Abstract

This paper investigates self-translation in an Irish-language context and gives evidence to support the argument that the approach is more common than has been suggested by other scholars, as it is widely understood, and despite the current bilingual and asymmetric linguistic landscape of Irish speakers in Ireland. Taking the careers of Irish-language poets Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Gearóid Mac Lochlainn, and Louis de Paor and their engagement with self-translation as a case study, this paper concludes that Irish-language poets have adopted diverse approaches to self-translation, challenging a homogenous view of the approach and suggesting a spectrum of self-translation and translational engagement, and demonstrating the necessity of further study on self-translation in this minority-language context.