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Books and journals for further information on East Ulster Irish Nils M. Holmer, On some relics of the Irish dialect spoken in the glens of Antrim : with an attempt toward the reconstruction of northeastern Irish, (1940) Nils M. Holmer, The Irish Language in Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim, (1942) Ciarán Dunbar, Dhá Scéal Reachlann agus eile, 1st edition, (2008) Ciarán Dunbar Cnuasach Focal as an Dún, 1st edition, (2017) Ciarán Dunbar Cnuasach Focal as Oirialla, repr. (1982) Heinrich Wagner, Colm Ó Baoill, Linguistic atlas and survey of Irish dialects – Vol. IV: The dialects of Ulster and the Isle of Man, specimens of Scottish Gaelic dialects, phonetic texts of East Ulster Irish, 1st edition, (2008) Gearóid Mac Giolla Domhnaigh, Gearóid Stockman, Ath

A Rathlin Folktale

The most complete recording of spoken Rathlin Irish is of a tale recited by Domhnall Mac Mhuitcheartaigh, or Deniel McCurdy.  The tale is known as " The Story about the Bannock ". The audio of this recording is hosted at  Yudu Express : A transcript of the recording can be found on the Irish language blog Rámás Béaróide . Another version of the story can be found on page 152 of   The Irish language in Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim (Royal Irish Academy, 1942) .