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 SHERRATT & HUGHES MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS. CELTIC SERIES. No. II. THE LANGUAGE OF THE ANNALS OF ULSTEB. By TomAs O'MAille, M.A., Profassor of Irish in University College, Galway. Demy 8vo, pp. xiii. 220. 7s. 6d. net. (Publication No. 53, 1910.) The objects of this dissertation are firstly to investigate the date at which certain old-Irish phonological developments took place, and secondly to give an accoint of old-Irish declension as evidenced by the language of the Annals of Ulster. An Appendix on the analysis of Irish personal names is appended. " As a valuable book, the work of an excellent scholar, as treating of a most interesting period of the Irish language, as containing apart from its very great academic use a surprising amount of matter that must fascinate all who have any feeling for the blend of old and new in Modern Irish, this elaborate treatise must be welcomed with joy. .... Learned the book is, patiently methodical, full of the invaluable statement of " document," widely ennghtening for the scholars, and they already know that, and need no pushing towards the book, for which they and their special works have been impatiently waiting." — Freeman's Journal. "The book is a painstaking and accurate piece of work, and does honour to its author and the University which has printed it." — The Athenmum.. " It is a work of fine scholarship, which will prove of great service to the student of early and middle Irish, and it is a valuable testimony of the interest which is being taken in our day in Irish letters." —ScoUman. " Obviously we have here an invaluable guide to the early history of the language. The book is carefully indexed, and will be found invaluable as a work of reference." — Irish Times. " It is one of the most important contributions to old Irish studies issued in recent years. The author had the enormous advantage of knowing modern Irish from childhood, and his investigations of the language of the annals at<) evidenc3 of the advantage." — Irish Independent. " The book is notable as extending the lines of investigation, chiefly directed upon Old Irish, with which we have grown familiar in the last ten or twelve years." — Manchester Guard-um. CLASSICAL SERIES. No. I. A STUDY OF THE BACCHAE OF EUEIPIDES. By G. Norwood, M.A, Assistant Leotarer in Classics. Demy 8vo, pp. xx, 188. 5s. net. (Publication No. 31, 1908.) " The interest of Mr. Norwood's book, which ... is a very welcome addition to the bibliography of Euripidas, and a scholarly and interesting , Cross Street, Manchester