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Tiomna Nuadh ar dTighearna agus ar slanaightheora Iosa Criosd ‘The New Testament of our Lord and our saviour Jesus Christ’

Nicholas Walsh • Nehemiah Donnellan (archbishop of Tuam) • John Kearney • Uilliam Ó Domhnaill
  • Modern Irish
  • prose

Irish translation of the New Testament, first printed in 1602. The translation was a joint effort that was begun by Nicholas Walsh, bishop of Ossory, Nehemiah Don(n)ellan (archbishop of Tuam), and John Kearney. William Daniel (Uilliam Ó Domhnaill) stepped in at a later stage.

Author
Walsh (Nicholas)Walsh (Nicholas)
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Donnellan (Nehemiah) [archbishop of Tuam]
Donnellan (Nehemiah) ... archbishop of Tuam
(d. 1609)
archbishop of Tuam

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Kearney (John)
Ó Cearnaigh (Seán)
(c.1540–c.1587)
Irish translator

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Ó Domhnaill (Uilliam)
Ó Domhnaill (Uilliam)
(d. 1628)
Irish churchman, archbishop of Tuam (Church of Ireland); scholar of Trinity College, Dublin; continued an Irish translation of the New Testament

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The translators
Language
  • Modern Irish
Form
prose (primary)
verse (secondary)

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Sources

Primary sources Text editions and/or modern translations – in whole or in part – along with publications containing additions and corrections, if known. Diplomatic editions, facsimiles and digital image reproductions of the manuscripts are not always listed here but may be found in entries for the relevant manuscripts. For historical purposes, early editions, transcriptions and translations are not excluded, even if their reliability does not meet modern standards.

[print] Ó Domhnaill, Uilliam [et al.], Tiomna Nuadh ar dTighearna agus ar slanaightheora Iosa Criosd, ar na tarruing go firinneach as Gréigis go Gáoidheilg re hUilliam O Domhnuill, Dublin, 1602.
[print] Bedell, William [et al.], and Uillam Ó Domhnuill [et al.], An Biobla Naomhtha: iona bhfuil Leabhair na Seintiomna... / agus na Tiomna Nuaidhe..., ed. Robert Kirk, London: R. Ebheringtham, 1690.
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Irish translation of the OT and NT, transliterated in Roman-type characters

Secondary sources (select)

Williams, N. J. A., I bprionta i leabhar: na Protastúin agus prós na Gaeilge, 1567–1714, Dublin: An Clóchomhar, 1987.
Contributors
C. A., Dennis Groenewegen
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June 2013, last updated: January 2024