[Bards] Yr Areithiau Pros: Question for Fincannon

Scott Barrett barrett1 at cox.net
Thu May 3 21:24:27 PDT 2007


> My lord Fincannon,
>
I know it's an innocent typo, Master Cadfan, but I couldn't help 
reading this misspelling of my name as Irish for "Finn, with potatoes 
and kale".

>> From what manuscript source was D. Gwenallt Jones working?

 From what I've gathered, more than one, though he seems to have started 
with one as the primary focus.
>
> Has scholarship subsequent to 1934 confirmed or overturned his
> interpretation of the text?
>
I haven't figured that out yet. I'm still trying to glean some info on 
the work.
  If you're curious, why not look into it, Welshman?
  Once I found it, I tossed it at Kenneth so he could get started 
digging while I did the same. I figured we might end up comparing notes 
in the future. Your contributions to that would be welcome indeed.

> I'm not trying to sandbag you here: I'm genuinely curious, but also I 
> feel I
> should mention that the older a scholarly text may be, the less likely 
> it is
> to be rigorously researched and the more likely it is to have been
> superseded by later studies.
>
Anyone whose ever studied the history of Irish clothing knows this only 
too well. For the modern Gaelophile, H.F. McClintock's "Old Irish and 
Highland Dress" from the early 40's is not the summation, but rather 
the beginning, of the topic.
My only concern is that this book has been the only real scholarly work 
done on these manuscripts since the 30's.
If it is, hey, that's what we have. It may be considered an accurate 
translation to this day.

With my luck, it will lead to a revelation that the Welsh were secretly 
worshippers of Nyarlathotep and that any who discover this must flay 
themselves while eating a leek. I may not survive this.
On a brighter note, I like leeks.

> Thank you,
>
> Cadfan
>
And you as well,
~Finnacan


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