Gaelic literature - Wikipedia Gaelic literature From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search History of literature by era Bronze Age Ancient Egyptian Akkadian Sumerian Classical Avestan Chinese Greek Hebrew Latin Tamil Pali Prakrit Sanskrit Syriac Early Medieval Matter of Rome Matter of France Matter of Britain Armenian Byzantine Old English Georgian German Japanese Kannada Middle Persian Turkish Medieval Old Bulgarian Middle English Arabic Persian Armenian Byzantine Castilian Catalan Dutch French Georgian German Bengali Hindi Old Irish Italian Japanese Korean Malayalam Nepal Bhasa Norse Russian Serbian Telugu Turkish Welsh Early Modern Renaissance Baroque Modern by century 18th 19th 20th 21st  Literature portal v t e Gaelic literature (Irish: Litríocht na Gaeilge; Scottish Gaelic: Litreachas na Gàidhlig) is literature in the vernacular Gaelic languages of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. Gaelic literature is recognised as the third oldest literature tradition[1] of Europe, behind only Latin literature and Greek literature: literature has been written in Gaelic languages from the 1st centuries AD to the present day. Latin had been used extensively in the Gaelic lands, with the advent of Christianity, however, the Gaels were in the vanguard as regards using their own language to write literary works of merit. Contents 1 History 1.1 Old Gaelic, 300s CE—900s CE 1.2 Middle Gaelic, 900s CE—1200s CE 1.3 Classical Gaelic, 1200s CE—1780s CE 1.4 Gaeilge and Gàidhlig, 1780s CE—present 2 Main articles 3 References 4 External links History[edit] Further information: Irish literature, Scottish literature, and Manx literature Old Gaelic, 300s CE—900s CE[edit] Main articles: Early Irish literature and Old Gaelic The oldest surviving literature in Gaelic is a piece dedicated to Colm Cille of Iona from the 500s AD. Before the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, the Gaels had a limited level of literacy in Primitive Irish. This manifested itself in ogham inscriptions in wood and stone; typically memorials to the dead or boundary markers.[2] The traditional stories of the people were circulated in the form of oral culture, rather than written down. Works of a Christian nature were the first to appear in the Sean-Ghaeilge (Old Irish), the earliest form written in Latin script, as it would appear that the Gaelic speaking monks wanted to impart the religion to their flocks in the native tongue. It is thought likely that the first church hymns and prayers were composed in Old Irish as early as the 6th century. The work Amra Choluim Chille is the earliest extant literary work of this nature left to us. It is written in a very early form of the Sean-Ghaeilge, and the Meter has an old-fashioned appearance, more so than the rest of the literature of this period. Experts think that it was composed by Dallán Forgaill, towards the end of the 6th century, when Colm Cille had died. Middle Gaelic, 900s CE—1200s CE[edit] Main article: Middle Gaelic Classical Gaelic, 1200s CE—1780s CE[edit] Main article: Classical Gaelic Gaeilge and Gàidhlig, 1780s CE—present[edit] Main articles: Modern literature in Irish and Scottish Gaelic literature Main articles[edit] Early Irish literature Gaelic script – the writing system used for Middle Irish and Modern Irish References[edit] ^ Ellis, Peter Berresford (1987). A dictionary of Irish mythology. Introduction. ^ "Literacy and Learning in Ireland before and after Patrick". Irish Philosophy. 29 January 2015. 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