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Wycherley, Niamh (2018) Latin and Irish Words for ‘Graveyard’ in Medieval Ireland. Peritia Journal of the Medieval Academy of Ireland, 29. pp. 201-218. ISSN 0332-1592
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Abstract
This article considers the primary terms for burial places in the medieval Irish sources. It investigates why the etymology of modern Irish reilig differs from terms for graveyards and cemeteries in other major European languages. It is proposed that both the cult of relics and bilingualism played roles in the evolution of the term.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Latin; Irish; Graveyard; Medieval Ireland; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > School of Celtic Studies > Early Irish (Sean Ghaeilge) |
| Item ID: | 19986 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1484/J.PERIT.5.118492 |
| Depositing User: | Niamh Wycherley |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2025 15:11 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Peritia Journal of the Medieval Academy of Ireland |
| Publisher: | Brepols Publishers |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/19986 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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