Dear Virgilians, I hope this inquiry isn't too tangential for this list... I am looking at how the Troy story was invoked in later medieval Irish adaptations of Virgil and Dares, and recently came across an assertion that puzzles me. Stanford, in his _Ireland and the Classical Tradition_, maintains that the Irish "were encouraged to see themselves as descended from the Greeks" (as opposed to the Roman or Trojan origins claimed by the English and the French), but does not supply specific bibliography to support this. Does anyone happen to know anything about the supposed Greek origins of the Irish, or know where I might look to find out more about this? Many thanks in advance! --Sylvia Sylvia Federico School of English University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT
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