The Maamtrasna Murders: Language, Life and Death in Nineteenth-Century Ireland

di Margaret Kelleher (Autore)

University College Dublin Press, 2018

The Maamtrasna Murders provides a cultural history of the events and subsequent impact of the renowned Maamtrasna murders from the perspective of language change in late nineteenth-century Ireland. Professor Kelleher takes the Maamtrasna case - one that is notorious for its failure to provide interpretation and translation services for monoglot Irish speakers - and examines broader sociolinguistic issues. Uncovering archival materials not previously consulted, this work illuminates a story that has proven to be much richer, `messier', and a more intricate social narrative than previous commentators have recognized. The Maamtrasna Murders moves Maamtrasna's violation of human rights from a local to a global stage. While the wrongful execution of monolingual Myles Joyce would prove to be the best-known feature of the case, the complex significance of language-use in an isolated region mirrors the dynamics that continue to influence the fates of monolingual and bilingual people today.

• Autore: Margaret Kelleher
• Editore: University College Dublin Press
• Anno: 2018
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 352 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• EAN: 9781910820421

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