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This work looks at basic colour terms in Modern Irish by presenting the historical development of these terms since their earliest attestation and in comparison with the other Gaelic languages, namely, Scottish Gaelic and Manx. These terms are analysed based on lexicographical and didactic material, as well as their use in placenames and proverbs, resources with great potential but which have been underused in colour terminology research in general. Its conclusion is the presentation of fieldwork results with native speakers from all major Irish dialects based on their responses to the colours of items in pictures, research which has never been previously conducted, to see whether their use of colour terminology matches that as presented, and to comment on the current state of Irish basic colour terminology.

English literature --- English literature. --- Irish literature. --- Irish authors. --- Irish language --- Color --- Colors, Words for. --- Vocabulary.

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In early Ireland, there were many names for what scholars have dubbed the 'Otherworld': the Plain of Delights, the Land of Youth, the Land of Promise, and more. Many of the myths and legends from this period involve an encounter between a hero and a woman from this Otherworld, with sufficient frequency to form a distinct theme within the literature. This book examines the particularities and consequences of these otherworldly encounters, attending in particular to the question of gender and the social dynamics at work. Five stories purportedly from the lost book Cín Dromma Snechta receive detailed analysis, alongside material from other sources, in order to reconstruct the mindset of the early Irish who told these stories about the Otherworld and their views about women in general.

Early Ireland, Women, the Otherworld, Supernatural. --- Spirituality and religious experience. --- European history: medieval period, middle ages. --- European history: the Celts. --- HISTORY / Social History. --- HISTORY / Medieval. --- HISTORY / Europe / Ireland. --- Aspects of religion (non-Christian) --- Early history: c. 500 to c. 1450/1500. --- Irish literature --- Women in literature. --- Fantasy in literature. --- History and criticism.