Persian Scientific Text Translated to Gaelic in 15th Century

Persian Scientific Text Translated to Gaelic in 15^th Century

The discovery was made by Prof Pádraig Ó Macháin of University College Cork's Irish Department which established that the famous Persian medical text,‘Canon of Medicine’ by the Persian icon of science Ibn Sena (980–1037), also known as Avicenna, was in use in Ireland in medieval times for training young doctors who were exploiting medical knowledge from Persia. The existence of this text was not known in Ireland until last year.The Persian medical researcher, also known as Avicenna, is known to history as one of the foremost scientists and philosophers of the ancient Iran.

For more information see the following links:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/mar/07/surprise-as-unknown-irish-translation-of-ibn-sina-discovered-in-spine-of-book

https://www.ucc.ie/en/news/15th-century-manuscript-reveals-links-between-gaelic-and-islamic-worlds.html

https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2019/03/05/news/fifteenth-century-manuscript-reveals-links-between-gaelic-and-muslim-worlds-1565064/