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Kompendium I
James Carney, Literature in Irish, 1169-1534, i A. Cosgrove (utg.) A New History of Ireland, bind 2, Medieval Ireland. Oxford 1987
D.B. Quinn, ‘Irish’ Ireland and ‘English’ Ireland, i A. Cosgrove (utg.) A New History of Ireland, bind 2, Medieval Ireland. Oxford 1987s. 619-637
Utvalgte deler i eng. oversettelse av Stories from Keating’s History of Ireland
Kompendium II
Et lite utvalg bardedikt i engelsk oversettelse