikipedia
• O’Connell, F. W. (1912) A Grammar of Old Irish. Belfast: Mayne, Boyd & son, ltd
• Lehmann, R. M., & Lehmann, W. P. (1975). Old Irish: An Introduction. New Yord: Modern Language
• Stifter, D. (2006). Sengoidelc: Old Irish for beginners. Syracuse University Press. [William’s recommendation]