Data Mining, Large-Scale Bibliographic Analysis, and Other Computational Approaches to Irish Studies

Nicholas Wolf

New York University

Computationally Enhanced Irish Studies: Digitization Projects

Abbey Theatre Digital Archive (abbeytheatre.ie)

 

Bureau of Military Witness Statements (militaryarchives.ie)

 

Industrial Memories (industrialmemories.ucd.ie)

 

(Meitheal) Dúchas.ie (duchas.ie)

 

CODECS (vanhamel.nl)

 

Bardic Poetry Database (bardic.celt.dias.ie)

 

Bibliography of Irish Linguistics and Literature (bill.celt.dias.ie)

 

Computationally Enhanced Irish Studies: Digitization Projects

Electronic Catalogue of Irish Manuscripts in the NLI (celt.dias.ie/publications/online/nli/)

 

Corpas Stáiriuil na Gaeilge (corpas.ria.ie)

 

Index Clusters of Commonly Occurring Titles in the NLI Irish MSS

Name Number
Peadar Ó Laoghaire (1839-1920) 22
Séamas Dall Mac Cuarta (c. 1647-1733) 13
Seathrún Céitinn (c. 1580-c. 1644) 13
Pádraig Ó Séaghdha ("Conan Maol"; 1855-1928) 9
Muiris Paodhar (1791-1877) 9

Most Commonly Occurring Authors,

Printed-Book Irish-Language Corpus, 1600-1926

Source: Royal Irish Academy, Corpas na Gaeilge, 1600-1926, http://corpas.ria.ie/

Name Number
Pádraig Ó Séaghdha ("Conan Maol"; 1855-1928) 158
Tadhg Ó Donnchadha ("Torna"; 1874-1949) 125
Peadar Mac Fhionnlaoich ("Cú Uladh"; 1856-1942) 101
Peadar Ó Laoghaire (1839-1920) 60
Eoghan Ó Gramhnaigh (1863-1899) 51
Seosamh Laoide (1865-1939) 45
Cáit Ní Dhonnchadha (1883-1969)
31

Most Commonly Occurring Authors,

Periodicals Irish-Language Corpus, 1600-1926

Source: Royal Irish Academy, Corpas na Gaeilge, 1600-1926, http://corpas.ria.ie/

Comparison of Composition Date (Y) v. Publication Date (X), Irish-Language Book Publications (N=673)

Source: Royal Irish Academy, Corpas na Gaeilge, 1600-1926, http://corpas.ria.ie/

Comparison of Composition Date (Y) v. Publication Date (X), Irish-Language Book Publications (N=673)

Source: Royal Irish Academy, Corpas na Gaeilge, 1600-1926, http://corpas.ria.ie/

Comparison of Composition Date (Y) v. Publication Date (X), Irish-Language Book Publications (N=673)

Source: Royal Irish Academy, Corpas na Gaeilge, 1600-1926, http://corpas.ria.ie/

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