Eadar Peann is Pàipear

Reference Number	313
Title	Eadar Peann is Pàipear
Author	N/A (Anthology)
Editor	MacÌomhair, Dòmhnall Iain
Date Of Edition	1985
Date Of Language	late 20c
Date Of Language Ed	1950-1999
DateMacro	Late 20th c.
Date Of Language Notes
Publisher	Gairm
Place Published	Glasgow
Volume	N/A
Location
Geographical Origins	Highlands and Islands
Geographical Origins Ed	Highlands and Islands
GeoMacro	Various
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GeoY
Geographical Origins Notes
Register	Literature, Prose
Register Ed	Literature, Prose
Genre	Literature
Medium	Prose
Rating	B (TBC) An important collection of Gaelic short stories edited by an accomplished writer. Some of the best short stories to have been written, mainly harvested from the Gaelic periodical Gairm. Touches upon a great variety of themes, genres and topics.
Alternative Author Name	Donald John Maciver
Manuscript Or Edition	Ed.
Size And Condition	22.3cm x 14.8cm
Short Title	Eadar Peann is Pàipear
Reference Details	NLS: HP2.85.4384
Number Of Pages	x, 228
Gaelic Text By	N/A
Illustrator	N/A
Social Context	For more biographical information about the author, see Text 210.
Contents	After the title-page and publication details there appears the introduction written by the editor (pp. i-vi). A list of the story-stories is then given with details of where and when they were originally published (pp. vii-ix). The main text is divided into 47 chapters.
Sources	The twenty-four authors of the short stories are as follows: Iain MacLeòid (see Text 16), Aonghas T. MacLeòid, Catrìona Storrar, Iain Mac a’ Ghobhain (see Text 198), Seonag NicAsgaill, Norma MacÌomhair, Eideard MacSporain, Criosaidh Dick, Nighean Sgoile, Pòl MacAonghais (see Text 317), Eilidh Watt (see Text 40), Ailein Friseal, Ceiteag NicGhriogair, Iain MacDhòmhnaill, Cailein T. MacCoinnich (see Text 36), Tormod MacDhòmhnaill, Ruaraidh MacThòmais (see Text 253), Mòrag NicCoinnich, Dòmhnall Grannd, Dòmhnall Iain MacÌomhair (see Text 313), Iain Moireach (see Text 39), Eachann MacÌomhair, Coinneach Fionnlasdan and Fionnlagh I. MacDhòmhnaill.
Language	As these short stories have been written by variety of authors, covering a wide variety of themes such as relationships, reconciliation, marriage, crime, humours, horror, death, human condition, ghosts, warfare, religion, friendship, and alienation, and as they are written using different styles, it is difficult to arrive at a definitive or even a general conclusion with regard to language, other than to state that they tend to reflect a laconic, oftentimes bare, unassuming style. As a reflection of the Gaelic dialect of Lewis there is a consistent tendency to exclude do in phrases such as gun theab (p. 1), gun mharbh (p. 9) and gun thòisich (p. 143). There are quite a few loan-words, many of which are well-established, e.g.: plota (p. ii), bumpair (p. 1), garaids (p. 2), tulagram (p. 5), poileasman (p. 6), tacsaidh (p. 7), bocsa (p. 8), paidhir (p. 10), biorramaidean (p. 11), pàtran (p. 20), trèan (p. 27), nòisean (p. 27), sgularaidh (p. 28), sguad (p. 29), mansa (p. 31), ospadal (p. 32), spaid (p. 37), piàno (p. 39), pinc (p. 41), sèithear (p. 44), dasc (p. 49), àmhainn (p. 57), nurs (p. 59), feans (p. 66), clàrc (p. 71), bailiùnaichean (p. 75), draibhear (p. 78), stèisean (p. 79), reuson (p. 81), luidsear (p. 105), sement (p. 106), comanndair (p. 150), ticead (p. 164), maids (p. 168), làmpa (p. 215), làraidh (p. 218), tiocaid (p. 219), siogaireat (p. 224), sliopars (p. 226). There appear a number of rare or unusual words, e.g. treòiristean (p. 6), badhg (p. 21), butaigeadh (p. 29), fruiseadh (p. 33), pliodairt (p. 44), ròs (p. 46), cluiche-cidhis (p. 54), drathrach (p. 58), stàireachd (p. 59), oglaidh (p. 63), tapais (p. 90), tearraideadchadh (p. 96), ath-ghineamhainn (p. 107), prangas (p. 149), mogal (p. 159), spròtadh (p. 171), tallan (p. 175), fàthadaireachd (p. 177), sgeing (p. 182), polaraich (p. 202), òrrais (p. 205), siobhag (p. 221), peithreach (p. 228). There is the occasional appearance of English words such as subway (p. 6), communist (p. 6), wireless (p. 7), vacuum (p. 19) and bomb (p. 19).
Orthography	The orthography conforms to the late twentieth century. Only the grave accent is used. Accents do not appear on capital letters.
Edition	First edition.
Other Sources
Further Reading	Black, Ronald I. M. (ed.), An Tuil: Anthology of 20th Century Scottish Gaelic Verse (Edinburgh, 2002: Birlinn), 584-92, 803-4. Watson, Moray, An Introduction to Gaelic Fiction (Edinburgh, 2011: Edinburgh University Press).
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