Contents

• Tochmarc Luaine ocus Aided Athairne
  Liam Breatnach
  pp. 1–31
• An Early Modern Irish `Harrowing of Hell’
  William Gillies
  pp. 32–55
• The YBL fragment of Táin Bó Flidais
  Tomás Ó Concheanainn
  pp. 56–57
• The origins of the Irish monastic tradition at Ratisbon (Regensburg)
  Pádraig A. Breatnach
  pp. 58–77
• A reformed lover
  Brian Ó Cuív
  p. 78
• Preaspiration, epenthesis and vowel lengthening –
  interrelated and of similar origin?
  Dónall P. Ó Baoill
  pp. 79–108
• ia < é in Early Modern Irish loan-words
  R. A. Breatnach
  pp. 109–114
• Beach / beach eolais
  Pádhraic P. Ó Ciardha
  pp. 115–119
• Notes on Irish idioms
  Cecile O’Rahilly
  1. D’fhóbair dom tuitim, etc.
  2. Atá (Tá), introducing an answer

  pp. 120–124

• The verbal noun ending áil and related forms
  Brian Ó Cuív
  pp. 125–145
• Is tre fhír flathemon: an addendum
  Brian Ó Cuív
  pp. 146–149
• Book reviews
  • Irish kings and high-kings
    Francis John Byrne
    Donncha Ó Corráin
  • Studies in the history of Dál Riada
    John Bannerman
    Donncha Ó Corráin
  • Éigse 16 (1975–6)
    Fergus Kelly
  • Ceolta Theilinn
    Pádraig Mac Seáin
    The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo
    Gerard Stockman
    A phonetic study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal
    John Noel Hamilton
    Contributions to a comparative study of Ulster Irish & Scottish Gaelic
    Colm Ó Baoíll
    Brian Ó Cuív
  • Duanaireacht
    Cáit Ní Dhomhnaill
    Brian Ó Cuív
  • Bards & makars
    Adam J. Aitken, Matthew P. McDiarmid, Derick S. Thomson
    Brian Ó Cuív
  • Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress
    Bo Almqvist and David Greene
    Brian Ó Cuív
  • A collection of Highland rites and customs
    J. L. Campbell
    Brian Ó Cuív
  • Scottish Gaelic Studies 12/2
    Brian Ó Cuív
  • Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla
    Niall Ó Dónaill
    Malachy McKenna

  pp. 150–200

• † Cecile O’Rahilly (1894–1980)
  Brian Ó Cuív
  pp. 201–203