Nicholas M. Wolf is an assistant professor and faculty fellow at Glucksman Ireland House, New York University.
"This is a major and original contribution, not least for its
thorough use of Irish-language archival sources."--P�draig �
Mach�in, University College Cork
"Wolf shatters the dominant historical narrative, demonstrating
that, in the century before 1870, Ireland was not an anglicized
kingdom but was capable of articulating modernity in the Irish
language. He offers a dynamic account of the complexity of the
island, its institutional development, and the parallel evolution
of language usage across all sections of society. Essential
reading."--D�ire Keogh, St. Patrick's College, Dublin
"By far the most complete and best-documented survey of
Irish-speaking communities in the nineteenth
century."--Australasian Journal of Irish Studies
"This important work should serve as a wake-up call to those who
still insist on a simplistic and a historical view of the Irish
language in Ireland, both past and present. An Irish-speaking
Island is no less than a call to give Irish back to the
Irish."--The Irish Times
"Not only valuable in documenting the strength of Irish as a home
and community language into the nineteenth century, but also in
showing how willing the [state agencies, schools, and churches]
were to facilitate the use of Irish. It will surprise many
readers."--Journal of Historical Sociolinguistics
"Wolf brings to his analysis an impressive familiarity with both
official and Irish-language sources, and a sophisticated engagement
with the literature on contemporary and historical language change.
His arguments are both ingenious and convincing."--English
Historical Review
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