Irish Texts Society

Irish Texts Society
*Cumann na Scríbheann nGaedhilge*
Abbreviation	ITC
Formation	26 April 1898
Founder	Douglas Hyde
Type	Irish language; Irish culture; Gaelic revival
Headquarters	Dublin, Ireland
Website	irishtextssociety.org

The Irish Texts Society (Irish: Cumann na Scríbheann nGaedhilge) was founded in 1898 to promote the study of Irish literature. It is a text publication society, issuing annotated editions of texts in Irish with English translations and related commentaries.

The organisation was created in London, on 26 April 1898.^[1] Douglas Hyde was its first president, Frederick York Powell was its first chairman and Norma Borthwick and Eleanor Hull were the secretaries.^[2]

As of 2009, the ITS had published sixty-three items in its main series and twenty items in its subsidiary series.^[3] Other publications have included Patrick S. Dinneen's Irish-English Dictionary and the Historical Dictionary of Irish Placenames.^[4]

The society holds an annual seminar at University College Cork, with the 21st event taking place in November 2019.^[5]

References

^ "Irish Texts Society". dublincity.ie. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^ "The Origins of the Irish Texts Society". historyireland.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^ "Subsidiary Publications". irishtextssociety.org. Archived from the original on 2010-09-04. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
^ "Other Publications". irishtextssociety.org. Archived from the original on 2010-09-04. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
^ "Irish Texts Society Seminar". ucc.ie. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.